Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-14

City carried away 100000. and instances
are common where the Americans who are
settling in Canada are bringing in 5000
| and upward
Those who go ars of all ages There are
| many young men and families with young
| children. The st. Paul agent says THAI
| one of the Minnesota state senators has
| nineteen sons, brothers and nephews now
! settling in western Canada; and that the
| senator himself has bought land. Another
| agent states that one OF the farmers to
| whom he issued tickets was seventy-six
| years old, and that he went to Canada to
make home for his mother, aged one
hundred and four. 1t will be a wonder II
| the old lady does not get chilled when the
| thermometer drops down to 30 degrees be-
| low zero.
An immigration Romance.
| Indeed all characters and classes of ouI
| people are coming out here to make homes,
and the movement is full of romance. Some
| young men settle and lead the lives of
bachelors, eating and sleeping themselves
| Others marry before starting and spend
their honeymoons In tents until they can
get log cabins built, while others fall in
! love with the sweet Icelandic and Swedish
maidens already here and marry soon after
settling. An interesting case was that told
me the other night by Mr.. w. j. White,
| the inspector of United States agencies,
who has done so much to bring Americans
of all classes into Canada. Said he:
I'VE had one odd love affair which began
at hotel not far from the Canadian border,
where we stopped with an immigration
party over night. Among our Would-be set
tiers was a pretty girl of twenty-one
who was travelling with her mother to make
a fortune in the Canadian west. As we
waited for dinner the girl sat down at the
piano and began playing sentimental
strain Aa she did Young WPIl-tO-dO
farmer, who had already made little for
tune and was stopping at the hotel, heard.
AS he listened he looked, and as he looked
he loved. Indeed he was so much stricken
that he came to me and begged to be Intro
duced to the lady, and that with view
to q proposal of marriage. / referred the
matter to the mother and, she not obJect-
ing the introduction was made. Before we
left the hotel the next day the two hao
made up their minds, and when We went
on our way they were engaged The lover
returned to his home in the south. where ne
sold his farm and other possessions. A few
days later he followed his sweetheart to
Canada and married her. The two have
now big farm in central Alberta and are
raising turkey red wheat in large quanu-
ties"
How the Movement Started.
Returning to the immigration movement
Canada has been trying for years to de-
velop it's country by settlers from Europe
1t has brought in colonies OF all sorts, IN
Guiding some from Iceland and many from
sou theastern Europe. 1t was not, however
until along about nine years ago, when the
liberal party came into power. that the
campaign was carried into the United
States At that time a Manitoba lawyer
Mr.. Cliord Sifton. who had nVed IN
the west and saw its possibilities. be-
came secretary OF the interior. Mr.. Sifton
knew the United States and the story of
its colonization He realized how fast our
west was filling up, and that the iahu
would soon be all taken. He knew IKE
wise the desirability of our farmers as I'M
migrants and he laid out scheme to bring
them across the border lie turned me
immigration money from Europe TO the
United States, opening score or more OF
offices in the best parts of our farming re-
gions In each Office he had an agent
with staff of clerks. who were instructed
to organize the country and distribute IN
formation. The first thing done was ad-
vertising in the agricultural and weekly
newspapers Then tons of literature were
distributed and at the same time the lee
ture system was adopted by which ca
nadans and Americans went from farm WI
lage to farm village, talking up the New
Canada. Whenever lecture was cohciuo-
ed the agent would say;
Now we don't ask you farmers to take
our word on this matter. What You want
is to have one of your men go 10 CANADA
to examine the lands we have described
and investigate their possibilities: He can
then come back and tell you. and you can
egate we will pay his expenses ana you
shall be under no obligations to buy.
This was done In many communities.
After the delegate had returned ana gwen
his report the immigration agent Wouio
again appear and offer wouid-oe settlers
special rates on the railways to go 10 can
ada with view to the selection or ianus.
The rate made was one cent per mile. win
a return rate of a cent and half IL tney
did not stay.
Handling Immigrants in Canada.
A campaign like that described mas peeh
carried on for some years throughout our
| cantraI states. and 1t has resulted IN tens
~ thousands of Americans coming mere.
Tho government however, does not crop
tha Immigrant as soon as he crosses the
ho,naarv IT has its agents ready TO
meet him and in many cases l, sehos No.
with him to his location. Inere Is lorce
of migration guides ana an , tne chief railroad
centers where settlers may stay TOT Gay
~ 90 ~ thew cannot make proper tram con-
uactions Here at Winnipeg great puIo-
Ings are being put s W, mil h,lndred imi
r.,,t. of one time They VIII nave COOK
,ra hathing and laundry arrangements on
"a ch f1oor. although the immigrants VIII pc
expected to buy their 1000 ah viii IL be cared
80 free during their enforced wait mere
en- route to their FARMS. xx-,,,,nae NOW
Thsre are resthouses In Winnipeg now,
hut they are old buildings ina. na "a. 70 %
ranted for the purpose have gone througn
$3.50 ~ them The settlers sleep on IRON
Rods an mattresses Of straw. ana the quat-
fers are SO limited that they are neces
80 ri,y crowded in the thick OF the season,
4 whole family is often restricted 70 one
49,, n uubich there are several beds, but
everythin9 4 scrupuIously clean. ana the