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VOL. I. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1912. Price, Five Cents. NO. 153, TRIBUTE TO DEAD WESTERN STUDENTS AN ENGLISH TEAM COD CURING SHEDS VESSELS FOR THE PANAMA FIRE AT PREMIER This "is Reason Railways Give for British Shipowners Taking Time by Proposed Withdrawal of Special the Forelock in Readiness for Public Men in London Refer to the Value Rates to Students New Soccer Club Organized Here to Be Cold Storage Company will Begin the New Channel-, of Trade Timely Action on the Part of the House of the Services Rendered by Known as the Rose Football Construction of this Addition to Brigade Resulted in Putting Charles N. Hays. Before the Railway commission at Team. the Works at Seal Cove. British shipowners have taken Out Flames. Ottawa a few days ago various uni time by the forelock in preparing for versities protested against the pro the trade development which will follow the opening of the Panama A Kitting Memorial to His Worth posal of the railways to abolish af The. Membership Will Consist of George II. Collins, Managing Dircc Conflagration Is Believed to Have ter July 1 the one-half one-way fare Canal. Not a few of the steamers Is Signed by Canadians in Englishmen and English-Cana tor of the Company Again in City Started From Gas Stove in the now granted to students attending now building on the northeast coast Imperial House dians Resident in the City —Vessels to Re Ready This Fall Kitchen—Dining Room Injured eastern universities. Mr. Phlppen, of England are designed to navigate K. C, for the Canada Northern, ex the canal, and will be ready even plained that the rates were orig before the waterway itself is opened. Not to be outdone by the Scottish There has returned to the city, Possibly the most striking of all inally made to allow westerners to The orders for these vessels have Again laBt night there was a residents of the city, the Englishmen the numerous tributes to the memory attend eastern universities before G. H. Collins, the general manager been placed very quietly, and, in threatened conflagration in the city. have taken steps to organize a foot of the late Charles M. Hays, presi western universities started. Now of the Canadian Fish and Cold Stor many cases, it is not yet known for This time it was in the Premier ball club. The initial steps were dent of the Grand Trunk and Grand that these universities had been es age Company. He has been on a which particular branch of the Pa Hotel. The fire Is supposed to have taken last evening In connection with Trunk Pacific railways, has just been tablished in the west, there was no trip to the south on business in con cific trade they are intended, but started from the gas stove in the this and the final organization of made public by the officials of the need for this, the railways claimed. nection with the concern with which the fact that they are building to kitchen. It spread quickly and the club will soon be completed, company In a letter received from A. E, Goodeve observed that many he is so prominently identified. He particular dimensions to secure as scorched the wall of the room badly. when the team representing it will twelve members of the Imperial British Columbia students had en will begin within a very short time much tonnage as possible on a re The dining room also suffered but get into training and be ready to House of Commons in London, all tered in courses in eastern universi the construction of another addition stricted draught of water leaves no more from water than from fire. meet the other teams of the city. of whom, it will be noted from the ties, and If the change was made to the plant at Seal Cove. This will doubt as to the intention of the own Before the fire department reach appended signatures, with the pos they would find their expenses un The new club Is to be known as be the cod-curing sheds, which will ers. The present year will see a ed the spot the house brigade had sible exception of the Rt. Hon. John expectedly increased. Mr. Phlppen the Rose Football Club. Member be heavily framed but will be of good many more vessels ordered for done good work by using the hose ship In it is open to English-born Burns, are Canadians themselves. agreed that this required considera timber and adapted for the purpose the same traffic. provided there for that purpose. The and English-Canadians. Practice fire was practically out before the The letter is as follows: tion, and the matter was left over of taking care of the catch of cod will begin at once feo that the team firemen arrived. for discussion between the railways that the company will be obtaining Mrs. Sawle of Hazelton was among "House of Commons Library, and the universities. may get in good shape. From fire and water there was at an' early stage of the proceedings the arrivals in the city yesterday. "London. As a result of this, organization considerable damage done to the o of the company. The sheds will be "My Dear Sir—Up to the last pos there is likely to be a good deal of kitchen and the dining room. of two storeys in height and will sible moment the personal friends friendly rivalry aroused between the be built to carry the immense weight of Mr. Hays here In the House of FISHERIES QUESTION Roses and the Caledonians with the THE PREMIER'S VISIT GOING TO LONDON Commons (and they are not a few) result that the city should have at that is put upon them. had been hoping and praying that least two excellent soccer teams. With the strike in the old land Premier Borden Will Leave in June not only for the sake of his family Decision of the Privy Council with Re some months ago there has been a Natters which Attracted the Attention to Discuss Naval Question and your company, but especially for spect to Appeals has Import INSPECTION TOUR delay in the construction of the of Hon. Nr. McBride while the sake of Canada, he might have ant Bearing. steamers. The order has been placed in London. Ottawa, May 29.—Premier Bor been in the list of rescued from the den, with two ministers, will leave Major Mills of Work Point Barracks for the wooden vessels that are to Titanic. For days his name was first on June 2 8 for London to confer Is on a Visit to This Point to be built on this coast. All of the in and then out of the printed list with the imperial authorities on the There Will Be a Reference of Several Inspect Local Militia Here vessels will be ready for use in these British Columbia Stands High in tlie of saved. May we express to you waters early this coming winter. question of the Canadian navy. Pressing Points to tlie Courts Estimation of the British the profound regret which we feel for Decision There arrived in the city by the Investor at Present for the irreparable loss of which you WHEAT PORTS Prince George Major J. E. Mills of have sustained through the death of Work Point' Barracks, who has come Odd Fellows' Officers your president. Prince Rupert and Vancouver Will here on a tour of inspection of the The Odd Fellows have elected Premier McBride of British Co "When it Is realized that his abili The decision given the other day Be shipping Grain Before Pan by the judicial committee of the privy loca] militia corps. He is accom senior office bearers as follows: lumbia has arrived in Montreal after ties as 'a railway man were perhaps ama Caiiiil Opens council, to the effect that the Do panied by Mrs. Mills. • The official A. H. Allison, N. C; Neil McNeil, a short trip to England, where sev not excelled, if equalled, by those of minion government refer to the Su Inspection of the rifles here will be V. G.; W. G. Barrie, recording sec eral important provincial matters en any other man on your continent, Vancouver, May 29.—H. Patton, preme Court of Canada questions af tonight, when there is a parade of retary; A. R Philips, financial sec gaged his attention. One of these and that his character and qualities brother of the Chicago wheat king, fecting the jurisdiction of the fed the company ordered for the pur retary, and C. G. Thome, treasurer. was the necessity for the erection of endeared him to everyone *who got has declared here that western pose. Installation night will be on July a building in a prominent place in eral government and the privinces, wheat will come to British Columbia to know him and became Ins friend, -o — 1, when other officers will be ap London for British Columbia offices. without securing- t,he consent til .lit- ports even before the opening of the then we can estimate to" some extent Rev. Charles R. Sing arrived home pointed. W. G. Barrie was appoint This necessity is due to the extraor provinces before making such refer Panama Canal, and it will be ship the loss which his death means to yesterday after attending the meet ed delegate for the district to attend dinary growth of interest in the prov ence, will have the result of bring ped from Vancouver and Prince Ru you personally, to your company, and ing of the Methodist Conference in and meet with the Grand Lodge at ince and the Immense Increase in the ing forward a number of matters pert. to the entire Dominion. Such men which • have been lying In abeyance Victoria. Victoria on June 12. business of the agent general's of are true Empire builders. pending this decision. Among these flee.' "We are thankful that Mrs. Hays SIR llir,m,KT MENTIONED matters is the difference of opinion British Columbia never stood so and daughter are among the saved. which exists between the Dominion high in financial circles as today, Another Nniiic Added to the List of "Again, expressing our sincerest and the province of. British Colum and undoubtedly suitable quarters Those Spoken of for Rail condolence with them and with you bia regarding their respective juris GRANBY SMELTER'S for offices are greatly needed. The way Commission all. dictions over the coast fisheries. Ap site has been practically decided on "Yours faithfully, plication will be made to the su in the most central location. Plans Ottawa, May 29.—The name of "A. BONAR LAW, preme court within the next few days for the buildings are now in course Sir Charles Hlbbert, Tupper is now "HAMAR GREENWOOD, to fix a date for hearing the case MAGIC EFFECTS HERE of preparation. "JOHN BURNS, and there is no doubt that the date being mentioned in connection with Among other questions that of the the chairmanship of the railway com "GILBERT PARKER, will be set for some time during B. C. Electric Railway franchises "JOSEPH. MARTIN, the fall term. The questions at is mission. While it is believed that It will Arouse Interest in Mining in this Dis was taken up with President Home- the vacant office has not been of "IAN MALCOLM, sue are three, as follows: Payne and a satisfactory solution of "J. ALLEN BAKER, fered to Sir Hibbert, his name is Is it competent to the Legislature trict to a Marvellous Extent--What the the difficulties may be anticipated, under consideration by the govern "C. D. ROSE, of British Columbia to authorize the although Premier McBride was not ment. "DONALD MACMASTER, government of the province to grant Company Plans in Connection with in a position to make any announce "A. SHIRLEY BENN, by way of lease, license or otherwise, ment. "N. MACNAMARA, * CHELHOSIN ON AGAIN the exclusive right to fish in any or its Undertaking at the Hidden A most important tiling was bis "W. H. AITKEN." invitation by the first lord of the what waters within the railway belt After Expensive and Rapid Repairs Creek Proposition-Profits Admiralty to visit the fleet at Port (a) as to such waters as are tidal the Vessel of Union s. S. Com land, when he was given a private and (b) as to such waters BB, al pany Returns FUNERAL TOMORROW though not tidal, are in fact navig will be Large it is audience with the King, whicli is much interested in the Pacific prov able? Costing between 125,000 and $30,- Mrs. Zarelli Will Be Interred at Gar Estimated. ince. Is it competent to the Legislature 000, and accomplished in very quick den Island—Services Will Be of British Columbia to authorize the The Canadian Club dinner was the time, the repairs of the damage From Haynei's Chapel government of the province to grant That the opening up of the cop I purchased. Over 12,000,000 tons of occasion for the premier to make caused to the 1'nlon Company's an address, and his reference to by way of lease, licenses or other per smelter at Granby on Observa | self-fluxing smelting ore, which will steamship C'helohsin when she struck The funeral of the late Mrs. Za British Columbia was highly ap wise, the exclusive right or any right average over 2 per cent copper and a rock In the bed of the Skeena have relli will take place tomorrow from tory Inlet Is going to do marvels for plauded. Very great hospitality was to fish below water mark in or in | carry 30 cents a ton in gold, has been completed al the Wallace Ship Hayner Bros.' chapel to Garden Is northern British Columbia in a min shown Mr, McBride in England. Ev any or what part of the open sea I been demonstrated. yards, North Vancouver. land. The funeral will be held at within a marine league of the coast eral sense Is the opinion of all that erywhere British Columbia is In the It is figured that the company will The rhelohsin arrived In port last L30 in the afternoon. 'Services will H J people's mouths. of the province? have studied the situation to any be conducted by Rev. W. H. McLeod. make copper at Hidden Creek cheap night. She has had her hull thor Is there any and what difference extent. Already the influence is he- er than it does at Phoenix and Grand Mr. McBride goes to Ottawa to i oughly overhauled In addition to the between the open sea within a ma ginlng to be felt. By the time the Forks. Mining costs will be about • see Premier Borden on various im insert ion of new plates and other rine league of the coast of British sm'elter is built the whole country the same; but there will be a saving portant matters. repair work, sin- is an admirably METEOROLOGICAL REPORT Columbia, find the gulfs, bays, chan-1 will have awakened as never before. of 28 cents a ton on ore transporta equipped steamer throughout, nels, arms of the sea and estuaries j The following from I lie pen of tion, and only half as much coke DETECTS ICE (May 29-5 p. m.) of the rivers within tho province, George Walker in The Boston Com will be required to smelt a given PERSONALS Barometer 30.010 or lying between tho province and mercial regarding the British Colum tonnage of ore. The cost of trans- Prof, Haines' Invention Detected the Maximum temperature 58.0 the United Stntes of America, no pouting a ton of bullion to the east Martin n'lteiih and Mrs. O'Reilly bia copper stocks deals with this Presence of Ice at a Di-tniice Minimum temperature 45.0 far as concerns tho authority of the aspect of the situation: ern refineries will lie ."ill centl II I i-etiiined to the city yesterday. Legislature of British Columbia to Of Ten Miles Granby directors have authorized tliltn It is from Grand Porks. J. Hammond ol Vh torla baa ar authorize the government of the1 '. the management to begin work itn- The new plant, which will cosl The steamer lto> al Gem ge i an i rived in iii eclty t" become a resi Aeroplane Social province to grant by way of lease, medlately on the const ruction of a ?I,Too,iioo, will be completed wlth- lient here. The ladies of Uio Presbyterian license or otherwise the exclusive on its last voyage from Halifax to 2,000-ton daily capacity smelter at i In eighteen months lo two yours, tl The bacheloi B of thi i Ity are giv Church will give an aeroplane social right or any right to fish below j Bristol, Prof, Howard T. Barnes of Hidden Creek. The.ore hmil will ing a dance In the Bkatlng rink to In Mclntyre Hall one week from to low water mark In the said waters lis expected to turn out 80,000,000 VIcQill Unlveislty, who crossed for he about a mile and the distance night, day. There will be a good pro or any of them? pounds of copper annually, giving the purpose of testing his invention, from the smelter Bite to tlie docks Granby a total yearly production of j known as the micro-tormometer, Mrs. Cade gave a bridge party yes gramme and a most enjoyable time It will be argued on behalf of the ; Is it little less. Hydro-electric pow 46,000,000 to 50 000,000 pounds. j which, he claimed, will detei I the '• terday afternoon In honor of her sis is promised to all who attend. attorney general of Canada that each er, sufficient for nil users at mine General Manager Graves says presence of Ice under any wi ather ter, who is visiting her. of these questions should be answer and smelter, will he developed on a Granby is now Heating a larger ton conditions al great'distances. .1. E. i'in-let t of the Queen Char ed in favor of the jurisdiction of stream near by. , Trial Here nage of ore al Grand Forks, over Captain Harrison refused to make lotte City Mills' arrived In the city the province. Chief Vickers of the oity police No arrangement for new financing 3,F>0Q tons dally, at a lower cost per 8 Btatemeill of the value of tiie in last night from an inspection of Ills force arrived home unexpectedly yes has been made. The company has ton. This ore yields about IS 1-2 strument to navigators, because lie mills there. The work I.-.. progress terday from Victoria. He had .gone Rev. G. H. Raley of Port Simpson money enough to proceed with the pounds of coppeer and 7", cents In bad "nol si en it tested under ail ing well and there Is quite a demand south to attend court there as a wit and Mrs. Raley arrived on the Prince development of the mine, conduct its gold; and silver per ton. Ho says kinds of weather conditions," He for the output He Is now on Ills way ness in a case from here. Upon George. Mr. Raley lias been elected railroad and docks and pul in the I the future outlook for Granby is admitted II detecti d Ice at a dii tan e to Seattle, where he resides. arrival he found that there might president of the B. C. Conference of foundations for the new plant. Mean brighter, and that its assets are of ten utiles, bul said further tests There arrived from the Queen be sqme objection to the hearing in the Methodist Church, as previously while it Is earning approximate^ worth more than al any previous \< ere noi tied to den mi irate the In- Charlotte Islands last evening. \v. .1. the city of Victoria owing to the announced in these columns. $1 Oil 000 a month. It is probable time in the company's history. strutnenl • unplete success a well known mineralogist that the 'entire new plant will b fact that ltt was not within the i calculate thai when Granby gets lei ria, v, ho has i a over to bounds of tiie judicial county where WANTED paid for out of operating profit! itself into n position where it can tin mds looking Into Investments the crime was supposed to have Diamond drilling and developmen produce 46,000,000 pounds of 11 G. Kerr, fire Warden pn the Skei thai lie has there. He reports that taken place and that it would have Wanted—Competent stenographer work have proved Iho Hidden Creole per annually at a cost of 10 nuts, ii na, Is in the lily, lie reports thai there are ,-i greal many settlers mov to be heard In this city. The case for temporary work. Remington ore bodies to be both larger and will earn $18 a share yearly on it Is in' iming more dlffloull all tin ing Into the different parts this sum was therefore allowed to stand over machine supplied. Apply after 11 higher In grade than they were be 1(l-cont .metal market, or $9 on i ime to prevent the oul break ol I mer, Tliur.' are also good promises until tlie sitting here. a. m./Room 28 G. T. P. Inn. lieved to be 'when the property was 13-cent copper. in tliis pari of tin; province. In the line of mining. TRINCE RUPERT JOURNAL Thursday, May 30, 1912. prince iRupevt journal For all kinds of Telephone 138 | RAILWAYS' TROUBLES t Eastern Excursions—Low Rates PRINCE RUPERT TO ALL ***************************************************** -•good - - Office: 128 Third Avenue East, near McBride Street. Telephone 138. F. A. Delano, president and re First, that the railways have been Points East P. 0. Box DO". ceiver of the Wabash Railroad, re starved by reductions in rates, and 0, H. KELSON, Editor, cently dealt with the question of by increases in taxes, wages and cost DAILY EDITION^ railways and the disabilities under of materials, to a point where the Montreal and Re Chicago and Re Insurance Published every morning except which they operate. In the paper margin between income and outgo turn . . .9141.00 turn . . . $108.50 Monday. Delivered by carrier in the which lie presented before railway has diminished to an alarming ex c'.ty at the following rate if paid in men there are many interesting fea- tent. Even the strongest and most Toronto and Re St. Paul and Re SEE advance:— tures brought out which will stand '. fortunately located railways of the turn . . ,11127.60 turn . . . .S9fl.no One Year $fl.00 careful investigation. While Mr. De- country have suffered a serious Six Months $2.50 GEO. LEEK lead's conclusions may lie somewhaj I shrinkage In net. earnings, and their New York nnd Re St. Louis and Re Three Months $1.25 618 Third Ave. Phone 200 One Month $ .50 one-sided, yet there can he no ques-i credit has thereby been impaired, turn . . .$14-l..-i(> turn '. . .$100.00 Prince Rupert WEEKLY EDITION. tion thai there is a great deal of whereas, weaker and less fortunate force in what he says. Mr. Delano roads have been pushed to the wall. Published every Friday for circu lation outside the city of Prince says: Tho effect of this has been that the Frequent Selling Dates—Final Return Limit October 31st. Rupert at $2.00 a year addressed to Business men and prominent man railways have done just what any points in Canada or $3.00 a year to EQUALLY LOW RATES TO OTHER POINTS ufacturers of Michigan have met to individual or corporation would do: all points In the United Kingdom, ' TRAVEL SOUTH the United States or other foreign gether in convention, to ask the They have had to skimp' wherever countries. question, "What is the matter with they could. Like the man who can't via afford to buy a new pair of shoes, Advertising Hates Upon Application, | the railways?" I am here today, by THE FAMOUS "PRINCESS LINE" invitation, to give an answer to this lie manages to make the old pair do Princess Royal the work. If the old pair happens Every Sunday 6 P. M. Every Sunday }&&*• question as 1 see it. to be pretty thin in the soles, and Princess May or Princess Sophia Most railway men would like to the winter proves to be very cold, Every Saturday 9 A. M. Every Saturday Thursday, .May 30, 1912. reply that the railways are all right; he suffers in consequence. thai tliey neither need your, help J. G. McNAB, General Agent. PRINCE RUPERT The 16-Hour Law A DANGEROUS SPOT nor your sympathy; but the fact of Agency for all Atlantic Steamship Lines. tlie matter is that they are not all The second and very obvious cause There Is probably no spot in the right, and that the national policy of the trouble has been restrictive city where there is greater danger of the country seems to be to reduce laws to which railways have been of the corporation being obliged to them to starvation. In any starva forced to accede. These are: First, JEREMIAH H. KUGLER, Limited face an action for loss of life or In tion process, of course, it is obvious the so-called "16-hour law," under II which no engine or trainman can SECOND AVENUE juries than a section In front of that those with ample resources will II C. D. NEWTON be kept in service longer than six the Journal office on Third Avenue. survive a good deal longer than those Prince Rupert, R. C. teen hours without rest. Granting, For some unexplained reason the that are poor. This is no less true at least for the sake of argument, REAL 'ESTATE general design of work for the im of railways than of individuals. In that the 16-hour law was desirable i> proving of the street east of Mc this connection it would be amusing, if it were not so sad, to see the fre or ev.en necessary, the effect of it Bride seems to be.to leave the sec is as follows: The railway divisions ' To Rent front offices in Exchange Block, lately oc- quent references in the public prints, ii The Club tion immediately in front of the usually are adjusted for runs of magazines, etc., to the careless cupied by Carss & Bennett. Also inside offices; Journal as long as it is possible to 125 to 175 miles, the average being • An up-to-date Barber Shop ness of railway managers in letting to leave it without improving. The not far from 150 miles. Coarse and which caters to the fastidious. their property run down. It is said, Pioneer Laundry, with expensive heavy—that is to say, drag freight STEAM HEATED ! The most modern shop north with a great show of wisdom, that wagons to maintain, has suffered trains (in contradistinction to mer of Vancouver the railways should put their prop very materially by the leaving of chandise and perishable trains) Six Chairs ' Experienced erty in splendid condition during the Exchange Block 3rd Ave and 6th St the street in the shape In which It make runs of this length over single- Hatha Barbers summer, repair all their locomotives 1B in. Had it been allowed to re track roads, allowing for delays in P. O. BOX 226. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. " and cars, so as to be in good con THE WESTHOLME BLOCK main as originally planked there passing tracks, at a speed of from dition to go through the winter. Un would have been no ground for ob ten to twelve miles per hour, includ Seoml Avenue fortunately, the railway manager jection. As It is it is simply scan ing detentions. It will thus be seen "DOC" DEMERS, Mgr. with Interest charges and a payroll that under normal conditions the di dalous and there is no excuse for ar>»
Thursday, May 30, 1912. PRINCE RUPERT JOURNAL
RAILWAYS' TROUBLES tion. The railways do not complain of supervision so 'ong ts that super ML M. STEPHENS & CO., LTD. r vision is intelligent and takes a fair (Continued from Page Two) Offer the following subject to Lots 3 and 4, block 19; $1,700; CHIC HOTEL CENTRAL share of the responsibility for its prior sale without notice: half cash; 6 and 12 months. OAI LY ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES acts. When a man or a body of men Lot 18, block SO; $600; half cash; M EMOR AMDUM ed very much to the cost of railway Section One • Of-tH EVENINGS UNT1U 9 CfcLOGt The larg;st, best app inted Hotel negotiate for an interest whicli they 6 and 12 months. in Prince Rupert. First Class operation and maintenance, such, Lots 7 and 8, block 5; $G,000; Lot 16, block 35; $800; half cash; represent, it is their duty to do the $2,000 cash; 6, 12 and 18 months. i.'"' ae. European and American for example, as the safety appliance j 6 and 12 months. plan. Best accommodation iu town. best they can for their client; but Lots 3 and 4, block 8; $10,000; one- act, in regard to freight cars, the Section Eight LET US L0 4NI Sun-: dinner a specialtj. Ask for it is never advisable to press the third cash; 9 and 15 months. "tie) .o the Cellar." mail compensation order, the auto Lot 10, block 4; $600; $200 cash; bargain so far that the service de Lot 4, Block 9; $6,500; $1,500 cash; matic ash pan law, the steel mail 6 and 12 months. You the Money at PETER BLACK. Prop. manded cannot be performed undere 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years at 6 per cent. car law, the third brakeman law in Lot 31 and 32, block 15;$600 pair; First Avenue niul Seventh Street the conditions of the bargain. There Lots 30 and 31, Block 29; $6,000; half cash; 6 and 12 months. some states. , one-third cash; 6, 12 and 18 Lots 29 and 30, block 15; $650 pair; Is such a thing as "killing the goose months. Economic Conditions that lays the golden eggs." Railway half cash; 6 and 12 months. Lot 46, block 29; $6,250; half cash; Lot 13, block 27; $550; $450 cash; It is, perhaps, unnecessary to men sometimes complain (and cer PER 6 and 12 months. dwell on the fact that the cost of balance 6 months. GRAND HOTEL tainly with some show of justice) Lots 29 and 30; block 46; $750 pair; Section Two WORKINGMAN'S HOME living has Increased in the last five that the legislature and commissions half cash; 6 and 12 months. or ten years and that the railways Lots 50 and 61, block 12; $1,100 have only one Interest, viz., to drive each; $415 cash; balance G. T. P. FOR SALE 5 Free Labor Bureau in Connection have fell this very seriously. The CENT a sharp bargain for the benefit of Steam laundry with buildings, ma GEO. BRODERIUS, Prop. principal "food" of tlie railway Is Lot 26, block 12; $1,800; $675 cash; the public, and thereby acquire balance G. T. P. chinery and two lots; complete and TO BUI' Phone 178 1st Ave. and 7th St coal, ties, lumber, steel rails, Iron, merit In the public estimation; but, Lot 1, block 15; $1,650; $650 cash; in first class condition; $9,000; one- etc. There bus been a general ad third cash; balance 1 and 2 years. TO BUILD after, all, if the legislatures or com- balance G. T. P. PAY OFF MORTGAGES vance in the price of practically all 1 A bargain for the right man. misstons take this view, It Is a very Section Five articles used by railways, from the FOR LEASE OP IMPROVE REAL ESTATE short-sighted view, because obviously Lot 39, block 22; $1,600; $800 cash; New Knox Hotel low level of '93 to the present day, 50 feet, Second Avenue, between SEE OUR PLAN if railway business is unprofitable 6 and 12 months. Has house rent BESNER & BESNER with the one exception of cement. ed for $12 per month. First and Second Street. WRITE. PHONE OR CALL and continues In that condition for 50 feet Third Avenue. Proprietors The advance in the cost of coal and several years, the public interests Lots 41 and 44, block 27; $750 each; FOR RENT THE NEW KNOX HOTEL is run In the cost of ties has been very of the country will suffer, just as half cash; 6 and 12 months. Steam heated offices in the Ste on the Eii-opean plan. First clau great in this period. The railways the interests of you gentlemen have Lot 8, block 29;' $600; $350 cash; The service. All the latest modern Im 6 and 12 months. phens Block. have had nothing to offset this ad suffered this winter. 'You are call provements. vance in the cost of material and in Lot 6, Block 13; $2,000; $500 cash; Offices In new Post Office Block, ing a convention here to find out 1, 2, and 3 years at 6 per cent. now under construction. Canadian Home THE BAR keeps only the belt the cost of doing business, except what the trouble is. You are calling brands of liquors and cigars. economy in railway service incident Section Six FOR RENT on me for an expression of opinion, THE CAFE is open from G:30 a.m. to the increased volume of business Lot 38, block 22; $960; half cash; The best steam heated apartments Investment and admit that my opinion is an ex in the city; 5 roomB, bath, private to 8 p.m. Excellent cuisine. Firft 6 and 12 months. class service. and increased efficiency of railway parte statement of the case; but I hall, and all modern conveniences, operation—handling of larger train Lot 27, block 29; $1,000; half cash; have tried to be frank and straight in Campbell Block. Walls are deaf Co., Ltd. Rooms 50c and up. units, etc. But, In spite of all ef forward with you. 6 and 12 months. ened. Excellent marine view. $50 forts, it has been impossible in the Lot 30, block 29; $1,100; half-cash; and $45, with range and hot water FIRST AVE. PRINCE RUPERT equipment. Branch Office Phone 365 last few years to stem the tide in 6 and 12 months. But in the consideration of this FOR SALE many cases. Railway freight rates Section Seven FOR SALE question it would not be for the 160 acres finest land in Kitsum Mclntyre Block have been substantially stationary Lots 11 and 12, block 5; $1,000; manufacturing and commercial inter kalum Valley, $12.50 per acre. F. E. IHHOTSON, Supt. for a number of years. Up to eight half cash; 6 and 12 months. High Class Bell Piano Player ests to think that the Idea of govern See our lists. or ten years ago, they moved pro (Autonola); practically new; in first ment regulation is spreading. No Lot 27, block 6; $750; half cash; Insurance written In all its gressively downward. Perhaps 6 and 12 months. branches. See our new B. C. Life class condition. Can be seen at 618 corporation can exist except by rea some rates are too high today, and Lots 6 and 6, block 11; $1,500; policy. Fifth Avenue East. son of charter rights from the gov PONY EXPRESS railway men would be inclined to half cash; 6 and 12 monthsM. M. .STEPHEN S & CO., LTD. ernment. There is scarcely a cor admit this in particular cases; but Phone 222 Office 623% Third Ave. P. O. Box 275 poration but what sustains some pub with the public attitude opposed to Systematic Merchants' delivery Ser lic relation, and to which the broad the advancing of any rate, no traffic vice. Baggage, Storage and Forward LINDSAYS CARTAGE&STORAGE and elastic phrase so often used by ing Agents. For Rigs or Motor Car manager or executive officer would P.O. Box 436 Phone 131 Q. T. P. CARTAGE AGENTS the courts, "affected with a public dare to lower a rate, even if he Office Requisites of Every Description. DAY OR NIGHT use," applies. From little begin Office at H. B. Rochester, Centre St thought it would encourage the vol 7th Ave. and Fulton Phone 801 nings we shall soon find a greater LADYSMITH COAL ume of business and consequent "UNDERWOOD" *"*S"5fTypewriteris for Hire and greater disposition to extend the earnings. »» Inter-Inter Filing Systems is handled by us. All orders receive limits of corporate control and su "MACEY prompt attention. Phone No. (8. pervision. And, while I shudder to Office Furniture Passenger rates in all the states think of the multiplication of gov Call or Send for Catalogue. Northern B. C. of the Middle West, and north of ernment bureaus, I think it is the the Ohio River, have been reduced, C.H.HANDASYDE,Jr., Third Avenue, Prince Rupert, B.C duty of business men to study the .".I!'I > BOWLING, BILLIARDS AND POOL generally to a level of 2 cents per problem in its broadest sense and Liquor Co. mile; and yet the demand of com OUR BEST LEADER try to work out some method of 4 Alleys, 7 Tables. A good exercise. munities for low rates on special partnership between public interests occasions is Just as great as ever The Leading Wholesalers of A clean sport. Ladles every after and private control, which shall pro noon. Newman Block, between 6tb it was. It is almost unnecessary to duce the best results for all. In the Northern British Columbia and 7 th Streets. point out that In the days when case of the railways, I think It would .3 cents was the regular fare for or be well for the public to see that It Rexall Glycerine Soap TBI) MORRISON dinary travel, the railways were Is essential that the capital invested Exclusive Agents for Proprietor and Manager ready to give half rates, and even in railways should yield a fair re ISc the Cake. You will cone back for more lower, for special occasions', to stim turn and that unless this condtion Budweiser Beer ulate travel, etc.; but with the maxi exists, railways will be starved to REMEMBER THE GUARANTEE mum fare reduced to 2 cents, it Isn't death and service will become poor possible to do this. er, instead of better. New Wellington I Customs Broker j To add to our other difficulties, C.H, ORME, The Pioneer Druggist railway taxation has advanced stead Perhaps we shall never instill Into ily upward for a long period, of time, the mind of the public this Idea of | STORAGE I and in this respect the state of Mich the absolute need of co-operation, Telephone 82 The k Store COAL ;. Forwarding, Distributing and J igan has taken the lead and has unless there Is an actual sharing of •M^'jaW"**''.' N-»jii : well nigh taxed the railways out of the profits. If, In lieu of taxation, % 3hipping Agent - existence. It would be a hold man the public could have a share in the FREE FROM DUST f Special attention given to stor- * who would project the building of a net profits as is done in Chicago in DOES NOT CLINKER •:• age of Household Goods and * steam railway in the state of Michi the case of the street railways'), we •* +* gan today, in the light of your very would come nearer to faid condi INSURANCE t drastic taxation methods. Undoubt tions for all and the public would Fire Insurance in Board Companies.—We Never Handled Any Other .;*. DOUGLAS SUTHERLAND ..<*. edly, yon can bold on to what you appreciate that they were not only ROGERS & BLACK Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society, Ltd., of Norwich, Eng. (Founded 1797.) % First Ave. Near McBride St. % have got, because a railway isn't indirectly, but also directly Interested London Assurance Corporation, of London, Eng. (Founded 1720.) SECOND AVEXli: * P. O. Box 007 Phone 262 + like a factorf—it can't pull up stakes •:• + in prosperous conditions for the Alliance Assurance Company, Ltd., of London, Eng. (Established 1806.) PHONE 110 PHONE 110 •:• • •and go somewhere else. Even railways. In this way, and perhaps Caledonian Insurance Company, of Edinburgh, Scotland. (The oldest Scot .'?'!•'> ft T •> T *'.' • "J* * *!' 'I' * *> *> *> •!• •!• • •)• * & "fr though it may be unfortunately lo in no other way, will this hostile tish Company. Founded 1824. Canadian Fire Insurance Company—as Its name implies, purely Canadian. cated and prove to its owners a lia legislation against railways cease— Ask about our new policies In the British Columbia Life. They are J. W. POTTER, L.R.I.B.A. bility, rather than an asset, it must legislation whicli with each succeed- unequalled. Pioneer Steam Laundry ARCHITECT AND STRUCTURAL go on and on, assessing and reassing increasing earnings or diminishing Our Accident policies pay triple benefits of accidents in travel. WHITE LABOR ONLY ENGINEER its owners until enough money has ing year puts upon them new bur EMPLOYERS LIABILITIY Re-Inforced Concrete a Specialty —o— been put in the foundation to make dens and exactions, yet affords no P. O. Box 271 a superstructure which will sustain means to the railway manager for M. M. Stephens & Co., Limited itself. expenses. Phone 222 Office; 6 3 1-2 Third Ave. It is a favorite theme with a cer E. L. FISHER tain class of politicians to tell of the Funeral Director & Embalmer fabulous profits of railways. They NEW TYPE LOCOMOTIVE LIGHT AND POWER do not tell of the fortunes that have To supply all coming goon. Estimates given for supplying and fitting for CHARGES REASONABLE been lost in ralways, of the frequent No. 1114, Walshheart valve gear Light, Power, Bells, Phones, water Heaters, Etc. Stock of Lamps 817 THIRD AVE. PHONE 88fl reorganizations, nor of the wiping consolidated, Pacific type, a big Shades and General Electrical Supplies carried. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT •out of capital actually Invested. Be triple drive wheel, trailer truck, high cause we are a hopeful nation, and speed locomotive, the first of its W. R. LOVE, Electrical Contracting m because there is always a fresh crop kind to run out of Edmonton on P. O. Box 967 Fulton St. and. Third Ave. Phone 41 of investors coming alon, there 's the Grand Trunk, rolled out of the always new money to be found to Union Station drawing passenger • J.H.HILDITCH refinance an old property or to float train No. 2 at 9 o'clock this morning * DO AWAY WITH THIS! Contractor and Builder a new one; but there has been a with Engineer W. Ayer at the throt * * Prompt Service Reasonable Rales Estim itc given on a.I r asses of marked checking of the enthusiasm tle and Robert Davidson feeding the WESTHOLME LUMBER CO., LTD. * work, whether MM 'I or huge. Per firebox, says Ihe Edmonton Capital. * Goodo Culled for and Delivered sonal HI lent ion given to ever* Rem. in this direction. COMPLETE LINE OF Passengers going east on No. 2 this * I'tlolH II" PHONE GREEN 321. Few people, apart from those en * morning had added Interest placed * gaged in finance, comprehend the to their journey by the fact that BUILDING SUPPLIES * FREDERICK PETERS, K. C. content requirement of railways for * 11. C irdon Munro W, Nlc'olson l.alley No. 2 was being drawn by a new i cash for development work. The * * type of locomotive, an engine built * * Barrister, Solicitor and Notary I'ubllo needs of this country in normal MUNRO & LAILEY last November and just arrived to * years are not far from five hundred COAL! Ladysmith COAL! * ARCHITECTS go into service, the first of its kind Office In millions per year. Now, this money «- in the west. Tonight a duplicate of $8.80 PER TON DELIVERED PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. EXCHANGE BLOCK must be drawn from the investor— the big locomotive, making her * P. O. ROT 14 PRINCE RUPKRT the banker, the trustee, the insur maiden trip from Edmonton this ance company and the savings bank Telephone 186 morning, will come in on No. 1 and First Avenue —by the issuance of .securities, kirk************************************************** J. W. SHIRLEY will haul No. 2 tomorrow morning. A. FAULDS, M.I. M.E. backed by a valid promise of repay Consulting Mining Engineer Locator, Timber Cruiser, Valuator ment of the principal and a fair rate Quite a crowd of interested peo 1 P. O. Box 003 'of interest on the investment. The ' PHONE 17 THIRD AVE & FIFTH <' ple watched the new locomotive on Examinations and development on A few choice Farming Locations railway cannot sell securities—that No. 2 roll up to the station this Coal, Metal, Oil, etc. left close In. is to say, borrow money—without WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF BOTTLED GOODS FOR RETAIL TRADE morning and pull out on its race LAND CLEARED BY CONTRACT. credit, It has no credit unless Its When replenishing your larder don't forget 709 Duusmulr St. Vancouver, B. C. down the line to the end of the di Choice Nursery Stock for sale. operations show a fair profit; it can vision, a run of 126 miles. Taylor St. Prince Rlipcrt not show a fair profit if starved and RITCHIE & AGNEH strangulated by legislation; and who The Family .nil Engineers suffers most? The public, whose WM. S. HAi.:.,, L. D. S. 0. D. 8. Dominion nnd British Columbia Land servants the legislatures and the '.-: DENTIST :-: J. L. PARKER Wine and Liquor Store Surveyors. Mine Surveyors. Reporti, commissions are. In this endless A complete lln" of all tbe best Wines and liquors In ,, MINING ENGINBrR Crown and Bridge Work a specialty Estimates and Surveying chain of circumstance, what is the All. dental operations skillfull) stock. All orders delivered. Prince Rupert, B. C. OFFICE: Rand Bldg, Second Ave. answer? treated. Gas and local anaesthetic! J. A. SMITH, Open for Conrul'atlon and Mln« administered for tbe painless ex Examination My conclusion Is that the only traction of teeth, Consultation free PROPRIETOR Temporary Addresi: — remedy in the situation Is co-opera Offices, Helgerson °k.. Prince Ruper' TRY A WANT AI) Prince Rupert Inn PRINCE RUPERT JOURNAL. Thursday, May 30, 1912.
Smelter Company that a big plant SCOTCH RED DEER would be erected there to mine the ore found in that vicinity, all the steamship companies are including Animals will be Secured in Scotland the Inlet in the list of ports of call. Double Double ROYAL NAVAL COLLKGJ OF SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTH. CANADA, HALIFAX, N. S. to be Brought to British The Quadra is lying at Esquimau mm WEST LAND REGULATIONS. and the finishing touches are now Weekly Weekly Any person who is the sole head of Columbia. The next examination for the en a family, or any male over 18 years being added to her. The repairing mm try of Naval Cadets will be held at Service old, may homestead a quarter sec of the steamer has been carried out Service the examination centre of the Civil tion (160 acres more or less! of Game Animals Will Re Introduced by the navy department, and when Service Commission in November, available Dominion Ianr! in Mani she enters service about the end of 1912; parents or guardians of in toba, Satskatchewan or Alberta. The Into the Const District tending candidates should apply to the week she will be in the best of S. S. "Prince Rupert" and "Prince George" applicant must appear in person at This Fall the Secretary, Civil Service Commis the Domiuion Lands Agency or Sub- condition. She has been cleaned and for Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Mondays and Fridays, 0 a. m, sion, Ottawa, for entry papers before Agency for the district. Entry by painted inside and outside, and a new S. S. "PRINCE JOHN"—Weekly service to Port Simpson, Naas, 1st October next. proxy may he made at any agency, set of wireless instruments and a Candidates must be between the on certain conditions, by father, Stewart, Granby Bay and Queen Charlotte Islands. The famous red deer of the Scot powerful searchlight have been In ages of 14 and 1C on 1st October, mother, son, daughter, brother or sisier of Intending homesteader. tish Highlands are to be bred in Brit stalled on her. Her new wireless Trains leave for Vanarsdol Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays at 1913. ish Columbia to form an addition to Cadets are trained for appoint DUTIES.—SU month's residence will have a much larger range than 1 p. m. Frequent connections with river steamers for Hazelton. upon and cultivation of the land in the native species as an attraction ment as Officers in the Naval Ser the old one, and when running up - For fall information apply to vice, the course at the College being each of three years. A homesteader for the hunter. Two herds of these may live within nine miles of his the coast she will never be out of A. E. M< MASTER, General Agent.' two years, followed by one year In famous deer, one from the estate of communication with the land sta a Training Cruiser, after which homestead on a farm of at least 80 the Duke of Sutherland and another Office on Centre Street. Agent Atlantic Steamship Lines. Cadets are rated Midshipmen. acres solely owued and occupied by tions. him or by his father, mother, son, from the Scottish estate of C. J. Lu Further details can be obtained daughter, brother or sister. cas of Warnliam Court, Sussex, are — o —— on application to undersigned. G. J. DESBARATS, In certain districts a homesteader already arranged by Provincial Deputy Minister, Department of the in good standing may pre-empt a Game Warden Byran Williams and Naval Service. n-12 quarter section alongside his home will reach British Columbia early in Department of the Naval Service, stead. Price $3.00 per acre. Duties.— must reside six months In each of September. News that the herds are The British Columbia Company Ottawa, May 6th, 1912. —22868 LIMITED. six years from date oi homestead now being prepared for the long entry (Including the time required to ocean and rail journey from Scot OLYMPIC TRIALS AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $100,000.:: PAID UP CAPITAL *41,500 earn homestead patent) and culti land to British Columbia was re vate fifty acres ex^ra. The British Columbia trials for DIRECTORS:—Reginald C. Brown, President; J. C. Maclure, Vice- ceived the past week. A homeslcadf'1 who nas exhaust the Olympic games, which will com President; H. B. Marks, Managing Director; Capt. E. Na»h, William ed bis homestead right and can McNalr, R. A. Bevan, and F. C. Williams, Secretary. :-: :•: When the animals reach here spe mence at Stockholm, Sweden, the last NAVAL SERVICE OF CANADA not obtain a pre-emption may take a purchased homestead in certain dis cial precautions will be taken to week in June, and continue prac INTEREST 4 PER CENT. DEPOSITS Sale by Tender of Steamer tricts. Price $3 per acre. Duties.— safeguard them from the ravages of tically throughout July, were held at "Kestrel" Must reside six months In each of the cougar, to which they would fall Brockton Point, Vancouver. There Thin Company acts as Executors, Administrators, Transferees and three years, cultivate fifty acres, and SEALED TENDERS addressed to erect a house worth $300. an easy prey. Generations of war was not a very large attendance of Secretaries to Public Companies. Commercial, Industrial and other the undersigned and accompanied by business propositions underwritten. Issues made on the a certified cheque for $500 will be W. W. CORY, fare with the cougar have resulted athletes, only two men competing in Deputy of the Minister of the In in our own mule deer exercising cau. each event, with the exception of London and New York Stock Ezchangei. received up to noon on Wednesday the third day of July, 1912, for the terior. tion against their natural enemy. In the mile run, the quarter-mile and TIMBER, COAL, LANDS, and purchase of the Canadian Govern N. B.—Unauthorized publication stances are known where the mule the weights. The athletes, as given ment Ste.iiner "Kestrel," lately em of this advertisement will not be paid for deer has even killed a cougar in below, were chosen to participate in COMPANY ORGANIZATION ployed Fishery Protection duties on open combat. The red deer for many the All-Canadian trials, which will Head Office for Canada, 203, 'MS, 210, 215 Cartel --Cotton Building, the British Columbia Coast and now generations will have to be more or lying at H.M.C. Dockyard, Esquimau, be held in Montreal on June 8. B. C. less protected until they acquire and VANCOUVER, B.C. Forms of tender, conditions of sale, develop instinct to be wary of the Frank McConnell, Vancouver— full particulars of the Steamer and cougar and develop the ability to 100 yards and 220 yards. permission to inspect her may be ob meet his tactics of prey. Dune Gillis, Vancouver—Hammer tained on application from the Offi »«