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The Herald, 1904-02-26, Page 4The Zurich Herald. EL:Rit IS PUBLISHED T'ELTR$EA! EVENING, BX E. ZELLER S O]' STJBSCR1PTION :—$1.00 per paid strictlyin advance. When the er is not ordered to be discontinued ill be sent until such order is given d arrearages paid. $1.50 to be charged hen not paid in advance. ADVERTISING RATES —Tran Bien t. „dvertisements, 10 Gents per Brevier line syr first insertion and 5 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. Small Advs. snob. as"Lost" "Estrav" or "Stolen will Os charged 50 cents first insertion and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. Copy for change of -Advertisement must be handed in not later 'ban Tuesday night of each week to insurb ehango in follow- ing issue. Local notices in ordinary reading type 6 cents per line. Notices for Church en- tertainments or other benevolent institu- tion at special rates. Contracts for column, half -column and quarter -column rates for specified pertoa]:; will be cheerfully given. Address ail communications to ' ' .e Izie=a1ca, 1 E. ZELLER EDITOR, ZURICH, P.O FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20th., 1004 "Does a tree grow up, or does it grow down—that is, does a tree not send its sap up in the spring and build on top, and after undergoing a process of digestion, come down again, and form a new growth, horizontally, on the body of the tree? Simply speaking, what we want to get at is this—if you put a mark on the body of a tree, say one foot from the ground, does that mark ever get any higher? In reply to the above,Park Rang - of the lake will be possible without trouble from: ice. Ina year or less there would have been a railroad all along the shore of Lake Baikal, and such difficulties would not have been encountered by the Rus- sian authorities in sending military supplies and fresh troops to the theatre of war. There have been twenty-four pro- cesses for the manufacture of peat put into operation during the last 50 years in Europe and North America. They aro principally air drying, pulping machine peat and briquetting, better known as com- pressing. In Europe peat fuel is largely used. Germany alone burns 2,000,000 tons a year. It is used as a fuel for the home, coke for the factory and other require- ments in Sweden, Holland, Russia and other countries. It is produced at from .83 to $1.255 per ton and :io1a1 for $3 to ,4. It the caloric value of peat be two thirds that of anthracite coal, then peat at $3 per ton equals coal at $4.50 per ton. Peat will burn in any ordinary stove, furnace or grate,bnt requires close draughts. When coke is manufactured, the by-products be- come valuable, and in Russia cover the entire cost of producing the coke. If Canada were to produce fuel from peat on the German scale the country should turn out 33 million tons a year, which is double the quantity required. • The New .Assessment Bill. A Bill ii now before the Logis- lature,whieh will materially eb ange the presentmethod of assessment. may be forgiven a feeling of re- sentnient. The discrimination ., ex- tends over the whole list of manu- facturers. Rubber clothing made in Canada, must pay 20 cents a hundred more than the Boston article. Agricultural implements pay 8 cents a hundred more if shipped from Toronto than from Boston. A list of forty-eight articles is given on which the rates are, as stated, from 8 to 20 cents a hundred. pounds higher if shipped from Canadian points. Canned And. Evaporated Goods Trade 1903, The Canadian Export trade in canned and evaporated goods is a comparatively now one, but it is steadly increasing and promises to develop irate one of large volume zn the near future says Mr. A. W. Grinclly in his annual report to the Dominion Department of Agricul- ture, of which he is one of the rep- resentatives in Great Britian. The British merchants have little or no idea of the large assortment of pre- served meats, fish, vegetables and fruits which are packed by Canad- ian firms. Great Britian in the past has bought canned goods largely from Franco, Geruwany and Italy, but owing to the very friendly feeling that has arisen between the Mother Country and her Colonies, Canad- ian firms may expect a large in- crease in orders providing their goods give satisfaction as regards quality and price. The leading American firms who export canned fruits, vegetables, meats and fish to Great Britain have more push than,Canadian houses. The Ameri- cans either have representatives of their own in Great Britain to push their goods or if they consign to British firms to sell on commission they fix the price at which: their er Pearce, of Loudon, states that a. It effects the farmer, as well as the goods are to be sold, allowing a 'inc grows corn , < ustness. quently a mark placed a foot frau, will be varied as between different prices to be cut in order to effect sales. In addition to this they enclose handsome embossed cards in each case of goods upon which is plainly narked the retail price in England nonoy. Tho goods themselves have attractive labels making a nice window ornament and the embossed card. with reason- able price in platin figures attracts customers and sales are made where Canadian goods of equally good quality, but not having such an attractive label, and having no fixed price aro "side-tracked." ' It has been found that large quantities of tinned and bottled peas, beans and spinach have been "greened" by a treatment with salts of copper. The public have been warned against the consump- tion of these goods by leading med- ical and food journals and it only remains for Canadian packers to show that they put up goods of as reliable quality as the British mer- chant has been getting from other countries (but which are entirely free from adulteration) in. order to create a largo demand for Canadian brands. The following lines aro in good demand:— Canned and Bottled Peas :— The British consumer prefers a smaller sized pea than is usually packed. in Canada. The following grades are wanted : Extra fine (size of mesh for grad- ing) 7 znillemeters. Fine (size of mesh for grading) 7% millemeters. Moyens (size of mesh for grading) 9 miliemeters. French peas are generally colored by using .6 (six tenth) grain copper per pound of peas. , A preference is shown for the French style of tin for peas, the Preach tin being taller and narrow- er in diameter than the tin gener- ally used in Canada. A slight addition of sugar will im. prove some varieties of •peas. Canned Apples :— Canned apples in one gallon tins are in good demand but fault has been found in Canadian goods on account of some firms putting diff- erent varieties of apples in the same tin.' Some varieties cook .much faster than others. Another com- plaint is that some packers appar- the ground will never grow hinter or lower. A tree also grows hori- zontally by the ring which grows around it each year. Each y.Aar adds a new ring. The sap is attracted upward each spring by a capillary attrac.tion,but it does not come down. The sap goes to feed the leaves and branch- es, and some of it is given off in moisture. At all seasons of the years there is a certain circulation in the tree. Canada's foreign trade for the six months ending December 31st amounted. t0 $257,00-0,018, as anaitt- c ::asses in tie community. The re- tail merchant, in lieu of his present tax on his personal property, will pay a fax on an assessment equal to 2:,,,; of the value of the premises he °cc:11)1es for business purposes. Professional men, departmental stores, financial institutions, distil- leries, breweries, hotels and various business establishments will pay a higher rate. These taxes cannot be evaded. The income tax will cause the same difficulty in collecting as before. Street railways, gas com- panies, electric light and power companies and telegraph companies will prt•, as at present, and tele- st $230,023,4'76 for the same peroid phone companies in cities, towns of 1902, being an increase of nearly and villages, trill be taxed 60na of $19,000,000. This statement, of ,souse, includes imports for con- sumption, exports of domestic pro- ducts and coin and bullion. The total exports, donze;:tic and foreign, are about the same as for the pre- vious year. Domestic exports show a decrease of about $200,000, but there is on increase of about $2,000,- 000 in exports of the mine. Fish- ery exports are less by somo $S00, C00, tancl products of the forests by a million and a half dollars. Ex- perts oS manufacturers are bettor by about $500,000. There is ado- c •ease of. about $1,000,000 in the e:: ort: c ' ..ttlo and $3,000,000 in zrhea i-.. regards the two lest rent ;et „kills, it is believed to be die fact that the farmers are their wheat and cattle .r a e :.is:, in prices, which in these 7iresl:a'-'ons tines they can well af- •foed io do. ap:••t ee?ans to have chosen her oppertimity to strike at Russia very wisely. Swarms of Manchus and Chinese are eager to give all the trouble they can to the invader of tb. eeentry, and this they can do': lin 8 tte eking the railroad which . rags Manchuria to Port Az ther. Not less than 50,000 of these ,,re said to bo in motion Took- ina f. ,. weak points on the line. If Japan had waited five years no such r. ,editions could have existed, The "1. xnchurian Railroad would ,lien hove been lined. with Russian ttlensents, and Russian authority otilc3 have been so thoroughly tttbii.-hed in Manchuria that no til etnent could have dreamed tha.king in. At Lake Baikal, sro there is a long break in the. ,Tian railroad, the Russians are ggling hard to make use of es and pack trains across the n lake, but the ice is 'c''ery , and the obstacles are great. it be May before navigation their gross earnings. It is also proposed to introduce a measure during the present session, which will snake a decided increase in the taxes paid. by the railways. A gratifying thing, in the present revision of the Assessment Act is, that it has not been znacle a party issue, but has been dealt with on a strictly business basis. The Canadian Pacific Railway is charged by the organ of the Manu- facturer~. Association with discrim- inating against Canadian shippers. Tho accusation is sustained by facts and figures that render any other conclusion difficult. The complaint is in reference to rates from Eastern Canada to Vancouver and Victoria. The tariffs in effect on American railways and on Cana- dian roads aro compared to show that there is an advantage of from 8 to 20 cents a hundred to the ship- per in Boston or New York as against the shipper in Toronto and Montreal. It may bo argued that the Canadian railway cannot make -rates for the American roads. That is quite true. But according to the Chi statements in Industrial Canada, antis use "cull fruit" and have the manufacturersorgan, the Canadian Pacific is "contracting through its agents in Boston, .iVew .York and Philadelphia for Van- couver, on the lowest rate basis in force from those cities." If that statement is true, and it is given authoritatively, there is work for the new Railway Commission right away. It is bad enough for a manufacturer of pianos and organs in Toronto to be compelled to pay $2.43 per hundred pounds to the coast, while Boston firms can ship to the same point for $2.25 per hundred. pounds. But when he learns that the Canadian railway, built with subsidies and festered ,by monopoly privileges, is favoring ROAM ea 1 r er Is buying all kinds,: r ==of== either dressed ©r Undressed. Don't fail to call ad get ME* ER'S prices,. REM not sufficient fruit in the tins, the goods being turned '`sloppy." Only the best grades should be exported it we wish to hold, or in- crease our trade with Great Britian as there is keen competition from all parts of the world for the Brit- ish Markets. The United States, France, Germany, Italy, the Aus- tralian Commonwealth, and New Zealand are shipping heavy lines of canned goods. During cool season like the past two, only best grades are in demand. It is during hot weather, when cooking becomes a burden, that people turn to canned goods. Goods Preserved in Glass :-- Great care should be taken with goods packed in glass that all roughness is ground off the necks of bottles before they are filled as pieces of glass have been found in the contents and a prejudice erest- lois competitor in Now England, he ed against goods put up in glass. The \kt.ra C For Valor In Ten Colors eekly Foy- News all llel E pire 24 Pages 1 -IE picture shown is one dear to every man, woman, boy and girl, on account of its meaning—" The Vic- toria Cross," given for conspicuous bravery. If only the soil of South Africa could voice the deeds performed upon it, how many Victoria Crosses would have been found to have been earned by Canada's sons! It is hard in the heat of action to notice every act of valor, and therefore only those which take place under the eye of superiors of sufficient rank can be noted. . • a The picture shows one of such deeds. Two troopers are closely pressed by the enemy. The horse of one is hit. Under the withering fire, the man whose mount is unharmed halts, and, risking everything, waits to get his comrade safely mounted behind him and carry him back to the Canadian lines. It is a desperate deed, and one often performed but seldom noticed. When, however, such an act is seen, the reward dear to soldiers' hearts above every other is the result. This picture is from the brush of Mr. W. B. Wollen, an artist famed for his war pictures, one whose work appearsin all the leading illustrated periodicals of the Empire. It is a forceful subject from the hand of a strong man. The Mail and Empire' has obtained the exclusive right for this picture in Canada. 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