; “year.
-t in. dividenda: by. this. company 80,

‘Vor. VE, NO: 19 7

. HAZELTON, B.: C5 SATUR!

DAY, JANUARY 6,-1917

—n

‘PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

DIVIDENDS: NEAR HOUBLE

' Mines of Province ‘Pay Larger
- Profits Than Ever
Before Sys

_ British ‘Columbia - mines Jast

year paid more dividends: than}
ever before, -In.both metallifer-|-

ous mines and coal’ ‘properties| ’
1916 was a banner ryear, Indivi-

‘dual dividends‘ have been larger |

and the aggregate also has swell-
ed. “While millions ‘have been |:
paid out as: profits, it. must be
remembered. that millions more
have been taken out’ in - profits
which -have been returned in the}:
way of improvements ‘and the
wise development. of - properties
looking to- days when. prices for
metals may not be so high..

- Granby. Consolidated, Mining, |.
Smelting & Power:Co: Jeads ‘with
a distribution of $1,049,896, mak-
ing the total dividend ‘appropria-
tions of. the company to the,end
of 1916 $7, 148, 056, or nearly: 50
per cent. onthe ‘issued capital
_ stock. of the.company.. ‘The year’s
dividends exceed. previous years!

> by $876,480, 0.

* ‘Phe next largest dividend pay-
‘ ér_is Consolidated «Mining and
: Smelting: Co, ‘of Canada, Limited,

. - operating Trail emelter and. mines.
- at Rossland, : “besides. silversleads ip

iene 150. vy oh .
This | rings the. total

- date’ to 93,1 158, 660. io

; Standard Silver’ Lend continued
"ts. distributions, ‘making, $600,-
i 09, equal. t6 30 per cent on the}:
: capital of the. company, and bring-

: ing the total’ dividends. paid by | ‘-

* this company ‘to. $2,450,000, : or

* $122) per | cent, on the capital of |

the company,. distributed. Avithin
a perjod ‘pf. four Years, . ve
‘The Hédléy’ Gold’ Mining. Go."
‘paid 20 per cent. absorbing $240, -
* 000. Thecomipany as distributed
_ in dividends ‘to date. $2,063, 520,
+ Rambler Cariboo paid $70,000.
' “‘Phis- brings the. total:dividends
distributed by this mine ‘to $400,- :
~ 000.
Other: ‘metal inines distributing
_ dividends ‘vere::. Mother: Lode,’
~ Sheep: Creek, $135, 000; Surf, Inlet
Gold Mines, $137,890. 7
‘The only coal mining ‘company
to declare dividends was Crow's
- Nest, Coal, distributiag $372, 766
. for the year, a-grand: total. of
$2,129,898 to date. +“
The total dividends. forthe past! -

' year amount. to °$8,466,592, “asl

" against $1,857,315 forthe previous
_ year, ~ Thisis an. increase of

: $1, 590, 1%6, ‘so.that thedividends:

fron: mines have: ‘nearly doubled.

‘The: total. dividends: paid “by
. thegs companies to date and most-|-
‘iy ‘within’ the” past: -five years; |-

amount to. $17,718,024,. ona total]

- capitalization ‘of "$82, 14,986, so

that .thore- is no. mare, profitable

: invesatm

The
enumerated tan be 6 pinced ‘pagely
_ at about $65,000,000...

nt than. minings:

“The mines-ot: the; provines fave

“paid: $80,000,000 in: ‘dividends to
| date, and haveore reverves’
Ed amounting to $600,000,

jer fighting yet,

asets of the ‘conipantes |

Landon: A tnost esireful study
of economic conditions. in Ger:
many reveals beyond doubt that

the peace offer-was prompted hy
atarvation chiefly.

This view is
based on statements of individual
neutrals. concerning, impressions
gained on visits to. - Germany.
While peace talk is flying’ back

and forth; the belligerent: groups

are girding” themselves for great-
” Man-power and
fighting tuckle are being piled up
mountain highback of the Somme.

-. Discussing: efforts of neutrals
to Abing. about peace, the Post

says. iti 18 ‘an “international: melo-

drama, i in- which. the. neutrals are
driven by fear to do the work: of

Premier Radoslavotf of Bulgar

“villain; and’ ‘aay te is Teoh lowe x ash
ne (0 humanity... a eo
‘Berlin’- makes the surprising eae eta
3° ‘adinission * “that, many. welllthy |,
i {Germans  ’ ‘are’ “concealing: ‘their
money, . presumably” against the
eventuality of German defeat... -.

=H VERY ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
| NEU TRAL VISITORS SAY ENEM Y Is STAR VING.-
_ GREAT PREPARA TIONS ON SOMME FRONT|

ia says: “Balgaria has won the
game ‘and can afford to signa

peace Lreaty, satisfactory to all,”

Outside official: circles. the’ op

inion STOW, “that. ‘peace ig much |

nearer, . Tt, is the general belief
that the British blockade: has: ‘al-
most ended “ ‘the capacity’ of the

‘central powers for resistance and}.
that peace will soon arrive, either.

as the resul€: of ‘decisive’ battles
or: by the. surrender. of Germany
through starvation. te
‘The admiralty anriounees ‘an-
other pase of callous. disregard of
the. fives of. non- -combatants in
the ‘torpedoing of. the -North
Wales, proceeding! i in. ballast from
Hull to Canada. ‘omel bodies were},

10- endorsed Wilson’ 8 action and ap-

tation. from a Viénnaipaper ask-
ing the government, io discover if

the Entente wes ready for peace
negotiations: after evacuation by
the Teutons i in the west. - if 80,
it was: declared, ‘the evacuation
should be made.immediately..

Artillery was active on
the Verdun front, in the vicinity
of Douaumont and Vaux. Else-
where, the night passed quietly.

“\Paris:”

Belgian patrols are active east
of Pervyse. During the night
there was fighting in the direction
of ‘Ramscapelle and. Dixmude. .

General. Haig: now ‘commands
two million soldiers.

London: Government control
of corn, wheat and flour was an-
nounced today, « . o

* The. Greek rgovernient,. “supe

ix{Boxting, Constaptiiehas relegt :

: eertaiit. Clauses of the. Allies’
| mands, for: reparation: ‘for, attacke

‘jon Entente: troops. ao

"Washington! The senate has

proved. the: ‘peace move, without
éndorsing the terms. of the note.

MINING SHOWS A. _
. NOTABLE INCREASE |

7S

‘In the last year ‘there has been |-

b} gratifying increase in, the’

amount ‘of, mining. ‘business : ‘in

'|Omineca,. district, as: "shawn , iby {

the records of the mining, ‘record: | .

er’s.office at Hazelton. The num-
ber of free miners’s certificates

issued was 719,an increase of ig:

mineral claims’ recorded, 722, ‘an
‘}inereasé of: 256; certificates © of
work issued, 187, an increase. ‘Of

95; Crown: gratis ° of “mineral |.

claims, .17,an increase, of 10;.bills]."
of. sale and’ other ‘documents’ of
‘| title, :238,- an: increase. of - 8;
Placer’ claims and léases ‘number. |:
ed 18, a decrease of 1,but. there
are pending 11 applications for|:
placer . leages, against 2 a year
ago.

VA Costume Carnival

“Hazelton Athletic Association
‘announces a’ fancy: dress carnival |;
on Jan. 19, weather permitting.
‘There “will be: ‘Special priges: ‘for.
costumes. .: Further. information
wil be given later. of

was sank i in the ‘Mediterranean;

Of those aboard, 150 are, ‘missing.

‘Berlin, has snot’ ‘replied: to the].
‘American ‘note asking what: pins |
ishment had ‘been: inflicted | on the

submarina captain who . attacked:

‘the: Sussex.” Tk, ja assorted that

roved

the. commander

been Yewarded for: the, dead...

| ‘the Club rooms yesterday,

In: question:: has

Vital Statistica, 1916 |

‘Tn, Hazelton’ registry - disteiet| vs

there. were tecorded during the
year. (exclusive of Indians) 49}.
births, 1. ‘martiages: and 2adeaths.

- Postoffice: Receipts.
“During 1916 - the.‘ receipts “at
Hazelton postofice: totalled $98, »
870.74. “inluding” ‘stamp - sales,
$3, 534, TA money. orders, $23,226,
and postal notes, : “$2, 110,.

MANSON MEETS: wo
“BUSINESS. MEN

For the purpose of discussing |
various questions, of importanee |"
fo-thé’ mining- ‘and. egricultural
‘industries,.a joint meeting of the
Board of Trade: eouneil: and Prog-
ress Club’ ‘executive was held. in
AM.

‘Manson, provincial: ‘member ‘for

“|Omineca, attended at the invita-|

tion of the two organizations, and
the..: ‘conférence “which. ‘yeaulted
‘was: ‘of ahighly profitable char-
acter, the: member. getting at firat
Tiand the opinions of. the bugingss

i dustrial.’ and|_

2. | geonomic: ‘problema; and-in return,
London: The. franaport Ivernié.

informing. them: of: the .varlous
development ‘plang whieh are be:
ing considered. by: the. new. gov
ernment,: ,

se Meador gboand | |

ed:eonfidence «ivi - the «future of}*
Omineta‘and: ‘dodlated his willing: |,
mesa. to’ urther ail effort td ad-
‘vance the” develepment : of.thal,

Ulbtriet, and promote, its: prosper-

; HAZELTON'S: FUR.

TRADE cnownis

The trade i in’ Furs. ‘has been a
factor, in Hazelton’s prosperity {i
for-many years, and itis: gratify-
ing to note that the amount paid
to tr ‘appers - in 1916 was larger
than: for: Some years, ‘Exact, fig-
ures show’™.that local merchants

urchased ‘raw fur to the value
of $21, 711.25. ‘To this amount

‘| must be added the value of skins

bouglit’ by outside fur - ‘buyers|
who-make Hazelton their stamp-|-
ing ‘ground. ‘ During ‘the. year

nearly a score of buyers visited
the town, ‘and it is considered
probable» that.” theix purchases
from Indians, and trappers were
sufficient to bring Hazelton's total
fur r trade. up to at: least, $30, 000:

" Hospital Concert vor ae

‘The annual concert '-in, “aid of|

Hazelton Hogpital will beheld on
Feb, 20. --.‘‘Mrs. “Tefnple! a Tale-
gram’” will be ‘presented: by the
Hazelton Dramatic Society. |

S ‘Christiania: |
legations, ‘and: Norwegian fishing}:
vessels supplying: fish to-England |i
are } exerhipt from the'Britigh pro-
hibiton: of ‘exportation in of oat to

“Only: tho British |.

aly Hoe Chicago,

A-YEAR’S CONTRIBUTIONS

Hazelton’sPatriotieSubscriptions
For 1916-Were Over |
-$7500.00 -—_.

While Hazelton hasan unusual-
ly large proportion of its popula"
tion on active service, the ‘people
of the’ town and’ district. are’

| showing -that those remaining at

home are worthy of their gallant
representatives at the front, and
during 1916 the contributions to
various funds were generous in
amount, . The total for all funds

-|was over ‘$7000, while local sub-

scriptions to the war loans were
For ‘the- Canadian. . Patriotic
Fund Government Agent Hosking, us
who is district treasurer, reports. -
contributions of $4002.67. from,
Hazelton and district, in addition”. -
to $550.00 from Telkwa.and dis-

trict, $395.75 from Smithers and.

district, and $315.50. from New
Hazelton and. district.

During the year the noble work.
of the Canadian Red Cross has
been given. splendid © support:
Treasurer. Little, of ‘Hazelton |
Branch, reports remittances, to
headquarters; of $1134, 33, in ad-
‘dition to $516. 3t given to- ‘the -
British Red Cross. . Cash. on hand -
is $205: 48," while” expenses “haves
been Jess than’$20,..- The ‘branch
paid $276: ‘42: for ‘materials, ‘from. .
which ‘the. ladies- made . 12, 500

‘}surgical dressings, ° 160 ‘pairs : ‘of

socks’ and 15 suits of } pajamas.
The Soldiers’ “Aid and: Employ-_
ment Committee, which supplies —
tobaeco anjl- other comforts tothe |
boys ‘in the trenches, and assists
them to.’re-establish themselves
in. civil life when they, return
home; has sent hundreds of par-
cels to soldiers from this district,
in ‘addition to- large numbers of
newspapers, magazines and hooks,
Contributions to ‘thia cause,.in-
cluding a handsome . sum from |
the: Women's Auxiliary, ‘were
$810.70, . with. expenditures . of

$547.22, leaving Treasurer’ Allen

with: a small balance in ‘addition —
to the Committee’ 8 rederve fund:
of $250.: -

‘The Overseas tobacco fund has
not ‘been -neglected, ‘local’: pub-.
scriptions. during: the. “year age
grepating $119.65, ey

~Contributions-to the: funds: for
Belgian’ reliéf-arid for the benefit.
of ‘prisoners of: ‘war, collected by .
the Union| “Bank ° ‘and Assessor.

$100. Ns

“In addition to ‘éohteibutions to
local ‘funds, ° “the: Hospital . ataf
sent $257. 19:to:the ; Prisonérs.:of

Runa,

seni
to France of the: 1600: miles. ‘ok:
railway. to be sipplied hy Canada, .

“There ‘is: an ‘epidemic, of cr
AS ‘hold-up, decurs
yi Bix ‘houre, a murder

ce

she carry. ‘éoal: hee nn Nome ‘and le -an

Yate:

| Welch; have : amounted to over. a

War: ‘Fund, Nod ‘Canadian, Hos-.- _
"| pital, ‘and, ‘the: Ovetacas ‘Tobacco a