Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-05-24
Mn6RATON|
Increased By About Sixty Pr
Cent h Past Six Months.

Tint Canada Is at war Is now more
fully appreciated on this side Of the
boundary line. now that the United
States has stepped alongside its north
ern neighbor and linked hands In the
great struggle for a freer democracy
throughout the civilized world. AZ a
result Of this a greater interest than
ever is seen In the mutual effort TO
develop both the United States and
Canada. Recently. just before the
time that the United States declared
its intention to enter the contest and
feat Of the %autocracy, whose design
was TO perineate 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, o.e six thousand laborers
were secured. This was not sufficient,
bit otltt tIt SIijttu 'llit'E " NV
clared to be in a condition of war, and
farm labor required here to meet any
eyigency rs to short rations that might
arise, the sister to the north. withdrew
from attempts, which might mean a
restriction of the farm labor supply
in the United States. But even with
this it is thought Canada will now be
fairly well supplied.
Apart. however, from the farm labor
proposition, 1t is gratifying from both
a United States and Canadian point of
view that the immigration Of farmers
to take up homestead lands and to pur-
chase improved and unimproved land
In Canada, has shown such n wonder
full increase in the past three months.
The great struggle for increasing the
food supply has a broader and greater
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 the ac-
ton Of the Canadian Government In
taking the duty off wheat going into
Canada, thus automatically lifting the
duty of that coming into the United
States, may not be responsible for an
increased immigration to Canada. Can.
ada's reputation for growing larger av.
ernge yields and Il better quality of
grain, and on lands, many of which are
free, as well as those that range from
SIS 10 S35 an acre, is an appeal that
Is being responded to by farmers who
are now renting high-prlced lands, Is
another rcason for expecting an In
creasing number of farmers from the
United States.
Mr.. w. u. Scott. Superintendent OF
. immigration at Ottawa. Canada. re-
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 per
cent over the same period last year,
aud Mr.. 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. Mr.. Scott declares thai
q already this spring more settlers eff
fects have entered Canada thar
crossed during the whole Of last year
and the movement has just merei!
started.
t The new settlers are coming from
numerous states through the ports o
3 Emerson. North Portal and Coutts, Il:
:. well as from Oregon and Washington
through K%ingsgate and Vancouver.
& There arrived in Saskatchewan dur
e Ing the year ending December 81, 1916
n Il total Of S,l3G persons as compared
a with 5,s1o during the Twelve month
II previous. At the snme time nearl.
Il twice as many immigrants passe'
n through the immigration department
at Edmonton. Alberta. In the las
C. twelve months as for the same perio
j. Of the year before.
'e The number Of settlers from Easter
Canada migrating to the west also In
Is creased. From January ! to March 81
ie 1917, the number of ears OF stock TIM
er pissed through the Winnipeg yard
was 7bO, as compared with 96l las
so year. A fair estimate Of the value Q
~ each car would be about $1,000, whic
10 means that the west has secured add
IN tional live stock to the value OF $lJO
y. 600 or more, during the first thre
re months Of 1917, not taking into accour
10 that brought in by immigrants fro'
the United Observation-Disclosures.
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