���������2--������ </.# % *EK m������U ifl<tqyi ������ ^CUL' 4lW*~������ul(M'41* itVav y ������t^t>-. THIS ABBorSFO.ltD POST, ABBOTStfORD, ii C I ���������rVjifn-i *-���������!' ��������� -'j������������aJi*J������ioJ''**���������J*****^; i i-f ������������������ r'nViTi f��������� nhtTi i iinn���������iMiiyiiioMHt jarwiM<iiiffa>"|ii~fiH<MamBMj ���������EKfiP *> <u-������i*- 'is* ������������������^l������^3, ������er* cs- ������r.*������* I Appreciating' your Business and hoping,that the pleasant relations ��������� now existing between us will continue, We wish you . much happiness and prosperity for-the New Year. WHITE & CARMIGHAEL Abbotsford, B.C. i J.E.PARTON ;l E. C. ;Phone 41. Farmers' Phone 1909 ��������� .S7/7/ (in in <j SI mint { Having bought big .slock j .of new designs in Wallpaper rraviipirey3.-..;^ff^YTM.',y'T*Vr^TT^"^-,CT-^^ for coming- spring-. I am fulling prices on-.slock in haiul- lo make, room for' new goods. Also havf) some paim nl. a 'low price. ��������� ��������� AjmoTSwrnn,, it.. c ��������� Have you not oftentimes wondered what was the matter with your car thai you and she did not get along as well"as yoii used to do. Then when every thing was wrong you have wondered what it would cost to make it go right. OUR ADVICE is bring all your car {roubles lo us, we have Wright here, and your car, no matter what make or break it may be; no matter what model or what year, we will make it go right to your satisfaction. Yoii are keeping lo the right when vou come to us. Our government says "Keep'lo lhe right after January 1st. 1922;" we. say do the;right thing by-thahcar of yours, .and do it now. We also say to you "Merry Xmas and Prosperous New Year." t Don't forget our Specialties: LATHE-WORK, ACETYLENE-.-WELDING AND CUTTING , OVERHAULING and RE-CHARGING OF BATTERIES ELECTRIC MOTORS INSTALLED AND RE-WOUND We guarantee ail our work lo be Satisfactory, ������ ���������A. E.'HUMPHREY (T/ili: Til y lor & Jlumiilinw) B. C. Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer Hduni (i Hurt Bloclt, .Chilli\v,-i(jk- Bux -l!i!J, eilllilJWACK . an BARRISTERS and; solicitqrs LAW OFFICE OI'RN' 12VI0KV I/IUD.W Attiuvrfwoun, it, c. . Wishing you' ' . The Season's Greetings , and assuring you of keen appreciation of your good will and patronage. 5ERT LEE, Baker' and Grocer' fWa*vrTr^r������vt-/rT,,������*a3nnir*,rT3B������iy������^������i*ffMT\TT'tiizj������atiai^ ���������..'. asn ^^^^^'���������^'^^^ Place your order now for COAL A I. present prices . ,, ' ;\i merry koui> ./. W .COTTRELL . COAl; AN J) TJIAXSW'M-. Iluilding .Materi-sis, iLiine, I'la.-ffcr, Conic Jit; PRICES RIGHT A T. N. T. Explosive of great strength, safety and freedom from noxious fumes No Headaches Take, advantage offhe Government refund of $2'.f>0, up to ten rases of powder, and blow your slumps. ' Insurance of all kinds NOTARY PUBLIC��������� Marriage Licences Issued mOAL KSTATl!i----iNo!itf.v 1������ JiOiui on tiood Farm Mortgages cCallum Abbotsford i\- imri-nriMi^f mi-rfcf-r������-T-rn> mn f"���������"*���������* ��������� ,���������...������������������������ ABBOTSFORD *% tea iw ������ Abbofsf ord Garage & Machine Shop Limited ~ Phone, B. C. 7 ABBOTSFORD B. C. Farmers 1918 HWi ���������vmvi iifiiTgiiWIMtlttll F. V. HUNTINGDON wi, Rr8 S ���������*������ fo fray Iss������rSis%a������.Esi : First Saturday in Each Month al 1 i). in". ALAN NLBROffOVSK Auctioneer Of. McPliee's Stable P. 0. Box 94 CALLED HOME AT RIPE OLD AGE (From t'riiscr Valley Kt*c������:'il) AFTER JAM. 1st.. and pay cash for lhe rest of the"year for your groceries. YOU WILL BE SAFE ��������� , and finish the year with cash to spare, and a satisfied customer of ffBffl*? CASH UttOCRK ABBOTSFORD, B. C The funeral of the la'te Mr. ASSOCIATION ABBOTSFORD AND HUNTINGDON HUNTINGDON BRANCH Phones: B. C. I4f���������; Farmers 1312 .We sell Flour, Cereals, Butter, eggs. We sell Poultry Feeds, Mill Feeds,' Hay, Salt. Head Office Hunlinadon, JB. C. G eorge Wharton, City, who died on of Mi: non Sun (lav ev- I ABBOTSFORD BRANCH Phones: B. C. 27; "Farmers 1908 ening last, took place from the Qo-'n ft- Ocli 11 m family residence to All Church, thence to the Hatzic; cemetery yesterday (Wcrlnos-^ day) afternoon. followed by friends and relatives. of Port Coquillam; Mr. T. Wharton, of Port. Coquiilam iand Mi- George Wharton, of PARTY OP ENGINEERS REACHES WEST AFRICA The first party of engineers which went from British' Columbia to take charge of harhor and railway construction work how being carried out in West Africa on behalf of Lhe Imperial Government by Major-General J. W. Stewart, 0. B., S. C. m! C.', of Vancouver, has arrived on the .scene of operations.- , A eable to the Stewart officer here announces that C. It. Chrysdale, A. I!. Graham, Angus Stewart and Major John Retallaclc, all well known here, have arrived safely in Africa, Major Retallaclc is not connected with the Stewart enterprise, but has gone out to take up an appointment under the colonial office. A second large party of engineers will leave London shortly after the N.ey Year. With this there will be two or three British Columbia men and many other Canadians. The Stewart forces haye not been recruited from this province alone, but from other parts of Canada, and in pari from: the Old Country as well. Word received at the local offices is to th,e effect that the preliminary work is proceeding very well, and that actual .construction will bo in swing'very shortly. Before the harbor work could be undertaken it was necessary to lay out a townsite, and set up a modern village for the white workers. Construction - of the ritil- The late Mr. Wharton was; the pioneer of pioneers in,this part of the Fraser Valley, coih- ilie C. P. R., who makes his residence in the upper country. ;The bereaved famiy have the .sympathy of all in this lime of I sorrow. ! The funeral service held in |tiie church and at the grave- thirty-eighty ing here about years ago, and talcing up aj homestead. Later he left i'orp' New Westminster, where fo side was in charge of the ven erable vicar of Ail Saints, Uev. W. Weatherdon. FiTy pallbearers were Messrs. he followed his I, that of a blacksmith, al- llVIlllar> manj' years trade, that or a uiacksmitii. al-I ways making his headquarters .���������here. Later he had his place of i Fred. Hughes, J. J3owycr. J. 13. ways can not. proceed very until the harbor hand. rapidly I business on the . KlUgi'lt ���������mid T. Wren. Among the floral were: Wreath, Mi Wm. Taylor, tributes and Mrs. G. RULE OFT1IK KO.Ui :->,-��������� \viij. hi<: i:xcii%voioi) JANIAKV PIlfST.NKA'T Commencing a I. (J o'clock on Sunday .morning, January 1 noxt,, 'the rule of: the road in this district will be changed to bring ���������<- into conformity with the remainder t of the province and the North American continent generally. ������������������;. On that day' alL vehio^r .traffic will observe the directioii^tp" KEEP TO THK^JTjSgHIT The change will requi-l'^^ipre Uian usual care, especially ^.n th:������j part of motorists, though l.liei^is'ji'o' reason for misapprehension ffl1' df'i'(%\s wil give due consideratioJ.;''.to 'the^egula- The new regulatiqg^' provWfe that any vehicle going in$jj|������ie same^direc- tion.as others it wil^ass.tol^e left. i?: ���������'"'*: V'. .... .. .."Vs -- - ������������������i-i'Y Ogle and faniily; Mr. and J. 15. Millar; Family AI same property; t work is well in acj his residence here, lor many! v# yeai-s. Mr. Wliarinn. who had; . ., , ,��������� .. , enjoyed good health until a;.W^afh, rani.Iy, Ma and Chdd- short time ago. was one of (lie ! [Ci}]: Theliua T. ifali pioneer days with tiie preent (-ar,-s- who fine old-liniers of Valley Who linked he I'Yasor (he real na; L. Gould and Wharlon; Mr. and Airs. and a, number without' men who carry on quietly, making friends of new-comers, and passing along to them a word of encouragemen t. Mr. Wharton had many real friends who will miss his kindly and sympathetic words, in the years to come. Mr. Wharton was in his Sftt.h year and besides his widow lie leaves a grown-up family: Mrs. Ward,''of Seattle; Mrs. T. Hall. u.ji(i'jj n.-\xi>M!>," >;avs Mi:, iu>;(, OTTAWA, Dec. '2!).���������Charging ���������that M.r. ?.loigl'.cn's last act as Prime .Minister was one or usurpation, like ���������his first, M.r. MacKcny.ie Kinji- yesterday issued the. following i'ulniin- fit ion: ,-lf it be true, as -the ���������press reports of this 'morning indicate, that Mr. Meighen, in order fo provide himself with a seat in thn House of (/ominous, ban appointed Mr. Cas- selinan, th������ member-elect for Granville.'lo m |io:-.ilitni in I lie Depart ment of Soldiers' Civil Re-establiah- ment, thereby creating a vacancy' in the House of Commons, and has caused writs fo be issued for a-:by- election in that constituency on,January 26,1 can only say that at the morn en I. such a violation of constitutional procedure can scarcely fail to bring the severest censure upon Mr. Meighen���������a censure which the party he leads must Also share, if it countenances such an act! ".lust whether this high-handea course on Mr. Meighen's part can "be defended on ��������� technical or legal grounds remains to be seen. That it is morally indefensible f do not hesitate to say. One thing is certain, the Canadian public will not . fail to recognize, nor Canadian political history fail to record, that Mr. Mei- glion's last act as prime minister, like his first, was one of usurpation. When it is recalled that Mr. Meighen owes his personal defeat and the defeat of his administration in considerable measure to his' ..previous usurpation of office, his attempt to regain'a seal, in the House of 'Commons by. a'like method of procedure amounts to open defiance of the very expressed verdict of the Canadian people. ',..;��������������������������� "I resent very strongly the statement which appears in the inspired despatch, published in the prea:j to the effect that there is reason to believe that what has. been done was not without my knowledge. I had no intimation whatever that any act of the kind was contemplated, let alone perpetrated; If I had [ should never have countenanced it for a moment. Keep to the Right on January 1 at 6 a. m������ fer; ..VI ���������I ��������� ������������������'fi ><M <���������'��������������� *.T.*- wMiWBwaBi MlWIWBBW ;-;i n ( mS^Ssammmamisi aauamilttmm������mmni'Li!iimm\i>mmi-iiaajMt!mna ���������V' M 1 iu ait ������.^������"f|w? 1 ii i/IU'it-MK*"??^',-, "i''.'..'*41i'������������������^'':v->������H... i.. With which is incorporated "The Huntingdon Star" .- (. Vol. XXIIL,'No. 6 ABBOTSFORD, B, C. FRIDAY; DECEMBER 30, 1921. _ , lj������..!...������������������ ���������_'_. . __ $1.00 per Year t>������$ . V Last skssion of m'atsq.u.i. council CAlUN'iOT US SWOHN . IN OS 'lill'ltSDAV ' MATRQUI.^Doo.;,^.!.���������-The Mulsqui Coitncil met .for the last session in 1921, ut the, reeve's office- in Abbotsford, on Saturday "last, (o'wi'nd up the business of the your. A Happy, Christmassy fooling was engendered at oneebv a letler from th������'Children's Aid Society of Vancouver, addressed to Conn, Morrison. The superintendent was full of grnl- itiiiie for the produce collected in the municipality and sent lo I ho orphanage. l'Yirly-elghl rtacks of vofi- Alable'fl, two rtaclcs and nine boxes of apples had been shipped by lh������ Li. C. ti. it., and the object of lhe lei t or Was to convey !hanks to all who had ! lirtiidled the donations. . The s'uperin- >. tenuent was anxious to contradict ino I rumor that the children's home was ' a government institution or under (government support. ' The onTv help ! ; ���������, i ��������� . 'v * '- '. j received -that way was an allowance i of $2, per-'month per child for ���������iliilcl- }[i;bn coming iiom outside the pro-1 Succeeded later by' Dr. ICing"! Provin- i\ Premier-. Minister A->f External .���������Mii- anOfi'and President of the Council-- Mackoii'/iio King, Ontario. I'Mnanee���������W. S. Kidding. Nova Keotin. ��������� ��������� s Marino��������� ICriinsl Lapoiiile, Quebec, , I'oatinasler-Ounonil���������Charles Mur phy, Ontario. '��������� - - Juslice���������Sir l.omor Cloitiu. Quebec. llulhvayfi���������\V. (!. Kennedy, Ontario. ' ;. : V . MiliUa"imd Naval Service���������George l\ Grahaui, Onlario. Interior���������Charles Stewart, Alher- I a ��������� Health and Soldiers' I'to-e-p.tabl.sh- ment���������.-Dr. Belaud, Quebec. Trade and Crnninereu���������.l. A. Kobh, Quebec. Agi'ioullui'o������������������ W. It. Mother .veil, Saskatchewan. Labor���������-.Limes Murdoclc, Ontario. Stale���������A. H. Copp, . New l'.runs- wick. Solicitor-General���������D. D. M'cKonzie Nova Scotia. Customs���������Jacques' Bureau, Que: bee. - Public Works���������Senator Bostock, Criiish Columbia (temporary), to be Official Returii'p Of Fraser y alley ^C'antesI ���������s> or The -official election-;-;-ret urns the Fraser. Valley , constituency, as given out. by : Return in*:;' Officer fi. Cnwloy, give Mr. ioigin'-'Mtinro'a iiin- jority of 5li> votes'. ������������������A't'p'liU of 8.339 ballots \yere citst,.1 4,:i07 for Mr. iVIunro and '1,092 'i'or Mrf,'Staooy. The following are'th'e details: ''Mfunro Sta.'cey . yince. For the running of the instill tiitibii the society was dependent en- ,;tirely on voluntary subscriptions of '-nioney and of produce' .such' as the 5 Residents' 'of this district had for-' ��������� ^iifaed.'.^rid much gratitude was ex- p'fe'saed . in the communication. ��������� Mrs. Olyman also'expressed'thanks i'io the. council, stating that she'was OPEN-skat von :>rn. mkk;rkn OTTAWA,"Dec. 28.--Political-- ev- '"W. in.ie?ce"ipt������o't'a-,niother^pev.ision>-ents. oJ'rt!ie(..daycare ^-iiKlJcativ.e.-that, ��������� the lit. Hon". Arthur Meighen, pres- The recent flood ;h-ad spread .considerable damage about- the municipality. Mail carriers reported fallen cial'Minister of Public Works of British Columbia. Without portfolio���������T. A. Low, Ontario; Senator Dandurand, Quebec; John Ewgii Sinclair, Prince Edward ���������Island. ent prime minister, plans to remain in public life. Following a meeting ���������of the cabinet yesterday afternoon, trees across the roads and there were [ writs were issued for a by-election in Grenville County, Out., January 2ti, land slides and .washouts. One of two slides on,the Straiton Road is I thought by" Miv Wm. Harrison to be \ clue to negligence by the municipality ' and he has notified' Conn. Penson ' "thai he considers the council/responsible for the damage done by the keily creek. i Ori Marshe's Hill there is a "huge obstruction over which the ranohers [\ have" to stagger with their loaded fimillc cans. Coun. Morrison is notify-' \\ing the C. N. P.. through the clerk, {hit he niust make temporary use of |? an eight-foot strip of their right of h Way for a distance of (!0 feet, until |-he can make the road passable, by removing the slide. Barr Bros, apparently did not heed the notice of the clerk 'the vacancy having occurred owing to S. C. Casselman. Conservative member-elect, accepting a salaried office under the crown. The said office is a fifty-dollar-a-month clerkship in the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment, which 'it-is not expected that "Mr. Casselman -who is a practising barrister in Prescott, Ont., will long retain. When nominations are received \ for (lie division on January 12, the 'intention, it is stated, is to nominate Mr. Meighen in the Conservative interest, with a view to his leading the Conservative opposition next session. Had a member-elect resigned to open a constituency, Mr. Meighen would not. be able lo fake his seat at the Abbotsford >:T2 08 Afchelitz - :.' :.}I0G. Aberdeon, ..'.��������� -..,..' y'3(! - Albion .������������������;...:.. -:..:; 3". Agassisj Li...'.; ::.!...-.:..,���������:.:,V-<> . Burnulfiam ' ���������.'.'.';../.������ 02; Ghoain -:.~.- :..-...:..'.-.;..-..".-i.'l 27.' Chilliwack" .lV..: :.:....f.c,l'i Claybtinr .-.'.:.' : -....'.'>. |-.>- Columbia; Valley : 12' .Deroche .���������..,...>!������;( Dewdney .148 Durieu i .< ^30- ��������� East Chilliwack-' .....''."-,85 Fairfield .Island ; 82" Huntingdon .��������� J....'.'-;i35 Hatxic ...\ ."........':;'2 2 - Harrison 'Hot Springs '..;.', 21o Harrison, Mills ,. .;..'.' 47."' Hope '. '...IT.'i- '60 loco .-.'j 7;3' Jessica .'.: -.'.'....\\'lQ Floods '.'...,...'..., !...'.^"lC . Lake Buntzen ;..'.<' 10 . Marsh's' Landing ':..* 'll~ Matsqui -. .( .'.'...'! 12.V . Mt. Lehman North '.:'......_;S5" ... M.t. Lehman South ..'..- '3 5;-, Maillardyille :..'.::.....20-Or;) JVIapie" Ridge- ..;.!;.^���������> 3%7 '- MissionVCity '......'..;...". 1.^.2S7, . Ni c'ojrueji iSch o/jl ..'S>^J:C..'Jkt~^ Parson's . Hill ." '..'..'."..":.'-v "-iS," Peardonyille .'..." 5*0 Pitt Lake 5 Pitt Meadows 7 6 Port Coquitlam ....��������� 177 Port Hammond ��������� 98 Port Haney 113 Port Moody loG Popkum .- 2 6 Rosedale! ,.2 0 6 Ruskin ; , 34 Ruby C-ieek S Sardis ..; 182 Sumas Mountain 22 Silverdaie 3 0 Stave Falls ��������� If. Steelhead 12 Sunnyside 20 St. Elmo , 28 tipper Pitt Lake 5 Webster's Corner 2 0 Whonock ..., '2 9 .Waleach 5 Yarrow' , :")9 Yennado'n 8 i ���������>. opening session.' Should lie be elect-1 yaje ed in Gionviile. however, he would ��������� f)radner' 6 be able to take his seat at the opening and participate in the debate on forbidding 1 thG atlc|rc".ss in reply to lhe -Speech | IMttUUCI ..~ O I) Tipper Sumas -.. 33 Hope Advance Poll 2 * them'to use big trucks in hauling j f,.om ||10 Throne. 'Shingle bolts from Mission to Mats-: , ��������� 267 ' 108 12 4 3 13 6, ' 42 - - '4 f. 'at; 4 . 7?- 0' 5(1 ��������� 6 4, 3 0 12Sr ' ���������-A1 ���������;->12 124 12 '" 20 75 70 12 JO ' 32 12 4.1 ,G6 ��������� 1 f)' 47 :'. 7-1" ���������2J.-3 \ <v 4 JO 25 ���������n 2 f>'2 124 151 1-1 I 13 323 ��������� -1 ' 23:. 3d 3*3 36 !) 2 0- 2 0 ll ^ i * : I 7!> 20 L PERSONALS Miss Agnes Gillen and Mr. James Gillen ;ire honie from the University for their' holidays. Itov. .I/ Wright of Langloy si)ont Christmas in Abbotsford with 4;.is parent s.- Mr. S. Uoothroyd of Cloverdalo recently visited his sister, Mrs. Geo. Wright. ���������Mr. and Mrs. Colin Manning' of Vancouver visited Mr. Manning's mother and sister this week. J Mr. .'lack McLean, formerly of {Abbotsford is spending his holidays I here, renewing acquaintances. ��������������� . Miss A, Weatberbee and her neice, Miss Doris Weatberbee, are spending t lie week in Vancouver. Miss Helen .Fowler of Vancouver has been spending sev.eral days with her'grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. IL' ���������J". Weatberbee. Miss Margaret McCrimmon was "the recent-guest of Mrs. R.- Beaton of Mt. Lehman.'.-��������� >: Mr. and Mrs. Steffan and son Jack of Chilliwack were tile guest's of Mrs. 1-i. Fraser for ^Christmas.' , On'-Wednesday evening a -very successful "Christmas Tree" and entertainment was given in the Presbyterian Church. The Orchestra favored the audience with several fine selections,'while many of the 'Sunday School pupils,took part in'recitations and songs." , The death occurred, in Vancouver' on Sunday, December 25th, of Mrs. Trethewey, wife of the "late Arthur Treth'ewey., The sorrowing* fxmily have the sympathy of the community. and thirty-one women���������who graduated at this time. These -students'' represent nineteen states'of the Union and the following foreign coun-' tries: Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Africa,. Germany and* Nor-��������� way. The graduation address',.was given by Rev. J. Knox Montgomery,- D. D.. President of Muskingum -Col- ��������� lege, New Concord, Ohio. Mr. Hunter expects to remain' at the institute and take post-graduate work. He will then return to West- ' crn Canada for' work in Alberta among (he foreigners, teaching Eng-- lish and Bible. Hunt's ilarber Shop, for a full line of Barber Supplies and Confectionery, Pipes and Tobaccos/ . The Live Slock .Branch of the Department of ^Agriculture at Ottawa are about lo inaugurate a plan for botabiishirg 'Boys' Breeding Clube' throughout the country for the en: oouragement and training of boys in the raising of. cattle. - The plan of these Clubs will be advised by the Department. All the Canadian Banks have ' agreed to cooperate' with the Government in this movement and have .arranged to make loans fo the members of the Clubs for the purpose of raising-cattle, particulars of Which may be obtained at the Ttoyal Bank of Canada, Abbotsford, B. C. ������ Services will be held in St. Math- e'w's Anglican Church at Abbotsford every Sunday night at 7:30. >��������� Rev. A. Harding Priest, vicar. Mr. Lou Smith-of. Matsqui is ruu- Laun- J. ^���������iimter.joi'. Dundas-, former- iug.inj.he Matsquj elections, for.tru.s-, f"^ nioniTjer* '"or"'" the ' 'Presby'ccfiair'{e-e. ''~' '' ---'^ -'-������������������-'���������-*���������- ��������� ly- Church' of Abbotsford and Huntingdon, graduated Thursday, December 22nd from The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, where he has completed a two years course in the Pi Wo, gospel music, and practical methods of Christian work. Mr. Munier is one A waterspout over two hundred feet in height was witnessed by many on Hat/.ic Lake during Sunday's storm. This is something quite out of the ordinary for Hatzic Lake. But these appear to be unordlnary of sixty-six students���������thirty-five men times. uraeaagMaBBiiGsassaaB MlTftT qui station on the C. N\ R. While"! >fAI'LIO lilltCiM IjOSttS ADVGIITISK ACCOItDINft TO'LAW l the roads are .hard with frost the council will wink at this infringement of their by-law, but the clerk will warn them fo quit the moment a thaw comes, or take the legal consequences. The cold snap prevented the meeting of B. 0: E. 11. officials and the council to go over the llaydon road ditch, inspecting thb power line risk of the ditch deopeniiW-V. but Mr. ltnm-!l!M',ltl1- ;,s lho ���������������������������''������������������������ <'c;i,ls AX lOAitLY SKTThEK The death of Mr. Thomas Bosom- worth, one of the early settlers in Maple Ridge, occurred on Saturday and his remains were interred in Maple Ridge ccmefry on Monday. Rev. Mr. Iteid, Haney. conducted the r<a- 'ligious services at the home of the deceased and at. the graveside. i mel will arrange another dale. The reeve is informed thai speci- fioafions for the contract to conned up the prairie farmers with electric lines have been put in the bands of contractors for tender, and the work will certainly begin within a few days. The application of the B. C. Telephone Co. for permission to re-i'uild the Mission Telephone XJo.'s' line on the Riverside road was granted , on the council understanding that the tatter's interest had been taken "over b*/ the-ajxplicahts. The tender of Mr. G. G. Gleary to dig the Manuel ditch at 50 cents a with dilchus by lineal measure. Coun. Mo-rison gal bored also that by the suggested terms the ditch would cost too .much. Criticism of the ���������;.change' in the Municipal Act. whereby lands held for taxes bust be advertised oiice'"before being sold, was.. made by the reeve and council, who considered., it a piece of obstructive legislation serving no useful purpose. The lands could all be listed in one insertion and no offer need be-accepted, consequently the order would cause un- i��������� ocessary. expense and bookkeping. The council will not nieet again until lhe .statutory, date set in Jan- At the last session of the provincial legislature the Municipal Act was amended which appears to be a very sane piece of legislation, but is one that is not meeting with favor by the municipalities of the Fraser Valley. The amendment reads: ���������'Provided that before such lands are disposed of the Council shall publish once in a newspaper circulating in the municipality a list of the lands proposed to lie disposed of and a date on or before which offers to purchase the same will he received." During recent yours municipalities have heroine loaded down with real estate as a result of improper advertising of tax sales and consequent non-interest in the tax sale itself. The lailds as long as they remain in the possession of the municipality are not revenue producing, and it is' thought that the amendment will help the municipal purse, and get rid of the land at a better price. square yar.d land measure was noljuary. Mr. J. H. McNeice, secretary to the Dewdney Liberal Association in leaving for a residence in California, has handed over the secretary's hooks to Mr. A. Parr, of Mission City, fo act. until a new appointment is made. It is considered by prominent Liberals that the secretaryship is still in good hands. WAITS FOR OUR ANNUAL JANUARY STOCK TAKING SALE-. Following our usual policy, of not carrying over odd lines of merchandise and- believing; IhaL il is heller business to change our goods ink) money even al a loss, than lake them into invenLory. We have launched this sale, costs are forgotten. There are so many sales being pul on al this season thai we ("eel lhe above explanation necessary. We arc not going to attempt lo detail Ihe'many bargains but enumerate a few picked al random From our LARGE NFW STOCK. Everything except a few lines of contract .groceries arc reduced. Prices are for cash only. Visit our new store and no matter how far or where you come from we feel assured your verdict will he, "// certainly is a real money saving sale of dependable merchandise'' Special prices on ���������groceries. SEE OUR POSTERS Limited THE STORE OF QUALITY asssEisss sag PA OK TWO THE ABBOTSFORD POST ii-f 11 THE ABBOTSFPBD POST J. A. BATES, Editor and Proprietor Published Every Friday FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 30, 10i21 Premier-elect King is haying the time. of. his life forming a cabinet that will include not/only Liberal but also Progressives. . It is a pity that enough Liberals were not elected so that the King government would have been strong enough to carry on, without compromising with any other party or parties. Crerar's opportunity has come and one^cannot blame him if lie holds out for such' terms as he believes will give the Progressives proper recognition. But when King forms a cabinet���������a working cabinet���������that will include all the various kinds of Liberals���������the Gouin Liberals, the Lapointe Liberals the Independent Liberals, and the Pro gressives, and gets them working harmoniously, we believe, he will have accomplished something wortli while; and what will he then call the party? Will it be King-Gouiu-La- polnte Progressive Liberals? That sounds on a par with the name, that Meighen went to the. country with. Since the above was set in fpve Mr. ' Crerar and his followers have left Ottawa and Crerar is as' mum as a sphinx when interviewed by the remainder of Victoria's share gone? Echo answers, "Where?" press regarding the outcome. While King at Ottawa is worrying over a cabinet Premier Oliver ci' Victoria has his own troubles too along the same lines, and of course there must be a great deal of sympathy between the- two. ' Mr. King, however,'has this advantage that he : v/ill most likely be able to elect any of his cabinet ministers,no matter whom he may choose as the people are undoubtedly inclined to give the new Liberal leader an opportunity to make.good now that he has the majority, in the House. But Premier Oliver has had his oportunity to make good, and that he has.dismally failed we leave it to our readers to decide for themselves. Anyhow it is doubtful if even a cabinet minister could be elected to the Oliver government in any part of the province, unless that man had qualifications that appealed to the voter who believed that he could witstand any temptation that came his way and yet remain a good honest conscientious cabinet minister in the Oliver" government. > That will be hard to find; further it will be-bard to elect him. Farris has resigned, and there is talk of another of the ministers resigning, and wat with by-elections coming on in Vancouver and Nelson besides, it would seem that Premier O.'iver's. cup of patronage has not had the desired effect of strengthening the government of the province. Anyway, with things all his own way, apparently, we cannot help but.think that this merry Christmas has been one of the premier asking himself, 'Where am I at?' .'A certain Mr. Bain was foolish enough to bet that the Meighen government would have the,largest number of seats after the,election, and he made a bet with Mr. Mackenzie-King to that effect. Mr. Bain lost hi.-? bet, which was not even a sporting one, and now Mr. M'c-King has returned the cheque for $1,000 which represented his winnings. Mr. Mc-King is reported to have said, "1 don't ���������want his money." Sweet are the uses of advertisement. deavors to reak Canada- greatest al! '.'oiniuiorK'." We did not notice any such terms of admiration editorially from that paper during the recent election., but now that Mackenzie King is in power it makes all the difference in the world. We hope-it gains for ������������������ the Gazette some "pap." HIGHER INSURANCE lOIt CARS EXPKCTRD The ex-movie-picure censor is on the war-trail with a war-party of disciplined braves���������the scalp of Mr. It. H. Pooley is a desired trophy. It remains to be seen whether or no the member for Esquimalt will take to the tall timber or stand fire. VICTORIA, Dec. 24.���������In addition to taking out a new licence at increased rates within1 a-few days after New Year at latest; motor car owners also face the necessity,of meeting largely increased rates for motor car insurauce after Jan. 1. According to a prominent local insurance man,' a sharp upward revision of automobile insurance rates will be "effective Jan. 1. The new insurance rates will principally. affect collision and f heft cases, on which' classes of policies the automobile underwriters claim they have been losing' money ' for some time. The reason is partly because of, the change in the rule of tInroad. . "' Every Man His Price Mr. Allan W. Neill, who was elected for Comox-Alherui on an independent patform, has been bought and sold, politically. Robert Walpolc was, bo believe, responsible for the words' of the saying with which we have captioned article, and the words of the brilliant British statesman have never itted any politician more aptly than hey have Alan W.' Neil. The price of Mr. Neill's adherence to the ruling party in the Dominion of Canada has been the offer of Cabinet rank in the Mackenzie King government. That Mr. Neill, up to now, has shown no particular aptitude for such rank is quite ^ beside the quesr tion. His vote counts in the House of Commons, and the price of his vote is a portfolio? With- considerable anxiety Mr. Neill informs us that "having alb my interests' on th.e Island, I recognize the fact that it is .highly, essential that there be continued to the Island that cabinet representations which has always been conceded as our right.,J FORDNRY. TARIFF RILL BLOW TO TRA.DE HERE The signals of lhe IrafTic officer are obeyed instantly by the intelligent citizen, as lie realizes that indifference means confusion and congestion. . Over the telephone wires and through the switchboards there is a constant volume of traffic. There is also a signal���������the ringing of the telephone bell. A great obstacle in the flow of this traffic is delay in answering the bell. Answer your telephone bell promptly. You will accommodate the party calling. Your own line will be more quickly cleared for other business. . British Columbia Telephone Company A weekly paper has been started In Victoria which is known as the "Saturday Review." It is quite, active in Victoria affairs and is not afraid to express its opinion on dominion and provincial affairs. It is responsible for the following: Press reports would indicate that the political party controlled by Mr. Mackenzie-King is making a big effort to bring within its fold all members of the House of Commons who label themselves Progressive. There also appears to be another scheme to take to Ottawa all the Premiers of Provincial Legislatures who are tarred with the Mackenzie-King .brush. If this latter scheme attains fruition it will be an everlasting sorrow to the majority of the people of this Province if Premier Oliver falls to get a walking ticket to Ottawa. It is because Mr. Neill has interests on this Island that he" is so anxious for cabinet rank, or has he really a soft spot in his heart for a city that would have none of his party? Mr. John Oliver made an excellent fowler, and Mr. Neill came lo the lure at the first whistle. " Apart from having shown that he is amendable to a political bribe and that his independent post on which he was elected was a blind. Mr. Neill has not yet been paid his price, chickens may have been counted before they are hatched. The United States Fordney tariff bill, aimed at Canadian exports har been a severe blow to the trade ol the Dominion. What might be anticipated by free trade in Canada under changed government it is impossible to gauge, but this eniernency measure has assurredly cut (ho feel from under .a previously largo iradi in staples, and Lhe removal of tin Dominion tariff would further par-, alyze industry by permitting tho U S. to dump their goods (in marked here to the detriment of this manufactured in this country. The United Sates Emergency Tariff Act was passed by "Congress on May 23, signed by the president or May 27 and became effective May 28 For the month of November, 1{)21 the value of Canadian exports to tin United States affected by this tarif was $8,fi2S,9 63, as compared witl $31,288,398 for the corresponding month of 1920; for the six months period of June-November, $2:3,628, 05 9, as' compared with-$93,454,442 The following,are among the commo dities which show decreases, fo the six months' period of this year a.S'Compared with the correspondin' period last year: Sugar, 11,7 30 pounds as- agnins 49,921,489 pounds. Tobacco, 3371 pounds as agains' 28,183 pounds.-.. -jr-'-.���������--<:<-. .. - ;, Butter and substitutes "thereof, 2,- 254,914 pounds as /against 4,776. 888 -pounds.. . ... j' - /���������/!. Cheese and substitutes thereof, 2( pounds as against 41.05 pounds. ' Fresh and frozen beef and meat of all kinds, 17,556 pounds as again st 25,753,300 pounds. Meats preserved, 778,267 pound:- as against 1,985,270. ��������� Milk fresh, 823,327 gallons :. ���������. against 8,879, 715 pounds. "��������� Potatoes, 4G4, 424 bushels i . against 1,427.390 bushels. Cattle, 119,638 head as- agaim 230,667 head. Sheep, 76,8 38 head as' agains 146,414 head. Wheat, 7,558,325 bushels a against 18,588.728 bushels. Wool, 127, 156 pounds., as agains 2,327,049. SERVICE STATION CHEVROLET Made in Canada "The Product of Experience" The season prompts us to express to you our appreciation of that intangible and invaluable ��������� asset���������Goodwill���������that you have so kindly bestowed on us during the past year and which we fully . . reciprocate. We extend to you all the compliments of the season wishing you a Merry Christinas and a.Happy, Prosperous New Year. STUART MOTORS CHEVROLET and DODGE AGENTS" ;' Mission City, B. C. 'COMPACT PACTS" Bowing fo the man who has the control of political affairs is the habit of some people and some ��������� papers. The man who leads a party is no better then he was the day he was' in opposition, yet there are those who will bow meekly to that man whom tos comes from the Province of Que- Few people realize that 2 6,4 4 P Canadian. ex-service men have beei) established on the land and are nearly all making good; that Canada's water-power development represents an investment of $47.5,000.000, otherwise require 18,000,000 tons of coal yearly; or that nearly 88 per cent of the world's supply of asbes- F. B. 50" Touring Car Premier Oliver, who at. present mismanages the government of British Columbia, has announced that Victoria's share of the liquor loot will approximate $20,000 as the result to this city of four months' trading. Any of Victoria's old-time liquor Importers would have given the city three times that amount for a liquor monopoly. Where has the they think has won a political fight. Hence we read the following from the Hammond Gazette: ���������'What is in a name" was asked as ate as yesterday. The gentleman whom the Canadian people have selected as the first minister of our Dominion has all that an honored name can represent. Th the long ago���������as far back as the day Queen Victoria was crowned there was in Upper Canada. ;i patriot,Wm. Mackenzie. He was as noted as Hon. Geo. Brown and others of the Renaissance, as it were of the laying of great Canadian Parliaiuentry foundations. "Today his grandson proudly takes a wider place in leading , the Legislative forces of a Dominion: extending unitedly from sea to sea. Nor is this grandson at all an ordinary man, intellectually, educationally or socially. "If is not too much to say that Premier W. L. Mackenzie King stands on the threshold of a great political accomplishment and political foes, as well as, friends will lend I their most earnest support and en- bec. The natural Resources Intelligence Branch of the Department of the Interior, has just issued a revised edition of "Compact Facts," which contains in concise form, information regarding,Canada; its area, population, trade and industries; their extent, capital invested, wages paid, values of live stock, principal, crops and amounts produced; mineral resources and present production; also forest resources and forest products. Copies of .the booklet are available on application to the Superintendent, Natural Resources Intelligence ������Branch, Department of the Interior, Ottawa. Alex. S. Duncan Barrister Solicitor Notary Public OFFICE ,T. A, Cnthcrwood Building Phone 8001 P. O. Box 00 MISSION CITY, B. C. PECULIAR PARAGRAPHS Wm. Atkinson General Auctioneer and Live Stock Specialist Facilitating Crime- Forgers.���������Heading in nal. The Pen for Detroit Jour- A Dress Rehearsal "Kidderminster and district is a good deal indebted to the local operatic society for what it does. Les Clothes des Corneville is to be the nert effort and rehearsels have commenced.���������Kidderminster Paper. Has A Punch to it America has always been known as the land of "hustle." This no doubt accounts for the report that a newly-mnrried couple of New York recently spent their honeymoon in the divorce court.���������Punch. Helf Praise?���������Clifford Bolduc sent word to his father that he was the father of a fine baby boy.���������^Kitchener Telegraph. Patently-a Pacifist���������Quiet man, middle-aged, wants quiet room with quiet family in quiet neighborhood. ���������Adv. in New York Times. 23 years amemg the Stockmen of the Fraser Valley. Am faiftilar with the different breeds of live stock and their values. Address all communications Box 34 Chilliwack', B. C: to iiiiiiniiiini'Tr'nTiTriTrrntci^^? Ladylike Journalism���������Two gentle men calves featured the anti-dry parade here Saturday.���������New Orleans Picayune. In the morning particularly��������� There is very little change in trousers this season���������Clothier and Furnisher. United States has sixty times as much water power as has Groat Britain.��������� -Buffalo Courier. J. H. JONES Funeral Director AGENT FOR HEADSTONES Phone Connection. Mission City Eft/p -TgiJUTHifrTiinimpT1 *?*?*it ntiifj}} ] For a Good SmokeTry B.C. & Old Sport '.'CIGARS B. C. CIGAR FACTORY WILBERQ & WOLZ. PROP* -.'{ w THE AfeBOTSFORD POST PAGE THREft OWNERSHIP AND CRUELTY Mr. Manson Reviews the- Work of I atlves of the Fruit and Mercantile the B. C. Bony Growers and the Marketing of This Year's Product at Convention Held in Vancouver Recently? The Chairman in opening the Convention said: "In dealing with the operations of this Association 1 shall do so' in as brief a manner as possible, as' there are many important matters to go before the Convention this afternoon' and the Growers' Sales Agency.Representatives, who are, in the City, will address you at 2.:30 so that the time ' left for the General Statement by myself is not very long. "For the information of Delegates assembled here 1 might say that the Directpra of tho B. C. Berry Growers /Vflsociatlon decided that it was ��������� an oportune time to call a convention of- the' Fruit Growers of the Lower Eraser Valley and Vancouver island for the purpose of bringing yoii together, it was decided-first to bring the Directors only, but afterwards if was thought' wise lo ertend invitation to all fruit-growers. No doubt. th������ small attendance' here this afternoon is due to the very bad weather conditions and not to lack of Interest in a gathering of his nature. Tho Directors and Erccutive of the central Association Up to ' the present t'me have been at a disadvantage in that they have been unable to present to the growers at first hand a detailed account of the various matters which - have been dealt with this season. Consequently growers, in each local district may have formed opinions regarding the' general operation, which, with fuller details, and a more careful survey of conditions generally, Exchange were delegated to attend. Various independent growers were present in addition to the representatives of the'Gordon-Head Fruit Growers. A ��������� discussion took place as lo what.working arrangements could be made-between the principal, fruit shippers for the ensuing year. The Fruit and'Mercantile Erchange Ltd. had, however, not given M.r Fisher and myself any mandate to enter into an agreement and the outcome of the meeting- was that Mr. Shook moved a.resolution, which was carried "That a meeting should be called of all fruit growers'Associations for the purpose of considering a Central Organization. "That meeting was held with the result that a Central Organization was .decided upon.' The'B. C, Berry Growers' Association was formed in 1920, but operated only in the capacity of. keeping the Local Association in touch with one another, and advising as1 to market conditions and what sales wore being made. ��������� Last Full a meeting of the association was called, at Vancouver and tho year's work was carefully gone into It was realized that the system followed during the past season, whilst being of'considerable service to members, was not adequate. That to establish real unity the Central Organization would have to come into active operation and undertake the sale under one head of the output of members. At that time, however, the Canadian jam market had'broken and the canneries who had purchased berries 'at very high prices, as' well as very high priced sugar, realized that they were faced with an enormous loss. The situation as far as the United States was concerned was' The easiest philanthropic workers had to beat down the barriers of belief that a man's property was his to do with as he choose, whether that property was house, wife . or child. When Richard Martin, scarcely one hundred years old, introduced into the British Parliament, of which he was member for ������������������ Gahvay, a bill for the prevention of cruelty to animals he was greeted by ridicule in the form of catcails, barking, and braving. . ', Over the mantel in the president's room of the Massachusetts S. P. C. A. is' a partrait of itichard Martin as he doubtless looked when, unfastening his gloves, he raised his eyes to" hie colleagues and offered to meet in duel each one(who had met his proposition with a laugh. It was' two years before his bill became a law, and some years before . the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was , organized in England. This .was,the first anti-cn-elty society in thf world. The work spread to the,Continent, where Henry Bergh, returning from a diplomatic mission to Russia, studied it������ methods. Returning home, he organized in New York, the first American Society-for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Teaching men that the ri^ht of ownership in an animal did not carry with it the right of abuse, .opened the way to teach.him that cruelty to wife and child,could also be dealt with by the community. Mr. Bergh soon there after organized the first society for the prevention, of cruetly.to children, in the world. RECLAMATION OF THE KOOTENAY FLATS COMMENCE REPAIRS TO ' TRAFFIC BRIDGE day not be warranted". . We are all prone to look on these . matters en-(equally if not more serious. Coin tirely from our own viewpoint, and sequently the" directors considered are apt to.base our outlook on the situation so far.as.,our local conditions-are concerned. The object of ihik Convention is;to.'have you all &efe ^together from the various cen very carefully as to whether the Central Organidation should be actively established.'As directors' of the Central, Organidation we were faced, with this situation. We realized that the .tres of the fruit growing districts' conditions which would obtain during of the Lower Mainland and Vancou- the season of 1921 demanded ab- ver Island, so that, you may exchange ���������views, and I trust that from this meeting great good will result. It does Jreepi to me at least that the t-fjjtie.-fras arrived . when the fruit growers as individuals must take a keen and closer interest in the fruit growing industry, as' a whole, and I trust thatafter the.' meeting of this afternoon and tomorrow, when,4 you have exchanged views, you will go gut from this Convention thoroughly awake to "the fact that-to put- the small fruir'iridustry on a real business, basis , you must regard it as an undertaking appertaining to whole Province^ and riot as a proposition -confined to your own particular dis- tricts. "__, "In dealing, with trie general situation with: regard to-the B. C. Berry Growers 'Association, or the central organization, I might briefly outline its history!' - As far as lhe people of Mission, .Ha'tzic . arid . Dewdriey are concerned-this' may. be of little interest, as already the-particulars have been placed.before them, but to you who represent other -Local Association, ��������� I think perhaps it might be well in- the time at our disposal this afternoon to hr'.efly go into the origin and the operations of the organ :zation, 'First of all let me say that I realize I am addressing an audit nee of somewhat disappointed fruit growers,, and X migh/ say that the operation of the las:'season has beer of'su'-h a-nature, ��������� dial the .small fruit growers as a ���������wbolva're disappointed und perhaps to some extent discouraged and .keeping this in mind I sha.ll seek to deal with the position tlits afternoon from as reasonable and fair a viewpoint as I possibly can. "The formation of the Central Organization "emanated from a'meeting solute control and distribution of method by which there was any hope >f avoiding disaster to the industry but we also realized that to seek to form a central marketing organization when prices would be oir the down-grade would- probably mean incurring severe criticism from the members of trie different local associations', when the year's , operations were completed. Such results would he regarded as due to central oi sanitation and not to the condition of he markets. The directors at that time appreciated the position they were in, 'that in advocating active measures it might mean their own elimination, yet they felt that some- lung must be done to help the pos- fion which confronted the small fruit grower, and it was' finally decided to proceed with the development of the central organization. "A ballot was submitted to the ruit growers of each local association, and on that ballot was clearly et-out the objects and aims of the entral organization. The fruit growers were asked as individuals, >y signing their names to the ballot, to vote for or against the undertaking The result of that vote, as you know was practically unanimous, only in one or two organizations was there a single dissenting vote, so that after all, the criticism which may now be directed against the central organization by the individual, cannot be criticism of principle but must be criticism of personnel, you having unanimously voted for the undertak- ng. It is true however, that a great deal or perhaps almost all the criticism which has been directed so keenly and bitterly, has come, from that percentage of fruit growers who refused to ally themselves with co- Whicb was held in the City of Van- operation, refused to join their local couver in the Fall of 1919. That'organizations until they were corn- meeting had been called by'the -.or- 'pelled to do so by conditions whicli don-Head Fruit Growers Association, prevailed. It is perhaps regrettable An invitation had been extended to that the control boards permitted the Fruit and Mercantile Association, that tremendous influx of growers in- Mr. Fisher and myself as' represent- to the organization at the eleventh PORT COQUITLAM, Dec. 24.��������� This morning the pile driver and government gang commenced driving piles for the bringing of the hiatus"on the traffic bridge cut ."through, by the weakening"of the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge eleven days ago. The pile driver is an antique, the hammer being operated by a man - at the.top. Meantime a long suffering public continues to slide, gingerly along ice-covered planks' op the C. P. R. bridge to reach the depot or transact business with the western portion of the city or forlorn ' bachelors to reach the only two "eating houses" in town. Game Fish Swim up Stream It's "easy to drift as the current flows It's easy to move, as the deep tide goes; -.. .- But.... the. . answer \.-cpm������s~when.~the breakers''"crash v->������������������>* ' '������������������ And strike the sou,!'With a bitter lash When the goal.ahead is endless fight Through a. suniess day "and a 6tarless night, ���������,-."��������� ... Where the far-call breaks on the sleeper's dfeani;... "Only the game- fish swims up stream." knows no the Easy thrill and The spirit wanes where it load; The soul turns soft down Road; ��������� There's fun enough In the throb, But life in the main, is an uphill job; And it's better so, where the softer game, Leaves too much fat on a weakened frame, Where the far call breaks on sleeper's,dream, "Only the game fish swims stream." the up When the clouds bank in���������-and the soul turns blue-rr- When Fate holds; fast, "and you can't break through---. When trouble, sweeps like a tidal wave. And Hope is a ghost by an open grave You have reached the test in a frame of mind Where only the quitters fall behind, Where the far call breaks on the sleeper's dream, Only the game fish swims up stream." : hour when no preparation had been made to handle them. However, be that as it may,' 'following the lines of co-operation and the spirit of true co-operation it would seem hardly right that the local associations should have refused membership to such growers. This nevertheless placed you local organizations with regard to securing of crates, and to the general handling of your business in a very awkward position. Statistics had been carefully compiled, plans had been made, lines of action had been laid down adequate for the conducting of your business. This inrush of membership swept away the structure which had been erected and necessitated the revamping of all work done, throwing a heavy pressure of preparatory work upon the Locals and Cental Organization, when the fruit movement was practically commencing. Along the still waters of the Kootenay this year a survey of far reaching interest has been under way From time to time short notices in the press have indicated that this or that engineer from Idaho has been in JSast or West Kootenay, but little that is official has been made public. Nevertheless, history is being made in the somewhat remote region of British Columbia which borders the state of Idaho. There lies on both sides of (the.. boundary lines wonderfully rich meadow land to the extent of over 40,000 acres, in Canada and a, little less Kootenay this vast area is a.flood in the state of Idaho. ��������� Owing to the narrow basin of the plain at certain,^seasons, which some years, drains off early enough to enable the farmers on its borders to try out its soil for farm produces. So fertile has this area proved to be that great interest is taken in the possibility of,its reclamation. And it is with this end in view that engineers from both countries, have been working this year. The project really reaches back into the early days of this province and reads like a romance of those stirring times. In the year 1885-a concession for the reclamation of the Canadian portion of these lands was obtained from the B. C. government by W. A. Bailie-Grohman, an English man, who saw the vast possibilities in these rich meadows were it 'possible fo prevent the floods covering them., The floods occur for about . five weeks in June and July of each. year. Every third year the floods are exceedingly high, while every.fifth year they reach their highest point. This condition is due to relatively narrow basin of Kootenay lake and the narrowing of the lake in four places between the mainjake and its junction with the Columbia at Castlegar. .. These contractions are not suf-: ficient in themselves to cause the rise, in the lake of from eighteen to twenty feet; but an additional obstruction is found in the natural dam forming the rapids below the Groh- man creek, known as .the first rapids. These rapids are a short distance below .Nelson and beyond this are the wonderful Bonningtori Falls. ' .Mr. BailieTGrohman's scheme was daring in the extreme and was so considered by the powers that checkmated him. His idea was to divert the Kootenay into the Columbia at Canal'flats near the headwaters of the .Columbia by building a canal between the two rivers, a, . distance^of about'a milei' This dam' with lock gates :was actually built but wasn'ev- er tested as at this, time theC. P. R. mainland was being built-in through the Columbia in accordance with surveys which did not allow for the possibility of the diversion of the run-off from about 1825 square, miles of the upper Kootenty watershed, into the narrow canyon of the Columbia. A change of plans: would- have been .costly and tedious so on the protest of the railway company the provincial ' government annulled the Bailie-Grohman concession. Disappointed at this point the intrepid speculator began the work of excavating at Grohman creek but 'this was given up because, to quote Mr. Bailie-Grohman, he discovered he "had. bitten off more than he could chew." He then turned over his interests to the Alberta and B. C. Exploration Co.; Ltd., which ill-advised and " misled by insufficient data, abandoned the widening of the cutlet and attempted a partial reclamation by "means of dykes. The levees were of insufficient size and cross section and were destroyed by the first flood. During the many years since, engineers oii both sides of the boundary have-been interested in thir vacst engineering project and it-is said that Mr. Bailie-Grohman from tho seclusion of his English home still watches the development of his pet scheme. The Creston Hoard of Trade has always advocated the undertaking of this project and has done much, to keep "the matter before the provincial government. Pleasant relations have always been ' maintained between its members 'and. the members of similiar associations' in Idaho. The Land Settlement Act and the settling of returned soldiers in this district has served to stimulate further interest in these 4.0,000 acres of cleared land already for plow could the floods be stayed. Constant effort has at last been rewarded and under date of Sept. 22, 1919, an arrangement was entered into between the province of B. C. and tho Dominion of Canada by whicli the federal government requested the government of the United States to enter into agreement under authority of which reclamation of the above men- ��������� tioned lands might be.accomplished on .terms and conditions just and equitable to all concerned. Later it was arranged that prior to this agrement being entered into, a joint investigation should be made .under authority of both governments for the purpose of determining. the facts and demonstrating the feasibil- ,, ity or otherwise of the scheme, its" scope; approximate cost and benefit. This explains the engineering activities along this waterway during the season just past. In ' the meantime the oldtimers' discuss with more recent enthusiasts tlie difficulties of the project and disappointments of the past, while the duck hunters of' the'towns in the neighborood forget the outside world completely . in - e; ��������� citement of bagging the flocks that feed on the wild rice of the " flats . near Kootenay landing and up-towards" Bonner's ferry. Should the report of the joint investigation be. favorable' there" need be no delay in -getting on ��������� with-the undertaking as the State of Idaho already has a drainage act similiar to that enacted in B. C. with the power to spend the whole or any portion of the money raised under the assessments in a foreign .country, so that ��������� the lands' in Idaho are enabled thereby tb'contribute to the .cost of reclamation beneficial to Idaho land whicli may be carried out in Canada. In 1912 preliminary surveys were begun in B. C. and in 1915 sirniliar surveys were undertake^ in Idaho and at... the . international,- Drainage. "Conference at Creston in 191.7,'. -the Hon: Jbhn;'01iver said:- "If- the . practicability and feasibility of the undertaking is demonstrated, then.it is up .to this government or any other government to get on with reclamation." The desirability of this vast' area for farming purposes cannot be doubted. The cost of. reclamation ev- ven at a hundred dollars an acre would be small in comparison, with what must be spent in clearing wooded land in this district.���������The Trail ' News. -.-������������������-.. build sixgijK span BRIDGE PORT COQUITLAM, Dec. 2 4.��������� Grant & McDonald have resumed operations in clearing the. river'of the broken Canadian Pacific Raliway steel bridge and ' debris barnacled thereto. It is welcome news to the residents that the Canadian Pacific Railway have determined on a single snap bridge across the Coci.uitlam river, raising it above the level of the former bridge and grading the.line correspondingly. ' The government traffic bridge is still closed. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - OF THE MORNING, IS; 6 A. M. SUNDAY JANUARY 1, 1 KEEP TO THE RIGHT NOTICE is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of the "Highway Act Amendment Acts, 1920 and 1921," the Rule of the Road on and after When overtaking any vehicle going in the same direction pass to the left (except street-cars). All persons in charge of vehicles on any highway within the Province please govern themselves accordingly. By Order. Department of Public Works, J. H. KING, Parliament Buildings", Victoria B, C. . ��������� -rj���������ui;rt ���������t^,,u0 December 1st, 1921. Minister .of Public Works. EasmaagragRi^^
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Title | The Abbotsford Post |
Publisher | Abbotsford, B.C. : J.A. Bates |
Date Issued | 1921-12-30 |
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. |
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Abbotsford (B.C.) |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1910-1924 Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Abbotsford_Post_1921_12_30 |
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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 | 31b56884-bceb-4f1d-b62e-bae04f8b34ef |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0168601 |
Latitude | 49.052222 |
Longitude | -122.329167 |
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