The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
NEW DUTIES WILL
HELP ALBERTA
SHEEP BUSINESS In THE TERRI
TORY is A CONFER.
Owners Are Doubling Their Money
on Recent Investments and Prepar-
ing to Branch Out - immigration
of Americans to Southern Alberta
Goes On Without Interruption.
Special to The Journal.

Raymond, Alberta, June 25.-The
wool growers Of western Canada will
be among the first to derive any ad-
vantage from the changes made In
the Canadian tariff at the present SEES
sion Of parliament. Sheep shearing
was in full swing in this country when
the announcement was made that the
government had resolved to grant
some assistance to the wool industry
of the country by raising the mini
mum duties on a certain class or
goods imported from Europe. Altho
these changes carry no duty on the
raw wool, the announcement was tax
en- as meaning increased ACTIVITY IN
the manufa ctures with a consequent
Increase in demand for the raw ma
teral and the market became very
firm.
citation held meeting at Sterling and
the whole clip of the members, COM
prising some 100000 pounds, was
sold at 14.10 cents pound. The pur-
chasers were New York men,who were
represented by the manager of the
Bank of Montreal in Raymond. They
expressed willingness to take $780,
600 pounds at the same price. Ship
ments are to commence imme diately.
The highest price realized by the
wool growers of this district in past
years has been IL cents pound, SO
LLldL Llc LII pIONcu CoiluiIAoll VI IAiS
market means considerable gain thru
out the Canadian Northwest, for the
disappointed bidders at Sterling have
started out to secure supply at
Medicine Hat, Grassy Lake and other
markets. .- .=
Splendid Profit.
The manager of the Bank Of Mon
treal told the experience of one OF
his clients who last year had 1000
sheep and who will have doubled his
money by next fall Many Americans
sheep business by coming in this year
and buying flocks by the thousand
Canada now imports annually some
100000 pounds Of wool and exports
one-f1fth that amount.
The growing Of wool has moi
yet the government Of the coun.
try has found 1t of sufficient
promis to make special re-
serve of grazing land for sheep, be-
tween Lethbridge and Swift Current
north and south of the Canadian Pa
cific railway, and also southeast o.
Wood mountain on the Montana Dor
der. These reserves include some
$50 townships, and on them the cos
of sheep to it's owner comes to abou
25 cents year.
Despite these reserves, the old wa
between sheep men and cattlemen
and between these two and the settler
Is already on in these territories. Il
Alberta, only a few years ago, a coun
try branded as misfit for farming, tn
sheep men aver that they will 500
have no ranges left, and are strenu
ously calling for protection from tn
government.
Immigration to Southern Alberta.
The fact is that while in othe
parts Of the northwest it is re
ported that the American immigra
ton Is not SO large as last year, 1
southern Alberta the influx of home
seekers from the south Is even large
than 1t was in the summer of 100:
The numbers in Southern Alberta al
ready reach 5000. These settler
which come from all points Of tn
American west, scatter in small settle
ments between the frontier and Ca
gary, a much smaller proportion tina
last year going north Of that poin
The great attraction is the success
obtained during the last two veal
with Turkey Red fall wheat, the see
being brought from Kansas. Yielc
of thirty-five and forty bushels
acre are common on large tracts {
land, and the few pioneers who HAY
been cultivating it for ten and fiftee
years, say that their crop has nevt
been a complete failure. This sun
mer in the Raymond district only rs
600 acres of new land will be broke
and a million bushels Is the vie
looked for in 1904.
Wheat growers in Alberta look 70
ward to an extensive export trade
breadstuffs with the orient and Il
Puget Sound exporters will find he
In a few years some lively compel