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VoL. 16

NEW HAZELTON, B. C., NOVEMBER 30, 1928

No. 22.

a.

Canada.

RINCE RUPERT, the terminus of the Canadian National Railways
P in Northern British Columbia, has come to the fore of recent years
as one of the premier fish-producing areas of the Dominion of
Prince Rupert halibut is known all over the American con-

tinent, and the industry has reached large proportions because of the
distribution service placed at the disposal of the fishermen at that port
by the Canadian National Railways.

The one essential in the fishing industry is the speedy marketing

of the fish after they are caught.

By means of a rapid express service

over the Canadian National, halibut and other fish from Prince Rupert
are laid down in Winnipeg, ’ Montreal, Toronto and other Canadian and

boats in Prince Rupert harbor.

herring, cod, flat fish and crabs,

The photograph. shows a few

America cities very quickly after they are landed from the fishing

“Halibut fishery is the chief sea industry of Prince Rupert, and dur-
ing 1922, 26, 275,300 lbs, of halibut were Janded at that port. In addi-
tion, 93,225, 300 Ibs. of salmon were eaught and large quantities of

The cod and herring fisheries, which

have searcely been touched as yet, hold a great future,

of the hundreds of boats engaged in

the halibut fisheries out of the port of Prince Rupert.

Largest Cedar
= Pole Company
Entering Field|’

The biggest cedar pole com-

any on the American continent
ill soon be operating along the
Skeena river. For the past three
eeks Angus Horn, representing
fue Noble Cedar Pole Co., of Chi-
Bago, has been cruising the cedar
an the Kitsumkalum and Lakelse
Walleys. He is going up the
ee-opper River valley and then
Memome for Christmas, After
whristmas he .will return and
niplete his cruise up the Skeena
d all valleys adjacent to the
mkeena, To complete his work
fod make his map will oceupy
he best part of the year, but by
Bext summer the big firm should
fee: ready to start in,

malt has not yet been decided
fghether the Noble Cedar Pole
>. will send in their own or-

vization and operate taém-
lves or to operate through Olof
angzon, who already has a good
ranization. In any case it
eans that several hundred more
will be employed in the bush
ng out poles and piling, and+
e present output will be more
an doubled,

meacrince Rupert hopes to see
seat ‘shipped to the Orient

,

he higher-ups connected with
Canadian National Railways |
re been in session in Winnipeg,
ning for the immediate fu-
. Development of traffic and

{asa result of this car lot.

Farmers Were
N ot Advanced

Victoria. -Regerding Gnaneial
assistance to farmers, Hon. E. D
Barrow, minister of agriculture,
pointed out to the legislature the
other day that only $281,486 of
the $699,450 loaned in 1916 really
went to aid the farmers in their
efforts, the balance of $468,000
being applied to retiring advances
made by loan companies.

The government of 1916 issued
bonds of $1,000,000 to provide
such loans, the bonds realizing
$847,000, and of that amount
$699,450 was loaned to 332 appli-
cants.

Mr. Barrow stated that repay-
ments have fallen off and he con-
sidered no government should
continue a plan which a big busi-
ness firm would not adopt,

The minister pointed out that
assistance for productive pur-
poses should be given and that
assistance the government is al-
ready furnishing.

. What was probably a record
load of logs was shipped east by

_|QOlof Hanson from Vanarsdol on

Monday last. They were spruce
boom logs and went to Owen
Sound. Mr. Hanson hopes to

get a good order for boom logs
!

Col..C. W; Peck has been chosen

as the Conservative. ‘candidate ‘in
the Islands constituency: : ~The

Much ‘of Loan

New Hazelton
Ladies’ Bazaar
Well Supported

Something over two hundred
dollars were raised by the New
Hazeiton Ladies’ Aid and the C.
G.I. F. bazaar which was held
last Friday evening. The wea-
ther and roads could not have
been much worse than they were,

80 that the attendance was not
what was expected. But those
who did attend were not slow in
picking up the many bargains
offered. Much eredit is due the
Jadies for the very excellent
showing made, and also to the
girls of the C.G.LT. The two
organizations had separate booths
and the girls realized.over thirty
dollars from their booth, most of
the articles being made by them-
selves and the oldest gir| is
fifteen years,

The bazaar was opened about
8.380 by Rev. Victor Sansum and
immediately he stopped speaking
the buying began and there was
considerable - aetivitv until after
ten o’clock. The ladies’ booth
was in charge of Mrs. Sawle,
assisted by Mrs.Sansum; thegirts
were in charge of their own booth
with Mrs. Goddard as . cashiers
Mrs. Senkpiel ' Tooked ‘after “the
fish pond and had it fished out
early in the evening. It was the
bisest bargain counter ever seen
in the north. Mrs. Edgar Harris,
assisted by Miss Hazel Hail,
looked after the home. made
eandy booth and they had sold
everything bgfore all the people
got there; the refreshment tables
were in charge of Mrs, Smith
and Mrs, Bergman... A very
handsome centerpiece was drawn
for, Wm. Grant holding. the hat
and Olga Bergman drew the
tickets. Sam Senkpiel, jr., held
the lueky number, |

Everything was sold’ with the
exception of a very few articles
and a number of these may
vet be taken up, The ladies and
the girls are now in a goad
financial position to carry on
their work during the ensuing
year, and they wish to convey
their thanks to the public for the
support piven them, ©

Mrs. Hugh Harris returned
from the Hospital. on Monday,
‘having successfully undergone
an operation.

‘Skeena Crossing and Fred Grit-
fin’s pole camp held ‘up traffic
for several days,

Owing to the wet weather
work . in the pole and tie camps
is being. carried on under great
difficulties. |

‘unanimously and enthusiastically ' Only four weeks , antl Christe
Do. your. shopping: early! _

mas.

riding is now. represented by M.

her curtailment of expenses
he chief features, . ;

B. Jackson, Liberal.

“

‘you td shon, : Read

iments ‘in this issue -

‘+Ranch Led,

A washout on the road between

‘and: where the, sperchants invite] |,” "
th

Woodcock Dairy

to Serve People
of Prince Rupert

Woodeock Dairy -is the name
that has been adopted by the
new owners of what was former-
ly calied the Northern Cassiar
R. L. Brown and
Robert. MacKay, of Prince Ru-
pert, have formed a partnership
and taken over the interests of
those conneeted with the old
company, and they will operate a
dairy farm, supplying milk and
cream to Prince Rupert. Mr,
Brown is leaving Marshall-Wells
at the end of this year and he
will devote his whole time to the
farm. Mr. MacKay will continue
to look after the milk business in
Prince Rupert.

Woodcock Dairy, already well
equipped as a small ‘dairy, will,
within a year, be capable of tak-
ing care of one hundred milk
cows, and Prince Rupert will
consume all the milk and cream.
The first of the cows are at the
farm now, and Mr. MacKay has
fone south to get another carload
to be shipped in immediately.
Next spring another car or two
will be brought in,

A milk depot will be established

in Prince. Rapert: which will be
equipped to sterilize, pasteurize
and bottle milk and cream, A
small ammonia plant is to be in-
stalled and the place will be one
of the most complete and modern
in the province, and Prince Ru-
pert people will be assured of
pure milk,
In course of time it is promised
that other lines will be added,
such as ice cream, butter, butter-
mik and farm produce.’ The
new firm will also purchase milk
from other farmers along the
line who will produce their milk
under approved conditions. Thus
there will be a market for all
milk from Skeena river farms.

Gordon B. Robb and A, Brown,
of Burns Lake, have been award-

Federal Member .
Is Convinced By

On Tuesday last last Fred Stork,

pert and spent the day in town,

leaving next morning for Smith-
ers and Telkwa. While here he

was met by a couple of delega- _

tions, one being a committee from

the Hazelton Hospital Advisory

board. This committee took up

the matter of the amount of -

money paid by the Indian De-

patients. At the present time
the Department pays only $1.50
per day while the a¢tual cost per
patient is $2:50 per day. Many
other hospitals in B.C. receive
$2.50 per day and there is no
apparent reason why the Hazel-
ton Hospital should not. receive
a like amount,
proved to Mr. Stork that. the
institution was losing money
every day an Indian patient was

$2.50 per day. It was also
pointed out that the total increase

asked by the local institution
would not amount to over two
or three thousand dollars per

was not large enough to “carry.
that additional burden,

Indian patients,
Mr. Stork expressed himself

quite sure he could get the in-
creased rate passed at the next
session of parliament, The mat-
ter was up before, but there was
apparently a misunderstanding
on the part of the Indian De-
partment or other members of
the cabinet.

ed the contract to build the new
school at Burns Lake, the cost

to be around $15,000.

with the

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ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM

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partment for the care of. Indian

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in the Hospital at a rate Jess than

year, but that was the amount.
the “Hospital ‘was losing’ every
year and the white population

Neither”
was it fair to ask-the local white :
population to pav for: the: care of .

as being in sympathy with the — |
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