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There is a large quantity of perishable produce handled in this country without cold 

 storage, the value and stability of which would be much more improved by its use. 

 Where it is possible to get along without cold storage, even if the results are unsatis- 

 factory, the question is not studied so closely, and the improved facilities come more 

 slowly than is the case where the necessities are greater. It is hoped that the attention 

 which has been drawn to the subject by the adoption of the principles involved in 

 the Cold Storage Act, and the discussion which will naturally arise thereon, will have an 

 important educational influence in the direction of creating a more general appreciation 

 of the advantages of cold storage and a greater demand for such facilities. It is believed 

 also that this process of education will result in bringing more business to existing cold- 

 storage warehouses. 



It will be seen by an inspection of the quotations made from the 

 report and comments thereon that the object of the regulation of cold 

 storage in Canada is more for the development of commerce than it 

 is to study the effects of cold storage upon the wholesomeness of the 

 products. Nevertheless, sanitary provisions are included in the act 

 in section 5, where the subsidy which is offered may be refused if 

 precautions for the proper preservation of the products have not been 

 observed, and also in section 6, where a sanitary inspection and 

 supervision of the cold-storage plants are provided for. The Dominion 

 of Canada, it appears, has taken a more active interest officially in 

 cold storage than any other country so far as is known, since they 

 have recognized it by an act of Parliament and provided to a certain 

 extent for its regulation. 



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