PAGE FOUR FORT GEORGE HERALD THE BATTLE OF THREE TOWNSITES Hazelton, New Hazelton, and South Hazelton are another group of townsite vegetables that one should keep a wary eye on, states Toronto Saturday Night. The History of Hazclton ct al., when it comes to Ixi written, will be found to consist largely of a feud between the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and various town-site promoters, which has now developed into a bitter rivalry between two of the townsitos, with the third looking on and hoping that the other two will devour themselves and leave the field clear. Old Hazelton, which had and has still the chief population in the district, was sidetracked when the company decided to build the road south of the Skeena at that point. Old Hazelton happened to be across the river, und ho a bunch of C T. P. railway contractors, the fairly well known Bob Kelly of Vancouver, and a few of their friends got together flind bought up a lot of acreage at a point across the river and east about three miles and a half, where the company's plan called for a siding. They established a townsite there and called it New Hazelton. The people of Old Hazelton refused to flock there, and as a matter of fact the population of New Hazelton still consists largely of the floating class which go with railway construction. Foley, Welch & Stewart have their pay station there. In the meantime Old Hazelton- appealed to the Railway Commission and later to the Cubinet-in-Council for a station nearer than New Hazelton, and after a year's delay carried their point. The station has been ordered to be placed at a point directly across t\ie Skeena from the old town, and thus SoutU Hazelton came into being. A temporary depot has been erected there, and trains have been running from Prince Rupert to South Hazelton for over two months. The boosters of the latter place claim that all the business enterprises in the old town will soon be moved across the river and that it will become the one and only Hazelton, but this both the other places scoff at. New Hazelton is to have a station, too, and the claim, is made for this spot that it is nearest the extensive silver mines of the district, and will become the chief distributing centre. Town lots there, as at many other places are too high, and easterners who may be canvassed to buy property in any of the Hazeltons should remember that tl'ore are a lot of promoters, railway contractors, and other gentry up there who are looking for big profits on places that are nothing but small villages and will be notlir ing else in the lifetime of the present generation. A ferryman, named Ross, who has been ferrying between the towns of Sealey and Hazelton, has retired from business on the Skeena and is coming to Fort George to put a gasoline boat on the river. Mr. Ross has his boat ready in Vancouver and is leaving Hazelton soon to hike through to this place over the trail, a distance of 297 Miles. - As a result of a snowslide at Dunedin mine at< Sandon quite recently, which carried away the blacksmith shop in which he was working, Levi R. Mc-Innis, the well known Socialist s'|)caker, was killed. Levi was a brother of .John Mclnnis, of this town, ex-M.L.A. for Grand Forks, and was well known throughout this province for the active work and interest he showed in the working class movement. At the convention of District 6 of the Western Federation of Minors, which was held recently at Nelson, a resolution of sympathy with the relatives of the deceased was unanimously adopted. The Herald also, extends sincere sympathy to Mr. John Mclnnis of this town in his bereavement. FORT GEORGE DRUG CO. PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY CURE YOUR COLD We have a very complete stock of Emulsions and Cough Syrups. Why continue to suffer? FARM LANDS IN CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA. Fort George District Nechaco Valley Bulkley Valley Skeena Valley In every case our lands were carefully inspected by expert cruisersbe-fore we purchased THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY will make all these districts accessible to all the world. Every rail laid adds to the value of the land North Coast Land Co. Ltd. General Offices: 619 to 624 Metropolitan Bldg., Vancouver, B.C London Office: 6 Old Jewry. PAID-UP CAPITAL, 91,660,000. G. T. P. & P. G. E. Railway Construction Headquarters will be on the Fraser River waterfront, adjoining South Fort George, with the opening of spring. This spells good times in this immediate neighborhood. Buy a Lot this spring while they are cheap, and take your profits in the early summer. Also 21-2 acre Garden Tracts close in. Write for details. ___________ The Northern Development Company, limited 403-404 Carter-Co Building VANCOUVER, B.C. WILLOW RIVER BRITISH COLUMBIA At the confluence of the Fraser, Salmon and Willow Rivers. The first town of importance to be established in Central British Columbia on the Main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. By those who are in close touch with the true conditions, "Willow River is regarded as being a town of future great importance in the heart of "Canada's Inland Empire." This fact, plus the fact that Willow River will be an important lumbering, mining and agricultural centre, makes property in this new town desirable from either a business or investment standpoint. Willow River property has been purchased by merchants and investors throughout Canada and United States. Although the town was only established October 16th, 1913, a number of lots have been resold at decided profits, while other purchasers refuse to sell at even twice the prices paid. The business portion only of Willow River is now on the market—the survey of the residence portion has recently been completed and this portion of the town will be placed on the market in the near future. There are a limited number of lots available in the Dullness portion at the original prices. Easy Terms. No Interest. Cleai and perfect title direct from the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. The Original and Official Townsite of Willow Riveif is located on Lot 785; Station Site approved by the Board of Railway Commissioners March 26th, 1912, Order No. 16179. REMEMBER THAT. For maps and detailed information call on ; \ , F. W. CRAWFORD SOUTH FORT GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA or Address Transcontinental Townsite Co. Ld. Authorized Agents Grand Trunk Pacific Hallway WINNIPEG -¦ \ < < i i CLOSE & BROWN CO. LIMITED General Merchants South Fort George, B.C. Winter Schedule Mail and Passenger Service Stages leave the company's South Fort George office for Ashcroft, Quesnel and way points at 5 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays The mail, passenger and express stages arrive from the south on Wednesday and Saturday Evenings BRITISH COLUMBIA EXPRESS COMPANY Auto, Stage and Steamboat Owners 1836 Assets Exceed Fifty Million Dollars The Bank of British North America Tour money 1b safer in the Bank than in your house or in your pocket. It is not tied up. You can get it out at any time without delay. NOTES discounted. Local.and Foreign Drafts bought and sold. COLLECTIONS made promptly. Money Orders issued. FORT GEORGE BRANCH J. MUNRO, ACTING MANAGES Personal Depredation Every manufacturer sets aside a certain lum each year for wear and tear on plant. Apply the same principle to the life of your earning capacity by depositing» sufficient sum in a saving account in this Bank to nesureyou of comfort in future years. , The Royal Bank of Canada With which is united The Traders Bank of Canada Capital paid up, $12*00,000 -Surplus $11,400,000 -Total Aaseta $179,iKK»,wO| Bead O0lc« Montreal. Q«e Fort George Branch, D. MURRAY, M Sou'.h Fort GeottreBriMk, H. C. SEAMAN, Man«g all » NATURAL RESOURCE^whichjro to the building or m and important COMMERCIAL CENTRES. Write today for1 maps and printed matter giving full information. Pacific Land & Townsites Company, Limited 517 Pacific Building - - Vancouver, L. M. Bower, Local Repreaentative. B.C .V