Aiffi :: � 1923 PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN '____________ With Which Is Amalgamated the Prince George Leader ______________^ VOL. 0. NO- 44. PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 1923. FIVE CENTS. Reduced Fares Will be Given for Local Fair vcu HcJlririti and Sinithers the /; p. I'. \\'ill Issue Ticket* for Fair and ft Third .p Dominion Departments Will C<>-OiterHtc (o Make the Show an Kvcn Greater Su��ss The The directors of the Prince George (air held n meeting on Tuesday after-ooii to complete arrangements for ihe bit-- agricultural show in this city on Monday and Tuesday, September �rd'aml -t'li. In the past the farmers in the districts around the city have put up very creditable exhibits, but former .-xhibits will not begin to eompare with thoBe which will be available- this year. Among the now features of the show will l�" " very attractive exhibit from ii!'' Summeriand experimental (arm which will have a.distinctly educational value. In addition to an exhibition of the crops raised at the Suraraerland station, there will also !�. .in exhibit of the various crops raised .<; the several demonstration stations, as well aa a showing of the noxious weeds and insects with whirl: the farmer has to contend. A. E Richards, of the Summeriand ex-perimvut:tl farm, has been in correspondence with the officers with regard to the Dominion exhibit, ami upon motion of John Henderson, seconded by R. J. Blackburn, r was decided to thank him for tho proffered eihitiii and to ussure him that nmple floor space would be provided. \V. P. t > nil vie, president of thv? {air association, informed the niein-berst!:;it the Canadian National rr.il-raj had recognized the zone of the Prince George fair as extending from McBride on the east to Smithers on the wrst. and between these points special reductions will be made in railway fares while the fair is on. Between September 1st and 3rd round trip tickets will be sold at a (are and one-third, and the returning portion of the ticket will bJ rood until September 6th. In the matcar of sports it is the intention of the fair management, to i/ranni' for a baseball game in addition to the football match between ihi- Veterans and Caledonians teams. A full list of children's sports will i also lir put on. Thesa sports will he! under the direction of a committee j composed of. G. H. Gower. A. Sihith, I Thomas Carmlchael, Alex. Ogston, Miss E. Milligun and Mrs. F. D. Tay- Tin mxnister op public works gives assurance on prince george highway Vancouver, Aug. 23.�Hon. W. H. Sutherland, minister of public works, in his address before the Good Roads convention yesterday, gave his assurance that the highway to Prince George will be finished early next summer before tho tourist travel commences. The completion of this piece of highway will open the province for auto travel as far north aa Hazelton. The minister also promised that the interprovinciul highway will be finished next year, which will give the interior direct auto connection with Vancouver. Tiro minister placed the government expenditures upon highways at one million dollars per annum. ANOTHER VANCOUVER MILL DESTROYED WITH BIG J^OSS Vancouver. Aug. 21!.�The mills of tho Britieji Columbia Mills company, on False Creek, were destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is placed at $350,000. . ANTHRACITE MIXERS DECIDE TO STRIKE NEXT MONTH Atlantic City, Aug. 23.�Ab a result of the collapse of the negotiations with tho operators, the leaders of tho anthracite miners have made arangements for the suspension of work on the first of next month. Rain Chased the Scots at Their Annual Picnic Field S[K>rtN Won* Run Off Before the Shower iuid Itafuge Taken in u Church Pirkirickere Then Returned to City and Danced Until tho Early Morning. of Hi bv Indian department of Canada j loavor to interest the Indians several reserves in the fair this year, and W. J. McAllan, the agent at Fort Fraser, promises a very interesting exhibit of Indian handicraft it was decided by the directors to add Mr. McAllan as one of the directors with William Lockyer in charge of the Indian department, and also C. S. Foot, who has had considerable experience with exhibits of this nature. P. A. Douglas will act a3 treasurer for the fair association this year. l's appointment was made upon tlon of Stanley George, seconded <'.. Sutton. '{- J. Mlackburn has been requested in t;,k(> charge of the Prince George exhibit in the dl8trich>comp�-'.'tion in connection with the Prince Rupert fair. Mr. Blackburn had charge last year and was successful n carrying off the cup. He knows lie ropes now, and with the material which he says is available this year ' confident Prince George will be able lo again assert its supremacy "Vi;r all the districts of the north. rhe admission to the fair has been ixed ii| 2f5 cents, but children will admitted, free as formerly. An effort will bo made to have all !''e Judging finished on the first day "' inq fair. This, it is stated, can bf '"""' if the directors in charge of '"� several sections will be on hand (';rly Monday morning and attend to arrangement of the exhibits and :-elr classification. The directors '".charge of divisions 13, 14. 15 and !'' will also be asked to select |UtlBes for the exhibits in their respective divisions. "hilo the judging is in progress l!" room I,, which the judges are en- �ll^"'l will be closed to the public "" the other rooms will remain "pit CHIEF JUSTICE MEREDITH IS DEAD AT TORONTO ''�rotitn, Aug. 23.�Sir William '"'(ll|h, chief justice of Ontario. '"'' :" the Royal Victoria hospital sterday in his eighty-third year. ' vv':>s spending a vacation at Mur-J Bay and was brought to the spitjil from that point. Sir Wil- '"" lVils for many years an out-ancling figure in the public life of '' Province and for a number of "�th was leader of the>'Conservatlvi� [Position in tho legislature while �,\l)Tir M�wat wnfi premier, later lm as premier. The weather man was not very considerate of the local Scotchmen yesterday afternoon in that he insisted in putting too much water into their picnic, but in spite of this some two hundred persons who claimed Scotland as the land of their birth or that of their parents had a very enjoyable afternoon. It was something new in the way of a picnic in that it moved around u good deal. The opening session was held at the Morgan ranch, at the foot of P*len's hill.- Here the games were pulled off in time to beat the weather man out. W. P. Ogilvie was in full flower as starter, while j. G, McKenzie extracted considerable fun out of his position as fixer of the handicaps. The prize winners in the several races wen1: teoys, 6 years and under, Glen McMillan and J. McKenzie. Girls 6 and under. Rehona Blue and M McKenzie. Boys, 8 and under, W. Obr and W. Ogilvie. Girls, 8 and under, Nettle Ferguson and Mary McKenzie. Boys, 12 and under, G. Ferguson and Victor Blue. Girls, 12 and under. Maxine Blue and Dixie Blue Marled ladies, Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Carson; and fat ladles, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Bexon. There was a lot of preparation for the tug-of-war between the Ferguson and Ogg teams. The first team was made up of J. C. McKenzie. \V Bexon J Jack and J." Ferguson, anchorman: and tho other team of T. OKK D. G. Fraser. D. G. Tate and A. Pate'fson, anchorman. The Ogg team fought the contest out before the knal was given, but after thus they were dragged a couple of blocks >-fore they could get fixed to the ground. The Ferguson men won the contest in two straight pulls. Bv the time the sports programme was finished the rain chased the pick-nlckera into the Presbyterian church at Central, where the refreshments were attended to. This occupied ^ couple of hours, after which the party was moved into town and a dance was started in Andersen's hall which was kept going until 3 o'clock {twSiSJju.t tho kind of a picnic Its promoters had mapped out. but the enforced changes added to the r,,n and everyone had a goo, ine. which after all is tho main thing. Toronto. Aug. 23.�Premier Fer-euBon announces that he will open negotiations with Sir Henry Thornton for a freight rato of $6 on Al Lerta coal consigned to Ontario. citv schools will re-opon or. y September 4th. and the.next iil be. employed by the . e in gathering togothor their s for tho coming term. Karl IS�' of tho Panama.Jews. lVas mWtded for everything this year. There it nothing which the pupil re-nnires which cannot be secured at competitive prices. The France Will Not Yield to Britain on Reparations Makes Definite Statement That French Troops Will Remain Until Germany Pays Will Not .Modify tho Policy in the 1 Ituhr Until Passive Resistance Ceases London, Aug. 22.�Premier Poin-caire's reply to the British note can be considered as satisfactory only in that it leaves the controversy over the question of the Ruhr occupation still within the realms of diplomacy. Great Britain is informed in the note that France will not evacuate the Ruhr until Germany pays up, and at the same time the French government rejects the British government's plan for a commission. The French are equally firm upon the issue of passive resistance. It will modify its policy in the Ruhr only when passive resistance ceases, and in the meantime will maintain sufficient troops in the Ruhr to assert the principle of occupation. France sets its claim from Germany at 260 trillion gold marks and suggests friendly discussion on the claim as a preliminary to its presentation. JAMIESOX CONSTRUCTION' CO. LANDS BIG JOB OP SETTING C. N. R. RAJL.WAY CULVERTS IT W. Jamieson, of the Jamieson Construction company, of Edmonton, was in the city this week looking over the ground in connection with the big contract for the setting of drainage culverts on the line of the C. N. R. between McBride and Smithers. It is reported from Edmonton that the Jamieson company had the lowest acceptable tender on this work and haB been given the contract. There will be considerable disappointment in local circles that tlve work was not secured by the Magof-fin company, as there were a number who were figuring on pieces of the job. Although the figures have not been given out it is said the Jamieson company's bid is based so clos� to cost that a considerable shaving on labor may be expected. About the city there is said to be a feeling that an effort will be made to bring in a number of men from Alberta to work on the job. In" discussing the local labor situation. G. C. Sinclair, of the labor bureau, said there are cufficicnt men around town unemployed at the present time to take care of any customary employment offering, and the local men will be given a chance at anything offering before outside men are brought into the district. IREIiAND COMM EMORATKS DEATH OP .MICHAEL COLLINS Dublin, Aug. 23.�The anniversary of the death of Michael Collins was observed h�re today with an imposing military display. The parade was twelve miles long. SUMMER HOTEL DESTROYED ' Toronto, Aug. 1!2.�The total loss of life in the fire which destroyed the Wawa hotel at Lake of Bays, Muskoka. is now placed at nine. The missing persons were all employees of the hotel with the exception of Margaret Bowker, the 14-year-old daughter of G. C. Bowker, general manager of the Central division of the Canadian National railway. Sheriff B. S. Peters has returned to the city after spending a holiday in the vicinity of Fraser Lake. Dr. C. Ewert and George McCul-lagh started for the coast on Monday on what each of them is hoping will be a long trip. The wedding bells will be ringing for both of them on the coast. M. C. Wiggins and Walter Flynn started out on Saturday morning over the Blackwater mad. Their car was neatly trlmnved and they counted upon a fast run to th coast. The Native Sons of Canada resident in Quesnel and vicinity have completed their organization and will celebrate Labor Day with a dance. Hon. W. H. Sutherland, minister of public works, informed the members of tho Qucstfel board of trade last week that the highway between Quesnel and Prince Georgo will be completed in July next, and that the road will be opened as Tar north as the Cotonwood by the end oC the present year. George G. Potors, local manager for P. Burns & Co., is making a trip to the coast on his annual round-up of civilization. He went out over the Blackwater road and is accompanied by Mrs. Peters. F P. Burden left this week for1 th-> Peace River district. He has a number of coal claims on the Carbon rlvor to survey and is expected to be in the north for at least a month. PREMIERS BALDWIN AND KING WILL BE GIVEN FREEDOM OF LONDON IN OCTOBE1J London, Aug. 23.�Arrangements have been completed lor extending the freedom of London to Premier Baldwin and Premier Mackenzie King on October 12th. MARY ELLEN SMITH GIVEN RECEPTION AT NEWCASTLE Newcastle, Aug. 23.�Mary Ellen Smith, of Vancouver, who is on an immigration lecture tour in the interests of the Dominion government, was given a civic reception here yesterday. ADVANCED LOAN RATE Winnipeg. Aug. 23.�The provincial government has decided to advance the rate of interest on rural credits from 7 to 8 per cent. U. S. MAIL PLANES IN TRANSCONTINENTAL TRIPS New York, Aug. 23.�The first of the government mail planes has reached New York in twenty-nine hours from San Francisco, being on% hour behind the schedule fixed. The westbound plane reached San Francisco in thirty-one hours, or three hours behind the schedule. The government officials are highly pleased with the initial: trips and are satisfied that the air service will be permanently established. � South Africans Will Find Capital for Development BiR Dividends Paid by Premier Min<> Interests Thorn in British Columbia Properties Nichol Thompson Says Several of the Largest Companies Will Come to the Province Victoria, Aug. 22.-r-Northern British Columbia may see the greatest mining activity in its hiatory within the next two years if the plans now being laid in London are carried out. The new energy.in the minj(a% field will be supplied by a number of the large companies which in the past have given their exclusive attention to the South African field. There is nothing like one outstanding property to attract the attention of mining men, and the Premier mine of the Stewart camp has turned the trick for British Columbia in the fat dividends it has been giving its shareholders during the past eighteen months." Nichol Thompson, of Vancouver, who has lately returned to the province from England, brings word of the interest B\ C. has created in the minds of the former South African operators. One of the handicaps in the development of any new field is a lack of capital and for this reason the province is particularly fortunate in that it has interested the big operators of South Africa, since this will eliminate all question of adequate capital for development which gives promise of reasonable dividends. SMITHERS TIMOTHY HAY IS NOW OFFERING ON THE LOCAL MARKET Mrs. C. A. Chapman, of Smithers, is now in the city making arrangements for the marketing of approximately one thousand tons of timothy hay. Mr. ami Mrs. Chapman are farming In the vicinity of Smithers, and they have between 300 and 400 acres in timothy hay. They have been farming the land for the past fifteen years and have now got to the point where their crop becomes a factor in the local timothy supply. Mrs. Chapman's mission to the city is chiefly to get a line on the market, as the timothy from the Chapman ranch sells itself where there is a demand. They give a guarantee with every bale. If the hay i3 not up to standard no payment Is required. The interior country has had a wonderful timothy crop this year, but, large as it has been, it will fall a long way short of the district's re-qulrerrients, and it may be years yet before local production will be able to shut out eastern Importations. Men well versed in the hay requirements assert that within ninety days eastern hay will be coming in to fill local requirements. Mrs. Chapman is registered at the Prince Georgo hotel. EIGHTY-KIVE SAIJX1US PERISH WHEN JAPANESE SUB. HANK Toklo. Aug. 23,�Eighty-five Japanese sailors and officers perished yesterday in the sinking of the newest Japanese submarine while the vessel wasfon a trial trip. There is no explanation yet as to the cause of the fatality. Railway d istrict Growth Settlors From 70-Mile North Are Optimistic as to What Future Holds for Them School Atlendaneo Figures Indicate Substantial Growth Has Marked Past Four Years "I have been wonderfully impressed with the growth which iB taking place in th great areas of the Central Interior which are being served by the P. G. E. railway, as well as in the more northern sections which still await the completion of the railway to Prince George. What has been even more inspiring is the general feeling of optimism which possesses the men who have given their hostages to the future In the development of these newer sections. From the 70-Mile station on the P-G. E. north I did not find a single knocker, and I talked with every man I met. There are a numberTJl wonderful valleys stretching through the interior and they differ from one another in several ways, butNthe settlers in each of them are confident they individually have the best portion of B.C. and that their holdings will eventually give them a competence for their old age and ensure happy homes for their children." This is the message which Hon. J. D. MacLean, minister of railways, brings after an intimate trip through the country which is tapped by the line of the P. G. E., between 70-Mile and Quesnel. Faced w:ith the conflicting opinions as to what the government policy should be In connection with the government railway enterprise, as the result of the Sullivan, Hinton and Den,nis reports, the minister decided to get some firsthand knowledge of the district, which, in his opinion, has not been covered by either of the reports submitted. With this object in view, and accompanied by Thomas Kilpat-rick, general manager of the railway, and R. J. Wark, right-of-way agent, he has spent the past week in making side trips by auto east and west of the line of railway between 70-Mile and Quesnel. It proved a most inspiring trip and impressed the minister with the conviction that the interior remains an unknown land for the great majority of the people of the province, and that intimacy with it appears to be all that is necessary in the making of, an optimist so far as its future is concerned. Another reflation which came to the minister was the great distances which could be covered east and west from the line of railway by auto travel. This becomes a very important factor in estimating the traffic which could be brought to the railway line. There was not a day in the trip from 70-Mile to Quesnel in which the minister had not been able to make well over one hundred miles, and still have time to interview the settlers whose places he passed.vFrom 70-Mile, on the P.G.E., an excursion was made west into the Beaver Dam -lake section, where a promising settlement in taking form,, and to the east a trip was made into the Green Lake and Horse Lake sections, on into the Bridge River settlement, and extending as far east as Canlm Lake. From this point the trip was made to Harper's Camp and Barkerville and back to Quesnel. From Quesnel a trip was made to the Cottonwood by auto, and from this point a team was secured and Canyon Creek was reached by travelling along portions of the grade and segments of roadway. From Canyon Creek a good run was made into Prince George over the completed portion of the highway. Throughout the entire district covered by ills trip the minister of railways found a steady, promising growth, and what has already been achieved indicates there are homes for thousands in the interior, and with closer settlement will come better conditions for all. While on his trip the minister undertook to chock up the optimism of the settlers with the educational statistics, and wherever the test could be applied the settler's claim for settlement in his district was clearly supported by the figures for school attendance. The minister made a somewhat close examination into conditions in tho land settlement area known as Plneview, which by reason of its proximity to Prince George should be rather more inviting for settlement than areas farther out. Taking what he could see. what he could hear from the settlers, and the assurances he has received from the officials of the land settlement board as to soil, climatic, and other conditions, he is satisfied that these and the other lands he has visited will give a satisfactory return to the men who will engage to work them, and that he and the other members of the government can confidently recommend them for settlement. (Continued on Page 4)