The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-11-18


THE impression one gets in going
through Alberta, Saskatchewan and,
Manitoba" said a traveller from thel
East, ''is that all the horses and teams
and all the threshing machines en-f
gagged make no impression on the,
crops, and that it will take six months
to thresh the grain out; but tw0
weeks ago the Canadian Pacific rail-
way were having a daily shipment of
LOO cars of wheat from the three
provinces, and week ago they hadt
got up to 2,100 cars a day. And be-,
sides this there is the Canadian North
ern railway and the Grand Trunk Pa
cific, so an enormous quantity must
be being shipped out of the provinces,
The weather. farmers are building,
large granaries on their farms, while
there is a great Improvement in the
storage facilities provided by the gov!
eminent"
1t is therefore no wonder that the
greatest interest was shown by those
who attended the Soil Products Ex-'
position held at Denver a short time
ago, when it was demonstrated that IT.
was not only in quantity that Westernl
Canada still occupied the primary po-
sition. 1t was there that Western
Canada again proved its supremacy
In wheat, it was early conceded that
Canada would be a winner, and this
was easily the case, not only did 1t win
the big prize, but it carried off tha
sweepstakes. What, however to those
who were representing Canada at this.
exposition, was of greater value proba-.
bly,, was winning first and second prize
for alfalfa. The exhibits were beautiL
full and pronounced by old alfalfal
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 by Western
Canada this year.
On Wednesday, October 10, Clay,
Robinson and company sold at Chi
cago for Z. H. Maunsell, Macleod, ALI
berta, a consignment of cattle, II head
of which, averaging 1,420 pounds,
brought $500 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 1,24O pounds, at 1855, without a
throwout. These were all grass cat
tie They we're purchased by Armour
and company. Clay, Robinson and
company describe the cattle as of
very nice quality, in excellent condii
ton, and a 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 10 something
enormous, and il 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
a capacity of 100000 bushels.-Ad'
| vertisement.