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Show AMERICAN INVASION OF CANADA Farmera Are Pouring Across the Boundary to Take Up Land In the Canadian West. Ottawa, Ont. The Immigration department de-partment reports that, according to present indications, fully 150,000 Americans will settle in Canada this year, principally farmers from the western states, who are now pouring across tho boundary line to tnko up land In tho Canadian west. Tho Increase In-crease In American Immigration this year to date Is moro than 50 por cent over last year, when tho total reached nearly 90,000. The entry certificates this year show that tho average amount brought Into the country In cash or settlers' effects Is $811 for each man, woman and child. This means that for tho year about f 125,-000,000 125,-000,000 will bo brought Into the country coun-try from this source alone. Those coming In aro reported to be the best class of agriculturists In tho American west. From Great Britain It is expected expect-ed fully 100,000 immigrants will arrive ar-rive this year. Tho total Immigration .for tho year Is expected to run close to the 300,000 mark, or an average of ono new citizen for every twenty-three of the present population of Canada. |