The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-20
TO STORE The GRAIN THIS CAPS CLIMAX AN7P0DlL TRAFFIC
Canadian Northwest Is Largely In
creasing It's Elevator Capacity.
LINE AND TERMINAL HOUSES
1t Is Still Question Whether Ca
pacity VIII Grow as Fast as
the Yield.

Millions of bushels will be added to the
grain storage capacity of the Canadian
northwest this year and when the new
crop comes in the facilities for handling
it will be greatly superior, to those OF
last year. Work is now in progress on
fifty three country elevators at widely
scattered points-many other houses are
being planned daily and many places OF
longer standing will be put into opera
ton later, the only reason for delay be-
ing the difficulty of obtaining building
material. .
Last year when Manitoba turned out its
bumper wheat crop. there was great diff
hculty sn handling it., Not only were
the railroads taxed beyond their ability
to move the grain offered, but at the pri-
mary points the greatest difficulty was ex-
perienced in finding temporary storage
room, and all sorts of expedients were re-
sorted to to protect the grain from the
elements pending it's removal east by the
railroads.
: Manitoba has in all some 425 elevators.
In addition there are 50 fiat storehouses,
most of the latter erected last year to re-
lieve the pressure. In all, these 494
houses afford storage capacity for 49,
$4,000 bushels. The northwest terri
tories have III elevators, and 18 fiat ware
houses with a capacity of 3,214,oO0 bush
els, making a total capacity of 15.393,OOO
bushels for the territory of which Winni-
peg is the commercial center
Passing to the lake, the levators at
Fort William, owned by the Canadian Pa
cif1c road, offered storage capacity for
5,5Q0,000 bushels, while at Port Arthur the
Canadian Northern elevator and the King
elevator make up an additional 100000
bushels. a~
Summing it all up, there is capacity to
carry safely 22,493,0 900 bushels over winter
t1,op ho1 thn" "aS-
timated wheat yield of Manitoba last
year. .~. .-. ~"
1t is evident that If the Canadian north
west is to continue producing larger crops
from year to year, elevator building must
proceed rapidly and on considerable
scale to keep pace with it.
OF the country elevators now getting
under way, twenty are being built by the
Ogilvie Milling company and have 10000
bushels capacity each. The Lake of the
Woods Milling company is building fifteen
houses Of 10000 bushels EACH The Win
nipeg Elevator company is building twelve
houses of Is, 900 bushels each, while the
Western Elevator company has six under
way Of $4,000 bushels each. The London
Milling company has plans for twelve
houses. Along the 500 line aHnumber a of
houses will be built by American capital.
These can be of no less than 25,00O bu,
each, as this matter. is under strict con-
troll of the Royal Commission,' which ex-
ercises supervision over all Canadian
houses, does not encourage the building
Of small houses and from the Winnipeg
office will not issue a permit for house
of less than $4,000 bushels. q. .,
The big elevator D at Fort William, re-
Gently damaged by fire, will be repaired
as fast as the work can be done, while
the capacity of Port Arthur will be ma
tertally increased, the most important un-
dertaking being the 100000 bushel house
to be erected there by the Barnet & Rec
ord company Of Minneapolis