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Newspaper
Abbotsford Post
Location
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
2
The Abbotsford Post weekly journal serves Abbotsford and nearby districts. Advertising rates are 12 cents per line for the first insertion and 8 cents per line for each subsequent consecutive insertion. Our stance remains neutral on government matters.
A 1913 New Westminster discourse contrasts the expected provincial election timing with current weather and farming prosperity in the Fraser Valley. The piece criticizes Laurier and Oliver, labels Demagogue tactics as political theater, notes economic items in local markets, and ends with market prices for fruits, vegetables, eggs, butter, poultry, and fish.
Prices at the New Westminster market on Friday morning remained steady as a larger attendance gathered. Several vegetables made their initial appearance including squash beans Indian corn with squash prices noted.
Professor Hill Tout of Abbotsford spoke at a Canadian Political Science Association session in Ottawa, urging a restored balance between agriculture and industry. He warned agriculture had declined to a secondary pursuit as people moved to cities, calling for stronger federal and provincial support and better farm prosperity without letting capital exploit labor. Dr Robertson echoed concerns over urban degeneration and warned against industrial domination eroding rural vitality.
A paper by NR He Coats of Ottawa argues prices between producer and consumer rise due to middlemen, causing waste in distribution. He cites the Canadian apple trade and canning sector, warns cooperatives needed, notes small milk sellers wiped out by inspected herds and real estate sellers, and mentions egg grading systems.
A New Westminster Presbytery resolution urged halting Asiatic immigration until ratios improve. It sparked alarm over social moral concerns and controversially recommended allowing the wives of Hindoo residents to enter Canada, while omitting any reference to children.
Mrs Plewes, widow of the man killed in the wreck on the B. C. Electore, is visiting her sister Mrs J Milstead. Gee Ib is expressed as a note of personal sentiment. Also appears a brief line about five shooting notices for sale via Bates.
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