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The Delicate fragrance and impalpable firm

-riifsiirs -anim:-ini

ll’l<f_1_iSl_=i-f Vids* Tsl¢l\ _ -iiicrit ii-'tix ;i:ii-iiii-

will we feel sure, convince Dowder that deserves your

favor. The Red Rose and Lilac odors are also great

favorites.

Penslar Talcums are scented delicately_ with true

fresh cut flowers. _

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" 25.; Tin Try 'rhemi

. _ _I _ ._ 1,

it E. A. Foster

CENTRAL 'DRUGSTORE

Headquarters for good Soda Water and Ice Cream

you that this is a toilet

continuous patronage and

floral fragrance off the

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ish CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS »;

f.,ei-i~r>i-Heel-"1-;.f.C...1 A '-

. _

Clanihd ada. under this .head colt

one cont por word per Insertion vliher ollli lcoompaniln order, with mini- mum ohargo of 25 cents per Inaer. tion. Count your words and uve mon- ey by romitting with order. Btampl loeoptad. Ada. taken by phone or lent by mall wlii be charged at 2c. plr word, to cover book-keeping char- qol ,itationory and pcotago on no aourih.

` _"`-TEACHERS WANTED

WANTED A TEACHER FOR PARK _Corner School. Supplement $65.00.- Apply to John Stewart. Sec., French River. 1382--7__-4M6ipd _ I

TEACHER WANTED FOR LiTTLEi

Pond School. S_upple‘ment voted,' -$25; A. D. McDonald, Sec’y. 1

' _ 1403,7,4M4ipd__

TEACHER' WANTED FOR POWNAL '-_ School Supplement $50.00. Apply, _ A. A. Moo_r-e, Sec'y, R. R. No. 1.

.1 Charlottetown. 1475.7.7M3i__l'

T-E_Aci-isri wAN'rEo _ Fon sT.' Charles School. Supplement $15.00.!

`._,. Arthur Cahill, Secretary.

1.. - . . _ 1478,7,'iM3lpd_ L._._.________.____._.__.._..,.___. TEACHEW"f`W'ANTED- SECOND .: class'-_tea_cher' for Boiieliaw_ School. ‘Supplement $50. Apply John M-c~ Mantis, Secy. Trustees. 1485-7-7M3i_

TEACHER WANTED FOR YORK.

School, il_rst class. Supplement $75.00 lvllidsnmmer vficiitioii. Secy. Amos West. 1488-7»7M3i.

WANTED - F0_R PORT I-iILL` _ School District No. 4. Prince Co.,-al first or second-class male' teacher. Supplement $55. Archibald Ellie, Secretary 1322-7~6M4ipd._

WANTED - TEACHER FOR PRIM-

ary depurtmeiit. Georgetown High School. Liberal supplement. Apply to T. E. Morriscy, Sec`y Trustees. - 1474,7,7M3i.

TEACHER WANTED FOR CROSS. Roads School, No. 155., first or tsecond class.. Supplement $80.00. W. ll. Lam-, ' Sec'y oi' 'l‘i-iistees. Southport. 1-iti8,7,7M0lpd

WANTED- SECOND CLASS TEA-

che-r for Anglo _Rustleo School. Supplement $40.00. J. ll. Bnntain, Secretary, ilnstico, l‘. E. l.

- ' 1385~-7-4Mtli.

AGENTS WANTED FOR PRINCE

WANTED-‘A SECOND CLASS TEA

ciier for Elllotvale School. Supple- ment sixty dollars $60.00 Spring -and fall vacation. Jas. Gillis. Sec- retai-y. 1464-7~7M3lpd.

WANTED - SECOND CLASS

teacher for Millburn School dis- lrlct, No. 17. Supplenrent $25.00. Spring and fall vacation. John Pyke, Secretary. 1456.7.7MtIipd.

TEACHER WANTED FOR WiLMOT| Valley school district, No. 71, 'L- flre; or second class lffachel- SUD' piememifitty iiolim-S ($50.00). Miti- summer vacation-_ Protestant pre- ierreil. Ed. C. Caeeley, Sec'y 'l`r\istee';-i. 1-i77,7,7M2ipd.

TEACHER WANTED FOR_ ALEX-

andre School. A supplement of, seventy-tive dollars- will be' given to an experienced, and nity dol- lars to an inexpei-lienced teacher. Appiv to Layton McCabe. _ Secre- tary,'R, R. 1, Alexandra.

1455,7.7M0l.

AGENTS WANTED

‘I

hléléiélvl-5

HELP \VANTED-M ALE.

AAA f-A

WANTED- 10 MEN TO LOG ALSO

one to tnrni. W. A. Sawyer, Mt. Stewart, P. E. l. 1386-7-4Mtf_

WANTED.-BOY ABOUT 15 YEARS

of age for ii Boot and Shoe Store. Add'ress Box 201. t‘liiii'lottti~towii, P.E.l. 1441-7-Illvillipil

YOUNG MAN WANTED FOR SAL-

es Staff of Inter-national ('oi'res- pondence Schools. Ago 18 to 22 years. Good general education ro- quired. Splendid opportuiiity for smart young mun_ Apply to F. Cann, Box 546, New Glas-gow. or Revere Hotel, Charlottetoivn, Sat- urday. . 144-i}7-6l\l3ipd.

'_ WANTEDEF- '

WANTED- BV A YOUNG LADY,

board in private family. Apply at Guardian Oiiice. 142i),7,5Mti`.

WANTED - SECOND-HAND TENT.

Apply, Turner & Holman. Ltd.

. 1295,6_28Mtf

WHEN ORDERING GOODS BY MAIL

send g, Dominion Express Money Order. 1458.7.7Ml~}1l.

ORGANIZATION WITHOUT REM-

lngton T_vpe\vi'ii.ers is like guns without ammunition simply uso- léss. A. Milne Fraser, llnlifzix. N. S. 1457

PORTRAIT .AGENTS WANTED.-

Send for catalogue, prints solar. and bromide. Finished portraits. convex or tint, frames, glasses- and nil sup_pll|es. Merchants' l’nri.i'ait Co., Toronto. 14ill,7,l'i‘.\/IlE6i.

Edwui-¢] lslatid._ to represent “(‘-aiia~ da’ii Greatest Nurseries." Largo list or hardy Fruit urn] Ornamental stoclr. start at once, experience un~ necessary, liberal commIssIons.| haiidsoine outfit free. Freiicli and English printed matters. St-nd for new illustrated cataioguei Stone

WANTED-TO RANCH FIV-E TO

ten pair class A foxes. Terms easy. Apply liy letter "A," care ot' Gnar- di-nn. 1489,7,7l\’iEt&i

RANCHING ACCOMMODATION

ivanted-Anyone having i`ox= ranch- I-ng acéommoilatioii for from iit`te'en to twenty tive pairs that they wish to dispose of either by lens-e or siile please ndvise W. K. Rogers, tflinrlottetowii, P. E. lslaiifl.

1414~7-5M3i.

IIELI’ WANTED- FE-

MALE. '

`§oTi'sEKEsPia.n wANrreo ev w.

t‘. Lawson, Albai-ion.

14-.>c.7,4M:ii.

wAN'rEo_A Houssmnic-_ APPi.v

Mrs. A. ld. Dnii, North River ltd.

. i4xi,7,iM3:

and Wellington, _'I‘oronto. ~

- 'nal-nasmiuzmng

__ _ ___ _ 1"() EET;

To LE-I-__A LARGE FRONT ROOM lioiisework. Apply to Mrs. (i)r.l

A lv 93 King St 1225,7,3Mtllpd

__§‘f_-___ ,_____'___l_' _ 1451_'1,01vi2i,

T0 LET- A FURNISHED ROOM `

without board, Phone 236-J. _

849,6,tiMtt.

1 |

WANTED A SECOND CLASS TEA'-_ cher for St. Patrlck’s ‘Road

MISCELLANEOUS. *_

‘ 1/-_

School. Supplement $25. Miiiiuillr mer vacation. Francie P. 'l`ral\nol‘. Secy. 14_43-7-6M2iDd.

ExPi=_niENcEo TEACHER _W/iN'r=

ed for Cavendiali School. Female preferred. Supplement $50.00. E. O. Webb., Secy., R. R. ‘No. l, Bay View. 1381-7-IiM'6lpd.

WANTED SECOND CLASS TEACH# _

AUTO FOR HIRE.- CHAUFFEUR, an r_,_,'|-,L_-.`I`_,:` _ ,`m`87_}f'¢4Mu_

Camille F. Ariicnnult. l’liorie 175-J

Gnrrage 133 Kent, St. WANTED '_. AN‘ `E'§(},éR|E`N` `D

l370'7'3MU- saleswolnnn'_` " Apply to 'l_logc'igf:&

<' ., Lia.,-_Aii».-I » P, .

wii.i. THE PARTV wHo Took ° -_ .°_’-_°'l’,,14¢0._7_4Mg,_

the roller from the -gi-oiiiiils. oi’ St.

Jain:-.'a’ Church, kindly i-ctiirii.wAN-TED Ai-|-_ _Q~EE___`,_ .FQR

saint- and nvuld tronlili-_ p_ E_ l_ Hosnmlh _-___ _M-___u_L_.yo_i___g_

_ i4ii1,7,7i\iti_

er for East Royalty' School. Supplel ment $45. Apply to°W`allace Wheat tley, Secretary, East Rtiya.-lty.

._ 1438-7-IlMti`.

TEACHER WANTED FOR BELLE

cur 'rms ou1 ron i_ucK. servo _,-.___..__._,_-L___»._t.»,___,._.,t.»__,_T_.,..,,~,

birthday and 10 cents for liorost-ope| ot' your entire life. Prof. ltiiphiiel,; 499 Lexington avenue. New York.

8089-4-l4MSut10ipd.

WANTED-A Gi-RL FOR GENERAL

housework, Apply Strathcona lio- tel. 1450,7,6M3i

WANTED-A MAIIZ- FOR GENERAL

Conroy, 50 Great George Street.

WANTED.-GIRL T0 HELP AT

plain cooking. Good wages. Apply lltl Ks-iit St. 1449-7-i5Mtr

wAN1'Eu.- iyiAio_‘i'o no GENER-

nl woi‘k‘ Mrs' "I 'Sn‘wyer."`lvlt Stew

___,r.__

*`~

girl to d0'_l\ousewo_i-lr. Apply, M sn iriiiiurii; iimreeireepei-. -ifiuiaiaomii

wA.~iTso-i<_ifrcHia~ etni.. _"`R£l=‘»

ei-4-nt-es requI_{°ed Apply, I-loyal lging ini, ltlrhnioiir-f'S`fie_et_._ '-

1345.6.30Mti'. ‘

_Rirver School. No. 136. ‘Supplement

$50.00. male"prei'e£red. Apply to A. N. McLean, S_c‘y of Trustees, Belle _Rii)el', P. E. ' l._ _

1422,7',5M6i11d.

'rncusn wAN~rso' ron,|‘rti9A

School No. 61. First or second class. -Maia-prefered. Supplement $35.00. Apply at once to ‘A_ G. Crawford, Secretaryti- Cardigan. ` l_372-7-2M6ipd.

- L_

wgxmoa Mgunr _ M%'|;_;_(_ __ _.Ig B____.I‘ItIN'1PIi_§lG__. _ |-0 L QALL, _

_ __ li, prln pal ami a tant. main preferred for principal. `8 plemen $50 and .$40, Mldaupn-

_ _ Il-0STy _ _ wANrrEo-éecono cook. AT

’1*“‘°T*"°*"*”*°*’*"*' IJ:ili.on Siiniitoi‘liiiii_ \\’iigos proud. |-057-ON THE VORK ROAD. A Uliaiice for advancement ii’ satis

No. 2 folding camera. l<`iiider please leave at 214 Kent St. _

' . .. _ 1486-7-7Mti'. _ 1374_7;2M(;i_

tncti-on is liriivi-'ii_ Apply in pcrsoiil or write to Snpr-riiite|iilent_

'LOST-LAST TUESDAY BETWEEN y'/VAN1°E[._|=0R Two MON_T|-|3, A

Kent Street and road to Keppocli. u stout walkin stick with large ivory knob. ~ Fliider'-leave a»t'1s3 'Kenti St. and receive reward. 6-ZQMIJ. `

r-:ipnble niziid. One' who can i-ook. Wages $30 n mnntli. Apply at this _oiiice, or to Mrs. ll. A. Rl:-liiird~ son, Georgetown. 1406.7.-il\l3l\.

Fi.-Aus or Ai.i. Kmos n»=PAinEo Fon s/ii.As_'.¢°¢_L|E pups, pow; u_t___22_4_orart°n strggti. _ ‘_-1 | weeks Dia. Apply. Preston imiiri.

iails 7 tiwir

ii. _ ».l.ii._.in.':n_='~ ‘n».~...- .."t§.._?.;:...t.- ..ti?._.....

WANTED-A FIRST OR SECOND ,class teacher. male _preic-rred, for ati-on 'nm sciiubi. ‘oiatriet No. a. Prince County s,u|>pIement 850.00. Apply to Cyril E. Doble, Sec.. Nor- tham im. 144!-1-smipa

, -.\\- .

“TWO HUNDRED TEACHERS WAN

~ 8|-IIPMNB 1"ACl8- SMALL, MEDI- #gn 9A|_E...'rwo n|_AcK span.

um, and large lilo- Good work _dune promptly. at low .prices here. *Phe* Guardian* Joh Print.

Harrington. l' E I 1479.7,7M'-li ri

'lei pups. Apply, 30 I-iiilsliom St.

. " »w._ _‘.1 L _ .__

ing, no matter hovy ia/rge or how small. send It aigng to THE GUAR- DIAN PRINTERY. We will serve you rlklit. ’ _T204-6-25Mtt.

-~-»---- FOR BAI.'.E-ONE`27- HORSE POW-|

IF ITIS A RUSH ORDER FOR PRINT or Marine Engin.¢`in‘ ilrst class rnn~|

'ning order_ Can .be seen at' the- Hali Ml. Co. Siimmerside

Dt-:ir Sir:

tht- fur triirh-_

were-iiioiiy.

zissistziiicc to us.

i fi so 50 i oo

_ zoo ` goo

' ' 500

I . - 1

960-0-13M2mosi

.-/ - _

ai:-.-,‘,t:_-_:.:5;:.:.--r.:--i.:-‘..:'.:§:i°"~° ;:__» ow sr'ol_o.___-_isnisiiii

. U `

toomindhighlduchei-I Ra-

§;;na, torrsatitntgicwan' _ schools. ' nil Bovlllitilil ` Illliltiil. Utility.

` *E I T- ~ FOR 8ALE'MOTOR BOAT EQUIP-

Honsrmen- err voun"-rici<E'rs.

entry (arms, more cnrdamnri post-l ers tor' the races “rinterl at THE a_uAiwi-AN -rnrngdnv. .Quick work -law charges-'I istactor service

ped with 12 H. P. Gray Engine, 25 toot Ireel. Housed over with good accomodation. Oak timbers only 2 yearn old.-~Good as new. Apply to- W H- Prawns, Murray I-lnrhnnr

.~.._ - , ,

'gf . .. .. ._

lr. f_.il8!LMlD

To li. R. `Bro\v, l'Isq_,

l’resident of thc Silveriilack Fox Bi'eedei's` Associatioirof Prince Edward Island

#iff i T

“ 5

\\"'c, the iiiidersigiicd members of the Fur Sales lloard, submit to

you the following rc-poi‘t: 'l`hc llozird.\\'1is org:i_i_iizt-<_l-iiiidci' tht' ziilspices of tht- Silver Blnclr Fox lirct-dt-i`.\" .-\>'sori:1iioii uf l;‘riiict- .lid- ward Island, in November, 1915. ‘ _

The aiiiis :ind obj:-<_-is of this lioard :irc well known to all; Init tht-

vhicf object is co-opt-i':iiioii :ind tht- iiritiiigiiig of |it-riiiiiiiciit marketing facilities of thc ._\`ilvt-r' Fox- sirius of our gre-at iiidiisii'y_

'l`he l"ui' Szilcs l’»o:ii'd is :i pitinet-r iii its cliost-ii fit-ld, the only one

ul' its kind, thc only kiiitl of its class, :ind one of thc liiglu-st classes in

'|`hc Board stiirtt-d its st-coiid _vt-:ii"s work iii _|iily, ir)|6_ with thi-

itlt-:i iii view of getting ro-ii|i<fi':itioii iinioiig thc fox hrt-cdc-rs in the sith- of tht-ii' .=.il\'<-i‘ fox skiiis. (hir great difficulty in bt-giiiiiiiig our work \v:`is thc li:iiidit‘:i|i of liiiziiict-_~‘. Not hiiviiig :iiiy fiiiids, tht- rlirct-t<ii's of thc Fox lii'ceilcr.\" _-\s>‘tici:itioii, siip|»oi'tt-cl by tht- l’i'oviiiri:il I.iovt-i‘ii- iiiciit, scciirt-tl :i loziii from tht- llziiik of _\'ov:i St-otiii, :iiirl with this :is-_ fistziiicc wt- ht-gait our \\'oi‘k. \\'lit-ii wt- fotiiid Ili:it :i l:ii'§.{i- iiizijiirity of thc hi.-ttcr class of liijrctlr-i's \\'t-rc iii liiic to siilipori thc Stiles lloiird, i'»iii'_ work ivzis tht-ii on :i co-opt-i':iii\'u h:isis_ l

(lite of the great <lii`tit‘uliicr< thzii wi- had to fzittt- was ilic fzict of

local jczilousics that exist to it liziriiiful tlcgirt- iiiiioiig our fox lii'er-dei's. 'l`lii>: fc-cling of jc:il0\is_v oiiglit to ln: biiricd witlioiit i'lo\vt-i's, song nr.

The Board Stiirtt-d out to gzitlici' infui'iii:iiiiin ri- iiii-tliods of iiizirkct-

ing, cliissilicatioii, grades :ind pi'ir<-s of goods, previoiislv sold on thc

- ~- r \ ‘ ' ~

tlittereiit markets. lhe months of lulv :ind .»\iig‘ii.'\`t we sin-iii iii pri--" iniriiig our plains for the futiirt-_ lii .\`i-pit-iiilnt-i' the iiiiiiingei' :itit-iidedll thc .»\nieric:iii iiirirkt-ts :ind thc :iiiction s:ili-s ht-ld :ii .\"cw York :iiid St. l.oui_s. _\luch iiiforiiiatiuii was giiilit-11-il :ii tlicse__iii:ii‘l<t-is with rc-

fcrciice to the futiirc iii:ii'l\'t-tiiig of our ,i<)i7 iiikt--off.

Diiriiig (lctober :uid Novciiilicr our liiizirtl visiii-il iiiziiiy of our

riiiiclu-s :ind were zigrceailily plcziscrl wiili tht- coiiiitli-iiré which was plact-tl iii us, :is evidenced by tht- slroiig sii|>|»oi't :iiid tht- quiiiitity of Silver Fox skins Uledgf.-il to the llo:ii'd_ 'lhc bi't-edci'.< uverlookt-tl the iiiiiizitivc deiicieiicics iii‘ the lzirgei' view of thc p:ii'ticiil:ii' piirposcs :iiid

:iiiiis of the Fur Sales Board.

- 'l`lie lzirgc i':1iicliei's :ind iiidividuzil brccdf-rs gave their full support, :ind whcii ]:inn:ii'y ist, 1917, cniiie :ii'ouiid, wc had ii collectiuii of Sil-‘ vt-i‘.~`, Lfi'osse__s. Reds :ind othtri' furs, the lzii‘,f_{t-st this proviiict-_ liatl-cve_i‘ st-cn togcllicr :it om- tiiiit-_ iliii' collcciioii w:i.- zipproxiiii:iit-ly l-45 pci' cent. of :ill thc furs iii:ii'ki.-it-tl. 'l`lit-sc were Sliilipt-tl to .\.lt-w York for

l futllii-r disiriliiitioii on tht- rliilft-rciit iii:ii'kct.<.

l Diiriiig the nioiiih of (lctolicr, .\li'_ _'\lft'c-tl l"i':isci‘, :i iiiciiilit-i' :if _ - - - -

'thc lirm of C. i\|. Lanipsoii :ind Coiiipziiiy of liiigloiid, visited our pro- l’l`l°"` 0" “"*`l`_" ""“'l""l lllfll ll"~”_\_’ \\'Ci'0 Ofit-rcd on. _ .. _. \.im._._ and me gates Bom-(1 m.m,m,mm,(| him on H Vim to (Win. H n,,m_ _\s :ilrcady stzitt-rl wt- 11-ct-i\'t-tl rxccllt-iii support liist yt-sir. __.\\'e, lit-i' of the -diffcreiit rniiclics throughout the ].=2l:iiid. .\lr. l"r:iscr's visit the l-_Ox h"`°"‘-‘ll“r-*1»_llll""~'ll0\" lllu Ul’_l)""l_\l“_‘l.V 10 Colllml _thc ‘_V("`l‘1_!-*_-°ll]?l)lY did iiiiit-li to assist the Sales liozird, :ind :is hi- poiiitt-rl out to thi- fox ‘lf-lllgll gfil{l<‘_ _`-‘.`ll_\'*"` l"fXf'-*~ _ls ll l’05-“lil” ff” ll* lf’ lift lol-f¢.lh""-_ lol" lii'cc<lci"s the diiicrciii grzidi-S :ind t'l:issitir:itioii.< nf- foxes, his visit wiis llclllllfl lllf l‘lll'}ll“'l` _d*’lll`l@_l"¢`l*‘~‘* flf lllf l`lll` -"H10-‘l lloflfd- “Fld lilac? _'he of ,mm..,.iu| |,,.m._m to the “.]m|,. fox §m|u_\.U.y 0|- this ‘m_\.im.c_ \\'c ,;1..,~, iiidiistry oii_:i _iiriii :iiiil solid h:isi.~'? l‘.:it-li rziiiclici' slioiild coiitrib_ute` to had H vm, from _“___ Gaorgc ];_ ||,.,-Zur of |.‘“,,S,C“ |»;m,~__ _gt_ [_0u;S_ and sonic _orgziiiizitioii :ill tht- procliicis of his ranch covering -:i pr-rind of _\|,._ \\.‘mmm Z0|,,.]_ ,mm_»,g,.r of me _\',.“. \',,,.k pm. _.\uL~l;,,n _\';,|,._< (Ur- two or tlircc-_yr-:ir.~'. if this would l>e_<l0iie, phins could be worked out porzitioii, :ind whilt- these gciitleiiicii _wt-rv nut :iblc to 1~ji:i_\' long with us, 50 il-\"l0 l<ll<_)\\' .lll~*l_ l“l_“" 1" lJ""l’@"l.\' fl'-*ll`ll’lllLf_°\ll‘ l’§0<llll`l'»` will lilklf “P ‘ their siipport :iiid ciiloperzitioii with tht- l"iii‘ .Sales wiis also ui great flll'_2l¢l\`l°l`ll-*llll-T Callllliillfll _l9 l"’l’lll?lf‘7~U "Ur -`llVl`l` l‘0\_ 0" lil" "ll|l`l¢*f\--~ '

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_£75 Iii the _April sale we again. realized thevhighest price forwldtir skins :iiifl"sec`ured'£ioo. _ ` _ _ - ~ __. , \_.~ Ii _rt-~ :i ;..;iiiber of skins selected and listed for tht- _luly sale in

_ London, and also for the October salt-_ The balance, :is we have al-

ready told you, will be marketeil on the Arnericari mzirkt-ts this fall before the next t:ike<of`f. `

` ' POINTS LENRNED _

_ \

. (')ne'.tl1ing,1li:it the Fox Breeders’ Salt-s Board of this Province

W' Atv' `M"“'f:""` f".` ‘

_ { _» , , 1 3 _ - _ '_ .

preparing their skins to iiiarket_ 'l`hc.~'c things we have studied care- fully :ind have :1 good deal of inforiiiiitioii that will be of inaterial bene- fit to the rziiiclicrs :iiiil wt- hope that the iiiiiiiices of the Sales Board will‘:id_mi_I of placiiig this in piiiiiplilet foriii before our fox breeders prior to the next take-off. - _ '

__.\`oiiit- peuplt- will :iiiii to tcll _vnu lhzit .iliei‘¢ is no Standard of value’ _’

tf_i_.Hilvei' Fox skins ; _hut if you will :i]i|>rCiat'li thc iiiiirkct with :ill clas-

~ siiiciitioiis :ind grail:-s, _von will not bc offering your prodiict forflsiile

vt-r_v loiig bt-fore _von will zilisulutt-l_\' rutile _lu one conclu/s`Lon, :ind that ~' is that tli<-rc cxisis :i .~‘t:iiid:ii'd for rvt-i'_v sk-iii that you iiiiiy offer. So you cziii rt-zitlilylst-u thzit wt- iiiust lt-:irii to place our skins under certain clnssifi/gatioiis :iiid griidcs, so :is to :ippi'_oxiii1:iit-l_v estiniaie their' value. For this |iiii'po.~'t- wt- hzivc \\'oi'kt-d _out ii cl:1ssiiit':itiori and grading that

will be cssciitizil to our iiidii.~`ii‘y_

_ .-\ftt-i' sliowiiig our skins io soiiit- of the very bt-si furrit-rs of .‘\mer- icn, wc fouiill one of thc gi‘t-:ite-si objtfrtioiis to be :i brown or tinged ap- ]>c:ii':tiict-. 'l`liis you rziiiiiot ht-lp but notice when you :ire making co- opt-r:i1i\'r vnliizitioiis of skins that one would think :ill hmkccl alike. The furi‘i<-rs :is wt- hzivt- :ilri_-:ul_v sziid point uni this tiiigcd, faded or brown- ish czist iii iii:iii_\' iiisizizici-s iii our t'urr~', :ind it has bt-cii vt-ry dt-triiiiciital :is rt-g:ii'<ls prim-_ .\-lr, .f\lfi'r-fl l"i'iiscr, with whom we took this iiiziiter up is of the opiiiioii th:ii-ihi.< bi‘ii\\-iiisli czist is due in tht-`siiii, :ind he woiild stroiigly :idvisc more _~li:i<l¢- for mir foxt-z~: that we arc going to pt-It, :uid hc thinks that ai i':itit'licr sliuiild ilccidc early what :iiiiiniils are _ to be pelted, :ind tht-ii kct-ii tht-ni iii tht- bt'-si .~'li:idcd pens. \.Ve also look this iiizitiri' up with tht- iiriii of _lost-pli lfllmziii, and they were of thc opiiiioii that if it wzis not iii tht- lirct-<liii<f, it ct-i'i:iiiil\' iiiiisi be burn-

'[`o prove tht- t-iferts ot tht- siiii :is _i't-gzirils tht- tzidiiig of skii1s','iliev

ritt-tl the fart that the bt-.si sable sl<iii_~. that im- :idii'iii'cd mi account of 'I thi-ii' il:ii'l\'iit-ss of color, voiiit- froiii thc d:irki:_<i forests of Russia. This hrmvnisli czist iii our skins .riiiiet be uvcrcoiiic, :ii_id_wc believe that if the fox bijectlt-i's will get lugt-ilici' on this iiiziiier, that they can add 25 p. c.

:it least, to the vziliit- of tht-ii' lirodiict. ' _

.skins th:_it we-i'v wciik in giizird fur, or :ts it niiglit he hotter' described, tht- ;_§ii:ii'<l fiii' w:is thiii. l’ei'li:i|>_< this may be due to ciihci' o'v¢_-r-

- :=1i'<-irliiiigf ilu- skiii,- or else- tht- l<illiii_i;' of young niiiniuls before they

:irc frilly iiiziiiirt-d. \\"t- hclicvt- lhiii I-vt-i-_v fox that is to lp; |\1;,rl<(-ted fui'_it_-z pi-lt slioiild ht- cxiiiiiint-ll-'0:ii't-fiilly lirfoiw- thi- killing period, and if it is wt-:tk iii lop or gtiziril fur il will lit- np iii thc rziiit-lier to keep this ziiiiiiizil over for :iiiotlif-i' st-iisoii. .ls you :ill kiiuw _ii is tht- top fur that _brings 75 pt-r ct-iii, of tht- price of our skins. A -

'l`l1e`_‘i'<- 'is no »_doiiht thzit if wt- will bra-<-d :uid select zi high class

rirtick- of .\`il\’t-r l"ox ili:it thc Iriidc will luke it up iii liirgt- qiiiiiititics _:it s:iti.<fzu.‘toi'y prices. -

tliie thing thc Niles I.u:ii'<l has :iccoiiiplislictl this st-:ison :iiid_th:1t

wits th .<)\`fi'rt‘f_iiiit- thc iiiiprcssioii th:it tht- raw fur dt-:ilt-rs lizirl :igziiiist fzirni foxes, :is they inv:iri:ilil_v iiséd to sizitc that the fziriii fox is not cqunl iii t|ii:1lit_\' to thc wild. l'lowt-vcr, wc have ovcrcoiiiu this- by proving to tht- trzidc that mir skins ltist si-:is-ini brought thc highest

. lhis is thc fi't-est coiiiitrv iii tht- world, _vct nt thc sriiiit- tiiiie ict not your-

* st-lf will to do you oi' ilic iiirliisiry li:iriii_ lf thc Sales Board is not or-

CONDI-|~|( ,N5 - gniiizt-d right, i'(--oi'g:iiiizt- it on :iii_\' lizisis that you think will work out

trithc bt-iiriit of its zill, and hzivt- :iii mgiiiiiziitioii lirozicl t-iinugli to take

Un Om. m._.i\.u} in New York “hum imnm,-y _3(,;t,_ we fmlwl C(-,,»_¢\i- in ziiiyoiic iii this indii.~:tr_\'. if thc ]»i't-si-iii Srila-s .\l:iii:i;_{¢-i' isiioi capable,

tions iii :i v¢'l‘)' difft-reiit state' from whiit wc had iiiitirilmtt-tl. lt was l§"l ‘"1" llllll l~"- lllll 1llJ"\'*` fill l|'l‘l.k’-*W l"l\"~` il ~\1*|“~" ll"1\V‘l UV Will" Uflfllll' [hen Um. dmv [U _.,t“d\. ,|1030 w,,,_|i\;,,,,_.; nm] |,.m~,, juq |“,“. 1,, U-\~(»r,~(,|m»- ization. lht- pix-suiit .Salt-_-' lionrd hzivt- provt-ii beyond :i iloubi that

tlirtnigli cr>~opci':|tioii ht-lit-i' |n'it‘t--a can lic rt-'ili7<-rl :ind iii 1917 we be-

ihcni. ' . . _ ` _ ‘ ' ‘ _ _

'1`li<- ci-i-oiit-on_< idea, that had lit-rn t-ix-:iteil hr tht- clamli-stiiic st-ll~ lwvv lllv 51111*-< llofiwl. l>__\' tlil-ii' liniiilliiig of the skiiis on the market

] ` ,lp 1,- of , szivcd, iindotihti-rlly, tht- .siiiintioii :is i'cg':ii'<ls tht- piict- of Silvers on the

i-rs who were on tht- ina‘rket t-:irly iii _|:iiiii:iry, l ini i`ii:iii_\' iiisziiit _ _ _ slriiis woiilll he oi`i`t-i'crl from f-’riiicc l'Id\v:ii'il lshiiiil, h:i<l ii iltflircssiilti "m",l"ct' it 'S_'""" “ll 10 ll‘“_l"X |""`°‘]“"~* ‘ll l‘Jl3`lU *""'1‘l>l@l¢‘ il" Ufgllll' (.1-[ect on the U.ad{._ The fu,-,-,-:ws “.¢.,-Q uf the .,l,i,,i[,“'1]ml this ,-,»|,.i'|-1.-.1 ization that will protect our iiidiistry :uid briiig ii lasting ainiiiul revenue tlioiisiiiids of skins would be tl`ii'uwii ini tht- iii:ii‘l<t-i, Ili:-i'cli_\' cziiisiiig ii lil ll\_L'_ fllx lJl'<"~'¢ll“f§ Of Ill!-< l'l`UVlllL`t‘- iiiost Serious bitt-:ik iii prices. 'l`l_ii.s wc _~'tr<»\'i- to ovt-i't-oiiic, iiiid' wc ll_l<' lll`USf“l§ UIUC .l’f¢'~‘0lllf* '"_‘{"*f lllall f`\'¢'_l` l,ll°_ ll'll’l`<`°`°‘l'-‘"l*“l Ulf” believe assisted thc iiinrkct by rcgiilzitiiig the .»:iippl_v :ii iliift-rt-iit tim(-s. }l<\I'llilllI_\' for sticking _l0l~l<`_lll<“'- lllis is tht- time lor i'i»iiiiinn_i vfiiiiicil

The coiidiiioiis ci‘t-'ateil by tht- lfiiiit-il f\`t:itc>"t-iii:-i'iiig \\':ii` had, :is 10 l'vl_€{fl. :ind the dowiiiiig iui't-vci‘_oi_pt-i'soii;il_:iii<l lor-:il |irr-iiiilircs-¢__ l‘ox

f' 1 ' ’ 1| . , (hp hi I, ,ri.-pd liri-ctli-ins slitiiihl not tlclcgiitt- their i'f-s|miisil»i|i|_\- :ind -dii~t_\, llii'-_v one to

you are ziivnrc, :I iiiosi serious e it-rt, aint priiicipii _v ii g I _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_'_kinS_ :iii iiirlii~ti'_i‘ iliiit will bt- tlicliiggt-st thing iii thi- liir iii:irl<<rt. \\'hilc

\\-'ith these coiiclitioiis we ihouglit it woiilrl lit- most iiiiwisc to ot‘i`t-i;_ ._<oii\i.- _fcw tux lirt-t-ilcits :ii't-_<l<lllll£1‘l_l ll' ll\l‘l\‘ _1»<_>\_\'tfi‘ to :i<.\'i~'._t thi- _indli-‘;tr_\' ‘

:ill our skins :il ont- time, and wt- tlicrciiiri- rlistributed them to the best Ill tllvli' \\'=i_\'- “l_l'\\“`~*` “fl” ‘l_“_‘"_i! llmlllllil lil" *"`ll‘<fl~*"‘L4`- \\"f‘ llf`li*`\'\'_llli1l a(|\.uumg@ pussililc oil the dilferciit iiizirkt-t.~z_ ' tht-_\' lizivt- no riglit in ci'ilici.<<- _inir rin-Iliinlfa iiiilt-ss they :irc :ihli-_ Iii dc-

, _ iii-misti':itq siiiiit-iliiiig lit-tier. lht- fox lirct-tlt-i' itidziv. wlictln-i' he real-

THE lil,-_I_-]‘_g 5-(_)L|) izcs it or not, is roiiipt-llt'<l to bt- iiof oiil_\' :i l>i‘<-c<le'i‘ lnii ii stiitlciit of

-v.~~-_».»_- - ' i_ii:ii'kt-1 c<ii_iditir»ii_< ;i.~‘_\\'t-ll. 'l`hr- old pliiii we workt-tl on that we \vt-rc

lfiiilci' :i pin-\'ioii.< part of our rt-|ioi'i wc iiic-iitioiicil that wc had sr- just lm'-I-tliiig to.\'c_.s, is giiiit-_ \\i- iiiust w:ik<‘ up tri ai rciiliznig sense

Cm~c(] 35 Im- U,-m_ ,,f the tmp] ink:-.<,|`t`_<_<»f skiiis of l’i`iiws- _I-.il\\':ii‘<l :ind _qiiirlt pi-i'cc|>iiuii that wc :irc now l>i'c<-diiig foxes of thc iiiicst it-|;m(|_ ` \\'.- l\;,\~.» _t-Ulil In-gig-tit-;|]ly 70 pi-i' cont. of our rtlllt-rtioii lhirs i|ii:ility_iii thc worlrl, _:ind thaii our iiidii.~'tr_\' will |il:i_\‘ u pr-riiixiiieiit part fzii' :uid wc fr-cl thzit the b:il:uict- will ln- sold :ii fziii' f>i'iirt-s lict"oi'r- the iii Ili(-_ tur iiizirkt-is iii thc wi»_rl<l if |ii°<»|»¢-rly liziiidh-tl. ‘

f || |_, '|` | if lt- l `iid (U-opt-i‘:itioii :it lioiiit- of lox l»i't-t-tit-i°.~`, :uid thi- csizililisliiiiciit abroad

skins sold :it :iii :ivcrage of

.. .. .. ..

1. ii ii -i

-1"--its 7( io

5', 50 4.10

3/ _'v _‘Ro

250

nt-xt tzikc-ol`i`_ _-\ft<-i‘ luiviiig our skins t‘:i_i't' u _v tr ' ssi ici ,_}., :it .1 :i _ _ _ _ In-ici-rl wit-li skin wiis tiifcrcd :ind sold :ilisoliiit-ly ini iisxiiit-,i~it<_ ol propci' iiizirkctiiig :uid liaiiidlirig of oiii‘.|ii'u<lticis, will lay the found-

tliviiig to the t|ii:iiitit_\' of skiiis sold it _\\'oiilrl ln) iiiiiiimsililt- lit-i_'r to :ilioii _for unc ofqthe bt-Ti i‘<-\_'t-iiiir piwitlin-t-i's__;f our _|>i'o_\-iiit_‘e. _

list :ill the sales of tht- diilcrciit skins, hiit wi- qiiolc ilit-.:i\'<-i':i_gt-s oi thc _ I .iii _uni t.~tiiii.i_ii tit ._ii_\_.iiil.i;;t-s _\oii \\i gain i_\ i.i\iiig _yoiii own `..||t.`. made ag fU||0“._`._ ro-opciwiiive iii:ii'k<-tiiig iiicilitii-< iihroiitl tu :i<l\'isi- you liit-crlt-i‘s :it lioine ' ` , ' ' 1 ' . rzitlicr thiiii h:i\'iiig to iii-pr-ini t-iiiirt-l_v upoii tht- iiif<»riii:iiioii of the

<-:icli czivli czicll t-airli t-:ich t-:ich t-:ich

triidt-r?

'l`lit-rc pt-i'liiip~‘ :i it-iitlt-iit‘_v iii this roiiiiti'_\- to th-pciid toiiniiiicli

mi tht- :iid of iiti\'t'riiiiit-iii .~'ii[,»_|1i>i't_ This iiiilii.~'ti'_\' docs iioi iiccd it, if tht- nit-ii who :irc riigiiggt-tl will put their _slioiililt-ins- to tht- wlicel and . help_ \\`c liopc :iiiil _trust that tht: co inn-i':iiioii :uid iissisiiiiicc of the dill(-rriit fox lirct-.ilei'.~; oi this |>i'oviiicr will hc limiiglit to that high staiiidzirfl of p_cr,fct‘tioii _that will t-iinblc tht- |"iir .\`:ih_-s lloard to 'work out what will be to ihc lit-st iiiIci't-_sisiif t-vt-i'_\'|iiic iii thc iildu»ii‘_\'." ` '

' .-'\fici" climiiiniiiig our culls :uid dziningcd skins, our toiiil :i\'ci‘:i|_fc in roiiclligloil W1! f\_\'¢ twill!-I lil l`ll_<` WIIIU i\lSi1\il_<`of4 of trading-lliat

is m_L___ly $2;O _'mr _“kim \v<‘i'c b_i‘onglii to our iiotirt-, :ind also i'citcr:1lc sonic of the things that we

li niust: hoivevcr, bc borne in iiiiiiil that thi- collcctioii this st-:isoii_iiict with, received thc _lit-arty ro-opcraiioii nf .our lx-.st _l>\\siii€.5s

“HS not bv any m@;m_< rt-pre:-`iciii:itivc of thc high 1|iialii_y of Ilic_-_fiin_,yg¢_ nit-ii and r:1nclier.=.- _\‘\c lcziriit-il ni:iii_v f:i_cis :iboiit oiir_pr(_><liici,'froni it :irc czipnblc of producing, as :ill the rniirlics :iilopteil :i wci;tlii1g-oii_t| fiir suiiidpoiiit tli:il’f\\‘_lll lit-_1_i¢.-iit_i_i_.< tjigllt-ctivply :Ind iiitli\_'idually.»l`liese process of the breeding stock’ and hem__(_ u large l_e_.0t.m“g,, 0_{.mtr__sl<"iiis| facts wp intist get__iogc_tli_cr~ zinclpiit. to _our |>co_pl¢ ,lg \\.L._|(,_,(,\\,.___\|\,_\_!3,_._ “_.¢|| were -from the poorer' classes froni 1-:ich ranicli :' ‘hut ii_o_t\\-ithst:iiirli_iig_ eiiougli i‘h:i_t_ they zireqtritt-. ciipitble. of -sc_p:q_’:\tiiig_\\‘l_icn_f _froiii_'_'ili_t-crliiiff. , this, we feel that it will be grntiiyiiig- to those i,iitvi'<->_t<-ri iii t‘_hc_ fox in-_ \\c_ niust carefor our _v‘:ili1z1blc_‘fll‘lni1als better while _Iliey_nre_iiitil\'tiig _ diistry -to learn oi' the exceptionally' high nrt-i':igc olitziint-il for our _tht-ir fur. \\ c mast -_protect-f1*he_n‘i from -the i-ays;of -tho- li,itt'fiii_i\g»_¢:i_i_i1',_ » Silver -Fox slciiis. Next year we hclicve our skins will bc _:it lt-:ist 15! tht- roiigli _arid irzirrow clinics lc:\dir_i_g_ to _thc (li-it, ill-l_<¢_-|-1t‘<nt\'tlclirtyofiens, per cent. better iii quality _than this yciir, n_iiil.if~.,§Qii<l_iiiiiiis :irc :iiiy - :ind also i'i'oni_:i_ povt-r_t_y-stl'wkeii_diet, :uid i_n:iii}_:_o91e,ij iliii_ig,<_ _ f,_\¢\fl_ieii _ \vhcre-near normal, the Tices should bc cvcii more s.'i_t_isi':irtoi'y. How- thc pt-lt_-_s are rendyto be _ta_l_<_eii of_l`_,__\v_e lizivc lcnrnctl how they riippcal . cvcr 'you khow the coii£tioris_tli:it iio\v_ exist on ilic <lii`f<-reiiI_ m:ii~kct.< "strongest iii niniearziiict- to the r:i\v fur (lt-nlers. _ I.:i_.st_yt-nr smi':R:'_of--_ that are causing ii depression of certain line.<_ of goods. l\ext_ _yt-nr thc men wlio_tg_1ok oil' pt-its did cxcellciit work, while _iiiziny _of_'tlie_ski\iS__

_ _ 1421,7,5l\l3ipd."\\.i1\ be _the critical period -for -our industry owiiig to the coii<l_i_tioiis__ were rcrlticetl in value 25 per cent., brcriiisc of the iiiziiiiier in wl'iie__h .»,

Therefore iiihrb'cai'ei'iil~'n1ai‘keting will be needed next sezismi ilmii cver the-y._werc treated. (_)f coarse, those thiiigs. :is'nli-early spoken of-_ini _ liefnr.e,_so;,,iis`to avoid the l`owering permanently oi' /the vzihic oi' our the report. should placed in pamphlet fnriii lieiorc t»ii_r_‘l.>r_»-elle-i¢_,¢__;a.!“,| prmlnct.. A A ` _. _ we liope_that suH\cieiit_,_guarantee of iinnncial :iid to_Ihc Salt-s_ l§_oard_.__,,

Ont- ‘skies to date are over $150,000, :ind wc have still to sell zibout- \v_il.l lie-given, _so that _this \vo_rk_ can be c:irri_ed on. _ _ __ »_ _

3; ;_0¢0 _go '$80,000 worth ,i'rioi_‘e. Quite :I number oi' the reiii_:iining_ _ We ha_‘ve not said_iiuich :ilioiit the quality of t_l1'e_"skins'soltl_`_ 1 rite" -_-

7. . - <_~ ‘ _ f A era ualit ._ _ prices obtained for slrinswvill tell you the quality and the con<litioi‘l“of _ -*““‘-.I “’--"”“‘-"l‘-1'-“_‘f~°-"fig-~-i _ ~-gel' ~y i -tr i 'f.i<' Q. -_ ._ 1-It it' _ ii b. i i

Qnthe ndvite of Fraser wc p ate :i n_nni ier o 4 in

on n“,_'_f_(-_ ‘Mi Lnmpeon ' ‘in London, both :it the _ltinuary and. Ap,-it §3]c§;_ These skins were selected from certain grades wliich we*

_ - l ft .`ll - th L nd n markets and the rices‘ _ _

_ rnynu n°._ua“__ _ _“Xinhua . . 1______7___M___Dd. toiisiderud to_lic,t£_;fu_;;-ssa~;;ft;i;st(;>_i;_ e 0 0 , » _ P | _ ._ - ..\_ .__ _. _ .. ~ _ _.__

__ _ _ _ ~ 1-¢al;;¢d were no - _ _ in d _ .

_the skins _.very s in was sot a so ute y on its merits. Occasionally _ ;_vou 'may be able to put one over and sell a $300 pelt for $500, butkfhis wi-‘ dangerous to do»so in the best interests of our industry. What vie learn is ,tl,ie;»coynp§I'ativc values oi' our skins. justas the farmer

__ _ " `“'*"‘”`” _ - __ - ~ _iw (Cont ue on paso _e shtju ___L`T'_ ‘_

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- will L-veiiiiialli' litivr.-_ to lcwirn is-clnssiiicatioii, grading, valuation and ` 1

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t-tl by tht- sun. ' _ ,

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