ouT OF WORK TODAY? try The News’ Want Ad. Way. egislativ® i Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist NEXT MAILS For South EIN | 6 voss0.0 20k Sunday 6 p.m, “~ oe OL. Ill, NO. 85 WILL CONCEN PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1912. PRICE Five Cents TE FORCES ON WAT IAYOR GOES =. ™verr rime T0 VICTORIA Sameer ee 1g lo see one ees fi ring boats. of Butterfield ty Solicitor Peters Accompanies | « McKie land at the wharf and Him — Transacition of Gity unload The Fish Maid, for in- Eusiness Requires Visit South/ stance, seemed to have all she| Says Committee’s Report. leould carry when she came in, ltons and tons of gleaming, The Mayor and City Solicitor|glistenine fish. There must have eave for Victoria at the|been a ton of the red rock cod, | possible date in order to heaps and heaps of halibut and) iwagon loads of herring. The act important city. busi-lpgnermen say this is the best \ report from the Finance! geason here they have ever mmittee to this effect was|known. The harbor and adja- opted unanimously in council|/cent waters are teeming with all night. The Mayor and Mr.|sorts of food fish, and the luck} intend leaving by the Go-|/of the fishermen is so great there} scan Sunday, {is difficulty in finding a market ethicists for his product. Fish ought “Oh, thas Mayor!” therefore to be cheap and within j nanimous vote of the|the range of every family. 1 ast night Alderman was appointed acting TO PRESS ON” ; n the absence of ‘ayiil ' with the City Solicitor oo WATER SCHEME P. Burns & Co. here t manager for Burns’| Coil. Davis Atttloipates Tivat City ket, Vancouver Will Ee Using Shawatians \ d he city on the Ca Water by September This Year —WMontgomery Seeks It Sooner. YSPORT COLD [ss osifiscs et i'n the pump 1 m the installation of STORAGE PLAN] ing plant at Shawatlans Lake so *%] 4 4 # , “ that the city may have Shawat lans water to use this fall, about arf Nearly Finished—Work Svplenber He explained that he ell Under Way on Building Calculated tf would tak three o Forty Acres to Ge Cleared. !ivils instal! the pipe due arrive in Rupert on May 31st Yours is a conservative esti r de inte mate,” suggested Alderman Mont- ! I | e Port Es arian he scene of considet We sha press on the work : \ large force Of} at all possible speed,” said ( D i the main build Davis I think will be com a storage works, and) jjejed much sooner than the time be finished next? huve allowed itis have been let} i ( aril of forty acres ( he plant, and a twenty ~ FISH ALARM ( hotel and forty co be built at onee IS RAISED Rag Doll Reception. Ano thie entertaining Baptist i : urch enterprise is planned for Ald. Morrissey Voices the Alarm- dri n the rag doll reception ist Note Regarding Predicted dging from the pictures exhib Dead Salmon in Shawatians ‘ d the recent success of the Lake During Hot Weather. pritan supper the rag dolls : om . Ould attract a huge crowd to At last night’s council meeting imusing entertainment, Alderman Morrissey mentioned reference to the proposed Sha watlans water supply to be used ae until the Woodworth r is through that he had prea fold that salmon died in the NEWS NOTES ‘: lake every summer in numbers suflicient to contaminate’ the wate! This was considered an amatic Society to Give Repeat) exaggeration by the City Engineer, Performance in Prince Rupert) wh. however, said that by the} KAIEN ISLAND: RICHEST GE Unique Photograph Token Fs From t the Summit | traversed by IN CROWN OF NORTHERN B.C. of Mount Morse Re- to the citizens of Prince Rupert the roadway around the island would be can be estimated by a the fine flat areas to be such a road and the glance at veals the Extent of Our Island City Of the five thousand present|/ground, and to the left just} citizens of Prince Rupert, prob-|where the Island turns round by jably only one or two have ever r|Shawatlans Passage, the white seen the townsite as it looks thi walts and tall chimney of the the picture reproduced aboye.|CGold Storage can be located the |The photograph was taken by P.| whitest point in the picture. | Lorenzen under exceptionally| Though small the photo- fortunate circumstances, after an| graph combines the features of a/ arduous climb to the summit of| picture, a panaroma, and a map. Mount Morse, across the harbor.| It illustrates simply several of | There is only one point on the|the development gehemes ahead | j summit from which this view)of the city of Prinée Rupert. Thus jean be obtained, and one might;the point at which the fresh }easily make the trip to the top of|water supply from Woodworth | the mountain and miss this van-|Lake crosses the salt water of tage point Shawatlans Passage can be seen hint at superb sunny slopes to be found on the other side of the island, Those who have been around there say that the ground is more level than is found on this side of the island, and the sunshine is there for the best part of the day. nce a beginning is made with construction of the road the at- tractions of if would speedily PRINCE KUPERT FROM MOUNT MORSE, SHOWING CONTOUR OF KAIEN ISLAND. The picture illustrates in a re-|to the left. Hays Creek, the site}mean its speedy completion, and markable way, the map of the/Of the $2,000,000 dry dock soon|a very few years hence will cer- ) , . act % structio Le } see i superb spee ¢ townsite: with which every citi- |" be under actual construction uinly UC \ perd peedway is In the centre of the picture,|sweeping right around the whole "tl i ( i great li \ ULSI ‘T'S , Pen) S00 (8 Oey * Te and the point on the water line|of Kaien Island and passing the rut the orld al t liar. - vi 7 n ¥ ts se a on of Section 2 where the city wil litie rovernment park reserve, ays Creek IV ing 5 vn 3 °. ) Ly reek d io n ownsi : some day be building a municipal} which is situated right behind the into two on Se) a wharf can be picked out townsite over Mount Oldfield. spanned by the ays Cree ridge 1: pannet x 8 The cut also illustrates very The plan to have a road built can be picked out easily, and the to. ‘thasenmimit sof the ‘mountain o 3 of the 0 f f most densly populated sections | fairly the proposed schemes to f loo, 18 an attractive one. Every of the city show up unmistak-|have a_road istructed right : a | summer now sees citizens in in- ably Section Two as yet un-/around the island by the Provin- oe . . : | creasing numbers making ex- buill on, is seen to the extreme|}cial Governme: and another). | | : cursions, road or no road, to the right of Kaien Island, which}]road to the sun tL of Mount Old- ooms up so prominently aga! field, the ‘high: point of Kaien inst the heat haze in the back-| Island How great an advantage Continued on Page 4. | PRESS ON WITH PIPE LINE TO THE PASSAGE Report by Col. Davis After His Visit to Seattle and Victoria Sat- —Ealmoral Cannery to Be the sireiching a net across the outlet, 1 $factory---Vigorous Activity Promised With Work in Spring First to Open. of the lake the trouble, if il That the work on the pipe line will be a misiderable saving to;clear the pipe line across ther¢ jexists, can be prevented for the Woodworth water supply lthe city ac lingly, On other}ready for trenching. The report expected that the Balmoral} nilane for| between Acropolis Hill and Sha-| minor points arding the pipe| was approved by the Council, nnery will be opened for the} Don't er _ enh acer watlans Lake should be pressed} line and the ing of the level Pillsbury of Pringe Rupert| uy. them the “Classic” shoe and|°" at all possible eveed is the|of Shawatia |. WOUAG MARINE NOTES Hs the guest of honor at a dance|save money and trouble, . Scott, | 74! purport of the City En-| part of the na M " am al coll : Thin : gineer’s report to council last} falls, Gol. Davis secured all neees Bt night Froud ‘& Co,, ‘Third Ave. night. Regarding his visit to Se-]sary sanctior enable the work| The GC. P. R, steamer Princess iptain A, Nobles has left for HE : ; . Hc aie attle and Victoria in connection! to proceed forthwith Every Beatrice discharged ice at the hr OF OR Sa ae ane ERP AR gh iterati ne with this work, Col, Davis re-| thing is, in fact, in shape for the|Davis wharf today for the Stan © Port Essington Dramatic | undergoing ey ‘fe Care ported that he had advised with|rapid prosecution of the seheme,|Gard Fish Go, of Pacofi, , Hey present Charles ang wit ne A ee day ont |Consuiting Engineer Thompson |and Col. Da\ advises speedy ef Saeco lokwick Servant” onjday, Februar 2 aga jof Seattle on certain matters in|fort toward completion of the rhe Vadso arrived from Goose . Philliog nada ru! Rent City Jacks. j relation to the dam at Woodworth part of the pipe line within the on ce: the Cetriana from the he play is being produced Permission to rent the city Base, and ae fay on city limits | a ' vho has very carefully| jacks for raising buildings was | Pipe are catenin wi ean EomMerGing Tho TAMAR ONet aNae This afternoon the Beatrice i “ the thirteen members of given to Mr. Besner of the Knox | be ae ieee Dreger £01! Gol, Davis puts the date of its left for the south with mail and promises a repeat per-|Hotel by the Couneil last night, ae aa e }completion and power producing} passengers. ice in Prince Rupert at an!The hotel has to be raised a little | Phe consulting engineer agrees | operation at spring, 10413 This ‘ date lto the grade of the new sidewalk,| with Col, Davis that the dam atl” ‘ : : The Camosun will call at Port | Woodworth should be conerete,|date is the farthest distant the} | i t ' ws = |He also approves the .city en-|work could possibly need for com- PPPPsay can the way to Stewart gineer’s proposal that the pipe} pletion Col. Davis assures the us : should be steel rather than wood] Gouncil that he himself antici-| Phe Acme Clothing House is PRIN TY MINUTES AGO stave pipe, and the plang of the} nates a very much speedier start undergoing extensive alterations CE RUPERT TWEN icity engineer and his assistant, | yp for the plant. Superintendent and will be olosed all day on Mon Mr, Mason, regarding the power! Matthews of the present plant, day, February 12th, oe ‘ |plant construction are in aceord-| ¢, { e ne s to City Council is holding a special meeting in the city hall, rae with! the -daenauiitios oe he eo i REE SC IRR Up aR PS Special committee of the Gily Couneil to consider in- Ineer’s own experience and ideas. | jhe adequate to supply all demand Morning service in Presbyteri ‘eering department held a session, \t Victoria Got, Davis inter-| for power from the city for twelve, Hall, 44 a.m, Evening service in lhe usual procession to the post office for mail is in full viewed the authorities in pefer-|months from now, With two Empress Theatre, 7:30 p m. ng ence to the proposal to abandon|gangs of twenty men each Gol.|Happy Side of the Life of Jesus Mayor Newton calculates on being a busy man between | the clearing of Woodworth Lake! Davis calculates on having the Topie for evening service, “The I and the time the Gamosun leaves tomorrow shores before the water level is! trenching complete in twol} You will enjoy every Sunday even Minance Minister Douglas figures out his responsibilities raised thirty feet. This now has|months, He also proposes to in-jin the Empress mere, on \cling mayor next week. jthe approval of those whose crease the gang across the pas-|dial invitation is extender to a | sanction was necessary, and there | Sage to nine men, who are to strangers and visitors WESTHOLME EMPLOYMENT FOR CITIZENS| Work on Pipe Line Will Be Ar- ranged to Suit Many Hands. City Engineer Davis at last night’s couneil expressed his eae willingness to arrange the work|Prince Rupert’s Classy Play of excavating the pipe line at House to Open Soon with a present in such manner as to em-| Stock Company. ploy as many citizen workmen as possible in view of the fact that Announcement has been made work is needed by many married] that the new, modern and thor- men in town. oughly up to date Westholme f Theatre will open about Febr: ary When buying shoes be careful] 24th. to get the best value for your A stock company of unusual money, Scott, Froud & Co. carry|talent has been secured and that the best makes at reasonable] the opening night will be a gala prices. event goes without saying. Ginascale ae The very latest plans cf the- Choicest liquors and cigars—|atre construction have been fol- Savoy. lowed and the building is cer- tainly a credit to the city. The Old Reliable. The Camosun came in at about 14 o'clock this morning after a very pleasant trip from the south, and brought news that the fog down below has completely lifted. ALBERT BLOCK ENDANGERED City’s Need for Rock Up in Goun-/She called at Ocean Falls and cil Again Reveals Risk to New| Kitimat on the way north. Building—Owner Expected on The passenger list included Ji Wednesday. J. Pooler, Dr. McCallum, D, Myers, R. Birney, Mr. Waitt, D. MceDou- Regarding the clearing of the} all, Mrs. MeDougall, G. Artell, high lot on Seeond avenue and aa ee ae aren Miss lifford, J. Grosby, Mr. Barnett I h street & property o . : , 1EGh ; the property of Mr. G. Pruett, Mr. Trodden, G. Rif- McLeod of Vancouver, a motion ford, Miss Bell, Miss Jones. Was passed in council! last night — —_—_—_—- leaving arrangements for this in the hands of the chairman of the SILVER STANDARD Board of Works, his committer and the city engineer. This was done because the Gouneil was in- MINE MACHINERY formed by Alderman Kerr that : Mr. McLeod is to arrive in Rupert oe on Wednesday to attend to the|Engineer Haskin Will Be in urgent problem of relieving the Hazelton to Superintend Instal- Albert bioeck of the pressure of lation of Plant on the McHugh rock upon its walls from his lot. & Stewart Property. The city bas a use for the rock, no Ket In transit up river is a com- Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners. plete modern plant of mine ma- Phone 4. eee. chinery for the Silver Standard mine, near Hazelton, belonging to Tony McHugh and Angus Stewart, contractors on the railroad work. my Phe Silver Standard is one. of rTS the most promising mines in the ad Hazelton distriet, and the confid- LIGHT POLES ON STRE! Ve elt ence of the owners in the future Temporary Arrangement Made to|°! tle property is demonstrated Have Them There Instead of by the fact that they have finan- on Lanes — Conduit System ced it entirely themselves, not Projected for Future. one share of stock being offered for sale. Mining Engineer Has- kin has been engaged to take en- A report of the Light commit- ; ‘ .jtire management of the propert; tee providing for the erection Of} and that it will immediately enter light poles on the streets instead|the shipping list upon the rail- of in the lanes was adopted in|road entering Hazelton is regard- council last night. The electrical}@4 by all well informed mining engineer, Mr. Matthews, explained] '™&" 0! the district as an abso- lute certainty. with a diagram that the cost of putting poles in the lanes would be about four times that of street CHURCHILL IN pole placing Alderman Clayton} desired the action taken. by the | Council be made with the proviso} GLASGOW NOW that the street poles are only tem-| porary, it being hoped that with- in a short time the conduit sys- | His Siieanaas That Britain’s tem may be installed for the lig ht/ Naval Supremacy Will Never Be IES Overcome Meets with Enthusi- eo ee astic Approval. Baptist Services. “The Galilean and His Gospel” Special to Dails Nawsai will be the subject of Rev. W arren | London, Feb. 40,—The speech H. McLeod's sermon tomorrow! made py Winston Churchill in SySRIS Other services. at the! Glasgow last night, when he said usual hours. Strangers and vis- lpeople need not worry over the itors invited. All services he Id} naval 1 race for the supremacy, as in MelIntyre Hall, Third avenue, Great: Britain had the. situation near Sixth street. well in hand and her naval su- ee ae | premacy would never be over- Ignorance may be bliss, but thé lt ame, and alone with thie etales more you know about the “Walk| ent added that she was pre- Over” shoe the happier you are.| jared for every emergency, has pleased the people throughout For Sale. the kingdom greatly, even the Furniture of four-room house.| Conservative press expressing Apply FI. D, Keeley, tf ‘approval. Convention of Liberals! A convention of British Columbia Liberals will be held at O'Brien's Hall, Hastings street, Vancouver, on February 29th, 1912, Upon purchasing a first-class ticket to Vancouver via c. P. R, and obtaining at the time of purehase from the ticket agent a standard certificate, and upon the signing of this certificate by the Secretary of the Gonvention, the holder will be entitled to a return ticket at one-third the usual fare. THEATRE OPENS 338 ‘te f fn A ap ii -E ae ee