.rp _ l I xg _ worlt Fi-iiiay morning, tho work of _;.=s»- ;_,_ ‘, -j__ ,r..'-'/'.`>, _ i ei-QQQ-*__ L é *ii t , . I , ‘ \T_ I! lon rising on Tticsilay night to it ;_=» ‘ \ Q _ _tg highi-r point than experienced ho- .;_t "Q2 fore and causing some concern ~ 4' _-_ ‘ along tho Valloy line| Thorn was ,_.. . Fir -:=‘ -' hiss is iii mudsiido during the tx; .l ii.. ,if APRIL 20, 1920 A p 'ras cti,ii:t_o_r'i~s'mn .\ ct_..ii.r.n_t,i:\:~_ __ PAGE E&m!j__ Shipping News . ` OF INTEREST TO'§HlPPER3 OF ` DOMINION. 24 Years the same ~ ” ’ » A case of interest to shippers “ [ea throughout the dominion was de~ cided in ilie .Superior Court at ' ` Montreal Thursday* by Judge Sur ` veyor. This was a clalin by H. l Kellert &Sous against the Grand ' Trunk Railway for value of goods , said to have been lost by the _ Grand Trunk in transit from Vui- ley-tield to Montreal. lt was shown 1 that the goods had been put into 1 'is tea. a car by the Montreal Cotton Com- ' pany on their private siding at _ Valleyfield and the car then sealed d i d d t th G d Sald only in sealed pnckase' i`nrunliim'l`tiie agyiiiln wgs digfitiiisiggd. _ '.he court holding that when the :liipper loads a car with goods, seals it and hands car over to the carrier the carrier cannot be held - __________ responsible tor any loss t.bi\if_may "" be discovered when the car arrives tt its destination wltli seals intact. e-<1-0%-___ ST. LAWRENCE PILOTS WANT HIGHER WAGE. ` St. Lawrence pilots have pre- 'iented it new wage scitlo to the Shipping Feticration for the com- ‘ng navitgatioii season and confer- _ ~ \iii-vs arf now in progress. Tflir- smile utltlrr which tlfey op- ~rait-d last season \vasf$Ii.25 por iraft fool for inland itessels; $3.50 'or coasting vessels and $4 a foot for ocean vessels. On this basis i ship :irawintz twenty feet of wii~ ter would pay $80 to the pilot for f ‘ho voyage from Quebec to Mun- 'rettl. v The deiiiantls press-ntrii last year were'ioi~ $6 per foot qcean tonnage insivtitl ol’ $3. which was the exist- ing i‘iiti», The pilots coiiipromiseti on ‘thc TM rate. The $6 tlenianil hiit-i never been iiilisially witlitlrawn, ami tht-rc seeins to be littlo iloubl at present that piiotage rates are to take an- mthrr jump. The present negotiat- 'ons are being carried out on a very friendly basis, and the pilots are quite satisfied that an amicabls .irrangeuinnt will' be effected. 'l`liere .irc fifty pilots available at .Vlontreal for incoming shipping between Montreal anti Quebec. 'I‘hc pooling system which was ‘started last season by which all pilots' earnings were paid into a AKES THE reason why BEAVER Fl.OU?l makes - -such light, flal_--*- “""-‘ “L” Ti-is cnsuoisne sT||_|. IN HA- =='i"=-:-”-'vizzzi 1.1;. Ll FAX. H.,,,,.¢,,*,,_,,,,,,,,,,,,,_ Owing to nn accident, which oc~ cttrroti _Friday morning the Royal liail St.\.iiii l‘a<-hot iinvr Cliatiiiiere nill not sail tor the \\t'si lntlivs . . 5-_ _~ V ' ' . :ts sclisilulcri, anrl it will pi'oli:ibl_v . » bn Wcilncstlay before sho is ready to sail. _ During the coal slriko no bun- ' hers were placed on the Cliautliere. G I .intl with the men going hack to cooling her commenced lt was '°‘._ m1 5u;_»_eri-Q11 B* 1 ` ` ‘ while ti heavily laden coal barge was being placed alongside that _ . the accident occurred. In some of way the barge pushed against the Y., :ihip’s starboard propeller, causing it to make part of a revolution, and t -fw__J'N~'; this disabled the turning nii\cliin~ . _`____i'__' ___'.'___; ery. immediately repairs were i _j commenced, and it probably will p / 7, _i_ , ' be Wednesday before they are coin /‘ _I ,.1f';1\A' pleted. In the meantime the rt- / /y/_'~-jf-' |`,~ L -mainder oi' the cargo is being stor- » _. L; -'.i_,_= -' 5 '_ f ed and the ship is bunl-rcring. 1 _; "7 _ ics Runs iN ‘ l »:_,t__r,\ 1 .-_’ J; sr. .tot-iN ntvea » ~ ' Due to the heavy wind and rain storm Tuesday morning, which l was helped considerably by a fail _____ of wet snow on Wednesday at H F‘rcdericton and Ednittnston, the Ihr- Asiiinwall Poliiio Plante: tquippcti with fertilizer St. John river is free from its cov~ _ cli_tiir~ni_ is a boon to the farniers. _ _ erlng of ice as far north as ten “ith it _win can plant potatoes, corn, pens, beans. and ter- miles tibovo the capital. It was ‘ ie tor iliiw crops at the saimi time. It is absolutely nc- reported that ice is running freely te iii opnriition and will plant eight acres per‘_day. tintlerneiitli the intercolonlal bridge ' ‘it St [if0nard‘s, and had started Aspinwall Potato Center anti*i.t..:s:§;‘s“.n;t*";.s".tt.s.1:;:; = '_ WHS |`t"D0l' 0 - . l8qE t ` _ ice from it distance of more than ° ' “‘*\,. 140 miles is coming down tha riv-» I cr and was cxpccled to pass Fred- »\> t crlcton Thursday night A large “libre sold than all _other brands combined _ P16,-)/er’s_,_are giving ciganetfe s'atisfa<:`tic_>n,_._t_o a11.i0s7et'$ Ofiai pe`i1"eci: _cigaref_te._ » The fascinatingsmoodmessxthe milddaroma of *tl1ese‘-=~wor1d‘» f`a.mouS,»_Smo1ei]"eci:i_cigarei:te__ei_`\\. ‘ yéub drifting down river towards Oak \ ”-- ': _ Point. ~ -F "" uint; Workers are oxptwienulnt; con- : WL m‘l?.'f' ` sitleriibie trotibiv from wntcr tlootl “Z ' water above tho jam at Frtideric All over the V(/owl d s _ \ t t ` , i~&¢r..i"i.-')ti\iiI!_,% Ing lim C. N. R. properties, the t N _'._» - I `s -‘ night at Kingarth so that it was .- _ ‘- Q necessary for the railway to make - " '#1 5% 1; ' / a five mile transfer of passengers, V _, W "' % into service at considerable gain _ W . » i - _ iiiany_ farm wagons heinli called ntl ti r~vi~r_vfarinershou1d own one, Seed can be cut ac- night that most of the ice would ~ i and rapidly, Ii, has at capacity of from six to eight blelclenreil from the St. John river Domi Wm hp h_m,sr,_m,,l m _\_|m,, . 5 .hi `l ‘.2 ,h.`t` Aspinwau Spraye, S °P=~ f° v=.S==LS ‘_+';.§_:..“...:::‘ .t..:__§.f_:.t,'.i S d ‘_ - [)°°`“'m“d”d‘m’W,°”u“°‘. t u'i"li?St. Lawrence River is cient V with thc exception of some ilrii' € L has havu clearly demonstrated that potato crops Siva 'CAI 'I ' ' ` ' ` __ port very little ico passing down "WHS when properly sprayed' This can nnly be dong Ina. &* Steamers are arranging V-to lay “ H005 ftltfiiitintz outtit is used. This wits proved last sea- Pl I Y `» buuys next wpek in the S, ,-MW, farmers who sprayed tor blight were the onli' 011" "4 |7°“' f ' ' ` ' " ` ' I ¢.{?' v I ' "i.nnoraie. From *Montreal to;Ql\‘H nveii their crop from rot "muh ° 'nl renee' ‘ ' ’ '- - N: ._ ~- - Th G li' fSt. L when 5 is cleat iigtgeixsplnwsu co' also 'umm' mentor Pow” mn." WM Mn holla' of ici: eiixcepot in the? yicintity of the B' ~ l cqtnlthcm. vqotnblci Magdalen islands. Pl-kllclc-ldlflk """-‘°*‘*'”`°" JR., Ci|l|'l0t_tet0W|| rn/xNi;;» but whlu ,,e,,_,,, ' ‘ i"`l` llflllr. Division oi’ eyes is better than hand work, _ l S WWII- rom ,,h(,r¢;y 4,, ||,,,| por, Lg I,,.n,.,s. - . | ---<»-o->--- “od "nd mil! he removed if desired. It MONTREAL AGMN ctily ‘open to iiav_i_i;atioii_ 'l`ht» first ,_ 5 d th, is expected to roach the suni _ The °mcm machinery 8 an :ner port tomorrqw. She left Leith on April 7. it wait reported yester- speah. speak accordingly. day that thc C. 2. 0. S,,lii1cr Min= uctinsa, now on the iiiritn lt'tti ..- been ordered to iiiiititrr-a,l, htii thi' report was au i=rior_ She is ox » u pected in St, John toiiioiiziiv. ’i`ht~ _4 m as ~ inly other passenger titcaiiisliip _ . _ from across the Atlantii: div: iii St. John this sprint.: is tivo S. S. Mctoganiu, which is t~xpt‘ct<~ii ahtni: gn* ..._ Bi, ice between isle St tgiiucc Mill or arg. A 'lice the government stations* reL - ii year ago tiiosn eggs would have i'o't _vtiti it-ti ccnts ttitlri~." ".\ _vi-ar ago." i‘t‘plii~.tl ilii~ cttsto-i tiii»i'_ "\\"it'ti tlin.~'i> eggs \vt~i'i~ i`|'i\slt, tlii~_v wotilti have hecn iriirtli more." --i-<9-> ---~ »~ THE LAWYER'S INVOCATION TO SPRING _ iiiiiii-_»: or _viii|r,~ai-|t`; avoiii triiliiip: t't1i\\'<-t'<:|iioti. - | lin-i~ no titiiw; lii‘ a|\‘.'ay.~: t~t\iplti_\'- . i-,I iii .~;r>|iiiii_~liii\g t|.~i-i`til; cnt i»l`i` all` i titini-i'i\~:= iii- lt:-liiltttion. iti» not iii_-|tirbt~il at triili-_<_ or, _-it :ict-itlviiis roiiiiniiu or unavui