Canadian grocer July-September 1919 . kton Enterprice for May22, caused considerable speculation andinterest in this Central Saskatchewancity. It was calculated to do that verything. It was the forerunner of an an-nouncement appearing in the next issueof this newspaper, advertising the open-ing by the ancient and honorable Hud-sons Bay Company of a modern cashand carry grocery department There-by hangs a story. The company at the present itme hasa very excellent grocery department,in fact it has maintained one at thispoint since the early days when Yorktonwas a fur trading post, but events hav
Canadian grocer July-September 1919 . kton Enterprice for May22, caused considerable speculation andinterest in this Central Saskatchewancity. It was calculated to do that verything. It was the forerunner of an an-nouncement appearing in the next issueof this newspaper, advertising the open-ing by the ancient and honorable Hud-sons Bay Company of a modern cashand carry grocery department There-by hangs a story. The company at the present itme hasa very excellent grocery department,in fact it has maintained one at thispoint since the early days when Yorktonwas a fur trading post, but events haveoccurred in recent months to warrant thenew Co-operative Store Competition In a word the company is offeredcompetition in the grocery line by alarge co-operative store which has beenopened by the local branch of the GrainGrowers Association. The co-operativestore is not so much interested in show-ing a fair return for the years effortsas in selling to its members and to thepublic at large at prices that will meet. HEAVY SHIPMENT OF BUTTER TOVANCOUVER Regina, July 7.—Estevan Creameryshipped 22,000 pounds of butter to Van-couver in one shipment recently, valuedat more than $11,000. Several carloadshave gone forward within the past fewmonths, and the demand for Saskatche-wan butter at the coast is rapid has been the increase of busi-ness at the Souris Valley Creamery atEstevan that although the capacity hasbeen doubled since it was established , the manager, states that hecontemplates making another additionto the building this fall, which willdouble its present size. The turnoverof the creamery is very large in the busyseason, payments to farmers amountingto from $1,000 to $1,500. July 11, 1919 expenses, hence the situation called fora competitive grocery store in whichoverhead expenses were limited to a lastdegree. The cash and carry store offered thebest solution for the Hudsons Bay Manager M. H. Louth began tomake his plan
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