The Brussels Post, 1928-2-22, Page 3THE BRUSSELS POST
WEDNESDAY, T"1:11. 22nd, 1928.
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We pay Highest Cash Price for
Cream. 1 cent per lb. Butter Fat
extra paid for all Cream delivered
at our Creamery.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
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mery Co.
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SEES. IN ALBE RTA COAL
REAL. NATIONAL PROBLEM
Premier Ferguson Answers Question
in Legislature; Claims an Error
Was Made in Computing the
Charges; Has Not Talked it ()ger
With Beatty.
Toronto, Feb. 11.—Tore Alb"ria
coed question canoe up in the Ontrulo
hegislature yesterday atfternoon, with
John G. Lethbridge, of West Middle -
,•e0, new Progre-enc Leader, aski•1.ms
the Government for hfovia:ii on as
to tory recent clove in the matter
and Premier Ferguson of irmi'1g his
stand againet subsidizing (016.1 feom
the West and declaring his belief that
the whole thing should be considered
as a national problem.
Conference With Beatty?
Mr. Lethbridge broached the sub-
ject just before the orders of the day
were called. Incidentally, it was his
first move in the FIouse as Progress-
ive Leader. He read from a recent
dispatch from Ottawa reporting a 37
freight rate, stating that Alberta coal
was "the basis of negotiatinnss be-
tween the Department of the latee-
ior and the railways"; that the ne-
Hon. Howard Ferguson
Minister Will Not Comment
Ottawa, Feb. 9. - IIon. Charles
Stewart, minister or the Tat »tier,
would not comment on a report cur-
rent today to the effect that ace;.o't
was shortly expected to be taken by
the government on the matter of es-
tabli,hnig a seasonal rate of "e7 a ton
on .Alberta coal, moving eastwards
to Ontario.
C. P. R. May Haul the Coal,
Ottawa, Feb. 11 --In a newspaper
story The Citizen today states: —"A
freight rate in the vicinity or 47 a
ton for the movement of Alherr.'t
conal -to the central markets of Ontar-
io is the basis of negotiations uhie'h
are now in progress between the Ire
terior- Department and the railway
system. President Beatty,- of the C.
P. R., was here in connection with
the matter today and it is said to be
cooling to a head.
"A few days ago an Alberta Bele-
gati'on urged upon the Government
a statutory rate of $6.50 per ton, and
this demand was supplementc1 by
argument in the House."
Rates May be Considered Shortly
Ottawa, Feb. 1 i3—Hon. Melee A.
Dunning, Minister of Railways, in-
, timbal to the HOuee of -Commons
that a special committee of the Hottee
n1i:;ht delve into the vexed problem
of an economically possible freight
I rate which would permit haulage of
Alberta coal to Ontario.
The Minister said he would hav0
no objection to such an inquiry when
he was e000600d in discusin, the
or-i• measure of Thomas L. Church, Tor-
!ODIC/
onto C'omervntive, whk'h would have
t amended the Railway Act to ereviele•
a statutory rate on Alberto anal to
Ontario; worked out of the baeie of
the Cross nest rates extending tions
gntiations were "coaling to 0 heed",
and that the presence of E. W. Ilea;- I
ty, C. P. It: President, in Toronto had '
to do with the situation. Ho wanted
to knots if Mr, Ferguson had con •
-
ferri:d with ,llr. Beatty on the sub •
-
ject.
"I had no talk with Mr•. Beatty on
coal or transportation," said the
Premier, pointing out that he and
Mr. Beatty had sf'npiy/ met as ;nests
at the C. N. P. banquet, "The Min.
isle" of the Interior," ?,Ir. Fergason
continued, "communicated with the
Government here, saying that Sir
Henry Thornton had been approach-
ed regarding further triad shipments
from Alberta to Ontario and that Sac
Henry had said that lie must nave a
$10 rate., notwithstanding the fact
that the Railway Board found 57,22
out -of -(locket cost."
Errors in Figures.
It might be noted, Mr. Ferguson
continued, that there was a very pal-
pable error in the figures of the Rail,
way Board, and that the coreet fi-
gure was 46.75.
'"It. was suggested," be Went on,
"that if the Dominion gave oro dol.
lar of the excess, would Alberta and
Ontario share the other dollar." i
)jointed out that, while Alberta goal
proved satisfactory in this Province,
aimless it was intended to establish
continual coal traffic we didn't need
further trial shipments."
Seen as National Problem
Ho had also pointed out, he em-
phasized that the Ontario Govern-
meat had spent many thousands of
dollars before the Railway Board in
an effort to establish 'tette, "Thi
Government" he added, "didn't feel
that it should be calked o, to mist-
dine coal from Alberta or anywhere
else." It regarded the whole mina -
tion Its a great tett-mad pOObiem, and
felt that the aid should centre from
the Federal coffers.
Fort William to Toronto.
Mr. Dunning reminded the House
that all the argument from Ontario
upon the suhjc,et of Alberta coati
freight rates was upon the lei sis of
a demand fora rate of til or less
per ton. The lowest rate Mr,
Chuch's bill would ac'cnnlpli:h, up-
on any conception of its meaning',
would be $8.80 per ton, which w•ou"•d
still make Alberta coal prohibitive
iu Ontario. And he surprised the
House somewhat by declaring Haat
its p1'O\'i'_;ians most probably world
render ineffective the Maritime
freight rate cuts institlwted by the
Duncan report, and increase M:u'i-
timc:. freight rates to Montreal from:
$2.90 to $3.80 per ton.
An Advertising Puzzle.
Herr is 0 puzzle to do with 411000' `
tieing which the Fourth Estate places
before the public to solve. Two non -
advertisers manufactured practicatlly
the snore kind of rat trails ensting 16
cents each, which wore sold to the
trade at 20 cents, the purchese0 pay.
ing 30 cents, One of the producers
deckled to advertise. Itis increased
salon enabled him ti? the e traps
for 10 coats each. He then sold them
to the trade :for 15 cents, The pur-
chaser bought thein at 26 cents. Who
paid for the advertising? Not the
maker of the rat traps because he
made 110 0(000 money 5e 11111:. (more
traps. Not the retailer., for lie made
the same profit on less outlay. Not
the purchaser, because lie bought for
five cents less. Who paid for the ad-
vertising? Now argue that ort; but
better still, let {:hose people Who do
not advertise try it out and see :from
experion04. whether ft does not pay
to advertise. They will find it does
and won't bother much in coneegnen-
ee abotft solving the puzzle.—King-
sten Whig.
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Smart Set,
Black glove silk fashions a lacy
now underwear slit of gown, slip,
bandeau and panties, with, lavemiel'
lace inserts. •
ITOTEMS ARE ROTTING
Deserted Bodian -Villages in South-
eastern Alaska Islands,.
The traditional totems of the lu-
dlans of Southeastern Alaska are ne-
Ing nsgleetcd as the white man's in-
fluence Weenies mare dominant, says
a Writer lu the New York Times
Magazine,
Abandoned by their people to this
harsh blasts or winter and tho In-
tense heat or the Atignst •sun, bog
gt'ucame a totetil poles still keel"
faithful watch over the sites of de-
serted villages tucked. away among
Lha thousand islotds of Southeastern
Alaska.
The yellow or their cedar bodies
has weathered gray with age; mosses
have beguwf to soften their llideatis
features with a green carpet; small
shrubs find root in the totting wood,
while saneness carry on their work
of destruction at the 0101'.
To natives of another generation
these great poles stood as symbols
of family and tribal tradition. of
wars won and lost ---great potlatches
reflecting glory to the third gener-
ati0n of the giver.
They record -rel the exploits of le-
gendary 11er11"s and 111011's. proud
claim to r0ta:ionship to the mighty
ones of the animal world. Standing
guard before the community hoist.,
they boasted to the passerby of the
power and prestige of th"ir builder;
of has mother and his ,anther's
mother — for descent was ree's0n0d
011 the distaff sock.
High on the poletop was placed
the figure of honor—Raven o1 Eagle
or Wolf, W11111 killed', or p,"•haps at
human hero; below. in 1'luncc'tog
eyes and mouths for every b•holder
to read appeared the 1am110 hlttory.
Some of these holes are 140av0-
lanrkers, bating in a cavity th,,
ashes of a groat eider; others are
simply monuments to a p-r:ion 0r x
cause )OOW long fol'ralttcll. b'ulinwin„
the potlatch, or feast of gifts, the
poles weer' mise( by Invited guests
at a solemn celebration, in wltie'h
Slaves- were killed and thrown into
the post -holes, and sonorous ritual
speeches were c'xc;lantit ti bail ween
Hosts and visitors.
The young T1111gits, Ilaicins and
Tsimpseana of to -day 111160" sc11110 re-
gard for the ritual of the old tra-
dition. They are thoroughly Ameri-
canized. Their women formerly bob-
bed their hair as a sign or mourn-
ing; now they do it to be in style.
Their men have replaced the old
wooden halibut hook and the bony
arrowhead with gasoline schooners
and high-power rifles. To the blare
of expensive phonographs the latest
foxtrot Is danced, in place of the
slightly wilder measures of two 'gen-
erations ago.
A respectable amount of fishing
gear, traps and boats, and at least
two canneries, are owned by these
warriors et to -day, many of whoa
live in well -regulated, modern, In-
dian -governed communities such as
Metlakhatla and lilawack, whose
high schools send but redoubtable
"raiding parties" in tate form of bas-
ketball and baseball teams. Sortie
S00 of these Indians availed them-
selves of their franchise in the last
territorial election,
Promiscuous spoliation of the to-
tem poles by outside cities and mu--
maims
usa im115 was stopped by Ole federal
Government 50111e 111110 ago. Many
05 those poles 11re grave monuments
and therefore may net be distttrbud;
many others still stand in the alma..
dotted villages of Ilowkan, Kaman.
Tongass and Tuxeken; a few are
preserved in the National cemetery at
311
Government officials are ureging
Congress to provide funds for the
pre -servation of these ,,1oU1tm1ent6,
(0113011 have long been Identified with
Alaska in the memories of visitors.
•
Land -Settlement Scheme for N. 13.
The Province of New Brunswick
has entered into a 11010
merit scheme scheme with the Dominion
Government and the Overseas Settle-
ment Committee of the British Gov-
ernment, for the purpose of settling
G00 British families on farm lands
111)11in the pro' bore, those place-
ments extending over five years, or
even six if neeinsary. Ceder this
scheme the province buys the farms
and sells them to the settlers 661
actual rest, payment being made over
a period of twenty-five years. The
British Government agrees to ad-
vance. e3c10 to ea011 family for stork
and equipment, while the Dominion
Government, with los ready organiz-
ation in tho British Isles and in
Canada, receives the arrivals and,
with provincial tateheallce, places
then], gives then the nem -emery af-
tercare and arranges the financing.
1f All the \4'o'kl Listened.
According to a statistician, there
aro now about 18,000,000 radio re-
ceiving sots in use in 1:11n world, and,
estimating five people to a family,
about 90,000,000 listeners. He esti-
mates that 200.000,0 00 receivers
would be nere.sstll'y to tenable all the
people in the world within the area
of constant reception to heat' broad-
casting,
N. S. Coal Industry.
Not since 1917 has the Nova Sco-
tia mining industry enjoyed e0 pros-
perous a'aeaeon, During the fiscal
year ending September, approximate-
ly 6,640,000 tole Ire coal were pro-
duced in the province,
Prenc.1let' Gets nettle of Sherry.
A bottle of sherry is presented to
the clergyman preaching on Sunday
morning in St, Paul's Cathedral.
London, England; tho custom 1s een-
turlos old, and the wine is rho gift
of the City Corporation.
I'llysick Well to Bo Restored,
One of London's medicinal spells,
the 1?hysiek We1I, at 'Barnet, fa to be
restored, with a view to using the
curative water again: It is mention-
ed several times to Pepy's Daily for
1664.
I, MY LADY'S,
COLUMN.
INEXPENSIVE ROAST
Shoulder of mutton, veal or Iamb
makes an inexpensive but tasty roast
if stuffed with chestnut dressing.
Serve with cranberry jolly,
MODISH COMBINATION
A blacic frock has a white -lined
scalloped collar, like a bertha, and a
five -gored skirt with white -lined
scalloped hem,
NEW FRINGE
A black satin frock develona a new
fringe, Narrow strips of itself picot•
ed hang in three tiers from the skirt
Fvtch strip weighted with a crystal
drop.
GYPSY GIRDLE
A white dinner gown has it gypsy
girlie swathing the hip -line which.
terminates in front in two gradeatc•d
looped par:els of Cerulean lime gold
edged,
GRAY CORDUROY
A vogue for corduroy, in finely
tailored suits, follows the vogue far
velvets. A grey corduroy taill,nr
hew a (cit fox collar and demi cuff...
„FACE VEILS
Face veils must match their hats
mend charm to a face by a clnted
green veil.
JACKET FROCK
A red tulle evening gown has a
sleeveless jacket of red embroidered
in gold, black and yellow design. Its
aside sash and large hip bow is et
taffeta.
STUFFER ONIONS
Bermuda onions, hollowed out and
steamed until almost tender, are de-
licious if staffed with chopped liver,
highly seasoned and baked for a half
hour.
CLEAN WICKER
Use warm salt water to scrub nat-
ural wicker furniture. The salt cleans
and whitens the wicker at the aamne
time.
SHRIMP SALAD
Dice an apple or two into 141,1-1111p
salad along with the celery and you
get a tart taste that cuts the richness
of the shrimps.
RENEWED MACHINE
If you will soak your sewing ma.
chine bearings in kerosene, wine
them carefully and apply the beet
machine oil, you will have a re,lm•0n-
atecl machine.
REOPENED ENVELOPE
To reopen a sealed envelope. lay
a wet cloth or paper over :he flap
and press with a warm iron.
SHINY MIRRORS.
You can get an unusual polish etc
mirrors if you use a soft cloth dainty
e11ed in cold tea.
COLORFUL NOTE
Regular flower pots can he mode
highly decorative to a room h?
catering them in gay Cllineoe red, -
orange Or yellow.
DAISY EGGS
For luncheon cream the chopped
whites of a :few hard boiled eggs and
serve on fried itm11 slices with the
yokes grated and arranged artisttcal••
ly on top.
CARPET SWEEPER
An old-fashioned carpet sweeper
is a handy adjunct to a dining reed
111 a family that has children. Crumbs
can be removed by it with little of,.
foot.
SPRING ENSEMBLES
Amber and turtoiee shell hat buck-
les, belt buckles and pump hackies
form a a10W quartet in spring en-
sembles.
GOLDEN LINGERIE
Golden yellow chiffon tuvierwrar,
odgod with gold lace, is a cones -mien
to Milady's vanity that vindicates it,
MEAT LEFT -OVERS
Bits of 'two of three hinds of left-
over meats should be put through
chopper and used, layer for layer,
with baked ntarearoni and toned°
sauce.
CABBAGE NESTS
The last turkey or chicken ,craps
can he used to advantage by retxiag
with rice and gravy, rolling in in-'
dividual cabbage leaves and boiling
until cabbage is done,
Size of Egg --
A Factor in Breeding
('1111511 breeders have 11,11z,•'t
that size of egg is a i'au•tor that m'r t
be duly considered tar breeding for
ineret..u11 ego: production.
It has, however, been more t'01 1-
bly brought to olyo attention ut' theca
interested by the adoption of the
point system in t_t.imating pe.'tiplas
in egg luyialg conte its and by til • in-
auguration of registration, when,
size -of egg ie one of the requ',ft'
investigation and study of the
breeding records at the Central Ex-
perimental Furth indii'at c. that the
factor for egg r'r in one that 1, very
readily tram:Milord and that :t straw
may be very quickly improved et .o-
jut•ed au•cardin : to the ('111•6', 1(r hack
of care e•.^,erclsecl in the ,e•let't1)11 0f
the breeders.
In a mating histveeen the Barred
Rocic Male No. 25e—this dam 1111.1 at
2 oune e egg, jut he was of a ol,nll
egg line) ---and 11 :"roup of females,
a5 daughter: Wert.. prodneed, 27 et
wi:;rh laid eggs ,1Uail'r then ut. it
141.111.8, :f 101.1 egg, Of 1.0r . ilnn- ,.i;6' a.:
t}u it
(1001s, (41(34 only' d i 414 . tar -
ger
u„ •r t',uu1 their door- widen ,ho;•• that
the male influenced very ;trun6ly the
size o1 eggs or his da141111er:'.
In a'orating• of silk' !tarred 1t0411:
Male No. 21(41 tiarge
`')(, lino) to a
;"roup of females., 17dtruz'hter• re-
-corded, showed 13 I1a'i',1',0 eggs targe)
than their -dams, 4 laying egg.: of
equal size to their dimes anti 111.11 u,
of the group laying egg, of ..s:hal',
size than its dant, again eltowi:lO 1;'••
14150 of eggs of the daught r. to ho
very. strongly intim:meet' by 1:1,•
The records also show that Caere 1•e
a decided tettd..103' to a reduction in
the size of eggs when attention has
been centred on an increase 311 the
number of eggs produced.
From the above it may h” infect.
ed that the factor for 417.e of egg
may be readily transmitted 11:131 it
therefore behoves breed' -•s to a'.oil
so far as possible ueing hie Is the:
either lay 0111011 eggs or are bred
from small egg. lines.
Especially is it advt.:able to uvoi'l
using males bred from sma ezg
lines. The i11uetratiOns ,110 (1',',i in
Males No. 256 and No. 2911 4'1000
clearly how quickly a £fork nate he
nfilected either for good or 111 by the
kind of male need.
i The Car Owner's Scrap -Book
(,, (By the Left Band Monkey Wrench)
DANGER IN USE or HEAT Never start a motor unless the g:ir.
If an axle or similar part nos been age windows or door, are open. Aflor
bent in an accident, healing it to Aarting, run car into the, open be-
head it Intek to normal shape is .,'.t fere warming 113. Cut 0f1 engine 40,,
iuvauia111y the proper proeoto4. It fore working about the rear of the
tfion happens that such a ware' et+•:•car, where gas from the exhaust may
troys the effect of 11,1' original it, n•. ; be inhaled. Do net sit in a til:htly.
tieattn'•nt which is 11Se4 to give tile closed car with the motor ('un•1(11g,
metal hardly»s and lnud•ea'•r,:ntr Never allow children in a garage
e041110ity when engine is running.
WATCH HOT -SPOT CLEANING
Now is the time to ;sive. rar.'f01 :d •
uta'111 t0 engine eliu'i 1 .y. in this
commotion- the ,Asuing of the, hot
:riot is intp0rtant. On some cars this
,not, which enables it l;ortio't or ? ire
to heat a (101.t401. of
th • 1.,t .4e 11t arr.foid, 1.. ;o •1, •e.1• nal
'fat it: rover can he n 011)1,• i and
ti:r• "lab"1r on the intake pin, .
Att•r ayoar'„ (11,0. the ; iri6.o ,
ill t .11rrt Et 1111-e. ,',,lama•' of tri use,
alt 01 emelt must 4„e h"at'•'1 b••r'n r..
i,01 float the 'a:hl,a-rt 8
r. ,• be - 4)14• out.'14,' 00 'h
-ry
Th.; engine will draw •a } a0'1-
unel 4111(0','ful tt i(leir:• -n
f•o,t 41101., i f'lo' ea 0001 .. -r 1„
45 in:r,lc ,magi”„ort,
I.WJERIC.ATION FOR NEW C 11'
1T ori 'a.t„r 1.16"8 d'•m•111d
11.1,111.- 1(t and hr•:ter lubrication..i•:a'
, ar,, eail:,.ido of front 40 nines i..e
rule( (1111 un, 1-111.4 'he 'TiVen "'0,:1 /:lire•
to stand the wear anti tens of • Ste.
me; traffic. 1.411' eco:;olny'.s wale, ;1 -
In 10?
1n10? 1h,- e '...'ri,nc"ct driver will ant
1,.11; li°, lar 41106.0 than 500 tnili68 with
t h- o (11 It a.tiled and w - a.:''4.
tsi,e.
for s:'Yttc ;ak, 1111(ne, 11111,1,13
t.uuld he kept well htinicat,111 nod
66•0611 i•;• freely that traffic e'rt•li,•:;
r',0 h•• avoided. It x04(111 es 11:•.'4..1'
n•et'-.r 111=, higher treaties Of 010.b0,•
end .11cre ,n' et1 types of luhrr'u,f.'
:.111 certain parts to properly 8-01-6'.
.1 0:,.0 hinny than the types of ."hh
CARBON MONOXIDE GAS
.1 word of 00(150ing is otfere 1 to
'.tvner of motor vehicles in "'e:erd
to the d Italy carhop monoxide sir:.
111i d 1 tees• to p;a•.-ons Who are get-
ting their first experience in '110
b:.ndlin o f n..'te r e•-deri21.}
;1'00. because' til" , ':a has ohia
1'111 trives no weaning. Hen' :r.•” a
r.l.v Arai l,' 5U1' '•8tiuur for =:tr,'ty:
KEEP HORN IN CONDITION
A horn that r'•fu, . to sound '.'1 '
be due tot db'ty raulmntator a:t:1
brushes, broken or shorted wire.: ho
the circuit or 11-l,jestmelet 11(110104 be -
c:0180 of wear at diaphragm t» -.b.
'1'l,e portent/tater of the hors 5 simi-
lar to that of the •1'1711 rotor, and this
hculd ho rh;an,-rl with 11 1(1(400 of
P11-1'nc't''11, r. l,'..•,,r emery f, 1411
111. paper, •,t,•',1 Sit, t_6' th„ it choald
'.,. '11,11 1,:1;i'd r1' ::'1 will; a cl 1'.').
'h,,u'.,l bu ?O1'g enough to
heel, (leads, 'et eon,motatnr, By
11 tp:: of the 1111i41:1;/10 811'0W, the.
r. n',tore tt1 .,.t1 fraud”, to
1' fo< (7,11%' at. t11; 0tophr1101f3.
1,,,,.^1<_ in the Imre :.1..• eaa-:a
ure. A 6010111''liise tri• tit, horn v;:,.e
r,..-. l'.,, 1 t11Ae 11't1 -
t tonie.e••'s'-'"d. :'1 bort: that ;gees out
'^,' '1.,' 1114,'
10001,111' 110,1: b,• u„y w•ipirec ail
111 <'lt,ullnt nc'' :"iiia :t rag. The an: -
Jet :h,"'! 4 :'1 ?„'tweon six Ft'ld
holm is used. The
t --"tar driven cn %:e'•tt r]umld be labile
r t 1 eteery the.--• months, and any
loo•le•-• e ;1 •,.,• •1.1,1 *II:, e.1ni-
1"t - I'0.:114 t;,' tt•i;'6'd off. The
.ibrator type should he k,nt cl"?h
;and the connecting wires should he
rht t rr::i1.:11 east connect-
. him' to t'1, Wire 1'1'001 the horn Matto:(.
Alw.'"s .••,t ,i used ear thoroughly
heron-. buying.
Used second and 10w gears upon
I. '... hill, or roa;h or sandy reads.
•
file ear carefully inspeiind
or possibly damage after a minor
1 ('1(111,1011.
A large Ttrc'401'tiJt1 of "blowouts"
of tiu'os are :one to rim cuts, and
these are caused by not keepi,tg rims
from rust and grit.
65,000,000 Bushels of Grain Move West
1 A Cnnnafnc1o0n fgatoupm gads10hrmounnnosnor soorsonwlsets. CarryhumdouCunddo•
dn 0r0P.
muting
grain 0638,' Rector, Attu.
Over 65,000,000 bushels of grain
V will be carried into the port of
Vancouver for the twelve menthe
ending Marcor 81 next according to
estimated figures issued from the
offices of 1. D. Cotterell, Winnipeg,
Man., superintendent of transpor-
tation for the western lines of the
Canadian Pacific Railway.
These figures will establish a
record. in fact they show enormous
strides since 1022- the first year
that the Canadian Pacific Railway
handled any quantity of grain to
the western coast.
Up to and including January 21
of the present year, a total of
82,833,573 bushels have bon
shipped by boat from the port of
Vancouver. Of this amount 28,766,-
980 bushels have been routed to
the United Kingdom; 3,7;12,046
bushels to the Orient and 844,557
bushels to other countries.
It is interesting to note that up to
January 21, the Canadian Pacific
railway loaded on western lines this
season 125,481 ears of grains of all
kinds. If placed end to end this vast
collection of cars would stretch
approximately 1,170 miles and a
trams travelling at the fast rate of
60 miles an hour, would take nearly
twenty hours to pass them.
Very few people know that the
very extensive and expensive facil-
ities provided by the Canadian
P051410 railway to handle the annual
gain crop on western lines remain
idle, comparatively speaking, for
about two thirds of the year, and
the money invested in these facil-
ities and extra rolling stock earn no
returns during the period mentioned.
The building of the Transcona yards
at Winnipeg, with over 100 miles of
track and a capacity of 12,000 cars,
one of tho most up to date yards on
the continent, was necessary to
handle the Canadian Pacific's grain
traffic, and is therefore used for
handling revenue train(' only about
two thirds of the year.
During the time the cars and
locomotives are lying idle they aro
inspected thoroughly by the me-,
chanical department and put into
first class shape, so that when tho
rush commences they are ready for
immediate use, This year seventy
of the company's largest engines
were transferred west for the grain
haulm.