studied this plan that Prince Rupert will be one of the most beauti-
ful cities on the American Continent.

Two hundred thousand dollars was appropriated by the Pro-
vincial Government of British Columbia for preliminary improve-
ments, which amount was expended in the construction of plank
sidewalks and roadways, sewers and water mains, before the
opening of the townsite, so that, unlike most new towns, ample
provision was made in advance for the sanitary welfare and
comfort of a population of at least ten thousand people, as well
as providing other accommodations which would be required un-
til the population should have sufficiently increased to warrant
the construction of extensions of these facilities.

It is also characteristic of the energy and enterprise which is
so much in evidence in the Western country and on the Pacific
Coast, that within the short space of a few months during the
year 1911 the rough and broken surface of the streets laid out
in that portion of the townsite adjacent to the steamship wharf
where the first settlement has taken place, was converted into a
permanent grade and level roadway, replacing the plank road
at first in use. The result of these splendid improvements can
be seen in the photograph on page 8 and is an example of what
will undoubtedly be accomplished throughout this embryo city
within the period of a few short years.

The site is a picturesque one. The land slopes back gradually
for distances ranging from half a mile to two or three miles.
Here and there the ground rises abruptly, providing the necessary
fall for drainage and sewerage, while a shore line five or six
miles in extent sweeps around the front of the city. The view
from these elevated stations and from back of the townsite is a
charming one. On the opposite shore mountains slope down to
the water. To the northwest, through a channel studded with
islands, is situated the famous Indian village of Metlakatla, known
on the coast as the “Holy City.”

Upon the completion of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway,
the fishing industry at Prince Rupert and vicinity, which is now
in its infancy; will be one of the greatest in the world, and will
furnish employment, not only to the railway company and its em-
ployees, but to hundreds of fishermen and laborers who must
necessarily establish their homes at Prince Rupert. At the present
time a company has completed the erection of a fishing and cold.
storage plant which is said to be the largest of its kind in Amer-
ica. The main building is constructed of reinforced concrete
insulated with tiling and corkboard and has a cold storage ca-
pacity of 13,600,000 pounds. This company is also constructing
a large cannery and fertilizing plant at Prince Rupert and have
several steam trawlers under construction in Great Britain, de-
livery to be made this year. This plant is only one of the many
which will undoubtedly establish their headquarters at Prince
Rupert, in fact, at the present time three large companies with