in some districts the yield will be heavier than 

 it has been for some years past. 



Industrially there has been practically no 

 change of note. Investigations of natural re- 

 sources are being carried on with a view to 

 securing data of value for future development 

 when capital is ready to enter the western field 

 and much valuable information is being collect- 

 ed as to the potential wealth existing in the 

 Prairie Provinces. A shipment of bituminous 

 sands (commonly known as tar sands) has 

 been made from the Fort McMurray territory 

 to Great Britain for testing purposes while 

 a market for Alberta horses is being investig- 

 aed in the West Indies. A shipment is being 

 made to Trinidad to determine possibilities in 

 this connection. 



Industrial Attraction to West. 



Shipments of Alberta cattle to Great Brit- 

 ain are arriving in good condition and the ani- 

 mals are appreciated by the old country mar- 

 ket. While the present time may not appear 

 conductive to any very outstanding experien- 

 ce in new business, it is regarded in the West 

 as a period when preparation should be made 

 to take care of the time when it is believed 

 that, in the not very distant future, the indus- 

 tries and resources of the West will command 

 much attention. 



In the Grand Prairie and Peace River dis- 

 trict crops are reported to be in fine condition, 

 promising heavy yields. Traffic, both passen- 

 ger and freight, to the north is heavy and 

 several companies of note are taking in oil 

 drilling outfits to various districts to carry out 

 exploration work ; while in Central and South- 

 ern Alberta progress in drilling is being 

 steadily carried out. From Saskatchewan 

 shipments of Glauber salts are being made to 

 eastern points, as is also the case in respect 

 to sodium chloride which is now finding a 

 Western market. 



It can be stated that a good deal of interest 

 in Western natural products is evident and it 

 appears fair to assume that prospects are sa- 

 tisfactory in trend and that we may look with 

 confidence to steady expansion and improve- 

 ment in conditions. 



Field for Canadian Trade 



That Denmark offers a most promising field 

 for Canadian trade if Canada will only "get 

 after" it actively, is indicated in an official 

 letter received by this Bureau. The report 

 which is dated June 4th says in part: 



"I have previously referred to the excellent 

 market which the United States is finding here 

 for a great many of its products. Now that 

 the Danes have adopted Western taste and 



fashions, it should not be difficult for Canadian 

 manufacturers to find a market here. 



"In the s'hoe trade, for instance, the 

 American shoe is the dominating one ; through 

 the U. S. also come great quantities of Pacific 

 salmon and canned fruits ; canned meats may 

 be seen in every grocery store as well as flour, 

 sacks of rolled oats in bulk and corn flakes, 

 grape nuts, Quaker Oats, etc., in packages. In 

 addition American washing machines, safety 

 razors, "Eversharp" pencils, toothbrushes, 

 paste and powder, shaving sticks and other 

 toilet articles are in daily use." 



Canada's exports to Denmark have both 

 risen and fallen considerably during the past 

 three years. In 1919 their value was but 

 slightly over $42,000; in 1920 they jumped to 

 nearly $3,000,000 only to drop to $500,000 last 

 year. No explanation is given in the Govern- 

 ment Trade Reports regarding the heavy ex- 

 port drop last year. 



180 Persons to the Square Mile 



Denmark's population in 1916 approxi- 

 mated 3,000,000180 persons to the square 

 mile an increase of 1.16 per cent over the 

 1911 census. Her area in 1916 was 15,582 

 square miles, 80% being productive with about 

 l-6th of the unproductive area in peat bogs. 

 Her soil is greatly subdivided owing to the 

 law which interdicts the union of small farms 

 into great estates and encourages in various 

 ways the parcelling out of landed property, 

 leaving the tenant entire control of his land so 

 long as the rent is regularly paid. As is well 

 known, her livestock are famous the world 

 over; the 1919 census gave her 558,571 horses; 

 2,188,142 head of cattle, 509,466 sheep, 715,909 

 swine and over 12,000,000 hens. Her exports 

 of home products during the years 1917, 1918 

 and 1919 were : $327,500,000 ; $192,500,000 and 

 $205,000,000." 



Our correspondent in conclusion points out 

 that as Canada produces practically all the 

 commodities now supplied by the United 

 States, it only requires Canadian trade activity 

 to find a market ready and willing to her hand. 



Canada's Trade Commissioner to Denmark 

 and Holland is Mr. George E. Shortt, Zuid- 

 blaak 26, Rotterdam,, cable address Watermill. 



Pulp and Paper Industry 



Canada has many attractions for other 

 lands at the present time indications of which 

 are not far to seek, but judged in round figures 

 her greatest lies in her resources of pulpwood. 

 More and more have the depleted forest re- 

 sources of other nations driven them to Canada 

 for supplies of the raw material for their paper 

 mills that exports have experienced the most 



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