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account. Both my son and myself will, I am sure, always feel 

 grateful to you for your valuable assistance in furtherance of 

 his first start in life, and I never fail to mention my cause for 

 most complete satisfaction whenever occasion offers or friends 

 inquire." 



W. E. S. writes from Ontario, December 2nd, 1883 : 



"Dear Sirs, — I write to tell you that I am perfectly satisfied 



with the farmer with whom your agent, Mr. B , has placed me. 



Mr. W , the farmer that I expected to have gone to, had un- 

 fortunately got a man when I arrived, so I could not go there. 

 The farmer I am with is both kind and considerate towards me, 

 and his family treat me with the greatest kindne?s. Farming out 

 here is, as I expected, very different from England, and the 

 climate is very enjoyable, although very cold just now. The farmer, 

 when I had been here a day or two, told me I was to make myself 

 as much at home as if I was in my own father's house, so you can 

 guess from that what sort of man he is. My opinion of this 

 country is that if a young man comes out here with a thorough 

 determination to work and get on he can do so by perseverance. 

 When I first came here "we had four men draining different fields 

 on the farm, and from conversation vdth them I found they had 

 been farm labourers in Surrey, all four working on the same farm. 

 Their master gave up and they emigrated twelve years ago, and 

 by hard work they got on, and now tAvo of them, brothers, own 

 between them one hundred and sixty acres of land and two span 

 of horses, besides a few cows and pigs. Now, if such men can get 

 on, why cannot young men with good educations get on ? But one 

 thing I would recommend them to do before coming out here, and 

 that is they must leave all pride and fastidiousness behind them. 



I have to-day written to Mr. B with regard to signing the 



contract, as the month is up on Thursday, December 7th. All I 

 can say of your travelling arrangements for young men sent out 

 as I was is that they are eiverything that could be desired. 

 " Wishing you a vast increase in your business, 



" I remain. Sirs, 



"Yours truly." 



The Rev. Dr. J. B. D. writes, January 14th, 1884 : 



** I have had many letters from strangers to me with inquiries. 

 I have always answered that I am sure you will fulfil your engage- 

 ments and do all that you can for young men sent out through 

 you. Of coui-se there are some who will never do anything for 

 themselves whatever is done for them, bu.t I am convinced that 

 going to a well-selected farmer through you is the best chance ^ 

 young man can have in emigration." 



