Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-16
secure Free Home in the Fertile

| WCll-to-do farmers from the United
states to the Canadian Northwest has
assumed such proportions that organ.
lied efforts are now being made by in
lcrested persons and corporations TO
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 from numerous States thou
sands of persons whose presence along
railways in these States made busi-
ness for the transportation companies.
The movement has also become so
widely known that it has prevented
the settlement OF vacant lands along
these lines, parties who might have 10.
Gated there being attracted to the free
and more fertile lands of Canada The
result of the movement has been that
the railway companies not only see
the vacant lands along their lines re-
main vacant. but they also see hun
dreds Of substantial farmers who have
helped provide business for these rail
ways 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 NOV
ing 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
course every emigrant who goes to
Canada means the loss of commissions
on land deals by real estate dealers
| Now a person has but to know what
the interests are that are trying to stop
the flow to know what motive is in
duencing their course. The emigra ton
means financial loss to railway corpO-i
| rations and to real estate men. These
interests therefore are not directing
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 dollars and
cents with them. They are so patriot
ic, they are so consumed by love for
their fellow citizens, that they want
to prevent these fellow citizens going
to Canada and getting free farms or
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 continue 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 simulta-
. neous 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
, disguised with it. Only few of such
have been published, and they con-
, tain statements that are absurd in
, their falsity. Whether the parties
whose names appear in connection
with these letters have ever been to
Canada, and, If so, their history while
there, is to be thoroughly looked into.
The discovery of their motive, like the
ests who are engineering the opposi-
, ton. may prove illumining. In the
| meantime, however. it may be pointed
out that only a few of such letters
have appeared, but since 1897 over
$1,000 American settlers have gone to
: the Canadian West. Can any reason
4 able person suppose for Il moment that
: If Canada was one-quarter as bad as
| tal in h,
e Americans now there would remain
l. in the country; or, If the Canadian
= West had not proved the truth of all
= that was claimed for it, the papers of
: every State in the American North
west would not be filed with letters
l. saying so? Imagine $1,000 aggressive
Y Americans deceived and not making
b short shrift of their deceivers The
e fact is, the $1,000 are well satisfied
and are encouraging their friends to
follow them.
Anyone who sees any of these dis
i paraging letters should remember that
8 it is railway and real estate interests
! who have from purely selfish reasons
l. organized campaign to stem the flow
a to Canada. If Canada were half as
+ bad as represented there would be nc
;, that such exists is of itself a magnifi
- cent tribute to Canada. Finally. II
c should not be forgotten that the let
+ tiers published are brimful Of false
J. hoods and that $1,000 satisfied Ameri
3 cans in the Canadian West constitute
8 IA living proof that such is the case
d The Canadian Government Agent
&C whose name appears in advertisement,
a elsewhere in this paper, Is authorized
~ to give all information to rates. anC
ie available lands in Western Canada.
n Spectators love dogs--at least the
n are fond of good pointers.
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20 gun metal coloring, frightened by
~ dash OF some gay tint, are included
y in the seasons productions.
IN "Beware OF saying or doing any
Of thing hastily" sad the man VIII
es gives much advice. IL have no fea
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