The Arvada enterprise., 1917-05-24
CANAvA'S |MM|GKA||ON
Increased by About Sixty Per
Cent in Past Six Months.

That Canada is nj war is now more
fully appreciated on this side of tn"
boundary line, now that the United
States has stepped alongside its north
rrn noiyhhor and linked hands in the
great struggle for Il frccr democracy
throughout The civilized world. As a
result of this II grcntcr interest than
ever is seen in the mutual effort 10
develop both the United States and
Canada. Recently, just before the
time that the United States declared
its intention to enter the contest and
contribute of its resources Ia the de
feat of the autoCracN, whose design
was to pcrmCutC tn" world, Western
Canada mad" an appeal for farm labor
10 till the fields and prepare the soil
for the crops of grain that were nee
cSSary to feed the fighting forces and
keep up the requirements necessary
for the Allies. The responses wcr" 50
great that before half the time limit
expired. over siN thousand lahorcrs
were secured. This was not sufficient,
hut once the United States was de
clarcd Ia h" in condition of war, aud
farm labor required here To meet any
rNigcncy rs tn short ratlons that might
arise. the sister 10 the north, Withdrew
from attempts, which might mean n
restriction of the farm labor supply
in the United States. Eut even with
this II is thought Canada will now b"
fairly well supplied,
Apart. however, from the farm labor
proposition, it Is gratifying from both
United States and Canadian point Of
view that the immigration of farmers
To taxi" up homestead lands aud to pur-
chase improved and unimrroN"d land
In Canada, has shown such II wonder
ful increase in the past three months.
The great struggle for increasing tn"
food supply has broader and grcat"r
significance than ever. The food must
come into existence, whether the rich
soils of the United States or those of
Canada be the factor.
1t Is altogether probable that III" ac-
ton Of the Canadian Government in
taking the duty on wheat going into
Canada, thus automatically lifting th"
duty of that coming into the United
States. may not be responsible for an
increased immigration To Cannda. Can
ada's reputation for growing larger av-
crago Yields and Il better quality of
grain. and on lands, many of which ar"
free, rs well ms those that rang" from
So to SO an acre" is mn appeal HAT
Is being responded to by farmers who
are now renting hlgh-priccd lands, is
another reason for expecting an In
crousing number Of farmers from the
United States.
Mr.. W. -. Scott, Superintendent Of
Immigration at Ottawa, Canada, re
Gently gave out figures concerning i'm
migration from III" United States,
which shows thnt the Increase In the
past three or four months was 60 per
cent over th" sam" period last year
and Mr.. Scott forecasts that during the
calendar wear Of 1917 thcr" viii be
over on" hundred per cent lucrcus,
and h" much heavier Ihuu for many
years past. Mr.. Scott declares that
this spring NOR" settlers ci
fccts hav" entered Gauudn than
crossed during the whole of last your
and the movement has just merely
started
Th" new settlers are rumiug from
numerous STATES through rhr ports "i
Emerson. N"rih Portal and Cuull~. u'
well ns from oregon aud Washington
through king~gntr uud Vancouver
Their" arrived In Saskatchewan dur
ing IA" year ending Drr"mhrr 81 l"lG
total "f S.l3G persons uS compare,
with I.Sl2 during the twelve month";
previous. At ih" sam" time ucnrlN
twice us many Immigrants wr-"
through the Immigration department
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