River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-04-16
new ARRIVALS IN CANADA
NEARLY SOO,O 600 IN 1907.
ABOUT SIXTY THOUSAND FROM
THE UNITED STATES.

Now that it is known that in the
year just closed nearly sixty thou
sand from the United States declared
their intention of making their homes
in Canada, it might not be out OF
place to search for some reasons that
would bring this about. These people
are but following the example of the
fifty-five or sixty thousand who did
tire same thing the year previous, and
an almost equal number who the year
before that but followed the example
of the thousands of the year proceed
ing. An excellent climate, certain and
positive crops of grain of all kinds,
good markets for their produce, land
and good land, too at low prices,
easy terms of payment, (not forget
ting the 100 acres of land given free
by the Government, particulars of
which the Canadian Government Agent
whose name appears elsewhere will
tell you about and then the splendid
social conditions The situation is
pretty well sized up by writer in one
of the magazines. Quoting from this
article, we find this: ''Those of US
who made good in the States" inter
jected another settler as if to con-
tinue the story of his neighbor, have
had it easy from the start; a little
money is mighty good thing on COM
ing into a new country. But those
who make an entry, or even buy lands
at low rates, are able to square things
II, two ~. throo CoocOpc' crODc Thpra
are hardships in building shanties,
and then with increasing prosperity
getting things into shape for better
homes. But affairs go much as in the
States. We have the largest liberty in
the world; there is more home rule IN
the Provinces than in the several
states of the Republic. Taxes are
light and with only few million peo-
pie west of Winnipeg we don't get in
each others way Ones friends over
the line probably thought we would not
live through the winter; and while it
is cold, real cold, it is free from the
moisture experienced in the east.
Schools are good as encouraged by
the Government; the enterprising
American promoter and Yankee drum
mer see to it that we take notice of
the latest improvements and best agri-
cultural machinery. Altogether we are
as near to affairs as we would be on
our own farms in the States. Winni-
peg bears the same relation to us as
Chicago did at home; and Edmonton
with the surrounding region advances
as Omaha did in the days when we
were as young as the boys yOnder.
We get together much as they did in
the oranges over the border; the gov
eminent has established experimental
schools of agriculture, and progress in
every line is stimulated. This is a
great region for grazing" we hear the
Calgary citizen continuing, "and then
with building elevators of wheat at
one dollar a bushel, many of us find
time to go over to the live stock ex-
hibition in Chicago or visit old friends
during the course of the winter.
Every man is taken for what he is
worth or for what he can raise; and
in this good air and on this fertile soil
we intend to show our old friends
that we are made of the right stuff
that we are chips of the old block
who built up the American West"