ECEMBER 12. 1936

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TEE UHARLLYFFETUWN GUARDIAN

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we believe that

more deeply interested in

HIGH NET RETURNS

. _-FOR- SILVER FOX PELTS "" —Ti-IAN 1N-

ciiiair MARKETING snivics

,We Welcome OOMPETITION

and invite

COMPARISON

A FairComparison of Net Returns is the only standard by which to measure the relative value o! the services of different Marketing outlets.

In addition to our regular SUPERIOR MAR- KETING SERVICE we are the Only marketing

organization with a

Permanent Resident Representative

In London and Europe. merely visit an occasional Auction - he is ON DUTY EVERY DAY DURING THE ENTIRE

YEAR, devoting all his time to YOUR INTER- I-Ie will maintain daily contact with all

Sales Houses, with the buying Fur Trade and

with our Head Office. Such a combination

must inevitably SPEED UP SALES and render ‘ even BETTER SERVICE. Our representative

was for 20 years with the firm of Fred’k I-Iuth

& Co., which was recently absorbed by C. M.

Lampson. .During that time he was in charge of Ruth's General Catalogue which in con- junction with his activities in the Private Sales

Department brought him in contact with the en-

tire Fur Trade. He represented Huth & Co. on

the London Fur Exchange.

The appointment of this representative is in keeping with our policy that “THE BEST WAY T0 GET BUSINESS IS T0 DESERVE IT.”

ESTS.

Cash Advances arranged.

Free Tags, Bags, etc., on Request.

Mail charges are allowed and Express Charges paid on all pelts shipped to us.

All pelts whether mailed or expressed are in- sured under our Blanket Policy from the time

shipped to us.

Prince Edward Island Fur Pool Limited _ P. G. CLARK, Pres. and Managing Director I Sunimerside, Prince Edward Island

In Montaguez-J-

R. W. STEWART, Clark Bros. Store. _-

In Charlottetown --

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Felting 8i cleaning Silver Fox Furs

I am busy-J am doing satisfactory work.

Fur farmers are pleased with appearance of furs.

COME IN! NEXT ! I

EIIIIETT "GAVIII

J. A. WEBSTER, 156 Richmond St.

Fox Ranchers are

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EGAN & CO.

(nurtured Accountants I00 llichmend Street hm ii. r. o. Be: u.

cLeod & Bentley W- s. asurasr, a. c. J. a. BENTLEY, K. c. llltilten and Attorneys-abhor noun no was

I1 & Mathieson '~ FL _ n. L. Methieaon, ma. a Solicitors Mons! T0 LOAN "Mi. Charlottetowmitll

lligan & Trainer R- MlcGUlGAN. n. c.

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PELTIIIG TIME IS IIEIIIIIIIG -

Be sure that YOU set the best possible returns from your pelts this Y9"

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ltoyal Fox tubes‘

They will give your foxes the finish that WlII we the market.

The Si. John Milling Company Ltd.

Saint John. N-B.

Palmer & Haslam B. l. PALMER. I. C.

A. .i. aiistm. a. i. I-h- I- aiiaitisnas, arc. lent of Neva Beetle chamber: C‘ lotto-town, P. E- I.

MONEY T0 LOAN

,however, that the cycle we are now

CONNECTED WITH

The Ontario fur farmers pelt show dates are Wednesday, Thurs- day and Friday of next week and the exhibition will take pfaee in the Alexander Room of the King Ed- ward Hotel, Toronto. It is expected between 200 and300 pelts will be exhibited.

The Tignish fox pelt show will be held on Wednesday and 'I'hurs- day oi next week. It is about fifty years ago since the industry was, established there by the late Sir Charles Dalton, and it is fitting that it should be the first place in this province to promote spelt show. Those in charge are to be congrat- ulated on their initiative, and the writer hopes it will be a complete success in every way.

A very eiicellent likeness of Mr. John C. Jack, ML A., of the Ex- perimental Station, Bummerslde, appears in the November issue o! the Canadian Fox arid Fur.

Mr. Justin Rotter of Paris, who is purchasing pelts at the office of B. Graham Rogers, Summerside, contributed a very fine address re- cently which was published in the columns of this paper. It contain- ed much valuable information and advice very tactfuUy given. Mr. Rotter has made many friends in the province and his annual visits are looked forward to by hundreds oi those who have dealings with him.

My comment on his remarks is that I agree with them but would point out that for the past two sea- sons we have had very unfavorable falls" for good fur production. The uuseasonab e weather last year aim this year could not; possibly contri- bute to the development. of heav- ily furred- pelts, and certainly was a. factor in the universally large percentage of off-colored pelts. You will remember how different it was three years ago when wuiter set in early in November, Everyone brought in good colored pelts and the fur was thick and resilient There is the comforting reflection,

in will not last and we will ex- perience more favorable tempera- tures for the priming of skins if we have patience.

0f course one of the reasons why we are not producing as good pelts as some years ago is that nearly all of us have gone in for greater production and our selections have not been so rigid as they were, con- sequently we are producing more lower grade foxes. It is a matter of bookkeeping to find out whether it is better to produce fewer pelts and higher average or more pelts at a lower average. That is for each in- dividual rancher to figure out. If we could all agree to reduce our production 25 per cent it would mean less strain on the world's markets because the absorption of 600,000 pelts-the estimated world's production-is not easy when one considers that the countries that were most prone to purchase this ladies accessory are working day and night turning out war munit- ions.

The recent sale in Montreal of’ silver fox furs has not been as fa- vorable as we would desire, but it must be remembered that the whole world was waiting with baited breath to learn the intentions of the beloved King Edward" VIII, and these were not known until over half the offering had been auction- ed. Since the newslof abdication came out, the money and commod- ity‘ markets stiffened and there is good reason to believe that a firm- er tone will prevail in silver fox marts since a definite announce- ment re the coronation is made. Mink is very str ng this season and the writer not that they are holding ranch raised minis from Wisconsin at thirty dollars in New York, and that a lot of 1,000 pelts ' from New Brunswick-of which 600 were ranch raised-are being held

$4000.91 PRIZES

TIIELY NOTII 0N TOPICS

Silver Fox Fanning

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at $25 with bids of $20 rejected. 1t

is believed that the advance in

mink prices this year over last year will be at least 20 per cent.

The writer notes great activity 1n "ebbing this season, with more mink being offered local buyers than any season in recent years. Red fox also appear to be plenti- ful, but one fats to see the quality of reds that appeared some thirty or more years ago.

The December number of The Beaver, a magazine of the north Published by the Hudson's Bay Company, Winnipeg, has Just been received and is one of the finest they have ever turned out. From cover to cover it is a work of art, printed on excellent paper and with Imndfeqs 01 Photographs showing the activities of the world's oldest QOIPDBHY in its Canadian sphere.

"Business in the Arctic" in the

' caption of an article by Michael M.

Lubbock. who was a visitor at the provmcial fox show recently. 1t Elves a. short account oi’ the actual tour made by Ralph Parsons" Fur Trade Commissioner of the Iiud. sons Bay Company at Winnipeg, to the Company's posts in the north. fhesc are a few extracts: "A jour- ney of 4,850 miles in four weeks- by boat, train and aeroplane-m the Arctic Ocean and back - ﬂmongst Indians and Eskimos-over bush,_ swamp and barren, lands. This l5 not a summary of the wan. derings of an exploration party; it is merely that of a routine inspec. ‘I011 "ID by the Fin Trade Coni- missioiier in 1936.

0f all the districts in the vast area winch he administers, the low- er MacKenzie and the Westem Arctic are amongst the most dim. “"13 to cover. Such huge distances

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sheer cliffs of white stone enclos- ing a comparatively narrow chan- nel which the MlacKenzle has cut through; and of course the trading poets and settlements which appear round a bend in the river to re- mind one of civilization and the fur trade.

Throughout this northern wilder- ness runs the chain of the Comp. any's posts. But throughout it too run the parallel chains of the R. C. M. P. and the missions. The Company's operations continue quietly and unostentatiously, as they have always sdone. Furs are bought, stores are run, boats are piloted up and down the great riv- ers and along the Arctic coast. In many ways the fur trade has had to change and adapt itself to changing conditions. But through it all runs the continuity of old cus- toms and traditions which form an unbroken background for ‘the changing scene. To appreciate the Company's position in the north, one must travel through this great country, sail and fly nearly five ihousand miles and visit twenty- four posts in the short space of four weeks, and then assuredly the true picture of its essential worth

are involved, the posts are so wide. ly scattered and in many cases so inaccessible that without the aero- plane it would hardly be possible for him to visit all the posts. One flies

‘for two or three hours over a bar-

ren tract of land with no sign at all of a human being. Then suddenly one looks down and sees the famil- iar pattern of white houses, red roofs and white flag-pole. One lands and is met by the post manager and apprentice. the ensign is holst- ed, the well known sign Ls over the store. Everything gives ti; impres- sion of continuity, unbroken tradit- ion, and the maintenance of the service, each post playing its pert in its isolated district and form- ing a link in this solid chain which lies almost hidden in the forests of the North.

This northern country must be seen and sensed-seen from the air

"and sensed on the ground—lf it is

to be properly appreciated. We hod nine days on the river and four- teen in the air. During the nine days the .view was limited to the trees lining the banks and the posts at which we stopped, but in that time one could soak in the peculiar atmosphere of the forests, the im- mense rivers and the loneliness.

A glance back in ones mind at the ground we covered shows up certain broad categories of scene. First come the three great lakes, Athabasca, Great Siave, and Great Bear. 1n a boat they appeal", and indeed are, great inland seas on which one may meet very severe storms. From the air too they are impressive, though possibly more beautiful, since one can see the surrounding country and thus view them in their proper setting. The rivers too are most striking—the Athabasca, the Slave and the Mac- Kenzle. They vary in width from a. hundred yards to two miles. They are mostly edged with trees which hide any ground further back, but there are occasionally other sights w interest such as the nmsnlflcent view of the Nahanni and Mac- Kenzie mountains and of rusiled Mount Camsell between Fort Simp- son and Fort Wrigley; the rﬂmPﬂ-Yi-s

wi.l appear."

The Splllett boys and their dad. R. E. Spillett, have made a success of silver fox ranching in that ev- ery year they have produced good pelts, and this year had an out- standing production of over five to the pair. A great deal of credit must be given to Mr. Spillet him- self, who years ago made selections that the writer saw and remﬂflled at the time as being beautiful clear specimens. It is from that founda- tion stock of some fourteen years ago that he has been receiving suc fine results. _ I g

Pelting is now general throu8h- out the province and althouiill B large percentage of the foxes MB not yet prime the ranchers feel that it ,W0ilId not be the inert of wisdom to delay the operation of separating the pelt from the fox very much longer. Pups kept 111 sheds where they were not very much exposed are certainly not up yet, but probably if left much long- er they would not improve because it. is difficult to supply drIHKIHK water as the pans freeze up and it is hard to remove the ice from- them. A rancher the other day said 1t was his theory that the lack of water, particularly lu the month oi.’ December, was a reason why foxes went off-color-perhaps he is right.

The annual meeting of the Direc- tors of the Canadian National Sil- ver Fox Breeders’ Assoclatlfm W111 be held Wednesday. January 20th at the Canadian National Hotel. Charlottetown. There are 0181119611 Directors, eleven from this province and seven rcPFQSQmIYIE the “h” provinces Iii the Dominion. _It is understood that invitations will be sent to outstanding authorities the silver fox industry to ﬂddreﬂi- meetings held dilrIDB Modem“ week. The name of Dr. Ronald Ci. Law of Ontario has been mention- ed. in this connection.

Harry mi-sch, well known silver ‘ fox buyer of Moncton, will be in

Saturday of ndvt week. buymﬂ I"

just above Fort Good. Hobo. hose

Duke Of

Dr. Chose

I want all kinds of

FURS WANTED I

‘f new quarters at the Revere Hotel, Kent St., starting Tuesday, Dec. 15th.

Bring your muskrat, mink, red. cross and silver fox pelts to me and receive highest prices.

HARRY

(a. r. by cub-anus specie! WI") l

Yet-Ck Joins‘ King: Edward In Farewell Dinner

his new quarters on Kent Street.

tonight faced the challenge voiced ‘

v-LONDON Dec. 10—The Duke of by the inan who was King:

York, who will become Sovereign --probably as KlnS G9°Y$§ V ‘

furs and will be in my

, r "My brother Bertie," said King»

Edward when he was Prince ofi

wales. “would make a bettcr King l

than I would."

For the first time in exactly 24B years to the day since James II‘ Fed England on Dec. 10, 1688. the Throne changed hands without the melancholy cry ringing through the streets:

"The King is dead! Long llvc the Kingl"

Other English Kings have been deposed or died, but never before has a King voluntarily abdicated as Edward has done in his last precedent-making act of a preced- ent-breaking reign.

Tonight, while London crowds wadered aimlemly-ln a dazed be-

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Hudson's Bay Co.

Beaver House

Great Trinity Lane London, England

SPECIAL AUCTION SALE of SILVER FOX FIIIIS.

Jan. 6, i937

Last receiving date In London

Latest shipping date from Charlottetown

December II. I936

I Send or bring your furs to

McLure and MacKinnon

112 Kent Si. Charlottetown

W. CHESTER S

December 28. I936 ,

If your pelts are ready take advantage of this pre-Ohristmas Sale

w’ c‘ nlbinxfraﬁagi Qinmpang- m

i Entrance to Hudson's Bay Warehouse {R ' Where your-Silvers are sold

INCORPORATED 2'}? MAY I870.

. McLURE D. A. MacKINNON, LT. COI. Receiving Representatives

wilderment-through nearby Pic- cadilly circus, the King-to-be hur- ried home to his family at 145 Pic- cadilly, the so-callcd "palace with 1 a number," across Green Park from Buckingham Palace. Then he returned to Fort Belvedere. Edward's country retreat, for a, farewell dinner-perhaps the last time he will see his brother. 1 As the 40-year-old Duke-he will be 41 next Monday-emerged from his London home, no crowds walt- cd outside to cheer, as they had, cheered the new King Edward VIII l on a bitterly cold winter's day; last January. I But a great cheering crowd had gathered by the time the tall Duke returned from Fort. Belvedere and I police had to clear a pathway be-

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fore he could enter his residence. I his resolve to quit the Throne

Even the death oi King George, - signing the fateful document that revered and loved as he was, , set him free to marry WaLs n3";- brought no such shock as today's 1 field Simpson.

man-made tragedy. For one rhingl AI. 3:23, B. few minutes befoi"

there were -no misgivings. Not Prime Minister Stanley Balduiij chance for possible sclf-reproocln! arose in the House of Common‘ when the electric-lighted bulletin 1 the Duke sped by inotorcar iii/ii‘ boards on Piccadilly flashed the i Fort Bclveclcre to Win<iz<>i~ C." Ira message a. few minutes past mid- on a mi=si0n which may . d night on Jan. 2i that he was dead. been to make his vows bclore the ‘I _ For the Duke of York the day grave of his falhcr. l~was one or frenzied activity. ‘-| Then he rctilrned o;

Louder. u-

Already strained near the brcak- ‘ the circle of his l" - . illg-Dflint by me ewnhs °f the Dist, little Princesses, Elizabeth a week. hc arrived at Fort Bcivederc , Margaret Rosa and 11;, “m, trig" ﬂii nine 8- m. Dale and tired. for l now becomes the first (‘OIIIIIIOIIPBA a last conference with Edward . born Quwn of England since the and his tivo other brothers, the ‘ feign 011mm,. me gighm,

Dukes of Gloucester and Kent. ' i One hour later, Edward sealed lllflllrtfl lilnlmcnt rcliitivre chum.

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RATION, using 30%

best results. LIVE FO-X SHOWS

13,236 SUNGLO

‘Average Production

ORDER YOUR

AHI” j» Oi-i-Mrzgeas-i D i | wg UNTIL. MR5.

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cuass or MEAL

Start your breeding foxes December 15th, on SUNGLO BREEDING (Beef-Rabbits-horsemeat-offails-fish

PRIZE WINNINGS OF SUNGLO FED FOXES AT ALL RECENT FOXES ARE THE BIG WINNERS IN EVERY SHOW.

AVERAGE OF 3.3 PUPS PER VIXEN RANCHED. Reports from 528 Ranchers using SUNGLO exclusively show an

which is fully 1 pup per pen higher than the average 0f the Industry.

FOXES TODAY FROM YOUR NEAREST DEALER.

IITEIIIIIITIIIIIM. FIIX & AIIIIIL FIIIIDS

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Ration in Cube or Meal form- zuid 70% meals,

as directed in our circulars) for

IS CONCLUSIVE PROOF THAT SUNGLO FED

FED VIXENS PRODUCED 43,678 PUPS, .\\I'

on all Vixens ranchcd of 3.3 pups to the Vixen

REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR BREEDING

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