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At the, annual' 'meeting of the'
Young People's Society of the -Varna
United Church on June 9th' the fol-
lowing. officers. were elected: Hon-
orary pres., Rev. J.W. Penrose; Pres-,
*lent: J. E. larnwelI• 'firstt vice:
Ruby Taylor; second vice: Mrs K.
McLaren;. third vice: Jean Foster;
fourth'vicc Cassie Johnston; oecre-
tary:. Violet. McC:iymont; ns"sistant
secretary: Eva Penrose; 'tr rsinre:
,Shirley :Dowson; press secretary;
Walter : Penrose; ' organist:. ]tachel
'Johnston; assistant organist: Blanche
Taylor; roll call' ',ecietary:= Margaret
Johnstorn;.
Eirriteefielct
There passed away
Saturday,
on
January 12th Margaret Moodie Grey,
in her 76th year. She was the second
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
James Moodie •of_Brucefield and wife
of Mr. Alex. Grey of .Egmondville.
Over two years agoshe suffered <a
stroke ,which left her speechless and
helpless and she had been confined
to her bed ever since. Besides her
-husband she leaves to mourn their
loss three daughters, Mrs. Thomas
Craddock of Birken; 13.C, and ;the -
Misses Inc and Marion at home, who
certainly deserve great credit, for
their faithful nursing' of their moth-
er, and one brother, Mr. James Mood-
ie of l3rucefield. For many years
Mrs. Grey was a consistent member
of .Union church, •Brucefield; latterly
a member of the Presbyterian church,
Seaforth'. The funeral was held on
Tuesday,' interment in Maitlandbank
cemetery. "She rests from -her lab-
ors and her works do follow her."
The Public Library Board . haye
purchased $40.00 worth of new books,'
d•hich are now ready for distribution
to the members. Thele is now a fine
collection of books ; in the library.
The annual meeting will be held in
the library room on January 18th at
8 o'clock p.m. The board mopes td
sec a good attendaucc.
The mill road public -school and the
Bayfield, road school reopened •this,
week after being closed last week on
account of the flu./
IVA.. Keeler of Mitchell has been
engaged to :teach in the Stanley
school.
The many friends of Mr. Hugh
Berry will regret to hear that she is
still confined to her room. We hope
soon to hear o her recovery. •
New Line of
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HOW CANADIAN 1100
PRICES ARE MADE
Someone in a waggish frame; of
mind has lately said "when the price
of hogs goes up it is due to supply and
demand and when they gd down it is
due to packers' manipulation." A
very natural reaction to one's frame
of mind but hardly sound judgement.
Hog prices in Canada are made by
the play of three influences' on the
maurket—(a) American hog 'prices;
(b) domestic demand in relation to
-'supply; (e) the British price of bacon.
When domestic demand is filled and
British bacon prices are relatively be-
/ low the price. of American hogs, then
the price of Canadian hogs is based
on United States' hog markets. Wlnen
supply is small the price shifts to the
domestic demand factor, and when the
British bacon price is stronger than
either of the other influences' the mar
kat for^hogs is made by this factor.
These, influences work at times singry
and at times in combination. Except
Tor the short period that occurs in
most years when the" omestic demand
is the controllingfactor,-either' the
British bacon prices or the American
hog -prices ars the bases an which the
Canadian hog prices rest
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A WEtt'DRESSED.BOSSY
'Arriet (in the country) --Ain't that
cow got a lovely coat.
'Argy-Yus, it's. a jersey.
'Arriet—A jersey, And I thought
it was 'er skin.—Passing' Show.
News cif Happenings
in the Countu and
Dnis'trie
DUBLIN: The first : "meeting of
Hibbert Township Council was heli
Monday mos Jor-
dan,Dublin, all members of the Coun-
cil being present, including, Reeve
Joseph` Nagle' and Councillors Birch-
'
ell, Hackney, .,Feeney. and Vivian.
There were three applicants for the
clerkship and two for the assessor -
ship: Mrs. Kathleen Feeney, Dub-'
and got the clerkship,: and Leo Mur-
ray, the assessorship, Alhert'Norris
afxl L. Kuntze were appointed audit-
ors,' and Thomas Molyneaux, school
truant officer•.^
Si t a n 1e 1j -Town shi p
Ivan. Stanley, infant son of Mr. and
.Mrs. George Henderson, passed
away Saturday afternoon, after a
short illness. Service was. conducted
at the house by Rev. A. E. Doan on
Monday afternoon. Miss Pentland,
sang . tenderly, a- solo, . "One little
lamb is safe in Heaven." The pas-
tes: took as his subject, David and
the death of 'his little, son, in' 12th
Gliap. of . 2nd Samuel, dwelling es-
pecially on the 23rd verse, "I shall go
to him but he shallnot return to ine."
The words of the familiar hymn,
best express the last thought of the
disedurse:
Over the river, faces I• see
Fair as the morning, Tooking for
me. -
Sweet little baby, light of the home ..
.Looking far some one,, beckoning
come. •
Bright as a snnbeain, pure as the
dew, '
Anxiously looking, dear ones, for
you.
Besides the parents,' two brothers
John and .Clifford and one sister,
Wonetta, mourn their lcss. The tray
casket was covered. with :floral tri-
butes of sympathy, from relatives
and. neighbors.
Mrs. Frank Hobson of St. Thomas
is at present the guest of friends in
this vicinity:
Mr:•:Chas. Scotchnner who spent a
week :visiting under the parental roof,
has now returned to Toronto. -
M'r. Colin Campbell visited friends
in Goderich township, one day last
week. -
Miss Mary Wild of Toronto has
been called home, on •account of the
illness of her, father.
WINGHAM: Followng an illness
of about seven weeks there passed
away Tuesday St Iafternoon`Hobert:Mas-
on, in his 56th year. He h<
resident of this locality, all his life,
having been born in East W awanoah,
For, a number of years he had been
employed by the Gunn Son Ola'Co.,
and until the time of his illness' he
was a man who had always enjoyed
the best of health. He was a mem-
ber of the United Church and a great
worker in the;'WSngham Lodge L.O.
L. 704. Surviving are his wife, two
daughters and one son, Margaret,
Marion and: Charles, all at home.
The funeral will be conducted from
his late resideneo on Friday afternoon
at 1.30 'o'clock. Interment' will be
made in the Wiiigham cemetery.
HORSE FORCES DOOR
OF BRUSSELS STORE
Brussels Jan. 14—Awakened by
horrible ma -eines and a commotion
in his .store below, . F. A. hunter,
notified Chief McDowell at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning. Cautiously • he
crept downstairs to find a horse;'
groaning as in great pain, lodged in.
the -collar -way leading from the street
level into the store basement. The
animal had crashed through the door
that protected the steep stairs, and
-had fallen headfirst to the inner
doorway. • It died a few moments af-
ter the .chief arrived, after they had
hauled White the basement: Upon
investigating, it was found the horse
belonged to Percy Tyerinan, .who
lived 21-2 miles south of here. The
animal had been stricken with colic',
andis believed td have wandered in
agony about the town until it in ad-
vertently stepped, upon the stair
door. Several places along the road
were found where it had rolled and
tossed about in pain, and its blanket.
had come lo'ose in its. journeying.
BUT. WILL IT?
0l anc
hundred entrants in a ;New
York talking marathon equally divi-
ded as to sex, the ,seventy-second
hour saw thirty men and one woman
left in the eclntest. This should end
an age -long libel on the fain' sex:—
Globe. 1 -
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the next meeting.:, The Reeve sug-
gested that (iooncrillors Petty and
Orteeln be the street, light, com-
munity shed and charity committee
for`.' the 1929,. and that Councillors
Sangster and Cameron be , the fire,
town hall and police committee and
the ' council as a w -]tole be she finance
committee. Ile also 'suggested that
all, buving be done by the commit-
tee interested. This; was agreed on
motion of Petty and Sangster, The
following officials were appointed:
James A. Patterson, clerk; C. Cools,
treasurer;: A. W. 16.
Hemphill, col-
lector; C. S,Hudson,'assessor; Geo.
Hudson, constable; • °Charles 1VIoore-,
fire chief; Fred Bengougli, sanitary
Hudson and
inspector; Jou 1 udson Ray n Mc- •
Arthur, auditors; Colin ITudson,
pound' keeper; Mrs. Hudson, care-
taker of the town hall 11 and G. Hud-
son, manager.
The members of the
:
board of health aro Reeve Higgins
and Dr. Moir; sanitary inspector, F.
Bengeugh; constable, G. Hudson and
Reeve Higgins and• Councillor Ort -
Wein members of the library board.
The by-law was passed authorizing
the reeve and treasurer to borrow
such sums as are needed up to $3,000
to finance the town until the new.
taxes come in. Collector Hemphill'
was present and reported that he had
except some
taxes,
collected all thep
X5200 and he was given until February
28 to finiah, his work.,
3IcKILLOP: A well-known .pion-
eer of McKillop Township, in the
person of the late John Stafford, died
on Monday at the advanced age of
87 years. The deceased, who was a
•native of' Ireland, ;came to Canada
with his parents, when five years of.
age, and settled, north. of Toronto. '
They afterwards moved to St. Marys,
and 57'arears'' ago located on the 13th
concession of NlcKilloli,where he had
since: besided . His wife, whose maid-
en name was Louisa Pierce, prede1
ceased him 32 years ago. Mr. Staf-
ford was a member of the Anglican
church and one of the few remaining
pioneers of the district. He is stir-
vived by eight children: "William
Stafford, St. Marys; Albert athome;
Miss Mary Stafford, Cleveland; Mrs.
Arthur Hoy, Goderich; Miss Mabel
Stafford, Rochester; Mrs. R. Mc-
Arthur, Carrobert, Sask.; Mrs. Mal-
ty Worden, Syracuse, and Edwin
Stafford, in Seaforth. Tlie funeral
takes place from the residence of his
son, Albert Stafford, -with interment
being made in the Brussels Ceme-
tery ,
l'I3LYTII:: 'A Most :interesting`.Vlo-
man's Institute meeting was held on
Thursday afternoon in Meniorial hall
with a goodly number present, not-
withstanding "the storm and so much
illness. "0 Canada". was sung for
opening, followed by the Lord's
prayer in unison. Tho address" of
the afternoon was given by Rev.
Geo. Weir who took as his subject,
"Our Contributions to Life,"' He urg-
stl his ' -hearers to snake the world,
better, brighter and More beautiful
as we live in it. "We can do this by
making our homes more beautiful as
far as our means will allow, also by
planting trees` and flowers and in
this way beautifying the outside'sur-
roundings. Then in our horses we
should cherish ideals of lofty charac-
ter, sweetening our temper both in
our beeves and in church and com-
munity life, which will assist in
bringing about a reign of good will,
among men." The hearty thanks of
the meeting was tendered to Ma. Weir
for this excellent address. > A peas-
ing duet was then: sung by Mrs.
Cunning and Mrs. Herrington' "As.
-the Years Roll By." The minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved. A letter of appreciation was
read from the War Memorial' Sick
Children's hospital for a cash'doirii-
tion sent at Christmas tinne. Ar-
rangements . were ma fon'' a social
'evening forthe members and their
families to bo held in February*. It
was decided to snake application to
the department for a domoin'stratina
lecture course in "Cookery and Food
Values,". to be held the last two weeks
in June. "Winter Salads" -was then
et ken • by Miss A. Stubbs and Mas.
S. ,White, Many fine recipes' were
given. The; roll call was anmered by
New Year's ,resolutions and approp
i'iato;vetse;,'The meeting closed with
the .-Mizpah benediction.
SEAF ORTII: A sudden death oc-
oared Monday at her home in Eg-
mondville, when Mrs. G: A. K. Mc-,
Lead, a highly esteemed resident,
widow of George A. K. 1VVeLeod, of
Exeter, passed away from heart troll-,
ble, aged 77 years. Mrs. McLeod,
who was a member of First Presby-
terian Churgh, •Seaforth, was the sec-
ond daughter of the, . late Mr. and
Mrs. Henry .Chesney, well-known
pioneers of Tuckersmith Township,
where she was born on the old home-
stead. After her. husband's death,
she came to reside in Eginondville.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Rob-
ert Charters, of Tuckersmith, and
Mrs. Thomas Grieve, of Egmondville
also two brothers, David Chesney in
the West, and Saiinuel Chesney, of To-
ronto. • •
TIIE FARM LIBRARY
(Experiment Farms Note)
The fa: -n libt•arY should provide
inspiration, recreation and instruc-
tion to meet_ the growing• needs of
each -mennber of the home, This
zt very
wide order,ezas tastes
and re-
quirements
differ, and change contin-
ually from childhood to :maturity.
The boobs that find 0 permanents
place in the farm library, should be
individually owned and treasured be-
cause they have supplied seine need
in the-developement of the home life.
The home library that is, most
cherished 'is the one that is slowly
built up by getting a book at a time
that really fills a need in life. 'We
all know the place that a few treas-
ured books have taken in our own
te'
lives. The characters in these form-
ed our ideals; they taught us how
others have lived, loved, toiled, Strive
en against odds that formed charac-
ter, and developed men and women
honoured not 'only in their clay and
generation but throughout all time.
We know from the biographies of
,,great. men how books'" -helped then
their lives into paths that led to hen -
our and 'distinction. •
Librarians who live among books
can give you a great deal of assis-
tance. Make., friends of them, tell
them youvrequuements, get them to
give you the names and addresses of
reliable; booksellers and publishers:
Get'them to show you how to anake
the best use of the great loaning lib-
raries, civic, provincial and federal:
In this way you can`frequently have
a• chance to read a book before buy-
ing it. This is•a. great aid'in choos-
ing the right one for 'the farm lib-
rary. Librarians can, -as well, sug-
gest magazines that contain reviews
of books worth having. Publishers
are glad to send their catalogues to
interested people; through these you
W:ALTON: The funeral at Miss
Mary Swallow, who passed away' on
Saturday, January 5, and her brother,
Walter Matthew Swallow who passed
away on Wednesday, January 9, was
held on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The . service was conducted by Rev.
W!. J. Maines -of Duff's United
Church, Walton. They were the
children of Mr. and Mrs. J. Swallow.
Mr. Swallow died 26 years' ago, Mrs.
:Swallow passing away 17 years ago.
Miss IVffary Swallow was born in,
Pickering, Ont., in 1856. While quite
young her parents moved to' Walton
where Walter was born in 1859. Some
-sixty years ago they moved to lot 15,
concession 13, lVfcKillop, where they
berth passed away. One brother,
William John, predeceased them by
43 years. There remain to mourn
the loss of a. loving sister and broth-
er, a sister (Alice) Mrs. Andrew Mc-
Nabb of Thornhill, Manitoba, and one
brother, Cafrmon of Thessalon, Ont-
ario.. The pallbearers -were James
Mose,'William G. Clark, George Love
Robert Reid, John .McDonald and
John Wlatt. The floral tributes were
numerous and beautiful. . Those who
attended the funeral from a distance
were Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Swallow
and son John of Thessalon, Onto, and
Mrs. Andrew McNabb of Thornhill,
Manitoba. The sympathy of the
community is extended to the be-
reaved,
SEAFORTH: The death occurred
after a protracted illness from heart,
trouble, at. 'her home near Seaforth
Monday of Mary 1sfarsh, wife of Wil-
liam Smith," aged 83 years.' Mrs.
Smith was born in Carlisle, England,
and -came to this country with her
husband• and three children 45 years
ago, settling on the 12tli edncession
of, .MoKiliop Township, Ten years
i'r.
ago N •. an Smith le the
g d,'Mi•s. S ft
REPORT OF WORKMAN'S COM-
PENSATION BOARD FOR 1928
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may locate books that are worth
while, 'books that seem like old
friends, as you go back ±0 ±ioecn front
time to time.
In ,this way Uho Parra' library will.
grow up with: tine family and contain
story books biogn aphigs; poetry, his-
tory, books or( religion, travel, inven-
tion and •science Among the books
of science those on agriculture will
have a convenient shelf by them-
selves, for •they are the invisible
tools that lighten our every task in
the great workshop of farm life..
BLYTH: The financial statement:,.
of Blyth 1Vlemorial Community Hall
for eleven months of 1028 ending
ted een' presented
December 31 has b 1 s n :
showing receipts' $828.08 and expen-
ditures $485.30, leaving a balance on
Han of' $342.76, It willbe seen
by
the report that tinder the careful
management of, the board there is a
nice surplus notwithstanding that it
`was thought at the 'tiine the beard
was organized andtook over the man-
ed
agement that they wehtld be unable to •-
function without assistance from the
i hall This fine ha 1 is cola
sidered to be a real asset to the town
and comnnnnity and the board apprec-
iates the co-operation of the citizens
iInn g,general in making' it self support
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SEAFORTI : The death occurred
here last week at 'the home of his
brother, Dr. Merles MVihckay, Goder
ich street, of William: Campbell: Mac-
kay, barrister, formerly of Toronto.
Interment took place on Friday in
Maitland bank cemetery.
A DEADLY PIE •
housewife—"Are . ` you not the
same man to whom I gave a piece of
mince pie last week.
Tramp (bitterly) -"No, mum, I'm
not; an' wets' more, the Doctors say,
rnever will be the same man again.'
The summary of figures ,fore The
Worlcinen's Compensation 'Board of
Ontario for the year 1928 shows that
there has been awarded in benefits
during the year $7,067,946.98, es
competed with $6,084,654.87 during
the prior year, the present year's
figures being made up of $5,901,-
i r and
1166 507.-
439.3 6 ni ens.�t on d
9 0 , ,
p $
54 medical aid,:
The accidents repgrted numbered
79,898, as compared with 11,979 ac-
cidents during 1927. The fatal ac-
cideets showed an increase from 429
during 1927 to 558 during 1928.' In
December there were 6455 accidents
reported including, 36 ftalities which
was somewhat lower than November
when 721. reports were received in-
cluding eluding 51 fatalities.
Commenting on;these figures R. B.
Morley, general manager of the In-
dusrial Accident Prevention Assoc-
iations has called attention to the
Com -
farm. and retired to Harm -alley, where . dt'visioli of employers by the Com-
she died. Mrs. -Smith was a member
pensation Act into Schedules 1 and 2
of Northside ',United Church. Be and Crown Cases. The Crown eases
are those of the Federal and Provin=,
clal Governments. Schedule • 2 in-
cludes the steam and electric rail-
ways, the telegraph and telephone
companies, school boards, municipal-
ities, etc. In Schedule 1 there are
approximately twenty-five thousand
industries, these being by payroll
largely the manufacturing interests
of the Province in which there has
been a remarkable increase in enn-
ployment over former years,
sides her husband she is survived by
one son, Percy Smith, •of McKillop;
and five daughters, Mfrs. W. McIn-
tosh, Keenan 'Bask,: Mrs. Alfred
Brown, Davin, Sask.; Mrs. C. Dick-
son, Bigger; Sask.; Mrs. W. McKay,
of 'Schumacher, N;ew ()Marie, and
Mee. Archibald Kerr' 111cI{illop.
WINGd•IAM: The seventh ` annual
meeting of 'the Wingham Hor-
ticultural Society was held
on Thursday. evening. The Trees-
urer's repent allowed a'most ^5uccesss
fill year, the membership having al-
most readied the . 400 ;nark. The
following -officers-were elected -for
1929: President -Mr's, Geo.. Spot-
ton; lst vice pros. -Mrs. T. Fells;
2nd. vice-pies.—Mrs.' N. L. Nash;
Treasurer -Nin, W. A. Galbraith;
Directors: Mrs. (Do.:) Ross, Mrs. C.
P. Smith, Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. Mc
Donald, 'Mrs, -•II. O'ampbel], ,Mrs, T.
Kew, Mr.' Craig, 'Mrs. N. L. Fry,
Mrs. h. Angus, Mr. F • Hi11, Aud-
itors—Mi. Ca P. Smith, Mr. A. M.
Bishop. Premium Cominittee
R. Vanstene, Mr; N. L. Fry, Mrs..
(Dm) Ross, *s. It. Angus Street
Committee -Mayor Fells, Ma, F.
Hill, Mr. H. Campbell. .Delegates
to, Convention -Mrs, Ross, was.
Peals, Mrs. Geo. Spotton.
HENSALL: Tho first regular
meeting of the village council for
1929.was held on I12onday afternoon
with all inem,bets present except
Councillor Cameronn who is ill. It
was decided again to hold the regular
meeting the first Monday evening of
each month. As all the membebs
present had talcen their oath of office,
it wasmoved by Councillor Petty,
seconded by Councillor Oetwein,, that.
the meeting adjourn till 8 'o'clock the
same evening'. At 'S o'cloelc the
council again met with, Reeve Higgins
in the chair and CounciJlgrs Petty,
Ortwein and Sangster present. Sev-
eral conimunicautionis were read but
on motion of Ortwein and Sangster
it was decided to lay them over until
The plants included in Schedule 1
showed an increase in the number
of accidents. reported during every
month of 1928 'except in January on-
ly when the figures were lower than
in 1927. I 1
• The total medical aid awarded in
schedule 1. in 1928 'shows an increase
of over one hundred thousand dollars
and total compensation awards over
six •hundicd' thousand dollars. •The
accident fund Of the Board received
several heavy blows during 1928 in-
cluding the
n-cluding_the Nianassoo disaster anycl
the Hollinger fire.
Records now available indieate an
increase in 1928 over 1927 of eight•
per cent. in employment, an increase
of eleven per -cent, in total number of
accidents reported to the Workmen's
Compensation Board andan increase
of sixteen per cent in total awards
by the Board, ,
Gas Forces Women
to Slee, in Chair
"Nights I sat up in a chair., I had
,stoinach gas so bad. I took Adlei•ika
and nothing I' eat hurts Inc now. 1
sleep fine."—VIrs. Glenn ' Butler.
Even the FIRST spoonful of .Adler•-
ilca relieves gas on the stomach and
removes astonishing amounts of old:
waste matter frons, the system:
Makes you enaoy 'your meals ` ant!
sleep better. No matter what you
have tried for; you]; stomach and
bowels, Adlerika will ,'surprise you,
W. S. R. Holmes, Deuggest.
The Bell Telephone Company
and the Northern Electric
THE relationship between the Bell Telephone
Company and the Northern Electric Company is
direct and definite. It consists of: -
1. ownership --the telephonecompany controls the
Northern Electric by owning 51 per cent.. of
Northern Electric shares.
2. contract—the telephone company has a contract
with the Northern. Electric by which the latter
sells equipment to the telephone company at
favorable prices.
The telephone company thus has direct control of its
source of supplies. Without control there would be
constant risk of being forced to pay .high prices for
apparatus or of being unable to secure consistent
r7tandard of equipment.,
If either of these conditions prevailed tine result
would be higher rates or poor service for telephone
users.
Apart from this protection there are two definite
results secured. These are: first, dividends; second,
row prices.
1. dividends from Northern Electric
HE NorthernElectric has developed from m a smallT
beginning to an outstanding Canadian success.
In 1928 its total business was more than $25,000,000
which is four times its business in 1914. ,
48 per cent of this total was with the Bell Telephone
Company.. 11 per cent was with other telephone
companies and 41 per cent was in general electrical
business in Canada and abroad.
In all this total of success the Bell Telephone -Com-
pany participates as majority shareholder. 51 per
cent of all dividends paid by the Northern Electric
bave come back to the telephone company's revenues.
In the fifteen years since the Northern Electric was
incorporated the telephone company has received
from it in dividends over two -and -a -half million dol-
lars. -
These have contributed to operate the system in
place of equal sums subscribers would otherwise be •
called on to pay.
The dividends paid by Northern Electric represent an
average annual return df only 5.7 per cent on the
capital stock, surplus earnings having been devoted
consistently to extend plant and equipment.
. low prices from. Northern'Etectric
THE contract between these two companies stip-
ulates that the prices which the Bell Telephone
Company pay for equipment shall be as low as, or
lower than, the lowest prices paid to Northern Elec-
tric by its other customers.
Theother customers of Northern EIectric include -
every telephone system of importance' in Canada and
business from them has been secured in open com-
petition with British and American manufacturers.
It is thus the lowest price level of this competitive
business which governs the prices paidby the Bell
Telephone Company.
The Board of Railway Commissioners in 1926 made
a detailed,' inquiry into these prices and their judge-
ment was that "—the agreement and supplementary
agreement which govern, their relations are distinct
1y advantageous to the Bell Telephone Company.'',
Proof of this is seen in comparing costs of building
the telephone system and rates paid by subscribers
with those of other systems.
IFie average cost of building other systems in Can-
ada, England, Brazil and the United. States has been
6227 ,per telephone. The cost in Ontario and Quebec.
US been s18o per telephone, or 17 per cent less
than the average.
which telephone users
-And the antes wh one pay in Ontariop
and Quebec are the lowest un the world. for compar-
able service.
A large factor in obtaining these
low costs and low rates' has been
the arrangement and relationship
between the Bell Telephone` Com-
pany and the Northern EIectric
Company.
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