Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-31

| selves. and perhaps SEseeaAa trading
| urivfleges. Mr.. Robins ssaints cut that
! the greatest development I'm the United
States followed the costly and drssruc-
i live civil war
| Mr.. Robins In aa address before tn
BondTnen's Club OF Chicago, expressed
the opinion Of far-ffainking mind and
the review Of aG experience CT the last
of his numerous trips Through the Ca
madam West When he said he re-
garded the spirit OF the Canadian
people. Is be found 1t. the EBaSt sd
rnirable and encouraging feature &c
tie entire situation They are facing
the sacrifices Of WAY courEgeousiy md
with calm confidence as 10 the result,
and In similar spirit they face the eco
| monte future, confident. but expecting
to solve their problems only by din1 az
hard and Intelligent effort
An important part ct Mr. Rafins'
address, which invites earnest Hften-
ton. In that in which he refers Do the
Land situation. and when his remarks
are quoted tnrT carry with them the
impression gnfned by ane who has
given the question the careful thought
If nan experienced I'm economic anss-
tons. and specially Those renting 10
soil and Its production He lin quoted
as saying.
Agricultural Canada was nerer go
prosperous, and Immigration eff agri-
eultura1 population both during and
after the wAr seems logical exT,ecta-
ton, finding support In an increasing
immigration al present from the Unit
ed States, TIA spite Of numerous en-
nan1is spread broadcast Throughout the
United Suites 10 discourage emigration
To Canada The lands OF Western Gan-
ada, however, aE long Gs they are Mn
at present the most advantageous 1or
the settler Of any ON the continent.
must continue to attract, despite mis-
representation. and ON the sncrease 0f
lis agricultural anf either primarily
productive poTynlmrlan depends the EGO
homie future Of Canada. All ether
problems IRE secondary to this, and
ne large interests of Ennaaa, recog-
MIXING this fact. are preparing 80 Sc
cure and hold this population both dur
Ing and Ritter the war. They are con-
tent to let city development and other
secondary phases mad supsrsrructure
follow In NATURAL course. This racos-
milton Of the true bagiE Of economic
development In Ell encouraging angury
| for the future"
| "T'he WHY has braught the United
states aud Canada nearsr toEethes
economically tllan ever before. The
total investment OF Tinted stafes capt.
! tai In Cnnuda DOUBTLESS excesds S1 sUDu-
DBb 600 IF which $500 gDl 900 has been
invested since the war began. Except
Tor Great Britain. Canada la fine Unit
sc States best caEto1mer. Our exports
to I'LL af South America In the iast
three years were less than u third OF
our exports 10 Canada In the same pe-
riOd, although Canada has been riEiIily
reducing her imports since the war be-
l gan. Ivsn France, u E0ad customer
nj the United States, bought s7a.OD0-
sH'B less than 1anuda during 1g1E. 1A1A,
lNla. And yet Eanafla1s purchasing
power II III the first stages Of develop
ment only. il has been estimated that
the United States Gun support u pupu-
iHttop Of HDa. Dl0.D0D. Using the same
basis Of calculation in reference to mt
| ttral resources. Canada can support y
population If atN.n8l.0Db.
'a,anada in poteutimiiy the most pop
uious, snd, In primary production, at
least, the raehesf unit of the British
| empire. aud h behooses us In the Unit
sd atates IL know Our Canada"
The social conditions throughout
Nestern Canatia nre everything that
could he desired. Schools have been
established In all Districts where there
mny be ten ur twelve children nf school
aEe, and these are largely maintained
ny liberal government grauts. A fund
Tor this purpose tn raised from the
revenue derived from the sale Of school
! land uns-eighteenth Of al lands being
| ss'i aside rs school lands. al the
higher branches Of education are cared
fof, there being high schools at al
'N"sNf'N'k NOME ssslAtEfEp Gb8As1ECG
universities In tue principal cities.
| The different religious denouIina~
lions prevail, each having Its separate
church, and religious services are heia
In every hamlet and village, and hi
far"oT settlements the pastor finds al
attentive congregation. The rural tele-
phone In ane Of Che great modern eon-
Hettiences fiiat brings the farm home
ne;tssr TO the market.
IL is not Saying too much te state
tttat IN matters VI social Importance,
In the most remote settlements fhes
carry with them the same infsuence a.
Is to he found in tne most prosperous
/ fartatng districts of amy " the stGtes
" the uuion.~--Adsertisein