Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1916-07-07
CANADASEXCELLENT
FINANCIAL STANDING
Bank Clearinus Increase-Agri
culture Is a Paying Indus
try-Manufactures
Doing Well.

'Buslncss experts assert that Can.
ndn II on the threshold NJ perhaps
the most prosperous crn IN her his
tory. The unprecedented vnlde OF
the farm products Of 1918, together
With the very large output OF factories
working on munitions OF wal has sud
denly brought the country into n po-
sltlon, financially, scarcely hoped for
rs a nation for years to Ome Tx
port surplus Of S|dO,OOO,OO0 n month II
milking Canada very strong In cash"
-EXiraci from Oficlnl bulletin OF Feb
ruary II. 1910.
The response by the farmers NJ Gun
ndn TO the call Ter increased produc.
lion In 1913 was n total net output
exceeding oue billion dollars, nm In.
crcnse over normnl ycnrs Of ct lcnst
three hundred millions. The three
Prairie Provinces contributed prob
nbly nearly one.hnlf Of the toiul prod
uct.
The wheat crop was worth S3iO,OOO,-
900, md accounted Tor about 80 per
cent Of the total agricultural product.
RAh'A ANlAikN fUNiliiu NlNNs lfl'N w
dalrying. In Ontario the dairy pro-
ductlon was Increased 90 per cent,
Hnd prices we're over 10 per cent
nheGd OF 1914. Other provinces shared
In the lncrcnse. especially Alberta,
saskatchewan, Quebec and Novn SEQ
tia. The dairy COW was ION the job"
IN 1918. SO also were the beef cattle,
the pigs and the hens.
It Il not fur TO the farmers Of the
i'rnlries To call the wheat crop OF 1918
u miracle" crop. The farmers Guilt
waited more land and gave attention
10 their seed. Providence gave them
favorable weather, Then they tollcd
curly and late IN the harvesting and
thrcshlng. Good cultivation gave big
ger yields than cnrclcss work, 10 bns'l-
els rs against %.
The wealth Of Western Canada II
hy no means MI In It's wheat crop. II
the country had no wheat at MI II
would still he famous MS n land Of sue
cessful farmers on account OF Its stock
production. From u shipping point
(lIlgh River, Albcrtn) over SI5.OO0.00
worth OF horses Imva been sold In the
Inst two months. The average price
To the farmer has been about $l75.0o
per head. According 10 Government
returns there nre n million md II huff
horses In MnnltObn. Saskatchewan nn1
Alberta, worth probably Sl5O,0O0,OO0.
The investments which farmers of
Western Gambia nre making In live.
stock and furm improvements nre
good evidence Of the fact TINT they
have money for these purposes. II Is
apparent, however, TINT they nrc also
spending some OF their profits on
those thlngs which will bring greater
comfort anu enjoyment to themselves,
their wives and their families. Tho
automobile trnde oil through tho
country Il particularly nctlye, md
turner's nre the biggest huycrs. A re-.
cent report OF the Saskatoon district
shows that In two months II million
dollars worth OF automobiles hnye
been sold, largely 10 farmers. Nor are
NIL OF these cars Of the cheaper mikes,
some h~lgh'prlced machines are Ia de-
mnnd,
Bank clenrings throughout the West.
ern Provinces show greater CONNER.
clnl activity thnn nj the same scnson
In 1913 or 1914, the increase for the
last week " February being 5000 900
aud almost 10000 O respectively.
for the first week OF March $1,000
900 over 1913 and %SiS,OOO,OOO over
1914 The snme excellent story comes
from Moose Jaw, Snsk, where they
showed from 30 to 100 per cent over
the previous yenr. Calgary. Aliu.
bnnk c%learings continue to reflect the
greatly improved business conditions
ms coinpHred with q year ago. Cunu-
da's bank clcnriugs Tor the month OF
February, 1910, were the greatest FOR
my February In the couutry's history.
The totals amounted To scot 22. 10000
ms compared with SiSI. 900. 10000 for
the same month a year ngo. An In
crcnse of SiTT, Oo0,0OO.OO ln bunk clear.
ings for The month tells Us own story
Of the country's prosperity Alver.
useWcnt.