32
Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
Monday,
June
11,
1951
WVCf
RUPERT-GATEWAY
TO
ALASKA
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a
cimrch
or..,
nomination
in
Prin,"
Rf!
"
the
need,
of
J
venor
more,
they
ar
Roman
Catholic
Baptist.
Christ,anS;
ety,
Lutheran
Church
V
Baptist,
Salvation
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drew's
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YUKON
Mr.
Applewhaite's
Message
It
is
a
great
pleasure
to
join
with
others
in
this
special
edition
of
"The
Daily
News"
to
congratulate
the
Columbia
Cellulose
Company,
Ltd.,
on
its
official
opening.
Like
all
pioneers,
Columbia
Cellulose,'
Ltd.,
has
had
to
meet
and
overcome
many
difficulties,
has
had
its
trials
and
tribulations,
and
has
experienced
unexpected
delays
and
setbacks.
But
it
has
succeeded
in
bringing
,
wishes
from
the
community,
they
its
plans
to
fruition
and
the
should
receive
active
and
practl-visible
result
of
all
this
effort
Is
j
cal
assistance
in
any
way
we
can
there
for
all
to
see
the
great
I
give
it,
for
they
mean
work,
pay-dant
now
officially
opening
at
'rolls,
houses,
expansion
and
Peter's
Anflfcan
iZT,
United.
First
Prel
ail1
Gold,
copper,
nickel
coal
zinc,
in
that
order,
iedc
1950
mineral
production.
Watson
Island.
The
Company
prosperity
for
all
of
us.
In
IBM
riiroM
t
,
To
Prince
Rupert,
to
Terrace,
I
"
and
to
Central
British
Columbia,
E.
T.
APPLEWHAITE,
..ucu
i,ooj,uuu,000-
ind
taxes
totalled
$2,060,000,000
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PRINCE
RUPERT
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ALASKA
JU
V,
I
would
say,
Congratulations
on
acquiring
a
sound
and
valuable
industry.
And
to
the
Columbia
Cellulose
Co.
Ltd.,
its
sponsors,
management
and
staff,
Welcome,
and
may
your
venture
in
Central
British
Columbia
be
happy,
profitable
and
pleasant
for
you
all.
EDWARD
T.
APPLEWHAITE,
Member
for
Kkccna.
has
also
attained
that
established
position
In
the
esteem,
yes
and
affection,
of-
the
community,
which
Is
reserved
for
the
pioneer
who
"stays
with
it"
and
wins
through.
The
opening
at
long
last
of
a
pulp
mill
at
Prince
RuperHs
the
realization
of
yet
another
of
the
hopes
of
the
community.
We
may
all
take
a
lot
of
satisfaction
from
this.
It
Is
just
another
of
several
definite
proofs
that
Central
and
Northern
British
Columbia
Is
taking
its
rightful
place
in
the
economy
of
Canada.
This
operation,
and
others
which
may
de
SYDNEY
S.
GONICK
Optometrist
'
MEZZANINE
GEOKGE
COOK
JEWELLERS
I'KIM'E
Rl'PKHT
TKKRU'I
Canada's
railway
mileage
of
42,979
miles
of
single
track
is
exceeded
only
by
Soviet
Russia
and
the
United
States.
velop
from
time
to
time,
deserve
more
than
just
casual
good
h
best
WIS
es
on
your
;
DELAYS
which
have
besot
Alaska's
becoming
a
stktc,
the
international
situation
and,
perhaps
more
than
anything
else,
'
Uie
thralldom
in
which
the
territory
is
held
by
the
influences
tf
the
port
of
Seattle,
have
slowed
down
for
the
time
being
Prince
(
Rupert's
trade
with
Alaska.
However,
the
certainty
still
exists
'
that,
as
Prince
Rupert
becomes
a
major
Pacific
Coast
port,
it
will
likewise
become
the
real
and
logical
"Gateway
to
Alaska."
'
Advent
of
statehood
is
expected
to
break
Alaska's
shackles.
This
map
shows
the
position
and
proximity
of
Prince
Rupert
only
fifty
miles
from
the
tip
of
the
"Panhandle,"
in
relation
to
Alaska.
It
fIiows
the
famous
"Inside
Passage"
which
is
also
the
route
for
a
proposed
car
ferry
service
which
would
connect
the
transcontinental
railway
and
highway
terminus
of
Prince
Rupert
with
southeastern
Alaska
ports
including
nearby
Ketchikan,
the
capital
of
Juneau,
the
highway
port
of
Hatnes
and
the
railway
port
of
Skagway.
opening
'
f
:
General
Cartage
and
Storage
Facilities
Fur
Industry
Is
Important
ported
was
close
to
600
mink
and
l
a
few
marten.
1
j
No
long
hair
fur
seems
to
be
i
apparent
in
the
coastal
region.
I
I
However,
foxes,
wolves
and
coy-!
;
otes
are
in
abundance
in
the
central
section,
even
along
the
Northern
British
Columbia
I'
Furniture
and
Piano
Moving
Pool
Car
Distributors
Complete
Service
Packing
-
Crating
M.mber
of
Canadian
Warehousemen's
Association
BUSINESS
AT
PRINCE
RUPERT
Prince
Rupert's
Business
Year
1949
Year
1950
Bank
Clearings
$15,700,000.00
$19,500.000
00
Post
Office
Revenue
75,264.00
80,293.00
Municipal
Tax
Collections
334.52394
350,322.51
Custom
and
Excise
Tax
Collections
413.271.18
568.684.00
Value
of
Building
Permits
362,569.00
349.832.00
Water
Consumption
iGals.l
2'i
million
daily
average
Electric
Power
Consumption
(K.W.H.)
23,504,645
2
5.390.355
lipping
always
has
been
the
frontier
settled
Canadian
National
Rail-1
country
of
the
trapllne.
About
way
north
line,
including
Hazel-half
of
British
Columbia
furs
ton.
Smithers
and
Vanderhoof.
i
come
from
the
area
north
of!
A
few
wolves
were
taken
last
latitude
51
the
Prince
Rupert
vear
near
Prince
Rupert
but
no
Game
Area.
j
cougar
were
reported.
j
I
Although
much
of
the
fur
!
JappinF,
ls
belng
looked
uPn
j
caught
in
t.hu
inrff
with
a
different
attitude
lately.
!
quarter
of
the
entire
province
espelalJy
n?tive
Indians
who,
does
not
find
its
way
to
Prince
LINDSAY'S
CARTAGE
and
STORAGE
larming'
their
trapllne
taking
Only
two
natural
harbors
inj
Canada's
northern
neighbor,
the
world
excel
that
of
Prinze
Alaska,
was
purchased
by
the
U.S.
lHa'!faXc
Va
from
1867-Scotia.
The
other
is
Sydney,
i
Australia.
only
so
much
and
leaving
substantial
stock
for
breeding
purposes
the
staple
resource
of
the
Rupert,
this
city
comes
in
for
a
considerable
share.
During
the
1950-51
season
an
estimated
$200,000
in
furs
of
all
kinds
were
handled
in
the
raw
state
by
three
buyers
in
Prince
Rupert,
major
portion
of
that
amount
being
Prince
Rupert
Corner
Second
and
Park
Avenues
I
In
1950
Canada's
mining
our
'
duction
passed
the
billion
dollar
value
for
the
first
time
in
history.
iisnerman
s
winter
Income
will
,
last
for
a
long
time
yet.
!
Our
forests
are
one
Most
of
the
trappers
along
the
niost
val"ab'e
assets.
cuuai,
are
commercial
fishermen
who
follow
that
business
during
the
summer
months.
The
provincial
game
department
has
for
many
years
followed
a
program
of
education
among
the
trappers
for
conservation
of
fur-bearlne
c
animals.
ongratyldtiODis
miiiK.-
j
About
$150,000
in
mink
was
Hcmght
on
the
spot,
which
would
mean
about
10,000
or
slightly
iitider
at
about
$15
an
average
ier
mink
pelts.
bother
furs
include
marten,
dtter.
b-eaver,
a
few
fisher
and
(!rmine
and
a
modest
amount
of
muskrat.
i
In
the
Prince
Ru.mrt
area
there
iwe
1.300
registered
traplincs,
llooo
of
them
belonging
to
native
Indians,
300
to
whites.
j
A
block
in
the
"extreme
north
hSh!
central
section
of
the
nr.i-
Wecom
e
COLUMBIA
by
vlncc
has
been
set
aside
as
a
trapping
and
hunting
ground
for
s
f'-w
bands
of
nomadic
Indians
which
still
have
not
been
registered
by
the
Indian
department.
CELLULOSE
HOWE
.
and
McNULTY
Second
Avenue
PRINCE
RIPER-E
I
Most
or
the
traplines
fromi
MAILORDER
COMPANY
OFFICES
Yicn
Prince
Rupert
gets
furs'
.'te
located
on
the
coast.
Mink
cfcught
in
these
areas
vary
con-!
sk.-jrably
in
quality
and
size.
Tfland
mink
are
usually
more
variable
than
those
on
the
mainland
coast.
The
past
season
was
ujmxually
good
for
mink,
but
Uapping
conditions
were
ex-'mely
poor,
according
to
trap-irs.
ISnow
and
Ice
along
(he
coast
f?r
better
part
of
the
mink
season
made
It
almost
impossible
11
leave
sets
for
mor
than
one
1
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k
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iff
SHELF
and
HEAVY
HARDWARE
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS
PAINTS
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largest
single
catch
rc-
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ARMSTRONG
BRIGHOUSE
CHILLIWACK
COURTENAY
CRANBROOK
DUNCAN
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HASTINGS
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KIMBERLE
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MISSION
.
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NELSON
NEW
WESTMINSTER
NORTH
VANCOUVER
PENTICTON
PORT
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PRINCE
GEORGI
PRINCE
RUPERT
OUESNEL
HEVELSTOKE
IALMON
ARM
TRAIL
VERNON
VICTORIA
VESTVIE
WHITE
ROCK
VANCOUVER
Bill
Scuby
9
Various
Locker
Sizes
Parcel
Service
Lockers
for:
Sportsmen,
Game
Birds,
Fish,
Big
Game.
Vegetables
-
Fruits
All
Kinds
of
Fresh
Meat.
Meat
Sold
in
Quantity
and
Kept
in
Storage
for
You.
Canned
Meats
Fruit
Juices
TW.
Simi-on't
M.ll
Ordt
0
....
you.
Str.t.,
idly
l.
cff
you
quick,
.HortU
oppjl
With
MMtV-WCR
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by
Siv
Ux
moiwy
Exclusive
Furriers
Row
Fur
Buyers
Northern
British
Columbia's
ONLY
Fur
Co'd
Storage
Vault
Wc
arc
proud
to
serve
the
people
of
Prince
Rupert
and
the
district
during
its
vast
expansion.
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RUPERT,
B.C.
Box
1362
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Phone
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Mail
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230
Second
Avenue
PRINCE
RUPERT
312
Third
Avenue
phone
460