Notable Visitors at Dominion Station Invermere
Special to the Herald from Invermere B C August. Thomas Hensam Walker of the Imperial Bank of Canada Victoria visited his parents at Ajax Ranch Invermere Heights. Archibald director of Dominion government experimental farms and W T Macoun horticulturalist Ottawa spoke to Windermere district Potato Growers Association. G G McGeer K C Vancouver and Mrs McGeer toured from Kamloops stopping in Wilmer with friends E Tunnacliffe then Banff Lake Louise and returned via Nelson Okangan Valley.
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Invermere
B.C
Thomas Hensam Walker
Imperial Bank of Canada
Victoria
Ajax Ranch
Archibald
B.A
G. G. McGeer
K.C
Vancouver
Merchants Say War Market Causes Too Much Style Hype
Ottawa August 18 J A Banfield president of the Retail Merchants Association of Canada says there is no need for calamity talk over merchandising. He notes current recession stems from war conditions with overhead rising 40 to 50 percent while profits stay near 1912 levels. Factories push new styles causing stock obsolescence before sale.
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Calgary Herald
Ottawa
Canada
J. A. Banfield
Retail Merchants’ Association of Canada
Banfield
Amateur Astronomer and Car Owner Quotes
A collage of light humor and reflections features an amateur astronomer remarking that the sun is over 93 million miles away and a new car owner joking about detours. The exchange includes Meek Mel and a boss quip about his wife’s first husband.
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Meek Mel
Invermere Visitor Recalls Interesting Historical Episode
Invermere BC August 80 An American fur trade clash shaped the Pacific Northwest with John Jacob Astor founding the Pacific Fur Company and David Thompson racing to the Columbia mouth. Had Thompson won the race, Washington and Oregon might be British. The tale links Prince Obolensky and Miss Alice Astor to the historic frontier contest.
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Herald
Invermere
B.C
Prince Obolensky
Royal House of
Russia
Alice Astor
Astor Family
New York
Bantf
Bantf-Windermere
Washington
Oregon
United States
North West Company
Canada
American Fur Company
Pacific Coast
John Jacob Astor
Michillimackinac
St. Louis
Pacific Fur Company
Seckenly
Nor Westers
David Thompson
Fort Kootenac
Fort William
Columbia
Kootenay
Athabasca Pass
Columbia River
Astoria
Thompson
Construction of 208 room addition at Chateau Lake Louise
D C Coleman of C P R western lines announced immediate construction of a two hundred eight room extension to Chateau Lake Louise. The design is by Barrett & Blick adder of Montreal. The contract goes to Carter Hall Aldinger of Winnipeg and steel work to Dominion Bridge Co Winnipeg and Manitoba Tron Works Ltd Winnipeg.
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Chateau Lake Louise
D.C. Coleman
C.plr
Western Lines
Coleman
Barrett & Blickadder
Montreal
Carter, Hall & Aldinger
Winnipeg
Dominion Bridge Co
Manitoba Tron Works, Ltd
Bull River Camp Notes Details Camps and Staff
Weather clears allowing progress at Bull River camps. Jim McCormack becomes freighter to Tanglefoot camps using four ups. Mike Wasyluk handles cooking at camp 6. EB Horne and P McGrath visit upper Tanglefoot camps. Doolings progress on 44 contract. Norman Beech becomes camp 44 clerk. Arthur Wright takes over culinary at camp 44. Tom Boyter resigns from camp 42. Fred Mitchell and son Douglas visit Bull River town and Pincher Creek, Billie Flynn leaves for trips. P and T Dooling summit Goat Mountain. they encounter three grizzly bears on the four mile trek.
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Jim McCormack
Tanglefoot
Pete
Tom Dooling
Bull River
Norman Beech
Jas. Beech
Cranbrook
McLaren
Mackelson
Bull River Town
Arthur Wright
Camp 44
Upper Tanglefoot
C. PR. Tie and Timber Department
Fred Mitchell
Douglas
Pincher Creek
Messrs. P
T. Dooling
Goat Mountain
Calgary and Taber attract settlers from the U S and Canada
Irrigated lands at Taber in South Alberta draw land scouts from the United States and Eastern Canada. Calgary reports auto tourists en route to the camp and the discovery of iridium in the Peace River area as miners work in the region.
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Calgary
Taber
Alberta
U.S
Canada
Calgary Autono- Edmonton
Peace River Country
Manitoba Moves on Settling 224000 Acres of Crown Lands
Government of Manitoba pledges strong action to actual settlement of 224000 acres of vacant provincial land under Crown administration. Traffic earnings for the week ended June 21 show CPR at 3801000, up 4.4 percent from 1923. Canada’s mining outlook noted with Rouyn gold fields and East Kootenay forestry promising growth.
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Mnitoba
Crown
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Mines Merger Company registered in British Columbia
Kaslo notes the Canadian Mines Merger Company Limited with capital of 11 200 000 has been registered in British Columbia with an office at Kaslo. A group of properties in the area will come under the merger.
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Kaslo
Canadian Mines Merger Company, Ltd
British Columbia
Kasilo
Regina Government Seeks Private Operators for Lignite Plant
The Sushintehewan government plans to hand the Boinfait lignite plant to private firms to run as a commercial utility. The minister said briquettes from carbonized lignite proved possible, but only commercial feasibility will guide further action. The government does not intend to start new ventures and will seek private capital for operation.
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B.C. Sr
E. W. Enwright
Quebec
W. Ellis
A. Fergie
Campbell-tucaling
W. R. Ross, K.C
Rovers
Vancouver, B.C
Drs. Green & MacKinnon Physicians and Surgeons Office
Realdenos
Armstrong Avenue
F. B. Miles
Iliam
Ranson
F.m.nmacpherson Undertaker
Norbury Ave
Ulty Hall
Women's Institute
K. of P
W. W. Wolfer Lee
Treaurer
Finlayson
KEY City Lodge
Burtch Reo
Sec
BG. Dingley
P.d
Alfred Seto
Geo. R. Leask
Pionery
Norbury Avenue
Edwards Street
Sainsbury & Ryan
Montana
Qeanbrook St
Phome
Bank of Commerce
W. B. Haynes
UW Aan
Hille
Allen
Cranbrook Cleaners and Dyers
Clieaning
Cranbrook St
Big Butte
H. C. Long
Pacific Milk Co., Ltd
Blo
Abbotsford and
Ladner
Tom Wilson
Canadian Rockies
Yoho
Rockies
Charles Walcott
Smithsonian Institute of Washington
Lake Louise
Wilson
Lake Windermere
the Herald
Anon
C.P.R
Mike Wasyluk
Camp 6
Mike
EB. Horne
P. McGrath
Mike Mahoney
B.C. Spruce Mills
Camp
Tom Boyter
Camp 42
Billie Flynn
Reinerkein
Archie Douglas
Radium Springs
Fairmont
Rouyn
Edmonton
Alta
The
International Paper Company
Three Rivers
Que
Batiscan
East Kootenay
Transvaal
Imperial Limited
Trans- Canada Limited
Gaue
Maller Fovekd
ST. Charles
Borden (O., Ltd
L. D. Cafe
Little Davenport
L.D
Joe Uyematsu
van Horne
Opp
C.P. Depot
Cranbrook B.C
Canadian Pacific
Nelson
Spokane
Fernie
Lethbridge
Medicine Hut
Wycllffe
Kimberley
Windermere Andolden
B. Proctor
Cranbrook Cartage & Transfer CO
Towriss & Roberts
C.P.R. Depot
P.O
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