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FORT GEORG
G. J. Hammond Foretells Decade of Great Opportunity for Fort George
B.C. TO ALASKA LINE
What Was Only Vague
Dream In Past Is Now
Growing Into Certainty
Among the arrivals on Thursday on the B. X. was a party, which left Ashcroft Tuesday morning, consisting of-Mr. and Mrs. George J. Hammond and son Robert C. Hammond� the namesake of the new steamer
performing great work on the chaco; Miss Jane S. Bronson
Ne-aud
Dr. D. P. Perry, all of Vancouver.. They passed the first night at the 141-mile house and took the steamer at Quesnel.
With the exception of Miss Bron-spn the other members of the party have been in Fort George before. All are guests at the home of Mrs .Hammond's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cameron. Mr. Hamiaond is generally referred to as "the father of Fort George," notwithstanding that Simon. Fraser established a trading post over 100 years ago�fcecause of the Fort George advertising campaign begun by the Natural Resources Security Company, Limited, in October, 1909. It is interesting to note what the man. whose prophetic eye foresaw the future of Fort George thinks of the town as it is today.
"I was glad" to see the steam shovel work on the townsite last night as the B. X. steamed up the Nechaco,'* he said to The Tribune. "At last my own eyes looked upon what we hal been promised so many times only to have our hopes deferred.
"When in 1909 I platted Fort George lots the late President Hays, and his chief lieutenant, the present president of the Grand Trunk Pacific, Mr. Chamberlin, and also Mr. Collingwood Schrieber, the Dominion, government engineer, publicly an! privately announced and assured the interested public that tae line from, coast to coast would be completed in.
A9r$mfi � �Ab one of the interested I planned a campaign of promotion and development upon that basis. In many respects the delay has Jbe�n unavoidable�In some phases it b>�* b'een a good thing for some people �but the first settlers who cane here in 1910, moBt of whom are here yet, have had to endure the hardships of pioneering several years longer than they anticipated at the time.
"To many it has been a long and hard struggle to.endure with patience the privations of the period of waiting and development�waiting for what they had every reason to expect in accordance with the promises of the G. T. P. railway officials and' the government.
"During these long years I have shown my faith in Fort George and Us future by sticking on the job. As the town grew my con-vlctlon became more profound. Every new business, avery enterprise set on foot, the encouraging trade situation, and the really remarkable ' agricultural development�all these, make me feol that we have not fully appreciated the certainty of greatness which Is right in front of the people of this locality. � �
"Without question Port George Is today the greatest railway camp In the world and it will remain so for the next flve years. Even after the completion of the Grand Trunk Pacific, which even at tlie farthest can
not be later than, next year�there
1915�pro bally will -be building
a great north and soutli system which will not be completed much before
ten years ltence, These railway construction undertakings will employ tens of thousands of men�and here is the point�the headquarters* of all 'that work ^vill be Fort George.
"Take the map and Bee for yourself. But 3>ou do not need to leave this locality to prove what I have pointed out, It must be quite evident to> anyone by the permanent nature oC-ttaB buildings and equipment at the construction headquarters at Fort George. Furthermore, take the repeated jutblic statements of Premier McBride that his great ambition is to round out his administration at the hoad of the provincial govern' meat, wli icli has certainly been wonderfully su�cesful in the upbuilding of the prov ince, by carrying through to a successful termination the extension of the Paciilc Great Eastern northward from Fort George into the great Peace River country and that mor� captlviting enterprise�a line through the Yukon to Alaska. "These are only a few worlds left to coiiquer In the railroad sense upon the Nortli Avtuerican continent. I look to see the' manio of Sir Richard McBride compared with that of Cecil Rhodes, as the great empire builder of the \v*ost; and the road to Alaska by way of the Yukon Is as sure to be "built- as that the population of Canada will continue to grow.
"Some day soon I am sure Bome-one will -write a book on the future road to Alaska. I am surprised that it has not teen done already. The project Ib one which appeals to the imagination.. Only a few years ago it seemed a.n idle dream�tomorrow we may see it announced as a definite policy cf the two friendly nations�outs and the United States. See what & great boon that would be to all Lhat great Canadian and American territory to the northwest of Port G�o�rge�which can never be developed without a railroad.
"All that country will help to make this a city oi the first importance. All that traffic viH uaturally flow through FoTt George. There can in the nature of things be no competing centre. Edmonton is too far to the
FORT GBORGfe,
SATURDAY,. AUGUST 9, 1913.
#4.00 A YEAR
Board (if CotnmiM PtalWi
An appeal to the railway commission that the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail-way be instructed to take over and operate the section of Urn line from Mile 53 to Mile 142, now oom-pleted, so that the people of this district may be able to secure their winter supplies, was the most important feature of ten regular meeting of the board of trade, held Tuesday evening in the public hall.' -
A resolution was prepared and the secretary was instructed to forward it to the railway commission. It read as follows:
"Whereas, the population oi the district of Fort George, province of British Columbia, has been Increased during the present season by the. influx of opproximately five thousand railway laborers and persons seeking employment on, or tnconnettlor. with, railway construction work, and has further been increased by the lo-cat'on within its borders of more nan 1500 new pettier* and residents, and, whereas, the great majority of such persons must of necessity remain In the district during the com-ng winter;.
"A.nd, whereas, the only source of supplies for such people during tfee winter months is at present by freighting, 320 miles over the wagon road from Ashcroft, B, C, (the nearest point On the Canadian Pacific Railway) or by freighting over rough roads and river ice from Tete Jaun� Cache, B. C, (the nearest point to Fort George on the Grand Trim k Pacific Railway, to which Telrnt it now bnieg hauled) a. distance of approximately 350 miles ram Port George; "A. ml, whereas, the Grand Trunk
East and Prince Rupert, with all lu PaclQc R��way is now completed to
advantage* on the sea, will be too t&t I *" pratleal Intents and purposes to
west to cat Into our legltimat
All we need to do Ib to let nat'
take its couxse. A railway line down
the Crocked river and the Parsnip
brings ut to the confluence with the
Finlay, which forms the Peace river.
Then tb.4 FLnUj opens a great coun
Wile
ifjjjjoint npproxlmate-Qeorge than from which by. the ic Railway Com-
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to a point still
Asks Railway Ifistruct G.T. et Line to 142
'And, list the* getting in th can be bro
as it
that
the Port hereby � 1 board of
to
Pacific Mini ovirtid
the
extending;* Cache* jifovJhcf i* rapidly a*, it tbe event that the stidt over ap<
under the most It will bfr practi-to transport into jfcessary provisions provide adequately Upwed population; [.winter, and as a vstlon and suf-�pecial mea-re better and tlon;
will greatly as-this district lot �piles, if freight rail to a point at steel, as rapidly
It resolved and members of of trade, do request the mmissloners for Grand Trunk Compnny to take the purpbse of provisions for >rt George dis-the railway line from Tete Jaune rltish Columbia, isbmpleted. or, In [Impracticable for take that It
anc�JWTE ar vtiiv to ind nift0lw
try; to' tkexorik, -which, no doubt,
will afford the
to the Yukon.
"Thatsuph a lla��of course I do
&&atf**i?�*Mmi mutes
r�will tmbuSltwithin" tea years seems absolutely certain�ten good ye*r# for Fort Gex>rg�, In my judgment� the great opportunity of this decade; and with the men Who are in Britten Columbia today who know how to [>lan and bu lid such a railroad."
Turning; abruptly from this prophecy, Air. Hammond went on: "But we are not counting on the future alone, we arc doing things today. Experts are iiotf at work on ^he Willow River powea1, which will give Fort ieorge cheap and abundant electrical energy fora city of 200,000 people
for electri c lighting, street cars and the usual manufacturing purposes. We will ha-ve available a minimum of 25,000 horsepower, which can bo increased as- required to an estimated capacity of 40,000 horsepower at low water.
"To give an idea of what thiB amount of hydro-electric energy means, I meod orfly say that all the electricity utned today in Vancouver, North Vancouver and all the adjacent cities and towns, including New Westminster and even Chllliwack, is lesB than '25,000 horsepower.
"Then -foT fuel and for manufacturing piiTp-oses we have the Bear River coal measures which have .not only lmen developed into a practical nilne,,,but bave been examined and reported uncn by such expert authority as Mr, James Ash worth of the Crows Nest Pass Coal Company, and Mr, Galla-way, the well-known Welsh coal mine ongincer. This is an excellent quality of bituminous coal reported to exceed 150 million tons In Continued on Page 8ix
::- Get'the-steel' /;^
~;Thif ia the .watcltword along' the line of^Orand Trunk construction east dPc�pxt George. The word Has been passed down from the "higher-up" sitting in the head offices oC the company in Montreal, through the proper official ch.annel3, to tlie subcontractors on the grade, that all despatch must be .obsorved in push'nK steel westward, And today there Is feverish activity at the front of G. T. P. construction.
In last week's issue of The Tribune was published an article stating that Mile 14 2, B.vC, S9 miles west of Tote Jnune Cache, would probably be the "ond-of steel" town next winter. This wee'ic comes information that every off ort is to be made to get steel to the third crossing of the Fraser, Mile 186, B. C, by Octobor 1, and to the Fraser at Fort George, by the first or next year. The orders are to rush, nnd the orders are being carried out.
Tho work of grading between the present ond of steel nnd Fort George is woll under way to conapletlon. The real obstacle to progress is found la the two crossings of the Fraser at Mile 142 nnd Mile 186. However, It is said that Hteel will bo carried
across th� river at these points on temporary pile bridges, leaving the building �r the steel bridges to be complete at leisure. �...' ,,
The plere for the bridge at 142 were put In last winter.- Recently, however, tbo government decided that the railroad must put in drawbridges, so that steamer traffic on the FraBer" would not be Interfered with, and this has necessitated a change of plans. News comes this week from Mile 14 2 that steel reached that point last Tuesday and that tlie present concrete bridge piers aro to be taker* out to allow of, a swing bridge belli.* put In,
A-t Wile 386 Bates & Rogers are making preparations to start work on the bjldge over the Fraser. A gang Is now on the Job. At Mile 142 there Is now the biggeBt town be-twoen Tete Jaime and Fort Georgo,
Every effort is being made to com-pleto grading between Mile 142 and Fort George so that there will be no delay in track laying when the temporary - brldlgs are ready. At Dan Carey's camp, this side of Willow river, Bona& heavy blasting is going on. Pr�|>aratlons are being made to sot ofl a $60,0 00 blast very shortly.
SURPRISED Al WHAT WE GROW
U. II. MokrtJMl M Anr-
wtutt this country line or vegetables, grains and grasses, "We knew it was good, but It Is better than -we had imagined."
This is the verdict of E. H, Mol-stmUBhels, . - ,
/Jslgary and Ed-
ittMt(mf-*�forsitii|ie cities had their
m^ lar*� �$� are inquiring
Q^i|f^p�perty at this state art'.,Mn�isrT!$jr^e' and substan-
thH^ �ja:|pf)io.Jtnow invest-
CANADA WILIiffXHfUlf '
KeiasraM �f Itocntaiaa Will Ho M�-
Ottawa, Aug. 8.�(Special)�Hon. George E. Foster will return from Japan in September, It is expected.
The Canadian^ government has decided to exhibit at the Panama exposition on" a large scale, demonstrating the resources of the dominion. Australia will a]so*exhibit. Japan Is undecided. Great Hrltlan's decision to withdraw is due to commercial considerations, not to the question of canal tolls. Sir Edward Grey has announced. The London papers aro urging a recoiiHideration of the decision.
KETTliK VAIXKY CONTRACT
McArtfiur Bros. Company, of New York Awarded the Last Forty -Mllti Section.
Vancouver, Aug. 8.� (Special) � McArthur Bros. Company, of New York, have been awarded the contract
big n. change as has taken place since'for the building of the remaining
I viBitod the place," said Mr. Molstnd. "Then there was practicully no development, while today a fine start has been made on the tremendous task of building up a city. I certainly feel more enthusiastic over Fort George and Its future than ever before.
"One thing that interests me particularly is the start that has been made in the.line of agriculture. I have been around the country con- since my arrival, and the
crop�,ll.;kaVe''�een';*re awayi beyond iay �ipeetstios�i Although' I have known for three yeara that this country liad agricultural possibilities I really had no Idea- that the stuff would grow as luxuriantly as it does.
"My opinion is that there will be a city of 12,000 people here In five years, and of 30,000 in ten years. I bel'eve there will bo a. city hore before many or us expect it." .....
Mr, Molstad stated that his firm expected to erect a permanent building and establish head offices here as soon as it was practicable.
Mr, Solberg said that the grain he had seen growing about Fort George was as good as any he had ever found in tbe west.
"I am BurpriBed to see the amount of building going on, and that, in spite of the disadvantages you have encountered in developing a city so far from railroad facilities. Needless to Bay there has been an immense chuage in two years, since I first saw the place.
"Krom what I can learn from tho outsiders who are visiting Fort George now rione of them are dlssat-iaflod with the conditions, and if they are not buying now they Intend to come back later on. The talk about Fort George on tho outside Is jusl
section of the Kettle Valley railroad. This section, which is forty mileB In "length, crosaes the Hope mountains. Tlie section will also be used by tho Great Northern Railway as part of Its direct line from the southern Interior of the province to Vancouver. Tho cost of the work will be
$3,O0O,0U0. It is to by November, 1914.
be completed
OCCU1MKS NEW OFFICES
Port George Trust Conipany Morlag Into New Bulling .Central and rt
The Fort George Trust Company is today moving Into its new premises corner of Central avenue and Winchester street, '. � \
Since opening here the trust^om-pany has occupied leased premises on Alden avenue just south of Winchester, but tin; lurge building erected for the com]'��.v la now completed.
The now building has lagre, -well-lightod and fully appointed offices on tho street t^oor, while the second door is divided into ofllce Buites.
Wlrdr-ss Across the Pacific San Friinclaco; Aug. S.�(Special)
__{jy tlu� construction of the new
high powor station at Samoa, work on which l�lB .been commenced, a wlreiesH service across the Pacific is assured. The us wstatkm will have a range of 2000 miles.
Three Burned to Deuth
RevIano at- A'ictoriii.
Victoria, Aug. 8.�(SpecinD�The Callforniii , aviator, Bryant, after making several successful fights nt tho carnlvnl here, fell with his hydroplane on Wednesday and wna in-Btantly killed.
The tragedy van witnessed by a large crowd, one of tlio oye witnesses being Mrs. Bryant, who" had also made flights, She holds the Canadian altitude record for women.
A enrnival feature was tlie visit
of the U. 8, cruiser West Virginia which exchanged greetings with the cruiser New Zealand. The crews' o both vessels took part in games, The governor of the state of ^Washington who came with the cruiser, brought a metisage of goodwill to Premier Mcllrido, who rendered a fitting reply. :Js^-
1>O8T OFFICE INSPECTOR
J. I\. Greenfield, of Vancouver, Here
This Week on Annual Visit
of Inspection.
J. R. Greenfield, of Vancouver post office .inspector lor the western district, was in Fort Qeorge this week on Mb annual tour of inspection, Mr. Greenfield left for Fort Fraser today.
While here he was interviewed by a large delegation of citizens, who stated various complaints against the postal service accorded Fort George.
One point taken up was the early closing of mails on Monday. It was pointed out to the inspector that the mails close In the local office at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, while the boat does not sail until the following morning. In fact, this season it has been the rule for the boat bringing the Incoming mail to arrive Monday night, many hours after tho outgo-Ing mails had'closed. Mr. Greenfield promsled to give orders that the Monday mails oclse at 4 o'cock instead of 2 o'clock.
FIRHT SPRING WHKAT
PEACK IN THE BALKANS -
Mnclpalltiea Sign Treaty Wednes-itay�Turks to Leave
Adriano|tle ,.. .
Bucharest, Aug. 8.'�(Special) � Vace was signed on Wednesday here e Balkan 'principalities.
For the Protection of tterimui Interest* Abroad�Britain is not Surprised.
London, Aug. 8.�(Special)�A
pedal cruiser squadron has been es-
ablished by Germany, available for
orelgn service. Its purpose Is to
protect imperial German interests
abroad.
This action on the part of Germany
no surprise to Great Brltian, as
t has been expected for some time.
new police cmMfacts
House Opened in Fort . George Closed on Eve-,. ning of Opening
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states1 his
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lobes, Bells, Carriage
Says Police Would Nevei*? coats',
Have Tolerated Site Chosen Here
Bishop tir Coats, -Men's
W. II. Dunwoody, formerly of New Westminster, arrived on Monday to take charge of the local provincial police office. He succeeds Chief of Police Daunt, who resigned from the provincial force some weeks ago.
The first official act of Chief Dunwoody was to close down_ the dls-� orderly house opened in Fort George jy Irene Jordan. The house was opened the evening of the chief's -arrival.
This action on the part of the chief s the latest chapter in the story thai; ias caused a great deal of discussion n Fort George during the pasty month. Summarized, the story is?| as follows:
Irene Jordan, who has a disorder-y house In the South Fort George segregated area, purchased six lots in Fort George townsite, corner of Carl-boo street and Seventh avenue, and starred building. The local newspaper, called attention'to the matter and a movement was set on foot by he women^ of the town to prevent he opening of the house. In ' their' petition, which was addressed to the attorney-general of the province, the women'asked that steps be taken to prevent tbe opening of disorderly house on this townsite, the idea, as explained by leaders in the movement, being that, while it appeared a practical impossibility to do away with restricted areas in a district hat is now probably the most im->ortant railroad construction centre n America, yet the business of commercialized vice, if tolerated, should e kept at .a distance from the largest ettlentent of families in this district. i"or the sake of convenience the line
Imperial Defense Commltteo
London, Aug. 8.� (Special)�Hon. Vlartin IJurrell, minister of ngriclu-
ure, and Hon. White, minister of finance, of Canada, attended on. \V*ed-jesday a meeting of the imperial de-
enso committee. Premier Asquith � resided.
Two Aviators Instuntly Killed London, Aug. 8.� (Special)�Col. 'oily, an experienced Anglo-American ivlator attached to the Aldersliot tuff, while making a Might with ('apt. <>ans, fell to the ground from a.
great height, tantly killed.
Both men were in� They were! trying a
naehino of their own invention.
XeKotinting for Reserve Vancouver, Aug. 8.� (Special) � The Pacific Great Eastern Is negotial-ng for a number of Indian reserves. Darey Tate, vice-president and general counsel, states that they do not want the Mission reserve.
understood.'feowsyer,, .that no opeS could be attempted until the arrivuJ if the chief of police. From the time if the departure of Chief Daunt unit last Monday the district was withut a chief.
The following letter was received
his week by the secretary of the
mass meeting held by the women of
Fort George on July 17, as a result
f which the women sent a petition
0 the attorney-general signed by
Ixty-flve of their number:
Dear Madam,�I beg to acknowl-dge receipt of your letter of the 17th inst. in reference to the pro-poBed establishment of a disorderly house at Fort George. I also received a lettergram under date of July 17 on this same matter.
The administration of our police affairs at Fort George has been rather unfortunate through our not having a chief constable there for some time, and then, when we finally established a new district, having a man resign from our service who was appointed in charge. This week we are sending up another new chief constable and we are giving him instructions about tlie location of disorderly houses at Fort George, Yours truly, W. J. BOWSER,
Attorney-general. Chief Dunwoody states that he intends to follow out the policy formerly followed by Chief Daunt in this matter. He states further that even had the matter never been drawn to the attention of the attorney-general Continued on Page Six
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Take Place of City
To oncourage Interest in and pro-moto the general development of all projects for the advancement and progress of Fort George, and for the general supervision of all committees vhich may be appointed from time tc line for the purposes of-performing vny (specific work."
This is the object, ns stated in the onstitutlon of the Fort George Clti-ens' Association, formed nt n public neeting held in the Board of Trade mil,
The formation of such an ushocIr-ion had been decided upon at a dliv-ler held a week before in connec-ion with the water supply move-nent. At that time a committee was ippolnted to take tho Initial stops. owardB starting an organization hat would take the place, as fnr us possible, of the mayor and council of in Incorporated town or city. At. Monday night's meeting this uonimlt-oe presented ft drnft constitution which was discussed and adopted with minor changes. H. A. Cnriloy vas In the chair and A. Dearie acted ih Boerfelary of the meeting.
OlUcers were elected as follows:
President, H. A."Carney;; vice-president, C. W. Moore; secretary-treasurer, A. Dearie; council, H. G. Perry, J. W. Fogarty, K. A. Mackenzie and A. Homfeld.
According to the constitution the membership is to consist of residents of the district of Fort George, male or female, of the age of 21 years and upwards, whether property owners or otherwise, residence qualifications to be thirty days. The membership fee is $1, payable in advance.
The regular annual meeting of the association will be held the first Monday in August of each year. Regular meetings will be hold on the � first Monday in each month for the purpose of hearing reports of special committees and (lisciissing such matters of general Interest as may arise from time to time. A special meeting may be called by the executive by giving Ova days' notice in writing.
In accordance with its purpose to take chnrRO of the committees at present in carrying on specific work In the town, the secretary was instructed to^ull a mooting for next Monday ajfoning when all committees will bo treked to report.