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mixed.farming. Dairying
ought to be very profitable as
‘grasses and clover are of
rank growth, keeping green
and succulent most years
until the snow covers the
ground. But here again we
lack. We have no creamery,

Many people find keeping
poultry is a profitable
business, and I may say if
they would grow their own
feed they would make big
money.”

Henry Frank wrote,
“There is a market in this
district for a product of 800
cows. It will command
respect for all concerned to
have second Fraser Valley
Milk Producers Association
established on the Skeena.”

The Herald reported,
“Henry Wise Wood,
president of the Alberla
Wheat Pool, has -taken a
great fancy to the wheat
raised in the Bulkley Valley .
and which he saw at the
elevator on the occasion of
his last visit to Prince
Rupert. He guarantees that
the pool will take all such
grain that can be grown in
the valley and says thal any
country that can raise wheat
of such quality’ should
become’ a grain country.”

“The Northern Interior of
British Columbia has been
raising what for only a year
or two to any extent. It was
tested out before by some of
the leading farmers and was
proven to be a profitable
crop, but at that time the .

market was toofar away and
the railways took most of the
profits. But the what graded
high. Now there isa market,
the increase in what acreage

‘has heen considerable,

especially the past year. The
acreage will be increased
still more next year and the
farmers on the Skeena will
be among those toship to the
elevator next year.”

Instill another article, The
Herald commented, “It is
probably true that mast of
the farm produce consumed
in Rupert comes from the
south, but it is not so bad
today as it was a couple of
years ago. Both the coast
city and the interior deserve
credit for this improved
condition. They are getting
belter acquainted with
produce and requirements.
Another year or two and the
south should be shut out of
thf northern market.”

And so on it went. Issue
after issue, the paper ran
stories on farming and food
production. :

Logging, as always, was
an active industry.

George Little’s ad-for sale
of his lumber states, “Prices
subject to change without
notice. Orders filled at shart
notice. Mill running con-
tinuously.”

In a news column, the
paper said, ‘Instead of going
to the prairies and getting a

‘ear or two of horses this
‘season to put on the log

hauling end of his business,

George Little has purchased
a three ton Day-Elder truck
and trailer, The truck is
expected to do.the work of
several teams."

The Herald also reported,
“The Hanson Timber and
Lumber Company have the
greatest lot of cedar poles on
the banks of the rivers this
year that has ever been cut
in this.district. They ex-
pected to'start driving this
week. There will be three
driving crews this season
and at Cedarvale there will
be two loading crews. Or-
ders have been placed with

the railway for at least 30 flat.
cars a. week for the entire |

shipping season. In addition

feet that will be shipped from
the Cedarvale yards...”
The paper gave one sen-

‘ta more than a million lineal. ° |

tence to Canada Products ©

Lumber Co. starting up-their

sawmill. In addition, there .
was mention of Laminated

Materials Ltd.. taking cot-
tonwood [rom the islands in

the Skeena below-town for”

shipment ‘to the- mill in
Westminster. (presumably
they mean New West-
minster). a

Two other chips, “The
boom has been putacrossthe .
Skeena at Cedarvale and as .
soon as the water is high ©
enough the: big drive will.

start. There is more cedar
this year than ever and the
boom camp will be a busy

place the rest of the year.” -

And “Timber businesses

along the Skeena are Sup: .

plying boom sticks to pulp
mills on the Great Lakes and
in Manitoba. It is important
in two ways, first because of
the volume of the business
and of the traffic it gives the
railway, and second,
because it takes the second
and third grade logs...”

Mining- was another
business the paper was
carrying news of,

"In this northern interior
there are working today the
Seven Sisters group. .at
Cedarvale, the Silver Cup,
the Sunrise. and the
American Boy at New

.

THE HERALD, Progress Supp., Tuesday, August 29, 1978, Page 27

Hazelton and the Duthie.

Mine at Smithers, These all
indicate operations by real
mining men who have
definite plans to work from.
With their success other
properties are going to be
taken and eventually the big
operalors are coming in.”

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