Mining Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-02
issued: 1898-03-19
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note: -������tr-artL-T-r-^rrt -nTnTTTirnr JL M f\i ..-V ,'<-- ? VOL. 1. NO. 39. 1 mm ������ They Meet. With Success at the Capital. SANDON, B. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Two New Wagon Roads to Two Important Groups of Mines to be 'Biiiit. From the success attending the visit ��������� of our delegates to Victoria, 'the eon- ten tions ox The,Review are fully vindicated, though there were ..wise-acres. in town,/and "sortie of'them in the "' council, who ridicuied the idea at the ���������time. :'.'" ''.,; . ;','������������������ .,'.���������' The public should know that no gov-' eminent, be they ever, so careful, "can ���������, in a country, with the varied 'revenue* and resources of this, know' the com-. ... parative revenues and -tlie.necessities of every district/ and 'clerks are not always careful to call their attention to them. Doubtless Mr. Hume has .done considerable in this way, but as his district is so large it lias conflict-' ' ing interests, he would naturally look first after^t;fo wants of his own town, INclson. A full consideration of these circumstances and the fact that wo arc on the eve of a general election, when the government is looking after support, are all that are necessary to prove that a. delegation at this juncture was well-timed, and the men ."elected wero among the best to be had from their standing, ability and experience. The delegates waited on the Cabinet by arrangement, of course, and were sensible enough not co tie too greedy or too rash in their demands--asking onlv for what they had every reason to expect assistance. As a result thoy wore uompliraenced bv the government on the reasonableness and moderation of their requests. Maps were freely UBed, statistics brought into question���������all proving conclusively that tho demands were reasonable, equitable, and in no respect founded on selfishness, calculated merely to develop the resources of the district, and make it oven a still greater revenue producing section…
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sandon (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0183373
language: English
lat: 49.975556
long: -117.227222
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sandon B.C. : Cliffe and Son
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