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unions were affiliated. Trade Union Membership-â€"The figâ€" ures published in this report have been received from the officers of the vari- ous central labour bodies and from de- partmental records. The total mem- bership of all classes of trade unions in Canada, as at December 31, 1936. was Canada. together with the names and addresses of the chief officers. In ad- dition to describing many phases of the trade union movement in the Domin- ion. the report contains a compiete Canadian labour directory. showing not only all the local branch unions in Canada of which the department had received information. but also the cen- tral organizations with which the local unions were affiliated. The Departn cently publishe nual report on Canada. cover 1936. The air: these reports 11 cal and other the various lat Annual Report by the Dept of Labour, Ottawa. Organizations for Labour in Canada Department ( published the rport on Label »us labc togethe SIMMS, HOOKER DREW OU’LL see and try more wonderful new things than you ever hoped to find in any new automobiles in the three great new luxury Studebakers of 1938! great new luxury Studebakers of 1938! And your biggest thrill of all will be the low price for which you can be- come the proud owner of one of these glamorously beautiful, superbly built Studebaker masterpieces! Despite rising prices, Studebaker has But only by seeing and driving these finest Studebakers ever built can you do justice to them or yourself! Do so now! Be one of the first to know all about these great new low-priced luxury cars that are destined to be the motoring sensations of 1938. STUDEBAKER'S C. A. C. BUDGET PlAN OFFERS [OW TIME PAYMENTS '1! been formz 30d FELDMAN MOTOR SALES “ pub about ll 0F mz Pratmg in imes and :. In ad- aes of the a Domin- ation 11‘ 10!] it of 11' 183.841. 3 gain or 3.763. The National [Catholic group consisted of 190 syndi- cates and study circles, an increase of 50. with a membership of 45.000. a gain of 7.000 over 1935. The independent limits numbered 60. an increase of 11. Ithe membership reported by 54 units being 18.863. which is greater by 2.004 than that reported by 43 units in 1935. The report gives the membership of all classes of organized labour bodies in Canada in the past 26 years. In 1911. the total membership was 133,132. From then until 1917 the growth in membership was steady. though not. startling. In 1917 it had grown to 204.- 630. In 1918 it took a big jump to 248.- 887 and in 1919 beat that jump again. with 378.047. From 1920 to 1926. the tendency seemed to be to decrease. In 1926 the membership was 274.604. In 322.473. an increase of 41.769 over the previous year comprised in 2.886 local branches, a gain of 158. The meber- {ship of the international union group. ‘consisting of the Canadian members or ‘88 organizations. 6 more than recorded 88 organizations. 6 more than recorded in 1935, had 1,896 branches in the Do- minion. an increase of 102. with a com- bined membership of 174.769. a gain of 31199. The group of Canadian central organizations. which numbered 28. a gain of 5. had 740 branches. an increase of 6. with a combined membership of ANNOUNCING spared no effort and no expense to make these new 1938 Studebakers the greatest dollar values in its history! The National of 190 syndi- an increase of members; Monoton. 27 branches. 26 reâ€" porting 2.546 members; North Bay. 26 branches, 18 reporting 962 members; Stu. 5,868 members. The remaining 25 Cities in order of number of branches were: Quebec, including the National Catholic Unions. 77 branches. 57 reporting 11.- 200 members; Calgary. 66 branches, 59 reporting 3.715 members; Ottawa. in- cluidng 2 National Catholic Unions. 64 branches. 58 reporting 3.866 members; vHamilton. 62 branches. 57 reporting 4,281 members; London. 61 branches. .59 reported 4,294 members; Regina. 44 branches. 42 reporting 2,154 members; Halifax. 42 branches. 39 reporting 3.512 members; Victoria. 42 branches. 38 re- porting 1,693 members; Windsor. 41 branches. 37 reporting 2.455 members; Saskatoon, 39 branches. 38 reporting 1,788 members; Sherbrooke. inculcling the National Catholic Unions. 38 branches. 36 reporting 2.816 members; Three Rivers. including the National Catholic Union. 38 branches. 37 report- ing 3,005 members; Saint John. 37 branches. 36 reporting 2,449 members; Fort William. 34 branches. 32 reporting 1,720 members; Port Arthur. 32 branch- es. 28 reporting 2.909 members; Moose Jaw, 30 branches. 28 reporting 1.398 members; Moneton. 27 branches. 26 reâ€" 062 n with 5.868 reporting tamed at trade ur Montreal of cities. Catholic 162 of w} Winnipeg branches members 117 branc Trade Union Branches by Provinces- The Province of Ontario had the larg est number of local branch unions 0 all classes. 1.093. The remaining pro 'vinces ranked as follows: Quebec. 573 Brltlsh Columbia. 295; Alberta. 278 Saskatchewan. 193; Manltoba. 188 Nova Scotia. 138; New Brunswick. 116 Prince Edward Island. 12. dlan repor Their L8! Trade Id approxir ’ting bane] che bou ora 110 h ll includin nion M Vancc nd €85 'eporung 106 16 _ per cent. of : [embershlp in Jal..stood first including the had 220 local 11 the ) local bx 1d mbe branche 60 per ce Id they 2 the h 1t 200 02 11 bram Natioml National 37 report- John. 37 members: reporting 2 branch- I] m Can m the if Dram nemt al Balsam St. S. Phone 950 IT TC m 903mm mvmcn mamas. orrmmd iC 118C h ada 1151 New Miracle Shift and Gas- Saving Automatic Overdrive on President andCommander at slight extra cost Automatic Hill Holder stand and on President and Com mander. New Flat Transmission Gears Extra Roomy Luxury Interiors J benefits 1 . 4027 014 Benefits Paid by Local Bianch Un- ions. â€"'I'he annual 1epo1t includes a table showing the amounts disbursed lin 1936 for benefits by local branch un- tions to then own membeis in addition to the amounts expended 101 benefits «by the cent1al 01 gan17atlons The total [of these payments was 1341190709, an 111101 ease of $27, 809. 00 as compa1ed with ithe pievious yeal. the disbuisements lfor 1936 for each class of benefit. being as follows: Death benefits . . . .. . r. $ 59,679 Unemployed benefits 143.520 Strike benefits . A . . 48,391 Sick and accident benefits s 100.127 Other benefits . .. . 60,190 Other Features of the Report.â€" Eight of the twenty-four chapters of the report discuss the following labour bodies with which the Canadian or- benefits Strike benefi Sick and ac: Old Age Pen: Of the 88 international organizations operating in Canada. 61 had expendi- tures for benefits. the combined dis- bursements in Canada and the United tates being $20.228.178.00. an increase of $2,096,700.00. The outlay for each class of benefit was as follows: Death benefits , $12,138,708 Unemployed and travelling porting 755 members: St. Catharines. 20 branches. 17 reporting 345 membes. Trade Union Benefitsâ€"In 1936 five 01‘ the 28 Canadian central organiza- tions reported paymean for benefits. the total disbursed being $67,989.17. an increase of $40,617.93 as complied with 1935. porting 75 20 branche Trade U 01‘ the 28 Catholic Unions. 26 branches. 24 re- porting 1.388 members; St. Thomas. 25 branches. 24 reporting 1.412 members: Stratford. 23 branches. 21 reporting 1.120 membes; Brandon. 21 branches 21 reporting 680 members; Lethbridge 21 branches. 21 reporting 1.021 mem- bers; Brantford, 20 branches. 20 re- Safety Glass all around trauord. 23 branc 120 membes; Brar : reporting 680 mm . branches. 21 rep 31's; Brantfqrd, 20 )rting 755 member ESTA BLISHE I) IN 1889 TH E STYLE SHOPPE FASHIONABLE FI'RS AND “'EABING APPAREL fur LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Mrs. E. Durccher Corner (‘edar and Fourth PHONE 1035 We Have on DiSplay a Large Range nf accident benefits ‘ensions and other Timmim $ 59.679 143.520 48,391 100.127 60.190 1.272.323 874,235 915,898 "Bu-L the fish-hook came out in the end and the prospector is reported do- 1113 nicely after his painful expetlence. the like of which few men an calkd upon to suffer. It is not on record but dOW “The fish-hook moved steadily but without haste and stuck pretty much to the courise followed by the trout. The prospector didn‘t die. But from time to time he complained of symp- toms that made him sure he was going to. For a while he was convinced he was a lunger and went around coughing and losing weight. Later. as the hook moved on its leisurely course. he sufâ€" Swalluwed Fish Hook and Suffered for Years mlg red The variety of odds and ends being picked 'up today by huge hydraulic dredges includes large quanties of bird shots.« bullets, cartridges. odd pieces of metal. in addition the occasional relic cf the heydey in watches rings, knives and guns of all sizes and shapes. At one time this junk was thrown to a waste hcap. but a few years ago an engineer in charge of the recovery pro- cess. when in an experimental mood. decided to treat. several hundred pounds of bullets. shots and small pieces of metal. As a result of this ex- periment pure gold several hundred dol- lars was recovered. and now all bullets. shells and bits of metal are salvaged with care and treated to extract every bit. of mineral wealth. This is the aftermath of a decade or longer of “wholesale" mining of gold and reckless wastage on the part of the inhabitants of the once very prosperous mining camp. Now the refuse of the heydey is being picked over scrupu- lously to glean the last particle of the valuable yellow mineral. In common with other cities and towns. Dawson has its parking and traffic probems. Scores of cars and trucks of all sorts clutter the streets and trails at all hours. The presence of these conveyances is accounted for in the fact that many of the famous "creeks" in the Klondike gold fields can be reached by motor car over a network of excellent roads. “tailing" was exceedingly small. never- theless the streets of Dawson are liter- ally “paved with gold.“ After the recovery of the main gold content of gravel originally washed down from high levels above the Klon- dike Valley by a process of hydraulic operations. hundreds of tons of waste or “tailings” in which traces of gold still remained were used to grade the roads in and around the town. Na- turally, the actual gold c'ontent of the ered severly from what were obviously tomaeh disorders so bad that he got measy and took the pledge. Then as he hook probed around in the dark. he region of his appendix began to rother him. Finally. his nether re- ;ions felt twings and he round he wasn't quite so agile as he once had DEED. In fact the prospector suffered mm more maladies in two years than most chronic invalids can scare up in . lifetime. "But the fish-hook came out in the “Two years ago a well-known Quebec prospector. now in the Senneterre coun- try, ’19. a. tasty trout and began an 'xpei'ience that was laden with what Tull only be called poetic justice. For wen as the fish swallowed a succulent .ij-ece of pork rind in which was con- -ealed a deadly hook. the prospector ate he trout and swallowed the same hook. “He didn't know he had swallowed it. it would have been bad enough if he lad known, but. for the past two years. intil last week. he experienced some nighty peculiar sensations that occur- 'ed progressively from his gullet clear iown to the lower reaches of his colonic There was a time when Dawson buasted of a population of 40.000 and a three-shift business day. Since its heydcy at. the time of the famed Klon- dike gold rush in the late years of the past century. this once-bustling mining centre has wizend to a town of approxi- mately 1.000 persons. and the future does- not hold great promise. T he original Yukon miners delved for gold with picks and shovels aand wash- ed out their ”pay dirt" in homemade rockers or sluices. To day huge hy- draulic dredges are in operation in the Klondike area and the salvage of the overlooked gold has became a fine art. paved This .1 uniq W 8. membership 1.949 as com 1935. X'UCtUI‘f. “The Ililli nected consld 'om l)aw.~:0n ('iity Says Its Streets Paved With Gold DC tor ,t, hm There asted three mined workers a 1. International ans in Canada: 2. Trades and 'ganiza nment Non-'1 port a 'mlng a 3: age earner acted with ll iffi‘ vo' not to be tF‘rom qu'th Bay Nugget) halt. has boasu :1 of its "silver side- " and Porcupine of its “gold wall." Ida: All~Canadlar 1t Othe 'l( um: red his is not a medical adot! 111 that! It‘s a veracious story uVal D'Or News:â€"~ 1m ll .onal rade Union Associationsâ€"The so contains information con- 1 group of 119 associations of hers. which. though not con- ith the labour movement. are d of sufficient importance to ie printing of their names in me. These associations include ions of school teachers. gov- employees. commercial travel- with a combined reported hip of 115.864. an increase of rompared with the figures for D8 outdone b; another cen J. Dawson C anadian rth city assuredly boasts somewhat thrilling tou- .‘tS of gold! mon : Worke are identified 1 Labour C Labour Congress of Congress of Labour eration of Labour: me by those marvels center of a great on City. Yukon Ter- ays claim to "streets J Mons 'emral of the Organiza- World Labour Minneapolis Journalzâ€"SI actment would reduce All papers to something like t] the press in Soviet Russia reliable advice says he i that fish-hook Ulysses." Minneapolis Journalzâ€"Sucli an en- actment would reduce Alberta news- papers io something like the status of the press in Soviet Russia. Nazi Ger- many or Fascist Italy. 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