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The Metropolitan Railwgay Transportation on Yonge Street is a Vital factor in the development of this district. Proper transportation facâ€" ilities on Yonge Street are a necessity for the County of York. We recognize, along with all others who have the welfare of this section at heart that the Metropolitan Rail- way and the Schomberg Railway are of great importance in their effect on the future of this section of the county and in the following article \"8 set out fairly, the condition of affairs as they actually exist to-day. The Metropolitan Division extends from the north city limits to Sutton, a distance of 38.85 miles. The Schomberg branch extends from Schomberg and Aurora Junction to Schomberg a distance of 14.36 miles. The Metropolitan tracks are on the side of the highway between Toronto and Newmarket. North of Newmarket they are on private right-ofâ€"way. The Schomberg line is on private right-of-way. Financial Loss. For the fiscal year ending ating expenses of the divisio the revenue was $487,000 ind express and freight. The op the about equal. The loss or amount required to meet ta) sinking fund. The original bond is'sue amounted to $1,875,000. T} the commencement of ope $627,000: The total cap $2,502,000. ' The main items of ‘ and connected with the '] tion at the north city lin gauges and the purchase FEW FACTS AND P YONGE STREET runs. . The foregoing would permit abandonment of the north city limits car house, shops, freight sheds, etc., and result in substantial savings.The cost of handling freight would be materially reduced; through operation would permit it to be handled more expeditiously and would benefit pro- . . "Nu m- Ainh-{lnnfnrfi in Toronto. (fli‘lvlczalv'siélong the route vllullav 0.. v“. Change of guage‘to 4 feet 107/3 inches the guage of the city system would make it impossible for the radial to interâ€" change cars with the steam roads. However, the gross revenue from interchange business was under $20,000 in 1924 which indicates that this business is not a large facâ€" tor. We believe the advantages financial and otherwise, of a through service into the city will more than offset the reâ€" adjustment necessary because of the inability to handle in- terchange freight cars on 4 foot 107/8 inch guage track. A through service for package freight will lnake‘it possible, we believe, to develop much new business for the Metropoli- tan division. Through Cars A large percentage of the passenger business Would also be handled by through cars. The infrequent long disâ€" tance cars, cars of special design for interurban service, would be' operated to a downtOWn terminal. Subject to fur- ther study and experience in actual operation, it appears as though a through service could be justified in rush hours to communities south of Bond Lake from which there is a reasonable number of daily passengers to and from their places of business in Toronto. There are at present insufficient passengers from these communities to warrant a through service in normal hours. To attempt t) give a through service to nearby communities when the traffic is light would be unreasonably expensive. There are two classes of passenger traffic which can be advan- tageously handled by through cars, namely, the infrequent long-distance cars and the short hc 111 trafiic of rush hours requiring a frequent service approaching that given on city routes. We believe it fair to assume that the added convenience of through routing, whenever justifiable, will increase patronage and hence improve the financial results of the Division. Linking the radial and city systems will benefit the radial system in the matter of operating costs. The radials will secure the advantage of the relatier low operating and maintenance expenses possible in Toronto because of the large amount of mileage operated by this system. To il- lustrate, in 1925. operating expenses of the Metropolitan ' ‘ - - ~ mu “Ann. {.1 'l‘nrnnfn thev were COVERING CANADA’S BEST SUBURBAN DISTRICT of the U1v1510n. Linking the radial and city systems will benefit the radial system in the matter of operating costs. The radials will secure the advantage of the relatiely low operating and maintenance expenses possible in Toronto because of the large amount of mileage operated by this system. To il- lustrate, in 1925. operating expenses of the Metropolitan division were 54.7 cents per car mile; in Toronto they were less than 30 cents although we do not believe that Metro- politan costs could be reduced to city system costs. There are, however, obvious economies which can be made by com- bining the systems and we are of the opinion that with the higher speeds possible on the radial lines their costs of opâ€" eration per car mile can be reduced to a figure approximat- ing that obtained on the city systems. The difference per car mile in 1925 was approximately ‘25 cents. The Metro- uuun It is because of the opportunities passenger and freight busineSS and th ering operating expenses that we bel sults of the Metropolitan division can When reorganized as outlined above. The rate of fare was raised from per mile on April 14th, 1924. A re would undoubtedly greatly increase t Vol. XLlX. iginal bond is'sue to cover purchase by the city 0 $1,875,000. The net additions to capital since ncement of operation by the Hydro total The total capital liabilities is therefore i year ending October 3lst. 1925. the overâ€" f the division amounted to $490,000 and $487,000 including $118,000 revenue from :ht. The operating expenses and revenue The loss on the division is therefore the to .meet taxes, depreciation, interest and ms of capital expenditure if operated by ‘h the T. T. C. system would be a connec- city limits, changing track and car truck lrchase of some cars for the long distance v‘-rv.fl_~-, , lte as well aé distributors Change of Gauge FIGURES CONCERNING THE 1‘ RADIAL SITUATION. the opportunities to develop increased it business and the possibilities of low- enses that we believe the financial re- )litan division can be greatly improved outlined above. e was raised from 2 cents to 23; tents 14th. 1924. A return to the old fare A return to In Lse the revenue in Toronto. “In Essentials, Unity; ' In view of certain mis~statemen made by a correspondent in yor pa |er and in case a false impressh {might be obtained by the citizens ge erally regarding the action of myse land council in the matter of issuii of permits for street meetings ,would thank you for space in 370 :paper to clearly explain the matte: i In the first place MT. Gillie; w iwrote at some length to you last we expressed himself as grateful to 1‘ lWalter Dean of Toronto for his co Editor, Richmond lWalter Dean of Tom . munication~ which 1 EChristian warning 1 the last paragraph ( lter which was; “it regulate preaching t lbut please do not : 'point out that is q lcouncil did. It was and I can safely st: tion‘ of any member :stop preaching on ‘merely to regulate {guard- lthe general 1. 1,1. - RICHMOND HILL, ONT., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER I The statements that 1 am accuseu u ’by Mr. Gillies of making regarding the boys“ rotten-egging them or ex- pressing the wish that some of them ‘had been run over is absolutely false. Moreover in referring to our converâ€" sation in the Clerk’s office on Octo- ber 20 why did not the writer rea- cord the full story? When a per- mit was asked for I stated that he could get one for any place ext: pt the corner of Yonge and Arnold - ts. and pointed out that a permit for that corner had already been refused the Salvation Army and I did not think ‘that it was the wish of either the council or the people that he should 6 be given preference over the Army. I regret that Mr. Gillies feels that he has not been treated fairly by us but,I do not think that all the fault ‘can be on one side. As a religious leader in the community as one who makes the professions of a Christian man and even a minister of the Gos- pel I do not think Mr. Gillies dis- played much of the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ when he defied the municipal council of this village to do this that and the other thing when he was quietly asked as a good law- abiding citizen to coâ€"operate with the local authorities and move from the corner of Arnold Street to any other place he might choose. Surely he was departing a little from the ex- ample of our Master. I regret that I have taken so much Iof your valuable space but I merely wish it clearly understood by your- self and your readers that the coun- cil acted in good faith in the whole matter and with only the best of feelings toward all but primarily in the interests of the general public whom it is our privilege to serve. Thanking you Mr. Editor, I din-~â€" Your Sincerely, ‘ J. LUNA U. Aflct'm m a busy corner such The council were m: cision and I see should be singled ( inous writings of ' DUI.â€" With the provincial election but] a few days distant and the issues be- lfore the people being garbled by the (public press and on the public plat- Iform to such an extent that many people have failed to recognize them, may I ask a. few questions in your valuAble paper in order that I may Ibe able to answer these questions in- telligently when I cast my ballot. If the parties contesting this elec- tion have faith in the intelligence and sincerity of the people, would it be necessary for them to ask the people Ito sign a pledge to support the can- didate who upholds the O. T. A. If they cannot trust the people why elxnnf nhmlf. the neonle not being able Sir If it‘héy carfnot trust the shout about the people not to trust Ferguson"! _ n. 130 EIUSL rcxsuavn . What is there in the Ferguson ad- ministration that would breed dis- trust in anyone outside of those peo- ple who wouldn’t ever trust Sir Wm. Hearst? n ,AA“__A Am§ n-‘\Y_ Has the Ferguson Government giv- en honest administration, and if not why does not Mr. Raney and Mr. Sin- clair. give the people the instance where dishonesty prevailed? Has the art of selfâ€"control disap- peared from this province to such an extent that we cannot trust the peo- ple with the privilege of procuring liquor legally? Surely the fifty-one per cent in favor oflthe O. T. A. wouldn’t abuse it and the 49 per cent. get it any way. so Why not have it {legally and under control? ' ‘ ‘ -L r M-..L:1‘:Hm-.i=‘r: trust “Inquisitive” get it any way, so wny nob uavc r. legally and under control? How could the prohibitionists trust the King Government last September when under Mr. King’s regime the ev- ils of home brew permits and rum running had attained such a degree as was never known in the history of this country before? Was the prohibition party as con- stituted today advancing the interests of temperan'ce when they fail to de- nounce the Liberal government that allowed such conditions to exist? Did Messrs. Rowell, Raney and Sin- Editor of Liberal Hill Liberal ichmond Hill, Ont November 24, 1! 17!: Night ials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity.” Richmond H1113 mis-statements d‘ent 1n yor pap- false impression Seeks Information 3t the matter. ‘. Gillies who you last week rateful to Mr. ) for his comâ€" termed as a Governmf‘nfi_ giV‘ Floâ€"6.34, 1926 1926 party as con- g the interests Iey fail to de- vernmeut that s to exist? sumv ’self clair denounce the King administra- tion for allowing such conditions to exist? Why does the legal sale of liquor under Government Control per- mit receive so much attention from the pulpit and platform, when the same speakers and preachers do not worry about the illegal sole of liqu- ViSince when did self Know self control fail to lead life eign power? Count Salm the cent RogerS, Said from New York: 4.. v... - V “Even love is commercialized girl hid her face on her father’s sl der the other night and whispere “Phil loves me daddy.” “Well, what’s his income?” “The girl looked up with sta eyes. “I don’t know,’ she said, ‘but the coincidence is extraordinary.” \ "What coincidence?” said the old man. “Phil,” said she, “asked that very same question about you)’ “ It certainly was great to hear Mother’s voice! “I telephoned home utes ago, Bill, and was great to hé “You telephoned to Argyl! But it’s well over a hundred and fifty miles isn’t it? “Oh, sureâ€"â€"a hundred and sixty- five to be exact, but it was just as easy to talk as if she was only on the other side of the college grounds." So satisfactory is Long Dis- tance service that talks be- tween friends separated by hundreds of miles are daily 0câ€" currences. The practice is growing. Thanking you, voice ! " Commercializing Cupid Have you tried the service? If not, give it a. trial today. Sur- prise the folks at home by a telephone visit. the husband of Milli- ;aid on his departure Led home a few min- Bill, and it certainly .t to hear mother's ......... _ °mmer°ialized- ATwo Teams Young Horses, Four her father’s shoul- "”‘“““‘Sp“e“‘” Clydesdaie Mares, Registered Addy." ! up with startled INQUISITIVE to sover- 25, 1926 "9 How much more attractive a farm is when it has a name and displays it proudly on the front gate. And how very business-like it looks when we see the name of the , _ ___L_'A‘L. ":11 ncn vely ULlDlllCooâ€"Anlxu .u .VV..., farm printed on the letter paper and envelopes which will go forth into the world and proclaim just what kind of proâ€" duce the owner handles and how he markets it. If your farm hasn’t a name as yet, think it over and see what an im- provement it would be. Then when you have chosen a suit- able name step into the Liberal office some day and let us show you a sample of our letter head printing. You will want some and you will find our charges very reasonable. And if the farm already has a name wouldn’t it be a good idea to have two or three pads and matching envelopes print- ed for a Christmas present for Dad? Richmond Hill Friday, N0_V. 26th u QMALL CASH PAYMENT AND BALANCE YOUR OWN TERMS Richmond Hill, Ontario To Secure This Is Your Opportunity which will be apprec a year’s subscription Adjoining Markham Road close to Richmond Hill THE BALANCE OF THIS PALMER FARM SUBDIVISION WILL BE CLEARED AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. maneu' Auction Sale REGISTERED SHQRTEORNS Has Your Farm a Name? Old Lumber M AN IDEAL GIFT See J. R. HERRINU'I‘UN REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENT For Firewood r If you want to give your friends 6 will be appreciated all through the $1.00 for team load at Ice House Under Acreditation E lmwood Park Choice Garden Land and Building Lots THE LIBERAL AT 1.30 P. M. . HERRINGTON . Stephens SINGLE COPY, 3c $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE Telephone 87â€"Residence 11M: friends a Christmas Gift ough the year, give them No 22 Ontario