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' THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1929 AGE NINE MANITOBA ON EVE OF MINE EXPANSION Results Comparable With Ontario HAS VAST ORE BODY ote f EXperts Expect Annual Production to Reach $25,000,000 Winnipeg, Aug. is upon the threshold of the real development of her mineral re- sources in the hinterland of the north upon a scale which ulti- mately may yield results compar able with those of Ontario. ' In obtaining a birdseye view of mining development in Manitoba youp correspondent met with the ready aid of Hon. John Bracken, prime minister, whose constitu- 'ency, The Pas, embraces almost all of the northland. At his request R. E. Phelan, general manager of the Manitoba Mining and Smelt- ing company, the Whitney com- pany developing the Flin Flon mine, threw records of that com- pany open. Professor J. 8S. De Lary, head of the geological department of the University of Manitoba and commissioner of mines for the province, also lent his assistance, the records of the chamber of mines were thrown open by G. R. D. Laycock, secretary, and J. M. Davidson of the industrial develop- ment board, and the Manitoba de- partment of mines contributed to the authoritative information upon which this article is based. Government Backs Development In an interview Premier Bracken summed the situation up thus: "There is reason to believe that in northern and eastern Manitoba there are substantial ore bodies which lend themselves to a devel- opment which eventually may com- pare in some degree with Ontario, and from which Manitoba may benefit as Ontario has done. The government, hag placed itself be- hind the exploration and develop- ment, by guaranteeing the bonds necessary to see that transportation is furnished to make the develop- ment area accessible, and by ua- dertaking to absorb any deficits for a period of years. Only one- tenth of Manitoba is developed, limited limestone 20.--Manitoba and only part of. that is farmed. We are moving forward now to set the other nine-tenths of Manitoba's area to work." Some idea of the seriousness with which the Whitney, interest view the possibilities, can be gath- ered from the fact that Mr. Phelan showed me that his company up to June 30 of this year, already had expended $8,460,000 in actual construction and development work. Since June 30 he estimated the amount had been increased to well over $9,000,000. From Manitoba's northern boun- dary, southwards nearly to The Pas, and with the exception of a area around Churchill and Port Nelson the pre-cambrian shield extends south- eastward to the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg and into Ontario, and southerly as far as the inter- national bounndary, It is the same rock shield as that in which in On- tario great wealth is found, except that in the Manitoba. area some few of Ontario's known rocks are absent notably the Cobalt. rock. Scattered over that area pros- pecting has revealed mineral pros- pects, including gold, silver, cop- per, zine, nickel in limited -quan- titles, molybdenum, berylium, ithia and many other minerals, and the possibility of tin, Exploration and exploitation of Manitoba minerals have not as yet been extensive. What has been done has taken place only during the last ten or fifteen years, with the real impulse only during the last two years. The decision of the Whitney interests to develop the Flin Flon ore body supplied that impulse. Sherritt-Gordon has been and is another leading factor. Away From Wild Cat State Every period of successful mine venturing in Ontario during the last few years, has started a flurry of prospecting and mining com- pany promotion in Manitoba-- much of the company promoting being of the wild cat variety. But, like Alberta' oil, Manitoba mining is now fairly away from the wild cat era, the great mining corpor- ations occupying, the centre of the stage with great expenditures hoth in prospecting and actual devel- opment. Manitoba's mineral production alone, during 1928, totalled only $4,119,656. Of that Central Mani- toba mines, in the region south of The Pas and east of Lake Winni- peg accounted for $409,571 in gold bullion, twice as 'much gold as Manitoba had produced in the pre- vious 11 years. This is Manitoba's only real producing metal mine. The rest was non-metalifferous. Plans are definitely being carried forward which hy late 1931 or early 1932, will increase thé an- nual mineral yield to about $25, 000,000, an increase of 400 per cent., within two years, Of these figures, more later, Tom Creighton, trapper and prospector in 1914, shot a moose near Flin Plon lake, Trailing it along the shore he noted a rusty brown stain covering a large area of rock. Making a 'mental nole of its location, he continued after his moose. : Later, with five other prospec- tors, he formed a syndicate fin- anced in part by David Fasken, then a well-known C.P.R. solicitor. In the spring of 1915, the pros- pecting party wemt out hunting mineral instead of moose. Creigh- ton led his companions first for the spot where he had noted the rusty brown stain on Flin Flon lake. There they dug and thought that they had secured gold, David Fasken was joined by his, brother, Alexander, and a small amount of drilling 'was financed and done. Four or five holes proved that in- stead of hitting a gold mine they had found a low-grade ore body containing mainly copper, with zine, gold and silver. They did more drilling and then Jack Ham- mell became interested in the syn- dicate, He in turn got the Mining Corporation of Canada and Col. W. B. Thompson, of New' York, in- terested from the standpoint of exploiting a low-grade ore. Shafts were sunk, laterals run and the diamond drilling checked. Thens Col. Thompson dropped. out and the Mining Cor- poration of Canada took over his interest, thereby holding 68 per cent, with Alexander pnd David Fasken fhe other 32 per cemt That was in 1920, HEAVY APPLE CROP ASSURED EXPORT Permanent Sales Representa- tive at London Great Aid to Growers Toronto, Aug. 20.--Ontario fruit growers are in a position to benefit from overseas sales service. Pros- pects for a heavier apple crop in Ontario this season add emphasis to the export market as a profit- able outlet for surplus fruit. In the Eastern Ontario apple sectfons, where the bulk of the export fruit originates, it is true that the crop is not efpected to be much heavier than the light yield of 1928, but as the fruit is considerably cleaner, Re, Hon. J. H. Thomas Arrives in Canada Above are shown the Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, Lord Privy Seal in the Labor government, and the "Lady Privy Seal," as her husband defined his wife to an interview- LORD PRIVY SEAL IN BRITISH er when informing that she had once kept house for him and their two eldest children on $6 a week. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were mar- ried in 1898, when the then rail- LABOR GOVERNMENT road engineer was 23 years of age. They have three .sons and .two daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas arrived at Quebec Friday. there should be more saleable ap- ples, and shippers will be more in- terested in export possibilities than they were a year ago. Futhermore, a United States 'apple crop of nore mal size is in prospect this season. As the United States is the princi pal contributor to the British apple market, the fact that there .ig not likely to be any glutting of that market with United States apples 1s ancouraging. Although the Nova Scotia apple crop is heavy, and is largely shipped overseas, this fact is not disturbing from the Ontario viawpoint, as Ontario apples invari ably command a premier over the Maritime product in Britain. This is without doubt due to the accept ance of Government inspection o all apples exported from this Prov ince, a practice not followed n Nova Scotia. Appoint Representative Ontario apple shippers will also have the advantage of the services of an overseas sales representative at London. The permanent ap- pointment. of Andrew Fulton, for- merly Chief of' the Markets Divi- sion of the Fruit Branch, Ottawa, to this position was recently an- nounced by Premier Ferguson. This service to Ontario shippers is in no 'ense an experiment, as Mr. Ful- on is following a trail blazed by Vv. B. Somerset, who inaugurated his service two years ago and vhose direct contact with the Brite sh market has been of very defin- te value to members of the On- tario Fruit Growers' Association, which is behind this move to ex- tend markets and to improve mar- keting conditions. It is stated that during the term of Mr. Somerset's service in London, Ontario apple shippers have been saved on an av- erage $100 a car through procur- ing better selling terms, outside of the matter of better prices receive MAY RE-ORGANIZE WAR DEPARTMENT U. S. House Appropriations' Chairman Urges Drastic Changes 294,238,000 TODAY Would Abolish Obsolete Services and Eliminate Generals Washington, Aug. 20.--Increas- ing War Department costs are in- consistent with the world's trend towards peace, in the opinion of Acting-Chairman Wood, . of the House Appropriations Committee, whose concrete army economy pro- gram was made public recently. Wood pledged support to Presi- dent Hoover's program for - cur- tailment of military expenses and suggested that money could be saved by combining services and by eliminating general officers. The problem has been referred by Se-- retary of War Good to the Generai Staff and a report is expected nex: fall, Wood recommended elimination of the coast artillery, finance divi- sion and chemical warfare service as separate War Department or- gonizations. They should . be merged, rsepectively, he said, with the field artillery, quarter-master corps and the ordnance depart- ment, The 11,000 officers in the army are too numberous, in Wood's opinion, in proportion to the 111, ed for the fruit. There is undoubt- edly an unusual opportunity for in- tensive development work in the huge consuming market in Britain, which to prove permanently sue- cessful must go hand in hand with improvement in quality and pack on this side. Where to Write Shippers who are interested in the export market and the sales service will find full information available from P. W. Hodgetts Sec- retary of the Ontario Fruit Growers Association, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Mr. Fulton and Mr. Som- erset are at present visiting all of the importants apple sections of the Province to establish contact wih any interesed growers or shippers. 000 enlisted men. "I give You & conérete example," W god bald time of war, one majors; ral will command from 20,000 to 25,000 men, Today, in time of peace, on the Canal Zone alone, we have 9,000 men with four major generals commanding them, each of these generals with a complete staff. . Striking Comparison "How ridiculous it must appear to the average citizen that if one general could command 25,000 men in time of war it takes four generals to command 9,000 men in time of peace." Wood said hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen assets left over from the war should be converted into cash. Bombing planes have put the coast artillery "out of business," and the coast defense branch exists now only in name, Wood said. Inquiries at the. War Depart ment did not bear out these re- ports, Secretary of War Good said he had found that po mew weapon of war had replaced any existing weapon except over a long period of vears. The preliminary discussion of curtailment had produced more obstacles than progress, Wood in- timated, although he expressed confidence that Mr. Hoover's pro- gram could be carried out, To reduce the number of gen- eral officers would touch the com- missioned personnel of the army in a sore spot, Because of condi- tions produced hy the Great War there already are men in the ser- vice whose hope of advancement to the rank of colonel before rc- tirement is fading. To reduce the number of seniors would simultan- eously reduce the rate of advance- ment. Wood, who will manent chairman of the Appro- priations Committee befare the short session convenes, said mili- tary expenditures had increased from $126,188,000 in 1916 to $294,238,000 in 1928. become per The Province of New Brunswick,. during a period of six weeks prior to the end of June last, imported a 'total of five car-loads of Jersey heifer calfs, most of these being brought in from the -Province of Quebec. p Adam Kober who came to Can- ada from Russia a good many years ago, and who has been farming in Baskatchewan, has just purchased one of the finest farms in southern Saskatchewan near Moose Jaw, comprising five quarter sections of land, at a price of $36,000.00, } \ ¥Communit Thursday ydaleNe BOYS' SUITS We offer a wonderful show. ing of boys' 2 bloomer suits in Navy Serge, Friday Saturday Brown, Grey, and Fawn Tweeds--Your op- portunity to fit the boy for school Sizes 8 to 14 years. $9.95 a Boys' (Odd Bloomers. 200 Boys' Fancy Tweed fawn, rs Men's Top Coats The cool evenings now demand a top coat. 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