i\ , OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE GRAND LOYAL ORDER OF BOOSTERS Vol. VIII., No, 11. ABBOTSFORD, ,By C, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1914 8 $1.00 per'Year r ���������\ ���������^tKfA "' #*tV*" *���������*"**" V**** SJio*"t Time . y. ' . FLOUR, Five Roses and Royal Stan- third, per bbl $0.75 SUGAR, Best Granulated, 100 lb sack : $5.50 Best Granulated, 201b sack .... $1.15 Brown Sugar, 100lb sack $5.00 LARD, Pure; Leaf, any,size, lb 15c BACON, whole or, sliced lb 23c HAM, whole or sliced, lb, 22c ROLLED BONELESS SHOULDER, lb .: 18c t COFFEE, bean or ground, special, 3 lbs '..:...,..... .....: $1.00 1 -W������ are -agents Tor -Shelly's AX Bread. "Every Loaf Guaranteed Fresh. -Fresh Fruits and ' Vegetables of all kinds in season. ���������- Produce of all kinds taken in exchange. PARTY LECTURED HERE "Socialist Democratic Party made ��������� its official visit to our town on. Wed- iday and was represented by Messrs Winch-and Williams. They were .greeted by a fair audience of ladies .and gentlemen'Who gave them a re- . spectful hearing -while they tried to ipreach Socialism and to expose the , Conservative bad government. ��������� Mr.' Winch '��������� did ��������� the preaching - and . Mr. Williams the exposing. The .preaching was vague and uncertain .and labored to' make the hearer be-: ilieve that no one should be allowed :to exist except those who produced "something that you could eat or ;drink. Capitalists were all bad and competition was a sin. Millionairs should be driven off the earth, and socialists alone could bring about ,a safe and-happy state of. society; they are the salt of the" earth and as soon. ;as'they come into power there will ,be no upper and lower classes, but everybody will be in the upper class, all will be first class passengers on. ^he ship of time and no steerage'pas-,; 'sengers to make thVjourney unpleas- >.ant. Winch has a good opinion of ���������himself and of the S.D.P., or sure ���������death to.poverty. There will be no iman standing at a hall door soliciting alms for a needy party when Mr. 'Winch and Mr. Willliams get the ireins of government. Parker Williams, eleven years' M. :P. P. from Newcastle, turned the lurid light on the rottoness of the Mc- Bride-Bowser combination, a combination, according to him, without one redeeming feature���������bad, only and bad altogether. The members of the Government were spineless cattle, dead, jellyfish, and unfit ;for "three shifts" in' twenty-four hours; while useless and injurious legislation was rushed through the house in the last two weeks of its session. Parker Williams did not _come������ to praise McBride and Bowser, but to bury them, if possible, under a tirade of abuse and sarcasm. A HEARER. MATSQUI COUNCIL The regular monthly meeting of the municipal ���������council was held in the Municipal hall on Saturday, June 6th with the reeve in the chair and all the members in attendance'. The minutesjof the meeting'of May, 23rd were read and'adopted. Communications Messrs. Henderson.& Taylor, B. C. Land .'Surveyors, advising that in accordance -with:a'ruling of the'District Registrar of,Titles, all existing roads not conveyed-to the Municipality or dedicated under a sub-division plan, must be gazetted) and registered in the Land Registry. Office. Filed. Secretary M. A." arid H. Association thanking the^-Council for the donation 'of'$40.T00.^towards draining the exhibition.grounds. Filed. Attorney General, stating that as E. W. King had been'appointed' as a Police Magistrate by' the Council before the- newi.MuuicJpal Act nam 3 in force, It was not necessary for* the Government 'to--re-appoint him.' Fil ed. Municipal Solicitors,. re Ferguson to' Matsqui, ��������� asking that '��������� the surveyors' sketches'' be signed by the vendor. The clerk. was ���������. instructed to obtain the " old*- sketches and obtain Mr. Ferguson-Vsignature to the new 'ones. ��������� ~ - ,:--'.'"��������� ���������- ��������� Secretary FraseV"River Fisherman's Protective .Association, asking the council 'to''erid'&rSeiicertain^re'sblutions1 passed by the -Association, to wit: - 1. That no licenses be issued to Asiatics to -fish over the Fraser River bridge- at'New Westminster. 2. That in 1915 and thenceforth the number of licenses to be issued to Fraser,.River- fishermen be restricted to a total to be agreed upon by the interested canneries and this Association. , ' 3. , That,in 1915. and thenceforth licenses, shall be issued to white and Indian"' fishermen- on- the Fraser River for one month prior to their issuance to any other person whatsoever. The resolutions were endorsed and the clerk was instructed to forward cillors Beaton and, McCallum were instructed to interview Mr. Miller and ask him- to connect this ditch with the' slough. , ' Complaint was lodged with the Council that the money voted for the Sinclair Road was proposed to be spent by1 the Councillor on the part of the road which would not be of the greatest benefit to the settlers using this road. A committee consisting of the Reeve and Councillors Melan- derand Satchell were appointed to meet -and inspect the premises on Monday, June 8th, at 2 o'clock p.m. Complaint was made that the road ditch on, the Township Line Road was being tramped in by the cattle on the property occupied by'Mr. Hat- sie by reason of there not being a fence along this road, and the clerk was instructed-to. notify Mr. Hastie to construct the. necessary fence so that'no further ��������� damage be done to the ditch. "Complaint was made, also, that a pile of posts.on the Harris Road was a menace to the travelling public, and the clerk was instructed to notify the owner Mr. G. 0. Hougen to remove the same-without delay. The clerk was also instructed to give Mr.-M. E., Alexander formal notice to. moves back the fence on the eastern boundary of D. L. 203,' so that the contractor may be able to proceed with the work of grading the r,oad.��������� ., , .,,���������. ,,. _-,.. w.^-.-i-^..-ii. Resolutions: McCallum-Satchell, that a demand note for $1, 200.00 in favor of the Bank of Montreal be signed under authority of the "Temporary Loan By-Law, 1914" by the Reeve, Clerk and Finance Committee. Carried. McGallum-Melander; that ��������� Joseph Catto be appointed Commissioner for Aberdeen cemetery. Carried. 'McCallum-Melander, that a further, appropriation of. $16.04be made-for the Sumas-Matsqui1-boundary road. Carried. Tenders Grading Sim Road: J. E.-Smith, '$124.00;* Hans Sten- ABBOTSFORD TO HAVE; OIL DEVELOPMENE That 'there is'o'il in the immediate vicinity has .long been surmised by residents of Abbotsford and occasionally in the past few years rumor has been rife that oil had been found in various parts of the district. In the past few weeks matters in this line have taken a definite,turn and at present indications there.will be a drill at work in a very short time, or as soon as the' necessary machinery for active , operation can be procured and' placed on1 the property. Messrs Meek and Stevens -' have recently been in the district with the information that they had, in the interests of a Vancouver company, recorded in the sneighborhood of eight hundred acres'Of land includ- - ing the townsite. They also', -state that on the strength of the report of a geologist who had been in the district for several months, "they had decided that the-possibilities-of oil being found here were sufficiently strong to .warrant them in placing machinery on the property. A company has been organized, 'composed of Vancouver capitalists, stock; will, be , place'd'on' th'e"m-a:rkeT ih' 'the' rie'ttr"f ut- "'' ure and results will be keenly watched for by the citizens and company-' alike. These recent developments have caused corisidofrable excitement in town and speculation is rife as to the probable outcome of it' all. All dependable indications point to the presence of oil In this locality, the" only thing lacking to ascertain the correctness of these indications was a strong company to finance the proposition. MATSQUI SCHOOL BOARD tTemTolhe"Min7ste7o7F"isheries"*at erseTn/ * 11������;������������ '> f- W- Beharrell,- ? 9 0 ; Ottawa - B- W.-Dalton, $85.00; H. Fredrick- Messrs Rev. C. F. Yates, J. F. Boyd, and Prof. Chas. Hill-Tout-are in Vancouver this week attending-the Synod. MISSION CITY WILL HAVE AN ATHLETIC CLUB (From the Fraser Valley Record) A public meeting was called at the Victor theatre by the sport loving element of Mission City on Tuesday, evening at 9:30, for the purpose of establishing a well organized athletic club for the town, and district. The meeting was well attended. Mr. A.' M. Verchere acted as chairman for the gathering, and Mr. Wm. Saxton was appointed secretary pro tem. Aresolution was passed at the meeting that the association be'cal- led the Mission City Athletic Association. A committee of five were appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws to-.- govern the association The following comjnittee-was appointed: Wm.-Saxton, chairman; A. ;M. Verchere; Jack Stanton; Howard Howells and Walter Sh.urpe. A vote of thanks was tendered to Mr;-F. .Bannister for the use of the theatre. . ; . The -meeting then adjourned to meet again'Thursday night .at eight o'clock' at' the Imperial Hall to hear the report of the. committee on constitution and by-laws, and to etect officers for the ensuing year. . ;, w Ottawa. C. E.- Barnes, re wild land tax paid for 1913 on blocks-2 5 and 26 of the S. W.-%- of Sec. 3, Tp.'14/referred'to the auditor. Municipal "auditor, re 1'913 taxes on-the S. -W. & of Sec. 35, Tp. 13, recommending that the council accept'the" net amount without'interest and that the 1914 assessment stand. Recommendation accepted. The matter of fencing the/Smith- Jones road' across the property of Mr. Jones was the matter of considerable discussion and it was finally decided that Mr. Jones be allowed 90 cents per rod for the" fencing, he to wait for payment until the taxes are paid in the fall. Mr. M. E. Alexander, representing Mr. H. Hemlow, the owner of D= L, 203, addressed the council in the matter' of .establishing of the proposed road along the eastern boundary. Councillor McCallum assured ' the council that no compensation would be asked by the owner of'D. L. 382 for the east half of a forty foot road on this boundary line. Afterconsid- erable discussion it was Moved by Coun. Beaton, seconded by Coun. Satchell, that if assurance be given by the owner of D. L. 203, Gp. 2, that no payment be asked for improvements taken by establishing a road forty feet wide on the eastern boundary line, the Council will agree to construct a ditch on the west sido of the road sufficient to provide good and sufficient drainage for the road, and will further agree to keep thin ditch clear of obstructions. Carried. Coun. McCallum was instructed to lay out this road by a surveyor, who would take the necessary levels to ascertain the direction of the flow of water and if it be found that the water flow south to the line of rail- Way of the Clayburn Company, Coun- son, $58.00. The latter was awarded the contract,'the work to be completed by-July 15th. Building the bridge over "Eng- strom's" Slough: J. E. Smith, $800.00; Hans Sten- ersen, $540.00; R. Engstrom, $520.00 K. Anderson and E. W. Dalton, $495. The latter were awarded the contract the work to be completed by July 15. The building of the bridge over the "Ingulfsland" Slough was laid over for further discussion as to there being money available. Bills Presented for Payment Matsqui Farmer's Institute, donation for Dominion Day celebration, $15.00. . J. T. Aish, work on Hayton trunk ditch, $10.00. Chas. O'Donel Bell, contract1" for Ware road, $89.50. A. G. Bagley & Sons, 100 dog tags, $4.15. H. Alanson, fence material and creosote for Aberdeen cemetery, $40.- 25. Rural Mail Route, (Jubilee Gulch) E. W. King, foreman $25.50 A. Boyle $29.00 W. McCormick- $26.25 C. Marsh $17.50 R. Brough $10.00 N.Brough - $10.00 B. Brough $10.00 Pernberton Road: L. McKInnon, foreman .$36.75 R. Sidle $19.75 H. Nicholson $56.25 J. W. Pennington $27.50 A. A. Fermor. $27.50. F. Wliite $16.87 J. Dennison : $36.25 J'. Towlan $19.37 N. Brough $6.25 R. Brough ..-- $6.25 B. Brough - - $7.50 (Continued on'Last Page) , A regular meeting of the Matsqui School Board was held at Glfford in the M. A. and H. Hall;" on Saturday, May 30th at 7:30 p. m. All members were present with Trustee Cruickshanks, chairman, presiding. Minutes of the previous regular meeting held on Saturday, April 25th and a special -meeting- on Thursday evening, April 30th, were on-motion adopted. A number- of communications' were read and ,on motion, ordered to be filed. Among these was one from Mr. J. C. Griffith, Public Works Engineer, advising the board that the Department had decided to call for tenders again for a brick and also a frame building for the-proposed new four room school at Matsqui village. ���������Resignations from several of' the teaching staff wpre received and laid over to be dealt with at a- meeting later on, as it was agreed by the members that such'should be held'in about a fortnight so as to take the necessary steps to arrange for the incoming term. On motion it was decided to hold another meeting on Saturday, June 13th, at 2:30 p.m. in the M. A.-and H. Hall, Gifford. On motion, it was decided to ask for tenders for the purchase of the old Dunach School as same was unfit for any further use for school purpose, and would be a waste of funds to repair same. The Secretary was instructed to advise the Department of * Education that the present building occupied by the junior division of the Bradner school may not be available for next term, and asking that an additional room be constructed. ��������� The request of the Superintendent of Education, Dr. Robinson,.was or-, dered to be referred to the teachrs. (Continued on Last Page) ^'n**vtewv&tmjrr.i*imvnn^xw.wv,*w^ , i -. (jIMMrt hl4M-*>< tf������U11 * ������W>^ KHJtW^ B M HP? 1 i tiro m m W: fmr^^^^mm^^^^smm^s^^^^mi^^^^^^^^^^^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^m^ ;-THE:A^'OTfeFbRb-POST, ABBbtSFORD, B. 6. v+gjjzszzz "��������� w-v���������"-I- liMa i^^.i^>a>.. ^.^jii|r.-| ^.-.rga^u THE ABBOTSFORD POST. Published Every Friday by The Post Publishing Company A weekly Journal'devoted'to the interests of Abbotsferd and district Adyertisiing rates made known on application Our Shibboleth���������Neither for n������r agin' the Government FRIDAY, .JUNif] 12th, 1914 THE MAIlKJfiT Featuring the weekly market hold , Friday morning wore strawberries grown at Langley Prairie and at ��������� Ladner. The prevailing price was two boxes for 2 5 cents but a small consignment from , Ladner sold rapidly at 10 cents per box. Gooseberries grown in tho same locality also sold briskly at tlie same prices, or by the pound 10 and' 15 conts. A small supply of cherries, brought from Fort, Langley, sold 10 cents tho pound. There was a largo attendance of residonts of this city who wore eager to buy and the sellers who brought their produce from the country wont away satisfied with tho result of the day'8 visit to the city. Cut Iris made their first appearance in the flower stalls and sold rapidly at 25 cents the dozen. Flowering plants, such as geraniums, dahlias and pansies also wore good sellers. Some rose bushes went at 35 to 5 0 cents each. Pinks at-two dozen for 15 cents were good sellers. . Predominating in the chicken department were the broilers which sold briskly at 25 to 30 cents the pound. Old fowl-dropped to 18.to '20 cents the pound; $6 the dozen was asked for young White Leghorn chickens. Small ducks, one week old, brought 25 cents each. In the meat section veal and pork were again the principal sellers, going at last week's quotations of 22 to 28 cents the pound for veal and 20 to 25 cents per pound for pork. The largest' supplies were brought from Ladner via the steamer Transfer, Butter took a sudden drop and sold at!30 to 35 cents the pound retail, and 25 to 3 0 cents per pound wholesale. Eggs sold at the{ usual price of 30 centB the dozen retail, and 2 5 cents per dozen wholesale. Duck eggs for setting went back to the regular price of $1. A small quantity of Devonshire cream sold at 25 cents for a quart jar. Home grown cress and parsley, made their first .appearanco in the vegetable stalls undt sold quickly at five' cents the buncli. There was a good quantity of radishes, ��������� green onions and lettuce that sold at the prevailing price of five cents the bunch. Cabbages brought 15"v cents for. two heads. Around the fish stalls the . best seller was the fresh herring going at 3, pounds for 25 cents. Smelt went rapidly at 10 cents the pound. Extra''large crabs sold at two for 25 cents. Three crates of small pigs sold at $2.50 to $5.00 each. Young grey rab ���������Home-mad epork sausage 15 cto 20c Salted Pigs' Head,"per lb ..: 8c Pickled. Pigs feet, per lb '.. 8c Pickled pigs' shanks, per lb, ....10c Sugar cured corn pork 15o to 20c Sugar cured hogs' heads, per lb ....8c Sugar cured corn beef, per lb .... 15c Picnic hams, per lb ,14c Pure lard ,..., 15c to 16c Sugar cured bacon ; 22c Sugar, oured boneless ham 25c Pigs, small, each $2 to $5 Spring (Lamb, forequarter ea. $1.50 Spring Lamb, hind qr., each ....$2.50 Pork Chops 18c Detailed Description of Llpton's Newly Designed Challenger GOSPORT, England, May 255 ��������� Through the courtesy of Sir Thomas Lipton an insepction was permitted yesterday of Shamrock IV. in Camper and Nicholson's yard, where for several months the challenger for the America's cup, has been under construction and has been jealously guarded from the scrutiny of outsiders. Charles E. Nicholson, her designer assisted in laying bare some of her secrets but refused to disclose all, notably that which is most interesting to yachtnien, the sail area.of the new challenger. Tho form of the Shamrock's hull however makes it evident that the sail area will considerably exceed the 8000 and odd square feet which, according to the reports cabled here the Herreshoff boat, the "Resolute" will carry. If pitted against the' "Resolute" in the cup races, "Shamrock" will not only have to beat her but beat her two or three minutes to win the cup. The following figures of. the "Shamrock's" dimensions may be regarded as authoritative: Length over all 110 feet; length in water line, 75 feet; greatest beam, 22 feet;-draugh't without cenralboard, 13.9 feet. With without central board, 13.9 feet With tent the draught will be 10 feet addi-. tional. -������������������;.- ��������� plate'housed ���������������������������in"'a!tfu:6k coming well above the .cabin. Jloors. , ��������� Centralbourd' 'Is"-Experimental "Frankly" said the designer, "the centreboard is purely experimental 1 am not sure that it will prove of any advantage or that we will use it in the cup 'races', but by the American rules under/'.which the boat is built, any excess,-of draught over 13.9 feet is heavily penalized, while no penalty is attached'to additional draught derived from a centreboard, and as such additional Iraught may help,in wind ward work, I have recourse to a centreboard.' - \ Conventions Discarded In design "Shamrock IV" differs markedly from the previous cup challengers, nor does she bear a close resemblance to any American craft. Mr Nicholson discarded conventions and boldly carried out his own ideas, ,with tho result that "Shamrock IV" is certainly original, if somewhat-freakish." After being tried out against the 23 metre "Shamrock" she will start across the Atlantic about July 20, ac cording to present arrangements. "What are her chances, of winning?" Mr. Nicholson was asked, and his answer to that enqiury was a shrug of his shoulder. "I have done my best" he said, "and throe American designers, who have turned out cup defenders, have done their best, to. It is striking proof that there is still much to be learned in yacht designing that all four, of us, working, under the same rules, havo each turned out something different.!' REPORT OF MARKETS COMMISSIONER ' Appearance Sacrificed. ' -It could'be seen that her overhangs are not excessive, and less than those of/ the American cup defenders "Valkyrie" and " Defender" , They are about equally divided fore and ���������aft. The upper lines of the boat are snubbed in and the stern cut off with an upright transom at a point- where the designer considers ' additional length to.be of no benefit. When the bits, brought 25 cents apiece while Doat is heeled over in a stiff breeze the old ones sold at $1 each. Black and.white rabbits were the same price. Small Pomeranian dogs sold at $25 each, while $50 was asked for Japanese Spaniels. Black Spaniels sold, at $10 'each for dogs and $5 each for females. A large bear skin was on sale for $15. The folowing prices were quoted: Wholesale Poultry Poultry, live -weight .... 23e to 24c Duoks. live weight 18c to 22o Retail Poultry Small chicks, per crate $3.00 Ducks, live weight 22c Ducks, small,1 each.... 35c to 50 c Squabs, each 25c Spring Chickens, dressed per Ib..25e Hens, dressed per tts 20c to 22c. Vegetables Cucumbers, each 15c Rhubarb, per .lb 15c Asparagus, 2 bunches for 25c . Onions, green, per bunch 5c Potatoes per ton $20 Potatoes, per sack $1.00 Carrots, per sack 75c Cabbages per sack 75c Parsnips, per sack : ...90c RadisheB per bunch 5c Lettuce, per bunch 5c Turnips, per sack ........................ 75c --:...-..'-'/'"'..'-��������� .-.Eggs and Buter Eggs, retail .....30c Eggs, wholesale ........J....25c Butter, retail, per Ub ................. 40c Butter, wholesale 35c Wholesale Meat Pork, salt, per lb ................13c Pork, per lb -..lie to 12c Mutton, per Tb 12c Leg of Mutton, per lb 16c Veal, medium, per lb ...:;���������:...... ...16% Veal, large, lb 12c to 15c Rtttoil Meats Beef, best rib roasts 18c Beef, loin 25c Beef, short loin ;.. 28c Beef, sirloin ..,. 28c to 25c Boiling Beefa ..��������� ,,. 12% Beef, pot roast .��������� :.��������� 15c Pork _ 20o to 25c Mutton ������ 18c to 20c Leg of Mutton 18c this produces a sawed off effect which distracts fr_qm her appearance but designer Nicholson throughout has paid no atention to beauty, his aim being speed and that he seeks to obtain through the driving power of a big sail spread rather than through fineness of model, for the Shamrock is decidedly a big bodied boat. Her midship section shows a fairly flat floor with an easy round to the upper bilge, the curve of which is continued right up the deck, giving a considerable tumble home to the top sides There., is a shorter curve from the floor to the lead keel, which is appreciably bulbed and flat on. the bottom. The keel is fairly long and the rake of the stern post is not excessive. The position of greatest breadth of the beam is not forward of the mast; as recently stated. Like the "Vanity" she will' be fitted with a single head sail, hence her bowsprit outboard will be very short. Hollow Wooden Mast The challenger will be fitted with a hollow wooden mast, the height of which is .one of the secrets the designer would not disclose, but it will certainly be tremendous. The report that she will carry a Marconi top mast is erroneous., A steel mast will also be provided as a substitute for the wooden mast if the latter proves defective "Shamrock IV's" construction is composite being of wood plank on metal web frames, which are in part of steel and in" part of alumium. The planking is of three thicknesses, the two inner skins running diagonally and the outer longitudinally. ' "I believe" said Mr. Nicholson, "that we have as quite as light a hull as if it had been wholly of bronze or other metal with the additional advantage, of a little more elasticity and greater smoothness as there are no rivet heads showing through The second annual report of the Markets Commissioner of the province of British Columbia has reached this office, and while too long to publish, yet it is of sufficient interest to our growers to demand space for the following: Mr. J. Forsyth Smith began his duties-last season by taking a trip through'ltthe principal fruit growing districts)! of the American North- West, Rooking into the general crop, probabilities, the situation, in the chief competing districts as regards organization for marketing purposes and more, particularly, the prospects in the berrp growing districts, of Vashon Island, Puyallup, Hood River and Spokane. A later visit to the mother side of the line with similar objects was'made immediately before; the preserving fruit season. .On my return to the prairies, he says, I continue'd the work of..investigating and reporting conditions on the marketing territory as carried oh in previous years, considerbly in creasing number.of correspondents and making such arrangements - for the distribution of the multigraphed copies of my weekly report from Calgary that members of the British Columbia Fruit Growers' Association were able to receive Saturday's news from all centres on, or very soon after, the following Monday morning Later in the season a new and valuable feature was added to the report, when .telegraphic correspondence was arranged for from the prin cipal American fruit growing centres It is expected that the feature may be further developed and extended next year. The lettergram service to the principal-fruit shipping organizations was discontinued this year, as it was felt that such a service was not sufficiently more timely than the full er mailed reports to justify the additional expense It may be oportune to state here that the market news service even though it was organized on a much more comprehensive scale than at present can,never be expected to supply the place of specific daily telegraphic information sent to the shipper by his sales representatives. It does however furnish effective machinery for gathering and promptly disseminating valuable infor mation as to crop probabilities, probable and prevailing price and conditions, costs of transportation, the general competitive situation, fruit consumption on the marketing territory, the attitude of the trade, whole sale and retail, tovyards^ our products etc. The work of the markets commissioner is indeed, preeminently one of inquiry and investigation,andalong these lines thre is a vast and ever- widening field of activity. It should be clearly understood, however, that a government official unconnected with and not responsible to, any marketing organization is not in a position directly .to Influence actual distribution. ' Hish functions are purely reportorial and advisory, nor is it either possibe or desirabe that they be otherwise. It may be interesting to report that the federal government of the United States has recently organized a bureau of markets, nine-tenths of whose proposed scope ds"' recently outlined in an address to its chief (although scale) is precisely' that covered by the British Columbia Markets Commissioner. SMALL FRUITS Rain at thetime, of shipping was responsible for many of the strawberries from Lower, Mainland points reaching the market in poor condition while even theCreston district, which is somewhat more favorably situated in this respect, had more loss on this account than usual'. Ma'ny~of the American competing berries mov ing by exprss in iced cars reached the market in excellent order.though refrigeration, of course, could not counteract the effect of picking in wet weather, and some especially the berries from Bay Islands, arrived soft and mouldy. On the Calgary market, lack of harmony, also, between the two brokerage houses handling American berries, the Mutual Brokerage Company and the Alberta Brokerage Company, seriously -affected the situation. In' 1912 the fivo wholesale houses acting through one brokerage, carried out a policy of splitting carB that kept the market constantly clean. Last year this el- oment of co-operation was absent, and tho two factions of wholesalers were working at cross purposes. Tho net result was, of course, to unsteady the market and lower prices. . The raspberry situation was, on,the whole more satisfactory, and good stock fro niBritish Columbia brought on the whole very A air prices; though, with these a.'so, there- was .some cause for complaint. would once more strongly urge British Columbia borry growers to consider seriously the question of immediate action in tho direction of organizing for production in car load lots. Small express shipments without refrigeration cannot possibly be expected to reach ,the market In condition to meet the competition of car load lots coming in under ice. The market for strawberries is unlimited (upwards of 140 cars of American berries reached the prairies this season, in spite of the heavy disadvantages in express and.duty), and that for raspberries, though not so promising (less than fifty cars this year, .twenty of them distributed in Winnipeg), would undoubtedly expand to meet any ordinary supply that was reliable and .regular. (Incidentally it may be mentioned that.our only American raspberry competitor of consequence Puyallup, in 1912 shipped 135 car' loads of fresh raspberries, and in 1913 increased this to 369) With the benefit of 48 cents a box duty and the reduced express rates for car load . lots (probably $1.65 instead of $2.25 from Lower Mainland points to Calgary, and $1. 45 instead of $1.90 from Creston), we should Tiave an assured demand and an advantage of close on a dollar per case over competitorrs to Alberta points, 60 tb 75 cents per case to Saskatchewan and at least 50 cents per case to Winnipeg. With such advantages and the assurance of bong able to lay our berries down in good condition, sales to' jobbers at satisfactory prices, f. o. b. point of shipment would, replace the present'more, er less unsatisfactory system of sell ing to the retailer, and British Col-N umbia berries would drive competition from the field as fast as-the needs of the territory could be sup-; plied.. . ' If organization for carload production does not seem immediately practicable, I would recommend as the next best thing, such a measure of organization among berry growers as would render possible: (1) The maintenance of a travelling representative on the prairies during the, whole of the berry season; (2) some system of assuring efficiency and dependability of supply to the retailer (3)organized methods of passing upon and holding back for local cannery consumption such berries as are not in condition to stand shipment. It is folly to attempt to do business on a consignment basis with job- (Ccntinued on Last Page), NMHIIIIIItllllllfM jfrEfMora, The Merbiam Webster Every day In your talk and reading, at home, on the street car, In tho office, shop and school you likely Question the meaning of some now word. A friend asks: What makes uiortnr harden?" You sees: the locatloa o f Loch Katrine or the pronunciation of Jujutntu What la tehlt* wot? This New Creation answers all kinds of questions in Language, History, Biography. Fiction, Foreign Words, Trades, Arts and Sciences, with final authority. t 400,000 Worde. 8000 Illustrations*''v C������at $400,000. K 3700 Paces. &*' The only dictionary with the n������w divided page,���������char- acterized as "AStrcko ol Genius." -vg fta������a Paper Edition:' On thin, opaque, 'etronfi India paper. What a satisfaction to own the Merriasei Webster in a form so light and so convenient to use!/ One half the thickness and* weight of Regular Edition.1 RsgalarEdittaa: On strong book paper. Wt. liWlbs. SiMltfftxOttx a inches. Write for epMlmanpasta, UlutMtion*, ate. SItBttMltlllS paUiMMew tatnotiv* L HtSBftata ; efpMlwa ,>. SMS*. f i &EH&gftold,RS&s!ji imUH3lfIl!ll(HlJti1lllillilllllll!Hill tt������ S\ Abbotsford Livery, Feed and Sales Stables When you require a comfortable rig; one that feels good and looks "good; ring up CURRIE & McKENZIE. insurance The central board is a.thin metal of course on an imensely greater Insure your horses and cattle in case of accident or death A valuable Mare is worth insuring, so are the other farm stock. See me as to cost of this kind of insurance, which is very reasonable. cLa Abbotsford 9 -a ' . '1*,* ''A JBllTUim i r.i'.-.������.... GAINFUL ACCIDENT TO DAUGHTER OF Mil. PORATH (From ' Fraser Valley Record), ..What proved to bo very painful . and which could easily havo terminated into a. fatal accident bci'oll the little <'3."year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Porath ,on Friday .e'voning of last week. ��������� The father was examining a shotgun that had lain idle in the barn all winter and was conversing with several friends when the little girl, unnoticed by her,elders walked up to the gun while it was being broken arid received a charge of shot in the SRC left arm, shattering the bone in S'Jch a manner that it was deemed advisable to amputate the limb Just above the elbow. It appears/that tbe firearm, which had been- used last during the late fall by two Hindoos, was defective. Mr. Porath was unaware of the presence of a shell in the magazine, and was in the act of opening the gun when it exploded with the above result. Mr. and Mrs. Porath have the deep" sympathy af all in this unfortunate affair. The little tot, who is brigbt ,and very loveable,' carries her misfortune bravely, and will rip doubt Improve rapidly. - ". ' All shoes now in stock to be cleared out at cost price, including English K Boots, the regular price of which are $6.00, 6.50 and 7.50 for $4.50, $5.50 and $6.00 per pair. Prices on other lines cut as low. ; Gall and see this of fering. You can not possibly secure anything like the value for the money; elsewhere. Abbotsford ABBOTSFORD, B. C ' Strictly first-class in every, respect. The bar is stocked with the best of wines, liquor and cigars, ; RATES, s$1.50 TO $2.00 PER DAY | A. J, HENDERSON & SONS PROPRIETORS |" < BUTCHER Pork, Mutton, Jteef, Veal- Pork Sausages, Wieners and Balogna always on hand: Fish every Thursday r\ President, Chas. Hill-Tout Secretary, S. A. Morley of Abbotsford, B. C. ^y Meeting Held First Monday of Eaich Month Write the secretary regarding maniufacturing sites with unexcelled shipping facilities and cheap power or information regarding the farm and":fruit lands of the district, and industries already established, jn II I Ml , IBSZS Lv ' '" ^ tan AfittMftftb *dto, A&BOTSPonb, fi.,6. ^ ;-��������� : l (- f : ' is of as much importance to you in your daily routine of business as any part of your organization. Your printed matter should be executed in such a manner as to be thoro'ly representative of your your line. is the kind that will develop your business and to keep it up to the top- notch of efficiency. We are equipped to handle your every demand in the shape of printed matter without exception. You cannot do better than by sending your orders for Job Printing to us. Prices are consistent with the quality for which we are noted. w ?***������������������"'������ l\*.i*fm?mi**mqime*nt V Vv h :j*'-WT.TRf.ff.-.TSW43ftff^^ >iwiv������*Kut*K������f**jft5*irfctf������rairt^^ lIMHlW^WMMfJIUMUTO *������������ ABBOTSFORD POS1) ABBOTSFO&D. B; 0. (fi- Tin ���������������������������JSi IN BUILDERS' SUPPLIES : Prom Manufacturer to Cons urn-' er Direct. You .effect an enormous saving on Widows, Doors, Mouldings, Porch Columns, etc.. Building Paper and Builders' Hardware, by buying direct by mail. Note these prices: 5-Cross panel doors for light stain or oil 31.70 5 cross panel doors for dark stain or paint 91.50 Window Frames $1.30 Door Frames $1.35 Everything In stock for immediate sliipment. We sell to anyone. Ship anywhere. Write for our now Illustrated Catalogue. A. B. CUSHING LUMBER CO., Limited 822 Powell St., Vancouver, B.C. ^ Councillor Beaton, of Matsqui was a visitor in town today. Messrs Clark, Gillette and Kennedy are in Victoria this week attending Grand.Lodge of the I.O.O.F. AbboLsford School,Board to forward (he natno of any pupil from Matsqui when samo commence to, attend the Abbotsford school, in tho future. The following accounts were ordered paid: Bra'dner School, Cunningham Hardware Co., $4.05; T. L. Baker, $6.80; Clarke & Stuart Co., $5.90. Dunach School. Clarke & Stuart Co., ?5.07%; William Miller, $1.00. Jubilee School. Clarke '& Stuart Co., $5.67%; Roy Gibson, $2.00. ' "Glenmoro School: Mary Conroy, $2.00. Matfiqui School. C. R. Crist & Son, $4.40; C. R. Crist, Secy. Matsqui Hall Acsn., $40.00. Peardonville School. VV. Copeland $0.35. Poplar School. Frank Wooler, $4.9.5. Miscellaneous. Clarke & Stuart Co., $0.55. Sumas School Board, $73.25. The meeting then adjourned. Wm .Merryfield, Secretary. KILN DRIED Board Ends can now bo obtained from the mill Order at once while the stock lasts. $2.50 for a large double wa&on-box full delivered Cheapest and best summer wood you can buy. . . , Abbotsford Timber & Trading Co. REPORT OP MARKET COMMISSIONERS (Continued from Page One) MATSQUI COUNCIL Mr. H. Stanly of the Royal Studio recently opened up here reports business as being fairly good. His adv. appears in another column. A most successful garden party under the auspices of the Women's Auxilliary was given yesterday af- ternooii on the' lawn surrounding the residence of Mrs. H. Alanson. Tea and cake, etc., were served . under tho beautiful maples; while the musical programme was looked after by Mrs. Barrett. II. R. W. J. A. The football boys will give another of their enjoyable dances in the Alexandria "Hall on Friday night. The j Rex Amusement Co. are billed to appear' in the Alexandria Hall on1 the evening of Tuesday, the 16th. The.Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian Church will give a strawberry and ice;cream garden social on Monday evening, the 15th at the home of Mrs. D. Fraser. Mrs. :Boyd left last Tuesday for a visit to friends in Milwaukee, St. Paul arid' other eastern1 points. Prof. Taylor, of Westminster Hall, preached for Mr. Alder last Sunday, and dealt with the problem of human suffering, .making reference to the ^Empress of Ireland disaster. - Mrs. Anderson and daughters of Abbotsford were Huntingdon visitors on Friday. The marriage took place in Seattle on. Wednesday, June 3rd, of Miss K. E. E. Shortreed, eldest daughter of Mr. R. Shortreed, Abbotsford, to Mr. Marsh Block, representative in Vancouver of the American Calli- phone Co. The young couple will" reside in Vancouver, in ��������� future. Van- HOTEL ARRIVALS Abbotsford Hotel: H. F. Waters, Vancouver C. E. Brickman and wife, couver J. Johnston, Chilliwack Col.. ��������� Stewart Mr. and Mrs. J. Conell, Vancouver C. J.' Windqulst, Huntingdon John Dooley, Vancouver W.-H. Reid, Vancouver D. Stewart Vancouver J. English, Vancouver John Dass, Vancouver J. E. Thompson, Vancouver Chas. S. Meek, Vancouver R. H. Stevens, Vancouver F. J; Berry, Vancouver B. Falconer, Vancouver E. Winch, Vancouver: Parker Williams, Nariaimo ' E. Fallows, Vancouver C. B. Lockhart, Seattle W. Freeman, Vancouver J. Blackshaw, Vancouver W. G. Dunn, New Westminster Samuel Ramsay, City E. Hutcherson, Ladner MATSQUI SCHOOL BOARD Continued irom Page One) (Cc This was in tho matter of having an exhibit of school work from Matsqui Municipality at the Dominion Exhibition to be hold in Victoria, Sept. 21st to 26th, 1914, and hoping that an effort would be made to have a suitable exhibit shown. On motion, It was decided to arrange for necessary repairs to the Peardonville School by day labor. The Secretary was, on motion, instructed to ask the Secretary of the (Continued from Page One) Gillls ' $33.75 Donaldson $15.G2 Bailey $28.75 Bailey $10.02 Boyle $15.00 Ross Road, south of B. C. E. Railway : L. MacKinnon ..... $7.50 H. Milne 1 $17.50 J. Bailey $12.50 J. Towian ; $12.50 W. Bailey ....: : $25.00 J. Dennison $25.00 H. C. Benson, work on Clayburn- Straiton Road, $10.00. Abbotsford Timber & Trading Co., lumber for Ward 3, $12.36: Sumas-Matsqui Boundary Road: M. Jackson $45.40 H. H. Logan $76.90 J. Truselel $45.90 C. Harrop $31.50 W. Kennedy .��������� $28.25 A. Gosling $13.00 A.T.&T. Co. gravel $3.90 . Clerk's salary for May .... $50.00 Postage \. 3.00 Paid A. Gillies for improvements taken by Sharpe rd 50.00 Paid A: E: Browja, contract on Fuller road '. 85.40 Expenses' to Victoria 12.50 Ribbon for typewriter 75 Six binding cases . 1.20 Paid P. Keay, commissions on dog tax collected ���������. ' 29.75 One copy'of Land'Registry Act 25 Paid R. Robb, work on Aberdeen road 7.00 Paid bounty-to D. Harrison for 18 muskrats 1.80 Beaton-Satchell, that the bills be passed for payment and cheques is? sued in payment thereof. Carried. Road work, addenda. Powder, caps and fuse used: Rural Mail Route road, 3 boxes of powder, 1 box of caps and 3 coils of fuse, $21.24. Pemberton road: 6 cases of powder, 1 box of caps and 2 coils of fuse, $39.35. Sumas-Matsqui Boundary.road: ,5 % cases.of'powder,150 feet of fuse, and one box of caps, $36.80. Nails, .35. Fuller road: 2 cases of'powder; $12.60. The collector reported that $179 had', been collected by the dog tax collector. The clerk reported that $2,100.00 remained of the $15,000.00 made a- vailable by the Temporary Loan Bylaw. This is all-the money that is available for the work of the council and the financing of the school board until the taxes'are paid in. Of the sums borrowed from the Bank $4,- 500.00 had been used to pay off the indebtedness of the council of 1913, and $2,050.00 had been loaned to the school board. It was apparent that the payment of any new work undertaken would have���������to wait until the taxes were paid in". By-laws . The "Matsqui Road Tax By-law, 1914" passed first, 'second and third readings. One of the conditions as laid down by this by-law is that the owner of any land being sub-divided- must slash all new,roads and streets to a width of forty feet and rough grade the same to a width of riot more than twenty feet. Councillor Melander gave notice to introduce a'rate by-law for municipal and school purposes at the next meeting of the council. The council then adjourned to meet la the exhibition building of the Matsqui Agricultural and Horticultural Association on Saturday, June 20th, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. . ��������� James Gibson, Clerk of the Council bers whose invested interest in-American 'car load berries predispose them to job off its helpless competitor for whatever it. will fetch. An exception must, of course, be made of commission houses in Calgary and Regina who handle British Columbia berries exclusively, and, on the whole to the satisfaction of tho grower. Still it remains a fact that, under present L.. C. L. conditions, the interests of the berrw grower lie in the direction of building up and extend ing his retail connection, and this can only be done by keepinga sales re: prcsentative in the territory. I also strongly recommend the utilization of the Calgary Public.Market as an outlet for surplus fruit on one of our plans: (1)Opening a stall with representative in charge; (2) arranging to sell through one of tho bonded stall-holders;' (3) arranging to ,sell through the markot representative of the Grain Growers Grain Company; (4) arranging to sell through a commission department of the market that will probably be opened next year. I would suggest to the berry grow ers that they open negotiations with Mr. Fream, manager of the Grain- Growers Grain Company, as to the question of disposing of some of their berries to the farmers through his organization. In a recent conversation with that gentleman he spoke quite favorably of such, a possibility. Grain-Growers' Organization The most feasible of the plans constantly, suggested, for going direct to the consumer is undoubtedly the; scheme being discussed for distributing a portion of our fruit tlirougn the Grain Growers Company, Limited. This organization has no local bran-J ches, but it is closely .affiliated with the educational institutions. in each' of the three prairie provinces, with a total;membership of 50,000, and with; the Alberta and Saskatchewan Farm ers'Co-operative Elevator Companies the.former of'which .lias 53 (and by' June next will have~'i25) and the latter 200 "locals.vWith" all the machinery of local organization for distributing supplies of flour, coal, fruit,' etc., The company is ready to arrange with us to supply a part of its fruit needs/ but it has already opened up a connection with Ontario, which sup plied 35 car loads of apples to Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan last year. It is clear therefore, that we shall have to be prepared to meet active Ontario competition, and that the comparative laid down prices of our own and the Eeastern fruit will have much to do with determining the isue. Freight rates as between Ontario and British Columbia are so far in our favor that, from Brandon west, we have an advantage of from 5'to 54 cents per 100 pounds. On the basis of last year's Ontario quotations we could load a car,66% No l's and 3/3% No. 2's and meet Ontario delivered prices at all points west of Med': icine Hat at $1.26 f. o. b. B. C. $1.10 would have sold our apples ai far west as Regina,, but we should' have had to drop below 90 cents to compete in the Winnipeg district. It is apparent therefore, that the price conditions should, give us decidedly the upper hand in Alberta, a reasonably fair opportunity as far as Regina, though only a bare fighting chance beyond. ' (To be continued next issue) GOOD WORK Is what you will say when you have seen our bath room after we have installed the plumbing Sanitary bath , room appurtenances are as requisite to health l(aa a doctor Is when you are-111. ;Ourworkis always A-l; and our tory. WM. ROBERTS Plumbing: vShop Old'Croamery-Bldjr. . , ' Abbotsford i i Owing to the great and increasing.demand for my bread,I have been forced to instal up- to-date machinery that all my customers cun have machine-made bread. Support home industries. Nice fruit,also on hand. ALBERT LEE, The Abbotsford Baker E. O. Brundage Pointer and Decorator If you want any artistic work in Painting, Paperhanging and Decorating, give us a call. Practical work"; at practical prices atsqui Hotel MISSION1 CITY, B.C. ��������� li. M>������Donald. H. Watson, Mgr. EUROPEAN PLAN Rates 50c, 75c And $1.00 perday Firafc Class Grill and Bar in-Con- nection. Free Sample Room. The leading1- Commercial :Houbo of the Fraser Valley. Porfer meets all train* !HfaaBiaiMgrari<twMrt������i������>twi������tiMiriiigaia J. H. JONES Funeral. Director . Furnisher- of Funeral Supplies , Phsne Gonneetion. Mission:City l^te������.rilri>flriWB585lilgl!������l&m������^ia������fflHMM J. K. MCMENEMY Horseshoer and' "General Blacksmith A Good Stock kept for Carriage and Wagon Repairs in The Successful Portrait must be an interpretation as ..well as a likeness, must catch something of the mood and mystery of the sitter, as well as the more salient features and expressions. We have made portrait work a special study, and our studio has all the modern equipment for making photography a fine art. The Royal Studio WANTED to rent 100 to 150 acres, house and barn, with option to buy. W. P. Challes, Box, 20, Eburne Station,- Eburne, B, C. f63i / .-.;������������������ Electricity on the Farm There areN many'lines-of work-about .the.farm which !may. bo ^ don. by the electric current to great advantage. The first cost of in?- stalling a small motor is Insignificant compared with4hej time-and labor which will be saved by ita work at a small coat for current Pumping water, grinding feed, sawing wood, operating cream separators, churns, etc., are classes of farm work for which electrioity is'now generally used. The provision of electric current, also makes :it possible for you to have the convenience of modern lighting as well as the facilities for using electric labor saving apllancaa such" as Iron*, Washing Machines, etc., in the house. f'V; See our Light and Power representative .at Abbotsford if you aire interested in saving of time and labor made possible by using the dsctric cuTrGQt SEE THIS APPLIANCE AT OUR SALESROOMS. F;:* LIGHT & POWER OFFIGB ADJOINING STATION, ABBOTSFORD i -j*? z:i>' '4.j(N^ .ft' .,U *,) I . -"~<u Un���������,J>i',uffli .1", , ,---*:���������������... :.**,
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Title | The Abbotsford Post |
Publisher | Abbotsford, B.C. : J.A. Bates |
Date Issued | 1914-06-12 |
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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Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1910-1924 Frequency: Weekly |
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Date Available | 2011-10-05 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0168756 |
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