The Prospector
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2016-06-27
issued: 1912-09-21
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note: ' Ibrary Lee. Assem *A SEP ; 1912 &£TomA. *__?r They Came, They Saw, and Were Co'nquerea EMBLEM PINS And BUTTONS of Every Discription AT WILSON JKWKI.BK Mptttfit. The Leading Newspaper in the Kootenays The "Prospector" $2.00 Per Year VOL. 18 OKANBROOK, B.G , SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER Slit 1912 No: SI The 1912 Fair Now Is History Largest Crowd Ever In Attendance At Fair Public Sees the Development of the District in the Exhibits of its Products—Huge Strides Made Within the Year The List of Prize Winner is on Page 5 Tha various committees which have Auction of vegetables. An exhibit of hud the work in hand in connection potatoes was brought In from Perry with the Cranbrook Pall Pair are more than satisfied with tho results obtained. The weather, which for the last few days has been inclined to be a little boisterous, settled down towards Thursday morning and an afternoon resembling an autumn day greeted tbe crowds of people as they came into the city from all directions. Vehicles ol every description and automobiles were called into use to bring into our fair city people whose desires and ambitions were solely to see the products which it is possible to raise in the city and district of Cranbrook. Many outsiders have often been beard*to express sceptical expressions as to the possibilities of the soil in tbe Hunt Kootenay District, As the old adage m.ys "Tbe Proof of the Pudding is iu the Eating there ot," so was it clearly proved by the exhibits shown at this year's fair. That all these scepticisms were unfounded, and the facts as shown by the exhibits cnn be clearly proved. Cranbrook, therefore, cnn now, even more than ever before, still hold tlrst place for small fruit farming, vegetable growing, and general farming of all kinds and classes. Some ot the wheat, rye, oats, alfalfa and other well known varieties of grasses were of such excellent quality, that the Association have deemed it wise to reserve many of these for the exhibit that is being prepared lor the …
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cranbrook (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0083192
language: English
lat: 49.5080556
long: -115.746944
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cranbrook, B.C. : A.B. Grace
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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