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NEW HAZELTON, B. C. WEDNESD ay, MARCH 4, 1936

NO. 36

Local Member Claims the
ing Industry Will be
our Great Opportunity

. Mi ;

ame Coan in Kennex, M.LA., for Skeena,

seconded the reply to the speech from
the throne at the opening of the Legis-
lnture last week, -As. this was prob-
ably the most important speech Mr.

Kenney has yet ine Ya the house the
Herald & News will give f aes lirge-
ly in) verbatim. Ty

~~

After giving exptesiton of evief f and.

regret af the loss of King George V,!

nud’ paying tribute to the new King
hid avd VIII, lic proceeded :—

Mr. Rpeaker—aAs we are about to
Wher
hility which the people ‘of this province
Lave pliced apon us; having come this
fir in the last two years, it is fitting
aud proper that we should pause to
survey the ground which we ‘have al-
ready covered, and also to scan the
path which lies before us. ‘The great-
est problem which confronts us today
and which concerns all the govern-
ments still remains unsolved, inasmuch
is we still have a large number of un-
employed in our midst. While very
careful consideration has been given
to this problem, yet a solution so far
remains unformed. It becomes ap-
parent to each of us, and every day,
that this problem has developed inta
one for classification and adjustments
of. those who’ still remain. unemployed.

~ Te ‘mighty diceordingly, ve diviaen: ihe :

. to {tree elasses:—
We have useful. labor.”

ve have useless. labor,

And we hive ‘used up labor.

_Thoxe Who come in the third cate-
of used mp Inbor as unemploy-
sth los must le ‘taken care of ‘by. -the:
<tate at, the expense of the first’ cate: |
sory of useful labor, Those who come!
within the category of the second’
vliss or cles lubov must be drafted
"ta the ratiks of the first class to as-
sint in the anaintenanee of the wemn-
vlayrhles, ;

Having organized the man power of.
V's province under the first class, we
roust then proceed to-employ that man
power it profitable production. It is
very pnatrent aud evident thet we
rast Tave relict from relief itself
Derive the year 1984 it cost the pro-
vince of British Columbia many mil-
Hons of dollars in addition to which
the Dominion government contributed,
# large umount, much of which. was
spent on useless labor, In order that
we might co-ordinate these efforts-and
use the money to profitable advantage
wind To suggest, in nil serlousness, that
unhy Inaney so expedel should: be done
with an objective. tliat there might be
it reasonable return on the expendi-
tures: T should like to. point ont that
there appears to Ine to he one, and on-
ly one, open door, whereby this may’ be |
«lone, -

The province. of ‘British Columbbin
us is well kuown,: has 15% of its total
urea mineralized. Where ‘to better nd.

yantage.’ than. could ‘we “einploy. ‘thin ef
Aabor, than by concentration atpon tS
mineral! development - Of ‘thig province
with our ‘nemployed: labor, using. the
funda which are. available, for, unem-
hloved DULTHOSES ; “whet 82: have: we.

‘upon another yenr of respousi-. .

a

dyment this. surplus dnbor.

4
industvy during that yenr there was
distributed in wages and salaries some
$15,000,000. ‘Twenty-two million was
also expended on equipment and sup-
plies, while a further stm of some ten
million wag distributed as dividends
to shareholders,

aking into consideration ‘the
erense in gold ay aud the demand for pro-

have confronting us in this one indus-
ytry alone. It is very evident that. it
iother industries hed the same possi-|
; ilities that.our problems, in so far as
unemployment is concerned, would
soon be solved. But it is also appar-'
cnt that these other industries cannot
possibly absorb the surplus Inbor on
the mnrket without some additional
incentive given to these industries,
whereby they may absorb into emplo-
In building
up the nining industry, it nlone ‘paves
the way for othor. industries to follew.
in. j ite wake. We have in the northern
portion of this’ province 2 mining area
scurecly. scratched by the prospector,

Dr. _Charies Camsell, deputy minister
of mines ut Ottawa, at a recent con-
vention in eastern Canada, made this
reanirk’“In no avea in Canada has as
munch ceonomical benefit been obtaln-
ed from the survey as the Northern
portion of British Columbia.” ‘The
Northwestern Mineral Aren No. 1 dur-
ing the past tweity years has pro-
duced $16,000,000 In mineral products
tlone, -In tact, Mr, Speaker, I'am sat-
isfied that-we-have now reached 1
point in our development of our min-
erl wealth which requires the full
time services. of -the Hon. Minister of
“Mines: so that ‘he may. be. the better
enabled, to cover the: mineral sections
of this province,. and ‘study~ the pro-
blems: of - this Andustry. T would,

therefore, suggest’ ‘that he be divorced
from: the responsibilities of ‘the other
portfolios he has so that he might de-.
yote his full time to mining mattera,:
What we require is mare mine Inakers ;
we! require more prospectors - (the ptos
pectoris the key: man tothe situation)

the hope of ‘seeing: a profitable: return ”
nen this, investment, otlier’ than. throu:
Difs” Capen" lor: rT ane “The: value

hindered: in, the. ‘ploneerhig | Work

our apts In bor

And, above all more practical. assistance
to those ‘mine: makers. and: ‘Progpectors
‘ao ‘thnt. they: may ‘be helped. ‘and not.
ie doing, of Wwe ever hope: “ta hh
meh, atte

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perties! priddneiiig’ oid’ the 'inieradse' on :
136%". ‘over. the pireviotig years, is: not! _
_feompatable’ with. the possibilities wel

prospectors and miners” We should
give this industry its chance to become
whit was originally intended of if,
which will he a boon to man kind. If
we bad mnore.men in our. hills we
would hive fewer men on relief rolls.

Qne small mine operating. in rural
ridings: would take up the sluck of. the.
unemployment in- those ridings, for ‘it
creates in its wake a prosperity for
ant other industries... The. Pacifie
Great Eastern Railway, which has
hitherto been considered more or less |
‘of a white elephant, is fine exumple
_ of just how mining makes a‘ difference
‘hetweem a profit and a loss on opern-
tions, IT believe the day will yet come
when those who in the past have been
keen in placing the responsibility for
the building of. the railway, will - be
just as keen and anxious to accept the
‘credit in having encouraged its con-
struction and operntion. There should
he no poverty in’ a’ province such as
British Ootumbia which is so richly
endowed. with the mineral heritage
which we have. Vast store-houses of
potential wealth lie in our hills and
valleys, awaiting only a sympathetic
understanding of its people to supyly

Continued on Page 2

soley SRS RES

STEVE McNERL. ON. A mains

Steve MeN, one of the old timers
of the northern interior, and the-man
who tured ‘the Dardanelles: group of
fold claims near Terrace to Fred M.

rey and recently returned to - Prince
Rupert to. spend a few days before. go-
ing back to his farina ‘and castle near
Copper river, Steve is well known in
this section - where he lived and pros-
pected: for years, and his many friends
are glid. tht he has-been able to
spend the'last half of his life tu com-.
parative. case and to do pretty much |:
is he plenses; Put Steve will always
work, ever: thongh it is only growing’
straw berr Hos, ‘und he has’ quite” a ‘patel |]
on his firm. we

mH DaNck WAS POSTPONED

The danee nilvertised Jast. week un-
der. the auspices of the: junior baseball
team was sudilenly called off the. ev-
ening before the affair was take nlace
plaice, ‘The reason given was that it
ws foo cold. -A. great many-from all
parts of the district: | were disappointed
as the young people, and a lot not so
young “had prepared to be present, The
wether! ‘also warmed up and a big at-
tendance was assnited, .

“rane 18. LEARNING Fast

oe

A ‘Tancouyer! paper {nr renorting Ee:
i -Kenney’s - “speach, in seconding. the
speech from the. throne, Tefers, ‘to. him
age gaol’ dep ndable Liberal who has
made’ Rood” nnd who is. future cabinet
material, “Itceays that: hé. is lemning
the'Aways: of big governnient, or words
to: ‘that effect, trength: :
hig: own: people has’ been ‘that,
hat! kijow’ ‘ton. aiuch about th
lifien’ ove nh

Frum

Prince Rupert

iy The fe:

Our Own Reporter

;'To Ship Aspen
Logs from New
Hazelton Now

The shipment of aspen logs ta the
Orient is steadily growing into quite a

“Mr,
their
contly

tiecomuing si

rh tnclefinile
ili the mille

plenty of holiday

4

nad Afrs, O. Swanson who mike
home oof
feted tourist resort in the Atlin dist~
tict. pissed ‘through Prince Rupert, re-
enroute: perth.
travel verth durin;

Ben-My-Chree,

They lok

TTHMer.
eo,

Joe Govan w “he has ‘bern in the hake
er. business fu Prince
yiewent Inctrépolis of the north was
INnTeh nere. wnpretensi vw
iw is today, siys he is goin to take
He is negotial=|1

PSE RT ILE laa
“¢han

holiday.

oF his busin’ 1
oe

T here appears to be a fav arable pro-

note

for

since the

the

sizeable industry and the immediaic
prospect is good. Last week Stanley
Bishopric, jr, of Portland, Ore., wha
is the chief contractor for the supply
of the material, was in New Hazelton
with Austin’ Goodenough. He looker
ayer 4, stand of the timber at Suth
over a stund of the timber at South
Iazelten and then with 8. Senkpicl
looked ever another stand back of the
town, and as-q result Sam is going to
take out several carloads this. spring.
Mr. Bishoptic has already contracted
with Little, Haugland ‘& Kerr at ‘Ter-
race, with Lofquist at Cedarvate, «ind
_ with Conway at. Fraser Lake: We. ts
_|desirous of getting 300,000 feet to the
const. for shipment in May.”

spect of the local. halibut fishermen,
who will put to sea by the middie of
the month, being granted certain con-
cessions by the international cominis-
sion, ‘These include the granting of a
clearing, instend of no closing date for
operating, and that 2 certain propor-
tion of halibut be permitted in black
cod landings, so long as any one hali-

ARE GOING FOR HALIBUT

The fishing feets on the Pacific are
ubout ready to pull out, and some are
now ou their way to the halibut banks
to be ready to start fishing the 16th
of the present’ month.
fishing will remain open until Dee. 1

‘The season for

Wells, ‘has heen on & visit to Vancou-|:

lately.

Skeenn tiv
wharf. ? The

exundra cam

point during

‘cl wy ver,
aaughter in

Anyw ay they

cessing,

Au: thy

kutia lust ont.

but fishing area remains open.

eae 8

- Local basketball faus who have but
little of any other kind of relaxation
to feel interested in during the winter
have heen enjoying pretty fair sport
This boas been made possible
_| by visits .of, experienced ‘teams from
Laddskes. aa New-Methtkatha~ ou-eAmette}~
‘Tslnnil, “sent a rangy team of husky
players who took on Prince: Rupert's
best. which does not mean that -Metla-
“The, coutrary rather!

ame

er ice has been
ice eruch . carried

lery, near by, and

liberties with an ice breaker,

Loenl. ald timers ‘were shocked and
sieved to hear of the sudden death
in North Vaneour er, of W. E. Burritt.
for many years court registrar nt this
Since he
lett. here he has practiced law in Van-
He died:at the- home of his
He
wis listening to a funny program over
the radio and was langhing when he
was overcome by & heart attack,

pioneer times.

- North Vancouver.

sem.

Local snimon troilers, not observing
rocks along the north coast, are won.
dering if, thr ough herring depletion,
there will be a lean spring ‘salmon run.

iire-a shade worried.

— ———

TIMBER BUSINESS. Loss. Goon

terme
us

With - the combug of milder wether
the district is once’ ‘moré hearing” the
welcome. sound of the’ “mill whistles,
During the cold: snap: - mult: operations
were held in abeyance; ‘but. log. hauling:
Was carried: on With" the’ result ' ‘that:
the mitis have: ‘aigood supply: ‘of ‘Taw
material in the: yards, oWwalting pre-
It’ is. understood.
mills have a: ‘eousiderable amount. of
Work ahead, one ‘concern Stating that ” shin
orders'.an hand: ‘would ee

that *

sndera ‘and. enquiries being re-

playing
hebbs with the Balmoral cannery and
away
275 feet, ripped things aromd at Al-
- took

the

tnless the quota atlowed for each af
the four Gistriets has been reached be-
fore that date. Bach district is al-

twenty-five million pounds of. halibut.

THE KING SPOKE TO PEOPLE

up Sunday morning’ early to: hear His
Majesty King Hdward VIL give -his
first radio talk ‘since he assended the
throne, Local reception wes poor: and
most people were greatly disappointed
Tis Majesty expressed the appreciation
tot himself and» ‘the: Royal family for
the universal ‘sympathy extended to
them nt the time of ‘the death of his
father, King George’ ve

OW YOU RADIO COMMISSION!

Tn a very Httle while radio users in
{the north will receive notice from the
Ottawa. that in order to keep a few
good politicians living in luxtry an-
other two. dolars, must ‘be contributen
toa the’ treasury. ‘So. far as the north
country. is concerned]: the radio | con
mission is ‘a detriment’; it causes’ many
otherwise decent people to cuss anil
swear, nnd even ministers of the goz-
pel lave: bad thoughts. © For years it
-Thas been peddling blooney about. & sec.
ond hand machine ° discarded from R
stntion in Winnipeg,” was, to be instal-
led at Fanconvop. It is to laugh,

According: to: n despatch fram _Otta-
wie the Jnst - bit - of Christianity ig ta
be denied* the “Indian, the ficst: resi-
dents of Canada, if Hon, kT. A, Crorayr,
minister. of . the Interlor, ‘gets his new
amendments ‘to. the Indian Act pagsel
at the present’ session. at Ottawa, He
is proposing amendme tewhich Wilk do

lowed to take between twenty and

‘Quite. Aber in. this. district, avere- 7 oa