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T. N. 0. Should Keep on Employees In a recent issue The Advance refer- red to the reduction in service at the T. N. 0. station and questioned whether this was good policy. Largely through curtailment of service the rail- ways generally in Canada have been losing money. They blame i; all on the competition of the buses and the trucks. but it is an odd fact that the reduction in business has followed the decrease in service. On the other hand the T. N. 0. did not decrease the quality or the extent of its service until recently, and the T. N. O. has been one of the very few railways on the continent to be a success financially in recent years. There are more people than The Advance who are thinking along these lines of service in which curtailment is being made by the T. N. 0. these days. In addition there is the added evil of increasing unem- ployment by the curtailment of service. This latter point is stressed by a writ- er in The Toronto Star. This writer's letter is as follows:â€" To the Editor of The Star. Writer Thinks Government Railway Should Not Add to Present Un- employment. Railway Making Money. Why Decrease Service. Sir: No doubt most of The Star Thursday, Sept 3rd, 1931 New discoveries of importance which enhance the market possibili- ties of the shares are fully discussed in our special letter. Write for copy. A. A. AMOS 6: PARTNERS Branches:â€" COBALT KIRKLAND LAKE WRIGI IT-l IARGREA‘V] as M...â€" “I, macaw "GOODIHHIII d muzu' mn mun. I Fifth Trainload 0f Beatty “’omen of Canada have demanded another Trainload of Beatty “’ashet , Beatty Washers, as well as many hundreds of other Beatty Electrical Am - ‘ August 31st. Just think of it! Twent -six earloads of Beatt ' Washers z \ ‘ ' Anna E j: ‘v 4L4“ _‘__en_ee_ -__:_-__ ____L ___:.I_ ___Â¥_J -....1 __--_ _ 3 -__..... 1...... non-I'â€"-:‘ Specializing in Canadian Mine Shares TIMMINS ONTARIO . ” Cami , s . .Pflxl a, M“ RWW =IV ‘|.l‘ \v ‘ ~ . . ‘ it. .I . . b q .. 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Lee, has reminded us time and again through the press that there was no depression or lack of business along the line, hun- dreds of men being employed at extra summer work and railway construction, and that the unemployment in the nor- thern towns was caused by transients and floaters. In spite of these opti- mistic statements some thirty-five or forty men, including conductors, enâ€" gineers, firemen, trainmen, shopmen and operators. have, during the past two weeks, been laid off. Most of these are married men with families and holding service records of from five to ten years. Several local passenger That this venture was a huge suc- cess is now an esiablished fact; the T. N. 0. not only brought in the set- tlers but played a major part in Open- ing up the mineral wealth of the pro- Vince. We have seen press headlines from time to time of the railwav‘s pushing farther and farther north until at the present time the optimisb's dream of thirty years ago is about to be real- ized in the establishing of the northern terminal at Moose Factory, James Bay. truths have been taken on and sum reductions made in every department with the exception of the head~omce at onth Bay. During recent years the T. 8:. N. O. Rly.. through its chairman, Mr. Lee. has turned over to the government cheques of a million and a million and a quarter dollars, representing net an- nual Operating profits. Judging by the amount of business being handled at the present time by the railway, this year will be no exception. Why the re- cent stafl' reduction programme? The mining towns of Kirkland Line. Timmins and South Porcupine are booming, and freight receipts at these points are equal ,to or greater than those of the palmy days. The Abitibi Mill at Iroquois Falls is running full time and turning over to the railway from 20 to 25 cars of paper daily. The Kapuskasing Mill output is also handl- ed daily over the T. a; N. 0., and last, but by no means least, freigh: revenue accruing from the Abitibi Power de- velopment project at Fraserdale Canyon is alone suflicient to offset any deficit due to inactivity on the part of pulp- wood shippers. It is no; necessary to agree with all in the above letter to feel that :the whole matter as outlined in the com- munication is well worthy of consider- ation. The T. N. O. Iailway should avoid by every possible means the add- ing to unemployment. It may be tak- en as a fact that this province and the Dominion as a whole will have to pro- vide for all the unemployed, whether they be railroad employees or other- wise. Even if the raiwayman let go by the T. N. 0. Railway secure other work it will only mean that they will take the places of other men who would have had the work. The country, ac- cordingly, being pledged to support the men in one way or another, it seems only reasonable that this be done as far as at all possible by leaving them in their normal employment. This would be desirable just as a logical method of avoiding further unemploy- ment. It would be desirable even though the railway did notmiake any money or made less money than usual. In addition there is the _question of service to the public to be considered. The T. N. 0. service has been good. Women of Canada have demanded another Trainload of Beatty Washers. This 5th Trainload, carrying over 2,000 Beatty Washers, as well as many hundreds of other Beatty Electrical Appliances, left the Beatty factory at Fergus, on August 31st. Just think of it! Twenty-six carloads of Beatty Washers and other household appliances! , No other washer enjoys such wide-spread and ever-increasing popularity as the Beatty. That is why over half the ? washers made in.Canada are Beatty Products. Why not enjoy NOW, as are thousands of others, the benefits of a ‘ Beatty Washer in your home. Enquire at the store to-day. l - The Washer shown above is the new Beatty Basket Washer. Its outstanding feature is the Raise and Lower Basket. ?* This basket lifts the clothes out of the hot water. You don’t have to plunge your hands into the scalding suds to get ‘ the clothes. Scalding water ruins the hands. Save your hands with the Beatty Basket Washer. Choose any 3 of the fine Beatty Washday Extras shown below at no extra charge. Small down payment. Easy terms. No Interest. Factory Service Beatty Electrical Appli- ances are distributed and seniced by over 70 Beatty Factory Branches. in co-opera- tion with thousands of Beatty dealers. No matter where you may live. Beatty money- saving factory service is quickly available. It pays to buy 8 Benny. PHONE 391 NORTHERN ER THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO Fifth Trainload 0f Beatty Washers It would be a great pity to spoil this record. In any event the public are entitled to service from the people's own railway. and the service can not be maintained with the reduction of trains and the dropping of stalls. The more the question is studied the more it appears that reduction in service is inevitably followed by loss of traits. People using the railways in the South in recent years are outspoken in their comments upon the poor service. the dirty trains. the old coaches and the lack of comforts and conveniences that used to obtain on the railways. Many believe that the railways simply be- came panic-striczion at the first touch of reduction in patronage. Instead of fighting the apparent decline by im- proved service and added attractions. they have increased the trouble by such poor service that sometimes it is surprising that there is any business at all. Especially on long runs buses and trucks can scarcely compete with the service the railway can provide if it will. Instead of meeting the compe;i- tion of the trucks and buses with a superior service it would seem that the opposite tactics have been pursued with disastrous results. It is sincerely to be hoped for the sake of the North and for the sake of the railway that the T N. 0. does not intend to follow this short-sighted policy. Anticipating by one week the formal ceremony planned by the town council at Cobalt, the Northern Development branch on Monday threw open the new Lang street bridge to traffic. NEW BRIDGE AT COBALT IS DULY OPENED FOR TRAFFIC The bridge, which has been under construction for some months past. spans the T. N. 0. main line where the Ferguson highway leaves Cobalt at the northern end of the town. It is 365 feet in length, and with its erection a dangerous level crossing is eliminated. An official opening ,is set for Labour Day, and Hon. William Fin- layson. Minister of Lands and Forests, is expected to participate in the pro- ceedings. S. G. Ronaldson and R-obt. Bristol, of Toronto, were Timmins visitors last week. BOX 420 IE: Other Work Besides Trans-Canada Road Premier Henry Suggests that Other Public Works are to be Carried on for the Relief of Unem- ployment in Ontario. According to despatches from To- ronto this week, although no statement regarding Federal approval for the pmvinces‘s unemployment relief plans was forthcoming after a meeting at Toronto last week between Hon. George S. Henry, Premier; Hon. William Fin- layson. Minister of Lands and Fogests of Ontario. and Senator Gideon Ro ert- son, Federal Minister of Labour, the Premier intimated work on the trans- Canada highway would not be the sole relief measure. Camp units which are now being prepared in Northern Ontario will not be recruited from one municipality alone, it is understood. The Govern- ment, is believed to be initiating a policy whereby each-centre's quota of workers will be distributed among the various trans-Canada camps, with the object of minimizing the danger of dis- orders. The majority of Southern Ontario men who go north to do road work will. it is anticipated, have had no exper- ience at that type of labour. and it is hoped unemployed men from Northern Ontario will act as leaders to the unin- itiated. A considerable amount of work, al- ready approved by the Federal Govâ€" ernment. would be provided through betterment of existing trunk, secondary and settlers roads. he said. - Possible employment of Manitoba men on Ontario sections of the high- way would, of course. be subject to the approval of this province, said Premier Henry, commenting on the report from Winnipeg last week that men from that province might be put to work in On- taric. Everything is now in readiness ex- cept some of the organization work. said Mr. Henry, regarding provincial relief plans. Mr. Finlayson will issue a detailed statement of final arrange- ments this week. We swapped ideas with Senator Ro- 35 THIRD AVENUE If you have an old washer than Is not giv- Ing you satlslut'lury serum. (I’EUIQ' It In on a new "0tu (Iur valuutnr will hr glad in call, am! ulhm mu .1 generum win- [or It. You will he olellghh'd with the line ammu- am-e nf V'Hlt n-lutheq om-c they haw how washed In .1 litany. Trade in Your Old Washer ."guzxytvafffJiffiquaffffxi...3ff£A1£AJ£3§§§fv§ bertson as to how the work should be done," said the Premier. “and he is leaving it largely to us to decide. the form of the work." .OOOOOOOOOO. O:0:.:O:O:O‘.:OOOO:O:C‘O o o o o o o o 00000000.? 00.00.90.000: 0 O O O 0 0.009003? ‘ C "3....:.:.:v.?....n8uxnzv.uz.fv.u. .0. Some days ago there was some fig- ures published as to the population of towns in Canada according to the 1931 census. These figures showed that both Cobalt; and Haileybury had a decrease in population from the 1921 census. Several of the outside newspapers men- tioned this fact in their headings and some commented otherwise upon it. Last week further figures were pub- lished, and these showed among other things tha; Timmins had a p0pulation of 14,142, according to the 1931 census. while the 1921 census placed the popu- lation of this town at 3.843. Did any outside newspaper have a heading “North Land Town Three Times the Size of 1921." No: that you would no- tice! Did any of the outside newspa- pers comment on this remarkable growth? Not at all! IS IT A FACT THAT BAD NEWS IS THE ONLY NE“’S FOR SOME? Cobalt and Haileybury had to take the publicity for a 12 per cent. and a 25 per cent. decrease, respectively. Timmins had an increase of 268 per cent, and it 'is all right. No news is good news. In passing it may be nozed that in all the figures published by the Bureaux of Statistics to date in regard to the census, only one other town showed a larger proportion of growth A growth in population from 3.843_to 14,142 in ten years seems like news. But i: is good news! And who cares? The Bluebird Tea Room will be closed next Sunday and Monday. It will be opened on Tuesday as usual in the premises immediately next door. BLUEBIRD TEA ROOM ‘ Beatty Cleaner High-grade, nickel finished stream lined, suction cleaner. Makes rugs and carpets look like new. Gets all tha dirt. Comâ€" plete with 9 attachments and attachment case. A cleaner that has made a reputation for itself. See one to-day. SOI’TH PORCUPINE. ONT. 1n the past ten years. That, was 8:. Joseph D’Alma. in Quebec. with a population of 850 in 1921 and 3.953 in 1931. THINK KAPUSKASING FIRE TO HAVE BEEN INCENDIARY In reference to the tire some days ago at the Alexander theatre building in Kapuskasing The Northern Tribune sayszâ€"“Deputy Fire Marshal Jordan has returned to Toronto after complet- ing his «investigation into the fire atc the Alexander theatre on Saturday morning, Aug. 15th. His report. of course. is confidential to his depart- ment; but it is understood that incen- diarism was fairly well established. It has thus far proven difficult to pin the dirty work on any person. The theatre premises are in the mentime in disuse. with the roof in a leaky condition de- spite some pa;ching. Extensive alter- ations would be required to put the show house into condition for operaâ€" tion once more, especially as new pm- vincial regulations prescribing a con- crete floor and a metallic ceiling are now applicable and must be honoured in the reconszruction. The owners have not yet stated their intentions." St. Thomas Times-Journal:â€"That Goderich magistrate who sentenced two 16-yearâ€"old boys to three years in the reformatory for burning alive a cat by pouring gasoline over it, were if anything on the side of moderation. They should at least have been flogged soundly.