Maple Ridge Council Orders Action on Western Power Co
At Batuyday's Maple Ridge council meeting Messrs MacDonald Laird and Genge were instructed to pursue Western Power Co of Canada or BC Electric to enforce a bylaw dated December 22 1910. A liquor store vote split the council with Hal Menzie leading opposition. Petition drives reportedly show 400 for and 600 against. A municipal profit cheque of 4178.51 was received with allocations to the electrical board and bridge work granted. John Donaghy alias Malone faced a nine month sentence for hotel room thefts.
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Batuyday
Maple Ridge
Messrs. MacDonald
Laird
Genge
Western Power Co of Canada
B. C. Electric
Sonnell
Conn
Martyn
Coun
Watt
Cottiller
Brooks
Blois
Hilder
Hal Menzie
Gehical Board
Count Hilder
Au Bridge
Boxsamworth Road
John Donaghy
Malone
Paliia
Drai
Hammond Hotel
Sugar Price Rise Linked to Frail Juice Arrangements
One reason sugar climbs is tied to its planned use in Frail juice. The note suggests sugar will accomplish specific outcomes when placed in Frail juice, implying market impact from this placement.
Cooperative Marketing as Key to Farm Prosperity
A reader cites a Kichinis Magazine piece urging cooperative marketing to raise farm product buying power and stabilize markets. The author cites state examples from California to Texas, notes rail and warehouse roles, and praises national support from bankers, officials, and presidents, urging broader farmer participation and banker backing.
Week in Calgary Weather Threatens Berry Market
A week of rain and cloudbursts disrupts fruit transport in Western Canada. A Calgary washout delays mainline service by seven miles and re-routes a strawberry shipment from the lower mainland via the Crows Nest, arriving a day late. Holiday Monday worsens timing for fruit men as prices fall on soft arrivals and new prairie berry shipments begin. The season sees mixed outcomes with larger cherries and better packs, while Glen Maury is not sought.
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Saskatchewan
Calgary
Lenge
Crows Nest
B. G
Waslington
Calgary Car Arrivals Listing Food Items and Quantities
A fragmented listing shows Calgary arrivals with items including strawberries cherries potatoes mixed vegetables onions cabbage tomatoes and more. Additional entries mention California Washington Mississippi and Mississippi regions with quantities such as 2 000 elrana 110 googeberries 170 tomatoes 110 cucumbers 84 raspberries 355 cherries and 140 peas.
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California
Washington
Mississippi
L.C.L. To
Calgary
Strawberries Cleaned. Loganberries Oversupply Hits Markets
From Seattle July 6 a report notes loganberries in excessive supply while strawberries are cleaned up. Canners buy bulk of the 1922 pack. Salem district berries remain on bushes. Walla Walla and Kennewick shipments push California new potatoes from markets. First Washington pears arriving.
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Seattle
Salem
Walla
Kennewick
California
Washington
Food for Thought explains berry jobbers profit margins
In bulletin No 2 under Food for Thought the profit noted as 50 cents is questioned as misleading by jobbers who cite high risks on berries and after back claims and credits profits may fall short. Additional freight and express handling push costs to about 70 cents for Vancouver Island berries. Explanations aim to clarify to protect growers and seek a more sympathetic approach to stabilize the industry.
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Vancouver Island
Cairness
Neglect of Civic Duty in School Bylaw Vote
Winnipeg Free Press notes 25 ratepayers out of a large pool turned out to vote on a school bylaw, hinting the public needs more attention to civic duties. The columnist argues that small turnout reflects apathy and calls for greater public engagement in local governance.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Women Institutes of British Columbia Grow to Four Thousand Members
Victoria July reports show the Women's Institutes of British Columbia expanding to 111 branches with about four thousand members. In the previous year Institutes recorded incomes of $41,891.69 and expenses of $33,228.77, with government subsidies totaling $2,172.60 and travel aid of $1,663.75 for delegates. Salient institutes include Salmon Arm with $2,717.78 receipts, Verton with $2,548.12, and Point Grey with $1,720.42, the latter building a hall. Nelson, Rutland, and Victoria noted notable activity and community projects. Mrs. Violet McLachlan praised the movement for its public health nurse support and expanding regional reach.
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Victoria
Lave
Bulldiga
Violet McLachlan
Women's Institutes of British
District Institute
Salmon Arm
Haat
Verton
Point Grey
Nelson
McLachlan
Rutland
Market Report from Winnipeg This Week
Winnipeg market notes show modest gains with BC berries holding at three dollars a crate and occasional sales near two to three dollars. Car receipts include berries, cherries, lettuce, and tomatoes and wholesale prices list BC strawberries at three dollars and various fruits and vegetables with mixed retail pricing.
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Winnipeg
B.C
Jorbers
British Columbia
No Action on Timber on Pacific Highway
Premier Oli ver told Vancouver business men the government would take no action to preserve the green timber along the Pacific Highway. He said there is no justification for spending several hundred thousand dollars to protect a narrow strip of timber. The King-Tarris Lumber Company valued the timber at a high figure per square mile, and the government has no authority to buy it.
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Mg Ting
Kichinis
Questio
California
Washinggton
Gregor
Colorado
Lam
Peach Growars Association of California
Tne
Fresno
Victoria
Oliver
Vancouver
Pacific Highway
King-Tarris Lumber Company
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A. R. Gosling
General House
Abbotsford
A. E. Humphrey
B.C. Land Surveyor
Yarwood & Burrant
LAW Office
Orien Ryain
Arlotsword, B.'0
Alan M. Brokevski
P. O. Box
W.P. Co
Shiloh
West Yuxas
Rice Growers’ Association
South Texas
Rio Grande
Writ Growers' Association
Facilites Inc
Netton
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Tennessee
Dallas
American Cotton Growers Exchange
Otter Day
Japan
War Finance Corporation
Texas Jarm Bureau Cotton Association
United States
Bernard Baruch
Theo H. Price
Otto H
Kaln
Countlega
Prious
B. Ciper
B. C
Royal Ann
Lambert An Windzor
Toronto
Torono
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