.'.••V PEtNCEv Saturday,. December ;2^ 1&L4 INPKI'KNmWT WKEK.1.V Ifish^ci Eyer> Saturday J^3rD.\NlEl.L, liriitorjiiid Manager. Subscription . . . . . .-< . . ¦S2.50a.Yeat ^U>S. or Foreign . . ...... . '. S3.00 •'¦.'-'" Advertising Ratcs'on Applitation^^ •>¦ , MUNICIPAL INCORPORATION >} has 1q/takcT,.onice under1' a, burderf of j deti'iniejjta.l,'Con«liti'6iis. brought ahou_t, se orgtmization. ... ¦"" •' -^ '^y^': HE BOUGHT ' -Business was in full .swing at the ibHurch bazaar -when a young .man strolled "around* evidently, with 'no iri-.tehrioii Of purchasing anything.*. -As he passed one stall the' young lady The opportunities -whichJiufvebciL'n! seller detained hiin. . , ¦ -._ , , , •",, ¦¦'. „ ,^j\j.,- - Wont you buy ^a cigarette-holder, afforded tp-'Frince George to n«i',- • • town- ... she asked. into a fnqdel city, as far,-as layoti-t^. "Xo, thank you, I don't snioke,"; Perhaps it is>sis .well to end up the' and townsite design are concerned are wlis^the reply. ¦*¦ "Q-r'-a, penwiper worked \i\\\\ my do year-Ai^upbujberiC.year,, Indeed—with'the" best that-could be afforded. Laid ,'0f' 'a-Jlf,I,UVJ1',or ani editai'Tak'upon the very -'vitaL-fjues- out by arj, expert'nVrn of landscape • Vr!j don'twrite-"•'"¦' tiojr ojOiritinioipal incorporation. This architects, Prince George should grow a matter which, iivflie. year now into a city of symmetrical and benu-vning, inust l»o''UU-;en up bjf the: tiful appearance. That this design .people here juid carried into effect as. has been' interfered ^yth by the un-an actual 'condition. The -riiatter is warrantable action of members-of the no longer to be juggled With, ft-iaces/ Railway. Commission in altering the buy this cake of 'soap 1y this, nice box' ;*¦ "Then chocolates?" "J don't eat sweets. v^V ;y/ The young lady's. patietVe^w^is exhausted. /"^W "S.ir," she said, ' grimly-,'' "wilk you the people squarely as., a condition; station location is-, most deplorable, rendered more necessary as this" uii-^b.ut The Post d6es not imagine that organized community continues to ex-i"this\alteration to a carefully .oonsid-p.and, and The 'matter He bought it. will be carried into effect y Dave Gibson has^ lot of stories to the voice of the people-'cryinfi tell nboijKiho^Keen rivalries between: small/liidjuffii newspapers 25 years of- the stuff printed was. raw,-personalities were indulg- out in protestxhas. been heard. ' •» . That, the' niatter-'is one of importance, to :gro'v in importance.' ered has been pawed over by- . after committees and public meetings for the past three years tind as we liave previously stated in the news col- ance, and that .it will^'have a grt-at.^Tci in,'and editors went armed. Intone unins of this paper, The .Post does bearing. upon, the future may be>tm- town there v not believe that the matter is much , ticipated to a fuller extent by"paying ^f^'jo^i storv from the Standard: further advanced than if it had-b.eeif attention to .rema.cks^iXur. Thomas "^ greasy, grimy hobo named Jas. left" aloni;. We do not moan to in-.- Adams, the town-jilrinning expert of A. McPherson wandered Jnto our of.--I "idea that the Canadian .Commission of Conser- lice yesterday. He .claimed that he was; ...... ... J>^ , . ,. , . r. ',i; ',, -formerly a resident of this town and carry, Cor tlw.^ation, expressed at a recent Canadian ^ w]^ h(j waf. Kerb he had vorked' introduce ¦ Club^kfrrcheon in Vancouver: ;.' .for a living. This seemed a remark-! planning is a complex busi- able statement, so we had our report-ness-and needs consideration aiui; eiyinteryiew him. • ' ; , , , ,'¦'•' " , /"You say vou used to live-in Bung- Bho.uld not.- be gone « at , in f ^,1?- as^ the reporter. hap-hazard .manner, ^stated Mry "'Yes,' answered the,tramp; 'many The Post Adams. Incideiiially^too. he gave his' of the happiest, moments of my life. solution; to the hearers a difl'erettt view of what/is were spent here.' that meant by town'planning, than is gen-rally'.und^i-stood in the western'hem- press- our readers with the the. movement cannot Victoria government' the matter into their; proceedings the legislative session, and incorpo tian might be almost, forced iu< ?H; We contracted for'and' built the iirst framj&-toiiild-f ing in the For>(3ebrge District anil^vu are slrll in the- then V " Char-ming Widow—And what nowadays. Mr. Ba erhme'n't lias.tveld.ed toguther, fyr pur- mtniicipality, sviiil meant)rnore'the con- you' doing poses-of municiftar incoi^ofation, a .frvatioji of human lit'^ and the pro- looking out for. number one. And ypu? townsite area putNqf^aff- proportion U'iding of ^-conditions1 -whereby the ¦' Vnf"lnmimKe-!L twcT ^y^ the vement. de to the reyui.reinent.s-- The riirea'^embra'ced, hi elude tho,.-three 'scparfffe^c^tres1 in- vdlvedj must necessarily taKc.. in^largc inteiiying areas where the municipal worker, theAv^biiien/ind children', live and^develop>belter health conditions and -a*" system of government w'iU, witliOuiHrpin the centre of London, Englai Member of parliament—.Want a job,, h? AVhat>>rin you.do? Constituent-^ AUSTIN & Coal Merchants to any jyart of the Three Towns for the . ". ' Jjol-lpwing pricesr $8*00 m 2-ton lots $8.5O Jn l-tdn lots ......SPECIAL PRICES FOR TjAJJGER Q^i Large Stock Always on hand. TRY OUR NEW ZEALAND BUTTER AT GEORGE STREET, ALSO FRESH EGGS, %RUIT, VEGETABLES Phonel Prince George 68." fr George 95 :.ing to Ryslip, all taken long-ago. Vou must wait, for a vacancy. f~milyN ¦ doubt, iin:l itse!f iernjiarrasse(}.J>eyo!ul belief. Areas'-Jflsd are pe.rfor'ce iiv eluded, whidi in lli'e ordinary way o'i.' separate 'inunic.ijnij; systems lu:re. wt>uld ni.;t lie included in the. adjoining, municipality until circumstances justiled their inclusion. > After considering the whole m.atter^>ios in. the United Kingdom either an- Two neighbors had a longv litigation in all its .complex appeai'aiice, TKe- ^aged in- a .town-planning scheme or. about a small spring, which they both Post is firmlv'convinced "tha>-Pnnce- preparing.for. actual work. He claimed claimed. The«judge, weaned out with r, , " -.*, , . Jy\ , ; ¦', • , ¦ , . •• . i • • , the case, at last-said: "What is the George should, become atK-absolutely that a town-planning scheme is not ^ o^ niakihg so much" fuss about a separate liiunicipaliu^and "that each : necessarily1 a definite schemev . bul i. little water?" "Your honor will lacy,kdxLUJisitei_invjjived -.should be one of elasticity as iC'was the serious nature of the Rich.uponjan annual income^ o£/ , - y -,-\ ¦ ,' •:,-¦¦ ¦, -i v¦'•£ s.\ ¦¦ ii • lorrh you that the parties not hesitate to say-..that we believe to determine how a city shall grow.m ,11;ncln;.,1 » ^^ The^Pi()ii€er Bakery ^A\e supply daily PrincoxGoorgo, South ForJ^tieorge and district With Bread, Pastry^and all kiiul^ox cakes, etc. OUR FRENCH AND RYE BR^Arj^. SPECIALTY .j, , / Once wo supply y.oiiytfu wil_ a" constan^rcustomer. Phone 91. FRED TIEMEYER, Proprietor. tlia^South Fort George, at this'stage-the future 50 or 100 years. In .pu'tlin-,of' the proceedings, would withdraw ,'ng a general scheme "to follow, he Austin,& C from the" proposed topheavy munici.- said that the'first proposals should be on hahd^ pality if the . carrying into effect of.-tlie determining of. the proportion of the. proposal was more imminf nt^AVe•''land for open spaces, followed by the do not state this without fear of coil- jutlifting and determining as faiyfl^ the possible the main ^arteries of^tfafnc, lave all kinds of coal lf you have a house to rent a little in The I'ost will bring you a tenant Christmas dinner cooked>with John- che:general position qf losiHrlTrailways, son'& Kinlaisdris'FirJVV'bod is sure to. position's for factory>and residential e' done .brown. th'.e'j business zqpW; and the ..number of" FOR FIRE 'INSURANCE tradiction, but we 'believe''that best opinions of the South Fort George .people would licar-this out. . "The Post.is not convinced that con- ;jtes only and ^Jite'T .establishment, of; ditions warrant trie'• mcliision whole of the Prince":Geqrge townsite. -uildings^To the acre. ,», We. believe, that these matters ,are for^ J,u^the municipality quoted,-, which; experts to decide, and we recommend^hlis- an area, of 5,000 acres or about the opinion of an"'expert on the suu-. ;.e»i square miles, the .average number jeet. ^oionqhThompson, whoVrecently investigated the draiiiagt* question here, for the government, has not yet delivered his report.¦ That this report will show that th,ere are difficulties in conijection. with the drainage que's-j -upies only one for the proposed joint mu- GORDON Real Estate and Insurance Agents. Corner 2nd Ave. and • George St. >f houses to the acre has'been "estab-'-h:___________,^" : "'....'...,-..----------------\ ished at 12, with a maximum of 20 . ]y[ Q McAULAY AND CO. | n the business area. No house is al- .^ ¦'-. ^jp\T MARKET. yA owed to occupy more than half the |')(.aicrs in all kinds of Fresh M-eats, i and'.allotted to it, while a shop oc- Chickens,--Diicks and Turkeys.'^F.restt' -thb'd. Buildings "are I'ish.. /'hicipality-,.^which can only bjt£ sur- equired to be feet, and no owner Buildings back from 20 to 3ij' George claim Street r.- - -'prince George can lhouuted by an .elaborate arid" expen-- pensatioh 'for such a restriction, this :'sive ¦ system is a foregone conclusion, had all It stands tro~ -reason, however, that Uy been:-brought about th by co- muni- J. W.^ANDIFORD, ....../KttfLA-ftER AND. FUNERAL .peration on the part of" the muni- .y* DIRECTOR. • localizing this system the cost "can .'ijiufl -authorities aiid the owners, and . Gy«:'kets- lind all' Funeral Supplies be reduced, and as the different levels j.waS facilitated by a a..act of parlia- ahvays on hand'^ . . \ . - -of the three centre.-: to be served: by ; ment granting "powers to this end. lie Prince (icorge.______Fort George ,draitiagji.rft->'b1teTns—Jtrc^t—ebn&idorable.....suggested.: that_sJLe])s__be___taUen J.tr se- _tiisjaifce apalT,,' it would appear to the,, cure such an.act for this prpVnice'to layman that individual ' systems for give authority for caf'rying"'out tow'n; ' These several sections would best ap- planning schemes anuVfoi'i a working ply. For instance, a reservoir situat- basis. ¦. ed on the summit of Connaught Par!: Hill, at an elevation of 175 feet above this town, would serve all the.pur-; poses of the greatest portion of Prince •George for years to jjome. Post—I wish to thank youf^r ¦ t.he'fsplendid way iii which you tbok-¦^iip;tho,matter, of farmers' oj'gam/ation in your issue, of Dccembei -12, -191"'l. j f am convinced that the good you have PROFESSIONAL DR; RICHARDSON, PIlYSiClAN AND SURGEON, • Oflice- and Residence, ¦ I)oin'iniOR 1915 ^q feN The true "patriot in l9i;7^Avill bpS-lie citizen..,w1k) causes "two bladeVb-igras&t-dfgrow where ther;e wfis only dne'befor^." • ^X ' ' ^•* Don't Talk Blue Ruin;; Our Country is Alright! When you neetl hay iimd , oats or any kind of feed GRAIN CO., LTD; GARAGE SOUTH"FORT -GEORGE. Automobiles for Hire. Storage and Repairs Agent for Goodyear and Morgan & Wright Tires. Gasoline, Oils and Accessories. DRUMMOND &-MoKAY, Machinists. HARRY COUTTS, Proprietor." > Phone South 57 : ' tem- -would ~ also serve South Fojjf \ George! It would be inexpensive to install and ~".'Oconomiy'ally , op'erated'. can be ..reached' in^welbi at! Aonb ^in bc f<"-readiing and will in- I -ure'-the success of the- scheme. have met and talked with many the foot of Connauj?hKPark Hill on- *;j side at aXlcp.th of about 20 farmers during the last few. days and ' oflicc: Prince Ge ral FprVGeorge, at a higher ajl have been very much interested in .George St., Ne the north feet. Central _ ..... elevation, coufd not be served by j.his ' l"% m.I}tter- , , , tv u i , j i. i Replies have already begun to corner system./It will be, conceded, how^ i;i-jind :there is overy hopo that with-L ever.^that CeiUral Fort George could.-j fn -thL-'tiext two "weeks sufficient datlf perfectly -well have a, system^ of its will "be ,at hand to begin the next £tep . own similar to' tRe tern which "it nov later date,.wheii the towt'is have merg- uiui .advising..the farmers accordingly, ed into otic, the V elaborate 'Wystem : through the m.edium of.your columns, whjch Galls" for the construction of a l t:iko this opiiortuliity ro-urge the reserv6ir about two inik-s-beyond the ;n thoh, rc,piics;.to ^ letter ct;ml.K>r- HtK-:i»d_pul)liiihad_iii sue of the 12th instaiit. '.Armstrong and. Ellis Block, Prince George. DR. SWENERTON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ; eorge Drug S.tore. ear Union Bank. e pumping-tank sys-l towafcV-pcrfecting^he scheme-. This >> ^ «, will have to do with estimating the- w possesses. At a ]6cal dcmand foi> .next year's " crop O'" DR. C. EWART, B.A, . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, C. Fort George; B. . iPHone 30 NOTICE We arc closing our Prince George Store January 1st and will transfer ,our stock to the store in South Fort George, but will again open a store in Prince George about March 15th with,an up-to-date and large stock of Millinery, Ladies' Fancy Goods, Fancy Work, etc. - MRS. W. J. MATHESON, PRINCE GEORGE^: -: I. SOUTH'"FORT GEORGE. DR. R. W. ALWARD, "¦DENTIST. ¦ H. W. GROSS. A. C. |8UCHEL Fort George Hardware Co. X SHEET METAL WORKS, \H0T AIR FURNACES Plumbing, Steanland Hot Water ifieating and Ventilating Phone 12 . So, Ft. George, La Salle & Third Prince George, 3rd Ave. East ' ^" 1 ttll\U IIU.-1 . UJ H 'UI til 1 IlLJ Llf. Ul^y LIIU ' farmers to be prompt amP thorough Hotel Ku?sell. of - -, Prince. George ' Columbia ~""~7'r - _i__liills, could, properly bo- undjertaken. - :" :lmagiiie-the-d;fliculty which would \:,1 *m MpSM .,.,_ r . . >. " | .'lOvernirfent has prevail in a,sysT.em oi municipau-gOy,-, ernment .•re ' three factions were . started , xm (active "campaign ^toward increasilifr farm production' next year and willj.send d be one Two of these fac-, out representatives, during January J. F. CAMPBELL, '. civil "engineer, British Columbia Land Surveyor, tions Electricians and. -Steagnfitters ... ....... ..... . ,........................................................ ............. . ..................................,.,,,., We carry.,a stock of stafle Elec-- votlng togeth'er .might outvote |!uu' February to hold conferences with <• Representing Gore & McGregor, Ltd. trical Supplies.;'New Nitrogen Lamp the farmers all over,Canada. At these conferences ways-and' means for ]i\r crops will be discussed. If we the other "at will, and there would ue no remedy. • .' \ -..,,' r. The.;Post urges the govcrnntent-to ¦ have at hand the infonnatioiv<'alle