Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1909-05-06
DOLLAR WHEAT HAS
COME TO STAY
IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS GEM
TRIAL CANADA WILL BE CALLED
UPON TO SUPPLY the
UNITED STATES.

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distant when the central provinces oil.
Canada Manitoba. Saskatchewan and
Alberta-would be called upon to sup
ply large part of the wheat con
sumption In the United States. there
were many who laughed at the predie-
ions and ridicuied the idea OF wheat
reaching the dollar point and staying
there. Both OF these predictions have
come TO pass. Dollar wheat Is here
and it ia not only here. but Is here to-
stay; and a, the same time. whatever
unpleasant sensations Il may arouse
IN the super sensitive American, Cen
trail Canada Ia already being called
upon TO help keep UP the bread sup
ply, and within the next nye years
will. as James J. Hill says, literally
become the bread basket OF our In
creasing millions
There are few men In the United
States better acquainted with the
wheat situation than Mr. I'm. aud
there are few men. II any. who are in
cllned tn be more conservative in
their expressed yiewa. Yet II Was this
greatest OF tho worlds railroad men
who said few days ago that the
price OF wheat viii never be substan
Tally lower than II is today and
when II 10 taken into consideration
that az that time wheat had SCARED to-
s. 20 we'll above the dollar mark. the
as.sF@s .vTpH "a al
and doubiy significant Ia tho fact that
IN this country the population Is In,
creased Ai the ratio ot s. per ccat-
while the yield ~ WheAt and other
products IL increasing al the rate ct
only 6 per cent For several years
past the COS, 81 lIvlng has been stead
Ily Increasing ia the United states.
end this vide difference IN prodgcticn,
and consumption Is the reason
Tits difference must h. supplied by
The vast and fertile grain rcgiaaE Of
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta.
There IS uoe absolutely RIO Soab; Of
his Even tho press a The coautTy
comedies the fact ReAalis have shnsn
,ha, no other cuuutry IN the WoTld can
ever hove to equal those provinces a.
vb@zt producers. and that no other
country can pguyiarr A. bard oy ~
guu3 sbeat said great grain san
rrreatly, n rntrd States @hrAi main.
,ajGB 'Eu dollar rAsk. canada wbeAt
vail te sell above a dollar husbel
int In ever wAy It 10 spFcrtcr 10 car
homegrown EralE~
Wth tAeac facts steadily ,mrlagthE
thrlr tru,A upou oaE rapidly sTuwlag
rpp=Ia,}on. Il ia Interesting 80 a0'e
just shat posst alltgies a. "@hrAt
Eyowrv cur NogtArsn ErikhSng pos
srrsex Wa,ic the United states ain
trrof Surrender her prestige In any
manufacturing 90 commercial ilne ate
mast very scng Arkao~lrdgr. Nna ~tA
az wuch grace ga shw car. that Aat is
en4ad % be bratsa a. grain FRO
Queer II must he cuacnarG that -
great dral al the actual truth abaus
the richness az yAua8as Erain pvofac-
sag AREA has brcD kep, aa, as s.eag.
as Mr. HtU says Ay she s9renanas e.
iavss II oay ues SPA pegs aRt asaEae
s'aea to stcyn thr exodus os y ? SrsE
American farmers toto lhase ffgteas
II ts tscs thAJ Up to the pgr*rat
time. although Canada has already
achieved The front rank ia the worlds
grain producers. the fertile pFaIfgra
nj Manitoba. Saskatchewan aad Al
befta have A. yrt scarcely brta
scratched Millions Of AeFcs. free Tor
the taking still await car American
fairness and whcn these millions are
gone there are other millions in ~.
g'ous nol YET opened ~ 10 immtEra-
ton few years ago the wwser. Who
las been through tAu&o wheat prov
taces several uIeS, laughed with oth,
ers 81 oaT p~ople ~ The broad
statement that Canada Nas board to.
become John Nalls nFead BASKET So
Nos after ,axt trip sand ;housh he
Ia staneG Americana b. frankly he-
beFrs thar uns oHiy all CanAta be-
COME Jabn Bats hFaad basket. bat IL
vii wsihin the next decade II least
HEAuME THE HREADnASkET OF
THE UNITED STATES Perhaps this
cay b" bard truth for AamvicAns to-
swallow, hgi II 10 truth, n-vprthe.
tess And Il ~ at ieaxt . partial com.
pcnsailon 10 know that hundreds Of
thousands 81 our fzrmers are profit.
ING by the fact hy becoming producers
IN this ne~ country
The parers Of this country have nat.
urRliy made the most nt the brisf Pc
riot pi depression whtch swept over
Cana'a, bat nov there IL not a sigu Of
i, left from Winnipeg to Ue coast,
Never have the three great wheat rails
inE provinces been mere prosperous.
CAPITAL IL coming into the country
from all quarters. taking the form Of
cash for Investment, industrial con.
Germs seeking locations. and. best Of
ell. substantial and sturdy immigrants
come 10 help populate the prairies
Towns are booming scores Of new
elevators are sprtngiRg up, railroads
are sending out their branch lines in
ell directions, thousands q, prosper
Gus farmers are leaving their prairie
ghnifrrg for uava