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THE OMINEC

A HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, lys3

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“The great. national pastime this weather is squeezing the
expenditure column so that it will remain in proportion to the
revenue. The first step in this of course is making a decision as
to what items are absolutely necessary to the well-being of our
niinds and bodies and consigning the balance to the limbo of things -
we will have when the times improve,

_ You cannot do without your local newspaper for seyeral very
road reasons, the first of which is that as an intelligent citizen
of the community it is necessary that you keep informed as to what
‘4 taking place in that community what is transpiring at the school
the churches; if grants are being made from public funds, or cut.
eff; what your community proposes doing about relief measures;
where food stuffs, meat, wearing apparel, wood coal, may be pur-
thased.to the best: advantages all the intimate personal news; the
deaths, births, marriages, and the thousand and one other occur-
rences that go to make up the life of the community.

That is the function of the local weekly newspaper. Its news
columns each week carry the story of the activities of the com-
inunity, and in addition te the effective news of the world at
large, Its advertising columns bring inte your home the best of-
ferings of the stores and shops with prices and description.

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S.J. Hungerford Opposes -
Continued from Page 1 bly would be, the resultaut loss would
largely, if not wholly, offset any suy-
ings that might he effected. “Not only
Would the railways lose in efficienty
and consequently in the cost of operi-
tion, but the public would also suffer
setiously from. the general. slowing
down and the deterieration of the ser-
yice. Competition dias largely: created
the existing mernde of the staff and
‘only competition can maintain it.

in condition to operate at all.

{e) The necessity to spend large
amounts to place the property in reos-
onable and economical working condl-
‘ton, |

_{f) The insistent demand ‘of ‘thi;
public for the building of braneh line

grade separations, stations and hotel

and. for’ a. higher standard of service
generally, we (2) Tu view of the’ efforts — that
The cause of. the nnreasonible high pave been put forth by the peaple in
initinal indebtedness was the failure various communtitios’ ‘wud sections of
for reasons of policy to very snbstan-j Canada and the obligations that have
tiully write down the investment ac-| been assumed to xectire competitive
eounts-of the constituent companies; railway ser views it wold. appear the
that had falled under private -manage- people generally mut. x hich vaine We
ment, plus the large: sums advanced to on it, and presamably work be relnet:
them by the Dominion government for wnt to give np naw whit they have se
interest and operating expenses, both eqred,
before and after acquisition, but pro. ; tically ‘a railway uatnopoly In Wester:
to January 1, 1928, The rate strm ‘Conada and during that period there
ture was also practically beyond the wys almost constant agitation tor’ the

“At one. time theve was prac

fore, the only opportunities afforded provision af competitive service, Thiy
for improvement were the lowering G? yeitution nearly’ develuped into an in
operating costs and the developmeta gurrection and fareod. the govermment
of more traffic, and both these were of the time to muke arrangements su

control of the management ard, there-' construction of other ratlwiys nail the |

da have’ benefitted largely from the

adopted as measures of pulicy. Among
other faetors a good service was ob-:
vionsly necessary to secure more tr, °

fic and a good physical condition wi

necessary for good service as Well as,
being essential to better’ operating |
costs, The improvement in physical
condition necessarily cost a lot of mon-
ey and the fixed charges were there-
by inereased, bit the resulting savings
were much greater than the increase¢
fixed charges. Under the  circum-
stances outlined above, it is not clear
that any other course of action could
have been generally adopted and al-
though the ‘cost invalved has bee.
great, much more than compensating
suvings in the cost of operation have
been effeeted and the people of Cann-

improvement in service.

“In addition to the physical impro-
yements that have. been made since
nmulgamation; complete re-organizn-
tion has been effected, trnffic has been
diverted to more economical routes,:

that the constenetion of conpetiting
jlin¢s was made possible: B¥en al
though well served by one railway. 2
comnainity wmost invariably presser
for the (construction of mother one
wheuever there appears tobe a ren-
sonnble chance, af acennplishing sn¢h
Purpose. in ovder, as they helleye, to
henetit the community nid quite re-
gardless of whether such construction
is justified, economically or otherwise.
A review of what has ovcurred in past
yenrs, together with the fact that such
efforts ‘are being made now, -must lead
to the conclusion -that the people gen-
erally do place a high value upon com-
petitive railway service.

“Having regard to all the eireun-
stance I believe that the best ulélmate
results will follow the adoption of the
follow ing policies :—

‘W) Maintain present status nnd or
ganigntion of the two railways,

(2) Co-operation between the two
companies as far as feasible subject to

pro-existing practices. and methods: tne eondition that in any case, neither

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Mining in British Columbia

Among the Canadian Provinces, British Columbia is the lead-
ing producer of Lead, Silver and Zinc,

In this Province about 45% of Canada’s Silver,
Feat and 93% of the Zinc are preduced.

British Columbia has produced approximately $1,340,000,000
worth of minerals.

About 200,000 square miles of unexploved mineral-bearing
lands are open for prospecting:

7% of the

Practically ev ery inineral known to be
’ found on the continent occurs to somie
extent in British Columbia.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS :— . i

_ Annual Report of the Honourable the Minister
of Mines for the calander year 1931.
“Lode-Gold Deposits of British Columbia. .
“Placer Mining in British Columbia. oe
“yreConnell Creek Placer Aren.” © ,
Non-metallic Mineral Investigations : “Barite ;”

‘| SAshestos”; “Glassware’; “Clay. -

Lode- Gold Developments in British Columbin
during 19382,

Adress enquiries to '

The, e Honourable The Minister af Mines

at Parliament Buildings: ; ano

es -» + Vietoria; B.C:

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have been examined, and the best that: company shall suffer loss, and that one
could be devised have been adopted bY’ oy the other, or both, shall secure sub-
the system in use. Practically every | stantial advantnge.

phase of the company’s operations and! (3) Continue the present polley of
methods have been studied and impto-' peteeting every practical economy. in
ved. The collective effect has — been, operation.

that unit costs have shown a substan- (4) pake all yeasonable mensures
Hal reduction and are now comparable | t. cambat highway competition.

with other railways if proper allow- (5) Restrict capital expenditure
ance be made for very low density of ty) items necessary for safety of oper-
traffic and other adverse conditions. § = ation; items ordered by competitent
Today, it can. be truthfully said yyihority or obligatlon assumed — hy
that the Canadian National Railways yyyeement: items which will nndouht-
are well organized, follow the best of sayy win earn a full return on invest-
practices, operate’ at low cost, and in jpant.

general provide excellent service to.the ty ¢yis connection Tendorse in prin-
public, and the loyalty, inltative and cipal the suggestion of Sir Henry

general morale of the whole staff Is at ppoynton that some commission le en
a high level, and intensive efforts are! goyed with power—To° enforce reas
constantly being inade to secure higher onable co-operation between the com-

tilning Crown Grants of the °

Ination for the following PeAgons | —

efficiency and lower costs,

“In my view the chief factors in the
present railway problem of Cnnda
Are i

{a} The present world wide depres
sion,
(hb) Over expansion of railway von-

struction possibly too far in advance
of colonization and development in
koMe CHses, | ;

(v) Increasing water competition.
(d) Inereasing competition from
highway transport ngencles.

(C. “Too hig rh standard ‘of certain
passenger and steamboat services and
hotel developments.

“T veject from’ the eonlderation of
the problem, the proposal ‘of, ainalgn-

(1). The consolidation | of: practie-
Ally all railways into one ‘ayatein: would
Anevitably, result In a seriong decline in
the’ énergy, initative and. enthusiism of
the officers and employees which now
is at a remarkably: high} level ;: “and
whieh has been largely devéloped - ‘and
sustained by vigorous competition,’ The
apirit' of loyalty and’ enthnsladm consti

panties subject to the conditions ontlin-
ed above; to whom application would
haye to be made for a certificate of
publie convenience and necessity le-
fore any flotation of railway securities
coukl be iumtde,

In view of past experience and tu-
ture prospetts as I see them, I believe
that these mensures will best meet the
clrenmstances, pirticnlarly ous there
ave certain encournging features In the
G. N. BR. situation os follows :—-

(1) During the perlod under — re-
view, operatlng expenses have been in-
creased much above normal by rehabi-
litation work and this may now be-re-
garded as frirly complete, -

(2). Gapltal expenditures: in future
will be on a much reduced scale as the
general improvement of the lines has
been generully completed and na con-
aidevable new milenge is likely ‘to be
constructed, . !

(3) The railway is now operating
In every way of n- more economical

ties in‘ the hands.- vat the mblte and
something - ‘bestdes.” - vita .

tutes n most important ‘nsset. and ‘tf it

Now is a good time to pay

were seriously impaired, as it inevita-

1c

basis ‘and with a return, to @ ‘more|'
nearly normal trend of earnings it. will |.
undoubtedly earn ‘interest upon sectri- |;

DENTIST
SMITHERS, B. C.

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J. B. Judge
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Hazelton on Thursday.

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Watch Repairing and
Jewellery Requirements
To

R. W. Cameron |
’ Prince Rupert

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MINERAL ACT

Certifleate of Improvements

NOTICE
Esmerakla, Hornite, Belmont, Beth,
Bessie, Stuart, Takla, Trembleur,

’ Behtrice, Jack, Jackson, Camp Frac-
tional, Alda Fractionol, Bess Frac-
tionul Bornite Fractional and ‘Trix
Fractional mineral claims, situated in
the the Ominecn Mining Division, Cas-
star District.

Where lovated—On enst slope of
Driftwood Range, about 16 miles north
west of Takia Lake.

‘ake notice that Dalby B,. Morkill
of Vancouver, B, ©, acting as’ agent
tor Consolidated Mining Smelting Co.
of Capada, Limited, Free Miner's Cer
tiflute No, 50G16D, iutends sixty day:
from the date hereof, to apply to ths
Mining Recorder for Certificates 0
Duprovements for the purpose ‘of gi.

above
Chius,

* And further tnke notice that actior
nude section $5. must be commences
before the issunnece of such Certificate
of Dnproyvements.

Dated this 15th day of Jamnary 193°

MENERAL ACE

Cortificate of Improvements

NOTICE

Roar, Moose, lndiun, Chief, Lakeview
Groundhog, I, xX. L., 1X. L. Frae- .
tional, Vein, Lake, View, Ax and Az’
‘Frnctional Mineral Claims,. situntc
in the Omineca Mining Division «
Cassiar District.

Where located—On Mt. Morlee.
about 6 miles west of the foot of Lear
Lake. .
Take notice that Dulby B. Morkill
of Vancouver, B.C. acting as agent
for the Consolidated Mining & Smelt-
ing Co. of Canada, Limited, Free Min-
ers Certificate No. 50616D, intends
sixty days from the date hereof, to ap-
ply to the Mining Recorder for Certl-
ficntes of Improvements for the pur.
pose of obtaining Crown Grants of the
above claims.

And further tike notice that aectior
tnder section &6, must be commenced
hefore the issuance of such Cortifi-
eates of Improvements.

Dated this 1th day of Junuavy, 1938

7 B.C. LAND SURVEYOR
J. Allan Rutherford
Surveys promptly executed,
SMITHERS, B, C

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