HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1924-11-6, Page 3BRITISH INTEREST
IN CANADA
who .after a visit to Canada twelve t
years.eago when he wrote "Canadian
Trails," is gathering material.•for a
new book. "Notwithstanding the cycle
-of human progress; never has a eoun-
1j , try made the physical strides accent
plished by Canada in' the, last' twelve
One ver: notworthy Feature of the., years,' he states,. "This .evolution of
year 1924- which has compelled attep- i,the Dominion is absolutely 'beyond tire.
tion in very' many ways'13as•- been' a ' imagination of the average English
drawing closer of Canada and the Brie I man. Speaking of Banff and the won-
tish Isles with the consequent Achieve -1 derful , development of the Rocky
ment of a clearer understanding' oY Mountain region he says "I find graded
Canadian condition and need by the roads running for hundreds of miles in
people of the British Isles which is. the Rookies, better kept and far superi-
so much to be desired by the people of ,or to many of our celebrated English
Canada. In a consideration of the roads. If English tourists knew this I
Nide nice separating the two conn- am sure they would forsake the Con-
e
tries the tremendous •difficulty of tinent and come over here with their
adequconception ands the great Pas- ; motor cars. Right at Banff, Canada
sibilitiee for misrepresentation, such a' has .got hot sulphur baths, every bit
Doming together is fraught with a 1 as good and medicinally as valuable as
good deal of significance to the future the Spas in England and the famous;
economic development • of the Do -Hercules Yourdo in Hungary. With
minion. ! these baths, with Canada's excellent
In the course of the present summer roads, and the marvellous scenery of
more Canadians than ever before the Rockies, this country shcraid soon'
would seem to have visited the British become the •tourit Mecca of the world.
Isles, and the British Empire 17xhibi British Unable to Conceive Canada's
tion has been the occasion of the ad- . Progress. •
vent of many important delegations
and organizations, all missionaries`to The inevitable astonishment ex -
preach Canadian opportunity and wipe ex-
hibited at the condition and state of
out misrepresentation. But at the development of the country leaves no
sane time the Dominion has under- doubt as to the inability of the great
gone a particularly gratifying invasion bulk of the people ,overseas to con-
bulk
the hands of the Britishpeople, of ceiye of the Dominion as it exists and
societies and individuals standing at progresses,, For this reason such in -
the top of their professions and call- terchange •of visits are of the greatest
logs, whose impressions and views are value and to be encouraged. Canada
likely to have the greatest bearing on has nothing which ,she need hesitate
Canadian future. • an instant in exhibiting to the impar -
Value of Wembley Exposition. tial visitor. She merely wishes to be
more generally known as she actually
it is difficult to 'overestimate the value is. It is noteworthy that, almost with -
of the British Empire Exhibition and out exception, the overseas visitor who
Canada's adequate representation
there. Canada and all the Dominion
stands for has been more thoroughly
advertised; and to a greater number
comes to Canada ignorant, but with an
open mind, returns to his homeland a
staunch Canadian propagandist.
of people, than possibly ever before.
Visitors not only from the British Isles
In the Wind.
but from all over the American and I love all blowing things,
European continents, have carried Youth with tossed back hair,
away impressions of Canada portray- The soft garments of .maidens• whip -
ed in the completest manner. As many ping against their limbs,
as two thousand inquiries a day bave Trees new in leaf, long grass in the
been received from people contain- meadows,
plating emigrating to Canada. Busi- White doves against a white sky,
ness inquiries have come from all over The sails of fair ships,
the European continent, many origin- All things young, all things free,
siting in sources in which Canada had
never dreamt of penetrating with her
products.
The visit to Canada of the British
Association for the Advance of Science
. will have effects it is difficult to over-
estimate. The decision to hold the
annual meeting of such an important
er,,in Canada was in itself a tribute ideal.
to importance of Canada in the
b
All things happy in the wind,
I love all blowing things.
—Beulah May.
Color In Home.
The old flat, drap, colorless interiors
of a decade ago are passing, Color in
the home is the modern home -maker's
A party of surveyors of the Topographical Survey of Canada, with
horses and outfit, are shown floating down the Peace River to the location
of their season's work farther dwnstream.
THE ''MOON MOTHER-
-A Legend of the Califoknia -Indian
By Clara Spalding Brown.
The Country all around the present' Not many months passed •oefor,e
beautiful city of Los Angeles was once'`there was manifested in the actions of
inhabitated by`a great tribe of Indians, t the moon `a shyness and timidity
who spoke a soft and simple language which Tailed the hearts of the chitaxen
abandoning in expressive terms. They,with sorrow.
were divided into forty sections, each! Their thoughts by day and- their
having its own village and achief for dreams at night were continually re -
government. 1 verting to the strange change of do -
Many of their rules and customs 1 portment in their beloved moon. It
were so good that people might even , was not long before their grief turned
now profit by them, They had no dis-' to despair.
tinguishin.g name, until after the Span They were awakened in the night
isle came to live in the land, when they by a strange cry, and found themselves
gradually became known as the Cahnli-! not only shrouded In darkness, but
las. The word, means "master," and abandoned by their father. The night
was their salutation to the strange was spent in tears and regrets at their
people who had taken up their abode deserted and forlorn condition, and
among them. Many were the pretty they were glad when the first raps of
legends they delighted to relate to morning dispelled the gloom.
their children and among them was1
one called "The Moon Mother," and There was a great surprise in stare
this I will tell you
mow:
;for them, for on the doorway of their
Two great spirits, wise and kind, habitation they observed anew-born
created the earth and peopled it with babe, the first they had ever seen,
the animal kingdom. This made them their father, the spirit; was nowhere
very tired and they rested awhile. to be found, but in the midst of their
Then the eldest ascended to heaven, sorrow and affliction the children de -
while the youngest remained upon the voted themselves to the care of the
earth. 1 helpless infant.
But he became very lonesome and It was a long and tedious day for
lsad in the absence of his brother, and them—this first one that they had
began to consider what he could do to ever passed without the protection of
make his life more pleasant. He de- their father, In suspense and anxiety
i cided to create some sons of earth, to it wore away, and as the evening
i dwell with him and keep him from be shades were drawing around them,
ing lonely. So he fashioned t1 vpry and they began to Sear the blackness
1 carefully and breathed the h
1 life into them, and after that the days and blushing moon, arrayed in golden
were spent by him and his sons in en- robes, ascend above the eastern hod
-
PLEASANT SMILES AT HIGH RIVER joying each other's company and giv zon and enshrine herself in mid -
At E. P. Ranch, near High River, Alta., the Prince of Wales is seen in ing and receiving instruction. i heaven.
conversation with Professor W. L. Carlyle, manager of the Ranch, and Mrs. At this time the moon inhabited the! At this majestic sight joy and glad -
Bertram Smith, of Calgary. earth and each night wben the father nese filled their hearts., and with re-
"�"" and sons retired to their dwelling, she newed pleasure they devoted. them
:��Nand paper was important with apro- •caofmetheir andlodging kept watchplaceat the entrance selves .to rearing the beautiful pledge
1 duction of $16,428,610; in Saskatche . which had been intrusted to their care
wan non-metallic minerals ranged high A love for this kind moon sprang up by the Great Spirit and the moon when
CANADA'WESTERN with $9,662,997; and wood and paper in the hearts of the children, which they ascended Yrom the earth.
stands third on the list in Alberta with ripened into intense affection. Happi-� `S'ith unceasing watehfuiness the
- $5,563,453. ness was the lot of all, while the child- first female child on earth grew up,
By individual industries flour and ren by day reoeived the parental in- fresh as the morning and beautiful as
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP- grist mills headed the manufacturing struction of their father, and by night light. For long years afterward the
PROCEEDS. investment
of Manitoba with a capital the affectionate care of their eom- periodical appearance of the moon in
MENT investment of $7,226,465 and a matte- panion, and protectress, the moon. her splendor was ever hailed with de -
tion value of $15,955,796, followed by
slaughtering and meat packing, in
which $4,540,162 was invested, and
which had a production of $12,874,950.
The butter and cheese manufacturing was bestowed less upon themselves
industry, which comes next, had a pro- than upon the nightly guardian. He so
duction value of $6,459,836. Printing far forgot them that he frequently de-
serted their dormitory and spent
whole nights enjoying the light of the
moon.
ientinc world, and the Dominion's
foreshadowed influence on future
world progress by reason of its won
erful and vast natural possessions.
he uniform astonishment at the -rate
Of Canadian development of all kind,
and at the great possibilities of expan-
sion, aptly typified the inadequate
knowledge on such affairs existing in
the British .Isles,whilst at the same
time -indicating what a power tor'truth-
ful and reliable representation these
people will be an return to the British
Wes.,
Scottish Editors Impressed With
• Canada..
Nettling so benefits Canada as the
yi!sits sof such bodies who receive their
impressions at first hand and cannot
but return to their native lands as ac-
tive Canadian propagandists.. ' ;This
was well represented in the recent
Visit of five important Scottish editors
who toured the Dominion investigat-
ing condition with a view to discover-
ing for themselves• how their country
mien thrived thele: "Our Scottish peo-
re are most desirable settlers, for this
land," said one .of them, "You have a
great deal to offer.: them in the way of
great rewards for hard work. Ail over
the country we have talked to con-
. tented Sisotsmen' w}bo agree that their
labor brings just rewards•."
"On my return," stated another; "I in-
tend to deny emphatically all stories
p!artraying the horrors of Canadian
Farm life, especially ion the prairies.
Cheap motor cas and the radio are
'everywhere in, evidence. I met an ex-
tremely large number of my country
men in all walks • of life, all happy in
their new land."
E. G. Walker Expresses Delighted
Surprise.
The posilbilities of a greater British
tQq
Ti
at
traffic were noted recen
t1
y by
111 rod G. Walker, editor of the "Bristol
Observer," the "Bristol Evening
News" rrnd the 'Western Daily Press,"
Autumn Days.
Albng the line of smoky hills
The crimson forest stands,
And all the day the blue -jay calls
Throughout the autumn lands.
Now by the brook the maple teens,
With all his glory spread,
And all the Eunuchs, on the hill
Have turned their green to red.
Government Statistics Show
the Growing Importance of
Industry in Western
Provinces.
Int is difficult to visualize the West
of the Dominion in any other but an
agricultural perspective. The vast
panorama of farming land, virgin and
productive, the vista of countless farm-
steads and ranches, completely holds,
the view to the exclusion of other
phase sf activity. In the startling ag-
ricultural
gricultural development Western Can-
ada has experienced, the • allied in-
dustrial march has been overshadow-
ed, though as persistently advancing
and making as respectively big strides,
as the first occupation of the land. Re-
cently published Government statis-
tics illustrate the growing rate of im-
portance of industry in the Western
Canadian provinces.
In the year 1922, with •+which these
statistics deal, there were 3,264 indus-
trial establishments in the provinces
west of Ontario, 768 of these being in
Manitoba, 60 Sin Saskatchewan, 652 in
Alberta, and 1,288 in British Columbia.
In these there was a total of $366,407,-
408 invested, divided as. to $84,662,378
in Manitoba, $20,268,144 in Saskatche-
wan, $51,253,982 in Alberta, and $200,-
192,904 in British Columbia. A total
of 61,367 persons found employment
in Western Canadian industry, receiv-
ing in salaries and wages a total of
$63.143,892. Th value of the industrial
production of these provinces was in
14lanitcba, $94,417,608; .Saskatchewan,
$38,672,828 Alberta, $51,509,887; and
British Columbia, $148,996,468; mak-
ing a total 'industrial production value
for Western Canada of $33,596,791.
Vegetable and Animal Products Lead.
Naturally the manufacture of vege-
table and animal products leads in an
area so essentially agricultural as
Western Canada, these representing
respectively, In the value of produc-
tion, $87,709,646 and $73,148,209. In
British Columbia however, the manu-
facture of wood lind paper leads with a
total production valued. at $61,833,933,
Now by great tosestea wrapt in mist,
Or past some river's. mouth,
Throughout the long, still autumn day
Wild' birds are flying south.
—Wilfred Campbell.
Latch -Key Lore.
Mast of us; when we use a latch -key
inenteringa house, have•'no thought
of the historical significance of the ac-
tion. Yet the 1•atch-1 eeehas'a symbol-
ism entirely its own.
Examine the imagesof the Egyptian
deities in tho,. British Museum,, and
you will notice in the bands of some
of them; a •cross with a circular handle.
It represents the Ankh, or key of life,
one of the oldest of all religious sym-
bols, denoting the power _to open and
close the doors to. heaven.
The key had a magical meaning for
the ,Greeks and Romans. Their gods
were often given the title *of Key -bear,
ere as for example, Janna, the god .of
gates, who was supposed to unlock the
doors of war and peace.- In early
Christian history: the symbol • of the
key was asseciatecl with St. Peter,
With ii s two keys of gold and. iron.
In the Middle Ages the key was used
to.assist in the idenification;:•of guilty
persons. If, for instance, a theft had
been committed, a key was laid on,,,the
Open page of a Bible, when it was sup-
posed to move towards the culprit.
Wedding rings had their origin in the
e
key presented' to the RomanRomanbrl d by
her husband, as, a sign of her authority
in his household,:
But, after a time, this state of un light, in remembrance of her ancient
alloyed contentment was interrupted solicitude for the welfare of man, as
in consequence of the discovery by the well as with filial feelings for the tna-
eons that the affection of their father ternal ancestor of the human family,
while the fickleness of her daughters,
instead of disarming love, has always
been the subject of leniency, in con-
sideration of the changeful nature of
the first maternal parent. the "Moon
'Mother."
and publishing accounted for a produc-
tion value of $5,642,393, and the manu-
facture of cotton and jute bags for $4,-
428,652. The manufacture of electric
light and power, coffee and spices,
priming and bookbinding, bread and
bakery products all accounted for pro-
ductions in excess of $3,000,000, and
woodworking and sash and door fac-
tories produced in excess• of a value of
$2,000,000.
Results in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Flour and grist mills lead in Sas-
katchewan with a capital investment
of $3,744,079 and a production value of
$12,390,891, followed by the manufac-
ture of butter and cheese, which was
worth $4,563,541 in output. Electric
light and power and bread and bakery
products were worth in excess of $2,-
000,000, and woodworking and sash
and door factories more than $1,500,-
000. Other important industries are
dyeing and cleaning, aerated and min-
eral waters, saw, lath and shingle
mills and printing and bookbinding, in
the order named.
]'lour and grist mills again lead in
the case of Alberta with a capital in-
vestment of $6,527,767 and a produc-
tion value of $12,389,873. A close
second was slaughtering and meat
packing, with a capital investment of
$6 303 592 and a production value of
former being worth in production $14,-1
733,685 and the latter $13,684,369. The
manufacture of electric light and
power was worth $7,500,000, and
slaughtering and meat packing $7,250.-1
000, Fruit and vegetable canneries,1
bread and bakery products and butter;
and cheese were all worth more than 1
$3,000,000 in production; sheet metal I
products and coffee and spice mills I
produced in excess of $2,000,000; dye -1
ing and cleaning, flour and grist milts,!
planing mills and coke ranged between
$1,500,000 and $2,000,000 in the value of i
their annual production, and printing
and bookbinding is worth $1,400,000.
Western Canada has nearly twenty
cities and towns important industrial-
ly with productions valued annually in
excess of a million dollars. The city
of Winnipeg leads among these, with
an annual manufacturing production
in 1922 of $67,894,075, followed closely
by Vancouver with $63,172,964. Cal-
gary, the third in industrial import-
ance falls far behind with $17,S38,762.
almost equalled by Edmonton in the
same province with $17,386,618. The
following come in order:—Regina.
$14,228,413; St. Boniface, $11,394,288;
Victoria, $8,777,622; Moose Jaw, $8,-
758,133; Medicine Hat, $7,305,998;
Saskatchewan, $7;272,562; New West-
minster, $6.561,061; and Brandon. $4,-
005,610.
$10,703,983. The manufacture of but-
ter and cheese was worth $6,831,470;
that of electric light and power in ex-
cess of $3,000,000; and that of print-
ing
rinting and publishing and bread and
bakery products more than $2,000,000.
Breweries produced to the exent of
nearly $2,000,000, biscuits and confec-
tionery and printing and bookbinding
and sash and door factories nearly
reach this figure.
Situation in British Columbia.
Sawmills naturally lead in British
Columbia there being an investment of
$42,864,34,0 in this branch of activity,
Oldest U.S. Date Tree.
The ,oldest date palm. in the United
States was planted near San Diego by
the Spanish missionary Junipero Serra
in 1776.
Use plain, straight, wide-mouthed
jugs for milk. No vessel that is diffi-
cult to wash should be employed as a
milk -holder. A common cause of milk
1 which had a production valued at $39, turning sour is the imperfect cleans -
whilst non-metallic mineral products 423 368. Fish curing and packing run ing of jugs, owing to their construe -
was important .with $9,317,627. In closely together for second place, the tion.,
•Manitoba^ the manufacture of wood ----.---77::—.....-
`rhe great-grandfather of all bo}aft raoes is the national race in the harbor of rialto mi the annlveivary
of
caa.o of the lawn by the Turks in.1565, nu annual event since that time
1. c:e ae:i , mathematical in-
struetot of the Uuiversity of Tasmania,
who has been stricken with blindness,
is said to be the worlds greatest auth-
ority on quarternions. He has invent-
ed an apparatus by means of which he
Royal Japanese in Peril
as Sleep Malady Gains
A malignant epidemic of sleeping
sickness, spreading throughout the
main island o'.' Japan, took a death•toll
• of 2,280 out of 4,200 cases •reported
during Augcst.
Physicians are at a loss to combat
the spread of ,disease as the medical
' authorities here have been unable to
ed isolate the germ. A few scattered
leases of the disease were reported in
IJapan three or four years ago, but
until this year the number of sufferers
1 has never approached the present pro-
1 portions.
The epidemic has spread to Tokio,
where fear is being expressed for the
1 safety of the Prince Regent and the
i1 Crown Princess. Plans fr r the Prince
1 Regent to supervise the military man-
! oeuvres in Toyama prefecture; where
1 the malady first was reported, have
been canceled unless the epidemic is
under control before November, the
date. set for the military demonstra-•
+ tion.
1 Memorial Chapel' at Ypres
j Planned for Mourners
Church of England authorities have
j completed plans for the erection in or
near. Ypres of i memorial church to be
used by the many thousands of per-
; sons annually making .pilgrimages to
(the graves of the - British dead who
fellduring the four yeers''ighting in
lthe Ypres salient. '
The church will be designed by one
lea of the :foremost of British architects -•
.andwill bo erected in the form of a •
cross, with ba
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