/ NEW HAELTON, B. ©, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1933

| Bp Sssociated Boards Trade
- Pass ¢ Many Resolutions at
Convention in Smithers

The new officers for the Associated:

} Boards of Trade for northern and cen-—
tral B.C. are—President, L. B. War-
ner, Sinithers Geo. Ogston, Vanderhoof, for the appointment of a committee to

_ /is secretary-trenasurer and J.-.W. H.

Duy is vice-president. These swith the

A president of -each meinher. board con-

| stitnte the executive,

The next con-

, Yention will be held at Yanderhoof.

Some complaint was voiced by men.
a’ hers of the convention that governmen:

ininisters and departnients did not give

’ sufficient attention to the recommenda-

tions sent.them from this body. .That
is quite possible, but there is also a
belief that a lot of the recommenda-
tions sent, forward miesht better have

sf heen dealt with by loval officers and

Aepartmeits, and a closer co-operation

‘hetyeen the representative bodies and

local members,

There was a good deal of favornble

ronment Inne in‘reeard te the ¢oul
tint P.M Dockrill has been putting on
the market sud ax “resolution Wis pass-
od urging the northern interior to. use
Bulktey Valley coal sind the Lake Kath
Jyn anthracite ‘coal generally, instead
of importing con] from the outside. It
has heen coal mining whieh has been

the one industry to keep going during

the depression, If all the ‘northern in-
terior used local eonl a great benefit
wound be derived by all people here,
Radio broadeasting came in for some
consideration, but ‘when the two mem-
lors of Parliament-.tokl of what the
yadio commission had on foot,. there

me Wasa better feeling. that some. impro-

» hnady

vement could be icoked for in the not]
(distant future. The convention desir-
ed that the Radio Commission estab-

‘lish’ a powerful broad casting station

some plaeé ajong the Canadian Nation-
al railway to serve the northern part
of the province and the Yukon terri-
tory. The technical men of the com-
‘inission ave now trying to find a sput
in British Columbia. which will serve
the whole province. M1. Hanson was
of the opinion that the Commission was
tinaking progress, My  CRarlesworth
only took charge in Jauuary and he
only got money to handle in Mareh
after the estimates had been passed.
Vanderhoof asked . for a change in
fhe system of motor Licensing which
world redree the cost to the man who
ently, used -the roads a little. and charge
ihe mun more who used the ronds a Lot
This proposnl did ‘not meet with. gener-
ab approval and was Tafa over unull
the pext day. If passed when brouw*
vii the second tine,
_ furns Lake fathered a resolution
feqnosting: proper sign and ‘direction
posts be erected on the muain highway
west of Prince Georee tov the: benefit
of atl tourists aud travellers, This
earriod.

Prince Rupert was there with its
annual utging the eontinuaned
of work ou the main highway whieh {s
ty counect that city with the great out
side, That is the road which has now
heen constructed as fur as New Hazel-
fon and partly constructed as far ng
Cedarvale.. ‘There is still a lot of work
io be, done’ to get the ‘rand through to.
Terrnee: “and. still more before it’ gets
to Prince | Rupert. “This is a: matter
the Associnted’ Bonarda : might well deal
with und fn a manner which would im-
press the governments with the impozt-
nuce of it, and With the sincerity of the
petitioner 5.

The convention ‘adopted a resolution
that when a-secretary da elected that it

“he with a view of. him, becoming ‘per-

manent, 80 Tong ns-his: work “Is: satie-:
fretory, rather than painting: a new |”

secretury every year.

A resolution. was passed providing

formulate plans for a marketing organ-
izution to put interior produce on the
Prince Rupert. market. The Farmers
Institute nre to be taken in on this
committee,

A number of other resolutions of a
more or less important nature were
iso dealt with, some asking for chan-
ves in existing acts.

On Thursday evening a very fine bar
quet was tendered the visiting del.
gates and a number of Iocal citizens
aiso were present. After everyone had
a good feed a long program of speeches
wes fot nunier way. Reference was
made to the riches of Canada in the
why of natural resources, and parti-
tomuriy to the natural resources of B.

(, Besides some of the visitors a lot
of axpiring public speakers of a more
, local character got an inning. These
! speechés were in some instances, go
joug that a visitor from the old coun-
try wos Jend to remnnrk that while B.
C. might Lave more natural resources
per square mile than any other part of
the Hritish Empire, be would back
Sinithers rgainst the world to produce
more speeches per square meal,

Avyway it was e fine banquet and
the boys had a fine time

The spenkers at the banquet includ-
ed:—Jobn A. Fraser, M.P., Cariboo:
Ti. W. Smale, Fort Fraser, - retiring
president; Robert, Baird,” inspector of
Paunicipalities, Nigtoria: ay, B. J. . Mayor;
chairman: 6f village ‘conimissioners, of:
Sinithers ; City: Commissioner W. F.
‘Alder of Prince Rupert ;. Olof Hanson.
M, P, for Skeena; J, W. H. Day, Van-
derhoof; Sam. Cocker, Vanderhoof, 1i
man everyone knows; J. O. Wilson 0:
Prince George; HE. T. Keriney of Te
race, an old timer in the interior; NI-
gel Sherwood, Terrace; Capt. . 3. 3B.
Colthurst, Terrace; A. ML Ruddy, of
Burns Luke! Rev, FE. 8. Fleming, Burns
Lake: John Dybluwven, Prince Rupert:
Patrick Bowen-Colthutst.. Cambridge.
‘Eng. and L, 1. Warner, Smithers,

=e

On Friday afternoon the husiness
session of the convention eame to uh
eud aiml the >
by cats to varlous.jkurts of the district
and particularly te the two coal mines
oneal Lake..Kathiyu and .the “other |.
woven miles out fram Telkwa. This
fenture wak greatly appreciated. The
sonutry is took! ne exceptionally good
wad the day was very hot, too hot for
tndoar work with cants, collars, ete,
Ub praverly worn, In the evening the
whole assembly gathered at Telkwa
nud to the snappy stralns of an orches-
‘va the old and the young danced to
their hearts coutent.

LOCAL GOLF NEWS AND DOINGS

On Suday Inst ry couple of tenms of
two cach from the Huzelton Golf Club
went to Smithers and: played similar
tenms there. The visitors were J, Wil-
Hamson and J. Woodall, and A. Young
and Cooper Wrinech... They played R.
Davidson and CG. Reld, and G.-Carruth-
ers and KK, Fonglitoi., In both four
ball matches. Smithety* won, In “twe
hull faursamnes:.Havelton’ was credited
With one Who and one draw. A return
mate will be pliyed at Hazelton Golf
course on Sunday, August 18 for which.
Smithers will send down three tenmas.
It was rather distressing, says thé sec-
retary of the local team, that, owing to
circuinastances Hazelton could fléld bus
two teanss, yet: in. -future this: number
will be regarded 18 “a: ‘minimum. The
mateh, midetatied: as -it- seems, is the
‘tmecedent of futtire nidtehes which wil

visitors were then taken |

| Market: Offered

To Farmers. in
Prince Rupert

of the convention of the United Boards
of Trade held in Smithers last Thurs-
day and Friday was the offer made by
City Commissioner W. J. Alder of
Prince Kupert, viz., to grant free of
rent the market building in Prince Ru-
vert te the producers of the interior.

. J. Alder has been making a big
effort since he took on his new job to

| eveate a greater confidence among the

people of Prince Rupert in their own
country, ond to induce a fuller’ feeling
among them of their personal respon-
sibility for the development of. their
own city and of the interior country at
the. buck of them. He has repeatedly
pointed out to Rupert people that they
“an make no progress without the de-
velopment of the country they are sup-
posed to serve, and that.the interior
fruit growers andl farmers cannot get
anywhere unless they have the market
in Prince Rupert, and immediately to
the north and south of that city.

‘Mr. Alder pointed out that Prince

hulk of its supplies from the south, and
he also mentioned that the interior got
great quantities of goods from the out
side that could Le supplied by Prince
Rnpert. This noticy he explained was
the most short sighted possible, as no
retnim was-ever recelved from the dol-
lurs sent out of the district, while the
money spent in the district always left
portions of it sticking around in vati-
ons places and everyone benefited.
Mz. Alder made only one condition
in connection with the rent of the mar-
ket building, and that was that the
producers put their own man in to take

Possibly the: most important feature .

Rupert has always bought the great |-

Victoria; “Angust—British Columbia's
zorernmental revenues: are. increasing
beyond’ the figures of‘ last yenr, are
well above estimates, and ‘are making
it possible for the province to balance
its budget for the first time in years.
according to the.first quarterly fina’
cial summery issved by the government
through Hon. J. W. Jones, minister of
finance, .

Mr. Jones figures for the first three
months of the fiscal year ending June
80, show that for the first time since
the depression started revenues hari.
netually grown larger. In this period,
they totalled $5,800,000, an increase o:..
$60,000 over the figure for the sann
period. lust year. But this, in Mr.
Jones opinion, is onky the beginning of
the rise. There will be further in-
creases in the mid-summer months.
The significant fact, the minister de.
clares, is that the tide has actually
turned.

Motor licenses, another goad baro-
meter of general conditions, increased
from $228,000 to $253,000, the first in-
erease in this branch noted for sever:
years.

Gane licenses yielded
Shine amount as last year ;

In the finance department the amuse.
ment tax remained at about the same
figure as last year, the tax on coal anu
coke was down_slightly and gasoline
taxation yfelded $500,000. As the gov-,
ernment estimated receipts of only two
nillion dollars from gasoline taxes,
during the whole year, and the peak
months of summer have yet to be re-

about the

charge of the marketing of the produce.
That vay wean.that.the interior peo:
ple would have te‘have ‘sonie kind. cf
an orgnnizntion to handle the produce
and keep the market ‘supplied. That
is a matter that is up to the, farmers
themselves.

Without a marketing avganization
the farming communities will’ never be
uny more prosperous than at present.
Mr. Alder has promised‘the support of
himself and all the influence he can
bring. to hear, The Associnted Boards
uf Yradé can also be of great assist-
nice in the matter. :

ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Smithers Golf Club will hold
unnual Norther British ~Columbia
Men Amateur Golf Tournament on
the 20th, of August. The tournament,
‘is open taal “vedidents® ‘of one Year: oF
over living between Prince Rupert and
Prince George and north. _ It is hoped
many outside players will be playing

ts they will find the golf course well
worth phiying over. The Bob. David-
som cup will be at stake and the pre-
sent holdre, Mr. Chas. Reid, defies any
one to take it away from him. Those
wishing to play ave requested to- send
in theit names hy August 16th to IL
G, Houghton, secretary, Smithers,

DOUGLAS LAY A VISITOR AGALN

Douglas’ Lay, district mining engin-
cer, spent a day or two at his head-
quirters in; Hazelton, after a trip in

en placer. folds... On. Thursday he left

hagain for BorketVite. to-take in ‘the big

and old fishioned..gold. Aish “t0, that.
district.” “This ‘he’ expects will be: the
Jast major gold rus he Will experience
for a long time, and he felt that there
was mitch. work: for: him ‘to do there,
On his.way east, however, be. stopped
Friday .night long enotgh at Telkwa
for the dance. “Mr. Lay thinks that a
good dance is-a fine think for anyone,
and. it he: is anywhere neat: he never

he kept “up for the rest

ailternia ting Ketween

to the MeConnell Creek and the Omine- | -

i ; two: mote,

Provincial Revenues Away.
Above the Estimates For
First Quarter This Year

| corded, the levy is regarded as being
above expectations.

The largest increase was in the in-
come tax which, for the three months,
rose from $1,906,000 to $2,150,000. As
the government estimated receipts of
about & quarter of a million dollars.
Incidentally Mr. Jones reported that
the government had completed refunds
on the one per cent tax to small income
enrners to the amount of $250,000 this
year.

The lands department taxes on wild
lund showed a slight increase and tax-
os on other land remained about the
sume as last year.

Showing improvement in the fishine
industry, fish canning licenses rove
from - $54,000 in the first quarter of -
1932 to $63,000 this year.

Timber leases and licenses are lower
than Inst year, but the improvement in
Immbering will be reflected in the re-
venues starting July 1, which already
show a handsome incrense. For the
whole year they should be far above
the 1932 figures,

Mining activities already has shown
itself in government returns.. The min
‘ing industry returned twice as much
revenue in the first quarter of this
year as in the same period last year.
Mr. Jones said. Further increases are
expected during the rest of the year.

’*All this,” said Mr. Jones, “is very
satisfactory, but we must continuc
rigid economy in all departments to
make ends meet. This we are doing
‘and intend te continue doing.”

Best Ball Gate“
Played Sunday
‘For the Season

The best baseball game that has so
tar been played in the northern interior
lenvue this summer w ay the one played
gn Bu inlay afternoon between Hazel-
ton and New Hazelton on the former's
xrounds, ‘She feature of the game was
the snappy playing at.all quarters and
the few erréys made.. The final score
was faur to two in favor of New Haz-
clton. bnt at no time was the game
srt.

New Hazelton went to bat first and
scored one run, which could easily have
‘heen -in¢reased: by several. ‘Were “it not

Hazelton was playing their men in the |
regular: positions with the. exception of
“the battery. The! old battery, (Bert
Spooner and Al. Bally ‘played short
and second: Hall had a lot of work to
do and he played the best game thit.
he ever did sinte he played with New
Hazelton. ‘O fa couple of dozen balls
that. exame to him he Was only credited
with*one error. | .

' The game at Smithers on Sunday lre-
tween Smithers seniors and the Snappy
Nines was e victory for the younger
hoys with a score of 9 to 5. The old

‘fellows must have been away off their

game because four of the Snappy Nines
rerulnr players have gone on a long
moter trip which will keep them away
all month and perhaps Jonger,. With
the two leading teams. both winnin:

for some snappy! playing by the Hozel-
ton infield. Hazelton did not get a
score until the fourth inning when a
slip in judgment’ an the part of the
eatcher allowed’ two runs: Hank
threw: the ball to first when a man was
on first and second. . Both had taken
quite a lend off and Hank wanted to
catch: one and hold the other on his
hase, but the man on second went to
third und finally the-man on first got
to second, and they were both scored
before three men-Avere out. But that
Wis the only time Hazelton scored, ev-
en though they: got men on second and
third severnl' times. The hoyg were all
playing too tight.a game for ary seri-
ous flukes *

Louis Parent pitched for the New
Hazelton team and, Hank Spooner wag
behind the’ ‘hat? Th the. fifth inning
Pnrent pltched. four balls-fer three’ men
“Out, and n0 ‘one got to first. He re-
peated that once or twice after. He
did not fan so. many batters, but the
boys in the field were ail on thelr toes
and the, outfield picked off a bunch of
flies. Johnson at centre got under a
lot of fies,

New Hazelton scored in the first, an
other one in the 4th and in the, 8th got
That was ‘all-the ‘georing:.
There. ‘Were several. double plays, and |.

for first place and Hazelton and the
Smithers seniors still tied for the eng
position.

ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW IN HAZ-
ELTON, AUGUST 24th

Committees Looking ‘After Different
Departments—Day of Entertain-
ment—Danee at Night _

fms

At a meeting of the executive of the
Flower Show Committee held in Huz-
elion Tuesday evening it was decided
to hold. the annual: show. this: year sv.
usual. - For a tine there was some lit.
tle doubt if the thing could be: ‘handled
Butiswhan'the people. got. ‘together: the «
wad no troublé in getting the work wn.”
der ‘way. There will bea display Oto:
flowers in Kitanmax ‘Halt on This. °.
day, August 24th, it‘ the afternoon, AS
committee ‘of ladies Will serve refresh-

ments at the show. There will be a

program of races for the children and:
arrangements are being made ‘for a ball
game between Hazelton: and: some ‘out:

side team. At night there will be the.

-regular dance, "Fuller particulars will

be‘ glyen next> week’ after the: eqmimiit-

mnie, The Spectators zot

‘tees have: 2 -got the details worked out...

+o ertmescivntbition’ om Simday,: snd. News og

“the standing: of the’ ‘teams isthe same. *:
‘New Hazelton and Snappy Nines tie