The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-16
WESTERN tASADHs IMMIGRATION
Rapid settI smsnt Of the whsa, Fields
Lying North Of the 4sth Parallel

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'OFrom the Chicago Record. Herald,
Canada has anticipated n very
heavy immigration this year. and she
now has figures to show that sho In
sctuaily getting II In way to meet
aii her expectations. In the first four
months CT this year tho doors of the
dominion opened to 40.672 persons.
according to q report prepared by the
committee on agriculture and coloni-
an'ion OF the Canadian parliament.
rms Ia almost twire M large M the
'nihi siation IN tho cU, ,spUuuiuk
months last year. ari fully three
,imes as large ns in 1901. the rcspcs.
i've figures being 22.is2 and 1883.
most or these newcomers have
Deen attracted by the wheat lands Of
thc Northwest territories. They have
moved direct TO Winnipeg and they
nave turned that city ino n great
camp. In which they have hcn fitting
themselves out fer the laut stage Of
their advent'rc for new honcs.
"of the immigration oil tbs spring
little over n third has conp from
Great Britain, the figure bcirv iC.a57.
ThiE Is three times as large as the
Britl3h immigration OF the corr,srona.
Ing months OF the preceding year and
IL Is within 1900 of the num,er of
Immigrants that tho United StnSs AT.
tractcd from Great Britain ana Ire
land In the came period this spIng.
AS To the remainder OF tho irnnirra.
tion into CanaIi 1870 settlers c,m,
from the United States. n 30 per c.nt
Increase over the preceding year, au
lO,445 from Cortir entail Europe. q 4v
per cent Increase.
Those 4O.G72 immigrants into Cm-
cda may appear trining I'm compaI.
son with 297,u70 persons who entcru
the United States In tho same pcrio,
but they are propor,lonatcly more In
portant to the country. Canada's pop
ulaiion 10 cneilfteenlh of ours hut
her immigration is now twoilftcenths
as large as ours. II is worth remem-
bcring also that Canadas immigrants
are almost entirely Arglo.Saxon and .
Tcutonic races, while our Immigra-
tion Is now two.thrds made up Of
Romance and clav elements"
Speculation q natural as to the
future Of Canada In her relations to
the United States when her North
west territories are filled up. but the
one absolutely certain fact OF the near
future Is that the United States is to
have great compeuto- IN the grain
markets. oi u-a wOrlc.'
The above editorial article TAKEN
from tho columns of the Chicago Rec
ord.IIerald Of May Goth, shows the
condition OF the Canadian immlgra.
tion. which as pointed out. has had a
constant growth-a marvellously in
creasins growth-for the past six or
seven years. until this year. 1t is con
fdently ass"rled the increase to Can
ada's population, by way of immlgrs.
tion. will exceed 100000. This is ac-
counted for by the great agricultural
resources which abound there. It Is
no fairy tale. but the matcr-offact
experience of the tens of thousands
bear ample testimony to the wealth
and riches In store for all who choose
To accept OF the opportunities Of
fcrCd
Those who wish to learn more Cs
tho country can secure Illustrated at
lases. pamphlets. etc. giving full and
reliable data issued uEder government
authority. by applying to any OF the
authorized agents OF tho Canadian
government These agents who's.
names appear below will quote You
the exceptionally low rates that take
you to the free grant lands of wes,
ern Canada and render you any other
assistance in their power:
J. s. Crawford-2l4 West Ninth
street, Kansas City. Missouri.