Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-09
CANADA's CENSUS
THiR7Y,Two PER CENT IN.
CREASE i'm THE PAST TEN
YEARS.

That Canada has come rapidly to
The front in the past ten years is ann
ply shown in the results OF the census
recently made public The population
of the Dominion is now placed at
7,0S1 $685. which with outlying points
to be heard from, may bring it up TO
IA millions as compared with 5,37l,.
315 in 1901. Though these figures are
large, they do not present total as
large as was expected but they do
show d greater increase of percentage
in population for the decade than any
similar increase in the United States.
The highest percentage ever reached
by the Republic was 24Gc; the per-
centage OF increase in Canada for the
decade is 32g.. Thus it will be seen
that the provinces west of the lakes,
with the great broad fertile acres
ready for the sowing and immediate
reaping of grain and the Valleys Of
British Columbia capable of producing
fruit with which to supply Its neigh
boring provinces east of the lnoun-
tains have attracted numbers, which
has exceeded the most optimistic OF
the expectations of ten years ago.
Upon the prairies OF the ten years
ago there was but a spare scattering
OF people; but today, no matter in
which way you co. take any direction,
and You find homes and farms and
good ones too, occupied by the very
best class of people in good sized set
Elements with plenty of room for five
or six times as many more. The pop
ulation of Alberta is set down at 372,-
al9 as compared with 1902 in 1861;
Saskatchewan 453.5OS as compared
with 1920 i'll 1901; Manitoba's 454,-
69l compares we'll with its 255,21l in
1901; and SO does that of British Co
lumbia-262. 16S as against 17S,657 In
1901; but in territory as large as
this a population of 1,643,000 is little
more than discernible in point OF num-
bers. The work through it has been
great. Look at the towns that have
been built up; it's cities, Winnipeg
with $4,000; Vancouver with upwards
of 100000; Calgary with $4,000; Ed
monitor, Regina, Saskatoon; Leth.
bridge: Medicine Hat, Moosejaw.
splendid cities-none better any.
where; we'll maintained and equipped.
These have come with existence and
| been built as they have been built by
reason of the splendid agricultural
| country by which they are surrounds
ed. The population is scarcely dis.
4 cernible A population ten or twelve
! times that shown by the recent
\ census could be easily maintained in
| even greater wealth than that which
| maintains the present numbers. There
/ is certainly a wonderful future for
] Western Canada and that which goes
to the development of the west will
! enrich the last. This is the growing
| time in Canada and what has been
| done in the past ten years is but a
! beginning. The next decade Will
show far greater advancement. In
the meantime Canada is bidding well
come the progressive and industrious
| citizen. The Invitation is a standing
one. AT The Forthcoming land cXposi.
ton in Chicago. Canada will have ono
OF the best exhibits Of farm products
! that has ever been made and it will
be Well worth while inspecting ii and
/ getting Information from those who
may be in charge.