1187

Date 1912-12-21

From 1187

December 2Ist, 1018. Saturday, December 21st, 1912. DIVISION S AGENCY Canada OFFICE. as Cards he Finest rtment Ever 1ow in the City 2's Drug and Store : os: Taylor s ansfe di Heavy Draying. oving with Piano Van lality. s Dellreree. he yalsed such crops as have, been raised no where else Jn the country, He iad oats go 106 ayre, wheat 60 bushels to and bafley 70 bustiels to the acre. He has, grown trees, of nearly kind, forty-five varieties in all, bushels to the BUCKING CONTEST in the Baseball Park, Medicine Hat, Dec. 25-26 All of the best Buckers that the World s Cham- pions rode at the Calgary Stampede. ed by A. P. Day. Suitable Prizes will be given: 1st, 150 in gold; 2nd, 100 bill; 3rd, 75 in cash. A. J. BRYSON and IRA TRIPLETT- Managers. found that it was just as possible (0 make a home with trees, fruits, How- farming rs and shrubs under-dry conditions as under cfrcumstances of greater rainfall: The Irrigation Project, Speaking of the Southern Alberta Land Company, bh sald that It wes his own scheme and he had started out with it in a small way but 1 grew as he grogressed with it, uu- tl he felt now that he was not hoast- ing when he said it-ia.the finest-trri- gation system on the American contl- When the water is tirned in and the farms become occupied will contain the happiest and most prosperous people to be found any- winning breeder and for Mr. Grace followed... The banquetters were in- sistent that the inter should speak. He responded in meat little speech in which he gave the pleasing infor- mation that though he was severing his connection with the Southern l- berta Land Company at the end of the year, he was going to remain In Medicine Hat. Tribute to Grace. The credit of its success, Mr. Mc- Gregor said, was due to bis friend, Arthur M. Grace, who, he prophesled in five years would be the most honor- ed engineer in western Canada. Mr. Grace, the speaker went on, had car- the scheme he had made without a break or an alteration. Not a part of the plan had been chang- There had been one little break but it had not amounted to anything although some people tried to make. out that it was serious. paired thirty days after the water was It was not an engineer Ing fault, but because some faulty concrete had got into the. apron of the dam and it was two months be- fore the fault had worked its way to the gates, causing their collapse. s now as good as ever and will be for a hundred years and Mr. Graco will get the credit. Mr, McGrogor's tribute to the chief engineer of the project was received with much ap- Horses own- the next toast honoted and with were coupled the names of Hon. W. R. Motherwell, minister of agri- cuuture for Saskatchewan, and H. C: McMullen, live stock commissioner for the C.P.R, The former remarked that he was glad the time had come when farmers were being honored as they should be. Tributes were being paid to men Hke Seager, Wheeler, Henry Holmes, Julian Sharman and now the noblest Roman of them all, James D. McGregor. Mr. MeGregor deserved the honor being paid him not alone because he,carried off the grand championship but more because he stayed steadfastly to the stock industry when others were giving it up and the fashion was to go into grain-growing,. Mr. Motherwell spoke of the great opportunities there It owas re- turned out, OPERA HOUSE TO-NIGHT SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT OF MISS bh borg FELTON The ALLEN PLAYERS TO-NIGHT WHO S BABY ARE YOU Special Added Feature: The ROYAL HUNGARIAN STRING QUARTETTE System Completed. Returning to his own connection with the company, the speaker said that he had at first agreed to stal with the company for three years but at the end of that time it-had not Faisi been sufficiently advanced for him to Within a month, every yard of dirt would be out of the cut and everything will be ready to turn in the water in the spring. Start Selling Land. At the end ofthis month, said he, my connection with the manage- ment of the company closes. take a few months rest and then will sell the land which I have the con- Only last month T was offered twice as much for the land as we had hoped to get when we started this project and you will soon see this land worth. 200. an acre. Benefit Medicine Hat. however, PRICES:. 25, 50 and 75 cents Seats on sale at Pingle s Drug Store. Attention to all orde Special Matinee on Saturday Afternoon tract for selling. ONE NN, 349, re JAMES 0. W'GREGOR HONORED AS BENEFACTOR OF. WESTERN CANADA (Continued fren) page one) EE Oeul Dr. Rutherford then spoke emph- J i atically.of the necessity of stock rais- a means of Keeping up the fertility of the soil and warned his hearers that soil exhaustion is com- came to other parts ing alive. Teams, Drivers, 8 Horses for Sale, D McCLAIN PROPRIETO) . CAWKER, Phm. B. druggist ete stock of Toilet Articles dries, Proprietary Medi- c. ising of Physicians Pr - 8 8 specialty. th Rv. St. Phone 75. Reynolds INTER, E samples in Wall Paper. sth Avo, Phone 606, HO) STABLE PHO 7 103 J. S. FOLLIS tracting Co. 108 TUBONTO ST. ming. Sand, Coal Gra cavating m Specialty, Heavy Horses for sale All Times, Van s Female PI eding a Fe remot the female Eitisoe,, Drade Vans are aolq a ste for es Matted to to Bn en Brig Uo. be Galanin Pingle s Drug Store. The irrigation of the land will have a certain effect on Medicine Hat. You are going to find when you become a large city, as you are bound to become; man can believe anything else of the centte of a large producing country. Irrigation will make small farms and intensive farming. will be alfalfa, which -will be fed to all kinds of live the man with a family in the city will be able to get: all his produce at first hand, at smaller cost than anywhere else. through the best section of the best land to be found anywhere in Can- ada, because the land has got every- thing in it that ever was. ached by heavy. rainfalls About Alfalfa. Mr. McGregor gave some Interest: ing facts concerning alfalfa. he had sowed it in rows and raised 200 pounds of seed to the acre-and had sold -it for 1.00 a pound and could have sold more. make a good income raising alfalfa for seed on a ten acre tract. Tak- ing beef at six and a half cents a pound, alfalfa a was worth 20.16 a ton, while timo- thy hay was worth Taking the yields per acre into con- sideration alfalfa is worth five times as much per acre as timothy for feed, The great drawback to winter feed- ing has been to get the roughness and a properly balanced ration. Bar- ley, oats and wheat straw were not balanced and it was 1 port such feeds as If Alfalfa is a balanced food. A ton of it is worth a ton of bran. 5 After expressing hls faith in Medi- Jcine Hat as a city with sure found- ation, the speaker urged upon his hearers to remember that the growth of the city depends as much upon the development of the surrounding conn- try as it does upon industrial plants. Discussing the necessity of govern- nients and large corporations having flemonstration: farms for the- benefit of the farmef who could not afford to make their own experiinents, Mr. McGregor -sald the present farm here is no good where it is and advised the mayor to get it for the city and get the government to establish an- Other where it could be part irrigat- ed and part dry. land. Another Record. *he black steer, Glencarnock Vic- Hor,.ehich brought him so much fame next subject of discussion. a mes recelyed yestor- pfoprictors of The Fair, Who bought the steer, saying that af- ter the stegP owas shrunk for Killing he weighed, 650 pounds, iressed welghe er cent of he live. Welgnt. the firm- sajd, was highest of any steer they had ever There was absolutely no waste and it was the best steer they peak, the applause renewed and lasted what seemed like many min- yourselves, The reception was rather over- powering ahd Mr, McGregor found it no sane difficult to find words of apprecia- . But having expressed his grat- ification an thanks, he got into the subjects have been his great in- terests, and he made one of the most interesting addresses ever given to a Medicine Hat audience. Having made humorous reply to allegation that capturing of cattle prizes was an her- . iditary characteristic coming the old days of the McGregors raids: from the Highlands on the farms of the Lowlands, Mr. McGregor gave a history of his farming operations in He claimed the distinct- jon of having brought the first buneh of steers into Alberta and after start- ing the ranch he was convinced that the land would grow a crop, although at that time no one else would believe He byoke up some of the land ried to and farmed it and during fifteen years The main crop Therefore Dr, Rutherfor ing to us as of Canada and the This country owes a debt of gratitude to those like McGregor who are try- ing-to keep the live stock They are laying the found- ations of permanent : prosperity. Sale Stables A Great Ovation. The ovation the guest of the even- ing received when he arose to reply was something remarkable. ND HEAVY DRAYING told in song that He is a jolly-good Hay for Sale, Beucn, This canal industry Tt has the west. not neon Js He said He was pplauded and given it. a sieny a beef producer 14.70 a ton. essary to im- ed meal, ete. have established a new and higher standard of purity and deliciousness ndy making. They epared from the best cocoa beans the market affords, personally selected by us, and ground in our own factory by skilled confec- tioners. The chocolate coating is of the finest quality and the centres are dainty and varied, forming a combination which re- sults in the most de- licious chocolates you ever tasted. Try them. MOIR S in are ff ies dhy trom te and when, (09 , Rounds, or 70.7 percentage, other record, sald Mr, McGregor, No grand ehamplom steor ever before dressed 70.7: per. cant. highest mark was 68.8 per cent. this sort, But not dn this case. Thai steer was only one ? many had in training for this yent honestly and in order to win the grand championship we had to beat 277 single steers. Every state agri- cultural college wae after It and thers was great rivalry. This is only the third time that bas won the pring, nearly being up ageinst my own steer for the chatipionanlp but the young- er animal is now the best prospect We won it private individual 1 came. very in America to g back next year when I hope to turm the trick again. Mr. Grace Spoke. Cheers and cheers for the prize- Hon, W. R, Motherwell. phe Live Stock Industry was it for making a success of horse and also digeussed the ad- vantages of raising cows especially for dairying. He advocated the rais- ing of sheep not only for the mutton and wool but also because of their value as scavengers and weed eradi- cators and he also put in a good word for the despised pig. He said that the reason farmers went into grain raising instead of raising stock was that the latter meant too much work and constant attention. H. C. MeMullen. .There is. no more popular after din- ner speaker in the west than H.C. Mc- Mullen and his contribution to the v ning s enjoyment was a model of language, wit and good sense. Hb commented on the honor the honored guest had achieved in raising a steer that dressed 70.7 per cent. The or- dinary steer went only 56 and it was considered a wonder that gave 58. By-taising such a steer Mr. McGreg- or had solved an. economic. problem worthy of commendation for he that reduces the cost of living is greater than he that taketh a city.. Wheat Miners were condemned in no uncertain terms. He had heard men boast of raising ten gonsecutive rops of wheat on a piece of land. A man who can do that is nob a hero, he is an ass, utterly lacking in idal policy. Re- sense. It isa si ferring to Kansas, the speaker said the farmers there had mined wheat until the soil would produce no more and the state was bankrupt. Last year, the state raised cereal crops valued at 216,006,000, but: he noticed that the animal products amounted to 225,000,000. Mixed farming had saved Kansas and turned it into the most prosperous state in the union. These-facts may sound unpleasant, said. Mr. McMullen, but they are facts. and must be faced. The man is cciminally responsible who ex- usts the heritage God has given Price on Transportation. Gelicral Superintendent. Alfred Price of the C.P.R. replying to the toast to 'Transportation said he was de- lighted to honor one who might be classed as belonging to the aristoc- racy of achievement. aking up the text of the evening, Mr. Price said the transportation companies were desirous of diversified farming and Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, the president of his company, was doing all he could to promote it. He said that some people se med to expect that the railway companies should have. sufficient. motive power, cars, terminal facilities and elevators to move the whole crop, however large, in three or four months. He did not think it would be a good thing if they could. When the West comes to have five hundred million bushels of wheat for export it would spoil the Liverpool market and the prices to the farmers to have it all marketed in a few months. It could be done that Hon. W. A. Buchanan, M. Poadigty only one year for the transportation whose rain was only fifteen how companies would not have anything late, had arrived. In order that he to do witn nity per cent. of their eqipment and men during the other eight months. Interesting Investigation, Showing how - iversified farming would help the transportation prob lem, Mr. Price told-of Mis investica- tion in answer to charges made some newspapets that the farmers of the south were not getting cars while those of the northern part of the provinee got all they wanted He found that in the north where the dairying and stock raising indus- The previous by been duly honored, Mr. Bucha marketed 8,250 bushels tygrain per mile of railroad in an area cighty miles in diameter. - In the south jiwhere graim growing alono is done, This was Hot AB accident. Some- times we stumble onto things of, the farmers in the same sized area shipped im the same P riod 46,000 bushels ue mile of railroad. here Credit 1s Good. Contimzing his imvestigations he went to the wholesalers of Calgary who dealt in both of these areas and asked them how collections were. They told him that in the northern parts where the farmers went in for stock and dairying, the collections were good but there was no money in the wheat area, In this province where we boast that we have the best stock raising Jand and the best fodder crops, it should not be neces- sary to import mutton, eggs, butter. cheese and other food products, The time has arrived when the farmer should see that it is to the advant- age of all.to adopt diversified farm- Important , P, BR. Antiouncements, Mr, F. EB. Trautman, of Winnipeg, assistant to Viee-President: Bury, of the .P.R, and representing that of ficial, also responded to this toast. After expressing Mr. Bury s congrat- ulations to Mr. MoGregor and telling lof his interest m diversified farming, Mr. Trautman in a few well placed sentences gaye some interesting in- formation. He said that the ap- propriations whieh Me. Bury will suggest, to the directors of the com- pany at the month will include the building of nearly 700 miles of branch Hines. in the west, 250 miles of double-track- ing and over 100 miles of si sides the necessary terminal facili- ties and appurtenances. Th ioea- tion of the Hines would be given out .amnual meeting next: ings, be- after the meeting. He stated that Mr. Bury was recommending the purchase of passenger service equip- ment such as dining cars, parlor ears, ete., that would mean the em- ployment -of over 800 men on the, western lines alone. He hoped the recommendations would go through. he assured the gathering that in the approptiations Medicine Hat was not being over looked. Mnyor Spenger. Tico Toastmaster C, S. Pingle very Briefly proposed the toast to Our City to which Mayor Spencer re- sponded. In opening his speech, his worship opined that a great deal of the stability of the city and district was due to the foresight and per- severance of Mr. McGregor. When his irrigation scheme was first out- lined many laughed at the idea of such a thing but now is seen the cul- mination of lt;the promoter's foresight. Mr, Spencer entered into a defence of the city against its crities who found fault with the way the city was securing industries. He said; they hid talked lot about the great resources Medicine Hat possessed but advertising this way did not bring industries. Then the tity undertook to assist industries to come and get a start. When he gaid-that he did not believe they had made a mistake in following this policy, the men pre sent applauded their approval. Enterprise Made City. Remarking that some thought the city was lost whed they did not get the C.P.R. car shops, Mr: Spencer said that it was up to the citizens to make the city. It is not enough to have great natural resources, En- terprise on the part of the citizens is needed and we have that in Medicine Hat and that is what is making the city. He had figured up what it had cost, the city. to get the industries they had secured during the past year and found that it amounted to about 75,000, The city had doubl- ed its population in the last fifteen months and would double it again in the next-year- a The outside world hag a different opinion of Medicme Hat ftom what it had a year ago. Other cities are standing still while the Hat going ahead and is attracting capit- at from all parts of the world. He believed that whatever cities and towns would spring up within one hundred and fifty miles of Medicine Hat would be feeders to the city. After commenting on the increased freight and passenger traffic of the city and commenting on the splendid market the city has, the Mayor px- pressed the hope that though Mr. MeGregor was severing his connec tion with the management of the Southern Alberta Land Co, he would still give part of his time and at tention to this city and district. Mr. Leigh Hunt being catted upon gave some excellent, advice in the matter of soil preservation and spoke particularly of the valuable layer of lime there is in the soil throughout this district, He remarked that burning straw stacks was burning the life biood out of the soil. The Ladies, At this point it swas announced might have time to find himself in the crowd, the toastmaster called the toast to The Ladies' to which ex-mayor Cousins responded in a way that only Mr. Cousins can, W. A. Buchanan having mn, . re The toast to Canada whose name was coupled with sponded in a brief address, which he said was the first speech he had.made before breakfast, having been arou ed from the sleeper only a few minu- tes before. Breaking of the guest of was glad to honor one who had done so much to promote mixed farming irtigation project thing he could have this community. an evidence of usefulness at Lethbridge. On the ir- rigated land alfalfa is raised and it is the best crop to make for prosper- ity that can be grown. It will grown here. snxed tarming m the surroumhng eountry would make greaticity of Medicine Hat, whether. you have manufacturers or not. rigation tends to intensive farming and that, means prosperity of the sur est kind. * 1 am supposed to respond to the toast of Canad A man under al- most any circumstance able to Bay something for. the coln- try in which he lMves and in which: The more 1 travel it, the prouder I am of it and es- ly of-western Canada and the part it fs taking in the development of the country. The prosperity of the east depends on that of the west and it is pleasing and gratifying to see development along right and proper T am glad to see Medicine Hat developing along industrial lines, it will be a great industrial city and there will be others as there are in the east. Agriculture, manufacturing are all developing -to- gether, each helping the others. Coming from the House of Com- mons, I believe every man in the House bas for his object the assis- tance of the developing of the cour try industrially and in loyalty to the Mother Country. They have a desire which, we should all have to instil in the new citizens coming here heartfelt devotion to Canada and the Mother Country, that they may al- Ways want to stay in Canada and be a part of the British Empire. Again expressing appreciation the work of Mr. McGregor and ex- pressing good wishes. for continued prosperity. of Medicine Hat, Mr. Bu- neluded amid applause. ngs and Stories, During the evening the intervals between the speeches. were filled with songs by Messta. Dundon and Schulte and story telling by Mr. WE Are the Headqarters for all XMAS SWEETS CHOCOLATES Fresh Moir s from -20c. 2 pound up. In fancy boxes we evxeced Prices from 300 in the west. was the best he said, Checolates should, be thent all. te 8.00 a hox. he hopes to dle. . ALL KINDS OF FRUIT Mixed Nuts of the best quality. he, dest fua the freshest in . everything we handle. mining and Vancouver, V and New West SPECIAL 1Qy), ROUND chanan to LOS ANGELES SAN SANTA BARBARA FRANSCISCO, Vancouver, Seattle and Coast Steamship Line, DATES OF SALE: Dee. 12, 18, -14, 1912; Jan 18, 19, 20, and Fob. 11, 12, 13, Blanch- In addition to the regrets that were printed In the menu cards, secretary of. the committee, me from Hon, C, Ri Mitchell, Hon. ), L, Sifton, Mayor Hatch of Lane and L. B. A. J. NM. Terri Lethbridge, Geo. Covhran, The list of those banquet were: The Guests, Hon, W; T. Finlay, A. J. Day, J.D. McGregor, Mayor Spencer, Dr. Ruth erford, A.M, Grace, H, C. MeMullen, C. . McGregor, L. RETURN LIMIT APRIL 0 1918 Liberal Stop-overs. For full particulars apply to, local ficket Agent, or Write R, G. MeNEILLIE, Dist. Passenger Agent, L. A. Dobbin, Ticket Ag wee Medicine Hat attending the A. F. Krepfel, Welsford, L. W. MacBean, Hutchinson, H. Stewart, J. M. Camer- on, F, B, Trautman, W. Cousins, A. C. Hawthorne, Joe Day, J. J. Quail, R. B, Starks, Jas. Mitchell, Jas, Porter, AK. Walker, J. J. Hewitt, Capt. Par- ker, Dr. Boyd, Hon. , R, Mitchell, E. Davies, Holmes, H. Baker, J, W. Sweeting, Jy F. Johnstone, J. Searles, W. R. Pen- Mand, W. J. McLean, W. A. Turpin, B. J. Fewings, R. G. Williamson, W. R, Martin, W. Huskvale, W. F. Good- ison, E. Danelz, G. . G. Allen, 'H. L. Laughlin, E. C. Drake, P. Schulte, H. L. Tweed, W, T. Wil- liams, A P. Burns, G. M. Johnston, J. C. Hargrave, . 8. Blanchard, W. G. Lynch, W. P. Dundon, P. Robert- Milne, W, A. Burton, Crawford, L. Y. Burnie, Leigh Hunt, D. Brown, A. Perry, J. Singleton, A. 8. Meluffin, J. Inwood, J. J. Mahafty, L. Laidlaw, Hilton McGregor, C. Pingie, Hon. W. A. Buchanan, A, J. Robt, Mitchell, J. E, Lussier, 8, Mitchell, F. M. Gint- her, W. H. Doty, W. 0. Joy, Chas. NOW 1 THE TIME to have the-inside of our home decorated. G. W. 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