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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-02-05, Page 4The Zurich Herald IR9 , 18 PUBLISHED EV TIII7tSD t EVENING, BY E. ZELLER TER KS OF SUBSCRIPTION:—$1.00 per year paid strictly in advance. When the paper is not to be discontinued it will be sent until such order is given and :irrearages paid. $1.50 to be charged when not paid in advance. ADVERTISING RATES.—Tran s i e ret E tivertisements, 10 cents per Brevier line in first insertion and 5 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Small Advs. saeh as"Lost" "Estray" or "Stolen will Ile charged 50 cents first insertion and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. Copy for change of -dclvertisement must be handed in not later 'ban Tuesday night of each week to insure thange in follow- ing issue. Local notices in ordinary reading type 5 cents per line. Notices for Church en- tertainments or other benevolent institu- tion at special rates. Contracts for column, half–column and quarter -column ratesfor specified periods will be cheerfully given. Address all communications to E. ZELLER EDITOR, ZURICH, P.O FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th., 1904. Canadian Butter on the British Market. Spooking on the above subject before a repent mooting of Ontario dairymen, Mr. J. A. Ruddick, Chief of the Dairy Division, Ottawa,gaveq some advice, that will, if followed, have an excellent effect upon the quality of the butter exported from Canada,. He said in part :—"Very proper questions for butter manu- facturers to ask would be, how does our butter suit the British trade? What are its defects, if any, and how nifty they be rem- edied? In answer to the first ques- tion I would say that our very finest butter gives excellent satis- faction and it is doubtful if there is any better butter on the market. Tho trouble is that the quality is irregular, lacks uniformity, or in other words it is unreliable. A dealer may get one lot in excellent conaition and of choice quality, butt the next one ho buys is not up to his expectations, so that when he is offered Canadian butter again, he is inclined to give a price equal only to the valise of the poor lot. In this way much of our butter does not receive the standing which it deserves. The butter that is of known quality and that can always be depended on to come up to a certain standard will be more in demand than one which inay aver- age as good, but which is frequent- ly of inferior grade as well as of choicest quality. Our butter is also said to deteriorate very quickly after it is landed on the other side, and that being so dealers are not encouraged to trade it. I want to emphasize the importance of pleas- ing the British merchant as well as the consumer. The merchant is inclined to handle and push that particular butter out of which he stands the best chance of making a profit. T CAUSE, OF DETERIORATION. Now let us see if we can determine the cause of these defects which com- pel us to accept from one to two cents a pound less in price than some of our competitors receive. I believe it can be stated in a very few words. It is because the but- ter is not kept cold enough at the creameries, is exposed to heat un- necessarily in shipping to Montreal and is not always frozen properly when it arrives there and before being placed in the cold storage chambers of the steamers. Mr, F. A. Knowlton, travelling inspector, who made numerous tests during the past season of the temperature of butter at the cream- eries and as delivered to the refrig- erator cars, reports that the lowest temperature he found was 33 de- grees on two occasions, one lot be- ing from the West Sheffer(' Cream- ery and the other from the Compton Model Farrel Creamery-. The highest temperature was 64 degrees, and the average of fifty lots was nearly 19 degrees, Is it tnnv wonder that our butter lacks uniformity? Mr. M. B. Longeway, who is refrigera- tor oar inspector at Montreal ex- amined -100 cars and contents, as they were opened in railway yards. He reports the temperature of but- ter as vary from 40 up to 58, and in a few cases as high as 00. On the whole the refrigerator cars pre- vented the temperature from rising to any extent. In fact in testing some boxes it was found that the butter was colder at the outside than it was at the centre of the package, showing that the tempera- ture was even being lowered. The refrigerator car serviee is capable of being improved' but it is better now than what the creameries pro- vide for themselves. To prove that it is possible for creameries to maintain a lower tetnperatnre, I need only quote tho record made at the Sherbrooke Creamery from July 20th to 28th, when a thermo- graph placed in the refrigerator showed a temperature varying from ill to 36 degrees. Now I think I have said enough to show why our batter is irregular in quality, and why some of it deteriorates rapidly after reaching the other side. After butter is packed in boxes the length of time it will keep depends almost wholly on the temperature at which it is held. The age of butter is more properly calculated according to the temperature at which it has been stored than from tho date on which it was made. Butter which would turn out well after several months storage at 10 degrees or under, .night become quite stale and rancid in a few weeks at 40 to 50. Butter may be held at the creamery at these high tempera- tures for a week or so without showing much deterioration, never- theless the fermentations which produce bad flavours, rancidity, etc. have been doing their work and shortening the life of the but- ter. These fermentations may be checked when the butter is placed in cold storage at Montreal or on the steamer, only to start up again with renewed vigour when the butter is exposed to high tempera- tures on the other side. Let every creamery owner give this matter his earnest attention during the coming season. If -he Hon. J, C. Patterson, ex-lieuten ant -Governor of Manitoba, and a former representative of West Hu- ron in the House of Commons, may be the Conservative candidate in North Essex at the approaching Dominion elections. He previously represented North Essex from. 1878 to 1891. The Hon. Mr. Brodeur,the former peaker of the Federal Parliament and lately appointed Minister of Inland Revenue in the Laurier Cabinet, was elected by acclama- tion on. Saturday last as member for Renville county, which he has continuously represented for up- wards of fourteen years. It is generally understood, in political circles, that Mr. Monk, M. P., the able and energetic leader of the Conservative party in QLe- bec, has resigned. his position as Lieutenant to Mr. R. L. Borden, the leader of the party. Sone difference in opinion as to policy is given as the cause. The Federal Parliament is called to meet for the despatch of business on the tenth day of March, but as a new Speaker has to be elected the Governor. -(general will not road the Speech from the Throne until the next day, the lith. If Dr. McDon- nell, the present deputy is not pro- moted to the position (some say he is to go to the Senate,) it is alto- gether likely that Mr. a:lecurt, the member for Ottawa, will be the lucky man. Owing to the extraor- dinary length of last session, the conning one is not expected to be a very extended one. finds that with proper management the temperature of his refrigerator cannot be kept down to, 36-38 de- grees, or lower, the insulation should bo improved until it can be," Forecasts for February. By the first, storm areas will begin to forma over the western parts of the country, harked de- pressions of the barometer will be moving eastward, and wide areas of rain and snow and sleet will pass eastwardly across the country dur- ing the tot, to the 4th. Ordinarily a cold wave and blizzard would ap- pear before the 4th, but the moon, does not pass the celestial equator until the 4th, bene° the storms of this period -clay not reach bliazarcl- pus proportions until after that date The Mercury disturbance continues up to about, the 10th, hence cloudy, niurcky, sleety weather will con- tinue in all probability into the re- actionary period central on the 6th, 7th and 8th. If heavy snow and sleet storms do not appear during the first four days of the month, such storms will almost certainly develop about the 6th to the 9th.— Two are quite probable. one not far from the 1st, and another on and about the 7th and 8th. The third storm period is central on the 12th and reaches from the 10th to the 16th. Falling barome- ter and general storms of sleet and snow twill return about the 14th, 15th and lGth. This period will culminate about the time the new moon on the 16th, bringing storms of a tropical nature southward, with cbange to blizzarclous features in the west and north. This period is also prolonged by the new moon on the 16th almost up to the reac- tionary storms about the 18th and 19th. If rising barometer and geld wave follow immediately after 'the new moon on the 16th, a sudden revulsion in storm condition will reappear about the 18th to 20th.— These storms will also be followed by a high barometer and cold. wave about the 20th to the 22nc1. The last regular storm period for February is central on the 23rt1, its disturbing influence reaching from the 22nd to the 27th. The first stages of this period will bring change to much warier in western parts—winds will change to south- erly and easterly, the barometer will fall, the hygrometer will show increasing humidity and more storms of rain, turning to snow on the north sidle, will pass easterly over the country from the 24th to the 27th. As the month goes out generally fair and colder weather will prevail In the western extremes, reaction to warner will set in, and the bar- ometer will he falling preparatory for the reactionary storms due the first three days in March. Extent and Resources of Man- churia. Now York Su Should we take Germany and France together, we should have a territory scarcely larger than the three great Chinese provinces known collectively as Manchuria. .Again, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey anti all New England would, if combined, consti tuto an area less than one half the size of Manchuria., and no richer in resources. It is thus evident that Manchuria, as regards territorial extent, is itself an empire. More- over, it is an empire more favora- bly situated, us to climatic condi- tions, than tiny part of Asia. Its climate and soil are suited to the growth of all the products of the temperate zone and to some of the products of semi -tropical countries. In respect of latitude, its northern boundaries are about the same as the northern limits of the Canadian Province of Quebec. Its southern limits are about the same as the southern limits of Maryland. The enormous territory is fertilized by rivers, that as a rule, run north and south. Portions of the valleys of these rivers, and of the plains be- yond the valleys are as- fertile as those of the Sangamon in Illinois or of the Miatni, in; Ohio. The. mountains that traverse the north- ern section of the region are rich in. gold ; the mountains to the south east and south abound in iron and coal. It seems that the Combusti- ble now turned out in considerable quantities Shanhaikwan, just ba- you(' the south-western borders of Manch.aria, is equal for all purposes to the coal produced in the United States. Hero, then, is a prospec- tive empire which at present con- tains scarcely more than 15,000.- 000 inhabitants, but which is capa- ble of sustaining 50,000,000: an em- pire possessing two of the best har- bors in the world for colnmorco.-- and military purposes ; an empire which, as regards the valuec.of its stn ategetio situation on the Pacific, is second only to the position of Ja- pan itself. (.)ver all this territory, within seven years, Russia has spread her influence, with. the loss of scarcely a moan and the expendi- ture of hardly a dollar outside of her investment in railways and for- tifications. Judge Hughes of St. Thomas, .who has been retired under the act placing the age limit of judges at 80 years, was on the bench in El- gin County for 51 years. In connection with the above the St. 'Phomas Journal says : "Al- though no appointments have yet been made, it is stated on what is believed to be the best authority, that Talbot Macbeth., K. C., of Lon- don, will be appointed judge of the. County of Elgin, to snowed Judge Hughes, that G. G. McPherson, K. 0.. of Stratford, will be appointed County judge of Middlesex, and D. J. Donahue, K. 0. crown -attorney, junior judge of the County of Kent. May Withhold Names. At Toronto Mr, Justice McMahon gave a judgment of particular in- terest to newspaper and newspaper correspondents, in the case of Miss Eva Marsh against Mr. J. D. Mc- Kay, proprietor and editor of the Newmarket Express -Herald, Miss Marsh brought action for the publi- cation of an alleged libel suit against her name in the Sutton cor- respondence of the paper in ques- tion. An application was made and argued at Osgoode Hall, to compel Mr. McKay to disclose in his exam- ination for discovery, the name of his Sutton correspondent. Mr. Mc- Kay had carried out the ethics of the newspaper world, and refused to give the name. Mr. Justice Mc- Mahon upheld him in his refusal, holding the'name of the correspond ent to be_ absolutely private and confidential in this connection, and dismissed the application with costs. Baubles. J. A. EDGERTON, It is wealth—wealth—wealth ; And it's faxne—fanie—fame. We stake our hopes of eternity For a fortune or a name ; And whether we fail, or whether . We play a losing game. 11 is land—land—land ; And it's power—power--power. We gain a few little crumbs of trade And glory that lasts an hour ; But we lose our love for the true and good, And death is our final dower. It is greed—greed—greed ; And it's slay—slay—slay. We rob the poor and we crush the weak We fancy are in our way ; But we never stop to count the cost Our children will have to pay. Our sabres gleam in air ; Our brother's before us fall ; We pay no hoed, though our victim plead; 417e are deaf to freedom's call ; We give to the few the heritage That God intended for all, we win, • Our palace walls resound To revelry and to mirth, While cries of want and wretchedness Ascend from all the earth ; We give the priceless gem of life For things that are nothing worth. By dreams of empire lured, Byglitter of gold enticed, Peace, mercy, love and charity Are ever sacrificed. While calling upon His holy name We crucify the Christ. We sell our sons for wealth, Our principles for fame ; We hazard all that is best in life For a fortune or a name ; And howsoever tho dice may fall, We play a losing game. Emmerson Elected. Dorchester, N.13., Feb. 1.—The official nomination for the vacancy for Westmoreland in the House of Commons [took place Saturday;— Mr. Emmerson, the new Minister of Railways, was elected by acclama- tion. THE BRITISH CABINET, More Resignations Declared to Imminent, be As to the talk about "treason," and "independence," in which some politicians have been indulging, we have heard that before. The first advocates of responsible govern- ment in the colonies were not only accused of disloyalty, but were persecuted as traitors and rebels by the early governments. The first steps towards local govern- ment made by Baldwin's partial and incomplete municipal act were opposed as being on the road to rebellion ; and the first municipal governments under that act were condemned as ':sucking republics." Wherever and whenever an attempt has been made to extend the prin- ciples of civil liberty and home rule in any part of the Empire, its advocates have been hounded by obstructionists and partisan politi- cians as traitors to the crown. That is an old story. British. statesmen of the highest type, like Gladstone ; Canadian statesmen with the noblest ideals, like Bald- win ; all have had charges of treas- on hurled against them, Sir Wil- frid Laurier can bear with indif- ference what they had to bear. In endeavoring to extend the powers of colonial governments in all mat- ters affecting colonial interests he is showing the most practical form of loyalty to the crown, and prov- ing himself the best friend of British connection and of imperial unity.—London Advertiser, The London Daily .LVows this morning publishes a rumor that further Cabinet resignations are imminent, saying the officers to resign probably are Lord Lens - down, Secretary of State for For- eign Affairs ; Lord • Londonderry, President of the Board of Educa- tion, and Gerald Balfour, President of the Board of Trade. Henry Clews, New York banker, says in his last circular :—"The condition of the country, as a whole, is both satisfactory and sound. Our farming classes are exceptionally prosperous, because demand generally has overtaken supply. High prices are being obtained for nearly all agricultural products, and the situation is such that the American farmer seems assured of another prosperous year. As for our industrial classes they are certainly better off than ever in their history. The only difficulty here is that wages have risen to an almost prohibitive point, and enter- prise is consequently checked until necessary concessions are made ; concessions which would mean no hardship to labor but simply dimin- ish the number of unemployed. Among the mercantile classes the situation is exceptionally sound." A public meeting at Toronto Junction resolved to patition the Government to revoke the charter of the Recreation Club. The Mayor declared the local police would raid. the premises. Dr. T. J. Norman, of Toronto,has been appointed to succeed Dr. Moller at the Orillia Asylum. Mr. Justice Street has declined to interfere with tl:e order for the extradition of J. N. Abiel. 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