���������^ty) PUBLISHED IN B. G.ON B. C. MADE PAPER fBS* Vol. XXVII., Ncv 1. Abbolsl'ord, B. C, Friday, October 12, 1923. $1.00 Per Annum. All sizes, from ...' $3.25 lo $6.00 COME AND GET YOUR PICK Tm PIONEER STORE AliHOTSKOItl) AND WHATCOM KO AI) Farmers 1912 Review of Berry and Berry Marketing lly S. J. Fee, Mgr. Vcrtioit Fruit C������. Getting Accustomed To It. Directors Come To Arrangements A very well attended meeting of the Milk Association, nf the Valley was held in (ho Whatcom Road Hall on Monday evening. Directors present included W. J. Park, president, W. H. Malkin and Alex. Mercer of Chilliwack, and Alex. Davie of Ladncr. Mr. Musgrave and Mr. McPhee of the Purity Dairy of Vancouver were also present. c The directors gave a report" of the result of the canvas of the independent shippers of the Valley to join the Association, which showed that with few exceptions all the shippers had signed up. The independent shippers have come to an agreement with the Independent Dairies of Vancouver, wherey they will supply them with milk. The price of milk" wiil be higher this month, and further increase in the price to the consumer will follow in .November., The milk question-has been under discussion for a long period, and tlie farmers are delighted to know that a satisfactory settlement has at last been made. Wyona Club Forms Orchestra The first regular meeting of tho Wyona Club of the C.G.l.T. was hold in.the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening, under direction of Miss Weatherby. Officers elected for the ensuing year included, president, Katy Par- ton; vice president, Ruth Olsen; treasurer, Jessie Coogan; secretary, T helm a Taylor. It was decided that the club would form an orchestra, and Miss Irene King was appointed director. Other musicians taking part will include, Jessie Coogan, 1st violin; Betty West, 2nd violin; l'rene King, piano;' Thehna Taylor, saxophone. Miss Katy- Partoir was elected convenor of sports committee. The club are completing plans to .cake up "First Aid" lessons, rhe pupils later qualifying for diplomas. The members expect to take up work and social gatherings in which they will be assisted by the .boys of the'Tuxis'"Square. Hospital Receives Many Donations The following donations have been received at the M.-S.-A. Hospital, and are gratefully acknowledged: 1 dozen pot holders' and flowers, Mrs. Nelson (Pine Grove); lettuce, Mrs. Seldon (Clayburn); vegetables, Mrs. Horn; vegetables, Mrs. T. Jackson; berries and vegetables, Mrs. Creelnian (Matsqui); flowers and magazines, Mrs. Millard; plums, Mr. A. McAllister; gramophone records, Mrs. Chas. Grimley; apples and plums, Mrs'. Barrett; fruit- and flowers, Mrs. Peck; magazines, the Misses Rogers; flowers and vegetables, Mrs. Coutts; plums, Mrs. Wallace; corn, Mr. A. Kelly; chickens, a friend (Poplar); pears, Mrs. Barter (Pine Grove); apples, Mrs. W. Macey (Aberdeen); prunes, Mrs. W. Cooper (Aberdeen); peaches, Mr. Lovedar; apples, Mr. Batt (Straiton); vegetables'," Mrs. Eby; apples, Mrs. Ball (Clayburn); magazines, Mrs. Brydges; chickens, Mrs. George; flowers, C.G.T.T.; flowers, Mrs. Goldsmith (Aldergrove); peaches', Mrs. Derraugh; pears, Mr. Wm. Hill-Tout; apples and green gages, a friend (Abbotsford); pears, Mrs. James Owen (Bradner); vegetables and fruit, Sabbath School and Community (Poplar); citrons, Mrs. Stady; Flowers, fruit, vegetables and ice cream, St. Matthews' Harvest Home; apples, Mrs. Hutchinson; fruit and. vegetables, Mrs. Zeigiler; electric bedside lamp, Mrs. R. L. Mc- Culloch; fruit, Mrs. A. McCallum; apples and prunes. Mrs. Grohnert; nursery supplies; Mrs. McMoran (Clayburn). ���������'.'..'���������- WEDDING BELLS HORRELL���������GAZLEY A quiet wedding of much interest to residents of Abbotsford was solemnized on October 3rd, at the home of the bride's daughter, Mrs. Mc- Murray, Vancouver, when Mrs. L. Gazley, recently of Abbotsford, became the bride' of Mr. Robert Hor- rell of Vancouver. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Capt. Whitaker, in the presence of a few friends and relatives.- Tlie bride was becomingly gowned in grey canton crepe, and carried a bouquet of carnations. Mrs. Mc- Murray was matron of honor and Mr. McMurray supported the groom Little Phylis Gazley, granddaughter of the bride, was the very pretty flower girl. ���������Mr. and Mrs. Horrell will reside in Vancouver, where Mr. Horrell is in the tailoring business. Mrs. Horrel is very well known In Abbotsford, where she and her famly had resided for years. Strawberries aro the most popular berries, and demand would bei a. year round one if there was a yea'r;>Vound supply. The winter and ea&y^pring will always be supplied 'from tho Southern States', unfortunately .this is let overlap onto the B. C. season,, and always to its ��������� very serious injury. Jobbers' naturally want to make all they can, and chance too many cars of foreign berries .just a- hend of the 13. C. supply. Last season there was a bad delay owing to bad weather and a serious, washout on the C. P. R. this' left our market bare of B. C. berries -at a' time their supplies were ample? could they have - reached the markets. American cars loaded handy to':our borders, were diverted in to Calgary, and hit our market just as the B. C.'s were again hitting us in full supply. A bad slump with serious losses all around was the result, B. C. growers as ustial taking the most of the loss. 'It has always been so, and will continue to be so until our growers combine in one co-perative association, and so be able thru their own representatives on the prairies, to tell the jobbers . when to stop bringing in American berries, under the penalty of not being permitted to handle B. C.'s. When this is done, there will be plenty of demand for the present supply of B. C. strawberries and raspberries, i Raspberries. In 1922' the" rasps were marketed much better than they were in 1923. In 1922 they came almost exclusively ' thru one brokerage, and the independents almost all thru our Company. We worked with the. Mutual -Brokers, they keeping ���������cars . out ;of jvlCalgary when we had. sufficient to supply the demand. In 1923 they .passed thru two. brokerages making conditions far different, to the very serious loss of the growers, each brokerage representing competing jobT bers, and each naturally wishing to give advantage to their bunch, two cars came into a market, one for each bunch of jobbers, when only one should have come for all, and so.duplicating the quantitiy and put- tinig one in competition with the other, each bunch trying to clean up first. While there was a selling price to the jobbers set, only a few were sold on that basis the first and second day, and the third day they Well-lighted Town For Xmas Shopping 'New $2.00 Bill Is in Circulation Hos- of Coming Events Actober in���������Lecture on Japan by Dr. Knox Wright (Presbyterian Church.) October 17���������W. A. of M.-S.-A. pital, (Bank of Montreal). October 19���������Dance, auspices Orange Lodge, (Theatre Hall). October 19���������Whist drive, auspices of W.A, of St. Matthews Church. October 20-��������� Organization meeting of Mission Band (Presbyterian schoolroom). November 5���������Concert and dance, L.O.L. and L.T.B. Lodges (Orange Hall). ' , November 11���������Memorial Services, Hazclwood Cemetery. November- 12���������Thanksgiving Day, Armistice Festivities, annual masquerade dance of the G.W.V.A. (theatre hall). OTTAWA, Oct. 10.���������A new $2 note has just been placed in circulation by the department of finance. On the face of the bill is a new steel engraved portrait of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the date of issue is June 23, 1923���������the last birthday of the Prince. The department has taken advantage of the presence in Ottawa to introduce this bill. The new note is of striking design and is altogether one of the most artistic that has been issued by, the department in recent years'. The back carries an excellent engraving of the new coat of arms of the Dominion. The color printing on front and back is a pleasing shade of olive green. The now Prince of Wales Isbu< will .bo gradually placed in circulation and will, in time, supplant tho old Connaught $2 note .which has been In circulation since 191-I. Mr. Fielding has submitted to the Prince for Ills acceptance the first issue, No. 1 of the new note. The question of lighting the streets of Abbotsford has again been j renewed, and the way the petition ! is being favored by- the property-own- . ,. , , . T ..... ers would indicate that before the were jobbed at any price. Little re- end of t, h tailers bought very sparingly, and ��������� pro j lighted All aeree that the big retainers waited for the jobs, dlf- j foTrtoiS be iiglted*but \e ony rerent cliques; ofretailers buying to- ditt-erence is the places where the ge her, this greatly curtailed distri- ��������� ht h ld b \ h b but.on and also consumption. Prices : gosted t ��������� , Huntingdon-Riv- bing very low at the public market, ��������� w road from the north to Hip and to peddlars, outlaying stores' *,,',i,������,"*!i, ��������� f������ ., n i ii 5 t i-j i i ii south sides of the town;. Essendene could not compete, so did not handle Aven both east and ' any. Consumers around those .u,i_��������� ���������J f,,��������� f��������� ... t. . ., going without, because these stores * of the tQw������slte; then in the Mr. Hughes Addresses New Literary Society The first meeting| of ' the High School Literary Society was "held in tho Abbotsford School on Friday, October 5th. Impromptu speeches on "Athletics" and "Music" were given by some of the members, after which Mr. 12by gave a most interest ing talk on "Sir Walter Scott." The next meeting will be held in October, when it is expected that a debate of real interest will take place. Mr. Fred Parton of Hammond visited his home here on Sunday. Mr. James Huggins is visiting in Kamloops. sto these sumers residing around these stores going without, as it was too expensive and inconvenient to come down to the City markets. It was the same with the stores' in, nearby- country towns. They could not buy to compete with these low downtown Calgary prices, and so these people mainly went without berries. These remarks apply equally to the marketing of strawberries and raspberries. I suppose it was the same in other big centres of distribution so from the point of unstaple markets', caused by confining distribution mainly to large retailors, curtailed consumption at least 40' per cent. (Continued Next Week) parts of the town res would not buy,to compete with,���������" popuiatioir^naklnflt^olible :se clique job buyers, and the con-fthe JJ ti.aveUed 8treeVthPe best lighted Then undoubtedly if the two municipalities were approached additional Jfjghta might be placed just outside*~bf the town. There should be no question of Sumas and Matsqui co-operating if the question is properly placed before the two councils; and if done at the same time as the other lighting would not cost as much as if done at a������ separate time. Makes An Offer To the Dominions First League Game On Saturday Last The result of the football game played between Langley Prairie and Clayburn, at Clayburn on Saturday, was a score of 2-0 in favor of Lang- Mission and Claylnirn teams will meet this Saturday at Mission City when another League game will be played. LONDON, Oct. 10.���������On behalf of tho British govern ment, Sir Philip Lloyd Greame, president of the Board of Trade, mnilo the Dominion delegates to the economic conference a definite offer of an increased and stabillziod preference in utile British markets. The offor covers dried and preserved fruits, including canned fruits, also sugar and' tobacco produced anywhere within the Empire. It is proposed to admit Empire fruit tree. Preserved fruit will Include canned fruit, which Is of particular interest to Canada. Hon. G. P. Graham, speaking at the conference, stressed the point that Canada was not here to Impose any fiscal views on Great Britain. On the other hand, Canada would gratefully accept Britain's offer. Is Too Small For Incorporation Our contemporary is again reviving the question of incorporation for Abbotsford, and has quoted tho opinion of Mr. Alanson, a former resident of the town, now living in Mission City Village, as a reason why Abbotsford should be incorporated. Of course Mission City residents boost for Incorporation because they want to get out of it, all they can, and a harmonious feeling Is what one would expect, as It lias been decided by all to give the present Incorporation a real fair trial, At the same time it doesi not mean that Abbotsford with its ' present area would be a success, and The Post is sure that Mr. Alanson does not think so either, Ho, >no later than Tuesday evening, stated the present townsite is too small, and that was his opinion when a resident here. This paper mentions this fact regarding size of townsite so that there will be no misunderstanding in regard to Mr. Alanson'a opinion. Services will be held is St. Math- ev������iy Sunday night at 7:30. Rev. A. Harding Priest, vicar. for the Winter Why Not Buy Your.Winter Needs at Home? . W'c are ready to scito your every requirement, with new jjoods ut ti,<; closest possible prices consistent with quality. MEN'S CLOTHING��������� Suits for every size at a wide rangs of prices. Men's Tweed Overcoats from $20.00 up. Rain Coats for work or fine wear. Hats and Caps direct from the eastern manufacturers. UNDERWEAR, SOCKS, MACKINAW COATS AND SI 11 UTS FURNITURE: Get our prices, we can save you money over fhe:city prices. LINOLEUM, in squares' or by the yard, Window Shades, Curtains, etc. What about some now records for tlie phonograph, we have them, or better still get ii now machine. Come in and see what we have to offer. .���������."���������,'��������� Ladies' English Cravenetfe Coats, made of the host material and lined with a heavy wool lining, SEE THESE COATS. 'GROCERIES��������� September was a mighty bu������y month in this department. The reason is not hard to find, (.'ash prices, quality and service. We want, a trial order, an opportunity to prove what, we have to offer. Delivery service. Limited ABBOTSFORD'S "STORE OF QUALITY" TliU Atf.BUTSFOKD~.FOST THE ABBOTSFORD POST J. A. BATES, Editor and Proprietor Published Every Friday Member of 15. <\ jiikI Yukon Weekly Newspaper Assn. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1923 - ��������� *..^-. - .������..���������.. I 1-LV.U H-T .H1.JJ1; We make no apology in quoting (he following article from (.he Kamloops Telegram, and'in doing so might say, "Them's our Sentiments, loo," and probably could not have written thein so forcibly. <-��������� The fact that provincial legislation in conformity with the Dominion Eggs Grading Act 'is likely (o be promulgated during (he coming " session, leads to the query, "Where is the end?" Legislation follows legislation; the legalizing of hobbies follows tlie legalizing of other hobbies; -social legislation follows economical legislation until the plain, ordinary, everyday man is legislated to death. This approaches too nearly the truth to be palatable to the small minority who, through organization and effort, are endeavoring to force their own particular brand of thought down the throats of the entire community. it is unfortunately true that these aggressive (?) minorities have the ear of the practical politicians, and.thus are able to put over on the general public, which, if the truth were known, the "general public" is absolutely opposed to. The one thing which really interests the "man on the street','���������otherwise the general public���������is the high cost of living. Everybody is interested'in this, and anybody who thinks wonders where he can cut a corner which will reduce his particular cost of living. Has it ever occurred to any of these questioners that the blame may be laid at the door of: 1st, the government which legalizes the half-baked theories of groups who have only the interests of their own members to consider; 2nd, the efforts of groups who are riding a hobby and want the whole people to ride behind their saddle'; 3rd, the white-collared gentry who depend upon the other two classes to keep them -in jobs., which, require little work, less brains and no physical effort whatever. The truth of the matter is that we have too much legislation, too , much overhead cost for the public business done; too much overhead in'the ordinary conduct of human affairs;- too many organizations seeking to supplement .the labors of our elected representatives, too many representatives and too many of their "hangers on." The matter that opened up the field for these remarks has been somewhat lost sight of, but when it is approached again it . is found to carry the same objectionable features. Eggs are to be graded; apples are graded. The grower or producer can only market his stuff under legislative rules; the old and very wise law of "caneat emptor" no longer rules. The apple grower must do things according to rules laid down by the Federal Government, by the Provincial Government, by his association or by some other association, lie must pick just as much as the last says he must pick;' grade them according to rules laid down by one government and sell them under the regulations of another. He may have apples going to waste, but he cannot use them; the thousands of kiddies cannot secure them and housewives on the fruitless prairies cannot preserve them. Why? Because of the fact that paternalistic government and overhead heavy organizations say "No." Co-operation amongst growers is essential, but cooperation which.only means that the box maker, the lithographer, the office staff and the manipulators receive their pay before the producer gets a dollar for his produce or the consumer can secure a case of apples at a reasonable price is hqt'rho sort of co-operation which is to give the farmer or the orchardist a fair return for his work, or the consumer the product which he would gladly take at a fair cost. Cut out the unnecessary laws. Cut out three-fourths of the inspection; cutout the vexatious and humiliating control of overpaid employees of cumbersome associations; let the old and well-tried rule of caveat emptor work.as it should work, and the high cost of living will cease to be the bugaboo which it now is. If the grower, because he must pay an ex- horbitant price for management, for packing- for boxes, for grading, and then gets >io> real' return, thinks- he is hurt, he must, cousider (hat he is only a segment* of a vicious circle which is ever growing more vicsous. High cost of living forces the artizan, (lie distributing trades and all other branches of the economic circle to seek higher return for services. This reacts upon the producer of fboci- sful'fs, and in the long run he suffers. High-class grading aiuS packing and other requirements may be essential to keep crar export standard up to the notch, but when; it loaves-poaches' to rot on Okanagan orchards and'settlors' children to cry for fruit on (Hie prairies, there is something wrong,. A stiff duty against tho importation', of foreign fruits and the strict enforcement of the Dumping Act is all that tuna British Columbia fruit grower needs to make his Tjusi- ness successful and 7>rofitabfo. Paternal legislation and a plethora of. government inspectors, is: neither profitably or desirable. /.^ .i"j|j jjCZTTJIP��������� JJj.^.JiW.U1 LJM-LJ PICKING ALL THE FRUIT What would you think of a farmer who only gathered the fruit that fell to the ground. Lazy? Indifferent? Blind? Overlooked opportunities? . ,,j ,^ A lot of merchants are like lir.; farmer, says The Bulletin Business Guilder. They gather in.only the cream of their advertisings results. What comes, comes. The balance is5' overlooked. Get the,most out of advertising���������the advertising that you are doing and the advertising that the other man is doing. Make every dollar, invested in advertising as applied to your business produce a' full 100 per cent, return. ��������� ' . .,..,.��������� To illustrate���������If you spend monev in advertising yourself as a . retailer; Do your salespeople, know, what articles are advertised, or do they wait until the article is asked for^by a customer before finding out? Is the merchandise easily available when inquired about? Do, you back up your advertising with the right kind of, window displays and store displays? Does everything co-operate with the advertising right down along the line or is there a lot of resistance in the way? If it's the other man's money invested in advertising:/ Do you tie up with it?. Do you capitalize upon the interest he is creating for you, as a dealer? Do you make window displays of his product at the right time, and are your salespeople alert to the interest created? He is spending money as a manufacturer to bring customers to your store. Customers are created without doubt. Are you getting them or is your competitor? Pick all.the.fruit���������squeeze the final drop out of every-dollar invested in advertising! ���������Ex.- " ' Just now when an effort is being made to raise by more or lees "popular" means a $100,000 publicity fund,- British Columbia is receiving considerable, free advertising In the.-' Eastern Canadian press. Under .the-caption "The Shadow- of'. Death" some pertinent facts of serious detriment aro broadcasted. As a sample take, .'this: Per capita increase in government' expenditure in the last.three years, shows.B. C, at the head of the list. British Columbia increased 239 per cent. Prince Edward Island increased 16 per cent. The other provinces ran between. British, Columbia has the highest per capita taxation. She also- has the highest per capita debt. These are facts that make prospective settlers hesi- i tato and seek more favorable' conditions of successful home-making. ��������� It is also .pointed, out that taxation has gone far beyond the danger .point, ...that the "shadow of death" is an accomplished fact. Another determining factor ia the' restrictions placed on business���������restrictions that militate agalnBt the small trader and tend to develop the group or department store. It would take more than a publicity campaign %o overcome these unpleasant facts. As one man put it in the Kitsilano. .Times, '-the one who wants to make a home in British Columbia bets that he can do it���������the government" bets he can't. You can get your answer from the thousands fighting for room to'pay their eight dollar head tax to the United States emigration officials.". The taxation policy of the Provincial. Government and of the Municipalities of the Province, is killing development and stifling trade. In the North, where many small towns were put.pn the map several.years ago we are told, that much, If not most, of the property is on the government's hands, taken for taxes. Buildings are empty and the towns deserted. This condition is now coming, perhaps more slowly. but as surely, :ln tho Interior Incorporated towns, where each year the amount of property taken for taxes Is greatly Increasing. It is poor, policy to attempt to blind ourselves to these conditions. And all the while, Instead, of seeking -to reduce taxation, the Oliver government Is seeking. to 'find new ways of taxation.���������Commoner. TOO MANY MIDDLEMEN' We in the Interior, may grumble at freight- rates for the taking of our raw materials away from \ig and higher freight rates for bringing the manufactured articles back; but are up against, the argument that as long as we are a small population we cannot liaye it otherwise than It is now. Perhaps portions ;of Australia are exactly In the same position; anyway, it seems that their problems ,ar������ the same as ours, as Is shown by the following from the Sydney Bulletin. "Australia-supports too many middlemen. The 1)igKost mlddlemon,, who, incidentally give, rise-to others, .is the big ship which takes away the raw, materials that we should use, and brings, back tha- manufactured articles that we should make. It apt only charges the disgruntled apple man $115.00 for needless outbound freight, which ho knows about, but it possibly charges him as much for needless inward freight which lie pays but doesn't know about. The war has greatly altered the position of the plodr dor who tried to make a white men's wage by raising food and shipping it, over almost the longest sea- trail (he globe can show, that he may sell it to impoverished .folk In a competitive market.,"���������Sandard Sear Uriel. THE WOHLD'S PRH88 Tlie modern Englishman is, as a rule, humane to animals; Even the modern boy often learns In childhood to like animals of all kinds, taking one egg only, from a bird's nest, and feeding squirrels rather than pelting them.���������London Chronicle. Freckles and His Friends��������� A Real Find -By Blosser Mfrm -^ar-SCS^-??*. Shooting across the brink' of an embankment and charging a telephone pole with such, force as to snap it like matchwood) a high-powered runabout, driven by Charles A. Luckett of Spokane came to a sudden-stop against the trunk of a tree 30 feet further down and close to the water's edge in the Kettle river, 6 miles east of Grand Forks, where the car burst i^o flames and was soon a heap of burned wreckage^ L.' B. -Saunders was with Luckett) and they escaped with' minor injuries. According to R. Roberts there is a caye in the Shuswap ��������� Lake section that .'will rival other wonder caves of the world: Rumors "of the existence of such a cave have been in circulation for years.- Mr. Roberts, who says he has already explored the cave, has offered to lead an exploration party to complete the work. The provincial government iB said to' be selling 69 different brands of Scotch whiskey. W. J. Bowser was given a grand reception at Ashcroft on Monday week. - Lytton has signed the Fraser Canyon highway . 100 per cent strong���������365 names wore attached. An assembly of the Nativ.e sons of Canada has been organized in Merritt. The first car to travel the road on the east side of the .Fraser river bo- tweeji Prince George and Quesue. reached Quesnel on Saturday last. JY. J. Bowser, says it cost the government $1000 a day running a-; round the ��������� country in . automobile. Hon. VV. H. Sutherland .says it cost $273 a day. "From government officials I know," says a local politician, ' I think Bowser comes neav er the mark and is still Conervatlva." Hon. E. D. Barrow, minister of agriculture, is home: from the Old Country and reports that conditions are,most promising for the securing by British Columbia..of a- large number of settlers from Great Britain.��������� Merritt Herald. , The Toronto Bank in Merritt is1 to have a new home with a cement foundation. The Okanagan School Trustees Association at its last meeting passed a resolution favoring the imposition of a tax upon all men over 21 years of age���������not rate payers���������for school purposes. This education tax to be in addition to the usual poll tax. ��������� ��������� Up to Sept. 30 Kamloops taxpayers had paid in $119,600.60 which Is 85.81 per cent, of the total tax levy -for 1923. -: An average .attendance for September of 98.79 in division ten won the attendance shield in the Cumberland school. Courtenay boat freight servico with, tho mainland cuts tho rate fifty per cent. The corner stone of tho,new Ma- ipiijc building at 'Nelson was laid last week. iFraser Valley,Milk Producers' Association has now a membership of ,2000. Nanaimo is trying to raiBe $75.- 00,0, the balance of the $150,000 nooded for tlie construction of a hospital. Frank A. Johnson, who worked on construction of the C. P. II. through the mountains, is dead at Bella Coola :it the age of 60. People of Kamloops < can motor fo Revelstoke via Sicamous and ro- iurn by way of Enderby. Salmon Arm has a, show case at the C P. R. station. ; It was installed at the request of the board of trade. The new dehydrating plant at Peuticton was recently destroyed bV "The living voice affects men more than what tlu>y read." ���������Pliny, the Younger. Your voice conducts your business. Directions that you give personally are quickly and accurately executed, because your associates cannot fail to understand. Each inflection has a meaning for them. ^ilemember the telephone when you would confer with those interested with you in business. Do not trust the cold written word���������send your voice, yourself by long distance telephone. British Columbia Telephone Company J. H:.. Funeral, Director AGENT FOR HEADSTONES Phone Connection. Mission City not rebuild at present. Two pickers from the Coldstream ranch near vernon have started on a hike for the coast. They are supposed to have ample funds. Vernon's light plant went out of commission Jast week and as parts of the broken machinery may have to come from Sweden, the plant may not be working for three or four months. . Mt Lehman At the meeting of the Y.P.S. oi\ Sept. 28, Miss: Edna Bates was elected president and Mrs. D. Oswald secretary-treasurer for 1 he ensuing year. Convenors of the social and devotional .committees are Miss' Myrtle Bates and'Rev. Thos Oswald, respectively, Other officers will be chosen later. The activities of the society will be carried on as in the past and- all sessions are open to the public- The next meeting will be on Oct. 13, and will be conducted by the devotional committee. Mr. .Tacobson of Matsqui has the contract- for laying tho cemonl floor in the Mt. Lehman pub'llc school basement. Mrs. Coghlan, one of the early settlers of this district, has boon visiting Mr. L. Coghlan and Mrs. Denny, Bradner, for some time. Mrs. Coghlan makes \\>:r homo in Seattle, Wash. News has just como to hor of the birth of a great grand- daugter in that city. General Auctioneer and Live Stock Specialist. 23 years among' the Stockmen of fch������ F.yaser Valley. Am familar wfeh t&e"diffe.ront bree'ds of live stock and their values. Address al] communications Box 34 Chilliwack, B. O" to Alex. S.Duncan Barrister Solicitor .-. Notary Public.. OFFICE J. A. Catherwood Building Phono 8001 P. O. Box 60 MISSION CITY, B. O. Celery King is tha thing to stimulate the liver, cleanse the bowela, purify fee Wood, banish headaches and mako you feel tho joy of better health and strength. Nature's own laxative and tonic roots aad herbs in Celery King. 30o and 60c patikages. Are Y������u Coughing? Tlie Hammond. Cedar Mill Company are still further extending their premises and improving their plant. A new store shed 200 by 75 feet is being constructed and a band mill 42 feet'over the Fraser river will be installed instead of circular ones. King Tutankhamen has the distinction of occupying one of the most elaborate and excluylva tombs in Why not relieve it this very day 7 A few drops of Shiloh banishes that tioklioKiu the throat that maddens you. A feWidaseo heal up tfae pore and inflamed tissues in toe throat and reaUy banwh that oough. 30c, 606 and $1.20. All druggist*. , fire. Tho government will probably Egypt. Of course insects have brains'. How else could they figure out just where you are going to have your picnic? Bj^rT"-wr^������i".f<a;.Lp''wt * tfjKi?vr;������ -������iw-t {<.���������<> 'heabbotMJ^poSt i^amfcinn A. R. GOSLING WHEN YOU WANT House and Sign Painting and General House Repairs Phone 34X - P. 0. Box 31 ABBOTSFOIU), B. G. A. E. HUMPHREY B.C. Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer Aoom 6 nart Block, Chllllwaek Box 432, CIIIIXIWACK HOW TO GROW I'LOWMIUNG BULBS FOR THE HOME r- BARRISTERS and SOLICITORS LAW OFFICE OPEN EVERY KI)M)AY AIJUOTSl'Oltl). H. C. ALAN M BR0K0VSK1 AUCTIONEER and. VALUATOR Auction Sales Conducted SATISFACTION GUARANTEE!) LIVE STOCK a Specials P. 0. Box 94 LUTHER RURIJANK IS THROUGH Close upon the heels- of the Canadian Government's action in securing for- the discoverer of insulin a life annuity of $7,500, comes the announcement that Luther Bur- bank has been compelled to sell his experimental farm because people have not appreciated his work. The discovery 'of a successful treatment for one of the-' malignant diseases that plague mortal man may be of vaster service to humanity than the creation-of a spineless cactus', but stiirthere'is something pathetic in this confession of the greatest wizard of horticulture the world has probably ever known.' He states': "I have 13 acres of land at Se- bastopool, Cal., that would be worth to the world a billion dollars an acre if all of the new creations upon this land were introduced to the world and.put to use. I had sixteen acres at Sebastopol until I sold three acres a few months' ago. 1't was sold to a cemetery association, and every plant on it is being pulled up and burned so that the tract may be plotted for graves. Among the thousands of new and improved varieties on this little three-acre tract were more than forty new selected thornless blackberries that would have been worth $30,000 if they had been introduced to the world. In addition, there were some thirty varieties of new hybrid roses from a selection of several thousands, a choice of some forty varieities of lo- quats, a large number of new apples', chestnuts, plums, peaches, nectarines dahlias, and so on. I sold part of the Sebastopol experimental farm because I could not operate it. The remainder will have to be sold for the same, reason.- On the thirteen acres that are left at Sebastopol are 2,000 varieties of cherries, 1,000 varieties of plums, sixty or seventy kinds of selected chestnuts, between three hundred and five hundred varieties' of plums. There is also a walnut tree, that for many years, has produced each year $1,000 worth of walnuts." The great plant wizard was the son of a Massachusetts farmer and early took to experimentation in hybridization. After he moved to California he wont in for cross-breeding on an extended scalo. Among his originations are the plumcot, a fruit obtained by crossing the plum and apricot; a spineless edible cactus; tho Burbank potato and the Bur- bank, cherry, varieties of great excellence; a white blackberry, various new apples, a stonoless prune, as well as new peaches, nuts, roses, callus, violet-odored lilies and many other new horticulture varieties. Some years ago ho was said .to.have 3,000 distinct botanical specimonts on his experimental farm. Weary of fighting against an un- appreclutive world, without adequate financial resources, Luther Burbank has ceased doing "what nature could but would not do." The Carnegie Institution granted him $10,000 a year for ten years', commencing in 1905 and that appears to have been about all the financial assistance he received from outsiders. At the age of seventy-four he Is through. The people who failed to encourage his researches in a tangible way are the greatest losers. With attention to the essentials, there is no reason why one should not have at trifling cost bloom from bulbs during the winter months, and enjoy in fact a veritable winter garden. This'is no new theory, as winter gardening with bulbs has been practised in -Canada as long as bulbs have been known, but the "when"' and "how" are not'as generally understood as they should be, and failure sometimes is the s outcome. Bulbs for the house may be grown in soil and pots, in- fibre and vases, in water and pebbles, in moss, and as air plants. This article will deal only with the soil and pot method. When to plant : ' The planting of bulbs for the house after October is a wasteful effort. Have you ever grown hyacinths where,the flowers would color while still hidden away down in the foliage? That is one of the results of late planting. Two-thirds of tho stunted flowers of tulips and daffodils are due to the same,cause, Frcesias should be potted-in Aug-, ust; lillies, Roman, hyacinths, paper white narcissus in September;' Dutch hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, jonquils, crocus, from September to October, and Lily-of-theValloy in November and December. .Soil If bulbs' are to be grown for the house In pots, tho soil should olllusr bo a compost such as gardeners use,' or a good, live garden loam, to which should be added one third loaf mould, and one third decayed' .stable manure and sharp sand. Those' who'have no garden, can purchase the right kind of soil from tho seed- man at a moderate price. Do not uso spent soil, such as that from window; boxes, as to do so is to invite failure. Potting In (he bottom of the pot should- first be placed some pieces of brok-' en crockery to provide drainage ass Sir Henry Thornton, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canadian National ��������� Railways, at work in his new Winnipeg office,'which he will occupy at stated intervals and from which questions affecting the entire Western Region of the National Railways will be decided. Delegations desiring to meet the President on railway matters concerning the west will be heard at Winnipeg in future, instead of being required to journey to Eastern Canada. VANCOUVER PRODUCE VANCOUVER, Oct. 2.���������The weather during the past week has been exceptionally fine for this time of the' year. Little change has occurred in the apple deal. Prices are practically the same as those quoted u week ago. The movement' is very fair. The same is true regarding the pear deal. This latter' movement is practically over and will soon be on a cold storage basis. A slackening up of cantaloupes refill two^thirds'" fui'l" with soil, place- ooiptsr from the Okanagan caused a GMT THE. BUSINESS bulbs and cover to within half an' inch of the top of the pot to allow for. watering. With hyacinths, daffodils and narcissus, the nose of the bulb should protrude from tho soil- after-potting is finished; other kinds should be completely covered. Then give the"'pots a thorough soaking. Storage��������� Withcthe exception of Freesias," Oxalis, Callas and lilios, all potted, bulbs should-be stored away In a; dark, cool place for- the purpose of' making- roots." Do not attempt to force top growth until there' is' ample; root, growth to support it.- "The usual place for indoor stor-' age is the cellar or the attic or any spare room where there is darkness and ventilation, and where the temperature ranges from 40 to 50 degrees. Not' only should the temperature be low, but it should not vary to a great extent. It should be remembered that- it is much easier to grow Dutch and Roman hyacinths, jonquils and daffodils and Paperwhite narcissus than other bulbs, and those whose storage conditions are not ideal ��������� should limit themselves to the aforementioned classes. The chief difficulty with bulbs stored indoors is to keep . the moisture from evaporating from the soil They must not be allowed to dry out. Should the soil become dry, blind bulbs will result; that h to say there will be foliage but no flowers. For this the bulbs are invariably blamed. It is therefore advisable to and still not apply- water direct, sprinkle the floor, shelving, etc., at least once a week. To have a succession of flowers, it is not necessary, to pot at different periods. Pot all at one timo and bring out a batch from storage every week. Duration of storage The time required for storage and root development is' as follows: Paper white, 6 weeks; Roman hyacinths, 8 weeks; Dutch hyacinths, 14 weeks; daffodils, jonquils, narcissus; 12 weeks; crocus, snow drops, scillas, 1G weeks. By this time the roots should'have pierced the soil in all directions. This should be ascertained by turning the pot upside down and while holding the bulbs intact with one hand, lift the pot sufficiently with the othei to examine the roots. If they are not well developed, return to storage, for without' good roots the results are always indifferent. Subsequent treatment After bringing from storage the pots should be placed in indirect light for a few days' where the temperature is about 50 degrees. The idea is that the increase of light and heat should be gradual. From now on they must be carefululy watered. They may now be brought to the living room and placed in the window, but should be protected .from frost at night.���������Dominion Dopartmont of Agriculture. TORONTO LETTERGRAM resumption of tho flow from Wash ington. Receipts from this state are practically all Burrell Gems. Although this variety is inferior in flavor to the Okanagan product it has better shipping qualities usually arriving in" a firm condition. The peach deal is practically over. The consumption of peaches has been nearer to .normal this year than that of any of the other small fruits. With the exception of cold storage holdings the-deal in -local Italian prunes is over, the.recent rains splitting the fruit.thus bringing to an end the deal. The same Is true of the-other stone fruits of. the Lower Mainland. Tomaoes are still in good supply the price being on the same level as those previously quoted. It is estimated that.80 per cent of the supplies on this .market.originated in Lulu Island and the Delta. ' Local weather conditions this year were ideal for the "growing of tomatoes. The potato deal is still up in the air.- Reports' from various parts of the province would indicate a- light crop. -' B. C. growers would be well advised to watch quotations- from adjacent growing centres and not allow their home market to be captured from under their noses as was done in a recent year. Eggs are very scarce and some dealers are compelled to refuse orders. The top grade has advanced 7<! during the week. Cold storage holdings remain practically unchanged. Holders desire to unload as speedily as possible during the present favorable conditions and there fore are holding down the price. EDMONTON BULLETIN TORONTO, Oct. 4.���������The peaches are about finished, Crawfords Leno baskets eleven quart selling seventy- five cents to one dollar. Plums finished. Apples in good demand. Fail varieties ones, four fifty to six dollars per barrel. Wealthies ones, five to five-fifty per barrel. 11. C. Mcintosh Reds fancy two seventy-five to three dollars per box. The onion market is firm at three dollars per hundred lbs. The weather Is cool. The' largest consignment of silk from the Orient for many months, consisting of 5,500 bates, valued at $9,000,000, formed part of the cargo of the Empress of Russia recently. EDMONTON, Oct. 4.���������There are still a few peaches and prunes coming on the market and sale on them has been pretty fair lately. Some of the prunes have been very much off color and of course that has helped to keep the.price down on that particular line. Walthy apples are getting pretty well cleaned up and the run is now on Mcintosh Red, and the crates are getting a preference over the wrapped. These are being pushed hard by the wholesaler and we think tho jobber is doing everything possible to get out the maximum quantity of apples. No disposition has yet-been shown by the retailer to buy onions in any quantity at all and -sale on them at prices which are being asked is very slow. The few tomatoes that are coming in are meeting with a very good sale. Sale on pears is' slowing up considerably and the demand for them for preserving purposes seems to be about over. Ontario grapes have been rather scarce on this market this week but we understand ! the first Concords ,will be arriving towards the end of the week or first of next. The demand on Hyslop Crabs has kept up very well and quite a few seem to have been handled here this year. If the telephone wires in Saskatchewan were placed in a continuous straight line, they would girdle the rarth at the equator twice' and go ha!/' way round again. In' other words, the telephone mileage is (>i- !������S1, according to the'annual report of the Department of Telephones for last year. The man who "hasn't time" hasn't enough ability or hasn't enough interest. Information about the goods your store can be given through adv. in this paper. in an well In a letter to Its' agents', a known American firm says: The business of Sears Roebuck increased 29 per cent during the first six months of,the'year, compared to the same period last year and that of Montgomery Ward increased'50 per cent over the six months of last year. (The above firms are big Chicago mail order houses). 'Just what does ..that mean to you personally���������one thing that it surely means' is that the farmer and the man in tho small town has money and is spending it .once more. Are you getting your share? After spending a month .on the territory where the mail order business seems to be bothering our service stations to.some., extent, I have a pretty fair idea of what you would say in reply and my answer to you is that you are directly ��������� responsible for every order, that goes to a mail order house. Lei's see what a mnil order house has. II lKis.au article that is giving "'air salisiiiction. It Iiim a price. It iIocs ;i ;',ood jo!) of making both the article mid ils price well known hrougli tho mail That's about all, isn't it'.' Whai have you? You have an article thin is unquoslloiiably better ,'lian (hid offered by the mail order house- (hat will give - better satisfaction -you have a price���������but���������do vou do fi good job of getting the informal ion to the farmer? Does he definitely know that you would sell to him for less money, when rental and freight charges are taken into consideration, than can the mail order house? Docs he know that you are Lliere to see that he gets satisfactory results, while all that the mail order house cares about is getting his money? And you have the big advantage of not being confined to the mail order alone to get the knowledge to him. In oilier words are you letting tho mail order house creep in on business' which really , belongs to you, just because you are not doing as good a job of selling as they are? Do the farmers know' what you have to sell, how much, it them, and what they gel. for their money? Let's net out a pencil and a piece of paper and figure out what we are doing to let him know and what more cm bo done, lo have him better informed. Business going to the mail order house is business which belongs to you and which jou could have if you wore as active "in ' selling as they are. A IMMVMR OF NATION' THANKSGIVING 73^ Almighty God, Lord - of the Nations', we praise Thee for Thy favor shown unto our rathers, and Thy faithfulness continued unto their children, in establishing our nation In freedom and preserving it in unity; for the rich land given us for inheritance; for the lofty traditions of wise and virtuous men and women; for deliverance from those who would ' have enslaved us, and the absence or civic and industrial strife; for an honorable place'among the nations, and the promise of increasing strength and influence. Bless our land with honorale toil sound learning and pure manners. Save us from lawlessness and discord, pride and arrogance, and fashion inlo one godly people the multitude crowding to our shores' from many kindreds and tongues. Give to all the spirit of service, love and mutual forebearance. Keep Thou this people beneath Thy care, establish among them that righteousness which alone exalteth a nation; and Thine shall be the glory and the praise and the thanksgiving from costs generation to generation.���������Amen. VICTORIA OPIUM CASE REMANDED VICTOIITA, Oct. 4.���������A further remand was granted by Magistrate Jay in the oily police court yesterday in the charges: against. F. W. Eccles, "W. L. Smith and Frank Fernandez, charged on remand with _ unlawful drug possession and other matters. This wiis the final remand, stated C. L. Harrison for the crown. The cases would proceed on Tuesday next unless' a public enquiry is first instituted. A shipment of silk from Chin?, valued al two million dollars, went fqrward from Vancouver to New York under special guard over the Canadian Pacific lines recently. TAKES OPTION ON HOT SPRINGS VANCOUVER, Oct. 5.���������Mr. J.W. Weart, former Speaker of the legislature, and Mr. John Kendall city auditor have taken 00-day option on the Harrison Hot Springs and aro forming a company to start work this fall on a large fire-proof modern hotel, new and larger sulphur baths and other attractions of an up-to- date spa. While refusing to divulge any of ��������� the details of the scheme, or namo the amount involved in the transaction, Mr. Weart stated that for 25 years he has been seeking to acquire the springs in order to develop a great, holiday jamp and health resort'on beautiful and historic Harrison Lsike. With Mr. Kendall,- ho succeeded last week in making satisfactory arrangements for tlie taking over of the property. Life may be a game of give and take, and you'll get more out of it if you give more than you-take.��������� Brandon Sun. Italy will quit Corfu ore Sept. 27, provided. Some idea of the extent of the Neebing Terminal opened at Fort William this fall by the Canadian National Railways is given by the above pictures,.showing part of the 43 miles trackage with capacity for 2,000 cars. This new terminal is doing much to minimize the possibility of grain car congestion on Canadian National lines-at the head of the hikes; expedite delivery of grain to elevators for shipment down the lakes arid also the movement of other "loads" and "empties" both east and west and thus further improve, the transportation service provided. Views shown arc as follows: 1.���������Classification yard looking eastward from the "hump." 2.���������Twenty-four stall round-house with electrically operated turntable in the foreground. ���������<* 3.���������View from center of the classification yard, showing car coming from "hump." 4,-^-Eight and one-half million bushel elevator at__.Port Arthur, owned by Canadian National Railways, the picture showing grain going into elevator from cars at one end and being loaded on boat at the other. i. , 6.���������-The "hump," where the force of gravity is the only power used in placing cars in the classification r'" tracks assigned to them. Two cars have just been released and are shown on their way to ���������.>.���������.. classification yard, i-rfirp-T���������> Mi "ll'BOTSFORD POST Cold Storage Service Always prompt, polite .service at. White's Butcher Shop, ��������� such attention naturally go with an up-to-date Cold Storage service as we give. We always want you to get what you pay J'or. Our service is at your command. AHBOTSFOUI) HIKAT MAHKtiT S. F. WHITE Farmars" Phone 1-909 AbuOtSrOrCl, Jp-.i^. HAVE YOU A fJOOD DAIKV COW? Make her better by proper milk producing food. Our dairy foods are not excelled anywhere. See us for better re sults. J. J. SPARROW Essendene Avenue ABBOTSFORD, B. C. The dance held at the old Municipal Hall, Watcom. last Friday evening, was a very successful at lair. The attendance was good and a most enjoyable time spent. Mr. John Peters of Bellingham, is progressing favorably, following a recent operation for appendicitis, at the M.-S.-A. Hospital. The football game played between the Abbotsford and Mission Junioi teams, at Mission, on Saturday, was 1-0 in favor of Abbotsford. Residents of the district are asked for donations of old linens and flannel for the M.-S.-A.' Hospital, the maiiiigenienl of which would be very grateful for articles sent. Mrs. Geo.. Smith of Straiton has been visiting friends' in Abbotsford dining the week. Mrs. R. Horrell of Vancouver visited old friends in Abbotsford on Wednesday. Miss Isabella McPhee and Miss Helen Olsen of the Royal'Columbian Hospital, visited their homes here at the week-end. The W. A. of St. Mathews Church are planning to hold a whist drive in the Masonic Mall on tlie evening ot October I Dili. Mr. Olnirg if) visiting in Vancouver. Mrs. II. Fraser and daughter, Mrs. SI of fin, of Chilliwnck. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Donald of Portland. Miss Wilson of Hnnimond was a visitor here at flic week-end. Mr. Peering, who has been visiting his home here, has returned tc the Prairies and Manitoba. Mrs. Mrokovski, Sr. or Sumas Prairie visited friends in town on Thursday. Mrs. W. Smith is visiting friends in Pcrnridge. Pearl Ueheccah Lodge of Abbotsford are preparing to hold a whist drive on the evening of November the flth. Mr. and Mrs. James Downie and children were visitors' to New Westminster on Tuesday. Mrs. Wilkinson and little daughter of Harrison Springs the guests of Mrs. J. l-lutehinsoc. Mr. It. McMenemy of Now Westminster visited with his brother, Mr. J. K. McMenemy this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Young of. Vancouver- were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bilker. Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Swift visiter in Vancouver during the week. .Mrs. p. It. Edwards of Vancouver is .visiting in Abbotsford. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp of Ontarn are the guests of. their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Wood of Clifford. A splnndld ovcnlng or enjoyment wiis spent at tho regular social of the St. Andrews and Calrdonion cli.'ty held In the Masonic' 'Hall Saturday evening. Mrs. Miller, who has charge of store at. the mill, has moved inlo onn or Mrs. Ml 1st oil's houses, on the hill. The store has been taken over by Mr. and Mrs. Snashall. Mr, 'and Mrs. L. Trethewey of Harrison Springs visited (heir home here this week. A "Clean Up" Hee at the Mussel white October 13th, when al asked to give assistance logs and cleuriirg, The taken sick a few days ago. Mr. and Mis. Duncan have gone to see her, and it is hoped that she will make a speedy recovery. On Friday evening Mrs. W. Roberts entertained a party of. friends at whist. First by Mrs. Barnes aad consolation prizes Cullerton and Mr. refreshments were was enjoyed, and and neighbors prizes wore won Mrs. P. Aitken, going to Mrs. Frith. After served, dancing told by one of the .���������Soon the is to be held cemetery on interested are in piling men arc asked to bring necessary picks, shovels, etc. wil.ii them. Lunch will be provided by tlie ladies. News has been received of tlie ill-i ness in Vancouver of Miss Jessie j Duncan of Poplar. Jessie is attending school in Vancouver, and was ' fortunes were guests. November nth holds a treat in store for everyone, when the Orange and True Blues will combine, and put on one of the finest programmes over given at a social. Refreshments will be served and later a novelty dance in name and nature will be held. Further particulars next week. Wc have been favored with a most delightful fall, the equal of which has not been recorded for many years. As a result of the sunny weather, dame nature is playing pranks in tlie woods and flower gardens. Primoses are again in bloom, also paiibies, nasturtiums and other flowers. In the woods near the home of Mrs. W. Roberts, a dogwood tree is magnificent with full bloom. Plans arc complete for the dance to be given on the I flth in the theatre hall, under the auspicee of the Abbotsford L. 0. L. ��������� Mr. and Mrs. W. Rurrough of Powell River, visited with their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. T. McMillan, on their return trip from Portland, where they spent their honeymoon. Tho regular meeting of the W. A. or the M.-S.-A. Hospital will be held next Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. A. Harkness is visiting Mrs. Chas. Crawford of Mission City. Rev. Dr. J. Knox Wright, general secretary of the Canadian Bible Society, will conduct the service in the Presbyterian Church'on Sunday evening. On Monday evening Dr. Wright will give his celebrated lecture, on- Japan, which will be illustrated with 100 magnificent colored slides. An offering will be taken in aid of the Bible Society. The lecture will commence at 8 P-.m. The members of the Tuxis Square met in the Parish Hair on Thursday evening. Tlie boys enjoyed a splendid address given by Mr. P. Hughes, principal of the Abbotsford School, who spoke on "Canadian Citizenship." Games and boxing were later enjoyed. A meeting will be held in the Presbyterian Sunday School room on Saturday, Oct.. 20th at 1:30 p.m. for the purpose of forming a Mission Band. The work will lie under the direction of Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Bed- low, and all girls between the ages of eight- and thirteen years are requested to attend. Mrs. Webster visited in Vancouver at the week-end. Mrs. II. ISerrymen of Prince-Rupert is I he guest of her sister, Mrs. F. W. Pudge of the DeLalr Road. lYliss 10. Saint of New Westminster visited Mrs. M. F. Insley at the week-end. Mr. W. Harkness of Vancouver spent, the week-end at his home here. On Friday evening, Mrs. F. W. Uttdge entertained at a dinner party in honor of her son, Mr. W. Rudgo, and Mr. 10. Miller, who loaye shortly for Portland. The guests included, Miss Irene King, Miss JOlsie McPhee, Miss lOinma Trethewey, Miss V. Rudge. Robert Treth- ewev. 10. Miller, G. Rudge and W. Budge. Mrs. A. McPhee and daughter lOlsie arc visiting in Vancouver this week-end. ���������The regular weekly meeting of the Men's Club was held in the Parish Hall on Monday evening. A No Help For B. C. Farmers VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. f).���������Hon E. D. Barrow, minister of agriculture, todiiy declared himself as being op- osed to government financing and "paternalism" to the farmers to a greater extent than already provided for, and said the farmers should be given, an oppotunity of tteering their own course out of the so-called agricultural crises in British Columbia. "The men on the land, I won't call them farmers, who are making the big cry against conditions today, are misfits and ne'er-do-wells who probably couldn't make good under the best of. conditions," said Mr. Barrow. "The real farmers are sawing wood and keeping their minds on business. They know tho problem ia theirs and that it's their Job to get busy and work oua solution. Those who are loudest in their protests and who make the strongest fight for government assistance are usually the theorists who think they know ft all, who have merely a text-book knowledge of agriculuro, and who couldn't pull a stump or milk a'cow if they were offered a bonus for doing it. Such men are.natural troublemakers and there is no use In listening to them. "The farmer who won't co-operate belongs to the same class'. It is a pity that there is no law that would permit the government to deport them." MXPR10SS COMPANIES TRYING TO INCREASE TUB COMMODITY RATES Week in Calgary Weather haa been ideal this week. Crisp cool mornings with bright sunshine all day. ' Harvesting operations are proceeding ��������� uninterrupted at district points, and every indication points to this year's Alberta . yield being . a record one in cereals. The wot weather reported in Manitoba aiid Saskatchewan has not affected Alberta, however, and in these provinces the grain is drying out nicely. ; There is a' cheerful atmosphere in farming districts. Live stock is in excellent condition. Winter .feed is abundant in genoral. We have reports at hand from all prairie points indicating a strong movement of apples, feet of regulating, supplies, put in practise by the Associated Growers is having a splendid effect, and whilb prices are low on account of the weak'buying power of customers, it could easily be advanced ten cents per case more, if It were not for the insidious under quoting of so-called independents. The prune market Is cleaning up nicely, and prices should advance. This week two cars of Italian prunes from the Doukhoboors, Grand Forks, arirved in Calgary. These were bought cheap, and are in the hands of the two jobbing houses, insuring them being sold, as they were bought greatly to the disadvantage of an> storage stock which may be held. We have not heard any complaints this year as to the pack of apples. We notice the new extra fancy pack is much superior in color and sizing to the old No. 1 pack, the tendency being to place the superior stock in this pack, and crating the balance. This method is popular. The market seems well stocked with every line of produce. Onion prices are soaring and another advance ,in price from five to ten cents per case during this week. We have called attention several times this year to the folly of shipping L.C.L. consignments to. retail trade. We have many letters from individual shippers asking: "Why certain firms do not send them overdue returns, and fail to reply to their requests for payment?" This week we sent out some letters requesting delinquent firms to pay; oo far soirie of them have not replied. The best time for individual shippers to apply to us for advice is before he makes the shipment. ��������� We have written to It. L. Wheeler, Esq., Fruit Transportation Specialist, Ottawa, giving him notice that any increase in fruit and produce express rates will be resisted because the fruit industry in B. C. is already overburdened by express rates. We are convinced that, any increase in Community Rales will injure the industry, which is'at present in a perilious position; As far as L.C.L. shipments are con cerned, the incrcaso would only hit individual shippers, and in oui opinion car lots of fruit and vegeta hies loaded by tlie shipper and ur. loaded by the jobber should not be included as express'service, but be known as "accelerated freight," carried by passenger trains. Apart from book-keeping which can as uually be done by the ' Railway Co. as by the Express Co,, the express companies perform no service in car lot movements of perishables and we consider that dual profits- so earned are unjustified. If it be true that the express companies are losing money, which, we understand ia their contention at present, the removal of this large volume o. business might materially reduce their losses. Winnipeg steady, potatoes. The ef- IWINNIPI'XJ, Oct. X.���������Supplies ol all products are abundant on thi^ market and the movement is somewhat below normal for this time ol tho year. Apples from British Columbia continue in fair receipt although much lighter to date than tliis time last year. The qualify i: excellent. A number of cars bull Mcintosh are being distributed by i wholesaler here .and are of a vor> fine quality for apples shipped chit wiiy; they are selling delivered'righ off the car for 4<J pound and cleaning up quickly, and the market her- is now being supplied entirely b? ' British Columbia and Ontario fruits The .weather is' ideal. The car receipts since my last re port: from B. C, 5 prunes; 1 crab apple;'12 apples; 4 onions; 3 mix ed fruit. Ontario, 4 grapes; < peaches; 3 mixed fruit. Importer" prunes; G peaches; 1 bbl. apples pears; 1 mixed fruit. Manitoba, Fraser Valley Locals $364 have already been collected by the W. 1. of Langley Prairie to build a community hall. The freight rate on the C.N.R- is more than double the rate on the Skeena. The Grader is being put on the Hall's Prairie road, and it will be better and wider than before the summer traffic started over it. Port Coquitlam has $432 in the treasury to satisfy a judgment of $ 4 2,000. The steamer Skeena cannot reach the wharf at Glen Valley owing to the silted condition of the channel ��������� The Rev. Mr. Daly of Ladner is the new Presbyterian minister for Haney and Hammond. The new telephone central a; Haney has been completed with Miss Ferguson in charge. Mr. Botts has been appointed fame warden for Maple Ridge. ' Maple Ridge realized $2000 on its tax sale last month. ' Ruskin school has installed a furnace at a cost of $347. 16 lots were sold at Port Moody .tax sale. Surrey will charge a fee of $2 per month for each pupils attending the high school, with such exemptions as may be required. 75 parcels of land were disposed of at Surrey tax sale amounting to $2500. Prior to sale $2500 worth of property was redeemed. our choice >n'ug your own container and Honey ill 20<������* a pound. '{el r> some ol fl is "~ very long. choice and al Ihis price il will nol last l< .BERT LEE, Baker and Grocer OF ALL KINDS NOTARY PUBLIC Marriage Licences Issued REAL ESTATE���������Money lo Loiin on flood Knrin Mortgages A. McCallum Swift Current SWIFT CURRENT, Oct. 5 th��������� Weather continues to be fine in this district. B. C. and Washington small fruits over for this year, few cars of Ontario Peaches. Plums and Pears, also Ontario Concord Grapes beginning to move freely. Car arrivals from Sept. 26th to Oct. 4th���������3 B. C. mixed cars; 2 Washington mixed cars; 1 Ontario mixed car; 5 B. C. mixed cars to country points; 4 cars apples to Swift Current; 7 cars apples to the country points! Seattle Lettergram SEATTLE, Oct. 4.���������The Coast onion 'markets showing matoilul advances at shipping point. Tho local market price is throe fifty to three seventy-five with prospects for further advances. The peach deal is a- bout closed on all varieties except Salways, they are eighty-five to ninety cents per box. Hay growers complete Northwest Hay Growers' Association, controlling deal in Eastern Washington on co-operative basis. very nice time was enjoyed in games. At the next regular meeting, on Monday evening, select readings will be given by Messrs. Thorn, Benedict, Brown, Horn and Pratt, and a discussion will later be held, relative to the readings. IT IS ONLY RV USING THE BEST of ingredients that you can get the best results in cooking. Our Groceries ,are selected on their merits, rather than on the margin of profit that they represent, and our services' and deliveries are a fitting background lor good groceries. Provincial News Business would appear to be normal at Vernon. One garage in .the town reports the sale of a carload of five-ton auto trucks. Reports from the Okanagan indicate that Jonathan apples are showing signs of a breakdown similiai- to that experienced last year. Greenwood merchants still have faith in tlie old town. One of tho grocery stores has just installed an electric coffee-grinder. Tenders are being called for the erection of a two-room school at Kimberley. A lockup was erected a little over a year ago. Vernon's public school attendance is about the same as last year, but there are more scholars at the high school than formerly. Richard Ross, a 17-year old Waldo youth, had his right arm taken off at tlie shoulder when that member got caught in the gears of a planer in, a sawmill in which he was employed. -- The Courier estimates ' that the auto tourist business has been worth at least $60,000 to Cranbrook merchants this year. w������ -Ste btv - u THIS photograph shows the presidential'party of the Canadian Pacific ' Railway taken on board the Princess Louise before they sailed foi Skagway, while on their tour ol inspection over the company's tines. In the back row. from left to right, dre Mr. F. W. Molson, Mr. J. K. L. Ross, Sir Herbert Holt and Mr. W. N.' Tilley, K.C. In the front row, left to right, are Vice-President D, C, Coleman, Sir Augustus Naiiton, President K. W. Beatty and Captain J. \V, Troup, - -..:..=.���������:._____.,..���������^ ._.:-_.: *-j.
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Title | The Abbotsford Post |
Publisher | Abbotsford, B.C. : J.A. Bates |
Date Issued | 1923-10-12 |
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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Abbotsford (B.C.) |
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FileFormat | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Notes | Print Run: 1910-1924 Frequency: Weekly |
Identifier | Abbotsford_Post_1923_10_12 |
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Source | Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives. |
Date Available | 2011-10-05 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/ |
AIPUUID | 31b56884-bceb-4f1d-b62e-bae04f8b34ef |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0168974 |
Latitude | 49.052222 |
Longitude | -122.329167 |
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