Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-23


the higher class of unmarried women
to go to Canada, where they are prom
Used homes as members of Canadian fami-
lies rather than as servants.
Child emigration from England to
Canada has been occupying the atten-
ton of English philanthropists for some
time. Thousands of homeless ~children
in England have been sent to Canada,
where they have been adopted into
homes, and more are coming every
month. 1t is estimated that there are
$1,000 homeless children in England.
whose condition would be bettered If they
were brought into Canada. No less an
authority than Sir Wilfred Laurier has
declared that Canada will be glad to re-
ceive and adopt every one Of these home
less waits of the. mother country. bring
ing them up and making useful citizens
and empire builders of them.
The United States is not the only
country wrestling with the problem of
the high cost of living. Canada has
been facing that problem and has COM
pleted a study of the living situation for
a period of 20 years. 1t finds substan-
TALLY the same fluctuations in wholesale
and retail prices that have obtained In
the United States during the same pc
riod. There was no study of %he rise
and fall of wages in connection with
the cost of living, but it is the intention
of the dominion authorities to make in
designations which will throw light up
on the relative income of the dominion
laborer Of decade ago and of the pres
ent.
The United States is Canadas princi-
pal source of labor supply. 1t is in
teresting to note that during recent
years more laborers have gone from
this side of the international boundary
line than from England and all other
portions of Europe together. Last year
there were 20S,0o0 immigrants into Can
ada. OF these 100000 came from the
United States, $4,000 being farmers and
farm laborers and more than 10000
skilled artisans. The annual influx Of
mechanics into Canada reach s a total
of about $4,000. The Americans who
go there carry a great deal of wealth
with them. During 1908 the per capita
holdings of the immigrants from the
United States was more than $500. while
in 1909 they amounted to more than
s1,100. For the first four months
since April 1 there have been 46,500
residents Of the United States regis
tered in Canada. They took with them
more than s5O,000,00O of American
money.
The scarcity of labor is beins felt
II.
every line of industry is booming, but
during the past year the supply of labor
has been insufficient to meet the de-
mand, although 80 cents an hour has
been offered to common laborers on
the Grand Trunk Pacific railway. They
have only about 1900, and declare that
if they are not able to recruit the force
to a higher degree tn an that, they will
not be able to finish the Grand Trunk
to 5000 more men could be utilized to
good advantage The Canadian authori-
ties have agreed to remove all financial
consideration from the importation of
railroad laborers, and not require the
usual s25 to $50 guarantee that the
immigrant will be able to support him
self An indication Of the increased
demand for labor is afforded by the
building permits issued in Winnipeg
during the month of May Of this year
and last This year they call for
construction valued at s1L25O,0OO Last
year the amount of work called for was
estimated at s7,5OO,0OO.
One Of the slogans of the laboring
element in Canada has been NO Eng
lish need apply" When Lord North
cliffe last visited Canada he preached
a sermon with this as his text remind
ing the Canadians that the English have
world. managing 100000 people in
India, reconstructing Egypt, and design
ing three-fifths of all the steam ton
mage of the world. He concluded from
this that the English are needed in
Canada if that country is going to make
the most Of it's opportunity. Like other
English and Canadian statesmen he is
not afraid that the great tide of i'm
migration going from the United States
into Canada will affect the loyalty of
the Dominion to the British crown.
Lord Northcliffe believes with Sir
Thomas G. Shaughnessy, president of
the Canadian Pacific, former native
and citizen of the United States, uIaL
when the American goes to Canada,
whether he be railroad man, farmer,
or a skilled laborer, he goes with the
intention of giving his allegiance and
his support to the country that fur
nishes him his bread and meat
1t is a curious coincidence that near
ly all the prominent railroad men of
Canada are natives of the United States
and received their training on American
railroads. 1t is also worthy OF note
that the immigration department of
Canada has as it's chief boosters, men
who are natives of the United States
and who made their reputation advertis-
ing the great opportunities of our own
western country.