The Dominion Bureau of Stitstis Montreal, Avg. 15. the memory of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the great French-Canadian Liberal, has issued lig nal figures giving stilt seems to have a magnetic. in: fount of whet in sack fu Canada fluence in the homes of the "hablt-BL "At that date "there were ust Jants." But the tide it turning some what, and new leaders are coming funder 100.00{00" bushels, "or more up who have their own appeal. for ian 04000000 bushels' lee than at the present generation. the same date 1st year. The carry-over is reported to be the lowest More Money In Clreulation seven years, and asa. result" the General business has continued {ts "wheat problem has practically dssteady expansion despite the adverse "Searle, crop. deterloratin news from the western provinces. Even there the coming of "dollar: throughout the "prairies has cone wheat" will mean that many farmers will have more money to put into commenced, but, lreulation than for' several years, wheat is" still ripening, Manufacturing has shown consider. Intense heat has taken further tol. able improvement, and there are in-At the same time insect pests have [dications of further expansion with been in evidence. Grasshoppers have the construction of new plants and Invaded the southern portions of the Tenovation of old. ones." The Saskatchewan and Alberta, while in tourist business, which is @ factor Manitoba cutworms are at work in of no mean importance in Canad the drought-stricken fields. There: has been excellent. Early season re-has been practically no break in the ports indicate that nearly one-third dry spell, and high temperatures more Americans are coming to C have been prevalent. da by motor ear than last veer, and The Federal Government is taking! many of them are staying for the full a hand in the matter of conserva Go-day" limit, visiting many beauty. ton of the cattle herds of the prair- sp les. Several deep wells have been Railway carloadings have been al-sunk In the worst sections, where Jmast consistently higher than last cattle have been dying from heat Jyear and the Increase has been most and lack of water. This programme marked in miscellaneous freight, will be carried further, and there General railway revenues have also may be some mass movements of been better, and the lower fares this stock to areas where pastures have summer have stimulated travel by remained in good condition. train, Air-conditioning of the equip.
To add to the loss, dozens of forest ment on many of the important} Ares have broken out in the parched Canadian trains is adding to the bush areas of the western provinces, comfort of the passengers, and One of these has threatened to sweep building up a new clientele who over the ranch owned by His Majes-enjoy the cleanliness and coolness of ty King Edward, south of Calgary, the sleeping ears and coaches, New Dut so far it has been kept in check. engines have been put into service In Ontario, t00, the loss from fire by both the Canadian railways and has been continuing due to the lack will gradually be used to speed up. of rainfall. Forestry officials have the schedules on strategic runs. been powerless to check the ames, There has been an appreciable in-and have been forced to walt for crease In employment, even during! changes in the wind to partially nul-the period in midsummer when the of trend usually has been downward Important factors in this. a continued expansion in miner better crops than those in the prairie Jduetion and the great increas regions. In fact, the smallest. prov-production in the pulp and paper Inee—Prince Edward Island—reports Industry, which has its repercussions prospects for a bumper crop of Jon the logging industry as well. A most all produce. The hay harvest [feature of considerable moment in wes almost double the normal, while the newsprint industry has been the Held crops such as potatoes and tur~ announcement of a price increase nips are excellent. In some measure $180 per ton for the year 1037. The this will balance the unhappy situa-Increase was actually announced by than "that the West finds itself in, the Great Northern Paper Ca, an and it Is Ukely that produce will be American concern, which has proved [Shipped seress the country to those] to bbe the leader in price setting on that are in need. this continent. So far no definite state
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