Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-07
GREAT PAT[RhALIsM
What the Dominion Govern
ment is Doing.
IT'S RUNNING CREAMERIEs
And Marketing the Butter for the
Farmers.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
The Dairy Commissioner Superintends
the Manufacture and Attends
to the Sale.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
specla, From a s.ar Correspondent.

sitting on their chests, and others are still
running around, aimless and unsettled.
Some forms are old and gray haired. and
others are young and frisky. But all are
paternal. beneiieiaily paternal, delightfully."-
paternal, populistcally paternal And by
the same token 1t may be said that our
own lanented populist party, In its palmiest
days, never thought of asking the United
States government to do things which the
new dominion provinces of Alberta and
Saskatchewan are now engaged in doing,
as matter of course, In order to make 1t
certain beyond doubt or question, that the
farming population may prosper.
What the Government is Doing.
For long time the dominion government
has been playing the kindly and generous
father toward various railroads and now it
is churning butter and marketing eggs for
the farmer. The visitor from the states Is
very much inclined to ask, what next?''
And he may do it without receiving any
satisfactory reply. 1t won't be long before
the people of the states win have a SPLEEN
did chance of contrasting the paternalistic.
and republican forms of government In
tho development of a frontier country.
What our hardy American pioneers did for
themselves after years of untiring effort
and almost unbelievable sacrifice the gov
eminent of province and of nation Is at
tempting to do for the pioneer of western
Canada.
In direct cooperation with railway cor
poration the government is now engaged in
building a transcontinentai railroad The
first transcontinental road in the United
States was built by a system of land grants
long since declared odiouS. And the first
transcontinental line in Canada was con-
structed by land concessions. compared to
which our own were not drop In the
bucket. And. moreover. the completion or
one transcontinental line In Canada did not
accomplish for the dominion what the build
ing OF the Union Pacific did for the states.
Before Canada could secure another trans
continental line the government itself had
to step forward and engage In railroad
building on its own hook And now 1t pro-
poses to construct part Of a line from Win
nipeg east for 1900 miles and lease 1t to
the Grand Trunk Pacific. And all this be-
cause the task was considered too great
for any corporation to tackle.
While the government Is helping to build
the railways the provinces are aiding de-
velopment In every way possible. and even
the cities. taking their cue from govern
ment and province. are doing innumerable
other things that in the states are In
variably left to private enterprise. OF
course the dominion might have preferred
all these things to come as they have come
in the states-by the effort of private enter
blood and new people to come have failed to
populate sections as productive as any to
be found In the best sections OF the states.
demonstrating Easier.
Homesteading in Canada is a much easier
proposition than 1t Is In any of the states.
In the north country a homestead can be
secured for $40 and an occupancy OF three
years. In the states seven years are re-
quired and the land costs S125 an acre.
When the great states OF Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio were settled our government Of
fered no inducement save the protection of
its flag and the homestead opportunity. The
settlers weren't mothered little bit. They
had no offer OF assistance from state or ma
ton. they had no Northwest Mounted
Police to preserve order along their advanc-
ing border line. But the comparatively new
states of Illinois and Ohio have between
them larger population than the entire
Dominion OF Canada. and the states Of Kan
sas and Nebraska, many of whose original
homesteaders are now alive and kicking
chiefly hcking-have half the population OF
all the great provinces which form the
dominion.
I've already mentioned in an awed tone
that up here in Canada the government
churns the butter for the farmer and mar
kets his eggs for him, seeing that on both
counts the dominion Reuben gets a square
deal. And that Is no light-minded Jest.
either. But lust for moment think OF
duplication OF those conditions in the
states. Just imagine an ox-eyed justice
calling on James Wilson. our strenuous
Secretary OF Agriculture. with pound and
q half of butter two dozen eggs and three
broiiing chickens to dispose OF on the spot
at government rates. Then, perhaps, you
may get some idea of how this paternalism
toward the COW and the hen strikes the
average visitor from the states And con-
slider 1t wise thing to spread this In
formation as much possible. The popu-
lists who still remain bewhiskered and IN
tanned might move UP here en- masse and
settle.
EeeFore The terriforjes hera ne ,,yovipoeo--
for they are promoted from territories just
the same as they are across the border
the dominion government was engaged In
churnlng for the farmer. But with the
formation of the provinces the provincial
governments took over this work, and now
eighteen crcamertes, operated under their
supervision. turned out a million and
half pounds of butter. And what Is bet
ter from the farmers viewpoint. II was
marketed at 20 cents pound. There are
as many more creameries. operated as pri-
waite enterprises. but their aggregate pro-
duction last year was not nearly so large
The provincial government maintains re-
frigerators fer storing the butter an II Is
manufactured and holding 1t without ex-
peRse to the farmer until a market Is
found. II the refrigerator happens to be
little under the weather and the butter
strengthens I'D and walks on the premises
the government Is out. not the farmer. An
of which sounds to the uninitiated Ike
rose-colored dream. The chief warehouse
branches elsewhere. The provincial gov
eminent does not supply the money FOR
building the creameries but II does super
intend their construction and see that they
are property administered And besides, 1t
e<fucates butter makers and gives their
services to the creameries without charge.
The stamp OF the government, q guarantee
Of purity. goes ON every pound manufac-
tured. so that when you buy this bottled
in-bond" butter yea may be sure you're
getting the most sanitary bread-spread
known to fame They have In Canada many
foreigners. whose methods are not cleanly,
and before their supply of cream Will be
received thex are taught IN farmerS insti-
tutes. at tina expense OF the government,
the proper methods OF handing the cream.
Proper Sanitation.
Incidentally. It 10 sometimes pretty hard
to make these dirty folk understand just
what sanitation liz intended TO mean The
Gaiicians are the principal offenders In this
regard. They are pretty close to, the soil,
these people from across ths water, and It
takes steam derrick 10 mt soma Of them
70 the proper sanitary plane And they ioox
the part. too. During brief stay IN one
Of the toRns ainng the Hns Of thu Canadian
Northern attended an auction sale or cat
tie. There was hustle ana hurry al about.
tAe Asct3onssr was salFt- sio1stsd anA naEH-