; *Perrace-Usk’ section of the same route.

The ales

NEW HAZELTON, B. Cc, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER ie 1932 ot

USE LOCALLY MINED COAL NOW

Chamber of Commerce Urges Pubiic ;

The Depression | ie iy Ou Yaa

Industries -_

N oy . the monthly maethig of the Terrace : ‘ and District Board of Trade was hela} The Smithers District Chamber. of on Tuesday evening iu the municipal |Commerce recently passed .a resolution nail, As the president and the seere-|Urging all people in the north to use mury were away, ROW: Riley was ap- district coal. . ‘There pare two coal pro- pointed ‘chairman and Will Robinson |peerties working. now, the Bulkley-Val- secretary, Routine business was deait [Jey Coal Mine at Telkwa, operated -by with including a resolution aking the |F. M. Dockrill, and the Lake Kathlyn public works. ‘department to keep the Anthracite Coal Co, at Lake: Kathlyn. , roud to Usk open for. the winter. It Wits felt that, as the Hazeltou-Smithers section of the Prince Rupert. highway was being cleared of snow, it was only right and reasonable to ask that the

row using locally mined coal, but in Prince. Rupert it is reported. that a good deal of prairie coal is used whicl means that many thousands of. dollars are sent out of this section:, That fs a very poor game to play.

he given the same treatmbnt, and down of the prairie do not buy much from

river motorists be not digeriminates. agalnst.

At the. conclusion of the routine work Rev. T. A. Allen gave h very intereét- ing and instruetive paper, ori “Consum- ers Co-operation The Way Out."" His subject was a wide one, and of neces- sity could only teuch Hghtly on many phuses of the problem, but his theme in the main showed how money bad. of the nor thern part of the province, usurped the rights of man, and was de- a . ing given preferential treatment to the ON COPPERMINE RIVER well-being of mankind, which it was Intended to. serve. .

From this’ he developed the aren: ment that, by a constructive system of: <o-operation being developed, to take over the machinery of production and consumption the consuming power would he re-estalflished and the para- dex of famine ini the midst of plenty uholished. - : ;

His address was followed by a get eral discussion which revealed the bf, attides “the "averaie: mnderstanding.- ee: made during theipast year ino comin, - to grips -with thel causes nd remédier oP en fur the present sthte of affairs. “TOO coup FOR MOTORING

that more men could be employed, and

Those who hare the’ love of ndven- tunre ‘ever lurking in their bones, and finda fascination in seeking for valu- able metal in the northern outposts of the Dominion, are now. turning - their

fast flowing stream about 500 miles

Guit'o on ‘the :Aretie- ‘Ovean,:

* ‘The Lakelse Valley children are for- tunate this year inasmuch as. the LO. 1... of Prince Rupert have donated funds te ensnre the children of a gooc time at the Christmas tree put on by the Lakelse Valley Community Clul next Saturday. | .

favorite pastimes Just now. “But the

main highway through |

ported a traveller who arrived here on Friday noon last.

civ stopped and refused ‘to

Mr. Halliwell ocenpied the-nulpit in, Mt. . Matthows church on Sunday morn- {thers, and another var supplied for th

sin the abanece ef Revo Mr MeKin trip from Smithers ts) New Hazelton production in ‘the spring,

, That last part of. the trip was made fh The wiipils ot the high schol enjoy: “under an howr and 4 hulf, which £ wlan skating party an Lbeise-shoe pond winter. tray elling. Is a3 inst ag anyone any Fy viday ev ening. wats to go. Too bad that the provin-

see eee pala, gay ernment, anot be blamed for

Misses Charnsaind Dororhy Little the cold weather: and. frozen radiators

score hostesses, on, Saturday. evening 10 ins br Idee: ela,

CHANGE ro NIGHT TRAINS NEX'. Tt is ‘reported ‘from Prinee Rupert {that when the spring time table goe into effect on the Canndian National that the traius will ‘be pulling out of

MAZEL YOUR § STUFF EARLY "The local post vitlee in ntveady he vindig to feel the first pressure of the, {“hristmas segson. Every day mails

are iuereasing in size and 8. N. G.ithe mornings as it bas always done..

he coal mine investigated engineering features’

Prince Rupert, but the Bulkley Valley | does, and would buy more if the city $14,305,000, from New Hazelton, Bc

folk would. burn more valley coal so ,t0, Fairbanks, Alaska.

to Prince ditch and flume. George was never in better shape. te- tion this fall in plenty. ‘of time before

WOULD cosT MANY MILLIONS To Construct Motor Road Through B. c., Yukon and Alaska—Commis-

sion to. Hold. Another Meet

_ Yietoria, Dec. 10—If it were econn- mically possible, opening up of the | Northwestern, Territory of the contin- ent by a motor.xoad through B. ©.,

Yukon and— laska, from Blaine 1. Fairbanks, would establish a highwi - 2225 miles: long, to ‘be connected witi areas now isolated, with the ‘entire’ highway system: of North America, Ev-

Practically. everyone in this district is nest: W. Sawyer, of Washington, D.C.

said, in the course of a brief visit t. the city. ‘Mr. Sawyer, who is execu tive assistant -to the. Secretary. of the Interior, United States, formed one o: the international committee of six that

the route. Inst year. The estimated cost of the work -

It has been suggested thet Canadian

more goods needed. These two mines and American members of the inter. are the only pay rolfs in the interior at tlonal committee bold another meetin; the present: time and they should be 1 the near future to consider addition. xiven everr encanragement by the folk #! data, which has been assembled o

the project, * Mr. Sawyer stated,

OMIN ECA PLACER AREA

- Big Companies Operations to . to Chamber of Mines

that area, has reported to the Briti-:

jlong’ and émpties into ‘the Coronation . Columbia Chamber of Mines. These

argcenterpriges..of the. . . Consolidated: | Mining” he ‘Smelting Ca ‘Ominteca Pla- cers Lid., ‘and ‘Germanson Placers ‘Ltd. LAN three are located near Slate creek. Germanson Placer Ltd.,- a hydraul \

“Motoring ‘for pleasyva is not: one of ‘operations, has: ‘beén’ engaged for two"

yenra in the construction; of a nine-mile: It renched produc

fredze-np in. October to satisty the own-:

Thea read was very lers. that. values will prove profitable, fine, nt he frose is yadintor and his There is arayel in sight for . many ao agnin, years.

The wrecker wns sent: cut from Smi- |

Oniineca Plncers itd. is establishing ‘a stenm dvag line and will be ready fo Operation. of the Consolidated is a large stear drag ‘line. ‘The Consolidated prope

is situated nbout 150 miles from the Grand Trnok Pneifie railway line, a1. about 100 infles. of roadheve. been. al- ready bullt by the government during

the past couple of years and the on

t

Rupert in the evenings instead. of in i

Kirkakly is making all preparations te vope with the rush that’ seems to be in- ovitable. Interviewed today he -point vd out that by a little foresight and panning on the part of the public a Int of the last minute rush: could be avoided. und a much better service as sured the public, together with the a sence af the many disappointments that invarvinldy come to many of those who dehty too long: with their. (Christ: mas mails. :

oe

John Newlek ix nbie’ to. be avvound f.

uzilin after a, sevcere attack of “the flu

v ‘hich has extended aver several Weeks

*.

Dou MeTutosh: has heen allowed aut.

of the hospital after sn operation. He hns made woo progress, . :

Mis, Gow won: the ‘prize at thet mis! val Belix Chub, mectitig, held “laat week ut Mrs, Jn: ‘Turnbulls. “thts. week, the: moths Wns “held at Mr

bern since 1888,

It is helieved that the evening train |

fish buyers ond shippers, and also to the wholesale houses. | As freight is at the present time, along ith expre: the grentest revenue producer the rai. way has attention must be pald to that source of revenue... As’ the poor fish to not aire partienlarly about scener v (he thne of running the trains js im- niaterin), When the public begins to. nse the tratns ‘aguin it willbe easy. ta: make further chinges in the time.tublé ‘Grevat snow storms are reported t Inve: visited the ‘southern States an’ nll the little. atoves in the citrus fr: districts uve going’ full blast, © Tt wal calder in San ‘Pranchico than it bh

chai Gow. and, Tete Woodall have retntned ‘from a ‘moose hunt. ‘north’: ‘ot

anbrie's, a

will be a greater accommodation to the '

Prince George, They got'two tine ani uals for thelr Trontie: acre

solidated is building the remaining mites itself.

In addition to these larger opernt! many individaals were engaged duriug the yenr nad some of then were quite snécessful,

HAD A NEAR MORNING FIRE

Aft oun ently hour on Monday mor. ing last Mrs, H.' Richmond noticed a quiintity of smoke in the honse and al- so heard strange noises, She wns set- Ung breakfast and it was abont six ‘olvlock, She started looking . atouy and soon found that the steve pipe Fo- ing into the next room and on up to the roof lind sef fire ‘to the woodwork, She nroused Leo. Spooner and Alfred Hall who made «a frst trip across lots and with the aid of half-a tub of-wate; “soon bad: the fire‘out. It was about a close a shave’ ns the ‘Richmond famil, want at this senson of thee ear,

“Most ‘pecone: would consiler that. wild Hebse, awalis' and “wild ducks do

: #iehernt: would never lack: flying abibity:|°

but it. is: ‘Known ‘that’: a certain. species -of wilil duck, together with’ wild geese ‘and? ‘swans; are! whable; to ‘fly: ‘during

| the’ ‘molting: settson' wht “orcurs qu: | Hene 7 ing: Fuly nnd. 5 . :

Vancouver, Dec. 10—Next’ spring 3

attention to the possibilities wrapped ot the largest. placer gold mining oper- of that city to become mining conscious

ia, will be in| up in that northern hinterland of Can-: ations in British Columbia, ava known as the Coppermine river production in the Omineca district, R

ilistrict. The Coppermine River is a C. MeCorkell, veteran mining man of

_ MANY MILLIONS FOR CANDY

Cfeetionery. Manufacturing is a Very Important Business in Canada Wien the debonair shiek of the city or country Visits the girl friend of his dreams to present her with a tangible love offering of something sweet, does

_pbe ‘give her box of chocolates, finely

decorated and wrapped in cellophane. or Just some candies in -an ordinary

pends on where he Hyves and the oppor-. tunity he has fox ‘pirchasing what he destres. - At any rate the consumption of both these kinds of candies is about eveuly divided omong the population of Canada, Last ‘year there were pur- . Chased in Canada 51,277,358 ponnds of ; chocolate confectioner y and 51,827,157 pounds ‘of sugar confectionery. But '

os the chacolnte article evvidently Jnore

expensive to produce, Was yalued at $13.968,082, und the- sugar varlety at $9.080.205. Soa probably on the basis ‘of cost, the queen of all that is beaut- tif] daintily dispeses of the choeo- lates while the less fortunate lass just sucks the “honey ball” bulging her check.

MUST REFINE OUR ‘METALS

~ Dr. Mandy of Prince Rupert Urges the RC. McCorkell Gives Report on Three

People of That City to Become _ Alive to New Opportunities

Dr. T. 7. Mandy, resident provincial mining engineer, with headquarters in prince Rupert, recently urged the folk

‘He referred to the great developed and undeveloped mineral resources of thir province, but pointed out thet under present’ conditions the: production of minerals is not enough. The province. ATO - With “all "Cohada, must: ‘get busy, on the refining . of minerals, the manu: {feeture of goods from minerais and {must also have real salesmen. to sell ; those goods to the world.. He saw no need to worry about the production of ' {raw materials, Et was the finished ;: | produet that was required, and he “pointed ont that if Prince Rupert be came alive that town was In an ide! position to profit greatly fram the new life in mining just dawning.

|

The flan continnes to visit quite a lo! of poople in Hazelton,

Canadians are, acearding to statis. Hex. consuining. lesa alcholic beverage: wi the tlie The per eapita is no only 21 gallons, the lowest for 65 or more years. Only a Tew" years ‘ny | was 1.99 gallons.

It is reported that Thos. Brown, an!

Tnidtun. gat n bie congar 4 Cnvnz fax uerr Carmib jae fects which animals: may have wi

during the past week, It is seldom . cougar is @ueht in this district lut of interest lings been created the nitives,

Ub,

; Line-breeding

Is a Great Art For Breeders

| Inbreeding ts a general term mean ing the continued mating of animals’ that are. related to each other, If the | animus are closely | related, the tern:

close breeding. is used. Mating thos: |

ore distantly related; such as, firs or -necont cousins, pr uncle ‘and niece Is culled line-breeding.. This. form .«; inbreeding is the one most. genotalis {used by breeders,

What is the object of line-breediné By this, system of breejing:the:- ‘attempts -to fix the characteriatle good production or type, ‘or. ‘both; ; outstanding ‘animal or. animals: ’. “How éver,. line-breeding : fixes the: ‘poor ‘ehar- retoristics : as jell: a8 - Ones.

an nals. that: sare te he:line-brea’

manilla paper bag? Maybe it‘all de-|

Garden Plans Made Now to | _ Save Lot Time

In the dull days of winter it is in- teresting to make plans for the garden for-néext year, so that as soon as spring comes. the work can be started without delay, If the shrubbery has beconv overcrowded, spring is a good time to transplunt some of the bushes so as’ tu leave plenty. of room for the others to_ grow-to their full beauty. When mov.

as little as ‘possible and that the hole

in the new location, should be ‘large |

enough that the roots.can be spread ‘out. ‘The sofl- ‘at the bottom of the hole ishould be dug out for at leeast a fout pend some very old manure or good Burden soil, or {f the old soil is very

ipoor, all new soil should be used.

vision and spring is a good time to du this. Spirea van Houttei 1s one that ‘cun be divided early.

The perennial border will need some attention ot this time. First all dend

_istems and leaves should be removed

tind delphiniums, perennial asters and {phlox and otheer late blooming plants should be lifted and divided, if neces- sary. Asters and phlox are both more sutisfactory if lifted and divided each two or three years, If they are to go

should bee put in the bottom, also some well rotted manure, or sheep manure mixed in the soil. If there are no bulbs In the ground the surface of the bed between the plants can be. lightly dug or raked after removing the weeds. If there are bulbs and the places where they. are _ Dlanted are not + carefully

tips of the leaves which may be just

below the surface of ihe ground, It. is

ja gaod plan to keep pansies and Can-

terbury belis in a cold frame over wor

fer und transplant early in the soriuv. ————— —

of dairy breeds. Line-breeding fro. such animals would give’ good resul:-

he chosen? ? Appearance or product of an unimel is by no means as guide as to its breeding worth. He - the breeding histories of the ne. cestora of the animals in question aj

:type or wor producing

hited] i;

5 ba lay ae

to be lovked into with a view. of « thining the right proportion of -oft- individuai i, From it thorwugh study of the bro histories, good idea. of. the results. 1. ‘The ‘expected from line- -breeding the a: Inmaix in question can be obtained.

No animals ure absolutely free fro: ‘defects, By line-breeding, the hidden

show themselves in, their offsprin:: There must therefore - ‘be a rigoron: selection of thee breeding stock to pr Yvent the fixing of the defects. Som: . times the defects become so pronou ced, such as droopy rumps, cut-up ne ders, ov low fit yields, that out ernss ing, or the introduction of new blood, is necessary to correct them. ° ° Sives that are descended fron sever

are very valuable snes they tend tu Ix prepoteut, that is, they stamp their uf’ ‘Spring with their own characteris However, ttnimals, linebred, for..severs. Benerntions, even when careful: sei. tion is practised, frequently. become tow refined—acking: dn: constitution ond Vigor’. “When ‘this: occurs, any Whrelatd on Wistantly ‘related sire shauld,.. ni. brought into. the herd, ‘One, buch. crs

{tution and - line

“question: rinebregiine or : cloge reding:; sant fe

{shoul re. sound : ‘constitutions, good:

ty be! ‘aid ¢, Sood producers, in ‘the cus, .

ing‘a shrub or other plant it is import- — ant that the roots should be damaged

Some shrubs are propogated by di-

back in the same position, fresh svi] -

marked one is ¥ory able t6 cut oft the. cee 29

The question is now can suc animal.

al generations of enreful line-breedin;: .

astuly restores’ the vigor: “and ‘Consti- .- ing .