Fergus County Democrat., 1913-06-24
OF INTEREST TO
FARMERS

Hundreds of expatriated Americans
in the Canadian provinces will come
| back to Montana, if first-hand knowl-
edge of conditions obtaining in this
, state are any inducement to them.
/ Commissioner J. NJ. Kennedy, commits
sioner of the bureau OF agriculture
and publicity, will leave this week to
tour the provinces of Saskatchewan
| and Alberta, says the Helena Record.
. Hundreds of letters he has received
from dissatisfied settlers in those
provinces, and to these will be
brought information about the Treas
ure state. This tour marks the first
vigorous effort that has been made by
! an American state to secure immigra-
! t1on from Canada, and it marks also
the adoption of new plan for secur-
ing settlers. Instead of waiting for
the settlers to come to Montana to
learn of its advantage, this knowl-
edge will be carried to them In their
own homes.
For years the Canadian govern
ment has maintained immigration bu-
reaus in all of the principal cities of
the United States," said Commission
er Kennedy today. "Such bureaus are
now being maintained in Great Falls
and in Butte, at which places attrac-
tive advertising is issued and men
are stationed to preach the glories of
; Canada. There is no question that
this method of advertising has been
very effective in stimulating Canadian
immigration.
, 1t should be explained, however,
tnat this trip is nothing in the way
Of retaliatOry move, and that the
pest OF feelings are maintained be-
. tween the Montana department Cf
agriculture and publicity and the i'm
migration departments of the Cana
dian provinces. This trip is only in
response to what seems to me to be
a condition of affairs which merits
the attention of Montanans. For the
past five months, this Office has been
? deluged with inquiries from people in
Saskatchewan and Alberta 1t is safe
, to say that at least twenty-five per
cent of the people who have written
this department for aid in securing
homesteads have been from these
two provinces. Many of these in
quirers have already become settlers
on Montana soil, and many more are
. discussing the advisability Of coming
here.
1T is patent to me that these peo
, pie can be influenced by being told
something first hand of the marvel
GUS resources of this state, and it is
/ with this idea that the present in
vasion of Canada is undertaken"
[ Mr.. Kennedy will take with him an
, extensive list containing the names Of
the many Canadian residents who
{ have within the past few weeks made
inquiries concerning Montana. Among
, those who have made such inquiries
and the nature of the information
sought are the following:
Aindow, Thomas, Macoun, Sask.,
Canada, homestead; Adamant, ",
Vancouver, B. c., homestead; Albin,
3 s. E., Spring Coulee, Alta, Can, home
r stead; Arnold, w. G., Webber p. O..
f Berdette, Alta. homestead.
Betland, Jarl j., Hansen P. O., Sask
Can, homestead; Blackburn, James
: Mt. Green, Sask., Canada, homestead /;
Bellamy, James r., Kleckzkowski
l Sask., Canada, homestead; Bauhman
t L. d.. New Michael. B. c.. homestead; /;
: Baughman, M. E. New Michael, B. c.,
t homestead; Baughman, M E., New
Michael, B. c.. homestead; Boomer, c.
: r., Froude. Sask., Canada, land in
> south; Belauist, S. A., Wndthorst
Sask, Canada, interested in Montana !:
blosser, VIM, Curlew, Alta, Canada,
, homestead; Breton, Fleta N, Kew,
Alta. Canada. homestead.
: Callum. James NJ, Success, Sask.,
canada, interested in western Mon
tana; Christensen, M. E., Macoun.
, Sask., Canada, interested in Montana;
Conner, 1vor, Abernathi, Sask., Can.
ada, homestead; Chopper, w. H. H.,
/ LOCKWOOD, Sask., Canada, homestead.
| Dahl1n, b., Claresholm, Alta, Can
ada, care c. p. Anderson interested
, IN montana; Doyle, J. Walter, Regina,
, Sask., Canada, homestead.
Elken, Andrew, Calgary, Alta, Can
ada interested in Montana; Epp,
) JACOB f., Aberdeen, Sask., Canada,
homestead; Ensby, Charles c., I'm
J peflal, Sask., Canada, homestead; !;
fToehiick, A. j., Morse, Sask, Can.
ada, nomestead; Flor, o. j., Ada,
Sask., Canada, homestead.
Goldstone, F. j., Windthorst. Sask.
Canada, homestead; Gormican. r. r.
Watson, Sask., Canada, homestead
Haselmire, A. c., Val Blair. Sask
Canada, homestead; Harris, Stanley
,, Flat Creek, Alta, Canada. interested
In Montana; Howell, Edward. Reid
Hill, Volcan, Alta, Canada, home
stead; Hornbeck, H. c., Calgary, Alta,
Canada, 14O3 Second street W., home
stead; Hyer. Joseph, Neville, Sask..
Canada, homestead; Hepworth, VIM
b., Beckanham, Sask.. Canada, home
stead; Hefferman, Lloyd j., Bow
Island, Alta, Canada, homestead:
Hilliwell, H. NJ, Carman, Man., Can.
ada, homestead
Johnson, Lewis, Macoun, Sask.,
Canada, homestead; Johnson, X. L.,
kelllher. Sask., Canada, interested in
Montana.
King. E. l.. Webb, sask, Canada,
homestead.
Lund, Arnold T., Dowlinglake, Alta,
Canada, homestead; Lefane, Peter,
Edison, Alta, Canada, box 21, home
stead; Langley, J. c., Caroline, Alta.
Canada, homestead; Loepp. G. g.
Osler, Sask., Canada, interested in
Montana: I,0ckhart Moadou,