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 <&���������  It. ��������� , ��������� ��������� -.  With which is incorporated "The Huntingdon Star"  Vol. X., No. 10.  *.���������&  4BB0TSFOPJ)-'v%*C., FRIDAY,   JUNE 18   1915  '$1.00 per Year  SETS  MATSQUI   COUNCIL  MEETS  The regular meeting of 'the Municipal council was held in the Municipal Hall on Saturday.' June 5th all  members of the council being present  . and the reeve in the chair.  The minutos of the meeting which  was hold on- May IGth wore amended by striking out the words "and  the new account will be carried over"  on Folio "IH. The minutes were a-  dopted as then amended.  Communications received  From T. P. Neolands, suggesting  the desirability of having the road  running north and south past the N.  W. 1-4 of Sec. 29, Tp. 16 made passable for vehicles, also having the  work which was started last year on  the road running east and west completed. He contended that the small  amount of improvements spent on  the roads contiguous to his property  was out of proportion to the large a-  mount of taxes which he paid yearly  and that this was manifestly unfair  and directly contrary to the spirit of  taxation. The clerk was instructed  to reply .that the road in use in-the  immediate .vicinity was not built altogether on the line and that a further expenditure of money on the  road as so located was not good pol-'  icy. Extensive logging operations  are- being carried on on the adjoining lands,- and when they are comr  plete the matter of the proper location of the road ,and; its condition  will be considered in ��������� conjunction  -with-the traffic'thereon'.-    ,. .-,-��������� .-_.^^  . . The' Abbotsford-Timber and Trading Company-Limited;.stating that in  the near future "they "would be clearing the timeber off the N. E. JT4 of  S. 28, T. 16 and also off part offD."  L. 356 adjoining this 'quarter section on the east. To do so it would  be impossible to fell the timber without obstructing the road which runs  through this timber in the direction  of Clayburn and they asked the con-  sent of the council to close thiej  road for a few days while they would'  be so engaged. ���������'-  McCallum-EJlioit, the the request  of the Abbotsford Timber arid Trading Company, Limited re the cloning  of the road for a short time for the  purpose of felling the timber on the  .maintain two roads so closely parallelling each other. He contended that  this road   was superior to   the   road  which  went over the hill;   also'that  he was unable 'to gain access to thrj  later   road   bocauso     of   the     debris  which he claimed had been deposited  on  his land  when  an  appropriation  of   $200.00   had   been' expended     at  the  junction  of  this  road  with* the  Aberdeen road.     He gave notice that  if fiction was not taken at the meeting  he would  be compelled to- seek  legal advice-and have the debris removed-and tho road opened up. The  couhcil decided to view the premises  as a body on  Friday June   11th, ct  11  o'clock, assembling at the Pear-  donville school house and at the same  time to examine into the advisability or otherwise of making a capital  expenditure in the    Boundary    road  from   the. Ross   road   wefet   to   the  western boundary,of the Municipality.    This was petitioned for by Mr.  M. D. Salmon and twenty-one others'  who agreed to do the work ne'ces.ary  ���������>a   nave   ihe   CL'St   deducted   from  their tares if funds were not avail-  ,olc,\tiie council to engage the foreman.  'Prom Great Northern Railway Co  Limited, stating that the' Ross road  crossing had been, put in good condition. .Filed. .  .  Fronr the" B. C. E. R., stating that  the stagnant water at Gilford station  had been'disposed of.    Filed  From C. N. P., stating that. the  Riverside road crossing had been repaired.    Carried.  From ���������Royai* Columbian- .Hospital;  advising that Mrs. Joseph Patterson  and W. C. Cooke had been; admitted  therein as patients; also that it was  impossible for them to pay for medi-,  Boll road according to the spocificat-  tions as stated in the contract a-  warded to .Air. H. Frederickson "' in  191'1 be proceeded with by day labor  and.that the cost of said work be deducted' from the_ $!30 which was held  back from Mr.- Frederickson, and the  balance if-'a*:y be paid.to him. Carried. ,    -js -     -��������� " ������������������'  McCalluh)%elander, that C. Tor-  uenson and'O. T. Purver be noified  to .-move th"ir fences - on the south  side of the township line road back  to a line twenty feet from the section line. Carried". ''    .  Melander-Owen that Couh.,McCallum be authorized to. expend $150 on  the Halle'rCroad. Carried.  ��������� McCallunKElliott that Coun. Owen  beauthorizeu to .spend a sum of $25  for additional work on the Mt. Lehman road. .''' Carried.   .  Owen-McCallum, that Coun. .Mel-  ander be authorized to spend $7 5 on  the Aberdeen road by Section 15, T.  13. ''.-''  Melander-McCallum, that the subdivision, plan of the fractional N. E.  1-4 of-S. 13, T. 13 be accepted when  the taxes are paid.      Carried.  McCallum-Elliott that Coun. Melan  der be authorized to expend $90 in  stumping and grading the White road  and $50 in' grading the LeFeuvre  road south Jjy S. 4, T. 13.,  Elliott-Ov.-en that the clerk notify  'all property-owners to cut all noxious weeds "on their property. Carried  Elliott-Owen ' that the resolution  passed ;byJ^,f?..municipal council of  :the- coropor^liou"'"of���������the District'- of  Matsqui on May '5th touching the  matter of the sale of lands for unpaid  taxes be rescinded,    Carried.  Melander-McCallum' that- whereas  are you going to ship  HASPS IN CARLOAD LOTS?  Thefollo.wing letter addressed to  Mr. E. Osborne, the energetic secretary of the Fraser 'Valley Growers  will" be of-interest to the raspberry  growers of the district.  It would appear that it is the best  scheme to ship'in carload lots in order, to keep "the markets clear and:the  prices up. The glutting of the market certainly puts the fruit prices a-  way down, and the shipping in carload lots appears to be the only system of regulating the markets.  Good prices and quick returns are  what the growers are after and the  MISSION MUNICIPALITY  WINS   AGAINST   C.  P.   R.  C. P. R. Made Appeal In- Asssessment  Of Mission Municipality on the  Half of O. P. R. Bridge  The "C. P. R. appealed against the  Mission Municipality -assessing , the  half of the C; P. R. bridge, claiming  that either all or none could be assessed. The case came up on Monday last, with the result that'the ,C. ���������  P. R. lost .their case.'    '������������������ '    .  The boundary of the Mission Muni'  cipality extends half way into the  Fraser. River thus placing a,half, of  the  bridge  over  the  Fraser  within  method of marketing that will bring K^6 boundaries-of the municipality.  in the money should be the one to /Heretofore the bridge has-not been  support irrespective of one's personal opinion.' Last' year the shipping  in' carlots was a great success in  many, ways, and seeing that it was the  first year should be very .encouraging  to all���������even those who do not belong  to the Growers association. Outsiders or non-members have the privilege of shipping in the cars,' and the  small amount that is paid for this  privilege should not deter any person  with, good fruit. ' ' '  Everybody .get busy for the first  car of berries which t should go out  either  Monday  or Tuesday.  "I expected to have heard from  you' before this as to what you expect to do with regard to raspberries in carlots this season. Raspberries in less than carlots have already  started shipping, and I should like to  be in-possession of some'definite information as to the prospects "in, order  to do-something-to prepare the -way  for the best'price procurable this  season. ',      *  '���������[   hope  there' is  nothing  in  He  assessed, but this year's' council'appointed an assessor who had his eye",  open for'all the taxes that He'could'  .*.  getfor the municipality, with the result that he opened up a new .avenue.  for taxes.  > The reeve and the council backed  up the assessor, and although, the C.  P. R. lawyer was present at the recent court of revision with all the  legal points he could command it altered not the course adopted in this '  respect; although the court changed"  some of the assessor's valuations; not  tlie bridge, and like Horatius guarded  the bridge;  It maybe that the C. P. R. will /  appeal to-a higher court as the tax-/1  ing  of  the half. of -the' bridge is a  ,  precedent.   ,'_���������_'���������' ;  Mr.,, Bigelow conducted" the case for* '  the municipality. ���������        ', '���������'  -  The,-assessrhent.'amounts ,to  ?50,- .  ,000. wiiichxat; the j*ate: of S-millsJor.;'^,  municipal-purposes .arid  5  mills for"^  school purposes should net quite an '  addition . to the income of Misison  cal attendance" in addition to.giving  certain taxes have become delinquent  hospital care and treatment for which '.in the Municipality of Matsqui  N. E. 1-4 S. 28, T. 16 and D. L. 356  be granted.    Carried.  Matsqui Farmers' Institute asking  for the use of the Municipal Hall  and grounds on Dominion Day for  their annual Basket Picnic and dance  also for the usual donation towards  the children's .sports and refreshments.  Melander-McCallum, that .the Matsqui Farmers' Institute be granted  the free use of the Municipal Hall  and grounds for the purpose of celebrating Dominion Day and that a donation of Fifteen ($15.00) be made  towards the eintertainment. Carried.  From W. H.' O'Brien and twelve  others being, a petition to open up  the half mile of road between the N.  E. '-4 and N. W. 1-4 of S. 1, T. 14,  so as to connect the Coghlan road  with the Matsqui-Mt. Lehman road  Mr. D. B. McDonald addressed the  'council, in support of the petition,  stating that this road was easy y ol  construction and would prove a better outlet for'the residents adjacent  to the Coghlan road than the road  which leads to the Mt. Lehman road  The reeve stated that while he did  not assume any legal responsibility  for the opening up of this road by,  reason of the existence of his subdivision; he did consider that he was  morally responsible because the owners of other subdivisions are now  called upon by the council to.open  the subdivision roads. H'e further.  stated that he had, made financial arrangements Avith one of the purchasers of a block in his subdivision to  do the necessary work. '  From S Campbell complaining that  he -felt an injustice .was being perpetrated against himself and neighboring residents inasmuch as the  road which they most frequently us-  ed__:the Boundary Commission Trail  opened by the Federal Government���������  has been blocked by a large cedar  tree for considerable time in spite of  the fact that attention had been called to this obstruction. The reason  given for this non-removal was that  the council did not feel inclined to  they were only able to collect from  the council at the rate of $1 per day  whereas the actual cost of maintenance of an idividual patient in the  hospital is little short of $2 per day.  'From A. Frey re the proposed sub  division of the fraction S. E. 1-4 of  S. 15,. T. 13. Mr. Frey. who was  present, was given assurance that the  council would not insist that the  half road allowance would be required on that portion of the eastern  boundary north of the diversion of  the road from the Section line." On  this understanding he stated,that he  would proceed with his subdivision  At the request of the council he signed a statement to the effect that the  $95' which" he had received some  years ago from he council was in  payment of improvements taken and  for fencing.  From" A.' F. Welch and fifty-five  others being a petition to build and  repair the Huntingdon road from the  N. W. 1-4 of S. 2. T. 13 east to connect with Sumas municipality. Mr.  C. Little who presented the petition  informed the council that this matter had been laid before the provin-'  cial road supervisor who had desired  to know the views of the council.  Melander-McCallum tha the petition of A. F." Welch and others for  the opening of the Huntingdon road  has the approval of the. council and  m forwarding the same the council  is .expending $400 this year. Carried.  ; F. C. Tilley addressed the council  in the ��������� matter of needed" improvements to the Aberdeen road.  Melander-McCallum, that the peti  Coun. Melander examine the Aberdeen road in the vicinity of the north  half of the S. W. 1-4 S. 34, T. 13  on June '4th, with power to make  the necessary arrangements to pro-,  ceed with the work of grading the  hill if satisfactory financial arrangements can be made by the reeve and  Coun. Melander with the resident  property-owners. (Hour of meeting is  10:15,. .���������.'."'���������  A representative of the Glen Valley Land Company waited, on' the  council to ascertain if they would open up the roads on. the north and  south boundaries of S. 16 one ha1!  mile vest from the Pemberton road  Coun. Owen was instructed to report at the next meeting th-"j ���������������������������'ubahle  cost of this work.  Resolutions  Elliott-Owen  that the contract  of  Henry  Frederickson  on   Wallace  st.  in Matsqui village be and is hereby  cancelled.       Carried.  McCallum-Melander, that the necessary work to complete the South  And whereas the collector has not  deemed it advisable to exercise the  right of action conferred by section  275,of the Municipal Act.  Be it ��������� therefore resolved by the  Municipal Council of the Corporation  of the District of Matsqui that Thursday, the 30th day of September, one  thousand nine hundred arid fifteen at  the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon at the Municipal Hall at Mt.  Lehman in the said Municipality of  Matsqui be and the same is hereby  fixed as the time and place for holding a sale of lands for delinquent  taxes and subsequent taxes in arrears, together .with all costs, interest  and charges, in the said Municipality  of Matsqui, in the year 1915 pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Act.  Melander-Owen, that Coun. McCallum be given a further appropriation of $1400 on the Ware road  Tenders were opened.for slashing  and logging the Aberdeen road as  follows A Caldcr $50; A Lindstrom"  $49; W T Prosoloski $48; F Baines  $48; M. Frankoski $41. The latter  was given the contract.  Bills  Presented for  Payment  Victor Ferguson, contract on    the  White road $115���������Ward I. extra for  culvert   $3,-less  2  cases  of powder  $12.00.  N. Neilson, repairing Aberdeen rd.  Ward I. $2.50; C. Little, work on  Tp. Line road $35.75; S. Banas, work  on Township Line road $14.25; .A.  Lindstrom, repairing road $10,13;  H. Person, repairing road at Peardon-  ville $0.75 road at Mt. Lehman $6; B  Murphy repairing road at Mt. Lehman $12; Frank Baines, powder cap  and fuse for Ward. I.; $25.75;  Using road grader in Ward I., B.  Murphy $10; H. Peardon $'4.50; R.  Peardon $6.00, total $30.50.  Work on Huntingdon road, Ward I  C. E. Gephart $44.45; D. Buchanan  $38; A. Salmon $18; R. Williams  $35.25, Powder $18.30; C." Spriggs  $19, fuse  40, total $123.40.,  J. Backerom, contract on International Boundary road $74, extra for  culvert $2.50; R. Peardon, contract  on Huntingdon road $140; extra for  culvert and ditching $6.75; less $18.-  80   for  powder,   total   $127.95;  W. T. Prosiloski, contract on LeFeuvre road, ditch $41.50; H. Llewellyn contract on Ross road $124.00  Wardll L. Coghlan, work on Mt.  Lehman road $4.00; A. Lehman,  work on the Mt. Lehman road $4.00  Anderson and Dearling, contract on  Mt. Lehman road $200.00, less pow-  (Continued on Page Four)  rumor  that  I  have-heard  that you   municipality this year.'  are seiiously considering not under-   '   The case * was held before Justice  taking thecarlol business this year.   Macdonald.  for that would undoubtedly be a  mistake. Its immediate effect would  be to bring in upon the Alberta  market some live to ten cars of Puy-  ailup raspberries, which the consuming public would have to absorb in  ach.'iiion to all of our own stock, and  would certainly result in disaster.  "Bear in mind that, if it had not  been for underloading and'the arrival of cars in bad condition last year,  both of these conditions that one  might reasonably hope to avoid after  a year's experience your berries in  spite of' all other handicaps, would  have .returned that very figure that I  mentioned to you as possible in.my  first letter to you on the subject.  "If we can possibly keep your own  berries from slaughtering the Cal-.  gary market, we should be able to  maintain very close to the $1.90  mark for you at point of shipment,  "Please write me fully arid tell me  what we may expect.  "I suppose you have heard that the  Gordon Head strawberry growers are  shipping to the prairie in carlots, and  have been getting excellent prices, a  net F. O. B. of $1.90 to $2.22. And  of course, they are doing this under  the same handicap of high minimum  that you are laboring under. Take  my word for it, the carlot business  will win out in spile of handicaps.  "Another point worth considering  is this. I have lately had a long talk  with Mr. Stockton of the Nash organization, and I think that I have  convinced him that the only way to  hold you people is to give you something really good in the way of prices.,I feel satisfied that, especially  with me at their elbow during the  time your stuff is moving, you will  get every cent that is coming to you  Yours very truly, J. Forsyth Smith  B.   C.   Markets   Commissioner."       ���������     *       ���������  GOOD PRICES FOR BERRIES  Matsqui municipality extends only  to the south bank of the Fraser river  thus there is a part of the river under the control of the Dominion Government.        - ��������� -    !  FORMER RESIDENT LAYS DOWN  LIFE  AT  THE  BATTLEFRONT  (From Fraser Valley Record)  Mr. D. Lamont, one of the successful growers of Cedar Valley, says he  shipped strawberries on May 11th to  Calgary and received $6.25 a crate  for the shipment. This is easily the  best price we have heard received for  strawberries from this district, and  there have been some handsome prices paid in the past for first-class  fruit.  He shipped  his first  raspeberries  on June  4th.  The box factory is running daily  at the Canyon City Lumber company  mill. ,  Penticton has a total  assessment  of over $4,000,000.      It is a city.  Sergt. A. Fermor of the 7th battalion of the 104th writes: "I very  much regret writing" to tell you of  poor old "Fergy's" death (W. X  Ferguson). You will probably see a  report of it before this reaches you  but I felt I must write to one ,or  two of his old friends. [  I- was not present when the poor  old chap met his death but they all  tell me he died-like a good fellow  he always was. In fact it was a  hero's death for he went out into  the open to help a wounded comrade"  Mr. Ferguson will be remembered as a bar tender at the old Commercial Hotel and later at the Abbotsford. He was one of the first  to volunteer for the front when the  war broke out, and was one of the  happiest'of the happy bunch of boys  who passed through Mission City and  wished to be remembered to all in  Abbotsford. "Fergy" was one. of  nature's young noblemen. He died  fighting for his country, a willing volunteer.  The W. C. T.-.'U. meeting on Tuesday last at the home of Mrs. J F  Boyd was a most succesfui one. Reports of delegates from provincial  convention were given by Mrs. F. J.  Tapp of Huntingdon and Mrs. Ham  of Clayburn.; Mrs. Trethewey also  brought back to the local union much  encouragement for the work of the  future in the outlined plans of the  convention. Mrs. Boyd with her usual hospitality entertained all present  to tea on the lawn. The next meeting of the union will be held in the  Presbyterian church on Tuesday, July 6th, when it is hoped a full attendance of members will be present.  The 200 employees of the Granb'y  smelter at Grand Forks have received an increase in pay of 25^ per day   ___________  .     ._ __     .       _.   _ .i.ij ., ill      im   r        i . JJI-Tir-���������"i'i-"' "* lllf L   " .1 "*.' j 111 I I ii.i ��������� fH..lrvy.|....|^.������UMi������.i ���������...ii���������,.y^ awHaaaMimmeHmnims  tttffi AB&OTSFO&D P6ST, "ABBOTStfOflfX B. 6.  n^-CiT^L:  ~\i?r.xi~'y������?z\:'xz-���������. ^ r*yv-*T>.  rr^Ba  THE ABBOTSFOE������ POST.  ,   Published Every Friday by Tlie Post Publishing Company  A weekly Journal devoted to the interests of Abbotsford and district  Advertising  rates   made  known  on  application  Our   Shibboleth���������Neither   for   nor   agin'   the   Government  J. A. BATES,  Editor and Proprietor  FRIDAY,-JUNE 15, 1915.  PACKING OF SOFT FRUITS  The following paper written by  Mr. Frank E. Loveday, Dominion  Fruit Inspector for Vancouver will  at this time of the year prove interesting reading especially as ��������� Mr.  'Loveday is well known to many of  .our readers, and some value his opinion very highly.  The paper reads:  The question of packing fruit is  one of great importance to the grower, if he grows No. 1 fruit he must  ���������use a No. ' pack. ' This is demonstrated every day on Water' Street  where you see fruit from local growers being "jobbed off" at a heavy  ���������discount because-of the inferior? pack  ,though the quality of the goods is  " excellent. -" -.   ���������  There are three reasons why first  grade fruit should be properly pack-  tile 4-basket crate for Italian prunes  the market is full of the fruit packed in peach boxes, a cheaper package  When ordering peach boxes for use  for prunes order 4" ends with 4"  sides otherwise you may get 3-1-2"  sides, as used for peaches, and have  considerable leakage and damage  done to the fr.uit at the edges of the  boxes, When buying 4-basket crates  avoid getting baskets with too much  bevel to them they are hard to pack.  The right time to pick1 fruit  should be studied by the grower, it  is sheer waste to pick either too early or too late; the following rules,  if observed, will lessen the shrinkage  Cherries should be picked with the  stein on, no blemished fruit should  be put into the picking buckets, and  orchard boxes not filled too full.  Plums and. Prunes should have  the stems intact and be carefully  handled so as to retain bloom, they  should   be   hard   ripe   but   matured  Never allow boxes filled with fruit  to  stand   in  the  sun.  Fruit that is rained on while in  the ripening stages has its keeping  qualities impah-ed.  Cherries, Plums and Prunes will  ripen quickly and start to decay  quickly if packed after being rained  on.  An hoest pack and giving "full  ^measure and running over" is the  best weapon to meet the competition  of outsiders in our markets, and un  we can give that we have no-right  to expect the support of the con  suming   public.  PRESIDENT MAKES URGENT.  PLEA FOR PRODUCTION  ed:-   (1)     It  is  obviously   unfair  to ,   x ,. .  .the consumer who is used to get tin r ,en������)!.!Lt������1f������n^!i^_ni^!!!1n?:.  a certain weight when buying an im- j  ported package  to find that he ;?efs j  much less when  buying local goods  ,  in a similar package.,,(2)  The grow-  ' er who does not fill his package lo  -its utmost'capacity is paying for ma-  . t^rial .that   he   doqs   not   use   to   its  fullest  advantage,   and  pays  freight  on superuuous box material when he  -'������������������ships his  packages to market.     (.'))  Tho commission man gets  disgusted  v.th handling taose that are always  a' source  of  complaint  and  imports  ���������those that  give salisiaction.  .   Commerce,   if  it;   is   to   succeed',  must be honestly conducted, and  in  the  fruit  business the tfirst move is  with   the   grower,   he   must   al.vnvi  "bear  in mind  that the consunier  is  entitled to all that any packa-.--.- will  N-liold.       The   Domi-ion   Government  Jias set certain  standards go'/ernin:;  :the  sizes  of  the  different   pae!-.y..--'0.">  '.that may be used, these are specified  ���������.in the Inspection and Sales Act, Part  IX. known as the Fruit Marks Act;  it will be noticed that all packages  .are  measures  not weights,  and  are  required to be  "level-full"  oi   "prb-  shipmerits.  ',-. Below is given a list of the package  in common, use in B. C. for the various fruits grown on the ' Lower  ���������Mainland, with a short description  ' of what is required for commercial  pei-ly packed.''  Gooseberries may be shipped in  deep pints or 4-5 quart hallocks, 4-  basket crates, or in bulk.  Strawberries in deep pint or 4-5  quart hallocks, the former being preferable;   care  should  be  taken  that  Stimulation of agricultural production to provide employment for  the mass of common laborers now  idle, and to carry on the work of the  country on a high standard until the  end of the great world struggle and  at its conclusion to be ready to meet  the rapid advances of immigration  from Europe, were among the meas  ures advocated by President G. 0.  Buchanan, of the Associated Boards  last at the annual convention of the  the members of that body on Friday  last a'tthe annual convention of the  Associated Boards of Southwestern  British  Columbia. -���������.-���������   -  He advocated pressure on' the Pro  vincial Government to see that the  agricultural credits legislation pass  ed by the House at the last session  be made operative at the earliest possible moment. "Many of our small  farmers are handicapped" he annouri-  each hallock is filled so that the top I ced. "Some by pressing burdens    of  layer shows 3-8" above the top of  the cup to allow for settling, they  should be faced and none less than  3-4"   in   diameter  included.  Raspberries  and -Blackberries     in   ^e ameliorated by the creation of the  shallow  pint   or   2-5   quart   hallocks  Are Wooden Pavements Good?  the former being much preferred; to : Ji'  last  winter  and by  the  appoint  be well filled to allow for settling, no-   ���������"nent of the commission to be charg-  tliing looks much worse than to see gad with its administration.''  these shallow- basketts in which the  berries have  setted  to  such  an   extent as to show  the bottoms.v  Currants, in deep pints' or 4-5 qts  well filled.  Cherries, 101b boxes. Make the box  with the top nailed on and Dottom  left off, carefully pack the bottom  tier, with stems pointing up, in a  squaro pack, this will he the face  when the box is opened up, Jill the  h-K with'cherries being sure to .m-i  the corners well filled. See t'-.an i.)n  box is not i.nsightly by having stems  shr wing at edges.  . ' 4-Basket crates and berry crate:  the baskets should be rounded full  with all stems on face turned in.  Plums, Prunes and Apricots, these  should be packed in 4-basket .crates  and the long plum paper be used.  Place the paper in such a way as to  cover half the bottom of each basket, allowing the remaining paper to  lap over thhe sides of the crate," not  the ends, as each tier is packed fold  the paper ��������� over it. There must al-  irrespective of the sizeways be three  ways be three tiers in the baskets  the height can be regulated by the  closeness of tlie pack, All stem-  less fruit where the skin is broken  should be thrown out, also do not  use this crate for fruit that packs  smaller than 6x6. Italian prunes and  the smaller varieties of plums  should be packed on stem end in a  close pack with the creases lined up  on top tier, the larger varieties  should either be packed flat or tilted  in a diagonal pack with the creases  upon top tier. Should the packs  come a little high put cleats under  the covers.  debt others because the areas of land  which they have under cultivation  are too narrow to afford a subsist-  Lance.,All   of  these conditions  could  tuncl  authorized  by  the  legistlation  The linking up 'Of science and industry was what Hon. W. J. Roche,  Minisier of the Interior, had in view  in establishing a Forest Products Laboratory of Canada under the Dominion Forestry Branch.,The plan is that  expert chemists and technical men  devote their whole time to discovering new uses for Canadian woods  and better methods for applying  woods to their old uses, so that our  citizens may. secure the greatest efficiency and profit in handling this  great natural' resource. One "of the  i'ruits of this plan is the bulletin  just issued by the Forestry Branch  on "Treated Wood Block Paving"  The question of wooden paving is a  most important one to Canada which  has such great supplies of this material. The bulletin tells of the results obtained in European, United  States and Canadian municipalities  in using wood for paving and gives  the methods by which the best results  have been obtained. Any resident of  Canada interested may have a copy of  this bulletin free by writing to the  Director of Forestry, Department of  the Interior, Ottawa.  --  NEW WESTMINSTER MARKET  Spring fruits of alrriost every  variety featured the displays on the  city market'on Friday last and with  few'exceptions the prices asked wore  paid by the purchasing housewives  without demur. Strawberries were  scarce. There were few in sight., although the demand was somewhat  brisk for crate lots. Ten cents a  bpx was the price asked. Cherries,  ,red currants, black currants and  gooseberries were much in evidence  There was a good demand for goose  berries,' but little call for the currants ( which were quoted at 15 tf a  pound.  Butter for the first time in many  weeks, dropped from the standard  of 40-J to 35������ and although some  persistent vendors held out for the  higher figure they sold at rare intervals. Three pounds for a dollar  was also quoted by some. Eggs  lluctuated from 25^ to &0������ retail,  and hovered around 23^ wholesale.  There were fewer, eggs in evidence  than usual a&d wholesale dealers fail  ed to secure their usual quantities.    r"  The chicken section was once again  the busiest-corner of the market. If  anything there wero more birds offered than usual and despite the big  drain from Fraser Valley centres of  the past few months the supply seems  unimpaired. Thirteen and fourteen  cents per' pound for hens, 10^ for  roosters and 18<������ to 2 0tf for broilers  according to size, were the prevailing  prices.  Small pigs, generally shown in  small quantities, flooded the market  and trading was quite brisk in the  young porkers, which sold all the  way from $1.50 to $3.00 each.  The meat section showed the usual lines, with a larger supply of  beef than usual. Pork took a drop  of half a cent and mutton which was  scarcer than usual, dropped one cent  on the pound.  Cherries were offered by almost  all of the regular vendors and the  price ranged from 5 to 10������ per lb  although the demand for fruit- was  slight. Ten pound boxes went begging at 50tf, the quality of the fruiit  having been somewhat impaired by  recent rains.  The following prices were quoted:  Poultry  Ducks, old, live weight ..13^ to 15^  Ducks, young, live weight 17<f to 20<J  Chickens  /. 13# to 15<J  Fruit  Strawberries, per box  10������  Cherries per lb 5<f to 10^  Gooseberries per lb  10(J  Red Currants, per lb  10<f  Black Currants-, per lb  15<f  Rhubarb,  per  lb   : 2 Ms'4  Vegetables  Potatoes, per'-'ton-' $14 to $16  Potatoes, per sack' 85������  Celery, per bunch  j 10<J  Lettuce,  3  bunches  5$  Radishes, 3 bunches  5������  Bunch Cabbage  5cJ  Leeks,  3   bunches  .--. 5������  Spinach,   per   lb'  , 4#'  New Beets, per bunch  5<l  Cucumbers   ..10^  Turnips,  white 2  bunches  5<f  Eggs nad Butter  Eggs,  retail   25<*  to  30<t  Eggs,   wholesale 23tf   to   24<*  Butter, retail, per lb .... 35tf to 37tf  Butter, wholesale, per lb  30^  Wholesale Meat ���������  Beef,  hindquarters  14%tf  to   15%tf  Beef, fore quarters  10<i  to  lltf  Pork, per lb  11<* to 11%<*  Veal, No.-l, per lb  14tf to 15tf  Veal,  large, per  lb  12<J  to  13������  Mutton   15tf to 170  Spring   Lamb    : 180  Young Pigs, each  $2 to $3  Fish  Sockeye salmon, per lb  12 %0  Spring  Salmon,   3   lbs    250  Herring,   3   lbs    250  Steelhead,   per  i. ; 150  Smelts,   per   lb    100  Whiting, per lb  100  Halibut,  per lb   150  Codfish,  per lb    12^0  Sturgeon,   per   lb    150  Crabs,  2   for  250  mmmv  ���������jejbobbqeiqgo  J. H. JONES  Funeral Director  , Furnisher of Funeral Supplies  ,  Phone Connection. Mission City  E3L3rjf3QG3[JBnQi3DGaaa{I10f3E3eE3  There may be sorhe nations calling  themselves neutral but the fact, re-  riiains that Germany is at Avar with  the wor.d.  1   ._  E. O. Brundage  Painter and Decorator  I  If you want any artistic work ih  Painting, Paperhanging and Decorating give us a call.  Practical work at practical prices  Gladys Ave.  Abbotsford  YOUNGPEOPLE SHOW RESULTS  WILL DEVOTE TIMID TO CHARITY  At a meeting of the Political E-  quality League of British Columbia  held last week in New Westminster  the ollicers for the year were elected.  On motion it was decided to abandon  politics for the present tnd devote  time to relieving distress, thus no  new  work   will   be  undertaken,  The  ladies areto be commended for devot  When  the  full  tide of the prune J ing  time  to  "relieving  distress and  season is, on it does not pay to use'sorrow  wherever  and  whenever."  On Thursday evening .last the term  for the Cooking School and the Manual Training School closed for the  term and a public closing was held  at which many of the parents were  present.'  The work for the term showed  good results as thee ooking by the  voting ladies surprised- even their  mothers at the dainty coking which  was   on   exhibition:  The Manual Training resulted in  many articles of an attractive nature  which would grace any household.  Mission City is fortunate in having  such an nstitution as a part of the  educational system of the community  President, Chas. Hill-Tout   Secretary, S. A,Morley  of Abbotsford, B.C.  Meeting Held First Monday of Each JVIonth  Write the secretary regarding manufacturing sites  with unexcelled shipping facilities and cheap power  or information regarding the farm and fruit lands of  the district, and industries already established.        J)  ==S=3B I ''''I, t  ,      IN .    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BATES, The Printer JOB DEPARTMETN  The Home of Good Printing at Suitable Prices  PRINTING SERVICE  The shop is equipped with every modern  device necessary for the execution of  high-grade Printing, and our .working  facilities are so ample that . prompt  service.is both a pleasure..and a pbssi-  .   bility.. *    "'  1 ''���������  BATES, Tlie Printer���������-JOB DEPARTMENT  The Home of Good Printing at Suitable Prices  PRINTING SATISFACTION.    '  .��������� Years of practical, knowledge and an extensive and modern plant equipment assure patrons a service^ that cannot be  surpassed. A telephone call will place  tlie order. , Our Number is 520'.  If busy order by. 'phone. <.',..  BATES j The Printer JOB DEPARTMENT  The Home of Good Printing at Suitable Prices  PRINTING OF GREAT VARIETY  . We are  equipped to handle every kind  and quality of Printing-^Business, Fruit-"  Growers, Fruit   Lists,    Publications���������in  from .'one to four colors.      Satisfaction  ���������guaranteed or no charge is made for.the  work, which can be returned.  BATES, The Printer���������4J0B DEPARTMENT  The Home of Good Printing at Suitable Prices '.  COMMERCIAL PRINTING  Such as Letterheads, Envelopes, Billheads, Cards Circulars Statements and  ���������in fact anything in the way of Printing���������will receive intelligent attention  and-a thorough highgrade production  if left in our care.'.  BATES, Tlie Printer JOB DEPARTMENT  The Home-of Good Printing at Suitable Prices  POSTER PRINTING  We print large and small Posters of all  kinds���������any color of paper or ink. Our  prices for this kind of work is cheaper  - than in the cities, and the quality of pa-  ' per and ink is just as good. No rent to  pay is part of the secret.  BATES, The Printer JOB DEPARTMENT  The Home of Good Printing at Suitable Prices  PUBLICATION PRINTING  We have unrivaled facilities for execu-  ing all kinds of Printing, as is attested  by the large amount of Printing we have  , handled in the last seven years. Quality  of work unsurpassed, and delivery in  time assured.  BATES, The Printer -JOB DEPARTMENT  The Home of Good Printing at Suitable Prices  roper -  Hub Square  Mission City  PRINTER AND PUBLISHER ..f.-.;:;.*-.* t ���������.���������;.v'.;*j,'fv*--'ii',.r.  '*������������������>��������� -ii,.������.-. ���������  THE! ABBOTSinORD POST, ABBOTSPORDi B. C. ^  ���������''-i*>*-* ���������'i.*'/'j '***   '   J*  '���������-���������'���������-',������������������ /y^-Ta ,  - f  Provincial   chief   of   police   Smith j BUCHANAN AGAIN  CHOSEN  was a visitor bere yesterday.  Imperial Oil Co., are movng' their  warehouse   to  Chilliwack.  ,  The agricultural'society will meet  June 19 at 2 o'clock in Sumas Municipal Hall, Whatcom road to discuss  the fair prospects.  Constable   Lyons  arrived  here  on  June   17   to.  relieve  Constable  Man  sell who will return ,t:> Mission.  There will be an ice cream ,and  strawberry, social on the lawn of the  Presbyterian church oh Tuesday 22  from 3 to 10 p. m. under the auspices  cf the Ladies Aid. 15^ admission.  Everybody  welcome.  AS  THE PRESIDENT  -When the representatives of the  Militia wore here today they purchased some 20 horses paying $125  for the saddle horses and $175 for  the heavy horses. The horses shown  were a,real good sample of the horses of the Fraser Valley of this district.  The hay crop is reported heavy  this season at Canyon City and clover will be ready for" cutting in a  week or so.  The measles are prevalent in Fer-  nie.   ,  At the meeting of the Associated  Boards of Trade held in New Westminster on Friday last Mr. G. ��������� 0.  Buchanan was again chosen as the  President of the organization, which  is now to be known as the Associated  Boards of Trade of Southwestern 13.  C. Mr. J. G. Robinson the vice-pros  ident of the New Westminster Board  of trade was chosen as vice-president  Messrs A, M. Verchere, of Mission  City, and Curtis and Graham were  also mentioned for the office, and the  office of secretary treasurer was left  to be filled by the executive, which  is made up of the president, first  vice-president and the presidents of  the boards of trade affiliated with the  association, who are also the vice-  president of the association.  Vancouver was chosen as the next  meeting place, the date being set as  the first week in June.  Mayor' Gray of New Westminster-  welcomed the delegates after the afternoon' session had settled down to  business. A paper was read by W.  A. Blair, secretary of the Vancouver board, on the coal mining industry of B. C, an able presentation of  the case for strengthening the . industry in the province, by the economic utilization of the by-products.  MATSQUI COUNCIL  (Continued from Page One)  ,A carload of pipe arrived at Creston  last week for the water system extension and a full, force of men are  busy completing its installation.  There are 226 phones in use at  Grand Forks 88 at Greenwood and  77 at Phoenix.  At Fernie the citizens have agreed  to pay half the expenses of necessary  dental work to enable recruits to  qualify provided the total bill is not  over $30.  People in Penticton have been given seven days to cut all weeds and  thistles in  the city.  Twelve hundred people turned out  to a recruiting-meeting in Trail last  week, the ��������� largest crowd the town  has ever had at a public meeting.  BUTCHER  Pork, Mutton, }*eef, Veal, Pork Sausages,  Wieners  and Ealogna always on hand.    Fish every Thursday  @c������EEE  fffiSJN  ABBOTSFORD, B.  C  Strictly first-class in every respect.   The" bar is  stocked with the best of wines, liquor and cigars,  RATES, $1.50 TO  $2.00 PER  DAY  A. J, HENDERSON & SONS  PROPRIETORS]  V  Also 2 Store Awnings, lift, and5ft.  6 in, for sale at a snap.  J. E. PARTON  inter and Decorator  der, caps and fuse $-'3.45, less $186.:  55; J. A. Morrison, ^township line rd.  total $122; ( [ . ���������'  Coghlan'road, C. il. Loacli J IS;  George Satchell, contract on ft. M. R.  road $120.00,'/extraj for culverts $2.  $3.68, work at gravel pit $1.13, total  $4.81;L. Brice-work at gravel pit,$l  D. B. McDougaul $5;- W. - O flrieii  $1; F. Coghlan M; W. Firkins ?fi;  M. Robinson $o. total $45.  A Lo'maa, cUtinij down and bi.rrP  ing trees on Pemberton road $6.00;  Ware road���������Ward 3, J. W. Kennedy $16.70; M. Jackson $12.25; A.  Ryall $12.25; J.. Truseler $9.75; W.  Bourke $9.50; 'J.'.Christensen $9.50;  1 W. Kennedy $25; E. Ruthig $5; total  $99.95.  Matsqui General blacksmith company repairs $5.25; A. Cruickshanh  'paid for gravel screen 70������;  Ward 4���������Hans Stenerson, contract  on Harris road $2 60; extra for plowing $6, total $266.00; Mhyre and Gil-  bertson,  general  supplies  $10.50;  Work'on'Riverside road:! Silas Yeo  mans $8; J. Robinson $12; S. Mercer $4; Hans Stenerson $4; L. Hend-  rickson   $'0.    ��������� '. ; ������:\-  Miscellaneous���������Matsqui . Farmers'  Institute $15;-A. Cruickshank, travelling expenses $10; M. Z. Melander  travelling expenses $3; A. McCallum  travelling expenses $3; telephone 60tf  J. ��������� LeFeuvre,, on account of assessment $100; B. C. Gazette, advertising  Court of Revision $5, Municipal Act  25^ The Arrow, Press, printing for  the assessor $7,75;'Abotswford Lumber Company commission on road  taxes $23.60; Ole Olsen, bounty on  87 muskrats $8.70, ��������� Morgan, bounty on muskrats, 19, $1.90; A. Cum-  berworth, bounty on 1 wild cat $2;  C. M. C. May salary $75; postage  $5.20; travelling .expenses 60tf; stat-  ���������ionery 35^; bounty paid to A. H.  Welch $5.20; J. Ferguson, repairs to  Municipal Hall $2.75, Columbian Co.  advertising court'of revision $11.40.  Mary Conroy $2.00; H. Skipworth,$4  P. R. Keary$l; B. C. E. <R. $1.30  P. Elem $5; TheSeldon Stores $5.10  R. E. Ghowen $1:40 James & Mc-  Clughan $25;.-The Clarke & Stuart  Co., $3.00; G. McAdam $2.35; David  Spencer Ltd., $5.0.20..,    ...  Cunningham Hardware $20.'0; A. El-  wood $4.50 R. -"Higginson $4.50.; I.  Hudson $2.50; Evans, Coleman- and  Evans $35.20; C.'Flodin $12.60; J.  A. Hargitt $104:00; P. P." Halverson  $10.25 Matsqui Hall Association $32  J. A. Hargitt $14.-80.  The teachers' salaries and caretakers' wagers same as last month.  Eliott-McCallum that the demanc  note in favor of the Bank of Montreal be signed by the Reeve, clerh  and Finance Committe under authority of the Temporary Loan Bylaw  1915 for the amount of the current  overdraft, also, thiat the< 'Demand  Note authorized at the meeting held  on May 1st for the. payment of the  school salaries for April be utilized  for the payment "of such salaries for  and further that the first mentioned  note be endorsed by' the clerk as fol-  ows:  The Liability incurred by the ..with  in note is a liability payable out of  the municipal revenue for the year  1915. : .     .,  By-Laws  Coun. Elliott gave notice at the  next meeting a Pound By-Law for  horses will be introduced by him.  Coun. Melander gave, notice to introduce at"the next'meeting a Revenue By-law for 1915.  The council then adjourned to  meet in the Exhibition Building of  the Matsqui Agricultural and' Association on Saturday, June 19th at  9:30 o'clock.  CALGARY  MARKET   REPORT  Calgary, June 14th.���������The demand  for berries has been very good. All  really fine stock selling readily while  some off color and little dirty, have  been hard ..to movie. People want  berries for'-canning which will hold  the market steady. What few raspberries were in sold freely. Monday's arrivals were heavy in Calgary  unfortunately very few going to. Edmonton or Medicine Hat. and Calgary  getting 82  rasps to Edmonton  3.  . This is more than Calgary trade  would take at $3.00 on.Monday, necessitating carrying over quite a lot  till Tuesday. Had 30 of them, been  sent to Edmonton and 15 to Medicine  Hat the entire lot would have been  retailed to the public on Monday,  leaving all markets hungry on Wednesday.  Shipments made on the night train  are, on the Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat markets exactly the same  time and even if. the express is a  trifle more to those places the divid:  ing them up will hold all markets  steady and higher longer. Then  there are so many small points shipping Calgary that'it is difficult to get  good distribution unless through the  heavy shipping points of Mission and  Hatzic.  Prices should range very good this  season if we caii only get good distribution. S. J. FEE  Road   work   has   been  this year around Creston.  ended ��������� for  Corporation of the District of Sumas  Huntingdon, B. C.  COURT OF REVISION, 1015  Notice Is hereby given that the  Court of Revision for the Assessment Roll is postponed from the 1st  day of May, 1.915 to Saturday' the  19th day of June 1915, between the  hours of 12 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the  Municipal   Hall.  OLIVER BLATCHFORD  Assessor  Huntingdon, B.  C.  RIDERS WANTED as agents for  high grade bicycles. Write for low  pcises to THOS PLIMEY'S CYCLE  WORKS.   VICTORIA.   B.   C.  "ROUGH ON RATS" clears out Rats  Mice, etc. Don't Die In the House.  15c and 25c, at Drug and Country  Stores.  THE NEWSPAPER MAN  He seldom is handsome or natty,  And has none of the charms of a dude  Is more often abstracted than chatty  And sometimes unbearingly rude.  He  courts  us,  then slights  us and  grieves us,  As much as he possibly can;  He kisses us, loves us and leaves us  He kisses us, loves us and leaves us  This   perfidious   newspaperman.  Our" mother won't have    him    come  'calling  He's no earthly good as a "catch"  His morals (they say) are appalling  His finances usually match.  He's   rollicking,   reckless, * uncaring,  Living but for the hour, the day,  He's dangerous, dubious, daring,  Not fit for a husband they say.  But somehow we girls are forgiving,  Perhaps he but needs us the more  Because he goes wrong in his living  And knows the old world to its core  So  we  pass  by  the  dude  and  the  schemer  Who led in society's van;  And cherish the thinker and dreamer  Enshrined in  the newspaperman.  WANTED���������Owners of small improved acreage or farm near Abbotsford  who would sell at a bargain for cash  write,P. O. Box 16, Qualicum Beach  Vancouver Island.  FOR    SALE���������Spangled   Ham-.,  burg Eggs Good Layers Non-  Setters, Setting of 15 eggs for  $1.00. Apply Mrs. F. James,  Mission City B. C.  ! Ors. Q'dbctr t-ftemna-AnAerm!  iliiiiNllilii  iiiliiliiiilH  The new postofflce at Greenwood  was officially opened on June 1.  Vahcouvel offices. It'will pa>  -These are features in our.  you to have your dental work.  done in Vancouver. All work.  guaranteed for ten year.  EXAMINATIONS FREE  I  jiiiiiiiip  207 HASTINGS ST.W. COR. CAMBIE  Rossland is paying $34.50 for police uniforms.   ,'  NOTICE  The May Day committee wish to  notify the public that the May Day  drills and decorations will not be  loaned for public affairs, as they  are to be-reserved for May Day use  only.  By request of committee.  MRS.  A.   TAYLOR.  PUBLIC NOTICE-  (&2������  Ice Cream,  Soda Drinks,   Sundaes  Everything in the Ice Cream  line  Have you visited my new Ice Cream Parlor.    Fitted in first  class  style.    A cool retreat.  tf ��������� Fresh Strawberries arriving daily  ALBERT  LEE, GROCER AND BAKER  Abbotsford, B. C.  ^  *BST  Notice Is hereby given that  I will not be responsible for  any debts contracted by my son  Clarence Nelson.  Jas. K. H. Nelson, Barriere B. C  Robson  Poultry Tonic  ���������and���������  Lice Powder  Abbotsford Feed Store  CHARLEY'S POOL ROOM  AND BARBER SHOP  Huntingdon  Go  With   The Bunch  Don't believe me but come any night  and see where- the bunch  is  2  New Tables Just Added  Laundry Agency in Connection  iexandna  Farmers' and Travelers  trade solicited.  Newly Furnished  Thoroughly ��������� Modern  HUNTINGDON, B  C.  \\fer ,t ";\v  ���������&-J-  >*     r"