(Trmgriresrnrracropirrrni has called on Soviet trade, unions to concentrate on wage ASK I-OWKR TARIFFS t I STOCKHOLM - Th. ut.J " ,rnPort ..... inducements as means ol In- By New Northern Highway - " mi. 1.1 WWKTia ru mil II. I ' nrniinriivitv hf Soviet national federation nf ... ' conim,.' . and other ' . l Daoer paper publishers ,." . has " ; urgea! con,,8 H Access into a large forest area i home-sawn lumber laborers, pwishaM, "off""" building materials. ;!?fnl I IP north of Prince George pro- vided by the newly-opened Hart Highway Is expected to increase the district's annual lumber production by one-quarter of Its annual output of 50,000,000 board feet Six t new applications for forest management licenses have been submitted, covering an estimated annual cut of 120,-000,000 board feet , While some 700 operations . from small outfits of 20 men to major ones employing up to 250 are cutting timber In the area, resources still are plentiful, say forestry officials. The Fort George forest district which extends northward from a point between Quesnel and Williams Lake to the Yukon border Includes some of the richest timbered areas In the province, an estimated 35 billion feet. To date, major produce has been finished and rough lumber for export to U.S. and Eastern Canadian markets. ! "But the vast amount of pulp tnmimiiiiir isiiitnmti! 1 1 i s i 1 1 ! t m h ' CPGXTrarQ ?' " --h-Z , from Duncan ( s; C JXi Dawson Creelc I AlBCRNI VALIIV 'i' ) L s comox vAtnv J V ,jii- 1 ucluilit - ToeiNO ' . 5 S Jar"1' i I CAM P B t LL RIVtR t ity plant is one of the' smaller powerhouses operated by the publicly-owned utility in the central interior, but is able to provide about 175 customers with reliable, round-the-clock service. NEAT POWERHOUSE at the historic community of Fort St. James was built by the B.C. Power Commission in 1952, along with distribution system to bring the district its first central station electrical service. This 250-kilowatt capac- timber hasn't been touched and Electric Power Major Factor In Growth of B.C. Northland provides raw material for several pulp mills for many years to come," says Bob Gallagher, manager of the Northern Interior Lumbermen's Association, whose offices are located in Prince George. AT QUESNEL A new industry, however, was located near Quesnel, 80 miles south of Prince George when Western Plywoods opened its multi-million dollar plant In By JAMES .Mi KEACHIE I per kilowatt hour, with an aver ton. Hazelton and Queen age monthly consumption of 35 totte Island diesel planU Add,. there is no vision, the kwh (something less than the tlonal capacity ior tne Burns ..... .h;..nin hue mr tjik diesel station is under con- people perish. That Biblical quotation has a . Todav. there are more sideration. Possibility of trans- 1953. Western Plywoods (Cariboo) Ltd, received the first forest modern application to British than 1,500 customers, average mining Kitimat power to Ter- Columbia's vast central interior , residen'tlal cost ls 3.5. cents per race has been studied. and northland. Tne lar-signtea home useI the municipally, kwh an(J ,he avertg8 A gurVey of vision of men, organizations and . . . . ,u I, Prince Georee electrical management license In the district providing an allowable annual cut of 9,500,000 board feet. governments in recent years in unfolding the threshold of a new era for this province and Its In 1945. three small diesel 'facilities got under way in mid-units with a combined total of May following a request from 80 kw and a small 125 kw hydro1 that city that the commission Most of the major operations are located along the railway abundant untapped resources .suuilt: - -..'nrnvirlo lu-rvire there. assuredly rules out any thought , f "--" - ... -- . f ,t,i. nm ,n. ir.hr.h-1 ity of 205 kw. The The survey survey will wlU b. be , centre of Prince George, biggest . " ' followed', .... . , . ,. . ,"- f hi ls ,he Prince George by . . t0 ,h- thedty m nf of Prino. Prince (Today. .report "ants perishing economically. pUnin(r Mm, ui Li., At Giscombe, a few miles east h -,, rf.. -xonn tinn will follow, but the survev kw of electrical energy, and and its results are in no way , ol the city, the Eagle Lake Saw-1,000 the to sell its ' mills is the largest such opera- kw unit will be added this binding on city ltvtrio liti tv tn the com-,""" "c ...01.. A vision usually is pictured as something emanating light and brightness. B.C's vision is no exception for a major factor In the post-war growth of B.C's hinterland has been the British Columbia Power Commission. Ten years ago, villages along year. land. ! mission. It' the same storv in Terrace, Smithers. Vanderhoof, Hazelton, Following a request from the NEW INDUSTRY Houston, Burns Lake, Williams city of Prince Rupert, backed; Meanwhile, a new Industry Lake, Fort St. James, Queen i by a plebiscite which favored making use of mill wastes Is the CNR's northern line from . r,; tj, Charlotte City and Dawson the proposal to ask tne com- being developed. Hans Rione YOUR POWER COMMISSION: Was established only nine years ago. Now serves nearly 53,000 customers in 27 Power Districts. Is a $65,000,000 Crown Corporation, self-sustaining without subsidy. Recorded a 42 per cent decrease in average cost of power to residential customers in the past seven years, and an 18 per cent decrease In average cost to all classes of consumers. Is humbly proud to have shared In the development of the central and northern interior, bringing adequate, reliable power to thousands, many of whom previously were without electricity, at rates comparable to those enjoyed by people in the larger centres. hj .,HDn,V:,. Creek more power for better i mission to serve the area, pre-1 believes he is the only manu power service In some cases I iMn8 for more people at a Uminary negotiations h a ve, Ucturer anywhere of a type of an individual would own a small steadily-decreasing average cost I taken place, but there has been nuilding material made of wood riipcol pntin engine, wnnlrt would string trinp Au uiesc rcnues, uiuueiiuiuy, """ - J '"'. " are servicea irom oiesei eieciric, uiw 1 crexe. i ne lour-mcn uiick siaDS u-iroc tn nm tt hi. fli(Thhrt. On a request from the village measuring two by four feet are of McBride, east of Prince 1 made for use in putting up walls homes and. first thing he knew, ! f Uon. the Individual towns-he was in the utility business. , loads being insufficient to jus- . ify hydro, or because no suit-But -vi ! .i. j if he broke down. engine abl economic hydro develop-It was often days or even weeks , ment ls 1, George, the commission agreed and for basement floors. to take over the existing village-j Several homes In Prince owned distribuuon system and;leorge have been erected re- Ti La At . iV a . ' At Dawson Creek, natural gas serve the district The distribu- cently using this material. The "J- ...oioi.cu. " drives the diesel engines with tion system will be completely i new homeowners corroborate a fuel saving of more than 50 rebuilt this summer and a new the manufacturer s statement all times. per cent over diesel oil. diesel generating station will be -that the slabs, which are light in This unreliable service was. Hut therp'R more tn thp stnrv! : huUt TnHrinntallv nl.hisritv ; u.-iKf mnA flmnif m .1a WiL'iLMili) E sun ugnung omy, no one wouia or hundreds of farms and homes in with only one dissenting vote, . impervious to moisture. couia depend on it ior cooKlng . these districts which formerly j endorsed the action of the vU-l The present building boom In and heating, and certainly there were without electricity nowjlage in agreeing to sell the sys-i Prince George is providing an was no service avaiiaoie ior any j enjoy the amenities of electric tern. I increasing local market for Its ype oi uiuuiiry, large or small, cooking, heating, ironing, etc. In some centres, small utll-' Just as folks In the big cities do lties were unable or unwilling j and at comparable rates. In to invest the capital needed to addition, entire areas such as provide services warranted by Fort St. James and Queen Char-the growth. Then, in April, lotte City, which never had cen-1945, the B.C. legislature passed tral station service, now are the "Electric Power Act" j electrified. Under that act. the B.C. Power' And what of the future? The Commission came into being as Power Commission will con- MEW GIANTS IfJ THE NORTH! a Crown Corporation. i tinue to not only meet the re- 7ERO Tn tRXnnnnnn quirements of Its customers, but HEAVY HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT .. . . ' ...I to plan, survey and studv to "j"" lcn. Vs assure proper service for homes,! publicly-owned utility has businesses and industries, grown into a Jfi5,000,000 organ-1 This year , s wil, kation-a utility owned by i out on tne CTearwater S? 'ff- there are River vstem a' head of the nearly oJ.UUU customers receiv- rJorth Thomnson vallov Dominion Engineering Company's heavy industrial and hydraulic equipment has made a major contribution to the development of Canada but nowhere is this contribution more apparent than in the ing adequate reliable power In ol other hydr0 sites under 27 power districts from Duncan consideration; new diesel units to Dawson Creek; from the win lnatalled at Terrac. wa. Queen Charlottes to Quesnel. liams and QuesneL and l It" 7 ": iW ijkJ.' . ...4V. ,r 1 -J-V aim irom i. ciueiet to ooiden. I other units transferred to This growth has been accom-1 Increase capacity of the Hous- rapid expansion and industrialization of Canada's vast northern territories. An example of Dominion's experience, its production records and its teamwork is dramatically expressed in these new giants of the north the varied units of hydraulic machinery produced by the company for the Aluminum Company of Canada's Kemano-Kitimat project in British Columbia. piisnea mrougn sound iinannai policies at no cost to the tax-j . . payers of the province. The! ALASKA mZcT commission operates like any !,. . other business-it sells its prod- VOTES ' FOR lirt cWlnilii .4 It I. I these sales it' derives its rev j COAST HI'VAY x.iiauura mrougn Hoaxing its own bond issues, but in Its early days it received ad MckTNLEY PARK. Alaska (AP) Resolutions Introduced at the Alaska Chamber of Commerce meeting here included one urging construc vances from the government- Sud-' 'J(rt '"-' lM xXZS n C I advances which are being being re- and Interest paid, principal from revenue. tion of a paved coastal route through Canada with tribu The commission has received n tary feeder roads where needed to promote trade and industry in northwest Canada Do subsidy from the taxpayer, and the people it serves are, in effect building a publicly-owned self-sustaining utility. and Alaska. MP MW&& T A-'TWr' 1 Because there are no shareholders power is sold at cost. The resolution said a road from Hazelton, B.C., via Telegraph Creek to Atlin. would be cheaper to pave, would tiowever, everyone in B.C, has an intangible share in the commission, since commission bonds serve an area favorable to de tit A lAUt 1 Atrrftt J ttS ftp ri:V -fc. velopment. wrUttilinOOOtt-W- It would pass through tmrUMTumtuiUrW nigniy mineralized areas to are guaranteed by the provincial government as the organization is contributing to the entire econmy of the province. AWAKENED AREAS . Most people are familiar with open potential sources of needed strategic minerals, and would enhance national defense as an alternate Alaska amazing percentage figures of growth in the awakened central Highway route. wry, If A 600,009 4 Electronic Plan "'-ft if' l'A For Keeping Food interior and northern areas. The j Power Commission's story of growth to meet the rapidly-expanding requirements of centres like Terrace, Smithers, Burns Lake, Quesnel. Vanderhoof, Williams Lake and Dawson Creek is no exception. In fact the commission's ex Four young nuclear scientists are at work in California on an atomic-age machine they believe Predacwd km oTUboratioa with NSTmnc, eurvoaus. rArM. For fvrfW Mormatio m Dominion HydravBc Equipment, writ may make it unnecessary to use to. bo m ietngerators to preserve foods. Their problem is how to make SI- an electron linear accelerator cheap enough and small enough to be practical for treating foods. pansion is an excellent yardstick to the growth enjoyed by these activated areas. Number of customers served has doubled, tripled and even quadrupled and quintupled In most of these centres, and In many cases, average monthly domcs- Two years ago st the Univer 'A C Of.l PA'MV-.'l L IM ITt D.U'.L-i-ii-- A sity tit Michigan and the Mas HYDRAULIC DIVISION tic consumption Is approaching 1 sachusetts Institute of Technol-what was the annual eonsump- j ' ogy. It was proven that expos-tion less than a decade ago! lng food to radiation destroys M ! imivifT wit. U i.., isijfgHaMMMMMp. -WINNIPEG trrryt&J ' " O 'MONTREALI TORONTO ' For example, Quesnel had 256 the bacteria and interrupts customers in 1915, with residen-, enzyme action that make refrig-tial customers paying 8.4 cents erators necessary.