Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-10

1.-THE impression one gets in going
through Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba" said a traveller from the
East. rs that all the horses and teams
and all the threshing machines en-
gagged make no impression on the
crops, and that 1t Will take six months
to thresh the grain out; but two
weeks ago the Canadian Pacific rail-
way were having a daily shipment of
LOO cars OF wheat from the three
provinces, and q week ago they had
got up to 2.100 cars day. And be-
sides this there Is the Canadian North
ern railway and the Grand Trunk Pa
clfic. so an enormous quantity must
be being shipped out OF the provinces.
The wealthier 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 II was demonstrated that IL
was not only In quantity that Western
Canada still occupied the primary po-
sition. II was there that Western
Canada again proved its supremacy.
In wheat, IL was early conceded that
Canada would be winner, and this
was easily the case. not only did II win
the big prize. but 1t carried of the
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 beauti-
full and pronounced by old alfalfa
growers to berthe best they had ever
seen. First. second and third cuttings
OF this years growth we're 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 short time ago is another of
tho feats accomplished By Western
Canada this year.
ON Wednesday. October 10. Clay.
Robinson and company sold at Chi
cago for Il. II. Maunsell. Macleod. Al
berta. n consignment OF cattle, II head
OF which. averaging l.f2o pounds.
brought $500 per hundredweight, top.
ping tho range cattle market for the
week TO date. The same Arm also
sold for Dir. Maunsell 206 head, aver
aging 1,240 pounds. at 1885. without a
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.
ton. and great credit to Mr.. Maun-
sell. IL speaks well for our Canadian
cattle raisers that they can produce
stock good enough 10 top the Chicago
market against strong competition,
there being over 1000 range cattle on
sale that day. q
II is one thing TO produce crops
such ns are referred to and another
TO get them TO market. The facilities
OF Western Canada are excellent. Tho
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 II the figures can be
digested. the full extent OF the grain
producing powers of Western Canada
may DO realized. Tho total elevator
capacity is about i70,000.000 bushels.
or nearly one-half OF the entire wheat
production OF the Dominion In 1915.
or this large storage facilities the
country elevators number $500, with
capacity of $4,000 900 bushels.--Ad-
yertisement.