This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...On the other hand, the traders took precautions that their "dealers" should not be able to leave them, such as not selling them traps outright for furring, or nets for fishing, but only loaning them, and having them periodically returned. This method insured their securing all the fur caught, because ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...On the other hand, the traders took precautions that their "dealers" should not be able to leave them, such as not selling them traps outright for furring, or nets for fishing, but only loaning them, and having them periodically returned. This method insured their securing all the fur caught, because legally a share of the catch belonged to them in return for the loan of the trap. They thus completely minimized the chance for competition, which is "the life of trade." Soon after my arrival on the coast I saw the old Hudson Bay Company's plan of paying in bone counters of various colours; and a large lumber company paying its wages in tin money, stamped "Only valuable at our store." If, to counteract this handicap, the men sold fish or fur for cash to outsiders, and their suppliers found it out, they would punish them severely. On another occasion, sitting by me on a gunning point where we were shooting ducks as they flew by on their fall migration, was a friend who had given me much help in building one of our hospitals. I suddenly noticed that he did not fire at a wonderful flock of eiders which went right over our heads. "What's the matter, Jim?" I asked. "I settled with the merchant to-day," he replied, "and he won't give me nothing for powder. A duck or two won't matter. 'T is the children I'm minding." The fishery had been poor, and not having enough to meet his advances, he had sold a few quintals of fish for cash, so as to get things like milk which he would not be allowed on winter credit, and had been caught doing so. He was a grown man and the father of four children. We went to his trader to find out how much he was in debt. The man's account on the books was shown us, and it read over three thousand dollars against our friend....
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Very Good-with no dust jacket; Light edgewear. Bookplate inside front cover. Short ink inscription FEP. Pencil inscription FEP. Some soiling page edges. Green boards with gilt lettering. Binding tight, text clean.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 441 pages.
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Very Good- No Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (1919) 442 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed w/ small bump to top edge of rear cover. Neat inscription to previous owner on front endpaper. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ b/w plates.
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Boston & NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919. Copyright 1919. 441 pages. 24 halftone plates. 9x6", green cloth, gold lettering & top edge. 'Wilfred T. Grenfell, Nov. 13. 19' with ink drawing of 'S.S. Strathcona' on front blank & bookplate of Sir Douglas Alexander. Edges trifle worn, hinge tender, VG.
