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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
2
The Abbotsford Post announces advertising rates and legal notices. First insertion costs 12 cents per line and subsequent insertions are cents per line. The paper proclaims a neutral stance toward the government in its shibboleth.
A 1913 report discusses labor unrest among unskilled workers in British Columbia amid railway construction. A provincial commission is urged to investigate employment offices seen as exploiting workers, with calls for centralized control and better protections. The piece also lists local agricultural and market prices and notes Mr. Douglas Holeman of Winnipeg visiting Mission en route to Los Angeles.
Roses at the weekly market sold for $1.50 per dozen, down from $3.00 previously. A. B. Steele of Lulu Island offered tulips at 20 cents a dozen with hyacinths and narcissus at 25 cents per bunch of twenty five. Live poultry sold 22 to 24 cents per pound, hens at $12 to $13 per dozen.
Frozen fish has disappeared from the market while fresh salmon halibut sturgeon and cod remain at last week’s prices. Oolidians in unlimited supply sold at three pounds for 25 cents. Vegetables show weak demand with carrots at 66 cents per sack beef at 75 cents and potatoes in a weak condition. Meat prices stayed steady and horticultural activity increases with spring as four firms are represented today.
The Canadian Pacific telegraph department plans 4775 miles of new wire on its western line this summer. By season end at least 2280 miles of principal western lines will run by telephone. Trains on remote branches may remain telegraph operated for three years. Commercial telephone use to replace telegraph is not being considered.
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