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Passenger earnings were $74,- During the year a careful and 431.994, and freight $177,039,373, ludicial revision was made of the Operating expenses aggregated $182,011,690 in 1913, as against $150,726,540 in 1912. Railway ried along for many years. The re- 1901111me“ indudes 5.119 locomo- vision led to the elimination of $157,000,000 of stocks and bonds, and left-"the total in force on June 80 at $1,548,256,796. This was di- vided as follows: Stocks, $759,645,- 016 ; consolidated debentures, stocks, $163,257,224; bonds, $625,- 854,356. ' Since the process of deletion cut out more liability than was added during the year, there appears a small reduction in the total for 1913 as cornpared with 1912. The actual increase, however, was $100,483,633, made up of stocks, $47,882,910, and funded debt, $52,- 600,723. The cost of Government-owned and operated railways, rcpresent~ ing 2,131 miles. of line, reached a total of $126,930,887 in 1913. This is not included in capitalization. The amount of cash subsidies paid during the year Was $9,758,084, distributed as follow-szâ€" - apital statement. Duplication and extinguish-ed liability has been car- W Provincial Boundaries Zones-al.0- cal Rates Apply for 20 Miles. A {lo-snatch from Ottawa says: A memo explaining the methods and working of the new arcels post system has been is- sued b on. L. P. Pelletler, Postmaster Genera . It says: "After considering carefully every phase of the parcels post question, the postmaster-general has decided to adopt the some system in fixing parcel pos rates on account of the great area. over ..’.l‘l-IE PARCELS rosr srs'rnn. which distribution has to be made in- Cauada and the comparatively sparse population of the Dominion. “If a flat rate were fixed that would not entail too great a loss to the depart- ment in carrying parcels from one end of the Dominion to the other, or even from the centre provinces to the extreme east to west. the rate would be too high for comparatively short distances or even between points within the same province. and the only practical plan appeared to be the zone system, under which the rates are graduated according to the distance a parcel will have to be carried. Provlnclal Boundaries. .“On account of the geographical posi- tion of the provinces of Canada and their being approximately the same size when the three Maritime provinces are consider- gd as one it was found that the provincial oundaries would be the most convenient to adopt as the limits of the zones, and consequently the rates were fixed by pro- vinces. This makes the system a very simple one, much easier to follow than the. zone system based upon mileage alone. “The first or local rate is five cents for the first pound and one cent for each ad- ditional pound or fraction thereof, up to ' (our pounds, and two cents for each sub- sequent pound up to eleven pounds within a radius of twenty miles from the place of mailing, irrespective of provincial boundaries. This is to give local mer- chants an advantage within their own neighborhood and also farmers and gar- deners who can use the mails for send- RAlLWAY LINES The. Dominion Now Has Under Operation Over Twentysnine Thousand Miles of .Steel ' outside operations, making a final resulted in the killing of 710 per- sons .and the injury of 2.966. addition 32 persons were killed and 1,606 injured from‘ sengers, 324 were employes, and pound or pounds, quen-t pound up to 11 pounds. within a radius of 20 miles from the place of mail- By the Dominion, $9,176,234; by the provinces, $554,500; by munici- palities, $27,350. The additions brought the total account on June 30 up to the followingzâ€"By- the Dominion, $163,251,469; by the pro- vinces, $36,500,015; by municipali- ties, $18,078,324. Gross earnings for gated $256,702,703, as compared with $219,403,753 in 1912, an inâ€" crease of seventeen per cent. The increment. of $37,298,951 was con- siderably the largest of any year. In addition $24,588,410 was earned by Canadian railways in 1913 from 1913 aggre- tives, 5,696 passenger and 182.221 freight cars. The movement of trains in 1913 cars, In other causes than the movement of trains. Of the killed from all causes, 41 were pas- 418 were classified as “others.” ~.Of the injured, 667 were passengers, 3,407 were employes, and 498 were (lothers.}’ I . One passenger in every 1,216,599 was killed, and one in every 71,124 was injured. This was a comparaâ€" tively low record in respect of fatal accidents, but the proportion of in- jured passengers was high. The number of employee increas- ed by 22,751 in 1913, bringing the total up to 178,652. Salaries and wages amounted to $115,749,825, as compared with $87,299,639 in 1912. pound and one cent for each additional fraction thereof up to four and [two cents for each subse- MAN “’11 s; “’8 ' ans 11111115711113 G 9. 2 2 1. and Western Canada oats. 40 1-2c espoms‘rncm THE LsAome raw!) CENTRES OF AMERICA. Frlca: or Game, cram, once" one on». Produce a: Home and Abroad. Breadstufls. ‘ Toronto, Feb. 3,â€"Flourâ€"Ontario when. flour, 90 per cent... $3.55 to $3 60, seaboard. and at patents, in jute bags, M anitob asâ€"â€"Firei>i $5.55, Toronto. $5.40; do., seconds; $4.90; strong bakers, in jute bags, $4.70. I Manitoba wheatâ€"Bay ports. No. 1 Northern. 96 1-2c, and No. 2, 94 1-2c; traoKJ oderich. All rail. No. 1 Northern, 31.0111 No. 2, 99 l-Zc. Ontario wheatâ€"Prices of No. 2 are 871 to 88c, outside, and 91 to 926 on track, To-' ronto. Oatsâ€"No. 2-0ntario oats. 350, outside. at 38 to 38 1-20 on track. Toronto.' for No. 2. nd at 39c for No. 2, Bay ports. Barleyâ€"~54 to 550, outside. Cornâ€"New No. 3 American. 700. all rail. Toronto. Ryeâ€"No. 2 at 63 to 640. outside. Buclnvheat~~No. 2 at 73 to 75¢. outside. Branâ€"Manitoba bran, $22.50 a. ton. in bags, Toronto freight. Shorts, $24 to $24.50, Toronto. Country Produce. 3‘ Butterâ€"Choice dairy, 23 to 24c; inferior, 0 to 210; farmers' separator prints, 24 to 260; creamery prints, 30 to 310: solids, 27 to 29c; storage prints, 27 to 28c; solids. 6 to 26 1-20. Eggsâ€"Case lots of new-laid. 400 per doz- en; storage, selects. 36 to 380, and storage, ' 32 to 340 per dozen. Cheeseâ€"Now cheese, 14 1-2 to 14 3-40 for argc, and 15c for twins. $2.25 per Beansdfland-picked, $2.20 to Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 11 to 12c per bushel; primes, $210. MW. if c lb. for No. 1; combs, $3 to $3.25 per dozen for No. 1, and $2.40 to $2.50 for No. 2. Poultryâ€"Fowl, 12 to 13c per lb.; chick~ ens, 16 to 180; ducks. 13 to 15c; geese. 14 to 150; turkeys, 19 to 22o. “Potatoesâ€"Ontario. 80c per bag. on track. and Delawares at 80 to 850. on track, in Here Is the White House Shoemaker. Who would believe that the President of the United States has his shoes mended when mending they need? Very few' of the “common fry" W110 help elect the Chief Executive have ever thought that even ‘ the President Of the ‘United States does not think it too much below his dignity and position to wear shoes Hero is F. Sumner, who is known as the in his little repair studio where the shoes of Roosevelt and Taft have often been mended, and here it was that PrefeidentNVilson, the day following his inauguration, sent his shoes, which were in need of heels, to be repaired. Mr. Sumner, who is an Englishman by birth, therefore had the distinction of receiving the first job from President Wilson. SWALLOWE l) A CI l) . Employc of Guelph Stove Works Ended Ills Life. which have bee-n mended. “White House Shoemaker,” Presidents McKinley, case lots. mess, to 18 1-2c; heavy. 17 to 17 1-2c; rolls. 15 to $2 1&0;24lc11'eakfast bacon. 18 to 19c; backs, car lots. . Provisions. Baconâ€"Long clear, 15 to 16¢ per 1b.. in Porkâ€"Short cut, $28.50; (10.. $24.50. Hamsâ€"Medium to light, 18 'Lardâ€"Tierccs, 14 1-4c; tubs, 14 1-2c; pails, 14 3-40. Balsa Hay and Straw. Baled hayâ€"No. 1 quoted at $14.50 to $15 a. ton. on track here; No. 2 quoted at $13 to $13.50, and mixed at $12 to $12.50. Boled strawâ€"Car lots, $8.50 to $8.75, on track, Toronto. THE FEDERAL ESTIMATES. Grand Total for Ycar 1914-15, as Tabled in House, is $190,735,176. Winnipeg Grain. Winnipeg, Feb. 3.~â€"Gash:â€"â€"â€",Wheat, No. 1 Northern, 86 5-80; No. 2 Northern. 84 7-80; No. 3 Northern, 82 7-8c: No. 4, 77 1-4c; No. 5, 70 1-2c; No. 6, 65 1-20; No. 1 rejected seeds, 81 1-2c; No. 2 rejected seeds. 79 1-203 No. 3 rejected seeds, 77 1-2c; No. 1 smutty.‘ A despatch from Guelph John Rudd, an employe for years says: A despatch from Ottawa says: A reduction of almost $12,000,000 as 81 1-20; No. 2 smutty, 79 1-2c; No. 3 smutty 77 1-20; No. 1 red Winter, 85 5-8c; No. 2 red Winter, 84 7-8c; No. 3 red Winter. 82 7-80. Oats, No. 2 C.W.. 33 3-80; No. 3 C.W., 320; of the Guelph Stove Works, com- compared with the expenditures ing, irrespective of tprovincial boundaries. The next rate is lxed for the province to where the articles is posted. The first. pound is tovbe ten cents and each addi- tional pound four cents. For an adjacent province the rate of ten cents for the first pound will apply, but for each additional pound on extra charge of two con-ts will be imposed, male ing the rate ten cents for the first pound and six cents for each subsequent pound, Beyond the province adjoining the one in which a parcel is mailed, an additional two cents a pound will be imposed for each province that. has to be crossed to the destination of the parcel. up to a maximum of 12 cents a. pound. __._____»x<_______ [)1 SA STRO U S FIRE. Columbia Mining Ccnlrc Swept by Flames. A despatch from Vancouver says: Vananda, the busy mining centre of Tuxeda Island, was swept by a disâ€" astrous fire on Tuesday night, and a lack of provisions in the camp will mean that some temporary suf- fering must exist until a boat ar~ lives from Vancouver with a fresh supply. The flames~ broke out in Deighton’s store, and within British a my mitted suicide on Saturday by takâ€" ing carbolic acid. The deceased had been devspondent for some time past. His health had not been the best, although he was not con- fined to the house with sickness. The deceased had done the rash act in a moment of mental depresâ€" sion. ‘ __________._v!4__.__ ANOTHER WRECK. . What’s the Use ll’hcn There’s an Easy Way Out. Along with the tea and coffee habit has grown the prevalent disâ€" easeâ€"nervous prostration. The following letter shows the way out of the trouble: “Five years ago I was a great coffee drinker, and ,from its use I became so nervous I could scarcely sleep at all nights. My condition grew worse and worse until finally the physician I consulted declared troubles were due to coffee. spread and consumed the general contains caffeine, the same drug store, postâ€"office, telegraph offices found in coffee.) and Customs, as well as Kirkness’ “But being so wedded to'tbe bev- ‘short time the conflagration had (Tea is just as injurious because it drug store and pool-room. Dyna- erage I did not see how I could do mite was used effectively on the without it, especially at breakfast, Miners’ Union Hall to keep the as that meal lng produce to their local market at a flames from Spreadinn. to the hotel' . - ca ' low rate. ‘fA parcel of 11 pounds can be sent 20 miles for 2 cents a pound. and this'should give the farmers a decided advantage in marketing eggs and other perishable mat- ter. It will also give a decided advantage to the country merchant over the depart- mental stores. The farmer can send out goods in parcels up to 11 pounds to his customers at. 2 cents a pound while if the same goods were ordered from a depart- mental stores. The former can send out cern more than 20 miles distant, it. would cost about 5 cents a pound for postage. “The next rate is fixed for the province in which on article is posted. For the first pound the rate is 10 cents, and each additional pound 4 cents. The cost of handling a. onopound parcel is approv- matcly the some as that of 2 or 3 pounds. and consequently it was necessary to fix a. minimum rate for the first pound eon- uldernbly higher than the average rate for the additional pounds included in the weight of a parcel. Method ls Simple. “For an adjacent province the rate or 10 cents for the first pound will apply. but for each additional pound an extra “charge of 2 cents will be imposed. makln the rate 10 cents for the first pound an 6 cents for each subsequent pound. Beyond the proymce adjoining the one in which a parcel iamailed. an additional 2 cents ‘2. pound Will be imposed for each province that has to be crossed to the destination of the parcel. up to a maximum charge of 12 cents a pound. - "The method of finding the rate on any Rate cards â€"â€"-â€"â€"‘I‘ . _ ostnmsters and for distribution to the nu 110. there being a. separate card for each province. On this postage to a weight of 11 pounds within the province in Which parcel is extremely simple. will be furnished to all card is iron the amount. of charge-ab e on any parcel up - a parcel is posted and to all other pro Vinces of the Dominion. “When a. parcel is mailed the postmas- ter‘sees from the address the province to which it has to he carried. and a glance at this card shows him. without making any. calculation, what the postage wxll Basis of R3188. The first rate is five cents for the first Very little was saved from the path of the flames. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-->l‘ CHINESE CITY SACRED. .â€" Missionarics in Looted District” Be- lieved to Be Safe. A despatch from Shanghai, China, says: A force of 2,000 ban- dits on Thursday sacked and burn- ed virtually the entire city of Liuan Chow, in Ngan-Hwei Province. W. Entwhistle, of the China Inland Mission, with his wife and children, succeeded in escaping to Luchow- Fu, but the Catholic missionaries are still in the looted city, and it is believed they have not been in- jured. The brigands apparently are connected with the bands com- manded by “White Wolf,” who have for a, considerable time been ravaging the eastern part of Honan Province. 0 JAPAN'S new ISLAIVD. Three Miles East By South of . ' Iwojima Island. A despatc‘h from Tokio says: A new volcanic island, five miles in Circumference and one feet in height, has appeared three miles east by south of Iwojima Is- land, one of the Bonin group. ” thousand seemed incomplete without coffee. “On a visit, my friends deprived me of. coffee to prove that itwas harmful. ' At the end of about eight days I was less nervous but the craving for coffee was intense, so I went back to the old habit as soon as I got home and the old sleepless nights came near making a. wreck of me. “I heard of Po-stum and decided to try it. I did not like it at first, because, as I afterwards discover- ed, it was not made properly. I found, however, that when made after directions on the package, it was delicious. “It had a soothing effect on my nerves and none of the bad effects that coffee had, so I bade farewell to coffee and have used only Pos- tum since. The most wonderful account of the benefit to be de- rived from Postum could not ex- ceed my own experience.” Name given by Canadian Postum (30., Windsor, Ont. Write for a copy of “The Road to Wellville.” Post-um now comes in two forms: Regular Poslumâ€"â€" must be well boiled. Instant Postum â€" is a. soluble powder. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly in a. on of hot water and, with cream an sugar, makes a de- licious beverage instantly. cers sell both kinds. Gro- “There’s a. Reason” for Postum. Halifax; $2i5ooiooos authorized for last year is the con- spicuous feature of the main esti- mates for the fiscal year 1914â€"15 which were tabled in the House on Thursday evening. The grand total is $190,735,176.42, as compared with $202,656,166.59 last year. Of this total $146,786,124.42 is on consoli- dated acoount and $43,949,050 is chargeable to capital. The largest decrease, that of $3,703,702.48, is under the head of public works chargeable to’ income. There is a decrease of $150,000 in the Naval Service appropriations, another of $138,750 under railways and canals (income), $114,244.10 under miscel- laneous, and a decrease of $71,905 under militia. Large Increases. The largest increases are $1,- 266,500 under agriculture, $1,911,â€" 840.75 under post-office, $250,958.22 in provincial subsidies, $383,550 under immigration, $405,533.33 un- der trade and commerce, $745,570 under railways, $584,041.57 in civil government and $1,738,013.32 on account of public debt, including sinking fund. ‘ During the fiscal year ending March 31 last the total authorized expenditure was $184,196,317, but of‘this amount nearly $40,000,000 was left unexpended. During the year which closes March 31 next the expenditures on large national undertakings and in ' connection with investments has been very heavy. In the Agriculture Department the detailed votes include: $770,000 for experimental farms, an increase of $116,000; for the enforcement of the Destructive Insect Act, $50,- 000; development of dairy and fruit industries, $225,000; cold storage encouragement, $200,000; health of animals, $500,000; administration of Meat and Canned Food Act, $240,000; development of the live stock industry, $400,000, an in- crease of $200,000. Under the Agricultural Inst-ruc- tion Act the provincial votes are: Ontario . . . . . . . . . . . § . . . . $230,868.83 Quebec ................. 187,409.16 Nova Scotia 61,144.45 New Brunswick . . . . . . . . 49,407.20 Prince Edward Island . 27,832.81 British Columbia. . . . . . . 52,799.38 Manitoba 58,075.45 Saskatchewan . . . . . . . . . 61,152.31 Alberta 51,310.41 Veterinary colleges .. . . 20,000.00 Total $800,000.0 The Railway Department esti- mates include zâ€"New terminals at wharfs and extra No. 1 feed, 32 Me; No. 1 feed, 31 3-40; No. 2 feed. 310. Barley, No. 3, 41 3-46; No. 4, 40 1-4c; rejected, 38 1-20; feed, 380. Flax. No. 1 N.W.C. $1.27 1-‘4; No. 2 C. W., $1.24 14; No. 3 C.W.. $1.11 1-2 United States Markets . Minneapolis, Feb. 3.â€"Wheat, 891-8 to 89 1-4-c; July. 90 3-4 to 90 7-80 asked. Cash: No. 1 hard, 91 3-8 to 91 5-8c; No. 1 Northern, 88 1-8 to 90 3-80: No. 2 Northern. 85 1-8 to 87 5-80. Corn. No. 3 yellow, 58 to 58 1-4c. Corn No. 3 yellow, 58 to 58 1-4c. Oats. No. 3 white, 36 1-2 to 36 8-40. . Duluth, Feb. 3.â€"â€"Wheat, No. 1 hard,‘ 89c; No. 1 Northern, 880; No. 2 North-. ern. 86c; May. 90 to 90 1-80; July, 91 3-80. Linseed, cash, $1.50 1-8; May, $1.53 1-8; July, $1.55 1-8. , Live 81:00]: Markets. ' Toronto, Feb. 8.â€"â€"â€"Cattleâ€"â€"Good butâ€" chers, $8 to $8.25: medium, $7 to $7.50; common 86 to $6.25; choice cows, $6.50 to $6.75; good, $6 to $6.25; medium. $5.50 to $5.75' common. $4.50; cutters and canners, $3.25 to $7; choice bulls, $7 to $7.25; good, $6 to $6.50; common, $5 to $5.75. Stockers and feedersâ€"â€" Steers, choice. 87 to $7.35; good, $5.50 to 6: light, $3.50 to $5.25; milkers and spr n ers, up to $80. Sheep and lambs â€"â€"â€"Ll§ t ewes. $5.60 to $6.7 ; heavy, $3 to 8 .15; Spring lambs, $8.80 to $9.50; bucks, $3 to $3.50, with 75c off. Hogsâ€"e 9.15 to $9.40, fed and watered; 8.80 to 9, f.o.b.; $9.25 to $9.50 003 cars. elvesâ€"â€" gfiogg veal, $8.75 to $11; common, $5 to Montreal, Feb. 3.â€"â€"Prlme beeves, 7 3â€"4 to 8 1-20; medium, 5 3-4 to 7 1-2c: com- mon, 4 to 5 1-20; mllch cows, $40 to $75 each; calves, 4 1-2 to 7c; sheep, about 5 1-2c; lambs, about 8c; hogs, about 100. “F Guns in the fortress near St. Pc- ters-burg were fired all night to warn people of their danger when‘ a cyClonio storm'drove the water; of the Gulf of Finland into the river Neva and flooded the lower, quarters of the city. ________â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"-â€"-‘-â€"“‘.I docks, Halifax, $160,000; installav' tion of block and telephone sys-§ toms, $164,000; new car ferry and dock at Port Milgrace, $458,000 ;_ new rolling stock, $1,000,000; east-~ ern extension in Halifax County, $850,000. For the Hudson Bay Railway terminals and elevators, the vote is $4,500,000; for the National Trans- continental, $8,000,000; Quebec Bridge, $3,000,000; Welland Canal, $4,000,000; Lachine Canal improve-' ments, $215,000; Trent Canal, $1,â€" 000,000. » - ‘ Public Works estimates include the following capital expenditures for the continuance of works al», ready in progress on harbors and. rivers: Toronto harbor, $1,000,000; French River improvements, $500,- 000; St. John harbor, $3,000,000, and a million each for works at Victoria, Vancouver, Quebec and Port Arthur and Fort William. Public buildings votes are largely for the smaller class structures, and practically all re-votes for the continuance of works already in progress. . M. ..,..,. , I u _. iv i: i ‘. I V 4. 2‘ l. 34’???” ‘ .‘ h, n ,l ;_ H > '..., », u.‘,< , a?v“8(8ny«we‘rggrrl/ 2.. as mmmnsvamm. 1‘. .4. i. ~iv up in «5:7: .hdr . so" v..l 4 ., 41' " ii” "1.". 7t"- 7/“? 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