The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-08
MAKING RAPID STRIDES
Canada improving In Every Way
Alphabetically, Commercially
and Financially.

The reports coming to hand every
day from all branches Of Industry In
Canada speak highly Of the eonstruc-
tive ability of that country.
Recently the managing directors OF
the Canadian Credit Mems 'Associa-
tlon gave out the statement that busi-
ness In Western Canada was good. In
every branch II Is better than In 1913,
and everyone will remember that In
that year business was excellent. lie
says:
"The beauty OF It is the way In
which payments are coming In. Mer-
chants all over the West are taking
their cash discounts. Such transfor-
nation | never saw.
"From the records in the office l
knew it was getting better We clear
here every retail merchant in the coun-
try every three months, and we are
therefore in the closest touch and have
intlmate knowledge Of the way trade
is going and how payments are being
made. Conditions at the present mo-
ment are better than l had dreamed II
was possible that they should be.
1.-THE statements which we are re-
ceiying with reference to the standing
of country merchants indicates that
there will be very few failures this
fall. It is quite remarkable. Men who
have been behind for years and In the
hole are actually paying spot cash Tor
everything, and taking their cash dis
counts. Banks and loan companies
this fall will have more money than
they know what to do with.
"This is about the condition of trade
and am glad TO say there is no exag-
geration in what have said. The
business of the prairie provinces Is In
splendid condition"
Crop reports are also good. From
all parts comes the word that the crop
conditions were never better, and the
situation at the time of writing Is
/ that there will be fully as great a
Weld as in 1915, when the average OF
wheat over the entire country was up
wards of 80 bushels per acre. The
harvest therefore will be heavy one
md, following the magnificent harvest
of last year, the farmers of Western
Canada will all be in splendid shape
/ Old indebtednesses, much OF whlcl
followed them from their old homes
are being wiped out, improvements are
now being planned, and addluona
acres added to their present holdings
During the past year there was
large increase in the land sales both by
the Canadian Pacific and CANADIAN
Northern land companies, as we'll al
by private individuals. A great man!
of the purchases were made by farm
ers who thus secured adjoining quar-
ters or halves, the best evidence prop
ably that could be had of the value
of Western Canada land when thos'
who know the country best are adding
to their holdings. A number of out
siders have also been purchasers, bu
very little land has changed hands TO
speculative purposes.
An evidence of the prosperity or tn
country is found in the fact that sucl
large number of farmers are pur
chasing automobiles.
Alleged hard times in Manitoba hav
not dampened the Rrdor of mOtOrist
or prospective ones. The automobil
license department reported feY
days since that there are 1900 NOR
private owners Of cars in the provinc
this year than last. The number o
licenses issued this year was 10,4OO, q
against $500 last year. At an aver
age cost of $1,000 each the newly pun
chased cars represent total outlay 0
81 100000, while the total number o
cars in the province are worth approx
lmateIy $1O,OOO000. The new cars ar
of modern types.
Many people, for some unexplaine
reason, have feared and continue
fear that this country will experienC
period of industrial and bushes
dullness after the war. There seem
to be no justification for such a speel
lation.
On the contrary, there are soun
reasons for belief in the prediction
Mr.. Kingman Mott Robins, vice pres
dent of the Farm Mortgage Banker
Association of America, who, in ii
Monetary Times, declares that Canao
will experience her greatest propo
} tionate development in production In
mediately after the conclusion Of Il
war. The country will certainly hay
exceptionallyG favorable commerci
conditions to take advantage Of.
There will be the great need Of e
rnnn IN the work of recOnstruCtiO