George Charlton is a votary of Comus, the ancient and rotund god of Merriment and that mythological personage ranks next to his patron saints. He is a well known society and club member, identified with at least a dozen organizations including the Hoos Hoos, Elks, Yacht Club, South Shore Country Club, Union League, Chicago, Green Room Club and Lambs Club, New York; also Hamilton Old Boys’ Association. He is immensely popular with the traveling public and “man in the street” and they, having in mind the Passenger Traffic Manager of that triangular route linking Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City, agree that the wise man was right when he said “A merry heart doeth good like medicine.” [Illustration: JAMES JEROME HILL The Late JAMES JEROME HILL, Ex-Canadian and financier of vision and resource who built the Great Northern Railway through the “Zone of plenty.” K. J. BURNS, Assistant General Freight Agent, Vancouver, B.C. H. A. JACKSON, Export and Import Agent, Seattle, Former Assistant Traffic Manager, St. Paul, (A Toronto Boy). H. E. WATKINS, General Eastern Canadian Agent, Toronto, Canada. Under other names, the Great Northern Railway owns, leases and operates subsidiary lines in Western Canada, of which the Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway & Navigation Company is the principal--comprising a total mileage of 760 miles and entry is made into Canada by crossing the international border at thirteen different points. The modern terminal of the V.V. & E.R. & N. Co., Vancouver, B.C., which is owned jointly with Northern Pacific Railway Co., cost over $600,000. At Winnipeg “G.N.R.” investment in Road and Equipment totals $2,366,258 In Kootenay District investment in road and equipment totals 7,426,095 In British Columbia investment in road and equipment totals 30,947,140 Additional total Canadian investments 37,535,739 ] [Illustration: TRANSPORTATION CLUB OF TORONTO Scene of Annual Banquet, C. A. Dunning’s Hotel, November 27th, 1914. F. H. TERRY, President, Traveling Agent, G.N.R. A. J. TAYLOR, Vice-President, Canadian Agent, C.M. & St. P.R. D. O. WOOD, Vice-President, General Western Agent, Allan Line. W. J. LANGTON, Member Executive, Later President; Superintendent, Dominion Transport Co., (C.P.R.) T. MARSHALL, Member Executive, later President, Traffic Manager, Board of Trade. W. A. GRAY, Secretary. Contracting Agent, D.L. & W.R. M. MACDONALD, Treasurer, Assistant Inspector of Weighing, G.T.R. ] TRANSPORTATION CLUB OF TORONTO BANQUET NOVEMBER, 1914 “_The chairman is conductor on this train_” “_You won’t be asked to make a speech_” A REVELER’S DREAM