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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
2
The Abbotsford posting urges shoppers to support local merchants and questions labor and immigration issues. It argues farmers should form a large price-fixing farming organization to stabilize profits, improve shipping terms, and share risks, noting organizers from various sectors succeed elsewhere and calling for unity among farmers.
Patriot reasoning notes spend locally to support employment, taxes for schools and roads, and public institutions. Home merchants study local needs, offer tailored selections, and reinvest profits locally to benefit residents and the town’s future.
At a Thursday meeting between growers and the board, a resolution urged bringing Chinese workers into the district to pick fruit. Some see it as wise for profit, while labor groups oppose admitting workers long barred from entering the country, reflecting a long Western Eastern split on the issue.
The Victoria Board of Trade members toured Vancouver Island to assess opportunities and share information. A Vancouver business dinner at a four million dollar hotel offers $2.00 plates for attendees and their guests, featuring speakers Hon. H C Brewster and Hon. W J Bowser. Tickets are limited to 600 with reserves for local businesspeople.
The passage notes a desire to gather districts and towns beyond Vancouver Victoria and New Westminster to discuss province wide business affairs. It highlights an excellent chance for a fruit growers representative to present difficulties and gain public consideration, aligning with growers' wishes.
A busy housekeeper explains she orders most family needs from mail order catalogs. She says time constraints prevent visiting local shops and that catalogs show exactly what she wants, making shopping faster and more satisfactory. She urges local merchants to advertise to capture her trade.
The Apple Market in Calgary notes heavy car traffic to the prairies as a cold spell leaves some frost on bottom boxes and ends due to poor heat circulation. Potatoes show little change with shipper car shortages hindering shipments, while a large spud movement to eastern points continues.
Farmers report most tubers bought at lower New York prices in October and November. Many store tubers in cold storage anticipate higher prices later. a large number of farmers hold their stock through November and early December awaiting a price upturn.
A widespread tilt toward higher prices is noted as production costs rise. Publications have already increased rates and more outlets consider it. The general reader is urged to prepay as much as possible within means, per Trait News.
The fragment cites officials Worayth Smith and Priit Prades issuing a report about Northwestern Freib Exchange of Seattle claiming to be the largest fox apple exporters in the state. It mentions D. and IL Good-Win apple brokers of Manchester, Liverpool, and London arranging bookings, with output and orders described in vague terms.
A month‑long action by the Live-Stock Commissioner of Siskatehowan and Dominion authorities aims to halt exports of young stock to the United States and to spur farmers to buy breeding stock. Strong livestock movements at Winchpes Union Stock-Yards forced Airways to refuse shipments for a stretch. High grain and feed costs drive farmers to seek efficient feeding over winter.
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