New
Telephone
Service
For
Northern
B.C.
Points
i
B.C.,
Including
the
Cariboo,
along
with
the
Sechelt
Peninsula,
the
west
coast
of
Vancou
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northern
B.C.,
a
well
as
In
the
central
and
coastal
areas,
has
been
accelerated
sines
two
associated
companies
acquired
the
Canadian
ffovemmenf
tele.
ver
Island,
and
some
islands
between
ihe
mainland
and
Vancouver
Island.
Hundreds
of
telephones
and
phone
system
west
of
the
a
large
quantity
of
switch
5
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tf',
boards
are
scheduled
to
be
in
stalled
within
the
next
few
1
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KocKles
last
Apru
1.
The
system
was
purchased
recently
by
the
B.C.
Telephone
Co.
and
Northwest
Telephone
Co.
While
small
!n
number
of
telephones
approximately
4.500
geographically,
the
recently-acquired
territory
Is
large
and
scattered,
stretching
from
the
Queen
Charlottes
into
central
months
In
many
of
the
27
central
offices
in
the
territory.
In
the
meantime,
local,
service
ii
being
provided
for
waiting
applicants
in
areas
where
equipment
is
already
on
hand.
Major
development
in
thia
field
has
been
the
opening
of
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suited
for
northern
rxmltrv
farming.
devclomcnt
is
slow
-ind
cosily
but
land
is
cheap
and
so
are
living
costs.
Most
farmers
supplement
their
income
from
part-time
logging.
(Photo
by
Wally
West
Studios)
TYPICAL
FARM
LAYOUTS
in
the
Prince
George
district
are
seen
in
this
aerial
photo.
There
are
few
open
patches
or
natural
clearings
except
some
old
burns
where
land-clearing
is
simplified.
In
general,
however,
farm
HY-BKED
CH1CKKNS
are
the
result
of
several
years
of
experimenting
by
farmer
J.
H.
Cuddie
of
Prince
George,
who
is
shown
tending
his
home-bred
flock.
A
cross
between
two
popular
poultry
strains,
the
new
breed
is
ideally
-claims
Mr..Cuddie.
Poultry-raising
for
both
egg
and
meat
production
is
a
growing
trend
in
Prince
George's
mixed
farming
areas.
(Photo
by
Wally
West
Studios)
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Elephants
on
Sale
Untouched
Farmland
Near
Hub
City
Notice
in
a
pet
shop
window
in
Beeston,
Nottinghamshire,
England:
"42
tame
Indian
elephants
for
sale."
Faces
New
Stage
of
Development
The
owner
said:
"I
don't
really
expect
to
sell
any,
but
you
never
know."
This
with
severe
competition
from
products
of
all
kinds,
situation
is
expected
to
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halfmlllion-acre
tract
cause
(established
areas
in
a
position
emphasis
is
on
greater
development
and
higher
production
to
feed
a
hungry
northland.
'
of;
a
definite
swing
to
livestock
to
ship
in
steady
supplies
of
fanning.
graded,
attractively
packaged
1
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ft
1
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v
CX
Manufactured
from
Selected
Inland
Douglas
Fir.
These
panels
are
constructed
with
waterproof
glue
and
have
Sanded
Sound
Faces
containing
s
scattering
of
small
sound
tight
knots
and
burls.
Local
production
of
fluid
milk
has
increased
but
is
still
insufficient
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
city.
Very
good
opportunities
N3cA
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w
P&H
r
Cranes
and
Hoists
exist
for
poultry
farming.
Small
produce.
Potato
production
has
now
increased
to
the
point
where
the
local
supply
exceeds
the
requirements
of
the
city,
yet
large
Importations
from
Southern
B.C.
and
California
are
necessary,
owing
to
the
fact
that
the
local
supply
is
usually
unwashed
and
ungraded.
Local
farmers
and
businessmen
alike
are
working
to
over
"Through
the
sir"
methods
lor
load-handling
tasks
of
every
description.
Contact
neras
ol
beef
cattle
are
common
and
a
few
farmers
with
ample
feed
supplies
have
been
successful
In
finishing
feeder
cattle
purchased
from
the
range
areas
'la?'-;
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of
the
province.
This
industry
IkCROSSMAN
is
expected
to
grow
although
the
raising
of
beef
cattle
is
handicapped
by
the
limited
MACHINERY
CO.
LTI.
C
BCACH
AVE.
come
such
difficulties,
assuring
VANCOUVER
I.
C
the
efficient
producer
of
a
steady
reliable
income.
But
the
amount
of
natural
pasture
and
ti.a.
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farm
land
fanning
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from
the
Junction
of
the
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laser
and
Nechako
rivera
in
I
Intral
British
Columbia
is
;
ring
a
new
era.
Surrounding
the
city
of
Prince
I
eorge
and
one
of
the
fastest-I
swing
communities
in
the
1
sovince,
these
rolling
lands
ill
soon
be
host
to
the
builders
a
new
highway
which
will
I
vide
modern
access
for
the
1
pt
t)me,
and
a
continuous
l
d
from
Prince
Rupert
on
t
Pacific
coast
to
Edmonton.
To
dale,
only
one-tenth
of
the
!
rtential
agricultural
acreage
t
h
the
area
has
been
cleared
1
cultivation.
Greatest
development
has
t
ken
place
south
of
Prince
f
eorge,
including
districts
of
1
mevlew,
Tabor
Creek,
Red
ock
and
Woodpecker,
and
rear
MrBrlde
on
the
Fraser
River,
140
milea
east
of
Prince
George.
Other
farming
communities
are
Beaverly
and
Mud
River
to
the
west,
Reid
Lake
nd
Chief
Lake
to
the
north-
est,
Salmon
Valley
to
the
r
rth,
and
numerous
small
tne
long
winter
feeding
period.
Step
Up
Plant
Efficiency
With
MODERN
Machinery
The
McBride
district
Is
particularly
well
adapted
to
dairying
and
aeed
potato
growlnr
but
future
expansion
along
these
line
in
that
area
will
depend
largely
on
the
development
of
markets
and
completion
of
the
Northern
Trans-Provincial
highway
to
;
Prince
George
and
the
Yellow-bead
route
to
Kamloops.
At
present,
the
total
number
of
farmers
in
the
entire
Prince
George
area
is
estimated
at
less
than
500.
Many
of
these
are
partially
engaged
in
lumbering,
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Plywoods
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Exterior
Grade.
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lying
along
the
SR
east
to
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our
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carefully
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affords
you
and
our
other
good
business
friends
the
very
best
service
we
can
give
from
new
lines,
larger
stocks
and
better
facilities.
Our,
Sales
and
Engineering
Staffs
are
at
your
service.
sawmilllng
or
railroading
activities.
But
Increased
production
is
expected
to
come,
partially
through
expansion
and
development
of
existing
farms,
many
of
which
are
now
too
small
to
strict
Clay
soils
predominate.
Silts
i
id
silty
loams
are
found
along
t
f
Fraser
and
Chilako
rivers
a
h)
in
the
districts
northwest
et!
Prince
George.
Tree
cover
r
these
soils
consists
mainly
be
considered
as
economic
units,
and
future
development.
Production
In
most
lines
so
far
has
been
insufficient
to
warrant
the
setting
up
of
organized
marketing
facilities
tff
poplar
and
lodgepole
pine
v
fth
some
willow
and
birch.
1
evy
stands
of
spruce
are
c
mon
on
the
silts
and
In
the
r
r
valleys
heavy
groves
of
t
ittmwood
may
be
found.
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FERTILITY
h
fertility
of
these
solle
1
fcnmparatively
high
as
demon-l
fated
by
good
yields
of
hay
I
4
grain.
They
are,
however,
and
grading
regulations.
Thus
local
farmers
are
often
faced
Better
Long
Distance
Telephone
Service
Biewhat
low
in
organic
con-tlt.
Barnyard
manures
and
Wmerdal
fertilizers
can
be
d
to
very
good
advantage
10
crop
rotations
designed
to
?rease
the
organic
matter
Atent
are
essential.
I'he
climate
may
be
described
cool
and
temperate.
The
For
Northern
British
Columbia
sons
are
characterized
by
Wupt
changes
and
strong
"
"
3
Biperature
contrasts.
The
Swing
season
is
short
with
kg.
warm
days
and
cool
nights,
timer
frosts
are
common.
e
total
annual
precigitatlon
approximately
2t
Inches,
one
frd
of
which
falls
as
snow.
tXED
FARMING
.
T'le
district
aa
a
whole
Is
lit
ed
to
mixed
farming.
1-eh
the
lack
of
readily
liable
domestic
water
is
a
finus
problem
in
many
loca-jtis,
especially
on
the
higher
Cs.
Coarse
grains
and
most
face
crops
are
well
adapted.
Ratoes
and
vegetables
such
as
fnips,
carrots
and
cabbage
are
$n
on
a
commercial
scale
in
I
river
vallevs.
piher
cash
crops
include
hay,
in
and
alsike
clover
seed.
Jthin
recent
years,
a
number
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been
made
to
coastal
Because
we
had
faith
in
the
north,
we
bought
the
Canadian
Government's
telephone
system
west
of
the
Rockies
this
spring.
This
gave
us
a
line
of
telephone
exchanges
from
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
east
to
Prince
George
and
down
through
the
Cariboo
country
to
the
southern
area
we
already
served.
These
exchanges
are
tied
together
by
long
distance
telephone
circuits
which
also
connect
them
to
southern
B.C
and
the
world
in
general.
To
meet
the
industrial
growth
of
the
north,
we
have
already
increased
our
northern
network
of
long
distance
circuits.
The
pole
line
running
south
from
Prince
George
has
been
supplemented
by
a
chain
of
12
very
high
frequency
radio-telephone
stations
between
Prince
George
and
Vancouver,
providing
more
talking
and
teletype
circuits.
At
Prince
Rupert
we
have
a
medium
frequency
radio-telephone
station
which
connects
boats
and
isolated
land
points
to
the
regular
telephone
system.
At
Prince
George
we
have
another
medium
frequency
radiotelephone
station
which
will
serve
isolated
points
over
a
considerable
area.
Northern
industries
are
already
benefitting
from
the
enlarge?
ment
of
the
long
distance
telephone
network,
and
other
projects
In
hand
will
result
in
further
improvement.
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
TELEPHONE
COMPANY
NORTH-WEST
TELEPHONE
COMPANY
trkets.
kAL
DEMAND
S'he
rapid
growth
of
the
city
s
created
a
good
local
demand
t
livestock,
dairy
and
poultry
opacity
Up,
Vices
Lower
CPC
Reports
ine
B.C.
Power
Commission
'he
fiscal
year
ended
March
increased
its
generating
ca-
tcity
35
per
cent,
while
bring-
electricity
costs
to
Its
widential
users
down
for
the
"entri
consecutive
year.
-
.
figures
were
released
m
victoria
by
commission
lairman
T.
H.
Crosby,
who
'M
the
provincial-owned
utilirj
J"
'continue
to
expand,
as,
Pen
and
whera
needed."
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