Omineca Miner
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-01
issued: 1912-11-09
description: The Leading Weekly Newspaper In Northern British Columbia
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ominecaminer/items/1.0211812/source.json
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note: ��-c-��e-^-<������**- ^ t^CA���r VOL. II, NO. 10 HAZELTON, B. C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1912 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR SOUTH HAZELTON SITE APPROVED STATION PUNS ACCEPTED-- ROAD PASSED FOB TRAFFIC Long-Expected Final Decision of Railway Tribunal is in Favor of People of Hazelton --- Leave to Carry Traffic to South Hazelton Already Granted to Railway Ottawa, Nov. 4: ��� The Railway Board has approved the plans of the G. T. P. for a station at South Hazelton and has granted the railway company leave to carry passengers and freight to that point. Ottawa, Nov. 7: ��� The reasons for the order issued in the Hazelton Townsite case by which the application of Grand Trunk Pacific for a station at South Hazelton is granted are set forth in a judgment written by Commissioner McLean, made public here. Mr. McLean says: "The reasons for judgment and the draft order in this application have been allowed to stand for a limited time because of the representations of counsel representing certain interests in and around New Hazelton. It was reported that new and material evidence could be submitted and a limited time was allowed so that the Board might be satisfied from the statements indicating the nature of the evidence to be submitted whether a rehearing should be granted. There are now before the Board telegraph statements from the Board of Trade of Old Hazelton favoring the South Hazelton location. There are also counter telegrams alleging that only a bare majority of those present at the Board of Trade meeting passed the resolution in question. It is also stated that a majority of the members of the Board ol Trade are opposed to having two stations and favor a single station at New Hazelton. It is alleged in the course of these counter telegrams that the approval of the South Hazelton location in addition to New Hazelton will tend to prolong the townsite controversy, which has been a great detriment to business generally. The Board is not going to mingle in townsite matters. It will int…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Hazelton (B.C.)
spatial: Hazelton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0211812
language: English
lat: 55.2558330
long: -127.6755560
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Hazelton, B.C. : Macdonald and Rauk
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text