@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "91b0c369-3265-4b20-8ea9-0c8159ddebd2"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-01-21"@en, "1911-06-23"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/prj/items/1.0311813/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ ./V^'- '"" '> i New Wellington Coal is the best ROGERS & BUCK Sole Agents virtu Jttro^rt High Class Job Printing in all Lines VOLUME II Published Twice a Week. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1011 Price, Five Cents. No. 2 HEAVY FRUIT CROP LOCAL MAN PROFITS Ten Thousand Gases of Strawberries Ex pected to be Sent From Skeena to City This Season. Industry Is Developing nnd Consul enible Shipments Will Be Made This Year According to the reports received from Prince Rupert's most Import ant horticultural section at the pres ent time, the Skeena valley, the strawberry crop this year is to be a good one and there will be a very considerable amount of the fruit put on the local market. There are in stances where there are from five to eight acres of land in strawberries which in view of the yield that this virgin soil gives will produce a very heavy crop. One grower, it is stated, has assured a local dealer that he will be able to deliver this season 3,000 cases of the fruit, and there is a prospect that there will be at least 10,000 cases put on the market here before the season Is out, from the valleys of the Skeena. A case con tains 24 baskets, so that there is good reason to be proud of the pro duction of the district if the crop reaches that amount when the short time since the opening up of the in dustry In this part is taken into ac count. It will mean that there will be shipped to the city out of the fruit growing areas on the Skeena nearly a quarter million baskets of the luscious fruit. It will mean that at the price of ten cents a basket alone, there will be $24,000 go Into the district from that one source alone. The industry is but beginning. In fact it is scarcely known yet that there is an industry of that kind In existence in the district. For several years to come the production should more than double each succeeding year until in a very short time Prince Rupert's needs alone Will not be looked after but there will be steady shipments from this port to the south, of berries, after the southern parts of the province have seen their crop pass. o AN ACTIVE SEASON D. R. Young of Queen Charlotte City Expects Busy Year on Graham Island. Money, He Says, Is Available foi the Railway Proposition in That Part D. R. Young, proprietor of the Queen Charlotte News, was in the City yesterday. He has just come • from Queen Charlotte City, where he has been looking after his inter- ese.s there. Mr. Young expects to see a decided boom in Graham Island this year. The money is forthcoming for vast development schemes and work will be undertaken before the summer passes. Among the propositions that will be actively entered upon this summer Is the railway from Queen Charlotte City to Mussel Inlet. There is now on hand the cash with which to begin operations and there is abundance of capital ready to be put into tbe enterprise, lu conjunction with this there is to be development of the coal measures which are in the vicinity of Camp Robertson, the controlling interests are .old country men and there is ample means available for the carrying of them to completion. With respect to some of the other undertakings on the Island Mr. loung speaks in the most optimistic mood. With one of these he is himself prominently identified. It is the black bass curing industry. He has put an experienced man in charge In the person of Mr. Ridous, and with the buildings completed and the machinery installed he is ready to commence operations on a commercial basis. The outlook all round he says is the brightest, and before the coming month is over there should bo some important announcements in connection with tbe Island. Dr. Clayton Derives Rich Returns from an Investment in Fruit I.mills RESIGNATIONS AT CITY COUNCIL BOARD Remarkable increases in fruit land values In the Kootenay are shown by the sale of H. M. Foser's ranch on the Kootenay Lake to W. G. Hunter, of the great English shipbuilding firm of Swan, Hunter, Wig- ham and Richardson, of Newcastle- on-Tyne. • For fourteen and a half acres $8,500 cash was paid, bringing the value of the twenty-five acre block which Mr. Foster purchased from the government for one dollar an acre In 1803 to $25,000, or $1,000 an acre, a thousand-fold increase. Included In this block is the ranch recently sold by Dr. Clayton for $4,500. Another block sold for $4,500 and a ranch conservatively estimated to be worth $8,000. o AGAINST SLATERS Chief Justice Hunter Decides That There Is No Preferred Claim for Shoe Company Chief Justice Hunter, after a trip to the end of the steel on the Grand Trunk Pacific, is again hack to the city and holding court. The case of the Slater Shoe Co. vs. Larkin has been disposed of by His Lordship, judgment being given for the defendant. The action is of local interest, arising out of the winding up of the business of J. E. Larkin's shoe store here. Among other goods carried by Mr. Larkin were shoes made by the Slater Company. The company through their solicitor, A. M. Man- son, claimed to have the right to take back all the shoes of their company before any disposition could be made of the assets. The other creditors objected and on the advice of L. W. Patmore, took the matter to court for a decision. The result of the trial is that the Slater Company is denied any preferred claim over tlie other creditors. Rich Strike at Ikeda A rich strike has been made at the Ikeda mine. A four-foot vein of copper ore has been uncovered in a tunnel driven in from the bottom level. CELEBRATED THE DAY The Coronation Event Was Kept in Mind by a General Holiday Throughout the City. Many Citizens Spout the Time ut Metlakatla—Concert in the Evening Coronation day was spent by tbe citizens of Prince Rupert in a somewhat quiet way, in view of the fact that preparations are well under way for Dominion day to be fittingly observed. A number of picnic parties were organized with the result that the city was depopulated lo a large extent during (he day. The Conservative Club provided a launch service to Metlakatla, wliere a monster picnic was held. The Baptist Brotherhood likewise selected the Indian village for the gathering point for the day and the Presbyterian Sunday school made the same place Its picnic grounds, With a large number of launches In service and the Inlander carrying a full complement to the grounds there was a large representation of Prince Itupert at Metlakatla. The picnickers for the most part joined together and passed the time very nicely on the beach, returning to the city early In the evening. The concert given by the Over Seas Club In the Knights of Pythias hall In the evening was enjoyed by all who attended. It was largely of an Impromptu character, but excellent numbers were put on. Later Mr. Gray put on a dance that proved enjoyable. Alderman Hilditch Challenges Alderman Newton Resign-Both Willing to Take the Step and Retire if Necessary-Engineer's Department Under Discussion-Condemnatory Report Defeated. to Special Meetings The Salvation Army is holding two special meetings on Sunday at 3 p. ni. and at 8 p. in. Special music will be rendered by the newly- organized orchestra and other special features will be put on. At Wednesday evening's council meeting there was a large gathering of citizens who appeared to expect lively times. They were not disappointed, for from the start of proceedings until Aid. Newton withdrew close to midnight, the battle between Aid. Hilditch, chairman of the streets committee, and Aid. Newton, Aid. Morrissey and an occasional helping hand from Aid. Douglas, waged strongly. Aid. Hilditch was backed up by the remainder of the council and the vote upon the report presented by Aid. Newton, in which he proposed to cut off the official head of Colonel Davis, the city engineer, was defeated with only the three named voting for it. Later in the evening the vote upon the re-arrangement of the engineer's staff was taken, when it was decided to make Mr. Lucas assistant engineer at a salary of $200 a month instead of $175 as recommended in the original report of the engineer. The other salaries remain as recommended. The proceedings were made livelier by the verbal resignation of Aid. Newton, towards the close of proceedings and the expressed readiness of Aid. Hilditch to resign also and test public opinion. .Council Considers His Worship said that he had secured copies of the report of the special committee published In the Empire and bad also had the city engineer present a report on these points. He proceeded to take the report up clause by clause. Clauses one and two, dealing with the new officers and the saving to be effected were allowed to stand until the others were considered. Clause 3, which cited that In view of the fact that there were no costly undertakings with the exception of the water works and the hydro-electric system, with the early completion of the existing contracts, the expense of the engineering department was not warranted. Aid. Morrissey moved the adoption of this. Aid. Hilditch said lhat far from the work decreasing, the engineering department would call for increased work. Any man who talked of decreasing it was talking nonsense. That kind of talk was all right for an eastern town that increased 5,000 In fifty years. A sewerage system was necessary. He felt that the city was losing $500 a month through the department being undermanned. The contractors were not being properly looked after. He wanted to know if this was a report of the committee or uf the chairman. Not Unanimous Aid. Kirkpatrick said that as one member of the committee he eliel nol agree with It. The engineer liael appeared before the committee and hud made satisfactory explanations. Aid. Newton though! it was "n mighty queer thing" to hour such u statement from Aid. Kirkpatrick, it was understood that that report was coming in by him. lie objected to slighting references made to himself. He came to the board without any intention of indulging in wrangling. He objected to the "jeering remarks" of Aid. Hilditch. Under the old regime, one of the chief objections was to the heavy expense not only in the engineering staff, but the whole city hall staff. He had set himself to this duty without ill will to any one. He was against any further increases if he could not effect reductions. The public works department had been organized to relieve the engineering department. The work of the hydro-electric system he felt would be carried on much more easily and with less supervision. Wonted Retrenchment Aid, Douglas, who seconded tbe clause, said that while he did not agree wit' Aid. Newton all the way through, yet he agreed with this idea of retrenchment. Aid. Kirkpatrick said, "you would not sign the report." Aid. Douglas replied, "not all the report." He believed the department could be run with less expenditure. , Aid. Kerr said there were four on the committee and all disagreed. He had approved of this report coming in and having it fought out at the board. Aid. Douglas was for retrenchment. That seemed to be all he stood for. It was a fine\\ word but he never could find out whether he wanted retrenchment with efficiency. "That is efficiency," replied Aid. Douglas. Aid. Hilditch read from the engineer's report on this point in which it was specifed that the introduction of the day labor system increased the work of the department. That was easy to see, Aid. Hilditch thought. He moved in amendment that in view of the expenditure that was to take place this year this clause was erroneous. The amendment was not considered necessary. Station Work Aid.!Newton objected to Aid. Hilditch trying to represent that he was in favor of the day labor system for the hydro-electric system. He would probably be found supporting a different system, that of doing a large part of it hy station work. The city engineer might be sincere when he said that he could not get along with less men. That was no reason why another engineer could not get more out of a staff. As to the talk about the engineering costing only 2 per cent on the work he did not pay much attention to them in view of some of his other estimates. Aid. Hilditch on this point pointed out that the work of grading Section 1 as put forward by the engineer last year was $400,000. The actual cost had been $398,499. He was tired of bearing a man talk about figures not being carefully prepared when it was shown that the estimate on half a million dollars' worth of .work was within $500 of the actual cost. Aid. .Miu-rissi'y's Views Aid. .Morrissey contended that there bad been special help engaged. The time for this was past. There was a demand on the streets for changes. The council should listen to these. He contended that the people expected the grading to include Cutting the hills anil filling the hollows. Yet it was found thai the cost was now to be $750,000. Aid. Hilditch contended that this was a misstatement. The figures showed that the grading of Section I would cost no such money. The figures were available for these members of the committee just as much as ii was for himself. The section was voted down; Aid. Newton, Aid. Morlssey and Aid. Douglas only voting In favor of the clause. Section tour of the report, In which it was specified thai as ('iiii- sultlng Engineer Thomson had signified his willingness, without extra cost to supervise the installation of the proposed hydro-electric system, was then considered. Aid. Newton said that if tbe majority of the members of the council had made up their minds to vote against this, why should the whole report not be voted upon at once. Objected to Insinuation Aid. Smith objected to any construction being put upon bis vote that there was any compact to do so. lie knew the department had more work on its hands now than ever before. As contracts were closing, he knew from twenty-six years' experience, the engineering staff had more difficult work. Aid. Newton said he did not Intend to convey any such impression as suggested. Aid. Hilditch felt that this should he threshed out thoroughly. Aid. Newton had spread the report broadcast by printing it in his paper. He believed the conclusions of the council on this should be given as full publicity. He wanted to see justice done to Colonel Davis. He had prepared this report on the water system. The consulting engil neer, Mr. Thomson had agreed with him on all engineering points. He did not believe it fair to take the work out of the hands of Colonel Davis. Aid. Morrissey thought there should be no sympathetic considerations introduced in the matter. It was a question of gaining efficiency, ('barges Incompetency Aid. Newton wanted to know if any business man who had had it shown that his departmental head was incompetent, would place fur- their work in his hands. The city engineer was known to be thoroughly incompetent. His Worship pointed out that while Mr. Thomson agreed to act in a consulting capacity, he did not think that this meant that he could take charge of the work. The section was voted down on the same division. Section 5 was lost also. Section G, which recommended the termination of the contracts with the engineering staff, except as enumerated in the first part of the report, "before any more costly errors were made with hydro-electrical undertaking," was challenged by Aid. Hilditch, who thought it was due to Colonel Davis that Aid. Newton make specific charges. Colonel Davis had a reputation. People not living here did not know Aid. Newton, as they did here. Before such cowardly references were made there should be grounds given for it. Waxed Worm Aid. Newton said he did not want to introduce personal allusions. He would not take all the dirty allusion of Aid, Hilditch. It would not take him long to answer Aid. Hilditch. Aid. Hilditch insisted that Aid. Newton should confine himself to alleged errors In the hydro-electric system. Some discussion followed when i Continued un Page Four) o MARKED THE EVENT Children Assembled Before School Closed and Heard Speeches and Sang Songs. Interesting Ceremony Held In Con. ■lection wiih tlie Coronation —Pupils Saluted Mag On Wednesday afternoon the pupils of the public school assembled before dismissal and took part in a coronation function. The trustees, through the hearty co-operation of the teaching staff, arranged for a public gathering when the national event could be brought prominently to the attention of tbe children. From II to 3 the gathering took place. A platform had been erected on the east side of the building, and seats laid out for the pupils and visitors. Quite a large number of citizens assembled at the hour arranged and watched the proceedings. I'pon the arrival of the visitors the pupils were inarched out under their teachers, passing a saluting point where the Union Jack floated from an improvised pole. As the scholars passed they saluted the flag and proceeded to their places opposite the speaking platform. I). G. Stewart, the energetic chairman of the board of school trustees, presided and with him on the platform were the other two members of the hoard, C. V. Dennett and O. II. Nelson. There were also Mayor Manson, Rev. C. R. Sing, Rev. Dr. McLeod, Rev. \\Y. Cl. Kerr, Rev. Mr. Du Barries and Rev. Mr. .lames. Opening with the singing of "God Save the King" by the pupils under the leadership of Miss Johnston, short speeches were given by all those on the platform, with patriotic songs by the children interspersed, including the "Maple Leaf," "Rule Brlttanla." With the singing of "God Save the King," the exercises closed aud the pupils marched back to their rooms, saluting the flag again as they passed. The school has closed for the week and will resume on Monday again. A NARROW ESCAPE GRAND CELEBRATION Powder Explodes on Street Causing Damage to Clapp Block Windows. Preparations are Under Way for a Full Day's Sports in the City. mliinalcly No One Was linn As aIJuly 1 Will Be Observed in a Me.st Result—Caused by Spark There was a very narrow escape for dwellers in the Clapp Block, al the corner of McBride street and Second avenue, and to workmen and others in the vicinity this afternoon. A spark from the burning of stumps near at hand is supposed to have fallen upon sunn, powder sticks used by the workmen on the streets. A i lolenl explosion followed, .result Ing in the breaking of ninny windows in tl pper stories of the Clapp Block. Fortunately no one was hurt. •'iiting Way by the Citizens eet Prince Kiincrt ItL'SHIXG ROADS It- i ings Returns from Inspei linn eil Ihe Trails, e-lc, in Skeena District Robert Jennings, road supervisor, Is back again from an inspection tour up tlie Skeena. The weather conditions, he reports, are good and splendid progress is being made on the roads. On the way from Kiimangar there is 70 miles of trail ready now for pack horses tn be taken In over, which facilitates the movement of supplies for those who have, business in the country. The other roads and trails are also being pushed forward as fast as possible. In the Lakelse. Bectlon good progress Is heing made ami Mr. Jennings looks forward to the hot springs becoming quite a health resorl before very long. After a few days in the city Mr. Jennings will again leave on his duties. Tin- preparations that are under way for the sports in tbe city on Dominion day assure citizens of the best celebration that Prince Ruperl lens ■ ■-.er seen, The committee Is energetically en work and ha e 'lee- arrangements well In hand. Il has ll"e-ll ili-ei,|e-il this year ''I hold the race .-, etc., on Sixth a\\ en te near the corner of McBride street. A stand will he put up for the convenience and comforl of spectators, nml with a long stretch of level si reel there the races can he- in full e lew of the crowd all the time. Already the local ntie'e-te-s are busily training for the land Bports and on the- waters of tbe harbor I hi oarsmen and power boat ownet getting ready. The aqual le sports «ill be put on "ii the harbor, i ommeni Ing al 9 30 in the morning. The power boat contest, always nn exciting one, le for a cup nt presenl held by the- Ka Yex, owned by J. ll. Kugler. Entries are to be in for this not later than the evening of June 28. These entries should he made to W. A. Petti- grew. The other aquatic races are— Skiffs I single |, skiffs (double), mixed (doubles), canoes (single), canoes (double), four-crew canoe race, six-oared gig race, mixed double canoes, crab race. The land Sports start nt I in the afternoon and Include the following 100 yards, 220 yards, 44n yards, 880 yards, I mile, 3 miles. 10 miles, tug of war, running broad Jump, running high jump, hop-skip- and-jump, pillow sparring, obstacle race, boxing in barrels, tilting tl e bucket, sack race, walking r fat " 's team race, business man's rai •■ i 100 yards I. PRINCE RUPERT JOURNAL Friday, June 23, 1911 prince liupcrt journal Telephone l:58 Published twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays from the office of publication, Third Avenue, near McBride Street. Subscription rate to any point in Canada, §2.(in a year; to points outside of Canada, $3.On a year. Advertising rates furnished on application. 0. H. NELSON, Editor. "siiips Friday, June ILL-ADVISED MOVE Tin. proposition thai Aid. Hllditch and Aid, Newton should resign and enter the electoral lists again in order to test the question as to whether the people endorsed the move for the dismissal of the chief of the engineering staff, is not calculated to attain the ends sought. It is idle to think that should the two aldermen enter a fight that tlie votes polled would represent the views of the citizens on this question of tbe engineering department. There would undoubtedly be many votes cast for ami against Aid. Hilditch that were cast from altogether different reasons to those connected with his stand as to the engineering department. The same would apply to Aid. Newton. The result could in no sense be a test of public sentiment on the subject. No good purpose could thus be afforded by a move like that. We believe the element in the city council who seek the bead of the city engineer are exceedingly ill- advised. No more inopportune time could be selected for (bis. No city has been placed/in such a peculiar position with respect to engineering as lias Prince Ruperl. It has been planned and platted for a large population to be on the ground in a very few years. From an engineering standpoint the work is difficult and costly. For several years to come the city must of necessity be in the bands of the city engineers to a very large extent. Colonel Davis has shown ability, and has the work well In hand. His dismissal would mean a very heavy loss to the city at this time. He has tbe water works in band and is also grappling with the sewer question. Reports from the east where he has before been engaged, show that he is regarded as an expert on sewer systems and sewerage disposal. ' His services should, therefore, be of great value along that line in this city. It is unreasonable to suppose that Mr. Thomson, of Seattle, who offered his services in connection with the hydro-electric system, would give his time to that work In other than a consulting capacity. Colonel Davis has shown himself to- be a safe man. He is not given to advising works along any extravagant line so that the services he is able to render the city are doubly valuable for this reason. posed to co-operate with Great Britain in a war similar to that which vaged in the Crimea. The energetic protests of the Con- servatlve Opposition forced the Governmenl to revise the provision of the Naval Bill undere which th authority of Parliament was necessary to place the Canadian ships at the disposal of the British Government. That authority was finally vested in the Governor-ln-Councll, but Sir Wilfrid Laurier made it quite elear that Canada retained the right to co-operate or nol cp-operate with Great Britain in the event of war according to her own sweet will. The same principle has now been asserted at the Imperial Conference. It says with blunt directness thai Canada is of the Empire in peace, but not necessarily of the Empire in war. It declares that while Canada desires to receive the protection of the Empire under any and all circumstances she is prepared to contribute lo the Empire's defence only when the humor suits her. An intimation to the world at large that Great Britain need not rely on Canada in the event of war can only be regarded as mischievous and dangerous. It conveys the unmistakable inference that destructive forces are at work within the British Empire and to that extent must supply encouragement to the nations which are directing their energies against the supremacy of British sea power. Such a relationship cannot, of course, have anything but a short and precarious existence, and if carried to its logical conclusion it must, as the London Times asserts, detach Canada from the Empire. rength and stability through tho back of Tow Hill, where a new set- UNWISB WORDS I RUT PRODUCTION Even bis own party organs, says the Winnipeg Telegram, are finding it difficult to explain Sir Wilfrid Laurier's statement at the Imperial Conference to the effect that Canada eliel not propose to he committed to Great Britain's wars. One of them suggests that the cables have misrepresented Sir Wilfrid's words. This is a highly charitable view of the situation created by a virtual declaration of Canadian independence, but it will be found that the fault is not with the. cables, but with Sir Wilfrid Laurier himself. The' fait is that there is nothing very surprising in the words thai have been credited to the Canadian Premier. He has said nothing thai he has not said before, though It must In- admitted thai the time and place of his remarkable utterance could not have been more unhappily chosen. Canadians would gladly believe that the words credited to Sir Wilfrid Laurier were not spoken, but ■recent events indicate a strong probability that they were actually spoken. When provision was made for the organization of a Canadian navy it was stipulated In the first place that the Canadian ships should in the event of war be placed at the disposal of Great Britain only on the authority of the Dominion Parliament. It was explained in defence of this condition that Great Britain might engage In a war in which Canada would not desire to participate. Sir Wilfrid Laurier himself laid down the principle that Canada was not necessarily at war when the Empire was at war. Canada, he declared, could exercise her own discretion In the matter, and he illustrated his argument hy pointing out that his country would not be dis- The statement appearing in the news columns of The Journal on the authority of a dealer in this city, that there is expected to be 10,000 cases of strawberries marketed from the plantations of the Skeena valleys this season in Prince Rupert, is most gratifying information. It is an assurance that the fruit areas of the adjoining sections of the province are well adapted for production on a large scale. It is only within the past season or two that there has been any attenton paid to this industry. The ground has been tested and the evidence is forthcoming that the country is well adapted to the growing of the small fruits. A visit to the districts which can now be made by rail with little loss of time is sufficient to warrant the belief that it is only a very few- years until among the largest producing areas for small fruits id the province will be the Skeena. The question of clearing the land in the most of instances is costly and the best methods of grappling with this question must be found. The demand for timber is increasing at such a rate at present that there is likely to be a lucrative market found for the mill timber on the lands in the district. This will develop with the building of the line of railway through to the prairies. In the meantime large sections of the land have to be cleared in order to afford an opportunity for orchard planting and other lines of horticulture. Those interested will have to turn their attention to the work at once. ************************** * c * News of the Province * * * ************************** 'UNEXPECTED MEETING VANCOUVER— Running against a man In Ihe street, Mrs. Har- greaves, a resident of this city, was stricken dumb with astonishment to recognize her husband, Frank St. Amour, whom she had last seen In Kamloops In 1908, and on a story of whose death In eastern Canada, she had married a man named Har- greaves, a roomer at her boarding house. St. Amour, hearing his wife's tale began proceedings for divorce, and Mr. Justice Morrison, with the consent of both parties, elissolvcd the matrimonial tie, although he confessed doubt whether there were legal grounds against the wife, who had only remarried in tlie belief that her husband was dead. The parties had lived unhappily. intervenlngs years, owing io the business ability anil enterprising spirit of the late proprietors, Mr, Peter McQuade anil his two sons, Edward A. and Louis G., all now deceased. The firm are large importers and dealers In ship chandlery, steamboat, launch, yacht, mill, mine- and logging, and fishermen's supplies, paints, oils and varnishes— wholesale and retail. The late proprietors built up the business on the solid foundation of integrity and fair dealing and the new firm settles down to work with the determination to live up to the example set in Ihe past. Th old firm name of Peter McQuade & Son wi'l be used for the present. o l\\ POLICE COURT CHANGE IX FIRM VICTOITIA—III the course of a few days the old established and well known firm of Messrs. Peter McQuade & Son will change hands, the purchasers being Messrs. Leon J. Camsusa, William J. Christie and Arthur J. Peatt, all well known citizens of Victoria. The business of this well known firm was established as long ago as the year 1S5S, and it has gone on augmenting In Attempted Suicide Charge" Is Heard —Indians Celebrate Coronation Coronation day bad its temptations for two Indians in the city and they,had to answer before Police .Magistrate Carss this morning. Eli Fawsut, who lives here, had a broth er visiting him from Ketchikan. The evidence went to show that the brother was very much intoxicated and that Ell, who was alleged to have been in a drunken condition also, got into a row with him. Tbe police were sent for and Sergeant Phillipson answered the call. The men resisted arrest and assistance had to be called. Fred Peters, K. C, prosecuted for the city, while L. W. Patmore appeared for Eli. The police magistrate found the two men guilty and fined them, the fine and damage to clothing conse quent on the fight bringing the amount up to $36. Tom Wilson, also charged with breaking a window, was fined $4 or seven days' imprisonment. Frand Strig, on a charge of care less blasting, had to pay a fine of $10. Homer Wood, charged with attempted suicide as a result of the shooting affair at the Cold Storage building a week or more ago, was given his preliminary hearing preparatory to the case being heard in the county court. o FOR PLAINTIFFS Plumber's Torch, It Is Held, Caused Loss of Property in the City In the Supreme Court this morning, Chief Justice Hunter, heard the case of Heibrower et al. vs. Hacker & Jackson. A. M. Manson represented the plaintiff and C. V. Bennett the defendant. The case arose out of the fire in the Angle building some months ago. The plaintiff, an occupant of the building claimed damages against the defendants on the ground that the loss of property to him was caused from the use of a plumber's torch used by the defendants. Tbe chief justice decided in favor of the plaintiffs. o EXTENDING BUSINESS The Continental Trust Company Is Opening a Branch at Kitselas The Continental Trust Company, a local monetary institution, finds It wise to extend its operations for the convenience of its patrons. It has been decided to open a branch office at Kitselas. It will be under the charge of George E. Angell, who is well known in the city. In Mr. Angell the company has a careful business man who may be depended upon to look well after the Interests of the company In his new post. ROADS OX ISLANDS C. J. Gillingham, road superin tendent, arrived at Queen Charlotte after inspecting the various road camps between Masset and Skide gate Inlets, says the Queen Charlotte News. This season fifteen camps, employing 130 men, are at work building bridges, roads and trails on the Islands. Mr. Gilllngham reports that the work Is proceeding very satisfactorily and with the splendid weather of the past few weeks good progress has been made. The camps at Mayer Lake and Kundls Slough are making a wagon road 20 feet wide to connect with Masset Inlet. Four bridges on this road have been built. Work on the Nadu River road is being pushed ahead and a little Is being done at the Woden River. On the north end of the Island tbe wagon road between Masset and Cape Fife Is going ahead and a wagon bridge, 220 feet long, across the Satigun River has already been built. A new trail is being put In from White Creek to tbe country tlement has sprung up of between thirty and forty settlers. A bridge is being built across tbe Hi-Ellen River and the trail from that point to Cape Fife has been put in good shape. On the east coast of the Island at the Oeanda River, a new bridge has been erected and one at Cape Ball Creek. A new trail from the Tl-El to connect with Gold Creek, Cape Ball Creek and the Oeanda is being made. Work on the Skide- gate-TI-El road is progressing in good shape and by the end of the season It Is expected that the major portion of this road will have been completed. The north settlement road at Lawn Hill Is finished for the season and good work has been done on this trail. Tbe west settlement trail is now being improved and also the one at Honna River. At the Sand Spit a good wagon road has been built around Shingle Bay and extending towards Copper Bay. ■■infiiii e9e * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * * * Remember j * That we Import j Our Wines 1 * direct from Europe; and that f no house in Prince Rupert can * equal them for quality. No * better can be bought anywhere * ... in the Province. We make a * specialty of * Family Trade and guarantee satisfaction * We also carry a complete * * * * stock of other * Liquors Try a glass of + I Cascade j Beer The best local beer on the f market. CLARKE BROS. Christiansen & Brandt Bid. * Telephone 30 Third Avenue * *************************4 The British Columbia Company LIMITED. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $100,000. :: PAID UP CAPITAL $41,500 DIRECTORS:—Reginald C. Brown, President; J. C. Maclure, Vice- President; H. E. Marks, Managing Director; Capt. E. Nash, William McNair, R. A. Bevan, and F. C. Williams, Secretary. :-: :-: INTEREST 4 PER CENT. DEPOSITS This Company acts as Executors, Administrators, Transferees and Secretaries to Public Companies. Commercial, Industrial and other business propositions underwritten. Issues made on the London and New York Stock Exchanges. TIMBER, COAL, LANDS, and COMPANY ORGANIZATION Head Office for Canada, 203, 208, 210, 215 Carter-Cotton Building, VANCOUVER, B.C. The Staneland Co. 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CASH GROCERY i TIDES AT PRINCE iRUPERT, JUNE, 1911 iTE AND DAY HIGH WATER || LOW WATER X>t Timo| Ht| Time| Ht || Time Ht | Tlme| Ht 1 Thursday. . . . 3:58 20.9 17:24 18.5 10:44 2.6 23:00 8.8 0 4:58 19.5 18:27 18.0 11:40 4.0 3 Saturday .... 6:08 18.0 19:30 17.8 0:10 9.2 12:41 5.3 4 7:24 16.9 20:30 17.9 1:25 9.1 13:46 6.4 5 8:40 16.4 21:24 18.2 2:40 8.4 14:50 7.2 6 9:50 16.4 22:11 18.7 3:48 7.2 15:48 7.7 7 Wednesday . . . 10:49 16.8 22:52 19.3 4:44 6.0 16:35 7.9 8 Thursday. . . . 11:38 17.2 23:28 19.8 5:29 5.0 17:17 8.1 9 Friday 12:22 17.5 6:09 4.1 17:56 8.3 10 Saturday .... 0:02 20.2 13:01 17.8 6:46 3.5 18:34 8.4 11 20.5 13:39 17.9 7:20 3.1 19:11 8.5 12 1:09 20.7 14:16 18.0 7:53 2.9 19:47 8.6 13 1:44 20.7 14:53 18.0 8:26 3.0 20:23 8.7 14 Wednesday . . . 2:20 20.5 15:31 17.9 9:00 3.2 21:00 8.8 15 Thursday .... 2:58 20.1 16:10 17.7 9:36 3.7 21:40 8.9 16 Friday 3:38 19.5 16:ol 17.5 10:15 4.3 22:25 9.0 17 Saturday .... 4:23 18.6 17:36 17.3 10:58 4.9 23:18 9.1 18 Monday 5:15 17 7 18:26 17 a 11:48 5 7 19 6:20 16.9 19:20 17.6 0:22 8.9 12:43 6.4 20 7:33 16.4 20:16 18.1 1:32 8.2 13:43 6.9 21 Wednesday . . . 8:49 16.4 21:13 19.0 2:42 7.1 14:46 7.1 22 Thursday .... 10:02 16.9 22:07 20.1 3:49 5.5 15:48 7.1 23 Friday 11:06 17.7 22:58 21.3 4:48 3.9 16:46 7.0 24 Saturday .... 12:01 18.5 23:46 22.3 5:40 2.2 17:39 6.8 25 Sunday 12:52 19.3 «:30 1.0 18:30 6.5 26 23.0 13:41 19.8 7:19 0.2 19:20 6.4 27 1:21 23.2 14:29 20.1 8:07 —.2 20:10 6.5 28 Wednesday . . . 2:19 23.0 15:17 20.1 8:54 0.1 21:01 6.7 29 Thursday .... 3:00 22.2 16:06 19.9 9:40 0.9 21:54 7.0 30 21.1 16:56 19.5 10:27 2.1 22:49 7.3 The Time used is Pacific Standard, for the 120th Meridian west. It is counted from 0 to 24 hours, from midnight to midnight. The Height Is In feet and tenths of a foot, above the Low Water datum adopted for the Chart. The Harbor datum, as established by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Is one -foot lower. ************************** * * STORAGE Household Goods and Baggage given careful attention. Forwarding, Distributing and Shipping Agents TRANSFERERS Prince Rupert Warehousing and Forwarding Co. First Ave., near McBride St. r DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND, * j. Manager. * » P. O. Box 907 Phone 262 $ I * ************************** NOTICE. In the matter of an application for the issue of a duplicate of the Certificate of Title for an undivided one-half of Lot 883, Group I, Cassiar District: Notice is hereby given that it is my intention to issue at the expiration of one month after the first publication hereof a duplicate of the Certificate of Title to the above mentioned land In the name of William Jordan Larkworthy, which Certificate is dated the 30th day of September, 1910, and numbered 326R. WILLIAM E. BURRITT, Di-.trict Registrar. Land Registry Office, Prince Rupert, B. C, May 26, 1911. J23 < Friday, June 23, 1911 PRINCE RUPERT JOURNAL THE TARIFF QUESTION How British Shipping is Being Affected by the Free Trade Policy of Britain. Mr. Welsford, Who Has Become Interested in Coast, Reviews Subject as It Affects Trade In English politics tbe prime issue if Imperial Preference has been somewhat obscured by other Issues, but the question of free trade continues to be a burning question. Especially lias it been argued by free importers that shipping would be adversely affected by any alteration in tbe fiscal system, therefore upon this question the views of a practical shipowner such as Mr. J. H. Welsford. may be read with interest. Mr. Welsford prepared an article upon the subject which lad" attained much prominence in England. Mr. Welsford has acquired a large interest in the Union Steamship Company of Vancouver. In England he twice contested Crewe and was one of the original members of Mr. Chamberlan's Tariff Reform league. In an introduction to that article Rt. Hon. George Wyndham, M. P., states that in bis o'piuion Mr. Welsford destroys the only free trade argument that can still be called specious. Although it was no longer possible to maintain that employment by agriculture and manufacturing industries had kept pace with the growth of population, it was still possible to assert that British preeminence in bunking and shipping depended on adhering to the fiscal system associated with the name of Mr. Cobden. Those best qualified to speak for bankers had disproved that assertion as far as they were concerned, and Mr. Welsford had effectively dealt with the declaration that shipping would suffer from the adoption of tariff reform. Mr. Welsford, continued Hon. George Wyndham, established five propositions. First, that it was necessary to study the conditions of the present time, so as to decide whether protection or free trade was the best for shipping. Secondly, that the system of free imports could only be the best for shipping under circumstances which no longer exist. Thirdly, that Great Britain could obtain countervailing advantages to replace those she has lost, if she reserve the carrying trade of her own Empire, or at least, take the steps that are necessary to secure an overwhelming preponderance for ships carrying her flag in the traffic between all the ports over which that flag files. Fourthly, that he demonstrated this cannot be effected by any other device than the adoption of Imperial preference, and finally, that Mr Welsford gives many sound reasons for believing that shipping, by accepting this policy, and so leading Great Britain's great industries, as ever in the past, would derive an advantage from tliat communion which could never accrue to isolated efforts divorced from tbe general trend of national welfare. In the opening of his article, Mr. Welsford states that England's shipping trade and commerce was being excelled because of the organized scientific competition of foreign nations. "If England had a free market for her shipping all over the world, and if the trades and ports of the world were open, the case would be different. As it is, however, the governments of a large portion of the civilized world have closed their trades to British shipping, and, consequently, our pre-eminence as carriers is materially affected. Rightly or wrongly, foreign nations, under protective systems, have developed mercantile marines which in the aggregate are today In excess of our tonnage. The Britisii shipowner, therefore, unless the sea coast of the British Empire Is similarly secured to him, can never be on equal terms with the foreigner In the free markets. "We are living in an age when the conveyance of produce, manufactured goods or raw material, from the producer to the consumer, Is reduced to a scientific art. If the producer In any nation is to have the best yield of his production his government must see that his means of communication to his markets are not only the cheapest but the best." The writer maintains that the cheapest and most effective shipping transport can be best assured to the nation which develops national production. Mr. Welsford points out that in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the Dutch Occupied practically the leading position In the world's commerce, being then the commercial shipping and banking power ot the world. They observed the policy of free trade to its fullest extent- going so far as to make their ports free. England wrested their position from them under ya system of protection. Today history repeats itself. Under conditions similar to those which beset the Dutch, England's manufactures, commerce and shipping, even.her banking, were seriously menaced by the intelligent scientific tarffs which Germany and America adopted. Both these coun- tris, in common with every other civilized nation, including the Over Seas Dominions, had adopted protective tariffs, under which their populations and commerce had vastly prospered. All the principal foreign maritime countries of the world had enacted coasting laws founded upon those which Great Britain abandoned, and thereby developed mercantile marines. Today Britisii shipowners were confronted with the fact that France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the United States had all reserved for their own flag and their own vessels the trades of their coasts. No argument in favor of a reconstructed fiscal policy was more Important than, the fact that the mercantile fleet was out of all proportion to the present requirements of the actual trade. The wise course therefore, was for the latter to cultivate trade with the Over Seas Dominions, and the time had undoubtedly come for a decision to be made whether Great Britain should fall back upon the commercial "cul- de-sac" into which she was fast being driven, or whether she would consolidate the British Empire by federation with the Over Seas Dominions, and retain those markets and ports under commercial union. The writer maintains that national production is a better safeguard for any nation's welfare than cheap consumption, that welfare and strength depending on the physical well-being and happiness of the greatest number. Thus was maintained the commercial credit of the nation, so essential to success. "To sustai nthis there must be earnest co-operation of all classes, and confidence and security. The three principles of success must be—fair interest for capital, fair wages for labor and fair prices for the consumer. That hse can be obtained under the suggested process has been demonstrated in our own Over Seas Dominions, as well as other countries. Protect the market from unfair foreign competition, and then the individual in that market must stand or fall on his merits." Urging that the Over Seas Dominions are wishful of closer commercial union with the Mother Country, Mr. Welsford goes on to state that "the time has come to consolidate imperially, by a scientific tariff, Great Britain with the self-governing Dominions and Crown Colonies. By this means we would then keep and develop our Britisii market, the greatest by far in all the world." "We could grow in one part or another of the Over Seas Dominions everything we need and everything we purchase today from'foreigners and send our capital and surplus population to deve op and strengthen our own Empire instead of build ing foreign states as we have done.' The preference given to the foreigner in Britisii markets amounted to $800,000,000 annually without reckoning municipal taxation, which came to a further similar sum, and the amount of wages paid annually to foreign labor In imported goods was $400,000,000, all for the insane craze of seeming cheapness. Great Britain could do equally well under scientific tariffs with Canada. Much of the trade done with Russia could be transferred to India. Part of the trade with South America could be gradually distributed between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Certain It Is we have the markets, the money, the men, the ships and everything essential, except, apparently, action and decision. Up to the present time there has been great resistance on the part of Canada against commercial union With America, but, unless we take action, that cannot last. If we give Canada a preference, and we have it in our power to do so, in return for the preference she has given us, we can keep th market for British trade and British ships, and the same applies to all our other Over Sea Dominion markets. They have stated that, in such case, they will Increase their preference. Therein is a good bargain for both. "No free Importing nation can or ever has been able successfully to sustain an effective mercantile marine. The flag may be better said to follow the trade. The nation with the largest commerce will develop the largest mercantile marine. History proves that this happened In tbe case of England; first the commerce, hen the shipping. It is proved today in the growth of Ger- Anheuser-Busch's «a pSpfBJ BUDVVIlSIJt Budweiser Has earned its reputation of being the most popular bottled beer in the world solely because of its superb Quality and Purity. Its absolutely in a class by itself. Bottled only at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery tt %mm ■ f -m St. Louis, Mo., U S. A. The North British Columbia Liquor Co., Limited. Prince Rupert, B.C., Distributors man shipping and shipbuilding; American shipping and shipbuilding will likewise follow. It Is the inevitable corollary of national sentiment. "The question of tariff reform is neither academic nor economic; It is a question of business common sense. The true and best solution for the future of Great Britain and the self-governing Dominions beyond the seas, is a proper and well- conceived scientific tariff to divert and extend all possible trade within the Empire, in conjunction with a modified re-enactment of the navi- gatlo nlaws. Their future depends upon this." .—o River Mail Service Postmaster Mcintosh is able to announce that from now on there will be three mails a week to Hazel ton and intermediate points on the Skeena. The mail is to be carried by the Inlander in addition to the Hudson's Bay Company's steamers. Skeena Land District—District of of Coast. TAKE NOTICE that James G. Crombie, of Prince Rupert, occupation auditor, intends to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands:— Commencing at a post planted at the northwest corner, 55 chains east and 20 chains south from northeast corner of Lot 1116 (Horry Survey), Coast Dist., range 5; thence 20 chains east; thence 25 chains, more or less, south to Angus McLeod Pre-emption; thence 20 chains west; thence 25 chains, more or less, north, to post of commencement, containing 5 0 acres, more or less. JAMES G. CROMBIE. Fred Bohlen, Agent. Dated June 14, 1911, 6-23 mm* S.S. PRINCE GEORGE Sails for Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle Mondays 8 A.M. Special over Sunday Excursion to Stewart "PRINCE GEORGE" Sails Sundays, 8 A.M. Reduced Fare $0.50, Including'Meals and Berth S.S.PRINCE ALBERT for Port Simps Naas River, Masset and Naden Harbor, Wednesdays, 1 P.M., and for Queen Charlotte Island points, Saturdays, 1 P.M. 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LIMITED We handle all kinds of Building Supplies First Avenue Telephone 180 Corner Eighth and Fraser Street* Clinton Rooms Newly remodelled and furnished. Board and lodging. Home cooking a specialty. Mrs. Anderson, Prop. Rooms, $3 Per Week New Knox Hotel ARTAUD & BESNER Proprietors f For Neat Job Printing see the Journal Man Tel. 138 V The New Knox Hotel is run on the European plan. FIrst-cIas Bervlce. All the latest modern Improvements. THE BAR keeps only the best brands of liquors and cigars. THE CAFE Is open from 6.30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Excellent cuisine; first- class service. Board, $1 a Day — Beds, ,">Oc and no First Avenue Prince Rupert r* PRINCE RUPERT JOURNAL Friday, June 23, 1911 RESIGNATIONS AT CITY COUNCIL BOARD (Continued from Page One) the mayor interpreted the words as applying to errors made in other work. Aid. Newton contended that the plans for work in Section 1 were estimated to cost $366,000. They cost $630,000. Referring to the conference with the city engineer when retaining walls came up, he stated that the engineer figured on retaining walls at $8,000, $25,000 or $228,oou, according to the estimates of the engineer. In those days, Aid. Hllditch was the only critic of the engineer. The engineer agreed that the cost should not be greater than $25,000. Yet u late estimate contained in the mayor's financial statement showed that these retaining walls were to cost about $86,000. Then the culverts and storm drains cost $35,000. This would not be so bad were they properly put in but he did not believe they would stand the strain. The culvert on Eighth street was attacked. The retaining wall on First street had become a subject of ridicule. Electric Lighting The electric light system, he be lieved was a botch. The city engineer had not a grasp of the engineering problems of the city. As an instance of this he had discussed the proposed replanklng of the streets again. He (Aid. Newton) expressed a pity that such a system should be adhered to. Since the new council came in the engineer was waking up to the situation and was endorsing tlie undertaking. When he (Aid. Newton) had brought up the Acropolis Hill reservoir proposition the city engineer had said that this was of no pressing need now. It was absolute nonsense for the bend of the department to make the statement he did a short time ago, when he said that the pole lines, the sewers, etc., should not be placed in the lanes. Aid. Morrissey contended that a professional man stood by bis record. The city had engaged a high- priced man. He pointed out that the engineer stated in bis own report that there should be detailed plans prepared for every part of Section 1 before the work was proceeded with. The citizens' money was at stake and they should not have been recommended by the engineer until the plans were prepared. Council Responsible Aid. Hilditch continued the report of the city engineer In which it was set forth that in view of the wishes of the council and the people generally it was deemed wiser to proceed with Ihe work without these plans. No one howled louder than Aid. Newton and bis paper for the work commencing. Aid. Hilditch said that the estimate for rough grading was put at $400,000. It was known to all that retaining walls and the culverts would have to be met in addition to this. The council preferred to have the work go on and take care of the retaining walls as they came to them. Ho firmly believed that Aid, Newton understood that the estimate iiiii not Include the retaining wall, ' As to the matter of the estimates of the engineer for retaining walls, Aid. Hilditch produced the reports and asked them read. They showed thai the first style, nf wall asked for was a solid wall. It was to cost over $200,000. This was deemed ton high and was sent back to the engineer throe times before a final decision was reached em a dry wall. Defended Engineer ,\\s id the culver! on Eighth street, Aid. Hileliie-h pointed oul thai iho cedar culvert was pul in on Instruc tors paper was not opposed to the local Improiement plan. It was eic- cided to adopt that system by last year's council before Colonel Davis reached here. In two months the engineer had to get his plans and specifications prepared for this. The Empire was howling for the work starting. "That is untrue," said Aid. Newton. When he (Aid. Hilditch) was advocating the day labor system it was mighty little help he got from Aid. Newton. In not one single instance did he know where muskeg had been dumped to the property line as alleged, lie did not approve of dumping muskeg on muskeg, but what was the engineer to do. He had to get rid of it. It was childish to make such charges. He denied that Colonel Davis was ever discourteous. He had been in his office when two nearly had a fight and yet the engineer was courteous to both. He regarded this criticism as a joke. Saw Whitewashing Aid, Newton could not see much use in going on with this. It was clear this was to be voted down and the department was to be whitewashed. He was satisfied there had been a line-up on this question. Aid. Smith said he would take exception to that statement. He had not lined up with anyone. The statement was untrue. He was sorry to see so much unfair criticism of Colonel Davis. He had been associated in such work for many years. Colonel Davis was carrying on this work, he believed, as efficiently as any other engineer could do it. It would be unwise to change now. He was brought here as an expert particularly on a water system. That his plans had been passed on so favorably by Engineer Thomson supported the view that Colonel Davis was all right. There was no collusion in bis case with other members of the council. Denied Line-up Aid. Kerr then denied any lineup. He voted independently. There was a point with which he differed particularly from the engineer's department; that was, on the size of the sewers. Mr. Thomson congratulated Colonel Davis when he was here upon his report upon the water system. Aid. Newton on the point of the two reports contended that if the engineer's report bad been accepted, the city would have been committed to $500,000 for water alone. If the flnacial situation was such as represented there would have'been a tie-up. He took exception to the view, although expressed by His Worship, that the two engineer's agreed. He was of the opinion that huge sums of money were being wasted and he could nol sit at the council and see it pass. He objected to this "boosting" of the department. Question of Population Aid. Smith pointed out that the difference in cost between the two reports was upon tho point that Mr. Thomson based his upon a 30,- 000 population and Colonel Davis upon a population of 60,000. Colonel Davis was asked to prepare bis report upon that basis, When Colonel Davis prepared his report, the matter of the electrical end was not settled and ho was not asked to pass upon it. If Aid. Newton objected (o "boosting" Colonel Davis, il was really objectionable to take the course of continually knocking Colonel Denis. ito believed in treating every man justly. Aid, Douglas said that Aid. Hilditch had thai day showed lack of confidence In tho engineer by proposing to have the committee go out and visit work reported upon by Ceiliiliel |ia\\is. "I eliel thai tee 1 I'l'p busy,' tions from the council through the1 said Aid. Hilditch, li was th ily halrman of the. streets committee, way to keep a ml ot other ex-Aid. Lynch. trouble. in the matter of ihe McMordie Retaining Walls contract under force account, Aid. .,j ., Hllditch said he had always opposed | it. The engineer, it had been shown,' was not responsible for it. It bad instead'of by*pa*yirig $6~for contract work. Aid. Morrissey denied this. The section was voted down. Urged Claims of Mr. Lucas Proceeding then to the appointments, Aid. Newton strongly urged Mr. Lucas for the position of head of the department. He was thoroughly competent he believed and was led to believe that many of the recommendations were referred to that engineer. If it was found that he was not able to do all the work he felt confident that an engineer could be got at the salary fixed. Aid. Smith was glad to hear Mr. Lucas eulogized. He was all right, he felt, on the street work and on the plans. He was without experl ence on water works, he believed. He did not think that Mr. Lucas was quite the man for that position at the present time. Colonel Davis had prepared these plans and it was but reasonable to have him carry these out. In so doing he felt it was doing the best for the citizens of Prince Rupert. Aid. Morrissey had been some what surprised to see Mr. Lucas put in at the bead of the department He had confidence enough in Mr Lucas to know that he would make good and fill the position. He bad been associated with many important works. He had nothing personal against Colonel Davis, but he objected to the method in which he conducted his department. When were young engineers to be given a chance if they were to be turned down in their own town. The plans had been prepared by Mr. Lucas largely. Aid. Hilditch's View- Aid. Hilditch had as much respect for Mr. Lucas as had Aid. Newton and Aid. Morrissey. The most of the mistakes that bad been made in the city were made, he felt, by those in whom he placed confidence. These were naturally Mr. Clements and Mr. Lucas. Mr. Lucas was a first-class draughtsman. He was in favor of his being assistant chief. He was not heavy enough for the position. It was sometimes said that Colonel Davis was not heavy enough, and he felt sometimes that that was right. He was prepared tomorow to resign his position at the council board together with Aid. Newton and go to the people and stand the test of who was standing by the people's interests. Aid. Newton said he was ready to do this. There had been a disposition for some time to burk his quiet attempts to effect changes that he felt this council was elected for. He had no desire to continue at the board if there was no likelihood of his gaining his ends. There had been a studied effort to prevent this. He did not come into the council to be a dictator or agree with all that the majority introduced. Willing to Retire Aid. Hilditch felt that Aid. Newton was sincere. In fact that was about all he gave Aid. Newton credit for. The engineering department and the public works department were in such a state of efficiency that it could never be improved uiion he felt. He was personally not anxious to stay on the council board. He had private business to attend to and would be satisfied to drop off the board if it would put a stop to the bickerings which seemed always to prevail between Aid. Newton and himself. He was well satis- lie-il to retire rather than continue to put up with the constant trouble from his two colleagues on either side, indicating Aid. Morrissey and Aid. Douglas. Aid. Douglas said he started off actively. Whenever he went to the engineer he found that the engineer always backed up Aid. Hilditch. He was under the thumb of Aid. Newton and they worked together all the time. Aid. Newton said he took no part in the early criticisms of the department, while Aid. Clayton, Aid. Hilditch and others were criticising the department. Later he felt there was something in it and he tried to bring it an intelligent head. He found that Aid. Hilditch had turned a somersault. Aid. Morrissey asked Aid. Hilditch to name wherein they had disagreed In committee. Where they failed to be unanimous a minority report was brought In. Report Defeated Tbe proposed changes in the staff consequent upon the dismissal of Colonel Davis were then voted down. Aid. Morrissey pointed out that there had been Inconsistency inasmuch as some councillors said they did not disagree with all the findings, yet the vote on each was the same. Aid. Kirkpatrick moved, seconded by Aid. Hilditch, that the report be filed. Aid. Newton said that in view of Aid. Hilditch's challenge, he tendered his resignation. He would not run again, for he intended to wash his hands of the business. He did it because he felt that his time was wasted in trying to introduce changes where there were combinations to burk such moves against existing evils. He would not sit and endorse any such proposition. He never sought assistance from any one for any of his motions. He made bis motions in the public interests. Before retiring be desired to return thanks for kindness shown on numorous occasions. He had the kindliest feelings to the members of the board. His Worship regretted that Aid. Newton should take the step he did. If he finally determined to do so it would be necessary to put in his resignation in writing. He would prefer to see the members of the board remain In their positions, howevber. It was not always possible to get all that might be wished for. Would Retire from Office Aid. Newton said be intended to do as he said. Had Aid. Hilditch not thrown out the challenge, he did he would have remained. Aid. Hilditch said that his challenge was thrown out in a friendly way. He would not conduct a campaign. He had no time to do so, It was a public question for the citizens to decide whether they had confidence in their engineering department. If a contest were entered into he would agree to conduct no campaign but leave it to the citizens to decide. Aid. Newton said he only came into the council to overcome what he considered the most damnable system that bad been introduced into the city. If Aid. Hilditch wished the contest along (he lines indicated bo would agree to offer himself again. The mayor suggested that the aldermen do nothing rashly but take time to consider the situation carefully before deciding, and the matter dropped. Mrs. A, M. Manson is entertaining at a bridge party this afternoon at her home on Fifth avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reifel, of Nanalmo are in the city. Mr, Beifel is the head of the Nanaimo Brewing Company and is here in connection with bis business. o][o]|n][|](n]|o^^ 1 SHERWIN & WILLIAMS I 1 m = i — i i i i PAINTS COVER THE EARTH. WE ARE SOLE AGENTS CARLOAD JUST ARRIVED i i | m 1 m Ready Nixed Paints, Paints Ground is Oil, Paints Ground in Japan, Varnishes, Shellac, etc. Water Stains and Decotint in all roi.ous Prince Rupert Hardware & Supply Company, Ltd. thos. dunn, MSr. 3|5][5][S[5]|5][5I5]1^^ You Can Avoid This by sending your Clothes to the PIONEER STEAM LAUNDRY There are Many Reasons Why 'SlZi IT IS TO YOUR INTEREST We do first-class work and are careful with your Garments. We can do your work and return It within 48 hours if necessary. We call for your uaundry and return It to you. Should anything be loBt or misplaced we will make It satisfactory. When your Laundry goes to the Chinks there are many drawbacks. When you send It to us your money helps pay WHITE LABOR. PIONEER STEAM LAUNDRY been decided upon by the council of last year. Aid. Newton complained of going on with work on the streets without definite plans. Yet his proposition was to go ahead with a reservoir to cost $30,000 or $50,000 on Acropolis Hill without plans and without knowing at the time where the money was to come from. This was inconsistent on the part of Aid. Newton As to the point of putting pole lines on the streets, Aid. Hilditch read from the reports of the engineer's department to the effect that as pavements were laid conduits would be laid and tho wires put underground. Howling for Work When tho work of Improving Section 1 was discussed, Aid. Nr.w- orrisscy said ho first took exception to the engineer In the matter of the retaining walls. The engineer's report first brought in specified no figure. Objection was raised to this by Aid. Hllditch, who contended that this applied only to specifications for private owners who were going to put in walls. Further, Aid. Morrissey contended that the engineer specified that $8,000 would build the retaining walls and it was now shown to have cost $86,000. Aid. Hilditch thought that any one who thought that the walls could be built for that sum was not fit to sit at the board. He contended that a wall was being built for $1.44 a yard under day labor that would stand for all time. Aid. Morrissey had been concerned because they were getting a wall huill under the day labor system YOU ARE SURE OF Engine Reliability IF YOU RUN A Fairbanks - Norse Marine Engine OVER 125,000 IN USE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TWO CYCLE FOUR CYCLE HEAVY DUTY MEDIUM DUTY Runabout Type MOST COMPLETE LINE OP GASOLINE ENGINES IN THE WORLD Write for Catalog P10 The Canadian Fairbanks Co., Ltd. 101-107 WATER STREET Local Agent—F. M. DAVIS VANCOUVER, B. O. • PRINCE RUPERT We Require Listings of Inside Business Property Also Residence Property at Right Prices M.M. Stephens & Co. Ld. Real Estate, Insurance and Investments, Notaries, Nines, Timber Box 275 PHONE 222 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. OFFICE THIRD AVE. 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