The British Columbian
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issued: 2017-03-07
issued: 1883-05-23
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note: Gove: rnmont Go-so" THE BRITISH COLUMBIAN IH i'UULISlIKU- Every Wednesday & Salurdny, — BV — D. ROBSON & CO. OFFICE, COLUMBIA STREET. Entrance to Edi- tosmi and Business Department tkrouoh T. n. Peasson t Cos. Book & Stationery Store. ,TKBMH"»y Mel], Kit your! $160 foforno.., $1 Tor3me,.; imynlile III Ailvnnce. 1)olieere<) ly Onrrler or Agent, tl por quarter, r-nyiililo qimrterly to Carrier ur Agent. AGENTS t. n, hiiien * co. viotoria. Wm. Harrison Yaie. I. P. FISHER AilvertlHleg Agent, 21 Merclmnt'a Kxclinnge, Sen Kmnclece, l.nntliuriBcd to receive Advertisement, fer till, paper. TUIC DJ.DCB muy lie tun ml on file nt 11119 rAlCH 'lee. V. Howell *Co.'< Newspaper Advertising Hllruiin (HI Spruee St.), where advertising contrnets may lie elude for tt in "Jew i'oiik. Iht fritialt (Mitmbian. Wednesday Horning, slay •l:l. Vila, The British Columbian. got gixlt or to fUttt. Bargain for Gash! TWO Oil THBEE HOUSES ft LOTS iu good repair. Apply at D. S. CUKTIS ft CO.'S Drugstore. ap21 VOLUME 23 NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1883. NUMBER 41 cSrientific IHtaeJliing. Regulating" the Tolls. It.will lie tttmnmboreil tlmt there is in tlio charter of the Cunndian Pacific Railway Company n clanso whicli enables tlie government to control the tiu-jff of tinflic charges. When the not profita yield 10 per cent, on tlie money expended by the coin|>miy in building tho rond, the govenunent has power to revise the tolls and reduce them to a scale whieh would keep tho profits below 10 per cent, It was contended by those who favored tlie syndicate bar- ■ gain thnt in this .clause there was ample security against extortion. The opponents of the bargain point* ed out that thero was no security at all, inasmuch us by watering stock, and by other ways well known to railway magnates, the construction account might be increased tb u sum so vast thnt the profits would never reach 10 per cent. The beginning of tho end is now appenring, The company's stock is selling at 60 cts. on the doll…
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: 10.14288/1.0346090
language: English
lat: 49.206667
long: -122.910556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New Westminster : D. Robson & Co.
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text