The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-15

Said he:
eve had one odd love affair which be-
gan at a hotel not far from the cana
dian border, where we stopped with nn
party over night. Among
our would-be settlers was a pretty girl
Of twenty-one, who was travelling with
her mother to make fortune IN the
Canadian West. AS we waited for DIN
ner the girl sat down at the piano ana
began playing a sentimental strain AS
she did SO n young wcll-to-do farmer,
who had already made little fortune,
and was stopping at the hotel. heard.
As he listened he looked and as he
looked he loved.
Indeed he was so much striker that he
came to me and begged to be introduced
to the lady and that with view to
proposal Of marriage. referred the
matter to the mother, and she not OBJ
jecting the introduction was made. Be-
fore we left the hotel the next day the
two had made UP their minds, and when
we went on our way they were engaged
The lover returned to his home in the
south, where he sold his farm and other
possessions. a few days later he fol-
lowed his sweetheart TO Canada and mar
lice her, The two have now n big farm
in ceatral Alberta, and are raising tur-
key red wheat In large quantities"
How the Movement Started.
Returning to the migration movement.
Canada has been trying for years to de-
vclop It's country BY settlers from Europe.
1t has brought in colonies Of all sorts. in
Guiding some from Iceland and many
from southeastern Europe. It was not.
however, until along about nine years
ago. when the liberal party came into
power, that the campaign was carried
In RI tbo JrpjtoJ Sfntcs Al thn, tir1e q.
Manitoba lawyer, Mr.. Clifford Slfton who
had lived in the west and saw It's possi-
biites, tncamc secretary Of the interior.
Mr. Sfton knew tho United States and
the story Of Its colonization, He realized
how fast our west was filling mp, and
that the land would soon be all taken. lie
knew likewise the desirabiity Of our far
mers as migrants, and he laid out a
scheme 10 bring them across the border.
He turned the migration money from
Europe 10 the United States, opening n
score or more OF Offices in the best parts
| OF our farming regions.
| IN each Office lie had an agent with a
| staff Of clerks, who were instructed to
| organize the country ana dstrbut. in.
formation, The first thing done was nd
Nortising In the agricultural and weekly
| newspapers, Then tons OF literature
| were distributed, and at the same time
! the lecture system was adopted by which
Canadians and Americans went from
farm village to farm village, talking up
| the Nov canadn, Whenever n lecture
| Was concluded the agent would say:
| Now, we don't ask you farfners 10
take our word on this matter, What vol,
want IL to have ono of your men 10 10
| Canada TO examine the lands VIC have
described and Investigate their posgibni,
ties. He can then come back and tell
you, and you can do az you please. II
YOU VIII select delegate We VIII pay hlg
expenses and. you shan he undcr no
obligations to buy"
THIS was done IN many communities.
After the delegate had retained ana
eiYen his report the i;nmlgr4tIon agent
would agaih appear and offer would he
settlers fpeoial rates on the railways 10
80 10 Canada with view T. the sel"c
Non of lands The rae made wan one
cent per mile, WIN return rate Of a
cent and o half IL they dd 40, stay.
How Immigrants Are Handled in
! Canada.
! A campaign Ike ,ha, described has