THE DAILY NEWS —_—_— : THE DAILY NEWS THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN BRITISH. COLUMBIA Published Daily and Weekly by THE PRINCE RUPERT PUBLISHING CO. LTD., PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. H. F. MeRAE, EDITOR AND GENERAL MANAGER SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Two Canada, Daily, 50c per month, or $5.00 per year, in advance. $2.00 per year. All Other Countries: Daily, Weekly, $2.50 per year, strictly in advance. HEaD OFFICE Paily News Building, Third Ave., Prince Rupert, B. C. BRANCH OFFICES AND AGENCIES New York—National Newspaper Bureau, 219 East York City. London, England—The Clougher Syndicate, Grand Trunk Building, Trafalgar Square. 23rd S8t., New agin Tuesday, Dec. 16, 1913 BALLY EDITION OPTIMISM therefore expel all expecta- The general feeling about tions of a boom and turn our town in business. cireles is attention toward the devel- excellent. Perhaps never be- opment of our resources. fore were the merchants so When we have done this the optimistic as they are at pre- boom will take care of itself. sent. This is of course, be- ——_—_____— cause business has been on]/ THE MOTOR a gradual increase for mon-|BUSS ths past. The Christmas The proposals of the Hy- trade is always good, but in dro-Electric company bring addition to that this year up that of the’ street car there is a decided increase in franchise. It has been con- general business. tended that the’ prices to be charged by that company would be much too expensive to use for operating a street This of The pioneers of Prince Rupert have had a long wait for the completion of the car service. course road. For the last three has not been proven, but it years the promise went forth brings to the front another that ‘‘next year’’ will see that important issue, as to whe- consummation. We are told ther we shall require street that hope deferred maketh ears at all in this modern age the heart sick, but that of ours é doesn’t work here. There ict never was amoment when Instead of installing a sys- tem that will introduce un- anybody lost faith in the fu- sightly poles and wires above ture of the city. The prices of real estate were never as our heads, and. dangerous firm as they are now, and and inconvenient tracks be- this at a time when the val- neath our feet, why not put ues in other towns are falling in a modern system of motor to peices. busses. It is well known that —_— this system is replacing the There is a danger to the old cars in a great many of pioneers, however, when ac- the European centres. Of tivity does return.