"409b67c4-f07e-40bb-8520-b121cbc96af9"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2011-10-05"@en . "1914-02-06"@en . "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."@en . ""@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xabpost/items/1.0168606/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " { -i . '! \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDn! (/. \"hoi- \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'-\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD;\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'' ..'.(M- OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE GRAND LOYAL ORDER OF BOOSTERS Vol. VII., No, > 19 ABBOTSFORD, B,' ti, FRIDAY, FEB. 6 1914 $1.00 per Year i OPPOSED TO PRESENT S All having keys for the New Williams Drop Head Sewing Machine contest are requested to bring them to the Store on Friday, Feb. 20. The holder of the key unlocking the sealed lock will receive Machine. Remember that with, every two dollar purchase you get a key. There are only a few more of the kevs lef. . Scene of the Recent Fire\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD The Building Next the Hotel was Totally Destroyed v _J Within a littte over a year, Abbotsford has been again visited by fire. This time just across the street and on a Friday morning. In- December'--o\"i'1912,-onr:a-Saturday*1 morning\"fife 'broke out. in' the Gazley block. This, including'Mr. Alanson's hardware store, Mr. Brooke's general store, the B. C. - Telephone central, Whalen restaurant and Mr. McCallum's real estate office were totally destroyed, the loss being in the neighborhood of' $32,000. Since' then the Gazley block has been rebuilt, also Mr..Alanson's store, while two other new buildings, Lee's bakery and Copping's butcher shop,-have been erected on the burned area. -The origin of that costly fire, like the one on Friday morning last, still remains .a mystery. During that fire, Mr. Taylor's building and the Commercial Hotel had a very narrow escape from being destroyed. CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION .. ELECT OFFICERS A fairly well attended meeting of lhe Conservative Association was held on Friday evening last at which the following officers were elected for the ensuing year Honorary Presidents, Hon. R. L. Borden, Sir Richard McBride. Honorary Vice-Presidents, S .A. Cawley, M. L. A. Col. J. D. Taylor, M. P. President, J. A. McGowan.' , ' Secretary, Dr. T. A. Swift. Treasurer, S. .A. Morley. Committee\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDMessrs A. Harrop, H. McKinnon, D. Blair, J.\" Higginson, W. Taylor, R. A. Trethewey. AVILL HAVE WIDER RIGHT OF WAY SUMAS MUNICIPALITY Re SUNDAY SHOOTING BY-LAW A By-Law Forbidding Shooting on the Lord's Day in the Municipality of Sumas, B. C, havng been pasr sedjn the year 1912, is still in force and I hereby wish the public to know that it is my intention to enforce the By-law from this date. Mr. Oliver Blatchford has been appointed Municipal Constable, and any complaints you may have as regards any. infringement of the law may be laid before Mr. Blatchford who has been ordered to attend to the enforcement of the law. Dated this Fifth day of February 1-914.' ,- (Signed) FRANK MUNROE Reeve. The B. C. Electric Railway Company has made arrangements with the parties controlling the Pope pro perty located along the Fraser Valley \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD line, near nDennison, whereby the Company acquires the right to remove all the standing .timber a- long - the right of way. This property extends for three-quarters of a mile along the Fraser Valley line and on it are many tall trees which have been a constant menace to the Electrical equipment of the B. C. Electric. The unfortunate lengthy interruption of the tram, light and power sevice in the South Fraser district which occured last week was the result of several trees on this tract falling across the wires, this completely disrupting the Company's service. Prior to this serious interruption, other trees from the tract had fallen and interferred with the Company's service, as a result of which negotiations were some time ago started for the right to remove the timber.' These negotiations reached a successful-conclusion and the company has already cleared away all standing timber on either side of the line which menaced its power lines. The removal of the dangerous timber from the Pope tract leaves, only one .point on the Fraser Valley line where danger from fallen trees is to be feared, this being located near Craig's. Work is now in progress on the logging of the tract and will be completed by June. At 3 o'clock Friday morning January 30th, fire was noticed in the rear of a store building occupied by Wm. Taylor of Henderson & Taylor, Laud Surveyors. An alarm was immediately turned in, but before action could be taken the whole building was a mass of smoke and flame. A bucket' brigade was soon in action however,' endearvoring to save the adjoining buildings and particularly the large building, formerly the Com mercial Hotel. The heat for a time was intense and the annex to the hotel building was soon in flames but- by the heroic efforts of the bucket brigade who kept throwing water on the roof and sides of the building further progress of the fire was stayed and was confined to the one building. Too much credit cannot be given to those who constituted the impromptu bucket briigade and the work they accomplished was unbelievable to any person who visited the scene of the fire after it had burned itself out. A regular fire depart- could not have done more. The destroyed building was owned by Mr. Simon Fraser, of Salmon Arm, B. C, and as far as is known no insurance was carried. Mr. Taylar lost everything he had in the building, including valuable records and instruments His loss would easily figure up to $2,000 with no insurance. It is somewhat of a mystery how the fire was started, as it was first noticed in an unoccupied portion of the building. Mr. Taylor was in his office in the front of the building up to 9 o'clock the evening before and there was no fire in his heater stove when he went home. Many people who had been spending the evening out at an evening party passed the place as late as 1:30 a.m. and everything appeared serene at that time. Side Lights From the Fire Who found the well. Gum boots and pajamas are the latest creations in spring styles for firemen. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD The secretary of the board of trade acted as firechief in the absence of the regular chief,, and his handling of the brigade was very creditable Assistant Chief Vanetta and Mr. Taylor did yoeman service with the fire extinguishers. Our worthy station agent was also very much in evidence, but the night was too dark and stormy to allow his cow to view the conflagration. \"J. J.\".is reported to have had one of his feet wet, he forgot to put his rubbers on. Mr. Anderton did excellent work on the roof of the Comerclal. The collector of customs thought he was back on the old Hyack brigade in New Westminster . VALENTINE EVENINC Next Thursday evening, February 12th, the regular bi-monthly \"open house\" at the residence of Mrs. J. F. Boyd, in connection with St. Matthew's Church: will be \"Valentine Evening\" and the young ladies of the church will have valentines, etc., for sale during the evening. All are invited and everybody welcome. No admission, but a collection will be taken up. The undersigned land owners in the Sumas Diking-District beg humbly to petition the government of British Columbia as follows: WHEREAS the so-called Diking Commissioners are making application to the Legislative Assembly ofc. British Columbia to the effect as set \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD out in the following notice: WHEREAS 1 is doubtful if the so called comissioners have had any legal status-for some four years since the Sumas Develoment Company finally notified the commissioners that it declined to proceed with the dyking works: AND WHERREAS this application missioners have not had their accounts audited nor furnished a state ment- to the land owners as we understand they were instructed to do some five years ago by the provincial government: AND WHERREAS this application to the Legislature has been made without the knowledge or sanction of the land owners: AND WHEREAS the undersigned- land owners of Sumas Dyking District hae no confidence in. thte present so-called commissioners: WE THEREFORE beg to request that the application of the so-called commissioners be not granted. I Propertyholder No of ac. C. St. G. Yarwood 253 W. L. Blatchford'..'. 150 A. A. Serl 183 H. R. Harris 10 Angus Campbell .\". 207 Thos F. York 160 C. A. Lamson ! 185 L. O. Lamson 80 Malcolm McGillivray .: : 80 I. R. Campbell 40 E. B. McPhail 20 Wm. Petapiece 180 Chas Beebe 40 ' N. E. Curtis 75 G. C. Kenny 39 J. H. Huggard 240 H. W. Vanderhoof 290 Edith Remington' 120 M. G, Fadden < 37% F. S. Garrison 193 A. Boley 232 P. Campbell 250 Fred and A. Fooks 325 A. B. Starr 200 Susan H. Huggard 96 Elmer E. Austin 75 Wm. Everett -'- 134' Charles Everett \". 72 Jas. Barr 7 65 T. W. Jones 8 Gilbert Cox HO Stuart and Jardine 720 D. McGregor 370 The following is the attached notice: \"Notice is hereby given (hat an application will be made at jthe Legislative Assembly of British Columbia at its next session on behalf of the Commiseioners of the S.uma'j Dyking District for an Act to ainnd Cap. 7 of the Statutes of B. C, 1905, known as the \"Sumas Development Company, Limited' Act, 1905\" by adding thereto clauses to the following effect, viz.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD (1) That the Commissioners act- ign under the said acts shall have full power and authority to make for all.or any of the work specified in the said Act, not only witht the Sumas Development Company, Limited, but with any other individual (Continued.on Page Four) \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDiiMtuiiJUIJIBlUllMMBlMMIMiaJMLI' mWSBSmaSBBUi THE ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFORD', B. C. THE ABBOTSFORD POST. Published Every Friday by Tho Post Publishing Company A weekly Journal devoted to the interests of Abbotsford and district Advertising rates made known on application Our Shibboleth\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDNeither for ,nor agin', the Government Friday, February 7th, 1914 Premier McBride sounded a good key-note at Victoria the other day when he urged tho delegates to \"stifle their feelings, of local.Jealousy.\" so that'the exhibitions migh{ be a succesB. - One of the saving graces of the different communities of the province is the local pride, taken-in the locality in which the poeple live, but sometimes this local pride can be carried too far, making it unpleasant for the people of a small town\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDyou know' what wo mean. It is not an uncommon thing for those living in -a community to say and do things to\"the residents of the same community, just simply bccauso local matters canot b looked upon with mutual admiration. This is indeed a sorry state of affairs and, sticks out pretty prominently In Abbotsford sometimes. It would be bettor to cut it out. Elsewhere In this issue will be found a lotter from the Reeve of the Sumas Municipality regarding Sunday shooting. This by-law was passed in- 1912 and has not been thoroughly enforced since that date, and this paper is pleased to see the law enforced now, for the safety of the people on Sunday. There are so many people who are careless with guns that dur ing the shooting season it is hardly safe for one to walk along the roads There are many good men with guns, but there are also many poor men. Many poeple'will appreciate the stand taken by the reeve in this matter and no doubt will back him .up in carrying out the law. LIKttEiALS SI'RAK CRESTON The people of Sumas Dyking District are petitioning the provincial government not to grant the privileges to the present dyking commissioners that they are asking for,, and a largely signed petition from both ends of the Valley is being sent to Victoria, accompanied by delegates from the municipality. This is right, as it will strengthen the hands of the Premier in granting to the people their wishes. - \ Those who signed the petition, without exception are strongly in favor of a scheme for dyking the lands of the lake but as the present so-called commissioners have never taken the people into their confidence to the extent that the people should wish, the property owners are not to bo blamed for the action they are at present taking. It is the firm opinion of many that the diverting of the Vedder river, in the-present dyking scheme is a most dangerous thing as it makes the present property-holders liable for any damages that might result from the overflow of the Vedder during'a time of freshet.\" This might be ruinous even resulting to the extent of $75,000 per \"season,-so the Star is informed by some who are in a position to know. The present prepertyholders cannot afford to take such chances. Take for example that the present scheme went through, and the/lake was pumped dry, the land divided into 10 20\"or 30 acre plots as is likely would be, and settlers on all this land, with homes, property producing a crop, it can then readily be seen what damage could be. done by a breaking away of'the Vedder from the course which would be allotted to it under the present dyking scheme. All these settlers as we understand it, and we think we are correct, could come on the owners of the present propertyholders or future owners for damages\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDa: very serious state of affairs indeed. ' We all wish to see the dyking of the lands of Sumas Lake an accomplished, fact, but should not go into the present dyking scheme or any other that has. any possibility, of bringing a disaster to the present or future residents of the Sumas Municipality. ' The Liberal parly leaders, II. C. Brewster and John, Oliver arrived.at Creston one day last week to make'a speech and were met by a delegation of citizens. In the evening a mass meeting was held in the Mercantile Hall, where it is said that a splendid house greeted the speakers and listened atentlvely until a late hour. R. M. Reid acted as chairman in the absence of President Dow . Mr. Brewster spoke on tho land, financial and, Oriental immigration question and was warmly aplauded Mr. Oliver took the main portion of the evening in an able address.' He dealt with the platform adopted by the Conservatives in 19 02, and showed how it had never been put in effect. He also showed the unreliability of maps issued by the land department, exposed the coal lands manipulation throughout th eprovince, and showed up the insincerity of the government in Asiatic immigration. The record of Mr. Bowser in his at tempts at costitutional legislation which has cost the country so dearly was dealt with. Mr. Oliver also gave a detailed explanation of the workings of the Liboral plank of compensation for workingmen. Mr. Oliver seaking in regard to between the price paid by the railway company to the construction company to the, sub-contractors represents the difference between the actual cost of the road and the a- mo'unt for which the road is made liable an dfor which you must pay.'I believe a considerable portion of the difference between actual and supposed cost of the railway was expended in securing a one-sided legislature so that there might be neither criticism or' expose of the methods of the McBride government. .-. .^ . Then consider the agreement, as' it relates-to the gifts.of land for town- sites,- free of taxation until. alienated The purchasers of lots in .these townsites must provide streets, bridges, sidewalks, sewers, light,' water, schools, police and ;flre protection not only for their own property, but for that of .the ra ilway as well. To all these things McBride has a complete answer. He says you are thrashing a dead horse. The people have endorsed my action in these things, andr having done so I have their authority to go on. And that is unfortunately too true. That you endorsed the government in doing these things not fully realizing tho objectionable features, their11 tar- reaching importance' and effects is my. firm belief. I believe that had the people- known what was-invoivod the Canadian Northern Railway Com (;UKi a3 a\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD fact thoy had liule op It has been said' that the loaning of money by the provincial government for the scheme, on the lands of the Municipality now underlying the present lake, would be a very large undertaking, but if the lands are worth'reclaiming, it should not he considered a more serious undertaking than osme- of the big dyking schemes now under way in other parts of the world. The dyking of the Delta and the Matsqui have proved successful, and that should be a good criterion to go by. It is diffeent,- with the Oriental. His color sets\" him off from the rest of us so \"far as to. make of him a marked man. It may be urged thatthis ought not'to make any difference,- that a man is a man, no matter what the tint of his skin. ' Granted, but this is a democracy, and people must be taken as they are. , We cannot fraternise with colored peoples as we do with each other. They feel just as we do about it. We cannot do the business of a Democracy with people so strongly set off from us in racial character. Their presence among us in great numbers raises the most explosive questions\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'-questions of sex, marriage, school life, church life, business life, travelling, problems,- questions of all sorts of mingling. Perhaps these questions ought not to come up, but to urge that is silly \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthey will come up. The nation\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDevery nation\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDmust keep out peoples whose presence will complicate this matter of democratic solidarity. They must be kept out, not bcause they are inferior, but in many cases they are so different. For these reasons California is right in her effort to keep out the Japanese. For similar\" reasons:the Japanese are right in all the laws they may have enacted, or may enact, to prevent the domestication of large .numbers of Americans there. They can vote us ont of their club with perfect propriety We can and must vote1 them out of our club. They are not clubbable with the great masses of the greatest Causcasian club in the world, the United States.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDCollier's Weekly; If residents of this town and district believe in the locality they are living in thy should lose no time in their endeavor to make their home town and its vicinity an even more dsirable location. Those who have come and saw for themselves what tl^ey v/ere previously given to understand was true owe it as a duty to others to pass on the good news.- The past has proven many things\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthe future -will prove even more. Behind the confidence of these who have lived here for a number of years, there are reasons sufficient to hold these people here for many year's, as most cf them have done well since becoming a resident of the district. In the mind of many this town stands on the threshold of greater progress and prosperity than it has ever known. That the future will mean \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD much for the town will be proven. Development along many lines is sure to come. With this progrss will come many more people and with more people greater prosperity. It is not expected that progress will follow with thundering rapidity, but it is sure Greater Progress Is Sure coming and without the evil consequen- Our Future Lot ces of a boom we all trust. Everyone who is interested in the prospect of a greater and more prospeous community shuld boost this town and district. People should be advised that ours is one of the best localities in the Fraser Valley proof of which is available on every hand. A large.number of citizens and farmers have been resting on their oars during the past twelve months, but with every indication of btter and more prosperous times they should resume the good work where they left off and con- tinu a system of sane publicity. If this is done, greatr things than have yet been accomplishd will become a reality. This paper with the printing and publishing plant which issues it is at the servce of the communty, and anything that cannot be printed at this office must ndeed bean exceedingly difficult piece of work. Theeditor has the best and most up-to-date plant in the Fraser Valley, and that is not meant as an idl boast, but genuine reality. For boosting our services can be secured at a most reasonable figure, and with something thrown in. pany and its dealings with the pro ,vincial government spoke as follows: The Liberal parly are and have been in the past in favor of aiding tho construction of railways-* for' the purposos of provincial development Wo claim, however that in assisting railways the following conition . a- mongst others should be complied with: The road should opon up new territory. The charges against tho road should be limited to its actual cost. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD There should be actual and offective control of rates, passenger, freight and express, by tho government. I think that you- will agree with mo that these are reasonable and necessary provisions. Let us .consider for a few moments how\" the McBride government has n dealt with railway corporations. If you turn to the agreement of 1910 between the government and the Canadian Northern railway you will find that the government guaranteed the bonds of this company to the'extent of $21,000,000 principal also the interest at 4 per cent for 40 years. $33,600,000, or a total liability of $54,600,000. By the agreement of 1912-.. as amended in 1913 the government' guaranteed this railway's bonds to the amount of $10,- 325,000, and interest thereon of $17, 655,750, or a total,liability of $27,- 980,750. By the -A\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDts of 1913 the government guaranteed the i bonds .'of this 'railway to the extent of $1,981,000, and interest thereon $1,981,000, or a total of $3,171,000. . The government also' guaranteed the .terminal bonds of this railway company to the extent of $10,000',- 000, and interest thereon $16,665,- 000, or a grand total of $26,665,000 Or a grand total of provincial liability in aid of the Canadian Northern Pacific company of $112,416,750 Premier McBride assures you that you will never be called upon to pay one cent of this money. I have known the premier to make many statements, which to put it mildly, were economical as regards the truth, I will venture the assertion that here to-night that you will have to pay a very large proportion of the amounts for which the province is liable, if not directly thro' the provincial treasury, then indirectly through the medium of excessive rates. Let us turn for a moment -to the 1910 agreement and we find in addition to the bonds guaranteed by the government' that te company is authorized to issue bonds to the extent of $25,000 per mile, also capital shares to the extent of $25,000,000, making a charge of- $641,000,000, against 600 miles of road without a terminus. - The company also has power to issue an unlimited amount of bonds for terminal purposes. The clause in the-agreement purporting to give the government control of rates is so conditioned that interest, not upon the actual cost of the road, but upon the whole amount of stocks and bonds must be provided before any reduction in rates can take place. In this agreement and in the company's act of incorporation there are special provisions which enable an immense liability to be charged against the railroad company for which no value is given. The railway company may pay its engineers, contractors, etc., in cash or stock or in bonds of. the railway company, or partly in one and partly in the other Mackenzie & Mann as managing directors of the railway company, are enabled to contract with Mackenzie & Mann as the construction company, and Mackenzie & Mann as man aging directors and owners of the construction company contract with various sub-contractors to actually build the road, and the difference portunity to know) that they woui'J hav<; condemned the McBride administration. But will hopo that even at this late date the electors will carefully consider the torrlblo position in wliich this province wlTl be oventually placed If tho present policy is persisted In, and that you will by your votes upon tho earliest possible occasion call a halt upon the present administration and v insist progressive business administration. Timber Policy \"When the present McBride government camo i;ito power, there were in existence a^number of timber leases covering a considerable area. There were also a number of special licenses to cut timber on the crown lands renewable from year to year. The only real object of the licenses was evidently to enable the small operator who could not,afford to survey and carry a large leasehold to operate over an area of 640 acres, immediately the present government came into power the lumber speculator brought influence to bear, upon the government to so change the law as to allow the acquisition of immense tracts for speculative purposes. Special licenses were only good for 640 acres, the original intent being to limit the holding to that area, but the government left a hole big enough for millions of acres to'go-through simply by providing for staking by agents, and alio wing an applicant to obtain so many licenses as he could carry. At first the yearly license was extended to five years.then to twenty-one and finallyaslongas the land contained merchantable timber.. In the short space of three years some ten million-acres of the best timber in the province were alienated in* this manner. The revenue received so far has amounted tosomettiing like---? 8',- 000,000 while, tlie present value of the holdings-is estimated\" by competent authority at upwards of $400, 000,000;, _\" \"r-< 'The., difference between what the government have received and the present value of the holdings represents the loss to the province by the determined policy of the government . to give' the speculator chance However the government say that they have the right to raise the rentals and the royalties at any . time they see fit. I admit that they have the legal .right to do so, but I deny that they' have the courage to do so as they are inherently weak in the spine as witnessed by the fact that on two occasions they have atemptod to raise the royalties, and both times have withdrawn from their position at the demand of the lumbermen. \"The Liberal party recognizes the difficulties the manufacturer of lumber has to contend with. Thoy re- cogniso the difference which exists betweon a nmnufacturng concern which in order to protoct its Invested capital, had to securo a largo numb-' orof special licenses to ensure a future suply and that of a speculator holding as an investment and for sale as a profit In tho interests of lumber manufacturers and of business genorally we are of tho'opinion that thoro. should be stability of tenure; that rents and royalties should bo fixed for doflnlte periods, and that there should bo jio sudden 'changes in the amounts, but that any in- ccroase should take effect. only after sufficient notice for manufactur- rs to adjust t hemselves to the changed conditions. In future no timber should be disposed of until surveyed and cruised, and then only in open competition.\" NOT THE SAME AS HOME The delegates from Hatzic and Mis sion City to the recent Fruit Growers convention at Victoria all report as having a pleasant time, although some are of the opinion that the \"chuck\" put up at the Empress Hotel was not quite as good as mother used to make, while neither were the movies in the same class as the Victor Theatre. But then itt's hard to. please- everybody.' & Abbotsford Livery, Feed and Sales Stables When you require a comfortable rig;. one that feels good and looks good; ring up CURRIE & McKENZIE -j). \ 'Ml . Now is the time to selecf your Cockrels for breeding. We nave a fine selection of choice White Rocks to choose from. 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Granby Rubbers.were made for wear\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDto look well besides\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD' but wear, it is on this they have made their wonderful reputation. The finest materials, the most skillful workmen, and a factory pride in the product; that's a combination lhat'3 hard to beat. Try us on any kind of footwear. We keep only the best. GEO. C. CLARK . ABBOTSFORD, B.C. . \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD= I BS\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDBB\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDEBi8S!&a\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDmW&m3&B&EBS8S!SLmX&mSl&Z 55323222 mmmtmmwmtSmmima *. ABBOTSFORD, B. C - Strictly first-class in every respect.- The.- bar'.'is stocked with the best of wines, liquor and cigars, \" RATES, $1.50 TO $2.00 PER DAY A.J, HENDERSON & SONS QCBB=| PROPRIETORS ^mmsmmm^msmiiiimi^^& BUTCHER Pork, Mutton, Meef, Veal, Pork Sausages, Wieners and Balogna always on hand. Fish every Thursday mssmsmmm^mma^^wx^^^m^^L^^SSmmi President, Chas. Hill-Tout Secretary> S, A/Morley of Abbotsford, B.C. Meeting Held First Monday of Each Month .... Write the secretary, regarding manufacturing sites with unexcelled snipping facilities and cheap power or information regarding thefarin and fruit la'nds of the district, and industries already established, , Jjj i\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD<,.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'i "Print Run: 1910-1924

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