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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
8
In New Deer a Literary Society debate examined whether Canadian cattle restrictions should be removed. Milne argued for keeping limits, citing harm to small farmers. Godsman supported free trade, winning a large majority among attendees.
A provincial critique notes Manitoba relies heavily on railways for export of wheat and import of goods. The writer argues much production, including cheese, butter, bacon, and hams, could be domestically produced, yet overreliance on imports keeps rail traffic busy and freight profitable for western lines. The piece laments delays in moving wheat and questions motives behind ongoing trade patterns.
A statement of receipts and shipments of grain from Fort William and Port Arthur for Sept 1 to Jan 24 shows total lake port receipts at 18 303 009 bushels, with 13 361 861 shipped east and 3 909 686 wheat 181 314 oats 27 800 barley in elevators. Fort William received 16 228 898 wheat and Port Arthur 648 061. water and rail totals. Flax receipts totaled 8 825 bushels, all moved by rail.
I reply to the referendum issue, urging caution on direct popular legislation and defending the government’s duty to enforce prohibition. I emphasize the dangers of referendums replacing parliamentary process and call for continued faith in existing statutes while maintaining principled public criticism. I. B. Kinmarric. Manitoba College, Jan. 2.
The piece surveys long fences word length seas canals and empires. It cites a 1236 mile Australian rabbit fence a 28 letter word and a 40 26 foot sea depth in the South Atlantic. It notes Suez Canal data and the vast British Empire with population and area figures.
Fragment from the article notes a spreading strike by switchmen on the N B in Montana. It also includes an unrelated agricultural tip about tomato cultivation stressing deep first cultivation to conserve moisture and shallower subsequent cultivations to preserve soil rot as plants mature.
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