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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
2
The Abbotsford Post, a weekly journal for Abbotsford and surrounding district, lists legal advertising rates at 12 cents per line for the first insertion and 8 cents per line for all subsequent consecutive insertions.
A 1914 discussion argues the National Policy drew 85 U S branch factories into Canada, creating 60 000 new industrial workers and a robust home market for farmers. The piece contrasts protection with Free Trade and warns against opening markets to foreign competition, noting labor gains and higher living standards under tariff protection. It also discusses broader race and immigration questions tied to global trade.
The article recalls varied gatherings in Mt Lehman from a lively nigger show to church and work meetings. It notes municipal elections shifting council and school trustees with McCallum and H R Phillips taking posts. Prof Odlim of Vancouver spoke to Orange Lodge on Protestantism vs Catholicism. Attendance stayed strong despite rain and Rev Rody attended Vancouver meetings last week.
The annual convention of the British Columbia Dairymen's Association will be held at the Opening House in Chilliwack on Thursday and Friday February 6 and 7. A full programme includes talks on dairy cow nutrition, crops, animal judging, milk for the market, and by products. addresses by government officials. prize presentations. and a banquet. Members receive travel refunds, paper subscriptions, and opportunities to compete for special prizes totaling $3,000 for 1913.
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