Abbottsford Post Delivers Canadian Weekly Newspapers
A brief notice notes the Abbottsford Post as part of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers distribution. It highlights the publication's reach and historic role in local media.
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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
2
A brief notice notes the Abbottsford Post as part of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers distribution. It highlights the publication's reach and historic role in local media.
July 8 1921 column attacks Premier Oliver and the Liberal machine for alleged misuses of public funds. It cites a windfall on a liquor board and a controversial gravel pit purchase, accusing the government of graft and improper patronage while praising past honesty.
The Vancouver Sun argues BC faces uneven growth with city overheads outpacing rural revenue. It highlights abundance of farm produce and labor shortages in farming, railing against high living costs and infrastructural gaps while urging responsible leadership, settlement policies, and stable markets to sustain future prosperity.
The text argues for using public funds to promote landless laborers and open infrastructure. It lauds university driven organization and the creation of markets, fruit trees, dairy, poultry, and telephone systems as a path to communal abundance. It envisions coordinated effort across society for progress.
The passage questions human cultivation of strawberries and uses Eden as a framing device. It mentions doubtless God and a claim about Barry versus a strawberry, then critiques traits of an old union and seeds removal analogy. It presents a cryptic, indirect line of thought with unclear claims and fragmented wording.
Warm weather and showers in Calgary affect Prairie crops as fruit arrivals rise. Gooseberries improve but move slowly on consignment. cherries and strawberries show mixed prices and uncertainty. Raspberry crates from Mission City arrive. sugar price drops. growers urged to ship as a unit.
Readable lines show fruit and vegetable pricing from Yakima and Vancouver markets. Items include raspberries five pounds 3.00 and loganberries 2.50 per unit, cherries from Yakima and Washington varieties, yellow transparent apples, and greenhouse tomatoes priced per crate.
Mr C G Wigen veteran strawberry grower and manager praises Wynidel berries for improved yields and quality. Wallocke is noted as a leading variety with Beeles equal in quality to Aly Cowling from British Columbia. Prairie baskets fetch premium prices over ordinary fruit this year.
The message records recurring baseball practice times every Tuesday and Thursday evenings. It notes regular sessions for players and coaches to prepare for upcoming games and drills.
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