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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1924
Page
4
Community voices grow positive about continuing the Recreation Club despite funding gaps. Call for broader support and possible city council aid to cover small deficits, with a plan for cooperative involvement and clear activity focus to serve the public.
The Oliver administration presses for cabinet balance as Dr Ik C McDonald is elevated to provincial secretary from North Okanagan while Vancouver waits for representation. A by election outcome could hinge on lower fruit freight rates, with McGee pushing for trims. Rumors of Agriculture Minister Ton EB Barrow’s health driven resignation loom as Vancouver lobbies for recognition. The watershed timber sale sparks pledges of resignations from three members if it proceeds.
The province faces endless road damage complaints as motorists report highways in disrepair despite advertising and spending. Critics urge a defined policy to ensure value and results beyond brochures and word of mouth from travelers.
A Vancouver merchant says the lumber trade acts as a business barometer guiding advertising and sales. A second merchant notes that losing lumber industry business would force him to shut shop and leave British Columbia. The article argues forest industries power the province’s progress, employing about a quarter of the workforce and sustaining local commerce.
The Vancouver Sun criticizes Premier Oliver for promising cabinet representation and failing to deliver. It notes Vancouver’s 6 Liberal MPs, five in the city and one in North Vancouver, while accusing the Oliver government of disfranchising Greater Vancouver after eight years of friction.
Sir Henry Thornton of the Canadian National Railways said if half of the Peace River district were cultivated, wheat output could exceed current national production. The remark highlights Canada's huge fertile potential beyond its populated regions, with abundant poultry, cattle, sheep and grain.
The article argues for a Dewdney Trail as the best link between Vancouver and southern British Columbia, noting political pressure from Liberal supporters in the south. It urges tenders for the Hope Princeton road if the government seeks bids for the Revelstoke Dry Canyon route, prioritizing cost and construction time.
T KE Roberts assistant manager of the CPR London office arrives with a large immigrant party including 200 Scottish farmers and 80 Irish to be dispersed across Canada. Roberts says more arrivals will follow. Montereal trade with Australia tops five million pounds and Canada Australia trade grows with motor chassis and rubber goods. Kamloops reports favorable tomato growing weather. cannery expects 2000 tons of tomatoes and orders for 48000 tomato cases and 4200 pumpkin cases.
The Cranbrook Assembly of the Native Sons of Canada will hold its second fall meeting next Wednesday at eight oclock in the K P Hall. Quebec born members will present an entertainment program after a short business session alongside participants from Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Members listed include Joseph Brault Archie Boa William Howard Cleland Joseph Cardinal Harry Caldwell and many others from multiple Quebec towns. Eligible native Quebec men over 18 not yet enrolled are urged to see the secretary or an officer to join and attend.
A sequence of dated scripture excerpts and verses for September days. Includes Philippians 4 6 7 Proverbs 26 17 28 26 Isaiah 61 and 1 18 quotes. Reads like a printed devotional schedule with days from September 13 to September 19.
Timber industries council of British Columbia communicates a set of articles outlining industry practices. The items cover forestry policy, regional developments, and sector signals for stakeholders.
The board and officers discussed future control and community support for the Recreation Club. Members urged private management, city cooperation, and wide community involvement, with a plan for Leitch to lead a committee to approach city groups before resignations were finalized.
A proposed plan to rework historic tailings at Wild Horse could yield about 5 000 000 in gold using crude methods. Fire destroys King Lumber Mill No 1 on Sunday night with unknown cause. Miss McLeod and sister travel from Ruslo to Cranbrook for millinery and dressmaking. Two typhoid deaths occur at Fort Steele on Saturday. J Kennedy returns to the city after years away. Cranbrook boys who fought in South Africa noted. Mr and Mrs W H Wilson depart for the United States to visit the St Louis fair.
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