PRINCE
Section
I.
VOL
XXI.,
No.
281.
I
barge
of
N.B.C
Power
Co.
Ltd.
IEAD
OF
COMPANY
TELL!
w
eleven
miles,
ranks
second
to
none-
as
a
suitable
oort
for
all
classes
of
vessels,
from
the
humble
cannery
trailer
to
the
largest
vessel
afloat.
I
The
harbor
Is
open
all
the
year
(Continued
on
page
three.)
Free
Industrial
Sites
As
Long
As
They
Last
Are
Offered
By
the
City
Prince
Rupert
is
offering
industrial
sites
free
of
of
the
ratepayers.
This
is
m
cost,
subject
to
approval
so
far
as
the
sites
available
may
suit
the
proposed
m-
,UTh
tym
time
to
time
are
scattered
in
different
parts
of
the
city,
but
in
a
few
locations
they
are
grouped
and
m
such
poj
ions
that
they
could
be
used
by
industries-
not
reouir
ng
hold
by
the
woWrfront
The
waterfront
lands
are
railway
company
or
by
the
provincial
vomment
and
leased
to
those
who
will
use
them
t
moderate
rates.
Mostly,
the
reverted
lands
wore
allowed
to
go
because
for
some
reason
they
were
not
good
residential
sites.
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POWER
PLANT
SPECIAL
POWER
NUMBER
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER
2,
1930
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VI
The
pic
ture
above
shows
the
new
power
house
at
Palls
River
with
the
water
discharging
through
the
sluice
gates.
This
section
will
house
two
6,000
horsepower
turbines.
Extensions
will
be
built
to
the
left
of
the
plant
as
seen
in
the
picture
which
will
house
two
10,000
horsepower
units,
making
a
total
of
32,000
horsepower
at
this
point.
Other
source
of
power
will
be
developed
a
required.
Prince
Rupert
Has
a
Large
Shipping
.
Tonnage,
Both
Foreign
and
Coastwise
One
of
the
surprising
features
of
business
in
Prince
Rupert
is
the
large
amount
of
shipping
both
foreign
and
coastwise.
With
three
lines
of
steamships
calling
regularly
both
north
and
southbound
and
with
a
large
fleet
of
fishing
and
other
boats,
some
making
headquarters
at
the
port
and
others
coming
from
Alaska
and
United
States
and
other
countries,
the
totals
are
higher
than
even
residents
of
the
city
suspect.
The
official
figures
as
supplied
by
the
collector
of
customs
for
the
year
ending
March
31
last,
are
as
follows:
FOREIGN
Inwards,
238G
Vessels
.4i:....i.u...JC;.(
196,397
tons
Outwards,
3277
Vessels
.....
rr.
.
.
J
.
.
I
.
.
l9l,583
Tons
COASTWISE
Inwards,
1523
Vessels
.
093,951
tons
Outwards,
1580
Vessels
700,831
tons
Industries
ofqJricefiiESipert
and
.
District
Prince
Rupert
and
dletrlct
has
a
number
of
very
valuable
Indus-trie
foremost
among
which
are
the
following:
Fishing:
With
the
largest
fresh
halibut
market
In
the
world
and
the
largest
fish
and
cold
storage
plant
In
the
world
there
was
lust
year
marketed
28,000,000
pounds
o)
halibut
and
the
salmon
fisheries
oi
the
district
are
the
most
Important
in
Canada.
Timber:
The
timber
industry
oi
the
district
Is
important.
The
Bj
Bay
Company's
mill
In
the
city
cuts
up
to
60,000
"feet
a
day
and
i
in
almost
continuous
operation
and
the
cut
of
logs
this
year
in
the
district
is
already
112,000.000
board
feet.
Mining:
The
whole
country
is
rich
In
mlnltral
onH
thn
rllatrlx,.
I
has
several
good
producing
mines
paying
dividend.
In
addltton
there
Is
the
Prince
Rupert
Drydock
and
Shipyard,
the
railway
shops,
the
grain
shipping
through
the
local
elevator,
anJ
numerous
smaller
industries
that
are
steadily
growing.
18
PAOES
FIVE
CENTS
ICTDIPT
Jill
ll
ITH
its
formal
opening
yesterday
by
the
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Company
Ltd.,
Prince
Rupert,
now
has
one
of
the
most
modern
and
efficient
hydro-electric
plants
in
Canada,
capable
of
great
development
and
sufficiently
large
to
supply,
not
only
the
city
and
district
as
they
are
today,
but
with
power
enough
al-
ready
developed
and
in
process
of
development
to
last
until
Prince
Rupert
has
countries
of
the
world.
There
is
no
limit
to
the
possibilities.
attaincd
the
dignity
of
a
large
manufacturing
city
and
a
seaport
trading
with
all
the
Electric
power
is
being
generated
at
Falls
River,
brought
to
the
cty
by
cable,
a
distance
of
over
forty
miles,
crossing
the
Skeena
River
by
means
of
steel
towers
and
distributed
to
the
consumers.
The
company
has
commenced
to
erect
ornamental
street
lighting
under
its
contract
with
the
city
and
is
prepared
to
provide
any
amount
of
power
that
may
be
demanded
up
to
100,000
horsepower.
It
is
not
difficult
to
understand
what
this
means
to
Prince
Rupert.
It
places
the
city
on
the
front
line
of
development
and
indicates
that
some
of
the
greatest
fi-nanciers
in
Canada
are
pinning
their
faith
here.
The
city
under
these
conditions
is
bound
to
grew
rapidly.
Brief
History
of
Development
Of
Public
Utility
In
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.,
and
District
Commencement
Made
Many
Years
Ago
Those
Who
Foresaw-Great
Future
For
New
Port
On
Northwest
Coast
By
3.
J.
Little.
General
Manager,
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Co.)
Beforfc
proceeding
with
a
description
of
the
Falls
River
1
hint
'
it
might
be
advisable
to
give
a
short
history
of
pub-i-
utility
operations
in
Prince
Rupert,
and
for
this
pur-'.e.
we
will
ask
the
reader
to
turn
back
th,e
pages
to
the
-
ar
1910,
when
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert
was
incorporeal.
A
descrntion
of
the
location
and
strategical
situa-
i,
rJI
Itw
ritv
In
rwlatlnn
to
the
'
-future
arterial
commercial
line
MANAGER
J.
J.
LITTLE
By
and
to
Its
relation
In
selection
to
the
world's
future
raw
products,
requires
but
a
glance
at
seme
up-to-date
map
of
the
world.
Here
it
may
be
sew
through
Empire
Bulldeis.
The
Honorable
Sir
WUlred
Laurie
r,
the
Canadian
t
von
Rhodes,
and
Hon.
Chas.
M.
Hays
did
not
err
when,
they
decided
to
make
their
terminus
of
i
he
Grand
Trunk
Pacific
at
what
was
known
at
that
time
s
Kaien
IJand
and
now
becoming
Increasingly
well
known
throughout
the
i
ommerctal
and
financial
world
as
Prince
Rupert.
'
Prince
Rupert's
excellent
landlocked
harbor
stretching
from
the
i
entrance
at
Digby
Island
to
the
head
of
Tucks
Inlet
a
distance
of
New
Northern1
B,
C.
Power
Plant
Detailed
Description
Of
Falls
River
Plant
Which
Was
Opened
Yesterday
Will
Generate
and
Deliver
Up
to
32,000
Horsepower
When
Completed
and
Is-Fhst
of
Series
to
Be
Installed
I
(By
J.
J.
Little,
General
Mariager,
Northern
B.
C.
Power
Co.)
The
Falls
River
power
plant
is
the
f
irst
of
aeries
planned
to
serve
Prince
Rupert
and
district
with
cpeap,
hydroelectric
pbwer.
When
completed
it
will
develop
32,000
horsepower.
The
watershed
is
located
about
32
miles
S.S.E.
of
Prince
Rupert
as
the
crow
flies,
and
42.5
transmission
line
miles
from
the
city.
The
drainage
area,
taking
into
consideration
Lake
Hayward
of
91
square
miles
gives
a
minimum
re-1
corded
flow
of
73
cubic
feet
per
se-
cond
dally
and
a
maximum
of
6.000
cubic
feet
per
second.
The
ultimate
storage
approximating
5,000,000,000
cubic
feet
with
ah
estimated
regulated
flow
of
750
cubic
feet
per
second.
The
structures
are
designed
for
a
flood
of
20,000
cubit-feet
per
second
or
220
cubic
feet
per
second
per
square
mile
of
area.
The
ultimate
installed
machinery
capa
city
will
utilize
1,420
OS'S,
at
248
feet
effective
head
and
will
corn-price
2-6000
and
2-10.000
h.p.
units
Dam
90
Feet
High
Thp
dam
is
of
the
concrete
gravity
type
with
a
maximum
height
of
spillway
above
the
river
bed
of
30
feet
with
an
ultimate
projected
height
of
90
feet,
provision
having
been
made
for
7'-0
flash
boards.
The
1
dam
Is
designed
for
an
assumed
up
lift
of
100
static
head
at
heel,
and
zero
at
toe
acting
over
50
of
the
base.
An
opening
has
been
provided
for
a
log
chute,
length
of
dam
la
500
feet
with
a
depth
at
present
of
40
feet
at
the
highest
point.
The
amount
of
concrete
poured
Into
the
(Continued
on
page
six.)
Premier
of
B.
C.
Hon.
Simon
Fra.sc:
Tolmle.
Congratulations
From
Premier
Tolmie
on
Behalf
of
People
and
Government
of
British
Columbia
VICTORIA,
Dec.
2:T-"On
behalf
of
the
people
and
government
of
British
CoTurjfa
t
extend
warm
congratulation
t'6
the
City
of
Priiicb
Rupert
on
the
opening
of
their
splendid
power
plant
which
will
have
a
far
reaching
effect
on
the
industrial
development
of
the
city
and
surrounding
territory.
"This,
and
other
recent
developments
all
indicate
a
very
high
confidence
in
the
place
which
Prince
Rupert
is
destined
to
occupy
as
a
gateway
to
the
great
northern
area
of
British
Columbia."
S.
F.
TOLMIE,
Premier.
,
'it
is