The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
WONDERFUL GROWTH OF
TIVE CANADIAN West
The Cities of Western Canada
Reflect the Growth of the
Country.

AS osle passes through Western
Canada, taking the City Of Winnipeg
as n starting point, and then keeping
cab ON the various cities and towns
shat line the network of railways that
cover the provinces OF Manitoba
saskatchewan and Alberta, and cover
fng the eyes as the gaze is bent on
these it, is felt that there must be
something OF a country" behind it all
Then gage amy direction you like and
che same view is presented Field
after field Of waving grain, thousands
and hundreds OF thousands of them
Farm hands and Iaborers are at work
converting the virgin prairie with
more fields. Pasture land in every d.
cection on which cattle are feeding
;hrtviDg and fattcning on the grasses
tsIat are rich in both milk and beef
properties, but it is unfortunate that
4a1ore cattle are not seen. That, how
ever. fS correcting itself. Here we
nave in large measure, the evidence
of the wealth that helps to build up
She cities, and it should not be forgot.
wa tLtSdG SlAC CACES5 tECut6Slf6S nave DIS
citizens, young men who have come
from ether parts, and brought with
Them the experience that has taught
them TO avoid the mistakes of eastern
and southern cities They also are
lnlbuGd with the western spirit of en-.
Herprise, energy and push, and SO
Western Canada has it's cities. At
gxar tn
&oInber OF prominent citizens of Win
TFtTeE were guests. Among the speak.
@Ts was Mayor Deacon Of Winnipeg
In speaking of the remarkable growth
Of that city, which in thirty years has
Ftsen from q population OF 2,G00 to one
nj 208,009, he spoke Of it as being the
gateway OF commerce and continued:
Now, how great that tide Of com
sHerce is you will have some coRcep
ticn OF when | tell you that the wheat
clone grown in the three prairie prov
{HceS this year is sufficient to keep
rfeady stream OF one thousand bush
els per minute continuously night and
day going to the head of the lakes for
three and one-half months, and In ad.
ssition to that the oats and barley
would supply this stream for another
four months
The value of the grain crop alone
growR In the three prairie provinces
would be sufficient to build any of our
great transeontsae14aI railroads and
ail their equipment, everything con
1ccted with them, froxn ocean tc
ocean.
Now. II we are able to dc this
~ith only ten per cent. OF our arabic
EBnd under cultivation what will cur
;t1Ss}Silfties 5e when 2SS,000, 900 OF
Bcres Of the best land that the sun
shines on is brought under the pillow?
40 you not see the portent of q great.
vigorous. populous nation living under
s'aoge sun ~ skies nerth OF the 49th
parallel? And if with our present de-
vEacDme3s VIC are able to do as we
HTa doing now, Go purchase a million
collars worth of goods from yon every
dag OF the year, what will our trade
ne worth when we have fully develop
81 the country?
Now, who shall assist us 10 devel.
g.. mis- great empire that is there?
s3sLiaiI it be the alien races OF southern
si'lcFSspe or shall it be men Of our own
Gll&ozi and Ianguagee In the last three
zfixc3X years no less than S5S, 900 Amer.
.lcsn farmers have come into Western
bringing with them goods and
tcash to the value Of $3.50. 900.000. And
/, want to say here that no man who
EeFs foot on cur shores is more Ell.
..a.,w and heartily 7-elcor,c than the
r. ei.ulturist from the south
80 lcng as these conditions renain
consider thai this is the best guar.
ansy that the sword will never again
he drawn in anger between the two
great branches OF the Auglo-SaXon
sace- The grain crops Of Western
canada in 1913 have well upheld the
reputation that cogntfy has for album.
asns yields of ali small grains.
sEEsisenent.