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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
2
Advertising notices from Sriace Ruper Journal detail British firms in Belgium after the war and goods once supplied by Germany. A US dyestuffs industry claim reports a company aiming for 30,000,000 pounds yearly output, roughly half of prewar U S home consumption.
December 14 1916 report notes general tendency to blame corporations but cites Mr Duby of Emerson sawmill praising his treatment by G T P. The Emerson proposition is seen as legitimate business for the city and quickly pursued, with no meritless proposals rejected by the railway.
The anticipated arrival of a large sawmill in Prince Rupert is framed as more than a plant. it would act as a nucleus for related ventures. The mill could boost boatbuilding for fishing craft and larger vessels, aligning with Prince Rupert as a growth hub for maritime trades.
Readable notes describe Nepur Oyye Acetylene Plant located at 146 Third Avenue in connection with a broader industrial setup. Details on operations or ownership are limited in the fragment.
A jumble of items from Prince Rupert includes Adlerika advertised as a quick bowel remedy, notices by Austin Brown and Oliver Brown applying to prospect coal and petroleum on Graham Island, a water rights notice by G R Naden Company Limited seeking large water allocation for power, and a hotel liquor license renewal for Nichol Hotel in Pacific, all dated 1916 with regional gaze on Queen Charlotte Islands and surrounds.
Fragmented OCR shows a provincial surveyor Wright and references to surveying and magazines. Limited readable facts present no clear event date name or place.
Take notice that George Dol. Tite of Prince Rupert plans to prospect for coal and petroleum on Graham Island near West River with a defined parcel and fee of 410-810. Also notice of Melvin Stephens and Maxwell Wade seeking to register as fee owners after tax deeds on Lots 7 and 8, Block 46, City of Prince Rupert, with urging contest within 35 days and details of Land Registry Act provisions. Dated November 20, 1916.
Wanted large quantity spruce logs suitable for timber with good size and at least 30 percent scaling. No. 1. Write particulars on price quality and earliest delivery to C. P. Coles & Co. Vancouver.
Parky A Harvey formerly taught violin piano violincello and harmony at the London Conservatory of Music. A pupil of Lansdowne ICottell the Belgian musician. Harvey prepared pupils for the Associate Board Vancouver Centre Royal College of Music at 1208 Second Ave. Phone Blue 27.
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