PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN
VOL. 0. NO-
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., FRIDAY, FKURUARY 10th, 10S3.
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Paper Mills are the Vogue in Eastern Canada
lM,u, |'.\l'i:iUS SHOW ACTIVITIES OF PAPER MAKING INDU8-
n:v to hi: at high point in the sparse and receding
1 di;i:si ,\l5i:.\H OF HASTENS' CANADA WHILK-GREAT WESTERN STANDS ME IN PRISTINE GRANDEUR A PREY TO FOHKST
I liiiiini.il papers are publishing reports which show the activities of Iho panel' making Industry in eastern Canada. In sections which will not impure for n mompnt with tho western Umber stands, lingo investments u0 („ nrtlvc progreaa. In Northern Ontario the mills are operating very Hiccfssfiillj In timher averaging only six cords to tho acre. Tho western Ijmbcr "I" ••"» Von1 much higher than this, as anyone who lias seen tho Au< of timber •used In eastern pulp mill* will appreciate, average of 250 eastern
\Alberta has Twq Women Awaiting the
Death Penalty on Murder Charges
It tnk
sl,rure and balsam trees to give the ,a« material for each Issue of a jjlly iie\Nj»pBPer with a circulation of
'",„'¦...... or so. Several of the big
American Bunday eJltlona are responsible for. stripping each week fifteen or livenly acres apiece of eastern Canadian woodland. This explains why tho eastorn mills are expanding, and building up
their
but it does not explain w'hy all tho pulp mills projected In British Columbia are fading away or having difficulty In getting down 10 business.
Here nre two reports from a financial paper that does not deal In rumor,, but in facts. Each of these statmeiita mentions the names of people who art- woll known here In connection with pulp mill and lum-ber.iiB projects, which are centered in Prince George, but which are either In tln> tentative stage, or In a atate unknown:
.Vow Balhurst Mill
"According to Ansua McLean, president of the Bathurht Company Ltd., Uaihurst, N.B.. the company's newpapcr mill will cost $2,000,000.
"The construction work is balng carrli I on, Mr. McLean said, by the Dathii M Company, than permitting I'mployment of residents of
plant In operation, Mr. McLean said that, Including the pulp and paper and long lumber mills as well as logging operations in opth Now Brunswick and Quebec, it would be safe to put tho figures at 2,500 to 3,000 men for a maximum wlien at full capacity.
"While he said It would be difficult to accurately estimate tho quantity of loga to be cut during the winter, because of changing conditions and the fact that the company were carrying over sufficient Iog3 to run them through all 1923 and into
of Uaihurst as far as pos-
that about fifty million foet of logs and pulpwoo.1 would be the minimum annual requirements.'1
And J. D. McArthur
And here Is another one, naming a lumberman who also has projects here:
"Announcement was made on Jan. 18 that early In the spring of this year a Btart will be made by J. D. McArthur & Co., Winnipeg, with the construction of a large pulp and paper mill nt Fort Alexander, about 70 miles northeast of Winnipeg.
"A railway from Ueaconla to Fort Alexander and about 20 miles In length will be laid down in connection with the plant, and the total ex-
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Unless Ottawa Intervenes two women, Mrs. Florence LaBsandra, left, and Mrs. Irene May Christenwm, right, now in Alberta Jails, will be hanged wfthln the next two months. An-only four women have been hanged In Canada since Confederation, it is thought that the sentences will be commuted to life Imprisonment.
p penditure will exceed $3,000,000, it
of ihe the town
sible. With the completion of their I Is estimated. The plant and railway new inill which Mr. McLean pointed { wll employ about 300 men, and out would give Bathurst the first pa-j about 1.G00 will be required every per mill in tile maritime provinces, winter to work In the bush gathering tha Bathurst company will have anipulpwood. Application for permls-Inyestmont representing $10,000,000,] fiion to construct tho railway will be Including {I'.iniO.OOO which has been j made at the present session, of the expended in development of the Ne- provincial legislature, and notice of l>isH|iiit Kails water power. : the Intention to present a private bill
"Eitlinatlng the employment '¦ for the Incorporation of the Fort which will ho provided by the Both-! Alexander railway company has al-urst Company with their expanded j ready been given."
USK SCHOOLHOUSE WILL |^M'Vi> + 4m>H BE TENDERED OV SOON ? CONVENTION' OP BOARDS 4-_______ ] 4 POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 4-
Contractors Along O. T. P. Will Have Job to Figure On
The public works department of the provincial government will advertise this week for tender;, for the construction of a new two-roomed school at Usk. This has b.'-vn made necessary by tho rapid development of the district and by the fait that activities are again commencing there in a permanent way. 't is expected that Usk will be one of the Important mining and agricultural centres along the line of the O. T. P. as well as a lumbering centre for many years to come.
f W. E. Payne, secretary of the 4-4 Vancouver Board of Trade, has 4 4 wired George W. Fenwick, sec- ? 4 retary of the local board, stat- ? 4 Ing that many of the provincial 4-4 boards.at a distance from Van- 4 4 couver, have found it impossi- 4 4 ble to arrange for delegates to 4 4 the convention. On this account 4 4 the convention has been post- 4 4 poned until some time in Octo- 4 4 ber, when It will be able to 4 4 place the recommendations ar- 4
? rived at, In convention, before 4 4 the provincial legislature, which 4 4 will be in session at that time. +
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British Columbia Offers Last
Supply of Spruce in America
Canadian Forestry Association of Ottawa sends out to the newspapers of Canada a fortnightly news service. In the last edition of this the following item appears:
"American forest engineers sent into Canada by U.- S. in-tercs'.s to search for bodies of spruce timber not already preempted by Canadian companies are returning home empty handcil. Some of these experts who had previously failed to secure timb.r lands for their companies in such states as Maine and New York have expressed surprise that so little timber was available for purchase in eastern Canada."
The answer to this is "Why not try the west?" The Canadian Forestry Association, if it had been on the job, could have.said: "There's a place called P.ince George, somewhere in British Columbia, and it has a stand of excellent pulp timber estimated at about twenty billion feet of first class pulp ma-terij, upstream from that place. There are wonderful driving facilities and lots of water power available." Kipling said a mouthful when he wrote those lines about East being East, and West being West.
Automobile Association is Boosting the Cariboo Road
CAK1BOO AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION TAKING STEPS TO MAKE FAME AXD Kfi&UTY OK GREAT INTERIOR ROUTE KNOWN FAR AND WIDE—BIG GAME CAN HE SIGHTED BY TOURISTS FROM THEHF CARS AXOXG THE ROUTE.
Prince Rupert! Round House Burns with $50,000 Loss
0U) (. x. R. ROUNDHOUSE AT PRINCE IvUPERT WENT UP IN FLAMES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE— SOME LOCOMOTIVES .SCORCHED BUT PLANT ONLY LIGHTLY DAMAGED—SERVICE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.
Pirn broke out, from unknown causes, In the old O. X* R. roundhouse ¦t Prince Hupert at 0:55 on Wednesday morniug, nnd although the whole "f «ho 'Itapert brigade put up a fine battle, tho oil soahed buildings are 11 complete loss! The location of the roundhouse made hose connection •MHfult, nnd t|10 line* had to be strung through the frozen muskeg and •tamps to the fire. Lnthes and working machinery were not much dam-. ¦K^l. bui two locomotives were scorched rather badly. Superintendent •*• n. Walton otates tluxt enough engines were pulled out to insure nn-¦^fren service The log* is estimated at about »5O,0Q0._
wna threatening to constrict the Ne-cbaco again, and that there was a danger of flocdiug, which the powder wna fighting off, but this winter promises to bo free of such trouble.
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? COLD SNAP ALL OVER ?
? WESTERN CANADA HAS ...>
? NOT MI8SKD THIS CITY 4
4- Although the thermometer at 4 4- Prince Georgo has not ro^ls- 4
? tered such low temperatures as 4 4- those which havo -been cneoun- 4 4- tered at other points in the in- 4 4- terlor. the cold snnp of tho last 4 ?• few days has beon keenly felt. 4 4- At Endako, Sniituorsand Burns 4 4 Lake 30 bolow zero was roached 4 4 during the passing snap, while 4 4- at Prince GeorKO the official + 4 figure Is 25 below. Edmonton 4 4 has had 34 ¦ bolow weather, and 4 4 at Athabasca the mercury 4 4- touched 65 undg&j zero. Tho 4 4- cold weather audT>Hzzards on 4 4- the prairies have delayed « 4 4- number of tralnrto this point. 4 4 ? > 4 4 4> -r> ? f 4 4- 4 4
ENT BOMBARDMENT DEVELOPJIENT
Yards iu
The famous Cariboo road, which has been extended from Qucsnel to Prime George, and goes on beyond hen? to Summit lnke, is u> bo advertised as a tofHsi route that will ennble people from the United States to minor to the Arctic wntorwhed over 11 wonderful route. To ch.ango Ihe historic old highway. Jhat w:is built by the Royal Engineer!*, and extended by Gus Wright, In the gold rush days, Into one of the great tourist highway* of America, Is ihe ambition of the young Cariboo Automobile Association, with headquarters nt Qaesuel. The association In seeking affiliation with the Vancouver Automobile Club.
"Romances und beauty are along the Ciirlhno road." stated R. R. Carver, secretary of the club, when In Vancouver in coiuifrtKin with the affiliation program. "Most people think of the highway as on? that has fallen into disiepair and is used only by horse-drawn wngons. As a matter of fact the" road is in fine shape, and Is travelled by uutos all through the su minor.
"As a big game count;y tha Carl-boo la far-famed. The Cariboo road is probably the only one of Its kind In North America where automobiles sight big game without leaving their cars.
"Autolsta can cross tho boundar) from the United States ami come up via Princeton to Ashcroft. Or they can come from Vancouver by trail to Princeton, shipping their cars at Hope. When the Hope-to-Prlncton highway is completed there will " be direct communication from Vancouver to Quesnel. When we nre thus connected with the Pacific Highway one of the greatest tourist roads on any continent will bo created. . An autoiBt could leave Tiu Juana at tha Mexican boundary and come up the Pacific highway and north up the Cariboo road to central B.C."
City Council will Shut Down on Extra Electrical Service
CHARGE FOR LIGHT DURING EXTRA HOURS WILL PROBABLY BE SET AT $4'PER;H6uIV, WHICH WOULD MAKE SERVICE PROHIBITIVE UNLKSS INTENDING USERS CAN ARRANGE POOL TO SPLIT THJB COST.
Tho most serious question discu.ssed at the meeting of the City council lii-il evening waa the cost of supplying special 'electrical service on Snturday afternoomt for tho convenience of the moving picture theatres. Several months ago tho aldermen passed a resolution to tho effect that any consumer desiring extra service could secure same upon payment of an extra charge of 92 per day. This did not cover tho extra cost to tho city in supplying the service, but the arrangement was approved in ordir to meet public convenience in connection with special matlneee performances in <he theatreH. Tho arrangement wan Intended to cover only occasional demands, Recently, however, the management of the Rev theatre decide J upon regular Saturday afternton madnces, and intimated its intention to operate under the resolution of tho council which fixed the charge at $2.00 for each performance.
This put the fat in the fire. If* thcro were to be regular Saturday afternoon services the light officials of the city decided tho corporation should at least get the cost of tho same, and the engineer at tho plant should be paid for overtime In connection with It. Thla cost waa figured at $.4 per hour, which included a charge of $1 per hour for the engineer!
Alderman Taylor, as cha'rman of the light committee, introduced the
subject and sought to have the council amend Its existing resolution by making a charge of $4 per hour tyr the service, in addition to the meter reading. He said the council, when faced with a probable demand for extra service, reaching Into the summer months, should see that It got the cost. Even with the occasional services in the past the officials of the city figured the city had made a loss of from $1,000 to $1,500 per annum.
Most of the members of the council agreed with thia view, although the charge.suggested would make the extra service prohibitive, but on motion of Alderman Ogilvie, seconded by Alderman Saunders,- it was decided to defer action until the matter of the cost of the service could be tliiieus-t'd with the management of the Rex theatre.
The matter of the requirement of
the Canadian National Ra'lway. that the city build a Bpur line Imo the power house to ob. a.e tho use of iho main lino in unloading oil shipments, was again d.m-u ; o l. The railway management has reques od that the railway Bpur be put In by April first. ' In addition to the cost of tho spur there will bo an annual rental, «nd the council decided to leave the matter in tho bands of Mayor Johnson to ascertain whether
some further time can bo secured from the railway company.
A. E. Roddis served the council with notice of his Intention to appeal from tho decision of th? court of revision In tho matter of the assessment on lots owned by hi in In blocks 27 and 264. His appeal is on the ground that tho lota have not been assessed In accordance with the requirements of the statute. There is some question as to whether the appeal will be heard upon Us in rits, as technical objections are said to He to the appeal.
The estimates of the school hoard for 1923 expenditures, set nt $23.-219, and the police cotnmlslonera for expenditures set at Jl 0.524- were referred to the finance committee.
The report of thn finance committee roepmmended the payment o' accounts amounting to $1,389.10. It was adopted.
ot"<" rifarransomont In the
NICETIES OF DIPLOMACY
LONDON, Feb. 16—Premier Bon-ar Law, at a .conference .with the French, Is reported' to have refused transportation facilities for the Fronch occupational authorities through the British zone at Cologne, It is understood that he offered, howevor, to transfer a small section of tho zone to complete the French control.
Ix>rd Carnarvon Is master of ceremonies at tho opening of the tomb of King Tutankhamen at Luxor, Egypt.
WOODPECKER SCHOOL SITE
SELECTED BY BOARD
Settlement1!* School Wl'l be on New
Government Road—Election
of Tru-tees
Woodpecker hold its first Bchool meeting on January 27 to decide on a school site; Tho site chosen was one near a sprint;, one-half mile south of the Woodpecker post office on the Government road.
The trustees elected were Messrs. E. Johnston, E. Huch'nson and M. Klrkotr. Although tho day was stormy the meeting was largely attended.
s—Sho:g Reminiscent »f Ice Trouble
of shots
vhM occaslonal ealvo of shots ter 11 ks upon tho Peaceful wln-Br 811<-'iico3 or thia proud young city as not mark the entrance of come Pot6nta[0 within the gates. Neither or I t BlKnlfy a Bolubevln outbreak.
or I t BlKnlfy a Bolubevln outbreak. r a bomi,inB outrage. Bank burg-*lthB|ie "Ol paylng a roumi of cau8
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*lth|i pyng a roumi of cau8 norV I)or£Ua»ive nltro-glycerino, r nave warahlpa ascended the Fra-tlce h a"(1 onga*ed in target prac-
here. °Pened
Port George has not
nt1 u,1)lt9<W~»nd It 1. not the
ot tfacks
"Jli is reaponsible for tho flr-track , <lneBll»y and Thursday. A othor i '" th9- new "torehouse to
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Freight Rates Reduction on Commons Order Paper
CRUCIAL TIME APPROACHING FOB CONSIDERATION OF DISCRIMINATION' AGAINST BRITISH COLUMBIA THROUGH MOUNTAIN SCHEDULE OF FREIGHT RATES—MOTIONS BY GENERAL CLARK AND D. M. KENNEDY.
OTTAWA, February 18—Two resolutions, doclnring for the reduc tion of railway rates in the prairie prorlnccs and British Columbia. h*ve been placed on tho order paper In the Common*. General J. A. dark, of Vancouver, proposes that the rates westward from the prairies to the Pacific be mluced to equalize wUU the rates eastward from the prairies, for similar goods and distances. D. M. Kennedy, Progre*«ive member from W«t Edmonton, asks the removal ot the dlscrimlnntlon against British Columbia, and that the excessive mount*ln sea* be abandoned unless Justified by actual water competition.
Outline Sketch on Beginning of
Things Around Prince George
H. G. Wells, who has given the world some remarkable fiction, has delivered to astounded readers an "Outline of History," from the time the atom slithered up out ot the slime, and said to itself "I'm going to be a man." Some critics have been rather cruel to Wells' magnum opus, but generally speaking he got away with it very nicely. And so The Citizen offers a synoptical outline of history of Prince George. Here it is: Pre-historic times; skin-clad flint-cutters busy fashioning weapons to kill dinosaur mired in Tremadoc beds of Nechaco flats, body of mammal mummifies and in Tertiary formation becomes covered with glacial drift forming Connaught Park. Simon Fraser discovered river and started trading post at Fort George, (first important event since dead dinosaur). C. P. R. surveyors gave country once-over and said "try further south". Free trader opened opposition to H. B. post on Thappage preemption. G. T. P. surveyed and built line and country boomed. War in Europe. Boom bust. Sawmills cams. Pulp mill projected. Pulp mill further projected. Pulp mill still projecting. Here history ends, and conjecture begins.
Labor Member would Cancel Canada's Reparation Claim
STORM BROKE IN FEDERAL HOUSE LAST NIGHT WHEN WINNIPEG LABOR MEMBER SUBMITTED MOTION THAT INCLINED TOWARD ABSOLUTION OF GERMANY AND ASKED CANCELLATION OF CANADA'S REPARATION CLAIMS.
OTTAWA, February 10—Storm* broke loose in tho Commons last night when Woodsworth, labor candidate for Central Winnipeg, submitted a motion thai Canada should withdraw all claims on Gerniany for reparations. The member held that Germany of tho war lords was not Germany of tho bulk of her people. In argument be declared thai other nations, including Great Britain, had drawn up plans of military agKrcss>on before tho war. His speech brought angry replies. Hon. It. J. Manson held that If Gormnny was exonerated, the result of the resolution would make the action of the allies, and of tho United States, during the war, the as that which Woodsworth condemned. The debate adjourned.
FATE OF BIG FREIGHTER
STILL UNKNOWN TODAY
VICTORIA, February 10 — Tho fate of the largo British freighter, Tuscan Pi ince, and her crew of 43 men, in still unknown today, SO hours after she sent a faint rrireleaa saying that tho vessel was sinking. No further word has been received from tho distressed ship, and tho report that sho has struck a ledge off Vancouver I-lnml. and her crew had been rescued, is unconfirmed and is thought erroneous. The Santarcla is still on tho rocks and ia being pounded to pieces. The Nika, which burned to the water's edge yesterday, has disappeared.
INCOME TAX RECEIPTS
? 'RUPERT MAX COMMITTED ?
? SUICIDE ON WEDNESDAY +
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? Saying "goodbye11 to Lena ?
? Silver, in whose hou^e he livod, ?
? and with whom he was carrying ?
? on a conversation, Robert Cor- ? •f ner went to his room and shot +
? his head off with a 30.30 riflu, ? 4- in Prince Rupert, on Wednes- ? 4- day. Doceased had been acting 4-4- strangely, but his farewell was ? 4- not considered significant at the 4 4 time. When Dr. Tremayne ar- ? 4- rived at the scene, after the 4 4- alarm had boon given following 4 4 tho Bhot, he broke in the door 4 4- and found tho horrible sight of 4-4 the dead man, with hlg head 4 4- shot to pieces. Deceased was 4 4 betwoeu 50 and 60 years of age. +
He Is believed to be a single 4 . man. . 4
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LITHUANIA OVEK ME.MEL
OTTAWA, FelK 16—The totnl Income tax collections for Canada during tho financial year to December a 1 sit last, were $55,517,222. Montreal paid $18,195,749, Toronto! PARIS, Feb. 1G—Sovereignty over $11,742,770, and Winnipeg $4,010,-| Momel district has been granted to 399. Thet were the largest contrlb-j Lithuania by tho allied council ot utorfj. I ambassadors.
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