HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1934-04-19, Page 3THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1934
THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
STATEMENT GF TRUSTEE.
,31tontreal. — The following mes-
sage to C. N. R. employees from
iTIon,
C. IP. ,Fullerton, 3(!C:, Chair -
matt of the Trustees, appears hi ,the
April issue of the Canadian National
1Railways Magazin e:
,Three months have passed since
the Trustees appointed under The
Canadian National -Canadian Pacific
Act, .19'33, took office, and the time
•has +uireived to give the ot(ieers and.
employees of the Canadian National
Railways ,some idea of the policies
and !intentions sat - the Trustees in
,connection with some aspects of the
future operation ,of. tote railway.
'At the outset, let use say that
ant not one of those who consider
the Canadian National Railways situ-
ation es hopeless, For "'months :laast
there has 'been onfoot a .propaganda
looking to the amalgamation of the
'Canadian National and 'Can'adian ,Pa-
cific ,Railways. lI can readily under-
stand that: such an agitation niay
have 'a wary serious effect upon the
morale of the workers. The fear that
unfired management might result in
a diminution of employtnent is read-
ily understandable. iI1 is essential in
the interests of the railroads them-'
selves that conditions of service
sfhoukl be such that the profession of
railroading in all its varied aspects
shook( be made attractive 'to the '(test
of 'our young men, and this can only
be done by the railroads offering at
least as much security of employ-
ment as do outer professions and oc-
cupations. 1 desire, ,quite •frankly and
sincerely, to express my sympathy
with the 'workers in this regard, and
my appreciation .of :the anxiety :which
has been, and still is, the lot of those
.whose livelihood and homes are de-
pendent on the continuation of their
employment by railroads.
The propaganda of Which iI have
spoken is 'based on the bland as-
sumption that where an .enterprise
which has been taken over by the
expenditure of public money and 'an
enterprise which is still tinder pri-
ate ownership find themselves as a
-ieselt, among other things, of de-
!pressed business conditions, conduct-
ing their operations on an unprofit-
able basis, the publicly owned enter-
prise .should 'be made virtually to sur-
render its existence as a separate
entity, and leave the .garnering of
whatever alhrvest is presently avail=
able, and its equity in future prosper-
ity, to its privately -owned competi-
tor. The underlying idea apparently
is that the money of a shareholder
has a sacred quality denied to that of
a mere taxpayer,
The two grounds put forward in
support of the proposals for amal-
gamation are:
al.. That a very large saving can be
effected.
?, That it would relieve manage-
ment from the evils of political in-
fluences.
As to the (first, .I may say that al-
ready the Canadian National Rail-
ways have, through economical Man-
agement, greatly reduced ,their op-
erating expenses, total disburse-
ments on that account 10 111933 being
$11113.,000,0000 under the 11922E .figures.
In 111933, •the gross -earnings o'1 the
two railway systems, Canadian Paci-
fic and Canadian National, amounted
only to $052,789,430, 1W3ien it is re-
membered that the operating rev -
emits of 'both railways were carder
,$2I63,O90,i000, it can be •+readily tender-
stood that the saving of such a fur-
ther sum as is suggested hi some
quarters is quite impossible. an my
opinion, such Bartter sane—as con-
trasted with ,rash—economies are as
Possible .under a ,policy of co-opera-
tion as tender a policy of anaalgama
tion, If ,the two railways are pre-
pared wholeheartedly to join in the
co-operation directed by Parliament
the savings will he approximately as
great as they would 'bo under amal-
gamation,
,Now as to the alleged evils of
Political inlfiuences, everyone will ad-
mit that political interference can
work great harm, ;and that it is high-
ly desirable that ,those who are di-
recting any great enterprise should
be free to bring to the performance
of their task whatever abilities they
may have untrammelled by a con-
sideration of party •polities. Let me
say once for all that today the Can-
adian National Railways are just as
free from having to consider matters
from a political angle as' is any rail-
way in 'Canada, and it is the inten-
tion of myself and my fellow -Trus-
tees that this slhall remain so.
1As you areailaware, the 'Govern-
ment appointed a Royal Commission,
and based upon the report of the
Royal Commission an Act .was pass-
ed known as the Canadian National-
Canadian ,Pacific Act. ,By Section 27
of that Act it is provided:
"Nothing in this Act shall be
deemed to authorize the amalgama-
tion of any railway company which
is comprised in 1N'ational. Railways
with any railway company which i
comprised in 'Paci'fic Railways nor
to authorize the unified management
and control of the railway system
which ,forms part of National Rail-
ways with the railway system which
forms part of Pacific 'Railways."
'As the Trustees accepted office
under this ,Act, it should require no
statement on their part that they are
prepared to execute their duties ex-
actly ,according to its terms. 'How-
ever, if .assurance is required, I de-
sire to state that the Trustees, in-
dividually and as a body, are, for
many reasons 'which it is .not neces-
sary here to state, opposed to any-
thing in the way of amalgamation or
vilification involving the taking over
of the Canadian National Railways
by :its competitor.
It must, however, be kept in mind
that throughout Canada there are
people who favour amalgamation of
-all railways in the Dominion or, fail-
ing that, management eseder a single
administration, and it would be a mis-
take on the part of those who dis-
agree withthem to underestimate
'heir importance, or to rely too much
en the mere existence of the Act of
Parliametn. Many of the arguments
ire forceful and,appealing, and even
'1, when .emaciating from interested
tuarters, they are not characterized
'ty any noticeable degree of modesty,
hey are not to be lightly dismissed.
There is this to be said, that un-
ess the position of all railways in
Canada' materially improves within
'the next few years many experi-
ments, presently unpalatable .and
presently unacceptable, may have to
be tried. It is for .this reason that I
appeal to every employee of the'Can-
adian INaaio•na1 Railways to ,devote
the very best that is in him to the
success of the railway. The Trustees
can do their part to unsure that no
political interference, no foolish or
insane policies, .and no extravagance
will interfere in the management o`_
the railway, ,but the real success of
the railway depends upon the efforts
put 'forth 'by the men who are in
charge of the actual enterprise. I aur
sure that every man on .the Canadien
National .Railways will make the sttc-
ces.s of bhe enterprise his first con-
sideration and nothing should be
countenanced •wlhkh will embarrass
the management or impair the ef-
ficiency of the system, The public
,look not only to the Trustees , but
to every employee, to co-operate in a
gigantictask, but one which can be
accomplished, This co-operation it
offered by and will always be forth-
coming from the Trustees, who are
appreciative of the position of the
sten and are ,sympathetic with their
ctit;acuities,
As a final wore(, let die emphasize
that in the management of the 'rail-
way the Trustees are not interested
in race, religion or politics, but sole-
ly in the merit and ability of the
roan, Every man may expected from
the Trustees a fair deal. Merit, not
favour, is flee watchword.
C. P, FULLE,RTON,
Chairman- of the' Trustees.
TOW(' TOPICS
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Hensel(.
PAGE THREE
Zurich.
!Mr, W. Talbot of the Bronson
Line, Stanley, delivered seven 'head of
,cattle on Wednesday to, Mr. Smith of
lIeusall, .for which he received $365,00
—Mr, Simon Dietrich has taken pos-
session of 'the ,Gies farms at the, Blind
Line,—The want of .houses is ,proving
a serious draw -back to .our Village, A
number of •desirable people are look-
ing for dwelling, but thus far we have
heard of no houses likely to be erect-
ed this summer.
Bayfield,
\Vit. 'Mestard is fixing sip the
hoose on the north side of the river
lately occupied by 'John McLeod. He
has purchased twenty acres from Mr,
.Hinde,—'The bridge gang is gone;
the bridge (or footpath) is nearly fin-
ished. The next step will be to pro-
cure some means of signalling some-
on,e in crossing so that no other rig
will approach the bridge.
Arrested for Defraud.
A .well dressed, middle aged wo-
man, with penitentiary instincts, suc-
ceeded in operating the town and Eg-
mondviltle on Wednesday last• nS'he re-
presented herself as a committee 1
one to solicit alms for a destitute fa-
ncily in Harpurhey on 'Walton Road,
Under this ,guise she "did" the good
natured and short pocketed citizens
to a considerable extent from early
noon until her tired feet and satisfied
conscience .landed at the Queen's
Hotel for a night's . slumber. Here
Chief Gillespie located her next
morning and with the aid of Police
\Itgi,tratc Tlohaiested forced her to
disgorge about seven dollars. She
was found to he the wife of a well-to-
do farmer near-Belgrave,
Washout.
On Saturday morning the G. T. JR,
train, due here at 0:315, ran into a
washed out culvert, the result of the
heavy rain storm during Friday
night, about three and a half miles
west of here and the result was a bad
wreck, The train was in charge of
Conductor Jas. Lave,l, with J'as. Farr
as engineer, and !Fireman Colbey, all
of Goderich. The engineer had his
leg 'hurt, and was also cut around
the 'face; and the fireman suffered
more seriously, having a iuunber of
ribs broken and otherwise injured.
Fortunately the accident happened in
a cut, or it would have been more
serious. As it was, the front of the
engine plowed into the embankment,
and the tender flew to the other side.
The baggage car and two coaches
were all stripped of their trucks and
were turned sideways an the track,
while the parlor car spanned the
culvert. Fortunately none of the pas-
sengers were injured.
:\ disastrous thunderstorm passed
through this section Friday. night.
Several fires were visible from 'Hen
sail, Considerable damage was done
in the village with water, as the
thunder and lightning were accomp-
anied with almost a flood of rain.
The cellar of nyfr. Heanphill's drug
store was flooded, causing a damage
to goods stored there to the amount
of V00,00. Several other business
places were likewise flooded, beside
private residences. Work in some of
the mills and foundry places 'had to
be suspended owing :to those places
being under water, The street and
side walks In some places in the vil-
lgge are covered to the depth of
several incites, Drains are blocked.'
and refuse to carry off the water,
cattsi:e1g it to back up in the cellars,
It will take a 'few days for the water
to entirely run away—Cook Bros. re-
ceived their new 'boiler this week
from the Robt, 'Bell Engine and
Thresher Co„ Seaforth,
McKillop•
Mr, John :McPherson has gone to
\tanntoba.—Mr. David 1lcCutchean
has returned to his 'homestead in Sas-
katchewan and took a number of
horses out with hint. — Mr, John
Heist has rented the 50 -acre farm of
Mr, A. Souter, who has gone to Sas-
katchewan, sphere he will reside for a
year or two.
R. S. Hays, Watson and j. 3, Purcell.
To the !Gentiles this was an interest-
ing and instructive ceremony.
Egmondvill'e.
Mr, Wm, IBurgard, who has been
in the .hospital in Toronto, is 'house,
and is recovering -Some of the old-
est residents of the vil!tage say that
the river was higher last Saturday
than they ever saw it before,—The
Engineer has been down looking at
the bridge this week It is expected
that a new bridge will he erected this
SU Miller,
Items. •
Mr. Alex, Davidson recently re-
ceived a package of Shamrock from
dear old Erin, of which he is very
proud. -As a result of the flood, Mr.
Thos, Kline lost several chickens and
a pig by drowning. --Mr, John Arch-
ibald intends building a new resid
ence on the north-west corner of his
farm adjoining town. — Our local
sports arc keeping the muskrats busy
dodging ballets, and judging from re-
ports, the rats are excellent dodgers,
---T'he following parties were ticketed
to distant points—Mr, 'Geo. T, Reid
of 'Varna, to Saskatoon; Mr. G. Tin -
Son, of Seaforth, to 'W'innipeg; Miss
Belle Farquharson and Edward Far-
quharson, Seaforth, to Dlayslansl,
Alta,; Richard VanlEgtnond anti 'Ri-
chard Tlothant'to ,Sault Ste, Marie;
Robert Boyd, Seaforth, to nRegina;
-Chas. Fh Carnochaln, of Tuckersmith,
to !Winnipeg; >11Zrs, Jas,-Sleeth, Sea -
forth, to Grand Rapids, North Da-
kota; John Robertson to Qu'Appelle.
Circumcision Ceremony.
On Monday last, at tine residence
of Mr, M, B. 'Isaacson, a very inter-
esting ceremony took place at high
noon, the event being the circumci-
sion of Mr. and. -(Mrs. Isaacson's
young son, The'Jewish law requires
that every male child be circumcised
on the eighth day after birth, 'Several
Hebrews were in attendance as well
as some invited friends from town.
Dr, Burrows, Messrs, Parkes, Colson,
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SE,AI+ORTH, ONTARIO,
ed vigour and vitality. Stock distrib-
uted from 'a rsource where these vital
precautiuus have been 'practises! ma'y
be as reliable as any hatched on the
home plant blit where the source o
supply either of .eggs or of chicks is
in doubt, the risk of disease and high
i.n'artality is indeed.:gre'at, We have
found in all laying contests that,
When there is a congregation of 'large
numbers of birds .from various origin;'
the mortality is high; and this risk
must be present in a greater degree'
when baby chicks are produced and
distributed tinder similar conditions.
Poor vitality andhereditary disease
in the parent: stock are greatly re-
sponsible for high mortality in
chicks, 'but poor brooding equipment
and methods contribute in no small
degree to the disasters that follow
errors in this respect, Uneven tem-
peratures, overcrowding with im-
proper ventilation, and lack of sun-
light, encourage toe -picking, cannib-
alism, and rickets — some of the
principal causes of high mortality in
the brooding stage—while an im-
proper diet, without the essential el-
ements that should be present in the
right proportion in a well-balanced
,chick feed, may also contribute to a
great extent to the mortality.
The modern incubator, in capable
hands, has almost disposed of the
danger from ,faulty incubation and it
is seldom that disaster can be trac-
ed to this cause, Better knowledge of
breeding, feeding, and rearing, has
been acquired by scientific research
and investigation, resulting in the el-
imination of many hazards and as-
sisting to a greatextent in the ex-
pansion of the industry.
:When necessary,. full advantage:
should be talcen of the information
available at any Dominion Experi-
mental Farm.
33IGH ANALYSIS FERTILIZERS
During recent years there has been
a distinct trend towards the employ-
ment of more highly concentrated
fertilizer mixtures, The improvement
in the grade of mixed fertilizers has
been due in part to the increased pro-
duction of 'higher grade superphos
phates, containing 20 per cent and 45
per cent. of available phosphoric acid
and of ammonium phosphate contain-
ing fram!10 to 117 per cent of nitrogen
and from 45 to 53 per cent of phos-
phoric acid.
The chief advantage claimed for
the use of' high analysis materials is
that fertilizing costs can be materially
reduced by a saving in .freight and
handling charges.
The results obtained from the ap-
plication of these mixtures appears to
be hunch the same as those from equi-
valent quantities of mixtures of ord-
inary strength. In experiments con-
ducted by the Division of Chemistry
at the `Central :Farm, Ottawa and at
several of the branch farms of the
Experimental Farms system a 4-8.10
mixture has been compared with a
5-16=20 mixture, the latter applied at
one-half the rate of .the former. The
results sii'ow that the double strength
fertilizer .has given as good returns
as the less concentrated mixture,
:Ammonium phosphate has been
found to be a very satisfactory source
of nitrogen and phosphoric acid and
may be used in the preparation of
high analysis mixtures. In an experi-
ment conducted at the branch Exper-
imental Farm at Agassiz, B.C., an ap-
plication of two hundred and eighty
pounds of a mixture prepared from
ammonium phosphate and muriate of
ootas:h gave an average yield of 20.9
tans of mangels per aoce, over a per-
iod of 4 years. /Six hundred and eighty
pounds of a second mixture prepared
*ram sulphate of ammonia, 1116% sup-
erphosphate and muriate of potash
and furnishing the same amount of
plantfood as the former mixture gave
an average yield 'o'f .19.9 tons per acre.
In this same experiment the yield of
mange'ls was 20.9 tons per acre where
triple superphosphate was used as the
source of phosp.h'oric acid.
SOME FACTORS AFFECTING
IN BABY CHICKS
Re -Stocking the Woodlot and
Planting on the Farm
The season for planting trees is
near, and plans should be made early
as trees planted in early .spring stand
a much better chance of survival
than those planted in late spring. The
,Forestry Branch is continuing the
policy of supplying free trees for
planting and owing to the fact that
there is a .surplus of trees the former
limit of 3,500 trees for reforestation
purposes to one person will not be
adhered to. The trees 'may be used
for planting bare land, re -stocking a
woodlot or the establishment of . an
evergreen windbreak, Five hundred
trees are allowed to each applicant
for planting a. windbreak,
Every farm should have a woodlot
large enough to supply the farm-
house with fuel and lumber for minor
.building and repairs in order that
these products may be secured with-
out making a cash outlay. Inferior
soils such as sand, gravel, swamp's,
shallow and steep hillsides, should be
left in trees, as they will give very
small financial returns if cultivated.
These are the areas that should be
planted, as they will continue to be a
,',lability rather than an asset as long
as they are destitute of trees.
Planting is not necessary on areas
that have large trees as they wily
produce seed and it will be distribut-
ed by the wind, squirrels and other
.agencies. This natural reproduction
can be secured by fencing out the
stock and it will be composed of the
more valuable species if they are left
and the less valuable (weeds) are re-
moved in order that they will not
,produce seeds, The planting of .a few
hundred trees of valuable species scot
growing now in the woodlot will
give more variety and will make quite
a difference in the .value of the woods
,fifty years hence. A few trees well
planted in locations where they will
be sure to grow well is far better than
planting thousands poorly where the
competition of the natural growth
will choke chem out. Eventually there
will be no woodland in a field, if pro-
vision is not made to 'have seedlings,
saplings .and polewood coming `long
to takethe place of 'trees that are cut.
(Experimental Farm Note)
It is a regrettable truth that, with
the rapid expansion which has talcen
place in the poultry industry in the
past decade, there has been an in-
creased mortality that seems to be
out of proportion to the incre'as'e in
number of chickens hatched. It
would he hard to say what single
agent has been mostly 'responsible
for the high death sate but, Where
mortality is abnormal, the cause may
he traced to one or more of the fol-
lowing 'hazards; inferior or diseased'.
breeding stock;' faulty incubation;
poor brooding facilities or egtiip-
ateot; improper feeding:
Probably the major factor is the
breeding stock and,, with the advent
of large hatcheries where the source
of supply isdoubtful, the clanger
from this source has increased. Rep-
utable hatcheries have exercised ev-
ery effort; to safe -guard their one
interests and their customers be
Model` - testing, vaccination, drasti
culling of inferior 'birds, careful •t
tenticie to sanitation.' and theintro-
duction of only new• blood that show --
(Every fares should have an ever-
green: windbreak to :protect the build-
ings from the cold winds of winter.
A farmer can establish a windbreak
by making a cash outlay of $1 for ex-
press charges on the trees; In 10 to
1115 years he Will have an effective
winsttbreait that, will increase the value
of his farm and reduce the amount di
fuel necessary 10 .heat the farmhouse,
A year's delay in starting a wind-
break means that thefarm will be a
year longer w=ithout an effective
windbreak.
Application blanks .for trees and
descriptive literature may be secured
by writing the Forestry IBranc•h, Par-
liament Buildings, Toronto, or calling
at the county agricoltura'1 office.
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and many medicines have alcohol as'
a or nainent ingredient. 'A Ijudiciotis
mingling hof six essential oils compose
Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil, and there
is 110 alcohol in it, so that its effects
ere lasting.
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