The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-10-08
issued: 1910-08-30
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note: Classified Ads I Cent Per Word VOL. 9 PREMIER'S REPLY TO Navigation of Columbia River Is Discussed PROPOSES SURVEY SHALL BE MADE Importance of Water Competition—Senator Chamberlain Speaks , Sir Wilfrid Laurler yesterday morning gave audience to the large delegation representing the movement for the improvement of the Columbia river, with a view to building up a river commerce between the Pacific ocean and the interior of this province. The audience took place at the court house, the premier being seated on the dais, surrounded hy his associates on the tour, Hon. O. P. Graham, minister ot railways; Hon, William Templeman, minister of mines; Senator Bostock, one of the 'Liberal senators for this province; and F. F. Pardee, M. P., chief Liberal whip. E. M. MacDonald, M.P., the remaining parliamentarian of the party, was not present in the -court room. Delegation Introduced. F. A. Starkey, president1, of the Nelson board of trade, chairman of the joint delegation, Introduced the other members. The delegation from the Portland chamber of commerce and from the states of Oregon and Washington generally consisted ot United States •Senator Chamberlain of Oregon; C. F. Adams, A. H. Devera, and D. M. Swee- gert, of Portland; 0. W. Barrlnger, Marcus, Wash.; Fred McDermott, Kettle Falls, Wash.; and Capt. W. P. Gray, (Pascoe, Wash. The delegation representing the interior of British Columbia, particularly the Boundary and the Kootenay, consisted chiefly of members of the Associated Boards of Trade of Eastern British Columbia, though several delegates represented Individual boards of trade, the members being, . beside Chairman Starkey, W. B. Farris and E. K. Beeston, Nelson; B. R. Atkins, Revelstoke; Noble Binns, Trail; A. I. Fisher, Fernie; M. A. Macdonald, Cranbrook; George Clark, Grand Forks, and G. E. Thompson, Phoenix. The Spokane chamber of commerce wired regrets that its delegation waB'unable to come, owing to "illness and forest fires distress." Others Present. In addition…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0383713
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text