The sun., 1919-10-07

The branch bank managers OF the Cana
dian banks have long been leaders in an
community or national movements aimed
at forw arding Industrial and commercit!
| improvement. Like the American banker
the Canadian banker has fully lived up TO
| his opportunity for national service, and
with the coming OF peace he Is apparently
determined to continue 10 serve. writing
| in the u. Il. OF C. Monthly. the house
organ OF the Union Bank of Can Ida, the
| frst issue Of which has just appeared. Mr..
| +. w. S. Crispo. assistant GENERAL manager
of the bank at Winnipeg. Manitoba.
mans opportunity for service during the
reconstruction period. ut Is obvious to
even casual observer said Mr., Crispo
rest abroad. International exchanges are
| far from normal. political conditions are
| much disturbed. and the economic situa-
ton Is full of uncertainties. In the Do
ininion OF Canada, where We are particu-
larry concerned, there are many connlct-
ing Interests and the spirit OF service and
endeavor which was evident during the
period OF conflict seems to have been re.
placed very largely by n selfish demand
for undue recognition OF class interest
others. The branch bank managers In
rural communities, more especially In west
ern Canada, can do much to overcome the
hostility by dealing in a sympathetic way
with representative u the Agricultural
organization and demonstrating the quality
Of public service rendered by their banks.
movement for the good of the community.
They can also, in an unobtruEive way. dis
cuss our national problems, the relation
in developing a spirit of cooperation on an
equitable basis"
G, c. Cassels, London manager of the Bank
Of Montreal, has Just arrived IN Canada for
visit to the head office. This is Mr.. Cassels's
first visit to Montreal since his appointment 10
London, as the large amount Of work which
he undertook in connection with war service
made II impossible for him to leave London
during the war period.
More than S75 900 900 will eventually be spent
in building mills and laying out improvements
at Ojihway, the Canadian Steel Corporations
projected city on Detroit River below the
county town OF sandwich Ont Owing to
labor conditions not much work Will be
done for Tina. however.
r. W. Backus, president of the Fort Francis
Pulp and Paper Company, Fort Frances, Ont.
and Of the Minnesota and Ontario Power Gem
puny, InternA tonal Falls. MINI, is head of
company which is looking forward 10 the es-
tahlishInent OF insulite mill at Fort Frances,
with a capacity Of co. 900 feet daily. The pro
jcct will be carried out MS soon as satisfactory
arrangements can be made concerning timber
limits md water power. The company Is seek
ing limits from the Government and other con
ces sions the limits to include the territory
drained by Rainy Lake and Its tributaries.
| Columbia Graphophone Manufac turlng Com
pany has purchased the plant of the Canadian
Aeroplnne Company, Ltd, at Toronto, for $780,
| 600 cash. The plant, which covers thirteen
| acres, and has 233 900 square feet Of floor
| space is one Of the most modern In the Do
minion. When full operations are reached
about three thousand hands will be employed
Canadian customs receipts for tho nrst six
months of the fiscal year beginning April 1
totalled $50, 2e9,f2, an increase over same
period last year of s25s, s2s For the month Of
| September the totals wero $40 which
was s2,76e72s greater than in September of
| 1918.
! The ]. II. Ashdown Hardware Company
| Lid, of Winnipeg has issued handsome
semi &C literary pamphlet giving the story, in
, brief, of the rise and progress of a, great
| business. At lS years OF age Mr., AshdOwn
apprentlced himself TO tinsnith " Hes
in addition 10 board. lodging and laundry,
80 ion The lrsI year. $50 the second and SO
the last year OF his apprenticeship. Always
eager for work and glad 10 earn 4 few dol
lars on the side the apprentice posted up
| the books for the Hespeler blacksmith. For
this night work he was paid % per year for
q period OF two years and 10 the third yeer