. Canada in 1880 [microform] : reports of tenant farmers' delegates on the Dominion of Canada as a field for settlement. Agriculture; Land settlement; Agriculture; Colonisation intérieure. â a REPORT OF MR. GEORGE CURTIS, . Woodsidft SiUden, Yorkshire, ;â â ! * Obatin farmen are pretty well acquainted with the circumBtanceB which led to the appointment of Mr. O. Curtis aci tbeir delegate to Canada to report on the Buitability of that country aa a field for the emigration of Craven farmers. Suffice it now, therefore, to say that five months â¢go, on the Invitation of the Canadian Government, t
. Canada in 1880 [microform] : reports of tenant farmers' delegates on the Dominion of Canada as a field for settlement. Agriculture; Land settlement; Agriculture; Colonisation intérieure. â a REPORT OF MR. GEORGE CURTIS, . Woodsidft SiUden, Yorkshire, ;â â ! * Obatin farmen are pretty well acquainted with the circumBtanceB which led to the appointment of Mr. O. Curtis aci tbeir delegate to Canada to report on the Buitability of that country aa a field for the emigration of Craven farmers. Suffice it now, therefore, to say that five months â¢go, on the Invitation of the Canadian Government, the fanners of this important nazing dis> triot appointed Mr. Curtis, and he accordingly went out to view the land, leaving the shores of England on board the Allan Line steamer Sarmalian about the middle of July. He remained In Canada ⢠little short of three months, confining his observations chiefly to the Province of Ontario, covering in that period a tract of country about 700 miles long by SOO miles broad. Beoently Mr. Ciutis returned home, and last Monday met a lai^e gathering of the Craven farmen at the Assembly Booms adjoining the Black Horse Hotel, Skipton (Mr. John Throup). It being the fortnightly oattle-fair day, the room was crowded. On the motion of Mr. H. Holden (ELalton East), seconded by Mr. W. H. Davis (Gargrave), Mr. A. Ross was called to the ehalr. Amongst those present were Mr. Grahame, of Glasgow, Canadian Government agent | BIr. GomersalX Otterbum; and Mr. Shuttlewortb, representative of the State ofjowa, 'TheChairman, in opening the proceedings, said that five months ago many of those present Msembled in that room to select one out of three gentlemen nominated at a previous meeting to itroceed to Canada, at the invitation of the Canadian Government, as a delegate from the Craven armers. Mr. Curtis was selected, and to-d^ they had met together again to hear Mr. Ourtis'a report on Canada as a field for emigration. Doubts had been express
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