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You, 19 19 “ NEW HAZELTON, B. c., SEPTEMBER 10, 1926 No. ¢9
Baxter Madea = |7>-———— |Great Success Governor Sales _|Prince Rupert
Great Speech Smithers | | Smithers Fair Hudson’s Bay | Exhibition on

Last Saturday

Handled Political Questions
Well and Made Votes
For Mr. Brady

One of the most effective poli-
tical meetings ever held in New

# Hezelton orin the district, took
place last Saturday evening in
the school house when Mr. Bax-
ter, of Vancouve?, spoke on be-

B half of the Conservative candi-
date, Sas. C. Brady. The place
was full and everyone there list-
ened with rapt attention. Myr.
® Baxteris a prominent business
man of Vancouver and he spoke

mm asa business man.

Mr. Baxter predicted a Conser-
i vative victory on Sept. 14th and
a that Mr. Meighen would have at
= least 140 followers in the House.
: British Columbia will send thir-
teen Conservatives to Ottawa and
| Mr. Brady will be one of them.
a Quebec will increase the number
| of Conservatives from that Pro-
vince and the prairies will be bet-

@ ter than last time,
' The constructive. policy of the
Conservative party is gaining ade
& -herents right across Canada. A
@ policy of protection for all forms
7 of legitimate industry will con-
f served the home market for the
S Canadian people, Canada is now

m@ shut out of every other country, |.

except for our raw materials, by
m high tariff walls while our own
M doors are open to the surplus of
fother countries. If Canada can
Msupply its own market it will be
ma tremenduous thing for all in-
mdustry. Factories will start up,
mrew factories will be erected,
mawork will be plentiful and steady
mand the farmer and gardener and
ruit grower will have a home
market for his produce and it
will be protected against foreign
movasion by an adequate tariff.
f Not only will the Conservative
@ arty protect farm produee but it
mS proposed tocreale and assist
Ai system of co-operative market-
ng for the farmers, thus assur-
ng them the maximum returns.
There are also certain natural
esources on which the Conser-
atives propose to put an export
uty so that it will be attractive
o investors to erect and operate
arge plants in Canada, provid-
Beng great pay rolls and also pro-
_ riding employment for the thous-
sands of technical men who leave
ganada every year,
. Next, Mr. Meighen will pro-
vide another $20,000,000 to assist
he provinces construct the main
ighways. This will enable the
rovincial government to com-
lete the road to Prince .Rupert.
he King government. stopped
ll that assistance as soon as it
ot into power.
Next, the Conservative party
oposes to use Canadian rail-
ays and Canadian ships to carry

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The harvest festival and flower
service in the United Church was
held last Sunday evening. Fine

special music augmented the reg-| .

ular service and an address’ ap-
prcpriate to the occasion was de-
livered by the pastor, Rev. Geo.
Turpin.

Rev. Geo. Turpin is leaving for
a holiday in the south shortly and
he anticipates an interview with
cupid before he returns,

Miss Alice Smith left for Rose
Lake Saturday evening to take
charge of the school for. the com-
ing term.

Magistrate Hoskins and Police
Sargent Service left for Fort
Babine on Tuesday morning on
official business,

Thos, King returned from the
coast Monday evening. He says
Mrs, King has improved consid-
erably the past week.

G. A. Woodland was here this
week getting work started on
the new supply station for the
Imperigl Oil Co,

Miss Grace Hutchison of Van-
couver is a guest of Mrs. W. J.
O’Nel .

A. EB. ‘Richards, supervisor of
illustration stations, was at the
fair with his farm models and
seed samples.

J. 8. Grey has gone to Van-
couver to receive optical services
and on business,

Prince Rupert Exhibition

14 to 18 September, 1926

See the wonderful Agricaltur-
al Exhibit from the Fraser Val-
ley. Big educational feature.
Will be a representation of the
agricultural development andi.
development of the famous Fras-
er Valley, the oldest farming dis-
trict in B.C. Do not miss see
ing this exceptional display.

- A large number from this dis-
trict took in the barbecue Monday
The weather was perfect and the
motor trip up and back was well
worth while.

Canadian produce to Canadian
markets and stop 80, many mil-
lions of Canadian dollars going
to other ‘countries. It will stop
Canadian wheat going to the U,

S. to he mixed with soft wheat

and then: exported in American
ships as Canadian No, 1-hard,
The Canadian ports on the Paci-
fic and the Atlantic will be used
and developed, |

Mr. Baxter dealt: with the aw-
ful Customs. Beandal and did so
in a manner that made his audi-
ence.sit‘up, and take notice,

‘He appealed: to the people of
Skeena to vote Conservative on
Sent, 14 and, this help Canada to
the road to prosperity,

Better’n Ever

Bumper Crowds, Fine Sport
Splendid Exoibits and
Everyone Happy;

The eighth annual Bulkley Va!-
ley Fall Fair held in Smithers on
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-
day last week was the most suc.
cessful of any and the public are
unstinting in their praise for the
officials responsible for the under
taking. The weather was most
favorable following two weeksuf
rain. Great improvement was
shown in the quality and arrange-
ment of the exhibits and the way
the entertainment program was
carried through.

The judges were busy Thurs-
day, but promptly at the opening
time, 1.30 p. m., R. S. Sargent
opened the fair with a short
speech suitable to the occasion.
Dr. C. H. Hankinson, on behalf
of the fair officials also spoke and
he thanked the public for their
generous support.

In the main building which
contained all the exhibits but the
graing grasses and livestock, the
competition -was-keen and the en-
tries numerous and in nearly all
classes the quality surpassed ail |.
other years. The flower ‘section
showed marked improvement and
the local grown ones were able to
hold their own with the beauti-
ful specimens exhibited from the
Hazeltons. This improvement is
largely due to successive drain-
age and cultivating the heavy
loam prevalent on the Smithers
townsite, and should continue
with each year as the soil be.
comes more adaptable to longer
season varities of flowers.

Better selection was also shown
in vegetable ‘exhibits. In the
mineral display samples were on
exhibit from alt the recent dis-
coveries in addition to new sam-
ples from the older claims, and
gave evidence of the vast miner-
al resources of the district.

In the way of entertainment
there were six horse races and a
baseball game each of the last
two days. In the ball games the
Burns Lake team won both days
frum the Smithers team by score
of 10to4and4to2, Both days
the boys played well,

The horse races had their ex-
citing moments and there were
several close finishes, _ .

On Friday night the grand ball
which wound up the fair, attrac-
ted one of the largest crowds- ‘yet
gathered in the town hall for a
dance, and with the excellent
musie supplied by Gazeley’s or-
chestra dancing was continued
until four o’clock in the morning

The fair this year was'a big
financial success as’ well as guc-

cessful i in every other way.

. Send in your subscription now.,

Co. Was: Here

He Likes Our Country but
Did not Fancy Indian
Canoe Ride

Govenor Chas. V. Sales of the
Hudson’s Bay Co., Mr. Allen of
Winnipeg, chairman of the Can-
adian advisory board and H. C.
French, superintendent in British
Columbia, arrived last Saturday
morning on an official visit of in-
spection of the post. While in
Hazelton they were guests of W.
W. and Mrs. Anderson.

The Governor inspected the
local post and expressed pleasure
with the property, He was tak-
en on ashort drive by Mr. Ander-
son and with his party left in
the afternoon for their new post
at Kitwanga. Atthis point the
company’s buslness has been so
favorable that the company will
erect a store in keeping with the
business,

It had been planned to convey
the Governor and party from
Hazelton to Kitwanga by Indian
dugout canoe. The ship and the

all Next Week

Splendid Program Arrang-
ed for Public’s Enter-
ment and Education

Some wonderful exhibits farm
and dairy products will be shown
at this evhibition, which will be
held Sept. 14th to 18th.- One of

the main features wil] be a grand
agricultural exhibit from the
Fraser Valley. This display will
be personally in charge of Tom
Reid, reeve, and Claire Lemax,

clerk of the municipality of Sur-
rey, both of these men being ex-
perts in this line. Besides being
a wonderful display, this exhibit
will be of unlimited educational
yalue to the people of the north.

Election results will be an-
nounced to the people Tuesday
evening, the opening niphtof the
fair, by special leased wire and
operator, in the exhibition buiid-
ing,

There will be a six round bout
between Joe Manilla cf Ketchi-
kan, Alaska, and Charlie Bellan-
ger of Victoria, B. C., which pro-
mises to be.one of the most ex-

did not look good to the party,
tt was considered too small for

so many so a speeder was secur.

ed from the ©. N. R. and the
trip was made by rail in safety.
Governor Sales made the trip
through the P. G. E. country to
Quesnel and thence by car over
the Cariboo .oad to Prince George
and by train to Hazelton. He is
greatly taken with the resources
and possibilities of this inland
empire and satisfied that his com-
pany should remain in business
at the various points.
Saturday night he left for the
east enroute to London. He has
been in Vancouver all summer.

Looking for Information

H. J. Emery, of Montreal, M.

E. for the British Metals Corpor-
ation, who are operating mines
in the province of Quebec, spent
the past week in looking over de-
posits of lead and zine in the vi-
cinity of Smithers with a view to
getting information for his com-
pany. Last week on Thursday
he examined the Mamie mine,
owned by the estate of the late
J. A. Aldrich, and took oceasion:
also to examine the Duthie mine,
the White Swan and. the Victory
groups. - Next day he journeyed
to the Babine range and examin-
ed the Cronin property and also|:
examined the Babine Silyer King |"
while on the way, Sunday he
spent at the Cassair Crown and
‘luesday at the Schufer property
getting first hand information on
the new . developments - being |:
made in these-two. mines, Wed:
nesday he left for Prince Rupert

tion obtained.

Indians .were all. on. hand, bnt it

well satisfied with the loforne: a

citing bouts ever put on in the”
north, There will also’ be three
preliminary bouts: the first be- .
tween two local men, Henry Nel-
son and Ed. Saunders: the second
between Young Alberto of San
Francisco and Dido Gurvich of
Prince Rupert and the third be-
tween Jack Burns, of Aberdeen,
Washington and Jack Hughes of
Prince Rupert.

Arrangements have been made
for two baseball games between
Ketchikan and Prince Rupert for
the championship of the north.

Music will be furnished by. the
famous Rainbow Orchestra of
Calgary, Alberta, the Prince Ru-
pert Boys Band, the Kineolith
Silver Band, and the Greenville
Concert Band.

On Thursday evening the
Ragles and Elks Lodges from
Ketchikan will put on a Midnight
Frolic in the Westholme theatre.
This will be worth seeing, This
show was put on’ by the same
company in Ketchikan for two
nights to crowded houses,

Grand masquerade bali Friday
evening.

Saturday is to be Indian Day,
which will open with a big par-
ade followed by field _ 8ports,
championship baseball. and. foot.
ball, ‘and & dance in the evening.
The sports will be confined strict.
‘lyto natives. |

‘With a grand concert by the
Greenville Concert Band fin the
Westholme theatre, Sunday even-
ing, September 19th, the fair will
be braught to a close.

‘Fare and one-third, round trip,
from: ali stations’ Prince George
to Prince ‘Rupert. Good going

rltth’ to 17th. Final
imit, Sept. 20), 1826. ,