Lumber Industry Prospects in British Columbia
A detailed overview notes BC’s vast timber stand and wartime gains in logging and transport. It warns against overoptimism, cites fire loss and partial regrowth, and highlights pulp and paper growth, rail and ship expansion, and coastal mills near Vancouver amid plans to boost exports to Europe and overseas markets.
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British Columbia
Europe
England
Oceania
India
South Africa
Orient
Canada
Woodlands
Australia
South America
Lum
Bering
Pacific
Vancouver Harbor Commission
Vancouver
Queen Charlotte Islands
Interior
Pacific Province
Regulations to tighten oleomargarine controls
Federal agriculture department drafts stricter rules under the act to pass this session. Officials dispute the extent of fraud in oleomargarine sales and say exaggerated claims lack precise figures.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Map Made of Jewels in the Louvre
The article describes a jewel map of France in the Louvre, with jasper ground work and cities shown by precious stones. Gold inscriptions name cities, rivers depicted by platinum strips, and the 87 departments are displayed in blazing gems, valued at about 1.25 million dollars.
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France
Louvre
Bottling Salmon at Cloose Marks Industrial Start
A Vancouver Island venture at Cloose on the west coast launches a salmon bottling operation. About fifteen workers, led by a returned soldier, prepared jars and equipment for commercial canning. They plan to cook salmon directly in jars, a method proven in homes but new to industry.
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Cloose
Vancouver Island
Saskatchewan Resources Emphasis by New Labour Bureau
Hon. Chas. Dunning provincial treasurer tells Saskatoon Board of Trade the bureau of labor will develop known Saskatchewan resources rather than seek untapped ones. He asserts existing raw material warrants study of all promising industries for further development.
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Saskatoon
Saskatoon Board of Trade
Chas. Dunning
Bureau of Labor
Saskatchewan
Germany's Long Range Guns Changed War Plans
A London Times engineering section describes the 15 inch naval guns modified for long range, firing 490 mm projectiles with a 40 foot bore extension and dual fuses. Seven were in service in 1918, potentially devastating Paris and forcing allied rear areas to stay under fire if deployed earlier.
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Paris
London Times
The
Ottawa Citizen
Wild Rice for Wild Fowl Under Modern Conditions
The bulletin promotes cultivating wild rice to support wild fowl in suitable localities. It notes wild rice is native to Quebec Ontario and Manitoba and grows in mud bottom bays and lake or river shallows feeding regions. Slightly brackish water suits growth but salty water stops it.
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Dominion Experimental Farms
Faith Fyles
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Federal agents plan summer mosquito war in Fraser Valley
The Agriculture Department outlines a summer offensive against a mosquitos menace in the Fraser Valley fruit districts. It details 2000 tons of bran 100000 pounds of arsenic and 50000 gallons of syrup prepared to combat the pest upsetting fruit harvests. Experts warn two to four grains of arsenic can kill a person.
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Department of Agriculture
Fraser Valley
Maligne Gorge in Jasper Park A Haunting River Scene
A vivid description of Maligne Gorge in Jasper Park as the Maligne River carves a narrow canyon from Medicine Lake. The piece contrasts calm beginnings with a brutal plunge through the gorge, depicting the river’s struggle, the canyon’s savage rocks, and the open beauty beyond the final bridge toward the Athabasca.
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Canadian Rockies
Maligne
Jasper Park
Medicine Lake
The
Athabasca
Residents push Alberta control of Red Deer fossil beds
Residents around the Red Deer River urge provincial control over prehistoric fossil beds as foreign excavation and export continue. The Calgary Herald supports keeping such natural resources within Alberta, noting uncertainty about their extent and value and suggesting provincial authority to permit any outflow.
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Red Deer River
The
Herald
Alberta
Calgary Herald
Camel meat tasting after Aristide sale shocks Parisians
Parisians can taste camel meat following the sale of the famed Aristide ship of the desert from the horticultural gardens to a butchery firm. The auctioned animal fetched 1,200 francs as managers cited high maintenance costs for the camel.
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Desert
Canadian Seed Superior Germination Stirs Western Canada
Professor Boving asserts Canadian grown seed shows stronger germination and higher yields than southern imports. Prairie provinces have long supplied seed to U S farmers and won awards at International Fairs. Trials in Alberta and British Columbia show impressive acreage yields and growing demand abroad.
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Boving
British Columbia
United States
Central American States
Prairie Provinces
Seager Wheeler
Alberta
Idaho
Tilley
Bassano
Dominion
Lacombe
Lethbridge
Brooks
Kamloops
R. W. Shepherd
Duncan
British Isles
Canada
Chinese General Visits London Knighted Soldier Sees Mutual Gain
Gen. Sir Tang Tsai Li says China and Britain must work together for mutual advantage. He notes China is adopting British methods and Western dress, proud to be the first Chinese knighted by Britain and to have met the King. He is described as urbane and debonair with a distinctive moustache.
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Tang Tsai Li
London
Britain
China
Tang
Baby beef fetches high prices at Strathmore sale
Twenty eight head of eleven month old cattle from the Canadian Pacific railway supply farm at Strathmore Alberta sold for an average of 109.90 dollars per head with an average weight of 721 pounds. The price equates to 15.25 dollars per hundred pounds. Ensilage fed largely contributed to the success of this costly feeding season amid high feed prices and narrow margins.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Strathmore
Alberta
Ensilage
British Columbia Mills Win Tie Order From Britain
British Columbia sawmills received an order for five million feet of railway ties for the United Kingdom. The province cut about seventy million feet for the British government last year, with additional orders expected.
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British Columbia
United Kingdom
Heavy Demand for B C Lumber
The article notes lumber prices stay high with U S demand exceeding prior years. It cites government data on US southern pine depletion and Oregon Washington timber losses. It highlights Nicola Pine Mill Merritt increasing output from eight to about forty million feet, a five hundred percent rise in twelve months.
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United States
British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
B. C
Nicola
Merrit
Too Many Kelleys in the World
A quirky anecdote from The Telegram News of Toronto notes Kelley who boasted of perfect credit. After borrowing ten dollars from Casey eleven months earlier, he asks for another ten, returns nineteen, and claims a year to repay the new loan, joking that there are many Kelleys like him.
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Kelley
Casey
Elen
Tely Tot
New Sest
Toronto
People who always say the right thing speak less by habit
A saying notes that those who consistently choose the proper words at the proper moments train themselves to speak less than others. It emphasizes restraint as a skill in communication.
Let Us Remember We Color Our Own Landscapes
A reflective line on perception and responsibility, noting that people shade their surroundings with inner choices. The metaphor urges mindful framing of events and circumstances to shape meaning and experience.
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Ection
B.C
Sas
Katchewan
Germany
Super Guns
Jasper National Park
Red Deer
Western Canada
Great Britain
B.C. Lumber
British Columbia Mills
Kelleys
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