Region of Hudson Bay Seen as Favorable Settlement Site
A 19th century report notes Hudson Bay area offers fertile settlement prospects with evidence of agriculture fisheries and livestock. Observers describe mild compared winters by Churchill standards, rich pasturage near the bay, abundant whitefish, salmon and trout, and potential for a city with large mineral wealth nearby.
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Hudson Bay
Janes Robson
Fort Prince of Wales
Churchill Harbor
Exkimaux Point
England
Bell
Churchill
MacLachlan
le Pas
O'Sullivan
McKenna
Canada
Houdson’s Bay
Caribou
Split Lake
Moose Jaw
Amend 3 C M P Act on RCMP pay and service terms
A House of Commons resolution to amend the 3 C M P Act authorizes the Governor in Council to set pay and allowances for RCMP members. It also provides that time served by Dominion police officers be counted toward pension service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
House of Commons
Governor-in-Council
Dominion Police Force
Hardy perennials for western provinces urged by Saskatchewan station
Soort and Scott Experimental Station leaders in Saskatchewan recommend many perennials for prairie gardens. Tulips like Proserpine and Duchesse de Parma thrill early beds, while Darwins such as Clara Butt and Pride of Harlem perform later. Plant in September or October eight inches apart four deep, mulch with rotted manure for winter protection.
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Tinline
Soort
Saskatchewan
Clara Butt
Madame Krelage
Bartigon
Pride of Haariem
H. Darwin
Sappho
Gracchis
Scott
M. J Tiniine
Scott Station
Prairie
Scott Experimental Station
Scott Saskatchewan
Grain shipments and stocks reported by Alberta railways
Railways in Alberta report 152615776 bushels shipped from Sept 1 to May 21 in the 1923-24 crop year and 11196899 bushels stored in line elevators. Total marketed 163,. last figure adjusted upward by about 20000000 bushels to account for Saskatchewan receipts and duplication from branches to main lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Saskatchewan
C.P R
Casey Dialogue Reflects Food Wisdom and Providence
A Dublin style exchange shows Ellen Casey resisting dieting while Dinny chides her for indulgence. She argues her conscience forbids dieting as it would interfere with Providence. The light exchange captures humor and Irish moral tone.
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Casey
Ellen
Market plan aims to boost Canadian cattle into Europe
Toronto expert P W T Ross advocates a Canadian cattle pool scheme with farmers cooperatives and provincial backing to create a steady Europe market for beef cattle. He proposes 16 000 head yearly, headquarters in France, depots near Rheims Strasbourg Metz Nancy Lyons Rouen and sales through major local markets, with 15000 pounds annual overhead.
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Europe
P. W. T. Ross
Toronto
Ottawa Citizen
Ross
France
Commissariat General of
Canada
Mr. Ross
Rheims
Strasbourg
Metz
Nancy
Lyons
Rouen
Dominion livestock branch expands staff to resume performance records
After a shortage of inspectors led to halting Record of Performance applications, the Dominion Livestock Branch increased its inspection staff. Breed associations’ representations prompted the move, allowing breeders who meet the rules to be listed again. May and June applications that would have been refused are now included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Livestock Branch
Lady Byng a Naturalist Sponsor of Canadian Wild Flowers
Lady Byng of Vimy is a noted naturalist with extensive knowledge of Canadian wild flowers trees and ferns. Her Essex country home features a Canadian garden of wild flowers and she has ordered 93 Canadian varieties to add to her collection, a task likely requiring more than a year to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Byng
Essex
England
Livestock Market Report Highlights July Prices and Returns
The Dominion Livestock Branch report for the week ended July 3 shows top bacon hogs in Toronto at 9.75, thick smooth hogs at 8.86, heavies at 8.25, with other prices steady. Lambs and light sheep rise. top lambs at 17 and common at 15.75, light sheep top 6.50. Cattle shipped to England from Jan 1 to July 3 totaled 35,820, up from 21,694 last year, while national stockyard totals show increases across cattle calves hogs and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Livestock Branch Market
Toronto
England
Seed Adulteration Act Yet Old Seed Remains Dirty
Swindling in seeds led Great Britain to act with the Seed Adulteration Act though not all farmers escape. Clover seed must be cleaned to avoid weed invasion, dodder seeds are minuscule, and some seeds lose vitality quickly if not stored properly. Willows and poplars produce short lived seeds that perish if not moistly dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada U S trade rises with stronger exports and imports
Canada reports growing trade with the United States for the twelve months ending in May. Exports to the U S reached 428,094,421 dollars, up about 40 million from the prior year while imports from the United States totaled 583,764,800 dollars, rising roughly 14 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Northern Canada Frontier Recedes as Industry Advances
The Natural Resources Intelligence Service notes rapid industrial expansion along Canada’s north, with copper and gold mines on the Portland Canal, Mayo district silver-lead development, and hydro power plants. Railways reach Tin Can Portage, bitumen from McMurray, salt deposits, fishing plants, and new coal fields near Nova Scotia, signaling agriculture and industry moving the frontier northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Central Provinces
British Columbia
Portland Canal
Granby Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Higgins
Anyox
Prince Rupert
Yukon
Mayo District
Dawson
Northwest Territories
Fort Simpson
Mackenzie River
Herschel Island
Arctic Ocean
Mackenzie
Alberta
McMurray
Faust
Lesser Slave Lake
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia
United States
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Grass River
Bingo
Quebec Development Company
Saguenay
Rouyn
Abitibi
Temiskaming
Nova Scotia
China Needs Our Wheat Market For Canadian Wheat
W Melville, a former Minneapolis miller and adviser to a large Chinese milling company, notes China’s growing demand for wheat from the United States and Canada. Shanghai hosts 23 modern mills using foreign wheat, as domestic wheat production lags behind flour demand. He says Canada hard wheat is widely used, and China will remain a strong buyer of American wheat. wartime flour export growth has cooled, forcing mills to seek home markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United States
Canada
W. Melville
Minneapolis
Shanghai
Melville
Shanghai Mills
Mr. Melville
Blight-Resistant Chestnut Found During Yunnan Expedition
Joseph F. Rock reports from Yunnan, China, a blight resisting chestnut tree discovery that could aid U S reforestation. He returned with 1,700 specimens and 60 600 plants and ancient Nash priest books predating Buddhism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Joseph F. Rock
Yunnan
China
Mr. Rock
Washington
United States
Nash
Moso
Tibet
Canada records strong trade balance in twelve months
Canada reports a favorable balance near 200 million for the year ending May 31. Exports total 1,069,715,880 while imports reach 873,367,752. Exports rise about 10 million from 1923 and imports increase by 32,009,000, led by gains in agricultural products and wood and paper.
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Canada
Des Moines Reporter Declared Sane by Sanity Commission
A Des Moines Iowa reporter posed as an insane man and was declared insane by a sanity commission. He was remanded to the state hospital at Clarind in an orderly judgment after the exercise. The report notes the reporter’s frustration at exTesting himself and includes a quip from a pupil and a remark from a preacher at a reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Sanity Commission
Clarind
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E. Mosher
Malifas
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Halifax
John McDougall
Prcs
C.M.P
Lady Byng
Zaghlut Pasha
Egypt
Cairo
Canadian Bar Association
Leask
North Bay
Justice Duclos
Montreal
Turnbull
C.F.S.S. Montlaurier
Campbell Line Mesment
Pierre Ledieu
K.C
R.G. de Lorimier
Quebec
Orient
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