The sun., 1919-04-29

The production Of crops is likely 70
be stimulated by the plans now being
made to settle soldiers returning from
Europe and war workers at home as
farmers on the vast stretches OF land
hitherto undeveloped A census taken
at the front in 1917 showed that of the
100000 Canadian soldiers interviewed.
10000 expressed a desire to become
| farmers after the war. or these $4,000
had had previous experience. Canada
feels that tho returning soldiers have a
special claim upon her. and that by
| treating them literally in the matter OF
land grants she not only will meet an
obligation but also will contribute to
the general prosperity on the theory
that when agriculture is prosperous the
, other Industries will be also.
The forest products of Canada rank
| next to those of agriculture in value
of production, the total for the las,
| year being estimated s175, 100000. In
value of forest resources Canada lie
surpassed only by Russia and the United
States. The forest belt extends across
the country a distance OF nearly 1000
miles, with an average breadth of 700
| miles, giving an approximate area OF
| $4,000 900 square miles
The normal forest area has been es-
timated at 1.000.000.000 acres and the
! actual available area of merchantable
! timber at 200,000,000 acres. The sup.
ply of merchantable timber is abou,
one-fourth of the supply available
in the United States. There are
forty-f1ve principal commercial woods
produced. More than one-haH OF
the standing timber OF the Do
minion is In British Columbia, where
Is the largest and most compact area
| pf rNNa ptah 70 har laF "
the world to-day. The area covers more
than 100000 acres. and the amount
| OF timber is estimated Mt nearly 400
| 900, 000, 900 feet. The value OF forest
| products exported during 1918 is esti-
mated at S65,436, 2O4. as compared with
S52.2SO,s75 in 1917.
The manufacture OF wood pulp has
become an important industry. having
increased more than $50 per cent dur
ing the last ten years. The output OF
wood pulp manufacture in 1905 wal
4S2.777 cords, with a value Of s2,s3l.'
$50. The pulp wood resources of the
| country are estimated at 1,033,370,O Ot
cords.
Canada Is well supplied with import
ant metals and minerals and the studies
which have been made during the wal
by the Imperial Munitions Board arr
,eSpected TO result In large explo!ta
ltion of them. The Dominion Government
has appropriated 5000, 900 for making
the experiments with Ignite as n sub
stitute for anthracite recommended by
the council for scientific and in
dustrial research. and a similar sun
has been provided by Manitoba anC
Saskatchewan. Canada is largely de
pendent upon other countries for oils
but an effort Is now being made TO de
| n
1.-THE total value Of Canadas minera
production in 1917 was nearly $4,000,
900. There are many minerals which
are known TO exist, but which have no
been developed In commercial quaint
ties. The output of the principal mining
industries in 1918 was, about the same a.
during 1917 because OF shortage II
labor supply. but the value increased
considerably. being estimated as SEQ
900. 900. The production OF coal durinl
1918 is estimated at 151S0,OO0 shor
tons. The estimated production of Tho
more important metals is estimated AZ
follows:
Gold. s14.76o.ooO silver. 2oSOO, OoC
ounces; copper, 100000 pounds
nickel. 91,5ooo00 pounds zinc. $4,000.
900 pounds; pig iron, 1,ls2,o00 shor
tons.
During the war much more attention
than formerly was given by the Cana
dlans to their fisheries because OF the
realization that in them the country
possessed an offset TO the world shortage
Of food. The suggestion is now made
that the Government turn TO them as q
debt paying source. and under the di
rection OF the Dominion Fish Committee
plans are being made 10 exploit both tbs
Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the lake.
in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
There are 5000 miles OF coast line or
the Atlantic and 1000 miles on the
Pacific. The inland fisheries cover 200
900 square miles OF fresh water or hal
the fresh water area of the world
Not including the vast quantity Of
fish caught, of which no record Is kept
the value OF fish marketed by Canadian,
during 1917 was S52,352,0 44, of which
the sea fisheries contributed $47O52, COZ
and the inland fisheries So 200. 439
Nearly 100000 men were employed in tn,
industry and the value OF the equpmen
used was estimated at s33,5eo.74s
The council for scientific and indus
trial research has been studying tht
utilization Of great quantities OF hsl
waste. II is estimated that 200, 900 ton,
Of f1sh offal and non-ma rketable Ash ar,
ANNUALLY allowed to go to waste, and tina,
the fish oil which could be obtained from
this waste would be worth nearly $4,000,
900 at current market prices, while other
by-products would reach a value of sew
eGai hundred thousand dollars mora"