r THE LEADER Spring Tonics Blood Purifiers Tonics Childrens Tonics Get it NOW and Prevent Illness. Prince George Drug Co. Cljihrs; QEOKGE ST«EET> Drills. C"ii4:iraitd3. Stationery. Kodaks "We Want You to Have the Best." 100 Tons No. 1 TIMOTHY HAY at $28 Per Ton 100 Tons WILD HAY at $25 Per Tori Austin Company TO THE PUBLIC: WE SOLICIT" YOUR PATRONAGE FOR THE VERY BEST BARGAINS IN FIRST GRADE General Merchandise The Prince George Store Limited GEORGE STREET, Between Rex Theatre and Auction Rooms. ritish Columbia The Mineral Province of .Western Canada TO END OF DECEMBER, 1920 Has produced Minerals valued as follows: Placer Gold, $76,944,-•203; Lode Gold, $1Q2,753,823;; Silver, $53,668,284: Lead, $4.6,-637,221; Copper, $1 (.1,51 U.S6>7(J6,L 92,978. Pi-oduetion tor Year Erkling December, 11)20, 835.543,084 The Mining Laws of this Province are more liberal, and the fees lower, than those of any;;other Province in the Dominion,.or any colony in the British Empire. „. • Mineral locations are granted to discoverers for nominal fees. Absolute titles are obtained by developing such properties, the security of which is ywiranteed by Crown Grants. " Full information, together with Mining Reports and Maps, may be obtained gratis by addressing— • /* The Honorable tlieMiiiistei^OIiiies, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA. -JL Weekly Nt»wrf|)uperPubli»hi!V The benefits to be derived from such an arrangement; arc too apparent to need any discussion; the important question is what port will handle the business to be secured under such arrangement. To us, Prince. Rupert is the port which should handle/this traffic. The present government at Ottawa state they will carry out the old [policy in connection with the G.T.P ! lino. We believe that part of thot policy .was the establishment of steamship connection with the Orient. By negotiating with the Japanese' companies for preferential rates over the national railways via the port of Prince Rupert the government will take a step forward iii I carrying out that policy and materially aid the development of the territory contiguous to the G.T.P. j It is the duty of thjs city to co-j I operate with Prince Rupert in'bring-! ing pressure to bear at Ottawa to ' have this new arrangement1 carried I out, and that the major portion of i the business accruing from such ar-l rangement be handled over the G;T. ] P. section of the national railway system via Prince Rupert. In help-| ing Prince Rupert to obtain this j business we will be helping ourselves, RECIPROCITY. (New York Times.) Canadians have sometimes regarded trade with the United States as more political than commercial. A decade ago Canada turned out the government which favored better trade relations with us as if that would have been treason to the empire. "No truck nor trade with the Yankees" was the slogan of that political campaign. But Canada now knows this to. have been a blunder, and is seeking reciprocity again. Yet the change of opinion is greater at Washington than at Ottawa. The party which negotiated the reciprocity which Canada* rejected is again in power, but now it is all for erecting trade barriers. Even the farmers' emergency tariff is not so high as the rabid ' agrarian protectionists favor. The Canadians need not despair at their rebuff by the tariff raisers. This country perceives that tariffs which unduly obstrucT trade are not beneficial to the g'ev. oral interest." Even if a higher tariff should be enacted, the Canadians may get better trade relations with us later. Our manufacturers favor more moderate tariffs, and no longer will be content with agiiculturaj, reciprocity merely. The Canadians will have to give more than th<^ of-fered ten years" ago. . y^ For the fiscal year^mling with March, 1921, Canada^ total trade with England. \vafj"f "328,171,000, and i with the UnRetl States $1,417,296,-JOOCL With>England Canada had an j excessTpf exports, a credit balance of I StQ.0r2Sl.0O0. With the. United .States Canada had an excess of imports, a debit balance of $295;930,, 000. With that sum due us, witli British credit less available to Canada than previously, there is abundant reason why Canada should wish to make it easier to pay uk, and, b.. the same token, equal reason why we !should make it easier to receive our dues. Canada politically is British. Ri-; has.not failed to remark that act's .of Prince George and district wUl 'become residents within' the lext-.year, *. ¦•¦<>. Thorch-are many reasonsw^iy people should visit this city and district and having come-will decide to take up their abode here> ^Between now ind thy week of April lOsjust figure out why a friend of yours should not visit here, then when April 10 arrives; it down and pen a letter to Several of your friends asking them to pay you a visit this year. The opposition are already out with an alibi in case their nominee is defeated in the Nelson by-election scheduled for one day next week. Since 1911, 800,000 settlers failed to stay in Canada after putting in their homestead duties. In it only a coincidence or a matter of govern ment? ¦ ¦•¦; Province of British Columbia. FOREST BRANCH. Department of Lands. EXAMINATION FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT FOREST RANGER. Object. . These examinations are for the purpose of filling present vacancies and to enable candidates to qualify for future vacancies and increases in staff. Assittant Forest Ranger*. Assistant Forest Rangers ace-em ployed during the fire BeaBon^May to September inclusive) of each yeur and this period is extended where possible by work *on improvement* .such as trails, etc. Re-r.ppointment is made each year as long as satisfactory service is given. Promotion to the permanent staff is made by merit and examination as occasion offers. The salary is $100 per month the firat year and $11© per month the second year, and $120 the third year. Travelling expenses are also paid. Qualifications for Candidates. Candidates must be British subjects resident in British Columbia for at least on j year, of good character, good physical condition and^ with woods experience. They should have experience in fire fighting, possess th« ability to or-jranize work and handle men, and have knowledge of the-'Forest Act. The examinationa^are partlywrit ten, partly oral^and are designed tc-test the candidates* ability along tho above lines,/All statements made by applicanbr aB to experience, education apd fitness are subject to verifi-catiofi by the examining board. /Preference is given to returned soldier* with the necessary qualification*. The Examinations. The examinations will be held tit the places and on the dates name 1 below. Each ' intending candidate should apply.to the District Forester of his district for application forms :md for information regarding the hour of the examination and the building in which it will be held. Application forms should, in each case, be filled out and mailed to the Dis-, triet' Forester in time to reach him at least, two days before the examination. •-.' . Apply to District Ttiite. ForcHtor at March It Vancouver " 1.1 " IB 20 Vancouver Kuuiloops Prince Rupert SniltherH Prince ft Gorge .20 28 KauiloopR Prince Kupert Prince Hupert Prince George WilliimiR l,nkf Don't Let Your Children's Feet be Crippled! TUTEDICAL experience *Wi proves that men—and women, too — who would ctfcerwiie be physically "O.K." today, show disabilities directly traceable to wrongly-shod feet in childhood. If every child today wore Jiurlbuts, this trouble would vanish ia the next generation I Other Lines such as "CLASSIC" for. Girls, "TRED-RITE" for Boy. BAIRD'S "GOOD GOODS' JUST ARRIVED Xew Ginghams, Crepes, Flannels and Hosiery Peck & Gillis Go., Limited GENERAL MERCHANTS FOSTOFFICE BLOCK. THIRD AVENUE WEST. Canadian NahonalRailmaus GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY Steameri Sailing Between Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver, Powuil River, Ocsjtn Falls, Swanson Bay, Prince Rupert, Anyox, Stewart •ad Queen Charlotte Islands. LEAVL /RINCE RUPERT— For S"wanson Bay,\Ocean Falls, Powell River, Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle, 12 midnight every Thursday. For Anyox, 11 p.m. every ^sjdnetday. For Stewart—p.m. March l>5th, 30th; April 13th, '27th. For >Torth and South Queen Chailo.tte Inland, ports—Massct, Ppr; Clements, Buckley Bay, Skid^gate^Inlet, Cumshewe Inlet. ,1 p'.tn. March 13th, 27th; April 10th. 24th/\^ PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE PRINCE GEORGE. EASTBOUND, 7.25 a.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday? WESTBOUND, 9.01 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Saturday. For Atlantic Steamship sailing* or further inforntation apply to any Argent, or G. A. McNICHOLL A«st. Gen. Freight, and Pauengct A.|«nt, Prince Rupert, B.C. Clinton William'* Lake G. P.. NADEN Deputy Miulstsr of Liu is. ' GROCERIES liimiii' ,*niimi«ai!uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iii'!iiiir4iHiiiitiuiiH««iuiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii)i!«iiiiiiiii'ii«iiiitiiiii!iiiiuiiii Flour, Feed and Produce We handle only the best. J. ASSMAN 'George Street. Prince (Junrg« Granite AND Tinware Our Spring shipmenl has arrived and our _»tock o-Aluminum, Erann! and Tinware is now complctf-See our Blue and White Diamond W«r« now on display in our window and f* our prices. "Vow1 II ^ Surprised." So. ou/Leader"in the »;"• dow this week—a ••.•»•. hvJ six-hole OlympSa R^ with warming cloyt and rci-ervoir, for $68.90. The northern Hardware G®. Phone 91. ¦ Heintzman & Pianos The Standard of C:i W, J.