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The Prince George Citizen
A SEMI-WEEKLY
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Devoted to the Upbuilding of Prince
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J. B. Daniell - Editor.
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or eleven millions. And the same John Oliver hated Messrs. Mackenzie & Mann so much that when he was looking around for contractors to finish the work he had taken over from Foley, Welch & Stewart he could find no firm so competent to do it as the Northern Construction Company, which is simply the contracting name of Messrs. Mackenzie & Mann, and the terms of the contract he has with them appear to provide that the more the work costs the province the more the Northern Construction Company will John Calaghan, who formerly make out of it.
rilled the office of chief engineer on If John Oliver was not humbug-the P.G.E., tells the people of B.C. J ging the electors when he was de-in another column, just what it has nouncing the malefactors of great
JOHN OLIVER AND THE RAILWAYS
K. ANDERSON
cost them to have honest John Oliver graft his ideas of railway construction upon the original plans of the P.G.E. company. Those who are interested should read the letter of Mr. Calaghan. He deals mainly with the celebrated Quesnel cut-off of which Mr. Oliver has had so much to say in the legislature and in the public press. This change in the location line followed fast upon one of Mr. Oliver's trips of in-: spection. and "a series of conferences ' with his political friends in Cariboo. Premier Oliver is not an engineer, neither is he "modest, for after one flying trip through the country he announced that In changes which he made he effected a saving to the province of $1,211,485. He may be honest, but if he is. Calaghan is not. The engineer deals with facts and figures, and shows John Oliver's saving of $1,211,485 was effected at a cost to the province of $2,650,340. so that Oliver's meddling with the railway has actually cost the province $1,307,550. Calaghan also raises the question of the ultimate cost of the railway to the province. At the time the Oliver aggregation took over the work the engineer's estimated cost for completion, from the end of steel above Clinton to Prince Georges was $5,410,556. Calaghan asks Oliver if he is prepared to tell the people what his cost will he when he finishes the work. This is a detail which honest John has not given any information upon, but the man on the street knows it will be at least 100 per cent, in excess of the engineer's estimate. In 19 20 John Oliver put through a loan bill for $4,000,000 to complete the railway to this city. In 1921 he put through another $4,000,000, but this time he added that he could not promise the second loan would be sufficient for the purpose; and it is safe to say another $2,000,000 will be required before the end is in sight.
Five or six millions of money seems quite a lot for a small province to throw away in order that a ' farmer politician may try his pren- ! tice hand at railway building, but j this is what John Oliver's meddling with P.G.E. will mean, and to this may be added a number of years' delay in the completion of the work.
In the face of it all it is remarkable that John Oliver takes more credit to himself for his railway activities than for his work in any other department of the government. Hut. when the. historian comes to dfal with this chapter he will doubtless find it characterized more by scandal, humbug and incompetence than anything else. He will be forced to record that John Oliver had not warmed his seat in the legislature before he was denouncing Messrs. Foley, Welch & Stewart as grafters who had debauched the province, and that if there was )ae thing they had overlooked, Messrs. Mackenzie & Mann had put it over. It will be shown John Oliver clamored for an investigation into ?he affairs of the P.G.E. in the hopo of establishing that railway funds had been supplied to the Conservative paity for campaign purposes, and only lost his zeal when it became manifest the railway promoters played the parties fifty-fifty and had financed John Oliver's party in its successful campaign of 1916.
Whatever else may be said of Messrs. Foley. Welch & Stewart, it will probably be conceded that in 1916 the firm was financially responsible. They were under contract to build the P.G.E. to this city. At that time their estimated cost of completing the work was $5,410,-556. But John Oliver hated them with such a righteous wrath that he took the contract off their hands, relieved them from further responsi-
wealth, as represented by Messrs. Foley, Welch & Stewart and Messrs. Mackenzie & Mann, one must conclude his bark is much worse than his bite.
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Dr. David Jayne Hill, of New York, ambassador to Germany during 1908-11, is slated to return to Berlin now that America is again to resume friendly relations. Dr. Hill has served in diplomatic ranks for many years. He was former dean of Rochester University.
FIRST CLASS MACHINE SHOP
If there is anything the matter with your mechanical or electrical apparatus take it to C. A. Blue's machine shop. Tools for all kinds of machine work, brazing, turning, drilling, and a first class electric repair shop with material for any emergency tha.t might arise.
An up to date acetylene welding outfit is in transit; a burnishing machine and a power cutting-off machine is ordered.
Their saw gumming outfit has proven quite satisfactory and the unexpected demand from up and down the line for machine work, warrants the investment of further capital, accordingly they are replacing their drive with a prime mover of four times the capacity of the present equipment.
They are still the headquarters for first class electrical construction and wiring.
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CITY OP PRtNCB GEORWK. B.C.
f Tenders
SEPARATE SEALED TENDERS will be received up to 5 p.m. �* day, 1st August, 1921, for the eref tion of houses under the Housing Act." .mount
Certified cheques for an �' , equal to 5 per cent, of the bid JjJ accompany each tender. TW > will be forfeited should the su ful tenderer refuse to sign com or fail to complete the work time agreed, and will be returnee the unsuccessful- tenderers. ^
Plans and specifications a�a further information may be o at the City Hall. t ne-
Lowest or any tender will �oi cessarily be accepted. _.tB
D- G- cfty Clerk-J122-3tc. (U>