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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1924
Page
4
Twenty years ago a St Marys river bridge near Perry Creek was protected for mill operations and the Marysville smelter restart. A contract was let for a three storey addition to St Eugene hospital. The CPR announced a branch line from the area.
The notice states subscription price 82.00 per year to United States and 2.50 per year for other regions. Advertising rates available on application. Changes of copy for advertising must be handed in by Wednesday noon to secure attention. Communications for publication require the writer’s name, not necessarily printed.
The writer skewers Liberal advertising for fixating on Mr. Bowser while ignoring broader issues like freight rates under Oliver, land settlement, social legislation, and P G E. He contrasts front man rhetoric with campaign disruption, cites Vancouver crowds and Kamloops meetings, notes by election by June 20 potential, and questions leadership viability amid abuse and calumny.
Year after year Chautauqua shows a deficit yet guarantors remain ready to cover potential losses. Proponents praise its value in mirth music poetry and lectures offering edifying entertainment not found elsewhere. A broader organizing system could reduce the risk of a financial shortfall.
The local committee should not have to finance and preach the Chautauqua gospel alone. Dominion Chautauquas could undertake broader publicity to break down prejudice and advance the Chautauqua idea through targeted propaganda.
The piece argues for Conservative plank No 4 favoring irrigation spending redirected to small water power projects for low cost electricity in farm households. It asserts electrical lighting and domestic aid will ease the farm wife’s burden, attract permanent settlers, and make rural land flourish.
The article questions the propriety of a lawyer engaging to argue the freight rates issue on a public platform as a political matter The Oliver government presses the topic for campaign impact while Premier Oliver had said it should not be party politics If McGeer speaks for the people will demand full daylight on costs and stages reached in the matter
Fernie residents saw about six thousand dollars collected for Dominion Day events vanish into a pool fund for children’s playgrounds after the Home Bank crash. In Ottawa, Hon. Jas Murdock withdrew a personal deposit days before suspensions, repaying it to avoid loss, but critics question motives while acknowledging intent to protect appearances.
The piece argues that prohibition may be faltering among bootleggers and drinkers though police records for 1924 appear encouraging. It questions claims that dryness would boost drinking and cites U S police records as evidence, reflecting a debate over prohibition effectiveness.
The Spokane to Yahk line segment advances with work resuming at St Eugene. A first pay period since restarting operations disbursed $25,000 at Moyie this week to workers and crews.
A column presents daily Bible verses from June 15 to June 19 with notes from the Timber Industries Council of British Columbia. Each entry quotes passages such as Proverbs 13:3 and Psalm 23, alongside reflections on worship and providence during the period. Dr. McLean is mentioned regarding a campaign site.
The forest industries of British Columbia provide the province with dominant revenue. Insurance firms rely on lumbering for large premiums across logg ing camps mills and timber products. About 190 million dollars invest ed in timber operations supports life and property insurance tied to the lumber sector. One fourth of BC’s population depends on timber for a livelihood.
The Grand Forks Gazette reports that the Fraser Canyon has been selected as the route for the new connecting highway to the coast. The path does not go to Kamloops now. it veers south from Spence's Bridge through Merritt where Yale holds most of its votes.
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