The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-05-04
THE SOUTH AND
ITS IMMIGRANTS
How Canada is Managing
This Matter.
SHE AOVERTISES FOR THEM
Has Spent $2,OO0.00O in
Ten Years TO Lure PeO-
pie Across Border.

The following interesting news item
n from Washington, and it affords ma
osrial for some serious thought:
washington, April 3O.-Canada is
hustling for high-grade immigrants
from the United States, and last year
the government advertised for them IN
nearly 1000 newspapers and farm
journals, according to a report sub
nftted to the Senate by the Immlgra-
tiOn commission.
"A dozen salaried agents are main
Gained in the large cities of this coun-
NV and about 200 subagents are scat
kerad throughout the States. For in
dueii.g people to settle in Canada they
rsoeiye SO for a man. 80 for a woman
md 81 for a child. In 10 years nearly
q 1900 900 has been spent in this coun-
NV. 70 lure people across the border
The number that crossed the line dur
ing the years 1901 70 1908, inclusive
was 303,9Oo.'
Canada has as much right % d'GW
attention to Canada, rs our country
has right to draw attention to the
United States. No criticism can be di-
gected against the policy of the
Canadian government in gathering to
as empty acres men. women and chill
Sren who will make good citizens and
hasten the commercial development
of Canada.
The form of our government pre-
wents the nation from paying for any
Epeeial promotion for the benefit Of
he South. The form Of our State
governments is such that there has
been. hitherto, no concerted plan to
attract attention 10 the gloup OF
SGates called Southern The i'm
-asdiauely feasible plan, and one that
can be depended upon to be effective
Us for commercial organizations, land
sWners, and real estate men to carry
IA, through cooperative effort, gen
Sral publicity and advertising Of the
South.
The Southern Commercial congress
10 making strong effort to get the
peaDle Of the South to pull togetnei
Esr a fastened development commen-
xzrate with our resources and in prep
station for the great change of COM
uerce routes which is involved IN the
oomplction OF the Panama canal We
quote nom recent letter which M
Commercirl congress hes mailed 80
organizations of the south:
"Without some such union in "d-
rertising the development campaign
az the South, particularly as affecting
small organizations and real estate
men of moderate means, will largely
hn into tlp hands IF great real -
EzLe organizations operating from
esuf en- or population II the North, 'hus
lzzeventing The expected settler from
sstting in touch at the outset with the
xpen who, knowing local conditions,
szLn he depended upon IT, place before
lilm all local facts helu,c he moves
n the South"
This is the cruX of the whole matter
II Southern publicity. There will be,
I'm the next few years, many millions
yy sCllars made in Southern real es-
cate. It will be in every way advan-
sRzous 10 have these profits remain in
Eouthern communities, but still
zyrater permanent advantage would
b. 10 have 10 settler come To us ex-
-rpt with the full knowledge of local
This he can only gain by
1uing In touch, at the outset, with
Ssal men who feel conscient!ously
sound TO advise the settler correctly
nd to aid him in adapting himself to
his new circumstances.
The Southern Commercial congress
Eltcials emphasize four points which
Aey are of the opinion that the news
npers and people of the South could
kazss to great advantage. They are
D nllows: !