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TERRACE,
CENTRE
OP
TIMDER
INDUSTRY,
FARMING
AND
A
VACATION
PARADISE
A
little
over
ninety
miles
east
of
Prince
Rupert
is
the
thriving
town
of
Terrace
past
which'
the
the
great
Skeena
River
flows.
It
is
not
only
a
centre
of
Industry
and
agriculture
but
it
is
Prince
Rupert's
most
Immediate
holiday
centre.
To
it
each
week-end
hundreds
of
Prince
Rupert
people
drive.
Here
are
some
interesting
scenesdeplctlng
the
beauty
of
the
country:
bare
blue
rock
or
thrusting
fingers
of
green-timbered
valleys
add
contrast.
Summer
unmasks
the
bold
faces
of
tte
hills
ltaving
their
features
etched
in
ermine
like
tracings
of
snow.
Rich
as
the
.scenery
la,
man
can
not
live
on
it
alone,
and
the
people
of
Terrace
have
no
need
to
try.
Old
Dame
Nature
took
care
of
that
too.
She
deposited
fertile
land
on
bench
and
bottom
and
raised
a
varied
crop
of
tim
ber.
Today
the
timber
is
being
harvested
by
the
loggers
to
be
sawn
by
the
millers
while
the
farmer
following
more
slowly,
on
the
bank
Justlxlow
the
present
Civic
Centre.
.
LUMBER
IS
TERRACE
BREAD
AND
BUTTER
converts
more
and
more
land
to
three
operators
who
special!
In
1,
Fertile
Terrace
Valley.
2,
A
grand
view
above
-Amsbury.
3.
Wide
Skeena
Highway
with
sweeping
curves,
easy
grades
and
good
surface.
4.
Here
the
roadway
leaves
the
railway,
making
a
picturesque
scene.
Top
Right
Section
of
Terrace
business
district.
MlddleFaf-famed
Lake
Lakelse,
with
its
wonderful
hotsprings,
a
paradise
for
holiday-makers.
BottomFarmland
creeping
to
the
edge
of
the
Skeena.
Frank's
Dairy.
Terrace
'Rising
In
Steps'
Actually;
Is
District
of
Great
Potentiality
Has
Advanced
A
Long
Way
Since
George
Little
Founded
Place
t
Forty
Years'
Ago
(By
HARRY
SEAMAN)
"Rising
in
steps,"
that
is
Terrace,
a
town
with
a
completely
descriptive
name.
With
the
seried
benches
behind
it
and
before
it
the
community
sits
in
a
fav-ored
spot
created
by
nature
and
chosen
by
man,
In.
almost
any
direction
the'
eyes
chance
to
wandeft
distant
mountains
can
be
seen
beyond
farm
land
.and
timber.
In
winter
the
ranges
are
sparkling
white
except
where
the
production
of
food
stuffs
Terrace
has
travelled
a
long
mile
since
that
day
m
1906
when
the
little
river
steamer
"Pheasant"
nosed
Into
Ferry
Lsland
Lumber
has
beer,
the
tilggest
part
of
Terrace's
brtad
aud
but
ter
ever
since.
The
eleven
mill
operating
In
the
district
kick,
out
an
estimated
120,000.
board
leet
of
lumber
a
day.
Besides
the
western
hemlock-
tltka
spruce,
red
cedar
and
balsam
a
considerable
amount
of
cottonwood
.is
annually
shipped
south
for
the
manufacture
of
plywood.
Thousands
of
tlev
poles
and
piling
are
shipped
each
year
by
that
trade.
One
out
of
thetord-
Inary
order
calls
for
delivery
of
boom
sticks
to
the
Oreat
Lakes.
These
sticks
are
large
spruce
logs
used
by
some
of
the
Lakes
slough
and
dumped
the
lumber
Mills
to
pen
their
Dulnwood
And
for
George
Little's
first
house
j
short
logs.
When
the
boom'
sticks
become
well
worn
the
eastern
mills
cut
first
rate
lumber
from
them.
If
timber
gave
wings
to
the
prince
Uupcrt
ISrinrc
Rupert
Daily
J3cto0
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SECTION
TWO
Dailp
Wednesday,
August
6,
1947
vatuo,
TERRACE
a
Jewel
among
Encircling
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THE
BEST
WISHES
to
the
delegates
of
the
Associated
Boards
i
of
Trade
Convention
and
Good
Luck.
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to
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future
endeavours
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and
Monarch
Dealer
STANDARD
OIL
AGENTS
Terrace
Theatre
an'
C,
M.
ADAM,
Manager
TERRACE,
B.C.
TERRACE
TRANSFER
AND
TAXI
STORAGE
We
Meet
All
Trains
service
to
any
point
in
the
district
P.O.
BOX
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(H.
SMITH)
TERRACE
Dine
at
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LAKELSE
AVENUE
TERRACE,
B.C.
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Banquets
SERVE
Tatyjjtod,
Fine
Pastries,
Quick
and
Courteous
Service
PHIL
TETRAULT,
Proprietor
THE
ROYAL
BANK
OF
CANADA
Complete
Banking
Service
TERRACE
BRANCH
J.
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Manager
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Wishes
to
Associated
Boards
,
Serving
Terrace
and
District
With
Finest
Bakery
Products
community's
prosperity,
agric-
utur'e
provides
the
stablity.
Actually
the
agriculturists
entered
the
district's
history
books
before
the
lumbermen.
Among
the
first
to
take
Interest
in
the
soli
was
Tom
Thornhlll,
who
developed;
a
garden
and
evenually
an
orchard
on
part
of
the
site
now
utilized
by
a
tourist
camp.
The
three
Michar.d
brothers
came
along
about
1904.
Un
trained
but
natural
horticulturists,
they
developed
the-
large
luclous
strawberry
known
as
the
Skeena
Wonder.
Their
Interest
In
potatoes
caused
them
to
experiment
until
they
produced
what
they
called
a
banana
potato,
so
named
because
of
Its
shape.
Ideal
for
roasting,
the
banana
has
a
flavor
not
unlike
a
yam.
Following
down,
the
years
other
tillers
of
the
soil
have
gone
In
for
orchards,
beny
crops,
vegetables,
grains
and
hay.
Dairying
and
poultry
rajsing
has
also
added
to
the
community's
revenue.
ATTRACTIONS
FOR
TOURISTS
la
tourist
attractions
the
Terrace
area
Is
well
up
front
A
scant
16
miles
from
town
is
Lak
else
Lake,
where
the
vacationist
may
fish,
swim
or
Just
dally
in
the
large
mineral
hot
springs.
If
It
Is
mountain
climbing
that
appeals,
the
energetic
one
can
Close
his
eyes
and
point.
There
are
mountains
in
every
direction.
Twenty
miles
north
tf
Terrace
is
Kltsumgallum
Lake,
a
logging
centre
and
potential
summer
recreation
centre.
For
the
sportsman
there
are
plenty
cf
fish
streams
and
lakes
as
well
as
game
such
as
grizzly,
I
black
bear,
moose,
Jeer,
mount-,
aln
goat.
If
feathered
targets
are
preferred,
then
are
ducks,
geese
and
grouse
to
be
had.
Visitors
may
come
to
Terrace
by
train,
auto,
or,'
if
alr-mlnded
they
can
fly
in.
landing
at
the
large
modern
airport
five
miles
.south
of
town.
In
the
line
of
civic
Improvements
the
community
has
obtained
several
buildings
formerly
used
by
the
Army.
What
was
formerly
Brigade
Headquarters
officers'
mess
Is
now
being
converted
Into
a
ten-room
hospital.
At
another
camp
Just
at
the
eastern
edge
eff"
town
the
officers
mess
will
serve
as
a
recreational
centre
for
teen-agers.
A
drill
hall
will
be
Terrace's
civic
centre
and
three
H
huts
will
become
school
roomsVhen
the
old
school
is
evacuated
this
summer
If
domestic
and
Industrial
use
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