PRINCE GEORGE CIT
j�$l,. 16, No. 28
cBride Presses for Action for Highway Outlet
n A. Fraser Assures Building F Province Will Transfer Mount Robson Park
^6-operation of Boards of Trade | Throughout the Province Is Being Sought
ffi&'Whereas J. A. Fraser, M.P., has ad-��ed the citizens of this district ^through representatives of the board ffi| trade that the dominion govern-Bnfent would be prepared to assist in j^Soancing the construe ion of the Istorthem Inter-Provincial highway to Be extent of fifty per cent or more mm a relief measure, and thereby af-�d oiu- settlers an outlet for which Hpey have been praying for nearly Htenty years;
HI"And whereas Mr. Fraser also statin that the federal government would Hmdertake the construction of a road �(& Tete Juane Cache provided Mount Park, including natural re-j.^.^ therein, Ls transferred to them, ireby providing a partial outlet for s residents of this district; 'Now therefore be it resolved, that s meeting do urge upon the Hon. G. Perry the necessity for the conic tion of a highway either from Lee George to Jasper, or from the point to Tete Juane Cache." foregoing is a resolution adopt-the board of trade of McBride w Friday evening last, copies of ifobch have been forwarded to various joards of trade throughout, the province as well as to a number of the ipapers, with a view to securing co-operation so that construction A be undertaken this year. te statement attributed to Mr. is in line with that appearing ^ letter which was published in ____ Citizen in the issue of April 5th, .ill:Which the member for Cariboo ex->d why he could not include the .iern Inter-Provincial highway in mm� projects he suggested should.: be covered by the federal government's ^public works program. He contended �En this highway is a purely prb-Httfeial project, which the federal gov-could not take over unless to do so by the provincial 'eminent. He then stated he had endeavoring for some time to -2 th� provincial government to over the Mount ftobson Park to fedeial government, in which it the building of the highway p,v.^jugh it would become the responsibility of the federal government, thus substantially reducing the mileage the provincial government would have to construct, if it failed to secure further federal assistance, for the extension of the provincial highway system to connect with the Alberta system. The chief change in the i>osition of Mi'. Fraser as intimated in the resolution of the McBride board of trade is his assurance that in the event of the transfer of Mount Robson park the federal government would be prepared to extend . the existing highway from McBride to Tete Juane Cache, Hereby improving the prospect of the [cBride area of securing direct conation with the highway system j in _ southern portion of the province, lie action of the McBride board of �ade brings the matter to 'the at-tntion of the Prince George board of le once more. The Mount, Robson a is a provincial liability. There � no prospect of the provincial gov->mmcnt developing it for many yearn f it could be traded to the federal government for improved highway facilities British Columbia would be making a good trade.
[field day at salmon [river attended by [nearly 100 persons
(The annual field day at the Salmon Valley illustration station was attended by upwards of one hundred (persons on Wednesday afternoon, aiere : being numerous visitors from Prince George as well as the delegates to the District. "C" convention which had been in session for two days.
R. M. Hall, supervisor of illustration stations, made a short talk to the company on the benefit of crop rotation based on a six-year rotation, two of which would be in grain, three in hay and a hoed crop. The station crops were examined with interest by the farmers. The hay crop and some cf the grain crop seemed patchy, due doub'jless to unfavorable weather. The clover catch was strong, however, and the oats and peas were good.
E. M. Straight, superintendent of the experimental farm at Sidney, gave a very instructive talk on home gardening, farm gardening and o thaf. the net drop in municipal j i revenue under the two heads becomes ! $1,573. This deficit will have to be | made up. if at. all possible, by re-[ trenchments in a very slim spend:ng -------- ! program, and definitely precludes!
Alfalfa and Oat Crons Have ' anything in thc wa^ of exPenditui-es A A J r* jci � i tt not specifically provided for.
ivlade uood Showing but Hay . J The members of the council were Crop Off Somewhat I waited uP�n a^a':n on Monday evening
Agriculture Commends Dominion Legislation
Hon. H. G. Perry delivered an interesting address on Tuesday evening to the delegates and guests in at-
parliament, as one central body representing the entire district, to discus itheir mutual problems and arrive ao a decision as to the besv method of dealing with them. These fanners' institutes he desired to remind
are typical of the system of government which through the course of years have grown up in Anglo-Saxon countries, and in the present times it became advisable to remember that whatever the defects of this sys'em of government nvght be, it still remains the best system which has been de-
tendance ai the annual convention of I vised through which humanity can
the farmers' institutes comprised in District. "C", which opened in the ballroom of the Prince George hotel in tihe morning. This year by a happy arrangement the convention dates and
jovern i self In the ojd land there is the record of the trade guilds which met in their...-annual conventions, and later thev'-associat'ens of business men meeting and reconciling their peculiar
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M. Straight Makes Interesting Talk on Beautifying the Farm Surroundings
OF POTATOES
The annual field da; view illustration station held on Tne, day afternoo i proved in; most inter-
by a delegation representing the un-,. .. p. ! employed in the city which renewed �' a^ � g<-Wt�neir claim for free medical attention
Held on an even date
institutes
comprised in
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and a clothing allowance, but did not have any greater success than attena-ed previous representations. The members of the council would like to accede to the request of the unemployed hands completely tied,
those "for the holding cf the annual ! problems. As one looks out upon the field days of the illustration stations i world today he cannot fail to realize at Pineview and Salmon Valley were ! the strain to which democratic gov-brouhgt tORe'.her. making it possible! eminent has been put to in almost for those in attendance at the con-' every coun/try possessrrig Itj and it vention ro take in the feld days in | would be noted tlfat in some of the the afternoon, and see the practical ' most highly civilized countries in the work'being done by the officials con- "world the system of democratic gov-nected with the experimental farms ' ernment has broken down, and given branch of the dominion government. I P^ce to some other form. In tihe sys-The business session of the conven-i trm of govemnien' which has come tion opened in the morning and dur- i down to us we can hardly fail to ing the afternoon the majority of the i realize there ;s something in it worth delegates paid a visit to Pineview ! preserving, something worth fighting where the annual field day and pic- for. something we should try and hold nic was in progress at the 'illustration to irt t-hese trying times, and for the station operated by John Blackburn, farmers of the Central Interior the The delegates returned to the city in sPirit of this form of government time for their, annual dinner which ' stands out in the fanners' mstitu' e. had been timed for 6.30, and a very j Farmers' Voice Heard
enjoyable evening was spent. Presi-
The speaker said he could recall a
dent E. J. Down presided at the din- I number of requests which had reached
Th ?! Y L^t^ i continuance of the present relief if i h W? h ?^ *iT^f? the federal government carries out its �nHth ff y ^ram ^ announced intention of discontinuing
and the afternoon was thoroughly en- i aU unemplovment relief during the joyed by a company of seventy-five | rest of thPe ^^r months. The ex-
r^nT tt ii r -ii ' perience of the city council in con-
.^�. M- ^suPel^oroff lll^trauon ; nectiorv with demands for reUef do
stations, acted as master of ceremonies, : not support the federal contention that
Sf ^ y ; ^ B]*ckbwn vfoo op- , reIief ^yments can be suspended at
erated the station and introduced the ,t,he ^ time The mun^ipal #s.
speakers who m turn unloaded many j bureements ro men ^th families and
valuable suggestions of a specialized, dependents for the month of June
nalur(;\r o. . . . . , .! reached a total of $1,107.10. This was
E. M. Straight, superintendent* of, approximateiy $300 less than for the the experiments farm at Sidney, i previous monthi hm was some $300 made an interesting demonstration on ^ve the relief disbursements for the
^ve the relief disbursements for the
the propagation of plants and shrubs i month of September. &nd while they by clipp-ng. budding, layering and j mav be held at the present ]evel for grafting. He also illustrated by means the* re3t of the summer they are vir-of charts the principles involved in ; tuall fcertain to aavance with the ap-home beautiflcation, the aying out of . cn of winter wrth fal]ing reve. grounds and borders, the k'nd of flow- : nues lh8 strictesi of economy will re-ers to plant and where to plant them, i quire to be. exercised throughout the Needless to say the talk of Mr. j rest of the year and hoWever deserv-Siraight was appreciated by all pre- illg'new Or increased expenditures sent, but especially by the ladies who ; cannot be entertained, after all are more interested in this phase of form life.
Edward Reid, certified seed potato I water-levels"at differerit"pbints""2ong inspector, followed Mr. Straight and j the slough) the draining of which has proceeded at once to acquaint the baffled an previous efforts. The lev-company with the various bacterial j els were taken by j. w Miers< pro. virus diseases which have wrought j vincial engineer, 'with the assistance ihavoc with potato crops from time j of his u.0r,3hio if, the role of rodman. to time. Indued in his list of ailments. ! and compietely dispelled the hope of
Mayor Patterson submitted a report to t- , m^le the farmers had not securod nl{ throuph which they had come in. ! thev had ked for he felt sure tney
Tli? point he desired to make was would appreciate what had been done, tha the government of Canada, jgg ; and a T^ it represented a step in the well as the legislatures of the prp- rightj directibn.
virices. and the governments of most , There was .niother matter in which of the countries throughout, the wond ; f the fa).mers inlulu be inter-
have tor .some time past, been travel- ' ested ^ th.� had to ^ with the ac-ing along the road of experiment. curnulated in �,re:-t with respect to Whore it would lead them none could j land sales nmde bv the land settlement say definitely, nor whether it would ; board and fche contihgent penalties, result in getting them out of the'many j This 'm.,t er Mr PeiTy said had difficulties in which they found them- I brou(,hl ,o nis attention early in the �selves. He said he was speaking as year�and he had taken it up with one who had been privileged to repre-; Hon Wells Grav minister of lands sent the Fort Georae riding in the leg- and had leceived the assurance of the Isla'oire for a number of years, during niinjstc,. there would be an invest iga-a portion of which Jame he had serv- j tion made and an attempt to work
out ronie plan along the line of the
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ed as secretary of the agricultural committee. This had brought him into contact with a number of the men who have been striving1 to advance the interest of agriculture, and hr.d made him more or le-ss familiar with some of the farmers' problems. In this con-, nee tion he said he would like to pay tribute to the merits of a former member of the Prnce George institute nn enterprising farmer who had sought to lead the way in farming, the late R. J. Blackburn, and he was pleased to know the good work initiated by the father is being pursued in the district. by_hjs sons.
Congratulated Farmers Mr. Perry said he would like to^on-gratulate the farmers resident- iff District "C" upon their success in maintaining the organization of their in-^^ mind it was a splen-
did--fhins. that despife the adversity 'through which they had gone in recen-f years so many of the institutes 'ad been able to retain the'r organization, 'o be r.ble to meet at least once in each year hi what, is really a farmers'
recommendation submitted. This he thought, disposed-of the fear that, contingent penalties would be exacted while the matter is s'ill under investigation, and the prospect is good that a policy of adjustment will be worked out with respect to the accumulated interest charges.
New Era of Control Mr. Perry said the convention would doubtless learn something of theJVlar-' keting Act from the depuJ^-Tfunister of agriculture, but Ij^lorone sat down he would likc^lo-make a few remarks with rgspectfto it. As all knew the ^Marketing Act Ls a federal enactment made applicable to British Columbia by provincial legislation. What he first had to say was he had never seen anything so speedy as the manner in which the provincial legislation had been put through. The house was in session, and so far as the private members knew they had me' merely for the formalities of prorogation. Some ten mintues after three o'clock h\ the af-(Continued on Page Threes