THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1926

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BRITISH COLUMBIA —

THE MINERAL PROVINCE OF WESTERN CANADA
HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS :—

Placer Gold ....cccaccece ete cen ceesenes $ 77,382,953

- Lodde Gold .... ccc cane enee Va veeeenas 118,473,190
SHVer'.. cc cece eet ee rete ec nese teteeeas 68,824,579
Lead .icccvccceeeceuens be neeeueenenened 70, 648,578
ClOpper sisceceecere eters eeeer ens . 187,489,378
Fine ccccccucesceccecscneaerereeesstenes 92,982,958
Coal and Coke.........5 ene teeceeeenes 260,880,048 °
Building Stone, Brick, Cement, ete..... 42,225,814 |
Miscellaneous Minerals .......+-:-.++5. . 1,431,349

Making mineral production to the end of 1924 show

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $859,427,386

The substantial progress of the mining industry in this prov-

‘ince is strikingly illustrated in the following figures, which

show the value of production for successive 5-year periods:
_ For all years to 1895, inclusive $ 94,547,241

For five years, 1896-1900 .......:eeeee ee 57,605,967
For five'years, 1901-1905 .......e: sees - 06,507,968
For five years, 1906-1910 .....cseseeees 126,684,474
For five years, 1911-1915 ........s0000- 142,072,608
For five years, 1916-1920) ........005 .. 189,922,725
For the year 1921 ...resecre scene eeeaes 23,066,641
For the year 1922..... tte t neon eeneveatn 35,158,843
For the year 1928......:. ened enaebeeee 41,804,820
For the year 1924...2. 22. cae dence eee 48,704,604 -

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One year . >» $2.00
Six months - . 1.00
U. 8. and British Isles - $2.60 per year
Notices for Crown Grants — = = $12.00
“Purchase of Land 9.00

“ Licence te Prospect forCoal - 7.00

A Community Power |

‘The metropolitan daily may
have its immense revenue and
circulation; the politician his sup-
porters and oratorv; the capitalist
his money and industry; but none,
of them has ‘a greater influence
on Canadian thought than the
rural editor and the weekly press.

Just as the characteristic of
the business newspaper is to in-
form a constituency of readers of
the activities of the particular
business in which thev are en-
paged, so does the weekly news-
paper scan a definite field to
report its activities and progress.

Then, too, the weekly presents
plain-spoken editorials on local
conditions and problems that get
results. The politician, reading
them, knows what his constitu-
ents are thinking and acts accor-
dingly. If he displeases his dis-
trict, the: first intimation will
come from the local newspaper.

Any manufacturer with a na-
tional business, if asked how con-
ditions are, will immediately tell
the demand for his wares in the
country towns and villages.

If farmers havea good year, 80
do manufacturers,

According to William H. Woo-
din, president of the American
Car and Foundry Go., farmers
in the United States spend thir-
teen billion dollars every ‘year for
things in no way essential to the
raising of their crops!

And so it is'jn Canada. Far-
mers have automobiles, radios,
electric washing machines and
other modern luxuries, to a grea-
ter degree than do city dwellers.
It is said that seventy-two per
cent. of all automobiles sold ulti-
mately find. their way to rural
communities. «— _

And this is one type of .Cana
dian who looks to the weekly for
community news ard entertain-
ment,

Is it any wonder that Ottawa
members of parliament take such
pains to win the approval of the
weekly editor who represents not
only a majority of the voters, but
the agricultural wealth of the
country?

‘The weekly editor has a per-
sonal relationship with his read-
ers that the city editor cannot
possibly develop,, ‘Through con-
tinual contact with his readers,
the weekly.editor acts much as a
spokesman, echoing the views of
his community; whereas the city

maintain an impersonal view-
point; the diversity of its field
necessitating its being edited for

woman. and-domestic servant. «..;

|| ..In, the weekly ‘paper. there is

presented an'impartiality of view.

—|' point ‘that. presents ‘an accurate

paper must, to a -great extent, |

manufacturer and laborer, society.

picture of the community’s aims,
problems and needs. Bog

And the status of the weekly.
has changed greatly in the last
few years. No longer is it. the’
poor relation of. business, with
subscriptions paid in kind, and
advertising columns devoted to
patent medicines or charity ba-
zaars. Any Canadian manufac-
turer or distributor who doubts
the advertising value of the
weekly should consult Bob Moo:
ney, of Temple, Okla., whois
doing an annual business of $2,-
000,000 in a town of 906 people,
and using the local weekly as his
sole avenue of publicity.

Some people still regard week-
ly newspapers as one-man-aftairs,
with the proprietor acting in turn
as editor, advertising solicitor,
compositor and printer’s devil.
To be sure there are still a few

equipment or investment, but
there are many more in whicn
the plant is extensive. A fair
average of the investment in
country printing offices today
would be nearer $20,000 than $10, -
000. a, .
Through daily contact withtheir
readers, weekly editors have a
viewpoint that is ever fresh and
true to life. There is little dan-
er of their becoming literary
hacks.

Much of the success of the
weekly is due to the personal
news, and one editor has gone so
far as to say that were not for
such items, half of the provincial
papers would go out. of business.
There is no doubt that most people
like to see their names in print,
and this is just another field in
which the city paper cannot hope
to campete,

It may not mean-a great deal
to the outsider that John Smith
visited. his home-town over the
week-end, but it does mean some-
thing to the hundred or two rea-
ders who know John.

' One editor tells of a farmer
calling at the office, to’ cancel his
subscription. The editor was
curious as to the reason, and
after much hesitation the farmer
said: _

“Well, you see, I have been

taking your paper for two years

‘now, and not once has my name
‘been in it.” mo

- The editor of the wéekly occu-

ity, such as the doctor or the
minister, but. in influence he
stands higher: Quite a few
weekly editors have represented
their districts in parliament, but,
for the most part, politics have
little place in their policy, =
‘Through its éditor, the weekly
of today reflects the opinions of
the people of its community, and
is‘a power, not only for business,

nion, — Printer.& Publisher. .

Many points were represented
at the first provincial assembly. of
the Canadian Legion. of the .Em-

couver this week... ‘The’ Legion
embraces most of the old aggoci-
ations of éx-service.men, “Dele:

gates were ‘in attandance:from

"Terrace and Vanderhoof.. |.)

weekly papers that have little}.

pies a position in line with other]
professional men in the commun: |

but in the destiny ‘of the Domi-|}

pire Service League held'in Van-||,

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| J.:R. Williams
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