by SAM J. DAVIDSON

LABOR COSTS: Employ- 7
ers are having a hard look at.
the cost-of-living clauses.
indexed in labor’ contracts.
This is an effort to. get rid of.
‘raises

these ‘‘automatic’” .
which frequently do not: cut

back when inflation dips::The - eee

popular substitute is annual

bonuses with quarterly.

adjustments. ©

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WATCH FOR GASOHOL:

I's a fuel solution of 10. per
cent alcohol and 90 per cent
gasoline. The alcohol. somes
from grain (ethanol), —

which there is a huge hes .
in North America. Tests have _
shown that it works as well or
better than straight gasoline. ;
A large number of service - .

stations in America’s mid-
west have been selling it ‘for

some time. A 10 per cent.

reduction in the use of a non-
renewable resource looks
interesting.

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TRUSTEE OWNERSHIP:

Almost half of the equity:

value of listed big public
companies is owned by
pension funds. It is estimat-
ed that by 1985, ownership of
North American business
Will have shifted from ent-
repreneurs to trustees of

BCIT

continuing education courses

“average — stock

these pension plans. When

this happens, there is likely

to be a more. conservative

approach to growth -- ‘since
those’ trustees are less
“inclined to endorse risk-tak-—
ing, which is often necessary

in growth planning.

ean .

‘AQUACULTURE: Fish
farming, which started some
40 years ago as a hobby to
cultivate exotic tropical fish,

is now becoming big busin-

ess for producing all types of
edible fish for both domestic
use and export. Business is
good enough to get

porations seeking to invest in
growth industries. —

%* *

now doing better than the

index, has

Failures rise 35%

‘The third quarter of this
year saw a 35 per cent in-
crease in business failures
over the same quarter last
year. A total of 1,47
businesses collapsed during
the thrée-month period -- an

average of 88 per week

begin January 8 |

At our Burnaby campus, dozens of business,
health and engineering courses. Full details

in our Nite Life flyer.

Phone today for your free copies of Nite
flyers. Call 434-5734, local 204 (days) or 434

REGISTER NOW! Classes aro filling quickly. Reg-

ister at the BCIT. campus, 3700 Willingdon Avenue (near Canada Way) -

in Burnaby,

And downtown, courses in management, |
‘personnel, marketing and finance will again be
held in the early evening—8:00 to 7:15 p.m.-—
leaving the bulk of your evening free.
Details in the BCIT Downtowner flyer.

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the -
consideration of large. cor-—

MUTUAL FUNDS: Their |
recent performance, which is .

Life and the Downtowner
-5741 [evenings].

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GR. AIN: "albu: edant in be & sppeared. Ti prsines a a
Canada sind the U.S. -- can 7 oe
help fuel your car and save: | :
non-renewable petroleum = ce
- resources. See GASOHOL | rene
“below. | oes
: We require a greduste. Glectrical o or 7 Mechanical Engineer.with
peciatization in heating, ‘air conditioning and. ventilation to make recom
mendations and provitie technical direction to ‘staff Responsiblitios os ceil in: .
clude conducting customer presentations, providing twwalning courses for: Hydro
laff, trade and professional groups and conducting operational research. and ..
equipment ‘analysis with emphasis on energy. management and energy con-: fa a
. ; 1. The suceessiul anpicant.will prepare ongine eering reposts and ar-.
.- . ee to supper 8:C. Hydro’s grograms in energy. conservation |
resulted in a return of the atceeet eed in reatientiat, c CoC a atthr the hes hearer ti a
opu : “Applicants must be r re she: Ass Be
Oho don’ ity, wlth investors jineers of B.C. and haves minimum of two. years. at :
the inclination to play the. ane "Roaeonable re relocation expenses waill be. reimbursed. Poe ke a
daily stock game. Hopefully, : | Satery range: $1927 :- $2620 per month with excellent fringe & benefits.
this lesson has been learned:. Position is open:to men and women. _
mutual funds are a long-term _ Submit detailed resume, quoting. fob no. MO-22-M134- |
_ investment of discretionary and the name of ‘this Paper. tor ae es
. income, not a trading vehicle. “ . Pec
for quick: profits. oy nee
| ys 9. P.M. Knight
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-' SECOND CAR EXPENSE
may not be justified: unless
used daily. Car rental or taxis
used occasionally prove a.
much cheaper ~ alternative a
than the annual cost of |
$2,500 . to $3,500 spent -to -..
own, operate, insure, main-
tain and garage your own
vehicle. Ce gy EES Sans
{Mr. Davidson i is publisher .
of: the CANADIAN | MON-—
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