8
ISrince
Utipctt
Dnflp
ftruis;
;
CONVENTION
SUPPLEMENT
Wednesday,
August
6,
1947
y4
History
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
Has
Active,
Useful
Career
Born
In
Prosperity
Weathered
Depression
Lapsed
In
War
:
;
Is
Stronger
Than
Ever
Today
t
"
Prosperity
held
the
wand
of
destiny
the
year
the
ssociated
Boards
of
Trade,
representing
Central
British
Columbia,
was
founded.
It
was
1927
and
(throughout
all
of
Canada
there
was
optimism.
In
Central
B.C.
development
was
forging
ahead
encouraged
and
stimulated
by
active
Boards
of
Trade
in
pery
community.
It
was
In
this
period
of
opportunity
that
certain
members
of
various
boards
pf
trade
came
to
the
realization
jhat
a-concerted
effort
to
pro-rnotefthe
whole
of
Central
British
Columbia
would
bring
bene
fits
to
every
district
In
the
area.
4
So
It
was
that
on
June
10,
1927.
p.
group
of
men
representing
six
i
Vanderhcof.
towns
of
the
coast
and
Interior
gathered
at
Smithers
to
elect
pfflcersand
to
draw
up
the
constitution
and
bylaws
for
the
Watson.
'Vanderhoof
sent
along
;
ten
man
delegation:
J.
W.
Patterson,
IT.
C.
McCorkell,
George
.Ogston,
E.
B.
SmlUvH.
V.
Taylor,
2am
Crocker,
J.
M.
Johnston,
J.
p.
Charleston.
M.
Bunting,
and
j
E.
Smedley.
Bums
Lake
dele-1
gates
were
R
Lowe.
A.
M
Ruddy
and
B.
At
Smith.
Delegates
from
Smithers
included:
L.
B.
Warner.
L.
S.
McGlll,
H.
M.
Mathews
and
J.
G.
Stephens.
H.
W.
M.
Rolston
Represented
Stewart
and
the
only
lady
present
at
the
first
meeting
was
Mrs.
W.
Wilson
of
McBrlde.
f
.
In
the
Association's
constltu-1
Ion
there
is
a
paragraph
that
reads
as
follows:
The
purpose
of
this
association
shall
be
to
discuss
and
take
action
upon
any
and
all
questions
affecting
the
welfare
of
the
Province
and
the
people
of
British
Columbia
and
Canada,
with
particular
regard
the
welfare
and
development
pi
Central
British
Columbia.
te
live
to
the
resolution
that
was
iaid?down
in
1927.
There
have
been
"time's
of
stress'such
as
the
years
of
depression
following
1928
but
.the
organization
kept
Jlghtlrigihcodds
against
It
and
remained
strong.
The
only
Jhjn2
.that
could
stop
a
conven-
aVorld
War,
so
between
5icnwas
he
years
of
1940.
and
1945
the
association
let
annual
conventions
go
,by
the
board.
It
was
revived
at
Vanderhoof
In
1945,
jhad
a
highly
successfuly
convention
at
Terrace
last
year
when
Alaska
was
given
associate
membership;
The.
convention
In
Prince'
Rupert
this
year
looks
like
ihe:biggest
yet.
The
following
ls'a
list
of
offi-
Greetings
?'
to
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
Delegates
cers
that
have
served
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
since
It
was
founded:
1927-
2&
President,
L.
B.
Warner;
Sec.
Treas.,
H.
M.
Mathews;
Convention,
Smithers.
1928-
29
Pres..
R.
C.
McCorkell:
Sec,
George
Ogston;
Convention,
1929-30
Pres.,
Olof
Hanson;
sec,
A.
BrooKSoanK;
convention.
j
Prince
Rupert.
1930-31
Pres..
H.
B.
Guest;
sodntinn.
Thp
latp
L.
B.
War-
i
sec,
J.
u.
wnson:
convention,
her
was
chairman
of
trat
hist-
i
Prince
George,
fcric
meeting.
Delegates
from!
1931-32
Pres..
A.
M.
Ruddy;
Prince
ttuperfwere
M-ssrs
J.
C.
jSec,
C.
R.
McLeod;
Convention,
Brady,
'MJ.,
M.
P.
McCaffery,
F.
Burns
Lake.
.
b.
Dawson.
Fred
Stork,
George
1932-33
Pres..
H.
W.
Smale;
w.
Nickerson,
W.
H.
Tobey.
John
Sec,
J.
L.
Falkiner;
Convention,
Dybhavn
and
Arthur
Brooks-
Fort
Fraser.
artkPrince
George
was
well
;
1933-34
Pres.,
L.
B.
Warner;
represented
by
Wm,
Cocp,
H.
G.
jSec.,
George
Ogston;
Convention,
'Perry,
M.L.A
,
at
that
time,
Stan-
I
Smithers.
ley
Qeprge.
W.
L.
Armstrong,
J.
j
1934-35
Pres.,
J.
W.
H.
Day,
.0.
Wilson,
R.
A.
Renwick,
Bruce
j
Sec,
George
Ogston;
Conven-Parker.
Dr.
A.
H.
Bavne
and
W.
T.
'
tion,
Vanderhoof
.
1935-
3&
Pres.,
W.
L.
Armstrong;
Sec,
George
Ogston;
Convention,
Prince
George.
1936-
37
Pres..
J.
J.
Little;
Sec,
George
Ogston;
Convention,
'Quesnel.
1937-38
Pres.,
Geo.
E.
Mal
colm;
Sec,
Arthur
Brooksbank;
Convention,
Prince
Rupert.
1938-39
Pres..
Frank
Dockrlll;
Sec,'
L.
S.
Freer;
Convention,
Smithers.
1939-40
Pres.,
J.
T.
Harvey;
Sec,
Ajthur
Brooksbank;
Convention,
Prince
George.
1945-45
Pres.,
J.
T
Harvey;
Sec.
Duncan
Kerr;
Convention,
Vanderhoof.
1946-47
Pres..
George
Mc-Adam;
Sec,
Duncan
Kprrr"Con-ventlon,
Terrace.
Mining
Production
Is
Huge
Figure
In
a
tabulated
listing
in
an
rs
During
the
past
twenty
years
iuu'"
rhe.Assoclation.hadnnPitsbpstition
the
mining
production
of
Prlnce
Rupert
district
to
date
Is
given
as
$15,000,000.
This
figure
is
much
in
error
as
the
production
has
been
actually
$282,-825,000.
DISTRICT
POPULATIONS
Prince
Rupert,
9,000;
Prince
George,
4,500;
Stewart,
425;
Terrace,
1,300;
Burns
Lake,
500;
Vanderhoof,
1,000;
Hazelton,
1,000;
Smithers,
1,300;
Telkwa,
400;
McBrlde,
500;
Ocean
Falls,
2,477.
Prince
Rupert's
harbor
said
to
be
the
third
finest
in
the
world
is
fourteen
miles
long,
has
an
entrance
of
2,000
feet
and
Is
almost
landlocked,
being
sheltered
In
the
west
by
Digtby
Island.
BLUE
STAR
CABS
DELEGATES
OF
THE
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
OF
TRADE
We
Welcome
You
Good
Luck
to
Your
Convention
Grand
date
Sixth
Street
and
Second
Avenue
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Lane,
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iwttusmmr
rm
Nov.
17,
1908
(By
W.
J.
Raymond)
It
was
on
the
evening
of
Tuesday,
November
17,
1908,
that
the
Prince
Rupert
Board
of
Trade
(now
Chamber
of
Commerce)
was
born.
There
were
about
seventy
persons
present.
Fred
Stork,
who
two
years
later,
was
elected
the
city's
first
mayor,
was
called
to
the
chair
ana
the
Board's
first
seiretary,
M.
M.
Stephens,
took
oyer
the
duties
of
that
of-J
flee.
He
had
served
for
some
time
as
city
clerk
of
Phoenix,
In
the
southern
part
of
th
province.
Mr.
Stork,
who
had
come
north
from
Fernie,
where
he
was
mayor,
was
engaged
In
retail
trade
and
contracting.
The
first
resolution
ever
passed
by
the
Board
of
Trade
was
the
formal
decision
to
organize
for
that
purpose,
that"
a
Dominion
charter
be
obtained
as
soon
as
practicable
and
hat
no
employer
of
Asiatic
labor
be
eligible
for
membership.
The
mover
and
seconder
were
John
Houston
and
J.
F.
Magulrc.
The
former
founded
the
city's
first
news
paper.
The
latter,
who
hailed
from
Ireland,
was
a
trading
representative.
Prince
Rupert,
in
the
late
autumn
of
1908;
was
still
a
long
way
frcm
being
connected
with
a
transcontinental
railway.
Not
until
the
early
summer
of
1914
would
that
become
a
fact.
Two
more
years
would
pass
before
there
would
be
a
municipality,
duly
incorporated.
Yet,
even
as
far
back
as
1908,
there
were
different
matters
maturing
at
the
Grand
Trunk
Pacific
terminus.
Justifying
establishment
of
a
Board
of
Trade,
as
perusal
of
reports
of
early
meetings
would
suggest.
There
was
a
second
motion
passed
and
it
emphasized
the
necessity
of
beginning
with
a
substantia!
membeiship.
Forty-
two
men
stood
up
and
.gave
their
names
to
the
secretary.
Annual
membership
fee
was
fixed
at
$10.
Here
Is
the
list
of
original
members
of
the
Prince.
Rupert
Board
of
Trade:
Fred
Stork,
M
M.
Stephens,
J.
F.
Brandt,
F.
G.
Dawson,
J.
D.
Allen,
F
W.
Hart.
B.
J
Bacon,
J
F
Maguire,
George
V
Morrow
D.
G
Stewart,,
D.
A.
McKinnon,
A
T.
Parkin,
H
O
Richer,
Thomas
Dunn,
A.
J.
Morris.
Thomas
Tro-tier,
Napoleon
Dupres,
Harry
Smith,
Geo.
Milner,
George
A.
Sweet,
F.
B.
Deacon.
George
Din-oon,
A.
D.
Campbell.
H.
L
Dickson,
E..
E.
Yager,
J.
A.
Klrkpat-rlck,
Alex
Yule,
P.
R.
Backus,
H.
A.
McClure,
J.
M.
Christie,
H.
Hoffman,
A.
W.
Edge,
C.
D,
Newton,
C.
E.
Burgess,
John-Houston,
F.
M.
Davis,
H.
R.
Fullerton,
I.
Director.
R.
E.
Grant.
J.
J.
Scott,
J.-E.
McLellan,,
John
R.
Beattie,
G.
W.
Arnott,
B.
R.
McDonald,
and
W.
G.
Dennis.
Of
the
foregoing,
c
good
many
have
passed
away,
but
some
have
remained
in
the
city
all
of
the
39
years
Interval,
active
and
en-Joying
good
health.
One
of
the
most
pressing
items
csf
business
Introduced
and
discussed
with
some
vigor
was
the
question
of
an
lmpioved
mail
service
to
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
to
points
on
the
coast
north
of
the
Skeena
River,
o
motion
covering'
this
Issue
being
finally
passed.
The
chair
i
appointed
M.
M.
Stephens,
J.
A.
Klrkpatrick
and
A.
J.
Morris,
a
committee
to
make
a
draft
of
constitution
and
bylaws,
and
submit
the
same
to
a
later
meeting.
Since
the
Initial
sitting,
now
so
long
ago,
the
Prince
Rupert
Board
of
Trade
now
known
as
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commercehas
functioned
continually
and
been
a
strong
and
progressive
factor
in
.city
building
and
community
development.
Farming
and
Lumbering
Also
Contribute
To
Its
Prosperity
A
sign
in
the
town
of
Burns
Lake
draws
attention
to
it
being
the
gateway
to
Tweedsmuir
Park.
That
is
a
distinctive
asset
that
few
communities
of
British
Columbia
can
top
but
Bums
Lake
also
has
others.
Southward
is
the
lakes
district
rich
in
farm
and
and
lumber,
game
animals
and
sport
fish.
The
farmers
of
the
district
are
particularly
active
and.
before
the
summer
Is
over,
they
expect
to
have
a
Co-operative
Exchange
organized
to
collect
and
distribute
poultry,
eggs,
vegetables
and
cattle
on
the
hoof.
Markets
for
these
products
are
expected
to
be
found
In
Prince
Rupert
and
southeastern
Alaska.
Hay
will
also
be
handled
with
most
of
It
going
to
Alaska.
Lumbering
contributes
a
great
deal
to
the
revenue
of
the
district
and
several
companies
are
reported
to
be
planning
larger
developments.
The
Loboe
Bros,
are
expected
to
erect
a
mill
at
Babine
Lake
that
will
be
the
largest
In
the
district.
A
box
factory
Is
planned
by
the
Bab'lne
Lumber
Company
to
operate
in
conjunction
with
their
present
mill
on
Burns
Lake.
West
of
the
town
a
site
for
a
new
planer
mill
Is
being
made
ready
by
the
British
Columbia
Lumberman's
Cooperative
Association
which
sees
the
approach
of
the
day
when
finished
and
dimensioned
Instead
of
rough
lumber
will
have
to
be
produced.
j
In
the
matter
of
building,
the
community
Is.
not
lagging
either.
It
1s
hoped
to
soon
have
a
three-storey
war
memorial
hallunder
way.
More
than
enough
lumber
to
build
It
has
been
donated
along
with
$1,500.
The
two
lower
floors
will
serve
all
the
purposes
of
a
town
hall
while
the
third
floor
will
bs
the
Legion
Hall.
Hopes
too
are
held
out
for
the
Installation
of
a
$60,0C0
village
water
system.
Building
in
general
is
on
the
climb
In
the
village.
'A
new
cafe
will
be
opened
this
summer
and
a
large
garage
Is
almost
com
plete.
The
hospital
plans
to
add
another
wing
to
its
building
and
so
does
the
school.
A
new
liquor
store
and
possibly
a
government
agent's
office
is
in
the
offing.
It
Is
expected
that
the
B.
C.
Power
Commission
will
soon
have
arrangements
made
to
supply
the
community
wih
electricity
and
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation
is
supposed
to
establish
a
ryeater
station
in
the
town.
For
summer
sports
the
town
is
the
centre
of
a
large
urea
well
supplied
with
streams
and
lakes
that
provide
excellent
fishing,
boating
and
swimming
but
In
winter
the
whole
district
goes
ski-minded.
The
ski
club
is
an
active
one
that
.gets
things
done.
This
winter
they
intend
to
put
in
a
ski
tow
and,
If
power
Is
available,
they
will
flood-light
their
slalom
hill.
This
fall
there
will
be
gangs
of
the
members
out.
on
the
hill
below
the
forestry
lookout
slashing
a
trail
for
a
two-mile
downhill
run.
Fort
George
Dates
Back
Many
Years
The
terrain
of
Prince
George
district
is
of
undulating
plateaj
nature
traversed
by
river
valleys.
Average
elevation
is
2000.
Rainfall
is
sufficient.
Summers
are
warm
and
days
long.
Winters
are
cold
but
bracing.
-
Part
of
Prince
George
area
is
settled
but
thore
Is
room
for
plenty
more
people.
The
Canadian
National
Hallways
colonl-atlon
department
maintains
an
office
with
Harry
Bowman,
perennial
delegate
to
Central
British
Columbia
Associated
Boards
conventions,
the
enthusiastic
and
energetic
official
In
charge.
SMITHERS
PROVINCIAL
IUIII.DINO
Lakelse
Largest
American
Springs
The
Lakelse
Lake
hot
springs
near
Terrace,
which
have
the
possibility
of
being
developed
Into
one
of
Canada's
greatest
spas,
are
In
some
cases
100
feet
In
diameter
and
collectively
are
the
largest
group
of
mineral
hot
springs
on
the
North
American
continent
.
v
f
.'..V
it
t.
VicSe
O-'
A
GREAT
AND
WEALTHY
DISTRICT,
A
SPORTSMAN'S
PARADISE
The
map
indicates
a
country
great
In
minerals,
timber
and
agriculture
surrounding
the
centre
of
Burns
Lake,
a
thriving
community.
It
also
abounds
in
fur
bearing
animals
and
Is
ous
as
a
sportsman's
paradise
what
with
Its
superlative
fishing
and
hunting
possibilities.
To
the
north
Is
the
Babine
Lake
country
and
to
the
south,
Francois
Lake
and
Ootsa
Lake
and
then
on
to
famous
Tweedsmuir
Park.
In
summer,
they
go
there
north
and
south
from
Burns
Lake
for
trout
fishing
and
the
fish
are
so
big
that
they
do
riot
bother
about
anything
under
five
pounds.
For
the
big
game
hunters
in.
the
colorful
autumns
are
the
big
moose
and
lesser
field
game.
The
numerous
and
gorgeous
lakes
abound
In
migratory
birds
such
as
geese
and
ducks.
The
country
Is
also
favored
by
those
who
only
"shoot"
pictures
since
the
scenery
is
so
magnificent.
For
the
past
quarter
century
Prince
Rupert
has
been
the
hub
of
a
mining
industry
ranging
south
frcm
the
Portland
Canal,
but
In
war
years
Interest
has
expanded
to
mountain
ranges
r.nd
prospectors
have
uncovered
promising
deposits
of
composite
ore
close
to
railway
facilities.
Promising
strikes
have
been
made
In
the
Coast
and
Babine
ranges.
As
the
northorn
section
of
B.C
grows
and
develops,
there
Is
no
doubt
that
the
pore
of
Prince
Rupert
will
become
an
increasingly
important
factor
in
the
commercial
Industrial
and
tour-.
1st
development
of
the
province,
and
as
a
start
in
this
direction
strong
agitation
is
now
being
carried
out
In
Prince
Rupert
Jor
the
creation
of
new
hotel
facilities
In
this
city.
TO
THE
DELEGATES
OF
THE
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
OF
TRADE
We
Extend
:
Greetings
:
and
wish
GOOD
LUCK
TO
YOUR
CONVENTION
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and
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Historic
Fort
Fraser
Where
Railway
Was
Welded
Now
Is
Important
Interior
Point
It
was
near
the
present
Fort
Fraser
that
of
men
gathered
April
7,
1914,
to
witness
th
If
of
the
Grand
Trunk
Pacific's
northern
transr
lines.
But
Fort
Fraser
has
a
history
that
f
.
distances
that
great
event.
More
than
one
hi
years
before,
Simon
Fraser
visited
the
area
aS
t-rtri
a
snnt.
near
fhA
Inkp
that
bears
his
name,
for
a
Hudson
Bay
post.
The
fort
was
established
in
1806
and
bore
the
name
of
its
originator.
A
few
years
later
the
company,
noting
the
agricultural
possibilities
of
the
country,
began
developing
a
tract
Of
land
along
the
like
shore.
Today
that
farm
is
privately
owned
and
operated
but
it
Is
still
the
agricultural
showca.se
of
the
community.
For
many
years
between
the
time
of
Simon
Fraser
and
the
coming
o
fthe
railway.
Fort
Fraser
was
an
Important
point
on
the
only
overland
route
to
the
north-west.
From
th
Cariboo
adventurers
hacked
a
trail
through
the
Blackwater
country
to
the
Fort.
Packers,
prospectors,
two
telegraph
companies
and
hordes
of
gold-rushers
as
land
Canada
north
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of
the
district
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THE
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
OF
TRADE
We
extend
Greetings,
Best
W'uhei
and
Good
Luck
on
future
activities
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