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|) FRIDAY, JANUARY 16,; a oa

unfavorable condit
of: ‘the ‘difficultie i
-moment,. is the lack oi
}\.no.doubt but. that: many, thousands of dollars have ;
‘been devoted to’ these things. but the fact remains d
‘that: the: distriet'is in sorry néed of both. With
{the increased - ‘populatio

Our ‘closest. neighboring townsite, Smithers, | is
now. looking forward to, the opening of the. hotel |.
there,. which’ depends, of course, upon the grant-
_ing of a license.

that ‘ambitious town, it will be
Applying for some time yet before the license
License at will be granted, ‘and then. some.
Smithers arrangements will have;, to ‘be

made with some - ‘other . parties
than those applying for the license,. unless the
license department at Victoria has materially
changed its ideas ‘of granting. licenses since .the
- application and enquiries were first. made for a
license here, At that time the citizen’ 8 of this
town were informed. by’ the: attorney: -general that.
before any. new licenses. were granted. those. hold-
ing licenses in the old ‘town’ would have to be
looked after, -One of the old town license holders

then made: application and it took.several. months ||:

to put it through.» In‘the Smithers district there’

are already. two licenses, one at. ‘Aldermere.and |—

one at Telkwa. In the: natural course of. events
‘these will: have to receive: consideration, ‘sO that}:
‘there seems:to. be little room left for the new. ap:
plicants, unless, of. course,, the. system has been
changed , since. New Hazelton wanted a license,
which’ is. very doubtful. In any event the license
department could hardly be ‘expected. to ‘eancel
. dither: of-the. present: licenses, and. yet. the, popu-
lation, would hardly warrant granting.a new one.
~The. outcome will: be awaited. with interest both
here andi in the valley.

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The report of the mining recorder for the Omin- :

- OCA district, of which New. Hazelton: is the:center,.
is-a. most interesting and encouraging one:for the

year 1918. On. another page of’ this issue wilk: be :

_ found | the statistics... -What:
Paying More.
7 Money; Need

Better Roads.

as much as anything” is. no
doubt the great: increase in. ‘the
“revenue the provincial govern-

ment has derived from: this district through: the|

mining. recorder’ s office alone... In 1912" the’ total

receipts. were $14,030.45. In 1918 they. were $21,-| te"
While. the re. |-->

22, 40, ari increase.of over $7,000;:
2 ports. from the land and other departments. of the:
_government | ‘collection bureau in ‘this district. have

not come to. hand itis reasonable to suppose that

; therm will show a proportionate increase.

hay ‘a complete toe
vel of these lines

oF 8eA'
sistance

If it is any. encouragement to|=

o -theirzpart; “to .t

on

will je

‘toads and trails. - ‘There: is

system: of building roads;"
proved" ‘an’ utter ‘failure:

on; ‘that start from. some ‘place’ and zo some place,
are required now. The same’ with the: trails,

They ‘should start from some place and 20. some

place: ‘and get there by the shortest route. °
. For the New. Hazelton district, New. Hazelton:

os is ‘thé’ shipping ‘point, ‘the supply point and the
‘business centre.
“| nect with this. point, otherwise they are not serv-

“All'roads ‘and trails:should- con-

Jing the best ‘interests of: the miners, the: farmers, |
the timber men or any part of: the legitimate Pop- |

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. Rooms and Beds .
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- Always ‘peliable. Close '
attention given to par- °,
-.ecels, | Prompt Service.

‘ith Ave., near, railway *

eager erteeeenereeernieyane

“will ‘interest the local’ people, .

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a epg o ‘he only “one : “of

he increased‘ revenue Phe '
‘and the greater developrient of mines and jands; | 1° vee
it now behooves the government to adopt a new) 1

“The ald systerti’ ‘has| t,o.
“A new “system. could} {*
not. be worse. © Trunk roads: that can be travelled)

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