The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-01
CANADA UNHURT BY
INDUSTRIAL UNREST
Agricultural Activities Con-
tinue, With Prospects for
More Good Crops.
JOBS FOR EX-SOLDIERS
Situation Is Reported Normal
Despite Strikes in Sew
eral Centres.
JOBS FOR EX-sOLDIERS
Special Correspondence to THn Sun.

atoms and at the turn of the first half
year OF reconstruction. It may be inter
estins to glance at the present economic
situation in Canada.
For month past all surface indics-
tons Of conditions have been clouded By
Industrial unrest, and this is likely TO
give a distorted view of general condi-
lions. 1t Is true that the average busi-
ness man or financier, when Intercepted.
will speak with a certain amount of dis
couragement because of the reiterated
statements of strikes at many points of
the compass. The situation recalls the
impression most Canadians once had Of
life in the United States-that It IL all
made UP Of murders and divorce cases.
because that was about all the news that
came through on the wires. Happily
that day of measre and sensational In
formation has passed. In the same way
Vt is hoped that American people will
realize that though strikes have been an
too plentiful here Of late. the normal life
of the people Is really little disturbed.
without ripple. with every prospect OF
good returns. There is a slight decrease
In the total wheat acreage. which II
16.95S,500. compared with I7,353,901
acres last year. Dat acreage exceeds
$4,000. 900. though It is 1 per cent. below
last year, while other crops show little
change. The continued wet weather In
the spring accounts mainly for the DIFF
ference, especially In eastern Canada
In the West, however, favorable weather
following late seeding brought on rapid
growth. Generally speaking, grain In
the West Is now in excellent condition.
Late Snow Helps Crops.
A peculiar incident was the fall OF .
late wet snow in Alberta early in May,
which supplied just the needed moisture
for land which frequently suffers from
too little rain. On the whole It is stated
that fall wheat, rye, hay. clover and pas
ture show a condition above average
Spring wheat Is somewhat better than
last year, though two points below aver
age, and the other crops are below aver
age and below the conditions of last year.
A glance over a large number OF re-
ports from different parts of Canada re-
ceived by large financial institution
| confirms the feeling that normal activi-
An encouraging and almost unani-
nous feature Of these reports is that the
returned soldiers are being absorbed
quickly and almost completely into civil
! life Notifications of this were seen In
Vancouver. which has received back
considerably more soldiers than It sent
/ to the war, and In Montreal, OTTAWA
and Toronto, where the reabsorption had
not quite kept pace with the arrivals
but was not far enough behind to cause
any anxiety.
| In a great many instances communi-
ties are taking back their fighters into
| the positions they left. This Is o.
pecially the case in villages and farm
life. where the mems places had been
kept for them or they merely returned to
! their own business or farm.
There has been little complaint Of
! lack OF farm labor this year and work Is
going on almost with a pre-war swing.
An encouraging feature of farm condi-
| tions is the news that more live stock 10
being raised in the prairie provinces.
| THIS will prevent the utter dependence
OF the farmers there on the wheat crop
and it will help supply the worlds great
need of meat
New Comm unittes Opened.
is reported to be favorable. although
hogs in some districts suffered from tho
severe winter The opening of new
communities. especially In the Peace
River country. is proceeding rapidly,
with hundreds OF settlers entering, the
majority being from the United States
General Industrial conditions have
been spoken of with optimism. II Ia
true that Montreal has had num-
Der OF strikes. but industry is too
| large there to suffer any serious set
| back from the troubles up to the pres
! ent. The report from there includes
: this declaration: THE textile, woollen
and shoe manufacturers as well as
! smaller industries seem well employed
on a profitable basis" So with tho
small and busy cities OF western On
! tario. where industries have made great
. strides during the last few years In
I one or two cases anxiety Is voiced as to
who Is going to perform all the COM
: mon labor" II the aliens are driven
home 20 Europe by persecution here or
by family calls from their old homes.
Building operations are more active
but still below expectations.
At the present time a cloud hangs
over the mining camps in both Ontario
and British Columbia, The strike at the
Crows Nest coal mines is rapidly pro-
ducing famine in coke for other Indus
tries in the western province, and there
may be more or less or tIeup for a
time. The first to feel the strain is the
CRANKY Consolidated. which has closed
its smelter at Grand Forks and it's mines
at Phoenix. AS yet the Consolidated
Mining and Smelling Company has not
been forced TO close down, but II n
/ bound TO feel the coke famine II the
| strike continues.
Gold Mines Cut supply.
! In northern Ontario the gold mIn.s
are first to feel the pinch OF conditions.
They have been operating at a greatly
increased cost and with a stationary
price for their product Therefore when
there was danger OF strike in Kirk
I land Lake Cone of the smaller camps)
the producers closed their mines for an
indefinite period. There is no strike vet
In Porcupine, but there Is considerable
talk OF trouble. which 1t is hoped will
pass over harmlessy. The producers of
silver at Cobalt are in n happier posi-
ton, because of the higher price for
their product. and they may not be so
ready to close down. Concessions here
should anything critical seem to i'm
pend. probably would keep the mines go
q ing. In any case the condition of the
labor market should prevent any lengthy
tleup. because there are many more men
available than during the war; and
when the froth OF the agitators has
blown away peace and production should
return.
In the Maritime Provinces there has
been prosperity from the good narkat