Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1919 — CANADA'S NEW DEVELOPMENT [ARTICLE]

CANADA'S NEW DEVELOPMENT

After the War a Period of Prosperity. It is evident that the Government of the Dominion in its programme Of re- , construction and development is unitafeklng fl wrk of tremendous Importance. There will be avaliable the labor for work that has been silent since 1914. and the rehabilitation of this labbr will entail the thought and energy of most capable heads. ’ The transition period from war to peace Mill be ra pfiTaTHF Thorough. n. id. m"Stead of -Canada sinking into a suite of lethargy, there ‘Will be a continued period of .wakefulness that will give employment to the unemployed, and render to the capitalist ftnd producer ample "return for his money, effort and enterprise. The agricultural potentialities of the great Canadian West possess illimitable acres oft he best of soil, capable of producing millions of bushels of the best of grain. The cost of growing this is lower than any place-on the continent. There will be a greater demand than ever for these lands, the consequent production will be heavier and the profits attractive. Cattle industry - will be one of the chief developments. and the i-ncounigement of It will lie in the continued high prices that beef products will bring. European "countries have been depleted of cattle, and the demand for beef, cattle and dairy-producfs will tax The efforts of the producer .for years to come. Western Canada offers unequaled opportunities for development in this line. • In the Canadian West plans are being laid for the development of electric*! power which-can be produced cheaply. There is an abundance of coal and water power that , could be used in developing this useful energy. What cheap power produced in this way will mean, to the farmer and development of industrial enterprises cannot be estimated in figures. More extensive development of the water power at Niagara, the St Lawrence and at waterfalls all over tlie'rouhtff',l§ to be-dHunrhyd.-Peace will see new mine fields opened up. and it is equally certain that shipbuilding, railway equipment steel production, and many of the industries will go forward with a bound. ~ Canadian industries will be required' in the reconstruction of Europe, and already the CanadlaiuGoverpmont has sent across the'^fas-a commission for the purpose of securing orders. Canada took an early and prominent part in the war. ami in~the days oT ponce j will be found-equally active. She feels j that by the valor and loyhlty of her j people she has- earned a large share I of the business and prosperity that will follow the war period, and she proposes to get it. —Advertisement.