Potosi journal., 1916-07-26
WHO'S GOT
THE MONEY
IN -Four STAPLES Alone the Farm
ers n Western Canada Pro.
duoed 400 MilIion Dol.
Iars IN 1915.


The Calgary (Alberta) printers have
. house organ, called 'The Magnet"
and In its columns a few weeks ago
appeared an article entitled "Who's Got
the money!" It was cleveriy written.
and but for its length, the writer would
have been pleased to have copied the
article In its entirety. The purpose
for which this article is published.
however, that Of letting the renders
Of the paper know Of the great pro-
gress that Is being made In agriculture
In Western Canada. will be served BY
copying a portion Of the article. Many
Of the readers Of this paper doubtless
have friends In one Of the three
pr0vinces-Manitoba, Saskatchewan or
Alberta, and they will be interested In
feeling that their friends are enjoying
q portion Of the wealth that has come
to Western Canada farmers rs re-
suit Of careful tillfng Of soil prodi-
gal in everything that goes to make
good grain, cattle. horses. hogs and
sheep.
Reproducing from the article:
The Government does not produce
money. II can stamp 'One Dollar on
a slip of white paper. and we accept
1t at a dollars worth. but neither the
paper nor the printing are worth
copper. What gives II value is the
promise of the people Of Canada which
stands behind the printed slip, and our
faith In that promise.
Now do you know who's got the
money!
Let us put 1t into figures. The farm
ers Of Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba last year raised 42,94S,ooo
bushels of wheat. If We take for an
average IS cents n bushel In Manitoba.
81 cents in Saskatchewan. and 70 cents
In Alberta the seasons wheat crop was
worth $3.50 900. Add to this an
oat crop Of 334.s4O.0oo bushels. worth
$95, ,457. 600; u barley crop Of 35,o54.-
200 bushels, worth S15.s7l,OOO, and
a fax crop Of lO,559.O00 bushels worth
SIS. 5.S43.O 600. and you find that Oh these
four staples alone the farmers OF
Western Canada produced wealth OF
&4O7. $4,000.
Please note that this wealth Is In
money. 1t is not In real estate at in
flated values. Industrial stocks that are
half water and the rest air. fictitious
goOdwills or unsaleabe merchandise
1t IL in hard cash. or-which Is better
hard wheat.
These figures are only for the staple
grain productions. They do not In
clude the millions Of dollars represent
ed by the live stock and dairying Indus
tries, or the additional millions includ-
ed in the root. fruit. and garden crops.
The creameries Of Saskatchewan, for
instance produced more buttermilk
and Ice cream last year than their
total production amounted to six years
ago. The milk. butter. and cheese pro-
ducti0n OF Alberta for 1918 was valued
at over eleven million dollars. The po-
tato crop OF the three provinces was
worth five millions and half. Corn
and alfalfa-comparative new crops,
charged with tremendous possibilities
amounted to over q round million.
Even honey YOU didn't know we
raised honey tthe bee kind) in this
country, did you? Manitoba produced
5000 pounds In 1915. and there isn't
q bee in the province that doesn't
swear he's better honey-sorter than
anything in California or Washington.
That's where the money Is: In the
Jeans Of our honest friend the farmer.
who was too slow to get into the cities
when the rest Of us saw shortcuts to
wealth who hadn't imagination enough
to think q man can make money with
out earning It. and who was too dull
to know TINT hard work IL foolish.
Well. he has the laugh now. Likewise
the ney.--Advertiscment.