Show Invasion Not Alarming Canada There Is no occasion for cither surprise sur-prise or alarm because capital from the United States Is entering Canada 01 because settlers are swarming across tile boundary to the fine lands of our Northwest These things come about quite naturally and need possess no significance except in the sight of those who believe that Canada occupies an artificial position and must maintain her place by unnatural expedients What could be more natural than that the capitalist who has mined In Nevada Ne-vada should Invest mon1 in similar mining projects at Ttospland or Sudbury Sud-bury What is more natural than that the capitalist who grinds pulp in Michigan Mich-igan and Maine should bo attracted by the larger and better forests of New Ontario All the capitalist cares about Is how the Investment will figure oul In seeking profits he will not pause at imaginary boundary lines between two countries absolutely similar in all Important Im-portant respects Capital comes more readily to us from the United States than from England because American capitalists with their experienced eyes see more openings here than we see ourselves whereas to Interest British capital we must see the opening and explain It to men who do not understand The state of development develop-ment this country Is now In was Passed through by the United Stales and hoi capitalists gained experience that stands them In good stead It Is also quite natural that settlers should flock across to our plains because be-cause they know good land and how to work it They have been landhunt ing before They do not enter our West to learn how to grow wheat for they know nIl about It That Is right in their line and they come to our rich vacant lands more readily than do Englishmen who know little t about it i and who listen distrustfully to the golden story told by the Immigration agentToronto Star |