03 Dec 1908
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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
1
Witnesses describe a rare fog like cloud rolling over Hedley and the Twenty Mile canyon. A bright morning gave way to a thick frost filled white mist that hovered over valley shelves and ore bins before lifting to reveal a clear but cold day.
The Jocal representative reports another stock uptick as the company raises the price to 22.50 per share with a 125 percent premium. The surge follows a record expansion with alarmingly fast ship equipment and new contracts along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
The Canadian government will construct a large Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition building in Seattle for the 1909 fair. Commissioner Hutchinson, now in London, will travel to Seattle to select site options and prepare ground plans. Three sites near Machinery Hall, the California state building, or near the geyser basin are under consideration. The exhibit will focus on Canadian resources and Yukon display with no agriculture or horticulture. Ground plans have been sent to London and bids for construction are expected after Hutchinson arrives.
British Columbia is promoting its industries and scenery at the Crystal Palace in London with film reels. The moving pictures depict logging, sawmilling, canneries, fisheries, agriculture, and fruit industry scenes with leading photographers from the province. Capt. Tatlow supports the project, and officials report strong English interest and high success. After Crystal Palace, the program may be shown in major music halls.
The Vancouver press notes Mr JH Kennedy chief engineer of the V Ve & Railway, part of the Great Northern system, is at work near the Hovel Vine River. Reports describe cautious statements and limited details about future plans and construction timelines.
The excerpt describes a rough corridor from Kerenicos in Similkameen to Hedley via a mine at Dickle Place. It mentions Laurier in British Columbia near the boundary, where a line would connect with Hillline from Spokane, Washington, and future links toward Suns and Kereiaeus as tracks extend.
A damaged OCR page advertises a special issue of a Canadian sporting magazine titled The Christmas Rod and Gun. It highlights articles on taxidermy, ancient Indian living, physical culture at Eline, and verses about wildlife, promoting diverse sport content and Canadian outdoor life.
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