THE DAILY NEWS The Daily News The Leading Newspaper and the Largest Circulation in Northern B. C. Published by the Prince Rupert Publishing Company, Limited DAILY AND WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES—To Canada, United States and Mexico—DalLy, 50c per month, or $5.00 per year, inadvance. WEEKLY, $2.00 per year. All Other Countries—Daily, $8.00 per year; Weekly, $2.50 per year, strictly in advance TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch. on application, Contract rates HEAD OFFICE Daily News Building, Third Ave., Prince Rupert, B. C. Telephone 98, BRANCH OFFICES AND AGENCIES New YorK—National Newspaper Bureau, 219 East 28rd St., New York City. SEATTLE—Puget Sound News Co, LONDON, ENGLAND—The Clougher Syndicate, Grand Trunk Building, Trafalgar Square. NOT PUBLIC SERVICE BUT PARTY ADVANTAGE THURSDAY, AuG. 31 DAILY EDITION. Superintendent Ross of the Seattle Light and Power Plant, un- consciously perhaps, read the funeral service over the hydro-electric scheme when he told a Prince Rupert audience in the presence of the Mayor and council on Tuesday that any municipal utility that was operated for party advantage instead of public service was doomed to failure. The audience was well aware that the proposed hydro-electric scheme was evolved for party advantage instead of for public service, that the whole administration of the present council has been marked by efforts for party advantage instead of a zeal for public service. Had public service been their ideal, a made on the project months ago. Had public service been their ideal, the work would have been submitted to public competition to fix the cost, and a time limit placed upon the contract to ensure rapid progress. It is not public service, but party advantage that delays the work until fall, when it becomes an election item. It is not public service, but party advantage that proposes to carry out the work without any restriction on the cost, without public competition, and without any limit to the time it may take to carry out. It is not public service, but party advantage that seeks to debar lawful and registered property owrers (whose claim s have been ad- mitted by a Court of Revision) from voting on the question, and instead enfranchises men who are not property owners in the city, and whose claims could not be upheld in any Court of Revision. start would have been The request that a sum of $550,000 be handed over to the Public Works Committee to spend without restriction is colossal in its au- dacity. What private citizen would hand over even $5,000 to the Chairman of the Public Works Committee for the purpose of having a house built without proper restrictions and guarantees? The Chairman of the Public Works Committee does not conduct his own private business in such a muddle-headed way. A few weeks ago he had the painting of an hotel counter to give out. It was only a $16 job. But he got a price on it first. That was business prudence. But he asks the citizens to give him $550,000 to spend on a hydro-electric scheme to be carried out by days labor, without any restrictions or guarantees. The charge that the Board of Works gives out its work to suit party advantage instead of public service is not a trumped up one. The Boards‘ particular method of eliminating from public work those not of its own fold is seen by the following letter. The thin trick by which the Board of Works shuffles out of its obligation to solicit tenders in the open market is quite apparent. The letter was sent out a month ago by the City Clerk, apparently at the instance of the Board of Works, to a local contractor: July 25, 1911 Dear Sir,—I enclose herewith cheque for $17.50 in payment of your account for hauling rock crusher, etc. As I explained to you a week ago, the Board of Works together with the City Engineer, consider the charge of $15.00 an extortionate one, and after considering the same for a week or so, the Board decided to pass the account for payment, and it instructed me when paying this account to inform you, you were to receive no more work from the City. I hear from various sources that you are complaining because you were not asked to tender on the hauling of the crushed rock, and I mention this fact so that you will understand why you were not asked to tender, that is, I was simply carrying out instructions given to me by the Board of Works. The city needs a waterworks. It needs it so badly that it had better wait until January 15th next when a new council will be in power, and the waterworks scheme can be awarded in open compe- tition to a reliable construction company under pena!ties to have the system completed within a specified time. The city cannot afford to start a day lebor hydro-electric scheme to be built a la Provincial wharf. The bylaw must be voted down despite the maaipulated voters’ list. NOTES AND COMMENTS After reading the story of how Mr. Clements fell a victim to Duncan Ross and his own reciprocity speeches at Cumberland, the old couplet must be amended to read: “He who fights and runs away May live to get swatted another day.” There was one mistake Mr. Clements made. He should have called the joint meeting off, like he did at Alberni. There is another mistake he made, but he will not discover that until the evening of September 2lst. The Hydro-Electric Bylaw is doomed. Even the workmen jeered when the 45-cent citizen workmen bait was dangled before them on Tuesday night. They bit at it once, and with the rest of the citizens suffered in consequence. ea SD Read The Daily News From Yesterday’s Late Edition Victoria, August 30.—Duncan Ross concluded the most suc- cessful series of political meet- ings ever held in Alberni and Comox with a large meeting at Cumberland last night. The large hall was packed, the crowds stretching out into the streets and listening through the open doors and windows. Mr. Clements was present, and was given the same time as Mr. Ross. Mr. William Sloan presided and spoke in support of Duncan Ross in a forcible speech. In conclusion he quot- ed from Hansard a_ speech delivered in the House of Com- mons by Mr. Clements in which the latter had advocated a fair exchange in natural pro- ducts with the United States. Clements in reply gave an indignant denial to the charge that he had advocated recip- rocity. He said that if Mr. Ross or Mr. Sloan could find either in Hansard or out of it any speech by him in which he had advocated reciprocity he would withdraw from the contest. He made a strong high pro- eaeogan noses pleading that DUNCAN ROSS EXPOSES CLEMENTS AT CUMBERLAND Proves from Pages vf Hansard that the Conservative Candidate Advocated Reciprocity With United States—Clements Takes Back Challenge to Withdraw from Contest the wall against American g00- ds be made higher and keeping our national resources for the people of Canada. Mr. Ross produced Hansard and read from its pages that Clements had made the fol- lowing statement: “While I am not a freetrader, and far from it, I would be ready to favor reciprocity as between the United States and Canada.” Mr. Ross taunted his op- ponent with this bold declara- tion in reply to Mr. Sloan, and asked him if he would with- draw now or take his punish- ment on election day. He ridiculed Clement's protection- ist theory and again reading from Hansard what Clements had said: “I would make the Canadian duty on beans 60c. per bushel and compel British Columbia to buy our beans.” “This is the man,” concluded Mr. Ross, ‘‘who now, asks to represent the miners and other consumers of Comox-Atlin.”’ The sentiment of the large body of miners was overwhel- mingly in favor of Ross and Reciprocity. G. U. Ryley, WILL SELECT TOWNSITE FOR SECOND DIVISIONAL POINT Mr. G. U. Ryley Makes irabertent Announcement— Location Will be Within a few Miles of Alder- mere—Sale of Lots This Fall land commsisioner | about it on my return. ‘|BIDS FAREWELL sion to the world at ree ar-| ‘We shall have two townsites | rived with the President Hays|rear Fraser Lake, at the party. this morning and left with | West end of the lake to be called them on the train this afternoon.|the Fraser Lake townsite, and the The Hays party goes as far as |other about the center for which Hazelton, and will be back Sunday|no name has yet been selected. night, but Mr. Ryley goes on | Neither will be a divisional point. to Aldermere and will not be here | again for ten or twelve days. of the Grand Trunk Pacific, one ‘We expect to have a townsite this side of Ellison on the market Mr. Ryley’s mission is to decide |in from six to twelve months, the of the divisional point on the line from Prince Rupert. He will be about two miles Aldermere, and that the company | will place it on the market this | dise ussed recently. fall. Town lots will be sold by| public auction, the “Ss Was the case with Prince Rupee on location second | “There has nothing been de- cided as to the date of the sale of | Rupert; expects this of Prince from the other sections in fact it has not been same of the real estate William Law, firm of Law-Butler, returned yes- “The first divisional point,” sa Mr. Ryley, “has not yet decided upon. It will be from six to twelve miles this side of Ellison, and I may be able more 1¢ iterday on the Prince Rupert, been tour of coast of after a successful cities placing the new town to say Houston on the market. TO DOMINION Earl Grey Advises Canadian Parents to Bring Up Children in Faith of Their Country's Splendid Mission. (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, Aug. 30.—At the open- ing of the Exhibition here Earl Grey bade farewell to Canada, at the close of his address he said: “LT have heard, but I hope it is not true, that Ontario loses many of her teachers to the Prairie provinces because better salaries are paid there. Search for the best all over the world, and educate your children to think for themselves. That will be the greatest interest to hu- manity. “IT advise Canadians to keep their sons from entering the cities, and I beseech you to educate and bring up your children in the faith that Canada is destined to fulfil a proud and splendid mis- REQUIRED GOOD SEAMANSHIP Surprise for the Waterfront Yesterday. Skipper of the Prince Rupert Berths Like the George. Captain Barney Johnston didn't manage to make his famous star- board landing yesterday even eR General Merce M erchandise had a ”s oe rT? LYNCH BROS La rg i oc h Lowest Base in Northern B. c SAMUEL HARRISON (NOTARY PUBLIC) Prince Rupert and ME Samuel Harrison & Co, Real Estate and Stock Brokers APPROVED AGREEMENTS FOR SALE PURCHA Stewart e WE HAVE A COMPLETE eet Northern B.C. Liquor Company, BLP PABLO IIE errr LINE LIQUORS, ALWAYS OF BEERS IN STOCK WIN] ———« HERE ARE THREE OF OUR SPECIAL LINES Budweiser Beer, We are sole agents for Norther Double OO Whiskey Guaranteed to be 12 years in the wood before being Sole agents for Northern B.C. Victoria Phoenix Beer Phone No. 7 P.O. Bex $77 eww though he had on board of the Prince Rupert that august com- pany of Grand officials including President Hays himself. Owing to the presence at the wharf of the big rail steamer Hans B. and the position at the other erd of the lumber hulk the landing was certainly going to be a very difficult one, in fact even a port landing required clever sea- manship. Captain Barney Johrston again in command of the Prince Rupert, having completely recover- ed from the accidental injury to his eyes. is HELP FINISH G. T. P. Lumber Aiiives foe Foley Welch & Stewart The hulk ‘Caroneleet” is lying at the G. T. P. wharf discharging a heavy load of lumber for Messrs- Foiey, Welch & Stewart, the con- tractors for the remaining stretch | of line the continental, loaded on to cars from the ship. to complete of Customs returned from the Mr. Dunn, the service, south yesterday morning. 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