Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1894 — AN EXODUS TO CANADA. [ARTICLE]

AN EXODUS TO CANADA.

A Colony of Hungarians to Settle on Northwestern Farms. The eyes of the Hungarians of the United States are at this time fixed upon Rev. John Kovacs, pastor of the Grace Reformed Church of Pittsburg. Rev. Mr. Kovacs is a Hungarian himself and he is soon to head a colony of 100 families of his countrymen into the Canadian North west,there to settle and follow the occupation for which nature fitted them, which is farming. The exodus will take place about April 1 and several American cities will thus lose part of their foreign population. Among those from which the largest number will be taken are New York, Buffalo and Newark. Only three families are going from Pittsburg, but quite a number will leave the coke region in the vicinity of Uniontown. The idea of getting the Hungarians in America to settle on the farming lands of the West has been a pet scheme with Mr. Kovacs ever since he came to this copntry and settled in Pittsburg two and a half years ago. He says the Hungarians are poorly adapted to the work in factories, at the coke ovens and in the mines which they have to perform. They were farmers at home, and he would have them farmers here. He has been negotiating with the Canadian Government for over a year, and,’ having at last perfected arrangements, the settlefr.ent of the land will begin. The Government is verv anxious to get settlers and will give ea h one 160 acres of land on long time, a cash payment of $lO being all that is required. Mr. Kovac 5 has seen the land and says it is very good. A few of the settlers are to come from Hungary.