The Forrest City times., 1909-12-10
NEW RAILWAYS Ih
 CENTRAL CANADA
AMERICAN SETTLERS WELCOME
 AND DOING WELL.

The Portland Oregonian. of Port. land. Oregon, published a cartoon on the immigration of |. S. people to Canada, in its issue of October 5, l909. The picture was accompanied by the following article:
 Losing American Citizens. The ex- odus of American farmers to Canada continues 10 be a phenomenon of the hrst Importance. More of them are crossing the border this fall than ever before, and they are focking from all parts of the country. Former " 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 $70 1000 900 in cash and effects. This Is by no means 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 a monarch
 Why do they go? Naturally the cheap and fertile land of Western Can ada attracts them. Each emigrant h 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 the law Is vastly more ascertainable entity there. Canada does not per- init its judges to veto acts of the leg islative body. When a statute has been enacted it is known to be the law of the land until 1t is repealed. this naturally imparts to Canadian civiliza ;ion 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 hn nf ta1 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 a body of citizens, whom we can i'll afford to lose, but they do 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 are most welcome. The splendid areas of virgin soil, large quantity of which is given away as free homesteads, lie close to existing railways and to those under 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 a 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- cated in 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
 An Ever Ready Cpcninq.