09 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1903
Page
1
The Cranbrook community faces rapid population growth and rising commercial prominence. Rail, mining and lumber industries bolster prospects while housing, lots and cottages are in high demand as the town centers for district business.
The government order requiring timber limits to be surveyed before licenses are granted drew little public comment locally. Lumber companies back the rule as it curbs speculation and confines staking to legitimate lumbermen, while surveyors anticipate a surge in business.
The Morrissey Miner urges union members to demand wise leadership and rejects leaders who push unreasonable demands or seek publicity. It warns that a single capable, level headed businesslike leader can prevent disastrous strikes and protect workers’ prosperity.
A Victoria deputation of East Kootenay and Mountain Lumber Manufacturers Association members met the government to urge license reforms. They call for annual renewable licenses, adjustable cut requirements, full transferability, and no fee increase east of the Cascades, with extended survey deadlines. A Vancouver delegation will discuss the same on Monday.
Mr William Mackenzie will produce Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance on May 7 6 and 7 with rehearsals underway since February. The Cranbrook amateurs praise the progress predicting a musical triumph and reveal key cast members including Miss Kate Peverelli Miss Lily Finnia and Mr Norman Hill. The stage will be enlarged and a second caste is being trained. further details will appear in posters and programs.
Tomorrow evening the Mackenzies present their last Cranbrook concert to a likely sold out crowd. Mrs Mackenzie will recite Beautiful Song and The Bivouac Fire and sing Angels Ever Bright and Fair. Mr Mackenzie will sing The Lost Chord and Behold I Stand at the Door. Local performers assist with solos and duets as colored light tableaux and stories by Mackenzie add variety. Admission is 25 cents with reserved seats at Beattie's drug store.
A meeting in the Fort Steele Mercantile office on April 2 organized a volunteer fire brigade with J. P. Fink as chairman and A. L. McDermot as secretary. Members pledged to join. funds were sought to buy equipment as debt from recently purchased hose grows. A ball was planned for Easter Monday April 13 to raise money, with practice to begin April 6.
Jas per P. James a former Passmore boarding house cook in town, now elevator tender in Spokane, broke his leg in three places and sustained other injuries when the Blalock building elevator started up as he left on the ground floor. He reversed the lever at the third floor, was taken to Sacred Heart hospital, and called the incident an accident caused by his coat catching the lever. He remained calm and heroic despite severe pain.
The Herald reports Dr Green warns that surface wells on the flat carry filthy ground water and will cause typhoid if used for domestic purposes. Authorities urged to close such wells during this risky season to prevent an epidemic. Separately F C Malpas, Canadian Bank of Commerce Cranadian branch manager, secured gold nugget samples for exhibition at the St Louis exposition.
Warning issued by Constable F. R. Morris that anyone driving a vehicle or riding a horse on the aide walk in Cranbrook will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
South East Kootenay MPP E Smith says he will back the government under conditions. He seeks opening coal reserves, opposes heavy railway subsidies, and calls for land to private prospectors or a leased syndicate with government control. He notes Premier Prior has dropped the Canadian Northern proposal and urges orderly, nonpartisan action until a clearer basis exists.
Inspector Dorman of the post office department visited last week to arrange a new Windermere country postal route to be inaugurated today. The line will provide direct communication between Windermere, Wilmer, and Cranbrook, improving business ties and reducing delays that have burdened the southern postal traffic.
The Thompson Placer Mining Company of Fort Steele has begun work on its placer property on Wild Horse creek. For a month they have been installing flames and repairing water ditches with pipes ready to supply water to the giants. Chinese companies on Wild Hare creek near resuming operations in about ten days. Nip and Tuck company has built a bedrock flume and extensive ditches and is ready for operations once water is diverted into the big ditch.
London April 4 reports say Hon. J. I. Tarte former Canadian minister of public works has been offered a Nationalist seat in the British house of Commons and is considering the proposal.
Easter Sunday approaches with extensive preparations across congregations. Churches plan elaborate services featuring floral decorations and strong musical programs.
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