Tuesday, October 18th, 1921. PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN j!VICTORIA'S FAMOUS BEERS U Now on sale at the Government Vendor's Store. ?»???»»«???«»»«»< Silver Spring Beer and XXX STOUT. I o D »????????»??»??? o Better than in pre-war days. Made from Malt and Hops only. Demand Silver Spring. Absolutely pure. The Most Wholesome Beer Brewed in British Columbia. All We Ask You to Do is to Give it a Trial. W o Know You Will Be Satisfied and Will Always Ask for Silver Spring. Silver Spring Brewery Limited! J o D o VICTORIA, B. C. oezio: What Local People Think of a Covered Skating Rink THE CITIZEN GATHERS SOME OPINIONS FROM PROMINENT LOCAL BUSINESS MEN AND OFFICIALS—CONCENSUS OF OPINION IS ALL IN FAVOR OF THE IDEA—PUBLIC INTEREST IS BECOMING THOROUGHLY AROUSED. In order to gather a more definite shade of opinion on the project of building a covered skating rink in this city a Citizen reporter made a round of calls on some of the local business men and officials on Saturday. Almost unanimously they expressed the opinion that the rink idea was iC»>od; that Prince George needed a covered skating rink about as badly as it nee*led anything, except a pulp mill, and that, as the latter looked promising as a future asset, the former requisite was something well worthy of the encouragement and enthusiasm of the average citizen. There is one thing in connection i •'• — with the organization of this undertaking that must be taken for granted before a wrong impression is obtained. The possibilities of the skating rink rest entirely upon the whole public of Prince George. No section of the community can build it. The business men of the city have carried the load of many a similar undertaking to that contemplated, but this is a thing which is a direct asset to every man, woman and child in the city, and unless everyone contributes some sort of support, even though this be a few dollars of the stock in the concern, the project will probably fail. From all indications, however, the public interest is thoroughly aroused, and encouragement is the keynote that is being sounded throughout the city. The people want a rink, and it looks as though the people are going to support the efforts that are being put forward to secure one. These are some of the opinions expressed on Saturday: Mayor Wilson—"A rink is certainly wanted badly. It's a good thing for the kiddies. You can say that I am in fav_or of the idea, and I hope we get it going." Mr. Ernest Jonerf. Manager, Bank of Montreal—Mr. Jones cited instances of successful rings, in small prairie towns. He favors the undertaking as a private enterprise if anyone can be found to finance it. "You can say that I think a rink is badly needed here, and if it is built I think it should pay." said the banker, subject to his opinion about private ownership. Mr. Charles Johnson, Manager of the Prince George Hotel—"Open rinka are no good. I'm very much in favor of a covered rink. The town needs one. I'm a booster for the proposition," he said. Art Qagne, a star of the Edmonton Eskimo hockey team, and a Prince George man. is a great booster for a covered rink. "You can say anything you like from me, as long as you let them know I'm all for it," said Art in the Citizen office before he left for the hockey season at Edmonton. Mr. Arthur Leith—"It's the best thing I know of for the town. A g now of rink will provide a place for the kid-dieB to play in during the winter. The idea should appeal especially to people with families. Yes, you can say I'm a booster." Mr. Pat Moran—"Yes, I'll support it. It's a. good idea. It should be located down town." Mr. A. M. Patterson—"I'm in ffe-vor of a rink, certainly. Nobody will dispute the necessity of this thing. I hope it goes over. You can count on me to help to boost it." Mr. M. C. McKay—"I'm for it— all the time." Mr. Ben Baird—"It's a mighty nice thing to have, and everyone ought to take a hand to get it started. It rests with the public. I would like to see a rink here and I'll help as much as I can." Mr. George Adams — "A rink doesn't help the movies very much, but you can say that I will support it. The town wants it and that's good enough for me." .Air. Thomas Austin—"Sure, I'm in favor of anything that is good for the city." Mr. Frank Whitmore—"I'm out to do all I can to help the enterprise along. The whole public should pet behind the idea. A rink will be a benefit to the whole community." Mr. W. L. Hornsby. Manager, Royal Bank of Canada—"I don't look upon a rink as an amusement—it's a nescessity, especially for children. I think it a fine idea, and hope* it materializes." Mr. Thomas Ogg, Manager, Canadian Bank of Commerce—"A splendid idea. I was very glad to see that you had taken it up. This town ought to have p. covered rink." Mr. Jack Feren, Agent, C.N.R.— "A, covered rink is something we all want to see. I'm sure the railroad boys are all for it. I am." Particularly amongst the ladies has the promise of support and encouragement been active. They see a place for their children to exercise in and obtain good healthy amusement during the lengthy winters. The ladies of Prince George will be a unit in boosting for the rink. OIL INDICATIONS AT HOLLA ARE IMPROVING STEADILY Xo Confirmation Has Been Received of the Story that Oil Has Struck During the past few days there have been all kinds of rumors as to -the striking of oil in the Pouce Coupe field in the vicinity of Rolla. These statements are premature. Oil has not yet been encountered but from developments it is only a question of time. Drilling was discontinued afteij. the strike of the big flow of wet gas has been run up till it measured eight million feet. The officials of the Imperial Oil company consider it is not a well they have in the Pouce Coupe but a field. It is now announced the gac will be capped and utilized for power in the driving of j several other holes. A carload of heavier casing has now arrived at Grand Prairie and is to be freighted in to the field at once. There is now a boom on in Pouce Coupe oil ventures, several thousand additional acres have been staked, and trading has been renewed in leases. There is reason to believe at least five companies will be drilling in the district this winter when the snow will facilitate the moving of the necessary machinery and supplies. MANAGER Bl'CKWORTH, P.G.E., GETS CONTEMPTUOUS DAMAGES RICH PLACER FIND NEAR QUESNEL LAKE Discoverers Are Said to be Taking Oat $35 per Day from an Old Channel 150-MILE HOUSE, Oct. 17—For the past two weeks there has been a steady trek of miners to Cedar creek, in the vicinity of Quesnel lake, where some promising discoveries have been made on what is believed to be an old channel which escaped attention in the early days of Cariboo's mining development. 1 he discoverers of the channel have been taking out per day to the man, and all about $1,200 have been taken out in the course of a fortnight, mostly in coarse gold. A large number of claims have been staked and there is talk of a mining revival. There is a |35 told i:hcrtage of water at the present sea- Jury Awards Him Verdict of One Dollar in the Potato Tariff Libel Suit Mr. Justice Macdonald, who will preside at the Approaching assize court in this city, presided at the Buckworth-Cromie libel action in Vancouver on Tuesday last. In this action A. B. Duckworth, manager of j the P. G. E. sued for damages against the editor of the Sun newspapers. The libel complained of was a statement published to the effect that Buckworth tipped off a coming reduction in the freight rate on potatoes to a friendly produce buyer and thus enabled him to secure an advantage over competitive buyers in the district served by the railway. The tfury brought in a verdict of one dollar as ascertained damages to Mr. Buckworth's character. On an application on the part of Buck-worth's solicitor for costs following the verdict the court said he would have to be consistent and allowed the plaintiff costs. Justice Macdonald, it will be remembered, tried the celebrated Oliver-Elliot libel case in which Premier Oliver sued Elliot, the Victoria lawyer, for damages occasioned by statements contained in certain telegram*. The Victoria jury awarded Premier Olived damages in the sum of twenty-five cents, and Justice Macdonald allowed him tb< costs of the action. Manager Buck-worth and John Oliver are alike in that each expressed himself as satisfied with the verdict of the jury in his action. SKEENA R1VKR FERRY LOST The new ferry which was built ior the crossing at Terrace has been lost in Hell Gate canyon. Pete McDonald and three other men who j were aboard the ferry at the time had a narrow escape. Two brigadler-generalB are run-' ning in the political race in Vancou- n but something worth while is j ver constituencies; one as a National Liberal Conservative and the other as a straight Liberal. I promised when more water is available. Canadian National Railways GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY Steamers Sailing Between Keattliv Victoria, Vancouver, Ocean Falls, Swanson Bay, Prineh Raport, Anyox, . Stewart and o^ueen Charlotte Islands. LEAVE PRINCE RUPERT: For Swanson Bay, Ocean Falls, Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle, 12 midnight, every Thursday and Sunday. For Anyox, 11 p.m. every Wednesday. For Stewart, 8 p.m. every Saturday. For Queen Charlotte Island Ports: Maseett, Port Cle'menta. Buckley Bay, 1 p.m. August 31 and fortnightly; Southern ports, September 2, and fortnightly. PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE PRINCE GEORGE: EASTBOUND—7:25 a.m.. Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday. WESTBOUND—9:01 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Saturday. For further information, apply to any Agcmt, or G. A. McNicholl, Asst. (Jen. Freight and Pass. Agt., Prince Rupert, B.C. Motor Boat Rounder The fastest boat on the river PLYING BETWEEN SOUTH FORT GEORGE AND QUESVEL Carrying His Majesty's Mail, Passengers, Express and Freight. LEAVES SOUTH FORT GEORGE—Wednesday and Saturday at 8 A.M. mid Arriving at Quesnel at 2.80 P.M. LEAVES QUESNEL—Thursday and Sunday Morning and Arriving at South Fort George same day. 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