The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-10-15
issued: 1911-06-14
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note: CLASSIFIED ADS I GENT A WORD t VOL. 10 BY LACK OF SUPPUESITO CROSS FRONTIER Settlers Awaiting Arrival of Agricultural Implements HAZLETON SPENDING MONEY FREELY Large Champagne Shipments I Railway Construction Makes Town Lively VANCOUVER, B.C., June 13—iMining and agricultural development in northern British Columbia, will be seriously retarded tbls year owing.to difficulty in •»'' ttlng supplies. The situation' is rather i unfortunate one according to James Jronin, a veteran mining operator of I Spokane. From -Hazelton Cronin went north about a month ago to examine a number of propositions.- Very Uttle "work is ln progress around Hazelton and further inland due no doubt to the inability of business men to get In supplies. "I have abandoned all idea of doing any development on my Bablne mountain claims this season," said Mr. Cronin. "Tbe steamboats are of light draft ahd cannot carry very heavy tonnage. As they are nearly all owned by railway contractors,the bulk of freight shipped is destined for railway, construction camps. Mining will be very active as soon as the railway is extended another ,100 miles. -Scores of settlers who went in this spring to join the pioneers are at Hazelton, vainly awaiting the arrival of their agricultural Implements which are stalled at Prince Rupert. But railway construction has made Hazelton a lively place.' There Is no shortage of whiskey and money is being spent very freely. A, wine agent told me he had booked orders for over 250 cases of champagne for immediate delivery at Hazelton." AMENDMENT DOES NOT ALTER ORIGINAL AGREEMENT OTTAWA, June 13—The Root amendment to tbe reciprocity agreement between Canada and the United States does not alter the original agreement one particle, according to R. W. Bread- ner, manager of the tariff department of the Canadian Manufacturers' association, wbo is here today. "The amendment to tbe agreement which passed the house ot representatives was favorable to Canada," said Mr. Breadner, "but the Root…
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: 10.14288/1.0384098
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