Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Declare that the Rich Resources Are AL
Still Practically Untouched.
GREAT FIELD FOR NATIONAL GROWTH
British Manufacturers Are Advised to &c
After Colonial Trade,
UNITED STATES GREATEST BENEFICIARY
At Present America ts GettinE Cream
of the Business and IL Making
Heavy Investments In
Dominion.

LONDON, March 1I-NSpeclal CapleBIain
to The Bee.)-Among all Of the colonies
Canada would appear to be the subject
uppermost in the minds of the people OF
the United Kingdom just at the present
time. For instance, there is A. Mosely,
who has recently been making tour of
the dominion and who this week in an
Interview described the situation;
Personally, l look upon Canada as the
jewel of the empire, and l want our peo-
pie to take the advice Of the prince of
Wales and wake up to the great oppor-
tunities it offers. Countless millions of
world are to be had almost for the ask
ing; enormous markets are open, with ever
increasing population, and our manufac-
turers, IL they will but rouse themselves,
can step in and do the trade by providing
what the Canadians want-not necessarily
what we think ought to suit the market.
Here again lies another complaint made
to me that the British manufacturer does
not sufficiently study the market or find
out what is wanted and supply that want.
THE assets of Canada are simply stu
pendous; the country reeks with unde-
veloped riches-agricultural soil, timber.
minerals water powers, navigable lakes
ana rivers, fisheries. healthy and invig-
Grating climate and has also excellent free
public schools and universities-in fact,
everything that goes to make great
country, waiting only for capital ana the
energy Of man to develop it.
America Reaps Advantage.
Speaking Of capital, let me point out
that so far 1t Is principally the United
States that has reaped the advantage,
| haxr 10
| invested in Canada in large manufacturing
plants with the object of supplying the
Canadian market and ultimately. If possi-
BILE. England and the colonies also. do
not think it an exaggeration if 1 say that
the great expansion and prosperity one
now sees in Canada is almost entirely due
to the American having realized the possi-
1 bilities of the situation. stepping in and
! developing the countFy. .eEI. aett, tfvFhat are
We thinking of TO let others thus capture
| Britain's heritageT"
1t was Alfred Afosely. whose public spirit
and enterprise have been made familiar
TO his fellow countrymen by his munificen.
| gift OF a hospital ship at the time OF the
| South African war and more recently by
the educational and workingmen's com
missions of inquiry which he conducted t.
the United States.
Speaking of Canadian emigration Mary
r. Haig said II have lately gathered q
number of interesting experiences I'm 9
small private effort of my own TO plac,
upon farms in the province of Ontario 4
number of workingmen, most of whom
have been unable to obtain anything bu
the most intermittent employment for
considerable period previous to their dc
parture These twenty-sx men represen
all classes OF the deserving unemployed
and average from 20 to 30 years Most o
them were unable to contribute either to
ward their equipment with passage none.
or the necessary clothing. The only tw,
undertakings verbally entered into wer
that they would return the money ad
vsnced to them by installments as soon a
they could and that they would correspond
with me as to their conditions and pros
poets. and the outlook for others as to tn
employment on the farms round abou
them.
Money Coming Back.
Both Of these honorable engagements ar
being carried out and the money is comm
back to me. accompanied by the most in
teresting and encouraging letters. Nothin
could be more complete and ample tina
the lodging and food which are provide
for by the good farmer folk of Ontario fo
these men, and IN every case the youn
men are housed and treated as members {
I the family. All my work has been done II
4 dependently of any of the emigration soci,
$ ties and l have depended entirely on II
= wise counsel OF the Canadian governmer
commissioner OF emigration here. Mr.. Pre-
o ton. oonjointly with the help OF the go,
Il ernment agents in Toronto"
= George Gerring having stated that II CO..
e at least $500 to dump a family in Cal
Q ada, W. Carlile. the honorary chief seer
: tary Of the Church Army, explains:
/ I'VE are prepared TO place individuals
> good situations IN Canada for $50 per hes
h or $50 for a small family. In our exper
+ ences the widely different conditions go
/ erning the immediate replacing of famili
It on the land in this country render the co
p prohibitive. The management of Il
y Church Army does not press emigration
n a panacea or an ideal remedy, but we
N maintain that II is alike beneficial to Il
= individual emigrant and TO the empire"
" The Self-Help Emigration society,
le which Lord Aberdeen is president and
n Wilson Gates secretary, has Just issu
a its annual report The report shows tn
il, $50 emigrants went out last year under 4
a auspices OF the society-tweIve going
~ New Zealand, one 20 South Africa and
70 Canada. OF the years expenditur,
approximately 5000. about $1,000 was co
n tributed by emigrants and by those pc
sonally interested in the emigrants. II
number of emigrants aided by the socie
has now reached SsOs and s255,OOO has be
spent for ocean and railway fares. s2lOl
having been contributed by the emigrar
and their friends. The past year. the
e. port says. has been one Of success on q
n count OF the character as well as the nul
CT ter OF emigrants helped. The unft a
In undesirable. from Canada's point OF vie
he are -ot encouraged TO emigrate. A We
d. large number OF applications are declin
e. because the applicants lack the Qualit
ed essential 10 success"
be -
n COpyright Conference Busy.
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