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lu'esento Plant' ti",kiltftft
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o'! In 04a;*-,tho.,
appr decl tmie ag
to increase their ea§tp't,'-itO", 450 7414 -
daily, and the Wo,y4ts„in4k Pulp has
added to their - preOht pla4 a new
company, the Wayadlimack N wt , to
18111011factuz•e.-newspria-t,
n "'ot the third 70040 -
tor
of 1024, Northetn Ontario's gold'
production -averaged $2,120,349 month-
ly, or on a bgsi$4J 25,444,184 yearly.,,
This is the largest output, hi the his-
tory of the sed mining industry of
Northern Ontario.
Winnipeg, Man.—Tim formation of
a Mining Bureau as a branch of ibs
activities, has been announced by the
Winnipeg Board of Trade. The bur-,
eau will collect _data on, the mining
desp
of five Exon the 4DI'5
;4017. at Ottawa
poin t," six '0,"
OntlLdo, to inaleet Solent
.itihs of the,ciiali'Of tho s
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0..41100O SaiOday, Jan. •
e '.0NeTY0tiOn8 tr8;
OVa, I Orttaiendt
t goo4 and .4e_left to other seient* laktwoo
!,:zi
liqt-s?#o. 6 .,
'believed to Zs's 'f! -
he nscord prom. /or apples -hug jus, tiers u,„„i„,d
betli ree-etY'-ul '11e R. J. 1-°11g-rar41 are thc> two 040(00 to 13e exathln
I nem.: here. It shipped to carleada of
' apples d 1,600 by4, tho Dominion Obss-rvatory -BCiC
caeee 8'4 $:t a .0000---pielted froni 200 t'srish', 4., 4, 44,
asleeted ,,T,,hse yield per acre tiolls-pe-1-,3i.,,itt,sebiev....a..0,;3„u.t ilivei,alectot;_ta' con
figures out at, cent. visible from Ottataa /1..ndYMPo
Dawson City, Y.T.-The .farbbest wilL it a most in t
north quartz mill on the American
. direct path of the Shadow. For pur-
eontinent was in operation on the
attiat
Ibe Week's MariTe"t,
21.001* ' 1‘1-.0::ttiie rolls, 20
'44 441 4
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All the- .s'ho,;,,e „1,1.1., hay r011s, .!t; barrOlS, t,d,?; licavyweight
c0 t4 b en
§"CW"; '72.. a a':1C6rEll No I, 1070ea,1bse '$17:80; 70'to 90-lbS„ 616.80;
t11- E".
od '71
°flel# 4S00,YSIOV‘iiE.:8
b-- 1.4 d 8%:90, .11.167. ,,zecietau; (;;;Ilarr5g,•5:o010;
cern, tracl, Toronto—No, 2 roils, 82'; •
Ific 21Lard—i',ure, tierces, 18 to 1.81:-,c;
Itrillfeed-'epol.. Montreal freights, 18'4 t° 18°
24.
Pelle, 18.n to 19i, -'2e;
141.1t
1011
8 .'"virtt°i'ielt, rot, to r,,,,lit2b to $6.75; dip, 80114,
0031, included: itletteler n
to, I51.11, to 1 °6.1; 21a04to
'
shortper te
s, a e Pt* d. ' a', $43 14 A' tPba, In to 15,aai
Good
ec; p,e,
#
feed t/o,, 16 t16ge
, . o Trakints, 18c.
oa's .0100.107.1;7 70 $8.40; but -
to 6/.50, do,
tc Tf
eSsedi abt:Ut' --or-four days. en ,f,a.ke 'tt;--enty a-lido/no, shipping poilite, oeeordilitt to freig eboice, .,.6.25,1*,,$75 do, fair to good,
$4 to $4.50;:e heiferood to
e, g
port, Dooltirit,, re„,,,wEize when. their- aside's,. tag, -was 89 to 93c. 't $5 to .$,6; di#0, corm, $3,75 to $4.25;
tliroWn 'high and dry oa the llep.ch.. atAiigalat ,$1s2.'').°.? -.8 'to $.1..33. do,tifa5-ri. g00.(11., 1%3)
n -
2 87 to ,i,e„ ,lintcher cows, choi,ce, $4.25 to $24.75;
se -- _ . _ _ . .. ' ' 1V01,18:,.40flu011:,_re',110r8p% P,ate :17°"' LIstu:1-eisr,..7p0:00!:$r4Ss-06oto6?,00.0;$5°5,5•:)421i.'otodpf-;,a411,:t6r, (.;0!
CANAI)IAN EXAT)LO.,RER, TO., • • 137
. . in bags, iVfontreal or "'pronto; do ex -
e • cent at .10
, flay -----No. 2 td,,mothy, per ton, track, 'f,,,,,,i383;8d11L4d,, $9 ; 812
ed, , BRIT/R./ ronto; do,' second pat.,1$9.70, Virontm t,4 helOin'a,„„ $2 to '6(.2 ''75 • rfo' edine
Por
doir-
t, 40sa eettot,i. hags, ed.4 , .
PAPI'T IN AIR RACE TO NORTH POLE
poses of observation, the- 1-familton
at
,propertY of the Treadreell Yukon. Co. mountain, will be the Best el)ot; 114 Is
Keno, at the end of Decemb„-tr suf
stated, and laymen, astronomers are
ficient ore has been mined to keep filo advised 14
0 go thero if they wish
to
mill evotating full capacity for more make the most 04 the opportunity. T.4.e
than a year, crushing, 100 tons of ore little cross roads of Long's Corners
a day. ,has been chosen by the astronomers,
because it is secluded, and there will
be no interference by merely curious
persons. ' .
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Quest for identity of First
Inhabitants of Anaerie
Captain Allen Le Baron, Britis
archaeologist, who has been explo
. ing excave,tions of ancient villages 1
Nevada, passed through here recentl
on his way to the Colorado River t
continue his quest 'for the identity o
the first inhabitants of the America
Continent, saya a despatch from Tan
opah, Nev.
The captain is trying to discover, a
nearlr aa, he can front archaeologiea
evidence,- who these people were an
where they came froin. If is his pia
te' reopen some of the old turquois
mines and, by systematic excavation
to trace the early races from Boulde
Canyon to the eastern border of N
vada.
Captain Le Baron says the evielenc
indicating a connection between th
early people of this region and th
Mayas of Yucatan, IVIexicci, is accumu
lating. He considers one of his Ines
important finds a symbol of saor.ifice
44 grotesetie niask, which, he uncovere
in Aztec Canyon, thirty-five mile
e"-111 L" 'Vokas; N. ,It Is. lilt
the masks known' M have been worn
by Maya priests when, they conducted
the sacrificial service's where thou-
sands of victims were immolated.
New &Aland to Send Exhibit
to 1925 British Empire Fair
A. despatch from Wellington says:
Volume of Shipping The New Zealand GoVernment has de-
cided to be represented at the. British.
4.,deoatch van,uvo, says,_ Exhibi ion at Wembley this
All records for this port in volume of Y -ear• PreParatleas are now beta'
deep-sea shipping, lumber exports and 11"bene4 ford' the.. renewal Of eshialtes
and replertishInent material.
The present decision reverses the' one
arrived at in October and has been
communicated to the British GoVern-
ment by the High Commissioner for
New Zealand.
4 despatch froni London so.yat—
learned by tho Canadian Press
that Britain intends to enter the air
race to the North Pole with an ex -
edition next -May under the leader-
ship of -the young British Columbia
explorer, Gretter Algarsson, and Com:
mander Worsley, who commanded the
late- Sir Ernest Shackleton's ships, the
Endurance and the Quest, in their at-
ternpted explbrations of the South
Pole. • •
As planned at present, the expedi-
a tion will make for Spitzbergenapro•-
10 ceed northyvardt as far as the ice will
r
Norman H. Davis, President or the Woodrow Wilson foanaatien„is shown
presenting to Viscount Cecil the plaque that ds representative oe the $25,000
naace plan award made by the WilsoMfoodatiou. •
PROPOSAL TO SPEND
FUND FOR IRISH PEOPLE'
Motion -at. ..Gaelic League
Meeting to Cease Litigation
in United States.
Vancouver Exceeds Previous
Permit, and establish the base .:'4orne-' Sereenings—Standart recleaned, f.' "0 -bc' $653 fir 000044.
$40
'Lc' $5°/
springers, choice 170 to $90. goo: -
to -the Pole, which will bo the moet 21aa to 22c; triplets '23c; Stiltons
where in the rum horhoo f 61 d ------------ rts per ton '27 • h
ucks, '$4.50 to' $6.25; emiaa,,5. $3
$
north. The- final 600 miles' `air -dash Choese—Ne'w, itarg!e, 21etwins,ligh't eoP, $0.50 to 7.50; heavms
d'
hazardous stage of the venture, will 24c. Old, large, 24 tc! 25c; twina, 25 110 $'cij g°°d ewe Ifunbs.' 8;145° t° 15;
bucl s, $12.50 to $131 do, med., $9.50 to
be undertaken by Ahearss.on mid 'one to 20e; tri&tS, 20 to 27c. • s; de, cells $8 ea se ha a
eempanam in eaacaa seepeaeo ataaa Butter—Finest creamery prints, 39 hmooths, fed Lid watered, $1.g0.60; do
with to 40c; No 1 creamery, 37 to '38e; No
thiek
slate and floate. ' f o.b $10. do, off car 1 •
2,35 to 36c • dairy prints 28 to '
Pole and take obeervations end to re- to 77c; loose, 78 to 75c. storage exe
ggs—Fresh :extras, in cartons, '75 , • e ee Prem ra,
8 1, do, 8000-
Mgars8on intends to land at theE ' ' try points $9 75; s I t iu
turn with the expedition along the tras, in cartons, 57 to 5'9c; loose; 55
coast of Greenland, reaching England to 56c; storage flests, 52 to 53c; etor-
via New York. It is expected that the age seconds, 4046 47c.
Live poultryeaellens, over 5 lbs., 20c;
expedition will bring back some valu-
able data Which will be at the disposal d°' 4 t° 5 18c; do, 3 to 4 lbs.' 13e;
of the British authorities. spring chickens, 2 lbs, and over, 23e;
roosters, 12e; ducklings, 5 lbs. and up,
-- a
n South Americans Spend 'More
A in London Than N. Americans
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Londoners who live partly on the
n trade of tourists, such as hotel pro-
prietors, modistes and milliners, are
anxiously ,anticipating the early ar-
1 women who are inaldrig their shopping
d trips td Europe earlier than usual to
11
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r
e -
f L
get hack home before the Prince of
Wales arrives there, says a London
despatch. - '
Not even -the spendthrift North
American comes up to the high tide
of the disbursements by rich South
e Americans, the tradespeople say
e 1Vlany have already reserved rooms in
o West End hotels, and the steaniship
- companies report 41 goodly- number -of
t bookings for late winter and - early
, spring. ,
d The, director of one big West End
s stere says the average woman shopper
e from Buenos Ayres disposes of from
8,000 to 5,600 pounds on clothing and
millinery while in London, and then
goes to Paris to. complete her mar-
cbases.
wheat movement were larolcemin 1924,
ccording to figures given out by the.
Merchants' txchange. -
Deep-sea ships to the number of
,002 entered the harbor last yeer, as
ompared with 887 the previous year,
/
f lumber, at compared with 290 766 L4 Battleship
ancouver exported 6,988,5954000 feet Capitalto be
12 feet in 1923, a new higlarecord in , Scrapped by Great Britain
he „history of the .port. - -----
Grain exports totalled 55,873,788 'A despatch froin. Portsmouth, Eng.
eshels, against 24,663,017 the pre- says :.--The battleship Monarch, the
ham year. Altegether, 1,579,811 last capital ship which Groat Britain
ases of canned fish were shipped in scraps under the 'Washington Treaty,
he last 12 months, as compared with was towed out of Portsmouth herbal
63,866 cases in 1923. this -week. She will be taken to Ply-
? • mouth and before the end of the
ee is Industrious Because month will go to sea to become a tar-
• it is Made That Way get for the Atlantic fleet. The Mon-
* arch, froni which all usable dnishings
l3ritish scientists
y one, cherished illusions of their
are dispelling, 'One have been. removed, must be completely destroyed by Februaty,
hildhoocl, says aa Londen despatch. Lando
ow it is "the busy 'little bee" that is lioctors Seek
sing shown up. According to Prank BinCd' int for the Poor
alfeur trowel°, lecturer of the Beyal
The authorities of Mile End, one of
the poorest London districts, fiave de-
cided to appoint a "universal donor"
who would be prepared at a mintite's
notice to ghee his blood for transfu-
sion of a fee of £5 for each case, The
hospital committee believes it will be
possible to find a man whose blood is
suitable for all cases, says a London
despatch,
A despatch from Dublin sa *s• A a
proPosal to cease the litigation biathe
' 'United Statee lietfireen the Free State
Government and the Republicans over
the $2,500,000 collected in the pelted e
States Tor the frith cause before thel V
Free State was esthblished was dis- °
cussed on Thursday at a special 41611 -
gross of the Gaelic League. The money t
is now on deposit in Rev York banks
and trust companies."' Speakers at b
Thursday's session of the congress re- v
commended helping the league out of a
its financial difficulties and to compess
difference.s in the language 9
movement, as
Prof: Henry IVIacrpeni of Galway 'AD5
urged that Irish funds in the United
States should not be frittered away
in litigation, hut Should be devoted
to the Irish people. Eamonn de Va- b
ler, one of the leaders in the eta in c
New York to restrain the rive State N
Government Ircen recovering the b
money on deposit, said he would B
commend that hie eide to the legal I
netitiation of Great Britain, bees may
ein intelligent, but really are "so
action agree to cease the 'litigation se
vfully stupid."
The bee, according to this stientist,
and devote the money to the Irishe ae
see-teing districts, if the delegates ap-
proved, and a special independent w
contutittee was appointed, to adrnin- et
14701' the money. et
A motion M this :sense was propeeed. ca
14 WOS supported by the priests and
lay delegates, the latter including Pat- th
11431 O'MaiNe, Deputy Speaker el the id
Free State Parliament. General Facia b
10(1 Mulcahy, .0000101'alinieter of ac- d
'ranee, enc other Generels opposed the 01motion, 1150410(1131 the question as a
ines-t ' contentioue one. -The metion T
e rentuelly was withdiMen, and a corn-
inihee appointed to promote as e'l
congress of the Gaelic Teague in three
neentas to again consider the recom-
mendation, ta
ra
sa
Female Barristers Practicing ag
in England Total 41 in
When seven '11)4411017 candidates were to
ho joins issue with Henri Fabre arid
her writers on insect' life, ia busy.
ily because he' 18 built that way and
neot help himself.
"All through your observationg,”
e lecturer declares, "you get the
ea that these creatures are sensible,
ut all the tiine these ideas are being
estroyed. They are doing only these
ings which are inherent,"
4).
wenty-three'lWillion Francs
S ParisR
pent on aces
Twenty-three million francs were
ken in at the turnstiles of the Patie
cetracks during the 1924 seaeon,
ya a recent, despatch. The percent -
e of the pari-routucl betting revert -
g to .the various racing oreaniaa-
ons controlling the tracks amounted
44 000,060. _ - •
Twenty-eight million- feancs, were
I, up in purses and stakes. The dif-
rence between the receipts and the
tlay' in purses was absorbed by run -
ng expenses and the -costs of exploi-
tion. '
The total emount of money aet at
tracks durihg, '1924 spring, 1341111.
0111o4to the bar Mfew days ago they
hroteitt the: total, nuniber of 'female Pi
barristees praeticireg in Englatid to fe
forty-one, saye,a, London -despatch. ott
Among- the ninets7-nine: candidates 03
ealled on this occasion ware one 'Am- ta
mac:en eadea eitizen of Reesia. No fele
exists preventing - foreign subjects th
.firom tieing called. to the Englieh bar,
Unemployment in Great
Britain is on the Increase
A despatch London saYaa•-
-aJnemployment increased 10 per cent.
in Great Beitain during Christmas
vecelc, and there are nearly as malty
peoPle on the dole lists now as there
were a year ago. Of
The- 1Vtinistmy ,cf TAbor unnotinceti a
that 1,272,601) persons werc recorded ne
tIrI tiro registers of the employment po
excbanges on Dec, 20. This total rep-
inei an.d aall seasons amounted to
1,100,060,000 '
VVcvld's Educational Systems
' Surveyed by French
The French Government has decided
to establish ae institute to accommo-
date the'Ipterpational Intellectual Co,
operation Cctruniaeice, says a Paris
despatch. Fi'ancota Albert, Minister
Public anstruction, has introduced
hill in 'parliament guthorizing the
cessary expenditure for Villa pur-
se. -
713.0 11011111e1SS1OWS plans include an
resents a 1,aala ef 102,373 ()eel: the i)re. inq
e.catieittti seeZteins of all' countries
the world. "
• • royi:i c:tac.:12. slio-ii;n Passing 1-1.:(;e,"/: the Mail, Itonfltito 11-100.1- 401°.';7111 t1°.i."0-1";11i6::.°1)'6111il81';"P:111iil1111,t•-'..' •
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eeding week, and Is only 13,023 less ed
ahan the corresponding week in 1923. Of is 141
011:y into :Ind comparison o.0 the
William M. Ritter, of Washington,-
-D.C., has divided *his fortune of al, -
proximately $4,009,000 among 124 men
and women relatives, faithful employ-
ees and servants.
OPIUM CONFERENCE
Dressed poultrf—Hens, over 5 lbs.,
18c. geese 20c- tarkeye 25e.
26c; do,.4 to 6 lbs 23c; do, 3 to 4
REASSEMBLES JAN. 19 lbs., 16e; aP-ring chickens, 2 lbs. and
over, 30c; mestere, 18c; ducklings, 5
Great Britain, France and Hol
land Appoint New Delegates
of Prominence.
A despatch from Geneva 'says:—
Three Governments will have new and
more prominent delegates at the
League. of Nations opium conference
when it reassembles January 19. The
change is the result of the determined
stand by the United States delegation
previous to adjourhment in December
IOX a Ann agreement ,against opium.
Frame will send a high Foreign
Office official and Holland hat ap-
pointed former Foreign Minister
Loundon; at present Atileassador to
Paris. Britain lesi.s tattled the Mar -
cads of Salisbury„ Lord Privy Seal in
the Baldwin Cabinet. This -was the
result of Cabinet disdussicinS of the
situation which arose' herb through
India's stand- against the United
States proposals beferb adjourranent
The changes in the cielegations is
taken here to*mean that every effert
will be Made to meet the United State's
demands. Agreement is expected on
all issues except the suppression of
snioking and the production 'of '1.1iw
opium. To this Part of the United
States program the opime- Woe will
offer a compromise which. itle believed
the Americans wilt -accept,
Representative Stephen G, .Porter,
head of the 'United States delegation,
has already used the prestige an
power of his country to the limit In
forcing the- other powers to recognize
the political aspects of the problem.
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British Pension Outlay
Reduced by Re -Marriage
Straight lutefrom Cupid's bow have
reduced the eumber of Bei -Millis war
widows by 86 per cent and decreased
the annual expenses of the IVIinistry
of Pensions for keeping these depen-
dents by 48,000,000, the latest depart-
xnental report reveals, says a London
despatch.
The government's pension list of
widows and their children is smaller
than -it has been since 1917, although
there are 2,215,000 soldiers' depen-
dents still.calling John l3ull their pro-
vider. In this number are 800,000
ehildeen, but these are rapidly being
reduced tee they -grow up past the
imit for governmental aid,
•
Sharp tyes and Keen gars 1
Two men were telling about their
remarkable power of sight and hear-
ing. ''Do you see that house over
there on the horizon?" said ono, -
, "Yes,' vias the reply.
"Call Yon see tha1 walling
around on, the root?a. ' t
"No, but I can hear the shingles' -s
creole when- he steps 011 them," replied
the. oecond. . b
Extend Air
Routes in Europe
London, Anesterchuna Hamburg and
Mahnoe, Sweden, will be linked early
hie year by a daily air, mail' end•pas-
enger service. Eng:ash and German
machines will be. need,. says s Ham,
urg elespatch. •
lbe. and up, 25e; geese, 21c; turheYa,
38"e'
MONTREAL.
Oats—CW, No. 2, 79c; No. 3, 75e; .
extra No. 1. feed, 744. Flour—Man.
spring wheat pats., Areas, •$10.20; sec-
onds, .$9.70; strong ...bakerea .$0.50;
winter pats., choice, $7:50 to $7.00.
Rolled oats, bags,. 90 lbs., $4.10. Bran,
$36.25. Shorts, $38.25. Middlings,
$44.25. Hay—No. 2, per ton, car lots,
$14.50 to $15. •
Butter, No. 1 pasteurized, 351ac;
No. 1..creamery, 34440; seconds, 841V
Eggs storage extras48 to 50e; store
Beans—Can. hand-picked, lb., (3%c;(3%c;age „firsts, 43 to 46c;,
storage seconds,
primes, 6c. . 40 to 42c; fresh extras, 75e; fresh •
lVfaple products—Syrup, per imp. firsts, 55c.
gal., $2.40; per 5 -gal. tin, $2,30 per Com, to fair dairy type cows, $2.50
gal.; maple sugar, lb., 25 to 26c. to $3.25; canriet $1.85 to $2 com.
I-loney-60-1. tins, 13313c per lb.; bulls, $3; calves, inbred lots, med. and
10.1b. tins, 18%c; 5-1b. tins, 14c; 2117- cont. suckers, $8.50 to $10; grassers,
Ib. tins, 15% to 16c. $4; lambs., med. quality, $11 to $11.25;
Smoked meats—Hants, ineda 25 to hogs, united. lots,$10.75; selects,
26e; cooked hams, 87 to 08e; raoked $11.25.
FOUGHT TEMPESTS
FOR FIFTEEN DAYS
Rudderless Liner Struggled In-
to St. John's Harbor With
Exhausted Crew. -
A despatch from $t. John's, xn.d.,
says :-'--AfterO fighting tempests and
mouritainous.,seas 15 days, six &ye:,
with a rudderless ship, Captain West,
44414, of the Furness Liner Sachem,
had his final brusn with disaster at
the harbor, mouth and won, and the
vessel is safely at her dock, while the
exhausted crew enjoyed iM first real
-rest in over two weeks. The crippled
Sachermovhich had navigated the lard
400 miles from Liverpool Without h '
rudder and with the steamer Man-
chester Hero traning at the end of a
rope to keep her straight, was just
-entering the-eNarrows" 'at the mouth
of St. jolin's Harbor-, when the last
accident ocCurred. The steering line
leading to her eacore parted in the
narrows and the liner swung around
broadside, threatening to strand. Only
the most expert manipulation on the
crew's part kept the steamer off the
rocks until tugs got alongside and
headed her up the -harbor.
All on board wore reported well, but
the officers and Crew suffered' front
complete exhaustion, none of them
having been able toremove their
clothes throughout the' voyage.
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Holland Cherishes Dr.
I3oe7haave's Famous Message
•
A despatch from Leyden, Holland,
says :----There occurred recently ahe
2004 anniversary of the death of Dr.
Hermann Boerhaave, and Leyden is
reiterating fr" the 2004h time the fa-
mous message he left to his heirs.
The doctor's executors found among
his p70sessions a sealed book entitled
The Deeper Secrets of Metheine.",
late fame had been such that all Ley-
den was keenly interested and eager
for the premised revelation. The 130015
Was som, unopened, at ptiblie auction,
for a large sum. ft contained in four-
teen words the doctor's advice to the
vvorlde"Keep your head cool and your
feet warm, Then you will defy all
doctors."
Ate'f"j WO'
Vice-Admirl sir Roger ICeyes, who
direeted the operations against zee-
brugge and Ostend in 1913, is to be
commander-in-chief or the Mediter-
rartean Fleet, in succession to Admiral
Sir Osreond de 13. Brock.
Natural Resources Bulletin.
The Natural Resources Intelligence
Service a the Dept. of the Interior at
Ottawa says:
Tho Saskatchewan Co-operative
Elevator Co. is one of the large indus-
tries in Canada of widdh very littZe
is heard,. except among the grain
growers ,who are members of that
organization. In volume of butinese
handed, howeVer, it has a place of
iM own, and its growth has been 01 -
most marvellous. The company is now
operating 485 country elevators in
Western Canada, having built 52 new
ones during the past season. The de-
velopment of this' industry has been
gradual, being built ap as the grain"
growing areas of the west have been '
extended. The company's elevatois
duing; the paet season have handled
o total -of 387,554000 laishels of" grain,
Tins is but one of the several zones
of elevators owned by grain handling
and flow: companies. There
were 4,213,150 acree under field crops
in the threo'Prairie Provinces the pat,
season, out of an available area of
170,000,000 acres. What the future
hag in store foe the grain handling in-
dustry when the greater part of this '
area is brought under cultivation may
Avail be imagined. Getting the grain
to world markets requires ,an organ-
ized effort that can hardly be appre-
ciated by those not intimately connect.
ed with the work, but the fact that as
much -as four and live million busheki
have been shipped front Port Arthur.
and Fort William in one day by lake "
boats gives some indication of the
001041111000 710111100 handled. During the
year ending August, 1923, there were
4;112 licenses issued to elevatera and
track buyers in Western Canad.
What this means may be aprciated',
when it is compared- with Cnaa's
branch banking SY4all, In the wbolo
of Canada there 0.10 4,008 branches
of , chaatered banks. Furthermoe,
he Work of the elevators is lg;ly
onfined -td a few reotths,
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44
Music Lover's Job.
caMartanY parade was ordered by
the sergeant Major at the local bar;
538
1Ffe'e'illialt8'511e0d.toratiitPe;a ilinawceenel:sei.rilolinrowaalrrod1.fetoli°11(11:
two
instantly 140.14 44 dozen soldiers, with.'
0.1.810101 04 play.ing 111' the reglinont0'
bEirid, stPppdd forward,
No*," he reoered, :"you Pax men.
bring 74at piano:deem front the
cors'. quarters on tile 'fourth lacier te.'
the sergeants' mess In the basoinent."
, Europe now hes 10 Presidetts and
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