MonaaF.
Jun
27,
1927
PAGE
ELEVEN
Prince
Rupert
Supplies
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Fresh
Halibut
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AND
SUPPORT
YOUR
OWN
Part
North
America
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LAKtiK
DIMENSIONS
Twenty-seven
million
pounds
of
halibut
was
marketed
at
Prince
Rupert
last
year
valued
at
over
two
and
a
half
million
dollars.
Over
five
ml
I
on
dollars
worth
of
l
-
""
vaiuieu
in
lilt!
i-rince
UU-
pert
district
and
...
there
were
also
.
small
quantities
of
cod,
herrinir
crabs,
soles,
flounders
and
shrimps
caught
and
sold.
That
Is
the
fishing
record
for
the
district
and
it
Is
a
good
one.
This
year
may
fall
a
little
below
it
owning
to
adverse
weather
conditions
at
the
bt-ginning
of
the
halibut
season
but
the
promise
is
good
for
a
catch
c
j
unci
"AnuaiiiiK
iuut
ui
.asi
year.
lllvart
t-wwirtla
a
air
what
la
W.
.
-
--
line
attached
to
the
trolllne
hoot
for
Prince
Rupert'a
existence,
the
reply
It
that
It
Is
a
fishing
port.
It
1
the
latgut
market
for
halibut
In
the
world
and
has
the
largest
fUh
cold
storage
and
the
result
Is
that
tie
port
Is
pros
perou.
Halibut
fishing
Is
a
hazardous
occupation.
The
men
when
actually
en
gaged
in
catching
halibut
work
very
hard
for
long
hour-,,
usually
from
daylight
to
dark.
Then
In
the
winter
there
Is
three
months
cloae
season
and
they
take
i
a
rest.
The
fish
arc
caught
on
hooka
attached
ti
nhnrt
HnM
ta
nn
Inns
rm
ll
n
i
Many
fishermen
make
their
livelihood
fishing
in
that
way.
other
salmon
are
caught
near
the
mouths
of"
rivers
or
in
the
narrow
channels
of
th
in.M-
"
-v.
.-...
i
wnicn
passage
oy
means
of
seine
nets.
At
the
to
be
proud.
The
Skeena
River
u
the
!
mouth
of
the
Skeena
and
Naas
rivers
cniy
large
western
river
that
1
not
drift
nets
are
used.
On
some
parts
of
affected
by
American
rial)
trap
and
U
holding
lis
own
well,
the
salmon
run
showing
no
sign
of
diminishing,
imwiv
nori.K
The
fishermen
are
a
hardy
people
and
they
need
to
be.
They
get
good
money
the
coast
traps
are
used
but
eenrraitv
the
fishermen
are
atrongly
opposed
to
this
method
of
taking
fish
and
the
result
is
on
most
parts
of
the
B.C.
coast
they
are
not
allowed
to
be
used.
Mort
of
the
herring
are
taken
durlni
the
if
they
are
lucky
but
they
earn
every
th
the
spawning
Pawning
season
season
when
when
they'enn
theyenter
dollar
of
It.
Usually
they
spend
freely
hrbr
n
huge
quantities
and
are
riijr
uun
m
nets,
some
are
sold
directly
to
the
halibut
fishermen
for
bait
and
others
are
frozen
In
the
cold
stor-age
plants
and
used
during:
times
when
"live
bait"
Is
not
available.
Very
little
has
been
done
so
far
In
(he
way
of
curing
fish.
A
few
black
cod
or
sable
fish
are
amoked.
Some
of
,the
aalmon
are
salted
and
amoked
but
m0
most
of
the
fish
landed
at
Prince
Ru
the
shallow
banks
which
Urt
found
lnl11
re
Jthr
.ld
Jresh
or
frozen,
ex-
certain
sections
of
the
coast.
The
i
1
"
aimon
wnicn
are
canned
and
hooks
are
baited
with
herring
or
some
other
flh
and
the
ordinary
trip
from
the
time
of
leaving
port
to
returning
runs
from
ten
daya
to
three
weeks.
The
fUh
are
all
sold
by
auction
and
most
of
them
are
ahlpped
away
east
by
train
sold
all
over
the
world
but
especially
In
Canada
and
the
United
State.
COM)
KTOKAtlE
1'I.AXT
No
article
on
flthlng
could
be
complete
m-tthout
special
mention
of
the
plant
of
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
in
etDresa
refrlcerator
cars
tn
th
I
fitnnn
rvm
TViriV
t
Gail
fVkW
t
f
kni
Chicago
and
New
York
markets.
Only
been
the
most
powerful
factor
In
brlng-a
small
part
oX
the
catch
Is
sold
In
j
Ing
the
fishing
business
to
Prince
Canada.
Rupert.
There
are
several
methods
of
catch-
The
plant
has
a
payroll
of
about
1300,-lng
ulroon.
Many
of
the
spring
salmon
;
000
a
year
and
handles
something
like
art
caught
on
a
spinner
at
the
end
of
1
twenty
million
pounds
of
ft&h
annually.
Agricultural
Lands
of
Central
British
Columbia
Bringing
Good
Returns
to
the
Owners
.MarUtK
Now
I'rovlded
For
(.'rain.
Dairy
Produce,
Beef
and
Seeds
and
This
Has
flood
EffecPon
Farming
Conditions
Although
mining
is
a
great
source
of
wealth
to
any
commu
nity,
and
fishing
and
lumbering
are
also
extremely
important
the
s'able
industry
In
every
country
la
some
form
of
agriculture.
That
is
just
as
true
in
northern
Ifritisn
Columbia
as
elsewhere.
Agricul
ture
is
not
only
a
basic
industry
but
the
most
stable
of
them
all.
hile
mines,
fisheries
and
the
timber
of
a
country
may
be
all
depleted,
agriculture
tends
to
improve
a9
the
years
pass
and.
especially
so
in
a
new
country.
Today
there
is
a
revival
of
Agriculture
in
the
valleys
of
interior
British
Columbia,
especially
In
the
cen-.to
tlx
farmers
and
yet
cojivrulent
to
tral
portion
which
Includes
the
Bulkley
and
Nechako
valleys.
Until
the
past
lew
years
the
farmers
of
those
vaUey
have
depended
largely
on
road
work,
tie
cutting
and
other
outside
sources
of
Income
to
provide
them
a
living.
Today
they
are
looking
to
their
farms
and
their
farm
are
not
falling
them.
And
the
development
of
a
market
li
one
of
the.
great
factors
In
brjnglpg.
about
this
happy
ttat
bf
affairs'.
Tl
.Nechaoo
and
nulkleyVaney
wt
typfcJJy'j
mixed,
farming
district?.
The,
people
there
Vefcgag
lagri&r
ngJj
-Ttie
Ptfvniclai
Government
ha
re-
dairying.
Med
erowlnc.
beef
raisfW
and
the
growing
of
hay
for
the
market.
drain
growing
Is
placed
first
on
the
list,
not
because
today
It
la
the
most
Important
but
because
It
la
likely
to
become
so
In
the
near
future.
The
building
of
the
elevator
at
Prince
Rupert
and
the
eestabllshment
of
a
market
through
It
for
all
the
wheat
that
can
be
grown
was
the
greateU
step
yet
taken
a
an
aid
to
the
farming
Industry,
Added
to
that
has
been
the
establishment
of
a
more
stable
market
for
cream
and
milk
at
Prince
Rupert,
the
finding
of
a
market
for
the
timothy
wed
and
the
building
of
an
abattoir
t
Prince
Rupert.
Then
the
revival
of
the
mllng
Industry
I
providing
a
local
market
for
much
of
the
produce
of
the
valleys
at
the
best
possible
price.
MAKKKT
IOK
EVEKVTIIINO
A
few
year
ago
the
farmer
complained
that
they
could
not
aell
their
Tt
or
their
grain,
and
If
Utey
had
too
much
hay
thtrelw(is
no
,
market
for
It
Today
their
"beef
and
grain,
are
taken
of
atPrincei'Rup'rt
'LJf.
,tney
think
there
wuTtoe'
a
glut
of
timothy
W,
It
1
allowed
to
go
to
seed
and
Utre
la
a
market
for
the
aeed
and
machine
that
con
handle
It.
H
U
reported
both
from
the
Bulkley,
the
Nechaco'
and
the
neighborhood
around
Prince
George
that
a
greaUy
Increased
acreage
of
wheat
U
being
jrown
there
this
year.
This
will
be
old
through,
the
wheat
pool,
local
pool
having
been
formed
to
handle
It.
The
heat
will
be
ahlpped
to
Prince
Rupert
iwl
paid
for
by
the
aystem
of
Install-nit
adopted
toy
the
pool
which
preada
the
payment
over
the
season
la
uca
a
way
as
to
b
most
beneficial
the
pool.
Tills
Insures
that
the
far
mer
have
money
throug'houf
the
year.
provision
I
also
being
made
In
many
districts
for
an
Increase
In
the
mUk
supply
so
that
the
market
at
Prince
Rupert
and
the
crewnery
at
Vanderhoof
may
be
supplied
with
the
product
of
the
dairies.
The
Improvement
In
farming
condl
Uonsls
bringing
about
the
clearing
tip
ot
more
bush
land
and
the),
taking
up
of
hew
farms
and
the
'
reui,Uwtnvbe
beneficial,
to
everyone.
j
nresenUtlvea
of
the
department
of
agriculture
stationed
both
In
the
Bulk-
ley
and
Nechaco
valley
and
they
aid
the
farmer
In
deciding
what
crops
to
grow
and
where
to
market.
The
Dom
inion
Government
also
has
a
man
at
Vanderhoof
who
la
looking
after
experimental
work
there.
lltrMUMC-eS
OVERCOME
Central
British
Columbia
has
had
to
overcome
the
prejudice
of
thoc
who
cannot
believe
anything
good
can
come
out
of
the
north.
Tales
ot
hardships
of
early
settler
have
been
told
so
often
that
people
on
the
ouslde
still
look
on
these
dUtrlct
aa
beyond
the
pale
of
elvUIZBtlon.
Could
they
but
see
the
development
that
Is
going
on
they
would
never
again
whisper
a
word
against
this
garden
country
of
the
world.
Possibly
these
central
British
Columbia
valley
stand
to
benefit
more
than
anyone
else
from
the
extension
of
the
main
highway
which
now
connects
them
with
the
south
by
way
of
Prince
Qeorge.
The
natural
market
for
the
interior
"valleys
Is
at
Prince
Rupert
art
the
opening
of
the
Skeena
valley
to
their
cars
and
the
development
of
tourist
travel
a
far
as
Prince
Rupert
wUI
be
of
great
advantage
to
everyone.
Money
wUI
be
orought
Into
the
country
and
people
will
come
and
stay.
Communication
I
the
one
thing
needed
nwre
than
anything.
Cheap
and
easy
transportation
both
by
rail
and
road,
a
better
mall
service
and
regular
dally
eeveri
day
a
week
train
and
tlie
ex
tension
of
the
teleplione
services
and
the
Nechako
and
Bulkley
valley
will
be
among
the
most
desirable
places
to
live
In
the
whol
world.
EAT
1867
ways
Is
an
absorbing
subject,
very
complicated
also,
as
lt
Includes
all
events
which
happened,
all
Influence
which
worked
until
tlte
final
amalgamation
of
the
lines
which
now
form
the
Canadian
National
Railways
of
Canada,
These
Influences
were
military,
political
and
the
builders
together
with
the
secondary
powers
were
often
In
opposition
and
too
often
showed
their
narrow-mindedness,
their
prejudices,
but
which,
how-'
ever,
have
established
an
enduring
work.
The
2.278
miles
of
railroad
which
ex
isted
at
the
time
of
Confederation
In
Canada
were,
as
It
was
proven
later,
of
great
value.
Not
perhaps
for
those
who
Invested
their
money
In
them,
but
aa
a
connecting
link
between
the
East
and
West.
In
"the
Railway
Builders"
Skelton,
speaking
of
the
railroad
situation
In
1887,
Justly
say:
There
had
been
waste
and
misman
agement,
It
Is
true,
but
the
railway
had
brought
Indirect
gain
that
more
than
offset
the
direct
low.
Farming
district
were
opened
up
rapidly,
freight
were
reduced
In
many
section,
Inter
course
was
facilitated,
and
land
value
were
raised.
The
contribution
to
the
railway
waa
bread
well
cast
upon
the
water."
Railway
construction
In
Canada
began
In
1630.
Prom
1830
to
1853,
that
Is
during
the
experimental
period,
16U
miles
or
railroad
were
built,
most
of
which
around
Montreal.
There
followed
a
period
of
speculations,
durlnz
which
ithe
Grand
Trunk,
the
first
of
the
Cana
dian
lnes,
branched
out,
improved
and
acquired,
new'strengthi''
To
relate
the
story
of
the
Canadian
railways
from
that
time;
or
simply
that
of
the
Grand
Trunk
which
now
forms
an
Integral
part
of
the'
Canadian
National
Railways
of
Canada,
would
be
a
colossal
task.
To
have
an
Idea
ot
the
vastness
of
that
undertaking
one
ha
only
to
draw
a
comparison
between
the
150
miles
of
-railroad
built
In
1852
and
the
20,798
miles
mileage
today
tn
Canada
by
the
Canadian
National,
to
which
should
be
added
1,883
mile
In
the
United
States,
forming
a
total
ot
22,681
miles,
the
greatest
railway
system
of
North
America.
One
must
not
forget
also
that
the
population
of
the
of
the
Maritime
Provinces,
of
Upper
and
Lower
Canada
waa
only
2.384,919
In
1851,
compared
to
the
population
of
9,300.000
Inhabitants,
at
the
present
time,
and
the
progress
realised
will
easily
be
seen.
The
Grand
Trunk
secured
It
charter
In
1852,
and
started
buUdlng
right
away.
This
railway
expansion
and
the
rapid
growth
of
business
which
folloyed,
brought
about
an
Increase
In
population;
the:
census
ot
1861
reports
a
gain
of
32.28
per
cent,
.
The
first
prospectus
of
the
Grand
Trunjf
as
pub'llhsed
In
1853
and
the
first
portion
of
the
line
Montreal-Toronto,
125
miles
long,
wo
finished
In
1855.
The
first
trip
on
this
time
took
place
on
the
22nd
October,
1856.
In
1860,
the
Orand
Trunk,,
with
Its
850
miles
ot
railroad
was'
the
most
Important
tine
In
Canada.
I
waa
saying
a
moment
ago
that
to
relate
Ute
railway
history
of
the
years
which
followed
tlw
Issue
of
the
Grand
Trunk
charter
would
constitute
a
formidable
task,
This
fact
la
a
striking
Diamond
Jubilee
of
Canada's
Confederation
1927
Confederation
of
(illusion
of
It:
When
the
amalgamation
(of
the
Qrand
Trunk
with
the
Canadian
National
Railways
'
took,
place,
the
original
charter
of
the
Grand
Trunk
counted
not
less
than
forty,
companies,
as
a
matter-
of
fact,
during
the
years
which
preceded
or
followed
Confederation
federal
or
provincial
charters
were
secured
ty
ninety-one
companies,
forming
part
to-day
of
the
Canadian
National.
The
story
of
each
one
Is
worthy
of
the
attention
of
an
historian.
Wonderful
and
instructive
stories,
very
often
fulf
of
romance.
It
begin
with
the
building
of
a
small
line
of
portage,
the
Champlaln
and
St
Lawrence,
which
ran
from
Lapralrle
to
St.
Johns,
Que.,
a
distance
ot
16
miles;
the
Toronto,
Slmcoe
and
Huron
Union
Railway,
running
from
Toronto
to
a
place
where
now
stands
Aurora,
Ontario;
(29
miles).
It
goes
on
to
the
Canadian
National
Railways
as
It
Stands'
today,
with
Its
all-steel
cars,
fl&
de
luxe
steamship
lines,
Its
spacious
hotels.
Its.
telegraphs.
Its
express
service,
and
other
auxiliaries.
Nol
It
la-Impossible
to
write,
all
this
ttory
Jn
the
-limits
ot
an
article.
I
close
In
paying
a
sincere
tribute
of
admiration
to
the
men
of
courage
and
vision
who
are
Its
makers.
Let
us
forget
the
mistakes
committed
and
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
many
railroad
builder
were
In
advance
of
their
time,
the
work
accomplished
was
necessary
In
order
that
Canada
could
become
a
large
country,
united
from
the
Atlantic
to
the
I'aclflc.
Their
effort
have
resulted
In
the
Industrial,
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