‘The Omineca Herald NEW HAZELTON, BC. |. C. H. ‘SAWLE, PUBLISHER Advertising rates~$1.50 per tneh | per month; reading natices I6e per line first’ insertion, 10¢ per ao | Tine each subsequent insertion, a oc Subscription to all parts of the world 7 vo _- $800 One year - - "Six months aolos Notices for Crown Grants “ - Parchage of Land’: Licence t Promest fox Coal, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY. 19, “az ee ue provincial secretary for Untario.announc- ed recently that Ontario was. clearing. 82,000 acres of land to help the. ‘unemployed, What. is British Columbia doing’ to, help. the unemployed? Echo answers, Nothing! : wri is Ontario progressing aid. ‘prospering, while. British . Columbia’ is deteriorating? Ontario applies business methods ‘to’ its ‘govern-. ment. British Columbia, like: the prodigal son, : has wasted its ‘substance and is now. v. Feeding. on : the husks, Bas wetis is the MeBride- Rowse government in. British Columbia. doing: to: advance the pro-- vince and help the people? ' Answer: Cutting the wages of men working‘on ‘the: road to $2.00 per day; passing a moratorium to enable the timber, land, mineral and real estate speculators. to hold. propetty without. paying: for it, and foreing. the bona fide settlers and business men to: pay all- running expenses for the speculators: and: blood | « - suckers, | Te minister of latids, ‘forest: and: -mines for Ontario has" agreed, toa plan: to advance two: dollars per: cord’ for ail ‘pulpwood: cut. from the. property of bona’ fide. settlers ‘in northern. Ontario to help the settler: over ‘these hard times: What is Hon. W.:R,’ ‘Ross;: “minister of lands in ‘British Columbia, doing. to-help' the ‘settlers? Nothing— unless one calls the issuing of ‘fake ‘all ‘red?’ i . pe. effect’ of the. moratorium in Manitoba i Is: yp being’ discussed | by: -investori and “by: : ‘the|| nF heads. of companies. placing’ large’ ‘investments in | the province. From inquiries: ‘made by. the. Mon- |" | speeulator,. - As. conditions for: him are steadily as. one observer says, “that he: had taken his _torium legislation i is that it is: preventing. the: re- better,” Bolstering up weak and: speculative hold- getting ‘protection : against the Tapacity of. the | to the gallery when the law was. introduced. : “The . their: interest. and renewing their. loans. to: the : farmers without any mention. of legislation, while the speculators are taking. advantage of the act to|- -have _ their agreements. carried. at: 6 per, cent. in -place of getting the money elsewhere or. renewing ‘the amount at the current rate of 8 per cent, . ; that when an oceasion ‘presents itself’ we feel ‘jus- tified in passing it on... Trust fiasco last..week, Sir Diek. said, “"What we stronger moral tone.’’ ‘the premier that: the tone throughout the province}, is not, from a government viewpoint, a very: mor-|: maps. showing Jand’ open: for pre-emption: where Siwashy morals of the administration itself,” The} ‘| no land: remains. for. pre-emption championing the | caus of. the farmer in: ‘these times. of stress. fashioned: house- cleaning, etary: Times, many hold the opinion: ‘that. the mor- atorium: has: not’ protected “anybody : except ‘the ‘growing worse, he will. probably wish some: day, medicine early inthe course of the ‘disease and had perhaps by this time ‘recovered ‘from’ its’ ef- fect.”’ One of the worst features of this mora- construction | of titles, The sooner’ speculative properties fall into the hands: of. strong’ men the ers and postponing the day when’ necessary action will be taken: to. dispossess them, will only: aggra- vate the evil and. put-off the restoration of normal conditions. .'As'to ‘the farmer ‘and. .workingman mortgage companies, it is, of course, : pretty, ‘well understodd that: such talk was simply a little play farming community is taking but little notice ‘of the moratorium. ‘Loan - companies are. collecting 4s. SO » seldorn that 9 ‘we » hear of Parker Williams “being in: accord ‘with -Sir Richard: “McBride Diseussing:: the ‘Dominion have-to.do- at: the “present. time is:to cultivate a Mr: Williams agrees. with. al one, but attributes this state: of: affairs. to the]; ee shone “Mines _ “Real Estate: and : Insurance | Frank c ‘McKinnon m | Balding Cantractor | ‘it not time for’ ey change? Make: ita real, ‘old: J starting - with: ‘the | | top-notchera’and never’ ‘stop until the. -whole sy- | stem: has. been thoroughly’ overhauled and. rebuilt. | British Columbia: will then start to ‘Prosper. mo cae ass formula : for’ creating “Sir |} ee Richard’s desired condition: = We should have Ba impartial me. 7 Success in lanting an Orchard | _ Depends « on Selecting: the RIGHT VARIETIES: for. OUR UR DISTRICT Q ws and our ‘terested [ in planting an orchard; 1498 7th Are. Ww. Vancoaver. oS “We have been ‘shipping ‘trees into Northern. Britis years and have made. a study. ‘ofthe: matter. mation’ as to best varieties. to plant, ‘we are'in: ; Our. facilities: ‘for growing ‘treéa: ‘are of. the. ‘most: up-t growers have had. an experience extending. over. thirty years, which enables us to supply trees that give good results, = If: : ‘Jarge,or amall, -write-us-for ‘list of var-. - *-teties we recommend for 3 your district: 80 page catalog free for asking. |. BRITISH COLUMBIA. NURSERIES CO., LTD. ‘Local Agent, ‘D. ‘Rankhi,, date ‘character, ‘you are in- Andiméul ag LL os Sixty “Hed Rooms, “all orthern Hotel. ms ra newly ‘farnighed: “The . -- largest and finest Hotel in the North. Large, _ - airy, handsomely furnished ‘dining: room, “Bast ~ meals in-the: province. Amériean and-European . - Plans. Handsome bar room and: fixtures. ” Ninth th‘ Avenue a _ Steam: Heated and Electric Lighted .: ; New : Hazelton | pinnae i CR j foemrenercerscnomnand | advances the. following, no. doubt . “The monient: to shut down on ||. the Dominion. Trust was the. very. earliest, moment we became: cog: nizant, of: ‘its. condition, and the attoriiey-general. is on: ‘record. as knowing ‘that early. i in August, The general public i is well aware that he must: have known much || earlier. than ‘that what the: posi quiry,: and. ‘that ‘we* “eannot:: have company ‘and | a/law: artner’ of one of the directors,’ f: member - for. Nanaimé, ‘however, | while the gentleman in. charge of || S | the machinery: of the law: is-one{{ of the firm-of: solicitors of the |} The ‘Hazelton Hospital : .