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NEW HAZELTON; B.C. WEDNESD. AY, JUNE 1%, 1936 _

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| Hon. Dr. McDonald T Talked on Markets |
And Marketing Legislation to Farmers |
Of the Bulkley Valley at Telkwa Meet: :

\ District “RB” Farmers’ Institute Elect J. G Donaldson the
New President and Chas. Killer Secretary.

on Thursday of this week Distric
“B” .Farmers’ Institute
vention was held at Telkwa.

ingly small this yenr.

promising.

drawn from_all corners.

The mlister: of nrericuiture,
Dy. McDonald, and his deputy
there and so. was Prof. King of the U.
B, C, Dept. ef Agri. They were worth
going a long way to hear, and the de-
legates and visitors got 2 lot.of inside
information that will be of value to
them. .

A morning session was held and at
it the officers for the ensuing year
were elected.’ President Chas. Killer
was in the chaix and ‘openéd the meet-
ing with some remarks. He spoke of

Elon.

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the very “active part that: Dr, -MecDon-
ad had always taken in support. of the
‘Legislation, . and
Ranke paca ny tee te Renal ei alte tthudl-eertehniot:
he

_ Donitnton: Moxbetts
| He had ‘a vdeo

AE

delegates . ta: te, Docter: for the good

of

xervices he had rendered.

“The minutes of: the ‘last: convention

were ‘read, ‘considered and adopted.
The officers for the: year were
elected as follows :—
President—J, G.° Bonaldson
Viee-Pres—W. Billeter —
Secrvetary—Chas.
Momlier to ‘the Advisory Ronra-—C
Killer, °
The Board 6f Directors ‘is eornposed’
of the ahove officers and the seeretary
of anch of the member matitites.
The new president. 7. G. Dowaldson
“hen took the chalr nud carried on the
mooting until! noo Ww hen routing intst-
bows wis, tralunget ted. os

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THE AFTERNOON: SESSION
About two oelock' Pres, Dena ldeon'y
cilled ‘for order and he had the acting
seoretary read the various resolutions
that. had been passed on by the resi
lutions -cammitte for consideration,
This business. being finished the
‘chafnman asked, “Mr, Munro, . deputy
inlnister, to address, the ‘gathevine,. and

-annual ¢on-
Owhig
to various elreumstances over which
the farmers have no control, the at-
tendance. of delegates was disappoint-
There were the
floods in -the west that kept delegates
from atteiiding ond there was an elec-
‘tion in thé east. that kept the boys of
Omineca pretty well occupied, and the
lee] weather conditions were not very
But at that there was a
fair attendance, even if (hey were not

were

tione board of directors ind one over-
head expense,

possible if such action was taken.

for timothy seed growing,

those crops.

mind for such seed.
a . es

PROF. KING SPOKE BRIEFLY

in the course of lectures they were giv

Many advantages were

He advised the farmers ‘to go in less
o erop that
depleted the soil, and go in more for
clovers, 2lfalfa und other grasses, and
if they wished to, produee seed from
There was always a de-

Trof. King of the U.B.C. said that
what they were trying to do this year

ing throughout the province was to

look,

the. -preblenia.

carry ‘adult: edueation somew hat far-
ther than just straight agriculture and
were ‘attempting to give a broader out
‘He spoke of ‘the progress that
had been made in the lust years in the
country, and he was’ glad to see an
attempt being made to solve some. of
He pointed - out... that
some serop ‘deficienci¢s ' in the’ eowntry
Were hoticeabte tn the enttle, anil these

then

Killer Sey

and ‘4 pfitable hasisy °
‘the: ‘minerals, and. many. of, ‘th
tata’ the fa rmers could. be supplied! by
proper ‘fodder. As he is giving a: ser:

only. spoke bricfly,.
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THE MINISTER GLAD TO BE HERE
a ee ,
Tlon. De, MeDonald spoke of his own
| fleasure. tt being present as. he was
tule to come north last year owing
ito a big fight he had on his hands in
the south with the new marketing lex-
islation:: /He regretted. tat conditions
in-the Berth were such this year that
mare delegates were unable to be pre-
sent ng. he. hid. particularly two sub-
| fects to talk. about-og general interest.
These weve why he had not called the

.{tdvisory hoard to met-in Victoria, and

the ‘ini arketing legialntion,
- Dry McDonald referred to his own re
intionshtp to farming in his early Hire
and bis continued interest. in the in-'
dustry. ai its problems since, He had!
had.an otebard in the Okanagan an#
had been n- shipper for twenty-seven
‘yeura through co-operative _organizn-
tions,

must: ‘be overcnme before the live: stock
indnstrs y could be put ‘on a permanent
He | mentioned

fes af: talks: tlireunghout the north: he],

“Lang whieh had. been put ‘Into ‘operation

'|the Dominton -Act, but to take: its pluce

meetlig of the board as S00 as he felt
it advisable.

“Tn regurd to the Marketing Legisla-
tion he said that he renlized that the
Supreme Court might give a decision
such as had just been given as it was
contrary to the British North Amerij-
ei Act which gaye’ ‘to’ the provinces
the Tight. to control marketing: He,
realizing this, had a bill prepared and
passed . In the dying: “days of the last
session of the legislative which world
enahle the province to tike over iin-
mediately the marketing of farm pro-
ducts and along similar lines as pro-
posed by the. Dominion Act. Now that
the Dominion Act had’ been thrown out
he had wired already” to have the pro-
vineinl act proclaimed and the. work
carried on with as llttle unsettlement
as possible, He hoped to be in Victor-
fa enrly next week: ‘and, he ‘Sajid, he
Proposed to-fight the battle of his life
fer the preservation of the marketing
plans now working, and to extend them
throughout the Provijice as quickly as
possible, The great: ‘nim is to pre-
serve the markets’ of'B. ©. for the folk
of B. C. and to Preveht other conntries
or other provinces dumping their sur-
pluses jn
ie the: fh ats iéh “giet refit to

thia Loprarinee. and wreck- .

*: PAPER: ON FRIDAY NOW

- Owing to’ changes‘in-the - train |
ad inal: service: flue to -the flood
Tha Omineca Herald will be pub-

‘shed ‘in time‘for the Friday train
Ta a few weeks we hope to get
‘hack to- the: ‘regular day again.

Louis Shorn is
‘Lost--Gone for .
Several Days

: eee.
TLeuls Shorn of Tellowr, one of the
rei) old (inces in that district. and one
of the best known residents in fie in-
ter or. has been missing sinee Jast Mon
diy evening, and up te Friday morn:
Ine nothing could be found to indiente |:
where le had gone, Mr. Shorn is en
old main fn the neighhorhuod of eighty
rears ov. better, He has for | years
heen an investor, 2 prospector and 8
intuer, He has 2 group of claims on
Grange mountain and had, purchased
his senson's grub supply, had it taken
out to Lowe's ranch and arranged for
Lowe's nen to pack it np the moun-
trin for Bim, {Mr. Shorn went out to
Lowe's ranch ‘Mondas, had supper at
the house nnd went to a cabin where
he was to spend the night. He. was
seen by Harold Gould to come ont of
the enbin and with his dog, started up
the little hili just past Lowe's ranch.
Thinking that the old man was just
going for a Uttle walk nothing more
was ‘thought abont the matter, bit on
Tuesday morning he was not in the
eabin and bad not slept there all ‘ey.
ening.
. Word. wi as. then, sent to: Telkwa. ahd
hab ent: 188 |

the. middlemen and great. Josaes ‘to the:
producers. .. us

Hon, Dr. - McDonald dleionistrated
Lhe bad a*real. arasp of ‘thé. marketing
problems. and he made out fl good case

‘to date,

Marketing Act
Disallowed ‘by
Supreme Court

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On Thursday word was received to
the effeet- that. the “Supreme Court .of
Canada had: disallowed the Agricul-
tural Products Marketing. _Act which
was juissed. by the. Bennett. government

ii¥ inany places,’ ‘and with good: results
te the farmers,: Hons-Dr. MeDonald,
ninister of agriculture for B.’C., who
has always heen strongly. in favor: of
that ‘act, and ‘wha: had a- provincial
act pussed at .the last’ ‘session, of. the
legislature, not dnty to dove-tail with {*

of his department and:the action taken]

Hatel- was the headquarters. for the
{dvlevates and farmers: and visitors: sate
tending the convention of District #B"

hour Mine Host Bussinger put on a
Special dinner. for: them and it was a
foal one,
avonnd the table. -
is now serving the pallle and both: ‘the
roous and dining room are operating.
The furnishings upstairs are all new
and of the best.
with hot and coll running ‘Water, | It
will mean a ‘good dent” to Telkwa: to

‘search: parties: have: been scouring” the!’
mountain: ‘and: the Valley. One of. the
strange features’ ds: that his dog ¥ ns
with hint and it Is a live wire dog; but,
there has yet heen | no sign of. the dog.
Telkw: a People are greatly concerned
about the: ‘disappearance of Mr. Shorn
as he was one. of the dest liked men, in

the ‘community, ee
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TRLKWA HOTEL OPEN AGAIN

Thursday of this week the Metkewa

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Farmers Tistitntes, and. nt” the noon

Some’ 17 ‘guests "gathered
The. Telkwa Hotel

There is a ‘bath room

again have n ‘hotel, operating:
en a

re | dg “wat kets

hurrylug to get out “Fridhy™
would. have done . better.
work Was stopped for is ‘not under-
standable. | But the- government of this.
prov ince cannot, ‘apparently, think of
more than one “thie: at a‘time, and the
one great thing’ in the minds at: Vietor-
ia. isto’ win! Omihica ’ ‘by-élection.

in Creamery for.

.. Bulkley Valley
Farmers Work

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Johu Lapadat and his neighbors are
out to establish a ereamery in the val-‘
ley and last Wednesday evening there
wilx a bumper meeting held at Drift-
wood when the matter was pretty well
lise nssed. ‘Those who have taken u
led in ‘the. matter are more enthuse]
new than ever, —

fPher e were about sixty present aot
the, nieeting including Dr. McDonald.
minister of. agriculture, Deputy minis-
ter Munro and Prof, King of the U.B.
C.' The deniand for a creamery has
arisen since the tle up, of the ‘railway
nnd the. fnemers find themselves with
t lot of fresheows and no place to dis-
pose of thelr evenin ond milk, There
war a feeling among some of the farm-
ers before that’ a local ¢reamery would
he of more benefit ‘than shipping the
raw produet, The present tie-up has
araused a lot more enthusiasm.

: The minister was asked about the
creamery plant. at Vanderhoof which
is the property of the province, and
which bas heen closed for a long time.
Dr.MecDonald told-the meeting that he
would be glad to give them the plant
without cost’ and. let ‘them work out
their own salvation.. He ‘also gave 'em
some advice on what to do before start.
ing a creamery, and there is plenty to
flo. He also advised them. ‘as.to the
wanfigement and the butter- maker.
Since then John Lapadat has been do-
dng a lot of running about gathering
‘data and it. is expected.a meeting will
he culled before:long.to take action or
te ‘dyqy ‘the inaitter The. latter: course.

Campaigning i in
Omineca While
_ Country Flood s

White all: the cabinet ministers frou

Victoria, Int two, are campalgning in
Onvnecn to try and+retain. that: sent
which has heen strong Liberal ever
since it was created, all the Toad work
in. Skeena his, heen closed down, even
work . Chiat ‘had already. been- Provided
w ith finds, partly. from: the Dominion
government,”
crossing has heen: ‘stopped ‘and the ap
proach..from. the enst:‘left. in ‘a most
tiseracetal ‘condition; VAS? hool

The. high! level * fatliway

boy
‘afternoon
What that

- In the meantime the mighty rivers of

ihe deputy mitiister spoke only briefly
but what: he said was very much. to
the point. He did not enconrage ‘the
idea of Farmers’ Unstltutes going ‘in’
for retail merchandising naib was wi

- Fram the time he took office he
sald he’ ‘had been. keenly interested in
the Dominion Agr icultural Produets.
Marketing Act, and he supported it in
‘every “way, jHe realized the great be-
(ale to the merchants of: the eountry.. nefit it: would be to the farmers and

_ Some of the. dJarger . manutietivers ate. he had. trepared: a provincial act to
objecting ‘to. sell in quantittes to the’ dove’ tall with. the. Dominion act and
institutes if they ure golng to rethil to. B.C. waa not slow in taking advantacé:
lew-nembers. of that’ Dominton Act.’ He referred to

. "The Depty. Minister also reterred: to: whit, “had-. -ulready been . accomplished :
the various concessions which: the: C. by. controlled: marketing in’. the’ differs.
N. TR. -had made to‘ farmers in ihe way Lent branches: ‘where’ it, had. been tried, aa
«if rates-and services, and as yet the/ont, Knowing that. the greatest of all”
evidence: that: any. particular “‘wilvan:" farmers’:problems: wis getting his pro.
thee. had been taken by. the foriners ‘of duce on ‘the market and “getting suffi:
these concessions. was, meagre, ‘He ur: clent Teturns from: ‘it to pay; the cost ‘of:
a ded: ‘the: farmers: 40. ‘maker ‘more: we! ‘af production. and. a. reasonable return’ for.

the province. flood”: find do‘millions of
dollars ‘of. ‘damage, - wipe. out. Settlers,
and: even’ whole: communities. ‘and the
Yoada. ‘are. washed: out: and: bridges are
earried away} ‘the: ‘rivers: recede and
leave - exposed ‘the’ -wheckage, But the
Premier.and his: cabinet: ‘campaign: for
a siigle seat in. Omineca’ and leave; the

dn, cise the Supreme Court gave’a de-
elsion auch’ 48. they ‘have given. ‘Aa
sodn an the word: Was received’ by. the
| provincial inipister, ‘at: Teliewno he im-

TROUBLES OF QUEBEC LIBERALS

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Ts iy ir) .
At last the Tiischerean governiment
in Quebec has resigned. For | nidn
mediately wired ° Victoria” urging; that Jong yerrs it hag had-full sway. in- the
the provinéial act be®: proclaimed ; province nnd-as so often: heppens, : the
at onee, ief concern now’ isto government Was not. the government at

marae. ma mel, ofthe -Doniiniow , OF: ut hut: self- interested. hersons, Al‘the people to do for. themselves: or sit" and oe
r; bring. it, mi--{ inst geueral, proviticial: - election *:4 aty -
der the Jurisdiction of. the proy incial Liberals revolted dnd’ almost detenpod re Jena oe oe seu
net; ee oe 2 | Be government, rh: hee then inves-} ¢ ‘
ree ees tigations: ‘have ; Droven ‘tod, much ‘for, hel;

Gy Arist ‘plonecr. of. the’, Gone ‘prenifer: ahd his’ =

te is ‘follawers. “MGs: fre ly | and. the “P male: stayed in Victoria ant
atruction’ days,’ ‘Dit: who. was’ Wwiae! predicted | that: after, thie, next | general pote = the” cents
enough to get out . ‘While the. + getting election ‘which is called: for. Atiguat 415, Ste ‘pedp!
Was good, ’.was: ‘alin Smithers | renewing ‘the Liberals wil not! have; 15: seated Tt |

old acquaintances, : and he found quite is a great’ blow;'to ‘the:
afew: of ‘them, y fu

‘mS. tha “the: Pattullo gure
la. hay We-been 1 much atroilz a

Oy, has. grown. in’ sta-| and although th mera it
Ww hat they had nlrondy; got rather. ‘than’ the labor and: on the. Investment, that fuer, ‘and:affluance,;' ‘ind, He: “wag ‘avery boii erent Ni strength e
(. fo be’ aisketiey” “for more, ‘aid more: ‘eou he, could seee.no: reagon fora‘ meeting | welcome “visitor, in, Smithers. :: He -lett i ate

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corsdons, nea ot 94 be ats I of ithe. adyleory “boned until the, ‘malt
_Auither: Kpod ‘aieston mute hy aanpiitlo

‘on Thursday: ‘enllon, Chas:
jand then BO out:'to.'nee; John Bostrom] ;
nt Francatd, Lake ‘He? Wns int Bolig pa she
to drive Hon, Dr. eDonata: biel al
ir hanil, to ent] 1 tts const after. “hie tp

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Barrett |

! oalles, =H, - “propdeed “how!
“mu ntaatlons je “Trane: am tiv ‘or, naw that thet ngeket ing: Teatsin: §
Tega as mec tateatt a! ty with! “anit “hend, th oF aw vywitty well

cat th no ie pr
Ih ve. ravotied. |

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