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...
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Mums
Lake
niv
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it
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and
Tuesday
In
(se-Eflapest,
fin
Logical
onto
for
Pea
Marar
Pkftipki
transportation
prohlonis
front
Ihe
Peace
.Hjvcr.
counlryris
a
'
le,
and
If
conslrtirU'd
vjll
not
.open
.lip.lhgrenjt
U!idevelopedv
crlilg
I,eaco
Hiverrl,iudW
h'f-Ilri'Hsli
Coliimliia.
"
And
il
runs
through
n
country
whose
chief
resources
is
that
of
limber.
The
distance
from
Crundc
Prairie
h
Prince
Hnperl
viav
Hansard
is
"05
miles,
of
which
ahont
ISO
miles
is
new
eonstrueliofi.
The
Ponce.
Coupe
roule
lo
Vanderhoof
or
Fort
Fraser
via
SMITHERS
i
U-
K
Hi
looal
agent,
for
"l"
Mml.iH..
,
.
.
.
'
'
rum
Jim
s
,.,
,
tin,
....
"
s-il.suil
rm
'
fi-
Martin,
fn-....
iia
i
-l
w
l.L
I
XI
II
liir
luwii
looking
over
Ihe
plans'
for
Iho
new
(iovernmcnt
buildings,
compiling
data
for
a
tender.
V.
J.
Larkworlhy
of
New
Haxrllon,
was.
a
business
visitor
in
town
on
Tuesday,
Kit.
local
ronlraclors
have
amalgamated
ami
will
Pit
in
a
joint
lender
for
the
building
or
Hit:
fJuverninent
olllces.
I
Hey
have
.formed
a
company
lo
l
known
as
the
Hulkley
Valley
Construction
Co.,
wilh
Fred
Cook
as
their
president.
The
tenuis
season
was
opened
this
week
wilh
the
court
in
excellent
condition,
lids
is
earlier
I
halt
former
years,
thanks
lo
Ihe
dry
u-imllier
of
lie
lasi
lew
weeks
ami
breezes.
idetily
of
pleasant
The
Provincial
police
of
Ihe
r
y
ourAtcr
runt
"Vjiv
"'h'"'"
policy
of
publicity
in
connection
wilh
Ihe
Pence
River
TIIF.
outlet
undertaken
I'.V
I
In'
Hard
of
Trade
aii
City
Council
ha
commenced.
Not
only
bave
booklets
been
published
dealing
wilJi
Ihe
ipieslion
lint
articles
on
the
subject
niv
appearing
in
in
Tl
it
t
ii
I
ii
I
publications.
One
of
these,
writlcn
liy
John
llybhnvu
accompanied
liy
a
map
showing
tin
advantageous
ImimIiuii
of
Prime
Rupert
was
recently
published
on
life
front
page
of
tlu
romuicrcinj
section
of
tin-
Toronto
Saturday
Night.
The
article,
entitled
"Prince
Rupert
The
Logical
Outlet
For
Peace
River,"
follows:
In
your
vnlnaMe
paper-
for
Felirnary
7
I
here
was
an
article
on
trie
Peace
Hiver
Railway
prohlciu,
from
which
the
casual
render
would
Invariahly
come
lo
the
conclusion
that
there
is
only
one
Pacific
Coast
outlet
availahle,
namely
that
of
Vancouver.
II
may
lie
pennissihle
in
this
connection
lo
stale
that
the
Canadian
Notional
Hallways
liave
a
terminal
port
nl
Prince
Hnperl,
anil
it
may
not
he
out
of
the
way
al
this
lime
to
point
out
al
least
some
of
the
advantages
of
this
port
as
an
outlet
for
Ihe
vast
Peace
ltiver
country.
The
Priice
Rupert
Hoard
of
Trade
has
had
Ihe
above
map
prepared
to
illustrate
this
situation;
anil
showing
Ihe
proposed
PMiles.
t
Different
Routes
Tin;
Civtndc
Prairie
Hansard
.roule
offers
the
shorlcsl
mirage
cage
or
of
new
new
ronsrueliou.
construction,
Hut
ijiu
in
ui
our
our
opinion
opinion
it
H
li,,,s
pes
noLsolvc.
nousoive.
(lie
wholt
am
Ihe
Pine
J'ass
reipiires
only
ahoul
S."
niiles
of
new
eonslriictiou
iinoe
than
Ihe
Hansard
route.
Hut
this
route
traverses
immense'
area
of
agricultural
lands,
easily
drought
under
cultivation
if
served
liy
transportation.
The
distance
from
Pnuce
(loupe
to
tide
water
at
Prince
Hnperl
via
this
roole
is
ii.t."
miles,
of
which
2nr
miles
is
new
construction.
In
I'.i'.'O
a
reeoiiuaissaucc
sur-ey
was
made
liy
V.
II.
Williams.
(IK.,
for
Ihe
Department
of
Railways
across
this'
portion
of
Hrilish
Columbia,
lie
reported
as
follows:
No
Serious
Difficulty
"The
result
of
my
reconnaissance
is
thai
il
is
ipiile
practical
lo
luiild
a
standard
guage
railway
through
1
(his
section
of
Hritish
Columbia,
and
in
no
case
will
any
serious
difficulties
be
encoiinlered.
Construction
for
the'
most
part
will
be
extremely
light.;
a
gradient
not
exceeding-one
per
cent
can
be
obtained;
very
lillle
solid
rock
exists;
good
crossings
of
all
rivers
and
streams
were
found;
nod
an
abundance
of
gravel
for
both
ballast
and
concrete
work
is
to
be
had
practically
throughout
Die
entire
line."
In
his
report
Mr.
WillininsTdsn
refers
lo
the
various
areas
of
agricultural
lands
thai
Ibis
railway
would
open
up,
lo
wit:
Al
Ocock
and
Tsileoh
Hiver
about
."0,000
acres
have
been
surveyed;
Ihe
Nation
Lake
Plateau,
where
surveyors
consider
at
least
SoO.OOO
acres
are
eminently
suited
for
agricultural
setlle-meiit;
Ihe
Parsnip
and
Finlay
Valley,
with
upwards
of
000,000
acres
suitable
for
agriculture.
In
Oniiiieca
Valley
sonic
S0.O00
acres
are
suitable
for
'agriculture,
Osiliuko
Valley
20,000
acres,
iuMesNinka
Valley
alioul
iOVOiV
acres,
ifj
addition,
ti.
the'
very
considerable
acreage
of
the
Peace
Hiver
J)islricl.H'"'
'''
The
sljorlesl
and
most
direct
route
from
country
lo
Prince
Hnperl
is
Ihe
one
via
Pence
district
inleiid
lo.
strictly
enforce
Hie
regulations
of
I
Ik-
".Motor
Vehicle
Act"
Mils
year,
and
to
show
thai
they
are
in
earnest,
issued
a
number
of
summonses
for
infraction
of
the
regulations,
such
as
driving
without
plates
or
wilh
only
one
plale,
nd
driving
at
nitfht
without
proper
lights
;
Seven
of
Ihe
offenders
appeared
before
.Magistrate
lloskins
on
.Monday
and
Tuesday
mornings
mid
each
contributed
a
small
lyniMint
to
the
Provincial
funds.
PRINCE
GEORGE
,
For
the
.monlh
of
March
t
lie
total
log
scale
In
l'rince
fteorge
district
was
9,307,551
hoard
feet
bringing
the
scat
for
Ihe
firs!
quarter
of
the
year
up
lo
17,-
for
the
mouth
of
March
lit'.M
and
a
tola)
sen
in
lor
Hie
first
quarter
of
that
year
oT
3l,27,5rl
feel.
Forestry
ollieials
predij.'!.
thai
Hjc
lolal
wale
for
JJ.5
will
exceed
that
of
1U21.
The
provincial
public,
works
depart
men
t
has
closed
the
Prince
(ieorge-yuesnel
highway.
The
road
is
still
very
soft
uml
considerable
damage
has
already
resulliHl
from
two
or
three
I
rips
made
over
it.
The
highway
remains
open
for
light,
teams
ami
will
he
reopened
for
ajuioinoliile
as
soon
as
il
is
deemed
Mrs.
II.
C.
Perry,
w-ho
has
hen
seriously
ill
iu
the
prjnce
(teorge
Hospital,
is
making
u
salisfacl-ory
'
recovery.
l!M,'.)59
feel.
This
is
compared
fs.
W.
Ceorge,
city
clerk,
ns-wilh
a
scale
of
12,282.200
feclsessor
ami
collector,
lias
tender-
the
Peace
Hiver
Pass,
Finlay
Fork
ami
iiazenon.
.mi
mis
rouie
j'ouco
i;oupe
is
nrouglil
witliui
a
distance
of
005
miles
from
Prince
Hnperl.
This
roule,
accord
cd
his
resignation
lo
the
city
council,
I
lie
same
lo
lake
ell'ec!
on
.lime
30.
Mr.
(leorge
is
to
enler
the
insurance
business.
BURNS
LAKE
The
Hums
Lake
and
District
Farmers'
Institute
has
elected
olllcers
as
follows:
President,
Neil
Van
de
Veen;
secretary,
IL
I).
MacNeil;
directors,
Cordon
H.
Ilolih,
James
Clark
and
P.
Hrun-nel;
audilors,
V.
Scheblenip
ami
K.
(iodwin.
Frank
Carroll
has
been
ap
poinleil
assisianl
roresi
ranger
wilh
headquarters
at
l'opley,
Pele
Hull
has
been
given
a
similar
position
wilh
headpuarlers
in
Hums
Lake,
A
report
Is
current
that
the
Luke
View
Hold
at
Francois
SmilSH
COLUMBIA
AITCRNATC
ROUTES
PEA
CE
RIVER
DISTRICT
PRINCE
RUPERT
ing
to.
reports
of
persons
who
have
been
over
the
ground,
traverses
arjc
and
fertile
area,
and
passess
within
a
distance
of
20
miles
of
the
well
known
(iround
Hog
anthracite
coal
fields,
Open
up
This
Province
The
Prince
Hujterl
Hoard
of
't
rade
is
slrongly
of
the
opinion
Hint
the
proMseil
railway
to
tap
the
Peace
Hiver
should
al
the
same
time,
open
up
as
much
as
possible
of
the
natural
re-1
sources
of
Hrilisji
Columbia.
The
geographical
venire
of
Hrilish
Columbia
is
situate
about
;()
miles
north
of
the
C.N.H.
at
Hums
Lake.
The
country
to
the
north
of
Ihe
Canadian
National
Hailway
in
Ibis
province
is
so
vast,
that
without
proper,
transportation
it
cannot
be
developed.
Prince
Rupert
is
at
pre-
enl
using-
great
(juantities
of
Alberta
coal,
the
cost
of
which
must
necessarily
be
high,
due
to
tjie
long
transportation,
while
the
immense
(Iround
Hog
coal
fields
are
less
than
1100
miles
away.
To
the
Peace
Hiver
people
Ibis
quolinn
is-also
a
very
important
one.
The
cost
of
transportation
of
their
products
to
Hie
'
seaboard
is
generally
based
on
the
distance
of
haul,
and
thus
Ihe
shortest
route
is
the
most
economical.
"
The
people
of
Ibat
district
are
entitled
to
a
fair
consideration
in
these
matters,
so
as
to
enable
them
lo
bring
llieir
products
to
the
markeU
al
lhe
best
possible
rates.
Spend
Money
Right
This
project
involves
n
good
deal
of
money.
Hut
we
sug-
'
gesl
that
-AvjiLMi.
lite
money
has
to
be
speut(iUshoubl
be
of
ser-
vice,,
to
.llHv.mostipeoplj.
fiossiblivaiid
serve
Ihe
greatest
possible
area,
'j
his
can
only
lie
accomplished
by
ndo
Central
Hrilish
.Columbia.
Lake
has
been
sold
through
Har-
fiey
Mulvaney
to
a
parly
in
Prince
Iluperl.
-
i
VANDERHOOF
A.
K.
Hichards
of
the
expert
mental
station
at
Sumniorland
paid
his
first
visit
of
Iho
year
lo
Ihe
local
illustration
station
last
week.
lie
expects
lo
he
hero
monthly
during
the
summer
and
fall.
F.
L.
.Murphy
who
has
been
residing
in
the
district
Jfor
the
past
year
left
on
Sunday"
for
Vancouver,
,
;
.
Jack
Hoskins'
js!'
spending
n
vacallon
iu
Prince
Iluperl.'
At
an
executive
meeting
of
Iho
Vajidorhonf
Conservative
Association
last
week
delegates
were
pliiig
n
route
through
JOHN
DYHIIAVN,
Chairman
Joint
Publicity
Conimlllee
Prince
Rupert
Hoard
of
Trade
and
City
Council.'
appointed
lo
atlcnd:.
I
lie
federal
uominuliou
co
ivcnllon
to
be
licdd
on
May
II
iu
Kauiloops.
It.
I.
Lovesey
has
returned
lo
his
farm
in
the
Kllishy"
'district
after
spending
lluv
winter
months
in
Fnglaml.
Illilph
Telford
has
renlcd
l.i
farm
in
Ihe
J'raii'icdahv
district
lo
William
Smith
of
Milestone,
Saskatchewan,
for
one
year.
News
Is
received
from
Sno-qualmie
Falls,
Wash.,
of
Iho
death
there
recently
nf
Henry
IL
Taylor,
a
former
resident
of
Iho
Chilco
district.
Ferries
along
the
Nechnkn
Iliver,
which
have
been
laid
up
during
Hie
winter,
urn
lien;
put
hack
In
Ihe
water
IhU
week.
1
.
1
Advertise
in
the
bally
Newt