The Archive · 1937

Farming Conditions

The wheat crop now covering practically all the available farming Space looks very promising. There has been no frost suMeient to do any hharm and the Ieehouses are empty. Snow fell only twice this year and Aisappeared on the same day it fell.

The elly Is the proud possessor of anew part fo the city hall, or at east a new front to one of the city Rovernment buildings which gives it quite an imposing appearance, takes the place of the old city temple and is certainly much more useful. Heavy iron gates swing open to its courts and inner rooms. It Is used for the district court.

"The Bank of Communications is planning their 30th year celebration. Invitations to inspect the bank and toa formal tea were sent out to the business. people of the city. The branch is giving excellent service ft all' kinds of banking and it is doin wall.

Nurserymen again ave making their appearance upon the streets of the city with trees and shrubs, of which Hundreds are planted each Enough rapid growing trees are raised for fuel to supply the need, During the winter months when wone on the farm' is slow, the farmers become woodchoppers' and bring their fuel to the market for sale, Dr. Anderson, who took an_important part in the discovery of the "Peking Man" at Chowkoutien in 1926, said that the discovery, was the finest thing in the world insofar as the history of humanity is concer-

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