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GREAT OMINECA DISTRICT OF British COLUMBIA.

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VoL. IIT.

SATURDAY,

APRIL 18, 1914,

No. 33,

maiden voyage to New York .on

Those who supported reciprocity sti!l harp on that pact which
was to make Canada, according to Mr. Taft, ‘‘an adjunct of the
They appear ta forget, says the Province, that
the new tariff in the United States -has given Canada even
er terms than the reciprocity pact,
But because wheat and flour have not been placed on the free list
these two items alone are apparently of sufficient magnitude to
hide all the other ad vantages already gained by ‘‘watchful waiting,’ |

But the sort of criticism which becomes homorous is the grudg-
ing recognition that the minisfer of finance has so framed the
changes in the tariff that there are advantages given ta the farmers
The latter are the only hope apparently of the Liberal
The reduction of the duty on harvesters
and reapers, which is greater than under reciprocity, is spoken of
and an attempt to “put off’’ the delegations on that
The drawhack of the new duty allowed to farmers on
the wire used in the manufacture of fences, it is said, ‘‘will be so =
manipulated that the farmer will get little or. no benefit.’
is one of those delightful generalizations in which the hysterical

United States.”

more opportunity under far bett

of the West,
party in Canfida today.

asa ‘'sop,’”’
subject,

party press attains sueh distincti

However, while the budget is sure not to satisfy everybody it
will probably satisfy the majority of the people,
Mr. White is a careful manager of the public purse, and can not
be stam peded into any violent courses for the auke of stilling

opposition.

on.

In a Speech at Vancouver last things were brighter we nearly
(all bought land, sold it and made
i little money and then invested.

Some of us invested a

week, Attorney-General Bowser
submitted some surprising figures
in the way of comparison of the
public debt of the province of
the city of

British Columbia,
Vancouver and the city of Vic-
turia,

He led up to the matter by re-
ferring to the loan of ten millions
recently floated by the govern-
ment in London at an excellent
‘yate, and said that the Liberals
had made the statement that the
government had plunged the
country in debt and squandered
jts resources.

“The public debt of British
Columbia today, including the
ten millions just borrowed, is
sixteen million dollars,’’ said Mr,
Bowser, ‘With an estimated
population of 525,000 this gives
aper capita debt of $30. This
may strike some people as big,
but I would point out that the
public debt of the city of Van-
couver is twenty-one million dol-
lars, Giving Vancouver a popu-
lation of 125,000, the per capita
debt for the city is $175. Victoria
has a public debt of fourteen
Mniliion dollars and with a popu-
lation of 60,000 the per capita
debt is $233. Thus the com-
bined public debt of the cities of
Vancouver and Victoriais thirty-
five millions as against sixteen
millions for the province.

“Now none of you will say
that the cities of Vancouver and
Victoria have been rash or im-
provident- The moneys have
-been expended in street improve-
ments, lighting, sewerage, water
ayatems and all those things that
go to makeup an up-to-date city,
and it has been a matter of good
‘business to have those improve-
ments carried out.

“In the same way the govern-
ment of this province has carried
out improvements. Roads, trails,
bridges, schools and other es-
sentials have been made puasible
by the expenditures, If we had
wished to be improvident we

_could have have borrowed heavily
when money was easy and squan-

comipleting our plans for a. pro-
vineial university,
ters are.. lasting monuments to

again,
little too heavily and when the
pinch came we had difficulties in
meeting payments,

“In the circumstdnces the gov-
ernment felt it would be unwise
to press for payment against
men who bad bought land, . For
instance, we sold a number of
lots at Point Grey and some of
the payments are overdue, You
ean understand that if we were
to proceed against the men who
are behind in their payments and
force the issue we’ might cause
l much hardship, The time is in-
opportune for such a policy and

to get squared away again.”

Mr. Bowser devoted the open-
ing portion of his‘ speech to the|
setting forth of what he termed
a series of monuments to. the
good faith and able administra-
tion of the McBride government,
“Whatever our opponents may

ted that we have left some im-
pression on British Columbia and!
built monuments which will ex-
ist for alltime. It was the Me-
Bride government which brought
in the era of prosperity and it is

initiated the railway policy which
is bringing in many transconti-
nental roads. There is the P. G.
E. linking up with Fort George,
andthe G, T. P. There is -the
Canadian Northern and the Ket-
tle Valley and V. V. & EB: roads, .
which will all serve to link up
Vancouver with the interior. _

‘These are monuments in rail-
road development and: you can

said the minister. .

“Other monumentg to the efii-
ciency of the administration will
be found in the schools,. We
have established’ good public

That

It shows that

we are giving the peaple time B

say about us, it must be admit- [te

the McBride government which 29-81

not efface them, talk as you wil],'’ | M-87

London

May 14, instead of June 4, as
originally intended. It is shown
that the earlier sailing is intend-
ed to anticipate the first cruise
of the Cunarder Aguitania, which
leaves Liverpool on May 30,

burg-American line, is the big-

being 5,000 greater than the Im-
perator. The Vaterland is 919
feet long, has a breadth of 89
feet, a depth of 63 feet and 55,-
(000 gross tonnage.

has a breadth sf 97 feet, a depth
of 92.6 feet and 47,000 gross ton-
nage.

Department of Agriculture
Live Stock ack Branch

eral Agricultural Information.
_ Write or Call:
H. E. WALKER, B. S.A,

Provincial Agriculturist |

NOTICE TO CONTRAS STORS

 KetsumGaLum SoHOOL

SEALED TENDERS, © superseribed
‘Tender for Kitsumpallum -School,'?
i will be received by the Hon. the Mints-
‘ter of Public Workaup to noon of Wed:.
nesday, the 8th day of April, 1914,
for the erection and completion of a
large one-room school at Kitsumgallum,
in the Skeena Electoral District.

Plans, specifications, contract, and
forms of tender may be seen on and af-
ter the l?th day of March, 1914, at
the office of Mr.- J. H. "MeMullin,
Government Agent, Prince Rupert;
Mr. S. H, Hosking, Government Agent,
Hazelton; Mr, ‘WL J. Goodwin, Secre-
tary to School Board, Kitaumgallum,
; or the Department of Public

Some of them, of: course, |
were built before the. Conserva- ||P

steamer Vaterland will take herj|é
first trial May 1, and start on her :

The Vaterland, of the Ham-|{@

gest of all steamers, her tonnage] ii

The Aquitania is 910 feet long, lif

Live Stock, Field Gr Crops and gen-

Telkwa, B.C. 4

Sargents

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UP-TO-DATE

ing. every week

Try HUNT'S |
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_ Table Fruits

Grocery Department

Fresh goods arriv-

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Fresh Fruits
‘ORANGES

LEMONS
. BANANAS.

CIGARS TOBACCO
A fine line. Special 7

prices on good
Smokes. . Buy
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Feed

| Hay Oats Flour

A few pretty sets
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CHINAWARE

Three Pairs .

SPECIAL-R. 5. SARGENT |

Black Cashmere Sox

$1.00

o

Spring will soon
be here!
Anticipating our
customers’ wants we
_havereceiveda large

assortment of piece
goods including: . .

| Ginghams
Zephyrs
Prints _
Shirting, Out-
ing Flannel.
Cretonnes
White Goods

etc.

Pants, Gloves, Shirts
Boots & Shoes---we !
have them suitable
for your line of work

“4 ? Spring and Summer

CLOTHING |
SAMPLES -

And Styles now in >
Fit and” Workman-
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GUNS’ |
Rifles and Shotguns. : |

of leading makes

“We have the Guns
and the Powder, too.”

Harness —
Harness parts |
Fixings, etc

Hardware :
Building .
Shelf Hardware
Cutlery |

and

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of British Columbia, Al-
berta and Saskatchewan

NOTARY ‘PUBLIC .

and Hazelton, B,C.

i
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sa Dees or ie ace eat aren

W. J.  JEPHSON

BARRISTER and SOLICITOR

Room 11,Postoffice Blag., Prince Rupert

Works, Parliament Buildinga, Victoria,

Intending tenderers can, for the sum
of ten dollars ($10), obtain one copy of
plans and specification by applying to
the undersigned. This gum will be re-
funded when the pl
are, aed in order.
sel must be accompanied
ie necept d bank cheque or certificate

deposit on a chartered bank of Can-

Plagsan and specifications

EXPERT -
Watch Repairing |.

WATCHES - JEWELRY. -

—_HOTEL—

O, A. BAGSTAP, ‘Smithers

ada, made pay ayable to the Hon, ‘the Min-
ister of Public Works, for a sum equal
to 10 per cent. of tender, which shall be
forfeited if the party tendering decline
to enter inte-contract when called upon
to do so, or if he fail to complete the
work ‘contracted for. The cheques or
certificates of deposit of unsuccessful |’
tenderers will be returned to themupon
| the execution of the contract,
Tenders will not be considered unless
made out on the forma supplied, signed
with the actual signature o: the tender-
er, and enclosed in the envelopes fur-
nishe
The lowest or any tender not neces-
sarily accepted,
: E. GRIFFITH,

A. Chisholm.

General - Hardware
’ Builders’ Material
Miners’ Supplies

Hazelton and Smithers

oem

ee, oat ans 9S al

J.
Public Works Engineer.
Department of Publie Works,
Vietoyia, B.C., March 11, 1913.

LAND NOTICE
Hazelton Land District, District of
- Gasaiars

Take notice thet I, Charles A. Laney,
of Prince Rupert, B C., occupation
engineer, intends to apply | for permis-
; Bion to purchase the fo owing described
anda:

Commencing at a post planted 40
chains west of south-east corner of Lot
833, Cassiar District, thence west 20
chains, south 40 chaina, east 20 chains,
north 40 chaina, to point of. comrence-
ment, “tar 80 qeres more or less.

Dated, March ‘1 pols .

329 2nd Ave, Prince Ropert

SIN GER
Sewing Machine

AGENCY:

" Machines sold on eaay
monthly payments

Charles Arthur Loney,
Harold Price ae S R. Graham
_PRICE & GRAHAM '£

Parle re ran es

* BIR Lisid Survéyou
.. land: Civil Engineers
HAZELTON AND SMITHERS ©

Bulding ee,
; “British Colaba « VAncourer

schools, provided free textbooks,
opened Normal schools, and. are

“These -mat-

dered it.
‘We have aldv been criticized

because we decided” not to press ”

for payments oh the larids sold:
This is a matter which’ ‘wil donié

the.
takes in: higher education, .: ..... | pyar 7
tn the ° *pliblie . works: “depart: NA
tent wéxhave also: established tes
‘motitimenta,. The province’: Haws ec a

interest . -the . government

‘home to many of you. . When

over 20,000. sills of. roads and

fit d. 7
buy, ole aa Miniag Otc

fare Watast 26 years with Vivian & Sons, Swansea

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Cigar Stock, Fixtures,

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