Route via Hudson Bay to Europe for Canadian grain
Vancouver and Moose Jaw papers urge the Hudson Bay route to Europe as the best way to keep Canadian grain profits at home. They cite New York and Montreal loss to American ports, estimate losses at 35 million dollars, and note growing backing for the rail and terminal facilities necessary to prove the plan.
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Vancouver
Sun
Canada
The
New York
Montreal
Halifax
John
Fort William
Buffalo
Europe
Hudson Bay
Tidewater
Dominion
Monetary Times
Moose Jaw
Grazing Leases Expanded in Saskatchewan Lands
By order in council dated February 7 1925 the minister of the interior can issue twenty one year grazing leases on vacant Dominion lands in Saskatchewan districts unsuited for farming. The order also allows renewals on lands now leased, if inspection finds them unfit for agriculture and the lessee uses the lease fully for stock grazing.
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Dominion
Minister of the Interior
Saskatchewan
February railway accidents in Canada total 190
A return shows 190 railway accidents in February in Canada with 12 deaths and 218 injuries. No passengers died. Six crossing crashes involved autos, killing one and injuring seven, with four unprotected classifications.
BC Dairy Stock Shipment To China Exceeds Expectations
A large consignment from Victoria includes a dozen cows three purebred bulls and three pedigreed Yorkshire boars from British Columbia plus a pair of pedigreed polar dogs bound for China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Victoria
China
Mother scolds boy over misbehavior over two pence
A captioned dialogue shows a mother giving two pence to urge good behavior and a defiant reply from her son. The exchange humorously contrasts parental bribes with a child's refusal to be swayed.
Foundation to fund university research eyed in Toronto
Sir William Mulock announced at the York Club that the University of Toronto plans a foundation to finance advanced research akin to the insulin discovery. The board seeks a $500,000 fund with backing from the university, the provincial government, and city leadership. Ferguson pledged support and hinted at broader industrial research funding possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto University
Willtlame Mulock
Ontario
University of Toronto
York Club
Toronto
Howard Ferguson
Foster
Ferguson
Poor Season for Fish Ends Amid Low Prices and Expired Licenses
One of several harsh winters ends with large commercial licenses expired February 15 and small domestic licenses March 15. Poor catches in many lakes and low export prices curtailed fishing earlier than planned. Edmonton reports trout and peerless lures on the A. G. W. Railway produced the biggest trout catches, while Buffalo Lake, Sask., shipped heavy white fish quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Buffalo Lake
Sask
Scottish settlement plan advances land purchase near Vermilion
The Scottish Immigrant Aid Society announces completion of a land purchase for 180 British settler families. Dave Consroy, Edmonton representative, says 30 000 acres in one block will be tapped by the Catknife Whiteford Lake extension of the Canadian Pacific Railway toward Edmonton. Settlement begins this spring with preparation work on thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermillion
Edmonton
Dave Cons Roy
Winnipeg
Catknife
Whiteford Lake
Canadian Pacific Railway
Public Shooting Grounds Established in Canadian Provinces
Orders in council establish public shooting grounds in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with six, twelve and thirty two areas respectively. Saskatchewan adds eleven new bird sanctuaries for breeding season alongside existing protections in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dairy Production In Western Canada Surges Ahead
Dr. J A Ruddick of the Dominion dairy commission reports Canada’s 1923 dairy output by product totals cheese 151 million pounds butter 262 million pounds milk powders and more with ice cream 5 600 060 gallons and a milk use of 11 765 564 229 pounds. Prairie provinces emerge as major growth factors with butter rising from 1 million pounds in 1900 to an estimated 80 million by 1928. Canada’s 1924 dairy exports reach 121 million pounds cheese and 22 million pounds butter along with milk products and cream.
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Dominion
Canada
J. A. Ruddick
Rotary Club of
Ottawa
Ruddick
Prairie Provinces
Canadian National aims for record settler flow from United States
Dr. W. J. Black, director of colonization for the Canadian National Railways, predicts a larger influx of settlers from the United States than ever before this year. He spoke in Victoria with British Columbia officials about colonization and co operation with the railway, noting a revival of interest in Canada from the Central States and a northward movement expected after talks with the U S representative at St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
W. J. Black
Canadian National Railways
Victoria
British Columbia
Canada
Central States
Dr. Black
St. Paul
Alberta War On Crows And Gophers Report
Alberta conducted a large scale extermination drive against crows magpies and gophers with substantial prizes. The broader campaign across Canada and the United States awarded 1950 dollars and produced tens of thousands of fatalities and egg destructions including 44652 magpies and crows killed 107116 eggs destroyed and 229950 gophers killed. Alberta won 2829 dollars in prize money.
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Alberta
Canada
United States
Sale Of Ranches In Alberta Attracts Colonization Plan
The 13320 acre Numaka farm of George Lane in Alberta is announced for sale to the Canadian colonization farm for about 650000 dollars. The Rosedale Ranch near Camrose is also up for sale to colonizers who intend to redivide the land into small farms. Lane, born in Iowa, owns the Bar U Ranch adjoining H R H Prince of Wales E P Ranch near High River. the Prince visited Lane in 1919 and purchased his 6000 acre Bar U property.
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George Lane
Numaka
Alberta
Rosedale
Bittern Lake District
Camrose
Iown
Bar U
E. P
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
High River
Canada
Lane
Canadian trade shows export surplus for year ending January 31
Exports of Canadian commodities exceeded imports by 263.8 percent during the twelve months ended January 31. Imports totaled 799,982,015 dollars, up to 901,512,730 dollars prior year. Domestic exports reached 1,063,829,743 dollars versus 1,019,860,499 dollars a year ago.
Pheasants Thrive Across Northern Ontario Winters
The deputy minister of game and fisheries reports a rapid rise in pheasant numbers in Northern Ontario and notes they can survive even the harshest winters without aid. The annual ministry statement highlights self-reliance and growing population levels.
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 104000 toward the project, with total costs estimated at 250000 for the new institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Carnegie Foundation
London merchants eye Canadian fish trade at Newport
A large party of London business men visited Newport to assess port facilities for Canadian fish imports. Although still experimental, prospects look promising as six tons of Nova Scotia fish sold at Billingsgate Glasgow and two French markets, with skeptics conceding the quality matches Canadian fish.
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London
Canada
Newport
Monmouthshire
Nova Scotia
Billingsgate
Glasgow
C P R Plans Branch Line Extension and Securities
The Canadian Pacific Railway seeks an act to authorize a branch line from its Moose Jaw southwesterly branch, extending south and southeast to near township one or two. It also seeks authority to issue securities exceeding $40,000 per mile. The Canada Gazette carries the notice of the application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Moose Jaw
Canada Gazette
Fat Reducing Mix Up at Local Shop
A quip from a druggist to his wife jokes about selling six bottles of his fat reducing mixture. The dialogue hints at a lighthearted domestic scene in a small-town shop.
Cleaning Rust From Tools With Emery Dust And Oil
A simple home method from Popular Mechanics uses a round baking powder can filled partway with a fine emery dust and light machine oil. Rub the surface with a cork dipped in the mixture to instantly remove rust and leave a thin oil film.
Saskatchewan Creamery Awards Contracts for Two New Plants
The Sas katchewan Creamery and Ice Cream Company has let contracts to build two new creameries at Outlook and Broadview. Construction will start as soon as weather permits. The firm already operates over two dozen creameries in the southern province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Creamery and Ice Cream Company
Outlook
Broadview
Calgary Jubilee Stampede Photo Captures Wild Horse Race
About 150 Calgarians from varied backgrounds join a city centennial celebration planned for July 11. The photograph shows a live stampede era scene with a wild horse race typical of Calgary’s past exhibitions and Jubilee events.
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Mounted Police
Calgary
Elimination of Warfare and Future Military Forecasts
The article discusses reasons to work toward ending warfare, noting beef trade shifts and new Argentine shipments to Europe. It summarizes a New York Foreign Policy Association luncheon predicting air power as the main weapon, civilian casualties in cities, and details on gas, incendiary, and explosive weapons and protections, with wartime implications for major capitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Foreign Policy Association
Lord Thomson
Air Ministry
Great Britain
New York
London
New Republic
Russia's Wheat Production and World Market Role
A Moose Jaw Times analysis questions Russia's future influence on global wheat markets. It notes prewar exports of nine million hundredweight to Britain in 1912 and twenty eight million hundredweight in 1910, while 1923 Russian exports to all countries totaled about seven million hundredweight. It argues Russia now imports Canadian flour, suggesting insufficient wheat for domestic use despite nominal export figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Britain
Moose Jaw Times
Enlargement of Indian Head cereal work in 1925
G. D. Matthews in charge of cereal and forage crop work at Dominion experimental farm Indian Head states that 1925 will see a considerable enlargement of the cereal program. Growth comes from new mechanical and electrical machinery including a thresher cleaner electric motor and scales specially manufactured for their needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farm
Indian Head
G. D. Matthews
Sodium Sulphate Deposits Near Dunkirk
Industrial Waste Products Corporation of New York officials have explored Saskatchewan deposits for potential spray drying plant development. A Dunkirk salt works plant last fall reportedly boosted output to 50 tons daily and cut annual costs by about $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Waste Products Corporation of
New York
Saskatchewan
Salt
Dunkirk
New Buffalo Range A Movement Initiated at Brandon
A movement in Brandon seeks federal action to establish a buffalo range near the city. A reserve near Douglas is proposed as the stamping ground for the herds and the matter will be presented to Ottawa authorities soon.
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Brandon
Fpderal
Douglas
Ottawa
Sanitary officials from South America visit Canada
Ten sanitation officials from various South American countries will visit Canada this spring or early summer under exchange arrangements announced for the Sanitary Commission of the League of Nations.
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Sanitary Commission of the
League of Nations
Canada
Boom In Lumbering Industry In Canada In 1923
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows Canada’s lumbering industry wide gains in 1923 over 1922. The total value of all products and by products rose to 139,894,677 dollars from 114,424,580 dollars, up 22.4 percent. The sector ranks third among Canadian manufacturing fields, behind pulp and paper and flour mills.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Tribute honors Captain Bernier with first gold medal
A luncheon by the Quebec Geographical Society paid tribute to Captain J. E. Bernier Arctic explorer. He received a beautiful gold medal for his services to the Dominion of Canada. It marked the first such presentation since the society’s 1877 founding.
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J. E. Bernier
Quebec Geographical Society
Dominion of Canada
Society
Will of G M Vereker Sets Funeral Times in England
In Vereker's will, funeral services at the church and grave are to last five and two minutes respectively. He leaves five pounds to a clergyman to ensure the wishes are carried out.
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G. M. Vereker
Saleombe
England
Dominion notes circulate down as gold reserves drop
Note circulations fell by about forty million dollars in January while gold held against the notes stood at about eight hundred million, down from December. Securities backing the notes were eleven million lower at January 30 than at December’s end.
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Dominion
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Hudson's Bay
B.C
D. H. McDougall
British Empire Steel Corporation
Dairy Production of Canada
New College For
C.P.R
Keemier
Dominion Livestock Branch
Lord Vestey
British Commission On Food Prices
Edmun Vestey
New York Company
Sark
New Buffalo Range
Bernier
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