The Huron Signal, 1882-12-01, Page 8rub. HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY, DEC t, 1882.
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84IRISBLINDS,
MOULDINGS, and every
Description of Interior Finish
STAIRS, HANDRAILS,
NEWELS and BALUSTERS
A Specialty. Send for Price
Lista. SHINGLES,
LATH & LUMBER
Estimates on applies
tion. oar
FRANCIS SMEETH,
Gmte ich
OUT IN THE WEST.
Interesting Letter From Mr.
Jae. Thomsom.
Meal the bedevils's e •atl.geat 1. Deem -
?fe Cps aim taewu of Prairie rtea.er
sett Awsestaetat to entre Rate meg
Revert --advise to batestUag iettaraa$..
The following letter from Major Jas.
TF,sinson, formerly town clerk of Gode-
rich, to his brother, will prove of inter-
est to many of our readers, and we
therefore give it a place in our columns :
Drayton, Pembina Co., D. T.,
Nov, 20th, 1882.
1'„u ask tote to let you know how I
have got on 10 my farming operations in
this western country during the past
year, and u the other friends who cause
nut with me have, n( doubt, many who
are enquiring after them, I purpose, as
far as I can, to give you an idea of how
they have suoceeded. We commenced
seeding on the 29th of April, and finish-
ed the 2nd of June; the late seeding was
in queue wet pieces. The grain came up
beautifully, when on the 21st of May a
snow storm came and cut it down very
much. However, it recovered. Then we
had a long spell of drouth, and the crops
seemed to wither away ; mine never re-
covered. I cannot account for this on
any other ground then that I have un-
fortunately a ; oo • .; ..i ......obi in my
en. • .. I paid a
visit to Messrs. Halcrow, Wilson and
Pharr, and compared mine with theirs,
and found they had every prospect of a
good crop. As the season advanoed I'
gave up hopes of having more than half
a crop, and the result proved I was cor-
rect. However, we had to. get imple-
ments to cut it just as much as though
it was a good one. Well, we got it all
down and "atooked,” and got the thresh-
ing machine, and threshed from the
stook. I bad 1040 bushels by mill mea-
surement—not quite 10 bushels to the
acre of• wheat. I had also 660 bushels
of oats, makings. total of 1590 bushels
of gra•in—just about half I should have
had. However, those who profess to
know say my land will improve each
year, and ultimately be the best land.
So mote it be ; but it is hard on a be-
ginner. I have this summer "broke" 90
acres additional which will give me over
200 for nett year. I tum sorry also to
say that the price of wheat is very low,
it is selling from 60c to 80c. It rcgnires
to be dry, hard and clean in to -der to
get top prices. S4, you see even could
we sell all our wheat we would nut have
a gnat return for our labor. But I.will
require to keep about 350 bushels for
seed and flour. We had a very fair
crop of potatoes and they were beautiful
ones. Regarding our friend Halcrow,
he had about 100 acres in, and he would
have had about 1800 bushels of grain,
but he was unfortunate endngh to hsye
5 stacks burned, each of which contained
100 bushels, this is a severe lose to him,
and ho has the sympathy of all the
neighbors. It was caused by a prairie
fire which came sweeping along with
great velocity, and although Mr. Hal-
crow had a tire break around, yet it
leaped the slight barrier and caught the I n
stacks. which soon were enveloped in
flames. He hay done a good summers f4
work He has broke 125 iicres this year,
so that he will have about • 230 acres 1
ready for crop nett year. Mr. B. Wil- 1
son has done well. Ile had 1i,i acres un- p
der cultivation, and nus ot wheat, oats f
anti barley about 1300 bushels, He hu .
broken about 40 acres this year, which la
i
hired mars during this season. It is few fr
teen who could in one season accomplish
as much ea this He is touch oucourag- 1'
ed, and he has reason to be. A. Cox l Oo
had about 22 acres in oats from which he
got 700 bushels. Under all the circum•
stances this is a very good crop. J.
Pharis has not yet threshed, but his
tsseelleut season for Weakly/di,as con-
sideraGls ram fell after Jttiy, and a very
lenge eiuouut has been done. 1 shou.0
say 01A an average people /have doubled
their acreage for next year. We have
bad a very pleasant summer and tall.
The swoon closed on the 8th et Noveni•
ber, a heavy fart stiffened the ground
up to that plow ing became impossible.
Itolused last year oil the 9th. We boot"
shout 40 acres of stuboly to plow in tae
spring ; we had to return to much help
at threshing that it hindered usfrout get-
ting finished. Threshing is going on
lively. From I0 house 1 sometimes
can see 4 steam threshers and one horse
power at work, and yet a great amount
of grain is yet iu the stack. If the
threshers get through by Christmas it is
as much as they will do. The steamer
1 had uses straw for fuel, which is quite
consideration onsideration where wood le so scarce.
It is also a traction engine, and when it
gets through work, starts off for the neat
lace without the aid of horses. But it
u better to put nue team on in order to
steer the uwchine, although a man can
do so, as it steers as easy as a waggon.
Our work for the next two months will
be drawing our grain to market at St.
Thorium, and getting up wood. We are
12 miles tram St. Thomas, can go and
get back easily in one day. We are
having beautiful weather. As I write it
is as soft and mild as a spring day. It
now takes nearly all the time of one of
u to attend to the feeding, watering
and cleaning of the stock, which consists
of 5 horses, 1 yoke of oxen, 3 cows, 1
hull, 2 calves, 2 pigs and a lot of fowl.
Herb has gone to 8t. Paul for the win-
ter. James and his family are to St.
Thomas. He has a goal pace, and all
the work he can do, so George, I and
Oscar are left to run the farm. Oscar,
although only ten yearn of age, has ran
the oxen this tall, aid plowed about an
acre a day. John Habsrow about tbs
Mme age has plowed all season with
oxen, and averaged his acre per day. So
Toe sae how soon children can be useful
an this country. But it is at the ex-
pense of their education Still we will
soon have schools. We are now or-
ganised into townships, having our own
officers. They consist of 3 supervisors
(ur councillors), a clerk, treasurer, asses-
sor, two justices of the peace, . an over-
seer of roads, a pound keeper, and two
constables. Mr. J. Halcrow is one of
the supervisors for our township, and Im
eclerk, and one of t..e justice, of the
peace. It. R T*uuupaon u one of the
supervisors for his township and James
Ti•dale is justice of the peace. Mr. R.
Tweedlie was'alected probate judge by a
vary large ma)]orityy. Mr. R. H. Young,
editor of the Northern Express was elect-
ed registrar of deeds by over 200 majori-
ty. And now after being in the coun-
try neer:y two years, my opinion of it ia
th's:—That as far as farming is concern-
ed it is just the place for a young than,
but for one who is up in years the work
is too much. The season is short, and
a'though there L really no heavy strain-
ing work such as has to be gone through
with on a bush far, still you must be at
it early and late and every day in order
ti get it all through, for people hers are
so ambitious to have large farms that
the work to be got through is enormous.
Just think, one man will work 100 acres,
with perhaps a little help during seeding
and harvest, and so in proportion to the
help in the family will they go on enlarg-
ing their acrerge. Land u rising fairly
in value. Farms are now worth from
=1000 to $3000, according to location.
So I would ass to a young man or mid-
dle aged man who is strong, do nut be
afraid to come. To commercial men
with a fair capital this country presents
a better field than it does to the farmer.
The new towns starting up in all direc-
tions offer great inducements, and a
very large trade is being done in the
staple articles. Merchants as a rule are
all nakihg money fast. Very little
credit is given, and when given a chattel
mortgage u silken on your horses or
xen for the amount, and that must he
i ven before you can have the goods.
,o the merchant is safe. Ts the capital-
st a good opening Iaesesta itself. First
mengsges can be had on farms at 9 and
0 pet cent. People are constantly
roving up and paying the government
oor their land borrowing the money to
o so, Meehaniq of all kinds are rut•
sired, and in the towns find ready em-
rloyment at good wages. The cost of
winesQ'J is touch the same /ut with you.
,,4 rin he had on the Red River at
"as $2.50 to $3 a cord ; flour 82.50 to
3 per hundred ; cotton' goods are cheap;
(lens aro somewhat dearer than i
un
will give hen over 100 for next year.
This he has accomplished principally
with Fix own hands, having had only a
tario i sugar 9 to 11 Ibe. for the $ ;
reah beef Igo to 14c ; mess. pork 130 ;
lled spice basis 22c ; butter 40c ; Eggs
. Fermin g implements cost as fol-
ws ; seeder JOS ; mower from $85 to
3 ; self -binder harvester $320 ; a dis-
unt on those prices of 10 or 12 per
nt for cash. There is at present about
ven million acres of land opened for
tloment in the Turtle Mountain ar.d
oil's Lake diatricta. An enormous
o>
igration is expected to set in to c.
py those lands. It is now almost itn-
,aesbletoget a claim in any other part
the country But railroads are Bead-
ing for those Mode, and will be there in
time to wive the settlers accommodation,
From r,arties who have been in those
districts, I learn that the land is of ex-
a•11snt quality. I often wonder what
will wheat be worth when all this vast
country including Manitoba and the
North -went is under eeltivation. I amma
alet inclined to think it will be so
cheep as not to pay the coat of raising.
,M
30e
wheat will go at least 20 bushels to the p)
acre. He had the finest crop o1 pots- 1
co
toes I ever saw, numerous and large. ' ce
R. R. Thompson had a spendid crop ;' eve
so also had F. Dario. Tney had about 1
:35 bushels to the acres. The land in I De
sot
this location has produced surprising. !
ly large crops. (leo. Buttery who came em
from Strathroy with us, frmn 83 acres cu
had 3300 bushels of grain. His oats went pf
over 100 bushels to the acre, and Chas, I
Parker, also frnm.strathroy, and one of
our party, had wheat which went nearly
40 bushels to the acre, and his tate were
so heavy that they could not be cat with
the binder. Mr. Jas. Tisdale had also
a splendid crop, about 25 bushels to the
acre. He has rot nn splendidly aimed.
ering the adverse clrcutnstan.xs he h..
had to contend with. Ile l•sit two .,1 his,
daughters since coming out. They were
No
cut oft by t► slow fever. ife had the full oro
s nt th of the ehole
Mrs. Tisdale Is heann-1 u;. under Ie► ng
Iotas as well as ren hF ex parted Tem ions i
nti
home Af hoe nr grain is Led enough. but tis lysis
lose those we lot o 15 'nnclt w•or.e Jas`grea
Ball, I hear, has a large crop ..f pe. N ort
y pa yeo
intently.
u.e who has sot seen the country
realise the vast extent of grain bear -
land, and iso much cut and will be
rated in the next ten pears that it,
rodent) a marked effect on the
market. Entry person her has
t amideuee N the futere ..f the
h•west ; even the *sitarist policy of
ernments cannot prevent, but may
et, its rapid progress. I have often
told of the lsansgement of Atneri-
affsire by rings? and nesdy politicises
n he tonight ,n order that a mutt
gut his righ!s, Mat 1 have not assn
earl of the inNanee nt the hied.
e contrary be bund laws are fram-
r the eve p•o.teetion of the poor
rfeh, ant thay are faithfully adada-
every Tows jilt settler gets ilia
1 wlaenver he can find en unooeepid
I often think if you wore to !w•
ynnratene factory to some of our
titles, smolt as Fargo o_ Grand
yon would d' vary large trade
at" te a v.Ty easels er t:ria Yee
toes. He rented land and had * vow,
in the rising tows of fit. Th., nes. 1h bind
been
wall do well. We are anti.WWII y ...it nen
for a railway on the west side of the IR.•d
n t
13fver, set m
road farther west t,•,'t n,
say the grain aw.v that i• c .ming - nrh
in and if, it rant do it this year 1 'to •,..t t ►r, th
know what will be doe next. W • 1,4 '
hear that the Orandt Trent; • nn 1
arrangements t, ~tie up en ► sot- 4
the neer, and we were Iw,,.,w . . . t")
crop. He has opegsel e bort.tt ure
.1fo
sal
Wens,
think weworoldewe the oldr• ' ; .itom'
peat, but cur hopes well. • l
when the (.nadinn (1•.., ,o tip c
Intend charters in Mao. s t $(irk
road will be halt, erten ' , e'
have to do it f hem uel..r•
REAT, EXHIBITION
IMRIE'S BOOK STORE ,
FANCY GOODS, &c., &c.,
SUITABLE I OR
Christmas and New
Year's Presents.
All the New Goods Were Bought From the Manufacturers,
Thereby saving the whelesale dealer' profits, and enabling me to give my customers Vie best quality of goods at wholesale dealers' pric ..
INSPECTION INVITED.
Now, having had fifteen years' experience in the Book, Stationery and Fancy Goods Bu.ine.ss, sn.l therefore knowing exactly where, and rat
what price to buy the most suitable goods, enables me to give my customers the best goods at the lowest price. and which I pledgee myself to .lo.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Amongst the New Goode arriving daily from England, France, Ger many and United States are the following in new styles and designs:
Work Boxes.
Writing Desks.
Ladies Dreaming Cases.
Gents Dressing Canes.
Glove and Handkerchief Boxes
Jewel Cases.
Ladies Companions.
Jewel Trays.
Photograph Albums.
Autograph Albums.
Plash and Velvet Photo Frames.
Presentation Cups and Saucers.
Vases. -
Five ('('luck Tea Sets.
Scrap Albums.
Christmas Card Albums.
Pearl Card Cases.
Leather Card Caws.
Smoking Seta.
Toilet Sets.
Perfume Cases in Plush.
Ink Standfl
Majolica Ware.
Bread Tra} :s.
Japanese good,.
Birthday Text Books.
Gold Pena and Pencils.
Ykeket Books.
Presentation Annual Volumes of all kinds ai d other goods too numerous to, mention.
NoTroubIetoShQwQQQdS,
JAMES IMR,IE, Successor to ' . J. Moorhouse,
would do well to think the matter over
I am quite sure were you to remove o
here and give your business as much a
tention as you do in Goderich, yo
would receive a much larger remunera
tion. As to my personal feelinvs
garding living in this country, I wo
rather live in Goderich were it possible
for there are a great many social ind
menta that you cannot enjoy here.
although I do not consider that I hay
derived any very decided advantage b
coming to this country, my children
have. They who are old enough have
good, valuable claims. That places
them at once in as good a position as I
am in. This is what led me here, and
my wiahes on that point ure accompliab
ed. But I do not say I will not retq
to Goderich when I get a large farm un
der cultivation. I may possibly rent it
and live elsewhere, and at present I do
not know of any place I w.,G:;.; limier to
old Goderich. My wife is quite an en-
thnsiast over this country, she likes it
and thinks we have bettered our condi_
tion very greatly. She only wishes she
was a younger woman, so that she could
cio a greai;:r amout of work. It is well
when that side of the house feels so. In
fact all the women of our party are quite
satisfied with the change in their circum-
stances Mr. George Achew.n is one of
our largest and most successful farmers.
He 'btu' secured good men in the persons
of Mr. B. Warmer and Wilkins. They
will cultivate 400 acres next year. lie
had a good crop this year.
.1 es. Tnov.•ooa
ut
t -
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rs-
tild
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And
s
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rn
Carlow.
Mr. P. Strang hoe heel) re-engaged to
teach school section No. 1, Colborne, at
an advance in aabry.
Iloasa Soup. - Mr. Charles Young, of
this place, has meld his dark iron gray
horse to Mr. Polley, of Oolerich, for the
handsome aunt of $900.
MRS.
1n Colborne. on tfah IDOL Maria rorothere. re
lict of the late N. Strothers. Dungannon.
■aRkII .
At St, Peter's rhumb, Ooderkb, on obs mod
ult... by the Rev. Father Wavers, 3(r. Jas.
Toon of l'olborne,tn Moa Marsh UyMea» '
of Goderich.
At at. Peter's Church, Oalerlch, on the 5*),
alt.. by the Rev. rather Oaken, Mr. Alex
Chisholm, of Ooderfch-tp., to Mise harsh
Ore, of the semi place.
In the R. ('. Church, Rltth, on Nov. 27th ION'. I
by Rev. rather O'Connor. Mr. John Me
('aue$ey. ofHeger. to Miss Martha Rorie,
of Mimeses'''.
(tri tvedeeaday. Nov. With, al the moldier. of
the bride's taather, by the Rev. J. A.Tsxta-
buullt.IL AA.,1Mr, Moses Weems. to Moe
soosso
H.we (If AssUM
of Mts. ft
11• fi OBTOWT—THAT
Sio SW.
dtlsmW !s`r
geaftsr.t
or to rent.
err. The
cote re-
..wtid;two
Travelling festar •
GRAND TRr Ni;
ruin.
Pass. Zap's. Shied. Stied.
Goderich.Lv.5.ram .12.*pot .3.lipaa11Aars
w car.
Pse. K ap's. M f s'd. Miz'd.
Oodertob.Ar 3.19pm 9.30pm..l0.]Qam..7.1apao
STAGE I. *LuoknowStaga Melly arr.10.IS
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Sonsorial.
KNIGHT, PRACTICAL BAR-
BER and Hatrdrettwr, begs to return
thanks to the public for past pat Dade
silicas • oonUnuanoe of custom 11e' cm
•Iweys be found his Shaving Parlor sea
Post OMoe Godericb. 17x3
DiSSOLCTION OF PARTNER
SHIP.
Notice is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore existing between Alexander Mor-
ton and Moses Crewman under the name and
flrjp of j(ortoe # C an, carriage builders.
Is this lay on -ed by mmteal constnR Alex-
ander Morton to collect aft accounts and to
pay all Iisbllfties of the late firm.
Alex. Morton,
Moses Crewman.
R m. I'ridbatn, witaevwDated thistkli day of Nov.1882..
In reference to the above 1 have pleasure in
stating that I will continue the business, and
hope by attending to the wawa of the trade to
merit a share of patroettge,
ALEX. MORTON.
ALLAN LINE.
WINTER'
in. vnovn., ,.
Banking.
BANK OF MONTREAL;
CAPITAL. . . stt,000,tleo.
SURPLus. - - • y.",o00.fto0.
Goderich Branch.
Lt UL4S8 - - - - Manager.
Allows interest en depoalts. Drafts, tette.
of credit and circular Dotes issued. panto 1
In act parts of the world,
1;31.
CANADIAN BANK OF COMbfERCE
1'!l I ftp Cepifer, 06,000,00V.
et pries" toMit ihe housekeepers throughow
Clthstnias C
AND
:
Geo. H.Old
has nude great preparations to receive
Ne has a specially Ane line in
raisins consisting of
Leiden Layer,
Stltaia,
Iascatel,
aid Yal eacia
Rest, - 11,400,000.
the motion.
President - b(,;; wit MeafASTER
Genern.r taaager, - fT ; Is..t....a my
Goderich Branch.
A. M. ROSS" - - - - MANA6tfR.
Interest allowed os. dopootfta. Drafts on a
the principal Towns and CIUee in Canada
Great Britain and the United States, bough
and sold.
Adranncesto Farmers on Notes, with ono or
more endorsers, without mortge,te. 175
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GREAT PROFInUSION.
Abe a large assortment of Fancy Goods 1,
.ser & G1
consisting of 7'oilet5ets, Cups and 4Usaeern,
vases. kc., ke.
in addition to the specie) Xmas lines hi
regular
Grocery Business
Shehas lvbeees Cen kept well up llthae e swop, and both
and are Fall
rat
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'THIS YEAR'S GROWTH,
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