The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-30
CANADIAN INDUSTRIES

The following business items are fur
nished by Consul General Holloway, Of
Halifax:
A discovery of cobalt has been made
near Massey, Ontario The formation is
the same as in the Temiskaming cobalt
fields. ~
1T is stated that the Sanitel company
of Buffalo, N. Y, will erect a factory In
Toronto to manufacture dental supplies.
The Dominion government has granted
$4,000 for instruments, furniture, etc.,
for the astronomical observatory at OF
tawa. IN
Messrs. James Stewart & Co., Chicago,
ILL.,, have been awarded the contract for,
the erection Of the mills, storehouses and
elevator at st. Boniface, Manitoba, for
the Western Elevator company.
syndicate composed Of Canadian and
American capitalists intend developing the
waterpower on the Assiniboine at Bran
don, Manitoba. The intention is to erect
a large powerhouse and plant at Curries
Landing
The Canadian Tunnel company and the
Michigan Tunnel company, the two COM
panies chartered to build the tunnel under
the Detroit river, have an.algamated at
Windsor, Ontario, under the name Of the
Detroit River Tunnel company, with a
nominal capital Of $3,000,000, as the work
will cost $10,000,000. :@ 5-
The Lake Superior, corporation, Sault
Ste. Marie, Ontario, will erect large
coke plant in connection with the steel
rail mill. Development work will be
pushed on Bessemer properties in Canada.
with a view to supplying Canadian ore
for the steel rail MILL ,s.l}.z s..
| The D. M Steward Manufacturing COM
| pany Of Canada, Toronto, have been In
corporated with a capital of $4,000 70
manufacture gas burners, electrical insu-
| lators, crayons,>etc. The provisional d.
rectors include G. S. Steward, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn; W. H. Frazier and S. L.
| Eel, Toronto y
The western Canada Milling company,
Montreal has contracted with James
Stewart Of Pittsburg, Pa, for. six large
buildings of Touring plant that will cost
about 100000. The Touring mill proper
will have capacity Of 5000 barrels OF
flour day, and the grain elevator will
have capacity Of 1,O00,9 900 bushels. All
Of the buildings will be of concrete and
steel. - -s.
A report from SLOGAN, British Column
bia, gives details Of two strikes Of rich
mineral in the dry ore belt back of that
town. On the Hampton group, situated
at the head Of Springer creek and owned
by N F. McNaught, a foot of sulph1de
ore has been uncovered, giving returns
Of 5000 ounces in silver ton. On the
Ottawa, the creek. the main ore
: chute has been struck in the No. 5 drift
and three feet Of mineral exposed, on
foot of 1t carrying much argentite assays
1000 ounces silver, while the balance !;
second-class stuff. -.,
The ratepayers Of st. Boniface, Mani
toba have voted favorably on a by-laV
4 granting the Western Canada Flour Mill
[ company exemption from taxation, am
the company will erect7a plant which will
consist of a 4,O00-barrel flour. MILL a 5o0
: 600 bushel storage elevator, and 10000
barrel storage warehouse; Tenders 10
: the construction Of the mill, warehous
= and elevator are being invited, and tn
{ work will proceed Immediately. In add
| ton to this the company will erect a lon
Y line Of elevators at country points.