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Newspaper
Nelson Daily Miner
Location
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 28, 1898
Page
2
The fragment from the Nelson Daily Miner shows administration details for the newspaper including editor D. J. Beaton, subscription rates by month and year, and notices of births deaths and marriages priced at fifty cents each. It mentions communications must include writer name and address for publication.
Copy for changes to advertisement must be submitted to the office by 4 o clock p.m. to insure the change.
The article notes ongoing ministerial dispute over a new policy affecting the E N Railway belt lands. It suggests the government aims to encourage settlement while critics accuse the Dunsmuirs of hindering development. It warns against coercive measures and urges temperate, just action to resolve the issue.
The British Columbia Weekly blasts Canadian statesmen from both parties for undervaluing Pacific Province interests as it notes a Behring Sea settlement in progress. Commissioners allegedly conclude the matter while Canada contemplates exiting Behring Sea by purchasing sealing schooners at second hand value.
The piece critiques current Behring Sea settlement talk and reciprocity hopes, noting past costs to Canada and Britain from the dispute. It doubts a quick treaty, warns of selling sealing fleet cheaply, and urges East versus West awareness. It also cites Northwest criticism of East stores and urges honest advertising and fair pricing to win local shoppers.
The piece argues Britain should reciprocate on the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, free trade and goodwill with the United States. It praises Fort Steele mining prospects in 1894, noting strong investor interest, copper and gold properties, and the Crow’s Nest Railway boosting East Kootenay.
At the Carney Block on Baker street the bath and electric light services are offered with prices described as reasonable.
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