BYROAD
.
.
.
From
any
point
on
the
North
American
continental
highway
system
you
can
come
to
Prince
Rupert
by
the
historic
Cariboo
Road
and
the
scenic
Skeena
Highway.
BY
RAIL
.
.
.
Canadian
National
Railways
operate
triweekly
service.
BY
WATER
.
.
.
Canadian
National
Steamships,
one
ship
per
week.
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
B.C.
Coastal
service,
one
ship
per
week.
Union
-Steamships
Limited
four
ships
per
week.
.In
addition
several
ships
on
the
Alaska
tourist
run
stop
over
at
Prince
Rupert.
BY
AIR
...
Canadian
Pacific
Air
Lines
operate
a
daily
service
from
Vancouver.
Whichever
way
.you
decide
to
travel,
your
trip
to.
Prince
Rupert
will
be
scenic,
'
'
tfUle'resthc
and
comfortable.
.!
brought
Prince
Rupert
into
be
ing.
It
is
now
up
to
the
young
men
and
women
of
ihe
commun.
ity
to
carry
on
snd
to
put
their
money,
their
energy,
their
faith
and
enthusiasm
into
what
is
destined
to
be
one
of
Canada's
most
Important
cities:
because
growth
and
prosperity
can
only
be
.achieved
through
the
efforts
of
our
citizens;
it
cannot
come
py
Itself
or
In
spite
of
them.
Time
has
left
Its
mark
upon'
Prince
Rupert's
situation
as
a
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of
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
of
TRADE
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'
Pictured
above
is
a
scene
on
the
Skeena
Highway,
which
has
been
described
by
several
world
travellers
as
having
the
best
.
combined
river
and
mountain
scenery
to
be
found
anywhere.
P.O.
BOX
958,
PRINCE
KUFCRT
NEW
LIFE
AND
SPIRIT
IS
BROUGHT
BY
YEAR
1947
A
Survey
of
.a
Place
to
Make
!
a
Living
and
a
Place
to
Live
(By
E.
T.
APPLEWHAITE)
Recent
developments
not
vague
hopes
or
rumors
but
actual,
factual
accomplishments
have
amply
justified
the
faith
of
those
loyal
citizens
of
Prince
Rupert
who
have
consistently
believed
that
ourCity
"was
destined
to
become
a
permanent
and
thriving
community.
The
year
1947
has
brought
to
Prince
Rupert
a
new
life
and
a
new
feeling.
Now,
If
ever,
Prince
Rupert
should
throw.aff
Its
Inferiority
complex
fronft
wtilch
It
un
doubtedly
H&rtuffered
for
several
years
and
move
.forward
In
a
manner
in
keeping
with
current
limes
and
events.
And
the
people
of
our
City
might
perhaps,
be
well
advised
to
show
some.-evid-ence
of
that
spirit
of
vision
and
optimism
on
their
own
behalf
which
they
(quite
rightly)
expect
.to
be
shown
by
others
In
their
dealings
with
us.
Prince
(Rupert's
pioneers
those
men
whose
vision
and
energy
seaport,
terminus
of
a
trans-Canada
railway
and,
now,
of
a
highway
which
contacts
with
the
road
systems
of
the
continent
naturally
makes
the
city
a
distributing
centre
for
the
whole
district
which
for
want
of
a
bet
ter
name
we
may
well
call
Cent
ral
B.C.
The
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
a
fertile
and
productive
area
and
portsman's
paradise
are
as
vet
laraelv
undevelooed.
How
ever,
the
Queen
Charlottes
do
now
produce
large
quantities
of
logs,
most
ol
which
go
to
the
major
paper
mills
of
the
Pacific
Coast.
The
Islands
also
produce
a
considerable
quantity
of
Pac
Hta
fish.
The
agricultural
poss.
ftllltles
of
this
area
are
practlc
ally
untouched.
Prince
Rupert
I",
the
supply
and
distributing
centre
for
the
Queen
-Charlottes,
which
are
served
lrom
Prince
Ruper
by
Union
Steamships
and
ilnce
June
of
this
year,
by
Canadian
Pacific
Air
Lines.
The
rich
and
famous
Portland
Canal
Mining
area
is
served
from
Prince
Rupert
by
Union
Steamships
.and,
as
occasion
requires,
by
Queen
Charlotte
Air
Lines.
The
Alice
Arm
mining
area,
which
bids
fair
to
stage
a
spectacular
"come-iback,"
Is
sim
ilarly
served.
Small
communities,
mainland
and
Island,
close
to
Prince
Rup-.
ert
(and
some
not
so
close)
de
pend
entirely
upon
Prince
Rup
ert
as
their
supply
and
distribu
tion
centre.
These
iuclude
Dodge
Cove
on
Digtoy
Island
(in
Prince
Rupert's
harbor),
Port
Simpson,
Oona
River.
Surf
Po!nt,
Surf
Inlet,
Butedale,
Porcher
Island,
Port
Esslngton
and
Osland.
Varl-
logging
camps
and
seasonal
set
tlements
on
the
Coast
and
its
.is-lands,
all
developing
the
natural
resources
of
the
country,
timber,
f!sh
and
minerals,
all
depend
upon
Prince
Rupert.
Inland
from
Prince
Rupert
are
the
fertile
valleys
of
the
Skeena
and
Bulkley
Rivrs.
In
the
very
TED"
APPLEWHAITE
The
author
or
this
article
Is
E.
T.
(Ted)
Applewhalte.
the
dynamic
secretary
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
iPublic
iRela-tlons
Council
a
man
who
its
perhaps,
doing
more
active
and
unselfish
work
for
the
promotion
and
advancement
of
Prince
Rupert
:today
than
any
other.
Forceful,
resourceful
and
outspoken,
he
is
to
be
found
in
the
forefront
of
any
campaign
or
effort
of
.public
advancement
and
Improvement.
Barrister,
Insurance
man,
organizer,
speaker
and
writer,
he
Is
a
citizen
the
like
of
which
a
city
Is
fortunate
to
have.
He
Is
a
walking
en
cyclopedia
as
far
as
information
abopt
Prince
Rupert
and
district
Is
concerned
and
he
Is
able
to
tell
the
story
as
our
ous
canneries
and
fish
camps,
article
shows.
By
this
highway
motorists
from
the
United
States
have,
easy
access
to
Southeastern
Alaska,
which
Is
reached
by
coastal
steamship
from
Prince
Rupert
In
a
few
hours,
PRINCE
RUPERT
PUBLIC
.RELATIONS
COUNCIL
early
days:
these
inland
commun-1
titles
were
supplied
bv
.rlveri
steamer
plying
up
the
Skeena
from
Port
lEssington.
Supplies
.still
follow
the
same
route
but
now
they
o
inland
from
Prince
iRupert
by
Canadian
National
Railway
which
follows
the
Skeena
River
as'far.
as
Hazelton.
The
products
of
this
area
ccme
out
to
tidewater
by
the
same
route,,
to
a
large-extent,
although
some
of
the
production
finds
-IU
way
to
the
iPaclfic
by
the
long
rail
haur
to
Vancouver.
Now
thaV
the
Skeena
Highway
Is
open
to
civilian
traffic,
freight
will
also
move
between
thb
inland
empire
and
:Prince
Rupert
by
truck.
Hn
fact
before
this
appears,
in
print
one
or
more
truck-lines
may
be
eitabllshed
upon
i
this
route.
The
area
now
produces
timber,
metals
and
coal.
farm
and
dairy
produce,
and
,
may
well,
In
th
near
future"
prove
to
be
capa'We
of
unexpected
production
of
processed
and
manufactured
goods.
Among
the.
communities
for
which
Prince
iRupert
is
the
wholesale
:and
distribution
centre
are
Terraee,
the
three
llazeltons
(Old,
New
and
South),;
Smlth-ers,
Tclkwa,
Hoos-ton.'Topley
and
Bursa
Lake
The
'.'Sunset;
Port"
.also
offers
a
market
for
the.
producs
of
these
iireas.
i
GATEWAY
TO
ALASKA.
;Prlnee
Rupert,
in
1947.
found
herself
becoming
a
distributing
centre
for
a
different
area
Southeastern
Alaska.
"Prince
Rupert.As
Southeastern
Alaska's
Home
Port"
could
easily
be
the
subject
of
a
long
article
In
Itserf.
.It
waVon'Of
those
obvious
pos
sibilities
which
was
so
obvious
that
no
one
gave
It
t.
thought
until
the
arrival
on
the
scene
of
Phillip
O.
Brlggs,
United
States
law
makes
It
Impossible
for
freight
of
American
origin
to
be
transported
to
Alaska
In
other
than
.vessels
of
American
rcls
try,
and
so
evevon!
apparently
Jook
It
for
granted
that
traffic
BRITISH
COLUMBIA...
CANADA
tutwrpn
Prinpp
Runert
aftd
Al
aska
must
be
limited
to
tourists.!
In
1SM6
Alaska
was
ihort
cf
food.
due
to
the
tie-up
of
American
vessels
and
It
was
found
possible
to
export
Canadian
products
to
Alaska.
If
propeTly
devetoped
by
Canadian
producers
and
exporters
this
can
be
built
up
Into
a
fair-sized
business
In
certain
lines,
through
Pitrwe
Rupert.
But
Mr.
Brlggs
went
further
than
that.
He
instituted
the
liriggs
Steamship
Company,
a
freight
service
having
as
Its
southern
terminus
the
Port
cf
Prince
Rupert,
though
usln
ves-
sels
cf
American
rtgistry.
Progressive
'Alaskans
found
that
goods
from
the
Eastern
and
Central
States
can
be
laid
down
in
Prlnse
Rupert
as
economically
a.s
at
any
western
American
port
and
transported
to
Alaska
from,
hece
more
cheaply
than
from
any
American
port.
As
a
result
it
is
anticipated
that
a
large
volume
of
traffic
will
be
built
up
tc
Alaska
through
Prince:
Rupert.
Brlggs
Steamships
commenced
operations
In
June
ol
this
yea;
affording
just
another
Indication
of
Prince
Rupert's
growing
Im
portance,
Many
carloads,
of
Al
askan
fish
are
transhipped
at
Prince
Rupert
and
sent
to
Eastern
United
States
markets
over
Canadian
National
Railways.
COMMUNICATIONS
Prince
Rupert
Is
now
adeq-uatately
supplied
with
communications.
Canadian
National
Telegraphs
provide
telegraph
end
cable
service
to
tb
rest
of
the
1
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r3cuis
CtD.
SECTION
ONE
'CONVENTION
-
Wednesday,
August
6,
1947
TO
ALL
DELEGATES
FROM
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
AND
AFFILIATED
'
ALASKA
CHAMBERS
OF
COMMERCE,
BOARDS
OF
TRADE
and
ALL
VISITORS:
a
Visit
Prince
Rupert!
welcome
tn
THE
IMtlNCK
KUPEKT
IHJWjIC
'RELATIONS
COUNCIL
exists
to
promote
more
and
bette;
publicity
for
Prince
Kupert,
promote
tlieestablishment
of
mar
industries,
to
stimulate
and
a
crease
tourist
traffic,
and
to
6
tain
better
recognition
for
th
part
-of
British
Gnluml.ia.
Tlie
Council
desires
to
be
u
service
to
travellers,
tourists
a:
visitors,
and
welcomes
letters
criticisms
or
suggestions
for
t
provemenls
-wliich
would
mafef
your
stay
in
Prince
Hupert
ru
enjoyable.,
.
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Prince
Rupert
Makes
Good
New
Era
of
Develop
world,
and
the
Dominion
Gov
ernment
Wlrelss
station
at
Dlgby
Island
provides
emergency
service
should
a
slide
or
some
su-h
mishap
temporarily
disrupt
the
service.
Long
distance
telephone
service
connects
Prince
Rupert
with
the
telephone
circuits
of
the
continent
through
facilities
of
Northwest
Telephone
Co..
who
also
have
a
standby
wire'
ess
service
in
case3
of
emergency.
Shlptto-shore
telepTiones
nre
maintained
by
many,
local
fishing
and
work
boats,
and
canneries,
fish
camps,
logging
camps
etc.,
Nati
nit
are
also
u:uai.y
w
Rupert
Prince
Rupert
mails
per
week
to
and
.
-
.
i.il
r:
r
true
posimasiciw-
nartment
is
no'
e
.
..
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-i
i
investisatson
-
to
foreshsdo'
to-
dailv
air
mall
rerw
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JIUMCI-Ain
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