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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1913
Page
2
Weekly Abbotsford journal outlines advertising costs at 12 cents per line for first insertion and 8 cents per line for each subsequent insertion Our shibboleth states Neither for nor against the Government.
The Premier receives a large delegation seeking women's suffrage. He states the government has not adopted franchise extension, but will discuss the matter with cabinet next week and inform the petitioners of the outcome. He notes possible avenues through the Legislature if policy remains unchanged. The report also covers Cumberland coal strike comments and local labor disputes involving Mottishaw.
Weather drizzled through the morning but demand remained firm as shoppers and farmers gathered. Poultry prices rose slightly with ducks 9 to 18 per dozen, eggs sold 50 cents a dozen, butter 40 cents a pound, Russet apples at 26 cents for four pounds, potatoes steady at 13 to 16 per ton, and meat and fish unchanged from last week.
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