The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-07-27
ANADASEXCELLENT
FINANCIAL STANDING
Bank CIearings lncrease-Agri-
culture Is a Paying Indus
observation-disclosures
Doing Well.

business experts assert that Can
d II OF the ,hieshOld OF perhaps
the most prosperous cru In her his
tory. The unprecedented value 81
the farm products OF 1915, together
with the very large output Of factorier
working on munitions OF war has sud.
denly brought the country into n po-
sltion, financially, scarcely hoped for
as n nation For years TO come Ex-
port surplus of SJO.OOO,OOO II month II
making Canada very strong In cash"
Extract from official bulletin Of Feb
runry II, 1916.
The response by the farmers OF Can
ada To the call for increased produc-
ton In 1915 was a total net output
exceeding one billion dollars, an In
{ Sc over normal years OF at least
three hundred millions. The three
~i'rairle Provinces contributed prob
ably nearly one-half Of the total prod
uct.
The wheat crop was worth $4,000
900. and accounted for about 80 per
cent Of the total agricultural product.
Other things counted also. Look at
dairying. In Ontario the dairy pro-
ductlon was Increased 20 per cent,
and prices were over 10 per g n
ahead OF 1914. Other provinces shared
In the Increase. especially Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Quebec and Nova SEQ
tin. The dairy COW was ION the Job"
In 1915. SO also were the beef cattle.
the pigs and the hens.
II Is not fair TO the farmers OF the
Pralries to call the wheat crop OF 1918
a miracle" crop. The farmers Guilt
waited more land and gave attention
to their seed. Providence gave them
favorable weather. Then they toiled
early and late In the harvesting and
threshing. Good cultivation gave big
ger yields than careless work, IS BUSH
elm as against 25.
The wealth OF Western Canada IL
by NJ means all In its wheat crop. II
the country had no wheat at all 10
would still be famous as a land Of sue,
cessful farmers on account of Its stock
production. From n shipping point
(High River, Alberta) over $75,000.0O
worth OF horses have been sold In the
last two months. The average price
to the farmer has been about $175.0
per head. According to Government
returns there are n million and q half
horses In Manitoba. Saskatchewan and
Alberta, worth probably $l50.O00.0 900.
The investments which farmers Of
Western Canada are making In live
stock and farm improvements ar
good evidence of the fact that they
have money for these purposes. II is
apparent. however, that they are also
spending some OF their profits on
those things which will bring greater
comfort and enjoyment to themselves,
their wives and their families. The
automobile trade nll through the
country Is particularly active. and
farmers are the biggest buyers. A re.
cent report OF the Saskatoon district
shows that In two months a million
dollars worth OF automobiles have
been sold. largely to farmers. Nor are
all Of these cars OF the cheaper makes;
! some hlgh.priced machines are In do
mand.
Bank clearings throughout the West.
ern Provinces show greater CONNER
cial activity than Mt the same season
In 1915 or 1914, the Increase for the
last week OF February being 100000
and almost S0.O00.OOO, respectively.
for the first week Of March $4,000.
900 over 1915 and SlS,O00.00O over
1919. The same excellent story comes
from Moose Jaw, Sask., where they
showed from 40 to 100 per cent over
the previous year. Calgary. Alta,
bank clearings continue 10 reflect the
greatly improved business conditions
ns compared with n year ago. Cana
da's bank clearings for the month OF
February, 1915, were the greatest for
any February In the country's history.
The totals amounted TO SEGA, 222, 600 90.
rs compared with S4s7 ,200, 100000 for
the same month n year ago. An in-
crease OF SIT ,OOO,OOO.00 In bank clear
lngs for the month tells Its own story
OF the country's prosperity.-Advcr-
tlsement.