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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1913
Page
2
The Abbotsford Post publishes a weekly journal for Abbive district noting advertising rates. Legal advertising costs are 127 cents per line for first insertion and 8 cents per line for each subsequent consecutive insertion. Post publication details and government notices are mentioned.
Friday, Sept 12, 1913 report notes Jerome criticizing a judge for convicting a gambler as a sample of Canadian citizenship. It questions the Quebec magistrate's duty and contemplates whether higher officials would apologize. Mrs McKenzie at a Coquitlam Conservative Independent meeting says independents swung two elections in Canada and hold the balance of power when properly organized.
The Week argues the attorney general faced dire choices and approved militia action to restore order. It contends lawbreakers must be restrained and government protection maintained, praising the suppression of unrest and the need for swift, effective measures despite criticism from extremists and miners.
A ragged report notes provincial exhib ition stock from Colony Parm Iat Trov ingial Ext Wition 4 areas, with numerous breeds such as Clydesdales and Holsteins. It mentions exhibitors training stock for the Vancouver fair and provincial fair in New Westminster, plus a push to represent districts for the Dewar shield and its 3000 cash prizes.
A summary of Governor Major’s voluntary road improvement drive in Missouri, highlighting an estimated million-dollar value of work done by 260,000 workers, praised as highly satisfactory. The piece likens leadership to Ontario and Canada, urging broader campaigns for better highways and noting local exhibits at the National Exhibition showing county pride in agriculture and industry.
Monday's New Westminster market saw fewer country traders, with many stalls run by local smallholders selling eggs butter fruit and vegetables. Veal pork and poultry dominated the offerings as cooler weather boosted foreash, with Branson Island veal and large farmyard stock featured alongside apples berries and cut flowers.
Me J S H Matson advanced five thousand dollars to ensure militia men serving at Nanaimo and Ladysmith receive a share of their pay without delay. The action followed government delays and acknowledges the courage and service of the troops during a crisis observed by Me Marcon.
The people of British Columbia broadly support the Attorney General in handling the Vancouver Island strike crisis. Praise is given for Bowser's decisive leadership during the Nanaimo episode, with emphasis on maintaining law and order to prevent disaster.
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