The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

than 10000 sturdy English and Scotch
of the farming and skilled artisan classes
Will have started for Canada and the
United States during the month of April.
and other thousands are TO follow. Most
OF these emigTants are bound for west
crn CaHada, though some viii seek
homes in the northwestern American
sta tcS
The quality of this new tide OF emf
grafton is even more remarkable than its
quantity. They arc not assisted emf
grants For instance. among the 1900
passengers on the Empress OF Britain.
which sailed recently from Liverpool 10
Canada 200 OF them formed special
land party" which is going out under
the auspices OF the Canadian Pacific
railway officials TO settle in the IrrlGa
tiou district at Calgary. in the province
of Alberta. Included in this party. which
represented combined capital or $3.50.
900, was the first batch of settlers going
ont under Sir Thomas Shaughnessy's
scheme for providing ready-made home
steads. and their members were drawn
from various professions They included
an engineer q former innkcepcr; retired
civil servant. army pensioner. huildcr.-
coachman, dairy farmer, and veterinary
surgeon.
All Are Optimistic
One OF the party. breeder of prize
poultry, had paid s15 freight ON some
chickens, which he was taking out 10 his
ready made farm. Another member was
formerly horse trainer at Newmarket
but, tiring of racing. desired a quiet
home for his children. The whole party
appeared very optimistic as TO the fu-
ture. One had married 10 qualify for q
farm. IL being stipulated under the
scheme that occupants should bo married
men The Youngest OF the party was %
and the oldest 30. Each family was pos
scsscd Of capital ranging from $1,000 10
S3500.
II have Just settled with q Lincolnshire
man who has "A capital of $50 600" said
BrtlrInp Canadian
railway land department, the other day.
He VIII he one OF our next party, aud
| am now In correspondence With man
who has q capital Of 10000. who viii,
hope. take the whole of 1t to Can
ada.
or course. all these eInlgrants are not
with few exceptions they are capable. !
Intelligent. hard working people. who Will
make ideal citizens.
Worlds w, G. T. u, TO Meet
The eighth ucnnial convention of thc |
Worlds Woman's Christian Temperance |
union, which meets In Glasgow. June 4,
will In many respects be most remarka- |
bic gathering: Earnest women from all
discuss the best plans 10 advance the |
cause of temperance. There win be be-
tween sixty and seventy delegates from
the United States and Canada, while
Japan. Australia, Africa, India and the
various continental countries VIII be rep
resented
Among inc AMERICAN tlSISe1leS VIII pc
Mrs, Lillian n. NJ. Stevens. president OF
the National w. G, Y. L, Miss Eva
itilbreth Foster, Miss Annn a. Gordon.
Mrs. Sarah II. HoGe. Mrs. ELLA Hoover
Tina tcher. Mrs. Mary SedgwiclS and 9TH
ers. Miss Sarah Rowell Wright. presi-
dent of the Canadian w. &. II. L., will
represent the Dominion. Among others
who have significd their intention OF be-
ing present are: The president Of the w.
c. n. L. OF Australia. Mrs Sara s. Nolan
of New South Wales; Mrs. Cole OF Christ
church. New Zealand. president of the
National w G. +. Z. OF her country,
Mrs Or, Mackenzie, president of the
IInlowes president of the India w. c
II. L.; Miss isabella HargraVe. president