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The most prominent men of Trail in 1902 on the front steps of William Devitt's house on the corner of Cedar Avenue and Helena Street. Front L-R: Ald. James Dawson, Mayor E.S. Topping, D.J. Jelly, Ald. Noble Binns, City Treasurer F.W. Warren.  Middle:  J.H. Schofield. Third row sitting: Ald. Alexander Steele, R.H. Coleman, W.J. Devitt, Rev. Irvine, T.W. Coleman, R. E. Strong. Back row:  Ald. Jim Byers, Dr. R. M. Perdue, Ald. Bill Furnell. S.S. Nakusp at Trail Creek.  The "Nakusp" was one of several sternwheelers that plied the waters of the Columbia River, and regularly stopped at the Trail Creek Landing with supplies and miners. A view of downtown Trail from the end of Cedar Avenue, showing the Hanna Opera House at front right.
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Ronald Soligo
Ronald is another Trail native who has succeded internationally. Ron was born in 1936 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree at UBC in 1958 and a PhD at Yale Univeristy in 1964. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Ron's expertise is in the field of Economic Development. He has written numerous papers concerning world economics and the problems of economic development internationally. In particular, he has focused his research on the countries of Pakistan and Colombia. He also has written on mirgration, the network affiliate relationships in television broadcasting and the transition in Russia. He is currently working on issues of energy security, as well as the relationship between level and composition of energy demand in economic development.

Ron continues to teach Economics at Rice University and to further his analysis of world economic development issues.

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