ST CIRCULATION
THE CITY AND NORTHERN

BRIT'BH COLUMBIA
st

THE DAILY NEWS

 

GRUNTY GRUNDY SAYS:

'f you get outside ali the good
things in the B. of T. President’s
report you will have a new faith
in Rupert.

 

 

 

 

OLD STORAG

ITED 5S

NCE RUPERT'S PROGRESS
SHOWN IN SPLENDID REPORT

ING PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF TRADE PRESENTS STA-
ISTICAL ANNUAL REPORT WHICH AROUSED THE
ENTHUSIASM OF MEETING

President F. G.

the

bn Retiring

mi completed

| very

reading of | months spacious anuarters for the
reading of I !

rental for six

nominal

jual report at the Board of purposes of a bureau of informa-

evening the
rs burst enthusiastic
se, It splendid and
te analysis of the progress
city during the past
which bound to
e every man
r in the city.

as decided to have the
in booklet form

last
into
a

meeting
is
year

en-

and

he Is

business

re-
sued and

pted,

sident’s Annual Report

bce Rupert, Jan. 23, 1914.

Members, The Prince Ru
rt Board of Trade, Prince
B, -C.
In
and
information

pert,
Jemen

report

presenting my
the

relative to

attached
is industries of the cen-
orthern portion of Brit
the statistics
of the city of
M13, it a
congratulation
the finan-
this conti-

and

rd
i

in
mimbia,
‘ ration
for

ncere

is

twithstanding
general on
enabled to report
in

an
of progress

ine of endeavor.

Meetings
: my term of office there
cight general and spe
and
our board, besides
tings of the differ-
Summarized

nine councl
LtlLees

I subjects

Land

service

llowing re-
settle-
to the
n, tele-
commu
Charlotte
cannery

iLLention?:
kly mail
to navigalti
teleg

aphi
for Queen
inatlached ii-
id around Kaien Island
ement of the recommenda
of the Prinee Rupert Bar to
m court; office
Dbolishing duty on chal; in-
hl and waterfront sites and
freight rates, endorsation
rihern B, C, Agricultural
ation fair, Bank Reform
sh exhibit for Toronto,
of mineral exhibit from
nd the appointment of a
in connection with
ening of new headquarteérs,
tablishment of a bureau of
1ation, and the installation
ermanent exhibit of nature!
of the central and
portion of British Co-

iralty post

’
se-

pSs5ioner

rCels
rh
cy
Entertainment

the past year your

entertained the visiting
ers of the Seattle Chamber
ninerce on June 24, and the
of the International
gical Survey on August 30.
oard interviewed the Hon. J.
zen, minister of marine, and
W. R, minister of
besides several conferences
fficials of the Grand Trunk
« regarding freight rates
ransportation in general,

Publicity
* recommendations of the
bil for the purchase of book-
rom G, R, T, Sawle, the pur-
Pp of 2,000 copies of a special
of the Vancouver News-Ad-
ser and of 800 special copies
pecial issue of the B, C. Sat-
y Sunset, were complied
Since the inauguration of
pPureau of information a con-
able quantity of these spe-
numbers, besides the illus-
d report of 1912, together
government bulletins, have
sent out by your commis-
r in answer to inquiries, and
upplying different govern
departments having to do
Immigration,

ne

PODS

Ross,

Bureau of Information

the ist November, 1943, the
(i opened offices at 841 Sec-
Avenue, having secured at a

 

tion. The commissioner, Mr.
F, Godenrath, was given author-
ity to equip and furnish the same,
and commence the installation of
exhibit of minerals,
agriculture, This
possible by a grant from the city
council of $300, supplemented by
the the
cured the
the regular dues. I might
that the
has proved most successful in
into the
together

a permanent

ele. was made

fees of new members

se.

by commissioner and
state
this depariment of work
in-
board
the

will in

fusing new life
in bringing
exhibit

service to

and nu-

‘leus an that
of
the

new north.

Lime

be

showing

visitors i
potential wealth of

Lhe

Railway and Steamship
Durit the
the western

f

past year 150 miles
end of the main
Trunk Pat

were completed, and t«

the finish of
to mile of this city
Nechaco This
80 miles to be completed to
It is hoped by
the

Grand fic
steel lay-
ing 337 east
the
mily
Prince

River leaves
George,
the officiais { with early
disappearance of
line will be
and through
to the east.
of Prince
is served by the following
Grand Trunk
Canadian

Union

and the
the whole
in May,
inaugurated
the port

spring
the
finished

frost
a
service
At

Rupert

present

steal lines

iship
five boats
three

mpany

boats
six
Company

Steamship

boats
Steamship
Coast
Pacific
two

poats

LWwo
Steamsh Company
& Co

be

oast p

and Griffiths

boats
added
freight
smaller
craft making periodical calls. On
account of the depart-
ment's report not being complet-
ed until March 84, I am unable to
give the tonnage of the
plying in these waters. From
present indications, however, the
tonnage will show a considerable

must
gfomng
numerous

boat these

several ocean
and

sSleamers,

customs

vessels

increase over last year.

Agriculture
While the governinent agent
reports a slight decrease in the
number of pre-emptions taken up
on the other

increase In

there has,
hand, larger
the number of enguiries§ from
settlers desirous of laking up
lands after the completion of the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. It
is pleasing to note that encour-
agement being given home-
steaders and settlers by the Pro-
vineial Government in the = ap-
pointment of an expert horticul
turist and agriculturist, having
headquarters in this city. The
government has also undertaken
the establishment of an experi-
mental station near Lakelse. The
past year witnessed the forma-
tion of the Northern British Co-
lumbia Agricultural and Indus-
trial Association and the. holding
of the first fair in Prince Rupert,
which during the period of three
days not only brought to the city
a large number of visitors, but
the displays gave demonstration
of the splendid fertility of the
soil and resources of the sur-
rounding country. It is to be
sincerely hoped that the associa-
tion will receive every encourage-
ment, not only from this board,
but also from the Provincial gov-
ernment and the municipality for
the holding an annual exhi-
bition.

jast year,

been a

Is

of

Fisheries
It will probably come as a sure
prise to those unacquainted with
the enormous development of the
fishing industry in the waters
contiguous to Prince’ Rupert to
learn that the total value of the

P.

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914

—

HINDUS— PRESIDENT BOARD OF TRA

|
| Burns Banquet Monday Night

The
will be
night at
annual
held at
| besides the
will an
songs and recitations.

Scotland
Monday
The

be

of
in

Bonnie
on
Hotel.

will
Lime and place, and
there
selection of
One of the
biggest times of the year may be
anticipated. Have a “blow in” of
four and event
that will
memory,

sons

out
the
surns

that

force
Central
Dbanguel
usual toasts

be unusual

dollars enioy an

long live in your

Earthquake at Athens
(Special to The Daily News.
24. A severe
occurred at Le-
house in
is damaged. The fort-
wrecked but no

Athens, Jan.
earthquake has
pante and almost every
the town
ress partially
one was injured.

1s

 

atch for the past year amounted
of the fact that last was
of the lightest runs the
to $1,287,315, and this in the face
in number of
The following shows the quanti-
of fish landed
particular dis-

season
one on

Skeena a years.
value
this

and
for

ties
areer
trict:
Salmon
Halibut, 75,768 cwts.,
Herring, 93,390 cwts.,
Cod, 1,055 cwts., valued
Mixed Fish

161,300 ecwls.,

valued at. $810,465
valued at 378,900
valued at
at

93,840
3,225

885

$1,287,315

I am pleased to announce that

a plan of reroganization for the
B. C. Fisheries, Ltd., now in
progress, and that Pneglish
to

f

a

is
the
prepared
vicinity

are
in
the

storage

stockholders
spend a sum
$100,000 in
cold
plant

acres at

the

erection
and
its holdings of
Porpoise Harbor on
Island, eight from
The proposed plant will
of 2,000,000 ‘tbs.
connection
of a
come-

oO.
modern he
making on
240
Kaien
the city.
have a capacity
per annum,
be
fertilizing

miles

in
two

and
units
The

will erected

fish

 

one]

j pany

 

plant
intend to supply ice
domestic and <¢
and this will the
present diffiewity of bringing in
ice from Ketchikan. It is a mat-
ter of congratulation to the fish-
ing industry, well to the
shareholders of this English un-
dertaking, that what at first ap-
peared to have the elements of
failure is, through the proposed
reorganization, to be made a sub-
stantial commercial
Lumber
There are at present thirteen
lumber and shingle mills in the
district tributary to Prince
Rupert. Though the cut for 19138
was slightly smaller than the
previous year, still the lumbering
industry in a healthy con-
dition, and the decrease was
doubt caused by the stringency
in the money market which cur-
tailed to large extent building
operations. The Provincial Goy-
ernment has established an office
and staff for the district forester
here, and has placed in service
two modern motor launches for
the better supervision of the
work of the forestry branch.
Mining
Metaliferous mining now
commencing to assume = propor-
tions that will shortly justify the
predictions frequently made
regarding the potential wealth of
this industry. The eompletion
of the main line of the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway, and the
construction of roads and trails
throughout the several northern
mining divisions will give an ad-
impetus to development by
of better transportation
facilities which have hitherto
been lacking. The enterprise of
the Granby Consolidated Mining
& Smelting Go. at Anyox, where
enormous sums of money have
been spent in development and in
the of a 2,000-ton
copper smolter which is ‘to be
“blown-in"” in the course of a
few days, is evidence of the sta-
bility of the industry and its pos-
sibilities in the Skeena mining
division, of which this city is the
headquarters. In the Omineca
Tn aie

Continue don Page 2,)

ommercial

both
overcome

nse

as as

success.

coast

is

a

1s

80

ded
reason

construction

for |

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GENERAL BUCKNER

Last Confederate general has
roll In the
where was born
Ken-
solivar Buckner

call,
he

Southern

swered
cabin,
ago

years
Simon

Lucky,

died on January 9.

an-|
log |
90)

E PLANT FOR PORPO

— : —-

|
| Mine Fire Was Fatal

(Special to The Daily News

Bingham, Utah, Jan. 24—So
idense was the smoke in the Bos-
‘ton mine that the search for the
|two Austrian miners cut off from
l escape is brought almost to a
lstandstill. Attention is directed
to controlling the flames in a
shaft which sturted from an un-
| known origin.

| Cold in Paris
(Special to The Daily News
Paris, Jan. 24.—extraordinary
;cold weather wis experienced
iduring the past four weeks, and
lit still shows no sign of abating.
| This has caused Lhe price of food
in Paris to rise from fifty to six
|} hundred per cent above ordinary.

A Quake at 'Frisco

‘Special to The Daily News

San Francisco, Jan. 24.—-The
seismograph at Chabet Observa-
Oakland, showed a slight
ivibration travelling from east to
jwest. Windows rattled in San
| Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley
‘but no damage is reported.

|

| tory,

 

GOVERNMENT NAVAL POLI

Special to The Daily News |
Ottawa, Jan. 24.—at the open-
of Mr.

Lesperance rose to a question of

ing the house yesterday
privilege with regard to an arti-
cle in an Ottawa paper which, re-
ferring to his bill to abolish the |
Laurier Naval Act, intimated that |
negotiation with the}
members of the opposition and|
that the object of the bill was to}
embarrass the Quebec minist
He said the article contained
distinet accusation and insinua-
tions reflecting upon his honor
fo which he wished to give an
absolute denial.

he was in

ers,}

a|

The debate on the address was
continued by Mr. Nesbitt of North
Oxford. He said he was not sur-
prised that the Naval Bill was
dropped, because the people did
not like it. The mere fact of
Canada contributing to the Brit-
ish navy would have been suf-
ficient to stir Germany to great-
er efforts.

Mr. Lewis of West Huron was
surprised at no referepee in the
from the throne to the}
marine disaster in the
histroy of Canada, Referring to
the Great Lakes disaster Mr.
Lewis contended that had Goder-
ich harbor been properly equip-
ped the hurricane call could have
been sounded over the lake and
not a life lost, as there was ample
time on the lake for warning to
be given. Mr. Lewis concluded
with a few words on a new phase

speech

greatest

 

 

under auspices St. Andrew's Soc-
fety will be held in
CENTRAL HOTEL

Monday Evening, January 26th

Tickets, $4.00, can be had at Wil-
liams & McMeekin'’s and George P.
McColl’s

 

 

 

F. O. E.

jer that 80,000 sailors and fish-

SUGGESTED NAVAL CRUISE
FOR IDLE CANADIAN FSI

MR. LEWIS IN DEBATE ON SPEECH FROM THRONE CRITICIZES

 

 

 

 

 

CY—HOLDS GOVERNMENT

RESPONSIBLE FOR GREAT LAKES DISASTER

of the naval question and pointed

ermen in Canada were idle for
four or five months in the year.
He thought it a good idea if the
British government could send
several cruisers and enroll these
men and take a cruise to the
West Indies, giving a general na-
val training that would make
them a Canadian naval reserve.

New Blacksmith Firm

One of the new firms starting
business in the city is A. Iverson
& blacksmiths. Mr. Iverson
has had a large experience in
this class of work and was in the
employ of Foley, Welch & Stew-
art here for four years, and since
that firm closed down, he has
been with the G. T. P. Mr. Iver-
son has the reputation for doing
first-class work and attending
strictly to business, and for those
reasons the new firm should very
soon build up a large business.
Their shop is across the street
from Akerberg, Thompson & Co.,
on First Ave. and Manson Wary,
and will be run i nconjunction
with that machine shop.

Daughters of Empire Ball

Another of the
lightful dances under the aus-
pices of the Daughters of the
Empire was held last evening in
Andrew's Hall. About forty
couples were present and every
one of them enjoyed a delightful
evening. The music was fur-
nished by Werner's orchesira,.
During the evening refreshments
were served. Mrs, Jarvis Mc-
Leod was convenor for the affair
and is to be congratulated upon
its success.

series of de-

St,

At the Empress Theatre

“The Dean’s Daughter” is a
particularly strong Edison drama
which is being shown at the Em-
press tonight. ‘‘Too Much Woo-
ing of Handy Dan” and “Our
Neighbors” are two. rollicking
comedies. Scenes from the wed-
ding of Prince Arthur of Con-
naught and the Duchess of Fife
form part of an_ interesting
Pathe’s Weekly Series this week.

Baptist Services

 

Masquerade Ball

Four Beautiful

Thursday Evening, Feb. 12
at 9 p.m,

Tickets $2.00

Prizes

Ladies Free

 

 

 

 

services will be
conducted by Mr. Wright on
Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m,
i Sunday school 2:30 p,m. There
| will be no morning service.

!

The usual

|
}
|

Special Sunday dinner 6 to 8
| p.m. at the Bay View. tf

E HARB

PRICE FIVE CENTS

 

N RUPERT’S PROGRESS

ANTICIPATE COMMERCIAL

Over fifty business men° at-

tended the meeting of the Board
of Trade last evening and 21 new
members elected. It was
the annual meeting, and in view
of the opening of the railway this
year a special effort is being
made to make the board an active
institution to encourage invest-
ors, promote publicity and gen-
erally advance the commercial
interests of the city.

The new offices and exhibition
room on Second Avenue was filled
when the meeting opened. Presi-
dent F. G. Dawson was in the
chair and J. Lorne McLaren was
present in his capacity as secre-
tary.

The new commissioner, Mr.
Percy Godenrath, presented his
report of the publicity work and
the organization of the perma-
nent exhibition during the past
three months. He has done good
work and the board desires to see
his efforts encouraged.

By his efforts new members
have been secured and a list of
21 business men was presented
for election.

The following were duly made
members: R, C. Jardine, H. W.
nogeérs, F. A. Ellis, J. H. Seder,
G, A. Woodland, J. F. Poole, V.
F. G. Gamble, R. Oscar Boult, W.
W. Wrathall, W. Kissick, A.
Wedge, W. J. Jephson, S. W.
Gidley, F. R. C. Brown, P. M.
Miller, James Gilmore, H. D.
Robmson, Wm. Grant, R. Oo. Jen-
nings, and P. Robertson.

A communication from Sydney
Billingham, who is writing a de-
scriptive article on the district,

were

|

 

ENTHUSIASM AND PUBLICITY
POLICY OF BOARD OF TRADE

ACTIVITY THIS YEAR—TWENTY-
‘ ONE NEW MEMBERS—OFFICERS ELECTED FOR
THE YEAR 1914

asking for the board’s endors'-
tion of his application to the city
council for $500, was read and
referred to the new board.

The question of freight, rates
on farm produce being sent in to
the city from surrounding dis-
trict was discussed briefly.

Mr. A. H. Allison suggested
that the board get in touch with
the big Japanese firm who anti-
cipated building big flour mills
on the coast and operating an
Oriental steamship line. Mr. G,
A. MeNicholl said he was aiready
making enquiries concerning this
for the G. T. P.

A special committee is to ar-
range for a series of board
lunches to be given during the
year. The lunches are to get the
business men together to discuss
commercial ideas of general
benefit to the city.

The secretary-treasurer’s an-
nual statement was presented
and showed the finances to be in

'a satisfactory shape.

Mr. Robertson was adopted
auditor without fee and a vote of
thanks was tendered him for vol-
unteering his services.

ss Officers Elected

President—G. R. Naden (accl.).

Vice-president—D. G. Stewart
(acel).

Secretary-treasurer—J. Lorne
McLaren (acel.).

Council—F. G. Dawson, A. J.
Morris, W. M. Law, W. P. Lynch,
T. D. Pattullo, J. G. MeNab, A.
Davidson, H. B. Rochester, Fred
Stork, M. P. McCaffery, W. E.
Williams, J. H. Thompson, Geo.
D. Tite, L. W. Patmore, M. J.
Hobin and G. W. Nickerson.

 

 

What was feared by many to
be a distinct knock for this part
of the country is about ‘o be
changed into a splendid hoost.
The B. C. Fisheries, whieh had
recently gone into the hands of a
receiver, will be reorganized,

The story of the B. C, Fisheries
is another chapter in the tale of
frenzied finance. It is said that
the present company had paid
$625,000 for a worthless pile of
junk that had been previously on
the market for $5,000. Besid»s
this an immense amount of cap)-
tal waS spent on Queen Charlotte
Islands almost a hundred mi'es
from transportation by rail.
Most of this money is practically
wasted. What the promoters
did not get is tied up in a useless
plant. The company, however,
have now secured 240 acres of
land on Porpoise Harbor opposite
Port Edward, and with this asset,
and what can be saved from the

(Special to The Daily News.)

Washington, Jan, 24.—Secre-
tary Wilson of the department of
labor has suggesied to congress
that the doors of the United
States be closed hereafter to the
Hindoo taborers, who caused an
injury to labor conditions on the
Pacific coast through an already
unaccountable influx of Hindoos,
and a possible extension of the
same conditions in the southern
states. Reasons were given for

 

urging the immediate exclusion,

 

 

TO BUILD COLD STORAGE PLANT —
OVER ON PORPOISE HARBOR

5S. C. FISHERIES, REORGANIZED, HAVE PLANNED ERECTION OF
BIG STORAGE AND FERTILIZER PLANT IMMEDIATELY

plant on Queen Charlotte Island,

it is their intention to continue
the business. A large ice and
cold storage plant will be built
at Porpoise Harbor which will
cater to other lines of trade as
well as to fish.

No small amount of credit for
this reorganization is due to Mr.
George Clayton, who has just re-
turned from a series of meetings
with the English . shareholders
Their first inclination was to
close down the business, but Mr.
Clayton showed how such an ac-
tion would not bring them a
penny in the pound. He also
pointed out that the failure was
not due to a fault of the industry,
but rather to reckless extrava-
gance. It is understood that the
original promoters will have
nothing to do with the new com-
pany. The new officials of the
company will be in town within
ten days.

STATES TO BAR HINDOO LABOR
ON SUGGESTION LABOR DEPT.

The secretary suggested that the

term Asiatic laborer be defined
as including all aliens east of a
certain boundary line except
Japanese and Chinese, whose im-
migration is already regulated by
agreements between the United
States and governments in the
far east. To all Asiatic immigra-
tion not covered by the existing
restrictions Secretary Wilson
proposed that a physical test be
administered before they are ad-
mitted,