National Railways Board take shape amid Western representation debate
The Ottawa discourse centers on appointing up to fifteen directors for the National Railways with Western and Prairie influence emphasized. Proposals favor board members from Ontario and Quebec plus operating executives, while critics warn against political patronage and urge leaders to prioritize national unity over regional quotas. The piece argues Western development is key to the system’s future and calls for leaders who can drive growth and efficiency.
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Vominion
National Railways
Grang Trunk Railway
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Canadian National Railways
Canada
West
National Railways Board
The
Canadian National
Farmers Seek Standard of Living Against Railroad Wages
Michigan Agricultural College president cites rail workers as 4 percent of the U S labor force while farmers hold 26 percent but receive under 20 percent of purchasing power. A Georgia farmer's wife letters about cantaloupes and watermelons profits, rail costs, and asks if farmers deserve a living standard like railroad workers amid the Pneines-conmon strike.
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David Friday
Michigan Agricultural College
United States
Canada
Macon
Raitroads
Measuring Teaching Power and Its Effects
A philosophical note discusses teaching power as a mind to mind influence and its elusive, soft measurement through the effects produced. The text suggests that true teaching power is revealed by its outcomes rather than fitful metrics.
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Thomas Arnold
Rugby
E W. Marshall
Weather optimist predicts gradual global warming trend
The writer argues that the world and especially the Northern Hemisphere are warming slowly, citing historical frost events, colder medieval winters, Hudson Bay Company records shortening winter by ten days, and retreating polar ice to support a future return of palms and orange trees in Britain.
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London Daily Mail
Hemisphere
Europe
North America
Caesar
Germany
Sciene
England
Hudson Bay Company
Antarctic
Diversified Farming Seen as Path to Prosperous Agriculture
The author argues western farmers should adopt intensive diversified farming rather than relying on wheat. He notes grain marketing wastes and market speculation, warns that a failed year can wipe out income, and highlights mixed farming with butter, eggs, vegetables, and livestock as a sustainable model for prosperity.
Birds Banding Goes National In United States
More than 500 bird lovers across the United States and Canada are banding wild birds, a method praised for its nonlethal approach and its ability to reveal detailed habits and migrations. The bureau of Biological Survey has adopted banding to scale the activity nationally, enabling intimate studies of individual birds and their character.
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United States
Canada
Bureau of Biological Survey
Baldwin
Bird Banding History and Regulation Across Continents
The article reviews early bird banding in America inspired by Audubon and its spread in Europe, noting dates from 1710 to 1920. It details U S Biological Survey control since 1920, methods using aluminium bands, trapping, and handling safety, plus permit requirements for Canada and testimonials of ornithological competence.
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Masummer
Camrot Gc&ich
Markioe Ootty
America
Audubon
Europe
United States
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
S. Prentiss Baldwin
Cleveland
Ohio
Bureau of Biological Survey
Wasington
Canada
Canadian National Parks Branch
Manitoba Auto Registration Surges Past Forty Thousand
At present Manitoba reports over 40,000 registered automobiles, a record high. The latest plate number is 40,908 for the current year, with 39,240 registered in 1921. Growth traces back to 1910 with 418 autos, rising to 8,786 in 1915 and approaching fivefold by 1922 as the year ends.
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Manitoba
Weather and trade notes from early 1930s depictions
An Indian prophet forecasts mild Manitoba weather to December. Parity in currencies between Canada and the United States marks a decade. Canada to supply lumber for London's British Empire exhibition. Niagara fruit growers find harvesting unprofitable. A European observer cites political, not economic, troubles in Europe. An American aviator completes San Francisco to New York at about 100 mph. Czecho Slovakia credits three years of prudent business. British Isles wealth around £347 per head, debt £181, and US owes £10 per head. Ottawa unemploy ment conference finds crisis easing. no further relief dole. Germany freed from reparations payment this year but cannot obtain moratorium without reforms.
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London
Canada
Niagara District
Europe
San Francisco
New York
Czecho-Slovakia
British Isles
United States
Ottawa
Germany
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