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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
4
The Cranbrook Herald invites readers to subscribe at ten dollars a year or two dollars for non-residents. It touts independence from cliques and promises prompt news, a first class plant, and fair job work rates with advertising at one dollar per inch per month.
The Herald lists 30 to 400 names in ten days, urging orderly town growth and civic pride. It notes potential candidates for mayor and school trustee, praises Cranbrook’s past and calls for unified support in the municipal race.
A historical tally shows 1906 to 1908 as a period of record trade for Canada, with imports and exports rising sharply, especially with the United States and Britain. The piece notes per head trade value, per capita rankings, and extensive foreign buyers while detailing forest products exports and timber resources. It also includes a public notice granting timber-cutting licenses on specific lands.
Circulation figures certify the Cranbrook Herald average 854 copies monthly over five months in 1907. Recorded July to November show monthly totals of 21,270 for November and smaller values for prior months, sworn by notary John T Mutchison in Cranbrook British Columbia.
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