Itural
crorsroads,
H
has
been
a
gathering
place
p!e
since
ne
first
ot
mar
u
the
north-
m
The
Skeena
River,
southwe:)
u
the
const,
an
avenue
of
retreat
st
tribe:
when
the
Haida
parties
(orced
them
'
turn
fought
and
the
uibe
occupying
r
skeena
Valley
Taking
Ber.ce
a
ew
miles
above
forks
the
coast
natives
this
point
in
their
hls-
namins
their
village
Boks,
(Klsplox
which
lit-
iranslated
means
"people
piding
place
lira
white
men
probably
.
from
the
southeast,
fol-
8
the
bread
valley
of
the
They
were
fur
men,
and
an
overflow
from
the
of
California
and
the
ot
these
men
push-
flicm:.:
Hankln.
remained
ana
became
Hazelton's
push
the
early
comers
was
rich
In
fur-bearing
animals
and
sqon
'Hazelton's
first
businesses
were
established
as
traders
came
to
buy
the
furs
and
supply
the
needs
of
trappers
and
prospectors.
When
the
magic
words,
"Klondike
Gold"
reached
central
and
southern
British
Col
LGOME
DELEGATES
.
.
.
ett
w
HAPPY
CONyENTION!
United
Cabs
0UlI"i,
Prop.
PHONE
123
vJtfln
Ftihirp
.PirAmieinn
Has
Had
Its
Booms
As
"Natural
Distributing
Point
At
Conrlu-ence
of
Skeena
and
Bulkley
Dy
HARRY
SEAMAN)
,
,rUfTfre(i
shoulders
of
yesteryear
brush
the
nf
tndav
in
the
community
of
Hazelton.
,,l
between
the
prongs
of
the
Bulkley
and
Kivers
ana
oenevoien
uy
uuimnmeu
uy
me
.:,
PiiVmt
rlr
T?mi
Idest
existing
settlement
in
uie
unusn
uoium-
hwest,
'
umbia,
hundreds
of
men
out-l
fitted
at
Hazelton
and
hit
the
troll
northward
up
the
Skeena!
Valley
and
eventually
into
the
Yukon.
I
Before
the
turn
of
the
century,
j
Hazelton
"was
linked
with
Port
Simpson
on
the
coast
by
Hudson
Bay
river
boats
plying
the
Skeena
'
River.
New
activity
again
ccn-'
tered
around
Hazelton
when
a
telegraph
company
d-cided
to
beat
the
laying
of
the
Atlantic
cable
by
running
a
telegraph
line
from
the
United
States,
through
northwest
Canada,
Siberia,
and
found
little
gold
they
did
discover
that
the
surrounding
area
Europe
to
London,
England.
Hazelton
became
a
supply
and
distribution
centre
for
construction
crews
and,
although
the
successful
laying
of
the
Atlantic
cable
halted
the
venture,
it
did
much
We
Join
in
Greetings
to
the
LEGATES
OF
THE
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
OF
TRADE
And
offer
Good
Wishes
to
their
continued
success.
MacKenzie
Furniture
Ltd.
JCCESS
TO
YOUR
CONVENTION,
DELEGATES,
Way
Your
Stay
With
Us
Be
Happy
.
HOTEL
WOE
RUPERT
HEARTY
"The
Itest
Hotel
In
the
North"
HELLO
i
t
TO
THE
DELEGATES
OF
FE
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
0F
TRADE
J.
H.
MAIR
l
urniture
and
Auctioneer
-
Dealer
In
BOATS
'AND
USE!)
CARS
;
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Black
15(5
-
171
Third
Ave.
East
P.O.
Box
1101
COW
UAV
to
promote
the
northwest.
A
few
years
later
when
the
Dominion
government
decided
to
link
the
Yukon
and
Northern
British
Columbia
with
the
rest
of
Canada
by
telegraph
the
Haz
elton
route
was
the
one
chosen,
The
biggest
boom
In
the
"history
of
Hazelton
came
with
the
commencement
of
construction'
work
on
the
Grand
Trunk
Pacific.
Once
more
It
became
a
natural
distribution
centre
wlth
a
whole
fleet
of
sternwheelers
making
it
their
"terminus.
But
the
railway
didn't
come
to
Hazelton,
It
remained
across
the
Bulkley
"River.
A
"few
businesses,
Including
the
newspaper,
moved
over
to
the
town
site
of
New!
Hazelton
but
still
the
centre
of
j
supply
for
the
district
remains
In
016.
Hazelton,
'though
saturated
with
historic
events
Hazelton
has
kept
up
with
the
march
of
time.
Whereas
it
used
to
be
the
eastern
terminal
for
river
boats
it
is
now
linked
-with
communities
to
thq
east
by
bus.
A
taxi
-stage
provides
service
between
Hazelton
and
New
Hazelton,
meeting
east
and
westbound
trains.
"Homes
and
business
places
are
modern
-ly
equipped
which
Includes
In
most
cases
a
telephone.
Fur
trade
and
supply
are
still
Important
to
the
district
hut
with
eleven
or
twelve
mills
flourishing,
lumber
is
the
pro
mlnent
Industry
now.
;Pole
cutting
also
contributes
substantially
to
the
district's
Income.
Mixed
farming
and
cattle
raising
is
carried
on
successfully
In
several
areas
throughout
the
dls-
j
trlct.
Around
Klsplox
fanners
J
specialize
in
proaucuon
oi
seea,
particularly
potatoes
which
have
carried
off
honors
at
a
number
of
British
Columbia
agricultural
shows.
MINING
COMING
TO
'FOItE
AGAIN
Mining
is
expected
to
share
some
of
the
industrial
spotlight
when
the'Sllver
Standard,
which
has
been
closed
for
some
twenty
years,
goes
into
productibn
again.
As
well
as
silver
the
ore
contains
lead
and
zinc.
To
pro-
!
duce
the
concentrates
the
com
pany
Intends
to
build
a
mill
on
their
property
this
summer.
Other
silver
properties
in
the
district
include
the
American
Boy
which
is
having
preliminary
work
done
now.
During
the
war
there
was
a
considerable
amount
of
tungsten
produced
by
a
mine
on
Rocher
de
Boule.
Should
industrial
development
of
the
Hazelton
area
ever
de-mand
an
abundance
of
electrical
power,
the
thousands
of
wild
white,
horses
running
through
Hagwllget
Canyon
may
be
har
nessed
to
provide
it.
The
scenic
beauty
of
tree-green
htlls,
winding
rivers
and
rushing
streams,
topped
by
th
towering
bulk
of
Rocher
de
Boule
provide
tourist
attractions
hard
to
eaual
anywhere
In
the
world.
Sportsmen
too
can
find
plenty
of
attractions
for
moose,
caribou,
grlzzlcy.
black
bear
and
mountain
goat
are
plentiful
In
the
area.
Fishermen
who
prefer
fly-fishing
can
find
plenty
of
sport
in
a
number
of
lakes
accessible
by
auto.
At
certain
times
of
the
year
bait
fishing
for
steel-head
at
Hagwllget
Canyon
provides
a
special
thrill.
Whatever
the
future
of
Haz
elton,
be
It
little
or
great,
its
history
will
-always
remain
a
colorful
part
of
the
British
Columbia
story.
PROSPECTORS
COMING
NORTH
Headwaters
of
the
Skeena
rticularlv
uround
the
Sustet-Johansen
Lake
area,
are
proving
the
principal
mecca
for.
the
prospectors
oi
onwu
-unibia
this
season,
said
a
well
known
authority
on
mining
affairs
who
was
In.
the
city
a
few
nan
Fine
high-grafle
veins
of
lode
gold
are
awrucumj
them.
Ji
Nor
is
the
activity
connnea
vu
prospecting.
The
Qoldway-Peck
Mines
Ltd.
(subsidiary
of
the
Leltch
Gold
Mines
Ltd.,
of
which
'Karl
Springer
of
Toronto
and
Vancouver
is
the
head)
has
in
active
engaged
twelve
men
development
of
a
property
in
the
heart
of
the
area.
This
is
the
second
season
of
trenching
and
diamond
drilling.
A
CIVIC
WELCOME
HAVE
MUCH
PLEASURE
in
extending
a
welcome
to
the
J
delegates
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
We
deem
It
a
igreat
honor
that
you
have
chosen
Prince
Rupert
as
your
venue
and
trust
that
your
visit
will
be
enjoyable
and
your
deliberations-
useful
and
productive.
A
Board
of
Trade
is
PVwVfHB&
ttmS
'
''r
'
one
of
the
most-valuable
organizations
in
any
city,
town
or
village.
Its
ranks
invariably
Include
intelligent
and
far-sighted
members
who
are
good
citizens,
not
only
of
their
own
locality,
but
of
the
country
in
general.
The
Board
"of
Trade
is
a
channel
by
which
information
is
distributed
both
in
and
Dut
of
a
city
and
forms
the
greatest
medium
for
promotion
of
trade
and
development
of
new
ideas,
knows
all
the
problems
facing
industry
and
hov
to
get
these
problems
ad
justed.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia
is
on
the
eve
of
great
development
und
-it
is
fitting
that
you
have
chosen
to
meet
this
.year
in
our
part
of
the
country.
We
have
tremendous
natural
resources
and
great
opportunities
and
I
trust
that
you
will
find
time
to
explore,
and
discuss
our
problems
so
that
on
your
return
to
your
various
homes
you
will
be
tn
a
-position-
to
disseminate
true
information
of
this
new
apd
almost
unknown
part
of
our
great
Province.
Development
of
the
southern
part
of
this
province
went
on
so
rapidly
and
prosperity
has
been
so
great
that
most
of
the
northern
and
central-regions
have
been
neglected.
-The
march
of
progress
-has
now
inevitably
turned
northward'
and
we
look
for
great
expansion,
and
Invite
you
to
be
a
part
of
it.
As
Mayor
of
the
City
of
Prince
Rupert
I
bid
you
a
very
hearty
welcome.
NORA
E.
ARNOLD,
Mayor.
8SS?
M
.jmtkaiwoi.
Part
of
tralnload
shipment
of
cattle
being
loaded
in
Central
Interior
for
Kamloops
sale.
Agriculture
Making
Progress;
Lower
Skeena
Good
for
Fruit,
Bulkley
Valley,
Mixed
Farming
By
S.
G.
PRESTON
District
Agriculturist,
Smithers
Agriculture
in
the
Bulkley
Valley
and
Lower
Skeena
grew
rapidly
after
the
railway
was
completed
in
1914,
but
slowed
down
toward
"the
end
of
World
War
I,
only
to
go
ahead
again
immediately
after.
Land
prices
rose
and
when
the
depression
came
in
1930
many
were
unable
to
keep
up-payments.
In
addition
to
this,"
high
freight
-
-
costs
and
unfortunate
choice
of
crops
discouraged
many
of
the
settlers.
Since
that
time,
many
cf
the
young
people
.brought
up
In'
Central
British
Columbia
art
taking
over
the
farms,
acquiring
modern
equipment
and
using
up-to-date
methods.
Thus,
we
are
hoping
that
a
stable
agriculture
is
being
developed.
In
the
Lower
EXeeha,
particu
larly
in
the
vicinity
of
Terrace,
most
tree
fruits
canie-grown
as
well
as
small
fruits.
The
area
1
well
adapted
to
truck
gardening
and
poultry.
The
lack
of
natural
pasture
makes
dairying
rather
difficult.
The
Bulkley
Valley
is
adapted
to
dalryirig",
forage
seed
crops,
feed
grain,
some
classes
of
veg
etables
and
bcel.or
sheep
where
summer
range
and
winter
feed
are
available.
The
district
has
had
settlers
from
Europe
during
the
past
ten
years.
A
number
of
Swiss
were
placed'
on
farms
around
Smithers
andTelkwa
in
1037.
In
1939
several
families
from
Holland
settled
at
Houston
and
Barrett.
Most
of
the
Swiss
and
Dutch
have
remained
on
the
farms
and
like
the
others
have
taken
to
logging
since
lumber
prices
have
gone
up.
The
Swiss
settlers
carry
on
the
same
crops
as
the
others
tn
'the
district.
A
number
of
the
Dutch
have
been
raising
very
successful
crops
cf
spinach
seed
and
swede
turnip.
Cabbage
and
radish
seed
production,
too,
was
attempted.
The
ion?
winter
storage
cf
cabbage
plants
and
high
losses
have
not
made
this
crop
very
remunerative.
Radish
seed
did
hot
ripen
sufficiently
early.
.
Dsspite
the
difficulties
with
which
the
farmers
have
had
to
contend
there
are
some
excellent
places
built
up
or
being
built
up
which
show
that
initiative
and
sound
methods
of
farming
bring
results.
Several
of
the
places
where
this
is
evident
are:
HOUSTON:
N.
Vrlend
Spin
ach
and
-swede
turnip
seed
grow
ing.
BARRETT:
Geo,"
Prins
Spin
ach,
swede
turnip
seed
and
pot
atoes.
QUICK:
Greene
Bros.
Dairying
and
seed
cicps.
N.
Wakefield
Seed
and
beef
cattle.
TELKWA:
J.
Bourgon
Mixed
farming.
John
Fulsebakke
Dairying
and
seed.
SMITHERS:
Ray
Oulton
-
Sees
Weed
Of
Immigration
Canadian
'Northwest
'Has
Great
Need
for
Settlers
By
RICHARD
L.
NEUBERGER
In
The
New
York
Times
Northwestern
Canada,
with
its
vast
expanses
of
uninhabited
land,
is
actively
urging
Immigration
to
this
country.
Fears
expressed
in
some
parts
Of
Canada
over
the
admission
of
-Europeans
have
had
few
ephoes
in
British
Columbia.
Spokesmen
for
many
different
political
faiths
are
as
serting
that
the
region's
greatest
need
is
more
people.
The
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Columbia,
meeting
in
the
logging
town
of
'Terrace,
asked
the
Dominion
Government
to.
"admit
to
Canada
those
people
who
were
associated
with
our
soldiers
in
the
war."
The
resolution
pointed
out
that
fertile
mountain
valleys
along
the
picturesque
700-mile
Smlthers
Division
of
the
Canad
ian
National
Railway
are
almost
wholly
without
white
population.
"Each
immigrant
will
not
only
j
be
a
producer
of
new
wealth
but
a
consumer
of
all
Tdnds
of
prod-i
ucts
made
in
our
industries,"
said
The
Prince
.
Rupert
Dally
News.
"Immigration
is
vitally
needed
in
British
Columbia."
British
Columbia,
more
than
seven
times
the
size
of
New
York
State,
is
inhabited
by
less
than
9M.CC0
people.
Agricultural
economists
assert
that
many
lonely
uplands
could
produce
grain,
dairy
herds
and
even
orchard
fruits.
Although
some
labor
leaders
in
Vancouver
also
support
increased
immigration,
they
qualify
their
stand
by
insisting
that
the
newcomers
go
onto
the
land.
j
Many
British
'Columbia
news-i
papers
have
deplored
the
tendency
to
leave
the
farm.
In
re-
cent
years
the
Province's
larger
!
.Centers
have
'gained
in
popula-!
tlon
at
the
expense
of
the
hint
erland.
The
urban
drift
"has
pre
vailed
even
among
the
Indians.
Frank
Anfield,
Indian
agent
in
the
Skeena
Valley,
reports
the
dwindling
of"
tribal
villages
as
Indians
move
to-
centers
of
the
logging
and
canning
Industries.
Hopes
for
further
development
of
the
North
Pacific
region
have
been
heightened
by
President
Truman's
announcement
in
Ot
tawa
that
the
Canada
-United
States
Joint
Defense
Board
-will
J
continue
to
function.
It
wasj
under
the
direction
of
this
agen-
i
cy
that
the
Alaskan
Highway.!
the
Haines
Military
Road
and
j
other
northern
arteries
were
!
constructed.
Canadian
lumber-
j
men
say
that
thousands
of
im-
migrants
could
find
employment!
in
projects
along
Highway.
HilS.
truant
the
Alaskan
TOTEM
'POLES
OF
INTEREST
An
outstanding
ole"
totem
pole
now
standing
at
Fiince
Rupert
b
the
230-year-cld
Grizzly
Bear,
featuring
the
cre.st
of
the
Eden-;haw
family
of
Masseit.
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Another,
equally
ancient
end
replete
with
lore
depicted
In
native
carving,
is
cf
the
Wolf
Crest
totem
which
came
from
the
village
of
Gltak-damiks
on
the
tpper
Naas
River
THE
SECRETARY
Hardworking
Duncan
Kerr,
Terrace
lumberman
and
secretary
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
British
Columbia.
On
his
broad
shoulders
devolves
much
of
the
responsibility
for
the
success
Of
this
convention.
Delegates
at
Terrace
last
year
remember
his
fine
work
there.
Dairying
and
seed.
M.
Meslch
Seed,
hay
and
lumber.
HAZELTON1:
Love
Bros.
Truck
gardening,
seed
potatoes.
TERRACE:
Prank
Bros
Dairy.
Ken
KerfFruit.
Fred
Thomas
-Dairying.
Prince
Rupert
DaHp
i3ctos
"
CONVENTION
SUPPLEMENT
Wednesday,
August
6,.
1947;
Greetings
AND
Goocl
Wishes
to
the
delegates
of
the
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
of
TRADE
in
their
convention
d
e
1
i
b
e
r
a-t
i
o
n;s.
May
they
be
progressive
and
their
sojourn
here
remain
a
happy
memory.
VM.
BRETT,
MLA.
WELCOME
.
.
.
Host
T
Extends
the
Facilities
of
the
i
Hi
Wishes
3
h
To
Delegates
'of
the
'Associated
Boards
of
Trade
Phone
Red
392
'CALL"
'
METHLL'
May
Your
Stay
be
'Pleasant
And
Your
Efforts
be
Fruitful
William
F.
Stone
"Clothes
of
Distinction"
NATIONAL
MOTOR
SERVICE
i
GREETS
DEIiECjATESF
THE
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
OF
TRADE
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STATION
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Avenue
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Ac)
To
Prospective-Home"
Owners
in
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B;C.
s
rs
4
All
inquiries
should
be
made
at
the
office
of
T
S.
D.
JOHNSTON
CO.
LTD.
iveui
isiaie
insurance
nuancjai
ngnti
m
,
3
PHONE
130
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
617
V"
Ave.
3N.
1
.:.
Associated
Boards
'of
Trade
I
SHENTON'S
SHEET
METALWORrl
McCLARY
Warm
Air
Furnaces
Agent
For
a
DURO-TIIEROM
!
Fuel
Oil
Furnaces
1
Economically
Priced
Boat
Work,
All
Types
Bonded
'Roofers
PHONE
33
JP-O.
BCfX35
GREETINGS,
DELEGATES
TO
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
CONVENTION
Dan's
Service
Station
D.
J.
Lippet,
Prop.
;
"Stop
at
the
Friendly
B-A
Sign"
,..
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ROOMS
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Street
rhone
Green
605