_ PAGEA-12, THE HERALD, 50th ANNIVERSA

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government: very - little to

run the ‘tractor with a plow
or the grader over the roads

_. a eduple: of times: ~The
. Machinery:.is available.’”

The single most important
issue, judging by the ink it
received, was- the proposed
destruction of the high level
bridge across the Bulkley
River at Hagwilget. The

‘provincial government of

that day wanted to. build
another bridge across the

river ata different location. -

The Herald was consistent
in its opportion to the
government proposal. <-

Early on in the year, the :
paper wrote, “If the plans ©

are carried out it will be
very unsatisfactory to the

shippers of the district and

unpopular generally. The
present site is already
provided with roads. It is

the shortest route ‘and the .
only high level route. There .

should be very exceptional
reasons for making any
change in the bridge site as;

“such change, will -mean.

additional cost :forever to
‘every person who crosses
that proposed new bridge. A
new site can offer no
advantages to offset those
now enjoy. To talk about a
two-way bridge is utter
nonsense, One or two steel
bridges will be worn out
before traffic in this country

will justify or even request.

such bridge.”

On May 20, the paper said
the people of the district
were unanimous for
retaining the present high

_ location.

On July 15, provincial
officials visited the area and
decided that . more

information: would be

necessary. before a decision

* “would be imade.

October: 7, “Since the high

-*Jevel bridge was under.
> discussion last summer
: ‘there has-been a lot of talk,
_.-mostly idle talk, but if it is

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Main street in Terrace in the late 4¢s.

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talked long enough it takes
on a more serious aspect.

.Government engineers have

condemned the high level
bridge and have proposed to
put up another,

is ” :

The MLA, Dr, Wrinch,
said he would call a meeting
and place “before the
residents the reports of the

' engineers’ and surveyors.

The Herald said the people
of New Hazelton were
hoping for an early meeting.

“No use putting off until a’

site has been officially
selected and everything ‘is
cut and dried. That high

lével bridge is the lifeblood.
of New Hazelton: and. the
_wishes of those

people must
be considered irrespective

-Of any additonal costs in

connection with cost of
construction. These are the
people who will” use the

RY EDITION, Friday, July 2.1977 «+

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. -FROM 0 idee eee ae
assles over new bric

uit’ not .
‘where the present bridge .

F townsite
= established, and “‘the great ~

m wasruining the local p

aT hee
2 ue all built and are in pretty ©

‘bridge and thie ones. who

have to pay for it.”

On November 15, the
rumors were confirmed.
The province announced a
new bridge site between, the
suspension -bridge.and the
bridge connection with the ©
old town of Hazelton. Buty-
the locals still didn’t get.any
word from their MLA about
a meeting. ;

Finally, on December 13,

the residents got their.
meeting, = -
’ Twat reports, from a
government and a private
engineer, said the present
Hagwilget bridge should be
condemned. .

The. engineers. also
recommended to _ the
province that the high level _

e at Hagwilget and the ..

be. des' and a new
bridge, with new roads, be
built about midway between
the two present bridges.

The reason for this was cost.
, A new high level bridge at
+ Hagwilget would come to
: $130,000 and a new bridge at

Hazelton $110,000, whereas
the total cost of the proposed
bridge was $107,000.

The _fterald said ‘he
roposed new bridge wo
take the railway three

and a mile and a half east of
the South Hazelton depot. It
was feared that:the CNR
would apply to close both the
present stations and build a
new one near to where the
new bridge wenl in. 4 new
would be

majority of the. citizens in ©
New Hazelton and Hazelton -

§ would be financially ruin

as they could not move at
their cwn expense.”
Thus to gave a few dollars

| on bridge construction, it

t the government
Ca
inted: out that

seemed

‘Tt was

Mi-the present bridges were

serving the’ people - very
satisfactorily. Pethe trade .
routes are all established.
roadssé@
fair shape. The request for
new ‘bridges did not come

Traffic from the Kispiox,
the: mines and the timber
camps cannot reach the
railway over any other route
so easily or so cheaply. The

difference between a new.

high level bridge and the
hospital’ bridge is only
$27,000, which is - nothing
compared to: the loss. the
local people will suffer by.
the change.” =

‘In spite of the people's
arguments, the deputy
‘minister said he would

recommend the new (the.

hospital) bridge: be built.

On December’‘28, there.

was a letter to the MLA, Dr.
Wrinch printed in the paper.

It said that the doctor had’
not. taken a stand on ‘the
issue: Wrinch was asked to
back the locals...”

Jow level bridge at Hazelton ~ “Are you going to emit -
the town. of oe Aton to

be -destroyed.:.7!"”.

‘January 4, 1923.-. ‘The

river. was successfully
spanned by the natives

a century -ago’ with a

suspension. bridge which . P
stood until “the: present.

enemies: of New. Hazelton
took the reigns-of power at

Victoria..." 0”:
‘The Herald also ‘said the -

hospital crossing had been
turned down by -everyone

miles west of New-Hazelton, -elge because of “excessive

adverse grades.”

After that article the isaue’
appears to have: gone into.

‘limbo. Nothing was said for
afew months. The bridge.

however, wes removed in’

1931. :

But now back'to Terrace.

An addition..te talking .of
separating “from the
southern part. of — the

province, the Terrace board .
of trade was lobbying for —
new roads. and ‘numerous’.

gravelling and:repair jobs.

The Bot was also, pressing) .

for... developmient . .o
agriculture and tourism,

olf course.

and for establistiment of a

. Sometimes ‘Terrace got «
what it wanted.: . “Word:
came through the first of the |

week to commence work on
he

from the local _public. .- passion in those days was

ain highway along the —
‘The Herald's great:

development of agriculture
in the area. The paper
carried many articles

giving information on
faking a success of
agriculture. _ They even

went as far as printin

testimonials from: loca _

farmers. .

‘“§ Haudenschild is
another farmer who can
testify to the quality of the
soil in and around Terrace.
He arrived in Terrace in
1910 and purchased 60 acres
in Paradise Valley. The
land being heavily timbered
it :was hard -to clear but
when cleared he got his
reward as the soil was rich
“black ioam. «His: crops of
vegetables, grain and hay
are all heavy. He kept 12
‘cows and a number:of other
animals and fed them...
entirely off. the crops he
produced on his.own farm."

“Robt, Corlett says ‘...we |
can ‘here in. Terrace
small fruits and tree fruits
‘second ‘to -none- in. the
rovinee. 1 have heard
‘people remark on ‘tie fine

avor of the fruit from. the

‘Kootenay and the Okanagan
districts:. We. are. raising.
here applies, pears, plums,
‘cherries, strawberries, -
raspberries -etc., if they do
not excel the fruit in the
aforenamed. districts, in
every way, flavor, size, and
color, they are dqual tothe.
‘ best. Some thing we cannot
produce grapes. Come
along bere in the growing -
season and we will show you
ai gued grapes as you ever
saw anywhere,”

‘Our chief difficulty Js.
we have no cannery to take
‘gare. of. ‘our surplus or:
“-utshipable. fruit.- Damp or
“rainy: weather fruit must be
. disposed of at home.”

“This is an ideal place for -
mixed farming,” Dairying
ought to be very. profitable

‘and succulent. most’ :years .
wntil the snow covers the
ground But-here again: we -
"Jack. We hayeno creamery. .,
Maniy people find keeping
poultry is a profitable

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as grasses andclover areof
“rank growth, keeping green .