ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS

o ~ ~\| NEW HIGH SCHOOL TO BE i 1
i BUY BUILT IN MATSQUI VILLAGE |
ee SON an: She Matsqui School Trustees have decid- 3
s ed to proceed with erection of a new NEW ISSUE
Sumas Reclaimed Area 2-room high school building in Mats- ue = °
ernm: » and plans are in ~course r
ae eee | ee 1,000,000 Shares Class “A
Most Fertile’Land in the Fraser is to be
Valley. made for 80 pupils in = new —— NO PAR VALUE
Small payment down; balance ture, which is to cost B 7 es A A
000, of which amount is h G | b P
ee a ae ritish Columbia Power Corporation
Agents partment of education, A convenient LIMITED
Abbctsford Brokerage & site, consisting of 1% acres, situated i. ; z
R immediately east of the present school, Preferred as to dividends to $2.00 per share in any fiscal year over any other shares of the Corporation, such dividends
ealty Company has been from A. Cruick- being non-cumulative. Participating equally share for share as to dividends with Class “B” shares, after preferred dividends
5% Paid on Savings—agents for shank, Clayburn, at a price of $500. of $2.00 haye been paid or declared and set aside, until, in any fiscal year of the Corporation, $5.00 in dividends have been
Through lack of accommodation in paid or declared and set aside on the Class “A” shares, after which any further dividends in such year may be declared only
Guarantee Savings & Loan Assn. the present school, some 40 pupils are | on the Class “B” shares. Redeemable at any time, at the option of the Directors, in whole or in part, upon Sixty days'
Copping Bik. Phi F using the church nearby for a class- notice at $100.00 per share plus dividends declared but not paid, or by purchase in the open market or by private contract at
= oT 75 room, and as the school enrollment is not exceeding the redemption price. The ‘Charter provides that voluntary liquidation of the Corporation is prohibited
= 4 growing, the are ees ate Class “A” shares have previously been called for redemption and bayirent of he peep ca Brice ppd
faced with necessity of immediate for. In the event of involuntary winding-up, liquidation or dissolution, assets available for distribution to shareholders are
- = a Zand to be distributed equally share for share to holders of all outstanding Class “A” and Class “B” shares until payment of
owing éam or Carmichael and Tracey favor Gifford $100.00 per share shall have been made on all outstanding Class “A” shares, after which distribution is to be made only on
Gardens Plowed as a location central enough to be con- Class “B” sharés. Class “A” shares carry no further right of participation in the earnings or assets of the Corporation,
Quick Berviee a bara Draying, Etc. venient to pupils of both high-land and » Class “A” shares carry voting rights save and except in respect of any increase in the authorized amount of Class “A
“TX a ble Charges rairie ae of the district, but shares, or the creation Bree shares ranking in priority to or pari passu with the Class “A” shares, or any modification of
pany. re bee : 4 the rights, privileges or priorities of Class “A” shares, For any of these corporate acts the approval of holders of Class “A’
Trustees Smith, Beharrell and Coo) P € -
DEE: shares is required, evidenced by the affirmative vote of holders of three-fourths of such shares, represented at a meeting
= A. McKAY have voted in favor of Matsqui village. f
Phone 13M. McCallum rd. opp. hospital eee yar peal : called for the purpose at which holders of a majority of the Class “A” shares then outstanding are present or repre-
: see pial 85 8 Point most convenient to most sented. Class “A” and Class “B” shares of the present issue will be registerable and transferable in Montreal,
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Pupils now in attendance. This mat- ‘ Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver, and, on payment of a reasonable fee, will be transferable from one register
AS E ter of location again promises to be a t to another. Dividends will be payable by cheque in Canadian funds at par at any branch in Canada of the
hy Y-HARRIS tender point of contention, and a del- Royal Bank of Canada (except Yukon Territory). Application will be made in due course to list Class “A” and
F I | egation of high-land residents is ex- f : “B” shares of British Columbia Power Corporation Limited on Montreal and Toronto Stock Exchanges.
. arm mp: ements Pera ae Ba leaner ne i TRANSFER AGENT: MONTREAL TRUST COMPANY. REGISTRAR: THE ROYAL TRUST COMPANY
SRE SHE BEST Lehman today, These shares will be offered in Canada, Great Britain and Abroad ;
FY CAPITALIZATION
juries joy '
W. C. BLINCH Mike Golos suffered painful inj
to his head on Monday evening, while = NA . Cc . amited
Local Agent at work at the Kilgard brick works, Brirtish Columbia Power Corporation, Limit
GENERAL MERCHANDISE The high wind toppled over some loose| / (On acquisisien of all ding Preferred Ordinary Stock and Deferred Ordinary Stock shares of British Columbia Blectric
ae oa OIL, ETC || bricks from the, top of the kiln under Railway Company, Limited, and including Bonds, Debentures and Shares of subsidiary aie Yingsingshe lente ct this
mea cd sed (opposite Wey he ie working, striking him public, as at Jume 30th, 1927, and based on exchange rate of $4.85 to £1.) Disitie
ci ione 23M on ie head. He was taken to -
d the local hospital for attention, i $30,497,190
11,984,000
“ 1,000,000 shares*
) 5 1,000,000 shares*
Ki l l 9 Pr ° { L ’ *Authorized 1,500,000 shares, Moe
no s uces re OW C THE CORPORATION: British Columbia Power Corp i ing di jation and ilable for dividends on the stock and
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“ ited has inc. under the laws of the Dominion shares proposed to be acquired by British Columbia Power
Limited been. q
LAWN MOWERS, reliable, well-built machines, from...... 313-50: of Canada, to di Pref d Ordinary e ion, Limited, will be $2,000,000. nee ve
HEAR: RAK) jock and Deferred Ordinary Stock and shares of British it is fidentl d that the i of the .
rs as STOR 60° ES, Fras 90° Columbia Electric Railway Company, Limited, a British Com- will continue to show substantial growth, and, based on devel- 4
COW SPRAYS, from ..... 75° :-HOES, from ....... 51-10 pany incorporated under the Companies’ Acts eer The opments now under way it is Sonseryacively saimated that cor
F: Cc jon has alread: d for the h of more ding ined net i ‘or the fiscal year ending
CLUB BAGS, a good value for the pric than 85 per cent. of arsed d di of the June 30th, 1929, will substatially exceed those of the current
SUIT CASES, we all need one, from above-mentioned eas and shares, and offers are jours. fiscal year.
h id A iti u tocks c
TRUNKS, a sturdy durable trunks ... Serene Fe eee fociiwilli giver tlie Garpiorstiones TERRITORY SERVED: The territory me a
CHA extensi’ i it a area of over ’ Square niles wi a 0)
shed aero seca $1-50: TABLES ) ene Ee Pa oyevecoupoe bo ea sec Wices ea 375,000. Vancouver is the fourth largest city in Canada, and
By , with adj municipalities, has experi i an
sao abe er ee 6:75 BABY BUGGIES .. $16.00 BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY, rapid growth. The city is the financial, commercial and dis-
OUTSIDE HOUSE PAINT, No. 1 quality, all colors, gallon .. $2.75 LINUTED: British Columbia Electric Railway Company, Lim- tributing center for the Province of British Columbia, and is
< ited has opecated suceessfully for more than thirty years. Di- one st ne most depo tant Essar on the Hiatt Cone As
‘ tl th ‘h sid i companie?, it owns and operates a result, the city and the surrounding area—known as Greater
H. P. KNOLL Ele ic  caileap eyitenie ipsVanicowbien Victoria, New We:tmin- Vancouver—is regarded as one of the niost prosperous com- H
A : ¥ ster, North V. , South V , Point Grey and munities in Canada. The development of Western Canada has
Hardware Merchant, Abbotsford Phone 28 Burnaby, in the Proyince of British Columbia, as well as an an important bearing upon the growth of Vancouver a3 an
extensive chain of Interurban lines, and, in addition, supplies ocean port. The city has direct steamship connection with
i @ all the electric and gas services in these and a number of other "Australia, New Zealand and the Orient, and, since the com-
i ihunicipalities in British Columbi: pletion of the Panama Canal, Vancouver has seveloned some
i" 7 he? a s unications of growing importance with New York and cther
‘ : This undertaking is one of the largest hydro-electric producers mn ; F coke
Qualified Service Madera ndiisinent in Canada. All the electricity used or sold in the system is peeeue ports of the Americas as well as\ with tho:e of Europe
} chal - developed by the Company of its subsidiary Companies, The 2nd Africa.
oak aggregate ultimate horse-power available for eens WORKING Sete Through oe le Be Class “A” and
W 638, h.p. of which 202,300 hp. is now devel- Class “B” shares the Company provides for the acquisition o
\ M. H. FRANCKS, R.O. SaeTt ihe (eration sekves over 98,000 customers with , the Preferred Ordinary Stock and Deferred Ordinary Stock
: electric light or power, 38,7Q0 customers with gas, and oper- and shares of Brith Columbia Electric Railway Sompeany Time
5 3 353 miles of electric rail lines. ited, and in part for other corporate purposes. ter provid-
Cyesey oe Specealist PGKRNGEY WL ce f British Columbi ing funds sufficient to pay for the balance of the aboye men-
: EAP RINGS: De es re fed sed aud BNdaey Coote tioned stocks and shares outstanding, if acquired, theze wiil
: sicsabrraee pearae og Li 4 Dee ‘5 é remain in the treasury of British Columbia Power Corporaton
Office: Irwin Block, Chilliwack, Beate aioe Bees Waters sca tetas cass on eee oe $2,500000, "In ations ay
"t & bined oa: March 31st, 1928, working capital of British Columbia Blectric
In attendance at J. C. Tucker's Jewelry Store, Gaisly Bldg., aise that jnverenfddl Redeo saleee Providing: for Bond and Railway Company, Limited, and subsidiary companies was in
ABBOTSFORD EVERY WEDNESDAY ent ray i . . if excess of $4,000,000.
id for dividends! on stocks ranking prior ta the stocks
ea aha Be posed to ired by British Col raat Power MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORATE: The Management
Te Z 4 Corporation, Limited, but before provision for iati of the undertaking will remain unchanged and upon comple-
were as follows: 4 tion of organization the Directorate will include George Kidd,
Year ended Jung 30th, 1925__ $2,895,401 President, Vancouver; W. G. Murrin, Vice-President, Vancou-
Year ended 4 30ch, 1926.3 2m 3,104,496 yer; A. T. Goward, Vice-President, Victoria; Sir Frank S.
Year ended June 30eh, 1927________.. 3,383,808 Barnard, K.C.M.G., Victoria; W. J. Blake ‘Wilson, Vancouver;

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DE LUXE TRAINS

Stop-Over
Privileges

Enjoy « short stop-over at
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Based upon earnings for nine months ended March 31st, 1928,
reported by Messrs. Price, Waterhouse & Company, it is esti-
d net i i

ed that bi: for the d twelve
onehs ended June 30th, 1928, after all prior charges, includ-
We offer these shares, subject

subject to the spproval of counsel.

ith bonus of one
‘ractional shares of

Nesbitt, Thomson & Company
Limited

322-3 Regers Building,
VANCOUVER SEYMOUR 1563
Head Office: Montreal, Que.

te be reliable and upon which w

to prior sale and change in price, for delivery if, as and when issued and accepted by us and

Price: $60.00 per share

share of Class “B” stock with each four shares of Class “A” stock.
Class “B” stock will be adjusted at the rate of $20.00 per share,

Scatements contained ia this circular are not guaranteed but are based upon information which we believe

John Davidson, London, England; Sir Herbert S. Flic, \Mfon-
treal; Lord Roth ondon, England; A. J. Nesbitt, Mon-
treal; Andrew P. Holt, Montreal and London, England; Pes 6
Gundy, Toronto; J. B. Woodyatt, Montreal, and S. Godin, Jr.,
Montreal.

Wood, Gundy & Company

Limited

744 Hastings Street West
WANCOUVER SEYMOUR 6486
Head Office: Toronto, Ont,

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vour trip “Back East” this summer. ,.

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Joe Olsen, tables
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Kaarad Barber Shop |

Hardware Men Preparing To Open
W. H. Hudson moved into his new
store last week, and has increased his
- Stock, adding a line of furniture. Di-
if of his store are 26x50 feet,
with warehouse 26x26 feet. He is moy-
ing a garage from the Weatherby pro-

perty to be used as a warehouse,

Confident that an opening exists here
for yet another hardware dealer, U. J.
Weatherby is renovating his store, now
vacated by W. H. Hudson, and will
open with a complete line of general

Factories at
LADNER & ABBOTSFORD

land
chen

e on or before June 15, Mr.
Weatherby operated a hardware store

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Clayburn ‘Products are supreme because they are manufactured with
but one fundamental consideration—QUALITY FIRST—and this
cardinal requirement of our processes is recognized by the trade in
many distant parts, as also various centres of Canada and the U. S,

BRICK, TILE, SEWER & DRAIN PIPE, RETORT UNITS, ETC., ETO

THE CLAYBURN COMPANY, LIMITED

Factories at Olayburn and Kilgard J. W. BALL, Resldont Manager

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Regular Calls Through the District

Miss Ena Stuart of Ab Scot-}in A to Mr. Hudson’s
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Kit-| arrival, but was compelled to retire be-
for the summer, cause of ill-health,

Permanent Address: SARDIS, B,C,