his
Is
Prince
Rupert
Port
of
U.S.
Embarkation
Americans
Found
Weill
Developed
Port
Here
orly.year-old
Town
which
Played
Major
Part
in
Pacific.
War
Prince
Kupert,
the
port,
came
into
existence
dur-e
the
early
part
of
the
twentieth
century
through
e
efforts
of
Sir
Wilfrid
Laurier,
prime
minister
of
anada
diiau"
at
the
time,
.
to
promote
.
me
construction
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a
ilroad
from
Winnipeg
to
me
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t;oast.
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site
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British
Columbia
was
chosen
bv
Sir
harles
Hays
lor
the
outlet,
as
it
was
desired
to
link
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fertile
plains
and
valleys
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and
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name
of
Prince
Rupert
was
isen
from
12,000
submitted.
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Rupert,
the
man,
was
deare
and
entirely
beloved
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Hays
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further
financial
back-
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project,.
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site
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May
fi.
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:
mainly
one
Of
tents
"
and
ird
walks
as
lots
were
not
sold
i
sold
for
$5,000
and
some
as
re
5,000
people
In
Prince
Ru-t
by
1910.
'imaiiiy
a
cuy
oi
young
peo-
.nen
war
broke
out
In
1914
young
people
left
and
by
7
the
population
had
dwln
wj,;uu.
The
dry
dock-and
r-.
nut
CVUipiSl-CU
ill
XVIO
cost
of
$3,000,000
and
the
n
began
to
climb
aeain.
v
uuv
iuwiy
improving
i
developing
in
the
meantime,
the
outbreak
of
World
War
Prince
Rupert
had
about
6,000
1000
inhabitants.
At
present
"e
are
more
than
11,000
ra-
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wouvu
in
f
rince
u-
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tho
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centre
oi
tnc
ki
fresh
halibut
business
in
world
and
had
one
nf
thP
SKt
fish
cold
storage
plants
I
a
number
of
salmon
can-
Jiearbv
Tt
1,250,000-bushel
grain
elevator
and
other
substantial
facilities
for
handling
of
fish,
grain,
lumber
and
mineral
products.
The
Skeena
Highway,
which
runs
from
Hazelton
to
Prince
Rupert,
was
completed
in
September
1944.
Now,
In
addition
to
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
the
port
Is
connected
with
the
Interior
by
a
motor
route
This
roadway,
many
believe,
may
become
a
major
motor
trail
to
Alaska.
Motorists
would
drive
to
Prince
Rupert,
board
a
steam
er
for
Haines,
where
they
could
drive
over
the
Haines
Road
to
the
Alaska
Highway;
Valdez,!
where
they
might
drive
up
the
Richardson
Highway
to
Fairbanks;
or
Anchorage,
where
they
can
meet
the
Chickaloon
Trail.
Prince
Rupert
Is
an
Ideal
location
for
a
port,
being
500
miles
closer
to
Alaska
and
the
Orient
than
any
other
Pacific
seaport
of
continental
United
States
or
Canada.
It
Is
almost
land-locked,
free
from
dangerous
currents
and
Ice-free
the
year
around.
Some
mariners
claim
It
has
the
third
best
harbor
In
the
world,
excelled
only
by
Halifax,
Nova
Scotia,
and
Sydney,
Australia.
Prior
to
Pearl
Harbor
the
advantage
of
Prince
Rupert
supply
base
for
Alaskan
forces
had
been
realized.
After
Pearl
Harbor,
ships
were
scarce,
so
It
was
de
rided
to
develop
and
make
use
of
the
port
at
Prince
Rupert.
The
Canadian
government
quickly
gave
Its
assent.
Barges
could
be
used
In
place
of
ships
along
the
Inside
Passage
as
far"
north
as
Skagway.
Railroad
facilities
were
available
to
the
States.
The
narrow
channel
of
entrance
could
be
easily,
protect
ed
by
submarine
nets,
and
the
high
points
all
along
the
coast
were
ideal
for
gun
emplacements.
Prince
Rupert
Is
a
natural
gateway
to
Alaska
and
the
North
Pacific
and
expectation
is
that
the
port
will
develop
Into
a
major
Pacific
shipping
and
distribution
centre
for
the
IS
KEY
PORT
IN
PACIFIC
Five
Hundred
Miles
Closer
To
Orient
fiateway
to
Alaska
Prince
Rupert
was
chosen
by
the
United
States
Army
as
a
sub-port
of
embarkation
In
the
Pacific
war
emergency
for
the
simple
reason
that
It
Is
500
miles
closer
to
the
Orient
than
any
other
Pacific
Coast
port
and
because
It
Is
only
forty
miles
from
Alaska.
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t
TK
PAST
THUEE
YEARS
In
which
Uic
Am-"'can
forccs
,lave
bfcn
jH
r,ncP
Kupcrt
have
n
the
cementing
of
many
firm,
International
'"endshlps
which
will
endure
Into
the
years
of
Peace,
'
JVE
IN
ritlNCE
ItL'l'EUT
have
enjoyed
our
:,nlacts
with
the
Americans,
and
lake
this
opportunity
to
say
.
.
.
"I'AKE.WELL,
AMERICANS
1"
-GORDON'S
HARDWARE
McB'ide
si
&
II1VV
-
"
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
PORT
FAREWELL
TO
YANKS
Prince
Rupert
Dailp
I3ctu0
Saturday,
September
15,
1945
BEAUTY
AND
UTILITY
This
air
picture
of
Prince
Rupert
depicts
In
unique
combination
the
beauty
as
well
as
the
utility
of
Canada's
great
northwest
port
.which
the
United
States
Army
seized
as
Its
port
of
embarkation
during
.war
emergency-because,
of-
Its
.strategic
location
In
the
Pacific
theatre
as
the
transfer
point
from
a
transcontinental
railway
to
trans-Pacific
and
Alaska
ships
In
delivering
the
sinews
of
war
which
protected
these
coasts
and
defeated
the
enemy
'across
the
ocean.
Probably
no
city
In
the
country
is
more
artistically
yet
simply
designed
from
the
standpoint
'
of,
Its
thoroughfares.
About
centre
and
neart,the4tp
jf.
the
picture
Is.
to
he
seen
the
huge
warehouse
in
which
the
war
supplies
were
stored.
Connected
with
the
large
building
is
the
massive
ocean
dock,
the
enor-
ACROPOLIS
HILL
THE
CANTONMENT
Aerial
view
of
the
Acropolis
Hill
cantonment
area,
home
of
the
Amcrl-tan
GI
In
Prince
Rupert
for
more
than
three
years.
In
the
right
foreground
can
be
seen
the
Exhibition
Building,
and
directly
behind
it
the
reservoir.
The
long
building
on
the
left
is
the
gymnasium
and
to
the
rear
of
it,
the
ball
d
lamond.
r
-i
-rr
t
yew
,
Thi
Strategic
Importance
of
Prince
Rupert,
"Gateway
to
Alaska,"
brought
American
military
personnel
here
in
the
dark
days
of
1942.
We
have
enjoyed
your
presence
among
us.
A
greater
depth
of
understanding
has
been
achieved,
we
know.
Vor
your
great
contribution
to
the
war
we
say
"Thanks,
Americans."
We
hope
that
the
future
will
see
you
return
to
visit
us
again
and
again.
...
Crawley
and
Didrickson
Cow
Bay
Boat
Builders
Prince
Rupert
mous
shed
"
of
which
is
one
of
the
waterfront's
most
Imposing
structures.
In
the
distance
is
the
1,250,000-bushel
grain
elevator.
Closer
along
the
waterfront
are
the
other
commercial
.docks
of
the
port.
The
airplane
wlng
partly
closes
off
thejlew
oMhe
spacious
harbor
which'
is
unsurpassed
"Eyv'ah'yrln
"the""
world
deep,
open
the
year
around,
clear
of
all
obstructions.
The
building
within
the
horseshoe
street
In
the
foreground
Is
the
court
house,
centre
of
provincial
governmental
administration
for
a
vast
section
of
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia.
Across
from
It
Is
the
fine
YMCA
War
Services
Building,
where
many
American
soldiers
found
a
welcome
during
their
stay
in
Prince
Rupert
and
which,
now
the
war
is
over,
is
to
become
Prince
Rupert's
civic
centre.
r
vv
FAREWELL
BY
MAYOR
It
is
with
mixed
feelings
of
joy
and
sorrow
that
I
oid
farewell,
on
behalf
of
the
citizens
of
Prince
Rupert,
to
our
American
friends
and
colleagues'
both
military
and
civilian
personnel.
I
rejoice
that
the
successful
termination
o
f
hostilities
will
permit
them
to
return
to
their
homes
and
loved
ones
but
many
of
us
will
be
saddened
by
their
departure,
I
hope
and
trust
that
most
of
them
have
enjoy-
'
ed
their
stay
in
our
city
and
that
in
the
days
to
come
many
will
return
to
visit
us
and
renew
old
acquaintances.
To
these
I
say
"Au
revoir"
rather
than
"good-bye"
and
to
all
I
wish
"Godspeed"
and
the
very
best
of
everything
in
heir
return
to
civilian
ife.
H.
M.
DAGGETT,
Mayor.
ARMY
MEN
TOOK
THESE
PICTURES
Aerial
views
of
Prince
Rupert
and
the
Acropolis
Hill
Cantonment'
Area,
the
photographs
of
the
V-J
Day
parade,
and
port
Installations,
were.
taken
by
Staff
Sergeant
Audely
Allison
and
Ser
geant
Alex
Steplck
of
the
Port
Signal
Office.
Special
thanks
are
also
given
to
Staff
Sergeant;
Bob
Elston,
editor,
and
Sergeant
Walt
Mont-
gomerie,
associate-
editor,
of
tho
Acropolis
News,
for
the
use
of
many
cuts
appearing
In
this
edition.
Too
numerous
to
mention
individually,
many
of
these
pictures
were
taken,
by.
Corporal
Steve
Byrlirisky,
Acropolis
News,
staff
photographer,
Enormous
Crane
On
Ocean.
Dock
The
big
whir.ley.
crane
located
on
the
ocean
docks,
has
a
capacity
of
seventy-Jive-
tons.
This
crane
loaded
much
of
the
heavy
construction
equipment
and
railway
cars
and
locomotives
re
quired
in
Alaska
for
the
con
struction
of
defence
installations.
'E
JOIN
WITH
THE
OTHER'
'
.'
.
BUSINESS
FIRMS
.
OF
:1
PRINCE
RUPERT
IN
SAYING,
-"Good
Bye,
Americans"
COMPLIMENTS
OF
EMPIRE
STEVEDORING
CO.,
LIMITED
-
-
-
-
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C.
.-