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New York U609 USA (716) 482 - 0300 - Phon« (716) 288 - 5989 - Fa« » «4.»7n mt J'lor, I««tr< Umltr. ltll-l«) Elfctlen iMrtti. ~ f. 3 3298 00129 5089 t'/ ELECTION AQDI USflARY VICTORIA^BC, ■>-_ 711 -60L. THE HON. E. G. PRIOil *• «..M»Teil OP MINES THE QOVERNMEIfT CANDIDATE itf79a8 REFERENCE p Election Address. Victorin. B. «'., Mnn-b 3. 19*12. (;entk'nien,- I heg to inform you thnt I ttui a caudidate at the provincial elec- tion to tte held on the UHh inxtnnt to till the vacancy in the city reprenenta- tiou caueed *>y the resitroatiou of Mr. Turtier. 1 have been gworn In by Hi« Honor the Licutennnt-Govcruor as Min- ister of Mines in the present govern- ment. I took this step because the Pre- mier and hia collenguea proveil lo me tH-yond all doubt that il^s had arranged a contract with Meiiare. Maclcenasle & Mann to continue their great transcontl- nentnl railway, the Canadian Northern, from the eastern boundary of British Columbia acrom the province to Bute Inlet, thence by ferry to Vancouver Island, and then by rail down the Island to Victoria, thus making our fair city the PacMJc iennlnua of their itpteu- did railw".y system. Thi« contract has been signed > y Mnckeniie & Mann and is now on the way out here in the hands of Mr. N. Greenshields, K. C, the well- known Montreal lawyer. I have exam- ined a copy of the contract carefully »■ a business man, and it must, io mjr humble opinion, meet with the hearty approval of alt well wisheri of thi* dty. A bi'J grnnting the necessary aid to tlili road will be brought dcwo to the House, and the government assured me that they had pledges of support sufficient to carry it. 1 have not the allghtest doubt but what we shall aee this wo- com- menced forthwith, as the coi is a bona Bde contract with the n,./rft reapon- stble railway builders in Canada. I may say that the contract stipalatea that construction shall be commenced on this coast and carried ea«tward, thus giving British Oolumfbia merchants and others the benefit of such expenditure. I believed it to be my duty to aid in every way I possibly cotrid the emrry- Ing out of this great enterpriae, which means so much to Britiah Goltunbia, and to Victoria in particular, and I trptt that you will see fit to endoiM my action by giving m* yonr iuflvence and support during this election 'campaign. I have represented this city now tot fifteen years, and can confidently an>eal to you as to whether I hav» been dere- lict in my duties or not. In the action I have DOW takeu 1 am attuated aolely by a atrong d«alr« to briug thia city to thi- ponition aha thould occnpy nnd un- doubtedly will occui»y »o aoou as aha ^ci» direct railway lommunlcntlon with the Interior, the Great Northweat and the Kastern provlucea by a competing line with the C P. R. To e'.ect an opponent of the government might atop any further action In regard to thia contract for many months and thia province would be put back another yenr, whilot polltlciaue atjuabbled ai to who ghouUl hold the rein* of power and who ahould get the portfolioa. Let u« get down to bnslneaa and do something that will benefit the province and our- aelvea. Thia railway is, in my opinion, Victoriaa salvation. Stop thia contract and we may nevei jret such a chance again. If elected. I ehaH do all i:i my power to forwari •. uctlon, not only of the Cana <^rn Railway, but also of the Oost-Kcoteuay R*lkway, the CViriboo & Atlin Railway, and the Comox * Cap* icfltt Rai aa w« cannot expect • pwpw deralopment of our magnificent natural raaourcea until the country la opened up by compatltlva rallroada. I aha'J also atrongly urge tha encouragement l>y bonua of tha ahlp- building Induatry. aa It la of vital Im- portance to ao many tradea, eaiMclaUy the lumber buslneaa. I have not one word to «ay agaiuat the character or well-known nbility of my opponent, but 1 think that already there are enough lawyera In the House, and that the in- terests of this province and thia city can be equally as well. If not better, looked after by an ordinary merchant. As the time before election day la abort. 1 nm afraid I cannot see a'J electora per- sonally, but I will call on aa many ae I can. Again respectfully asking for your vote and Influence, I remain, Your obedient eenrant, B. O. PRIOR. idv9^t; El^ECTORS! WHICH WILL BE YOUR CHOICE ? A I^LTSINKHH GOVKRNMEXT — OR — A T^AWVERK CiO\ ERNMENT COMPARE THE TWO DUNSMUIR BOYERNMENT Jas. Dunsmuir, mim' owner. W. C. Weli-s, luinlk I nicht. J. I). Prentice, stockman. D. M. Ebert-s, lawyer. K G. Prior, hardware nicht. LAWYERS' 60YERNMENT Richard McBride, lawjer. H. D. Helmcken, A E. McPhillips, Denny Murphy, E. V. BODWELL, CHOOSE FOR YOURSELF