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BC Historical Newspapers
The Abbotsford Post was published in Abbotsford, in the Fraser Valley region of southwestern British Columbia. The Post was published and edited by John Alexander Bates, and it was the first paper targeted specifically at the Abbotsford area. The paper has since been bought and sold a number of times, and continues to be published to this day under the title of the Abbotsford News.
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With which is incorporated "The Huntingdon Star" :jjg^rjL'j :ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½..ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ .-b. sm,ii.,ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½.>i.ju. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½.jjï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½i1-..... Vol. XX.,.No. 2 6' 4BB0TSF0RD, B, C. FRIDAY, NOV. 5, 1920 <*$$$*> 8 SI.00 per Year PREMIER MEIGHEN iii HUNTINGDON, TO THK FRONT Spoalcing Lo an audience that Tilled tlie auditorium and 'overflowed on the stage behind tho acono, UL. Hon. Arthur Mcigliou on' Friday last, laid before' tho pooplo of New Westminster and district, a most convincing presentation of the government's record, and of its programme and policy for the future. 1-lu proved that (he government, during its three years of. office, had fulfilled to tho letter the mandate given in December, .1917, Lo carry on the war; had . then proccded to give effect Lo the spirit of that mandate by dealing '..with the post-war problems, and in this had achieved substantial success in big things actually done; and now, with an election coming, perhaps sooner than the Opposition desires, is laying before the people of Canada a programme and a policy of strength and substance, a progressive policy, in contrast Lo the Opposition's programme, which he described as one of the "jig dancing and vaudeville." Mr. Meighen asserted supreme confidence that, in perspective, the record of the. government would-stand justified in the eyes of tlie Canadian people. The Prime Minister refuted Lhe assertion'that the administration is dominated "by theJ big-interests, and quoted facts and figures to show that on the contrary it has taxed wealth Lo Lhe utmost; he denied that the adminisratiou "is reactionary, and in proof laid before his audience a record of progressive legislation; on the tariff question he stated plainly where tho administration stands and charged that the Opposition leader does not tell where he stands A problem unique in the history of the school authorities confronts tho local board. School children have taken up bootlegging.. A little girl, thrilled with the romance of carrying a bottle secretly and the mysterious, power of passing along something that is so eagerly, sought, obtained secret, entrance to the parental cellar and favored boys who know the rendezvous could obtain a. drink of the choking "firewater." ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½_ It was alsa possible to get a whole bottle, and the price was just what the purchaser could afford to pay. One went for twenty-Live cents, another I'or half a. dollar,' and a third was much more cosily, netting seventy-five cents Lo the young vendor. Such extraordinary prices were soon noised abroad, as they differed greatly from the usual figures; and as children are inclined to boast of "deeds of daring do," exposure came, and, fearing punishment, the little adventuress- fled from home. Twelve-year-old ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ legs can not compete lonw against a pursuing auto, and now the girl is visiting at a distance.ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Columbian. WOULD ABOLISH THE iN'KAK I-UBR BARS friends but seeks votes by suiting his tariff policy Lo the atmosphere wherever he may be. The big audience gavo Mr Meighen an attentive hearing. There was little attempt at heckling, most of Lhe interruptions being irrelevant and quickly squelched. Frequent applause grotcd the speaker. ' although there was no great outourst of enthusiasm. The Premier's ad- dross was not of a iniiure calculated to cause-such an outburst. it was not oratorial; it did not appeal to the emotions or prejudices of the audience. But it was a wonderfully lucid and logical presentation of Lhe case, buttressed but notencumbered by facts and figures, grouped and presented in a masterly manner. A favorite cry against the administration, said Mr. Meighen in his opening sentences, is that it. is a government not I'or Lhe common people but dominated by the "big interests*' and with their invisible hand directing its movements. This is not a new cry; if is an old song, ever in the mouth of the demagogue, as old as democratic government at least, lie disregards it unless some concrete fact can be produced to bear it. out. In this instance the form this accusation Lakes is that tlie administration is alleged to have done something at the expense of the people to favor tho sugar refiners. Mr Meighen briefly reviewed the history of the sugar situation. The .Board of Commerce had stepped in-to .protect Lhe public in a rising market.. When raw sugar had risen, to twice or three times what Lhe refiners had paid for Lhe sugar which they were then selling in its refined state, thay had not then allowed to sell on the "replacement basis" as thoy would have done in ordinary way of of basis,-but forced-to sell at the actual cost plus three cents for refining, plus a profit of one-fifth of a cent per pound, which had been their ordinary margin of profit. By that action Lhe Board of Commetco, the consumers were enabled to buy sugar at from four to thirteen cents per pound lower than the consumers of the .United '-States were forced to pay. Then came the falling market; it fell quicker than had been anticipated. TlVe refiners were caught with large stocks of the raw sugar which they could not sell in competition with the U. S. stocks, where the rate war was in progress They appealed to the government and the government replied that thoy could do nothing, despite the fact that the refiners said they stood to lose twenty millions, more than the entire capitalization of all the refineries in Canada. Again the refiners appealed and again they were refused aid. The government felt that they had a good case, but there was no power to .intervene. Parliament had not given the government that power. Then the refiners went to tho Board of. Commerce, and they got an order. . "1 returned to Ottawa one morning to find that that order had been issued," said Premier Meghen. '.'A council of the government was called." and within twelve hours, that order was suspended," (Applause)., "Within five days we had a hearing; wc did not feel that would be fair to make our decision final without a hearing. In just twenty-eight minutes, we decided that the refiners had not made out a case- and cancellation of the order was made final. That order never went into effect, owing to the, prompt action of the government."' "But i don't wonder that people are talking about sugar when one considers the words of the leader of the opposition. When Mr. Mackenzie King hoard of that order, he exclaimed: 'At last 1 have got a platform.' and he has been talking sugar over since. The order has been suspended, without ever having been in effect when Mr. King delivered his first speech about it. But he had his speech prepared and he had to deliver it." (Laughter.) Mr.. Meighen said that strangely enough ho is accused of being an autocrat and, also of being a mere puppet in the hands of the "big interests." Me did not know how the latter idea got into circulation. He had not. been reared in that athos-' phero, had never had any business dealings with large business interests But he drew attention to the fact that this government had nationalized 20,000 miles of railways, and he had not. heard of the big Interests, urging this course. No one with an honest mind could say but that that course had been pursued, adversely to and in defiance of the large business'interests-of the country. Iu the matter of taxation, he asked his audience to "tell him" of any country where the large.. interests- are taxed to an extent even,approaching the drastic manner in which they are taxed in Canada, and by this government which is.the target, of .light and reckless slurs for bigoted party purposes. "Mr. King says he will have an income tax graduated to bear most heavily an those, most able to meet it, as if this were a bright idea of his own, an idea no one ever had before thought of." (Laughter). "But did he over tell you what the present income tax ' is?-"..He'll never tell you that. But "I will.'.' Then Mr. Meighen proceeded to sIioav how the income tax is graded. On an income of $5,000. it is $126; .$10,000, 1619; $20,000, $2,- 089; $30,000, $4,084; $50,0000, (Continued on Page Three) Hon. John Oliver in. his. election manifesto issued from Vancouver on Wednesday, deals first with what in a general way will be the L&sis of the ; Moderation Act, and concludes with 'a declaration that legislation provid- | ing for more effective control of near ! beer bars will be considered. j* In opening his reference to the ' moderation issue, the Premier recalls the government enactment providing the referendum .and quotes the two questions on the ballot: which do you prefer 1. The present Prohibition Act or 2. An act to provide for government-control and sale in'sealed packages of spirituous and malt liquors? The premier then proceeds as follow : "The electors by a majority of nearly two to one, decided in favor of the second .question*on the ballot paper, and the only question for tlie consideration of ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ the.! legislature is how the will-of the, people ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ as expressed at the-poll shall be given effect. The government 'does not interpret the result of the vote' as an instruction authorizing- the return of the bar or the drinking saloon, but rather as an instruction to make available for use. both spirituous and malt liquors in reasonable quantities and at a reasonable price, subject to restrictions which will prevent abuses. "It is the function of the Legushi- tive^Assembly-tb originate and enact legislation in accordance with "the* desire of the electorate, an J it is not the intention of the government, to usurp the powers and dut'es of the legislature- in this respoct. Legislation prepared by a legislative assembly, newly elected and acini," under the direct instruction of elm doctors, is much more likoly to be effective aud workablo than legislation prepared'in advance of an election.. Under the Bowscr-McBridc regime a practice ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ prevailed of bills being prepared and agreements entored into- without consulting the people's representatives, and submitted to the legislature for adoption, with the alternative of defeat of tlie government and dissolution of the legislature. This practice tended to make the 'legislature a'body for recording the decisions of members of the executive rather than a body charged with the duty of originating and enacting legislation, the administration of which was the "duty of the executive council. In other words the effect was to make the. administration superior to the legislature, rather than upholding the true position, that the legislature should be superior1 to the administration.. The present government is not an auLocraLic, but a democratic body and does not propose, that the functions of the legislature shall be usurped by the administration. There arc, however, essential features in connection with the control of the liquor traffic, upon which the proposition of the ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ administration may very properly be stated in advance of the pending election, in the opinion of the administration, to.secure effective control of the liquor traffic, if will be necessary to apply to the Dominion parliament for legislation under which the provincial government would have effective authority to control the sources of.supply, to "the. extent necessary to pro-, vent such sources of supply being made a basis from which liquor could be obtained in contravention of the provincial statute. This suggested control might be obtained in one of several different ways- but the principle which should govern should be the one which should cause the least disturbance to legitimate business at the same time obtaining the maximum efficiency of control. The administration is also of the opinion that the sale of malt and spirituous liquors to. boys and girls under the age of 21 should be entirely prohibited....... It will probably be found that the most effective control of individuals will be obtained througu a system ot permits, which would be effective (Continued on Last P.'-.ge,' PERSONALS Mrs. were in Preston arid Vancouver on Mrs. Bridges Monday. Dr. and Mrs. B. "Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Nightingale were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Whitchelo on Sunday. Mrs. B. B. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Smith visited frierids here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Firiott have gone to New Westminster to reside. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ M'rs. Cope of Vancouver visited Mrs. Preston last week. The Misses Gatenby, of Ladner, wore visitors in town recently. Parent-Teachers' meeting on Tuesday 3 p. m. in the school. Ladies' Aid at Mrs. Mclnnes' on Wednesday. Mrs. McMenemy visited Mrs. /Thomas, Mission City, this week. Among those , who attended the meeting held at Chilliwack-on Monday, addressed, by Hon." Sir' Arthur Meighan, were Mr. Weir, Mr. Eric Weir, Mr. McCallum, Mr. ,J. A, McGowan, Dr. Swift, Mr. Weston, Rev. W. Robertson, Capt. and Mrs. Whitchelo and Mr. Davis, Vye. ARIilTSFOKI) A CONVENTION ClfNTKH FOR TOLITICIANS DANCE AT VYE A pleasant evening was spent at Vye on Saturday when a dance was given in honor of Mr. B. A. McDonald whose birthday it was. Among those present were: and Mrs. Whitchelo, Mr. and Fraser <and two daughters; Mr. Mrs. :Davis, Miss Georgie Davis Mr. Ed Davis',''Mrs. Whipple; Barnctt. son and daughter; Mr. Mrs.- Alex. McDonald, Mr. and Mr. Mrs. aud and Mrs. and Mrs. The conventions in Abbotsford ori Wednesday is responsible for thï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½. nomination of Hon. E. D. Barrow as the Liberal candidate'; and Mr. J. C. Robertson as the candidate in the Conservative cause. A" large number of the delegates came from Chilliwack and about half as many from this end of the riding arid other outside ,points. Mr. Barrow's was the only name mentioned and he was nominated by ?/Irs. J. F. Semple of Chilliwack and seconded by Mr. Alex. Morrison of Mt. Lehman. 'He addresesd the convention giving an account of his stewardship, dealing particularly ' with the Sumas reclamation scheme and the soldier settlement board. At- the' Conservative convention the .names of Mr. William Atkinson of Chilliwack and Mr. J. C Robertson of Atchelitz were chosen, the lat- ler in case that the former would n,pt accept. Mr. Atkinson has decide;1, that his business will require all his time and the mantle has fallen on Mr. J. C. RoberLson. Mr. Robertson is an old timer and a man who stands high in the estimation of the people of Chilliwack", where his home is, but he is well known throughout the Chilliwack ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ riding. Mr. Frank Mackenzie, of Delta, spoke at the Conservative convention ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ It will bo a good fight in Chilliwack, with, the chances that both moll will have" to do some tall bust- , ling between now and election day. Chas. Bingham, Miss McCrimmon: Mr. B. Tapp. Mr. [van McDonald entertained by playing on the piano and showing a number of the latest steps with Miss Robinson of Vancouver. "B. A." should have a birthday oftencr, was the expressed wish of the guests. A machine gun has arrived in town, a gift to the people of Abbotsford. Now the question is, where will it bo put, and the. matter will bo up to the Board of Trade. The Post would suggest that the entrance over the G. W. V. A. club'rooms would bo an excellent place for it. Mrs. visitors: D. in SmiLli and Mabel were Vancouver this week. m Have you visited the Slaughter Sale? This is a real sale with real sales. What about your Groceries? Why not buy them at a store where nothing but the first quality is kept; where every article is marked in plain figuresï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½the same prices to every person: the place where you get prompt and courteous treatment and service. Here are a few prices: The best bulk tea sold everywhere for G5<* Our price per lb Royal Crown Cleanser, a package ...... Squirrel Brand Peanut Butter in 1-lb. tins Golden West Soap, 6 bars in package .. . . .49* ... 5* ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½29* ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ 32* These are only a few of our prices, but a fair sample of our prices. We don't endeavor to give you some things for nothing and charge you a higher price for others. B. C. Phone, 4 Fanners' Phone 100* Mï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½m wmHHIHT"1 Esssasa 1-L .'>' ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ 'I* . PAGE TWO THE ABBOTSFORD POST ; Thursday, Nov. 4th, 1920. THE ABBOTSFORD POST Published Every Friday Member, of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers' Association. J. A-. Bates, Editor and Proprietor F RI DAY, N 0 VEM B ER 3, 19 2 0 Apj'^alii!^ on Us Record of Legislation aii(l.-Ad'iiiiuJstnition-7- ' the,Oliver government" is appealing to the peopleï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½the intelligent electors of British Columbiaï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½on its .record since 191(. .in legislation and administration; .and what a record! It is a n'c.cvd- of wasted opportunities, weak statesmanship, stupidity and awful incompetency, and when they go out. of power on the election day they will leave a heritage of many unredeemed promises, increased provincial debt without results, depleted treas-s liry, and the worst death blow to democratic government thai it is possible for any government to leave to its'succcssors. The great juryï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½the peopleï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½jwill in years 'to come wonder why they - stood the autocratic Oliver government as long as they did. When the present government took office they proceeded to obliterate, as far as it was possible all evidence of a previous Conservative government, thinking tliat they were there as Liberals, for all time to come. They started with the office carpets ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ at the government building and $9000 of the people's money was spent in putting in new carpets, softer chairs, easier lounges (.as they expected to do a lot of lounging) and larger cushions. Then they started on the P. G. E. and what a mess Oliver has made of it!It is a case of millions of dollars of wasted money in this case instead of thousands. And yet on their record, they want to bo sent back to finish the job. A few more years of such absolute incompetency and the next, government would, have to stand at the ground floor again and built up, the whole provincial structure being almost destroyed or made so weak and incompetent that it would be useless. The roads because they would not wear out fast enough, are in cases being abandoned and a new road to be built. Why not have kept the roads in repair? 6 The taxes of the province have been very greatly increased and so has the provincial debt, the latter being; increased some twenty seven millions of dollars in four years, while that former government that Oliver keeps telling us about increased the debt only about twelve millions in thirteen years, but had something to show for the money . . J'n 1916 the people voted away the bars but the pr.ohibtion act of this province was allowed to become such a laughing stock that when the people were again given the oportunity they voted in an entirely new system. Now with this new wish of the people on their hands the Oliver government go to the people without even drafting out the kind'of bill they will legislate if they are sent back to Victoria on December 1. In the meantime the - Premier, Dewdney's niisrepresenlative, contends" that it would be inexpedient for his government to formulate a policy and - then, within a few days possibly, hand it over to its successors-. The Premier knows what it did-to the Bowser Prohibition Act and naturally expects its successors, (Oliver does not really expect to occupy the treasury benches after December 1) to do worse to any government control act that the Oliver government might draw up; or is it perhaps that the Oliver government is not able owing to the.absolute incompetency, to draft up a really fair measure? But it will be all right there will be brains enough in the new Bowser government to draft up the new government control measure and see that it is carried out. There are people, not any political, party either. We refer to the members of a Methodist conference, who on behalf of their church sent Premier Bowser a resolution thanking him for the way the liquor act of the province of that day was being earned cut Oliver will of course remember this and knowing- what December will bring for him intends leaving the matter until after election. Then there was to be the abolition of patronage. Can the - Oliver government go backato the people and smiling say that thoy have abolished patronage? That they have not carried out their promise in this respect is a glaring fact instanced in oro- bribiy all ridings in the province.. They knew it was impossible to uo away with it, so have used it as a lever for future power. To cover the sins of the present government and to prevent discussion of the more important issues of the day the c*ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½-y it was Bowser who did it has.been the topic of the premier wh^re ever ne may go throughout the province. And what has been done to the civil service list of the produce? Compare the list of civil servants of today with that of the former government and you have the answer. Compare it with tne other provinces and you have your answer still further emphasized. But the unpardonable sin of the day has been committedï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½that of reaching too far considering the size- of the public treasury, lhe dominion railways, some 22,000 miles, have been taken, over by the Dominion government because these railways were unable to finance them. The companies had reached bevond their day and generation by building beyond/too far, from the settled parts of the Dominion, where there .was not business for them Jne Oliver government has encouraged settlements too far beyond the fringe of the settled parts of the province, with the result that new.and greater demands have been made on the government for. roads, schools and public, buildings; while at the same time there were thousands of acres open for cultivation purchase and settlement within easy distance of former roads where good schools could have been taken advantage of They have overreached themselves, and that is the reason our roads in the Fraser Valley, in the-Okanagan Valley--and in other older settled districts have not been properly looked after. If it was a small boy eating too much pie, we would say his eve was too big for y-r. stomach; but in considering Oliver it is different and one ip lively in class it absolute incompetency, and a mighty poor i It spells 'd-e-f-e-a-t' vmnmrrmrriT'inTiTTp-iTmnmSSWCai J. H. JONES Funeral Director AGENT FOR HEADSTONES 'hone Connection. Mission City '" -Wm.* Atkinson General Auctioneer and Live Stock, Specialist. 23 years among- the Stockmen of tjhe Fra^r Valley. Am fam'ilar with, fife different breeds of jive stack and their values. Address all communications to Box 34 Chillhvaefc, B. C Sometimes as soon as you give the operator a telephone number, from memory, you realize you have called the wrong number.' The first impulse is to hang up the receiver, but, you should wait and say to the other party, "Beg Pardon i'or calling-the wrong number." Then everybody feels all right again about it. If you hang up the receiver wihout acknowledging your ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½"-ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½'ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ the operator gets the blame when she tells the other .hat "there's ho one on the line." ' error, party that BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE Co. For a Good SmokeTry B.C. & Old .Sport GfGARS B. C. CiGAR FACTORY WILBERG ft WOLZ, props An Estmiate of Meighert- record to goto the people on. The splendid.' audiences in B". C. have not- been disappointed- iri Premier Meighen. The prime minister of Canada- sized up his hearers like the- experienced politician campaigner he is, and went right to the--Iieart- of those controversies that had been- brought before the public mind- by the.partisan utterances of the-Oupos- ition leader. Hon. W. L. Mackenie King, in the latter's tour of. the-west. Mr. Meighen knows,, the people of. the. west want direct handling of lhe public questions of the day, would be impatient of mere words and are looking for sound argument, fair statement and honest presentation of facts. In full measure he mer their expectation.';, even their demands.and effectively, it will be admitted, led his audience, even those who give grudging acknowledgement of- the -rreat and grand service rendered-to Canada by the able statesmen of the Union government, to a fuller knowledge of the important work carried ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½'mt in the public interest during the trying reconstruction period immediately after the close of tha war,,and a keener appreciation of tho masterly handling of the problems by the new premier and the men of administrative experience and- worth he has called to his cabinet. He led'them to realize also that he stood rigidl'.y for sincerity of argument, but he detested fiscal humbug and the framing up of a case. And it was a joy to- those who believe that the times are too serious foranything but candid examination of Canada's needs and problems to hear Mr. Meighen knock the props from under those who would raise a mountain out of the sugar control incident, prove by the hard' facts of the tariff of trade and taxation, that his government was not controlled by some "invisible hand''' of tiie big..interests, demonstrate that the country- had gone farther than any other coun try in generous treatment to the returning soldiers, challenge political anglers for votes to show how the Dominion, with a highly specialized industrial nation to the-south of us. could retain its prosperity and industrial activity by a nebulous fiscal policy based apparently on neither free trade nor protection, and-expose the demagogic appeals to class interests. It all demon'strated that the' prime minister keenly sensed the thought of the people on public questions, like a knight of' old exulted in a tilt with the new governments opponents, and revelled in demolishing their apepals to partisan or class prejudices. These are the evidences of a master mind in politics, the characteristics of a born leader of men in ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ he affairs of a nation. This city and district, says the Columbian, will now follow with a more immediate and personal interest the career of Premier Meighen, read into his printed : utterances on ' public questions the sincerity and the reasonableness of the sincere and fair minded ".statesman they heard in the Opera House and have faith that he is the right man to administer the affairs of this Dominion on such sound principles that Canada will enter upon a new era of advancement and find new opportunities to strengthen that proud | position she has gained among nations by the heroic sacrifices of her soldiers in he Great West, Fruitgrowers j order'your Fruit Boxes now and take advantage of the lowest prices. Everything made in B. C. Stock of boxes will.he carried during* fruit season. Home Ave. eaves Near Wharf THE day money on perimenls. is past for risking transportation ex- Present Commercial Car requirements demand power, ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½strength, dependability, appearance and economy of operation. These are what you pay forï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ and in the Chevrolet One Ton Truck these are what you get. We have this Truck in Stock. Come in and see it. CHEVROLET and DODGE AGENTS MISSION CITY, R. C. THE ABBOTSFORD POST PAQti THKIOK PREMIER MIOIGHKN AT NJR W V I0STMINSTJ5II (Continued ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½from First Page) itf^TTrTnirro^^ $200,- 000, $U7.84f). "These taxes are higher than in any other country on the face of the globe." asserted Mr. Meighen. "And on an income of .fSOO OOfAhe tax is $3 1 S,3 4ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½J.'-' "And if a man has an income a million:ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½there are not ' many Canada, perhaps two or three,' of in he pays a tax of $699,'M9." '.'That's what they're supposed to pay," said a voice. "That's what 'they do' pay," retorted the Premier. "There is no difficulty about the big men. They all pay it. The difficulty is with the small-men. for there are more of them and wo don't know what they get. 1:Jlit if you will point out'one man liable to income tax who is not paying. I'll guarantee'that he will be*got after within five days." There was no response to. this challenge. This income tax, Mr. Meighen. pointed out, is only tlie Federal tax, and is additional to" the provincial taxes. And it is a bigger tax than is imposed in (he United States, wjieve people can go to live if they want, to, particularly rich men. "Does that look as if the government were dominated by an invisible power for the benefit of big business?" Mr. Meighen asked.- But, ho went, on, the limit in (hat direction has been reached, if the government went any further, it would dam the (low of capital. A government must do more than talk it 'must consider the consequences. Otherwise, ii- is simply playing politics at the expense of the people. In adition to the income tax this government imposed the most drastic business tax in the world. It was so drastic that it was found to be impeding business expansion to the eventual hurt of the .whole country, aiid has been reduced, but it is still, large. ' Yet already, through the instrumentality of that tax alone en ough money has been collected to pay the whole of the gratuities of the soldiers, and these gratuities are almost twice as large as are paid in any other country in tlie world. . Take again the case of the packers, it had been discovered that by reason of their tremendous turnover, tho packers were making enormous profits on their export business, and in consequence tlie government had laid upon them- the most drastic tax of its kind ever imposed on any industry. And again the corporation tax, higher than that imposed in Great Britain. In a word, the policy of the government had been to exact everything possible for the public treasury without hurting the best interests of the country at large,' and that policy, had been translated into action. There, had been, no other motive'in the -world, and no other res-' friction. But what had l.ecn the record of lhe opposition. When the business profits tax was imposed, the opposition had fought it'tooth and naiil. It- had fought again when the tax was increased: .That had been Che practice of a party yhose preaching was that the government was a friend of the profiteers. Another' acusation of the opposition'is that this administration is spending, too, much money on the navy and the militia. Considering that this Dominion enjoys, all the advantages of being part of the.British Empire, it has always been conceded that it should pay something towards the cost of the empire defence. It must pay something if it is to' hold up its head among the British Commonwealths. Under the Naval Service Act of the Laiirier administration, the naval expenditure in 1910-11, when Mr. Mackenzie King was a member of. the government, was' $1,790,017. The naval estimates of the present year are re: stricted'to $2,000,000, which is the appropriation authorized by Parliament, but the actual expenditures will, be less'. Had the wage sched ules and prices of the present day prevailed in 1910-11, tlie expenditure in (hat year for the'services secured would have been ?4,206,54 0. If the scale of expenditures provided for by the Naval Service Act had been main tained; the erpenditurcs this year would have been $9,780,000. Yet this government is accused by .Mr. King of eytravagance in naval, expenditures. ' " '";. '"'' "I cannot see how any Canadian can say we are spending too much on the navy, 1 can understand them saying'wc are not spending enough "But you have no warships," objected a voice from the gallery. ,"Yos, weh'avc." retorted the Premier quickly, "we have, the finest and'' most . modern warshipsï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½supplied free by the British government.*' Turn to the expenditures . on the military establishment. The estimates for this year, are about ,$10.- 800,000. The expenditures in 1910- 11, at the price prevailing in those days were $7,060,723; at today's costs, the same services would have required an expenditure of $14,8-42,- 000, ' -ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ "Does that evidence extravagant expenditure on military matters?" ! asked Mr. Meighen-.' J Reverting to the post-war. record ! of .the* administration", Mr". ' Meighen" ! asserted-.that Canada has. made more | actual progress with its land set- dement scheme than. any . other country. Doubtless there are' cases where the best possible thing is not being,, done'.. Tlie only way to avoid administrative mistakes is', to do nothing. But'the fact is that while other countries have not got started yet, Canada' has. settled. 20,000 soldiers on the land, in addition to 7,0.00 more on free land", and the percentage of failure's' to' date is but three decimal something. (Applause)' When- an election, comes, and it will .come' in tlie" not-far distant future/ tlie administration can go to the country on the solid basis of an achievement. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ "We've got a record, we've got the men on the land, filling tho soil, and we've got the criticism, too. (Laughter) You always get that if you do anything." Mi;. Meighen contrasted this condition with that in the United States where two gentlemen are running for'the president | and each says if he is elected he will have a land settlement policy. (Laughter.) Mr. Meighen said that he had no difficulty in,, defending his tariff policy in this province, where the interests are varied', in the face of a demand for a low tariff, a business government must look to the consequences., it must take "info consideration ,the ultimate - good . of the wholo nation. I (."must pursue a course which .will permit,any class to compete with the corresponding class in the United States. That is the talisman. Unless if. does that, it will soon lose them. The administration is not sifting down to revise the tariff; in fact, it is about to revise the tariff; in fact,,.'it is about to establish a hew tariff. The first thing is to decide on what principle the new tariff' is to be based. There are but. two principles.' it may be a protective tariff or a free trade tariff. The first thing the leader of a party should tell the people is: On which principle he will base his tariff.... "Has. Mr. ackenzie King ever told you on what-principle he will ba'seh is tariff? No. No living being' in this Dominion knows; no one will ever know, because( if he tells he will- defeat his purpose. What that purpose is I will tell you later. "I asked him, in a speech at Elgin^ on -what principle he will base his- tariff, and here is his reply at Kamloops. He said he did not have to answer, because you can't have a tariff on a free trade principle. "Imagine a successor of Sir-Wil- r'fid- Laurier telling an0 audience of people whoh ave been to school that such a term is absurdidty. Why, for.two generations England has had a tariff on the free trade principle. There they plance no' duty on any goods they make at home. They protect nobody. But they have a tariff They put a duty on goods not manufactured in the country. , That is a revenue tariff. . That's tariff on the free trade-principle." Since 1S78, Canada has had a protective tariff, Mr. Meighen said, Somo times it has been high, but it is not high today. Today the tariff is .on the basis.of allowing an idustry just enough protection to enable it. to stay here, and to grow here, instead of finding if more profitable to move across the line. On the prairies, Mr. Mciglion said he is accused of being a high protect ionist. He challenged any one to quote an utterance of his to subsfan- tafe that accusation. It could not be clone, lie had never made such iin utterance, .because he bad felt no government could ever maintain any thing but a very moderate tariff. Mr. King' says that his tariff will "take account of the . needs of. industry." "How can one take account of the needs of industry and yet stop short laid down?" SINCE ("1870 ft DROPS STOPS COUGHS orally adinilted that essential to the fruit British Columbia. "And reduced freight terpolated The Voice. "Let us keep to fruit, friend is not trying to subject." (Laughter.) "Is there a living soul whether Mr.' Mackenzie tends to take away fruit? Not .one. He. protection industry is of rates," in I hope change my the who knows King i lithe duty en spoke in Yale The Provincial Legislature has' been dissolved and an election will be held on Wednesday, December 1,1920. T he Liberal administration appeals to the electorate for re-electiomin the firm confidence that the record of the past four years of safe, sane and progressive^ administration of the affairs of British Columbia has met with the approval of every man and woman who has the best interests of the Province at Heart. The future policy of the Oliver Government will be to continue its progressive work in every department with the idea of developing the vast resources of British Columbia for the general benefit of the people. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ - , .- ! of the policy 1 have : asked the Premier. Mr. King also says that "he will make no inquiry; noiuquiry is necessary. He will reduce the cost oi the necessaries or lire all round, and wipe out the tariff on agricultural implements. "I say," asserted Mr. Meighen. that that is in cantradiction in terms: I say that man is talking fiscal humbug who says he will blindly and without enquiry cut down the tariff and at the name time take account of the needs or industry." The speaker asserted that a country situated as Canada is, with its industries designed for a population of eight or nine millions- producing in lesser volume and consequently at a higher cost than in the United States with its highly specialized inr dufitrics, built for a market of 110.- 000.000 could not apply the free trade principle. No responsible statesman for ever dared, when face to face with the responsibility, to depart for one- moment from the protective principle." "Now, that is where wes tand. and you know where wc stand. Bui dh. 'you know where Mr. Mackenzi^ king sfaiuls on the tariff quoslIon7 No one knows anything about. Mr. King's tariff policy, except that ho is ready to promise to go anywhere provided he can get enough votes , for promising. There are sixty-five manufacturers of agricultural implements in Canada. Only two of them are large concerns, and thoy have factories in the United States. Suppose Mr. King were elected and as he has promised wiped out the tariff on agricultural implements. What do you suppose would be his answer when these sixty-five -manufacturers went to him and said: 'You promised to take into account the needs of industry.' He would have no answer on earth except. "I ensnared some votes on the plains by'that promise, and the needs of industry in my mind can never compete with the need of votes." (Laughter ft r v ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½*-w ^.u^xiaeaamismaaimanjaaiaaBS where the fruit industry is an important factor. Did. he say anything there about (he tariff on fruit? No; he talked about sugar., (Laughter). "But he supported , a candidate, whose platform included sufficient protection for fruit. The platform adopted, by the Liberals- includes free implements and no duty on the principal articles of food. It does not specifv what are the principle articles .'of food, but to my.simple mind . fruit would come within that cate- sory. ' "And sugar," said a voice. "It may interest 'you to know that the duty on sugar was made by Mr. Fielding. Presumably' ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ you are a friend of his judging by your interruptions," retorted the Premier. "This platform," he resumed, also demands the old reciprocity treaty of 1911. So you see the Liberal- party is committed to free fruit. Did Mr. __ King tell the electors of Yale this? No; he. wanted their, votes for a caiir didate who demands a sufficient tariff on fruit. But Mr. King says the great progressive forces must unite. He and Col. Edgett are progressing in opposite directions, but they are both progressives. (Laughter.) "And'that is the line on which tlie coming election will be fought. The various and vagarious elements who are opposing the administration .are being kept apart. Mr. King's party and "the Farmers' party are not being brought together for that would necessitate one platform, and Mr. _ King needs two platforms; one in Saskatchewan, where the farmers want free fruit, and one in British Columbia, where the fruitgrowers - want, adequate protection. That is i he reason Mr. King does not tell wheVe be stands on the tariff. And ho will not tell until the election. Aficr I lull, he will feel quite safe in 1,Graving (hem both, for a game like - his must end in betrayal sooner or later. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½'When von vote for the. administration, you know what you'ru voting I'or: and it's not. a programme pi. jig dancing and vaudeville unworthy of tho Canadian people. To listen lo iMackendio King, one would think that his party bad roui-iht a. long battle for low tariff ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½gainst tho high protection parly. Tlio fact is that when thhe Liberals ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½.vent info power, the tariff averaged 2!'.tf per cent, on all dutiable- goods; H the cud of fifteen years, the tariff still.averaged 20.7 per cent. Today it. averages 22.5. Mr. Meighen did not blame them for not having put into practice their low tariff theories- to have done so would havn wrecked the country. But how foolish to accuse the administration of high protectionist policies when the tariff is M.(>6 lower today than when Hie Liberals held office, and when it ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ is lower than it has ever hcei.fsince 187S. . "Before the war- when the country needed a hundred millions a year in revenue, theirs was a revenue tarilC Now, when the country needs a revenue or iflJTn.OOO.OOO. ours is described as a protectionist tariff, although it is lower than if was then. That's what 1 describe as fiscal humbug." Mr. Meighen touched on .another reason for maintaining a tariff. In the year ending August 1919 Canada exported goods valued at :S1,2'IJ,- 000,000, and imported from all (ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½minlries only $872,000,000. This year, the war duly taken off, exports were % 1.2 I'J.000.000 and imports $l,SJ!i.')..000.000, chiefly from the United States. Canada is paying $ 1 00.000.0 00 annua 1 ly in ex- chango aloiu'. Mr. King's cure for this condition is to drop the tariff down and 'make if still easier to buy in flic United States. But if ho does, Canadians will still pay, in the form of exchange- and it won't go into the public Ireasury. Will t!,ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ poo phi of Canada fake a chance on a party which appeals to passion, to prejudice and to class consciousness, or to anything else likely to yield votes. Mr. Meighen asked. And he answered, that when the day comes, and it may come too soon for some who would seek to make people believe that they desire an election, the government will appeal for endorsement, both on the basis of big things'achieved and on the strength of the programme and tlie policy they have, laid before thn people to govern the course of Can- Mr. Meighen said it would be gen-iada iu the future. s THE ABBOTSFORD POST, ABBOTSFORD, ft & ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½"!. ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ fe ' i:6me people deserve to be roasted for the kind oi' roasts they bay, but this does not apply,to our customers. You can't buy a poor one here, because we don't keep any*but" what arc good, although you should select a piece,of meat with intelligence, with respect to the manner in which you intend'to prepare it. It is always a safe plan to tell us about the latter and give us some idea of quantity, and we will do the .rest. :" ' ' " . WHITE & CA'RMICHA'EL (.Late Taylor tc Humphrey) B. C. Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer Koom (J Hurt Block, Chilliwack Box 422. CHILLIWACK- B. C. Phono 41. Parmers' Phone 100 0 Abbotsford, B.C. R. McEWAN BOOT AND SHOE REPAIRER ABBOTSFORD, B. C. !EBK3DXKWBBBaUE9unaSQ ssaaausf butmhtk1 ai'nn business basis and it is to your interest to keep your expense as low as ia consistent will) real service. You should make that truck efficient. .: You cannot afford waste. And ioi' that reason, you should be interested in-the Zenith Carburetor. The Zenith Carburetor Properly installed, cannot waste fuel, because under no condition can it provide too lean or too rich a mixture to the cylinders. Through,.-its Compound Nozzle, composed of two separate jets, one growing richer as suction increases and the other growing poorer, it supplies a balanced mixture of air and fuel at all engine speeds, unaffected by the daily changes in'atmospheric pressures, temperatures or humidity. Zenith gives utmost efficiency and minimum wasteï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½a fact that is proved by its many records on the water and in the air. The - Zenith Carburetor Has Been Accepted as standard.equipment by more than half of all European automobile manufacturers. And, though it has been on ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ the American market only a few years, it is now used by more than 100 American builders of motor cars and. trucks Drive over and let us show you what Zenith can do for your truck. We have For Saleï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ 19.17 Five Passenger Ford, $425.00. , .15 Horse Power Motor 220 Volts, 60 Cycles, 1200 R. P. M., complete with starter, sliding base and pully. Snap. We specialize in all Ignition Work, Battery Overhauling and repairing- Starter and Generator Troubles, and also Acetylene Welding. A We deliver our Goods at Right Prices GROCERIES , FRUITï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Local. VEGETABLES BREADï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Daily Patronize'Home Industry: Our Bread Made in Abbotsford ALBERT LEE, Grocer and Baker i im fï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½nr Iiï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½i-ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½hm ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½*1twiii*ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ i||j]|| maaovm ite*m>i ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ .i r **T.imfa* W Alex. S: Duncan Barrister Solicitor Notary-Public OFFICE J. A. Catherwood Building l'lioiic. 8G01 I*. O. Box 09 MISSION CITY, B. C. Advertisements under heading cost 2f> cents Leave, copy and money at The Ab botsford Garage. the per above issue. STRAYEDï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Two .Durham Cows from the old Harrop -Estateï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½One while-faced cow and the other all red. branded MM on,.left hip. Reward paid to any person giving information as to the whereabouts of tho above animals. Walter Wells, Abbotsford, B. C. HORSE FOR SALEï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Good worker young, sound, senile, will be sold cheap or exchange for cow. James Milstead, R. R. Xo. 2. Abbotsford. FOR SALEï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Counters . and tures in first class conditionï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½at A T. N. T. Explosive of great strength, safety and freedom from noxious fumes No Headaches Insurance of all kinds NOTARY PUBLIC Marriage Licences Issued REAL, ESTATEï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Money to Loan on Good Farm Mortgages I .cCallum Abbotsford own price. Apply F.. elo, Abbotsford, B. C. J. R. Whiteh- botsford Garage & Machine Shop ABBOTSFORD B. C. Phone, B. C. 1 OLIVER S'CIOI'S WORK ON MATSQUI DYKE Farmers 1918 After committing themselves to a reclamation scheme estimated to cost thorn ?ar>,000 the Matsqui farmers have witnessed operations during the summer which now cost twice that amount and the end is not yet. This condition of things is cause of much discontent, and sudden descent of the Premier on the ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½scene, resulting in a stoppage at once of all the work, has not solved the problem, but only made a temporary stay in the out pouring. The situation is analogus to the dyke broach of the summer. The land owners thought they were safeguarded by a contract. It is now discovered that the work was going on under a "cost plus fee" arrangement, ami their money was leaking in ;.n unlimited stream. Thoy complain that the cost of bringing the dredgers to the joh is charged against thorn, and a daily rental must be paid whether or not the machines are in operation, and what ...with rain and accident, there have lie^n many idle days. Another great source of trouble arose from the actual ditching. Excavations wide and deep were made along narrow roads. In some instances t.ho drift li:id been thrown on the roiwlbod, burying the gravel surface and hindering traffic. The greatest complaint under this heading comes from Gifford where school children and milk supplies suffer much discomfort. Mr. W. James, who owns; a big farm here, seems to have had a special visitation of injury arid inconvenience, Mis land lies, on both sides o( the Township road, down which a ditch was run. The excavation on the one hand undermined tho fenco which fell over, and the deposited earth buried the fence on tho other hand. A narrow bridge planked over the cut for access on to this land is toe- .::-:?.Il for negotiation by an or- the i the the dinary teamster, set, as it is, at right angles at a now narrow road. Consequently Mr. James has served n otic 3 on both the dyking engineer and the Municipal Council for restitution of his former rights and convoniencies. Mr. A. L. Bates has served the. council with a similar notice, and an appeal from twenty petitioners using Township line road, urges the council to come to the rescue. Aggrieved that they should be blamed for misdoing not of their own, the councillors made up their minds on Saturday to transfer tho responsibility to the rightful shoulders. The whole scheme was a government undertaking carried out by the department of public works. If there are no contractors, then tho responsibility is direct, according to them, and they are making representations to that effect. Tho owners of the to-bo-dyked lands await the next move of the government with much interest. They understaind that the department of works has the matter under advisement. The dyking work must be completed to be of use. One ditcher is packed for. shipment, another is vainly struggling-to get out of its own created mud; the third stands still bleak and monumental in the meadows. It is expected'that the rest of the work will be done by handï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ whose hands ft is not yet stated. Tho whole cost is now expected to run over $80,000. This will not be unbearable if a good job is done, though three dollars an acre tax for twenty-odd years is quite a burden on top of the present dyking tax, with municipal, school and personal property taxes additional. With this year's crop lying out in ruins, slippery clay spread over their roads, the Matsqui farmers are not in that calm, judicial frame of mind which is necessary for election time. The condition of the Sinclair road, a tributary to the Yale road, north of Mount Lehman, was the subject! of much discussion at the council meeting. . V; ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Mr. 'Malcolm Sinclair was' certain that the road was not where it should be, nor as it should be. -The rural mail carrier, was insistent on immediate improvement or he felt sure orders would be issued denying the residents through there the privilege of a delivered mail. The boxes might be taken back to the Yale road. An obstructive stump had been blasted out from the middle of the road, leaving a hole that was even more dangerous. Autos had ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ used fence rails to help them out of the ruts and holes, the rails were left in every direction, and very many of them. The defense of Councillor G-ledhill was lack of workmen. Money had been appropriated and men had promised to do the work, but-so far had not been able to get there. His only solution to the road problem was the engagement from the outside of- a regular road gang. Depending on farm help was no longer feasible. Alderman Mathers and Secretary Withers, of the Royal Columbian Hospital, Westminster, met the council to discuss arrears owing that institution for patients whose' claim on this municipality was doubted by the council, amounting to $1036. All hut one were settled at once, the largest, on which the municipal solicitor had given advice against payment it was agreed to settle, by an amicably arranged arbitration' when the reeve-and clerk should meet the secretary in consultation with Mr. David Wiiiteside. The council . gave the reeve and clerk powsr to act on their own judgment after the meeting The Canadian National Railway promises to investigate the suggested milk stand on Smith road. Hon. E. D. Earrow promises assistance against the grasshopper pest next year by supplying poison at cost and directing operations. The department considers it will be an easy matter to control the invaders. The local improvement bylaw of which notico was given ; by Coun. Hell was withdrawn by him upon discovery that there is no provision In the Municipal Act to meet the particular case. It may be tho subject of a money bylaw next year. That is the state of the Markets just now. Flour, Rice, Sugar,. Tea, Coffee, Currants and Peel are <ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ Cheaper. " ": New Raisins arrive next weekï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½Higher in Price. My policy of a small Stock, quickly turned over', means that the customer gets,the full b.enefit on a fallim; market. AG. ANDREWS CASH GROCER ABBOTSFORD, B. O. THE VALLEY FOR THE BEST COAL IN AND QUICK SERVICE APPLY ABBOTSFORD COAL & TRANSFER FARMERS9 SUPPL YSTORE Successor to A. P. Slade & Co. We buy eggs, poultry, etc. We sell flour and feed ABBOTSFOKI) Would Abolish the Near Beer Bars (Continued from First Page) The Board of Trade held a meeting on November 1st. with the president in. tho chair. The Pound bylaw is now completed, Mr. Arthur George being the pound .keeper. An act was read and filed to amend the Board of Trade Act. A communication asking for assistance, was received concerning the deplorable conditions in Central Europe, caused by famine and typhoid fever. preventing abuses. There should be the closest possible co-operation and co-ordination of both provincial and municipal forces to secure the due enforcement of the law. Many complaints have been made in the past that the municipalities have been deprived of the revenue formerly derived from the liquor licences, and as the effective control of the liquor traffic must necessarily impose considerable obligation upon the municipalities, a substantial portion of the revenues obtained should inure to the benefits of such municipalities. The cost of prosecutions under the act, and the maintenance of prisoners convicted for breach thereof, should be a direct charge against the revenues derived from the traffic. Legislation providing for moreef- fective control of so called near beer will be necessary and sales of this Operated by R. Lcary liquor to boys and girls under 21 years of age should be prohibited. In the past political parties have expressed the desire to keep thin question separate from party inl'lu. ences, and it is tho wish of tho administration that this shall not bo niado a party question but rathev that all parlies should unite In securing the most effective legslation. To this end the enforcement of the act should be placed under an impartial commission or board of control free from party influence.'. "Yes," said the cyunical old sea captain, "when I was shipwrecked in South America I came across a tribe of wild women. They had no tongues." "Good gracious!" exclaimed the listener, "how could they talk?" "They couldn't," was tho reply. That was what made them wild." "Gazing out into the dim future," said the orator, "we see far back upon the desert sands of time the footprints of an unseen hand." ft 'ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½'ft m ti$ A w 7,1 >v H 5,-J ?J /ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ '(ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½: <ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½i ;*,; I.. i i ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½'if la Ii
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