THE OBSERVER. DRYDEN. ONTARIO More Elovator Needed To Handle Increasing ~ Gram Crops Of Canada re echo of the tremendous hs dian crop of 1921 which, diverted from the usual channels which took it across the border, dian, Atlantic and Pacific poris, tax ing their capacities io the limit, is being heard in the demand for in- creased elevator accommodation.. A new factor has entered into the situ- ation giving Canada and Dominion ports greater control of the traffic and export of her own crop, and it is 'recognized that vastly increased stor- age space is going to be needed to ac- commodate future crops pending their shipping. The consistent annual increases in the volume of Canada's grain crop has rendered imperative a corresponding yearly increase in elevator storage capacity, and each year sees new ele- vators dotting the grain growing prov- inces. At the last time statistics were taken, Canada had 3,775 eleva- tors with an aggregate capacity of 214,279,964 bushels. The insistent demand at the present time is not at railway shipping points, 'but in the expectation of handling a greater pro- portion of Canadian grain at Canadian ports these termini are facing the need of greater storage space. Though 1921 was for Canada a record grain = handling year, more traffic would have accrued to her could more have been handled, and on both the Atlantic and Pacific a certain amount of business had to be refused. It is in this direc- tion that expansion is planned. The Harbor Commissioners at Mon- real are working on plans for a grain elevator of ten million bushels capa- eity which will be the most capacious in the world, outholding by half a million bushels that elevator at Port Arthur which at present nolds the honor. The growth of the volume of grain in and out of the Port of Mon- treal has made the construction of more elevator space absolutely essen- tial, as during the past year, which exceeded in activity anything Mon- ' treal has ever known, business had to be refused owing to lack of accom- modation. The sudden effect of the United States tariff on Montreal traf- fic is revealed in the fact that it was considered that the present volume of grain traffic would not be reached for fifteen years and the present capacity, 10,250,000 bushels, considered ade quate. : Additional elevator accommodation is to be provided for the port of Van- couver during the year according to present plans. Here the need is serious, the present capacity of ihe port, 1,266,000 bushels, being inade- quate and the capabilities of the port being severely strained in the past season. Vancouver entered upon a new era, of activity when it was discovered that grain could be shipped without injury via the Panama Canal route to Xurope, and an ever-increasing pro- portion of the prairie provinces' cron is destined to go out in that way. It is expected that by the end of the season about four million bushels of wheat will have left Vancouver, and only the lack of elevator accommoda- tion prevents the handling of a gre.i- er volume. It is announced that another nalf million is to be added to Fort Wil liam's capacity, and even the 55,000, 000 bushels accommodation of the Twin Ports is experiencing the strain of the lakes grain traflic on the way to the Atlantic. Vast stores of grain accumulate here during the rush sea- son following the western harvest, and the congestion ig relieved on the railroads by shipping the grain in specially constructed vessels across the lakes. A great volume of United States grain in the 1921 season reach- ed Montreal by this route. These items refer only to a some-| what extraordinary demand for ter-| minal elevator accommodation brought about by sudden conditions. At the same time the ordinary in- crease of country elevators and inter- ior elevators contiguous to the har- vest fields, made necessary by the yearly swelling grain crop, is being met. And all this is making for in- creased activity in a hundred indus rtial lines in which, this progress is reflected. The British Spirit Speaking at a dinner in Glasgow, Mr. de la Barra, Chilian Consul for Scotland, said the British spirit had 50 penetrated the national soul of the people of Chili that other countries in the New World called them the Brit: ishers of South America, a name they were proud of. By making your purchases from your home merchant you are con- tributing direct to the prosperity of the community in which you live. WwW. NU 143 rushed to Cana-| for fresh supplies. Outlook for Cattle Situation Likely to Improve Before a Great While has Elapsed While the outlook for cattle may not be the very brightest, with the ravages of disease in Britain, the un- settled state of Europe, and the em- bargo in France against British im- portations, there is likely to be some improvement ere- long. The dis- turbance cannot go on and something approaching normal conditions must return. Canada should be prepared to take advantage {of the changed situation when it oe- curs. That some such views are held by the Dominion Livestock Com- missioner is suggested by the remark, in his comprehensive reviews of last year's trade, that unless foot-and- mouth disearse is soon controlled in Britain, it is probable that a continu- ation of the strict quarantine regula- tions will effect the movement of froz- en meats and clear out the storage It is obvious that this would be beneficial to all classes of the trade and more than anything eles bring supply and demand nearer to adjustment. Further on in his report the com- missioner 'says that unless reports and market conditions in the United States have been badly interpreted, Canadian cattle should make a much better showing than during last year. This should occur despite the Fordney tariff, for cattle authorities in the United States insist that there exists a shortage, and point as proof to the poor showing of certain of the heavy producing areas. strong markets are expected fo materialize as. a result. During the war all classes of livestock were ruth- lessly slaughtered, and breeding has not yet had time fo replace the ani- mals sacrificed. Consequently with stocks exhausted and an improvement | in economic conditions, which per: force must come, there ean hardly fail to be a betierment of the market. A Mammoth Searchlight Most Powerful Light Ever Made by Man is on. Atlantic Coast The most powerful light man has ever been able to make has just been set up on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is a giant search- light which shines with a light of 1,200 million candle-power. No other searchlight has been made with so large a lens, which is 60 inches across. The United States Government is planning to make others like it to be placed along the coast and used for coast defense. : Before this new light was built, the brilliant light of the Heligoland lighthouse, in the North Sea, was looked upon as the wonder of the world. Its light could be seen by ships 35 miles away. Ii consisted of three electric searchlights, and the expense of keeping it up was enor mous. The Heligoland light is now quite "in the shade," however, for the new light is 30 times as powerful. Perhaps you did not know that one candle-power, which is the standard for testing brilliance of light, is the light of a sperm-oil candle seven- eighths of an inch in diameter, weighing six to the pound, and burn- ing 120 grams of wax in an hour. How the early settlers, who did their reading by candlelight, would be startled if they saw the Atlantic coast searchlight. They would think is was a new sun. J apanese Have Coast Charted and Mapped] Interesting Information = Given Ottawa by Hon. H. H. Stevens The Japanese have every foot of the Pacific coast charted and map- ped, which would be a great benefit at to them if the growing tendency of the Orientals to move towards the Pacific increases, stated Hon. H. H. Stevens, M.P., who spoke at Ottawa recently. His subject was Asiatic Immigration. The speaker Oriental quired careful consideration as contended that the it iwas one of the most vital difficul- ties which Canada had to face. Hven in some of the centres of population in Ontario the people were commenc ing io realize that the Orientals pro- vided a problem that required servi- ous consideration. British Columbia has been in constant fear that the regulations might be relaxed and the influx commenced. Spend your money at home, there- by helping your own town and local merchants. Arnica, a medicine, comes from a plant of the same name. Short supplies and problem was one that re:| ) { indefinitely : tural | Ontario. 1, s ince's 1Seed Production In The Western Provinces Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia Provide Seed for Export - "With the extension and growth of i seed.growing in Canada a new indus- {try of national importance has come Such is the ob-i to Canada 'to say." servation of an American writer who recently made a tour of this country. This authority also pays high tribute to the Seed Branch of the Dominion | Department of Agriculture for the in- fluence it has exerted in bringing about this state of things. After pay- ing especial attention to Alberta for that province's advance in seed pro duction, particularly in oats, of which carloads are constantly being shipped to the United States, and in alfalfa, and to Saskatchewan's success with wheat, the writer remarks on the fact that in British Columbia the produc- tion of pure seed is a thriving indus- try. and that flower seeds are now grown. in that province and exported. In certain coast districts the provin- cial - seed houses have established farms or arranged with local farmers to grow flower seed for the English and continental markets. Our au- thority adds: "When Canada is able te produce crops that far surpass the products of other countries, it must naturally follow that the seed from which these same prize-winning crops spring is of superior quality." Among Best OF Farmers Show Remarkable Courage in Face of Difficulties According to Hon. Manning Dohei- iy, Minister of Agriculture for On- tario, says the farmers of the prov- inces are among the best off of any in North America. The slump in prices of farm products had caused the farmers to lose millions, yet there had been very little grumbling. They had shown remarkable courage, and as a proof of this the classes in the livestock shows had been better fil ed than ever this season ,and the ani- mals were better conditioned. The farmers' sons are attending asri-ul- colleges, schools and short courses better than ever. i was a splendid indication of their confidence in the future of this basis industry of Diversified farming prac- ticed in Ontario had placed the farm- ers of the provinces in a better posi tion than those of other places. Fox Farming in P.E.I. Fox farming produced a revenue of $1,240,000 in Prince Edward Island last year. This is nearly as much as the combined revenue of the prov- fish and dairy productions. About 3,000 pairs of breeding foxes are on the island ranches, and last year's increase in young was 7,500. An average price of $600 per pair was obtained for 400 pairs of breeding foxes sold. Five thousand pelts were disposed of at an average price of $200 each. Paris Dangerous Paris has the reputation of being the most dangerous city in the world for traffic deadliness. Of the 50,000 persons struck by taxicabs, autobuses and other automobiles during the last year, 100 died as a result of their injuries. A large proportion were women and children and aged persons. The worst thing about failure is the kind of sympathy that goes with it, i second prizes for hens, WESTERN EDITORS | EF} Geo. A. Blakely, Editor of The Adver- tiser, Canora, Sask. Successful Poultry Show Saskatchewan Poultry Fanciers Win Prizes at Regina Some of the finest birds in West- ern Canada were exhibited at the poul- i try show held at Regina recently. In the classes for Brahamas Light, O. A. Walters, of Grenfell, Sask., was the biggest winner. He carried off first prize for the begt cock, first and first and sec- ond for cockerels, and first and fifth prizes for pullets. H. K. Gollnick, of Regina, carried oif first and second prizes for the best cock in the class of Plymouth Rocks, white; first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth prizes for hens and first, second, third and fourth prizes for pulleis. Currie and Knapp, of Brandon; were awarded first prize for the best cockerel. In the classes for Wyandottes White, Art Serviss, of Moose Jaw, carried off first prize for the best! cock, first prize for the best hen, first prize for the best pullet and fourth prize for his cockerel. 'Wm. Osborne, of Foam Lake, car ried off first and second prizes for both cocks and hens in the Orping- tons white classes. In the Leghorns, Buff S. C. classes, first second and third awards 'for cocks, hens, cockerels and pullets were carried off by W. H. Boyle, of Regina. A. J. Gibson, of Regina, won all the first' prizes in the classes for Leghorns, White R. C. In the classes for Leghorns, White S. C., first prize for the hen went to P. (&. Fisher, of Regina, and for the cockerel and pul- let to Geo. Law, of Moose Jaw. Stricter U.S. Immigration Laws That United States immigration laws will be changed so. that alieng will be required to live five years in | contiguous territory" before they can be admitted, is an announcement made by Chairman Johnson, of the house committee on This will check large numbers of aliens who, under the present law, remain in Canada, Mexico or Cuba for one year and then are eligible to enter the United States. Cadiz, Spain, is one of the most ancient towns in Europe, having been built by the Phoencans about 1,100 B.C., under the name of Gaddir. . WE CAN'T REBUILD ON 8 ie Fale THE oLo FOUNDATIONS ts 'which must be have done the business immigration. Cotplexity Of Myriad Types To Be Found - Among Western 1 Farmers The Mounted Police Name Stands for Law and Order Over a Vast Territory From London comes a report that the Canadian Government intends to disband the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It 1s to be hoped that the report is not well founded. No force in Canada or anywhere else has | enjoyed so remarkable a reputation for efficiency as has the "Mounted." Its name has been for 50 years and {more a synonym for the maintenance of law and order and its fame has gone far beyond the borders of the Dominion. From the 49th parallel of the Arctic Circle it has been the sym- bol and instrument of the law's auth- ority and it has been a powerful fac tor in the peaceful development of the vast territory west of the lakes. Provincial organizations have grown up in the region once known as "the territory," but it has yet to be shown that the need for such a force as the Mounted Police has passed. remains a vast unorganized area policed, and who it but the men who for 'half a century and have done it in a man- ner which has been the wonder and the admiration of other lands? Nor has the usefulness of the force been confined to the preservation of order in these distant places. Its activities should police | have been manifold and of great ser- vice to the country, and these activi- ties ought wot, we think, to be dig- continued. There are interests and influences in Canada which would hail with satisfaction .the disappear- ance of the Mounted Police, but they are interests and influences which menace the well-being of the Do- minion. To disband the Mounted in these circumstances would be a poor economy.--The Montreal Gazetter. The Shortage of Seed Oats 1 Seed Reserved in Storage in Government Elevators It may not be generally known that the best information obtainable points to a shortage of reliable seed oats for this spring's seeding. Reports reach- ing the Seed Commissioner at Ot- tawa through inspectors of the Seed Branch distributed over the country, t as well as from soldier settlers through the Soldier Settlement Board, confirm this view. The Seed Pur- chasing Commission of the Seed Branch, because of the condition of last year's crop, anticipated this shortage and reserved in: storage in government elevators in the western provinces, more than 600,000 bushels of No. 1 seed oats. arly in March a large proportion of this seed was already disposed of and shipped out, shipments reaching as far east as the Maritime Provinces. This seed is disposed of by the commission only in carloads and at the net cost of the re- cleaned seed. Conditions in the seed trade show clearly that seed merchants through- out the country have been cautious in their purchases of seed. Experi ments have proved time and time again that the early sown seed after No. proper conditions of planting arrive, bring much larger returns than that which goes into the ground at a later date. It is equally important that the seed be of good variety and of prime quality. Both from the stand- 'point of the individual and of the country a maximum crop is needed. It is therefore clear that delays in securing adequate supplies of seed may result in disappointment and loss. The Spirit of Youth Busy people are the happiest, and having no time to worry about keep- ing young, usually manage to retain the spirit of youth for many years. And a leaf from their notebook will probably contain these valuable hints. Be vitally interested in something. Take lots of exercise out of doors. Eat sparingly. Always sleep with windows open and take plenty of sleep and, above all, don't worry unnecessarily. Rope Seven Miles Long There are ropes now in use that ex- ceed in length and weight the one at Milwaukee, claimed by Americans as the largest in the world. During the last few years several British firms have produced ropes over seven miles long, weighing more than thirty tons. One was seven and a half miles long, and weighed fifty tons. Mile of Tubing More than a mile of tubing hag! There. People often Teton to the Western Canadian farmer as though he consti- tuted a type. Nothing could be far- ther from the truth, and the mistake could only¥be made by those who have never visited the areas of the 'Western Canadian provinces, siowly being rendered productive, and have not come into contact with the men who are effecting this. Western Canada is still a territory in a state of transition where tie pro-. cess of shaking down and levelling is still in brogress, and its people ac- cordingly comprise a collection of classes and castes, the complexity of a myriad types and a wide 'variety of characteristics, all fused into a per- fect democracy. Some characteris- tics, they have in common, certainly, such as are born of the invigorating, virile atmosphere or s life's Semnd ur Gb rapid sai irg individual WE is after all but nny Western Canada has become the Mecca of the land-hungry and for those seeki ing the independence wheh the land can as- sure. It is the goal of peoples lured by the same dream from the corners of the globe, a bourne of many new hopes, a land in which faith in one- self and one's capabilities is created anew. Such instincts and desires are not limited to people of one appearance, one caste, or one intellectual capacity, and so the tillers of Western Canada's lands run the entire gamut of human type and trait. They are of every conceivable class and kind, differing in the individual but alike in spirit and endeavor. * It is probably safe to say that the majority of men farming the western provinces have not been farmers all their lives. It is both interesting and significant, certainly, to note that many of these who have come to the top as the Dominion's premier agri- culturists had no conception of land | activities previous to going to the west. A great proportion undeubted- ly adopted farming after havi ing reach- ed maturity. Deep in the hearts of most men there is a love of the land and of the life of the open. Those who are to be found in West. ern Canada form an elect band. Many lett trades and professions after years of pursuit, often purely from distaste for these callings. Many more, des- pite success in their business callings, felt the greater glamor of the land and left what they were doing at its beckoning. Many thinkers, tiring of the eternal struggle to make a daily wage over a multitude of expenses, sought the land where independence through perseverance and energy was attainable; still others, with growing families and planning for them, saw the greatest future in the basic indus- try of agriculture as well as oppor- tunity to keep sons . and daughters about them. Haunted possibly by the prospect of old age and inability to make adequate provision against it, brought others to take thought of developing a harbor for this period. Many realizing that the true funda- mental of wealth lies in the land, and seeing the enviable position of people in old countries whose ancestors were pioneer land settlers, are building up homes to be their posterity's for all time. ; They are men who have seen the same vision and followed it; who dream the same dreams and often see their fulfilment in their lifetimes. Were there'more genuine thinkers, more men courageous enough to fol- low their convictions, more actuated by a desire to do the best for them- selves and families and to build up prosperity for many lives to come, there would be more settlers upon Western Canada's fertile tracts. it is, those already there form an en- viable band of thinkers and workers to whom posterity will gratitude. New Source of Power Another new source of power has now been discovered in the search be- ing made today for coal. A special engine of about twenty- five horsepower has been produced to run from marsh gas--the gas given off by decaying vegetable matter and similar rubbish. Marsh gas is pro- duced in considerable = quantities on farms, and an investigation is being made in Birmingham of its possibili ties as a fuel. substitutes for Best Feed for Laying Hens Boiled or steamed oats is ont of the best whole grain feeds that can he given to fowls. For laying hens it is most excellent. Sprouting oats is been installed in a San Francisco | also a splendid feed and not only is bank to convey messages by pneu-, good for the laying hen but is fine for matic carriers departments. among the various | the young chickens after they ara about two weeks old. As owe much \