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lhoaldonifa Address l

‘Ihaheaidflh Hon. G. Shelton Sharp. then adressed the meeting.

‘The for breeders, like every one else, have gmlo through a strenu- ous yoar," he said, “the money re- ceivod for pelts has been consider- ably reduced, but compared with prices of other farm products they compare very favorably. The prices received at the last sale were very encouraging and there was every assurance that they would be main- tained."

an’. Sharp fell; that the lowest price had been reached, and that tho future looked brighter than it had been for some time. Owing to the registration fee being reduced to a considerable _, the Aug- ziaticn had been Obilged to sell 510,000 worth 0f bonds to enable them to carry on. but it was hoped lo overcome this pefiod of depres- sion in the company. As Hon. I... M. McNelll had passed away they had been obliged to employ an outside auditor, W. A. Merl-ell from Amherst, N. S., but he felt every- thing was satisfactory. He had ex- tended invitations to Hon. M. Weir, Minister of Agricliture and others, to be ‘present, but owing to pres- suro of business in connection with the . coming Imperial Conference they were not able to attend. ' A letter was read from Col. D. A. lvllcKinnon exprwsing appreciation of the manner in which the Asso- ciation has carried on their work.

He wag of the‘ opinion that the’

members who had dropped out were i lil advised as when the depression,

was over those still breeding foxes would reap the benefit of a, return to prosperity. Ho also mentioned| that at the recent meeting of the‘

silver Fox Exhibitor's Association:

a. resolution was passed that only registered silver foxes would be shown.

Mr. Sharp also read a. lcter from Hon. Mr. We'r in reference to the Prince Edward Island directors to‘ the effect that as no provision had been niece in the 1931 conatituticn| for their election, an entire new elaie would have to be elected at this meeting.

Another letter from Hon. Mr. Weir was read, in which he advised’ the Association that careful con- aderation had been given to tho proposed amendments to the con- stitution bu; that he advised the Association lo carry on with the 193i constitution in view oi the fact that there was new ‘ gislation pen“ next session in regard to these matters. ' -

This matter ' was discussed thoroughly by a number of delcaawa including Messrs. B. W. Robinson, P. G. Clark. I... B. Hueetis, Albert- on, B. Graham Rogers, Col. Ulric Dawson and I". G. Kennedy. who left that the meeting should take the advice of the Minister of A8!!- eulture in this matter.

A resolution was then pea-led. 0B motion of m. r. G. Clark. that the meeting take no action in_oon- aectiom with the proposed amend- menta and that a clinician“ l” held at Ottawa t6 draw up an en- , ui-eiy new constitution. the ccmlrlii- tee for such pllfpcso to ccnaist a! Lroprolentative of the Department cf Agriculture, one from the Can- adian National Iiivo Stock Records. the President of the Associaitcn and Mr. Charles Fremont as legal adviser. as well as a. number cf members of the Association. this lommitfeo to moat at 0th" Ind that a full repcrt cf this wmlllltillfl be awaited. Motion carried.

Committee Ionned V_

Mr. I". G. Kennedy then propul- sdnllstofmemberatomakelm the committee but upon motion of llr. C. O. Holman a‘ committee .... appointed to nominate the member-a who were to form the rc- mamder of the committee. w- Bolmsnb motion was carried and‘ the following nominating commit- tee formed. I‘. G. Kennedy. 0b!!- lottafown, O. O. Holman. Moose Jaw. sank, 1". w. lei-user. cal: ,1’- Ii. Coop. Port Bikini p.770. Clark.

Slimmer-aide; L. D.' Nacxerikie, N. v '

l; W. H. O. Ruthven, Alliefon, onhnaven xlintbei-s.‘ Birds nill. lean: and Dr. J. J. G1'lis of Merit, IL- "- .

“Mean-a. B. B. Bitchman, Walter

‘A. A. Iockhart, Kensirlgton; A. S.'tlme the inspection work began set

Robertson, principal or Petitcodiac. Fair last year and for thla same n. n, schools. ’

Natcnal silver rox Breeders‘ Ar,

the twelfth Annual Report of the verv serious condition arising from activities cf tba Association. Due the recurrence of an epidemic of

Y 14» 193? » THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

“m, to n. fact that the end of our

Shaw and Stephen Taylor,

Shemogue, were appointed “w”, business year was changed at th era.

The committee reported the fel- ‘Wifll names to attend the com‘ ference: Mean. J. B. Thompson, Nldapcre. Alberta; NQJIODnIIald, Saskatoon, sank; LG. Clark. sum- msraido; Major Cousenl, Ontario: and Stephen Taylor Nay Brunswick.

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other resolutions were as follows: That recommendations be made

fotheBoard ofDirootcraloaccept 1982. -

Dec. 81st. on a form supplied the identity-cf the puppies he wishes to be registered in that inspection year, which shall constitute ‘ . _, five per cent of the puppies of each owner named 0n hi; much statomeht and such litters there from. Be may if inspection in" placeat I. date later than Dec. 81st make lPtllicdtl-on at a time previous w the Mills oi ranch statement." The remainder of Section a to re- main unaltered.

\ That Article 31 in regard to reg- istration fees he amended as fol. flcWc-bv deleting the words, "with- ,in fifteen days of inspection," from ‘the second and third lines oi Sec. tion one, and substituting the words. “by December 31st, of the inspectJ ‘ion year" and that the second Sec- to he held over due to some irreg- ,tion be deleted. ularity. Supervisors were again ap-

§ some mcumm wokplacemnr pointed in the different inspection |

8""! to appointing a new auditor. [SWBYBI applications were read. It ' was decided on motion of Mr. R. S.

Snowball of Chaiham, N. B.. that the Association advertise for a.‘

chartered accountant and the mat-| ~ter was laid over until the special jlllfétlllg he called, .

it impossible would otherwise have

0f our valued memb

come less trying.

out Canada. The supervisors are men with long experience and whose judgment in the quality of a fox i5 aood. We think we are safe in saying that during the last season, we have had much more commenda- tion with regard to the inspection than in the previous years, which

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The election of directors then look place, the Island members voting for an entire new slate of Prince Edward Island directors. The other directors were proposed by, the Fox Breeders Assodation of their respective Provinces, The re-‘ suit was as fcfiows; '

VPrlnco Edward Island - Messrs. Geo. Callback. Summerside; c. c, Baker, A. A.. lockhart,‘ Kenelngfon; ‘P- E- 1- --

Foxes Inspected

The f0l10W’llg is a list of the adult foxes and puppies inspected in the various Provinces of Canada dufng the 1931 inspection season:

Adults Pups sacs 1329a

Captlfn John I... Read, Bordon; .Al- N- B- -- 4333 3°34 beri. Robertson, Mermaid; r. c. IN- 5- 2299 3m Kennedy and a. Shelton Sharp, Qiwbtc ‘I265 11°20 Charlottetown. 0'3"“ 494° 7343 Nova Smile-Messrs. L. D. Mc- “nmwbl 1354 3153 Km”, m", ‘Saskatchewan 102a 143a New nrunuwick- Memrs. 1.. 'r. Alberta 1831 339’! Leeman, Salisbury; ll‘. H. Copp. 5- C- 1534 174° Port nlglu. ‘ ——— Qugbwpueurm chm-I” memo!“ Total ........... 3513i 53836

and Edgar Rochetie. Quebec City. President of Fox Breeders Associ- The 9°“ Pi" PUPPY P" PT°V1YI°° ation of Quebec. and a member of l5 "5 ‘MEWS:

the Quebec L3g1smture_ P. E. I. . . . . . . . ............. .420 ontu-MFMEJM G_ B_ s_ Come“. N. B. ...................... .600 Geoy-‘cmwm ind w_ H_ °_ RuthvmiN. S. ..-.................... .80C Anfsum. Quebec ....-............... .820 Muflgobkfisven Kuntberg’ Birds Ontario ................... .640 Hill. i Manitoba .544: suknichcwen - c. c. Holman, sfiskflmlewl" - 913°

Mo“, y“, Alberta .820 Alberta-S. W. Fraser, Calgary. 3' C- 1'00 . British Columbia-Dr. .1. J. Gillis, ‘

Men,‘ By taking into comparison pre- Meetmg mm adlbumed by the vicus years it will be noted that a

u“ of the maiden,’ “m. m, i? considerable r ticn in the cost

port of the committee from Ottawa w” “"591” 5“ m” P'°"m°e5 u"!

in regard to the new constitutionh" Wm‘ t” PM“ W” m” Wm‘ i‘

h“ been receive,‘ smaller number_ of foxes to register The vumn‘ directors were wilt is more reasonable to expect an

guests of the Summeirside diroctorsqnuem m ‘h’ w“ p" P“? “u”

l, m, “mum m,“ h,“ m tmler than a decrease. in view of the luemoom fact that practically the same

Iamount of territory has to be cov- At a meeting of directors of thelered in order to pick up all the UMP-dim National Silver Fcxiranches in registration. An analysis Breeders’ Association held lldbiif the above cost per pup clearly night, Geo. A. Callback of Sunk-indicates that in all Provinces but merei‘ was. elected president; l‘... one the field inspection cost more T. Deman, Salisbury, N. B., vice than the fees paid in for same. president; John S. Wright, Sum- Mr. George A. callback, the merside, Secretary treasurer. EX- Chairman of the Inspection for ocutive commission: C. C. Baker, Registration Committee, at the

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Robertson, Mermaid. noise-techno standard to be adhered to by from other province's? Charles Free- ‘the inspfll-‘iioll at!“ dllrlll! the I98- mont, Quebec City: Col. H. S. Mur- son. The Board has considered it ray, Chatham, N. B.; L. D. Mc- ad ' “ to dispose of the majority Kensie, ’rruro, N. 5.; F. H. Copp. of the automobiles owned by the Port Elgin, N. 18.; L. T. Ionian, ‘Association and three of these have Salisbury, N. B.; S. W. Fraser, Cal- ‘been sold and the total amount real- gary; Dr. J. J. Gulls, Merit, B. 0.; ized on them $500.00. has been cred- W. H. O. Buthven, Alliston, Ont.: itod to the Automobile account. Due Bvon Klintberg, Birds Hill, Man; to an epidemic of fox distemper Major G. B. Ocuserls, Georgetown. ‘I-inini; lllidlfil/glzlivzrghléiumholi: Ont. Members attending, R. S. was not cells are I e

Snowball, Ohlthlm, n. a; Mrzltho fox ShOW at the Royfl winter

reason the grants to Regional Show: _ were also discontinued temporarily. DIIICTOI’! (R0031 v " Combatting nlaease

The Dirocforsici the Canadian - For some time past your Direct- beg to submit herewith ore have been confronted with the

last Annual Meeting mm Decem- ber em to May 21st. this report covers a period of seventeen months, from January 1st. m1 to May 81st,

We regret to have to advise of a serious decline in the membership of the Association during tho year 1981 and up to the present in 1m. In 1031 our fatal membership was 4,622 while so far in i082 we find another reduction to 1,078 members. The following ia a liag of the mem- berships by Province for m1 and

ditlons, which in some cases render for ranchers who retained membership to register their foxes this year, accounts to some degree for the above decrease. We hope and believe that a. goodly number who have dropped out for some such unavoid- able reason will see fit to re-entcr our organization when times be-

The work of inspection w” cu- ried on in the period under review,

we believe, efficiently and particu- larly economically, Inspectors went , do; distemper’ w“ comm‘ to can‘

ada. a. Committe consisting of the m” the field m‘ mwb" m mdiPresiderlt of the Association, Mr. the work was completed about De-l

‘Gavin Harding and Dr. Wickware cemher 15th with the exception, of‘ was appointed to con," mm mm course. of the odd ranch that had

This Committee met Major Dunkin!

districts a th Ins ti f ‘ » Registratiohn Comlilitteepeieef; W31 men‘ of Agriculture installed ‘ 1%! crease in the number or Dem

i t Hull, Quebec by handled. During the last season satisfied 1th this th f in- 5°“°h ‘m’ °" “ i tailing aznnorm 5251mm‘! 31:12:88!“ request of the Association, with a 29,468 pelts were marketed through

‘Laidlaw would not be in a position

I

all those applications for inspection 1931 19 , and registration in this yoar a, the Prince Edward. Island .. 1025 if “W” m "m" m" "°"“‘°"' initial feoofbflclnisporpirghpre-‘Nova Scotia ... . m 15s '1'“ “m” °* w?“ '- 3"“- vm,‘ nah inuayhn. b. m N.‘ nmmwick ' o“ a“ WhO hid D0911 ll! lllllltlllb b0 DI’. or boson Aug.18, llfland nil-thei- Quebec aso no m“ ‘i °h"‘°m"’“ 4"“ u” that any member who has already Ontario ... 494 2 m“ epukmic’ w” mowed by u“ paid a penalty fee should he roim- Manitoba 115 106 ““°°““‘°“- m" "- *" "“°““‘" ‘buried the over charges paid in Saskatchewan 180 55 mm.‘ mb°nwx7 w“ mud by moved by m. Charles Fremont. Alberta coo 114 ‘h’ mpmmm m“ ‘h’ “w” That Article =7. soc. s. read as British Columbia 150 no w" “"1” °“ ’°' m” “m” follows: “A rancher shall have the mher co ries 93 ' mm,” o, aflm.“ m, snub “m » a In March isal, the Association an National Live Stock Records by The very difficult business con- w” mr°rm°d by Maj” G‘ B’ s‘

Couserls that Dr. Schofield of the Ontario Veterinary College was carrying on work in coujlmction with this disease and wished to have foxes for experimental pur- poses. The Association supplies these foxes. Contract was made with Dr. Oonklin of MacDonald College. who agreed to carry on experimental work with the disease, if supplied with animals. A sufficient number of caresses for his needs were sent lo him by the Association.

Upon receiving word that Major Dunkin, the English authority on

in Tci-onio On June 3rd, 1931, and ‘discussed the problem fully. After this conference the Depart-

vicw to fitfling a cure for the dis- 6358.

i

‘ About November 1st, when an outbreak again appeared in a ranch in the summerside district, a supply of serum was sent by the Government upon the request of ‘Dr. Wickware. This serum was used

,would seem to indicate satisfaction/in the above mentioned ranch and.

jalso in a ranch in the Kensington "district with apparently some re- ‘sults. .

‘ Major Dunkiri during h’s confer- ,ence with the Committee appointed ‘by the Association, had expressed ‘its willingness to carry on some gexperimental work in England and Messrs. Sharp and Callback, waited ‘on the Federal Minister of Agri- culture, who had the necessary 'equipment to prepare virus sent to Summerside and order Dr. Wick- waro to furnish samples or same to iMQSBIS. Dunkin and Iiaidlaw. Re- fports of their work were exchanged ‘between Dr. Wickware and Messrs. Dunkin and Laidlaw and while it cannot be said that a positive course of action has yet been arriv- [ed at for the prevention of further "outbreaks, it appears that certain ‘progress has been made by them.

Research Laboraioriee

Through correspondence, and in- ‘formation given to our Mr. Car- fruthers while in London, it was {round that Messrs. Dunkln and

to early on further work for the Fox Breeders but they recommend- ed that the Weilcome Research Laboratories in England would be in a position to follow up further in this line. This instituti pro- cured some of the virus that had been sent to Dunkin and Laidlaw and infected animals with it. in order to retain the virus for future experiments. At their request and in order that they might not be handl- capped in their work the Association purchased fifty adult foxes from _members in New Brunswick and shipped these foxes to the Wellcome Research Laboratories. wins all expenses in connection with elm!- Advice has been received that these foxes have arrived in 500d con- dition and are now being experi- mented with. -

The Assoc‘etion has been advised that everything possible is bell)! done at Hull and that some sixty- nine foxes have been purchased by the Government and ale now in the research station there. Viflll has been procured from various parts of Canada and is being per- petuated in ferrets until such time asitistobeusedinthefoxes.

From the foregoing we believe it will be apparent to our members that your Directors have made ev- ery effort within their power to find a cure for this serious epidemic and it is hoped that some definite‘ results will be forthcoming in the near future.

The finances of the Association. as shown by our Financial state-

vestments, had already been re-

|with a comparatively small surplus .of cub on hand. pita the amounts

lurther amount of interest which will be forthcoming from invest- ments. It must he remembered that the heaviest item oi cost which is the Inspection has yet to he met. The securities held by the Amo- ciaticn are in reasonably good eon- dition, considering the present market. nu-cughout the year your Finance (Ilmmittce has been in constant touch with the varioll Bond Houses and the Bond Depart- men of our Bankers with a. view to changing into more profitable so- curitics if posaible, but. in no case has advice been received showing where an advantageous switch could be made without too large a loss in the face of the investments. In December, B. S. Deacon, Sec- retary of the Association tendered his reaignatlo which was accept- ed with regret, and John S. Wright was ppuinted Secretary. . We regret to have to report the death of our auditor, the late Lec- nard M. MacNeill. W. A. Morrell, C. A., of Amherst, N. S., was ap- pointed by the Board to make the audit accounts for the period Janu-

of the better grade pelts at satis-

ary 1st, 1931, to May 81st, i932. Marketing Dept.

The Marketing Department has again showed a substantial in-

this organization and we are glad to say that a. very small percent-

l0: disease in various _parta of low to carry on the business without a fine collection of pelts was dis- l Canada. The first outbreak of ih‘s loas. We would like to Wilt W? epidemic occurred in 1980 and at that while our-Revenue at Buonoa Aim. The Secret- that time the Association naked tnejiocouni shows ‘a comparatively Department or Agriculture for as-‘small deficit for the current period, sistance and Dr. Wickware was sent a considerable Part c! the reve ue to Bummerside early in September cf the year 1082, membership d oi that year. on investigation aftorzrlnch inspection fees as well as hisarrivaiheccncludodthat thepI-rtoftheintoreotfremorlrin- disease was due to a filterable virus. In January lash-to anal-at in carry- ccived before May 81st, and it be- ing on the work, the Board voted comes necessary to operate during the sum of eaoooco to a Committee ‘the balance c: thin calendar year which was to act in cmjuaction with Dr. Wickware. A building was fited up on Queen's Wharf in Sum- ‘that would be received for puppy merside and foxes and ferrets were application and trim!" "H. Pill!

played It the British Empire D113.

cry attended the Iurrier Conven- ticnheldinsronfoinApriioi thisyearandanumberofgocd quality pelts were displayed. A great deal of attention was evid- enced by those present. 'I‘hoae skins are displayed attractively in moss prominent places at the exhibition and we believe have a. very desir- ,able effect on the buying public. It has been found by those repre- senting the Association at these exhibitions that great interest is taken in them. A prospective pur- chaser of silver fox scarf: almost invariably has a feeling that he or she would like to know something of the important points to be con- sidered when buying and this sya- tem of educating the public in? these matters, we believe, will re- gct beneficially to the industry gen- erally. Pelts exhibited on these shows are, afterwards sold by the Asaociati-n. The amounts received for same will appear in next year's accounts due to the fact thatvthe majority of them have not yet been t sold and payment for several that were disposed of did not come in until after the closing of this year's business. p

During the year nine meetings cf the Board of Directors were held and in addition four meetings of the Executive Committee. The us- ual number of meetings of the In- vestigating Committee and the In- j spection for Registration Commit- ‘ tee were also held as well as a number of meetings of the various special committees.

Upon the resignation of Mr. H. J. Laverdure as Diector represent- ing the Province of Quebec, the Board, on the recommendation of the Quebec Provincial Association appointed Mr. Chas. Fremont to fill the vacancy. Mr. J. W. Bell, Director representing the Province of British Columbia also resigned during the year and Dr. J. J. Gillie ' wa sappointed in his place upon the recommendation of the British C- lumbia Provincial Association.

age of themremain unsold. The pelts received from the various Provinces are as follows:

Prince Edward Island 9,404 New Brunswick . . . . . . . 5,731 Nova Scotia. . . . . 2,705 Quebec . . . . .. 3,838 Ontario .. 2,597 Manitoba . . 947 Saskatchewan 1,184 Alberta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,573