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JA great deal of the equipment used by . _ mining companies comes from across the line and it is unreasonable to exâ€"‘ ipect that Canadian gold mines should be given a higher rating than United States companies, even though Canaâ€" ~dian production is one of our chief‘ »~sources of badly needed United States | . dollars. Existing mines, however, are â€"assured of supplies to carry on at the ,present rate. As far: as base metall "producers are concerned increased proâ€" ~duction will be welcomed. | ECCC in ce dn i nsfi xor "downâ€"town" telegraph orfice t§eparâ€" _ate from the T. N. O. telegraph ofâ€" ‘fice at the station). One of the chief ~arguments used against the proposal + was that the plan had been tried and â€"was not satisfactory. To this, the anâ€" ‘swer was that other towns had i. 'rhat in turn, was answered to the that other towns were not as ~conveniently located in regard to the *station. The argument was recalled to ‘many here last week when it was anâ€" mnounced that the "downâ€"town" or ‘"upâ€" stown" office at Hailéybury was to be {closed. In regard to the closing of the aomce at Haileybury, The Halleybuflan Aast week said:â€" ‘ Canadian Mines Handbook is ~published by Northern Miner Press TLimited, Toronto. Low priority ratings given to gold mines operating in the United ‘States _are restraining influence on ‘expansionâ€"of Canadian gold producers. ;. "All commercial telegraph business ‘in. Haileybury will be handled. {rom the "T. N. O. station in future, it has ‘\been decided, and the downtown office maintained for many years, was closed ‘on Tuesday of this week. The operâ€" â€"ator, Miss Agnes Chesser, has gone to Yoin the staff of the commercial office ‘at Timmins and a messenger service ibetween the station and the downtown has been commenced, which, toâ€" being cansidered. ‘The search for war metals continued aggressively, as witnessed by the numâ€" ber of. opmpanles formed to work on properties with showings of manganese, mercury,, tqusten and other metals. .. Br k two mills were g by the yearâ€"end on manâ€" ganese: in .â€"Britishn. Columbia several mills are,,. working on mercury and tungsten . fil:,d in Ontario construction of a plant produce magnesium metal * Some years ago there was an Agitg« tion in Timmins to have an "upâ€"town" At Decemper 3ist, five new gold mills were under construction and two were on a commercial scale is getting under gether with, telephone connections, is expected to give a satisfactory service. the closing of the office was ‘first proposed, a few weeks ago, a proâ€" test was made by the local board of trade in a letter to Mr. A. H. Cavanagh, general manager of the T. N. O.. who replied to the effect that the downtown ‘«office was simply a "duplication of facilities and the operator‘s position which is difficulty to justify in view Of the fact that the gross earnings Several new. gold disgoveries were made during the year in various parts of the country, some of which are being tested â€"now. None appear to be of great importance as yet. however. _ Surprisingly, dividends paid by m:inâ€" ing companies in ‘1941 totalled greater . than preceding year, even though taxation reached new heights. and operating costs were higher generâ€" ally due to the increased cost of labor and suppijes;; Altogether 91 companies distributed approximately $107,000,000 , to shareholders ags compared with 88 companies and dividends of $14, 700,000‘ in 1940. 4 from the telegraph business hardly meets the expenses of operating t.he Andependent bffice." "Mr. Cavanagh points out that the station itself is on duty throughout the day and until around 11â€" p.m., and tiis m can handle the telegraph business Up-Town Telegraph Office | Closed at Haileybury : Six Modern Piecesâ€"Attractive Colors Finished in serviceable natural and with colourful trim._ See how spacious is the buffet with lots of dmmandcupburdmee.duuflerytny. , s has extension teon with leaf. Chairs are comfortable 0 and strong. 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