The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-28
CANADA A WHEAT COUNTRY.
United States Might Cut Off the Bind
ING Privilege.

New York Jan. 2T.-The Importance at
tached by leading American thinkers TO
Canada as a wheat country and TO the
American migration into Canada is shown
by an article in the forthcoming number
of Bradstreet's by Edward Atkinson, the
eminent statistician. Atkinson says the
United States contains wheat land enjoy
ing superior advantages TO Canada, and
advocates freer admission of Italian and
other European peasants to develop it
He hints that the United States might
abolish the bonding privilege, and thus
cut of Canada from the sea. He refers
to the estimate of Canadian wheat sup
ply made by Statistician George johnson.
Johnson proves that upon u.510,oo0 acres
Of land represented in diagram BY one
square out OF 81 OF the wheat potential
Of the Dominion Of Canada}. all the
wheat 200 oo0, Gao bushels. that the United
Kingdom has ever imported in 4 single
year, might be grown. Atkinson says this
is true, but the Canadian wheat grower
is under disadvantages He works by
a single crop method. with little mixed
farming. in a short, hot summer. For
five months In the year the canals ard
rivers 81 tdiidNd are IItLtL- ana 0HIi-tE
this most important period the crop must
find its way TO the British steamers
across parts Of the United States. The
imports ard exports of the Dominion are
now permitted TO pass n bond by cour-
tesy only. by the consent Of the executive
officers of the government. not by treaty.
Suppose the Chamberlain policy OF free
import Of Canadian wheat should pre-
vail, coupled with a tax OF duty or
wheat grown in the United states-how
many days would elapse before the
courtesy ceased and before Instructions
would be given not to pass Canadian
imports or exports in bend over any
part of the domain Of the United States.
but 10 subject them al TO the payment Of
duties?
Atkinson then points ont that the people
Of the United States have an immense
tract of land available not only for
wheat raising bat for cotton. corn and
ether crops. with a good climate and
easy access to the sea. he specifies
northern Texas. clziahoms. indian terri
tory and parts OF Arkansas and Louis
lana. All that IS wanted. he SAYS, is 20
move the thousands and thoussads .
peasants from southern Europe. especial
IS the Italians. from the sesbeard cities
directly 70 the field. IN six nonths they
would mere than support themselves.
and IN year would begin 70 prosper.
1T Is very true that there has been
a considerable emigration Of American
farmers to the wheat fields Of TIE DsEnla-
son OF Canada counted perhaps AZ S.ea
but Il may be Observed that The terri
tory % Oklahoma wa= ersy opened 70
settlement fo1rteea y~ars sgr. and that
over ss.aes OF the usost prcsressfve pros
porous and weii-hred turner's TOW o.
cupy = small pan q n, arzhle land %
that section. ygi,hIa ds ss,sa square
miles which / have IzaI OF the popgla-
Ties does not exceed ssgss Two and
one-haif million nor- VA, be found
there within The next ssz years possibly
IN less time. AID II tn-. zaigrsiion q
Italian peasants should u crEsnlzed. -
ROW seems probable re sarsss q cotton
viii soon se eTazi 20 tire tersnc ard
10 one would haze snT further fears
: bout the supply os uhe<G-