The Part of Prince Rupert.

Alaska Business Monthly | April 1, 2000| | Copyright

East Coast railroad magnate Charles Melville Hays knew a good port when he spotted one, and in 1906 he staked out the western British Columbia community of Prince Rupert, its namesake being the first governor of the Hudson's Bay Co. Hays' vision was to use the deep, natural harbor he'd found in the wilderness just south of the Alaska Panhandle as an economic anchor for a grand city that would rival ports further south-such as San Francisco or Vancouver.

Hays worked quickly, completing the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway from Winnipeg, and employing a New York City firm ...

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