Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-12-09
NEW RAILWAYS IN CENTRAL
CANADA.


american settlers Welcome and
Doing Well.
The Portland Oregonian, of Port
land, Oregon, published 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-
odus of American farmers to Canada
continues TO be a phenomenon of the
first Importance. More of them are
crossing the border this fall than ever
before, and they are ilocking thither
from all parts of the country. Former
ly 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
4 who will go to Canada to live this
/ fall will take with them some $780,
no means a negligible sum, and makes
a very appreciable drain ON our re-
sources. But, OF course, the most Sc
rious loss is the men themselves and
their families. who have forsallen 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 reasonable expectation of bet
tering his fortune Indeed. in few
years he may grow rich through the
abundant crops he can raise and the
4 increase of land values. But perhaps
that is not the sole reason for the as
tonishing migration. There is a com
, 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 un
known in Canada Again, the law is
/. | IL y
there. Canada does not permit Its
judges to veto acts OF Legislative
body. When statute has been enact
ed III is known to be the law of the
land until it is repealed. This natu
rally imparts to Canadian civilization
a security and stability which we have
not vet attained,
We must remember, in the same
connection, that the Canadian protect
i've tariff is far less eXorbitant thar
ours, and much less boldly arranged
i for the benefit OF special favortes
Hence there is an impression, yer.
widely diffused. that the Canadians ar,
not so wickedly robbed by the trust
as we are in this country. Reasons
like these sufficiently account for Thu
t exodus OF a body of citizens, whom WI
j, ram i'll afford to lose, but they do no
much assuage our regret that the.
: cannot be retained in the Unite'
States
Speaking of this, Canadian Coy
eminent representative says that tn
AIlcTIcdllS WHO tFOSS LIle DOFueT at
!, most Welcome. The splendid areas q
!. virgin soil. a large quantity OF whic
s is given away as free homesteads. lie
S close TO existing railways and to thos
. under .Sruction. The railway line
: that are assisting in this development
i are the Canadian Pacific, the Canada
: Northern and the Grand Trunk p;
= ctic. The latter is built entirely o
IL Canadian soil. and has opened up
IS wonderful stretch of land. Along thi
= line during the year about close
k thousands of American settlers hav
n made their homes. They have bull
= the towns, and Immediately began {,
factors in the building up OF the grea
Canadian West
: Agents of tie Government are IL
. Gated in various cities throughout til
rnited States who viii be pleased t
: give any information that may he d'
sired 10 further the interest of tn
settler
II is probable that women N p0litic
woaid be able 10 comprehend All OF II
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