PACK TWO v w m w FLOUR ices real home cooking satisfaction The Daily News PRINCE RUPEUT - BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Every Afternoon, except Sunday, by Prince Rupert Dally News, Limited, Third Avenue. H. F. PULLEN - - - Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION- KATES: City Delivery, by mail or carrier, per month cmer a tiring day 75 By mail to all parts of the British Empire and the United States, in advance, per year ....... k $5.00 To all other countries, in advance, per y?ar $7.50 Transient DiJplay Advertising, per Inch per insertion S1.40 Transient Advertising on Front Page, per inch J2.S0 Local Renders, per insertion per line , .25 Classified Advertising, per insertion per word 2 Legal Notices, each insertion perr agate line lf Contract Rates on Application Advertising and Circulation Telephone Editor and Reporters Telephone - Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations. DAILY EDITION 98 86 ggP Thursday, Dec. 20. 1927 -u. THE PEOPLE WILL PAY No matter who buildj the railway into the Peace River country, the people have to pay for it. If a company is formed, it will haw to secure a government charter and government backing else it cannot succeed. That J a true of the type of railway proposed to be built to open up the Peace country. For many years possibly it may lose money and can only be profitable if able to take advantage of the, long haul on business originating in the district. That is why it would probably pay the Canadian National or the C.P.R. but would not pay a small private concern. ; If the C.P.R. is to build the line it wfll "have to be bonusd or helped in some manner. Why then should not the bonus, if there is one, go to the National road and be still owned by the people? The territory is naturally a Canadian National territory and if it Is relinquished now to any other concern it will permanently, cripple the National line for all time. A railway of that kind is wholly different from a line operating like the Stewart short line to develop timber and mines. It may be ma'de to pay its way because of the tonnage already available near it. Logging roads are being built every day in all parts of the province and they pay. Railways built to develop mines which have a known tonnage may also be made to pay but to go into almost a new country and do colonizati work the existing companies have a decided advantage because they have the colonization offices already in existence and can handle the settlers from the time they leave their former homes. MAKING LAND GRAXTS So far" as the making of land grants is concerned, the land has no value as it stands today and if the Dominion government gets it, the land will be given away to those who will cultivate it and settle In the .country. It is not until settlers come that the land has value and even then if the land has to be cleared it has liitle value over and above the cost of clearing. There would be no objection, then, to making land grants if a small company could build and operate the railway as well as the National.. The lands are valuable only after the railway has made them valuable. However, if the Peace land's are to be given away as a bonus it would be better to give them to the National Railway and let that concern use its efficient colonization system to bring in people. i PROVINCIAL RAILWAYS While it is possible that a provincial government may possibly own and operate railways successfully, the rule is that they fail. They are handicapped even worse than a small private company. Because of this handicap it would be better for the Federal Government to build new railways that are to be used for colonization. It .J to be hopea that the scheme recently proposed that the Dominion sirriuia V take over - all provincial ml railways may go through. SILK CARGOES SPEEDED FROM " PACIFIC PORTS From Grower in Orient to Ixom in United States Takes 13 Days mills where hungry looms watt to weave It into cloth. A usntin mtA th milk fthln aeveral roast port with customs papers and bills of lading. Customs officers Immediately check he papers, that there may be no delay, while the bills ol lading are forwarded to New York silk Importers by air mall or train. Tli.tIN IS WAITING The silk tram la waiting on the flock. Its doors open and steam up, ai the ship makes port. Unloading begin at onoe, a crew recruited In adranoe by radio trundling the cargo up a muring runway from the hold to the ears. Three hours liter the doors are fesled shut and the- train pulls out on its. Journey to New Tork 85 hours away. , Twenty times a month the silk train speeds across the continent. Sometimes It rues In two or three sections of 10 can each, again a single 10-car train carries the cargo. The time of departure is kept a secret until the orders come through to clear the tracks and Ten Years Ago in Prince Rupert ' ni( KMitr.u 29. inr." Interest is beginning to wax In the forthcoming municipal election. It Is understood that Ex-Mayor S. M. Newton will again be a candidate. The steamer Prince George will go on jury aocx Here tomorrow evenlnv tnr . ..v inr:." v.ciuaiu. ia Uie COmpiCUOn wiiceo uum nae 10 suiter some oi me loss, particularly that part 01 the prince aeorge, the Prince Rupert bhown in. accrued interest. As a general principle the Dominion iwm VP- should have those railways, no matter in what nrnvinro KitntA I They would provide some traffic for the lonsrer lines nnd wnnM . Slxty more pnnce men eventual v ho mm! in twv- At n. r . . i-. ' Deen rMUea Mptlon bj Judge P. : losing slcB. Young sitting as tribunal under UMer n-J and -iTrf - i money are a drag on the provinces. the Mlut4ry Act turn T17?. J)AItT NEWS Thu RECITAL OF XMAS MUSIC Good Attendance at Special Service of Hl-h Standard In SU ' Andrew's Cathedral Considering couuter attractions, there U a gaod allfndince at a cprcwt arr vl:e ol Christmas music tn 8t. Andrew's I swiftest Anglican Cathedral 1"' night NEW YORK. Dec. 29. -The I linn, that uil the Pacific, the fleetest nln "" ,mcn i ,k.t ih. ir,unn mniin. i evoked much fsvorabte comment ent and tne fastest airplane obtainable J r" by an augmented choir are employed to- speed raw silk from ; unnsrasss c.. the Orient to America. Thirteen days J were John E. (Edmonton Bulletin) was in antbems, etc Parey, Mrv T. tw- An Btalth- nd th after a 3.000-ba!e cargo la placed aboard n f a ehlp in China or Japan It reaches; "ngement o ihe program was In v.- v, ,.t. .nri i. hrrui ta ' the " A. J Lancaster, organut and ! choir leader. AddlUonal members of the choir were J K. Davey. A. Clipper-ten. Mrs. F. W Allen, and Mrs. H. R, ! Brcckle was taken on An offertory h,,r .t .nrt nie. tk t th. le sby. passenger, mall and even limited trains are shunted to aiding while the aUk mln harlnff tirprinr rrt.r. thrnnrH 1.000 a day and a loss of time means loss of money, not only to the Impor ter. . who must sell tn a continually fluctuating market, but aiao to the j Jianufaeturer who must keep his mills j In operation. Furthermore, in speed lies safety. S'Jk alcne of aU freight Is Insured for full Talue. Were the sUk train to travel less swiftly, there would be greater danger ol hoSd-ups and theft, for the cargo Is as p.edous to tbleres as to the' trade. Armed guards are employed to protect the specially-built dutt and moisture-proof cars. Silk unloaded at Hobsken sometimes Is stored In the vaults of a ' testing company to await the convenience of the importers. Shipments transferred screws the Hudson River on lighters to New York are sent from the terminal direct to the mills or are placed In storage. Every movement In the swift transpor tatlon of silk from the Orient, which produces 888 per cent of the world's sup "ly. to the United States, the world's largest sUk foods manufacturer, is plan ned in advance by the traffic bureau or ins silk Association of America, be lieved to be the ortfr bureau in the tex tile Industry to have such great re sponsibility. The bureau compiles with the Innumerable formalities surround ing the entry of the 20 shipments of raw silt. monthly into this country and takes every means to prevent delivs of delivery. behalf of the organ fund. A Tery attractive program was as follows: jhjjj Processlonar Hymn 73. Carols (a) "We Are Come to Wor-hlp (C Slmjren: lb) "Joy Bells Ringing' (C simper). Sclo "The Star of Bethlehem.' E. Smith. 1 Carols (a) "Orac be to Tou and Peace" (O. Simper ; b "In Bethlehem Is Barn Emmanuel" (C. Simper). Sslo The Olft." Mrs. Alien. Hymn 74 by choir and ooagregatlon. Organ solo "To Srplng" (E. Orelg). Iflss M. Lancaster. Carols (s) "Angels From the Realms cf Olcry" (Maunder): b "All Thla Night Bright Angels Sing" (Maunder) Solo The Holy City." J. E. psvey. Carols (a) "Oh Thrice Happy Morn" (C. Simper); b "Olory. Olary." Solo- , 1st. Miss A. Dalby. Hymn 745 by choir and congregation. Offertory. Anthem fit Came Upon the. Mid-) " MoM. M. Blott. on the main Ime. It jnske. only two0'!" f1"" stops to change engines and Its speed la the boast of dispatchers, engine- men, flagmen and donkeymen from coast to coast. A new record Is a major topic of conversation in erery shanty along the Bee. , M'ELII Is ESSENTIAL Speed la essential In n.ovlng this oost- llest of freight. Interest on the cargo, normally worth 1300,003.000. reaches Carol "Qreet the New Born King" (C. Simper). Organ sclo "Hallelujah Chorus" (Handel). Mlis M. Lancaster. Anthem "Sun of My Soul." Soloist. Mrs. Allen. Recessional hymn 73. The "Hallelujah Chorus" by Ulsn Mar-Jorie Lancaster was one of the outstanding Items cia the program. MONEY NEEDED BUILD RAILWAY Edmonton Newspaper Talked Learnedly of Opening Peace : , IfJ.ver Country two oruy.kari necessary to cause an In llux of settlers, the bringing of more lend Into cultivation, the exploitation of resources of all kinds, the growth of production and trade, and the full development of the country, commercial and cultural. Those two are the -building of railways and the making of roads. These facilities provided, all else will follow in the normal course of events. And the only way thepcan be provided Is by the spending tj. money, in sums which will have -w' be calculated In terms of millions of dollars. MK'HCK OK MONET The money to buUd more rallwaya In or out of Peace River country will In all probability have to come from one or two sources the credit of the Dominion of Canada or the credit of the province of Alberta. Even should a company undertake the construction of the projected "outlet." or of a branch ' line system. It will undoubtedly demand subsidies, guarantee of' bones, or ether , forms of assistance 1 from the federal or provincial Governments, perhaps from both, ' 'if. The money for the northern roads will have to come from the treasury of the province and the treasuries ol the local municipalities, with possibly a direct or Indirect contnoutlot irom the .Dominion treasury. There is ho question of where the responslbUlty lies In regard to the building of roads. as there Is In regard to the buUdlng of railways. That part of the "opening up" enterprise belongs to the provinces and the municipalities concerned. WHO MILL LEAD The stickler Js whether the Dominion or the province Is to take the lead In railway construction. Dltlmstely both of them msy have to lend a hand. The proposed direct line to the coast would be an lnterprovinclal railway and therefore properly a Dominion responsibility. But the province owns the existing railway system Into and In the Peace River district. And neither the Dominion nor a company would be expected to provide extensions and brsncb lines to that system. Nor Is the. province In position to do so. It may be assumed that neither the National Railways nor the CJJl. will build a direct raUway from Peace River to, the coast without first securing con trol of the provincial system. But the province hss put more money Into' that system than either of the transcon- tlnentals Is willing to pay for it. ybe practical question Is: how much, of the cost of the E. D. and B. C. ivstem are the people of Alberta willing to sacrifice In order to turn these rail ways over to one of the transcontlnent-als snd thus put the whole Pesce River railway tangle In position to be un ravelled? riirtt&lMU! i Advertise in The OaUy Newi CEKERAL POST OFFICE. CALCUTTA. INDIA Man in the Moon THIS la the week of broken toys. The time when most of the girls and coys Find flaws in the presents that end their Joys. I AM wondering either of the tnree candidates tor mayor will some day soon announce that he doea not choose to be s candidate any more. THIS is scarcely the weather for twin beds, is It? THIS msy be a free country out about all' the freedom there la to most j people is to be free to do as the other Kind worda wUl never open up the I EVERYBODY Feace River district to settlement and ' fhey all want development f The achievement of that in a matter of money. Two things, and wants peace Just now. a piece of the wealth that Is supposed to come from the Pesce so they wsnt someone else to jpend a big piece of money opening up the Peace so that the little piece of wealth may make the Peace profitable to us all. THN look to the Peace , Where golden wheat glows And drink to the land That nobody knows. We think if we yell As loud as we can, A railway wilt come To suit every plsn. COOLIDGE SAVES MUCH OF SALARY No Supper Served Out of Town (lurt at White Howie TORONTO, Dec. 29. Cornelia In the Telegram writes of President Coolldge and hla feat In ssvlng the greater part A hla salary to retire. "There la one Item In White House entertaining that rould open Canadian eyes. At its big receptions Its guests will look In vain tai ny, supper, rppov AU ihe state dining room la used for on those oc-cailcns Is for the guests to pass through to shake hands with the President and Mrs. Coolldge In the famous Blue Room. Then, though entrancing music Is nro- vlded for dancing In the East Room, no refreshment is provided save cold water for thirsty partners. -10 oui-oi-iown guests, who may nave visions of gorgeous southern sup per tables, those who know their Wash ington wUl inform them thst the present foodless receptions at the White House were Inaugurated In war fame. Since then thrifty prtr'.denU have kept on doing It. - "Washington prides lielf on being tne cspltal of a world-famous democ racy. However, 1U White House but shskes hands with the thousands and sups with a few. We wonder whst It would say to the ccenea at RIdeau Hall, where thousands foregather for tea at Its receptions Ottawa Is seeing many American Innovations these days. Whst an outcry would ensue If Lady WUllng-don should copy the thrifty White House on her return?" STUDENT VIGILANTES PLANNED AT TORONTO TORONTO, Dec. 29. 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