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PRINCE GEORGE
VOL. 5, NO. 53.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.O., FRIDAY, JULY 21st, 1922.
Minister Barrow is Warm in Praise of Central Interior
EXPRESSES HIMSELF AS GREATIiY PLEASED WITH DEVELOPMENT DUH'ING THE PRESENT SEASON, PARTICULARLY IN THE PKINCK GEORGE SETTLEMENT AREA THE (HOPS IN WHICH COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH ANY IN THE PROVINCE.
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"Then- Is no section of British Columbia which offers the same �u|)|Miriunity i�> the young man who is prepared to engage in mixed "farming as does that section along the line of the G.T.P. from "the llulkley valley to Prince George."
This is ihe message which Hon. E. I). Barrow, minister of agriculture, �jives out aftei one, of his regular trips of inspection which ended on Wednesday when he went over the lands in the settlement area along the Prusrr river to tho east of this city. "When I made my first visit to the nit.tior some years ago I was very favorably impressed with its agricultural possibilities. Each year it has grown in favor and now I am more favorably impressed than before. It ha.s been very unfortunate at the present stage of development that the interior has suffered so much from drought, particularly us the district is so new, but this has been a condition common to the rest of the province this year. The hay crop is nioi-e or less of a failure throughout. In the Delta district the farmers will \�- rutting one ton of hay to the acre off lands which usually yield three inns. But taking the province a.s a whole, and I make it my business to mv all of the fanning sections, the crops In the central interior compare very favorably."
As to tin1 land settlement policy.-------------------------------------------
if the government, Mr. Barrow said i in the settlement area. Mr. Barrow
be felt confident lie was getting re- j said they were as good or better
. ts It might be possible to accel- ithan those of many of the older sec-
erate settlement by a more active tions In the interior. In the first
: icity ca'mpafgn out this would (plowing of the lands there occurred
an expenditure <�f money an interference with the soil Btruc-
v. ich would give no dlrecl return, ture which prevented the rising ol
and as the government did not have moisture and gave the soil ;i vejry
the money it could not be under- I dry appearance, but it was not as
taken. The emigration department dry as it appeared and the condition
of-the Canadian National railway would be changed by rains and fur- Paper <
was doing good work along this line, ther cultivation.. On the whole
; rl for the present the publicity there had been no disappointment in
This promises to be the greatest gathering of Conservatives in the history of the province and at it an effort will be made to merge the different provincial and federal political organizations and select one leader who will represent the united body. All Conservatives resident in the Fort George riding, are invited to attend the meeting on Monday evening.
PROGRESSIVES ON TOP 4
IN MANITOBA ^LECTION 4
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The last reports from Mani- ?
toba indicate that, a working 4
Arrangements will be made be- ?
tween the Farmers and the La- ?
bor party which will give these ?
parties control of the political 4
situation. In the meantime 4
Premier Norris will carry on 4
the government. The standing 4
is about as follows: Farmers 4
25. Liberals 7, Conservatives 6, 4
Independents 8, Labor 5. On 4
th" third count W. Sandford 4
Evans, Conservative of Winni- 4
peg, was found elected In Win- -?
nipeg today. U. P. M. candi- 4
dates will meet in Winnipeg to- 4
day to decide upon political ac- 4
tion. 4
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�EliT PULP COMPANY
IN VANCOUVER COURTS
�I. s. Emerson Estate Enters Action
For Kiircc'osiin1 on Assets as
Mortgage Holders
be left with them.
the development of this settlement
Barrow said he vvas particu- j area.
impressed with the work ac-
Mr. Harrow had a conference with
rapllshed daring the past year in j the council of the Board of Trade
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this city, In this area the department had succeeded In bringing about closer settlement in a very desirable form and it was possible now to see just what might be accomplished in the settlement of thousands of acres of desirable agricultural lands throughout the dis-To bring the same acreage nder cultivation in the Praser river valley as had been brought under the plow in this settlement area would take years, but in the settle-menl area it had been possible to implish it In an incredibly short 1 regarded the most trying in the area's settlement as and predicted that in three "8 it would produce much of the (stuffs at present imported. The cticability of the settlement plan 1 been demonstrated satisfactorily ' would be extended to other sections. In speaking of the crops
ject of the establishment of a creamery in this city. He did not give the members of the hoard any lively encouragement for government assistance in the immediate future. but he gave very good reasons for his Httitude. He explained that the creamery had been forced upon the government as an essential in the development of the newer sections of the province, in order that the settlers would have a market for their produce. It was along the line of co-operative marketing, and to get started the government recognized the difficulty there would be in inducing settlers unassisted to make the necessary outlay for stock and equipment,
\ \COLVKU, July 2 1 - Legal have been filtered here f ol the J-. S. Emerson estate, cing tti the foreclosure on the its <>�' the Prince Rupert Pulp and mpany, for themselves and other holders of first mortgages which total $800,U00. The plaintiffs ask for the appointment of a 1 receiver for the company, which is alleged to have defaulted in the payment of interest this yea,!'.
The Montreal Trust ( oinpany, i second mortgage bond holders, are i named as co-defenders. A. P. Sutherland, of Vancouver, and George W. Gay. of Texas, are the only directors still holding office in tlu company. Its annual meeting, called for last Wednesday, was adjourned ; tor lack of attendance and no offic-I ers could be elected for the com-! pany.
As
result a
creamery had been established at
Vanderhoof. It had been
tin
nature of a successful experiment.
The creamery bad been increasing
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Directorate of the National
Railways has Resigned
<>N TAKEN' TO FREE GOVERNMENTS HANDS DIKING REORGANIZATION OP THE BOARD�PRESIDENT HANNAH COM-MKXT SHOWS CONFUDENCE IN THK NATIONAL SYSTEM� AMKItlCAX MAY HEAD THE ROADS.
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HOAIID OK TKADi: ?
TItIP POSTPONED *�
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A telegram was received just before The Citizen went to press stating that the Vancouver Board of Trade will not make the summer excursion planned. at present. The telegram reads as follows: "Regret that liability to secure necessary number to take advantage of special railway rates has caused postponement of trip. Suggestion is we make same later. Exceedingly sorry for having caused you to make any arrangements. Writing you fully."
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SINGLE BOARD AGREEABLE
KONTO, July '21�Commenting upon the resignation of the direc-<�l the Canadian National Railways, Ih-esidcnt D. 15. llanna issued "(t|1< VA, July 21�The minister of railways is understood to have 1 ' "" ' nited States, and this gives rise to a rumor that an American I |(| e technical head of th.' Canadian National Railways,
� ( �ailiiin of outstanding reputation as chairman of the board of
"1(| ""' Presidency divorced from active management. Nothing
"ounccd, however, until Minister of Hallways Kennedy returns
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MONTREAL. July 21�The Canadian railway association has notified the men's organizations that it is agreeable, if the minister of labor so directs, to establish a single conciliation hoard.
T11AIX KILLED SEVEN
WELLAND, Ont., July 21�Seven
were killed and one injured when the T. H. i<- V>. demolished an automobile at the Stevensville crossing
LIBBEL ACTIONS OFF
LONDON, July :' 1 Libel actions brought against Lord Northcliffe by Sir Andrew Caird and Walter Ci. Fish, former journalistic associates. have been withdrawn.
EXCflTEMENT AT |\\ A.1N\VI5IGIIT
Ks MEET MONDAY i evening at S o'clock for the purpose A meetl ' of considering .matters In connection
'��!�,,,. !! of the Conservatives of with the approaching convention of
V- N
riding will bo held A- ball on Mondav
the Conservative party in Vancouver on August 21st, 22nd and 23rd
EDMONTON, July 21�The Wain-wrlglit Held is all excited over the report of a big oil strike in the Imperial Oil Company's well at Fabyan and a
Imperial Oil Drillers Ready for an Expected Gusher
CITIZEN' CORRESPONDENT AT HOLLA, B.C., SENDS OUT THE LATEST NEWS OF THE OIL SITUATION IN THAT SECTION�MANY' EXAGGERATED REPORTS SENT OUT BUT CONDITIONS AHE FAVOURABLE FOR A STRIKE.
That there are many exaggerated reports of the oil conditions thai exist in the Ponce Coupe and IColla field, which do not do the country any good, is the opinion of The Citizen's correspondent at Holla, who ha-, just sent thi.s paper a concise report of the exact state of affairs in tha", section today.
The Imperial Oil Company, he writes, is down to a depth of 2HM> feet (on .luly feet before leaving the present well."
The Imperial people are now drill-��� - .
ing in shale, and are piercing seams j very good, according to these advir-of sand. These sand seams are | es. and the moment that oil is struck f.illed with wet gas and small quan- : in this well, if this happy event ira-tities of oil. The drillers have ^o j terializes, the Peace River oilfiel ' keep the well full of water all the will sprout derricks in a maun r time to keep the gas down so that ; that will equal any oilfield in the they can drill, which makes the ' world, work very slow with the drill work-Ing through the great depth of water.
The crew is prepared for a strike at any time, as a big cap, weighing 15 00 pounds, is hung up just above the top of the well whore it can be dropped at a moment's notice. Progress in sinking the well is about fifteen feet a day in the hard shale, drilling which, under more favorable conditions, is a slow business. and with the water handicap the present rate of descent is considered
N". It. .MEN SHOULD
BE POLITICALLY* FREE
This is Opinion of Premier King IJc-
garding Dismissal of Men Who
Ran for Parliament
very satisfactory.
The Poxice Coupe oil Company has a diamond drill working ten miU's south of the Imperial Oil Company, on Saskatoon creek, and is down 500 feet and sinking ti<> feet a day. This outfit can drill to a depth of 3 mm feet, which they expect to reach by September the first.
The Great Slave Of! Company is ?inkins with another diamond drill about seven miles south-west of the Imperial oil rig. This company has sunk 4 (�0 l'eet.
The Northern Alberta Oil Fields Ltd. has a large standard drilling rig in the field but this company has not yet located as the rig arrived at Rolla on the fifth instant, only the night before the date of the correspondent's letter. The erection
OTTAWA. July 21�Premier Mc-Kenzie King replied to the protes* of W. D. Bayley, provincial member for Assiniboia. against the dismissal of George Palmer and Charles Foster from the Canadian National Railways under the "no politics" order. They were candidates in the provincial election.
The premier said that he had forwarded the correspondence to Canadian National heads, giving his opinion that employees of the C.X.H should be free to engage in politic to the same extent that those of otl-er roads might do. The matter r �-mains, however, one for the railway heads to decide.
of this rig upon
the site selected
awaits the instructions of the bead of the company who was expected on the ground at any moment.
The McKenzie lliver Oil Company is sending in a standard rig to the Rolla field, according to advices received at Rolla. but this equipment is not yet on the ground.
The prospects for a strike in the Imperial well at any moment are
MARTYR'S SUCCESSOR
BELFAST. July 21�Major General Rt. Rev. J. M. Simms. former chaplin-iri-chief of the B.E.F., was elected unopposed to succeed the late Sir Henry Wilson as member for Newtonnards, South Devon.
BULK FAVORS STRIKE
MONTREAL. July 21�The shopmen's headquarters has reported that 97 per cent, of the men hav � voted on the question of accepting wage cuts and that the bulk favor.; a strike.
Prest Alive and Weil but was Forced Down in Wilds
ADVENTUROUS AVIATOR, HEPOICTED MISSING ON PLIGHT BETWEEN EAGLE AND FAIRBANKS ON SUNDAY, DISCOVERED BY SEARCHERS IN THE WILDERNESS�FOllCED DOWN BY ENGINE TlflOUBLE.
li.WVSOV. July 'M�Aviator Prest, who vvas lost for several days in the wilderness of Alaska while en route to Nome, is alive and well, according to word received here.
Engine trouble forced him down 75 miles from Eagle on Sunday morning, He landed in a herd of Caribou on Nigjjerhead flats, and was found today by a search party headed by Deputy Marshal Dudncy, forty-five miles from Ea^le, His plane "Polar Bear II." is badly damaged, (lie wind having blown it over. It will ho impossible to remove it.
(I'lcst was attempt ing for a second time t-o fly from the United Stale. (o Siberia* Hr made the attempt last year, lauding in Prince George ciiroutc, hut bis machine was sina.shetl up at Prince llupcii in a wim< storm which blew it out of its moorings at night.)
rush is on for land titles.
PIRATES COMMIT Ml KDKIl
MIAMI. Florida. July 21.....The
converted auxiliary schooner William Alluiry was hold up by motor-boat pirates off Gun Key today and her master, Captain Edgecomb shot dead on deck.
LIMEIHCK CAPTURED
DUBLIN, July 21- The city of Limefick was captured by the Irish National army which took many prisoners, together with arms and ammunition. Irregular forces are being defeated everywhere.
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