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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
2
The Abbottsford Post notes uncertainty over a mid summer vote. Premier Oliver delays calling an election until he has full political information and his distribution passes. Spring fever fades with a stroll and spring itself, and optimism shifts to making the year “Nineteen Plenty-Tiered.”
Fraser Valley auto owners have joined the new British Columbia Automobile Club aiming to unite car owners across the province for better roads and conditions. Vancouver and New Westminster clubs have formed a regional alliance, while opposition from country clubs risks friction and a divided province. A get together is urged to settle disputes before further organization.
The country moves toward prosperity as world conditions improve. This year promises growth for farmers and business, with full employment, booming construction, railroad investments, and rising prices. Demand for farm goods remains strong, and hopes grow that farmers will earn more cash than last year. Conditions have improved since January 1923, and business leaders foresee long term prosperity.
Heavy rains improve crop prospects in the Prairie provinces with seeding nearing completion. Ontario reports resumed seeding after rain and frost recovery. Quebec and British Columbia show favorable conditions though potatoes and small fruits lag. Maritime provinces remain late with ongoing potato planting and fruit trees wintered well. Crop outlook highlights strong wheat emergence, abundant moisture, and healthier pastures, with regional variations in moisture need.
The article compares bacon shipping methods to Britain. Danes send sides in bales while most Canadians pack in boxes. Some Canadian packing houses now use bales, with the Peterboro Ing house shipping about twenty percent in this form. Bale sides are chosen for lean Wiltshire quality and Danish similarity.
Fragmentary OCR outtake citing Peter something parking house and a hog market. Mentions Dominion Department of Agriculture and higher priced gradual. Lacks clear events or identifiable entities to form a full card.
During Empire Day no less than three calla ware made on the Service day of 63. O. Automobile Association for assistance by motorists mostly non members. Several were stranded short of gagolinn. In avery cage ie automobile was bent on its way with but very little delay. With a daily average of 16 new manthers wid an anticipated enrollment for June of 200 weekly the British Columbia Automobile Associationess Rog over Abrong wiki the inoloring palatte of They.
Requests for more information about the Writth Columbia Automobile Association keep pouring into association headquarters in Vancouver. The letters show a wide spread desire for an interior materials model aligned with the British Columbia Automobile Association.
The report surveys diverse topics from labor in Ohio corn to Canadian forest work and immigration to Ontario, and plans for the Mid-Scotland Ship Canal. It notes Canadian air mileage and pilots by province, a London firm eyeing Navarino Bay bullion, and fire losses vs. camping upgrades near Banff as road openings promise record tourist traffic.
President E. W. Beatty told delegates that Canada's colonist class needed to develop natural resources facing better prospects than in the past few years. He cited increased traffic from Great Britain and Northern Europe and a surge in western movement on CPR ships during the first four months of the year.
Victoria reports government moves to modernize provincial infrastructure. A new ferry for the Hall Landing crossing near Arrowshead on the Columbia River will replace the old hand powered vessel, with timber from the coast and a Nelson Tronworks power system. tenders are invited at Revelstoke. Smithers gains a $5,500 drainage ditch to relieve long standing grievances, with day labor by Assistant District Engineer Dunlop. Jean Bochien agrees to a $200 labor contribution to Hammill Creek bridges and trails, while the province funds $1,000 for Bella Coola river bank protection. A batch of day labor authorizations across the province follows the minister’s departure for a tour of public works with Chief Engineer P. Philip.
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