THE OMINECA’ MINER, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1917. The Omineca. Miner PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE GREAT OMINECA District oF Britis COLUMBIA. a A. R. Macdonald, Publisher and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Ganada and British Possessions, Two Dollars a year: Foreign, Three Dollars a year. ADVERTISING RATES: Display, $2.50 per inch per month; Reading Notices, 20 cents per line for each insertion. Legal notices inserted at B.C. Gazette rates. : . . o VoL. VL SATURDAY, May 5, 1917, No: 36 - Under the new Land Settlement Bill now before the legislature the Departments of Agriculture, Lands and Public Works will be shorn of some of their duties and the labors of the holders of the two former portfolios considerably eased. The new commission . that is to be created will have an extensive task and @ latitude to correspond. The government, thréugir its new creation, is, a8 far as can be gathered from the bill, to engage in farming on an industrial scale, but as yet there are no means of knowing how fat it wil compete with others who are making their living from agricultural pursuits, In brief, the commission is to have the ’ following powers, subject to the sanction of the . Lieutenant- Governor-in-Council: ", - (a) ‘To take over from the Crown and to’ purchase from or obtain by exchange with private owners lands within the province for agricultural purposes, (b) To survey, re-survey, sub- divide, clear, fence, dyke, drain, irrigate. plant, cultivate and otherwise j improve, develop and use any lands so acquired, {¢) To erect suitable buildings on sueh lands, {d) To farm such lands when necessary or desirable . and generally do.all things necessary or incidental to such farming. (6) To build and maintain toads and bridges for the’ imprave- ment of such lands, (f) To sell, lease or. exchange the said lands upon such terms as may be agreed upon. (g) To buy, gell, or. exchange all kinds of.live-stock and every kind of merchandise which may be of use or. benefit to the buard. in any of its undertakings, : {h) To enter into an agreement with any person obtaining a loan under the provisions of this Act whereby the, board may undertake to make and- exeente Amprovemente. on. the’ dand for which such-loan-was: made, -. oo Without doubt the new ‘legislation i is far. reachiiia’ The; buipose it has in view is the promotion of agriculture, both by state aid and state example, It is not altogether clear about what are the definite plans for inereasing’ production beyond a continuation of the loan system instituted by the former government, but the powers to be accomplished, In fact,, says the Colonist, _we can go as far as ‘to say that if the arrangement as proposed is, workable, and its administration kept out of politics, it holds out very definite hopes of the agricultural industry being placed on a*firmer. basis. - it must be made clear,howeyer, how far, . if at all, the government is going to compete. with individual farmers. Beyond’this itis impossible ‘to go until Mr. Jobin’ ‘Oliver explains ‘the ends he has in view,’ There i is just one word ‘of warning that ‘Seems. timely following ‘a perusal of: the bill, The commission’s operations, if they are made as extensively as is foreshadowed, will entail the creation of a new army of government employees and thus build up a system that will lend: itself to political patronage, legistation i is one that will crave wary walking, We: know it is Mr. Brewster's intention, to da away with patronage,: and. to this end it is-earnestly to be hoped that he will exercige-the clisest. supervision over the appointments made; not only by: his ministers, but algo by} the numerous governmental commissions that’ are to- be created, If _ he does not, the last stage of political machines i in the provines é will be worse than the first. ; ; “With: ‘Al Our Strength” for liberty thig naition haa. ever (New York, Timea) -. : had the. privilege. of Striking. We ‘can: no longer’ ‘aueak ob-|- Germany’ “doea not ‘know ‘An: , jeetively of the Allies, The word otiea,” said Lieyd’ ‘George; she "is. no longer i in the third {pergon - plural, but in the first, We are ~-one of the Allies. We are-allied _ with. demoerdtie | ‘Britain, . with republican - ‘France, with, demo- ~ veratie. Italy and. revolutionary _-Rusaia,, to. make’ the, world gato ” for democracy, to root: out, from which ‘will make war cautiously with: -dollara, and: ‘does’ ‘not, ‘dread us, She inakes the’ same ‘mistake she made about England.” While Mr. Ltoyd George was telling, the Americans in London, “We know. America, and. we, algo | given the commission open up a possibility that much good will bel. This feature of-the|, pictures’ a gold-soaked nation {tion-of one month ; mentioned lands in fof Title - was ieaued » on the 18th : J ibe ik naval representatives af our dem- ocratie allies the assurance; “We are not preparing for a short war. Weare preparing for 1a long war, in which we will use all our resources to defeat the ‘German government, and we in- ‘tend to fight toa finish.’’ Words that were instantly fol-|@ lowed by deeds, by ‘arrangement | between the British, French and American naval forees for joint | naval action against - Germany, |f and for the division of the task |j between the three fleets. In London the American ambassador | was pledging, before cheering Americans and British, the utmost endeavors of his country, and the British premier.was saluting, as he said, ‘the American nation as comrades in arms,’’ ington the words were being | translated into. action as they || spoka, - It is cheering’ and comforting! to Americans to find that their patient in the face of provocation, is entering the: war with sueh clearness of vision, such energy ‘of action, such complete recogni-|f tion of the size of the task and the necessities of the situation, A weak government would have paltered with the task, a stupid to make war as if we had no allies, a cowardly government would have’ fulfilled the.German expectation that we would ‘fight only with - dollars, and disaster | would have brought it at: lust, |§ after shameful’ loss of lives and the eicay-sighted and energetic _ The German government, know America, " §, M. NEWTON The Pri ince Rupert Empire man, “of commons for this Riding,’ - “* This ‘is::to introduce the’ man ‘land’ rather than for partyiam. re ~ NOTICE. \ . N THE MAT TER OF AN APPL I ‘ATION for the igaua of a duplicate Fortificete. of. Title to Part of Lot ifty-three (64), Town of Hazelton, . (4), according to Map ‘648: - “ ‘NOTICE. IS.- HEREBY | ‘GIVEN that itis my. intention to Isatie at the expira- after’ the‘firat “piib- lication hereafter, “a duplicate ‘oft the Cettificate- of. Title. e. ‘above 9 ke of Epwarb Howe: Hioks-Biach, which Certifloate In Wash-|] government, sO forbearing and |i government would have sought|i money, to the very steps which |i . government we have is taking | with such promising resolution {if " Jand thoroughness.’ an {if indeed, ‘does notiif | - such comforts and fieceasities as cannot ‘be readily. otitained © who is a candidate for. the house ; who always. fights for the rights |j | ; interests -of the ‘ ‘maases |i IF Y ou CANT FIGHT YOU CAN AT LEAST © /STAND BEHIND THE | ~MAN WHO FIGHTS ~ Si . FOR YOU! | woe THE CANADIAN PATRIOTIC FUND. ‘Which assists the wives and families of Canada’ ) gallant soldiers, requires millions ‘of . dollars to keep the: soldiers’ liome fires: ‘burning. ; District ‘Treasurer: Stephen. H. ’ Hoskiris, Government Arent: ~ Hazelton Committee: _ ; ; ah E." Kirby, :R.. E,. Allen, J. ‘Ke Frost, -J. R. Barker, : “and J: G. Powell: -_ Monthly Subsetiptions a are Solicited © | Te i. iz « 1 THE CANADIAN RED. CROSS The. “Hazeiton: Branch: requests: the - support of all: in its ° a ‘effor ts “to assist. in 1 the e noble work of thia great huimanitatian hye = ‘organization, Vit " Honora ary Presidents: Mrs, (Rev. ) John Field; Mrs. Rev : We Hogan - ' - Chairman?’ ~DrecHh. C. Wrineh aon “Vice. Présidents: $: H. ‘Hoskins; Mrs. BE. R. Cox; W. de _ Honorary. Secretary: Migs J. C. ‘Grant *- Honorary Treasurers: ‘H. B. Little, Manager Union Banke. Executive Committee: . Sena _ Mrs. cH. C. Wrineh; Mrs. R. G. Moseley, Mrs, Chas. ‘Reid, _. Miss Hogan, Rey. John: Field, Rev, M. Pike, H, He Philips _ Large or. Small Contributions: will. be Grntotully' ‘Received | Ans a ” Endeavors to supply soldiers, fron Hazelton district iwith:, at the front, and will assist them to re-establish themsélye iV The Committee i is actin ay “e0 - - operation , with: the’ ‘Provincial: Returned Soldiers Conimission: and the Military Hospitals Commission | z * Gontebation to the Soldiers Aid Tobacto Fundi aré ‘Wels ae Chairelan: ‘A. R, - Macdonald | ne E, ‘Little, R E, ‘Alien, R. B, Cheitlebiirgh’ E. B. Campbell AL. FR Glageey, Ge We Mek known as'Lots Three (8): and: Four: |: :