The Benson signal., 1917-05-26
.cANADA'S Immigration
Increased by About Sixty Per
Cent in Past Six Months.

That 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 freer democracy
throughout the civilized world. AS
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 ana
contribute of it's 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
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 labOrers
were secured This was not sufficient,
DuI OlC0 llo OIlLeu Oldlco was NO
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 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, it is gratifying from both
| United States and Canadian point OF
view that the immigration of farmers
to take up homestead lands and to pur
| chase improved and unimprOved lanc
| in Canada, has shown such a wonder
full increase in the 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 ricf
soils of the United States or those OF
Canada be the factor.
1t is altogether probable that the &C
| ton of the Canadian Government iI
| taking the duty off wheat going into
Canada, thus automatically lifting the
duty off that coming into the. UniteC
States, may not be responsible for ar
increased immigration to Canada. Can
i ada's reputation for growing larger av
erage yields and a better quality OF
grain, and on lands, many of which are
| ol1 that from
$15 to $50 an acre, is an appeal thai
is being responded to by farmers who
are now renting high-priced lands, i
another reason for expecting an in
| creaSing number of farmers from the
United States.
Mr.. w. d. 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 thu
cent over the same period last year
and Mr.. Scott forecasts that during th'
calendar year of 1917 there will b'
over one hundred per cent increas
and be much heavier than for man.
wears past. Mr.. Scott declares tha
already this spring more settlers eff
fects have entered Canada thai
crossed during the whole of last year
and the movement has just merel.
started. ~
The new settlers are coming from
numerous states through the ports O
Emerson North Portal and CouttS, a.
we'll as from Oregon and Washington
through Kingsgate and Vancouver.
There arrived in Saskatchewan dur
ing the year ending December 81, 1916
total of S,136 persons as compared
with 5,S12 during the twelve months
previous. At the same time nearl,
twice as many immigrants passed
through the immigration department