The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-25

many things, principally by lack of roads and poor
transportation. Do you know it took me nearly
three years to get pillow sent from the dealer up to
Fort George? And if you went to Fort George four
years ago, as did, you couldn't have got out of the
place except by foot or by the Fraser River This
year the Provincial Government has started in with
good road building, and since the visit of Premier
Mcbride still more extensive work will be under
taken That is the greatest need of the Fort George
cOuntry-goOd roads. Even today you can see par
ties OF pre-emptors starting out of town afOOt with
their blankets and packs on their backs They would
take teams if they had roads Winter trails are now
being cut and these will in time be made good roads,
as well as give relief during the present winter But
in the meantime development is somewhat DELAYED
Why, until couple of months ago nobody could get
to Fort George itself by road the only approach was
the Fraser River The government has now COM
peted the road from Blackwater and this will help
us much. What we have got to have is roads
running out from Fort George, and the government
has promised to do all that is possible for in this
Asked as to Fort George, Mr. Moore said that
it was splendid situation for big city, and that,
located as 1T was at the junction OF 100 miles
of navi gable waterways, and with the G. T. P. line
to Vancouver starting from there, well as being
one OF the main points on the Grand Trunk Pacific
system, its commercial future certainty AL
ready there were 800 people there wherea year ago
there were but score, and by the time the railway
got there the population would be at least 1000
5000.
"Wi the trading adquarters of the Fort George
country continue to be Nancouver?'' asked the
World man.
''Not unless the transportation between this city
and Fort George is improved replied Mr.. Moore.
Edmonton people after the business and they
going to get it unless Vancouver takes the mat
ter up with the transportation companies Of course
when the G. L. 2. branch from Fort George to Van
is built things will be different when the
British Columbia and Alaska railway is built from
Lytton north, or when the G. T. P. main line is fin
ished, and supplies be shipped in to Fort George
direct from the coast. But until that time EdmOn-
ton means to get the business of the Fort George
Country. The next G. T. P. construction headquar-
tiers will be Tete jaime Cache, and as soon as the
gangs get there steamers will ply on the Fraser from
that point to Fort George. The trip has been made
already this season, and offers navi cation diff
culties.
Much will be done this season to improve the
Fraser" went on Mr.. Moore. Last winter the Do
mniOn Government had surveyors there and some
little work was done This season the surveyors
back again. and am told that navigation in the
yOnS will be made more safe and easy. The data
cured last winter will be acted and further inn
prOvements planned. But the Fraser should be made
navigable far south of the Soda Creek. Canoes and
small boats have come down right to IillOOet, which
shows that it mere Y means work and money to make
this great river highway safe for suitable river
steamers Vancouver citizens should interest them
selves in the matter it is that close
their commercial prosperity
Since the Fair opened, Mr.. Moore's exhibit has
been continuous center of interest. He has been
kept busy replying to enquiries of those seeking in
formation concerning the Fort George country.