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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
4
A Manitoba era column discussing public ownership of utilities. It argues for government control of telegraph services as a first step, citing post office performance and the need for affordable, wide reach while private firms seek profits. It contrasts public necessity with private dividend motives.
The text rails against a loafer habit and a disdainful gambler, praising steady effort. It mocks a writer who misdescribed Pas Annex in a Saturday Night issue. It notes people typically make resolutions at this time of year.
A fragmented discussion notes NorwillteraNpixe as a place with chief employment in drinking gambling and pool rooms rather than a public resort on Christmas day. A Dominion analyst warns against alleged headache cures, while questions about distance to Cormorant Lake and future changes hint at broader travel and provincial context.
The last 1913 council meeting in the council room with Mayor Finger present approved calling tenders for river water intake and sewer outlets. Fletcher and McGarvie received a 15 percent contract increase for pole line work. A motion approved 85 to be paid to the first fire team for aiding in extinguishing the McKay fire on Friday the 26th inst. The fire and light committee was authorized to buy hose for the fire engine. Accounts totaling $558.92 were read and passed.
A terse dispatch notes stalled development as no sod is turned no steel rail laid and no power line strung in western Canada signaling delays in infrastructure and settlement efforts along the frontier.
Secretary Ellsworth and Secretary Wilsonth discuss Canadian plans to expand grain shipments from prairie provinces and arctic regions. Aimed at routing through Canadian channels, they note projects from Welland Canal to a Great Lakes Hudson Bay waterway and the impact on Buffalo Rochester Albany and New York transit, urging action to preserve American routes.
At Imperial College the Physical Society of London showcased a new wireless system aimed at detecting the direction of incoming messages. The article notes no method yet exists to emit wireless rays like a searchlight.
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