The Ledge
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-29
issued: 1903-05-07
description: The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919.
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note: Volume X. Number 32. NEW DENVER, BC, MAY 7, 100?. Price $2.00 Year, adv^xcE "Canada for Canadians" li There was nmeetimr of the mining1 nnd smelter men tn Neteon Mon toy to discuss the question of a bonus to the lead industry. J.'L. Parker, manasw of the North' Star mine, was one of the speakers to address the meeting, and took up the question from t^o home smolter standpoint.' He had seen discussions in the press, he snid, about the relative charges made by homo and foreign smelters, nnd, speaking for the Noith Star, he could inform the meet- inpr that the chnrges by the home smelters were less than those of llie Uniled States plants, and ns such wns the case he thought the home smelters deserving of every consideration at the hands oi the lemt mining men. He .had gone, into the matter exhaustively nnd with the greatest care and found that while the chnrges at Nelson and Trail M'ero 824 a ton those in the States amounted to §27.75, a difference in favor of the home, smelters of 83.75 p«-r ton He believed in Cnnndn for the Canadians, and when the smelters had dealt as fairly ae 'they had'with the producers, thoy 'should liave the preference even if the charges were the same as the foreign ones. H« referi-cd to an article in tho last iame of this pnper, wliich he said was "Attacking the Canadian smelters." and said the statements made were incorrect, unwarranted, nnd entirely tin called for. Articles of the kind did nn immense amount of harm in the east where the standing of the paper was _ynU nft\YJS,j!j**M!BJimBj^ on such publications; arcd to show them up in their true light. When J. L Parker speaks for the North Star he has every reason to he thankful to the local smelters, fnr it Is a well known fact among mining men that the North Star is one ofthe favored heavy-producinir low-grade properties, and receives from the smelters a rate that ie fnr below that charged on the higher grade Slocan ores But when J L. Paikor, or any other man, says that the local smelter …
note: Preceding Title: The Nakusp Ledge Succeeding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: New Denver (B.C.)
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language: English
lat: 49.991389
long: -117.377222
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: New Denver, B.C. : R.T. Lowery
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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