q i d q a A art See 2 a a tee a ees , TAL ‘A HERALD THE OMINECA HERALD, ww HAZELTON, B. C, WEDNESDAY, “JUNE 1, 1938 Chamber of Commerce: Writes to the | ‘Hazelton, May 30, 88 to The » Editor Omineca Herald, New Hazelton, B.C. : Dear Sir:-—The rent purpose of this letter is to answer the important: and often asked question “Why should I stipport the Chamber of Commerce?" “What good will it do me?” There appears to be among our eiti- venry a-great deal of skepticism and donht about what such an organization can ‘do in particular for thoge other thin, the. business men of the. commun- ity, wand. tor: sume Teasowi,” ‘even some suspile mh: that. someone has. ‘intentions uf “dong as “many “As: podsible, rath- er than ‘awmneh as’ possible for all, Tat ne. fketele: ‘roughly: “part. of. the : ch. this . orgitnization bas “out for itself. and try. te point out How. ench part of the: platined ef- forth: by: assisting Aindividuals,. tend to improve the’ Straits of all, and vise vera. . First, let: us - ‘consider the tourist trade Which we should. be able to en- ‘coprmiie by energetic advertising in the right maces. As. source of reyente, this “ia ' Bow Caiada's: second largest | ! iniatry; but bedause we have neglect- edt to “Ga, after. it" we reap but a very small” portion: Of the benéfits to be de- rived fein: the spending, of tourist mo- ney in thé- ‘district Practically ‘the flést yequirement of the automobile tourist arriving so ‘far fram home, is gasoline, resulting in fin- ancial “nin to the service station own- or, MOR the. requitements of eich eet henérit. ‘trim: efforts. smal ‘to ‘inter: est tourists.in the wonderful. surround-. ings in whieh: we: ‘are: ‘fortiinate enough to live the: ‘year. round? ‘At ‘least two and that takes~ only” one service ste tion-Ango, account... Next. ‘owr tourist “péquires food. and lodging. Any purchases*‘he makeg add to the turnover of. the. merchants, -eith- er directly: or through the: cafes, and increased turnover means lower over- hend due to dead stock, . and slack em- ployment hours, 98 well- as .d¢ductions in the cost of freight in’ larger quanti- ties, further employment of clerks or dan- diets ‘by ‘merehants); >What are the inevitable results? Lower prices: to all, Who benefits? The people. Bnt that is.not all. The increased quantities: being shipped ‘into the dist- riet require: ni-shipment to the points of saletapd-your freighters nre hnsier, again with’ the possibility of increased. employment among the young men. of the community. _— And. 80.. sit. goes. Fundamentals of ceconomles ‘which cannot be ~ honestly ‘denied, and while we all are- aware of them and perfectly capable ‘of: inder- rtanaing them,: we sometimes tend’: to| loose’ sight of ‘them,: particularly wher We fre discouraged and the outlook ie | not promising. ert Very: food, we say, but. what: hove “we here that could possibly attract | this trade that is-to do 80 “maueh for us?” Stop, and: consider’ for ‘a moment, ‘How: about, our. acenery? ~ “Well; NOW, - is it. “Inet: trees..and hilis""? Herharis it is to.us .... We have come | to Accept our, sirroundings ag. being’. there and ata the same prery. day. But is « it? |. Wateh tt: from duy to day‘and ‘note: the}: changes, and, remember ' that while We | ° see Le. every. day, otherg:: bys; the’ thoue- nnda have» never , seen: ‘anything : eveil closely resembling . it: and. would like to ‘day, ond the | ff nae i */ sure is partial: ‘and: ‘tempo -{ Akways a ‘possibility, too, is. the |-. inerease in: bisiness to the. point’ of |. “trom - it,: “years' ago™ with -the: People Hazelton District Then too, we have Indians. Grant- ca, we accept them as inevitable, and |! sometimes, even, a necessary evil, But |. ‘city is in. Prince Rupert the’ guest of that is beause we see them all the time and the novelty has worn off, How about those people who have never! seen ‘the Indians in their native sur- roundings and never knew that they could build suspension bridges, or that}: | they used to build-houses for the de- parted spirits of the.dead, or a million other things we know about them and tnke for granted? How about some of their old legions and lots of the storl-j] es old timers could tell if only we were not all rather apathetic about it all? . We need go no further. Can't we all think of uumerons items in. regard to the history of the’ community? Does not the old telegraph trail suggest a inyrind of interesting storfes?, And. when did the first white man come ‘here? Think of the lore in connection with the settlement of this. district, and the river boats; the building of the rallway; bank robberies, -mines, ete, and so on.. We have resources ga- ‘lore nt our finger tips but we've grown flisdaintul. of.the immediate which we forget ig: the remote to others who are: only whiting to be invited and direct- ed to “our house” te spend their money for mutnal benefit. Think it over! Isn’t the object well worth the effort that some.of us ore making? ‘Why not get your shoulder to the wheel and get the wagon going that- much faster? Aren't you willing to help yourself a little 4n_ otder that we.may all help one another. a lot? ta always. the headache. rey an ere ‘Invest.in- happhiess with your” Cham- berof Commieree. : : 80. doubt” siboit it, ‘your™ Chamber of Commerce’ will do more for you with that fout-bits than Henry Reifel will ‘(aud without the headache.) ©" « . Address enquiries ‘to The Secretary. Hazelton, or The Editdr Omineca Her- ald. New Hazelton. © Bruce C. MeCailum, ’ President’ President. Hazelton: District Chamber . of, ,Gommerce. Wii FLOWERS BLOOMING My 'The Skeena Lilies are now widoiting in the woods and: along. the roadside. | These Are one of the most beautiful of wild flowers, and one of the few varie- ties that are fragrant. Another fea- ture is that they grow from the top of Mud Creek hill west to the Skeenn and then down the Skeena, The woods are now full of wild flowers, and of many varietios,.a goodly portion of which are native to.these parts. Jn another |. week the country will be a mass of wild . roses: in bloom, They were. . in pnd: last week. For the’ “next three months. the Northern: Interior ‘will be one area flower garden. yo "RESTORNED | TO ALASKA. “Mr. and M They} were: in ‘Austin’ at, the time. Hitler’ made ‘his entry antl ‘they say the-nolse was something { ter- rific. They: were. ‘glad. to: get: ‘away Me. : Farris: was -here: some to meet Tolmie's ; avan... While. ‘in’. the:-eas purchased . 1 Stikine . is, on- ther ‘Remember; there is: Yours very truly, i ‘there’ has 4 Mareh.' tel he ait y ‘drinking’ ‘his fill,’ 8 British naturalist | says: he hi Alaska: delegates | baka -Highy ay car: % Prince Rupert . The Garden City by the Sea By Our Own Correspondent Pee CL EEL LCL LCL EE AAA CCK AS | Mre. Douglas Stork of New York her mother, Mrs. Curtin. The. visitor ‘has ‘been’ living in the east for some years. ee 5 Aboard the tugboat Fearless a mem- orial service for the men of the navy, nd merchant fleets who have found graves in the seas, was held last Sun- day, out in the harbor of Prince Ru- pert. Addresses were given by Bishop G. A. Rix, Commissioner, W. J. Alder and Lieut E. Greenwood, D.S.0, A guard of honor from the Sea Cadets was, present, _A. Wreath was cast. on the waters by Mrs. Landry anda dove was let loose by Jarvis McLeod, col- lector of customs. . "8 , Stephen Ferris, Ketchikan hotelman, and wife, were here last week return- ing home after a winter spent in Eur- ope. They chanced to be in‘ Vienna the day Hitler, dictator of Germany, entered that city to take possession of the country. Mr. Ferris intimated the Austrians enjoy no such thing as free- dom as understood in America. a ; ; Word from Vietoria says that this summer there is to be an aerial survey of all pulp wood. stands along the Skeen -river, ere Dunean Miller has gone to Stikine to spend the summer as customs officer. Silkine-is.on_ th iver .of that. name, | and ies ta:-ontesndih: edteblishindnt. He “1 will: be monarch of all he surveys— Pwhich inchides large* bears - wandering ‘along’ and bars fishhig- for’ salmon, : - i» we. > : a derman and merchant, hag become re-; estblished. in Edmonton. ‘He has a store, looks prosperous and. talks op- timism. .He does not “seem to have changed much, A WELCOME LITTLE RAIN Thera was & small rain. last, Satur- day, evening und a. few. drops during ‘the: night, Tt was hardly enough to inike na recording, , But it wag the best been since away back in. At’ that. it. did a lot of good, “The new “‘follage of the trees and the shrubs was washed, and everything in the woods and along the. roads was pepped up. The young seedlings in the ‘garden and the grain and, grasses on |. the farm took on a new. lease of life and hope to live until a réal rain, gets along. It ig possible that even “Bad- ly Mystified” may have. had: a few small flrops on his ‘farm, ‘although he will ney er admit It “NOT: thntjt- did any good. . at ae Baseball fans of Cedatyale ; think their local team is pretty. good, since, on May: 24th: it: defeated * Kltwanga, (best. team In:a* radius’ of ‘a: hundred ; _ |'mfles). gor the third ‘time this: season ‘with rN score.of 20-ta 10. a an L. 9 Fartle of ‘Ketenit. kan, Were: here: last. aveek: after. ‘ta: ‘Burope.:: a *, Me Despite: “poetic: dHusions: to ‘the: stag |. never’ Bech. ‘a “stag drinking or. found: anyone else: ‘who had:—Poets are’ ‘granted a certain leeway, anyway. 2 Le 1 ARN uae “he “highest rall. line , in tarope rn runs |. up the Jungtrau'mountalzis 4 dn Awitzer- ¥ a removed 2 According to “Tommy “Trotter who |": ‘has been.on.a business trip to Alberta | Foe Greer, a former Prince Rupert. al- | tneetings, bine ilo everything. to the, b 0 bility, Auto ‘Camp to | Be Provided at Once, Nearby here was a meeting of the Hazelton District Chamber of Commerce Thurs: - ‘day night. The attendance was. fair. ; ‘It was. decided. to adopt the name ar given above, and the annual dues .$5,00 were fixed, and they are now pay able. The members have not yet got ‘all their ideas off their chests and got down to real business. But as soon as they get thelr membership fees paid and realize just what a grand oppor- tunity awaits. for profitable labor, the boys will -settte down and get their un- ited cfforts working for the good of the district ‘A committee was appointed to 100k over possible sites for an air port in ‘this immediate vicinity -Mission Point was frowned on by officialdom as too sinall and with too many hazards, ‘bath ‘in landing and ‘particularly - in taking off. At the same time officials and air men favor this locality as 2 main landing field. in the north and south airway, and also for a future east ‘and west route, Another committee named was the historical committee whose. ‘duty it will be to dig up the historical mat- ters and get them in shape for publi-' A Better Plate be Which to Live and: Wek ; A series of retters. fr from dlstingulsied’ Canadians on -vital problems affecting the, ‘future welfare. of- ‘Canada. Specially written ‘for’ ‘the ‘Canadian Weekly Newapabee. Association. LETTER ‘NO. 9 os is ' It is very flattéring. to have a: Cana- dian Weekly Newspaper ‘Hditer * like yourself, and ‘ane who‘has such # strong influence in his own community. ask me the: question set ‘forth in your. letter. “The question ‘itself,: however, would: suggest -that you are very much mote of an idealist than I could: ever hope to be. I have long ago given up the idea that I-have: been - endowed with any-divine mission t6 reform the - world. ‘I dowbt very much owhethet or not any man can do very much to make his community “a better place in which to live gnd work.’ except in 0 far az he can. do a thoroughly honest, con- scientious and able job. in the place of which Providence has placd:-him. - If this formula holds good for the weekly newspaper. editor then he can- not :possibly.do better than make his paper a good weekly Paper. Now, city. This is an important: work, and literature on the history and the points - of interest The need of an auto camp was also brought forward and another commit-- tee was appointed to look into the pos- sibilities of this’ being provided Mr. and Mrs. T. B, Campbell of the Kispiox were present and their parti- cular interest is that of getting more ‘Settlers into the. _Kispiox Vantey,. One of... “the Hist", dgricuitural:s valleys in Brits ‘ish - Columbia. - the YOUNG MAN'S DUTY. This is a young. man's country, and it is up to the young men to take hold and make it. The opportunity fs at ‘|hand aud ever¥thing.is favorable: A Chamber of Commerce for the district tion and the success of -that body:and the future development of the district young -men. ‘The pioneers and the old timers have done their best- work. Many of them have passed an, There are still some the community who are just as keen fs ever, but-who have not the time ko devote to such matters. These’: old in the district who are just as keen xlous to help in every way possible, ex- cept the actual work, and that is the part the young. fellows. must take on. The young men are the ones whe are Boing to benefit. 'Phey have the fu ture before them and. .what. they do timers are, however; willing, and an mow -wil build for. 2 more prosperous effort. they, put forth now | : end: ¥et, and. Decauge they “are not all ‘prepared. to take a leading part in the -activities,. -they all hold. a faith : :that they. Will. see: something. ‘aecomplished before . _ their. time, comes.’ ‘In: fact, -if ‘the, ‘country siidenlys opened -up,: the. old timer would get: little more