Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . edit. It dissolves the reserves needful to meetthe expanding needs of a growing country. It imperilsnational prosperity. Increased freight rates are imperative therefore, notmerely on behalf of railways but in the interests of Canadaitself! This advertisement is published under the authority of The Railw^ay Association of Canada formerly the CANADIAN RAILWAY WAR BOARD In July 1918 the Canadianroads were threatened with ageneral strike. To preventthis public catastrophe theyagreed to follow the Americanscale of wage increases. TheGovernment of Canadam
Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . edit. It dissolves the reserves needful to meetthe expanding needs of a growing country. It imperilsnational prosperity. Increased freight rates are imperative therefore, notmerely on behalf of railways but in the interests of Canadaitself! This advertisement is published under the authority of The Railw^ay Association of Canada formerly the CANADIAN RAILWAY WAR BOARD In July 1918 the Canadianroads were threatened with ageneral strike. To preventthis public catastrophe theyagreed to follow the Americanscale of wage increases. TheGovernment of Canadameantime allowed freightrate increases intended tomake up the cost of thesenew wage rates. Leaving aside all questionof increased cost of material,the new wages cost the rail-ways of Canada an extraeighty million dollars for thefirst year alone. The new rates yielded theman additional forty-threemillions ! The annual deficit on wagesalone was thirty-seven mil-lions and is constantlygrowing! Farmers Magazine PUT THIS PLUG TOWORK YOUR TRACTOR. The APOLLO Tractor ^2 Gas, for powerand reliability. Keep thenervoussystem of your Trac-tor right. Price 90c each. A Typical Example of British Workmanship If you appreciate skilled workmanship, wehave only to ask you to look at this Plug. It looks and is, capable of performing its duties in themost exacting manner. The whole general appear-ance speaks of power, which is the fundamental in-built characteristic of ApolloPlugs. I
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