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Newspaper
Nakusp Ledge
Location
Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1894
Page
4
Editors call for letters from all Kootenay districts on current topics. Send readable notes on both sides of the paper if desired, and the paper will handle publication.
A complete Kootenay history from earliest days to present time is being compiled by R T Lowery. Experienced men with valuable information are asked to confer by sending their address to the office.
Hon. Col. Baker presents a census tally for British Columbia detailing 98 170 total residents with Vancouver Island and Mainland breaks. Deputy Clerk A Campbell Reddie notes an 11 939 person Yukon omission and argues for continuing per capita grants despite incomplete enumeration.
An accompanying explanatory letter to Hon. Mr. Davie from R E Gosnell argues Dominion authorities erred in population totals and questions provincial scruples on grants. The piece covers Bland Bill, liquor prohibition in Parliament, Cariboo railway subsidies, parole of Connolly and McGreevy, Labor Bureau reactions, and a north riding contest among Brown Kellie and Haskins.
One of the best in the Slocan district invites public attention with a call in as a featured performer.
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