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THE OMINECA HERA

HE WEDNES DAY, JANUARY 17, 1934

A Home Gro
Grain Best for
Poultry Ration

, pensable in the feeding of poultry,

“prove most satisfactory.’ -

ley or whatere
nhle,

an ye
wil

There is no one grain that is indes-

‘though generally spenking. a ration in
which thore is a variety. df graing will

Cannda is a wheat growing. country
znd even in years of crop shortage
@ there is available for feeding a surplus
met Wheat of the lower grades conse-
a sequently the grain ‘that should form
the basis of poultry rations is wheat
ond to this should be added oats bar-
r other grains are avail.

- Quarter Century
Dreams of Old

genicr country,

Twenty-five years azo last July the
Omineca Herald: appeared in Hazelton
for the first thme—V¥ol. 1, No.1, July
11, 1908. DeVoin & Coyle were the
owners and publishers. ‘They had of-
fices in Telkwa and Part Essington as
well for handing news and advertising

One of the ‘items that appeared in
that. first issue was a statement that
Mark Carr, Peter Jensen, Thos. Railson
and Albert Luffman were in Hazelton
outfitting for a return trip ‘to- the In-
They had been in all
winter and reported that on MeConnell

_ NO. 28.

Premiers Meet
Ottawa Today

at the opening, .

and the publie.

_ For a Big Talk

- The conference of Canadian premiers
which was called by Premier Betmett
to discuss unemployment and provin-
clal finances, and numerous other mat
ters which concern both the Doniinion
and, the provinces,.was opened in’ Ot
tawa. today, “All the premfers in Can
ada, were present with Premier Ben.
nett presiding. Several members of
the Dominion cabinet were also présent

The sessions are closed to the press
This conference is to
he a family gathering where it is ex
pected there will be very plain speak

Kellogg Belief
- In Newspaper

On a railio h
burg, Florida, reaching Sydney, Austra
Un; London, Ontario; London, Eng.

United States, W.-K, Kellogg, presiden

throughout the past year, a
plans for -the future.

Advertising

ook-up from St. Peters

Mexico City; Battle Creek, Mich:; and
twenty-six sales offices. throughout the

of the Kellogg Co., extended New Year
aveetings ‘to member's of: the. Kellogg
Sales organization at home and abroad
it the same time reviewing conditions
nd outlining

_ The founder and president of the
world’s largest manufacturers of ready
to-ent cereals stated that 1933 had proy

Dr. Galloway -
Predicts More _
Mining in 1934

After nearly four yeats of depres.
sion the mineral industry of British
Columbia is definitely on the upturn,
declared Dr. John’ D.. Galloway. pro-
vincial mineralogist, in the opening lec-
ture of the winter series under the aus-
pices.of the British: Columbia. Chamber
of Mines at Victoria Hall in Vancouver.
The lectures, which are open to the
public, were officially launched by Mr:
Robt. Dunn, Deputy Minister of Mines,
in in appropriate speech. Dr. Victor
Dolmige, president of the chamber, oc-
cupied the chair. °

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There is in Canada w bellef that earn
‘is essential’ id ‘feeding poultry... Corn
2 Unquestionnbly is an, excellent - feed
m HT in the corn helt it is logical to usé
fhe common product. as the basis of
ponttry rations, In Canadé. however.
carn is coinparatively Httle grown and
in some districts It is véry_dittieutt to
. procure and often at a price not justi-
fied when its ‘value is compared with
home grawn grrins. It has been dem-
mM oostrated by feeding trials on the Bx-
a: berimental Farm that as good resnits
Bocru. be obtained with rations contain-
ing no corn ‘as with rations in which
coum is used. .
The Canadian grown grain most clo-
m sSely approximating corn in composition
fois harley pnt as harley. compared with
am corn Gs deficient in yitainin A it is ne-
Mm cossiry to overcome’ this deficiency.
This is best done by. the use of alfalfa,
or cloyer used fresh when available or
its nlfalfa leaf. meal of the leaves and
blossoms of well eure? bay, Doring
f the. season. of. close cortinement. barley.
Be vttions may be further -fottifiéd by the
“use of cod iiver oll. By all means use
home grown grains, - When it. 48 me-
cessary to~purchase grains’ buy: those
of which.Canada has a surpins as they
will give as good resulta at lower cost
than imported feeds.

The first’ half of 1938, said Dr. Gal-
loway. market a low point in British
Columbia mining with a decline of 13.4
per cent. compared withthe first halt
vf 1932. Tn 1933 production value ways
approximytely $29,000,000 or slightly
more than in. 1932. The tonnage was
approximately 4,300,000: or slightly
less than 1932. But the grade was
slightly higher hecanse more gold ore
tely than in the

ed an extraordinarily ‘good year for
the company and that he expected con-
ditions to improve, “The Kellogg Co.,
Mr. Kellozg stated. “are employing
more people, spenditiz more money and
working harder for business than at
any other period in our history,”
. Touching on plans for 1934 Mr. Kel-

‘reek there were from $20 to $80 dig-

- |ing., The western premiérs are report
gings.

ed to have their necks bowed, but that
ix probably a: little exaggerated. Pre
nier Pattullo, héwever, has. most of
his cabinet along with -him. He will
find it rather embarrassing to meet the
Legisinture. upon his return if be has
nat induced Premier Bennett to give
j ; him a lot of money to spend, hence the; /0gg stated that the company’s promo-
In that same year Sperry’ Cline and We arny of helpers, - tional budget for the year ahead was
a opumher of others, crown granted |. While the seswions will be in private larger than ever before and that the| #8 mined proportiona
¢cluims in the upper Telkwa district. one af the members of the conference} ®eWspiper, advertising: alone would| previous year. . ce 4
will be chosen to-make perlodical state|Tetch & new high mark in both scope} Dr. Galloway said that at the stand-
Inents to the press as: progress is made, | !2d inteusity. ant price . wre oduced in 2888 he
One of. the questions to, be discussed pinine i pa pam pestang oa wilvew
wlll be the suggestion of the Quebee ae fall eben :
es i“ big iInined, a decrense in“tonitiage of copper
premier that Canada have one ; but an-inerease. ih value due to higher
aweep stake for the benefit of the un] Goiiaian trees are well adapted to| prices, and an increase in the quantity
employed funds. This would keep 8) 4.54 the rigors of winter. Some trees|and value of lead mined, the latter be--
very large sum of money in Canada| woh as Birch and White Spruce form|ing a million dollars more, Zine was
and it would be available for our own) starch in summer, This - starch . be- down in quantity, he said, but up $400,-
very pressing needs... That will bring| jojas transformed into fat during the | 000 in value on account of higher prices
ont a lot of debating ability. winter says the Dominion Botantst and|. The nuipber of gold mines will be in-
: in tnrn reverts to starch on Opproach | creased this year, he continned, anit
HOE spring... [he formation. of fat ap-| payrolls wilt: be greater. Altogether
:~Ppenrs- to ..be--clearly -an-, adaptation :for |hé. said; it appears that British. Colum-"
withstanding the extreme cold of. nor;; bla's mining industry, although severe-
thern latitudes. During -winter alsa | ly curtailed by the world depression, is
the fact that the sap left the trunk and | now showing real evidences: of recovery
‘branches has been reduced to a ming /and Increased produetion and employ-
min is of the greatest importance to|ment is likely to ensue in 1034,
the plant because being more concen.
centrated [t can. withstand a much low-
er temperature without freezing,

OF that bunch of prospectors Peter
Jonsen, was the only one who stayed
with the creek. We. believe he is still
uv claim owner and an active operator
an McCunnell creek,

A man from Austrilin was ‘reported
to bave honght that stimmer over ten |
thousand aeres in the ‘Francois Lake
cotutry dud wis going to raise sheep
nnd cattle: He went out, reporting he
would soon return and start develop-
ment of his property. Te has not yet
come lack.

TREES MAKE STARCH AND FAT

‘Along about that time the district
was stirred wn with prospects of a
second railwey coming through, It
vay tobe built iy MeKenale &—Mann
and was to he the Peaée ‘River: bitttet.| ; mana :
The district is still looking for that! prince Edward Island is the smallest
Peace River outlet. .. province in Canada.-It-has the great
ext population per square mile, 40.6.
Six per cent of.the population are over
‘70 years of age, a much . higher per
centage than any other province, which
is a tribute to its healthfuk climate.
The islind province is approximately
145 miles long and from 4 to 35-miles

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"THE MILLION

i

The people who eame into this coun-
try in those days were dreamers, and
some of theiv dreams enme true, but
most af them did not. Some of those
yeople woke up from their dreams i
time, but a lot of us did not. .

CANADIAN POTATOES IN CYPRUS

—

A SINGING CHINAMAN

-Fancied Ladies Fancy. Undies—Got all
Dolled up and had Lot of Fun
While if Lasted

fee 78

An oll Chinaman in Hazelton took
quite a fancy to the dainty. little things
the modern givls and. ladies wear that
are not tniked ahont at chureh sociables
to any extent. His faney could not
shind the lore longer, so he started on
oe 3! round of the stores and’ in each he
aq vould Duy an arttele af some kind and
m@ then gather td: himself al..the faney
ae ~2ies he could: get ‘his hands. on. .. He.
pee OC home with an ‘armful and-praceed:
ee od to deci himself out, Not being pre-

Ss sxcnt during this Part, of the perform-

ace we cannot give details of how the

Chink knew what garment — to put
mee Where and whether they were npside
me COW OF fuside Outi” But what is the
ie ‘lifforence. He was all dolled up and
oats happy as a lark, He hnd elected

B binself a member of the opposite sex
ae ud to make sure he would not be
me Chrown out of that Brent society’ he
me stuffed all his own garments into the
fee stove,” The Chink sanz and made
ae. verry until bis brother Chinks could
mm stand It no longer; The provinelal po-
g, lice were Invited to.tnke a hand, They
me lid. The bedecked Chinaman was de-

a clared mentally unsound, and if TNy
lefinite evidence wag required the pra.
“Nineial poligebelieved that’ the ‘Fatt
that a man wanted ti be a womdn was
me (ite sufficient: ” fhe Chinaman got a.
am tvlp to Rupert and then to” Vancouver,
m ile was 2. guest of his. king’ and conn.
me thy. and he. showed his appreciation by
of singing carrols: almost conthiually,

al ‘,
a

ft Were. slightly. great
thin: during’ 1982, - The. re-
m ‘uction in ‘the. production: of chedse is
, Teflagted in: rediiced volumn,of. exports,
"but, inthis connection it. shouldbe’ not-

h wd rin gt
in Canada sa

Exports ot butter:
"er last yenr

‘need ta move from these rented lands

myutles‘that sent them.
‘{diture of a million dollars on. land, on

five settlements were established in
British Columbia QB. proposed, the pro-
vince would enjoy ‘at once the addition
to purchasing ower which, would re-
anit from the expe
Hon.

HORNBY’S LAND SETTLEMENT

One of the most interesting and pro-
inising immigintion plans presented for
Conus cousiderntion is that propos-
od by Brig. Gen. M. L. Hornby of Leth-
Inidge, Alberta, who discussed it re-
contly with the Advertising branch of
the Vaneonver Board of Trade.

The plan proposes in brief that vari-
ons connties and towns of England and
Scothind should spauser the sending of
vetilers wit’ the, expense ofthe Empire
‘Settlement Bind. ° * rd .
Tt woud appenr that the crux of the
situation is the trentment which will |
be accorded a bil before Parliament
in Great Britain in which it is propos-
ed to amend the Lond Settlement Act
so that the find of $15,000,000 -annnal-
ly, accumulnfing since’ 1922, will be
made nvaiialle for the settling of. Brit-
Inh peomes in Bmyplre countries without
the necessity of the Dominions putting
nop dotinar for dollar with the Imperial
flovernment, uO

Twenty new settler families would
come out eacle year to live for a period
of five yeurs, and work on a share
basis, on these training farms, At the
end of five yenrs they would be encour

mul take wp Inid of their own at no
expense-to the provinces, Should they
prove wrsuceessful and ‘become public
charges, they vould: he repatriated to
Ragland: ut the: expense of the com-

_ Settlement ‘world invol¥e the expen-

labor, buikling ‘supplles, ete, and if

uditure of five mil-

nelf-stistaint
‘| farming, m

stock .on ‘fay
ent transpo
fzntion enterg

in width. It contains an area of a
‘niilion and four hundred thousand
“eres, and bas often been referred to
us the million nere farm,

CANADIAN FLOUR IN JAPAN

During recent months Japan has
heen an important purehaser of Cana
Wun flour, some monthiy shipments
averiging 86,000 bnrrels. This hds
heen purchased largely through Japan
exe branch offices in Seattle and Port

Tepe AMounted to 160,298 short tons
as compared with 406,075 short tons
imported from Australia, Local mill
iug interests are of opinion that, owing
to the reported short crop in Australia
Tapanese milis will have to look to
Canada for larger supplies of wheat
during 1934.

‘Capitalism ie controlled in Sweilen.
siys Marquis W. Childs in Harpers.
Now we know why so many

land. Doving..the- first ‘tet “months 07.
1933 purchases ‘of wheat.n Canada by!

THE ARCTIC PRAIRIES

“Bivren Lands” as applied to the
far uorthern plains of Canada, is a
misleading and mappyropriate name for
the reason that these traets are far

from Darren. In most places the
fround ix well covered, often by even

i Iuxuriant vegetation. Also beautiful
bine Inpines: caver acres of the Arctic
tundra every summer, in adition to a
deep carpet of reindeer moss, meadows
of ldve-joint grass.

More than 85,000 persons joined in
spreading 125,000 pounds of poison rat
ba’t in eerieultural. districts east of
the Mississippi in campaigns organised
by the U. &. government, - -

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More than 150 varieties of tobaceo
Were tested at the experimental station
nt Harraqw, Ont«

: Le

Of the 29 - apple trees bearing. fruit

Swedes
come to thin country, eo,

lent management If it is to sueceed.
But tlie basis of settlement seems sonnd
enough and the training of immigrants
to go on the Innd and become selfsus-
taining:after a perlod of ‘schooling: is.-a
commendable feature of the scheme.

It. would assuredly not be. wise to
start more “wheat factortes" on -the
Dtatries, but Gen, Hornby's plan does
nit conten {@-ctop farms. He
Would’ make: be ,

By settlin

The project_is one that will involve

ed thnt:atocks of cheose
g at December. 1: wer y 8,388,139 poids
‘aventer than in Décember 1982, °:

i

nt

grent deal of planning, and of’ excel-

toward solvi
the Dominion;

mental station, ¢

en fre considered of
merit, . ‘ “

Lt

There ave fifteen miles of carrigana
hedzes at ‘the forest nursery station,
Sutherland, Saskatchewan
one

- Tt is a popular falacy: that rabbits.do
not require water. A supply of clean
water should he available at all. times,

- Annual Golf Bridge

On Burns’: Night ©

_ Thursday, January 25th.

‘ ” Venéefari ‘Rooins,’ Hazelton’ ‘
Bridge gt 820. _

_ Admission 50c
Impromptu Dance following

for the first time at Mordén. experi-| °

4. Have you pata

. Two years ago a trial shipment of
Canadian seed potatoes was made to
the island of Oyprus in the Mediter-
ranean through the Dominion Depart-
ment of Agriculture at Ottawa, The
seed shipped from Charlottetown, P.E.
I,, consisted of three varieties, namely
Green Mountain, . Bliss Trlumph and
Irish Cobbler. The ylelds obtained
were considerably greater than those
obtuined from local seed. ‘The best re-
sults were obtained from Green Moun-
tuin. and the Cyprus farmers were im-
pressed with the regular germination
and growth of ‘the Canadian potatoes.
Tests ‘with Canadian. seed were also
continued in 1982:by the ‘Department
of Agriculture in Cyprus with good re-
sults while. Irish’ varieties were also
tried. ont. These testd have not aa yet
however, resulted in commercial. ship-
ments of Canadian seed Totatoes to
Cyprus. Seed ..potatoes:“are imported
into Cyprus duty free, and no bag of
Seed! potatoes‘ mnst contali more’ than
112 pounds. . ,

Tn all Canada the total area estima-
ted as sown to the prinelpal field erops
in 1988 is 56,580,550 ncres,-as.compared
With 57)734,000 acres reported ‘fdr the
same cropy in 19382. ,

; . ate .

While there will no doubt be a lot of
geod come out of the meeting of -pre-
infers in ‘Ottawa this week Hon: Mr.
Bennett. told the provinces when he
was In Vancouver.:thatia: huge sum to
spend: on. non-productive, public works
Would not dé one of the good things.
The premier ts prepared to do every-
thing posstble and will, treat: all the
provitites alike “he. first wants to see
where the money is coming from. He .
dg.the one directly responsible, for the
credit of Canada‘and not the provincin!
premiers: who: have: electling- to win
and election proinises. to fulffl. -'

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