Western Provinces Show Movement Toward Better Business
Improved conditions across western provinces fuel expectations of a stronger winter trade. Development includes gypsum deposits in B C, new plaster plants, a brick and pottery factory in Saskatchewan, straw products in Alberta, hemp and fibre flax experiments in Manitoba, lignite briquetting in Saskatchewan, pulp and paper expansion on the Winnipeg River, and salt and bituminous sands testing in Alberta. Agricultural prospects rise with new settlers and farm improvements, boosting confidence and capital interest for regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cenverene
B.C
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Winnipeg
McMurray
Eld
Prairies
University Gets Burbank Garden Value Ready for transfer to Stanford
Luther Burbank, famed plant scientist near Santa Rosa California, plans to place his fifty year garden enterprise in university hands for maintenance and perpetuation. Stanford leads contenders from east and midwest and private capital offers reach up to 250 000 dollars while Burbank prefers not to commercialize his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
California
Stanford University
Burbank
Stanford
W. Lambert Hill
Harvard
Wheat Exports Rise for Canada in August
Canada sent over 15 million bushels of wheat abroad in August with 10,972,000 to the United Kingdom and 6 5,000 through U S ports, a strong rise from last August. Wheat flour exports reached 684,589 barrels, compared with 26,213 previously. A stray line notes a domestic quarrel joke and a potash mine report in Germany where workers toil 2 600 feet underground at 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Scassfurt
Germany
Honey Industry Rapidly Grows Across Western Provinces
Western provinces report sharp hive growth and rising honey values. Manitoba lists 1,800 beekeepers with 27,113 colonies producing 1,302,000 pounds valued at 195,300 dollars, while Saskatchewan records 77,000 pounds from 2,000 colonies. Alberta reports 55,000 pounds from about 160 keepers and British Columbia 679,289 pounds from 14,604 colonies valued at 149,443 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Forest service plans more fire outlook stations in BC
The British Columbia forest service aims to extend its fire outlook network so that all major timber regions in the province have observatories. A Mount Bengon station will serve areas near Nanaimo, and a Phoenix Mountain station near Cranbrook is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia Forest Service
Mount Bengon
Nanaimo
Phoenix Mountain
Cranbrook
Royalite No 4 well shows rising naptha output
The No. 4 Royalite well in imperial tests continues to astonish geologists with July naptha production of 546,135 gallons at 73 degrees Beaume. Daily output rose by 25 barrels from June, and gas flow remains at 20,000 cubic feet per day. The increasing production will soon supply Calgary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Crude Oil Production Drops in Canada for Year
Crude petroleum production in Canada fell by 54 618 from the prior year. Last year yielded 160 773 barrels valued at 467 400, versus 170 169 barrels worth 522 018 in the previous 12 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Saskatchewan Poultry Pool Sets New Campaign After Shortfall
Saskatchewan seeks to raise the share of exportable poultry in 163 municipalities to 45 percent, launching an intensive organizing drive after failing to reach one third of ex portable surplus by September 1. Five field organizers will recruit and appoint local organizers, with contractors moving to commission pay and new collecting points planned once the goal is met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Fee
Prosperity Looms in Northern Manitoba Mining Boom
R. W. McKinnon reports the northward mining and lumbering surge in Manitoba. Elbow Lake and gold districts see unprecedented season activity, The Pas mills may surpass past cuts by 10 million feet, and American investment grows with CPR survey spurring western field interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
R. W. McKinnon
Elbow Lake
Pas
Canada’s blueberry riches and icy markets questioned
The Ottawa Journal speculates on the Canadian northlands blueberry crop worth millions, noting it often goes unharvested and could flood markets in New York and London if Greenland’s mountains were utilized. The piece also muses about dinosaurs and hens’ exes as speculative market ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenland
New York
London
Ottawa Journal
Russia moves to protect wildlife with sanctuaries
Russia restricts hunting as fur bearing animals decline due to intensified methods. Government establishes animal sanctuaries to conserve wildlife across vast Siberian regions, while sparsely populated areas rely on hunting as a livelihood, challenging enforcement among rural communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Canadian Horses Ship Abroad Under New Agriculture Policy
The Dominion department of agriculture launches a horse export policy to Faroe where a good market exists. No horses are shipped yet as funds are zero. The department will cover charges and keep records to determine profit after sales. This marks a revival of export trade after years without it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Farope
Vancouver Grain Port Sees Major Elevator Improvements
The port of Vancouver reports seven grain elevators with a 6 900 000 bushel capacity and thirteen loading berths, reflecting a season of upgrades aimed at handling record Western Canadian grain volumes. A subsequent note mentions the William Tell legend as part of a broader Aryan theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Unique feat by world trotting golfer Upham with world ball
J O Upham of the San Francisco Golf Club and IsaAs Upham Co props a famed ball after teeing off in foreign lands. A $46 bet started the worldwide trek with 50 courses played, including Tsingtao near a ditch and Copenhagen’s Hermitage Park. He eyes China as Round the World Golf Club sails December 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Upham
Mr. Upham
San Francisco
Ea Ditch
Hermitage Park
Gold
Copenhagen
Braid Hills
Edinburgh
Upham
China
New York
Canada to Profit From H B Road Completion Monograph
A Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin analyzes the Colorado potato beetle in Canada. Four entomologists detail its spread from Windsor in 1870 to Saskatchewan in 1961, its life cycle, natural and artificial controls, and methods like spraying or dusting with insecticides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Arthur Gibson
Dominion
R. P. Gorham
Fredericton
N.B
H. F Hudson
Strathroy
Ont
J. A. Flock
Ottawa
Windsor
Detroit River
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Montana
Farm Implements Need Winter Care Says Canada Expert
A farm care piece warns farmers to store plows mowers and other implements to prevent weather damage. Clarence F. Graham argues Hudson Bay Railway completion will spur migration, lower grain rates, boost land values and unlock northern power and mineral resources, transforming Western Canada within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Country
Canada
Clarence F. Graham
Liverpool
Sir John Macdonald
Canadian Pacific Railway
British Columbia
Confederation
Graham
Hudson Bay
Hudson Day Railway
Ontario
Hudson Bay Railway
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Hudson Bay Route
Mr. Graham
Western
The Breeding Of Turkeys
Turkeys for breeders should be selected in autumn before fattening for market. Choose well matured birds with vigor and good bone. avoid large birds as breeders. Ensure disease free stock and unrelated males. Start with one male and four females, increase if vigor allows. Let birds roam by day and shelter them at night in a straw barn. Do not keep turkeys with hens or in heated houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Taylor
Poultry Division
Dominion Experimental Farms
Mr. Taylor
Turkey
Family of nailless women found in Italy by scientist
A scientist recently discovered a family in Italy where three generations of women have no fingernails or toenails. The women are otherwise normal and healthy. The story notes that nail absence is rare in a man’s affections as well, hinted at by a line about being compelled to love by contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jos Sweeting
CPL
University
Burbank Garden
Piam§ Wizard
Fire Outlook
Wells
Saskatchewan Poultry Pool
Russia
William Tell
Colorado
Department of
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!