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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
2
A fragment from The Abbotsford Post announces legal advertising rates. It states cents per line for first insertion and additional cents for each subsequent insertion, with further note about government notices and related terms.
Friction over reciprocity dominates discussions in the Valley over the past ten days. A speech mocks the so called reciprocity pact as an election cry and a ploy by Taft and Liberals to avoid scandal. The piece frames the issue as a pure political question with potential electoral impact.
Charles A Davis of Vancouver married Prorence L Stevenson at the Manse on Wednesday August 30 1911 by Rev J L Campbell. Stevenson is a niece of Mrs Growbridge of Clayburn and both spouses hail from Vancouver.
Western Canada Power Company sought right of way from the Fraser River to Clayburn via Matsqui council. Poles were erected beside the C P R track toward Fore road then southeast toward Clayburn with a $3 610 payment for road improvements. An injunction threat arose after poles were placed, land was acquired along the C P R line to Clayburn station, and $250 per acre was paid with a promise of refund if the tram followed that line.
A Daily British Columbian editorial critiques Laurier era reciprocity plans, arguing reduced duties mainly aid urban consumers while harming Pacific Coast farmers. It cites proposed tram routes, farm interests, and regional impacts across British Columbia and Ontario, warning policies may damage Canada’s agricultural prosperity.
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