Arizona republican., 1909-06-01
PRINCE RUPERT IS NEXT
MIRACLE OF C|TYs GROWTH
Gigantic Project of Canada in Prepar-
ing Site Complete Now Is An Assur-
ed Success.

Chicago, May 2S-(Special Corre-
spondence of The Republican, off |
Gals of the Canadian government and
of the Grand Trunk Pacific, which
combined in the gigantic project of
making Prince Rupert on the Pacific
coast a complete new city with streets,
sidewalks, parks, paving and docks
have telegraphic reports telling of the
feverish bidding at city prices since
the townsite sale began on the 25th.
Blocks that were for business and 9TH
ers for residences according to the
carefully worked out plans suddenly
awoke to teeming life and became
business and residence blocks in a
miracle city. Tents and shacks will
soon be displaced by brick buildings
and handsome houses.
According to dispatches received by
George T. Bell, assistant passenger
traffic manager for the Grand Trunk
Pacific, SO lots were sold in one hour
of the first day at an average price of
$1,000 each, the highest price being
$3.50, which is about so per cent above
the upset price. This made-to- order
city. created by enormous labor and
expenditures is on a site chosen for its
unusual harbor which is counted upon
by the dominion to make Prince Ru-
pert rival Vancouver and Seattle as a
shipping point. The site was cleared,
graded. piped and paved complete as
large city except for buildings which
will go up with a rush when the town
site sale is ended. Few buildings were
permitted prior to the townsite sale on
the three square miles of water front.
In a statement made by Mr.. Bell he
said: The Atlantic is at the other
end of the railway line which shortly
will be carrying to and fro the traffic
of Canada
on one side of the townsite engineers
! have been finishing streets and drain
! age, on the other are new wharves
with shipping. with the waters of the
bay beyond as a safe outlet to the Pa
| cific. Clusters of tents and shacks
have swarmed as shelters for the con-
struction crews and hotel faces sea-
ward. on n hill are officers of the
harbor and the railway officials. Two
banks and two general stores have
been the first outposts of the coming
city
| There has been none of the romance
of the disorder of a new town in
Prince Rupert; the border bar-room
and dance house were not in the big
scheme for a model city which has
been worked out and in accordance
with which the building of Prince
Rupert now is under way. No liquor is
sold. The company's authority extends
far beyond the limits, and this rule is
rigid. If a man for any reason should
raise a thirst, he must either choke il
TO death OF carry it to Port Essington,
. on the Skeena, some hours away by
boat Port Essington is wide open
: being beyond the company's jurisdic-
. ton; and SO vigorous in the exercise of
. its untrammeled freedom that per
pendicular man is regarded with sus-
picion."
!. Two thousand acres or only frac-
. ton more than three out of thirty odd
. square miles owned by the company
: constitute the townsite. These three
. square miles are on the waterfront
: Three sides are bordered widely by
company land, which is reserved fol
. the future development of the port,
: and is not to be opened for sale. Wher
. the time comes for making additions &c
! Prince Rupert, or creating suburbs, the
j company will take care Of them. Out
/. side speculation is thus shut off in ad-
|. vance.