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GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1924
WALTER C FISH I liocluester Riding Club and aasoctates. PRINCIPAL NMI
CONDITIONS
ON G. C. I. GOND NS
DIES AT ROCHESTER His wax a life well lived, filled with
frleudethip, loyalty` and devotion --a
kindly gentleman gone to his real.
�'1'rfe•nds in Gtmtrrleh leers with deep In the passiug of Mr. Fish, Rock• Adtoeates Inantediatc Remodelling and
regret br the death of Waiter O. ' eater Met a citizen who has been hnMrgetoent o
' for Building
a Goderich old is,y but for lassy yearn tame thirty years and who has left be -
had heeu a re.htont Of Ract*Prer• Ile hind a host of friends without a J. 1'. Hume, B. A., principal of the
was in Goderich last summer tor. an single enemy. Collegiate Institute, was the speaker at_
apparently
yiall and at thtit time wa* 'Mr. Fish, tarn in England and the I,Ntto Club luta'heun Inst Fri-
al,fwrerttly in very good health. Heart , living for a while in Canada, brought day, in dlhaussing the present unsat-
eompli utlonr net lu at tits beginning to this country all the personal at- . Isfaetory eondltluum As to equipment
of this year and • the efforts of tributes of a true English gentleman. and accommodation at the Collegiate
Rowhester's lest wpeclallataseould not , Ilia love of clean sport, his outdoor and the manner in which Mose condl-
pare.e re him life. Previously he had active life and his never -falling tion* would le remedied In the pro -
kindless and voarttsy- endeared him W posed new twnatnr-y addition and gen-
hie many friends.
eral remodelling, Mr. flume deia•rib-
For many years he was a member .tsl the situation to clearly and III such
of (florist church parish. always detail that later one Lion Neots over-
heard to remark. "That addre-x makes
you feel as If we had been kind of
1•Ikera with regard to our Collegiate."
Mr. Hume lost uo time at the out-
set of his remarks in citing the tact
that even as far btek as 11111 the fro-
%lKiat inspectors had been "writing
up" in their reports to the Govern-
ment (whk•h reports are later for-
warded to the board) the lack of
,.ttilpment and accommodation at the
Goderictt Collegiate. AS for the school
board. 1t had each year explained to
the ittaprtors that only the flnancinl
burdens being carried by the town pre-
vented them from taking immediate
steps to remedy matters. Now, though
le
the bard had rxer•lted all gamall
ns to wt.. • off the inevitable day',
t Seltesl
Fish nfJto•ht•+trr, N. Y, Mr, nib was identified with the etre activities
never known it day's illness in
lite.
'J'ite following reference is from a
Rochester paper:
Funeral servieen for Walter C. Flesh taking an active part in the work
were held in Christ Epfiseoli•i chunit of his church.
Tlwr.th,y afternoon at R o'clock ; For some twenty years put be had
with- iti.hop Ihaviel Lineodn Ferris. the twee conne•ttd with the city ens'
Rev. Ile. Lewd. G. Morels and the ter -works departmeut, giving to bis
Rev. Frank E. BLtsell oMclalilrtg• The I daily tanks that same loyal det-o'lon
active bearers were D. D. Babcock. li 1 which has chantterlatd his relation
t\'ani Davis L. Walton Smith, George in his family and his church. '
ilirzlerk'cr, John Cnnt•dhtger and L. i Although advanced in years, he ,
}'r, derick Sherman. The honorary ; has r erectly been son riding spirited
bearers were Dr. F. Joseph O'Connell, mounts orer the Jump. at the ioeal
Thomas O. Itlouleo n. John It. Fanning, horse 'thaws and, sten thoug)t he
William 1f. Craig, Re•kman C. Idtth•• had passed his allotted thrteseore
Thomas, F. Brown, I.. Livermore Sher- I years nd ten. lee was frequently seen
man. Merle G. Drake and Edward S. last fell leaving early 1n the morning
;avmgr, Guy W. Ellis of Ite•titxolt. who fur a day's bunt with his dor and
married Mr. Fish's eldest daughter.' gun In tt environs of Res heetc•r.
end William Arthur Van Ordpn. Ile gave to bin friends all that his
married his lassoed daughter. �png-.dad to give unrelftttttll and ttmpa
remain. to Detroit Thursday night for; at his own personal eaertHee.
interment beside those of Ms eldest
who knew him all came to tor. -
daughter. Mas. Guy W. Ellis. I.those wbo were not ao fortunate
• .► profusion of flowers gave tribute iii mimed the privilege of Ynow•nr n
..f the esteem in which he was .held real plas tlh gentbgtutq of the old
by his ninny' friends. The Parket Aid wheal and a true Amerlean—the
S.s•iety of ('hrLst church, the Boehm- country of his adoption.
ter (tiding ('lube the memts•r* of the l
w' at„rworks d,per:m int. the Fourth s AUBURN FARMERS' CLUB
ward Republkan ('lub and many
friends sent floral tributes attesting RAS LARGE TURNOVER
rhe love and esteem in whltit they
A beautiful wresNr testa interesting talk on tdh$.
doesn't go on. then, said Mr. Hume.
the board will lose the Government
grant of $1.500 a year: a now furnace
will be lewdest as a toot o? $.,00: re-
pairs to the phuubing and lavatories
another $400; and repairs to the roof,
ceilings and blackboards another $590.
Mr. Hume then quoted Rome figures
,showing the annual interest and pen-
cilled delwnturt payments which reds -
ed during the past ten year.. and
others which will be terminated wit'hln
the text four year as the debentures
tlaammelves are retired: 1922- $:t.590:
1923, $1.154 ; 1924. $1.Mi1: i9 t. $3.0'-”
1927, $2.800 ; 192S, $0.881. , T1w town
b. getting in a very fine financial
condition, declared the speaker. Is It
whop for Goderich to let herself fall
behind in her etlucatiotutl facilities?
The (.ions Club. looking es 1t toes to-
ward the uplift of the community.
should le Interested in the question.
le it fair to the attdlentt to have them
.nffering from the lack of proper ac-
commodation and equipment at the
,(hdlegLate until all these debenture
payments are terminated? The net
anemia to be petit.' annually- by the
town b $2.500, from which also can
he deducted the $ii00 additional Gov-
er ant grant. it would he (•1'ry un-
wise and poor financing, Mr. dome
contended, to decline at the present
time to go ahead with the remodelling
program and lose the $1.500 Govern-
ment grant. Should the ('ofleginh'
board lose the Gorernmeut grant the
levy .en the town council would he tn•
mea t seed _ er_fhat mu. -h. Wily not
hail
ctrtt Jets
PPmt'rtf
N
ha -
m t
the 10 a of Imp d another $1.200. concluded Mr.
mm.' to a crulr with the Government. "Men t something. a rtwhal-
Hume•. and •gr
Referring to ole present heating eplMlmilding with all the• advantages
s_ •em at the Collegiate, Mr ITumo lar[tb it?
,tated that even should the remodel-
not go on a new furnace would i TEN -CENT TOLL ON
;e to he punched ata cost of about ' .
since one of the two furtive., RURAL MESSAGES
,ase• w•at worn out entirely.
The gvttnnnsium is heated by a box
stove. in, the new scheme, In which
there would be *teem heating through-
out. him. An stens ng out. the temperature of the gymnasium
an std basting companion.. ,With_ as pr- -Feng of lin stork was given would be matutalnod at at degreea.
u . riptlotn "ileac Old Pal" was lar' at the annual meeting of the Auhurr. A better ventilation system would re -
titularly touching. His spurs, which
Farmers' •Club, in the Foresters' place theprPnPnt natural
lht sirs-
sltould
he InePd and served him so long. were ILII. Anhnra, on January 31. b7 Mr. tem. The science mom. which
buried with him 1n compliment to tach, harles McCurdy, head cattle Isles- have the best ventilation to draw
man of the United Farmers 00. notions fumes created by
ry
ezperimenta. has now little or no cen-
E. R. WIGLE M. P. P.,
IN HOUSE DEBATE
E. It. Wigle, M. P. P. for Centre
Huron, tqok part in the debate In the
Leglalature last week and is reported
ly the Landau Fria' Press eorreaptnd-
ant as saying:
"Tete educational system of Ontario
hum not progressed with the times,
and i believe that axe Prime Min-
ister. ti keen observer of the people's
wants, will so mold it that we will
have momething worth while. As 1
tseel
it. it ins ed'ating the farmers off the I "Uniformity of courteotw treatment
land. \\'o want things so rhmnges1 that accorded 'drawer.' when sighing cities
when young people• slow aptitude along and towns. Provinces and States. and
any particular line they may receive' the etande diaatton of methods where`
by rules peculiar to a t'ommuolty are
made known to the tourist. Is desen•-
Ing of mte•h more attention than has
bon given it gt•newlly As yet." 'mixes
ha
$tie
now
g
BASIC TRAFFIC RULER
SHOULD BE UNIFIED
lYties and Towns Should Display
Distinctive Ordinances at Main
Eotraneeu
While continontal unification and
standardisation of basic traffic regula-
tions is one of the most laudable en-
deavors of the Ontario Motor league,
an official of the League {deists 00i
that standardization of minor regula-
tions Is neither pnactical nor desirable.
HOUSES
HOUSES I ( ny I imtted
sale. If you Intend buy- tered into a discussion of the prob-
ingwide
- • - are proposed to be
All kinds for co-operative a home it will pay you to see lima connected with co Yr laced en that the light wUl come in
lie bosses 1 have for Bale. I have live stock shipping. and Mr Me- from the lett only, to accordance with
them at all prow. from $700.00 up. 1 Curdy answered a hoot of queatlons modern ideas. dimensions of the
Some real good bargains on easy terms. relevant to the business. rooms. eaas.The ey the depart-
ment,
limp In and see me. The auditors. )Ie ere G. T.. ment, should be recommended0 x 23 feet. The'
Sturdyand Frank Ralthby. whenat-
P. J. BTAy, commercial form to houeit'tl in the for
called upon to Rice the httsinees re -
I
where there 1s no room
Ileal }:state & insurance Phone 50. I fart for the oar 111'!-'I, tthowrd that proper tiling cabinet equipment, etc.
piny at the n o ne nnhereted assembly e' '
operas ve ompe ill two
k,wlgg the address those present en- tllrtion. There are t prep11 t New I Telephone Co., with a view to having
Id t Peery room at proles the latter company lriaugurtt,' a
service charge of ten cents for calla
into Goderich over their lints. Mayor
W. F. Callow. Reeve H. J. A. Mac -
Ewan and Deputy Reeve R. C. Man-
nings were present at the interview
in the Interest,. of the town.
On January 21st, 1923, the Bell Tele-
phone Company inaugurated a ten -
cent 4o11 for cella outgoing from
Gooier on both the Goderich Rural
Unlimited Qty and Con me Municipal systems,
Quantity of I Tarda, 44k5 a during the tweite
school has „o clefts room and is thus,
GOOD MILD WOOD FOR SAIZ months, 4415 head of cattle, valued compelled to travel from one room I whk'tt. M?, Griffin indicated, bed en -
•t cord delivered.nt $2ILRIO: 1.101 holt'. valued at to another. The science room IN •bled them lo render improved s•r-
at $3 per d raises which should not I site Lath as to local and long -Motion**
MANUFICTURI\(II Id1tf other Th dement of the calls to their
Proposal Made by Idel1 Telephone
Officers in Conference with Dir-
ectors of Rural Company.
J. J. Griffin, Stratford, district
manager. and E. P. Webber, Kitchener,
district traffic euperfntendent, of the
Bell Telephone Company were in town
last Satn-day interviewing Messrs.
Wm. Bailie. ('has. Girt -In and R. II.
Cunt, direr for nt the God-rieh'Rural
edueittion suitable thereto"
With regard to the exodus, of young
men across the 11x.•. lir.. Wigle• mad
the Government might very well estab-
lish a "back to Ontario" hurean in De- declared.
trot. INae ussing the out. of Bulpitt, ..When we advocate uniformity." he
the English Home ley, near Geelerich.
he said; "While 1 do not exonerate the
farmers there from blame, I think it
the elnh had shlppeol to the C.00laer- The typewriting is done in tau' large
at IVP Com L' io 9t k hall Th upper
went ou. "we do not proposes hating
all tratlic rules hie -nth -al to all
towns. - Such a process is not only im-
rests with th.' school t hat sent the. practical but undesirable, for the reit-
boy over. A boy,nt his pleveeh uP and yon that only through exp•rimenta-
tdncatfnn should not have been placed
on a farm"
Hydro a Burning *intim
Hydro the member deecrbtsd 1
es a burning question in Huron. "The
Prime Minister," he said. "has Inti-
mated that a iwilatu bonus or help
will be given on rural lines. 1 be-
nun
hi
Iitloe
•
e Gode-
rich,
sus -11 iia
Ilrt-e in
rich, where the prk'i' per horsepower
hoe grown from $37 the year 1 became
mayor to $55 at tlw present, some re-
dress tttollkl Is. offered. In the town
of Seaforth the rate 1's $4O. in Clinton
$48, the village of�russels $71. and
Blyth $91, all from the same system i
and almost within a stone's throw. I be-
lieve if we are to prosper in these email
towns. if our industries are to grow,
the only help for us 4s to have cheaper
power. and I believe the Government
will be welt advised to help the munici-
palities paying over a certa.n amount.
"I have nothing but the greatest re-
spect for Sir Adam Beck and think he
is a wonderful man and has under-
taken a wonderful project, but is ap-
plied to Goderich and the municipalit-
ies I have enumerated it seems to be
working hardship. The present syn -
tem seems to work all to lite benefit
of the large centres and it is an alarm-
ing fact wlt'n we consider one-quar-
ter of the population is in the city.
If they would only migrate into the
smaller towns they would enjoy bet-
ter environment and we think it
would be better for the administra-
tion of Jtx,tke"
SEft'ENTi-$EVPNTH YEAR NO. iI
tion in traffic regulations can anything
approximating a progressive system he
deviled. Any motorist who tours and
considers the subject op•nmindetlly will
admit that traffic regulation is evolu-
tionary, and that to standardize it is
to lower its standard.
•''jyyte sort of uniformity needed Is
which
is
fwd, similarity of allrules.
rarely possible. but unification of the
r 6 $34.0.(1; 2110 lambs •n used ea s class mom, w t
THE GODF.RIOB ear `t *-,' t' t Rube eI,a rs.
valued at $2. .25. in addition. be ne,•ew ary. a sept
x70., LIMITED. t tis 585 had tool 1 may well i and feeling that were the same charge
(Foot of Augieeet M. • Phone 61.)
$AR.R90 and still Defter service
buahneeu to the value o s science room is as is t
been handled during the year. The be. There Is no plass to keep or store made on calls Incoming to Goderich
could be rendered,
total turnover for 1923 was expansive equipment properly.
an inereetee of *11,3eo over the Pr'- ' lx•ne the equipment has not been 1 he accordingly- asked the Goderich Rttr-
cinus year. Net pmflt was $30.00. [secured. The cloakroom accommoda- a1 Co. to levy a toll of ten etatta 00
The total amount paid last year In tion for the girls u the poorest any-' each call. -
e•xtrns and sleet bacon premiums one could imagine. The flooring. which The directors of the Rural, Company
to farmers shipping hog' with the is of black arfh has slivered up and pointed not that the ten- eht\toll was
Club was $RR1. ; shrunken up with frequent washinge, ( not all profit. 'ince n c.1 of it was spent in swrt bookkeeping,
•
The atm of the Auburn odsFerthe With the excepe/le having crackle tion or the width knots the counting. etc. The directors also argil -
farmer
r u handle the Rhoda
farmer hays or sella at the lowest gy-mnttslam floor i« billy worn and ed that the fee would work a reit?
commission poaalble. Sadden live breaking through here and there. , hardship on their euhae Nwfw do mesh
0
'took, the Club handles flour and There are only two metal ceilings in' whom would be compelled
o o
mill feed, feed grain. feed molasses. the building. In the other roomy the out the telephone. The letter point
hog tankage'. salt. twine and rope. • plaster is continually fatting down and in ptrtienitr was supported by the
grams weed/• and Geed corn. The having to be patched from time representatives of the council, who
Club shimhoteevery Monday RA time. The hlsc•kbatrds are of hyloplatethought that it would be considerably
far ns is proiible. and tattle am instead of DIpte..end
' Metter to leave things as they are
often as tweetutry.. 1. J. Washing- 1 Turning to the financial end"af the; thaw -to -inset Imo. anything . �t
ton. prevenient. and _0--_ L Erratt, proposition and the town'' financial might have n tendency to do away
hnsincss manager, solicit the co- standing at present, Principal Humewith- i number of 'phonea in the
op•rntion and patronage of the fat•m mated that the architect's estimate l conntry. which Would, of course, under-
ers of Pete district for the enuring for the new addition and remodelling, mine the e•ffklencY of the whale sys-
year and including the erehiteet'm commie- tent. Director Ranee fndleateel that
1 h Rural Company would prefer to
Real Estate and
Insurance
Houses and Lets G Gederich and
Farms for Sale
Many cheap properties offering.
Some at slaughter priers for quick
sale.
1 1-2 story house, with all the
furniture in the house, including
good Happy Thought Range, set
up. One acre land, with • number
simnel fruit trees; Rick street.
l'rioe, cash, $800.00.
Cottage and lot, South street,
$900.00.
Good Bleed I 1-2 eta- y hoose,
stable, 4 lots and on Hard, on
Huron Road. Price $1,000.00.
11-2 story house practically
new, electric lighted, toilet and
bath, hot and cold water service;
well located, west side of town.
Terms, small amount cash will be
aocepted down, balance monthly
payments tame as rent. -.
Large number of other propel
for sale, including many
he
bat houses in town. Ask about
them.
J. W. ARMSTRONG
Above Parson's Fair
P. O. Box 69 Goderich, Ont.
might euierfieially stem. Som,• of the
most Idea arrangements iu New
York or Loos Angt'fee might be grossly
impractical lure and elsewhere.
"There it a healthy rivalry among
cities in an ,effort to arrtve at some
more practical means of speeding up
traftls• with safety. and of simplifying
Perking; and this should be encourag-
ed. But not at the expel**. of the
motorist. or to Itis cmharrassment.
'The 0. M. i.. and affiliated clubs
take the poritlon that no tourist 'should
be obliged to worry am to w hat ftp
should do in driving through a strange
town. lnstruetlons should Int given
him where and when he
Is r,cruitomtd to look for them. In
other words. he should be given every
opportunity to co-operate with the city
in following out its fraffi.• plane"1'ni
"Uniformity of eonditioi s is utterly
Imposal le unless we are to redesign
all cities alike. Therefore, uulformlt7
of local rules Is equally imp -suable.
When or where can shall park will
ever. remain the privileges of thelevel anthoritiee,, Bon tut laws d!tier
among Provinces and States and ordln-
alleee1 among cities. Time regulations
or mt•thoda of parking should be
feigns
by proper feign
"Rut uniformity at tourist educa-
tion M essential to .safety, and further-
more
urther
more is practical. It is spreading a-
mong them% cities which apprMate the
feet that tansy unit simplification
result from helping the stranger.
Rut the situation demand.; more than
mortes) -on the part of the traffic
t&Amuletorrs. There Amulet be a uniform
',yearin of enlightening the tourist.
"We are working toward this goal
in the belief that 1t will enable each
city to ntbop: the regnlatfona best
suited to its needs without In any
way inconveniencing the tourist"
baste ones and a standardized form
of aegtwiuttng the tourist with the
peculiarities of the local rules. At the
main highway entraneet to all cities
and towns there should be poated'�n
slop; of uniform size and elutracter
brief but aecuratr Instncctionie as to
the details of the community's rules.
Parking regulation segue 'Mould be
placed where motorists are aerustompi
to looking for them. and fire hydrants
should bear the, local instruction% for
clearance.
"Unless every catty and town on the
continent has streets of the same
width, intenactioott of the same fofm.
and condition*, identically the same.
uniformity of traffic rules will never
he possible.
"In certain plates It it obeious that
it is more logical to past around an
ffi
ocer In turning; in other places turns
are better made in front of him.
One-way streets and probibited left
turn vary with hest conditions and
cannot be made identical throughout a
city, let alone the continent, no mat-
ter bow Ideal such an arrangement
Not Qnite -So Mach?
A timber merchant was fritting Is
his office one day, musing midi;
over the general depression in trades
when a quiet -looking young tugs
entered.
"Do you sell b0eetrweod?" asked
the stranger.
"Yeas, air." replied the timber man.
rising with aLcrity end hoping ferv-
ently to hook A large order: "we can
supply it either in the log or plant."
"Oh, I don't want so much an that"
slid the young man. shifting ist, feet
uneasily; "1 just want a bit for a
violas bridge."
HIP wife in either the making or
the unmaking of a man.
Another Canadian Railroad Record
I Rion, SRAM $.56.30R. In ndditlou the t r
Before Ills Finish hoard would have to *lend about install n third trunk line to charging
$1.5000 on fnrnitnre and equipment for its snhseribers on the heals of the ten -
pit hear that Charlie Greer the 'shave room n •
t boratory milking cent toll. No definite step WAR
-T
Ing to be married next weeka total expenditure of apprexitmtely tsk, it or undertaking given by the rep-
resentative, of the rttnl company.
>N
Little Robert (whose ideas on the $58,000. Spread over a term of thirty
teuhjeet are somewhat confused)— years. with Interest at 5:-, per cent .
The lest three days they give him the annual payment of principal and
everything to -eat he ask' for, don't interest an detienture.lor this 'mount
they. papa? —Yorkshire Poet. would be $83,990. The comity, besides
paying Oro rata on the attendamr of
county pupils' for maintenance expen- Bell Telephone system In (tnderlch.
&cab&jaarsa Laborers Ceadng ties has now to pay as well eighty per may be stated that to January, 1919.
Farmers In this district who require
cent. on the pro rata attendance for there were 335 'phones installed, which
capital exlwtedthtro'. Since the ntten- number has fnic'reaaed instil at the
1 tbplphis an office
atd ton send thein names ofto I dance of county pupils at the G. C. I present time there are 450 telephones
this office once, as a number of p in Hite. In the year 19'23 alone elgbty-
I young Ifs one-third that pt the town pu die.
Scottiiv farm laborers are es the amount of the% $3.990 annual pay one 'phones were ]bstall 1. The av-
erage to anion hire theat an early date ment to he borne by Huron county erage number of outgoing Paula on
for distribution on in eurrouadt it h world be $1,064. With a school remodel- whist, the ten -cent toll Is levied is
townships led and up to date and better equipped MO per month Daring October there
who felt that t enttrpaign of education
would have to tw put on among their
eubserihers ere the ehange in the sys-
tem could be Inaugurated.
Both -Mire of the rapid growlrkoLtht
Make It Your Business
To place as much of your earnings as you can
in the bank every week.
This business of saving is an increasingly profit-
able one, for the bank protects your money
against loss and, at the same time, pays you
interest.
$1 opens a Savings Account and deposits of $I
and upwards are received. • • Mr
UNION BANK OF CANADA
Goderich Branch, F.w.oe�b•, Manager
than other school' in the district the were 425 of these calls over the (lode-
Goderich Collegiate mtght well expect rich Rural line and 150 over the Col -
to draw a larger number of county borne municipal line. its•oming calls
pupils M its el•RAPP The annual from Tltnrwannnn average between 30'1
Provincial grant (0 the ,aehonl is be- and 360 daily In the summer and about
((seen $1.400 and $1.500. The Govern- halt that number during the winter
meat allows a tiled grant of $280 to The Godertdh Rural Co. reeives four
each Collegiate. It also pays ten per eente out of every ten -cent toll charg-
emit on reuiprnent np to 5 maxinnnm of ed by the Bell Company for outgoing
$187.110 and ten per cent on salaries calla from GodericlL Two trunk linea
up to a maxtmnm of $1.(10(1, bot'b of each thirteen MUM long are M11111 -
lit
allowances the present
ich boerd tainpd at prevent into Goderich by the
1s drawing 1s, full at present. There Is Rural Company
also a grant np to it maximum of $584,
on school accommodation based on
a variety of heads. Tinder Mks par-
tienlar prise of the grant the local
board draws $RT per annnm. Principal
Hume indicated that he had made •
eartfnl survey and cnmperteon of the
requirements and. keeping in mind the
p o iosM changes, had figured ant on
She hods of a Gil. grading that the
board wnnld he able to draw at least
WA under title head, whio'lt would
mean roughly an addkttmal $1100 a
year. Tf the remodelling program
The Time for Silence.
The man who says flip right thing
at the right time lea man who says
nothing at all when in doubt. --Rost
ton Transcript.
From Matures Anyway.
$ometimea it •ppeen that the
con-
tests
gentlemen
be rated • who s thettword'*
greateyht optimists.
syr
1 UnMMin- new rail from a flat on
r. 1 A Canadian P ih cul over t6 a�n
train. 3 Pae • new n unit. 4 Throwln$ the old rail 1., t h.'
eft flack. Note Dow the whsle are ideathe s- •
traffic First came the train with the new rail. By 'nears
stands
Although Canada owes its prosperity, and even its
national lite to the Railroads which stretch across
the Dominion Raid send feeders north and south into its
rich agricultural and mining countries, the Railroad
history of the country does not yet cover fifty years.
In their short existence, however, Canadian Railways
have progressed, and been so forced to meet the increasing
demands and requirements of the country that their
development has been extraordinarily rapid. Not only
were the engineer employed by the Canadian Pacific
compelled to press the laying of steel to the Pacific at a
pace hitherto unknown, regardless of the many difficulties
and obstacles which they encountered both on the
plains and in the Rockies whirh were onee thought im-
passable, hut competition with other lines and the
demand of the travelling publie for service, comfort and
convenienee has stimulated the activities of the oper-
ating departments to such an extent that in the matter
of equipment and service railroads in this Dominion are
not surpassed on the continent.
Experiences gained in "construction dave" were not
boot, nor hu the standard of efficiency which signalized
the Canadian engineer been lowered, and today Cana-
dians claim to be the world's leaders in railway eonstrue-
tion maintenance and operation.
Using unusual and affective methods, the Canadian
Pacific recently laid over 100 miles of 100 pound rail at
the rate of a mile or more an hour securing total daily
mileages up to 10 miles and over and thus establishing
another record. This while the road was under heavy
1.
eft spacial handling sppliances the rails were distribute -I
along the track outside the old *teed. Following the
distribution of the new steel, the rails were picked up by
a special gang, set up end to end, and bolted into two
rail units. Neat, the Inside spikes were pulled by a gar g
detailed nff,for this work, and the old rails were pushed
in towards the centre of the track. The new rail was
then lifted into place and spiked down against the
shoulder of the old tie plates before being bolted into ore
continuous stretch. This ensured that the alignment alt
surface of the track remained undisturbed. The new to•
plates were inserted later.
Perhaps the most interesting operation was the•
couldmovinbe piof nk de ld upail hyto the the salvage train. They die of the track scarded
steel was not unbolted, being one cont inuou' piece, POMP -
times half a mile in length. The end of this rail WAR
thrown outside the new track and a heavily
weigghted
truck was pushed slowly by powerful
phlange• on its foremost wheels shoved the old operation, over
the new
but on to the
ch, incoursethe
of atrack
simple
few years saes ther(tom-
pany thousands of dollar.. Aa a matter `�iqd fact, this Sys-
tem of re -lain track, practised first by he Canadian
Nettie on the Megantic Subdivision, has attracted the
attention of railroad officials all over the entiti62nt.
many of whom have sent representatives from as far
away as Texas to secure first hand knowledge of it and
the special unloading eouioment used.
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