The Washington times., 1905-07-16

Winnipeg and other large centers ana
take service with English speaking
families in order to learn the language.
The M@nnonites are another interest
ing pjeopie In Inc Southwestern par CT
Manitoba there is to lie found II large
colony OF this sect the original arrivals
have here a settlement Of about 500
square miles. They came TO Canada
from southern Russia 10 escape military
service. speak the German language,
and i've in communal villages.
The original body settled in Manitoba
as early as 1874.
Women Work in Fields.
The women are often TO be seen work.
ing with the men. II necessary, the
Mennonite woman goes cheerfully out
into the field and helps the single OK or
horse draw the plow. Instances OF
this sort were common enough in the
| older days, but are less so now.
! Probably the greater number of the
Swedec end Norwegians who enter Cam
| ada come from the United States. They
constitute immigrants or the most de-
sirablc sort. as Minnesota. the Dahotas.
and other parts Of the United States
have long since discovered There are
| also numerous Icelanders 10 be found
| in the western districts Their IDEAL
| existence is one that enables them to
| farm and fish. On the shores of Lake
| Winnipeg, Il quarter or a century ago,
| d considerable body OF Icelandcrs set
! tied Gown and engaged Chiefly in fishing.
| Since then there have been many aTri-
Hals. Between Winnipeg and the I'M
portant town OF Brandon, about 10d
miles TO the west on the Canadian Pa
4 clf1c; there is a large settlement Of these
hardy pioneers engaged in farming
4 The lcelander is a desirable adjunct to
the population. He is cnurch-@oing, law
abiding. and extremely intelligent.
The Latin peoples have little TO do
with the western parts of Canada 1t
might be supposed that the French with
the province OF Quebec as their strong
hold would reach out into the expand
inf vest and seek to get their grasp on
things. me trench OF Quebec are Cath
olic. and the leaders of the church
among them have endelyored to have
them gain a foothoid in the west and
. thus keep part. az least. of that great
region in Catholic control. But In this
they have met little success.
The Canadian Frenchman is not dis.
posed TO migrate from his beloved Que
bee. When he does go out into the west
he is an Indifferent farmer While tht
Galician or the German or the Scandina
Wan is raising wheat the weeds are
wick.
Conspicuous by His Absence
AS for the Italian, he is conspicuous II
the Canadian west BY his absence. Ii
the days when the Canadian Pacific wa:
being put through, and since then II
railroad building. there Were thousand:
| OF Italians employed. They might hay.
bought cheap farms and settled down
. But, instead they drifted to the south o
returned to their own sunny climate. no
, liking the cold plains and prairies of thi
northern region. The Italian Is not Ell
, couraged To come by the immigration
. authorities. and there will probably b
few OF them at any time in Canada a
permanent settlers
: Some Russian Jews are coming [
, western Canada, but they are not go
, I ing to the farm lands. For that rea
SON the immigration authorities are dis
/ couraging them in every way possible
They tend to herd In the towns, and thi
r , Is not what Canada wants.
? If one desires 10 learn what is takin
place In the Canadian west, let hiI
: stand at the station OF any considerabl
city CIR town in Manitoba or near tn
. border OF western Canada and watch tn
e long passenfier trains of the Canada
| Pacific or the Canadian Northern arriN
s ing and departing. On these trains.
: crowded coaches, one sees new settler
| of every tyne,
> There are scores OF hardy young Anel