Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-09

the greatest development In the United
States followed the costly and destruc-
| tive civil war.
Mr.. Robins. in an address before the
Bondmen's Club of Chicago, expressed
the opinion of a far-thinking mind and
the review of an experience of the last
| of his numerous trips through the Ca
madam West. When he said he re
garded the spirit of the Canadian
| people, as he found 1T, the most adj
mirable and encouraging feature OF
| the entire situation. They are facing
! the sacrifices of war coura geously and
| with calm confidence as to the result,
/ and in similar spirit they face the eco
| nomic future, confident, but expecting
| to solve their problems only by dint of
| hard and intelligent effort.
An important part of Mr.. Robins
address, which invites earnest atten-
| ton, is that in which he refers to the
| land situation, and when his remarks
| are quoted they carry with them the
| impression gained by one who has
given the question the careful thought
of man experienced in economic ques-
tions, and specially those relating to
soil and its production. He is quoted
! as saying:
agricultural Canada was never so
prosperous, and immigration of agri-
| cultural population both during and
after the war seems logical expecta-
| ton, finding support in an increasing
| immigration at present from the Unit
ed States. in spite of numerous ca
| narGs spread broadcast throughout the
United States to discourage emigration
to Canada The lands of Western Can
| ada, however, as long as they are as
at present the most advantageous for
1 the settler of any on the continent,
| must continue to attract, despite mis-
| representation, and on the increase of
| its agricultural and other primarily
productive population depends the eco
nomic future of Canada. All other
problems are secondary to this, and
the large interests of Canada, recog-
nizing this fact, are preparing to Sc
cure and hold this population both dur
ing and after the war. They are con-
tent to let city development and other
secondary phases and superstructure
| follow in natural course. This recog-
milton of the true basis of economic
| development is an encouraging augury
| for the future
| THE war has brought the United
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| economically than ever before. The
total investment of United States CAPT.
tai in Canada doubtless exceeds 81 ,OOO,-
100000. of which 100000, 900 has been
invested since the war began. Except
for Great Britain, Canada is the Unit
| ed States best customer. Our exports
| to all of South America in the last
| three years were less than a third of
| our exports to Canada in the same pc
| Rod, although Canada has been rigidly
| reducing her imports since the war be-
| gan. Even France, a good customer
| of the United States, bought S70OOO,-
! 600 less than Canada during 1913, 1914,
1915. And yet Canada's purchasing
power is in the first stages of develop
| ment only. 1t has been estimated that
| the United States can support a popu-
lation of 6OO,OO0,OOO. Using the same
basis of calculation in reference to nat
ural resources, Canada can support a
population of 4O0,OOO,OO0.
| Canada is potentially the most pop
ulous, and, in primary production, at
least. the richest unit of the British
empire, and it behooves us in the Unit
ed States to know our Canada"
The social conditions throughout
Western Canada are everything that
could be desired. Schools have been
| established in all districts where there
may be ten or twelve children of school
age, and these are largely maintained
by liberal government grants fund
for this purpose is raised from the
revenue derived from the sale of school
land. one-eighteenth of all lands being
| set aside as school lands. All the
higher branches of education are cared
for, there being high schools at all
important centers, and colleges and
universities in the principal cities.
The different religious denomina-
tons prevail, each having its separate
church. and religious services are held
| in every hamlet and village, and in
far-of settlements the pastor finds an
attentive congregation. The rural tele-
phone is one of the great modern con-
veniences that brings the farm home
nearer to the market
1t is not saying too much to state
that in matters of social Importance,
in the most remote settlements they
carry with them the same influence as
is to be found in the most prosperous
farming districts of any of the states
of the Observation-Disclosures
| Truthful Wife.
| detective was praising the truth
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