Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-02-12
CANADA ONE Of THE
WORLD PROVIDERS

Although Canada's real start in no.
uonal development as pointed opt -
the Buffalo Commercial. came sIoT-
~ and late. as compared with that =,
the. United States. it is now well nm.
der way, and very soon there will ha
q marvellous expansion in agriculture
mining and manufacturing.
The paper above mentioned sov.
that heretofore the deyelonment -
Canada, like that of the United States
mas been Westward, but unlike this
country, the Dominion has a great
territory to the North, which has been
regarded as all but uninhabitable. hpt
IN which recent research has proven
there are possibilities of develop-
ment almost inconceivable." Altar
making complimentary reference to
Ihe resources of the country tributary
20 the Hudson Bay, which will he
opened up when the railroad now un.
uer construction is completed. tha
Commercial further says there are
those living today who will see our
neighbor on the north a great ana
powerful nation, and a not insignia.
cant industrial and commercial rival
or the United States. The war NAV
retard. but it cannot destroy. Canada'H
future. And in this expansion no one
VIII more heartily rejoice than the
people of the United States, because
the prosperity OF the Dominion is
pound to increase our own"
Herein is the spirit that dominates
the Dominion Government when It
extends an invitation to Americans to
assist in developing the resources that
canada possesses, whether they be
mineral, forest, industrial, commercial
or agriculture. Both countries will
benefit and the United States will be
gamer by having as a neighbor a
country whose resources are as great
and varied as are those of Canada.
In comparing the United States
along with other nations of the world
In producing and importing food
stuffs, the Agricultural Outlook pub
hshed by the United States depart
men of agriculture says:
The United States in recent years
has been as large an importer of food
stuffs as exporter: therefore she can.
not be classed as a surplus producer
OF foodstuffs. This is contrary to pop-
ular impression. 1t is true that she
Is an exporter Of certain articles, but
she is an equally large importer CT
other articles. In this classification
tea and coffee are included with fooo-
stuffs. In edible grains the produc-
ton is 20 per cent more than the
amount retained; the production OF
meat is six per cent more-that
is, exports of meat equal six per cent
OF that retained in the United States
for consumption: the production Of
dairy products is 20 per cent more
than consumed; the production Of
poultry is just about equal to con-
of vegetables. one per cent
less.
An investigation into the produc-
ton, imports and exports of food prod
ucts of various countries indicates
that England produces about So per
cent of her food requirements, and
imports (net) about AZ per cent; Bel
GUM produces 81 per cent, and i'm
ports 43 per cent; Germany produces
B8 per cent, and imports IL per cent;
France produces 90 per cent, and i'm
ports eight per cent; Australia Hungary
produces SO per cent, and imports two
per cent; Russia produces ITO per
cent of her requirements, and exports
an equivalent of about 10 per cent;
Canada produces 20 per cent more
than she consumes; Argentina pro-
iuces 48 per cent more than she con-
sumes; the United States produces
no more than she con-
sumes Il. e., exports and imports OF
loodstuffs almost balance).
With this information before the
reader, it is not difficult matter to
iirect attention to the fact that Can
ida stands in a pre-eminent position
n the matter of grain and cattle pro-
iuction, and with large territory
ret unoccupied she will always main
ain Acknowledgement