The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-04-17
SECURE A FREE HOME
I'm the Fertile Wheat Fields OF
Western Canada.

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states 20 the Canadian Northwest has
assumed such proportions that organ
lied efforts are now being made by
interested persons and corporations 10
stem the tide. The ohorts are being
Initiated chiefly by railway and I6ai
estate interests In the states from
which the bulk of the emigration takes
place. The movement OF population
has tnkca from numerous states thou.
sands Of pcrscrs whose presence
along railways in these states made
business for the transportation com
panlcs. The movement has also be
come so widely known that Il has pre-
vented the settlement OF vacant lands
along these lines. parties who might
have located there being attracted TO
the free and more fertile lands OF Can
ada. The result 81 the movement has
been that the railway companies not
only see the vacant lands along their
lines remain vacant, but they also see
hundreds Of substantial farmers who
have helped provide business for these
railways move away and so cease their
contributions The farmers have
moved 20 Canada because they were
convinced that il would be 10 their
financial interest 20 do SO. In moving
they have been inconside~ate enough
60 place their own financial interests
before those OF the financial interests
OF the railway corporations.
In addition 20 the railway corpora
tons, real estate dealers are working
20 stem the Tow OF emigrants. OF
course every emigrant who goes 10
Canada means the loss OF commissions
on land deals by real estate dealers.
Now a person has but 10 know what
the interests are that are trying to
stop the flow 90 know what motive Is
influencing their course. The omigra.
ton means financial loss To- railway
corporations and 90 real estate men.
These interests therefore are not d.
TcctiuE their opposition Efforts ont os
any love for tho departing cmlBrants
or out Of any high patriotic motives
either. They are doing SO purely from
selfish interests II Is matter OF dol.
lars and cents with them. They are so
patriotic they are So consumed by
love for their fclluw-CitizCps. that they
want 20 prevent these follow-citizcns
going 20 Canada and getting free
farms of the best wheat land In the
world. and instead they want to make
them stay ON hIEh-p-iCcd farms in the
United States whore they will con
tinuc TO pour money into the pockets
OF these railways and real estate men.
One of the methods employed by
these interests to stem the tide Is the
distribution Of matter TO newspapers.
painting Canada IN the darkest colors.
These articles cmana;e chiefly from q
bureau In ST. Louis They are sent
out at frequent intervals for stimuli
taucous publication. writer Is EN-.
ploycd nj 4 high salary 20 prepare the
matter.
Moreover. statements absolutely at
variance with the truth have lately
been published broadcast These ap-
pear chiefly in what purport 10 be let
tors from persons who are alleged 20
have gone TO Canada and become dis
gustcd with &c. Only a few OF such
have been published. and they contain
statements that are absurd In their
falsity. Whether the parties whose
names appear IN connection with these
letters have ever been IA Canada. and.
if so. their history while there. is 90
be thorouchiy looked into. The dis
coyery Of tholr motive Ike the dis.
cOycry Of ,he motive Of the interests
who arr ouc,nccrinE toe opposition.
may prove iilumining Ia the mean.
time. however, 81 may be pointed out
that only a few 81 such letters have
appeared. but since 1897 over $1,000
American settlers have Eoae 20 the
Canadian West Can any reasonable
person suppose Tor moment that "
Canada was enc guar.5, as bad as rep
resented IN these letters the 81 900
AmeTJcns now there would remain in
the country; or. 90 the Canadian West
had not proved the truth OF all that
was claimed for H. tic papers OF every
state in the American Northwest
would not be filed with letters saying
SO? Imagine $1,000 aggressive Amer.
leans deceived and not making short
shift OF their decciyers The fact Is
the $1,000 are well satisfied and arc
encouraging their friends TO follow
them.
Anyone who sees any OF these dis.
paraglng letters should remember that
Il IL railway and real estate interests
who have from purely selfish reasons
organized a campaign TO stem the
flow TO Canada. II Canada were hall
as bad as represented there would bo
no need OF such an organization. The
fact that such exists is OF itself a mag
nifcent tribute 20 Canada. Finally II
should not be forgotten that the letters
published ere brimful OF falsehoods
and that 81 900 satisfied Americans In
the Canadian West constitute n living
proof that such IL the case.
The Canadian Government agent
whose name appears In advertisement
elsewhere in this paper Is authorized
20 give all information as TO rates and
available lands IA Western Canada