Pacific transport debate weighs Western grain routes
The discussion highlights reduced westward rail rates from Calgary to Vancouver by six to eight cents per hundred weight and 19.335 to 20.48 percent of aid rates. The Pacific route gains emphasis for unexploited Western Canada, with grain from Peace River country and other western regions targeted for BC port connectivity. A national board and immigration policy are urged to support settlement and development along railway corridors.
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Pacife
Vancouver
Calgary
Lethbridge
Modleine Hal
Herbert
Gull Like
Walsh
Trey
Glelehon
Wilkie
Provost
Bromhead
Govan
Weylown
Board of Railway Commissioners
Western Canada
British Columbia
Peace River
Batoton
Canada
Toronto Globe
Méwid
Asx
T M. A. Brown
Sald
Cuneda
Winnipeg elects Angier Anton to lead national colonization board
Sir Angie Anton of Winnipeg is elected president of the reorganized Canadian Colonization Association. The new board includes Dominion government, CNR and CPR reps. The national land settlement plan coordinates immigration efforts with $100,000 yearly from federal and imperial governments and $1,000,000 private subscriptions anticipated. The board aims to formalize policy and staffing at the next meeting.
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Winnipeg
Sir Angieanton
Canadian Colonization Association
Canada Colonization Association
Tle
M. A. Crown
Nd Electadl B.A. Wield
Adeijuate
Fhe
Imperial
Canada
Ikwaay
New Westminster Studio Move Plans Completed for Queensborough Site
Plans for a new motion picture studio in Queensborough by the New Westminster Motion Picture Company are complete. Builders will convert the former British Canadian Lumber boiler house into a studio and lab with a lighted stage, a developing and cutting area, offices, and dressing rooms. An open air river view stage will enable summer exterior shots, maximizing daylight use.
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Queensborough
New Westminster Motion Picture Company
Iniumhe
British Canadian Lumber Corporation
Frederick Bezerril
Ald
A. D. Buchanan
Aeenario
Repairs and Seeding for Damaged Lawns in Spring
Damaged lawns should be repaired in spring to give grass a good start before heat. Early spring is ideal for new lawns, with considerations for soil and crops. If subsurface soil is uneven, plow or spade in manure, apply bone meal, and skim with compost. Restore patches by scarifying, and add loam to depressions. Bone meal and wood ashes improve growth. nitrate of soda should be used carefully to avoid stressing grass.
Making a new lawn with seeds or sod and care
The article explains preferred methods and values for establishing a lawn. It covers soil preparation, rolling, deepsoil work, use of fertilizer, timing for seeding, and advantages of sod for quick results. It stresses sod edging, proper cutting, weed control, and avoiding overwatering for durable turf.
Earthworms and Gapes in Chickens Debate
The article surveys authorities over a decade on whether earthworms contribute to gapes in chickens. Some credit earthworms and slugs as transmission factors while others deny this link, noting hatch-and-droppings dynamics and limited treatment references. Historical remarks trace the disease to 1797 and describe symptoms in newly hatched chicks including gasping and sneezing. Results from several trials varied, with about 100 percent після.
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Andrew Wiesenthal
Baltimore
Wieden
Chicks Die From Gapes After Infected Food Exposure
Report describes vent infection and deaths in chicks fed earthworms from an infected source. No signs of gapes in several groups, while two chicks fed one and five gape worms showed no symptoms. Other chicks kept in pens with similarly aged birds succumbed to gapes.
Doukhobor school closings risk after fine decision
Nelson June 11. A public letter from S Vres chagin in charge of the Doukhobor schools warns that if the $200 fine for failing to send children to school is enforced, every Doukhobor school in the colonies near Nelson and Grand Forks may close. The letter is addressed to Justice Minister J D MacLean.
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Nelson
Brilliant
Grand Forks
J. D. MacLean
S. Vreschagin
Poultry Farm Uses Disinfectant to Cut Losses
A routine practice sprinkling roosts and dropping disinfectant with water helps prevent health losses and protect profits. The measure aims to reduce disease and improve poultry yields by maintaining cleaner housing.
Information bureau moves with customs office reopening
When the Customs Office at Pacific Highway reopens, the information bureau run by the British Columbia Automobile Association at the Douglas Road Customs will be relocated to the former site.
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Pacific Highway
Information Bureau
British Columbia Automobile Association
Douglas Road
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Abbotsford
Joa. Bayes
Finbay
Juni Ti
Pacific Roude
National
Strino
SITV
Earth
Chur
Lower Mainland
British Columbia Telephone Company
J. A. Bates
Hub
Mission City, B. C
Alex. S. Duncan
Notary Public
J. A. Cutherwood
P. D. Borop
Mission City, B. U
Wm. Atkinson
Fyusor Valley
J. H. Jones
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