Nomination Set for Kootenay By Election May 30
Conservative nomination in Nelson today names R F Green of Victoria as likely candidate for the June 20 by election to replace A S Goodeve on the railway commission. Liberals considered several candidates but not certain to contest. Green, ex provincial govt member with Kootenay ties, is expected to win.
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Kootenay
A. S. Goodeve
Railway Commission
Nelson
R. F. Green
Victoria
Green
Messrs
F. J. Dean
Cranbrook Herald
Ralph Smith
M. P
M. A. Macdonald
Vancouver
Cranbrook
A. M. Johnson
BH. A. Crease
E. W. Widdowson
Building the G T P The Continuation of the Line
The Grand Trunk Pacific expansion in Western Canada progresses at ten miles daily with two more pioneers soon joining. Pushing 120 miles weekly is possible if work continues around the clock. Saskatchewan and Alberta lines advance from Regina toward the south and from Tofield to Calgary, with telegraph lines kept in step.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Canada
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Regina
Tofield
Calgary
Canada presses for new drydocks to expand ship facilities
The minister of public works ordered a report by Arthur St Laurent showing Canada lags in dock capacity compared with rivals. Fifteen subsidy applications are before the government, with major proposals for docks in St John Montreal Toronto Sydney Sault Ste Marie and Prince Rupert. Existing docks at Halifax Kingston Collingwood and Port Arthur would be extended. A Port Dalhousie project faces doubt due to proximity to Toronto where a dock is under construction.
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Arthur St. Laurent
Canada
Halifax
Quebec
Kingston
Collingwood
Port Arthur
St. John
Montreal
Toronto
Sydney
Sault Ste. Marie
Prince Rupert
Port Dalhousie
Ontario
City Council Moves to Censure Finance Committee
The council votes to censure the finance committee for not briefing Bank of Montreal on city finances and accuses them of misrepresenting the city’s standing. Additional motions condemn the mayor and staff actions on horse purchases and call for engineering resignations amid retrenchment discussions. A stormy session ends with plans for a Monday meeting.
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Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal J
Clayton
Kerr
Montgomery
Finance Committee
Morrissey
Public Works Committee
Dybhavn
Newton
Douglas
Canadian bonds face cautious London reception says Times
A London financial page quotes a prominent British observer advising Canadian borrowers to seek funding only through reputable houses. He notes British investors demand sound propositions and warn that Canada has often borrowed too cheaply, encouraging borrowers to understand global funding conditions and the price of access to British capital.
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London
The
Times
Friends of Canada
Hays
Grad Trunk
Canada
Hay
Guzman Returns to North with Mexican Mining Stakes
Charles Guzman, noted northern mining figure, arrived by the Prince George after a winter in Southern California. He invested in Mexican mining properties but remains keenly interested in northern workings. He backs the Indian Mines and other Salomon River claims and predicts strong results in the coming year.
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Prince George
Charles Guzman
California
Mr. Guzman
Guzmanis
Salmon River
Canadian Home Investment loan matured for Davies
Davies of City received notice from Canadian Home Investment Co Vancouver that his loan of 1000 dollars matured. He had paid six installments of six dollars to McIntyre Block branch. Contract signed November 1911. Monthly return 9.66 dollars for ten and a half years at 5 percent, with option to pay off early to save interest.
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Meth. Davies
P.O
City
Canadian Home Investment Company
Vancouver
Davies
McIntyre Block
Canadian Home Investment CO
J. W. Ibbotson
Penalty Imposed Over Cameron Bay Opening Case
The railway commission orders G T P to open Cameron Bay to navigation for vessels thirty feet wide by May 15 and imposes a daily penalty of 100 dollars for non compliance. An appeal to higher authorities is underway while the case remains unsettled.
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Cameron Bay
ABC
Railway Commission
Gscows
O of the Bay
Oof Cares & Renney
Thresh
Iees
Ottawa
Orlighe & Uy
Cavey Beatt
Port Simpson Reaches Skeena Canyon To Resume Trade Route
The Skeena river canyon remains impassable to navigation due to warm weather though the Port Simpson steamer has reached the canyon on the down trip with water over three feet above the mark. The vessel will pass through the canyon to load cargo for the Stikine and depart for six weeks before returning to Skeena service.
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Skeena
Hudson's Bay Company
Port Simpson
Stikine
Hudsons Bay steamer to become clubhouse for Prince Rupert Rowing Club
The Prince Rupert Rowing Club will acquire the Hudsons Bay Company steamer Hazelton, now on the ways at Port Simpson. C H French completes the deal for the vessel after the club pays $500. The hull will be painted and the craft towed to Prince Rupert to serve as the club's home on the waterfront near the government wharf.
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Prince Rupert
Hudson's Bay Company
Hazelton
Port Simpson
C. H. French
Rowing Club
Interest in Indian Mines Ltd Shares in Salmon River
Prospectus notes 5000 treasury shares of Indian Mines Ltd in Salmon River for immediate sale. Potential buyers urged to contact Mr Gueman at the Grand Trunk Hotel for details and purchase.
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Indian Mines, Ltd
Salmon River
Gueman
Grand Trunk Hotel
Treasury
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Tete Jaune Cache
Cision
Alderman Bullock-Webster
Council
London Financial Houses
Word
Supreme Court
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Icanyon
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