i'
Sustained
Yield"
Pot
District
Forests
Long
While
other
areas
of
Canada
and
the
United
States
are
starting
to
practice
the
"sustained
yield?
!
method'
of
forestry
to
rebuild
-areas
logged
over
in
i
the
last
30
or
more
years,-
the,
Prince
Rupert-forestry
district,
which
comprises
no
inconsiderable
part;
of
j
the
continent's
woodland
wealth,
is
embarking
on
that
policy
while
the
greater
part?
of
its
resources
are
yet
untouched.
Thus,
the
producers
ol
timber.
who,,
undoubtedly
multiply
with-,
hi
the-
next
decide,
can
set'
up
their-camps
and
mills
with
cer-talaty
that
while
they
are
cut-tin?,
trees
down,
prevision
is
be-ingymade-by
the
Department
of
I
and
and
Forests
to
.make
certain
that
artorsanizjd
re-srowth
program
is
under
way
at
the
same
time.
This
povernmnt
"sustained
yield"
poll-iy,
which
was
an-mine
ed
UtLt
veur
by
Lands
and
Forests
Minister,
B.
T.
Kenney,
was
me
cf
the
factors
whfcrh
influenced
the-
Celanse
Corporat
tinn.
of
'America
to
buildia
$15,-000.000
pulp
mill
on
Watson
island,-
nine
miles
from
Prince
Rupert:
Tills
mill,
when
completed,
will
have
a
capacity,
of
250
ions
of
pulp,
daily,
using
250,
Portland
Canal
region
This
acreage
is
anions
the
fasti
est-growing
of
any
in
the
for-esUy.dtetr.'ct,
which
epread?
over
almost
40.000,000
acres
of
-
central
British
Columbia,
Within
thntfdtetrW:
spread-over
5.200.-000
accessible
acres
stand
142.-000,000
board
feet
of
merchant
R
able
lumber
which
.
includes
all.
varieties
found
in
the.
coastal
and
interior
regions
of:
British
Columbia,
How
little-of:
thij.
tremendous
wealth
has
been
exploited
is
indicated
'by
the
fact
that
the-etl
imatediamount
of
.sawlog:
timber
has.
been
reduced
by
less,
than
two
billion
feet
in
the
lasMO
years,
The
numibercflogelngand
mill
operations
in
the
district
seem
few
compared
with
the.
resources
at
hand
and
the
situation
is
one
which,
it
would
;ecm
in
thl3
era
,
of
housing
and
lumber
.shortages,
oresents
an
opportunity-
for
profitable!
development.
The
amount
by
which
timber
resources
in
the
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
have
been
re
duced
in
the.
last
decade
is
ind
icated
by
the
follcwuMtfliurcs.!
OOOoboard
feet
cf
timiber
in
the
given
in
board
feet?
process.
,
VfqrrhnritsihlivHTYiW.tnHlnar
To-supply
the.
milt,
the
com
I
in
1945
47J32.0OO.000.
In
1936--pany.
has
leased
17J)00
-acres,
or
48,798.800,000
forest
land
on
the
Naas
and
I
Accessible
timber
-
covered
Skeerva
watersheds
and
in
the
i
ccreage.
19455.265,000.
In
1933
r-5,276,000.
Thus,
the
amount
of
'
timber
cut
in
that
Tecent'10-year
period
amountedto
less
than
tvo
billion
board
'
feet,
while
the'r
reduction
in
logged;
area
was
only
11.000
acres.
The
proportion
.oXivarieties,
of
Umber
of
commercial
importance
cy
to
Keep
Productive;
2re
given
belowda
percentages:
Fir
2,
Red
Cedai
16,
Hemlock
32,
Spruce
2C,
Balsam
16,
Lodgepole-pins
6,
Yellow
cedar
2.
Victoria,
B.C.,
June
19,
1947.
mill
's
reported
to
be
able,
to
use
only
hemlock,
spruce
and
balsam,
these
varieties
will
be
reduced
fairly
rapidly
on.
the
acreagcheld
by
the
company,
although"
other
varieties,
which
.can.-bet
marketed
for
lumber,
-likely
will
belonged
at
the
same
time,
t
HEMLOCK
IS
IMPORTANT:
Imp-rtant
jn-this
distrlctboth
from
the
standpoint-of
quality
and
commercial
quantity,
is
hemlock,
which
is
said
tc'vbe-sup-
i
rior
to
the
hemlock1
growing
in
j
Since
tne
Watson
.
Island
pulp,
u.ther
parts
cf.th?
province
The
k
Message'
from
Mr.
Kenney
WOULD
like
to
extend
I
to
your
organization
sincere
good
wishes
for
a
very,
successful
meeting,
I
believe
that
the.
Northern
and
Central
sections
of
our
Province
are
on
the
threshold
of
a
period
of
unparalleled
development.
You
have
no
doubt
read
in
the-
Press
of.;the
discussions
that
have
been
taking
place-recently
with
a
view
to
de-
tfilnntncr
n
fiAlinoca
Innct.
ry
near
Prince
Rupert.
With
HK
our
extensive,
forest
areas,
excellent
potential
power
sites,
and
the
advantages
afforded
by
tide
-
water
mills,
I
think
we
may
look
forward
to
other,
similar
Industries
investlgaUng
th
possibilities
of
.this
portion
of
our
Province
in
the
near
future,
In
addition
to
our
forest
resources,
we
are
the
forT
tunate
posessors
of
large
areas
of
agricultural
land,
petroleum
and
natural
gas
fields
of
considerable
promise,
ind
tremendous
deposits
of
coal
and
minerals.
Truly,
there
is
ample
jusUfication
for
the
phrase-"Business
is
moving
to
B.C."
The
part
that
Boards
vol
Tradd
and
kindred
organizations
can
play
in
accelerating
that
movement
is
an
Inspiring
and
vital
one
aud'Iitrutt
J
mat
every
success
will
attend
your
efforts.
E.
T;
KENNEY,
Minister
of
Lands
and
Forests
1
British
Coliu
'
MMT
ibte
R
ia
s
esource
Our
Forests
Requim
-,f;
'
.
-
thorough,
protection
f.-i
r
exceptionally
fine
grain
and
soundness
of
the
hemlock
found
in
the
Terrace
district
has
won
tha
approval
of
the
lumber
trade.
Long
neglected
cottonweod.
whirh
abounds
in
the
Skeena
and
Naas
valleys
has
at
last
com,e
into
its
own,
and
Is
r-eirts;
shipped
In
fair
quantity
to
Vancouver
for
the
plywood
industry.
A
900.000-foot
Davis
raft-ivaj
-ship-red
this
spring
from-a-tidewater
booming,
"round
at
Bilmor.
It
is
expected
rthat
-
this
year'-s
(itton;vrod
scale
may
e'xreet1
hat
of
last
year,
when
999.W
beard
feet
-were
snipped
out.
An
encroachment
on
the
sov?
clintr
cf
red
cedai
in
the
pole
nd
pi'ing
industry
lias
ceer
nder
way
during
th-latt
couple
I
rc:"-
ll7ttd-3ffe
nw'
r-'e
srrwr
r
dMre
tc
te't
lodc-i
v
nine.
twtfoeJc
and
fir
for.
'es
and
pilings.
Previously
Y
nnd
rliw?
"riHkietton
was
-'
'S!vely
red
eedar.
ITi-ih
lumber
prtees
have
Induced
an
increase
in
the-iirr"ir
of
sawmills
in
th
'
'let.
until
thy
now
numbe
ver
120
v-Rh
a.
maximum
outmit
rr"oaching
l.0OOiX)0
board
feet
a
lv
This
maximum
.however,
iot
vet
'been
reached.
Mast
he
mills,
over
100
are
In
the
"t"lrr.
rcany.
of
-tbera
"small
some
of
!.vf:'.ch
nr?
nort-vle
mills.
Io??in?
oferer-r,!
or.
the
ast
inplude
three
bUr
camos
i
thp
Qvcn
Charlotte
I?londs
which
produce
spruce,
hemlock
and
cedar
which
is
transported
by
raft
to
mills
in
the
south.
Logging
in
the
interior
fs
milnly
carried
cn
in
conjunc"on
with
sawmill
operations,
often
managed
by
the
same,
persnn.
While
Prince
Hubert
Is
Jarelv
built
on
rocks
and
mujkeg,-lt
has
been
able
to-develop
a
surprising
amount
cf
park
ffcKltie
which
gives
an
attractive
ap
pearance
to.
the
city.
'15.000
PULP
000
MILL
(Ireat
Project,
Which
Marks
Turning
Point
in
I'rince
KupertV
Economy,
Under
Way
Prince
Rupert
was
electrified
by
a.
great
announcement
on
March
12
of
this
year.
It
was
the
official
news
that
the
Celanese
Corporation
of
America
had
chosen
Watson
Island.
Port
Edward,
eight
miles
from
Prince
Rupert,
as
the
site
for
a
$15,003,-000
cellulose
pulp
mill.
On
May
19,
George
Sshneider,
New
York,
vice-president
and
technical
di
rector
of
the
Celaiiese
Corporation,
visited
Prince
Rupert
and
announced
that
a
start
on
con
ttructton
might
bo
expected
within
two
months.
On-July
5.
aainuttment
was
made
that
British
Columbia
Drtdfte
&
Dredging
Co..
which
did
haavy
war
construction
work
at
PrlnccRirp-ert
had
been
awarded
the
contract
for
a
$490,000
reck,
exenva-tton
job
on
the
mill
site.
Hiavy
lnathincry-
soon
started
rolling
t
Part
Edward
and-now
Ihe
work
on
the
great
nlont
which
will
transform
the
commercial,
economic
and
business
l'fe
of
Prince
Rupert
!
ettln?
under
way.
Two
years
has
been
stated
ns
the
time
which
be
re-nulred
to
get
construction
com-
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dust
pietea
ana
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ifreui
pinni
in
op-
i
it
t;c
jjereUl
ctatlon.
.will
Jvs
1
catec:
at
Watson-
Island,
eight
mues
from
the
city
and
connected
to
Prince
Ruprt
by
rail,
water
and
highway.
Princt-Rupert
wlll
actually
be
the
lioni
qunrters
anc.
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.
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Hands
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