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Newspaper
Phoenix Pioneer
Location
Phoenix, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
2
The article records varied coal industry tensions with President Roosevelt urged to act, mentions possible resignation of Mee mier Dunsmair, and notes differing opinions on leadership. It surveys mining activity across Canada and prospects for ore shipments, smelters, and winter operations amid strikes and economic shifts.
Copper prices have fallen sharply from 14 to 7 cents per pound, with experts predicting a rebound. W A Nichols of New York notes copper consumption will rise, easing supply and demand and potentially lifting prices to 13 or 14 cents per pound as production continues at major mines like Boundary.
New Denver forms a full edged board of trade while Westminster fair hopes to attract crowds. Ferguson plans an electric light system by December. British Columbia fruit export is set to outpace prior years. Andrew Carnegie donates a public library to Victoria. A Canadian newspaperman John Jones reportedly held up by a Buffalo footpad sparks inquiry. Yale Columbia Lumber Co rebuilds sawmill at West Robson after fire, boosting local shipments.
A garbled aggregation of editorials and notices mentions Bucy Vox and Joe Martin in a political mood, a New York visit by Miss Maude True, and a Vancouver World remark on progress in the province’s chief industry including smelting and mining.
A fragmented piece on the value of advertising argues big ads yield returns and cites a Canadian anecdote involving Sir William Mackenzie and the Postmaster General. A London lawyer is challenged by a Cockney flower girl about Canada’s prominence, illustrating public awareness as a lesson in persuasion.
Canadian readers are invited to subscribe at no cost through arrangements with publishers of the Montreal Family Herald and Weekly Star and the Toronto Weekly Globe. The offer promises Camillan family routes for 1002 balance, highlighting a limited free subscriptio n.
A damaged clipping promotes a Phoenix Pioneer subscription offer for 76 cents per issue with a two page extension, promising mailed copies and a three month extension for continued readers. The ad urges immediate response and notes pain points in the formatting.
Notice from Phoenix dated September 10 1908 states C W Stack and C Oliver of Green have been awarded the contract to manufacture 1500 feet of 6 inch wired wood pipe for the city of Green, the first of its kind in the province.
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