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Price $1.35 leave your order with ns for a copy. §200 popular Authors nicely ‘hound Books regular price 7 $1 25 our price only 60 cents. arter & Co.,l.t Booksellers llEA\\\\\\\\\ Y Q-4 |_'n'_I‘he following report on fur farm~ l=» Prepared by l-rotessor onine;-on grade Commission yesterday at which e was a witness: 'l‘o Prince Ed d 1 1 d the credit of doiilidldticalziiilé tligoglglj ver Blnck fox, one of the most. val- uable of _fur-bearing animals. 'l`he success which attended the efforts of- 'breeilcrs in this line has induced lmully to take up other branches of -#mens nie inner mignfbs mention-' ed the fllflllillg of mink, marten, Ekullll. fllfher, beaver, muskrat and i\\\\\\\\\WIEIIIlI ‘“““"`\€III”’,’l,A"‘“ If-rrciitage Increase in Prices ' _ Large Shipments of “ """‘““ ' _ karnk nie sheep, "'~.' f", U 1"’ 1 J I The Dinctical mind of the Prince Edward Islander was quick to grasp the truth that Nature’s riches are notdnexliaustible. Before arms of precision and skilfully made traps neither hr-ast nor bird can endure. Figures prepared by Alfred Fraser of New York from the London Fur Sales, of C. M. Lampson & Co., show_tlint the supply of raw skins, especially of the valuable fur-bearing animals is rapidly decreasing. For example. during the last twenty years the supply of silver fox pelts has fallen on 50 per cent; sea-otter 8.5 pei' cont;‘f1sher 95 pen cent, and the common mink 20 per cent. Un the other hand the demand in com- merce for fur-bearing animals is on the increase, the prices of the pelts of_ the iietter species having advanc- ed about 100 per cent. during the same i.0riod. - The following table prepared hy Alfred Fraser of New York is based on the London Sales of C. M. Lamp- son &a Co. _'Kind of Skin 1902-1911 1902-1911 ll|ll|\\\__\\_\\.*.*/////1 illsllga I oven _ Over _ 1892-1901 1882-1891 For, Silper ‘ 55' ` 300 " (lross _.-100 - ‘ “ Hi-il i 25 as 245 _1-is 100 100 ‘ 350 is 3215 arten, pine 580 slier or pekaii. 43|] 430 ink _ 150 3500 kunk _ _ 150 uskrat 230 Lynx = ' Otter, _lurid “‘ sea ' : E 1~l0 230 130 200 170 80 63 240 The vnluc of raw furs marketed ycnrly nniounts roughly to~ $110,000,- 000 which \'.i'ien cured, i'inislied and made into wearing apparel costs in the retail trade $350,000,000. It would siicni therefore that the fur- fnrmeru of Prince Edward Island have not only developed ti very luc- rniivc ii-dustry but have drawn the ttcntioii of the world to the con- urviitioii of u great natural resource which was rapidly tending towards extinction. The fact stares us in the Lace thnt if we are to enjoy thc 'comfort and luxury of fine fiirs wr cann.‘.t for nny lengthened period de- pend upon the commercial exploita- tion of the wiliis but must attempt to carry out souie creiitivc -inicasurcs. "We can :ill live on the interest of Nature" as a great naturalist has snid “but our descendants will starvr if we nttocii tlic capital.” Tlic-re ure now three main centres to the for-1 iiidiistry ln I’rincc Ed- %il _ ‘@_unrd 'l'.~ili-iid, iinuiely, Charlottetown, 'll|"`\\\\\\“‘ZLq4"’“l.|lI“` |/ilhcrtoii, nnd Siiiinnierside. Until _#nf ________________ ____; ,three oi four yours ago fox ranching niiiiiiiiioi \_;"”'e'1!'l'lZHa. 7” | I “ .V_V£.T2'_2!hB£l.s We know you will be_ delighted 1 I _with the O-Cedar Polish Mop. We know you will welcome | the relief it brings. We you will appreciate .the hard work it saves. ` We know _you will be pleased "with the way it dusts, cleans and polishespédll at the same time. _'_If_lxat_is _wliyf we say:- _ ‘ Try this 0-Cedar l>’o_lish Mop _for 2 -days at our risk. If it is not satisfac- }ory. we d»_n_ot want you to keep it. i ' 'ng 'price->`-$1.50-will be returned 'Without question if ltlsnofalhnnd mom i thou we claim. You to be the l\l4¢¢- Slm__i_>_ii W. Crabbe iuissfn. Runes _ lldanufacture_r_ of fine hair goids, including gentlemen# . and Touqps. Also hair g _ sfor sale. 1 lGreat George EQ °ii..lfi*if€i.i”l /-~ , _ _ _ ,,_ .»~.» U\»~ Silver Black and Patched foxes sup- ply* fm- 9,-,mnngns and private rancher. s\§enonablep_1°°‘;_o,mc h,,,e,,_,., ,md in f," “lit “or ilu- it is ennmfni if ognavn ng” hp” my superiors and ew etigdllii ' ' ‘ . \ .l0llN DOWNBAM Sutlmri 00'; 1 _ ._ | Sl er Blsc 'liiiiairsniiv Siltwh ‘ _ r_k' ‘_ 7 1 i 5 _\ ‘~é~{».S._f..‘ ;‘._-.- .__ .,i_i_:_ _».~_._»__ __ _ ‘ 1.-__'=-'» ‘ ».. ' ' ....1 ww. ,. ...__f_'f‘if_~,'_- » 5': f- -if - ‘ " wns Curried on muiniy around Al- hcrton nid Tignish, nt the extreme wi-stct'i~ curl of the Province. At the pi'.:si:n`; time, with the increased in- terest nnd activity in the business there in :t tendency to establish run- clics in the more easterly districts. i Within 11 radius Of two iiiiles of Cllziilotti-town one may find today ii supply of silver* foxes worth at least $5,000,000, And even further cast a~ round Soiiris nnd Murrny Harboi force and rnnchcs exist in large num- hers. The following excerpt is taken from the Report; of the Commissioner oi" Arzriciilture issued March, |91l:- "’l`lie industry has created great. cor- porate activity in 11 ricld where such enterprise had been conspicuously lnnkiiirg_ insomucli that there were more new industrial nnd trading companies char;i~rf'fl in ihc l‘i'~>vlni~- in the year 1912 than :ii forty years before, while in 1913 the new coin- puiiies exceeded iioth in their mun- hvrs nnd capitalization all that had hrmi incorporated since thc Province v\'.“.»i united with Canada, including those of 1£l|2. And durling the same two yours move capital from out- side cf thc Island was invested in cor- porate enterprises vulthin its shores |thnn had been brought in__ during the period of a generation before. "Under authority of the Act pass- ed by the Legislature in April last lcntitled "An Act to Impoea a Tax Upon Foxes Held in (`nn!.ivity in [this Province” which imposed n tax of 1 per cent on the value of thc increase in lieu of the income tax of lil per cent. formerly pnid, an otilr-ini emuneraiion was nude in Augusti lust. with n valuation of the young foxes for the purpose of taxation. This’ \'\‘;\ntion was meds under sworn statements from every for ranch us to the number, character and lezal ownership of its animals, only the young foxes _hom and ronr- sd during the year being liable to 'Cemtipation `f_f‘_~ Vanishea ' Forever "Pl I _-__ _ _ _ - _ _ .. .» ,__;-\,.;` . ;_ 02,' __ _ _ . . /‘ 'I ~ ' _ ._ N.. ......__..._. ._. . ..._.~...,.,,,,,, ._,,s¢¢.,-¢|u,,¢,,».~ 1-. ..,~ -1-_u~.~v=-111-.-mi~s"‘r.>~=\i»s-e~J%i~=a~ and submited to the ltoyul Dominion f ‘df his own at Ttgnisheliut stlll`kept t r Reds and Unclassed, respectively. The ixiiir, Bleeding °\’ixens, non-Breeding f“1”'f“l"Y-'init and with ina ked success. :Males (Uldl otal Old Foxes 99 1913 Young 1‘otal, all Foxes , 1602 ily: _ Silvers $4,893 Crosses 992 Reds G6 ifuclassed 100 Aggregates ' It is to be observed that the of- ficial valuation for purposes of tax- ation uns much under the actual selling prices, which advanced after the cuunueration was made.” It is also to be noted that the value of foxes of one year old and upwards and especially of proved breeders, is considerably greater than young ones in their first year. Bearing these 899 Old Silvers at $10 000 each -117 Old Reds at $75 each 411 Young Reds at $66 each ` 50 Blue Foxes at $400 each This makes a total estimated val- ue, (lilst Dec. 1913) of $15,186,150. At thc date of writing (June 23rd, i914) the old foxes in captivity to- gether with the young of the present chased for Twenty-five Millions of Dollars. The above estimated valua- tion of the fox industry in the Pro- vince is equal to more than three time and value of all the livestock including cattle, horses, sheep, swine and poultry which total according to _the Canadian census of 1911 is given at. $7,500,000. EARLY HISTORY. Some thirty years ago Benjamin liuywivid succeeded, after some years, in rearing a litter of two young “Silvers” from a pair cap- ;ui‘ed in the wild. The pclts of these :wo were sold for $75.00 and $125, respectively. Owing to the cramped quarters und the unsuitable surround- ings the parent foxes dies and the enterprise was abandoned. ` Tlib real pioneers of the industry as we have it today were Charles Dalton und Robert Oiilton. Mr. Dal- ton, now lion. Chas. Dalton in the Government of Prince Edward Island, ncgnu experimenting with red foxes in 1887. He experimented secretly keeping his foxes in a small shed at Nail l'oud. Ahoiit the same time Mr. Oiilton was pursuing similar ex- periments on Savage Island with a pnir of silver foxes which were ob- tained from a trappcr on Anticosti island. In 1894 Messrs Dalton and ilulton joined interests and together they worked unmolested and succes- sfully with their anim-als on the is- Albertou Harbor. The ranch was built in a copse of spruce and hard- wood and there, forthe first time, wirc netting was used in the con- struction of the pens. The ranch was built and equipped oy Mr. (hilton, »Mr. Dalton supplying two pairs of black foxes, one of which had been secured at Morcll, P. E. island, and the other from Lewis Spence of Bcdeque. The pant- ners never experimented with west- ern black foxes. They kept the strain pure and to prevent too much breeding, secured from t;ippers from tins: to time native eastern foxes of good quality. .Only the best were retained from year to year for breeding purposes. The fisst dens or nests were hollow logs brought to Lho ranch, but in time it was learn- ed thai this occasion to the breeding moth- er wus unnecessary and the mod- ern kennell was eventually substitut- ed. 'The problem of selectipg the most suitable food for the annuals had to be studied and solved. In this con- nection lt might be said that one of the most important of the early dis- coveries wns that whole wheat bread furnished a wholesome and complete food. _ ` In the late 00's three .other men, fdnin-es Tiiplin, James Gordon and ._‘Sllas`}inyner became interested in -tha possibilities of domesticatlng gone' and cultivating their fur? They _attained n modicum of success rear- ing several litters df silver foxes. “in 1,097 Mr. Dniten bun: n i-snail in interest in 1- ~ the ~` ranch Un _ Savage Island; ' At ignieh he developed into the .chief _r-merchant ' of the»Islsnd~-buying nd selling skins andconductlng the enornl fur business for theentire istrlct. ‘ " " x J ‘ PELT VALUE. ‘~ i "‘ pelfs obtained frointlic ranch- nuches was found to he 371| and _of~ number of vixen oxes of all grades 3,130, which are number of breed tabulated below as Silver, Crosses. ing vlxens were ioinod; ` ENUMRATION OF FOXES. D cription Sllve s C o cs» - ‘ H r r sees V' -_ 215 B4 ` 243 fifi Total Vixens _ 458 150 441 144 'I' 8 294 703 271 _ ses sal *This includes those having young which they did VALUE os' oFirsi=riiNGt Avei-nge vnine 'rorni vnine 1°1rl"l`1MA'1`ED VALUE OF THE 'INDU-STRY, DECEMBER 31, 1913. 703 Young Silvers at $7,000 each 4,921,000 294 Old Crosses at -‘$2,000 each 271 Young Crosses at $1,000 each 130 Unvlassed Foxes- at $1,000 each......... ._ 277 Ranches and Ranch Prop. at 5760...... breeding season could not he pur~!£540. or $2.629- A 511191116111- Of Bkiflfl olated ni eu of Savage Island inles in Prince Edward Island- ' i ‘ Unclassed Totals 1 66 _ ~ 01 _ 59 Reds ‘ 118 105 zz_a ‘ 194 417 414 418 480 898 H33 6 1391 132 sa.4a'i,44o $3-1.-l‘J4 249,000 27,125 ' 000 ‘ ` $37,172 ~ together with the fact that the prices have been almost con- tinually advancing and have never receded, the following tabled estim- ate of- the value oi foxes in captiv- ity in the Province with the ranches and equipment at the close of 1013 may bo considered a moderate one: *The ciiuweration was made in Aug- ust 1913. - __..i... $3,717,163 for-ts in mind, ..$8\,ll‘.lil,000 5as,0o0 271,000 31,275 27 ,125 20,000 130,000 207,750 judiclnus mating. and proper housing and feeding. A single pelt of a silver fox from a ranch in Prince Ed- ward Island was sold to C. M. Larnpson & Co., in April 1910 for .. i . .. -to C. M. Lampson & Co., consigned lin 1910 by Mr. Dalton, ineinaing ipelts fronrthe Savage Island, com- 'inonly named as’ the Dalton-Oulton Ranch, ns well as from his own ranch in Tignish brought an avera 'e price of £2141, les, fd, or $1395.38 per skin, These facts »l;o:anie known and the more enterprising saw the possibilities of' successful farn.ing of the Silver Fox, as wall as the corn- _inercial importance of the industry. FOX BREEDING- AS AN- INDUSTRY i _ . _ 'Three siiccessivdyears of large pro- fits have dcmonstriled that silver fox breeding is by far the most luc- rative live stock industry in the world today, and tho confidence, in its future by thoseengaged in it was ,never before so strong and firm as it is now. That. -confidence rests -upon the following well-established facts: l That. the native silver fox of Prince Edward Island produces the most valuable pelt known to com- merce nnd has broken all previous _records on the London fur-market. That the strain has been iiuprovgd by careful breeding so ns to eiiniire the reproduction of h‘igli pelt values 'from generation to gcneratioiif. `- 'Phnt the conllitlous of s0il nnd ,climate here are -uncqualied 0:-scwhcrn for the Production of the silver fgx ‘at its best. ‘ That 85 per cent. of all the silver foxes in captivity are in the ranch- l”Rl<]Slli\l¥f'- xi - death of the ymini.; puppies. Millly ranchers cvcii remove the male fox to rt separate pen ns a pi‘eciuitii>iin.i'y measure. Fifty-oiic days is the aver- age gr-_statioii period. The puns uri' wli'cipcd as ii rule from the niidiiiruf ‘March to the first week in liuy, the litters containing -from one to H111 pups. In sonic rare cases litters of seven nnd even eight have iirvii known. When the youni: ones are about four weeks old the uiotiicr fox for the first time carries thcii\. from the nest to the open nir. ’l‘|ienzoiii- er usually wcnno lir‘r youni: when they are thrcc nioiiths old. Foxc,-i nrc monognmoiis. The pziirs ure inateri in September nnd from this nn itiu customary to close the rnncli niiil keep tht-ni in serliiriioii. MODl‘iI`t.\` )lE’l`l~i‘Ol)S ' Ol" ll..\ NVHING the outcome of iwiiiy f‘Xl\0l`1'1‘f_']t_’_‘f `(i‘nntinn0- 1 \ ____ 2 1 _ _ .fl qu - . . _ fi .'-_'» -_,_ .',. v_; ,. _,I _ I \ ' ' ""' ' ` ' ~» ' . , _ 1 “PH” Mwwppvs » frnsf-:‘c1=_¢iinLo1'rE'r0ws_euAnn1A1t __ . - ;nn~_°n_¢~._t~.- - -_ ___ .ssesfranes-. ~ Investigate Th_e_ Matchless _ Proposition axation. The total number of fox number of old and young foxes, I the ‘absotbed all theft were P\”0d“°°d-' Pure'Bred Island Silver F0xes""'at a and males und"tho The reports from the Lvndon sales ’ , ill! .Rnd u0\i-\r'ref:'i- have shown it _continually ascending _ per pan* found to be as- sub- seals of prices. Although some fui-s V _ '_ ' ,f°??§`,'{,‘1f’,p‘.'?"§,§‘°§,“f”‘j;’,;,f{,‘;‘,_"q\’}_‘;§,,2f,§,‘j` _ All Flotation Expenses Included _ - ~ ~ - I °° "1"" ‘°‘~ - _ _ _ Tris Mnrcntsssroxss are an from ranchesnf not on i\~_ cn., Lnniinn, nnginno,- ‘ the very finest fur quality, but_ also of the most prolific strains-- Jupe. 191.3-`-“1"UX SILVER. Ad- several of the parents having this year produced five and six pups Valued 25_ per “ent 1 The °“9l`“‘s Ranching arrangements have been made with experienced “"1"” “as "‘“““““"Y g°"d 1°' the ranchers and the cost of same guaranteed not to exceed5 p. c of 126 1736 _tfinie of year, met with excellent th in re'ace_ ‘ rt' ii 1‘ cl 'drb- C C ~. . _ °,?']i§f-;,',;°';,i::B_»fr£“ me mm B H Stock is sellmglat $100.00 per share,_and is for the purchase of not ,ear to mmm ocfliiier, 1913--‘Fox SILVI-la, Ad- the foxes only, as the Promoters are paying all flotation expenses. ` _ “upped 40 ner cent- S010 very Well! Better compare THE MA I` CHLILDS proposition with other the f'“°“ ‘1“"‘ °“°“’l1‘“l° °11““€° ‘“ companies offering stock for sale, and satisfy yourself with regard v lue, hut; all th puler and inferior ~ f- - ,,,§,,,s_ ,,,,pec,,,,,y" ,hose ,eSe,,_,,,,,,g to PLOTAIION EXPENbES. ram 0_1 -1 p_\¢_ "ff,1<____©;_§_<>__f;=_. _r_;=;»_}gg_<}___;i;_1