| | Telkowa Coal i is

"last Thursday afternoon. in Vancouver |

- denl of work. has been done, particul-|

. Telkwa cont is high in ‘contents valu;

it is these by-products, ‘such ag: ‘oll, tar,

’ perties means. the ‘building’ of a .ghort

. of local ‘produce.
' thing which has happened - to the in-

Q sy will be employing men and that the

" New Hazelton and sald nothing to. any:

one about his’ business. -
#UNESSELS - guessed . he. vas ‘a bridge ‘en

mentor

_NEW HAZEL ION Be

Pee ark eo

Ina Big Deal

Mond Interests +

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One of the midst important, deals in

when the Mond interests took posses-
sion of the Telkwao_ ‘coal mine owned -
by Jack and Jabe Ashman and a’ syn-
dicate composed of, G. W:., ‘Woodland,
Thos. MecClymout, ' a ‘McNeil ‘and A.
M. Manson. Along. with | the * Telkwa:
coal property is. included ‘the. Copper
River: coal area- which: ig a, much. Jar: |:
wer body of coal and ‘on* “which a ‘good |’

arly with diamond ‘/ drills. An in-
mense body of coal has been’ proven’ on
‘the Copper River field. _
_ ‘The new. owhers will very soon’
‘have men at work on the Telkwe pro-
perty testing | it ‘out and proving the
extent of the ‘coal meastres. _ Diamond
drills aré ‘to be put on- this: fall. The.

able. for. purposes other . than fuel and

ete, which the. new : owners will ex:
tract. .
The development, ob these coal pro-

line of rallway, elther out by Telkwe
ov down the * ‘Copper River to Copper
_Gity, near~ Terrace, or across’ to ‘Kit-
mat Arm. “It ‘also. means the estab-
lishment. of, “1 large payroll in the in-
“terior ‘and a local. market for ali kinds |4
It is ‘the biggest

_ terior yee
. The - Monid-jterests-are one. of; the

: ~ strongest ‘financial: . organizations” “an
_ the world, “and ‘the’, ‘corporation . oper-
ntes all over. the: world “The deal was
put through ‘by..Ai. BI. Manson, and | ‘is
only another ; evidence of the faith the
- hig money. men now, have “in the pro™
vince of. British Columbia. and. in the
stability, of .the government policies | ‘of
. this country. ‘It .is, expected” that. very
soon: the coal mensures in the interiot

force, will he increased: as rapidly, ae
dey elopment will permit.

"mu showin Pow

Last week ‘an electrical: engineer re
presenting a - pusverffll hydro | electric:
corporation visited the Hagwilget pow-
‘er site and was ‘ greatly inipressed with |
_ its porsiblalties for big: development, |
“His report-to his company. will. be most
favorable, - He spent’: several ; days in|:

vinz representing” the’ Indlan.. ‘depart-

. tviet:
_, country, ‘and the” “people: will: have. some

thing. élge” to! think about other ‘tliat
_ badges or: r selling. ‘extinct to. natives.

athe |
z W. Ayto ‘the

“ant t “Arthur
* dromty, si secretary

ARtas: Margatet Greham, for ‘years
a member of the. United | States con-
sulate in’ Princee Rupert, is to marry,

shortly, in‘ Southern California.’ The |
prospective groom: 1B a ‘broker, and is
safd tosbe blessed’ with a. good deal of | .
this wolds “goods.” About fi year ago,
Miss - ‘Graham, who...’ was. popular, in|
Prince. Rupert, ‘left: shere to. join the
American Consuls ‘staff. fa. ‘Ensenabl:

Mexico, jnst across, the border: from’
San. | Diego. . :

“The ivinie™ Government. ‘appear.
‘viendly: to the’ request that. no time be|
lost in completing . the ‘motor. highway =
from - Prince Rupert to Terrace, This ,
has been learned from the local delega-

tion, C.-H. Orme, .W. B. Fisher and: I.)
a. “Dawson,: who: recently returned from

‘ JOHN JOHNSON
John Johnson, - whose appoint:
ment to the :position of manager -
. of the Chatedu Frontenac, Quebee, .
. Now:
2 véttber 1st. Mr, J ohnson joined the
. ‘staff of the Chateau Frontenac as -

: New Provincial _

‘Telephone Co. ~
‘Being Formed

From Vane er Province. i

Believing that the only zeaistble way.
to give long distance telephone. service
to many of.the outlying. parts of. Brit-
ish Columbia is by means of rgdiotele-

of the board' of the B. ©. Telephone
Company, announces that _ plans are
under way for the formation’of a sep-
rate company. to enter the Tadiotele-
phone field. ;

“Under its charter. the British, Col-

power to go- into the’: radiotelephone
business,”: Mr.. Halse declared.’ “It. has‘
- | become obvious ‘to executives of the
company, however, that the. radiotele-
phone offerd the only practical. method

“points, and, consequently we “propose to
form 2 separate company to carry out

panied. by Saret. Service’ “motored, down.
from ‘Smithers to. Hazelton’ on ‘Tuesday. "
and - -conducted a. ‘police’ eourt case, i
being - a charge ‘against. E..
Chinaman for. having liquor: on: “inlg”
premises: ‘for ‘sale. A fine of $800.00"
was - imposed,
down .again | on Saturday for cases.
be heard in: the afternoon’ and evening:
phony, George H. Halse, chairman; of |The police: BEG: making a. real. effort to

lumbia Telephone — Company has no}

of giving: service to many. -‘gutlying -

‘}seeing a. lot of; his riding

-Some, of: the

be the: Yonkers airways |
transportation, ‘Acheme or nny other. old |
thing. “But: ‘the day’; ‘in: not far: off. now =
“Ay hen: the, waters of: the Bulkley iver. ‘
wil be. harnessed: at ‘Hagwilget’ ‘and |
. unde to. serve the: commerce, ‘of. the: dis-
That’. will, ‘be 2 big day for: this

nat
* athorites’ ‘ataited Sori the. Herald.

Victoria A complete. survey. will be ran,
once the estimates: are ‘In.. oh

~ giles ‘Shnon’ is. - "yound faced young

of Yorkshire pudding and ‘orf.o pint: of |
bitters.- Silas, : who came. ‘from, England | -
to do his bit: in the harvest fields, says
he thinks Canada is a ‘ell ‘of a place
Diifting to* Prince Rupert, he struck
a serious snag when he was canght |
trying to: burglarize the home of Con-
stable. Gilker.. Nine. months at: Okalla,
and after’ that t deportation perchance.

‘Rupert - ‘within the next j week :
and poasibily: before. ‘There. are: various
matters” to elim his- attention int: the
north, ‘one. of the’ ‘most important be-
ing the. -bridge question at New Hazel-

ton.

a Oe ‘Brady: Who: vetuitied: last week
and fron A ‘trip to Anyox and ‘Stewart
left on- : Novembeber thirteenth . for Vie-
torla to: take ‘up with, the government:
several, ‘matters 3 relative to public work
in this district. ‘Mr. Brady has. been:
‘Yately. He
toured through | the. enstern. part not:
Jong DBO, - and is” only, back. from Stews
art, Naas ‘Valey;, and: Queen’ ‘Charlotte:
Islands. oo . '
er thee’ Rupert's hydro -dectre: plant }
my, yet, ‘be sold. for a: ‘foney- -figuye,. if:
keen: compitition. nieans’ ‘anything. The |;
latest, toenter | ‘the, group ‘of ‘piddeesis
is the B. ©. electric whose agent, quiet,
ly: carry ed, quietly made a: few Anquir- |.
ies, auletly negotiated, and gee”

Reports, ‘tron. police and’ “Tndian alos!

Jemon- extrict’ ‘industry | ‘iB: “on “the » ins;
‘crease ‘instead of devrense. : Last: week
it: is. ‘atated. that ourrent, cnsses of ext:
tract “wid? * home-brew- averaged etter

\Hthan ohe-a' day, ‘and for 1 community. |)
_ }the’ ‘size’ of “Hazelton: that:-ts not

0 akon ‘the: tattle! one

fellow- whose accent makes you think | °

ey, .

partments axe to, “the effect: that’. the}

_selerk -in .1920, :and beeame assist~-
“ant manager in‘1924. | ‘He succeeds -
‘B.A. Neale; who is:appointed :to |
the Royal York Hotel, ° Toronto,

_ ARMISTICE DAY SERVICES:

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Where Was an " ‘almistice. ‘gervice in,

evening in: honor of Canadians - who
fought and'-died -in the cause. of the
Allies’ on “the fields of - France and:, of.
Flanders. - Mrs. Falconer “sang: ‘The
Recessional and Messis. Newick, Olitt
t ‘and Miss. ‘Rock

i entered”
ead “the: sériptures:‘and: Revi: Ti
Wright, Boas! delivered. an; ‘approprhite
message. He spoke: ‘of Isaiah's ‘vision

sould leain.war. no. “more, ‘and: “when

formed’ and. reforged: into: the beneficl-
rent: -iaplements of -sgeiculture: and of
peace. The: heroism. of :; the. ‘future
would he“ expressed | in: -other: ‘and su-
perlor forms, and there sould: be: scope
for Hy the: fullest’ display of: bravery and}
the - development? “of the : pest: ‘in man-
Hood” ‘ind * “Svomianheod, vho- ‘would : be
srigaged’ in: ‘the. arts of peace,;' @heré
‘was. a Jorge | and, appreciative ‘congre:

diers, some who! have ‘returned - and
are’ still: ‘suffering’ trom’ the . effects of:
the; “war.” A -Thankegiving’ : “message
‘was, also’ delivered.”

: be the Provincial: Telephone: Company,

_ {next session of the Provincial Legisla-
‘< jture. The necessary advertisements. to

the Hozelton United church: Sunday

of an. ideal civilization. when nations’

thi! ‘iaplements of war would. be- 4rans-

gution. Mr. ‘Wright. paid a. tribute _to!
‘the hetoisin. and: sacrifice of; the: sol-

-| br. anch of communication lies the solu-|:
-| thon. of our problem of: serving. suech

1D ne combination -..
radio-telephone: ‘elreut,’ a8: is now.
across, the ‘Atlantic® Ocean. By d
ae This would ” ‘mena that: men’ in. is0-
. lated jogging
eer PW auld be ‘able, to ering up”, Vancouver
ere business: men: in. ‘thelr’ own off ees, and

this work, oy:
“The name of the new eompany, ‘will

and .g: charter w: itl be sought. at. the

comply with: the. legal ‘requirements
are being published: imediately. ,

“During the past summer’ ‘I ‘visited
the. “West Coast of. Vancouver Island
for the purpose- of-studying the. quest-:
ion of ‘giving telephone service to many
industries ‘seattered | along ‘the rugged.
shore. Through ' an arrangement - with
the Dominion’ Government it has: been.

sort: to: Some ‘of ‘these: places over ‘the

graph, hours. Wehave’ furthur plans
for improving ‘ ‘tht service but atill it]
will not, take .care: of a. great: ‘number |"
of points whieelt cannot ‘he: reached: ae
wire.” oS :
“The. conditions whieh. prevail on te
Island. exist™.also®-*
const, {wheré we find, stich ‘points hs
Ocean . Falls,’ Prince © “‘Riupert : Anyox,
Stewart’ ete: Ancapable of ‘being reaghed
by. telephone ™ ‘Wires from the ‘south: ow: |:
ing to. obstacles. which would | make |,
the. “cout prohibitive. Other. examples |.

the: ‘Pence ‘River: Country.
- “The executives of th B. :C. rele- |;
phone: Company.” ‘have ‘been -watebing |;
enrefully:”. the: developement... ‘of: radio-,
telephony, ‘and ‘we. believe: that’ in: this |

_{eoumunities. as I ‘have mentioned.

| present. wited’ service so that a person,
in one: part of British Columbia: may

“and “talk: to. ‘bim.: by.

’ Lot the ‘province
wired .telephone . and |

CaS, ‘for | “instance,

Tt

possible: ‘£0. -givesteléphone service. ‘of: ae E

nt. tele aph ’ ines after’ tele-|'

are. the: “Queen. Charlotte Islands and

ae “Our ‘plan is to ‘operate. radiotele™|
‘| photic service in. conjunetion: with our ae

tbe ‘able to! “pick ‘up his. telephone Te-4 9)
" |elever, ask: for i. “party in onother part

- HAZELION POLICE COURT

Magistrate Ps “HS "Hosking, accom:

Sing,”

The - officials ‘will abe .

‘clean. up the’ ‘poot-legging’- ‘business: inv
the district, . particularily: ‘among ‘te’ -
Chinamen of Hazelton...\There was a
ense ‘against an ‘official for: ‘Shooting ,
grouse ‘out of season. A fine ‘of! $25
was ‘imposed: ns an example. to’ anyone’
else \ who refuses té obey: the game, laws

“David Pratt, ; ir: ‘returned : to his
home at. ‘Skeena ‘Crogaing. ‘Saturday
night after an absence’ of several years:
spent at Stewart and Vancouver. El
just returned ‘from a -holiday in the
south and expects to. locate In this dis:
tricct. 7

—en

The. Stewart’ electric: . plant ‘has ¢ ex:
changed hands. The new. owners are.
reported to. be a: powerful financial
group much: interested. ‘ih electricity,
and’ that has already. ecured “several
plants along the. coast. Bae

flotation “mall is being’ ‘installed, ' ;
ing. gperations are being” earrl

‘he - wand. and fn
bridge ds. Weing i:

to: ‘tie wilt B “perm nent: D

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