White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-10-30
Worlds News

WASHINGTON. : According to
statement issued by the Bureau o
Coal Economics of the National Goa
Association, the production Of bitumin
Gus coal during the week of October
10 reached a very high level. The
estimated output is given as 11,5OO.OOC
net tons, a gain of about one-half mil
lion tons over the preceding week
The Bureau of Mines of the Depart
ment of Commerce reported produc
ton for the weeks ended September
26 and October at 11,211,000 tons
and 10 ,979,O00 tons, respectively.
WASHINGTON. - The advisory
committee named by Secretary Her
bert Hoover, Of the Department OF
| Commerce. to assist him in the re-
organization of the Bureau of Mines,
met at Pittsburgh October 10 md 20
A safety program for the bureau will
be considered at November meeting,
| following a conference between the
safety committee of the National Coal
Association, of which p H. Penna,
Terre Haute, is chairman, and j. g.
Bradley, the representative of the as
ISOLATION on the advisory committee.
MONTREAL.-The inhabitants of
Western Canada are more optimistic
than they have been for years. r. w.
Beatty, president of the Canadian
Pacific Railway, arriving here recent
ly from an extended tour of inspection
over the company's western lines, de
clared that there was every reason for
satisfaction on the part of the set.
tiers in the Canadian West, for they
are about to register bumper wheat
crop which could be safely estimated
at 380,000000 bushels. Mr.. Beatty de-
clared, furthermore that the railways
were never in better shape TO handle
the harvest, the Canadian Pacific ship
ments from Winnipeg to the head Of
the lakes, for instance, having already
constituted record. According to
the railway president, he noticed
throughout his tour a sustained inter
est in immigration as the most direct
solution of the problems confronting
Canada at the present time. While
stopping over in Edmonton Alberta,
DrnciIfnf IN IN or q INN
lated considerable enthusiasm ny an
| nouncing a fuller measure Of coopera-
ton between the government and the
railways to accelerate the movement
of new settlers to the Dominion.
| Among his other observations, Mr..
Beatty declared that the tourist bust
ness, particularly in the Canadian
Rockies, is assuming tremendous pro
portions. For this reason further i'm
Lake Louise. The latter community,
in it's newly erected Chateau Lake
Louise, already boasts a hostelry gen
orally conceded to meet the standards
of the best hotels in the United States
and Europe.
BANFF.-The Banff winter carniva
for 1925 has just been scheduled fol
the two weeks beginning February
and ending February II. The organi
zers are striving to make this event
d of SURPRISING interest and are laying
| plans to make it even more elaborate
than the carnivals of preceding years
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - The
Canadian Pacific Railway system is
not only vast enterprise of iron and
steel but has also become an excel
lent nursery maid, with local creden
tials just acquired. Gustena Epp, nine
years old, recently. arrived at Swift
| Current after coming all the way
from Hamburg, Germany, by Cana
| dian Pacific steamships and rail un
accompanied and unable to speak &
word of any language but German
Throughout the long trip the little girl
was in charge of officials especially
delegated to care for her. When Gus.
tena arrived here their responsible
ties did not end, for her parents, ig
norant of her coming, failed to meet
the small traveller. An interpreter
was engaged by the railway and com.
municated with Mr. and Mrs. Epp, who
| fastened from their farm to the city
and to their little daughter. News OF
he incident spread, with the result
bat three young children travelling
alone We're entrusted to the care O.
Captain A. H. Motley of the S. s. Min
nedosa which sailed for Europe from
Montreal few days ago.
BEDF ORD, naturalization of the
customary fall and winter building
slump are missing this year, accord
ing to the Indiana Limestone Quarry
mems Association, which reports
heavy booking of orders in the Bed.