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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20
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Copyright 1906 by Frank O. Carpen-
teri
~ ATTLEFoRD Saskatchewan. 49,
* want TO tell you hos Americans
] mrn IN Canada. There are some-
thng ike 10000 ex-United States
citizens in this British northwest and
$4,000 came here last year. All own
farms, and most OF them are the prize
farmers of their communities, They
have been cultipating similar lands IN
Minnesota and the Dakotas. ana have
brought their farm machinery and
household effects with them. The nave
imported their own horses and they be-
gan breaking the prairie the moment
they landed. by way Of illustration,
one American. who came in Last sprns,
arrived at Saskatoon, moro than 20
miles north of the American boundary
ut 10 O'Clock one morning. the cars naq
hardly stopped bslOrc he MAS JCsNns
his stun out, ana by two that afternoon
he had three plows ~ work breaking the
prairie. Many aTaers MO U.ll.e IA
the spring live in tents until tue lirat
crop is planted, others kuocK up ludc
shacks while they arc ploWing ana
seeding, whiting i0r the summe. 90
build their homes Within q few
months from now the pl0Ying win be
going on all over the wheat belt and
the people win do nothing else until
they get the grain planted,
BREAKING TIE PRAIRIE.
The methods of farming here are diff
ferent from those in The settled parts
OF the United states. Thefe are ml-
lions OF acres OF land which have never
been touched by man. The prairie II
covered with thick sod aud one must
have stroug teams and gooa ploWs TO
turn 1t. The best time for breaking IL
In the early spring, when the earth has
been softened by the winter SHOWS. AS
coon as the frost is out the p0ws are
started and they are kept busy until
the crop rs in.
The breaking Is done by the farmers
who own the land and by contractors.
who make a business of preparing the
land for outsiders. and who later on,
do much of the threshing. The ordin-
ary farmer uses a gang plow and from
three to a half dozen horses. With
three horses he Is able 70 pillow about
two acres per day and with additional
horses more IN proportion. Much Of the
work II performed by traction engines,
which haul machine plows 30 large that
they turn over a strip of sod as wide
as the average city sidewalk at one
time. These plows will make nine fur
rows IN crossing the field, and viii
break up as much as 40 acres In one
day. Such work is done by contract,
the contractor charging $3.50 per acre
for doing the blowing.
The next process Is back setting; that
Is going over the field again and throw
ing the burrows In the opposite drec~
ton. This may also be done by con-
tract. the total price for blowing, back
setting and seeding being s.. This means
that a man can have his wheat planted
I'm fields reduced from the virgin prairie
mt IS per acre and the cost OF the seed.
Indeed, / have had real estate agents,
who have been trying TO sell me land,
offer TO take charge of a farm and put
It under crop for s. per acre and the
cost OF the seed. This Is In addition to
the purchase price.
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up. Men stand on the wagons piling
the sheaves. AS soon as a wagon is
loaded II Is driven to the thresher.
There are two there all the time, and
the shettves stream continuously into
the threshers from sunrise TO sunset.
At the same time there Is little river
Of grain flowing out. 1t comes from
the thresher through tin pipe which
has a flexible end OF canvas. This end
Is placed In the wagon box and the
wheat is not handled by man from the
time It leaves the straw until II reaches
the car. Wagon after wagon comes to
the thresher and Is filled with wheat,
its driver carrying II on to the elevator
or up to the platforms, which are pro-
ylded at the stations, from where II
may be shoyeled into the cars.
THE TRAVELLING THRESuERs.
The work here, as on most Of the
Canadian farms. Is done by contract
threshers. Few farmers own such ma
chimes, but there are contractors who
go from farm to farm carrying gangs
Of men with them. They thesh the
wheat at so much per bushel. They
have threshing machines, many of
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the wheat region there are now more
than 1000 elevators. There are several
at every station; they stand out on the
landscape, marking the value OF the
wheat districts surrounding There
are 800 different stations, when have
such granaries, and altogether they
have Il storage capacity of 10000, 600
bushels. This Is outside the great ele-
yators at Fort William and Port Ar
thur at the head OF Lake
superior, which VIII hold some
thing like 2O,OOO.oOo bushels more.
THE CANADIAN ELEVATOR
SYSTEM.
These elevators are largely owned by
companies which buy, ship and store
wheat, One company Will own thirty or
forty elevators located at different
points, and It's agents Will make sum-
mer and winter rates OF storage and
sale. The number OF elevators is rap
idly Increasing. IL has doubled within
the past five years. and new buildings
are going up every day. All these Gle
Yators are under government supervi-
sion. Each has a license, and It Is
inspected regularly by the warehouse
commissioner Every bit OF grain
which is sold IN Canada has 10 pass
through such inspection. 1t must be
weighed under the government weigh
master and all grain put into vessels
has to be passed upon by the govern
ment. This Is to maintain the high
standard OF western Canadian wheat
These elevator companies will hold
the farmers wheat and sell IL MS he
orders, or they will agree to handle
II on commission and get what they
think Is the highest price. II the
wheat Is shipped on the train the rail-
roads will charge in the neighborhood
OF rs cents for hauling a hundred
pounds 1000 miles. and It can be taken
down the great lakes by water a thoub
and miles farther for about five cents
per bushel
HIGH CHARGES.
The elevator companies are much
criticised by the farmers who claim
that they delay the shipment of wheat
IN order TO Increase storage charges.
The wheat begins to come to the ele-
vatOrs about the LIST of September, and
the elevators are pretty well filed up
by the middle or latter part Of Octo-
Der, As the season goes on they charge
cover the risk of a possible non-shlp-
ment down the lakes. and this margin
is sometimes increased to 10 cents n
bushel II the wheat has 20 be held over.
II actually costs between seven and
eight cents to keep n bushel Of wheat
In the elevator from winter to the OPEN
ing OF navigation on the great lakes.
cANADA's BIG FLOUR BUSINESS.
Many of the country elevators are
owned by the milling companies. They
are used for receiving, cleaning anu
shipping the grain. and also for storing
II over winter.
Winnipeg is the chief milling center
for the northwest, although there are
other mills now building throughout
the wheat belt and large mills have
been constructed in the Rainy river
country, 1870 miles east of Winnipeg.
One Of these mills has n capacity of s.
geo barrels Of flour per day, and It Il
now shipping its product TO Great
Britain, Australia. South Africa and
Japan, as well as TO all parts Of Cana
da. The Ogilvie Milling company has
an establishment at Winnipeg which
grinds 5000 barrels OF -four day, and
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ping for resting at the end OF the field,
but every four hours fresh teams were
put into the harvesters and the work
went on. the machines following each
other over this vast tract, cutting down
scores of acres at one swath. The re-
suit was that the wheat was all har-
vested In time, and It brought excellent
prices.
AMONG THE THRESHERs.
have scen considerable threshing
during my trip through Canada. The
work Is done by steam. and in riding
through the country last fall one was
seldom out OF sight OF the smoke and
the noise OF the threshlng machine.
The business IL interesting. Let us
visit farm and gee how 1t Is done. The
field which We enter contains 1000
acres. II Is spotted with wheat shocks,
OF stocks as they are called here. Each
stock consists of half dozen or more
sheaves, stood upon end, with others on
top so arranged as TO shed the rain.
In this form the stocks are thrown on
the wagon. to be carried direct TO the
thresher There are half dozen teams
moving over the field gathering them
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altogether there are mills here which
are turning out something like l40OO
barrels OF -four every twenty-fonr
hours. All Of these mills are making
money. Canada has tariff which
keeps ont American flour, and its homo
consumption requires about 10000 900
bushels OF wheat per annum. The OK.
ports amount to two or three millions
ba rrels yearly.
Within the past twelve months -four
mills have been constructed IT, the west
not far from the foothills of the Rockies
TO grind winter wheat for the AsIatio
trade. There are mills az Calgary
which will soon be producing 1000 bar
rels per day and others Will be con.
structed as the area OF winter wheat in.
creases. Winter wheat flour Is es.
pecialiy desired by the japanese. and
the region where II Is being raised lies
within about 1000 miles OF the Pacific
coast.
CANADA DON'T WANT AMERICAN
FLOUR.
The Canadians don't want American
flour, and ! Ind some OF them object
to our taking the Canadian wheat ana
manufacturing II In bond. / met at
Montreal Mr., Robert Meighen, presl-
company. which has some OF the larg.
est mills In Canada, and talked with him
us TO reciprocity. Said he:
II am opposed to having our wheat
20 into the United States TO be ground
for shipment abroad. | believe In high
duties on American flour and would
make you Americans come to Canada
and build mills If you want TO manu-
factuie -four"
but. Mr.. Melghen," said I, would
not Canada profit by reciprocity with
Uncle Sam?"
mo" was the reply. 1--WE would
rather have commedcial war with the
United States than commercial peace.
II Uncle Sam would build trade wall
ninety-nine feet high across his north
ern boundary II would suit us down 70
the ground. We believe II is best for
the North American continent and for
the world that we should be opposed
to each other, as far as trade is con-
cerned. We want a protective tariff
high enough to force your people TO es-
tablish branch factories here and make
with Canadian labor such goods as We
use. That Is what Is going on now
and what Will be done more and more
In the future
ENGLAND AND PROTECTION.
Your ideas are different from those
of your mother country. Mr.. Melghen?
said |. she Is for free trade"
THAT was so In the past replied the
Canadian miller, but 1t is not so now
The English are beginning TO under
stand the situation, and they will soon
retallate against the United States ag-
rlcultural imports IN such way as to
force Uncle Sam to his knees, Our colo
MES are rapidly increasing In the pro-
duction OF bread stuffs. They furnished
Great Britain one-third OF her supply
last year, and we have now enough
wheat land to furnish the mother
country. and still flood the markets OF
the world. We are giving England a
preferential tariff. and the day will
come when she will give us prefer
entail duty on our wheat and -four.
When that occurs there viii be howl
from your grain farmers which Will
reach Washington. Your Congress will
then revise the tariff, and you will cut
your duties TO the bone. That ic one
of the certainties OF the future"
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
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which come from the United States. and
American traction engines by which
they move their outfit from one farm
to another, Every thresher carries with
him little caboose upon wheels, which
constitutes the cooking and eating
places OF the men. There Is also a
water tank wagon in which the water
for the engine Is carried. The ordinary
threshing outfit requires force of
about is men who are hired for the
season at wages of about $3.50 a day,
including board. The food Is supplied
by the threshers. and all that the farm
ers need do Is to furnish the wagons
to carry away the grain.
MARKETING THE WHEAT.
In the eastern part of the United
States the wheat Is often stored in
granaries. and the farmers watch the
market until the price Is just right,
when they haul II to the station and
ship It, In the new Canada there are
practically no barns or granares. The
wheat goes direct from the threshers
to the elevators. or II Is sent TO the
cars and shipped to the storage eleya-
tors upon the great lakes Throughout
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1 Some Of the farmers here who are
anxious 10 get quick returns, SOW wheat
the same year that they break the soil
! Others ploW the land In the spring and
back-set Il in the summer, seeding II
| during the following spring. This pro-
cess insures a good crop Those who
plant Immediately upon breaking do not
expect to get much the first year, 9th
ers plant faX for their first crop and
wheat the next year.
SOWING THE WHEAT.
The old picture Of the farmer going
over the plowed ground sowing the,
grain broadcast is not to be seen IN
Ca ada All grain here is planted with
drills. The ordinary drill Is pulled by
tAree horses, aad on the larger farms
several drills foley one another over
the helGs, The drill plants the seed
and covers II. and after this the iarmer
lays of until the harvest.
He may now break up or back-set
other anis FOR the next year. or may
build his house make fences or UNDER
take other general farm improve
menls,
HARVEST IN CANADA
The most strenuous time OF the year
comes with the harvest THIS is land
OF short seasons The crops grow fast
er thun ia the United states and har-
vest comes on all at once.
Along about the l5th of August these
parties become golden seas, which rise
and fan under every wind. Each sea
iF composed of grain ready for cutting
ana all Is ripe at Just about the same
time.
The farmers now go into their WORK
with a rush. Ia many cases the women
ana girls join the men and boys In the
fields Nearly every man has HE own
harvesting machinery and the girls
often drive the harvesters to cut the
grain. Each harvester Is drawn by
three horses, but the husky whea t-fed
American mailen managers such
team without trouble. At the same
time thousands Of hands have been i'm
ported from the United States and
eastern Canada. They have received
reduced fares from the railroads and
are sure Of work at high wages from
now on until the grain has been loaded
upon the ears which will take It to the
great lakes.
HOW ONE AMERICAN REAPS.
Harvesting On the larger farms Is
pushed from sunlight to dark, aud even
by twilight and moonlight Thousands
of bushels of grain must be reaped
within "A week or 30 and little delay
may ruin the crop. Tho grain must be
cut when 1t Is Just so ripe. aid no ripper
II left too long II will hull In the har-
vesting. II II becomes wet It will lose
In quality ana an untin4ely frost may
ruin H. Take, for instance, farm
like that Of Emile j. Meilicke, which
had last year one wheat field contain
ing 1900 acres, from which came $1,000
bushels of grain. worth $4,000 and,
more. That farm IL situated near Dun
durn In Saskatchewan, several hundred
miles north of the American boundary.
II IL owned by a Minnesota state sena-
tor. who probably got his experience
In the United States. The moment his
wheat was ripe he started a dozen har-
vesters into 1t, and worked his machines
from daybreak to dark until every stalk
was cut. He had relays of horses, and
| he instructed his men to push them
l 10 their utmost. There was no stop
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Labor and Big W8ssow tedThc Elevator
Canada Mills Opposed o
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-13
vcnoyAID,s CASE CALLED.

OAKLAND. June 12.@The trial of AL.
c. Mcdonald, a Pleasanton trotting
horse trainer with a local reputation,
charged with the murder of Joseph
Mello, whom he shot on March % last
Tor making love to McDonald's wife,
was called in the criminal department
today. Owing to the fact that the
regular jury panel was still in the
hands of attorneys selecting jury TO
try Percy Pembroke, the case was put
over until tomorrow. Mcdonald is rep
resented by Attorneys Asa V. Menden-
hail and R. II. Fitzgerald, while the
prosecution viii be conducted by Dep
uty District Attorney Phil Walsh, as
sited by A. L. Frick, who has been re-
tanned as a special prosecutor by the
dead mans friends.
Mello was a Portuguese and con-
siderable feeling was aroused at his
tragic death especially among his coun-
trymen, who declare that he was the
victim of undue jealousy and that he
was murdered by Mcdonald as the re-
salt of plot.
Mcdonald on the other hand says
that he is only too anxious to go to
trial and declares he could do no less
than he did to protect the honor of his
wife and his own life.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-13
SAN JOSE POLITICIAN
AND RAILROAD MAN
FIGHT ON STREETCAR
Order to Move PrOyokes Row
Between Well Known
Residents.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SAN JOSE. June 12.-Harry ]. Ed
wards, head of the local department OF
the San Francisco Gas and Electric
Company and the best known politician
in San Jose. engaged in a fist hght last
night with A. A. Hoenn. the new su-
perintendent OF the San Jose and Santa
Clara street railroad The cOrpulent
"gas man Is said TO have come OF sec
ond best. The bout while il lasted was
a warm one and provided much sport
for the occupants of the Alum Rock car
on which the fight took place.
Edwards was standing on the front
platform, though there is rule against
such a practice. The superintendent
undertook to enforce this rule. and Ed
wards objected Hoenn by way OF per-
suasion scratched the politicians face.
The latter retaliated with a right swing
to the jaw. Then they mixed IT, Finally
the superintendent leaped from the car
ana after reinforcing himself with sew
eral bricks returned to the assault.
Friends then interfered.
Neither of the fighters Will discuss
the affair, though it is the talk of the
town.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-13
sIrE ZOE PEoPLE,s CuLLEGE.

BERKELEY. June 12.-The board of
councillors of the Peoples College met
last night for the purpose OF securing
/ permanent site for the establishment
Of the new college in South Berkeley
Several sites were offered for the use
of the college as temporary had
quarters until desirable site can be
found. A course of lectures will be
begun as soon as a hall can be found.
Professor stephens of the University
of California has been named as one of
the faculty of the new college. The
historian will deliver lectures on The
Study of History His first lecture
viii be given on the evening of July 2.
Don E. Smith, also of the faculty of
the university, will give instruction.
The college course viii comprise
eight addresses by distinguished men,
the cost of the lectures being 81. Sin
gle tickets will sell for 25 cents. The
subjects covered will include art. hu-
NOR, literature, philosophy and music.
The funds accruing from the lectures
will be entirely devoted to the support
of the college.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-13
PERSONAL.

OAKLAND June 12.-Charles Good
ridge, a railroad man of Denver. is
staying at the Metropole.
t. c. West of the firm of West, De
Journal & O'Niel of Dawson City and
San Francisco. is at the Hotel Creilin
looking after the interests of the firm,
A party OF business men composed
of J. K. Turner of Cleveland, Ohio: ID.
j. Martin CT Salt Lake and W. e. Mig
ginniS of HobokenS are at the Creiln.
They are looking over the situation
in san Francisco.
Low Gek Sing, who has been ON a
fifteen months tour of the world, is at
the Hotel sIetropole awaiting d steam
er to carry him back to his native
land. 1t was his intention to sail on
the Korea. He is high caste rner-
chant in Siam.
A H.. Potter. Portland merchant.
is at the Hotel Crellin.
a. C.. Bilicke, a hotel man of Los
Angeles, Mrs. Bilicke and DR.. and Mrs.
-Kurtz Of Los Angeles are at the Hotel
Athens after a tour through the State
in an automobile The party will re-
turn to the southern metropolis in the
car.
j. NJ McGee, an Oroville mining man,
is at the Crellin for a few days.
Customs Auditor George Cope is sick
at his country home at Brookdale in
the Santa Cruz Mountains.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-13
ASSUME DEBTS
Of GYMNASIUM
Palo Alto Clubwomen
to Pay Bills of Late
Institution.
Funds Will Be Raised to
Settle Outstanding
Accounts.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

PAIO ALTO. June Ig.-The Woman
Club has taken the action that W. We
expected in the matter OF proVluins ,
for the gymnasium indebtedness AZ
an adjourned meeting held IN lnS
Presbyterian church full report ol
the finances of the gymnasium WIS
received This showed an tndeoted-
ness of $3.50. with $500 available IN
the treasury. The balance is secured
by individual notes of DR.. baldWln'
Mrs. J. K. Gilbert and Mrs. A.
Zschoke. The members voted almost
unanimously to assume the debt ana
to proceed to raise funds for its hqal-
dation.
When the gymnasium was opened
lease was taken on the quarters IN the
Mullen building for five years only
half of the time has expired, but tne
club will probably be able to suplet
the rooms to advantage The rentat ls
$40 a month. The cost of conductln
the gymnasium averaged s95 a MONTH
which was not more than was expect
ed. But the membership in the classes
was insufficient. and the dues faliea
TO meet the current expenses Inc
plan to provide a gymnasium was
public spirited. since such an tnstltu-
ton can be made of great physical
benefit to the young people. All VIII
regret that it has failed financially
and all will be willing to help the
club members in meeting the burden
of the debt incurred.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-13
COMBINATIONS FoRMED.

OAKLAND, June IA firm of bak-
ers; caterers and restaurant men are to
engage IN business in Oakland and to
this end corporation has been formed
to be known as Ruediger Loesch g.
zinkand- The principal place of busi-
ness of the concern is to be in this
city and the capital stock is s24,0O
TIL three organizers are the directors.
Articles on incorporation of the San
Francisco and Oakland Building and
Realty Company were filed with the
County Clerk today. The principal
place of business is in this city and the
capital stock is $500. 600. The directors
are Naph B. Greensfelder. j. A. Blech.
James Y. Jeffress and c. NJ. willard of
this city and r. II. Adams of Berkeley.
The San Francisco Neckwear Com
pany also filed IT'S articles of incorpora-
tion today. It's capital stock is $4,000
and the directors are Clifford Conley.
Marcus Hart, Julius Hart, Alfred Hart
and Charles L. Barsotti. all of San
Francisco,
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-13
BACK It GOES
To CONFERENCE
Troubles of the Rate Bill
Enter Upon a New
Stage.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-With a
very large proportion Of the members
present due TO the activity OF the
Republican and Democratic whips, the
House today passed a rule sending
the railroad rate bill back TO confer
ence. as asked for by the Senate, with
out even an expression of its wishes
as to any of the amendments to the
bill.
The rule was debated for forty min
utes. The leaders participated in the
discussion, the Democrats taking the
position that the time was opportune
to concur in the sleeping amend
ment and instruct the cohferees as TO
the anti-pass amendment. Although
the Democrats were aided by eight
Republicans, they could not command
votes enough to defeat the rule, which
was adopted-1S4 to SO.
While the sundry civil bill was un-
der consideration, the House, in COM
mittee of the whole, adopted an
amendment offered by Bowersock of
Kansas, prohibiting canteens in sol
diers homes.
Unexpectedly the Nein-Reynolds re-
port on the condition OF Chicago
hacking houses came in for severe
criticism, Mondell of wyoming, Slay-
den of Texas and Fulkerson of Mis-
souri, discussing the advisabihty OF
the report in scathihg terms Ames
of Massachusetts defended both the
president ana the report and insisted
that the packers should pay the eest
of inspection.