The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-07
CROP IN MANITOBA
REPORTS THAT WHEAT HAS BEEN
BADLY DAMAGED ARE
DENIED
sPLvNDID HARVEST IN SIGHT
Minister Of Agriculture Estimatea
That the Aggregate Yield VIII
Reach Fifty Million
Bushels

WINNIPEG, Man, Aug 6.--The report
received in Toronto that the Manitoba
crop is damaged by rust ana heat, that
the estimate is lowered TO 42,000,00O bush
els, and that the grain is shrunken, has
received an unqualified denial from all
quarters here That there is some slight
rust in one or two spots is a fact, as
well as other isolated Instances of dam
age in certain parts, but no crop in the
world has ever been taken off the ground
entire.
Nicholas Bawlf, president of the North
ern Elevator company, on behalf of him
self and his company officially denies
that the company sent any Wire to To-
ronto derogatory to the Manitoba crop
or estimated output. Premier Robin also
spoke very strongly on the subject, and
condemned the practice of sending I'M
founded kilograms abroad, especially
those belittling the present crop.
The Canadian Pacific railroad report
also shows splendid crop in sight, and
out of 113 Geographic reports from It's
respective western stations only two OF
them report rust, and that slight. They
were Ell1horn and Cypress River. One
other, Sewell, mentions slight damage
from grasshoppers while three others,
Elm Creek, Nesbitt and RathWeu say
that heavy storms lodged the wheat
Only one branch, Calgary q Edmonton
road, makes a poor showing; all the
other nine western lines send favorable
reports, with the above slight eXcep-
lions.
r. p Robin, minister Of agriculture,
was shown a copy of the telegram pur-
porting to have been sent by the North
ern Elevator company, stating That the
Manitoba crop was seriously damaged by
heat and rust, and that the yield would
be reduced to 100000 bushels. He APP
rn1 Iat CO m
leading and untrue a statement should
be sent east He said that it was i'm
possible to judge the motive of the send
ers but they evidently must have some
ak to grind, as no public good could re-
suit from a statement so unWarranted
by facts Mr.. Robin further sad that
his department had been visited within
the last few days by many prominent
farmers from all parts of the province,
and In not a single case was any state
ment made that would justify the re-
mort alleged to have been sent. Special
inquiries, he said, had been made re-
garding the way in which the grain was
filling up. and 1t was perfectly satisfac-
tory. From the information In his de-
partment it would appear that Manitoba
would have about 50,0O0,000 bushels of
wheat crop. He reckoned that there were
1000, 900 acres in wheat, averaging rs
bushels to the acre, and was the larg-
est Yield an acre since crop statistics
had been compiled. The crop is also
ripcning under the most favorable con-
ditions possible.
Nicholas Bawlf, of the Northern Ele-
vator company, said that he knew moth
ing of the dispatch in question. Neither
he nor the company sent it. $50 far as
the company is concerned, he said, i
know nothing about it. There Is some
slight damage to the crops from rust,
but 1t is not worth mentioning" Mr.,
Bawlf appeared surprised at the con-
tents Of the telegram, in the face of en-
couraging reports received from time to
time, and agreed that the report was OK
aggerated and unfounded