The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-09-01
MAKING RAPID STRIDES
Canada Improving IN Every Way
-AgriouituraIly, Commercially
and Financially.

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 Mems Associa-
ton gave out the statement that bust
ness In Wectern 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 a transfer
nation l never saw
From the records in the office /
knew 1t was getting better. We clear
here every retail merchant in the
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 ut the present mo-
ment are better than l had dreamed 1t
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. 1t 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.
This is about the condition of trade,
and l 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 crop
conditions were never better, and the
situation at the time of writing is
hat there will be fully as great a
yield as In 1918, when the average OF
wheat over the entire country was up
wards of 30 bushels per acre. The
harvest therefore will be a heavy one
and, following the magnificent harvest
of last year, the farmers OF Western
Canada will all be In splendid shape
Old indebtednesses. much of which
followed them from their old homes
are being wiped out, improvements ar.
o being planned, and additional
acres added to their preseat holdings
During the past year there was {
large increase In the land sales both b!
the Canadian Pacific and Canadian
Northern land companies, as we'll a.
by private individuals. A great man.
OF the purchases We're made by farm
ars who thus secured adjoining quar-
tiers or halves, the best evidence prob
ably that could be had OF the value
of Western Canada land when those
who know the country best are addin,
siders have also been purchasers, blu
very little land has changed hands fol
speculative purposes.
An evidence of the prosperity Of TIL.
country is found in the fact that sucl
a large number Of farmers are pur
chasing automobiles.
Alleged hard times in Manitoba hav,
not dampened the ardor OF motorist!
or prospective ones. The automobile
license department reported a few
days since that there are 1000 more
private owners of cars in the province
this year than last. The number o.
licenses issued this year was 10,4OO, a!
against $500 last year. At an aver
age cost Of 81 900 each the newly pur
chased cars represent a total outlay o
81, 600 1000, while the total number O
cars In the province are worth approx
imately $1O,OOO,OOO. The new cars ar
of modern types.
Many people, for some unexplained
reason, have feared and continue t
fear that this country will experience
a period of industrial and bushes
dullness after the war. There seem
to be no justification for such u sPecu
lation.
On the contrary, there are sount
reasons for belief In the prediction 0
Mr.. Kingman Mott Robins, vice presi
dent of the Farm Mortgage Bankers
Association of America, who, in tn
Monetary Times, declares that Canad;
will experience her greatest proper
tionate development in production i'm
.~oJl<olY cF<n~ thu conclusion nf fhi
war The country will certainly hav'
exceptionally favorable commercial
conditions to take advantage Of.
There will be the great need of Eu
rome In the work Of reconstruction
The Rod.
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