CPR's Pioneer Role In Turning Prairie Straw Into Paper
Major G.G. Ommanpey notes CPR efforts since 1916 to pulp Western flax straw for paper. Cooperation with Arthur D. Little, US Bureau of Standards tests, and Canada’s oiling of raw material supply are detailed. A Winnipeg firm now advances plans to industrialize straw pulp in Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Western Provinces
Canadian Pacific Railway
Prairie Provinces
Arthur D. Sittle Company
Bureau of Standards of the
United States
Washington
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Paper Trade Journal
Bureau of Standards
United States Department of Commerce
Arthur D. Littee Company
Lloyd George Attacks MacDonald and Socialistic Plans
Britain's leader derides the first socialistic administration as impetuous and warns the Liberal party will oppose any capital levy or moves to overthrow private enterprise. He quips that the new policies will harm the Socialist party while praising the former ministers as better than their successors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Socialist Party
MacDonald
Mr. Lloyd George
Liberal Party
Livestock program expands bacon type sow supply
Ottawa’s Livestock Branch provides bacon type sows to districts in need with field men guiding placement. Ontario sold 757 bacon sows to Quebec farmers last year and over 300 Quebec breed sows were shifted to unsupplied districts. Alberta distributed 42 Yorkshire sows to pig club members and Ukranian settlers, with Peace River showing improved select stock after introduction two years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion Minister of Agriculture
Ontario
Quebec
Alberta
Pig Club
Peace River
Brandon to House Distributing Centre for Immigrant Farm Workers
The Distributing Centre for Immigrants Brandon will serve arriving British farm workers this year. A home will coordinate distribution of the men. The Salvation Army plans to locate a building in Brandon and operate it in the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Salvation Army
Canadians Import Tea In Large Quantities From India
Canadians imported 5 526 257 pounds of tea last month valued at 1 661 176 dollars. The twelve months ending January 31 saw 43 223 119 pounds imported for 13 253 642 dollars. The bulk of imports came from India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae
Silver Fox Industry Growth Cited in 1922 23 Report
The Honorable W KR Motherwell notes in his agriculture department report that silver fox farming began in Prince Edward Island near Tignish in the early 1880s and has since spread nationwide. By March last year 10 000 foxes were registered with ear tags, while inspection of foundation stock is limited to late September through mid January due to fur quality and breeding season.
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W. KR. Motherwell
Seer
Prince Edward Island
Tignish
Atlantic
Pacific
Silver Fox Breeders’ Association
Praise For America Sir Auckland Geddes Says Britain Can Learn Much From U S
Sir Auckland Geddes told an Acorn banquet in London that Britain can gain in industrial, artistic, social, agricultural fields. He cited U S housing, wages, and protectionist methods as areas Britain could study while urging Labour to consider lessons for wage earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Auckland Geddes
Britain
U.S
Great Britain
United States
Anglo-American Society
London
Sir Auckland
Herrin and Canada clash over dry and wet factions
The Border Cities Star notes Herrin in turmoil with militiamen present as Klu Klux Klansmen aligned with the dry faction confront a large wet element. The piece argues the conflict mirrors a threat to Anglo-Saxon organized law and principles across borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Hiineis
Klu Klux
Canada
North American
Atlantic
Border Cities Star
Record of Performance For Dairy Cattle
The Department of Agriculture at Ottawa reports rising interest in the Record of Performance test for pure bred dairy cattle. In the year ending March 31, applications reached 3,868 cows from 1,720 farms, with a rule change to curb selective care for high records. The Agriculture department owned the top producing cow in the Dominion with Agassiz Legis May Echo producing 30,886 pounds of milk and 1,345 pounds of butterfat, later surpassed by DeKoel Plus Legis Dixie with 33,477 pounds of milk and 1,686.5 pounds of butter in 365 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Motherwell
Dominion
Agassiz Legis May Echo
Agassiz
B.C
DeKoel Plus Legis Dixie
Saskatchewan pulpwood hopes rise before royal commission
The royal commission on pulp wood heard from James H. Anderson, veteran lumberman, at a Prince Albert session. Charles MacFayden, Saskatchewan forestry inspector, detailed timber holdings, noting 113000 square miles of timber in a total 256000 and an estimated 25000 square miles of merchantable timber.
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Saskatchewan
Royal Commission On Pulpwood
Prince Albert
James H. Anderson
Charles MacFayden
Timber Resources Highlighted Before Pulp and War Commission
C H Morse chief ranger for the se presented in Edmonton that Alberta holds about 60 000 square miles of marketable timber and 12 million acres of forest reserve. Sawmill material is estimated at 16 billion board feet and pulpwood at 270 million cords.
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Pulp Wai Commission
Edmonton
C. H. Morse
The
Se At
Canada Leather Footwear Exports in January 1924
Canada shipped 6,532 pairs of leather footwear in January 1924 valued at 21301 dollars. The United States received 2179 pairs, New Zealand 2038, and China and Japan 2031. Bermuda, the Straits Settlements and Newfoundland took the remaining pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
United States
New Zealand
China
Japan
Bermuda
Straits Settlements
Newfoundland
Export of Livestock and Products Shows January Volumes
Canada shipped 3,837 cattle to Britain and 6,620 to the United States in January, with beef 418,500 pounds and bacon 9,922,100 pounds. Calves 822 and general sheep imports also appear, alongside beef, bacon, pork, and mutton figures for both Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Canada
United States
Italy to Boost Wheat Output Using All Agricultural Methods
The Italian Government states it will employ every available agricultural science technique to raise wheat production and lessen the need for imports from abroad.
Canada Poised to Compete in Global Wheat Markets
A United States Tariff Commission study shows Canadian farmers can produce wheat cheaper than U S farmers. Canadian yields per acre exceed U S, land costs are lower, and transport to markets is cheaper. Canada’s future looks like an expanding exporter while the U S moves toward potential net imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tarif Commission
Canada
Dominion
Will
Books For Soldiers Readings In Army Libraries
The war office ordered classics for enlisted men and blood and thunder books still lead with Tommy Atkins. Dickens classics topped lists years ago, Kipling later, with Shaw and Wells also noted. Poetry remains less popular among soldiers.
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War Office
Tommy Atkins
Dickens
Kipling
Shaw
Wells
Hogs Gain On Demonstration Farm At Brooks Alberta
Sixty five hogs were allowed to hog off corn on an acre and a half at the Brooks Alberta demonstration farm. The hogs worked ten days from Sept 25 and averaged 110 pounds start weight, gaining 1200 pounds in total about two pounds daily per hog. At 7 cents per pound the gain value is 84 dollars, 56 dollars per acre after harvesting costs.
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P.R
Brooks
Alberta
Humble Egg Teaches Age Concealment In Dockside Drollery
A shipboard exchange between Pat and Mike frames a joke about landing in America and a playful line about taking up land while the egg serves as a humorous aside on concealing age. The fragment hints at a maritime setting and rustic humor with regional speech.
Russia's World War Debt to Britain and Soviet Credit
The note on recognition of Soviet Russia highlights settled claims and Russia's credit recovery. British war debt to Russia stands at 3.25 billion dollars, with pre war British investments in Russia totaling 206.5 million and 261 million invested mainly in oil copper thread and tobacco, totaling 3.8131 billion dollars in indebtedness.
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Russia
Great Britain
Montereal Heradd
Federal-Aid Roads Goal and Current Paving Status
The federal aid road plan aims for 200 170 miles of completed well paved highways a decade hence. Presently about 27 000 miles exist. The system requires cooperation with states and relies on credit readiness for funding and progress.
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GG. Ommanpey
Cprs Department of Colonization and Development
CPR
Maracom
Albusie
Himonton
Canadian National Railway
National Railways
W. N. UU
America
Perity
Ment
Timber Resources
Los Angeles
Public Safety Department
Automobile Club of
Southern California
National Safety Council
Auto
Automobile Club
Cumptine Girls
Pat
Mike
Tofme
Aiso
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