@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "b0a5f636-3b7c-4821-a60b-7e6b06c71c74"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:issued "2017-04-11"@en, "1915-10-09"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/fgherald/items/1.0345012/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ apcr Worth While ,TKiJ\\9 H, IvftUIKbiU H£_liAJLU iSUUSUipilUll i $1.50 a Year. VOL. 6, NO. 5. PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1915. Price Five Cents PEACE RIVER COUNTRY III NATURAL BARRIERS TO ITALIAN ARMY. \\Mr. A. G. Hamilton, Conservative Nominee For District Returns From Extensive Trip Through Ncrihern Part of Constituency. "The Peace River country, on iaccount of its tremendous area land the wonderful fertility of the isoil, will, in my opinion, develop Jinto the most important agricultural district in British Columbia." So stated Mr. A. G. Ham- .ilton. Conservative nominee for ,{this district in the coming provin ■Dial election, upon his return this \\ week from a month's trip through He great Peace River Valley. I With one companion Mr. Ham- ■ton, despite his sixty odd years, '-left here on September 5th to ; iltidertake a trip that requires great powers of endurance, a knowledge of canoeing in bad ..water and the ability to meet ;': successfully the many vicissitudes of the life of the trail and paddle. The trip through the .Peace River Valley and tributary valleys is at present an arduous 'one. Train was taken as far as Hansard on the Fraser River, and from that point the route lay down the Fraser River to Giscombe Portage, where boat and provisions were portaged to , Summit Lake, whose waters, through a series of interesting streams, finally reach the Arctic. The same boat which carried Mr. Hamilton and his companion from Hansard to Giscombe Portage parried them the entire distance i to Peace River Crossing, the new .'centre of interest on the rolling prairies of northern Alberta. From the head of Summit Lake to the junction of the Parsnip and Findlay Rivers, the combined waters of which streams form the Peace River, is a distance of approximately 250 miles. There is very little good land until Fort McLeod, on McLeod Lake, is reached. From that point to the junction some good land is found scattered here and there, but the country is mountainous in places and there is not enough good land in one body to assure any great agricultural future. At Findlay Forks, as the junction of the Parsnip and Findlay Rivers is called, there are about 35 settlers. Some very good land is found there and the surrounding country is rich in mineral wealth. At this point the famous Mt. Selwyn, "The mountain of gold," is situated, and the course of the Peace River for 40 miles from the junction is through the heart of the main range of the northern Rockies. The cutting of a giant river through the Rocky Mountains is in this instance unique. There is no other river in America which rises west of the Rockies and empties its waters into the Arctic or Atlantic. From the point where the river leaves the main range of mountains until the Rocky Mountain Canyon is reached, fifty miles of fairly good country is providing homes for an increasing number of settlers, 'lhe Rocky Mountain Canyon, absolutely unnavigable, necessitates a portage of 13 miles. The river falls 270 feet in ten miles of this notorious passage, where at times the entire river is forced in a whirling torrent, through a narrow gateway in the rocky cliffs. Hudson's Hope is located at the eastern end of the portage trail and at that point there are between forty and fifty settlers. A Hudson's Bay Company post is located here and the settlement has a semi-monthly mail service. Hudson's Hope is located on the western boundary of the Dominion Government's Peace River block. At Moberly Lake, 15 miles from Hudson's Hope there is a settlement of 16 people, Fort St. John, another famous old Hudson's Bay Company post, is located in the middle of the above-mentioned block, sixty miles down river from Hudson's Hope. This place was at one time an important trading centre. A catholic and a protestant mission were at one time conducted there, but these have been closed. There are two trading posts operated at present, one belonging to the Hudson's Bay Company and the other to Revillion Bros. Fort St. John is the headquarters of the provincial police for the Peace river district. Five miles down river from Fort St. John the settlement called Taylor's Flats is reached. At this place Mr. Hamilton stated he saw the finest land seen on the entire trip. There are twenty settlers at Taylor's Flats. Twenty-five miles farther down river is Cutbank, the river landing for the famous Pouce Coupee prairie country. The first sign of any settlement is met with seven miles south of the Peace River, and from there for many miles the entire country has been settled. Over 300 homesteads have been taken up in the Pouce Coupee district. Dawson Creek and Saskatoon Creek are well settled districts. The entire district from Hudson's Hope to, and including the Pouce Coupee prairie, gives promise of rich agricultural development. At Fort St. John Mr. Hamilton saw vegetables which for quality and size equal the best he has ever seen any place. Ripened tomatoes and corn were included in the list. This particular district, though hundreds of miles north of Edmonton, enjoys a milder climate than the section of country of which Edmonton is the centre. This is due to the much lower altitude, which, at Pouce Coupee prairie is about 1500 feet. At Peace River Crossing great activity is in evidence, The] Thomas Company is building a large 250 foot boat for river service. The Peace River is navig- able for 250 miles west of Peace River Crossing and for 350 miles' CITY BOARD OF TRADE BECOMES ACTIVE BODY Twenty • one New Members Have Been Admitted to Membership, and Important Work is Being Taken Up. While the progress of the Italian Army has been apparently slow, it is caused largely by the mountainous country they are passing over, necessitating the use of ropes in hauling their guns and climbing slopes. QUESNEL RECRUITS LEAVE Will Join 67th Battalion Western Scots Stationed at Victoria. The following men arrived from Quesnel last Tuesday on the Rounder: H. Moffatt. P. Foot, H. Shaw, J. McDougall, T. B. Mason, J. Richards, C. F Boyd, J. Jones, H. Perry, G. R. Henry, R. McGee, and Acting Corporal George Johnston. The latter was in charge of this body of recruits. On Tuesday afternoon the Circle W came in with the following, in charge of Acting Corporal Clyde Kepner l A. A. Boyd, W. Boyd, F. Smith, G. Jen- son, A. Reimer, V. Minisa, A. Pearson, J. D. Mitchell, M. Dwyer, E. Moore, G. Shaw, J. McKenna, and W. Worth. Quesnel continues to send men to the front, and it is safe to say that no better response to the call to arms has been made by any town its size in the whole empire. The above mentioned men all left here on Tuesday night's train, and will join the 67th Western Scots at Victoria. As a body of recruits they are well over the average, and no doubt, their home town is verv proud of them. We add our good wishes for their success and safety to the good wishes of the citbens of Quesnel. WRITES FROM GERMANY. Wounded McBride Soldier Sends Letter From Westfalcn. Fine Agricultural Display. east. Contrary to conflicting reports the people of the north country are decidedly loyal to the present government. Strong conservative associations are found at Hudson's Hope and Fort St. John while there are two associations on Pouce Coupee prairie.! Throughout the entire district j covered Mr. Hamilton found the! settlers looking forward eagerly ' to the completion of the Pacific Great Eastern railroad into the; Peace River country. The Ed-! monton, Dunvegan and British I Columbia railroad is almost com-! pleted to Peace River Crossing, and is being extended to the boundary between the two provinces, When the Pacific Great Eastern is linked up with this railroad there is no doubt but that practically all of the trade of that immense country will be carried on with coast ports, and the business of the new road will be almost as great as the average transcontinental line. It is 400 miles from the heart of the Peace River country to Edmonton. When the P, G. E. is completed Prince George will be as close as Edmonton and the A fine exhibition of local grains I and grasses is to be seen in the window of the North Coast Land Company, Ltd., on George Street. This gives a good opportunity to judge of the exceptional fertility of the soil in these parts. If there is any doubting Ihomas who has a sneaking idea that this display is not a bona-fide exhibit of the products of the Prince George district we will be glad to take the trouble to prove to his satisfaction that every bit of grain and grass shown was grown within a few miles of this city. Mr. George McCullagh, the local jeweler, has just received a most interesting letter from Pte. Sidney ChiveralI, a member of the provincial police at McBride before the war broke out. Pte. Chiverall writes as follows : "No doubt by this time you have got ; to know that I am a prisoner in j Germany. My left leg is gone l from the knee, so of course 1 I trip around on crutches. A bul- I let went through my left arm and I got a smack on each shoulder. I ran into this lot during a night attack at Ypres and layout for two days and nights without any grub, etc., or being dressed. The result was that I came near being an "also ran" when picked up by the Germans. The leg was rather badly smashed; I'd lost a lot of blood and also had augue. Fortunately I was found by a very decent lot of Germans. They gave me wine and tried to get me to eat, but I couldn't. I was soon in the hospital and leg amputated, but I think the doctors thought I was going to th° hippy hunting grounds. Anyway, I'm still alive and although not very fat am feeling better every day. Two days ago I was up before a medical board for examination, with the result I hope of getting exchanged next month." Pte. Chiverall was in the thick of the fighting at Ypres, when the Canadian forces so highly distinguished themselves. He was a member of the 10th Canadian Scottish, and well known to a large circle of friends in the Upper Fraser Valley and to quite a few in this city, who will be pleased to hear that he is alive and well, No more important move for the betterment of conditions in this city and the furthering of its best interests could be made than by awakening interest in the local board of trade. This organization has become an active one and great interest is being evidenced in the work. At the regular meeting held this week 21 applications for membership were received and accepted. The new members are : W. A. Martin, Dr. D. B. Lazier, Mclntyre and Bignell, Northern Telephone and Power Co., Ltd., Edwin Pooke, T. E. Gaffney, T. McGuire, R. R. Walker, F. D. Taylor, Dr. R. W. Alward, G. C. Macleod, N. H. Wesley, F. M. Ruggies, E. A. Eagel. V. N. Bogue, E. E. Phair, F. A. Ellis, P. E. Wilson, G. E. McLaughlin, F. B. Hood and A. K. Bourchier. One of the most important questions which has occupied the attention of the board is the matter of improving the ferry service over the Nechaco River at Fort George. This service has left much to be desired in the past, but upon the earnest solicitation of the board of trade, Road Superintendent Snell has coast ports but a short distance away. The settlers seemed strong in their faith that the necessary capital for the completion of the line will be secured by the government and the work pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. The government has estab ish- ed two post offices on the Pouce Coupee prairie. There is a weekly mail service. Mr. Hamilton reports fine weather for the entire trip. There was not one rainy day, and only two wet nights. Moose, bear, grouse and ducks are plentiful, and the trip was a very enjoyable one in every way. What Canada is Doing. "We have sent overseas more than 83,000 men. When those now under orders depart, Canada will have sent to the front more than Britain sent out to the Crimea. We also have established in Great Britain, France and the Dardanelles, sixteen Canadian hospitals for all the forces of the empire. Having seen nearly fifty hospitals while I was abroad I venture to say there are no hospitals better equipped, better manned or better organized than those Canadian hospitals,"—(Sir Robert Borden,) provided for first class service. Two men will operate the ferry, and the tariff charges for after- hours accomodation have become a thing of the past. The question of building a bridge over the Nechaco River at Fort George is being considered. This is badly needed, and t is expected that some arrangement will be male togoaheid with this work in the near future. New Store Opens. Mr. Mike Nurick, the well- known proprietor of the Rex News Stand, is opening a fine new store on the corner of George Street and Third Avenue. The new store will be known as the "Stag Cigar Store." A full line of cigars, cigarettes, and tobaccos will be carried, as well as magazines, books and papers, Asforted candies will be sold, and soft drinks in season. Mr. Nurick also operates the news stand in the Prince George Hotel and is opening a similar branch of his business in the new Alexandra Hotel, on Third Avenue, where all the above mentioned lines will be carried. White Fish From Lesser Slave Lake. The fiishing industry in Western Canada has received a great deal of attention this year, and the developments to be recorded for 1915 will be very remarkable. Interest will centre, of course, largely on the developments of Prince Rupert as a fishing port, and the shipments of Halibut and other fish from Prince Rupert this year over the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway have made a very notable contribution to the wealth of Canada. Another interesting fact in connection with western Canada fisheries is disclosed by the announcement that White Fish are now being shipped from Lesser Slave Lake in car lots to Chicago. When the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway made the lake in question accessible, two fish companies were formed in Edmonton to go into the business, and towards the end of July the first express shipment of White Fish was made. The Canadian Expres Co. supplies refrigerator express cars which bring the fish over the E. D. & B. C. Railway to Edmonton thence to Winnipeg over the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and by connecting lines to Chicago. Chicago is a great market and distributing point for white fish caught in western Canada, and they seem to be able to take all the white fish that can be sent there. The fish from Lesser Slave Lake are reported to be superior in quality and to be present in the lake in enormous numbers. This is the first year, of course, in which commercial fishing has been practiced there, It is expected that the Canadian Express Company, the E. D, & U C. Railway, and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway will have to enlarge their arrangements next year for handling the fish to be shipped. Canada's Forest Reserves Enormous According to a report recently issued by the Canadian Government, the total area of the forest reserves of the Dominion in 1914 amounted to 152,935,593 acres, divided among the Provinces as follows : Province s Acres Quebec - - - 107,997,513 Ontario - - - 14.430,720 Manitoba - - 2,606,400 Saskatchewan - 6,195,705 Alberta - - - 16,813,376 British Columbia (in railway belt) - 2,117,638 British Columbia (outside of railway belt) 2,474,241 Besides the areas given for British Columbia, all lands west of the Cascades bearing more than 8,000 feet, board measure, of timber per acre, and all lands east of the Cascades bearing m ire than 5,000 feet, board measure, of timber per acre, are removed from entry. First World Series Game. Philadelphia won the first game of the world's series from the Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia yesterday, by the score of 3 to 1. Alexander pitched the game for the Phillies, and although hit oftener than Shore of the Red Sox, he kept the hits scattered and proved more effective in the pinches. The second game of the series is being played in Philadelphia to-day. TO EXCHANGE-Have registered title to two-acre block on car line within 20 minuteB of Vancouver city hall. All in grass; sidewalks, city water, light and telephones. Will exchange for live or six room house in Prince George. Particulars Box C, Prince George Herald. A short distance below the junction of the Parsnip and Find- lay Rivers, whose waters from that point, on are known as the Peace River, a small river called the Wicked comes in from the north. Near the junction of the Wicked and Peace lives a man named Coward—no other then our old friend "Slim," late o:' Tonequah. Since it is well known that "Slim" is a pioneer ol the old school and the personification of intrepidity, it is useless to ask "What can a Coward do to help the Wicked make the Peace?" The Oldest Established Newspaper in the Fort George Disttict PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THF NORTHERN INTERIOR PRINTING COMPANY, LTD. 11 UildLU SUBSCRIPTION : $1.60 Per Year, In Advance. T«i the United States {2.00. All communications should be addressed to The Hirnild, Prince George, B. C. bustle, the wide spreading bustle that hung in the rear which has returned. It is merely a bustle effect. r^Tm_^/*m\\M Norman H. Wesley, R. R. Walkbr, Man'i^iinf Edito SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9th, 1915. | OF VITAL IMPORTANCE. The question ot the importation of foodstuffs and manufactures and the loss thus borne by The Provincial forestry officials are contemplating legislation which will place tht- blame for „ , ,. ., forest fires on the settler. ltis However, when it comes to the . . , ,, . . ., , ,. , . , . .. . , claimed that in most cases the ■slaughter of infants, it must be1 .J . „ .,, . , , .. . „ , ., settler is reallv responsible for iconceded that Herod was a piker , ,. tl , , , ... , ., , T, . r,.,, thenre. He burns brush with- alongside of Kaiser Bill. . , , ., out a permit and does not use the necessary precaution to prevent the spread of fires once started, In placing the blame upon the settler it is thought that fires will be reduced at least thirty per cent, lhe settler will of course in many cases be able to Cartage Co. Parcel Checking and Storage. RUSH BROS., Proprietors. Phone 51. Prince (ieorge, Opposite Station. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Don't whine if you find that the war is beginning to pinch ■ you, financially or otherwise. , i e. u- I-,,,— I Your sacrifices, voluntary or in- the people of this and other prov-' voklntarv, are triflling compared P>"ove himself innocent of any incesisa question of vital im-1 with those 0f the man at the charge, but the new legislaiion, portance. The matter is capably |front jf pa8Serj, will undoubtedly do treated in the article which ap-j ' | much toward preventing fire loss. pears elsewhere in this issue. | These ch|„y eveningg remind' Vancouver's big skating arena The B. C. Consumers' League is;sister that pretty soon she will behind a movement which has be able to put away her summer'will open on November 17th. as its principal mission the infiu- furS) di? up ner diaphanous hosi-j Despite the effect of the war encingofthe people of British ery anf he received in spent in foreign markets. If this | return cost the German Army does not constitute an injustice j lo0,000 men. The"reputed swine to the people of the province as ij out to be very efficient a whole it is difficult to know :so|djers what does. '' When you go to the grocery j Milwaukee furriers claim that store to buy canned fruit is it! the war will be over soon, basing necessary that you pay a higher I their predictions on the fact that price for California fruit than for fruit canned in this province, when the latter is in every way as good as the former ? Large quantities of home-grown produce is finding its way to the waste heap as a result of competition with imported goods. There is no cause for this. Even supposing the buying of home products means the paying of a little higher price at times, it should not be hard to understand that this will be offset in the end by the increased prosperity of your home district, in which you invariably share. "Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, oh City Fathers," is the earnest prayer of the average city business man when old Jupe Pluvius casts his shadows over Prince George occasionally and makes artificial light necessary during the late afternoon hours. Candles and lamps are frequently requisitioned, pending the turn ing on of the electric current. A settlement of the lighting question will be a great relief. How is it that the night falls, but it is the day that breaks ? expected orders for fur6 to be used this winter in a campaign against Russia have not come from Germany. IN LIGHTER VEIN. Mighty few people get indigestion from swallowing their pride. Many a fellow paints the town who wouldn't even whitewash his own fence. TO MAGAZINE EDITORS. Fine girls upon your covers strut In bathing suits and curls, But don't you think you ought to put More covers on your girls ? prices are being realized. In some districts the shipments this year far exceed those of last year. Canada won first and second prizes for the best wheat exhib- ited recently at the International Soils Products Exposition at Denver. Mr. Joseph Martin, K. C, received the liberal nomination at the convention recently held in Ashcroft. Vancouver is to have a Vagabonds' Club. As the organizers are well-known men of good standing, it might be pertinent to ask "What's ir a name ?" Fire, Accident, Life, Plate Glass and all other forms of Insurance. ^ J Shot and Shells Shotguns and Rifles Ammunition and Traps. EVERYTHING FOR THE SPORTSMAN - SEE OUR DISPLAY OF DUCK DECOYS. Kennedy, Blair & Company, Limited. Fort George Hardware Co. Sheet Metal. Furnaces a Specialty. Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating. Phone 12, Prince George. General Repairing. Barrister and Solicitor, Armstrong Block, Prince George. ll The Kaiser has taken charge of the army commanded by the Crown Prince on the west. Little Willie, the hopeless, will probable' be sent back tothe nurBery. If Ferdinand is not careful the Allies will soon take the area out of Bulgaria. The Russian bear, the British bulldog and the French fighting cock each took a fall out of the daschund. The only time some people throw accurately is when they throw boquets at themselves. You can never tell—many a man has starved in a garret who wasn't a genius. E. WALTER ANDERSON, EXPERT SHOEMAKER, Corner George St., and 4th Avenue. Repairing Neatly und Promptly Done. HAND SEWED WORK- SPECIALTY Shoes for deformed feet made to order. Phone 103 George St. PRINCE GEORGE. (IREEN BROS., ^ BURDEN & CO. CIVIL ENGINEERS, Dominion and B. C. Land Surveyors, Surveys of Lands, Mines, Townsites, Timber Limits, etc. Feert George, Ii. C. Vlctdrla, II. C. Heereeiii.eiiei Str.e.'t III. Pemberton Bldfr. K P. Burden. Me/r. F. C. Green, Me/r. Ncleeen, B. O. Ne.w llnze.ltem, B. C. HIT,, Wiml Street li. C Allleck. Mur. A. H. Green, Men' Inland Express Company, Ltd., CARRYING MAIL AND EXPRESS TO ALL POINTS SOUTH. Express Carried on Steamer U. X. Wm. SoMerton, Agent South Fort George. (T ~-\\ F. M. Ruggies & Co., The Pioneer Real Estate Agents. Real Estate - Insurance • Loans Phone 21. GEORGE STREET. Phone 21. ^ J BAIRD'S New Shipment just in Arrow Shirts and Collars. New Neckwear. See Our Window. George Street. VANDERHOOF HOTEL, Vanderhoof, B. C, 2T) Rooms, Excellent Cuisine, Finest of Wines, Liquors and Cigars, American Plan. Rates - $2.50 per clay. Prince George Hotel, E. E. PlIAIR Proprietor. Modern and up-to-date in every respect. Entire building Steam Heated. Hot and Cold Water in Rooms. Public ancl Private Baths. Contractors & builders GER & FLY NO BUILDING IS TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL TO RECEIVE OUR CAREFUL ATTENTION Out Our EieiinintoB Free of Oiorire SOUTH FORT GEORGE :: Job Work Nwitly nnd Promptly Exonitwl Pmoni 26 PRINCE OEORGE OFFICE SHOP SECOND STREET THIRD STREET OFFICE and SHOP: THIRD AVENUE EAST Many a man who lives to a ripe old age is still pretty green. L. RUTTAN, Proprietor. Dr. R. W. Alward, DENTIST, Ruggies' Bldg., George St. On account of thc very limited trans-Atlantic Bteamships in service, you should take an early opportunity of making full arrangements for your trip with a Grand Trunk Pucific Railway Agent, who can ticket you via any route to port of embarkation, and over any steamship line having a passenger service. Enquire as to rates, routeB, reservations, etc., from any Grand Trunk Pacific Agent W. J. QUINLAN, District Passenger Agent, UNION STATION WI NIPEG, MAN. 9 "•^MWWIpCp>i»»i.TNiii ii j To Increase British Columbia's Prosperity B. C. Consumers' League With Members Working To Protect Home Industries. A movement to protect B. C. markets for B. C. products is well under way in Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster, and is spreading throughout the province. That these markets are in great need of protection is a matter of general knowledge and agreement. Hon. W. E. Scott, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, said recently in an address before the B.C. Consumer's League, which is behind this movement, that 825,000,000 was sent out of the province annually for agricultural products, and that $22,000,000 of this immense sum was sent away for products such as are grown here. It is estimated that at least $25,000,- 000 a year leaves British Columbia for manufactured goods of perity based upon production. Affiliated with the British Columbia Consumer's League in this important work are twelve of the leading public service organizations of the province, and under the able and energetic direction of Mrs, J. C. KemD, of Vancouver, president of the league, six thousand consumers have already pledged themselves to the preferential buying of B. C. products. These pledges are the result of a very active membership and pledge campaign. The league's membership and pledge goal for this year is twelve thousand members. Consumers outside of Vancouver, Victoria and New Westminster, are being reached through the Women's Institutes, comes in large quantities from the State of Washington, and this work, in connection with that of the Department of Agriculture to the same end, has resulted, according to an official of the government, in a saving to B. C. growers already this year of between 8180,000 and 8200,000. This is the official estimate of the money which would have gone into the States had it not been for the government's and the league's activity for local fruits. In numerous sections a desire has been shown to reciprocate by giving the preference to B. C. manufactured goods, so that, while the city markets for the orchards and ffarm products are being built up, the country markets for factory products are be- League a resolution was passed that never, either now or at any time in the future, would the league countenance or buy goods i made in (iermany, and all con i sumers were advised to scrutinize with care for the German label any goods suspected of coming , from the nation which started | the appalling catastrophy of the j war. This resolution was prompted by the report that many millions of dollars worth of German toys and other goods, paid for by American importers before the outbreak of the war, have recently been released in Holland ports and will be seeking markets this winter not only in the United States, but also in Canada. The Consumers' League, located in the Industrial Bureau Building, Vancouver, will be very glad to give enquirers full information about this movement. Reports of continued activity in mining circles are sent out regularly from Barkerville. The old town may have a resurrection which will startle the natives. NEW YORK LAUNDRY. Goods called for and delivered. Lowest prices, work guaranteed. CLEANING AND PRESSING. Fourth Avenue, Prince George. Many fine farms lie along the beautiful Lakes scattered throughout the interior valleys. The Land slopes gently away from the lake, providing good drainage. The picturesque setting of many of the farms it a great attraction. kinds made in our factories. This totals an unnecessary outgo of well over $40,000,000 yearly, or, to make the figures more easily grasped, of about $120,000 a day. Consumers are being systematically organized to give the pref-1 erance in their buying, price and quality being equal, to articles! manufactured or grown here, so j that as much as possible of this outgoing wealth may be retained in local circulation for the stimulation of our own industries and agriculture, and thus for building up of a new prosperity in British j Columbia--not a false prosperity ] based upon hope -but a real pros-1 Farmers' Institutes and Agricultural Associations. The league has sent out a large number of letters and in these have been enclosed pledge sheets. The secretaries of the various organizations have circulated these among their members, and many of them, filled with signatures, have already been returned to the Vancouver office. Reciprocal protection of the markets is being developed between city and country. For instance, the Consumers' League! has given a great deal of attention this summer to influencing Vancouver housewives to buy B, C. fruit instead of that which ing developed. Thus agriculture and industry, each of which is dependent upon the other, are being fostered together. It is gratifying to know that travelers for leading B. C. manufacturers are now returning from the road with statements that never before have they seen the retailers and consumers throughout the province so favorable to B. C. goods. In this way, through the more loyal buying of industrial as well as agricultural products, numerous hundreds of thousands of dollars are being kept in local circulation instead of being sent out to enrich other centres. At the last meeting of the Fertile Soil is Feature of Prince George District Anticipated conditions in Europe after the war are expected to be such as will force large numbers of people to seek homes in a country where they will be able to escape the awful burden of taxation which will have to be borne by the working classes of the nations now at war. Canada will become the home of hundreds of thousands of Europeans within the next decade, and no part of Canada will experience a greater influx of Iiopulation than this province. The Prince George district, as a mixed farming country, will be particularly attractive to the average European farmer, and here he will find a country rich in varied ways. We may be accused of dealing too frequently with the question of agriculture in this district, | but the primary object of the Herald is to do everything possible to iurther the best interests I of the district as a whole, and everything that tends to bring before the notice of the possible settler the potential wealth of our farm lands is a step in the right direction, A newspaper best serves the interests of its supporters and readers by becoming an advertiser of the merits of the section of country it represents. In the Prince George district the hotne-seeker will find farm lands of great fertility, where the productivity of the soil has been indisputably proven. The accompanying illustrations show the country as it is in many places before improvement work has been done and also the result of a few years' development. Stock raising will become very profitable. The abundance of good pasturage in the summer and the ability of the soil to produce good feed crops for winter feeding will assure good profits, l'o-day fresh milk is worth 20 cents per quart, fresh eggs never less than 50 cents per dozen and fresh butter 50 cents per pound, while beef, veal and pork bring big prices. These conditions will continue for a long time. What better opportunity can any section of country offer ? In some places fires have cleared off the heavy timber • clearing is therefore fairly light. The fallen trees are easily cleared up and the soil can be brought under cultivation at small cost and with little labor. Ill lllllll HIIMHIHIHM Nightingale & Bustin, The Quality Barber Shop. We carry the finest line of high-grade cigars, cigarettes and tobaccos in the city. GEORGE STREET, PRINCE GEORGE. nun ii iiihii Nechaco Feed and Sale Stables 2 doors North of Post Office, BURRARD AVENUE, Vanderhoof, B. C. Mail Stage to Fort St. James, every Tuesday, 7 a.m. Saddle and Pack Horses for hire. D. H. HOY, Prop. ' CIVIL ENGINEER. British Columbia Land Surveyor. Post Building, Prince George. W# P. OGILVIE, BARRISTER and SOLICITOR, Prince George Post Building, George Street - Prince George, B.C. The Northern Lumber and Mercantile Co., Limited. Manufacturers of High Grade Kir and Spruce Lumber. Dealers in General Hardware and Builders' Supplies. Prince George and South Fori George, FRANK COOPER, High-Class Barber Work. Razor-Honing a Specialty Ruggies' Block, George Street. Panama News Stand. The Panama News Stand can ies your home paper. A full line of fiction ia always on hand, as well as all current periodicals. Best quality stationery, cigars, cigarettes and snuffs. We are up-to-date in everything. George Street - Prince George. SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS Coal mining rights of the Dominion, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the North-West Territories and in a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,500 acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Agent or Sub-Agent of the district in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or legal sul> divisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $5 which will be refunded if the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will include the coal mining rights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for the working of the mine at the rate of $10.00 an acre. For full information application should be made to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.—Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for.—58782. CARIBOO LAND DISTRICT. Take Notice that James R. Mc Lennan, miner, of Mile 49, B.C., intends to apply for permission to lease the following described landa for quarrying purposes: Commencing at a post planted on the northeast corner of Lot 7940, Cariboo, thence south 20 chains, thence west 40 chains, thence north about 4.285 chains to shore of Eaglet Lake, thence following shore of said lake east to point of commencement, being Lot 7940, Cariboo. JAMES R, McLEVNAN. D. F. M. Pbrkins, Agent. Dated August 29th, 1915. CHURCH SERVICES. CHURCH OF ENGLAND. St. Stephen's, South Fort George. Sunday, 8 a. m., Holy Communion (second and fourth Sundays); 2-30 p.m., Sunday school; 7-30 p. m., evening prayer and sermon. Wednesday, 7-30 p.m , evening prayer with intercessions for those engaged in the war. St. George's, Central Fort George. Sunday, 8 a.m., Holy communion (third Sunday); 11 a. m., morning prayer, litany and sermon; 2-30 p.m., Sunday school; 7-30 p. m., evening prayer and sermon. Friday, 7-30 p.m., evening prayer with intercessions for those engaged in the war. Prince George-Temporary church on Seventh Avenue. Sunday, 8 a.m., Holy Communion (First Sunday); 11 a. m. Morning Prayer, l.itany and Sermon; 2.30 p m., Sunday School. Holy Communion at all these churches on holy days und week days, according to nutiee. METHODIST. First Methodist Church, Prince Georoe, near Princess theatre, Third Avenue west. Rev. H. L. Morrison, R. .., pastor. Services at 11 a.m., and 7-80 p.m.; Sunday school, 12 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN. First Church, FortGkoroe -Rev. C. M. Wright, B.A., minister. Services at 11 a.m. and 7-30 p.m.; Sabbath Se'hool at 12-15 p.m. Knox Church, South FortGeorge. Rev. A. C. Justice, B.A., minister. Service every Sunday morning in the church at 11 a.m.; Sabbath school at 2 p.m. Saint Andrew's Church, Prince George.—Rev. A. C. Justice b a., minister. Service is held in the Rex Theatre, George Street, every Sunday evening at 7-30 p.m.; Sabbath school in thc Kex Theatre, at 2-30 p.m. GOSPEL TABERNACLE. Third Avenue, near George Street. A Gospel Meeting will be conducted on Sunday, at 8-15 p.m. There is noi collection. All are welcome. Mutual Profit. QOOD merchandise behind careful advertising will always bring satisfaction. The Herald is the best advertising medium in this district. An advertisement in our columns will bring your goods to the notice of ready buyers— with profit to us all. Phone 25. ^ Dancing School In connection with Prince George Dancing Club. Moose Hall, 5th Ave., West. TUESDAY and THURSDAY NIGHTS Straight and Fancy Dancing. Private Lessons by Appointment. Harry Grant : Phone 98 D REAMLAND THEATRE. Only High Class Pictures Shown. Photo-Play Piano. (Seven instruments in one) Shows Every Evening. A kind heart is the joy of everyone who comes in contact with it. EAT AT THE OPEN KITCHEN, George Street. PURE FOOD :; WHITE HELP Popular Prices and First-Class Service. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. PRIVATE TABLES FOR LADIES. Watchmaker and Jeweler, OFFICIAL WATCH . INSPECTOR G.T.P. PRINCE GEORCE. — —— *-»w * ew_ -■ 4 )_____________} I Mr. Jack Flynn, of the contracting firm of Bronger & Flynn, left this week for Victoria, where lie will join the CiTtli Western Scots. Mr. Flynn has heen one of tlie best known citizens of the (leorges for over five years, coming to South Fort Geoi'ge in the spring of 1910, Since that time lie has been continually in the contracting business ami his firm lias probably constructed more buildings than any other firm in the district. Mr. Flynn was unable to accompany the men who left here recently for Victoria, owing to the absence of his partner, Mr. Bronger. The very best wishes of the entire community go with Mr. Flynn in his new venture, and it is safe to say that if lie is as active in military circles as he has been in business he will undoubtedly make a name for himself. Mrs. Elizabeth Coward was found guilty of murder in the first degree at Clinton last Thursday, and was sentenced to be hanged at Kamloops on December 23 next. The Immigration Question. A recent publication of the Dominion Department of Immigration shows that only 144,789 immigrants arrived in Canada during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1915. From (ireat Britain there were 43,276, as compared with 142,622 in the previous year, and from the United States 59,779, as compared with 107,530 in 1913-14. The problem of immigration after the war is already being discussed in Canada and Great Britain, and plans are under consideration for the settlement of returned soldiers on the vacant lands of the Dominion of Canada as well as of other over-sea countries of the British Empire. .Mr. John Mclnnes, Socialist candidate fortius district in (he coining provincial election, returned this week from a campaign trip through the northern districts. Mr. Mclnnes was surprised to find such a line section of country in the north, and states that the farmers of the Peace River district are already producing large quantities of grain. With the completion of a railroad iare Prejudiced, and the average It is rather a difficult matter to secure reliable information on matters pertaining to the present war. Many accounts and opinions lie er into that country there will he a large influx of settlers. The Prince George' district will benefit greatly from any development in the new empire to the north. A grand hall will he given in the Alexandra Hotel, on Monday night, hy the local carpenters' union. Monday is Thanksgiving Day and a holiday, ami the dance in the evening will be a very appropriate ending of the day's festivities. Kerr's orchestra will have charge of the music, and the ladies of the Bed Cross Society will serve refreshments. This dance marks the real opening of tlie coining season's social events, and ft large crowd is expected. reader scarcely knows what to believe. Possibly the most accurate and comprehensive treatment of all sides of the question can be found in the new publication "Current History of the European War." This is published by the New York Times. Excellent illustrations and maps accompany the text. This publication car be secured at the Panama News Stand, George St. BaSrd, the Clothier, George Street. G. A. JAMES, The Rexall Drug Store, CIGARS. CIGARETTES TOBACCOS, Wholesale and Retail. AND Real Estate. M. C. WIGGINS, Specialist in Prince George Lots, Farm Lands and Acreage. OFFICE ; George Street, third avenue, prince george. THE price of choice farm-lands is lower today than will be the case when financial and world, conditions once more become normal. The careful buyer of good property during this depression will realize a big profit. The man in search of a home, where success is assured, will find his opportunity here and now. We own exclusively some of the best pieces of agricultural land in the Prince George district and are offering some exceptional bargains. Write for our free illustrated booklet or call at our George Street office for full particulars. NORTH COAST LAND CO., LTD., R. R. Walker, General Agent. GEORGE STREET, PRINCE GEORGE, B. C. Pastime Pool Rool. Full Line of Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos. Barber Shop in Connection. Little News From Front. Very little of interest has occurred this week along the battle fronts in Europe. There seems to be a deadlock on the eastern .peaking ahout "The little Ford j front ai well as on the western, that rambled right along," a man j an(j even in the bubbling Balkans on the street the other day stated a crjsis has not been reached. that when he was put into his little | stil) conditions are such that receptacle for inanimate humans the 80me important movement must only thing he wanted to take with 'take p_k:e soon. him was his Ford. .Asked why, hej stated that he never got into a Corner 4th Avenue and George St, LIQUOR ACT, 1910. (Section 42.) yet tllllt the little him out of. hole conndn't get Boston' Wins Second NOTICE is hereby given that, on the first day of December next, application will he made to the Superintendent of Provincial Polico for renewal of the hotel licence to sell liquor hy retail in the hotel kneiwn as the Hotel Northern, situate al South Fort George in the Province of British Columbia. Dated this first day of October, 1918. ALBERT JOHNSON, Applicant. Prince George Livery Co. Teaming, Draying, Livery Service. Pitcher Foster of Boston won The trial of (ieorge Hughes tor Il.e his own game today, when he shooting of John Kozook at Shelly i singled in the ninth, driving in last spring, comes up for trial at tie winning run, Clinton during the present assizes, j Both men went to Clinton recently. I Score 2 - 1, There will I dan in the ("Guy l'.nvkt. Huilding Funt Knglan ! a sale of work and 5th of November, | Day'') in aid of the for the Church of iter. The loca business licenei cil decided at Some objection Particular bank: ire subject to :i j So the city coun-1 their last i ting, j had been made to. the payment of this IV. Quality Printing Counts. Mrs. (I. A. James p Ivnd at her home last Tliursilay, ami hereafter will receive on the lirst Thursday of each month. Chief Dunwoodie ten lay en route to left Clinton yfti 'rince (ieorge. Up-to-date Equipment Corbett & Fahrencroft, Prince George. Phone 58. P. 0. Box 19.5. r i Union Thanksgiving Service. On Monday next, which is set apart as the national Thanksgiving Day in Canada, a union thanksgiving service will be held in the First Presbyterian Church Fort (ieorge, at 11 o'clock. An appropriate service is being arranged to be concluded within the hour. Revs. A. C. Justice and C. M. Wright will take part in the service and the address will be given by Rev. H. L. Morrison. It is hoped that a large number of the citizens will make it a point to be present for this service and that in this district j If 1 1 the day will be what, it is being HpFQ|fl made throughout the whole of **«! OIU* Canada-one of serious and real ni .. gratitude and consecration, 11 HOIie CJ. Our Job Work is as good as anything turned out by the big city shops, and our prices are as low. DO NOT OVERLOOK THE Special Reduced Rates TO THE Panama Pacific Expositions There are only two more months in which the available. "The trip of the century" is via the combined railway ami boat route. special concessions are * J rami Trunk Pacific The unsurpassed "Yellowheni at their best-Mount Robson (18, by the wonderful scenic Fraser ocean voya ,e in palatial steames I Pass" through the Kuckv Mountains .III feel), Meaint (ieike, etc., followed and Skeena Rivers. Also a 7im mile (meals and berths included.) Parlor Observation Cars Through the Mountains. Leave I'rince Georce 8-115 p.m., Arrive Jasper (Park) 8-fiO a in., Arrive Mount Robson 9-56 a.m., Arrive Prince Rupert6-16 p.m., Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays ami Sundays, Wediiesilays, Fridays and Mondays. Throu. h Sleepers, Diners, Coaches. All electric lighted. Tourist car from Winnipeg every Tuesday and from Edmonton every Wednesday. Rate«, reservations, booklets, tickets, etc., from any Grand Trunk Pacific Agency. W. J. QUINLAN. Dlalricl P.imimtr Accnt. Union Station, Wlnnlptr. The OKUGS - MEDICINES - PRESCRIPTIONS. Cigar., Cigarettes, Tobacco . at Wholesale and Retail, Stationery, Magazines, Newspaper., Confections, and Toilet Articles, Fort George Drug Co., Ltd. Laselle Avenue, Soutii Fort George. : George Street, Prince George. KODAKS - GRAMOPHONES - RECORDS Mason & Henderson, Building and General Contractors. Plans and Estimates Furnished. Prince George, B. c. STAG CIGAR STORE New and Up-to-Date. All Current Magazines and Newspapers. Full stock of best quality Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos. Fresh Candies at all times. M. NURICK, Proprietor. Corner THIRD ud GEORGE. Just Stop and Think % of the risk and inconvenience of burning coal oil. Why not be up-to-date? Have your house wired, it costs but a trifle more. Rates on application at our office - Rooms 7 & 8, Post Building, George Street, and at the plant, South Fort George. We have a stock of lamps, shades, fixtures, irons, and handle all utility devices. Northern Telephone & Power Co., Ltd. Electric Light Service and Power Furnished. House Wiring and Electrical Fixtures of all kinds. Phone 19-Four Rings, South Kort George. Phone 10, Prince George. Art Millinery. Mrs. W. J. Matheson Phone 38. QUR full lines of High-drade Millinery, Fancy (ioods and Toilet Articles are being offered at less than cost. Best Quality Kiln-Dried Fir and Spruce Lumber. Sash and Doors, Lath, Shingles, Lime, Cement. Bogue & Browne Lumber Co. Glass ancl Builders' Supplies. FIFTH AVE. & DOMINION ST. PRINCE GEOROE Fort George & Alberta Telephone & Electric Company, Limited. (leneral Telephone and Telegraph Business, Business Phones, on private lines, $."> a month ; S3 a month, party lines. Residence Phones, 83 a month, private lines; $2 a month, party lines. Shortest and quickest line to Vancouver and shortest cable line to Europe. Phone 47 Prince George for messenger or other information. CHARLES A. 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