ui 9 With which ?.s incorporated "The- Huntingdon Star" Vol. XIV., 'No, 13. 4BB0TS'FGftD. B, C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1917 <B^^^tt>_8 $1.00 per Year HILL'S ST Vol. I. Our " -vul Mid-Suim*������Qi BtiiL. 15 Days Sale of Seasonable ^ At Greatly Reduced Prices Ladies' Vests, Regular 25?, Sale Price, 2 lor 35������ Ladies' Vests, Regular 35^, Sale Price, each . . 25tf Ladies' Blouses, Regular $1.25 Cor ��������� v %H Ladies' Blouses, Regular $1.50' for $1.20 Ladies' Blouses, Regular $2.00 for $1.65 25 Pieces Valenciennes and Cotton Torckqn Laces 6 yards for 25^ Misilk Crochet Cotton, 3 Balls for 2o������ DRESS GINGHAMS, New Ginghams just to hand are 18$!.' During August will sell llieni all at old price pr yd. 15^ RUBBER FOOTWEAR, Boys' Lace Athletic $1.25 for $1-10 Ladies' Tennis Slioes$1.50 for v $1.3fj Other lines of Summer Footwear at reduced Prices. .English Breakfast Coffee, per tin %H Krinkle Korn Flakes, per package -....- 10������ Sun-Maid Raisins, Fresh Seeded, 2 packages 25^ L. C. Crown Soap, 6 Bars for 25������ (Limit 2 packages to a Customer) GROCERY SPECIALS��������� Snow Shoe,Brand Salmon y2's, per tin 10������ Pacific Milk, 2 Tins for 25������ High Grade Flour "Our Best" Brand, a sack $3.20 MMHlinWMIIHIMlMIBMBIIIIIIIilllllllllTlin'i' '!'������������������'���������"-'"-'-������������������-'-""���������-'-"" NO PREPARATIONS FOR : ��������� PRODUCTION IN CANADA Id Britain They Began Last January To Prepare For Next Year's Crop ^rziTPi PROGRESSIVE METHODS ARE REQUIRED New Minister Needed at Once���������Clifford Sii'lon Best Man in Sight���������More Urgent Problem Than Conservation At The Present Moment Canada has boasted that she is the bread basket of- the Empire. Yet in the hour of need she lias failed���������failed miserably ���������to play her self-established part. The Mother country has asked for bread and she has been given a gold-brick, says the Financial Post. Canada with her millions, of acres of fertile lands, awaiting only the developing activity of her people, has failed to increase her acreage. She has failed the Empire, she has failed her Allies and she has failed herself, for never was there a better opportunity to serve the world; to earn fancy profits; to create private and national wealth to help reduce taxation than there was in the increase of agricultural production, with practically the whole world waiting to pay the price. But while the war lasts and the demand for food stuffs continues there is little to be gained in regrets. The needs of the Allies in 1918 promise to be even greater than they were during 1917. In England, they began in January and are preparing ���������3,000.000 additional acres. There they have a capable executive as Minister of Agriculture. In Canada, we are doing nothing nationally. Our Minister of Agriculture has proved a failure. He is the victim of a system that fills Cabinet positions with successful politicians, instead of with successful executives. He is such a superior type of man personally, that it pains us to bo compelled to draw attention to his weakness as an administrator. But the situation is urgent. The grain is needed. The revenue is needed. We want, and can get, 5,000,000 more acres under cultivation this autumn for the 1918 crops. A new Minister of Agriculture must be got at once. The Premier must not wait for a reorganized Government. The country will support him in any good (Continued on Page Four) ' PERSONALS . Commemoration services were lelcl iu Hie Alexandria hull last Sunday evening the aniversary of (.lie three years war. Rev. Mr.' Kerr of Now Westminster gave an excellent address. Rev. Mr. . Rowe of Sardis also spoke as did Rev. Mr. Camp- ���������boll.' The liall was' well filled. The collections were given to the Red Cross Fund. A number' of Huntingdon people were over to church on Sunday evening last. , The Swiss Bell Ringers gave a concert in the Alexandria Hall on Thursday last week the programme being a splendid one and the hall well filled. Mr. Browni formerly of the Royal Bank of Abbbtsford was in Abbots- ford last week. Mr. Firlotte was iu Vancouver last week. Mrs. McClenegan has returned from Bellingha'm so.me what improved from her short stay there. Word has been received that Pte. Walker Wallace is seriously wound- el. ��������� Miss Selraa Nelson is visiting in Victoria this week.���������; ' Mrs. Nixon is improving nicely in the Vancouver .hospital. ,< Rev. Mr. and Mrs/Rowe have -'.one 'back to Sardis afteivtheir holidays in Abbotsford for the last three weeks. . Mr. Dan Smith, was a visitor to Vancouver last Saturday. Mr. George Zeigler was a visitor to the coast on Wednesday. Mr. Alanson was at the lake last week fishing. Mr. Reuben Thornton and Mr. Tom McClenegan are out at Sumas lake camping and catching fish. BIRTH���������To Mr. and Mrs. Mclnnis on Saturday, August 4th a daughter. BIRTH���������To Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Rucker, a son. BIRTH���������To Mr. and Mrs. James Emery, a sou. Mrs. Manclers little girl aged three years fell and cut her face bally on a tin can, COMPETITIONS FOR BOYS AND GffiLS Throgh the action of the Minister of Agriculture, the Honorable Martin Burrell, arrangements have been made to have the Canadian Bankers Association co-operate with the Department of Agriculture in providing a liberal sum of money to be offered in prizes for calves and pigs exhibited by boys or girls under 17 years of ago, at county or township fairs. These competitions are known as the Canadian Bankers' Competitions" and are linked up with the activities of the Live Stock Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture. Tliey represent ah effort to increase interest in lives tock. and constitute a' part of the active campaign for more and better stock inaugurated and carried on by the Honorable Mr. Burrell through his Department. The generous -suport accorled to the movement by the Canadian Bankers' Association, affords a practical demonstration of the attitude of the banks towards the live stock industry, and the active participation of the Association in this campaign is bound to strengthen and create general interest in farm live stock. Canadian Bankers' Competitions will be held at a large number of shows this year, and the boys and girls should lose no time in finding out all about them. The calves and pigs must be fed at least six weeks by the boys and girls who exhibit them, so that it is very important to act promptly in securing a copy of the rules and other information. Full information regarding the competitions can be obtained from the Manager of any Bank in the locality where a fall fair is held. 8 IR. RICHARD PASSES AWAY British Columbia's Most Gifted Son Passes Away in London ���������Funeral May Be At Government's .. Expense ���������Notable Career. Mr. Duncan A. Hamilton secretary of the Automobile Association of B. C, with headquarters at Hotel Van- ( couver, and Mr. Harris of the Motor-' ist paid the district a visit coming the north shore road and returning by the south���������taking in the whole of the All Red 'Route. Victoria, Aug. 7.���������The announcement of the death in London of Sir Richard McBride.. agent-general, came yesterday as a great shock to the capital city where for years he had resided, represented it in the legislature and through his noted career in the provincial political arena brought honor upon it. Immediately the cable from Hon. J. H. Turner, acting agent general, telling of Sir Richard McBride's death was received by Hon. Dr. Maclean, provincial . secretary, an informal meeting of the three ministers of the cabinet now in the city, Hon. Dr. Maclean, lion. John Hart and Hon. J. W. DeB. Far- ris, was held. -It-was'decided to instruct Hon. Mr. Turner to take charge of the funeral arrangements in London on behalf of the government. Lady McBride and family leave London immediately and will bring back the bod}'. It is expected that a public funeral at the expense of the province will be held. It is known* that Sir Richard, in the later days of his illness, expressed the desire that in the event of his death his body should be" brought back and interred a- lonsgide that of his father at New Westminster. Many have been the expressions of regret from our public men at the death of Sir. Richard McBride. Mr. Bowser, a lifelong friend says: "The death of Sir Richard, who served his native province so faithfully and long, will be universally regretted." Mr. Bowrser stated that while the serious condition of the health of Sir Richard was known, it had been the sincere hope of his friends that he would have returned to British Columbia and here recover his health. It was their hope that the change would have helped Sir Richard, and at least that he would have been spared to spend some years in the province for which he labored so faithfully, and where he possessed a host of friends and admirers. "Our friendship has been one of years' standing," said Mr. Bowser. "We first met in 1887 when as boys we entered the Dalhousie law school; then we established a friendship which has continued throughout. When I came west to Vancouver in 1891 Sir Richard was then studying law in New Westminster. In 1903 I ran as one of his candidates in Vancouver, when he first became premier and declared for party lines. Ever since'I'was associated with him in the legislature until his retirement in December, 1915, when he became agent-general of the province at London. For nine years I had the honor to serve in his cabinet as attorney general. "In the death of Sir Richard McBride, British Columbia loses her most distinguished son, a man of most liberal disposition, big-hearted to a degree, and ��������� one whose name will rank at the very top in the development of the province, a- work that will undoubtedly be more appreciated in the future than perhaps it has been in the past. "In him British Columbia developed an empire-builder of outstanding ability, and it is to be more deeply regretted that "he should have passed away at so early a period in life, when, had he maintained his health he would undoubtedly have made his mark in the broader Imperial sphere for which hiss talents so eminently fitted him. "In his death British Columbia suffers a loss that t will be keenly felt. I am sure ���������' that at this time political feelings will be forgotten, that British Columbia, irrespective of political faith, will deeply-regret the death of one whose heart and effort'was directed to the welfare of the province." -��������� ��������� Mr. Bowser feelingly referred to the hope often expressed by Sir Richard that he would, in his position as agent-general, be in a position to still further advance the interests of the province. Ho also referred to. his good work among the men from > British Columbia on active service, .who ever, found, in. him,a f.riend.and _ counsellor, and many of v/honi he assisted in numberless ways. "Whenever a man needed a helping hand he was one of nature's noblemen," declared the leador of the opposition, "large-heartod) kind, and tempering' all his business and social relations with courtesy and refinement. Notable Career of Sir Richard Richard McBride was born In the city of New Westminster on December 15, 1870, the son of. the late Arthur H. McBride, formorly warden of the Peniteniary. He was educated in the public schools and high school of New Westminster, and at Dalhousie University, Halifax, from which he graduatted in 1890, with the L. L. B. degree. Two other New Westminster men went with him to Dalhousie, His Honor Judge How- ay and Mr. R. L. Reid, K. C. " Returning to New Westminster he entered the law firm of Corbould &. Mc- Coll, but later formed a partnership with Mr. W. J. Whiteside. During the few years that he practised law, he was regarded as a man possessing marked ability, particularly in criminal cases, but it was not long before he plunged into the maelstrom of political life. In the Dominion general election of 1896, he was aiding the campaign of the Conservative candidate, Mr. Atkinson, against Mr. Justice Morrison, when Mr. Atkinson got cold feet and withdrew. The nomination was offered him, and he willingly jumped into the breach, but despite his undoubted popularity he went down to defeat with his party. Two years later he was again in the field, this time as a candidate for Dewdney, in the provincial election, and this time successfully. Re-elected in 1900, he was appointed minister of mines in the Dunsmuir administrat- . .���������. ion, but he resigned the portfolio in September 1903, because he could not see eye to eye with his leader, who had formed a coalition with Mr. Joseph Martin and Mr. J. C. Brown, naming the latter, who had been minister of finance in the previous administration, provincial -secretary. From then until called upon to form a government in June. 19 03, he ���������as an effective leader of the opposition through the balance of the Dunsmuir regime and that of Col. Prior. Until this time, provincial politics in British Columbia knew, nothing of (Continued on Last Page) o ' m fill!] ABHOl'SlFOKD: POST, ABBOTSFORD, ti. o. ^a:i������i ai������m .,,'j.m. PiibLidhed'-.Ev������r.y: Friday by rJEhe I*ost Bublisliiaig Corn puny weekly J'oupaui dov������teal to the iato-r.esta of Airt>otai'ord and district Ad-vertisiiiitf rates made known on ' application Our Sliiu.boieth���������JVeitli������r i'ur ������*or agin' tho Goveruuiout J. A. BATES, . - _ Editor and Proprietor .FRIDAY, AUCiUS T10, 1.917 With a hip, hip, hurrah for Sir Wilfrid, we .are told that the Western Liberals look to the old leader to carry them to victory at the forthcoming election in November. The delegates appear to be a different bunch of men than ��������� the delegates to the Abbotsford <��������� Liberal convention held last month. Some there expressed doubt that Sir Wilfrid would be the leader of the Liberals, in the next parliament. All did not appear to have the same confidence in Laurier as the Vancouver Sun says the delegates to the Winnipeg convention have. And there is this difference, the delegates to the Abbotsford convention were men and women for the most part whose one idea was 'to, win the. war' and for the time being leave politics aside if necessary. The win the war was the one theme of that convention,���������many of them have a son or sons at the front. They are a great deal more interested in the war than in politics. Can the same be said of Wade of the Sun and his followers? Has Barrow or Munro gone to the convention to support Wade in boosting for Laurier? If ever there was. a time in the.history of Canada, when politics should be laid to one side and leaders chosen whose sole aim will be win the war not political gain, it is now. Win the war. should be the one important business of Canada today, not politics. There surely are men in Canada���������born leaders���������who can be^ chosen- to form a government, who would be: satisfactory to both sides and who would step down and out after the war is settled,, thus not giving either side any political gain in the after-the-war election,when politics can be.taken up again. GALLEY THREE .... SHUr>T THE SUN BY TBLBPH A Mam Who Made Good "Let me tell'you of a man 1 know who has made good. Ke works. Personally 1 think lie works too hard and long, for he is doomed to ah early death. He has had several breakdowns, and one day he won't get up our, of bed.' "But his store is a live place. Things are busy there. This man advertises���������doesn't use big spaces, but you can see even in his modest 6 inches x 2 cols, advertisement that there is pulsing life in his store. "This man is always planned ahead. He can tell you weeks in advance just what he'll/ be pushing hard. He has to buy much of his stock weeks and months in advance. But when that stock arrives the program for- getting rid of it fast is all complete. When 1 knew him first he was a clerk in a general store.. The departments he worked in included groceries, boots, crockery, wall paper. That young fellow was of Irish extraction��������� energetic, keen-witted, ambitious, soft-spoken, pleasant. His boss was smooth, and a master merchant. "One day. this young fellow and another started in business for themselves, There were no delusions. They knew that they had'to work,and they did work.. "The world loves workers; and people like to shop in busy- stores. These young fellows succeeded. application of excess-profits tax and settlement of Government's attitude toward price fixation. And these are inter-dependent.. Business captains expect to pay big excess profits taxes. But they do ask how is it possible to collect i?70'0,000- 000 to'$1,000,000,000 in excess profits taxes and follow a policy of rigid price fixation. Business leaders contend that. Government officials have not yet awakened to the fact that this ,is a 'national war,- not a party war; that patriotic efforts of business, men have been for the country, not because of any particular love for the Administration. It is because of failure of Government leaders to grasp fundamentals of industrial situation that many industrial captains are doing little or nothing. They are unwilling to expend Stockholders money for expansion unless it is clear they arc to be allowed a fair profit, and a fair profit for L9L7 is measured in terms,that in 191.2 would have seemed fabulous It is realized that things in Washington are in as fate of considerable chaos. Small men arc attempting t" handle too big jobs. All this was expected, and would be endured with cheerfulness could the economic slat- f.us of business during war be determined along broad and ronstnicl- ive lines. ' , ��������� ��������� This .energizing power of the .war should be a powerful stimulus to busi ness. , It should make the raising of vast sums for war purposes easy. But' if the administration'-is ' not to kill the goose that might lay the golden egg( it must break through its miasmatic fog of theory and suspicion before long-. Business men are anxious to co-operate, but cannot, go the entire way.���������Financial Post. Man's life and well being are like a free. The roof of the free is agriculture, and manufactures and commerce the branches. ' Injure the root and the free dies. Upon agriclture the whole industrial fabric, the whole structure of the state, rests.���������Confucius. If is better to go io bed with the chickomrtlHwi with the owls. It is much easier to save money by caring for the farming fools than to !i;ini money to replace those that go lo pieccti from neglect. "I low's business, old in.il. ing an.vlhing lately. ' YoM, an assignment.' man? Boon i4^y/g^3c^*|[^ '��������� tttmzi ������������������ ���������..������������* i a ^ PRO BELGICA SOUVENIR NUMBER w 9. These are the men we the: people of Canada want today. No election run and won on political lines can possibly form a government at Ottawa that will formulate a win the war policy that will meet with the approval of men and women who have sons and relatives at the front fighting'. There are three parties in Canada at the present time. > The Liberals and the Conservatives- and the win the war party. The next election will return candidates of all parties and no one of these three will be able to form a policy that will meet with the approval of. a majority of the people. We might be able to do without both Borden and Sir Wilfrid and yet win the war. A delegation went from the western prairies to instruct Laurier as to his policy in the South African war. Surely the ideas of the west and the English-speaking population of Canada have not changed since then? Can picked delegates to a Winnipeg convention fromulate a-l policy that will blind the Liberals of Western Liberals to their duty at the present day? We hope not. W ehave received ,a copy of the I Souvenir-Number of Pro Belgica,published on the occasion of the Na-I i ional Day of Belgium. This num-l her of sixten pages is well illustra-l .'ed with pictures of Belgium andj contains interesting articles on the [ martyred country. Among the striking illustrations are pictures of tnv Kings Leopold I, Leopold II. and .Egbert of Cardinal Mercier, and of several buildings of Belgium. This interesting issue will greatly help the Begian Day, the paper being sent to all subscribers to.a work supported by' the Belgian authorities and the proceeds being transmitted to Europe by M. Gooiy General Consul for Belgium. This number contains notice on these works. Subscription lists are open in Pro Belgica the authorized mouthpiece of the Belgian Relief- Work, for the benefit of works registered-in accord- i ance with the 'War Charities Act" Remember the sufferings of Belgian '���������.hildhood. All gifts can be sent to Prof, A. J. De Bray, editor of Pro Belgica, 32 Sussex Avenue, Montreal, and the list wil be published as receipt. Regular number of Pro Belgica will be sent on request. For the first time in many years the hay on Matsqui is about all in on August 1. ie Witness Stand. A little flaw in his statements ruins the evidence of the witness. It may be a slight exaggeration," but the opposing lawyer seizes it and uses it to impress upon the jury that this witness is hot reliable. The Advertiser to-day is on the witness stand. If he makes mis-statements he is judged accordingly and his entire advertising is mistrusted. Wide-awake business men realize this. They tell the truth in their advertisements; not because they are better than they used to be; but because they have learned that it pays. The advertising columns to-day contain real, dependable information that will save money for you if you follow them intelligently.. issmmmss^B&&������$ MHflifflHH! COPYRIGHTED S72raS333������K������K������5H55rai5S! ]lmnffffH8t . SEICLE SYNDICATE. /OSS \n nn F T E* 3= President, Hope Alanson Secretary, N. Hill of Abbotsford, B. C. Meeting Held First Monday of Each Month Write the secretary regarding manufacturing sites with unexcelled shipping facilities and cheap power or information regarding the farm and fruit lands of U\ t-he district, and industries already established. jj) WAR PROMTS NEEDED TO MEET WAR TAXES Price-Fixing Kaises Complications Which Are Holding Industry In Check. In the death of Sir Richard McBride the province of British Columbia loses her most distinguished son, who in gaining- honors brought honor to his native province, to which he was always true. His political career since the time he was first elected in Dewdney will make a bright page In the history of our province. Best opinion of Wall Street is that the country is near parting of the ways so faras business prospects during the war are concerned. Wall Street is not in the doldrums, or sulking, but so far as it measures the country's business leadership, it feels that Uvithin a lew months the question of whether war is to be conducted with abounding prosperity as a back log to support excess profits taxes and provide funds for relief work, will be settled. The two main factors holding back the enthusiasm of industrial leaders are determination to exact size and See me now about that Insurance I have a large andjsplendid supply of Raspberry Canes for sale at^low prices. Finest quality. C^^wctJ Abbotsford ^s m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [I V *HB ABBOTSS'ORt) POST, AfiBOTSPORD, B. & lim^i ^ uuisn I S ] p <1 J 11 ���������*UAJP*PJlAAAJt iwwwnsfiwwKKowsfi '*3 mmmm m������JW3KnB53WliSW?l istric lS to one e rreeaom mpire an d h m senclin 41. J li The following are the names: W. A. Ferguson, killed. H. E. Lloyd, killed. J. McDonald, killed. H. R. Gray, killed. E. O. Coliinson, killed. A. Ames, killed. J. F. Green, killed. Chas. Wooler, (Killed) A. Witcliell (Killed) M. Mallalue (Killed) R. Hughes (Killed) H.' Green (Killed) 0. Kidwell, killed. John Gillen, (Killed) Sergt. C. T. McPhee (K'l'd) Geo. Knox, died, pneumonia. A. J. Munro, (Prisoner) L. Trethewey, (Gassed) Wra. Morgan (Invalided) ' S. McPhee (Wounded) D. Campbell, (Wounded) Albert Davenport (Wound'd) F. Brown, invalided. A. G. Adams. E. Anderton. J. Aitken. Stanley Attwood H. Arnold. F. Beale. Steve Beebe G. Bayes. Hilliard Boyd. Ed Barrett. J. Bousfield. W. Bowman. A. A. F. Callan. D. Campbell J. I-I. Campbell sW. Campbell. Tom Campbell. E. Chamberlain. E. A. Chapman. Alex. Chisholm Fred Colbourne M. W. Copeland. T. Davis. T. Donnelly. J. Downie. A. C. Dudden. Paul Dutase Andy Elhvood. Wm. Evans Norman Evans Geo. Fadden A. A. Fermodr.' A. A.' Fermor S. Finch. A. F. Flummerfelt J. Fraser, Ernest Gazley. Clarence Gazley. D. Geddes. E. B. de la Giroday -Robert Gillen G. N. Gillett. H. Gordon. G. Gough, H. Green H. Grimley. __;.-.__,_ J. Hands. j . G. E. Hayes. .... A. Healey. -.$���������_ A. Hicks. ���������;��������� O. Hicks. 7 Robt. Higginson Matt Higginson. , A. Hill-Tout. s Charles Hill-Tout Willie Hill-Tout R. Hughes. .; T. M. Hutton C. Hulton-Harrop. V. Hulton-Harrop. K. Huggard. 11. Johnston. J. Kirkbride. S. Knott Fred Knox. . Henry Knox. W. Laird. Geo. E. Leary ; Roy Mains T. Maws on. Frank McCallum J. McCormack. Kenneth McGilivray. Stewart McGillivray. H. McKinnon Wm. Mclntyre .P. D. McLagan ' Matt Nelson. Jack Parton Peter Pearson. A. Pegram. T. Perks. R. Peters. Major B. Pottiriger S. Ramsay... John Rhodes M. Rhodes. Geo. Sharp. Robt. Sim. H. Skipworth. J. L. Sansom John Sinclair. R. Smart. T. Smeeton. B. W. Suthern. A. Teng. W. W. Thaw L. Trethewey. T. Usher. Walker Wallace Gordon Walters Harold Walters Thos. Walters J. Wrelch. A. Williams. J. 0. Williams. Percy Wilson. Frank Wooler Manlius Zeigler we, who are ie roing to contribute anadian ratnotie rund, as our snare e saermce oi verseas Service. iave or en lve a monthly subscription. '^^m^^^M^mmmmw^ww^^^^^^^^^ %m^&M^fww^������wmmwiM. THE ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFO.RD, B. C. n ������ iu 'tjULLLULlC ,���������������^������..������*-_'���������**���������'""������'��������� '" u I *r?g aeaaessaggaBamvag BUY YOUR 1 ^e BACOim, riA SALT FISH, ETC. From J. G. COPPING, the Pioneer Butcher AHUOTSl'OKD, IS. ���������. . AND SAVE MONEY __^ OTzyw ra# sew #F TELEPHONE The telephone stands for comfort the whole year through but never is the pleasure of turning to it greater than in the" hot days of summer. Shopping, visiting or business need never be postponed���������the telephone will do it for you. Forget the heat! Use the telephone! money. Thatli e is a rich man. .Made millions in real^ estate and elsewhere. This is prejudice, not reason. And this is a time when common sense should prevail. His source of wealth indicates great vision, a confidence in the future of Canada. His success as an administrator shows great capacity to- do things and get things done. The two things, we most need in our public men. Suppose we figure-his dollars and cents value to Canada, as Director of Immigration. Put it on a commission basis. Take only his last year in office. . That year his efforts brought us 402,432 settlers. A settler is said to be worth $100U. Therefore, in one year only he increased, by his efforts, the wealth of the country, $400,000,000. That-result alone should, cause the noisiest demagogue, in self interest, to shout for, not j for it (he beauty spot or the Pacific aeainst bringing such a valuable man back into public life. slope. tibiun&L, uiiufa Ufa o He has taken a number ol! pictures iincl is willing- to give any intending visitor!; to that Park'any information he can. ' FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1917 A most pleasant holiday .could he spent going from here, taking five days, two to go, two to come and one day there. ��������� From now until the middle of-September is a good time. In going from Tacoma to the Parle there is a climb of about 0,500 feet on easy grade. Paradise Valley, a pari of the park is even grandei^ says- Mr. Turner,'than the Rockies or the Selkirks. and he has seen all. It is one beautiful picture of (lowers, trees shrubbery and glaciers. J-I'c claims VE'S WEEKLY MARKET LETTER F-Ieavy shipments all week/ mostly so ripe that they could not be reshipped to' country points, but had to be used in Calgary and used quickly,which made it necessary to make a popular price. Towards the end of the week they began to show mold and were considerably packed. While, we held to to $2.50 we had to reduce to $2 on many sales to have the retailers keep them. And some had to be sold with the least possible delivery. So made our sales run about half at the one price and half at the other. ' The market is still hungry as people will use a lot at what they think is a fairly low price. picatanf a word to sav init the roads after May should be good until the rainy season starts in. - In th;u stac some $G,000,0'00 have been appropriated to fix up '.lie ,roadsj which should put them in good condition. There is much-good scenery along the road, says Mr. Turner, but the most enjoyable, and one which no one should miss is flic Kaiuier National l';irl< 70 miles from Tacoma. The vindictive chap never lias as much fun as the fellow who can smile and forget it.- Sn-t MOHAKP JUtrttmiH1: PANSKN AWAY (Continued Wrom I'age One) . lines. Richard McBride I'n'ff None better than Royal Household . ALBERT LEE, Grocer and BaKer No Preparations For Increased Production in 1917 (Continued from Page One) appointment he will make. There is not a day to be lost. Let it not be said next summer that we have again failed, m our national and world duty, by procrastination. The Minister of Agriculture need not be a trained agriculturist In Ontario we find that Hon. Mr. Hearst as director of agriculture, has done more in the short time he has held the office than the well-intentioned, but helpless political minister at Ottawa during his term. SIR CLIFFORD'S CASH VALUE TO CANADA We have to thank Providence for Sir Clifford Sifton. On several occasions we have used him as an example of what cppable man could do as a Cabinet Minister. We showed that as Minister of Interior, he organized, personally directed, and carried out the greatest immigration campaign in our history; and that our immigration fell, off when he retired. On Feb- uary 20, 1915,'THE POST showed that, in 1896, when Sir Clifford Sifton came in, our immigration, had dwindled to 16,- 836 In 1897 we had, under him, the first increase in five years. It grew steadily until 1912, when we had 402,432. When he retired, it began to decline. Sir Clifford has enjoyed a well-earned leisure ever since. Now the demands of the country has led him to, once more, devote his great ability to the public service���������usually a thankless job. He is primarily aiding in organizing in support of the conscription of fighting men. Undoubtedly, he will accompany this, with a conscription, of other big men like himself, for a reorganized Cabinet���������a Cabinet of the best brains in the country���������not a union or coalition Cabinet of professional politicians. The National Department that needs the ablest man in the country today is Agriculture. It needs Clifford Sifton. We submit his name to the Prime Minister. The one thing urged against Sir Clifford ist hat he made ROAD BULLETIN There is a great diversity of opinion as to which is the best road ac the present time between here and New Westminster���������the north or the south side of the river. - This week the editor of this paper travelled over both and he thinks the north side takes the cake for having more good road and more bad road than the south side of the river; but the south side of the road is about of an even kind of road���������that is medium���������none of it first-class and none of it real bad. Between here and Abbotsford the road is good but there has been so much gravel put on at different parts of the Yale road that none of it can be caled pleasant motoring. The north side of the road as far as Haney is real good and the best of time can be made on it, but from Haney to Mission is a disgrace to any community in these days when the question of good roads is so much in demand. That Silverdale Hill is a pippin with its crushed rock at the upper part of the hill. Great credit is due to the man who looks after the road between the ferry and Abbotsford as he understands his business and without doubt that is the best part of the round trip. From Haney to Mission City looks as if the government did not give a continental whether any person ever travelled ovor it or not or any person lived along the road. By next spring it will be a complete wreck if something is not done. With the new surtax there should be abundant opportunity to spend a little on this road. > Such a country road gives the district through which it passes one of the blackest eyes that it is possible to give any district. That part of the district gave the Dewdney member a good majority last election and the present state,of the road shows just how much he appreciates it. party lines. K.icnarci mn>niu: ihm. | introduced the system of party gov-, eminent to this province. Called up-J on in June :i0():J,:by Sir Henri Join de Lotbiniero, lieutenant-governor. u> form a,new government., he announced that ho would stand or fall as a| ���������Conservative, and. the contest that followed was fought on strict, party'; lines. Emerging victorious, though, with but a narrow margin, .he held- the reigns of office as Premier of British Columbia until .1910, being returned to power in 1507, 19 0 9 and 1912 by ever-increasing majorities; until at last the House was all but' denuded of an opposition. It was in these years and under his able leadership that British Columbia experienced its greatest era of expansion in every direction. In 1912 he wasi made a. Knight Commander of the' Order of St. Michael and St. George, being invested with the insignia at Victoria, in October, by H. R. II. the Duke of Connaught, then governor- general. Resigning the premiership in 1915 to take over the post of a- gent-general for British Columbia, he discharged the duties of that office until a few months ago, when ill- health forced him to relinquish the post. oiu<:e;ox as i'oktt,ani> railroad CO .CJHANT LANDS 1 Til hi to siiuie revealed in United' State;.; by Act of Congress dated June i), JJUU. Two million throe hundred thousand Acres to be oponed for homesteads and sale. Timber and' Agricultural lands. Containing some of I he best laud loft in the United States. Now is flic opportune lime. Large Map showing lauds by sections and description of noil climate rainfall, elevations, etc. Post paid one dollar. Grant Lands Locating Co. Box G'1.0. Portland, Or- ejran. . ' F1^.5^(nMlM.ifii!MMMIMiw������������lKlIP' K I j* K M X . H. JONES Funeral Director Furnisher of Funeral Supplies Phone Connection. Mission City g^^^a|������jitaM|Hj5p[^a|npiiHWiKl5nHW LIVERY, AUTO and FEED STABLES I). EMERY, Proprietor. TEAMING and DRAYING WOOD and COAL For Sale Orders Promptly Tilled Auto For Hire. Give us a. call and you will ��������� be used right every time. ABBOTSFORD, B. C. ABBOTSFORD, B. C Strictly first-class in every respect. The bar is steeked with the best of wines, liquor and cigars, RATES, $1.50 TO $2.0O PER DAY A.J, HENDERSON & SONS PROPRIETORS A PLEASANT AUTO TRIP Mr. Roy Turner, who recently returned to Mission City from Los Ang- elos, has a good word to say of the road and scenery between here and that city. He came per Ford auto- moiiile .in ten days���������a distance of 1750 miles (which includes 100 miles around Los Angelos). The car which is a new one came over the road without a puncture or a cent's worth of repairs This is the second trip north over the road, he having come last year. He says the roads in the state of California are excellent���������almost as good is paved. In Oregon he ha.? no', us utanz Farmers' and Travelers trade solicited. ��������� Newly Furnished Thoroughly Modern M- MURPHY, PROPRIETOR HUNTINGDON, B C. :n ��������� i BtwuiMuiMiiiwHWiiwuunTiiinirnrmMM
- Library Home /
- Search Collections /
- Open Collections /
- Browse Collections /
- BC Historical Newspapers /
- The Abbotsford Post
Open Collections
BC Historical Newspapers

Featured Collection
BC Historical Newspapers
The Abbotsford Post 1917-08-10
jpg
Page Metadata
Item Metadata
Title | The Abbotsford Post |
Publisher | Abbotsford, B.C. : J.A. Bates |
Date Issued | 1917-08-10 |
Description | The Abbotsford Post was published in Abbotsford, in the Fraser Valley region of southwestern British Columbia. The Post was published and edited by John Alexander Bates, and it was the first paper targeted specifically at the Abbotsford area. The paper has since been bought and sold a number of times, and continues to be published to this day under the title of the Abbotsford News. |
Geographic Location |
Abbotsford (B.C.) |
Genre |
Newspapers |
Type |
Text |
FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1910-1924 Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Abbotsford_Post_1917_08_10 |
Collection |
BC Historical Newspapers |
Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2011-10-05 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 409b67c4-f07e-40bb-8520-b121cbc96af9 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0168490 |
Latitude | 49.052222 |
Longitude | -122.329167 |
AggregatedSourceRepository | CONTENTdm |
Download
- Media
- xabpost-1.0168490.pdf
- Metadata
- JSON: xabpost-1.0168490.json
- JSON-LD: xabpost-1.0168490-ld.json
- RDF/XML (Pretty): xabpost-1.0168490-rdf.xml
- RDF/JSON: xabpost-1.0168490-rdf.json
- Turtle: xabpost-1.0168490-turtle.txt
- N-Triples: xabpost-1.0168490-rdf-ntriples.txt
- Original Record: xabpost-1.0168490-source.json
- Full Text
- xabpost-1.0168490-fulltext.txt
- Citation
- xabpost-1.0168490.ris
Full Text
Cite
Citation Scheme:
Usage Statistics
Share
Embed
Customize your widget with the following options, then copy and paste the code below into the HTML
of your page to embed this item in your website.
<div id="ubcOpenCollectionsWidgetDisplay">
<script id="ubcOpenCollectionsWidget"
src="{[{embed.src}]}"
data-item="{[{embed.item}]}"
data-collection="{[{embed.collection}]}"
data-metadata="{[{embed.showMetadata}]}"
data-width="{[{embed.width}]}"
data-media="{[{embed.selectedMedia}]}"
async >
</script>
</div>

https://iiif.library.ubc.ca/presentation/cdm.xabpost.1-0168490/manifest