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5. There is more freedom of movement, as, for instance, 

 in the sport afforded, which, though very moderate, is 

 wild, free, and charming. 



We have seen the sort of men who are not likely to 

 make successful immigrants in Canada ; let us now en- 

 deavour to ascertain the different classes who will be most 

 likely to get on well to enrich themselves in the first 

 place and the Dominion in the second place. 



1. Working farmers with capital, be it more or less. 



2. Farm-labourers and domestic servants. 



3. Artisans and tradesmen ; but as the demand for such 

 is limited, a tradesman, though eventually sure of remu- 

 nerative employment in his own particular line, should 

 be willing and ready to turn his hand to the first occupa- 

 tion that is offered to him on his arrival. 



4. Capitalists. These I will divide into two classes. 

 a. Men of small fortune, who find themselves unable to 

 live as they would wish in an old country. The advan- 

 tages Canada has to offer to such can hardly be over- 

 stated. Their money, invested with perfect security, will 

 yield them double the income it would at home, and each 

 shilling of their increased incomes will go twice as far in 

 providing the necessaries and comforts of life. 6. Enter- 

 prising and ambitious men of business, who, owing to over- 

 competition, strikes, &c., have no opening in the old 

 country. Canada possesses all the materials for becoming 

 a great manufacturing centre. Her geographical posi- 

 tion and maritime facilities are unrivalled ; her supply of 

 raw material is immense practically unlimited coal, 

 iron, wood, &c., &c. All she wants is capital and enter- 

 prise to develop her resources. I am as confident as I 



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