The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15

Z Confederation was formed, It consisted -
! the old Provinces of Quebec. Ontario. Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick. Since that time,
by purchase of the immense Northwestern
| Territory and the admission OF British CO.
| Iumbia. the area of Canada has Increased
| to six times its original extent. Trade has
| grown frcm $l6l,0C0.00G to more than sOc,-
| 6r,Dpi and the railroad mileage from 2.2G3
to lS.tld. vet the increase of population is
but 2,0ohG0. Thirty-five years ago the popu-
!atiop was s.Jo, 1000. To-day 1t is under 6.0Oo..
o." or less than two persons TO the square
mile for the whole Dominion.
| II Is easy 10 understand that with this
vast increase of wealth and development OF
resources without corresponding increase of
population, 1t Will be but "A summers day
task for enough Americans 10 move over
the boundary line from our own great
Northwest to capture the country-to a
possession of it legally. both for citizenship
and Tor annexation. Us all good citizens
have L right TO do, and TO make il Il part of
the American Union. corralling the vast
gold, silver. copper and magnetic iron depos-
its. with all the fisheries. timber lands and
Invaluable wheat-growing districts of Cam
ada West.
oath of allegiance to King Edward and is
given a farm BY the Government. After
three years residence he is a fuu-fledged
citizen. with prosperity about him and Al
house full OF boys. soon to become voters, all
eager Tor annexation 20 the greatest Gov
eminent on the globe.
One of the managers of the biggest land
companies OF Winnipeg says: Northwest
ern Canada will develop in sympathy with
the United States. 1t can never be in har-
mony with Eastern Canada, which is a drag
TO progress. is ages behind the times, and
in sentiment is opposed 10 everything Amer
lean and up to date 2
Tan.l-EAalar, frnrn H. ~. Ntat.- ON
tinue to cross the border despite the severe
winter. Half American sturdy farmers with
growing families. formerly British subjects.
but eXpatriated because of their discouras-
ing conditions, haYing learned American
methods and became filed with American
ideas. are now returning to Canada in
search of the wonderful wheat FARMS, to
make a rev fortune and help Americanize
the Northwest. They VII! vote for annexa-
ton.
From Dakota. Minnesota. Montana. Iowa,
Wisconsin and other States u wholesale
rush of Americans is expected next
spring. because they can sell their home
farms for enough 10 buy a dozen farms in
Canada. even better for wheat. and have
enough money left 70 stock them. with, cat
tie and improved machinery
A. H. Hanson. manager of the Saskatche-
wan Valley Land Company, declares that
more than IS per cent of his land sales are
made to. Americans. He must know what
he .is-fa1king about, fog=h4x company -
American. dealing directly with farmers
from Minnesota. tile pakotas and neighbour
ing States. s
RATIO OF INCREASE.
1t is estimated that 5000 Americans in
! vaded Canada in the Northwest last year,
| nearly all of them men, and So per cent mar
! ried. Despite the political possibilities of a
| menacing situation. the Canadian Interior
Department is encouraging the hegira of
Americans into the Dominion II the ratio
of Increase for the last two years is main
tanned. American immigration next year
will reach nearly seventy thousand. The
men who have already established homes
there expect to send for their families in