The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08
CANADIAN WEST
HAS MUCH WHEAT
55,ooo,ooo BUSHELS, SAYS WHITE
OF CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Bulk Is No. 2 Northern, but There Is a
Good Sprinklng Of No. / Hard -
American Land Spectators Invade
the Calgary District ~ Canadian
Northern Names Twenty-one New
Stations.

Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 8.-The special
correspondent Of the Commercial West
Of Minneapolis writes his paper that
William Whyte, second vice president Of
the Canadian Pacific, says it will require
all the facilities of the company to
handle the immense business of this sea-
son. He gives as an estimate Of the
amount Of wheat, 100000 bushels.
Ihresh1ng Is progressing very rapidly
and In another three weeks Manitoba
and the territories will have record
breaking crop.
Threshing returns prove that the yield
is much better than expected. Around
Virden, where fifteen to eighteen bush
els was expected, they are getting TWEEN
ty bushels and more. On some farms
near Brandon as high as thirty-fve
bushels to the acre have been obtained.
A fair percentage is going No. hard
and the large percentage No. 2 north
profitable crop.
Heavy Wheat Movement.
The movement of wheat shows that
along the Canadian Pacific 100000 bush
els have been marketed against $4,000
up to the same anne period q year ago, and
last year. Inspections Of wheat for
of 1890 cars from last year. The move
ment this year is two weeks later than
last, which accounts for the decrease.
The total number of cars inspected was
1890, against $3.50 in 1908. ...... +
In terminal r III elevators at the lake
were 528,547 bushels against 1,229,O49
last year. The increase for the week was
424,983, against an increase last year
Of over 100000. Of the amount in
store 238,6S0 bushels are Of No. north
ern grade and 22,883 No. hard grade.
ernment have been en- am amounted i't to take take
place on Nov. 3 and the policy Of the
liberal government now In power, in the
building Of the new transcontinental
railroad which will be Of great benefit
to the west, is the main issue.
Railway Land Sales.
The Canadian Pacific railway land
year has disposed Of about half mil
lion acres Of land for about $1,sOO,OOO.
This has practically been to actual
settlers. .... ..@ss ~.
An important land sale has just been
effected for the Canadian Northwest
district. The land was purchased by E.
II. Coak!ey, Of Galesburg in the interest
of Illinois homeseekers and consisted of
$4,000 acres in the vicinity Of Coaldale
on the Crows Nest Pass railroad. It
is expected that portion of this land
will be devoted to the growing Of fall
wheat, which has proved very successful
in southern Alberta. g.. ~.
New Canadian Northern Stations.
The Canadian Northern Railway COM
pany has named the stations Of the
new Edmonton line from Kamsack. to
Humboldt, to which points the rails have
been laid, distance of 425 miles from
Winnipeg. There are twenty-one sta
tions located distance of from six to;
eight miles apart, and at points where
towns are likely to spring up at once the
company is building. new stations.
From reports received from the west
there are more moneyed American land
spectators in the Calgary district than
ever BEFORE - 49,,