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THE @MINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON, B. ©, WEDNESDAY, *AUGUST 24, 1938

it. L. Dalgleish of Dalgleish & Co., of
‘Neweastle-on-Tyne, large ship owners.
Ile was one time Lord Mayor of New-
castle. He was with Sir Henry. *

R. I. Dalgleish,- necompanying Sir |:
Henry, told The Herald that: froni
Kamloops northward and westward
they had stopped at fifty-five farms
and envefully examined the soil, the

crops, the houses, the barns and talk-’

¢d with the farmers and their families
about the metheds of cultivation, of
the prospects, the , difficulties faced,

and present oom Hone. WIth thie tex:

‘ception of: two ‘eases, he ‘stated: that
they found ‘all-were gind -to. he! ‘moking
x Hvelhood “and to be. _ developing: a
home for themselves,

What has impressed ‘them-most on
theiy long trip. through” ‘the, Central
and Northern port of the province was
the, vust mnocenpied. areas .of good
hid that should be made use of. “For
Instance," sald. Mr. Dalgleish, ‘we
have come through twenty or more
wiles af land suitable for cultivation
between Smithers: and here.’

The party is. meeting: with provincial |:
authorities: all’ along. ‘the: route and
from them gaining. information | and
yon arrival at. Victoria
conferénce: With: Hon,” T.

niko hove. to. meet -Premier, King. At
Ottawa’: and: take back: vith them
statement from: hint sthat Cnaila wants
British’ settlers; :and B.C. ini partieul-
ar, and: that- this: country is ‘ready*to

. (scriss with London plans ‘for organiz-
tl settlement, with: fl definite plan wn-

der which ° ‘the. new’ settlers shall he

me "auieed - over. the. diffieult years, - aud.
that settlement wv ot he. made: ‘nnder' the |.

best possible local ‘guidance, ~ The new
settlers fre to-he pecially selected -for

‘thety qualities, training and character,

which would make ‘them a veal anet
fo fhe country.

New Kitseguekla Br idge

_ he Herald Jeartis that B, 7, Kenney:
M.DeAey. duty received word from. Hon,
ROA -MeVherson, tilnister of, ‘publie,
works, that the conerete ; abutments. for

_ the Kitseguekla. riyer. bridge. at ‘Skeena

Grossing wi he put in this. fall, ready,

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Bat! the ridge
highway between here:
wert ind ‘an “the

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‘Ten thousand families and an ex-
penditure .of. twenty-five million (lol-
lars is the ambition‘ of those who have
been examining land and possibilities

for settlement. of British people in

-| the Northern Intertor of British Col-

umbia.

Brig-Gen. Sir Henry Page. Croft,
Hart., G.M.G., and member of the Brit-
ish House of Commons for many years,
lh. 8S. Dalgleish of the firm of. Dal-
gleish & Co,, shipowners of Newcastle-
on-Tyne, and a member of the British
Columbia sub-committee of the British
parliamentary committee on settlement
of British people in the Dominions,
and especially in the central and nor-
thern interior of British Columbia, and
Mr. Michael Croft, son of Sir Henry,
and honorary secretary to the com-
mission, accompanied by Brig.-Gen, M.
‘L, Hornhy of Lethbridge, Alta., com-
posed the commission,
companied by Geo, M. Murray, M-L.A.,
of Lilloett and Canadian Press repre-
-Hentative, -J..Newmgn, Prince. George
“an official ographer. ‘Olt. Han-
son, M.P.; met the party at ‘Burns Lake
and I. T. Kenney, M.0,A. joined them
in.the Bulkley Valley, and’ accompan-
ied them on the trip westward.to the
coast. Harry Bowman; Canadian Na-
tional) Railways coldnization agent,
with headquarters ‘at Prince George,
travelled with the party ond was of
Ereat assistance, as was also Mr. Pres-
ton district agriculturist Smithers, and
Gen. Ogston of Vanderhoof,. very well
known resident of the interior, and a
ereat enthusiast for. new British . set-

On .the- drive from Smithers west-
ward the party was accompanied hy
Mrs. ‘Hanson, Mrs, Bamford, Samuel

| Meyer and also Larry. Warner,
i premier of: B. C., ‘and. they ;

‘Upon arrival at New Hazelton the
party called at the “Omineca . Herald
‘office. where the Old ‘Country ‘visitors
chatted with the editor “while the
others looked over the plant and went
fHirough : the _- garden, taking Pictures,

These were ac-|

tlers, joined the party at-Kamloops. .

especially of the gladioli which are
now blooming. It was most interest-

ing to the visitors 23 this garden nis 1 the
farthest north of any they would . en-
counter on their entire trip, and what
they saw only confirmed their belief
that the Northern Interior would pro-
vide homes for many thousands of
British people who are anxious
come to Canada, and who the commis-
sion aim to bring out.

Continuing their journey the visitors
went to Hazelton where they spent
the night, and glad to get a few hours
rest. Olof Hanson, M.P. gave a sup-
per to the party ‘in a restaurant, and
before the visitors dispersed for the
evening Sir Henry Page Croft gave a

talk to these who had travelled with:
‘him in the interlor, and summed up

the mission by stating that while the
entire trip from Windermere to Haz-
elton was: entirely satisfactory, they

- did meet on a couple of occasions with

sone opposition to the idea of new set-

 Chers;7itr each: ease, he-:gaid | it-was-due’

to misunderstandings of ‘the present
mnission, Attempts in- the past at cok
onizing had been: lacking complete sue-

‘cess chiefly because money-making was

a big factor in ‘the schemes.

YE. a plan were put into effect as a
result of the present {nvestigntion and
the report to the parliamentary com-
mitee, that. plan will be first endorsed
by both the British and Canadian gov-
ernments. The. British government
Was not attempting: to force its sur-

‘plus population upon Canada or any

of the other. Doininions.

Severnl-other members of the: party
spoke briefly, and the local members
of the Legislature and Hiuse of Com-
Wons assured the British visitors of
their whole hearted: support, both in
tke government and outside,

‘Atter a night’s rest the party left
on the fast train fur Prince Rupert en-

route south to Victoria to interview the |:

premier, Hon. 'T. D. Pattuito.

Geo. Ogston Views

Geo. Osten of Vandertioot, for
rears ussuciated with the Associated
Boards of Trade in Central. B. C., told

‘the: ;Herald that while this had been &

pleasant. trip, it was by no -means 4
“| leauge. trip... .The party: had heen go-
‘ing night: and day stoce their arrival
British. Colunibin. . The . visitors
‘ange made the most thorough examina-
tion..of the farming “posatbilities and
probabilities ever: made in this  pro-

farme, seen: the- soil, cand ‘the ‘ “crops,
talked! swith the. -farmers, enqplred as

he climate, the Jovs, and a eappoint-
nts: ofl .

an omovtualty to
suikley.and the

a

‘noswer

They have. gone right outo the '¢

‘northern inter. Lt

|More Men Put

On at Standard
Ready for Plant

This week the crew at the Silver
Shundaurd mine was increased to. 12
men and work has” started on. fixing |
up a, ‘bank house and. cook ‘house. to

immediate. ‘ réguirementa Z
rond crew will, ‘ghortly:.be.; ‘put
complete the lower road..to. the é:nitie,

aind to improve the’ ‘part, already built,

This rond will enable the company to

eat: 1M, thelr; michinery. and it. will Abe:

the inatn. haulage: ‘road: When: the ma-
“| chin ary gets starteg.- This: imine : fa ‘al.
beady for thie. drills:

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New Settlers for the North

To Come from British Isles Under Plan
Of Financial Assistance and Expert
Guidance in Farm Work |

Sir Henry Page Croft, Bart; Oe,
M.P., head of the Land Settlement

party from Great Britain,

Sir Itenry Page Croft, head of the
party Investigating. land . settlement
possibilities in the Northern and Cen-
tral British Columbia, was the first
member of the British House of Com-
mons to bring the matter of assisting
Selected emigrants. from Great Britain
to Canada to the attention of the Brit-
ish House of Commons. He formed a
parliamentary committee and spent 2
years gathering and studying data and
and that committee bas presented its
report to the gov ernment,

Sir Henry is pricularly interested in
Northern and Central B. C., and has
had this idea in mind for the past five
years, He is no stranger: to agricul-
ture as he has a large coffee planta-
tion in South Africa.

No the Omineca Herald Sir Henry
“So far as this country is con-
ecrmed we have been strack’ by .the

heanty and by the fertility and  suita-

bility of the land for new ‘settlers. - I

can see, besides the agricultural pos- |'

sibilities, grent opportunities for em-
ployment, in the lumber, fish, mining
and ercamery industries,

ORrly poneers, and enter upon 4 new
Hfe- of ‘adventnte © on their own, wlio

a Would he glad. of on: opportunity ‘to
2 carve out: and. sevelop a home. of their | ,

OW.
“Mistakes! ave ‘been anade in’ ‘the
past, - but; We. have: ‘learned -and. profit-
ted : ‘by, -these’ mistnked,and- we shall |.

see that. tha ‘new: settlers will be of a. 7

elngs,” and bé: ‘finatcialiy. able to- make

‘goad : eltizens: and-be' a" credit” to: Brie" '

ish Columbia.”

here | “are.|'
seores and scores of” people in the Old
Country who ‘would be’ glad’ to come
‘here and follow in the foot steps of the |.

|Party Covered

Big Country i in
Investigations

——

It ws on August 4th that Brig.-Gen.
Six Henry Page Croft and party. arriv-
cd at. Quebec on the Empress of Aus .
tralia, and on August 9th they arriv- .
ed al Banff, Alta, But they did not
come to Canada to visit pleasure re-
sort,, $o the 10th found them in the
Windermere Valley, B.C., their start-
ing point of investigation. They spent
two days in Windermere Valley at.the
experimental farm and other farms. .
On the 12th they were at Kamloops,
und the 13th at Williams Lake,’ the’ —
i4th at Quesnel and on to Prince
George for two days. The 17th was
spent in the Vanderhoof district and
then on to the Bulkley Valley and at
Sinithers on the night of the 18th.
On the 19th they travelled lelsurely to
New Hazelton and Hazelton where
they spent the night, taking the train
Saturday morning for Prince Rupert
enroute south to Victoria

The entire trip from Windermere to
llazelton was made by cars furnished
hy the various Boards. of Trade alony
the way. At all points where the vis-
itors stopped for the night they were
tendered banquets and they gave ad-
dresses explaining the objects of their :
mission,

A resolution, sponsored by the Pre.
inter of British Columbia;: was: endors-

niet with, . The. ‘resolution: was, in ‘ef-
feet, that a conference be held with
the object of formulating. a settlement
plan to be laid hefore tha overseas set-
tlement authorities in the United King
dom. The conference to be composed .
of representatives of the Dominion, all
the provincial - governments and the -
colonization departments of the two

Canadian railways: |”

- Preparations are "being made for. a
flower Sunday in. ‘New ‘Hazelton on'the .
first Sunday. in September, the 4th, A
special flower and ‘Labor. Day sermon
will be given by ‘Rev. Mr. Golightly,
and it is expected there will, special
music. The service will be held in the

evening at. 7.30 o'clock. -

Remember the United Church picnic
next Thuraday afternoon at Two: Mile,
The ‘congregations of ‘New Hazelton
and Hazelton, will unite. ‘with the two

end of the suminer. vacation. A. good
line of sports will be: provided and you
are sure of A ‘good: time, -- -
ee -
The Crescent Shows ‘played: in Haz.
elton on Monday’ and: drew-all: ‘the: folk
of ‘the district to Mission Point, The
‘children Were not' the ‘only ones’ to: gee
ithe girl. dance or ta’ try their luck at
the gaming boards, ,
at in uxifortinate season for the man-

pement ‘as 2. Indians were SH on |
the lower tlvers: Te
Fee

flower® ‘Sunday : ‘ervice in ‘the. H °

azelton
‘United. ‘Church next Sunday. evening,
including a ‘solo and a fine an

ed: -by-.overy- Board rof- Prade-tteit? was rer

Sunday Schools for a grand rally: just a
before the opening of school and the |

, The.show arrived |

There will be special, music. ‘at? ie wee