•PRINCE J*OST Sa-liirda'yf-May'i: POST "AN IXlij;i'i:XJ.\ENT WEEKLY" ¦. ..'"Pulil!.--ht>»'fcvery Saturday' \ J. B. DAXll'TT.. Editor and Manager ijubsc.i^ptton . . . ... $2.50 a Year V. S. cr-'l'o.ri'ign . . 3.00'~=41- : the riyer are located upoti in [this, dis- • d d hiid'Ihe , It i§;\vithih the bounds' o^ possibility ' the river are locate that political influences have -had ¦ 'trict.do not need I Liiai puiiui-.M iuuc 1 {employment of irrigation for 'farming, something to do with tl$ mysterious, piJrpOses i,, the Fort George section ! aVVal ofthe- P' C -AC UN THE STATION SITE tion. - Under the.present s?ntui-oT the''station case the G. T. P. ore suppoe built to this depot, according to the figures of the board, the.city wiH be obliged to pay out ?12,00}0 to construct them. This^pjacej the depot rite ]iies- fear of contradiction, that -We witlK'ii Prince George has experienced more uf its railroad station, than any other city in^the history of the civilized world. This by the way; but as every city should lay claim to fame at the earliest possible moment, in any the of tins, city in s and new light, and pp. is practically unknown.' The Post would recommend those' who are skeptical regarding'the ajrri7 i cultural possibilities of this district ff> • visit the- Haggith farm and have ar talk with Mr. Hnggrith: We- feel.sure; that they will be welcome,: and that! their skepticism wil 1 vanish before the; irrefutable evidence that faces' theni: there, or further on the road at the other fine, ranches. ~ . . There are thousands of acres of hind identically similar to that visijed by The 'Post representative .. this week -, throughout,the district. This land may. be purchased from the land companies.; at extraordinarily ?*i\v figures and on „;.. I'KOFES^ION.AL DR. HICHAEDSQN, ND 'SURGEON, ^Ie and. Residence,; Uoiiritiion and Secorid Avenue DR. SWENERTON, rilVSlCIAIS' AND SURGEON, Ollice: i'riiVec George Drug Store. George St., Near Union Bank. DR. C. EWART, B.A. I'HYSiriAN AND SURGEON, ' Fort George, B. C. Phone i>0 legitinikte/and well-earned mtfnner, !m .- ^ mnde..,an is.,Ll.> in fcW S^^^f^^^^^lnmnic&l ' campaign.'-The City of fathers seek,,.to spread the' fame of Prince George abroad tfyey refer to this place, at times, as the "city of the famous station site." 1 Another interesting phase of the station site was added to the long-and weary history of the aggravated matter last week, vlier the Pacific- Great being 'affected in this will undoubtedly be able lo irng an application/before the. Rail- Commission it/Self, and • tter stands in' this position be- withdrew an. application, which they' had before the Canadian Railway Commission, and which was sot for .hearing on M;iy--lth; at Ottawa, for the location of their depot at the foot of George .Street. Thu application embraced the recision of, the order which was issiied hurt- on November 23rd, of last.year. when two members of the hooves the people .of this city to re-:quest a¦stay of the order issued by Assistant Commissioner Scott which becomes operative on June 1st, until after the municipal election on ^May 20th. Owing to the lasting influence of the station'site matter upon the future of.this city, and considering the expenditure which the ordered will involvethe-city in.'Thu Post is of the opinion that the Railway railway board. Trunk Paci.c ..rdeml. the Grand should. stand the mat. f - ^ ^j flbout September next( w both a municipali a provincial mpany tojand a dominion Section will probably /locate their depot between Oak ™d\haye heen heldt.as e&ch and eveVi,one Ash.streets. , „ ., i-Li._: - __m i._ _^__j._b ^. •.No explanation has followed the strange notion of the Pacific - Great i of these- elections will be affected to an astonishing degree by the action of the,, government in regard to this Eastern 'Railway Company in this re- , . .. ,. . . , , . , ,, ... '¦¦• • . ¦ , , depot question. It is to be presumed gard, but the simple fact remains that .-:-* y- . . „ ^ D , , ,. . ... , , „ ., that when once the G. T P. have been an application which was set for May 4th, to which the -people here have looked for the reopening of the mat-ter, has been cancelled. Just ior the nonce, let us cast about for a reason for this inexplicable action of the P. forced to construct a depot at any point this will settle the matter, as they cannot be expected to build depots inx couples for the benefit of any error of judgment into which the railway board may fall. *;¦; G. E. It may be that owing to the uncertainty of the early completion of their construction, on the line between here and Vancouver; that they did not care to face the" possibility of being ordered to proceed with any depot plans here until their arrangements for'Hjie continuation., of construction have matured. This would apply, perhaps, in the event of a union depot' being arranged with the consent, of ,!trict is: wonderfully demonstrated on the commission, between the G. T. P^the ranch"es which he on the east side and the P. G. E. Under the terms of ^ Fraser Elver a few miles-from the original agreement Jietween-the uhe watercourse itself. These ranches provincial -government/and the P G.-i owned ^^- Al. Haggith, the Pinker E. this railroad is to'use for terminal Br°thT' S' Griffiths, ^Thompson e .,.,. , ... --/ ¦, - , , ¦ . .and others were visited this week Facilities heiv the/'-yards and depot of THIS DISTRICT IS /DEAL FOB FARMING Wonderful Results Achieved by Farmers on East Side of River—Beautiful Pre-emptions. What may be achieved by energetic I farmers on the wild lands of this dis- the G.,TrP% Both railroads wish this j was depot placedVat the -¦foot of George Street,' as,at another location, the. han- Post ^ representative- who astonished ^at ""the' splen-results which^^ ha.ve\ been At Mr. Ma~ggith's "ranch stretch of about ^60^ acres ii- -cA. n- ¦ ,i i - - i i i¦ ;(l str dling of traffic; in the yards would be I jn one ,ield greets the ^ye ag| impaired, owing to the fact that the I the visitor approaches the ranch from I yard lay-out "was arranged with the ^location of the depot at George Street, the road that in serpentine course, j gives .access to the ranches from the | where the tracks arc on a level with j i-'raser River, which is crossed by the cableferry. A further leld of 20 acres best, ^citizens of Prince George. endeavor was made to re-open the streets. This may. be an explanation, but we do not believe that it is the right one. There appears to be deep and mysterious influences at work to" prevent the reversal of what we will term the D'Arcy Scott decision. We call it this as it> was read out by Assistant Chief Commissioner D'Arcy Scott immediately, following a long argument, and the examination of many witnesses last fall, -without any apparent deliberation,, or conference with Commissioner Gopdeve, who was 'with Mr. • Scott at the time, and who played the minor part in the proceedings. A tremendous revulsion 'of feeling followed the handing down of the decision' by ' Commissioner Scott, which resulted in an indignation meeting called by the An the. matter on the application of the people here, but this has not been pursued as it has been generally understood that the application of the P. G. E. would at last give Prince George an opportunity to present its case before the full board. The effect of the D'Arcy Scott de-was to place the depot at a point .six blocks west of its most logical location on George Street. This in spite oithe extensive development on this .street, and^against the weight of testimony addueed^at the hearing. The board's engineer, Mr. Mountain, stated that owing to the fa>kthat at the point designated the town proper stood at an elevation above the tracks on the ground which rises westerly, it. would be 'necessary, to construct ~a road to the depot which would cost aoout $12,000. ' Cbinmfssioner Scott ordered the railroad company to build •this road, but found later that this could not be enforrd by the board, and this road would have to be built by the city in the event, of the depot remaining in the location ordered. It is freely stated that Mr. Scott is bitterly opposed'to any. alteration of hiS'decision on thfs. question, and rumor even goes so far as to say that he has threatened to resign if this decision is interfered with.\ It is known that the Pacific Great Eastern railroad is at the present time financially embarrassed to such an- extent that they are not able at this.moment to continue the construction of their half-finished line between here and Vancouver,, although this is falling .to pieces day 'by' day through neglect. is cleared and producing a short distance beyond, and the large clearings of the Pinker brothers and the Griffith's and Thompson, ranches can be. the.tre.es in the db- These are the fruits of the labor of real farmers. The work of men who make the ground produce, and* who rind a. magnificently independent means of livelihood in the sale of tho produce and stock which their land brings forth and nourishes. This land, which is now yearly producing foe these farmers valuable crops, a few years ago was covered with the scorched and bare remains of a burnt-over forest, and the second growth which has since risen amongst the ashes of the fire killed timber of days gone by. It has been cleared with teams, and the use of a little powder, but, according to Mr. Haggith most of the stumps could be pulled clear with' a heavy team. The whole scene tells of,-hard work, but the results will amply repay the settlers who undertook the cultivation of this land some few years ago. Mr. Haggith hns been on his ranch for five years. In that time he has cleared 80 acres, biiilt barns and cattle sheds, and a log cabin, which, for solid comfort, combined with the pleasing effect which can be attained in a log cabin by those who know how, beats anything The Post reporter has ever seen. Mr. Haggith spent' some years in Alaska, a land .of log cabins, and there he picked up the idea reproduced on his farm across the river. A partner of Mr. Haggith's is Mr. L. C. Gunn, well known throughout this district as. a reconnaisance, engineer. Mr. Gunn played an important part in the laying out of the route of the G. T. P. through this district. His duties took him^into the field ahead of all others planning the route through the unknown cduritry ahead. On the P. G. E. also Mr. Gunnhas blazed a large portion of the route, but as things are dull in the engineering business for the moment Mr. Gunn has taken a hand with his partner^oh the farm, and, according to Mr. Haggith, he is doing twoTnen's work thereNat all time and is anxious to-undeftakeNiny liUle extra jobs that arise. The Haggith farm is equipped with many modern" conveniences. A well has been sunk on the property to a depth of 150 feet, and clear, ice-cold water is easily obtained,for the stock by a gasoline engine pump. The cattle sheds where the milk is handled are, clean and bright with whitewash and the floor is covered with sawdust. The cattle include both Jersey and Holstein animals, and careful breeding and attention is securing excellent results in his henL_ ;_>=" ¦ t The greaT^epiK necessary—in-the well .might be, judged as an indication of dry ground on the surface, but this is by.no meanB so. The benche.3 similar to those pnfiwKich the farms across dxcelient ¦ terms, or if the intending _ settler would go a little, further afield [he may secure from the government 1160 acres of land free under the preemption law. Alt AVest Lake,, where The Post recently visited some'pre-emptions, our;, ¦representative was surprised at the"; beautiful quarter sections hejd by pro- j emptprs along the lake shores. To pos-; -sess'such a pre-emption would gratify • the desires of one who possessed'the j soul of an artist and the inclinations! of a farmer. There are thousands of' similar quarter 'sections throughout! the land waiting for the settler, and j DR. R. W. ALWARD, [ .'dent.ist. rirotelV-Russeil.- --- Prince George British'i Cojunibia ' PHONE -I'l—'l Rings P. E. WILSON, BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR Armstrong and Ellis Block, Prince George.. it sibl g j hard to realize how it is pbs- for hardy men to neglect the' ti f tki ld hih y g opportunity of taking up land which, is now avail«ble for pre-emption whilst! tli£ opportunity is afforded. passing Out Good Money For Rent Is Like j Throwing it Away • . ¦¦ ¦ I . /¦ Why Not Apply It Towards a Home of ^ YoiirOwn? •-< « For ;i limited ^period F am offering special '¦-': inducements to people, who will build cm the Millar Addition \\vliich is- acknowledge (^14° ba the finest residential portion of the Princci. G T.ownsite. COME IN ^ TALK IT OVER. Insurance Fire,; Plate Life and When should r e 1 Lirrt) i 1 i t- y stutii^th of the insur--itne'e Company. 1 rep-l'osent the oldest and strongest Companies in the world. Garden Tracts First class tracts,- from acres — on Railway and Rivor. garden 1 to. 10 P. (J. E, Fraser Close-in Acreage I. caiii deli\:cr a num-her of Crown Granted Pre-euiptioirs atrea-sonable prices; "(ilbocl ,f<>r li farmers! N. E WESLEY George Street Phone «W. P. OGILVIE, MAKR1STER AND SOLICITOR, Prince' George Post Building George-St. -.- - - Prince George, B.C. --MISS B. A. FRY, ¦GRADUATE .NURSE. —Kimth Fort George,-BrCi— . TELEPHONE 37-": Scientific Taxidermist Special Low Prices in 1^ in lK!S. Skins Taniit l niy tni i id liiadi^ hito Bu#s jiih! Kobc.s. All my tanning is ,1|(... ¦noi'od^UiWY Furs of¦ ;>11 kinds J3ou^lit, Sold juiVl |.';. ;>\nfjfvd. Those dcsiriiiflf Raw JPft^tor Sets shoujd :s& ii. before buying. rDeer Heads and Fur Rugs for Sale. W; D. WANDLING THIRD AVENUE PRINCE GEORGE, B c. ALLEYNE WRIGHT, British.Columbia Land Surveyor and . . . Civil Engineer. P. 0. Box il.S- - - Prince George Representing Morkill «.t Uoulton, "Vancouver. M. C. WIGGINS I Cily Property , . Farm Lands Garden Tracts Timber Lands VVAiSfTED—LISTING' } OP PRINCE George Proj)erty at Saleable price. Thirds Avenue Prince George, B C. WALTER F. GREGG, British Columbia Land Surveyor, • CIVIL ENGINEER Post Buildiing ------ Prince George Representing Gore it »McGreyor, Ltd. !-\-r, Gcorsi, B, C. - Hiiiiiiiiiirid Stn-c-i F. 1'. Burck-ii. Mgr. Nelson.-Ii. C. ifoAS':ird Street .\ II. Green. M«r. Victoria. B. C. 114;Pemberton Ultl« V. C. Grc-en. Mg'r, New tlazelton. B. C. it. C. Affleck; Mgr. Land for Homesteaders! 1 cu.11 ktcalc you oii\].'i]nl crui.sop:rtaker and funeral director. Caskets and all Funeral Supplies always on liand. Prince George.. Fort" George The Pioneer Bakery 'We sup])ly daily Vynwv Gper^fe, Soutb Fort Gcor^ and district with B^acl, Pastry and all kinds bficJEikes, etc! OUR FRENC£