New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-03
GRAIN SPOUTS
OUT OF CANADA
Four Where Formerly Was
Only the Single Track
Canadian Pacific.
BY ). ROY WEAVER.

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The crop moving period is no longer
a bucaboo to the farmers Of Western
Canada, 10 the railways or TO Canadian
bankers 20 anything like the extent 70
which IL used to be. Greatly increased
elevator capacity and better railway
facilities have rcmediod serious diff
culties. while the banks Of the Domin-
ion are now able 20 provide all justi-
fable accommodation for the Western
farmers without seriously curtailing
loans TO manufacturers and bust
ness men generally. The Canadian
Grain Commission has also done efec-
tive work in so supervising and con-
trolling the grain traffic as TO improve
conditions which in the past have been
the cause Of considerable grievance.
Government Elevators.
The new government owned elevator
at Fort Arthur is one Of the largest
on the continent and has done much
to solve the storage problem at the
head Of the lakes. Interior storage ele-
vators, each Of 100000 bushels capac-
ity, have been built by the Federal
government at Saskatoon and Moose
Jaw. and a smaller elevator. with
capacity Of 100000 bushels, has been
erected at Calgary. These supplement
the large privately owned elevators To-
Gated at various points. To provide for
the movement of grain which is ex-
pected TO develop via the Pacific Coast
and the Panama Canal ocean terminal
grain facilities Of important capacity
are being completed for the government
at Vancouver.
1915 Grain Still Moving.
Last years phenomenal grain crop Of
the Western provinces Of Canada, in
GLIDING something like 350,OO0-ooO
bushels of wheat and an almost equal
volume Of oats, is still being moved.
There are 100000 bushels Of last
years wheat in store in Canadian ele-
vators vet 10 be marketed. Oificial
figures for the week ended August
IS showed nearly 100000 bushels Of
wheat and more than 100000 bushels
Of oats still in terminal elevators at
Port Arthur ard Fort William. Prob
ably considerable volume is yet in
the hands Of the farmers. During
July no less than 25,i06,4OO bushels Of
grain were inspected and moved out
Of the West. requiring 21.172 cars. In
the first three weeks of August 14.OS5
cars Of last years grain came East
as compared with 900 cars for the cor
responding period Of 1915. The move
ment of the new crop generally starts
about September /.
Four Spouts.
The demands unon the Canadian rail-
WAYS involved in the moving Of the
harvest Of 1915 are indicated by the
tact that 334.429 cars were required,
during the eleven months ended July
81, to handle the grain crop Of the
West. This means d movement Of
more than 1000 cars a day. The grain
crop of the previous year was handled
in 1885 cars. Until few years ago
the single-track line Of the Canadian
Pacific Railway was the only outlet for
tho grain of the Western provinces.
To-day the c. P. r. has a double-track
road from Winnipeg to Fort William,
while the Canadian Northern Railway
and the National Transcontinental
Railway carry important shares Of the
Western grain. The opening Of the
Panama Canal provided an additional
outlet 20 European markets via Van
couver. In effect. the new railway IA
ciUties mean that there are now Tour
sprouts" from the West for marketing
The grain. as compared with only one
until very recent years. The railroads
are well prepared for the grain move
ment this year, and are not anticipat-
ing difHculty in handling the crop as
il is offered. especially as the yield Will
probably not be more than one-hali
that of 1915 Considerable new equip
ment is available this year for the gov
eminent line.
Banks All Fat.