The Nelson Economist
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alternative: [The Economist]
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-07-29
issued: 1899-10-18
description: The Nelson Economist was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from July 1897 to July 1906. The Economist was published by D. M. Carley, and edited by C. Dell-Smith. In August 1898, The Economist absorbed a paper called The Nation. In July 1903, the title of the paper was changed from The Nelson Economist to The Economist.
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note: M.iatitMlH^VO.TIM^UilVfMSA^.m^^,- jhw^MMtMiiwrtii iwiftnp lHWMll.U"il���"""1"in wwv&V"^ NELSON ECONOMIST VOL. III. NELSON, B. C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER iS, 1899. NO. 14 \.J o ��� t THE NELSON ECONOMIST is issued ivery Wednesday at the City; of Nelson, B. C, by D. 2f. Carley. Subscription : $2.00 per annum; if paid'in advance, 81.50. Correspondence on matters of general interest respectfully solicited. Only articles of merit will- be advertised in these colunins, and the interests of readers will be carefully guarded against irresponsible persons-and'worthless articles. Notice.���There are. sevemLJumdred readers of The Economist behind in their subscriptions. No doubt this is attributable to neglect and all that will be required to ensure a hasty response is this gentle reminder. ��� ��� . ��� - ��� ��� ~ ~ ��� ������ LAST Saturday night the citizens of Nelson assembled at Fraternity Hall, to listen to addresses by Hon. Sidney Fisher, Minister of Agriculture, and Mr. Hewitt Bostock, sitting member for Yale-Cari: boo. Of tb* no present, it is safe to claim that 75 were Conservatives, and certainly the speeches of Messrs. Fisher -and Bostock did not produce any apparent revulsion in favor of the Liberal party. On the contr^y, there were many Liberals present who vvere disappointed with the weakness and falacy of the arguments of the speakers. Mr. Fisher needed more than the encouraging applause of Aid. Beer., to carrv conviction. Why is it that Liberal speakers invariably begiu their addresses by attempting to prove ��� that their party is loyal to the Queen and the Empire? Does a virtuous woman preach of her virtue from the house-tops ? In order to prove the loyalty of his party, Mr. Fisher announced that the Government of Canada had decided to seud a Canadian contingent to South Africa". Who was it first suggested the .sending of a Canadian contingent to South Africa? It was Col. Sam Hughes of Lindsay, Ontario, a Conservative. Why has the Laurier Government been so dilat…
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly Titled "The Nelson Economist" from 1897-07-14 to 1903-07-11. Titled "The Economist" from 1903-07-18 to 1906-02-17.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
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language: English
lat: -117.295833
long: 49.493333
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : D.M. Carley
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text