The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-06
XXVIII.-Emigration to Canada.
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

states from boundless p@rairies into
communities which are the backbone
Of American agriculture, the very Kind
of people it would be most worth
while for the United States to keep.
The Canadian immigration authori-
ties admit that they have had to fight
heavy competition along his line from
immigration agents in Texas and other
western and southwestern states, and
that the strongest consideration they
have to overcome in inducing emigra-
ton is the reluctance Of the people to
settle outside the United States.
For a long while the railroads to
Texas and other places in the United
States where settlers are wanted, gave
better rates for excursions of settlers
than those leading to Canada, but the
Canadian government now has Sc
cured rates that enable it to cons
pete with the roads to the southwest.
In 10 years Canada spent apprONi-
! mately $4,000, 600 in encouraging inn
migration from the United States, this
being almost half Of the total cX-
penditureS for he entire immigration
propaganda in all parts of the world.
1t is certain that no other country
labors SO pcrSistcntly to attract the.
right Kind Of people as Canada, ana
it likewise is certain thit one Of the
reasons our immigration from the
countries Of northern Europe has
fallen off is the success of the Cana
dian immigration propaganda in those
fields. Thus Canada not only recruits
, hale rr 80. ,,,. T,,E,Trr iny,
from the United States itself, but it
is drawing the major portion of the
other half from territory which used
to be the especial immigratiOn-fur-
niShing preserves Of the United States,
1t is hoped that the movement of
some of the states Of sending repre-
ScntatiVes abroad for the purpose OF
building up our waning immigrant
i tide from northwestern Europe ma
be fruitful. 1t is realized, however
that those states will have a kcer
I and successful competitor in Canada
and that our success in developing
the prairie region Of the Mississippi
valley is Canada's greatest argument
for the future of its great ~grair-pro-
ducing region. Its slogan of the las
best west has proved Il most effec-
tiv one. 1t calls forth in the immi-
grant mind Il twentieth century repi'
tition Of the history Of Wisconsin
Minnesota and the Dakutas.
While the United States is losine
it's farmer folk to canada in sucl
! large numbers, Canada is losing it
share of people to the United States
Approximately one-fifth of all tn
people born in the dominion reside il
the United States today. And wher'
wa are giving Canada some 60, 00'
immigrants q year, it is reSpondin.
with a cOunte current of some 5000
immigrants to the United States. o
these, approximately ono-half are M
tivc-born Canadians. while the other
are naturaliZed Canadians. However
a relatively small proportion of thi!
immigration is of the same kline w,
are sending to Canad 1t takes ou
farmers and in return gives us skille,
and unskilled lahorers.
The assertion is made in some quar
ters that this exodus of labor fron
Canada is largely due to the incomin!
tide of immigration. the native work
T men being replaced by the immigran
and forced to seek employment else
> where. An example of how this ha
A happened in the United States is cite