The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-08
THEY ARE COMING BACK.
More Than 10000 Left Canada for
United States Last Iear.-ESti-
mated 100000 Will Come
Back in 1914.


United States in 1913 and it is esti-
mated by the United States immigra-
ton commissioner in Montreal that
more than 100000 will leave Canada
to make their permanent residence
in the United States during the COM
ing year.
Canada immigration officials and
others interested in the development
of Canada have recently become con-
siderably exercised over the revela-
tistics show. With the great flood OF
immigration that has been going into
Canada for the past several years
from many foreign countries and
also from the United States, it was
not realized that such a large num-
Der of people were leaving Canada,
the vast majority of them being
those who were going back to their
former homes.
Premier Makes Statement.
AS far back at May /, 1911, the
Hon. r. L. Borden, premier Of Can
ada, told the House of Commons
that Canada was losing her citizens.
1t is rather astonishing fact,
said Mr.. Borden, Ito find that in a
single year not less than "a 1876 per
sons have left Canada for perma-
nent homes in the United States
Continuing further. he said, Il have
now the report Of the commissioner
general OF immigration for the Unit
ed States which gives the returns up
to June 80, 1910. According to
these returns the immigration from
the United States to Canada during
the twelve months amounted to 49,
ST.. The report claSsifies that i'm
migration as follows: United States
citizens. 1861; Canadian citizens,
,203; other aliens, %, AZ, making
a total Of 1857.
During the same period the i'm
migration from Canada to the Unit
ed States, according to this report,
was as follows: United States citi-
zens, 22,S32; Canadian citizens, A.
32S; other aliens, 27,336, making a |
total of 94,496. II these statistics
are correct continued Mr.. Borden,
the balance of immigration into |
Canada from the United States over |
the immigration from Canada in the |
United States was little less than |
%, 900, which result l am bound to
say is one that | would hardly have !
expected
immigration to States Grows. !
The reports of the United States !
commissioner at Montreal show that |
the immigration from Canada to the |
United States has materially increas-
ed since Mr. Borden brought this
matter to the attention of his gov
eminent. The United States imm-
grafton commissioners report shows
that while 94,496 persons left Can
ada to live in the United States in
the year ending June 80, 1910, the
number in the next twelve months
was 105,512 and in the last fiscal
year it was 143,57S. Immigration
from the United States to Canada in
the last three years has also I'M
creased. The number of residents
going from this country to Canada
in these three years have been 49, |
753, 143,251 and 1873, OO9, respec-
lively.
There was widespread disappoint-
ment in Canada when the results of !
the 1911 census were made known.
The population of the Dominion, as
shown by that census, was more than
half million less than had been es-
timated. The population Of Canada
in 1901, according to the government
census, was 5,371.415. In the per-
od from 1901 to 1911 the ilnmigra-
ion into Canada, according to gov
statistics, was 1,S45,679 1t
IS estimated that the natural in {
crease OF citizens in that time, that
S the excess in the number of births
)ver deaths, would be $50 900, which i
should have given to Canada in 1871 {
| population Of 10000. or close :
o the 100000 mark Instead of ,
hat, however, the 1911 government !
census showed the population to be ,
',204, S3S, which is 662, 1856 less
han the immigration figures and
latural increase estimate, together
With the number Of people there in |
9O1 would show. This falling off in {
he 1911 showing as anticipated by d
he Canadian people is due to the /
ton into the United States. ,
Prairie Provinces Lose Most.
A large per cent of the citizens of l
he United States who have returned a
o this country after having settled /
n Canada came from the western a
rovinccs, as is shown by the state I
1ent of the United States immigra- t
+ Montreal. From a report kept by ?
commissioner Clarke. beginning
nth 1910. it is shown that our peo- a
lie are coming back in ever increas-
ng numbers. Mr. Clarke's state c
lent follows: Il
previous to our fiscal year end }
d June 80, 1910, no record was kept i
f United States citizens returning Il
fter residence in Canada. but since |
hat time a record has been kept |
lerely Of the total of such passen- i
ers, no attempt being made to Sc 8
ure any detailed information con- .
erning the length of their residence
4 Canada or the province IN which Il
hey had resided.
The regulations Of our depart i
lent now require that when passen- |
ers found to be United States citi- I
ems are encountered. they are to be
ueStiOned as to their former resi- +
ence and intended future residence, |
nd if it is found that they have >
cen residents Of Canada and are re-
lrning again to take up their resi-
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