DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF THE DAILY NEWS POPP oes | 1G. : | SWEDER BROS. - Willams McMeekin 2 Prince Rupert’s Perfect Harbor 2 : THE LEADING TAILORS OF PRINCE RUPERT Cadbury’s chocolates in various sizes : s ing when compared with Prince| known and tested water. Exam-| ment of Canada It is needless} [; ti td The above are ali of the very best quality and will give | Rupert harbor, or, as it is offici-| ination proved that the reason |to point out what the existence | m or ng Co., L e satisfaction. ; We carry a large stock of imported woollens ; G R O C E R S | for men’s suits and overcoats ; Prince Rupert was not selected;highland, while Digby Isiand, Fish and flotsam from the Japa We also specialize in ladies’ tailoring ; las the terminus of the great|stood like a battlement repelling | "¢*! coast are often found along ; the nearby shore line, while pe! ; We have a choice selection of | transcontinental railroad, which!/the storms of the Pacifie ocean. | : whl or mameetiter -eneiiiie anal ; icans, ec ally ake ; 25 , means so much to, not only Brit-|Further examination revealed |) 66 in the semi tropics, are ; Fine, large cluster raisin............ weees 856 per ib rome - 8, IXTH STREET ; ' ish Columbia but to Canada and|that the harbor extended for 14) eommon in this vicinity Ss 2 New season's walnuts, almonds, Brazils ; d 25¢e per ib {the Empire, without mature and|miles into the interior. Anchor-| Not only has Prince Kupert é GRE POORMS. 0. ccc cccscvess ocbasseevaun Shelled nut 50c per Ib |deliberate consideration of esery|age there was in plenty, while) aij the advantages of position, Shellec Pye PPP ere eee ct eee STV : om . th i : . 2 Ibs. for 25c fact, advantageous and detrimen-|the water was almost deep! inate and natural surround e New Sultana Raisins (heached).........# : tal it ne it om enough to moor a great ocean g0- | 1 the termina "i : “ et. § -egar oO aking one as » as e ter t ’ ee ee ae ee fe ee a ee oe 2 Ibs. for 25¢ = | Soper «8 ing steamer to the bluff sides of |'™®* ®* Wen & i ; r » here > ADO | . ores *e . ile lo ¢ . Choice Turkey Fies......./.....:...200 and 26 per Ib. of the greatest seaports in the the rocky shoreline. | the great transcontinenta rid ' k f 5 box uy | world. Every bay, inlet and bar- Tuck Inlet had been avoided/it in its development, but well e ; ¢ assor » (mas Crackers from 2oc a DOX ) A large assortment of Xmeée h ; |bor on the Goast for hundreds of|by navigators who imagined that| under construction is a migantic e rince uper ; ckings from 25¢ eac | . ean prin aiid : at aos he t 30 40c and 50 jmiles was carefully sought out, inn ES SS aE rocks on tne | drydock, costing nearly %3,000,- ; *k Nave ) es just in, 30c, 40¢ d 50k , ani . : survey, en SAE-E. 68 A, SS the advantage each one offered|'™®P® betoken @ poor survey, |000 to build, the bonds of which ; per dozen. : consequently did not care to} 2 was weighed and al! found want- chance their vessels in a little| 87 guaranteed by the govern- ; 5 PHONE 56 oD ave, oe | ) | Wholesale Wines and Liquors P.O. Drawer 1524 Telephone 3 Kaien Hardware Co. | Heavy and Shelf Hardware Sporting Goods Aerated Water Manufacturers KAIEN ISLAND AND HARBOR FROM MOUNT MORSE “ts ! ally known on the charts, Tucks that but few rocks were charted|of such a dock means to any port Sole Agents for Inlet. was because of the non-exist- its advantages are so apparent The Finest and Most gym At the western end of the|]ence of these impediments to nav and many that it would be a Stock in Northern B. C. Sole The Monarch Malleable Grand Trunk Pacific Railway,|igation. Proving the Inlet, re- not only unnecessary task, but Agents for Budweiser, P. & O. : one that would not receive jus Scotch, Royal Reserve Rye. All the officials of the company (e-| .ulted in the discovery that the . ‘ eit he ; tice in an article summarizing Leading Lines Carried. -:- -:- The “Stay Satisfactory”’ Range termined, must be the best hat-|water was deep enough to flo’ ‘|the conditions of the harbor and bor on the coast and those engi-|tne largest ships in the world,/its future as a world port neers—experts in their particu-|/ put at the same time shallov lar line—did not make any hasivjenough to afford anchorave, and superficial search for ‘tat|while the entrance at the nar- PROSPERITY FOR . ‘ . harbor. They hunted long and|rowest point is 2,000 feet in PRINCE RUPERT Minerva Paint and Paint Specialties carefully, after they had seen/width, with a minimum depth of silanes and appreciated the advantages|36 feet at low tide, and for a 608 Third Avenue ffered by Tucks Inlet, in search| width of 1,500 feet the minimum of a sheltered body of water that|depth is 60 feet. would surpass it, but failed, and From the standpoint of a nat-|Canada is assured It is thy — that hopelessly. Thus the choice!ural harbor, the experts decided|chosen terminus of the great Prince Rupert's future as one of the wealthiest cities n al Ps Rae. National Transcontinental Rai! way, finest on the whole conti We extend to all our friends Best Wishes for a nent. It is the nearest port to ve Orient Ii te natural sup- Bright and Prosperous Xmas The wealth of Prince tate a ee ee oe and New Year is Prince -- - SOLVE THE'’- - - Christmas Problem by investigating what Hughes has for “her.” pert is marked out by man and by nature for magnificent prosperity THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR What to buy at a moderate cost for a useful Christmas present | h is easily found by calling on us. We have hun e wer dreds of useful articles that would make suitable e stmas : resents e@ Why not buy a Bissell Carpet Sweeper OR A Sargent Meat Chopper Either would lessen mother’s work. Father’s temper would not be ruffled on Sunday morning if you gave him a Gillette Safety Razor A dainty EMBROIDERY SET would please sister or sweetheart. And as for the BOYS Well, you just ask your boy what he wants and then come to us for it. We know he will choose something we carry. ' BUY NOW BUY HERE | The following are just a few suggestions that will make very acceptable presents: SILK HOSE HAND BAGS FANCY COLLARS JEWEL BOXES VIEW OF UPPER END OF THE HARBOR BELTS SILK AND NET WAISTS ee ae JABOTS UMBRELLAS GLOVES of Tucks Inlet was no haphaz-| that it was probably one of the ard guess work, but the logical) pest and safest in the world. At result of months of careful study | the same time its location is such and search. COLLAR AND HANDKER- CHIEF BOXES — ,|* to give Prince Rupert a tre- "hes , 5 tic -las It was an important task tha These and many other articles in classy and up-to- I jmendous advantage over other date notions are on display in our store. those responsible for the choice | rorts om the Panifie Const. While it is 550 miles distant from Van- couver, the fact must not be overlooked that it is not more of a harbor had to carry out, but Nature seemed to favor them and had fashioned a land-locked| harbor, almost perfect m 18) than 300 miles north, being form. Sheltered by Kaien Island on one side and across the beau- tiful stretch of placid water by Prince Rupert is thus nearer the the bald head and seared face of Orient than Vancouver, and ow- Mount Morse and its wooded|ing to the fact that within a few — aa ours of leaving the wharf here a steamer is away from land and can shape a clear course to the south, it is in reality nearer Pan- j}ama in sailing hours than Van- couver. It is evident, therefore, that Prince Rupert is to become Th Prj R ft Fi f 6 ( ld an important point for the ship- p nce Upe S 0 rage 0,, ‘ ; ment of the products of the west- ern plains to both the Orient and the Old Land. THIRD AVENUE AND SECOND STREET Xi The distance between Liverpool and Yokohama via Prince Rupert Have the finest selection of |} is 800 miles less than via Van- Kicouver. Prince Rupert is there- Turkeys, Geese, Ducks and Chickens in Town |" ‘sine! teow wn hundred miles saved on e trip Quality Guaranteed and Prices to FREE PRESENTS FOR THE Si iatead neta node one Suit All CHILDREN eral hundred to the Antipodes Koute around the world Eight assures this about 250 miles farther west. Phones 126 and 436 Phones 126 and 436 Prince Rupert Hardware & Supply COMPANY, LIMITED Prince Rupert is in the same All children, accompanied by their parents, visiting our store on Tuesday, December 24th, latitude as London, with a soft : ; : between 4 and 10 p.m., will receive a present off our Christmas Tree by Father Chistmas j balmy climate, the result of the , }warm winds and mild tempera. SSS 5 seo | ture Of the Japanese current.