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APRIL FIRE LOSS In Twenty Cases Conflagrations Caused Damage Exceeding $10,000 A despatch from Toronto says : Fifteen lives wore lost and damages to the amount of $1,355,055 was caused by fires in Canada during April, according to the estimates made by tin- Monetary Times, losses due to fires in March lat and in April, 1911, wore 24 lives and $2, 261,414, and 20 lives and $1,317,900 respectively. The property loss caused by conflagration in 1910 was $-j;i,o!)3,315; in 1911 it was $-.21,159,- 575 ; and in the first four months of 191-2 it has been $8,259,272. Dur- ing April there were twenty fires which caused losses exceeding $10,- 000 each, and the largest confla- grations took place at Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto, Fort William, and Winnipeg. Three big fires took pi-ice in this city. Th? MoiH'tat'v Times summary .... shows that the structures damaged The number of deaths as a result or destroyed during the month of fires was 77 durmf? the first four were Twenty-two residences, eight months of the year. The number in itorei, five warehouses, three bust- 1911 was 317, and in 1910 it was 256. ness blocks, two stations, two lum- ber mills, two iron works, two fac- tories, two churches, two stables, two picture shows, two boathouses, and one each of the following : Flour mill, drill-shed, police post, pool -room, hotel, art gallery, greenhouse, facing mill, sampling plant, rolling mill, skating rink, kiln, office building, motor works, elevator. There were also 30 head of cattle, nine horses, 460 chickens, 16,000 bushels of wheat and oats, 700 barrels of potatoes, harness, a street car, an automobile, and a caboose. Three of the fires -were attributed to lamp explosions, two each to defective flues, defective wiring, incendiarism, one each from motor blowing out, asphaltum ignit- ing, sparks from an engine, match- es, and many were of unknown dri- gm. TORONTO CflRfSPOKE INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM QUEEN CITY. THE Another Bank Merger Toronto's Base Ball Fans Illness of Mr. Mabee, Chair- man ol Dominion Board of Rail- way Commissioners. Traders Bank with Hammond, and Norman Macrae, of Pel- latl & Co., rarely miss a game, and there are a few clergymen who enjoy an occa- sional contest. RAILWAYS NOT OPPRKSSF.D. This is not said to insinuate that Mr. Mabee has favored the railways. But when the work of the Dominion Railway Board and of Mr. Mabee to date comen to be analyzed it will be found that as far as direct results go the doeislons of that i body havn pot been very radical or in any . dcirree oppressive on the corporations. At the same time the work <if (lie Board has been of the utmost value. It has been breaking new eround, and has proceeded surely, if. perhaps, cautiously. ''.' -* i !> -? " * LOOK FOR THE BLUE PACKAGE BE CAftGFULTO SEE THAT LAB EL ON PACKAGE IS BLUE. NO OTHER COLOR EVER USED ON ROYAL YEAST REMEMBER THE COLOR BLUE E.W.CILLETTCXXLTD. TORONTO - ONT ii:c Alackay-Berinrtt, which some cargo of Titanic victims. jckul at Halifax with her grue- hii* PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS REPORTS FROM THE LEADINC TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto. May 7. Flour-Winter wheat, M per cent, patents, $4. at seaport, and at 94 to S4.10 for home consumption. Manitoba Bonn Tint patents. $5.70; second patentH. $5.20, and strong bakers'. $5, on track, To- ronto. Manitoba wheat --No. 1 Northern. $1.19. on track. Bay ports, all-rail; No. 2 North- ern. $1.16. and No. 3. at $1.13. on trac-k. Bay ports, all-rail. Feed wheat, 73 to 76c, all- mil. Ontario wlioat No. 2 white, red and mix- ed. $1.02 to $1.03. outside. Peas -No. 2 shipping peas. $1.25, outside. Oats Cur loin of No. 2 Ontario. 49 to 50o. and No. 3 at 47 to 48e. outside. No. 2 On- 52 to 521-2o. on trac-k. Toronto. No. rt!-piiu>d Biiprrma.-jr a the banking c-en tre of Canada. Vv lull- Montreal lud the hend offlcpn of the Bank -it Montreal, MT- i-honl/. Royal utid M..NOII s. Toronto ! nl. I point to tin- Bank of Commerce, To- ronto. Trader*. Imperial. Dominion. M<-t- r<i|><ilitan. Sterling. Home, and Standard. Now rontrol of the Traders itoes to Mont- real, ami Toronto in no: altogether pleated. It wan juct the other day when the Hunk o' t'oni'm-rr* invaded Montreal by absorbing the Kastern Townnnlp Bank, but nw there comes correspond- ing et-baek In Toronto a8pira;lon. Nor doe-. Toronto like to hear Montreal nay unythmr about the Sovereign. Ontario or Farmer*' Bank", all Toronto iuti:iition of Ute lamented memory. MX HANKS HAVE HALF BI'SINKSH. Apart from llii* phaw of the question, there if Home disposition to argue whe- ther th- bank merger* are a good thing or not It in KurpriRing to find there are. fewer hankx dome buBinegB in Canada now than there were many years KO. in *l>iie of the fact that new ones are con- tinually being organiied. It i- also -ur priding to find that the ei< higgent bunks now hav<- oTer half of the banking capital in the country, more than half of the ('>? I'o.HH. and more than two-third* of the tiiHiount or loaninfC IIII-HU-HH. Thi it) a -inking concentration of the money ^ r Whether it n a good thing for the ry In a rjuestion for the economists. .-in- noi wanting argumentative Al'tcrne'*t or '' OM both side* of the eontro* **' BASKBALL TO TIIK FRONT. The real opening of the Baseball Hea*oii at fnr an Toronto in concerned came with the tlrt week of May. Three week* earlier the International League opened with the Toronto t-am away from home. hut the event wax KO OTOnhMOWtd by the Titanic dixaxter that it failed to reach the general public in i-vcn a mild degree With the i'i-t appcurance of the team at home it w.i< different The playerx and ofnYialu pr"-ceilc(l in carriages, an if III rtnte. through the down town itreetx to the ferry, thence to the Island to the big grand stand that holds 15.000 people, -om- ptotelr Hiirroundinir the diamond in an oval. There were plenty of flair-" and mil- etc and big gun* to do the honors All the nl ivt-r". in unit. .VIM. lined up and march- ed .11 KI- the diamond and back again to let the fan' get good look 'it them. then there wan the formal "lira! 1 ball, and the game w:i- on. MAYOR IS A FAN Then- lire a lot of fnn aniong Toronto's public- men. The Mayor himself in one Controller 'Tommy" Church i* another. Controller Hocken liken to ee a g:une occasionally, and many other* of the r. .inn 'I Klip off to the game win-never they get a ch;im-. .lame* Ij. liughi-ii. K-hool totpecior, is a dyed-in-the-wool fan Ho are T C. Ilohinettc. .1. W. I'urry, and oil-r proniinent lawyers. Prominent financiers like K. A. Himth. of Older A What's the Use of Cooking When you don t have to? Post Toast ies are skilfully and fully cooked at the factory ready to serve direct from package with cream, and ' r sucv.vou -..KTlClt, Ht 1 the re qu tin Council meet fur ... >rwa-rd,. in,"" ( sold b X grocers) are crisp, delicious, satis- fying and convenient. "The flemory Lingers" Made by Canadian Poitani t'ereal Co., I, > Pure i -i i i. i , ,. , Wiudnor Ontario, Canada. railways squirm to any appreciable ll'. irree Th.-it may come later, perhapp un- der the prencn; Board, or it may be that a new (teneration of oornmionioniTK will reap th* harv-Ht the present Board ban own. BOAUD SEKH FAIR PLAY. MunieipalitieH KometimpB find thempelven at a diKadvantiiKo before the R:iilwny Board, bi-eaiixe the railway* are HU'uy- 1-eprenenM-d there hv H: afr composed of the bent lawyer* they ran MOV4 n<l these utaffB have beromc practic-ally per- manent. They travel around with th<- Board from plaro to plnce. and are an familiar with the railway Inw and all i:s intriraeieR ax a (rood Presbyterian is with the Shorter ('aterhinm. Their work briiiKH tliem before the Hoard day in nnd day nut the whole year round. If onr of !>.*> C'liiimisnionem hax a headarhe they cm detect it as wxin fl>* he comew inside lh-3 door, and ^0%-ern themolve acrordinply. Anyone eoininir before the Board on an occasional eafw* cannot but find u oiler R handicap when matrhed these champions of the law. But thp handicap is generally overcome by the deiiire of the Board to tier fair play to all. In form the Board in B democratic ax anyone eould desire, but there in a diirnity brat Mr. Mabec'9 "court" that prevents anyone takinir undue liberties. The ninount of huKincgH not throuirh i* amaz- Inf. NATIVK HONR OF ONTARIO An a native on of Ontario. thi Pro- vince takes a special pride in the clireor of Mr. Mabee He lived a pood pnrt of Ilia life in Stratford, where he quickly be- came a shinirifr light in law and politics. The i.i i. r he> dropped long ago. Another win of Ontario whom the work of the Board ; bringing into prominence iw Mr. K. W. Realty. Rencra! solicitor for the Canadian Pacific Railway Company. Mr. Beatty. though < unyiiiR siu-h n re- M|)onsible position, is still hcarc-cly more than J5 years old. hut h<- concedes honors to few in his handling nf n case. In 1694 Beatty entered the t'niverity of Toronto from one of the nearby Hiith Schools. AftT completing hin arts and law roures he joined the C.P.R.'s legal utaff. where he BOOH showed hifl met'.le. Now he dr.'iws a salary w^jich - doubtless well advanced in five figures, and travels in hin private* car. the flame as the members of the Do- minion Covernmrnt'fl Kailwtiy Board. i i i i- KILLED nut i i it. Makes Confession of Murder and I'l. ,.il- Scll-ili-lcm , . A desp.'itrh from Kinmount, Out., says: Arthur A. Kllis, aged thirty - nix, *hot and killed Louis Porter, liin brother-in-law, on TlmrMlay $2,65 COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples- $3.50 to $4.50 l>er barrel. Beaux Small lots of hand-picked, to $2.75 per bushel. Hon<!y--Ei;racted. In tins, It to 12c per Ib Combs. $2.50 U> S2.75. Baled Hay -No. 2 would probably bring ?17.50 to $18 a ton. Clover, mixed. $li.50 to 814, on track. Haled Straw $11. on track. Toronto. Potatoes Car lots of Ontarios, in bag*. $1.70 to $1.80, and Delawarcn at tl.85 to 1.90. Out-of-ntore, S1.95 to 2. Poultry -Wholesulo prices of choice dressed poultry :- Chickens. IB to 20c per Ib.; fowl. 12 to Uc; ducks. 15 to 17o; tar- kcyc, 20i-. Live poultry, about 2c lower than the above. ovenmg, April M. Kllis ''onfessed Jim-ley his guilt on Friday morning to Provincial Inspector H. Hehuni at Kllis' house, near the Cameron ro;id. He. was imiiK'ditilely arrest- ed by local Constable John Woleh nnd taken t Mindt-n. Ellis told tin- story of the shooting to Inspec- tor Heburn with apparent coolness. He said: "Porter met me on the road. Both of. us carried rifles, i Porter asked mfi if I wits looking i for him. I told him no. With that' Porter opened fire, but missed mo. I pulled my rille and shot him ui self-defence. I then drafted and earned him to a spot in the hush about -00 yards from the road." BtTTTKR. KGOS. C'HKKSK. Butter Dairy, choice, 26 to 27c; bukern', inferior. 22 to 2Jc: creami-ry. 30 to Jlc (or rolls, and 29 to Jlc for aolid*. KgKK New-laid, 22 to 23c per dozen in case lot*. Cheese New cheene. 15 to 151-2c per Ib. HOO PHODUCTfi. Cured meat" -Bacon, long clear, 13 to Ul-2t |x-r Ib. in case lot*. Pork, short cut, 82J to $24; do., mess, $20 to $21. HaniH Medium to light. 17 to I71-2c; heavy. 15 to 151-2c; rolls, 121-2 to IV; breakfast bacon, 17 to Igc: backs. 19 to 20c. Lard - Tierces. 131-4c; tubs. 131-2r; pails. UJ-4c. MONTKKAL MARKKTS. Oats ('anadian Western. No. 2. 541-2c; do.. No. J, 501-2c: extra No. 1 fe<>d. 61l-2c; No. 2 local white, 501-Zc; No 3, do.. 491-2c; No. 4, do.. 48l-2c. Barli-y Manitoba feed. 6'ir; malting, $1.05 to $1.10. Buckwheat No. 2. 74 to 75c. Flour Manilobu Spring wheat patents, firsts. $5.80; do.. lu-conds, $5.30: strong bakers', $5.10: winter pati'iits. choire, $5.10 to $5.35; straight rollers. $4.66 to $4.75: do., in hairs, $2.15 to $2.25. Rolled oats Barrels, $5.35: bag of 90 Ihs. $2.55. Millfeed Bran. $25: shorts, $27: middlings, $29; mouillie, $M to $36. Hay No. 2. per ton. car lots. $16.50 to $17. Cheese' Finest westerns. 121-2 to 12 3-4c. Butter Choicest creamery. 251-2 Ui 253-4c; seconds, 24 1-2 to 243-4c. Kitgn Fresh. 23 to 231-2.-. Pota- tons, per bag. car lots, $1.80 to $1.85. UNITED STATES. Minneapolis, May 7. Close Wheat May. $1.111-8: July, $1.12 1-4; September, $1,057-8 to $1.06: No. 1 hard. $114 to Sl.141-8; No. 1 Northern. $1.135-8; No. 2 Northern. $1.115-8; No. 3 wheat, $1.095-8. Corn No. 3 yellow, 78 to 79c. Oats No 3 white. 541-2 to Me. Rye- No. 2. 90c. Bran $24 to $24.50. Flour First patents. $5.10 to $5.40: do., seconds, $4.75 to $5; firm cleurs, $350 to $3.85: do., seconds, $2.40 to $2.80 Buffalo. May 7. Spring Wheat No of- ferings: Winter, No 2 red, $1.21: No. J red. $1.19. Corn- No. J yellow, B31-2r: No. 4 yellow. 811-2c; No. 3 corn, 813-4 to 823-4c-, No. 4 corn, 793-4 to 801-4c, all on track, through billed. Oats No. 2 white, 6U-. WAKING SAFE INVESTMENTS DANCER OF CARELESS REAL INVESTING. ESTATE Malting. $1.24 to $1.58. LIVE STOCK MAItKK.TB. Montreal. May 7. Tho top price rcnliicil for choice steers wan $7.75, while (noil Hold at $7 to $7.25. fair at J5.75 to $6.25, and common at $4.50 to $5.50 per ewt. The tmde in cows and liulls w more ac-tivn thiin UHiial, and tho. former liroufcht from $S.75 to $6.50. and tho latter from 05.65 to $6.75 per owl. Sales of seleod lot* of hogs sold al $9.60 to $9.7^ per rwt.. weight- ed off car. Sheen were scarce anil in de- mand at $6 to $6.50 per rwt. for owes. The demand for lambs wan good at $4 p $6 each. The trade in calveii was active at prices ranging from $1.50 to IO each, as to sire anil quality. Toronto, May 7. Cattle Kitrn choice heavy HteerH. for butcher and export, $7.30 to $7.60: ffnml medium to clion butcher Cet-rich-qulck fakirs covering Ontario at present time-Real Estate wlldcattlng replacing old fashioned Mining Stock Speculation. Tho article* contributed by "Investor" re for the lole purpMe of guiding pros pectlvo inventors, and. II possible, of ear- ing them from loelng money through placing it in "wild-cat" enterpriser The Impartial and reliable character or th Information may be relied upon. Th writer of the.e articles and the publisher of thi paper have DO interests to ej-vt In connection with thie matter other than those o* the reader. (By "Investor.") I wai talking the other day with a bond salesman who had kxt-n travelling through western Ontario in the interests of the investment house he represented. ISear '>; everyone he interviewed he found had Jx-en buying or thinking of buying real estate- principally weHlern real estate. Not isolated instances, but numbers of apparently Bane people, were buying land- or swamp - they had never Been from men they didn't know, on the strength of drawings and him- prints which might have been borrowed for the occasion, and not only buying but paying out real motl- ey on their purchases. The niuount of money which has gone out West and even to Toronto-to pay for subdivision property and mortgaged 1 appalling. Not since the days when George H. Munro wild farmers and oth- ers Canadian Mart-oni shares at >5 a hare, whic-h he bought on the opon mar- ket at not over $1..50. has there been so much foolish eagerness to be swindled displayed as at the present time. Karly in this series of articles I gave some partieulars about investing in real estate, aud showed that nothing could be l-ss wise than buying land which one hasn't seen. No sensible farmer would under any circumstances buy a farm in the next township he hadn't Been unless on the strongest advice of a trusted friend, and yet at the present time many such faremri are breaking this funda- mental rule of elementary Investment just because the land mind you it usual ly isn't even n farm, which could scarcely fail to be some good is situated in the wonderful West. No form of speculation or investment requires morn careful thought than buy- ing rlial estate. S<> many influences con- spire to ruake it valuable or to detract from its VHluc. Means of transportation are particularly important in the cane of pity or town nubrtivieions. As a rule you may be sure that any subdivision proper- ties now on the market are too far aw:iy from the i-entre of things to make it pos- sible to dispense with some means of ra- pid transit, and if there is no rapid tran- sit there is nn value to the properly ex- cept as a speculative chance that some dav a car line inny run that way. However, words and rules will not in- fluence anyone who has gone so far as to be prepared to buy unseen land, and arc not required for those who have had ex- perience or arc otherwise t4Xi discreet to buy nnder iurh circumstances. There In one rule you mav be quite sure of: If any property is sufficiently a bar- gain to warrant any one buying it as a sound speculation, you may lie sure it would he cheaper and, much MM trouble to sell it to people nt home who know all about the place than to peddle it about the country. It is -only subdivisions miles away from anything ihnt can be bought at n low enough price to make it worth while going to all the expense of sending salesmen through the country to soil on the installment plan. In many instances in the West of eities of not more than 20,000 inhabitants, the country about them has been subdivided further out from the centre of the city than has Toronto, a city of over 400.000. My friend the bond milesman had this complaint also: "I (To to sen a man and offer him a sound security. I tell him its good points and its bad ones. I offer him goods that I would irladly buy myself if I had the money. T have the house back of me with a good many ye:irn' reputa- tion, and as I have been on this district a number of years now I am pretty well known and could get .he strongest refer- ences from any of the bankers. I'an T sell them bonds!' Not one quarter of what Die wealth of my district would jus- tify. Oh. no. Kveryone is buying first Marconi, then mm storks, now land, from men they don't km.w, who prohibly would get references from the bankers which would shut them out of btUiBMI were they indiscreet enough to ask for them: who have no reputation, no strong house behind them, and whose land not one in ten would take a chance on liny ing fur himself. It doesn't seem right." I couldn't console him much. "Oh, well," I said, "they'll loc their money and lenrn n hard lesson." That didn't seem to sat inf. v him, for he was strongly under the impression, and on mature considers * ( OST 01 LIVING. IliHiil vi-.il. $6.50 to 18: I.., if., ft.60 to (2.60. H|IPI>|I Market .slnuly. Clioire tiwi'H. ft.S to JS.M; ycHrliiiKH. S8 to *9; im. I. . and - nil M In $b: HpririR i.mii. *4 In >7 Higher I'riees for M<H|H Eg g and I ech. iiog Mark.! nrmi-i, at I.BO to 888.1, foil nnd wall-rod, and $835 t<i M.40. nnr, $2 t*t W; rhok-p butcher IIOWM, firm at $5.25 to *6.25; hulls, 5 to 6.25. Htorkrrii- ... .._ Htcnilv ili-mmiil al J5.25 to 6 for good I w hVn' li'"Htiiil that 'a grea't many people nu'ility :_pitru c-hoirr _li-avy feederx. *6. ( w ni brli<*vi> a 'Ko.xl whopping lip" who all their rnonpy th<\v \voul<ln't be able to bu> liondB or in fact unvlhinK clxf- B*'l quite rigtit. nnd i>artid>l:>rl.r Hull, T I'r.'ilirlr.l. A dpHpaU-li fr<nn New York siiys : The next twelve iiKiiilhs will oe S<IITIP new records in high prices fi>r meats, PRRS nnd butter is the belief of Mr Prcntoii, editor of the Pro- duco News. The cold season hn put the hens far behind in their w.irk, the export declares, and ilio Mipplv of butter in sight, is not liko- l.v U> satisfy the public denmml. Tho price for potatoes would go to a barrel, he n/dds.'if it were nob f.O.ll. I.AIJOK WAUUH IN TIIK MUST. Common Variety (.'nil Knrn $3 a l)ny .-mil MechanicH $5. A despatch from Winnipt'K aays : Haytcr J{eed, general suporintctKl- ent of Canadian Pacific hotels, ar- rived from the West on Thurstliiy innriiing. "The tlenuiTid for labor throughout the West," declared he., "is perfectly astounding. As a con- for Irish and Belgian importations. ' sequence, men arc restless. not persuade them to stay joh any length of time, no Tho cabbage crop is short, and cub b<igen, like artichokes, arc becom- ing luxuries. Poultry is the one. product, he declares, that has not risen in price by leaps and bounds. I ear.- with a what wages arc offered. A cotnm >n laborer can mechanic .i m si a (j:iy an I a are mor- or ICBB Nki-ptli<al when ihey hpar a I'l.nii ,:c\ .II-IH i" ii i ilk from n sali-sm wild doesn't nwd to lip to point out the good jinintB of his bonils. Mi'.irns ii I. it you are tempted to ilnbhlc in n-al cHtute. if nei-rnxary .pi-,, half your m.."ry going n> SIM- the property, and then you may HIIVP tl.e other i< df but don't buy real estate on a H. ranger i "day so." ill il !>l\(. 1100)1. MIXERS MAY STRIKE. Anthracite Workers Have Rejected the Proposed Agreement. A despatch from New York says : The Conference Committee of the anthracite mine workers turned down the tentative agreement ac- cepted by their own sub-committee and the sub-committee of the an- thracite operators at the meeting of the full conference committees of the anthracite operators and the mine workers which was held on Thursday. The indirect recognition of the union in the appointment of a Grievance Committee for every mine, as set forth in the tentative agreement, was not enough for the committee. Its members wanted full recognition of the union, the check-off system, by which the un- ion dues would be withheld from the pay envelopes of the miners, the eight-hour work day, a larger increase in wages than 10 per cent., and a shorter agreement than four years, practically, in short, all that the original demands called for. WAS BURNED TO DEATH. 1 .iniDii- Nova Seotia Hunter Perish- ed in Hi- Barn. A despatch from Truro, N.S., says : Ralph McC'abe, a well-known resident of Greenfield, near Truro, and one of the famous hunters ol this country, with a record of near- ly 100 moose, was burned to death in his barn early Wednesday morn- ing along with his stock and most of the contents of the barn. 62 INTEREST AND SAFETY <| Price Bros, and Company Bonds pay 6 per cent on the investment. They offer the strong security of first mortgage on 6,000 square miles of pulp and timber lands which are insured at Lloyds against fire. The earnings of the Company at present approximate twice the bond interest. The new pulp mill in course of construction will double this earning power. Purchased at their present price they pay interest at the rate of 6 per cent. The best posted investors in Canada and England have purchased these bond-!. Owing to the security and increasing demand of the products of the Company, these bonds will unquestion- ably increase in value. If 7011 hire money to invest write us for complete information. SECURITIES CORPORATION LIMITED BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING R. M. WHITE Manager YONGE AND QUEEN STREETS TORONTO MONTREAL-QUEBCC-HALIFAX-OTTAWA LONDON (ENO.) Acouiring an Interest in a Success- fill Canadian Industrial Company An opportunity of acquiring an Interest In The Slemon Company, Ltd., the well-known and successful manufacturer* of hardwood flooring and lumber. Is afforded to the holders of the 7 per cent. Preferred and Prom-sharing stock of the Company. The Preferred Stock, a small block of which we are now offering, subject to nrlor salo. In addition to the 7 per cent. cumulative dividend, shares equally with the Common Stock In all dividends paid In excess of the 7 r>or cent, dividend. In this way, when 3 per eent. Is paid on the Common an additional 3 per oont. will have to be paid on the Preferred, and when 6 nor cent. Is oald on the Common the same amount will also have to be paid on the Preferred In addition to the 7 nor cent, regular dividend. The Slemon Comoany Is a consolidation of comQanles, with mills and plants located at Wlarton, Parry Sound and Lakeneld, Ont., and there has boon such a steady demand for the products of the Company that It Is unable to nil more than U oor cent. of Its orders. Important extensions are now necossiry In order to keep pace with the devoloomont of Its business, and In parti- cular It Is deslreil to Increase the alreadv larie number of valu- able hardwood timber limits which tho Comoany now holds. It Is with a view of Ananclng those eitenslons that we now offor a small block of the Preferred Stock. Investments In the preferred stock of successful Canadian In- dustrial companlee have been the safest which Canadian Inves- tors have ever ha < Wi would li" pt<>a*rd to forward wprcial circular containing full particulars regarding the Company, or, if jrou prrfpr, would make arrangrmenU to have one of our representative* call to any information you may dosire. NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, LTD. CONFEDERATION LIFE BUILDING, TORONTO, ONT. Tl IVnnil- IsMird ill l!r;i n I Inrtl lllirillR April Totalled s-_>si,i;:,.,. A despatch from Brnnlforil says: During the past month this oit\ broke all previous v -iroixla in rogaid to building permits, t!ie total valu- ation rcacliiiiK $281,ii55. This is an increase of $220,090 over April, 1011. For the first four months this year, permits have issued valued nt $136,615. The New Perfection Oil Cook-stove Suits Everybody It suit* the most exacting French chef.* It suits the housewife. It is found in Ihxuriotu villas m camps in farms bi humble city homes. Everybody uss it ; everybody likes it. ll i* the all-round stove for all the yea/ round. It bake*, broils, roasts and toasts as well as a coal range. It is equipped with a special heating plate, and we sell the New Per- fection oven, broiler, toaster, and pancake griddle each speciaOy de- iignrcl (or use with the -^ ,1 '-r--- NcwRr/ectioa ~~^ All detlcrt ull the ttoTeT" It it t fiuthed in nickel, with cabinet top, drop shelve*, towel racki, etc. Long ctumneyt, a- imdcd turquoue-blue. Made with I, 2 or 3 but". Fne Cook- Book idth evtiy stop*. Cook- Book a1>o BTvni to' anyone tendinf 5 cento to covet mailing coat. THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY, Limited Winnipeg, Montreal, St. John, Halifax and Queen City Divuion, Toronto