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Newspaper
Chilliwack Free Press
Location
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1912
Page
3
Reader laments the high school cornerstone laying turned political event. Criticizes provincial premier and western figure for degrading the occasion with stale compliments while praising teachers like Mr. Eberta and Mr. Barber.
Letter to the editor discusses widespread potato blight in the Lower Fraser Valley. It cites Phytophthora infestans, describes disease spread through moisture and decaying haulm, and urges spraying with Bordeaux mixture and burning diseased refuse. The writer notes authorities and growers must act to avoid a repeat of poor yields.
The article praises Columbian College in New Westminster for addressing education gaps in British Columbia by offering residential schooling with strict oversight. It highlights prime campus sites, modern buildings, separate well furnished rooms, steam heat, electric lighting, strong gym and sports facilities, and three main divisions including preparatory, commercial, and collegiate programs led by top instructors.
A Valley landowner warns that potato disease endangers high rent land and coast market value. Precautions are urged to eradicate disease now to prevent next year's losses and protect the Valley’s name. Letter signed by C Burwell.
The article outlines a multi year curriculum at Columbian College including Matriculation work, university level study, and a complete household science program. It notes the musical department preparing students for Toronto bodies and stresses social life, supervision, and a broad tolerant religious atmosphere with a definite church connection.
The article surveys explanations for abnormally unseasonable weather this summer. Theories include blasting along Northern British Columbia railway lines and Alaska volcanic disturbances as possible causes. It notes historical rainfall during C P R construction and mentions wildlife shifts as a possible outcome.
New regulations set hunting periods for grouse ducks geese snipe and deer across districts including Richmond Dewdney Delta Chilliwhack Yale Cranbrook Fernie and Mackenzie main land areas. Seasons run Sept to Dec with variations by species and location and a snow rule limits pheasant hunting and a daily bag limit of six birds.
Bridge Superintendent Robert Allison and crew start dismantling camp on the river and will immediately complete two additional spans at Silver Creek, where two have been built already, with two more planned at Hunter Creek before CN R bridges reach Port Mann and the Coquihalla.
A bulletin notes events spanning September 19 20 21 in Chilliwack with multiple routes or gatherings centered in the city. The brief highlights gatherings or travel links leading visitors toward the community on those dates.
The Canadian Northern Railway bridge over the Coquihalla river is completed with steel across and track laying on the east side to start Monday. The two-span wooden structure rests on a central island pier and will be reinforced with concrete to withstand floods. Nearby bridges near Hope are planned in steel, but this wooden bridge is a substantial, long lasting structure.
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