@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "dee4da10-fbd6-48a0-872d-e218e1d813f2"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-08-03"@en, "1907-05-11"@en ; dcterms:description "The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919."@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/fernieled/items/1.0182359/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ -*' ' I 4 S-.J'i* snaVHpa^H'VNiHHnB^BHIHHL^s^^ ■..-■^Vj.tt^.^*^.;!^^?.'^;*!^-/--*,^"^-.'!--.-' _ .• _'■ *!; '-'f-'^i'- ..'- •_„ ^ _ *.-_""r\\ -'--1*...' ''tv..-- >- -..'..- "-*.- at, o l'> -'i 2^ , yp*- -l/ - /"i 7" -"£rJfrz^y*&' u Vol JI Number. 391" FERNIE, B. C. SATfef^DAY, '" "tv ..= MAY 11, 1907 Price $2 a. year in Advanct FERNIE:H/^77::7.;v '■■" %: ';' '■' ■HISTCJ'RIC1 DAY First Session of the Supreme Court in East Kootenay was Convened on'.Friday - 7 „;v -The "first sitting.of the supreme courl of British Columbia in , East Koatway begun yesterday,:,^ n a. m., His Lordship Judge Clements on the bench' ' . - , Gladstone Union Miner.' UaU n*4 ^ fiited up for the occwion, a., every,member of Unv•*** *•* «J gelfccr with J. A. MacdorMW, M.l. £, oi W«*' W-'A* *"do,uW- KC..OI Nelson, aid J.>. Harvey,■ Wpre«enting the Crown, of Crou- brook.were preaent. ■■ . . Before formally opening the -ms •ioii of the court,, W. R."KM", >C- ou behalf of the-Fernie.bats delivered, ths dolldWinS v*^ ' *Wrol)r:1-l,'';e *tt" draw of welcome to His -Below the regular business of the,, court commencrs, I may sayi My, I^rVO-at I.have been deputed behalf of the members, of bai awciatioB, to extendto you a most hearty wdcome to this district on this occasion; We uke great pleasure in . being •««" to' ** tbat' liecauae at Uiis tim°e, though you have not l*m very lo»g ia harness, bo" to speak, yet those of us who are observant, have noted, tfcat,you have. already earned, for yourself a very wann place in the hearts of the legal profession by . wasoa of your. um: lo'rm courtesy' a«d consideration i» dealing with the members of tn* bar. We truat you "may be long spared to ollldatie in your high position, and we extend to you a moat cordial wel- ' come. - ' ' ' '■'' "There is one other reason why •> we in lib district * rejoice in this event, bncause we" hope to; inaugurate a lK>ima»ta)t seasiou of \\ the sppretnt court in .the section east of Kootenay lake. .-As* Your'Lordship may observe, iAe_facilities^we" are' able,'. to ifford on local you »ow are really such as we should Apologize for, but in doing so we express > also' our ' hope tliat 1*ef ore the time cornea for another session ot; this . supreme 'Court,, we ;.shall have 1 A court house eatiUiahed with every, modem facility for the. convenience of. the judge and the other officials who '■take part.'!. • - ' ' ,.. •- «i« Lordship replied as follows: "Mr, Roas, and Gentlemen" "ol, the Fernie bai— ' 0, * 'I aesure you that T appreciate very much the very kind,-.welcome yo.i extend to me.,, As you say, Iv have jury brought in a , true bill, and niter the selection of the following jurymen from the list of petit jurors summoned lo appear, the case was proceedwl with,-, The jury was ns follows:, ,.). I,. Gati-s (foreman), W. M. nick"- en, H. Frechette,. John Hutiter, G/_ 1\\, I,ambert, .lames 'alcMuster, John I'odbielancik, Charles Richards, Joseph Spalding, l>\\- IT. Williams, Harry Williiigham;'. IS. ]'. Wrigglesworth. After the swearing .in of the jurors and.' the presentation of the case to them'by,.I. A. Harvey, Crown'prosecutor, the court was - adjourned''to a rtuarter'to two o'clock. . The afternoon sitting was taken up- with, the heariig". of *5.the« evidence'■ in tffe case,. Herclimer. and. Herchmer,, defending, but His I,ordship said that after hearing the evidence he would lake upon himself the responsibility of dismissing^ the' case without re-' ferring to the jury. The court was then adjourned to this morning at 9.30, when1 the only' (.ivilcase to be tried, that of Hale vs, Ross Brothers, will be taken up. J. A/Macdonald, K.C., for plain-" tiff, and W. A. Macdonald, K.C., for, defendant.. The grand jury, according to- cv.s-' torn, submitted the following report to His Lordship, , which, ended their services for the first term of. court in- the city of Fernie:'. ■•■ p\\ .7 >■_.'.- .Fernie,-j oth. May,- 1907. To the Honorable Mr. Justice Ole- toesn: My Ix>rd—We, the grand jury of tke first court of assizes sitting v. in Eaat Kootenay, .extend -to Vour Lordship" our heartiest,' felicitations upon your. rectnt_ elevation . to C the supreme court; henclr of'this province, .«ncl_feel_highly_lioiioted*,that—it—has. Leen ' oiu- ■ privilege to serve as grand jurors under Your Lordship as the first; justice holding - supreme court sittings in this .district. .'/ : -, ■We have the honor to report" "to Your T.ordship-'that*?we' have' inspect-^ ed ,;the . various .* provincial and municipal buildings In this city, and have found the. same in a generally satis;" factory condition.. - ■ We, would, however,, recommend that, in respect to the public school building, improvement" could l*e effected in tlie. ventilation, sanitation, heating and fire escape arrangements. Provision for the latter should, we TRADES • AND LABOR COUNCIL ELECT OFFICERS. At a special meeting of the. Trades and Labor council, held in Miners' Union, hall on .Saturday evening last, following officers were elected: President, J.' Lancaster. (Miner's union).- , • Vice-'resident, H. Bell (Carpenter's unfoa). * Rec.-Sec., G. G. Meikle (Typographical^ union). Sec.-Treas., J: Howbrook "(Mines's union). „ Executive Comntittee—H. Bell, Thos.. Biggs, S. Grumbaich. Organization'Committee—j. How- ljrobk,*-Thos. Biggs, ,C. Moore. Legislative Committee—Thos, r.igf.s Geo.j D.)renl:ecker,- Win. Connell. . Lalel Committ'ee-^Thos. Biggs, G. G. Meikle'C.'"-Moore. ■ .7 ,. ' '\\ ' Un futur.- the council will meet the first Satur.day.vand third Monday of i*ach -month'.;' "' V .. ' court or REVISION CUTS UP not l«cn very long .in harneas,, and if my work so Iar has given aatiV-ac- j tWnk, l>e made forthwith tloa, it ia certainly "very, gratif/mg •to me. I can only trust, if that be the present position, that it will .tl- wayal)« the i>oaition between my sell and the members of the bar. "It affords me very much pleasure' also U> congratulate the members .of the bar and the community generally upon what may be called, I suppose, the first regular sittings of the supreme court in Eaat Kootenay,..! understand that at Home prehistoric time Chief Justice Degbie, whose name is held in such aflcctionate re- .menibranoe by the people of. thin jjirov'ince, held court Mantf-where in lEaat. Kootdtay. I understand, also, fthat on another occasion the court •rot held.in the hills near here w'tli tths chief justice on one stump and ihe reporter «a another, and lhc counsel kicking up dust around the witnesses as they always Jo. "However, as I say, this mi.y be considered tbe limt regular iiltings, aftd I congratulate the community mast heartily on ths fact that itc 111 this tlm« oa there will be regular administration of justice hers in ion- nection with the court of whl>:h I am n tntttber," The grand jury, composed ol the following citizens, were sworn In al ones: • I'ftel of grand jurors aumtno'ifil to saws at this, court in the city <*( fertile, ]]. C, on Wednesday, Sth day (.1 Vtiy, 1907; W. 0, Barclay, A. W, Ulaasdell, J, A. Drolsy, tt. W. Coulthard, A. II. Crse, 0. S. Holt, A, C, Ui>hardi. Albert Muu, Alexander McDougall, J. D. Quail, Alfred Stork, A. 11 TriiNi. V. J. Watson. The following ia lbs panel of petit jurorri summoned to serve at unit court in the city of Fernie, I). '*„.m Wednesday, Mh day ol May, 1907: Ptnoy Beam, Thomas Beck, W. I. IUundeU„ W. U. Campbell. J. M. Camlchae], J. 1\\ Corriclt, Herbert Cattell, Giotg* Cody, O. 0. Demau- «■, W. M. DlcVen, A. Dutble, II. Frecbvtte, C. S. PuBJames, -T. I.. rd, we find that the present gaol nnd court house premises are kept In a cleanly manner, and in as . efficient a state as their inadequacy will allow, yet we feel bound to urge that e able to announce tluit the improvements and repairs to the municipal fire hall and alTiecs are being proceeded with, and will, when completed, fill a much- needed want iu our city. Without feeling, My Lord, that wv arc in any way, exceeding our {-re- rogative, wo would recommend llie erection lu our city of a high school building, and. we make this recommendation, knowing that we are but echoing the seutimunis of a large majority of our citizens. Wc observe, with much satisfactiili, thnt the erection of the new Federal building for customs and post ofiice s being hurried along with vigor and expediency. ' Frank ti. Sherman Wlio brou_>lit the walkout to 11 sufccsHfu! conclusion' ^ ferred to the Properly and Works committee. A" petitiou for a, sidewalk on Mcpherson avenue, between J affray and Davies streets was.,presented and l(,i.J over until estimates have been made. The council then went into com- At the court of, revision held l.y ;>'tteo ■ to consider tenders for paint-, collector of votes W; B. Whimster at iaS the fire hall building, with, Ald- IT PAYS TO i ADVERTISE.., The "following letter shows how' people read- the Ledger all 'the way through," not "missing'even the patent mcaicine~aus._—nu-iuauva i^nny—»«oi.- weck mislaid the address'on a consumptive cure ad,, aud next day.' received a callfdown from one ,of. our numerous- readers for not giving him everything he-paid. for.. Does ,it, I'ay. to' ..adveKise^n^Tte'Xeagef?" Wv!'," r..ther. They all read it all7 Mr. Editor,—I would like ' to draw your attention to a- statement ..en. page 3 under this heading "To Consumptives. It reads that this person hus been iu«i*l of a severe lung. affccM.ni, and that:he will gladly send (free.- of charge), a'.copy of the p'rescr:p;ion used, and that he hopes thaUall sni ferers will try this remedy. Jennys it will cost sufferers nothing and may prove a blessing to them. Dear Mr, Editor, it is quite „ Uu'e it won't cost them anything, because they don't know what it is, ncl hoi do they know where to apply lor.it, .tndhe says it may prove a bisu'-n.;, and that is impossible without an uddrcsB. So I hope you will c-'Lor put the address down next week or take it out altogether. Yours truly, COAL CREEK SUBHCRUWR. o LATE LOCALS Tin1 Qiici'ii i;i' Spiiin, t-he Iiml 11 pain, , Ami iliu ilnet n-s said 'Iwiih wlmt il UlUlll til ttMHJ 'ut ulii'ii 1 ln> pain i.'1Iii'ii music hull, Hours from 3 tn ,1 v click. Manager lloynton reports thai tlu Mg milt will make its trial run next Monday, ile expects to manufacture 30,000,000 feet of lumber,this season, and as KV*n as tbe Wg mill settles down to a steady gait, it wltl lie kept going night and day. Tlie Pernie Lumber company, have also iro- |.»..v«d their plant, so thai lit* out- pot will be much ogaiost August the* Ust. Truly tsUUllst a-ra-tf ill SJsl rtir. mid Mrs. DuvIch rsturuud to Pernie lost Tuesday after an absence of three weeks in Toronto on the occasion ,A tbe oniiUiit meeting of the sluirclu Iders of tin; Crow's Ne*l Pass Conl company. They report hivlH ,y,-t-xi\\ u inost enjoyable tlnu 'x u (mideiice of their trip |R i)Mt, work in llie mines Mtopimd Uie day lliey left and was resumed the day they I eiurnuei. Kev, il, l.ashluy Hall, of the Methodist church, has lwvn absent liming 'h. week attending the annual di»- 'iiet meeting of the Methodist clii.nn a I Cranbtook. Rev. J. P. Weslman i*- president, and Kev, Hall secretary. '' Hull was iltct«n- in,' committee of the general confer- I'lic, whiih meets next week at Ver- II 11, .md will leave for that city on Aii rday next. II. 0, White, is ho has l«cn a mtm- III of the Canadian Bank of Com- in.- t HtufT heie (or two or ihrae ywiis lefl this morning for Van- e«« er, where, he takes a position In one of the Bank of Commerce brunches. Mr. White is another one of th<.s< youn_{ men who by their rec- tXiwAv. .ttvd lUUUty build (ut them- larger this year suites ihrottcri which are insplra- •etythlnf grows jtioui to thiir c^smionas and asioci- utas to aint oivajt ti Ufhsr -tiUkfo, the court, house last Monday, 22 names were removed by certificate of death, and 636 .by protest, making a total of 6sti*aeBes removed. There were' 227 new. names added which leaves a total of about 1,200 names on the revised list. There are hundreds oi people in this district who are eligible and should have their names placed on the list at the first opportunity. Among the names objected to ami stricken off the list was that .01 1) V. Mott. ■ ■ o 7' s> Mr. Alfred Stork, describing himself aa a tinsmith, objected to -MoU s name on the ground that Le w->s not a British .subject Mr.«Mott lad taken the oath of allegiance in iSSq, and was sworn in as postmaster at Mosquito Creek''/Alberta. At that time he was informed.,tbat. bis qualifying as j>ostma3ter ma cent issue, his plausible excuses do not fit the facts of the case re objecting to bona fide voter*. At our aweting of local Fernie S. P. of C, Mr. Ross, who attended, asked to be allowed to speak, and in his remarks, stated '-that a man was not necessarily ineligible .to be ou, the list because he did not reside in this riding, provided he lived in the'province.—Nowj-afc-of-the-yoters--bbjcet' ed to waa W. H. Moore, who "ran in the recent election and came so near to defeating Mr.- Ross. "Mr. Moore is temporarily -iut .of the province, but his .family are - residing inNanaimo, B.^'C.,; and this fact alone condemns the action of Mr. Ross, who admitted he was primarily the cause of the objections,'ana ■l.»w-,F,Hj..,,lit, intlr acending to depths which are not worthy of his reputation as a public man. Another incident out of many, Mr. Ross admitted canvassing the' three voters at Baynes Lake (where the Socialist headed the poll), but to no purpose, yet these three men were^pb- jected to as non-residents, and I van-: tuns <.to say they never received any notice of objections owing0 to" tlieiii having moved from J affray, where, they hod registered, and in all, probability the notices were sent- to Jnf- fray instead of Baynes Lake, Por ways thai ore dark And tricks that are vain, "Our local politicians are peculiar." In the, re.XMtcd interview we are iu- formed this action to purify the list was from a spirit of altruism -,|„»e. and our purist was not actuated witli any sordid desire, uot even to down the Lil^srals. Perish the tho«_^it; did not Ur. Rons thank the Liberals of Pernie for the support given on Feb. 9. 1907, that enabled him to sing a sosjg of victory? The Literals of Pernie, though .small la numbers, will renie.nber. Tlie other "incidents" in comuUioi with this affair were fully commented oa in The ledger, and one med not.enlarge upua them. There is one course open to the author, or shall I suy designer, of this new method of purifying the voters' list, and that Is to make a public a.iology for the inconvenience caused, It is useless to deay qambliag. for the word Is writ large over the whole proceeding, and It is oa* of the illegitimate off. springs nf present Mitics, Yours, etc, W. SYMONDS, 8«c. Local Pernie, 8. P, of C. O' '■■■.. erman Trites in the chair. |, Upon rising the committee reported recommendinjr the acceptance of th? tender of I. E. Covert. The report was adopted. , x On motion, the early closing bv • law introduced by Alderman *•'tort-," was laid over to the next'mielih,-'. Th.-' council then adjoumc-.l to M„\\- ifith. - : THEY ARE PROGRESSIVE. , The American ..Socirty of Equity, which is the official name of the Parmer:,' union, has decided; np.m .» label much res>.-mbliag° those now l-.i - i»-: used by the trades unions. This v-jl! doubtless give * an opportunity for the anti-labor "cheerful idiot" to promulgate the usual silly' twaddl* in an endeavor-to ridicule the move- ALL JOINED IN ON THE CHORUS Board of Conciliation Hold Last Meeting and all Present Hand out Bouquets The Ledger published the first authentic' report of the vote taken by the ' various uuions ' a week ago Thursday in its last Sat- iilay issue. Much speculation waa indulged in ft oiu the time the ' vote was taken until it was announced. A-., the different locals were situated over a large area, the task oi collecting the ballots and verifyiug the returns took some time. A'l sorts of rumors were atloat as to wh) tbe new contract was not signed at once, but this was not dure sooner because it could not be done. until all the returns were in and all. the ollicers necessary to sign were (back'ia Fernie. Mr. Pattersou had ! to travel from , Baukbead, and. did nor. arrive until Sunday morning, laud Secretary Macdonald .came '.in Monday. The. board met Monday i»t >''.a.m., and the agreement was signed p.t noon. - The final meetiag of the conciliation board was held in the drawing room I of -.li-; Kernie hotel. It was a public meet ii)).', and meml*er.s of the press were admitted; Sir William * Mulock (president^ iteing supported by Messrs. EdUein, Parker and Smith. Others by the miners., Thisvvote was Uken at all the collieries on May 1, and the * operators were advised; it tu- dbrsod the agreement arrivtsd at. In this result! it will not, tbt-rtforc, Ut necessary to ask the board bf conciliation to enter upon its labors, thi parties be-injj themselves ' agreeable. '.'TL- operators desire most rn- d'ally Ui,,thank the Hon. Sir 'A'in. Muloik, K.C.M.G., Chief Justice ol the Exchequer Division* of the High Couit of Justice of Ontario, for his response to the call of duty, aad his sicrifice of personal comfort iu coin- i,i j so fai to aid in the settlement ot th:r. d-.spute; and they desire also to acknowledge the excellent work and good offices of Mackenzie King, deputy niiiiister of labor, in banuouv/.: ii.g -.he outstanding difficulties." ' Th.s is signed on behalf of all coji '.rmipaiiies to the pres'in dispute in thi Western Coal Operatois'*'association by the president .fd secretary. > l'lis'iJeni Sherman ii. ii "said: '1 have to say, ou behalf of the"* eii- ployj-ts whom 1 represent, that lliey api>rove of this agreement, and that the .same, has l>een signed by us a a ptoptr'y autliorti/.-od. parties." Mr. *-'ije'rman then thaukeu Sir Wnr lir.-senl included tht: .deputy minister j MuIock ami the board'ior their * ?0oJ.' ot labcr, Mackeuz-ie King; L. Stock-i „i,;CC!l an(i intentions in the, matter,, ett, repteseoting tbe Western "Coal js,nJ \\;.n'glad to say they had stfiilnl> Op'rators/., association; R. G. Drin-j th.-, difj.ute themselves. He thought L. P. Eckstein Mi'ii'ihiM1 nf ('iiiicili.'iiiiiii lliiiii-il ment such as '.'Will the 'union label be grown on thu.body of a,pumpkin or tLj stem of the vines,'' .etc? Theitfore, in order to anticipate the ,'gi.11. :...,_."n_, »_..r1... ^1lnu_Ll^|.l. ^ 1 -1 1 ,_ M 1_ -,a'^..-j^,,a—iO—win-mCi '"i-Jn;—I.UJ'JI^Vlll" be on the skin, or wrapped up"1 and deposited in tne core of an .v.ipie "' .;r whtticr it "will"1 l>e borne ' i.j ■ rhe onion, on its leaf," wc will- sry Icr snch brainy (?) gentlemen's !nf nutation' that- the,:, laliel - wiH"l'evatt.icheil to .-.all shihmenis marketeh by , the \\ucrubers' of the society, Also that every man who-fully realizes ii'id ap nan, Crow's Nest Pass: Coal com- pauy*, Ltd.; F, H, Sherman, prtci- deit District 18 of the U. M. V. of A.; J. Galvin, vice-president, A. Macdonald, secretary; p. Patterson, Sullivan and Graham. llrs v ;,v more satis! i-.tory. He also than'ie.l Muckeuzie Kin_r for his able servcie's. Had it not been for his in- tervii.tii s at ,is doubyful whether the iwa parties would have got together a* Cii'..^ and as easily as they -'lid. After the reading of the. minutes of j The agreement, was a fair com >ro- previo'tis meeting, Mr. ■ Stockett ■ mine, and lioth sides can give onl take ;s they .have in this case done. the madj the following statement to the hoard': ',''.•'' To the Hoard ol. Conciliation; and ln- .' ' v<".ti(mtjfiij nimQiniiyl »^> ttm' , the disputes between the Coal ct.mpfinie's and-their employes in ihr- Crow's Nest Pass District cf liritish Culumbia* and Eastern /\\ lxirta:' " •'On 2iSth April, after some ne^o- li.-'.i:on,,',,il became evident that there were some" points of difference t*twe*n the operators and miners which in We have every reason tb l*lieve that the men will go back to work ' at WAS LAID OVER The meeting ol the city couacll lost night was aa, adjourned meetiitf Irom Thursday night. There wort prtseat Ills Worship the Mayor and all the Members of the couacll, Too minute* ol the four previous meetings were read and approVeJ. City Engineer Potter present;* «n amended plan (or the'sewer system, which will ]i«raiit of connecting the nouns* in the park with ths system. The council accepted the ciuinf e* as reooMntMided. City Amumut Nuns piesfated bis essHMsj-eat roll for the present yur, which was received, fire Ckk- PhllUps' report (or the month of April was read aad adapted, Cot-adl and Uote wrote, asking (or the psynuoH oJ nVt hnlsaec nl the coatrac* ptie* lor the new addition to list tie hall. The N|tssnn «nt «*• prcciiiU.i; the-principles of oirtMiii/.':d !'oint vonference they were unable to llll or will lie just as cagcrlv (ii; tlir j"'".'"4**. - Al, Mils, stairs. ■• 1li« Anrnty- lockori for that insignia of f.vi- i '">»>?ter of labor Macken/.le Kiug, wages and wholesome conditions up- ,le,lt 'I,s t'0o(' °""1C''S to both sides, on food products as he now i.s when,111"' °" ""' *&* he submitted an buyibg a'coat, or hat, j agreement which so harmonized these ,'lhe memebrs of this society have ,ilT<:re"cc's that 'it was "accepted1 -'hy, taken an exceptional.y broad ami ,a1' J>arlics to the dispute, subject to Ii'glily con mendable view of the lu',- 1tIle ra<'i'>ca"-iou on a referendum vote n,'-(,ui!;.Yn. They not only desire to |~ ^r-—--■ ■ .- :i==rz reip thr linefits of their'labor, but at the same time appear willing to permit the other toilers to share in their prosperity, and to this end they purpose building districting stations where the vegetables,, etc., from their farms may be"stored, and purchased at such rates as will In- :surca (air profit to cover their labors, and thus do away with the c m- luitsion m«*n and jobbers, w'l.w-ih'cl mission is, apparently, to keep , the selrln_.f pricu of tlte producer low nnd 'a- puri-ii tfinr. price *o he co"-..iim.r high. By these means the fanners hope to do away with nn element iu the commercial world that is neither accessary nor desirable, The effect would lie something like the foibw- liffi I.ei us take, for example, ,1 biU- "1 of apples mjU by the producer ior pos.1.1 ly 30 cents per bushel on the trie; "these ap|.| consumer makes the piiri-lniNu he wl'l jny in the helghliorlioiwl uf fi » liihhel. tlieieby InNiriug tlu> jxn>:ii''u ni ,11'lli-Cl'SMiry fees iiu-kwl on f tin. M'.iTtii'blc price he iiiiglil to pay, < t.i' which, if In' did pay direct to the faraii-r, would benefit Uitli and make It necessary for the imrnsltvM to earn on honefct living by producing In- Htend of extracting. In ivliirn lor llu* n-i-ofiiiiihin nl' this liilx'l liy liaJi's unioisi- in ('i-iifiiil, lhe lariiicr proniii.i's, wlicit jninini' ihe mj« clely, lli.ii he will 1101 purrlinsi* any KHniu'iil or iii-iiilf mu miuli' h\\- union labor; thin lie will mu coiiipcii1 wiih itit'chiinicsor xkilh-d labor, nnd last, hill i.i'l k.,-,1, 77 ii.i, I,,,., tin j'i,u v ni ini) iiU'inlvr "I'm labiir '>r.'j:mi/.irion"wlio i-- slrlli iniiiiii-, msihi upon nm- di;iMii'{ iln- prodtn-ts of tin* AnuTiciin Swii'ty of lu.uily, liuiu-si mt'ii will tfi't llwlr di'stTN"|iml ilu- olhcis will luivi' lo hiislli*.—Miiic W'orki'is Journal. li. I*. Eckstein .then made a few re- meik.^'ojj liehaH of the meii for ths w.iy Mackenzie King had acted, ' t%- i.i<.ssir._r' the confidence-of the !:ien ii> Mr. jKitif, and their satis"i-:iio'i wh?n thev knew lie was coming .from the-eisf. 10 nfffr ,'lnii services at, med- iaio1"- ' ■> J. L." Parker made similar references-and the Iward then dissolved. ■Tim. ...iwj«* ,_.!„;.a most agreeable manner what at times threatened "n be one of the mom disagreeable contests in the history of this gnat industrial district. Sir William Mulock's speech is re1 produced in full on page four, and ix well worth reading. NOTICK TO TIMH1CU M15N TlipL(«l»-or imbllslii'sliplow tlm form of notice which U to Im followed in pulili.diiii Cniiiuimicliii; in 11 poet phinlml (UiIh (Ichi'i'lpUon hIiiiII ho spprovcil bv tho I'liiiiiiiiHtiiniici'nf tin- IMetrict lirfori* I'lihllnillon) tlmui |o tht* place nf niiniiiPiiri'iiH'iti, nnilHliilnir ncriiM more nr |i-sh, (ibji'i'tlon iiniKt hu, III111I with tin* A-'KiMliiiu (.'imiiliNHlnnci- of I.hiiiIh slid Uoi-kH on or hiirnn» tlm—duv of—.. • (I hi* ihili' "hull Im itp|i|-iivc'd hv tin* ('ii|iMiili.i.|iiii(.|' nf 1 ho nisii-li't licinrn pul'llr.-ilWni, NiiniiMif iipp||i-aiii In full Dull. )ivi_ TJMBKIt NOTIOKS j\\TOTK:K ii. Iieroli.v «lvmi tlmt tlilriv capital. A friiit mliiitr, liavliiKillkiuiviirsil ni'nsrsl In I .Im «-,nmy l«M'ntf ,i i-lnlm 1,9m x |,!!iii hot. Tlu< fen fm- iiirnrilliiK iii'litllil Is (9. At ImiHt »li«iiniul liHiiS|H,iiilinl nn IliscUlm mull >«.nr nr |ml( In t|i» rniiitliit rtrurilv tn ... « U,.|r,.i, V, i,rs f.ili Inka l.nli «x\\i«Uii«>i ul luil'i, III* lixwliir nmy, ii|.uii IihvIiik k turvsy miuli', hihI ii|»iti coniiilylinr with ntlmr rs» i|iilri>iiiiint»,|iiiri'liHSu th* latnlsttl mi sent, Tlio fiirnii'is in Allu-ria nrc or^iinix- iii),' bruiK-lit'.i ol lln- Aiiu-rii-iiii Socicly of ICijuity and tln*>i* sivk'iif*. will lu- of Kii*itl M-rxii'i* 10 ilu- mint* wmki'rs and oilier liihor iinioiis, \\\\\\< mny vs|v«*t to «>ee luilliT mul i-«i*n ami ollnr priidiirt** of llie AIIhtIii f.inm-r hcarin.,' the l-iliel on sail* lion* in l-Vrni.' ;uul dcali-rs 11 nil roiutinier* u-ill have lo maU-f nolo of tliose lalu-U. # The L*. M. W. of A., Disi. 18, nrc In full .ii-roril with thiv niovi'iiirnt un tin* nan of the fnrim*r and will ('ive il Ml the aid in their po*cr, my lit' pHlttnt |irnv|ili'» fnr tlm |i»yiiisnt nf n ulty nf 2't |ntrr-i-nl nn His shIsi, Pi.aci'Ii mining claims «*intr»llj- *r« lit.t rest H'lUiirn; sntrv funtfi rmiew»liln,vii«rly, A (ruti iiiliior nmy nbtsin two l««tst to ilrml«f fur irolitnfllv* miltst>si'h for s tsrm nf »»(iiily stfHtm, rinniwiklilii nl (tin ilinrnllim nf Ini MliilHlur nl lliii luturlnr, Thi' loiicii «lisll lisit siIroilitH In ntisrstlriii ^irliin mm Hiinunn Irom tint lists nf tlit Isssa fur iui'Ii llm mlluv lUliUl vlniwrsuumii fur i-Mi'li milv nf rlvsr lekisil. Ituysltysttbs rule nl t'j \\» n-t-tit rtillrci*'! nn tli«iiai|int sf> Icr ll ilrm-dn »|ll/(l| w. w. coutv. DetMity MlnUUr est U_g Issteeint. | N. P^UMpti^wf ■AsflliTipfiifj ei Uiti tidvatUituuat wiU tutA- W mosi lor, TIMBER NOTIOKS JWOTICK Ih l,„r(,l,,v Kivi'ii thut'«) ilny- sfffr r .. .''V-'i1 l,l,,'M'' '""I'l'I.V t'l tlm Mini. Chlsf ( nminlsj iiimr nf l.iimls nml W'nrks, fm s MiiyliU lli'iiiiM. ti, .-nt nml i'ttrry H«ny tlml>sr i". '1" lilll,'*l"i»dphi'rll'»il liimls Miiiiiic.l In Mill Hi KhkI Kimti'tisy, I nn CrsMk. Blinni s iiiIIi.k nnrlli wsst of A. JlHi'liniiBHlI'M |.imt i,lHntVi| (II| ,|,„ j.;,,,, „r l.iiki. 011 Kiirtwul 1 :ri-tiitor It- KIkiiiIiih, Assllt N;i 2 Comiiikiii'Inu nt a i,i„| |ilni|li„| im th* iiotlli wiivi i-nrniT nf A. Miillili'iiniH tlmlisr r-!ii|in llii,|,.'i. Kiist kj| i'liiilii.; t\\mir* ,,u,t|, «,.l'ii i'!,,i V""1'''' .W""1 H" ''•"•III* I HiWli's S.111II1 X"i'Iin is |n pltit'i.Mf ,.,i|,iN„.|1(.Hl,u,,tl liiii'itti'il Aplll l.pai; ,J, |J. |.„„i._ |,,„'»|„r It Kli-mfmf, Atfflil 011 sr 2' Hh^l'l i,,,',l''-*" l":",,, '.•*' '••i»l'V-i"r tfienre •••mill Mi'liHiiii in iiliii-c nf I'liiiiini'iii'tniiiiii, Im-nti-l April 4, Il«i7, ll .1. Dlgliy, |,ni>stm XX, VIclliliiK, Afrlii .i^'L4 ''■■I'U'H'iiPlnii al 11 pout plsnti.il nn • li* Hiiiilh Xittsi vurnut nf (I ,1. IMvliv's tlmliur pliilin.iliiini'MNimtliiti hIihIiis 1 tlism-s W*«t *i *• 111 ni Mlii'iirii North mi chiilm. \\ llmiii-ii Kant yi-liHliin tnplni'u . rnniTniiiif-41i114.il*.. I «'"il April 4, |isi7, ,1, ||. |,o,.k, r.onstor H, l*!,,i.,'„» ,\\„*„i No ft. Commiii\\i»ln« st « put iilnvilfil tin Hmiinthoathni Kpn»t. plmiio,! on thu Nnrlli. l-,ii»i iMirunr of J || l.oi'k'i, MmUr rUlm tliHiii'.i Sfiuili hi rhslns r IIihick \\\\ »»l ho 'InilOi Mlinin-noilli »*i.-|,i,|,w; llim.v K«.i kicli 11 llm i In plsi's of I'liminmii'timiiiit. liiHr tli* tin ilrr :;/^7777^, PERNtl LEDGER,, FERN I.fi' B.C., MAY nK 1907,' The Fernie Ledger $2 a Yesrin Advance Usned evory Saturday from thu Office of Publication, ToaiBloolr. Victoria Ave.; ■ f Feruie, British Columbia. . •7;f." - - " - * '; -y7" ■ ' *'->' All chaneeslif aila. must be iu as follows:— Pages 2 and 5,2 p. in. Tuesday ; pages a and 4, 2 p. m Thursday, and ptfga fl, "2 ■ p. m -Friday. We will be unable to insure .-change aniens this rule is complied with.' armed troopt being prepared io* deal with you liy .force has been a three weeks' stnte' without a single arrest' "by an'-ordinary - policeman .'in the whole'-district .,.- No more' quiet oi*f peaceable . community could ha%'.c been found anywhere than was rtlhis district during witiout the approval .oL the uuion. jit might be possible for a private strike order to be promulgated so that the men in quitting work would not be liable for the penalties pro-' vided by the new legislation. This, certainly," is a possibility. **Why did lhc miners agree to a board of" con- the",time'.'hat "thousands bf idle mm- tciliation, if ■ they ,intended to strike ers.waited patiently for a-peaceable "„„„„.,i(.i but honorable settlement of the con- iiesul, Advertising li osnts per uonpariel , • , . , - ... , lineiirst insertion,Scents per line each suuse- hroversy * «• hich was tp decide unttev squent insertion. ^".Bate's for contract advertising o*-*2 t _a .m ..r l.ltA.,,lAn Ta.I. 0ttpUca.l what, conditions and at what wages Ition "rt"office"o"f"pubi.Ication, Todd Block. d. v.uorr. Editor; they were to return to the task bf K. O; MARSHALL, 1 producing fuel'for a public which;, in Business JianaKe.j lhe past) has not_ taken too_much'in- "SATUKDAY, MAY 11, 1907- THE RESULTS, AND LESSONS OF THE CONTROVERSY: ' 7 r' »j ' *- *■ __ Now . that the'" long drawn-out ne- "'" Jotiations' which drew 'their'* weary "way along, from early March to early "May, and reaching , from Fernie '" tb * Calgary* and back again', have" cul- '"miiiated in a peaceful solution' of,the labor question, which is to last two " years, it may lie profitable to, look at'the results with'an eye single' to the.object of getting wisdom and forgetting ehe bitterness and strife through which these objects have l>eeii 7 attained. Invanother part of this issue will ''be found the "new agreement ■ as finally signed, sealed and delivered. I'iom a 'careful study of - its provisions it will bo learned that the miners_ and other laborers have in no instance had,-prevailing rates 'of wages reduced, and that-in many instances substantr-il ' increases have been obtained " -" '7 Theee' increases are to those who have been receiving the lowest- rates "of day wages, .and in that way the process of, bringing the wage scale lerest" in the iran who daily toils -aiid riski his lite to keep that public wann. „ , It would be' too much to expect that every man in an organization numbering in its membership 3,500 souls should be satisfied with any settlement that gould lie arrived at, - and that' some will not lie satisfied with- this new agreement was a foregone conclusion Bui that the officers Fand district'board .of District 18 have labored diligently and faithfully ' for the liest possible results will gradually dawn upon „th(* intelligence ■ of every fair-minded , manj .' and - the peace ' that' comes, with prosperity will rule-in the various cams of the district. , Why do they „''quit work" ■>when they have agre-^Q to the arbitration? Why do the employers^ disturb - the status quo by posting wage reduction notices? The whole basis of the labor law rests on the assumption that the employers and the- trades unionists of this country arc hbhorablc= men whose object is. -peace, rather than war, if peace" is possible, aiul whose word can be accepted at face \\alue. In this .assumption the law is generally correct. In the main the Inlbor organizations of Canada cannot le fairly attacked. They are directe,! by moderate, . careful, conservative men, whose so'ie eflori is to secure proper treatment for labor without calling up nil the enmities, hardships and economic waste of a strike.,With such men the government can -■ do much in arranging arbitrations aiul the gn-ed and rapacity, of < certain slibrt-sijrhlcd '' employers 'can lie effectively checked. Bui ^ the- Western. Feheration of Miners is an internal- Mine Workers' cl . America'; . Distriot iS, and the association-.' of-western coal -iiperatorsYv.ho'i.were the •.parties rtiiectly concerned* " . "' ■ ' -., . We call attention 10-this, error, on the-part-, of a prominent-and widely ic;vd, eastern " pepei- to show how easily misleading statements can get abroad arid .7 increase",. rather than dtiniiiish; thi.'.trbuliles,"-which *inevit- ablyf arise l'Hitwcen".employer, and employed! ' ' ' ."-■ ».- ' ' ' ,- '——o^—r—-. * The Agreement. ■ »~i~ na ^i The louj contest brought out the ional body of a different spirit fact that operators wise as they may l*e' and possessed o" much experience, are as liable to make serious mistakes as arc the* mine workers. That as a.-body the operators desire to meet thi' men as far' as possible can not be denied, but' that one .or two in n body'..of eight or ten can cause as much trruble as one or two hundrexlni'ner.s in a body of two or three thousand, las also been demonstrated. That the councils of the majority ...... . in both/cases contains the ereatcr nearer to an equitable basis has been .\\ . \\ h .: __ , ' ' 1 wisdom is also apparent. ." ' inaugurated " It is hereby .agreed"" between the Western;/ Coal Operators' association consisting of the' Pacific Coal Co., l.td.y-tlie'.K, \\V. McNeill. Co.; Ltd.', the .:. Breckeuridge-I,iind Coal - Co.,', l.td.',' Uic West Canadian 'Collieries, Ltd., the Canadian-American' Coal & Coke' Co.,- Ltd., the International Coal & '.'Coke- Co., Ltd., and-the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co., Ltd.)' of tht one part', nnd the employees" of th:; said companies," as-represented'by by the- United \\Miii,: Workers bf 'America, District No. iS, on ^ tlie other p;Tt" lhat the agreements ^existing prior to April I, 1^07. respecting general provisions .and scales bf con^ tract prici-s> and wages shall govern the parties' lK-rcto 'for the period , ol H two'-years,- commencing April ij NOTICE,TO. TIMBER MEN The Ledger publishes below the form of notice ".'which is* tip*,be followed in publishing Land and Timber notices in1 the.future as will.be seen by Asst. Land Commissioner Armstrong's letter These.amended forms have bwnenact^- ed at the late session and came into effect on'the 2oth,'April •, All. appli' cants for laud and timber should 'study carefully and comply strictly, to these emulation's. ' ' "\\''' CRApROOK.LAND DISTRICT; ' District-.of Koptenay •. ,.' , Take' notice: that (full name, initials are not sufficient) of occupation has applied foivpermissio^,,tq purchase the followiii'r described land. . " I- Commencing,.nt a post planted (this description!rIhi11 ba approved'by the I Coinmissioner of the -District before v publication) whence tp. the place of commencement, containing acri's move or less. . Objection ' must be filed with the As>i-tiint Commissioner of Lands-end Works 011,01* before, the—,day:of—;—' (This dat'o >lni!l "ho approved, by th_e Comniissioiier of the District before publication.'' . ■ '.. "l|;''-' ,"' , Natnenf (uiidicnnl in full — Dnte 100- The Housewife's Delight Is a Gup of Delicious and Refreshing seems to pmlcr wur to peace; and it ] **>7. and ending March 31, 1909, m would In quite in accord with the :»*" tnr as the same may not be mod- histon* of this concern for it, secret- ItM' or aficct' the . ,pr<,VI?" It must be l/i.-rnein mind that this is the l"-st setlllirient ever reached after a cessation of .work and a prolonged contest '-■ in which any sub-' stantial gain in rates of wages or other conditions have been gained by the men in this district. Ia other • "struggles the,men have suffered loss of ti'ine and' gained nothing in rates ■>'of wages, aiid in some instances lost iu hours of labor. This time an advance iii ■ wages has been secured t<. all outside .men, and those working at the lowest rates on - [aside work have secured a .siilsslapitiial increase. The' •d-nHvers have had ihcir wages advanced from ?i.8o in the beginning to $2.25 under iM€\\ OrrflMiMlMIT IIIU + ^1 *-i"iirj}j^ &~.m, >«&w—w.^kvt.iit'tiui,—ji»*n.—ai »,4 » \\.-vi—»■• ■-'—_—^- The day men have secured iucreascs.- • which "amount to 50 cents per, day. as a result of*" thu last two.:, agree- mtats arrived at under the present district organization. From J1.75 p'er day, which these /outside men " were paid two years ago they have raised the scale lo $2.25, half of which was obtained _ under the agreement signed Monday. Aside from these . increases, an additional increase of 5 per cent. 011 the old scale ha.*' been added. Xo reduction 'in ai:y line of la-bor was made. „ , At Canmore a 2 pci cent, reduction, which had always been taken from the men's wages b> the company for mine expenses; has been abolished, which makes a - total increase of 7 per cent, nt thai camp. In alt cases" where higher wages were lieing paid than the old. schedule, named, the higher rate is to lie madi' iiermnnent,,. It will be seen that a vciy material betterment as to wages lias been secured in all the lower-paid lines of lalwr, and not a, single reduction has U-en made iii any class of labor. But the wage scale, while a most important item to the,worker, is not nil that, is to b". considered; many' improvements havi- lieeu made in other directions, Improvements calculated to lessen the possibility of 111 is- nnderitiiud'ngs and consequent stoppage of work One of the most important of these is the cstablislunent of un Indepeniltnl board of arbitration, which is to determine tlte rate of" wagc# to Im* pain for now work which may nnt conic within the scope of ndopted schedule!', The definite promise of n member of the Alberta government made ill reel ly 'lo the millers in a public meeting held hern, and whicli was confirmed by 11 telegram from tlu* premier of linn province that nn fight hour butik-tr-lmnk law would be enacted at tlie next session of tin* provincial legihiuttirc, is another most Important ,-nin for whicli provision luu been made 111 thu new agrevtiiBiit, All these, thlnj*""* Itnvi* been gained by organi'od labor, and it i*. pretty safe to ,iay thnt not a single gain would have'Ih'cii scored without or- gani/ntinit. lhe leason to. the mcml-m of Disci ia ',s, V. 3f„ W of A,, contained ill these results i>, ihjs: "Unity of action an-l loyalu t0 tiw organization h the tine great force yon have to .rely tsyoH." Viihati-V'-r your diMtstaions nnd dil- ferences ni to |>oll«y nnd procedure may be, Ut no dillerences or personal likes or dlBlil»i"*j swerve your taction ns a body froin its proper course, Hy presenting a .united front to yourop- pnnsnls in ihli fnti-it rnnlrst, you have made your first sucomful fight for your rfgn't-*. You have, by your moderation, under trying elrtumsUncrt and conditions, won the confidence of the < puUlc nnd the respect ol your etn- ;loy*rs to a d*jr»e iwer l*fore at- "»"*■**. Yotir sJiiwer tc the senMlens prat* tie of n fraction nl Uw prtea about After all has been said, the greatest gain which has been made is the thorough demonstration of the fact that you can nol gain and retain the confidence of an\\ body of men, large or small, by pietiuding friendship to' iliem aiid their organi/a-tioii while you are constantly engaged in a still hunt along sleuth-hound lines to keep tab on -what is-.none of your business: Operators iut*l their companies have a perfect right lo arrange the details of their business without l>ein'g spied upon by«a«y ono. and mine workers will nuver view ,° with approval any attempt to. avoid the' same..methods ''■s" applied to their organization. It looks to.,the Ledger .as though this last settlement has been the means-of"layinp~the foundation FoF complete confidence' between employer and employee, and from that confidence will'giow stability of conditions. To the.miner, the operator'and the public, chis means much, very much. Xf also, mentis very much, to the peo-' pie of FtTnie; . The confidence which' bids fair to bfi-rwtnrmt Ul,„>u> tl.c luinua' • ail-U ojierators will, in a-lf probability, spread to the conditions which have prevailed between' the city of Fernie and the management ot the coal com. pany, - and . greatly improve those' strained relations, which have caused much trouble' in "lhe past. , , ' o— ■■' h or otherwise, ., to order a strike, even if such an order meant repudiation of a previous agreement. I^et it lie.understood he-re, that wc have no objection to a strike as a last resort,-.this being the weapon of self- defence wlikii al'. unionists , have in. reserve. .Hut we contend'" that if workmen agreed to arbitration, they are'not giving the country "a.square deal" by repudiating ' that contract, whether made with ' employers or with the go\\einmvnt.' . The men di-i leaving their work and-a coal famine is already in sight. It is said that a large factory in Calgary,, has l>een forced to close down, ^and unless the men go back to work immediately the railroads will have no motive ]-ower, and within-ten-days not a wheel will turn between Winnipeg,and the Coast. That is an appalling situation, and demands special consideration to lind a remedy. , We. are not disposed, to l>elieve that the miners are wholly to_. blame in this dispute. Coal" operators in the west' are undoubtedly anxious', like . their colleagues in . the east, to get as much as possible by paying as little as possible. But one of the questions in dispute—is^the recognition ■oi"tiW union. "' , '' ions of this agreement,- it being understood and agreed that, the parties thereto will meet in conference ;,6o clays prior to the expiration of this agreement lo discuss _ a renewal thereof •, ,nj '. This agreeniai*-. covers all 'the mines coks ovens and outside plants operated by the companies and all .persons accepting'employment' at these mines agree to-.be'governed by" the' following rules and regulations: SETTLEMENT OF I.OCAJ, AND -'; GENE11A1'' DISPUTES. (a) In case any disputes or grievances arise under this agreement or anv local agreement. made in connection therewith, whether tlie dispute, or grievance is claimed to have arisen'by tlu* comr.any-_.or any .person or persons employed or by the men' as a whole, then- the parties shall endeavor to settle ..the matter as hereinafter .provided. But before any grievances or disputes shall be • sub-L mitted, to. the pit committee," the person -or persons affected shall endeavor by personal application to the nit, boss to--settle the'.matter, and in tlie event-of-them agreeing, their de- cision shall be .final .- -.- ' ■ Packed in seated lead packets io preserve its many .excellent ..qualities At all Grwjers They all Bite at these Hies i.r . ,.- iv . l.i -. ■:, _ .'■■.. = • ,„ o. Over 60,000 Flies to choose frorh~--Every kind and size known on Kootenay waters. , , „ ."l Sur-e-KillerB-^GauJ-e-winged,,Junglercock and Bucktail' Flies. . ; .' Special—Split bamboo rods, three:, .^a _-- point I selected cane.."...:. . .,._.,•-. S | my!%fi A full.line of waders, nets, lines, and all tlie requi- " sites for fiver, fishing. ' *'"„■■' ' . * J '** * ' ' 1, . . V ^. *■ I IN., & Suddailiy Pernie Drug Store We Have now received a delayed shipment of fishing tackli* and„you will find it the best obtainable in town.' N We have flies, that are fly and tha no fish can withstand. We are, quoting these at a, very reasonable price ' and we can show you the best. Fernie r Store B UI_LiETj"I N T0ROMT0 NKWvS TAUCS, .Seven companies operate coal mines in Western Canada. For some time they have lieeu at odds with their workmen, over wage schedules and recognition of the union. Recently, however, the cleavage liecnmc wider, nnd, it was evident thnt a great strike,was. in contemplation, Both men and operators turned to the department of labor and made nominations to a proposed board of conciliation, which nominations have been approved by Mr. Lemieux, the minister in charge. There wns every prospect that -the recent legislation would withstand the first important test to.which it would be subjected. Hut in snite of thn fact that * lie- men had concurred in the appointment of -i. board of conciliation and had noiiiiiiiited Mr. I,. 1'. Kckslein, barrister, of I'ernie, as their representative _oii thnt body, they arc creating a new condition by quitting work by hundreds. A referendum has I ••11 taken and thv vole was almosl iiiMinimoimly favorable to n strike. Mill tn strike lus been declared by the union; the nun arc simply ccau- ing work. The reason they give is ll'ai Xlw opi-ratt i-, have taken n v.-rv |i«'Ctilhir, evi-n vxtruordlnuvy, position, by posting no tiers antioinuiiig a iwliictinn of wngfi; on May 10II1. Tills, the men Iwlleve, is one way whereby ihe ujiiipanicii can cre.itj legal diflieiiltles and make the in»(\\ulry a larce, Tlie department of labor lias attempted lo counteract this impression, but in spite ol the -insurance thnf tho onmiMlK'-lnn vM.j 1 ( strlctlv Impartial, the rtiwrtlon ol lite mines continues. It Is not "m- piolinblc that the result will ha a co-il famine of serious proportions, Meml-«rs of the Western Federation of Mlnm. lhc (*nlnrii«ln Wwtv „'li!f-1, governs most nf the mining lalior in Weit« rn Canada, do not generally act M/mird's /.inimmt Co", Mmltwl Dear Slm.-Your MIN'AKDiS I.IN'- IMIvN'T i>. oui rutuedy Im tn>u thro.it, colds nnd all ordinary ailment*.. ft never fails to relieve and cure promptly. CHA8I.KS WHOOTKN'. Port itiilnr*vi. Four, years ago the royal commission designated to investigate ' the general strike against the Canadian Pacific railway had occasion- to refer' in none too flattering terms,, to' the Western Federation of Miners, to which many of (he miners of Western Canada bclonir- Thev said: .'.'This is r,n'ot a labor union at all, but a sec-' ret political party." ■ Mr. W. I,. Mackenzie Ming, how deputy minister of labor, was secretary of that commission, and certainly is familiar with the vagaries of that interesting body. It is questionable if even ho would force "recognition" by the wt-stern operators of a union so violent and anarchistic as this. ■ Moreover, during the strikes at Union and I,adysmith in 1903', • lhe central organization of this union did not contribute more than a mere trille to the support of the'1 destitute families of the men, In view of these facts it is extraordinary that the Western Federation of Miners should Have any hold iu the wes*t when the miners have letter protection aud more rca|>cclnhl« associates in the United Mine Workers of America. It was suggested by the cominiision ol 1903 that the Wentern Federation ol Mln.'rs should be declared an illegal body by the parlintntnt of Canada Certainly its offensive Soci'-nlism, which is, close" to anarchy, and its constant resort lo, force, might mako Mich action advisable, Governor Pea- body, of Colorado, refers to the Federation ns a criminal organization, und saya that iir the first ton yean, of Its existence li cniiHOd cuhIi out- l.i.y lor llie militia of over Ja.oon.nou Hut, though we may denounce the Fed.-r.itioii und bliimc the niinsrs for nut observing tlu-ir iiiipjinl cniitrnct to iiiliitrntv, though we may cmii- plaiii of thu opera tors for iuli-rfcr- ''li'i- iu cutting wages at this lime, ilii- eviltral (not is lhat a ami famine in a rciil and imiiiimni d,nigei-. Industry will cense, coiiuuertv will !«■" -it .1 .stiiiulstill, ami hundreds 01 imioivnt , l0|.U- will Miffer, In lln- iiie.iiitinic Deputy .Miniver King has 'i tangle before him which it _ will 'nke all his iiitelHgeiice, tnel" nnd I'lH'SSi! to mirnvel.-Tnrnnin News. Well, Mr. Kin--, will, ih.- ....vi'-.l.au*, of mimy othcr-i, interested on both Hides of the controversy, and nl eminent people who were interest-..! only from a public point of view, has sticcw-di'tl li, u-i 1:, ,1 r.""f. i.^*. t.ingle before him, and now the very able deputy minintei Ijvoiild l*e doing iiriotlier public service of great value H he would undertake to corn-rt the apparent error into which the Toronto Xcu-i ha» fallen when it getti ■<• miiddlod uj) ns to who Is who out west, The 1,,-n;; article u-Jiich we reproduce above cltnr.y ahown that even *) wideawake n paper as the Xew» g«U loat in the vastntM ,of" the vtut tometitnt« Tne Wwtcni redaatCoa o( lliucu h*d nothing at all tn do with tht Minardi laU cnutroveMy It wu* the TJnlt<*d Krfend. !b) In .case, of any local .dispute arising in-any mine, and failure to agree between the.' pit boss and . any omployee, ;the pit committee and mine' superintendent shall endeavor to . settle ■ the matter, and - if , they • agree their decision .shall'be filial.,■* (c) In the event, of, the failure of the-pit.committee 0. and the mine' «i,1,..ritiiot.<]s-iii "ur-hcidi: any.,dispute" so referred to them, as well'as in the eveut of any- other dispute aris-, ing, the matter in dispute , shall • be refcired. to ths general superintendent , or general, manager- of tlie com- piiny and,the officers of Distriot No. kS, u, m. W. 01 A., for settlement, and if thci*, agree their decision • shall lie final. Shoub] they,fail ,to agree it shall'be referred to a joint com- iiiittee, ,snid coiuniittcc to be made up of three opeiators appointed , by lhe Western Coal Operator's1'-Association, and three minors, appointed by District No.,18, of thcU. M. Wf of A,, for settlement, If ,thcy agree their decision shnll be binding upon both parlies, A majority of the full committee nuisi vote in favor of any action before it .c'011 be declared carried. In the event of a failure to a;.-r,:i', the committee shall endeavor to select • un Ind^piindqnt clujlnn'nii, nud failing "to agree upon an independent, i-liaiiinnu, the minister of labor shall be asked to appoint such chalniiiiii. Tho decision of the. coin- tuiitei"'llm:; nuisiitilled'shall be binding upon both pnrlies. ' The joint crmiiiiitU'i- when necessary, shall meet oii the .second Monday of each mouth,- "ll In tli- in < ni imc and lu all case-, while disputes are being inv»js- tij-nt.d and setili-d, ihe miners, mine laborers mid an oilier purtivii involv- .d must l-nlititiik- in work pending in- vesication uml until final deciiilon h.is l.t*-ti ie.uhi«il. but where miner or mini-is, iniin- htlorci or tiiitic labor- i-ts has or hnvB been (liscnargcd by the ii'inpiny; lie n:* they shnll not Hill-nil ih tin- vinplny of the company wliili* bis nr their cause is being In- ustignusl nnd Hvttk-d. H a claim lie iiiiiiIv wnhin liv,« days where a man ni 1 mil hns or lmve been unjustly "•. iliiirgi-h, tli,- cise slntll be deal, *. , according in Hum article, nnd if it is proven th'ii lu- «»r they have Ivecn i!iiiiisih dealt with, he or thev shall be i-ei[,istii.l' d. If claim * is' made for -.oiitjiciiH.unin nr'time lost in' cases when- teinsiatiini-nt has followed, it sfnll l.i- Kfi 10 tin. joint committee In decidi' wli.it nnmiini, if any, is to lep.ild. toi Anv bir.n'i ol the ngrcmnwit 'y ativ of the partita thereto Is not to void the sil-1 agnetnent, but same I'i li. t*<,ntiniii; in fnll force 'and effect. It is not ii'it-iuhd, however, by this siibs'ction to abridge the right of live i-.,v„ t'.'- -.,v,.inil vvot'A after fin.v.1 M:tilnnnt ,is htn-it! provided If "any ■i|*irtii,i '>t n)>t»ntiirs refuMs to I* bouii'r by any dicislon given against him or ilu-m undtr tills artitle. Express and Baggage Transfer Dmyiiijfr of uli kinds done promptly. Telephone 57 or call a driver Oflk-e : Northern Hotel, Fernie, B. C. Fd-4» Green House>... (WEST FERNIE) 10 "1 Vegetable Plants and Rhubarb Root* ' .Cauliflower per j00 $1.50 Cabbiifji' plants per 100 50c Rhubarb Roots per dozen 1.50 EQQS FOR SEJTINO First cross, Minnrcu.Anduluslon Per Setting, $1.00 JOHN McLACHLAN, PROP. Pd-40 Agents doe$ 3fob poffta little neater and better tfyai^ahp other office in fernie ■** and pou get tlje Wtioti Xabel Zet m prove it to pou !WP= ►♦♦^♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦^ (C. .ni.nind <,n P*ge 5-) I.inirtitttt T.ntnhennan's In every live town in the „district "wc want apents f>< Thi* Ledger. We pay (iberai commissions to ({ood, live men on nds., subscriptions and job work aent into this ofikCtt. Get \\\\\\ on tl*»ii>. Address. ii" nirry vi^fm Fore and Aft and if you do your garden' the same way you will have ! a good showing. We have a good showing of -, Garden Tools, Garden Hose, Lawn Mowers, Etc. ji Screen Doors,Screen Windows Jv D, Quail Hai;d^Ta^e and Furniture BuAineK» Manager Ledger, Fernie, IS. C. „ A******»***AAAAA-*. AAAA1AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4 •fl.U Ir. O'.li ,11" WUFRF Till FISH .■i'«^i7 1 . How to Fish, when to Fish, the kjnd ,of Tackle to buy, where to buy it and wliere jo buy it the best. All this information. thrown in gratis, with every dollar's worth of Tackle purchased at The Palace Drugstore N, B« Our stock is complete, well bought and well assorted. Outside stores can get their supplies from ut to advantage. w ( ) FERNIE LEDGER, FERNIE, B.C., MAY 11,-1907 ?Cs if .-: ■-K- "> GS ..' • ■>•* )TORING GOAL UNDERWATER Takes a Gompanyyto do this and then They must own the Wafcer-'-F-er- nleite'sCouldn'tAffbrdlt < - ..; .. • ' — — . i ..■•*■..'■ . . \\lNG COAL "UNDER WATER. - [it 1902,,- tbe Western Electric ' \\t\\Chicago, 111., alter caretully "jsfigating the question of uncer- J-'coal supply due to strikes and 7,,-er "conditions beyond its control, /ecided to provide for storage of n considerable amount of fuel. ! As . experiences with coal -.bunkers li "the Clinton street plant showed ",'ery clearly that the Illinois coal, iised by the company when stored in ordinary bins : exposed to the air, >-uffered'very materially irom spontaneous combustion, it was decided ito dig a hole in the ground at the ;.l'olk street,plant and store a large quantity oi coal under water.. This was carried out with saltis- factory results . inasmuch' as no \\iroublc has ever been experienced there Vita spontaneous combustion. .When it was decided to provide for he storage of a large quantity of oal at the new plant at Hawthorn, li., it was deoided to follow the aaae scheme. Accordingly a three- i-ctibn storage pit was decided upon, 'o be built of concrete, covering a round "area of about 310x114, feet. =*The pit, constructed, is arranged. for. filling with water so as to entirely covci- all the conl that may" be placed in it. ., -., Each section is approximately . 15 ltd in depth, iiml the"'whole pit1'has a • capacity of' approximately; 10,000 tous,. which is kept in reserve ' exclusively for emergencies.. ', Three railroad tracks ore* carried on arched concrete piers running the entire length of the pit, thus dividing each ol the three sections o£ ihe- latter into four equal divisions. There are also , two railroad tracks, one on each side outside the pit, running its entire length so that coal cars may''be emptied into or loaded from the, storage pits, while ou ary one of live railroad tracks. A locomotive crane, fitted with a grab bucket, is provided for "taking the coal out of the storage pit and loading it into the coal cars. - rNo provision is made for drying the coal"before use,.as it is believed that the handling of the coal will result in its being dry enough for all practical purposes by. the time it reaches tho boilers.—Mines and erals. Min- PRWrSS FOR ESSAYS,. |tlr. Fluinirierfelt Offers 'Five Rewards .for Taper on Industrial Subjects. drtor Ledger. .■',■*"• .Kir,—Some little time ago I took lw liberty of addressing, to the press letter is which I propounded a sies" of questions . and solicited iswers t-aessto, the chief object, be- ig to indues -tine people of British olumbia to" carefully examine . into id thorougtdy acquaint tliemselves , ith the vast resources and magiiifi- -nt possibilities; of. this province. I .was delighted to receive 38 relies, all of which indicated thought; lone gave evidence of wide knowl- }dga, while a few showed great care ■|iid research. -.: The essay, signed Ragiaa," which- recenUy" appeaml- the local papers, was considered |y the committee entitled to tlie Jrtfe,; and the information contained > said essay is, is my opinion, so- valuable that I am distributing copies by the thousands all over the. " " c, * 'i 'English-speaking world. - Reeling encouraged with the result ,qi pay former letter, I once more , v't^l^re to trespass upon' your valuable .sjBJtce to-supplement what has [ tlreatjy /"jaw done, in the hope that many moys persons will become actively und (Joyotcdly interested in the , below referred ,to subjects, which af- ylect us all, and are, or should be, tJbc _petuliur care, of every British Cect to British Columblia. Yvont my viewpoint there are now cast upon the residents of this province burdens and responsibilities greater perhaps than ever . before have been borne by so small a people numerically,' and if we are to lay the foundation wisely,' . broadly and in strength, with a view to permanency and with a justified hope of success, great care should be exercised by the government and people to secure these objects ' so necessary to pro: vincial progress and growth, and whicli, if realised, will make this the banner province of Uie great Dominion of Canada. I believe tbe geographical position, the physical conditions and the varied resources all indicate that this is tlie ultimate destiny of our'province. "— Wiicr"6T^us^Sfa"vc"_a^efiffite~^iicy~to_ propose and. a definite plan for working it out?. Do we know and realize our cofiiitry or are we - waiting, IMicawber-likc, for "something ,to turn iii)?" Are we alive to the situation, or are we drifting as 'straws on a swiftly-flowing river? Con we see the, trend of events, or are wc unwilling to be alert, and do we.refuse to know and see? I-el us study ourselves, analyze our aims and aspirations, but above all, let us one and all know our-country, and with' a loyal, unselfish fidelity to an unalterable fixedness of purpose, which will .admit of'no modification until the result is achieved, be insistent iu season and out of season in assisting and urging forward'.development of British Columbia for the -enduring, never-ending benefit and welfare of its whole people, I, for one, Mr, Editor, stand ready, •to do all ami whatever I con, and earnestly desire to see many others equally ready. I appeal to those interested in mining and the timber industry, to lijiancinl and.business men, professional moa and manufacturers, labor men nnd capitalists, and in order to engage the attention of those who possess1 valuta-hie i-ftforat-ation whicli should bu made public, I outline Ixslnw seven questions and offer a pri/.e to the value of $50 each {or the most complete aaVtwejrs. The prizes may lie taken iu money, handsome piece of silver suitably engraved, or donated to any ot our public shipped; kinds and value of present production; number of persons employed;' average compensation"' re-- Ceived. , ' ' Finanoer-Oilieial . statistics show $54i75°i°oo produced within the province for 1906; tabulate the sources; what proportion remains in British Columbia trade channels; estimate the foreign and' outside capital invested, in the province,' and .interest and dividends paid oa same. Is the time opportune in respect of internal finance to introduce a plan.similar to that presently obtaining in France.' Labor and Capital—What practical course can be' adopted ■ to harmonize these interests; . is1" co-operation • feasible; if so, suggest a plan of application or some other practical profit- sharing scheme, bonuses or pensions based-on service or .otherwise." Would. a general insurance (life, accident- or sickness, as in Germany] he favorably received by,,men and corporations; state the underlying cause for the great unrest and strained ' rela- lions now existing between labor and capital, on the American continent. There.will be no limitations as to length.- ' Communications *• must be* .signed or accompanied by the card of ehc writer. The competition will be open until the 1st of.July next, and replies may. be addressed to British Columbia, P. 0. Drawer 690, „Vic- toria, B. C, witli' memo, on face of the envelope indicating which question the enclosure is to answer., It is my intention ,to secure the cooperation of one or more gentlemen familiar with the various subjects referred to, to determine the winners and award the, prizes. Once more,"' Mr. Editor, I apologize for trespassing upon your space with a. .communication of such -length, but the importance of the subjects must be my excuse. A. C."* FLUJMMERFEI/f.' Victoria, B. C, "24th,April, 1907. The Ledger wishes to express ■* to Mr. Flmnmerfelt,. its high appreciation of his most worthy effort in-so good a cause, and is pleased to give its space for such a purpose.. Are there not , some people in this district" who could compete with reasonable hope of winning, one* or more" of these "pri/.es?. If-'you try and do not succeed, you will still have done something to aid Mr.' Fliimmerfelt in his: effort to improve our great, province.' A. Cough Medicine; Ayer's Cherry Pectoral h» ■ regular cough medicine, a strong medicine, a doctor's medicine. Good., for easy coughs, hard coughs, desperate coughs. If your doctor endorses it for your case, take it. If not, don't take it. Never go contrary to his advice. A W* pubUiH, »ur faraal—A Hers _ W* kulrt i1«^«l 7_ twa»»nat4imim W* tua* jtm to . MMmMjraor tartar The dose of Ayer's Pills is mall, earf one at bedtime. As a rule, laxative d*s*e ire better than cathartic doses, For ecu- stipation, biliousness, dyspepsia, sick- headaches, they cannot be en-eUed. Ask your doctor about this. —-Mad* b j- tha ■*. 0. Aro* C*« 2e cured by Hall's Catarrh, Cure. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. .T. Cheney, for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in. arl business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm, WARDING, .KINNAN & MARVIN? Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon 0 the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists Take. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. , 7 _ - ' Phones: Office, 6. Stable 24 NEW BARN CRiri'l,Kn ny BCJAT'CA, Had* Well and Strong by Ht, Wil- liaiiii-' l'ink VilU Alter Doctors Had Vailed. {*sfr-'U> *• AwaU '■ °*9 of l,ie Ww»__; mirchanls of Hemford, N>$> k low yearn ago. he waa a great suf- |«rer from that moat excruciating i trouble, KJiftUca. He says: "At the Uluic I nr*a ullHcted I was living at Ulaker set*Ue»i»t. The attack was so -«ev«N that J had tieen oO work for <{«-.« ilmn. The corls ol my leg wore _ ^ ^ 4U drewn up and I wuld only lttnp ^l.rUies" at""uie" opUon "of "each win- '•toag with the aid 0/ a #tick, lhe ncr *ln I sullcred was'terribU. I was u ttii»«y both day and night, Every uotnent cauasd me such pain ns only * hot* who have beep tortured with 'dutlca can know. I was treated by jfiverol doctor*, hut they did not help me a bit. In (act, I .almost be- mi to («ol that my condition wuh ulpleas, when Dr. Williams' l'ink ■I'llis were brought to tuy attention. I got a kali doun Iwxfi. I dad unlhI / aljout th* entire quantity More I ' (o«md any benefit. Hut I wns encouraged and got a second hall do/en boxrs, and before these were all gone evefy vtstlge of the trouble had disappeared. Not only this, l)«t I was Improved in health in every way, us ' It will he readily, understood thnt •he lot* siege of pain 1 had suffered «ad left tne l*dly run down, I t,*n t -speak too WgWy of Dr. William*' ' Plak rllU. I con"t rttowmend thetw |vtoo strongly lo other auflerera." ? ])r. WIlllamB' l'ledc pills cure sclut- !1ca (.Imply because they mul* in*' rlth, wd Mo** th*' «wU,M aBd 'itreiigtneni the jaigled, aching nerves viTknt l» why thVy cure »ueh nerve itrotrbles M WorAlgfa, 8t. Vitua dance load p«rti«1 paralyse. That is why I.they cnte all ailments dut to poor, •twatwy Mood. Thst !• why they itlMW» weary, d«^Mi«dait, broken t.ttwn men end women bright, atiive VonA »ltt*g. not only tht (cenninc ,, MAY CANADIAN MAGAZINE. The Canadian "Magazine for- May, "although_not—a^showA;_numbe£,_coit, tains• some really valuable and.int*.;- esling coalribution*: ' T3ie impiiM1. Conference at London is attract':ir. a good deal of \\ituition, but all who wish to observe its significance with added intelligence should read what F. A. Acland *has ,to .say about it in an article in the Canadian. He deals with thersub]cct. in an instructive way, quite free from liias or, impassioned utterance, and those who read' the artaicle may depend upon it that the writer is one of the 1>est equipped journalists in the Dominion. ' "Ottawa; A liclrospect," by J. E. II. McCready, is extremely interesting, as it affords glimpses of the Dominion Capital aliout the time of Confederation! "Germany: ' A Study in Government," by Charles T, Long; "China: A Great Opportunity,!' by , John' Waduell; and an article dealing with the early Victorian pneta, by 0. J. Stevenson, arc aanoftg the other interesting things in the May number, licsides five good short stories, ,w li arc now installed in our new barn, opposite the old place, and have a complete, new , outfit, which is always at your service for livery, cartage or, baggage. We still have the. office-up town where orders may be left. , ■ i . ' L. P. Eckstein BABBISTEa-AT-LAW, SOLICITOR Roomi 1 k s, Henderson block. Fernie, B. C. PC. Lawe. Ate. I. Mnhar, B.A. Latoe & Fisher BAJt4I8TRRS, SOUCITOXS, RTC. Cwv'e N«s« TcadJtBg Co. ' Block, ; Peseis, m. C. W. B. BOBS.k.C. J. S. T. ALKXAMDM Ross & Alexander BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS," ETC KEKNIE, B. C. Offlce In Ij. T. W.Bloek, Victoria Avenue. r it J. Biarbor^ l.d.s., d.d.s., DENTIST L T. W 'Block, opposite the Omcti hours—8 a.m. to S v.m. Bank Handley Bros. Stable 24 W. J. Wrlglesworth, D, D. S, pmrts HoiiHS,- I! two 12 h. in. 1 to ft p. m v-, tt.sn ton p.m. ■ Orlli-e in Alex. 1. "*k'» Mioi-'k - i over Slinn's BRkery." ,* - ' yKUNiK, - . - - - ii. A GOOD WAT. «• pbase sanfal "aoBsskasfars u giw tusjeet weiejnt. Ok, wc say (Hat all tauten aVi't do eW ov- --'way*". QUALITY sni,QUANTITY will be a Uttk toon Xmmm yn expect. "■ , " i . Calgary Cattle Co $ H. Bbll.\\ A.WII.DMAR " BELL & WILDMAN,: Contraotors and Buiidem KstimiiteH Futniulifd Storm Doors arid Windows Shop:- Cnrner HnwlanJ Ave and MoKvoySt. ' fO, Bux 355. Fernie. B C SOT fATKOXIZK HOME lNl)l)S'mY"» SMOKIES , •crasrioasr label Crow's Nest Special AND Miner's Favorite Cigars Removal Thi; opcrat>rs would not operate, The minors would, not mine; The press boys t'ld prognosticate, The coiniiiiHsioii wan in decline; The only onu thnt wuh linppy then Was the man we could'not find. -j id S'ow Georific. wears a nlilning tile, The miners ure in clover; l'rankic w.-.irs n sprcadini* .smile, And tlie inuroli.nii smiles all over. Are arriving daily, Wc. have a larger and better assortment this spring than everandour prices are low enough to suit the person who had to borrow trouble. W. R. MoDOUGALL CEEDS ^^iEREESj PLANTS 50 Good Woodsmen wanted by The Elk Lumber Co. Apply at the Office or at llosmer.' 0 The Elk Lumber Co., Ltd. fernie, B.C. ANADIAN Daily Direct Service _ No Seedless Plums. No Pities* Apples, No Cobleas Corn—just old reliable varieties at reasonable prices. Fertilizers, Bee Supplies, - Spray Pumps, Sprayiag Material, Cut Flowers, etc. Oldest established nursery on the mainland ol B. C. Catalogue Free. M. J. HENRY'S NURSERIES Oreenhouaca and -Seed -Houses, Vancouver, B. C. P. S.—II your local merchants do not handle my seeds, send direct. We prepay fifty packets, assorted varieties ol garden seeds in sc. papers (tested stock), to your nearest post office (or fi.oo; twenty packets for 50c., trial collection. I am now installed in my new shop iii tht ■King's hotel. ■■ three o. doors south" of the Fernie hotel. Prices: Prices at my shop are now ' as follows : Hair Cutting 25c Shaving - 15c Shampoo 25c "'" ' (Egg:) 35c Massage 25c Mining nud Smelting—Give a description, liy districts, of tbe various coal and mineral areas; an account ol thu work uow proceeding; detail production for 1006; valuo of same; average number of liunds engaged; practical sugii>e.stionN for developing and increasing this tuoRt important industry, Tlwlier—State specifically the variety, (|iiality and quantity; present cut, when: mnrUttd; what economics inn lie iflected liy the utilization of Uie by-products; what plan to he adopted nnd liy whom, looking toward the conservation or renewal of our forcni wealtli for the use of future generations." Fishonej.—Hhcre and how are n*.n Xi.Un, lhc kind and nuality uf J*!wf employed; are our salmon lieing ex- ttminnttd; ctn this industry be ma U-rially Incroaswl,, nnd can greater financial results 1* attained by sav- uij- \\'w. jiontunt' oi Xttin now nisvioy- ed; to what extent has deep-sea fi*»h- )«_; tontriliuted to the provincial wealth; what are the poMlhillties of development nnd extension, and the prol aliilitiet of |>emtanency. Agr{<:iilf.iirf!-fB"riit Culture, Pitlry ing and Poultry) The acres ol srahU- laud, kind i.f (iruducu and value of MUM; which is the most profitelfle; market ronditions; UnXat] import* in pills can do thl«. and they hnit- the j 1906, In fjn.intitleK nnd dollsrs; nwii- i Jul! Msae, Dr. WIIHum*' "Pink Pills !*f ol persons now deriving a liveli- lioi-d Irom the *">il. !lfuttuLcturittic~-Cjitt IlritUh Columbia l«eome a msnofaeinrin-j*; eo«n- iry, what goods aad articles can we rtaJlly inaksiaetai*; aad to vftftt aatlsii Mft MMt h* CBH.DK1WB Ain. The Ledger is iu receipt of the nn- ■ual report of the CliiWrerm' Aid home of Vaucouvcr, It In a very interesting little "io>k- lel, and Un contentH rIiows that tii.it must worthy institution is growing and doln-.' more »nd more good «svr". year. 'lhe Provincial ^ovtrmnunt opened im cosh box and appropriated J3i°oi during Uie lusi »i-sslon to aid iv building a new home, The devoted euro and ntunlinn •*' a few earncm friciidH Iibh built u'.i this chariinblo inniilutioii, and if .t were lo be suddenly taken nwny i-". would be mimed all over the pro*'* ince. The Provi»clal govtriuuent ih;>j»".J tnakt an nniiual grant ol suincievt FRUITS of all kinds Oranges 50c doz. LemonB 40c doz. Tomatoes, 30c lb McDougall & Co. Full lino of Tobacco ACIkri-b. THE POLLOCK WINE CO., Ltd. Wholesale Dealem and Direct Import- ters of SCOTCH AND WISH WHISKEY, LONDON DRV OLD TOM AUD HOLLAND GIN, POMUBU.Y CHAUrAONU SCIILITZ BEER, ALK AND STOUT, HURMEISTER WHITE AND RED PORT AND WHITE »0CK. Hols AksiU in Canada lor WUeW Ttalc, Jag Dutraytr. Tliahhiri}' you for your past patronage and hoping lo receive n share in the future, 1 remain Yours 10 slay, Chas. Gilbert TO. ane via Kin^sgalc and Spokane Internet anal Ry. " .FERN IK Lv. 8.^8 Cranbrook ,, 11.25 KiiiKSK.-itc „ 14.00 Honner\\ Ferry ,, " 15.20 Sand Point ,;, «f»-S5 SPOKANK Arr.'' 20.(10 n 1S.29 Arr. iS-V" '.. ■■■s° .. to.po „ qioo „ O.oo Lv. For further information, rates, folders, etc., apply lo R. Reading, local agent or wrile .I.H.CARTRIl, I), P. A., Nolno'11. K, .1. COYI.K, A, fl. I>. A , Vai..!ouvor'. ■■■» in mi 1—SIHIHJU.ILJ.M _ Union Restaurant Ostrich Feathers P, CAROSELLA General Merchant Dealer in Wine Liquors and Cigars (far Pale Yooolt, on the wrapper ntonoA enty U>%. EoW 1^ wwliciuc iealrrs «Ttty»htr« or hy nail at 5" Mats a hot or at* hoi to tor h-p oy oUtvmbsi tb* Dr. *Wmo% !(«&!«« -£*, IsmkHK Ooi> CIIII.DH00I) AILMKNT8. Xme TrilAiurl 'hlftu t.%x\\ih i'ni.-,._f » "U-Hrt Tablets In the home lias a leeling o( security that her child"** health Is .-real.' 11*1 rnhli, rti-st roy worms, m»ke teething painles*4 and give the < ln'fff Ip^nllJiy rt.itiir.il nU,-p. And Xhf moUiir has the ^iur,<*ilti- of a pov- unment sn*ly-y mail ut '45 cent* a Ixix (iota The Dr. WUlUuu Uaaattot Co ■tortfiHi, Oat. (Formerly thw Owl) ff'.',;i;iic Owl Restaurant 1 '"'"'whrch has recently Changed will bo more completely up-to-date than has been the cite in the prt*ii. Tlsc *\\cv. proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson will be pleased to meet the old patrons nnd al-1 so new ones' at the oW stand. Best of Service Cleaned and curled. Old leathers made to look like new, Feather Iioas a specialty. Mail orders promptly attended to. Moderate prices Mrs. C Douglas Box ."100 Fernie Fernie B. C. Cor. Wood & Baker Street Allan Line ROYAL MAIL UTEAMSHli'S Direct Service Dublin Exhibition Slimmer Sulllin.'s Montrenl and Quiibce to Uvariiool Tualslaa Victorifui (twin screw, MAY 17 (tarWae, MAY IM Ionlau (twi») screw, MAY .M 10,576 tons) 13,000 tons) 9,000 tons) Vk- tiln^/t In (own wheroyou can «etKOod reliable goods in our lino thnt Is nt Trie CLUB CIGAR STORE W. A. 1NGBA1I, Prof, 91. Feral*, B. C. LASH VOTiCr! Ml lw»w» fn»»»inn_MJ»«l«lU. ,_»»n iSmnvli "Mnut fr t.o.r wyuul milln. *MlN4«i tUft »•*♦!»• Ht A" Sdttttfle Hftflttni. AhM4«M}«tt*'mtMlrMMwfr'. /. I"******' mint.it M t»r »rt»jtiJf V«i«.4. *» •■-••PS ri-*n fi«riwnth*>|i. ■*A.UT«*v,r*»w,'»-»i*r__. i ¥ IIKRKIiy IHVK SOTICK THAT H\\XT\\ 11 «l»i« »tt*r .Ut* I itiUni to Ml-'**' ■"<• *>"'♦ |ail»f OommlMlrtii».r of r.»nit#»«ir| Work, for ■ i*iml«Ut» tit mrehitwt th* f(iHn*lnt iM^crlN- •nl lamtt. ,. ,_., i ttivtr Utw**ft MflrritMj- sni! Kiko. ,R C, lun-l mum uf th« mnurh »* Tiinnni n**, " iI.«e<-» »««t^)tlului,thenrc north !<*• c»*ln», 1h»nc» m-,1 Vt <*h»in* tu Xlk ni»*r. ihtdf* «»uth iii di»li>» down Kit. Klvvr to v>l»c* ut ,'Nt,n,',,',' TWM.UKHKB UMaiVmteB.Ot'Msnait.usT t*T Suleon, $G.ri and upwunlu; Huamil Caliln, $-H'.f*0j Third CIrih, $27..r*0 nml upwantB, ttcconllnj,' to iieumtsr. ModnrutP Hute Hurvlci1 MON'IMiKAL nnd QUKBKC to, OI.ASGOW (Direct) Sicilian Ilav'^t N'sinldUn Uay .'10 MoBKollurt Iuiiu (i X'arinthlan June l.'l One fliiMB r'sbln UO third nliiw^ll WI W TfttfTVHllon (if "i*ft'Uin :\\xv\\ M l>articulnr ujiply to |{ KKADIN'G, W. IL ALLAN 0. I». H. A|jL • when hereafter such a, condition is brought about, so long as .this act'is upon the statute book, if is a wanton misuse of liiicrty—there is no longer a necessity for an, employer to lock out hi.-, men in any of lhe classes of industry to which this act applies. There is no necessity for any sel of men to do this engaged in the .business to which this act applies, either going .upon ,slr'ke,.or ..ceasing work, at least until the board has liei-n created and made the enquiry which ■ parliament has authorized _ il to do, I Ifeiieve if this act had l>ccn clearly and fully understood before VALUABLE MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION Recommended by a Well-known Toronto Doctor, Whose Love for Munmn'ty is Greater than His Prejudice Against Proprietary Medicines, Tlm following vi-ry valuable- pre. iii'i-iplion, l»,v nn I'liiinciit und huccoss- Ii i '_iY.sici.iii. w.\\', lio iippiwiiiilfld hy li'i*. ■>• -.ho nro ,s- ll'tiriii".', fiom In nrippo, t-,!il,' m> i.-'n, pnrMiiii'iiiiu, or uuy tliront, li:n->, '.1 v.-'iiinrli tronljlo, or nin-down <,\\f,ti'i.,, ai it \\\\ .1 cortuiii cum, nnd will'-, ivn imt 11 v 11 tlnctorjs bill, It in n!;- ■-.! :i ci'iliiin pi-viiiilivn un Wbll i — " \\> li'-n yon li'i-l tli.it you urn tukinf* (!ulil in- h.tvo ihii'.v Ci-'.-liii"' or ni'liiiii*. iu nuv pint of thi bm'.y or "mm!, or fii-'l iwal!, tiii'il, dim, unfit for work, pnin in tlio Ih'ihI nr mid' of thu nook, do nd nt'nliMt tliciii -liiiig'-i-iuj) symp- tot,--. Inn. -I'tiil imiiiiiiliiitit'.y tn your ilrii;.;-. "I- mill ('.nt 11 Imt llu nf I'syeliine (prun-iiim-hI Ki'lciKii), mid prepare si billows; "i\\i. h!no, - ti'iispnonfiilni, "Sherry, whisky or wutor, '2 Ut* !,_)!! 11I11U, "(,'i..ieu nf tlie hiltor can bn mid* urijMiliiU' to Hie jtidciiiniit nnd pro* I'll, nee nf l.ll'i p'lltil'lll. ".Mis tlioii.'ii-iiilv nnd tiiko rsaulsrly 1 ' ■ ■ ;. li ■ ' .-I at ' ■ 'lM:r-.r." 'Mi!-; pM-.-ci-iptioti lntK beeii iiwl in r. ■■ .t-'ii» 01 (>um"> nnd Inn lioim ho rui"i.i'!.v in-ii-sMiil llmt 11 iiiiitilidr ct' ii-.i'l: ;' {.'."-■■■iiniH i-uaiiliirly pre- (,».rllii> i'i>'cli' • "i t'-eir pructirn for iinv .1 ih-i 11 but!■ tinuliles, or any run- il.">'ii, vi. .i-'ii'-- 01 iiMi-Hltitionul difli- 1 i,M,v, it is Hie iniiM retlftbln und 1 iiliiiiMe !nim> M-uinilv. It tonoi tip tbe entile 'VAtem, Kivin_.{ n fuolirt(( nf yoHtlifi-.lMi'vi.iiinl viunr, ttildinu insny yeiii'K ti» tlie life nf thoio wlio lino It. " Vwn «iro 1 »ni iilni'wt h pli)-«lc»l WTMk Mil nr.*>niti-ii|iir '.'"I; ln'i« ir'niMi-i, Krleiiili stiil ix'aMiit liim. iit I iwiuM n*iv«r KhI Nli«r. I l, ■ ■. «ki I wm st.li' t.i iittii.'i Iii iny lii'in-'-Uurl/ HCfilu, Tlicr* »rr 111) »Jf Bll.Witn* nt iiiiminilitloii nlmiu in* now," Ml:1 HKNIiKIlflOS. (It •(0)111, N.B. "I ii,ul. to make may be a crude one,-- hut nevertheless, with all re^ spect to the management of these mines. ' ;t, would lie. possible,* at least r'.hope so, for them to j adopt some iiii|)ro\\ements in their working system that may be of service to themselves-.nnd 10 their employees,, The interests ot the employees _ and employers' arc mutual. They are engaged, in a limited partnership, ami it is impossible for one. to be injured without the other being .injured' alsi. Xow, it has been told to mc on many., occasions that operations .in these mines have been interrupted liecatise there "were no cars to carry oft the co.il. One miner told mc that in one month in one mine the men lost 12 days' work oiil' of a possible 56 days because' of there 'being no cars to ship I the coal, and the .company having'no facilities for storing coal as"it was mined, depending upon the cars to load the coal at-once.. ' - .. ■ , It occurs to ' me that is a rather hand-to-mouth method of carrying on such an important industry, and ihut.Uie.,practice adopted, I am told, at other great mining centres might very well be adopted here, namely, having storage to some limited extent to bridge over interruptions such ns are iutivitalily arising front llie luck of transportation or oilier oli- s 1 rue tion. to business. It is natural lhat men engaged in mining siiotibl desire ,1 reasonable holiday during thv pleasani season of the year; 'their calling is laborious nnd hti'/ardotis, and it would be to the interest nf the mm nml also the employers thnt the employees should from time in time have a reasonable relaxation from labor in the open air, when- their health would be restored itu.l their HVHttin toned up, and they would he In better spirits nnd bodily condition tn carry on their work, but forced holidays in 11 fragininvtiirv way—a day here and a, day lh«r«- dnrin_- ihe working mm son does imi inalib' 11 working titiiti to take a solid holiday nf a few vvcekN, hut simply shuts him nut froin work for thv day, I cun hnnjfhic licit the only resort would lie to hung about waiting for Wurii to n-hUiiie, pct'i.ip.i going lu llie '.ini--, jh--L,i_)«. id)ia__ ^HiKU'iwic gx« ling into a„ diNcontentod frame " <>| mind whilst amiiuuous work through- 0111 tin' year as 11 man wishes in work, nud then - in|;ing his broken tiiuc *& uup imuiU "iuiidiiy, "at . \\.oi profiuhly enjoy ret'witiou without, ns in Uw other case wasting his snb- stance, which is so often the cum; when |*rs6iiR lmve to wait about in a sin al I town like this with1 three or four llioii.tnml (>fopIr without anv am linemen ts and any interests and nothing to occupy tlmt. ll occurs in lut that the companlta might in another way also be'of great service to tlte men. Rents here are doubtlm high, and lew ol the employees own their own proptrtiira. If ihe coni- pfliflei could ,,*.«! thefr way to co-operating with the employees towards bringing about a method that would about- a condition of afiairs that' would enable the' employees , ultimately to become owners of their homes. It would,cost them less than having to pay high rents, they would not lie at,the mercy of the landlords, liable to be moved out of1 their rcnt- id houses on short notice; they would feel they were" anchored' iiu the country, and however humble the ■ home might- be, there is no plaoe like home.; I have been very much gratified at the intelligent spirit that has been brought to bear by the miners' employees in connection with ' this question. There has been a-great ad- \\ ance made in the settlement of, disputes, great, stimulus given' to a sensible settlement of disputes by the conduct of parties to this one. They met in a sensible way with a 'determination evidently to make concessions. It is impossible ^that all the demands on one side could ever be granted—every qmestion of iiiijiort-,. a!hce iu life that requires the concurrence of' many minds is the outcome of compromise. .Every public 'question -of any importance on which people* will unite has to* lye the result of interchange of thought, of the adjusting., oi opposing and .conflicting views, so .in. trade, disputes there must be mutual concession if there is to.be anything-accomplished. The parties to this dispute Jiave .set an object lesson to all the people' of Canada, thai when, reason and regard lor-, right' are'uppermost' 'in, mens" 111 iikls there are no insuperable difficulties -_ to the settlement of diffcr- luCvs. I,have no mature views to offer you;-, these are merely thoughts that are. uppermost in my miiid. You have the-satisfaction of knowing'that you have not only well guarded your own interests, hut you-have set an example which-will bear fruit in the solution'of this-most dilhcuh - problem which, I think,, in Canada is approaching a satisfactory solution. In some countries, in New-Zealand, for instance, there is'"a law whereby arbitration and its 'enforcement are compulsory; .that has been • followed to .-.ome extent" in New Zealand, .but speaking for myself, I. never favcired 'unything in the way bf compulsion or coercion. ■ We must appeal to,, the higher feelings of men; we must appeal to their sense of right and justice, not force. Reason and right should 1ms the influences that , bring about the settlement of "all industrial disputes, and whilst you, Mr. Sherman and Mr. Stockett allude to mc having taken this long trip to lie of, some service in this -trouble, I can assure you that the satisfaction. I have received in witnessing your., efforts to solve this problem Is to. nie one of the greatest pleasures I have experienced since I look any interest in public affairs, nnd on behalf nf the hoard I think I can say, that these sentiments arc those-, of my colleagues, nnd for them aiid myself I tlinuk you all for the course ynu have taken in bringing about such 11 happy termination to this Important question. —0 IIRIM',1 YOU I niW,M '"obtrt II. Cnsgrove, secretary nf the Spokane Interstate ""air association, iniiioiineos -that, purses aggregating $1,350 will bo ' iiwtmled for two rock drilling contests al tlie fair in Npokimi', Sept. a_< io Oct, 5; also tlmt Severn] trophy cups, cash prizes mul diplomat-, will lie given fnr camp and district exhibits. More space will be devoted to mineral display; than i-wr before in the history of the fair, the purpw-v being to hIiovv the resource of the country. The a.sMu- center .in the rock drilling contests, which are open to all, and that there will' be entries 'froin'" Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Colorado and British Columbia. The purse' of M,2.so • will be: divided1 as' follows:, S900 dollars for a double-hand '.contest, of which 5500.,for first prize, SQ50 for*secondhand S1500 for .third; S3511 !•'•" for single-hand contest, of which S250 for first, and Sioo for second. These rules will govern _ ..he COHt'ifts: . -.. : ' - '_ _ _ 53 , Entries close Sept. J3 at noon; an entrance fee of $15 'per man will,, be charged in each contest, and S10 of who drills*. ,_ Any one entering and not drilling ;' will forfeit' entire en- Uance. fee. _ Time allowe.i ' in ^ iwo- haiid contests will be, 15 mbiikes: m single-hand contest lo "minutes. • "AH idols must be furnished by . contestants, drills "for"'two-hand contest to c.-lil er \\ inch at bit.and at point 3 inches back of bit; drills • for single- hand ..contest to caliper % inch at bit and at point 3 inches back of bit. Any weight hammer ,allowed. One assistant will be allowed to each team < in two-hand, contest, and to' each contestant ih single-hand' con-, it-st, but, under no circumstance is the assistant allowed.'to assist in'changing edrills. .The. association is to furnish the rock for contest. It will be granite from quarries near' Spokane.' Contests will take-place at any time between Sept. 23 and Sept. 29, at the option of. the fair management, and will be put on. either in c considered. Another prize is a silver trophy cup,, valued at S25,' to', each separate camp or district represented, which*- cup- vv-ill be awarded to the mine in each camp or district making the best individual showing, variety, quality and arrangement to be considered. Xo cup will be awarded to any mine unless, it has competition from ,. the district which it represents.-' The. Spokane association will also award diplomas to any meritorious rxhib'its jio-l' receiving 'any., of the prizes". There . will be ' a cash.1 prize of S25 for the handsomest and .most unique cabinet display made- by any ±ne7.ndix'dua_lJ_a_iid_a_cash^i)ri-/.e_^^of. i TORN BY WILD BEASTS. ,. History'of a Great Discovery. The old Roman heroes who were torn by wild beasts at their fights in the now ruine.?. Colosseum of Rome, the Greek charioters, and the gladiators who made 'fighting a' profession, all knew the virtues of , herbal essences for skin injuries and diseas-. es. They would emerge from a combat sore, bleeding, and covered with wounds. Tbey would apply at night their secret herbal balms, and in a few days would agairt be ready for combat. Their ideal of a balm or" salve was the correct one—a preparation which must- combine power and purity: and that ideal is realized in Zam-Buk. , ' , Ordinary ointments;, salves and embrocations are generally composed of nincid animal fate and mineral poisons. Zam-Htik, on' the contrary, is a healing balm, composed of highly refined saps and, juices got from certain rich medicinal herbs, and every household may rely oh its healing aid. _ - ' ' When the little one runs in from liis ' play with a smarting, . dirt-filled scrape on his hand" or -knee, simply wash the part and smear with" Zam- Buk, bandaging if, necessary. When father returns, from work with a cut hand, lhc handy box of Zanj Buk again. meets the emergency, and the housewife or mother continually finds it a real friend in need for the burns, the scalds, scrapes and bruises of general, household duties. For eczema, ulcers, itch, fistuals, abscesses, scalp sores, and all skin diseases, it' acts like a charm. It tases the pain and stops the bleeding of piles and cures this painful ' ailment •quickly and surely. ..All druggists and stores sell at 50c.-a box, or'from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto, . for price; 6 boxes for $2.50'. '■,;' gain for 30 C-i Sio for the best ■■ topographical-', map of-any mineral" district or camp. . ' .. - t- r<>——— THE.. PRESERVATION OF •' MINE ' "■" ' .' TIMBER. ' " „ ■ ■:• In:order to imild'up-thi?-, ■ ■ • • **- y-- ';■'" , c\\ rcuiation of- this ■_ pdpek, another 1,200; We are'-- 'Offerins:. for thirty d'avs- only The Fernie Ledger . - ' - ' if- o ■ „ i- One0 Year;for $1.50 ;* y pre; TIMBER* NOTICES "- NOTICK is hereli.v''niveii that thirty days ■ Hftor ilateT inleml to apply to tlie Honourable Chief Commissioner of Lauds and Works for a special license- to out und rurry nwiiv timber fri-m the following diinorilied l.inils in soutli-eiist. Kooteniiy. No 1. Commeiii:iiiRi*.t ii post planted in tho north-west corner of James Falconer's timber i-liiim, tlience north M chain.-:, thence west. M i-hiiins, thence aontli ft) cliiiins.thonoe enst ft'l ch.-iins'to plnct^of beKinnhif?.- 'J ' ' ;. —'= " rCirnT-ie^VviiiuiffrJTDcTitOT-- -, . .lames Cameron. A Kent , U«nteil Fehy 4,l!Ki7. • .. A 13 It. ■Wi I.L J To Consumptives Tlie iindcMlgne*! havhig been re- ■tored to liealtli by simple means, alter imBcriii-*; lor several yenni willi a severe Inmr nflrrlimi. nml tlmt ilrcvl diMHM CO.VKUMPTION, in otxiwis to make known to hit felloe suflercis UieuaettM nf uirc. To those who tic- sire it. be will cheerfully nem! (free of charjitj a copy of tlie prcicrlption iikc-:-tests have been 'carried on to discover just what methods of handling ami treatment woulJ give the greatest service at the least expense. Timber for mining purposes has heretofore been rushed from the woods lo the mines and placed in the mines in an absolutely green and unpcelcd condition, with the result that.decay or dry rot causes rapid destruction. We believe by better methods if handling, such as peeling, and seasoning and by a preservative treatment with oils 01 cliMnicnl salts, that the life of this timber would be prolonged and . its general condition, l;olh as to soundness and strength, considerably improved. Ventilation i.s a large factor in the dcHlrticlion of timber by decay. In badly, vciitilnti.fi air-courses, when.' there In suHioieut moisture nnd temperature, decay is maximum. For woixl-ilcstroylng. organisms to exist, thvy must have nir arid water. If It were possible to keep the timber al- ways wei or always dry, it would not decay, it is the nltcrimtlon of wi-l anil dry conditions which produce lot, Jly direct experiment It hns I ecu definitely proven that In durability, peeled timber is superior to uiipHwl timber. In impeded tltnlicr the spaoe between the bark and the wood favors the development of wood-di'slioylng organisms and furnishes a brooding place for many loiins of insect life. Peeled timber Is 7 to « per ('Mil, Hi'liior Minn unpwlrtl timber. Ui the treated limbers, thoi»e treat- ul with iTfosoto and a solution of, /inc'chloride by the open-tank method, have been very suecetnful, A good I eiiotr.itlon of the wood by the preserving lluifi (2 inches ,to.5 inches) hns been easily secured, nnd tintlters im irentwl are effectively resisting de- ciiy. Timbers treated by the cylinder proci-ss nra aim standing well, but in order to be a profitable Investment, they will have to show a con- sidi'irtble ini-rmse in life over "those treated by the far less ex_>«i»|ve open-t nnk process. The success of the superficial brush tri'atmmt hns yet to lie proven. Timber so treated is not as effectively N.i. 2 CommpnciiiR fit 11 post planted about 7 miles west of the Kootenay river, ton chains north of the InleriiRlionnl boundary, thence east liVi ehiiins, theuce north '() ohnins,tlionco «-e»t.l (» cliniiiK, tlience south 40 chains In place of bcKinninp. J. I) Gordon. Locator -■ Jnnips Cameron. Agent Located April ft. linn - A18 4t . This offer is good, for old subscribers as as iiew, provided - /sent'7 subscribers '-. paid, their subscriptions ' to'-date?"'- .*'.-' i'- :7 .-; yiy. REMEMBER $1.50 A YEAR Any time in ihe next 30 days. (\\ SPRIN4 TIMBKR NOTICES NOTICE is hembv piven thnt,,'10 days nftcr date I intend lo apply to tho lion. Cliief Commissioner of Lands and Works, for a special license to out mul curry a %ny timber on the fnllowinir described lands, situated In South East Kootn.ny. .... > , Nol CnmnieiiRiitK »t- n l'ost pbinteil ou Iron (Jreolt, about 2 miles north west or A. MauPoiiRall's post planted on .the hast or Lake on Hartwell Crook, thenco K> ohains South : thuneo 8n chains East; 80 chains Nortii BO cliuins'wost to place oleommeiicemimt, Located April 4, l!)')7, A. Mathieson, Locator R, FloiniUR, A«ont No'. 2 CominonoiiiK at a post plantoil on the nnrlli west corner or A. MathtosoiiH timber claim tlience East KO chains! tlionoo liorth ho rhniiiH: thenco west 80 chains! tlinnco Routli 80 cliuins to placo of nommonpemont. Located April 4, WW- , J. H. Lock, Locator , ■ It FlomniK, Aitoni No !l • Cnmmonolnff at n post planted' oii the South Wost corner or J, 11. Lock's timber elalin, thonud Wost 80 chains j thonco North ro chains: thenco East 80 chains: thonco South 80 ehnlns to placo of comrnpncomont. - Located April 4. Il«i7, 0 J- lW>y, Locntoi 11 FJumiiiK, Annul No. 4 CommonuliKi at a pojt iilanfed on the Hmuli East corner of C J. Dishy» timber oliilm, llianooSouth W) elmliiH :,thonco Wont KO chains; tlinnco Nortii 80 (dialns; thonco East RI nlinliiH tn piano . comjiioncomont. .. Locntod April 4,10*07. J. H,Lock. Locator n, I'lomlnir Airont No, S. Co'mmnncini? nt a post iilanlod 80 chains South of a.post plantoil on tlio North. Kust oornor oU II Loek'H •tlmhor oliilm thonco South Ro olmliiH, : thonco Must Ri chaliiHi thuneo north 80 olinlnN! thonci' hast no chains i to plaoonf eommoncomont. Locatod Apri'.V lllo7, ' 0, J. )l«b.v, Looutor H. KlompiR, Aitoot No. 0 Commoiiclni* at u post plaiitpd on tho North KnHt col nor of V,l. Dljib.v's tlm ior claim, thenco South wi chains! tlionoo lnjtR'i nhnillH| thoiuiunortii 80chains ! thunuu Went R0 chains j to placo of eommfiiemnoiit. I o" toil A'lirll 4, HKi7, „A. Mn-tliloPon. I^alor |(1j().4 ■ H" Klomliiu. Auoiit May we Have Yotir Order ?■ ; Everything in Paper hanging's. . Burlaps in • special coloriiig-.s,-wall-decorations, ect." ■ • House painting,-_sign'-;aiul carriage'*work a' • 7 specialty. Our enclc-avor—lo do only'first class work. ■ . . ,. I. E. COVEkT mi Mltmty -: (;»!*, A-"4*ft 0 x% IA .* c xvmm^s^^ ■' l^Wm'f' ■"IS & Ross i - : ' ■ m Undertakers A ■ EmbalmersI ! i: Wy AGENTS FOR |rf' The Calgary Marble & Granu |»' _ The Kootenay, Marble Works, i\\ :son if Samples Con be Seen at the Office. - Parlors in lundy's Block Works IV . *£ SYM.i'SIH Or* CANADIAN NORTH AVIV. M1NIN0 UK0ULATIONH, ^mmm^m^^m mmm (Vjiil.-Cnul liimls may Im iinrnhiiMMl at i-io iior iinro Tor mift I'iiiiI nml *«) *'>r aiiihniclto Not more tlniii twi iinros can bo iicaiiiroo ».\\ mm Inillvlilmil or romimiiy, Iloyiilty ul tlm rule of tun cents por ton of K,m»i pfiumlt "bull liiicnlli.-iilcilon thuirroKSoiiliiiit. Oniiru-A lino mliinr'n iioriHiioito U iirHiitml ilium lmynioiit in mlvunconf »ft pur mnii'iii lur n'lliiilivMimli ami frowMtoMooi-craiinrn. for n iiiiinpiuiy ncciirilliiR to ciipltiu, A Iron minor, ImvlnuilUoovoroil inliiiirnl in jilnvo,Illii.V looiito ii clultn l,IM> X l/i"" Illl'l' The feu for roconiliiH nclnliii U«A. Al. burnt tKHimiwMiii nv|)iili'bM ma llm i-li.lm oitt'liyoftror piilil to tho milling rei-onlw In lieu tlicroof, Whoti «nnU luu r'uon ex|»inlvl oi k.,11, iu 1«.*iwi i.-...v, i'i--1> "'«;■';•■:« "«"■• y imiilo, nml upon coni|il)lii« with otlmr iv qulwiuiiiiti,iiiuvl>»n' ilinliiiiil»l'l »n ni""-- Tliu palimt |irnv.iliin for tho jiiiyimnit ur » royalty ol it; per cent cm the »hIih, I'I.tCKR wiiiiuii «-l*im* gfii»r»lly ure la.i f»*l Minimi; entry ttm ttf> renowHblayoirly, A freo miner iriuv olitiiin two luaiKn In ilroilvi! fur tfoltl of live nillbMOiich for u torm n *•''.' *i' J"'"!.-'', rciit'ii-ilblc lit till' lIUlTI*llllll III Jut AllnUtcr of Diti hiti'rior, Thu Iimkco kliall lmve iiitrtnlKii in oiMirutlnii tli It ' *? r m I \\'.' willilu one i.cnp,oii from llieilate of the Ii-hw for cud. live inllto.. Heiitnl rio pir Hiiniini li/r (iiu-li mllo of rlvur l»B»eil. Itoyulty nt tin. mtoof K) I'-Jrcanti'iilU'cti'il mi ihiimif|>nt ul- tor it oxcui-iiK'-lii.n'i, W. W. CORKY. Dt»-utr sttulsUr ol Umi UUtior. N. D,~U*4»(uUk^riM"J -MMliowiloii ol umi -ulvertiMinMit will ut *h* pAld Mhwrtl'i linlniMit xmA by phy«li*Uiw, NOTICK rl*nlkii T#ml«m trill ht r«c«lv(xl by tk» un ilinhninit np to 4 ti m on M»y 9, lf*07 for tb* Ijlntlngof Vlr« Mill mmtrUv t)fDv»«. ttetittX. lA-itoipttillrKtloiiiiou f.vleln th* (lityCltrk't oiHrit. ii .I.W. Nirnn City Cl«rk Mnri.iooT. ! Gream Baking Rwder Pure, Healthful, Dependable Known everywhere and guaranteed a alrfclly ureum ufiminr Unking puw'ifcj; no alum—no ammonia—no phosphntic acid, * ■ ■ ... _ .. . LoW'priced powders and those'which do not give the cream of tartar guarantee are made from alum, Of what use to give 25 ounces of baking powder for 25 cents if 8 of those ounces are alum? STUDY THE LABEL M .-'■# FERNIE LEDGER,,KERNIE, B. C, MAY n, 1907 .- - ■■ —' f^jr^L2L—^~*m III. _■] ■ ■»■ j...—TTT SB* A FOOT RAGE II But Burns Runs Him posse to Record Time and Gets the Decision—No One Anxious for Squires l'oa Aneeles' May"8.—Tommy Buriis [set-his heart oh "meeting Burns or . ;,'.„.":_- *v:» vko^r«m^ohi' O'Brien' . iii liis first fieHt in this f I.03 Angelas won the-beavyweight aauipionship. o. . the world from . Philadelphia1' . Jack O'Brien l*efor<* c je Pacific Athletic club" here'.tonight, *. /ter 20. routuhv cf. fighti»g that^was . for the most pan a footrace. O'Brien 'olh" -nm away ln-m- Uv ins ..from- the, first rounh to the fuiish,:and only occa-s STOR . Aboi '.Co.;, .inve? ttain '.r r rt, 10, I * 'it ' A at, a: ir ' C' "a* Ik C. ,r' S.- ; slonally waa the,latter able to overtake' him." Wm'' O'Brien-'invariably clinched with Bum? and held ou until the referee pried them apart. The crowd hooted an J jeered O'Brien and.j hurled'all sorts of raillery at him as j - he raced abom "the ring. .... - ■ But very few blows of any vigor ' <*'were landed by either-man, and neith- ' er suffered any apparant damage. Both . O'Brien't eyes were damaged „ and his lips wne cut open, but Burns had scarcely a scratch. Bums shows-d ' his disgust with the.tactics of ..his ojiponsmt and. called to him' repeatedly in a.loud voice to "come on and 1 fight." Burns, would, chase his man i around the riii£, O'Brien running as - if im terror, of his antagonist. 11 Now ind then Bums would overtake jhini aad beat hhn on the back, O'Brien attempiiug to .duck and dodge '* away, until liuirt". weary "of the foot J race, would stand in the centre of the ■ring with his' hards to his sides aid - •Asj'iijf.'; for O'Brien to come to a halt ^11 his. race ■irquu-' the ropes. 0'Basil"' landed many. • light • Wows at. long ' jo-i*ogt,on Burns' head and face during- ihis capers aboui the enclosure, but , they,were absolutely -without effect. ,, Clinches were frequent. The referee fead the greatest difficulty in prying \\tbe • men "apatL. or,'" rather,' prying "O'Brien, loose ficjtu Bums... The ref- ,. *ree. cautioned O'Brien repeatedly 'about his = holding oii tactics and 1 -finally told him hi must stop it. Burns had all ihe better of the infighting, and la Ctrl his opponent terribly about' the face with short-arm :v lefts. ' O'Brien's holding of Burns' •glove prevented him using it in the •clinches. ■_, - ' ' f ; ,7 , , Eachr round was a repetition of the •_- preceding olie. "Hums had the better O'Brien . in his first fight countrv, aiiJ - is' disinclined to accept" S.creckk 'us a compromise until it is shown .absolutely . that .O'Brien or Hums, will not meet him. In the next place a-'dispatch' says, that Bob FiU- simmons- and Schreck have been matched .to .box"'at Tonopali on May 30, the'date on which Coffroth hopes to present Sipiiies- to an'American fight, crowd ot Colma. ..JKKKK.iES WIIJJNGV. ,. I,os Angeles, . May 7.—If Squires makes good, ..Inn Jeffries will give hini a nnttl-:* sonic time this winter.. Baseball RDMON'TON BLAKKS MOSCOW. "Moscow..: Idaho, May 8t'^-Shdwing. a big reversal of form, Moscow was defeated m a one-sided game, score 8 ,to o, by Deacon White's Edmonton team.. Edmoiitm* earned' two of her runs. Satiuel, pitched better ball than the score" indicates. When .the g«me was lost, he lobbed' them over to the turn cf the card or Ike chances of roulette so far as being able' by, skill or experience or diligent effortto determine"* the result. -But that isn'i life. Life is purpose and plan and,skill and effort and wis-, doin and cha'acter—these are the things that dettimine the issues of life; There i3n'l any gamble , about it. " Mr. Gate3 should come uto Fernie and learn "that nothing is a gamble. There can be 110. gambling where the certainties are all on one side. , - The man who runs the game, no matter what it is gets .the rake-off, and the, man who tries to beat the game spends a useless life in-a vain endeavor ti prove there-is a gamble somewhere, in tho cinch game if he only could lccate it. ■_• The life of the average gambler is one long, drawn-out fool's paradise, where the end ot the rainbow is always just ."head of him. An halbitual gambler is a useless, nay, a dangerous member < f society. John W. . Gates -was not a Wall street gambler; . he was one o. the men behind the table. Moscow— Gilbre'th, 3"-... Mix, ss...' Darrow, .lb... Macholz,' If... McLean, 2b... Holman, cf... Drew, rf Whalen, c..._ .. Samuels, p . Totals Edmonton—, Adams, cf. . i^cimett, rf... Grimes, ss...'' Baker, 3I1 Lussi. Sli Ford, .c... . . Wheeler7' if.. Wessler, 2b,. Crist, p... t. ' '., • a I Totals A:I'. • 4- ■ .3 •"'•'3 ..." A . '■ 3" .. 3 . . 4, .'.. ii 1. R. !H. P.O. 0 o o. o o. o o o o I o 6 1, • o . 1. 0 1 1 1 o 16 1 o o 3 .3 8 o a; e.' 1 i 1 o 0 2 0 0 0 , 5. - ONLY FOR UNIONISTS. D. Bertha, a restaurant man who furnishes prisoners "at San Francisco prison wilh nienls, when the prisoners are lucky enough to have the wherewithal to pav has refused to take me;*!:- tt* the non-unionists con-, finud then* He stated that the "trustees were union men who had threatened' to busk all his dishes if lie" brought anv food for the motor- men ' and conductors. ' These were obliged, therefore, to put- up with ordinary prison fare . 7-0 The Agreement (Continue:! fiom Page a.-)' ..'.31 o':, 5 26 9." 5 A.B. bJh. P.O. w.E. .. 4 ... 5 :,". 5 ... 5 ... 5 •• 3 ... -'5 1 .'1' '2 o o 1 1 1 I 1 1 o 2 2 5 o o, .4 *2 o • 1 o 2 3 ..41 8 11' 27,. 12 Stolen . bases—.Gilbreth, Adams, Wheeler. Earned rims—Edmonton 2. j*- — ——— •—^ — ,, __ _ % of mnai of .'then'.- whenever he ,was|Siruek d«t--By Ctist, 4; by, Samuel, Able to conaei his man and get at him; O'Brien'called to bis seconds something alwut his injury and shook his head, in paii-. - a jO'Brieu occasionally attempted'unfair tactics by holding '. Burns' head under his arm and trying to use-his dbow. The refer**' cautioned him And he quit it. The 20th and final round waa as tamo.as the others. The betting was all in O'Brien's favor. It staitod at 10, to 8, and at it-he, hour of,commencement was down lo 10 to 6% mi O'Brien. But 1 few large bets were ' made. Bums , bet $3,000 on-hinis?lf, mostly at odds of io to 7. Hiiids weighed In at 17ft pounds and O'Bi ien was eight pounds lighter. 1) Before the l bt-'imiing of the fight Rsferec"Eyton declared all, bets oil under instructions from Manager Mc- , Carey, of ihe Pacific,Athletic club, Eyton said he was unable to give the .reason tne this art ion. 'SQUIttES LOOK".! BAD 10 PUGS. 8, " Base on'- lialls^Off "Crist -4, -1 off Samuels,., 2. Uotible plays—Edmonton. Passed -balls—Whalen 3, Ford 1. Two-base -hit--Wessler. Umpiriei-iLew Bradbury;' - * • Roosevelt, wit';, "'pitched for Fernie two' years ' ago in Calgary tournament, is-doing good work in the liox for Hutle.'' Donovan, who was with Calgary last year, .-cird'with Butte this season, is,, smiting the ball hard,. Last Friday, he knock«*il out three singles at the right time. He is holding down second and is fielding well. , There have Icon good practices of the Fernie basei.-al. players during .the week, and some good talent has been broiiglft ouf Theie is no doubt but that a stronji aggregation will bt on the line-tip this season and able to give all-c NEW WORK. . Whenever any new work arises, a price for. which has not been provided for in "this agreement, on the request of the company or the miners the joint committee of t.the. Western Coal Operators'- association and District' Xo. iS of,the,.V M. W. of A. shall meet' within ,030 days , after the "said request and arrange a price. Meantime-and until such price has beea arranged all men shall l>e paid upon the day wage scale. -- HOURS OF WORK. . It is understood that nothing hereV in shall be held to afford any groundj" against'' the enactment of legislation i respecting." hours of labor in - the province of, Alberta.. '^.. TONTRTlCT MIN ING~RATESt ' There.shall be added a 5 per,cent. CENTHAL HOTEL Under new management Well furnlahed rooms. Thetableis supplied with.the be6t the market affoi-dV., Tl»e bar is supplied witbi the best wines, liquors and cigars. Jas. Severn, Prop. of lamps aad, skill' of man, fc.25 to $3.16, is hours.' Lampman, t».7$ to >2.62%, 8hours.. Machinist, ^fe.Je ' to' $3.67}4, " hours. , Machinsis:a helper, "b.6^, 10 hours. Ashman, Ja.a5..i' hours. Ashman, Ja.6'^, ia hours. '.Wiper man, Ja.6aji,' 12 hours. Coupler man. J3.35, 10 hours. , Coupler boys, Ji.so, 10 hours. Breaker oiler. $3.63.4, 11 hours. Washer or tippU oiler, Ja.63#, 10 hours.' Breaker pieker boss, $2.62%, xo hours. . Timbsr frame men, $3-15. 10 hours. Box-car shoveller men, $2.62.4 xo hours. „ BrtaKsr.,platform ' boss, $3.6254, 10 hours. Breaker platform men, J2.36J4, 10 * 1 hours. Breaker screen; men, $3.35, 10 hours. Rock bank men, Ja.25, 10 hours. Dirt bank mtn, $2.25, 10 hours. Finisher after ,bci--car loader, $2.25, la hours. ' All other outnide labor, J2.25, io Special AA Telephone No.' 4- Send your orders' for ' Meats, Eggs, Butter, Poultry-nnd ImsIi to - *-*" " " i}r Dominion Meat Co Ltd. •and set the best ,of service, attention and . satisfaction .".v.". "'.,',' " " . telephone No. 4 '"wiw In order to build up. the Circulation of, this paper another 1,200, we are offering, for thirty days Elk Lumber Co. Limited nantifacturers of, o hours. SCHEDULE, C. Drivers, J2.75, & hours.. Diiversin wet places, $3, 8 hours. Hoistmch, - $2.75 to J3, 8 hours. Rope riders, -$2.75. '8 hours. " Main and tail rope riders, $3, 8 hours. '',,.. , l , , SCHEDULE- D. Coupler men, ..$3.63, 8 hours. Coupler boys, $1.57%, 8 hours., - Pushers,, $2.62,V g hours. Loaders, $2.63,^, k hours. ' Buekers, $3.63,"i, 8 hours.* -. Locomotive T engineers or motormen helpers,' fa.6«^, 8 hours. ' Cagtrs; fa.6*3jj. b hours; CagerJnii^fiiu$3._.8Ji!ours! *■ Dimension Flooring Siding ;. Finishing Lumber & Mouldings OheYfear f ot* $1>50 f All our slock is last year's cut aiul well, seasoned - This ■ offer is gdod for old subscribers as well as: new,", provided present j subscribers have paid their subscriptions to date. REMEMBER $1.50 A YEAR Any time In the niext 30 days., J J .■/ : 'i i, , i' " i* .-» *\\ I" it V i I e h* San Francisco, May 7.—Squircs, the Australian, h.1.1 given the California .climate a thorough trial and hns •touml It to his liking. It has taken' - >so kindly to him' that he has chnng- ct n( l5,ooo. As 8<|uires hns jhad this sinoiini on deposit nt The Binnin»r office lot betting puriiuiteii *ver *rinee ht urrivod, It was easy •Hough tt) cominu Tommy that the side, wager would l*e forthcoming, X<*t VuiU', ckuift't-0 'i',-. tiiiiiil nud, refused to hex Squires, and un- Uss thfre Is some change in the situation within the next few days, C\\>f- frotli. wilt have to nlmndoii Wh wxhtxat ai u. coiiU*i titt-wwca .Sijwivv, and the winner of the "niirns-O'Brk-ii fight.; Considering tlmt O'Brien nnd lliini!* M. few weeks agr* were trying to slcal ,0 march on each other in tlie matter .0/ arriingfn_j a mntclt with Squire*, their preitnt attitude Is peculiar, It may he thnt BMe Sfhwl., the .Ciociiiaiti Iimv>weight, will he *e- leeted to tot Scjhiirts. although jnnt nt present there seems to be one or ■two obstacles in th* way ot the w«t. Io btjito with, fiqwrt* h*d "A GAMBIKK\\S VIEW OF WFE. John W. Gates says life is a gamble, Everything in a gamble, he says—the sowirj. ot the farmer, the venture of the merchant when he lays In his stocl: of goods, the work of the mamifiir.turi'r when he produces aheiul of his oi*oers; even tlw Issue of a railway j6urm.y, which may'or may not lie coiiipli'toil in safety. ThiB is 01.I/ John's stock market hahit of -fnylni; that life and its issues ,iru iiuciruiiii. He knows there Ih ,1 vast diffi'iTHicc between the s|»cc- illation iu n.iirglns and the farmer's reliance upon the Invor of the sen- son's crop. The latter works with thu laws of nature to produce deslrod results. He kuowfc, of course, that sometimes imttiie Is unkind; thai sometimes force, unfavorable to his pnrponk* iliHturl' the oonditlloiiji ol Hiieccss—forj.-j which hu in utterly liowi-rlcss tu resist. But, for all that, hi- knoivn that the problem of success depi'mls in the long run upon his own effort!' mul wisdom, and nol upon chnnn*. An occasional crop failure does not iiieuu that he Is the victim of cliiince. It only means that he shall llie iiioiccurcfully study the lmi'ini'fl.H in liniid.- And to live extent that he coincs tml understand it tin- »l«M»ii'til r\\f mirrloltily U rwinvBd. Hn ll is In i.rti other so-called leg- itlmiite liui,nii!',s. Nowhere is the (Hsiinction -l-Hwi'i-n stock speculation ami lugiiiiniitc hUHiiu-ss more clcuily recognl/ed llii-'i in the street where (Vitc. h-m li.iif Wm « tnnsj»lcnouh fijjuri-. Crv.t.i i:i the discrhnin^Wnj' U*t. Nothing plays bob no tfuicklj witli a man's «e*lil ns a reputation for being /» simulator in stocks where tht optralr.r is at tli* mercy ivot merely of natural nnd legitimate in- lluoncrs .tifct.tin_i earning power, but of piwlH ninl ecmblnatlons and deals formed to ci.inUinct and deit«t natural and Intimate restilu. The av*r- »^e special* r Uk*s his chanem iigaiast all such possibilities, with the odds ayatust hint. That's n gamble just a* much as tlte fortune o! cards, ''.hu a*.t»age man wlu>x*U increase on contract mining rates:at the' following mines:, No. 9i Coal. Creek, No." 3 Michel, Lundbreck. and Canmore". See-schedule' A. • .. .„.-; •' OUTSIDE LABOR. There shall be *acided an increase of 25 cents per day to' all $2 rates,, and an increase of 5 pei cent, to all'rates' of S2.50 and over. See Schedule B. INSIDE,LABOR.. ,t There shall be added ah increase ol 25 cents, a day to drivers, tail rope riders . „ and lioistmen. See Schedule C. At' dankhend, Canmore, Lund- brcck and Ivilli* there shall be added an increase of 5 ptr cent, to all other transportation men, and' tliose connected with the lit lulling of coal, this increase .being given on account of the longer hour* of work at thosa mine*.., See Schedule D. SCIIEDULG A-MINING RATES;; Coal Creek, Mo. 9 ■«»<*• 5«# c«"ts per gross ton. Michel, Go. 3 xntne, 57ft cents per gross ton. Ivimdbrcck mine, main and counter gangways, 63 cents per cubic yard; nngle work, 57^ cents. Canmore mine, No. 1 seam breasts, 5."7# per line il yard; pillars, 6.50; skips, 7M%\\ No, a mine, seam breasts, $1,03 per lineal yard for each foot in thickness; pillars i.3i/di skips, 3.5"$; No 3 ntinCi WM" lircnsts, S'77/{i pillars, 6.30; skips, ito\\{\\ No. 4 mine, seam breasts, AND 10 The! schedule rates under this agreement are .to be the minimum rates paid;: but nothing in this agreement shall,.be. construed to prevent the companies ' froin,! [paying - higher rates should they.;, no .desire. It is also understood that where higher rates havo. prevailtd'. no deduction shall take place. 7 ° BEEmVE-COKE OVENS. Ijeiv^liog; and drawing 60 ton cb&rgir$i.y ' !I^evelling " and drawing 50 ton charge, J1.80. Txiading, into box cars, less than 3oo tons per "month. .16. Steam locomotive engineers, $3.15. Motormen, fa.89. r.orrymen, >3.3/i Plasterers, $2.iy . Carters and,cleaners, $3.35.. [ All. other,laborers, 10 hours. $3.35. All charges to be large or' small at Ute;dl«t«t'oii of the cokt oven superi«ten*i«it'; BELGIAN COKR. OVENSf Ram cHginettteti, I3.15. Chatgars, >9,6a^. Clayers,, b.fa%, Drawers, tl.tify. I^oaden, fa,36. •' BRIQUKTll-: PLANT. Engineers, $-.6"'/,, to hours. Brlquettsr, 5?.7«, 19 hodrs, Briquetter's helpers, $3.15, is hours. Tar mclter, $t.(>7'/„ 12 hours. Uborer, to.Wi, 13 hours. , Tho Western Coal Operators: association, G. G. S Mndsey, president; Uwis Stockett vice-president; W. Y. little, secretary. The Pacific Coal Co., UA.} H V. McNeill, general n>iinag«r. Thr; , Breckenridge-Kund Coal Co., Ud., ,1. Breckeurldge, manager. The We.it Canadian Collieries, f,td,,'0. E. S. Whltesidcx, general manager. The International Conl & Coke Co., I/td., I.'. N. Cmler, vice- president. Tin* Crow's Neirt Pass Coal Co., Ltd G G. S. LIndxcy, general manager Tlie United Mine Work-rs of Amtrica, District 18, Y. II, Sherman, prtsidtnt; John Galvin, viee-president. A. McDonnld, stere- tiiry; P. Paltirson, internatrlonsl 1/Onrd meml^er The agreement Is dated Mny '4. I 0- PACJ'F't-Gf HoteB, Hosmer , Open May .1 Kwrylhiiifj new anfJ iip-io-date. ' Every Tircoinniodsilion for the public, -. Bar siorUcd with the liiK'.sl in llie land LABELLE Propricl:or NAPANEE HOTEL , FERNIE, B.C. Eoerij attention. Rooms reaeroed by wire f :THE HOME; BANK OF CANADA?! I 4 Watch it Increase.;. Ait.you have to ^ Wi do-.with a Savings Account i.s to start it and"^ ^ .keep it going—then watch it grow7 Doesn't £§ M take long, for' it to counl up to! a considerable: ^ W -amount-r^then you- see," lhc, advantage-j-the wis- ^ ■■ ^:;dom of saving. * " ' , ""..■- ^$ I $l Opens an Account with The Home Banh of; Canada 1 W; • ■ -N vm' i—— I ' ' '; "'•' Ii I- 1' ' ' ". ± , "I' . J;H.MARSHALi„M^r., Psirhlc?1 Branch W THE GMJApmif B ANK m co: ■EAO OFFICE, TORONTO '-..30,p illars, fi.30, skips, 3''S< SCIIKDULB H-DAY RATES IIOL'ttS. Uottom men, per day, $1.foy„ hours. Klnte pitker boys, Ji.aj, io hours Slnti* picker imti, >a.as,. 10 hours. Car oilsr men; S;.as, io hours. Cur oilor lio\\*. Si.50, »° hours. Tally lioys, Si.35, 10 hours, TeninsU-rs, ?3,fi3"-„ xo hours. IIIiu-k.sinitlH, Sj.67ji, 10 hours. (.'iirpt'iitcru, 53.67"-,, 10 hours. C.inciter's ln-lptrs, S3.o3|^, lun.ru. Power liotiKC cnKinw-rs, S3.<>7Mi I; mr.s, Tower Iiouiii! tnjilnuers, 13.15, 8 lOlll-H.' Kan men, Sa.fts-v, 13 hours. iioi»tin_* tii(;ii«i.s, J.*..*^, fi iioui». 1 |}0r,n_{ me strenuous times in Ytr- 'i'.iih^iM it>rlwr.;, ?j.y, B lif-'ur.-.. n^t hiea *- «|* W)c l-oiir*-. Tipple imglneers, $3.15* '° hoxxx: I^Kirniotlvc engineer's helper or Pin-men, Sa.f-rJi. fi hours. I'lrcmi-fl, Si.dyli, is hours. Unit way car IiiinilK-r nun. S3.3*»( 10 ' n rs. ' ipplc iliuii|ier nun, $2.(12%, h urn. Tipple 'lumper hoys, Jl .50, >i I'ir'J. X',-r 'rrpAirors $yt$, in hours. lln-nVcr env'lnter, $3.15, 10 hours. l-'un fireman, 13,15, 11 hours. t.ninj'in.tn, dfc(n-iullng upon number 10 to „ .. Hlturd's Mhtmrd's T.lnlmttt omd liy PhyiWsns. into that game wight u w«U tlrnst rri«-nd. "".luuntut I.uaifxruiw'f prtaence of Sir William llulock, Mr. feTatWfirle King;, all the operatmrt, the full dist'iict heard and all the jolly Rood newftpppei men, there wns pKt*i«i inioojjh 11 Ail an* v«*f i*\\»-it% hit most busy Individual who heard ■early everything aM said nothing, nnd eottMi, \\"tni. fernie, B. C. Fort Steele Brewery Co., Ltd 1-VrnU", II. 0. Wholesale GrtM«ries, Flour, Feed X: Cil nip Supplii's G0NNBLL & ROSS llullderH and Contractor-* EMlnutM cbeerfnlly «;lv«n and work promi»tIy executed to the wtls- faction of oar ea*tom«ni. Ilrcwrr* of I'.*«rii Fine Liijiei mul AeraleJ Water-. KotttiMl Ooorls h flpnHiilty. ttril'S&ZLSX' ■S^Jt'>^--i. i&X?*.Ttf&&at~1 LUUrVblMKMauMli. •^SggS£2!&nttStttS&2^?J&^ t^M^iavctsriSltSlAK-iAtva. iCtVtde^ *,n»J)tfc*S^i"3s—■ m: FERNIE LBOGkR, FERNIE, B. OlAY 11,-1967,. •-v-^v^^%%^-«fc^*w*v*»>"" I; NOTICE! 1 > '. ' " THE BANK of HAMILTON will hereafter,until.further notice,1 pay Interest on Sav- . inffs Bank Accounts Quarterly Jus ead of soiiii-aniinal- ly as heretofore. DATES Of PAYMENT: MAY 81st AUQUST 3lst NOVEMBER 30th & FEB. 28tli I. R. LAWRY, AGENT jo ■ • c* i Fernie Branch j will have a team which with Ian year's expveu'c and training, will be *q*aal to tfce b«rt. Andrew Hamilton has been ' quite ill during the week and unable to attend to his business. G. G. S. I/indsey left for Toronto Saturday to attend a board meeting call-ad ior Thursday of this week. Mr. aad Mrst I^ockhart,. Miss Mc- Ktaley, Miss Mott and Messrs. Ross and White went down to K'ko last Sunday. a whole community jiathy of sorrow. Chas. McNab, manager of the.Baker Lumber company, was in the city Thursday. , Mrs. Davies will receive at Edge- cliff on" Thursdays during May, and after the 1st of September. A. B. Fenwick a»d Mr. Richardson of Fort Steele, * were in attendance at the Masonic' gathering ■' Thursday Sight. :'''.' The Muirhead company Tha "("task and 'Blairmore junior ) while'having a full stock Pickles football teams Wednesday, in ' Fraak Paper. played in Blairmore which Frank won.— NEWS OF THE CITY Dr. Monkman left for North Alberta Thursday evening. , . Mrs. Lyons, of Sandon, is visiting - her daughters, Mrs. Gusty and Mrs. ..Crawford. ' Mrs. Eckstein left this morning for a visit to.Spokane and other Washington points. .. o - \\V. A.' Macdonald, K.C., of Nelson, is 'attending the assize court sow in session'in this city. Thu city clerk has moved into the new ollice, where he has much mire room and.better light. Mrs. Geddes entertained • a. number of frii-nds Monday evening :u hum: of her niece, Miss Cross. The excavating for the new P.. 0. - building is " about completed, and work on the foundation will soos begin. ;. -' • H. H. Depew lias returned = to li.e , city with his bride, and will setiic down to double blessedness ;n our midst. % 7 Dr. Cartwright has taken up his abode with us, and has joined Dr. Hiygins in the practice of his ,pio- fessinn.' ^ u- * ^ A total of"S259 in fines was diverted ' to the city treasury' through - the =tcnder!oin=rouCc=cn Thursday-.^ Good= money, this. ' W. G. Purcell and' family left 'on Friday for Wnrdaer, where Mr. Purr cell will be permanently engaged .'.as engineer. Mrs. W. H. Whimster leaves next WedUKflday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Hargraves, at ,the Margrave ranch near Walsk, Alberta. Mr. Sainsbury, of the Mam "cm „F»oe Prees, is still in the city gathering material for a write-up of Fii- nie aind surrounding district. Mm. Stevens, one of our old-time residents, left for Vancouver yesterday. She intends to make her home in the ttrminnl city in future. Hoa. J. A, M&odoonld, leader of His Majcety's loyal opposition in \\the provimiel parliament, Is in the city attending tbe sitting of the assizes court, * i Throat) crock Michel boys (.Ideated the Pernio kickers in their first game ol the season played here on the recreation grounds, lost Halunkiy. Store i-o. Mr. Byers, ot the Calgary Herald; De Graves, of the Albertan, und Boyle, of the Toronto Globe, lsit on the.eattlt-MntJ Tuesday evening, Thty are s good lot ol1 boys, and the Ledger hopes to see them again. W, A, Ingram is calling for,tenders for tht etetioa of hit new Tire-proof ImJIdJajr, of which we gave notice Inst week, See his notice in another column. Penile will score a record year in the building line this season, The Canadian Pacific railway ati- iujiiii'x May tjth nr. the o|ieniig .'<( ,c for Banff hotel, June i_jtli for Lnke Ionise nnd Ittnernld LaVe Chalets GlnciiT, Kleld, Hevelstoke, Hicaino'is nnd North Deiid hotels opett the year round. The C. I', SL, company have gone gardening at the ntntloti nnd .ire pre- < priring to ftow flowers and trees. ,, This will 1* s welcome Improveinent, aiul will udd greatly to the ippe.ir- nnce of the new station and *ur- roiindittgl. > The contract for the removal of tbe old buildings from the government tot has been let, and lh«*e eyesores will noon lie out of sight, lu order that work on the new fa$,uoo building can be begun, , The plans have liecn deeided upon, und the building is to 1* somnrhat n Intereit. In the nrlgedc. J. W, Nnns, W. Vttrrtii, J. Kenny, C. C. Wright, Milt Kustner, Bert Black, J. Doyle, Wyytmbt, H, A. Wilkes, HT. Cattail end Athsrs im taking part, and out of end* •printers wt Hon. Frank Oliver and Hon. K... I^emieux are expecting to visit the west and tour British Columbia during the summer. ' J. D. McBride and wife were guests at the Hotel Fernie Thursday night.' Mr. McBride is deputy grand master Mason of the district- J. H. Schofield, IL Pi P., of Trail, was in the city Thursday night to attend the Masonic meeting in the capacity of grand master. It. M. "'Proctor, of Vancouver, las bees in the city during the week. Mr. Proctor has purchased a sawmill at Port Haney, near the terminal city, and is once more a hoo-doo. Read our cent-a-word ads. on this page, and when you want anything, have lost or found anything, or have anything' to sell, advertise it in The Ledger. Everybody reads -The Ledger" all the way. -" Steve "Manahan arrived from the coast a day or two ago, and is spending a few days in the city lie- fore striking out for the Yellowhead Pass country, where he expects , to rusticate during1 the summer. ' -*) W. G. Brownlee has been appointed' to the position of manager of transportation on the Grand Trunk system, made vacant by the resignation of former Manager McGuigan, now vice-president of the°Great Northern. . Phelix Montelbiti, the man who figured in the Blairmore townsite affair as the first applicant for . the land, was'arrested in Macleod last Saturday on a criminal charge, and there promises to be still ..more developments . in* the ' now celebrated ease. " ' , " - , . " Mr. Lock, of.; the big liau oi Foley, Lock and Larsen, Winnipeg was in the city Monday, visiting W. J. .ilimsdeil and other=business=!neu—iii= town. H. Hetcher, accountant to the firm of Foley, Lock and Larsen was in the city'Monday-in company with Mr. Lock. G. S. Roihfort,' accountant for the coal company, has been critically ill the past week with appendicitis. At the week-end he was so low that Mrs. Rochfort was hastily summoned from Saskatchewan, At this time he is much improved, and.is expected to recover.—Frank P»per. Immigration'Agent Dunlop reports 535 immigrants passing through Fernie to the prairies during the month of April, Tbe interior department has slso, as a result of the recommendations of Mr. Dunlop and others, arranged to have the old school building at Macleod transformed into an immigrant hall for,, the use of the large number of Incoming settlers. J. H. Schofield, grand master of Hritish Columbia, paid Elk River lodge, A. F. & A. M., an official visit Thursday night,-' in company with Distiict Deputy' J. D. McBride. After the regular business of the evening had been completed the assembled brethren, including several bntlircn from other lodges, sat down to a lionquet in the club room,,/from which they did not rise until a late hour, Paul Manarino, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr. Justice Clements last week for the attcmot- cd murder of his uncle near Snider, jumped through tlie car window last Wednewduy neur Ashcroft while the train wns running nt a high rate ol speed. He lit head first on the rocks forty fa* below and died In a few minutes, Chief Bullock Webster had liltn In charge, and was on his w,iy to piece him In the penitentiary at New Vi'Stminster. The advice of General .Superintendent Drinnan to tho discontented miners nt Michel to go l>ack to work, nnd his Htutenu-ul tlmt the company ion Id not recogni/.e their proposed n.-w union in consideration of the agreement entered into with the United Mine Workers, is an cvidt-iue al good faith which will be fully np- pKciated by nil well-withers of or- '•nnlzi-d lnlmr, Th* tnlni'ri net ml wisely in accepting his advice, unanimously voting to return to worw, Ur*. Foster, wire of Albert Foster, s miner, who resides in West Fernie, died suddenly Wednesday morning, Y&C "v*.d iful taut-ally mottled itum a severs attack of typhoid fever, which had kept her confintxl in the Pernie hospital for tea weeks, and wns In a very week condition. Mr. Foster went to work is the mines at Co-il Creek Wednrsdny monilnj, 'Onn of her neighbor* now her aliout 8 o'clock, i,nt when the honse wns entered shout io o'clock she wssfonnd dead in htr htrt. The funeral «*r vice* u*ere conducted hy Rev. Kwnp- U« tram the Baptist church yesterday afternoon at l.y>. Tbe young hnebsfNl, who hue hnii such suiil'n grief loll upon him, has the synv this week, o all general lines of "boots and shoes, . were- compelled to bring in a shipment of King of the River logging boots 1 v express! They are Bole agents in Pernie for the' King of, the River. John Gusty,- local manager for th? P.' Burns company, has had his duties extended ^so that they call him U> all the branches on the Crow line from I.ethbridgc to Creston. He i« ft for Lethbridge Tuesday on* his first trip of inspection. Promotion ' always comes to those who earn it, Midi Mr. Gusty is one of the earners.. A fire got started the other day iu the rubbish piled on lots near the reaidencc ol C. 0. Demonrez which brought out the fire brigade in good time and gave them ' an hour or two of good work. It took nearly* 8oo feet of hose to reach from the nearest hydrant to the fire, - and two streams were played upon the burning, trash anh rubbish until all dan- g-er was past, ' % , ■ J. Y\\ Reekie,■_of Detroit, Michigan, father-in-law of Mr. Muirhead, is visiting his son-in-law and daughter, and wil! spend a good portion of':he- summer in Fernie. He is delighted with our mountains, which present- such a contrast to.the St. Clair flats,..upon which he is accustomed to ga/.e. Mr. Muirhead has a brother from Chicago visiting him loo, and it seems like •'. family reunion. What might have been a serious accident occurred Thursday night about 9.30, when three young ladies, a buggy and a spotted horse got into an entangling entanglement in the neigh- liorltood .. of the fire hall. Although' several of the fire boys were close at hand,. the sighti of so many horse heels and oFrench heels fanning tlie, atmosphere drove the fire boys to shelter, and had it not been for the timely.- intervention of one whose business it is to be about at such times, that'_ktcking match might still be going on; There are some distinctly silent people in town who _ are riurs- ■ing—bruised- plaees"and~showing"'-"xie~ mure faces. .A - hotel* that furnishes- quiet,- con- iriodious accommodation for its patrons is a. source of pleasure to the travelling public.' Such a one is the King Edward Hotel, of Fernie, corner opposite post,office. avwve ens tu «* » n Cucumbers, Tomatoes; Lettuce, Onions and all kinds of fruit and vegetables A fine assortment oi the besi Chocolates always in stock and always the,freshest Ice Cream Ice Cream Sodas Tom Beck ONE CENT A WORD ADS FOU SA.M5 IlKV H.li. KUMI'TONOKK-KltS HIS IIHUSl unit fnriillurii li> .irlvitt.u siiln, IIoiihu |» nuxi In llii|itlntit!iui'i'li, nil-ll wlu"i-iiAfiK T"Jkmt7m'V"oii nisi 1 i-:s for koiiiI IiiikmI niiili, A]i|>ly ".!,"' I.iiiIuui UU-: A Snap KOIlSAbK-AT A 1IAIKIAI.V, ONB IKHJHH nml mil lnillilliii'M, villi 'lirmiinrt. Ints nu IIiiwIiiihI Avii.iimur llm I'di'liiiirKiirnlii Hrnvr- iM-v. AiHilv In Fmnlo l.iulirnr, A KM LOST ()» FOUND KOt'NI)-l'AIIl itV OnUMlWMKIi SI'Kl'. titi'lim mi Vii'turfii iivniiiin. (Iwiinr nuiv Im vii kiiiiin li.v i>m II Ink nt 'I'Iik liftilviirnllliii) null piiyliiif fin-mi. inll-if liMS'l'-ON TIM'NDAV MOHSIN'il, SOMi: wlmrii lititwiiiiii (i,|» It, hintiiiv in 11 1 We have just" received a fresh consignment of Crosse & Blackwell's .Pickles, Sauces and, Jams. See,our window for the finest assortment of the above 'goods ever exhibited in Fernie. .'.■"" Pay cash, live on the best'and e'njoy life. Fernie, B; C. OMALL daily savings accumulate.in a short time ^T* to big bank bills. Procure the best values obtainable by taking advantage of our cash prices. VVANTliD—SMART BOY to learn printing business. Apply at this office. Tenders Wanted I'miiliM will Im rurelvml liy tint luiilcrclifiicl np tn liny ti, llm7, for tli* i-nnntnictlwi (if 11 •llllll fill 'A', A. illKflMII. Ituil'llim In Im iVlxH.i fii(>t, two iiuriiyi. Tomli-rn ttnj ckI'oiI fur iixciivitlliuf. T«inlprii nrv i-aIIh.I fur itono unit XitlnXt work T/-ni1i-r» »r«<'«|]«it fnrcm-fonter wurk. TiiimUm urn onItO't fur plunililiia. TuinltM mny I'i* n-mtlo inimrHtii dr In l.utk. i.owii.t nt nny, tuiiiltir not ino«.»»rlly in- iH.U-1, I'lmn itihv Im nuilli nt llm Cliili I'li/ur Hturn, KMtiu M tuit'lut. lo W.A.l'fuiUU, vixrwKsr nini.iHNu xh ynu sale Js JSlllridell^ Post Office Block u t URNS&CO LIMITED COLD STOEAG-E WHOLESALE ^.nsra -ebtail Meat Mrchants ,JS{ LWAXS a choice, supply of Beef, I Pork,*-Mutton, Veal and''Lamb on hand. Hanis, Bacon,, Lard, But- |i" j ter and-Esfgs. OUR SPECIALTIES:- lrresh, Smoked and Salted Fish; always a gopd assortment. Try our Mince Meat, Saurkraut and Oysters.' . '' :„m0m:. YOUR GRASS mny not ha very Wi'iff yt*l,',. hut we are hound 10 have a,,little sunshine soon. . Coiiie in uiul select your „ , "' LAWN MOWER whili:_ our" assortment is still complete.' Six sizes and styles to choose from. Vou don't have 10 lake it---until you need It We also have a coniplte assortment of other lawn and-garden tools, hoes, rakes,-garden hose, reel, nozzles, etc. Come in and see WMIfVlSTER & ^V^e "www^et" NEW SPRING GOODS Dress Goods, Organdies, Ginghams, Silks, Muslins, Prints. Ladies' Tailor Made Coats & Skirts Ladies' Shirt Waists in Silk, Lace, Muslin, Lawn, etc. Headquarters . for Trunks, Suit Cases and Valises. TheTrites-Wood Co. Ltd Gents' Furnishings We want this stock reduced before the carpenters commence alterations for our new department. Examine our offerings and.see how far your dollars will stretch around big values. ' ,, . r •* * . • Campbell I Faultless Hand Tailored Clothing for particular dressers. New season's patterns, cloths and styles. Satisfaction guaranteed in wear and price. Suits $8.50 to $22.50 Kins of the Road union made Overalls in black, blue and prey "•ith or without bib, extra ful! sizes -fl*""*"! AA Per pair $ | .UU King of the Road union made engineer Overalls in 9 oz doniin, made with 5 pockets and double sewn,' £ 4 A fl?. per pair............. ^\\ .g© Straw Hats In the Newest Shapes Men's Tuscan in very fine straw, extra light weight, 7 popular shape (Wa Cfft price...;........:.:.-.. ^HQU Imitation Panama, looks like the real thing, its wearing qualities equal to the 0% Of" best. Price ••■•&.CO Telescope hat tin fine" straw, bound edge and different colord bands, d| ah price ••■■ l.aO English Straw, with'straight ■ brim, very fine braid, ■ v exceptional value, £ a f\\f\\ price ^ I .UU Men's harvester, coarse straw, ' very evenly braided, wide brims, flfti*. P'*»ce ;.... fcUC Men's harvester.' in superior: quality straw and " , . finish' apm : price ;.:.. tOC Working 6loves Our ' Glove values -are winnersT mentiou below a few of Muleskin with wrist band,"- the toughest and most stub1 orn *'wear resister made" M*Z*k\\' price. ...:. i|0C Canvas gloves for light out-side ; jmrk,Je{it.her_paIm_andIflnger tips '• price 20c our' selections the best. Wo the different lines;. Canvas" gloves, superior, quality of canvas, leather faced ., "ttft^rfc price vU v Clark's famous pecary hogskin, _nAtfl-H_Tnv_ifaIurAti win np_ -nviC«-iui—iuu~m-Cui ",,'JH 'I—i »— ' qualities. #f AP price ^ I .9P Boots and Shoes Our range of fine and. heavy shoes will please the j most particular. Wg can fit you, and the price will fit your pocket. . Dry Goods Ladies' Knitted Vests with strap over shoulder,' made up 4 0%i^ . of very fine yarns, price each ".-- J fi,**C 15c 35c 50c Ladies'. Knit Vests with short aleeves, most suitable for this time of the year, price each.' ' Ladies' Knit, Vests, extra large size, superior quality and finish, -price each ". LadieB' Lislo Thread Vests, handsomely trimmed with "himvy lace, price ouch Silk Underskirts, with deep accordian pleated flounce, made np with deep dust frill, guaranteed for three months 1£4 0\\ t*f\\ Prlco $id..du. Silk Underskirt with self strapping and piping, extra A JCft full skirt in black and colord, guaranteed, price OiUU ttlack Moiro Skirt with deep full flounces, exception- 0% r*f% ul fine quality, prico vawU lilack Satcon Skirt that looks like Bilk and retains its A ■"_» m i fl beautiful lustre until complotoly worn out, prlco Qm f U K) ' ' .,ii ■) Groceries Wc search the markets for the best and most appetizing1 eatables, our motto being the highest quality procurable at the lowect possible price, 35c $2.00 tt t t • I t I I tf I I ) M* • If * • • Ht tl* llll IIIHMIM 'III llll Ilf4 Griffin's Dolled Ham, so toothsome por lb... Western Potatoes, very lino quality per 100 lbs. MM mi IIKMIMMIIH II I »M HMIIHIMIM Grocery Specials for Saturday •-• 2Bc Force and Malta Viti^Hro'ikfaflt Coroal Two packajres 8 lb. tins Telly's Ton, iiigulur $1.20 8p6ClHl«-)*»'•') MMIIHIIII nilHMflllMllll'in'MIMItlMKMIIilllll $1.00 Royal Household Flour is guaranteed to be the best Use it. Trunks, Suit Cases, Valises, Grips / "i"""@en, "Preceding Title: The Ledge

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