The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
[KING RAPID STRIDES
lada Improving In Every Way
GoricuIturalIy, Commercially
and Financially.

0IlO ] Ul0ts0tsAuys
a reports coming to hand every
from all branches Of industry in
da speak highly Of the construc-
ability of that country.
gently the managing directors Of
canadian Credit Mems Associa-
gave out the statement that busi-
in Western Canada was good. In
n branch 1t Is better than In 1913,
everyone will remember that in
vear business was excellent. He
rbe beauty Of 1t is the way in
th payments are coming In. Mer-
lis all over the West are taking
cash discounts. Such transfor-
Ion never saw.
From the records in the office I
1t was getting better. We clear
every retail merchant in the coun-
every three months, and we are
lefore in the closest touch and have
mate knowledge OF the way trade
bling and how payments are being
e, Conditions at the present mo-
4 are better than I had dreamed 1t
possible that they should be.
Fhe statements which we are re-
ling with reference to the standing
country merchants indicates that
le will be very few failures this
It Is quite remarkable. Men who
been behind for years and In the
are actually paying spot cash for
tything, and taking their cash dis
hts. Banks and loan companies
fall will have more money than
know what to do with.
This is about the condition Of trade,
am glad to say there is no e1ag-
ation in what l have said. The
mess of the prairie provinces is In
ndid condition"
rop reports are also good. From
parts comes the word that the crop
1Itions were never better, and the
Iation at the time of writing Is
there will be fully as great
ID rs in 1915, when the average of
lat over the entire country was up
IDS of 30 bushels per acre. The
vest therefore will be u heavy one
following the magnificent harvest
last year, the farmers Of Western
ada will all be in splendid shape.
indebtednesses, much Of which
owed them from their old homes,
being wiped out, improvements are
being planned, and additional
rs added to their present holdings.
uring the past year there was Il
Ie increase In the land sales both by
Canadian Pacific and Canadian
fthern land companies, as well as
private individuals. A great many
he purchases were made by farm
who thus secured adjoining quar-
or halves, the best evidence prob
that could be had of the value
Western Canada land when those
know the country best are adding
their holdings. A number of out
ers have also been purchasers, but
b little land has changed hands for
culative purposes.
IN evidence of the prosperity of the
ntry is found in the fact that such
|arge number of farmers are pur-
lsing automobiles.
4lleged hard times in Manitoba have
dampened the ardor of motorists
prospective ones. The automobile
(nse department reported u few
since that there are 1000 more
rate owners of cars In the province
year than last. The number of
(nses issued this year was 1O,4OO, as
inst $500 last year. At an aver
cost Of 1000 each the newly pur-
(sed cars represent a total outlay of
O0O0O, while the total number Of
in the province are worth approx
ltely S10,OOO,OOO. The new cars are
modern types.
lany people, for some unexplained
son, have feared and continue to
that this country will experience
period Of industrial and business
mess after the war. There seems
pc no justification for such specu-
Jon.
Pn the contrary, there are sound
sons for belief in the prediction Of
kingman Mott Robins, vice presi-
OF the Farm Mortgage Bankers
ociatlon of America, who, in the
netary Times, declares that Canada
experience her greatest proper
pate development In production i'm
uiately after the conclusion Of the
The country will certainly have
eptonally favorable commercial
aldons to take advantage Of.
mere will be the great need of Eu-
In the work Of reconstruction,
Correrf Ansm>r