The Dolores star., 1916-07-07
CANADA'SEXCELLENT
FINANCIAL STANDING
Bank Clearings lncrease-Agri-
culture Is a Paying Indus
try-Manufactures
Doing Well.

OAlftEtS Sttu-
ada II on the threshold Of Perl,uIEs
the most prosperous ern In her his
tory. The unprecedented value Of
the farm products of 1913. together
with the very large output Of fnctori'.s
working on munitions of war has sud-
denly brought the country int" II 20
sition. hnnnciuily. scarcely hoped for
rs II milton for years to come. tx
port surplus Of S:aLWO.WD II month IL
milking Canndu very strong In cash."
-ENtrnci from official bulletin Of Feb
ruary II. 1915.
The Response ny the farmers Of Can
adn to the Gull for Increased prO,ilic-
tton In l915 was total net output
exree'iing one billion dollars. an tn
cre''se over normal yenrs Of ut least
three hundred millions. The three
irnirte Provinces contributed prob
nhly nearly one-huif OF the total prod
uct.
The wheat crop was worth $3lO.OOO.-
Vo. nnd accounted for nbout 10 J,er
cent OF the total agricultural protluct.
'uher things counted also. l.OOk at
clarifying. In Ontario the duiry pro-
duction was Increased 20 Ter cent.
| ana prices were over 10 per cent
hhend of 1914. Other provinces shnred
In the Increase. especially Alberta.
I saskatchewan. Quebec ind Novm SEQ
tin. The dniry COW wns ION the Job"
In 1919. So also were the beef cutie,
the pigs md the hens.
II IL not fnir to the farmers Of the
Prnlrles TO call the whent crop Of IDS
"mrncle" crop. The farmers ruiti.
waited more land and gave attention
to their seed. Providence gave them
favorable weather. Then they tOiIttl
early ind late In the harvesting nild
thrrshing. Good cultivation gave hIg-
ger yields thnn cnreless work, 40 bush
els ns against 2a.
The wenith Of Western Canadn In
ny n" means Ill In lts wheat crop. II
the country had no whe,t NJ all II
would still he famous ny II land Of stic-
| ressful turner's on account Of Its stock
production. From one shipping Ia'Int
(High River. Albrrtn) over $75.tHNdN
worth OF horses have been sold In the
| Inst two months The average price
TO the farner hns bepn u!,Oui SI75iO
per hpad. According to Government
returns there urp n million and II half
horses In Manitoba. Saskatchewan md
Alberta. worth probably SlTa,.NNpsl
The Investments which fnrners OF
Western CnnndlM nre mixing In live
| stock and farm improvements nre
good evidence Of the fnrt TINT they
hive money for these PURPOSES. II In
apparent. however. thur they nre also
Spreading some Of their profits on
those things which will bring greutpr
comfort and enjoyment to themselves,
their wives and their families. The
autonobiie trade aii through the
country Ia particularly active. md
farmers ARE the bIggcs, hmvers ~.
cent ren'rt Of the SuxkatoOn district
shown that In two m,"2,I,s II uniIr,n
dollars worth Of automobiles have
been snid. largely to farmers. Nor are
nll Of these rnrs of the cheaper mikes;
nome high-priced machines are In de-
mand.
Bank clearings throughout the West
ern Provinces show greater CONNER
ciai activity than At the san,e spnSnn
Inst week Of February being $S.(HH,!AU
and almost S!l.iNM.ON. Respectively.
for the first week Of March $l5.EW.-
900 over 1918 and $lS.laUlAN over
1914. The xaine excellent story ct,,,.s.s
from Moose Jaw. Snsk.. where they
showed from ~ to 100 per cent over
the previous year. Calgary. Alta
bank clenrings continue to reflect the
greatly improved business conditions
ia compared with At year ago. CANA
tla's hank cienrings for the month Of
February. 1915. were the grentcst for
any February In the cOuntry's history.
The totals amounted to SGtj4. :css..iHA,.tW.
ns compared with $4S7 .:sHiNNGN for
the Sitl,e month n year ngO. An IN
crease of $177.Oal MA,iN In bunk cipur-
tngs for the month tells it's own story
Of the cOuntry's prosperfty.-Adver-
tIsement.
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