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Northern Advocate, 20 August 1919, Page 3

As showing the advantage of oil fuel in merchant ships, Mr A. P. Allen, of the United States Shipping Board, draws attention to the increased cargo-carrying capacity resulting from the substitution of oil for coal. Thus, in a 10,000-ton deadweight ship, the increase is 800 tons of cargo on a 7000-mile voyage, which at 50 dollars a ton means a saving of 40,000 dollars. Deducting from this the higher cost of the oil over coal of 3500 dollars, there is an advantage of 37,500 dollars over a coal-burning ship, which is sufficient to pay for all the fuel used on over two and one-half voyages.

The largest herd of buffalo in the world—a herd of 2900 head—may be seen at the Bucalo National Park, at Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. The animals graze on a range of 107,000 acres. These buffalo are occupying the stamping ground of their forefathers, for they are the descendants of a few buffalo cows which roamed in the old pre-settlement days. Canada sent Howard Douglas, Commissioner of Parks, to Montana, and he closed the deal for the world's biggest herd and had the buffalo shipped out of the United States right under the noses of thousands who criticised -he government's inertia in not interfering.