Arizona republican., 1909-04-27
PITS CONSUMERS NEEDS
 AGAINST GRAIN GROWERS
CANADIAN WHEAT WOULD BE PREVENTIVE OF
 "coRNERS."
Wonderful Increase of Production in Manitoba, Alberta and Saskat chewan Makes Competition
 Undesired.

Chicago, April 24-(Special Corre- spondence of The Republican.)-No "Patten corner" in wheat would be possible if Canadian wheat were ad
 mitted to the United States with the privilege of drawback or refund of duty paid when the wheat as flour was shipped out of the United States again: this is the statement of Chi cagO board of trade interests favoring the measure which is said to be under consideration by President Taft, Sen ator Aldrich and others in charge of the new tariff bill
 Bitter hostility to such a plan from the wheat growers of the United States is expected, however. for the wheat from fertile Alberta and adjoining pro- vinces has become, by the rapid settle ment there in recent years, tremend- ous factor to be reckoned with. The wheat acreage there this year will be greatly increased, according to the figures furnished by the Grand Trunk Pacific. the Canadian Pacific and the Canadian Northern, which has just announced its route from Edmonton in Alberta to the Pacific coast The very immensity of the wheat crop of west ern Canada provinces probably will defeat the millers' drawback proposed It has grown in a few years to figure that is formidable.
 To prevent the possibility of wheat corners, however, grain men admit that western Canada wheat crop would be such an item that no sen satiOnal rise would be possible, conse- quently that no serious rise in flour and bread could be brought about The interests of consumers appear pit ted against those of the American far mer.
 The operation of the drawback plan proposed was put this way by a lead ing grain man: ITO bring in Cana dian wheat freely would hold the price down during shortage preceding a new crop. When the new crop came in it would then hold the price at reas- onable figure and helping the farmers by lot of the new grown wheat going for export, using up the import bills which different importers would have on hand. This plan. preventing too much of an advance at times and still providing later for the exporting of the American wheat and keeping the price from going too low. would be an extremely desirable situation for all concerned
 Great as the present Canadian wheat area already is, it will be increased at least one-third by the completion of the new Grand Trunk Pacific trans continental, which is already near Ed monton and is pushing rapidly through to the coast. The country it traverses is beginning even now to produce the highest grade of No. 1 hard.
 There already is an importation of Alberta Red" wheat to Kansas. which is annually growing rapidly, owing to the superior quality of the Alberta wheat. Originally the Alberta Red was Kansas Turkey Red. In 1899, when Alberta's power to grow winter wheat had been shown, Cana dian Pacific officials cast about for seed suitable to the Alberta condi- tions of soil and climate, and set tied upon the Kansas Turkey Red. Two carloads were purchased and taken across the line, and carefully apportioned among the farmers of southern Alberta, along the Canadian Pacific main line But instead of the Turkey Red of Kansas, a new variety developed. The wheat frown from the Kansas seed changed from the soft Turkey Red into a hard full kernelled wheat, which has since been given the name of Alberta Red. This is now the standard wheat of the world
 Charles N. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Pacific, predicted last autumn that Canadian wheat would soon be going to Europe, from ports on the Pacific ocean. His prophecy is already being fulfilled, and grain