Tar Sands of Alberta could pave prairie roads nationwide
Manitoba Free Press outlines Alberta tar sands as vast oil and paving material. Thomas Draper of Port Huron details extent from Athabasca River to Fort McMurray, yields of 240000 tons per square mile, and oil per ton. He cites two extraction processes and successful paving tests since 1911, with potential for inexpensive, durable road surfaces usable with common materials.
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Aleria
Alberta
Thomas Draper
Port Huron
Mich
8. C. Bits
Federal Government
Geological Service
Manitoba Free Press
Draper
North Country
Athabasca
Boiler Rapids
Fort McMurray
British Wheat Battle Highlights Canadian Crop Advantage
Canadian wheat, praised as finest milling quality, faces British climate limits says National Farmer's Union. The group argues Britain can grow good wheat but climate undermines consistency, while millers favor Canadian grain for top quality bread.
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Canada
National Farmer's Union
Union
England
Family Herald and
Weekly Star
William Gibson Reappointed Superintendent at Indian Head Farm
In Canada Wil liam Gibson is named superintendent of the Dominion Experimental Farm at Indian Head after previously leading the farm to notable dairy and Clydesdale horse progress. Gibson, who developed the famous Donald and Sandy team, returns from farming in Saskatchewan to oversee the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. S. Archibald
Canada
William Gibson
Dominion
Indian Head
Gibson
Mr. Givson
Donald
Sandy
McDonagh & Strea
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
EF. Fuller
Girgin, Sask
Suskatchewan
Sugar Plant Interest Grows in Lethbridge District
Alberta sugar refinery plans draw farmers in the Lethbridge district as Cuh Maho Sugar Company surveys beet plots in southern Alberta. Company representatives report promising results though site selection remains undecided, with a decision likely after further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leth Bridge
Cuh Maho Sugar Company
Lethbridge
Canada boasts rail mileage and vast lands
The Stratford Beacon Herald notes Canada has more railway mileage per person than most nations and a large land area relative to its population. It says Canada already offers a high quality of life and could one day match population to territory on a grander scale.
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Canada
Stratford Beacon- Herald
Scientific Beets Boost Sugar Yields Through Science
Sugar from beets once needed 29 tons per ton of sugar. Modern methods slash to six tons thanks to scientific production advances, notes Farm and Livestock Record.
Wheat harvest in 1924 set to yield big returns for prairie farmers
The Dominion Government estimates a 1924 crop of 290 million bushels, a level reached only three times before. With prices around 1.00 per bushel for No. 1 Northern, the cash value of the crop should surpass 390 million dollars, much of it via pools that pay about 1.00 as a preliminary. Harvesting costs are expected to be lower, boosting farmer surplus. A prairie business survey reports brisk fall trade and advice to local merchants to push hard for customers. Moose Jaw Times.
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West
Canadian Daily Newspapers’ Association
Dominion
Winnipeg
No. 1
Northern
Prairie Provinces
Montreal Financial
Moose Jaw Times
Lethbridge Plans Cranbrook Oil Refinery Project
Lethbridge interests propose an oil refinery at Cranbrook to process 300 barrels per day. The plant would include buildings tanks and machinery costing about 190000 dollars and would provide employment for twenty men producing gasoline distillate and fuel oil.
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Lethbridge
Cranbrook
Western Canadian Wheat Exports Hit High Booking Totals
More than seven million bushels of Western Canadian wheat have been booked for shipment from Vancouver to Great Britain and the Orient in October and November. Actual bookings to England stand at 6,794,10.
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Vancouver
Great Britain and the Orient
England
Timber Preservation and BC Forests Power Future Markets
The Vancouver Sun argues that slash and waste threaten timber communities across North America. It urges British Columbia to conserve forests, prohibit destructive logging, and invest in replanting to build a lasting timber industry that could eventually control world markets.
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Canada
United States
British Columbia
Vancouver Sun
Canada poised to export record honey surplus this year
Canada expects to export about 6 000 900 pounds of surplus honey after meeting domestic demand. Western provinces show rapid growth while Quebec and Ontario long led production. Last year British Columbia yielded over 500 000 pounds and Manitoba over 3 000 000 pounds as Canada builds a strong European market.
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Canada
Quebec
Ontario
West
British Columbia
Manitoba
Europe
Record Crop On Saskatchewan Institutions
The annual report notes the largest aggregate crop ever grown on Saskatchewan institutional farms. Two at mental hospitals, three at jails, and about 400 acres near Parliament Buildings produced a total of 71,312 bushels last year.
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Saskatchewan
Aviators Brush Clouds by Rapid Flight
Some pilots report dispersing small fair weather cumulus by flying through it quickly. A fair sized summer cloud mass may be reduced by about twenty passes, under certain conditions observed by aviators.
Canadian Old-Timers Visit London in Trafalgar Square
Colonel George Ham of the Canadian Pacific aged 74 and Colonel James Walker of Calgary aged 73 pose in Trafalgar Square London. Walker, back in Canada aboard the Canadian Pacific 38.8 Montroyal this week, recalls the Royal Northwest Mounted Police origins and the force’s early trek across a sparsely settled West in 1874. He has served with the Canadian Militia since 1856.
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George Ham
James Walker
Calgary
Trafalgar Square
London
Walker
Canada
Montroyal
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Western
Winnipeg
Hope of Livestock Exports Expands Markets for Canada
The article profiles George J. Saunders of Perdue Saskatchewan who built a 368 acre farm in eight years and credits his success to expanding markets. It details Canada’s rising livestock exports to Great Britain, the United States, and shipments to Japan, Belgium and California, plus the growth of the United Grain Growers cattle pool and cooperative marketing efforts.
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Canada
George J. Saunders
Perdue
Saskatchewan
Old Country
Mr. Saunders
London
England
United States
Great Britain
Wales
Co-Operative Cattle Pool
United Grain Growers, Ltd
Western Canada
Albeia
Japan
Belgium
California
Grande Prairie
Peace River
Alberta
Famous Cow Emigrates to Osaka with Cattle Shipment
Six year old world champion Holstein Fresian, Roycroft Serzie Walker, weighing 3000 pounds, leaves Canada with six other cattle for Osaka Japan. Buyer Keitaro Mukai of T Spitaka Company purchases Sergio and additional stock, citing Holsteins as best suited for Japan due to hay feed.
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Roycroft Serzie Walker
Canada
Osaka
Japan
Sergio
Raymonddale
Vaudreuil
Quebec
T. Spitaka Company
Keitaro Mukai
Westward stock movement signals growing Alberta route
Over eight months three hundred fifty carloads of livestock moved from Edmonton to Vancouver, the first substantial westward flow from the province. This growth highlights the western route as a key outlet for farm products beyond grain, with potential demand in Japan for Alberta beef sparking hopes for better times if coastal buyers show strong interest.
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Edmonton
Vancouver
Japan
Alberta
The
Edmonton Bulletin
British ranchers eye vast sheep venture in Alberta
Two Santa Cruz Argentina born ranchers, C. R. Reynard and J. K. Morrison, wealthy Britishers, travel from New York across the continent to the Peace River country. They seek to establish an extensive sheep ranch via the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway.
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Santa Cruz
Alberta
C. R. Reynard
J. K. Morrison
New York
Peace River
Edmonton, Dunvegan and
British Columbia
Dairying Engages Limited Farm Patronage in Saskatchewan
Despite rapid dairying development in Saskatchewan, only about twenty five percent of province farmers are creamery patrons.
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Saskatchewan
Union pensions total sixty? six hundred eighty six thousand
During the last fiscal year the International Typographical Union paid out 876609 dollars in old age pensions to its members.
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International Typographical Union
Fishing for Compliments With Bated Breath
A concise note describes people seeking praise with anxious anticipation, yearning for approval as they wait for kind words. The scene suggests social pressure and a performance for applause or validation.
Saskatchewan Turkeys See Higher Prices With Smaller Flocks
Saskatchewan producers seek repeat orders as cold wet hatching reduces the turkey crop. Hon C M Hamilton notes encouraging district reports to the Markets and Cooperation Branch. The pooling plan for dressed and live turkeys may boost cooperative shipments, with prices likely higher than last year due to smaller flocks.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
C. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Recipe Stranger in Town
A wry exchange from a historical page features an elderly resident giving blunt street wisdom as a passerby asks for hospital directions. The quip illustrates local color and humor in urban anecdotes.
Ambition vs Hustle Shaping the Young Job Seeker
A witty observation contrasts two paths for youths seeking work. The first pursues a goal through rhetoric and luck, while the second actively pursues employment with effort and persistence, suggesting practical hustle beats mere aspiration in securing opportunities.
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Mr. Draper
Britain
Gabson
Indian Head Dominion Farm
Alberta Sugar Refinery
Turkeys
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