Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-01

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the United States immigration commits
sioner in Montreal that more than 200,-
600 will leave Canada to make their
permanent residence in the United
| States during the coming year.
| Canada immigration officials and
others interested in the development
Of Canada have recently become con-
siderably exercised over the revela-
tions which these immigration statis-
ties show. With the great flood of i'm
migration 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 very 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 as May l, 1911. the Hon.
r. L. Borden, premier of Canada, told
the House of Commons that Canada
was losing her citizens.
st is a rather astonishing fact"
said Mr.. Borden, to find that in sin
gle year not less than 94.496 persons
have left Canada for permanent resi-
dence in the United States Contin-
uing further, he said, Il have now the
report Of the commissioner general Of
immigration for the United States
which gives the returns up t. June 80.
1910. According to these returns the
immigration from the United States
to Canada DURING the twelve months
amounted to 1857. The report clas-
sifies that immigration as follows:
United States citizens. 1857; Cana
Il 10 1sR 1 Ut
AT, making taotal of 1887.
During the same period the immi
grafton from Canada to the United
States, according to this report, was
as follows: United States citizens,
22,s32; Canadian citizens, A 32s; 9th
er aliens, 1886, making a total of
94,4s6. If these statistics are cor
rect" continued Mr. Borden, "the ball
ance of immigration into Canada from
the United States over the eu1igra-
ton from Canada to the United States
was little less than $4,000, which re-
suit I am bound to say IS one that I
would hardly have expected"
immigration to States Grows.
The reports of the United States
commissioner at Montreal show that
the immigration from Canada 60 the
United States has materially increased
since Mr.. Borden brought this matter
to the attention Of his government.
The United State immigration COM
missioner's report shows that while
e4.496 persons left Canada 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 1t was 1859. Immi-
grafton from the United States to Can
ada in the last three years has also
increased The number OF residents
going from this country 20 Canada in
these three years have been 119, 153,
14s.251 and 139.o0s, respectively.
There was widespread dissappoint-
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 esti-
mated. The population OF Canada in
1901, according to the government
census, was 5.37l315. In the period
from 1901 to 1911 the INN gration into
Canada, according to the government
statistics, was 1.S45,679. 1t is estimated
that the natural increase Of citizens
in that time. that is the excess In the
number Of births over deaths. would
amount to S50,e00. which should have
given to Canada in 1911 a population OF
7,S66,9S4, or close to the 100000 mark.
Instead of that. however. the 1911
government census showed the popu-
lation to be 7,204,s3s. which is s62.l56
less than the immigration figures and
natural increased estimate, together
with the number of people there in
1901 would show. This falling of in
Oh
Canadian people is due TO the immi-
grafton into the United States.
Prairie Provinces Less Most.
A large per cent Of the citizens OF
the United States who have returned
to this country after having settled in
Canada came from the western prov
inces, as is shown by the statement OF
the United States immigration COM
missioner, John H Clarke Of Mon
treal. From a report kept by Commits
sioner Clarke, beginning with 1910. IT
is shown that our people are coming
back in ever increasing numbers. MI.
Clarke's statement follows:
Previous to our fiscal year, ended
June 30 1910, no record was kept OF
United States citizens returning after
a residence in Canada but since that
time a record has been kept merely
of the total Of such passengers, no at
tempt being made to secure any de-
tailed information concerning the
length of their residence in Canada or
the province in which they h:,d resided.
THE regulations of our department
now require that wnen passengers
found to be United States citizens are
encounterd. they are to be questioned
as to their former residence. and II 1t is
found that they have been residents OF
Canada and are returning again to take
IN their residence in the United States,
this fact is noted and a report made
merely OF the number of such passen-
gers.
"The following are the total OF such
passengers recorded during each OF
our last fiscal four gears. e-s~ai year
ending June 80:
1910 observation-disclosures. z2,s31
1912 ....i......''.. oo'oit
1913 .....''' W.
might add that the report from
our border ports where these passen-
gers were recorded would indicate
that an Overwhelming majority came
from the provinces west of Lake SUI
perior."
Canada Becoming Aroused.
The Canadian people have said very
little about this. AS matter OF fact.
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