Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 29, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Heavy Winnipeg free press wednesday May 29, 1940 in United states As manufacturers gathered Bond quotations Page eleven Limo Winnipeg became the Mecca for the leaders of Industrial can Ada. Wednesday at the 69th annual convention of the Canadian manufacturers association opened tit the Royal Alexandra hotel. The top left picture shows a group of business leaders registering wednesday morning. On the right Are s. B. Brown Toronto and j. E. Walsh assistant in the president of the . His Home is in Toronto and this is his 34th convention. On the lower left Are j. Mcdonald Man Ager the Vulcan Iron works welcoming two Eastern visitors a g. Bertram Dundas ont., president of John Bertram sons and Harold Crabtree of the Howard Smith paper Mills Montreal j. T. Stirrett. General manager of the . And w. A. Craik editor of Industrial Canada Are seen chatting on the lower right. Exch am at 6svs and july at flax was 5% cents Down june at 108ys and july at Corn dropped cent with june at so a and july at 5 3 p. Onawa May 29. Members urged Hon. James g. Gardiner minister of agriculture in parliament i yesterday that the Winnipeg Grain Exchange should be closed j for the duration of the War and that the government should take Over wheat marketing and set aside the various Selling j agencies now operating. Or. Gardiner said he was not in i a position to say at this time thai i the government would take Over All i sales of wheat. The discussion arose during preliminary study of a Bill i to Amend the co operative wheat i marketing act 1939, to permit the calculation of initial and administrative expenses. I Westrin members also suggested so Ruppino i marketing 30nd averages the co operative wheat the minister said i the amendments were necessary for the Succes Stu carrying out of of orations for the 1939 crop and in i regard to the act. He suggested that no it had been valuable As an expert a Merit even if it were later set aside i for the period if the govern Merit took Over wheat control. There had been nine Central sell j ing agencies set up under the act i or. Gardiner said and one Agency represented 17 companies. The agencies had marketed 3.000.000 bushels of wheat during the last season find most companies had n. I paid an initial payment of 56 cents Bushel. Many had later made an additional payment of 14 cents a 1 Bushel making a total of 70 cents a 34 06 63 Klei Torii of Winti Ipek snip la outre summary of returns of Elc Cimon expenses Bushel. Though final information would not be available until All the 1930 crop had been disposed of or. Gar diner said the government did not anticipate there would be a loss to the government on the operations. Says act unnecessary e. W. Perley con., Quappelle suggested that the act was unnecessary and its affairs should be wound up As soon As possible. The wheat Board and the Western pools one in each of the three Prairie provinces were sufficient for marketing he said. T. C. Douglas c.c.f., Weyburn advised a government wheat policy based on the fact there is a War declared experimental he on. Legislation of the co operative marketing act Type was out of place in wartime and asked a realistic War policy for such an important commodity. Victor Quelch n.d., Acadia suggested a single Agency for the marketing of wheat in wartime. Wheat purchasing in great Britain had been centralized for the War and he believed the Selling of wheat could just As Well be centralized on this Side and with a better bargain ing advantage. Only five per cent of Canadian flour Trade Cut off by invasion i i i Olf c dlr Chinn r Keith by. Of i a scr no. Of persons the German occupation of nor v. Denmark Belgium and the Netherlands and the possible loss if markets bordering on the bal tic will have less effect upon exports of Canadian flour than upon a ports of Canadian wheat. Only per cent of flour exports were Csc Tinct to those countries in 1 3-39 As against 19 per cent of wheat exports according to the weekly Survey issued by James Richardson and sons. Canadian flour exports during 1938-39 amounted to barrels equivalent to Bush Els of wheat. Of this total 225 barrels went to european countries and the balance of barrels to the rest of the world. The United kingdom was the Best customer taking i barrels followed by the West indies and Newfoundland. I flour exports to the occupied i countries were As follows j barrels j Norway Denmark Belgium Netherlands 20th Day Peel o Haig facial agent 587 if Sweden and Finland Are included the total is raised to and Catawba Brigit s wines Are never bottled until they have been fully aged in immense wine cellars o i a Jobu. Ali a Ollil jul a Here is no substitute capacity 4v4 million for age 528 barrels or bushels in terms of wheat. During the first nine months of the present crop year More flour has been exported than in the whole of the crop year 1938-39, so that the loss of these Northern european markets while of some importance will not be a serious matter to Canadian Mills from an operating Point of View. Unlisted mines i James Richardson Albany River old area Argosy Central Man. Canadian Radium Coin Lake Dona Patricia elmos Frontier flin flon Franco Oil Hiawatha Hutchison Lake Henricia Kew Agama Keina Lafayette Lake dui Auli. Lake Geneva la Clego Lacoma Magnet Consol Magnet Lake Margaret red l. Martin Bird Moffat Hall new Moosha Mosher Negus Gold Nat. Malartic new Lugarita new rib ago Oklend of Comiska o scary Malartic orbit Pascalis Polaris Pontiac Ryn. Prop. Mines Quebec Manitou Rand Malartic Sach go River Sheldon Larder Shana no mines Scorp Springer Sturgeon Sunbeam Kirkland Thomson Lundmark Union mining Valdor mines Wells Long Lac Wesley Gold mines West red Lake wino a Pat old Wingold Young Davidson sons May 29. Ii 10 j 4 21-4 1 a 8 1 1 2 40 5 i 3 1 a i 12 2 1 60 .12 45 34 4 i More about pin i Agre one ing to the utmost her heritage of Christian civilization. We must and will not any further delay in efforts in tended to produce the maximum National results As quickly As pos sible must be swept away he declared. Some idea of How greatly can Ada s production of War materials could be increased was Given by a metallurgical expert attending the convention. He stated that whereas the Canadian steel Industry produced tons of Shell steel during the first great War less than tons of Shell steel had been ordered in Canada to Date Dur ing the present conflict. Canadian 55 38 23a 5 100 4 in 1.1 2 20 24 a 4 h5 10 7 175 13 i 50a in loss of markets hits . Grain Broomhall special to the free press Buenos Aires May 29. Markets Here were influenced by the War news tuesday and fell to lower Levels. Flax was particularly affected because of the further loss of the belgian Market. Another Factor in the decline of wheat was the fact that reports on Argentine wheat seeding continue to indicate an expansion in the acreage wheat dropped 2% to 2% cents with Jutie steel plants could Start shipping thousands of tons of proved steel bars for Shell manufacture to Brit Ain within a week if Given the order he said. Canada produced a total of shells of All in the first creat War. Establishment of a Large scale aircraft manufacturing Industry in Western Canada was urged by j. E Davies Medicine hat president of the Alberta foundry and machine company. Export Council creation of an Export Council in Canada to promote the maximum volume of Export Trade under conditions of War. Was urged to Charles Shaw Peterborough ont. The labor situation in the Estevan sask., collieries has been stabilized Herbert Wallace general manager of Eastern collieries stated. A special committee urged the government not to Rush through an unemployment insurance Bill at the present session of parliament. It recommended that action be delayed so that interested groups of employers and employees could study the proposal and make help Ful suggestions. Offered facilities More than 100 members of the Canadian manufacturers association offered to place their manufacturing facilities at the order of British manufacturers for the duration of the War according to the report of the commercial intelligence committee. The association set Tup a special committee to investigate British Canadian co operation so that a second line of Industrial defence might be set up in Canada for the manufacture of certain goods for specified markets. Wages of Canadian workmen should not be tied to the Cost of living according to the report of the Industrial relations committee of the association. Endorsement by the government of that Prin Ciple would inevitably encourage demands for increased wages when prices Rose. Other factors were involved in fixing wages and it was pointed out that wages depended on the income of the employer. A net gain 117 was reported in the membership of the association for the year there were 252 new members admitted and 13 cancellations. At the end of april the association had members of which More than one half were in Ontario. Complete co operation the foreign Exchange control Board has shown Complete co operation with the manufacturers so far As the War situation will per Mit the Tariff committee reported. Numerous representations have been made to the Dominion government on behalf of manufacturers whose Export markets have been cur tailed by the War and the govern ment has succeeded in a few cases in getting restrictions imposed by the British government relaxed. Ocean freight rates have advanced As a result of the War and costs have been further increased by the practice of United states owners of demanding freight in american funds according to the transportation committee. On the other hand there has been some saving to shippers by the action of the British government in under writing War risk insurance Al rates lower than those of Commer Cial companies. Internally it noted that increased traffic was being handled in an efficient manner. Protest taxes during the War the provinces ought to leave the Field of Taxa Tion open Tor the Dominion and not raise taxes the legislation committee held. It cited several instances of provincial tax being raised and contended that the provinces should have curtailed expenditures rather than have raised taxes. Following representations of the association the Dominion relaxed restrictions which forced foreign corporations to keep duplicate records. It lauded the government of Nova Scotia for consulting with the association before enacting the instalment payments contract act. This led to a much better act be ing passed the committee Felt and urged other governments to Fol Low that example when consider ing contentious legislation. Legion urges War Montreal May 29. Long Range plan of assisted Public works to be placed in action immediately at the close of the present War was suggested today in a Resolution passed by the Canadian legion which urged that the do minion government set up at once a committee to consider the prob lems of rehabilitation the legion suggested that the Long Range Public works plan be ready even to having the appropriation passed so that no delay will officers were nominated with Alex Walker of Calgary second Dominion vice president being assured of succeeding brigadier w. W. Foster of Vancouver As presi Dent. With Chester Bloom i wonder if the Long debated but finally abandoned English Channel Tunnel had been built and in existence during the past fortnight would it Lave saved the collapse of the belgian front during the present German Blitzkrieg that s a question Over which future military strategists undoubtedly will have Savage quarrels. So Long As the British and French might have held both ends of such a Tunnel it would have added enormously to the fighting Power of the British expeditionary Force and their French allies in Northern France Anci Belgium. There could have been transported in three hours the heaviest tanks big artillery and siege guns mounted on railway cars completely Safe too from attack by air and sea. Under present conditions troops and supplies had to be trans shipped from rail to sea and sea to rail through ports under incessant attack from nazi bombers. Opponents of the Tunnel will argue that air attacks could have been delivered on the outlets of the Tunnel its supporters will retort that these outlets could have been defended with fortifications As impregnable As the French original Maginot line. Tunnel opponents will say that if the nazis by treachery parachutists and air plane troop transports could have seized both outlets of the Tunnel it would have been a sorry Day for Britain. Tunnel supporters will say that the Tunnel could have been mined so that the touch of a Button in London or Paris would have instantly drowned a whole army of hostile invaders. The subject is in the realm of pure speculation. Britain has not been invaded. But it appears that nazi mechanized units have been ranging along that part the coast Between Boulogne and Calais where the French outlet of the Tunnel was projected. Last heard of the Channel Tunnel scheme was in the fall of 1938. When Laberite Harry Day wanted a select committee to study the plans again As in the event of War jeopardized shipping the Tunnel would be of incalculable prime minister Chamberlain shut off the debate by referring to the White paper of 1930 which had. Rejected the scheme in Toto. The Channel Tunnel planned to be 33 Miles Long with its approaches would have Cut the time Between London and Calais from about eight to two and one half hours. Estimated to Cost thirty million pounds in final form it would have been twin tunnels each 13 feet in diameter carrying railway tracks. Work on it actually was started by a French company in 1874. A Shaft was sunk at Sandgathe about three Southwest of Calais to a depth of 170 feet. A preliminary Tunnel was then driven a mile and a half under the Ocean 100 feet below the bed Rock of he Channel. In 1881 an English Channel company started Boring near Dover and drove their end of the preliminary Tunnel also a mile and a half undersea. But Field marshal lord Wolseley began a Public Campaign against ending the traditional sea isolation of Britain. The project was hailed. A joint committee of lords and commons by a vote of 6 to 4. Rejected the plan. It was brought up again in 1919. 1922, 1924 and 1929, length ily debated. Final rejection came after a hot argument in the British House jul 30, 1930, when a majority of seven Adverse Voles killed in 172 for to 179 against. Here s another Choice bit from the report of an american correspondent accompanying general Walther von Reichenau s invading army in Belgium. New German troops coming up to the front in Belgium Tele graphed the american new writer might be dubbed a shawl almost every German he continued on reaching Holland or Belgium takes the first Opportunity to acquire one of the colourful red or red and White polka Dot shawls used in the lowlands As Protection against inclement weather. Even non commissioned officers had them notice that inoffensive word acquire. The american was t going to say loot it had to pass the German censor. But he got around that neatly. He quoted one tall frisian Soldier As saying to him sir i saw the shawl and the next moment it happened to be around my neck. That s the Way it was with my comrades 1oo." no doubt. And there s no doubt the German looters took a lot of other things they wanted too. In the Long run though some of these Fellows May find some thin around their necks that does t feel quite As Good As shawl in Cole weather. Edmonton tragedy Edmonton May 29. Police reported Clement Branscombe 62. Of Edmonton shot his wife to death in a private room at a hos Pital Here today and took his own life a few minutes later in a near by bathroom. Weather reports issued by the meteorological service of Canada High Low last from yes t. Today. 24 hrs. Vancouver Kamloops Prince George Jasper Fairview Beaverlodge Mcmurray Edmonton Calgary Letha Ridge Medicine hat Swift current Moose jaw Battleford Prince Albert Regina Broadview Minnedosa Winnipeg the Pas Sioux Lookout port Arthur White River Parry sound Toronto Kingston Ottawa Montreal Boston Chicago Duluth Orleans new York los Angeles s. S. St. Paul ban 11 Vegreville red doer St Cutler Coronation Empress drum Heller Brooks Cowley Macleod Cardston Foremost Llo cd Minster Macklin Kindersley Elbow Outlook Saskatoon Humboldt Melfort Consul Shaunavon Asp Niobia Indian head yellow grass of Mcvan Moo Somin Swan River to Ruphin Russell Virden Brandon Rivers Portage la Prairie Pierson Boissevain Cypress River Morden Kenora 73 66 to 69 63 64 71 66 60 66 60 78 81 68 79 81 74 76 77 75 70 60 64 71 62 72 68 65 53 49 84 70 72 67 78 58 66 62 66 62 70 88 68 6n 66 68 68 62 60 84 82 73 82 80 80 80 7r 7fi 7s 7b 80 7fl 76 76 71 on 76 74 74 74 78 72 55 29 36 40 34 29 45 44 39 47 49 48 37 49 48 42 43 52 51 36 37 31 51 50 44 47 48 39 68 49 56 31 46 34 44 48 43 44 40 46 42 50 50 43 52 52 4r 417 40 46 48 48 4f 48 52 48 50 50 52 44 49 in .04 .39 .01 .16 .01 .04 .02 .04 .01 .72 .06 .28 .10 .03 .32 2.01 3.68 2.08 4.80 1.65 1.89 2.47 .9 4.01 4.5 4.5 3.2r 1.81 1.61 .35 1.41 1.32 2.62 1.61 2.60 .60 3.30 5.05 6.82 7.10 6.59 7.14 7.42 3.85 6.53 7.97 5.94 7.30 9.50 4.2e 8.95 1.0 1.6 2.08 3.02 3.20 3.56 3.15 6.do 4.211 3.14 1.2 2.5 2.5 1.27 1 .33 1.50 3.09 2.4u , 5 2.06 1.66 1.04 3.13 2.65 1.37 2.1i 4.22 2.30 3 4.11, 3 pm 3.00 synopsis of weather conditions the weather has been fair and warm in Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan. With showers farther West. Showers have also occurred in Many arts of Ontario. Forecasts and warm today. Thurs Cloudy and warm probably a few scattered Thilde showers. A r and warm to Cav and thursday probably a few scattered she fits. Alberta mostly fair and a Little warmer today anal thursday a few scattered peace River fair today and thursday not much change m temperature. Kenora and Rainy and warm today and most thursday. Wandering and i die ski charges prejudice Bias in milk probe prejudice and Bias permeated the five sittings of the special City coun cil committee probing the people s co operative limited charged a. Bilecki company general manager who spoke for two hours Al thu sixth session tuesday afternoon in City Hall. Another titling was called for june 3 at 3.30 . For a completion of the Dairy s statement and neuritis of defence witnesses. Chairman Aid. Garnet Coulter . Asked for a speedy finish to the probe in one or two More meetings. Neither Aid. C. E. Sir Nonic who asked for Hie inquiry nor Edward g. Drage. Teamsters and Chat if fours Union local Bustps agent attempted to prove the authenticity of statements made by their 12 witnesses called insisted or. Bilecki. At no time he insisted was the co operative in agreement with two other City dairies to Cut Basic wages and denied charges made by Imp. Drage at a previous sitting that the Dairy had double crossed the Union. He termed the suspension in february of All people s co opera Tive milk Drivers by the Union an arbitrary unconstitutional sus pension without giving the men a he said or. Drage forgot the Constitution when he expelled the men and a satisfactory explanation of the suspension had never been Given by the Union business agent. Of the 12 witnesses against the Dairy or. Bilecki said that not one of them was presently employed by people s co operative. Two of them he stated were never employed two were temporary help one was let out due to business changes one was away on sick leave and the other six left for competitive firms. A first course held under the auspices of the jewish youth com Mittee and open to residents of North Winnipeg will meet thurs Day at 8 . In mount Carmel clinic. Selkirk Avenue Easl. City of Winnipeg tenders for automotive equipment separate scaled lenders addressed 1o chairman. Committee pm Public pm . Be received at 1hc of tie Immier signed up 1o 3 o clock . On tuesday. June 4th. Jji40. For Chr. Sup ply if he following Amor Olive equip no it for the Enri Keerins department two automobiles oni truck specifications Ami Jonn of Lender. 1o with Ninn prescribed by by Law May to obtained the office of the City engine or. 223 James Avenue. Winnipeg. The lowest or any tender not a lec Siirila accepted. G. F Bentley. clerk. City clerk s office. May 22nd. Cot in estimate held not serious by Grant Dexter Ottawa May 29. Special the reduction of in the vote for Prairie farm rehabilitation in the drouth area of the West does not mean that this work is to be seriously curtailed this Jear. The vote is instead of 000. To a Large extent the reduction is explained by the near completion of the Large water storage projects at Saskatoon and Moose jaw. Large sums have been spent on these projects in the past two years the work is now nearly finished. The general run of the Wori. Will be. Carried on this year As members of the Alberta dental alumni association enjoyed a re Union dinner at the fort Garry hotel tuesday evening when or. Harry a. Gilchrist. Head of the prosthetic department of the University of Alberta was the guest speaker. Or. I. Welch presided. City of Winnipeg tenders for hauling Concrete Etc. Scaled ind is Addi Road of die in. Committee on Public Init Roc be rect in cd Al the Otice of. Tilt up to Oil oct . Fin tuesday. Ionic 4th. For the haul into mrs delivery of Concrete Csc. In cd Uinci icon con Trucmon Woi k Dur ing the . Ind form of tender. 1o with Kov Crnic ten dvrs to Prev or Jar re by Brj the office of the City Ensi i err. 223 in pcs Avenue. Winnipeg the of tender not no pcs accepted. G. F. , City clerk. City cd Nyk k office. Winnipeg. May 22nd, Irmyl. To Day. People rely upon their Banks past is the Day when a Hole in the ground was regarded As the Best place in which to keep sayings. Modern banking evolved by Man As a convenience to serve his developing needs now provides the solution. As a. Depository for his Money today the Canadian relies upon his Bank. A from the Days of the old world Goldsmiths of centuries ago to Banks Bank notes and Deposit accounts which meet so efficiently the greater business and human needs of today is a far cry indeed. Chartered Banks with their wide distribution of branches throughout the Dominion now provide Deposit and other banking services in line with up to Date requirements and in keeping with Canada s position As an important Factor in world Trade. In War As in peace Canada s chartered Banks maintain uninterrupted All their services to depositors Farmers manufacturers the nation s Forward to peace with Freedom As the Only sure basis for enduring the Chart eved Banks of Canada ;