Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-11-19

Manitoba" said a traveller IT,,
East, is that all the horses ons the
ana all the threshing macbinoo ns
gagged make no impression ~ en-
crops, and that it will take s,v Nh. .ne
70 tnresh the grain out; mn,
weeks ago the Canadian Pacifo wv "o
way were having a daily sbinT1o.. al,
LOO cars of wheat from the - VI
provinces. and week ago they hoS
got up to 200 cars a day. Ana I so
sides this there is the Canadian Norte
ern railway and the Grand Trunk o.
cine, so an enormous quantity n,ro.
be being shipped out of the nrovirona
The weather. farmers are huiId,.
large granaries on their farms u.s.
there is { great improvement in tho
storage facilities provided by the gov
eminent" e'''
IL is therefore no wonder that tba
greatest interest was shown nv tnosa
who attended the Soil Products ~
position held at Denver a short tiroo
ago, when it was demonstrated that il
was not only in quantity that Westorn
canada still occupied the primary mn,
sition. It was there that Western
Canada again proved its supremacy
In wheat, it was early conceded thar
Canada would be a winner. and this
was easily the case, not only did it win
the big prize, but it carried off tina
sweepstakes. What, however. to those
VINO were representing Canada at this
exposition. was of greater value proba.
Oily, was winning first and second priza
for alfalfa. The exhibits were beauti.
ful and pronounced by old alfalfa
growers to be the best they had ever
seen. First, second and third cuttings
of this years growth were shown.
AT this same exposition, there were
shown some excellent samples of fod.
der corn, grown in the Swift Current
district
Topping the range cattle market in
Chicago a short time ago is another Of
the feats accomplished sby Western
Canada this year.
On Wednesday, October 10, CLAW.
Robinson and company sold at Chi.
cago for e. H. Maunsell, Macleod, AL
berta, a consignment of cattle, II head
of which. averaging 1920 pounds,
brought $3.50 per hundredweight, top.
ping the range cattle market for the
week to date. The same firm also
sold for Mr.. Maunsell 206 head, aver
aging 1910 pounds. at $S.55. without
throwout. These were all grass cat.
tie. They were purchased by Armour
and company. Clay. Robinson and
company describe the cattle as of
very nice quality, in excellent condi-
tion, and great credit to Mr. Maun-
sell. 1t speaks well for our Canadian
cattle raisers that they can produce
stock good enough to top the Chicago
market against strong competition,
there being over 1000 range cattle on
sale that day.
1t is one thing to produce crops
such as are referred to, and another
to get them to market. The facilities
of Western Canada are excellent. The
railway companies, of which there are
three, the Canadian Pacific, the Cana
dian Northern and the Grand Trunk
Pacific, have the mark of efficiency
stamped upon all their work. Besides
the main trunk lines Of these systems,
which extend from ocean to ocean.
there are branch lines and laterals,
feeders which enter into remote parts
of the farming districts, and give to
the farmer immediate access to the
worlds grain markets. The elevator
capacity of the country is something
enormous, and If the figures can be
digested, the full extent of the grain
producing powers of Western Canada
may be realized. The total elevator
capacity is about 170,000,000 bushels,
or nearly one-half of the entire wheat
production of the Dominion in 1915.
OF this large storage facilities the
country elevators number $500, with
capacity of 95,000,000 bushels.-Ad'
vertisement