WHEAT CENTRE
TALK OF A SHIFT
THREAT TO WINNIPEG
Dnited Press Association—By Electric Tel»» \ graph—Copyriglit. (Received March 25, 2 p.m.) VANCOUVER, March 24.
The Winnipeg "Free Press" in its news columns on.'Friday said: "The transfer of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange and trading facilities to Fort William or Port Arthur is being seriously discussed by prominent menTbers of the Exchange. The threat of increased provincial taxation gave Ti*» to this talk. The fact that Ontario idea not levy income tax and that the great bulk of the storage capacity for grain is located at the head of the Lakes are the main arguments for a change of quarters. " .
"All the grain sold in the "Winnipeg pit is sold, on the Port William basis.
It is estimated that the movement 7r>°n™ *me? n th 6 mig ratioa o^ from 10,000 to 10,000 people from Winnipeg to the Ontario twin cities, while other businesses affiliated with the graia gade here would also te likely to mov
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 71, 25 March 1933, Page 14
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163WHEAT CENTRE Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 71, 25 March 1933, Page 14
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