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PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
PRINCE  GEORGE,   B.C.,   THURSDAY, AUGUST  S,   1925:
Abolition of Ward System is Moved by Aid. Guest
Necessary   to   Secure   Elec-of Aldermen for Two-Year Term.
tion
wni    �~-~    �n    Amend-Ra,Ppavers    W"    �wr*
ment to Railway'. Taxat.on Bylaw.
i'l rman Guest brought up the ' i to abolish the ward system !\.,- meeting of the city council on ? ,,- evening. The matter has J "considered in an informal man-U'~ � three or four years, but the !-lI.-;'.ll has generally come at the i:>��"�" - the-  aldermamc term   w^th
L. Tapping will probably be covered by.service extensions.
Mayor Alward directed attention to the desirability of giving all persons liable for the payment of trades licences notice that they are required to make payment of the same at the city hall, the former system of collection through the local police officers being discontinued when police control was turned over to the provincial authorities. � It was decided upon motion of Alderman Patterson, seconded by Alderman Guest, that all persons in arrears for trades licences be given until August Slst to pay same at the city hall, failing which the nonpayment will be treated as a breach of' the bylaw and turned over to the city solicitor for action.
.City Clerk Wright notified the council that M. E. Harper had retired from the collection of the poll tax with the statement he would not continue as collector if he were given � the total colections for the work in-
sult  the   retiring  council the project onto the incom-.     ld
This year Alderman Guest--------------------
f the matter under way� eany | PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY to permit the present coun-.------------------
,'^al with it, either by way of r the   necessary  petition   re-ine  one-half   of  the  assessed a  valuation basis, or by
CAN BE NEGOTIATED FROM
YALE TO VANCOUVER.
Prince George Fair Should Prove Big Show This Year
Railway
Will     I�*ue    Special     Fares
Between   McBride   and   Smithers Stations.
Two   Days    Horse-Racing    Has    Been
Added   and   Good   Purses   Are
Being Offered.
The management of the Prince George fair has been advised by the Canadian Passenger association for western lines that special fares have been authorized in connection with the fair which opens in this city on Tuesday, September 1st. The reduced fares will apply to all stations on the Canadian National between McBride and Smithers. Tickets will be on sale Monday, August Slst, and will be good for return up to Thurs Sb      3d        Round-trip
 d
 Rp  a  fare   and
The section of the provincial highway- from Chilliwack to Hope is again open after having been closed for two -months to permit of impor-
day,     September   3rd. tickets  will   be   sold  at one-third.
effort will be made by
HARVESTERS START FOR
ALBERTA FROM VANCOUVER ON   SATURDAY   NEXT
Vancouver Aug. 4.�Hot weather throughout the province of Alberta during the past few days has so "advanced the crop that the employment agencies of British Columbia have been advised that the time of the. departure of the harvester excursions from this province has been advanced from August 12th $o the Rth instant. The first trains will leave this city on Saturday when it is expected 1500 men will commence to move to Alberta points, and that within a few days the number will be brought up to 2000. The demand for men to fight forest fires: may have the effect of reducing the number of harvesters who will leave from this point.
ebiscite   at   the   next   municipal
-  j 1 for two-months to permit of lmpor-
I '�' the subject was introduced Unt changes jn the incorporation of [onday evening the formality oi , the road in tne rew provincial high-tition had not been attended to, h           Thig piece of work is by    n0
in   addition    Aldermen     iajior , means fjnished. but the road is much Opie were  not    in    attendance, i betteT  than   it  was   before,  and  the ... uncil stood three   to   two   in   wQrk remaining to be done can     be p. ,,f  abolishing  the  wards    but   carried   on  while  it is  open.     With � , suggestion of MayoT Alward ( ^ re.opening of the road to Hope, decided to lay    the     subject   which   was   tne   head   of   navigation ' ntil the next meeting, y.-hen a   Qn the Fraser jn the time of the Cariboo gold excitement, it is now possible  to  motor from     the'coast     to Yale   which is situated at the lower
.uncil could deal with it. [ermen   Guest   and  Fraser
ex-
men   uu�i   r ^----    f   +y,p
1  themselves  in  iavor  oi    �;"* . ^ ale? v/nicn is situate ,.   and had the support of the (     t ance   of  the   big '   while    Aldermen    Patterson!                ,.   �       ------
Vancouver of the province.
and   the   interior
Fraser   river
,.    wnne    a'^"-v    *7 ";^o! canyon.    It is    expected^ -the  road . Umbert took occasion to voice  trough  the  canyon will be  opened eir dissent.                     ,        antT I by  the  fall  of   1926  and  give     the
One of the chief advantages sug-, first   direct   hjghway   connection   be-�   ; in the proposal is in a change i ^jaan   v�ncnnver   and   the   int ;";;   vas made  in   the   Municipal .:r\L last session of the legis-
.....     This has to    do    with    the
Sri of aldermen for a term of ft       arV  one-half   of  the   council
.each    year.      As    the    act
the introduction of  this sys-
electing the aldermen is pos-
y �;nc
ng cue  o�v.v.�...
sii oniy in municipalities in which there are no ward divisions. Except in the case of municipalities operating under a special charter, municipalities retaining the ward system must continue to elect their alder-ret :i for one*1 year as at present. There is admitted advantage in the continuity of policy possible under two year system of election, and i: .- will probably suggest itself v � ;. the matter comes before the ratepayers for their consideration. To  Amend   Railway  Bylaw
fair management to make this year's fair the most successful ever held in the interior. A good prize list has been^prepared which, with the keen rivalry existing between the several farming districts should result in a good display of all kinds of farm produce.
Horse-racing will be added as a feature of the fair this year. This becomes possible by reason of the-extensive, improvements which have been made to the local fair grounds. Full advantage is to be taken of them, and a racing card has been prepared which should provide two days' sport. Substantial prizes have been hung up. and these, with the excellent half-mile track available, are counted upon to bring in fast horses from most of the interior points of the province as well as a number from Edmonton and vicinity.
WESTMINSTER  DELEGATION WAITS  ON PREMIER TO '      SECURE   BEER  PARLORS
Victoria. Aug. 5.�An imposing delegation waited unon Premier Oliver today in an effort to secure �     �    "  -      of
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New Westminster. The members of the delegation asserted their potential customers in New Westminster were lured to Vancouver by the beer parlors, and that while they were in Vancouver they not only purchased beer but made the most of their otheT purchases which otherwise would be made in the home town.
Premier Oliver said the matter was receiving the attention of the government but he was not yet pre-nared to give any decision. It is likely similar action will be taken by the city of Victoria. Like New Westminster it voted dry with the result that the thirsty have to go into the Esquimalt suburb for their beer.
T
lo   Amena   iu�.n..,        ,
io Grand Trunk Pacific Railway pany being desirous of getting amendment  to  the bylaw�^^"r-
the  company a
 byla
 fixed  assess-
U)   nit:   v-ui..^....J
upon its lands held for railway loses, and having complied with requirement of the council to for the cost of submitting the idling bylaw, the council decided ii.mit the same to the ratepayers
Monday,     August    24th. dmerit provides    that    in
Th�
the
 of the railway company mak- sale of any of the lands    the aser shall be separately assessr the, same,  and the ^   *s' lent of the    railway
Britain Assumes Big Charges for the Unemployed
Maximum   Annual   Cost   of   Twenty-Four  Million Pounds Reached in   Twenty   Years.
Total   Liability   Upon   the   State   has
Been   Computed   at   �750,-
000,000.
London, Aug. 3�The British government will recover part of the co?t of its� intervention in the "coal mining dispute by amendments which will be made to its unemployment insurance legislation, under wliich doles have been paid to persons out of employment. The government's proposals in this respect were carried in the house on a di-viaion of 263 to 98, the minority vote being made up chiefly of Labor members. The government expects to save at least $2,00.0,000 per annum under the power which it takes to   examine  into  claims  under    fbp
SATISFACTORY   WORK
PROCEEDING AT THE
HAT CREEK COAL MINE
The seventh diamond drill hole was put down on the Hat Creek coal deposit by the Vancouver syndicate trhich is developing the property, ^oal was encountered off and on hroughout a depth of 400 feet. It s no longer a question of the quan ity but of quality. Government surveyors are on the ground secur-ng data in connection with the tuilding ,of a spur to connect the oal with the P. G. E. railway. If he government is satisfied with the malysis of the coal it is believed ar-angemerits will be made to build he spur.
 e reduced accordingly.
 Patterson    moved
company
the
lirman   ranepy;'     ���� -7     uv and second readings of �**J� �s..which was seconded  t>y  t in Lambert.
Miscellaneous Matter* .The finance committee submitted report recommending the payment accounts to the amount of *�,-3.08, of which sinking fund re lirements were $5010.96 A communication was ^weij^ �oni the hospital board which jnd> .   ,1 the board and members of ttit
to examine into claims und the legislation, and withhold payment when the same may appear warranted. The Labor members assert the new proposal will affect 70,000 per sons at present receiving govern ment doles.
The insurance scheme announced by Mr. Churchill when he presented his budget in April, was a comprehensive contributory plan affecting the whole of the working classes. The chancellor said it representec  liability on.the state comput
t-Luucn are still at outs over proposed removal of an mmate �i the hospital to the provincial home. ^difficulty appears to be one ot roc^i)atient^\                           .  *rtr
W.S.DeMattos.had a request for an. extended use of^city-water on his garden; He desires the right to use water ten hours for tUree dajs (hiring the week. The y^rr is necessary to enable him t his garden and pay his taxes, request was referred to the chair-man of the water committee tor tv-Tfirt, and in the interim notice was given of the intention to amend tne water bylaw with respect to trm* gardeners.                            .       .� _
Jotin Hill tendered his resignation as janitor at the city hall, and Mayor Alward was requested to see il an arrangement can be made to combine the offices of janitor and team-eterj with David Cormick attending tf> the janitor's duties in the winter and the city teaming during the sujnmer at a salary of $120 per month.
The council decided, after a prolonged discussion, it was not in a po sition  to   assume   any   expenditures for water-main extensions.    Pending applications by R. Anderson and G.
ik- tho U-nth 1*4 lllelochfoK4VoO 00 j r, oon 000.   rising   to   l�4.�uu,uu  '             itk    ear   and  descend-
Government Calls for Cost Estimate to Complete P.G.E.
Minister   of   Railways   Says   Decision Will be  Reached at Approaching Session.
Premier Oliver Starts on Trip of  In vestigation   Over  the   Railway Today.
Victoria,  Aug. 4.�-Following    the
PUSHING WORK ON THE
PRINCE  RUPERT  ELEVATOR.
Prince Rupert, Aug. 5�A twenty-our-hour day has been started     on �levator construction he,re to ensure he completion  of the local elevator j >n November  15th so that this sea- > on's wheat crop may be handled.
HON. T. D. PATTULLO WILL  ATTEMPT  SETTLEMENT OF  HEBRIDEAN   FISHERMAN.
Hon. T. D. Pattullo, minister of lands, has completed arrangements for the bringing of twenty-five families of Hebridean fishermen to the province next spring. It is' the intention of Mr. Fnttullo to locate the Hebrideans on Vancouver island in the vicinity of Alberni. where they would be well placed to engage in the fishing off. the west coast. All previous efforts to establish colonies on Vancouver island have ., failed, but it is thought with the development which hr.s come in connection wjth the fisheries and other indjistr-;"- the Hebrideans may make it the   Danes   and   Finns
announcement that Premier Oliver will make a personal inspection of the P. G. E. line this week; Hon. W. H. Sutherland, minister of railways, made �he statement the government has ordered a complete investigation into the cost of completing the railway from Squamish to North Vancouver, and from Quesnel to Prince George. The minister of railways states the figures will be laid before the members of the legislature at the approaching session when a de cision will be made as to the policy to be pursued in connection with the railway.
Victoria, Aug. 4.�Extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway to Prince George sprung to the fore here this week as a possible issue at the next session of the British Columbia legislature when Premier Oliver announced he was1 going to investigate the position of the government-owned railway himself.
The premier will travel over the P. G. E. by gas car, starting from Squamish on Thursday. He will go north to  the  Cottonwood  River, the
A:
Local
Stations Monthly
Hay    Crop    of    Central    Interior    Is
Light  but   Farmers   Had  Ideal
Harvesting   Conditions.
Commendable     Progress .  Has     Been
Made in the Growing of Clover
on  the  Farms.
, A. E. Richards, supervisor of illustration stations; made an inspection of the Pineview and Salmon River stations last week in company with H. M. Greenwood, poultry inspector attached to the experimental station at Agassiz. His report as to conditions at the two stations, which were visited on July 30th and July 31st, respectively, follows:
Pineview Station. Rain for month, 1.18 inches. Maximum temperature July' 28th, 92; minimum July 17th, 32. Although weather through the grow ing season has been dry and the hay crop consequently light, farmers have enjoyed ideal harvesting conditions. Almost the entire crop in the district is now under cover without loss from rain. Clover and timothy^ was cut on the station July 20, giv-" ing an estimated yield of 1 3-4 tons per acre. . All through the district the acreage under clover and alfalfa is increasing. A field of one of these crops on every farm is a worthy aim. Build up the farm, the herd and the dairy industry in Central B.C. with clover and alfalfas! These leguminous crops are the foundation of permanent agriculture.
Sunflowers for ensilage are making excellent growth despite , dry weather. Two thorough cultivations during the month has moved the crop ahead. The mixed crop of peas and oats stands over three feet high and peas are well podded and filling nicely. The sunflower^ and peas and oats will be put into the silo. Combined with clover hay one has a winter feed for the dairy cow which is hard to surprss.
One acre cf field peas is being grown on this station for grain, to be used in the mixed ensilage crops of peas and oats next year. Field peas have proven a safe crop in this district, and r.-.orc farmers might well be growing their own field peas for seed, ensilage or hay.
Salmon   Valley   Station. Weather   generally   has   been   hot
and dry during the month. Several freshening showers have been distributed over the month but nothing of sufficient duration to penetrate the soil to an effective depth     t>-'-
for  the   month   1.02   inches.
Rain Ther-
present  end   of    steel,    in              y
fashion so as to see the condition of
mometer registered a maximum of 88 on July 24, and minimum of 36 on July 2nd.                                   >� '
Cloyer and timothy hay was cut on the station July 15, yielding approxi- ' mately 1 Vi tons per acre. Second growth is already making a good showing. This--second growth can either be turned under or used for late summer pasture. Put to these use? clover and mixed grasses have an important place on the farm, and in a dry year such as this, usually give greater satisfaction than timothy alone.
Clover, ajojig with any single grass or mixture, increases the yield and gives a richer and much more palatable fodder. Due to the nitrogen-gathering powers of the bacteria on the clover roots the soil is enriched with plant food and its organic % .content increased. Lack of organic 1 matter in the soil and a light rainfll ar    perhaps the greatest limiting
norm  to   ui�  v""-"""-;      ,o:_'iv   matter  in  tne  son  ana a  ngnt  r;iiu-present end  of   steel,   in    jg^f"^j fall are perhaps the greatest limiting
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the line.    From Cottonwood  he will
motor which
 north  point  f
to    Stone steel    has
Creek, been
fall are perhaps the greate              g
factor to crop production in Central B. G.     In   all   tillage   operations    an
stick   where have  failed.
enowned
established.    in�    '        first of this
^�CMoffbf n or??d into the district. class to De.inM cnased'from the The  fox vrcro  1 �;ch^       the   head
Cil-ary I"which are situated in Se-offices of whion a                           _
fiSS X tZ 0 vnStion of Alaskan lol"ps 11V^    l  black fox for breed-
ializea
the English co
COUNCIL OF  AGRICULTURE ATTACKS   OVERHEAD   AS WELL AS  FREIGHT  RATES.
The Canadian Council of Agricul-ure has fil$d a statement with tne board of raihva> commissioners setting out its views upon the necessity for a reduction in freight rates. The council holds a reduction in freight rates would result in a larger volume of business, increase the revenues of tho railways, and eliminate much of the discrimination against the western producer and consumer. In connection with the nte reduction the council asserts the board should take into consider-atfon the matter .of .the overhead of the railway companies. So long as here is no restraint upon railway manlgements in the matter of salar-Z� and wages there can be slight n?0SPectT^relief in freight rates.
OUESNBL MAN APPOINTED.
r M McGusty, provincial assess-hr who has been acting government or> wno.""yjjjj^B Lake,  has been
� to the agency at Anyox. leave  for his  field  In  the cTursT oft few days;
southward  from  Prince George this way he will bo able to exa the intervening    stretch    where    no steel has been laid.
The premier declined to discuss the possibility of the P. ,G. E. being completed to Prince George, the terminus originally planned for it. He said he was going to make an inspection simply to get an up-to-date view of the whole railway situation, is   understood,   '
laid i effort should be made to maintain or ir crease    the    vegetable    ninttcv   or
In
humus and conserve moisture. Dae to' the moisture-holding capa'ci'.y of he decomposing root system and l.cii high organic content, clovers �nd alfalfas have no equal as soil mprovers.
 that
to bear on the government when the
to
legislature opens.
DRAIN UPON CANADA WAS LESSENED BUT LOSS RUNS TO 12o,000 FOR THE YEAR
United States immigration authorities report a falling off of Canadian emigration into the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1925. The figures were 75,000 less thanTfor the previous yeaT. but at that Canada lost 125,-000 of its nationals to the United States during the twelve months.
F, RfSTEWART HELD UP
P. R. Stewart, the big fruit merchant of Vancouver, was visited by a burglar in his bedroom on Saturday morning who commanded him to* keep Ms head under the bedclothes while he looted the house.
WORLD'S   SWIMMING
RECORDS  SHATTERED AT VICTORIA CRYSTAL GARDEN
Victoria, Aug. 5.�Two world's swimming records were shattered here last night at the Crystal Garden when Johnny Reismuller, of Chicago, in a handicap race, broke his own mark in the 100-yard open style. He covered the distance in 51 2-5 seconds, beating his former time by three-fifths of a second. Conrad Mila, also of Chicago, in the 440-yard backstroke, lowered the record neid by Blitz, of Belgium, by four-fifths of a second, covering the distance in 6 minutes 1 1-5 seconds. Tommy Wellbum, of Victoria, set a new mark for the 100-yard Canadian open free-style, covering the distance in 1 minute, 20 4-5 seconds.
EDMONTON MAN BECOMES
HEAD OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Victoria, Aug. 5.�^Lieut.-Colonel George R. McLeod was today elected supreme grand prior at the, 42nd assembly of the sovereign grand priory of Canada. Knights Templar.