'������- -*#���������*-���������' ..,*���������?-<* vJL**-*- With-which is incorporated "The Huntingdon Star" Vol. Xv AA., No. 9 ABlOTSFCmD.''iB, C. K1UDAY, JULY 9, 1920 3C .00 per Year MKKTIN'G AT DNWDNKV . ox wi'dajokday i;.!l V'.A i'K'ST Ol'Al.lTY CONSIDUK'ttD Mr.-Marrow,Aliuister ol' Agriculture 'met some of tho ratepayers of Nicomen Island on Wednesday afternoon at Mr. Matthews. Tho day being "warm i.liei gal Uering' "was held on the hiwii iu five barnyard in the'shane of (he barn, Mr. Barrow using' Ihe green grass as a platform aud (lie running hoard of a Chevrolet i':ir as a support. "everybody, even , Lhe speaker had discarded coat, vest, and collar, not lo be prepared for a fight, hut to avoid the extreme heal of ill) in the' sadc. It was noticeable that somb of I lie old-timers woro not present to take pari in the meeting. ��������� This' high water has been a repetition of the last two or' three years, and while the old-timers may be getting quite used to it, it looks a very big and annoying problem to the returned men who have taken upland - under the land settlement board and -want to make both ends'meet. There aresoine 22 of these new settlers on the island, representing a borrowed capital of probably soma $90,000 on an area of about 11,000 or L2.00 acres. Some of them wiU but little this year to carry them through for ���������another year, let alone prepare for the day of payments. The provincial government has already . guaranteed the bonds of the' Nicomen Island settlers to the extent of some $87,000 for the purpose of building" a' dyke., which Mr. Barrow says is >a "dyke in the wrong place. The settlers put it up and -made a Manager o punk job df it.". Mr. Barrow outlined the government's standpoint in the matter, being at times quite severe in his criticisms of the way the dyke proposition had been handled, and also pointing out that some $6,000 in back taxes .were still due. He told the meeting that th-e government would assume no further responsibility until all cost has been agreed upon. It was pointed out to Mr. Barrow that while the dyke might look in the wrong place, now, the former commissioners were not aware at. tho time that .the late Mr. Br ire outlined the work that: tlie Fraser River was about to change its course as was the case since ihe dyke was' built. lt was pointed out however that the federal government had expended last year and this year some $25,- 0 00 in protection work and the provincial government had done nothing and also that the federal government was prepared to go fifty-fifty with tho provincial government in protecting the island, this latter Mr. Barrow did not think was correct. However Mr. Barrow said that the provincial government wanted to see some business proposition carried out that would be the mean's of giving solid protection to the island for all time, and he was prepared to go thoroughly into the ^matter with the ratepayers with this "object in view. Mr. Hearle ably backed by his assistant, Mr. Crawford, urged that before any comprehensive scheme of dyking was goncahead with that: also a" comprehensive scheme of difching be planned before the dyko was built. The two schemes should go hand in hand. Here the question of loss by mosquitoes came in for discussion and it was. estimated that while Liu.* milk production of the Island amount cd annually to about flMO.OO'iJ, fifty per cent loss.of milk could be reckoned iip-on during mosquito time. - This would; pay for a lot of dyking. Mr. -AMister,Thompson,- chairman of the meeting, and also one of the present'' coinmisisoners, urged .that a proper dyke be built along the slough on No. 1 dyking area and that it he used as a road. In this he was supported by many in the meeting. Nothing,definite was agreed upon except to call a meeting in the school on the evening of the 15th of July for the purpose of re-organizing the Island Settlers Association. , Mr. Barrow, along with Mr. A. Thompson visited-the Hooded pari a of the island later (From Fruit Markets Bulletin). The strawberry'market was bare all th-e lirsl part of (he week ,and was relieved by the arrival of a Cordon Head car on Mo. -1 Thursday, afternoon, being a holiday did not prevent lhe wlioIc.'-,:i!o trade turning out aiid getting their supplies. The berries were ipxcelh'iit. The wholesale pool here (there are two of theui u'Hl (he l.e.l. independents as )M'Oi:POR.yj."K)_N TALK AGAIN Tiro Board of Trade met-on Monday evening ia tin.1 (!. W. V. A. rooms Tho vice-president in the,absence of the prcsJdeuUpccupicd lhe chair and The secretary 'was instructed to write the Hon: F. D. Barrow asking him to add revs a meeting (o be held here on .Inly" 19th lo (lu Board of Trade in full; and the'following commit i.co were appointed to make ar- well") were 'annoyed at. the delay in : rangements for his visit, to show him arrival of the Cordon Head berries, ; u,c town's special needs and to pre- wluVh were delated in. transit ,,c-;.).n.0 twiccn Victoria aud Vancouver. They | bought th'e Gordon Head car arriving ; Thursday aud also tho one (o arrive j Koherlson, llarrop, McCallum and Saturday morning on No. 2 Certain the secretary, Mr. Hill. lor conlerence: iMot-srs McGo.wan, Whitchelo, Brydges influences were at work to bring m a car of Spokane berries and it was known that before it would"'arrive there would be an ample supply of B.C. berries here. The Nash interests dominate the pool here and succeeded'' in getting' part of their members to share in this car, then nil effort, was made to cancel tho order for the Saturday Cordon Head oar; this .failed.. It is rumored that those responsible for bringing in the Spokane car had for their object to ] exceed one thousand, force B. C. berries down. A car ol Haney berries arrived in fine sha'pi thus morning on'No. .11, some dealers' refused to take these berries in favor ot Spokane.This ear was rolled heiavy with berries to Hdmoulon. Spokane's arrived on the S: -10 train this morning. ' B'.v courtesy of the PERSONALS SAD DEATH OF LITTLE ������ MARGUERITE STARR The new ferry "Fena" has at. hist. arrived at the Mission-Matsqui ferry landing and may be put iu commission at any tune now. No further information is'available however. tlie Mutual -Brokers we examined the car. There wisre 705 crates in it and the car was cool and nice, the berries small aud many difigur;e", showing- evidence of icarly frost. 1 hey were laid down here for about $5.00 including exchange. Berries are bringing $4.75 f.o.b. Seattle, as against $3.50 for Spokane. Those who wait for cheap berries will get them. Haney's arc offering about 5 0(i per crate higher, but they arc worth more than this. Cordon Head's are worth $1.00 per crate more, so we predict that those who have seemingly set out to 'burst things, will fail unless they can show better goods. We have heard the same interests -solemnly assuring our B. C. growers that they were price-getters, evidently meaning when'they were'handling B. C. goods. We have full particulars of this deal and may give our B- C. growers its history later. For the growers' information we publish the fine-up of firms sharing on this car, and those who did not do so arc large handlers of berries. Firms sharing in the Spokane car Acme Fruit Co., Mitchell Fruit Co. Nash; P. Burns & Co.; Scott Fruit Co. ' , Firms not sharing in the Spokane (;yr���������I'lunketf & Savage; Folkins Campbell: Vernon Fruit Co.; S. Freeze & .Co. All Calgary (inns. , A resolution was passed to thank tlie government for the steps taken of closing saloons here and in Huntingdon on Sundays. ' The incorporation Village Municipalities Act was read and the majority of adult 'population in. favor carries.* The '' lieiiiXnanl-governor-in- Coun'ciJ may enlarge the towiisite but the resident population must not Tho chairman ' asked opinion of all those present, .uul all were iu favor, and a committee was appointed to take' up all matters pertaining to incorporation and report at the meeting of .Inly 19th Those appointed were Messrs. J. A. lUeGowaiv'R. ohortreed, J. Brydges F. J. It. Whitchelo, A. McCallum "and N. Hill. ��������� The Bound bylaw was again taken up and a further petition is required to get a full expression of the land holders and occupants. Fifteen ratepayers have taken objection to the Pound Bylaw. ^, A date board and a speed board are to be put up. New members elected: J. Downie, W. A. Ackland, l-I. Brown, A. Gr/Andrews.'W. D. Kent and P. Carscallen. Mr., and Mrs. J. B. Preston are spending a, few days in Everett, YV. Mr. and Mrs. .1. Kirkbride of Vancouver visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Caldwell on Sunday. Mrs. McDowall and her daughters Jean and,Nellie left on Monday night to spend their holidays at Trail and Nelson. Miss Gwen Sumner is tine guest of Miss Jean Alanson at Crescent Beach Mrs. C. Sumner, Barbara and Norman are visiting Mrs. E. Webster at White Rock, where she is camping. Mrs. F. Martin, Sardis and her sis-, tcr Mrs. Cuinmings of Parry Sound, Ont., spent the week-end with friends in .Abbotsford. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McGowan are rejoicing over the arrival of a son, born July Gth. On Monday ���������evening the regular meeting of the True Blue Lodge was held in L. O. L. and final arrangements were made for the 12th of July Arrangements were also madic. for ac special to run from Mt. Lehman to i Chilliwack, and all are invited to gi- ! along and enjoy the celebration. Tha W. C. T. U. held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Lowe The two-year-old daughter'of Mr: and Mrs. Jay Starr died on Saturday under- most distressing circumstances . Ivarly in the day she obtained some, lye while playing outside and innocently swallowed some of the con- \ tents. She was hurried to Sumas ' hospital but expert medical attention failed to counteract the internal injury. At the funeral in Musselwhite cemetery on Monday a large number gathered to show their sympathy with the parents in the loss of their only, child, Marguerite F., an extremely bright and engaging little'girl. The pall-bearers were: Agnes Fraser, Gladys York, Marion Campbell, and Helen McAdams. It is reported that over in Mission there is talk of giving away a garage and a mechanic with each new car purchased, but that stunt could not be pulled off in' Abbotsford, unless, the mechanic would guarantee to board himself. The annual examination in music was held at the studio of the Misses Steede on July 2nd. The examiner was Mr. Douglas Redman of the A. B. of the R. C. of Music, and the R. A. and Mrs. Bryeutan on Tuesday after--loL- Music,"London, England. Sixteen liJHlillV AOUUAGE, HANEY HAMMOND DISTRICT ,noon. There was a good attendance to hear the reports by Mrs .Ferris and Miss Margaret Hutchison, who attended the provincial convention of the \V. C. T. U. held in New Westminster in June. BORN���������To Mr. and Mrs. Roberr. Higginson, Jnr., on July 1st, a daughter. flic Misses Steede have gone on a pupils were presented for certificate in piano playing and several , had their musical work other than the course for certificates insepcted. The results will appear in a couple of weeks. The Ladies' Aid met at the manse on Wednesday afternoon with a good attendance. A raspberry social is holiday to Vancouver, Whitae Rock under discussion, to be held at the and other points. manse in the near future. & II(A\ audit von: Kxmi.nsv The euergelie secretary of the Ab- ho'sfonl-Sumas agricultural society is busy the;.e days gel I in;; up lhe prb.e lj.,i lor I h" hi;:1 i-lmw <>u I lie October. rl ibis year i Strawberries Raspi'orri'ss Blackberries Loganberries Acres Inc. 1920 Ac. 463 4-L7A 171.V H 4 9:? G3S 53 ���������j :������������������ "���������I 2.1 th or k amount of work lo do much largvr than last year on account of (he fact thai a bit of spena I prizes and new department', will he added to the large list of Intfl year.. If you have a. fancy dog you will have an opportunity to show him Uiis fall and secure a. prize Then, (here is the .Flower b'how on i'alunliiy, August 2 1st. which will bv one of the big event;; of the dis'riel' this summer aud a forerunner of Ihe bigger "show in October. But the point is this not to forgot (luil last year the fall fair was a big sucees;; but a lot of people would have helped to make the fair bigger and boiler but some how oi' other, the little details that precede the day of show were forgotten or overlook- Acres 19 15 44S 21.} 1011 ...... 0.1 Total number of growers, 248. 192 0 acreage of Straws grown by -laps, 311. 192 0 acreage of Straws grown by Whites, 148. 1-9 20 acreage of Rasps grown by Jap?, 07 3-4. 1920 acreage of Rasps grown by Whiles. 103 1-2. In- J 91.5 there were 20 White growers and .10 Japs. in 19 20 there arc .12 8 WJtile growers and 120 Japs. ' Wiiniiiiock-ltiiskin District Acr\age in .1920: Strawberries TO; Raspberries -f; Loganberries 1-8 Blackberries 4. Total number of growers 30. White grower:-; ���������>, and .laps 25 growei.j have only .4 berries here. ne White acres in U'TJH'K .MI'MGHION N.-UII''!*' AS COXSKItVATIVI'" LUADFK Mr, Arthur Meigheii, should be in Ibe meantime be able lo form a cabinet, will fake up his duties of lead ing the Conservative government, ������L Ottawa, and Sir Robert Borden, lhe present leader will retire. Mr. Meigheit is a young man 40 and a westerner, being the first premier of Canada west of the Great' Lakes. Tie embodies almost all the i.'unservative'-principles., end should make a good Conservative leader. 5 only Boys Boots; good solid wearers, sizes 1, 2, 3 to clear at *1,9������ Men's strong solid wearers, made to wear and give co������ifo^ sizes (i to 10, to clear ��������� ��������� $4.9o Youths' .solid Leather Bals ma.de to wear, sizes 11 to 13, Special to clear at '��������� $2.9o Infants soft sole Slippers, C. a pair , 3*������������ ni|iiu.;������i'.Hjuew������iwi'iuiMii|i)|,-������ii'iiauM lie ed trulil it was loo late Mi:,s Fowler,, of Calgary, has been ill.-''guest of Mrs. Wright and spent ihe week end with ber at White Rock.' Grocery Specials We have a strictly up-to-the-minute Grocery Service. Every article marked plainly. No interchange ot" price. One price to all. 2% OFF FOR CASH. Mrs. Pound's Raspberry Jam, 4-lb tins, one to a customer at '....: .$1..35 each net Golden West Soap, G bars to Hie Package. ..'...'.���������.'.30<* Itring us rour List, then compare our prices. Don't judge hy any single ohject. W ehave the pleasure every day of convincing new customers. Malkin's Best Baking Powder, 12 oz. can at . .25*^ each The Fraser iiiver at Mission City ridge showed this morning a fall bc- akes J. A". M. sniil(r"so these'ing only I H feet six., What, m days'.' That's easy. On Sundays no his new chauffeur will drive the car Mrs. (.1. It. Wright is spending a few days at White Rock. 13. C. Phone, 4 Farmers' Phone 11)0" U f')* w 'J'^.'l .. ...... ������Jm������^.������i.-^!CTCT^mro���������������..mwTOaBi. sasemaimtBffiNmmfBiwmifa&ESBaB&maix '''*- -*������������������"'��������� ,'v ,!���������:-'.,. .'fr>.:t -.*������ *>A6ft tW6 THE ABBOTSFORD POST THE ABBOTSFORD POST Published Every Friday Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers' Association. j. A. Bates, Editor and Proprietor FRIDAY, JUY 9, 1920 PKOSL'ECTS. fc'OJt A IIIOG'ER CJKOP LN 1820 Although the present has been a late season there is every prospect that the crop of 1920 will, should weather conditions from now on remain fa-vorable. be much better than last year. At. present the prospects are favorable, taken'as a ;\vhole,���������evcn much more'than at the same time last year. There lias been plenty oj' rain in many parts and with the snow late in April the moisture will be sufficient in many,parts, even with .little rain, to make for a'good crop. Some parts always suffer. Luring the ten.years ending 1919, the average yield pC wheat to the acre was 17.27 bushels, wherear. the larger acreage sown iir 1918 and 1919 produced an average yield of only 10 and 11 bushels respectively.-. - Wm. Atkinson General Auctioneer and Live Stock Specialist. , ^'years among tbe Stockmen of t,ho Fraser Valley. Am faniilai with the di lie rent breeds of live stock and their values. Address all communU'atioDs , to Box 34 Chilliwack, I.J. U* SERVICE -J-;.'.. J.'J'AVv'-"" ��������� omsavir,.. 'law "~ '������������������v-*-' t!gjy ' " H.' JONES id WHAT THE CAjS'ADIAjV PACKERS SAY . The ^vitarrelationship between the production of live-stock nnd the marketing of the meat is evident to every farmer. J3ut larmers'do not know so well on wha tfactors meat packers base their activities for the future trade. Packers study keenly the tendency of farm production from year to year and even from month to month, as well as the conditions and prospects of the markets for the product of both. They regulate their year-to- year policy largely on the prospects of live-stock production, but their general policy spread over a term of years, is more largely controlled by a judgment of market prospects. Canadian-packers, realizing the interdependence of production and marketing, believe that if Canadian farmers are well informed about markets they will maintain live-stock production in sufficient volume to feed those markets. Throughout the war and the year which followed packers studied the world markets. As a result they expanded plants, increased the amount of capital permanently invested and are now making every effort to complete their market-organization and connections both overseas and in the United States. This it evidenced by the re-organizaations that have taken place a- mong packing firms, of which many erroneous statements have been made. .This is the true meaning of the changes. . Canadian packers have abundant faith in the future of the Canadian live-stock industry. Why? Because the individual investigations of each firm, totalled and summed up, show that market prospects for Canadian meats for the next ten years, at least, are more favorable than ever before in the history of the packing business.' ? I i V Director AGENT FOIl R1ZADSXOJV10S P{;one Connection Mission City IS: J&r&ni. The } erson who likes-promptness in telephone service will appreciate your effort if when you answer the tele ���������. phone you give the name of the firm. If you are answering in a department, give the name of "the department. Tlie person wlil not.havcto ask who iss peaking, if that is done. Besides facilitating service, it is a courtesy that is at once a predated. mj immn.T,';iiintiinnuiriqjj,j^^ BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE Co. DR . MORRISON DENTIST WILSON 11 LOCK I'lione 7:lo:i ��������� -, MISSION' CITV 0. For a Good SmolceTry B.C. & Old Spor C1 G A R 5 B. C. CIGAR FACTORY WILEERG & WOLZ. PROPS- are .steady. The hay market is slow, very iittle demand with ample supply in Alberta. Alfalfa is quoted at .^^8.00 per ton f. o. b. Vancouver. Business generally is dull and monev tight. MEAD OK RA JIM Kit PARTY" A real good quarrel is harder on a man than a week's work, and it takes him quite in the opposite direction. John Oliver's adv. says, "Electors Warned" which if motto to guide one at the next election.* WEEK IN CALGARY (From Fruit Markets Bulletin) Warm weather features this week. Crowds are in the" city for the Fair which is-being-largely attended. The celebrated. fat cattle of Alberta would be hard to beat anywhere, Durhams, Black Polled Angus, Hol- steiris,- Ayrshires, and -Shorthorns being the leaders, Jerseys are conspicuous by their absence. Exhibits are placed from all parts of -the-province. .' Mr. G. C. Hay, Agriculturist, Kamloops; is here looking over the stock with a view to securing exhibits for the Kamloops Fair when ���������en route to Vancouver Fair, and also to secure thoroughbred stock for the Kamloops Annual Bull Sale. Strawberries from British Colum- Hon. T. A. Crerar cannot be accused of being an orator but he is in grave' danger of becoming a statesman. He set out to answer the speech of Hon. Arthur Meighen and it must be admitted ho mad-o a pretty fair job of'it. At any rate both Hon. A. Meighen and Hon. James p a good (Jaldor, who watched him all the way ! like a pair of prize tabbies camped j on the trail of a mouse, did not wear any smiles at the finish. But most possession of the of the Boss Fanner's argument was ��������� given to free trade, with England as ply bare, and prices good. B. C. jtha glorious example. Sir Richard Governor Wood Cherries are selling ��������� Cartwright revelled in that kind of retail at 75c( per 4 lb. basket, while ; i?oing a quarter of a century ago and' Bings from Idaho are (Selling at'noDoa-v has since equalled his record Go^ per lb. Royal. Amies from B. C. ' Moreover there is a growing feeling are now due and will be a welcome 'that we might well leave England to 1. The Repeal of the Prohibition Act. 2. bia are in full market on the prairies with the sup- change from tire' Governor Wood variety. Hothouse Toms and Cu- work out her own fiscal salvation and pa.y more attention to things as we cumbers are arriving in good volume lliave them in Canada. "A policy that and moving satisfactorily. California.plums, peaches and apricots are strongly in evidence and fetching good prices. Okanagan, Hatzic, Walla. Walla and local rhubarb are all in evidence with fair demand. The Okanagan cclerjy box is an awkward rhubarb container. Very few new potatoes are offering prices f.o.b. Vancouver being now 12(* per lb. butetr and eggs fits an old fashioned country might look old-fashioned on a young Dominion just blossoming out into nationhood. It had���������been hoped that with the war over and the farmers advancing on Ottawa in mighty hosts we might have a chance to get away from the stock arguments that have done duty since shortly after the flood and get down to business. If Mr. Crerar is to be writ large in the history of his country he will have to In order to vote on the forthcoming Prohibition Plebiscite and in Provincial or Dominion Elections is YOU MUST REGISTER Allpreviouslist s of voters have been cancelled. The fact that your name was on the list last year does not count. Neither can ycu vote - ai a property owner withoutregistering. MAKE YOUR DECLARATION NOW before the Registrar or an Election Commissioner, Postmaster, Justice of the Peace, Magistrate, Constable cr before officials at try Government office. Registration closes on JULY 15 NEXT REGISTER TODAY By Order PROVINCIAL SECRETARY NO restoration of the saloon or bar, for sale of intoxicating liquors. 3. The Government sale, and Government control of spiritous and malt liquors in sealed packages. ' 4. The guarantee by the Government, as such vendor, of the pure quality of all spiritous and malt liquors, and the sale of same at reasonable prices. 5. The inculcation of true temperance principles consistent with personal liberty. 6. The elimination of the causes of the deplorable loss of respect for the laws of the land engendered by the Prohibition Act. The Voters Lists Close on the 15th inst. If you have not registered by that date you .will not be able to vote on the referendum or at the Dominion or Provincial Elections. Remember the old Voters List HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. MODERATION LEAGUE Provincial Headquarters, Vancouver, B. C. R. A. CORBETT, Secretary. develop ambitions other than success- fuly answering a speech made by an opponent. The tariff, like the poor, is with us always. It has been used as a covering for political crimes ever since politics were invented. Under its smoke cloud grew up our railroad problems. While orators followed its twists and curves this trust ing country built canals that won't even hold water. Right now the question, "Where is next winter's coal coming from?" is vastly more important. And when a whole nation is-: troubled over luxury taxes the time is hardly rip'e for a learned discus~ sion as to whether agriculture in the* Old Land is decading or progressing., Hon. T. A. Crerar has a sincerity tthat impresses.' But association,: with academic personages should not let him forget that it was as a business man, an organizer and as a manager of men that he- made liis reputation. If the day of learned lecturer is to pass and business methods are to come instead the country must look to men of the Crerar type. But if) a short residence at Ottawa is to 'transform a first-class business man 5nto a second class orator we might just as well reconcile ourselves to things ae they are .and let it go at that.���������McLean's. "What's the matter with your hand. old man? You've got it in splint.:." "My oldest boy's ingenuity." "How so?" "He set a steel trap in his stocking' to catch Santa Claus." ft Thursday, July 8th, 1920. THE ABBOTSFORD POST K-- ��������� PAGUJ TTTltliJIfi I'KICKS JJJvKJiV TO IHIOI' M us M kirn V\ w The budget is upon us and a very big pile of sticks ��������� reposes under the Parliamentary true of Sir Henry Drayton. However, from (ho bu.s'ncss standpoint of the country, that same Budget, says iWoL'ean's, has been of inimciioe service' in wiping our, 'previous delicits and starling in the positive direction'of ma Icing ends meet; in the announcement thai die Government 'would not 'come before the public for a new loan and, m reducing to an appreciable oxf-jiu ilm tax on business profits. I have never agreed with those who maintained ;hat this tax should never have I)*3'1:! levied, that if discouraged iniativc and efficiency and the incrcaso. in production in penalizing increased profits (hat resulted fhercb;.'. All this is undniil'.fediy true in a measure, and the keener tliu conscience of the business man' (he heavier his fax, but this latter applior. throughout the whole: rouiid of-.life aud to others besides business' inoi' The tax was justified in the mail; because when revenue was needed if was only fair that a portion should be contributed,by. those whoso opportunities in so many eases were g.-eaflv enlarged by war conditions. The War Tax was in a sense a commission they we're paying the country for just this increased business, these'larger profits. But now that condition* are growing more normal, this tax should ba steadily reduced. The ver,y reduction that has been mane provides an incentive to business to proceed once more along regular lines of development. Are commodity prices' coming, down* This is the most important question probably, that faces business and investment circles today. !"!u? aus wor would appear to be in (he affirmative, and this in spite of the I act that nearly every theory is opposed lo tho likelihood of lower prices at the present time. - Duron*, referring to the groat advantage that a tall in prices would confer on invesfos, a brief summary of the reasons that yc-'-rn to lend to this opinion would be in ord'r.M'.. ' - Kirsl of all, the movement has star- fed at the end pt the line, the consumer. Theory holds (hat this reduction must start at the beginning, (lie raw material ,cml. The "overall" movement, as was observed was significant as a protest by the public against high prices: a declaration that a largo body of the public, the consumers of commodities, were prepared to do all ��������� in their power to force prices down���������hy the simple expedient of not buying until they did come dovvn. This movement'spread.- and the next .indication was that a number of stores, in the United States and in Canada, were announcing general reduction of 20 per cent, in all (he-goods in their store. Once a- gain the theorists remarked: ."Poof Tools! When they sell out. those goods in their store they must replace them at much higher prices,- aud will be worse off than over. It will be but a flash in the pan. Reductions must start, at Ihe raw material end." s besides business- inoi'. brief summary of the reasons that ,.(.,,.( .^ nie rliw material ei CANADA^~T^ Wlier/the Appetite, is Always Keen. ' Sections of the Alpine Club of Canada in all parts of the ^minion have received the anniversary message of the director Arthur O. Wheeler, interprovincial boundary survey commissioner for B.C. There is much in this document of special interest to members of the club, but there is also a great'deal which affects the general public, since it -looks forward to a greatly increased tide of summer travel into the lasi- nesses Of the great hills. The director's message opens witn comments on the prosperous standing of the club and the success of the camp at Yoho lake last summer. Thanks are also tendered to. many ���������who helped to make t!he camp successful. Mentionis made of renewed photographic activities 1a the mountains and of the fact that the challenge cup for competition by amateur mountain photographers was won last summer by Dr. H. E. Bulyea of .Edmonton. rgs?* i With reference to the erection of a ||& euitable memorial to the soldier **& members of the Alpine club, the director says: "It is decided to do this Ion two separate lines, first, to" place ���������e. record of all our members on military service am? particularly tnose jwho have joined the supreme honor wno nave jwu��������� <-"<- ������"*������������������ - roll, on the club house grounds at - iBanff, and second, the erection of a ihut above timber line at some serviceable Place in the Canadian Roclc- jics for the uso of our members and possibly the public who are interested in making mountain climbs : With reference to independent mountaineering during the past year mention is made of the first ascents of Mt. King.George, and several other peaks of the Royal Group, lying In a hitherto unexplored district 111 > miles shouthwest of Banff. Ml. oir Douglas and Mt. Joffre were also climbed for the first time last sum- After some comment on tino Banff winter carnival, in which the Alpine club lakes an active interest, having been donors of a challenge cup.foi hockey, the director takes up the matte, of the forthcoming "Welcome Homo" camp to be held at Mt A^in,-. boin'e from July 20th to 3.1st, 1920. At this camp more than 300 people wil. be placed under canvas and the special feature will be the fact that all returned members will .attend--as guests of the club. The camp will be situated three (lays' journey from the railroad and transportation of baggage will be by a specially organ-zed pack train known as the "Alpine aub pact train." Of special yiterest to tho-general'public is- the1 fact hat this pack train will be in operation throughout the summer and anyoae- ,HVain\ to make a reallr interesting :vip into the. heart of the mountains "can do so at a minimum expense. The camp at Mt. Assin.bo ,e and the Overnight Camps" on the way thither from Banff will be open to he public from the first of July until ^e end of September, excejpt during j Mount Assiniboine,. Canadian Pacific Rockies. the two weeks when they will "be occupied by members of the Alpine club. At any time during the summer walking tours may be taken to Mount Assiniboine and these camps will bo open to furnish good meals and a bed to the trarnper at the end of his riaVs journey. There in only one way to really see tho mountain and that is on Loot, but so far this pleasure has beeu confined to the very 'few, on account of the difficulty of carrying food and bedding. These difficulties are now to.be removed and it is planned in coming years to arrange many- such walking and riding tor.r-, for the benefit of the public. In conclusion the director quotes ������������������bo. jerses oJL> jglfted Calgary , poetess, Miss Marian L. Moodier Oh wind that comes out of the \\ esi, ��������� the land of the sunset skies, Where far o'er yon mountain's cresJ tho.r-fatglorious colors rise, You brinv me the. fragrance of pine, the coolness of mountain snow. The music of falling streams by the hills where the lilies grow. On wind that comes out of the West,. you sigh on your way to the plain. ,,. The mountain land is the best. Will you not come back again? Glow skies with your golden light, Blow softly wind from the hill For my heart has a longing tonight, that only the mountains can fill. .I'orliai'i: I boy were foolish, but I am inclined to believe I hat tlioy -were in donor touch with reality than the theorists. Then .'the movement spread the retailers'.called on the wholesalers and the manufacturers to reduce prices, and again tho theorist said; "rttverl\- impossible. The goods'we are making now aro produced from raw materials in the goods actually for the new season." And labor loolv- on sale today. Therefore so far from cutting prices we must raise them iiig.on with its remarkably effective Union orgaization, was preparing for now demands in wages���������to meet the coming higher prices���������and raw material would again tart upwards and tho manufactured goods and up, up. up would go prices���������until there came a. smash in business, or a revolution. Prices must come down, and very soon. There is a theory in retail business that "The customer is always right." In this case the customer demands a reduction and there is a growing feeling that the "customer" will c.vtM't pressure on the plane next him, tho retailer, for lower prices, simply by reducing his buyng. and the retailer will carry out the .same policy on the .manufacturer. We are told that prices cannot come down until production increases to meet, the demand. That is a sound theory but if is being applied in the majority of cases' if is worked only one way. How about meeting the situation by lowering the demand, until production exceeds demand?- There is evidence that such is exactly the position in the clothing trade today. Not so much that there has suddenly arisen a surplus of cloth or clothing, but the demand has slumped; higli prices did it. It was woollen goods that "rose- most sharply at, the beginning of the war; it would be but poetic justice of woollen goods were the first to start on the decline. And they would not go alone. There would be an almost universal following. . The banks in forcing holders ot merchandise to unload surplus stocks are-wielding a,powerful influence in this direction. ' They are compelling deflation. Money is so scarce, mainly because commodities cost so much, that double or treble the same money won't go far as normally. The sooner the turn comes, the better for all parties, and the writer would urge th.at a general movement be taken by air concerned in the making or distribution of commodities for a reduction iu prices; let the retailer make a "general one, and the wholesaler, and the manufacturer.' Why lament this as a calamity"; Suppose for a time that profits were cut in two or eliminated entirely for a few months? All wise business men should be in excellent shape to face this- Every year for the past four years or more they have been setting aside a "reserve" for just such a situation as they seem to lace today, when a decline should start��������� and they might have to' sell.at cost or even a little below. And each year they have set aside almost enough to meet a fair decline, so that the total reserve should be several times what j is required. From top to bottom, business men, with perfect justice, and ordinary foresight and prudence have been charging more for their goods as a means of safety; the public paid this sur-charge, and, in the opinion of the writer, it is the public's turn. And the sooner this general decline is begun, deliberately, the less violent the reaction in prices and the smaller proportion of that reserve the business house's will, be called on to dispense to this same Long-suffering public The only effective answer to labor if its demands ������eem to exceed a fair proportion, and to threaten a further advance of prices, is not to say, "We can t afford it," for labor can't afford to go without it���������but to say, to labor: ln- . SINCE {.1870 ft "3(1 t>ROPS STOPS stead ot raising your .wages; we will lower prices; this will be the same to you as individuals, and infinitely ���������more advantageous to you as a body and to' the 'whole' public." Investors arc vitally interested iir the lowering, of prices. In this respect they can be divided .into two classes. For the holders of common stocks, where increased profits as a result of abnormal conditions have led to increased dividends, and so to increased prices of their securities, it might seem that a policy, that advocated a lowering'of those profits even temporarily, would be a detriment. But'not so. When, dividends have been raised, in the great majority of cases,' the increase covered only , a ainall portion of the increased profits; shrewd managers kehw these were only temporary anyway. Here there would be a strong reserve that would insure the ability of the company meeting these dividend payments even if the profits in the aggregate declined somewhat. And so on the other hand, general business conditions would improve so greatly that the investor's equity in the business would be much more assured than if things were to go on as they were much longer. . . Let a mild prophecy end this article: that before the present budget has run a year the $45 limit on clothing for taxation purposes will seem far more 'reasonable than it is today; so with the $9 pair of shoes; the'$3 shirt and the $1 hose. Perhaps the minister of Finance in these standards builded more shrewdly than he suspected, and played his part in forcing prices of good goods down to the levels he' set. The sooner prices come down the better it will be for the investor and i]10 ,.ri,~i/i i.iiuinnuu fabric fif t'.anadii. whole business fabric of Uanad CiOIiniChN II10 A I) AN1> K BATING (From Fruit Markets Bulletin> The first car of "Gordon Head" berries, took this market by storm, they arrived In good condition and were packed equal to the best 'they were tree from grit, a fault noticed on berries rrom districts where striving between tho drills is riot practiced the pack is considerably ahead of berries coming from Haney,- which are not as well filled as they were last year. We hopo for improvement in the'average B.C. pack, and where Btrawing is not done let it be attended to in another year. The Haney berries are well colored with a few exceptions. No half ripe; berries should be included in a shipment, it is evident that tlie grower is erring innocently evidently under the' impression that they will ripen iii transit, this is not so to any noticeable extent. ���������'I think she loves me," said the voung doctor. "1 see she lets you hold her hand." "Yes, and when I do, her pulse seems considerably accelerated." Just A Little Obscure A lawyer was asked by the court to apologize for a seeming .disrespecr to the bench. The lawyer said with great dignity: "I do apologize, sir. Your Honor is right and 1 am wrong, as your Honor generally is." DJOPATMENT OF UL'BJMC WOHKS. OF THE In Traffic District No. 1. KEEP TO THEjXFT In Traffic District No. 9 IC REP TO THE RIGHT on and after July 15th, 1920 Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of the "Highway Act" the Rule of the road is as follows: ��������� The said traffic districts are more particularly described in section 3 of the "Highway Act Amendment Act. 1020" and shown on Rule of the Road Maps posted in public buildings. By OVder. Department of Public Worts. Parliament BiiMlngs. Victoria. B.C. J������������6 10th' 1920' - Mtni^tarof Pu^WprU. .���������, ..g - ^ j ':; 'J. J. Page four THE ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFOBD, B. 6. 22E rTiTifliSTra"Tn7jyifT--'c:-''*ffjg: THAN THE BEEP, PORK, VEAL and other Fresh Meats Purchased from ��������� / - WHITE & CARMICHAEL Successors to C. Sumner GIVE US A TRIAL FOR A MONTH. AND BE CONVINCED Farmers' flhonc 19 00 . A.DDOtSlOrClj O.l./. License No. 9-12i)2,r5 ' A. E. HUMPHREY (L.-ite .Taylor & ' HuiniJliYfi.v) B. C. Land Surveyor and ' Civil Engineer lloom G lliu-l Block, Cliilliwiiok iiox -\',i2, fiiii.i.nvAi'k /Caaiaumammmn������ ~-i������r' ^"���������"���������"''"''fcjjjffi**^"^**^ i.imi. ii i ��������� iimiiwi Hlirrat* s . TRAFFIC TRUCK LINE Fast Daily Freight Service between Vancouver, Abbotsford and intermediate points including New Westminster, Cloyerdale, Langley Prairie, Murrayville and Aldergrove. General Freight Delivered Both Ways LONG DISTANCE FURNITURE MOVING ,' < i Nothing loo large Nothing'loo small COMPLETE SATISFACTION GUAKAXTKKI) I\ and II. CON LIN Abbotsford Office: Abbotsford Garage, Phone Abbotsford 7. Vancouver Office: 321 Kingsway, Phone Fairmont 3700 ���������R. McEWAN BOOT AND SHOE REPAIRER AI5150TSFOI.D, H. O. ! 11 Till''. NATlltAL OUTLKT WE KNOW H JJ si whejii ami Use bust of ilio I>oh{, wheal go into Tiie s(an<3ar<I uniiliiy <>i \im\v, wliidi vm huy by <!ui CJjrJoad, is nuuUi <o rots; in. in ihe, iiroeoss of milling' awry uU>i\i thnl is rul'milile io mini as food. II is possible io niiujcr this linrmi'nl and iiidigosiililo in, tho Imfcinir, hut Mutl rr-vc!" iiapnens wills iiH, because we thoroughly.umior- slaius Hi������ cliemieaS ������cli������u, whieli flour must undergo to render it (il for lhe human sioniaoli. and we liavc 1 Iu; modern appliances. Are you a euslomer of ours.' , ALBERT LEE, Grocer and BaKer *& i a d the are set GAS COSTS MONEY! How many miles do You get from a gallon of Gas? How often do we hear this question asked and what a great difference there is in the various answers. Yesterday a car owner stopped for gas at our garage and said he had just done 2G0 miles on 12 U. S. gallons of gas and he was driving a big 5-passenger car at that��������� Mr. Car Owner, the point is this,- unless you have an efficient Carburetor you can hot get mileage. We absolutely guarantee THE ZENITH CARBURETOR to give the best results under any and all conditions��������� Economy, Flexibility and Hill Climbing ability are the "Hall Mark" of the Zenith,. Come and talk over the matter with us and have a Zenith fitted on your car on a written "money-back" guarantee, if not perfectly satisfied. One of our customers got the price of his Zenith Carburetor back in fiveminutes a few nights ago. He had a Zenith Carburetor fitted to his Ford about three months ago and was bragging about the hills it would climb on high when in the Abbotsford Garage a few nights ago, and was bet $25.00 by another Ford owner that he couldn't climb a certain hill on high, off they went and in 15 minutes were back with the $25.00 safely stowed away in the pocket of the Zenith Carburetor owner. A 25 per cent increased mileage means over 10 cents saved on every gallon of gas you are buying. Come in and talk it over with Abbotsford Garage & Machine Shop Phone, B. C. 7 _ ABBOTSFORD B. C. Farmers 1918 (From Fruit Marlcels UulleCin) The prairie market is the natural outlet for 13. .fruit and veyutiibh.ii we have gradually eliniinalod competition in these lines in our season by supplying Ist'class goods at price:', that have fully met outside coinpot- fion. ��������� Wc intend lo maintain on;' present position on (.lie prairie market, but if looks ast hough we might, have to tight for if. The newly-formed Western Jobbers' Association, by. resolution in Vancouver agreed not to buy our apples in advance thereby challenging the past, selling policy. Some of them (and not lhe least.) are advertising all over 1.5. C. in(.an effort to induce consignment to them of all they require, they have already more gooseberries consigned (hat market is demanding and prices lowered on prairies below the price'in 1.5. C. It costs th? consignee nothing to reduce the price and we .sincerely hope that goosberries will be the only product consigned. We do not think that this resolution win be adhered to by _the jobbers, as conditions may vary their winter [resolution within 2 4 hours in shipping season, if this resolution is carried out, it means that shippers-will suit their selling policy to conditions as they arisre, the,y have four ways at least of counteracting this move, 1st, to store in B. C. and supply the market as needed, or store on prairie at distributing-centres for same purpose; 2n'cl, to adopt different financial arrangements for payment of fall purchases far winter use; 3rd, to seek wider markets,for the available supply;. 4th, units to establish their own selling agencies and arrange with Pacific Coast Asscociated Shippers for continuous accounts-. At present there is a strong move ment in Washington, Oregon and Idaho to organize fruit growers in these States for the purpose of establishing their own selling agencies California has made a sucoes of this plan. British Columbia growers are fully organized and are well able to take care of their own business if circumstances warrant it. The B. C. producers can take the resolution lying down, and-consign to the -jobbers which means passing back price control' or tho want of it to the jobbers, and the conditions obtaining previous to 1917 will soon return, human nature has not changed since that time. wm wil nm.imm.rn win in ill ihhmmi'miimih. ������h >��������� mi.mnw iiiiiimi���������ii ' I A T. N. T. Explosive of great strength, safety and freedom from noxious fumes No Headache* ;s o. gnrTfftTP->-*uH*iivffT^f*MBPffi arw? mvsm?&������mmmzsazxmuutantn'.'tin a\tynaaixttBaam II ��������� Insurance of all kinds NOTARY PUBLIC Marriage Licences Issued. REAL, ESTATE���������Money (o lioiii: on Good Farm JMorlg'Hges Abbotsford H UG H JUS���������McCI SOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT The, Hatzic W. 1. wish to publish the following account of the receipts and expenditures of June 2-1 th. the day and evening of their Flower Show and Dance: Receipts: Afternon $125.30 Evening ........:........ $200.70 $32G 00 Expenditures: Ice Cream, etc. S 2G.C3 Hauling, etc., "������-00 Orchestra 54.75 DesBrisay & Co. , 8.70 Hatzic Trading Co 1.5 0 Central'Meat Market 3.70 Floor Wax, etc,. 1.70 $101.98 Balance ..$224.02 $326.00 Cheques, for $112 each have been sent to the Mission Memorial Hospital and The Hatzic Hall Association for the Painting Fund. KI0I0V1JS���������CHANDIu-.li The home of Mr. and Mrs. James Koeves, on Grand Avenue on the 2nd instant, was the sosne of a pretty wedding. On that day Mr. "Wellington Keeves, of Price Rupert was marrfsd to Miss. Ethel L. Chandler, of Wall-, ingfon, .Surrey. England. The bride is another of the English ' "war brides" and had arrived a tow days before to meet her future husband, who arrived from the north. The Itev. Gordon Tanner officiated. Only immediate relatives were present. After an excellent wedding menu the young couple took the'evening train for Vancouver, intending to take an early boat for their new northern home. Needless to say the bridegroom-is a returned man, and met his bride while overseas. As a native son he is followed by the good wishes of many old-trcsidents, whi-.have known him from boyhood. Mrs. Wellington Buker is visiting in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, VV. A wedding of interest to a largt. circle of friends here, says the World and elsewhere took place on Tuesday evening in St. Michael's church, Rev. G. H. Wilson officiating, when Miss Gertrude Emily McGeer was united in marriage to Mr. J.. 11. C. Hughes, of Belfast, Ireland. The church was bcautifuly decorated for the occasion with a profusion of pink roses and greenery, forming a charming setting for the eenemony. The bride, who was given in marriage by her brother. Mr. Gerald G. McGeer made a prcl-ty picture in an ivory crepe de chine gown with white tulle hat with trimmings of white French flowers and carried a shower bouquet of white roses. Miss Kathleen McGeer, sioter of the bride, was her bridesmaid. She wore a frock of blue satin flowered voile, with 'bands of blue satin and shell pink hat trimmed with ostrich aud blue French flowers and carrying a bouquet' of pink sweet peas. Little Miss Mimi Campbell. of Phoenix, 13. C, was a flower, giri in fluffy dress of pink silk mull and carrying' basket of dowers Mr. Win. O'Neil acted as groomsman and Mr. Dudley McGeer and Mr. Jack Grimmett wlere ushers. A reception was held at tiie home of Mr. Gerald G. McGeer, about 4 0 guests being present. iff) Mr. and Mrs. Hughes left by motor to Cove Cliff, where they have taken a cottage for the'summer' months, and later will make their home at Mission City, B. C. Mr. Hughes is on the staff of (he Canadian Bank of Commerce. lki.j;������l.Mi������.JHI.il.H ������J������#I.IIMiH IIIP������l������l*pm .111 J~K-EU��������� es.^n-Aji...Ji .I.-AU.I x-qji-.. A LITTLE ST( SOME 20$ VAUj-KS ��������� . Vinegar, Mackenzie's, per bottle 20������ Herrings, in Tomatoes 20^ Pilchard's Nabob ��������� - ; 20^ Health Salts, Holcrook's ��������� 20^ Cocoanut, -^lb for '. 20������i CASK GROCER I l. iu I I au������w��������������� ABBOTSFORD, B. C. EBESBBBHBtania f '3^3 ' A good second-hand Ton Truck No Ford Need Apply. J.. W. COTTRILL COAL AND TRANSFER Abbotsford - B.C. ������ize up every timoer rire as your personal enemy and get after him I'LT OUT YOUR OAM.1*- LIGHTKIJ GIGARRTTK Fllli;; XKVI-JR TOSS A WAV A There are hundreds of jobs in a live forest. .Dead forests drive out population. This advertisment tection by the is inserted in the ��������� in teres is of forest pro- Abbotsford Lumber, Mining & Development Co. iiimited. esBsaeesna *mv ������.w~.*.m,m**x..m*vmli!rvr* >m>. tmarm^Jm ut..y\rmirmim 3*z������CTjrjSBaaai*MgiBaflBS ravji'ifiiL^iwiaaiie "My father was killed in a feud." "I never would ride in one ol those cheap cars." Now is the time to get yoflr supply of Butter Wrappers for summer months. , Get them at BATES' PRINTING- OFFICE. ��������� . 6ifl^gji^zjBgvig^^MnFr>-ttnyj������.f-^crc xt^tjjaafj-MinMr^f*.
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Title | The Abbotsford Post |
Publisher | Abbotsford, B.C. : J.A. Bates |
Date Issued | 1920-07-09 |
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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Notes | Print Run: 1910-1924 Frequency: Weekly |
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