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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1902
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment shows scattered pricing terms and monthly rates with names and references suggesting a mining or subscription listing. It mentions per month figures, a booth or card reference, and possible organization names. The readable content is highly garbled with no clear event or individuals.
A new tariff proposal from Chancellor Hicks Beach imposes an import duty of sixpence per hundredweight on grain and on Noor, signaling a radical shift from free trade. The measure aims to fund South African War expenditures, despite Cobden Club opposition, with potential imperial trade considerations including Canada duty free cereals.
A large influx of American farmers from Dakota and Nebraska moves to Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. Driven by Western Canada wheat, costs drop from $20 to $5 per acre. Immigration officials estimate up to 40,000 Americans may settle the region, bringing frugal, industrious settlers with capital to develop vast farming lands.
Editorial notes discuss Dominion Liberal rule and revenue gains for nine months ending March 31, noting a 3.48 million increase over the prior year and a surplus of 10.497 million. It mentions Smith Curtis withdrawing from a railway probe, railway delays, James J. Hill's persistence, a new Byron N. White Co. charter for Slocan hydroelectric power, and potential mining benefits from cheap electric power. It also comments on London snuff culture replacing cigarettes, Colorado mining taxation, and a Nelson theatre disappointment involving actor Warde, with Manager Annable attempting to secure a performance and increase guarantees.
The text explains that dynamite and guncotton explode or burn under varied confinement and conditions. It notes that open air ignition causes slow burning, while confinement can trigger a detonation. It warns that guncotton burns rapidly when exposed and that experiments with loose guncotton and black powder are unsafe for novices. It also mentions the Armstrong hotel renovation and ownership in the Boundary region.
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