Tombstone epitaph., 1917-06-03
I;ANADHS IMMIGRATION
increased by About Sixty Per
 Cent in Past Six Months.

That Canada is at war is now more 'ully appreciated on this side of the boundary line. now that the United States has stepped alongside its north arn neighbor and linked hands in the great struggle for freer democracy throughout the civilized world. As a result of this a greater interest than aver Is seen in the mutual effort to develop both the United States and Canada. Recently. just before the time that the United States declared It's intention tO enter the contest and contribute of its resources to the de feat of the autocracy, whose design was to permeate the world. Western Canada made an appeal for farm labor to till the fields and prepare the soil for the crops of grain that were nee essary to feed the fighting forces and keep up the requirements necessary for the Allies. The responses were so great that before half the time limit expired. over six thousand lahOrers were secured. This was not sufficient, but once the United States was de clared to be in condition of war. and farm labor required here to meet any exigency as to short rations that might arise the sister to the north. withdrew from attempts, which might mean q in the United States. But even with this it Is thought Canada will now he fairly well supplied.
 Apart. however. from the farm labor proposition. il Is gratifying from both United States and Canadian point of view that the immigration of farmers fo take m homestead lands and to pur- chase improved and unimproved land in Canada has shown such a wonder full increase in rhe past three months. The great struggle for increasing the food supply has broader and greater significance than ever. The food must come into existence. whether the rich soils of the United States or those of Canada he the factor.
 II is altogether probable that the ne tion of the Canadian Government in taking the duty of wheat going into silih'la. N4liA~ ahA'lAlslAl' III NllA- iAi' duty off that coming into the United States. may not be responsible for an increased immigration to Canada. Can ada's reputation for growing larger av- craze yields and better quality of grain. and on lands many of which are free. as well as those that range from Sl5 to S35 an acre, is an appeal that l.. I,.g, are now renting high-priced lands. is another reason for expecting an in creaSing number of farmers from the United States.
 Mir. W. D. Scott. SuperIntend of Immigration at Ottawa. Canad.
 gently gave out figures concerning i'm migration from the United States. which shows that the increase in the past three or four months was 60 Der cent over the same period last year, and MT Scott forecasts that during the calendar year of 1917 there will be over one hundred per cent increase and be much heavier than for many years past. MT. Scott declares that already this spring more settlers ef- fleets have entered Canada than crossed during the whole of last year, and the movement has just merely started.
 The new settlers are coming from numerous stateS through the ports of Emerson. North Portal and Coutts. as well as from oregon and Washington. through Kingsgate and Vancouver. There arrived in Saskatchewan dur ing the year ending December 3l. 1916. q total of S.l36 persons as compared , with j.sl2 during the twelve months previous. At the same time nearly twice as many immigrants passed through the immigration department