PAOfi TWO THE. DAILY EWS Monday. March 3i 130 PRINCE The ItUPERT Daily BRITISH News COLUMBIA NORTHERN B. C. NEWS Published Every Aft-rnoon. Except Sunday, by Prince Rupert Dally Ntws, Limited, Third Avenue H. F. PULLBN - - - Managinjr-Edltor TERRACE BURNS LAKE " Contract rates on application. . Advertising and Circulation Telephone ........ 9S Editor and Reporters' Telephone ....86 Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation DAILY ISplTION Monday, March 31, 1930 HOUSES ARE NEEDED Recent arrivals in the city are finding it difficult to secure houses. Some of them are waiting until they can hear of someone leaving and in the meantime their wives and families are remaining in the south. Building lots can be purchased at low prices. If they cannot be purchased elsewhere, the city has some, although the latter will not be in the best locations. The choice lots are practically all held by. private owners. It has been suggested that there might be money in building houses for sale? or. rent. There is certainly a demand. It is spring and we should join with all nature in , trying to make the world more beautiful. THE CITY BEAUTIFUL This is the time of year to once more consider the desirability of improving the appearance of the city! The most important method is by cultivating gardens and lawns around the houses. Another is by keeping fences in good shape, back yards neat and buildings painted. Already Prince Rupert is becoming a pretty place in the summer. The stumps on vacant lots are overgrown and there are so many nice lawns and flower gardens that a walk around town becomes enjoyable. But there is room for improvement. Those who have gardens can improve them and those who have not started might well begin to do their part. People living in houses or apartments that have no gar-, dens can do a good deal by means of window gardens. Spring is here now and it is time to begin work. He "who plants a garden is more greatly to be esteemed than he who accumulates a fortune for some other to spend. KEEPING BUSINESS AT HOME -OnPAl'nv tn L'PAn VmairtAaa at Vinmo i'a-ro rrat.mift aft -J and see that it is not sent away. Take as exampe the printing industry. Representatives of the two local print snops go out alter business and by doing so find that they can,; prevent at least some of it going away. By personal coijtaqt with the prospective customer they are able to present the points in favor of home production. They know pretty nearly every man who sends his printing away and can take steps to head it off. In ordinary retail business it is not possible to get in touch with all the customers but they can do so by means of the newspapers. By showing that they can sell articles as cheaply as they can be purchased elsewhere, they are able to head off some of the business going to the big department stores. This is the most efficient method of stopping business from going south or east. Another method is to see that there are no overcharges. We have had a number of people come to us and say: "Why should we buy here? I went to a store the other day and they asked me 25c for an article I wanted. The same article exactly is listed in one of the mail order catalogues at 10c. You cant expect me to pay 150 per cent more for goods than I can buy them for by sending away." The case in question was just one of carelessness on the part of the local merchant. He had not exercised sufficient care in marking the goods and this overcharge had slipped in. Had it been offered at 15c the business would not have been lost and with it $10.00 worth of other business. The fault is not altogether with the local residents who send out of town. What we suggest is reasonable co-opera-tiort. Let the merchant take charges and then he can ask the local residents to spend) money with him. We mention this because so many people: imt,.uurc w uo iuiu iuiu us mey nave Deen stunu they called it. b Uncle Sam and John Bull find the navy burdensome but al-, , . ... most Impossible, to. drop 1L... The Legion Association put on a short dance on Friday at which a good crowd gathered. Good .music and the usual good time were enjoyed from 8:30 to 12 pjn. Rev. A. W. .Robinson, who has been HI for the. past week, is again well and busy with his duUes. Wm. Ungerer left Thursday for Prince Rupert for medical The boys' and girls' basketball teams are practising up to play the Smlthers boys' and girl teams at Blaster, when they will, return the local boys' trip taken at New Year's to Smlthers. Miss Edith Detinger, who left on 'Thursday for Prtnee Rupert, Is I visiting htr mother in the General Hospital. Her mother is recovering quickly and will soon return home. Knox United Church Is arranging a boys' and girls' choir for Easter. Many young singers are taking part In the choir practice and we are looking forward to the Easter music. The roads are again closed to heavy traffic, as they are a mass of soft mud caused 'by the recent snowfall. tune to cut his leg with an axe and is now In the Prince Rupert General Hospital, Is doing nicely. Wh Lester Taf t who had the misfor Mr. GIggey, after cutting his hand, went to Prince Rupert for treatment and returned Saturday. Miss Lillian Taper of Pacific, who went to the Tranquille Sanitorium, Is very 111. Mrs. George Little entertained the Bridge Club at her home on Thursday. Miss Gladys Kenney spent a brief loliday In Prince Rupert, returning Saturday. Mrs. France and daughter returned from Prince Rupert Satur day after a month's visit there. F. C. Bishop returned from the Prince Rupert General Hospital on Saturday. John Christian, who accidentally shot himself a few weeks ago, Is doing splendidly in the Hazelton W. L. Jordan returned last week end from Prince Rupert, after a week's absence. , The work train that has been clearing the railway tracks and filling in Kalum fill for the steam shovel, pulled out on Friday, after working a week here. . .Mrs. James Farquhar of Prince Rupert is visiting her parents. Canon and Mrs. T. J. Marsh. Twenty Years Ago In Prince Rupert March 31, 1910. Bishop DuVernet presided at the annual vestry meeting of the local Anglican Church when a balance ;dn hand of $100 was shown. The asdfollowing officers for the year were named: lay representative to synod. W E. Fisher; people's warden, R. L. Mcintosh; rector's warden, W. E. Burrltt; sidesmen, S. D. Raymond, F. L. Grant, A. W. Agnew, j. Lewis, E. J. Fuller, W. J. Fuller. W. J. Kennaugh, F. II. G. Barnjum, E. Flexman, Oeorge Driver and John K. Shirley. Burglars forced entry Into the stores of Christlanson & Brant and Lynch Bros, and rined the cash registers of both places. Ooods were also taken off the shelves, David Hi Hayes has received a sketch of the handsome building that is to be erected at the corner of McBrlde and Second Avenue by the Pacific Investment Co. It will be three storeys In height and of permanent construction, measuring 100 feet in length and 60 feet in width. The Carpenters' Union here Is demanding a wage scale of $5 per elgftuhqur, dayf. ,1 ;j There was a large attendance , here in connection with the visit j last Wednesday of the agricultural demonstration trahvln charge of Harry Bowman, CNJl. agricultural I agent. The lecturers included F. C. I Wasson, WvSandall, Dr. Knight and j o. o. runups ui uie jjruvuiciui uc partment Of agricultures and A. E. ; Richards, supervisor of Dominion j Illustration stations. i The local branch of the provln- eial department of public works, !ias already, started tuning up road I ; machinery preparatory to the com- j ; Ing season's work. ' Jamp.t ninfid rirnnnprt n mllnrciv i tie on his foot last week and has had difficulty since in getting j around. Phill BruneU Is making preparations to start farming on a large tcale on property he recently purchased at Palling. Mr. and Mrs. H. Moiscck have been spending the past few days in town, the former on business and the latter visiting with friends. H. D. MacNMl, Government Telegraphs agent here, has been confined to his bed for several days with a severe attack of Influenza. T. Van Dyk, district game warden, Prince George, was a visitor in Bums Lake last week on official duties. Mrs. W. Malsbury of Penhold, Alberta, Is visiting with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cowans of Oowanbrae. She Is accompanied by her sons, James and Stanley. A new fish storage shed Is being erected here by the Canadian National Railways. A. R. Holtby, B. and B. master for the Canadian National Railways, Prince Rupert, was a visitor here last week on official duties. J. Lillja of Decker Lake lost one of his horses when a load of ties fell on the animal. The other horse escaped. J. T. Smith, after a visit at Tln-tagel with his brother Clyde Smith, left last week on his return to his home at Oyen, Alberta. I - 4 j Man in the Moon Yes, Spring Is here With wind and sun, So lets enjoy It Everyone. Away with whines And groans and roars Its time we all Were out of doors. it A vaunt .th blues-. . And angry" screams, For spring . is only PleasanJ dreamt. For we have seen The spring's bright dawn So winter clothes Go back to pawn. Tls time of love And whisperings, When lad and lass Feet that Spring springs. Tomorrow is the first of April, so don t be a fool. On April 1 , It Is therul Both young and old Just play the fool. For quick results try a In the DallyNews. 5 I 9 d a 1 a I a Hi a a 3 a j s 9 a a Butcher Excuse me, madam, but jj you haven't yet paid me for the turkey you had at Christmas. Customer No, my husband 5 sprained his wrist so badly carving it that he hasnt been able, to write ,m outfybur cheque yet. , p 'a A busy city man entered a tele- jg phone kiosk and asked for "Dou- g (ble-two, double-two." H "Two, two. two, two!" replied 5 I the operator reproachfully. H "All right," sighed the city man, a "but get me the number first, and a well play train afterwards." I a Fair Kings supporters, with im; ' i ( J tm cpimirs. chv cent semi-final of Hosplt.Us" P.-.igby Cup I re-! fain i". Kinp.s met. Guyj trials at Richmond. En land. Possibilities of Prince Rupert As the Location For a Pulp and Paper Mill Are Set Forth There is not a place on the American continent so advantageously situated as is the neighborhood of Prince Rupert for a pulp and paper mill, according to M. P. Mc-Caf fery of this city. Mr. McCaffery was raised in a mill town and has kept in close touch with the operations of paper mills ever since. Only a short time ago he had occasion to make a thorough survey of the possibilities of the district in this respect and as a result of that survey and of the reports made by others, he feels very confident that what he says is correct and he gives his reasons as follows: Prince Rupert is located in the centre of the greatest pulpwood area in British Columbia. In the Naas River area alone the forestry report states that there is nine billion feet of pulp timber. At Kitimaat Arm, 100 miles south, there is a large area, and over the whole of the irregular coast country there is pulpwood which would be available for a mill. Because of this ready availability, pulpwood can be produced in this district cheaper than in any other part of British Columbia. The huge country between Prince Rupert and Prince George could be drawn on for pulpwood if necessary and the cutting of this would help to bring prosperity to the people of the interior just as is done in Eastern Canada, where much of the pulpwood is shipped by rail across into the United States. The supply of pulp timber is so large that there need never be any fear of running short. At the point where rail and water meet is the logical place for big industries and such a place is Prince Rupert. Porpoise Harbor has a site that has been looked upon with favor and there arc other sites available. A plant could well be established on Kaicn Island. Mr. McCaffery says he has for the past ten years discussed this matter with people who have been experts or who know something about some phase of the business and he has not yet had one person dispute the fact that the situation is ideal for the purpose. The difficulty is that millions of dollars arc required to build and operate such a plant and there is always difficulty in getting it started. Mr. McCaffery says he knows that many interested people have looked over the field and all agree with what he says. Even now the matter is being seriously considered and the question of finance is the only thing standing in the way. Formerly there was the lack of power to cope with, but now that power in quantity is being provided by the Northern B. C. Power Company, and will be available in a few months, he thinks he sees the consummation of such a project likely in the very near future. mixrauinimcijxi re- a 3 i I i nun