OMINEUA oa FRIDAY, MAY 9,- 1918: : ’ weeks

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FRIDAY, MAY 9, Jig

The officials of the 2 Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

Co, evidently have no time to work out a business |

freight tariff on the western end of.the railway.

For months the people have been’ waiting for it,

and the entire country is held up

Need Lower on that account. People are be-

Freight ing kept out of the district, cap-

Rates ital is being kept out and the

mines are unable to operate to

full capacity, all because the Grand Trunk Pacific

charges $6.40 a ton in car lots to haul the stuff

down grade a distance of 180 miles, and the cars

go back empty anyway. At the same time the

officials of the Grand Trunk Pacific, from the

general manager down to the secretaries, have

plenty of time to run all over the continent in

special trains and private cars. It is rather con-

tradictory that such busy men cin take pleasure

trips and yet have not time to work out a freight

tariff.on ore. © The district will also be needing ‘a

; freight rate on coal very soon. The G. T. B, C. Coal Co. have started operating their coal mines

at Twenty : Mile. and expect. to have coal to ship

. as soon as the rails reach their property. A rate of $6.40 a ton will look nice on top of a ton of

coal. It!is nearly | time for the Grand Trunk Paci- fic Railway Co. to start doing business and show

- the . public that they really mean some of the

faney statements made to the outside press by | ass

Vice President Dalyrimple and other officials, “The G.T.P, will be found in the front ranks in the development of. British Columbia.’’ . The northern interior part of the province has not _ yet seen anything. the G. T. P. has done. to assist

- develop the contry. . A great deal has. been done,.|

and.is. being. done, to retard development, such as 7 outrageous freight r rates and phoney townsites.": fe

: Free seed ‘will be given to any farmer i in: n Oregon,

:. Washington. or. Idaho. ‘who wants to: plant: corn

if passes: ‘through. an immense: ‘grea ‘of very. “fertile F

country. - ‘An the: district: ‘from Prince™ Rupert ‘to Fort George ‘a :good niitnber : of settlers have al- ready gone onto the land ‘at preat expense. and they have made good, but no thanks to-the G. T. P: Instead of charging exorbitant freight rates, if the G. T. P, would ‘encourage ‘settlers to come in, and then demonstrate what was best. to do;. they would soon be able to pay their shareholders a dividend. Even though the railway company sent a first-class bull through the dairy section, it

more money than continually bucking every town- site, mining camp and farmer. -

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well for everyone to bear in: mind: the’ ‘fire regula- tions. Surrounding New Hazelton is considerable

_ bush and a great. ‘deal of brush which is in fine

“shape ‘for a big, uncontrollable

The weather has been very dry, with high winds, which has left} . the bush almost as dry as in the} middle of summer. Great care should be exer- cised by.all citizens in starting bon-fires, It isa great advantage.to burn up all brush and refuse. and nothing should be left around to invite fire,

Fires

‘but at the same time too much care cannot be ex:

ercised 1 in } watching the fire.

The fire wardens are now on. 1 dty and: it will be}:

Be ‘Careful fire once it gets fairly started. ‘lof Bush

would help some, and it would make the company |' L

“AND, ALL

VARIET! Bs OF

“HAZELTON

LOCAL AGENT = FRANK CAREL

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Home-Made Bread For: ‘Sale

Fresh Every: Day

POULTRY AND FRESH Fist

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PROMPT SERVICE “QuaLITY. Goons

Opposite Palace Pool Room, Pugsley Street 7

JACK WILLIAMS | RESTAURANT

+. Swift’s Premium Ham and Bacon with 7 ‘Cowichan Eggs

2 Everything Fresh, Clean and Wholesome. an - First-class Service.

a ‘Pugsley ‘Street, New Hazelton

this year by. the: 0.-W. RB. &N. Company. - - They |

* are distributing it in 12-pound: Jots, whieh ja ‘suffi- Lap ~, dient. to. plant oné acre.. -The claim Railways is made that within-ten years: Ore- “Assist the gon will be the premier corn state, z Farmer: __ exeeeding.even Iowa and Nebruska . in volume, in value and in average 7 "yield per’ acre. To. stimulate interest in. corn- ~ growing, the: railway company will hold two corn : shows: next. fall, at, which: valuable prizes in cash

“FARM. ‘LANDS:

_ ALONG THE

‘Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

In tracts ‘of 160 acres and upwards.

- Carefully selected lands at ‘reasonable prices, on Sasy terms. :

AM titles guarantee, ; _

‘North Coast ‘Land ae

_’ Metropolitan. Building, ‘Vaneouver,, ae C.

- Paid'up Capital

in 500, 000

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