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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1944-04-06, Page 6The Canadian Natia �.•wxth all the cxtize�%s nal has been privileged to' fox ri • 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. 46. 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: ' 4 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. �` 17 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 •' , ' �,< • . F The- operating ratio, for the • ,ear, was 73.64% Y (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. • 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 . 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 • 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. rn _ 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. ... _ . u- - --- -- ---y . 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