The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 1

PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE FERTILE CHILLIWACK VALLEY SEVENTEENTH YEAR NO. 27 CHILLIWACK, B. 2, 1907. $1.00 A YEAR. A CANDIDATE FOR COMMONS J.

1. Taylor, of Xrw Westminster, Again the Choice of tlie Con scrative Convention. I aro Gathering Representative Nearly Every Polling Division in Kitling. of NEW WESTMINSTER, Sept. 26.

Conservative convention to choose a candidate for the riding of New Westminster at the next federal election was held here this afternoon, when the following delegates were present in person or by proxy: New Westminster J. A. Lee, J. A. Calbick, W.

G. McQuarrle, H. L. Edmonds, C. A.

Bourne, J. D. Taylor, L. A. Lewis, C.

J. Donohue, Harry Read, J. A. Cunningham, D. W.

Gilchrist, W. R. Gordon, J. J. Jones, D.

Cross, W. E. Dunlap, Robert Read, J. L. Galbraith, W.

J. Mathers, Geo. Cunningham, W. N. Carty, Rob ert Sayers, George Blakley, George Turnbull, J.

Burgess, William Costi gan, J. W. Creighton, Dan McPher son, Thomas Gifford, R. W. Harvey, Thomas Freeman, Ei J.

Fader, C. F. Eastman, R. A. Stoney, D.

S. Curtis, J. A. Montgomery, Thomas Haslem, Nels Nelson, W. F.

Hansford, W. S. Phipps, II. P. Latham, M.

Sinclair, Henry Doyle, A. Greame, J. H. Vidal, F. J.

Coulthard. Abbotsford J. P. Furlotte, J. L.

Downs. Mount Lehman J. W. Taylor and C. J.

Payne. Port Hammond J. McFarlane, II. Bonsoii. Langley Prairio Mr.

George Hunter, William Crozier, John Living tone. Rory Beaton, E. H. S. S.

C. Towle. J. W. Berry.

Coquitlam R. D. Irvine, J. R. Cl'overdale C.

B. Mackenzie, p. lirnvVn, E. T. Wade, O.

Atfhoson, William McBride. C. John Gordon, J. C. Cavers.

J. A. Rial; A. Murphy, B. McElroy.

Mission J. A. Calherwoo.l. George Wharton, F. Gibbard, E.

Bush, J. P. Cade. Nicomen Island A. P.

Thompson. Burnaby John Rumble, E. AV. Barrett, B. C.

Walker and Charles F. Sprott. Wharnock James R. Harris. Harrison Mills Charles Shafieer.

Port Moody Capt. J. A. Clarke, Clifford Crawford, R. Abernethy.

John MoRae, Joseph Whelpton, L. A. Agassiz. W. M.

Wells. Eburne George Easterbrooko, Jas. Tattle, J. G. C.

Twigg. SLcveston Wm. Budge, O. E. Darling, Percy Hawkins.

LadncrsF. R. Hanford, Robert Kittson, D. B. Grant, F.

J. Mackenzie Wm. Livingstone. W. H.

Ladner. Tort Haney D. C. AVebber, W. H.

Ansell. Sunbury James Storey Westham Island Paul Swanson. Chilliwack S. A. Cawley, G.

R. Ashwell, Alex Johnston, T. II. Wilson, M. Stevenson, T.

II. Jackson, J. A. Coatham, Joseph Scott, Charles Hawthorne, C. B.

Reeves, J. Johnson, Fred Gillanders. Cheam James Ford, Samuel Ford. Sumas J. C.

F. Lick man. East Delta L. Embree. Dewdney (Nicomen) S.

Smith. Before the convention settled down to business it was visited by Mr. R. L. Borden and party.

Mr. Borden being asked to address the meeting, referred to the development of the province since his last visit. "Many things have happened since then," he said, "and the people are realizing the mismanagement of the present government during the past ten years. If we could get the people of Canada into the. galleries of the federal house or let them have a look Into the public accounts, they would be surprised.

"The work of the Conservative members has been a strong fight in exposing a few or the more glaring discrepancies of the present government. It is not for me to speak of my platform this afternoon, but I May outline some of the work of the party and platform at this evening's meeting. "This province did not elect one member to sit on the left side of the house with me last election. This time I want to have seven elected to sit on the right side of the house with me. In regard to the question of better terms which" Hon.

Mr. Temple man had stated is shelved, I state that the pledge given by me for the Conservative party in 1904 will hold now and forever. 'We will have a commission of inquiry, and will be governed by its findings upon the facts. Premier McBride, in his address, expressed the belief that there is going to be a stampede within the next few months and a wave of Conservatism would sweep over the country In the same manner as it did at the time of John A. Mac donald.

The Liberals were willing to spare no effort to destroy the Conservative party of British Columbia when they sent me chasing across the continent a few months ago," said Mr. McBride, "but I am glad to say they failed and we will send seven Con servatives to Ottawa next year instead of seven grits. I understand you have important work in hand today and the sooner you have the man in the field the better, for the party. Mr. J.

G. IT. Bergeron. M.P., and Dr. Ueid.

M.P., of Prescott. also delivered, addresses. The choiee "of a candidate was cuickly made. the selection falling upon the standard bearer of three years ago. Mr.

J. D. Taylor. A motion made by E. W.

Barrett, of P.urnaby. to adjourn the nomination of a candidate until the second Tuesday in December, was not supported. Barrett stated me of 1' gUes needed tjme think over the proposition and the best man. R. D.

Irvine, of said he l.ad been' in close touch with the proceeding during the past six months as he had been for some time past and h' felt others were equally well ir touch with the situation. This stand he contended was proven by the fact that only twelve were not present at the meeting and one of them was from Millside within a few miles of the city. On a show of hands the motion to adjourn was overwhelmingly defeated in favor of proceeding with the nomination. It was followed by President J. A.

Lee calling for nominations. Marshall Sinclair moved to have the nomination by ballot which was taken. The following names were brought out by the ballot: J. D. Taylor.

M. Sinclair, T. S. Annandale, R. L.

Reid. Sir Charles Hibbert Tapper, Robert Reid, Samuel Smith. D. S. Curtis and J.

A. Lee. The names of M. Sinclair, D. S.

Curtis, Samuel Smith and J. A. Lee were withdrawn immediately. After the election ballot being ta ken and counted and it was found that the figures were: Taylor SS, An randale 25, Reid 2, spoiled 1, and in was decided to call the election unanimous and appoint Mr. Taylor the candidate to contest New Westminster for the Conservative party In the coming elections.

As soon as the decision was announced the meeting called for the candidate. "Mr. Chairman and gentlemen," said Mr. Taylor," it is needless to say that I am proud to accept this nomination in the way that it is tendered. Four years ago I was nominated in this hall.

I made the best fight I was able to make. I did not get the (Continued on Page 8.) THIRTY YEARS' TREE CULTURE Mr. Henry Kipp's Demonstration of Profit ami Pleasure In Chilliwack Orchard. Remarkable Growth and Fertility Original Methods that Have Proved Most Successful. That one has often to go away from home to learn the local news is almost true in Chilliwack and in the case of Mr.

Henry Kipp, who for the past thirty years has been carrying on at his own expense a series of experiments in forestry and fruit growing. A visit to Mr. Kipp's place will prove well woith the time required. A sample of Mr. Kipp's enterprise is a walnut tree that has been grown from the nut, planted by Mr.

Kipp in the year 1S76. The tree now has a circumference of 55 inches and has a spread of branches of over 25 feet and is loaded with at least 10 bushels of as fine walnuts as can be reen in a year's travel. Mr. Kipp is one of the "old timers" of B. C.

lie was born in Brant County, Ont. During the California gold excite ment he came west, in the early 'GO'S moved to British Columbia and went to the Cariboo diggings. In 'G4 he bought the line farm of a hundred end sixty acres upon which he now dwells and which is fast being subdivided and sold for building bits in the city of Chilliwack. In 'Go and 'G7 when gold mining in the. Cariboo was attracting the world the old fascination for prospecting overcame him and he aS'ain joined the searchers for the precious metal and with a fair measure of success.

Late in the sixties hi? settled down upon his land hi Chilliwack and since then ha d' vou himself rifely to the cultivation acre and experi nie King in l': growieu Mr.Mi;.ii ii oi original ideas. All his thoughts are his own, and the country has reaped the benefits work in experimenting along the lines laid I hinv i'V. forestry and fruit growing. Being a lover of his old r.adve tfes in Ontario, lie sent for ed of the' sugar maple, ash and beech, nuts of American and English walnut, butternut and hickory in the year 1S75. Having sown these, in nine years' time lie bad nuts bearing upon tlii? walnut tp es and in light years' time the butternut and hickory were bearing and they have been bearing up to the present, and supplying the children of the country side who carry them away by the basket and pocketful.

The trees have grown to splendid proportions, bearing bushels of nuts, but it seems only a few years ago since Mr. Kipp held the seed in his hands and buried it in the soil. His sugar maples and beeches were equally successful. Mr. Kipp is able to tap maple trees and make his own maple syrup and sugar and it is doubtful if there is another man this side of Winnipeg who can boast of having home grown maple sugar.

It is not only, however, as an experimenter in the nut bearing trees that he occupies a prominent place among the horticulturists of the province, but also as a member of the Fruit Growers' Association. He has for long had a prominent position upon the executive board and has given his ideas, and the results of his experiments freely at the meetings held in the interests of the association. A new Idea worked out by Mr. Kipp in the planting of fruit trees would perhaps be flouted by most fruit growers and that is instead of digging a hole in the ground for the tree when he sets it out he simply sets it upon the surface and tanks his earth around the tree, get ting his idea from the study of the trees in the forest which he says had no holes dug for them. Anyone doubting the wisdom of this method of planting fruit trees can easily be convinced when shown the trees, now large and bearing a load of fruit such as only the trees of Chilliwack Valley can bear.

At present the experiments are being conducted in the heading of fir trees. A small nursery has been set out, the branches and buds have been kept trimmed off with the exception of the main one until the proper reight Is attained then the branches allowed to grow from all around the stem until it assumes a pyramidal shape, as Mr. Kipp's idea is a strong stocky tree with limbs short and able to bear the load of fruit they have to carry. Experiments have been car ried on along many lines. Pears were shown that had been grown from Bartlett seedlings that far excel the original Apple trees with seven and eight different varieties of apples upon ithe 'one tree; apples growing upon scions that were brought from Belgium.

Plums from Japan, and fruit from many other parts of the globe can be seen in this garden, introduced for the purpose of finding out the varieties best adapted for this soil and climate. Along with his experiments Mr. Kipp has made of fruit growing a paying proposition, and the advice given to any who ask is, if the fancy leads them, to secure five or ten acres of ground and plant with small and large fruits. He has unbounded faith in the industry, and would be ready to stake his all in the business if slariing over again. Fifty 'acres of the original quur'tcr s.

etjon is in bis posst sM m. The steady growth of the town has cornered Hi up to his present holding, for being a public spirited man, he ailcwed his land to be sliced off for building lots, rather than retard the growth of tile community. All over, the continent tho cry is for reforesting the example set by s'ows how easily feasible i' Is to ei odiiee mi Brhisn lumbia. LIGHTING KXTMRI'RISE. J.

Hart Co. Show How Chilliwack Could be Made tractive After Sundown. The enterprise of F. J. Hart Co.

in placing mi the street outside their oflice building an eight hundred can die power gasoline light cannot be too highly commended. That it beats the present lighting system out of sight one can see at a glance, and without lighting a match to see eitli re. A few of such lights throughout the town would give all the lighting required and at less expense than the present oil lamps. It has been suggested that the business men benefitted might install a few of these lights of this candle power at principal corners. say one at the Baptist church corner, one at the fountain, one at its present position, Hart's office, another at the Royal Bank corner, and one each at the Presbyterian and Methodist chuches making in all six lamps that could be installed at fifty dollars each, wihle the cost of maintenance would not exceed ten cents a lamp for five hours each night.

AT LAST. FREDERISCHAVEN, Germany, Oct. 1. Count Zeppelin made a most successful flight in his airship to day. He was alone for seven hours, the machine responded with splendid results to the will of the pilot.

It came down on its voyage to take on board a representative of the minister of war. The trip included a long detour over the BEST DISTRICT IN THE PROVINCE Chilliwack Wins Title Anew lv Splendid Display at Victoria's Provincial Fair. Massey IIarrls Cup Becomes Hers for Keeps Prize Products Very Attractively Shown. Once again Chilliwack has succeeded in winning the Massey Har ris cup in Victoria. This being the third win for the district, the Chilliwack Agricultural Association are now the custodians and guardians of the trophy for all time to come and should Andrew Carnegie ever build a public library building for Chilliwack the cup will be available to adorn one of the shelves of the museum.

The cup was donated by Mas sey Harris Company for the best ex hibit at Victoria of agricultural products from any district in British Columbia. Along with the cup, which is valued at $150.00, there is a cash prize given by the Victoria Fair Association of $300, which compensates the trouble gone into getting up the exhibit. A great deal of the credit of winning the cup tho past two years is due Carl Grossman, who, being a natural artist in the designing and arranging of exhibits of windows, has given his talents and entered wholeheartedly into the winning of the district prizes in both Victoria rind New Westminster. Yet without the goods the arrangement could not have been made and as the judging is by points Chilliwack must certainly have had the products to win tho pruo. That the exhibit was one of the chief attractions at the Victoria Fair will be seen from the mention made of it by' the "Times" of" that city: "Too much cannot be said of thin display the varied f'aim productions of the famous Chilliwack Valley, the richms.s and capabilities are well known from xhibltu made in Victoria.

The apples, sum nier winter and fall 'varieties, are and of ry superior quality, partistilarly noticeable l.ei:i ihe I Gra vensteins and Alexanders which were well colored and verv large and uniform. In the centre of tin space allotted to this district is the bottled fruits which are preserved in acids covering the whole range of the fruit productions of the district. Four hundred bottles of jams and we ll put up and nicely arranged vie Jin the matter of interest with the plates of pears, the dairy produce ami the poaches. Both the Chilliwack, as well as the Eden Bank creameries bad large butter exhibits and several dairies were represented. Honey, both bottled and in comb.

Barrow's home cured bacon and hams, vegetables by the hundreds. including celery very fine and white as snow all speak of the industry of the people, tho richness of the soil, and the salubrity of the climate where they are produced. In front of all are the roots, tremendous giants of their kind, and behind tho grains and grasses with clean straw and heavy heads. The whole exhibit was collected by G. I.

Thornton and aranged and designed by C. Grossman. Although a large space was allotted to the district, yet there is enough unpacked material to furnish another such space." Will Send a Resolution. GREENWOOD, Oct. 1.

Owing to impending trouble over the matter of ownership of timber on mineral claims within the railway grant, a meeting of claim owners is called for Saturday next in the city hall at eight o'clock with a view to formulating a resolution on the matter for submission to the government for a ruling on the matter..