PRINCE GEORGE CITIZM PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1927. FIVE CENTS. Watermain Bylaw Should Receive General Support Corporation U Now in Po.ition to Provide Service Demanded by Property Owners. Next tion in Three Year. Will Bring Reduc- Bonded Debt of Ap. ximately 50 Per Cent. u- of the ratepayers of the be taken on Monday. Aprii ?i the proposal of the racm-he city council to expend in water main extensions, etaliation of additional hy-r fire protection. While been some talk of organiztion to the passage of the is very improbable this will s every reason for support->-law, and no valid reason ng it. 1� the first place it the considered opinion of rg of the city council. For ve years residents in van-of the city have been LOCAL CURLERS HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET AND ELECT THEIR OFFICERS The annual meeting and banquet of the local curlers was held in the ballroom of the Prince George hotel on Tuesday evening, being; attended by about forty. The dinner was served by the management of the Prince George Grill. During the evening songs were contributed i>v Dr. Bayne, Bruce Parker and H E Taylor. The election of officers placed W. L. Hornsby in the office of president, with M. S. Morrell as vice-president, and H. E Taylor as secretary-treasurer. The ice committee will be comr>oSecj of Dr C Ewert, W. G. D. Harper and Cyril Dupre, and the membership committee of Fred Matheson and Bruce * ar;ker. It was decided to set a tentative date for next year's bonspiel at January 20th, but the same will be subject to weather conditions, VANDERHOOF FARMERS SHIP PRODUCE IN CAR LOTS During the past week three of the farmers in the Vanderhoof district shipped out produce to the market in carload lots. George Snell and J. M. Johnston each shipped a car for water connections, j of oats to the Prince George market, and Ernest Smedley shipped a car of timothy hay to the sawmilling center at Longworth. �� applications have been approV-icceeding councils, but action � , :.. was deferred_until such ;.ht- condition of civic fin-would permit of the necessary : ire In. the opinion of �-he I �. ;�- .if the city council this; � . as arrived, and in the bylaw � . , ited upon on Monday, April j the men who have been entrusted with the conduct of muni-! cipal affairs are merely seeking the' �. 'Cfesary authority. The position of the residents who. been packing water from Ipipes some distance from their es is worthy of sympathetic con-n. There is no more irk-1 s me chore than packing water for; isehold purposes. In any place pretending to be ji city it suggests! :. archaic condition, and it is worth : ting that while the residents with-; _.: water connections have been j packing water they have been assist-; : to pay the charges in connection; with the mains laid to the properties of their more fortunate fellow citizens. The programme which has been mapped out in the matter of main extensions calls for the furnishing of water connections for fifty dwell-ings. Tho new mains will pass some 240 lots, and following the custom of treating water mains as an improvement, the assessed value of each lot will be increased by approximately $75 when the assessor is preparing the roll for next year. All of the lots are not privately owned, but they will be in time, and this will eventually mean an increased assessed value of $17,000, or considerably more than the total water-main expenditure; and the increased taxes to he paid by the property owners directly benefitted will eventually more than furnish the amount James A. Kane Tells of Big Money in Fox Breeding Farm in Wisconsin Started Just Prior to War Now Producing 6200 Pelts Annually. Me Arthur Estate is Removing Plant From Mill Site Death of Prime Mover Probably SoelU Finis of Local Sawmill-ing Development. Fraser River Timber Syndicate Said to be Dickering f�r Hudson's Bay Site. Prince Edward Island No Longei Recognized Center for Fox-Breeding Stock. James A. Kane, of Brooklyn, the pioneer breeder of foxes, arrived in the city this week, accompanied by his son, James A Kane Jr. Mr. Kane has probably done more to encourage the breeding of the fox than any other man on the continent, and he talks very entertainingly of his work. He says the men en-gaged in fox-farming for the most part continue to make the mistake of catering to the production of breeding stock rather than seek th�* firmer basis of supplying the ^eh market. Years ago Mr. Kane supplied most of the animals used by the breeders on Prince Edward Island, securing the same in northern British Columbia and the Yukon, but for the most part the Prince Edward breeders have fallen back, and their island is no longer regarded as the producing point for the best fur. Two causes Mr the selection of breeding stock, foxes having been brought in from all have contributed to this, in Kane'a opinion, carelessness in [uired for interest and sinking! parts of the United States, and in-fand. ] sufficient range. The watermain extensions will cut j The most outstanding fox farm nut some twenty existing standpinesi on the continent is located in the from which water is being carried' state of Wisconsin. This whs start- at present considerable It is known there is a leakage in rentals through the standpipe services, and the minimum charge for maintenance of this number is set at $175 innum. The building of the new will cut down the leakage in �ind wipe out the annual for maintenance. tni call That part of the programme which in a small way just before thf> outbreak of the war, and the men who started it took a very s H. J. McLean, of Edmonton, who was in charge of the work for Prince George paper and lumber company, the project of the late J. D. McAr-thur and his associates, arrived in the city on Saturday night and is making arrangements for the removal of the McArthur plant, which was stored on the Hudson Bay addition, the site of the proposed saw and pulp mill. It is gathered that the death of J. D. McArthur saw the end of this development, as Mr. McLean is shipping the plant back to Winnipeg. There is a report current that the members of the Fraser Timber Syndicate are negotiating for the lands in the Hudson's Bay addition as the site for their pulp and paper j mill, but this lacks confirmation. It was generally understood they favoi'-ed the Hudson's Bay addition, and with the removal of the plant by the McArthur interests their chances of securing the site should be greatly improved. Despite his advanced age and the many projects in which he was interested throughout western Canada, the late J. D McArthur seems to have been the mainspring in the development which was planned for this vicinity. MINIMUM WAGE WILL BE MADE APPLICABLE TO ALL B. C INDUSTRIES Victoria, March 28.�Having lived down the storm which attended the application of the minimum wage legislation to the timber industry, the provincial board having charge of the administration of the minimum wage law is preparing for the holding- of sessions in this city and in Vancouver to secure data which will be of service in carrying out the intentions of the board to make the minimum wage applicable to all industries in the province. Much data bearing on other industries has Veen collected, and the enquiries to be held here and in Vancouver will be held for the purpose of giving those opposed to the extension of the minimum wage an opportunity to present their objections. CANADIAN LEGION HAS BRANCH AT BURNS LAKE With the assistance of George Ogston and R M. Taylor, president and secretary-treasurer respectively of the Vanderhoof branch, the Canadian Legion organized a branch at Burns Lake last week. T. G. Martin was elected president with V. Schjerlderup as vice-president TIE-MAKERS FLOCK INTO PRINCE GEORGE ON THE CLOSE OF THE SEASON A large number of men who have been engaged in the bush during the winter in getting out ties came into the city on the trains on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Tie-making for the season Is over excent wth a few pre-emptors to the west of the city, and there will be a lull in the employment situation until sawing becomes general with the mills. A few of the mills have logs decked near their mill sites and have commenced cutting, but a number of them depend upon the river for their supply of logs and will not be in a position to commence sawing until the river opens. Nearly all the men have good pay cheques and are content to await the opening of the river. CROWN COUNSEL SPRINGS SENSATION ON COURT IN SANKEY MURDER CASE R. Lowe as secretary-treasurer. and Judge Robertson Gives Sayers Long Term Sentence Must Serve Four Years in Penitentiary for Theft From McMahon at McBride Sentence Should Deter Criminals From Practicing Their Wiles in This District. Douglas Lay in Optimistic Vein on Mining Future Assures Members of Board of Trade Good Progress Being Made With Development, Lead Discovery on Ingenika May Prove Most Important of � Mineral Discoveries. William Coop, vice-president, presided at the luncheon of the board of trade on Wednesday, the attendance being sufficient to tax the capacity of the ballroom in the Prince George hotel. Douglas Lay, provincial mining engineer for the district, was the speaker. When the monthly luncheons of the board were initiated Mr. Lay was the first speaker, and in commenting upon this he reminded his hearers a great deal had happened during the year to bring the country north of the Canadian National to the attention of mineral development companies. Mr. Lay referred to the mineral discovery in what was known as the Topley district. One of the remarkable features of this discovery was its occurrence outside the mountain system, in what was known as the. Nechako plateau, in which the Prince George district was included. This was a section covered by glacial drift, which varied in thickness from a few feet to depths of 200 and 300 feet, and mineral discoveries in it naturally attracted a great deal of attention and opened ur> a very wide field for prospecting. Within a short time of its discovery the Toplev find was receiving the attention of most of the mining development companies in the dominion. The Tonley find is still a prospect, but it is one for which there appears to be every justification for very high hopes for its future. The property is at present in the hands of the Standard Silver-Lead company of Spokane. It was reported the company was meeting with considerable encour- Arthur Sayers, who pleaded guilty to the charge of theft from the person, was sentenced by Judge Robertson on Monday morning to four years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. The offence for which Sayers I agement in the development, and so was sentenced was committed * at j far ps he was aware the reports to McBride when Sayers put knockout this effect were correct, drops into beer and inducing James McMahon, of Snowshoe, to drink it, Vancouver, March 30.�A. M. Johnson, crown counsel, created '� sensation in court today or. the application of Joseph Sankey for a new trial. Sankey had been sentenced to death for the murder of Miss Loretta Chisholm, a school teacher at Port Essington, in May last. The crown counsel stated that, with the complicity of the Indian constable, Watkinson, blood stains had been removed from the waistcoat which it is alleged Sankey had been wearing on the morning the crime was committed. J. Edward Bird, Sankey's loss at the outset through the slump , in the price of breeding stock. They com.sel, made <*mnuous objections early decided to look to the n-olt to the statements of the crown counsel, and stated tho waistcoat had never been cleaned or washed, and that it never had blood stains on it. The court reserved judgment on the application for a new trial. market, rather than to breeding stock, and by providing natural range for the animals daring the fur-making season greatly enhanced ie installation of additional j the value of their pelts. The output sufficiently important in j of this farm has gone up steadily , !" '"ill for the passage of the The nast three years has "/' 1; n marked improvement in the i I residences which havp been 'ted, hut many of these buildmers distant from the nearest hv-thatthev cannot be effectively '1 with the ordinary supply of " l �iiii'd on the fire truck The � interested in the building of mines, but it cannot expect to navt them unless it is prepared to anJjTd reasonable fire protection. �here is another argument in th� bylaw The water de- eiri nt ls the P>oneer of the muni- the �pal services, since the civic auth- sea... will not attempt the grading! three years, it makes fur-farming ,; streets until water mains have rnther hazardous in places where until a record of (S200 pelts was made in one season. Mr. Kane says the fox from northern UritUh Columbia and Alaska bring the highest prices, both for breeding purposes and as pelts in the fur market, as their coloration is superior to that of most animals bred in captivity. On his present trip Mr. Kane will pay a visit to the fur farms of Alaska, where the industry has secured quite a'foothold. Tho chief trouble in Alaska is in t.hn matter of food supply. The rabbit s the beat food for the fox, but as rabbits periodically become arce, and remain so for two or laid. When the present main �nsion programme has been car-|V <>ut there will be some 2000 feet tfa* iL*� ^e available roadways in wiU The property owners con-this is no small itv t �the scor� oi t"e city's abil-sioiW "nance the watermain exten- eV\en less objection c be other forms of fr>r�d are not readily obtainable. jn� emain ex less objection can be ls admitted the charges and sinking funds con- ll "L11 ' � exceptionally heavy, but there hylavt k yl5frht JUSt ahead- Tre the �). ^ voted upon will increase SUoj^s under these heads by SUoo but 7t *ni 11 r voted upon will increase under these heads by the Mejrt fifteen years, Temembered the city ? �f its bonded in" ^29,S next year- and that in be inrOher $15,000 in bonds will retired ^rith sinking funds al- ready available. In 1930, or within the next throe years, the city will retire $135,000 in bonds. The total of the city's bonded indebtedness at present stands at $329,500, so the ratepayers have the very pleasing proppect of seeing almost fifty per cent of it; retired within the next three years, with a very material lowering in the rate of taxation. This has been the result of economies during the past few years, and they have put the municipality in the position in which it can give needed attention to necessary improvements which have been shelved since 1922. Every fairminded ratepayer in the city should turn out and support the water bylaw on Monday, Apri1 11th. INA ALLEN STILL LEADS IN POPULARITY CONTEST OF CANADIAN LEGION Although the sale of ballots in the popularity and beauty contest of the Prince George branch of the Canadian Legion went merrily on during the week, but a small percentage of the ballots found their way into the boxes. The greatest gain made during the week went to Muriel Rogers, who is now well established in the second position. The standing of the four candidates up till Saturday is given as follows: Ina Allen 5875, Muriel Rogers 5276, Alma Grundall 5014 and Rose Wood 2477. TORONTO UNIVERSITY AND FORT WILLIAM TIED IN AMATEUR HOCKEY FINALS Vancouver. March 31.�The university team took the third match of the series last night in the hockey finals for the championship, defeating Fort William with a 4-1 score. Each team has one match to its credit and the first contest was drawn. THIEVES MADE GOOD HAUL IN NEW WESTMINSTER New Westminster, March 30.�r Jewels and bonds to the value of $4400 were stolen last night from the office of H C. Major, government administrator of estates, and the office of Messrs. Sheppard & Mclretosh, in the city market building. afterwards relieving his victim of $22 in cash and a cheque for $37.55. J. O. Wilson appeared for the crown on the prosecution and A. McB. Young for the prisoner. Before passing sentence the court asked the prisoner if he had anything to say, and his counsel spoke for him. He admitted the prisoner had a criminal record but said he had expiated the offences referred to. and that since his release he had made an endeavor to reform. Judge Robertson took a very serious view of the offence at McBride and handed iut an exceptionally stiff sentence of four years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. Since Sayers' arrest by Serge- -Walker, of the provincial police, his trail has been uncovered for some weeks prior to his arrival in this section of the province. At Calgary he is wanted by the police for a somewhat similar offence to that committed at McBride. In Calgary he induced A. Christenson, a farmer of Three Hills. Alberta, to take a drink containing knockout dron1" and relieved him of $fi7 in cash and a grain cheque for $617. Proceeding to Edmonton he then negotiated the Chfistenson cheque by committing a forgery. With the consent of Attorney-General Manson tne prisoner was turned over to the Alberta authorities and will be placed on trial for the offences chareed against him at Calgary and Edmonton, following! which he will be returned to New | Westminster to serve his sentence. He left for Edmonton on Tuesday morning's train under escort. SOUVENIR COINAGE MAY MARK CANADA'S DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION Another discovery of great interest was one of possibly two or three years' standing. This was the lead Vancouver. March 28.�One of the suggestions which will be considered by the executive committee in charge of the celebration' of Canada's diamond jubilee calls for the minting of dollar pieces from the silver product of the dominion's mines. While there is no demand for the introduction of the American cartwheel of currency there is much to commend the minting of Canadian dollars as a souvenir of the country's diamond jubilee in that there would be a chance for every Canadian to secure a few of the coins W. J. FERGUS PARK GETS ROAD APPOINTMENT W. J. Fergus Park has been appointed general road foreman for the eastern portion of the Omineca riding, and will make his headquarters in Vanderhoof. Differences as to the filling of this position just about split the Liberal party around Vanderhoof into Hrreconciliable factions. � discovery on the Ingenika river, in the vicinity of Fort Grahame. When he last addressed the board no en-i gineers had examined it. He had I paid a visit to the discovery in the j interim and could confidently assert I it was a most promising prospect, ! but it should be remembered there had not been a great deal of work done upon it. One of the important considerations in connection with the Ingenika discovery was its probable relation to the famous Sullivan mine in East Kootenay, which was possibly the largest lead-zinc producer in the world. The estimated life of this mine, based upon a daily output of 3000 tons, had been set by mining engineers at fifty years. The Sullivan mine is situated in what was known as the Rocky Mountain trench, or the trench immediately west of the main chain of the mountains, and in a formation which extended from East Kootenay to the Yukon. The Ingenika discovery took on an added importance in that it occurred in the same trench as the Sullivan. Mr Lay said it had been his privilege to inspect the Sullivan while it was still in the prospect stage. He had also inspected the discovery on the Ingenika. He was free to state the surface showings on the Ingenika were not so lnrge as those of the Sullivan, but they were very promising, and occurring in a. formation which had since been proven they took on added significance. Mr. Lay spoke very optimistically of the mica discoveries in the vicinity of Port Grahame, of the Seven Sisters group of claims, and of the Duthie mine and other properties on what was known as Hudson's Bay Mountain, as well as the gold properties in the southern portion of his district. Two factors which would be helpful in the development of the properties in the central interior were touched upon. The first was the reduction made by the Canadian National railway in its freight rates to the smelter at Trail, and the second was the reduction made by the Consolidated Mining & Smelting company in the rates for treatment in its plant at Trail, the rate on lead ores having been reduced o $3 per ton. As a promising field for prospecting Mr. Lay recommended the Ba-bine section. It was an area of 2000 square miles in extent, and in addition to being a likely field for prospecting there was an assurance that minerals found in it would receive the early attention of development companies. P. E. Wilson moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Lay upon the conclusion of his address, and in doing so said all present would be pleased to learn such satisfactory progress was being made in mineral development (Continued on page 4.)