The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-07-31
LEAVE FOR PRINCE RUPERT
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Crowell
Leave for British Columbia.

|
left Cambridge this morning ON theil
long trip to Prince Rupert, British
| Columbia. Mr.. Crowell has accepted
a position as general manager and
superintendent of the Prince Ru-
pert Ship Repair and Ship Build
! ing Plant of the Grand Trunk Pa
cific Railway Co., at their Western
terminal at Prince Rupert.
The plant to be established at
! Prince Rupert will be strictly up
! to-date, all steel frame buildings,
| fully equipped with modern ma
| chinery, electrically operated. There
will be Installed large floating
| drydock, capable Of lifting a weight
of 10000 tons. In the construc-
| be required over 100000 feet of
lumber, and 1900 tons of steel.
The Railway Company will estab-
fish lines of steamships between
Prince Rupert and Australia, and
Panama Canal route.
The railroad runs through the
entire breadth of the madam!
Provinces, starting from Halifax
and running, as it does, far 20 the
north of the Canadian Pacific ,-R.
R., and will open up vast regions
of splendid wheat country, possess
ing many other resources as we'll.
The plant at the WESTERN termiAar
auctions of this extensive territory,
and the equipment thence estab-
listed will serve as a general cen-
ire of maintenance to the rolling
stock of this road, the up-keep of
the various steamship lines touch
ing here, and also will be a source
of supplying the many demands for
power fishing steamers required
on this coast, the salmon, halibut
and herring fisheries of the north
west coast being too we'll known to
require mention here.
The Grand Trunk passes through
the Canadian Rockies, at the Yell.
of the Saskatchewan and Frazu
rivers as a more practicable road
way The scenery through this Sec
ton is beyond description, the wa
ter shed at this pass diverting the.
waters of these eternally snow
capped peaks to the Arctic, Z Atlantic
and Pacific Oceans, this Yellow
Head Pass being the source of the
headwaters of the Saskatchewan, At
habacca, Makinzie, Columbia and
Frau rivers.
Prince Rupert is situated about
latitude Sc degrees north, on the
Pacific Ocean, at the Dixon Inlet,
which separates it from Southern
Alaska. Ii is thus about 500 miles
north of Seattle, Washington.
The latitude is the same as Lon
don, as is also the climate-sel-
dom reaching zero-being tempered
by the japanese current, which has
the same effect on this as does the
Gluf stream on the western coast
of Ireland.
Mr.. and Mrs Crowell were - -
companied by Miss Bessie Brad
shaw, who will remain with them
one week at Asbury Park, N. j.. At.
the expiration of this time the Gro
wells will resume their journey,
through Montreal, westward five
days, over the Canadian Pacific, to
Vancouver After few days stop
for business connected with the
Company at Vancouver and Seattle,
passage will be taken by steamer
northward, two full days, from Van
couver to Prince Rupert. This part
of the journey is surprisingly fine,
passing, as it does, practically
amongst the peaks of a submerged
mountain range-an island trip, with
many glimpses of the Pacific
through the various inlets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crowell wish to
extend their best wishes to all of
their many friends, and hope for
a happy reunion after a few years
of separation,
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