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Big Business

Local business predicting a big run of business.

Internal ID: 0051.0164
Medium:Newspaper
Date: April 11th 1901

Trout Lake Contract

Canadian Lumber and Sawmill Company, with headquarters at Trout Lake, B.C., had a contract for 100,000,000 feet of logs.

Internal ID: 0052.0370
Medium:Newspaper
Date: January 23rd 1904

Chinese Servants

Those who talk against the employment of Chinese as house servants know very little about the subject, as there is a decided aversion among our female population to becoming domestic servants.

Internal ID: 0050.0494
Medium:Newspaper
Date: July 25th 1903

Chinese Miners

Newspaper excerpt Vancouver Province - the danger of employing Chinese labour is abundantly shown in the cause of an explosion at Cumberland. The discovery of matches and smoking materials on the Chinamen killed is suffient proof of their use during the hours of employment.

Internal ID: 0050.0495
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 22nd 1903

Number of Cars

Motor licenses in British Columbia increasing every year.

Internal ID: 0050.0526
Medium:Newspaper
Date: November 26th 1931

Chinese Labour Exclusion

Editorial comment on meeting held in Success club hall in Nelson to give citizens a say in the actions of Kootenay Shingle Company hiring Mongolian labor, turned out to be more of a political rally.

Internal ID: 0050.0548
Medium:Newspaper
Date: April 29th 1905

Salmo Incident

Newspaper excerpt Western Clarion - incident at Salmo where white employees of Kootenay Shingle Company ousted in favour of Chinese and Japanese workmen are not the Orientals fault but the employers.

Internal ID: 0050.0550
Medium:Newspaper
Date: May 6th 1905

Salmo Incident

Although they have never expressed sympathy in the employment of Chinese at Salmo or anywhere else, they feel the government should have police protect these Chinse from the white ex-employees.

Internal ID: 0050.0551
Medium:Newspaper
Date: May 13th 1905

Michel Labour

Michel veterans draw up resolution against hiring natives of countries which fought against the allies in the Great War.

Internal ID: 0050.0595
Medium:Newspaper
Date: November 13th 1930

Council's Work Plan

Cranbrook City Council outlines work to be done by the unemployed in relief fund projects.

Internal ID: 0050.0741
Medium:Newspaper
Date: October 30th 1930

White Laundry

Newspaper editorial stating that Donald needs a laundry, run by whites, which they figure will get the majority of the work, forcing the three Chinese laundrys out of business and hopefully out of town.

Internal ID: 0050.0917
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 18th 1888