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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
5
The local W I invites all ladies to a dressmaking demonstration in the town hall during the week of November 10. Hours are 10 to 12 and 2 to 5. Mrs. Mc Math 21 matron of the Rest Room will lead, succeeding Mrs. Gerdiner who departs soon for the Old Country.
Mr and Mrs James Arthurs express gratitude through the Gazette for the kindness and sympathy shown during their sad bereavement.
Lucknow Chapter I O D E announces a public meeting at Wheatland Friday October 31 at 8 p m. Mrs Colin H Campbell president provincial chapter I O D E will attend and speak about the I O D E War Memorial Scheme inviting all to attend.
Winter in a warmer clime asks readers to plan the coming winter on the North Pacific Coast of California. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway is presented as the scenic route with details available via any railway agent or W. E. Duperow in Winnipeg.
Bradwardine Mr and Mrs HE Johnston head to Edmonton Alberta to live there. Mrs E Graham visits Winnipeg and returns home. Longtime residents W B English and family move to Perdue Saskatchewan and D Rose and family move to the coast. Mrs J L McTaggart visits Min nedosa. A W A fowl supper and concert is set for Thursday the 30th under the W A auspices.
Mrs. Ogden visited Winnipeg friends while Rev H and Sis McCartney vacationed there. The Muirs spent Thanksgiving in Winnipeg. Morrison visitors to Beresford last week. Edythe White left for Carman to attend high school. Armstrong of Ontario visiting town. Welling Lindsay Hearst and Record among teachers at the Brandon convention.
Farmers planning sales are advised to print posters at the Gazette Printery for attention grabbing displays and to publish sale lists in The Gazette so items reach buyers in the district.
Choir practice meets Thursdays at 8 p.m. at Wheatland. Sunday School gathers at 2 p.m. at Wheatland.
British Columbia harbors vast forests with timber wealth rivaling the United States, Liberia and Brazil. Last year revenues from timber reached about 3 million while expenditures were 500 thousand, with 300 to 460 workers employed. Government plans raise royalties gradually to match market prices, keeping profits with the public purse.
An article contrasts manufacturing centres with distributing warehouses in Western Canada. It argues cities grow through factories and employment, warns against overreliance on distribution, and urges balanced development with strong local industries and fair wages.
The article questions whether allowing cheap foreign labor and soup line products into the United States harms American workers. It notes Germany can supply duties paid products to Chicago at low costs while a Cincinnati factory pays a German woman 76 cents to do work for which an American man earns 3.50 dollars. It argues free trade invites foreign labor to compete and displaces American workers, asking if this is fair.
A political note argues that protective tariffs keep money in the country and protect jobs. It states under free trade money flows to foreign producers, leaving workers and funds out of reach.
An editorial note argues that more people farming does not raise corn yield per bushel and calls for efficient practices over expanding farm labor. It stresses sustainable growth and better utilization of resources rather than sheer numbers.
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