Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-09-08
MAKING RAPID STRIDES
Canada Improving in Every Way
-AgTiCuIturaIIy, Commercially
and Financially.

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 Hens 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. He
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 transfor-
nation l never saw.
From the records in the office I
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
! intimate knowledge of the way trade
is going and how payments are being
made. Conditions at the present mo-
ment are better than had dreamed it
was possible that they should be.
"The statements which we are re-
ceiving 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 for
everything, and taking their cash dis
counts. Banks and loan companies
this fall will have more money than
they know what to do with.
'HThis is about the condition of trade
and am glad to say there is no exag-
geration in what l 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 croI
conditions were never better, and the
situation at the time of writing is
that there will be fully as great &
yield as in 1915, when the average o1
wheat over the entire country was up
wards of 80 bushels per acre. Thu
harvest therefore will be a heavy one
= and, following the magnificent harves
of last year, the farmers Of Western
Canada will all be in splendid shape
Old indebtednesses, much of whicl
fOInwed them from their old homes
are 6tdng wiped out, improvements ar
now being planned, and additiona
acres added to their present holdings
During the past year there was
in tho land SaIoC both h
the Canadian Pacific and CANADIAN
, Northern land companies, as. well a
by private individuals. A great man
of the purchases were made by farm
erS who thus secured adjoining qual
, ters or halves, the best evidence prot
ably that could be had of the valu
of Western Canada land when thos
, who know the country best are addin
, to their holdings. A number of on
siders have also been purchasers, br
! very little land has changed hands fC
+ speculative purposes.
, An evidence of the prosperity Of tE
! country is found in the fact that sue
a large number of farmers are pu
chasing automobiles.
q Alleged hard times in Manitoba hay
not dampened the ardor of motorist
, or prospective ones. The automobil
I license department reported a fe
days since that there are 1900 mol
private owners of cars in the provint
this year than last. The number
licenses issued this year was 0,400,
q against $500 last year. At an ave
q age cost of $1,000 each the newly pu
g chased cars represent a total outlay
;, 81, 100000, while the total number
+ cars in the province are worth appro
. imately $1OOOO,OOO. The new cars a
3 of modern types.
| Many people, for some unexplain
n reason, have feared and continue
a fear that this country will experien
n a period of industrial and busine
h dullnsss after the war. There seei
" to be no justification for such spec
n lation.
" On the contrary, there are SOU
% reasons for belief in the prediction
% Mr.. Kingman Mott Robins, vice pre-
lie dent of the Farm Mortgage Banke
Ia Association of America, who, In
D. Monetary Times, declares that Cana
e. will experience her greatest prop
a tionate development in production
w mediately after the conclusion of
III war. The country will certainly hs
te exceptionally& favorable commerc
Of conditions to take advantage of.
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