West’s Call for Hudson Bay Railway Completion
A speech at the Forum in Ottawa on March 21 argued for completing the Hudson Bay railway as a western priority. The talk traced decades of effort from 1910 to 1919, noting over 20 million spent and promising mineral and pulp potential, with new copper and gold finds at Flin Flon and a large arable belt along the route. It warned that abandoning the project would harm western development and breach western provinces’ faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Campbell
MUP
Otlawa
Hudson Bay
Charles Tapper
Prairies
Seaboard
Gordon
Wakehan
Breil
Port Nelson
Pas
Kettle Rapids
Nelson
Trent and Welland
Bay
Hudson Bay Railway
Mandy
New York
Ut Natural Resources
Prairie Provinces
C.N.R
Melfort
Carrot River Valley
Saskatoon
Calgary
Regina
Saskatchewan
Estevan
Moosomin
Prince Albert
Edmonton
Alberta Made Tractors First Western Canadian Tractor Job
The Alberta Foundry and Machine Company in Medicine Hat completed what is claimed as the first Western Canadian tractor. It will be sent to Regina for demonstration with several more to follow. The unit uses patented components for the oiler magneto carburetor and radiator and is priced to be among the cheapest for its power in Canada. The company invested about $150,000 in tools and equipment, with 30,000 square feet of floor space, and total plant investment around a quarter of a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Foundry and Machine Company
Medicine Hat
Regina
Saskatchewan
Alberta Foundry and Machine Co
Canada
Canada pulp industry shows rapid growth and export reliance
Clyde Leavett notes Canadian pulp and paper employment rising from 9000 to 25000 with a 20.5 million dollar annual wage bill. Exports approach 100 million dollars and over one third of U S newspaper stock is Canadian-made. He warns against lifting Crown pulpwood export embargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Clyde Leavett
United States
United Sates
Leavitt
Adam in the Human Race First in Swift Footed
A brief witticism notes Adam as swift footed and first in the human race while also remarking that some men fail to know when to stop after starting life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Battleford district a landmark in western progress
The Battleford region is highlighted as a historic Western landing, hosting early settlement, Indian conflicts ending with Poundmaker surrender on May 26 1885, and now offering CPR land for settlement. Wheat and other cereals thrive, with strong dairy, poultry, market gardening, and vegetable sectors.
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Canada
Battleford
Battle River
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Calgary
MacLeod
Prairie Provinces
North West Territories
Canadian Pacific Railway
Regina
Poundmaker
Middleton
C.P.R
Calgary Considers Aerodrome for Flyers
Calgary may build an aerodrome this year to serve local and long distance flyers. City commissioner approved the plan after Capt. Betts of the Aero Club of Canada and McCall Aero Corporation urged action. If possible, flying grounds will be leased and a hangar for at least three airplanes will be erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Capt. Betts
Aero Club of Canada
McCall Aero Corporation
Glad of the French Army
The Paris Temps comments on a potential renewed German war, praising France and Italy for maintaining their armies and noting the United States Senate’s failure to ratify the peace treaty. It suggests allied military and financial support could deter future conflict and cites Berlin’s military dictatorship as a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Berlin
France
Italy
Senate
Germany
Three Saskatchewan Districts Erected This Year
Three consolidated school districts have been erected in Saskatchewan this year bringing total to 31. Netherhill and Khedive were approved by the minister of education taking in two old districts and parts of others. Tribune held a meeting and voted strongly for consolidation and Tribune plans to absorb three existing districts and parts of several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Minister of Education
Netherhill
Khedive
Tribune
Admiralty Opposes Submarine Warfare Yet Sees Limits
The British Admiralty has long opposed submarines calling it a horrible form of warfare yet acknowledges submarines offer a practical defense for small nations unable to finance fleets. Walter Long argues turning down submarine work is unlikely while politics may block such ideas. Some critics seek new errors to make.
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Admiralty
Walter Long
House of Commons
Currie lauds Canadian troops and postwar resolve
Gen Sir Arthur Currie praises Canada’s wartime record and its postwar duty in world affairs. He cites the Canadian corps’ 100 days of battle including Amiens Arras and Cambrai, its 500 square miles liberated and 228 towns freed, and argues unity and sacrifice sustain peace and empire.
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Canada
Great Britain
Arthur Currie
K. C.M.G
K.C.B
Smygs
Humanity
Currie
Amiens
Arras
Cambrai
Wireless Telegraphy Between Vancouver and Victoria
Wireless telephony linked Vancouver and Victoria with the first air message heard at Vancouver’s courthouse. The Victoria Parliament buildings transmitted the test message, repeating the first ten numerals. the operator heard six, then the journalist heard the final four.
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Court House
Vancouver
Parliament Buildings
Victoria
British Officers to Settle in British Columbia
Three thousand five hundred former British army officers and their wives are expected to settle in the Columbia River Valley in British Columbia this year. Canadian Pacific Railway officials say transport arrangements are complete and the group will depart the United Kingdom within a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia River Valley
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Old Country
Distribution of Gopher Poison for Farmers
Saskatchewan announces free distribution of gopher poison to resident settlers in southwestern districts where gopher numbers menace crops. Applications accepted until May 1 with poison to be supplied and placed before May 15. One ounce of strychnine per quarter section cultivated. applications via local Grain Growers Association or weeds and seeds branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Wire Rope Plant Planned for Victoria BC Site
The George Cradock Company plans a large wire rope factory on nine acres owned by Canadian Pacific Railway in Victoria British Columbia. A nine acre site near the railway will host a four acre factory costing about 250000 dollars to produce wire rope and cables for Pacific Coast and Oriental trade, with an engineer en route to supervise construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cradock Company
Wakefield
England
Victoria
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Cradock Company
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West
Alberta
Medicine Hat Plant
Story of
Erec
Ted
Belgium
Rhine
Nower
Ite
Esprit de Corps
And
B.C
CBR
Ladies’ Lacrosse Association
Paddington
London
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