London South Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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.1 F-..-:. V is 1 -A. . L. s. C. 1.oRAcLE H 77 CANADA'S NEW GCEAN PORT-sm WEBBER, v B. The old order changeth, yielding place to new. Overnight a mere, isolated Hudson's Bay post has burst from the shades into the limelight of Canadian shipping. A dreamer once said: Wireless may destroy the isola- tion and loneliness of the scattered trading posts. The Company's establishment on Churchill River may become a great port and bring the Canadian west nearer by hundreds of miles to the Old World. Port Churchill is the realization of the dream. It has made its debut to the Society of Ocean Ports. Some two months ago it made its first ship- ment of Canadian wheat to Liverpool. Slowly C.N.R. rails have conquered the forests and rocks of the north country, and with the driving of the last spike, Churchill has been loosened of its isolation. As prophesied, wire- less has overcome the loneliness of the north of the scattered trading posts. No longer is Churchill a forgotten Indian and Eskimo village, but it is now an outpost of foreign trade. Through wireless and radio the perils of the northern seas are no longer a danger to the ships which can call for help at the first sight of danger. Official statistics quote that wheat sent to Liverpool from Saskatoon via the Great Lakes travels 4,878 miles, travelling via Churchill and the north- ern route is 3,814 miles, a saving of 1,064 miles and of 57 miles of rail, the As the townsite of Churchill is the property of the Manitoba Government it can be leased but not sold and as yet only official buildings are there. Beside the elevator are churches, three banks and a movie -which in opening ad- vertised an admission fee for men only- there were only three ladies in Churchill at that time. Through the summer months prac- tically 1,200 men are employed at the construction of piers and the elevator. Despite the fact of its northern posi- tion, Churchill has chances of becom- ing a thriving city. They have a most up-to-date lighting and water system. Their sewage is steam heated to keep from freezing and the general heating of the town falls on the C.N.R. authorities, who in building their six- stalled roundhouse also installed four boilers of the best type. The biggest thing about Churchill is its mammoth elevator, having a total capacity for 2,500,000 bushels with provision for future extension to 10,000,000 bushels. It is set back 600 feet from the water and made of reinforced concrete, is fireproof through- out and equipped with rapid handling machines for the loading of three ocean liners by twenty'-three spouts at the rate of 8,000 bushels an hour. The future of Churchill as a shipping centre for export and import seems assured. It is a great venture and the opening up of the harbour this fall developed a new era on the North most expensive transportation. American Continent. Key to Graduate Groups 1, B. Smith, 2, C. Neal, 3, G. Jarm,ain, 4, G. Hamlfn, 5. H. Thompson, 6, G. Nelson, 7, B. Fraser, 8, R. McCallum, 9, D. Owen, 10, S. Webber, 11, T. Janes, 12, W. Cousins, 13, E. Bendle, 14, K. Coates, 15, T. Hutchinson, 16, K. Milligan, 17, A. McLachlin, 18, M. Lister, 19, F. Lantz, 20J H. Baker, 21, McKay, 22, M. Parsons, 23, P. Croly, 24, G. Hotham, 25, D. Kidd, 26, E. Dunn, 27, A. Carruthers, 28, J. Lord, 29, J. Doyle, 30, H. Phillips, 31, J. Summers, 32, G. Marshman, 33, R. Partridge, 34, M. Ramsay, 35, L. Doan, 36, B. Branston, 37, L. Morrison, 38, W. Hartry, 39, K. Abell, 40, M. Clarke, 41, C. Balfour, 42, C. Ready, 43, M. Gray, 44, E. Weber, 45, V. Phillips, 46, M. Trout, 47, J. Watson, 48, M. Croly, 49, W. Kearns, 50, K. Cromwell, 51, P. Henderson, 52, C. Walters, 53, E. McEwing, 54, B. Freeborn, 55, F. Blake, 56, A. Swanton, 57, J. Orendorff, 58, D. Price, 59, J. Lamont, 60, A. Dodds, 61, H. Willsie, 62, C. Cowan, 63, A. McLean, 64, C. Handcock, 65, G. Matheson, 66, H. Kester, 67, L. Statham, 68, C. Sadler, 69, N. Stewart, 70, B. Lawson, 71, L. Ramer, 72, O. Martin, 73, R. Currie, 74, M. Brown, 75, B. McLeod, 76, S. Merrifield, 77, M. Fowler, 78, H. Drinkwater, 79, J. McEwing, 80, R. Stephenson, 81, G. Hotham, 82, H. Edin- borough. - , i

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