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NO. 164

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PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1911.

Mic re LA.

   

Price FIVE CENTS

 

23.57

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RANBY SMELTER TO BE BUILT AT GO0SE BAY

 

 

Acc

tte, Montana, July 22.—Whe-
an indefinite general strike
be declared by the Western
ration of Miners on the day
McNamara brothers go to

in Los Angeles or whether
hours strike should be called
he resolution which agitated
homing of the

the Western Federation

session con-
Many delegates were
vor of declaring a general
ipelling the American

( Labor to follow their
The Car

|
OSE

adian

phe be Misunderstood

Butte
if
day

the
k the that
lared on the

of
stand

was de

ial it would be practically |
fmission on the part ; of the |
men that the McNamaras|

guilt Many delegates con-|S
1 tl 1 gene ral strike was
sible. The session adjourned

hout having disposed

> renort
epor

e McNamara matter.
To Subscribe Funds

the report, the special com-

aland

of |

of the special com- |

ERAL STRIKE PROPOSE
[10 FAVOR McNAMARA BROS.

Ba Federation of Miners Have Proposed to Call a
’ General Strike on the Day Los Angeles Trial
Opens—Will Give Financial Aid to

used.

mittee recommended the
iate forwarding to the
Federation of Labor of the
valent of

cents per capita,

an assessment of
moral and financial support and
the i
if the

them.

American Federation calls on

KEEL AND STEEL

Passengers by the ‘George’ and |
For Up River by Train

 

delegates |

ate
there

the Prince George

the

La ay,
| morning

of
large

arrived

| crowd first class

number of second

Heavy

a
class passengers freight
was landed.
| City pulled out on time with many
up

ballasting of
waterfront the
rd
fidence inspiring
timé

river
the

for points.

trac k|

looks

| Seygsts ngers
« the

line
tly

near the
eminer
The tre
it, pulling
| Wednesdays and Sautrdays at 1
eg and arriving Thursdays end
Sundays a little after five p.m

| substantial
ins make
out

good upon

 

)OOR BALL LEAGUE TO

START GAMES NEXT WEEK

immed-
American
equi-
251

the pledging of

favoring of a general strike

this
usual

passen ge rs}

The train for Copper |

con- |

"MAKES A SAW-OFF.
WITH THE C.P.R.

‘Coquitlam Grants a Fixed Rate

of Taxation for Ten Years on

| Condition the Company
Spends $250,000

(Canadian Press Despatch)

| Vancouver, July 22.—The mu-
nicipal council of Coquitlam has
agreed to fix the
for the C. P. R.’s recently acquired
612 acres at $1530 a year for ten
years, on condition that the rail-
way company spends $250,000 on
improvements to the property with
lin two years.

THREE RECORDS
WERE SMASHED

rate of taxation

 

 

 

HE WAS LOADED
WITH JEWELS:

Gaekwar of Baroda Outvied All
Comers at the Coronation.

London, July 21.—The Gaekwar
of Baroda, the famous chief of
the fighting Sihks, continues to

attract a great deal of attention
at the Capital. At the
tion of King George

Corona-

and Queen

B

|

GRAIN COMPANY
GOES BROKE

Pacific Grain Company of Win-
nipeg Closes Its Doors—Man-
ager Has Disappeared.

(Canadian Press Despatch)
Winnipeg, July 22.—The Pacific

Grain Company, Limited, which

suspended business yesterday, has

turned its business over to other
brokers, both in Winnipeg and in

Chicago, where the company did

business on the Chicago Board of

Trade. Owing to the disappear-

ance of its manager, the company

 

 

| Athletic Talent at Manitoba) g
Championships Set New Mar-| §&

ks for One Mile and Five}

Mile Runs and One Mile!
Walk.

|

Winnipeg, July 22.—Three rec- |
ords were smashed at the Mani-|

Associz ation:!

Athletic

championship meet on

toba Amateur

Thursday.

|

| Joe Keeper, in the five mile race,

covered the distance in 26 minutes |
ll 3-5

5 seconds.

E. J. Webb, the English cham-}
pion walker, gave the big crowd
jof spectators a chance to cheer

home in six!
4l seconds, This is slow
for Webb but it broke the

by nearly half minute.
| Tom Slight, the old record holder, |
| finished second.

Joe Beckett added a

cord to the list in the

when he romped

| minutes
time

record a

|
re-|

also
» mile event
covered in four minutes|

Blair, the old]

which he
9

eams in Line-Up for the League—Two to Come- 38 2-5 seconds lair, the old|

ete
for Getting an

Indo

i fairlv @
1 irly ge

ert ir

Baseball
tting into its

Half a live
. { which are perfectly
sed, and of which

nplete in a

dozen
two are
of
League
the
Brother-
the
Island
Hotel

named

couple
included in the

ihese teams are:

Blue Ribbon
Cresentes

s, the
the

+}
the

Comets,

Kaien

he Empress

The two last
Pees Be:

uld assist

are
organised, and
their

Self at the
and Mr. Leo Waugh at
Isla Club, if the
ed making good
an ol these,

organisers,

Empress

nd

in

would drop
talk with the
er the week-end.
First of Schedule
vote of the representatives
at last night's meeting
Police ( the first
schedule was put in shape.
t nights for play

fe wer.

urt room,

Z
and for

decided as follows:
» Tuesdays

and Thursdays;
e, Mor

days and Wednes-
al sc Sundays and after
om other days.) The
Mum will undoubtedly be
“ne ot the first matehs,
h there is a possibility that
f Island Club gymnasium
sO be the scene of some
Mes. Following is the sched-
far as could be arranged last
t Game

luesday night, Cres-
€rsus Royal Blue Ribbons.
“me, Thursday night,
Ouilldrivers,
games
’ Other
an

md ¢
>» Versus

these are played
teams will be
| their places on the
be definitely set,
An Important Motion
Badin, the

ete

le ¢ an

disposition
. ate-dr, awings an

of
important

Part of the Gate Money To Go To a Fund

Athletic Park

motion was drawn up and carried.
It is as follows: ‘‘Moved by Messrs
Ramsay and Eviit, that the clubs
receive fifty per cent of ail re-
ceipts over one hundred pa i
admissions, and that the
moneys be depe sited in a ie
Fund under control of the Board
of Directors, and that the Rink

Mamagement supply all bats, balls,
and keep the building in

base 5,

repair with necessary

screens, and lighting to the
faction of the playing clubs. Fur-

ther, that passes be supplied for
two umpires
the rep-

collect |

and
and that
resentatives the
all tickets at the doc

Of the greatest possible interest}
in the
object of

twenty players
for each game,
ol clubs

or.

lovers of
fact that
clubs’ arranging
per cent of the gate
a htndred admissions,
that a nucleus fund may be formed

to all
is the

sport
the

fifty

alter

the

to have
money
paid is
towards the establishment in Prin-

ce Rupert of an outdoor athletic

park, It is known that several
members of the city council are
interested in this. Many prom-

inent citizens approve of the plan
warmly. The Mayor has shown
his interest by presenting the
League Cup, The no
doubt that the citizens will help
with record gates at the matches.
Press is Thanked

Mr. George Tite made a popular
president at last night's meeting,
ard Mr. W. D. Vance acted
secretary. Before the meeting
adjourned Messrs. Ramsay
Bratt moved hearty
thanks to the for
dial support given in the organ-
ising of the Prince Rupert In-
door Baseball League.
Donelly arrived by the
He

boys have

as

and

a vote olf

press the cor-

Mr, T.

Prince George this morning.
was accompanied by his wile.

 

fixtures, |

; | ticularly strong aa isis has been

city |

was in second place. |,

|

record holder

Rev. Father Hartmann returned |

to the city by the S.S. Prince | three diamonds weighing respec-|cost $6,500, and
aces
of a building on an

other| at a cost of about $1,000.
|

He
| timistic regarding the prospects of

his Naa

George this morning. is op-|

|

|

|

os |

s colonisation scheme. |

| Mary he

 

BARODA}

THE GAEKWAR OF

created much comment
by reason of his lavish display of

jewelry.

 

a native prince
intensely loyal to}
He owns jewelry}
estimated to be worth $1,200,000. |
While it is impossible for him

The Gaekwar is
of India and
Great Britain.

to adorn himself with all his}
gems, he astonishes Great Britain
ind outshone British nobles by

wearing the Star of the South,}

the Akbah Shah, and the Eugenie,

74 carats and|

many

125 cara

| vesides

tively
51
jewels of lesser importance,

ts,

carats,

advised iis customers yesterday
Ra protect their trade.

‘WINNIPEG MAY
BUY RAILWAY

| Sir Wm. Moatlinnite Offers to)
Sell Winnipeg Electric—May |
be Taken US

 

(Canadian Press Despatch)

Winnipeg, July 22.—The city
council of Winnipeg is contem-
plating the purchase of the Mac-
kenzie and Mann _ holdings of
Winnipeg Electric at $250 per
share. The company is capitalised
at $13,000,000, and owns a power
plant at Lac du Bonnet, the street
railway, and gas and electric light-
ing plant. The council decided
that the price asked is fair.. If
the audit of the company’s books
show seven per cent profit on the
purchase price the deal: will go
through.

BUILDING PERMITS

for the

plans for two new

The

week

building permits
xs

include

stores to be built by Munroe &|
Robinson on Third avenue be-|
tween Fifth and Sixth sreets to]

the remodelling |

adjoining lot
They
will be built right away.

SCAVENGING MONOPOLY CAUSE OF INQUIRIES

 

Citizens Complain That They Do Not Know What
Overcharges are Being Made—Correct Scale of Prices is Herewith Given

Saus- |

Again and again during the}

past few days the Daily News has

| been asked to voice the bewilder- |

| ment of many citizens in regard |
|to the working of the city scaven- |

lging system now bei ‘ing operated |

| by Contractor J, G. Weston. Par- |

matter of the scale}

   

                

| of prices for removal of house- |
hold refuse, and the
asked: ‘Is any regular

fees in force?

is |
ot
the

que stion
scale
If so, what are
fees?”

The Proper Scale

According to the Mayor, the
scale of fees for household
scavenging under which the
present provisional scavenging
contract in Prince Rupert is
being worked is as follows:

Residences of two rooms and
under, for night soil and gar-
bage, per month, in all, 50
cents.

Residences of three rooms
and over, for night soil and
garbage, per month in all, 75
cents.

For hotels, rooming houses,
restaurants, offices, etc., the
price is per 15 gal. can, and
varies from 10 cents to 50 cents.

Comes Up on Monday

This scale is not actually passed
by the but it
certainly understood to be the one

 

council, is very

 

under which the provisional con-

tract is being worked until the
|by-law passes the council. The
by-law comes up Monday
night. It is still in Committee of
the Whole An amend-
ment is being included in it to
the effect that all disputes in
| regard to the scale of
| other matters affecting the scaven-
ging shall be referred the
Medical Health Officer settle-
ment.

Some Misunderstandings

Attempts to find out from the
scavengers What payments are nec-
essary have led some citizens to
form the that it will
at least $2 per month to employ
the contractor, and the attitude
of Alderman Douglas in demanding
the right for citizens to destroy |
rubbish themselves independent of
the contractor is approved.

Some Recorded Instances

Incidents like the following
being recorded: A housewife
doubt about the fees, asked the
scavenger what the charges were.
“Fifty cents a call,"’ was his reply.

on

srage.

prices or

to

for

idea cost

are
in

This would work out at $2 a month

for the house in question, Another

woman was disturbed by the scav-
enger with the demand that she

should show the recipt for the

the Correct Prices Are and that | ieleven-day tour of the northern

When told this the scavenger is|
said to have replied “Well, you
had better pay me for the last}
work or the new work can’t be|
done.”’ |
Bad as Before

Under the old scavenging sys-|
tem there was sometimes diffi-|
culty about the prices charged. |
There seemed to be a big variation |
in the scale of fees in the same

even between next door|
One woman was charged
She learned
her!
She held |
a dollar |

district,
houses.
$1.50. for scavenging.
that for the
neighbor paid only $1.
out for paying only
herself, did and received a|
receipt for $1.25 over which she
is still puzzling, Considering that
the present system was placed in|
the hands of J. G. Weston by the
city council with the intention of |
improving such irregularities, the

 

same service

so,

 

 

citizens finding the same old diffi-
culties, are naturally annoyed.
Who Supplies Receptacles?
Another matter which is puz-
zling some citizens is the question
the

Is the contractor supposed

 

“Who is to supply garbage |

cans?"
to furnish these, or is it up to
householder

lt

each to provide his

own? is understood that

 

last scavenging services rendered
ging

accumulated refuse

The

the receipt mislaid,

or have the

left, un-removed. fees had

been paid;

;mate that the pack of all kinds
of fish in Northern British Colum-

|
| with

lit

“lis away behind this year.

ON WORK

Vancouver, July 21.—That sev-
eral millions of dollars are to be
spent in the development of the
property of the Granby Con-
solidated Mining & Smelting Co.,
Ltd., at Goose Bay. Observatory
Inlet, Portland Canal district, in
the course of the next few years,
is the announcement of Mr. .F
M. Sylvester, general manager of
the company, and Mr. George
W. Wooster, treasurer, who are
now at Vancouver.

Will Do Smelting

The company intends to not
only open up its own property
and buy additional claims, but to
establish a large smelting trade
as well. At Goose Bay there is
already a twenty-drill compressor
which the concern intends to add
to immediately. Piers, wharfs,
roads and a saw mill of 40,000 feet
capacity are under construction
now and will be completed in
the course of the next few months.
In speaking of the project Mr.
Sylvester said:

Ideal Smelter Site

“There are a great many things

—

MILLIONS TO BE SPENT

AT GOOSE BAY

 

General Manager Sylvester and Treasurer Wooster of
the Granby Company Tell of the Company’s
Plans—Will Build Smelter There, and De-
velop 3,000 Water Power at Once

to be considered in the location
of a smelter of which the site is
probably the most important. In
this connection Goose Bay is al-
most ideal as it is accessible to
the vast mining territory of the
north and is also but a_ short
distance from the Hidden Creek
group of copper claims which are
owned by the Granby Company.

Will Spend Millions

“In developing these proper-

ties the company intends to spend

a large sum of money. ‘There are
already eighty men there and
mote are to be employed soon.
Of these miners who are on the
claims now, nearly all are picked
men from the company’s mines
at Phoenix.

“We are now putting in a
conveyor and tram line ¢drom the
mines to tide water, a distance of
about three miles. This will con-
nect directly with the smelter. In
addition a water power is being
developed and it will in the course
of sine or ten months develop
3000 horsepower.” ;

 

 

 

 

 

SAYS THE NORTHERN PACK
IS NOT LARGE THIS YEAR

|Statement of Mr. W. H. Barker,. manager of the B.C.
Packers’ Association, Who Has Just Completed

Trip to the Canneries—Sockeyes Away
Behind, But Runs May improve

July 22.—'T esti-

Vancouver,

bia waters is not more than
3 20,000 cases to date,” today
ldeclared Mr. W. H. Barker, gen-
eral ee of the British Col-|w
Association, who

from an

Fackers’
this

|umbia
| returned morning
| pl ints operated by his company.
|Mr. Barker made the round trip
on the steamer Venture in company
Mr. William Murray, man-
ager of the Canadian Bank of
Commerce and a director of the
British Columbia Packers’ Associ-
ation.
Weather Not Good

“The pack of all kinds of
salmon in the north so far this
season can not be termed large—
is merely a good start,’’ con-
tinued Mr. Barker. ‘‘Till about
ten days ago conditions were much
against good fishing, but
that time the weather has
come warmer and the prevailing
winds favor the progress of the
fish to the rivers.

Lots of Spring Salmon

“The run of Springs this year
has been the largest in the history
of the northern canneries, and the
fish have been of excellent quality,
I have a theory that the ever-
increasing runs of Springs on the
Skeena River may in great measure
be due to the fact that for many
years the hatcheries of Oregon

since
be-

cases of Sockeye packed is fully
thirty per cent less than last
year at this time, but last year
the run of Sockeye on that stream
was very large. When we left
the Skeena the run of Sockeye
improving and the canners
hope for a good year. At Rivers
Inlet the weather has been against
good fishing, but when the recent
improvement of conditions the run
at that point is improving. At
Bella Coola results have not been
as good as last year, and at Kams-
quit the run of Sockeye has been
very poor. At Alert Bay results
have been only fair.

was

 

Rupert's Athletic Pastor
By the Prince George this morn-
W. H. McLeod returned
to the city. He will be welcomed
back by the boys of the Indoor

 

ing Rev.

Baseball League. Rev. Mr. Mc-
Leod will preach at the usual
Sunday services tomorrow, but

the Baptist congregation has now
left the Grenville Court place of
worship and the services on Sunday
will be held in the more roomy
McIntyre Hall.

Lost For Many Years
Years of misery can be saved
by wearing our footwear. Are
you wearing it? If not, get busy
and see Scott, Froud & Co,

 

have been turning out millions of

Springs and we may now be

receiving some benefit in Northern

British Columbia from that work.
Sockeyes are Behind

“Sockeye fishing in the north

I did

 

 

Where to Go

EMPRESS THEATRE, Second Ave,"
Pictures and Music, 7,30 p.m,

 

 

 

 

metal worker in town made a set|not visit the Naas, but | was MAJESTIC THEATRE, Third Ave;

of
could
scavenging contractor,

cans On spre,

dispose of them to

believing he|informed that
the|not been as good as last, year.
On the Skeena the number of

results there had

Pictures and songs, 7.30 p.ni. ‘

PHENIX THEATRE, Second Aveuue;
Pictures and music, 7,30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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