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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 27, 1910
Page
2
A Cranbrook patch reports Windsor veteran taking over fishing duties, a new Imperial Bank building nearing completion, and numerous items from Robs, including market stalls, rentals, and sales. Movers include A J McDermott assisting, J J Doyle from Marysville, and Aldridge of Canadian Consolidated visiting.
A three way pact among Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta retailers and Coast and Mountain lumber associations blocks any U S origin lumber entering prairie markets. The agreement backed by A J McRae and S J Palmer aims to curb American surplus shipments and raise coast and interior mill activity enabling at least two hundred million more feet of lumber to be shipped east of the Rockies.
The Songhees Iw ans agree to relinquish their reserve in central Victoria after 75 years, freeing over 100 acres for city growth. Premier Mekride and a native committee will choose a new home for the Indians, with each family head receiving a $10,000 bonus from the province. The province plans a public land sale to recoup costs, with Dominion consent expected.
The Houston Memorial Herald lists subscriptions including Pitts of Windermere and A Kimpton of Windermere with a note from Mr Kimpton praising the remembrance effort for the Old Hoy, saying there is no one more deserving in the interior of the province.
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy and Premier Metiride discussed a CLPLR proposal to build a scenic railway from Banff to Windermere in the Upper Columbia valley. The project is expected to be approved by the British Columbia government and construction is laid to begin at once.
The Social and Moral Reform Council warns men not legally entitled to enroll that the Municipal Voters List will be thoroughly scrutinised and that false oath or declaration carries severe punishment. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church hosts a cookery sale next Saturday at 4 pm in the Salvation Army hall Man son avenue. Tea and Thanksgiving dinner items offered at reasonable prices. come early for good selection.
A travelogue from Cranbrook describes the White River valley as a premier outdoor destination, praising Emery's inn at Sheep Creek, the scenic canyon, and hot spring pools. The writer shares a two week wilderness traverse with camp scenes, wildlife clues, and reflections on nature's beauty and accessible trails in Hast Kootenay.
Delegates from Alberta and Eastern British Columbia gathered in Lethbridge for the annual Alberta and Eastern British Columbia Press association meeting. W A Buchanan was re elected president, plus new officers and an executive committee named. Calgary and Red Deer won next year’s convention.
A Calgary based press association delegates toured No 1 mine of the Alberta Railway and Irrigation Co and a Raymond sugar beet factory. They met managers Knight Ellison and Cowley, observed equipment in operation, received souvenirs, and praised the facilities. A later session formed a committee to review press agencies and establish a Alberta Eastern BC Advertising Board to counter fake agencies.
The Fernie byelection resulted in a clear victory for Hon. W. R. Ross chief Commissioner of lands. Socialists were unprepared and split support, while Ross forthrightly campaigned with liquor-backed tactics at Coal Creek. Voters largely refrained from the polls, and the rural stronghold saw heavy mobilization by Ross allies.
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