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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1912-03-01, Page 2118019T ONTARIO'S CAPITAL SIZE, EXPENSES AND GROWTH OF TORONTO,. i ut in a Nutshell So That They Can Be Read and Easily Digested. This year'e tax rate is 18. 'mills. There are 4,566 street•hydrants. Toronto',f assessment is $344,835,- 1.15. There are 39,000 telephones in To- ronto. 'The area of Toronto is 28 square miles. Toronto's net debt stands at $39,- 217,646.07. City property is valued at over $20,000,000. The city hall is estimated to be worth $2,500,000. • Toronto has 40 parks, with a total of 1,640 acres. Toronto was founded as a French trading post in 1749. Toronto's Exhibition grounds cov- er ower an area of 260 acres. During 1911 over 700 employers of labor located in Toronto. The ordinary expenditure of the city during 1911 was $8,073,927. The city's share of the street rail- way receipts in 1911 was $800,000. There were 10,050 births in 1911, 5,312 marriages;. and 6,328 deaths. Toronto is the second largest city in Canada, Montreal being the first. During 1911 the city issued build- ing permits to the value of $25,- 000,000. According to the recent police census, Toronto has a population of 425,407. Toronto 'is governed by a mayor, four controllers, and twenty alder- men. The total expenditure of the works department for 1911 was $5,- 267,711.04. • The headquarters of the Canadian Northern Railway Company are in Toronto. Toronto is the first city in the world to start school classes for consumptives. The amount derived from licenses in 1911 reached the sum l'Onese fir to LAGRIPPE'S VIUTIIY[S Left Weak, Miserable and 'Preyto 1Jissase in Many Forms One of the mast treacherous dis- eases afflicting the people of Can- ada during the winter months is la grippe, or influenza. It almost in- variably ends with a complication of troubles.. It tortures its vic- time with alternate fevers aad chills, headaches .and • backaches. It leaves him an easy prey to peen- monia, bronchitis, and even con- sumption. Indeed the deadly 'af- ter -effects of la grippe may leave the victim a chronic invalid. You can avoid la grippe entirely by keeping the blood rich and red by an occasional use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. If you have not done this and the disease attacks you, you can banish its deadly after-ef- fects through the use of this same great blood -building, nerve -restor- ing medicine. Here is proof of the wonderful power of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills over this trouble. Mr. Emmanuel Laurin; St. Je- rome, Que., says : "I was seized with a severe attack of la grippe. I was obliged to stop work and re- main in my bed for several weeks, and while I appeared to get over the first stages of the trouble, I did not regain my usual health. I suf- fered from headaches, loss of ap- petite and extreme weakness. I did not sleep well at nights, and would arise in the morning feeling tired and worn out. This continu- ed for about two months during which time I was taking treatment, but apparently without avail. Then I.was advised to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and. I got a half dozen boxes. By the time I had taken three boxes there was a decided improvement, and actually before I had completed,the sixth box I was enjoying my old-time health. I was strong as ever, could sleep well and eat well, and no longer suffered from lassitude and headaches. I have proved the value of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills for the pernici- ous after-effects of la grippe, and can therefore recommend them to other sufferers." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure by going to the rdot of the trouble in the blood; which they eniieh, and «d; lid: pure 'Th se peel$ feel lilac± sta`,tt.:to elite . yourself .to -die taking this great medicine. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Me- dicine Co., Brockville, Ont. he : r a. al for the fiscal =a r ' eat ing March, 1911, was $1,963,000. One of the largest organs in the world is in Toronto. It is in the Metropolitan Church. Tor -onto is lighted at night by its own Hydro-Beetic system, which is to be largely added to. Toronto customs returns for the fiscal year ending March, , 1.1, reached the sum of $14,397,1147 Toronto has 317.17 miles of sew- ers, and a ;practically completed trunk sewer, costing $2,500,000. Toronto is served by three rail- ways, the Canadian Pacific, the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Northern. In 1911 the city spent $121,000 for hospitals and $152,743 in otherwise lookingafter the public health. Toronto has nine publie hospitals for the care of the sick. Altogether there are 65 hospitals, asylums and public homes. There are six daily newspapers in Toronto, 49 weekly papers, 20 semi- monthly, '76 monthly, eight quarter ly, and one directory company. Passenger trains to the number of 135 enter and leave 'Toronto each day, and an average of 200 freight trains enter and leave the same day. The. City Hall has a floor space of 5.40 acres, is valued at $2,500,000, has a dock with a diameter of 20 feet, and is 300 feet from the side- walk. The fire department consists of 300 men and officers, 115 horses, '76 pieces of apparatus, 4,595 hydrants, +25 ;fire stations, and ten steam en- gines; also a high pressure system. There are 43,451 children 'attend- ing the public schools, 3,069 the high sehools, 6,787 the separate schools. There are 1,000 principal!, and teachers in the public and high schocils. The police department numbers 475 men and officers, including a mounted squad of nineteen men and two sergeants. There are five pa- trol wagons, one prison van, 137 patrol signal boxes. There are telt police stations and three. ambu- Lances: Banks with head offices in Toron- to have authorized capital of $67,- 000,000 and deposits of $376,936,248, while the banks with head offices at Montreal have a capital of $61,866,- 666, ,and deposits of $$362,334,309. The bank clearings in Toronto Test year totalled $1,862,379,605, an ing" crease, of $250,000,,000 over 1910.. MAKING SAFE INVEST wliY SHARES RISE OR FALL WHEN EARNINGS ARE BAD, WHILE BONDS IA: NARROWLY.: HOW TO TELL AGE OF TREE. When Trunk 4s Sawed Then You Can Tell. The sawed trunk of an oak will reveal the age of the tree if you count the rings from the centre to Pie outside. They will tell you more than this. The rings vary in width, and, by studying them close- ly, you can say, "This year, eigh- teen rings ago, was a fine one. There must have been plenty of warmth and a fair amount of mois- ture. for the tree made big growth. And this, thirty-one rings back, was a lean year, cold and with a lack of sunshine, for in that year the growth was but two-thirds of the average." In the same `way glaciers are useful. The ice shows layers resembling the rings in a tree -trunk. Each layer represents varying thickness the severity of a winter's snowfall, and by their past .winters can be roughly calcu- lated. A SAFE 11EDICINE FOR LITTLE ONES Baby's Own Tablets are a, safe medicine for little ones—the mo- ther may feel sure of that. They are sold under an absolute guar- antee of a government analyst not to contain narcotics or other harmful drugs -they cannot pos- sibly do harm—always good. Thou- sands of mothers who have used them can vouch for this, and once a mother has used them for her little ones she always' keeps them in -the house. The Tabletsquickly relieve and cure all the minor ills of babyhood and childhood. They sweeten . the stomach, regulate the bowels, expel worms, break up colds and make baby healthy, hap- py and fat. They are sold by medi- eine dealers or by mail at 25 emits a, box from The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. The O.P.R. despatehed about 330,500 freight ears from Toronto last year, and the Grand . Trunk somewhat more than this Slumber, : �'{,tin• ��F�" r .+R?,� 0 Shares Depend for Their M an the Amount of Dividend Produce -Bonds Cannot Paj Fixed Rate of Interest, a Ings Cannot Hein Bond I', Adding to His Security. an The' articles Contributed b are for the sole 'purpose of peetive investors, and, if ll08F1 ing them from losing more Placing it in "wild -cat" ante impartial and reliable eha information •may be relied; writer of these articles and; of this paper have nqint in connection with'this mat' those of the reader. (By "Investor: Even if, as was pointed: shares involve no promise, they usually command a than bonds. Shares liste largestock exchanges ar mead. •at some price, but proportionate merit, the -p at times to wide fluotua , This constitutes one 9; nesses of shares was in share depends for its .i on the amount of the** pany left after the ambl.n other liabilities are' 'd,441, ondly, on the amount; ci are resulting from ;fie '+ carried on. If profitaiare suit of an off year, the Merit,' the market; if, on tJ;•i54he are large the price 'of eh ` es *uds to rise. In the case of bonds, hotirevece, even those of a company, whole :,hales. are subject to ,sharp fiucttatlg1's,e price is `Uethaps, eav- The !Selo er erve, ' an ,week, menta' arket the s -de - q di of subject PE f i UTI N. Put a strong glass on the label and examine it closely every time. Always look for the name "Gillett's." Like all good articles, which, are' extensively advertised, Gillett's Lye is frequently and very closely imitated. In some instances the imitators leave "actually .copied directions and other- printed platter from our label word for word. Be wise, and refuse to purchase imitation articles for they are never satisfactory. Insist On Gettmgrllet 7 Lye and decline to accept anything that looks to be an imitation or that is represented to be " just as good " or " better," or "the same thing." In our experience, of over fifty years in business we have never known of an imitation article that has been a 'success, for imita- tors are not reliable people. At the best the " just as good" kinds are only trashy imitations, so decline them with thanks every time. E.W.GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED WINNIPEG• TORONTO, ONT. MONTREAL. weak- The ince first t fib com.- eade and' lid sec•, a s which being asare- decline in Trouts usually unchanged;, ek!14 matter of a point or tie. k',-,. ,eine cases —unless the bonds'.:-eie . t` 'uusuaily speculative nature The reason for this is �r erieoked, although the fact itself Iter oP everyday knowledge ai frt0crested in investment matters - A bond, as read "f';r '' ,' articles know, is a mortgagd. ui-i,'•;$ts Paco a promise to pay ;yell' of in - tercet at certain t corn - applepany does well seer ample to .< f> al. ,,yi a the �QLJs}isprov J•Ue ."y3 'a a 't✓x' s`Tag";•118T,.tMee, e ter,±iiu81111 intrinsically worth very little; their quo- tation of between 80 and 90 representing their value merely as sources of dividends. It is -easy to see from this extreme naso why stooks fluctuate violently in re- flection of good or bad business being done, while bonds ire not subject to such movements, except to a very moderate degree. Ta FREE TO GIRLS Beautiful Preneh dressed doll, 15 'inches tall, with eyes tlia't' open and shut; rolled gold locket and chain, or solid gold signet ring free to any girl. Send us your name and we will send you thirty sets of beau- tiful Easter and other post -cards, to soli at ten cents a set (six cards in each set). When sold, send us 'the money and we will send you whichever prize you choose. For selling 40 sets we will give you a rolled gold extension bracelet. Wo pre- pay all charges. Address $OMEB- WARREN 00., Dept 122, Toronto. MISTJNDERSTOOD. Customer—``Have you interest. Thema affect the • bonds' can a good year greater return on ' In the case of th 'shit p•,. -noxi os of a t.ver, " con- ditions are reversedi(we rt+ int peak of "preferred" shares, inch will be consid- ered soon at some',,engti). The: share does not involve a'promise to pay its face value back at illy time, nut' Les it promise any income 'to the shareholder. If the company malOs substantial pro- fits the directors may consider it wise to "declare a dividerid i.e., .divide the profits pro rata among the 'shareholders, usuallly on a basis ai so much per cent. on the par value ' of each share, In this case the share tonus to rise in price, ir- respective of whether there are . any as- sets behind it to make its 'intrinsic value greater or not. As :a rule, the market price of shares (not the intrinsic value, remember, which alone depends on the value of the assets) depends primarily on the company's abilit;f. or n'ot,„to pay divi- dends. Take a eoncrete case: A few years ago a company was formed to manufacture a certain well-known 'breakfast food. At that time the product . was • nof: well known, and its marketpreblontatical, The company was organized 'arid'` floated, 'fn the States, and bonds were sold equalling in amount the total, value 16f the visible assets. The stock that ;was given away with the bonds at the time had -7 -in the usual nature of bonus stopk, no intrinsic value. In time the company ospered. The stook sold at 40, and th 'general Man- ager of the company—ad d `a . f riend to purehase. "What 'assetta are behind the' stock,” asked the friend , Wltio was of a nature not given to talcin such "tips" on trust. "Not a dollar," Said the.;'r3, 14., "but the company is eatyiiingenough to lay aside a substantial sinking fund' to pay off the bonds: .heforii maturity, and to provide .a very fair• dividend on the stook.". The next., year two dividends of 1 per cent. each Were paid;' ilii nercu year the return totalled 3 . Der reit., last year '4 per cent. was paid in regular. dividends, and, inaddition, a bisalts of 1 per cent. additional was hanilel. t •k This year the company should pay •ti ;,er •gent. Now, if this comvtih, *p'wexe to go out of burliness its • bonds wbizld be retired at par, and its stock weal a pe,roiresented by assets chief of Mit ti are included Under the head of ' u ,i I," . Good -will may be properly reek " . ,,asset, only, so long as the' coriipa�' a « o1ng business. In the case of liquid, !' °its •value van, ernes --and so from. tly .investment point of vieW the Shards are it es `'$tft A FORTUNATE GIRL. Thirty million dollars, just be- cause she was beautiful 1 And a poor girl—working girl— tiful only, but because she was a poor working girl and also, because she is the most beautiful working girl in all Austria-Hungary. The girl is Ilona Varciis. She is 20 years old, and until she became a great heiress she worked in a fancy goods shop in Budapest, the Hungarian city so famous through - LOW COLONIST RATES TO THE PACIFIC COAST, Via Chicago and North Western Ity., on sale daily, March 1st to April 15th, from all points in Canada to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, victoria, Vancouver and many other points. Through tourist sleepers and free reclin- ing chair oars from Chicago. Tickets via variable routes with liberal stop -overs. Full information on application to B. R. Bennett, Gen. Agt., 46 Yonge 8t., Toronto. EXPLAINED. "Why are ships all referred to as `she' 7 It is because they glide along so gracefully f" "No,, not at all. It's because their rigging costs so much!" SHE HAD NOT FORGOTTEN. Poetical. Husband—"Ah, Mame, to -morrow is our wooden wedding." Practical Wife—"I know it, Hank. I ordered a load of kind-. ling; come home early and carry it into the cellar." Mrs. Willis—I suppose that in heaven we will be disappointed in not finding certain people there. Mrs. Gillis—Yes. But we'Il • be more disappointed at finding cer- tain other people there. Used in Canada or over half a century --used in every corner of the world where people suffer from Constipation and its resulting troubles— Dr. Morse's Int 'an Root Pills, stand higher in public estimation than any others, and their ever- increasing sales prove .. their merit. Physicians prescribe them. ... 25c.abox. .. 1 tiss'Ilona Vardis. out the world for the beauty of its women. Ilona's parents were of the great masses, and nowhere are so- cial distinctions more closely drawn than in Austria-Hungary. Ilona had to toil twelve hours a day in the shop, ..and if she dreamed of the fairy prince who seemed beyond reach she did not allow it to inter- fere with her work. Though she earned only $5.20 a week, that is good pay for a shop • girl in Hun- gary, and her parents needed the Money to help keep the pot boil- ing. The' great event in -Ilona's life which meant the change in the whole story of her life eame two years ago when- a rich old man, Jean Kronyl, entered the shop. to buy some needles. Like many other men, he was fascinated by her beauty, and he came there again and again, each time buying some- thing as a pretext for his visit. Ilona did not know he was rich, for he wore paper cuffs and col- lars and a shabby coat. He was old, with deeply furrowed forehead and unkempt hair. Neither Ilona'i or any other girl in the shop ,knew that he was Kronyl, the great mil- lionaire, who owned vast quanti- ties of real estate. ICronyl made discreet inquiries through de tives, and found that Ilona was good as she was beautiful; a then began a'remarkable quest. travelled all over Hungary mod ly. Quietly he poked around i scure corners of Budapest, even went to Vienna. He had few friends, and th not know the object of his jo' which did not leak out until his death. The object was tc the prettiest working girl in stria -Hungary ; for, having no i relatives of his own, he had and there decided to find th est of all working girls and her the heir to his vast fe For twe years he prosecute search, and then when he die left a will bequeathing all the possessed to the beautiful you shop girl. -.And now she is the est heiress in Europe; and if :,& has not been wooed by all the e gible men ,the soon will be court by most of them. Kronyl's reason, as given in 1 will for his strange bequest, w that he wi 1.e+1.to'enable 'lie za'aai cs l y She dosis ; "toile sa n unfair that she should'be.d of a suitable husband for 1aS owry. Let "Dick' Choose Fill your bird's seed dish afresh with the • send you have been using, thon put some of CROCK'S within math, and see how quickly hick picke oat • Feed him for a mon h on ISroc1rtE Bird See —let him enioy the cake of Brock' Bird Treat t hat conies in everybox and notice the Improvement inn h plumage, health end song. Let "Dick" try this Bird Tonic our expense. Mall us the ecu' below, filled in, and we will sandy absolutely free, two full-size cake Break's Bird Treat. NICFIOI"5ON & MOO 9-11 Francis St„ Toro For this coupon please send free of Charge Or obligation o part, two full size cakes of Br laird Treat, and oblige. PROFITABLE PO R C d$ Many of Canada's shrewdest and best informed investors have bong Canada Power Co. Bonds. At their present price of eo they pay. The plant is located 35 miles from the growing cities of Vancouye Westminster, B.C. and has secured perpetualwater rights from g Can develop xoo,000 H.P. as demand increases and should earn thi times bond interest. Engineer in charge, R. P.,,Hayward successful Mexican Light Heat & Power Co. In addition to high rate of should appreciate considerably in next year.: Directorate lnclnc Aitken; C. H. Callan; A. R. Dobie, Secretary Bank of Montreal; .)' Wm. McNeill, Vancouver; Mr. Campbell Sweeney, Manager Bank' Vancouver. This is an exceptional investment opportunity from both security acid interest. Write us for fitll particulars. ROYALSECURITIES RPORATIO BANK OFit1MN. TRREAHlL.YTEiuithtrd • : n-nYallorNan,.AQu%0a Manager LONDON .