PAGE FOUR PROVINCIAL AND GENERAL NEWS The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. announces it will send a crops of expert engineers to Frank, Alberta, to examine the overhanging top of Turtle mountain with a view to report on the possibility of dynamiting it and thus saving the town from being again buried. Captain Edward McCoskrie has been appointed as the first harbor master at Prince Rupert. Captain McCoskrie, who has been a resident of the nothern coast for many years and was recently engaged as a timber inspector, is a former master of the C. P. R. coasting steamers, his last ship being the Amur, from which he retired some years to engage in business. Winnipeg grain men received word that next year the government intends to construct a terminal elevator at Vancouver and preliminary steps towards securing a site will be taken this summer. The need of speedy action to provide for a Pacific route for export J grain from Alberta is recognized and the goverment operation of elevators on the Pacific coast can be more easily inaugurated since there are at present no vested interests to consider. Mr. Earl Scovill, government agent at Golden, has resigned as a result of difficulties arising out of the election. Mr. Scovill was a supporter of Mr. H. E. Foster, the independent Conserative c indi late, who defeated H. E. Parse , ! the regular convention nominee. It is j stated that Hon. Thomas Taylor, who j spent several days in the riding in Mr. I Parson's behalf, objected so strongly to Mr. .Scovill's activities that the latter felt obliged to tender his resignation which was accepted. rinl asset, grqwinp in value daily. In ;¦ petition sent to Premier MeBride the Prince Rupert folk say: "We respectfully petition the govefnmentuf British Columbia to sell all lots in the business section of Prince Rupert owned by U e government at the earliest possible moment. The position of these lots in the business heart of Prince Rupert renders it imperative that they should be sold without delay, for so long na they remain unsold,'just so long' will FORT GEQRGE HERALD I street deVe opment wher t ese lo1" located, be retarded. It will be ley 'observed that the lots remaining unsdrt • areanoig the most valuable, if not actually the most valuable, in the city. The saie of such property would py)m to the provincial administration ahanrt-Borri'e sum of money, close up unsightly gaps in the chiel' street of the cit.y> create new business blocks, and con-tribute very considerably to the revenue of the municipality of Prince Rupert., APRIL 13, 1912 Manufacturers of High-Grade Confectionery ICE CREAM and all kinds of SOFT DRINKS Catering ; Tobaccos and Cigars FOURTH STREET SOUTH FORT GEORGE Freight consigned to steamer * "Chilcotin" at Stxla Cre«:-1< will berurefullv transported to the Fort George Trading & Lumber Cc, Limited Operators of Steamers on the Frarcr, Nechacoand Stuart Rivers----------- Manufacturers of Lumber All Kinds of Rough and Dressed Lumber for Sale " Bone Dry Lumber in the Yards " Phone: One-One >/ Mouldings mmmmmmam South Fort George chas. e. Mcelroy General Manngcr. dont on paper We don't ask you to purchase South Fort George lots by making a pencil mark on a townsite plan—You would be safe in so doing, but if skeptical COME TO SOUTH FORT GEORGE Investigate Our Proposition and you will find a good live town - - Two^banks, sawmill, pool hall, newspaper, two g«neraljat6res, splendid hotel, bakery, stationery^store, mail-tyoat landing, score^of buildings, and crowds >oi satisfied buyers WRITE ; poi OR INFORMATION TO NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT CO. 172 Hastings Street, Vancouver, B C , or the resident agent, g. e. Mclaughlin Fourth Avenue, South Fort^George * Cyrus C. Warman, known the^-\rorld 'over as the authpr of the ffurfous song, "Sweet Marie," is being sued for alimony by'hi$ wiftJj^Marie M. Warman, who resides jjtLpndon, Ont. Strange to relate, H^was Mrs.' Warman, then astu-derrtin the academy of tlie.Sacred Heart, who inspired Mr. WarmatK to write "Sweet Marie" some fifteen yearsago. For sometime Mr.Warmanandhis wife. have been living apart, and the other day a telegram from Boston said the writer was ill in that city. Mrs. War-man declined to believe the story. Mr. Warman of late years has been the chief writer of the publicity department of the Grand Trunk and the Grand Trunk Pacific railway. Following an agitation for higher~pay~ and shorter hours, an agitation - which has been quietly going on ior some weeks among the I. W. W. men engaged in construction camps on the C. N. R. between Hope and Kamloops has culminated in a strike. Of 5000 men at work it is stated that 4000 are out. The first men to lay down pick^ahd shovel were those ehgaged by contractors Benson & Nelson which firm has a large camp at Lyttoii. The men along the line have teen receiving/from $2.50 to $3.25 for ten hours work-/ Their demand is for a minimum of $3 for a nine-hour day. This ,the contractors say they It is reported that the steamer Port Simpson, winich fofmerly^was in service on the Skeena, will be .operated regularly on the, Stikine this summer by the Hudson's Bay company. The Port Simpson is now lying on the slips at Digby Island. Last year she was chartered to take a large hunting party tj the Stikine district. The chief object of the company-is to cater; to the tourist and hunting fraternities. The steamer,which has for several years operated on the Skeena, is a fine stern wheeler and has accommodation for about 200 passengers.- She will connect at Wrangel with the coast steamers and go as far up the Stikine as Telegraph Creek, a distance of 160 miles. The Stikine is a very swift flowing liver, and the voyage up, which takes two and a hall' days, is compensated for by the return journey, which only takes half a day. -^The river is less dangerous ¦ than the Skeena, having fewer shallows, though there is plenty of excitement in warping over the ritlles and through the rapids. ^ The citizens of Prince Rupert have renewed their urging upon the govern ment that a sale be held of the-remain-ing goverment lots within the city,which until alienated are of course non-taxable by the city, while constituting a provin- b;c. market WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Fresh and Cured Meats Poultry, Vegetables, Butter, Eggs, Etc. K jj FORT GEORGE AND SOUTH FORT GEORGE £< Roberts, Jones & Willson czi EDWARD ROBERTS Nolary Public. E. E. JONES. A. J. SELWYN-WILLSON, Auditor. real estate,Insurance agents, auctioneers, VALUATORS and, ACCOUNTANTS. Tim FOR SALE: Farm Lands. Garden Tracts. Timber. Limits. Mineral Claims. Valuable town lots. TELEGRAPHIC ApolESS "ERIN" FORT^GEORGE, B.' C. Offices: Hamilton Avenue, South Fort George: Central Avenue, Fort. George, B. C. PR1TISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS =^=— COMPANY _—= Send for a folder Stages Send for a folder OPERATING Autos Steamboats - From Ashcroft to Fort George, and all points in . the northern interior of British Columbia^'carrying the Royal Mail, passengers and fast freight. - The Palatial Steamer B.X. Awaits the Arrival of the Company's Stages Freight con wik'rw.l to steamer at, Soda creek will be promptly forwarded. KODAKS SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS Robert Spinks Painting and Paperhanging South Fort George : B.C. We have secured the exclusive agency for \h Canadian Kodak/ Cornpany, and have a complete stock of everything for the photographer. Just Drop In and Let Us Show1 You. Remember we pay special attention to I mail oraers. j< JOHN A. FRASER N A. FRAS Front Street, QUp&NEL, B. C. The Bank of British North America Your money is safer in the Bank than in your house or in your pocket. It is not tied up. You can get it out at any time without delay. NOTES discounted. Local and Foreign Drafts bought and sold. COLLECTIONS made promptly. Money Orders issued. FORT GEORGE BRANCH: J. MUNRO, ACTING MANAGER The Average Deposit of the Canadian People Is $122.00 per Person Saving money can be made a habit. A portion of your weekly or monthly wage deposited regularly in a saving* account will soon bring you up to the average, and you will be surprised how rapidly $2-deposited weekly will amount to enough to make a substantial payment on your home. :¦ CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $6,800,000 TOTAL ASSETS, $52,000^100 THE TRADERS BANK H. C. SEAMAN, MMM*«r - - ,.- - . S*«th »•!* CtoOrg* THE BANK OF VANCOUVER HcatOfBe*: ___________ VAlfCOUVU*, B. C. CAPITAL AUTHORIZED - - %%, DIRECTORS: R. P. McLENNAN B*q., President, Mclvennan, McFeely & Co. Whole' sale Hardware, Vancouver, B. C. L. W. SHATFDRD Esq., M. L. A. Vice-Pres. Merchant, Hedley, B. C. HIS HONOR 'P. W. PATERSON. Lieutenant-Governor British Columbia. M. B. CAKLIK. „ . Cnuitnlist. Victoria. B.C. A. ISTEL Esq. C. S. DOUGI,AS Eiq. L ______ GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED Fort George Branch; JF. N. DEWAR Robert Kennedy, N«w Wettmln- •ter. J. A. MITCHELL. Eiq.. Capitaliit. Victoria. B. O. E. H. H8APB. Eiq.. E. H. Heapi A Co., Lumber and Timber: President Columbia Trut Co.. Ltd., Vanoou- »er, B. O. . " J. A. HARVEY, Esq.. K.C.. formerly of Cranbrook. B.C., Vancouver, B.C. A. L. DEWAR. General Mapager. FARM LANDS IN CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA. Fort Georg^ Valley Bulkley: Valley In every case our lands Were carefully inspected by expert cruisers before we purchased THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY will make ail these districts accessible to all the world. Every rail laid adbs to the Value of the land Ninrdi Coaist- ..Land- :Co..ild. General Offices: 619 to 634 MetropolltMi Bid*., Vancouver.B.C ¦iOttdoa OIBce x •Old Jewry. PAID-UP CAPITAL, - - - $1,800,000. ^^