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Morning Dally tlfnumleil In IIDPI) Author-ind m: rs‘ (‘liiiia llull. Pint Off!“ rm... iii-iii, 0 - .

Tho lnluinl (iuiirillun lliililnl Co. Editor Ilill Slrlnngllil iiir r. a n. Burnett. Aurwiulo Eiiiirir, irimli Walker.

"The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than the Weakest Ink."

CHARLOTTETUWN. MONDAY, JAN. 1949

Bank 0f Canada Offices

lt is to bc hoped that in theplans that are being drafted for the new Dflmlfllflfl Government building in Charlottetown, ample provision wili be made for offices for the Bank of Canada. lt will be recalled that rlie Bonk offices were‘ closed hem an Sept, 30, i947, and since that time we have been the only Province in the Dominion without these facilities. lt is true that in the case of bonds and transfers the business is being done satisfactorily bv flit? 5115"?" llll5l’ C°'“' pany, but the cash birsiiicss formerly done hero by the Bank of Canada has all got to bc done through Halifax. Our chartered banks also must be serviced from Ottawa, which is a distinct dis- advantage. _

The only reason for the withdrawal of the Bank of Canada office: here in i947 was lacl’. of accommodation. The Provincial Government had purchased the Bank's quarters and required them for Government purposes. At that time, Premier Jones expressed the hope that rt would not be long before a new Dominion building was erected in Charlottetown,at which time the Bank facilities could be restored. It‘ now becomes the duty, both of the Premier and of our Federal representatives, to call this matter to the atten- tion of the Dominion authorities without delay, so that there will be no excuse for not including this important provision in the new building plans.

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Our Farmers The Losers

A recent dispatch from Ottawa told. the story of a Canadian bacon contract with Britain. 1,, brief, the tqci-sgiven werethot the United States agreed to give $12 million to Britain to buy bacon from Canada in the last quarter of i948; but cancelled the payment because Can- ada failed to deliver the goods. Ottawa, though not unprepared for this American decision, was disappointed. Federal officials said it had been hoped that the $l2 million would be carried over into i949 for British purchase either of bacon or some other supply. ‘ _ _

There are at least two points in this story for Canadians to think about seriouslY. "9015 the Globe and Mail. One is that Canada still looks for payment from the United States Treas- ury for Canadian food shipped to Britain. The other is that Canada is failing to send the Brit- ish market what it needs even when precious American dollars are on tap to pay for the QOIT signments. Many Canadians will ‘lllld ‘ll’ diffi- cult to make head or taii of this policy. it neither measures up to our countrys responsi- bilities nor serves our own long-term interests. I

Britain has been for many years Canaoags largest and most reliable market for food. lt is entirely reasonable to look for a revival of that trade, on a normal commercial basis, when ‘he British get over their present difficulties and provided Canada keeps British 90f>¢l~Wlll "W custom during the period when credits are neod- ed. But relying on American dollars for pay- ment and then falling down in deliveries is. Olf- viously, not the way to retain our foothold In the British market. I

"The final lasers from Canadas perform- anceson the i948 bacon contract, if such fail-- ures continue to happen," 0455 lll? T°l°lll° paper, "will be Canadian hog producers. The British can turn to Denmark for bacon and tc South America or elsewhere for other food ‘sup- plies if Canada doe; not arrange its business with them more intelligently and with greatcr foresight. As things are going, we are compelling Britain to do just that."

Saskatchewan Fiants (hosed

Two of the C.C.F. Saskatchewan Government industries, started with grootorosriecls 11nd lls-"YY investment of puolic fuinds, have been ‘closed down "for the Winter." Presumably they will rc- open m the 5p[jirg_ Aigersyqlng to a Govcrnmcnt announcement, they had finished products to lost over the win-"zr months.‘

The slice fxtory was started iii i945 0nd up to Decenrbzr 3i, i947, had received advan- ces from tire Government finance ilfice of Sl7i,- 000. From its start to lviarcii 3i. i945. its i19- ficit was $5,550. From March 3i, i946, to March 3i, i947 its deficit was $2,555. And for the nine months from March 3i, 194.7, to Decem- ber 3i, i947, it showed a profit of $520. Figures for i948 are not available. in periods of maxi- mum output the plant employed 35 pcrsons.

The tannery began operations March ii, i946 and up to December 3i, i947, had reci-iv- ed government advances of $53,500- l" lll? l2 months from its start to March 3i, i947, its ret loss was $i4,l67. From March 3i, i947 to the end of that year it lost $3,023. No i948 figures are available. The tannery employed about i5 persons.

When these and other state industries were started the professed purposes were to make profits enough to finance an immense array of social services, to use Saskatchewan raw mater- ials, to provide employment and generally to broaden tho provincial economy. Their effect in broadening the economy, however, was in- finitesimal during their operation. They provided jobs for a maximum of 50 persons and in con- siderable part they used raw materials other than those produced in Saskatchewan. They closed down in December, throwing their employees out of work just before Christmas and at a time when it seemed as though the province was head- ing towards a succession of labor disputes start-

ance office workers.

These two plants, like the other state in- dustries, have operated in a boom period when the market was nearly unlimited and prices high. Yet they have lost heavily. Their operation would seem to disprove the theory about financing great social services out of industrial profits.

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Penny postage introduced this date i840.

League of Nations, (now U. N. O.) found- cd this date i930.

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lt is the dairy farmers business to back up, through their respective M. P.'s, the determina- tion that margarine Sllflll not be sold as a col- ourable imitation of butter. Q I )1 Canada's newsprint industry is producing at the astonishing level of i022 per cent of its rated capacity. Without building new mills it has increased production from i,500,000 ton:- in i925 to 4,475,000 tons iu i948.

Our emigrant lobsters seem to find it a lit- tle difficult to acclimciizc themselves on the Pacific Coast. Perhaps this may not be a disad- vantage for we know by sad experience what happened in the case of our'silver fox industry.

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The things that men can do best are over emphasized in our civilization, according to anthropologist Dr. Margaret Mead, as reported in the Toronto Globe and Mail. Her research has convinced her that women "haven't begun to develop the abilities they might have."

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The United States has a new nation-wide registration system for births. ln a serial num- ber, as, say, lOi-49-00000i, the first three digits indicate the state, the next two the year, and the lost six the number assigned within the state. The next step would seem to be to drop names altogether.

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The recently appointed national library com- mittee will probably be fully occupied for a while finding out and cataloguing the books already available in our libraries. Should time and fi- nances permit, however, it would be well worth while to make available microfilm copies of otherwise inaccessible material.

The "emphatic" advice of Deputy Labour Minister MacNomara to two Latvian girls to return to their contract jobs at a mental hospi- tal was probably well meant. lt would be unfortunate, however, if these new Canad- ians got the idea that people in this country can be told even by a Deputy Minister that they must do a particular job whether they want to or not.

How Socialism works. According to The Scotsman, Edinburgh, spectacles for Glasgow

school children which useil to cost the corpcra- iion an average of 8s 3d per pair, including eye- testing, are now being supplied by the same op- tlcians at 52 i0; under the notional health ser- vicc, As the number of cify school children who receive glasses each year is about 6,000, the corporation will have to face a bill for something like £15,000 ($60,000). Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, died this date i778; studied medicine and botany then travelled in Lapland, Holland, France and Eng- land. Returning to Sweden he practised as a physician, becoming professor of medicine and botany in Upsala. H: mode a remarkable ar- tIficlal classification of plants, founded on the character of the stamens. After him were named the botany associations throughout the world—

Linnaen societies,

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An English factory wmch uses sea water as its raw material is to carry out a half-million- pound plant expansion. The factory, which is 0t Hartlepool, County Durham, makes refrac- tory bricks for steel furnaces. The bricks are themselves produced from magnesia which in turn is made by u sea water process. When th: factory was built, in i937, it was the only one cf its kind in the world. Today its plant, which is unique in Europe, is turning out 27,000 tons of magnesia yearly. Plan‘. expansion will bring the output up to 40,000 tons. Q v "k

Irish cattle exports to countries on the Eur- opean continent will reach re:ord levels during the current season. lt is expected that during the winter season 60 thousand head, valued at about S12 million, will be shipped. About 30 thousand are to go to the Netherlands, i0 thou- sand to Belgium, and 5 thousand to France and Switzerland each. The trade agreement with ltaly has assured a new outlet for 5 to 7 thou- sand head of lrisli cattle. Continental buyers pay from 92 to 95 shillings per hundredweight while the price paid by the British is B0 to 82 shillings. This difference in price is the main cause of the decline in exports to the United Kingdom.

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Great Britain, which has absorbed dentis- try as part of the National outfit, has discovered that dentists were making much more money than the services they render require, so the Gov- ernment has announced u revision in the rates which they will pay the new government dental officials. From February i, Minister ‘of Health Bevan announces dentists’ earnings will be paid in full up to £4,800 ($19,200) gross each calen- dar year, but earnings above this figure will be reduced bylialf. lri making the announcement Bevan recalled a recently published Spens re- port which recommended a standard payment to dentists of £3,858 a year based on a thirty-three- hour chalrslde week. The new rates, Bevan said, take into consideration the present heavy demand for dental service under the national

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YOUTH AND AGE

Faint. and fainter sounds the lute. Rarcr songs of gods; and still Somewhere on the sunny hill.

0r along Llie winding stream, Through the \Vlll0\\'S, fllts a dream; Flits, but. shows a smiling face. Flees, but vi-irh so quaint. a grace, Noue can rslrocse to slay at. home, All must. follow, all must. roam.

This 1s unborn beauty: she

Now in nit" floats high and free. 'I‘ukcs the sun and breaks the

blue;- _

Lute with stcopuig pinion flew Raking ‘itetlgerow trees, and wot Her wing in silver stireams. and Se! Shining (cot on temple roof;

Now again silo flies aloof, v _ Coasting rnrvuilaui clouds anilklsst By the cvcuurgls amethyst.

In not ivooci and mlry lane, sturwe pant. and pound in vain; Still with tendon foot ive chase Waning pinion. fainting facet Still with grey luilr ive stumble on, Till. tichrrlil, the vision gone! Vvhere hrtlr fleeting beauty lecl? To tho doorway of the dead. Life is aver. life was gay: We have come the primrose way.

“R. L. Stevenson O

Q>MQ>W§>OO§>GOQ>OO6 Old Charlottetown (And P. E. L)

“A CHRISTMAS DIN NEE."

Sir,-—Glancing over {your paper of Dec. 24th. I Imppcried to read. un- clor" “Old Charlottetown and P. E. I." about a dlunoi" holri by Prlucc- lslciivzird islanders lri the British Columbia liotol nt Greenwood. B. C. on Christmas Day, 1900. You asked how muny of those who nt- tcnded were still alive and have memories of that dinner. Four of them are my irucies: Daniel Mac- Botii. Kennel]: fvlncBeth and Nail MricBetli, all crf Grand View, ind John bIncBeih, of Bollevue. Roder- ick binvPlror-sorr is still alive and vlsliorl mo not long ngo. < i um. Sir". etc. M. S. MucLEOD l". Owens Plzicc

Quincy 69, bliiss.

(‘HIRIXEYS k FIRE BUCKETS Llntlcr" nn AVl of the Legislature pz-ssocl lu 1830, it was provided llllll “ovary chimney which shall or" may he used in tho '1‘0\vn of Charlotte- Toivn shrill be reczulzirlj’ swept once every two months between the first clay of 0T1)‘ and the thirty-

first rlziy of (lctobor. and once a month from who lrist mentioned period until the thirtieth (lay of

April; riurl if any licensed chimney sweeper shrill, when required to do sir. refuse or neglect t0 swoop any Fhlnlliffl, or shrill negligently or improperly (lo tho sumo, he shrill b» llziblri ta a penalty of 'I'\.vcnty Shillings for each rind every of- fi-iicir."

Provision \\'ilS made in the same act foi" the licensing of chimney s“ eopors liy the Flro VilElFdCllS, such persons living: required to give bond for the Yfllllllti‘ performance of their lillllPS. i-‘or the sweeping of ('l'(‘ll and r.~vor_v fluo or chimney they ivr-i-n ontiilcil to receive “the sum of l-‘our Ponce, and no more." It ivais also rirovideil "that with- in l\\'f’l\'f‘ months from the passing of this Act, the tenant. 01' occupier" of every house in the said 'I‘i:ivi'n, of tho yeiirly vnlur: of Ton Potmrls, Slltlll lie ])l'0\'l(l(‘(i with, rinri keep. one leritht-ru Buckehto contalnuot li-ss than ‘Two nations, nu which his llf-lllf‘ shrill lvi- rirlnierl; which Buc- l'f‘l Sllllll U0 lif']ll. hung up in tlic trzissiigc m" liril] of suvli house. irmloi" the tronaliy of Five Shillings lfll ““~"ll "ml s‘\‘i‘l‘.\' time the said l'l\ii'l{('l shall not, be fouurl so hung lll‘ in its [ii-opi-i- plncr- us aforesaid l>.\' llir- Fri-v \ irrlvns when they shrill iisll llic l-lilfl lious “

The Freight ilinteisl Case

lboiluig" Post-Record)

llic -“\'(‘!l-P.'O\'.l(‘(' agitation for

li1‘»\‘cr f ‘i’ raid‘: has rcsulteil iii th: oliuincui of ri Royal Cfiiiirnrz. iizi Transportation- iihi -!r ' produce the required ""11! " ' Provinces couccn-

trn". on our feature of the Cum- lnquiry’. 'l‘i1at

siibunsslans rle-

_ that there are spciuzrl economic conditions fre- ‘sllllllll in the hizrrliimrs and on the Prairies, \\lllCli entitle the cnstorzi and ivcstcrn sections of

levrls than prevail elsewhere, if nll nre to enjoy equal advantages from Canada's railway system of transportation. If this aspect of the inmitiyv be intelligently studied and forcefully presented to the Ravnl Commission. a. case can as- suredly b: proved that will warrant ioivei- freight rate structures for the Moritlines and the West than for those sections of Canada which have the benefit of short hauls and mass transportation. I I O

Whore the seven dissatisfied Pro- vinces made their major mistake when the railways applied to the Ttansporl Board for a 30 per cent increase of freight- rates, was thnt the counsel representing the opposing Provinces followed the extraordinary strategy of resisting any rate increase whatever, with the breath-taking argument that ll"! ffllhyflys needed no betterment whatever in revenue. notwithstand- ins o ioo per cent increase in their operating costs since the last zen- eral rote revision has been made. No one believer‘ or can be in- duced to believe that the railways are not entitled to higher revenue: now than they had u you ago, or even six months ago, to uy

plan and allow for a forty-two-hour chairslde

lrig from the long strike of Government irisur-u-eek.

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nothing of the very low males

GU_AI§_I_)HIAN,MCHARLUT" _.

Youth now flees on feathered foot.

tha Dominion tu lower freight. rute- ‘

gallon that lite prevailing freight is so grotesque that those who pre-

tliemselvos the fine of being laugh- cd out of Court. g On the other liand, an

veiling in the Maritime Provinces

and in the West, coupled with the long distances shippers have to cov ' before they can reach their markets must. 1f properly pre-

pared and presented, carry con-

viction to any fair. impartial and open-minded tribunal.

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Along these lines. therefore, llesj the ivny lo a dignified. logical, sensible and convincing campaign. an behalf of these Provinces. Whatl they would in such a case be ask-

ing would be a. differential withing the pattern of the general rate» structure, and not an arbitrary re-

rlilclioil or hold-donor of the whole‘ of that. structure. It is as esentlal

to tile hfrii-iiimes as it can be to

airy other part of Canada to see

both of the great railway systems

QPETLTlllIg a‘. a reasonable profit.

The Aiuerlvziil riiilu". gs are now cu-

jqvlug in fair measure the fruits

rif an increased post-ivar volume

of business, which is bringing; them the greatest revenues on re-l cord. Similar DLISLTICSS conditions- exist in Canada. Here the railwayisl hriic just cmrxplcteil one 0f thei bigacsi yiuirs in their" history. but

ivlilioirl. turning as large a profit

as they caruccl one, two or three‘ year's tIQYlIfl‘. Hird it not been for: the mock-st 21 per cent increase‘ granted by the Triiiispo1"t. Board lost soriiis. ihc Canadian Niitlimnl Rllll\\ll_ “Ollld now be plunging rirroply into the rerl. A ciise can clearly be maria for i-cusannbte tolls for the railways on the one hand. and on the other", freight rates low enough for the traffic" to bcnr lu the Marlliines and in the Wcst.

GUN ETTLE ()N—BUS

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 9 —-(AP) -- Fcrtjpoue screaming bus passeng.

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NEIL W. HIGGINS

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Currie Biilidl 1g

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Money to Loan Collections '

‘Taxation i

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l DENTIST ‘ I Dental X-Ray l

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VEYES FEXABIINED llli] GLASSES FITTED

J. S. TAYLOR

OPTOMETBIST

Corner Kent and q- eon Sta. Phone 1356 Evenings by Appointment

Phone: lolldence i018 l

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llPBYiYVZ- A cnso haired nu the aile- ers ducked to idle flour Saturday svlille a fugiilve hold-up nun on flit rates are on an average loo high. bus exchanged shots with n pur- sucr. The hold-rip man ivzis shot. to sent it are in dangcr of esiming death but. 11o one else was wounded.

(3119 W011i‘ ‘. cut over the me,

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20f‘ suffercd

and fled, boarding the bus

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The Age-Old Story

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llls anger endurelh

joy comcth in the morning.

rnou The Arnfast Goal 6o

Phone 2498 Provincial Agent!

for Iron Fireman Equipment

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J. E. Burnett, '.L.B.

Bnrrfsu-r. Solicitor. &c.

134 Richmond Street

Charlottetown, thlill.

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DENTTJT Plckuril [Building 15f Grunt. Georgi- Sb DENTAL X-RAT Phone ‘Z007

MONEY TO LOAN B.A., LL.B. BARRISTEII, SOLICITOR. EM!-

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BARBISTER. SOLICITOR, Etc. Phillips Birilrllng lll Grafton "crept

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