Mexican interests and Canadian investments chart in Mexico
Canadian banks and firms expand in Mexico from power and rail ventures to a rubber firm in Chiapas and a Victoria era boom in Pitt Meadows as an English company plans a major steel and ore complex on Vancouver Island with 3 000 jobs and 1 000 tons daily capacity while Canadian executives monitor amid political change in Mexico and Diaz era tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Diaz
Canada
Mexican Light and Power Company
Royal Bank
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Bank of Commerce
John P. Bell
Winnipeg
Toronto
Mexican Northen Power Company
Mexico Northwestern Railway
Mexican Mahogany and Rubber Corporation, Limited
Chiapas
Vancouver
Pitt Madows
Vancouver Island
William Owen
M. E
London
England
Pitt River
Coquitla
Establishment and Management of Camps Highlighted
A report notes the successful setup of camps with organized equipment and staff, portraying the institution as well managed and efficient. It emphasizes disciplined training, orderly facilities, and robust logistical support.
Y M C A Travelling Secretary Visits City
Mr. Morrison travelling secretary of the Y M C A for the construction camps along the Grand Trunk Pacific was in the city for May 24 accompanied by Mrs. Morrison. W Lorimer of Victoria visiting for mining interest was in the city for a day or two this week arriving by the Prince Rupert. The King's Plate at Woodbine Toronto saw Saint Bass win by eight lengths with Powderman second and Jane Shore third setting a new record 2,084-5, beating the old mark 2,102-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Morrison
Grand Trunk Pacific
Morrison
W. Lorimer
Victoria
Prince Rupert
Woodbine
Toronto
Saint Bass
Powderman
Jane Shore
Canadian Pacific extends Victoria Wharf by 240 feet
The Canadian Pacific Railway will begin building an addition to its Belleville street wharf in Victoria next month. Creosoted piles are on order and a large shipment of Australian ironwood piles is en route for the project. The wharf will extend thirty feet further into James Bay and gain 240 feet in length for a total over 600 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
Belleville Street
Victoria
James Bay
Orchard stoves aid frost protection for apple trees
In Armstrong district experiments, heat pots placed at the foot of each tree protected a heated orchard from frost damage when three degrees of frost struck while others suffered. Messrs Freeze and Sharpe oversee the program, noting up to a hundred stoves in one orchard. The technique, while new to British Columbia, is a notable California-based idea gaining attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Department of Agriculture
Messrs. Freeze
Sharpe
California
Columbia
Japan Likely to Enter Agreement on Pelagic Sealing
The Empress of India reports Japan plans to suspend pelagic sealing and not issue new licenses. The Japan Times notes a forthcoming sealing conference among America England Russia and Japan may push for restricting seal captures. Japan’s 1898 bounty law allowed over 40 licensed ships and 10 000 skins annually, a sharp contrast to the others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milkado
Japan
India
Japan Times
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Washington
America
England
Russia
Bering Sea
Bakers Agree Bread Prices In Prince Rupert
After a bakers meeting last night the Prince Rupert bakers set new bread prices starting Friday May 19 1911 16 loaves for 1 dollar seven for 50 cents and three for 25 cents The signatories Fulton Bakery Mackenzie and MacDonald Clifton's Bakery Hamblin's Bakery also note related title matter and land notice by William W Burritt District Registrar Land Registry Office Prince Rupert May 26 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Rupert
Cassiar District
William Jordan Larkworthy
William WB. Burritt
Land Registry Office
Prince Rupert, B. C
Skeletons of crimes probe under Imperial authorities
Sensational charges traceable to Imperial service men alleged to have stolen stores from the navy yard and sold them to fences. Police pursue inquiries across Esquimalt in water graves and ashes of bonfires in search of crime skeletons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Service
Navy Yard
Esquimalt
Celebration honors winners in varied races and prizes
The event lists winners and prizes across running events and exhibitions. Winners include W. H. Sherman and A. L. Holtby with silver and pipe prizes, J. R. Beatty and James Provost winning minor awards, and Charlie Bell taking the silver cup in the Indian Races. Time records noted as 1145 seconds for a dash and 16 feet 9 inches in broad jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Sherman
D. C. Daggett
W. H. Stewart
A. Nicholson
J. R. Beatty
W. R. Reid
the Journal
A.L. Holtby
Picketts
Daily News
James Provost
F. P. Moody
A. L. Holtby
Atkins Peterson
Charlie Bell
P. Moody
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Sixth Street
Second Avenue
Pittsburg
Southern
Republic
George Edwards
Montreal
Scotland
Edwards
Pitt Meadows
Europe
Bakers
Simon Malone
Sherwin & Williams
Carload
Prince Rupert Hardware & Supply Company, Ltd
Hospunn, My
The
Pioneer Steam Laundry
M.M. Stephens & Co. Ld
B.C
Third Ave
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