WW, FRIDAY, JUNE 6. 1918

‘FORT GEORGE

(e Nt THE bth ot March, ‘1912, the Board

the Fort George Townsite;

- to remain in abeyance.

Tn an application. dated 24th January last;
the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway “Co. applied

Prince Rupert East. - After the usual investi-

that: station. site,

ft Board-y was snot aware that: the Prince George |

“heard” an® - application: of ‘the Natural’
~..,.-. Resources Security Company,: the own-.
ers of: the: ‘Townsite ‘of Fort. :George, for the
_ location ‘of a station on.the G. T.P. at or near:
“No‘final decision®
as to the location of a station was reached: by:
- the board at. that time, and the matter was yee

as far as the. Board was concerned, ‘Permitted :

to the: ‘Board: ‘for ‘the approval: of, its station :
_ site and station at Prince. George, at -M. 466.3, .-

gation’ by" the’ ‘Operating Department of ‘the~
“Board, the approval of ‘the location was recom-"
|! mended and order. No. 18902, dated March 20,”
» 1918, was issued : by. the’ ‘Board, “approving of ay

At the time that the. Order. was made, the :

FORT GEORGE |

: Extracts from the Official Decision of the Railway Commission

ed upon should be adopted by the Board. |

A George Townsite. ee

Ottawa, .
“May io, 193°

TM.

| station site, for which the Railway Company
had applied for approval, in any way conflict-
ed with the Fort: George. station, “which: the | —
‘Natural Resources’ ‘Seeurity Company had ap. —_
‘plied for more than a ‘year ago; and, upon it |
‘being brought. to the attention. of. the Board. |

that the Prince George. site, approved of. by: |.
ithe order above. mentioned, was detrimental’:
‘to the interests:.of Fort George, this matter |
‘was set ‘down’ to. give all ‘parties:an: opportin-..] 2]
ity. of: being: heard.’ Therefore, bearing all in-’ |.
‘terests in mind,. I think. the site I. have decid- de

Order No. 18902 of the 20th March: ast’ y-
hould: ‘be rescinded and the Railway-Com- |: |.
|: Bany.should be requested to file a plan-show! Le
ing a station at.a point three thousand feet ae:

east. of the Eastern Boundary -of - the: Port « oy

-Gigned): A, Ss. G, : | the

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co.

[ The British Columbia Government last week ok ffidally refused the application of the “

Give, DYARCY ‘SCOTT: “pe

| this paper, is of unusual y enor agit:
| ‘effects @‘large' number of settlers and:
; | investo

to register the Indian Reserve as Prince George. caf

‘ve | :which:has: hung. éver. the: future “will:
The. Dominion Government has Tefused, to. Tename e the Fort. George P.. 0. Prince. George ae

-now. be: cleared
-|.: parties: ‘concerned: will
. they si stan )

“who have,. followed the case.

“opeand dollars, ©

“Province”

“Me, George J. ‘Hammond, who mad
a’ strenuous fight ‘for station facilities ©
for’ the new town which he . fathered”
and developed, hag won hid contention. '
Fort George remains Fort George, and°
those who bought iand” inthe’ Fort:

f ‘George Townsite on. the faith of Mr.’

‘Hammond's: representations, ‘have the -
‘satisfaction -of ‘knowing: that: he has‘:

oh : Been need inthe’ attitude he adopt- «

Hammond is’ one of: the few
ed. in ‘Canada who - has : “succeeded in:

~ downing '.a-: big: railroad : corporation,

and that isan achievement to be. proud
of.'” (May 18.) an

eegin*.

o “This | ig a a great victory. for Mr. G. i

“Hammond. and ‘for those: who ‘have sup-~

“The decision . of the’ Railway. ‘Goin:
missioners has been ‘hailed with® satig-
faction, by-: those: in ‘British Columbia:
Promin-
ent among. them is Mr. George J.:Ham- -
mond,. of : Vancouver, the. man who |
placed Fort George .on: the: ‘map, ~; The «..

-decision: ends: a battle covering...a-
“ period ‘of jihree years, -at a cost. which’

is said®' to amount.” to. one. =tandred

povien i

t or near tlie: point: where
)-is tobe, The uncertaint

Yand all the:

wat
‘know: where:

Located: at the junction of the: main ‘water- :
ways of Central! British Columbia, FORT .
GEORGE: is on the line. of. every, railway.
building or projected ‘through this immense

Central. -and ‘Northen’ British Columbia, |
and the Peace River District, for the next —
"five years,. Beginning. at once, a million.

a dollars a month will be distributed in wages
_ territory.’ Rails” are: ‘now ‘approaching it.

from the East, the: West, and the South. ti
“It has been selected as. the ‘Main pay-roll <4 rig
. centre: for’ the railway construction through’ . oe

If You Want'to Help Handle eee Daa : Month

it is 3 the Best + Young City. in 1 Western: Canada, cote

: at Fort a to: ten: thousand ote ow: .

at the beginning of the upbuilding 0 of. a
great city und country of. unparalleled nat
- sural resources, delightful climate and mag
ent scenery, go: to
. shows. Fort. George’ 8 commercial con

ol of Central. British Columbia. throug
railways,

George: “The.

‘ole Agen is Fort George a’ ns to

hy Jan Kiver Block, Vancouver.