Chinese Exclusion

PRESS COMMENT.

            The remark is often heard, “with Moyie’s big payroll, why is the town so quiet?”  To the stranger the town no doubt does look quiet at times.  That is during the day especially when most of the men are at work.  But the business men as a rule are busy and are well satisfied.  True, there are not the number of “booze fighters” in Moyie now that there were four years ago, but it is also true that the percentage of legitimate bills beaten is noticeably less.  The fact of the matter is the working men all over the country have taken a tumble to themselves and are saving their money where at one time they squandered it.  Then in Moyie there is only one working mine and married men for this reason are reluctant about bringing families here.  This means that a large amount of money is sent out of town each month that would otherwise be spent right at home.  But Moyie has no idle men, no paupers, no Chinamen, no millionaires, no automobiles to dodge, and her jail seldom has an occupant.  Moyie is a clean town, a pretty town and a prosperous town. – Moyie Leader