New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-09
THE PASSING THRoNe

arthur De Wend Haszard who Is STAYING 49,.
-"N''ay Hiii' Is the treasurer Of the Burnany mn
ppo-a- hlclpalty' that represents an are.
rr'OoFERITf OF five by twelve miles bst7v..a
-, II. IIoh vancouver City and New-Ws.f-
OOACM SIA- minister. the former capital :.
British Columbia. The distane.~
SAID Mr. Haszard, between Vancouver Civ a..
Observation-Disclosures Is twelve miles and thu A..
ulc cars that connect the two cities pass throp,s
1urnaoy. Many who are employed in the two citi..
nave their homes and hold a single building lot =,
rom t Two 10 nye acres OF land in Burnaby Tia
TAX rate on wild or Unimproved land Is 2l mI.A "a
t h Gollar and on improved property the tax On
tne Iand value is mills. No account is taken 20
me value Of the buildings except in determine
i Ie eng ol1ty or the owner to the post OF Council
Ior; The basis OF taxation is the actual sai:In-
value as determined by the price Of neighborinss
property that has changed ownership we are IS
t!Io cen5e OF the salmon fishing Industry on tina
fraser River There thirty canneries witsIo
- tt each OF these canneries puts up hundreds
OF thousands OF cases every season. the catch hrss
take care OF il. The catch this season WAS q M.
We snort. TheA are many Japanese EMPLOYED in
numbers OF Chinese find employment OF cnrr 80
ie country is not yet extensively developed as IN
productive; The Islands that constitute the deI,a
u tne fraser River are particularly rich
nave seen potatoes grown on OF than
tnat weighed nine pounds. and / have seen os.
h is anq Ten Feet tan and as heavy they wer,
hgh. The timber about Burnaby is still SO thick.
spruce. mr. and cedar-that one may meet black
have also seen Cougars but thew generaff Nv 11a
of and do invite an attack / have cIIf caIsr,
on my own land y feet in diameter and 20 fass
tall We ship timber across the country 10 CansS.
ana also to Mexico. Chill, New-Zealand and Aus
bridge across the Fraser River at New-Vvestrn
SIer az a cost OF over $4,000. which it is sad
the Great Northern vancoTVer Gtv e1 I, 70 ?:
mind: one OF the most wonderful cities on the con-
and where there are now busy streets lined with
soSsaLl,aI business blocks and the homes OF thirty
toLssnd people there was only twenty years ago
une haunt OF the bear and the panther. and the sta
Tes covered with mammoth powders and giant d
James J. Lynn. who has been engaged IN ths
building OF lake craft at Port Huron Mich. for
the last sixteen years, was a guest
TURBINES at the Netherland few days ago.
FOR LAKE The vessel building industry"
TRAFFIC said Mr.. Lynn. is not specially
active Just now. but as soon as ths
prices OF material settle down TO satisfactory
level there viii be a revival I know OF important
orders for construction OF vessels that are being
held up until that condition is reached Some Of
the boats ordered to be built or in course
OF construction. will mark a new advance in ths
carrying capacity. The largest boats now n CON-
mission on the lakes. carrying coarse treight-ore
coal and graln-have capacity OF $500 tons. whEs
being built LOrain. Ohio. for the ore car
rying trade between Lake Superior and Lake Erie
ports IS to accommodate 10000. Two others OF tbs
size under contract The bridge construction
is now employed in building lake vessels and the
uOpkeE S4lGpeO nun - aLSO N NOSuc SJodAl1S OF
the turbine engine as the future motive power os
lake craft. Mr.. Lynn said: 1T IS certain TO come
and without any very long delay. Since the return
TO the general use OF tugs for docking vessels
there IS nc obstacle in the way OF the use Of TIA
turbine. and 10 IS very much more economical 10
ms tall than the vertical engine, cheaper OpeFats
ditional saving. The last five years have demon
strated the entire success OF the method that now
largely obtains in the building OF lake vessels, as
regards the terms upon which the constructing
Arm deals with the prospective owner OF vessel.
The latter may have only 100000 capital invest.
but he can have vessel built that costs S0o,0&.
paving One-half cash. and having five years a.
low rate OF interest in which to pay the rest. Ths
new vessel is bonded for its full value by trust
company. which takes the cash and settles with
the constructing company. This method would
not work in the building OF craft for foreign trsds
FOR obvious reasons but for vessels engaged n
coastwise trade the rivers OF the country IL
Is entirely practicable.