Canadian grocer July-December 1908 . -ages from 25 to 50 bushels per acre, oatsfrom 30 to 80, and barley from 40 to is an unlimited choice of freehomestead lands from 50 to 60 miles outof the city and further. The beautiful autumns, the mild win-ters and the cool nights in summer (nomatter how warm the day) have wonfor the province the name of SunnyAlberta. A LIVE BOARD OF TRADE. This year the Saskatoon Board ofTrade did a very wise thing, which,though costing the city a considerableamount, will in the near future amplyrepay the outlay. Early in the year the executive, or council, ot
Canadian grocer July-December 1908 . -ages from 25 to 50 bushels per acre, oatsfrom 30 to 80, and barley from 40 to is an unlimited choice of freehomestead lands from 50 to 60 miles outof the city and further. The beautiful autumns, the mild win-ters and the cool nights in summer (nomatter how warm the day) have wonfor the province the name of SunnyAlberta. A LIVE BOARD OF TRADE. This year the Saskatoon Board ofTrade did a very wise thing, which,though costing the city a considerableamount, will in the near future amplyrepay the outlay. Early in the year the executive, or council, ot the board, saw that somelive advertising ought to be done inorder to induce manufacturing concernsand wholesale houses to locate keen penetration into the future,and with the knowledge that Saskatoonwas fast becoming a railway centre inthe middle west, they cast about for aresponsible, competent and trustworthyman to manage their affairs. They couldalso see that two additional transcon-tinental railways were making this a. P. MACLURE SCLANDERSCommissioner Saskatoon BoardTrade. of divisional point, with stations, shops,and roundhouses. They had in mind apower scheme now on foot to harnessthe waters of the Saskatchewan Riverfor power purposes. The fact that the city is situated inthe heart of the hard wheat belt, too,destined it to become a wholesale centreand distributing point, with railwaysradiating in all directions, thus makingshipping facilities all that could be de-sired. With the object in \iew of blinking theadvantages of Saskatoon to the noticeof the general public, merchants, whole-salers and manufacturers in all parts ofCanada and the States, P. MaclureSclanders, St. .John, , was chosencommissioner to the boaid, with in-structions to conduct a wide advertisingcampaign. M. Isbister, president of theboard, himself an alerl and keen busi-ness man, and a hardwareman, with hisexecutive have been most fortunate intheir choice, and Mr. Sclanders hasbeen very s
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