THE OMINECA MINER; SATURDAY, APRIL.22, 1916 _

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The Omineca Miner

early in July or even late in June might be looked for. :

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT HAZELTON. THE CENTER OF THE| There: have been a good: ‘many

Great OMINECA DISTRICT OF British COLUMBIA: ©

bilts brought down this session

A.R. Macdonald, Publisher sind Proprietor. |

beneficial. effect upon the indus- trial and other conditions of the

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada and British Possessions, 1 Two Dollars a | province, for example: there 18

year; ‘Foreign, Three Dollars a year.

the workmen’s compensation act,

ADVERTISING RATES: Display, $2.50; per inch per month; Reading | Which provides a system of state

Notices, 20 cents per line for each, insertion. Legal notices inserted ‘ at B.C. Gazette rates. :

insurance for employers against. injuries to their workmen. This bill will mean that in future no

‘Vou. Vv. | - SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1916," 7 - No,'84 employer will be overwhelmed

with heavy compénsation costs in

_ THE NEED OF PRODUCTION. | _. Tt must be plain to the most obtuse and unreasoning mind that twenty-four or twenty-five million men cannot be withdrawn even

the event of .accidents in his plant: it will mean, further, that

give part of his pay for accident

from the swarming population of Europe without effecting a huge|insurance,nor will he be required reduction in the produce of labor and of the soil, Women may in a to spend large sums of money for measure supply the places of men, but it must be remembered that |!aw costs if he is injured. ‘This

women have also their sphere in the economics of life, Therefore,in taking them to the land they are being taken,in the main; from other employment. Consequently. if for every man who goes to firht there was a woman to take his place in agriculture or other industry there would still be a deficiency. not only i in labor; but in production. At the present time 400,000 women are being ealied for to take the place of 250,000 British soldiers recruited from farm work. - Hence it is clear that no matter what steps maybe taken, either during the war or after the war, there must be an enormous shortage of the requirements across the Atlantic for many years to come, And that shortage for a period subsequent to the declaration of peace will be as keenly felt as at anytime during the gigantic struggle. With the normal scramble for existence resumed there will be lesa immediate government control—in other words, there will be less systematic regulation of supplies. To meet the huge demands that must succeed extra consumption, ‘tremendously. less production and immensely greater wastage, there will be abundant use, not for one year < bountiful crops, but for ‘similar blessings during a score of successive years. "Where and how can this sure demand be met? There is but one anawer to the dual question—by

the undevastated . countries and by redoubled efforts at production

in those countries,

measure should receive the ap- probation of both employers and employees. Another and very important bill this session was to create a separate portfolio. for agriculttre, There was ‘also the measure to take. back lands from speculators and reserve them for returned soldiers, both for sol- diers’ pre-emptions and home- stead loans. There was another bill to give. aid to prospectors. There were other. measures. also extending moratorium-on pay- ments due to.the Crown on min- eral claims.. Soldiers who had been pre-emptors had their rights protected in still another piece of legislation. There ig the: woman suffrage bill, which has been in- troduced and there is a prohibition: bill yet to come. The bill: to give the votes to soldiers should prove very popular, . In many quarters it is also belieyed that the -gov- ernment will introduce a money

- That Canada is not the only ‘country that has not had its| "Measure. to give some assistance

resources in large part-exhausted or destroyed, is true; but there is plenty of reason to believe that the nations of Europe not engaged in the war, have been drawn upon to the utmost by those engaged;

hence when the.time comes all eyes will be turned £.om east to west

to shipbuilding on the eoast and to help the Pacific Great Rastern finish its line to~ Fort’ George. Both projects: are exceedingly

for.succor, Canada, being the nearest‘ to the great center of demand| lumber in the province and also

will, of necessity,apart from sentimental reasons,be the first looked of the great New: North along a

to and will have the greatest opportunity, The - ‘bogey of released

Russian harvests has been on parade since the war commenced, but). The Mineri is two dollars a year,

Russia, with twelve or fifteen million men called; to arma, largely

of the peasant class, has suffered and id suffering, ° like the rest,

She, too, will need reorganizing, rejuvenating and regenerating, Hence, while ‘for. a few months‘after the outbreak of hostilities, |

géneral lines.

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_ MINERAL, ACT. : Certificate of improvements” _NOTICE” ;

THREE IN ONE TNERAL CLAGE situate in the Omineta Mining Division.

there may have: been something to be expected from the release of] of Omineca District. stores of wheat and other grain from Odessa and other Black Seal Where located—On the South-West

ports, « ‘there is ‘nothing available now and there. may be little i in the

slope of Mount Selwyn, . about ei ght fles below Findlay Rapids ‘on’ the South Bank of Peace. River.

next decade. “Hence Canada’ 8 role i is. Plain—to go on producing, to| | “TAKE NOTICE that J, F.P. ‘Burdén, “goon garnering and atoring, if necessary,. ‘in ‘thé gure. and. certain acting as: agent for James D. A.,Me-

‘Intyre, Free Miner's: Certificate: No,

hope.of ultimate profit and prosperity. There never was 8 time and| B79379, intend, sixty daya from: the

probably ’ hever will be another time, when we were. inore- ‘urgently Recorder for a Cer

| date hereof, to ap bely. to, the: Mining cate of Improve-

" ealled upon to ‘produce, in inerensed quantities, not alone all articles | Monts. Zor the Paes of obtaining. *

‘Crown: Grant of the above claim,..,.

of food, but every article that enters into- the : ‘Industrial life of| And further take notice that’ “aétion;

peoples.

under aection 37,. must.be commenced before the isquance.of Buch, Certifienta

_ of Improvement.‘

GOSSIP. OF. WEEK INTHE. ee PROVINCIAL. CAPITAL

“Nictotia, Apr. 17 17:—Iti is expect ed that at the close of. the session

May, Premier Bowser will take ‘a trip throtigh thé: ‘province.’.: He : ip. likely | to” addresg: several im- portant meetings on the Island

and Lower’ ‘Mainland, after: which he will go north to Prince: Rupert.

. and over the G.T.P. coming south ither’ by Stage.and: by the C. N.R. Late

ar realize with a pleasant shoek that 1916. . he is not the Bowser of- Liberal

newspaper stories, |

come; a good many: people’ expect.

July, or. failing that,:a; postpone-| | ment .. until: September. or BOME. ‘fall. month, : The ‘decision: of the| °

pon the events. of. the next’ ‘two or three weal, | . Many. .govern- mental followers. believe that the

Dated Ania tet day « of. danuicy, AD

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:No one herd appears to‘know an | when. the ‘general élections will}: whieh’ ‘should come some time in!

however ‘to see them’-early in ae

‘governthent will no doubt depend o nn

sérye. oxisting on, ‘Lot No,

‘Range 6, Const: Disteet, by reasdn'of a delay of, a. few: months would be], b ‘this’ give

possible, in which event a‘ contest | @ ——— :

whieh are expected to have .a/

no workman will be forced to'

important to the development oft at:

wb |! G te Great Norther =| -

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« Prospectors, , Miners, ~ _ Landseekers, Surveyors ~ and Sportsmen will.find

. the. merchants of: Ha- : at come! elton prepared to meet ne

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“every requirement in ‘outhitand supplies. Hav-.

ing been engaged for

many years in : outhitting e ;

parties. for the Northern oo _ Interios, Hizelton busi-

‘ness’. mén are qualified ~ oe “to give ‘valuable advice. ue

“and assistance to: > mew.

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