Stone and Prowse Named Editors of The Echo
The Echo announces new editors Stone and Prowse taking charge of the paper. The editorial note highlights shifts in leadership and the paper’s direction.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 1910
Page
4
The Echo announces new editors Stone and Prowse taking charge of the paper. The editorial note highlights shifts in leadership and the paper’s direction.
Citizens urge a transfer station on the G Pat Quadra line of the CPR where the branch is about a hundred feet from the GIP. They argue savings in time and transportation costs and seek council cooperation to push the issue before the commission.
The article notes that last year 166,844,000 bushels were produced, with 18.28 percent or about 30,500,000 bushels held by Dominion farmers. Prairie provinces retain over 26,600,000 bushels, with wheat above a dollar, framing Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as financially secure and ready to convert holdings into cash.
The text discusses a Labor government in Australia with a strong majority and its proposed policy of extending ownership of monopolies to benefit all producers. It notes similarity to Canadian graft concerns in cement mergers and meat trusts and suggests adopting a similar plank for success.
The letter urges the northwest and Winnipeg’s new residents to credit the city for opportunity and to support and mentor those arriving, recalling early struggles and the helpers who aided initial settlers. It emphasizes gratitude for encouragement and the duty to lift newcomers to improve their circumstances.
The passage urges citizens to keep Chamberlain's Liniment ready for accidents and emergencies. It touts its usefulness for rheumatism praise and bruises and notes availability from B R McSnaUght and dealers everywhere.
The new system of taxation in Virden proves successful with a 25 percent drop in building assessments and a small rise in land value. Land totals rise from 291,604 to 870,376 while buildings fall from 449,500 to 356,100. Personal property assessment last year was 193,265 netting about 3,600. this year the business tax begins and is expected to net over 4,000.
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