The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-05-07

In the Fertile Wheat Fields Of
Western Canada.

wcllto-dO farmers from the Unltcd
States to the Canadian Northwest has
assumed such proportions that organ
ICED efforts arc now being made by
interested persons and corporations TO
stem the tide. The efforts are being
initiated chiefly by railway and real
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
business for the transportation com
panios. The movement has also be.
come 30 widely known that II has pre-.
vented the settlement Of vacant lands
along these lines. parties who might
have located there being attracted TO
tie 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 30 cease their
contributions. The farmers have
moved to Canada because they were
convinced that II would he to theii
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 10 the railway corpora.
tiCns, real estate dealers are working
to stem the flow OF emigrants. or
course every emirrant who gees To
Canada means the loss of commissions
on land deals by real estate dealers.
Now person has but to know what
the interests are that are trying to
stop the flow 20 know what motive Is
influencing their course. The e,nigra.
ton means financial loss to railway
corporations and to real estate men.
These interests therefore are rot di
recting their opposition efforts out ot
any love for the departing emlgrants
or cut Of any high patriotic motives
either. They are doing SO purely from
selfish interests. II IL a matter of dol.
lars and cents with them. They are so
patriotic. they are so consumed by
love for their fcllow.citizens. that they
want to prevent these fcllow-citlZens
Roirg to Canada ard 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 ilto the pockets
of these railways and real estate men.
one Of the methods employed by
these interests To stem the tide Is the
distribution os matter to newspapers.
painting Canada in tho darkest colors.
These articles cmanate chiefly from q
bureau In st. Louis. They are sent
out at frequent intervals for stimuli.
taneous publication. a writer IL 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 Ia
| have gene To- Canada and become dis
rusted with IL. Only q 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 In Canada. and.
II SO. their history while there. Is to
be thoroughly looked into. The dis.
coyery OF their motive. like the dis.
coyery of the motive Of the interests
who are engineering the opposition.
may prove illumining. In the mean.
| time. however. II may be pointed out
| that only few of such letters have
| appeared, but since 1897 over $1,000
| American settlers have gone to the
Cara adian West. Can any reasonable
person suppose for n moment that II
Canada was ore-quarter as bad as rep
resented In these letters the $1,000
| Americas now there would remain In
the country; or. " the Canadian West
had not proved the truth Of all that
was claimed for II, the papers of every
state In the American Northwes,
would not be filled with letters saying
so? Imagine 81 1000 aggressive Amer
leans deceived and not making short
| shift OF their dcceivers. The fact II
the $1,000 are well satisfied and are
encouraging their friends to follow
them.
Anyone who sees any OF these dis
paragiDg letters should remember thai
Il Is railway and real estate interests
who have from purely selfish reason.
| organized n campaign to stem the