The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-06
CANADA sEXCELLENT
FINANCIAL STANDING.
Bank CIearings Increase-Agri-
culture Is a Paying Indus
try-Manufactures
Doing Well.


Business experts assert that Cam
nda is on the threshold Of perhaps
the most prosperous era in her his
tory. The unprecedented value of
the farm products Of 1915, together
with the very large output of factories
working on munitions of war has sud-
denly brought the country into po-
sstion. financially, scarcely hoped for
as a nation for years to come. Ex-
port surplus of $50,0O0,00O month is
making Canada very strong in cash."
Extract from official bulletin of Feb
ruary IL, 1916
The response by the farmers Of Can
ada to the call for increased produc-
ton III 1915 was total net output
exceeding one billion dollars, an in
crease over normal years of at least
three hundred millions. The three
Prairie Provinces contributed prob>
ably nearly one-half Of the total prod
uct.
The wheat crop was worth $31O,OO0,-'
900, and accounted for about 80 per
cent of the total agricultural product,
Other things counted also. Look at
dalrying. In Ontario the dairy pro-
duction was increased 20 per cent,
and prices were over 10 per cent
ahead Of 1914. Other provinces shared
in the increase, especially Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Quebec and Nova SEQ
tia. The dairy COW was ION the job,
In 1915. So also We're the beef cattle,
the pigs and the hens.
1t is not fair to the farmers Of the
Prail'ies to call the wheat crop of 1915
miracle" crop. The farmers culti-
waited more land and gave attention
to their seed. Providence gave them
favorable weather Then they toiled
early and late in the harvesting and
thresling. Good cultivation gave big
ger yields than careless work, 45 BUSH
els as against 25.
The wealth of Western Canada is
ny no means all in it's wheat crop. If
The country had no wheat at all it
would still be famous rs land Of sue
sesSful farmers on account of it's stock
production. From one shipping point
High River, Alberta) over 100000
worth of horses have been sold In the
asst two months. The average price
20 the farmer has been about $1,000
per head. According to Government
returns there are million and half
horses in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta, worth probably $150,000, 900.
The investments which farmers of
Western Canada are making in live
stock and farm Improvements are
GOOD evidence of the fact that they
have money for these purposes. 1t 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 all 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
nh of these cars of the cheaper makes !;
some high-prced machines are in de-
mand
Bank clearings throughout the West
Cru 4 lONiISCS Div" GREATER COIl1lICI-
cial activity than at the same season
In 1915 or 1914, the increase for the
last week of February being SS000,OO0
and almost 100000, respectively,
for the first week Of March $15,OO0-
300 over 1915 and SlS,000,OO0 over
1914. 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 ciearings continue to reflect the
greatly improved business conditions
US compared with q year ago. Cana
da's bank clearings for the month Of
February 1916, We're the greatest for
my February in the country's history.
The totals amounted to SG64, 222 10000.
AS compared With S4S7 2aG,o00.00 for
the same month year ago. An it,
trease of $177.000.OO000 in bank clear
ngs for the month tells its own story
3f the country's prosperity.-Adver.
tsement.