The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1908-10-23

ministration OF William Mckinley,
we're rewarded by having periods of
prosperity enjoyed by all the people,
following their legislative labors.
IF we, as a nation, are to be healthy
and strong, our people must be we'll
fed, we'll clothed, well housed and be
enabled to enjoy at least the comforts
of life. II our citizenship, the source
of all political power in a free repub-
lie like ours, is to be pure and uninl-
paired by unhealthful conditions as 1t
should be, the heads of families must
have an opportunity to earn enough
above the actual expenses of living to
enable them to educate their children
and to properly prepare them for the
duties Of American citizenship.
Peril In Canadian Situation.
Comparatively few Of our people
are acquainted with the agricultural
situation as 1t exists today. They do
not know of the vast region Of country
lying to the northwest of us, which is
most favorably adapted to the growth
Of American cereals not only, but to
the successful growing OF fruit, dairy
and orchard products as well.
"The vast provinces Of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Co
lumbia have a sufficiently large area
of rich and fertile soil to feed the
world II need be. It reaches over 800
miles to the northwest of Winnipeg.
and contains over 200,000,000 of acres.
The soil has a depth Of from eighteen
inches to two feet Of black loan of
marvellous fertility, which will grow
bountiful crops for at least twenty,
possibly thirty years, without the ex-
penditure of dollar for fertilizers.
This vast region of territory is ia
vored not only by its natural richness
in fertility, but by a most delightful
climate. Within its limit will some
day be grown over 5,000,0O000O bush.
els of wheat and other cereals.
"The prevailing impression abroad
Is that the further north you go, the
colder and more severe a climate you
must contend with This Is a mistake
You can go 500 miles northwest of
Winnipeg and see a country whose
climate, soil and natural productive
ness will produce most of the farm
products grown in Pennsylvania. This
may seem startling, but an examina-
ton into the facts as they are will
find this statement correct. 1t is true
that spring seeding In this region can
not be completed before May, and
therefore the shortness of the season
would seem to operate unfavorably
toward the growing and maturing OF
the crop, but such Is not the fact. The
one factor which operates strongly in
favor of the growing of cereals and
other crops is the length of the days.
Gain a Day Week.
"In the United States we have only
about sixteen hours Of daylight dur
ing the summer, while the region of
which speak has about nineteen
hours. Eight hours of darkness has
much more Of a check upon the growth
Of plant life than five hours. There is
gain Of about day of sunshine in
their favor every week during the
summer months.
Railroads are being extended into
all sections Of this region. The compe.
tition among these, which is practi.
cally guaranteed under existing laws
in the Dominion Of Canada, will in all
likelihood secure and continue rea.
sonable transportation rates.
Grain elevators and warehouses are
springing up all over western Canada,
According to list furnished quite
recently by the Manitoba grain inspec,
tors division, Manitoba has 685 eleva.
tors and twenty warehouses, with a
capacity of over 100000 bushels.
Saskatchewan has sos elevators and
eight warehouses, with a capacity of
nearly 100000 bushels. Alberta has
109 elevators and six warehouses, with
capacity Of nearly 100000 bushels,
and British Columbia has three ele-
vators and two warehouses, with a
capacity Of about $4,000 bushels.
Thus 1t 10 shown that these four young
Canadian provinces alone have eleva-
tors and warehouses already with a
capacity of about 100000 bushels,
To these could be added the Ontario
Terminals elevators, with a capacity
of nearly 10000, 900 bushels.
immense Crop Reports.
According to the report Of the de.
partment Of agriculture Of Manitoba,
the $4,000 farmers Of that province
raised about 100000 bushels of
wheat last year; over $4,000 900 bush,
els Of OATS nearly 100000 bushels
of barley, and 42e, 900 bushels of fax,
rye and peas. A total grain crop of
almost 100000, 900 bushels in a very
unfavorable year. The spring was ex-
tremely cold and consequently unu-
Bually late.
ITO this can be added over 100000
bushels Of potatoes; nearly 100000
tons of timothy and other cultivated
grasses; 100000 pounds of butter
and other dairy products (these dairy
products were marketed at $1,217, ,000),
and poultry, which included 100000
chickens, $4,000 turkeys and 10000
geese. These industries will in all
likelihood show very rapid growth
this year because the season has been
quite favorable and q very large yield