HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-06-16, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
‘.Newspaper Party Visit the
Gold Mines
Disposal of the Slack
Entertained to Luncheon After Visiting
Globe and Mail
the
From Halifax to Vancouver the
editor of the Times-Advocate ac
companied by Mrs, Southcott 'has
journeyed with the members of the
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoc-
iaion and has seen and learned
something of the magnitude, the re
sources and the problems , of this
great country which we are so proud
to call /Canada, We have sailed
the Great Lakes, crossed the fertile
. prairies, revelled in the majesty of
the Rocky Mountains and have been
impressed with the scenery and
climate of the Pacific Coast, Last
year we travelled through the Marit
imes with its scenic beauty, its play
grounds, its fishing and fruit grow
ing and in Nova Scotia and Halifax
we visited sites of .historic interest.
Last week with the members of
the Ontario and Quebec, division of
the C.W.N.A, we had the pleasure of
a trip to Northern Ontario; to visit
the cities of Timmins and Kirkland
•Lake which in a few short years
have grown from rooky wilderness
to thriving cities, with modern
homes and stores, growing so fast
that it is hard to keep pace with the
civic requirements. We have seen
and read of the gold mines that have
made Northern Ontario famous the.
world over .but we had no idea of the
tremedous underbaking that was
necessary to take this mineral wealth
from the bowels of-the earth and
convert it into bullion.
But let us start at the beginning.
We attended a convention of news
paper publishers at the Royal York
in Toronto on Thursday, June 2nd.
By the way it was our wedding anni
versary so we were able to kill two
birds with one stone, viz: by taking
the trip we were saving the price
of a wedding present. Mayor Day,
of Toronto, welcomed the visitors.
The theme of'the convention was the
making of better newspapers. A
trophy was awarded for the best edi
torial .page and this went to the
Bownranville Statesman.
kindly remarks and in
rpression of appreciation
for the kind hospitality
turn an ex-
was made
extended,
or
water
miles
small
From
Visit the Globe ancl .Mail
At noon the party were taken on
a tour of the Wright building', the
new home of the Globe and Mail.
But. first a picture of the party was
taken outside the bulicing and yo.u
may have seen the picture which ap
peared in the paper the next day.
The entrance to the building with its
polished marble is most elaborate,
and readers of the paper who saw
the special edition of the paper des
cribing the building, know that it is
the last word in lay-out and mach
inery. On one of the top stories in
an elegant suite of rooms the
guests were received by Mr. McCul-
lagh, who is directing the destinies of
the new merger. From the way he
recalled personages and places one
would imagine Mr. McCullagh to be
a great policitican but
us at luncheon that he
man of party politics,
greeted Mrs. Southcott
he said: “Exeter, yes,
place, I have been at
several times.” It .pleased us
know that he knew this section of
the province of which we are so
proud. Adjoining the office suite
is a private suite of rooms that was
rather a surprise to most of the visit
ors who were not expecting to find
the like in a newspaper plant. Fol
lowing the reception and on the
same floor the party were entertain
ed to luncheon i^ the well-equipped
cafeteria. Mr. McCullagh rather
flattered the weekly .press in his
he assured
was not a
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At the Union station five special
pullman cars with a special dining
car was attached to the “Northland”
the >G. N. R, fast train and this the
l>arty boarded. It was to be their
home for the next three nights. Din
ner was served at night aboard the
train and
morning,
about 150
The land
breakfast the following
At daybreak we were
miles north of North Bay.
was sparsely settled but
in some districts there was fairly
good farming land, Pulp wood was
in evidence in many places..
The party arrived at Timmins
shortly after ten o’clock and were
taken by
er mine,
mines in
hats, toip
by the miners, were donned by the
men and women. A small trolley
car with locked doors took the 'party
to tshe head of the mine shafts, the
party singing lustily “Heigh Ho, it’s
off to work* we go.” The elevator
was a double deck affair* and both
decks were filled and the descent
was started. Imagine going 3 800 ft.
straight down into the bowels of the
earth, about three-quarters of a
mile. We were told that the eleva
tor travelled about twice as fast as
the elevators in the Empire State
building in New York. Strange to
say the only unpleasant feeling was
a slight pressure on the ear-drums.
The trip down was made in about
three minutes. Following a wind
ing tunnel the party visited a room
hewn from the solid rock, where
the machinery operated a hoist that
was used for going still further
down into the mine, to a depth of
5,100 ft. In the mine small dump
trucks run on narrow tracks. Pas
sages run in all directions. Two
“muckers” work at the end of a seam
and about ten tons of rock is the av
erage days work for the two men.
In any of the ore that we saw there
was little or no trace or gold to be
seen. The atmosphere at that depth
was not cold, the miners working in
their shirt-sleeves.
we
autos direct to the Holling-
one of the largest gold
the world. Rubber coats,
boots and lights as worn
The Searich for Gold
”here were two things about
mining that were a ^surprise to ius,
not having come in contact with it,
and that was the disposal of the
slack after the gold is removed and
tho filling in of the drifts after they
have been excavated. The slack
ground up rock, mixed with
flows by gravity about three
out from the mine and here a
moutain is in the making.
three miles out in another direction
over a long conveyor belt gravel is
brought to the mine in buckets, the
buckets carrying about 1,800 lbs. of
gravel and strung out every couple
of hundred feet, the line working
for hours at a time and never stop
ping. Another thing ife the large
quantity of lumber used. A car
load appears at the mine and soon
disappears into the earth to be used
for propping the drifts,
Civic Reception
Langdon, presh
of Trade, who
of the evening,
emphasized by
there
At six o’clock' a civic reception was
held at the Empire Hotel. The ho
tel is one of the largest in the north,
has splendid accommodation and
provided splendid service. The guests
were welcomed by Major J, P. Bar
tieman and W. O.
dent of the Board
acted as chairman
One of the things
speakers was the fact that
were 2,000 unemployed in Timmins.
This was also emphasized at Kirk
land Lake. So many men had come
to the mining camps to find work
only to be disappointed and the re
lief problem was a burden upon the
municipalities. A splendid program
of entertainment was provided. Tom
Pryde should have been there when
a piper’s band came into the room
and paraded around a couple -of
times. A hearty vote of thanks was
tendered for the warm hospitality ex
tended throughout the day.
One of the persons we came across
in Timmins was our old friend
Charlie Grafton, nephew of Mr. Wm.
Leavitt, of town, now of the Tim
mins Advance and formerly of the
London Free Press.
A street dance was held in the
evening and the hour for retirement
depended altogether on the power of
endurance.
Next week we hope to write some
thing of our trip to Kirkland Lake.
USBORNE COUNCIL
there were some
tn tiie mine, the
rate of pay being at least $5.00 for
an eight hour day.
work three shifts a day, and are
paid according to the amount of ore
taken out. They have to provide for
the dynamite they use and also the
'cost of laying ‘the track. The min
ers drill holes into the solid rock,
fill them with dynamite, set the per
cussion cap and then move out to a
place of safety. It is an hour before
they are allowed to return chiefly
on account of the dust and gas. The
work then consists of loading the
loosened rock into small cars for
elevation to the surface. A large
amount of rock is handled to get a
piece of gold the size of a marble.
A gold brick about the- size of an
ordinary brick is valued around
$5,000. The payroll of the mine is
around $5,000,000 and the produc
tion $15,000,000 a year,
emphasized was the fact
the mining towns prosper
facttiring and producing
the province benefit because
miners are good spenders.
stores carried the very latest lines
merchandising and prices compar-
favorably with Toronto markets.
It was said that
3500 men working
The miners
One point
that when
the manu-
centres of
the
The
of
ed
old,
been
A novel menu edi-
Timmins Grows Rapidly
Timmins is about 25 years
the Hollinger mine having
staked in 1909.
tion of the Porcupine Advance issu
ed for the visiting editors says that
Timmins comprises 1,150 acres, and
just a few bellyachers; population
24,5 00, crowded but not dense—at
least there aren’t many so. Taxes
03.95 mills for public • and 77.47
mills for seperate school supporters.
There are 60 0 business places, 25
beer parlors, 16 churches, 200 clubs
and other organizations, 3 theatres,
16 dance halls, 5 blacksmith shops,
4,00 0 motor cars and trucks, 25
doctors and only two undertakers.
At noon the ladies of the party
were entertained to luncheon at the
’home of Mr. Geo. Lake, of the Por
cupine Advance, while the men were
served a b.uffet luncheon at the Em
pire Hotel, interspersed with sing
song and short speeches.
Accompanying the newpaper party
was the Hon, Paul Leduc minister
of mines for Ontario. Hon. Mr, Le
duc officiated at the opening of the
Timmins’ new Town Hall
public building.
The newspaper party
taken for a motor trip
city. Timmins has some very fine
schools both public'and separate and
one of their big problems is to keep
abreast of the growing- population
in providing educational facilities.
It is a city of young and the middle-
aged, one striking thing being the
absence of old people.
a very fhle
were next
around the
The regular meeting of the Us
borne Township council was held om
above date with the members all pre
sent. Minutes of May 7 meeting
were adopted on motion of Berry and
Fisher.
. ’ The following correspondence was
received: From Farm Loan'Board,
distributing information; from the
Dept, of Highways, re cut in esti
mated expenditures on R. & B. for
subsidy; re proposed formation of a
mutual municipal/ Public Liability
Co. Clerk was instructed to sub
mit the figures requested. From the
Dept, of Health, requiring that rag
weed be destroyed. No. action. J.
D. Adams, offering quantity discount
on a contract for grader blades. No
action. Weed Inspector Nelson Coul-
tis gave a report of Weed Inspectors’
Convention. •
Moved by Hodgert and Cooper that
the Weed Inspector secure.and keep
On hand a supply of weed chemical,
that 2 drums be secured as an initial
order and that it be retailed to rate
payers in required quantity at cost
plus expenses incurred in handling.
Motion carried.
Moved by Cooper and Berry that
Ratepayers be paid to cut the weeds
adjacent to their properties should
they so desire. All who do so to
present their time employed to the
Road Superintendent. Carried. ’
Motion by Fisher and Hodgert
that nO' cows will be allowed to pas
ture on the roads of Usborne Town
ship later than July 15th unless they
are tethered. Carried.
Moved by Berry and Fisher that
tire resolution submitted to the coun
cil as opposed to the abolition of
County Councils be adopted and for
warded to the County Clerk. Carried.
It was decided on motion by Berry
and Hodgert to recind the motion
passed oil April "2, appointing the
Clerk to receive Old Age Pension ap
plications and fixing the remunera
tion to be paid by the municipality.
Relief Officer Clarke reported two
families on relief with an expendi
ture for relief supplies of $25.
Treasurer’s report of receipts for
May; London Township, relief re
Kirk $20; Collector, taxes $193.91;
Twp. Treas., taxes $281.52; County
Treas., taxes $139.21; tax penalties
$5 4.30; w. C. Keddy, assessment,
Aidworth Drain $82; Clerk, stencils
and paper $1.25. Expenditures:
Road Supt’s voucher $280.60; Twp,
of Hay assessment on Alworth Drain
$dl77; Assessor, equalization fees
$5; Relief $25; Relief Officer $<2.60;
Board of Health $121.
The Municipal Court of Revision
on the 1938 assessment roll was op
ened at 3 p.m Two appeals in re
spect to property were allowed
amounting to a total of $350 and 12
dogs were struck Off.’
The revised roll shows a total as
sessed value in the Township of $-2,*
040,385 and an exempted total Of
wood-lots of 160 acres with a value
of $5,950.
The Council adjourned to meet on
July 2nd, at 1 o’clock p.m, -
A, W« Morgan, Clerk’
THURSDAY, JlW Mth, W
Views Taken on the Recent Trip to Timmins and Kirkland Lake
1.—Mr. A- E. Bobbie, of Smith Falls, tells Mr. McCullagh a new
one, ■
2. —Pseudo miners! They are newspaper publishers during the
other 3 64 days of the year.
3. —Typical gold field equipment and construction.
4. —The opening ceremony at the new Timmins Municipal Build
ing. -
5. —The Hon. Paul Leduc, Minister of Mines, who accompanied
the delegates.
6. —A view from the highest point on the Hollinger Mine.
7. —O. W. N, A. delegates en route to enjoy a little “Northern
Hospitality.”
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