Timber preservation advances stir practical forestry talk
A report discusses timber preservation methods for fence posts posts and rail ties using creosote and other agents. It notes equipment costs and heat treatment details, warns that surface coatings must remain intact to protect interior wood, and cites expert views and a Manitoba financial highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compantex Eho
BR. W. Smith
New York State College of Forestry
R V Look
Canada Crecsoting Company
Engineering Journal
Fred
Gana Pena
Smoke Drift Harms Vegetation Across Towns
A Plymouth talk by Mr. Robert Asher for the British Commercial Gas Association reports high air impurities per square mile in the year to March 31 1924. The smoke fog damages laurel and pastures in Leeds and can travel 60 miles or more, with soot settling slowly from chimney plumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
British Commercial Gas Association
Plymouth
England
Hunslet
Leeds
Professor Cohen
Mr. Ashcroft
Manitoba dairy outlook linked to western grain belt growth
A Manitoba dairy commissioner described Western Canada’s grain belt as poised to become the country’s dairy hub. He compared Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to historic U.S. states, noting Manitoba’s export rise from 50–60 carloads of creamery butter in 1912 to 325 carloads in 1925 valued at 2.5 million dollars. The British market and exports to China and Japan were highlighted as key outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winateee Kiwanis Club
Manitoba
Prairies
Canada
United States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Gibson
Ontario
Quebec
West
China
Japan
Canada And Its Constitution Lord Byng Leaves Post
Lord Byng, retiring as Governor General of Canada, asserts Canada blends best of US and UK constitutional ideas. He praises Canada’s soil, optimism, and the people while stating he remains a devoted Canadian by affection. He notes exports and national character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Lord Byng
Victoria
British Columbia
Defects shorten life and health warned by doctor
Dr Eugene J. Fisk reports defects shortening work capacity found in nearly half a million examined by the Life Extension Institute. Most defects are preventable or curable. He urges periodic health checks and balanced life emphasis from youth to old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Ertension Institute
Eugene J. Fisk
Institute
Fisk
Few Contribute To World's Progress
A provincial note highlights Manitoba cream production in April showing a prosperous season. Butter output rose by about 640000 pounds from the previous April, with higher grade cream receipts up 14 percent. Cream graders increased from 42 to 59, signaling growth in dairy activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Eskimos Face Decline, Government Action Urged
Retired Arctic trader Captain Henry Tunn Mann warns the Eskimo population in Canada’s Northwest Territories is dwindling to about 300 as healthy cariboo exports continue. He argues a halt to cariboo trade is needed to protect Inuit livelihoods and health against inland living and mixed diets. Meanwhile Mort Rouge shops of CN Winnipeg win first aid trophies and the Thornton trophy for Canada’s rail system.
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Canadian Arctic
Henry Teke Mann
Far North
Northwest
Territories
Munn
Cariboo
Peter
Paul
Alaska
Greenland
Mort Rouge
Canadian National Railways
Winnipeg
Western Canada
Canada
Thornton
Manitoba’s Population Needs and Immigration Outlook
Deputy Minister Evans told Brandon Farmers Week that Manitoba must grow its population to meet agricultural needs. He said immigration to Canada is rising while U.S. emigration declines and noted Canada’s fit with Britain’s market demands, with no strong fear of overproduction in livestock dairy or agriculture.
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Tural
Barry
Manitoba
Evans
Brandon
Evan
U.S
Canada
Great Britain
Gaheries of Hudson Bay Probed for Perpetual Fisheries Revenue
A natural resources bulletin highlights abundant Hudson Bay fish, many freshwater types adapting to saltwater, with profits seen in The Pas fisheries surpassing 100000 dollars yearly. Rail access via enhanced lines could boost exports to American and Ontario markets, while regulatory study aims to protect and potentially augment stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay
Natural Resources Intelligence Service
Department of the Interior
Wadson Bay
Pas
Selkirk
Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fisheries Branch
Federal Department of Marine and Fisheries
Ffadson Tay
Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway
American
Canadian Western
Ontario
Buffalo Shipment Heads North From Wainwright
The first quota of the second annual buffalo shipment, 259 three year olds, left Wainwright in nine steel framed stock cars. The herd will travel by Canadian National to Waterways and then by scow to near Fort Fitzgerald where the animals will roam with native herds and may join last year's migrants. Lively roundup scenes occurred but no accidents were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright
Canadian National
Fort Fitzgerald
Coast traffic seen at peak levels for BC and western Canada
C E Ussher, general passenger traffic manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway, forecasts a summer surge in tourist and holiday traffic to British Columbia and Western Canada, saying volumes may be as large or larger than previous years despite few large conventions.
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British Columbia
Western
Canada
C E. EB Ussher
Canadian Pacific Railway
Metal strength tester by sound under strain device
Inventor develops a telephone equipped instrument to test metal strength through audio responses. The device records vibrations and tones produced by stressed metals, offering a potential nondestructive testing method touted for its sensitivity and practicality.
Trans-Canada Limited: CPRs All Steel Flyer Links Continents
The Trans-Canada Limited trains between Montreal and Vancouver offer a record making voyage under 90 hours with through service Atlantic to Pacific. It features maroon Tascan Red livery, a beaver shield badge, and an open observation car between Calgary and Revelstoke. The liner runs 886 miles across CPR routes with no layovers and serves major western cities including Port Arthur, Winnipeg, Regina, Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat, Calgary, and Vancouver.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Trans-Canada, Limited
Montreal
New York
CPR
Globe Cpr
Liverpool
Glasgow
Southampton
Trans-Canada Limited
Dominion
Vancouver
Japan
China
Philipines
Calgary
Revelstoke
Canadian Rockies
Port Arthur
Fort William
Winnipeg
Regina
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Canadian Egg Production Up Through Grading Rules
W. R. Motherwell asserts Canadian egg production rose by over 100 million dozen since 1820, driven by egg grading regulations. In 1920 output was 144 million dozen and 1925 reached 249 million. per capita consumption rose from 14.8 to 26.8 dozen.
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Canada
Ion. W. R. Motherwell
Woman Speaks Her Knowledge While Man Shares Thoughts
A woman emphasizes revealing what she knows while a man emphasizes sharing his thoughts. The contrast highlights differing approaches to communication and self-expression.
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Natural Resources Intelligence
Terior Atawa, Say
Johan Bracken
Bracken Fs & Practical Farmer
Manitoba Agmuval College
Manitobe
Land of
Uncle Sir
Dorothy
Slye
Little Bo Peep
North Pole
Mars
C.N
Agricul
Natural Resources Bulletin
Mudton Bay
Wolds
Europe
Hudson’s Bay Company
Old Country
Shipping
Buffalo North
C.P.R. Flyer
Toronto
the Trans-Canada Limited
C.P.R. All
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