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AGRICULTUURAL DEVELOPMENT

FISHERY DEVELOPMENT

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

WILL ALL BENEFIT FROM THE

INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION

PROGRAM OF THE

MATHESON ' GOVERNMENT

The lndusfrial Expansion Program of fhe Mafheson Governmenf has already benefifed eur farmers. fishermen and labouring men. .

A fillefing planf af Souris employs over I00 persons and a new fish meal plani is also a boon fo fhe laboring force. Souris is one place fhaf has come ahead fremendously in fhe lasf few years and when fhe census is faken nexf year many new and hard-working cifizens will be enumerafed fo show a big increase in populafien.

Tlge new cannery af Bedeque is a revelafion so far as fhe excellenf fype of producf pro- cesse .

The new chicken processing planf af Charloffefown will call for 3.000 chickens per day as well as ofher producfs.

All fhis has been given sfimulus and assisfance by fhe Depf. of lndusfry and Nafural Resources of fhe Mafheson Governmenf. so capably presided over and direcfed by fhe Hon. Eugene Cullen. ,

Whaf has been promofed fo dafe is only an index of fhe fremendous lndusfrial Expansion program fo come. Our Province has become a megnef for large U. S. and Canadian firms seek- ing fo esfablish processing planfs here fhaf s'io'-ld employ from 500 fo I000 persons. There is a bright fufure for our smaller farmers fo sell fruifs and vegefables and fhe same expansion is expecfed of fhe producfs of fhe sea.

RECORD OF PERFORMANCE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Esfablished off shore fishing in I954 draggers employed 60 men whose gross earnings amounfed fo over 3229.000.

Gave assisfance fo esfablish firsf frozen fillef planf in Province. Thus providing for over I00 persons. . '

Granfed assisfance fo fishmeal planf lhere by providing a rnarkef for fish offal. low priceal fish and employment for a large number of men.

Granfed assisfance fo erecf fwo smokehoses in fhe Egmonf Bay area.

Provided cold slorage for our farmers and fishermen fhrough which over l4.000.000 pounds of our producfs were markefed in fhe lasf four ears.

' Because of fhe governmenf cold sforage p anf our fishermen and farmers receivd beffer prices for: fwo and a half million lb. of fish. 2.222.000 lb. of cheese. fhree million lb. poulfry. I.800.. 000 lb. buffer. I.300.000 lbs. sfrawberries. l.220.000 lb. blueberries. '

Oblained foresiry ranl of l5.000 per annum. Already fhousands of valuable frees have been planfed on wasfe and. Two graduafe foresfry engineers are available fo provide advice and assisfance fo woodlof ewners. .

lnaugurafed farm improvemenf service which provides 4 bulldozers for sfumping. difch. ing. grading. moving buildings and ofher purposes. 2

Passed fhe Village Service Act. There are I3 villages now incorporaiecl. Villages receive a gran? ef SL25 per eapifa. . '

VOTE LIBERAL

FOR EXPANDING PROGRESS IN THIS PRO

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