Prince George Citizen The Prince George Citizen a semiweekly devoted to the upbuilding of Prince George and northern British Columbia Louis D. Taylor, editor subscription rates: yearly $3.00 in advance half yearly $1.75 quarterly $1.00 The grand trunk protests. Mr. E. J. Chamberlain, president of the grand trunk Railway, has issued a statement in respect of the majority report of the Royal commission to inquire into railways and transportation in Canada. He thinks, and he makes a very good case, that the majority commissioners have overlooked some very important considerations and while he does not make any allegations of unfairness he is strongly of the opinion that some of the conclusions in regard to the physical conditions of the grand trunk are not correct. We have to consider in this connection the fact that during the last three or four years conditions have been very unusual owing to the war, and the railway that in respect of its eastern business has been quite successful should not be made the victim of circumstances in the West which were practically forced on it by the government. Mr. Chamberlain submits a statement showing that the grand trunk Railway has made the largest gross earnings per mile of line of any of the principal lines in Canada, or 157.1% of the average rates for all lines. He further shows that a study of the facts shows that the grand trunk owns more passenger and freight car equipment and more locomotive equipment per mile than any Railway in Canada, except the Michigan Central, and compare is more than favorably with the most conservative and successfully managed railways in the United States, having a traffic similar to that of the grand trunk. Political ramblings Vancouver world: that the Conservatives will put up a candidate against Honorable J. W. deB. Farris, who will not have the support of the polls of the local inside ring; that's Honorable William Sloan and possibly the Honorable Dr. King will shortly resign office in the Brewster administration; and that the Vancouver Sun about that time will cease active support of the government. These are the coming events which are casting their shadows before, and one of the shadows is a report, very general in political circles, that Mr. Johnson, of Grand Forks, is slated to succeed Mr. Sloan. Incidentally, it may be added that Mr. Hart, of Victoria, the chief liberal with, is understood to regard himself as having the portfolio of finance practically under his arm, notwithstanding the general opinion that it would go to Mr. Speaker Weart. These are the surface rumblings. To the practice political year, however, they indicate that the fight for control of the Liberal party, which was begun when Mr. M. A. MacDonald was taken into the cabinet against much protest and the better judgment of the leader, whose first choice had been Mr. Farris, is being resumed, and will now be fought to a finish. All of which is according to a report of the practice political year of four said, which is written by a liberal who has seen every whirl of the political wheel in the city since long before the days when they threw Joe Martin's delegates out of the Liberal convention. Colonel Lavergne is getting bolder Québec, May 28. Advising his audience that they should refuse to obey the conscription law if the proposed measure is passed, and that "we have nothing against the Germans," Colonel Armand Laverne, ex-MLA, came out more openly today in opposition to compulsory recruiting in Canada for military service abroad. About 5000 people cheered him wildly as he denounced the government for the proposed conscription measure. "I believe I should say that if the government passes the damed law, if you have a heart, if you are still descendents of those who rest of the country from the Iroquois, of those who ascended the scaffold crying "Vive La Liberte," "Vive L'Independence" or those who have written in with their French and Catholic clood and ethics such as no other race can show, you should take a pledge to disobey it." Mr. Lavergne stated that it was England who wish the war of today to crush Germany. "She may have a good reason for this from her point of view, but we have nothing against the Germans," said the speaker. "If Sir Edward Grey had consented to say that England would aid France in July, 1914, as Mr. Cambon had requested, the war would have been averted. But he would not do this, but awaited the fifth of August. The war has increased Canada's debt. After the war it will represent $7,000 a head. "Have they (the government) the right to tell us, when the country is menaced by famine, 'you shall send your son to the war in Europe?' I am not against conscription for the defense of Canada. But I love my own enough to tell them that they should not give one drop to defend England. If we have to spill it, let us begin as our fathers did, by doing it for the defense of liberty." Minister of lands will visit here Victoria, May 28. The various ministers are planning trips between now and the August session for the purpose of gathering firsthand information as to the need to the province. The northern trip is to be made by Honorable T. D. Patullo, for it is in the northern portions of the province for the land situation is in the worst state. Honorable Mr. Patullo will take the trip by GTP vessel to Prince Rupert and probably along the line of the GTP to Prince George. In this manner he will cover a large territory and the scene of the big boom in wildlands. Notice the city of Prince George, B.C., are prepared to receive tenders for the erection and completion of proposed City Hall. Plans and specifications may be seen and full information obtained on and after May 28 from Henry Wilson's office over the Fort George drugstore, George Street. All tenders are to be accompanied by a certified bank check for 5% of the contract price as a deposit, which will be forfeited should the person awarded the contract failed to enter into an agreement with the Council to do the work. Tenders to be delivered on or before 12 noon, June 11, 1917. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. (Signed) HG Perry, Mayor m25-j8 H. E. McKeen blacksmith & horseshoer sixth Ave. phone 28 P.O. Box 28 Conrad Reinharz farmlands and government land locator listings on farmland wanted box 31 McCullagh watchmaker, jeweler and optician. GTP watch Inspector, Prince George, British Columbia Prince George livery, feed and sales stable K A Houghtaling, Prop. Wood dealer teaming and house moving Telephone Moore's ranch milk & cream deal with Hughes Brothers and you get the best quality and service Milk Depot at Allan's store. Caribou Lodge I.O.O.F., No. 65 meets every Wednesday in the oddfellows Hall Fifth Avenue, Prince George visiting brothers welcome. Phone 51 rush transfer and storage parcel checking and express delivery Cartage agents for "Circle W." navigation Co. T. Rush, Prince George, opposite station Wyatt Brothers Queens Hotel, George Street phone 51, 3 rings clothes cleaned, pressed and repaired. Satisfaction guaranteed. Up-to-date shoeshine parlor in connection. Goods called for and delivered The People's secondhand store we carry a general stock of new and secondhand hardware all kinds of Carpenters and mechanical tools stoves and ranges guns, rifles, ammunition, etc. telephone no. 4 Prince George, B.C. The popular place to dine everything to eat cooked as you like them the Helms Café ice cream and cake bread and pastry George Street Prince George The Porter hay and grain Co. flour, oats, hay, feed of all kinds farm machinery warehouse opposite GTP station phone 40 P. Burns & Co., Ltd. wholesale and retail meat merchants Shamrock Brand telephone 7 Stewart phonographs, $8.50 Emerson double disc 7 inch records, $.35 each now is the time to think of your garden --- a country gentleman can assist you, at five cents anyplace. We have all the latest periodicals, stationary, books, tobacco, cigars. Subscriptions taken on all papers and magazines at publishers prices. We send by mail. Panama newsstand, George Street Ford --- the universal car everywhere in old and new territory, on paved streets and on a rough pioneer roads and trails, the Ford leads the way. It's simplicity, its dependability and its economy, give it a value that cannot be measured by its price. The Ford is the one car which has "made good" whereever tried. Ed Hall & son, Prince George