The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-01-21
WESTERN CANADA'S
GREAT HARVEST
Decidedly Encouraging From EV.
cry Standpoint.

Speaking OF conditions generally In
Canada, the most encouraging feature
of the year, from a trade and financial
standpoint, has been the bountiful
harvest OF the Northwest, where q
greatly increased area under cultlya
tion has given the highest average
yield in the history Of the country, II
is estimated that the grain crop OF
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
has a market value to the producers OF
approximately four hundred million
dollars, in the use of which we may
anticipate not only the liquidation OF
Liuch Indebtedness, but the stimulG
ton of current trade.
The bunuaf reports OF the various
banks throughout Canada are now be
mism all the way through. and, con
grary TO what might be generally eH
pected in war times, business is GOOD
everywhere.
The General Manager OF the Bank Of
Montreal at the recent annual ..feet
ing said: THE position OF Canada is
q highly favored one. with an assured
future Of growth, development and
general prosperity"
In the same report = IS SAID that the
Canadian West has recovered to q
marked extent from the economic dis
location of a year ago"
The seasons wheat and other cereal
crops have exceeded all previous REQ
ords in quantity and quality, and, dc
spite the enormous yield prices have
been uncommonly well maintained.
It would be difficult to exaggeratO
the importance of these results to the
Prairie Provinces-and the Dominion
at large.
The prosperity of thoso engaged in
mixed farming and ranching is most
encouraging.
The -four mills in Manitoba Sas.
katchewan and Alberta are busy and
are doing well. Their combined daily
capacity is about 27,O00 barrels.
The large advances of the Dominion
Government to farmers in certain dis
tricts, principally in the form Of seed,
were made very opportunely and have
heen aErly justified by the very large
crop yield in those districts.
Business in many important lines is
good and should continue to improve
as returns from grain yet to be mar.
keted are received.
The general business outlook has
been transformed by the large crop.
The returns of the gross earnings Of
Canadian railroads for November show
tsSose Of the Canadian Pacific in.
creased $1,796, 600 or rs per cent for
the last nine days Of the month. Com.
pared with same month year ago, In
crease no less than 1921, 900 or 67.6
per cent against a As per cent gain in
October, and a decrease Of AZ per
cent in September.
H. Meredith, of the Bank of Mont.
real, in a recent address delivered at
Montreal, declared that the most en-.
couraging feature from trade and
finance standpoint had been the boun.
tiful harvest of the Northwest, where |
the greatly increased area under cult
vation had given the highest average
lN history of the country. He esti.
mated the grain crop Of the three
provinces at a value of over 100000
900, and said that such remarkable re-
suits would have the effect Of attract.
ing the tide of immigration to our
when the world is again at
peace. The restoration of favorable
balance in our foreign trade is a fac
tor of supreme importance at the pres
ent time.
1t is the general opinion in the East
that the 1915 grain crop in the Prai-
rte Provinces not only put the whole
Dominion in a sounder trade and flnan.
cial standing, but that 1t will also re-
suit in a big increase in immigration
to the West of agricultural settlers,
who will include capitalized farmers
from Europe and the United States as
we'll an bOmesteaders.-Adv
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