Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-02-07

The war having been brought to
favorable conclusion more attention
can now be given to the agricultural
and industrial development of Western
Canada, which were checked by the
troublous times of the past four years.
Now that these are over, the proper
development of the country will be
continued
true, much agricultural progress has
been made during this time. Crop pro-
duction has been greatly increased. the
number of live stock has steadily
grown, and with each succeeding year
the da1rying and wool industries have
become more important. But despite
thls forward march, many phases OF
development have been held in check.
The activities of farmers, too, have
been greatly hampered by shortage of
labor, and, under the circumstances,
what they have achieved can only be
| described as marvellous.
Excepting those industries closely al
lied to agriculture, such as butter and
| cheese manufacture, industrial activity
IN the Prairie Provinces has been al
I most at a standstill. And even in
these branches extensions have been
strictly limited to those of urgent ne
cessity. Building has been consider
ably curtailed, especially in the towns
and cities, though many commodious
and up-to-date dwellings, barns and
other buildings have been erected by
farmers in the country. Indeed, the
amount of building farmers have done
is one of the outward signs of their
prosperity; but considerably more of
it would have been done had not the
more important work of food produc-
ton received priority in the labor
available. Railway construction work
has been almost entirely suspended.
With more help available and the
use of the labor-saving devices that
have been adopted during the last few
years great advances in the agricul-
tural development of Western Canada
might be looked for even if no new
settlers were expected; but the COM
ing of thousands of prospective set
tiers who have hitherto been deferred
only by the unsettled conditions from
making their homes in this last great
West will give considerable impetus
TO every phase of agriculture in these
Prairie Provinces.
, Hand in hand with the development
of agriculture, there will be a renewa
of industrial activity. For the estab
lishment of such industries as sugar
/ nn7sinc md %ho
Industries for the utilization of tn,
products of the land, as well as fo
the extension of the already impor
! tant industries of butter and chees
I manufacture, are splendid opportuni
| ties. Mining, numbering, quarrying
i the manufacture of clay products ar
, also a few industries capable of con
: siderable growth, and to which great
$ er attention can now be devoted.
n To provide accommodation for pres
+ ent business requirements alone woul
+ keep the building trade busy for
f long time, but with further develol
q ment in the cities it is impossible |
> foresee any slackness in any branch {
q this trade. And the number of farm
o ers whose needs have outgrown the
= present accommodation and who hav
= been awaiting an opportunity to r.
= place their buildings by larger an
- more modern ones is considerable an
= constantly increasing. Municipal wor
! will be gradually resumed, and tt
= railways have much work in confer
plation.
= All this points to period Of gre,
= prosperity in Western Canada-agr
cultural and industrial prosperity. TT
- former is the more important, for c
1t the latter depends. Being prim
& rily an agricultural country, Westel
re Canada will probably pass through Il
a readjustment period with little dif
er Guilty.
It. There is no reason to believe th
10 farming will be less remunerative ths
ID it has been in the past; there are,
the other hand, many good and soul
a reasons for believing that the returl
10 will be as large as ever. One thing
certain: Intelligent farming on Il
IN fertile prairies Of Western Canada, I
o. luiring as it does the smallest pos!
to Die capital outlay compared with tn
so required to get start in older 81
es tied countries. will continue to be o.
to Of the quickest and surest ways to
-. dependence that can be followed
the average NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.