The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-01-14
WONDERFUL GROWTH OF
THE CANADIAN WEST
The Cities OF Western Canada
Reflect the Growth OF the
Country.

As one passes through Western
Canada. taking the city Of Winnipeg
as a starting point, and then keeping
tab On the various cities and towns
that line the network Of railways that
cover the provinces OF Manitoba.
Saskatchewan and Alberta. and over.
Ing the eyes as the gaze Is bent on
these II Is felt that there must be
something OF a country" behind IL all.
Then gaze any direction you like and
the same view Is presented. Field
after field OF waving grain. thousands
and hundreds OF thousands OF them.
Farm hands and laborers are at work
converting the virgin prairie with
more fields. Pasture land in every di.
rection on which cattle are feeding,
thriving and fattening on the grasses
that are rich In both milk aud beef
properties, but II IL unfortunate that
more cattle are not seen. That. how.
ever, Is correcting itself. Here We
have In a large measure. the evidence
Of the wealth that helps 10 build NJ
the cities. and II should not be forgot.
ten that the cities themselves have as
citizens. young men who have come
from. other parts. m brought With
them tho experience that has taught
them IN avoid the mistake OF eastern
and southern cities. They also are
imbdod with the western spirit Of en-.
torprise. energy and push, and 80
Western Canada has its cities. Al a
banquet recently given In Chicago. a
number OF prominent citizens OF Win.
nipeg were guests. Among the speak.
ors was Mayor Deacon of Winnipeg.
In speaking OF the remarkable growth
OF that city. which In thirty years has
risen from n population Of > 900 to one
of 100000, he spoke OF II as being the
gateway of commerce and continued
Now. how great that tide OF com.
merce Is YOU will have some concep.
ton of when ! tell YOU that the wheat
alone grown In the three prairie prov.
inces this year Is sufficient to keep n
steady stream of n 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.
dition TO hat the oats and barley
would supply this stream for another
four months.
THE value Of the Grain crop alone
grown In the three prairie provinces
would be sufficient to build Gny of our
great transcontincnial railroads and
all their equipment, everything Con
nected with them, from ocean "a
pecan.
Now, n We are able 10 do this
with only ten per ent. OF our arabic
land under cultivation what will ouI
possibilities be when 2sS, 900, 900 o.
acres of the best land that the sun
shines on Is brought under the pillow
Do you not see the portcnt Of a great
vigorous, %populous nation living under
those sunny skies north of the 49tll
parallel? And IL with our present de,
yelopment We are able TO do as We
are doing now, TO purchase a million
dollars worth of goods from YOU every
day of the year, what will our trade
be worth when we have FULLY develop
ed the country?
Now, who shall assist us 10 devel
op this great empire that Is there?
shall 1t be The alien races OF southern
Europe or shall II be men OF our own
blood and language? In the last three
fiscal years no less than 35S 900 Amer.
lear farmers have come into Western
Canada, bringing with them goods and
cash to the value of $3.50, 000, 900. And
! wan TO say here that no man who
sets foot OIL shores Is more en-,
tirely and heartily welcome than the
agriculturist from the south.
80 long as these conditions remain
| consider that this is the best guar.
anty that the sword will never again
be drawn In anger between the two
great branches OF the AngloSaXon
race The grain crops Of Western
Canada in 1913 have well upheld IN"
reputation that country has for album.
dan' yields Of all small giains.-Ad.
ycrtispmpnt.