CanadaUS unity debate and regional market notes amid war
A 1914 front reports German advances and British naval protection for US ships, urging Canada not to join the United States while praising union with Britain. The page also covers Mission City board of trade criticism of Mr Fee for disloyalty and a Market brief noting fruit prices and shipping trends in the Okanagan and Kelowna regions with advice to farmers on potato shipments.
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Board of Trade of
Mission City
Vancouver Board of Trade of
Vancouver
Fee
Candada
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Thas
Germany
Sam
Baltic Sea
John Bull
Pee
Canadians lure US men to prairie lands for better life
The piece notes many young men leave Canada for the United States seeking improved chances, while many Americans move to Canada seeking better conditions. It emphasizes that mature migrants find the Canadian prairie lands more desirable under current conditions.
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Canada
United States
Canada is Proud of Her Young Men Abroad
Canada speaks warmly of its young men who have gone to the United States to better their condition with rare exceptions. They have generally done well and, mingling with a great people, will return wiser and better men.
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Canada
United States
Abbott Weekly Market Report Notes Sluggish Demand
Abbott reports markets slow over two weeks with fruit demand waning due to over supply and money conditions. Plums and prunes flood Vancouver stalls while Fraser Valley shows good quality overall, though some areas rot. Wholesalers say Fraser Valley has top fruit if graded and shaped properly as final market review promises detailed findings. Tomatoes remain plentiful this season and peach supply favors Yakima stock.
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B. C
Okanagan
Florence
Yakimas
Okanagaia
O. K
Kelowna
Vancouver
Fraser Valley
Aengo
Ste
Appeals for Potatoes for War Fund Effort in Valley
Markets Commissioner R C Abbott urges farmers in the Fraser Valley to donate potatoes and other produce to the Citizens' War Fund. He offers assistance in transport and storage, aiming for carload lots from non affiliated farms. Estimated harvest 96 000 sacks. donations of carrots turnips apples corn onions cabbage welcome. correspondence to R C Abbott Vancouver or New Westminster offices.
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Citizens’ War Fund
R. C. Abbott
League
Citizens’ Committees
New Westminster
Vancouver
Abbott
Markts
Fraser Valley
Industrial Tuenu
B. C
Board of Trade Rooms
Fall Exhibition Dates Set for Pali Fairs in Lower Mainland
The article lists dates for fall exhibitions across the lower Mainland including destinations such as Mission City Maple Ridge Durquitlam Surrey Langley and Matsqui with events on September 21 and September 23.
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Lower Mainland
Maple Ridge
Durquitlam
Surrey Langley
Matsqui
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Land of the Stars and Stripes
Archin Bverall
Huntingdon
Abbott's Weekly Market Report
THE
Vancouver Daily Province
British Columbia
Daily Province
Vancouver, B. C
Matsqui-Sumas Board OF Trade
Chas. Hill-Tout
S. A. Morley
Abbotsford
Wite
Currie & McKenzie
A. McCallum
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