They are those human beings who stand behind the throttle of a snorting mass of metal known as a locomotive. Every minute of the trip is one of nerve-racking suspense due chiefly to some careless, irresponsible motorists.”The stat: Canada had about 32,000 highway crossings, 27,000 in rural districts. Among the interesting features in recent catalogues is the sale of potato eyes rather than the whole potato for seed.”The stat: Canada produced three million bushels of “certified seed potatoes” in 1936 and exported more than one million. Canada imported $321,000 worth in 1936. … The porpoise menace became so serious that the government decided to wage a regular warfare upon the big fish.

Source: National Post October 26, 2017 15:11 UTC