The Carlisle independent., 1909-12-09
NEW RAIL WAYS IN
 CENTRAL CANADA
AMERICAN SETTLERS WELCOME
 AND DOING WELL.

land, Oregon, published a cartoon on the immigration of U. s. people to Canada, in its issue of October 5, 1909. The picture was accompanied by the following article:
 Losing American Citizens. The ex- edus 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 arc fiocking from all parts of the country Former ly 1t was the Middle West alone which thus lost the heart of it's 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 s70,000,000 in cash and effects. This is by no means a negligible sum, and makes a very appreciable drain on our re- sources. But, of course, the most se- 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 monarch.
 Why do they go? Naturally the cheap and fertile land of Western Can ada attracts them. Each emigrant goes with a reasonable expectation of bettering his fortune. Indeed in a few years he may grow rich through the abundant crops he can raise and 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 appreciably safer than they are here. Murders are not so frequent, and are more | speedily and surely punished. Mobs and the so-called 'unwritten law are virtually unknown in Canada. Again 1 the law is vastly more aseertainable entity there. Canada does not per init it's judges to veto acts of the leg islative body. When statute has been enacted it is known to be the law of the land until it is repealed. this naturally imparts to Canadian civilization a security and stability which we have not yet attained
 We must remember, in the same connection, that the Canadian protec- tive tariff is far less exorbitant than ours, and much less boldly arranged for 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. Req sons like these sufficiently account for the exodus of body of citizens, whom we can ill afford to lose, but they dc not much assuage our regret that they cannot be retained In the United States"
 Speaking of this, a Canadian Gov ernment representative says that the Americans who cross the border arc most welcome. The splendid areas of virgin soil, large quantity of which is given away as free homesteads, lis close to existing railways and to those under construction. The railway linei that are assisting in this developmen are the Canadian Pacific, the Cana dian Northern and the Grand Trunl Pacific The latter is built entirely ol Canadian soil, and has opened up ; wonderful stretch of land. Along thi line during the year about closed thou sands of American settlers have mad their homes. They have built tn towns, and immediately began as fac tors in the building up of the grea , Canadian West.
 Agents of the Government are lo cated in various cities throughout tn United States who will, be pleased t, give any information that may be de sired to further the interest of th, setller.