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Newspaper
Prince Rupert Journal
Location
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
4
The Prince Rupert Journal lists its publication frequency twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays and provides office address on Third Avenue near McBride Street. It states subscription rates of 2 dollars per year within Canada and 3 dollars per year for locations outside Canada, with advertising rates available on application to editor O. H. Nelson.
The piece argues Prince Rupert should become a regional hub linking mining coal petroleum and marble projects with fishing and farming. It highlights wholesale support for outlying communities and the need for diverse industries to stabilize and enrich the city for merchants and capital interests.
The piece argues for strong fruit growing in Prince Rupert as the Skeena Valley could become a major apple hub. It cites Yakima Valley profits, noting two thousand carloads of apples expected this season per H P James of the Yakima Commercial Club, based on grower and inspector reports.
The city plans to manage a growing influx of visitors as mild summers and nearby Alaska glacier views attract tourists. The townsite’s opening drew comparisons with Vancouver climate, with plans to showcase easy trips, big game hunts, yachts, and pleasure craft to develop the tourism trade.
At the annual meeting the Grand Forks Conservative Association elected honorary presidents Hon R L Borden Hon Richard McBride Martin Burrell and Ernest Miller. Officers for the year include President F H Hutton first vice president E Spraggett second vice president J D Campbell secretary Donald McCallum and treasurer Jeff Davis.
Canon Brooke spearheads a six member team of three clergymen and three laymen bound for an extended circuit across Cariboo and Chilcotin. They plan tent life then a central home, feeding themselves and engaging workers while teaching and spreading the Divine Message. Bishop De Pencier endorses the mission as a step toward self support.
At the New Westminster Spring Assizes Justice Clement announced a break with tradition by telling the grand jury that inspecting jails and similar duties are archaic and no longer useful. The decision marked a shift in provincial and British practice during the opening session.
A noble figure commented that progress lies in representations to local legislators rather than in grand jury guidance. He voiced these thoughts as part of his instructions to the grand jury.
Beginning with the next term after summer, Vancouver public schools will again have an official inspector under the provincial government. The proposal has funds in the estimates to reestablish the post in Vancouver and Victoria, after prior consolidation with superintendents. Names of appointees have not yet been announced.
The Dominion government invites a group of British newspaper men to visit Canada in summer. They will tour the coast to gain the Canadian point of view and foster imperial ties. The trip aims to inspire articles in August and September.
Empress Victoria in the west will extend with a new six story wing on the southeast foundation. Cost estimated between 175000 and 200000 dollars. Banquet hall for 450 guests to be added adjoining the palm room. Overall capacity rises to 350 bedrooms with unchanged architecture.
Immigration officials reinterpret the law to bar Frank Kroll, a Seattle detainee, from landing in Canada as an undesirable alien. The ruling prevents return and trial, prompting police to seek enforcement consistency in all cases.
Prof. Adam Shortt of the Civil Service Commission spoke at the Canadian Institute in Toronto on the history of Canadian currency. He noted copper coinage was scarce in Canada, and brass buttons were used as an early substitute. J B Tyrell chaired the session as president of the society.
The article traces Canadian currency history from early copper tokens and mixed foreign money to a push for decimal coinage. It notes 1854 as the pivotal year when Britain shipped decimal pieces to Canada, the shift spurred by Sir Francis Hincks, and the tension with the United States over monetary systems. It mentions large imports of American silver during the Civil War era and the evolving use of English money in Lower Canada versus English currency in Upper Canada.
The passage notes Canada profited from making coins via the British mint, receiving a share of profits, before deciding to establish a Canadian mint and mine in Ottawa. This shift followed high profits from producing silver money and a campaign to remove American silver in 1870.
Miss Violet Pooley of Victoria daughter of Hon EH Pooley former speaker of the Legislature advanced to the fifth round of the British National Golf Tournament in Port Rush Ireland. In her first attempt she beat top players before losing to the formidable Miss Thompson.
George Rudge, marble worker of Port Simpson, applies to purchase lands in the Skeena Land District Coast. The parcel begins 2 miles south of Union Bay mouth, extends 40 acres more or less with a 20 chain by 20 chain block, following shore back to the start.
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