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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1921
Page
5
Figures show Canada’s agricultural wealth climbing toward 1920 totals with estimated wealth reaching 7.6 billion dollars, led by field crops and farm livestock. Production values rise year to year, aided by settlement and rising farmland values, even as livestock numbers fluctuate.
The Dominion Government loans about four hundred pure bred bulls to Western Canadian farmers. R. S. Hamer, head of the livestock branch, reports purchase of three hundred pure bred bulls at regional shows to support the program and improve first class stock.
Canada’s exports to the United Kingdom for May exceeded May of the previous year by 3 million dollars. The weekly Trade Department bulletin notes Canada’s export trade has not diminished as much as imports in the current global slowdown. It adds the dollar’s purchasing power is higher than last year, making the slump appear less ominous.
Incorporation of Meindeer Ranch Co and another company in Vancouver aims to ranch reindeer and market meat hides. Stefamsson, the Canadian explorer, serves as president and plans an expedition this fall to assess islands in the Arctic north of the Dominion for suitability.
The Aircraft Manufacturing Company operates a first class commercial air service in Vancouver using a large Curtiss sea plane as the nucleus of a growing fleet. Garages sit on Burrard Inlet with passengers to be taken up at English Bay. Regular service to Seattle Victoria Nanaimo and other cities will soon begin. Aerial photography will also be offered to aid timber owners.
The Fourth Estate notes editors face constant censure and fatigue as they navigate public fault lines. It argues editing is a noble calling, demanding hard work and independence to serve readers and society despite backlash and grindstone criticisms.
Canada’s census taking estimates the population at about nine million with methods yielding 8.75 to 9.25 million. The department favors the nine million figure and may be surprised if higher. Birth counts by province are listed: Ontario 72,492 Quebec 83,466 Saskatchewan 22,051 Manitoba 18,450 Alberta 14,224 Nova Scotia 13,138 New Brunswick 10,699 British Columbia 9,418 Prince Edward Island 2,281.
The Toronto Telegram urges optimism about Canada despite price drops and hard times. It touts bumper crops, full national resources, and abundant work for those who will farm or mine, claiming Canada can look to the future with a full stomach.
The St Thomas Times Journal reports on the issue of soiled currency with readers urged to bring dirty bills for exchange. The piece echoes a concern about the cleanliness of monetary notes and references a note from the Orillia Packet.
A Federated Women's Institute convention in Edmonton passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to allow women to file on homesteads as men do. Currently only widows may file. postwar nurses and other women have shown they can manage farm work and acquire lands when available.
Sir Peter Rylands president of the Federation of British Industries argues for British factory erection in Canada to secure a share of its industrial future. He calls for increased reciprocal trade and British capital investment, offering federation officials to help Canadian visitors to the U K.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s fisheries production in 1920 at 49,321,217 dollars. British Columbia contributed 22,300,000 dollars and Nova Scotia 12,700,000 dollars. Salmon led the catch with lobster second and cod halibut and herring following. Whitefish sales neared 2,000,000 dollars.
The New York Herald praises Admiral Sims for his calm, honest reaction to a minor reprimand by Denby. The grizzled naval hero, famed for war exploits, remains a beloved, unfazed figure whose plain speech and good humor endear him to the American public.
George H. Hutton of the Condella Pacific Railway Department of Natural Resources addressed the Calgary Board of Trade detailing Alberta’s 20 to 30 million dollar increase in Marquis wheat value last year. He credited Dr. Saunders of the Dominion Experimental Farms for developing this variant from Red Fife and Calcutta Hard varieties.
A Louisville Courier Journal quote contrasts road maintenance with construction noting only the broad road to perdition remains smooth without upkeep, suggesting ongoing public works challenges and moral caution.
Canada relies on experimental farms to boost agriculture across provinces. Ottawa hosts the central farm with branches in Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Ontario and more. Stations test crops aid farming life and spread research through fairs lectures and literature for Ottawa to Yukon.
The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association adopted a resolution at its Vancouver convention urging provincial governments to establish faculties of journalism in provincial universities across Canada. It commendates Manitoba and Ontario as pioneer provinces in journalism education.
It pays to patronize home industry by buying from the merchants in your own town, supporting local businesses and the community's economic vitality.
Albert H. MacCarthy of New York plans cattle raising in the Lake Windermere district after eight years of settlement. He has purchased about 5000 acres near Wilmer and workers are erecting dwellings barns and feeding sheds to support the operation.
West Coast Indians expect to take about two thousand fur seals this season. Last year the catch was twelve hundred. Indians are the only persons who can legally take these animals outside the legal percentages permitted by International Treaty.
For the first two weeks of May Prince Rupert halibut receipts totalled 1,600,000 pounds, surpassing any similar period in the history of the fishing industry. Excluded is 200,000 pounds diverted to other points.
A report notes that natives in Central Africa can leap five feet from a standing start with apparent ease, highlighting remarkable athletic ability and unusual physical prowess observed in the region.
Report suggests the optimal mammal type for long life is small and underweight, a claim noted in cultural or scientific circles. The statement contrasts with common views that larger bodies correlate with longer lifespans.
Saskatchewan announces a major expansion under the Department of Highways including 230 miles of provincial highways, main market roads, 16 steel and concrete bridges, 90 timber bridges, and 9 reservoirs, totaling nearly a million dollars in work under way or planned with municipal contracts.
Manitoba now has seventy five rural credit societies with seventeen new organizations since last November. Loans total 1 640 000 dollars, about 57 000 dollars less than in the previous season, according to supervisor C Gifford.
The United Families of Alberta, premier agricultural society, has seen rapid growth in recent years with total membership surpassing 32,000 including women and children.
A Boston Transcript quip notes Edith’s reply when asked for her hand. She said you take the palm, a playful pun on a wedding proposal. The line highlights wordplay in social chatter.
A thought experiment explains that without air resistance both a lump of lead and a tiny feather would strike the ground simultaneously when released from the same height, illustrating gravity's uniform acceleration.
Western Canada sold 10 279 tractors in 1920 with Manitoba 3671 Saskatchewan 4229 and Alberta 2379. Over four years sales climbed from 5000 in 1917 to 10 279 in 1920. An estimated 33 000 tractors are in use and 1921 sales may reach 7500.
Agricultural authorities predict within ten years Manitoba will produce enough tame strawberries to fill all preserving demands and most of the fruit needed for immediate consumption.
The drying plant at Fusilier Saskatchewan for Soda Deposits Limited is finished and arrangements are made to ship the product to the pulp mill at Dryden Ontario.
A loyal and consistent man favors Canadian made products and gives first preference to local dealers in purchases, showing strong community allegiance. His conduct reflects patriotic duty to both country and hometown.
A concise reflection asserts that play constitutes voluntary labor of a man beyond compulsory duties as a form of personal exertion and meaning.
British Columbia expects a record apple crop this year with five thousand cars of apples to be shipped, a near doubling from last year. J A Grant, BC Fruit Commissioner for Alberta, says the prairie markets should see a steady supply of high grade apples unless conditions change.
Pompeii residents held both primary and general elections, mirroring modern practice. Archaeological remains from the 79 AD destruction indicate a lively local election at the time.
Several prominent British financiers, drawn by oil development, are expected in Calgary this summer to investigate the northern oil fields and the producing area of Southern Alberta. They aim to study prospects and potential investments in the regional oil industry.
The Alberta Law Society has authorized Rose Rein to practice law after her successful completion of final examinations. This marks another milestone for women in Alberta's legal profession.
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