The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-04-17
SECURE A FREE hon
In the Fertile Wheat Fields
Weston Canada.


assumed ruch proportions that cre'kI
ized efforts are now being made
Interested persons and corporatlona
stem the tide The Efforts are BEL \
Initiated chiefly by railway anc rh|
estate interests In the states I.
which the bulk OF the emigration "a
place. The movement OF populat
has taken from numerous states IN /
sands Of persons whose pressed
along railways IN these states md
business for tho transportation cdN|
panios. The movement has also
como 30 widely known that u has r. u
vented the settlement Of vacant laI y
along those lines. parties who mill
have located there being attracted n
the free and moro fertile lands Of CtI|
ada. The result OF the movcmout NV
been that the railway companies 4I|
only see tho vacant lands along tHNI
lines remain vacaut. but they also VI
hundreds OF substantial farmers WI
have helped provide business for mil
railways move away and so cease q an
contributions. The farmers h ~
moved 10 Canada because they W
convinced that Il would be to q
financial interest 10 do so. In NOV
they have been inconsidorate onol
10 place their own financial intord
before those Of the financial interd
Of the railway corporations.
In addition 10 the railway corpd
lions. real estate dealers arc work
10 stem the flow OF omgrants.
course every cmlgrant who goes -
Canada means the loss OF commissions
on land deals by real estate dealen
Now a person has but 10 know what
the interests are that are trying TO
stop tho flow 10 know what motive "a
influencing their course. The emigra.
ton means financial loss to railway
corporations and to real estate mon.
These interests therefore are not d.
recting their opposition Efforts out Of
any love for the departing omigranta
Or out Of any high patriotic motives
llther. They are doing so purely from
RELISH interests. II IS a matter OF dol.
lars and cents with them. They are 90
patriotic. they are 80 consumed By
love for their follow-cltlzcns, that they
want to prevent those follow-citlzena
going 10 Canada and getting free
farms OF the bcst wheat land In the
World. and instead they want to make
Them stay on hlgh.prlcod farms In the
United States, whore thoy win con
tinuo 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 tho
distribution OF matter TO newspapers
painting Canada In the darkest colors
These articles emanate chiefly from 9
bureau in ST. Louis. They are sent
out at frequent intervals for stimuli
taneous publication. A writer Is EN-
ployed at high salary 70 prepare ~
matter.
Moreover statements absolutely II
variance with the truth have latdy
been published broadcast. These "
pear chiefly in what purport 10 be NJ
tiers from persons who are alleged 10
have gone TO Canada and become a.
gusted with II. Only a few OF sub
have been published. and they oon,An
statements that arc absurd in thdf
falsity. Whether the parties who's
names appear In connection with thea
letters have ever been IN Canada, AM
n so, their history while there. Is b
be thoroughly looked into. The dr.
eoyery OF their motive, like the do.
rovery OF tho motive OF the interest,"
kho are engineering the opposition
may prove illumining. In TIC meat
time. however. II may be pointed ou
that only few OF such letters hau
appeared, but since 1897 over $500
American settlers have gone TO IN
Canadian West Can any REASONABLE
person suppose for n moment that {
CANADA was one-QuRrter as bad as rel
resented In these letters the 500
Americas now there would remain 4
the country; or. n the Canadian WoS
had not proved the truth OF all tina
was claimed for II, the papers OF ever
state In the American Northwei
would not be filled with letters saylu
soY Imagine $1,000 aggressive Anne
leans deceived and not making sho
shift OF their docelyers. The fact
the $1,000 are well satisfied and Al
encouraging their friends to folio
them.
Anyone who sees any OF these d
paraglng letters should remember hi
Il Is railway and real estate interes
who have from purely selfish reasol
organized a campaign to stem a
flow 20 Canada. n Canada were ha
as bad as represented there would
no need OF such an organization. IT
fact that such exists Is Of itself ma
nlncent tribute TO Canada, Finally
should not be forgotten that the lette
published are hrimml OF falsehoot
and that 81 900 satisfied Americans
the Canadian West constitute liyt
proof that such is the case.
The Canadian Government age
whose name appears In adyertlseme
elsewhere In this paper Is authorll
TO give all information MS 10 rates a
available lands In Western Canada
p Lady Beauehamp's Fan.
BE- Seventy ladies of Now South Wa
a, have sent fan to Lady Beauchan