The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-11
new RAIL WAYS IN
CENTRAL CANADA
AMERICAN SETTLERS WELCOME
AND DOING WELL.

The Portland Oregonian, of Port
land, Oregon, published a cartoon on
the immigration of q. S people to
Canada, in its issue of October 5,
1909. The picture was accompanied
by the following article:
Losing American Citizens. The ex-
odus of American farmers to Canada
continues to be phenomenon of the
first Importance. More of them are
crossing the border this fall than
ever before, and they are flocking
from all parts of the country. Former
~ it was the Middle West alone which
thus lost the heart of its citizenship.
Now all sections of the Union suffer
alike. The, regret which we cannot
help feeling over the migration of
many thousands of excellent citizens
has an economic side which causes
some concern. The 10000 farmers
who will go to Canada to live this fall
will take with them some $40 900. 600
in cash and effects. This is by no
means negligible sum, and makes a
very appreciate drain on our re-
sources. But, of course, the most Sc
rious loss is the men themselves and
their families, who have forsaken the
land of the free and the home of the
brave to dwell under the rule of a
monarch.
Why do they go? Naturally the
cheap and fertile land of Western Can
ada attracts them. Each emigrant
goes with g reasonable expectation of
lettering his fortune. Indeed, in a
| few years he may grow rich through
abundant hn oil
the increase of land values But per-
haps that is not the sole reason for
The astonishing migration. There is
common notion abroad that in Can
ada life and property are appreciabIy
safer than they are here. Murders
are not so frequent, and are more
speedily and surely punished Mobs
and the sO-called tunwritten law are
virtually unknown in Canada Again
he law is a vastly more ascertainable
entity there. Canada does not per-
mit its judges to veto acts of the leg
slative body. When a statute has
oeen enacted it is known to be the
law of the land until it is repealed
his naturally imparts to Canadian
civilization a security and stability
which we have not yet attained
I'VE must remember, in the same
connection, that the Canadian protec-
tive tariff is far less exorbitant than
ours and much less boldly arranged
tor the benefit of special favorites.
Hence there is an impression, very
widely diffused that the Canadians
are not so wickedly robbed by the
trusts as we are in this country Rea-
sons like these sufficiently account for
he exodus of body of citizens, whom
we can i'll afford to lose, but they do
lot much assuage our regret that they
cannot be retained in the United
States"
Speaking of this, Canadian Gov
eminent representative says that the
Americans who cross the border are
most welcome The splendid areas
If virgin soil, large quantity of which
Is given away as free homesteads. lie
close to existing railways and to those
nnder construction The railway lines
that are assisting in this development
are the Canadian Pacific, the Cana
dian Northern and the Grand Trunk
Pacific The latter is built entirely on
Canadian soil, and has opened up
wonderful stretch of land. Along this
line during the year about closed thou
sands of American settlers have made
their homes. They have built the
towns, and Immediately began as fac
tors in the building up of the great
Canadian West
Agents of the Government are To-
Gated il various cities throughout the
United States who will be pleased to
give any information that may be de-
sired to further the interest of the
settler.
POOR BILL.