Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1917 — CANADA’S INMIGRATION [ARTICLE]

CANADA’S INMIGRATION

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 northern neighbor and linked hands In the great struggle for a., freer democracy throughout the civilized world. As 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 tline that the United States declared its Intention to enter the contest and contribute of Its resources to the defeat 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 necessary to feed the fighting forces and keep up the requi cements 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, but once the United States was declared to be In a 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 fjgom both a United States and Canadian point of view thattheiminigratlon of farmers, to take up homestead lands and to purchase Improved and unimproved land In Canada, has shown such a wonderful 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. It Is altogether probable that the action of the Canadian Government in taking the duty off wheat going into Canada, thus automatically lifting the duty off that coming Into the United States, may not be responsible for an Increased immigration to Canada. Canada’s reputation for growing larger average yields and a better quality of grain, and on lands, many of which are free, as well as those that range from sls to $35 an acre, is an appeal that Is being responded to by farmers who are now renting high-priced lands, is another reason for expecting an- Increasing number of farmers from the United States. Mr. W. D. Scott, Superintendent of Immigration at Ottawa, Canada, recently gave out figures concerning Immigration 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, and 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 that already this spring mote settlers’ effects 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 during the year ending December 31, 1916. a total of 8,136 persons as compared with 5,812 during the twelve months previous. At the same time nearly twice as many Immigrants passed through the Immigration department

at Edmonton, Alberta, tn the last twelve months as for the same period of the year before. « iThe number of settlers from Eastern Canada migrating to the west also Increased. From January Ito March 31, 1917, the number of cars of stock that passed through the Winnipeg yards was 750, as compared with 361 last year. A fair estimate of the value of eaeb car would be about $2,000, which means that the West has secured additional live stock to the value of $150.000 or more, during the first three months of 1917, not taking into account that brought in by Immigrants from the United States.*—Advertisement