18
Prince
Rupert
Daily
News
Monday,
June
11,
1951
!ll!F-
I
B.C.
Aluminum
plant
on
Its
own
soil,
and
an
investigating
committee
was
set'
un
bv
Coneress
to
find
out
him-
i
Continued
from
Page
17)
BUILDING
NEEDED
Total
payroll
of
Burns
Lake
w,,.,
area
in
forestry,
trade
and
servi-Vrm
,
1
of
ces
was
$.23,761
in
1947.
W,th
the:.na,
S
coming
of
Alcan's
development!
lure
1951
payroll
is
estimated
at
more'
than
$3,000,000.
.
1
.,
Alunlnum
mav
!thesuhwm
Building
f
much
U.S.
capital
would
be
In-
i
j
Tolved
in
the
project.
j
"None."
said
Mr.
Powell.
Alcan's
'
president.
"It's
an
all-Canadian
I
!
deal."
!
It
'W
Real
Estate
High-Good
Houses
Scarce
as
well
as
a
road
connecting
with
the
Skeena
highway.
This
would
make
Terrace
divisional
point
in
traffic
of
huge
proportions.
No
wonder
then,
that
talk
of
expansion
is
heavy
in
Terrace,
and
that
it
hopes
to
play
a
major
role
In
the
growth
of
the
new
city.
Prince
Rurert.
third
maior
BEST
WISHES
One
of
the
niajor
facilities
of
Prince
Rupert,
its
drydock
and
shipyard
est-
!
ablished
by
Canadian
National
Railways
40
years
!
p.gTi,
lies
comparatively
Cellulose
Company
to
get
the
ball
rolling"
j
oOo
There
is
an
interesting
sidelight
of
the
likely
effects
of
Alcan's
power
development
which
has
not
received
a
great
deal
of
publicity.
The
Fraser
Valley
is
i
far
removed
from
the
vicinity
of
the
Nechako
dam
or
the
inura
smelter
at
Kitimat.
but
the
notorious
Fraser
river
which
runs
through
the
backbone
of
B.C.'s
agrlcuture,
has
a
large
portion
of
its
headwaters
fed
directly
to
it
by
the
Nechako."
Millions
of
dollars
of
damage
were
caused
in
the
past
to
farmland,
stock
and
property
in
this
fetrtile
valley
due
to
spring
flooding.
With
a
fast
spring
run-
'
off.
overflow
of
the
Fraser
always
has
been
a
threat.
Is
it
not
practical
to
assume
that
once
a
large
portion
of
its
headwaters
are
dammed,
danger
of
the
Fraser
flooding
will
be
entirely
eliminated?
For
a
while,
not
long
after
the
House,
construction
always
has
been
a
major
problem
in
Prince
Rupert,
builders
say.
The
.
contour
of
the
townsite
itself
presents
the
initial
difficulty
because
few
level
stretches
of
land
appear
'
to
Columbia
Cellulose
United
States
needs
aluminum
j
badly.
It
has
said
so,
and
has
i
indicated
that
the
U.S.
will
have
to
buy
from
Alcan
to
satisfy
American
demands
of
today.
According
to
Alcan
officials,
"there
U
nothing
to
worry
about,"
concerning
new
markets.
Before
the
entire
project
is
completed,
Alcan
estimates
it
will
require
200.000
tons
of
steel,
24.000
tons
of
aluminum
and
4.000
tons
of
copper.
Of
the
overall
requirements
in
materials
no
more
than
five
per
cent
would
come
from
the
United
States.
Cement
and
other
construction
materials
would
be
available
in
Canada,
as
well
as
heavy
electrical
equipment,
such
a
generators
and
transformers.
The
Aluminum
Era
has
hwun
idle.
The
two-berthed
yard
early
found
a
place
in
the
shipping
:
economy
of
the
west
coast,
but
it
played
its
most
prominent
role
during
World
War
II.
During
its
busiest
period,
approximately
around
the
rock-bound
harbor
And
where
the
toDoeraohv
is
comparatively
level,
muskeg-
port
In
B.C.
and
also
due
to
play
a
much
greater
part
in
the
economy
of
the
province,
is
throbbing
with
an
undercurrent
of
speculation
and
expansion
fever.
Most
local
businessmen
have
no
doubt
that
ramifications
of
the
large
industry
80
miles
south
will
have
its
effect
here
but
Just
how
much,
or
how
little?
As
soon
as
rumors
of
the
aluminum
development
became
more
than
talk,
a
Prince
Rupert
syndicate
sought
out
a
lone
homesteader
of
the
Kitlmat
area.
They
found
Rudolph
Braun,
who
had
pre-empted
in
1910,
40
acres
utar
the
shoies
of
Minette
Bav.:
and
building-up
in
muskeg
or
floating-soil
areas.
type
or
soil
has
made
substantial
building
ascosUy
as
where
build
:
2.000
workers
were
employed.
,
Thirteen
10.000-ton
freighters,
lour
navy
minesweepers
and
two
VALIES
CLIMB
With
houses
at
a
premium
in
Prince
Rupert,
real
estate
values
have
climbed
steadily.
Although
housj
prices
are
perhaps
not
ijig
sites
had
to
be
literally
chipped
out
of
rock.
New
building
has
been
scarce
in
Prince
Rupert,
especially
as
concerns
housing.
Apart
from
.some
COO
"vkiU-Unifc"
housing
1
,350-ton
China
Coast
type
freighters
were
built
between
1939
and
1945.
1
Brides.
914
ships
were
dry-:
rirvlrH
snri
rpnnirH
and
ertmp
from
much
higher
here
than
in
comparative
cities,
wra,
realtors
wuctc
believe
worm
neara
of
the
new
aluminum
development,
the
plan
was'
units,
purchased
piucuusea
privately
privately
from
irom
t
War
Assets
Conjuration
after
ces-
I
actual
value
of
homes
is
not
In
GRANT
&
NEWTG
a
buige
in
the
fjord
of
Kitimat
Arm.
Later,
Braun
bought
an
2.500
vessels
not
drydocked.
re-'
paired.
The
plant
is
equipped
to
do
ail
its
own
steel
fabricating
in
B.C.
and
Is
the
ereatest
industrial
development
in
the
Insuiry
of
the
province.
Its
government
recognizes
an
assurance
of
industrial
success
for
the
North,
while
at
Kitimat
the
sperm
of
Industry
already
lies
nestled
in
attacked
from
many
angles.
Unit-
'
ed
States
Congressmen
called
It
"a
ereat
mistake:"
others
termed
it
a
"dead
duck,"
and
Alaska
!
branded
Alcan's
plans
a
"double-
MM
I
I
tD
Electrical
Contractors
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
other
40-acre
lot.
In
1939
the
pioneer
was
burned
out
of
his
home
and
he
came
to
Prince
Rupert.
The
syndicate
offered
Braun
$12,000
for
his
elehtv
;and
major
machining.
i
With
the
eyes
of
industry
slowly
turning
to
the
north,
business
points
a
finger
at
the
shipyard
to
show
another
avenue
of
cross.
The
U.S.
wanted
the
the
womb
of
its
resources.
Ill
acres
which
he
took
without
LMl
5
.sat
ion
of
hostilities,
most
perm-
j
line
wllh
prices
asked.
Homes
anent
dwellings
are
betwe-en
20
,lsted
for
sale
demand
an
average
to
35
years
old.
These
houses,
i
hlsn
casn
payment
which
makes
engineers
point
out.
however!
11
difficult
to
"turn
over"
prop-were
for
tle
most
part
well
con-,
ertv'
thT
structvd
with
first
class
material
!
On
the
other
hand,
four
'and
ol
that
day,
and
most
of
them
six-room
war-time
units,
orig-still
appear
hi
bcwkI
condition.
jnally
purchased
from
war
assets
At
present
there
is
a
crying
for
prices
ranging
from
$600
to
need
for
extra
housing
in
this
$1800,
are
now
selling
steadily
for
city,
as
explained
by
the
city
$3,000
to
$6,000.
Although
these
council
and
Chamber
of
Com-
homes
were
not
built
originally
I
merce,
who
for
the
past
two
years
on
a
permanent
basis,
their
have
endeavored
to
get
started
architecture
is
more
modern
than
fl
joint
provincial
-
Dominion
:
the
average
"old
home"
which
j
Jiqusing
project
here.
j
with
the
lower
purchase
price
is
many
questions.
But
the
big
question
the
syndicate
would
like
answered,
is:
"Will
the
townsite
be
built
around
our
property?"
They
think
it's
likely.
Among
those
who
feel
Prince
Rupert
will
definitely
benefit
by
the
coming
of
the
aluminum
era
this
far
north
in
B.C.
is
Mayor
G-
W.
Rudderham.
With
many
other
pioneers,
he
has
tried
to
iiinmm
tf
iNorth
Has
Long
Days
Reading
by
natural
light
as
late
as
10:30
p.m.
is
possible
in
s
esc
.
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j
Z:
witn
me
coming
or
Columbia
;
an
attraction.
REAL
ESTATE
and
INSURANCE
Frince
Rupert
during
the
months
of
June
and
Julv.
Actually,
dur
Older
homes,
two
and
three
bedroom
type
with
basements,
demand
anywhere
from
$5,500
to
$,000,
with
average
down
payments
of
$3,500.
ing
the
height
of
summer,
there
--v-
i-3t
v
-Tij'Wfr
are
only
a
few
hours
in
24
of
complete
darkness.
Example.
June
24.
sun
sets
be
Z"-
-T
V-:
Cellulose
Company
and
the
fish-
-
ing
industry
expanding,
the
city
faced
with
an
immediate
de-
.
maud
for
at
least
100
dwelling
nriits,
they
say.
'Part
of
this
demand
is
xpeted
j
U
-tie
filled
when
a
50-unit
i,".'.'apartment
block
Is
converted
..-
Irom
a
former
American
Army
iT:."',NnTinlstration
building.
-:..
Another
small
need
may
be
Tr?Z
"T"le3
bY
private
building
under
4,
k
Uie
.
National
Housing
Act.
but
lure
shipping
to
this
port,
ranked
as
the
world's
third
best,
ice-free
all
year
round
and
with
one
of
the
easiest
approaches
found
anywhere.
The
mayor
thinks
shipping,
may
finally
be
sparked
through
the
aluminum
ventuiv.
Ships,
hauling
bauxite
to
the
Kitimat
smelter,
will
look
for
other
trade
and
outgoing
cargoes,
arriving
via
the
northern
trans-:ontinental
CNR
line
of
which
Prince
Rupert
is
its
terminus.
I
M.
Felsenthal.
nrnmimmt
Population
is
Nearing
11,000
hind
Metlakatla.
across
the
bay,
at
9:20
p.m.,
rising
again
over
Mt.
Oldfield
at
4
a.m.
Net
only
do
these
long
hours
of
daylight
save
the
housekeeper's
electric
light
bill,
but
fishermen
during
the
peak
of
the
salmon
season
can
keep
on
fishing
practically
around
the
clock
and
most
of
them
do.
HOUSES
FOR
SALE
RENTALS
O
PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENTS
FIRE,
THEFT
ond
CAR
INSURA.Ni
We
Handle
All
Types
of
GENERAL
INSURANCE
-Jrt!'!lding
is
cost,y
and
loans
allot-
i
Prince
Rugert't
population
'.;Ulieht
for
Prince
Rupert
are
only
'
Is
estimated
today
at
close
to,
;:tn
a
year.
Contractors
say
con-
if
not
exceeding,
11,000.
In
r-
:iigt,,rUCtion
costs
range
from
$9
to
1948
it
was
placed
at
8,200
on
"
12
a
square
foot,
depending
on
'
the
basis
of
ration
cards
but
business
man
and
president
of
v
"n"ain8
site,
not
including
base-
j
has
been
steadily
increasing
Member
of
National
Association
of
Real
Estate
Boards
Bauxite
occurs
in
most
countries
of
the
world
with
the
ten
since
then.
Onlv
lack
of
hous
dency
toward
tropical
or
semi-
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
feels
this
way
about
the
oming
of
Alcan
:
"Prince
Rupert
can
be
the
eeding
point
for
supplies,
both
in
and
outgoing.
"It
is
the
beginning
of
this
country
and
the
bie
hrealt
..
tropical
districts.
,
vjmenis.
"
V-
In
mos'
new
housing
construe-!
-,
tlOn
anticipated
In
this
area
a
i
wove
to
eliminate
basements,
:
'.Will
considerably
reduce
cost
of
-fock
blasting
or
a
large-scale
ing
keeps
it
back
as
opppor-tunittes
for
employment
and
business
establishments
attract
people
to
the
community.
The
ARMSTRONG
AGENCIES
Phone
342
last
descennial
census
in
1941
The
1951
census,
now
being
organized,
should
show
it
nearly
double
that
figure.
307
Third
Ave.
.
"1
'
System
of
draiiiage,
excavation
!
showed
the
population
as
6,714.
Prince
Rupert,
Blj
need
in
addition
to
the
Columbia
CONG
We
are
pleased
to
extend
CONG
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on
your
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proud
to
have
had
a
share
in
the
plumbing
and
heating
installations
of
the
huge
modern
plant
at
Watson
Island.
We
wish
it
every
success
and
are
sure
the
coming
of
a
big
industry
to
the
north
will
do
much
to
stabilize
the
economy
of
our
community
and
may
do
much
to
attract
future
industry
to
this
area.
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