Canadian grocer July-December 1908 . phons, cylindrical and othershaped bottles. Walter Gurd was incharge of the firms display at Ottawa. THE WEST INDIES EXHIBIT. C. S. Pickford, of Pickford & Black,Halifax, was in charge of a comprehen- 31 facturers of high class marmalade, pre-serves and jam. Wagstaffes goods are not new, thoughthe company has been doing business inCanada only a few years, for during 17years Wagstaffes lines were made inManehestei-, England, earning there thehigh reputation, which, considerablyenhanced, still attaches itself to allgoods bearing the Wagstaffe label. Wagstaffe
Canadian grocer July-December 1908 . phons, cylindrical and othershaped bottles. Walter Gurd was incharge of the firms display at Ottawa. THE WEST INDIES EXHIBIT. C. S. Pickford, of Pickford & Black,Halifax, was in charge of a comprehen- 31 facturers of high class marmalade, pre-serves and jam. Wagstaffes goods are not new, thoughthe company has been doing business inCanada only a few years, for during 17years Wagstaffes lines were made inManehestei-, England, earning there thehigh reputation, which, considerablyenhanced, still attaches itself to allgoods bearing the Wagstaffe label. Wagstaffes pure orange marmalade isdeserving of particular mention, beingmade from genuine Seville bitter orangesand pure cane sugar only, by specialmachinery and the best of experts. Con-taining all the aromatic properties ofthe essential oils that give it such apiquant flavor, it is very much in de-mand by lovers of the finest and purestmarmalade, and, in consequence, the gro-cer finds it a rapid seller—and a good THE CANADIAN GROCER. OTTAWA PURE FOOD SHOW—Exhibit of Wagstaffe, Limited, Hamilton. profit producer. It is obtainable incases of 1, 2, 5 and 7-lb. packages. Eeally and truly, the tempting displaymade by this firm was remarkable. Sodainty looking, so essentially pure werethe preserved peaches, plums, pears,cherries, black currants and raspberries,that ones mouth watered but to look atthem. And the jams were every whit asattractive. The appearance of the pack-age put out by Wagstaffe in itself pre-disposes one in favor of the goods, anda trial does the rest. The firms plum pudding and mince meat, two specialtieswhich will soon be stocked again by thetrade, were also displayed. Visitorswere served with tasty dishes and givenevery opportunity to judge for them-selves the general eicellenee of thegoods. Wm. R. Cummings, CummingsBridge, purchased the entire display of75 cases, which illustrates the faith ofthe trade in the goods. Mr. Wagstaffe was down from Hamil-ton for a eou
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