Continued from Page 1 qwestion Was to come up for: discussion at the annual meeting of the Assocint- ed Boards of Trade to he held in Prince Rupert in Inne. On the motion of Mr. Sherwood se- conded by ALr, Willson it” was nerecd. to tuke up the questioneat the” June meeting of the Council of the Board. Mr. Sinaile conttibuted a ‘piano gel- vetion which owas mmtuch enjoy ed And evoked an encare, SECRETARY L's ANNU AL, REPORT. The guiriet sunt ended bas heen offe "oof constant activity: on ‘the part, of the}, Board. Semehaw when things: appeny § to he quictest we can always. find some probleme that need oy ‘attention. YT he pWost hon uf parking. and eamp- ing xpUe’ te Lukelse lake has, ‘been a very Vive ahgocct. (uring the quitter amd Varions commnimleitions have pas- ‘sed on the shhjoct hoiw een the, couneil and the local member und the govern- mnent. So far ne vestlt has eventuated The government does not want to pur- @hase kad for the porpose but is will- ing to reserve kind cif such can be found suitable, ‘the: local committee set ip to deal with. the qestion report that there. is ne Innd at the lake suitable for this pur- Pose and there secs to be no alter- native to pressing the: oviginal ‘resolu. tion. The question of prohibiting fishing for dolly or char in’ Lakelse lake or river fron Nov. 15 to May 23 has been * Vigorously taken up with the: uuthor- ities but so fur the only. result «has been a promise on the part of the De- partment of Marine and Fisheries to look into the matter and report. . No action has yet been taken on the question of the removal of the Indian vrant from the lceat medical . service ws no report has yet been received from the hospital board, This isa matter which should be persued. Several ndditions to the mining lib- rary have been recieved through the kindness of Mr. 9, A. Blow of the Nat- ural Resources department of the C, N. R. Efforts were made’ to persuade the Minestry of Mines to institute an ore sampling works at Prince Rupert but without result. ; , The customity standing committees have heen set up lut several of them are not yet fully manned. References to the various committees have been circulated so that members may know their duties. ndeavours have time to tlme to obtain. larger alloca- tions of funds for local improvements ait efforts are now under way to get into tanch with the new assistant dis- trict engineer so-aus to get a line on the the work uccessary to be carried -ovit this year. The honorary president vis- ited Victoria and was in consultation with the premier ind other ministers in regard ta our district needs, Aosinal) accession te the. ranks of remnbers bas heen made but -there is room for material Improvement in this respect, + No solution to the ‘problem. of ris: ji ing the secretary's rennineration has heen found, One wonders whether the eommmitree » denting “with this question ues heen down w Ith the flu’. A Droposnl of ‘the. Board ‘to plrec pormaneut men-on Kalum and: Lakelse rouds has been put to the district eng- ineor, but no lecision has yet been re- eorded. i Information has is usual, heen sent amt to inquirers about the possibilities af he distriet and te publicity people, We are expeeting to have a lecture by a university -proffessor: ‘some time tu June, and we propose to’ take part in Empire Week: - Celebrations. “The American Consul: has’ ‘been , advised of. siiteble landing places for Alrplan: ay in the distriet fad we, ‘have ‘vene wo “jsevernl hens: at-onee, : by the Department ‘or Agriculture {should lie inde: ready wav ernment-ow ned, | them. been - made fvom , ate ‘the Fi xberimental’ Farm, The Terrace Board of Trade Toards—altogether we believe a record of whieb the Bontd las no need .to he ashamed. "HATCHING WITH HENS: When chicks are te be hatehed: by the natural method it Is well. to “set Aw tlie dues ine tested from time to: tine the. infirtile eves remoy cd those ‘remaining can’ he given to- fewer hens: ‘Then * when the chicks lite That few will be able to brood a Jarge er flock of the suine ave. ‘When this eystan - iscused: the hers from w Meh the egss dave beet takin wry ts raspy rad Ma prog Ure vfor yavesal Weekes Me ob." Milford, the ‘Dominion “Pontiey ‘Husbandman in. circular. No. 70, "Natural Tne alain’? o rtihlisdyedy at ‘dust- insect Ottawe. rew mmends thor oughly . ing: the hen with sulphuy or. powder: hefore she’ ix set. ‘The. and the. hen placed on the eggs. preferably after dark: ‘To test “the hen for oa Indoder is well to give her a few common eges for a tew days Set oslia May he given a setting ‘from, In to 15 eggs aceording- to size, ’ Tt is important to vee, that: the nest is per: feetly clean und disenfected | hefore allowing the hen into it. Tt is vegard- ctl aes it ond practice to set the hen where the laying stock Guinot get to A colony howe makes an ‘ideal place ‘for this purpose, There should he kept neay at hand i -constant ‘sup- Wy of fresh water” and -hard » grain either plneed “on the floor or in the hopper ns Well as green feed: Some | hens do nat sit us well as others and Mr. Vitor a regards it advantng 200U8 to continue the good set- ters at work for severnl weeks. ‘This iiny he done by removing, the eggs to other hens before’ they dive hatched. If they continue to sit well nud keep in gvod flesh it may, he ‘possible: ‘to keep them at work ‘for several hatch- ings before allowing” them off with chicks or putting them off into lay- ing pens. oe The lehter Living breeds Iike the Leghorns, though © they nify become broody seldom, make satisfactory | sit- ters. Hens of the medium “or: large size. that ave not too clumsy and awk- | ward shonld be used for incubation. Tt is also pointed out in the —cireutar |- that hens usually sit hetter than pul- lets, a GROWING GREEN DUCKS Growing green ducks is an aecupn- tion which ‘returns handsome profits |: for the mouey juvested. Bxperimentnl: work) at the Central’ Pxperimentnl Farm, Ottawa, shows tint Pekin dueck- lings averaged six pounds eich in ter Weeks, and made a net prefit, over cost af feed uid duckling, .of $12.88 ench, The ducklings of the Pekin breed fMade at least one halt pound heavier rains than ducklings of other breeds. Doekliugs intended: for mirketing as eveen ducks,. shomld he of the Pekin breed Deeuuse of thelr early. tlerelop- ing qualities, ind they must he forced by special methed of feeding. Frequent feeding promotes rapid growth, Young ducklings should be fed Hix tines “lady. from the start, until they ‘are from two to three weeks old, and five times dally until they are Feady for’ market. ; oan it feed vised for growing ducklings Ottawa, is equitil parts of bran, shorts and corn meal with ‘about ‘ten per. cent: beef. meal added. A Httle chaveoal (about one. per cent) Is also ‘Feconmended. This mash’ should he mulstened With t | water,’ but not, innde sticky or sloppy. Aad only sufficient’ Avater to. make meal ‘Stick, together. ‘Sprinkle, coarse red Tt sand ‘dyer the mash \jned :up fine. . Sart with only a sina] nest. “and if stil Inetined. to | as something: before | ‘feeding, a eat pen'igs AK, anit and. aids in, the |... feeding. After the duckiings -are four or five days’ old some greed food should: he given such ay: clover. or ~ alfalfa which’ has been freshly et, and chop- |! amount of this muterinl aml gradually increase it until the ‘mash ‘contrins a: hout one fifth green food. : W hen the dncklings” are about six | the duckling will eat wp clean at eneh | gradually eliminated and at the eom- ' etme: to > market them. If they are- kept mencement of sessing more musi. should be. changed to one pos- thus increasing, The fattening mish used at Ottawa fit, is 50 ‘pounds. shorts, and. 16 pounds beet. mea, with | : R sprinkling of coarse sand, By the time the: ducklings are _ tent tyne out some’ exceptionally fine’ saut- , weeks old (hay shoud be in excellent | ples und had no difficulty ‘finding “al flesh! ad have developed’ theit five days old some greet fool should | coat of: body feathers. This is the right ~ the seventh’ week the longer they will change their feathers’ fattening properties, and the rate df growth will detrease cost and reducing pro- cornmeal, 85 poids; ae Farmers of, the. Westerin’. “dstrict ‘this winter iurned ‘considerable. nork 7 inti home-cured, hams and bacon’ They’ first: Fendy, ntket, the demand. being. reat idan the supply. Harold Eustace Kay. . SCOTCH LASSIES FIGURE IN FISH WIVES DANCE This will be one of the outstanding features of the first Sea Music Festival held at Vancouver, January 28-26. under the auspices. of the Canadian Pacific Railway. be at.the Hotel Vancouver and an unique programme of sea chanties, songs and dances will be given by distinguished singers, fine instrumentalists and well trained artists, under the musical direction of. Headquartera of the festival will . -O ver the man and president of the’ Hotel at Vancouver and that the traffic, West is a lodestone. When Calrary read of the four floors which will add 200 rooms week drop back to the. dolor,’ and sport of the early’ 80's. - to city and the times, When. however. wore, lias wad bracebivs signature of E. W. Beatty, chaix- Pacific Railway, has cone the announcem@nt that large extensions are to be made to the Palliser Hotel at Calgary and the Empress accommodation will be ready. for ioceupancy before the peak of the present years, tourist This is good news, not only to. the two cities more directly concerned where a total of more than four million dollars will’ be spent in the work, but to a vast legion in all corners of the earth to. whom the Canadian to the city’s accommodation, .it thought of Stampede week, and the thousands who pour in from all points of the compass, clamouring. . * for aecommodation and. joining. the’ mill of Cowboys, Indians and old-timers who for one - ; Calgary is a steadily ‘progressive: city: Its trade and commerce continue'to expand. Tt is a great city of the plaing.and the Palliser.” will be as spacious and beautiful as is fitting: “kL Canadian additional additional with bath -. The “Empress” addition of 270 rooma with bath . shown above will also'be appreciated by an ever in- -ereasing number to whom the quiet English city, of the Pacific coast holds‘annual’ ‘appeal. Phe new wing: will be a beautiful structure carrying out the chateau type of architecture exemp!""'~1 by the-ol building. ite walls Lo..ue, ivy clad. and tts 8 ute covered “by; the’ it wil lowe ‘nothing. and it ‘ati, more with the ‘back- ground of holly hedges and box-wood trimmings, — When these two ‘extensions ‘are completed; >Canadians’ may: take. stilkimete: pride “in a. chain of - Canadian owned and operated hotels" which extends... from coast to coast and. in point of view of service, | world and appointments Ss s nepond to None.'in the’ wor .