Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-09-14
Veal tn IN WEST
Canadian Farmers Confident Of
Record Grain Crop.
eoston Banker, Returning From Trip
through the Country, Tells Of Rich
Yields OF Greet Northwestern
Wheat FieIds.

session banker, desiring to re-
cuperafe from season of strenuous
work, did what most bankers do q
snould do, took holiday, away from
tiie confines OF the city life. Canada
was IN his mind He would make the
uip, learn something Of the country.
breathe OF Its ozone and return or.
nliarated both in mind and body. On
MS return few days ago he told the
reporter of the Wall Street Journal of
the richness Of the vast fields OF gold
en- grain that he saw on his trim
through the Canadian West. Doubt-
Tess he broke his journey into the
canadian Rockies long enough to make
an inspection of them. Who could
help 1t, as from the car window were
20 De seen miles and miles Of golden
STOCKS. ranged row upon row away
nack to the lines Of the horizon? He
must nave done so, for when he got
pack to the Hub. he was filed with
enthusiasm over his trip and what he
saw IN Canada, and he had to get it
OFT his mind. 1t was revealed In this
way:
Canada is getting strong, recover
Ing by leaps and bounds from the. de-
preston caused by war. While unrest
and lack of cooperation seem to be
holding things back Oh this side of
the border the Dominion to the north
faces an era of unprecedented activity
| and prosperity. One of the basic
reasons for this brilliant comeback is
the rich yield Of the great northwest
ern wheat fields"
That the crops in Canada both east
and west, are meeting the expectations
or the farmers is satisfying fact,
which gives a positive assurance of a
yield that will mean millions of dol
lars to the wealth of the country.
There will probably be as much as two
hundred million bushels of wheat to
export. giving an added wealth to the
country of nearly half billion dol
lars. In all parts the crop yield
promises to be abundant, and with
| favorable weather from now on there
may be expected a harvest that will
/
will doubtless be pleasing to the many
readers of this paper to know that
the friends they have developing their
farms in this region of big crops and
good prices will participate in this
wealth, and what viii be more pleas
ing. is the knowledge of the fact that
the wealth in which they will partici-
pate comes from big prices for. a
product produced from land purchased
at cheap price.
Western Canada has never known
q failure in crops. There are districts
where partial failures have been. but
consideration should be given TO the
fact that the country. that portion of
! II in which the present grain growing
lies. is from seven TO eight hundred
miles in length by half that distance
/ In breadth.
Because one speaks of the wonder
full success of grain growing there.
there should not be lost sight of the
fact that this is only one item in the
wealth-producing possibilities. There
is cattle raising, with all the advan-
tages in every way that it possesses
anywhere: the dairying industry is as
Stunning remarkable proportions, and a
great deal Of attention Is given 10 the
development of this industry, which ia
so adaptable to the country, by both
federal and provincial governments
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