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July, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HOitTlC U LT U RIST 



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can gather more exact information tijan by 

 travelling in a body. 



Answering some of these objections in the 

 weekly report of the Department of Trade 

 and Commerce for May 16, W. A. iUackin- 

 non, the commercial agent at Birmingham, 

 says: "Two points should be made clear: 

 l^'irst, that the invitation from the IVation- 

 al Federation of Fruit Growers does not 

 limit their Canadian friends to any particu- 

 lar time or season, but makes them welcome 

 at their convenience ; and second, that even 

 if an organized body visits the docks and 

 fruit markets as suggested (for which pur- 

 ])ose the months from October to March 

 would Ije best), there is no reason why the 



party should not frequently break up, and 

 its members make individual visits for the 

 purpose of securing personal information 

 from quiet observation. The advantages to 

 be obtained by the association of fruit grow- 

 ers together during the familiar intercourse 

 of an ocean voyage, as also from the social 

 and other functions sure to be arranged in 

 honor of such a party, need not be dwelt 

 upon, as th'ey are quite apparent. 



"J<'inally, without deprecating the value 

 of an official delegation entrusted with a 

 definite mission, and instructed to issue a 

 formal report after their investigations, it 

 should be remarked that such was not the 

 plan originally suggested by this office. On 



the contrary, it was hoped that there would 

 be an informal excursion of a large number 

 of well-to-do fruit growers of Canada, or- 

 ganiztnl as it were spontaneously, though 

 carried out systematically, and forming an 

 ideal holiday in which jjleasure, profit and 

 actual business might take equal shares. 

 Canadian manufacturers realized this ideal 

 some years ago, and it is still thought that 

 the fruit growers might be no less successful. 



Garden Competitions 



For several years Hiram Walker & Sons, 

 Limited, acting sometimes in conjunction 

 with the local Horticultural Society, have 

 offered a number of very fine prizes for com- 



And Its FOUR Big Features 



The "Ilecla" has four exclusive features thn.t have brought it 

 steadily to the front as the perfect warm air furnace. 



These improvements are so vital — they mean so much in comfort 

 and health and economy — that every man xAio is going to put in a 

 furnace this year, should study them in detail. 



Fused JoinSs 



are the only permanent joints 

 between castiron and steel. 

 By means of these joints, v/e 

 prevent gas and smoke from 

 getting i:i the Air-chamber and 

 from there into the house. 



Fused Joints are absolutely 

 and permanently tight, and 

 insure the warm air being 

 fresh, pure and untainted by 

 gas, smoke and du.st. 



S'keel Ribbed Firepct 



has three times the radiating 

 surface of any other. 



It never becomes red-hot — will not burn 

 out — and will save }i of your coal bill by 

 actual test. 



Individual Crate Bars 



Each bar can be shaken 

 separately. Fire can be cleaned 

 thoroughly without using a 

 poker or shaking down good 

 coal or live fire. 



No clinkers to clog the grate 

 r ';e case when bars are 



1 together. 



. i course, one bar is much 

 easier to shake than four. 



Castiron Combustion Chamber 



We found out, by careful 



tests, that steel would not stand 



the intense heat of the furnace 



fire. So we perfected the Castiron Combustion 



Chamber, which has proved its wonderful 



Strength, service and durability. 



Our little book "Ilecla Heated llomea" tells you a lot of things you ought to 

 know about a furnace, besides the exclusive features meutiontcl above. Let us send 

 you a copy. It's free. Write. 



Send us rough plan of your house — and we wi'.l submit estimate of the cost of 

 installing the proix.-r size "Hecla" ia your home. 100 



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