GITIZE
e aub-; clent ^ quantity to int^n the
mitted to Ratepayers at Municipal Election
WATER SERVICE LOAN
,. . Ca^c TV* R<� To Iron ' in tne hands of the company's tie
Preliminary Steps lo-tfe laken. departinent by the end of the
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big contractors who have been in business since the railway was constructed. He is advised that tenders for the furnishing: of ties will be advertised next week,' and that the same will require to be
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To Ascertain Means JFor Sewage Disposal
present month.
This is a complete reversal of the railway management's program as it
.. T ! stood two weeks ago, when it was re-the rate-i___�__*__, vx._ �Z?L__: ^.^ � ,_-_j'
Subject to approval by the ^ff; | presented the company had on hand ayers, the arrangement under .whichsufficient tles to meet Jnormal rmvdre.
by said
�the
,he company
city
New Location of P. G.E, Greatly Lessens Costs
Removes the Alibi Furnished By
the Cottonwood Canyon For
Several Long Years
MAY HASTEN BUILDING
Members of Cabinet Not Prepared' to Discuss Government Plans at Present Time
Flaring headlines in the coast newspapers announce the discovery of a new route for the P. G. E. line of railway which will minimize the difficulties of crossin* the Cottonwood Canyon, and eliminate altogether the crossing of Alder. Gulch. The new location for the railway is doubtless the work carried on during the past summer under the direction of L. C. Gimri, of this city, which went forward with more or less secrecy.
Mr. Gunn was the locating engineer for the P. G. E. railway company, and one of his crossings on the canyon was in the vicinity of the present .highway. Despite all 'that has been said in condemnation, it doubtless offers a feasible crossing although there doubtless would be trouble with moving gumbo. In any event the real or imagined difficulties of the crossing furnished an excuse for hanging up the completion of the railway to Prince George after the enterprise passed under government control, and the long high-level steel bridge which the original P. G. E. company had
fnr plprtrleal enerev at a mice < .""�------------------------------� ~�------1 fabricated for the crossing was/Utilized
Sbve no^ml cllt L thei lf the usual contracts-are cut-in two in sections on other portions' of the bve normal cost As the | t ^ ^ ^ ( itl railway
he city will suppjy the C.N.R. company with power in the local railway shops will go into effect next year. At , he meeting of the city council on Monday evening a letter was read from a a Tisdale, general manager of the c' N R. at Winnipeg, in which he anwoved of the proposition submitted - -he city. In his letter Mr, Tisdale
!fd he had put into the railway company's budget a sum sufficient to cover
he cost of necessary installation of rnuipment for the using of the city (urrent and he said he had no doubt the budget would* be approved. Thfe terms of the city for the supplying of
requirements for the next two . years, and' that in view of the depreciation in ties it was not an economic policy to stock beyond two years requirements.. As the making of ties is one of the chief industries of the central interior of British Columbia, during the'winter season, the announcement. that the railway company would not be in the market for ties this-season caused widespread disappointment, in view of the prevalence of unemployment, �nd became the subject of representations to the company and government from all public bodies. This has evidently had its effect in the change announced
current he said were acceptable to I in the railway company's policy. In company, and he presumed trus, other deDartments of railwav work
assurance would be sufficient for the to have the_ necessary contract
other departments of railway work the government has assumed interest
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submitted to the rate-payers, at tne undertakings. and in the case of ties, next municipal election. j the making , '� of which furnish the
The proposal submitted .to tne. ran-.j maxlmum of hand labort the govern-way company is mutually aayanta-, ment may have made arrangements Veous. It will permit of economies on tQ meet tne CQSt of depreciation. the part of the railway company and Nothing is known as to the volume at the same time afford the city a i the tie business ^-m asSume. but even
slightly above normal cost. As the j tne j^^ng of tne lesser.
bulk of the current will be used by tne � form a substantial contribution
to
John A. Fraser Talks on Relief and the Tariff
railway during daylight hours when I ""\\* ^ "-*"*;�.""*" ~~.....y�-" *~
the city has an insufficient load for ! J^.� emPloy�ent throughout the its single engine, the business will be | aistnct-
very profitable as the current will have ' ' ~�~~---------��
to be generated hi any event. The apreenient with the company will call tor a minimum payment of at least $350 per month, but. the earning of the city under the contract will doubtless be considerably in~excess of this figure.
It was decided by the council to have the city solicitor take up the matter of preparing an agreement with the railway company for the supplying of the power required for % term of five years with a view to having the same completed in time for submission to the ratepayers at the approaching election.
The finance committee recommended the payment of accounts amount-ine to $8,041.30.
On complaint being received as to the openlnp of cesspits during prohibited hours it was decided to direct attention of the police to the restriction i respecting the same which limits the | time to the hours between 7 in the'
Member for Cariboo in House of Commons Was the Guest of \ Board of Trade
SOME PLAIN SPEAKING
Expresses Opinion Extension of
Cariboo Highway Within
Scope of Relief Work
evening and 7 o'clock in the morning. John A. Fraser, representative of the � Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, I Cariboo district in the house of com-*day and Friday, with a prohlbi- | mons, was the guest of the local board ",,tC rinrw the whole* of of trade afc its monthly luncheon on existing during the wnoie- oi, Wednesdav afternoon. and addressed
Thursday and Friday, with a
tion
Saturday and Sunday.
Wednesday afternoon
the members of the board for three-
The sale of lot 6, block 247 to Roy quarters rpfanT hour! on unemployment Snurr. for $80.33 was approved, as was relief &Xid raiiway matters. President also the sale of lot 4. block 196. to.] Ahvard introduced the speaker.
Grorjje L. Tapping fdr � $400.50
Mr. Praser devoted the first part of
orge L. 'lapping ior � �w.ju. , i�*�. * *___� .....____
rhe council decided to take no. his address to an explanation "of the ..... ' relief legislation which ^featured the
completed railway. While there was no will to complete
British Opinion Swings Over to Premier Bennett
Federated Labor Said to be Now
Almost Unanimous in Favor
of Tariff System
SNOWDEN IS DESERTED
Labor Government Assures The Retention of the McKenna \ vSafe-Guarding Duties
London, Oct. 14.�The proposal of Premier Hon. R. B. Bennett1, of Canada, that the .various units of the empire join with Canada in effecting a scheme of preferential , tariffs has established that public opinion in Great Britain is gradually moving away from the free-trade tenet which for many years has characterized it. The Labor government has not as yet evidenced a willingness to go the whole way, involved in the acceptance of Premier Bennett's proposals, but it!
Civic Finances
Stand Depression in Good Way
Collection of Currents Taxes Off
But 2% Compared With -* Same Period in 1929 *
SHORTAGE OF #3,000
Effect of Depressed Conditions
Seen Most in Withholding
of the Tax Arrears
The municipality of Prince George will suffer to some extent from the depressed conditions which have prevailed, for the past six months according to an abstract of municipal cash receipts and payments for the nine months ending September 30th, which was submitted to the council on Monday evening- by City Treasurer V. R. Clerihue. It shows the tax collections for the period as down 2 per cent from those of the corresponding: period in 1929, the collection percentage of the
is prepared to go far enough to leave j total levy being 67.8 pers cent as against Chancellor Snowden high and dryNin 69.8 per cent. This was considered his demands for the wiping out of | a favorable showing, but the compari- . what are known as the safeguarding! son was not so good in the matter of
i
duties, the thin edge of the protection
�wedg:
e introduced in the British tariff system some years ago. Rt. Hon. Mr. Graham, president of the board of trade, has presented what is regarded as the Labor government's counter proposals for solving the empire's economic troubles. These feature the bulk purchases hinted at some weeks ago by Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, the same tovbe controlled by a board which will determine the amount of the same, and the purchase origin. He went even further and gave an assurance the government was pre-J
the collection of tax arrears, these collections being off 50 per cent from those for the first nine months of 1929. The deficit in current tax collections was given at $1,500 and that on account of tax arrears at* $5,500.
The real property, holdings of the corporation through tax sale reversions Ls growing, as the closing of the register for 1929 increased the number of parcels having fallen to the city by forty-seven pieces, valued at $7,748.45. With these additions the holdings of the city of reverted properties approximates 2000 parcels in a total of 5260
�he P G E^1 Into*3 Prince George*' the I Pai'ed to continue the McKenna safe-; lots within the municipal .area. In ad-difficulties of the Cottonwood Canyon j guarding duties which Chancellor j dition to the lots which have already fumlshpd a. rather fortunate alibi The I lSnowc*en announced some months ago: reverted there are 499 other lots, for-u - � . '-.were to be abolished, thus indicating \ merly held by the G. T. P. Townsite
company, in process of reversion as the result of the sale held on September 30th. These lots will wipe out the last of the large holdings in Prince
chief importance of the new location may represent a change in the attitude of the present government toward the completion of the railway to Prince George. It is apparent the new location will greatly lessen the construction and maintenance costs of the line, and this may be an incentive- to the government to proceed with the completion of the railway to Prince Gf.orce pending ,the extension of the line into the Peace River district. This is the real interest of the people of the central interior of the province at the present time. It .will not involve a very great expenditure, in/view of rhe present investment of the province in the P. G. E. It would afford employment to a very large number of men during the period of acute unemployment conditions, and would redeem a government pledge so often given that the people of the province have ceased to accept such pledges at their face' value.
The new location for the railway is said to diverge from the original'1914 grade at a' point sis miles north of Quesnel and follows the right bank of-Alfred Cyr's creek approximately-seven miles to the south banik^of-the Cottonwood River. In this area are a number of occupied dairy ranches.
Crossing the river on hard rock at Little-Canyon, the line follows the north, or right bank, of the Cotton-
chancellor and
a split between the Premier MacDonald.
Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin has issued a statement in which he expresses on behalf of the Conservative party the acceptance of the proposals of Hon. Ft. B. Bennett, Canadian premier, and the latter in enlarging upon his original proposal of preference made it clear that the proposed Increase of 10 per. cent in _t.he Canadian tariff would be based upon the tariff at present in force in Canada.
The Manchester chamber of commerce is on record in a resolution in which the hope was expressed thac the economic conference would thoroughly investigate and weigh the tariff preference proposals put forward by Premier Bennett.
A -declaration which cannot fail to
have its effect upon Premier Ramsay j to estimate.
George realty.
The city lighting and power utility made a very creditable showing for the nine months period. The increase in quantity of current sold as compared with the first nine months of 1929 was 9.5 per cent. The surplus of the power utility for the first nine months of the current year was given at $4,448 as compared with a deficit of $4,624.33 for the corresponding period in 1929. but to a certain extent the showing is affected'by bookkeeping charges not altogether equal.
The police court revenues are off $1,000 for the nine -months, but this is always a source of revenue difficult
MacDonald conies from the council of the federation of British industries to
In summing up the results for the nine months the city treasurer inti-
the effect that 96 per cent of the j mates that unless considerable im-federation-'membership is in. favor of | provement is shown in collections the^adoption of a tariff system by the British govermnent. \
�.'ction on the request of residents on renei legismuua wmwi ^au^^ ��,., .
Flpventh avenue that the citv under- recent special session of parliament.-north, or right bank, of the Cotton-takc; thl Kini of aooroachei o Although the vote passed was ex- wood, from a point immediately west taKe the building of approaches jo ( wessed in tne figures $20.000;000 he of Jack Coghlan's ranch, for about 7
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Md'cValks in front�of private, properties , reminded*"hls"~listeners' this did not as the same would involve a reversal � represent the sum total to be expended of the settled policy which requires ; ior the relief of unemployment, wi it owners to provide such approaches, i would be suplemented by the c
avenue premises
to grade
from
Third avenue premises down to grade j j^ contrib^tion of $40,000,000 from was referred to the board of worlcs i tne � provincial and municipal author-with power to act. It, was also decided I ities and on tOp of this there was the to have the city solicitor prepare an contribution of the railway companies agreement, for signature bv Mr. Allan. ln the form of advanced work which it ible ld bring the total available foi
agreement, for signatu mdepnlfyins the citv .against possible W lt f the
ln the form of advanced would bring the total available foi l^reliefto^W^
fyins the citv .against possible would bring th nW actions as the result of the ! unemploymen^; relief.to placing of glass lights In the pavement As to the ^^^^ fronting the Allan premises.
On motion of Alderman Johnson. recended by Alderman Reid, it Avas l t th te
���� o.aye him pleasure to refer to =� " ple(jge of the finance minister l^ while tne legislation was before h th lif vote would
recended by Alderman Reid, j alve^ while tne legislation w
drridpd to submit a bylaw to the rate- pariiament. that the relief vote would Players at the approachine elections, ; be expended without regard to political nlthorizln? the issuance of debentures ; affiliations, pis he^?e"?�Sf for $r>noo to cover capital expenditures : him to appeal to �n connection, with- the municipal; gaUag> such as^
l llg^Sl h
organ-
with
wtcr service. In the past nearly all
of the capital expenditures have been j ^JtSte ^) the end t met cut of water revenues, with the,., possible expenditure be made of result, that desired main extensions thfl n^ney available. Speaking for the h b ' h t tie : h d it invl^a
ther provincial and fed- ^ the end that the d f
miles to the big bend in the river. The benches here are high and dry and keyed in by rock at the bottom. Leaving the Cottonwood, the line follows a natural pass on through John Mce's meadows, misses Alder Gulch completely, anri. crossing Ah Bau Creek, continues along easy, mineral-bearing slopes to a junction with the old grade on Meadow Creek.
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! JOHN ASSMAN CONVINCED ! THERE ARE STILL LEAX
YEARS TO BE WEATHERED
John Assman returned on Monday evening from air extruded visit to, the coast cities, strongly convinced there are three or four lean years ahead of Canada and the rest of the world before normal business conditions will return. He says the downward trend in values is goihg to continue for some time; despite the fact that on some commodities the cut :;frpm former prices has approache'd a reduction of 50 per cent. Largely as a result of his visit Mr. Assman has decided to i hs in his business
...... been halted.' At the present time : federal government he said It
there are but four or five lengths.of j constructive suggestions as to tne ex-vnter main on hand to cope with any ; penditures. ,iori,pc. could witn ad-
breakage. If the loan bylaw is �ap- j Non-poUtlcabodies ^ouw �mi^ ........
moved the city will place an order. vantage exeiroe a ce ia ditur*es In -Qf th' factional copper currency
M once for a car of water-main, ap- I ^Pf^SnSnSnitie "there would doubt- fe, all in favor of the buyer but while 4500 feet, at' a cost of' ;!?5.nLC�"^"S for relief who would | trie nickle continued ; as the^lowest
his visit Mr. Assm make certain changes in his business methods. Hereafter he will mark his prices to the closest fraction; and will accent. conr>er coins in payment. The
applicants for relief who would
the corresponding period of 1929.' striving fpr a share of the occasioned altogether by interest and, Such peoble should not be given con- ] nnkine fund ^<.rer. cubic yard . of gravel. Further testing on the ground, is proceedings- and the prospect is gopd for the commencement of dredging operations. Representatives of the Holden syndicate are pivine: their attention to a number of gold prospects throughout the district, and may become interested in a large
revolution. The defeat o_f the &ov-| way in "their development.
William O'Dell arrived in the citv this^ week .very much elated over a placer find made on the Fraser river several miles east of this city. He was packing two bottles, and the viewiivv of their contents gave him no end of
-.....------... ----- ------- satisfaction. One bottle contained a
tween the Socialists^ Fascists and th| i large quantity, of platinum � sand, in
' which he said considerable cold values were contained, and in the second bottle were large nuggets- of gold which
eminent of Chancellor Bruehing is said to be imminent, in which event the dictator cabinet will assume charge of the national administration.
Disorderly scenes featured the three sessions-of the Reichstag which opened on Monday, with-frequent clashes be-
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Communists. The Socialists make up the strongest party, and on a division to elect a speaker succeeded yesterday in having their nominee, Paul Loebe, electod. but the Fascists secured the election of Frank Stoehr a.< deputy-speaker.
The Bmening, government was seriously weakened on Monday by the withdrawal of. Johann Bredt. representative of the Economic party, from iha cabinet. This action was taken to force a reconstruction of the cabinet by the calling in of experts to' deal with the acute economic crisis.
The fate of the government hangs uiwn the action of the Socialist party. Althoueh it is the strongest party in the Relchstaf? it has no representation *n the Bruenine: cabinet. h"t U has thrown its weieht against attacks mad*> by ithe. Fascists and the Communists. The labor unrest fs having its effect upon a number of the1 Socialist following, especially in view of
had been retorted from the sands. - O'Dell claims to have Ideated a high channel of the Fraser river, rich in fine gold, but so light-that it cannot be separated from the platinum sands; without the use-of quicksilver. TheSe^" sands are so rich", according to O'Dell's story, that he and another miner recovered $500 -worth of gold in three weekjp worklne with a crudp rocker contrivance. The exact location of'the find is being kept a secret until a number of locations can be made upon " the old river channel.
strike of 140.000 Berlin metal-workers. If this disaffection spreads, it is conceded the fate of the Bruening cabinet is sealed. Tlien will come the dictator cabinet, with a fair chance of a revolution In the offing.