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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1921
Page
2
The Dominion tax rules require unmarried earners with over 1000 and married ones over 2000 to file. Partnerships tax is paid by individuals. corporations with over 2000 must file. Several forms are listed with March 31 deadlines and penalties of 10 a day.
Estate of John Robertson invites tenders for the south half of Lot 1 Block 7 with a cottage opposite Telephone Station Cumberland. Cash terms. Tenders due April 4th. Sent to P. P. Harrison Willard Block Cumberland B C solicitor. March 5 1921.
Penticton pushes campaigns to expand BC commodities. The Granby Company’s Hidden Creek copper mine at Annox reports over 2,000,000 pounds monthly. Surf Inlet and Rossland remain active gold mines with Consolidated Mining operating Rossland. SS West Hartland shipped 8,000,000 feet creosoted ties to Bombay last week. Vancouver to host Building Trades and House Furnishing Exhibition with a planning committee. Victoria backs Made in BC on Vancouver Island. Government urged to favor BC products in all departments. Karen Island iron and steel plant under option on Copper or Zympet River coal deposits. A pulp and paper mill for Prince George, capacity 200 tons daily, costing six to eight million dollars, planned with Victoria officials and Robert Tynhurst. BC supplied two-fifths of Canada’s catch in 1919, employing nearly 21,000. In 1920, seven vessels up to 200+ feet valued over $200,000 to be built in Vancouver for Hudson’s Bay Company for Mackenzie River operation. Over 250,000 US tourists visited BC from Washington in 1920. A cautionary note: a tree makes a million matches. use care with fires in the woods.
A $1000 prize is offered for the most satisfactory horseshoe or device to prevent horses from slipping on roads or in service. The award is provided by humane societies through the American Humane Association at 287 State Street Albany NY. Full details can be obtained by writing to that address.
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