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a
mr.i
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vides
a
market
for
all
cream
first
.
beine
.
the
hleh
cost
of
clears
M..rh
nf
ihi.
iw
ion
iastrial
Development
ttsents
Great
Market
shippers
in
Cie
vallejr
and
bringing
the
forested
land
un-
many
farmers
find
the
cream
t'..l
r
have
been
In
a
position
to
pur
chase
improved
farm
lands
and
where
this
Is
possible
It
Is
without
doubt
the
wiser-
policy.
Nevertheless,
the
area
of
potential
farm
land
still
available
for
settlement
in
British
Columbia
is
very
limited
and
it
is
highly
probable
that
much
of
the
better
land
In
this
district
will
be
settled
within
the
nxt
few
years.
or
uisinu
urowers
will
be
brought
under
cultivation
this
year
and
thin
Increased
acreage
should
help
considerably
towards
the
agricultural
development
of
the
whole
district.
Land
clearing
plans
for
this
year
Include
work
In
the
Skeena
Valley
as
well
as
finishing
up
that
part
of
the
Bulklev
Valley
between
Smithers
and
Hazelton.
der
cultivation
and
the
second,
the
high
shipping
costs
from
the
area.
Shipping
casts
are
still
comparatively
high
but
farmers
whose
acreage
of
cleared
land
was
below
the
minimum
necessary
for
a
satisfactory
farm
unit
,have
been
griped
materially
since
1947
under
the
Farmers'
Land
Clearing
Assistance
Act.
Machine
clearing
of
land
in
cheque
to
be
a
very
reliah'e
source
of
income.
Where
cream
is
sold
the
slm
milk
Is
utilized
to
advantage
by
hogs
and
poultry
on
the
farm.
For
many
years
the
Bulkley
Valley
has
been
famous
for
the
quality
of
its
timothy
seed
and
this
is
still
the
important
cash
crop
oh
many
farms.
On
ottitrs.
alsike
and
red
clover
have
been
ILCOM
CaOTOBS
LTB
Agriculture
in
the
Bulkley
and
Skeena
Valley8
f
Diversified
Type
By
K.
R.
JAMESON
District
Agriculturist,
Smlthers
The
Pulkley
and
Skeena
Valley
lend
themselves
well
to
a
program
of
mixed
farming
and
this
in
lain,
is
the
type
of
agriculture
that
is
carried'
on
r,
In
the
Skeena
Valley,
particularly
in
the
vicin-iTernice
the
soil
and
climate
is
well
.suited
to
urowiner
and
market
gardening.
Here
the
farm
'j;ch
smaller
than
in
the-
muna
more
profitable
and
in;
addition
the
growing
of
clover!
helps
materially
in
building
up
the
organic
matter
of
the
soli.
Most
of
the
clover
and
timothy
seed
grown
In
the
Bulkley
Val
GENERAL
MOTORS
DEALERS
CELANESE
STARTS
CAMPATSALVUS
Camp
is
being
erected
alongside
the
Skeena
River
near
Salvus
to
house
a
crew
which
will
shortly
be
engaged
in
driving
of
logs
down
the
river
from
the
Terrace
district
to
the
big
celanese
plant
at
Port
Edward.
A
number
of
Terrace
men
have
been
employed
by
the
company
for
Throughout
the
Bulkley
and
the'
Skeena
Valleys
there
is
still
a
fair
acreage
of
good
land
available
for
settlement.
However,
land
available
for
preemption
is
situated,
for
the
mos'.
part
at
a
considerable
distance
from
local
markets
and
community
facilities,
and
for
this
reason
there
has
been
little
demand
for
these
Crown
lands
the
Bulkley
Valley
started
in
the
fall
of
1947
at
Topley.
Three
large
caterpillar
type
tractors
were
used,
operating!
as
a
unit
with
one
machine
cutting
and
the
other
two
piling
the
brush
and
rooting
out
the
stumps.
NEW
LAND
OPENED
During
1948
land
clearing
ley
is
marketed
through
a
cooperative
seed
cleaning
plant
In
Telkwa.
For
many
years
agricultural
Valley
but,
with
the
marketed
in
Edmonton
or
Corner
7th
St.
and
3rd
Avenue
Vancouver
but
for
most
..f
aarkPt
of
Prince
Rupert
at
mnrsteo.
farmers
Jn
this
the
year
beef
and
pork
is
disposed
of
locally.
the
Bulkley
work
was
done
on
83
farms
he.
within
the
pnst.
few
years.
Fur
!
development
In
'
Valley
was
slow.
this
uiU
uliicr
wut
k.
are
able
to
carry
on
a
This
was
due
tween
Houston
and
Smithersj
thermore,
most
recent
settlers
DOUG
FRIZZELL
intensive
type
01
agncui-
.
tul.
'
t
.
1
Jian
'
piuic
mi
mer
.
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11
I
rhere
Wie
minimi
us
less
i
i
1
I
lie
growing
season
muth
Bulkley
Viey
s
vell
to
mixed
farml.ig
snJ
the
most
common
pen?.
CONGRATULATIONS!
TO
ALL
ALASKANS
j
G.
PERCY
TINKER
&
CO.
LTD.
!
However,
wi'iim
recent
jiere
has
Ven
some
de-:ent
of
m.irc
speciali-M
of
farmi'i,;,
such
as
the
r.ion
of
whol-;
niilk.
poi.l-
r,
.
duct
an
J
vegetable
seed
I
Real
Estate
and
General
Iusunrance
Agents
Rentals
Property
Management
Notary
Public
BESNER
BLOCK
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
Phone
57
2iS
sped
l.iziii
5
in
ine
pro-
r,
of
w'noie
milk
(ievo!cjj"fi
s;il'.
el
ih:
iteinan.l
lor
product
in
Pmee
Hupert.
sent
these
dairy
farms
are
:numDer
aue
largely
10
ine
irfd
investment
in
bui'tl-
id
equipment
necessary
to
f
this
highly
perishable
t.
Increased
labor
nec-
,011
these
farms
is
another
n
be
taken
into
consider-ilthotigh
expected
of
farm
workers
from
should
alleviate
this
GREETINGS
and
'
GOOD
WISHES
.or
to
some
extsnt
TV?
ind
milk
houses
on
these
are
inspected
annually
by
ury
Inspectors
and
inuit
m
with
rigid
regulation,
itii'.ion
all
farms
selling
tt't
are
visited
perlodlc-if
Dairy,
Jnspectors,
.
who
a
general
handling
of
the
TO
deluding
sanitation
an
3
i
facilities.
It
is
expected
is
more
farm
labor
be-
iTjiiuble
and
as
mof-
-:
premises
are
brought
up
to
Our
Alaskan
Neighbors
And
Friends
"ury
standard,
the
vol-
if
milk
shipped
to
Prince
will
increase
very
consid-AND
POULTRY
of
the
eggs
and
poultry
j
produced
In
the
area
o
Tit
to
Prince
Rupert
come
lartn
flocks
where
the
CELANESE
MILL
8ITE
Aerial
view
of
Port
Edward,
seven
miles
from
Prince
Rupert
where
Celanese
Corporation
of
America
is
building
it3
$35,000,000
pulp
mill.
By
unified
effort,
together
may
we
prosper!
7
project
is
only
one
of
the
ii
farm
enterprises.
How
ls
reral
cases,
the
major
of
farm
Income
comet
in
this
new
era
of
northern
industrial
development.
poultry
flock
and
today
PHONE
P.O.
Rox
37
Telephone
234
w
a
few
farms
special-
a
tommercial
egg
produc-
DAY
AND
NIGHT
SERVICE
Stand:
Old
Empress
Hotel
Third
Avenue
Largest
Individually
Owned
Fleet
in
Prince
Rupert
he
vicinity
of
Houston
a
Dibb
Printing
Co.
?f
of
farmers
are
sunpl?-
THE
NORTHERN
B.C.
POWER
CO.!
-l
the
Income
of
their
farms
by
the
growing
Of
A
u.d
turnip
seed.
While
STATIONERS
PRINTERS
wing
of
these
vegetable
LIMITED
Prince
Rupert,
R.C.
twnot
be
recommended
Stewart,
B.C.!
whole
district,
due
to
Office
Supplies
"BT
of
early
fall
frxita
Power
For
Aluminum
VICTORIA
The
provincial
legislature
has
been
asked
by
the
government
for
blanket
powers
to
arrange
for
the
establishment
of
an
aluminum
industry
in
British
Columbia.
The
bill,
to
this
effect,
was
introduced
In
the
Legislature
by
Hon.
E.
T.
Kenney,
Minister
of
Lands
snd
Forests,
and
passed.
There
is
no
mention
of
the
Aluminum
Company
of
Canada,
which
is
the
chief
concern
back
of
the
bill.
It
gives
the
Minister
of
Lands
authority
to
execute
an
agreement.
Blanket
powers
would
enable.
the
government
to
over-ride
any
other
itatutes.
No
loans
or
subsidies
to
the
Industry
will
be
allowed,
and
It
Is
laid
down
that
any
agreement
must
give
fisheries
protection,
in
the
event
of
such
being
necessary.
1
winter
killing
of
the
turnips,
yet
where
It
t
i
on
by
experienced
'
It
forms
a
valuable
aid
NORTHERN
PRODUCE
COMPANY
LIMITED
Syd
C.
Thompson
.Lcn
F.
Brewerton
PHONES
122
-
423
WHOLESALE
FRUIT
AND
PRODUCE
EGGS
AND
POULTRY
REPRESENTING:
SCOTT
&
CO.
Wire,
rhone,
Write
SERVICE
AND
QUALITY
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.
Third
Street
0
tenernl
liveitwlt
nnri
wming.
"i
average
farm
In
this
hay,
timothy
and
clover
"14
grain
form
the
most
Annette
Mansell
.
Ladies'
Ready-to-Wear
WE
LEAD
.
.
.
OTHERS
FOLLOW
crops.
Some
of
the
Jr
Valleys
fine
timothy
"old
locally
to
sawmills
ng
camps
but
most
of
712
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STREET
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
708
Smith&Elkins
Ltd.
Plumbing
and
Heating
Engineers
'
and
grain
Is
marketed
Phone
150
.
525
West
Third
Avenue
P.O.
Box
663'
i
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.!
31
livestock.
the
oroDortlnn
of
'irm
to
farm
nnnnUtin
the
local
msrkr
f
r1
P'oduce
are
good.
Dar-
C.
II.
ELKINS,
Manager
"
ll
of
the
voir
.
f
f
beef
cattle
most
Chrysler,
DeSoto
and
Dodge
Heated
DeLuxe
Cars
at
Your;
Service
Day
and
Night
j
PHONE
67
TAXI
-ROSS
BROS.
!
CONGRATULATIONS
AS
STATEHOOD
ARMOUR
SALVAGE
AND
TOWING
C0.x
(1945)
"
PILE
DRIVING
AND
GENERAL
CONTRACTING
TAXI
CIGAR
STORE
715
Second
Avenue
West
BILLIARD
HALL
I
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.
I
GROTTO
C1GAR
STORE
NORTHERN
DISTRIBUTORS
Magazines
Vancouver
Sun
Palm
Ice
Cream
Canada
Dry
Orange
Crush
Syrup
Candies
Fountain
Supplies
and
Cafe
Equipment
PHONE
G10
.
P.O.
BOX
324
Basement
Floor,
Bus
Terminal
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.
Resale
ant
upt.
MIDWAY
GROCERY
AND
MEAT
MARKET
Boats
and
Scows
of
all
Sizes
and
DescripXions
MARINE
SALVAGE
Floating
Derricks
to
20
Tons
Capacity
fOBACCONIST
T
See
Us
For
All
Your
Table
Supplies
;
Phone
659
P.
O.
Box
124
Sixth
Avenue
East
Prince
Rupert,
B.Ci
orSan,
Manager
Suppliers
of
Sand
and
Gravel
to
PrineQ
Rupert
District
and
Columbia
Cellulose
Company
Ltd.
Prim
lCe
Rupert,
B.C.
i