Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-04-17

On ti,e Fertils vvheat Fields Of
Weston canada.

4 interested persons and corporations %
| stem the tide. The efforts are being
initiated chiefly by railway and real
estate interests in the states from
| which the bulk Of the emigration takes
/ place. The movement of population
has taken fropi numerous states thou
sands Of persons whose presence
along railways in these states made
business for the transportation COM
panies. The movement has also be-
\ come 80 widely known that It 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 Of 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 to Canada because they were
convinced that It would be to their
financial interest to do so. In moving
they have been inconsiderate enough
to place their own financial interests
before those OF the financial interests
Of the railway corporations.
In addition to the railway corpora
lions, real estate dealers are working
to stem the flow of emigrants. OF
:ourse every emigrant who goes to.
Canada means the loss OF commissions
on lad deals by real estate dealers.
Now person has but to know what
the interests are that are trying to
step the flow to know what motive is
influencing their course. The emigra-
ton means financial loss to railwa.
corporations and to real estate men.
These interests therefore are not di
recting their opposition efforts out Of
any love for the departing emigrants
or out Of any high patriotic motives
either. They are doing SO purely from
selfish interests. 1t is matter Of dol
lars and cents with them. They are SO
patriotic, they are 30 consumed by
love for their fellow-citizens, that they
want to prevent these fellow-citizens
going to Canada and getting free
farms of the best wheat land in the
world, and instead they want to make
them stay on high-priced farms in the
United States, where they will con-
tinue 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 emanate chiefly from a
bureau in st. Louis. They are sent
out at frequent intervals for stimuli
taneous publication. A writer is en-
ployed at high salary to prepare the
matter.
Moreover, statements absolutely at
variance with the truth have lately
been published broadcast. These ap
pear chiefly in what purport to be let
tiers from persons who are alleged to
have gone to Canada and become dis
gusted with it. Only few Of such
have been published. and they contain
statements that are absurd in their
ialsity. Whether the parties whose
names appear in connection with these
letters have ever been in Canada, and,
II SO, their history while there, is to
be thoroughly looked into. The dis
covery of their motive, like the dis.
covery of the motive of the interests
who are engineering the opposition.
may prove illumining. In the mean.
time. however. 1t may be pointed out
that only q few of such letters have
appeared, but since 1897 over $1,000
American settlers have gone to the
Canadian West. Can any reasonable
person suppose for a moment that II
Canada was one-quarter as bad as rep
Americas now there would remain in
the country; or, II the Canadian West
had not proved the truth Of all that
was claimed for it, the 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 deceivers. The fact is
the $1,000 are we'll satisfied and are
encouraging their friends to follow
them.
Anyone who sees any Of these dis
paraging letters should remember that
1t is railway and real estate interests
who have from purely selfish reasons
organized . campaign to stem the
dow to Canada. If Canada were half
as bad as represented there would be
no need of such an organization. The
fact that such exists is of itself a mag
niflcent tribute to Canada. Finally 1t
should not be forgotten that the letters
published are brimful of falsehoods.
and that $1,000 satisfied Americans in
the Canadian West constitute q living
proof that such is the case.
The Canadian Government agent
whose name appears in advertisement
elsewhere in this paper is authorized
to give all information as to rates and
available lands in Western Canada.
The BARRIERS idea, of mean man
b one who shaves himself.
storekeepers report that the extra
quantity, together with the superior
quality Of Defiance Starch makes it
next to impossible to sell any other
brand.
No, Maude, dear; there is TO reason
why blind man should not go to sea.
Beware Of oIntments for catarrh That
Contain Mercury,
As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF smell
SS& s.oanpasiely aerange the whole system when
entering il through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrp-
tons from reputable physicians, as tho damage !
they will do is tenfoId to the good yon can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure manu-
factured by z. l. Cheney & Co Toledn O cnn.