, 1877-11-10


pride taken hy her citizens 10 allow
nothing but neat and respectable looking,
although they might he cheap tencnts to
exist, rs they take in their beautiful
, roads and streets, the wealth OF the
| individuals and the trade and business OI
the place would be increased to still
| greater degree than AZ present. That
not only would more men stop there, but
incllel by improved surroundings the
moral tone OF the SAME class would
he 50 much improved ny them 50 that
they would scarce bc recognized a. the
same grade OF men. In particular, that
it no longer would he deemed necessary
ioI officers Of the law, and representative
citizens to impIcdjy foster unlimited
prostitution with Indian women as IL
protection to the morals Of the rest OF
the community. a. least the experiment
has been partially tried in numerous in.
stancs on the Sound and has worked rs
above stated wherever fairly tried.
One Of the first men II citizen of the U.
5. will De apt 20 become acquainted with
is the Hos. Allen Francis the L. 5. Goa
sui at that port. Mr.. Il. is journalist
by profession and fellow towusmnn of
Abraham Lincoln. lie published the first
newspaper ever printed in Springfield,
III. In 1861, was appointed from there
to his present position, which lie held
until ~, whcn Grant appointed Mr.
Ecstien IN his place, being ut that time
the only jew in the evil service ON this
coast. Upon the accession Of Mr. liuyes'
Mr.. Fr0n,iS was rcappointed to his old
position. He isa gentlcm m OF experience
and ability; liberal, progressive, and
popular; filing the Office with credit to
the government aud the satisfaction of
those doing business there.
We made the acquaintance of Mr.,
Lewis Lewis, II courteous, enterprISing
merchant of the place, through whom we
formed the acquaintance OF MIR. Higgins,
the Editor Of the British CoiOnht, the
leading paper ol the Colony.
This paper was established in 1853,
Has been in Mr.. Higgins hands since
1866, nearly II years is both u daily and
weekly, and well edited, entcrprIsing,
able journal, zcaIously devoted to dcvel,
oping the agricultural and other natural
resources OF the province. Mr.. II. has
passed through all the grades OF his pro.
fesson from the case up, lie is II great
worker; but then he has excellent health,
n fine family, pleasant domestic surround
ings, is doing well, so that no reason
exists why he should not be contented
and happy, which he appears to be.
The Standard is II journal of the same
size, and appearance ms the COi0nist, n
daily and weekly paper, started in 1870,
Messrs Smythe & Go. acquired control of
it one year ago. These two are all the
prpers published regularly in Victoria.
The only other papers published in the
province are the Sem weekly Guaydidn
and Leuld ut New Westminster, started
six or seven years ago; and the Nainimo
Free Press, also u semi.weekly, started a.
bout four years ago, This article will be
to long to mention any Of the extensive
business houses, and will only mention
one, that Oft. n. Hibbern, ,& co Booksellers
and Bookbinders, who have consented
to act as agents for the STAR at that
place. They now have upon their shelves
some $4,000 volumes OF books, and carry
the largest stock Of any iirm, in this line,
north Of San Francisco.
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