liave been s ie delayed. These men’) have ‘put up a hard-fight,but: they: have-won,.and; today they ‘have started | the work: which will | mean.80, much to. the | SUCCERS. of. the: ‘town, to the} + ‘The Omineca a = ~ Printed every Friday at ; EW EAZELTON, BC. || citizens who have stayed with the, town through | . Jo = ‘od all its troubles; and to the lot owners‘on the out-| i : C. H. “SALE en - Pusiisnes : side, New. Hazelton'is not only-to ‘have the main ©. Saeelatstng eatexi180.per Inch per‘identhi © thoroughfare to the depot opened up, but at least . ‘eading notiees I5e per Hine first insertion, 10e per a ee two of the most important streets in town are tol] | “Subscription toll parts of th ona foe be graded ‘and supplied. with sidewalks. This is! ath diab iain hcbeuni ~isecS;flonly the start-of the work: ° Before long Tenth |: will‘have the road’ through. their. property com- Z| rr ree pleted and ready for use by the time'the bridge} ao | FRIDAY, MAY 46.1918 [> ys |}is ready, in July. Thus the traffic from the mines, a = : — I the -Kispiox valley, the old town, and the ‘sur- are poe ; foe ss NW rounding district will be over: the new. roadways) ; se | Dee . so. and through the new business ‘part of the town. ” fi —— ' Riverything is now working. in harmony be- | While it has been impossible to get. a ‘freight rate tween the owners and the residents. There is}. a | on ore from New Hazelton to Prince Rupert, a g| nothing in the way and New Hazelton should ex-| distance of 180 miles, for less than $6.40 per ton ‘perience the oom this summer which has so long}, nee iles, for less than $ P been looked for. The town will begin to take on in car lots, yet the same railway company gives! Deen 100 te : a rate from New. Hazelton to Tq. | that appearance of permanency. which its location | | -~ in the district it is to supply. warrants. . : | : te ie ol. ate ‘Ave,-.will be connected with a high level crossing |... "Notices forCrown Grants -- = = 87005 over. the railway and with the-road from the Hap-. Sek teeh tects Purchase of Land ©2000-5700.” wilget ‘bridge and the mines. Section One owners. a} erryfiel “ *" Licence te Prompest for Coal - 6.00 | D COMPANY. M AN met tired “Wholesale Goons | if “Al D “PRODUCE - MERCHANTS” “Finst’ “AVE, AND McBRIDE Sr. °. ‘Prince Rupert, ‘B Ce RO age EE a7 a Favors . coma, a distance of nearly a thou- Tacoma —_ sand miles, of $9.50. The Canadian Smelters smelter at Trail is boycotted by the} . Grand Trunk Pacific in favor of the | 3 —= American amelters at Tacoma. . This is “Imper- en Ce Ore 7 Jalism,” ‘Better Terms fur. British Columbia, ’’ Oyster Bay Cafe ete... The: Grand Trunk Pacific is owned in Eng- cy PDE FARM | ‘ALONG THE ee Se land, operated in’ England, and built in the Do-||} J. D. “BUNTON yefoteD PROFRIETOR... = minion of Canada, Yet the natural. products andlll © : the raw material of the Dominion are to go to the - Home-Made ‘Bread For Sale posi San MINS peg tao tea - United States through the action of the Grand Rye Every Day.) ———_—— » “Int tracts of 160 a aeres sand upwards. Trunk Pacific. To patronize the. Canadian smel- / Carefully selected: ‘lands ‘at: reasonable: prices, on: easy: terms ter, the mine owners: must-pay the Grand. Trunk Pacific $190, 00 for every car load of ore taken to PouLTRY AND FRESH FISH. GREEN VEGETABLES Prince Rupert,: or $3,840.00 for a train Joad-of|ff-| | IN SEABON as twenty cars, each carrying thirty. tons. Railroad-||) |. prompr Service © 3; QUALITY Goops... ing under such conditions is easier Money than - SOO polities, while mining and farming, i is like trying _ Opposite Palace Pool ‘Room,: Pugsley Street —° to bull. a bear market. eeaeee [een ae arom OL ‘In. the past _n many reports have been cirenlated prereset about: ‘proposed improvements to this. townsite. cd 3 There has heen a great deal of delay which has|§32: 6-9 eee been detrimental to the early growth of the town. Ea TACK. “WILLIAMS Bat I CO . Tt has been very difficult to] &2 Me Improvements form. any accurate -plans.. for. ae RE STAURANT 5s || eee. Pa ’ e SSS SS e ‘ Have. the future and the few who undertook | 595 ae || *. Started permanent establishment did so. with ay Swift's Premium Ham - and Bacon with ® | | | not a little misapprehension. The his-| 39 . Cowichan Eggs BR os tory. of New Hazelton and the Hazelton. district a Everything Freeh, Clean.’and Wholesome. SBI] from the beginning. has been unsettled,.and PYO- | 38 __’. ‘Firat-class Service... Bd gress. has been slow, even to the dragging point. ® . - One, thing after another cropped up.which caused age Pu ley. treet, : Ne W Hazelton & ‘the. owners of the townsite to hesitate. before ex- rH : Bs y 8 gene re : Ee marncsnspnseneraias ayarorngeltl E getesaee eateasercnasia seat he ‘pending money..on. improvements. They felt that) sesssssseass sueznerarsngDnssnes morse sangnuenng “they must first get. the atmosphere cleared ofall etait ue siiiaieaiaaie _rivals and rivals’. immitation townsites... That the| ~ —— —— New. Hazelton owners. were sincere in. their orig-|. inal. intentions. ‘to do a. lot. of, -work to give the = ‘town a fair start has not: ‘been doubted, ‘although | a “the: ‘delays were: ‘discouraging, and especially’ in og TATI (0) N E RY face of the fight put up by. opposition interests, Loose Leaf. ‘Systems _ ~The: ‘New Hazelton townsite: is today ‘the only one . ‘on the tiarket and it is now acknowledged by all Blue Print and on Drawing Paper “s _ interests’“‘the “only « “possible town.”’ In’ ‘other 7 words, the. opposition. has. ‘been. driven. ‘out of ‘the fight: and the field is. ‘lear, ‘Having’ ‘accomplished ‘their. end. Messrs. Robt.: Kelly,.and J: W..Stewart;: forthe: vowners of Section Two, and G. 8. Hey- . NEW. wae THE: sa yay 0 ae Groindhog anthracite coal: fields: yr he P — aaa Forks ‘oF HAZELTON “AN HacvsicaTe Roa.