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DAILY EDITION axiggpgeo =— Monday, Nov. 17, 1913 ntti = _—-—— ames CA ANA DA’S ‘CHOICE and our readiness to act if need IS MADE EASY. rises, There are even now be- Mr. Borden's motto is “Can- ing erected or proposed costly re . railway terminals and big in- ada Can't,” Australia’s motto} qustries will follow _ these. is “Australia Gan and Does.” Factories and warehouses :are New Zealand's is ‘“‘We Can and springing up. IF WE PRO- We Will.” POSE TO SECURE THE OF THESE TREMEN- INVESTMENTS WE SURE OF ADE- QUATE NAVAL STRENGTH.” The same responsibility ex- ists today of guarding the ities which appertain to the western portals of the Domin- people. We are prepared to ion. The same necessity. for take our share to relieve Eng- protecting the tremendous in- land of the necessity of de- vestments on the British Co- fending us.” lumbia coast exists today. By Which will Canada prefer, the what species of political leger- hopelessness of Mr. Bordeu or demain did Premier Borden in- the clear cut confidence of Sir duce his picturesque follower Wilfrid Laurier? from the Pacific Coast to swal- —o low his opinions and common THAT CHANGE IN sense in order to join the SIR RICHARD. “Canada Can't” contribution Sir Richard McBride at a re- crowd? cent Ottawa Canadian Club CAN ERE banquet broke all rules of de- ADA AND HER cency and courtesy in order to LITERATURE. advertise his allegiance to the Six hundred men and women Borden naval contribution idea. at the banquet of the Canadian SAFETY DOUS MUST BE Sir Wilfrid Laurier declared at Teeswater on the 28th ult.: “We are growing as a national people, and as a national people we are preparing to undertake all the duties and responsibil- Sir Richard was not ever thus, Club of New York heard Hon. but it took him longer to turn George E. Foster, minister of a back somersault from the trade and commence, say: unanimous position of 1909 “There is a reciprocity deeper than such agile politicians as and greater than the exchange Premier Borden and Hon. Mr. of butter and eggs, tomatoes Foster. and potatoes. There is the In a speech at Vancouver on reciprocity of language and August 9th, 1912, Premier Sir ideals and literature.” Richard McBride of British Co- Now in regard to the latter, lumbia said: ‘Here we have was the Hon. George really the responsibility of guarding promising those six hundred ladies and gentlemen copies of government blue’ books history of his We wonder. Dominion, the the containing the recent travels? the portals of the and we should be all readier to show that we realize the responsibility in this regard EEE Sn = : This is a Snap Men’s Rubbers 50c and 75c per pair. They will sell fast We have Leckie’s Boots FOR BOYS & CHILDREN just received a shipment of also Ladies’ Dancing Shoes in pink, white and S JABOUR BROS. THE HOUSE OF GOOD VALUES Third Avenue Prince Rupert Weekly, Daily, $8.00 per year. Telephone 98. THE DAILY NEWS Monday Ney ——_—_—_—— Nov. 13.—A dollars to the Ottawa, loss of many millions of British Columbia salmon fishing industry, and probably the total disappearance of the famous “big run” every four years, is one of the startling and unexpected results of the construction of the new Canadian Northern’ trans- continental line through — the Fraser River canyon, apparently irreparable, Capital- ized; it means to the Pacific Coast fishing industry, American and Ganadian, in Puget Sound and on the Fraser River, pos- sibly half as much as the whole Canadian Northern Railway trans- continental has cost to construct. The facts of the case and the extent of the damage done are now being investigated by department of fisheries here, with a view to co-operating with the British Columbia department of fisheries in taking all possible remedial measures. In August last at the time of the big quadriennial run of sal- mon up the Fraser River to the spawning grounds it was discov- ered that literally millions of salmon were being held back from further ascent of the river beyond the narrow pass at Hell's Gate, where C. N. R.. construction, combined with the unusually high water on the Fraser, has altered the currents. and eddies in the river from previous years. The blasting and filling operations for the C. N. R. along the ledge of the river at this point had so al- tered the current that the salmon could not take advantage of the cross currents and eddies of pre- ceding years to make headway against the abnormally swift flow of water and reach their usual spawning grounds. In conse- quence millions of the big 4- year-old fish turned back or died without spawning. Efforts weré promptly made by the provincial fisheries author- ities to -restore normal condi- tions, and a part of the G. N. R. construction was hastily demol- ished. A comparatively small number of salmon got through to the spawning grounds. The result will be that four years hence, when the salmon spawned this year come back on maturity to spawn, the run will be only the usual normal run of the past three years. The re- currence of the “big year’ runs every four years depends of course on the spawning being equally maintained. This year, “big year,’ the sal- mon came up the river in the ex- pected numbers and_ the total catch was an immense one. But the number of fish spawning fell far short. The next big run year, in 1917, will, therefore, ac- cording to the fears of the fish- ery experts, prove to be a com- which was a parative failure. And conse- quently, too, four years after that and for every fourth suc- ceeding year. the same condi- tions will apply. The difference in the value of the catch between the “big year” and the ‘off years” is at least $4,000,000 to $5,000,- 000. It may be that a similar block- ade of salmon was caused when the C. P. R. was built through the Fraser River canyon, and in this may lie the recurring three year periods of. comparatively small runs. An the C. P. R. was constructed may have all got through to the Phe loss i$} aple through the narrowing alteration of currents on the fourth year after 1S SALMON INDUSTRY HURT BY RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION? STARTLING AND UNEXPECTED RESULTS SAID TO FOLLOW CANADIAN NORTHERN CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE FRASER RIVER CANYON. the result spawning beds, with there would that four years later be a similar big run. In order to prevent a similar blockade of salmon in the Fraser River near Hell’s Gate next year runways for the fish are now be- ing made, and currents are being directed so as to give the fish an opportunity to ‘tack’ up stream at the places.now made impass- or the narrows by total cost straightening of the the railway work, The of the remedial measures how under way will probably be near- ly $250,000, An effort may be made by the government to make the GC. N. R. pay for this expendi- ture or part of it. ‘SOME MISCONCEPTION the | AS TO CONSERVATION Mere Hoardiing Wot Would Prove Al- most as Wasteful as Reck- less Destruction A common popular tion with misconcep- regard to conservation is that it consists in merely say- ing or hoarding vatural wealth for the use of future generations. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Mere hoarding is not conservative; it is almost as wasteful as reckless destruction. The map who buried his talent in the earth was told that he might at least have pud it out at in- terest even if he were afraid to venture it in business, Wise statesmanship regards our nat- ural resources as so much capi- tal, of which the State is the trustee. The community is en- titled to the interest, but the principal should be conserved for all time. An exception to this rule must be made in the of minerals, such as case coal, of which there is only a_ limited supply, that, when once used, can never be restored. But in the case of-our forests, our lands, and our wild animal life, the existing supply of timber, of soil fertility of fish and of fur bearers, should never dimin- ish, but should rather increase, To be convinced that this is possible, it is only neeessary to glance at Europe. In England, thanks to intensive cultivation, the soil produces better than centuries ago; in Germany the forests are so managed that in spile of a large output each year’s cut is balanced by the new growth, while the teeming waters of the North Sea have supplied a half dozen countries with fish from time immemorial. In re- spect to the threatened extine- tion of our fur bearing animals the new industry of fur farming may be relied on to obviate this. Conservation may be applied to mineral products in preventing unnecessary waste, and the pro- gress of science is continhally unearthing substitutes for the rarer It may indeed be confidently expected that, with wise use of our natural en- dowments, there is no danger of humanity ever lacking any es- sential materials —Portland Ca- nal Miner, our seas erops substances, INFORMATION WANTED Any person having seen or heard anything of Fred Hucker, please send information lo Ann Hucker, Ketchikan, Alaska, Box 73. Other papers please copy. At- have followed a change in the railway line at the point of blockade. Thus the fish might Find it theéush a Daily News “Want Ad.” — 7 nl A Se b a Deity pr : , - a ty Valuable Pamphlet Recently Is- sued by the Department The mines branch of the de- partment of published a very useful pambhiet mines has recently interesting informa- and presenting tion on minerals Canada, “This has been compiled ender the direction of Mr. J. MeLeish, chief of mineral resources nining mM the division of and statistics, who has had the co-operation of several officers of the mines branch = staff, particularly Messrs, C, T. Cartwright, L, H Cole, H. Frechette, H. S. de Sehmid and A, W. G. Wilson, The pub lication is remarkable for its concise, clear statements. Sel dom has so much information on such subjects been given in so few pages.—Portland Canal Mi- ner. Pantoriam Pioneer Cleaners. 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