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Home My WebLink AboutThe Signal, 1917-6-21, Page 66 TIIVISDAV, tctt�c 21 1$19 STUDY OR'S Owls FARM Mem otelee arse aen.,si Aides le Pilit ae.ugh -- The. still la the farmer's I1b - ry•.s�s�.� w�ditt toy. t'pon it is (oan4.4 the �ql• bailment of farming an ad upon eras ►►ertnity will depend in large mesa - t►• swoo•a• of the farmers oper tiosn. Too often It is not given tee per ears nor is sumclsat tneNll- oe exercised to its use. The plant dertves oertaln sebetanose peceseary to 11a development from the poll; the most lmpoetanl of these are pltn,gea, phosphoric acid and potash. Tits farmer should know whether bla eon oontslna these in sufficient quan- tities to meet the requirements of • maximum crop providing good calti- vatiort is given, or if he is not getting satisfactory yields, he should find the pause. No two farms have been treated and cropped to pent years In exactly the sews way, which means that even adjoining farms may be se - firmly different so far as soil require - Meats are concerned. To bring it up to • state of profitable productiveness one farm may need a rotation differ - set from the other or a different fer- tilising treatment. Bulletins. books, experts and govern - help the farmers ,in many 'ways, they cannot be expected to aur this •very detail in it mariner to fit is every need '1.1e farmer himself tehould learn what his crops require, learn what his soil contains, learn what Is lacking in his Poll, learn how {o simply th• deficiencies, and Qreo e pcuy safely look for increased yields d greater profits It Involves study, 'but the farmer must work out many id his own problems on Ms own farm oder his own conditions, by trial, by and by experiment. PRODUCE NEW MAIZE }tsdien Showing Ability to Raise Grain on Arid Land• The Indiana have given the whtte Mart a new kind of malae, which will So another long step toward •produo- Int food. The great and desserts of the west have been considered neglig• (bre so far as areas fit for the pro- uotton of food crops without ezpen- ve irrigation. The Pueblo Indians of Colorado ave learned to raise ■ peculiar kti d f ualze which will resist droath. his new kind of maize Is planted by 5 Indiana as deep as 18 incites in groundit sends forth a single _which penetrates deeply into the il, finally reaching low enough levels bring moisture to the plant. By reason of peculiar formation this ret is able to push its way up rough iR inches of hard, dry desert and find the light. Because of e absolute aridity no weeds or other etation seek to crowd out the plant therefore It bears quite freely. 7 potting all the energy into a single the Pueblo Indian mats. Is en - bled to reach moisture and give life the plant on the surface. WONDERS OF NATURE spud Can Live Indefinitely Witheed Inhaling Air • ft ts a fact that while the common mall has lungs, heart, and a general circulation, being .In every respect an I r -breathing creature, it 1s, neverthe- oil as. able to live. indefinitely without I ye ',haling the least bit of 'air. Expert sants have clearly demonstrated that FF}}- y or all of the usual life conditions ay be removed in the case of the ail without terminating its extst- Tnoe or Indeed impairing Its functions he mall retreats into its shell on the approach of frosty weather, and -causes {he opening or mouth of Its ■hell to the hermetically sealed by a secretion bf ellky texture absolutely impervious do air and water. In this condition, herefore, It is plain ' that the little iresture Is deprived of three of the our elements of lite-- air, water and ou rl sh to en t 1 Around Town The committee wbo have charge of the arrangements for the let July celebration have announced a (004 program to be carried out, and gm fine weather it should be one of beet we have ever held. Tbe boun our purser tot the horse races should attract a good class of horses and a large number of entries, which wi 1 assure some good racing and exciting contests. The presence of the Bird Battery- will also be an event unique in the history of this town and at the same time give tis an ides. of the big part the artillt ry plays in this war. The other part of the program will be much the same w in other ye'trs, ex- cept that the school children will give patriotic selections. Confederation Year. This being the fiftieth year,. of Co federation also will add to the inipo ante of our celebration and awake epoch in the history of Canada th we ahostld not overlook. It is reran that we should at this time be in midst of the greatest war that el world has ever sten, and let us bo will ever see, and i think some filth method*, should be erected tc mar this year of 1917. A Memorial to our Soldiers. THE SIGNAL - GODERICH, ONTARIO HIS VIEWS HAVE CHANGED. Rev. J. B. FotheripXbam Aseseabes Hiaself as a Favor of Conacriptioa. At a macs meeting of Brantford citizens held test Thursday evening a resolution in favor 0l compulsory war service war pawed unanimously. en Among those wbo rented their views li the on the subject was e.. J. B. Pother- s...inghane formerly of Godericb, who is repotted as follows : An explanation was offered by Rev. m J. B. Fotheringbain commencing and that was that while be had 110 sae ons 10 go he was nwho had offered his services to the Government froom time to time, but bad not succeeded in getting to the front aa- yet. Up till the outbreak of war and later, be stated that he was against conscrip- tion. He believed that corseription could not be the settled continuous policy of any democracy, and was also of the mind that an urgency could arise in a democracy that demanded rt- conscription and he felt that such a rt. time had arrived. Citizens bad freely an been given the opportunity of enlist - at ling. but all had not taken it. There ge was no certainty as yet that the hher- ethty of the world was nor still hanging it in the balance. Rev. Mr. Pothering. pe haul pointed ,,,at that he would far ,g rather wear the eitken cord of selec- t Live conscription for the pi iriciples of democracy than the iron shackle of despotism. Another retreats wise that the burden was not being equally borne. He expressed a desire to see the workingmen of Brantford come forward and, because they believed in the equality of the state, demand con- scription. He also dealt with the tre- mendous waste in the volunteer sys- tem, and asked those present to in- fluence others for conscription. The memorial 1 have in mind cool take the form of a monument W th brave lads who have gone from ou town to do their part in war and wh have paid the supreme sacrifice. Tb name of each of the fallen herose could he inscribed on the Monument forming a lasting tribute to titer commiemento! y es well as a eouree of commie lion to their bereaved relatives, wh would thus know their loved ones were not forgotten. The cost cool be met by public subscriptions, to who would trot give toward such worthy object ? So far we have don practically nothing to keep green th memory bf those lads who fought an died that we might still eojoy tba liberty we so lightly prise. d e r 0 el o Low Fares to Western Canada. If you are going West take advan- tage of the low hnmeeeekers'exrureion fares offered by the Canadian North - a ern Railway, good leaving Toronto e every Monday. For literature and all d information apply to J. W. Uraigie, t town agent. his failure it fila he can wise yr de pend on hes disinterested neighbors to euligbtrn hie, Cali a Public Meeting, r• If a man is unable to account for Now is the time. to get such a •chetne started and I would suggest that the Ma --or and towncouncillors call a public meeting endlake steps to find out if the suggei•tion meets with the approval of the citizen.. i might add that Court House or Harbor Park would be an excellent site for such a monument, hut that of course could be decided later. ' Time to Stop iL Isn't it , about time something was done to stop the auto "speed fiends" who dash around our streets in such • reckless manner, in entire disregard of pedestrians? Several very narrow es- capes have taken place and one day conte serious accident will happen un- less some prompt action is taken. Then there are the bicycle -riders who make a practice of using the side- walks, to the danger of old and also yougg people who do not hear or see them coming. 1 believe there is a law to meet this nuir.an--e. Why not en- force it, before it le too late ? Music in the Schools. -: The recent letters which have sp- peared in Tbe Signal in reference to ruuetcel education in out• schools ad- vance an idea worthy of consideration by the school trustees and all parent.. As the writer of last week's letter says, I it could he carried out with very little effort and expense, and would mean ire • lot to the children in after Fire Caused By Snow A snowstorm has been known he- re now to start a fire. A farmer rIving in a rural part of Belgium plac- ed a quantity of quicklime Dear a phMon lits farm, and lett it tberrl all night In the course of the flight now fell on to tate lime, and the heat us developed became so great that t eel the shed on fire, completely de- ist/suing It and its contents. How to Work Corn Land Cultivating cora level, not ridging Or billing soil round the stalks, urdves sture and adds to the yield. Rldg- ng exposed a greater surface troth titch Boll molature can evaporate, nod st the same time corn roots are but oft by the cultivator. Dust a Slow Polson fnvvrtigation of sickness among Lengaged in manufacturing shut. les In London from wood Imported row Attie. showed that the fine duet Ich they inhaled was a slow poison, ting the heart. A sword and pistol have been com- &: ned bya Pennsylvanian, the barrel the tter being within the blade the firing mechanism being Inside guard. To enable men to work in galleons ioes a mask hen been invented- that supplied with pure air through a without the aid of additional ma - Miry. An outbreak of diphtheria in an gang - town was traced to the habit of 1 children wetting lead penclla their mouths. ough only 1 per cent M Bpaln's ed land is under Irrigation, the ted sections produce about one rth of the country's crop.. The National Library In Paris con - the oldent map of the heavens, • In fAlna in 000 A.C., and show - 1.400 .tar. It Is not hard to figure out retest Is t 1L+_ rive4 for a crop, but It is • differ t gnat proposition when it comes to esti- lording abs coat of a crop. • t if interested parents could only get together and meet the 'school trustees and place the tnatter before them no doubt something could be done. WALK/CR Rouen. Satisfied Mothers. INo other medicine gives as great satisfaction to mothers ae doe. Baby's Own Tablets. These Tablets are equal- ly good for the newborn babe or the growing child. They ere ahaolately free from injurious drugs and cannot possibly do harm—alwayeggm,cll Con- cerning thein Mrs. Jos. Morneau, tit Pamphile, Que., writes : "I have used Baby's Own Tablets and am well eat. isfled with them and would use no ether medicine for my little ones." The Tablets ere sold by medicine deal- ers or by mail at 2fi cents a hoz from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Brockville, Ont. CANADA'S PIPTY YEARS. Dominion Day Celebration This Year Will Have Unusual Significance. Toronto, June Ie.—From one aspect the septi -centennial of Canadian con- federation on the 1.t of July is being overshadowel by the preening neces- sities of the war and by the series of political crises through which Canada ria passing this ii/Inner. From another assert, however, the extraordinary *04 critical circum- stances of the present time snake this semi -centennial even more significant. If it had occurred during a period of peace and pro„petity there would doubtless have been many more fire- works displayed and much more noise and jubilation. It is doubtful, how- ever, if the people of the country would have given se much attention or thought to the Canadian Confedera- tion bath in its origin in 111117 and in its pre.ent .tate in 1917 as they will do under the quiet but rani* serious and thought-provoking times ret this year. Ontario'a part in the celebration by its quietness and its dignity will, it is hoped, Interpret thespirit of the people of the Province. On the suggestion of Mr. Rowell in the Legislature at the hast aneeion, a strong committee was epppointed to &cranes the detalk. Municipalities t.hrnaghout the Prov- ince bete been asked to cooperate In public meetings and demonstrations to he held on Monday, July 2nd, and a favorable re.pnnee is (wing received from • large uumher of them. In Toronto the municipal •urhori- ien, the school children, the military, alriotic and public societies of all intim ser rn-ope,AIIng. There will be patriotic pparade and • demon•tra- ion at Ifghihttion Park. Sir William Hearst, Hon. D.. Pyne and H.,n. W D. MacPbe,eon areacting for the Oov- rnment, Mr. Rowell and Mr. Dewed or the Opposition. A rabic mils oe elver smear velem ut 4,1101.660,000 tape gp don an average of lags lons r t The Canadian Rockies. e' The blest and newest sections and highest peaks are seen from the trans- cont•neuwi trains of the Canadian Northern Itailwa Maytag Toronto every Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day. 1. or attractive hookltrts, through tick. 1. and lull infotmstioo, apply to J. W. Urai$ie, town agent. THE NEWEST REMEDY FOR Backache, Rheumatism and Dropsy. [Macy, Bladder and tide Avid troubles bring misery to many. When the kidneys are weak or diseased these natural filters do not cleanse the blood sufficiently, and the poisons are carried to all parte of the body. There follow depression, aches and pains, beeriness, drowsiness, Irrlta- Wilty�, headaches, chilliness and rhea. statism. In some people there are sharp gains is the back end loins, distressing bladder disorders and sometimes obstin- ate dropsy. The uric acid sometimes forms into gravel or kidney stones. When the uric acid affects the muscles and joints, it causes lumbago, rheumatism, gout or sciatica Thla is the time to try • Anuric." Send IOc. for trial package. During digestion uric acid M absorbed into the system from meat eaten, and even from some vegetables. The poor kidneys get tired and backache begins. This is a good time to take *Anuric," the new discovery of Dr. Pierce for Kid- ney trouble and Backache. Neglected kidney trouble is responsible for many deaths, and Insurance Company examin- ing doctors always test the water of an • pllcant before a policy will be 'aimed - Have you ever set aside a bottle of water for twenty-four hours? A heavy sedi- ment or settling sometimes indicates kld- actor of dfeeace tmnDle nes, especially those of the The true nature and char- kidneys har kidneys and urinary organs, can often be determined by a careful chemical an- alysis and microscopical examination— this 1s done by expert chemists of the Medical Staff of the Invalids' Hotel. If you wish to know your condition send • sample ofour water to Doctor Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. and de- scribe your symptoms. It will be ex. Reined without any expense to you, and Doctor Pierce or his Staff of Assisting Physicians will Inform you truthfully. 1 um, "wrest., t Rea4 al1 about yourself, your system, phyeio1logy, anatomy, byglen.,, simple home curse, etc., in the `Common Sega nese Medical Adviser " a boat of Mee x. Y Send to Dr. V. M. Pierce Buffalo, .�j, 10 Bente In one -cent stamp., for • cloth• hound copy. Customs ..repaid. ire(Onny GrandPrize Lll hest Award) iven fol Dictionaries hal the Panama- ,. Pacific Exposition was pdtnrledlo 'WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL Superiority of Edautional Merit. This sew creation answers with final antJority all k i nda of puzzling que ttione .uch as "flow is Przernes' pprononncxdl7" "Whew is Flan- ders? r "What "What le a continuous nor - eget What is a howitzer?" "What (e white dratf" "Hose is s1 -or pm- nonnecd 7" and thoneende of others. RAM malar Tams. __ Illegradieal E len. flew MeV ages. The asty dean. elf li& the divided Mee strums afM 1 Miee ter apse- apse- nue,a at of apse- nu Yaps If uo.m. this RIM 11111111111111 Mt. ihmeilleM. Moe SHIPBUILDERS BECAME POLITICIANS Leading Pehlke Men of Madeline Pre - dooms Made Fortunes iris. Shim yarde—Leese and Hsnereble List Lector, in Vancouver News-Adver- Ua•r, glees come most interesting Meta about stilpbullding In the Mar- itime Provinces in the olden days. He says: The revival of wooden ship- building recalls to mind • gnat num- ber of Canadian public men who were shipbuilders in the early days. The first four Ministers of blades and Fisheries In Canada were shipbuild- ers and ship owners Hon. Peter MuchelL one of the fathers of Con- federation, built ships at or near Newcastle In his own county of Northumberland, New Brunswick. The next was Sir Albert Smith, • former Premier of the Province, who, though a lawyer by protsaslon, built and owned • good many ships. and aocumulated thereby a substan- tial torture). The third was Hoa J. C. Pope, of Prince Edward island, who was a practical sblpbuilder, like his father. Then came the Hon. A. W. McLean, afterwards Lieutenant -Gover- nor of Nova Bootie, who, with a part- ner, built a number of ships at Onset Village, in his own county of Colchest ea-. Some Other Builders Among other shipbuilders who were in public life one could mention, Hon. John I.•furgy, Senator Yeo. Capt. Walsh. Lieut. Governor and Sen- ator Nowlan, and Hon. William Strong, of Prince Edward Island; Mr. Moffat, of Restlgouche, N Hon. Robert Young, of Gloucester, John A. Covert, of Sunbury, and Mr. Murchie, of Char- lotte; Hon. Josiah Wood, later lieuten- ant -governor of New Brunswick, torm- erty member for Westmorland; Sen- ator Mull -head, of Northumberland; Latus Turner, of Albert County; the Troop family, of 8t, Jghn4 *red George F. Baird of Qdeen'■ County. ova Scotian List. From breve Scotia one liilght men- tion such men as James W. Carolich- ael and the McGregor's, of New Glas- gow, Plctou County; the Kitchens, McKenzles, and McLellsns, of River John; the Primroses, the Ives, the Yorstgna, of Plctou. The Hon. Ed- ward Kenny, at one time lieutenant• governor of Nova Scotia, and his son Thomas, were among the largest ship owners in the province, and had an interest in ships built In many ship- yard*. Senator Northrup, of Halifax, built and owned ship.. The Kaul- bachs, father and son, of Lunenburg, were large shipowners, and both were Tireeeatatives of the county. WETTEST PLACE ON EARTH Tewn with Average Rainfall of 600 Inches a Year "It 1s a remarkable tact that In In dia, one of the most and countries in the world. them 1. one spot that has the record rainfall of the whole earth," said Dr. William Roberts, British agri- cultural expert in India. 'This place 1s Cberapunji, in Assam. It is in the path of the monsoon and in a valley and thene is almost constant rainfall. The average rainfall 1s 600 inches a year, or 60 feet, which is nearly a toot a week. This seems almost beyond comprehension when It le considered that the rainfall of the United States, for Instance, ranges from 16 inches to 36 inches. In some places there have been as high as 66 inches of water In a year, but this 1s the excep- tion. During the rainy season In Cher- apunji the waterfall la heaviest, but there Is rain throughout the year. Notwithstanding this terrific moisture the inhabitants of the district raise veMetablea and grain. They do this by building terraces which carry the wat- er oft" DRY LURE FOR TROUT Hints to Iheginnere--Practice Quick Retrieving and Strike For learning 4 prompt strike when using the dry lure It 1s suggested that the novice frequently practise his arm and wrist in the endeavor promptly to retrieve his line.. This should be done even when no trout has shown itself ea- any offer has been made at the feathers. Let the angler who desires to train his arm for a prompt recov- ery of. the line imagine that a trout 15 making an attack on the fly. At such times of practice let him in- stantly and with decision and rigor snap bark the tip of the rod to 'the perpendicular. Whenever an opport,in• ity seems to nerve let him follow thio practice. There are places in every stream where the angler meets with no encouragement and pushes onward. Before he presses on to new water the angler can give • little attention to his strike And he should do this when- ever a floating leaf or twig near his fly attrarta his attention. if he earn- estly trains his arm to respond quick- ly to his mind he will he somewhat prepared for an actual attempt to hit the rising fish. Must Know How to Bey Buying is one of the important parts of tarin management. A great many farm talluree are due to poor Judg- ment in buying• particularly those castes where comthoditiea are bought on credit. in buying new stock, got something Just a little better than the average of the neighborhdod. something you can take a pride le and show to your neighbors and friaads. When a farmer goes about letting that farming does not pay he striver tines his own failure, not the unproflt ablenesa of farming aa a whole. Milk 1s said to keep longer in red bottles than in the usual kind because 0 is the rays near the violet end of the spectrum that &Beet It. The two-edged weapons ars found among the earliest specimens of Jap metal working British scientists have dleenvered in New Guinea a nos of eyehole' living at an attttnde of *beat 2,0410 feet Better disk the stubble before sam- mertallew7am Thelittomance of Beecham's Pills. On October 2Std, 111111, Mir Joseph Beecham, wbo, by the use of advertis- ing. built up a world-wide reputation for himself as the manufacturer of "'leecham's Pills," was found dead in bed at his home at Hampstead, Rag- land. Through the use of printer's ink it is veld that be rolled _up a fortune of 1111 0.000,tltl(J and was said to be the third richest man in England. The foundation of this fortune was laid by Sir Jorepb's father, plalu Phomas Beecham, who was horn and brought up on au English farm. Thomas Beecham was at work in the fields at the age of eight years. He might have been a farmer to the end of hie days except that, as a small boy, he took a deep interest in the ailments of farm animals and the coni - pounds with which their cure was et - tempted. He grew to be an amateur veterin- arian and, in treating live stock for a few years, acquired the experience and knowledge of medicine which he later applied to the human race. He quit the farm at about twenty years, and began to travel, peddling pills of hie own manufacture. He soon learned the power of ad- vertising, and miter that let paint and printer's ink do the work. He was en English edition of P. T. Bat num, but in doing so he was simply following lbe Barnum cue, which was then the world-wide current standard of suc- ceestul advertising.—Publicity, Where Vermont Scored. A gentleman from Vermont was travelling west in a Pullman when a group of men from Topeka, Kansas, boarded the train and began to praise their city to the Vermonter, telling him of its wide streets and beautiful avenues. Finally the Vermonter be- came tired and said the only thing that would improve their city would he to make it a seaport. The e n th usla stic W eieterners laughed at blot and asked how they could make it a seaport, beiog so far from the ocean. Th. Vermonter replied that it would be a very easy leek. 'The only thing that you will have to do," said he. "ie to lay a two-inch Pipe from your city to the Gulf of Mexico. Then if you fellows can suck as hard as you can blow, you will have it • seaport inside halt an hour." Some men believe themselves great because they blunder greatly. CLIN J"ON, T. R. East, for some years in the employ of the Doherty Co., bas re- signed and has accepted a position with • motor company at Oshawa. The death of Mrs. Isaac Jackson, on the Sth inst.,. came as quite a shock to many Clinton people, for although she had not beer well for • few days her condition was not considered serious, and when she passed away suddenly while walking in the garden at her hove it was most unexosoted. She was • native of Goderiob township, but for a great many years bad re- sided in Clinton. Much sympathy is felt for her bereaved husband and t•mily. Mr. and Mrs. Artbur Currie an - Keep Up! With the Times ! AND have your house lighted in the m4xlern way—with electricity. We know how to do it, and will cheerfully furnish plans and estimates for wiring, fixtures, etc. A large assortment of Elec- trical Sundries and Supplies always on hand. Robt. Tait West Street, Phones Next Postoffice 82 and 193 MECCA --the household remedy for Burns ---Sores---Cutis-- Bruise s--,ekll Skin Troubles. $e --lie--7st—$1.lS d00 Ointment a•. POSTER-OACX CO., LID. TORONTO, ONTARIO S.14 by .1. A. Campbell. Goderic` r b s will be soft, spotless and snowy white if you use LUX. You can make the foamiest, creamiest lather, in hot water, with a few of these dainty silken little flakes, that cleanses perfectly without rubbing. Hence unshrunken, unthickened little garments that are a delight to feel. Try LUX—your baby will be sure to appreciate the difference. woo. sNmwic WOOLLEN: Bririasi sand, by Lever Beothen Waited, Toroslo Sald ey ell pod Main a-Mke se rslat+bts. • ••. •........u••.••.... .. flounce the engagement of their daughter, Ruby. to Charles Switzer, the carriage to take place the latter part of June. Mn- J. B. Lindsay left last week on $ trip to the West, where she experts to spend a few weeks with friends and relative" in 8asketchewao and Mani toba. BRUSSELS. The repetition of the play 'Tbe New Minister" scored another success, the proceeds, which were donated to the Red Cross, amounting to WT. On Saturday. 9th inet , after an ill- ness of Lucre than two years, Charles M. Ritchie passed away at his home in IBrowels in his sixty-eighth yrar. Deceased was born in l.auuk county. het at the age of five 'mars Came to Brussels Vicinity and had resided here ever since. lis wife, two daugh- ters and one son survive. A very pretty wedding took place at Lfstewel on June 0th, when Miss - Lillian Yost, daughter of C. Yost. Newton, hecawe the bride of Ben Grant Walker:, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. 1Valker, Brussels. The young eoup1e will take up their residence in Mussels. Mr. and Mee. IC. H. Cnnke and son,. of Mooaejaw, were visiting for a few day. with relatives and friends in town. FILL THE CARS ALITTLE more eooperation be. tween the merchants and the railways will do much to re- Ueve the son. Tbe railwayspresent are not freight trying 10ltastlshirt the responalb,lity on to the public, but are asking the public'. help. Moch mors tonnage, for instance, could be handled with the existing lo- comotive power and terminal facili- ties if cars were loaded to capacity instead of being so often only two- thirds rum in the old days when traffic was lighter, ft mattered less to the railways If a shipper did not use all the space he paid for—that was the shipper's loss. But now It is real- ized that the extravagance of one shipper may cause delay to others owing to the limited amount of loco- motive power and terminal facilities. The shortage is sot so much in equip- ment as in train crews, and labor in the yards and roundhouses. Any- thing which can help to secure quicker clearance and freer move- ment In the yards, helps to speed up the movement of freight Another drawback. to the economical move- ment of freight is that a great many consignees order not the full carload of freight, but merely the minimum allowed under the classification. It would materially help to solve the problem 11 in placing orders con - &fitness would order enough to fill a car to capacity Instead of the mini mum, which very often does not re- present more than half a carload. The question of the capacity of can Is Itself the subject of investigation. The standard of loading grain, for in - mance, has remained the same for many yearn but improvement in the engineering of cars be. gone oe stead- ily. so that the modern freight car an bear stresses greatly la excess of what was possible twenty years ago. The resit It Is that then U prospect of considerably increasing the load line on quits a large proportion of freight equipment, thus increasing the train capacity without requiring addttlooal train crews. Grain can rated f Mxsitnal,o Dema- ov Giant a -e CALL 80,000 lbs. are ound capable of car,. et Ing over 90, It has been figured that it the aver: age load could be IncrPaaed on Cana„ diaa railways in 1917 by nye time* over that of 1915, this would be equivalent to 64,800 additional oars„ requiring no additional locomotives or man -power. Canadian business men are, there fore, being urged to co-operate with the railways in their endeavor to in. crease the existing earrying capacity" by using to better advantage the paw. sen t a♦ all able rolling cantle I,iabtt bulky commodities, of which there aro many, should be loaded to the fedi cubic capacity of can. Holden freight should be loaded to the full carrying capacity which is 10% la Ths following figures are taken from �the of their irtencllled capacity. minion of Canada, Mimed by the DeputyMinister Railway Statist/es Dep rt the Ifo- Rally/aye and Canals, and cover all the railways of a the Department at Note. -1907 is the first and 1916 the last year for whiCanada: h f u Total toga height ea 1907 figures are avallrbla, rt'1ed 1 mile ..11,[87.711.830 1916 Increase Aggregate capacity of freight can (In 17,661,309,716 [11% 2. Total freight ars ........:.........• 10,540 .8.701666 111.4%Th. 1907 average ear 201,690 111% The 1916 average car dee tar �i cl 7 teem 6a% et 1 bunk:mai . ty peevldedwe net aeSeMd t0 Sensed, rime eritrtalg tar Mortice.lobepener with the railways h an or It ens kis dace by ut111sttfg endeavor 4 lag stork- advantage the lxrvrs.nt avutitttyla rell. e platong of iMeg 1!1[ mea equivalenttolead t *1,4 fens or [lento more alae dam, ragas balky eoea It e1 hw"� rata tish there a ire ma, ny ewn% Ht lei Mitaerlp/. t lbgld h.Mjerdadiear tv