The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
FIGURES ON GRAIN
TRANSPORTATION.
Major Edwards Reports That Can
T
adian Shipments Are Break = /
ing All Records.
Report Seems to Show That Min
.neapolis Millers Should Be-
r:. stir Themselves.

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington. .-as. p r.. ~ 49,: e..
washington, Feb. 13.-Major Ed
wards, consul general at Montreal,
makes an interesting report to the de-
partment of commerce and labor re-
ton. He notes that the removal of
tolls on Canadian canals is bringing in
Of wheat and corn that are
breaking all records. Recently a mil
lion bushels Of corn passed thru these
canals in five days. Up to August
there had passed thru Montreal 9,00O,-
900 bushels of wheat and 4,5OO,OOO
than 100000 bushels Of wheat and
100000 bushels Of corn shipped from
Boston.
After, giving various statistics of
grain shipments from all eastern
American and Canadian ports, Major
Edwards says: -, 49,.
More Canadian grain is exported from
United States ports than from Canadian
and this grain is a considerable item in
the traffic Of these American ports. Last
year it supplied over q per cent of the
grain exports of New York, 40 per cent
Of the grain shipments from Boston and
nearly IS per cent of the Portland ship
ments. A large number Of very interest
ing deductions may be drawn from these
figures. The most interesting is that the
Canadian, route apparently receives as
much as it gives. e. ~..-.~' r..,.l.
It is estimated that the grain acreage
of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories
is 20 per cent above last year. Careful
estimates give this years acreage at more
than 100000 acres jim Manitoba and the
territories Last year the wheat crop was
estimated to have amounted to $4,000, 600
bushels, so this season the most conserva-
tive observers estimate the prospective
yield at IS, 100000 bushels.
The Great Lakes & st. Lawrence Trans
portation company has now ten ships in
commission between Duluth and Quebec
bringing grain from the west. The YES
sells are the largest carried on the st.
Lawrence canals, being 266 feet long, Al
feet deep and carrying $3.50 tons each Oh
a fourteen-foot draft Of water. These
vessels are able to bring grain to Quebec
for from AZ to 6 cents bushel.
The Canadian Northern railway an
nounces that in view of the enormous
crop in prospect it will commence work
on two new elevators Of modern type at
Port Arthur storage elevator with a
capacity of 100000 bushels and a ship
ping elevator of 100000 bushels. The
construction is to be rushed, and there
will be some storage in these new ele-
yators this season. The Canadian Pacffic's
elevator capacity at Fort William is 7,OOO.'
.UOU DuSnelS.
The Edwards report is being dis
cussed with great interest to-day by
members Of the Minnesota delegation
in congress. They appreciate better
than ever before that the Canadian ia
cilities for growing and handling grain
are increasing at an enormous rate
Already the trade is pretty equally di-
yided between the two countries
Canada is helping us in matters Of
shipment, ETC., as much as we are
helping them. In the future, how
ever, with Canada's promise of i'm
proved and widely extended wheat
and flour transportation facilities, she
will increase her percentage Of gra1r
| handled over us.
It is believed by the delegation tina
| the present is a good time to plan fol
better facilities on this side Of the line
Our elevator and transportation serv
| ice is as good as Canada's and posi-
bly, cannot be generally improved, bu
we should offer a better market fol
wheat and keep more Of our grain a
home, for use in home mills, thus in
creasing our exports of flour and re
ducing the exports Of wheat.
This problem can be solved by prop
| err attention to details in Minneapolis
land Buffalo, and members Of the dele
|onlovhoARaoofnr
cations think the question is import
ant enough to demand serious atten
| ton.
! w W. Jermane