“ Vol. 26 SASRRANRRL RRC, “mileage Ang tailwiay E OMINECA HERA NEW HAZELTON, B. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1933 No, 35 S. J. Hungerford Not Opposes Amalgamation Says Railways Better Under Separate Control Tn regard to the proposal of for the umulgcamation of the Canadinn Nation-7 tl Railway and the Canadian ‘Pacific tiilway, ond which is being advocated by KE. W. Beatty, president of the Int- ter road, the foliowing sulinission was made by S.J. Hungerford, acting pre- sident and general manager of the C. N. BR. to the Royal Commission on Transportation. headed by ALr. Justice Lyumi PL Daff, PL C.:— : “The buildiug of railways in Camada has nearly always preceeded the de- velopment of (he section of the conn. fey involved. and las been alinost the iformiy means employed to colonize and otherwise develop the section, Ever since the inception of raliways there has been an insistent demud un the part of communities for more aud nore railways with the object of open- ting up tributary more territory and thereby securing a Jarger share of trade, and the country as na whole has scnerally supported large railway pro- jects, even though they involved build- ing a large amount of mileage through wkmost wholly undeveloped country, \ “In order to secure the benefits of railway service, municipalities have granted bonuses"and the provincial and Dominion governments hive made large donations of various kinds and have guaranteed securities issued by the railways in very large amounts. All this indicates that the public was fully seized with the necessity of rail- way service, if development was fo tike place. The building of railways in advance of the development in the territory necessnrily implies that there will be a period during which the earn ings ure not suffielent to support the railway, ad the reeards show that al inest every section of ne in the coun. try experienced) fhimnenl difficnities for a certain length of time. while the communities served were growing and atherwise developing, fn this sense Candia tues ucariy abwirys hada rail way prohfen, and the present ont deer not differ in principal from the athery except in magnitude; but the papria- tion with wealth of the cauntry have rrawn with the railways. nid proepor: tionately the problem is not more ditei- ent tochiy than. it luis den in times in The [Rust, "Ke is siguitienut that while railway inereased between THO and 12) by 1856. the gross earnings I the sume perlod of the railways ti erensed G56 fram which fi aenrs ta bea fal deduction that the exter- inl trade of this eauntry has heen made possible hy the development through railways. , “As athother evidence of the eaway services (> the comebry if mary bo paiuted aut that ne community Tnek services Inis aftuined any vrowth and there has been Httle or no vite of development ty sections of the comntyy _ where rlways do wot ex int. This de- sireoon the part of the publie fer the coustraction of more railways still ex- ists aud only the present severe depres sion has somewhat todifled the elan or, It seoms reasonable conclusion thnt the development of Canada has only beau possible by the eoustruetion of rmlwrys for substantial settlement, "and if this poliey hed not been pursu- ea, Canada would not have attuined the present population and wealth, “Taflway coanstructlon in may roughly be divided into four per- iods in each of which there was some major aevelopment: (1) Priod to 1880 when the Grand Trunk and [ntercolonial were coustru eted. (2) 1880 to 1900 when dian VPucitic was constructed. 4) 1900 to 1915 when the Cana- the Cina dian ‘Northern, National 'Transcontin- ental and Grand Trunk Pueltie were constructed, as well as various branch Hines by the Canadinn Dacific, and the tsedfic Grent Easter and also ruil- ways in Northern Alberti. (4) 1916 to 1931 When varions branch lines were constructed: by the Canadian Pacific and Canadian Nu tional rathways. - Yhe third period, viz.. from 1900 to 1915 was that in which the greatest amonnt of new mileage was construct ed. Its close co-incided with the ar- resting affect of the war upon the gen- eral development of the country, and our present troubles began about that time as the transportation facilities had been provided but colonization stopped. The general result was the finaneinl collupse of the railways now constituting the Cunudian National system cand their progressive taking over by the Dominion government as fh necessary measure of policy. “Taving assnmed control of these various roads the obvions thing to de was to co-ordinate them in order that they might be operated as efficiently as pessible and in the accomplishment of this objective all Tines were placed tunler one Innmagement und the Cana- dian National system was the result, “The sitmation which eoufronted the hew myuuecment of the consolidated properties was an extremely diffleult one and it had a erent multitude af pProllomns to solve. The Grand Trank Dacifie aad the Canadian Norther were not entirely campleted nor equippe” for operation qa) the earlier construe" el Jines of the latter railway were Ip ao very poor physical condition: while the Grind Frunk and Intereolenial were budly run dow as the result of war pressure and finaneia? limitations All oftthere gramps were very shart of rolling steek and what wis owned was the condition in vespect of ties, rails zevuermlly ina poor condition of re- poi. On praectleally all of the lines Iatust. albees, puildines and other Tentures of Tike chareeter was most un saftisfretory y terminal treilithas requir. ed enlargement amd renvranzement to peninit of satisfiefory and ecouomnien! opouations the eecomstinition of the va- rons £roups scous fa operate as a shig- le system invelved: the coustruetion of mierats connecting Ties amid reat ringement oof feiiittes. Altogether ihe pheste! eandition was sich as to preaiide giving even rensonably satis: faefory service, “Bevand nll Piis. the muanngemen whe feed with the follow tg combina. tion of conditions: Gt) Property hankiupt hy a very lirge margin, be. ciuplinlized far be- yout its earning power, (b> Lowest avernge traffle density of any hirge system In North America {e)) Very low freight. rates 1s com- pared with other countcles. _(d)} Necessity of spending targe Canada nmouts of money to keep certain Iines Continned on Page 2 . Erect a Hotel New Hazelton Work Started Gus Chiistianson receiyed word last week end from the Liquor Control Bourd that his plans for a new hotel as submitted by him were acceptable, and that when he was ready to open up bis application for a beer license would he favorably considered. Mr. Christianson has already started in to reconstruct the hotel that was burned last’ December. The building will be two full stories and will be providea with modern conveniences so far as possible. The building will face on Eleventh Ave. and on the same lots as occupied by the old building, The new hotel will be furnished throughout with all new furniture and the plaice is to be mde attractive for tourists aud travellers, Accommodition is al- so being provided in a separate Duikl- ing for storing ears of hotel cHents. SOCIAL SERVICE THE TOPIC Rev. Hugh Dobson, Highest Authority in the West, Will Address two Meetings Here Rev, Hugh Dobson, D.D., snperin- tendent of social service in connection with the United Church, will pay a twu flay visit to the Hazeitons the latter part of this month, following the mect- ‘ny of Presbytery. It is being arrang- ed to hold a meeting in both old and New Hazelton of which particulars will be’ given next weck. Rev. Hugh Dobson is the greatest authority on social service problems in western Ganadu. We makes. that. his: life: work and he is consulted by both the pro- 'sincial and Deminian governments in connection with social legislation. It will be worth while hearing bim, no matter what church you belong to or if you belong to none. Yon are all in- terested In social problems and that is what he will talk wbout, CANADIAN CATTLE FEEDS FIND A NEW MARKET According to the United Kingdom Trade Commissioner a promising trade in enttle feeds is in. prospect ino the tritish market. In the January 21Ist isane of the Commercial Intelligence Journal it is stated that the importu- tion of cattlo feeds, consisting of iran mud other milling offal, fram Caundn is comparatively new, beginning ii 1931 when Conadian shipments rose from plactically nil fo 22,208 long tons (2.240 Ibs.) Of this amouut 6.000 tou were shorts and middiings and the re- mninder bron.