Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-12-10
NEW RAILWAYS IN CENTRAL
CANADA.
American Settlers Welcome ant
Doing Well.

- 1850
The Portland Oregonian, of Port
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 *
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 fiocking 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
who will 60 to Canada to live this
fall will take with them some $70,.
900, 900 in cash and effects. This is by
no means a negligible sum-, and makes
a very appreciate drain on u 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 a reasonable expectation OF bet
tering 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 perhaps
that is not the sole reason for the as
tonishing migration. There is a COM
mon notion abroad that in Canada 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 I'M
known in Canada. Again, the law is
a vastly more ascertainabie entity
there. Canada does not permit its
judges to veto acts Of a legislative
body. When a statute has been enact
ed 1t is known to be the law of the
land until Ii is repealed. This natu-
rally imparts to Canadian civilization
a security and stability which we have
not yet attained.
1--WE must remember, in the same
connection, that the Canadian protect
i've 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. Reasons
like these sufficiently account for the
exodus of a body of citizens, whom we
can Ill 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
eminent representative says that the
Americans who cross the border are
most welcome. The splendid areas of
virgin soil, a large quantity OF which
is given away as free homesteads, lies
close to existing railways and to those
under construction. The railway lines
that are assisting in this development
are the Canadian Pacific, the Canadian
Northern and the Grand Trunk Pa
cific. 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
thousands of American settlers have
made their homes. They have built
the towns, and Immediately began as
factors in the building up of the great
Canadian West.
Agents of the Government are To-
Gated 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.
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