British Columbian
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issued: 2017-03-07
issued: 1882-11-29
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note: ovinci-,1 Socretnr THE BRITISH COLUMBIAN ——IS rUIJLIUIlKD— Every Wednesday & Saturday, ROBSON BROTHERS. OFFICE, COLUMBIA STREET. Enthmwe to Edi- Tam*t and Business Department turouqh t. R. Purson & Go's. Book & Stationery Store. TJ*MM»..Ily*I»II, S3.ee.ir. SI 50 for .1 ...OR.; .tl for 3 moe,. payable In Advance. UellTero.1 ...V Carrier or Agent, SI per quarter, payalilo quarterly to Carrier or Agent. A0ENT8: T. N. Nibben & Co. Viotoria. Wm. Harrison '• Yaie. I. P. FISHER Ailrerllelnn Agent, 21 Mrrel.a.it'e Kxcnange, San KrnnolNC... in...itl.orlse.Horeceive Atlvertiiementa for UiIh paper. . TlllO DlnrD may lief. 1 .... file nt I Ill9 r ArCn de... I'. Itovoll k Co.'a New.pap.r Ailvorttaina Unreal. (10 Bernce St.), where ailvnrtlalng contracta ...ay bo mail., fur It In NEW TOM. Ike "fritish Columbi-tu, He.lne.il.iy -loriiiuii, Nov. SO, tmi. Columbian. VOLUME 22 NEW WESTMINSTER, B. 0., WEDNESDAY, NOYESIBER 29, 1882. NUMBER 43 Secret t»f "Ocmocrsiif Victory. Lecturing before the New York Free Trade Olub, on the 10th inst,, Hon. D. A. Wells said the result of Tuesday came from » feeling that the people were taxed $160,000,000 a year more than was necessary. A result of this feeling, lie said, will he a reduction of the taxation, and the question for free-traders to consider is how to bring about, while the circumstances aro favorable, au intelligent revenue reform. New England manufacturer!!, especially the prints- men, now favor revenue reform. As to the results of the reforms that directly affect the laboring man, the census of 1880 shows that the average wages in the well-protected silk, cotton, and woolen industries is about 85c, a day for each laborer. The iron and steel makers average •$1.25 a day, while tho unprotected agricultural laborers of the Wost average from $1.46 to $2 a day. Carpenters and furniture-milkers get much larger pay than the iron-workers. American laborers in . cotton mills get $245 for 300 days' work, British laborers in the same industry get $…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: Robson Brothers (1882-1883) ; D. Robson & Co. (1883-1886) ; British Columbia Stationery and Printing Co. (1886-1887) ; British Columbian Printing Company (Limited) (1887-1888) ; Kennedy Brothers (1888-1890).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: New Westminster (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0345741
language: English
lat: 49.206667
long: -122.910556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New Westminster : Robson Brothers
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text