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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
2
Legal advertising rates listed by the Abbotsford Post Publishing Company. First insertion 12 cents per line and 8 cents for each subsequent consecutive insertion. Notices printed for legal and government purposes.
Friday October 11 1912 notes a successful board of trade meeting and urges rapid town lighting. Subscriptions to fund six lights are sought with hope for more, aiming to mirror growth and civic pride while promoting Abbotsford locally and beyond.
Matsqui Council approves road appropriations including drainage on Skouge and Riverside roads and ditch clearing on Halles's Road. It also endorses bids and plans, amends bylaws for power and water works, and schedules an October 13, 1912 election with ward polling sites and the clerk as returning officer.
A Toronto News critique argues money ownership rarely brings happiness and warns against equating wealth with success. It notes real estate booms and magazine portraits of millionaires fuel the belief that luxury defines nobility, while stressing money is not the end of living or essential for peace of mind.
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