SUND,VY)REGPXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 1.8, C 1909. y CREATING A NEW GIT Y AND PACIFIC SEAPORT Prince RnT.r Ttr. n . . , . . ' "" " A .w iMlu. rwnic, m embryo Progress on the New Transcontinental T.in - " - t j- ' - . . - .. Z. I .' . .h - lU:L ......,.. .... jj " 111 - '-: ''-'' hrrT?n V Si I ' it- 1 if" At "tL S i -ir-- It- - s' -A,t22i . - " BY KrflENB D. WHITK PRINCE RUPERT. B. C. April 10 'Special Correspondence.) Notwith standing: the fact that the outside orld In general sense knows little of the progress made In the building; of the qranrt Trunk Pacific Railway, thousands of people are keeping in close touch with rondifions and eagerly awaiting the open ing of the sale of lots in the new western terminal townslte at Trince Ruport B This sale Is announced to begin In May of the present year. Since my last 'letter to The Oregonian a vast amount ,f development work has been completed long the right-of-way of the G. T. P. end extensive mileage across the conti nent has been placed in operatfon. From t W innipeg, the road has been completed westward to Edmonton, a distance of 0 TnJIes. West of Kdmonton 100 miles of road is finished. Kast of Winnipeg W Imlles is completed on one section and 200 on anofher. . The material used in con struction Is of the heaviest and best. It U the intention of the O. T. P. Co. and the Dominion government to make the road one of the best on the continent. The most difficult and expensive part of the work of construction is the first 20K miles oast from Prince Rupert. This is mostly heavy rock work an! fills. From Kltselas canyon eastward the route of the road pasBes through fertile valleys nd along level plateaus largely, on easv rradlents to the YeUowhead Pass through V,,,.road wlU fmd lta way into the teat IMalna east of the Rocky Moun tains From there to Edmonton and on ? . , ip1R th road traverses unbroken tretohes of tortile prairie lands which comprise one of BrltaJn's greatest gran aries and storehouses.. Upon this Immense empire of fhe North. Britain must de pend largely for her supply of bread mffs end meat- Into this enormous area or productivity are pouring today thou sands of farmers and empire builders of Krawn brain and thrift to take part In the winning of the West. This has quite properly been termed the American In vasion of Canada, for the reason that three-fourths of Canada's new settlers re coming from that side of the line. . These settlers, profiting by the experi ence of the past and bSlng nothing if not 'M' f ?ery. I,ew fleld of Promise ZljJl j superior inducements for monev getting regardless of the rigors of North- r8'1!011- by tha way- surpass In very slight if any degree the severi Winters in the Northern and Middle Western of the United States and from which the large part of the emi gration from the United States proceeds, will number In this year. 70.000 souls! Invaders have but carried out their part In the history of the de- nen?,?' th K American conU nent ajid the making and forging of new and fe "oIllnK today, their farms and homes In the states for $75 and J100 an acre and coming into Canada's in- ?a-"Rb'8 reW for crreaI mowing and purchasing from the Canadian govern- r-Jlt,and thfl ra"way companies better Is mr" Productive lands at from IZ 'a lcrs tnat Increase in value th" country grows-and this is a mat-. W of months in the present day and age in Canada trlt !i a population of 6.000 000 and a square mileage of far greater than ill '.T? States ,t!' S5..000-so 1 at Within two. three, four ; MdlL Hn,atr th setUer ha -become independent financially. . Along the coast of British Columbia ,.inLmtlC condItin are such "hat dn "ot.profltable but . a short frn th atw.r and the soli emerges from the Inevitable muskeag Into clay nd sandy loam and is very productive Along and tributary to the route of W vZavTr,":k aCiflc- are the' Butke! I' Va"7' the Bablne. Omlneca, Ne m ? It I i meTm "'her smaller ones oLWl11 be settled rapidly as soon as the road is completed far enough into the Interior to transport lumber and machinery. The-first hnn drod miles from Prince RupTrf east! rdd.onheUP th 8kena Rive? ' J p "ml bv tl e ttf'?1dklnd " operation X " "sfd eS: entire road win be competed and In operation by the time specified the company charter which December Street work haa been in progress in Prince Rupert for over a month n 'J- T- P-""1 the Provincimi0nGo'vern! nent having Joined forces and made n preliminary appropriation of J20 000 J40.000 for sewers. . Prince Rupert townslte is a model pr modern landscape englneHng Wrved and tangential lines wlTcWl Vine to make all parts of the city con veniently aocesslble. and. when built ."merin't?8 mos beautifully laid out cities In the world. At present tl townslte look, rogh. rugdtTnd , n! inviting, although superbly situated Hut one. two. three years hence, presto! x-,e.rn r.,,ho 'ming city of the Northwest will begin to emerge from the mold of the builder Into the heautiful and prosperous rity It is des tined to become. Sconically, . ao. mora r-i i O Sd1""1' could. have been chosen lor Prince Rupert. ... The more one studies the subject and analyses it th- more forcibly is one "im pressed with the logical conclusion that Prince Rupert is to become ' great - In a commercial, sense.. Tears before a step 71 ll". m thf actusU rk of construc tion of this road the .question was studied ?ZL oTefuI.,y: we'Khel and. considered Plnt" of vlew hy the Dominion government, and. by some of the best Wayrmen a"d engineers on the Conti nent. Its . tributary resources, Its com mand of export and import trade, the jt w ? haul between the East and W est of 400 miles and more and the same saving In. distance between Prince Rupert and the Orient, as compared with hetnl"Uh- !he matter oI Bdes being a dominant factor, were all - c-e-fully considered points. ; Neither the-Do-minion government nor the Grand Trunk Company would invest- near a hundred millions of dollars Jn a railway enterprise except the proposition could offer , the in "iV.? moSt. ""answerable , arguments in Its favor. All-doubt set at . J aftracUv. . little bungalow adaptable to any section of . the country and -which can be built .for less, than ' 1000, , with every Inside convenience. . ' The house ' Is" 26x34 feet,' with a front porch 7x14 feet. Its outer construction is weatherboarding - or shingles, flared at the foundation line and with Just a touch of ruggedness in the cobblestone porch pedestals and chimnev. The 1 oof is shingled and all" of the out side is rough lumber, undressed, but wire brushed and stained. The projecting gable la supported ' by heavy brackets and finished with heavy SxlO inch verge boards. The eaves project three feet, with ex posed rafter ends. The porch - has a wood floor and cement steps. By the way, I would not . advise my dearest enemy to build a cement-floored porch or to occupy for a single month a house witli a cement-floored porch. This I say purely from a hygienic stand point, for there is no better or surer way to contract rheumatism, the incura ble disease, than to sit or stand more or less constantly on such a floor. A cement floor has no. advantage, ex cept that it may be washed off by the US. f ,fL no,e-' but a ood 'wood floor laid with white lead jolnfs properlv sloped and kept, well painted will take all the water one cares to give It - The inside arrangement of this house is very simple, but it could not be more convenient, and the rooms are all of com fortable sire, without an inch of waste space. , The fining-room has a high wainscot, with plate rail and a quaint brick fire place and mantel. A handsome buttressed opening leads into the living-room and bookcases are built on each . side of - the opening. The cabinet kitchen is a feature that every, woman, should insist upon having in her home, and there is plenty of good closet room. The -window arrangement is excellent for abundant light and air The entire house is well plastered with carpet-float finish and tinted. The inside wood-trim Is of Oregon pine, stained and waxed Floors of living, and dining-rooms are of narrow matched pine, laid snusr and smooth and finished the, same as hardwood, with filler, shellac and wax xhe house from, which fills description was written was stained a 'dark jrreen outside, with a-frosted roof. Any inquiries regarding bungalows or .bunsalow bulldjjpg. addressed, tp. tUo- Bun- . ..ma.i.uuii . hub . weeK is or n 1 vl reoruary nut clear 1 1 ' . . nuuiuer-ui ainrerent points AN INEXPENSIVE AND CONVENIENT BUNGALOW I . BY- HENRY .Mfmvcm 1 ,-viXWJVy If I r?,' r- . . . " I M jnrjr.TT- -t--s,j r- - ' - " l...Miiiiulii'""i""' 'U " - tJfCir -- - - 'STATION; - structlon work began in earnest, and that work has been pushed with vigor all along, the line, . East and West Large capital lies ready to invest here . V n bulld,n-.' and In commercial and Industrial enterprises. One has but to look back a few years to Winnipeg. Oalgary. Edmonton and other towns along the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway and consider what they were five years ago and what they have become since to be convinced of the almost incalcu lable possibilities of Prince Rupert In the line of municipal development. v.Thir' SO far. has been the winning of the est. and the great work has scarce ly begun. Railways will be built 2000 miles north of Prince Rupert, and a net work of lines will cross and recross Northern and Central British Columbia and across the great Peace River' Valley from the old line of the G. T. P., to reach resourceful and productive fields at pres ent inaccessible to the farmer,- stock raiser and miner. The. Winter here has been cold during v .... utu j im part 01 r eonjary but clear iUiviNjsT-jaoQM r l2rfa'klZ- t. "v S . - - r-y 1 u c c o , UAL.' I I If"' KITCHEN J2X.ll' I 'rath $1 j;. BEE)",-r.oom: 7 - - H POS5CH 1 t Po tiii..... Conferee. XoS "XcZ. j o '; ST4 L dar hav followed each other almost without a break during that time. Prince Rupert has built herself a ca pacious and commodious postoffice, a fine large Courthouse and police headquar ters and residence, and many large frame "J- reJn a considerable area In the center of the townslte. and all of these structures have , been built regardless of the fact that no title could be given and no assurance that title could be acquired. .Thtf 86rVeS to n,ustrate the confidence squatters have in the future of the new city and their ability to acquire title when -the property is . put on sale. It is generally understood and believed, how that squatters will be given first choice of lots at values to be fixed by the townslte owners. The prediction has been freely made that by the first of next October Prince Rupert would have a pop ulation of at least 10,000 considerable of an Increase over 600. In any event, there will be a large population within a very short period of time. This statement is based on the fact -that preparations are now In nrne-reRs fni- ta - - witiui large .. iiiuiiuer-01 aiirerent -n w .f " nnm 1IMW .thout 5 -I I - 1 1 - j i . u -ijvn wjg 1 -"- 1 I! in Canada and the States, and that steamer accommodations lmvo h... i ready engaged. There is no doubt that Prince Rupert. will ho,.. w rapid growth than any city of the Pacific AT, i lne earIy stages of its development, owing to the fact that a vast territory of vaster resources depends entirely at present, upon the building of the G T. P. road as an outlet for its products, that this fact is known to the knZ v . ana - that- it is likewise known that an imnnt-tont -j . 1 j &iiu Kreai shipping port wlH be speedily built here. ". "-""umtugea lacts will give the new city by the sea a superlative mag netic attraction. In other words, that it win have no competitor to draw its vast export and import trade away for years to come. .,.V,inCOUVer- SeattIe and other" cities of the Pacific Coast contended with increas ing competition, and yet they are in the forefront of great commercial develop ment. . w,m.UlatiV? evldence of untold mineral J1 J" the country . tributary to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway from the sea, almost, to the eastern base of the Kockies -asily forecasts rapid develop ment Of PjlTitt ,,r . , . . . " nu many otner i,t? ,?fmtS alonis th Une on this :.: ',., me ensuing few years, to say nothing of other great resources, all of which only await the establishment of railway communication to be . accessible to the farmer and. prospector. . To date Prince Rupert has proved to wLT Srh.8 healthiest towns in the world, which is due largely to the heavy precipitation and the temperate Winters and Summers. There has been very little sickness here in proportion to the popu- JfJ hn;,tThe"-.a?raln- Prl" Rupert draws Hs health-giving ozone rrom the sea on the west and the great mountain ranges of the coast on the east, which is alwavs cool and refreshing, aiwajs haIlbut and herring fishing season a" hus'OP-ened n thla northern coast h?, fltSPnn8r r Kinr saimon has made T-hc- . appearance in Rupert harbor. Jilf t waters are the home of the halibut .J bVrinK- the Cod and oolichan. and many large canneries are engaged In the norTh" P-fCk,n,f ndustry alongthe coast ?he fiswnrri1 5 Prlne RuDrt- at the fishing industrj- will be one of the most important of this coast country. lif?"06 lDerestln features of town blMtlnSSS" UPCrt 18 th8 tr"nendous blasting going on constantly in the two parTcf CU,4bret " the Jal part of the townslte. No. -1 is directly abreast of the most thickly settled art of the town and only about 200 yards dis tant, and were it not for tlie fact that .'f of the explosion, is exerted toward the hay from the base of 40 feet high which faces the bav. this part of Prince Rupert, called "Knox! v lie." would have been "all shot to pieces- long ago. A, it is.- the Wg 420? foot warehouse in front of this bluff to caward, occupied by Foley. Welch & 'arVG- T- P- "tractors, has oeen toltf?d and Pa.tChed so.niany times . r ' bas!1nres":ntcd the appearance of hJ ? y qU At flr,t- ln ,hIa Part of the town, we were inclined to be a bit nervous, especially when each par ticular ioint r.r ' par- make a herculean effort Itself from. ,t, neighbor wh the larger shots were fired, and would seek i"?eu f 8 Ferch back of to"-n from which to view the upheaval of rock v1 THh leS" rl-i Than bj remaining so near the "Bring line," but shot, came so thick' and fast that we finally became accustomed to them and the fitful showers of small stone on our own -and adjoining roof, and would remain quietly at work rather than lose time and comfort by scrambling tip a water-soaked muskeag hillside in quest of safer places ' - -Passing along Rupert-road a few davs ago. one of these heavy shots was fired and I stood still and tried to count the rock ln the air at varying elevations but two particular "detachments" seomed to possess a greater attraction to me than all others combined, owing to the inter esting fact that they were headed di rectly toward, the particular spot of earth upon which I stood. Being an old baseball player in the days when Pott land was a village and Jo Buchtel. Henry Thompson, Frank Warren. James Steel William Wadhams. Edward Quackenbush and other, were star play ers in the old "Pioneers." I simply stood and watched their meteoric descent. Now I did not try to catch . either of those stones. I just saw that they did not catch me. One struck about a foot to the left and the other two to the right. I was entirely satisfied with the outcome Hero -on the townslte in proximity to cut No. 1 notice Is given by the Provin cial police in advance of all heavy shots to be fired, and the denizen, of this quarter "flee to the hills" back of Knoxville." Between the heavy blast ing on the right of way and that in progress on the townsite grading the in- ti.-si-a 11 1. uproar would remind in fancy, thur. in of the bombardment of Port At ' The- steamship,, companies . are. making PURELY VEGETABLE GREATEST 0F ALLT0NICS There is scarcely any one, no matter how vigorous and healthy, who does not need a tonic at this particular season. With the first sign of spring-time almost every one begins to feel bad. Some have no particular ailment, but are debilitated, run-down, weak; and their entire system is in a state of disorder. Little physical irregularities upset the perfect working of the blood, the appetite fails, digestion is poor, the" energies are depressed, and other unpleasant symptoms give warning that the physical machinery is "out of gear" and needs some healthful stimulating assistance to build it up to normal, and perhaps ward off some serious sickness or ailment. This disturbed and disor dered condition of health is the result of impure accumulations in the system due to an inactive winter life. The bodily waste and refuse matter is not properly ex- V pelled in cold weather, because those members whose duty it is to perform this work of drainage do not receive sufficient stimula tion from out-door bodily exercise; they therefore become dull and sluggish in their action; nor is the skin as active in eliminating impurities in cold weather. These Winter accumulations pollute the blood and destroy its rich, red corpuscles to such an extent that when Spring comes, and everything takes on new life, the circulation is so weakened that it is unable to supply the increased demands of the system, and we suffer in consequence. The healthful, vegetable in gredients of which S. S. S. is composed, and the method of combining and preparing them so that they build up and strengthen every part of the body, make it the greatest of all tonics. S. S. 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S. is for sale at all drug stores. - THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. ample preparations for the accommoda tion of the great numbers of new-comers when the ruRh begins in May and on through the Bummer, so that there may be no lack of traveling accommodations. Bunk-houses and tents will be very much in evidence here, which, together with the two large hotels already in op eration and the large number of lodging houses, will provide ample accommoda tion for investors, builders and visitors.. Construction trains are running here and the two, big steam shovels in opera tion in cuts 1 and 3 two of the heaviest pieces of construction work on the west ern division, combine with the work going on in many directions on streets and sewers to make Prince Rupert quite a busy-looking town. Snow fell here to the depth . of about 14 inches, but did not remain on the ground over a month. Navigation is open on the I-ower Skeena and the river steamer Skeena. owned and operated by Foley. Welch A Stewart. G. T. P. contractors, makes frequent trips to and fro. The Skeena will be open to navigation about the l&th of April. Including the Hudson Bay Company's boats, the G. T. P. and Folev. Welch & Stewart boats, probably six or seven fine river steamboats will "be run ning between Prince Rupert and Skeena River points this Summer, such as Port Ksslngton. Kitsumkalum, Copper River. Graveysrd Point. Telegraph Creek. Kit elas and Hazleton. Fine copper prospects have been dis covered at a number of point, within easy distance of Prince Rupert and much development work will be done this sea son. Near Stewart, on Portland Inlet, on Queen Charlotte Islands and along Alice Arm copper and gold ledges promise good results. Large coal deposits on Queen Charlotte Islands will be devel oped this year and sawmills there will be increased in capacity capable of sup plying all the lumber required for trib utary territory. 'oal dopostts in Rtilkeley Valley for 40 Want It? 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H. MAKTIH, 50 Second Street, Warren, Ohio. Last Spring I was greatly run down in health and had lost a great deal of flesh. Being a horse-shoer. the work is hard and the hours are long, which pulled me down and put me in bad shape. I.aaked iht druggist 2T .X f hould xme and he advised t w 5 0J"ht bottle and before I finished it I noticed a change for the better. I took a good course and my health was restored to its normal condition. The remedy gave me rich, pure blood, a fine appetite, and I re gained the flesh I had lost. It is undoubtedly a great blood purifier -and tonic and has my hearty en dorsement Q BO. W. McKKETH. 1110 LeFayette St., Scranton, Pa. Last year I was greatly run down in health, and feeling that I needed a blood purifier and tonie t hegan the use of S. S. S.. and took several bottles with the result that it put my blood in good condition, gave me increased strenrth and enerarv improved my appetite and digestion' and made me feel like a different man! A" hlood purifier and tonic S. 8. S. is all right. J . H. McOHEE, 45 S.Tork St., Island. Wheeling, W. V. and barks; a systemic and tonic miles, of developed. good quality, will also be A large number of prospectors will hike away into the interior as soon as the , uuppears. in search of copper and gold and to locate farm lands. Provin cial lands are placed in two classes: rirst-cla.- land is the best, most avail able and fertile in the Province and is valued at 5 an acre. Second-class com 5TS8 otber lanls and is valued at --50 an acre. These lands may be pur chased from the Provincial government ay any one applying therefor provided mey are not in any reserve made bv the HOVrnJ"?nt- Personal application nnij-t be made and submitted to the Land re partment for approval. If approved, the purchaser or applicant mav proceed to make payment in accordance with the ruling, of the department. Letters ar received here daily In larg numbers asking for information relative to the lands for sale and terms of payment. The vanguard of the processional ; to Prince Rupert has already reached the town and from now to the sale date of lots in May. and after, the travel will be very heavy. Grand Trunk officials came to 'Prince Rupert and returned to Victoria this eek and public announcement will b made of the date upon which lots will be placed on sale within the-neit two weeks. Large capital is waiting to in vest in Prince Rupert and to begin im provements on an extensive scale. The first sale of lots will be of those on the high ground to the east of the govern ment buildings and it is there where the building will begin Prince Rupert townsile will present a phenomenal different aspect in the next six mnnlhs. r -y-.- . , . ... ' ' - (-'(urtui-is win te. come property-owners and builder.-, and from a hotchpotch and confused jumble of shacks and tents Prince Rupert will be transformed into a rapldlv develop ing Pnd prospering incorporated munic ipality. Present accommodations will be inadequate to house the crowds that L . xcuvc preparations are nientation of present fm-ilitiey. Ask your doctor Ask your doctor Ask your doctor Ask your doctor Ask your doctor Ask your doctor