Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-08-31

MAKING RAPID STRIDES
Canada Improving in Every Way
--AgricuIturalIy, Commercially
and Financially.

dIlu T~uiditOtoiiys
The reports coming to hand every
day from all branches of industry IN
canada speak highly of the construc-
tive ability of that country.
Recently the managing directors OF
the Canadian Credit Mems Associa-
ton gave out the statement that busi-
ness in Western Canada was good. In
every branch it is better than in 1913,
and everyone will remember that In
that year business was excellent. DE
says:
1.-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 a transfor'
nation l never saw.
"From the records in the Office
knew it was getting better. We cleal
here every retail merchant in the coun
| try every three months, and we arr
therefore in the closest touch and hav'
intimate knowledge of the way trad'
is going and how payments are BENZ
made. Conditions at the present mo
ment are better than 1 had dreamed
was possible that they should be.
"The statements which we are re
ceiving with reference to the standinI
of country merchants indicates tina
there will be very few failures TIL
fall. 1t is quite remarkable. Men VIII
have been behind for years and in tn
hole are actually paying spot cash 10
everything, and taking their cash di'
counts, Banks and loan companie
this fall will have more money tina
they know what to do with.
"This is about the condition Of trad
and 1 AM glad to say there is no exai
geration in what l have said. Th
business of the prairie provinces is
splendid condition"
Crop reports are also good. Fro
all parts m the word that the Gre
conditions were never better, and II
J situation at the time of writing
t that there will be fully as great
l Weld as in 1915, when the average
wheat over the entire country was u
wards of 80 bushels per acre. T.
harvest therefore will be a heavy one
and, following the magnificent harve
l. of last year, the farmers of Weste
Canada will all be in splendid shat
Old indebtednesses, much of viii
e followed them from their old hom
v are being wiped out, improvements
If now being planned, and addition
acres added to their present holdin
'. During the past year there was
d large increase in the land sales both
a. the Canadian Pacific and Canadi
Al Northern land companies, as well
by private individuals. A great me
r of the purchases were made by fal
ers who thus secured adjoining gu
lie tiers or halves, the best evidence pr
m ably that could be had of the va
at of Western Canada land when tn
"a who know the country best are add
s. to their holdings. A number Of
ID siders have also been purchasers,
very little land has changed hands
n speculative purposes.
An evidence of the prosperity Of
country is found in the fact that S
a large number of farmers are ]
u chasing automobiles.
Alleged hard times in Manitoba h
lily not dampened the ardor of motor
or prospective ones. The automo
license department reported a
days since that there are 1000 n
ess private owners of cars in the prov
be this year than last. The number
ry, licenses issued this year was l0,40C
IT. against $500 last year. At an a
ON age cost of $1,000 each the newly
Is chased cars represent a total outla
81, 100000, while the total humble
ing cars in the province are worth app
ent imately S10,O00,O00. The new cars
of modern types.
Many people, for some unexpla
ing reason, have feared and continu
hes fear that this country will expert
any a period of industrial and bust
'rk- dullness after the war. There s.
'ck' to be no justification for such a 81
We. Iation.
And On the contrary, there are S
ON reasons for belief in the predictiC
he Mr.. Kingman Mott Robins, vice
dent of the Farm Mortgage Ban
nE Association Of America, who, in
Monetary Times, declares that Ca
will experience her greatest pr
ilad tionate development in productio'
! IN mediateIy after the conclusion o
war. The country will certainly
rev exceptionally favorable comm
king conditions to take advantage of.
res There will be the great need o
but rope in the work Of reconstru