a “fascinating ‘and __ iss Seine sores _ THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918 _The Omineca Miner PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON, THE CENTER OF THE ‘GREAT OMINECA District or BRITISH COLUMBIA, the various governments. The sea control would be the Macdonald & Rauk, Publishers and Proprietors. most difficult, but the countries SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Possessions, Two Dollars a year; Foreign, Three Dollars a year, ADVERTISING RATES; Display, Natices, insertion, $i, 60 per inch per month; Reading 16 cents per line for first insertion, 10 centa per line foreach subsequent Legal notices inserted at B. C. Gazette rates, land and Russia, and they have already taken certain initiatives towards the protection of animal Vou. HI. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1913. “No. 17. life. ; :The movement is faced with The Omineca Miner has the largest bona fide circulation of any newspaper in the Northera Interior of British Columbin. if the general discussion of the increased and inereasing cost of living serves no other useful purpose, it will at least direct at- tention anew to the feature of modern development which i is un- doubtedly the cause of higher prices for foodstuffs—the failure of the food-producing industries io keep pace with the development While the rural population in Canada, as in other countries, shows a very low rate of increase, the urban population has inereased enormously, being 62 per cent, greater, a8 reported by the last census, than ten years previously. Canada, the farming population even shows a decrease, while the influx of settlers in the West has been only sufficient to increase of the cities, the rural population of the Domi the city dwellers, the consumers of farm products, have increased That this condition of affairs is likely to prove a serious menace to the prosperity of the nearly four times as fast as the nation goes without saying. The census figures relating to livestock and poultry bear out the theory that the unbalanced increase in population is responsible During the years thatthe population has heen increasing so rapidly, the livestock industry has been actually In 1908 the number of milch cows in Canada was 2,917,746, and in 1912 it was only 2,890,100. for increased prices, declining. astill heavier decline, last year had dropped to 4,093,600. as rapidly, were only 2,860, 600, Take the question of eggs, Canada for every one of our population, about the same, -In 1911 the years ago'73,000,000 eggs were ¢ we consumed. 148, 000,000. In view of the figures given, it is no wonder that p prices of To find a remedy for the condition which confronts us wilfbe a dificult matter, - food have advanced, no avail, and it seems doubtful be of benefit, to be the only practicable ste taken asa result of the work of the federal commission which i ig beginning the investigation of the problem, inion 17 per cent, This means tha producers, In 1891 there were three hens i ‘in ratio was about four’ to one.: onsumed in Canada, Tariff tinkering will be of if any legislative measures would An extension of the movement for the settlement|: and development of our great unused farming areas would appear p, and we look to see such action It is said that among the new legislation coming before the Dominion Parliament will be a Mines Act, which will take the place of the regulations hitherto in force and which are subject. to constant changes. The liability of achange in rerulations gov- -erning any industy is always disturbing to investors. Capital invariably follows the line of least resistance. combined with the greatest safety, Mining in itself is a-fairly speculative en- terprise, but properly safeguard- ed it is some ways safer than any other. When once a mine is producing, its life and its re- turns can be calculated with very fair accuracy. Geologists and mining engineers may male mis- takes at times regarding the pos- sibility of mines proving payable, but it is not quite such a gamble as is usually averred. Like any- thing else, it has its risks. But ‘development need not be on. a vary highly extensive scale, and if development. does not Jook promising it can usually be aban- duned very early in its career, The lure of gold has been the cause of tremendous speculation and of many mining booms, : A successful mine is such un easy way to get rich that Many a man devotes his whole ‘life to making ; a hole in the ground out of which he: almost invariably hopes to ‘take millions. - There is also some- thing tomantic. in. the search. for! “metals. The prospec : elephants, - and they are. beitig 2 killed at, ‘the rate of 40,000 a year, they have made a strike and re- turn to civilization one -of the first: necessities is for capital to interest itself in the find, I£ the Dominion Act will render more the mining industry outside the provincial governments’ juria- diction mining -throtighout the ‘country will benefit ‘thereby, Canada’s mineral resources are only dust being tapped. —Ex, Would Prévent | Extermination An international congress for net (TM protectién of .wild animals met here recently on invitation of the Swiss government,. and seven countries were represented. The congress appointed an_in- ternational committee, which will promote protective . legislation and organize a propaganda in| favor of the object of the con- gress, The most urgent work of the committee will be the passage of truction of whales’ and ‘seals, which. thredteng to exterminate}. these : species, Attention will be of paradise, aigrets and big game, such a. elephants. It was, poin ed out that there are now in -Africa only | 400, 000 The’ comihittee will not only; ; devote ‘ftself to animals, but will :|- 26 2 attempt té put.an end to: the alow |. th extermination of. the prim ve In parts of Eastern Other cattle showed In 1903 the figures were 4,629,836, and The sheep industry’is declining In 1908 there were 2,831,404 sheep, ‘and last year there The number of swine shows a still greater decrease from 3,369,858, to 2,654,400, In 1901 the ratio wag Ten,| Last year stable the conditions whiehgovern| |} Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 16:—|\ laws stopping the wholesale des-| .- turned.to the fur animals,’ birds |. business interests, for the capital counted in hundreds of millions, The feather industry ‘declares that if the birds of paradise were preserved, ‘60, 000 workers would be idle. Lumbermen’s Convention Vancouver, Dec, 17:—Hon. W. J. Bowser and Hon. W. R. Ross delivered notable addresses at the close of the convention of lumbermen of British Columbia, Washington and ‘Oregon, held in connection with the Western Forestry Conservation associa- tion. The ‘attorney-general re- viewed the progress and finan- cial condition of the province from a condition of virtual bank- ruptey ten years ago, to its pre- sent sound and prosperous condi- tion.- Mr. Ross, responding to the toast of “Forestry under two flags’’ gave a brilliant review of t province. ‘The next- convention of the association will be held in Tdcoma.: ‘| be in San Francisco, Sargent’s. to whom this would principally a fall are the United States, Eng- al thestrenuous opposition of strong |!& engaged in the whaling, fur, 1g feather and i ivory trades may be his department’s many activities || in- developing the resources of the |/f The 1915 meeting will Iie Flashiights and batteries at = zones, both on land and.. sea, | [R= Which will be closély watched. by || Sargent’ s—the Favorite Shopping Place MINERS’ PROSPECTORS” and SETTLERS’ SUPPLIES | A SPECIALTY - Grocery Department UP-TO-DATE Fresh goods -arriv- Ing every week ‘Try HUNT'S - Supreme Quality Table Fruits, Fresh Fruits ORANGES LEMONS BANANAS. | Omir “GUN Ss. 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