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» LA ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE COVER- ED BY THE CENSUS OF MER- CHANDISING AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS All retail merchandising establish- 'ment. There are no exceptions € government liquor stores, re- "turns for which will be obtained from Provincial Liquor Commissions. All wholesale merchandising estab- lishments. These will include all forms of distribution at wholesale such as:- Auction Company Broker Bulk Tank Station Cash-and-Carry Wholsaler Chain Store Warehouse. City Buyer of Farm Products Commission *Merchant Co-operative Buying 'Association ' Co-operative Marketing Association Co-operative Sales Agency Country Buyer on Salary or Com- mision basis Drop Shipper (Desk Jobber) Elevator (Line) Elevator (Independent) Export Broker Export Commission House Export Manufacturers' Agent Export Merchant Export Selling Agent General Sales Office Importer Import Commission Merchant Import Manufacturers' Agent ' Import Selling Agent Jobber Manufacturers' Agent .Manufacturers' Sales Branch Purchasing Agent Selling Agent Supply House and Equipment Dealer Wagon Distributor Warehouse Wholesale Merchant Wholesaler and Retailer Service establishments which must be reported include the following:- 1. Personal service establishments such as barber shops, beauty parlors, shoe shine parlors. 2. Commodity repair service estab- lishments such as automobile repair, blacksmithing, bicycle and motor- cycle repair, boot and shoe repair, furniture repair, jewelry and watch repair, radio repair, upholstery repair, electrical repair. 3. Entertainment and educational service establishments such as bowl- ing alley, pool and billiard rooms, theatres, circulating libraries (com- mercial). 4. Other service establishments such as cartage and storage, dyeing, cleaning and valet service, fur storage, hemstitching and embroidery, laundry, locksmith shop, restaurant, messenger, photography, storage garage, taxi, business services, ete. Service establishments not to be included are:- 1. Professional Services, such as doctors, dentists, chiropractors, sur- geons, artists, lawyers, ete. 2. Public services such as electric light, telephone, gas, steam, electric railway, etc. Stores run by such public utilities, selling commodities (such as electrical equipment) at re- tail must be reported. 3. Real estate brokers and dealers, stock brokers, and bond houses. All manufacturers will be sent one Special Schedul king for inf! tion as to the channels through which they sell their goods. PRACTICAL VALUE OF THE CENSUS OF MERCHANDISING AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS The object of all science and re- search is to @btain light and know- ledge concerning life and the world about us.. Only by obtaining more knowledge and light can progress be made. Science has opened up one field after another; unlocked the hid- den mysteries of chemistry, biology, physics, minerology and so forth, and in consequence has immensely im- proved the material conditions of man's life on the earth. The study ecoriomics has greatly facilitated} 'acts Regardi Among the sciences closely allied to economies, that of statisties has been of signal help to the business man as well as to others. The Statistician, by collecting the - ical facts about some phase of busi- ness activity, and putting these facts in proper relation to other facts, has thrown a clear light on business pro- cesses which has been an invaluable guide to action. In fact it is incon- ceivable how the complex business of today could be earried on nearly as efficiently without abundant statistical - PORT PERRY STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 21st, 1931 : advanced further than others. ductions has become extraordinarily efficient, transportation abundant and swift, and capital, as a rule, plentiful. The distribution of goods from pro- ducer to consumer, however, has lagged in progress. It is generally conceded that our system of distributing goods is not nearly as efficient as our pro- duction. This is a fact of great im- portance for the general welfare, for distribution is one of the chief of econdmic activities. Through lack information. Statistics have helped in no small measure to make many phases of business as efficient as they are today, and accurate statistics are absolutely essential in order that they may remain efficient and become more efficient. It is well known that we are still far from perfection in our business activities. Some phases of it have of adequate information we de not know just how great its importance is. We cannot say how our mer- chandising and service establish t: Because of the urgent need of more arisen a demand for a comprehensive census of these activities on the part of business men all over the Dominion. It is in response to this demand that such a census will be taken along with the populati this $1.50 per year iti advance oming Census type of store, capital investment, and light on our merchandising and ser- inventories. These data will be col- Manufacturers. vice activities, that is, those of dis- lected with complete regard to secrecy tributing. goods and service, there has as to individual returns. Figures supplied by individual firms cammot, under law, be made known to any person or body either public or pri- vate. They will be used only for the pilati of and no pes) It is widely believed that the obtain- ing of a comprehensive picture of distributing activities will be of im- mense value in helping to solve some of the urgent problems which are in- creasingly confronting business men in this tion. compare with our production estab- lish ts as to employed, wages paid, eapital invested, value of sales and so forth. This is one great field of economic activity con- In the census of Merchandising and Service Establishments, the Dominion Bureau of Statisties will collect from every Wholesale, Retail and Service cerning 'which there is a 1 statistical ignorance. Establish t in the Dominion data tabl ning pl y ges, sales, expenses (other than cost of goods), of 4¥%. per for bonds of making this the maturity date of the present offer will, of course, continue to' be: paid interest at the: rate.as provided by the bonds they exchange. Canadians who have always shown confidence in their country are earnestly invited to exchange the bonds they now owa $250,000,000, tion toincresse the amount if Canadians 10 continue their investmentsinthe securities oftheir Pominion. The subscription books will close on the 23rd of May. support of my fellow' Canadians in which is one of the laggest financial I earnestly seck the active conversion, has undertaken in recent years, credit- operations our country able alike to Canada and its citizens. To the Holders of ~ WAR LOAN AND VICTORY BONDS A Statement by the Minister of Finance > 'N THE dack days of the War, Canadians loaned to thé Government of the Dominion many hundred millions of dollars to ensble the operations of the Allies to be carried to a successful conclusion. : Whea: Canadians loaned their money to the Government, they . received bonds which were loaned with interest at the rate of 5% or 5%% per sapum. On the 1st of October next, $53,000,000 of these bonds become due; on the 1st of November, 1932, the mavurity will be $73,000,000; on the 1st of November, 1933, $446,000,000; and, in 1934, $511,000,000 must be provided for. It would pot be prudent, either in the interest of the security holders or the country itself to wait until these loans become due before providing for their paymentorcoaversion. Action must be taken well in advance of the due dates to protect the credit of the country. The Government believes this an oppor- tune time to sfford Canadians the opportunity to exchange the bonds, which they own maturing in the next few years, for new bonds of the Dominion of Canada carrying interest at the rate annum, which is a very attractive return. Prior to bonds, those who accept this the new issue. By so doing, they Jess difficult the task of providing for the future finances of the , will enhance its credit and will gready assist the ' _ Government in the present period of worldwide readjustments. No money will be asked for and no new bods will be sold at this time. It is proposed to limit the present conversion to but the Governmeas has: the right at its disere- indicate a general desire to' repay them the sum istics can be published which re- veal in any way an individual's busi- ness. When data are collected, tabu- lated and compiled, a broad picture showing the salient features of our distribution system will be available.' This will include the following. Retail Stores By types of commodities handled and by localities. By types of establishment (unit, multiple, independent, chain, etc.) By value of sales. By capital investment. Expense (excluding cost of goods bought for resale). Inventories. Sales breakdown. Special data on hotels and rest- aurants, Cash, credit and instalment sales. Wholesale Stores. By types of commodities handled and by localities. By types of establishment (jobber, broker, manufacturers' agent, manu- facturer's sales branch, commission merchant, etc., etc.) By value of sales. Special data on automotive industry Data on channels through which goods are distributed, i.e. direct to consumer, through jobber, agent, com- mission merchant, etc., through own branches, etc,, ect. In view of the immense value of such a comprehensive picture of dis- tribution, the Bureau seeks the co- operation of every individual mer- chant engaged in merchandising or service activities, all retail and whole- sale associations, Chambers of Com- merce, Boards of Trade, Manufacturers Associations, trade papers, journals, newspapers, and all others, who can in any way assist in the project. The importance of this census should be stressed far and wide so that those who have to. fill in the Schedule will do so with the utmost completeness and accuracy. The of the will depend largely upon the efforts which those who realize its great possibilities and value put forth to give it publicity and to "put it across" to those of more limited vision, NATIONAL STATUS AND COG- NATE SUBJECTS IN THE CANADIAN CENSUS The national status of Canada has been in the forefront of political dis- cussion since the Great War, and | Nationality and its concomitants being 1 "Canadians", how do they "qualify" 4 as such, and what is their exact : recorded by the Census, the great 3 measuring rod of the Canadian people in all such matters. Who are * number? Some confusion has natur- YA ally characterized certain of the views atl expressed, for the subject is many- ri Us sided and not easy to dispose of in a 2 phrase. 4 : iY The present article deals with the (0 section of the population census re- $0 ferred to above namely the eight or od nine questions (out of a grand total 4 of 86) which relate directly or in- directly to what may be defined in . ix general terms as "political" or "na- . 4 ard tional" status. oy Phrases of the Subject In the first place, it is essential to } realize that there are serveral dis- ; tinct points of view from political status may be illumined--in other words as to what constitutes a "Canadian". first birthplace, or country of nativity, which confers certain rights and status upon the individual; second, nationality or country of allegiance, a legal concept which goes considerably farther than birthplace; third, origin or country of ancestry, whether imme- diate or remote, a concept which in- cludes race and other cultural con- siderations; fourth, language, which again approaches the subject from a which These criteria include: this mod Ontario was one of the first provinces to recognize the importance of surfaced. bile 2d n means of tr These roads are not only a remarkable convenience, but, as well, they sre a responsibility. The seri by the fact that in Ontario last year, 324 persons lost their lives through All available statistics would seem to indicate of the road. chat most of these accidents were avoidable--and were caused by either thoughtlessness or wilful violations of the common-sense rules of the The Ontario Department of Highways is about to publish in the press of Ontario, a series of educational advertisements, in which an efforts will be made to keep drivers and pedestrians alike, alive to the necessity for the continuous exercise of care, courtesy snd common-sense in the use of our highways. Suggestions made in these announcements will be, in effect, a digest of all the information gathered from every section of . the world which has been found to be of assistance to drivers and pedestrians in avoiding highway accidents and making these same high- 'ways of inestimably greater value and benefit to every citizen. The fires of the announcements referred to will be published st aa early date. Your attention is invited thereto, and your co-operation ia making our streets snd highways safe is earnestly solicited. Pp ion, and first, also to adopt a progres- sive policy of road building and road maintenance. Today, of Ontario's 72,000 miles of roads, more than 38,000 miles are improved gravel, 7,000 miles are paved, and 69 per cent of all roads are ponasibility is evidenced By capital investment. more especially since the Imperial] new and special angle. To a certain % Expense (excluding cost of goods Conference of 1926, when Canada and] extent, religion also enters into the 2 purchased for resale). the other Dominions were explicitly] picture. Let us discuss what it is i Inventories. recognized as (to quote the Report of | essential to bring out under each of 3 Sales breakdown. the Imperial Conference, 1926) "auto-| these headings in turn, remembering % Cash and credit sales. nomous communities within the Brit-| all the time that the complete and ASN Service Establishments: ish Empire, equal in status, in no way| final view is obtained by considering ; By type services rendered by subordinate one to another in any|them not singly or in isolation, but 0% Joealities. ® : aspect of their domestic or foreign|in the mass and interrelation with 2 By types of establishment (unit,| affairs, though united by a common| each other. The Census is a method 4 Itiple, chain, independent, etc.) allegiance to the Crown, and freely| adjusted to a general end; it is futile iH By value of sales. associated as members of the British|to consider almost any one of its 3 By capital investment. Commonwealth of Nations". As a by-| questions (each one of which must be 1 Expenses. product of this discussion, the ques-| simple and clear cut) in and by itself % Sales breakdown. tion has been asked, How is Canadian] alone. 158 - re = ---- Cl ONTARIO AM f the Premier on the subject of High d Highway Safety ol Probably no single development in the history of our province has had i) more widespread influence upon the lives and habits of our citizens than the automobile. rr pt» SY eet