. Electric railway journal . or siding rental is paid. All express or freight is handled, using the standardCanadian steam railroad classification. The rates of thecompany compare favorably with steam road tariffs, ofwhich it receives the regular pro rata on interchange ship-ments just like a steam railroad. Special schedules arearranged to take shipments at the time most convenient tothe farmers and merchants. In four of the towns servedit is customary to have weekly markets—in Sutton on Mon-day, in Newmarket on Saturdays, in Aurora on Thursdays,and in Schomberg on Wednesdays. At first the fa
. Electric railway journal . or siding rental is paid. All express or freight is handled, using the standardCanadian steam railroad classification. The rates of thecompany compare favorably with steam road tariffs, ofwhich it receives the regular pro rata on interchange ship-ments just like a steam railroad. Special schedules arearranged to take shipments at the time most convenient tothe farmers and merchants. In four of the towns servedit is customary to have weekly markets—in Sutton on Mon-day, in Newmarket on Saturdays, in Aurora on Thursdays,and in Schomberg on Wednesdays. At first the farmershad the habit of riding to market on the passenger cars,bringing with them a few baskets of eggs or small quan-tities of vegetables. This practice was not very profitableto the railway company, and by arranging to have freightcars take the shipments to market just before or imme-diately after the passenger cars this was eventually turnedinto a paying proposition. By keeping track of fairs and horse markets, the corn-. Fig. 3.—Metropolitan Division, Toronto & York RadialRailway—Freight House at North Toronto pany secures a considerable number of live stock shipments,as it sends letters and rate cards to solicit this businessfrom the merchants and farmers before they have decidedhow they will ship the animals. A spirited campaign hasbeen conducted among the farmers to induce them to takeup the grain elevator question. There are now two grainelevators at Schomberg Junction, and it is expected that atleast three more will be erected by the farmers between Newmarket and Sutton. Hay shipments have been securedin a rather unusual way. The company raises its ownhay for its delivery horses, and owns a baling press. Thispress is rented to other farmers, who then ship the baledhay via the electric railway. Besides the agricultural and live stock shipments, at-tention has been given to other kinds of freight , for instance, is the Canadian manufacturingheadquar
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