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PE002673 - "The Western Provinces of Canada" immigration enticement handbook; [1914]

A booklet with in-depth information regarding farming and homesteading opportunities in Western Canada, "the Granary of the British Empire," published by the Canadian Pacific Railway Department of Natural Resources. It covers Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia and contains photographs of geographical features and agricultural functions. A large fold-out map is tipped-in after the last page and shows "system of land survey and lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company."

Canadian Pacific Railway

PE002207 - "Canoe Trip Diary;" Ottawa (Ont.), 1955

A reprinting, with pictures, of a journal kept by a member of a group of six "city folk" who took a canoe trip in Northern Saskatchewan from July 23 to August 13 [1955]. Author Denis Coolican was the President of the Canadian Bank Note Company. Their route is marked out on a large map that is attached to and unfolds from inside of the back cover.

PE002213 - A collection of letters to the Dominion Lands Office; Assiniboine, N. W. T. (Sask.), 1888-1905

Correspondence received by the Dominion Lands Office, primarily addressed to a Mr. D. S. McCannell Esq., with variations including McCannel, McConnell, MCannel, and sometimes just Dominion Lands Agent or 'Dear Sir.' They mostly deal with the granting of homesteads under the Dominion Lands Act to individuals in Assiniboine, N. W. T., what is now the province of Saskatchewan.

PE002616 - Bulletin of The Canadian Economic Research Bureau C.E.R.B. Dealing With Co-operative and Collective Farming

Report on co-operative and collective farming published by the Canadian Economic Research Bureau (C.E.R.B.) in response to the election of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.) government in Saskatchewan. The report discusses Mennonites, Hutterites, and "Other Collective Farming Experiments" in Canada, as well as the "Collective Farm Experiment in Russia", to make their position.

Pickwell, F. C.

PE000897 - "Weeds: Their Identification and Control" - SK

Book titled: "Weeds: Their Identification and Control." Above the title it says: "Government of the Province of Saskatchewan." There is a price of 10 cents indicated below the title, and it was published under direction of the Hon. C.M. Hamilton, Minister of Agriculture. Printed in Regina by J. W. Reid, King’s Printer.

The first interior page notes that this is Bulletin No. 57, and was written by M.P. Tullis, Field Crops Commissioner. It is also noted that this is the third edition. 54 pages within the book contain information regarding weeds found in Saskatchewan, including drawings for identification. At the back there are 8 pages detailing the Saskatchewan Revised Statutes of 1920, chapter 167, regarding noxious weeds. A large purple faded stamp on the top of the first page of these statutes states: This act repealed and new act passed in 1924.

PE002755 - The C.C.F. Program for Saskatchewan

"The Saskatchewan C.C.F. Provincial Program may be conveniently considered under the following four main heads: (1) Provision of Security for the People in their Homes and Jobs; (2) Provision of Social Services (Old Age Pensions, Health Services, etc.); (3) Provision of Educational Opportunity and Guarantee of Democratic Rights; (4) Public Ownership, Planned Development of Natural Resources, and Finance. While no aspect of the program can be rigidly separated from other aspects, and while all are equally important, the above is the order in which a C.C.F. Government in Saskatchewan might be expected to introduce its program."

Provision of Security: Farm Security ["stop foreclosure on and eviction from the farm home"; "protect them from seizure of that portion of a farmer's crop that is needed to provide for his family"; "debt moratorium"; "prevent accumulation of new debt"; "encourage the development of the co-operative movement"; and "press for the closing of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange and the setting of parity prices for agricultural products"]; and Urban Security [Union Organization; Collective Bargaining; The Minimum Wage; Workmen's Compensation; and Labor Representation].

Provision of Social Services: Health for All [Socialized Health Services]; Social Provision for the Aged and Incapacitated [Old Age Pensions; and Other Pensions]; Provision for Children and Young People [Mothers' Allowances; Child Protection; Adult Education in Child Welfare; Vocational Guidance; and Youth Training]; and Treatment of Wrongdoers [the Borstal System].

Education and Democratic Rights: Education [What Is Wrong?; What Will the C.C.F. Do?; Provincial Responsibility; Larger Unit of Administration; Salary Schedule; Consultation with Teachers and Trustees; Health Services; Free Textbooks and Supplies; Special Training; Higher Education; Adult Education; and Curriculum Revision]; and Democratic Rights [Freedom of Speech; Freedom of Elections; and Freedom of Religion].

Planning, Public Ownership, and Finance: Planning ["Adequate housing..."; "The development of the vast north land..."; and "Extended training courses for the thousands of men and women who are now serving in industrial plants and in the Armed Forces..."]; Public Ownership ["a survey and stock-taking [of natural resources] conducted by geologists, chemists, engineers and other specialists"]; and Financing the C.C.F. Program ["press for Federal aid"; "the elimination of graft and inefficiency in the public service"; "refuse to pay high interest charges"; "wholesale distribution of petroleum products"; "development of electrical power distribution"; "wholesale distribution of other staple commodities"; and "development of natural resources under public ownership"].

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

PE002781 - Western Canada - Delegates Reports and Settlers Experiences

Collection of reports by government delegates and by settlers, regarding the prospects and viability of various districts in Western Canada and the prairies for homesteading, including suitability for mixed farming; climate; soil type; and natural resources.

Pages 104-109 are dedicated to survey answers provided by various settlers who had settled in their present locations between 1878-1894.

Contents:
Delegates' Reports [pp. 3-81]; Settlers' Experiences [pp. 83-142].

Illustrations:
"Harvesting in Western Canada"; "Ranching Scene in Western Canada"; "Reaping Wheat in Western Canada"; "Sheep Ranching in Western Canada"; "Reaping Wheat in Western Canada" [alternate view]; "Grain Shipping Station in Western Canada"; "Oats in Western Canada"; "R. Turner's "Shropshires" in Western Canada" [2 photographs]; "R. J. Robinson's Corrals in Western Canada"; "Freight Wagons at Yale, British Columbia"; "View of Kaslo, British Columbia"; "Flax and Wheat in Western Canada"; "Harvest Scene in Western Canada"; "Extensive Reaping in Western Canada"; "Ready for the Thresher"; and an untitled illustration of a white-bearded man standing in a field of tall crops.

PE002524 - Automobile Road Guide 1921

"Showing Routes to Principal Points in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Also Main Route to United States, Color Signs, Alphabetical Index, Etc."

Includes: Introduction; Synopsis of [Automobile] Regulations for the City of Winnipeg and for the Province of Manitoba; Advertising Department - Winnipeg; Brandon Automobile Trades; Indexes to Advertisers, Routes, and Towns; Maps of Route Numbers - Manitoba and Saskatchewan; Map Section; Portage la Prairie Automobile Trades; Route Key Map - Manitoba; Routes in Numerical Order; Sectional Maps; and Winnipeg Automobile Trades.

PE002363 - Prairie Manna: A brief history of the United Church of Canada in Southern Saskatchewan during the Thirties

The original manuscript for Prairie Manna: A Brief History of the United Church of Canada in Southern Saskatchewan during the Thirties by [R.] A. Collins. The manuscript was finished in March 1962, and at the time the author was part of the Bowness United Church in Calgary, Alberta. The purpose of the essay is to document and highlight the contributions made by the United Church of Canada to various communities in southern Saskatchewan. The author gathered information from numerous different sources about the United Church of Canada and also provided information on southern Saskatchewan's historical and economic background.

Collins, [R.] A.

PE002698 - Waghorn's Guide - Land, Air, Ocean and Lake Shippers' Directory and Business Reference

Guidebook and business directory, largely focused on Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Also includes some information on British Columbia, Yukon, and Western Ontario.

Index to Contents:
Airways [Canadian Pacific Airlines; Trans-Canada Airlines; Northwest Airlines]; Bus Time Tables [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Alberta Government Members of Parliament [M.P] and Senators; Banks and Bankers [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta; British Columbia; Yukon; Western Ontario]; Barristers [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Calendar; Canadian National Railways [C.N.R.] Officials; Canadian Pacific Railway [C.P.R.] Officials; Churches [Winnipeg]; Civic Officers [Winnipeg]; Courts and Officials [Manitoba]; Courts and Sittings [Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Department of Mines and Resources; Dominion Government Cabinet Ministers; Education Department [Manitoba]; Express Rates and Money Orders; Game Laws [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Grain Commissioners Board; Grain Exchange [Winnipeg]; Health and Public Welfare [Manitoba]; Holidays; Hotels; Immigration Department; Judicial Districts [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Land Registration Districts [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Law Terms [Manitoba]; Manitoba Government M.P. and Senators; Municipal Wards [Winnipeg]; Municipalities [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Natural Resources and Mines [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Parks Board [Winnipeg]; Police Commissioners [Winnipeg]; Police [R.C.M.P. and Magistrates]; Population [Census and Towns]; Postal Guide and Post Offices; Provincial Executive [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Real Estate Agents Board [Winnipeg] and Directory; Registration Districts [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Registrars [Manitoba]; Registration Fees [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Saskatchewan Government M.P. and Senators; School Board [Winnipeg]; Sleep Car Tariff [C.N.R.; C.P.R.]; [Railway] Station Index; Street Index [Winnipeg]; Surrogate Court [Manitoba]; Telephone Rates; Telegraph Rates; Time Table Index; Weather Statistics.

Waghorn's Guide

PE002766 - The Saskatchewan Co-operative Wheat Producers Limited - Its Aims, Origin, Operations and Progress June 1924 - January 1928

"The material in this pamphlet is largely reproduced from a special co-operative issue of The Western Producer, published November 24, 1927. On no occasion prior to the publication of this issue had Saskatchewan Wheat Pool members been given so detailed a review of all the activities and departments of the organization. In view of the reception which was accorded the issue by Pool members, and in view of the fact that newspapers are not adapted to convenient preservation, this pamphlet has been issued in the hope that it will be preserved by Pool members and used for reference purposes whenever the need may arise."

Contents:
Index; The Wheat Pool in Perspective; How the Pool is Organized; Recording Pool Contracts; Field Service Department; The Treasury Department; Recording Reserve Credits; Handling Growers' Assignments; Pool Country Elevators; The Pool Checks Government Grading; Relation With Line Companies; The Central Selling Agency; International Co-operation in Prospect; Large Staff at Pool Head Office; Head Office Staff of Pool Elevators; The Winnipeg Office; The Saskatoon Office; Supplying Information to Pool Members; and A Chart of the Organization.

Images:
The Home of The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool - The Wheat Pool Building, Regina; A View of the Grower's Ledger and Grain Departments of the Pool; Map Showing Distribution of Pool Membership [map]; Inside a New Pool Elevator - Interior of Pool Elevator No. 587 at Austum, Sask.; 2,000,000 Bushel Transfer Elevator at Buffalo; The Smallest Saskatchewan Terminal - Pool Terminal No. 5 at Port Arthur, Owned by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool; Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited at Work - An Interior View of a Portion of the Head Office Elevator Staff at Regina; One of the Latest - Saskatchewan Pool Elevator No. 679; Saskatchewan Poolers Own This Elevator - Pool Terminal No. 4 at Port Arthur, Owned by the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool; Pooling the World Over - Delegates to the Second International Wheat Pool Conference at Kansas City, Missouri, May, 1927; The First Sign of Growth - Saskatchewan Pool Elevator No. 1, at Bulyea, Sask.; At the Summer Fair - Wheat Pool Tent at Weyburn Fair; Twenty Comptometer Operators - Comptometer Department in the Head Office of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool [photograph]; The Largest Pool Terminal - Pool Terminal No. 6, at Port Arthur; and Organization Chart Sask. Cooperative Wheat Producers Ltd. [fold-out flow chart].

PE002847 - Foldout map and pamphlet for Varieties of Grain Crops for Saskatchewan 1956

A foldout map and pamphlet titled “Varieties of Grain Crops for Saskatchewan 1956” from The Saskatchewan Advisory Council on Grain Crops. The pamphlet was published under the authority of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Agricultural Extension Programme. The pamphlet discusses bread wheat, durum wheat, winter wheat, oats, rape seed, field peas and beans, barley, rye, and flax. The included map displays the Cereal Variety Zones of Saskatchewan, and there is a list of variety recommendations for each zone in 1956.

Saskatchewan Advisory Council on Grain Crops

PE002399 - The Saskatchewan Yearbook for 1930

The fourth publication of the Saskatchewan yearbook for the year 1930. The yearbook was printed by The Western Printers Ass’n, LTD in Regina, Saskatchewan. The price of the yearbook at the time was 50 cents. The yearbook highlights Saskatchewan’s growth and development over the year 1930 and provides biographical sketches about important political figures who are active in the province. The yearbook reports on a wide variety of subjects like postal rates, the court system, different cities in Saskatchewan, notable events, sports, and several prominent universities and colleges.

PE002724 - Immigration promotion booklet for Canada, 1910

A booklet from the Canadian Emigration Department advertising immigration to Canada issued by the authority of the Minister of the Interior in Ottawa, Canada in 1910. The booklet calls for farmers, farm labourers, and domestic servants to immigrate to Canada to find work and states they are “the only people the Canadian immigration department advises to emigrate to Canada” and everyone else should get definite assurance of work or employment before moving to the country. The booklet covers topics such as persons wanted for work, wages, opportunities for farming in the Prairies, times to emigrate, ocean travel rates, and letters from satisfied settlers.

Canadian Emigration Department

PE002448 - Information guide pamphlet for hunting in Saskatchewan

An information guide pamphlet for hunting in Saskatchewan. The pamphlet provides information about the different kinds of licenses that may be required, tips for a successful hunting trip, the best locations to hunt specific kinds of prey and the specific times of year that hunting is permitted in the province. Several photographs of people hunting are included, as well as a map of Saskatchewan, and a few illustrations of hunters and animals. The pamphlet was published by the Saskatchewan Government Travel Bureau, a division of the Department of Industry and Information.

Saskatchewan Government Travel Bureau

PE002677 - "Land Seekers Guide" immigration incentive publication; Western Canada, 1912

A pamphlet titled "Land Seekers Guide also Free Homestead Lands along the Grand Trunk Pacific in Western Canada," dated August, 1912. Provides information and photographs of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, to encourage settlement of the area. Map is stamped in red ink to indicate railways, and includes notes on how to "find lands on the map" and "in the field."

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company

PE002791 - Own a "Selected" Farm To Fit Your Needs Along the Lines of Canadian National Railways

Promotional booklet produced by Canadian National Railways containing general information intended for prospective settlers and specific information regarding the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.

"Opportunities - Business and Industrial. The "selected" farms along the lines of the Canadian National Railways are cereal-producing lands, specially adapted for growing wheat, barley and flax, with the additional advantage of being suitable for stock-raising and dairying."

General Information:
Railway Facilities; Agricultural Instruction; System of Education; Small Fruit Growing in Western Canada; Stock-Raising]; Opportunities for Big Profits in Wheat; Mixed Farming; Natural Resources; Live-Stock Championships; Ranching and Live Stock; Low Fares for Settlers and Land-Seekers to Western Canada; Freight Regulations; Customs Regulations; Settlers' Effects Allowed Free Entry; The Naturalization Act 1914; Vital Questions and Answers; What A New Settler Requires; What to Take With You; To Find Lands on a Map; To Find Lands in the Field.

Manitoba "The Province of Pride, where the West Opens Wide":
Opportunities for Big Profits in Wheat; Big Money Making in Stock Raising; Dairying; Wool; Poultry; Honey; Bee-Keeping; Marketing; Educational; Extension Service; Telephones, etc.; Railways; Elevators; Money for the Farmer; Building Record and Land Prices; Weather Record for 1918 with Average Temperature from 1875-1915; Letters from American Farmers Who Settled in Manitoba.

Saskatchewan "Where Prosperity Reigns Through Golden Grains":
Agricultural Organization; Big Money Making in Stock Raising; Natural Resources; Climate; Soils Most Fertile in the World; Game and Fish; Education; Agricultural Education; Bureau of Labour; Topography; Letters from American Farmers Who Settled in Saskatchewan.

Alberta "Where Live Stock and Coal Is the Great Pulsing Soul":
Independence in Alberta Wheat; Opportunities for Big Profits in Wheat; Grain Elevators; Big Money Making in Stock Raising; There is Money in Sheep, Too; Dairying; Coal; Other Minerals; Climate; $2,000,000 Fur Catch; System of Education; Agriculture in Peace River District; Letters from American Farmers Who Settled in Alberta.

British Columbia "Where Giant Trees Grow and Lumbermen Go":
Climate; Social Conditions; Advice to Immigrants; Taxation; Education; Hunting and Fishing; Agriculture; Diversified Farming; Grain-Growing; Root, Fodder and Special Products; Live Stock; Fruit Growing; Fisheries; Mining; Land Settlement Board; Lumbering; Pulp and Paper.

Foster, DeWitt

PE002398 - French book titled “Sols Des Prairies de L’Ouest: Leur Nature et Leur Composition”

A French book titled “Sols Des Prairies de L’Ouest: Leur Nature at Leur Composition” which translates in English to “Western Prairie Soils: Their Nature and their Composition.” The book was written by Frank T. Shutt, a chemist for federal experimental farms, and published in August 1910. It was published by the order of Sydney A. Fisher, Minister of Agriculture in Ottawa, Ontario. The book is labelled as Bulletin No. 6 in the second series, and a note indicates that the second series of these bulletins focuses on information that will only be interesting to a limited number of people as it is increasingly specific. The book discusses the soil in each prairie province (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta) in different sections.

Shutt, Frank T.

PE002525 - Regulations Respecting Grazing Lands in the Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and in the Peace River Tract and the Railway Belt in the Province of British Columbia

Government regulations respecting grazing lands in Western Canada in 1915.

Regulations for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Peace River Tract in British Columbia were established by Order-in-Council dated 16 Feb. 1914 and include general and specific regulations surrounding Leases for Grazing on Dominion Lands and Grazing Permits on School Lands.

Regulations for the administration of grazing lands in the Kamloops Division of the RAilway Belt in British Columbia were approved by Order-in-Council dated 13 May 1910 and include general and specific regulations surorund grazing leases. Orders-in-Council dated 4 June 1904, 5 July 1914, and 4 Sept. 1908 are rescinded.

"Instructions for Making Application for a Grazing Lease of Lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Peace River Tract in British Columbia" slip in red text pasted to ffep, covering part of title. Explains the process of applying for a grazing lease.

PE002993 - Saskatchewan Historical Society - Annual Report of the Secretary 1943-44

"I herewith submit a general report of the activities of the [Saskatchewan Historical] Society during the period following the annual meeting held on the 28th day of October, 1943." Topics of this report to the President of the Saskatchewan Historical Society include the Society's administrative work and work in acquiring and processing records related to Saskatchewan's pioneers, Indigenous and Métis histories, religious histories, military and Royal Canadian Mounted Police [R.C.M.P.] histories, and other local histories.

Contents:
Expansion; Reciprocal Societies; Authors; Alberta; Public Addresses; Records of the Pioneers; Remarkable Pioneers; Prizes Offered; Maple Creek; Wood Mountain; George Shepherd; Lloydminster; Battleford; Rebellion Territory; Fort Pitt; The Seige [sic] [Siege]; Brave Mr. McLean; The Site of Fort Pitt; Historical Sites; Old Buildings in Battleford District; Old Mounted Police Detachment; Old Government House; Yorkton; Prominent Citizens; Wolseley; Public Spirited Citizens; Branch Societies; New Light on the Riel Question; The Archives of Canada; Racial Immigration; Missionary and Church History; Presbyterian Missions in the Early Days of Settlement; The Methodists; Farmers' Organizations; Manuscripts; Lord Tweedsmuir; Their Excellencies [the Earl of Athlone and Her Royal Highness, the Princess Alice]; A Delegation from the Society; War Records; Winnipeg Enlistments; The Air Force; The Files ["large cards filed for Saskatchewan personnel representing at least seventy-five thousand individuals]; Casualty Lists; Military Co-Operation; Inventory; General Index; The Chronicle ["a yearly chronicle of everything that has happened within the boundaries of what is now Saskatchewan since 1819"].

Hamilton, Z. M.

PE002869 - Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee - Literature Competition Awards

Brochure announcing three competitions, and their subsequent prizes, for Saskatchewan writers, to be held in accordance with Saskatchewan's Golden Jubilee celebrations in 1955.

The competition categories include: a Short Story [of 3000 words]; a One-act Play [not less than 30 minutes, and not more than 45 minutes]; and a Poem or Group of Poems [not to exceed a total of 60 lines]. Each category offers 3 prize tiers, for first [$250], second [$150], and third [$100] place finishes.

The brochure also includes a list of Regulations; Judges; information on Saskatchewan's Golden Jubilee; and a list of Some of the Jubilee Projects [the "writing of an official history of the Province of Saskatchewan"; "supplementary publications dealing with particular aspects of the provincial story"; "mobile display units to visit schools and fairs"; "program of restoring and marking historic sites"; "Jubilee choir composed of high school students"; "musical revue with a Saskatchewan theme"; and a "creative development program in the fine arts"].

Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee

PE004844 - "Western Canada - The Granary of the British Empire" book

Book titled: "Western Canada - The Granary of the British Empire." Cover is made from brown paper, with a drawing of a bushel of wheat on the front. The back cover contains an advertisement for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Pacific Coast Highway. The interior contains maps and illustrations, as well as text. Contains information regarding Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, including crops, fruit, and animals sustainable in each location. Also includes information on land surveying, mineral land regulations, government land offices, settlers’ effects, general information, etc.

PE004699 - “Citizenship: Our Democracy” by the Departments of Education for Manitoba and Saskatchewan

A publication titled “Citizenship: Our Democracy” and authorized by the Departments of Education for the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.  Stamped on the inside front cover appears to be “Property of King George School” but the ink is smeared and the stamp was not evenly applied.  The material within this publication is meant to be covered as part of the social studies curriculum for elementary school children.  “The course aims particularly to teach children loyalty to our King and to our country.”  Printed by Thos. H. McConica, King’s Printer for Saskatchewan in Regina.

PE000723 - Photograph Album of Long Branch RAF base, and Wascana Lake in Saskatchewan

Prints are of basic training at Long Branch, Ontario, and of post-war recreation around Saskatchewan and Wascana Lake. Also included is one 4" x 6" aerial photo of the Long Branch RAF base and one 3" x 4" photo from 1911 of a Boy Scout Camp at Fort Qu’appelle.
Further notes provided by dealer: "In 1918, the compiler of this album trained with the RAF at Jesse Ketchum School in Toronto and then moved on to further training at Long Branch, which is now the district known as Etobicoke.  This same training was undertaken by writer William Faulkner months earlier. Following the war and up to 1920, much of this album is of trips or days out on and around the waterways of Saskatchewan."
The following list of photos is arranged by type and not in album order:

  • 77 of Saskatchewan scenery including Franks Lake, Hungry Hollow, Qu’appelle Valley, Arlington Beach, Glen Harbour, Gordon (Gordon First Nation), Wascana Lake, RBC (Regina Boat Club) and Saskatchewan Beach;
  • 27 of friends and family;
  • 42 of RAF training, Toronto;
  • 26 of Niagara and Lake Ontario;
  • 5 of scenery from a train.

PE000831 - 1957 & 1958 “The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Its Accomplishments” Booklets

Two booklets providing an overview of the accomplishments of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in the cooperative marketing of their grain and livestock. Booklets are titled “The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Its Accomplishments” for the years 1957 and 1958. Printed by Modern Press of Saskatoon, SK.  Items are in good condition, although the colour in the cover has faded slightly and there are a few stains throughout.

[Peel's Prairie Provinces, Peel 7061]

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

PE004819 - "Taxing Co-operatives" booklet published by Saskatchewan Co-operative Producers Ltd

Booklet titled: "Taxing Co-operatives," by Saskatchewan Co-operative Producers Limited, April 1947. Cover is in blue paper, and the front  cover contains an ink drawing of a wheat elevator, a co-op store and a co-op oil pump. Published by the Allied Printing Trades Council, Saskatoon. Contains 12 pages detailing how to tax co-operatives, including a calendar of events at the back.

Saskatchewan Co-operative Producers

PE000916 - "Storing Ice - Ice Wells - Provide efficient, sanitary and economical means of holding dairy products at a low temperature" booklet

Booklet titled: "Storing Ice - Ice Wells - Provide efficient, sanitary and economical means of holding dairy products at a low temperature." Below this there is a b&w photograph of a shed containing cans of an unidentified product. The top of the booklet notes: "Government of the Province of Saskatchewan - Department of Agriculture - Dairy Branch - Regina - Sask." Below the photograph it notes: "Above is cut of ice well showing 'dumb-waiter' arrangement in use on a Saskatchewan farm for keeping cream and other food products cool. Note small building over well and crank of windlass.  Cleanliness and Coolness MEAN Higher Grades-Higher Prices." The interior of the booklet contains instructions on how to create and ice well, as well as an extract from Regulations Respecting the Grade Descriptions, Grade Standards, and the Grading and Purchase of Dairy Products.  The back cover reads: "Ralph Bunkworth Lipton Sask." 

PE002729 - Correspondence regarding free homesteads in Western Canada; 1914-1915

Two letters addressed to Mr. Thos. W. Walker in Willimantic, Connecticut, from Mr. M. A. Bowlby of the Canadian Government Agency in Boston, Massachusetts, dated February 26, 1914 and February 15, 1915. They are replies to Mr. Walker's inquiries about the 160 acre parcels of land being offered for free in Western Canada. The backs of the letters are maps of southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as well as a portion of the United States, with many small town names listed as stops along the railway. There is also an unused self-addressed envelope from Mr. Bowlby (no postage), and a blank questionnaire asking for names of other people who may be interested in his solicitation.

Bowlby, M. A.

PE004778 - Hunting in Saskatchewan 1950 Brochure

Brochure titled, "Hunting in Saskatchewan 1950." Cover contains a large picture of a grouse, and the coat of arms for Saskatchewan. The interior contains a map of hunting areas in Saskatchewan, bag limits for different types of game, as well as the cost of hunting licences, use of firearms, suggestions for places to hunt, and how to export game. Printed by Tourist Branch, Bureau of Publications, Regina.

PE002731 - "Homes for Millions" immigration enticement publication for Western Canada; [1904]

A booklet provided by the Government of the Dominion of Canada containing photographs, maps, and predominantly agricultural information intending to encourage settlement in the western provinces. Published prior to 1905 and the present-day provincial configuration, the maps display boundaries for the territories of Assiniboia, Athabasca, Mackenzie, Franklin, Keewatin, and Ungava. The title reads "Homes for Millions in Western Canada's Vast Agricultural Domain of Virgin Opportunity and Infinite Resources."

Sifton, Clifford, Sir, 1861-1929

PE002518 - Regulations Respecting Grazing Lands and Hay Lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, the Railway Belt in British Columbia, and Yukon Territory

Government regulations respecting grazing lands and hay lands in Western Canada in 1905.

Regulations respecting grazing and hay lands in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta were established by Order-in-Council dated 27 July 1905 and include general regulations around the issue of leases for grazing and hay lands; leases of school lands for grazing; permits to cut hay; leases to cut hay; and penalties for cutting hay without authority.

Regulations for the administration of grazing and hay lands in the Railway Belt of British Columbia were approved by Orders-in-Council dated 4 June 1904 and 5 July 1904, and include general regulations around the issue of leases for grazing and hay lands.

Regulations for the administration of grazing and hay lands in the Yukon Territory were approved by Orders-in-Council dated 5 January 1901 and 8 April 1902, and include general regulations around the issue of leases for grazing and hay lands; permits for hay; and permits for grazing.

PE002788 - Klima, Hilfsquellen und Verhältnisse der Dominion Kanada unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Westlichen Kanadas: Provinz Manitoba, die Organisirten Distrikte Assiniboia, Alberta und Saskatchewan sowie die Jüngst Organisirten Goldfelder des Yukon Distrikts 1897

Promotional account by the Canadian government in the German language regarding immigration, settlement, farming and industrial possibilities, specifically in Western Canada. Some brief mentions of other provinces [Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario]. Includes a section on German immigrants to Canada who settled in the Waterloo County of Ontario, as well as reports by German immigrants who settled in Western Canada on the prairies.

Map:
"Kanada und Seine Verbindungen mit Europa und den Vereinigten Staaten" [Canada and Its Connections with Europe and the United States] [J. Johnston, cartographer] published by the Department of the Interior.

Dominion of Canada, Department of the Interior

PE002796 - The Last and Best West

Informative promotional booklet issued under the authority of Hon. Frank Oliver, Minister of the Interior, containing information intended for prospective settlers regarding Western Canada, specifically the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

Manitoba:
The City of Winnipeg; Other Cities, Towns, and Villages; Profits to Be Realized; Mixed Farming Pays; Stockers; The Homeseeker's Opportunity; Rainfall - Water and Fuel; Manitoba Wheat Production in Comparison; Schools and Churches; Law and Order; Notes on Manitoba.

Saskatchewan:
Southeastern Saskatchewan [Rivers and Smaller Streams; Some of the Districts; Fuel; Possibilities]; Southwestern Saskatchewan [Ranching; Fuel; Climate]; Central Saskatchewan [Rivers; Free Homesteads; Lands for Sale at Low Prices; Climate; Stock Raising and Ranching; Dairy Farming; Soil, Water, and Fuel; Development Rapid and General; Moisture]; Northern Saskatchewan.

Alberta:
Southern Alberta [Fuel; Supply of Water; Ranching; Conditions Changing; Spring Cereals; Beet-Root Growing; Fruits; Alfalfa; Towns]; Central Alberta [Scenery; Educational Facilities; Game; Sanitary Conditions; Towns in Central Alberta; Rivers; Mixed Farming, Ranching, and Dairying].

Also includes:
Who Will Succeed in Western Canada? [How to Get Experience; Married Men Without Children; Young Men With $250 or Less; What Can Be Done With $500; The Man With $1000; Capital Means Opportunity; Special Attention; The Time to Emigrate; Cost of Tools and Livestock; What to Bring; Woman's Help Needed; Intrinsic Land Value in Western Canada]; Winter Wheat [The Points That Favor "Alberta Red"; Marvelous Increase in Acreage Soon; Winter Wheat Not Confined to Any Locality; Growing Winter Wheat Has Passed the Experimental Stage]; Railway Facilities [Railways in Manitoba; Railways in Central Saskatchewan; Railways in Southern Saskatchewan; Railways in Central Alberta; Railways in Southern Alberta; Precipitation [in Alberta, 1885-1905]; The 1906 Crop Yield is Satisfactory [The Prairies of Western Canada; Grain Elevators; Results for the Farmer; The Lure of the West]; Questions and Answers; Census Figures [Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta]; Immigration Returns Show Satisfactory Results; Winter Wheat Crop; Temperature in Western Canada; United States Agents; Dominion Land Offices; The Following is a Plan of a Township; Entry; Homestead Duties; Application; Freight Regulations; Quarantine of Settlers' Cattle.

Photographs:
"New Baptist Church, Edmonton"; "Queen Ave. School, Edmonton"; "Country School House and Stable near Moose Jaw"; "Cutting Wheat, Killarney, Manitoba"; "Starting out to Thresh"; "Old and New Homesteads"; "Edmonton, Capital of Alberta, Canada"; "A Threshing Scene near Rosthern"; "A Splendid Stand of Wheat Ready for the Thresher"; "900 Horses being driven into the Corral, Cypress Hills"; "Parlor in a farmer's home near Roland, Man."; "Elevator Street, Rosthern, Sask."; "A Splendid Dairy Herd in Manitoba"; "Town of Indian Head showing Elevators and Wheat Farms in the Distance"; "A Comfortable Home in Western Canada".

Dominion of Canada, Department of the Interior

PE002932 - "A Report on Fish and Wildlife Resources in Relation to the Manitoba Central Basin Project;" 1948

A manuscript of a report for the Game and Fisheries Branch of the Department of Mines and Natural Resources, dated August, 1948 and compiled of data gathered in May, July, and August of 1947. The report examines the potential effects of the Manitoba Central Basin Project on the birds, fish, and "fur animals" along the Saskatchewan River, and includes information on topography, geology, soils, climate, hydrology, and vegetation, as well as a description of the project, and conclusions and recommendations. 48 b&w numbered and captioned photographs, primarily of terrain and river-related facilities and activities, have been mounted onto various pages, and a large fold out map of the Manitoba central basin is laid-in after the last page.

Canada. Department of Mines and Resources

PE002994 - Prairie-ana by Bruce Peel [The Western Producer - February 17, 1966]

Newspaper article written by Bruce Braden Peel on the topic of "Prairie-ana", which he suggests could be used as "an inclusive term for books relating to our Prairie provinces", as the term "Canadiana" is to books about Canada. Peel discusses various authors and literary works from or relating to the Prairie provinces, including poetry, prose fiction, and nonfiction works. In the article, Peel names authors such as Henry Kelsey; Pierre Falcon; J. S. Major; Nicholas Flood Davin; Rhoda Sivell; Stephan G. Stephansson; John Greenleaf Whittier; Bertram Tennyson; Rudyard Kipling; R. M. Ballantyne; John Mackie; C. F. A. Saxby; W. L. Amy [Luke Allan]; Maurice Constantin-Weyer; Somerset Maugham; Sinclair Lewis; and Thomas Spence.

"There has been much more written about the Prairie scene than you think. It includes some famous writers such as Maugham and Sinclair Lewis. First writing dates away back to 1691. It is still going on."

Peel, Bruce Braden

PE002573 - Invitation to a lecture by the Bishop of Saskatchewan, 1878

An invitation to a lecture on “Manitoba and the Northwest Territories with special reference to the Saskatchewan District and the Indian Tribes” by the Bishop of Saskatchewan. The lecture was held in the Railway Committee Room of the House of Commons on February 14, 1878. The invitation was created on February 12, 1878, in Ottawa and printed by the Free Press Print. The Bishop of Saskatchewan druing this time was John McLean.

PE002819 - "A Letter to the People of Saskatchewan: A Report on Historic Sites;" Regina (Sask.), 1955

Information on the Historic Sites program, launched to commemorate Saskatchewan's Golden Jubilee in 1955. The program placed "rustic-style" markers at historically significant sites throughout the province, including trails, river crossings, fur trade posts, and locations associated with the territorial government and the North-West Mounted Police.

Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee