"9f6f49d9-42fa-452b-8a46-726e9289966a"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2016-06-27"@en . "1914-03-14"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/cranbrookpro/items/1.0200789/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " TIRED EYES\nWe have the\nremedy\nWilson\u00E2\u0080\u0094Optician\nfa * _tHk_ L____. Otbhons, CH, Publlcltlst\nThe Leading Newspaper\nio the\nKootenays\nThe\n\"Prospector\"\n$2.00 Per Year\nV O I, U M N E 20.\nCRANBROOK, B. 0. SATURDAY MORNING MARCH 14,\nNo. 11\nBoard of Trade Meeting\nWill Secure Charter for Proposed Short Line between Kootenay Central and\nCranbrook\u00E2\u0080\u0094Eight-Tenths of One Per Cent Grade Secured\nA large number of members attend meeting and discuss matters of importance to Cranbrook district\nThe annunl meeting of the Board\nol Trad, waa held In the City Hall\non Tueeday night, when a very Inrge\nrepresentative body of the hue >.aa\nmen of the city were present.\nPresident II. Darling colled the\nmoating to order at 8.15 when\nAct.-Sec. H. Coop in the absrnce of\nW. Halsall, rend the minutes of thc\nInst annunl and general meeting,\nwhich, on the niotion of Mo.-ar.. O'\nConnell and Wilson were adopted as\nread.\nA letter was then rend to the meet\ning from the Hon. W. Ross, minister\nof lands, re resinous woods; ln his\ncorrespondence he advised that on or\nabout the 1st of April one of the\nhest experts thHt cunld be obtained\nin the United States on this subject\nwould visit Cranbrook and go into\nthe matter with the business men\nand others of the city.\nA subject ari-ini; out of the minutes was the receiving of the report\nof th*. committee appointed to further the scheme of obtaining a cutoff from the Kootenay Central Railway to Cranbroftc which is considered the centrnl distributing point ot\nthe whole ol t :c lvuiit .nays . Mr.\nGeo. Stevenson, ns secretary of the\ncommittee, reported ns follows:\nAt a genernt moeting of the Board\nof Trade, held in thc City Chambers\nFriday evening, Nov. 28th, a special\ncommittee wns appointed, with full\npower to act und to n'd to their\nnumbers, for the purpose of using\nevery influence with the authoritiea\nin an endeavor to a. sure the construction of a spur or cut-off into\nCranbrook from the Ko itenay Central Railway. The or ginnl c.mmit-\ntee comprised A. C. Bowness, Geo.\nP. Stevenson, R. E. Beattie, V.Hyde\nBaker, J. T. Laidlaw, Dr. J. H.\nKing and N. Hanson. At a subsequent meeting of this committee C.\nR. Ward, J. P. Fink and P. E. Wilson w,.*re asked to join the c.mmit-\ntee. Mr. Pollen did not care to act\nbut. promised the committee every\nassistance.\nOne of the tlrst things this committee did was to ask Mr. Pollen to\ninterview the C.P.R. Authorities in\nCalgary with a view of securing all\npossible information in order to facilitate the intelligent workings ot the\nCommittee.\nLater Mr. Pollen reported that he\nhad interviewed thc authorities and\ntold them that a connection was urgently desired between the town of\nCranbrook and the Kootenay Central Railwny.\nA reconnaisanc. survey Bhowed\nthat no engineering difficulties Misted to a rensonnble grade being obtained In about 15 miles trom a\npoint near Wycliffe to the cresting\not the railway near Hungerlord.\nPart of the North Star brunch\nwould be thus utilised.\nThe C.P.R. would derivo advan\ntakes Irom the Industrial expansion '\nof Cranhrook. The expensive shops\nnnd railway yards there would he\nserviceable for the entire Kootenay\nCentral Railway when made access\nii.le. The development of the sur\nrounding country especially of the\nSt. Mary's River in timber, minerals\nand agricultural Innd would undoubt\nedly Increase the value of the company's holdings of this kind, besides\nwhich any extension of tne railway\nup the valley would be made practicable.\nShould it be necessary a strong\nplea could be put forward for Dominion and Provincial assistance. The\npublic buildings and institutions established in Cranbrook by both governments would only be made effective for the entire district by such a\nconnecting in which would make for\nenormous economies in the administration of all branches of government.\nIn addition to the will settled\ncountry which the branch line would\ntraverse much Innd could be brought\nunder settlement by the lifting of reserves and the institution of irrigation systems by gravity or by meanB\nof reservoirs to serve them.\nNo assistance hnvlng been given to\nthe Kootenay Central or to any railway outside ot the B.C. Southern by\nthe Province, and large grants have\nbeen made of provincial lands in\nEnst Kootenay for distant railways,\nwhere eircumstances which might he\nquoted to strengthen the case.\nI explained that a subscription had\nbeen taken up by the Board ot Trade\nand a committee appointed to obtain thc necessary data.\nMr. Pollen in explaining the circumstances, said: \"that he was under the lmpvisslon that the route\nwould bc from near Wyclifle directly\nto Hungerlord. Mr. Pierce remarked\nthat in a former survey a high level\ncrossing ot the St. Mary'a East of\nWycllfle, had been condemned by the\ngovernment engineers; he considered\nthat an easy route could be got from\nPorteoua or thereabouts, that he had\nhimself been over the country there\nand thought (so I gath.red) that a\nroute so suggested waB quite practicable.\nThe final outcome ot the interview\nmade by Mr. Pollen on the 14th Dec.\n13, as above, was tbat they advised\nhim in Calgary that they would like\na lull statement of the case submitted to them together with a map\nclearly defining the proposed route.\nThe statement should say whether a\nseparate railway Ib proposed or lt be\na branch ot the Kootenay Central\nRailway, whether the Board will obtain charterB, subsidies, Irom one or\nother governments or both; and generally what ls proposed and what the\nresults arc likely to b.s When they\nhave theae particular* thoy could\nthen take the mattes up with the ex\necutive ot the Company.\nActing on tbe advise obtained iu\nCalgary by Mr. Pollen, a sub-commit\nteo, after walking over the ground\nand perusing all the dntn obtainable,\nrecommended to your committee thnt\nMr. Parker be engaged to go over the\nground from or about porteous to or\nabout Hungerlord to ascertain the\nfeasibility of a satisfactory grade being obtained.\nMr. Parker, under date of January\n29th, 14, reported as follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nMr. A. C. Bowness, chairman of the\nK. C. Ry. Com.\nCranbrook, B.C.\nDear Sir:\nPersuant to the instructions ol\nyour committee, I have spent some\ntime in the field looking tor a ros*\nsible railway location hetwecn Porteous and Hungerford, and beg to\nsubmit for your consideration the foi\nlowing report.\n\"From Porteous, it is possible to\nfollow tbe draw utilized by the Staples Lumber Co. for four miles on a\nrising 0.8 per cent grade. Thence ens\ntorly and northerly along another\ndraw about five miles to Camp No. 2\non a tailing 0.87 per cent grade.\nThence northerly to Cherry Cree!-\nwhen the North bank will be followed\ntowards Wood's house; the line cross\ning ths wagon road aliout one-hnlf\nmile north ot Wood'B, tnence north-\neaBtesly towards the Kootenay\nbench falling for three miles on a 0.14\np*.?r cent grade. Thence northerly a-\nlong the Koo. *nay bench aliout eight\nmlleB to Hungerford on a fiillin. o.ri\nper cent grnde.\nThe grades of thiB route nre below\none per cent; two high level stoel\nbridges are eliminated over the previous route and the line at no place\ntouches the Indian reserves. The\ncountry traversed will be Bubject t.i\nsettlement later.\nThe results of the survey nre very\nsatisfactory from an engineering\npoint of view, and warrants the expense of more accurate investigation\nFaithfully and sincerely yours,\nH. Y. PARKER\nOn receiving thc results ol Mr. Parker's labors, the commltt.e at once\ninstructed Mr. Parker to prepare the\nmaps, furthjr his report ot January\n29th, and secure as much information\nas possible asked for hy the Calgary\nofficials, and report immediately to\nthis committee.\nThe further particulars respecting\nthe survey work, etc., was reported\nto the committee by Mr. Parker an\nfollows:\nSURVEYS: There are no undesir\nahle engineering features of nny nature. The grades, I believe, can be\nkept below 0.8 per cent. The length\nnt the line will he about IS miles.\nLAND IMMEDIATELY SERVED:-\nFrom Porteous to Hungerford, there\nin an area of about 75,000 arrea of\n(Continued on Page 4)\nAgricultural Assn.\nSpecial Prizes for the coming\nFall Fair\nIf our renders will senn these col\"\niimns carefully, they will find published from time to time, a list of\nspecial prizes tn be competed for at\nthe Fall Fair.\nHTEELE, BRIGOH' SPECIAL\nPRIZE, A.\nTn the exhibitor obtaining the\nmost points in prizes at the Cranhrook Dlatrlct Agricultural Association's Fall Fair, trom the products\nof Steele, Brlggs' Field and Garden\nseeds, fC.OO cash.\n1 point tor each prize for a single\nvariety.\n3 points for each prize ln a collection.\nIn cane of a tic, preference will bt\ngiven to first prizen.\nHTEELE, DRIIIGH' SPECIAL\nPRIZE, B\nOpen to Western Cannda, Irom th\nPacific Ocean as fur east as, and in\neluding Port Arthur, Ontario\nTo thc exhibitor winning tho grent\nest number of prises during thc sea-\n.ini from Steele, llriggn' Garden nml\nField Heeds $40.00\nSecond highest. 135.00\nThird highest \u00C2\u00BB30.00\nFourth highest (25.00\nFilth highest ,\u00E2\u0080\u009E 120.00\nPrize tickets must he produced If\nMl (ed for, Reports to reach the Winnipeg ofllce not later than Octoher\n20th, 1914.\nTHO. S. GILL SHIELD. Open to\nnny schoolroom In tho East Kootenny. (liven for one year to the best\ncollection of Wild Flowers, (Irasses,\nWeeds, Plants nnd Wild Fruits.\nNames to he given if possible; always state when nnd whero found.\nHp.cinls given by the Ah., rial ion\nfor horses in harness'^\n1.-115.00 to the best team nn the\nfield owned by nny merchant or business-man, mul worked in the city, as\na delivery team.\n2.\u00E2\u0080\u0094115.00 lor the hest single liors*\nor marc on the field owned by any\nmerchant or business mnn nnd workod In the city as a delivery horse.\nWill Fence Post-Office\nGrounds\nThe government tins cnmi-ldad all\narrangements for fencing thu pout\noffice grounds.\nInstructions lm vi' been forwarded\nto tin* janitor, Mr. S. Kyles, to have\nn concrete foundation, .to inches wide\nnnd six inrhi'H thick imt in nt oner,\nA rar of granite Ih now enroute\nfrom Calgary to ('mnl.mak, also the\niron fence, which iH to hn placed on\ntop of the granite.\nThe J, McIMnrmld Compiiny, of\nCalgary, linn the contrnct. for eon-\nHt.rnrt Ini: the fence.\nThe roof ot the building is to he\nHtreiiKtheneii. t nd several change.\nHindi-*, owing tn the unusual amount\nof snow which collect!, on the ronf\nduring the winter months.\nCommissioners Meet\nThe Police Conimisioncrs ot (ran\nbrook city held a meeting on Monday afternoon, there were present\nMayor Taylor, and CommlssionerB\nDezall and lllckenbotliain.\nMinutes ol last mooting were read,\nand on motion, adopt'd.\n0. A. Dow, chief ol police, tendered his resignation, to take cllect April lat. His resignation wnn accepted,\nThe position ol thiol ol Police being vacant, a number ot applications\nwere read, and Percy Adams wns appointed as Chlol ul Police, the appointment to lake cllect April tho\n1st, his salary to be $125 per month.\nA resolution was passed ca'llng\nthe attention of the Chief of Police\nto numerous complaints thnt have\nbeen made regarding the stealing ot\nchickens, nud Instructing the Chief\nto tnke all possible steps to artist\nthe perpetrators.\nCommission adjourned.\nTiie Ladiea' Aid of the Methodist\nChurch am giving a two-net p'ny,\nentitled, \"An Afternoon Tea In\nFriendly Village, IS02\". The play Is\nn farce comedy nnd Is rcplrti with\nwitty sayings nnd fun provoking\nSituational About twenty of the ladles of the church are participating,\nsnd will he costumed according to\nthe styles prevailing iu lst;2.\n\"Gold andfross\"\nUnder the above heading the \"Toronto Saturday Night\" of March 7th,\npublishes the following statement ap\nparently in answer to an enquirer.\nA. B. 0\u00E2\u0080\u009E Cranbrook:\u00E2\u0080\u0094Shares at 35\ncents or any other price in tbe Boundary Mining and Exploration Company, of Midway, B.C., are certainly\nnot a good investment. Tt is said\nthe company hae fair property, but\ntbe wbole thing savors too much of\na stock-selling proposition.\nTbis statement Iiiih aroused tbe an.\nger of the \"Modern David\" as the\nToronto Haturday Night\" once term*\nhim, and in reply thereto (for bs\nIs largely interested in tbis property)\nlie has issued-**-\nA Challenge\n\"TORONTO SATURDAY NIGHT\"\nBy A. E. Watts\nThe above journal on March 7th\npublished a statement regarding the\nproperty and status of the Boundary\nMining & Exploration Co., Ltd., of\nMidway, B.C., indicating that their\nstock is worth nothing, that it has\na fair property but the whole thing\nsavors too much of a Btock-selling\nproposition, etc.\nThe first statement ls quite untrue\nand the second is worse. If \"Saturday Night\" can prove to the opposite, I, aB president and general man\nager of thc company will deliver to\n\"Saturday Night\" all that I am\nworth and all that I may possess on\nthe condition that il it fulls to make\ngood, the control of \"Saturday\nNight\" bc delivered to mc; the question to bc settled by arbitration:\nnnd I think \"Saturday Night\" will\nbc mine if it dares to take up tho\nirnuntlet.\nThe books of the Boundary Mining\nCo. are always open for thc Inspection of shareholders. They are now\nopen to any competent Auditor \"Sat\nunlay Night\" appoints to wo... with\none appointed hy this company; one\ncondition being that the charges refer to recent times or the pest two\nyears, during whuh I have been president. Prior to that time I am not\nresponsih.e; but if \"Saturday Night\"\nwill publiBh the Company's past history (I am writing Ior the information of its shareholders), the public\nwill learn something about Inside\nmanipulation on a small scale, which\nis simply a rellection of whnt Is going on, on a large scale among the\nmighty corporations of Cnnada where\nby the public Ib fleeced by the parasites of humanity.\n\"Saturday Night\" in Its issue of\nJanuary llth, 1913, paid the writer a\nhigh compliment in a long editorial\namongst other thinga saying:\n\"Once in a while an incident occurs to show that there are still\nheroes born of the order ot David,\nready to attack thc (iollaths of a\nrevised version. There is a very\ngood example in thla province today, of a fight Just as unequal as\nthe old scriptural bout referred to,\nThe modern David stands forth In\nthe person of Mr. A. E. Wntts,\npresident of the Wattsburg Lumber\n('ompany, whilst his entrenched\nand powerful enemy Is alleged to\nhe the Canadian Paci'lc Railwny.\nWhile David's weapon was a sling\nMr. Watts is depending on publicity, etc., etc.,\"\nWithout egotism, the writer accepted the compliment as earned and de-\naerved. Some of the pebbles hit the\nspot and did useful work for the\ngooh ol the public.\n\"Saturday Nib ht\" does much good\niiiiiiu* the some lines hy its fearless\ncriticisms of'abuses, thereby winning\nthe support nnd admiration of tho.i*\nsands of its subscribers. Buch a\nJournal can be a mighty influence\nfnr good, in equal proportion it can\ndo bnrni nud some who may suffer\nthereby are not capable of defending\nthemselves. Kor instance, in the\nmatter ot developing what ave honestly believed to he |enUlM prospects In their Initial Btn.es, It ls\nvery difficult (or smnll companies to\nobtain funds nnd the great resources\nof the country are consequently, in I\nmany eases left undcV'lopeil. The\nsuggestion of stock-Jobbing is sufficient to break up small prospecting\ncompanies who are 'lioneatly struggling to unearth the hidden wealth In\nwhirl, t'annila abounds,\nInvesting In mining stock is n gam\nhie, more or less, but Investors do\nnot mliiil the frequent losses made\nprovided the eitsh Is used In honent\nendeavors to develops the proportlct\ntor whlrh tlio money lo subscribed,\nbul In mnny Instances tl pposlto\nIn tl noe nml proniotors Und that\nmining the public, Is lar easier than\npounding rock and an easy wny\ndodge work and live In luxury\nOpened for Pre-emption\nSurveyed Tracts of Choice Agricultural Land in East Kootenay\u00E2\u0080\u0094Entries can be\nMade May First\nA complete description of where these lands are located\u00E2\u0080\u0094near Cranbrook, Fort Steele and Fernie\nVICTORIA, U. 0,\u00E2\u0080\u0094Hon, Wm. It.\nRoss, Milliliter of I_.nn.Im. .ium annouu\nced that many tracts ot logged oil\nlanda available lor agriculture will be\nopened ou May Ut tn t.ust Kootenay\ntiotne in tin; Cranbrook land record\nIng division, aome iu tli.; Ferule division. They will he opened nt tbo\noffices of tbe Cranbrook and Pernio\nGovernment Agents on May Ut at '.*\na.m. The tracts are all surveyed,\nsome being divided into 40 acre lots,\nothers into ICO acre blo_\u00C2\u00BB.s.\nTbe districts in which the greater\nportion ol the lots lie are well supplied with transportation facilities;\nboth railroads and highways and\nmarkets are in close proximity. Thft\nlots in the Cranbrook District are iu\nthe vicinity if several railways and\ngood roads are found in the district.\nThe Crowsnr-st Pass branch of the\nCanadian Pacific Railway, which\nlenvt.8 the main line at Medicine Hat\nand runs by way of Fernie, Cranbrook, Nelson, and the Koottnay\nLakes to meet the main line ngttin\nat Revelstoke, has a brar.cb running\nfrom Cranbrook through Marysville\nto Kimberley, where the North Stnr\nand Sullivan mines ate located, this\nbranch passing through Rome of the\nlots. The Kootenny Central Railway, which also traverses some of\nthe lots, is being built to connect\nthe main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Golden with the\nCrowsnest Pass branch, its right of\nwas following the vnlley of the Kontenay. The Grent Northern Railway,\nwhich crosses the International Bonn\ndary from the United States at Gate\n.\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ay, continues to thc nm]-mine*, nt\nFernie and Michel, is also close to\nBorne of the groupB of lots.\nThe East Kootenay disl rict has\nmany areas of evenly sloping lauds\nbetween the rivers and mountains,\nand it has attracted considerable attention. In the Cranhrook District\nthe Kootenay Vnlley varies from ten\nto twenty miles in width Irom rim\nto rim, with areas nf flat bottom\nland in places from which benches\nrise in series to merge with the font\nbills. Mountain streams Intersect\nthe bench lands, draining down to\nthe Kootenay. St. Mary's River, on\nwhich a large group of the lots being\nopened to pre-emption is situated, in\none of the larger tributaries of tho\nKootenay in this District. It rises\nin the Selkirks about forty miles\nwest of Cranbrook, and flows east, in\nto tbe Kootenay at Fort Hteele.huv-\ning a total length of nhout fifty\nmiles and a drainage-area of about\n1,250 miles. Until it reaches abo t\nfive miles west of Cranbrook, tbe\nthe stream winds among tbe mountains of the range and foot-hill-, an.l\nthence to its confluence with the\nKootenay. The adjacent country,\nin general, is a scries of rolling hen'\ndies, excepting at its month, where\non St. Mary's Prairie there arc gov\n. ' 1\neral thousand /acres of low land,\nMark Creti. flown Into-v.JjJt, Mury's\nRiver at Marysville, wlii-re*''a., laig.*\nsmelter in U rated, and there in u\npopulation of abom kou people] lo.-\ner iH derived from LtilH creek to drive\nan air euini.re_.Hur iiiid generator for\nthe Sullivan Mine, VVyclff^, nt the\njunction of Perry Creek nml St.\nMary's River, is another centre of\npopulation, a large sawmill, stores,\nand hotel being located there. There\nare about twenty-five lumber manu-\ntactories in the district.\nCranbrook haB a population of\nover 4,000 people. It has goad educational advantages, The public\nbuildings include the Provincial ami\nDominion Government Buildings,\nmunicipol building, six churches, two\nopera-houses, banks, hospital, nine\nhotels, Masonic, Odd Fellows, Pythian, and Y. M, C. A. buildings. The\ncity is the commercial centre of the\ndiBtrist, its financial and material\ndevelopment, being aided by the tribu\ntary lumbering and mining industries. It has two newspapers, job-\nprinting plants, sash and door factories, brickyards, foundry, laundries,\nwell appointed and Btocked stores,\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0.dec trie light, telephone, witter and\nsewerage systems\u00E2\u0080\u0094all tho requirements of a bustling, growing city.\nCranbrook is also a divisional point\nof the Canadian Pacific Railway, aud\nlarge engine nnd car repair-shops are\nlocated there. Roads radiate in nil\ndirections, and the Kootenny Va ley\n' is traversed by a main wagon mad\nfrom Golden to Cranhrook.\nUntil recently tho devolopm nt of\nthe timber resources\u00E2\u0080\u0094which still are\nvery rich\u00E2\u0080\u0094occupied attention to thft\n| exclusion of agricultural pursuits in\n| this part of the Province, and farri.8\nhave not been sufficiently developed\nj to reach their maximum of produc-\nlily demonstrated that the ordinary\n1 ily demonstrated that tue nrdinary\n! field crops, grains, vegetables, aud\n' fruits of the best quality can be\n'grown. The Hamilton Hros. and F.\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 H. Worthlngton have good orchards;\nat Cranbrook. Tbe dealing of th-3\nland has given a stimulus to agrlcul- \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n' ture, and aB loggers have removed\nj the timber-crop there has been a demand for the logged-over lands. The\ntimber licences, which automatically\ncome under reserve as tflo licences\nlapse, were accordingly surveyed and\nsubdivided, and are being now opened to preemptnrs.\nLANDS NKAR CRANHROOK\nThe group nearest Cranbrook are\nsubdivisions of former timber licences\n1 on the south of St. Mary's River,\nthe nearest of the lots to Cranbrook\n1 being not more than three miles from\n! that city. Tbey reach to St. Mary's\nRiver. The Craiibruok-Kimberley\nbranch railroad runs through come\nof the lots, and the Government wag-\n' on road between Cranbrook, Perry\nCreek, and Marysville also extend\nI\nthrough the group. The greater por-\ntlwii lies between Joseph Cr.ek and\nPem. cn-ek. a group of eight lying\neast from the former, reaching to\nwithin half a mile of St, Mary's River, Tho inn.! has been logged off mid\nsurveyed Into blockb ranging in extent ftoin 40 to 160 acreB. The large\nypiVer has all been cut, from twenty\nto thirty stumps being left to tbe\naero, ( tearing will consist of the removal of these stumps ami a few\nscattering amall pine, fir, and tama-\n!raek trees. There is not much underbrush on the majority, and on othera\nj clumps of small pine and fir under-\n] brush. Surveyors who subdivided tbe\n: lotB estimate that clearing will not\ni exceed $75 an acre. Land in the vi-\njcinity produces excellent crops without irrigation. It is likely, however,\nthat if water were utilized better re-\n[ suits could be secured. It is difficult\nto get water on the majority ol\nthem, although there are creeks and\nsprings on a few. The greater portion are on bench land and rolling\ncountry reaching from 100 feet above\nthe river bottom. Those to the east\nof Josephs Creek are on bench land\nand rolling country above the creek.\nThe land rises with a slope of about\n10 degrees from a wagon-road which\nskirts the east side of the tract, following thc cours? of Josephs Creek;\nto a bench Most of it is fairly level\nbut bard to irrigate. It would be\npossible, though at some expense, to\npump water fram Josephs ('reek. The\nsoil throughout this group of lots is\ngenerally sandy loam, witb gravelly\nsoil In places. Josephs Creek ls a\nBmall stream which supplies water to\nthe Municipality of Cranbrook. Perry\nCreek is one of the oldest placer\ncreeks In British .'oiumbia, having\nproduced mnny millions of dollars in\ngold-dust. Flumes and pipe lln a*\nwere constructed nbout a ye ir Ago\npreparatory to working the old diggings nt the Falls; and on another\npnrt of the creek systematic prospecting methods are being carried on.\nNORTH OF ST. MARY'S RIVER\nNorthward from five miles northwest of the group south of Ht. Marys\nRiver is another block of lots on the\neast of the Cianliru.JU-Klm.ier_-y Rail\nroad. These lots, subdivisions of\nformer timber licences which have\nheen logged ofl, He to the north-east\n; of Marysville, at the junction of\n| Mark Creek and St. Mary's River.\nLuk? Creek, which joins St. Mary's\nRiver opposite Perry Creek, runs\nthrough thc centre of ihlB ..roup, ana\nlogging-railroads are found on some\nof the lots which could easily be con-\nI verted into wagonroadB. The land,\nI In general, is rolling, although there\nis a good extent practically level located in a kind of flat valley. The\nnorth-west part is a level, plain-like\ncountry. The tract Is about 3.300\nfeet above sea-level. The Boil here is\n1 (Continued ob Page 4)\nmode of operations except that they\noften part with their cudi and that\nIs the last they hear of It,\nRecently, I hnve bad my first ex\nperience of the inner workings an 1\nmethods adopted by some of the pro\nmoting fraternity, gome of whom had\nbeen extremely generous in the al\nlotmcnt of i Jut let* to tbeuis Ives and\nrather niggardly in rendering services\nor anything else in return. The story\nwlll be a long one and I hope inter\nestlng. At nny rate, It will do fur a\nmoral and a warning. The names of\nthe Operatori will not bs dlscloieil\nuntil near thfl end of the story.\nHome time since I wuh nppr* n* h 'd\nby an agent of a Company, then con\nslstlng of about SOO small .hn.eln.l\nders, a million dollar company, h\ndebt, but possessing value.bio fr o\nhold land and some lenses or licences\netc.\nTO HI. CONTINUED IN\nMIR NEXT ISSHK\nrun till the last Thursday in October\nEastern homeseekers come from\nevery point In eastern Canada. They\nare gathered up at central points,\nsucb aB Toronto and Montreal, and\naent West by the carload. Last year\nno less than 15,000 came to the west\nfrom all parts oi Canada, and the\nCanadian Pacific Railway official*, ex\npect to exceed this record fits year.\nTrek to West has\ncommenced\nWINNIl'l.'l, Mnroli _\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Tlio w-_ly\nhomeseokors' excursion Ir.im n.istcru\n('nimiiii nin it ni thin nlternoon nl 8\no'clock, when four carloads <\u00E2\u0080\u00A2! \"tlov/n\nenaffnriuers arrived til tlio 1'iitridt\nan t'aclflc ili'iuit imiii Toronto. Thi.\nmarks tin. beginning nl wlmt might\nlu lie called tno legltlmoto \"trok' \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 Into\nThe western ('nnadu Irom nil quarters \"1\ngeneral |miIi||i* kimw very little \"I Un t__ world, and the excursions wlll\nI\nThe women's Institute\nMadame Orolio, the Dressiraker ap-\nI pointed l>y the Department \"I agrl\nculture, Victoria, Ih expected m Cran\ni luiiiik nn Mnreli autli or April 6th,\nI lor the purpose ol holding classes In\nilie Olty for tho bonedt ol Hi \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 mem\nhers nl tho lnenl Womens' Institute.\nMomhers kindly take ni I tl\"\u00C2\u00AB\nNelson, Mmeli Dili On Bnttirdny\naltori n Madamo Clroho's clnssos In\ndressmaking, drafting, cutting, nnd\nfitting, wlileli she Iiiih conducted lm\nI iiieiiiiieiii ni tlio Noln ii nnd Dlstrlol\nWiiiih'iih' Institute, camo to n closo\nTho closing norclses Included a ro\nview id the two week's work, follow\neil by inecl t on ot the\nservices rendered ua by Madame\nOrohe aent out by you to teach the\nfoundations of dressmf lug. drafting\ncutting and fitlnu. She haa given\ncomplete satisfaction nml is most\nthorough and painstaking In her\nWork. Our clnaaes have derived\ngreat hcnelit from the lessons given\nus and we hope at aome future time\nto continue the nilvnnee.1 class work.'\nTo Encourage Sale of\nhome-raised Poultry\nWith the object of encouraging the\n' Hale of British Columhla poultry\n. stock owned and raised by members\n| of the British Columbia Poultry As-\n[BO-lntloii, that organisation hns issued n director) ol breeders in the\nprovince, among whom are mnny In\nKooteuny and lloundnry.\n| \"Practically every breed Is listed\nhcrflln and the association believes\ntlml the stork of the province Is as\ni I ns, and In many Instances superior tO, Imported stock or eggs,\ncosting oftentimes triple the price\npaid for local fowl or 8fgl. It\ntrusts that those persons desirous of\nsecuring thoroughly reliable stock or\neggs, whether for utility or fancy\npurposes, will pfttrottlie, If possible,\nbrooders Of the province,\" says the\ndirectory. THE PROSPECTOR, CRANBROO-., B.C\nDO\nIt may be that yonr eyea are\nbecoming weak ami you are a-\nfraid to acknowledge it. That\nis the way with a good many\npeople, both old and young.\nThe young, particularly, seem\nall-aid to admit their failing\nsleht, hut it ia no novelty\nnowadays and certainly no discrace. We will remedy any detective eyesight and guarantee\nsatisfaction. Delays an* dan-\ngerous-\u00E2\u0080\u0094Come Today.\nRAWORTH\nBROS.\nJewelers fr Opticians\nCranbrook, - - B. C.\nThe\n'Rexall Store'\nThe Store with a Reputation\nKOOTENAYS\nGREATEST\nDRUG\n&\nBOOK\nSTORE\nThe\nBeattie - Murphy\nCo., Ltd.'\n\"Where It Pays to Deal''\nCranbrook - B. C.\nDRUNKENNESS CAN BE CURED\nAlcura Will Do It\nAlcura, the widely known treat\nment for Alcoholism enn now he obtained at our store. It is Kimnin\nteed to cure or benefit, or money refunded. Remedy Mint 1ms heen tried\nby thousands and found to do just\nas it claims.\nDrunkenness is a disease. Those\nwho aro afflicted with the craving\nfor liquor huve to hu helped to\nthrow It off. Alcura No. 1 can be\ngiven secretly iu coffee or food. Alcura No. 2 is the voluntary treatment.\nHelp your loved ones to restore\nthomeolves to lives uf sobriety and\nusefulness ami to regain the respect\nof the community in which tney live.\nOnly $i.oo per box. Aflk for Free\nbooklet.\nBeattie-Murphy Oo., Limited, Druggists, Oranbrook, B.O. 42-3\nYour Home\nWelcome\nWill he one thnt you can look\nforward to with much added\ndelight if, upon returning all\nfagged out from your day's\nwork, your wife enn hnve rend-\ny fnr you u bottle of\nKerrigan's\nX Port Stout\nThen y.m .ill moat fully np\npreclate thii ttrentbenlag brew\nIt will rest..;., y.,iir energy,\nfurntuti needed ttlmulatlon to\nttie tlreil linily nntl put you In\nn frame ol mind t.. re_pontl to\nthe pieiiennt reception nwiut-\nintt you.\nTin. use ..I Kerrigan's xport.\nSttoiit in the home Hpelln\nK I imt uie, uood indigestion\nanil u'ooil eleop, Let na supply\nyon with a ease.\nJ2._0 per eime ..( n dot, plnte\nJames Kerrigan\nCranbrook, \u00E2\u0080\u00A2 B.C.\nLESS BOWEL TROUBLE\n_JH CRANBROOK\nOraabrook i pie hava found out\nthat A HlNllM. nOSW or simple\nbutkthorn hark, glycerins, etc., as\ncompounded m Acltei i ltd, the (ier*\nmnn bowel nnd Btomoch iiMiuwly, re*\nHives constipation, sour stomach or\ngas on tlm stomach INSTANTLY.\nThis Himple mixture became famous\nby OUrIng app .mllfitIn nml It utitl-\nmptiehftH the digestive organs and\ndraws oft the Impurities. It Is surprising how QIW.Kt.Y It htlpH 'IIIH.\nS.4-U1* Miiryby Ov. W-ft\nCouncil Meeting\nThe regular monthly meeting of the\nCity Council was held in the Council\nChambers ou Mondny night; there be-\ning present Mayor Taylor, and Alder\nmen Leask, Campbell, Uenest aud\nHickenbotham.\nThe records of the last regular and\nsubsequent adjourned meet inns were\nread and on motion of Aldermen\nLeask and Campbell, adopted >aa read\nA communication from the Provincial Secretary, announcing the appointment of Messrs. Dezall and Hickenbotham as police commissioners,\nand the appointment of Messrs. Caslake and Cameron as liceuce commissioners, was read.\nJamea A. Arnold has been appointed police magistrate tor the City of\nCranbrook, stipendiary magistrate,\nami judge of the small debts court.\n.\ communication from W. J. McDonald, of Victoria, regarding tuber\nculosiB tests for cows, was read, and\non motion of Aldermen Leask and\nCampbell, received ami tiled.\nA communication from Maurice\nQuain, regarding a ditch through his\nproperty, sayiug that it was a menace to the health of the community,\nwas read and bled.\nA letter from the Kootenay Telephone Lines, Ltd., re the arranging\nof poles on certain streets was read,\nand referred to the Board ot Works,\nwith power to act.\nA grant of $600 was given in aid\nof the Cranbrook Brass Band, the\nsaid amount to he pa d monthly -at\nthe rate of $50 per month.\nThe finance committee presented\nthi.ir monthly report, and recommended th*1 payment of accounts amounting to $4,052.33. #On motion the\naccounts were ordered to be paid.\nA communication from F. Deane,\nrepresentine: a financial company, of\nToledo. Ohio, was received and died.\n.\fter some discussion reeardirii\nthe condition of back lanes and alleys, and the appointing of a city\nscavenger, the matter was referred\nto the health and relief\nto the Health and Relief Committee,\nwith power to act.\nDr. J. M. H. Bell, city medical officer, presented hia yearly report,\nwhich was as follows:\nTo thc Mayor and Council,\nCity of Crznbrook,\nHear Sirs:\nI wish to thank you for the courtesy you have extended to Dr. Bayfield during my abeenre.\nToday I despatched my annual report of the health of our city to the\nprovincial government, the gist of\nthe report, being ns follows:\nDiphtheria; 1 case\nScarlet Fever; 1 caBe\nTyphoid Fever; 1 ease.\nTuberculosis; _ cases\nMeasles; 18 cases\nMonlngltls; l case\nDiarbeai diseases of infants 14\ncases.\nIt has been a particularly healthy\nyear, lately there has been some\nwhooping COUgh and chicken.pox.\nDr, .1. H. M. Dell,\nCity Medical Officer.\nIt. was moved by Alderman Leask\nseconded by Alderman Oenest, that\nthe city engineer be re-engaged, After considerable discussion, in which\nimprovement iu the water and sewer\nsystem played a prominent topic, the\nmotion was put, the mayor declaring\ntbnt it. was tost.\nAlderman Leask suggested that a\ncommittee should he appointed to en\nquire Into conditions regarding the\nelectric lighting system, to see if it\ncould be purchased by the city, and\nIf so, at what price. A committee\nof three, consisting of Aldermen\nCampbell, Leask and Hickenbotham,\nwas appointed.\n.lames A. Arnold, city treasurer,\ntendered his resignation, which wa*.\naccepted, and on motion. City Clerk\nRoberts was appointed Olty Treasurer, without salary,\nCouncil adjourned,\nCranbroolt, D. C.\n7th Mar. 0014\nTo the Mayor nml Aldermen of the\nCity of Cranbrook,\n(ientlenien\nI have pleasure m lubmttt ng report d( wort carried out by the City\nengineer's Department during the\npast month\nPublic wurks\nBuilding Permits:\u00E2\u0080\u0094Since January\n1st, building permits have been Is\nsued amounting tu i(,,W)M. During\nthe same period of last year Permits\nwere onlv issued fur $250,00,\nCement Sidewalks:\u00E2\u0080\u0094The sidewalk\nin Lewis Bt. along tho side of the\nOddfellows Hall has been aflfccted by\nthe action ol the frnst scaling the\ntop off. The Contractors have a\ngreed in make this gnod nn soon as\nthe (rost is out of the ground.\nTelephone Co.\u00E2\u0080\u0094-The Telephone Oo,\nhave applied f Ir.ii aii.lSi,t,,-i.\nSALB\u00E2\u0080\u0094Thoroughbred R.C. Brown\nLeghorn Kggs Ior sale, friitu excellent stock, sittings o_ U eggs $2.00\nApply Box ..>, Cranbrook, B.C.\nSITUATION wanted as domestic\nnelp or housekeeper\u00E2\u0080\u0094.-Vddress M.P,,\nCare of Mr. S. G, Clark, Wycliffe,\nFRENCH St GERMAN LESSON B-\ngentleman who has resided abroad\nand is thoroughly conversant with\nthe above languages, desires a few\nprivate pupils. Preparation for exams, etc. For particulars apply to\nBox 137, Cranbrook.\nLocal News\nSee me about that picture which\nyou are about to have framed. 80\nsamples of moulding, to choose from\n-KILBY FRAMES PICTURES,\nDon't forget the date, March 20th,\n\"Afternoon Tea in Friendly Village,\n1862\".\nRIFLE ASSOCIATION\nA special meeting of members will\nbe held at tbe City Hall Monday,\nMarch 16th, at 8 p.m. Several matters will be discussed appertaining\nto annual Government Grant. All\nmembers requested to be present,\nDon't forget\u00E2\u0080\u0094The play: \"An Alter-\nnoonTea in Friendly Village, 18C2\".\nThe date: Friday evening, Msrch 20,\nTbe place: Auditorium. Lots of (un.\nAt present there are no poles on\nthe sides of tbe streets specified a-\nbove.\nWater Works:\nServices and Meters\u00E2\u0080\u0094One meter has\nheen installed.\nFreeze Ups\u00E2\u0080\u0094Up to the 1st March\n43 services bave been tbnwe.l out at\na cost of $193 averaging $4.fi0 each\nand 9 hydrants have been thawed out\nat a cost of {39.25 averaging $-1.36\neach. The total cost for tbe same\nperioh last year was $1298.71.\nIt ia not costing so much this season for thawing out, as our equipment is in better shape than last\nyear, and having a more etticient boil\ner for handling the work.\nSewerage:\nMaintenance\u00E2\u0080\u0094The Disposal Works\nhave been maintained in an elliclent\nmanner. The Filter Trays bav_. been\ncleaned ofl twice during the montb.\nPlumbing ami Sewer Connections\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSii Permits have heen iHSiied since\n1st .January for tbia work, No Permit--, were issued during the same\nperiod laat year.\nF. O'Hara,\nCity Engineer\nC.P.R.s New Line\nAccording to the Lethbrldge Herald the Canadian Pacific railway will\ntLn. year complete the line between\nWeyburn, Sask. and Lethbridge,\nwhich it has hud under Construction\nand which, when In operation, will\ngive that company u second line a\ncross the pralrlo provinces uud Hritisb Columbia between Winnipeg ami\nKootonay Landing. Discussing the\nccotint the Herald nays-\nThe Lethhrldgi- Wry hum Hue in\nIn be finished this yeur. (innd\nnowsl\nOf rourse, it hnn often been ntat\n0(1 before that, such would ho the\nrase, but the Montrenl Despatch\nsettles It, Vice Presldml Bury and\nHir Thomas Hhaughnps.y in confer\nence have arrived at thnl decision\n...and Southern Albert n tin mny he\nsure It Is correct.\nTbe statement also that the\nwork of double tracking through\nTHE DOCTOR SAID\n\"ICANTHELPYOU'\nSuffered 10 Months with Kidney\nComplaint Gin Pills Cured.\nDunvegtn, In .ernes. Co.\nI \u00C2\u00ABtm perfectly cured of Kidney complaint after using Giu Pills.. Six hours\nalter taking the first l'ill I obtained relief, and now after three mouths 1 feel\nas well as ever.\n1 suffered ten months and the Physician attending me advised me to go to\nthe Victoria Hospital at Halifax, a,\nlu* could do nothing more for me. I\nmay add that 1 used a great deal of medicine, and strictly followed my physician's directions regarding diet, etc, but\nwithout avail, until providentially X\nlearned of your most excellent remedy.\nI am recommending (lln Pills.\n(Sgd.) LEWIS MACPHERSON.\nSold hy druggists and dealer! everywhere at Sue a box\u00E2\u0080\u0094I for 12.50, or\nsent direct. Write for sample, free if\nyou mention this paper.\nNational Drug aud Chemical Co., of\nCanada, Limited, Toronto. 175\nthc mountains to Calcnry would\nnot be prosecuted until the Kettle\nVnlley Line from Hope to Midway\nin British Columhla is completed,\nconfirms the exclusive announcement made in the Herald last summer. This menn_ an all-rail route\nto the coast through Lethbridge\nand the Crow's Nest Pass, which\nwill settle any doubts about the\nfuture of the city.\nThe Canadian Pacific railway\nhas bcen guilty ol delaying construction operations in Southern\nAlberta in the paBt, but tb* present announcement makes reparation, and we can forgive them\nfreely.\nAnd Lethbridge is not the only\nonly place that will benefit. 80 will\nall the British Columbia townB along\nthe Crow and Nelson, Grand Forks,\nPentlcton and other places in West\nKootenay and the Boundary and lurther west.\nHow's this for progress\nA Carload of Hogs arrived\non Wednesday for the Cran\nbrook Meat Market.\nA Carload of Beef Steers ar\nrived on Fridav for the Cran*\nbrook Meat Market.\nAbout three.hundred pounds\nof Poultry arrived on Saturday\nfor the Cranbrook Meat Market.\nDuties of City Engineer\nThe dut ies of the City Engineer\nrihnll be ns followa' \u00E2\u0080\u0094\n1. Hu shnll have power to suspend,\ndismiss nml reinstate nny officer, wr-\nvimt or employee ot bis department,\nand from time to time to prescribe\ntbelr reaper)Ive duties In lieu of or\nIn Addition to nny duties prescribed\nby nny statute or by-law; nnd subject\nto the terms nml conditions of tholr\nleapeetlve contract*, bo shnll ulttn\nhave control of nil Corporation eon-\ntractors work Inn under hts directions\n2. He shnll make n report to the\nHonrd of Works from time tn time,\nupon nil hiu'h worvs nnd services ns\nmny hnve been petitioned for ns local\nImprovements puiHdnnt to nny bylnw\nof thn (-ity of Crnnbrook In thnt lie j\nhalf; nnd nlso report upon such other i\nworks, nervlcei, improvements nnd |\nrepairs nn he may frum time to time\nconsider desirable in order to lm-\nurove the appearai.ee of the City,\nand to promote the health, safety,\nand convenleoce of the Inhabitants\nthereof.\n3. To make a report to the Oouncll ua soon after the cIobq of each\nyear aa possible, Hinting:\n(a) The various workB ol construction carried out or in progroBa under\nhia supervision during the past year,\ntogether with the amount expended\nupon such work.\n(bj The coat lu detail of the main\nteuanee aud repair of the Corporation workH and buildings under hla\ncontrol, and of the sowors, streets,\nwater systems ami aide.vall-.i-*.\n(c) The cost of office expenses and\nthe managomont of hla department.\nid) Tho Improvements and repairs\nwhleh, iu his opinion, ahould he undertaken by the Corporation during\nthe nest succeeding year.\n(e)Such other matt era connected\nwith hln department aa he muy eon\nelder of In torest or Importance,\n4. To take hu.Ii moasurca aa he\nmay consider ncccBSAry to keep n\ncomplete system ol levels and bench\niniiikH tu uud du the City, wltb a\nvlow to a gonoral plan of Boworago,\nand to the establishment of the boun\ndarles and levels of all the streets,\nnew era, private dralus, buildings ami\nother worka.\n,'-. To furnish to the Honrd of\nWorks all plana and specifications re\niiuired iu connection with the roudB,\nstreets, lanes, bridges, buildings, Hew\nera, drains, culverts and other Corporation works, under the control of\nthe aaid Uoard of Works; and to furnish all levels and make all surveys\niu connection with thc same; also,\nwhen Instructed, to inspect and report upon all plans antl specifications\nrequired by any otber committee for\nany worka under the control of any\nsuch committee, and to he responsible to the Committee having charge\nof same for the due performance of\nall such works; to carry out all engineering and construction works undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by t he Corporation, except\nBuch as may be entrusted to some\notber person.\n6. To keep a vigilant supervision\nover tbe sewers and other public\nworks in th*_ City, and to report concerning the condition of the same to\nthe proper committee.\n7. To appoint suCh foremen and inspectors, and employ such laborers us\nin his opinion may be necessary to\nefficiently carry out any work under\nhis control; and all such inspectors,\nforemen and laborers shall be paid\nsuch wages as shall be determined\nupon by him, subject to the approval\nof the proper committee in th .t behalf, and shall be subject to suspension or dismissal at any time by him\nwithout being entitled to any no.ice\nof or compensation for such, suspension or dismissal. Nothing herein\ncontained shall he held to have tbe\neffect of giving power to the City En\ngineer to increase the salaries or the\nwages of otlicers of his department\nappointed by him without the concurrence and approval of the proper\ncommittee, and he shnll not have\nsuch power.\n8. To examine or cause examination to be made into all complaints\nof defective sidewalks, paving, flagging, draining, or other Corporation\nworks, and to take such measures as\nmay be necessary to secure the conservation and cleaning of the streets\nand their maintenance against encroachment.\n9. To sign all permits which may\nbe granted by the Council or by the\nCommittee on Works, for opening\nstreets, sidewalks, or other public\nplaces; for locating and erecting telegraph, telephone, electric light and\nother poles, and for laying down tele\ngraph, telephone, and electric light\nwires, or water pipes or private\ndrains, or tor any other purpose\nwhatever; and to aee thnt all auch\nwork is performed to bin entire sat\nisfaction.\n10. To muse n monthly return to\nbe made to him of nil workmen em\nployed and materials used during the\nmonth, and of the Amount, cost and\ndescription of tbe work done.\n11. On tne completion of all work\nunder his control to forthwith report\nthe same to the Committee in charge\nthereof, nud to stato the balance (if\nany) due to or by th \u00E2\u0096\u00A0 contractor oil\naccount thereof.\n12. To examine and certify all\nhills against the Corporation lor\nmaterial nnd labor and contract\nwork under his control,\n13. To report from time to time\nto the Council, or to nny Committee\nthereof, as the case may require, any\nobstruction he may meet with In the\nCOIirso of bin duties, and nny mutter\non which be mny require Advise or\nInstruction.\n1.. To furnish tbo City Solicitor\nforthwith upon hla request with ull\ndocuments and Information required\nby him In connection with Corpora-\ntlon matters.\n1ft, To tnke charge and aupervin\n(Oil of the cleaning of nil streets and\nof any Corporation work which may\nhe from time to lime placed under\nhia control.\nIt). To mnke all neceannry arrange-\nmeats for removing nil decayed or\ndecaying nnlmnl or vegetable nmtter\nfrom tbe Htrects, nnd for thc tempor\nnry deposit nnd subsequent removal\nof house dirt, gnrbnge, etc\n** tl+tlHHI -H-fr r\nKootenay Grill\nOPEN FROM 11.30 UNTIL 2.00 A.M.\nLadies' Tea Parties a specialty at all hours\nfor a reasonable price\nAvoid Ihe rush and engage\na private box or large dining table for\nSunday Evening\nSPECIAL KOOTENAY GRILL DINNER,\n75 CENTS\n('ranbrook Orchestra in Attendance from 5.30 till 8.30\np. 111.\ni|..;\u00E2\u0080\u009E|,i|,i|,i|\u00E2\u0080\u009E|,,t\u00E2\u0080\u009EH,,|ii|,,|.|,i|i|.\nL-I..I.J. t.,1, f.it. li t..l.,1..l.,l..1_.lnll\nr r iT'pr iT^rTttttttt\nMakes Hard Work Easy!\nDt 'STING, cleaning and polishing hardwood floor* is hard, bnclt-trettk-\ning work, An.alim.it never ending task and seldom satisfactory the\n1 , 1 ?! W?\u00C2\u00A3\ But ills easy, quick sad satisfactory the new way\u00E2\u0080\u0094usin*. the O-Cedar\nI ninth Mop. Wilh it you can spend a few minutes doing what it now i_.kr\u00C2\u00BB you a! moi I\nI..nl a day You -.imply pais the O-Cedar Polish Mop over the floor and every purti-le of\nduit and dut is taken up and held. iM Boor U |iveu a hard, duruble, l**nn_ -*uli*h Mid\nfinish,\nomfa i_ja\nIt alio used for the dusting and cleaning\nof the topi of high furniture, between\nlhe banisters of the stairs and is so mad*\nthai you can set to lhe far comer under\nthe bed, beneath the radiator and other\nhurd-to-get-al-placea,\nSaUif-diea Curaalec. sr Msaey UetmM\nTry an O-Cedar Polish Mop for\ntwo days at our risk. Teal it\nevery way for two days and if\nyou are not.delighted with it we\nwill promptly ri. fund your money\nF. Parks & Co.\nCranbrook, B. C.\nMlkM It Eur to Cbu Hum H-nl-ta-Cet _____\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\nNarrow\nStripes in\nSpring Suits\nNARROW individual sftripes\nare one of the distinctive\nnovelties of the spring\nseason. We have these effecfts\nin rich Worsteds and fine\nSaxonys, in the new blues, grays\nand browns\u00E2\u0080\u0094$15. to $35.\n17. To k.\"i> 11 vigilant Nupcrvieton\novor nil lln* RtrootHi Iniios nntl hy-\nwnyti within tlio ('liy upon which nny\nnnlmnl, dirt, iiimiiii'r, gBrhARC, tlll.li.\nrofiiBO ur ollii*r matter nr ti.iiii-, may\nIn' fniinil, nml nl iiniii' mum' lln* tmmtt\ntn In* ..moved.\nih. Generally, hu nlmil give dun\nnml proper attention in nil tho uriuiI\niiiiHini'HH appertaining in the Olty'N\nKngini'i'i'ini' Department nl tlm t.ity\nof Oranbrook,\nW. W. Kll.HY\nPRAOTKIAL PIOTUHR K..AMI.K\nArtMBTHONO AVBNUB\nP. O. Bot 101 Orubrook, B.O tn in 111 urn i in ii 111.1 un m in 1111 ii i ii*\nProfessional Carbs\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0anb-\nCobge iHotices\n. .KM in ii 11111111 in 111 ii iii inn it imi 11 !\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\nANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS\nCourt Cranbroolt No. 8943.\nMeet In Carmen'- Hall, on 2nd aad\ntth Thursday ol each month.\nJ. MeLAOHLUN, O.R.\nLouta Pennon, Sec., P.O. Boi (11.\nVleltlng Drotbere Cordially Welcomed\nOVERSEAS CLUB\n(Oranbrook Branch)\nMeetB In Maple Hall on the 2nd\nand 4th Tuesdays in every month, at\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 p.m. Membership open to British\nCitizens.\nE. T. Brake, Pres.\nL. Pearron, Secretary\nBox 618\nVisiting members cordially weleomt\nCRANBROOK LODGE No. 34\nA. F. ft A. M.\nRegular meetings on tbe\nthird Thursday ol avery\nmonth.\nVisiting brethren wslcom*.\nH. Hiciienbotham, W.M.\nJ. Lee CrnnBton, Sec.\nROCKY MOUNTAIN CHAPTER\nNo. 125, Ft. A. M.\nRegular meetings:\u00E2\u0080\u00942nd Tueaday in\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2ach month at eight o'clock.\nSojourning Companions are cor\ndially Invited.\nBi. Comp.\u00E2\u0080\u0094A. C. Shankland, B.\nOranbrook, B.O.\nKNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS\nCranbrook, B.O.\nOrescent Lodgs, No. SI\nMeets avery Tuesday at I p.m.\nat rraternlty Hall.\nO. Donahue, 0. 0.\nF. M. Christian, K ol R. * B.\nB. A. Hill, M. F.\nVltltlng brethren cordially Invited\nto attend.\nI.O.O.F., KEY CITY LODGE\nCo. 41\nMeets svery Monday night\nat Bsw Fraternity Hall.\nSojourning Oddfellows cordially lnvltsd.\nJ. Turnley W. M. Harris\nN. 0. Bee'y\nPRIDE OF CRANBROOK\nCircle No. 161\nCompanions ot the Forest\nMteta in Carmen's Hall, First and\nThird Wednesday ol each mo\u00C2\u00BBth at\n8:00 p.m., sharp.\nMrs. A. M. Laurie, C. 0\nMrs. A. E. Bhaw, Bee.\nVleltlng Companions sordlally wel*\ncome. \"\u00C2\u00AB\nCRANBROOK LODGE\nNo. 104.\nMoots every Wednesday at H p.m.,\nin Itoyal Black\nKnights' Hall on\nlinker Street.\nIllotnto\nR. B. Garrett, Bee'y\nINDEPENDENT ORDER OF\nFORESTERS\nMeeta In Roynl Black Knlghta Hall\nBaker Street\nMeets avery 2nd and 4th Thuriday\nol ench month at \u00C2\u00BB p.m. aharp.\nMrs. L. Hayward, roc. aee.\nW. B. MacFarlane, chlel ranger\nVlaltlng brethren made welcome.\nTha Cranbrook Poultry and Pit\nStook Association\nPrealdtnt-O. It. Bheppard\nMeeta regularly on the First Friday\nevening ot each montb.\nInlormatlon on Poultry matters\nsupplied.\nAddress the Secretary\u00E2\u0080\u0094A'. B. Smith\nP.O. Box 852, Cranhrook, B.O.\nLoyal Orange\nLodge No. 1871\ni Meets lat and\n3rd Thursdny In\nII ii v n I Black\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 Knlghta ol In\nland .mil ut 8 p.r.. shnrp. Visitor\"\nWelcome.\nIt. H. Onrnitt, W. M.\nW. Dunatan, Itor. Bee.\nCRANBROOK-FERNIE FARMERS'\nINSTITUTE\nPros.-A. B. Smith\nSec-Albert H. Webb,\nAddroBB\u00E2\u0080\u0094Box 605, Cranhrook. B. C,\nMeetings nro hold Second Saturday in oacli month at 2 p.m. in the\nOld Gymnasium.\nWomen's Institute\nMeets ln the Carmens' Hall 1st\nTuesday alternoou in every month\nat i p.m. Tbe fancy work claases\nmeets on 2nd Friday evening in tbe\nsame place at 8 p. m.\nMrs. E. H. Leaman, President\nMrs. J. Shaw, Sec-Treas.\nP. 0. Box 442.\nAll ladies cordially invited.\nT. T. McVI TTIE\nP.L.S. * O.B.\nORANBROOK, ... B.O.\nHARVEY, McCARTER, MACDONALD\nand NISBET\nBarristers, Solicitors and Notarial\nMoney to Loan\nImperial Bank Building\nORANBROOK, - British Columbia\nLAIDLAW It DE WOLF\nCivil and Mining ES-inoSrs-Brltisb\nColumbia Land Surveyors\nP.O. Box 236\nCRANBROOK,\nPhons 212\n... B.O.\nDrs. KING A GREEN\nPhysicians and Surgeons\nOffl-S at Residence, Armatrong At*.\nOffice Hours:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nForenoons - - 8.00 to 10.00\nAfternoons - - 1.00 to 4.00\nEvenings 7.10 to S.80\nSunday! - - - 8.80 to 4.10\nOranbrook, ..... B.O.\nF. M. MacPherson\nONDKETAKBB\nNorbury Amu Next lo City Hsll\nOpao Day and Night PhosoftU\nW. R. BEATTY\nUndertaker,\nEmbalmar,\nFuneral Dlraotor,\nCRANBROOK. B.C.\nP.O. BOX .'.85\nPHONE 346\nCranbrook\nCottage Hospital\nGARDEN AVE.\nMatron: Mrs. A. Salmon\nTerms on Application\nPhone 159 P. O. Box 845\nTIMBER HALE X IS.\nSealed tenders will be received by\nthe Minister ol Lands not later than\nnoon on the 7th dny of Mnrch, 1914,\nfor tho purchase of Llconco X IM, to\ncut 380,000 feot. nf Douglas Fir and\nTamarack, nn a purl ion ot Lot 7799,\nKnotenny Dlntrlct, near Craubrook.\nOne year wlll bo allowed for the removal nf tbe timber.\nFurther particulars nf the Cblef\nForester, Vlctnrin, B.O., nr of District FnroHtor, Ornnbrnnk.\nMADAM LAVAL'S\nCotton Root Compound Tablets\n__ BBUABI.H BUIOLATOB\nThelo I'lll\"- are c_iii|i'iiintl_i!wllh flu . . In.'i. I> mi..user). . .I'-tlnn m-,\n- \"Hinton film -\n\"iitsiillbllt .... I la\nlea. i-l.i.-.l \u00E2\u0080\u009E|. i.e. t Pn .. rn ona rali.ni...\nnull Iih,.,, il... ...I. Mum. AW, ItWt-t\nll-i.l.l! >, ._ . . UtoXIl tin, .0, III II a\nScicun.ic American.\nA IH-nOntTlt-f llhuHml.tl WfllUj, .-.iV-M .'If-\nt iln.M I Hfif 'i'lll I\"' Ji'urnttl. 'U-f hi* I\"'\n. hliu. (ir. ii im, lANUft. pnfHUU. Mid bj\nli'iii{&Co\u00C2\u00AB'\u00C2\u00BB\"r'_Ne'vJ9fl!\nlir-aicb -irn\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00AB, ia r Bt. Waih.iii.uu, 0.0. THE PROSPECTOR. CRANBROOK, B.C.\n**'\*\nHose bearing the -\.\nPenman trademark snuggle v*5>*.\nlike a second skin to every curve !j\u00C2\u00BB ^\nof foot and limb: They do not 8\nrip, or lear because there is not a\nseam about, them. And they're\nmade for men, women and children\nin cotton, cashmere, silk and lisle\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nin any weight and all popular colors.\nHosiery\nmark I h\u00C2\u00BB\nCanada P]\nUnderwear .rf\u00C2\u00BB\nOpened For Pre-emption\n(Continued From Pa_e One)\ngood antl deep hb a rule, although\nsome parts are son.*-what gravelly.\nThere are severul good lots, some\nspecially adapted for dairy-.arming.\nThe timber has heen rut. only the\nstumps, about twenty to the acre,\nleft by the loggers remaining to be\nremoved. In the opinion of surveyors\na number of lots in this tract would\nmake good apple-growing country if\nwater could he used, Levels would\nhave to he run frum .Mark or Cherry\nCreek.\nA mile north of this group ls another block of lots. Lota 11589 and\nand U590 of this trroup are about a\nmile and a half east nf Kimberley,\nwhere the North Stnr and Sullivan\nmines are located. \,M e. the other\ngroup, this consists of logged-ofl timber licences, the stumps and small\nscattered timber only remaining,\nClay .soil and swamps arc found on\nmuch of this area, the swamps being\nnot difficult to drain. Part of the\ntract can be irrigated.\nHome of the settlers mi lands north\nof St. Mary's Rlvor in the Cranbrook\nDistrict, aro growing good crop, and\nvegetables without water. West of\nHt. Mary's Indian Reserve are several farms where profitable farming is\nbeing carried on without irrigation.\nLOT.4 NEAR KORT STEELE\nAbout, three or four miles south\nfrom Kort Steele three lota have been\nsubdivided on logged-ofl lands and in\neluded among those to be thrown o-\npen for pre-emption on May 1st .Tbey\ncan bo recorded at the olllce of tbe\nGovernment Agent- at Grant rook,\nThem liits arc on rolling bench land\nthe eastern part, witb hillsldoB sloping towards the Kontenay river. The\nsoil Ih sandy loam to gravelly, with\ngravel subsoil. All tbe large timber\nhas been cut, only lhe stumps, scarce\nly more than twenty to the acre, and\nscattered small pine and hr remaining.\nNORTH-WEST PROM WAUlO\nNorth-west from Waldo Station, on\ntbo (! rent Northern Rn I' r 1 iad, wh [ch\ncrosses the International Boundary\nat Gateway to connect with the coal\nmines at Kernie and Michel by way\nOf the Kootenay Valley, and on the\nwest side of the Kootenay Ri\er, is\na group of forty-two lots which have\nbeen subdivided fer pre-emption on\nlogged-ofl timber licences. The large\ntimber 1ms been taken ofl and thc\nlotB surveyed Into tracts rantdng in\nsize from \o acres upward.\nMuch of tins (tr lUP, which is in the\nCranbrook Land Recording Di virion\nand must be recorded af the office of\nthe Oovernment _.gent at Cranbrook,\ncovers a park-like country, level over\nsome extent nnd slightly rolling in\nother placet. Bome portloni are\nbroken. The northern part, enrnpris-\ning Lots 8706 to '2.1\", was examined\nby (J, H, Prince of the Forest Branch\nwho reported that the greater portion of this bind |i nearly level,\nwitli gravelly knolls i-hi-wlng in sever\na I places. \ etoep gravelly bank,\nrn.m 200 to 300 feet high and in same\nplaces very atony, extends, along the\nbank of the Kootenay River. About\n4(i acres In all would be comprised\nby these gravelly knolls, and these\nplaces, togothor wit*, the stony section of the river hank, are not fitted\nfor agriculture. The remainder could\nbe profitably utilized \u00C2\u00BBs agricultural\nland, but, with ilu- exception of some\nof the blocks, wonm require Irrigation. The altitude in between 2,500\nand 3,100 feel The slope in oasl\nword in its gen.nil direction, On '*\nnumber of the Iota lho soil Is a fair\nloamy clay, in general In this section\nit Is a deep gravelly dav. There Is\nmuch black and rich soil In places.\nAlfred Oummltiga, B.CX.8,, who\nmade surveys In this tract, describes\ntbo lots comprised in the group south\nfrom those examined by Mr. Prince\nas a park-like country, slightly roll-\n! ing in tbe southern half, with a gen\neral slope to tbe north. The northern part ts rather broken and rolling. Home of the lots -11510,11311,\n!and 11513\u00E2\u0080\u0094front on the Kootenay\nRiver, rolling bench land rising in\ntiers from the river. The large timber haa been cut. A few scattered\nlarge and small hr and pine remain.\nOn the southern half are clurajs ol\nunderbrush. The vegetation consists\nof wild peavine, grass, wild roses,\nand Oregon grape. The soil, suitable for agriculture is a sandy loan.\nof good quality and depth on the\nsoutherly lots, with gravel cropping\nout on some of the ridges of the northern portion. The land in general\nis above irrigation elevation. There\nare signs that water could be secured\nby digging moderately deep wells.\nThis district is semi-dry and in ordinary seasons crops sutler from\ndrought in July and August. With\nthe use of dry-farming methods for\nthe preservation of moisture during\nthese months, crops may bo grown\nwith success every year, as the rainfall is sufficient during other seasons.\nThere is a seepage belt which crosses\nthe northern end of thiB group of lot\nand a small slough in tho northern\npnrt.\nThe coldest temperature in winter\nin this part is about 25 degrees. In\nSlimmer tho temperature goos above\n95 degrees in the shade. The grow-\nng season would be from the last\nof Mny to tbe middle of September.\nUsually one or more heavy frosts occur In July. Tbe rainfall ls light,\nand irrigation or Utilization of dry-\nfarming methods is generally necessary to profitable agriculture. Irrigation plants are under construction\nin this neighborhood, and some are\niu operation near Waldo. In tome\nseasons the rainfall is ample and Irrigation is not necesiary. Thtre is\nlittle rain in July or August. The\nHnow Res on the ground three\nmonths, sometimes four, at a depth\nof from 14 inches to 2 feet. For Irrigation purposes a gravity flow could\nbe secured from Cold Creek, about\nten miles distant. There is a small\nlake north of Lot 2710. South of\nthis lot is a well which c .mains\nwater to within W Or 4 feet from the\nsurface, and evidently in the wet sea\nson is covered by a shallow lake.\nThere |s also a shallow lake in Lot\n114.:.. l'nder good conditions all\nkind-* of vegetables could he grown.\nand possibly some of the more hardy\nfruits. U Waldo there is an expen\nmental farm. Ve^etnldes under irrigation seem to he doing fairly well\nLot 32^, which adjoins this tract.\nthis tract, has been rut into blocks\nfor sale This Iol reaches eastward\nto the Baynei Lake Settlement\nwhere there is a good fanning population,\nA w a iron road follows thn Kootenay Valley. This road, which runs\nthroughout the valley, connects from\nWaldo with this tract by way of a\nbridge across the Koot-nay River\nabout half-way between Waldo and\nKrag stations, on tbe Oreat North\nem Railroad, Waldo is a Lumbering\nand industrial centre, two large mills\n-\u00E2\u0096\u00A0-one operated by the Rons Saska\ntoon Limber Company and amther\nby the riakor Lumber Company\u00E2\u0080\u0094 be-\nj ing located there.\nKAST OF KOOTENAY -\"I'-S'TRAL\nRAILWAY\nLtds U573, U683, HTH*'.. and HTH.\nare situated a number ol miles north\n-Westward of the Kootenay River\nand east of Lho Kootenay Central\nRailway, now bring constructed In\nvnlley, the rlghl of-way crossing\nthrough Lot 11.78 from the south-\nwoHt corner ol Loi 11 THT-. This tract\nIn generally level ground, but the\nsoil Is gravelly. ,\ small gravel\nbench extends through the O-iitre,\ngenerally ttending north and south,\nThe soil is gravelly to sandy through\n-out this block of lots. There are\nsome opeu patches uf prairie-liku\ncountry free from timber or brush;\non the remainder there is a fair\ngrowth of yellow pine. No water is\navailable.\nLots 11788 to 11795 nave beeu subdivided for pre-emption on an expired timber licence about three\nmiles weBt and north of tbe group\nabove referred to. Skookumchuck\nCreek, a tributary of the, Kootenay\nRiver, crosses through the northern\npart of tile tract, being joined hy a\nsmall creek at the north-west corner,\nwhere the main creek is in a canyon.\nSkookumchuck Creek has a minimum\ndischarge of probably _0 or 70 cubic\nfeet per second. In June and July a\nmaximum discharge of 1,100 or 1,500\ncubic feet per second is probable,\nNone of the water is used for Irrigation, but considerable is appropriated, ami will eventually water van\nOUS areas in its vicinity. Several\nlogging roads run through the tract.\nA pack -trail e _ tends fr nn one toi\nlowing to the south ol Bkookum\nchuck Creek. A small lake lies Ln\nthe northern part o| Lot 11793, and\nCedar Creek, which runs north east\nerly across the south-east ol Lot\n11731 and north-west ol l.ot 10792,\nsinks about the centre of Lot 11798.\nThere are sloughs on the north-east\nand norterrn line ol this lot At the\nsouth-westerly corner of the tract\nrock bluffs aro found, with level\nbench ami plateau lauds :n the een\ntrc and broken country on the eastern side. Some fairly good land is\nfo ind on some of the lots, The soil\nis gravelly. The Urge timber has\nbeen logged off, oniy flr and tamarack ol prop sire remaining,\n.About a mile west ol these lots\nnine others have been subdivided on\nformer timber limits. The easterly\ntract, comprising Lots 11781, 11803,\nand 11503. is level bench and side-\nhill, with a northerly slope at the\nnorth end, hilly In the centre anl\nsouthern end. The s_dl is sandy\nloam, with travel subsoil, but is devoid of water. The larire timber has\nbeen cut, small tamarack, cedar and\npine remaining. The tract west of\nthese lots, including six lots, is an-\nI ther logged-ofl area. A sheltered\n' narrow draw extends up the middle,\n.with side-hills reaching to tbe boundaries, east nnd west. There is some\ni level land at the mouth of the draw\niin Lot 11795, from where the draw\ni runs southward through the h lis for\n! several miles, and bench land with\nj jack-pine brush to the north. Tn the\ndraw the soil is good dark-red loam\nwith no rocks, and gravelly on the\nBidebillS and higher land. There is\nno water. The large timber has all\nbeen logged; small tamarack anl cedar in places.\nLANDS IN FERNIE DISTRICT\nThe hulk of thc lots in the Fernie\nLand Recording District, for which\napplication must be made at the office of tho Government Agent at\nFernie, where they will be opened to\nentry by pre-emption on May 1st at\n9 a.m., are on logged-ofl timber limits south of the Elk River, eaat ot\ntbe Kootenay River, and east from\nDorr. Thore is also a lot on Spar-\nwood Ridge near Sparwood. Lots\n11682 to 11685 are located about a\nmile and a nuarter south of the Elk\nRiver and about two miles oast of\nthe Kootenay River. The tract has\nbeen logged. It consists of rolling\nparMike country. There is no under\nbrush. Tho vegetation is wild pea-\nv ine, grass, and wild strawberry\nplants. The soil is sandy loam of\nconsiderable depth, a little stony in\nparts,\nEAST FROM DORR\nThe lots oast from Dorr to the\nsouth, nearly two miles from the\ntract above referred to, aro subdivisions of a logged off timber licence.\nOnly a few scattered small ttr and\npine trees remain. There is no underbrush. Along tho central part of\nthe southern boundary a line riot extends. The remainder of tbe area is\ntolling. Four ridges run north and\nsouth across the group. The soil is\na sandy loam free from atones . n\nthe tlat, ami sandy logm with a te..\natones on tbe remainder ol the area.\nIt is above possible irrigation, being\nAbout 300 feet above the Kootenay\nRiver, it seems quite i rob able,\nI though, that water could be obtain\ne.i hy sinking moderately dce|j wells\nIn thfl valleys.\nThe laud iH part of a rolling bench\nabout 'iWU to ..im leet above the Ooo-\nti nay River. The rllmnte Is fl<*mi-\ndrv, and as the elevation Is high for\nIrrigation It is likely that dry-farming methods would have to be\nemployed in all but wet yeara. Tho\nclimatic conditions fn general nro\nsimilar to those in the ('ranbrook\nvicinity. II. is undcrst iod that owners of laud situaled near the tract\nContemplate putting on water, iiiid If\nthia Is done it will likely nerve tha\nland on this bench.\nRIVER-FLAT NEAR HPARWOOD\nThe lot near Hpurw I, 1IHK7, la\non the went side of Kik Rlvor, a fat\nat bottom of the slopes reaching\ndown to thfl River from Sparwood\nRidge. Thin tlat is part of a logged\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2Oil timber licence, the balance ot\nwhleh, rising to a broken ridge, has\nbeen placed In reserve to allow of re-\nnfToiestatloii. The soil nn tbe river-\ntlat Is alluvial do posit with gravel\nimbsolL\nBoard of Trade Meeting\nland which ia about three thousand\nfeet iu elevation. One half of this a-\nrea is free from rock, while the other\none-half contains some waste land\nthough covered with timber, lt is\nHiile to say that there ia .0,000 acres\nof land suitable for mixed farming\nnnd In many places the growing of\nfruit.\nSOIL AND MOISTUBB:\u00E2\u0080\u0094The soil\nis a light sandy loam, containing a\nsmall percentage ol gravel. Tbo subsoil is clay aud gravel. During the\nyear the rainfall will be in the neigh\nhorhood of 1.1 inches, while the snow\nwill average about one foot. Wells\nsunk to a depth of 20 feet give pot\nable water. Should the country need\nIrrigation, water can be brought in\nfrom the upper St. Mary's River.\nCLIMATE The winters are short;\nsnow appearing about the Ural ol\nJanuary, while breaking I as boen\ndone in March The summers are\nwarm and well adapted to the matur\nlUg of CTOpe, Stock put lilies i>h tins\narea throughout the winter.\nCROPS On that portion ol tho n\nrea that has been cropped failures\narc unknown. From tive to seven\ntons per acre ol potatoes have been\nharvested on ground that has only\nbeen disced, Three cuttings of Rye\nhave been made in one season, while\nfall wheat does well.\nTIMBER; The merchantable lumber\nlias been estimated hy a competent\ncruiser at 120,000,000 feet in addition\nto which there are over 1,000,000 ties\nand a very large quantity ot mine\ntimber. About sixty million of the\ntimber will go to Wyclifle to be manufactured while the balance will go\nto Wardner or be sawn ou the ground\nMINERALS; immediately to thc\nWest are the famous North Star and\nSullivan mines. The Purcell Range\nin which these mines are located extends to the North and for its entire\nlength is rich in mineral which will\nundoubtedly be taken out and tind ita\nway over the short cut to the smelters.\nCRANBROOK: With a population\nof 4,000, iB the capital city of East\nKootenay. Here we hnd invested in\nbanking buildings $70,000. The Dominion Government has another $70,-\n000 and the B.C. Government has invested $25,000 in public buildings;\nwhile the City of Cranbrook has invested in Uke institutions over $100,-\n000. The Canadian Pacific Railway\nhas expended about $700,000 on its\ndivisional facilities. Manufacturing\nand wholesale companies have $1,250-\n000 working in the City. These tig-\nurea total ovor $1,500,000.\nIn addition there are seven hotels\nand a large and well equipped hospital. During the fiscal year ending in\nMarch, 1913, Cranbrook as a port of\nentry returned to the Oovernment o-\nver $98,000. Whon the proposed railway cut ofl connection is completed\nall of the above mentioned will be a-\nvuilable to the settlers of the Kootenay Valley, and will afford for\nyears, advantages to this newly o\npened country which It would otherwise not enjoy.\nFaithfully and sincerely yours,\nH. Y. PARKER\nOn February 17th, the committee\nappointed a sub-committee to visit\nCalgary and lay before the authorities the completed plans with all tbe\ninformation asked for. This sub-coin\nmittee consisted of Messrs. Fink, Par\nker, and Pollen, who reported to the\ncommittee on March 7tb that tbeir\ninstructions had been followed and\nthat the proposed route and the report was enquired into very minutely\nin respect to the grades and other\nfeatures of this and other routes.Tbe\nauthorities seems very well satisfied\nwith the thoroughness with which\ntbo information was presented. The\nonly adverse comment was that the\nroute paralells tne K.C.R. tor about\n10 miles on the northern end. Mr.\nParker was ahle to explain conclusively tbe necessity for this, nnd the\nreasons for tbe locations ns shewn.\nAt the closo ol tbe Interview they\nwere Informed that It would be host\nif thore wore aome sort of official\ncommunication pass between them as\ncoming from the Board of Trade in\nreference to the matter.\nAt a later data tbo committee were\nadvised that they could not build un\ndor tho old B.C, Southern Charter or\nthe K.C, Charter but that a special\ncharter would have to be obtained,\nlf tho Board of Trade at tonight's\nmeeting pass the following resolution, drafted up hy the comm.ttre\nand cater the same on the mlnutos,\nwhich wliMi signed by tbe president\n01 the Board and Its secretary, will\nsupplement thu plans and reports\nthat, have been forwarded in lt will\ngreatly assist In furthering tbe\nscheme.\nTho resolution reads aa follows:\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\"Whereon the matter of a cut-oPI or\n\"spur of the K, O. Ry. Into ('ran\n\"brook Is thought desirable by this\n\"Board, and whereas in general\n\"meeting ol November _.Mh, 13 ,tbo\n\"Hoard appointed a Special Com-\n\"mittee to work out ways and tbo\n\"means of obtaining tho assurance\n\"that a branch or spur ot said\n\"railway would be built.\n\"AND WHEREAS thla Special\n\"committee havo secured vi.L able\n\"Information, also had a roconnois\n\"sauce yurvey made by a civil engineer.\n\"AND WHEREAS this Information\n\"shows conclusively that a feasible\n\"route can be obtained on very rca\n\"sonable grades and that a road\n\"can be constructed at a moderat \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n\"cost,\n\"BE IT, therefore, resolved, tbat.\n\"tbis Hoard in meeting, approve of\n\"a resolution properly drafted, set-\n\"tlng forth the matter as outlined\n\"by Mr. Dennis iu his letter, Fob-\n\"ruary 87th, 1914, and signed by\n\"the president and secretary. Kur\n\"ther that tbis resolution embody\n\"the Hoard's willingness to secure,\n\"if necessary, a charter, and if pos\n\"slide subsidies, Irom one or both\n\"Governments and thai on the as\n\"BU.at.cc from tbo Railway Co.,\n\"thai this Hue will be constructed\n\"that the Hoard will lum over to\n\"them the charter and any snbsi\n\"dies ohtainod.\"\nIn reference to Ibis scheme nud the\ngetting of the new charter us is om\nbodied mi the Resolution, the Hon\nR, v. Qroen nnd the lion, l\ D, Oav\nen have both beeu communicated wllh\nbut replies from neitbei to date have\nbeen received.\nMessrs. Do W110SB und I', Wilson\nmoved that the commit tee's report\nbe accepted\u00E2\u0080\u0094carried,\nIt wna then moved by Mr, P, Wil\nson and seconded by C. It. Ward tbat\nthe Resolution as presented and suggest eil by the special committee iu\ntheir report be passed and that the\nnecessary signnturt b be ntta- bed to\na copy\u00E2\u0080\u0094carried unanimously; tho\nmeeting being much impressed with\nthe sound business policy advocated\nIn its contents, together with tbe val\nlie it will eventually be to the committee in furthering their work in ob\ntabling the cllt-ofl desired.\nIn speaking to the minutes Mr. J.\nRyan said: \"thnt the committee on\npre-emptied lands hnd had petitions\ncirculated throughout the district\nand that they had boen signed by\nthousands of interested parties; but\ntbat the government had somewhat\nanticipgted them in their request in\ngranting to the people of this district\nthe wants of the petitions not received.\nMr. Geo. Stepenson advised the\nmeeting that be bad trS en up the\nmatter of freights to Cranbrook and\nhe had all tbe assurance necessary\nthat the same would be revised, and\nthat in all probability ( r n' rook\nwould then hnve th? Fame raten as\nFernie which would further the belief in concrete form of the future of\nCranbrod: as a distributing centre.\nUpon the ortirers retiring at this\nstage of the meeting Mr. Stew n-on\nmoved that a vote of thanks ho made\nto them for the services they had ren\ndered during the past year. Mr. Wil-\nron seconded with the proviso that\nMr. Stevenson's name be coupled to\nthe officers aa the efficient work be\nhad executed on behalf of the K. C,\ncut-off wns deserving of bucIi recognition\u00E2\u0080\u0094carried.\nMr. H, Darling, the retiring president, reviewed the work of the Hoard\nfor the past year.\nMr. Darling moved that Mr. A. C.\nBowneSH was elected by acclamation.\nof the Board for the next year, Nominations were declared closed and Mr\nBownesz wns elected by acclamation.\nMr. Bowness in reply said: \"That.\nhe realized that there was a considerable amount of work to bc done\nby ttie Board which was vital to the\ninterests of Cranbrook, and that 1\nam always ready to assist in the\nwork to that end.\"\nMr. J. M. Christie, being elected to\nthe vice-preaident-y by acclamation,\nreplied: that \"I'll do my best.\"\nMr. J. P. Fink, on the nomination\nof C. R. Ward, wns elected unanimously as Secretary.\nTit.' executive elected wore as follows: Messrs. C. R. Ward, W. A. Nes-\nbit, P. E. Wilson, (Jen. Stevenson,\nT. B. O'Connoll, I. Manning, H. Darling, and .1. Oampbell.\nVarious committees were elected to\nsee that the work during fe yeir\nwas carried out efficiently, the chair\nman of each committee to lie a member of tbe Executive with power to\nudd oue or two members to assist\nblm la the work undertaken a. he\nsow tit,\nThe committees appointed were: -\nLegislation nnd Clvlc-W.A.Nesbit.\nFinance and Membership\u00E2\u0080\u0094T, H.\nO'Connoll\nEducation and Publicity\u00E2\u0080\u0094ll. Darling.\nRoads\u00E2\u0080\u0094I. Manning\nEntertainment\u00E2\u0080\u0094 P. E. Wilton\nRetail Merchants\u00E2\u0080\u0094.1, Campbell\nNatural Roy oiiro.es-0. R, Ward,\nwho asked to be relieved of the\nchairmanship in favor of Mr.\nRyan.\nTbe tlnnnclal statement, wan thou\npresented which wnn found to carry\nover a surplus of $50.40. Messrn.\nWilson and Ward moved that the fl\nnanclnl idalement as presented by\nthe retiring council be accepted car\n' rled.\nI Mr. I. Manning moved that the\ncommittee appointed to that section\ndraft up a resolution re the rn'ab-\nllahlng of an Dominion experimental\n, farm in Ornnbrook and that, tbe snme\nbo forwarded to tbe Hon. R. K.\n(ireen nt. Ottawa\u00E2\u0080\u0094carried.\nMr. R. E. Beattie moved and Mr\nJ. Ryan seconded thai It\nAUDITORIUM\nOne Might Only, Thurs., War. 18\nReturn of the Favorites\nTlui_. sweet -ingen Irom the southern teats:\nHawaiian\nSerenaders\npresenting \"A NIGHT IN HAWAII\"\nA real I .tic spectacular production typical of tlm Islands: Native Songs\nDan_us and lustnuncntiiU/ations. Reproduction of \"KlLAUEA\"\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nHolla, ol Pica- lu eruption.\nDanny Simmons\n'THH MILITARY HOMO\" una SCOTCH IMPERSONATOR\nA Laugh A Scream- A Hour\nCornor A Sloane\nl.mi> ul \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 MISS NOBODY PROM STARLAND \" in Patter, Songi, \u00C2\u00BBii-\nIlan. o.\nTogan & Geneva\nWlm Trip 'I lm l.ljiln I-ntastli* on lln* Tight Wire\nMr. Bohman Johnson\nLYRIC TENOR\nLate with the San Pratiolaeo opera Company\nTWO GREAT COMEDY PICTURES\nON THK PANTAGESCOPE\nPrices of Admission: 50c. and 75c. Reserved\ni-***-.****\u00C2\u00BB***\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB*\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB*\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00AB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB\u00C2\u00BB***\u00C2\u00BB****\u00C2\u00BB***-**^\n! P. BURNS & CO. Ltd. j\nPACKERS AND PROVISIONERS J\nNew Zealand and Shamrock Creamery, 1lb-40c; 2lb-75c\nEmpress and Crown Creamery, 1lb-35c: 3lbs-$1-00\nPure Lard. 3's-55c; 5's-85c; I0's-$1.70\nCompound Lard, 3*8,-450; 5s-75; 10's-$1.45\nFull assortment of fresh, salt & smoked fish, & poultry\n| ALL OUR MEATS ARE GOVERNMENT INSPECTED g\n\"BE RESOLVED that we, the\n\"Board o( Trade of tbe City ol\n\"Cranbrook, consider it detrimental to the best interests ol the\n\"City that the City Council have\n\"decided to dispense with the aer-\n\" vices of the City Engineer; it is\nfalse economy, and we, as the bust-\n\"ness men of the City consider it\n\"imperative that the City'B utili-\n-tieB and Public Works should be\n\"supervised by a competent and responsible official. It will do the\n\"City an incalculable amount of\n\"harm when it becomes generally\n\"known to outsiders that we are\n\"too poor to keep our responsible\n\"officials. Prospective settlers will\n\"give us the go by aB they will nat\n\"urally conclude that the City and\n\"district Ib in a decrepid state,\n\"they will go where prospects look\n\"brighter. Be It therefore resolved\n\"that we, the Board of Trade ask\n\"the Council reconsider this matter and re-instate Mr. O'Hara as the\n\"City Engineer, and that a copy\n\"nf this resolution be forwarded to\n\"the City Council at an early date.\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094carried unanimously. Several of\ntbe members spoke to the motion in\nregards to the Inadvisabitity of the\nCouncil taking the step it has in this\nmatter.\nMr. H. Y. Packer in riBing said:\n\"that he was much impressed with\nthe enthusiasm of the meeting as\nwell as the business way they approached a subject brought to their\nattention- becailBO of this he would\nlike to bring to their notice a mat-\ntor of which very little was at present known. In his preliminary re-\nmarks ho showed how the city of\nI Mm on BlISttilHOd n typhoid eplhemie,\nlot-log over Mi lives, because of a\npointed water shed. Then Mr. Parker pointed out the fart that shacks\nare being built near the reservoir\nand the stream of water which Is our\nsupply, and that nt this time of the\nyeur any accumulated refuses which\nliad been thrown out on the fro/en\nground Is liable to find Its way Into\nthe drinking water of the City. That\nthe danger of polutlon does exist\nund that the matter will grow\ngreater instead of leas.\nTo relieve thc situation, tho speaker pointed out the fact that the laud\nin thc wat it shed Is at present under Government reserve, and he feels\nconfident that the rennitvd area can\nIin purchased at a very nominal figure, If the government does not upon proper representation grant to tho\nCity this area free of all cost. Mr.\nParker felt that this project Is worthy of the consideration of the Board\nof Trade, and offered to assist a c nn\nuiilt.ee in any way should one be appointed to look Into the matter.\nAt thin point the speaker read from\nlhe \"Prospector\" of lust week where\nin (hey referred to the Post Office\nlire and snld that lie could not let.\niim. statement pass imohallonged.\nThe co mmo tit said \"Cranbrook Is\nfortunate in having a flr.-t Hn s lire\ndepartment, and n water supply that\nIs ample for lire protection.\" Be*\n(ipectiug the first part 1 have only\nthis to Bay \"We bave a very efficient\nfire department, und it is \_ry fortunate for us that we ha.e.\" as the\nstatement respecting the ample water\nsupply Ib incorrect. We have not a\nsufficient water supply as 1 will show\nyou. A year ago in January tbe\npressure was at the down town hydrants bet.wero UO and 65 tbs. Water\nin passing from a hydrant through\n100 feet of 2_ inch hose reduce* the\npressure ten po; nils, and if the fire\nwas in the middle of a block there\nwill be a pressure of about 30 tbs. to\ntight it with. This pointed out the\nfact that in the case of a fire obtaining any headway hefore the department arrived that brigade would\nhave very little use of he ng there.\nHe further stated that If three hydrants in the business section were to\nbe opened at once a good bucket brigade at each could pack away all the\nwater. Mr. Parker pointed out the\nfact that this condition could be over\ncome by the expenditure of tabout\n$11,000, by connecting a ten inch\nmain to tbe second main which has\nbeen laid part way to the City.\n\"Furnishing the (Ity with Parks\nand Cement Sidewalks is in my estimation aecondary to obtaining a\ngood and sufficient water supply.\"\nPresident A. C. Bowness t hen reviewed in brief form as the hour was\ngetting late, the water situation,\nsaying \"thnt he was very familiar\nwith the Conditions on they exist today, nnd that while be was Mayor of\nthe ('ity last year, the water problem was thc one lhat had caused\nthe Council more anxiety than nny\nother or nil together, The trouble\nwas tbat the present system wna all\nlaid in wooden pipes whlcb In bla o-\nHlderod them of no use; they wore con\nslderefl them of no iho; they were con\ntinually leaking and causing endless\ntrouble. During the last year he bad\nheld office, there had been 188 leaks\ntbat had had to be repaired on the\nmain line, thnt Is between the City\nlimits and the reservoir. If the capital could have been raised bc would\nbe strongly in favor of laying the\nwhole system with Iron pipes.\nIt was moved and seconded by\nMessrs. Darling and Ryan that the\ncommittee on civic matters look Into\nthe protection of the source nf our\nwater supply, etc., and work In conjunction with the City Council\u00E2\u0080\u0094carried,\nA motion wan made thnt the\nbest thanks of the Board should be\ngiven tn the City council for the use\nI of the City Hnll ln which to hold\ntheir meetings.\nMr. I. Manning brought to the attention of the Board the ds/rucrful\nrondltlou of the Chinese hulldinra In\nfront of the station and wanted to\nknow If something could not be done\nto have them removed.\nMessiH. Ward and Hyatt were appointed to look into the possibility\nof erecting a building near the station for the purpose of fitting It up\nand UNlug anme for nn exhibition\nball for our natural resources.\nMeeting Adjourned"@en . "Newspapers"@en . "Cranbrook (B.C.)"@en . "Prospector_1914-03-14"@en . "10.14288/1.0200789"@en . "English"@en . "49.5080556"@en . "-115.746944"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . 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