THE DAILY NEWS —__-—-- TWO IMPORTANT TUNNELS MAKE PROGRESS ON G.T.P. Main One at Mile 144 Will When Steel Can be Rushed to Skeena Crossing —Snowslide Tunnel a Great Success—Pre- parations for President’s Party General Superintendent Mehen of the G. T. P.. has every fidence that steel will be at Skeena River Crossing before the severe spel of the winter sets in. The contractor for the tunnel at Mile 144 which is at present the main cause of delay in the laying of steel beyond that point, has promised to have the tunnel finish- ed by October. “That being so, Superintendent Mehan. ‘I count on getting steel laid as far as Skeena River Crossing before the extreme cold weather comes to retard the work. I understand that last winter was an coe Seen con- * says General can be Completed by October ly severe one and do not anticipate any recurrence of the difficulties we combatted then. “Construction of the tunnel at Mile 44 to do away with the risk from the big snow slide is making great progress. This tunnel prom- | ises to be in every way a success, | and will save much trouble and | expense when the line is complete.” | Everything is shipshape now for | the arrival of the Hays party| tomorrow and preparations are complete for their trip up to Hazelton where they will spend a few days. Mr. Hays’ trip is the regular annual one of inspec- | tion. LIGHT PLANT — TROUBLES AIRED (Continued from Page One) “This man knows I cannot discharge him without the con- sent of the council, and therefore he stabs me in the back onevery opportunity. “I would therefore ask that I be given power to discharge this man, as I do not feel that I can continue to manage the electric light plant while his dirty tactics are being carried back and on behind my are receiving recognition by some of the will give this matter your early aldermen. I-trust you attention.”’ Clayton Gets Abusive There was no rush on the part of the council to give the matter ‘‘early attention.’’ In fact there was a pause. Then Alder- man Clayton observed that un- doubtedly the letter was addressed against him although not to him. It was a weak effort on the part of a man to defend himself against something of which he had never been accused, and the man who could write such silly trash was not fit to be recognised as the head of a city department at all. He would take it upon himself that the matter would be properly looked into and make the writer prove what he said. The alderman went that if there jecting or revision of weights and measures, or anything of the kind, he held himself ready to do it without asking leave of any minion of the city. If the same thing occurred again he would do ex- actly the same thing. The fact that the writer of that letter made a mistake in regard to eighteen tons of coal showed that he needed looking after. Alderman Douglas declared that if an alderman saw anything going wrong he should check it up. Goes to a Committee The letter was referred to a “a on to say had to be any re- committee and nothing further was said of it until later in the evening when Alderman Newton used it as a peg to hang a question on in regard to the city weighing scales. He said the man who paid the taxes needed the assurance that he got what he paid for. Alderman Hilditch replied that the scales were ordered and would be put in as soon as the city had secured a site where teamsters could drive up their wagons on them. Grand Drawing Rogers’ Steamship Agency—3 free tickets and cash to Seattle or Vancouver and return. Tickets one cent to two dollars. Call at office or Phone 116, Ts The Graham Island CAPITAL STOCK $1,000,000 We are offering for sale a very limited views, which, I might say, are those of a large number of rate payers with whom I have discussed matter. not need the water or that there should be any unnecessary delay in securing it. eoooooooocooooc$oc°o: °| ° LETTERS TO THE ° EDITOR ° ° “Ratepayer "is Strongly o Opposed to Trusting o| Public Works Com- o| mittee with $550,000. o ° ° ° eo0oo0oooo 900000 eooooooooooococe Dear Sir,—As there has been no public discussion upon the Hydro- Electric Blyaw and believing that such discussion is helpful and proper, I wish to submit my the No one will argue that we do Our council has been asked by the Board of Trade as well as by many individual rate payers as to how they intend to handle this work, whether by day labor or contract. They have given us no information along this line, but we all well know that they favor the Public Works Depart- ment idea and the handling of this work on the 45-cent per hour day labor plan. I do not believe that the Public Works Department is entitled to the confidence of the rate payers of this city in view of the work which they already done. Not long ago a charge was made in a committee meeting of the council that holes for our electric light and telephone poles sometimes cost as much as $150.00 | per hole and this was not refuted. The excessive cost of the sewer work and the building of retaining common talk upon our the Public Works Department can render this kind of service upon our public streets in broad daylight, what we expect of them if we place $550,000 at their disposal and send them six miles into the what have post walls is streets. If us may woods where they are doing? This is a big job and should be done as-a whole. If economy is any object to the people who are to pay for this, they should insist On its being done by contract and it not be broken up into many small contracts. The larger the contract the more at- tractive it ae we cannot see should becomes to the con- tractor, causing greater competi- tion, and hence a lower price to the city. As individuals, when any of us have a lot to excavate or a little house to build, we do it by con- treet which experience has taught us is the most economical and satisfactory method. The council were asked by the Board of Trade as well as by many ee Oil Fields, Limited out |that vast sum they will bring the water to us. PROPERTY OWNER te ee se ee | — a ~% ee se re “The News” Classified Ac Ads. ==Qne Cent A Word For Each Insertion== —THEY WILL REPAY A CAREFUL LOOKING OVER— Phone 150 The Insurance People Fire Life Marine Accident Plate Glass Employer's Liability Contractors’ and Personal Bonds Policies Prepared While You Wait. Mack Realty & Insurance COMPANY. P.S.— Houses and Rentals. individuals to allow us. to vote upon the water and power schemes jseparately. This they have for some reason refused to do. As it stands today, the question iwe are asked to decide next Sat- | | urday |water badly enough to turn over $550,000 to is whether we want the the Public Works Department to spend for us with- any assurance that Yours truly, “RATEPAYER” FINDS FLAWS Continued from page 1. war and the railway company is not to be desired, than probably ensue when we and the} world at the very worst conditions imagin- able, duce erned by laws of economic necessity dollars of danger is stayed by irrational apportioning of the den of taxation from the shoulders amount of shares of stock at 25¢ per share; par value $1.00. These shares are going quickly and will soon be off the market =: THE MACK REALTY & INSURANCE COMPANY SELLING AGENTS city | | condition between the but this may be better will condition which the large come to realize} that we have consented to bear | the burdens of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company. Under Pacific | not Trunk could the Grand Railway its annual taxation to thing like $15,000 per and the money could quite easily be convinced of this, how adjustment add to our security Company re- any- annum, outside lender hence can such an “The word padding in sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 means nothing for these are merely ancillary to trans- portation and traffic and are gov- ! omer! a more immutable and _ irresistible that this agreement. The future of Prince Rupert is assured ard} there is no accelerating its progress by trash agreements or retarding | GR.NADEN COMPANY its development by a railway com- | pany petulant over a few thousat d| The great progress be taxation. lest a foolish shifting its and bur- of the giant to those of the pigmy holder. Treat the railwey company fairly, but surely this sacrifice on behalf of the people is too generous and the efficacy of the agreement too uncertain.” A PROPERTY HOLDER Sloan Suit Clubs following gentlemen were The the lucky ones in Sloan & Com- pany’s Suit Clubs on Saturday night: No. 11—M. E. Rugg. No. 12—J. Howe. No. 18—L. C. Ives. No. 14—-L. B. Warner. No. 15—H. W. Miller. No. Geo. T. Stewart. P. R. Indoor Baseball League. Brotherhood Crescents v. Em- press Hotel, at the Auditorium, Tuesday, August 29th. Game called at 8.45 sharp. Admission 25 cents. PUBLIC MEETING A Public meeting will be held in ine Empress Theatre on Tuesday evening, the 29th inst., at 8 p.m. at which the members of the city council will be present and dis- cuss the provisions of the by- laws to be voted upon on the 2nd of September. A full atterdance of the rate- payers is requested, WM. MANSON, Mayor i + ne | Money to Loan ee Money to Loan on Prince Reiner! Neal eg | Aureements of sale bought. 1'.0. box § tf-181. 4 ne Help Wanted | Boy wanted at once to learn the {printing trade. | Apply News Office, Wanted —Good sized boy to help in kitchen and | | make himself generally useful Apply James Hotel, 8rd Ave., corner of sth Street tf! Housework wanted, also washing and_ ironing by | Scotch woman, Third Ave., near News office. 196-tf For Rent | in So Wanted Unfurnished Room by gentleman, Ap- ply Box 262 196-197 Furnished rooms with bath. the week. Talbot House. Neatly Furnished rooms, gentiemen preferred. ~ Apply Mrs. Mullin, over Majestic Theatre. tf McIntyre Hall, for concerts, entertainments, dances, etc. Apply J, H. Rogers, phone 116. Special rates ty 165-tf lock; Third Ave. For Rene Sate of England Hall, 2nd Ave., for | inces, Fraternal Societies, Socials, etc. Appl i Frese A Ellis, Box, 869 or phone 68. 186 | Furnished house, cor. Sixth Avenue and Young | St. Modern in every respect. Phone 83 or call Pattullo & Radford. 196-tf | For Sale For Sale—One kitchen Range, one oak buffet, one sewing machine; all new. Call at Wark's Jew- | elry Store. 192-tf i Fer Scle—Chicken Ranch, 2 Storey house, house- hold goods. Near Prince Rupert. A snap if taken at once. Address Box 368. tf | et ee es ee , Insurance De eee ca ome OUR Companies are noted for prompt and just settlements. We write every known class of Insurance. The Mack Realty and Insurance Co Lost and Found Lost a watch fob ($10 gold piece), on Second Ave., between 6th and 7th Sts. Reward on returning | same to News office. 196-197 | ForSale Lot Block Section Price 65 34 8 $325.00 | 3 and 4 14 8 650.00 | 7 and 8 36 7 2,000 | Come in and see our list of buys in other parts of the city Limited. Second Ave., Prince Rupert, B.C. BOYS! t ! Two Five Dollar bills to j be given away to bright ! ! * boys. See Mr. Munroe at the News office. a tr ree os oe ot Os | a ad ’ Windsor Hora FIRST AVENUE AT EIGHTH STREET Newly Furnished and Steam Heated Rooms A FIRST CLASS BAR AND DINING ROOM IN CONNECTION RATES 50 CENTS AND UP BATHS FREE TO GUESTS ROBT. ASHLAND 4 HLAN P.O. BOX 37 SAVOY HOTEL Fraser and Fifth St. The only hotel in town with hot and cold wat- erin rooms, Beat fur- nished house north of Vancouver, Rooms ic up. Phone 87. P.O, Box 129. $ : $ } Prudhomme & Fisher proprietors Members and those mterested in the Prince Rupert Choral So- ciety will please meet in the Me- thodist Church on Tuesday, Aug. 29th at 8:30 a.m., to select music for the coming season. : | brought down the house by point- | rooms in a local morgue, | | Box 953. tf | the estate among the creditors. | Do away with this. Patronize a white laundry. White labor only at j ioneer Laundry. Phone 118 - MADE MINERAL STRIKE | B. F. Stamwood is in from ¢ Sop-| per City, in the neighborhood of | holds mining | He recent | f which he several | properties. reports for even tes 0 Futuicbed Rooms, Mrs. Greenwood, ree discovery of iron that carries values | |in copper and gold. He leeves by } train tomorrow to further prospect | his Now that the} railway has reached thet section of the country Mr. Stanwood has} discovery. ‘abounding faith that capital will | quickly pour in to develop its| ACME CLOTHING HOUSE e rich mineral | undotibtedly re-sour | ces, | “Where Can | Cit In the Slater Shoe Stores—The Slater Shoe Stores that display the Sign of the Slate There is no use in going into any store and asking for The Slater Shoe—because The Slater Shoe is sold only in authorized stores. The name Slater is the most valuable asset in the shoe business in Canada. The genuine S/ater Shoe made it so. But no other makers but the Slater Shoe Co,, Limited make the shoe which you know as The Slater Shoe, labelled with The Sign of the Slate, Goodyear welted, with the price on the label. We, alone, in this city handle The Slater Shoe —the kind you have always boughi. M4 SECOND AVENUE Sole Agents for Prince Rupert Tom Dunn's Little Joke Speaking at the Ross organisa- tion meeting last night, Tom Dunn ing out thet the Conservative campaigners were anticipating ev | ents by holding their committec If you want money apply P. O Notice to Creditors l Take Notice that ell creditors of H. H. | Morton are required to send in their claims properly proved in accordance with the Creditors’ Trust Deeds Act, to Williams & Manson, solicitors for the Assignee, on or before the 2lst day of September, 1911, after which date the assignee will proceed to distribute D. G. STUART, Assignee. FEED STORE We carry everything in the feed line, also gar den seeds at the lowest market prices, at Collart's olg Feed Store, Market Place PONY EXPRESS Phones 41 or 30) |[Sretet Delivery -! Jeremiah H. Kugler, Ltd. OFFERS FOR SALE One lot Beach Place, Section 1, Block 5, fine location. Price $2350. $1008 cash. | One lot near McBride street, front: | ing on First avenue also on| Market Place. Special Price, $4800. $1500 cash. FOR RENT Offices on ground floor on corner Sixth street and Second avenue. Prices, $85-40—50—-75-125. FOR RENT Second avenue Seventh street. Low rent. Two lots Section 8, Block 34, Eleventh avenue between Con- rad aad Frederick streets. Price, $300 each, $115 cash, balance easy. a} Store corner and on FOR SALE Three room house and lot on Taylor street, $1250. $500 cash, balance 6 and 12 months. ASK UNCLE JERRY P.O, BOX B04 PHONE 801 PONY EXPRESS ” Read The Daily New® SYSTEMATIC MERCHANTS’ DELIVERY SERVICE Baggage, sfitorane and Forwarding Agents. Por Rigs or Motor Car day or night Seventh Ave. and Fulton Phone $01 ener eterno aren e soos > SeS3E35¢ BESSESSESSESSES ET ESS esse sects sesstsstssbssesseasesseasesseasease secnuateaseatesseatesscaseaseaneeieaiey 2 = > €3 2 = = AUCTION SALE SFHOLD F URE HIGH CL ASS The Balance of the Stock of tne Assigne d Estate of the HOUSEHOLD FURNI ASSIGNEE -. : 3 e323 SES2EI2ES ESTESTES COMPRISING: Bedroom Suites, Diningroom Suit Chests, Chiffoniers, Bedsteads, Mattresses, Carpet Crockery end Glassware Etc. 3 ALL OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY is To Be Sold Without Reserve : a - o o AT 8 P. M. t AT Fa THE THIRD AVENUE STORE J past 0) EVERYTHING MUST GO FRANK A. ELLIS Auctioneer G. B. LOCKHART Assignee THE BRIN FURNITURE SeDeeaeeatesseasraeeace ssensessraeeseestestesteHsieaiesic scents RCS Doe ees Prt STORI e22E3 peer 3 SWEEPS THE TIDE OF INTER- ESI, IMMIGRATION AND IMPROVEMENT Westward Towards the great new North new towns are springing up in strageti most like magic, and growing into cit and importance with marvellous rap Prince Rupert, Calgary, Edmonton, R« toon, Moose Jaw, and Lethbridge, al! o! fortunes for the early investors, Th greatest new townsite, with the brightest future of any in Canada, is Fort Fraser (The Hub of B.C. on the G.T.! Corner Lots $150 up. Inside Lots $100 up. —Terms easy enough for anybo Pacific | one If you would be convinced of its merits ' for pretty, attractive and interesting Remember opportunity waits on no on GEORGE LEEK & (2: Real Estate and Insurance Agent, Jour ‘ . pert Sixth Street, corner 8rd Avenue - Pr! Oem Te