Tue-May. Myrrh IR. 10 . MM .MMa FiveRoses FLOUR When Buying l-'lnur ask your (irncer for "FIVE ROSES," 'Hip World Best .... 01) L Agent. Christie Sterliog Furnace COAL Dalit'. In aula. At $10.00 per ton. IbH l 1 -i"r tii-rliir fnrnarf. ridL II r- a rlrtn l. flrr lit, I l riiiin it rre rnun ,i. ,lmk.r, Mark awl ilirt nf 11. larve. ImliKf f.UiiM lu tlx .IH irr im win 11 Hti .niirrljf aiiiU-tl,r rnlU STERLING STOVE COAL, li. .. r. il In Sark 1 At 912.60 per ton. V ir . . .-ni. i-.i hi. laiifcMit LADYSMITH-WELLINQTON and TELKWA COALS. Prince Rupert Coal Co. Mala Olfkot Hotil Ctn'iril, Phon It WOODCOCK Dairies, Ltd. Pure Fresh Milk and Cream Delivered Dally. Direc frrni farm to 'he home. Phone Black 216. P.O. Boi 895. Ceo. Papadopulis' New and Secondhand Furniture STORE We huy. ee and ru-liangft all kinil (if new and neeoiul. h..nd gon. S39 Third Avenue. Phone 646. P.O. Box 92 TELLS OTTAWA OF THIS PORT rk In In House House of of Ctmnu Commons Olscusses Local Problem In addition lo diM-ussing Hie cleviatn'r iiucsiioii in 11,,. 11..,..,. ..1 IComuion recently Fred Stork leall, ullli liVar' iuc-ilion and iijiruruiariy wiiii iiin fisheries: vrroriiintc in lliiti.jud he. said in pari: "I wish lo congratulate fue government 011 II. attention .( 1I1V fl-dilng Industry of British Columbia. Inning llto session of I 1, li l. a v... 111 urroiiiufiee vi-m 11 the way of retrlt roiild In- ei iieiied. I tut the eonimiKxion known a Ihe Ilulf Oimiiiiwinn 'ti meal mif 11 thorough ln- 'v-iiaiii'ii and it lirotighl down u report ujion w1irh. I mn glad t ay, Hie governiiienl took im- ilK'iliale art ion very wIm -measure ami U1.1l it ha worked no injury to the industry. ! fiav- in -hiy -mssciMtiim several letter from (ho, engaged in 1 ho: cunning- business, uii.l (hey rlMiiii Hint il is a good flle.'lftllre ,.,irl Inif....li. I. ..,!! n-ed Stork Vhji on lhcm. nV were forlon ue lal year in that we had a Miiimcr hunest of salmon in lie salmon river nf the Pacific coast. A Iwok to a -further good niaon -hin year and we. Hope frnni (imp o me lo see ." whl If citizen of country given amxilc opiiorlunilv- lo de. velop the fisheries of ihal pro vince. Use of Gas -Boat Another improvement we are Vry glad lo observe in coimcc- llon ttilji - Jlic nro-tress .. of .on i- '- it?-- j .., iinir viulhou- jiaMKKcl l.y 1 he Kf l(Tir .XisliTio.. and I hut .iA thai while Committee or iliu House, ihejo" I'niser river for a num-v.'iveriitiieiil appointed u royal I ; "f yar Ihey have been ul-'IiiiiiI.hIoii lo. iniHli!.'!ilo lli'l"'wed lo u-e the fi.liini? nullu..i "opililioil Of llo. fi.hill illdlM ny on Ihe I'ncific roaxl. y "waiu ,if my having hcert iliolloreil wild II m.tfl f al II fllatal a..m llll'l .Na.'lfi IllVcru in Ihe m.rfl. - --- " f Mini I HIIIo .... M" IH jiiiiKinii I am ierliHi irIinif it fJ"1'' hecn romii-lled to the from licinji fiiUoine in my MriUflr Oilinu'l.iu fishing irale. ImI i.eriiiil me In avi'",al '''lUiMM'd wild a -enil Jim jwilliiuil any flallery that Ihe iw'ork of llial eoiniiii.iou -wai ;giMM and lhal .il wa highly ap- lirerialed ly the people-, if jtrit-,ili Odumhia. There have liren inuny 0oiiimi.tioiiK or a imilar ; until re lourinir Ihe proviniM. and I am fne lo r'ufe- Ihal !!, im-!pie.-.liii ttify Jfl wfli Ihe pea-lpl.- wan nol of Ihe hl. When Our roiiiiniKAiou ' came 'OH". Mflflf almii: in Oil known a Ihe "gan hoaf for eonie rraoon or ;olher lhoe who fi"h for a liviojf 4 01 the keenn oar. I ;neer could arioreeinle why eiirh a iliMinrtimi should he made, tiul IUIm romiuiKxion that wan out there tail .year, known a the liufT (UniiinUion. rfroin-iiiefideil that rommenring , with Ihe year I Hi I Ihe ue of ga hoal Ih- nerillilied on Hie Hkeena. That rveoinmehdatiMn coiiioh into etfeert IhU year, and I know and .... am ..... mi re ihal ,,,m, Hie . I US Hie jM-ople of ihe Wei, werflll""!'1 w,, P niaking -a liv ing woiil 1.1 remark Ihal thi wajf'",,'"'r wi" find it a Aery great jiil niuillier of hoe joy rhiirur'advanlaife. I think .if anything . ' . it.. ,..,. aiiuir irom which very nine in rrnuiaioii Kiiniiiu nave ueen . . a I !.. 111.. fa1 M ju( Ihe rerxe. 'Hie ualer nf Ihe Fraer would he tuur'lr more uitatile or a bnal with and oar than the idaoTd water of Ihe fjkeena. .,Hiil we are to have Hie ga iH.al'lhl jear and it will he a it real advaiilaze fo Hie oeo. pie who make their living from One of the great iuei. in Hum""" walero of the north. rut iiiNn llia Ihe euiiikivmenl ......t.... .. a t Mioltier Atliilfiof iintanst.-rsiiinfii nnpnivement orovinrc w in, man 1 If fiheri of iwtioHHtille jurated last year was a liy-ioilier limit while or Indian. ,lroplane patrol of water of Ihe .Thai wa a very hurtling (iue-!nor"'- 1 " I" a great tak and lioli Willi the oeoiile wlm live nn Hie I'aeifir C4al. The recou.- jdeparliiieul leparlineiil inauguraleil inaugurated the the plan plan . uiendation of Hie rommiior w-iix that in thejr eUuiatiut llio-e nlher than white or ln-ilian flmuld lie reilucml hy Id per jija'ol. Alurli oppoflon wn of. ifered lo Ihe uggelinn Ihal thai 'rediielion would Hot inlerfere jtvith the proper operatioii of ihe , . -, . . ,.. ... . . . , , ii'imn iinmirj. .Mijway. inr iigyelion wa erried Into effect, and I am glad lo report In you. ir. ihal all Hie people tri-deni ahing Ihe Pacific roal are f the opinion Ihal Ihal wa a . ... very expensive, ana iat year Hie of having a hydroplane for doing Ihal work, and il i proving mo eflicienl. We look fnrwaril Ihi year lo an increase in thai er- vice. iM'rmi'e am eure Ihe de- parlineiit will find that a well an lioins elllrienl f a No very ' economical. Halibut Business There i another aieo of Ihe filierie in regard to llritih Cidmnhia thai .1 wih to men-lion, and Ihal i ihe iirosre. of Ihe halilml trade. The coutruc- Better than Children are apt to bolt down their food without chewing. Thatmeans poor teeth and poor digestion The best food for growing children is Shredded Wheat because It encourages thorough mastication. Contains all the nutritive elements in the whole wheat grain, including the bran which is Nature's best food laxative. It is ready-cooked and ready-to-eat delicious for any meal with hot milk, sliced Bananas or other fruits. The Canadian Shredded Wheat Coatpaey. I.tiL NUr. rIU, OaUrU Shredded Wheat lion of (he Orand Trunk iPacifu; jlo the northern port dan com. pleleiy 'revolutionised the halihiil fihing indiistliy. The railroad l now hiiilt .lo Ihe fUhing hank. Ilcrrlofni-e that Irade wa centered in Ihe cjli' of Seattle and Vancouver, full jt ha followed Ihe railway up" north nndilo-iUy i cenlered In I'rince Jtuperl. In 1023 Iwenly-nine. und aihalf million pound of lialil..jl were mar- keled over the .iliV-k of" the ixirt of 'Prince Huperi. To conve' Ihal product to market retpiired om "fifteen iuindred refriirer- alor car, ,eacli car .hringin? a revenue lo the Canadian .Valional Ita'ilway if Jielwoen d0 and $1,0110. (I hi ile.veloimeiil nf Ihe halilml fiherie lia heeri one of the .oulelaililuiK Jftallire of northern rievejiipinerit, :hul the nenlralif rilion of ilhe trade al-o hring with .it Jreh jirohlemn' and dinieullie. tlur 'Canadian fihernien -who opcrale in. that jort are liandi-capd Jy the impoMition if two renin a pound American duly. That i a burning question with Ihe Canadian fiheruien of Hie norlh, jind they have tprnieiei rejiealeilly -to itlie government here asking llieih to, lake wiial-ever ep can le taken lo .have Ihe duty removed. The luiat Owner' AiKMalion of that I own have requested Ihe .government,. in order to "force Ihi duly -off. J o rloe llie'jurrt "lo .Anrerican fiherie, hut other inlere! in that ;rt do not wih to ce that dralic lep taken. ' No ne, I am Mire, deire Ihal the jiorl le cly.ed. What Ihey do deire i. that the -duly he 'removed, and I a lieir representative would urge upon the government (he pece.jty of ronliiiuinB negolia-1 Ijnn al vnhiuglou willi a view lo having Ihi duly reinored-. Ie- oaue it i a grievou handicap and a jrrenl ource of .irritation and friction lit Hie (iaiiadian fihermen. . Administration The water of" the Canadian Pacific finding ground are. di vided jntn three 'ecllon for the purpose of departmental admin- Utralinn. They are known a ficction or dilrict No. 1, 2 and 3. No. t ha it headquarter in Ihe city of New W'eM- miuler; Nn. ha it headquar ter in Ihe city of Prince Huperi. and. No. 3 ha il headquarter in Ihe cily of Xanaimo. For a long lime the fii-herie were adniinis-1 Icred through lhee eparalc and. di-tinct headquarter. Then a' ylem of renlraliratinn grew 'up. and of late year a central office ha been opened (in Ihe city of Vancouver. Thi doe nol in my etimalinn make for economy or efficiency. We have in Ihe cen Tite tral office iu Vancouver a con- iierable overhead expense. We have there a coniderahle staff. Cjency an.J Tor economy. j and oil the positions are under rajke rr instance a patrolman.! Ihe jun-diclion of the t.ivtl f-er--,,P a jili, guardian a we call. Ivice Commiinn. All these of- iuPm ,m n, aas river who is in ficlal commence al a minimum ,i,,iiht in rcuanl to Hie' operation salary and work up" lo a maxi-,lf lU(k i-eujatinns. lie ha to mum. The staff consist of Ihe ',mnill,.i...,. .vili, n.,, i.wi.eclor following: , ' a) prjee Huperi. The inspector Maximum a) rjnr,, Huperi writes to the iChief lnpei1nr .... .. .. Chief Clerk ... Account Clerk ....... .. Purchasing Agent ... Senior Clerk-Slenogrnpbcr Clerk Slenosraphcr , .. Kile Clerk Lady Stenographer .... Junior Stenographer -.... Junior Stenographer .... iltoy Messenger Clerk ... llevenue Collector . . . . Cm Kngine Foreman ... .Ilesi.li'iil engineer 'Assistant llesidenl tKngr. Inspector nf Hatcheries .. Two-tone Oak. Dining Hoom Suite, Buffet, Six Chairs and Tuhle. The very, latest design. Spring Sale Price . . . . Buffet, Six Chairs and Table, fumed oak, Sfiring Sale Price $126.00 ('eiiiiiiie Leather Seats 011 all Chairs. SPRING CLEAN-UP TIME. New Curtains for your windows. All Curtains and Draperies straight '2.') per cent dNcount. Irish Linen. Tablecloths,, napkins to match, real good quality, al special low prices. Other special values in Tablecloths only lu Hear at cost price. 87 and 52 PIECE DINING SETS TO CLEAR AT COST PRICES. raiary. j.,j,.r inspector at Vancouver, who 3.fup m j(ru j louch. with liead- 2.Kifl uariers at Ottawa. Ottawa nd--Hn dresses Its reply lo Ihe chief in-2,2H spectnr at Vancouver. The latU'f-l,"H0 nut the message, jin to the in. sperlor al Prince Huperi. who in 1 ..mi .ri communicates with Ihe offi-, l,2rt0 piaj 0, 1B aas river. My thai. time the fisli has escaped from! the net, or some fellow over inj 9nn Alaska has grot away with il. lj t20 anl fully satisfied thai no reasons, .1,020 hased on good economy justify! 3,000 1 )P mainlenaiice of Ihi office.! 2,010 ypw. Weslnviiisler has a district ! S,!'" office twelve miles removed from! " Ihe central office. lu Nanaimoi Tolal S.IO.lfiO hiere U nnntlier itltriel nffien Would Abolish Office forty miles away from Ihe head' Might of these ufficial do office. My advice lo Ihe minister: ponlterahle travelling from time would he lo c!oe these offices lo time, and I urn thoroughly sal. at once and save the country Isfii-d that willi the salaries indt- come $50,000 a year, and then to caled here, plus Ihe travelling give 1 ,0(10 each lo Ihe three dls-cxpenscs, rdu njlso Ihe office Iriets in order lo imprive con-', rental and uokeep, Ihe total cost dilions there, lo the coun'lry will he in the Local Office tieighlmrhood of -5(,000. When The chif inectnr in Hie city: I Tirsl came to Ottawa, two years oT Prince Huperi starts wxirk In ago Moot ihi tnnllor up with that position ut u salary of "fltol 'I... .1 .. . . ...'... . . 1 me iieiiarimeiu. rimik ii up tasi a inunin. .111 view or tils respon-sestdon, Bmr I am, Itiklng il upihiHties. in view of Ihe Ire.men- Ittgaiu .this -.essjoit. .1 .look this dous amoitnl uf work he has to i . 11 I - 11 1. ..... . . . ' . maurr up peiore nere -wn any no. is i tu a luontti is a very inade-i Mention of "A whisper. nf .dcalb" quale reniuneralion. Hoforw an! or -A aVnval jf extravagance." official can qualiry for a positioal Ko in pressing il upoi'lhe gov-'of Hi lit kind he has to serve in! eminent Mris win' not stealing the (lep,arlnienl, uiul'in view or. anyonii's copyright tn 'ifiin con. Ihi ysl:m or vromoliim he is an nection. J would .suggest that old man long before he can at-(llie.irnci!'lw abolished imjuedi- tain the jMisitioit of inspwlor of! olely 11m eatlnfieil Ihal In r-v'.the district vhfrtvhe, will receive! verl to Ihe old lyle method of tiie princely tuilnry of H0 a having each ilislrict report "dl.monili. He cu larl du ut n rectly as an Imle-itMiiient unit lo'miiifmuiu, sulury' of J080 perl ,,headquarler al Jlltawa wilt annum and the mnxlptuta to; make In greater; degree for efful (Continued on page six) I S Tite Spring Clearance S A L E Home Furnishings $244.00 s Every department of our fetore is full of slashing sale, values f or theconom-ical buyer. We invite you to see our low sale prices, and be convinced of " the genuine bargains we are offering before our stocktaking. "I ! ! Buffets, Chairs, Tables, Beds, Springs, Mattresses, Draperies, Carpets, Blinds, Curtain Rods, Crockery, Fancy China, Silverware, Linoleums, French Ivory, Toys and Fancy Goods, at values .never before offered to the people here Walnut Dining Hoom Suite, consisting of Buffet, Six Chairs, Talde and China Caliinel, the new designs C007 (( and finish. Spring Sale Price JJ BLANKETS, SHEETS, BEDSPREADS,. COMFORTERS AT NEARLY COST PRICES. Ladles' Fancy Handkerchiefs, French Ivory and Toys at cut-in-two prices. LOOK FOR THE SALE PRICE TAG. and watch our windows fur the Big Spring Clearance Value. Compare our prices, with mail order house. ..'You will benefit in buying in your own honVe town. EASY CHAIRS, CARPETS AND BEDROOM FURNITURE AT SLASHING BARGAINS. i rUr Vi TIT!? The Quality Home Fur-LlEAJ. U. 1 1 I .IL, ni8her Phone 20 ELKAY'S STRAW HAT DYE iMako old Slraw Hats look like new. It is permanent and waterproof. Kay to apply am dries .quickly to a'last-ing finish , In All The Popular Colors ORMES LTD. The Rexalt Store. The Pioneer DrugglsL Canadian National Railways Prince Rupert DRYDOCK AND SHIPYARD Operating G. T. P. 20,000 Ton Floating try Dock Engineers, Machinists, Boilermakers, Blacksmiths, Pattern makers, Founders, Woodworkers, Etc " ELECTRIC AND ACETYLENE WELDING. Our plant, is e-iiipped to handle all kinds or MARINE AND COMMERCIAL 'WORK. PHONE8 43 and 385. 1