The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-24
BIG EMIGRATION
MOVEMENT IS ON
High Glass Farmers Are Com
ing to America
TO SETTLE IN CANADA
Some Will Buy Homes In Northwestern
Part of the United States-Bg
Convention of w. c. II. U.
In Glasgow
TO SETTLE IN CANADA

In Glasgow
London, April 23.-(Special.) -One of
the most remarkable emigration move
ments of modern times from Great Bri-
tain is now In progress. 1t is esti
mated that not less than 10000 sturdy |
English and Scotch of the farming and |
skilled artisan classes will have start
ed for Canada and the United States |
during the month of April and other
tn thousands are to follow. Most of these
emigrants are bound for western Can
ada though some will seek homes in
the northwestern American states.
The quality of this new tide of en-
igration is even more remarkable than
Its quantity. They are not assisted
emigrants" For instance, among the |
1900 passengers on the Empress Of
Britain which sailed recently from Liv-
erpool to Canada, 200 of them formed |
special land party" which is going |
out under the auspices of the Canal
ian Pacific railway officials to settle
in the irrigation district at Calgary, in
the province of Alberta. Included in |
this party, which represented a COM
bined capital of $250000, was the first |
batch of settlers going out under Sir
! Thomas Shaunghnessys scheme for |
providing ready made farms for Brit
ish emigrants. Nineteen families were |
destined for these homesteads and their
members were drawn from various pro- |
fessions. They included an engineer. |
q former innkeeper, retired civil SER |
want, army pensioner builder coach
man, dairy farmer, and veterinary sur |
geon.
One of the party, a breeder of prize |
poultry, had paid SIS freight on some |
| chickens which he was taking out to |
his ready made farm. Another MEM !
Der was formerly a horse trainer at |
Newmarket, but, firing of racing, de-
sired quiet home for his children
The whole party appeared very opti-
mistic as to the future. One had mar
ried to qualify for farm, 1t being
stipulated under the scheme that oc-
cupants should be married men. The
youngest of the party was 2S and the
oldest so. Each family was possessed
of capital ranging from $1,000 to s350G.
II have just settled with a Lincoln
shire man who has a capital of $36.-
| 000," said Mr.. Bethune Gray, of the
| Canadian Pacific railway land depart
lnent, the other day HE will be one
Of our next party and 1 am now In
correspondence with man who has u
capital of 100000 who Will, 1 hope,
take the whole of it to Canada"
OF course all these emigrants are
not we'll fixed financially aE these,
hut with few exceptions they are cap
able, intelligent hard working people
Who will make ideal citizens.
The eighth tri-ennial convention of
the Worlds Woman Christian Temper
ance union, which meets In Glasgow
June 4. will in manw respects be
most remarkable gathering.
Earnest women from all quarters of
the world will be present to discuss
The best plans to advance the cause of
temperance.
There will be between so and &c
delegates from the United States and
Canada, while Japan, Australia. Africa,
India and the various continental coun-
tries will be represented.
Among the American delegates will be
Mrs Lillian N. M. Stevens president of
the national W. C. T. T.; Miss Iva Kill
broth Foster. Miss Anna A. Gordon, Mrs.
Sarah II. Hoge Mrs. Ella Hoover Thach-
ct, Mrs. mary SeuBWlck ana OInerS. AllSS
Sarah Rowell Wright, president of the
| Canadian w. c. 7. u, will represent TIE
| Dominion. Among others who have sig
nified their intention of being present are
| The president of the w. C. T. U. of
Australia. Mrs. Sara 8. Nolan of New
South Wales, Mrs. Cole of Christ church,
New Zealand, president of the national
W. C. T. T. of her country; Mrs DR.
Mackenzie, president of the Cape Colony
II
president of India w. C. T. u; Miss Isa-
bella Hargrave, president of the foreign
Auxiliary w. C. T. U. of Japan, and
Miss Morgan of Japan Miss A. s.
Ohlin, assistant secretary of the national
w. C. T. u. of Sweden Mrs. Florence
| Bannister. national W. c. T. L. organizer
for the Transvaal South Africa Mile. de
Laveleye of Belgium W. c. T. u. Frau
lein Ottilie Hoffman of Germany and
other continental white ribbon leaders.
| The women of England and Scotland
will see that the foreign delegates are
well looked after.
| remarkable gathering has just been
held here, having for its object the sup
preston of the white slave traffic.
| For many years Jewish societies
| throughout the world have taken an ac-
tive and leading part in the efforts made
| to wipe out this terrible blot modern
| civilization.
| with a view to consolidating the work
| of the various bodies in this direction of
| Jewish international conference was held
| In London under the auspices of the Jew
! ish Association for the Protection of Girls
and Women, of which Lady Rothschild is
| president.
| The proceedings were attended by dele
| gates from France, Germany. Australia,
Russia United States, Holland, Belgium,
| Romania and other countries. number
Of we'll known people were among the
English delegates including the Chief
/ Rabbi Lady Rothschild, the Countess
i Dowager of Desart Lady Battersea Lady
Cohen, Lady Fandell-Phillips. the Hon.
Mrs Eliot Yorke, Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Montefore, Mrs. Bischoffsheim, Lady
Samuel Lord Swaythling, Mr.. Israel
zangwill and many others. Altogether
the gathering was one of the most repre-
sentative seen in London for many years.
And the steps taken 1t is confidently be-
lieved will have a marked effect In stop
ping in stopping the awful traffic in
young girls.
The temperance people of the United
Kingdom are congratulating themselves
and the empire on a smart reduction in
the annual drink bill.
Mr. G. b. Wilson, secretary of the
/ United Kingdom alliance, has just made
his annual estimate. Having considered