Week
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contributor: W. Blakemore
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1909-08-21
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note: nrmrmrB n_tTs mnnnnnnnnnnnrj CHOCOLATE EGG, 3 MALTED MILK and "SUNNY JIM" SUNDAE at Terry's Fountain S.E. Cor. Fort and Douglas. Kju an a«g__juL9..°JUUL8-a.g.8JLa_aaa _ The Week A British Columbia Review, Published at Victoria, B. 6. ^tnmnnnnrvsBKxxi'intT Vol. VI. No H3 THE WEEK, SATURDAY,'AUGUST ai, 1909 Ou Thursday next V ictoria ■The B.C.E.R. wjH _\m\ itself at the part ■jAgreement. Jng „f tin- ways, and in ac- " cordance with the principle underlying one of the most important privileges of a 'British subject will determine its policy upon a vital question by Jthe simple expedient of casting a vote. This vote is irrevocable so far as the pre-*, ■lent decision is concerned, and it therefore behooves every ratepayer to consider in all its bearings the matter upon which tie will have to decide.. He may adopt the toward ly expedient of staying at home, land by a display of apathy conduce to ■Jthe defeat of a measure which, whatever its merits, demands the contribution af some little time and energy on the part If those to ;whom*-its fate is committed. Viewed in this light it would be better that the by-law should be defeated by an overwhelming majority on a large poll, than that it should go to the wall through Indifference. The Week does not anticipate any such result, but believes that within the few days intervening between now and Thursday the.subject will receive careful attention; its pros and cons will bo weighed, and the citizens of Viqtoria )vill; in large numbers *exercise their right to vote* for or against it.* The agreement is a goo(} one for the City; 110 doubt tjie directors of the British Columbia" Electric Railway Company believe,it to be a good one for their Company, but the two claims do not conflict, and The Week strongly deprecates the view that, a wealthy corporation is, in any sense, of necessity a public enemy. Place such a Corporation in possession of*, an absolute monopoly, from which they cannot be ousted, and ii} the majority of instances …
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0344248
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : ""The Week"" Publishing Company, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text