CANADIAN CONDITIONS. 45

cause not to be affected by the profit of their
profession.
In fact, we met Canadians who were in a position
to speak with knowledge on the subject, who
roundly declared that the preference would not
increase the rate of immigration by 5 per cent.
because the superiority of Canada over other countries
 is already so marked that it must be for other
reasons, such as climate, society, &amp;c., that emigrants
from Europe go to farm in other lands.
1. Security of Property—The settler in Canada
soon realises that the laws of the country he has
come to live in are adequate to protect his property
and keep the peace. The United States citizen
when he comes across the border is popularly supposed
 to throw away his revolver. He soon learns
to appreciate the fact that he has come to live under
more perfect law and order than he has known
before, and is no longer called upon to be his own
court of summary jurisdiction. This in itself should
give Canada an advantage as a settlers’ country.
2. Railway Rates.~In a country where railway
rates are so vital a part of agricultural expenditure
it is important to note that here again the Canadian
farmer has a decided advantage over his rival in
the United States. The facts given below, taken
from a Boston (Mass.) paper, are quite typical, and
similar figures can be obtained for other places in
the two countries. The Canadian Grain Act, too,
ensures that the railway companies shall provide
cars to carry the farmer's crops to the market at