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�.•wxth all the cxtize�%s
nal has been privileged to' fox ri
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of our country, including those who are ,serving in tile armed f orces, f in y
the prosecution of file war'. It believes that Canadians will be interested
':yin this- outline of some of thm
e Syste's war activities.
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WITHIN 'AN HOUR of the opening of hostilities the
CanaddianNati.onal began what has roved to be
- the largest and one of the *.host exacting •war
'jobs in Canada. This job has continued day and
night\ without stop for four and a half Years•
FROM SEPTEMBER 10,1939 to March 10., 1944 the,Cana-
dian National carried ' more • than 100 million
passengers and 300 million tons of freight.Since
--the-be irmintof the A Aar the -Canadian National
Dining Car D'epartmen� t s terved-7--1,3;681:',387.
. Of the. ,recto s:off . .
°4�act�roets from • Annual Report
the . Cama an eAr t ofled' Sgstern
ars , was • . to lace the ful•l strep th,.of •fou x'
4 `n other war e
OUMI.OBJECTIVE=�-MIME-=1 � 3, •
as. � a. • .y ..• ., . ` � -
r ,. --Nations.--.To--.this
• � r an• -
power:_and facilities.behind the. war .effort of the United :Nations: To -t ns: end all ,e erg; es. have__-,_ .., ...
for- transport
been directed..�The.,requirements of the armed forces, of� itidnstry and agriculture,
ne-Provinces of the Dominion: and:�in. the import -
and oche services, have, been met in all of the.niT r
ant, sectiais, of the united States in • which We,,operate:
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on funded debt and Government loans, the - _ ' n
.+z4ax.YH1:ee6w'':t.n•• .ate. - -. -
urpf ii7paid-inr-cash - to --the :Go a en t. was—_- - __.--
$35,639, 1
4 2. �`
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e traffic moved n:.D'194 rr- grea
• than an 1942, e OPERATING the previous peak war "y '; O R TINt
o. \ : - �FFICIENCY
:1928, the peak'
• and • 44�7 0 ''-greater ° �, than ' in `. , a •' , ' �,< • .
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The- operating ratio, for the • ,ear, was 73.64%
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(an:alhtimenrecord) as compai edwit 7A 93% in
4942 'and 81.99% in, the peak peace "year. of 1928-,
-Til TAffirrenot. iiiir f au a awa '. h` c is e i
munitions of -war, but brought in the rar mate-
rials
to make tlem•. Without this two-way ser-
vice, Canada's Magnificent job:'' ,of tiroduction.
could not have been .carried out:::The, :Canadian
National itselfbuilds mine -sweepers, -12,000-ton
freighters, naval guns aid guih. mountings,' air-
craft components, and parts for other gun
factories.'
= These demands were greater than ever before,
OF "THE_ 100.-1LLTON"PASSENGf RS carried, o.. li gh - -
r 'alae-- ed
'rte --ceps afed��=ef='x�eri�be $--o - ,
.r, force, proceedrng to camps _for training . and to'
shipboard for embarkation. • -
STEAMSHIPS OF Tit COMPANY, though,- • reduced •3n
numbers by'sinkings through, enemy action, have
served allantly In the war as; auxiliary:armed
cruisers, `-hospital ships and transports.
Jti rq"
CA71 AD1AN NATIONAL Express and Telegraph facili-
tiw
ties -have-worked to capacity tomeet war de -
he. Canadian • National's nine ..a11year: `• hotels,
s`tuated'in ct1e"s `roiin"Y e"1 ►`a`'Pac
have' :p'rovlded` ervlce of an essential ;nature to,
those engaged in the Warr effort. All the Coria
pay n 's resort 1rotegs are closed for"thenduratiion.
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12° OF-111ERERSONNE4-in Co 'npany'sservlce in1939
have joined the armed forces tln.4ictory toan.cam- • -
ig s Canadian -,National men and.women have
purchased, h ends to'the amount of $26,924,600•
d c� b
Freight • traft e in -1943 was,x pore- than, double
that.. of 1939, -.and passenger traffic four times
• that of 14394---H--`---',:7 z -
," Despite this, the very large. movements of
war aerials_ -and persot nel" r.reached their
d
estinatioi in' accordance with schedule ar-
rangements. There was no lowering+ Of • the
recognized .standards of safety.
It iso interesting to note : that -the vastly: •
increased war traffic in: 1943 wast handled*with =-
16.6% fewer locomotives,: 15.4%: fewer•. fre .ght°:
p - '
cars and 51 more . passenger4 -cars than was
the traffic of 1917, the fourth year 'orthe last ..`
:World War.
MANUFACTURE. OF :MUNITIONS
,The mu also extended.
. its activities as
a inainufactnrer of munition's, ships and ,naval,
appliances.
EARRING POWER;
The 1943 -demonstrated the great
operation's
4. the railway
.:-. . S� stem
---carni ..W�pbwer • of... kthe _..- y , t
immense
.1
�iiil
.handle
.an
-that. it:�-tan. ..
proving : -
comic �ll as well �as'
volume o� :business., eca � y,
editigusly
cap _ . _ • • _ _ - .-
,- : After providing; frons :revenue- for -all -oper
ring p
-.ex enses including, deferred n�iainte..
Oa
e reciatorii. amortization of defence
.nince, t� p. � • �
ro
. ects ' 'and:reserve for, invei
ntoreo
s)" and als,
projects -
- a reservep for ension• contracts, taxes, interest -'.
TRANS—CANADA AIR LINES, subsidiary of the Canadian
always, has carried 435000 passengers,
National iia .,
during',the, war, 9,417.,000 ,pounds: of . air mail
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letters, and 1: 76i 000 •otnds of wartime air
3�ett , ,� � u
express:.: -Trans -Canada Wit Lines is also flyinn
the Atlantic regularly-_.. with.•mali to and . Brothe ..:..
r
Atlantic
sprat AFy: ... ,... • .. •
armed forces.
tititlitits 4 A
loos ot 040,10 c,:411:104..
Vasseotets
014 Itevell:a
f,J •
Gyy; fin[ . 0 ees
ash` •p • • r /� .
Iota" su ate �INL*
o
✓ Sistex1°` 1
� otat - •
Company ;'ThE Comhonoured.. in being selected,
- was' .
to
• "extensive train and- other- services
President goose.:.
for Prime Minister Churchill,
:velli; and -'Madam Chang` JCai-shek du�ri?xg•
their . visits -'to
POST-WAR
Chau n onditioas,we ll call for new methods
. . .. � •
'''of -railwa ---o • eration •and new Wipes;•of service ,
�
'
•• rch
there rn°ust =needs be . a continuing. sea
and :. . ,
for improvement iatf° all: aspects of ' the railway
Indus Y y,; n: view : of. ` this,, the Company has.
hand:* programme of : research•: This prop
.ate
• wayys 'an
gramme, -in addition to Considering
means of i* m..rovirig-se
operation, encomr. asses the .problems
o of
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p.o A• a1 �► so ab lata on..
taw r recon`atyruc��o�.- and
TIIE OFF10ERS AND 'EMPLOYEES in, all departments• of the S
m have worked hard and
• onsibllities`yarisin:g ;out of the Wall and the directors record:
loyally :: to cope ' with ° increased red � • • ,
A a. •
- etweentnailagement •and
harmonious relations b
. • - ' � `�s 'The. ti�aditioual
their appreciation and Athan
• �� � ` ' '; •. ` �.. , . , • w ri alsoas�ea ressed.�to''shippers and
employee's were mainta'. ed ,throughout the Appreciatio " r p
year.
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p �' • - :�., w• and .. cull '
° . � of di
- ° s. an.in
".. nd s nix atheti under t $
the tra~ireliing pudic ali�e� for r their Cooperation in a ,y � p •
-'-'-operating conditionscaused by the war.
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