SEALED TENDERS addressed io ‘the under:

River, B.C."
4-P.M.. on Tuesday, September $0, 1013, for the |.

construction of Jetty and Dredging at the | North wt

Arm of the Fraser River, B.C

Plans, specifientions and form of contrac rt:

can

be seen and forms of tender obtained at thia De-
partment and at the offices of O.C, Werafold, Baq., | -
District Engineer, New Westminster, B.C: WL.
2. Farle, kaq., Diatrict Engineer, Winnipeg, Man.;.

J.S. MacLachlan, Esq., District Engineer, ; Vie-
toria, B.C.; J. L, Michaud, Had District’ Engin
eer, Poot Office Building, Montreal, P. Q.: J.
Sing. Esq., District Engineer, Ccnfederation Lite
Building, Toronto, Ont.,.and on application to the
Postmaster at Vancouyer. 8.C. -

Persons tendering are notified that tenders:
will nat be considered unless made on. the printed:
forme supplied, and signed with thelr’ actual ‘slg-"
natures, stating their cecunations and places of
‘residence, In the case of firms the actual sig-:
nature, the nature of the occupation; ‘and placé
of residence of each member of the firm must be
given, : ;

Each tender must he aceompanted. by an ace
cepted chaque on a chartered bank payable to the
order of the Honourable the Minister of Public
Works, equal to five per cent (5° p.c.) of- the
amount of the tender, which will be forfeited .f
the person tendering dectine to enter intoa con-
tract when called upon todo so, or fail to complete
the work contracted for, If the tender be not
ticeepted the cheque will be returned.

‘The Department does not bind itself to acecot
the lowest or any tender. . :

By order, os
R. C. DESROCHERS, .

Secreta
Department of Public Works, ~~
Ottawa, August 18, 912. :
‘Newspapers wiil not be paid for this advertise-
ment if they Insert it without authority from
the Department.—45074 10-2

‘For Sale

One 8 1-2 inch tire Studabaker wagon
almost new; very cheap. Apply to
Lynch Bros, New Hazelton.

BA MOORE LIGHT 1s very

hopular for Home us¢ «
'T Krings to the

reduces. a velter la ie ‘than ony
Pitter Kind of a ita P
. i row pulling in the famou ae
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* dardware stores wi allthe tea roy
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'algned and endorsed “Tender for ' Jatty.
and Dredging at the North Arm of the:Fraser |:
will be received at thia office until}:

“ Discourteous to Invited: Gest
‘of Raith ay: Company.

"Some: week ‘ago,””. ‘said E.
Alexander. Powell; F.R.G.S;; who
has just: ‘completed: an automobile
trip'from‘San.-Francisco. to-New
Hazelton, to: the Herald, ‘‘‘there
were several articles:i in the San
Francisco papers. about. this. _pro-
posed trip. CBA, MeMaster, the

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Prince Rupert, wrote. me and in
very strong terms expressed the
interest of. the -G, T, P. in the
trip and offered me all the assist-
ance the company’ could give, He

-|realized the great advertising ad-
: ‘vantages ‘tobe derived: from the

works I had undertaken’ ‘and ask-
ed me to wire him’ as ‘soon. as I
got-in touch with. the G.T.P. line.
The letter was quite: unsolicited,
and it pleased me very much, and

"J intended accepting, the offer in

Upon our arrival at Quesnel I

ed ‘no reply.” T afterwards learn-
ed ‘that he had’ been transferred
to Regina. We came through to
| Aldermere and there Ti interview-

led the “agent’ and asked him-‘to

send instructions. to. New. -Havel-
ton for a fiat ear to be placed on
the siding for us and that we be

-\allowed the use-of some section

men in helping’ to load the car, as
we were in a hurry to reach the
coast, The agent stated that Mr.
W.°C. C. Mehan,: general super-

jintendent ofthe’ western division,

was just outside in his private
car and directed ‘us to interview
him. *

“We went to Me. Mehan’ $ car

general. agent f rthe G: -T.P, atl

wired Mr, MeMaster, but receiy-|'

6.1. P, General. Superintendent Very Tanai it

pay their way..

not ‘sanctioned it; that Mr. Powell
and :his: party. “would receive no
other’ consideration than’ any
other shipper. If he wanted men
to load his car he could hire thein.

Mr. Powell said that this was
the only discourtesy shown him’;
on this trip. It was the only. ape:
proach to rudeness he had en-|

countered. ‘for many years. In all
other countries and on all other
lines he-had- ‘always: found the
railway ‘people: exceptionally ob-

liging and: courteous.’ In this ease

he was particularly surprisedas
the G..T.-P..was receiving a class
of advertising through his: book

and articles that; the railway has}

not. aufficient money to buy, and
he- had notin the first place ask-
ed the G.T.P. for anything. Mr.
Powell i is communicating with the

chief officials of the railway for
the purpose of ascertaining just

whether Mr. MeMaster had the
authority to send him the letter

he did and if Mr. Mehan had |

authority to repudiate it,

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A Lucky. Strike

: You can ‘get what you want in|
footwear from Scott, Froud &|:

Co,, box 842,-Prince Rupert. All
mail orders promptly filled from
a complete and up-to-date stock.
Send cash with order.

‘ Splendid Accommodation —
‘wort and trains daily: . Excursion

ola hoe they, were not begeing |!

tic and Pacifle’8.5. Tickets, For Tid
‘McNAB, corner Third ‘Avent

for: anything: and: were quite. able.

.; Mehan the letter.

| - September

of the potential wealth
of. ‘the north —

arp at

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25th

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| Water Carnal - Athletic Sports

“Ten Indian Bands i in Competition _

Ra
Horse 3 Exe: |

~ Magnificent Display of Fireworks fact Afternoon and. - :

Evening.

Write for Prize List and Other Information .

: The] Northern British Columbia.

| ‘Agricultural and Industrial Association — : .

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