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Meeting This Week of Curlers Forâ€" mulates Plans for Curling in § Timmins. GOMPANY ORGANILING TD BULD CURLING RINK "Fifteen or twenty enthusiasts turnâ€" €d out to the meeting Monday night to consider the organization of a curlingz club in Timmins, this being eounter MWWMQOMWOO“OM YSEACASACACANEANEANEA On and after, March 20th, 1924 all Banks will be open on Hollinger Payâ€"days from 10 a.m. until 6 p. only. fendance LJUuns aAt view â€" of ing after date for the meeting had been set Mr. D. W. O Bullivan was appointed chairman for the meeting, and the secure a suitable lo«¢ ation at onece and proceed with the organization. Beâ€" fore next winter it is confidently exâ€" pected that Tirmnmins will have a fine curling rink and the game will be goâ€" ing here in fine fashion. In the meanâ€" time a committee of five, including Mr. D. W. O Wullivan, Mr. Cole, Mr. Frank Francis, Mr. G. 8. Lowe and Mr. D. Sutherland received appointâ€" ment to go into the matter fully in regard to a suitable site and other details. Another meeting will he called at an eatrly date to receive the details. Another meeting will he called at an early date to receive the report of this Committee, and proâ€" ceed with the good work. * VOuLr Dr. W. J. Butler, of Ott Canada‘s foremost â€" Eye will be at Meyer‘s . Drug Monday, Tuesday and _ Feb, 25th, 26th and 27th. ‘‘"What yo doin‘?"‘ demanded the foreman of a construction gang sternâ€" ly to an alleged worker. **Nothin‘,"‘ was the reply. ‘‘Well, there‘s no use both of us doin‘ the same thing. You get busy and do somethng Manitola is perhaps the most marrying province in Canada. For instance, in Ontario, there were 24,â€" Thirtyâ€"sev>n per cent of all autoâ€" mobiles in Canada are owned by farmers. Ownership of the balance, according to recent statistics, is made up as follows: business men and brokers, 16 per ‘cent; salesmen and travellers, 16 per cent; profesâ€" sional men, 8 per *tent; laborers, 4 per cent; contractors and livery moen, 3 per cent each, and miscellancous and no occupation stated, 13 per ceant. Eastbound steamship travel from Canadian ports via Canadian Paâ€" cific steamships is heavier at the present time than for several years past at this season, a recent report declares. Bookings in some have run as high as 70 per cent inâ€" crease over those of last wintcr. steady â€" improvement has â€" been achieved. in spite of the difficulties of the past few years. The figures for December show gross earnings of $19,135€6,674, working expenses of $15,180,546, and a net profit of $3,â€" 956,127, an increase of $491.322 over that ‘of December, 1922. The 1923 totals show gross earnings of $19°5,â€" 837,089, working expenses ef 3153,- 358,079 and a net profit of $37,479,â€" Q10, an increase of $1,177,319 over th« total earnings of the road in 1922. Net carnings for this year were the highest since 1917 and gross eatnâ€" ings the highest since 1920. 571 marriages in 1921, a rate of 8.5 per 1,000, while in Manitoba it was 8.1 per 1,0C0 of its 610,000 populaâ€" tion. Canada in November, amounting to 64,186,903 busaels, by far the greater proportion went to the United Kinz® dom, which took 43,815,391 bushe‘s. The United Siates was sccond largâ€" est importer of Canadian wheat, taking 9,010,143 bushels. Italy came n~xt, taking 4,018,152 busheis, and Greece next, with 2,066,480 bushceis. The exports cf Canadian wheat to France during this period amount2d to 1,528,8568 bushels and to Belgium 1,075,216 bushels. Those to Gerâ€" many totalled 129,820 buskels. According to a recent official comâ€" pilation, out of every 100 psople in Canada 51 live on farms. The 70,â€" 000 farms in Canada represent a gross worth of $700,000,0850 or about $10,000 per farm, and produce ‘an annual revenue of nearly $1,500,000, ar. average income per farin of $2,â€" 000 yearly. From the opening of the crovp year, September l1st, to the official closing of navigation, December 12th, the Canadian Pacific Railway reported the heaviest marketing of grain since the of the road. Cars loaded by the company also created a record for the season, havâ€" ing numbeved 116,232. Grain marâ€" keted topped the 200,000,000 bushel mark,. When the Canadian Pacific liner "Empress of Canada" leoft New York on January 30th for her great roundâ€"theâ€"world cruise, she was the first Canadian vessel ever to comâ€" mence such a voyage carrying a regul:zr bookstall in the charge of xperienced attendants, in addition to a free library. The stock includes many excellert recent books on travel, which will enable passengers to prepare themselves for the forâ€" eign lands th:‘y will visit, as well as a large number of rovels, by the bestâ€"l:nown authors. In the kesonest compctition, emâ€" bracing entries from all impor:ant agricultural districts of the North American continent, Alberta farmers won 43 prizes at the recent interâ€" national stock and grain show at Chicago. Two grand championships â€"â€"wheat, Major G. H. L. Strange 1d oats, J. W. Biglandsâ€"went to the province. Major Strange was a)lso first with white field peas and Nunemaker Brothers, of Brooks, first with red clover seed. Major Strange‘s suceess is especially reâ€" markable as <â€"he has only bcen a farmer four years. The latest statements of th2 earnâ€" ‘~gs and expenses of the Canadian J >ific Railway show that the strong Josition <of that organization has been we!l maintaincd, and that a Of the total wheat e:roricd from ive you choice Here and There ” Notes of Interest vote for early arniv? ‘ and often il Queen ? awa, one Specialis Store ne Wednesd; next »sdav, for ot D. R. Kennedy of Bunalo, as General Agent at Montreal; J. E. Parker, General Agent Steamship the same capacity; and H. R. Mathewson to Buflaio, as General Agent, from the office of Assist Important changes in transportation cireles just anâ€" general appreciation. For i nounced at the headquarters of the Canadian the Canadian Pacific gallwday afi((iact six traffic men very wdell known th\rioughoult hama. anada and the‘United States, and offices at Montrea HI. B.; B in ts 4 f . B. Beaumont, who } Toronto, Buffalo and in the Orient. . Puronean setvice of the Co ® * 6 w / ths}. Nt h 4h : e N .3 s e e d e 9D «2. Nee . l tb dn o E. F. L. Sturdee, general agent of the Canadian Pacific at Seattle has already left to take the post of Acting General Passenger Agent in the Orient. In recent changes, Mr. Sturdes stands senior in the service of the Company which he joined as junior clerk in 1893 at St. John, N.B. During his thirtyâ€"one years of service he has made many friends all over the North American Contiâ€" N.D. LIILLENY*AUILC S3 C .MJ \ +3 S 4 | VA A e : Ad Se @4 64 N made many friends all over the North American Contiâ€" Other important appointments are those of D. K. nent. Kennedy of Buffalo as General Agent at Montreal; Edward Stone, although he only joined the Chicago | J. E. Parker, General Agent, Steamship traffic, Montreal office of the Canadian Pacific in 1916 has had long and | to Toronto in the same capacity ; and H. R. Mathewson varied service with rail and steamship business and his | to Buffalo as General Agent, from the office of Assistant annointment as general agent at Shanghai meets with| General Agent at Chicago. EDWARD _ STONE Hâ€" Bâ€" BEAUMCONT %. «l 4 « i tA You Get Results From The Porcupine Advance Want Ads Popular Traffic Appointments hama. H. B. Beaumont, who held important posts in the European service of the Company, and has for the last few years been General Agent of Ocean trafficin Toronto is appointed to the Montreal office as Assistant Genera! Passenger Agent, Steamships. Mr. Beaumont was fozs many years connected with the Allan Line which com» pany was absorbed by the Canadian Pacific. rker, General Agent Steamship Traffic, Montreal to Toronto in 1 Agent, from the office of Assistant General Agent at Chicago. general appreciation. For three years Mr. Stone represâ€" sented the Canadian Pacific as General Agent at Yokoâ€"