P** -gl*MlV* J»*ff»f |^L3,N0.21 SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1913. *$3PEftANNUM „, for Cariboo Will Ask Govern "Jeli. to Provide for Winter Motor Travel Over Cariboo Road From Ashcroft to Fort George. T|)C thirteen superstition has ten shattered by Mr. John A. FrftSei- M. P* P. for Cariboo, savs the Victoria Colonist in a recent issue. Leaving Quesnel on the thirteenth dav of the first month of , thirteenth year of the cen- turv, with the thermometer U dearees below zero, and travel- illir 13 hours the first day, he made tlie trip to Ashcroft in a motorcar, 220 miles, in less than two days and proved tha feasibility of motor travel in mid-winter beyond any perad- venture. Determining upon coming by motor as a novelty, instead of travelling by the old-fashioned sleigh stage Mr. Fraser se- ciii'i-d a sixty horse-power car nnd it was driven to Quesnel by S, Studebaker wli-o proved a very capable chauffeur, indeed. ..." journey in took him two days, and when he arrived the mercury was marking 44 below zero, but despite this cold nip, the roads were by no means bad although in places there were drifts which proved difficult of handling, "We waited for the cold to moderate from Thursday night until llonday morning, January 13th, when we left with a temperature of 13 below at 11 o'clock. We travelled for 13 hours and reached the 105-Mile House at midnight. Staying there over night we resumed our journey o.t 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning und reached Ashcroft at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. "The journey was by no means unpleasant. As we came soutl; the temperature moderated until when we got to Ashcroft the mercury was at the zero mark. At only one or two places along the route was the WPw at idl difficult. The worst drifts we struck were in the Lac la Hache Valley where there *as fthout 18 inches of snow ?nd we had to push the machine through, but except for m we had no difficulty," said «. -truer to the Colonist. I ne experience has convinced | me that there is nothing in the I ,o™> prevent motor travel m winter 'u,ng between Ashpit und Fort (Jeorge. The *nev which now takes a ■eek by the stage can be easily "one bv m,.t •-.*;,, *u j..../ I Th lis will I transit motor in three days. II mean a revolution in in om- district. If thc ^ernment would but provide Wi the width of the sleighs ■fluid be tne same as that of "WW cars, and would put !"?*, rollers on the road at 'lli'i- points, the winter high- V would be a perfect one, and 'int|,|1|l to ask the government fefii s'"''1 nation as suggest- Icertai I Way £nE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS V have Public I Year received a copy of accounts for tho fiscal 1912. |K'c 1 credit I-1SB0 & endinglfarch 31st. ine bound accounts occupy 282 io balance sheot shows , biiilunce, presented as ft im ol ''x,'ess of liabilities, of W78 82 The following oftta p revenue receipts i„l* °rt 'leorge district are « Land sales, $144, ■■-- • ''niesand fees of Court, 41,068 in T°nai Pr°Perty tax> I,',1';1 Land taxes, Wild land i umI Coal )ind Timber ntl lll**'s, $7.3,906 40. il. leweathm-lately has tarried ^.hjMuhirating fresh mildness jiii '°j»Wls the coming of £■ »• "« buds are being pro- the trees again, re DANGEROUS ROCKS HAVE BEEN REMOVED Captain Foster, who has been in charge of the work of clearing out the dangerous rocks ir the Fraser river below her;, came in to town on Thursday, having laid off ng or four teen men. Cap. Foster has practically compii i the work now, and tbe ice at present prevents him from completing the little blasting that there is left to do in the Fort George Canyon. This will be clone, however, as soon as the state of the water permits. At the Hudson Bay Gardens, about 5 miles below this place, a locality which caused the big boats a lot of trouble last year, Captain Foster states that he has broken up all the boulders that are scattered over the clay reef, for a distance of 250 yards, leaving a channel 125 feet in width. Speaking of this place, Captain Foster said: "Even with all these boulders broken up there will always be trouble at the gardens for steamboats at low water. It is a clay bedrock there, and should be removed with a dredge." A good channel has been blasted by his gang through the bed-rock at China rapids, 30 miles below here, at the head of Woodpecker Island, another place where the steamboats have experienced a lot of trouble, and a reef at the lower end of the Fort George canyon received' similar attention. A big boulder at the bead of the Fort George Canyon was blown out, and there are other boulders which lje states he will remove from this canyon before the opening of navigation. Referring to the river above here, on which Captain Foster made a report for Messrs. Foley Welch & Stewart, he stated, that the*Giscomb rapids could now be navigated at any time that the other difficult places on the river were passable. Captain Foster leaves next week with a few men to draw a few of the Eraser's teeth at White's Landing. DISCOURAGING TOPLDCAITERS Says the Interior News of Aldermere: We wish to notify our many readers that we do not intend to take advertising matter from any townsite company promoting townsite additions, subdivisions or any of the blue-sky gardens of Eden or northern interior Chicagoes which the unscrupulous real estate grafter is already prepared to flood the country with in view of tho importance of our divisional point. It has been and is the fact that the venality of the country press is to a great extent responsible for the success of these penitentiary side-steppers. The condition which confronts us today presents an orgy of unbridled perjury in misrepresentation due in a large measure to the subsidization of the local press through the medium of their advertising columns, and we wish to re-echo to the full the sentiments expressed by John Hill, Jr., of Chicago, in the following extract from a letter to the Fort George Herald (Extracts from Mr. Hill's letter follow.) Hero's a chance for a libel suit, George. Tho Ottawa Valley Journal states that eggs are not to be bought in -bort George for love or money, 1 wouldn't stand for it-no, sir! PREPARING PLANS OF NEW RESIDENCES FOR LOCAL INDIANS r . John Brr nger, of the firm ( ger & .vnn, architects a . .i.rac' ,mj this week re- cei . , structions from the Department? of Indian Affairs, to draw plans and specifications for the construction of twenty nine houses, to be built for the accommodation of ,the Indians, on the Goose country Indian reservation. The Indians are to be moved from the local reserve, which was sold last year, to the Grand Trunk Pacific railway for townsite purposes. The houses are of two classes, seventeen large, two-room buildings, and twelve smaller. The material for the construction of these buildings will be supplied by local firms, and after Mr. Bronger's plans have been passed upon by the department at Ottawa, tenders will be called for. lt will be remembered that tenders were called for in this matter some time ago, but the plans and specifications, furnished by the government direct from Ottawa, were found to be on too elaborate a scale, as it was.evident that the department had not taken into consideration the high cost of cement and other materials included in their specifications, in this country today. The tenders under the last plans, were in the neighborhood of $90,000. The cost of completion, under the plans now being prepared, should not exceed $30,000. In addition to the houses a large church will be erected, and a house for the priest. Tenders will probably be called for next month. iLQ(%DigigP Don't forget that the annual Firemen's Ball will take place in the Fort George Theatre on the 14th. A concert in connection with the event is being arranged. Two blind pig artists named Eli Johnson and Jim Anderson were sentenced by Justices of the Peace here early in the week, to six months in the penitentiary at Kamloops. Constable Grundy left with the prisoners yesterday. An up-to-date millinery and fancy-goods store will be opened on Hamilton Avenue, opposite the Empress hotel, by Mrs. W. J. Matheson, \*ho contemplates carrying a full stock of ladies wear. Billy Morris, our enthusiastic promoter of boxing contests, has arranged a good match in the advertised ten-round bout between George Allen, he clever little boxer from Central Kort (jeorge, and Jack Davies, of this town. Both the boys are training carefully, and it looks like a good event. The fourth game in tba series of hockey matches between the Central Fort George townsite and South Fort George, will be played tonight in the rink at the Nechaco town. If the South Fort George team wins the game they also win the cup, as three games won closes the series and carries off the ctfp. Mr. George Smith and his wife, from Pullman, Wash., arrived here on the last stage from the south and are registered at the Northern Hotel. Mr. Smith will start a saw mill at the mouth of the little Salmon Itiver as soon as he can land his plant, which is now on the way up the Cariboo rond. The mill will be on a townsite named "Fraser City,' a proposition which is being promoted by Mr. Gray, of Pullman, Washington. WILL BUILD BIG LUMBER MILL P.G.E. RMLWAY TO BE FINISHED IN 1915 During the course of a speech delivered in the Legislature last week, the Pacific and Great Eastern Railway was declared by PreLnier McBride to be an independent organization and a colonizing undertaking. He stated that upwards of 1000 men are now engaged on construction and that the contractors have promised that their forces in the field will shortly be augumented so that the railway will be completed the entire distance between Van- couber and Fort George in two years. Sir Richard was exact respecting the coast terminus of of the road. He said: "The terminus of the railway will be Vancouver, reached by way of North Vancouver and Howe Sound." Mentioning that the interests of the Howe Sound & Northern Railway Company which was building from Newport to Lillooet had been acquired by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway at an expenditure of over $1,- 000,000, Sir Richard stated that the government had every confidence in the men behind the railway now under construction between the coast and Fort George and was prepared to leave nothing undone to enable these men to go forward with their work. President E. J. Chamberlin, speaking of construction work on the Grand Trunk Pacific railway, says the probleln from now on to completion will be wholly one of labor. "We expect to have the line in operation for through traffic by the beginning of 1915. It is just a question of getting the requisite amount of labor into the territory in which we are building; it is simply a matter of displacing so many million tons of earth and getting enough men to do it expeditiously. At present we have about 10,000 men at work." This year the Canadian Northern Railway will construct 978 miles of road to complete the transcontinental line. This mileage includes $50 miles from the summit of the Rockies to Lytton B. C, and 300 miles along the shore of Lake Superior. Work will be commenced by the Canadian Northern Railway between Toronto and Hamilton during the spring. The right of way between Hamilton and Niagra Falls is being secured. BATTLL OF THE "SCRUBS" The hockey game played between the "Scrub" teams of Central and South Fort George resulted in a win for the "other town" by a score of two goals to one. Captain Harry Seaman of the local team, and his lineup, strove valiantly aguin>-t lhe heavier men from tho Nechaco. Faster and faster flew the puck as the game wore on. The bravo captain's face was smeared by his life blood that slowly oozed from a cruel gash over his eye. Wildly excited on-lookers surrounded the four sides of the rink, the strained, anxious expression on their faces betraying the tremendous mental excitement under which they labored. Wild cries of encouragement shook the air as some conspicuous play was encouraged from the rink's rim of expectant humanity. Strong men broke down and wept, and the hystirical cries of delicately nutured fur-clad ladies wrought indescribable scenes as the puck hovered between the ice gladiators on the threshold of a goal. There surely never was such a game. Cariboo Timber Company, Owners of Extensive Timber Limits Hereabonts, Fill Add Large Sawmill to Growing Industries of South Fort George. Mr. B. Keegan, a lumberman well known in this section ever since the first timber limit was staked, and who has lately been cruising some timber land in this region, left for the coast on yesterday's stage. "Barney" Keegan gave out an important statement regarding his mission to the coast to the Herald on Thursday. He informed us that the Cariboo Timber Company, with which he is associated, will install a sawmill on the Fraser river, close to town, as soon as navigation opens. Mr. Keegan will bring the plant in by way of Edmonton and the Cache, and it will be scowed down the river on the spring rise. Tbe Cariboo Timber Company is a strong concern. Its personnel, besides Mr. Keegan, includes Archibald McEachern, of Gould City, Michigan, John Ross of Edmonton, Alberta, and the well known timber men and realty operators of Vancouver, Messrs. Mahon, Mc- Farlane & Mahon. The company have large timber holdings in the district and will install a mill with a capacity of 25,000 feet a day. In close proximity to the town the company have five full sections of splendid timber, cruising, to the 32,000 acres, over 5,000,000 feet. This timber is from one to five miles from this town, and is about fifty per cent fir. The actual location for the mill has not yet been decided on. The company have a mill site leased on an island a few miles up the Fraser, on Lease No. 2731, where their mill will ultimately be placed for the cutting of the large timber holdings they have further up the river, but it is understood that the mill wni either be on this townsite or i* the immediate vicinity, unt: the close-in timber has bee milled. Mr. Keegan will br-n- his family in, and will bu;,d • residence in South Fort Georsre. He also owns a splendid section of agricultural land at Six Mile Meadow, which he will cultivate io the spring. LEGISLATURE APPOINTS STANDINGC0MMI1TEES Tho provincial parliament assembled in Victoria on the sixteenth of the month. A lot of private bills were presented, and Bill No. 1, an amendment to the "County Courts Act" was passed by the House. The standing Committees for the session were appointed as fol lows: Private Bills and Standing Orders—Messrs. Miller, Mc- Guire, Manson (Dewdney), Shatford, Shaw and Tisdall. Mining—Messrs. Campbell, McLean, Fraser, McDonald, Mackay, Wood Hunter, and Place. Railways — Messrs. Gifford, Caven, Callanan, Cam--he: , Jackson, Manson (Comox), Forster, Hunter, Williams and Place. Public Accounts — Messrs. Lucas, Shatford, Williams and Place. Municipal Matters — Messrs. Watson, Davey, Pooley, Man- son (Skeena), Cawley, Mac- Kenzie, MacLean, ana Scho- 6eld. Agriculture— Messrs. Shaw, Cawley, Jackson, Lucas, Wood, Manson (Skeena), and Williams Printing—Messrs. Schofield, Beluisen, and Manson (Comox). * ■». PAGE TWO ' f m mi 4 .4 FORT GEORGE HERALD Published by the Northern Interior Printing Company, Limited J. B. Daniell, President. Devoted to the Interests of the Fort George District and the Northern Interior of British Columbia. Susscripti-H $3 CO i Ye«e in Atnitt •Umlaut Rites oa Applicatiat SQUEAL WHEN YOU'RE HURT. On January eleventh this paper published, for the first time, the information that the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway company would christen their townsite here "Prince George." The information was absolutely authoritive.'as we received it direct from Mr. Edson J. Chamberlin, president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway company. That the Grand Trunk Pacific have excellent reasons for sidestepping the historical name of this place may be taken for granted, and although it is to be deplored that the change which they find necessary will eventually eliminate from this neck of woods the ancient foundation implied by the original name, the circumstances which have led up to this regrettable incident amply justify the change, and the brilliant future which the trend of development assures "Prince George" may be considered sufficiently great to disregard without any anxiety the abandonment ot the name which has identified the existence of this place since Simon Fraser stepped ashore from his canoe and founded the Fort George post one hundred and six years ago. The principal reason why the G. T. P. will not use the name of "Fort George" in connection with their Indian Reserve townsite is due to the fact that the name was usurped some years ago by a townsite concern when they bought a piece of land of no particular value with that name thrown in as good measure. The laws of registration have given a wily promoter the exclusive use of the name which later became synonymous with the promotion of TWENTY THOUSAND 25-FOOT LOTS, spilled over a jack- pine flat west of the Indian Reserve, We have said about all that is necessary regarding this generously-proportioned townsite and our old friend George Hammond, the promoter and guiding genius behind it; so let it be sufficient for the occasion to state that Mr. Hammond did not conduct his promotions iin such manner as to win favor with the Grand Trunk Pacific, and in some instances he openly antagonized that powerful corporation. The Grand Trunk people have taken very careful preliminary measures for the arrangement of a model subdivision scheme. They have employed famous landscape architects to plan a town- site beautiful. The area their site covers is over 1300 acres, about 400 of which will be utilized for railway purposes. They will undoubtedly develop their property as extensively as possible, forecasting their policy in their advertising campaign which may be expected some time this year; but, as we have stated, to the west of their site is crowded the huge flotations of George John Hammond, flaunting the time-honored name bestowed upon the Hudson's Bay post here in the days of the stockade fence and bastion corner. . To obtain the use of this name the G.T.P. must either market their subdivision as an addition to "Fort George" (not a likely proposition) or they must make terms with Mr. Hammond—to that gentleman's ulterior advantage, one may presume. As the name of "Fort George" has been continually associated in the public mind with controversy, over-exploitation of certain properties, libel suits, and startling disclosures, and as these enumerated detriments must inevitably operate against legitimate promotions bearing the old name, The Herald hails it as a wise move and commends the well-considered change as good, in the public interest, and in the interest of our future welfare, that the name "Prince George" is created by the railway company, But there are contrary opinions. There are those who say: Let the name remain as it was in the beginning. There are other expressions denouncing the change for the harm it may cause certain vested interests. Let us examine into these contrary opinions to the foregoing; some of them are very interesting. The opinions of individuals who deplore the change of name on grounds of sentiment and tradition may be passed by without slighting such worthy principles when the circumstances of the standing of the title be considered. The expressions that are circulated in the interest of the "vested interests" on the jack- pine flat back of the Reserve are more interesting. These opinions naturally emanate from the minions of the promoter who corralled the name Fort George by the legal process of registration. The magic of his vaunted "legal registered townsite of Fort George" is suddenly likened to a piece of cheap clap-trap, bearing no more significance than the copyrighted name to a patent medicine after the medicine is analysed and found to contain no good qualities. The weekly newspaper published Ly the promoter of the Fort George townsites in its last issue spills many paragraphs of denunciations, reassurances and explanations of the change in the name in the hope of cheering up the lot-holders in the "legal registered townsite." This always-interesting mainstay of the promoter's come-on literature tells us that Edson J. Chamberlin, of the Grand Trunk Pacific, is a man with a grouch; that he loves not the master of ceremonies behind the conglomeration of Ntchaco river townsites; that he is not wise like Solomon of old, who got a remark into print about not removing ancient landmarks, and that he is a "knocker" and should be spanked. This remarkable journal makes other statements, the error of which is perhaps due to the constant changes which the promoter makes in the selection of editors for his sheet. For instance let us quote the following amusing little piece: "The Tribune recollects that it took a strong stand on the whole matter of the Indian Reserve here before that piece of land was finally turned over by the government to the Grand Trunk Pacific!" Perhaps the editor of the Nechaco weekly, a recent advertising manager for the town- site promoter, will not recollect the policy of his paper when a former advertising manager of the promoter's was in his chair. Continued on r»i*u Three.) P. G. B. BODEKER Land Timber Cruiser Pre-emptions Located. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C. Estimates Submitted. Green Bros., Burden & Co. Mbvattn, Daman & B.C. Lad S«vey»n Surreys of lands. Mines, Townsites, Timber Limits, Etc. A Do yon contemplate jf A BUILDING? I % Then invMlitate' our workmanship and R fA gtt our estimates |? i DANFORTH ft N'INNIS I 3 Contractors | Hamilton and R 'A and Builders I First btreets ft; a! &. ?K \^/ ^r# JK ^ -^ *Jt> -^ %*K ^^ ^^ A A.P. ANDERSON BUILDER and CONTRACTOR Office and Store Fixtures. Hamilton Ave. South Fort George The Northern Lumber & Mercantile Company, limited W. F. COME. Pm. MSSEU KDEH. rwJw. e. I aUUKHUN, Swt,, NOTICE! To Railway Contractors and Men We have extraordinary low values to offer in: P. A. Landst J. H.IMcGreuor J.F.Templeton T. A. Ksllt, Timber Department Gore & McGregor CIVIL ENGINEERS Brltaah" Colanbia Ijmd •ar-rejr«ro Land'Agenta Timber Cruisers ChanceryJChambers, Langley Stmt, VICTORIA, B.C.. P.O. Box 162, Phone 684. McGregor Building, Third Street. SOUTH FORT GEORGE. B. C. To Outsiders Reliable information given on anything in Fort George district. Property looked after. Real estate reference Al. R. SPINKS SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B. C. Woollen Gloves Winter Caps Mackinaw Shirts, Pants and Coats Top Shirts, Underwear Don't Forget Our Celebrated Exclusive'lines: Carhartt's Overalls & Gloves Campbell's Clothing Hartt's Boots and Shoes House of Hohberlin made to measure Suits As usual our Lumber Yards are complete in Dry Lumber Our logging crews are now busily en- gaged in preparation for next" season's cut of the most superior Fir and Spruce in this district. Oats for Sale, 10c per lb. Operators of Sir. "Quesnel" Northern Lumber & Mercantile SECOND street Company. limited South Fort George The accompanying plan shows accurately the position of Lot 483 to the Grand Trunk Pacific Townsite. — rnnmc R/TIL.W/IV BRIDGE L.463 A Subdivision Showing Promise of Quick Profit at Price? Within the Reach of All LOT 483, situated at the eastern end of the projected railway and traffic bridge and within one mile ot the Fort George G. T. P. depot and terminal yards. It is the choicest property in the district and the best buy on the market today. Then why buy 25- foot lots when you can get 11-2 acres for half the price and within closer radius of the G.T.P. depot. For Information Apply to Owners: Box 1, South Fort George, B.C. 111 SQ||EAL WBEL^iuu Ht UUHI (Co„clud«l from Page TWO.) . those days the paper was striv- D^.1 v to block the .ale of the P8rtthnfa'co sheet ends its burning *?b commending that th. pro- sditT"11 by W„„^ h„tt in on the mat- vemment who work hand* with promoters. There are some provincial go ter. We know when circumstances print all we We don't sup- a man who j„.glove TerfT^ to r'Tt/ie-things which wedonot Iw I but which we anticpate Uing as time passes tut Mr. Chamberlin, p0!! ready to do the square thing ij: imSinterests. will lose very V ,1 en over the frothy-mouthed T,^ in the editorial columns of vhm f om the "other town." ateisnTsupposedto Thatsort ""Irial is Printed for the purpose confidence, and with the the 26-foot lot- their inter- of mate of inspiring motive of impressing yders with the idea that ab are being well looked after by the pest independent weekly installed on the Nechaco townsite by the promoter iforesaid, with his usual magnamity. Another amusing statement found in the article referred to is that the G. T. p wanted the land now pegged off with the hundred-thousand-odd stakes 25 feet apart, for its own townsite. This is laughable. The editor of this pjper was the man who attended to the itaking of the townsite in 1908 for a former G. T. P. engineer, who had nothing to do with the railway company. Coining down to first principles, the name of "Fort George" was, and al- wiyshad been the property, by every moral right, of the Hudson's Bay Company. It was seized upon by the promoters, however, immediately they tad that it was lying around loose, as the jriat trading concern were not in the townsite business andjhad not taken the precaution of registering their title for subdivision purposes. If the Tribune wishes to set right the wrongs of mankind and make a start on the name of a townsite, let us commend them to make a better start by removing the name of John Houston from the sub-heading of their paper. Perhaps the readers of the townsite organ do not know that the legend, "Founded by John Houston," is an insult to the dead. We [t eel sure that they do not know that the Tribune was extorted from Houston's heir when "Old John" was hardly cold in his pave, by threats of libel for statements whirh John Houston had made to the detriment of George John Ham- Bund's townsites. As wrote W. J. Mackay, an old partner of Houston's, ud the man he wired for when he wu ■Ijinj on his feetjn the little>ld Tribune office in South Fort George, in this a»per on October 1st, 1910: Rimove the symbol of righteous- oets from the insincere first column of thi sicond page of the Central Fort George Tribune! Don't besmirch »• name of John Houston by shroud- k w advertising leaflet with the ijwments of an honorable man. 'Founded by John Houston" is the »**mp of merit, the sealing-wax of PNbity and the envelope of confl- M»te. Thea. three things are not to "»found in the Tribune. Houston's y«» was not sold. His heir did not "Pose of it. What was trafficked * wi» little cold type, a press »•» type rack. That was all. The jwi who appropriated "Pounded by * Houston" is a ten-cent rag- c « from Minneapolis. Trading •"thename of John Houston, by a «mp»ny with which deceased was at J* drawn st the time of his de* *»•>» like Satan holding audience dl" the livery of the court of 5Ti^to^. «■«»», 4SU8nS 'nd h" *" 8uN'Ah^ filches from me my good ^Uut°L^whichen^"«»him 'DUt makes me poor indeed. • avM>. «• ••»«.- wsj uaiiniv vonpuy NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Pacific & Hudson Bay Railway Company will apply to the Parliament of Canada at its present session for an Act extending the time within which it may commence construction of and complete its line of railway from a Brint near Kimsquit, at the head of ean Channel or Bella Coola on the North Bentinck Arm, along the route hereinafter described. And authorizing the construction of the line of railway of the company from a point near Kimsquit, at the head of Dean Channel or Bella Coola on the North Bentinck Arm, thence in a northeasterly direction to a point at or near Elcatcho Lake, thence in the same direction by the valley of the Upper and Lower Nechaco Rivers and Carp Lake to a glint at or near Fort McLeod; or by ella Coola Valley in an easterly direction to Puncho Lake, thence in a northeasterly direction by the Naszo River to Blackwater and Mud River Valley to a point on the Nechaco River at or near Fort George, thence in a northeasterly direction to a point at or near Fort McLeod, also a branch line from either of the above lines by the most feasible route to a point at or near Fort George, thence in a northeasterly direction from Fort McLeod by the Misinchinea River to Pine River Pass; thence in an easterly direction by the most feasible route to a point near Dunvegan, thence in a northeasterly direction the most feasit le way to a point on the Athabasca River near Fort McMurray: and amending Section 8 of the Act of Incorporation of the Company in Chapter 126 of the Statutes of Canada, 1-2, George V, to comply with the said route, and increasing the capital stock of the said company to twenty-five million dollars, and authorizing the company to carry on a general express business, and to enter into agreements with the Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company, the Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbian Railway Company, and the British Columbia & Dawson Railway Company. Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 21st day of November, 1912. W. F. BROUGHTON, Pacific Building, Vancouver, B.C. Solicitor for the Pacific & Hudson Bay Railway Company. Via U iv-un o-cuv v kweio. ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH-Every Sunday—Sunday School, 3 p. m.; Evensong and Sermon, 7:30 p. m. Rev. R. H. Isaac Williams, M. A., Vicar, the Parsonage. KNOX CHURCH-Services every Sunday at 3:30 during winter. Sunday- school at 2:30. C. M. Wright, Minister. Fresh Meats - Wholesale and retail THE B.C. MEAT MARKET FORT GEORfiE AND SOUTH FORT GE0R6E [AIL ORDER Ut week the A TOWNSITE THAT WILL MAKE A TOWN I have a townsite proposition on the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway at an important point The proposition is thoroughly legitimate. If interested address BOX 44 South Fort George B.C. Intend Building? NOW is the time to build, whilst seasoned lumber is obtainable. Labor conditions are now in your favor. We contract to design and construct your building, guaranteeing satisfaction: Call or write us. Bronger & Frynn Builders and Contractors SOUTH FORT GEORGE The Little Nugget Cafe The most modern and beat-appointed cafe in Fort George. FIRST-CLASS CUISINE Mewls 50 Cento Short Orders a Specialty Mrs. F. C. Nahrwald, Proprietress Cor. Hamilton and Third South Fort George. We do a large mail order business and guarantee satisfaction. Our stock of general merchandise is large and up-to-date, which enables us to fill all orders quickly. v' M Give us a trial : % : John A. Fraser & Co., Ltd. Front Street Quesnel, B. C. •a FINE CONFECTIONERY. 1 We make our own CANDY from the best and most wholesome materials available. : Our stock is large and always fresh. A Complete line of Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos. Ice Cream and Cold Drinks in Season. We Cater for Private Dinners, Banqu.'ts or Dance Suppers. McGaghran & Thorne HAMILTON AVENUE - - SOUTH FORT GEORGE [t- Robert Spinks Painting ami PapeAangiiig =THE= CLUB POOL ROOM THIRD AND HAMILTON STS. DAVIS & FORREST, Props. Smokers' supplies a specialty Four pool tables Splendid environments Prospective Builders Are you aware that it takes less labor to build with OUR BONE DRY LUMBER, and that the result is permanent, weatherproof and saves repairs and fuel; also that the lumber costs no more than other lumber? INVESTIGATE! All Kinds of Lumber and Mouldings For Sale. The Fort George Trading & Lumber Co., Ltd. SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B.C. Phone 11. Chas. E. McElroy, Mgr. Pioneers in Sawmilling and Steamboating on the Upper Fraser and Tributaries. Our GUMLESS SPRUCE SIDING and V-JOINT will not warp, check nor shrink endways, and contains no gum to cause the paint to peel. Advertise in The Herald thivL ag8in «Mt of Haielton. bridL'T ,,wotk"ttheMud Creek hJL u'where they wl» •» W15 J)?*time until »tM,u fSti '""^ture, and then «»>«T,i» °UtCreek wd eastward ^^"'"■^hed in the spring. Cj» ^ betwMn South Vrlvthd0N,ewHa»»tonlsl6centi. Th,cp Befweww»-B0- * th« AihM.*!mrch,Bed th« eta"* 5wtidtwoa^Centr*1 R,ilw»y «nd he* nd«ry line. ta and south to 1 REAL ESTATE AND INVESTMENTS Farm Lands, Timber Lands, City Property, Garden Tracts. Fire, Accident and Life Insurance. Acreage—- Garden Tracts PAGE FOUR rxjAi >jiav^-.>——■ THE BATTLE OF THREE TOWNSITES Hazelton, New Hazelton, and South Hazelton are another group of townsite vegetables that one should keep a wary eye on, states Toronto Saturday Night. The History of Hazelton et al., when it comes to be written, will be found to consist largely of a feud between the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and various town- site promoters, which has now developed into a bitter rivalry between two of the townsites, with the third looking on and hoping that the other two will devour themselves and leave the field clear. Old Hazelton, which had and has still the chief population in the district, was sidetracked when the company decided to build the road south of the Skeena at that point. Old Hazelton happened to be across the river, and so a bunch of 0. T. P. railway contractors, the fairly well known Bob Kelly of Vancouver, and a few of their friends got together nnd bought up a lot of acreage at a point across the river and east about three milcs and a half, where the company's plan called for a siding. They established a townsite there and called it New Hazelton. The people of Old Hazelton refused to Hock there, and as a matter of fact the population of New Hazelton still consists largely of the floating class which go with railway construction. Foley, Welch & Stewart have their pay station there, ln the meantime Old Hazelton appealed to the Railway Commission and later to the Cabinet-in- Council for a station nearer than New Hazelton, and after a year's delay carried their point. The station has been ordered to be placed at a point directly across the Skeena from the old town, and thus South Hazelton came into being. A temporary depot has been erected there, and trains have been running from Prince Rupert to South Hazelton for over two months. The boosters of the latter place claim that all the business enterprises in the old town will soon be moved across the river and that it will become the one and only Hazelton, but this both the other places scoff at. New Hazelton is to have a station, too, and the claim is made for this spot that it is nearest the extensive silver mines of the district, and will become the chief distributing centre. Town lots there, as at many other places are too high, and easterners who may be canvassed to buy property in any of the Hazeltons should remember thnt there are a lot of promoters, railway contractors, and other gentry up there who are looking for big profits on places that are nothing but small villages and will be nothr ing else in the lifetime of the present generation. A ferryman, named Ross, who has been ferrying between the towns of Sealey and Hazelton, has retired from business on the Skeena and is coming to Fort George to put a gasoline boat on the river. Mr. Ross has his boat ready in Vancouver and is leaving Hazelton soon to hike through to this place over the trail, a distance of 297 ».lilos. As a result of a snow slide at Duneain mine at Sandon quite recently, which carried away the blacksmith shop in which he was working, Levi R. Mclnnis, the well known Socialist speaker, was killed. Levi was a brother of .lohn Mclnnis, of this town, ex-M.L.A. for Grand Forks, and was well known throughout this province for the active work and interest he showed in the working class movement. At the convention of District C> of the Western Federation of Miners, which was held recently at Nelson, a resolution of sympathy witb the relatives of the deceased was unanimously adopted. The Herald also, extends sincere sympathy to Mr. John Mclnnis of this town in his bereavement. FORT GEORGE DRUG CO. PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY CURE YOUR COLD We have a very complete stock of Emulsions and Cough Syrups. Why continue to suffer? A "ti***^ FARM LANDS IN CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA. In every case our lands were carefully inspected by expert cruisersbe- fore we purchased Fort George District. Nechaco Valley Bulkley Valley Skeena Valley THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY will make all these districts accessible to all the world. Every rail laid adds to the value of the land North Coast Land Co. Ltd. General Offices: 619 to 624 Metropolitan Bldg., Vancouver,B.C London Office: 6 Old Jewry. PAID-UP CAPITAL. - ~ - $1,506,000. V. G. T. P. & P. G. E. Railway Construction Headquarters will be on the Fraser River waterfront, adjoining South Fort George, with the opening of spring. This spells good times in this immediate neighborhood. Buy a Lot this spring while they are cheap, and take your profits in the early summer. Also 2 1-2 acre Garden Tracts close in. Write for details. The Northern Development Company, Limited 403-404 Carter-Co Building : VANCOUVER, B.C. WILLOW RIVER BRITISH COLUMBIA At the confluence of the Fraser, Salmon and Willow Rivers. The first town of importance to be established in Central British Columbia on the Main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. By those who are in close touch with the true conditions, Willow River is regarded as being a town of future great importance in the heart of "Canada's Inland Empire." This fact, plus the fact that Willow River will be an important lumbering, mining and agricultural centre, makes property in this new town desirable from either a business or investment standpoint. Willow River property has been purchased by merchants and investors throughout Canada and United States. Although the town was only established October 16th, 1913, tt, number of lots have been resold at decided profits, while other purchasers refuse to sell at even twice the prices paid. The business portion only of Willow River is now on the market—the survey of the residence portion has recently been completed and this portion of the town will be placed on the market in the near future. There are a limited number of lots available in the business portion at the original prices. Easy Terms. No Interest. Cleai and perfect title direct from the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The Original and Official Townsite of Willow River is located on Lot 785; Station Site approved by the Board of Railway Commissioners March 26th, 1912, Order No. 16179. REMEMBER THAT. For maps and detailed information call on F. W. CRAWFORD SOUTH FORT GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA or address Transcontinental Townsite Co. Ld. Authorized Agents Grand Trunk Pacific Hallway WINNIPEG CLOSE & BROWN CO. LIMITED General Merchants South Fort George, B.C. n Winter Schedule Mail and Passenger Service Stages leave the company's South Fort George office for Ashcroft, Quesnel and way points at 5 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays The mail, passenger and express stages arrive from the south on Wednesday and Saturday Evenings BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS COMPANY Auto, Stage and Steamboat Owners j 1836 | Assets Exceed Fifty Million Dollars | 1913 | the Bank of British North America Tour money ls sater in the Bank than in your house or ln jour pocket. It is not tied up. You can get it out at any time without delay. NOTES discounted. Local and Foreign Drafts bought and sold. COLLECTIONS made promptly. Money Orders Issued. FORT GEORGE BRANCH: J. MUNRO, ACTING MANAGER Personal Depreciation Every manufacturer sets aside a certain sum each year for wear and tear on plant. ... •»■ . Apply the same principle to the life of your earning capacity by depositing» sufficient sum in a saving account in this Bank to assure you of comfort in future years. The Royal Bank of Canada With Which is united —>——— The Traders Bank of Canada I Capital paid up, $12400,000 -Surplus $11,400,000 -Total Assets $17i)7Wj ■••4 Offlc* • Montreal, Hue. Fort Georito Branch. D. MURRAY. Manager. Sou.ll Fort George Bran* H. C. SEAMAN, Man.!". Fort George Hardware Co. General Hardware and Sheet Metal Workers. All kinds of tin and sheet Iron work done.^ Camp stoves Hot air Furnaces, etc. LASELLE AVENUE SOUTH FORT GEORGE. I. A. WHITE, PROPRIETOR* Single and Double Driving Horses. Saddle and Pack Horses. New Buggies and Thoroughly Reliable Rigs. DRAY1NG AND EXCAVATING DONE. THE ONLY TOWNSITE REGISTERED AS WILLOWJIVER at the junction of the FRASER and WILLOW RIVERS, °n the main line of the GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAJLWAi and on the PACIFIC & HUDSON'S BAY RAILWAY, the entrance to the preat PEACE RIVER COUNTRY, win be one of the IMPORTANT CITIES of INTERIOR »« ISH COLUMBIA as it possesses, at its very door, an " NATURAL RESOURCES which go to the building ot m and important COMMERCIAL CENTRES. Write today for maps and printed matter giving full information. Pacific Land & Townsites Company, Iii*d 517 Pacific Building - - Vancouver, B. . L. M. Bower, Local Representative.
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Title | Fort George Herald |
Publisher | South Fort George : Northern Interior Printing Company, Limited |
Date Issued | 1913-02-01 |
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Identifier | Fort_George_Herald_1913_02_01 |
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Date Available | 2017-04-11 |
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