Marketing committee eyeing higher farmer share of consumer dollars
The House of Commons agriculture committee, led by Hon Robert Weir, urged focus on marketing dairy, bacon and poultry first to help producers gain more value. He called for education, regular export flows, and collaboration with private, cooperative, and producer interests to curb private profiteering and improve pricing. W A Brown outlined that farmers typically receive about 50 percent of the consumer price after freight, grading, and profits.
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House of Commons Committee On Agriculture Board
Robert Weir
Min Ister
House of Commons Committee On Agriculture
W. A. Brown
Department of Agriculture
Salmon Exports From British Columbia Grow in 1930
Pacific salmon shipments from Victoria to overseas markets such as Paris and Berlin used frozen cahoes and steelhead to satisfy demand. Early test consignments showed gratifying success, with most sales sent via cold storage transport. The exporter plans to extend the field of shipment in the coming year.
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Mandalay
Suez
London
Paris
Berlin
British Columbia
Victoria
Boiling Vegetables Before Freezing Preserves Color and Flavor
British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research announces a method to prevent fermentation of frozen fruits and vegetables. By boiling or pre-cooking before freezing, enzymes are destroyed, enabling safe storage in proper containers with or without liquid cover. Queen Mary sent roses to Christie's for the Alexandria Day Fund auction. The first bloom sold for 575, then 520, then 250 and 125 in succession. In the East, persimmon is a widely used staple fruit with odd quotes attached from Nagels Lustige Welt.
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Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Christie's Auction Rooms
Alexandria Day Fund
Forest Production in Canada for 1929 Timber Cut and Value
Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates total timber cut at 3 090 614 617 cubic feet for 1929 with forest products valued at 219 570 129 dollars an increase of 3.1 percent from the prior year. About 90.5 percent stayed in Canada while 9.5 percent was exported in largely unmanufactured form. Major products included logs and bolts over 79 million, pulpwood over 76 million, and firewood over 41 million. Hewn railway ties poles and square timber exceeded 16 million in value, forming the largest of the remaining items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Artificial Fertilizers Boost Prairie Crop Yields
Dr R E Neidig director of agriculture at Trail reports about 300 tons of artificial fertilizers used in southern Alberta sugar beet areas this season and rising usage across the Prairie Provinces. Two cars of fertilizer produced as a by product of Trail smelting are shipped to the Orient and tests run across provinces from British Columbia to Ontario.
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Alberta
Prairie Provinces
R. E. Neidig
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Trail
Orient
Dr. Neidig
British Columbia
Ontario
Five-Year Plan Dream Denies Unattainable Reading Pause
The New York Times laments a proposed five year halt to book publishing and literary chatter. It argues such a break would free readers to tackle backlog works published before 1931, but concludes the idea is unattainable. The piece critiques endless debates over books and authors.
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Janes
Russia
New York Times
A Healthy Year Says 1930’s Health Best in North America
Dr. R Vance Ward notes in the Canadian Public Health Journal that despite high unemployment and industrial gloom in 1930, vital statistics show the year as the healthiest on the North American continent. He calls this a contradiction to the usual link between wages, living standards, and health.
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R. Vance Ward
Canadian Public Health Journal
North American
Bertha cape collar enhances wee girls fashion trend
Pattern No. 573 for 4 year size uses 39 inch material with plaiting and a French blue dimity design. Ruffles white organdie and blue grosgrain shoulder bow with pink rose buds feature. pattern priced 25 cents. Also promotes Spring Fashion Magazine with 15 cent add on for a book copy.
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Paris
Indians Swap Ponies for Cars on Morley Reserve Trade
Indians on the Morley Reserve in Canada reportedly swapped eighty ponies for forty second-hand automobiles and later sold the ponies for a profit. The report notes a broader historic trade where Manhattan was exchanged for beads valued around 24 dollars.
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Morley Reserve
Canada
Island of
Manhattan
Wages blamed for low mood in Ottawa remark
A R Mosher of the All-Canadian Congress of Labour said wages are the main cause of low mood. He echoed Sir Joseph Flavelle’s call for wage re adjustment to revive industry. The note closes with an unrelated analogy about an elephant lifting a tree.
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Ottawa
A. R. Mosher
All-Canadian
Congress of Labor
Joseph Flavelle
Canadian Credit Men's Association
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg address provided for pattern orders. The text includes a note on rainbow colors seen at sunset and a proverb about flattery and advice. The content is fragmented and blends mailing details with a generic observation. No clear news event or date is present.
Saskatchewan Poultry Pool Brisk Business Report
The Saskatchewan Poultry Pool reports a sharp rise in activity for the year. From March 1 to May 2 it handled 117 carloads of eggs, with larger branches peaking at four carloads weekly, indicating province wide higher production.
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Saskatchewan Poultry Pool
Saskatchewan
Deaf drivers praised as careful road users by doctors
Dr Roy H Gilpatrick of Boston told the American Federation of the Hard of Hearing in Chicago that deaf or hard of hearing drivers are careful, using sight to compensate for ears. He argued modern traffic relies on lights and visible signals, as noise can drown out audible cues.
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Roy H. Gilpatrick
Boston
American Federation of the
Chicago
Madrid Plans New Skyscraper and Theatre Office Block
Madrid forms a corporation to erect a 15 storey theatre and office building. The height would be two storeys higher than the National Telephone Company's building, marking a new skyline addition in the European city.
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Madrid
National Telephone Company
Saskatchewan Co operative Plant Drives Live Cattle Trade
Saskatchewan farmers shift to cattle for Britain as Saskatoon Co operative Livestock Producers plans a packing plant with modern meat processing and chilling facilities to ship via Churchill port. First shipments set for September as debates swirl on reparations and war debts and their global impact on trade and recovery. Vancouver Province notes the German taxation and U S policy strain threaten the debt system and international commerce.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Co-Opérative Livestock Producers, Ltd
Saskatoon
Hudson Bay
Europe
Churchill
Chequers Court
Great Britain
Germany
Bruening
Curtius
Alberta 100 Day Winter Trap Nest Results Announced
The Alberta 100 day winter trap nest test for 1930 31 certificates issued. Top pens belong to Mrs Ed Kehoe Camrose F J Deisman Big Valley and George Zinger Stanmore. Kehoes flock led with 80 percent of Rhode Island Reds qualifying. Of 65 birds entered 28 laid 70 plus eggs and 24 over 50 eggs in 100 days. seven failed due to low egg weights.
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Alberta
Ed. Kehoe
Camrose
F. J. Deisman
Big Valley
George Zinger
Stanmore
Valuable Chemicals From Alkali Lakes Increase in 1930
The alkali lakes of the Prairie Provinces expanded Western Canada mineral output with a rise in sodium sulphate production of over fivefold in 1930. From 5,018 tons in 1929, output jumped to 31,571 tons according to Dominion Government preliminary figures.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Prairies
Salt content not uniform in Canadian butter shipment to England
First shipments of Canadian butter to England are generally satisfactory in flavor taste and color but uneven salt content draws criticism. Experts suggest adopting a milder more uniform salt level not above two per cent in butter production.
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England
Auditors Directors Could Audit Private Firms under Bill
The banking and commerce committee of the House of Commons approved an amendment to the companies act letting auditors directors and officers of private companies audit their own books The amendment also covers public companies not offering shares bonds or debentures to the public A separate note mentions new stainless steel and aluminum clad skyscrapers and a freezing application involving frozen sliced apples
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Banking and Commerce Committee
House of Commons
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