FYI-IE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

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mediate danger. interviewed on his arrival here, the Toronto-born Oriental affairs expert said "Chih- ese Communists in the past have not interfered greatly with mils- ionaries who have been able to curry on." -

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ronémo. my ‘12— <¢P>—¢o1- Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, senior [jsnsdlln trade ‘commissioner in 3 Shanghai, said today Canadian mis-

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Persons building are hereby notified that under provisions of tie fuhlic Works b Highways Act of 1949, the (allowing limitations sreto b; observed in the siting of the structure:

SECTION 58

l1) No person shall, without a written permit from the lilinidar. erect any building or buildings at a distance of less lian twenty-five feet from the boundary of any highway or road nor shall any such building be erected st a distance of less than fifty feet from those of the next adjoining owner.

No person shall, without a written permit from the llilsistier, erect any building or structure at a distance of less than two hundred feet from the point of intersection of any intersect- ing roads or highways or at s point less than two hvsndred feet Rom the point of intersection of s road or highway with s rsiirosd. For the purposes of this section, the point if Inter- section of such roads or highways shall he the point d which the centre lines of such roads or highways intersect, and in the case of s road or highway intersecting with s ralliosd, the point of intersection shall be the point st which the centre line of such road intersects with the centre line of such rall- road.

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(l) No person shsli, without a written permit from the Minister, erect st or nesr s curve or bend in s road or highway, any

- building or structure which may obscure or interfere in any ‘ manner with s clear view of traffic on the said roai or high- way or which would result in s reduction of the actual sight of trsffle on the ssid road or highway to less than one thou-

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The Act applies to all roads except those in incorporated cities

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Silver Fox andg 3 Mink Farming

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The Communistic war in China has had some effect on the fur 1n- dustry and fur men in New York and experienced trades in Chinese furs arewstlmating a sharp decline in the {mount of goods which will come odt_of that country this year. Estimates range as high as an 80% reduction. This will help a bit and if som’: means could be taken to lessen the tremendous amount of furs lrought in from Soviet Russia the wild furs and ranch furs pro- duce! in Canada and the United

States would experience a much larger demand. Edward Fromm, president of

Fromm Bros. Inc., Hamburg, Wis., largest producers of silver fox in the world (over 40,000 pelts in i947), in an interview stated — if ‘the present policy of allowing un- restricted imports into United States continues and the 20% ex- cise tax on domestic furs also con- tinues, ii. will only be a. few years before the American ranch fur in- dustry will be non-existent. He said that fur farming would be economically unsound in the Un- ited States under these conditions. Mr. Fromm expressed the opinion that only 20% of the fox industry is left and that within one year under a similar unfavorable situa- tion in the mink industry that in- dustry suffered a 20% reduction. This spring at the Fromm ranches fox pup production has been good. said Mr. Fromm, but he pointed out that; the total crop ot fox pup- ples in the United States would be only about 50,000 compared with from 250,000 to 300.000 produced for fall peltlng a. few years ago.

Mr. Fromrifs observations re- garding the United States applies equally as well to Canada. The short-sighted policy our govern- ment bas permitted has allowed all types of foreign furs, good, bad and indifferent, to be brought in here and sold in competition with the beautiful furs from the Can- adian wilds or produced in ranches. This has resulted in the reduction of the fox population of Canada in about the same proportion as the United States, and the coming year mink farmers WIII have to cut down also. I

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tion mink was shown at Lampsori. Fraser dz Ruth's sale in New York last week. Royal Pastel, White, Aleutian and Silverhiu ali sold well in strong competition. The comp- any reported pastels up 10% over the February sales levels. White mink was mostly firm while Breath of Spring, Silverbiu showed a. 10% rise. Dressed Silverblus that were offered sold well with the current high being 823.50 for s lot of med- ium maies. 2,514 Royal Pastels were 100% sold with a top of $50. for a lot of light medium males and fe- males. Goods were in strong de- mand in this section. Aleutian of- f ed for -‘the first time for the c mpany were all sold with s top price of $11.00 for a lot of streaky goods. Breath of Spring. Bllverblu mink were 100% taken by the sales room. Top price was $40.00

for light medium males. There was a fairly good attendance on hand for the bidding and competition throughout was spirited. Bales room observers say that mutation mink has been doing fairly well of late in retail stores and there has- been a. steady demand from buy- ers for small furs tn the various

“mutation onink shades.

The Better Business Bureau in St. Louis, Mo., is drawing atten- tion to so-called "investments" in| chlnchllias, a South American rod- ent, at prices ranging from $1,250. to $1.650. a pair. It points out that it is a highly hazardous undertak- ing for the average individual. Un- fortunately the bulletin states, most of the persons who have in- quired could not afford to lose their life's savings. They are inex- perienced in investments and in dealing with high pressure sales campaigns. 1t is very important that full information be secured before signing contracts or paying any money. We might add that We know of no auction sale having been held for years at which chin- chilla pelts have brought an aver- age of $25.00.

The Black Fox Magazine for April has an article showing how bacteria from fish can also infect man. We quote in brief . . "It has been shown that bacteria (germs) that cause cAJSIPEIBS in swine can

In typical cases the inflammation first appears st the sits of s smsil wound, within four days after the handling of infected fish‘ or pork scrap. The inflamed finger sppesrs purplish red and swollen. Common symptoms are itching, burning,

1, sharp pain of the affected parts

which is often sleep-disturbing. 1n most cases the inflammation sub- sides withln s month. Since mink may act as carriers of eryslpelu bacteria an infection could also be acquired from pelting mink. If st some future time you should sc- quire such an inflammation, con- sultatlon with your physician is l commended as there is always the possibility of the infection spreading throughout the body.

A lawsuit of peculiar and llmaly interest to fur farmers was that of the Associated Fur Farms, Inc., vs. Armour dz Company, which was tried before a. jury in the district court of the United States at Mil- waukee, Wis. The plaintiff charg- ed that pork liver purchased-from Armour dc Co., Chicago, and used in mink feeding, caused abortions among mink at its Elcho Farm in the Spring of i047. The disease or- ganism was identified by Dr. Hertssough, the plaintiff's veterin- ary. He testified that he had iso- lated the organism from mink which had caused abortion and also from the pork livers and that the organism was rarely if ever found in any ingredients of the diet other than pork products.

The legal basis of the case was breach of warranty, the plaintiff company as the buyer, proved that the seller's product was purchased and fed because of its reliance on the seller's warranty and proved further that proper notice had been given to the seller as to the losses suffered and that it would be held liable for the damage. The amount of damages was computed and proven on breeder value less the value of salvaged pelts. After a day and a half of testimony Poe jury returned s verdict for the

plaintiff, awarding damages of $12,700, which was the amount asked.

Continuing our brief history of the Record Book of the Silver Black Fox Breeders Association of Prince Edward Island. Vol. 1, we come to General Fur Farms, Cher- lotletownxThis company's ranch established in the fall of 1912 at the farm of IJPWIS Bros“ West Royalty, George Lewis, Manager. The original pairs were Darby and Biddy F‘, both whelped in the spring of 1912 and bred by Charles Dalton. Andy and Fannie F. were by Andrew

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ranches established near Char; lottetown. The writer remembers visiting it in the fall of 1919 and purchasing two pairs of silvers, large, clear, beautifully furred an- imals. They were good producers and from the two pairs we had Blkht pups the following year. General Fur Farms continued as a. successful company for many years and later on fox farming was (my- ried on by its manager, George Lewis on his farm on the Mount Edward Road, where he still oper- ates s fur farm. George, it we rs. member correctly, holds me mo“; or near record. of having produced, twelve silver blacks in one litter and raised them to maturity. The senersl manager of the company was J.A. Webster. for several years president of the Canadian Nation- al Silver Fox Breeders’ Ago¢|gg1°n_ ‘

Next on our list is the Samson Silver Black Fox Company, Char- I lottetown, whose foxes were pur- chased in the fall of i913 from Riverside Silver Black Fox comp. any. 3.1-1. Gordon, Monti-use, Me. Neill, Allen dz Saunders, Summer. 5M9- JI-me! RBYHBI. Klldare, and others. Their ranch was at one time one of the largest in the vic- inity of Charlottetown.

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