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Newspaper Clippings
Bella Coola Courier
1915
April 17
R.E. Nevin superintendent of construction for the OF Co., paid a visit
to OF last week. He stated that the OF Pulp & Paper Co. are to expend
one and a half million dollars in erecting a paper mill and in other
preparations for resuming operations. He also expressed his conviction
that when the time came for logging off their holdings in the valley
[Bella Cool Valley] a railroad would be built for handling logs.
However, he could not say how soon the work would commence.
May 1
The many friends of Frank G. Andreae, for a long time engaged at OF will
be interested to learn that he is rendering distinguished service in the
war. We clip the following from an exchange. Lieut. Frank G. Andreae,
the British aviator who is reported in London despatches as having
conducted a successful aeroplane attack on German submarines near
Antwerp is prominently known in the Northwest. He is a member of a
wealthy British family.
July 17
Rumour has it that the new OF Co. will resume operations in the near
future. If such should prove true it would be of great assisstance to
the many new settlers along this part of the coast to be enabled to
obtain work during the fall and winter months.
August 21
Messrs. Smaby and Williams of OF were in [to Bella Coola] last week in
quest of medical aid for Mr. Williams' child who was sick. Dr. Bavis
went with them.
August 28
After a close down of the big saw and pulp mills at Ocean Falls for over
two years it is now almost certain that there will be a move made to
operate in the coming year. Manager Martin with some men are already on
the ground to commence work on the dam for the purpose of a larger
storage of water with the idea of bringing this up to the tune of two
thousand horse power claimed to be required in order to operate these
mills. There will also be a large amount of repairs to be done to
wharves and new buildings for increasing the output of the pulp mill.
Logging camps are likely to be opened early in the spring. It is
commonly reported that the combined mills when completed will take care
of a million feet of logs per day.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Smaby with family came up for a holiday and after a
few days stay visiting with friends in the valley left on Saturday for
their home at Ocean Falls. Mr. Smaby who is looking after the timber
limits and camps of the Pacific Limited, made a tour of inspection of
the company's holdings while here.
September 18
The OF Co. is busily engaged in construction work at OF. We learn that
logging operations will start in the spring. There will be given
opportunities to such as may desire to take logging contracts. The
company will furnish to the contractor donkey engines if wanted.
November 15
Mark Smaby of OF accompanied by his wife and two children paid friends
here a welcome visit last week. Their stay was altogether too short as
they left again the following day. Mr. Smaby informs us that here are
now 30 men at work doing preliminary work for the large undertaking to
be carried on next summer. It is the intention of the company to renew
wharves, build another big dam and erect a paper mill and start
manufacturing on a large scale.
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