Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 28, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 10 Winnipeg free press thursday january 28, 1954 economist deplores Eye for Eye tariffs warning against imposition of Trade restrictions was sounded wednesday by a leading economist at Trie opening session of the first annual convention of the vege table growers association of Man sol Sinclair professor of. Ito a. Or. Economics at University of Manitoba told the More than 70 Dele Gates that embargoes against for eign goods Are not the solution to their marketing problems. The association s three Day convention opened in theatre a of the Broadway building and will continue until Friday noon. Or. Sinclair said any Eye for an Eye policy of embargoes is no Good besides the United states can afford such a warfare and we cannot tablets now he said there is already a 10 per cent and Valorme Tariff against United states vegetables plus a specific Tariff to protect local producers. It would be courting trouble to raise the Protection any a native of Saskatchewan from the Days when the Farmers were free or. Sinclair said Trade restrictions Lead Only to More and More difficulty Trade restrictions Lead to War he urged growers to work to wards an orderly marketing of their produce through establish ment of marketing boards. He warned that establishment of a marketing Board should be approached with caution to avoid certain dangers inherent in such boards. Arbitrate prices he said there must be no undue or unnecessary interference with individuals Freedom and that there must be no compulsion or arbitrary Price setting. He said prices should be ranged through arbitration be tween the buyer and the Market ing Board of growers. He added that two dangers Are liable to be encountered even with marketing Board arbitration. If the buyer is a monopoly buyer and the Price is put up the buyer will shift it to the consumer possibly reducing sales volume. If the buyer is not a monopoly buyer or if the Price hike cannot be shifted to the consumer Farmers were Apt to Over produce because of the High set Price and the pro duct would become an unsaleable surplus. Or. Sinclair said United states surveys indicate that As Consumers incomes increase they move to higher priced and better Quality foods. He added that upper in come groups Are shown to be More Quality conscious As against Price conscious than lower and Middle income groups. He said the Price spread Between the figure received by vegetable producers and that paid by con Sumers is caused to a Large extent by the very nature of the product. He said that for every is the producer receives the retailer receives 52 As a result of the Neces sary handling shipping packaging assembling processing grading etc., Between the two Levels. He added that Many of the advances in food handling techniques developed to meet the de Mand for better products have had an initial effect on areas such As Manitoba where production costs Are higher than in places with natural advantages. Market he said packaging shipping and storage techniques now have Mads it possible for California Florida and Texas fruits and vegetables to invade the Manitoba Market in direct Competition with local pro Duce. He advised delegates that they must take Steps to meet the Corn petition by producing products of the Type wanted by the Consumers at a Price competitive with imported goods of the same Type and Quality. Mai Grant chairman of the foods division of the Winnipeg re Tail merchants association reviewed problems of handling vegetables at the retail level. He listed Quality As the prime1 consumer consideration followed in order by freshness variety uniformity of size display and Eye Appeal cleanliness and Price. Importance of the Canning indu Stry As a major outlet for Manitoba vegetable production was re viewed by m. W. Thompson of Winnipeg. Max. Canneries he said three canneries presently Are operating in Manitoba and that Ottawa special subsidies the Outlook for the future of Manitoba processed foods is Bright. He said expanding industrialization in Ontario will make room in that Market for Manitoba produce and that this Market area should be thoroughly exploited. Progress in the Field of potato inspection under provisions of the Manitoba vegetable sales act was reviewed by j. Hay District in Spector of the Dominion marketing vice. P. L. Ford supervising inspector of the Dominion marketing service Winnipeg gave a paper on standardization of consumer containers Don Cook Canning division of Canada packers co. Ltd., St. Boni face gave a paper on preparation of seed bed for Canning cropland h. R. Hikida chaired a panel Dis Cussion on control of insects and times Are better Somerset maugham said wednes Day night that britons Are much better off. Now than at the begin Ning of the Century when the poor lived in squalid vermin us slums and the Rich ate so much they grew enormously in a radio broadcast the Dean of British writers who celebrated is 80th birthday monday contrasted the present time with life when he was beginning to make a name for himself. I think we Are nicer people than we were when i was Young and for All the hardships we have had to undergo i think we the great mass of people Are better off than Ever the Schipperke a Breed of dog from Belgium does not have a Tail. Does bumpy skin keep dates away help dear up pimples rash oily skin head with Cuti Cura soap and ointment see clearer smoother skin in just 7 buy Cuti Cura today 11 t i i d 1 at your druggist. A Cicura the 1954 Consul passenger cars now Are on display. The Consul line this year includes a new convertible As. Well As the four door Model shown above. All Ford British built cars will be available through Ford Monarch dealers coast to coast. No Aid to starving nations Pearson hits fire Sale Selling London ont. Canadas minister of external affairs said wednesday that fire Sale meth ods of marketing massive United states surpluses of farm pro ducts Are not in the interests of ithe under fed people of the world. Ottawa pays 52 per gent Man. Income by Mackie Hon. Lester b. Pearson told the an Jeither exporting or importing coun Nual meeting of the Canadian fed tries to produce at ration of agriculture movement supported by government of massive United states surpluses which will discourage consumption through give away programs or through sales at Cut prices. Are almost bound to affect Ordin Ary exports directly or it was not in the interest of needy countries to have surpluses distributed in a manner which will disorganized markets and thus reduce production he said the unit states commodity credit corporation now has on hand about Worth farm produce. It was not sur itchy piles in 5 minutes Chinak Oid starts giving wonderful Relief Lor sore itching burning piles. Works while you sleep to help hell and shrink sore irritated tissues. Thus lays nervous irritation and lets you sleep and work in Comfort. Don t waste precious time and suffer needlessly. Ask your drug Gist Lor Chat Raboid today under Tatla faction or Money Back trial offer. Diseases in vegetable crops. Grants and payments from the fed eral government amounted to 52.43 per cent of Manitoba s total Riet general Revenue for the fiscal year 1952-53 it was disclosed in a re turn tabled in the House of com Mons wednesday. Manitoba s net general Revenue for the fiscal year was shown at amounts received by the Manitoba Treasury in the form of fed eral subsidies the share of Federal income tax on Power utilities and payments under the Federal tax rental agreements totalled according to the prelim Inary figures. The percentage of each prov Ince s total represented merits was province policies of the United states. Lasting High prices Are not the Road to and lasting Prosperity for Lar Rorers he said. Except from the most Short sighted Point of View it is not n the interest of the Farmer in net general Revenue by the Federal pay As for each Newfoundland 65.02 Prince Edward Island 55.22 Nova Scotia 45.02 new Brunswick 36.2s que 1.49 Ontario 52.43 Saskatchewan 31.69 Alberta j24.88 British Columbia 26.30. The breakdown of the Federal persons escape Mexico theatre fire City a one of Mexico City s most spectacular fires payments to the Manitoba Treasury years wednesday night Des troyed the Granat theatre. Police said Quick action by theatre employees averted a panic and there were no fatalities. Only a few of was As follows Federal tax rental agree ments including a por Tion credited by the province to a deferred Revenue account. Government of Canada sub goes the Price of air Wick save 20t Over the old Price for air Wick Only household Deodorizer with activated chlorophyll 9vt of. Size Isva of. Size kills doors Quick and involve subsidies which cannot be sustained he said expedients used in some countries to meet temporary problems should not divert attention from or postpone action on the More fundamental problem of encouraging Normal exports particularly to the food deficient areas the world through a healthy expansion of International Trade in All Canada recognized that Emer Ner which will achieve the most durable through the joint United states Canadian committee on Trade and economic affairs and other meet Ings or. 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The total net general Revenue of the provinces was Given As j follows with the total Federal 1 payments in brackets Newfoundland Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia new Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia the total net general Revenue of All provinces was shown As with the total Federal pay ments amounting to this represented 27.30 per cent of the total. Western publisher Dies in . Vancouver c. Gal Braith 55, a former newspaper i publisher who started his journalistic career As a Carrier boy died Here wednesday after a Long ill iness. He retired As publisher of the Vancouver province in 1951. Earl Ier he had been publisher of the Calgary Herald and the Calgary albertan and in 102d established the Northern mail at the Pas Man. Or. Galbraith a soft spoken Man known to his colleagues across Canada As had his first taste of newspaper work in Saskatoon. 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