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The Budget Debate at Ottawa

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PRINCIPAL CONTENTS page methods and expressions Which no business man would u^c Editoriai i in dealing vdth other business men whose attitude on a busi- Debate on Bill to Ratify Railway Agreement 4 ness question might differ from his own; methods, moreover, Neavs From the Alberta Wheat Pool Head Office 10 which have long been albandoned in such municipal council.^ as we know. W. Australian Fool Handles Over 87% Deliveries ! 1 Standards which are maintained in the business News and Views of the Wheat Pool 1 and Premier's Calmly Analytical Speech Answers Criticisms 12 municipal world should not be too high for legislative as- semblies. Inside Story of U. S. Grain Marketing Corporation Is Told.. 16 * * * Financial Effects of Interim Payment 16 The Budget Debate in the House of Commons 18 Mr. Giroux, the Liberal member for Grouard, in express- ing News From thf. Alberta Poultry Pool Head OFi^iCE 20 approval of the action taken by the Alberta Government Important Notice to All Pool Members 20 in respect to the E. D. and B. C. Railway, rightly declared Annual Meeting of C. C. A. in Winnipeg April 4th 20 that the interests of the people of the Province as a whole Whither Canada? 22 must be given prior consideration over the interests of any one small section. Cameron Believes New Grain Act Is Urgently Needed 22 The rates, he said, should not be set in U. F. W. A. AND Junior Branch 24 the interests of a few wholesalers, if this would mean loss Why We Should Study Co-operation 24 to the public as a whole. 4s * * Years Activities at Lone Ridge 24 Complete Reorganization of Grain Standards Board Askedj. 26 THE CURRENT ISSUE If War Comes in China 30 This week we publish the largest regular issue of "The U. F. A." since the foundation of the paper. The publication of a paper equal in size to any of our previous special num- EDITORIAL bers, and on an entirely profitable basis, is made possible as the result of steadily increasing recognition of the value of BRITISH the paper to advertisers. A PRINCIPLE In this regular number a greater volume of advertising When J. S. Woodsworth, M,.P., in behalf of his own and is in fact carried than in any of our annual Pool numbers in the TT. F. A. and Progressive groups, moved to limit the re- past years, and this by a substantial margin. ductions in income tax proposed by the Ottawa Government We do not intend to refer to this matter again in our to incomes of $10,000 and under, he was seeking one means editorial columns. We merely wish to point out that the the only means open to him—of bringing Canadian income value of the paper to the memlbership depends in large taxation more closely in line with that of Great Britain. measure upon the revenue tihat is put into it, that under In Britain the income tax is steeply graduated, so that the present conditions the revenue comes chiefly from advertis- man of substantial means pays a much greater proportion of ing, and that readers who see fit to deal with "The U.F.A." his income to the state than his fellow citizen whose ability advertisers will render their own organization a service by to bear taxation is less. mentioning this paper when replying to the advertisements. The choice of .$10,000 by Mr. Woodsworth was arbitrary, « * * but the private member works under strict limitations in "ENEMIES OF THE PEACE OF THE WORLD" advancing proposals of this character, and Mr. Woodsworth's Every advance the Chinese people m.ethod was right. made by towards the achievement of mastery in their household seems to The British income tax deserves the close study of all own be regarded certain of our Canadian daily papers as af- students of Canadian finance. The subject is given little or by an front to all foreigTi powers. It is refreshing, therefore, to no publicity in Canadian papers; and it is noteworthy that turn to the columns of the Ottawa Citizen, which is carrying whenever an attempt is made in Canada to apply, in one form or another, the most progressive and economically sound of on, consistently and courageously, an editorial policy of en- this Citizen does not stand alone British policies, the chief opposition comes from those who lightenment. In respect the are v/ont to proclaim most loudly their devotion to Briti.sh among Canadian dailies, but it is the most outspoken. We in full, page, its recent editorial ideals, British methods, and British traditions. publish on another comment * * * on the menacing situation in the Orient. While Premier Brownlee was speaking in the Legislature No reader of the Citizen, Which is one of the papers the family, could accuse it of anti-British on the E. D. and B. C. Railway bill, Mr. McGillivray was owned by Southam moved to apologize for certain expressions he had used in prejudice. It has always been an advocate of close fraternal Britain other the debate. The apology was as creditable to the Conserva- relationships between Canada and Great and British the Citizen tive leader as the expressions had been regrettalble. We be- nations under the crown. But has come conclusion that "the economic imperialists simply lieve Mr. McGillivray is too good a lawyer to adopt as his to the who skirmish on the outposts of motto in legal practice: "No case: abuse the plaintiff's see in Shanghai one more minor attorney", and he realizes that "abusing the plaintiff's at- Empire, or a brave gesture on the part of a minority of torney" should have no place in the discussion of public af- Europeans against a foreign rabble, are enemies of the Em- pire of the of the world." fairs. It is certainly not good policy in Alberta, least of all and peace in the rural districts, whiere in the last Provincial general election campaign more than one political party leader H. W. Wood gave Vancouver business men a taste of his created a bad impression at farmers' meetings by failure to plain talking the other day and they are still wondering. recognize this fact. They needn't wonder. Whatever Mr. Wood told them he * * * thoroughly believed himself. He does not camouflage or say The tone of political controversy is infinitely higher in one thing when he really means another. Vancouverites may Alberta today than at any time in the passt history of the question Mr. Wood's conclusions but never his blunt, straight- Pro\nnce. But there is still a tendency to use in debate forward honesty.—Calgary Herald. 4 (180) THE U. F. A. March 16th, 1927

Debate on Bill to Ratify Taking Over of the E.D. and B.C. Railway Feature of Week in Alberta Legislative Assembly

Only Four Members of Assembly Support Amendment to Second Reading, Demanding That Rates Agreement Be Submitted to Railway Commissioners—L. A. Giroux, Liberal Member From North, Supports Govern- ment and Only Shaw and Webster, McGiMivray and Irwin Vote for Irwin Amendment

Amendments to consideration. He also hoped the settler Game The greater part of the past week would be protected. Act Discussed in the Alberta Legislative Assem- Mr. Hoadley pointed out that the bly was devoted to a debate upon Province of B. C. were in possession of the bill to ratify the taking ovf;r their resources. The time required to Assembly Also Deals With Amendment of the E. D. and B. C. Railway by make the survey of the Province would to Domestic Animals Act for Benefit the Alberta Government. A. A. aid in making the Department familiar McGillivray, in the course of an at- of Farmers in Dried Out Areas with the resident trappers in the unsur- tack on the Government, used veyed parts of the north. There was no language MONDAY'S SITTING for which he expressed intention whatever on the part of the regret at a later stage in the de- Department to grant leases indiscrimi- EDMONTON, March 7.—Twice in one bate when Premier Brownlee was nately and unless so directed by the day L. A. Giroux, Grouard (Lib- replying. Legislature no issue of permits would eral), moved amendments to bills in The report of Thursday's sit- be granted to fur dealers or others con- committee of the whole, which amend- ting of the Assembly, when the nected with that industry. ments were thrown out by the commit- Premier dealt in an exhaustive way Mr. Giroux: "How can you prevent it with the criticism tee without division. Both amendments which had been if it is done through a third party?" offered Mr. McGillivray, were with regard to the curtailment of by Mr. Mr. Hoadley: "How can anything be Shaw and others, will be found on the powers of Ministers in administra- prevented?" The process of law would page 12 of this issue. tion of acts coming within their juris- result in the cancellation of the permit. During the week an interesting diction. The Minister dilated on the splendid debate on the Lacombe and North revenue producing proposition involved The first suggested amendment was to Western Railway took place, D. C. in the carrying on of a muskrat indus- curtail the powers of the Minister of Breton, U. F. A. member for Le- try. Agriculture in determining what areas duc, moving a resolution on this should be leased for the purpose of fur matter which he subsequently with- NO IMPOVERISHMENT farming. The second was to eliminate drew. OF LAKES words in the Village Act whereby the W. W. Prevey, Edmonton (LiberaH, Minister is vested witJi the power to wanted the regulations to emibody the create villages on his own motion. This tee of the whole was given a bill dealing principle that only 10 per cent, of the took place at the evening session, and •\^'ith the formation of grazing areas in area availaJble should be leased at the several members of the farmer side took unorganized territory whereby settlers beginning, to which the Minister replied the same view of the matter as the who remain in dried out areas may be that that was the intention of the De- member for Grouard. M. C. McCool, enalbled to keep sufficient stock to make partment. Mr. Hoadley also assured the Cochrane (U. F. A.) opposed the prin- it worth while to continue. This is Assembly that it w^ould be made clear ciple. meant to apply moi-e particularly to the that no impoverishment of the lakes Discussion of the railway situation Tilley East area. would be allowed and that it would be which had been slated for today was necessary for the lessee to restock the postponed one more day. A tremendous GAME ACT AMENDMENTS area. He detailed the agreement be- amount of work was done in the coui-se PROVOKE DISCUSSION tween the United States and the Prov- of the day, and a large number of new The Game Act amendments were ince with regard to sanctuary areas, arid bills introduced. again productive of much discussion. The pointed out that any body of water of bill pro\ades one month longer season larger area than 100 yards to tlie centre ALBERTA COUNSEL HAS was sanctuary area. WATCHING BRIEF for fox. The muskrat season shall be a during March and April. Beaver shall Mr. Giroux insisted that the clauses On the orders of the day Mr. McGilli- 'be protected up until 1935. Spearing of be allowed to stand until some agreed vray called the Premier's attention to a muskrat must be done only on special upon amendment could be introd/uce

that before he could vote an investiga- trol, I am prepared to resign my seat see a worthy public servant slandered tion should be made. in this Government," said the Premier. unjustifiably, nor abandoned to vitupera- The administration was carried out tion and disgrace without voicing his J. T. Shaw, Bow Valley (Liberal), was struck by the peculiar nature of the with less capital expenditure than that protest. resolution. It was unusual to ask a Gov- of any other Province, which reflect- The vote being then taken the U.F.A., ernment to express confidence in its ed credit on the Coimmissioner, and the Conservatives and Labor voted for the own employees. He jokingly remarked other Provinces were adopting the Al- resolution; the Liberals (except Bou- that as some people had referred to the berta idea of one Commissioner only. dreau) refusing to commit themselves Premier himself at one time as inef- It had been suggested that control of by remaining seated, while Lucien Bou- ficient, incompetent or stupid, it would the Liquor Act should be vested in the dreau stood up alone amid the cheers not be amiss to have a resolution Legislature. If that could be done and of the house, to register against. Andrew relieve brought in to show that he was not as at the same time the Govern- Smeaton, Lethbridge, had vacated the rumor depicted. ment of the responsibility he would be House. happy, but he would not consent to this Mr. iShaw's main contention was that so long as he had to carry the respon- LACOMBE NORTH not 95 per cent, of the members of the sibility. WESTERN RAILWAY House could vote intelligently on the D. C. Breton, resolution without first having some DINNING'S CIRCULAR AGAINST Leduc (U. F. A.), in moving his resolution said competent committee called to investi- POLITICAL ACTIVITIES he was tak- ing up a matter of tremendous gate and bear all parties. Mr. Dinning import- The Premier quoted two letters from ance to a large could come before this committee and area of country lying Mr. Dinning to all members of his staff southwest of expose the complete working of his de- Edmonton, west of the strictly enjoining upon them the im- partment; then members would be Calgary and Edmonton line as far south portance of not participating in poli- and justified in voting for or against a re- as Lacombe hoped the members tical activities. Mr. Boudreau had said solution of this nature. would have patience with him while he that the Government had conspired dealt with it. J. E. Brownlee, Premier, said he ap- against him and that the forces of the ^'The particular country now being preciated t?ie spirit of fair play shown insurance and liquor branches had been served and to be served by the Lacombe by the Consei'vative leader, and he used to slaughter him. Mr. Brownlee and North Western Railway has been ynshed it known that there was abso- assured the member for St. Albert that settled for 25 to 30 years and in some lutely no collusion between the leader the Government had really not wasted districts longer," he said. "Settlers and himself. He was surprised at the any thought on him. He had endeavor- were drawn into the country by rail- attitude of the Liberal leader and the ed as much as possible in the coui'se way promises, I myself home.steaded at member from Lethbridge. Why did of the campaign to keep as many Lib- Telfordville, 30 miles west of Leduc, they not call the public accoimts com- erals out as possible, but this had been 22 years ago, thinking I was going into mittee if they were doubtful as to the done in an impersonal way. He had a country marked out for a railway, and integrity of the Commissioner. The even forgotten that he had been xm- today I am just as far from a railway wide experience of both Mr. Shaw and able to speak in St. Albert until the as I was in 1905. the member from St. Albert should member brought it to his attention. have led them to that that "In 1909, 18 Interested farmers and know com- A man placed in the position of Mr. available business mittee was on demand of any Dinning would certainly be called upon men in the Blindman Valley member. It was not the custom of having given up hope of any railway to make important decisions, and it was governments to call committees to- inevitable that these decisions would help from either the Dominion or Pro- gether unless vindial Governmentsi, application was made. The not meet approval from all quart- started the La- proper duty of and Blindman Valley Electric any member when the ers. Until there was some definite evi- combe propriety of any public servant in Railway Company." was dence produced it would be most unfair question to application Mr. Breton then outlined the subse- was make to to pass judgment, and the old British have the matter investigated. quent history of the railway. For years law that a man is innocent until proved The Liberal leader had remarked guilty should be invoked by the mem- no steel was laid although grading was that there were statements made about bers of the House. done in 19] 2, 1913 and 1914 intermit- the Premier himself. "Well," Mr. Brown- tently for a s:hort distance. In 1913 lee remarked .smilingly, "I presented TOOK BOUDREAU the Government authorized a guarantee my case to a much greater jury than TOO SERIOUSLY of securities to the extent of $7,000 the members of this House, even after C. L. Gibbs, Edmonton (Labor), per mile and in 1917 laid steel from such charges had been made, and the thought the leader of the Conservative Lacombe to Bentley, practically assum- verdict was sufficiently decisive to party had taken the member from St. ing the operation and construction of warrant me in assuming that no heed yVl^bert too seriously. The resolution the road the following year. may be taken—of such charges." suggested some widespread volume of TAKEN OVER BECAUSE Capt. Shaw "That doesn't help me dissatisfaction. Personally he thought PRIVATE OPERATION FAILED any." the member from St. Albert had acted Mr. Brownlee replied that the honor- under stress. He was going to support In 1919 the Lacombe and Blindman Valley line taken over by the Stew- able gentleman had also submitted him- the resolution, but wanted it understood was self to that jury and he would leave him that he had no intention of deifying Mr. art Government as it was found it to the verdict. Dinning, and this resolution was not could not operate under private o'WTier- Mr. BrowTilee then went on to describe a carte blanche to future actions. He ship, and the present name was adopt- to Rimbey, his associations with Mr. Dinning as had had one experience of the Liquor ed. An extension was made chief of the Liquor administration. Commissioner's amenability to reason bringing the total mileage to 32.9. Pre- There had been adverse rumors against and he was satisfied as to his integrity. mier 'Stewart announced that he had rid of the him from the very inception, some of P'or that gentleman's own protection, every intention of getting which the Premier outlined. The whole however, he wanted certain regulations line and was negotiating with the extension of problem of administration was bound in the act more tightly drawn. In some C. P. R. The cost of the up in the selection of the right men. He ways the act was too wide open. 20 miles to Rimbey was $500,000. There related how he had been led to secure George Webster, Calgary (Liberal), was an extension of four miles in 1920. the services of Mr. Dinning. informed the Assembly that until some The U. P. A. government extended the THE investigation was held he could not vote line to Hoadley, a distance of 11.5 miles, ONE at a cost of in 1922, and in BROAD POLICY intelligently. $2^5,000, 1925 built a 25 mile extension costing From the time of his arvi^ointment Mr. McGillivray, in closing the de- $520,000. A subsequent extension there had been one broad policy—^no bate, humorously remarked that the brought the line to Breton, the present interference with the Commissioner on Premier could console himself with the end of steel, 74.4 miles. To bring it the part of the Government. Great fact that many a man who had sub- to Edmonton 56 to 60 miles of construc- damage had been done in other places mitted his case to a jury and got away tion were needed. through governmental interference vnth with it deserved to be hanged. The Mr. Breton said that the last exten- the traffic's administration. member for St. Albert had probably sion, through muskeg country, was ne- "If it can be proved that I have made the accusations under stress, but cessarily costly, but the line had reach- broken this rule and interfered directly he had reaffirmed his stand that day. ed a valuable timber block and expect- or indirectly vdth the administration of iSo far as the leader of the Conservative ed to haul 1000 cars of lumber during the Liquor Act or Mr. Dinning's con- party was concerned, he would never the present year, and it was expected March I6th, 1&27 THE U. F. A. (183) 7 the timber would hold out for twenty Webster to task for having participated years. in a discussion on conditions of which As the country between end of steel that gentleman had no knowledge and and Edmonton was well settled, the for having presented what Mr. Breton freight and passenger revenue would be thought to be the only destructive cri- substantial if the line were connected ticism offered during the debate. Stat- up, and construction would not cost as ing that he was agreeably surprised at much as previous work. the measure of sympathy offered, and Having called attention of the Legis- in view of the facts presented with re- lature to the importance of completing gard to the financial position of the the line to Edmonton and to the possi- Province, he thought it in the best in- bilities of the railway, Mir. OBreton, fol- terests of all to withdraw for the pre- lowing an interesting discussion in sent the pressure for immediate action. which several members participated, He informed the Assembly, however, by withdrew his resolution. way of closing, that he intended to come Mr. Breton's resolution was seconded back from year to year until the exten- by E. E. Sparks, Wetaskiwin, who made sions were granted. a great plea on behalf of the settlers o who had been "decoyed" into the ter- ritory covered by the resolution. He McGillivray Makes pointed out the possibilities of the lum- Attack on E.D.& B.C. ber traffic, and also gave a dissertation on the inability of any road to pay under Railway Agreement existing conditions. Incidentally he contended that any Shaw Declares Government Justified in member of the Assembly who held that Acquiring Railway, but Charges Rates there could be any reduction of taxation Discriminatory—Labor Favors Gov- in the immediate future was deceiving ernment Bill R. M. McCOOL, M.L.A. himself. It was necessary either to de- velop the lines to put them on a paying WEDNESDAY'S SITTING pose of the practice, as it cost quite a basis or get rid of them entirely. sum annually in charges of various March 9.— Boa- George Webster, Calgary (Liberal), EDMONTON, Modem kinds. He Avent to the Conservative nerges made the rafters or whatever it opposed this road, though he maintained leader, but that gentleman refused to is that supports the dome of the Legio- that he would support lines in the make an offer. Then he went to the lative Assembly ring with the vehemence north provided they were laid out vdth Liberal leader, another lawyer, but Mr. of declamatory thunder in a manner un- regard to economical operation and head- Shaw also refused to negotiate. Then tidewater. wanted no precedented in the annals of the poor ed toward He it dawned upon him that if he had legislators when the bill for the ratifi- further capital expenditure for unneces- some independent qualified person to cation of the Government's taking over sary extensions. make an appraisal of the business, he Plain; the E. D. & B. C. and Central Canada Messrs. "Washburn, Stony M. could go back to the leaders and "de- Railways came up for second reading. C. McKeen, Lac Ste. Anne; A. A. McGil- mand" that they purchase. Amid laugh- The battle was earned on by the front livray, Calgary; Rudolph Hennig. Vic- ter he intimated that he had then gone Vegreville, lines of the members to the left of the toria; and A. M. Matheson, to Mr. Brownlee whose appraisal of the Speaker and several "back benchers" on spoke sympathetically^ toward the pro- business was placed at three thousand the Government side of the Assembly. ject. dollars. Feeling that he held the whip The big guns to the right of the Speak- hand now that an appraisal had been PREMIER ON NEED FOR er will swing into action tomorrow, Pre- made, he had gone to both leaders CAREFUL FINANCING mies Brownlee having adjourned the again, only to have his high hopes shattered. Premier Brownlee said the Govern- debate. Then the member from Cochrane drove ment were not lacking in appreciation Leader McGillivray, after the bill had home the point of his remarks, that in of the need of the residents of the dis- been explained by the Minister of Rail- like manner no appraisal made by anyone, trict. He thought that Governments ways, launched an attack on the agree- however famous, would compel either had a tendency to rush into railway ment entered into between the Alberta the C. P. R. or the C. N. R. to pur- extensions without due consideration. He (Provincial Lines) and the Company chase the roads and the Conservative felt that if this line had never been C. N. R. with regard to traffic. He leader's argument went up in smoke. undertaken by the Gf-vernment it would characterized this as an exclusive agree- Joseph T. Shaw, Liberal Leader, cov- have been undertaken by a private com- ment, which discriminated against ered practically the same ground as pany. There were three factors to con- points in the south without access to Mr. McGillivray Avith regard to the sider before granting any extension: the C. N. R. The south, on that account, "discriminatory" rates, but took a dif- population; the earning capacity of the had to pay the two line rate to points ferent attitude with regard to the Gov- road and whether the new exten.sion in the north, the same applying to points ernment's action in taking over the would materially help the operating in the north which desired to trade with roads, which- he commended. He moved costs; and finally whether its complet- points on the C. P. R. elsewhere. a two week's hoist to the bill, at the ion would help in the disposition of the Mr. McGillivray's long suit was the same time asking for a conference to road. The Premier argued that from appointment of a Board of Appraisal attempt the cancellation of the freight these angles there was very little pro- consisting of some such international agreement. The Speaker ruled the am- mise. After reviewing the serious jurists as Lord Buckmaster of England endment out of order and suggested a nature of the public finances engender- and William Taft of the U. S. A., to- modified form which Mr. Shaw assented ed by the railways already constructed, gether with the best engineer obtain- to. The Premier suggested that the de- Mr. Brownlee contended that it would able, who would estimate the actual and bate on the main motion be necessary to nurse their capital as proceed and potential value of the road, after which the iSpeaker will well as the current expenditures for s'ive his ruling to-mor- the disposal of the road would be easier row on the many years to come. amendment. than falling off a log. Fred The Premier stated that although he White and Alderman Parkyn WHO WILL COMPEL spoke in favor of bill, did not favor immediate construction of the the latter RAILWAY TO BUY referring to William this extension, he did not want to close Taft as "Injunc- tion Bill", claiming that his decisions the door to any future action. R. M. MeCool, self-styled back- would not be With regard to Mr. Enzenauer's am- bencher from Crossfield, without the acceptable to millions of workers in endment the Premier thought that any least twinge of conscience, shot holes his own country. Lome Proudfoot, Acadia, took connecting branch from the L. & N. W. in the Conservative leader's logic part in the de- bate, at at Lacombe to Farrant on the C. N. R. through the humorous recital of his and six o'clock Premier Brown- lee adjourned ought to be undertaken by the Canadian endeavors to rid himself of a hypotheti- the debate. National. cal windfall in the shape of a legal prac- MINISTER After the two amendments had been tice left him by a deceased friend, the EXPLAINS BILL voted down, Mr. Breton surprised the value of which was said to be ten thous- V. W. Smith, Minister of Railways, Assembly in closing the debate, by with- and dollars. Not being qualified to in explaining the bill said: drawing the resolution. He took Mr. practice law he felt that he had to dis- "The bill now being offered for the 8 (184) T HE U. F. A. March I6tli, 1927

consideration of this House, provides for time the C. P. R. had hod an exclusive Mr. Show. The Premier replied that he ratification of the action of the agreement; now it was the C. N. R.'s would give the "facts tn due time." Government in the acquisition of certain turn and the C. P. R. had to do the whin- SHAW MOVES shares, stocks and bonds, and other se- ing. It was a Government road now and AMENDMENT of the Edmonton, Dunvegan & each company should be treated alike. curities In concluding his remarks Mr. Shaw British Columbia and Central Canada Mr. McGillivray quoted other letters moved an amendment to the main mo- Railway companies, and for confirmation between officials of the C. P. R. and of tion for second reading, that: of the action of the Government in its the Alberta companies, and gave volum- "This bill be not read a second time, of rail- assumption of the control those inous extracts from the freight sichedules but that it be read this day two weeks ways since the tenminatiori of the lease to show the differential between points hence, in order that the Government and agreement under which they were pre- on a one and those on a two line rate. the E. D. & B. C. and Canada Central Railways viously managed and Oipera;ted. He said the Ontario Government had a may, In the intervening period, negotiatie with the appropriate and neces- "At the last session of the Legislature two line agreement between these same sary parties for the purpose of securing to se- companies on one of the Ontario roads. the Government was authorized to all parts of the Province the benefits cure a transfer of the debentures issued The memiber used a tremendous number of 'Joint one-line freight rates' to, over by the Edmonton, Dunvegan and B. C. of synonyms in order to get the idea and from the said railway lines and Railway Company, to the J. D. McArthur across that the agreement was a most thereby prevent sferlous rate discrimina- Company, and suibsequently assigned to unreasonable, uncalled-for, unheard-of tion as between sections and localities within the Province, and between locall. the Union Bank and later to the Royal thing, and that back benchers were tied ties within the Province and those with- debentures, having a par to the apron strings of the front benches Bank. These out the Province, and in addition to and prostituted stultified value of $2,400,000 were obtained by the and themselves thereby safeguard and preserve the in- Government by payment to the Royal and were grinning fools and sheep—here terests of consumers, producers and Bank of the sum of $1,275,000. As the Speaker Johnston intervened to ask the shippers in the country tributary to and served the result of this settlement the Province of member for Calgary to use Parliamentary by said railways." Alberta became the sole owners of the language, whereupon Mr. McGillivray This amendment was later withdrawn. railways. apologised, and said something to the LABOR FAVORS effect that they were little "The five-year term provided in the lambs or THE BILL therealbouts. Fred White, Labor leader, Calgary, lease agreement under which the Ed- The north iwould not be penalized one said that the principle of public owner- monton, Dunvegan & B. C. and Central if ship was not involved Canada Railways were being operated by cent his ideas were carried out, said in the bill. The Mr. McGillivray, and the Province two leaders had showed that both offers the Canadian Pacific Railway, expired whole would benefit. After remarking that were unsatisfactory. felt that the July 20th, 1925, and the Province was a He Government which retained bill should be passed so that in then free to terminate the agreement by counsel to the op- protect Alberta against rate discrimina- eration of the road for the next the giving of three months' notice. This twelve tion did that thing months they would exactly notice was given by the Government and and then very at know as to home, was hypocritical; he gave figures its earning capacity, its services and on November 11th, 19126, the lease ter- how monies were minated and the two railway companies showing the debt of the Province, and spent within the sys- that tem. He hoped that came under the direct control of the argued the railhvays sihould be dis- when the Premier spoke on the Province of Alberta. This action was posed of. To do this he wanted a true quesition that he would have some information to offer taken by the Government only after very valuation placed on the road by an in- as to the amount of traffic originating careful deliberation of the various con- dependent body made in the Image and in the south destined to the north vice siderations involved, and of the other likeness of two famotM jurists whom he and versa, so named. By this means the involvements as to ascertain whether there would be alternative presented. It was felt, how- of any undue discrimination against points ever, that the best interests of the rail- Liberal days and the helpless atti- the not on the National lines. ways and of the Province of Alberta tude of present Government would necessitated the retention by the Prov- be overcome, and they would be able to WHEN THERE WERE that NO PROTESTS ince of unrestricted control of these demand either one of the -companies Lome Proudfoot, Acadia, made some railway companies, and since the termin- purchase the road, and should these com- comments on the remarks of the party ation of the lease agreement the two panies refuse, the (Jovemment could leaders with regard to the so-called dis- railways have been under the sole con- then interest capital and fight them to criminatory rates. Away back in the be- trol of the Province." a finish. "COME BACK TO EARTH", ginning of the road the two line rate had CONSERVATIVE LEADER SAYS SHAW prevailed; then later when the road HIGHLY CRITICAL passed out of the original hands and was Joseph T. Shaw, Bow Valley, after operated under lease by the C. P. R. the A. A. McGillivray, Conservative leader, saying that they had been wandering In two line rate was still in force. There said it was necessary to keep away from the realms of speculation for the last were no protests made in those days, a narrow parochial viewpoint, and steer hour and a half, thought it time to come nor were there any later when the re- clear off anything which would set the back to earth. He held that all things vised C. P. R. lease was in operation and north against the south or vice versa. considered the Government had been places tributary to the C. N. R. had to The leader then launched a severe justified in acquiring possession of the pay a two line rate. If the Government criticism of the traffic arrangement be- road; the only complaint had to offer he had decided to lease to either company, tween the C. N. R. and the Government was in regard to the agreement, which he felt quite sure that the exclusive roads. He refrained, he said, from he also referred to as exclusive. He re- agreement would have obtained without touching on the offers of the different viewed the history of the roads which a word of protest from gentlemen oppo- roads prior to the final acceptance of that had been constructed to meet urgent de- site. It was strange, however, how the of the C. N. R. Neither offer, in his mand. He maintained ithat the growth same right granted to private corpora- opinion, was sufficiently attractive. of the great empire to the north would, tions to make agreements financially Clause 10 of the agreement, which he before long, prove the raiillways to be an beneficial to themselves should be de- read, discriminated, he thought, against asset of great value. did not blame He nied to these railways because of pulblic all the country south of the city of Ed- the Government for refusing the oififers ownership. monton not located on the C. N. R. to lease the roads, as these offers were Alderman Parkyn, Calgary (Labor), The P. not sufficiently tempting. C. R. had also made an offer Mr. Shaw ad- observed that when the Conservative v/hich included an exclusiive vocated the creation of clause. The a House com- leader urged the aippointment of an ap- Government had mittee to which not stood out enough the management of the praisal board he wanted "big men and for a better (bargain. It road would report should have yearly as in the case pay them big salaries." The member made these big companies bid against of the C. N. R. at Ottawa. The suj?-ar contrasted this with the same leader's each other, but instead, he said, they industry at Raymond had would be placed remarks on old age pensions to the effect concluded an at a disadvantage. agreement In the 11th day that nothing should be done without due of November the offer of which was When Mr. Shaw referred again to the consideration of the financial condition of dated October 15th. There was no evi- C. P. R. track connection with the E. D. the Province. After defining Mr. Justice dence to sihow that any effort had been & B. C. "being torn up by Mr. OaMag- Taft as "injunction Bill" he counselled to made secure a non-ejcclusive agree- han," Premier Brownlee interposed to the Government to hold fast to the Prov- ment. state that this assertion was erroneous. cial railways '^and get as many more as Boards of Trade in the places affected "Well, the track was torn up and the you can." had stirred things up and made the Gov- Government didn't do It, and if Mr. Cal- [The report of Thursday's sitting ernment uneasy, he contended. At one laghan didn't do it, who did?" inquired commences on page 12] —

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NEWS FROM THE ALBERTAWHEAT POOL HEAD OFFICE

Information for Members and Locals Edited by the Department of Education and Publicity of the Alberta Wheat Pool.

RESULT OF USING occur in the Spring. Good seed is adapted to the locality GOOD SEED where it is grovra. iGood seed yields well and, under The photograph reproduced suitaible soil and climatic conditions, will produce a crop here is of a sample of the of good milling quality. Uniformity is a requisite of wheat whidh won the world's good seed. Uniform seed produces a crop that ripens championship at tihe recent uniformly and consequently can be harvested with the Chicago International. Mr. minimum loss. Poor seed, on the other 'hand, possesses Herman Trelle, the winner none of these advantages. Poor seed lacks the hereditary of the much coveted prize, character of superioT yielding quality. It is usually

appreciates fully the advan- impure, it ' usually gives uneven fields due to a mixture tages of using good seed and of varieties and frequently is diseased, all of which result gives the Department of in less money per acre for the crop. Agriculture of the University Why do so Many Farmers Continue to Use Seed of of Alberta great credit for Inferior Quality? t?ie assistance it has given him in the selection and The losses resulting from the use of poor seed ai-e growing of wheat. so obvious and the difference 'between the results obtained * * * by using good and poor seed is so apparent that one IMPORTANCE OF wonders why so many farmers continue to use seed of USING GOOD SEED inferior quality. The Dominion iSeed Branch of the Dominion !l>epa)i'tment of Agricultiure maae a survey in The time for selecting and Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1925 to ascertain the quality conditioning your seed will of seed used by farmers. From the survey the Department soon be at hand. It is im- concluded that only 50 per cent, of the farmers used a portant that each grower fanning mill; only 50 per cent, treated their grain for give the most careful con- smut; one-third of them, did not know what variety sideration to the selection of they Avere growing'. The average number of weed seeds clean sound seed of a variety in a one pound sample of Wheat, considering all the drills suitaible to his district. The sampled, was 81, 26 of which were noxious. For oats, Pool desires to do everything the number of weed seeds per pound was 154, of these 60 in its power to encourage the were noxious. For barley the figures were 133 and 105 use of high quality seed. In respectively. the present article we wish IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE TO THE WEL- in particular to stress the FARE OF THE WElSTERN FARMER THAT WE MAIN- sound economy of using only TAIN ESTEEM WHICH OUR the vei-y seed. In future THE HIGH WHEAT best HOLDS IN THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD. The articles we will summarize wheat grown on the Canadian prairies has tSie repUniversity of Alberta, alt ci.f. United Kingdom ports and Tough No. 2 the several Provincial Schools of Agriculture, the Domin- $1.74 $1.64i the same date American and ion and Provincial Experimental Farms, and the Federal Northern at On Argentine wheat were quoted at $1.61 and $1.50 respect- Department of Agriculture at Ottawa. Our purpose in ively. giving the information will be of course to enaible each higth member tjo select the variety best suited to the peculiar- If we are to maintain the reputation which our ities of his own district. It is important to bear in mind wheat enjoys overseas and to continue to secure hand- that one variety may be well suited for one district and some premiums over coijapeting wheats, we must "do every- totally unsuited for another. For instance, in districts thing in our power to counteract the present downward which are susceptible to early frosts it may be advisable trend in the average quality of our Wheat. There has to forego the better quality of Marquis and use Garnet been a very pronounced tendency of iate for our wheat Wheat which matures from five to ten days earlier than to be a mixlture of many varieties, some of which are very Marquis. In a future article we will give you the much inferior to 'Marquis. We should do everything pos- lO^inion of those best qualified to advise what varieties sible to offset this dangerous tendency. The Pool is should be grown in each region—the opinions of agri- anxious to do everything in its power to maintain the culturail investigators. high reputation for milling and Ibaking quality which our enjoys. The use of mixed seed and poor varieties Economic Advantages of Using Good Seed wheat if oojitinued will soon diminisli the high esteem Alberta The economy of using good seed should be apparent wheat is xmiversally accorded. to every one. The use of good seed will result in higher * * * yields, w(hich will, of course, mean lower cost per bushel and higher net returns per acre. The use of unmixed GEORGE McIVOR STRESSES seed of good quality will produce a crop which will mature IMPORTANCE OF GOOD SEED land, on this account, probably grade more uniformly In a letter on the value of good seed to D. H. Galbraith, seed will be hig^hei- than higher. The cost of good that president of the Alberta iSeed Growers' Association, of the common run of commercial grain, ibut the greater George Mclvor, Western Sales Manager, expressed him- returns from the crop will much more than offset money self in part as follows: cost of seed is a small item tihe increased cost. The "Personailly, from the standpoint of a wheat salesman, compared with the cost of preparing the seed bed when I would desire nothing better than that all of our wheat in It is indeed false economy to and harvesting the crop. the Province of Alberta be of the highest grade. It is on seed after spending many Slave a few cents per hu^hel my opinion that the European miller will always desire dollars in tilling tihe soil. Farmers simply cannot afford to' purchase reasonalble quantities of high grade Canadian to use poor seed. wheat. He must purchase this wheat to give the neces- What Is Good Seed? sary strength to his flour. The Orient too are showing Good seed is free from weed seeds, mixtures of other a desire to purchase higher grades of wheat from year grains and other varieties and free from all impurities. to year, and there is no question but what the world at Good seed germinates vigorously and uniformly and gives large appreciates the quality of our high grade wheat. a high percentage of seedlings capaible of resisting the It would be my opinion that anything that growers of unfavorable climatic and soil conditions that frequently this Province might do in the way of purchasing pure March I6tli, 1&27 THE U. F. A. (187) 11 seed will be a decided aid to the Pool Indian Head, Rosthem, Scott and La- W. Australian Pool in the sale of its wheat to the world's combe, ovei- a period of six to eight market." years, show that Garnet and Majxiuis Handles Over 87 averaged 62 and 61.9 pounds per bushel, RELATIVE VALUE OF respectively. Where the supply of Per Cent. Deliveries MARQUIS AND GARNET WHEAT moisture is ample, Garnet appears to if not to excel, Marquis in vi'eig'ht The Dominion Department of Agricul- equal, Pool Gets Lion's Share of Week's per bushel. Thus, over a twelve-year ture recently published a statement re- Deliveries period at Ottawa, Garnet averaged 64.1 specting the relative merits of Garnet pounds and Marquis 62.7 pounds per and Marquis wheat in which the experi- More than 87 per cent, of the total bushel.'" deliveries of wheat in Western Austra- ence of the Dominion Experimental * * * Farms in testing these varieties over lia for the week ending January 21st, a period of twelve years at Ottawa and TO PROTECT were handled by the Co-operative Wheat Pool from six to eight years at western ex- GRADE OF CANADIAN WHEAT of Western Australia, according to perimental stations such as Lacombe, i a letter received by the Central Selling On March 1st the Agricultural Com- Scott, Indian Head and Brandon is simi- Agency from H. E. Braine, secretary of mittee of the Canadian House of Com- marized. TTie Department reports that the Co-operative Wheat Pool of We.stem mons recommended that the Canadian Australia. Braine it "cannot recommend Garnet as a sub- Mr. writes: .Seed Act be amended to give the Min- "During stitute for Marquis in districts where the past week the Westralian ister of Agriculture the right to refuse Farmers, the latter variety may be depended upon the Acquiring Agents for the a license for the sale of new varieties Co-operative to thrive successfully." The report Wheat Pool, received over of wheat for seed purposes unless the two and states that "from the standpoint of mill- one-half million bushels, and of milling and baking quality of the new this quantity ing and baking qualities Garnet un- over 87 per cent, was for variety has been approved. the Pool. doubtedly does not rank as high as The Opposition wheat buyers (four in numiber) are Marquis, all things considered, although A resolution passed by the Committee obtaining between Minister given them a little under 20 it seems entitled to a place among the recommends that the be per cent, of the total deliveries in good milling wheats. The chief point the right to refer application for distri- this State." to a regarding wMch Garnet is open to cri- bution of new varieties of seed ticism is in the color of the flour. This Board consisting of the Seed Commis- sioner, the Dominion Cerealist, a repre- without a doubt is more creamy than News and Views Marquis." The report further states sentative of the Canadian Seed Grow- that "generally speaking, the flour of ers' "Association, a representative of the of the Pi'ovince Wheat Pool Marquis absorbs a little more Walter Provincial Seed Board of the than that of Garnet, and consequently is in Which the application originated, and Pool. inclined to produce a little higher bread a representative of the Wheat Since the inception of the Wheat Pool yield." It was also recommended that the Min- movement in Western Canada, a total of The Dominion Department of Agri- ister have the power to revoke any $580,000,000 has been paid to members culture summarizes its observations on license already granted for a new variety by the Pools. Garnet and Marquis wheat as follows: of wheat upon recommendation of the At a meeting of "On the average of all tests conducted proposed Board mentioned above. Jarrow Wheat Pool all present agreed to date on the Fedteral experimental to sign the new con- tract when it is issued. farms and stations as well as on Pro- The meeting UNFAVORABLY passed a resolution vincial farms. Garnet outyields Ruby REPORTS asiking for a "Wheat ON "VERMILION" WHEAT Pool elevator to be quite definitely, but there does not built at that point. appear to be a sigTiificant difference L. H. Newman, Dominion Cerealist, W. Anderson, a New York newspaper- in yielding ability between the former g-ave evidence recently before the Agri- man, was a visitor at the head office of variety and Marquis. This statement cultural Committee of the House of the Alberta Wheat Pool last week. He would seem to apply pretty generally to Commons respecting the quality of will wite a series of articles on the tests conducted by farmers as well. "Vermilion" wheat. Mr. Newman con- Wheat Pool tended that milling and baking tests for United States periodi- Early Maturing Feature cals. "On the other hand, Garnet appears conducted recently proved this variety to be of inferior quality. The Sub-Com- capable of outyielding Marquis by a Western Canada will probably have in mittee instructed to up a reso- substantial margin in 'specified districts, was draw lution requesting the Minister of Agri- crop thiis year a total of 23,500,000 notably those in which an early variety acres, is an culture to revoke the license granted for which increase of 2,500,000 has a distinct advantage. over last year, according to estimate the registration of this variety. an "Garnet matures from five to ten issued from Winnipeg. Owing to labor days earlier than Marqms and about a difficulties, farmers are g'oing in for day ahead of Ruby. Under certain IMPORTANT NOTICE combined harvesters to a consideralble conditions, the difference in maturity extent. between Garnet and Marquis may be The elevators at the head of the lakes are congested with grain at considerably greater than the above. Robert Gauley, of Lovema, Sask., has the present time. There are sev- "In strength of straw, Garnet appears written as follows to the Northwest eral thousand cars standing on to come between Marquis and Ruby, Grain Dealers' Association, after having track waiting to be unloaded. Due being slig'htly .stronger than Ruby, but received a booklet containing anti-Pool to necessity of unloading damp and not quite so strong as Marquis. Under articles: tough grain to be dried many cars some conditions, however, Mai'quis Dear Sirs: Re pamphlet you sent me. of straight grade grain may not .sihows distinctly greater strength. "Facts on Grain Marketing," it seems unloaded for some time. "In tests conducted ait the rust be to me that the Northwest Grain Deal- takes only about research laboratory, Winnipeg, Garnet The Pool office ers must be very much interested in the initial pay- did not display any resistance to any two hours to issue the farmers. of the seven physiological forms of stem ment on car load grain after re- terminal rust used. ceiving the warehouse The Vancouver Sun says: J. B. Mc- receipt from the company which "Although this variety may not Kechnie general manager of the Manu- ships the grain. Any delay in for- possess rust resistance, it may prove of facturers' Life Insurance Co., visiting initial payment is, value in nist areas by partially escaping warding the Vancouver recently, told the writer: therefore, to the difficulties this disease, owing to its ability to due "I am not here to sing the pi-aises of the attached to unloading grain at the mature early. Wheat Pool, (but it is undoubtedly a fact "In the case of samples obtained terminal and in no case can the that there is more staibility on the prai- from the Dominion experimental farms Pool be held responsible as it must ries as a result of the co-operative move- and stations in the Prairie Provinces receive the warehouse receipts ment. There was a time kno^^^l as the until in 1924 and 1925, Garnet weighed (which are not issued the prairie payday when the farmer sold slightly less per measured bushel than grain is unloaded) before issuing his grain, got his money in a lump, and did Marquis. On the other hand, records payment. proceeded to spend it. After a few at the Dominion farms at Brandon, (Continued on Paige 14) 12 (188) THE U. F. A. March IGth, 1927 Premier Brownlee's Calmly Analytical Speech Answers Criticisms of Railway Policy

Fair and Square Agreement Reached Regarding E. D. & B. C. Line Through Negotiation Gives Better Rates and Means Opening of Line to Prince Rupert, Where Wheat POol Has Elevator

THURSDAY'S SITTING to dispose of them—^by selling, leasing Premier Brovmlee's speech on EDMONTON, March 10.—Irrefutable or operation as a ipulblic utiMty. All the E. B, C. Railway agree- logic, calm analysis and wealth of fact D & three leaders had endorsed their action ment is reported extensively featured John E. Brownlee's address on be- in that regard. It had been agreed by low. It was the most important the railway situation on Thursday. It the leaders that the Government had event of the week in the Legisla- is safe to say that the Premier was been justified in refusing the offers to ture. Following a clear analysis never more sure of himself and the just- lease and in deciding to operate the road by the Premier of the criticism ice of his case than he was on this themselves. Nevertheless, the Ministers of the party leaders, Mr. McGilli- occasion when in happy vein and with had not come to that conclusion so easily vray admitted that his speech con- strong assurance he countered the at- as the leaders, due, perha(ps, to a fuller tained a number of statements that tacks of all critics of the freight agree- appreciation of the difficulties in the would have been better left unsaid. ment, and so telling were his arguments, way. They had to figure out how traffic so effective his sincerity, so pointed his could be handled under Government con- witty thrusts in retaliation for those Conservatives, ought to have taught trol, and they had to calculate at what of yesterday, that before the speaker this lesson—that no longer can an ap- point it would have been better to lease had vacated the chair at 6 o'clock Con- peal be made to any people on the basis than to hold. It all right to talk servative Leader A. A. McGillivray of abuse only. Unless it was made to was about public ownership; they in was moved to acknowledge in chastened reason rather than a/buse it would al- believed the princi- mood that he had been swayed by his ways be disastrous. Those who were ple, but it might have been that an offer enthusiasm to say things in boisterous familiar with, his methc^ds during the might have come which would have re-

' their liability through leasing in- manner that had been better left unsaid, last five years would know that he duced of operating, and asked pardon even of the much be- would not apply the terms "grinning stead and they could not close the door on suich an offer, as it rated back benchers whom he had scor- fools" or refer to opponents as lacking ed unmercifully the previous day. the "intelligence of babes," and would might make all the difference between financial loss or success. It only 'Such was the climax of the day's de- base his arguments on reasonableness was after a careful survey and estimate of bate, but the end is not yet. One more and fairness. financial obligations, and after having amendment was added to the list of .Jokingly the Premier remarked about examined the different offers without endeavors to shelve this bill for a the Conservative leader's allusion to finding them sufficiently attractive, that period. George Webster, Calgary (Lib- "apron strings." No one on his side of they had been induced to terminate the eral), had moved one practically the the Assemibly was attached by apron C. P. R. lease and proceed to operate the same as that of Capt. Shaw, asking for strings—(unless it were to the honorable roads themselves. This phase had not a short hoist to enable a new agree- lady. In that case he pleaded guilty — been challenged, but rather endorsed by ment to be negotiated. This was voted there were 42 or 43 of them who were all groups. down by 46 to 11. Liberals and Conser- warm-hearted admirers and who did not The third phase was the one chaJl- vatives voting together. Immediately object to be tied to the apron strings of lenged—the traffic agreement between thereafter J. Irwin, Calgary (Conserva- the honorable lady Minister. As to the the Alberta company and the C. N. R. tive), moved another, asking for the re- other members of the Calbinet, and the Was this agreement justified, or was it ference of the whole question of freight back benchers, there existed a relation- eui^irely bad? Irrespective of whether agreements to the Board of Railway ship based on fairness and reason, and it would be good politics to take side? Commissioners for Canada. L. A. besides there were too many of them to with one company or the other, whether Giroux, Grouard (Liberal), was speaking be herded into one small rodm like sheep they believed in public ownership or on this amendment when the Assembly or to develo(p blind adulatiofi of any Min- otherwise, the chief interest of the Prov- adjourned. ister. No Minister could say to this incial Government was neither to favor Those contributing to the debate were member, "Go! and he goeth," or to that nor criticise the companies, but to pro- John E. Brownlee, George Webster, Cal- "Come! and he cometh." The members teict the people of the Province and safe- gary; Hugh Allen, Peace River (U. F. had a high degree of intelligence and guard and improve if possible the public A.); A. A. McGillivray (on the amend- unanimity, and if Ms friends opposite investment in the northern railways. ment), and L. A. Giroux. would occupy these benches ifor any Mr. Brownlee offered in defence the length of time they iwould learn that of PREMIER OPENS action of the Government denial that there was a different type of relationship a IN PLAYFUL MOOD they had acted in undue haste, gave between members and their leaders than and The Premier, as is his wont, started a kindly criticism of the C. P. R. to the e>iisted in the past. off in playful mood, remarking that as effect that as they had operated the In unravelling the argument from the he listened to the noise and fury of road for five years they knew definitely maze of many words, Mr. Brownlee found the Conservative leader's address the what benefit the road had been to them; his task comparatively easy and simple. previous day, in a perfect frenzy of they knew to the last cent what the road Seeking to deal on a basis of understand- attack, and as he watched the hon. had earned; they knew how much they ing and reason he apiplied himself to an gentleman work himself into a par- could be justified in paying, and because analysis of the lengthy ai'guments of the oxysm of hysteria, he had found him- of that they sihould, in his opinion, have Conservative leader, and out of the whole self in a calm and quiet spirit of 'rev- come right forrward at the beginning with mass he only found one thing in which erie with his mind turning to poetry. one offer and- have stood by that offer it was really charged that they had As the noise had died away he found instead of endeavoring to drive hard erred and erred badly; namely, the a himself musing on Kipling's, words: bargain which had been altered from traffic agreement. time to time. "The tumult and the shouting dies, THREE DISTINCT PHASES The ONLY ONE OR TWO Captains and the Kings depart. OF PROBLEM CLAUSES CRITICISED Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, The problem which faced the Govern- The only criticism that had been of- An humble and a contrite heart." ment had had three distinict phases. The fered by the leaders was in regard to one When at last the end had come, one first was whether to acquire the road or possibly two clauses in tihe whole the acquiring it. other verse had forced itself upon him, and method of They agreement. No criticism had been of- as he analyzed the words of the leader, had had to secure all the assets, and the fered to any other. He wondered why Liberal leader yesterday had declared they had overlooked the portions dealing "For frantic boast and foolish word, that this action had been submitted to with terminal facilities .and the alloca- Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord." the people and had been approved of. tion of freight rates. This was a most The result of the two elections re- Then, secondly, having secured control important part of the agreement, and cently fought, which had surprised the of the assets, they had to consider how (Continued on page 32) !

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VIMY RIDGE RESOLUTIONS The follawing resolutions were draft- ed by the Vimy Ridge Local, and in- structions given to send copies to the official org-an and to Mr. Lucas, at Ottawa: No. 1—Mineral Rights-y" Whereas, the present law prohibits the ordinary land owner from owning mineral rights, be- low the surface: Be it therefore resolv- ed that the present law he amended, giving us the same rights and privileges, in minerals and oils, as those held by the C. P. R." No. 2—Income Tax—"Whereas, the income tax is a direct personal tax, and is based upon the abiUty of each citizen to contribute to the expenses of gov- ernment, and should therefore be retain- ed, as a permanent part of our system of taxation: Be it therefore resolved, that we, the members of Vimy Rid'ge Local No. 506, are strongly in favor of tlie present income tax (being retained and that we oppose any reduction what-

NORMAN CHfRISTIE, Secretary Treasurer Vimy Ridge Local No. 506. Stettler, Albei-ta. NEWS AND VIEWS OF THE WHEAT When Something goes wrong! POOL (CorJ!tinued from Page 11) T TSE your telephone in emergency. months Ji* was in debt again for the rest of t3ie year. Now payments are ^ Instantly it places you in direct made in instalments and the growers communication with your doctor, your live more within their means." veterinary, yqur implement dealer and The Canadian Government has loaned your markets. It often saves hours when a total of $13,800,000 to the Vancouver every minute counts. Harbor Board. With this money three terminal elevators have been built, also When trouble comes you have many times the terminal railway. No. 1 harbor jetty, the cost of the telephone at stake. Then the the Ballantyne pier and other harbor facilities. The Government is propos- 'phone in your home is indispensable. ing to make an additional loan of four million dollars to Keeping protection and remedy within easy call the board for other improvements. is only one of the many services,.great and small that your telephone makes available. SASK. POOL ELEVATOR HANDLINGS Write to our nearest branch The iSaskatchewan Pool elevators have for any information. already handled approximately 70,500,000 bushels of wheat and 4,500,000 bushels of coarse grains during the present crop season. In addition to this, the company has handled approximately 10,000,000 NorthernEtectric bushels of platform grain, giving a total handling up to March 4th, of about 85,000,000 bushels of grain. This makes Tekphom an average of 127,000 bushels for the Pool country elevators. A number of the houses have handled over 300,000 MONTREAL QUEBEC TORONTO LONDON WINNIPEG CALGARY and over HALIFAX OTTAWA HAMILTON WINDSOR REGINA VANCOUVER bushels each, some 400,000 bushels.

WHEAT SOWN IN RUSSIA HAS INCREASED BY 24.8 PER CENT. The International Institute of Agri- culture at Rome reports that the area HAY FOR SALE soAvn to winter wheat in Russia, for the 1927 harvest, is estimated to ibe 24.8 ^'^ QUOTE YOU PRICES ON per cent, greater than for 1926, while PHONE WRITE that devoted to rye is 10.9 per cent, less than last year. In Russia the winter - - acreage is normally about 30 per cent, UPLAND TIMOTHY ALFALFA of the total wheat acreage. These esti- FOR PROMPT OR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT mates bear out earlier predictions that wheat acreage might be increased at the expense of rye. The actual acreage Strong & Dowler Ltd. sown to winter wheat this year in Rus- sia is estimated at 9,500,000, while the M 1922 512 GRAIN EXCHANGE, .CALGARY M 5348 rye acreage is 12.594,000. The Soviet Union trade delegation in — : —

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Montreal announces that tlie gross gl-ain crop of th« Union for 1926 lias boeu placed at 74,385 000 metric tons, com- pared with 69,658,000 metric tons in 1925, an increase of seven per cent. The wheat harvest of 22,052,000 metric tons (about 807,000,000 bushels) was an in- crease of 14 per cent, over 19'25. The WORLDS CHAMPION cotton crop was between 750,000 and 760,000 bales, as compared with upwards of 900,000 bales in 1925. GRAIN GROWEII TO INVESTIGATE TOUGH WHEAT Altuays The National Research Council of uses Canada in co-operation with the Baard of Grain Commissioners, and the uni- versities of the three Prairie Provinces, will conduct a series of investig'ations and tests to determine the value of tough XOO per cent Effective grain as compared with dry grain of equal grade for flour, and will also l&ok Mr. Tye}Xe. says — into the present m_ethods of drying grain The efficiency of Formaldehyde is paramount to determine whethesr or not these for the prevention and control of various plant diseases methods may not be improved upon. that attack the seed. This step was decided upon at a meeting I never fail to carefully treat all my seed grain held in Winnipeg late in January at with Formaldehyde every spring. Smut is therefore which representatives of the bodies unknown on our farm. mentioned as well as the Wheat Pools The seed which produced my prize-winning and others interested assembled. The samples of wheat and oats at Chicago was treated first step to be taken will be a suiwey with Formaldehyde. For the treatment of scab on of drying methods now employed by the potatoes Formaldehyde is effective and certainly the trade. grain This will be followed by ("Signed} HERMAN TRELLE tests to determine which is the most ad- vantageous from the standpoint of KILLS Sold in 1-lb. Mr. Trelle is the foremost grower of prize and economy and the resulting quality of grain in the Peace River District. His 5-lb. tins opinion Also in Bulk the dried wheat. It is expected that this SMUT indicates to every grain grower the safest way to kiU smut investig-ation A\-ill provide a more — ASK YOUR satis- "use Formaldehyde." DEALER factory basis on which to determine an equitaJble spread in prices between the STANDAI|D CHEMICAL CO. LTD. different grades. In order to make the in- Montreal — WINNIPEG — Toronto 40 vestigation as thorousrhp-oing as possible, the Universities of Manitoba. Saskatche- wan and Alberta will act in co-operation with the agencies concerned. Milling and baking test laboratories of the most modem type have already beeij installed at the Universities of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the University of "Gas" the Gopher! Manitoba is in process of installing the same eauipment. Te.sts will be repeated in all thesje laboratories so that there may be no ouestion of the complete re- "CYANOGAS" Is "Poison liability of the conclusions reached. Gas" in powder form. Just insert a spoonful of the pow- GRiMN TRADE'S PROFITS der In the burrow and all A fair idea of p-rain comwnies' profits is riven in an article recently appearing GOPHERS in "The Financial Times" dealing with Are Dead in Five Seconds! the Alberta Pacific Grain Company. The item reads: "The fiscal year of the The "Gas" produced by Alberta Pacific Grain Co. ends June contact of the powder with SOth. No annual statement was publish- air-moisture, pene t r t e s ed for the period ending June 30, 1926, a because just previous to that time the levery part of the burrow. two organizations that foi-m the consoli- The gophers cannot escape. dation were acquired. Net earnings for No baiting, no apparatus. that period, however, as compiled from the reports of the constituent companies, Just a spoon and a tin of amounted to $1,058,000. This was after all expenses had been deducted, includ- ing depreciation and taxes, and was equal to about five times bond interest charg-es of the new company. Bonds mgaS outstanding amount to aJbout 3% mil- ("A" DUST) lion dollars and preferred stock three "CYANOGAS" is just as effective against Ground Squirrels of all kinds, Ground- million dollars. After allowing $210 000 hogs, Woodchucks, Prairie Dogs, Moles and Rats. for bond interest, $840,000 was left to Order from your dealer or from apply to preferred stock- equal to 23 Literature on request. per cent, or four times dividend require- NATIONAL DRUG & CHEMICAL CO. What is your ments. Subtracting $210,000 for pre- problem? Of Canada, Limited. Distributors for Canada. ferred dividends, the amount left for the 100,000 shares of Class "A" originally WINNIPEG REGINA SASKATOON CALGARY EDMONTON given as a bonus, and Class "B" com- PREPARE NOW! mon stocks, was $630,000, equal to $6.30 1

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a share. The eajming power of the old By the terms of the award the Armour of Westera Canada (the money receiv- Alberta Pacific Grain Company prior Grain Company ,will be placed in the ed for the grain crop) in a more uni- to reorganization was so great that over peculiar position of repaying itself for form manner, in place of giving it to $300 was paid for the cormnon stock illegal practices against itself. the farmers in a lump sum, has unques- v/hich had been given originally as a The arbiter held the evidence did not tionalbly made the farmers wiser spend- bonus." prove that the officers of the Armour ers. Farmers are no exception to the Grain Company had knowledge of the general rule that most people spend o conspiracy when it was hatched, but he freely when they have plenty, regardless Inside Story of the convicted the officers of attempting to of the needs of the immediate future. Iiide the truth when they became awai'e If salaried men received their wages U. S. Grain Marketing of it, a fact which Brown stated caused annually instead of bi-monthly they further heavy losses to the farmers' co- would be extravagant for a month or Corporation Is Told operative organization. two and hard up for the balance of the year. Elevator Records Changed pre-Pool the re- A few years ago an ambitious attenipt In the days farmers portion of their income was made to form a grain marketing "Frank D. Crombie, an employee of ceived the major the one time, and, of course, they did company in Chicago, capitalized at ten Armour Grain Company, was the at principal witness not as value for their expend- million dollars, with the intention of for the prosecution at get good the hearing. swore that under the itures as is now possible. Some may operating along co-operative lines. This He economical and was the United States Grain Marketing direction of George E. Thompson, gen- argue that farmers are Corporation. eral superintendent of the Armour Grain it matters not when they get thedr re- Company, told him turiis as they will spend them just as It was proposed to raise the neces- who had he was acting on instructions of George E. wdselyj if paid once instead of four times sary capital for this company among Marcy, president of the company, he a yeau. The argument is fallacious, as the United States farmers, but this changed the records of the elevator, be- farmers, like every other class of peo- plan proved a failure because the men it the merger, to ple, adjust their immediate purchases to on the land were snspicious of the pro- fore was sold to show that practically all the in the their immediate income. ject. wheat bins wafe of a very high quality, where- A despatch from Chicago of recent date proved their fears were well-found- as in reality much of it, some 2,000,000 SASKATCHEWAN CO-OP. bushels, was in a state of deterioration. ed. This despatch tells how the Armour ELEVATOR CO. "When the time came for the board Grain Co., which was one of the con- of trade samplers to put a valuation on The Saskatchewan Co-operative Ele- cerns in the big merger the farmers the grain for sale to the merger, Crombie vator Company, during the financial were to buy out, has been fined three testified he darkened' the basement so year ending July 31, 1926, earned gross million dollars as a result of an investi- would not be able to see the poor profits of $1,065,466 and net profits of gation into the affairs of the defunct they $826,546, according to information given company. quality of the grain. The first day the samplers took good grain, which had out at the meeting of the shareholders THE FULL STORY been planted, but the second day they •of the company held in Regina last week. Tbe [Saskatchewan Wheat Pool has CHICAGO—The Armour Grain Com- got some of the poor grade stuff. That purchased the grain handling facilities pany, which fui-nished half of the phy- night several employees switched good the of the Co-operative Elevator Company sical assets of the now defunct Grain grain to take the place of poorer samples." the price paid being $11,059,000. The Marketing Companv, h^as been fined ^0 shareholders met to settle upon a basis $3,000,000 for contributing to the col- of winding up the affairs of the com- lapse of the giant co-oper- $10,000,000 pany. ative organization. Financial Effects The total assets of the company are The finding handed down late today of Interim worth approximately $12,500,000, which, by Edward Eagle Bro'W'n. Chicago bank- Payment after deducting current liabilities of er, wlio was appointed arbiter by con- $1,449,300 and $2,091,565 owing to the sent of all parties, descended upon the The distribution of $27,000,000, as the Saskatchewan Government, will leave board of trade with the force of a bomb- first interim payment on the 1926 crop, the sum of $9,076,850 available for dis- shell and left grain men speechless with to Pool farmers at a time when they tribution to the shareholders. amazement at the apparent require money to prepare for their seed- severity of Shareholders who purchased their the sentence. ing operations, is one of the great bene- .shares in the years 1911 and 1912 will Brown's decision, reached after weeks fits of the Pool. receive approximately $155 for each of taking evidence concerning charges Pool members are not the only ones share, the original cost being $7.50. that the Armour Company had juggled who recognize the benefits of the change Those who purchased shares later will srrain and otherwise manipulated the from the old to the new system of pay- get a smaller proportion of tKe profits Grain Marketing Company to its own ments. Bankers, business men, states- and increment. advantage, came as a surprise to the men and other impartial observers are It was recommended that the liqui- trade, for while the hearing had not generally agreed that the innovation is dator discount the assets of the com- been conducted secretly, the fact that a vast improvement over the old plan. pany to the Wheat Pool on Aug. 1, 1927, it was sitting had not been broadcast. Sir John Aird, Pi-esident and General at a discount rate of 10 per cent. Manager of the Canadian Bank of Com- Books Tampered With It was decided to pay a patronage merce, told the shareholders last year dividend of iy2C a bushel to all farm- The basis for the conviction of the that "the proceeds of the sale of his ers who sold street wheat consigned to company lay in evidence given Iby em- (the farmer's) grain are distributed to the Wheat Pool through the company ployees of the Armour Grain Company him by instalments and the partial dis- during the final crop season that the that dui-ing night hours employees of tribution made in the spring provides was in operation. the company Armour concern changed grain him ^vith funds for seeding operations. 0 samples, which had been taken by board The change makes for more orderly fin- of trade inspectors, making them of ancing ion tHp farmer's part and is STRANG TO ADDRESS MEETINGS much higher grade. The evidence also in this respect beneficial. Any loss J. Jesse Strang, Pool Director for Showed that the company's books had ^\'hich the banks thus experience will the Claresholm district, will address been tampered with to show the presence undoubtedly be more than made up to meetings in the interests of the Pool at of excellent grain where there was no- them in the long run by the increased the followifig places, and on the follow- thing but bin burnt or old wheat, Mr. prosperity of their customers." ing dates: Vulcan, Saturday, March Bro^\^^ said. Farmers Become Wiser Spenders 19th, at 2 30; Lomond, Saturday, March The $3,000,000 av/ard, by Mr. Brown's 19th, at 8.00 p. m. direction, will be divided after payment The great change in financing the of the Grain Marketing Company's in- business of Western Canada brought debtedness according to the holdings of about by the Pool is shown by the man- SEND IN COUPONS the various companies in the merger. ner in which farmers are adjusting Members should be sure that their The Armour Grain Company itself their obligations and operations as a Delivery Checking Coupons are sent held 48 per cent.; the Rosenbaum Grain result of the improved method of financ- to head office in order to secure Corporation 43 per cent., and Rosenlbaum ing their business. The distribution of the interim payment. Sign these Brothers the remaining nine per cent. the major portion of the annual income coupons before sending them in. a

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The Budget Debate in the House of Commons

Dunning Says "The Millenium Has By M. Come." But for Whom? DONALD KENNEDY, M.P.

To deal with the doings of Parliament Government as to whether its policy had weeks, in an article for a period of two We publish below the third of a changed or not. He said that if the t>\j^ is an impossibility. of to 1,000 words series of articles by U. F. A. mem- budget was to be taken as an indication The House of Commons talks six hours bers of the House of Commons, on of the future policy of the Government each day for four days each week and the proceedings during the present he must vote against it. three hours each Wec^esday. session of Parliament. Donald This was interpreted as holding a It is therefore obvious that all I can M. Kennedy, M.P. for Peace River, pistol at the head of the Minister of in this article is to touch a of do few shows from the statements of re- Finance, and was resented by the Min- in the the "hig-h spots" hope that this sponsible members of Liberal and ister of Railways (Mr. Dunning), who article may lead those who do not usu- Conservative parties that there is assured us that "neither friend nor foe ally read Hansard to do so. today no evidence of important can get anywhere by this method." the this article is writ- At time when divergence in tariff matters be- LIBERAL POLICY IS outstanding business of the past ten the tween the two old parties. The RE-DEFINED two weeks has been the budget and the definition of the tariff policy of However, in answer to debate thereon. The budget has about Glen's chal- the Liberal Government by the lenge, the Liberal policy re-defined the same interest to the (government and was Minister of Railways, Hon. Charles by the Minister of Railways, the House of Commons, as the cost of and with Dunning, won applause from the the full approval of the Minister of living and the wages and prices questions Conservative benches. Finance. The definition is as follows: have to the farmers and workers of the E. J. Garland, M.P. for Bow shall foi-ward country. "We move cautiously River, will contribute to our next with the aid of knowledge of the The Minister of Finance sprung a sur- issue. facts secured by the Tariff Advisory prise on the House by introducing the Board toward the goal of making our budget on the 17th of February, just the tariff structure bear as lightly as 15th day on which the House of Com- absorbs so large a proportion of the possible on production, industry and mons was sitting this session. The de- revenues of the Dominion." the people generally, having always in bate lasted until March Ist or just eight The amendment moved by Mr. Coote view the greater prosperity of all the days. This is a record for speed. was a direct challenge of things done legitimate industries of Canada. The OUTSTANDING FEATURE and things left undone by the budget tariff must be made to serve the best OF THE BUDGET proposals of the Minister. The U. F. A., interests of the Canadian people as a I have said that the outstanding busi- Progressives and Labor formed on this whole. It must be adjusted from time ness of the last two weeks was the debate the real opposition. to time to meet the needs, not of one budget. The outstanding thing in con- The debate showed a striking agree- class or group or industry alone, nection with l^e budget is that it is a ment between the two parties. Sugges- whichever one that may be, but of the protectionist one. tions that the budget was a Tory budget whole economic structure." Mr. Robb, in introducing his budget, was deeply resented by the Liberals, but This drew applause from the Consei"- spoke of the good times we are enjoying the statement of Bennett as well as that vative benches, and on being assured and assured us that the "post-war de- of Guthrie bears out the truth of the that it was acceptable to them, Dunning pression" was practically a thing of the charge. replied past. WHY TARIFF IS "The Millenium has come indeed." (Page 441). Dr. R. B. Bennett of Cal- IMPORTANT Garland of Bow River shouted: "That's gary followed Mr. Robb and congratu- Occasionally in the West and in the good Tory propaganda all right." lated him on the fact that: East one hears people disgustedly re- To which Dunning replied: "It is to "He has yielded to no importuni- mark, "Why all this talk about the tar- my honorable friend's perverted mind." ties and to no pressure; he has at iff?" The reason is that we raise reve- SO GENERAL THAT least main;:ained his taith in the fis- nue by tliis method to the extent of IT MEANS NOTHING cal system under which this country $125,000,000 annually. Whatever method The writer of this article is from has grown great and on which its we use for raising money for running Scotland, but he is willing to bet $500 future integrity depends." the affairs of Government, whether it that not a soul in the three Prairie Dr. Bennett's speech was not vicious is tariff, income tax or sales tax, will Provinces can argue for low tariff alone but considering the budget proposals, always be of vital interest and will hold from that statement. You can go up or chief of which are ten per cent, reduc- a leading place in the debates of every down East or West, with tariff changes tion in the income tax and the tariff session. In Canada we will raise this and still be within the range of that left severely alone, he and the Conserva- year, by taxation from all sources, about statement. It's so general that it means tive party had nothing to be vicious 390 millions of dollars. nothing. about. The Liberal party has always claimed William Irvine's version of it is as Bennett therefore did not move any to be the low tariff party. The dozen follows: amendment. Liberal-Progressives supporting Mr. "We shall stand cautiously, ignor- MR. COOTE MOVES Forke and the Liberals in order to give ing many facts presented to the Tar- AMENDMENT us stable government, are emphatically iff Board, vdth the telescope of Lib- Mr. Coote followed Bennett and so. The first condition laid down as a eral principles set firmly on our moved an amendment reading as follows: condition to Forke's acceptance of a blind eye. Our policy when in power "That all the words after 'that' be place in the Cz^binet was: shall be a carefully drawn verbal struck out and the following substi- "No further tariff increases and string of specious platitudes to which tuted therefor: further reductions to which favorable no party in the House can take ser- "Whilst recognizing the advisabil- consideration has already been given." ious objection, ignoring the protests ity of certain minor changes proposed, Yet this "stable" Government, depend- of the agricultural population which this House regrets that the budget as ing for support on these Liberal-Pro- we are fully aware during election presented by the Honorable Minister gressives and the supposedly strong low times bears the brunt of the fiscal of Finance contains no effective pro- tariff Liberals of Saskatchewan, brings policy now in vogue, and having in vision for the reduction in the high in a budget that wins the approval of view the continued prosperity of in whose interests our propa- , cost of living in so far as such is due the Tory leaders. those to the protective tariff The debates in the House showed the ganda has alleged the tariff was de- "That the budget shows a further agreement, but the voting looked like an signed." departure from the principle of direct example of the party game. Guthrie defines the Conservative tar- and visible taxation based on ability Tlie budget and the amendment placed iff policy as follows: to pay; the Liberal-Progressives in a difficult "We are not high protectionists; "And further that no systematic ef- position. Glen, the Liberal-Progressive we do not seek higher and higher and fort is being made to reduce our from Marquette, sought to find a way higher ^protection. Nobody in the national debt, the interest on which out and asked for a declaration from the (Continued on Page 26) — — — —

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NEWS FROM THE ALBERTA POULTRY POOL HEAD OFFICE

Official Information for Members of the Provincial Pool

Important Notice to flock at this time and weeding any that The success of the Poultry Pool show evidence that they do not intend All Members can only be assured through the to produce. Any hen that is not going closest co-operation between the to lay eggs is a llalbility and this is a membership in all parts of the Pro- good time to sell them. Shipping crates Matters Detailed Only by Attention to vince and the Board and Head will be forwarded from your nearest Assured Below Can Success Be Office. The Poultry Pool section branioh upon request. of "The U. F. A." is one of the Head Office certainly appreciate the The spring and summer egg season principal means by which such co- many letters recently received from will soon be commencing, and in order operation may be effective. All members expressing satisfaction with the to avoid confusion and assist us in giv- members are requested to give their final payments on eggs and turkeys, for ing real service to the producers, we wish personal attention to the matters the periods which closed the end of Dec- to call your attention to the paragraphs dealt with in the article which ap- emher last. We feel justified in believ- which appear below. Some of the mat- pears on this page. ing that we are making real progress, ters referred to will, no doubt, appeal to and while our organization is not perfect some as merely unimportant details, but CANDLING STATIONS we believe that with the support of the Head Office cannot emphasize too producers we shall satisfactorily solve We are opening candling stations at strongly the fact that only by attention our problems as they arise. of Stettler, Hanna and Red Deer in addition details both on behalf Head ' to these o —, to the exisiting branches at Edmonton, Office and the memhership, can satis- Calgary and Lethbridge. Producers liv- factory service be given. Annual Meeting of near these points may ship direct to A few instances have come to our no- ing them. This will insure quick returns and tice where final payments on eggs which C. C.A. in Winnipeg better service. Shipping tags will be were sent out to local agents have not supplied from Head Office upon request. been received by the shippers owing to on April 4th Next We must bear in mind, however, that we the agent having left the district. This oan only operate these candling stations difficulty will be overcome in future New Organization of Farmers in Sas- as producers support us with suf- wherever a member ships at least a 15 so long katchewan Has Been Invited to ficient volume. or 30-dozen case, as these returns will Send Representatives be sent to the member direct. ADVANCE PAYMENTS The annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Agriculture will be held at HOW TO SHIP EGGS During the last egg period of 1926, Winnipeg comniencing on Monday, misunderstanding in re- 1. Eggs in quantities of less than 15 there was some April 4t'h, and will probalbly occupy three iozen—All producers with less than 15 gard to our advance payment of 20c per days. The annual meeting of the Coun- dozen eggs will deliver them to an Agent dozen. Some of our members, no doubt, cil is usually held about a month earlier (a large number of merchants have sign- failed to remember that this advance was than the date fixed this year, but in view ed our Agent's Agreement and we have set when eggs were comparatively cheap, of the fact that the new farmers' organ- at least one Agent in practically every during the end of September. We have i7ation in Saskatchewan, the United town), and obtain a flat advance of so since made final payments, however, Pai-mers of Canada, Saskatchewan Sec- many cents per dozen together with a which have netted the producers 2c per tion, Limited, has been invited to affili- receipt on a counter book slip for so dozen more than the current market price ate with the Council, the meeting has many dozen "Pool Eggs." on the day the eggs were delivered to us. been postponed until after the first con- During the spring and summer egg vention of the new organization which These eggs will then lose their iden- Pool, which will open as soon as pro- will onen at Moose .Taw on March 22nd. tity and will be Included with other simi- duction becomes normal the advance will HOPE SASKATCHEWAN lar eggs and make up full cases of 15 or be as nearly as possible 2c per dozen be- W(hL AFFILIATE 30 dozen which the Asrent will ship in to low the market price at the time eggs are The new org-anizstion in Saskatchewan us with his OWN NAME ON A RED has been formed by the amalgamation POOL TAG. delivered to us. of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' A grading report and flat advance pay- Association and the Farmers' Union of ment will be mailed the Agent by re- FINAL PAYMENTS Canada, and as the Saskatchewan Grain turn. Final payment on the Poultry Pool Growers' Association was a member of When the final payment on Pool eggs (other than turkeys) July 1st to Decem- the Council from its organization in as all is made it will be sent the Agent on a ber 31st, will be made as soon the 1909 the , other bodies affiliajted are graded basis for all the Pool eggs he has poultry received in that period has been anxious thiat iSaskatchewan should con- shipped during that Pool period. He will sold. A large part of the surplus re- tinue its participation in the national pay the individual shipper the average iceived during October, November and or.s-anizption by the affiliation of the price per dozen on all the Pool eggs you December is placed in storage and sold new body. have shipped during that period and for In January, Feibruary and March as the The invitation of the Council was placed which you TURN IN TO HIM the receipt iconsumptive demand arises. It is, of before the Board of Trustees of the new orp"anizaition special slips he has previously given you. course, impossible to make the final pay- by a com- mittee which visited until all the poultry is sold. Saskatoon for the 2. Eggs in quantities of 15 or 30 ment purpose in December last when it was with Final payment on eggs received dur- dozen complete cases—Producers arranged that the matter should be 15 or 30 dozen ship direct to us, but ing January 1st to March 31st, 1927, will may brought before the first convention of be made as soon as our books can be if they wish to ship through their agent the new oreramzation. they simply leave their eggs with him, closed, as none of these are being stored. WILL HAVE with THEIR OWN NAME AND AD- If shippers will see that their name and LENGTHY AGENDA as the address Is plainly written on the RED DRESS ON THE TAG as well The forthcoming meeting of the Coun- Agent's. He will ship them altogether POOIj tag it wiill greatly assist us in cil will have a lengthy agenda before it giving the prompt and efficient service and so save freight. Returns on these as in addition to the election of officers necessary in order to make our Pool a are made by us direct to the producer. and the consideration of the reports real suiocess. It is most important that TOUR name upon the activities of the past year the as well as the Agent's la on the tag of business will include discussion of over all full cases of 15 or 30 dozen which you NON-LAYING HENS thirty resolutions adopted by the annual ship through him, as this Is the only Around April Ist there is usually a conventions of the United Farmers' or- means we have of identifying ypnr egg» good demand for fat hens for table pur- ganiziations in Ontario, Manitoba and and sendlixg you the retunis. poses and we advise eolae over your Alberta held during the winter months. —

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PATRIOTISM AND PUBLIC OWNERSHIP WHITHER CANADA? Now I entirely agree v^ith Miss Mac- phail's definition of nationality as a contribution to a higher international- An Address by Graham Spry at the Annual Convention of the U. F. A. ism. The Canadian Club is standing for no narrow patriotism. A national out- look, a pride in our own soil, is going F. A. in respect of the part that each to be one of the greatest arguments of Below we publish in part the indi\adual member pteys is, so far as I people not associated with either Farm- notable address delivered before can see, greater than the part which the ers or Labors for developing publicly the U. F. A. Annual Convention by average member of the English Labor owned institutions. Everybody will ad- Graham Spry, organizing secretary party has. mit that the two great methods wihich of the Associated Canadian Clubs. But if I have said something of the are being pursued in this country in the Mr. Spry is a young Canadian U. F. A. method can I not also say some- development of natural resources are: Rhodes scholar who passed from thing which the U. F. A. might develop ? first, exploitation predominately by Oxford to take an important offi- I am a great admirer of "The U. F. A." United States capital; second, public cial position at Geneva as one of journal, I read it regularly, but it seems ownership. Now is not a national out- the Canadian representatives at the to me you are crowding out a great deal, look going to be an enormous bulwark International Labor Office of the discussions of international affairs and for public ovmership? Do you see that League of Nations. After his re- of literature. point? It seems to me that that is one turn to Canada he was engaged in What is the second contribution of the of the strongest arguments that can be journalism in Winnipeg and Cal- U. F. A. ? To my mind, it is a unique brought in favor of the point of view gary before taking his present Canadian contribution to political theory. which I know this audience holds. position. An original theory arising directly out of We are not trying to argue- for a quantiiiative view of society or for the When Mr. Spry spoke at the conditions in this Province, not an im- pursuit of merely commercial ends. Annual Convention, he was perhaps portation, not an imitation. After we are prosperous, what are we unaware that Mr. Wood's first act The third contribution is that great going to do with our prosperity? Shall after entering his office on his re- experiment, that greatest experiment it be simply continually the acquiring of turn from China was to remove the today in co-operative marketing, the new prosperity? We must try and ad- old black hat from the rack where Wheat Pool. \x)cate the theory of society which finds it had rested for some months, and The fourth is the fact that everyone its joy in creation and not in acquiring. replace it on his head.—Editor. who enters the U. F. A. enters equally. The principle which the Canadian Club And that is work which the Canadian members, and which this Dominion Club is trying to do in rural centres, On April 6th, 1924, the day of the shouJd advocate, is not the principle of and to my mind it is the greatest work Fascist election, I the wealth of the greatest number or happened to be in an that can be done in making Canadians. Italian city. the greatest happiness of the greatest The opponents of the The U. F. A. has demonstrated that numlber, but in the words of Carlyle in Fascists were being carried to the hos- a democracy can produce a completely pitals. Fascists "the greatest nobleness of the greatest Those who were had hone.st forati of government. voted and Mr. Benito Miussolini duly number". That surely is the character was What is the sixth contribution? I elected, and the Fascists were celebrat- we should give to our national outlook! don't know whether to say that Mr. 0 ing their victory. friends and I My Wood is the sixtfh contribution of the joined the procession of blacksWrts, not U. F. A., or whether the U. F. A. is curiosity, Cameron Believes from sympathy but from and the contribution of Mr. Wood. I wonder a gentleman who was not a Fascist if it is known that he has been guilty New Grain Act Is emptied a revolver into the crowd. We of an act of infidelity to an old friend? left hurriedly, but not so hurriedly as Is it known that when Mr. Wood left Urgently Needed the Fascists. In several restaurants and for the Orient he discarded his old black other places we saw signs displayed: hat? (Laughter). In his absence, Member for Innisfail Discusses Weak- when I saw that forlorn friend suspended "ON NO ACCOUNT SPEAK OF Present Act in Debate on from a hatrack, my heart was touched. nesses of POLITICS IN THIS PLACE" Resolution in Legislature And then last year we had an election THE FUNCTIONS OF THE in Alberta. The contrast between carry- CANADIAN CLUBS In the Legislature recently, Hon. Geo. ing on elections vwth machine guns and What has this got to do with the Hoadley introduced a resolution dealing armoured cars was a considerable one. Canadian Club, an organization of a with a subject which has been a burning I may say that one of my duties shortly hundred clubs from coast to coast, in one with wheat producers; namely, the after as my return was to attend a news- every Province, and only one or two in rig'ht of the producer to consign his grain paper man the Convention at which Mr. every city? Naturally the movement is from the country elevators to his own Buckley John was nominated. predominately outside the large cities. choice of terminal ©levator, with full pro- I am a Canadian and I am very proud These are precisely points of which tection as to grade and weight. In view to examine some of the contributions every Canadian should be aware, and of of the introduction into the Dominion that the U. F. A. has made to the poli- which every Canadian should be proud. House, at this session, of legislation tical and economic life of Canada. What Is there any organization in Canada amending the Canada Grain Act, and in are the contributions which the U. F. A. which can convey to members of East- view of the importance to the welfare of has made to the political and economic ern Canada the real situation, the real the producer of the establishment of this life I the real of Canada? speak as an outsider facts of the U. F. A.? Are rigiht by statute, the Provincial Assembly and, that, city throughout If I worse than a man. facts known Canada? declared itself in favor of these rights could tell you some of the questions that U. F. A. CONTRIBUTIONS TO being so established. have been asked me in my. trips, you LIFE OF CANADA Hon. O. L. McPherson, whose connec- be amused. Some of those who would tion with the Alberta Co-operative Wheat The first great contribution that the asked the questions would be genuinely Producers since its inception placed him U. F. A. has made, it appears to me. is alarmed by the danger in which they in a position to speak with authority on particularly that control, that method would suppose I stand at this moment this question, backed Mr. Hoadley up in of organization that gives each member (laughter). his endeavor. There was no opposition of the Local a feeling that he can influ- There is one great organization wihich whatever to the resolution, all sides of ence the political life of his country. can inform the people of all parts of the Assembly consenting to its passing. Now that surely is a great contribution. Canada of the things that are going on Through the membership in the Locals in the parts of Canada in which they do BELIEyES RESOLUTION and the constituency associations, not live. That is the Canadian Club. It FAR TOO MODEST through these conventions, the average is an adult university for contemporary Donald Cameron, Innisfail (U. F. A.), member of the U. F. A. can influence economic and political questions. We are was not fully satisfied with the scope of the policy of his representatives, the trying to infonn people in all parts of the resolution. It did not take in enough political life of his country. Perhaps Canada impartially, correctly, of what territory to suit him, and he made sug- the greatest comparison that one can people in other parts of Canada are gestions which will be of interest to make is with the English Labor move- doing. We are worldrg for a national every wheat grower. ment. But the organization of the U. spirit. Mr. Cameron thought the bill too mod- March 16th, 1&27 THE U. F. A. (199) 23 COCKSHUTT Horse PLOl^S Tractor FOR STUBBLE OR BREAKING

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est- For the last two years in particu- trade, to ©nforoa. the Act, to eliminate stores in the Province and will, I nm lar, he said, the grain growers of this selfish interests, to see that the farmers sure, forward the list to anyone who Province had had good reasons for being would get a square deaL wishes it, in order that they miay write anything but satisfied with the Canada INTERESTS OPPOSED directly to the stores to get information. Grain Act and its administration. TO PRODUCERS Also rememiber that co-operating in "There- is no more vexatious question buying and thus being able to make our exercising the mdnds of the men who "In the light of those salient features grocery bill a bit smaller is only the be- grow grain in our Province today than of the Act, what do we find today? We ginnimg of real co-operative effort. We this one question," saJd Mr. Cameron. find the various boards who have the can in time make our co-operative stores "So much is this so, that I am per- administration of the Act loaded down the centre of co-operative activity for all suaded that most of our farmers are of with men whose interests are diametric- .surrounding districts in all economic, the opinion that not only should this ally opposed to that of the men who educational and social life. Act be amended, but that it should De grow grain. "U. F. W. A." repealed and a new Act placed on the "For instance, take the Calgary Sur- o .—._ statutes, which would give adequate re- vey Board. Seven out of tJtie eight are presentation to the men -who are act- grain merchants and elevator men, and Year's Activities at ively engaged in the growing of grain, six out of the eight were appointed, I consiisting at least, of 51 per cent, of the am imformed, on the recommendation ot Lone Ridge personnel of the various Boards of Ad- the Calgary Board of Trade. Now, I have no quarrel with the Calgary Board ministration." A vwnter picnic just before Christmas of Trade, no douJbt they are estimable Mr. Cameron reviewed briefly soane of and a masque ball on New Year's Eve ;history geujUlemen, and want to be fair, but, I the of the Canada Grain Act. Vv'ere interesting features of the year's 1906," submit, that the men who the grain "Previous to said he, "there was ^ow activities of Lone Ridge U. F. W. A., have a great deal more interest in this very great dissatisfaction among tlie according to the report of Mrs. George farmers Canada, matter than the Calgary Board of Trade of Western owing to Rimmer, secretary. The vdnter picnic the most unfair manner in which they can possibly have, and therefore, should is a gathering of parents and children were treated by powerful interests have some say in the appointment of the who and friends at the school. Lunch is serv- had absolute control of the buying and personnel of the various boards who ad- ed, and the children play games before selling of their grain. minis/ter the Act. Take the Winnipeg receiving a treat of candies and fruit. "In 1906 the Federal Government board; ten out of the twelve are grain ap- "We have sent our delegates to every pointed Royal Commission to investi- merchants and elevator men. Take the a Convention," writes Mrs. Rimmer, "and gate ithe whole question ol buying, sell- Board of Grain Examiners, practically elected our U. F. A. members to the ing and handling grain report their 100 per cent, grain merchants and ele- and Provincial Legislature and Dominion findings. The result of the findings vator men; take the Grain Standards ot House. Considering the great opposi- this Royal Commission was that in 1912 Board, almost 100 jjer cent, grain mer- tion we feel very proud of the results. the Federal Government placed on the chants and elevator men. "Our president, Mrs. A. C. Sproule, statutes the Canada Grain Act. At last "Human nature being what It is, there attended the Annual Convention and on the grain interests would be muzzled and is no hope of reviving the confidence of her return gave us a very able report the dirt farmers would g-et a square deal. the farmers in the Canada Grain Act and of all the sessions, and imparted to us "Under the provisions of the Act, a the administration thereof under exist- a feeling of enthusiasm that we too P/oard of Grain Commissioners, compos- ing conditions, and whilst this resolu- were part of this body of fann women ed of men who were supposed to be dis- tion is good insofar as it goes, in my who are really making great progress interested, was appointed. The function humble estimation it does not go nearly directions. of this Board was to suipervise the grain far enough." in many "Our Provincial representative, B. E. Sparks, gave a talk on legislation early in the year to which we specially in- The U.F.W.A. and Junior Branch vited the younger people of the com- munity, and later Hon. George Hoadley spoke particularly regarding health and progress made in the Department of number compared with What there Why We Should Study Health. should be in this large Province, and it "U. F. A. Sunday is observed annually, seems to me it is a state of affairs that Co-operation and on June 20th, 1^26, Rev. Miller from the women could do much to alter. It "Wetaskiwin addressed the gathering, may seem as though raising the capital assisted by the local pastor, Rev. An- Farm Women's Interest and Work Es- for the store is the first step and one tribus. Hon. Perren Baker spoke for a sential to Realization of Ideals where a great many women would not time and altogether, with musical num- be aJble to give much help. Before that bers, we had a lovely service. The hall Dear Farm Women: there is, however, one important part to very attractive with blooming house be played. That is that the spirit of was There is one subject which we could co-operation should be well ingrained in plants lent for the occasion. study to gi-eat advantage in our U. F. the district and in the minds of the "Our aimual picnic, and a two-day W. A.'s, and that is Co-operation. To are to the co-operators. sewing demonstration were both very some that may have rather a familiar people who be There are sure to be obstacles to over- successful." sound, as if they had heard nothing else 0 ' come at first, and when the store is once — for some time; like the word Democracy, started, the spirit of loyalty to it must U.F.W.A. LOCAL WARNER it has ibecome worn threadbare and we NEW AT prevail to naake a success of it. Fourteen signed the roll of the are inclined to pass it by. But if we do, women new U. F. W. A. Local at Warner, or- it is because our knowledge is super- STUDY WORK OF ficial and we do not yet know the possi- EARLY CO-OPERATORS ganized by Mrs. Carlson, U. F. W. A. tbilities of the word. director. Mrs. Buchanan was elected can well begin in our meetings Those who attended the Annual Con- We president and Mrs. MuUoy secretary. A and study the work of the early co-oper- vention may remember that Mr. Schole- rally had been called by Energetic U. ators. Mr. Swindlehurst is, I believe, field read a paper prepared by Mr. F A. Local to which the U. F. A. and writing a series of articles for "The Swindlehurst, the secretary of the Co- U. F. W. A. directors were invited, and U. F. A." on the Rochdale Go-operators, operative League, in which he said that after the value of organization had covering their history from their very miuch attention was paid in the Farmers' been forcefully presented by Mrs. Carl- meagre beginning in Toad Lane in Lan- movement to selling co-operatively, but son, the women present decided to or- cashire with a payment of three pence as yet very little had been paid to buy- ganize at once. per week from the Rochdale weavers to ing co-operatively. 0 the wonderful organization which today WOMEN CAN DO MUCH ministers to the wants of twenty-five AWAY TO A GOOD START TO EXTEND CO-OPERATION millions of people. Horse Hills U. F. W. A. Local got At the present time there are in the Before embarking on any scheme for away to a good start this year with in- Province of ALberta some twenty-six themselves, I think the women like to teresting meetings in January and Feb- co-operative stores, dotted here and know how the theory has worked out in ruary, states the secretary, Mrs. Apple- there over the country from the north to practice. Mr. Svdndlehurst has the name by. A whist drive and dance on the soutii. That is, however, a small and addresses of the various co-operative February 9th was very successful. 25 March 16th, 1927 THE U. F. A. (201)

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Our mills have in stock at all times at least 2 to 3 milliion feet of Mixed Lumber, therefore, are in a Convention Urges Appointment of Two Representatives of Producers and Two positdon to guarantee the grade speci- of Grain Trade From Each of Prairie Provinces—Also Asks for fied in good drj' condition. Board for Calgary and Edmonton Inspection Districts 3. Each car is properly sealed at the mill and your material cannot be tampered with as same is shipped Direct from mill to you. Widespread dissatisfaction vdth the zation be effected in sufficient time Write tonight for our delivered price manner in which grain standards have to permit the new Board to function list or send us your bill of materia! for been determined during the present and in setting the standards for the 1927 our delivered quotation. Let us prove other upon to you that you carnot duplicate our recent seasons, found expression crop; and, further, that we urge price locally and receive the same in tAvo important resolutions adopted by the newly appointed Board the neces- grades. the U. F. A. Annual Convention. sity of securing representative samp- The first of these, recommended by les from the various sections of Al- CONSUMERS LUMBER CO., Ltd. the Central Board, called for the com- berta in making up the 1927 stand- 237 Rogers Eldg. VANCOUVER, B.C. plete reorganization of the existing ards, thus more adequately protecting Est. 1912. Ref. Royal Bank of Canada (ilrain Standards Board, to secure ade- the interests of the Alberta producer. quate representation of the Prairie Pro- THE NANTON vinces. RESOLUTION The second, from Nanton U.F.A., urged the Boai'd of Grain Commissioners to es- The Nanton resolution was in the fol- tablish a Grain Standards Board for the lowing terms Edmonton Tannery Calgai-y and Edmonton districts, who Whereas, under provisions Section shall choose samples of commercial 40, of the Canada Grain Act, the Ship Your Hides to Us grades to be the standards for such dis- Board of Grain Commissioners may tricts. The second resolution had been appoint a Grain Standards Board for FOR TANNING proposed as a substitute for the first, any division or district for the pur- Into Robes, Harness Lace or Rawhide but in response to a suggestion by G. pose of establishing commercial Leather. Cowhides and Horsehides G. Coote, M. P., the mover of the Nan- grades and of choosing samples of sent in before November, 1927, tanned ton resolution, who contended that there such grades to be the standards there- for Robes and lined, $12 50 to $15. was no necessary conflict between the for, and. Genuine Buffalo Hides and Overcoats two proposals, both were accepted. for sale. Whereas, a considerable portion of THE BOARD the crop in the Province of Alberta EDMONTON ALTA. RESOLUTION has marked characteristics which exclude it from the contract grades, Board resolution, which originat- The and, ed in the Calgary Local, asked that "four Whef-eas, these characteristics are representatives" be appointed to the different nature from those Board from each of the Prairie Prov- of a WHEN IN EDMONTON generally prevailing in commercial inces. This provision was amended to grades of wheat in Manitoba and MAKE read "two representatives of the grain eastern Saskatchewan, and. trade and two of the producers", the re- Whereas, a large percentage of such solution as finally passed reading as Alberta wheat is shipped via Pacific follows: The Corona ports, Whereas, the Standard Samples set Therefor'e be it resolved, that we for the 1926 crop by the Standard urge the Board of Grain Commission- Board did not contain a fair sample Hotel ers to establish a Grain Standards of Alberta wheat and could not he Board for Calgary and Edmonton in- "YOUR" HEADQUARTERS applied to a large volume of the spection districts who shall choose Alberta crop, thus creating a situa- samples of commercial grades to be tion detrimental to the producers, and, the standards for such districts. Rutes that are Reasonable. Whereas, the farmers of this Pro- vince have suffered considerable loss POOL GRAIN EXPERT owing to the government inspectors ADDRESSES CONVENTION not being furnished with proper W. Macleod, a delegate from the Cal- standard samples, and. STAY AT gary Local and a grain expert of the Whereas, Sections 39 and 42 of the Albei-ta Wheat Pool, in speaking to the Canada Grain Act provide means Board resolution, explained briefly the Hotel Alexandra whereby this situation could have provisions of the Canada Grain Act re- been remedied by the Standards Board; BILL BUXTON'S FAMILY specting grain standards, under Section Therefore be it resolved, that this HOTEL 39. He pointed ouit: Convention urge that the Grain Fireproof, Free Bus, Moderate Standard Board be conipletely reor- "If a considerable portion of the cro|i Rates. 125 Rooms with or without ganized, providing for the appoint- of wheat or any other grain of any one Bath. ment thereon of two representatives yeas in any division has any marked of the grain trade and two of the characteristics which exclude it, to the ONE BLOCK EAST OF C. P. R. producers from each of the three prejudice of the producers, from the DEPOT Prairie Provinces, and one represent- grade to which it otherwise 'belongs, spe- ative from each of the following Pro- cial grades may be established therefor Phone M4671 Calgary vinces, viz.: Ontario, Quebec and and shall be called and known British Columbia. That this reorgani- as commercial grades, and such special

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grades shall continue to be the commex*- cial grades vmtil changad." Section 42 of the Act provides: "A Grain Standards Board shall be summoned for the establishment of com- mercial grades and the selection of samiples thereof whenever the chief in- spector or three members of the said board notify the chairman of the said board that such a course is necessary." MAIN TROUBLE DURING FALL SEASON 1926 The main trouble during the fall sea- son of 1926, said Mr. Macleod, had con- cerned the mktter of grades. The aver- age farmer would be satisfied if he could get the right grade. The speaker had never known a wrong sample to be taken from a car. All that the inspector was interested in was getting the correct grade. There was the right of appeal to the survey board, of which either the shippers or the buyer might take ad- vantage, Mr. Macleod pointed out that accord- ing to the act No. 1 Nor. must be "soxmd and clean, weighing not less than 60 lbs. to the bushel." No. 2 must be "sound and reasonably clean, weighing not less than 58 lbs. to the bushel"; and No. 3. "shall comprise all sound wheat not good enough to be graded as No. 2, weig'hing not less than 56 lbs. to the bushel." In the standard samples set for the present crop season, said Mr. Macleod, our Alberta wheat had not been repre- sented, as the board had met on October 26th. From this circumstance arose serious subsequent difficulty. thousands of successful Declared by dairy farmers The two most energetic members of to be an absolutely perfect Cream Separator. the present Grain Standards Board, Mr. -1 Suspended Bowl, Square Cut Gears, its few tinware parts, Macleod stated, are the representatives \% the simplicity and accessibility of every part make it beyond all from Alberta. He called attention to question the cleanest and the most easily operated Cream Skimmer the fact that any reduction in grain on the market. To prove our claims to your complete satisfaction standards would mean a lowering of the we will give you a Free Trial (without obligation) on Your Own price which our wheat commands on the Farm, a big allowance for your old machine in part payment, and and therefore un- the easiest terms in which to pay balance. world's markets, was Write for illustrated catalogue. desirable. WHEN THE R.A.LISTER CP^-^^^L™ DISSATISFACTION BEGAN REGINA TORONTO Seconding the resolution, S. J. Ewing EDMONTON said that there had not been much com- plaint of the grading, this season until the standard samples arrived. Prior to that the grading which had been done on judgment had been on the whole sat- isfactory. Mr. Coote's resolution was brought under discussion after considerable de- bate upon points of procedure and Ship Y6ur Grain passed. COOTE POINTS OUT SOME ANOMALIES TO Speaking of the serious dissatisfac- tion which had arisen in regard to this year's grading", Mr. Coote said that he knew of men who obtained No. 3 early in the season who were given No. 6 United Grain Growers Ltd. after the standards samples arrived on the same qtiality of wheat. It was ab- surd, he said, to grade wheat damaged Bank of Hamilton Chambers Lougheed Building by frost by samiples of wheat damaged WINNIPEG CALGARY by rust. It would be as I'easonable to use k standard Leghorn in judging Ply- Get the fullest possible protection moTiph Rocks. He thought that there migJit be some advantage in giving an Albgrta name to Alberta grown wheat. Mt. Coote said that the standard KODAK FINISHING samiples made up in Winnipeg as EVERYTHING IN PHOTOGRAPHY Mail Your Watch originally provided by the Standards Return Postage Paid on all Work not in fact being used in We have been doing photographic FOR REPAIRS TO iBoard were work In Calgary for years and employ Alberta. New samples had been issued none but experts In our laboratories. H. R. CHAUNCEY, LTD. to inspectors which were said to be from Mall Your Work to JEWELLERS Alberta wheat. Yet the appeal board W. J. OLIVER U6-8th East - still had the old samples. How, then, 128a Eighth Ave. Wbst. Calgary, Alta. Avenue CALGARY could they arrive at satisfactory judg- March IGth, 1927 THE U. F. A. (205) 29

Tnents? tie saw no necessary conflict >'be;t"w«en the resolution of the U. F. A. Central Board and the Nanton resolution. R. 0. German, secretary of the Alberta Weed your land Wheat Pool, who was invited to speak on the resolution, said that one diffi- culty in Alberta was that conditions dif- ahead of the drill fered so widely between north and

south. , He did not think a Pacific stan- dards board would solve *he grading with a problem. Mr. Coote pointed out that an Alberta (Standards Board couid meet readily. Cheney--'' All Steel'' North and south Alberta wheat was largely damaged by the same causes. On motion of J. K. Sutherland, the ROTARY ROD WEEDER Convention asked that a copy of the wheait grading certificate should be for- warded to the shipper; also sample of Price - $105.00 wheat graded, direct from inspection de- partment. Treat your Seed Wheat with Corona Copper Carbonate. The WHEAT GRADING Dry System. You can save seed and increase your yield. Seed AND GLUTEN CONTENT saved on 300 acres this year pays for Treater and Copper After a very full discussion, a resolu- Carbonate. We have the Treating Machine and genuine tion asking that "in future the grading Corona Copper Carbonate. Accept no substitute. of the wheat be based upon the milling qualities, and not upon the size and color of the wheat," was lost. Speaking on the resolution. President Northern Machinery Company, Ltd. Wood stated that millers in the United 'States had buUt up a certain demand CALGARY, ALBERTA for hard gluten wheat, and before the present tariff went into effect they gave 1 cent a bushel premium for this wheat for special binning. They got all they wanted. The tariff had limited the sup- ply available from Canada. There could be no demand for this wheat in the States now until the price went up 42 cents, and then the price after paying the tariff would be just the ordinary pi-ice to the Canadian farmer. In Great Britain flour from all coun- tries was blendetl, and there were no customers to buy wheat on the gluten The Syrup content basis at the U. IS. price, and this wheat was not particularly wanted be- withtlie cause it would have to be bought in small quantities. The proposed change in tho method of grading was not only imprac- WONDERFUL ticalble. but it could not give the results anticipated. that the present sys- FLAVOR S. Sears thought / tem could be reorganized to express a little better the milling value of our wheat. The Convention rejected a resolution proposing that tbe Canada Grain Act be amended to permit the Canadian 'Wheat Pool to grade all wheat handled by the Pool. SPREAD BETWEEN DRY AND TOUGH GRAIN That the spread between dry and tough grain be based on the amoimt of moisture the latter contains over the maximum allowed for dry grain was the GOLD£N substance of a resolution adopted by the delegates. It was asked that the spread be not more than 8 cents per bushel for each 1 per cent, of moisture, and that "all g-rain dry enough to go into ware- houses be graded dry and all grain not graded dry be dried down to the maxi- mum amount of moisture allowed." A proposal to abolish the Grain Com- mission and to amend the Grain Act in such manner as to vest in the producers "full authority to elect and control an- other Grain Commission by and through BULL DOG FANNING MILLS LUMBER AT SAWMILL PRICES. -with dele- the Pools" did not meet the 32-in., $45; 40-in., $63; 4&-in., $80 We can save you money on Lumbar, gates' approval. Perforated zinc sheets, \roven wire Sash, Doors and Shingles, etc.. In car- The Convention asked that the stan- screen cloth. Screens for all makes load lots. Prices on reqruest; prompt of mills. Repairs. Anythijig for seed shipment and grades guaranteed. daid of moisture content be raised from cleaning'. NOR-WEST FARMERS' ASSOCIATE 14.4 to 15 per cent., after a discussion FRANK MARRIOTT. LUMBER CO. in wfhich Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Kennedy 906A 9th Avts. E., Calgary, Phone E5111 530 Northcott Ave., Victoria, B. C. participated. — —— —

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in other parts of the Empire to continue to treat with contumely the legitimate aspirations of the Chinese and to sneer at every expression of opinion that is not 100 per cent. Jingoistic. THIS BOOK IS Patriots of Britain today point a warn- ing finger to Shanghai. They see the folly of armed opposition to China's Shows Ways of nationalist aims. Chinese leaders, let it be remembered, speak of the aims of Increasing Pirofitf the "Asiatics," not the aims of the Chinese alone. Sun Yat-sen, the national on the Farni - hero of modem China, as Lenin is the the Farmer can do national hero of Russia, put the situa- "What with Concrete" is easily tion very significantly in one of his last worth a dollar. It tells speeches in 1924. He was speaking of how to build permanent Pan-Asiatic unity, and said: concrete farm improve- "We Asiatics represent one-half of ments—the kind that end the whole population of the earth. waste, repair bills, vermin- four millions, Europe has but hundred loss. whereas we Asiatics have nine hund- Following the plans and red millions. For a minority of four directions in this book, hundred millions to suppress a ma- you can build a concrete jority of nine hundred millions is stable floor, foundation, against justice and humanity. And any manure pit, trough, poultry action contrary to justice and human- house, root cellar or any ity will ultimately result in defeat." other farm improvement. The economic imperialists who simply Modernize your farm with con- see in Shanghai one more minor skir- crete. Send for the book. It mish on the outposts of Empire, or a tells you how. Just mail the coupon. brave gesture on the part of a minor- Canada Cement Limited ity of Europeans a.gainst a foreign rab- Company 1022 Canada Cement Company BIdg. ble, are enemies of the Empire and of Phillips Square Montreal the peace of the world. Sales offices at Montreal Toronto THE ANNUAL CONVENTION Winnipeg Calgary the Editor, Canada Cement can To "The U. F. A.": be secured from With each succeeding Convention the over 2,000 dealers need for some means of preliminary dis- in nearly every city , town and cussion on the resolutionis presented be- village in Canada. comes more and more evident. Much If yon cannot locate a convenient dealer, valuable time is lost through vagueness CANADA write our nearest of statement in some of the resolutions I sales office. presented, and, in the case of others, the opportunity of discussion is quite insuf- ficient to permit of intelligent judgment. MAIL THIS Let me give two cases in illustration. The resolution directed against any in- COUPON crease of expenditure in the matter of Dominion defence gave no hint of a definite standpoint from which this dif- ficult subject could be considered. It is Canada Cement Company Limited quite likely that some discussion before 1022 Canada Cement Company BIdg, the date of the Convention would have Montreal brought out the fact that any useful Send me your Free book action taken in this matter would have to be directed against the causes of war (Name) or against some specific cause of war and the resolution thus would have taken (Address) more definite form. Again, it was quite plain that the reso- lution dealing with a method qf giving expression to the group idea of political Canadian Pacific Railway Co. representation was insufficiently under- Nurseries Department of Natural Resources. stood, seeing that an amendment wfhich Campbells in no way added to, or changed its con- are within 60 Miles of the Rockies. BULLS tent, but iserved only to confuse its pur- Nurseries, therefore HOLSTEIN The furthest west Thirty with records of over Trees, Shrubs Over cows pose, was adopted. the Hardiest Grown Twenty Thousand pounds or better. and Perennials. It does not remove the difficulty to Over One Hundred and Thirty-five send a list of the resolutions to the 1927 Seed Catalogue and R. O. P. records Over Five Hundred Registered Cattle. criticism Gardener's Guide Free. Locals, since there can be no Forty of the best bulls ever produced offered previous to the annual meeting. Send for it Today. at Strathmore, now on offer. The suibject matter of resolutions should 18 YEARS liM CALGARY The most important step to be taken Improve- be considered throughout the year, and Handling High Quality Seeds, Growing in connection with Herd Cut ment is the selection of a Sire. means of interchange of opinion the Best of Nursfery Stock, some Flowers and Plants. Excellent opportunity now for selec- thereon provided. If some encourage- tion of suitable sires of breeding An enviable reputation won by fair ment were given to Locals to present age for your herd improvement. and square dealing. Ycung bulls with spienJid R. O. P. their resolutions to the U. F. A, public We cannot afford to supply inferior backing and superior show ring goods. through the medium of our bi-monthly ciuality. journal much confusion and loss of time WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUE. For Particulars Write: at the Convention might be avoided, and, G. H. HUTTON CAMPBELL FLORAL Superintendent of Aarlculture and educative side not less important, the of NURSERIES, LTD. Animal Industry our movement more adequately recog- SEEDS, C. P. R., D. N. R., Calgary, Alberta. nized and brought into line. Retail Store and Office, 224 8 Ave. W. — or — Yours truly, Nursery and Greenhouses, 1710 8th G. H. JONES Ave. N.W., and Bowness. Manager, C. P. R. Supply Farm, G. CHRIISTIE, CALGARY ALBERTA Strathmore, Alberta. Eckville. I a 2 (208) THE U. P. A. MaTch IGth, 1927

PREMIER BROWNLEG IN CALMLY ANALYTICAL SPEtECH ANSWERS CRITIOS OF RAILWAY POLICY (Continued from Page 12) meant more in dollars and cents to the Provincial lines than the clauses ob- jected to, and might make all the differ- ence in the world between a profit and loss. Mr. M'cGilUvray had pointed to several particular things upon which the Premier was agreed. The project had been ibought and paid for by the people of the Province; the problem would have to 'be faced by all the people and the burden of taxation fall on all alike; the railway development of the north in the years to come would benefit the whole Province; and therefore the question should not be 'treated in any parochiaJl manner. The Government had taken Power Farming Increases that attitude. But there were several other considerations—why ihad the rail- ways been built and the bonds guaran- teed? Was it be'oause Governments take a delight in guaranteeing ibonds? It had Farmers' Profits been in order to link up the great empire of the north with the rest of the Prov- ince and develop the Peace River, and You can use power as profitably as the manu- in weighing the merits and demerits ot facturing industries. A Twin City Tractor will the whole question that fact should not get your work done easier, quicker, and with far be forgotten. less expense. It will pay its way from the first M'HO ARE "THE PEOPLE" day, and pay you 'extra profits year after year. OF ALBERTA? The burden -would be borne by the people, as Mt. M'cGillivray suggested, "But who are the people," went on the Premier. "Are they a few wholesale houses in the city of Calgary, or a few manufacturers in certain other towns in THRESHERS the southern part of the Province, or is TRACTORS it not the great body of taxpayers of the Province?" The people who would meet This spring, let a Twin City start right in making the loss of a hundred thousand or two life better on your farm—less hard work for you and hundred thousand or ten hundred thou- more hard cash for pleasure. Next fall hook it to a Twin sand dollars, should that be incoirred, City Thresher and profit by its exclusive advantages. not be the millers Get These Free Booklets- would nor the manu- For years, Twin City Ma- Mail the Coupon Now! facturers nor wholesalers, though these chines have proved that their interests would pay their share, but the reserve strength and sui^plus great mass of the people of the Prov- power give them long life with ince. lowest possible expense. Get It had been suggested that the Gov- the Free Booklet—^use the ernment should have sold the roads. The coupon now. Premier did not want to boast albout his MINNEAPOLIS STEEL & ability as a salesman, but any business carrying an annual loss of $100,000 was MACHINERY CO. of Canada, not a very saleable proposition. The Ltd. Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co. Government had assumed in the puhlic of Canada, Ltd. | interest that the best thing to do was to Head Office: Winnipeg, iVIan. Dept. U2, Winnipeg, Man. J safeguard their investment in the first Send me your valuable' FP.EE Sub-Branches at all important instance by securing the roads and then booklets. S points. building them up to the point where they Size of farm Visit your nearest Twin City Dealer I would be valuaJble from the standii)oint

During Better Farm Equipment I Name of saleability. Weel<— March 21st to 26th The Premier analysed the argument Address that there had been too mucli haste. It had been argued that there was no evi- dence to show that they had gone to one company and having -got their best offer had then gone to the other with that as BISSELL WIDE IN-THROW DISK a lever and endeavored to better it. Light Draught MADE IN TWO WIDTHS Both principals of the two great trans- Great Capacity 14 and 21 FEET FEET. continental companies had refused to Central 1-polnt They cultivate the entire sur- make any offer whatever, except on the Hitch. face and leave the ground solemn assurance of the Grovernment that level. there would be no disclosure. Three months' notice had to be given to the Maintains the BISSELL C. P.R. and this having l>een done both REPUTATION companies knew that the lease would for building terminate at the end of that period, b-ut Disks RIGHT. during the whole three months neither THESE IN-THROW DISKS CAN BE EQUIPPED FOR HORSE OR TRACTOR company had seemed over anxious to W«e make all sizes and styles of Disk Harrows for Horse and Tractor use. deal. The Write for particulars. Government, however, were T. E. BISSELL CO., LTD., ELORA, ONT. faced with the question of what to do ' John Deere Agents. with the road at the end of that period. They had no terminals, no iway of hand- March 16th, 1927 T HE U. F. A. (209) 33 ling any Interchange of traffic, not much equipment, and these question had to be ^ aH__ ^_hB^ HARDY PLUM and other FRUIT faced in a very short period of time. D iX I IVI I I Hp" ^ TREES are growing and FruiUng all Neither company would furnish termin- una IWl Wlmb ^ over THE WEST. look after passenger and als, sell tickets, We have a Large Supply of Growing Fruit Trees, Etc. freight traffic unless and until an ex- To Encourage Fruit Growing clusive agreement "was given. WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING COLEMAN MADE NO SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FURTHER MOVE FRUIT COLLECTION "A" FRUIT COLLECTION "B" The Government could not allow traffic of the K GOOD HARDY TREES from 2-3 Oet GOOD HARDY TREES -J to be tied up to the E. D. & B. C. at the best named varieties --*'ft., of the best named end of the period and then sit down and varteties, for $5.00 wait until the companies would step in WE WILL PREPAY EXPRESS CHARGES FOR $1.00 EXTRA. and either buy or lease. The suggestion POSTPAID was preposterous. So when the final PATMORPS TO ANY ADDRESS COLLECTIONS day approached and the situation was BRANDON, MAN. SASKATOON, SASK serious, even then the Government de- until Mr. Coleman 40 layed in order to wait SET 37 SET came to the city on November 4th. They CARAGANA FOR HEDGES. PLUM TREES; 1-2 ft. Interview in which in spite of the 100 6-12 Ins. High. Post- had an 6 high. Postoald $1.00 $1,00 final letter of President Beatty, Mr. Cole- paid man preferred to make a hetter offer, the Government notifying him that it was Mr. still not good enough, and although SET No. 1 SET No. 21 Coleman was Iti the city and knew there Of| Pacl

large traffic in fish ; lower rates to Van- SET 41 SET 47 Prince couver; the opening of the line to s^^^"-"^*^®- ARDY RASPBERRY Rupert where the Wheat Pool had an 100 6-9 ins. high. Post- $1.00 25 PLANTS. Postpaif"";" $1.00 elevator; these were some of the consid- paid. erations wlhich had induced them to close the deal. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Was there any discrimination in fact against cities and towns in the south? PATMORE NURSERY COMPANY The complainants were the Boards of BRANDON, MAN. Established 1885 SASKATOON, SASK. large cities in the Trade of several south EVERYTHING FOR HORTICULTURE 218 21st St. because in shipping goods to the north country they had had to pay switching charges, and they had confused this with the freight agreement. Since when, ho asked, did a switching charge become a freight rate? No matter what railway operates the lines, switching charges amounting to one-half of one per cent, per hundred pounds would always have • • ..J.. Engines to be paid. The Conservative leader had These engines are powerfully built even explained the difference between a to the smallest parts. Made by the same firm who design and develop huge engines through rate and a local rate, but of hundreds of Iiorsepower. SWITCHING CHARGES WERE AI.- The "Z " has high tension magneto ignition, suction fuel feed, positive lubrication, re- WAYS ADDITIONAL WHEN GOODS newable die-cast bearings. Has fewer parts HAD TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM subject to wear, and these parts are drop TERMINAL forged and carefully heat treated. An ONE TO ANOTHER. EVEN engine for a life-time. WHEN THE C. P. R. OPERATED THE LINE THE TOWNS MENTIONED AS A New Electric Light and Power Plant Compact, self-contained, completedly en- HAVING BEEN DTSORIMINATED closed. No separate tanks for fuel, oil or AGAINST IN THIS AGREEMENT HAD Cananian water. No exposed moving parts except belt pulley. HAD TO PAY THESE CHARGES Fairbanks Lights may be operated direct from "W^EN GOODS WERE TRANSFERRED Morse generator or from storage battery. FROM THE C. P. R. TERMINALS TO Water Plants For All Services THE E. D. & B. C. St John, Quebec, No matter what type of equipment is That dealt with the argument of the Montreal, Ottawa,, required—compact little home water Toronto, Windsor, plant (electric or gas engine driven), Boards of Trade. Another comiplainant Winnipeg, Regina, windmill, pump jack or pump, there was J. M. Cameron, general superintend, Calgary, Vancouver, is a Fairbanks-Morse outfit ideally Victoria suited to your needs. ent of the Alberta Division of the C.P.R. Thcniakersof In an imterview that gentleman had The Fairbanks-Morse line also in- rairoanks cludes Feed Grinders and Fairbanks stated, "The C. P. R. has no statement to scales and Scales. Write for information on make except that It does not propose to valves the lines in which you are interested.

be a consenting party to any arrange- ftl8 ment on the part of the Provincial Gov- 34 (210) THE U. F. A. March 16th, 1927

ernment which dls«riminates against in- dustries located on C. P. R. rails. There GOOD SEED ENSURES is no pairallel between existing conditions and those which prevfailed between July, HARVEST PROFITS 19^, and November, 1926. At that time the C. P. R. was relieving tjhe owners of The Value of Your Harvest is largely determined by the goodness the railway of the iburden of operating of the seed you sow NOW. You will reap Better Crops if you use deficits and the only possible return was Steele, Briggs' Quality Grains, Grasses, etc. The seed with over fifty years' reputation behind it. contributed traffic. That fact justified an exclusive traffic arrangement, but at WHEAT Per Bushel the present time there is no reason whJich GARNET—Reseleoted $3.00 Crops grovernment inspecied in field. Each bag bears government can be advanced why the E. D. & B. C. certificate guaranteeing purity and origin. (.Shipment from Regina, should not have traffic arrangements Winnipeg or Saskatoon). with both transcontinental railways as KU BAN KA—Durum No. 1 2.40 MARQUIS—Grown from Registered No. 1 2.10 was the case of the A. & G. W. railrway MARQUIS—Registered Third Generation, ex. Regina only 2.25 prior to November, 1926." MARQUIS—Registered, Second Generation ^ 2.50 MARQUIS—Registered, First Generation 3.S5 HUMOROUS ASPECTS OF MINDUM—Grown from Registered No. 1 2.60 SOME COMPLAINTS MINDUM—Extra No. 1. Eligible for Registration, ex. Winnipeg only ... 2.85 OATS IMPROVED AMERICAN BANNER— Wiio else complained? Certain non- Grown from. Registered and Extra Selected No. 1 1.15 competitive points in the south had been Second Generation, Registered 1.65 mentioned as suffering unduly b6ca;use First Generation, Registered 2.30 of the exclusive GOLDRAIN—No. 1, ex. AVinnipeg only 1.10 agreement. The Premier WHITE CROSS—Practically the .^anie as 60-Day, but hull white instead gave a humorous recital of the details of yellow 1.35 to the effect that during a period from VICTORY—Selected No. 1 1.15 VICTORY—First Generation, Registered, ex. Regina only 2.30 January to November, 1926, Coutts,

LEADER—Ex. Regina only. No. 1 , 1.10 which had been represented as one of the chief losers, had made only four small Special Lots American Banner, Victory and Leader Oats 89c Bushel. — shipments AA-ith a freight value of $30.40. Good Seed Stock Cleaned over our own mills, and will be found satisfactory. The new sugar factory at Raymond had CARLOADS— Parties interested in car lots Oats or AVheat, please write for Special not shipped a single potmd to Peace Prices before buying. River since the factory opened, and the CORN FIELD (Northern Grown, except where noted). manager maintained that there would be NORTHWESTERN DENT—No. 1 $5.50 a market for all their product nearer NORTHWESTERN DENT—South Dakota Grown, No. 1 4.50 NORTHWESTERN DENT—Extra Early Strain, No. 1 5.75 home for some time to come and with MINNESOTA 13 DENT—No. 1 5.00 less overhead. MINNESOTA 13 DENT—Haney'.s Strain, No. 1 5.75 RUSTLER—White Dent, No. 1 ^.90 The tumult afeout Lethbridge losses LONGFELLOW—Yellow Flint, No. 1 5.00 subsided when the Premier mentioned Yellow Flint, No. 1 GEHU— 5.90 that that city during the time mentioned GIANT FODDER—No. 1 3.00 MERCER YELLOW FLINT—No. 1, ex. Regina only 6.00 had had three shipments, both ways, ag-

1 ,. FALCONER—No. , 5.50 gregating 980 lbs. at a freight value of MIXED FODDER 3.90 $11.24. Macleod had shipped not one SWEET CLOVER Penooibs single pound; Redcliff three cars of set- WHITE BLOSSOM—"Lion" Special High Test, No. 1 $13.75 tiers' effects paid for by the Govern- WHITE BLOSSOM—Beaver 12.75 YELLOW BLOSSOM—"Lion" High Test No. 1 13.50 ment and one load of brick. There was Prices quoted on Grain are for 10-bushel lots and over; for smaller quantities not one pound from Brooks; there was add 5c per bushel. Bags extra, grain 20c (jute): clover, 45c (cotton). one piano from Okotoks, $10.50; High VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS River one small shipment of 190 I'bs., Our 1927 Illustrated Catalogue contains a full list of Vegetable and Flower $2.27. Vulcan had shipped one consign- Seeds. We specialize in Sweet Peas, Dahlias and Gladioli, etc. It will pay you ment of seed wheat, 190 lbs., at $1.40. to secure a copy before ordering your supplies. Please write for it. SWEET Medicine Hat was the only place men- PEA COLLECTION—Enthusiasts and lovers of this beautiful Queen of Hardy Annuals should try our $1.00 Collection of Superb Named Spencer varieties, tioned that might have a grievance, as suitable for exhibition purposes. they had shipped in that time 27 cars of flour, freight value $2653.00. The STEELE BRIGGS SEED COMPANY, LTD. total incoming freight value, exclusive of CANADA'S GREATEST PEED HOUSE Medicine Hat was $2380.18. REGINA and WINNIPEG SAVED OVER $8000 TO PEACE RIVER With regard to outgoing freight traf- fic, wheat shipments to the coast had meant a saving of over $8000 to the people of the Peace River, and lumber PROVINCE OF ALBERTA shipments had extended as far as Battle- ford. On livestock shipments there had been 2000 cars, every one of which had saved $5 and $2.50 of this had been pass- DEMAND Saving Certificates ed on to the shipper. The whole gains 4^% to the people of the Peace River had ex- ceeded many times the infinitesimal loss Purchased and redeemed at par to shippers in the south. This agree- No Market Fluctuations ment, which had been branded as the most iniquitous brand of discrimination on the North American continent, was only to maintain for one year, and was the best obtainable in the time available. NO INVESTMENT SAFER WEBSTER'S REMARKABLE DISCOVERY Premier Brownlee created great mirth quoted from a daily paper a For Particulars varilt or apply to: when he caption to the effect that ex-Mayor Web- HON. R. G. REID W. V. NEWSON ster had discovered the "missing link" Provincial Treasurer Deputy Prov. Treasurer in the shape of a connecting track be- tween the C. P. R. terminal and the BUILDINGS, EDMONTON, ALBERTA PARLIAMENT E. D. & B. C. which had disappeared. This great loss had been heralded March i6th, 1927 THE U. P. A. (211) S6 throughout the length and breadth of the land. The facts were, however, that this switch was not an operating switch, but was maintained under a joint sec- tion agreement and as the Government had had to pay $450 per month rental when no longer required by them, they notified the C. P. R. to that effect. This was merely laid aside, and can be re- To placed at any time should a new agree- ment wii-h the C. P. R. be negotiated for a matter of ninety or a hundred dollars So that after all the discovery of this Customers of missing link was seen to be only the thigh bone of the old fashioned domestic donkey. Should the Government lease the lines they would become then what they are General Motors in fact today, a part of one or other of the great transcontinental systems. In order to sell there would have to be a purchaser. If they sold to the C. N. R. General is unwilling to leave the same traffic arrangement now ex- Motors isting would continue. If to the C. P. R. they would revert to the former traffic to chance anything involving your arrangement. In either case there would be no difference to the people of the satisfaction with your purchase of a south. But opponents of the Govern- ment wanted them to tie up and handi- General Motors car. cap the northern roads under public owTiership regardless of its effects to the This is why more than seven years people of the Province, and especially of the north, by an agreement that would, ago the General Motors Acceptance on paiper at least, give certain rates to the cities of the south regardless of Corporation was organized. It assures whether they were affected or not. The Government were striving for the customers of General Motors who development of the north country, and it was their endeavor to secure a good fin- prefer to purchase out of income a ancial statement so that in the event of opportunity to dispose of them they sound credit service at low cost. would be in a ibetter position. Mr. Mc- Gillivray. in a speech, had pointed out In the General Motors line there is that the offer of the C.P.R. had amount- ed only to $60,000 a year and the an- a "car for every purse and purpose," nual loss on the road was $850,000 which was increasing to perhaps a million dol- and the GMAC Plan can be comfort- lars per year, and also that Sir Henry Thornton's offer contained no promise of ably fitted to the individual circum- betterment. CAN'T SELL UNLESS stances of buyers of assured income. THEY WANT TO BUY The C. N. R. president's "only offer The GMAC Plan is offered through was that when the production of the Peace River district equalled an aver- General Motors dealers exclusively. age of ten million bushels per year for three successive years the matter of a Ask your nearest dealer to explain coast outlet could be considered." Mr. McGillivray had said, "Let us be practi- its advantages. cal," said the Premier, "you can't sell to the C. P. R. unless they want to buy, and you can't sell to the C. N. R. without the sanction of the Government at Ottawa, and we all know the political stumbling blocks in the way of that." GENERAL MOTORS In making any offer every million dol- lars deducted from the capital debt of the road added that much to the taxpay- ACCEPTANCE er, and could not be dispensed with by the remark, "that is gone and dismissed forever." These millions would have to CORPORATION be found, either out of current revenue or the creation of a sinking fund to re- operating the the tire the bonds of the system. GMAC Plan for purchase of COMMISSION PROPOSAL RIDICULOUS CHEVROLET . PONTLAC - OLDSMOBILE The Premier ridiculed the Conservative OAKLAND . McLAUGHLUSr-BUICK leader's suggested commission of jurists who "were to be free from all shackles CADILLAC and wlio were to estimate the value of FRIGIDAIRE . the roads with regard to their physical DELCO-LIGHT assets and the potential assets contingent upon the future development of the Peace River." With regard to the physical as- —

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sets, the Government would know more about that at the end of one year's op- eration than any commission imported potential as- PAY IM for the purpose. As to the . sets with regard to the future develop- ment of the country the very best thai such a commission could accomplish would be to hazard a guess, and the Pre- mier thoug''ht it was not necessary to bring in people who did not know the KILL SMUT $24.00 country to merely make a guess at the WITH COPPER potential future of the country. CARBONATE F.O.B. Regina There were good engineers at home. QUICKER TEAS A joint investigation by the C. N. R. FORMALDE- and C. P. R. engineers had shown three HYDE possible routes to the coast—the Stur- geon Lake route, the Monkman Pass TREAT SEED route, and the Peace Pass route, either ABY TIME one of which would cost on a minimum O DANGER traffic basis around $13,000,000 and on OF a maximum basis $80,000,000 to Prince OVBRTREATING Rupert. STIMTJLATES A GREATER GERMINATION THAN MOSES I.OW~COST There was nothing more fanciful ever offered in the Assembly than the sug- Th6 Eopper Ejirbonate KoveraU Grain Treater is the first practical low priced machine to be offered to the farmers for treating seed wheat with copper carbonate. This gestion of the Conservative leader that new is for treating method quickly replacing the wet method seed wheat for smut. Treat should the companies refuse to purchase, your grain now and it is ready for seeding. No more treating wheat each night after a hard day's work to be ready for seeding the next day. the Government should go into the The Kopper Earbonate KoveraU Grain Treater covers all the wheat with dust and money markets of the world and secure gives a uniform coating. Capacity 50 bushels per hour. Hand or power drive. Simple to undertake the building of to operate. Nothing to go out of order. the money MAIL YOUR ORDER NOW the Coast outlet. A mere matter of eighty million dollars was nothing to this mod- Price J24.00 f.o.b. Regina, cash with order or CCD. Power pulley S3.00 extra ern Moses. His predecessor had sonitr Corona Copper Carbonate 18o per pound, f.o.b. Keglna, put up in 6 pound packages 10 packages to a carton. Use about 3 oz. to the busheL ten the rock and brought forth water, Manufactured and sold by but he wanted the members to rise and salute, "For lo, a greater than Moses is WESTERN IMPLEMENTS LIMITED here." 1200 SCARTH STREET REGINA, SASK. The Premier of B. C. bad tried all Saskatchewan Distributors SASKATCHEWAN REGISTERED SEED GROWERS LIMITED these suggestions, and at the present time was endeavoring to induce the Regina - Sask. Legislature in that Province to make a grant of twenty million acres of land, and was urging that this Province should join in this effort. They had, as suggested by the Liberal FOR SALE leader, to keep their feet on the ground regardless of the interests of either company. He had faith in the North Country. The next ten or twenty years 1200 Sets of Genuine British Army Surplus Harness would not see the end. They were of ALL FITTED WITH NEW CANADIAN HAMES the opinion that the Coast outlet would only be successful if it was carried out Including 800 Sets of extra long leather covered wire cable traces (new condition), with Hames, Backs and Belly Bands. $12.50 per set. as part of an immigration policy by the Less Ham«s $8.00 per set. Dominion, but the Premier of this Pro- sets, Traces, complete with 300 2-ply, 3-Inch Ring breechings, all 114-'nch strap- vince was not so sanguine as to the pings, $37.50 per set; less breechings $28 00. 300 sets, 2-Inch, 3-ply Traces, same as above. results of the effort of the Comanittee 25 sets of best English silver and brass mounted Coach Harness, from $40.00 to of the Dominion House as was Premier per set; original cost $250.00 per set. $50.00 Oliver of B. C. 10 best quality English Riding Saddles, $30.00 to $40.00 each. 100 sets of New Heavy Long Rope Traces leather covered $3.00 per set. Perhaps it would be necessary to ob- 100 sets of Heavy Traces, $13.50 per set. tain some kind of land grant, but the 50 pairs Heavy Brass Mounted English Bridtes. $5.00 per pair. principle Trace Carriers, 75c per set. Premier thought that the old 1200 Army Pattern Halter Bridles with bits, $2.50 pair; Stable Halters, $1.50 pair. was not good. His idea was to set aside 50 Army Pattern Saddles, in good condition, from $8.50 each. the Government whatever grant of 1000 Dandy Brushes, 2 for to 35c. the 500 pairs of Back Pads, with side straps, $1.75 pair. land was necessary, and out of 500 Halter Ropes at 25c each. funds derived from the sale thereof 500 pairs of New Hoof Cutters, worth $2.00 for 90c pair. finance the railway. To grant the land 500 pairs Blacksmith Pincers, worth $1.75 for 60c pair. 600 pure Wool full-size Blankets, reduced to $1.50 each. direct to the Railway Company was These are not old War goods, but just purchased from the British Government. bad in principle. EVERYTHING GUARANTEED In conclusion the Premier pointed Cash with Order. Bankers: Canadian Bank of Commerce. out that this agreement would be can- year if not satisfactory. Address ALLEN GANT — British Army Surplus Supplies celled in one They could not sit down with folded 10264 101st STj^EET, EDMONTON, ALBERTA hands but must continue to work for the best interests of the Province. CHANGE MADE Dr» C.E. Messenger IN AGREEMENT CANCER George Webster, Calgary (Liberal), CHIROPRACTOR and Tumors Buccessfully treated thought the Premier's remark that the Chronic Cases a Specialty (removed) without knife or pain. All work guaranteed. Come, or agreement was only drawn out for one X-Ray Laboratory in Office write for free Sanatorium book year must have been a slip of the Dr. SANATORIUM Third Floor, Leeson-Llneham Block WILLIAMS This drew forth the informa- CALGARY 525 UniTenity At., MiiiBfpolii, Minn. tongue. tion that a sub.sequent modification had 16th, 1927 March THE U. F. A. (213) 37

been made of the origfinal three year agreAment. i/t SAVES the FARMER'S THRESH BILt

SEED AND FEED RENFREW WHEAT—PURE AND CLEAN. of the importance of the question, but Germination 100 per cent, in 6 days. nothing would be gained while waiting WHITE BLOSSOM SWEET CLOVER — Price $2.00 per bushel, sacks included. With a slight sprinkling of yellow blos- John Rozmahel, Viking, Alta. for the judgment of the Board of Rail- som. Thoroughly cleaned and scarified. way Commissioners. It was not the Goveniment grade No. 1. Sacked f.o.b. MARQUIS SECOND GENERA. WHEAT— Government's place to take their own Tofield, 121/2 cents per lb. Kallal Bros., tion: grown on breaking. Extra No. 1, Tofield, Alta. certificate 65-780; field inspected; ger- actions to the Board of Railway Com- FIRST GENERATION REGISTERED BAN- mination test 98; Carter disc cleaned. missioners. That was the duty of those ner Oats Product of 19 years' hand $2 bushel, including sacks. Thos. Noble, — se- High who felt that they were discriminated lection. Pure and clean. Balance lot How Stock Farm, Daysland. of against. about 150 bushels. In 3-bushel sealed $2.50 sacks at $6.00 per sack; 10 sacks or over FLAX—CLEANED FOR SEED. BUS. L. A. Giroux, Grouard (Liberal), For feed $2 bus. Thos. Noble, High How at $5.70. Henry G. Young. Millet. Alta. speaking as a member of the north, en- , Stock Farm, Daysland. WANTED—QUOTATIONS ON FEED AND dorsed the action of the Government in Seed Oats, in carload lots. Write Paul GROWERS' ASSOCIATION RED BOBS 222 securing control of the roads. They Meyer, Secretary Stanmore U. F. A., Seed Wheat. Developed at the Univer- Stanmore, Alta. sity of Alberta. Government graded and wanted stability in rates, however, and FOR SALE—TWO CARS FEED OATS AND tested; grown on clean summerfallow. the lines should be taken out of politics. thi-ee cars Wild Hay. Jos. Stauffer, Address all communications to the secre- He adjourned the debate. Olds, Alta. tary. J. E. Horwood, Box 4051, Strath- FOR SALE—2000 BUSHELS SEED OATS cona, Alta. —Banner; 93 per cent, germination; no FOR SALE CAR GOLD RAIN wild oats; 70 cents. J. D. Rae, Dale- — LOAD Oats; germination Only Four Members mead, Alta. uncleaned S2 pei cent. Price, cleaned, 75 cents, f.o.b. SELLING—200 BUSHELS MIXED BROfVIE S. C. Riddle, Carstalrs. Favor Amendment and Rye Grass Seed. Government test- 4TH GENERATION MARQUIS WHEAT— ed; no noxious weeds; germination SO to E. D. & B. C. Bill Germination 98 in 12 days. $1.50 bushel. per cent. Pi-ice $6 per cwt. I. V. Mack- Renfrew, germination test 95 in 12 days. lin, Gi-ande Prairie, Alta. bushel; government inspected. $3.00 Debate on Second Reading Is Anti- Mathias Lang, Earlie, Alberta. FOR SALE—100 TONS WILD HAY, IN Climax Assembly Has Important stack. C. Wolferstan, Alix, Alberta. — Phone Mirror 509. FOR SALE, WHEAT POOL MEMBERS Debate on Weed Eradication only—222 wheat, cleaned with Carter TIMOTHY SEED—SACKED, HARDY, NO. disc; $2.00 per bushel, sack included. 1, of Peace River origin; 100 lbs., $9.00; Mrs. John L. Gray. Tofield. Alta. Rte 3 FRIDAY'S SITTING 1,000 lbs., $80.00. Robert Cochrane, Grande Prairie, Alta. EDMONTON, March 11.—Debate on the ALBERTA UNIVER- GENUINE PURE RENFREW second reading of the E. T>. & B. C. and RENFREW WHEAT— Centi-al Canada Railway bill terminarted Fri- sity, control sample certificate 66-3949; WHEAT day afternoon. The vote on Mr. Irwin's grade No. germination 98 per cent.; 1; A few days later than Marquis, but motion was peculiar, the Assembly dividing 6.3 average over Marquis (Press Bulle- higher yielding in most districts. on non-party lines, Messi^s. Shaw, Webster, clean, sacked, $2.25 bushel; dis- tin); Field inspected. Certificate No. 66- McGillivray and Irwin voting for the am- count large orders. Thos. E. Robinson, 2404. No.. 1 seed. endment, all others present voting against Hardisty, Alta. Phone 109. Price $2.10 per bushel; sacks fre«5. it. The vote was: for, 4; against, 44. Mr. SELLING — FINE SAMPLE CANADIAN Or $2.50 per bushel, Inspected, sealed Diiggan, Edmonton, was paired with N. S. and certified by Dominion Seed Col. field peas, germination 98 per cent. $2.75 Smith, of Olds, and Weaver, who was Branch. out, returned too late to vote. per bushel; sacks 10c. Miller & demons, Rockyford, Alta. H. G. L. STRANGE L. A. Giroux, Grouard, continued the de- FENN ALBERTA bate and V. W. Smith was the only other RENFREW AND UNIVERSITY 222. EM- speaker. erson Kicker cleaned. $2.00 per bushel. After the Minister of Railays had spoken Sacks extra. C. Edwards. Delia, Alta. tlie vote was called for, and the bill received its second reading without division. [Owing to lack of space the Important SEED 89c*» Bus. speech of the Minister of Railways cannot ALBERTA GRIMM ALFALFA Banner 3 bus. saclis at 20c be printed at adequate length in this issue. Vietary 0^^ re- SEED Special offerings of It will be published, with Mr. Giroux's Gartons22 No. 1 or high grade No. marks in the next number (March 23rd), as Leader 2 Seed Oats at anattractive facts figures cited soil In it contains important and Alfalfa will do well on any Alsasman price. „, , , . Shipment from in reply to the criticisms of George Webster Alberta that will grow good wheat if Write for specfal any McKenzie House, and other speakers. Editor.] the right seed is used. Why not grow prices on car lots — some of this best of all forages now Reserve Now the Quantity you Require CRITICISE BILL that you can secure ALBERTA Our 88 page catalog is free; describes these RE NOXIOUS WEEDS GROWN GRIMM seed of known hardi- Oats and other seed stocks. Ask for a copy. A bill to amend the Noxious Weeds Act ness direct from, the growers? Give -A. E. McKenzie Co. Ltd. Seec/smen, Brandon was dealt with in committee. This bill is trial. Patronize home industry. Do Moose Jaw Saskatoon Edmonton Calgary us a intended to divide weeds into two classes. not use seed of unknown, southern or The first musit be destroyed at once, and eastern origin at any price. quote We witliout any limitation as to cost; in resipect grade in sealed sacks REGISTERED to the second, which are destroyed in ac- lb. 32c, and wholesale in 1000 lots, FISH cordance with the procedure of the old act, small lots retail, 42c per pound. Other there is a limiitation at cost to $160 per grades at proportionally lower prices. LATEST ILLUSTRATED qviarter section. WRITE FOR OUR taken by a number of catalogue and price list of new, winter Objection was GRIMM ALFALFA SEED members to the inclusion of blue caught "Northern Lakes" fish. Big Farmer category. This weed, it GROWERS River Consolidated Fisheries Ltd., Big lettuce in the first was contended, was found even on sod River, Sask. measures Brooks Alberta plowing, and to apply the drastic act would entail undue WHITEFISH. 8VsC; provided in the FAMOUS COLD LAKE farmers. Other farmers Pickerel 7c; Jackfish 5%c. Z. A. Lef& hardship on many the putting of laws on the stat- bvre. St. Paul, Alta. objected to ute book which it was impossible to enforce. Others criticised the inspectors and their methods. There was talk of joy rides and other incidents. SEED GRAIN FOR SALE Ge-orpe Hoadley, Minister of Agriculture, at $100 for $1 resented criticism of his weed inspectors. They were honest, conscientious men, giv- PROVINCIAL GOVERN- the work of inspec- ^, That sounds like a good investment, ing their very best to MENT CLEANING AND tion. He was wroth at the farmers for the doesn't it? Here's how it works out. Take GRADING PLANT opposition to the proposed amendments, and this Ad. and $1.00 to your dealer and get a moved that all clauses from 2 to 9 be struck EDMONTON, ALBERTA large can of Mickelson's Ready- Rodo Liquid, out. After being remonstrated with by Mr. my latest and best gopher poison. This will and Mr. Shaw, the Minister's limited quantity McGillivray A of choice properly treat IV2 gallons of your own grain, wrath was assuaged, and he consented to Registered and Extra No. 1 Ban- enough to kill all the gophers on 200 acres let the clauses stand for conference. ner and Victory oats and Marquis of land. Thus you wiU save at least $100.00 worth of crop from destruction by gophers. wheat for sale. No other gopher poison will get you such HEAVY SHIPMENTS FROM PEACE High germination, clean and sure results—so don't accept any substitute. true to type. If your dealer can't supply you, send me RIVER dollar Ready- Rodo bushels of grain, For prices and particulars apply your and get the genuine More than 3,600,000 Liquid, postpaid, bearing my signature. this sea- to most of it wheat, was shipped the territory tributary to the W. J. STEPHEN son from Dunvegan and B. C. Rail- Field Crops Commissioner Edmonton, the Peace River country. This Department of Agriculture Anton MIckelson Co., Ltd., 143 Smith St., way in grain shipping season Edmonton. Winnipeg; also Mfre. of the tamoue Blue is the heaviest Cross Stock Remedies. in the history of that railv?ay. 5

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LIVESTOCK The Classified Section HEALTH WHY BE OVERWEIGHT? FULL PARTIC- RED POLLED CATTLE— I HAVE ESTAB- lished a carefully selected small herd of RATE—3 cients per word per Insertion. ulars of a safe, sure way to reduce sent pure bred Red Polled cattle on my farm, for $1.00 and self-addressed envelope. No 12 miles east of Didsbury. Present offer- BABY CHICKS AND HATCHING EGGS— drugs. Mrs. J. D. Hamin, Box 82, Mac- S.C. Rhode Island Red, Barred Plymouth ' ing one 2-year-old and one yearling bull. leod. Alberta. Rock. For April hatch chicks, per P>.eal dual purpose stock; splendid in- $35 hundred; for hatch chicks, per dividuals. Prices $100 and $75 respect- May $30 PILES WITH CONSTIPATION REMEDIED. ively. G. A. Burns, Phone Didsbury, hundred; for June hatch chicks, $25 per Cause removed. Personal treatment 503, TiPCARsarv Alta. hundred. Hatching eggs, $2.00 per set- Dr M. E. Church. Calgary ting of fifteen; $10.00 per hundred. FOR SALE — REGISTERED BELGIAN C. P. R. Demonstration Farm, Strath- FURS Stallion, for reasonable price. Th. Cor- more, Alberta nells, Mayerthorpe, Alta. MUSKRATS, BADGERS, WEASELS, COY- ORDERS TAKEN FOR R. C. RHODE otes are now fetching very high prices. Island chicks. Se- FOR SALE—3 REGISTERED CLYDESDALE Red eggs and baby Ship to manufacturers and obtain be.st lect R.O.P. pens and range flock. Lyle Mares, 2, 5, 6 years old; broke; two in returns on your fur and eliminate the foal to good Clyde horse. Papers right. Poultry Farm, Arrowwood, Alta. middleman's profit. Edmonton Furriers, Ijewi.s E. Stanley, Landonville, Alta. 10761 .Tasper Ave, Edmonton. SINGLE COMB WHITE ' LEGHORN Hatching Eggs. Female from same flock FOR SALE—BLACK PERCHERON STAL- FENCE POSTS, LUMBER FUEL lion (8649), weight 2000; sound, sure foal as third prize pen in Alberta laying con- AND getter, $500. F. W. Hobson, Big Spring, tent. Male from a64-egg hen. Price 20o Alta. each. Satisfaction or money refunded. BUY YOUR LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATH, .T. A. Larson. Fort Saskatchewan. Alta millwork, etc., from the old established FOR SALE ENTIRE HERD OF GRADE firm selling highest quality B. C. coast — lumber direct from mill to corjsumer Red Polled cows and heifers, 17 years* since 1913. Save big money. Get better breeding for milk, with registered bulls. STRONG, STURDY COCKERELS quality. Send your lumber bill, sketch T K Hnwes. Millet. Alta From my R.O.P. and Registered or plan for our delivered price. Quan- Barred Rock Hens. tities guaranteed. Write for free plan POULTRY $3.50 and $5 each. folder and price lists. Farmers Mutual A few good pullets and breeding Lumber Co., Ltd., Bekins Bldg., Van- EGGS FOR HATCHING—FROM HEAVY hens to spare at reasonable prices. couver. B. C. Capital: $100,000.00. Ban- laying strain Single Comb Rhode Island H. G. L. STRANGE kers: Royal Bank. Red stock. $1.00 per setting of 13; in FENN ALBERTA lots of 5 or more, 75c. Miller & Clemens, LUMBER, SHINGLES, FENCE POSTS, Rockyford, Alta. poles, cordwood and slabs. Write for delivered prices. Enterprise Lumber BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK COCKERELS FARM MACHINERY Co., Vancouver, B. C. —Parks' strain (trapnested for 35 years), raised from $50 trio; also from Guild's and JOHN DEERE TRIPLE ENGINE GANG— FENCE POSTS—FUEL WOOD. WILLOW, Higginbotham's best pens, by the Hick's Breaker bottoms, for sale, also horse at- Cedar and Tamarac posts. Poplar, method. Parents' records 200 to 314 tachment; or would trade for three or Spruce and Jackpine wood. North Weat eggs. Hicks' formulas for raising baby four disc plow. Wilson Bros., Byemoor, Coal Co., Edmonton. chicks free with each order. Feeding Alta. only twice daily eliminating sickness TAMARAC AND WILLOW POSTS—WRITE and losses in hens' soft shelled eggs and NEW PORTABLE SAWMILLS — LATEST for prices. E. PaiT. Meanook. Alta. egg eating. Cockerels from $3 to $5; 10 design and construction; ready to ship. per cent off for 2 or more. Eggs $2.50 Terms, $200 cash, balance arranged. FARM LANDS per 13; 100 per cent, hatch warranted. Maple Leaf Steel Mills Limited, 201 Bank Everything money back guaranteed. of Toronto Bldg., Edmonton, Alberta. IRRIGATION IN Julius Kachel, Trochu Alta. SOUTHERN ALBERTA SINGLE DISC DRILL, offers an opportunity for farmers In the 16-RUN DEERING new Lethbrldge Northern Irrigation HATCHING EGGS — FROM REAL BRED- in good condition, $50. 16-inch Oliver District where schools, churches, coal to-lay Barred Rocks. Good strain. Pul- stubble bottom, high lift, Sulky Plow, mines, rural telephones, and splendid lets laying since November. 15 eggs f.o.b. Three Hills. J. B. MoCubbin, $25; roads already exist. A well settled $1.50; 50, $4.00. Mrs. I. Lorentson, Bind- Pine Creek, Alta. Ghost community, no pioneering. district loss. Alberta. The HITCH, ONLY ONE Is cut by three branch railway lines. BIG TEAM TANDEM Land sold on crop payments, $10.00 SINGLE COMB WHITE AND BLACK on the market. No lead chains, eveners at Leghorns. Exhibition production cock- to $15.00 per acre. Water payments or pulleys. Perfect equalizer. Sold erels. Baby chicks. Eggs. Mating list. spread over fifty years. Applicants direct. Send stamp for particulars. Wetherall, 3619 13A Street west, Calgary. Beaton Hitch. WInnlfred. Alta. must have own equipment and qualifi- cations of farm experience. This Is a SELLING—SINGLE C. WHITE LEGHORN proposition for real farmers who appre- Cockerels; pure bred to lay stock; $2, NURSERY STOCK ciate the value of Irrigation as crop in- or 3 for $5. From registered stock. J surance. State fully what equipment each. Pen of 10 hens with a cockerel EXPERIMENTS HAVE PROVEN THAT you have and your experience. Apply, cherries, and crabs from registered stock, $15. Mrs. J. W. certain plums, apples Colonization Manager, 117 Alberta Gov- Alberta. Cookson, Tofield, Alta. can be grown and ripened in ernment Bldg.. Lethbrldge. Alberta. And while the tops of these trees will WHITE WYANDOTTE COCKERELS — be the same wherever grown. If grrafted FOR SALE—ENTIRE SCOTCH SHORT- in test Martin strain. $3.00, $5.00. Ernest on tender roots they will kill out horn herd. Sixteen cows and heifers; trees, Kronier, Freedom P. O., Alberta. winters. If you want a list of ten calves; herd buU "Rrnwndale Re- grafted on hardy native roots, grown 150 serve, " by "Browndale." Would consi- WHITE WYANDOTTE HATCHING EGGS miles north of the International Bound- der letting on shares to competent and From females (from Martin's best Dor ary, for planting this spring, send me reliable party. R. Clarke Eraser, Rollin- cas' matings with records of 200 to 267), your address. John Glambeok, Milo, son. Alta. Pens headed by prize winning males. Alta. Price 20c per egg. Satisfaction or money GOOD WESTERN FARMS WANTED FOR refunded. J. A. Larson, Fort Saskatche- NORTHERN GROWN TESTED SEEDS— Eastern and American buyers. E. G. dill, cress, wan, Alta. Loganberry, 10c; rhubarb, JXacpherson, Moose Jaw, ,Sask. turnips, winter onion, poppy, candytuft, JUBILEE INCUBATORS. SOL HOT OIL English marigolds, 5c; Southernwood WANTED—HEAR FROM OWNER GOOD Brooders. Royal Coal Brooders Freight (old man) cuttings, 35c 100, postpaid. ranch for sale. Cash price. Particulars. prepaid anywhere In the west. Write Mrs. Francis Fox. Onion Lake, Sask. D. F. Bush, Minneapolis, Minn. for quotations and catalogue. A. I. Johnson & Co.. Ltd., 844 Gamble St., LEGAL AND PATENTS Vancouver. GARMENTS & HOUSEHOLD GOODS FORD, MILLER & HARVIE, BARRISTERS. of all kinds cleaned and dyed. Price BUY BABY CHICKS—THE PROFIT WITH Solicitors and Patent Attorneys and list and information upon request. poultry is made with buying chicks from Agents for all countries. 207 Alberta high producing hons. British Columbia Comer, Calgary. Patent drawings and Empire Cleaning & Dyeing Co., Ltd. Breeders hold the highest official records applications prepared by our own staff, ?34-236 Twelfth Ave. W., Calgary, Alta. in the world and their hens produce ensuring secrecy and prompt service. chicks that develop by proper care rapid- ly into pullets and great layers. Great DICKSON & PATERSON—BARRISTERS, layers produce more eggs and more egsrs Solicitors and Conveyancers. 503 Teerler MTSCELLANEOTTS means more Profit and bigger Profit can Building, Edmonton. Special attention be made with buying your chicks from given to mortgages, foreclosures, collec- GOPHERS KILLED WITH "POISON GAS" E. C. So write us today and we sell you tions and probate practice. Money to —A teaspoonful of "CJyanogas" Powder reliable chicks at fair prices. Canadian loan. in the burrow does It. The "poison gas" Poultry World, 500 Beatty St., Vancou- goes after the gophers—^and gets them. ver B. C. W. H. 8ELLAR No failures, no apparatus, no bait, not Barrister and Solicitor dangerous. Prepare now for your spring S. C. W. LEGHORN BABY FOR SALE — 218a 8TH AVE. W., CALQARY "offensive." For particulars write your Chicks at 20c each until the 10th of May, Phone M740S Rea. W1783 Officer, National 18c each after that date. Also hatching Municipal or Drug & Company. Calgary. Edmonton, eggs from the same stock at 8c each. Chemical Regtna. Sa.skatoon or Winnipeg. All prices f.o.b. Penn. Leslie Legg, Fenn. Alta SHORT, ROSS. SHAW A MAYHOOD . NOVELTY CATALOGUE—LISTING LAT- WANTED—PLYMOUTH ROCK CHICKENS Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries est novelties, masquerade supplies, tricks Imperial' Bank SldQ't Caloary and' baby ehlcke. ' M. Schmaltz, Belseker, etc. Sent free, postpaid. United Sales Alta. Co., Station B, Winnipeg, Man. 40 (216) THE U. F. A. March 16th, 1927 LUEILITY ^epen< onlMPERIAL IVoducts aniServicc

THE universal demand for Imperial products on the farms of Canada, is the most conclusive evidence you could have of their high uniform quality and complete dependability.

Since the year 1881 — the year in which Imperial Oil Limited was founded— this demand has grown stead" ily year by year. In the beginning, a few isolated Imperial Oil Stations were sufficient to serve all our customers. To-day we have Branch Stations in 1556 towns in Canada, scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

The sound growth of the Company as represented by this vast increase in the number of Imperial Oil Branch Stations, has been due to one thing— and one thing only— public satisfaction with Imperial products. Our constant- ly increasing number of satisfied cus- tomers is to-day, as always, the basis of our success. It is your assurance that Imperial products — everywhere — any- where — are always the same — always fc ill!' good.

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