, 1907-02-14

Exactins Laws Of the United
States Compared with the more
Liberal one Of Canada..-United
States Losipl Many settlers.

Iho Pio5cuG Llme, wien CneT6
is such a hue and cry over fraudu-
lent land entries in the west, it
will not be out of place to compare
the homestead laws of the United
States with those of Canada, and
to state the fact that the latter
country is not only putting forth
every effort to secure her share of
the incoming tide of immigrants
from Europe, but to draw every
possible settler from this country
to her fertile lands in the north.
west.
The homestead laws of the
United States are far more strin-
gent and exacting in their require
ments than those of our neighbor,
Canada, just a few miles to the
north of US. Not only are our
laws strict and exacting, but their
harsh and drastic enforcement in
many cases, by over oficious and
exacting officers, works additional
hardships upon the homesteader.
The homestead law is a good one
as it now stands in the United
States, where it originated in 1861.
But Canada has gone us one better
in her liberal homestead laws and
is stealing away from us many
valuable citizens and much wealth.
In the United States the law re-
quires continuous residence and
cultivation for five years. In Cana
da only three years residence is
required and and the settler is
compelled to live on his home
stead but six months every year.
If the homesteader be the son or
daughter of a settler, and the land
be within three miles of his or her
fathers residence, then the settler
may reside at home under the
parental roof and not reside a day
on the homestead.
Every homesteader is met at the
border of Canada and welcomed
most royalty. He is given free
transportation for his household
goods and a very low rate on all
livestock and farming implements
He is furnished with information
free in regard to homestead, tim
Der, coal and mineral lands. On
every hand are trained men ready
to sssist him with advice and coun-
sci in regard to his future home.
The Canadian Government is
very active, just at the present
time, when our own laws are un-
der fire and 80 much commotion Is
being stirred up in regard to land
frauds. 1t is sending out, all over
the United States, pamphlets and
circulars, giving full and complete
information concerning the coun.
tries of Manitoba, Saskatchewan,
and Alberta, These pamphlets
one of which lies before the writer
received within the week, accom-.
panied with maps of the country
and copious illustrations of farm.
ing and stock raising scene il
each of the territories which are
very alluring. The Canadian
government maintains immigra
ton agents in every town in thu
northern and eastern states, whose
duty it il to furnish information
and to divert immigrants to The
Canadian north. west territories
Thousands of American CITIZEN
hav gone there in the past five o
six years and every year the mum
Der of people who seek homes il
that country r on the increase
Paternalism is the spirit whicl
breathes through all the land law
of Canada. Every one is welcom
I'd and the way for him to secur
a home is made as easy as possible
There is an abundance of land an
they not only welcome settlers
but they go out into the highway
and byeways and hedges and ga
thor thau, - ond haIn tham