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Saturday, Feb. 7,

 

DAILY EDITION 19144
A few days sg0 an act was with regard to a great many
introduced into parliament to Ganadian titles. Exception
abolish the granting of titles can easily be made of such
in Ganada. Of course it did men as Lord Strathcona, Sir
not go far. There are too Wilfrid Laurier and Sir John

inany budding politicians who A. Macdonald. But why should

are looking for a brand new Max Aiken get a title when his
halo, atid naturally they would only achievement was a big
not kill “the goose that lays grafb? Why should Richard
the golden egg.” McBride get a title before he
ere ee was big enough to wear his

The introduction of the bill, spurs? Why are titles placed
however, brings up the whole on the market like other truck
question of titles. There can and sold to the highest bid-
be no doubt but that the in- der? These are a few of the
fluence of arsitocracy played things that detract from Ca-
a large part in the develop- nadian titles and which makes

 

ment of civilization and titles a good many people wish they
are the natural development were abolished entirely.
-of aristocracy. The world
has been moving very fast of During the late municipal
late, however, and the titled
; contest the present mayor se-
world except in a few rare . ;
cases has not kept pace. The verely criticized the last year’s
men of honor and renown to- council for having left the
day are the men of intellect emergency water pump. at
and achievement, and in most Morse Greek and installing a
weet these men have come up new pump at Shawatlans. The
trom She, FenKR. wisdom of the policy of last
peo vig ys 5
There can be no fault found year’s council was early
with titles which are the re- brought into evidence. This
ward of faithful service and week the water department
distinguished achievements found occasion to use the
Neither can there be any ob-| Morse Creek pump and _ the
jJections to a hereditary no- plant there is now heid iv
bility where the members of shape to be put into use on
that line are a credit to so- short notice. So long as
ciety. There are serious ob- | there is only one pipe line
jections, however, to a title ill across Shawatlans Passage it
earned or to a nobility that is a wise policy to keep this
has not kept pace with the auxiliary plant ready for
progress of humanity, and in emergency. Flexible joint pipe

 

a great many instances this is lines like that in use crossing
what we find. Shawatlans Passage leak more
ah M or less always and frequently
It is bad enough to have a break. While the city is de-
useless aristocracy that is a pendent on one line for its
survival of the past and which supply it would be folly to
the past has made inevitable, dispense with the © auxiliary
but it is a good deal worse to pump at Morse Creek. In
borrow the follies of the past} view of the necessity of using
and enugraft them where they| the pump during the first
do not naturally belong and| month of his office it would
where they are entirely out of | be in order for the present
place, | mayor to withdraw his ecriti-
Pea | cism of last year’s council on

This is particularly true | this item of business.

 

 

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Some very interesting statis-
tics are gleaned from the annual
report of J. Lambert Payne,
controller of railway statistics.
The report covers all informa-
tion submitted to the government
by the railways for the year end-

ing June 30, 1913, as follows:
The mileage in operation in
1913, with the increase for the
year, was distributed by prov-
inces as follows:
Miles Increase
Nova Scotia 1360 2
Prince Edward Island 279 10
New Brunswick 1545
Quebec . 3986 103
Ontario 9000 454
Manitoba 3993 473
Saskatchewan 4651 897
Alberta 2212 316
British Columbia 1951 95
Yukon 102
In United States 225 225
Totals 29,304 2577
Additions to Double Track
There was during the year an
addition of 232 miles to double
track, bringing the total double
track up to 1,984, and 786 miles
to vard track and sidings. The
aggregate of all tracks was 38,-
223 miles, an inerease over 1912

of 3,594.,

It definitely
says the report,
miles of new line were under
construction on June 30, 1913,
On June 30, 1912, there were

ascertained,
that 18,647

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STATISTICS OF DOMINION SHOW INCREASE ‘IN’ CONSTRUC- |
TION DURING YEAR—ALBERTA GOT MOST NEW MILE-
AGE—B. C. LEADS AMOUNT BONDS GUARANTEED

NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER
Wit hthe recent heavy frosts Niagara Falls has assumed its customary icy shape and is now the
show place of North America for winter tourists. Several parties are being brought over
from Europe especially to see the falls in its icy spendor.
| Alberta 45,489,000
INTERESTING RAILWAY FIGURES Saskatchewan } 33,735,000
peony 7,860,000
Nova Scotia 5,022,000
TAKEN FROM ANNUAL REPORT. 0 225
‘New Brunswick 654,265
. BS as sre OS ates | Quebes 372,000

 

 

 
 
 

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ROOMS:
Se 1 Avenue, Opposite Empress Theatre
Bu s8 meeting ond Friday in month
Vis siting Scotsmen are cordially invited
For rates for hall rent apply secretary
8. D, MACDONALD, CHAS, DENNIS,
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| By Private Lessons
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Total $274,940,374
In addition and representing
pee ja form of aid heretofore un-
miles; completed, 2,956 miles,|/known in railway statistics the
and in operation although not}Dominion: government purchas-
officially accepted, 542 miles. led in 1913 bonds of the Grand|
Revise Capital Statement [Trunk Pacific to the amount of
During the year a careful and | °° 214,934.
judicious revision was made of| RES EE Ca yee
the capital statement. Duplica-| The Answer
tion and extinguished liability} Father, teaching his six year
had been carried along for many|0!d son arithmetic by giving

veairs. The revision led to the|a problem to his wife, begs his
elimination of 8157,000,000 of|son to listen:

stocks and bonds, and left the| Father——‘Mother, if you had
total in force on June 30 at|#10 and I gave you five more,
$1,548,256,796. This was divided| What would you have?”

as follows: Stocks, $7,596,645,-| Mother (replying absently

016;
stock $163,2!
354,356.

Since
cut
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the
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appears in small reduction in the

total

142,

for 194
The
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aver, was

(f stocks $4

ed debts $214

The cost of government owned
and operated railways,  repre-
senting 2,134 miles of line,|}
reached a total of $126,930,887 |
in 1913. This is not ineluded in|
capitalisation. }

Dividends on stoek amounted |
in 1913 to $33,670,651. In 1908 |
the volume of . dividends was}
$12,955,243, so that the increase |

within that

160 per

consolidated

actual increase,

cent.

Cash Subsidies Paid

debenture
bonds $625,-

57,224;

“Hysterics,”

 

of deletior |
e liability than
ig the year,

process
was
there

3 as compared with
how-
00,483,633, made up
7,882,633, and fund-
600,723. }

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{8,826 miles in process of being The amount of cash subsidies Uy Chartered Accountant
built, so that the increase in 1913|paid during the year was &9,- 1G | | Audits, Investigations a‘ simon UN
over 1912 was 9,832. This con-| 758,084, distributed as follows: e Z| | cee pre Moen” t
a SHINGLES, MOULDINGS, SASH, DOORS struction work was distributed| By th eDominion, $9,176,234; by Wy yj INDUSTRIAL [eae eee O78 Ave~ © a
ovine geographically as follows: the provinces, $554,500; by mu- WAG | i
PRINCE RUPERT LUMBER CO. a| egal $27 200 | poem 2
Alberta 4,733 The additions brought the ’ R
First and McBride Prince Rupert askatchewan i h Wh ; F
Saskatche . 4,007|total account up to the follow- With Rail and Water | |
PHONE 25 Branch Yard at Smithers, B. C. Manitoba 872/ing: By the dominion, $163,251,- e isky Transportation
oi British Columbia . 3,884/469; by the provintes $36,500,- of Quality encore c O A L
Ontario .. . 2,0771015; by municipalities, $18,078,- Apply —
shee g| 394
Quebe 1118] 324, aha HARRISON GAMBLE & CO.
“ New Brunswick 544 Guarantees by governments of ears ®inancial & and
ee BOOS 6s. 5-0 + ea hasan 112/principal and interest of bonds before bottling is a ae Complete Line of
ea e al y ews ~linereased by $29,890,329 during | GUARANTEED BY THE Third Ave, Prince Rupert r P : /ppLIes
Total poten 4% Wig mena le aie 18,647\/the year. The guarantee account | GOVERNMENT of CANADA BUILDERS SU
The various stages of con-jon June stood as follows: yl prt Linid
Has the largest Guaranteed Circulation struction were: Surveyed, 6,560 | Dominion » $95,486,590 | q | || .WESTHOLME LUM! oe
miles; under contract, 8,654] Manitoba 24,050,467 cen’
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