PAGE TWO The Daily News Published Every Afternoon Excepif Sunday by Prince Rupert DaliftNews Limited. Third Avenue Q . . " H,U NTER ManagirigiEditor PRINCE RUPERT . . . BRITISH COLUMBIA. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall, per month . Per' Year )Ul. AFTER A TOUR TO ALASKA . . . rmm ine East i $4.G0 DAILY EDITIQN . . . Friday, October 20, 1944 EDITORIAL PHONES 81 and 82 Open Dally from 8 a.m. till 0 p.m. Sundays and Holidays from 12-2 p.m. and 7-0 pan. (IOOUWILL LINK WITH SOUTHEAST ALASKA (Continued from page 1) the evening at the Blue Fox. n nt p,,h, ,ol, .-'In By City Carrier, per week .la MenUon was made of the need Qf Per 65 Month , accommodation facilities and a Per Year, $7.00 ferry service to connect Ketchl- route being discussed at a governor's banquet in Juneau as far back as 1923, However, u road leading out, to Burroughs Bay, from which Ketchikan could be reached, had been deemed almost impossible, "The only way for us is to ship our cars to Prince Rupert," said Mr. Bates. "That is thft highway in which we here in carrying steamship service which would make the Ktcl,ika are concerned. gold mine, traffip has a.most vanished, yet t , 1 r 7 . . 11. j. 1..,. it a Juneau suu nourishes as the A vital link. m. the travel, chain of which the. ferry capital and territorial admmis-service from Prince Rupert to southeastern Alaska trative centre and also as the that Juneau might be connected to the highway If and when they build the "A" route, he said the road would be extremely djffi, cult, and perhaps Impossible, to build. Then, at best, It would serve only Juneau and not the other southeast Alaska towns, whereas the ferry would serve 40 kan with Prince Rupert and it 1 all of thIs part of Aaska wsnway. Mr Flaten spoke briefly, E. T. Kenney introduced the thanking Mr. Helhtzleman' for subject of the "A" route for a.'his explanation of the car-ferry north-south highway to connect sygtem and Jack Fletcher.' nian-Central British Columbia north-;ager of the the Baranof Hotel. wiu iium hubiiou iu uc - told the Canadians that in order THE DAILY NEWS FRIDAY Auto, Ferry to Alaska Service From Prince Rupert to Southeast Alaska Vital to Travel By It. Fiank Ileintzle man, Alaska Regional Forester At this time when new road connections along aska Highway, support for this tQ attract tourist awm,m,. many projected routes between continental United having already been asked from tions had to be provided. He said , States and Alaska are being discussed throughout SnShf rnnkfarnrnS a hotel the size of the Baranof &e country, the residents of Southeastern Alaska atainst uie roaa norm irom could be a eommuniiv entprnri i .... i i i n.-i. i 'l ? i A jPrince George. A statement Just mlntlnil out tha the Rarw are wiimiik uu iu uw iaci uuu almost, over niglU a . issued by Premier John Hart wa? fjna.ncet by lqcai capital. ' lana-water-lanu arterial transportation route to the , had disclosed that a Dass with I "" nnH snnm thnt nac.cl 1 1 tnn f ini.rM. Unj Dav in HicJnru .. ... ..,) i jjm icri iuwn cvicvuwuu iiau juat t ---- . r, , m i - 'been found on this route. He Town of Skagway .Members oi tne rrince itupert naniDer oi uom- spoke of the PQSSibli1Ues 0f stub thrpushtheluU reglon.and touches most of their! comprising the end sections of quire Considerable analytical thought and dlSCUSSlOll provide employment in the cost- itransnort centre but. owine'to to heln Bfit Installed the nrniw tO i settle upon suggestions which may be offered war period. He pleaded for the, the change In the Pacific mill- facilities, and Improvements for Whereby Prince Rupert may CO-operate and assist in co-operation of Alaska Pan- tary situation, is being to large Its extended use. Without these lUltnei fnkhpr dpvelnnmpnr development and and mipiovement imnrovempnt 01 of relation- leiauon handle (;ltles in the caniPaiSn for extent abandoned at this time things It cannot become reason- the Hazelton-Watson Lake road. aKhough Its use as a transport ably Important In the field of Ships for the mutual benefit Of both Sides. No doubt a project in the best interests of centre will continue Prince travel. much can be done along these lines although plans Northern British Columbia and Rupert the southern end and The first link In this land- will probably have to be for effect in the post-war Alaska period when southeastern Alaska, with the return tvjiuam Bates recalled the ' tn nnvmnl nf flip minino- .nnd fnnricf inrfiisrvips mi Haielton. northward highway which it has always been so dependent, comes back into its own. It is reasonably assumed that, after the war is over, there will be an era of great development arid expansiqn in both the mining and tourist business of the north. . This Prince Rupert business men found at all the southeastern Alaska, towns which they visited a kqen interest in a fast passenger and automobile Skagway the northern. As the water-land route is the high die water section gives U;e tourist the opportunity of seeing the most scenic part of the Inside Passage and visiting a number of Alaska's coastal cities. Hie two day steamer ride here would, also afford a restful break ln a long auto drive for persons bound from the States to Interior Alaska. Commercial bus companies might be Interested in placing busses in operation ' - iUn -- " . . ... . . ... u cu,iJlu'"1B a if business me of auto will be sur irom ttoute a would be UD ThnV illn strnrpfl I'ncf anchor nf gesting, tourist was Handling one rated another of the interna- SLi ' v 3 Ju,st , staff of 85. A notable item of t0 be encouraged, lhat there needed. Doubtless motor-driven ltadng to Juneau, but this iiuuu tyiiitniL-ciuuils wnicn nas SO long neiU Up UUSl- Puunc worics at Juneau is the must be adequate hotel and res- vei'iels that can readily be v.-uld entull not less than 100 uuu iramc w.nere crossing Uie AiaSKan fan- ",uu"" Uilu& du '""s taurant facilities and, explolta- handle either into Northern British Columbia, the f arrows to the old ipwn of Dou3- tion of such attraction?. as, hunt Yukon or again on into central Alaska has been con- XZ? " L a"d J se" ceraed. This sort of work for. He said further that the Haines - Fairbanks highway should be maintained as a year-round highway. As it goes over no high summits, that would be easy to do. Point of Interest A United States Army Trans- with two fast vessels. With such passenger and auto ferry, service available, this northwest coast travel lane can be expected to have a heavy recreational use. The highways Creek from which has come port vessel next day carried the ' sensational gold. Prince Rupert party to Haines, ' Wrangell, quiet these days be-14 miles from Skagway, for the cause the war has almost put a Daily, except Monday .. 10:45 pm.' dent of he Juneau Chamber PurDOSe of seelnB the terminus stop to gold mining up the Stlk-lv2JT5""r' . thankeri thP Cnnnriian mombpri of the Haines Highway which Ine River and reduced travel up PRESCRIPTION HEADQUARTERS Down through, the years, almost since Prince Rupert first existed, we have served the people. The prescription laboratory we have always tried to keep modern, using skilled pharmacists, quality, drugs, the best of, equipment. OrmesUd. "Jhii homer Dmqgfats, THE REXALL STORE S.yManndaaWnewla74 PJB. ' for their interest and said that e.nnects UP with the Alaska the river from Wrangell to a j the most Important matter to "gnway. An arcl? on tne muumum, ave me rnnce uup- brlng'up at this time was the 'a,"C5 "'Bnway cra eiser u .nr..uiy .weicomo. proposed car-ferry from Prince where in tnls PaPer wd4y. Wrangell, a town on an Island. Rupert to Haines. .Otto Schoembe'l, president qf; the. has a population of 1210 persons Charles Carter called upon ,Ialnes Chamber of Commerce, and, its prjncloal industries are Frank Helntzleman to tell of his Mayor DaH Barry, Chief War- one sawmill, three salmon can-car-ferry idea Helntzleman rant offlcer Victor Porlier ahd neries, merged into one as a wai said the car - ferry between Tecn Sgt Robert Wahl met the emergency, and boat building. Haines and Prince Rupert was deleKaUon at Haines and a driye ! A wiJcome meeting to Wrang-one thing the Chamber should for a fpw 1X11163 ou- the highway, ' ell was held in the fire hall, the the maintenance of which 1 Is Wrangell reception group con- evidently golns to be an Inter- slsting of H- B. Thornqulst, bank AiaKa, mgnway on tne mora westerly Route A were to be staite-d immediately after the close of the war, It is doubtful whether even one (certainly not auapiea 10 tnis service will be oi cun.nuciion aiong uie available for the purchase from rulsKl canyon of the Taku uku and Morris Glaciers. The proposed I riiuu Kupeit-llaines auto ferry. wil giye, all of the towns 011, the inside Passage of Southeastern Alaska cheap, year-iound connection uith the road system lying to the sfcuth and to the nurth, and service over this and the land sections, of the, route, can, be started as soon as the war situation permits of getting the necessary steamers and the Army allows the use of the northern highways by civilians. Here is a chance for which will, no doubt, also play an Important part ln any new relations that may be established between this port and the cities and towns of southeastern Alaska. Some of the members of the party visited schools ln the Alaskan towns all of which, han recreational facilities the equal of which at least, it was agreed, should be available In Prince Rupert. Just before returning to Prince Rupert yesterday after-, noon the members of the delegation gathered aboard the steamer to hear President W. J. Scott express appreciation to Mr. national problem following tfiv' manager and president of thv Kenney for having acted as off 1- witnarawai or tne united Stages wrangen wnamDer or uommerne, clal, spokesman for the party. Mr Army, followed. The road has Maypr P. O. Hanford, Capt. W. II. Kenney, in reply, expressed the been affected by recent except Harrington, Leo McCormack, Z. oplnlop that the trip had estab-tlonally heavy rains and, Just M, Bradford, I. B. Chlsholm, city llshed relationships and produc-across the British, Columbia bor- clsrk, Leonard Canrpoell, Mrs. F. led Information from which rn. Helntzleman said he had con- , der, U tied up by a wAshout, re- s- Barnes, secretary of Wran?ell 1 suits far reaching could be proi tacted a number of steamship pairing of which is delayed by a Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. 1 duced. He was particularly in- companies as to the car-ferry question of Jurisdiction. Haines DeLopg. newspaperwoman. .terested ln the Haines corrldo? phn and reported them as be- town alongside, the Chilkoo: As the steamer passed the at- ' and Its international aspect ing very much interested. The Barracks, banks for Its vpry fut- tractive and prosperous fishing I Plans for following up the trip ferries would have to maintain ure existence on the operation of town of Petersburg at the north 'with Chamber of Commerce ac a regular, fast schedule batween the Haines Highway which end of plcteuresque Wrangell 1 tlon were discussed wth Arnold Prince Rupert and southeast Al- passes through the famous Brl- Narrows they wished that it had Flaten suggesting that the Cen aska towns. tlsh Columbia mlninc HUtrlxfi. hppn nosslble to alia make a visit trnl Intprlnr A arts I o t aI ti . "-O v v ----- ' iKjwmviu " . - Jai U3 , , . in discussing the possibility of Rainy Hollow and Squaw, to that progressive community I of Trade should be consulted. I Southeastern Alaska t start cashing in, with no delay, on the great desire that is now bring shown by the travelling public to visit Alaska by car as soon as the war is over. Prince George and Vancouver I as well as all the cities on the ' Pacific Northwest, are far dls-' tant from the existing Alaska i Highway on the C Route, whose southern termlnal.when construction Is completed, will be the inland City of Edmonton. This city Is approximately 850 miles via Calgary from Vancou-ver. and 1,000 miles from Seattle, and the distance from Edmonton to Fairbanks along the existing Alaska Highway on the C Route Is about 2.0C0 miles The total distance from Seattle . . ...., 11 t J A A T" I -I t rr.1 I I. . 1 1 i Mnnrlnv u;i tnont 'In iU V.I.. . v )f T thn rnntp nnsa thrnnoh iinncii- Auc '"'B"1 ul u,c lliu-iiea' mivo rrnnrlunll nwl f jipr-finrlincr tnnr nnrt.v. home moHo fmm tvm aucVo Pun. Unrir. m whito Doc rn i. ' i i.4 Inib ally attractive nttrnxHin n.nig regions. The mid niri- land route from Seattle, via o o i ' . , "J " mvh vj " - " ! Southeastern Ciiithati"rn Alaska Allclrn tn to V-ir themselves laden with, . . information . . . and; ... ideas about . highway over .inn 'A route, i a coun- has i. been iL the scene since i K Pearl siple post-war public ... wq tprritorv' try rich ln natural resources-tne IIarbqr oi larSe development by ject) and the task facl fftclng thnr rnrt nf tho wit nnrthprn It will re- tnat part 01 tne gieat noitnern leinioiy. it win ie openlng up of whlch could well tne Unlted state, Arm j x le alQ1 the iqrk pro- the banks, is approximately Yukon railway terminus, Skag- way, leading out of Seattle to on the highway portions of the, what Ought vay was up to the outbreak, of Vancouver, then, on through the ute and mlng connecting Tu Be Done war a happy Mecca for touflst Frazer River valley to Prince steamers to carry their passen- throngs but all that is changed George, Hazftltou and down the sers over the intervening water now and pleasure, travellers are Skeefla, River along the new space. few and far between thesV days, road, extension of this year to Residents of Interior Alaska In fact, It is rather a, forlorn Prince Rupert, a few miles south would ue the land'-sea-land iooklng community i with a clvl- of the Alaska boundary, the route to reach the Pacific Coast outlet port. Of Prince Rupert, now equipped With a The Prince Rupert party made stallatlon has been put m tnere secttoa of. the Uwide Passage Tiw rugged topography of highway in addition to the railway, available to the;ltsJeaarters during 106 da In connection with the oil de- between Prince Rupert and Southeastern Alaska discourages fV, nf ,.;cfo i at Ketchikan at two rooms made Vpinrimpnt inHnHin o ina.miia Haines. Kptchikan Wmmrpii ioad conntructlon both to con- and Mrs. Emmanuel- to Long Bay in the direction of historic Dyea. Prince Rupert men but this passenger-automobile which employed IOOO rnen, has Jn the evening the Prince feri'V Service-into Prince Rupert Was, Undoubtedlv, ien closed for six months owing KuPt and Skagway men met tlie at' 4 l. labor trophies; ishlngf hask )n the observation room of the OUtstandin'C thine is' far Print Rn Hie UUlbldllUing ining, ai least aS iai as mnce KU- ,n;rnrt fallen f'1pn nff off materially mtpri!, and tourist steamer whnr Arno hi' f1at7n pert is directly concerned. opened the proceedings. President W. J. Scott spoke briefly and: expressed the hope ther would be. a. return vijit, to Wpuld be a part is, Of COUrse, the Haines CUt-off road hub of communications and Pri"ce Rupert by Alaskans on the he the vidualiy viauaiiy and ana sp spoke . in h)3 capa lhs thiee-link transportation route will serve directly the Pacific Coast States, most of the more heavily populated sections of British Columbia, Southeastern AlasVa and the whole of Interior Alaska. Besides facilities to be installed in the water-link, frequent, speedy, low -cost transportation for persons ; and automobiles must be assured route can become a a heavilv heavily used travelway. This can be re a northisouth transcontinental highway route lying to the east of this region. None of the towns south of Haines can feasibly be tied to the existing Alaska High- 2,270 miles. All of the towns to be served by this land-sea-land rout'' should start now to get the auto ferry project ready for ser vice immediately after the close of the war, and, when its es-tabllshment Is assured, to advertise It widely as a tourist attraction. The city councils and chain bers of commerce of thoae towns along and at the terminals of the proposed ferry route might well take the initiative in this llan .population of possibly 500. other land link lri this route is State and British Columbia, t0 investigate and make Joint Just the day before the local the hew road built this year. while People of Southeastern recommendations on what ac business men arrived at Skag- that Joins Haines, Alaska, at the Alaska would find the service ; tlon ouid be taken by the way. the first gasoline had been north end of the Inside Passage convenient for auto trips either I towns to further the undertak ent through the Canol pipe llpe with Anchorage, Fairbanks and I1U" w10 l"e main region oi , mg If tne project appears fea from the White Horse refinery to the whole of Interior Alaska. melr territory, or south to the fJl, .. A 4 - 1 A. 1 J Tn n,n(A. It 1 I V. A OA Rtfi Afl by appointing well-qualilled men thie idea being to drive automobiles into Prince Pipe line of four-Inch, thickness. Fetersburg Douglas and Juneau S.iS.'SI'iiK!!11" companies of the States -r- . , . m . . . .. . . . . in In Alaska's jiiicL-ie i tip Tr.wn c shnvpri Qrniinrt hu are incaten ainn? tnis Rrrpwn fcV vuuacci, uity ui viirm wnu Riiper.t, plaqe them aboard the ships and, transfer at ; Fine Capital , " - - ------- - ) j , .- o the war construction work, .but, of protected, waterway. Haines near Skagway to the new Haines Highway, Q . ,.b-u the Army, before: leavind.- over which they COUld drive into the Alaska. High- fine capital city of Juneau on Pal):ei streets, waterworks and way and . on to: ,centr.al Alaska. Everywhere this pro- Sunday night and was greatly sewers. .1 ject was under active discussion and it is something .tjped with iu.weii-kept.ap- sewaa" ZTl!!TfT iv4- j..t.i. t n l 10 bearance. un - to - datp navpd skagway visit was a. arive iori rrS11 rper,C?n a(iUVey 'streets and business places and the delegates by E. A, Rasmussen follow up to its direct benefit. Many things in, the'spiendid residences to.wns they visited intrigued, the interest of. the ; : The Alaska-June: uneau sible, tlie towns should take con ccrted action in trying to in terest an existing steamship company company to 10 provide proviue this mis service service could well be made a part of this auto ferry study. un Un- twu services might possibly be combined. If necessary, the South- euitern Alaska towm could af- in0l tha oneii of Uiese Uwnsforj before thta lo contribute subsUntlally ''Z .a 10d. connecUonby some form of subjid to .i ois wiwiiu uie lui-inutn an, rflr fprrv .erv!rR A . - m w,a.vu IU garded as .the chief determln- alone Si"g. that f" y.?"'11.5.m'r roacL? ; the auto ferry will j take the ;lng factor as to whether would have to lead w Vfrmn 1rrm lin llnl.. r . . a , place, ' at least for some time, of not Southeastern Alaika is to bq Z;u, . ftly road connections to the a highway n would be w,ttH n ( ..... major under. :Urono,P,i .A .n.inmi northern extremity from Prince Rupert. Here ESTST"1 s I0, tsuthefasTtern E. T. Kenney Introduced -eh 3 'navel e Uw tewlS evel and sou h (takU,W- 111 a11 ey would, nighway to the SUUe, 7 may delegation found; the" road, already tied up by a n?JfX,f" of the PrinceRupert men that tn?1 tZS " ' " ' 11 . i..i r 1. r "1 1 v i . CQlUtrupttOn dlfflCUlfJeS. Nd , aml n Mri,nriai nnvmmmlf. .11 sp,ur rqad could directly serve in iiiit.i', tn nnrihtQ . tii comfort- more than ope town and tho wav ti,at W1 flir,hpr fhp ., for pas- "wer towns would require ferry staking. fBcillties for i-v-'rvice to use It. The shorUat All of this Is. part of a postwar planning Job that Is concerned with building up Industry in Southeastern Alaska thu auto tou:ist Industry, the hand ling of local and through pas' the government immediately Rver, and laku Inlet, and the tenKer and fright traffic, and i.v i 1 . - ..i , , were nrnoia riaien, v. i. iiaaii i"v ni.uirua ui, " - , en emrlses based on the fur - vfcj tUlilLi UU 1U1 III . cimarlntonriant rf tha Vllbnn LUC ICmilllll I IlllTLS Ulin I111;11Q till Llir- LU I'arrV Lflf t . . dutiui,buuu, vj, .1.1. unuu - . - - . -" ' " - J years now and, With the modernization t and sneed-! A committee from the Juneau and. White Pass Rallwav. Col. en route will need to be equin- tralfic around the faces u th.' mg Up of transport and traffic, it is reasonable to Chamber- headed by Charles W. Tatum, United States Army port ped, wltli simple elevators for insist that there may be no further delav in thp two Varter and Jack Fletcher met the commander, W. F. Stone, Col, the easy handling of cars to and ennntrips COUntlies o-Ptfinrr tnn-athay. and ov. .nnu: I lour Pari on Ine 'tivat ot tne Truckey and Capt. Thomas Cliff, "UU4 "'P3 ai any, stage oi getting together reaching some sort steamer and took them to the The Skagway men at the meet- the tide. Four sailings a week ui-tmiioMUCuiw a LU SlUUJlliV Uie DrOCfiSS fit nilThnr- Earflnnff HhtPl nthpr .Tiincnii ir, ,oro UornlH Tnhndnn cA. from each end of Uie line would lty, and jurisdiction. The whole thing might well be Charnbcf members dropped in Ietary of the Chamber of Com- seem to be necessary eliminated, including that Of' customs and excisp for- du;lng the evenlng to introduce merce, B. A. Rasmussen, ptesl- f as0" of heaviest ti malities malities in in WfW border fin. oaa;nrr nA nml L JL : 11 i... il A,V themselves. themselves. Mayor Mayor A. A. B. B. Hayes Hayes dent, dent, of of the the Bapfc Bap, of of Alaska, Alaska, twe.r filings sailings! at oth other during the travel, with periods T 7m r,ww-""H "u iq-M.uaiiuy in welcomed the tour party to Patrick Carroll, merchant. Jens e year. This service could eauiuu&iwntilll oi iree POrtS Or lnternatinnn vnHnn ji.nMii i-- ..f likelv likely be be nrovlded provided OLiemtory involved. J? or instance, Haines, terminuS B. T. Kenney told Juneau Louis, Emmanuel, restauranteur, Otthe new highway, could be made a free DOrt with I Chamber members the tritf was Al Roelke, cashier of, the Bank ui ijueriictiiunai comaor Detween Lvnn Canal inrl iaKen meeiy as a gooawm trip " awm, um. a.ihui, aim o. J anai uuu tWVmvlQ. nf aii. . between neijhbors and in con. Truckev. v..v uumti ui tcan.ai niaana. ., ,.r . , , ,,, IFresh Local Raw and Pasteurized MILK VALENTIN DAIRY PHONE 657 C.N .R. Trains For the. East-Dally except Sunday 8 p.m. iieLiuu wilii rnp mn sk ;i itin- .. . ... . Alaska could be drawn closei and could set an example for the entire world by their In reply, Homer Garvin, presi .'iqr development of local natural resouices such as fish, timber and minerals. These are industries which will best injure a permanent post war prosperity. A great deal of careful uudy and planning and, If nec-C-iaiy, it u. iduable tontnuu-tion of local public funds ln . .me in in jr gmer . to promote GEO. 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