Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-08
IMMIGRATION.
VIII-EMIGRATION TO CANADA.
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

For many years Canada has made sys-
tematic efforts to promote emigration
from the United States to its dominiOns
The propaganda has resulted so success
fully that nearly one-third of it's immi-
grafton comes from our country. We are
sending Canada more colonists than 1t is
getting from England and Wales to-
gether. Our immigrants are exactly the
kind of people Canada is looking for,
since they are the best fitted in the world
for pioneering in the development of
agricultural and other resources in new
territory. In less than eight years the
United States has sent nearly 100000
people across the line
One need only consult Canadas i'm
migration authorities to see how much
they want Uncle Sans citizens to come
into the Dominion. w. J. White. the press
agent of the propaganda, says there is
not a state in the Union in which Canada
Is not advertised. the Office of the gov
eminent being located in the best asri-
cultural sections where easy communica-
ton with the surrounding country may
be established. He tells how agents go
out and meet the prospective settlers.
carry information to them and their
friends as to soil, crops and the like; how
they make the annual rounds OF the fall
agricultural fairs with exhibits, and how
the general work Is done.
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In addition to the salaried agents, the
Canadian government employs large
number of sub
Hired Agents agents. who are paid
co.. cA4, bonus of $3 per
0oI1oA1 0o'1i0is' head for every man.
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head for every child among the actual
settlers they secure. The farm periodi-
Gals are used extensively in advrtising
the attractions of the last best west"
and the country weekly is also made use
Of Over 1000 newspaper advertising con-
tracts were signed in single year.
Tours of inspection by editorial associa-
tons and newspaper writer's are ar
ranged at frequent intervals, and they
have been found of great value in the
work Of separating Americans from their
allegiance to the Stars and Stripes.
The Canadian government Is very we'll
satisfied with the results that have been
achieved. Mr.. White says it has not been
considered advisable to make any changes
In the method Of advertising; that the
plan heretofore pursued has increased the
inflow of settlers from the United States
in nine years from 1000 year to 10000 a
year. and that this is a showing with
which Canada may be satisfied. Many Of
the immigrants dispose of their lands or
other property before leaving for Canada.
and the Canadian officials estimate that
they bring with them to Canada money
and property amounting to $6O.O0OOO0 a
year.
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1t is probable that nowhere else in the
world is any considerable movement made
up go largely of agrf-
Farmers Largely cultural people as
in Majority. cans to canada More
than three fourths of the Americans go
ing have been engaged in agriculture or
it's allied industries in the United States.
During period of eight years they took
up 10000 homesteads in the western prov
inces. They now constitute nearly half
Of the farming population of these prov
inces. Thus 70 Canada getting from us
the very kind Of people who transformed