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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1906-9-13, Page 44 TsoairAT September 13, I `•• F4MOUS PEOPLE by FANNY. M LO I HIZOP T f 1 t ST(;NA 1, : GODERJCH ONTAR10 ..•11.1.1...01,11161 CHARLES M. HAYS President" of the Grand Truni. Pacific Railway. One ot, the railroad poen of the tun.•s who has mastered all the intricacies of railway work, m hs thirty-two years of continuous serviee. ie Charles Melville Hays, president of the (,rand Trunk Pacific Radway, and s.wund vice-president and gen- eral uoahager of the grand Trunk Railway. Ilan, in lusts at Rock 'Aland. 111., at the age of se •etatern be Logan to learn the a -L, -t• 0t railroading, **clerk in tbe pas- senger department of the .Atlantic and Pacific road at alt. Lop,a.- Then, after a year of tuts *i.bodiiug had proved his fitness. he was pf01110ted 10 the auditor's department cud le secretary to the pteu attaining the dignity elected vice-president. \ In the two latter Positions \Ir. Hays represent on tbe boards of tbe varioue coin pies in which his r of Sir Charles Rivers 111 at $25;UUu a year wall a fiv f health; it needed heroic t ed, and Jett surgery work in armbers of the staff. to the geueral a i rtii ehdeht's °true. front ISia-Sri be was rat manager of two Lag roads. then general manager. later general wauager of the 1abaah system and in ISV4 was his company as director was interested. In Jan- a he war made general years' contract. The talent -strung tonics he way of cutting uary, 1896, through the eff manager of the Grand Trun road was in a debilitated State quickly arid properly adman* expenses and amputating useless Mr. fiays Lunde it clear that, as he vats to lar responsible for nits, he must be free to select his own means to. •rodule them. Hr was not to puppet nor 4 ofDirectors 'r ul tbt Board m carrying r figure -bead. Ile must have thes ,rt Iw g fagPt out what he decided the road heeded. is the (fraud fount had to sleet American competition. it must wire its way by re goring nod applyiig 1nu,Main .•ethode. The English acberue of operating did not it the .ItuauIoh; the rued needed a risk. vigorous. clean-cut business system. witlt, e..mhar at tradition all removed. • Mr. Bays preset -Ibis.' this and he sew that th.• rdiciur was administered. Old bridges that should Tong Ireton. hive . •en put a r, the retired list were take down, and modern steel bridges subatlttd.• 1 •• road was double -tracked; primi- tive back -number rule" and r gulatiura were y so its o alined Ly' introducing the Standard Rules in force in the States; the road-, is wen brought up to concert pitch; the rolhug stork made the later ..and best, slur, trains va-ne displaced by tut -flyers; tbi• road was transformed -impel a sn uiway to a railway: and trained Inen took the places of the old men whose nor merit wag patience at the home office. In 1901' Mr. Hays retired 'to accept the presoden of the v,uther Pacific; but the position proving distasteful, he was again secure. for the grand Trunk and is now busy with this road and his new project—the (Ara. Truuk Pacific H.R. rr..a .....w..,e.c Ari et the rsrAmsat of C..W., r w roar awe. aq W r 11.ct 11 tb. D+o.n.,.s. at M•t.a..s THE • TOWN COUNCIL I N ie;• Iw rip; nutift d y thyi fouunc I law PROPOSAL FOR A CARRIAGE FAC- • TORY IN GODERICH. To Council Grants More Petitions to Granolith.c Walks --Extensions of e Water Mains, Sewers and Ligh ng -The; •Ins" and the "Outs' Come • a Deadlock with Reference to the ratalgar Street Walk -A Heated ' •stage Between t h e Mayor and ouncillor Blair. The regular m .council was held a Inst, with all the rn places with the erre chlor Elliott. ' A letter front the town to the effect that he had to restrain M: A. Pigott rutting through the north the roadway at the harbor ing until the roadway arms% t hanktuent was put in pauper sha traffic and that the injunction been renewed for week. ' At the rcgnrat of ('01. McDounld the Guelph tt Godet'ch Railway he en • rlosPd a draft of as bylaw to close rip Harbor lane and open Water torte. and suggested that the town ; hould require a !soul of indeinnity to pro- tect it from the possibility trf having to pity any datum/es, in connection with the change. A report from the engineer as to the cast of at: extension of the watet- works main inn Britannia; and Hay - Held roads tai serve Mew,s. Mmt•ney, I•:lltott, Hawkins and Postlethweite. was that the cost would 1w ahout'11N11. The. work was ordered to he pax -redid with. the gentlemen named to sign n proper ontlerttking to take the ,er- vices tlo•y agreed to. Anita het petition for an ex eosin,' of t he waterworks came 114.111 rrsf dents 11n 1'3v1'y81ree1' lel w.'.'n Wil- liaii and Klir.rlwt1* streets. The .•n; ginrel. reported the rust would hr about $Ila, and the petition wase granted' on the sane• twins ns the ,.t her, fit ill ,t not her proposed extension was to the Hingham property. the Boat of w'hirh the engineer reported would 1w ;shout $Y_':, This was not acted on. ,lamir"in Heid wrote asking for .'le•trie light connection for the new I ater he is alerting an IAil3nnla road and t he moral was referred In t he engineer to report. NI. i1..fuhndon, n•i•trl,tt ' Of the 1i. N. 1\'. fair, wrote asking Ihr 1.' to fo snake necessary repairs ad the A ri- eiltural grounds in 1Ile wily of glass for sum.. of the window's MIA the fix- ing rip of the d.a.rs, fetwia, de., And cls, Ihr Appps's.itlmeil of Ihr two .penial ronstables for the days of the fair. as was the usual custom. The repairs were derided on and the ap- ',ointttlent of the ronslahle' WW1 I.•f( with the chairman of the ti. N. W. board. lhl Nor. Hlair's mot tam the clerk was asked to prepare a list of the expanse the limn had tweti at .in rn •,-Linn with the eniprtahuneit of the Essex Fusiliers and the Hnitfah howlers. '- A t•equisili.n for six pairs of heats and a cut for the 11rr brigade rias re- ceived and .Nr. tilde nmovrd 11131 the clerk prepare n list of the supplies the fire hi -ignite hid lawn fut'niahet with the past two years before any action was taken, Mr. V g ee milel the ttot.inn, which was passel. A letter from Engineer Hulwrls of the 1:. A 11. Railway. with reference 10 the hart.„ hill crossing, state) that the work wt,.ih1 he done in arcordanee with the r•giirements of the railway set, that 31rnc• would 1w cnn.tt•nrtp,l on hath Mud.•g of the bridge. that six inches of metal would he placed on the etiPwi.kmeta, hut. In view of the ptwaent haul .,,nditdon of the etulwnk- tnent the company thought it not in tate town's inter -eats to do the work just now, but in cam. of rain would • ing of the town Friday everting tnh•rs in their ion of Conn olicitor was vken steps Co. ft'o111 .rt inn of cross- e edi. for ad dit ao and continue it until completed. Smite of the council ry tl ght it would 1a• ,t g•mtd plan a have part of the roadway gravelled, a d on tion of Councillors Sallow.. a 1 Clark it was dei i.led to ask the tai ay com- pany to wave! a portion t Ise feet wide. The Intal Width at th top of the embankment was given as htrty- Ilitre fret. Councillor. Sallow,. had plana o bit. proposal for it cement walk down his Medan hill on the north side. idea is 10 hare the walk in leve• streiches with n few steps between each pair of level portions. The Mayor thought the matter should be deferred until it was seen what the council might think should he tion.' on the Harbor hill ,after the railway work was cnlupleteil. He thought it would Iw necessari to reduce the grade at the top of the hill by bringing the rnuttnencement of the incline lack to about the next rooter, at Mrintosh's restaurant. Mr. Blair suggested a walk leading up from the C. P. R. sta- tion, round the point 'of the harbor park and up into the pork. The mat- ter Was finally left with the chairman s of the Nada. works ramnaitt.'P 10 call a meeting on the ground ant lix,k in- to the matter. The matter of it sidewalk across the harbor hill crossing was left with Ow chairman 11f the public works commit- tee to take the uuttner up with the ilwmy o pane. Engineer Peterson h ting staled the a pang would do an •thing rra'.mahle. H forting to the-np•ning of Water Lane, 11r. Blair expressed the opinion that t e ,4!'"t there world Ile of no nor tot a town, and thought the rail• way "int uty might ars well be asked to pay 1 r. town the cost of opening the street A 11 leave it rllo.rd. A rattiest from .1. S. Howrie for water extensi n to the new house he is ere. 1 ing 0 Elgin aveime was granted, the, en inert. reporting the cosi as iat.,ttt 1;„lil, Wm. Dickson wote asking the council I0 ppinvid.' him with Ihree loads al Barth to till t the new salts, - walk that had br.•n ha'd outrage -the trees pa•1 his plan. \t .notion was tnten. , An ;utilising feature of t .' meeting rain•• rip In r•onteciian with petitions with trivia -nee tit the lim•ati, t of the walk on Traf,itr -i Set. ll .' pati - tion asked for the walk insi the trees and anal her wanted the alk outside and in n couple of emt.P' he rantP names were on hot h petit in .. Patt1,•1 hard. Martine ing, At \Wet. Blake spoke itt Mane of th.' walk inside the love" next the It'nces and H. 1'. Miming• it summit of the other petition. The'ignahlres to Ihr first wee.• as follmv•:: Patrick Ford, Janie% 'tV11'.in. Michael O'Rielly, Marlin Cummings. %'illi.ant Make, Mr, liallatp h,. r. 11. 'Pittard, 1'harint1.' Omen, Atihir lbeltl•lon, •Apt hoar Townsend, Airs. %'tn, (titnin haus, Mrs. Carrie, John Dean ; while the 'ettian for ile walk mit side the trees tad ill' following signatures: H. NI ' gs. A. M, Jane. .las. W411011, Rin. Arheann, .las, McCracken, Stephen Sint her., (i. A. ('seri., .1, Holland, Wnf, Holland. %'lit. Stew- art, .la., Hetgie, Andrew William- son. A. NI. Todd, Win. Knight. H. Cunningham, Mrs. Mannings, lotte (sereno Mr. \lunuingw railed arrear' to the fret that the council had already ogreei'10 pal the milk uilsale the law. from Nf,trth street to Victoria stare, and he thought the whole street should be tinifarm. unrillnrs 111110'111111 M311011s vel in favor of having the walk outside the trees on both •id.•a of the street and 1'amu•illat. 1'lirk and Young in favor of having the walk on the Inefdr of Ihr trews from Virtora' street In 11. 1'.,ttnrd's un niroint of a drain. Mr. 001dtharp• voted to have the walks outside the ite,s and the Mayor voted the other way, tanking a tie vole. Roth motion And amendment were loot on tine division, And .'tns...p leatly no decl.lon nava come to in the matter. A petition from residents of Hritan- nisi toad from Smith 141.11411. 1.0 Water. 11x, streetasked for the construction of is Naval. This was referred to the politic works rnmmf'•e", s1re•t in- bpa•r1ot anti t 11 ort' w,th power. l'br water and holt committee rec- uueuended that tenders 1a• asked for ext twining- and hark- tilling for a %cadet 111.1111 lit l'am6rir roild, about tali tort, that tin itcatdeaeent light iw phial at the north end of Mulnatudd street. t the clerk write Ili.' O. R., asking whv A lank i. not installed on the li.'1'. H. water arrow,• for en- gine., that too menial waa taken for the piwn'Iit un tote application light on Nelson street beta aril North aril %'sorted« -tie•le, th.tl the peti- tiut. for water ulaills on Hi axon t Itt*4l Iw 1efrltrd to the engineer to repoI, that the council arrept the tender either of F. B. Habitee lir Hobt. Elliott for coal, The tepom•1 was amended 1.y accepting F. H. Hohuet tender ;anti Ness then aadoptel. Gat. Halle( lentler.'l fur cement foundations air the tw''i cannon Witt the haul nt $27, but no it'•lian was taken. H. J. Lamb, Guyer 'nt engineer in clone:.• at 1.0ud,.n, writ.• a4kiug for a'wiuntM of the o.unt,•i•'s r•silution .If. feline to supply electatcik piiW.•t• for lighting the outside Iar•akw•ale• if the lara timeum wail.' lay the cable, iu, order that the wart 11,ilIl1t lir' prod erected wiih at once. A- tat formai 1r.alu:ti11 11.14 ;Is yet l,'en passed, Messrs. 131.,ir and Vanua 'ed to that tart, t. - l'he Dext platter to come up wags the prop...tl ter the .•stahlishrltem of a c trriage fae'tory in (i.tderich. H. 1\'. 'rhour..in, \\ . A. \IiKim Auld .1. A. Walker were resent no the intrust of the pi -..posed company. Mr. '1'1 w011 figi14111rd that the intention Wats 10 copy' the factory of the Husltnd Carriage Co.„ Stratford, rtoure lir les,. :\ letter from the architect of the Stratford factory ,•toted that the building was ti three alar}}• one and rust $•ri,(1a1, with a:vamp ad.iitMoat for mitehtnevy. About slaty hands were employed at this factory. .11r. Thous. aria said to ptupao.il wets In folio a routpa.nt• with $241,0ut1 01- $C1-:,11,11 stile ecrilad before at salting was door. Theo were askirta the town for a pain of $211,1100. repayable with interest, the payments to rouaurn.•.• in three year.. Nlr. %',,lker aid he thought the prtr.pee•ts were oast for •nth ,in industry herr, A11 cal riagg.. factories were behind in their orders and Ire thougut Gialetirh was splendidly %nu- tted to raphe.• a share of the No rth- 1w,.t trade. He would like t,%tailtl with tWent to r work yr hitt) • iron and t rk t up, It wvs proposed to capitalize the company at $11111,1111. The (matter was 1.41 with the Mayor and Councillor ('lark' to have a bylaw prepared. Some show of heat developed be- tween the Mayor and Councillor Blest• a result of the question Gotta thelat- te motto upon whitsr•otde:a it was that the owilfgs at the .corner of Victoria and miiton streets were - place) .its they w e. \lr. Blair ....intended that the ream ion of the council was than there was a he it crossing in a 'line with the \' Iona street walk and that the prase • t arrangement would neret.sitate a ge at deal of, tilling in with gravel and t • changing of +./'lir of the catch basins. Tilt. .Mayor said be had expressed his (inion that the wav the walks w.'t•e bat was the hast and said that niece Alit i ten of the pnhlir'thonprht sn flam had given nn nrdrt't, 11 t000h, to have he .t4r,s- ings placed as tbe'y have been. A n,.w• ratifies fr residents of Brta•k steer( asaial for the stdew•ailk to I bet carries a block farther than rt first asked for, taking it through front Apert street to Victoria ti reel, insid.• the trees. The petition war granted. A walk on the south side. of St. Pat- ric•k's street, from Waterloo street to' Colborne street, outside the trees WAS petitioned for and granted. Another petition, for a walk on the West side of %Wellington street from' Britannia road to St.' George's, cres- cent, five fret wide, outside the trees,' was granted, rind a walk of the rant side of %Waaterloo street ftum l nllannt• sleet to the steps leading down the hill w•as decided on, a petition having hero reeeiyed for the construction of one as far as Caledonia terrace and the council deciding to continue it to the lank. Another petition was for a walk* the moth side of Anglesea street from Cambria ro,td to Victoria street, five feet acid.'. The , pet ittonet' Weltltet the walk inside the trees, but the council decided to grant the petition and place the walk tatt- sl.le itt,' ii -pt.. bulet `Rosati WA% 1.ie..'ttt Slid ad- dressed the darnel! -with tele•enrr ti continuing the walk (talo th1'.'ud tit continuing Victoria street to the jail and also with reference 111 placing a1 rateli basin on the town side of the jail 10 (Act. ,i(r- fare water into the sewer. This he maid had ►ern decided on Some years lig'. but not carried out. Hr could supply prison labor for pint of the work 1t it was don.' right away. A Ill11tiun was paused authorizing the cot iitie hon of the cement cros'ing across Napier street and the other Matter was tefetred to this engin...a' and public. works committee with power. Resolutions were passed .that the Elgin avenue walk lw connected with K ing"l t.tl e1 reel. by .'rowing at right angles acrotis Elgin avenue. then across the (tont of a hi: aid then At right angles aerosis %avoiris street to Kingston street, and that with Jeefer- Pnce 10 the crossings on 1 he east side of Vivaldi. street in no ca., shall there itt• more than three cr"..ings on any street inteesrctiun and so far an pas. t.ible all such crossing, should lead 111 - wards the town. • M.'ptenler Hth was .rt AP the day for a c1«lt•t nt recision an connection with lite gi•anolit his walks decided on. 0 ' o t .. o Ant n pas passed t ,ulrerlise k for trotters fiir the market fees and then by-law 15 ,of this. year came up and was given two resoling•. This is file hy''Inw ht clow• up Harbor 'street and open Water lane, The bylaw was then referred to a coituoitfee, consist- ing of the Mayor ,and Councillor.; Young and Blair. a The council ad jotirned,'at 11 o'clock. MORE EVIDENCE. I St. Croix, N. B., Sept. lv.—lSpeeiall. ' No matter what town or city you I turn to you will always flntl over whelming evidence forthcoming of 'the ultd.nhted merits ttf Dodd's Kid- ney Pills in coring all c«ars of kidney trouble. Herr is evidence from St. ('roix, where Miss Elsie J. Allen 1 writes and says: •'1 would like you to publish tnv , case for the hwneft 'of other sufferer's. ' 1 was attacked with kidney trouble, 1 weakness, pain, in the hark and was Irk 1' • ,.t • • Alb Both a Toilet Soap and Complexion Soap Fo- 1 3 cakes a rake, sSc. \'ou get two soap. the one—in in onc— e-Ice of ••t "Royal Crown WItchrHazeI flc =~ ' Toilet Soap _ t as t- ci 'm er = tip Its rich., creamy lather penetrates t!'t • pc-, - tc..s th:- skin—leaves that delightful fccl•r,g Air coo'ries and cleanliness that only the'purest and fi..,e'.t ..`t -taps an. And ,here 13 tttc• W'•'•tch- Iia ed —soothing healing tah,e away reds ss and roughness, alta': skit in -ration, a•:.l Stake the col • flexion beautiful. loc. a cal::—v,ortt. 25c. to every an or woman who caiuci a hcaithful, clean skin,' u t,'..t that peer Primal gives you " R•yai Crews" -Esttl ' lu 1 6a '1 A IO From DesKl'o Desk 1( is only another w y of saying " Ambition. " We all are ambitions—wee all •ant to reach the top, but if the first few rouge in the la der of success are missing, it's pretty hard to get a foothold, 'sn't it 1 Begin right and a end the foaesr Cin• Rt clvttaa & SIIORTIIAND Cot.t.paa. thing is taught that is not needed in business life. The rung are all in OUR ladder, and when you graduate you stand alon /fat a firm foundation. Business and Shorthand w k our specialty. Write for our catalogue ; it . free. School term : September till J ne, inclusive. Forest City Business College J. m, vPSTISPVPLT, Prsw.•I Y. N.O. A. ■1de., Lsnd.w, NEW FALL GOODS OUR NEW FALL STOCK IS NOW COMPLETE. DRESS GOODS Our dress depart merit ii slut•fat complete with the leading nrw makes and colors for the fall season, i)tr.s tweet. Nom a5 cents up to the tiniest novelties it tweed effects. The following seasonable linea are teprwarntr,l iu our asstrLtuent, lath in cid, as and hlarkA. broadcloths, venetians, poplins, satins, cool►t's, sri'ln- clr,•t1"1., hem lei la.. c,t.hmrn•., hl.ltra, plaids, clans, tartans and Fermat segos. WAISTINGS Auterir,e, Empire twins, hig rang,. of Silo--•. only 1.1 ,rut«, great value, WAISTINGS Krnhroiderrd Dooms, in light ran shades Ou, %Wool, 111.11 a ripe,. Very rater and =n, bemitiful colorings lll LADIES' COATS Conor mud see the McKinnon coat, taught just lakt week. newest demigtts in the market, colorings choic.' • pt•ires 1 Si 0 r,$, 5 RAIN COATS 1'ratews.',tell $5,“$9.50 greys, newest makes , Our stuck is Iarver and more attract ivr than ever before. J. H. COLBORNE Corner Hamilton Street and Square (iODERICH. IMMOMMMIM thoroughly inn down. 1 atarte'd tak- ing Dodd'+ Kidney fills and they did sir so nrt('b goad :hut in a little while 1 tt'ns quite well and now 1 ant sito11g and healthy as 1 ,•,old wish to Corrugated Galvanized Iron RoofingaadSiding, SKYLIGHTS, HOT AIR FURNACES, FARMERS' FEED BOILERS. WHEELER & BAIN 179 King Street East, TORONTO. TO THE PUBLIC The prier of beef eattlethronghont the Itnt i.h.) ,,,pit, has dropped a notch or tan, and •onrynently Racal price. ate . down. 'RP are no...itpot iia all Put - 1. at lower price-. while the quality ia to good, if not b -torr them rtrr. Me LEAN'S MEA'L' MARKET handle. an kind. of moat., pulmo, He.. and, t.blle thanking the partite for their liberal ptmaugr, we -.holt n tnntlnnat1,-P of_ McLEAN BROS., 1 ornrr t., -e st. amt >yn,,r.' Ilal'rich. r. Hardware Supplies for Fall Nails, locks, hinges, bai'ndoor hangers, etc., etc. A full litre of builders' hardware. Shovels, spades, and allinds of farm and garden tools. - IP1ali41 tltsle,3t oE'iltc. s, vatlliShes, w !te-' lead. f 1 See our Pocket Pottery --keen goods at keen'priciel. Robertson's Ready -mixed Paints are the Pest We are agents for Goderich J. NICHOLSOI4 The Hardware Store, West Street. S. J. YOUNG Nex ` Post Mice, Dungannon SELLING OUNCEMENT OUT SALE Our 6o Days' Sale is now expired and in order to still reduce our stock lower we have decided to extend the sale for 15 Days only, Commencing Monday,- September 10th. We have still plenty of goods to select froth suitable for the coming; season and at prices that the. shrewdest buyers cannot but recognize as -GENUINE Iiargains. If you have not as yet helm out to our sale, conte next week, and be convinced for yourself that this is the place to hey good honest goods at Bargain Prices. - have some special 1'alnes'to offer at the coming sale in the following lines, viz.: Ladies' Furs Consisting of Huffy, Stoles. ('aperines, Etc. One Crate fancy (ierman China ; One Case of Underwear, and Five Cases BOO'i•S and SHOES. All the above mentioned have ,just arrived. just a wo1•d of explanation how and why these Goods are herr, and on sale'—Last May we gave orders for the above named goods to be delivered Sept. 1st, the China pack- age being all import order. 'Rhe Furs, knots and Shoes, etc., were made rip in accordance with oar special order. It was only fair and right that we accept them, so our loss in this transaction will be yo1 ,a i, providing you avail yourselfof.this opportunity. The ('hinaware consists of' some very useful articles which would sell in the usual wad from 2/5 to u(lc. each, 0111' sale price 1(l, 1 5 and 2:'c. Boots and Shoes. doubt you art' well aware of the pn•esent advance in these lines. Remember they were hop 'ht at the oleo prices, and will he sold at Genuine Bargains. Ladies' Furs. Are you g 'ng to want anything in the above line this fall and winter ? If so, jiist conte a1111 ask to ee these goods. Have a good assortment to select from. Remember, it show goods. Also, do not forget that our stock in general it; still is only a pleasure wall ngsortell, and e , - ially you will find our Grocery Department To contain a good selection of Fresh, New and I'p-to-(late Goods at very ('lose Prices. in conclusion, let tis thank our many customers and the puhlic in general for their liberal patronage during our past sale, and trust that each and every one will make special effort to come to nor 15 Days' Sale. I am your obedient servant, TERMS—CASH OR PRODUCE. n S. J. YOUNG