Western Canada prairie market spurs eastern Canadian industry growth
The article notes the prairie settlement created a vast western market for Eastern Canadian manufacturing. It highlights diversified growth across many sectors, with Montreal and Toronto leading but small cities rising, aided by electric power expansion and American investment. It cites 1929 to 1940 output and employment growth, and the ripple effect on plows, planes, and appliances through a broadened industrial base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Toronto
Canada
Dominion
Prairies
Oothes
Ah Federt
Train & Levies
Bubshliary Industries
Tse
Pominton
Wheat Board Surplus Proposed for Agricultural Research
Hon. W.8. Motherwell proposes using more than $500,000 leftover from the disbanded Canada Wheat Board for agricultural research and rust solutions in Western Canada. He backs returning funds to western producers on a per capita basis to finance new wheat pools, but cabinet support favors the research alternative to help producers nationwide amid retrenchment and cutbacks to experimental farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motherwell
Canada Wheat Board
Canada
Western Wheat Pools
Saskatchewan
Unis
Emigration Methods Changed to Ease Canadian Immigration
Canada reforms emigration processes in Europe to reduce rejections. Doctors for medical exams now work with transportation companies and the originating country, while Canadian officials perform full civil checks to ensure newcomers won’t be turned back. Further recruitment trips to Canada may occur next fall with stricter fitness and temperament criteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Europe
F. C. Bish
Canadian Immigration Department
Landor
Iis
Woman Lumberwoman Leads New Venture at Fort Willan
Mrs. Kate Bowerman becomes a pioneer in lumber by taking her own contract at Fort Willan. She superintends her camp, hires bushmen, supervises pulpwood cutting, drives a team when workers fall ill, and delivered quota to Hammermill Paper Company of Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Willan
Kate Bowerman
Head of the Lakes
Hammermill Paper Company
Port Arthur
Manitoba Contemplates Arbitration On Natural Resources
The Manitoba Legislature favors arbitration of the natural resources issue as it affects the province. Prior efforts in 1921 under the Norris government stalled due to an impending provincial election. Differences among provinces hinder a common agreement, but the plan seeks to appraise alienated resources and determine compensation for disposed resources with Premier King previously signaling support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Norris
Western route to ship most Alberta wheat next season
C M Elliott manager of the Alberta wheat pool predicts 75 percent of Alberta wheat will go via the western route next season. He notes about one third of this year's grain moved through Vancouver originated in the Alberta pool, limited elevator capacity hampered movement, while the Pacific route offers lower transportation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Elliott
Alberta Wheat Pool
Vancouver
Mr. Elliott
All Canada Watches the Crop
Western prosperity acts as a barometer for business across the Dominion. The wheat crop is vital to firms from Halifax to Vancouver and draws the strongest national interest as it grows from sowing to harvest per the Winnipeg Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Halifax
Vancouver
Intelligence Service
Winnipeg Tribune
Alberta Bituminous Sands Attract Industrial Interest
Alberta's bituminous sands draw attention as tests by Dr G A ings of Calgary and William Georgeson suggest oil extraction is feasible. Pr Pritchard and Mr Wen ne Jackson of New York, longtime experimenters in oil from sands, plan tests to evaluate the method’s potential for oil and by products and road building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
G. Aings
Calgary
William Georgeson
Pr. Pritchard
Wenne Jackson
New York
Sticking is His Guns Decier
Recovering figure Becier engages in quick recovery remarks. Shifts two at a time in plan as instruction and exercise theme emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becier
Canadian Bacon Improves in Quality for British Trade
The London Grocer reports Canada meeting Danish standards with improved bale bacon consignments. It notes better care and appearance in Canadian cured bacon, with lean quality abundant, and Canada's imperial production strengthens sale prospects, according to the Dominion Livestock Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
London
Dominion Livestock Commissioner
Livestock Movements in Canada January February Compare
Canada reports January February livestock movements at five main centers. Cattle rose to 125,644 from 118,425, calves 21,058 from 17,449, hogs 236,788 up from 228,804, and sheep 35,964 down from 51,169. Select bacon hogs rose in Ontario and Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec weaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
English cattle trade shows improved demand for store cattle
Markets Intelligence Service reports in two months of the year England saw better demand for store cattle with best spayed heifers at 125 dollars and grass steers up to 121 per head. Fat stock markets were well supplied though quality showed bare finish. Foot and mouth restrictions hinder live cattle import movement. Rabbit pests in Australia are escalating with rabbit skins averaging 36 million annually in Sydney. Explorers describe a new freshwater lake in central Australia with a 20 mile circumference in the rainy season, its surface a moving mass of ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Markets Intelligence Service
Dominion Livestock Branch
England
Immigration and Education Ties in Canada’s New Social Challenge
The piece argues immigration expands Canada’s national life and urges federal provincial cooperation. It proposes assessing immigrants educational standing on arrival, sharing data with provinces to target assimilation, health, and schooling services, and identifies potential safeguards and opposition.
Destruction Of Gophers And Poison Methods
The article explains early season gopher control using a poison solution of sulphate of strychnine vinegar hot water sugar and oil of anise poured over wheat to soak. Soaked grain is placed at entrances to kill gopher families with care to avoid harming domestic animals and birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Importing British Textiles Faces Demand Despite Quality Standards
The Yorkshire Post trade correspondent argues Canadian imports will lag until the Canadian commodity reaches Britain’s high standard. He notes official figures show three years of steady progress in ready made garments. South Africa remains the British factories’ largest customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire Post
Canada
South Africa
Great Seal of England Seals Its Adventures Across History
The great seal of England, under Lord Haldane as custodian, has a history of odd episodes. It was stolen and cast into rivers, buried to escape fire, and once hidden in Lord Chancellor Eldon's garden when his house burned in 13812. The seal's exact burial site was found only after the family searched the garden with sticks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Haldane
Eldon
British Columbia Payroll Totals Rise in Early 1920s
The 1925 payroll reached 150 million dollars, up from 128.6 million in 1922 and 139.1 million in 1921, per the annual report of the Workmen's Compensation Board. Firms operating at year end numbered 6,524, an increase of 145 from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Workmen's Compensation Board
Farm Exports Rise to France Amid 1928 Value Jump
Canadian agricultural exports to France surged in 1928 reaching 6,125,044 dollars, up from 4,678,025 dollars in 1922. The note contrasts export growth with a unrelated line about songs being composed and decomposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Beach Banter Sparks Village Debate
A playful exchange between a beach belle and a village cop highlights tension over modesty rules. The officer notes his stance is professional, not personal, illustrating local attitudes toward public decorum and summer leisure.
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Western Prairie Provinces
Eastern Canada
Interlor
Wheat Board Surplus
Dormnion
Fort William
King
All Canada
Australia
Sydney
Social Service Council of Canada
Departments of Education
Itealis
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