‘ ed ‘from page ‘one) | me “tin the development : British Columbia prior to the colony’s entry into the Canadi- .an Confederation in 1871, hay- ing used his talents as..a civil engineer to construct the Dewd- ney Trail from Hope to Prince- -ton in 1860 to give access to the ‘mines of Similkameen, and con- tinueing the’ trail’ from Prince- ton: to wild Horse Creek . in 1865. | : In ‘addition he had repre- { sented .the Kootenay area in the legislative council of the ‘Crown Colony of British Columbia. Dewdney was elected*as a | supporter of the Liberal Govern- {ment. of Alexander MacKenzie, | but when‘he found that the gov- | ernment had ‘to: delay fulfilling { the terms of. union of: 1871: he i became ‘a. Liberal-Conservative {and gave his allegiance to the m : Conservatives led © by’ Sir: Joby 1A. ‘Macdonald. - and_ his work on ‘the Dewdney Trail, Edgar’ Dewdney. had a distinguished career elsewhere, carrying out. ‘surveys. for: the CPR, :being Lt:-Governor of the North West. Territories from Dec. 1881 to July 1888,’ federal minister ‘of the interior from 1888-1892 while he represented the riding of East ‘Assiniboia and Lt.-Governor of British Co- lumbia from 1892-1897. In. September’ 1879 a by- election was held; in Yale-Koo-}'f tenay to fill the vacancy caus- ed by Dewdney’s . resignation. Two ‘candidates, John Trapp and Francis Jones Barnard; offered.|: themselves to the electors. ‘When the votes were count- ed, Barnard had .:won.:'He ‘had come from: Ontario to British Columbia: in 1859. and , during the Caribou’. Gold: Rush in the 1860’s had begun operating his stage coach and: express ‘com- pany from’ Yale -to Soda: “Creek. ‘|He had’ had. pre : gislative experience, having: been:a:mem-' of 1887. [ning the Yale-Kootenay seat in 1878: when’ Macdonald's. Conger: | ‘ yvatives defeated: the ‘Liberal go- vernment: of Alexander MacKen- ze, ie Tn) 1879 Dewdney was ap- ‘pointed ‘an: Indian Commission- Jer. and resigned his seat in Par-' \liament: Mara was -re- elected ‘ini 1891, he represented a vast fiding, one of the’ largest, territorially, i in Canada: This rid- ing, Yale-Kootenay, had . been created in'1871, and proved sat- isfactory. ‘until “1890: because : of .|the sparséness of population in THE. FIRST. HUNDRED YEARS - WERE. TERRIFIC. CANADA'S 4 ECOND. 100 WILL BE GREAT. MOTOR. HOTEL - _— _ KINNAIRD the different Portions of the ta ing., ; With the. ‘steady influx of ‘miners:and railway workers into the: Kootenays: after the. com- pletion: of ‘the’ Canadian: Pacific Railway, however,- there’ ‘was:a need ;for a change in:'the Koo- ‘|e district’s: representation’ in “Mara found that: ‘his. huge. constituency was:too big for: him to-attend' equally: to‘all‘ portions. He also found, to: his’ sorrow, that the: interests of: ‘Kamloops and’ Revelstoke, ‘the’ two: major sections of his’ riding,’ were ten. conflicting : ones. Since’ his home ‘and. business interests were. at Kamloops, he spent most of his time: there, -and: had to: ueelect t the Kootenay portion of his ‘riding... His ' position was worsened “a federal ‘Redistribution. Act -Of: 1893::.by.- which’ the. govern- ‘ment. sought to remedy.-the des- ‘crepancies: between the popu- lations. of the ridings of Yale- () 0. districts under: the f: ¥ -early:as, Tanta the Koo- Star ‘had’ begun ‘to ‘snipe | 4 ‘| @ently at Mara’ for -his apparent neglect: of. the: Kootenay. region. Its successor, the ‘Kootenay Mail, was more” “vigorous: in criticising Mara, particularly about: his} Arr i handiing. of the oe ee tecting ‘the many of his:friend in the region, and: when: the ‘general. election battle ‘of 1896 in, athe Oe tenay Mail: cam a supporter’ of Hewitt, Bostock; the ‘Liberal: candidate..- In 1896 *: Bostock : ‘defeated Mara “in = Yale-Cariboo,::and:re- presented: ‘the: district-until 1900.:}; {Born .in England; Bostock came in 1893: and’ ‘oops. large Jand odeve of Rossland, a Conservative; was''e “an 1908 and again’ in; 1911. I. well, remember Mr. Goodeve | coming nd: Cariboo: by: unit-}. ; ‘A wealthy:n y man, he acculred F to the: “Arrow. Lake during, “his ‘term’ of :office’’as’a: competent ° ‘and’ amusing speaker: Of course _: in’ those days. “he ‘was. rarely seen as a federal mber except during an election. : ‘In'-1912:R. F. Green, ‘a Con- servative. whose home was: in : Kaslo,: was elected :at:a:byelec- : ‘tion’ and ‘represented ‘the ‘riding of Kootenay. until: Kootenay. was: divided ‘into Kootenay: East: and Kootenay. ‘West in'1914, 5 (Mr.,Green was re-elected as the: member: for Kootenay. West in 1917:and ‘at'that:time I: well: ‘ather, who: was a well ‘known: Liberal, support:'* ing: Mr. Green as: a Union: Gov- Jections of, -with: subscrip-* ipaign : f = um: phrey: was nomin. : ated. by. a: convention attend ~as.‘ a. Progressive. © 925° We Ke: Conservative, of. Ros elected :and ‘re-elected’. 1985 ‘and 1940. Mr:, ‘Peop! : régardless® of par-” elas his:bes nt a: very’ literate :people> pre ‘0- vide me. with, A. darge fan ‘and pan’ mail! ‘ow: Lakes:.which he Oper o-completion Spas To