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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 23, 1924
Page
6
Official figures show nearly eleven million dollars increase in net operating revenues for all lines of Canadian National Railways during eleven months of 1925. Colonist cars on the Toronto Winnipeg run are equipped with lunch counters as a trial to provide meals at stations and on transcontinental trains if approved.
A veteran northern husky Mountie has been added as the Chateau Frontenac lead dog for the Winter Carnival tours in Quebec. The dog, originally from Lac-du-Brochet and a long-time Royal Canadian Mounted Police member, brings a patrol history and rugged Arctic credentials to the hotel sled team.
Manitoba shipped 3,863,264 pounds of creamery butter in 1923 in 180 car loads totaling 68,969 packages valued at 1,513,169.76 dollars. Destination markets included the Old Country New York Chicago and Montreal. 1922 production stood at 10,559,601 pounds.
Dr. W J Black, manager of colonization and development for the Canadian National Railways in London, reports considerable British interest in the railway system's colonization schemes.
During the war the Point St Charles shops of the Canadian National Railways at Montreal sent overseas more volunteers than any one industry. General Byng toured the plant and praised its workers for their contributions.
Hon. T. D. Pattullo, minister of lands, returned from Ottawa Montreal and Toronto reporting conditions throughout Canada as never better. He visited the Canadian National line in British Columbia and said a new pulp and paper industry at Prince George is certain this summer with establishment of a plant.
A large group of soldiers from the Canadian Corps under General Byng met their former commander during His Excellency’s inspection visit to the shops a few days ago. The outing highlighted continued ties between the troops and their wartime leadership.
Canadian National Railways moved 110000 grain cars from Sept 1 to Jan 28. With an average of 60 cars per train, over 18333 locomotives hauled the load to lake head or Vancouver, leaving cars to mix with other freight.
A party of 24 Doukhobors from Kamsack Saskatchewan, eight families with limited English, traveled east last week by Canadian National lines to New York where they will sail for Odessa.
A new oil lamp tested by the U S Government and 36 leading universities is claimed to beat 10 ordinary lamps. It burns 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene with no odor smoke or noise. Inventor J B Johnson offers a 10 day fresh trial or a free lamp to first locality user. He also promises agency prospects and earnings of 250 to 500 dollars monthly.
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