The Cumberland Islander
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-18
issued: 1928-11-16
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note: See "The Devil's Trademark' Cumberland Islander at the Ilo-Ilo this week-end (3 1/ Pi-o lv'«o/a With which Is consolidated tht Cumberland News. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO tft, ''try *f'l/l7 CUMBERLAND. BRITISH COLUMBIA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 1928 SUUSCKIPTION PRICE: TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM Steel Mill Causes Local Excitement Biff Steel Mill at Comox Inside of One Year Is Predicted Quite a. lot of excitement was caused locally during the past week when the Vancouver dally papers curried a news Item to the effect that u steel mill would be an actuality at Comox within one year. Frankly speaking we also goi excited ami again interviewed a prominent business man who Is .supposed to "have Inside in- tormatlon." Two weeks ago this same man told us that so far as a steel mill was concerned "there was nothing to It," As slated we again Interviewed the gentleman. This time his only remark was "piffle." Anyway we are sharing the excitement of quite a few of the residents and whilst a steel mill at Comox would undoubtedly benefit the whole district, we aro of the opinion that the community lo benelll most would be Uoyston. The popular seaside resort would be b a magnificent residential district for ihe many hundreds that would of necessity find employment at tho big mill across the bay. The following is ihe account appearing in the daily papers and we publish it for the benefit of our readers who do not happen to have read It before: Vancouver -Steel production, on a scale which will vie with that of the world's largest centres, will become one of the ureal Industries of the coast, within the next year, according to J. W. (foldsworth. managing director of the Iron Processes, Ltd., of London, now visiting Vancouver. Discovery by Mr. Ilolsworth of thc iron properties of black sand, that is found in large quantities on Vancouver Island, Texada Island, and in the Queen Charlotto Islands, has decided his company to establish steel centres at those points. Mr. Molds- worth stated. "The first,…
note: Title Note: "With which is consolidated the Cumberland News"
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
spatial: Cumberland
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0068423
language: English
lat: 49.6186111
long: -125.0325
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cumberland, B.C. : Islander Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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