Alberni Pioneer News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-04-09
issued: 1910-01-15
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note: ' ('â « -lyf ALBERNI PIONEER NEWS. VOL ALBERNI. B. C. JAN. 15. 1910. NO 23 "BOOSTING" COMMITTEE RECEIVES ENCOURAGEMENT Nanaimo and Victoria Newspapers Support Proposition to Hold General Meeting of Development League In Alberni. Ranch Sold. R. F. Elton's ranch, off the Cherry Creek road, was sold this week to John Redford and A. Paul. M. Elton will hold an auction sale of his live stock, crops, implements and tools on Tues- j day, Jan. 25. The efforts of the joint committee of the Alberni and New Alberni branches of the Vancouver Island Development league to secure the forthcoming general meeting of the League for this district show good promise of success. The work of the committee was not started early enough to give the members the best advantage, the result being that some branches had committed themselves in favor of Nanaimo before the case of the two Albernis was presented to them. In reply to the communication sent by the committee's secretary to the Nanaimo branch the following letter was received: Nanaimo, Jan. 8," 1910. R. J. Burde, Esq., Dear Sir:âIn reply to yours of January 6th, I may say that our vote has already been recorded for Nanaimo as being the most central point for every branch of the Le-,ue. Mr. McGaffeyv*of Victoria, is also in favor of the meeting being held in Nanaimo. Wishing you and your associates every succt/ss during 1910, I am, r Yours Sincerely, E. W. Crouch, / Secretary. - Communications had also been sent io the tv>p newspapers in Nanaimo, and both o/t'them were able to see that the Aloerm claim was entitled to recognition. There is hope of the members of the Nanaimo branch reconsidering their decision, and if they do there should be little trouble in gaining the support of a sufficient number of the other branches to land the convention for the West Coast metropolis. Discussing the question in its editorial columns the Nanaimo Free Press of Monday last said: There must have been some local misunderstanding as to Alberni's attitu…
note: Alberni Pioneer News ran from 1907-08-17 to 1912-02-24. The name was changed to Port Alberni News starting 1912-03-02.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Port Alberni (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0441214
language: English
lat: 49.234444
long: -124.805833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Alberni, B.C. : R. J. Burde
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