The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-24

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. 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 preemptors starting out of town afoOt with
their blankets and packs on their backs. They would
take teams if they had roads. Winter trails
being cut and these will in time be made good roads,
well 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
the Fraser River The government has now COM
pleted the road from Blackwater and this will help
much. What we have got to have now 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 splendid situation for big city, and that
located it at the junction of over 100 miles
OF navi gable waterways, and with the G. T. Z. line
to Vancouver starting from there, well being
one OF the main points on the Grand Trunk Pacific
system, it's commercial future was certainty. AL
ready there were 800 people there where year ago
there but score, and by the time the railway
got there the population would be at least 1000
5000
"Will the trading headquarters of the Fort George
country continue 10 De vancouver! asked Inc
World man.
"Not unless the transportation between this city
and Fort George is imprOved.' replied Mr.. Moore
Edmonton people after the business, and they
are going to get it unless Vancouver takes the mat
ter up with the transportation companies OF course
when the G. T, P. branch from Fort George to Van
is built things will be different when the
British Columbia and Alaska railway is built from
Lytton north, when the G. T. P. main line is fin
ished and supplies can 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
cuties.
''Much will be done this season to improve the
Fraser, went on Mr.. Moore. Last winter the Do
minion Government had surveyors there and some
little work done. This the surveyors are
back again, and told that nav cation III the
yOnS will be made safe and easy. The data
cured last winter will be acted and further i'm
provements planned. But the Fraser should be made
navgable far south of the Soda Creek. Canoes and
small boats have down right to LillOOet, which
shows that it merely means work and money to make
this great river highway safe for suitable river
steamers. Vancouver citizens should interest them
selves in the MATTER is that closely concerns
their commercial prosperity
Since the Fair opened, Mr.. Moore's exhibit has
been continuous center OF interest. He has been
kept busy rep wing to enquiries OF those seeking In
formation concerning the Fort George country.