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Thursday, September 8, 1955,

THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.G

buy a bit of Cariboo beef?

e Tribune

Clive Stangoe, Editor

Williams Lak
Established 1931

Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. By A. J.

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12 lifeless marketing system that will
nuust | eventually
down and thrououghly hog-tied.

” Our ans-

wer to that one, unfortunately have them completely

be

veause there is no such pro-

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The representatives of the ranch-
ing industry were wearing a smug

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Hot, dry weather and powder-like dust lying inches thick
on the streets is creating a dust nuisance in town that has to
be experienced to be believed. e

Problem, as far as the village commissioners is concerned,
is whether they have any money available to start a gravelling

had swallowed something that
had tickled the palate. Having got
the nail kegs teetering at the coi-
rect angle and their whittling sticks
taking shape they informed us that
Chicago is rapidly losing its posi-
tion as the leading livestock centre
of the world.

Their authority for making this
assertion turned out to be an article
in the business section of Newsweek
(Aug. 29th). The article went on
to say that sever-
al of the big meat-

Drinkell duct.” But there is absolutely no

“| Feason why our beef should not be ot op ee ee
This makes the decentralization | Snished, processed and sold yight at The largest assemblage of wild
much mueh easier. Other Chieago| homie. All that is required for us to animals to be seen anywhere on
disadvantages ure quoted as being be selling Cariboo Brand Beef to] earth gathers each year on the Pribi-

Cariboo customers is more faith on
the part of the ranchers. More faith
view of these revelations the | in themselves and in their products
boys may be pardoned for that “we|It takes faith of that nature to
told you so” look they are wearing | shake off the deblitating effects of
these days. They had no need to re-
mind us they consider this report of
the drastic changes taking place in
the U.S.A., substantiates their oft

tangles and high construction *
8 lof Islands in the Bering Sea. .Ap-

‘ proximaely a million and a half fur

seals jam the islands in the Lreeding
season.

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repeated claim that our, own mar- INCENSE
keting and processing system is both GENGWIEER
uneconomical and absolutely out- EME AS A

moded. They have-repeatedly called
attention to that ridiculous, and to-
tally unnecessary state of affairs by
which practically all the meat ana

INCENSE
woe ANGENYE

packing firms
are moving their
plants westward
into the produc-
tion areas of Ne-

Program this year.
Cause of the problem, in both cases, is the sewer project

now nearing completion. The dust iis being ground up by

passing cars in the streets where the pipe laying is now com-

pleted. The money problem is caused by the fact that the braska, Minneso-
commissioners haven’t any idea what they can ‘expect in the] ta, Texas and so
way of “‘extra’’ costs from the same project, and feel they must]°2- The Cudahy

Packing (Co.

transferred its entire business to
Omaha some five years ago. Swift
& Co. has already moved its hog
slaughtering facilities away trom
Chicago. Armour & Co. has stopped
slaughtering sheep there and now
Wilson & Co., one of the four larg-
est concerns in the meat-packing jg-
dustry is abandoning its entire~

ing plant at Chicago and wi

pand plants at various points fa

west. With its butchering reputation
gone West, Chicago is now looking
eastward in the hope of retaining its

hold a substantial amount of cash in reserve.

Possible solution is for the commissioners to get togethe
with the engineers and arrive at an approximate estimate of
what these “extras” will amount to. Then a margin could be
allowed and the street department given the go ahead with
at least the start of a gravelling program

It would help too if motorists would exercise a bit of
courtesy by slower driving habits. Tearing along the side
streets; taking corners on two wheels, and maintaining speed
until they are up to a parking area before slamming on the
brakes are all calculated to raise choking dust.

2 ™ supremacy as a livestock marketing
M Be A Strong Grou ath die coats
nst c g p The chief reason advanced for

this mass migration is rising. trans-
portation and other handling costs,
which have simply forced the pack-
ers to process their meats as close

If the formation of a- local ratepayers’ association,
forecast in this week's issue, comes to pass we believe it will
be of great value to the community. Great value, that is, if

meat products sold in this great SA atien

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livestock producing centre of Cari- fe 50),

boo come from Calgary. That alone ae Mar’ STORK, cored se uguinst

is ample proof that Vancouver is ANGENSE “is suave oath At wo, PRobuES
SING ACFE fon ruse ;

now too far from the producing KOMAGE. FLA com DEMAND Rae UE GREa,

areas and the meat-packers there |

are faced with the same problenis
as confront their American counter-
parts.

DECENTRALIZATION OVERDUE
Decentralization of B.C.'s_ meat
packing plants is long overdue. The
penalties imposed upon the produc-
ers in order to maintain the status
quo are much too burdensome for an
already badly harrassed industry to
bear. If packers cannot, or will not
recognize the absurdity of the situ-
ation then, for their own survival,
the producers will have to take the
initiative and radically change their
outlook. They will have to choose
some better text than “We cannot
buck the Packers” for the only ser-
mon you can preach from such a
thought is one of defeatism. After
all there are hundreds of dollars in-
vested in producing livestock to
every one in the packing plants. Fur-|-
thermore, there is a market these
days right. at home for every hoof

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it operates with the welfare of the community at heart and
not as a sounding board for the type of person who is always
ready to criticize the work of the elected representatives of
the people without giving too much thought to the other side
of the picture.

In a town overburdened now with organizations, the
formation of a new one seems a risky venture on the part of
the sponsors. but if the idea of a ratepayers’ association can
spark the interest of others than the handful of workers who
seem fated to wind up as directors of the various groups, it
might just succeed in a useful role.

‘Such a ratepayer’ association as is contemplated is essen-
tially a group to watch over the rights of taxpayers, d to
study the needs of the community in the way of service and
make its recommendations known. With objects like these,
the association is itself in a vulnerable position. Without
adequate-representation on its membership roll from the tax-
ayers as a whole, its voice promptly loses its significance. If
its recommendations are not backed by careful scrutiny of
the limitations imposed on village governing bodies by the
Municipal Act its voice lacks authority.

There is a place for a strong ratepayers group in any
community. Since we are to have one here we hope that it
will have strength.

It Would Be A Popular Move

The Review has taken note of the recent appointments of
the Canadian Senate announced by Prime Minister Louis 33.
St. Laurent. And at the same time we have noticed comment
in newspapers of all political hues right across Canada. The
concensus appears to be that Mr, St. Laurent was on the right
track in appointing some people whose politics differ from his

« Own and others whe have no known political affiliation to the
Senate. Many editorial writers took the view that the Prime
Minister had not gone quite far enough in this direction,
however. 3

It must be borne in mind that recent Senate appointments
did not fill that chamber. A number of seats are still vacant
--- including one in British Columbia.

The Review would.like to suggest to Mr. St. Laurent that
very few British Columbians could object to the appointment
of Major-General G. R. Pearkes, V.C., to the Senate. He has
already served Canada in many ways. In the First World War
he saw long front-line service and won the coveted Victoria
Cross.-In the Second World War he led a division and later
headed Canadd’s west coast defences. In peacetime he has
given many years of service to British Columbians as a mem-
ber of the House of Commons. Although always seated in the
opposition, he has never been afraid of stepping over party
lines to vote as he saw fit.

A’seat in the Senate would permit General Pearkes to
continue his services to Canadians in a worthwhile field. We
are confident that such an appointment would be applauded

—Saanich Peninsula & Gulf Islands Review.

of stock we raise and it is still grow-
ing and will keep growing for years
to come.

as possible to the greatest supply
sources and nearer to potential mar-
kets. Railroads, which have been
the basis of Chicago’s meat-packing Cariboo is renowned the world
Supremacy, are fast losing ground to| over so there is little wonder we are
the truckers as livestock haulers. frequently asked, ‘““Why can we not

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ONE YEAR AGO Spencer

“September 9, '1954

Tom Larson, manager of the Bank
of Montreal has been elected presi-
dent of the Board of Trade— Ever-~
ett Heron, employee of W. C. Arnett
Construction, was ifstantly killed
when the big gravel hauling machine| Percent— Receipts from the water
he was driving rolled off the high-| Regatta has boosted the funds for
way on the 153 Mile hill and crushed | the War Memorial to §233.63—
him— An early morning fire at Lac TWENTY YEARS Aco
La Hache claimed the lives of three
people— Construction has begun on September5, 1935
the McKinnon Memorial Church] Andrew Townsend, one of the
building— Walter L. Nisbet, who| Oldest employees on the PGE lost
has conducted his own law practice| his footing and fell under the wheels
here for the past two years, has|©f @ train. He was killed instantly
closed his office and leaves to take|— Fire of unknown origin com-
up residence in Calgary— The dis-|Pletely destroyed the home of Char-
triet hay crop outlook is gloomy un-| lie Miller of Peavine Ridge.
less sunny skies prevail for the next
six weeks to enable late crops to
mature— Father Johnson, former
padre of Sacred Heart Parish has
been named moderator to co-ordin-
ate a campaign in western Canada
to raise funds for a new Canadian
Redemptorst Seminary at Windsor,
Ontario— The high school enroll-
ment showed a 22 per cent increase
over last year—

FIVE YEARS AGO
September 7, 1950

The fair was acclaimed as one of |
the finest exhibitions of flowers and
produce for a community of its size
by the judges— Sam Marwick, local
blacksmith and Cariboo pioneer
passed away suddenly— Over seven
hundred people gathered to witness
the third annual Stampede at For-
est Grove— Jack Smedley took the
Mackenzie Trophy, emblematic of
the Cariboo Golf Championship—
A dream of 40 years was realized |
when the Bridge Lake road was of-
ficially opened— A major interest
in the Douglas Lake ranch has been

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