The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-18
MANITOBA And Y WEST.
Both Sections Are Looking for a
Record Crop.
CHANGES FOR BETTER
?
English Laborers to Be Imported,
but q Shortage Is More
Than Likely.


during the past week has been idle for |
the growing crops and everything points
now to a successful harvest Frost was
threatened one or two nights during the
early part of the week, but at the criti-"I
cal point, when the thermometer was al
most showing that frost had come, the
wind, which had been blowing from a
northerly direction, swerved round and
saved the situation. The weather has
been exceptionally warm the past few
days and is now settled. The wheat Is
ripening fast and cutting has already
commenced In many parts of the province
The provincial government and the c.
P. R. are making strong efforts to induce
the requisite number Of farm hands to
come from the east, but 1t Is doubtful II
they will succeed. There is no doubt but
that $4,000 men could be given employ
ment, but the best reports as to the pros
poets do not promise more than $4,000.
The Canadian Pacific has arranged with
the Allan & Beaver steamship companies
to give cheap rates to English farm
| laborers and each company has arranged
two sailings. The results of this ex-
! pertinent have yet to be learned, but the
temptation to the British farm laborer,
who is used to such pay as SIS to $40 a
month, will be great when at least double
| that amount, with board added, can be
secured in the Canadian northwest. Some
farmers are Offering as much as $50
!
The officials of the Canadian Pacific and
| Canadian Northern roads are preparing
for the handling Of the crop. The Ca
madam Pacific is rushing its cars west
and promises to have 10000 available. It's
number of engines is uncertain, but the
| officials promise between $50 and 400.
| The Canadian Northern road to Port
Arthur is now in good shape and trains
will be running over it regularly by the
end Of the week. The officials Of this
road say that up to date they have taken
| out 10000 bushels of last years crop,
and this season they will be in position
to take out 100000 900 bushels. Their ele-
vator capacity at Port Arthur last year
was 1000, 900 bushels, and by the time the
crop is ready to handle this year, their
capacity will be fully 100000. The Ca
madam Pacific has also increased it's
hauling capacity by twenty-five loco
! motive and 800 cars.
With another week of the present set
tied weather Manitoba and the west will
| undoubtedly have record crop. The
| samples of wheat received by Dominion
immigration Commissioner Smith from
all parts of the west show that the heads
are larger and better filled and the grain
are now predicting that the estimates are
all below the mark. The root and veg
| table growth Is in every respect equal ito
that of the grain; the ranchers, too, re-
port similar prosperity, and times in the
west were never more prosperous.
Charles E. Lewis, leading grain COM
mission and stock broker of Minneapolis,
is the guest of Premier Robin. He says
! that great interest is shown by business
men fthe twin cities in everything per-
tanning to the Canadian northwest, and
they are fully alive to the Importance of
this developing market and feel confident
great trade can be worked up here
This Is particularly true of the leading
grain firms Of Minneapolis, many of whom
have already opened branches in Winni-
peg and will make a strong bid for a
share in the handling of Manitoba's grain
crop.
R: p. Robin gave dinner in honor of
the visitor at which several of Winnipeg s
leading business men were present.
Aneta, N. D., Aug. 18.-Crops here have
never looked as fine as they do this year
oats are being harvested and the wheat
harvest will be on by the middle of the
week. Joseph Wells threshed out field
of barley Saturday that went over forty
bushels to the acre. East and southeast
OF town they are expecting from fifty tc
> ninety bushels of oats to the acre an6
from twenty five to forty bushels o.
wheat.
. Fargo, N. D., Aug. 18.-The story the
> threshing machine is telling is decidedly
'. satisfactory one to the majority of the
farmers. The yields are much large1
q than had been expected, and withou
some serious storm North Dakota viii
q raise a great crop. The harvest is prac
" tically over, in the southern half of tn
state, except late flax. In the central ant
r western parts the work is in full blast
= and the northern tier Of counties hav
~ gotten we'll started. The weather ha
= been cool, just ideal for saving tn
- wheat. Warmer weather Saturday an
Sunday helped the corn and fax.
l. Jamestown, N. D., Aug. 18.-The grail
= yield this year is immense. Most of tn
"a wheat is in shock, safe from hail or frost
" In the vicinity of Kensal and Courtena
the same good condition is seen. Tn
county Is immense and there is muc
d more of it than in the southern par
where grain was mostly sowed.
Lisbon, N. D., Aug. 1S.-The frs
l. threshing of the crop of 1902 in Ranso1
'r county was done Saturday. Nels Olso
st threshed 1922 bushels Of oats from six
le teen acres. He seeded five bushels
in barley and from that amount of see
4. threshed 17S bushels, or more than sixt
1e bushels an acre. Erick Gunderso
&c threshed barley that yielded sixty-si
| "
ut 100 acres. of barley that averaged fifty
In five bushels an acre. Wheat threshin
will commence next week and it is
bumper crop.
be Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 1S.-Threshing
ed just getting started hereabouts, most
s. the machines beginning on shock wo1
of the last of the week. Reports are mt
he yet coming in generally, but such as ha,
he been received show a yield Of fro
Is eighteen to twenty eight bushels. Tv
to pieces which were below the average
We condition gave ten and thirteen bushels
IT. ="
'o' Jordan, Mimi, Aug. J18.-Stacking
grain is pretty we'll completed, althous
it has been delayed by wet weather. r.
ep ports from threshers agree that the crt
d. Of spring wheat in Scott county Is Il
"a, lut poorest in years. All other crops, hoy
tn ever, yield bountifully. The light vie
'e- of wheat is due to damage from rus
N "a Representatives of three milling firn
ric have been looking over the ground he
us with the view Of erecting Touring mi
raj