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Medicine Hat News 1912-07-02 - 1912-12-31
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rst. of The placd in best of its La Fon- American ne summer? g shame dame: each. comer ease, glance, must dance. t of the wind im- inlet ceo Western Canadian Proj tendance at the Toronto Exbibition did not exceed 800,000, In fant few Can adian Exhibitions outside of Toronto have yet reached tbat total. - This however, is approximately the number of people who visited the exhibit of Canadian tactory products displayed in specially equipped Canadian Pacific Railway. train of twelve cars on tour chiefly through Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. This spectat which was known as the Made-In-Conada Exhibition train jas made up in Montreal on: May 16th, where the exhibition was public. ly opened on May 16th, The train then proceeded by way of Ottawa and Tor- onto to Port Arthur, Fort William, Kenora and thence to. Winnipes. Leaving Winnipeg, the tour extended (Lrough Southern Manitoba, and straight West from Brandon ito Mac- jeod, then North to Calgary and Ed- monton, and East on the new line of the C.P.R, from Saskatoon back to Winnipeg. Side trips were made off the-main line at-several pdiats,-and. stops Were made at all. the principal towns between the larger cities. Be- fore the train left the Bast and dur ing the trip numerous invitations to make additional stops were recelved from towns In various pitts of the West. Owing to the difficulty of add- ing to the itinerary without disarrang- ing the whole scbedule, neatly all these Invitations had. to be declined. It was found possible, however, to make short, stops:at the following places in auton to those on the achedule: Hefbert, Perdue; Elstow, Foam Lake, Sask. and Shoal Lake, Man. This made the total number of stops 108. The Attendanes eight days, thus constituting 6 record per day. It would have been difficult fi would be an average of between stops miles w sixty miles Fort Wiliam, Kepora, Kenora and Winnipeg. fovnd impossible to move visitor through the train. faster than 1,20 ed. Visitors were moved im sing file and in one direction so as to avoti confusion. train in comfort while walkin through, 2 in Received Cordially and in fact the citizens er gratifying to all on board the -trat of the official party, consisting usuall of the Mayor, Councillors, Preside and other offic ot the Boart: Trade, and at some points membe: of the Fedefal and Provincial Parl the train, introducing them to exhibiting and comment on each exhibit. mal reception was afterwards held eee on. exihibita pat much curloslty. and Sympathetic Interest In the iect - The Total Attendance Approached 300,000 Tt is not many years since the at- discussion took place cn the resources and development of the districts. vist The train was on the road for-ffty- in Canada. As the Bxalbition wes closed on Sundays, it was open to the public thirty-nine days, making the mens ndance upwards oi. 8.000 to accommodataa greater number of people at the ons hundred and three stops, an average of about three stops rer day, some of which wate from twenty toofifty miles apart, The -en- (ire tour covered a distance of 6.250 This average seems high but ts accounted for by the long runs between Mon- jtreal and Ottawa, Ottawa and Toron- to, Toronto and Port + Arthur and Fort William and it was to 1,500 per hour on the average, al- though at tires this rate was exceed- The aisles were sufficient- ly Wide to enable visitors to s e the At every stop the train and those tn charge of it recetved a most hearty welcome from the Mayor and Council, the officers of the Board of Trade, generally, Intelligent and sympathetic in- terest of the Western people in the project and in the exhibits was very Mr H. D. Scully, manager; toox charge ments, and conducted: them through representatives of the various firms making explanatory An tnfor the private car at which s generat Galician women w aring elaborate coral necklaces, and in all t Remarkable Success of the Unique Tour of Prairie is Show Intelligent ted: Thes gt; informal gatherings en- abled members of the party to gather a great deal of valuable information which otherwise would not have been available, The Industrial Commis- stoners and Secretaries of the Boards of Trade at the places visited, very thoughtfully distributed pamphlets setting forth the advantages of their respective districts so thatveach repre- sentative on the trait had a complete set of Westorn literature on his re turn to the East. Af the conclusion of. the reception the official visitors to the train usually stymded Mr. T. H, Race's illustrated re after which thove who, could 1 8 0, the train were given an autoin ride through the tow? country. In several, stops were luncheon was tend Everywhere in fact 8g.train staft was elved-witutrug- Western hospitalt- ty than which eth Is none better. Advertising Value From an advoitising standpoint the train also exceeded the expectations of th promoters and the exhibitors. In passing through the train every visitor not only had time to study the advertising posters and other heard on every hand, particularly trom Provinces ing. Exclamations of surprise at the excellence and varied nature of Can- ade's manufactured products were new citizens from foreign countries. There 1s no doubt that te Made in-Canada dea a firmly tmbedded in the minds of all of those who saw the exhibition in the West. This te bound to mean increased business for Canadian firms, if properly followed up by aggressive selling and adver- tising mothods. The necessity of vigorously following up a movement begun so auspiclously should not be lost sight of by exhibitors on the train, There is no question that the Made- in-Canada dea appeals to Western Cansdians and f an aggressive ad- vertising and selling policy consistent therewith is pursued there 1s no ques- tion that great results will be secured by every exhibitor: The exhibition was also a revela- tion to many citizens of the West as lan indication of the enormous de- yelopment which has taken place in the manufacturing industry in this country. It showed in a graphic man- ner to Western Canadians the varied and congenial occupations in which their fellow-citizens in the older part of Canada are engaged. The lecture given by Mr. T. H. Race, of Mitchell, with the excellent lantern slide views accompanying it, pictuted our wonder- ful development in manufacturing in an interesting and instructive way for all who visited the train: Not the least Important feature of the exhl- bition was the bearing it will have on the development of the manufac: turing industry in the West. In ac quainting the citizens of Western t f 8 0 le id i gold to the public. Nearly all the or printed matter visited the train. tationg many of tha oxh their customers in the. West. amouut of sales on the train ran in hy nt ot 8 ie plated when the trip was planned, was hibitors. Made-in-Canada Idsa he That the tip succeeded In its m with the fact. that in variety to, anything produced el Very tew of them speak English. They stopped In front of meny ticularly the colored textile goods which they viewed with At Viscount, the third stop east of Saskatoon, marched from the schoo to the station. picture they are shown appro booth; but-hd saw and had an oppor tunity of: examiniig the-goods them- selves in the form in which they are hhibitors made the most of thelr. op- portunities by distributing souvenirs of ap attractive character, which would press home the exhibit still'further on those who Contrary to expec- bitors found of the towns at: an opportunityto do. business with) The many thousand dollars In the sgere- gate, and although the actual trans- action of business was not contem none the legs welcome to ex- ston of acquainting Western citizens Canadian-made goods are cqual In quality, value and where In the world goes witaout say- splendor of their native dress were among the visitora at Sheho, near York: and ent. train, achiny ing ti communities with the meaning of the manufacturing industry to them in the. matter of increased, population and the subsequent increase in the circulation of money in their com munities, it will no doubt prove healthy stimulus to the industrial dc- tivities which, are already manifest. ing themselyes in the West. Several awhich stops were made already give promise of becoming big industrial centres, and there is no doubt that the visit of the train by acquainting the people of those towns with the manufacturing industries al- ready. In existence in Canada, will work still further in this direction. While the (amr was an object tes son to those who live West of the Lakes, the West was an even greater. ig- Tevelation to those on the frats. S All had some idea, of the rapid growth of the Western country, and of the big expanding market for'manu- factured goods which existed there. None, however, appreciated the rapidi- ty with which the market Is growing no its vast extent at its true value. Too much stress cannot be laid on the necessity of firms in the older to, it se This Hliustration tative of almll Reception Paragraphs: A Variety of Welcomes Fe Regina entertained the staff at the Assiniboia Club and motored the par ty through the wholesale and ware house district. Moose Jaw Board of Trade enter tained the Msdein-Canada staff at the. children of the town schoo headed by Lanigan Brass Band Each chitd carried a small Canadian CO Probably Two Exhibition Trains Will settled as yet, It is almost. certain that an exhibition of the same nature will be conducted through the West next year, possibly in two.trains, and there is also a possibility of the trip being organized throvsh Ontario and the Maritime Provinces during 1913. As far as can be learned this was the unanimous wish of the exhibitors fon the train, all of whom 6 xious that event the trains will pass over parts of Canada locating distributing houses end to take care of the Western demand. turing plants at the present time, ani the opinion s general that It is es: sential to the all-round development ot the West that manufacturers in the older parts of the country should ook carefully ito this matter at the earliost possible date. Supteme efforts must be put forth within the next de eade if the Cenadian houses are 0- ing to acquire and retain their proper share of the enormous markets of tho middle West. -Leading citizens of Western communities realize this, and are prepared to go more than half-way in their efforts to Induce astern firms to loate distributing aeeanch factories in their midst, It fe eanrnestiy t0 be hoped that the Eas tern. business man these efforts. eventually branch fac- tories in different pares of the West gian Pacific Rallway, while in Calgary There s.no doubt that in some lines the Waetlpisigestor Pekach manutec SUC wee corabang, 19 very. maak, a: respond to should be produced in Western Cant 2 on of nil lag or Union-Jack. Ir the 4 AGAIN NEXT YEAR be Operated In 1913 While it has not been definitely of pave the trip Tepes e Canadian Northern and Grand funk Pacific-lines as well as over je Canadian Pacific. MIXED FARMING Vice-President Bury is Much Interes- ted In the Subject Vice-president Bury, of the Cana- yourning from trip to the Coast, terested in the question of mixed farming, and will do everything In Ite power to encourage the farmers to engage to greater extent in this branch of agriculture. - He believed that more mixed farming wan essen: tial to the welfare of the country and it is astonishing to find so much agri- cultural produee being imported. On this trip, he sald, T was served with butter from New Zealand, mutton from Australia, fruit from the United States, marinalade from England, and potatoes from Virginia. At Vancou ver I noticed a shipment of twenty: ve carloads of condensed mitk-from Bastern Canada being loaded on a ves- sel for export. All these articl luncheon at the Empress Hotel. Eyebrow honored Made-in-Canada day with a big turnout of farmers, Elbow. observed the day with ex cursions from outside points and a Sports Celebration. Estevan Band and a Torch Light. Procession were features of the Este van reception. Morse added s hotse race to the attractions of Madedn-Canada Daj Herbert stretched a banner across the track, We welcome you one and al : Mayor Snider, welcoming the train said all that was Swift Current was the establishment: Maple Creek declared a half holiday - n honor of the. train. lt;5 Many-people out here have no con- ception of manufacturing in Catieda, and to them the train s a great reve tion, Bank of Commerce, Taber. their various industries, and at eleven o'clock blew a gas well. Nanton Conncil gave the exhibitors dam. the Alberta Club. two automobiles were on the street near the Carstairs station. of Mayor Atkins posted on the post office st Didsbury. the Board of Trade were the first to go through the train at Olds. dren marched behind the band to the train. dresses of welcome at the Red Deer through heavy rain to visit the train. population all reflec: atten: busy Town Stettler, beats em all stretched across the Main street of buggies and 8 automobiles being the street. Swift Current, in for factories. gaid Manager Ewirg of the Medicine Hat showed the staff motor run through the wheat fields. Bassano Council escorted the ox- bitors through the gteat irrigation Calgary extended the privileges of Highty-two buggies and wagons and AN stores: are to. be closed from to 6 p. m, was the proclamation Mayor Silverthorne, the Council and Innisfail s two hundred school chil- Mayor Welliver andthe President tf the Board of Trade dellvered ad- tation; Manager Scully replied. Lacombe's 1,200 visitors had to go Coronatio ted credit on the baby town of elgnt months: Castor had automobiles in which to show the staff their stone quarries and coal mines, Stettler displayed the banner, The Welcome .to Wetaskiwin was a view of the crowd entering the Made-in-Canada train at Edmonton, F throngs at Port Arthur, Fort William, Winnipeg, Regina, Moose J: bridge, Galgary, Saskatoon, Brandon, Red Deer, and several other points on the Ith that town. , Day as a half holl ; Danquetted Canada attraction. We want industries and: this s our golden opportunity to get in touch with the best of the: graph on Lanigan roster. Wynyard motored the party Quill Lake, which is budding. into a summer Fesort. AND ALBERTA ON THE MADE-IN-CANADA EXHIBITION TRAIN Leduc observed, Camrose ente: the Canadian Club. S52 The Mayor of Daysland proclaimed. a half holiday while the train was there. We are on the Wilide Council and Board the eet people came to Viscount advertised the Saltcoats gave a ball in hall in honor of the train, Bredenbury presented Mr. Scally with a large key bearing the words, Welcome to Bredenbury. at a smoker. Little Saskatchewan. Neepawa Council Hotel. During ages had+been exported. market Is prepared to take orrered st higher -priers than Great. Exports of cheese since the opening of navigation are a little short of 450,000 boxes, this being 50- than fur the, corresponding Britain will. 000 te period of last year. a A view of The Made-in-Canada exhibitlos repre Medi ine Hat, Leth- Alix has the slogan, Aix lix em Made-in-Canada train; come over and see.us there, said notice on a store door at Mack- in. Made-in-Canada train staff at the Empire Hotel. one mile distant, in bugste ywagons, vans Fs the: band. Farmers drove twenty-five miles to visit the train-at Perdue. said a pi Carberry Council gave the exhibi- tors a fifteen mile drive through ao excellent farming district. Hardisty entertained th train staft Minnedosa showed Manager Scully and exhibitors the 100,000 dam which the citizen are bullding across the gave the train staff a Tuncheon at the King Edward DEMAND FOR CANADIAN BUTTER No Canadian-made butter haa been exported from the port of New York this year since the opening of navi- the corresponding period of Inst year over 16;000 packs nal THE AT The following ts th Inn Lanne 5 o attendance Montreal Ottawa. Toronto . Fort Wilts Port Artimr Kenora Winnlpeg Morden Bolssevaln sysey Deloraine ...+ Napinka ....ss0eekaeene Sourts Brandon Virden . Elkhorn Moosomin Broadview ... Grenfell Wolseley . Sintaluta . Indian Head Qu Appelle . Regina Moose Jaw Tuxford: ... Yellow Grass . Weybum .... Swift Curreit . Maple Creek Medicine Hat Taber . Macleod. Lethbridge Claresholm Staxeley 6.4 2veeees Nanton High River . Okotoks... Langdon .. Strathmore staff at the exh Made-in- train as the civic holiday: the town was the only place near the ex th which darkness could be secured for the operation of the lantern. It was Impossible to accommodate than about ten Der cent: of the visitors during day stops at the lecture, 4m the evenings the lecture was st of doors, and in some cases halls; which--were kindly placed at the disposal of the management 9f the municipal official: Where these facilities were provided practically every visitor to the train heard the lecture. The home. everything n train at a Wester: station.
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Image 126 (1912-07-22), from microfilm reel 126, (CU1739196). Courtesy of Early Alberta Newspapers Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.