Canada Steam Railways Mileage Report Highlights Growth
The data shows total steam railway mileage in Canada at 42 381 miles with Canadian National Railways operating 21 563 miles in Canada and 22 004 miles including U S lines. Canadian Pacific operates 14 812 miles with additional track under control of Co P R. In 1929 national mileage rose by 386 miles and total track by 411 miles.
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Canada
Canadian National Railways
United States
Canadian Pacific Railways
Co. P. R
Permit Holders Need Not Apply
Georgetown to undertake drainage and levelling of the Public Park using plans by the Ontario Agricultural College Drainage Department. Unemployment relief will cover half the cost. Only married town residents without a motor car or liquor permit may apply for work.
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Georgetown
Ontario Agricultural College
Acton Residents Honor Remembrance and Plan Elections
Acton and district observed Thanksgiving and Armistice with reverence, pledging to continue the peace work of those who fought in the great war. Nominations shift to Friday November 21 due to election law changes, with officials to be chosen for Reeve Councillors Public Utilities Commissioner and four School Board members.
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Acton
Public Utilities
Beswick
Town Progress Seen Through Newspaper Support
A leading advertising man notes a town’s progressiveness is reflected by how its newspaper is supported. He argues a live community demands a representative paper and will attract or deserve newspapers that appear creditable and prosperous.
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Ita
Magistrates urged to curb motor accidents with strict penalties
At a Brantford meeting of Ontario magistrates Justice Hodgins urged imposing imprisonment as well as fines for negligent and reckless driving. He blamed excessive speed for most accidents and stressed the need for magistrates to question why motorists cannot briefly slacken speed to avoid harm. Families are ruined by sudden loss.
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Magistrates’ Association of Ontario
Brantford
Justice. Hodgins
Justice Hodgins
Thanksgiving notes on weather and local strides in Brampton
Editorial notes praise pleasant fall weather and a new Mill Street railway crossing. It highlights the contrast between heavy stock broker penalties and other jobs, discusses local shopping days, jail funding shifts, unemployment relief costs, and Tangled Ottawa appointments, ending with political speculation from the Simcoe Reformer.
Chronicles of Ginger Farm
A diary style piece details farm life with Partner resisting town shopping while the narrator brushes with chores. The entry notes weather, fall tasks, plowing, milking, chores, and a carrot harvest, ending with household anecdotes about meals, mending, and mice in the pantry.
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Molly
Omy Pantry
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