THE OMINECA, HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE: 4, 1980."

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Highest
Endorsement i

“After all’ writes Mrs. Wilkinson

ut the close ofa very interesting .
letter, “What: more. can he sald.
Pacific Milk saved my’ baby’s life!’ ”

‘Pacific Milk |
328 Drake St, Vancouver 7
Factories at - Abbotsford and Ladner

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‘Hotel |
Pritice. Rupert

A REAL Good H OTEL

Prince Rupert
B.C.

H. B, Roonssras, ‘Manager’ .

Rates a. 50. per, day up. ak

Omineca “
‘Hotel

c Ww. Dawson, eProp. |

HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURISTS | _
i; AND. COMMERCIAL ° a
ts “MEN wore,

Hazelton a

» ing into thelr own,

“ matter of taxes, hours,
: other évethead.:

, patrons. .
-[neightior’.-’ They are
and have greater buying pow er than
my 24 the seeat TSS, of, city Awellers, , oy

-{ the. total. effective income: ‘of
eh people’ ‘Is ovet? “tive | “hundred ,, million:

\gigantice river. ‘of gold , from
| ginning’ to.
-{Skeena, .

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reading notices l6c per line firat insertion. 10e per

} line eaeh aubeequent ingertion,

"DAY OF THE SMALL TOWN 1s
- DAWNING .

The day of ihe town ‘is not waning

. —it is’ dawning. . There was a time
|—and that time" not far past—when

small town: merchants, BtiLL. are so in-
clined.: It should _noti be. °

Our. small towns dare only now com
Small town mer-
chants. undoubtedly are ‘at a ~ disad-
vantage in purchasing power .nnd the
ability’ to finance. ‘They do not han-

Mt de . volume, and cannot: boast -of ‘the |,
: {city merchant’s turnover; ’

On the other hand, ithe ‘smalt town
merchant has © tremendous ndvah-.
tage over’ the elty: merchant in the
wages _ and

’ The small town merchant has an
other advantage over the ‘city | mer-
chant ‘in, his ‘close association with his
“They are his friends and
home. ‘owners

. " BUYING HOME PRODUCTS”

You hear. it discussed. ‘everywhere.
It ig-a ‘favorite ‘theme’ ” “for: political
speeches, It is w topic of | particular
nterest, to. parents. “Why are there
not more opportunties . for young men.
in British Columbia.”

Many theories are expounded ‘as to

githe.cause of this absence of openings

for. the thousands. thet’ ate ‘graduating
from: our. ‘schools and. ‘niverslty—the

riff—the. prohibitive, freight rates |’
eastwards—high - taxes—bad govern-
ment—any ‘reason n fact, 80 long as
it is one for ‘which some one else is
responsible, There is more in, this sub-
ject than appears on the surface. We
know, for instance, most of us, that
the’ per capita effective income. of the

than in any: province in’ Oanada: The
figure is’ now $886.00. If we take out

‘lour, pencil and: doa little figuring, we

discover ‘that wher this per: ‘capita: “{n-.
come is anultiplied by: the- ‘number’ of
people « in ‘the.’ “provinee, . 606, 000. - “that
“these,

dollars. If. awe. compare ‘these: figures
with’: those of: ~other : “communities: on
either, this side - ‘of the ‘international
hiowndry or-on the other ‘side,..we will
he surprised to find that ‘British’ Gol-:

J umbin, ranks very: favorably with any: |"

section on “this continent, . Why then
should there ‘not. be more’ onportunt: |.

where? —. .
We ‘wil ‘find’ ‘the | “answer - ‘to: our,
query “it: ave trace. ithe, flow’ of. _ this
its’ *be-
tts’ outlet. Like. the. mighty.
egins its: . Journey. among
ritish Columbia: You

people of. British Columbia is higher | :

tles ty our own bro ovine than alse: ae . 5
Repoits, to: ‘hand: from. the: Forest ser- 7
vice on: thie forest. fire. ‘situation . show rs

lands where it is used to!

‘Tvinee. ‘And opportunities. follow. the
-/money ‘that, we send away.”

ing.a serious effort. to. ‘sectire a British
Columbia article, ¥ we. are. helping : to

cuises to ourselves, of course. .

. We say that British’. ‘Columbia man:
ufacturers must | ‘stand. on: ‘thelr own
feet, that they: ‘must compete: in. quai-
ity and ‘price. Not. “only is: this: very
clearly undersood . by mmajufaetnrerd
in’ this: province, ‘put - many instances
can be sited where products” of ‘British.

than those made elsewhere. a

_ During the last five or six years’ Rg
{Very marked change: has’ been “noticed
‘lin the atitude of. the average “bayer.
More and ‘more consideration: is giv-
en to ‘British Columbia. prodticts:: This
changed attitude is “reflected in | ‘the
growth. of . old industries ‘and the be-
ginning of: “many *: ‘new, ones.
change in sentiment on: ‘the part of the
buyer hasbeen so marked ‘Within the
last. two years that, many ‘nianvfactur-
ers have ‘peen ‘encouraged to ‘braach.
out: into further - ‘grades than - “have
hitherto" been - niade in: the province,

- : Industrial progress -in British Colum- ‘
Jbin is definitely underway, - ys

All of this: has. been ‘prdvieht ‘about’
‘by a Tealization on the part; of the cit:
izeng’ of this province that ‘British’
Columbia Products are” at’ lerst. the
equal of . goods they enn. obtain else-
where. From Tow on: what; is requir-

ing..of ‘co-operation : between consumer:

and more opportunities enn. ‘be, erented’
for our ‘young. -Deople, bigger. payrolls
can ‘be. ‘distributed, ‘and. ‘a period: : of.
substantial. prosperity . can be, brougli¢
about . .by. each one: of -us making ‘tt
our “particular, job to insist on British,

ocedsion.

the: Buk iey ‘Yalley wad: honored: by" a

visit: “from the ' honorable, the minisier .
OF,
Apparently: he did:

uf. agvicultire. for the ‘Provines -
British, Coluinbia..
nat’ have ‘any business. “with. the fart:
ere: “or “officials, of hil epiirtnieus az
all Sav. they. ‘did not ‘see: ‘hints. Tle was

Smithers where’ ‘he ‘took: th

porant industry.

Yalley ware: quite , wmawware oe: his. ily,

titi scnie days afterward, Yor, weelis.
4 “ane aps

NESS

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ati

that: hazardous conditions. “exiat’ at ‘the

province. | Already | ‘thé | . “nuthber
fires” exceed’ ‘the: total: for: ‘the. “same

‘of it is allowed ‘ta flow into - “ther
create F
_| Wealth. thit pays no ‘taxes. in. “this pro-

‘Every | time ve inake. oO; fareign : pur: |Pe:
chase of any kind: without first. mak-| ie

increase the flow of . this: river that.
: carries with. it the ‘opportunities: we
_|aferward seek ‘at'home.,: We make ex: |,

Columbia factories: are actually of al
higher quality. but no “higher pricey

| es W. - Dawson,

ed: ig the cultivation of. a triendiy . feel- |

and . manufacturer . and. a: ‘realization ‘
of the fact. that this cooperation more :

Columbia products | on ‘every, ‘possible .

te rs ‘stisted: that some’. weiks “sayd .

THE HIGH cost or CARELESS: .

momen,‘ in’ ‘almost: . every “par of ‘the,

“Tee San des and Fountain Drinks
Fancy I Drinks of. All Flavors.

Ice Cream i in pct and supplied: ‘for. “pean,
» Patties and Dances

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