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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1930-09-11, Page 2w Ontario. ne 271 MOM NEM 7!'VANCE--Tti4IES Thursday, Nepterabet^ 4ttt, •11)30 PHOTO BY C,N.A Lake with Regal Guardians r4aligne Lake in Jasper National Park is the largest glacial fed lake in the Canadian Rockies. Its natural beauty unspoiled, it is a veritable znagnet for those wbo Love tthe out-of-doors. The annual camp of the Canadian Alpine Club is at Maligne Lake this year. tesszena LONDON ONTARIO SEFIWMBER Sth ® 13tki 193 Makeour plans now to come to the best Y Westernstern `air ever held. You'll dderiveProfit, Education andPleasure from it. Live Stock, Agriculture, , Art, Pure Food, Manufacturers' Exhibits, Government Dis- plays, Women's Work, etc. Rubin and Grandstand rand Extra Special la1 Cir Cherry Midway, � Features.. Evening Horse Show, Trotting Races. Something to interest everybody. asea aattractions 8 Entries close August 28th Write for information and prize lists. J. H. SAUNDERS, Fres. W. D. JACKSON, Sect'y. New Plan Launched The re-establishment of the hog- etraising industry- in Eastern Canada by the liberal utilization of :rains grown in Western Canada, -hrta. also assisting the West to solve ;titins :problem of .marketing its crops, I s .;� •e -underlying idea of plans now . n. � .izz file course' of develc•pment by the Western wheat -pools, the • Eastern ,Five stock interests and the packers, .rititb *ire :aid of the Ontario and Do- -r�Departments on De arttnents of Agriculture,' ,and the 0. A. C. f1 representative ir'f the grain growers has already been I visiting various parts of Ontario with :a, view to organizing for the distribu- ion to Iive stock breeders of coarse grain 'feeds of which there is now a! large surplus .tied up in terminal el-' 'vators. In this way it is hoped that .Canada may recapture her former fine ;texp rrt market for bacon, hams and • either pork products. At the same -time a domestic market will be pro- • ••,ri€Ied for bailey, oats and'lower,grade •ibea:t.produced in Western Canada, •3hus easing the marketing problem of :the West at tunes when grains are; Fertilizer Field Meetings Popular, Fertilizer tests with potatoes, grain crops, canning crops and pasture are being tried out in South Sinicoe.un-' coarse der ,the direction of the Chemistry ,low to move. i • r.cording to the plan, these grains erei.11 be made available at any point in 'Ontario at equalized prices and an 7assurance given the stock -riser that j lee will be able' to obtain such grain v; ery month in the year at a camper- l native level with world prices. It is; :hoped that new stimulus will be giv- 1 n the live stock industry by the in -1 .n:u,r oration of this program, Department, ()_ A, C., Guelph, and in co-operation with F. A. Lashley, agricultural representative. These experiments have shown up extreme- ly well and very interesting results are expected. Recently a fertilizer field meeting was herd on E. C. Whiteside's farm, near Alliston, where an extensive test is being carried out on a field of. 42 acres of potatoes. In spite of a busy time for fanners, 175 growers from Simeon and adjoining counties turned out in the middle of the afternoon to hear addresses delivered by various fertilizer experts. Later the party made a tour of the Alliston potato district,,stopping at T, T -F, lnrilsc,n and Sons, where dernnstrali''ne in spray - .ng and dusting were given. To add to the success of the program the 4b'i. son Bros. staged a display of modern potato machinery which they have in use on their c,tvit farm. While ,pottitoes are leeked upon as a specialized crop around Alliston, the Collingwood district can boast of its production of tomatoes and other canning crops. Fertilizer tests on the Smart Bros. farm near Collingwood have so far shown amazing results. riGt--" l`hai. horse knows as mucin as T. do." App — "Well, don't tell anybody'. Yen may -want to sell him some day," Our trucks are on tl e road and we will glad to give you pick-up: service. en Sate'"'day Evenings. THE UNITE. co'i i ghatno Phoni e El FARMERS' iCO-OPERATIVE • NIES T11,11" Smaller ztOWIN+ , metes s r4,"re Boit i.n tor Bigger Fleets. rhe iuteretit now being taken it naval disarmament makes some re' cent a telrlevenettets in naval shipbuiid- iug of special importance, says an 'ars We in Answers, For inetauee,.the plans of the Ger Man armored s11ip Ersatz - Preussen have made' many experts sbake their heads Site le beim; built under the arrangement which allows CxerrnanY to replace old battleships by new, so long as they conform to special lim- its, and has been described ea "the outstanding warship of to -day.;' This 10,000 -ton ship is designed to attain : a speed of twenty-six knots, and will have a fuel capacity, with Diesel engines, of 10,000 miles at twenty knots, She would make a for- midable eonxmerce-raider:In future wars. Recent French slrlps have created what is claimed as.a world record for speed, and France has also a big building; program of submarines on hand. The 'United States, whichis building eighteen cruisers, has 309 destroyers and 122 submarines to Britain's 134 and 53 respectively. But perhaps the most interesting fact about the world's navies to - day is that while some of the leading nav- ies have been reduced in strength since the great war, pertain of the smaller ones have increased mater- ially and are still increasing. Not only are some of, these small- er navies larger than formerly, hut their ships are very much up to date. Thus the Colleen' type ' of cruiser, now being built in Italy, has a speed. of thirty-seven knots, and its six-inch guns are said to . be superior to the eight -inch guns used in the war. Two recent :publications, which sane out just .before the conference —the annual "Return of Fleets," a British official statement showing w g ships built, building; and projected by the :seven principal naval powers, and "Jane's Fighting Ships, 1929," whloh deals with the navies of forty- six different. States, show fairly clear- ly what the present position of sea - power is, and throw a good deal of light on the difficulties of the confer- ence. Those who study 'them care- fully may be pardoned if they become a little cynical about disarmament. BRITISH POET LAUREATE, Continues to Experiment With New Forms of Verse. A distinction belonging to Dr. 'Robert Brirdges, the Poet Laureate, which very few people know, Is that he is probably the only living man who has refused to stroke the Oxford 'University boat, says the London Daily Telegraph. As an undergrad- uate at Corpus Christi Robert Bridges was.a notable oarsman, but he found himself obliged to refuse the opportunity to stroke the univer- sity boat on the ground that he could not spare time from the work he was then doing, for his medical degree. Dr. Bridges was 85 recently 'and his newest poem, "The Testament of Beauty" was published a short timeago. This poem, which is in fuerbooks, with a totat length of more than 4,000 lines, is dedicated to the King. The Laureate bas been at work upon it for some years. Even at the advanced age of 85, the Poet Laureate continues to ex- periment with new forms of verse, and "The Testament of Beauty" is written in .a metre of•his own inven- tion, and. known as "free Alexan- drines." He is no slave of the dic- tionary, hut spells each word as he considers it should be spelt. Exam- ples in the :poem which strike the eye curiously are his rendering of "read" as "Tedd,'' and "spread'.' of "spredd." Scots' Harvest Horne. The annual "Kira" or Harvest Home, is a settled institution on Scot- tish farms. These events are usually held in the granary of the farm, which is suitably decked for the 'oc- casion. The Soon is none too smooth; he tae e y boots of the dancers aro quite able to contend with it, The band consists of a fiddle and melo- deon, and the dances bear such weird titles as "Petronella," "Rifleman" and "Drops of Brandy. The most amusing part of the pro- ceedings comes when the steward re- turns thanks to the farmer for giving the "kirn," It is the one speech he makes in the year, so it is a great event for him. He usually begins in high flown English to the admiration of the company, but invariably fails, to keep it up, and ends in braid Scots. :Plage In London. The number of flagless flagstaffs in London is remarkable, writes "Looker-on" in the London Daily Chronicle. The bravest shows of flags are those displayed' by big drap- ery shops, and these serve to Impart a gay note of color to, the West End's grey streets. The commonest flag is, naturally, the Union Jack, and after that the French Tricolor and the Stars and Stripes are the most frequently seen, Over Bucking- ham Palace floats then Ring's personal fiag, the Royal' Standard, whenever he is in residence there,; and at eacir of the foreign consulates' maybe seen the particular 'flag of the .various countries. But one feels.. that the numerous bare fiagstaies might more often be adorned. REMODELLING . HARBORS CANADA. r,RBIi'AL INS;t 1N'ffiv 1SN.' CREASED TRADE. Suets of Money is Being Spend to improve Facilities at Vivo Prin. cited Potts Greatest Argot;sial c,x Expansion .In History of Gtrlttitry. With faelilties taxed :during the past year to the very utmost, and proepeets that the volume of Cana dian trade will continue to increase, tremendous activity is now going 04 1n Canada's ntaJor seaports. , Plans fir increased capacity and. for the complete remodelia,ng of sortie of the harbors are being carried out, and the next few years will see still greater steps being taken. The int provements now under way are more than necessary, for In.. sixteen years Canada's trade eipaneion has i'ar surpassed the most optimistie esti- mates, During 1929, imports at the port of Montreal reached the stupen- dous figure of $245,517,593 as cont pared with: $146,629,791 In 1913, Exports for 1929 were $234,267,995 News alfa $norr0030n 'Foix the Cray (Furnished by the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture) Given Provincial Award ,Joseph. E. l rethour, Burford .farm- er, was last week presented with tine first provincial $1000 award by Prem ter Fergason in re'•ol,•nition of hi= contributions, to sagr•icielture,, partial- larly respecting the improvement in baeon'hogs which raised the•standerd in the whole bacon industry in the province. Premier Ferguson,: in inak, ing• the presentation explained that it was just as a recognition, not as an ixlducenient, to indicate to the farmers OfOxttario that the people as a 'whole were vitally interested in their pro- gress. Bean Growers Hit-' Despite an increase of appromixate- ly 20 per cent.'inthe acreage of beans. while for 1913 they were a" mere in Elgin County over last year, the $73,157,247, Through Canada':: five yield will show a decided drop be: principal gateways, Montreal, 'Van- couver, St. John, N.B., Halifax, N ei., and Quebec goods valued at $378,- 846,792 'were 378,846,792'-were brought into the coun- try. Meanwhile, the balance . of trade in favor of the Dominion, a total of $430,824,204, was shipped out, according to an article in the Montreal Star. Naturally, with the tremendous improvements i eceasary'to bring the Canadian seaports up to their proper place,- expenditures have loomed up very importantly. In 1928, a total of $14,000,000 was voted by Parliament for harbor commission in Quebec, St John and Haiti aa. Quebec received $8,500,000 of that sour., while $5,. 000,000 went to St. Sohn and $500,- 000 to Halifax. All this money Is not yet spent, but is being expended upon programs of improvement and enlargement. More recently -$27,000,- 000 27,000,000 was voted, of which $3,000,000 k s Vancouver, 1 00 'for i far 0 000 0 Montreal; $5,000,000 for Halifax; $2,000,000 fox' Chicoutimi. Two years ago this last port received $2 000,000 for improvement. Programs have been drawn up for the expenditure of theta) moneys, but it is clear this will by nu meaus carry out: the complete plans, and each year further appropriations wif1 have to be made to provide for the handling of increased traffic. At Montreal, the `greatest program of expansion in history is now under way. Before the 1030 season opens the east end of the harbor will be completely changed. Three new piers, larger than any at present existing, 'will he constructed. Three shipping berths will cost $2,000,000. The electric railway 'system in the harbor limits will be extended at a cost of the same amount. Grain con- veyor systems, berthing facilities, and other improvements wilt cost in the neighborhood of $4,000,000 before they are finished. Already 15,000,- 000 bushels of wheat can be stored in the tremendous elevators whieb form an.. imposing skyline but still uzoxe additions are planned. Quebec has ceaselessly sought a greater share of the handling of gen- eral. Canadian business and has agi- tated for a revision of the railway tariff which it felt discriminated against it. In ;the fall of 1927 the Board of Railway Cotnniissioners re- readied this condition; by according Quebec the same rates on grain for export from Georgian Bay ports as to Montreal, and on all traffic from To- ronto and points west for export. As a result, a decided imoraveinent has been recorded in recent, years. Ele- vators t le-vators.t fere now can accommodate 4,000,000 bushels. with conveyors, marine towers and grain gallea les. In rs addition, a cold storage warehouse, of half a million cubic feet, and a fish house 'equipped for .the freeing of one million pounds of fish, has been constrructed. By fall of this year, four berths for the largest type of passenger steamers, two additional berths for large ocean freighters, and two berths for canal -sized vessel, will be completed. - w... Canada's principal winter port on the Atlantic, St. John, ranks third after Montreal and Vancouver in the'. total volume of trellic. Fifteen coast- wise lines and` twenty overseas steam- ship companies operate from the New Brunswick city. Direct steamship ser- vices from Canada to• the :British West Indies has contributed a con- •tderable share of the traffic. Among the Improvements scheduled are the construction of a grain conveyor gal- lery; a grain jetty; a pier equipped with fireproof sheds ,and shipping of aces; one grain elevator of 2,400,000 bushels capacity; and the necessary eailway track, road'Ways, sewerage and water supply: Halifax has increased its shipping tonnage by 100 per cent., and that in the last Ave years. Out of the lat- est appropriation,' a million bushel grain elevator will be built. The I construction program is one of Very j general nature, andd some sorely needed improvements are planned. The greatest stride of all, however, le that made by Vancouver, The western city has progressed by leaps and bounds, and ceaseless activity has been required to Cope with the increasing trade. Elevators at this port will now hold 12,000,000 bush-' els of grain, and the harbor commis - Building Organ: for ,Jertrsalenu, sign is planning to add 7,500,000' The well-known organ manufaetnr- ' capacity to its own three elevators, A Mg limn of Cassavant Freres in St, 1 new ocean pier will cost $3,500,000; Ilyaeinthe, Que., has received`a Cron- whereto for vessels in thecoastal tract to build a four -keyboard organ serviee will add $1,600,000 to the with 65 stops for the Y.I'4,C.A.. •fn bill, Jerusalem, Another organ, now in The appropriations voted for the making, is destined for ea Three Rivers and Ohieoutimi are typ- Johrt's, Niki, 1 teal of what is happening on both Coasts of Canada, Greater exploit - For Toadies' Shoes.ation of raw resources and growing I industrial activity have made Im- Persian iambs, Algerian sheep, '. provements at these paints necessary, Swedish reindeer, E'rench calves, rep- tiles, walruses, and antelopes are Inislherrtnett's inttioxttr to X. S., theamong animals called upon to shoes. r r 1 sixty two lirilibrmiell t1 unions W Nona %Ott% apply n s 1 At the end of tate year there wetre supply material for, making 1�►dlest . cause of the long drought which last- ed in that district fo" over six weeks, F, S. Thomas, districi'repeesentat.ive states that the c'rep will only be fair, while others interested in the grow- ing of beans for commercial purposes are still more pessimistic. •The effect of the lack of rain is clearly evident in many fields in the shrunken.bean, the poorly filled padand the vines that are only partially podded. El- gin Inas between 8,000 and 10,000 ac ires in beans this year. It is unlikely much per acre will be c that ilxc yield ever 12 bushels, whereas yields of 25 bushels to the acre 1 ave: not been un corriuron in that district in the past. Sow Thistle Conference • 1r urce more than fifty in attr, ndt With n c including farmers froiri three count- ies, agricultural representatives and carious officials of the, department, a meeting in the interest of sow thistle control was held on the farm of 11�, I). Hyslop, near Stratford, where .ex- periments with regard to the weed,. have been .conducted .on four plots. Last year the entire field was a grain crop yielding about fifteen bushels to. the acre and much infested with sow thistle. C)n each of the four plots : portion was left unfertilized while an- other part received an application of 400 pounds per acre. In every cast *he fertilizer had Checked the sow thistle. Several other experiments which had been conducted were dis- cussed at length by T. A. Carroll, dir ector of the crops and markets brancl whn explained the different methods earriad. out, '.Oeerseas Export Resumed After a lapse of two years' during. which time, price levels for ,cattle in Canada were above an export' basis,' the cattle trade with Great Britain has been resumed. Recently the Manchester-Cenener,:e sailed from with 128 head un e Montrealcider for 1,1 o WOODS tsifin "SURPRISE THIS Y ,,. EE WED VALIJES" EWKE l41 0 LINE 232 0 Regular $1,75 Colors ‘,9 Champ. & Monkey - Skin and Peach 0 n 0 O 1 0 Lines 235, 237, 2110 Regular $2,25 Daffodil Peach Flesh White 89 LINES 1175, 220 Regular $L95 Daffodil Peach Suntan 1a59 White` Wood' Vests Shades of Regular $1.50 Orchid 1..2 Flesh Peach White Champ. NSICOMBS SLI Regular $2.25 White —;Flesh Peach, Monkey Skin Sizes 36 to 42 G Regular $3.00 Lines 251, 252; 254 2. PinkjCameo Peachf Coral DaffodillWoodbine Regular $2.25 x.49 Colors, Flesh and White YOUR FAVORITE SHOPPING CENTRE T SORES, 9 '0=10 === 0 E LIMITED o cam' space and the S.S. Castilian has all space taken except for 50 head. An- other large 'shipment froiri a western province is also reported as moving. These new developments are resulting in renewed confidence in the export market as an outlet for Canadian pro - Manchester. Some of l:hc cattle were cbeet,. purchased in. Toronto and these, ac cording, to the buyer were l nown as light Manchester feeders. They av- eraged around 1100 pounds. In -ad- dition to the Manchester line, the An- chor -Donaldson line is also offering. Current Crop Report • The 'first' :irepoi•t from representa- tives for the month of September sho i•ed• that crop conditions had im 't i. proved considerably for later crops such as potatoes and ensilage corn, but the showers arrived too late in 'the season to be of much help to the buckwheat, heat which is reported as be- ingw 1, more .or less a failure tlu•oughciut , Western Ontario. Decrease in milk flow was reported in practically all. 'counties especially in Western On- tario, due to shortage of pastures. Northern Ontario was enjoying good !weather for harvesting and a keen de - New Championship Golf Course eorge S. Lyon, Canada's Grand Old Man of Golf, split the fair- way with the first ball driven ft om No. 1- tee of the Royal York Golf course recently when this , new . . championship course, built by the Canadian Pacific Railway for the benefit of guests of Canada's premier hotel, was formally opened 1 in the presence of Their Excel- lencies Lord and Lady Willingdon. This 18 -hole eeurse, claimed by players to be one of the Hest on the continent, has a par of 72 with a length of 6,510 ;yards. All Toronto golf clubs were represented at the opening• and promi- nent golfers of the Dominion came together here iter the occasion. This course has been selected as the scene of the annual interprovincial team match on August 2, and many t'estrnaments in 2onnection with conventions, including the monster ozo' of the Shrin- ers, will be staged there. Lay -out shows the $100,000 Club -house of the course with a view of the bail ''ark, klotoi