ve ence THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, Terrace Notes ram es —— AUGUST 1, 1928. ——e . Lukelse Lake was a popular spot last Sunday, oc Paul Broden of Kalum Lake suffer- ed a nasty aceident on Saturday while m. working on the lake shore road. The { Hummer on a drill caught his. first | finger and broke it. —— Phe Board of Trade dance held on Friday evening in the G. W. V. A, hall was fairly well attended considering the warm evening and. it was a yery weasant affair. a The warm weather of the past week Was greatly enjoyed by the campers ut the lakes and every evening the town was about deserted. ' —— The members of I,0. O, F. and of Rebekah Lodges met in the ledge room on Sunday afternoon and proceeded to the cemetery where the graves of de- parted brothers were decorated. Miss Mary Smith accolnpanied by her brother Francis left Saturday. for Prince Rupert. Misses Edna. and Jean Dover re- turned carly in'the week from Pacific, H. Varner, A. Jackson and T. B.|' Weller uf Usk were amonk the visitors in town during the week, Mrs, Robt. Christie and daughter Lillian spent several days Jast _Weelr “an Prince Rupert gnests of Miss Ethel. | | Mrs. Beecher und daughter, Mrs. Wilson, of Los Angeles, Cal, are ona holiday trip and arrived in Terrace fm list Wednesday to visit Rolly who has ¥ been n resident of this district for n number of years. — ‘ [ F. H, Hoadley of Smithers was in town last. week. , 4. T. Kenney is o the job again after mm = Week's rest at Lakelse following a @ strenuous time during the election. | Aft. Skinner and sons of Usk are visiting Mrs. Sparkes, Hazel Smith of Prince Rupert, who was holiday at her uncle's, 4, Williams to had the misfortune to break her arm] : we While playing. She was taken bome fom Friday. J. K. Gordon presided over a small ittendzuce of the Terrnce Board of a Trade at the quarterly meeting last me (friday night, but several matters of wa importance were’ dealt with, At the mem “equest of the Vancouver Board it was lecided to join the Canadian Cham- her of Commerce, The chairman and F tieo. Little were appointed delegates 4 'o the anual convention of Associated f Gourds of Trade of Central British a Columbia to be held in Vanderhoof in me -Ansnst, A request from the fall fafr A hoard that the board of trade, should Bcollect produce for a district exhibit if New Westminster led to a discus- sion as to the relative provinces of the gWo bodies, some urging that such an ae oxhibit was a matter for the farmers unceess attained by such an exhibit wauld be beneficinl to the whole.com- B inunity. Tiitimately a comprimise was Petfected by the meeting promising to gco-operate with the farmers, A communication from the Vernon vard of Trade called attention to the Usadvantages under which the bust- oss of dehydration of fruit is: carried on in B.C, It was pointed out that. the industry in’ eastern Canada ships | a ‘itx produce in car lots of 24,000 Ibs.,|- while in B. C. the minimum car is 40,-{ |. -.: g 900 tbs, and also that the freight rate | ~- Pein the enst in some cases 18 lesa. than | «. Ma iets per cent of those charged against moa ge fhe B. C. product, It was agreed to} support the Vernon board in its fight t." for more equitable conditions, Cd There was apparently some 1h un derstanding as to the attitude. ofthe. hoard towards Lakelde: Hot 'Sj A. explanation. : was; made Colthurst. and he’, expresae _ financial condition, — ercmerey aie ? oS QNSERUC AFTER all, there’s no place like’British Columbia in _ - Which him to produce more... ea The producers’ average weekly wage in British Columbia is $28.39... 49% higher than the rest of Canada. In 1926 seventeen industries increased weekly wages by $12.95! Actually in ten years our annual payroll has grown:from 78 million dollars to 175 million dollars .. . the greatest advance by far of any Province during that period. This, of course, does not include agricultural workers, professionals, clerks and others. British Columbia’s gross payroll is — estimated at 210 million dollars! ; Life is more enjoyable . .. we have more time to enjoy the year-round pleasures and recrea- tions at our doors, while our general standard of living is very much higher. Taxation during the last four years has been reduced by two and a half million dollars... concrete “proof of our province's: . sound + a" 1 4 to work and live no long “off seasons” to c " Read these announcements and understand. your provitic's “progress... chp them out and send them to-friend: desive estra’ copies of these announcements a note * newspaper will bring them. Advertise your Province" Construction, faith we have in our province, and play! Here, there are — | | ut down. a man’s working | time. Our temperate climate keeps a man fit. .. enables that. outward. evidence of the has played a ‘large part in the wage situation. In ten years British Columbia's’ construction activity has gone up ten times, In 1916 it involved only. $2,800,000. :. for 10 months in 1927 it amounted — to $27,277,000! This activity has an immediate effect on. current conditions. Cash funds for materials, fairly steady . It increases Province. And ' of future progress machinery increases. _ Markets... a sign 1 products are winning a place in t the world. . Uf you 7 a ‘to thir WP are disbursed employment is good . . : wages ++ money in circulation, the capital investment in our there can be'no surer indication than when producing © - 2a sign oO: that British: Columbia... he markets of - oot of. growing. .