Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-04
INVASION OF CANADA
Americans Settling the
Northwest Territory.
TOW MS RAPIDLY RISING
IMMIGRATION FROM THE UNITED
STATES VALUED.
Promotion Work Of the Land Compa-
mics Assisted by the Domiu-
ion Government.
Special From Star Correspondent.
BATTLEFORD. Saskatchewan,

| This region is the objective of the Yam
kee invasion of Canada. From all the
northwestern states of the federal Union
| the settlers are pouring into this region at
| the rate of 10000 to 50ooo year. Tempted
| by the stories of prodigious yields of wheat
| and by cheap farm lands, also probably
| by the restless spirit which has rolled the
| tide of immigration in successive move
| ments from New England to the Rocky
| mountains they are reaching out for the
north.
Take your map of North America and
| run your eye across Manitoba a corner of
Alberta and Into the heart of Saskatche-
| wan, and you will a dot ma rked Battle
| ford 1t is only within the last two months
| that it has had railroad communication
| with the outside world, but the Canadian
| Northern road, pushing up 1000 miles from
| Lake Superior. is still slapping its rails
| upon the prairie. 200 miles to the westward.
This is the pinoeer country for fair.
| Plunging along the newly laid track, the
| cars rolling and pitching like a bay line
| steamer in northeast gale, we have trav
ersed for two days a charming country of
prairie, woodland and lake. Little stations
are springing up along the line, and on
every hand we see the eager farmers
| breaking the new land.
Customary Scenes.
You come upon a bleak little franc
| boards, a mere dot on the prairie adjoin-
| ing is a tent, lean-to stable for the
horses and a well-sweep. A little way off
are several rows of black earth, man
| blowing with a two-horse team, and
| faithful dog nosng in the furIow
woman stands in the doorway. shading
| wistful eyes with her hand 20 view the
| passing train. A sturdy little chap labor
| ing at the wood pile completes the picture
| of the homestead. The settler expects to
|
the crops it will grow, and then he Will
! build another house.
| The little towns along the way only
| two months old. but they are building up
| rapidly They have not reached the paint
| stage yet and the odor of green lumber
| and sawlust fills the air. We get out and
| talk to the folk at the stations. They are
| all hopeful. eager, and with the desire
| for land and wheat In all they think ana
| say. Even those who have been here out
| a few weeks scheming 10 acquire more
| land. The old-timers say 1t is fever that.
| takes possession of men. this lust Tor
| land and nerves them 10 deeds of physical
| prowess and endows them with fortitude:
| One of the officials accompanying the
! party said:
Lands Now Being Settled.
Southern Saskatchewan and eastern
| Assniboia are the regions, east of Alberta.
into which the new settlers are cheHy
| coming at the present time. The whole of
!
! madam Northern and also on the Prince
| Albert branch of the Canadian Pacific has
| heen settled within ~ past two or three
| years though the Prince Albert prahch has
been built for about ten years, II was Hot
| until a corporation, composed largely OF
| Americans and It's allied companies tooh
| up the work of settling this region that II
| really began TO go ahead' ,.
| ..Prince Albert is an old Town, haNInS
| baen a fur and Indian trading point lot
many years, but now it is awaking to new
life with the development OF the county,;
| Although far north the region aroullu
| Prince Albert is well established as an
| agricultural country. Many Farmers na.
| been in this region for more than tweh'S
| wears and have grown rich raising whed''
Invasion of the Settlers.
aft &c very interesting TO see the new set
tiers come in. During the mohths Vi
March and April 800 carloads of goods ana
chattels of settlers, from the states mostly
were received at the various stations Oh 'iio
| Prince Albert line. AS rule the se'iel9
choose their locations and buy or file on
| homestead or both the year pelore Nney
| move their families. Often they oreah
| 800 Of the land the season before. Then
| tha,, come TO their new homes in the spring
| lime to put in the crops and get comforia-
| bly settled before the next winter.
! ;arhe thing that makes American settlers
| most highly priced in western Cahaaa Is
| that they are so independent and selt-re-
| liant and thoroughly understands 'lis
| came They look after themselves ana
| cause very little trouble 10 the government
| immigration agents.
| For the benefit of the settlers VINO are
| In need of assistance the government main
| tains immigration houses, agents, iahu
| euides etc An immigrant Will hnd Tree
| lodging and the means OF cooking MS 1000
| in these houses for reasonable time Inc
land guides will take him out and locate
him ON claim free of charge but he must
| pay for the team
| .srba hulk of the claims left in western
| Canada in the accessible region are In the
| western part of Assiniboia, eastern Alberta
| and southwestern Saskatchewan. There
are perhaps 1000 hrst-ciass SURVEYED
| quarters left At the present rate OF oc-
| cupation these will all be gone in less than
| two wears Already settlers are taking up
| land a hundred miles from any existing
railway. and every man of them is sure
| that some one of the many planned rail-
| ways will pass near his farm
The Hudson's Bay Company.
Land can be bought from any of the
numerous. land companies, from the Hud-
| sons Bay Company or from the land grant
railways 1t is generally sold on long time,
| from five to ten years, with interest at
to I per cent, the principal being divided
| into installments. The Canadian Pacific
| Railway Company originally had a grant
| of about is coo 600 acres. 1t has about 12,
| COO 600 acres left and has recently been
| selling at the rate of about 2000O00 acres
| a year The company will probably de-
| rive about 6O0OO, coo from the sale of its
| remaining lands.
| 1.-The Hudson's Bay Company originally
| practically owned the whole northwest.
| When the dominion was formed In 1867 the
| company retained one-twentieth of the
| land This company is making much
| money that II is rather discouraging land
! buyers The management is afraid that a
| continuation OF big dividends will spoil the
| stockholders.
This interesting old company, styled
The Company of Gentleman Adventures
| In IIudsop's Raw was established 1870