The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-14
WHEAT CAN'T
Be DIVERTED
-
canada's Production Will
Keep in Advance of
Carrying Capacity.
6. r. Eve Says American
Elevators Must newt
ably Be Used.

G.. F. Eve, secretary Of the VanDusen-
Harrington company, who returned this
morning from Winnipeg and other points
in Manitoba, says that natural conditions
will force a large amount Of Canadian
grain through terminals on this side Of
the line during years to come. After
careful Investigation, he believes that the
development of western Canada will keep
In advance of the development of her
transportation and elevator facilities, and
that she must look to American facilities
for help in marketing her grain.
AS business proposition said Mr..
Eve. mo one can expect the Canadian
Pacific and other roads that may be built
in the western provinces to do other than
to discourage the movement of Canadian
grain by American roads except underfex-
IRENE conditions which seriously affect
business and make it impossible for the
farmer to market his wheat. The Ca
madam roads want to haul all of the Ca
madam grain they can to Canadian
terminals at Port Arthur and Fort Will
liam. Extreme conditions have forced a
change of policy temporarily and as a re-
suit considerable gof this grain is going
east by American routes. Grain acreage
In Canada will increase SO rapidly that
under the most ordinary conditions the
transportation facilities will ontinually
tai far short Of the demand and the con-
dit1ons which prevail this year will con-
tlnue to favor grain men on this side. of
the line in their efforts to bring large
amount of that wheat this way.
Inefe IS an opportunity for American
grain men and millers in the handling of
this Canadian product which ought to
prompt vigorous action toward the elm
tlnatlon of the duty on wheat. The Amer
lcan. wheat producer and miller will have
the canadian crop to contend with in the
world S markets from now on. 1t will be
a. big factor and the quicker we prepare
to cope with this new element in the
situation, the better.
| Some of the Canadian business men
say that the unusual weather conditions
last fall are responsible for the con-
gestion Of the wheat traffic. They say that
the four weeks rainy weather delayed the
marketing OF wheat just that long and in
the Indian summer weather which fol-
lowed. the grain was rushed in fast. But
in the meantime four weeks of open navi-
cation, necessary to the successful handl-
ling of the crop had been lost. This argu-
ment itself shows how dependent upon
perfect weather conditions is the success
full handling of the crop had been lost.
This argument itself shows how depend
ent upon perfect weather conditions is
the successful marketing of the Canadian
|1crop. Among Canadian traffic men and
others who have made a close study of
the situation the opinion apepars to be
general that the adverse conditions I'M
der which Canadian roads operate will
force a large amount Of this wheat over
American lines during the season when
navigation is closed
''The wheat shipped to Duluth has re-
lieved the situation at some points in
Canada. There is still large amount of
grain awaiting shipment in western Mani
toba and Assiniboia.' @t