Saturday, November 21, 19li;
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Call and ^ee us.    W^ dah sell business or residj^rrfial lot in any part otthe townsite
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Frsnce George and SoutJKEprt George
Cpmihg^of Canada's ^Second Transcontinental Rail-Nv^a^^waj^^>pormant ^Resources^o|;     . an Enormous Empire.
Prince George/h'aturally expects to; added the'charm of a,, tripT through base its future importance uppn the Prince Rupert and, by", the Grand Grand Trunk ^ Pacific, but the Х old i Trunk Pacific Steamships down the trading, post here wa"s the centre of j inside channel to Vancouver, Victoria activity long before the railway was: and Seattle/the^success as a tourist thought, of, and during the progress Х route is certain. .
'of-the railway was the actual Gate-; Prince 'George- thinks of ojher way to the greater, part of the'new things than those of. natural' gran-country of British Columbia opened deur, and perhaps its.fav,orrte sight is up by the railway. It has . been a ! rows of freight ejmr^ori the broad rnatt(;r*~ofrr~comrnon knowledge for > backs of which'there ~ seemi"-ample : years that the great valleys of Gen- [ room, to build^a future, ^Ofie does hot' Ural British Columbia afforded great; lack imagination in possibilities for ' settlement when i arid only he, who/ transportation facilities could be pro^wouTd seek out,suchjispot-^A freight vided, and as soon as" the draihya^be- car in Prin^e^'George symbolises . gan construction in .BfitislvColumbia, j many thkigs; conrmcrce of Eas^rn settlers evinced jthe desire to get in ^and WesterjrXanada, of the Atlantic ahead of the steeJ^'The principal way -andxtho''?acific> indeed, the ^commerce to the new Qotfhtry proved to be north^dp-Europe and Asia. There'is.hint of along the valley of the Fraser to the^big ships on the/Pacific in such a car, point where.'the Nechako enters-from perhaps the riches of the Orient. It the west, the site 0%. Prince^George. brings a tang'of the air,-perhaps of The seгW6"rs who's/i in^je^their way the deep-sea fishermen on the halibut could carry1*- few^beiongings, for banks of Prince Rupert^ or perhaps reighting was" expensive, but a" suf- speaks more of the. sober industry of Jvjentn-amber Хmade, the trip and the salmon packers. There is the gold up land^ro show the possibilities' of Alaska,; the richness of mines''as e interior,, and ж Central British yet unknown" in British/Columbia, but Columbia is ;Jiow absorbing-new set- not the richness only, not material -tlers/who waited for. the easier way,, things 'alone are in the eyes of those ^a-ntl also^ possibly to allow someone j.who behold our "freight car here. -/г else to prove by several seasons work deeper ^vision in their eyes is that of s the merits of the country. There are an. advancing civilization, a greater at the presentiime-, taking/'one sectionj empire and a broader Canada. 1 alone for eЧxaniple,J about four hun-                     -    -
dred families in^theMicinity of Fran-; cois and JDcrtsa Lakes, mosl of them ] a little ^remote  from  the railways,- a
ifeer-c^unte^atfted'by the magni/icenT    .Montreal, Que.,'Nov721,ЧMf. ~d7e.', land they have been able to secure. It  Galloway,  assistant to;.the" president. rvyas'"notaCTcampaign^for settlers that  states that the  Grand Trunk   Pacific I brought  in   these.people,  but  rather  Railway has lefcontracts to.theAvalue I the good news -..passed^from friend to of $300,000-for   terminahT- in   British friend.                                              ,   ; Columbia.    -This- -.^instruction    work
Both the soil and/the climate of -vlll take care of "aЧlarge--number of ХХ Central. British Columbia have been mechanics and laborers ^dtfring^,the for'years the Admiration ..of a fe>v winter months, and wilPbe an.import-travellers and experts familiar with ant factor in improving the labor sit-this country, and the occasional pio- uation along--'tlie line of the Grand neer who made his. home far in ad- Trunk Pacific in British'Columbia. The vanee of settlement. - The ж climate is  contract work comprises.the erection
based, as the letter" proves, upon" well j-formed'  and     consc-vative^opinions.
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IN. THE G.T. P. YARDS AT PRINCE GEORGE.
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We are offering severaVthousand acre!ha.few miles north of Fort George, in any size tracts^equired at from $10 to $1& per acre
The tract has^a frontage ofxseveral miles on. the-Fraser River. The Salmon River/runs through it, the Pacific Great Eastern right-of-way has been purchased through it and the Grand Trunk Pacific is just across tHe Fraser. There is a Government wagon road through it'and th,e Goveirrinient experimental Farm lies between it and town.. This land is/Conceded to be the best in.the district, more -particularly on > account'of the small amount of labor required in clearing. Many quarter/sections have land almost ready to plow.^ The soil,is particularly, adapted for the growth of timothy, clover, peas, oats and barley. There is a splendid rainfall well distributed throughout the summer months and during the last six years there have been no crop failures either from frost or any other cause. ^         ж          ..-жж...'        ж
We recommend jmixedfarriiing,. especially raising hogs and cattle. We would be prepared to furnish stock\pn any fair terms to purchasers of land. The winter climate is considered as gctpd as in any part, of Canada.. There are lio "great extremes of heat J>r-cold during] any part of the year.. There is very little wind, no alkali, plenty "of timber in the! vipinity and a good market for everything produced.: Would be pleased to supply Government field notes, photographs1, and further information upon request.                       'ж*'         .
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! frequently compared with, that of the . of divisional point facilities at Endako', i best portion of Ontario. There is no Smithers, Prince George and--Pacific, ! doubt of its* adaptability for mixed and will include round houses, machine farming;-water and shelter are plen- shops and other railway buildings, tiful for. stock, and nutritious, rich ' The workman the round houses here pastures lie ready made. The hay > progressing: with, every despatch, a meadows require no plowing, and the large; number of riieu being:employed, richness of wild vegetation attest the'The cement foundations for the build-wealth of the soil. :. i                     :^S is practically completed already. 'Central British Columbia'finds.that Preparations are also being made :it has a market to'supply that will 'for oil storage buildings along the line keep expanding vastly, to catch .up as it is understood that oil burning with Firstly, there are the needs of locomotives are to be used in the fast the^new towns now growing up, also transcontinental services of the com-, the mining district a little remote' Pany. It is into this country between from the farms. There is Prince Ru- Prince George anu^Fnnce Rupert that pert, which will absorb a quantity of the .company hdpe^. to* introduce_ a -products from, the interior, but best . arge^number of Belgian settlers. Be-ж^ ДХ.;ж Х i-i. ,11 ^,nлiii* TUc tween Lndako, one of the new termw-of all there is the Alaska market. Tms . . . :.Х.Д жХХ *. жХД " ' . .-Х ... . Х n i *ж Д;*Д>,, a points, and Prince George, is the rus.the  nearest   agncultural  territory        I   .^ Ч         through. which   the
to Alaska and  shipping facilitiesarj        ^             /           ^      *&a&
far better-t-han'those enjoyed by any  ^Jiiteen miles in width.   Thte other district.' The we.    end of the  ^                      lands' open ^FTre-
Grand  Trunk Pacific  will  give  quick          .       ,         .     ,     .        y7.     Д     ,
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means   of.   shipping,    out    products, -^  tfie  railway; an<j/tiiis vaUey is while Prince George expects the east- Х       ,mg suituble fo    /ising haVf graill) ern connection will prove just as ad-  ^з|ables  arid^ruit, and   is  alsfb  a mirable   in   getting   people   into   the .^^   dairy/<^untry.    Adjoining the country. .The directness of the Main  Nec.naco^llev   is!  the   stuart  Lake Line of the Grand^Trunk Pacific from  t.ountry^vhere there is als0 consider-- PVince George to Winnipeg apd Fort abl^good agrjcultural lands for pre-; William, and the connections to East-^mption-  :;^          ж      ^  ;.
errt   Canada   and  the   United -Sta,tc;sv--.-Th-ggC   regiOns   can. be   considered wiU'mnk-n  it very easy for  settle'-0
COMMUNICATION:
"A recent arrival in'Prince Georg^ submits   the  follpwing. letter,  which reflects    a"' fine  Х' optimistic.  view, proves, upon"-vatiy.o^opini
The Priflfce i George^-Po'st welcomes-such communications-. at all times. This correspondent writes as folv lows: ^<r   ,'                               " Х *   /жж'
^','ripon the occasion of the^ftrst is-
isue of your paper, it mayriot be in-
| opportune to receive a^few lines from
: a recent-arrival to^rince George ex-
; pressing  m^views as^ to, conditions, ~
'and  my jnTpressions generally."
j   'He^eoTitrnues: "I came here a sjjort .
j timC'agb to have a ..look round; ju*tf~
'Was   much   impressed^with^th^Kresb-^
lute   determination  ofth^^townspeo-
p!e of the district^to^Slce advantage
of  the  conditibjja^and  circumstances
almost^force^upon them, and which
appeargd^so favorable  to  the  build-
inej^p^f a new and important town,
-tbift  for"vmany   reasons' I 'decided %<y
'make  myЧ home... here   '.and    to  be
amongst  the   early   arrivals'  at   the
inception     of     the     town   of   Prince
George.
. Having lived in the-.heavily timbered districts of British Columbia for. some years, the big,, change to -the open and sheltered valley of the Fraser,-. surrounded by"its picturesque banks, and far distant hills, makes a pleasant variety," especially when imbibed with th(K convictions that one is Hying in a progressive district, with plenty, of ^vitality in the- air, ^i-ather than a -{.own which has/run its limiLs,i-''antl' further -progress only means adornment and increased taxation. I have, found the' people in the" district hospitable,and ready to go out of their way to make one welcome. These' J^know^ are the characteristics of rural Canada and the United States, which, however, cannot be claimed by the new arrival in the larger and advanced towns until he" becomes conspicuous by the free use of the dollar. Here, however^'' you are welcomed-'ibr -ycur self's sakeЧ-a  contrast-, irideed.       >>
"It   certatfily   struck   roe^as   Bemg-a. littl,e^s'ad to watch am residents, as well'as   new,   packing   their   houS"es, shacks  and    cupboards    from   South Fort  Geqyge to  the  new town. -Al'SQ it  was^no  uncommon ^sight,  in   "my whites . west, to encounter a runaway house from Central, bound, of course, for Prince.-Why it was ever referred to as^.-"Central"  I fail  to see, for it.. could   never  be  anything  other-than a suburb owing~ to its situation.' ,"Yes, the survival of the' fittest, 1 жv suppose,  applies to  cities as well as to monkeys.      .
"One cannpt" wonder at it. .The rapid growth of the new town, backed up by the G. T. P. Railway at its , doors; the^advent of the Pacific Great Eastern', cbnnecting the district with the-Sports of British Columbia, and die Peace .River, which is likely, in future, to supply the district with all. that is, wanted in food for man and beast, 'makes' it natural for man -to . be  in  the midst of it  alU. ..."...
"The  new road  under construction/ between  the two towns should bring the oli-and the new^ into closer touch. ж The/area known as^the  Millar addi-Uon  looks  like  a  natural residential -district in close proximity id- the park as.it will be'when judiciously laid out.
''I am not. aiming; at "boosting" Prince Geor.ge, or any other place, . for I. do not approve the idea, misleading as it becomes to some and disappointing to. others. Let .those who contemplate a move to "fields and pastures new" look round, a^ IJiave,.' and see for. themselves.jNvhat they thmk^f the town and--d1strict. . "Let:-the raucKefr-vtrio feels dissatisfied with"- hjs,^results in the past inspect, oui>stpres>where he can setrfor himself the returns-.of the land in 'grtCm and vegetablesf^iVIilk and fish are brought to your do*6*f<;as if you were living in an old-established, city. These, and other necessities, with"fe\y exceptions, are sold at only a trifle - -niore than coast prices. Certainly the railway has made a, big unheaval in this  respect.  %
".No   doubt    when     the    disturbed.-. question   of  incorporation   is  settled,  . and the improvements begin,.we (jhalt feel even more progressive than now. y On   some   future   occasion,   I   should'' like to add a few words on the question-'of  the  municipal   improvements under"   incorporation   as  Хone/'sees   it applicable to Prince George. V..
"I learn on all side.<"- that ж your j'ournal will have a Xide^circulatian.. This is much wanted to make Prince ~ George known.,. It is not enough to lave short, misleading, paragraphs in Alberta papers often giving wrong . impressioiTs/oTiour town", such as ap-peared^in a recent edition of the.Ed-moiiton. Journal informing us that 'Prince George hiis $150,000 loss from [ire following explosions.-'.:.
"Let" me,  in  conclusion, wish your j'ournal all the success it deserves. -'.'Yours,             "NEW  COMER."
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business jiiten and inquirer^fto ╗л╗ke  ductiveness for agricultural pursuits. I th'eirway into the ney^cbQutry, more Thti timber growths is\ comparatively ! accessible   now   and ;better  equipped^ i}gnt, although general, and sufficient j thiin any. pthei^.new territory ever of-  natUral meadows and g"ra'zing are to fered fbr^settlement^   1      :                be   had  for   stock   purposes-without
There^have been few new^districts ;-ele"arf rig- The' growth of natural^ opened for colonization iii thisi.eoun- grasses of the most nutritious kind] "try where so, many" favorable condi-, for fodder is everywhere partipularly! tiorishave 'combined'1 in favor of the' noticeable where the timber is not so settler.        _                                        (thick as to prevent any growth.   The j
' "I^7>TTto^?i~l:>riTice~George~forget~lhat climate is mild. Settlement is not very i it must look: for a large tourist traf- j extensive as-yet owing to the entire;: Ac. Not only the wonderful grandeur absence of transportation facilities tip | of the scenery afforded by a trip j to the last month, and there has been [ through .the mountains, but also the j no opportunity to get building ma-j more corti pel ling beauty of the vistasi terial in to start small towns around.^ which open out in the broad valleys j the railway stations.
i'of the interior^ would themselves be1           ;       _------_^Ч__
.respons,ible'"f6r a large movement of { " RUggies & Winters make a spec-j sight-8Аers.    When  to  this  there  is i ialty of renting houses.   '                  ,
INDIANS LOYAL TO JHUTAIN"
Bombay, India, Nov. 21.ЧThe Nizam of Hyderabad, the- largest Mohammedan state in India, has issued a manifesto in which he" says:
"It is the-.boq.nden duty of the Mohammedans of India to; adhere to the British. There is/'no country'in the Х world, where Mohammedans enjoy such ".'"liberty as they do in. India." ~ ж^The Bombay'Chronicle, in an edi-r torial article headed "Suicide,"  says:
"The folly and rashness of those in whose ..hands the destiny of Turkey is placed have plunged hen in a vortex from ..which she cannot emerge with any shred of status as a nation."    ":-'
The JAdvocate of India "skys that Turkey- hits been betrayed .by a coterie of officials from whomthc^In-dian Mohammedans are politically1 free. Turkey, it is added, has been' ,rnade the tool of a country whose .ideals are not those which have giy.-en  India  peace,..powor, and freedom.
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