The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-12
MILD WINTERS IN
NORTHWEST CANADA
Canadians Say Yankees Do Not
Give Their Climate It's
h Proper Credit. -
Nv w. w. Jermane.

BY w. w. Jermane.
Winnipeg, July 12.-Canadians OF the
northwest are very, tender on the cues
ton of climate. They declare that the
them proper credit for the comparative
mildness of the winters here. The same
ATTITUDES on the Canadian Atlantic coast
are almost uninhabitable and far be-
yond the line of possible crop develop
ment. s;&,ss51.. So
. The people of this region call atten-
ton to the fact that if there were no
mountains to the west of their prairies,
those prairies would posses a climate as
warm as that of western Europe, IN
similar latitude.
The Rocky mountains bar the passage
of the warm winds from the Pacific
rushing currents of warm Pacific air
which temper the wintry blast and mod
ify the climate for hundreds OF miles
east of the mountains. These warm cur
tives, make themselves felt as far east
as Battleford and Moose Jaw, and at
Calgary, near the foot of the mountains,
$40 miles west of Winnipeg, there is a
mean summer temperature OF oS.S, a
mean winter temperature of Is, and an
average of 37.4 for the year, as COM
pared with a summer average of IS.
winter average of 90 below zero, and
a. mean annual average Of 1913 for Win
nipeg. And this is true, despite the
fact that Calgary is $3.50 feet above sea
level and Winnipeg 760:
Theoretically, 800 feet of altitude
means one degree of temperature, for
which reason Edmonton, which is far
north of Calgary, has a climate almost
a duplicate Of Calgary s, for it is sup
piled with warm waves from the Pa
feet lower than that which supplies Cal
gary. The foregoing and many other
facts as to climate are told all visitors
to this country, and in the face Of the
official figures these statements must
be accepted. -
Canada's Immense Forests.
Some idea Of the immensely of the
forests of Canada may be had from the
tario and Quebecthe usual revenue from
forest runs from a million to million
and a quarter dollars, annually. The
great timber belt of Canada covers all
the Laurentian belt of Canada covers all
to the Mackenzie river, distance OF
of 200 miles. Thus far it has beer
touched on the edges only. New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia have each more
than 1000 square miles of forest. Brit
ish Columbia has timber belt which
extends more than no miles northwarC
and is almost 300 miles wide. This belt
is said to be the most valuable or
the continent, and its value is steadily
increasing, as the supply in the United
States diminishes.
The, exhaustion Of the forests in Eu
rope and in the United States has al
ready caused Canadian authorities tt
begin careful study of forest condi
lions, and it will be the purpose Of thu
country to prift by mistakes made else
where, and to adopt some system Of re
forestation which will prevent the sup
ply from becoming exhausted. Thus far
however, nothing in this direction has
been accomplished. and numbering oper.
ations here have been fully as wasteful
as in. the United States. For example
the provincial authorities spent bnt
81 900 to protect. revenue of more than
$1,000, 900. Several rangers were held
responsible for 800 square miles each
Milling Deal in England.
The elevator men of Canada as vet Ede
not know what will come of the move
ton of an alliance between themselve
and the milling interests in England TO
the grinding Of Canadian wheat in tina
country. It was on the initiative of tn
elevator men that the matter was takel
up in England, and some time mus
elapse before any decision can b
reached insuring the investment of Brit
ish capital at home in milling proper
ties. -
Such a proposition would mean, j
carried out, heavy decrease in Amer
can flour exports. Canadian elevate
men and wheat growers are very restiv
under the American duty of 25 cent
law, and, having made up their mind
that there is no chance for reciprocity
and that American farmers would b
able to prevent reduction Of the duty
even were the tariff revised, they hav
turned to the mother country for hell
already laid the matter before Englis
capitalists. and it is receiving serior
consideration.
Such compact would hardly work t
the direct advantage of wheat growe1
on either side of the line, for the Ii,
erpool market would still fix the worl
PHI Price i fer e.. Wheat: It would harm II
Of an important export trade and by tt
loss of transportation charges. Abo,
all these considerations, probably, tt
proposed compact would be regrette
from the American side of the limo, b
cause Of the closer trade relations B
tween Great Britain and Canada whit
it would bring about. This is only OF
more indication of the fact that II
Canadians have grown weary Of tryir
to secure better trade relations with u
and now are in a state of absolute i
difference as to the entire question.
American Trade with Canada.
At the same time, however, Ames
can trade with Canada continues
show substantial gains, but this is
spite of the existing conditions OF
cial figures, recently compiled, sho
that American exports to this count
grew from $52OO0,0 900 in the s,
months ending with April, 1897.
$104, 100000 for the ten months endil
April, 1904, and to $11495O,O0O for Il
corresponding period in 1905. This ira
began to develop in 1870. From IS
to 1866 a reciprocity treaty was in o
Grafton; from 1867, to 1897 CONNER
between the two countries was una
fected by special trade arrangement
from April, 1897, to August, 1898, t