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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1924
Page
4
Twenty years past Cranbrook and district labor unions prepare a Labor Day celebration. At the Steele ranch near Baker Mountain John Grant expects a hundred ton hay crop selling for 25 to 80 dollars per ton. A contract has been let to set poles on the new telephone line.
The piece critiques the Dominion election absentee vote in Cranbrook, noting list errors, disqualified ballots, and double voting risks. It argues advance polls are more reliable and warns water scarcity could force stringent conservation measures affecting farms and city users.
Cranbrook faces a water shortage as city usage runs about three times the sustainable per capita level. Officials warn that sewage output suggests larger losses in the system and urge reductions to avert costly plant expansions and shortages for others relying on municipal supply.
A critical note on costly royal commissions shows the pulpwood embargo probe at 48000 dollars by March while not finished, and grain handling inquiry at 125000 dollars. both raise public concern. The Chief Constables Association of Canada proposes merging police forces to end municipal duplications and reduce provincial and federal roles.
Daily devotion notes from July 19 to July 25 present verses from Philippians John 8 1 Corinthians 15 Luke Ecclesiastes Acts and Philippians urging truth purity justice love humility and reverence for God. The meditations emphasize remembrance of virtuous traits and moral conduct.
The article recalls the 1919 election where Premier John Oliver and the Liberal party faced a crushing defeat. It notes Oliver’s failed bid in his own riding and the party’s loss of seats, urging the Liberals to accept the voters’ verdict and replace the leader. The piece ends with the call to find a new pilot or face continued Liberal decline.
In South Africa the postwar premier General Smuts loses to a coalition of Boer Nationalists and Labor. Gen. Hertzog becomes premier while the coalition opposes Smuts and debates secession from the British Empire amid agricultural distress unemployment and high taxes.
The Herald will relocate to a new Baker Street building next month. The Methodists at Movie plan a church on that site. A dentistry partnership forms between Dr. F E King and Dr F B Miles. The burned site will be rebuilt after approval. expectations say tourist traffic through the mountains will not fall.
Winnipeg report quotes D C Coleman CPR vice president Western lines after fire damage at Lake Louise. He says the hotel’s concrete wing, laundry and kitchen are intact and rebuilding will proceed promptly to handle tourists despite initial fears.
The article urges every British Columbian to support the province’s lumber sector and forest products. It notes the heavy annual cost of sales forces and market expansion, the need to find and preserve markets, and the importance of BC wood to the economy as the community’s principal support.
A set of articles issued by the Timber Industries Council of British Columbia outlines industry priorities. It discusses forestry practices, regional development, and policy guidance affecting workers, companies, and communities across British Columbia.
Vancouver port exports totaling 164 million feet of lumber were shipped in the first four months to China Japan Australia the United Kingdom France South Africa India the United States and other markets. The report notes a rise of about ninety million feet from the same period in 1923. Chicago reports Canada wheat prices surge on forecasts of a harvest well under 1923 levels. Winnipeg notes a generally optimistic crop outlook for prairie provinces but yield depends on rainfall hail and pest absence.
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited, Free Miners fees 75894-C, intends within sixty days to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements for the Mineral claims on Sullivan Hill near Kimberley in the Fort Steele Mining Division KOOTE NAY district. Action under Section 85 must be commenced before issuance.
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