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Newspaper
Hedley Gazette
Location
Hadley, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary ad notice outlines subscription costs and advertising rates. Mentions advance payments, six months or annual options, transient and contract ads, and per line or inch pricing. Warns prices may change monthly and deadlines by noon Tuesday for weekly insertion.
A provincial discussion notes BC legislation to curb highway damage by widening tires on heavy loads. Proposals consider minimum four inch tires for loads over 2000 lbs and potential rules for 1200 to 2000 lb carriers, plus manufacturer responsibilities. Critics warn wider tires may affect grip and stone impact, while others recall imperial era debates and Kaiser correspondence in Europe.
A shaky passage argues that delaying until January 109 will lessen extra costs for those affected by a change. It claims the hardship is temporary and will become a blessing in disguise, with the improved state benefiting those burdened by the transition.
Peck McSwally the printer poet and philosopher visited Hedley on a Peck special after a long gap of nearly three years. He criticized Golden for a yearlong span, faced a chilly town reaction, and described his northern route toward Prince Rupert while recalling a council meeting and local events.
Din McNilty and partner Tom Roderick push prospecting across the Similkameen area from Rosstind to Phoenix camp. They report encouraging showings on hills south and east of Riot Mountain, with substantial rock sampled but work delayed by deep snow.
The Liberal Conservative Party calls Laval conventions to pick a candidate for the forthcoming Dominion Elections. Delegations from Grand Dorks Green wool Siinilksmeen Okanagan Karte loops Yale Lilloont and Qavihoo will represent electoral districts with one delegate per twenty votes or fraction thereof. Accredited delegates may vote in person or by proxy, up to five proxies per delegate. all Conservatives are invited but only accredited delegates may vote.
The company seeks mining milling smelting and reduction of ores in North America within British Columbia. It intends to buy lease hold operate and deal in mines timber and mineral lands and to construct power plants ferries and transportation to move ore and supplies. It may engage in all acts necessary to carry on and expand mining and related industries in the specified territory.
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