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LÖGBERG, FIMTUDAGINN, 3. ÁGÚST, 1950
MANITOBA — Canada's Central Province
Canada’s most central prov-
ince of Manitoba, with its 220,000
square miles of territory and its
population of 778,000, is one of
North A m e r i c a’s wealthiest
areas. It contains 400 miles of its
own sea coast, 26,000 square
miles of lakes and rivers, an in-
credibly rich mineral belt under-
lying its Pre-Cambrian rock
formation, huge forest areas and
rich farming country. All this
natural wealth plus a modern
industrial and commercial or-
ganization makes Manitoba a
province of i m m e n s e and
diversified trade.
In agriculture, cereal grains,
sugar beets, dairy products, in-
cluding milk, whole and powder,
cream, butter and cheese, honey
and livestock are the principal
products, and its high quality of
wheat and other grains is known
throughout the world. In 1949
by
HON. J. S. McDIARMID
Minister of Industry and
Commerce
Province of Manitoba
the total value of all farm pro-
duction was just under $300m.
or approximately $5,000 per
farm. Manitoba agriculture is
well diversified and for this
reason enjoys a stable position
in the economy of the province.
Of major importance in Mani-
toba are the other primary in-
dustries of mining, forestry, fur
trapping and farming, and fish-
ing. These activities combine to
give Manitoba a broader eco-
nomic base. They provide the
manufacturing and processing
industries with valuable raw
materials and create profitable
trade with the rest of Canada
and with f o r e i g n nations
throughout the world.
Although long regarded
primarily as an agricultural
province, Manitoba’s wealth of
natural resources and cheap
hydro-electric power, along with
its stable labour force, up-to-date
transportation system, and ad-
vantageous markét location,
have combined to produce a well
developed manufacturing indus-
try. The gross production value
in 1949 was estimated at $483m.
substantially greater than that
of agriculture, and a substantial
increase over the previous high
record of $448 million in 1948.
Manufacturing in 1949 gave em-
ployment to 42,000 workers in
the province with payrolls in the
neighborhood of $87 million.
New industrial developments
in Manitoba during 1948 indicate
the opportunities that exist
within the province. In that year
65 new industries, producing a
wide range of consumer and in-
dustrial goods, went into busi-
ness and during 1949 some 47
additional industries commenced
operations. There are now more
than 1,550 manufacturing estab-
lishments in Manitoba.
Operating in conjunction with
the manufacturing industries of
the province is a substantial in-
dustry engaged in the partial
manufacture and assembly of
machines and machinery im-
ported from Canadian sources
and from the United States and
the United Kingdom. There has
been steady development in this
field and during 1949 further ex-
pansion was recorded with facil-
ities fully employed.
It is estimated that since the
end of 1948 nearly 100 United
Compliments and Sincere Wishes to the
lcelandic People on their Seventy-Fifth
Anniversary of Settlement in Western
Canada, being celebrated at Gimli on the
Seventh of August, 1950
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• DICK HILLIER
FISKIVEIÐAR...
Manitobafylki var ungt,
er fyrsti hópur Islend-
inga tók sér þar bólfestu
árið 1875.
Við strendur Winnipeg-
vatns fundu þeir land,
þar sem þeir gátu við-
h a 1 d i ð lifnaðarháttum
sínum, en í því áttu fiski-
veiðarnar drjúgan þátt.
íslendingar verðskulda
hamingjuóskir v e g n a
þess mikla menningar-
og viðskiftalega tillags,
er þeir á sjötíu og fimm
árum hafa auðgað Mani-
tobafylki með.
ein megin
framleiðslugrein
í Manitoba
Árið, sem leið, var fiskframleiðslan í
Manitoba — sú mesta í Vestur-Canada —
ein áhrifamesta iðngreinin í efnahagslífi
fylkisins.
Nálega 32,000,000 punda af ferskum
fiski komu á land; markaðsverð þessarar
framleiðslu nam því sem næst $5,415,000,
en um 13,000 manna nutu beint og ó-
beint atvinnu við fiskiðnaðinn.
Námu- og náttúrufríðindaráðuneytið
vinnur að því af ráði og dáð, að þessi
mikilvægi Manitobaiðnaður fái þróast
sem bezt í framtíðinni.
DEPARTMENT of MINES
& NATURAL RESOURCES
HON. J. S. McDIARMm D- M- STEPHENS
Minister Deputy Minister
Hon. J. S. McDiarmid
Kingdom f i r m s established
agencies in Western Canada and
more than 95 per cent of these
have been set up in the City of
Winnipeg. This appears to in-
dicate that many British manu-
facturers have recognized that
they must have representation
in Western Canada as well as in
Eastern Canada if they hope to
sell their goods in the area be-
tween the head of the Lakes and
the foot of the Rocky Mountains.
American manufacturers have
also become cognizant of the im-
portance of representation in
Western Canada.
The United Kingdom and the
United States manufacturers and
distributors are finding that
there are many advantages to be
gained by locating in Manitoba.
Wholesale services, including
facilities for assembling, packag-
ing and selling, warehousing and
financing, are highly developed.
Manitoba’s geographic situation
places the province at the cross-
roads of the nation’s commerce
with rail facilities and terminals,
air and highway transportation
combining with a mighty net-
work to serve manufacturers
and distributors.
Winnipeg, the capital of Mani-
toba, accounts for some 65 per
cent of the province’s retail sales.
Nowhere else in Canada is there
so great a concentration of buy-
ing power, and Winnipeg is
favourably regarded as a test
market for the introduction of
new products to the Canadian
m a r k e t. Manufacturers have
found that by locating in Mani-
toba they are able to introduce
new products to a large and com-
petitively receptive market at a
lower distribution cost than On-
tario or Quebec — cities where
many retailers now refuse to
stock new products until heavy
advertising has established a
demand.
The province has maintained a
policy of assisting and encourag-
ing the expansion of existing and
the development of new indus-
tries within its boundaries. An
official government mission vis-
ited the United Kingdom last
summer to investigate the pos-
sibilities of attracting British
plants to Manitoba. As a result
of this visit, Manitoba feels cer-
tain that a number of British
firms will establish Canadian
branches in the province within
the next couple of years. In ad-
dition, it has been possible to
Congratulations
to the lcelandic People on the Occasion
of their 75th Anniversary of Settlement
in Western Canada.
STEINE MYRDAL,
President
F. O. FINGARSON,
Vice-President
CHRIST SUNDYOR,
Secretary
Edinburg
There is no Substitute
for a Farmer’s Elevator
EDINBURG
FARMERS
ELEVATOR
COMPANY
RAGNAR JOHNSON, Mgr.
North Dokoto
EG OS K A
r
Islendingum
til allra heilla á 75 ára
landnámshátið þeirra á
Gimli, 7. ágúst 1950.
AKURYRKJU
VERKFÆRASALI
OG
VIÐGJÖRÐA
MEISTARI
Eg gleðst af að sjá sóma
fslendinga vaxa, og þakka
vingjarnlegt viðmót þeirra
og vaxandi viðskifti.
Glen E. Morrison
CAVALIER. NORTH DAKOTA