Hudson Bay route urged to ship grain to Europe
Moose Jaw Times reports support for a Hudson Bay route to Europe for Canadian grain. The Sun notes New York and American ports dominate 1922 1923 grain handling, while the Province argues Canadian channels keep profits at home. Experts split on feasibility but urge testing and completion of needed rail and terminal facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Canada
The
New York
Montreal
Halifax
Ste John
Fort Williams
Buffalo
Europe
Hudson Bay
Tidewater
Dominion
East
Monetary Times
Moose Jaw
Grazing Leases Expanded in Saskatchewan Lands
An order in council dated February 7 1925 adds to Dominion grazing regulations authorizing the minister of the interior to issue twenty one year grazing leases on vacant lands in Saskatchewan districts unsuitable for farming. It also allows renewal twenty one year leases on lands now leased, provided an officer finds the lands unfit for agriculture and the lessee uses the lease for stock grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Minister of the Interior
Saskatchewan
Railway accidents on Canadian railways in February
A return shows 190 total railway accidents in February in Canada with 12 dead and 218 injured. No passengers were killed. Six crossing crashes involved autos, causing one death and seven injuries. Four crossings were classified as unprotected.
British Columbia Dairy Stock Bound for China
A large shipment from Victoria, British Columbia sails to China. It includes a dozen milking cows, three purebred bulls, three pedigreed Yorkshire pigs, and a pair of pedigreed pointer dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
China
British Columbia
Victoria
Bribery Joke Between Mother and Son Goofy Exchange
A humorous exchange shows a mother scolding her son for misbehavior. She offers twopence to be good, while the son, insisting he cannot be bribed, replies with a playful defiance.
University to Establish Research Foundation in Toronto
Sir William Mulock announced at the York Club that Teronts University plans a foundation to finance advanced investigations similar to insulin research. The university backs the effort with funds, starting from a $590,000 need, while Premier Ferguson and Mayor Foster promised government and city support and potential expansion to industrial research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mulock
Ontario
University of Toronto
York Club
Toronto
Howard Ferguson
Foster
Ferguson
Poor Season For Fish Ends With Limited Catches
One of the poorest fish seasons in winters ends as all large commercial licenses lapsed February 15 and small domestic licenses March 15. Low export prices and weak catches led to earlier lake closures though maximum quotas were rarely reached. Reports from Edmont on indicate Trout and Peerless Lakes on the A and G W Railway posted the biggest trout catches with Buffalo Lake Sask. also sending heavy white fish shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Buffalo Lake
Sask
Scottish Settlers Land Purchase Near Vermillion
The Scottish Immigrant Aid Society has completed a land purchase of about 30,000 acres for 180 British settler families. Edmonton representative Dave Conroy says the Belgian firm sale area lies in one block and will be tapped by a Catknife Whiteford Lake railway extension toward Edmonton. Settlement will begin this spring with preps starting after snow melts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
Public Shooting Grounds Established in Canadian Provinces
Recent orders in council establish public shooting grounds in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Manitoba sets aside six areas Saskatchewan twelve and Alberta thirty two. The disparity reflects the larger territory of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Eleven new bird sanctuaries for game birds breeding season are also established in Saskatchewan in addition to existing protections in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
How to Remove Rust with Emery Dust and Oil
A simple method to remove rust from tools uses a round baking powder lid as a small tray. Partly fill it with emery dust and light machine oil, then apply with a cork to rusted steel. The result is a quick rust removal and a protective oil film.
Saskatchewan Creamery Expands with Two New Cremeries
The Sas katchewan Creamery and Ice Cream Company has awarded contracts to build two new creameries in Outlook and Broadview. Construction will start as soon as weather permits. The firm already runs over a dozen creameries in the southern portion of the province.
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Saskatchewan Creamery and Ice Cream Company
Outlook
Broadview
Porticgue
Expect Settlers From States Move to Canada
Dr. W. J. Black of Canadian National Railways says more settlers from the United States will come to Canada in the year ahead. He notes revived interest in Canada in the Central States and a Northward movement after talks with BC officials and CN representatives in Victoria and St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
W. J. Black
Canadian National Railways
Victoria
British Columbia
Canada
Central States
Dr. Black
St. Paul
War On Crows And Gophers In Alberta Campaigns
Alberta led a wildlife pest drive killing 44 652 magpies and crows and destroying 107 116 eyes. The nationwide contest offered 1950 dollars in prizes and tallied 57 626 crows vanished with Canada contributing 2235. Gopher extermination reached 220 950 in Alberta as prize money totaled 22 9?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Canada
United States
Canada Trade Surplus In Twelve Months Ends January
Exports of Canadian commodities surpassed imports by 263.8 million dollars for the year ending January 31. Total imports were 799.98 million, down from 961.51 million the prior year, while domestic exports reached 1.064 billion compared with 1.020 billion a year earlier.
Pheasants Thrive in Northern Ontario Warned by Deputy Minister
The annual report of the deputy minister of game and fisheries notes pheasants have increased rapidly in Northern Ontario and can survive the harshest winters without assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
New College Planned for Edmonton by Catholic Authorities
Edmonton will see a new college for all nationalities erected by Catholic educational authorities. The Carnegie Foundation reportedly promises 100,609 toward the project, with total estimated cost 256,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Carnegie Foundation
Dairy Production In Western Canada Surges Domination
Dr. J A Roddick of the Dominion dairy commission notes Western provinces increasingly shape Canada’s dairy output. He cites 1924 figures for cheese, butter, condensed milk, and ice cream, and projects prairie gains to 80 million pounds of butter by 1928 amid a total milk use of over 11.7 billion pounds. Canada’s 1924 dairy exports reach 121 million pounds cheese, 22 million butter, three million cream gallons, two million milk gallons, and 40 million pounds condensed milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Canada
J. A. Roddick
Dominion Dairy
Rotary Club of
Ottawa
Ruddick
Prairie
Sale Of Ranches In Alberta At Namaka And Bittern Lake
The 13320 acre Namaka farm of George Lane in Alberta is sold to the Canadian colonization farm for about 650000 dollars. The Rosedale Ranch near Camrose will be divided into small farms for settlement by colonization interests. Lane, born in Iowa, owns Bar U Ranch adjoining E P Ranch linked to H R the Prince of Wales near High River. The Prince, during a 1919 Canada visit, was a guest of Lane at Bar U when he bought his 6000 acre ranch.
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George Lane
Namaka
Alberta
Rosedale
Bittern Lake District
Camrose
Iown
Bar U
E. P
H.R. the Prince of Wales
High River
Canada
Lane
Europe
Dominion
Hvestock
Lord Vestey
British Commission On Food Prices
Edmund Vestey
English Visit Tests Canadian Fish Trade Prospects
A London business party toured Newport to assess Newport’s capacity for Canadian fish imports. Although experimental, results look promising. Six tons of Nova Scotia fish recently sold at Billingsgate Glasgow and in two French markets, with initial skepticism giving way to acceptance by hotel and store buyers.
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London
Canada
Newport
Monmouthshire
Nova Scotia
Billingsgate
Glasgow
CPR Plans Branch Line Extension and Financing
The Canadian Pacific Railway will seek an act authorizing a new branch line from its Moose Jaw southwesterly branch toward township one or two and extending south and southeast to a point near township one or two. It also seeks authority to issue securities up to 40 000 dollars per mile.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Moose Jaw
Canada Gazette
Druggist Seeks Quiet Sale of Fat Reducing Mixture
A witty caption recalls a druggist telling his stout wife not to enter the shop while he attempts to sell six bottles of his fat reducing mixture. The gag hinges on domestic friction and commerce in a small shop setting.
Calgary Jubilee Stampede and Mounted Police Anniversary
About 150 Calgarians from diverse backgrounds are assembled to plan the Jubilee Exhibition and Stampede marking Calgary’s 50th anniversary since the Mounted Police arrival. The week of July 6 to 11 will host events including the stampede as shown in a photograph from last year’s wild horse race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mounted Police
Calgary
Elimination Of Warfare Discussed In 1920s Commentary
The piece cites arguments for ending war and reviews 1924 Argentine cattle exports to Europe and its impact on markets. It summarizes a Foreign Policy Association luncheon in New York about future aerial warfare, predicting air power as dominant, civilian casualties, and extensive use of gas incendiaries.
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New York City
Foreign Policy Association
Lord Thomson
Air Ministry
Great Britain
New York
London
New Republic
Russia Wheat Production and Its Impact on World Markets
The Moose Jaw Times notes uncertainty over Russia's future role in world wheat markets. It highlights prewar exports to Britain reaching nine million hundredweight in 1912 and 28 million in 1910, plus about seven million hundredweight exported in 1923. The piece suggests Russia now imports Canadian flour, implying insufficient wheat for home use despite nominal export figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Britain
Moose Jaw Times
Enlarge Work At Indian Head Cereal Farm In 1925
Dominion experimental farm at Indian Head will expand cereal and forage crop work in 1925. G D Matthews says the enlargement will broaden breeding selection and improvement of small grains with new mechanical and electrical machinery including a thresher cleaner electric motor and scales.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Indian Head
G. D. Matthews
Sodium Sulphate Deposits Explored Near Dunkirk
Representatives of the Industrial Waste Products Corporation of New York are reported investigating Saskatchewan deposits including near Dunkirk for spray drying of chemicals. A plant at the Dunkirk salt works last fall increased salt output from 36 to 50 tons daily and cut annual costs by about 50000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Waste Products Corporation of
New York
Saskatchewan
Dunkirk
Buffalo Range movement grows at Brandon city
A movement to press the Federal Government to establish a new buffalo range near Brandon has begun. A reserve near Douglas is suggested as a suitable stamping ground for the herd. The matter will be raised with Ottawa authorities soon.
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Brandon
Douglas
Ottawa
South American sanitation officials to visit Canada
Under League of Nations Sanitary Commission arrangements ten sanitation officials from various South American countries will visit Canada this spring or early summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary Commission of the
League of Nations
Canada
Boom In Lumbering Industry Ranks Third in Canada
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows Canada’s lumbering industry rising across all sectors in 1923. The total value of products and by products reached 129.9 million dollars, up from 114.3 million in 1922, a 22.4 percent gain, placing lumbering third among manufacturing industries after pulp and paper and flour mills.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Tribute to Bernier Receives Gold Medal at Quebec Geographical Society
A luncheon honored Arctic explorer Captain J E Bernier with a gold medal from the Dominion Onehada chapter of the Quebec Geographical Society. It marked the first presentation of the award since the society’s 1877 founding.
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J.-E. Bernier
Quebec Geographical Society
Dominion
Soriety
Vereker's Will Sets Funeral and Burial Durations
In Salcombe England G M Vereker’s will specifies funeral services at the church and the grave lasting five and two minutes respectively. A legacy of five pounds is left to a clergyman to ensure these wishes are carried out.
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G. M. Vereker
Salcombe
England
Dominion Note Circulation Drops Amid Gold and Security Changes
Dominion reports a January decline in note circulation by about forty million dollars. The gold held against the notes falls by around eight million, with securities backing down by eleven million compared with December’s end.
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Dominion
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W. N. Toes
Teronts Uiversity
Prairie Provinces
D. H. McDougall
British Empire Steel Corporation
New College For
Dairy Production of Canada
C.P.R
New York Company
New Buffalo Range
Bernier
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