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SECTION
TWO
Wednesday,
August
6,
1947
n
We
Say
WELCOME
4
Delegates
of
the
....
ASSOCIATED
BOARDS
OF
TRADE
It
is
a
pleasure
to
have
you
with
us
JOE
SCOTT
Kaien
Hardware
Co.
Picturesque,
Busy,
Promising
Ketchikan
WELCOME
KETCHIKAN
Picturesquely
nestled
under
a
mountain
about
100
miles
irom
Prince
Rupert
lies-"The"
First
City
of
Alaska"
Ketchikan,
thriving
and
progressive
town
of
seme
C000
persons.
It
is
Alaska's
greatest
fishing
port
yth
its
many
salmon
canneries
and
halibut
handling
establishments.
A
large
sawmill
is
another
major
industry
and
now
the
place
is
being
investigated
for
an
$8,000,COO
pulp
mill
project.
.There
is
also
important
mining
development
in
Ketchikan
area.
(The
pictures
show
the
town
and
waterfront
from
Tongass
Channel
and
a
street
scene
in
downtown
Ketchikan.
It
is
one
of
several
alert
Alaska
cities
associated
with
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Central
B.C.).
GREETINGS
DELEGATES
and
BEST
WISHES
from
Grotto
Cigar
Store
WHOLESALE
AND
KETAIL
TOBACCONIST
BERT
MORGAN,
Manager
Young
Men
In
Action!
friendly
Prince
Rupert
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
Working
for
Prince
Rupert
and
Central
B.C.
To
mm
'.
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
Delegates
May
the
Convention
Be
Productive
and
the
Delegates'
Visit
Pleasant
Prince
Rupert
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
h
an
active
force
working
for
the
betterment
of
the
region
and
the
country.
As
members
of
the
Associated
Hoards
of
Trade
of
Central
H.C.,
we
pledge
our
support
to
all
progressive
programs.
ir
of
Implications
of
Rupert
As
New
Alaska
gateway
(By
WILLIAM
L.
BAKER,
Publisher.
Ketchikan
Chronicle)
Opening
of
the
Prince
Rupert
gateway
to
Alaska
not
only
portends
good
trade
relations
with
a
friendly
commercial
neighbor
it
also
means
the
actual
creation
of
about
$2
worth
of
Canadian-American
business
for
every
dollar
Alaskans
spend
with
Canadian
railways,
warehouses,
docks,
longshoremen
and
telegraph
companies.
This
is
true
because
Canada
!s
spending
mucn
more
wuu
Uncle
Sam
than
Uncle
Sam
is
CANADIANS
RUN
KETCHIKAN
MINE
The
usual
thing
is
for
United
States
capital
to
be
invested
Ui
Canada.
However,
there
is
it
least
one
example
of
Investment
in
th.2
reverse
direction.
It
Is
the
case
of
the
famous
Dolomi
mine
on
Prince
of
Wales
Island
reopened
by
Vancouver
interests
headed
by
Robert
Crowe-Swords
and
is
expected
to
get
into
production
almost
Immediately.
A
crew
of
22
men
is
employed
on
the
property
which
is
equipped
with
ball
mill,
hydroelectric
plant.
The
present
mill
has
a
capacity
of
75
tons
and
Is
so
designed
as
to
be
capable
of
expansion
to
150
tons.
It
Is
the
third
largest
lode
gold
mine
in
Alaska.
All
Canadian
ccart
steamship
ines
ouerate
between
Prince
Rupert
aDd
Alaska
with
rKuVar
sailings
three
times
a
-veek;
be
tween
mis
cuv
ana
K-CTcmtcan.
By
another
route
Alaska
Is
rraih-fd
by
steamer
which
eoes
from
Rupert
to
Stewart
and
Hyder.
pe-.d:ng
with
Canuda.
So
un--
venule
Is
Canada's
trad
bal-an:c
this
year
it
may
reach
?1
.000,000.000
that
Canaan
will
pu
tatty
have
to
stco
her
heavy
buyin;
in
the
siatos
and
turn
to
r-:
sterling
bloc.
In
whH:h
she
has
a
favorable
twLinee
of
wv-ral
hundred
million
doMars
per
year.
Thus
the
more
Alaska
spends
with
Prince
Runevt
and
we
don't
minimise
the
Importance
cf
the
lternatlvt
lifeline
Rnpert
creates
for
Alaska
.lie
more
can
Canada
in
turn
wend
with
the
near
Ketchikan
which
Is
being
U.S.A.
Every.
doUar
Alaska
s?nd
to
Prince
Rupert
to
pay
Ir
transoortatkm.
insurance
and
handling
cf
Alasfca-txmnd
goods
will
go
back
over
t'ne
boundary
!or
something
from
the
state.
This
will
mean
(rood
times
for
Prince
Hubert
and
for
the
48
rtates
if
ths
pattern
Js
earried
to
Its
ukirnate
eonetoskm.
What
Canada
needs
is
for
more
retfors
than
A'aska
to
find
things
they
can
buy
In
the
Dominion,
or
w
vf
the
states
and
territories
shall
flr.rt
ourselves
unable
to
sell
aroods
to
Canada
traditionally
our
V.st
customer.
Prince
Rupert.
:hroush
construction
of
a
celsnese
plant
will
add
mu-h
o
Canada's
foreign
exchange
through
releasing
of
eastern
U.
S.
mone
In
western
farads
in
tbefcrai
of
a
round
Dayrblf.
Rupert
musfalso
THE
NEW
.Prince
tttiprrt
Daiip
m
Governor
of
Alask
J
Prince
Ruvvrl
As
Gq(C
Message
From
Hon.
Ernest
Omening
te
.u
of
Trade
Convention
Cur
good
neighbor
relations
with
Car-adi
an
example
to
the
world,
and
a
goal
for
an
,
among
natipns
to
emulate.
In
Alaska,
we
have
a
special
rca:on
far
L
our
only
land
neighbor
since
we
Alaskans
arer.l
lp
a
dual
capacity
both
as
Amerlcar.3
and
Abfeil
necessary
to
elaborate
on
this
stimulating
th-1
there
Is
a
new
aspect
of
the
situation
which
it
is
tne
growing
importance
cf
Prince
Rupert
not
merely
as
a
port
in
Its
own
right,
but
as
a
gateway
to
Alaska.
Prlnco
Rupert's
geographic
nearness
to
Alafka
and
the
tecent
development,
of
its
port
facilities
incidental
to
Wcrld'
War
II
combine
to
give
the
port
the
greatest
actual
and
potential
importance
as
the
terminus
of
rail
and
highway
transportation
both
from
Canada
and
from
the
Middle
West
and
Eastern
parts
of
the
United
States
to
Alaska.
Since
Prin:c
Rupert
Is
CCC
miles
nearer
to
Alaska
than
the
next
nearest
continental
port.
It
is
obvious
that
distinct
economies
can
be
mad
and
effectively
promoted
by
utilizing
Prince
Rupert
increasingly.
Con
siderable
trade
from
the
Middle
We;t
cf
thsr.:
Alaska
can
effectively
be
routed
through
Prfc::fc?
I
thereby
the
round
trip
haul
from
ports
mr!
T.I
Alaska
is
sufficiently
large
and
its
commens
t-;
to
justify
several
trade
routes
between
It
Car.:::.L:
No
city
should
have
a
monopoly
of
that
trade
ERNEST
fiRlTl
Gover
Juneau,
Alaska.
go
after
mora
American
tourists.
:
explored
h.;-r
not
only
to
help
iUeM
but
also
coast
Rapcrt
cifcl
to
help
Canada.
The
Cariboo-
we
If
'-J
t-""-"'
;
Skeeoa
and
ths
Cariboo-Hart
nation
tc
make
Jf
-j
highways'
arethe
last
great
un-
and
p:.;V.l)-
"Northwest
Passage"
Being
Pioneered
By
KRlfiffi
STEAMSHIP
f.AR
'
7
ratlins
Between
Prince
Rupert
and
Southeast
Alas
;
i
(JWISH
to
take
this
opportunity
to
convey
my
best
wishes
to
the
delegates
to
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
Convention,
and
to
the
visiting
business
men
of
Alaska.
We
look
forward
to
a
long
and
mutually
prosperous
association."
Phillip
G.
Briggs,
ProsidniU