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 ������  !.'f'  ^Li.CiuXi' ���������. '~-~������<  It  i  V  'sO  if V  .fU' -  ''V.i,',  .V  /"MY"  /  \JU  ���������>\-/ . ��������� //���������  v    ..  ti  *\.   I//-.   ��������� . t'V   x$/      '  ""*>/. '-'MA, 5 ���������������������������'>  ""'���������it *^������.<������������������t-l���������*-"  OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE GRAND LOYAL ORDER OF BOOSTERS  Vol. VI., No. 12.  ABBOTSFORD, B. C, FRIDAY,   Jan.   31, 1913  8 $1.00 PER YEAR  WEDDING  BELLS.  A (|iiiut wedding look phice at tbc  Manso on Wednesday, when Miss  Jennie Nelson was united in marriage  lo Mr. Frod Ctirrio, by I'lov. Mr. Cainp-  boll,  The happy tiouplo loft on the afternoon train for Kamloo.ps, where thu  honeymoon will \n\ spenl. On their  return thoy will fake up their resilience in Abbotsford.  The young couple wore well known  In Abbolsl'o.i'd, and the station platform was crowded with young and old  lo see that they wore sfarled on life's  journey right, each,person being well  supplied  with rice.  Tho train was about lo start, with  the audience anxiously awaiting the  appearance of-tho newly-weds, Avhon  suddenly the station door opened, and  with shoiits of "Here Ihey come," the  groom dashed wildly tor the Pullman  coach, amid a shower of rice that  would make a blizzard look mild. He  certainly got his, but in the meantime  the blushing bride was assisted by  friends across the platform straight  into the baggage car, from where- it  was an 'easy matter to join' her hus-  ��������� band, much to the disappointment of  the crowd.  flTO  HIU  IN LIE FOR PROGRES  HERE AND THERE.  Fire Chief Mclnnis is very industrious  these clays getting his  volunteer  brigade into shape.  Someone   remarked   any   night  the  ���������boys 'are  ccntomplating -painting.-the  town'reoT they mighfsta'rt-on 'the new'  tire   hall.      Mr.   Alanson  has   lots  of  ��������� paint,    and    mucilage  'brushes    are  cheap.  The' new- uniform for, our fire chief  has- been delayed in transit owing to  the demand for gold lace in the Balkan States.  Bully Gee; but if some of the slush  'was removed from the crossings how  the ladies wo,uld appreciate it.     -   :  Tho lufd. regular mooting of the  Council for 1!)I2 niot in the Municipal  Hall on Monday, January 20th, 191.:?,  with tho Itoovo in the chair an all the  members in attendance;  The minutes of the Court of Revision and of the last Council meeting  wcro read and adopted on motion.  Communications received from:-��������� '  Fraser Valley Municipal' Publicity  Bureau, stating that the annual meeting would* be held in the Board of  Trade rooms in the City Hall, New  Westminster, on Friday, the,24th inst.,  and asking that a delegate be sent.  Referred to incoming Council.  W. G. Swan, division engineer C.N.P.  railway, stating that the matter of the  constructing of a siding at the Rott-  luff road would be dealt with by the  operating department when the same  was. organized..  Provincial"Secretary enclosing copy  of letter -received! by that department  from C. 0. Bradshaw re the plan of  subdivision of the S.W-.. Yz'oi Section*  20, Tp. -16, in ���������which Mr.. Bradshaw  made,appeal'tor the.acceptance of the  plan to the Executive Council. ��������� The  date of the hearing has .been set for  Friday, the 17th inst.' The Council decided that no defence would be made.  ��������� ' The*Ross-Lapp Lumber Company re  the widening of the' Mt. Lehman road  at the Mt. Lehman siding on the B.C.E.  Our stock of goods for the  present cold spell cannot be  equalled anywhere.  We have  railway, asking for detailed plan of Ihe  work d-csired by thcs*Couucil'and also  an extension of the time limit as it  was practically impossible to perform  any work under the present weather  conditions. Tho matter was left In the  hands of the Reeve' and Councillor  Lehman.' -" ���������   -'���������  Registrar County Court.acknowledging the registering'' of the By-Law establishing the-"Smith-Jones'' road and  *i ���������"'  a division of the'"Pemberton"    road  through a portion lof, the South half  of Block 8, subdivision of the- S.W. y2  of Section 10, Tp: 14.   Filed.  G. K. Burnett,'33.C.L.S., enclosing a  plan of re-subdiyision of Lots 5, 6,  7, 10, 11 andi 12 of the N.W. % of Sec.  10, Tp. 14. ' Referred to Councillor Lehman.  Sterling Investment, Ltd., asking the  Council name some competent person  to undertake the work required by the  Council,in connection with the acceptance of the plan of subdivision of the  E. %" of the S.W. % of Sec. 16,-Tp. 16.  The Council decided that nothing could  be done in the matter until the snow  had disappeared.  Registrar of Land Titles asking what  action the Council intended to' take in  the matter of..thj** plan of subdivision  of the 30-acre portion' of B-.L. 204,"  Group 2, Tp. 16. The clerk was instructed to'give all the information at  hand re the, establishing of the Clayburn and Wright roads.  Municipal Solicitors stating that  Joseph Campbell through his solicitors  had'entered an action against the Municipality, claiming damages for entering on his land, namely the South  half of Lot 8 in subdivision of the S.W.  Yi of Sec. 10, Tp. 14, and that they had  applied to the presiding Judge in  Chambers at Vancouver on Tuesday,  January 21st, for .an injunction to restrain the Municipality from trespassing on or interfering with the-land in  question. The Solicitors added that if  the road went over the land had been  established for upwards of twenty  (Continued   on   Page   Two.)  Large Attendance of Delegates Present From all Affiliated  Municipalities and Boards of Trade. Strong Officers  Elected for the Ensuing Year.   Prospects Encouraging.  in all sizes,  and at prices that will  suit your  Nothing but the Choicest Groceries in Stock'.  BUREAU BANQUETTED  BY PROGRESSIVE CLUB  The Progress Association and New  Westminster City Council entertained  the \isiting members of the Fra&er  Valley Publicity Bureau at a banquet  held .in the Premier Hotel cafe in  the evening, when some 80 persons  were present despite the inclement  weather.  Mayor Baxter made his initial appearance in the Royal City since becoming the chief magistrate of Vancouver, and -the city council was represented by Aldermen Lynch and Bry-  son. Reeves and prominent men of  the Fraser valley were there in goodly  numbers.  The needs of the Fraser valley received due attention, government aid  both in'advancing good roads and in  assisting in obtaining the necessary  money were advanced by several of  the speakers, while Mayor Gray dealt  with -publicity matters in general.  In keeping with the spirit of the  meeting, the well served spread was  in itseii: unique, everything being  grown   in  the  valley  except the  or-  (Oojnitiinued on Page Two)  ���������The annual meeting of the Publicity  Bureau was held in the Board of Trade  rooms, New Westminster, on Friday,  Jam 24. ��������� A large number of delegates  from the various BoardB'��������� of Trade  throughout' the' valley were in attendance and all expressed a feeling that  the coming year would be a banner  one for the province, and especially  for the Fraser valley.  In thanking the gathering for the  honor placed upon him Mr. Heaps declared that he took a great interest  in the Fraser valley and was always  ���������prepared to further its interests at any  opportunity'"given him. The publicity  bureau, he believed, could do a great  deal towards building up the district  and he thought it would increase in  its usefulness year by year.  Referring to .the position of New  Westminster and Vancouver he affirmed that there should be no sectional  feeling between the two places as  some day he hoped to see them one.  He did not think the establishing of  an office of the bureau in Vancouver  would detract any from the importance of New Westminster in. relation  to the Fraser valley. In fact it would  help  the Royal  City.    '  One reason . why' New Westminster  was not known so. well as'Vancouver  went on the new president was because the Terminal City was the  larger place. More people had invested money there and for that reason  more had an interest in it, and there  was more talk about it.  Gives Reasons.  To explain his point the speaker  stated that practically everybody had  heard of London just on account of  its size and general importance,  though a good many might not have  heard of Liverpool, Glasgow and a  number of other,leading cities of the  old! country, all important places.  Vancouver occupied the same position  towards New Westminster as a number of important cities in the old  country occupied to London. Mr.  Heaps' eletcion was by acclamation.  The other new officers of the  Fraser Valley Publicity Bureau are: _  Alderman Fred Lynch, New Westmin-1  ster, first vice-president; ��������� Mr. J.. A.  I Bates, of Mission City Board of Trade,  second vice-president; Councillor Bell,  of Matsqui, third vice-president; executive, Messrs. Lougheed, Maple  Ridge; Hulbert, Coquitlam; Wade,  New Westminster; Gray, Richmond;  Galer, Coquitlam; and Councillors  Coldicutt and Macpherson, Burnaby.  In order to give the south shore  municipalities that have not yet affiliated with the bureau an opportunity to have representation on the  executive board, two vacancies were  left unfilled.  Will Open Office.  By. a unanimous vote it was definitely decided to open an office in the  Progressive Club quarters, Vancouver, providing the Progress Club  offers ample free apace. It was stated  that it was first thought of placing  the bureau office* near the B. C. E: it.  depot, but this it was found would  have hardly suited conditions.  Councillor    Lougheed,     of     Maple  Ridge, speaking on this .matter, stated  that  the   Mining   Club   of  B    C.   and  the  Okanagan  and Squamish valleys  I were    to    be     represented    in ' the  Progress Club quarters, and saw no  reason why the best valley in the entire province should not be also. As  far as the identity of the bureau was  concerned he believed that it could  be easily .maintained by the appointment of a proper man as manager.  It was decided to hold the next  meeting in the new quarters at Vancouver. The bureau would be able  to inspect the exhibits at first hand,  it was pointed out. The bureau instructed the executive to. devise ways  fore the agricultural commission. In  in which information regarding the  Fraser valley could be brought be-  discussing the manner in which the  exhibits would be arranged it was  suggested and virtually agreed that  each district would have a separate  booth, and a separate display, that  all literature already printed could  be distributed, but that a booklet,  pointing out the advantages of the  valley as a whole would later be  arranged.  Satisfactory Report.  Secretary Wilkie's Report showed  that the bureau was in a good position financially. The total subscriptions since organization were $274.70,  while the disbursements had only'  amounted" to $17. On a motion Mr.  Wilkie was granted an honorarium of  $100 in recognition of his services,  and made the recipient of a hearty  vote of thanks. Mr. Wilkie was also  unanimously appointed permanent  secretary of the bureau.  The secretary of the Vancouver  Board of Trade will be requested to  explain the statement���������as reported-  made by him before the Royal Agricultural Commission to the effect that  there was no tract of land in British  Columbia contiguous or within 100  miles of Vancouver to which he could  refer prospective settlers.  Mr. Heaps thought that the Vancouver man was evidently referring to  land that could not be pre-empted.  Data and information concerning  farming and ranching conditions in  the Fraser valley will be compiled to  present to the Royal Agricultural Com-  1        (Continued on Page Four) m3m  -TUB ABBOtSff-OftD P09*I\      ABBOTSlWttD, fc. 0,  ~iT nr  THE ABBOTSFORD POST.  Published Every Friday by The Post Publishing Company.  A weekly journal devoted to the interests of vVbbotsford and  surrounding- district.  Advertising rates made'1 known on application.  LEGAL ADVERTISING���������12 cents per line, for first insertion,  and 8 cents a line for all subsequent consecutive insertions.  Our Shibboleth���������Neither for nor agin the Government.  Friday, January 31, 1913  MAIL-ORDER   SECRETS.  An enterprising Kansas merchant,  when asked what he was doing to  combat, the encroachments of the mailorder houses, aided and abetted by  the parcel post, replied���������and he spoke  well:  "I advertise.' I advertise all the  time, and by every legitimate method.  A large part of the advertising is  through the newspapers, and I am represented in every issue. I try to  make my case as strong as possible,  and never refer to a competitor at  home or to a mail-order house."  That's all the mail-order, houses are  doing to get your trade, Mr. Local  Merchant. Their houses would not  .become known but for their advertising campaigns. Big advertisers, as  well as small ones, set apart a certain  percentage of their sales for advertising expenses���������or investments as they  are termed���������one to five per cent., and  possibly more in some cases. Advertising is a fixed charge against large  Iflggs, wholesale  40c to 45c  Duck oggs, per dozen 60c  Young birds, per dozen $6 to ?8  Butter, retail, per lb  40c to 45c  Honey, per comb 25c  Wholesale Meat.  Pork, per lb 13c to 13y2c  Lamb, per lb  12 l-2c  Mutton, per lb 12V������c to 13c  Retail Meats.  Beef, best rib roasts      20c to 22c  Beef, loin   '   26c to 27c  Beef, round steak  20c to 25c  Boiling beef      14c  Beef, short loin      28c  Beef, post roast   18c  Pork 20c  to 25c  Mutton     20c to 22 l-2c  Sugar cured corned pork.... ��������� 20c  Homemade pork sausagge, lb 20c  Salted pigs' head, lb.: 8c  Pickled pigs' feet, lb 10c  Pickled pigs' shanks, lb 15c  Sugar cured hogs' heads, lb 5c  Sugar cured corn-beef, lb. 10c to 12c  Pure lard 16c  Sugar cured bacon  ..20c  Fish.  Salmon, cohoes  15c, 2 for 25c  Sleelhead salmon, per lb, 15c  Sturgeon   15C  Halibut 10c  business, houses, classed with rent,  fuel, lighting, etc. If the people knew  that their wants, could be supplied at  home, possibly at better prices, as is  often the case, they would naturally  trade at home, where they could examine the goods before ��������� purchasing.  A window display is a good .thing���������  for passersby; but not all the buyers  pass your way. The newspaper takes  your message to those whom you wish  to do business with. Inform them in  the cheapest and most effective way.  Smelts  ��������� ioc  Herring, 31bs !..."!".25c  Sole  ioc  BUREAU BANQUETTED*  BY PROGRESSIVE CLUB  CCoartiinued fromj "page 1)  THE   MARKET.  anges'and olives,  follows:  The menu was as  Owing to  the difficulties in reaching the  city and  the  lack of  transportation  while the river  is blocked  with floating ice, many of the farm-  ���������   ers  who usually make their appear-1  , ance on the city market were absent I  this  morning and  the  supplies  were  not as plentiful as usual. The buyers  were not as numerous, however, and  the supplies were equal to the occasion, a quiet market being the result.  Prices in the meat department remained about the same as last week-  with a tendency to strengthen and 'a  further increase is  expected shortly.  About twenty carcasses of pork from  Milner were sold at 12 1-2 cents per  pound wholesale, and some excellent  veal was sold at 13 1-2 cents a pound.  There was no mutton offered -wholesale this morning.  Retail prices of beef have increased  during the past few weeks and the  prices quoted were as follows: Beef,  best rib roasts, 20 to 22 cents; loin  of beef, up to 28 cents; round steak,  25 cents; boiling beef, 14* cents; pot  roast, IS cents. These prices vary a  few cents according to, the cut.  In the egg department the prices  show no change although ranchers  report a falling off in the supply.  Eggs were offered retail at 55 cents  a dozen and wholesale at 45 cents.  Butter was offered at 40 cents and  45 cents a pound.  The Prices.  Eggs, retail, per doz 50c to 55c  ��������� Chickens, per dozen   $4 to $7  Pullets, per dozen ., ; $15  Young birds, per dozen $6 to $8  Broilers, per dozen $3 to $4  Poultry, live weight   18c to 20c  Ducks, per dozen $7 to $9  Ducks, per pound   18c to 20c  Poultry, dressed, per pound 25c  Turkey, p.er lb. live weight.. 83c to 35c'  Geese, per lb. live weight.... 20c to 23c  Turkey, dressed, per lb 40c  Geese, dressed, per lb ...23c to 25c  Vegetables.  Potatoes, ton ..  $13 to $15  Beete, per sack  $1  Carrots, per sack 70c  Cabbage, wholesale, per lb  lc  Cabbage, per head  10c to 15c  Onions, per sack  $1.25  Celery, per crate  $1.50  Turnips, per sack  65c  Small Fruits.  Apples, per box 80c to $1.25  Apples, 5 lbs  i5c  Pears, per box 51.00  Eggs and Butter.  Eggs, retail per dozen 55c  Oyster Cocktail a la demi-lune  Crescent Oyster Beds  Hors d'aeuvres Chilliwack Celery  Olives a l'etranger  Potage Langley  Root Crops: Acreage, 900 acres; '  Yield, 108,000 tons '  Salmon���������Sauce Richmond  1912 Pack, 108,000 cases  Cold  Chicken au Maple Ridge  Cold Pork Abbotsford  Swine   900  head  Cold  Sumas Beef  Beef Cattle, 250 head  . Potato   Salad  d'Agassiz  Potatoes:   Acreage, 4800 acres;  Yield,  32,500 tons j  Crab  Salad  au  Delta J  Market Garden Crops:   Acreage, 2000  acres;  Yield, 24 000 tons  Queensboirough Jellies  Mixed Cakes Burnabese  Cafe Coquitlam, the Orientale au  Surrey lait  Dairy Cattle, 4500 head  Mission Apples   Oranges.a 1'air rhaue  Whiskey,  Sapperton  brand  Royal City Cigars  After ample justice had been done  the repast, and. the time-honored toast  to the king duly honored, Reeve Poppy, of Langley, proposed New Westminster. This was replied to by Mayor Grey, who welcomed the delegates  of the bureau, and also paid a tribute  to the Progressive Association and  the Trades and Labor Council, for by  both the proposals of the city council  were regularly taken up, discussed  and action taken.  To the Fraser valley much depended upon the publicity given it. New  Westminster had during the past  three years spent some ?20,000 in this  work and had at all times put forward  the citailms of the district, feeling  that all that helped it also helped  Westminster.  In the absence of Reeve Mars the'  toast of "Good Roads" fell to Alderman Lynch, who paid a tribute to the  work of Mr. J. W. Kerr, president of  the Canadian Highways Association,  who was the next speaker.  Samuel Hill, "the father of good  roads," in Washington, came in for  an eulogy in Mr. Kerr's opening remarks. He went on to assert his belief in the establishment of more permanent roads. Paving from the start  would save money in the long run.  "I would like to see the Yale road  paved to Langley, where the Pacific  Highway branches off to Blaine," said  Mr. Kerr.  He next .illustrated how the cost of  living was being kept up and how the  farmer suffered pecuniary loss from  the absence of good roads. Half a  ton of potatoes was all that could be  hauled in a day over 15 miles into  Westminster tHong the present roads.  Paved, the same team, whose cost ran  to $7. per day, would haul four times  that amount.  Referring to the good roads matter  introduced by several speakers, Mayor  Baxter stated that from the time  steam roads canie . into the country  the ordinary (roads had been sadly  neglected. First class highways were  absolutely essential in the building of  a community. "If we provide more  loads so that the farmers and their  families can get about and ���������' enjoy  some social pleasure with their neighbors, we will not have the boys and  girls crowding into the city, but will  be able to keep them on the land.'  "There is no asset greater than  good roads," went on the visitor, "but  we want hard', safe roads, good twelve  months a year, roads over which the  farmers can carry their produce to the  market.  "The provincial government is guaranteeing the bonds of railroads, why  can't it do the same with the bonds  of municipalities for road building and  construct the trunk roads themselves?" queried the speaker. "I believe this bureau could help along in  this direction. If you want any assistance come to Vancouver and we  will appoint a delegate to go with  you to Victoria to ask for this very  necessary thing."  In the opinion of Mr. E. H. Heaps  the building of a country was purely a  business proposition and practical difficulties had to be met. In the old  country by the means of motor and  steam tractors the, president'of the  bureau stated, the roads were greatly  reducing freight charges and were  even keenly competing with canals  and railway systems of transportation  in the matter of charges.  Mr. Heaps advocated co-operation  for the success of the valley and tho  building up of New Westminster and  Vancouver. He looked upon the slope  of the -Fraser valley betweon New  Westminster and the Praser's mouth  as the ultimate residential district  for a great community.  At this juncture the speaker made  the important announcement  that he  had received definite information that  another railroad was coming into New  Westminster   audi   Vancouver.     This  line,  he  stated,   was   not   merely   a  paper one, but those who were behind  it meant business. The railroad would  operate between Mexico and Vancouver, thus opening up possibilities for  trade south and north as well as east.  To  Keep Them Also  Councillor  N.   F.  Lougheed,   Maple  Ridge, laid stress on the fact that the  prime object of the bureau was to help  the  settler.      Twenty  years  ago  the  outlying    districts    were    producing  about the same quantity as they are  today.    Something was  wrong.    The  valley needed development.   The only  way was through roads.  They had to face the problem not  so much of. getting people but of keeping them when they had them.    He  would urge that all the public bodies  should impress on the Dominion and  provincial governments the necessity  of opening up roads, thus creating an  asset to the districts and to the cities  they supported.    He thought the bu-  I reau was right hi going to quarters in  I the home of the Vancouver Progress  Club.'  They must "fish the best shoal  for settlers."  Ex-Mayor Lee, in replying to the  toast of the "Fraser River," said that  in so far as New Westminster is concerned the Fraser river was at its  flood tide today. He believed that one  day it would be one of the world's  greatest fresh water ports. No salt  water port on the coast would outshine the Fraser if it is given half a  chance. He urged that Vancouver,  New Westminster and the Fraser valley work together because what helped  one helped all and what hurt one  hurt all. -  In proposing the "Press" Mr. Otway  Wilkie, secretary of the Fraser Valley Bureau, stated that the press was  the greatest factor in the country���������  the greatest power for good or evil.  He briefly outlined the history of the  organization of the bureau and commented on the spirit existing among  the various communities of this locality.  Mr. J. W. Cunningham of the Columbian, who responded, stated it was  for the press to give the bureau its  blessing. He believed that it would  ultimately prove a great power for  good in the locality.  Mr. R. W. Hulbert of the Coquitlam  Star said that he was rather skeptical  of the success of the Board when it  first started but that he was now  convinced that it would prove a success. It was the purpose of the press  to try and ���������spread the principles of the  organization.  Mr. J. A. Bates of the Fraser Valley  Record, Mission City, stated that in |  future Vancouver and' New Westminster would look to the Fraser Valley  for the produce which they are getting  elsewhere. He was glad to see a better spirit between Vancouver and  New Westminster, as he thought it  was in the interests of all concerned  that harmony should prevail.  This concluded, the toast list, and  Mr; Hulbert requested three cheers  for the Progressive Association and  the city council, which were heartily  given. The function was brought to a  close with the singing of the national  anthem.  25 per cent. 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We think there  are no rubbers made equal to  GRANBY RUBBERS  We know about these fine rubbers. We  know what good material goes into them,  how carefully they are made, and what  careful inspection every pair gets.  We are proud to represent the Granby  Rubber Company and almost as proud as  the manufacturers of the saying, Granby  Rubbers "WEAR.LIKE IRON."  Geo. C. Clark  Abbotsford  Igrs-ra'^&itaMt-M^^  T  KunMsawumMiiuamaim  j Mcelroy & Co.  LIQUORS,   WINES   AND.   CIGARS  OF THE BEST QUALITY  Cor.. Essendene Ave. and Oscar St.,  CITY  'i\  ngjcpilTprinpwnrTTrwwmtra^  ABBOTSFORD, B. CI  Strictly first-class in every respect.   The bar is  stocked with the best of wines, liquor and cigars,  RATES,  $1.50 TO  $2.00  PER  DAY  A. J, HENDERSON & SONS  PROPRIETORS  BUTCHER  n������      !��������� ���������***���������**������.  Pork, Mutton, Heef, Veal, Pork Sausages,  Weinies  and Balogna always on hand.     Fish every Thursday  HARRON BROS.  Embalmers and Funeral Directors  Vancouver,  Office  and  chapel   ���������1034 Granville) St.-, Phone 3486  jftortli Vancouver, Office and  Chapel-rll6 2nd St. Phone 131.  STRAYED���������io my .place, a G-rade  Jersey -Heifer,' about seven  .months old, -on December 1st.  Owner can claim samte (-by . paying f^r notice and. ,bo,ard. G. C.  Kenney, 1%  m'ile   east,  M    *nile  n<xnth.oif Vye Station^ ...    . ������  CUSTOMS   RECEIPTS, SHOW  EXTRAORDINARY    INCREASE  Striking evidence of Canada's progress is shown in the customs returns  for the year just closed.   For the nine  months of the present fiscal year $85,-  296,039.00 ��������� were  collected,    compared  with $63,670,058.00 for the corresponding period ending December 31, i911.  This gives an increase of $21,625,981.,  which is a remarkable evidence of the  wave   of   prosperity   which   is   now  sweeping Canada. , At the present rate  of progress the revenue from customs  alone for the-fiscal year ending March  31  next,-- will be in tiie neighborhood  of $115,000,000.00, or, in round figures  an increase over the last fiscal year  of $25,000,000.00.  For the month of December the customs receipts for the'Dominion were  $8,770,200.00, an increase over the corresponding month last year of $1,-  436,906.  The renewed vigor and activity of  the customs service during the time  Hon. J. D. Reid has been, head of the  Department is graphically shown in  tho above statement of gures, but it  is not in the collections alone that  striking progress has been made. Upwards of thirty-live new outports and  customs ofllccs have been' opened in  all parts of the Dominion,.more particularly in' the Western* Provinces,  where the ever-increasing tide of settlement has rendered thes& facilities  imperative. The Minister "'of Customs  has fully recognized the necessity of  meeting the wishes of' the public by  affording customs facilities in places  neglected for many years ,by the former administration.  Trade  Figures Soaring  While the total trade figures for the  nine mo.nAba of ,tK "preSent fiscal year  Which ei^'s today> are not available,  **ie figures for the eight months ending November 30th last show a surprisingly  large increase  in Canadian  trade.    For the eight months ending  November 30th the total trade of Canada was $713,614,956.00.   For the eight  months  of  the preceding  fiscal year  the  total  Canadian  trade  was   $570,-'  614,432.00, <. ;v     ....   ;  ���������Sumas City,' Washington, says the  Public of Chicago is separated from  Huntingdon, British Columbi by the  invisible international boundary . line  that runs in the middle of the street.  One block north of 'the' line is the  Huntingdon post office. A letter addressed to the postmaster-at Huntingdon and dropped into the Sumas post-  office takes a little journey of 126  miles to Seattle, and returns over the  same road to Huntingdon, to the same  railway platform from which it was  placed on the Seattle train the previous day. Possibly there is a.better  illustration of the tour around Robin  Hood's barn, but where is it?  ABBOTSFORD, B C,   l~! ..'^.JJU J.-J i I.. .J."  MATSQUI   MUNICIPALITY  Highway  By-Law, 1912.  The Reeve and Council of the Cor  poration of the District of Matsqui  enacts as follows: ���������  The following roads shall be established and gazetted as public,- highways:���������  Bell Road  Commencing at the N.W. Corner of  Lot 4, a subdivision of District Lot  377A, Group 2, and being distant S.  89 degrees, 23 minutes W., 656.7 feet,  more or less from the S.E. Corner of  Lot 44, measured along the Sou\th  Boundary of said Lot 44; thence N.  33 degrees 41 minutes W., 387.6 feet;  thence N. 3 degrees 37 minutes W.,  435 feet more or less to a point distant 20 feet Southerly from the Southerly Boundary of the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway Company's right-  of-way and measured at right angles  to the said Boundary of the right-of-  way; thence parallel to and distant  20 ' feet from the said. Boundary of  the said right-of-way N. 87 degrees 18  minutes W��������� 222.6 'feet more or less lo  a point distant 20 reet Easterly from  the West Boundary of Block 2, of Lot  44, produced and measured at right  angles of the Baid West Boundary;  thence crossing the right-of-way of  the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway  Co;npany and being parallel to and distant 20 feet from the West Boundary  of the said Block 2, Lot 44, N. 0 degrees, 20 minutes W.,'1398 feet more  or less to the South Boundary of the  Page Road.   ���������'.  Higginson Road   ���������  Commencing at the N.W. Corner of  the S.W. *4 of Section 18, Township  16; thence easterly along the half-  section line to the. center of Section  16, Township 16, the 'road to be of a  width of Fifteen (15) feet on each  side of the above-described line.  Passed in open Council this- 26th  day. of October, A.D., 1912.  Reconsidered and finally passed the  30th day of November, A.D., 1912.  ���������    WIU^AM MERRYFIELD,  JAMES GIBSON, Reeve.  C. M. C.  . Certified a correct copy.  JAMES   GIBSON,  Clerk of the Municipal Council.  Dyke Meeting at  -  Upper Sumas Hall  The meeting at Upprir Sumas Hall,  Wednesday, to decide finally the proposition of A. M. Rice & Co., for tho  reclamation of the laj.uls included  in  the    Sumas   Lake    bed    and    Sumas  Prairie, was well' attended by the land  owners, and a very representative interest was taken in  the affair.    The  tdtal number of votes available at the  polling was 141.    Of this number 101  voted for the sohemf and 37 against  it. The total acreage, too,  figured in  the voting and  the. number of acres  represented was 13,279.    Of this, 11,-  098 1-2 acres represented declared for  the scheme, and 2,180 declared against  it.   The required number of votes and  acreage to carry was 60 per cent. The,  percentage of votes received  was 74,  and of the acreage, 83 per cent.   Thus  it will be seen that the percentage in  favor was well in the majority.  The next move of the commission  will be the preparation of the assessment roll and the holding of a new  co,urt of revision,  which  will  be advertised in due time.    The    commission are asking the contracting engineers to make the assessment roll in  order that it may be done by-impartial and disinterested parties.  ' Now   that   the  preliminaries     connected  with   the  scheme    are   'completed, it is the intention of the coan-  pany   contracting   for   the   work   to  commence at once and push it to a  completion  as rapidly    as    men and  money can do it.    Next year will see  the last of the high'waters on Sumas  Prairie, and the land heretofore considered    practically    for    agricultural  purposes will be brought into bearing.  It represents a district more than half *  as large as the Chilliwack Valey, and  its adaptability for dairying and market gardening cannot be excelled anywhere in America.���������Progress.  WANT   ROAD   FOREMAN  Hatzic   Ratepayers'   Association   Urge  the Appointment of One for Mission   Municipality.  At the semi-annual meeting of the'  Hatzic ratepayers of Ward 1, held on:  Friday,  December 27, the    following '���������  resolution was passed: >  Resolved, that in the opinion of this1  meeting, the Council of Mission Muni-:  cipality for the year 1913 should appoint  a  competent  road   foreman  to  supervise the  building and' repairing _  of road, etc., and whereas these duties;  alone would not warrant steady employment all the year round, we maintain that the revenue derived from the  following municipal    capacities, viz.:  "Collecting of road tax, pound'keeper,  dog tax collector, policeman and transfer-trade license collector,"  in    addition to his salaried duties, would be  sufficient remuneration to warrant his  appointment.  FOR   SPRING   CHICKENS  Prepare in Advance by Making Coops  and  Other Apparatus  Some of our island homes are rath-!  er striking to the eastern people, one  gentleman ��������� in Toronto surmizing  whether Ganges was the headquarters  to the Hindus in B. C. Then Vesuvius  rather suggests the possibilities of  trouble but Ganges has no Hindus, and  .there is no danger of any worse eruption near the LeauVful bay called Vesuvius man a real estate boon;, and  the signs are not wanting of that possibility.  It is none too soon to begin making plans for the chickens one expects to raise next year, and to get  the yard and coops ready. If an incubator will be required to take care  of the chickens, and if they are set  under hens one will need a lot of small  coops to keep them and their little  ones in.  Home-made brooders will often answer the purpose. Anyone who can '  saw boards and drive nails can make  one In a short time at very little expense. The main thing to look out for  in making a brooder, as. well as the  small coops for the separate hens with  their broods,, is to see that it can be  easily cleaned. If the brooder or coops  are made separate from the floors it  will be an easy matter to clean, for the  houses can be turned over, the floors  scrubbed and. left to dry for a whole  day in the hot sun.  The floors for the coops will ensure  the safety of the little chickens from  ra'.s or other animals that might dig  under the coops and destroy them as  well as to keep them dry during rainy  won ther. it is not a very: pleasant  thing to get out of bed some stormy  night, go and gather up a hundred or  more half-drowned chickens and take  them into a house where a fire must  be built to warm and revive them.  Later in the season when the chickens get larger it will not be necessary  to keep the coops on these platforms  but they can simply be moved about  as the ground underneath them becomes unclean.  It one intends raising the little chickens in the same yard as the old oneB  are kept in a feeding pen is indis-  pensible. The old chickens will not  only gobble up the food but will also  trample the little ones under their  big leet and often kill them. The  feeding pen should be made ,-with slat  sides and top and the slats will have  to be placed quite close together for  the little chickens.    The slats,can be  so arranged that every one can be removed anj  time desired.   With an arrangement of this sort-it is no trouble  to feed the little chickens for.they can  insidle the pen as long as they want  to and are safe from the interference  by the larger ones.  Do not by any means-neglect to provide proper drinking troughs orf fountains. The little chickens get so thirsty over night that they will often  leave their morning feed to get a  drink. The water vessels should be  located in the shade in order to keep  the .water as cool as possible in summer.  There is plenty of hard work connected with chick raising. Even if  all the coops are made now and everything is gotten ready several  months before the chickens are hatched there will be plenty of daily work  to d"o. And one will be glad that this  much was attended to during the slack  days in winter.  SUIMAS LODGE, No. 1084, L.O.O.M.  Meets the first and third iFriday  in ������eaich month. All visiting brethren are invited to attend.  W. C. Bonds, Dictator; B. W.  Young, Secretary.  Presbyterian Church Notice  Abbotsford  Pastor���������Rev. J. L.  Gam--.bell, B,  A., B. R  Sea.'vices���������Sunday school  10  a.m.  Public Wofrislhip 11 ,a. m.  Teacher training claBB 3 p.m.  Public rWonsihip 7.30 p. m.  Choir Practice, Friday 8 p. in.  Meeting  far  Bible    Study    and  Prayer Wednesday 8 p. m.  Huntingdon  Sunday School, 2.16 p. m.  Public Worship 3.30 p. m.  STUMP PULLERS, -Earth Augurs,  Well Boring. Take-up, Cables, Fixtures, Self-Opening and Shutting  Gates and Doors, etc. Mfg. Write  469 Burnside Rd., Victoria, B. C.  SPECIAL 5 YEARS���������Arrangements  to settlers for stump pullers' outfits, capacity up to 36-inch green  stumps, 6-ft. trees; large area at  each sitting; 30 min. to re-sit. Prices  $50 and upward.   Trial free. , THE ABBOTSFORD POST,  "js*-**:  Mr. Shortreed, acc:om])anied by Miss  Shortreed, were among the Abbotsford  guests at tho Masonic ball at Mission  City last Friday.  Mrs, J. A. Bates, of Mission City,  was tho guest of Mrs. Yenning Tuesday.  Mr. .1. A. Henderson, who represented the Hoard of Trade at the Fraser  Valley Publicity meeting in New Westminster last week, reports having had  a very enjoyable trip. .Mr.. Henderson  thinks the work outlined by the  Bureau for the coming year will be of  material benefit to Abbotsford.  .Mr. Morley, manager of the Royal  Banlc, attended, the Masonic ball at  Mission City', Friday last.  Everyone is anxiously waiting for  the big dance which the football club  intend giving on Friday, Feb. 21st.  According lo all accounts, tins' will be.  the event of the season, as everyone  knaws that our football boys know  how to entertain their guests, besides  winning glory, on the football field.  The energetic fire committee of the  Board of Trade got right real busy  last.week, and no,w we have a fire hall'  Under the able direction of the chairman of the fire committee the structure was erected on Esandane avenue  in about see minutes. It, is equipped  with a swell electric bell, several ladders and numerous buckets.  No, gentle reader, our worthy chief  was not afraid of burning his  moustache off; he had it shaved off  for his own convenience.  The next athletic event will be a  ���������two minute 10 round boxing bout, to  be pulled off in the Olympic Athletic  Club rooms. This will have all previous records backed off the map.  Lord Davie is in fine form, while his  opponent is taking physical culture  exercises every day.  Miss Miller, missionary from South  Africa, who has spent some time on  the Congo, will speak to the young  people in the Presbyterian Church,  Abbotsford, Sunday afternoon, at 3  p.m.   All are welcome. ,.-  Get yoiiir watch repairing done at  Campbell's, the Abbotsford jeweler.  is a mighty industrial factor in  this community  as it furnishes the power that moves the man that keeps  the machinery of business going.   Just think of  it when you are enjoying our  fresh daily bread  ALBERT LEE,  The Abbotsford Baker  i  FOR SALE.���������Eggs for hatching.  White Wyandottes, prize winners at  all the local exhibitions; also a few  choice pullets and cockerels. Applv  C. B. HILL TOUT.    P.O. Box 63.  . Customer:   I want a ton of coal.  J. J.:  Yes, sir.    What size?  Customer:  Well, if it is not asking  too   much,   I'd   like   to   have   a  2,000  pound ton.  PUBLICITY MEETING  fiCo'n-binued From Page One)  mission when it meets here again.  Secretary Wilkie reported on the  result of his visit with Reeve Mars  of Coquitlam to Victoria, where they  were cordially received by Sir  Riohaici McBrid'e, who assured them  that he would give the bureau's request for assistance every consideration.  The  delegates  present   were:    Aid.  F. J. Lynch and ex-Aid. D. S. Curtis,  New    Westminster;    C.    H.    Stuart-  Wade,   New   Westminster   Board    of  .Trade; B. G. Walker and T. D. Coldi-  cutt, Burnaby Board of Trade;  Alex.  Macpherson,   Burnaby  council;   A.  J.  Henderson,      Sumas    and      Matsqui  Board of Trade;   H.  T.  Thrift,    Surrey   Board   of   Trade;   R.   C.     Galer,  Coquitlam   council;    R.   W.     Hulbert,  Coquitlam   Board  of  Trade;   William  Gay,   Richmond   council;   Chas.     Bell,  Matsqui council; D. W. Poppy, reeve,  Langley council; J. A. Bates, Mission  Board of Trade;   E.  Hutcherson, Delta   Board  of Trade;   N.   S.   Lougheed  and  E.  M.  Selkirk,  Maple Ridge;   G.  E.  Taylor,  Langley  Board  of Trade;  ex-Councillor    C.    E.    Marmont,    Coquitlam; E. H. Heaps,   Vancouver and  Ruskin.  Gills,  election   expenses,   $2;    Maple  Grove Lumber, lumber account, Ward  3, $55.26, Ward 4,'$6.73; C. M. C. election expenses, $27.50, lead pencils, 40c,  postage,  $1;   Commission  allowed   on  road tax collected in Ward 2, $8;   refund of road tax collected in Ward V  from persons previously paid, $6; Harry   Fowles,   cutting   down   dangerous  trees  in Ward  I,  $8;   Columbian  Co.,  advertising.election notice,  $16.20;   0,  C.  Gazette,  advertising   By-law establishing tho "Smith-Jones" road and a  diversion   of   the   "Pemberfon"    road  through the south half of Lot S, S.W.  %   Sec.  10,  Tp.   14,   $6.50;   Children's  Aid   Society,  October,  November  and  December, maintenance of the Frank  Aish children, $30.  By-Laws  The "Temporary Loan By-law, 1913''  was introduced by Councillor Bell and  passed first and second readings. Under this by-law the Council will be  authorized to borrow the sum of $15,-  000 (if needed) to carry on the necessary work of the year before the taxes  are due.  This having finished the work of the  Council for 1912, the Reeve in a few  well chosen remarks, thanked the  Councillors for their painstaking efforts in connection with the work of  the expiring year, and expressed his  regret on the retirement of the Councillors for Ward 1 and Ward 3.  The Returning Officer announced the  result of the election for Reeve, Councillors and School   Trustees,   as   follows:���������  Reeve���������William Merryfield.  MATSQUI   MUNICIPALITY  COo-ntinuad From Page One)  years, the injunction should be refused.  The letter was accompanied by a copy  of the affidavit of Joseph Campbell.  The Reeve stated that he had proceeded to New Westminster on receipt of  the letter and had made the necessary  affidavit on behalf of the Municipality.  Resolution properly introduced and  passed. That Ward 1 be given credit  with $1,377.99 from 1912 to be used  in connection with the Ward expenditure in ,1913.  John Catto, election expenses, $7;  T. W. Roberts, last quarterly indemnity  for 1912, $25; T. H. Lehman, last  quarterly indemnity for 1912, $25; W.  J. Ware, last quarterly indemnity for  1912, $25; Chas. O'Donel Bell, last  quarterly indemnity for 1912, $25; I.  H. Stafford, removing windfall tree,  $5; Wm. Merryfield,, indemnity $25,  travelling expenses, $2; C. Kelleher,  election expenses, $5; Matsquit Hall  Assn., election expenses, $5; R. W. W.  Reid, election expenses, $10; J. A. McGowan, election expenses, $10; Wm.  Miller, election expenses, $10; J. W.  Pennington, election e-vpensies, $10;  P. Jackman, election expenses, $5; G.  Cruickshank, election expenses, $2; A.  Councillor Ward 1���������Martin Z. Melander.  Councillor Ward 2���������Thomas Henry  Lehman.  Councillor Ward 3���������George William  Gellett.  .  Councillor Ward 4���������Charles O'Donel  Bell.  J     School Trustees���������Alexander Cruickshank and Roderick Beaton.   ���������  The Council then adjourned.  During recess the Reeve entertained  the   outgoing   Council,   the   incoming  Council   and  the   visiting   ratepayers  with   a  sumptuous   lunch  which  had  been prepared by Mrs. M. Ferguson.  The members-elect of the Council  for 1913 having made the statutory  declaration before Mr. E. W. King, J.P.,  took their places at the Council Board  as follows: ���������  Reeve���������William Merryfield.  Councillor Ward 1���������Martin Z. Melander.  Councillor Ward 2���������Thomas -Henry-  Lehman.  Councillor Ward 3���������George William  Gellett.  Councillor Ward 4���������Charles O'Donel  Bell.  The following appointments with the  accompanying remunerations were  then made on motion: ���������  James Gibson, clerk, collector and  treasurer at a salary of $75 per month,  $100 for the preparation of the collector's roll, five per cent, commission on  arrears of taxes and $1 per month from  each Ward as rent for office.  McQuarrie, Martin and Cassady, municipal solicitors under a retaining fee  of $75 per annum.  H. J. A. Burnett, auditor, for $75 per  annum, the books to be audited at the  end of each three months.  E. W. King, police magistrate, at a  salary of $10 per. annum and $5 remuneration for each sitting.  J. .7. Pace. If. E. Watkins, J. E. Israel  and Roy Lehman, constables, to receive $3 per day when on duty.  Cemetery commissioners ��������� E. W  King for Mt. Lehman cemetery, at $15  per annum. Carl Knudson for Aldergrove cemetery, at $15 per annum.  Fence viewers���������Richard Robb, Richard Owen and Philip Ross, to receive  $3 per day when acting.  The communication from the Fraser  Valley Municipal Publicity Bureau laid  over from the Council of 1912 was dis-  succed and the Council decided to  join with the other Municipalities of  the Lower Mainland as it was considered that this was the best means of  advertising the Municipality. A check  for the first monthly subscription, $15,  was ordered drawn and the Reeve was  appointed a delegate to the annual  meeting which will be held in the  Board of Trade rooms, City Hall, New  Westminster, on Friday, January 24th,  at 2 o'clock. Councillors Lehman, Gellett and Bell stated their intention of  attending also to secure more information as to the scope of the operations of tho Bureau.  Resolutions properly introduced and  passed:���������  That the collector and treasurer be  placed under bond to tho extent of  ?5,000 and the Reeve take the necessary steps towards this end.  2. That the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway be notified to repair the  crossing at the Riverside road; also  that the Canadian Pacific Railway be  notified to repair the crossings at "the  Page, Fore and Hallert roads.  3. That the clerk report at the next  meeting the assessed value of the land  in each Ward, the same to be a basis  of redividling the Wards if it be found  that the present Wards are divided inequitably.  .Bill passed for. payment: ���������  I.   H.   Stafford,   removing   windfall  tree, 2 men and team, $5.  By-Laws  The "Temporary Loan By-law, 1913"  passed third (.-reading.  Councillor Bell gave notice to introduce a by-law to amend the "Reeve  and Councillors' Indemnity By-law."  It is proposed to increase the indemnity from' $100 to ! $200. per annum.  As the Councillors have to do the  work of'a *rbad supervisor in each  Ward, it was- felt that the indemnity  should be increased.  The matter of amending the by-law  regulating the salaries of the cemetery  commissioners was laid over.  The Reeve enjoined the Councillors  to use their best endeavors for the  Municipality,' especially in the matter  of road building and to consider carefully whether contract work was not  advisable in the matter of opening  new roads.  The Council' then adjourned to meet  in the Municipal hall at 11 o'clock in  the forenoon on Feb. 8th, and after  that on the last Saturday in each  month.  535 CBB^  my customers:  ������  Having purchased the stock of the  Abbotsford Hardware Company,  on  Essendene Ave,, I am now prepared  to supply your wants in all lines of  Hardware, etc. .  A������ trial order will convince you that  our. prices are right.  ^������:  Hardware and Furniture  FOR SAALB���������5 young milch cows to  freshen from the 27th of this  month. Apply to R. OWEN, one  mile aouth oi B. C. E. R., ,Mount  Lehman.  G. W. GRIMMETT  Eyeight Specalist  Manufacturing Optician  Does tiie Finest Optical  Work.  Medical men/and others  pay tri������  bute to'his skill.  793 Granville* St. .yancousdr  Builder and Contractor  Estimates Given Free  Phone Connection       Mission City  City Blacksmith Shop and Carriage Building  KRAVOSKI & DAVEY, PROPRIETORS  Matsqui   Hotel  MISSION   CITY, B.C.  This hotel makes a specialty of  home-like comforts for Commercial  Travellers. Comfortable sitling-  room and   best of hotel service  Cuisine Unexcelled.  Rates: $1.50 to $2 per day  CHAS. E. DeWITT, Proprietor  For Horseshoeing, General Blacksmithing,  Wagon-Making and Hepairing, 'Carriage  building   and   Expert  Carriage Painting  T'��������� * ���������  iria  We will use you right.  avey  Abbotsford  S. KRAVOSKI  Blacksmith  W. DA VEY  Painter and Decorator  './;  If you want the best in  House Painting Paper Hanging  Kalsoming and  braining  and Carriage Painting  go to  ABBOTSFORD DECORATING Co.  W. Dayey, Manager  Workshop in rear of S. Kravoski's  Blacksmith Shop.  For the Residence,  Store or Office.  (Associate  Members Can.   Soc. C. E.)  Civil Engineers.  R. A. HENDERSON  B. C. LAND   SURVEYOR  Office, next P. O. P. O. Box 11  ectric Light  For Factories and  Industrial Plants  Convenience      Comfort      Economy  Attention will be eiven to all aDDlicdtions for'service from our lines.  Detailed information concerning service will be furnished on application  to  the offices of the Light and Power Dept. located at  Vancouver Abbotsford New Westminster  B. C. Electric blk. B. C. Electric blk.  Columbia Electric Railway Ltd  I  si  J  4  I  If  'S  ���������1  1  ���������.-1 ���������     >M   ��������� " '    j- * IV       JP?y __*���������_   i i? sLi**������ ' "Ei_ri~*Si r1**  t<^*^>������aSr������a ���������v'sl  ���������^-esfafe-jf-W.afc;