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Transportation Inequalities 1

With the appointment of a Royal Commission on Transportation, our Maritime Governments as well as the Maritime Commission are giving s:.r:ous thought to every relevant matter in ceri- P0111011 with the presentation of our transport- ation difficulties. ln previous presentations belere the Board of Transport Commissioners, porhcps too mucli time was spent in fighting the railway's demand for a freight rates increase. With in- creases in wages and other costs, it is but logical that more railway revenue must be found. Econ- omics might, of course, be effected by abandon- ing the shertliaul businrss to meet truck com- petition in the Central Provinces, and concent- rating on the more profitable longliaul traffic. But the main issue, so far as the Marltimes are cc~ fined, is the need of establishing an equit- able fie.ght rates structure, and of showing, new. arid convincingly, that we have been pen- iflizcd in this respect to the detriment, not only

' (l Maritime interests, but of Canada as a whale.

The Maritime Transportation Commission has done a good job in preparing data on freight iatcs and the impact ana effects of horizontal percentage rate increases on the economy of the Narltime Provinces. lt is felt, however, that in addition to this presentation a strong case should be developed from the politic and economic a>pects of the distribution of prosperity and economic opportunity throughout all sections of tl".e Dominion. lt was the strength of the case thus developed in 1926 that impressed the Dun- can Commission with the inequality of horizontal percentage increases and which ultimately led to the passing of the Maritime Freight Rates Act.

A recommendation of the Maritime Trans- portation Commissian, embodied in a resolution recently presented by Mr. L. W. Simms, Saint John, and seconded by Mr. R. E. Match, Chor- lcttetown, was to the effect that the three Mari- time Governments confer as soon as possible on

_ the feasibility of joint action in preparing a r complementary brief before the new Royal Cem- mission, keeping in mind the importance of evolv- itig a rate structure which will enable shippers in every territory to compete in the Central Can- adian markets and lessen the burden of costs to consumers in the more distant markets. lt was recommended that the joint provincial authori- lies work in close collaboration with the man- ager of the Maritime Transportation Commis- sion, also that they give consideration to the dissemination of information to the public as to the true position and justification of the case. for the Maritimes. .

In the latter connection it is important to place before the people, not only of the Mari- times but of the Central Provinces, that if Con- eda is to prosper, all section must be given an equal opportunity ta develop. This fact, it is rue, is implied in the presentations already made through the Maritime Commission; but it is hopeless to expect the public to sit down and study a formidable array of figures, such as the Commission work presents. They must be couch- c:l in terms which can be readily understood and appreciated.

For er-cample, on three cars of turnips recently shippcd from this Province to New York, the freight charges amounted to $1,006. The farm- cri; who przvided and cultivated the land, pur- c? scd f . , cared for and harvested the Pop, and bagged and ‘naulcd these turnips to the 8111111311. received as full payment for their lob-cur, $310. This disproportion between freight (rid p.::lu:ticn figures would be ludicrous if it i 1:": not tragi; Many illustrations of this kiiizl l...l‘1’_l lie given, in such a manner as to be self» c- fort and convincing to all conccrncd.

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in keeping with the national character is

following provocative comment:

people whom Boston those whom the cus if they please. They are people disregard,—'wllom the gods would destroy. first make mad/ff ‘

l-i i tzialicn to head up the Government phrisa and economic (. 4c, in order to complement the worl: cf the time Trancportation Commission. No time o lust in taking action in this matter, c’.

1. The Ingllsli may be hard lift by Uni, dus- feiity programs and sterling exchange, but they are still interested in academic discussions. Quite the protest raised by a correspondent in the London Spectator against the continued use of the word "whom." He says it is a combination of the dativc and accusntive of the Anglo-Saxon relative pro- noun; that the Oxford Dictionary regards it as almost obsolete in colloquial speech, and that it is now used mainly in Boston where even the owls are reputed to utter the cry "To-whit, to- whom." A long and entertaining controversy on " this issue may be anticipated in the Spectator columns. Meanwhile the Montreal Star offers the

"There will be many to whom this diatribe will not appeal. The old Anglo-Saxons whom fie disregards will resent it, not only the owls of Boston whom he has singled out for his sneer. And the makers of the Oxford Dictionary? From whom did they get the queer idea the word was obsolete? Whom told them, and why? We like ‘whom’. lt is a useful word and-until this mo- meat-we had thought it in current use by many has never known. Certainly tom offends con say ‘who’ we can safely they

IEDITORIAL NOTES/

- Sir John Moore entered Corunna this date 1809.

Weadstcck, N. 15., has changed the dates ol its second Old Home Week to August 8 to 13 as being more suitable to the tourist trade and to avoid conflict with other Maritime attractions.

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Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, Windsor, Ont., p:oduced 97,015 passenger cars and trucks in 1948. This was the second highest output for any peacetime year since 1926 and came within 4,170 of the company's peacetime record, 101,135, established in 1947.

Trans-Canada Highway is estimated to cost $266,000,000 of which Resources Minister Mcc- Kinnon thinks the Federal minimum contribu- tion will be 50 per cent, leaving the respective provinces to pay the balance. What would be Prince Edward Island's share? Simultaneous‘announcement of improve nient in refrigeration in fishing trawlers and in fieiglit cars makes the best news fishermcn have had in years. lf the problem of spoilage can be really solved there should be an expon- sion of fish consumption in this country that will assure prosperity to the industry.

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With every undeveloped country looking for young and healthy potential immigrants trom among the Displaced Parsons of Europe New Zealand has made a gesture which will long be remembered. The little Dominion is ready to accept 1,000 such D. P.'s but stipulates that they shall be widows, orphans and elderly people. A‘ "t. A

Even in Nigeria political leaders are finding that they cannot safely rouse the ire of the ladies. The Alake of Abeoquta, chief of Egboland in Southern Nigeria, is reported to have abdi- cated to "avoid bloodshed" as a result of fe- mole income and poll taxation and dissention

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The incident involving the shooting down of five R. A. F. planes by lsrali forces shows how close we constantly are to war. Signs of weak- ness on the part of Britain and the Common- wealth would be the signal for a world-wide move to seize unguarded possessions of its

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Another objection to cheap butter substi- tutes has been raised by President R. W. Mor- rison of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. "Margarine," he says, "lends itself beautifully to bootleggirig. At Z0 cents a package profit, who wouldn't take it out of the box and slip it into o butter container?"

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A protest aired at the annual meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture will cer- tainly be echoed by lsland farmers. The presi- dent attacked the Federal Gavernment policy of requiring those farmers not liable to taxation to send in returns. An unnecessary burden is plac- ed both on the farmer and the department with- out any revenue resulting. ‘A t .. Another reason why we should have the branch of the Bank of Canada restored here is to prevent investors in Saving Certificates los- ing interest. To be cashed all such certificates must now be forwarded to Ottawa which de- ducts 1 per cent when refunding. All a hoidar gets is $4.95 for his $5.00 investment. Why should this be tolerated? 9r .

Australians, like the English, enjoy running down at home their own country, but let no outsider attempt to do so. Concluding a cuto- logue of Australian faults, an unsuccessful American leaving for home said:—— "And in the pubs everyone runs down Australia and the Eng- lish, but if l say one word about them, l gct a sock on the nose!"

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Minister Abbott. Exports of both live

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Details of a bill to provide ($120,000,000) to build up _British cattle herd by a subsidy on calves, is announced by the gov

subsidy is payable at’ the rate of £4 ($16), fo a steer and i3 ($12), for a heifer in respect o calves born in the United Kingdom from Aug 21, 1947 to Oct. 1, 1949, both inclusive. Q 1 i

tlior and critic died tlils date 1845. lt was prin evidence of this in his appreciation of Dante‘

with Schiller at Jena in 1796, and under his in

a noteworthy translation of seventeen of Shrike

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to uncultivated land near Timmins, Ont., this year where 100,000 acres have been staked. Each

bcar the name Kent after the emigrants‘ native

Lifting of the export ban on beef cattle to

shipments to that country rising to more than $100,000,000 during 1948, according to Finance and

slaughtered beef has multiplied heavily during the year, the minister declared in an address

130,000,000

ernment. If approved, the bill will assist major increases in the cattle population of 9,275,000 head lost year, a gain over pre-wor years. The

August Wilhelm von Schlegel, German au- cipolly as a translator he excelled. He first gave Divina Comedia in 1795. He became acquainted fluence wrote his best bollads; lie later mode speore's plays from 1797 to 1810, which did much to popularize the bard not only in Ger-

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gravity, they laugh at iL-Branrlon Sun.

A glrl‘; fut-a may he. her fortune. but the rest of her draws interest ris well. --- St. rird.

Anil nLIII It. takes n lot of In- dustrial Iinoiv-haw just to put to- gcthor n motor cur capable of CZIITXIIUI its awn weight in extras. -Strntford Beacon-Herold.

_An Elgln County mun hnrr uni-d Ii..< lawnmower to run the milking machine. It. seems like a fnii" thcugh rcunrluhout arrangement, conslrleriiig that in sensnn the cows r-nii be usorl l0 cut Illl.‘ grass. ~ Windsor" Strum.

A mun In Texas In clalmlng $10,- 000 compensation for n finger bitten off by n U. S. Army mule. The page “'11! probably fungi: on ivhcltier or not lie ivris officially warned in ad- vance that both ends of n mule are dagger-cue. — Kingston WhI|-l1;||q_ or .

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but in one instance nt least they 11"‘ (‘flllslng n disease to disappear, 1F‘. Brantforrl arid elsewhere. This is occurring iii the (‘use of the once dreaded ear infection, miistoiilitls.

fr-uiirlliinrl, thinking they were cnm- 111111110411 '111111'11'11_1__ v Rus ‘I they jiraniised to give the whim, ls 50mm“ yo, ,, i , ini; hither." Ila rirldetl that the 51,1111” 111mm" 11111-1‘ '1 11‘1I“11111 1111 Russians all kinds of steel rail. i“ 50m‘. ,,p,.,~,-jli|,1g11,-l,£€,;oj1;lt i-riiifusian occasioned in their cor- "1_11x111111' _ 1111115 11'1_ 0111111111, 111_)_°*_ ‘1' tinpliile, lumbering machinery, elec- pom‘. a farm“ Bmnlrnrd‘ B» vesponrloiice was inconceivable. Thr- 1'1"111111S‘111'11 1'11 1111111111 1‘11111,‘11_11111] trivril equipment and other scarce change‘ ' home government. however, would 110110111 111,111 111' 1111111 111_1‘_ 11111111 supplies. _ >_ __ , not, assent to the Illlhlf‘ “New Ire- $111105 11.111 11111-011111111311 011' They made tliose promises be- The mug." of Avrsmre value lrinrl“, n: it \v1s already flpllffllifl- 1011011 111 115 ‘11111110111115 11x1“ ‘f1 (‘ruse the Russians are good trud- Shjosfnom Mr‘ J,“m‘,S Cram A“, zitcrl, Zlllfl surzrcsted “New Gucrri- 111111111 111 CO111'_1111111‘11111'“ ' 111011 11 01's tao. has m1 mmyiolmor-S suck onkvhich’ s1 y" or" "New Anglesc-ri." 11111111 111111 1111111111111 111N151“ 11 .1119 1-11\'l“"l51‘ 11"’ 1311151‘ “Sm 911117-1110 he makes a notch every time he Mr. John Stmvurt. the cnlnnyls 1111 111C011 3111110111“ 111 _:(_1 10:51 1“ 1710mm 11°01 ""11 51°91 813011151 sullsnin animal at I000 gulnens 0r agent in London, writing to Prit- 1 1,1111“ '111S111'm1‘11 111“111S"11“5 11:1 Danish bacon, rinrl assorted en- on.“ Up m] l“, “deck “mm were 1075011 gave other, nna doubtless s'1*111n11 111111 111,131 1111111 11,91 101R‘ Ilifleerlflf! Ilfmlilflfi “Rains!- Pflliill g0 “arches m, me sfick Ne“. correct. reasons for the iiisrilioiv- 111111 111°” 11°“. 1’? “"1111” “S?” 911115. But P11101051- Cniinrlinn wheat. mo“. are 20 mow Mr dram m, HUN‘, of this Act. This, llP “T010. 11"‘ “m1 P‘°1“.1“°"“1 .1""1" 1° 1“ c‘ NIH-S. lumber. newsprint. me-oi. bn- |-. -- , _. (j ' d -,_ (‘are of all this learning, they can- 115 “'11 111-‘ “I1 W155" 11 "1

rind disallowed thr- Ac.

In 1704, Prince Erlvizird. Duke of Knit, zirriverl in Ilnlifzix. That. your two l)l‘i'1\'lllf‘ifl1 iuinipiinlos were I'.'l1.‘l‘ll for the protection of the Is-

Liiirl. \\'lii‘i\ tlir" Ituk-i tirivnme Com- lll'lllfli‘I'-l|l-Clllt‘I iii British North /\l11I‘I'lt'i'I lir- 0l‘(1(‘I'l‘(1 new barracks

to be ('l‘l"l‘lf‘fl in Charlottetown ris uell iis defensive ivorks for the lii-rlmiii". Ila never visited the liliiiirl, but bocaiuse of his interest ir. its welfare zinrl of the intense ll_\'r'1ll,\' of its jieojile, and of its hav- ing been decided ta change the nzimo of the Island, a local Act ivzis [YISSLWI in I708, assented ta on ls‘. likrhruanv, 1790, changing Its nzimv: from St. John to that it has vwr siiirii‘ barrio, namely, "Prince l-Irluiiril Islrinrl."

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much X-rnviiift. thinks British X-

T.'1\‘ Spevliilist James l1‘. Brallsford (‘Fiiiirn Doc. Wit. lllnss X-rny ox- iltlllllilllflllS. gi-mviiig more popular ll‘ tlir‘ 1.1. S, rln more hurmfilinn grind. he recently told n group of Hollywood doctors. Said Dr. Brnils- fnrrl. one of the founder's of the British Rrirliologlriiil Society:

“If you for] fit and ivell. stay ziwny from all IIUPIOTS. Even in tlir" r-nso rit’ irinvr-i", nature will nriiif_v' Pflllfillfiil persons when In sci-k niorlicnl I\(l\'l!'t". .Clie:ip riuiss l".\'r'\ll1lll.'\llOIIS of thasri who l1l.\'l‘ no symptoms are foolish. 1f II 011091 cxiiniiniitiori of someone viliri feels ivcll slious ri suggestion nl siimetliini: wrivrip, thorn jg n]. \'.ii_\s II trrnjitiiiiuii to do something riliriiii it. (lvoi- 20'; of the popula- iinii li:is linrl some rittiiclc of tuber-

family will have a farm of 350 acres to develop h1,1_:,1,:.1,\,,g 1,1111 ,,'11,'h11r1‘1_111|_|1_1d h1(1\;1!11°;1{1_ in wheat growing and piq farming. Among the i':._\cil i-i n llflfllvlllfil‘ time, some emigrants will be 200 children between three F" Iii" Jilin" _\\'i>ulr_| lliiivctslloivii’ itilr; - Z1111 fl 1911' $f1('li'\ (‘O11 11C S T11 g months and sixteen years of age, but no one haw ‘W’, msmlgrod‘ _ Mom more than 53 years old. The new location will OYPI‘, muss ..x,.,,,,;,,,,,,,,,,, give ,,

sense of security. . muss i-xiziiiinritioiis cannot be accurate." _ Tlir: thirir: to r10. srilrl Brnilsforrl. l.'~‘ tn lunch people hygiene. lraln tlicm to stay away from doctor's unless symptoms develop.

Lnst week U, S, doctors talked back to Dr. Brnllsford in sharp tones. Ilis statements. snorted Di". Russell Mnrgm. dlreclor of Johns llfliiliiiifi‘ Ilfinnrtmnnt of TIKIIOIOQY, \\'r~|'r\ "latnlly crrntrriry to the best iriorlicril thinking In this country "I l1"! present. time." In the past. six months, he snlrl, X rays of the stomachs of 3,000 pntjpnlg l" Johns 1'IOpl(1YI5' dispensary clinic tui-nerl up cancers in four people "ill" 11ml "0 ‘symptoms whatever. Sriid Dr‘. Chnrlen S. Cameron. medl- r-ri‘. and scleniific director of the American Cancer Society: If a pa- tient, ‘waits for symptoms of can- cer "nll too often" it is too late for zit‘- oporntton. Dr. Cameron; would 1ll((‘ to see still more moss exam- lnntlnns; chest, X rays for every.‘ one over 45. taken once or twice a Your, he snirl. would out the death rule from cancer of’ the lungs by "n considerable figure."

Most U. S. doctors agreed that It ls for better to catch a case of tuberculosis or cancer early, when It. In stlll curable, even If It means going to a doctor whlle you are feeltngjlne.

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Many no the affliction: of the righteous. but; the Lord drllvereth him out nl them all,

society, or anything

But education is something else, aiirl we have yet to convince aur- sr-lves that a mrin who is educated can't be as efficient. a worker, or n: willing n \\')l‘l{0I‘, ris n miin who llit s eilurinllnn. Moreover, we i-zin‘! Ifll‘ the life of us" sue any- thing wrong. :iii_vtliin;: Iiiirmful tn contrary to our‘ dviiiocrzitii- concept, in riri ord- inary laborer‘ Irving crluviitvrl. To argue ilifforeutly is. iii fact, to argue- ugriinst the dignity of lziboi‘. It nuiy well be that riiiy country could turn out more jirofessiarizil men untl more technical men than its economic and social lifr- could absorb. just 11S it nuiy well be lhrit many young inrin iiiirl womini who clutter up universities would bu better someivlicre else or doing something else. But that doesn't argue against "more education. Of education, unclcrsloorl rightly‘, we never ("an have too mun-h.