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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1919
Page
4
Henderson and Taylor firm of civil engineers and surveyors based in Abbotsford British Columbia lists Box 11 and phone contact 21x for professional services and inquiries.
Vancouver market letter notes brisk trade in fresh fruit and vegetables and a rising demand for fruit preserves. The Poultrymen's Union of British Columbia opens at 138 Water Street with manager Nash reporting steady business and wholesale focus. Eggs are candled and graded per Canadian standards, and local production is discussed alongside imported eggs. Reports cover car prices, berry crops, crate usage, and upcoming Memorial Day tablet unveilings for Abbotsford volunteers.
The Mission Agricultural Association met Tuesday night to assign prizes and prepare the prize list for printing. New features and larger prizes promise a better list this year, with a substantial sports program funded for the fair day. A district exhibit committee for New Westminster fair was named, and Charles Robinson offers a Challenge Cup for the best dairy cow judged by dairy qualities.
Fraser Valley Recon notes at a meeting last evening Premier Oliver praised the Fraser Valley Record and friend Bates for memory of Dewdney misrepresentation. He offered to pay for a life subscription from election funds, a move likened to a Red Cross offer. The report critiques his use of I and J for govern ment, hints at dictatorial tone, and cites debt figures rising from 98 million in 1916 to about 25 million.
The Ladies Ald met at Mrs Ferris home for a large gathering. A raspberry social is planned Wednesday evening July 23 at the Presbyterian church with Ferries and cream and other refreshments. The Lindlea Aid hosts the program. A Peace Thanksgiving service was held last Sunday at the church with music and solos by Mrs Hartford, Mr Barrett, Miss Nelson, and students Haddrell, McMenemy, McCrimmon, Parton, Selden, York, War Division, and Violet Stewart with Evelyn McMenemy directing the youth division choirs.
The Market Bulletin reports erratic B C potato quotations harming sales and a bare prairie market. Prices opened at 60 dollars per ton, dropped to 58, then Vancouver quotes of 55 and rumors of 30. Buyers cancelled at 58 as Calgary stayed short, with brokers and Chinese growers blamed for overquoting.
The strawberry shortage in Seattle signals consumers may face winter imports while canners buy up available fruit. Raspberry crates fetch 3.10 per crate in the field and Wenatchee cherry crop sells at 1.81 per case f o h Yakima today. Prices for cantaloupes stay firm at 4.50 per case.
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