The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-01

THE following appeared in the New
York American on August 25,
1909, written by Mr.. Shotwell, fin
ancial editor of that paper:
wall street has paid little attention
to news of extreme Importance
from British Columbia. The Grand
Trunk Pacific has this week let a
$10,000,0tU contract TO Foley,
WEIGH & Stewart for d third Sec
ton of 140 miles of railroad in
British Columbia. The company is
building east from Prince Rupert
and west from Yellowhead Pass.
1t will have trains running from
Prince Rupert to Yellowhead pass
in two years, and will open some
of the most magnificent timber
farming and mining country in the
world. Although the region is far
North, it is within the influence of
the Japan current and the Chinook
winds. The region is destined. to
become one of the richest in Amer
ica
Wall street may marvel at rail-
road outlay of $50,000,000 in a
single year for the province of
British Columbia, but it fOrgetS
that British Columbia has seven
times the area of the state of New
York; that it has double the area
of France, and mineral and agri-
cultural wealth surprising that OF
the German empire, and a climate
of unsurpassed salubrity. More
over, its fisheries are the richest
on the continent, and its island, its
lake, it's river and mountain seem
cry outrivals that of all the world.
British Columbia of all parts of the
North American continent should
be watched by commercial men.
The energy of 2O,0OO,000 horses
can be harnessed from it's rivers,
and it's coal, iron, gold, silver, cop
per, lead, anthony and zinc mines
will yet rival the greatest of the
world Moreover, it is white
mans country, with the lowest tax
alton and the best popular gov
eminent on the continent"
Do you know that $1O0,000,00 were
made in the past year by small in
vestors in one of the safest, clean
est and most legitimate PROPOSE
tons in the world? Fort George,
the last great Metropolis of North
America, is starting on the line of
Americas greatest transcontinent-
al railroad, The Grand Trunk Pa
cific. Fort George is the geograph-
zeal and strategic commercial CEN
ter of British Columbia at the
junction of 100 miles of navig-
able waterways. Fort George is
on the line of seven railroads char
tered and building. twenty-five
all of
100000 per day. will be en-
ployed in the Fort George district
for the next five years in railroad
building alone. Fort George COM
mands the river navigation of Gen.
trail British Columbia; it is the
point where the Nechaco, with its
tributaries, meets the Frazer.
Fort George is the central and dis
tributing point for Central British
Columbia today; and it's central
geographical location and strate-
gic situation are such that it will
continue to be the chief CONNER
cial place of Central British Col
umbia for all time. Central Bri
fish Columbia is sufficiently vast
in extent TO support many cities.
But there is destined to be one
manufacture. one metropolis, and
it is inevitable that this place will
be Fort George. To Fort George
will be tributary all the natural
resources of Central British Col
umbia, and all lesser towns and
cities Central British Columbia
is sufficiently rich in natural re-
sources to support a population of
millions.
Vice President and General Manager
.Chamberlin, of the Grand Trunk
Pacific railway, says:
1--WE regard Northern British Column
bia as our great field. and we shall
spare no effort or expense to de-
velOp that country i'm the most eff
fective manner. As soon as our
main line is completed we shall
undertake the construction of
branch lines, and one of the first
we shall put i'm hand will be line
to the North. In our original
plans our engineers proposed to
start that line from the Buckley
valley, but we have now come 10
the conclusion that Fort George is
the best point at which to connect
it with the main tine, and from our
main Junction point. There is
vast, rich country there awaiting
transportation, and we shall sup
ply it.
Fort George is destined to become
the most important point and the
greatest city between Prince Ru-
pert and Edmonton, and is the
point from which we propose to en-
ter the rich territory to the North
and South"
An investment of 500 a few years
ago at the beginning of any of
Western Canada's business CEN
tiers, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Saska-
toon, Calgary, Vancouver, is now
worth $4,000 to 100000. Fort
George will inevitably be one of
the largest cities on the CONT
nent. You have the opportunity
now to get in at the beginning.