ree YEAR 83, NO. 280 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, PAGES 9-12 bg Bit pepe SECOND SECTION jonly other locomotive plant in Can- ada ceased to make locomotives and {devoted all its energies to making shells. The Canadian Locomotive |Company, too, heard the cry for shells ------ ee ------ {and heeded it in a most expeditious y manner, but it also decided to con- "emt A B {tinue the-manufacture of locomotives, {foresceing that the cry for them would finally become greater than the cry for shells. The locomotive part of the plant was kept tuned up to the highest piteh of efficiency, and the Wisdom of this is now manifest. Soon Government for locomotives transport men, munitions, and huge supplies of food, and the company was ready to meet the de- mand, and thus render true and time- | ly service to Canada and the Empire. | For months past the company has been working day and night, turning out twelve monster locomotives of the "Mikado" type each month, but Canada is still suffering seriously from lack of hauling power. But how much more serious would condi- tions be If the Canadian Locomotive Company had not kept its plant in readiness to manufacture locomo- tives. When the war broke out the Government was so busy in procuring men and munitions that it had no time to think of locomotives. In or- der to keep its plant running, and provide a livelihood for its employees and their families, the company had to procure orders for locomotives from the Russian Government. Now, however, it is devoting dll its re- sources to making locomotives for the Canadian Government, and is thereby materially helping Canada in her successful efforts to help the Allies win the war. Works Great Benefit to Kingston, And while the Locomotive Works is helping Canada and the Empire, it is greatly benefiting Kingston. Of the 900 men employed in the loco- motive department, about 800 are married men with families residing in Kingston. Allowing five to a family, which, perhaps, is a low average, this means that at least 5,000 of the city's population are deriving a direct bene- fit from the manufacture of locomo- tives, while the whole city benefits indirectly from the big aggregate of money which these 900 wage-earners put in circulation. Nor is this benefit a short-lived one. There are now enough orders for locomotives on hand to keep the plant running all next year, and some further big orders are expected in the near future. Great as the benefit is, it can be made still great: er, as from 300 to 500 more qualified men could find employment in the lo- comotive department. to By Its Manufacture of Engines And Muni tions it is Benefiting Kingston, Ca- nada And Empire---Plant To Be Further Enlarged. motive Works is a growing, as well as a going concern. The plant thas been extending waterward as well as landward, and about eighty per cent. of the works As now on what was water fifteen or sixteen years ago. In some respects, therefore, it is a water plant, al- though bear in mind its stock is not watered. Building on water is very expensive, as a lot of crib work and filling in has to be done, besides it is necessary to go down to bed rock to secure ' proper . foundation for the heavy machinery. 'But cost what it will, the giant has got to grow, but the company cheerfully provides the growing room, feeling that it, with its employees and the community gene- rally will reap a proper reward. From small beginnings the Can- adian Locomotive Works, by the en- terprige of ite management and the efficiency of its employees, has grown to be a. mammoth institution, splendid in equipment and capacity, an object of pride and profit to every Kingstonian. From an industrial stripling this concern, in a few short years, has developed into a giamt, a commanding figure in the manufac- turing world, whose voice Ig heard in many lands in shrieking shell and panting locomotives. A few figures will suffice to tell of the gigantic proportions this in- dustry has reached, It turns out one hundred and fifty monster locomotives each year, It ships 85,000 shells to the firing line each month. It employs over 1,400 men, the majority of them skilled mechanics. It pays out fn wages each year, $1,500,000. This, in brief, is the record of the plant, and it is a r¢gcord of which the Canadian Locomotive Company, its employees, and, in fact, every Can- adian might well feel proud. The Making of the Locomotive. Since the war broke out so much emphasis has been placed on the mak- ing of shells, a patriotic and necesiary work in which the Canadian Loco- motive Works has taken a prominent part, that many citizens have con- ceived the idea that the manufacture of locomotives has become a side line with the Kingston plant. Such, however, is not the case. The mak- ing of locomotives is still the major industry. About 900 men are now employed on the construction of loco- motives as against 500 engaged in the shell department. The company, realizing the great need of shells with which to silence the enemy's guns and batter away his trenches, turned over part of its plant for the manufacture of munitions, but it did not lose sight of the importance of the locomotive. Further Expansions Planned. But marvellous ag has been the ac- complishment of the company, great- er things are planned for the future. The story of the Locomotive Works has been one of unceasing expansion, and the end is far from being in sight. The giant is not done grow- ing. He has got fifteen acres in which to move around, but this is not enough. He must have more room. To this end the company has secured from the government a water frontage of 150 feet, extending the entire length of the works, and this in due time will be covered with ex- tensions of the present extensive plant. In the near future an exten- sion will be made at a contemplated cost 'of § & 4% oo Thus it oi 3 seen that the Loco- SR------ Locomotive Absolute Necessity. The locomotive is indispensable in warfare. It is needed to hau] sol- diers; .it. is needed to haul grdin to feell those soldiers; and it is needed to haul munitions to feed their guns. When the cry arose for munitions the Outlook Is Very Bright. The outlook for the locometive in- dustry grows continuously brighter. "The shell industry, while it is a vital thing at the present moment, is but temporary, at least so far as Canada "Only tired." This is the way anaemie, bloodless people usually describe their condition. But there is a pallor of the lips, eyelids and gums which denotes the weak, {vatery state of the blood. Tired feelings tell of muscular weakness. Failure of the diges- tive organs indicates their weakened action. The system is running down because the blood is lacking in the nutritive element which is necessary to rebuild the cells wasted by the daily work and in the process of living. In this weakened condition. one is an easy prey to colds and all contagious diseases. The blood must be enriched by such . restorative treatnent as Dr. Chase's Nerve Food before You can hope to regain strength. é Anaemia does not correct itself, and, consequently, the greatest danger li¢s in neglecting to take active treat- ment until the strength is too far wasted. Many thousands have been cured of anaemia by using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, and this is the best proof that it will not fail you. It supplies, in condensed and easily assim- ilated form, the ingredients from which nature forms rich, red blood. Consequently, the bene- fits obtained are both thorough and lasting. 50 cents a box, 6 for $2.50, all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co, Limited, To- Do not be talked ako scsepling 5 834 thé cry went forth from the Dominio, -~ to French architecture and this tory and romance." ~ N. W. ROWELL AT RHEIMS CATHEDRAL. To the right of the picture is Mr. Rowell (with cane). The Liberal leader in an address recently delivered on "The Spirit of France" said that "the bombardment of Rheims Cathedral of Germany's policy of frightfulness and was a de- liberate and wanton attempt to destroy this great monument great treasury of French his= is concerned, but the demand for locomotives will increase as the years g0 by, and will become more impera- tive than ever when the war is over and the great uninhabited stretches of Canada become populated by re- turned soldiers and by war-weary peoples of Europe who seek refuge and forgetfulness on the far-flung peaceful fields of the Dominion. Kingstonians, and indeed all Cana- dians, will rejoice, therefore, that the Canadian Locomotive Company is planning to grow and to help Canada grow. Theweempany will not be found wanting in the great hour of nation- building. In the past it has been able to meet all requirements, and the re- sourcefulness of the management, the resources of the plant and the skill of its employees, will enable it to meet the greater requirements of the fut- ure. Story of Progress. The story of the Locomotive Works has been ome of continuous progress. The motto of the company has not been, "Let well enough alone," but te "make well enough better." It is now working on its 1,400th locomo- tive, and while each engine seems per- fect and passes the most rigorous test, the aim of everyone, from the highest official to the humblest smployee, is, if possible, to make each locomotive Just a little more perfect than the last one. It is not surprising, there- fore, that the locomotives turned out by such a company are in the great- est demand. Its work is its best ad- vertisement. The company is ever seeking means for facilitating and improving the construction capacity of engines, and the 'elopment along this line has been most marked during the past few rs. Five or six years ago the heaviest engine built at the works weighed, with tender, only a little better than 200,000 pounds; the engine being turned out to-day weighs, with tender, 450,000 pounds, and is the heaviest made in Canada In order to put the smaller engines on wheels five or six years ago it was necessary to jack them up with wooden blocks, this work requiring the services of ten or twelve men for five or six hours; now four or five men, with the help of a crane of 150- ton capacity, the largest in Canada, lifts up one of the monster engines and drops it on its wheels, the whole operation being completed in fifteen minutes. This great feat was made pasgible by the new erecting shop, which is one of the many steps of ad- vancement taken by the company in the last few years. Something About the Plant. The plant has been expanded until shells. Great quantifies of power are con- sumed each day. Five shell pressing machines, with a pressure of from 200 to 500 tons each are kept in constant operation, driven by four 'huge hy- draulic pumps. Four drop-forging hammers, which exert a force varying from 600 to 3,000 pounds, are employed in mak- ing base plates for shells. In the locomotive department there are six hammers having a force of from 500 to 6,000 pounds. In addition to these leat presses and hammers there are twenty electric travelling cranes, fifty jib cranes, be- sides countless machines to be kept in motion. The yards of the works are a tre- mendously busy place, and one has got to step lively if he doesn't want to get in the way of somebody or some- thing. The company keeps three | locomotives in continuous use trans- {| porting material, raw and finished. | The foundry operated in connection with the plant is much more extensive than the man in the street would im- agine, producing six million pounds of castings each year. The Shell Department. The shell department is an exeeed- ingly interésting place to visit. It is an inspiring sight to see hundreds of men bending every energy to hasten the production of the deadly, .de- structive shell, which in the proper time and at the proper place will be hurled from the Allies' guns, striking terror into the hearts of the enemy. Every month 85,000 shells are turned out, and after a thorough imspection by government officials are rushed away to the firing line. Every shell- maker realizes that he is an indispen- operatig eight heating furnaces for | sable member of the great army which is fighting for the perpetuation of iberty and justice, He has the sweet consciousness of knowing that he has helped to make the Allied guns supreme by providing them with | an inexhaustible supply of nfunitions These guns are forever belching forth death, but this they could not do if the shellmaker did not remain faith- ful to his post of duty firing line. | The local munitions plant, which has been concerned chiefly with the making of 18-pound shrapnel, is now {taking up the manufacture of the 60-pound shells and the four-point- i five shells, which weigh about forty- five pounds These heavier shells, | ler. 'are of their high explosive pow-| er, are required to destroy the al-| PRESENTED IN THE { most indestructible trenches of the| {Hun and pave the way for the on-| ward march of the armies of the Al- lies. In turning its attention,<there-/ fore, to the manufacture of these] heavy shells, the Canadian Locomo- | tive Works will be able to 'render | valuable assistance to the Allied au-| thorities by producing the muni- tions most. needed at the present time. The making of these heavy shells is distinctly a man's work, strength as well as skill being re- { quired in order that the shell plant | may be operated to its fullest capac- ity. Preference to Medically Unfit. The Canadian Locomotive Com pany realizes that men as well as munitions are needed on the firing line. It places no obstacle in the way of those of its employees who desire to enlist. Many, indeed, have enlisted from the works and have gone forth to war with the company's blessing. In taking on employees the company materially helps the re- cruiting officer by giving the prefer- ence to men who are medically unfit for military service. Recently fifty men were taken on the payroll from the Special Service Company and the Home Guard. These men, while de- barred, through some physical de- fect, from performing active service, were anxious to contribute their share in winning the war, and sought employment in the shell department, which they were readily given A Patriotic Work. The employees of the locomotive and munitions departments of the local plant are performing a patrio- tic and necessary work Man of them would like to discard their overalls for khaki, to leave the pro- saic life of the workshop for the more adventurous life of the trenches. But the stern call of duty keeps them at home. They realize, much to their personal regret, that | their place is right here, making munitions or locomotives trans- port those munitions. | There is a tendency to give all the glory to the man who goes overseas. | The soldier is worthy of all honor. | He forsakes all to follow the flag, | even unto death. He makes many sacrifices, and, unafraid, faces the possibility of making the supreme | sacrifice. But the sacrifices are not | all made by those whose destination | is the trenches. Often it requires a| great sacrifice to remain behind and live the humdrum existence of an uneventful life while one's chums, amid the flaring of drums and the fluttéring of flags, rides away to tempt fate on the far-off battlefield When the smoke of battle has for- ever rolled away and the history of the greatest of all wars comes to be written the brave and self-denying soldier and the equally brave and self-denying workman, who much against his will, remained at home to make those things necessary to a complete and final victory, will both be given honored places. to Returns up to the present show an overwhelming majority for the abolition system of dispensaries throughout Saskatchewan. The British steamer Strathalbyn, of 4,331 tons, has been sunk by a mine. She went down in eight minutes. 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Many more Canadians have been honored for bravery at the front Two more Canadian ) made their escape pri have fron many, The Limited, common ed on a ten per cent, basis, Canadian Aeroplanes, Lin a creation of the Impérial Muni Board, has been orga over the Curtis Ag )any's plant here Mrs, Elizabeth Robinson, Charles L, Robinson a wealthy ing contractor, of New York ¢ bany, committeed suicide by phyxiaticn at her home at Albar Ogilvie Flom sto¢k has be A proposal whereby the Dominfon can make $5,000,000 00 by substituting nickel coins has been submitted to the eral authorities at Otlawe .eacock, of McGill Univers It may be necessary a military patrol along th from Amherstburg to Ford ( prevent desertions Deser frequently reported to authorities, but few arrested. z The Washington State Depart: Monday offi ly sinking of the transport Marina, in which si ericans lost their lives, tion of Germany's pledge to th ted States.' In the Supreme Court at Washi ton Monday the Long Soult Deve ment Company, formed to de power and navigation project St. Lawrence River betwe York state and Canada, lost its to preserve its corporate exist Following allegations publi the 'Montreal press of a polies tected system of gambling houses in Montredl, the Provincial police early Monday raided premises on Si, Cat arine street, west, and Bluery st and arrested two men. to establi Lips Wind men have on charact the dritis Woman Railway President Jack Miss., Dee. 13 T and Ship Island Railroad may have a woman president } of Capt. J. T this his large intere hi daughtet Grace ter, has been conductir business recently When ployes went on strike it through her influence th; induced to go back to work. Jones, who was weakthic in Mississippi, died on Wedne« Buffalo, N.Y Ofl od the basis at $35,000,000 son s tof Jones the investments of his Tortune, ¢ Bryan's Presidential Bee. Washington, Dec, 13.- r William J. 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