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Show sidles from tho Canadian government 'and tbo provincial governments, com-' ing next after the operating expenses and fixed charges are met. This railroad, built with sheer nerve and a few thousand dollars of original capital, is showing great gains in earnings. Every year of its short history It has earned surpluses over traffic earnings and tho accumulated accumu-lated Biirphia on June 30. 1900. exclusive ex-clusive of land surplus, amounted to 53.948.517. The published returns .of the eArn: Iryw' faf 'eiji Wails' Joilhe current fiscal" ?ea? hdw " grGa earnings ) $10,367,700 and expenses of $7i40U.200. Tha net-earnings,-amoontlng" to"$2,: 965.500, exceed those for tho same period last year by $585,500. . CANADIAN NORTHERN TO BE LISTED IN U.S. ' CHICAGO. HI., June 29. Western and Chicago inyestora in railroad stocks. &B well as those In tho east, are finally to be given a chanco to purchase part of the recently authorized author-ized 115,000,000 Issuo of 5 per cent controvertible debentoro stock of the f t." Nonbm railroad. Mackenzie Macken-zie & Mann, the railroad and financial geniuses of Canada, are to apply to '"''' 1 .u York Stock Exchange to ,-f - have the stock of the Canadian North-' North-' ' ; . frn ,1?1ted '. The stock haa just ben Hxtcd on tho Toronto exchange ;.an tlH action Is looked upon as be-..... be-..... .. Ing quite significant, slnco It In tho .-, v- .. first time tho road's securities havo Vvcr been ::..c.: tu a t niy.hiknga ', ' y ;.;('. m ' -.1 on this continent. Most of the stock of the road Is held by Mackenzie & Mann, who have held onto it because of their firm faith In its future valuo as a dividend proposition. If the securities se-curities are listed In New York they will also bo listed In Chicago. Tho stock that has been listed In Toronto 13 one-third of a total Issue of $15,000,000 of o per cent Income charge controvertible debenture stock, inott of which has been taken up by London houses. The $5,000,000 l6ued in Canada has been underwritten by Toronto houses It Is to sell this lesue particularly that the application will be made to Amcrlcau stock exchanges. The stock Is redeemable at par during three years. Beglnulng January, 1316, It Is convertible, at the holders ontlou, Into the common stock of equal par value of the Canadian Northern. Tho interest Is payable semi-annually and Is a charge upon tho assets of tho railroad, except land uiul nowr sub- |