Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1920-09-09
WEALTH IN WEST
canadian Farmers Confident Of
Record Grain Crop.
,...or Banker, Returning From Trip
Tsrouuh the Country, Tells of Rich
Yields of Great Northwestern
Wheat Fields.


Poston banker, desiring to re-
.-srotp from a season OF strenuous
II aid what most bankers do, or
,torld do, took a holiday, away from
'So confines of the city life. Canada
aos IN his mind. He would make the
lin learn something of the country.
lathe of it's ozone and return ex-
snoroted both In mind and body. On
Ne return a few days ago, he told the
.onorter of the Wall Street Journal of
.ta richness of the vast fields Of gold
~ Grain that he saw on his trip
,hrougb the Canadian West. Doubt
,oss he broke his journey into the
canadian Rockies long enough to make
a. lnspection of them. Who could
bo,n # as from the car window were
- he seen miles and miles of golden
stocks ranged row upon row away
hack 10 the lines of the horizon? He
must have done 50, for when he got
hock TO the Hub, he was filled with
enthusiasm over his trip and what he
, cav In Canada, and he had TO get IL
oF his mind. Ii was revealed In this
way
canada is getting strong, recover
inc by leaps and bounds from the de-
nresslon caused by war While unrest
and lack of cooperation seem to be
holding things back on this side of
,be border the Dominion to the north
faces an era of unprecedented activity
and prosperity. One of the basic
reasons for this brilliant comeback is
tbe rich yield of the great northwest
ern wheat fields"
That the crops in Canada, both east
and west, are meeting the expectations
Of the farmers is a satisfying fact,
which gives positive assurance of a
Weld 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 a billion dol
lars. In all parts the crop yield
promises to be abundant, and with
favorable weather from now on there
may be expected harvest that will
equal If not surpass that of 1915. II
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 will 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
Of cheap price.
Western Canada has never known
failure i'm crops. There are districts
why're 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
weath-producing possibilities. There
Is cattle raising, with all the advan-
tages In every way that 1t possesses
anywhere; the dairying industry is as
suming remarkable properties, and a
great deal of attention is given to the
Development of this industry. which is
so adaptable to the country, by both
federal and provincial governments
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