PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN Provincial Library VOL. I, NO. 77. PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Oth, 1981. FIVE CENTS. peace River People Can Now Make Their Will Known VISIT OF M. G. PERRY, M.L.A., WILL GIVE PEACE RIVER SETTLERS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE lit WISHES KNOWN REGARDING i;.\[LWAYS�EXTENSION <>F TROUBLES. \G.E. ONLY RELIEF FOR TI1UIR While H. G. Perry, member for the Fort George district is visiting Ihe I'eace River country, the sot tiers of the district will have an oppor-,unity of making their wishes feiiown in regard to railroad matters. During the last election, Premier Oliver in his manifesto, made the following Statement: "To afford temporary transportation facilities to the settlers in the Pouce Coupe district by securing, if reasonably possible, the extension* of the Edmonton and Dunvegan railway from Spirit River, Albert n, <<� tne "'astern boundary of British Columbia, and by building from i!h�!�<� into Pouce Coupe." Another promise contained in this I difficulties of a constitutional nature manifesto road as follows: i would arise, and these difficulties To thoroughly examine, during | were forecasted by W. J. Bowser, glatrate and Mrs. Danioll. and many, others. After the ceremony- the | happy couple were showered with rice by their friends, and a lfcrge party drove round the city to the G. W. V. A. hall, where u reception: was held. Several ladies and gentlemen contributed musical and vO-J UNIONIST EMPLOYEES OF LARGE CONCERN IN' RIOT SCENE AT BELFAST GIVEN ARMS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES WITH IF ATTACHED�RED FLAG FLYING FIBOM CORK HARBOR OFFICES. Unionists are Armed in Belfast Near Riot Scene cal selections, and danring was start- late hour. Mr. and Mrs. Jackland were the recipients of a number of beautiful and useful presents. At the end of the reception ;:11 those present joined hands and sang "Auld Lang Syne". Mr. Jackland is a Queen Victoria veteran, who fought in the Afghan campaigns. �?�??�?-??????�� STATION* CONTRA* TOR ARRIVES TOMORROW ? ? ? the summer of 1921, that portion of between leader of the opposition. The fact remains, that the prom- j ? ised line from Spirit River to Pouce eastern with a | Coupe has not been built, and furthermore the ties which had been laid British Columbia lying Prince George and the houmlary of the province, view to ascertaining, beyond any reasonable doubt, having regard to I on the grade for some distance be-permanent development and the pro- yond Spirit River have been taken auction of tonnage, which is the best! up, the bridges decked, and the grade route possible for the railway line." turned into a wagon road. The Al-In the case of the first promise, berta government has c,hanged the premier was pressed for more assurances by the people of the Pouce Coupe country and of the Peace River section generally. These peo-i |e weighed Honest John Oliver's hands, and the promise of Premier Oliver appears to be as far from possible fulfillment as most of the promises so generously made by that astute politician during the election. promises on this vital question of I Before leaving for the Peace Riv-transportatlon, in the balance er country, H. G. Perry, In conversa-against their votes. It meant success ! tion with a Citizen representative, or failure for many years to their made no evasion of the fact that he farming efforts. In reply to the im- expected to encounter a lot of dis-portunities of these settlers. Pre-1 affection in that part of his constitu- mier Oliver went the limit, the ef-�t of which will face H. G. Perry on his trip to his constituents. The premier wired to the Peace River country promising the immediate construction of the line of rail- ency, where the settlers were . up against it hard, to get their crops out to the railhead and make anything in doing it. The expenses of hauling wheat the the railway are so great that it is a losing proposi- way from Spirit River to Pouce j tion, under present conditions, Coupe town. Sixty odd miles of this the farmers to grow it. road lie in Alberta, however, and A telegram received today from P. VY. Grahanie, contractor for the construction Of the Prince George station, to Alderman J. A. Feren, agent for the C. N\ R. here, states that he will arrive In the city tomorrow night and that work will commence immediately all materiel has reached here. Mr. Grahame is now completing his purchase of such building material as cannot be secured here. ? ? ? �*��?-????-*��??? OCEAN FALLS BALL TEAM FEELS PROUD OF ITSELF Won't Stand for Any Northern B.C. Championship with the Paper ' Mill Boys Left Out Writing to Prince Rupert, about the proposed elimination series for the Northern B.C. baseball championship, to be played for at 'Rupert during fair week, by Prince Rupert, Prince George and Anyox, the Ocean Falls manager has written to Prince BELFAST, September <��Unionists employed by a large concern near ihe scene of the recent rioting here have been given arms by their employers to protect themselves with If'attacked. It. is declared that* this is a sequel to the speech of ()'Duffy, at Armagh, declaring that, if a boycott proved unsuccessful in bringing Ulster into united Ireland, "this will be accomplished by bringing lead against them." A dispatch from Cork stales that representatives of the Transport. Workers' union this morning took possession of the offices of the harbour board, owing to u refusal of the board to grant employees a minimum wage of seventy shillings weekly and that the red flag was flying from the building at midday. JOHN CALLAGHAN ALBERTA'S DEPUTY RAILROAD MINISTER Former Chief Engineer of. P. G. E. Construction Selected for Im- portant Post by Farmers for | Rupert as follows: 'Before the winners of this series There can be no reasonable doubt even if the late Premier Stewart, of j that the remedy lies in one direction that province, had been in accord i only. This is the remedy pointed with the idea of building this road, assisted by the B. C. government. out by Mr. Bowser, when he was in (Continued on Page 4) Tomorrow's Cabinet Meeting May Prove to be Historic PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE IN CONFERENCE WITH MEMBERS OF His CABINET�INDICATIONS POINT TO CRISIS IN IRISH AFFAIRS �Di: VALERA MAY" BE GIVEN TIME LIMIT FOR DECISION. IjONDON, September (J�While Premier Lloyd George held conversations with his cabinet members, and civil and military authorities today, iher.' were indications that Irish matters had virtually reached a crisis, �ml iluu tomorrow's meeting of the British ministry might be proven historic. Some believe thate ent-ered for, and in addition to this advertising posters have been sent broadcast throughout the district. Aw large number of business have taken space in the fair building, which, this year, is the Curling Kink on Third Avenue, and many interesting exliibits are arranged for in addition to the promise of an exceptionally fine showing of all kinds of agricultural produce. SCOUTS TEAM WINS JUNIOR BALL SERIES GEODETIC SURVEY DUE HERE IN FEW WTSEKS ("any Off Citizen Shield by Winning Two Weeks' Work at Nichol Before Three Out of Five Games�Will Play Saturday- Here�Precise Nature of This Work Winning the first three games of their five-game series, the Scouts' team has carried off the Citizen junior baseball shield, presented by the Central Interior Printing Company, Ltd. The series started on) July 2nd. The Scout team carried! off the first three games played | against the City boys, and suffered one defeat at the hands or the latter team. The frame on Sunday was aj tie. This tie will be played off on I Saturday afternoon, and will complete the series. LABOR AND FARMERS HAVE ELECTION UNDERSTANDING Gentlemen's Agreement Arrived at to Prevent Clashing of Forces N'ot Opposed According to a Toronto dispatch, the independent Labor party announces the adoption of a gentleman's agreement with the farmers' party pledging the laborites not to oppose the farmers in rural ridings and the farmers not to oppose labor in urban ridings. In addition each will use their influence for the other. BANDIT STILL AT LARGE SEATTLE, Sept. 6�Hoy Gardiner, super-bandit, is still at liberty following his sensational escape from the federal penitentiary, After completing the work of its survey in the Vanderhoof section, the geodetic survey party, in charge of N. H. Smith, geodetic engineer, has moved to Nichol, where it will work for about two weeks, before coming here at the end of September. The party carrying on this work ia a factor in a close survey of all districts not hitherto covered by this branch of the survey work of Canada. Through the geodetic surveys, accurate foundations are laid from which future surveys may be carried out, and by this means the mapping of a country becomes more accurate and easy. Triangulations are run over large areas, from which are computed distances, latitude and longitude and the azimuth at each point. Up to date over 88,000 square miles have been covered by the geodetic surveys. The minutely accurate levels which are laid down as bench marks throughout the country also determine the elevations. The members of Mr. Smith's party are W. J. Lowndes, assistant engineer, and R. D. Kinmond, C. P. Tomney. F. W. Smallwood, W. E. Hughes. A. L. Grant, and A. Han-more. These men are all returned soldiers, who of course, are given the preference on all government surveys.