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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1916-12-28, Page 2!'.law••tc1r7p'-- 2 THtfltSDAY. pat+sltfset: 33, 1916 WE SIGNAL PRINTING OU., Lao. Postmann* Ti►x 81o01AL l+ published every Thureda one the Wine In The !throat Building, North Street, Oodericb Onl a Telephone No. At 'VIW:K tIPTION tl'gklte.--One Dollar and Mita ants per year; If paid strictly In advance One Dollar will be aooepted ; to eubaurlbere in the United States the rate to One itollar and Fifty Cerate etriotly in advance. Subscribers who Mil to receive THg HI0NAL regularly by mall will pouter a favor by acquainting tbe publish - of the Not at as earl) •date ae possible. When change of address le deelred, both old and the new address should be given. Remittance. may be made by bank draft. expense money order, post -once order, or registered letter. Subscription.. may oommence at any time. ADVCHTICINO TLKMe.—Itatee for display and _ eautraot advert reursate will he elven on appU• • cation. 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To ( oKklteeoNDLNt9.—The oo-operation of our rubusriben and readers is cordially invit- ed towards making THg HIONaL • weekly record 01•11 local. county arid dlstriotdoinge. .o coma w nic•tlon will be attended to unless it oon- Wn+ the name and address of the writer. not n eoe+earlly for publication, but as an evidence of good faith. News items should reach Tog Steam. oalorrrot later-ttran--Wedneeday noon el ems week. THURSDAY. DECEMBER iii, 1916 #_ Ti41r 4YDRO BYLAW. -- ""Dr -that m. -the treasurer of the- eouoty of Hurbn, could nut under- stand the statement that' the cheaper Hydro power becomes the worse off we are, relatively, in Godericb. There is no mystery in the state- ment. Suppose (for purpose of illus- tration) the price of power at Niagara is 60 and the cost of transmission to Godericb is 50, making the price here 100. The price of, pewee at Goderieh is tbW twlCe the price at Niagara: If the price at Niagara is reduced tt. 25. and the cost of transmission to (:ode - rich remains as before -namely, :Si- the price of power here is 1s. or three times the price at Niagara. In other words,— Niagara's advantageover Q• detich increases fioor 2 to ) to 3 to1. This is not advanced as en argument against cheaper power. W. are all for cheaper power ; and cheaper power is ready assured through the action of. th Legislature in atoll. r.zing the Move men: to develop power on the Niagar Iver, instead of depending on power pu haled from private com- panies. Tb Hydro Cownliesinn, rep- reeeAting the unicipalities, peeks to take this power velopment from the kends of the Oote Government and keep it in its own han. •, This means that Toronto and the other large cities and p ,int nearer N is which already secure their power a . figure only a flection of the price at ode - rich, would still control the pI ie in their own interest+ and would secure still greater advantage over Goderich attd other outside points. Under thi•t control Godeiich has absolutely no chance of cotppeting fm any industry requiring any serge aimount of power. Ott the other hand, if control is vested in the Government, Goderich and ot,heroutside points can approach the (internment to 0...k a readjustment GI rates thrat would rerdovr at least eoiue portio of the handicap i.galnst which they. la r. Such a readjust - meet ern-- ed for oil various grounds, Which it not necessary to set tot th here. Tjte point of the whole matter, then, Is !big : - - _ If.youvote ''!Yes" on the bylaw it6teitarrdsy, you --vote to take the power development out of the hands of the Government and place it in the bands of the . Hydro Comair«ion, which means control in the interest of the hig cities. 1f you vote "No" on the bylaw, you tote to leave the development in the hands of the Ontario Govern i ent, which can be approached with some prospect of success to secure justice for all the tsi(Imiclpelities. The question of cheaper power ie not at i.eue. Cheaper power is already assured. and anyone who makes a contrary assertion is either ignorantly or wilfully making an unwarranted and misleading statement. EDITORIAL NOTES. A IIeppy New Year to all the readers of The Signal. President Wilson's diplomacy is making the United States second only to Germany in unpopularity among the Allied nations and their aympath iters. Those who take their politics ;from The Toronto Globe should beware of confusing politica with Hydro mit• ter& The power question Is not a political queetloo : it is s business question, and in hoMneee affairs the lettersets of Toronto and those of hut - side pieces like Godericb mei frequewdy opposed. The Globe and the other Tor- onto pa pers.of con rse. in Hydro ma Mere seek to serve the Interest of Toronto; their readers in (ioderieh .would re- member thie sad out allow tbemeelvee --T- bo T 10 be utivled into looking at these mat- ters from the standpoint of city Inter- ests. If the people of Godericb do not assett their rights for themselves, cer- tainly the cities will not do it for -them. "A To winirter has declared thatii}'tb ad been a religious daily In every city the war would not have motored." This remark ought to be qualified. If the tuinirtfr means that if (here had been a religious daily in every city in Germany the war would r not have occurred, the atetett 1ent will passe.- On the other hand, if he means that "religious" influencer in Britain sed the ether Awed countries would have allowed Germany to do as she pleased. hisreligionisn't worth much. If ministers would talk Ines about the hereon" of-wir -wm1 more *hoot the horrors of murder and brigandage and spoliation and sacrilege as practised by the enemy, their addresses would be wore to the pulpoee than they sometiwee are, It is the glory of the Allied nations that they went to war rather than allow Germany to work her will u . ppored. Uhristmiss Mees The weather, of ideal, and with g esay for shoppers to armee on any day of the ing Ohristowas. Theo, too, remembered that the Petri and•rlber war allowances put alai t4 money in local circul flood ,witges and high prices for to product `trod to Improve business. and perbspe some money was further ,diverted td Christmas shopping through the recent tightening of the ie•u-ictioos nn the sale of liquor. Probably the greatest factor io the Targe business done by the Goderich allo merchants, outride of the fact that this the people had the money to out spendswaa lhe_attractihe advertidgg put -forth-hy the tuerehants in the local papers and Lb. iuduence thereby exerted throughout the district in directing people's mind+ to the fact that Godericb is a good place in which to do their shoppiug. The merchant• followed op their advertising by mak- ing very attractive displays of their stocks ; the stores around the Square prevented a succession of tastefully and handsomely trimmed windows, and altogether the mrrehant of (lode - rich showed thrwselves to be thor- oughly alive and up to the times in their methods. e appears to have than usualthis-year, time. was almost sleighing it was e long diet - eek preced- must be c Fund good ion. rR STGNAL • • 0141.7A RIO WHAT THE BYLAW MEANS. A Scheme of Certain Municipalities to Serve Their Own Selfish Ends No Proper Information as to Liabilities Involved --No Provision for Proper Audit --Municipalities Asked t6 (Jo It Blind. Mr. W. B. Doherty, city solicitor of St. Thames, in a letter published in The St. 1'goplas Journal discltasee the Hydro bylaw; the sante bylaw that is being- atalititj to tl)e elegtnn of Goderich. Ha writes : 1 have been asked by several 'rata. peyrta to explain the meaning of the mush-diacit••sed kldro-Irl t b i and the reasons why the oily council declined to promote it, at the present time. 'mower the question "Yes," then cxl motion will go 11 Govern- ment 1t • • the l ern- went and the Legislature and say, the people have voted to give us the sole control of this work, and the rxpen- dttute of this )ung juud,__wklie4 end. Shit you amend She- act of last sem- .ion accordingly. If anyone doubts the tru•b of /this 'statement. then I sty, wait till the : eC r c jaw awn .e..i,,n -. of Lila see what happen*. No Estimate of Cegf.. First, let me say that n.0 0110 is mak- ing any attack upon Sir Adam Beck, or anyone els., persuuslly, but against a scheme, and a propaganda, which he Is r..p"uriug, supported by eel t 'in wunicipalil ie« tor their own eelflsh in- trust.. .and which it not in the best iitereate of the municipalities geu- rrally, and which, if allowed to go on, would lead the tuuuiripalitiee into flnaewisi Intldensshe-eptenb of wit►eb they are not told, and hove no wrens of knowing. Let me say in the second place that there is no dispute or difference of opinion about the necessity o1 obtain- ing more power at Niagara Falls. But opinions do differ materialjly as to how and by whom the enormous ex- penditure for the proposed new power development at the Fails, estimated now t 510,000,000, is to be made and controlled -Is the work to he done and the money to be expended oy -the Hydro Power Commission, under the upervision of the peoples representa- t ves, the Government and Legislature o Ontario, and the accounts therefor au sect to audit by the Provincial aud- itor or- is the-.Commiasit.n to he d to do this work and expend oney as they alone see fit. with - v, Governmental or Legislative ion. and free from any tiov- audit Hind that this money ono - sed eiiber by the Commis-. e io»elcipilities stone, hin- t. sired it.sired by theguaranty of e of Ontario, and inion the people of tlntario. Then not the people. upon the money will have .to some right to exercise er its expenditure, and to an audit o1 the ac- ANGUS W. NCLEUD TELLS OF HIS LUCK. Friend Called and Told Him of Dedd'r Kidney Pills. Tarhotvale, Victoria ('o., N. S., Dec. Ed (Special i. -Cured of rheumatism that bad crippled hew, Angus W. Mc- LtGd, well known and highly tr.peetrd here,teelr it bailie duty to let everybody know that he found bis cure in Dudd's Kidney Pills. "Last fall," Mr. McLeod states, "I uok sick, with it severe attack u( rheu- 1 ties. The rheumatic pains lodged th r swell of my back and left hip. i c Id feel darts of path shooting tbdo ug my loins like shock', from a galvanic tttrry, and in two days 1 was a Grip • e. 1 was obliged to limp •round with stick, and 1 looked Weave 1 to the ight side becau.e 1 could not let to • weight on toy left toot.. 1 suffered this way for • week, when pickily ft tend came to see me who recon ded i[odd's Kidney Pills. Before 1 d finished the second box the pain w en',itely gu►fr. 1 have sines been ex and to cold and wet every day, but 1 h en't had a twinge of pain to soy bouy d limbs." Fifty Millions Dollars in Raw Furs. "Fifty million dollars' worth of rad furs." Quite a large sum of moo. Y when you conte to think of it. This is a normal season's production of North Ante'ican raw flus. Oats you imagine fifty million dol- lars changed hands for North Amer- ican raw furs ? Yet ouch is the ease as near se can be estimated by Mr. A. B. Shubert, president 01 A. B. tehu- t,rt, Inc., Chicago. U. S. A. (said to be the lergeet house in the world deal- ing' exclusively In American raw furs). Mr. Shuhert saye : •'The merry old world still goes around and the cor- ing of winter bt Ings on one more raw fur season. It is one of the oldest i dustr.es known to mon, dating 1 k even he fore the tanto of Christ, • in spite of the fact that millions o fur. bearing nnimsls are killed off every year -in spite of the fact them rigid game laws are enacted to peetect the fur -hearers -the gene is let from be- ing extinrt. •'1t is wonderful the part that furs have pleyed in the history of nan. Thew have caused war's, ted to the ex- ploration of new lands and changed the maps of natiuhs, but more won- derful stool are the varied fluctuations in the market. /It is the greatest spec- ulative game the world. When the raw fur mar et is at its highest pitch, Wall street fades away to Nothing tonight*, of it. Before people knew what s I and tobacco were, they were ginning fur -hearers for their pelf and still the game has not died out; in fat t, this season promises more ruvtivily than ever in the fur Mosinee*. Fur' fill an ahsolute neceseity, as they form tie protective clothing of those whose occupation beings them in contact with the elements of win- ter. Ftithermore, flue are extremely feshionahle. Milady's wardrobe Is not complete without most of her niter garments for fall and winter, her hat, evening gown ant drearier trimmed with fur, and it is not un-• common to see shoe tops, handbags and parasols trimmed with fur. super• arnmen Bear not lie 'lion or can only 1 the Yrovin credit of th why ghoul whose credi he raised, hcv supero' o have the sigh cuuuts 1' • -What Autbonsed. - -1W—Legiclatur , at it last sberlon, massed an act givi g the Government the right 10 sutho ize the Commission -til carry on this rw development, and enacted that the Uomwis.ion might he authori , .' to carry on the wnrk as follows : 1 -To sus trey and sy out all land, waren, water privi .e* and water powers required for a construction of the work. =1'11 acgnfre-opt • and enter into preliminary contrast., for the pur- chase of Lind for sites, 'milt of works, and machine,y and -&tliancer re- quired for the works. :i. -To construct, erect, maintain and ort. -rate works; fur the purpose of di- e.tting the waters of the Niagara River, Welland River, and trihutary waters or any of then', and conveying them by aqueduct, conduit, or canal. or in any of other manner, from any point on the 1Vellend River or hisg- ata River. 4 --To construct, erect, maintain and operate such works for the develop- ment of electrical energy. The act further provides that the met rat this work shall be defrayed out of such looniest as the Legislature may fiom time to time appropriate for the purpose ;ant that the Comma eball keep an accurate and tailed ar:Dunt of all the cost of work ; and that the Government have the right to appoint an to check and audit the aceou that thio auditor shall id. port to the Government, place the -elude before th ithin fifteen days of t session, act also provid supply of is new may r . t e T adequ how Cowmissio supply of pn source avails this suthorlt contract -'d• hp hall ditor s, and Ids r.• - ho shall egisleture opening of that until an twig 1. obtained development the menu. an additional the Fella, from any ; and acting under Commission has r 50,1 additional b, p. The natation then arin what is the m ening of this new Hy o bylaw, by ono is it put forwerd, en whet !ti object ? It ia the offspr of t. Hydro Power Commission. h father, and the Hydro -Radial Associa- tion ite godmother. Stripped of its frills it simply means the renewing of an agitation, started selfishly 3Ismoring to be centre. for it network of Hydro -radial railway., to change the act of last session, and to place all the work and expenditure connected with the propotted new de- velopment of Niagara Falls in the ham, and under t be sole management and ctmtrol of the Hydro Power Commingled), without any Government or Legislative supervision or contml, and without the arcounta for such ex- penditure tieing subject to Govern- ment audit. The question *et ft -nth in the bylaw ie unfair and misleading, bemuse the people will not understand it. The ordinary person reading it would ins- egine that he Vraa being asked to say if he was In favor of ohteining more power at Masters Falk and that alone. If the question had [wen Nit in the 'alternative, thet is to *ay - Aro you i• fevor of the municipalities incurring the expense and mistiming the cost of obtaining more power ? OR Are you in favor of the Province aeatiming the cost, tinder the act of loot session ? the people would have a chance ta know what they were vot- ing open, and a chance to media their judgment, but on the question in the byte* it le, -heads. I win, sod utile. you Mee. "STAYING AT A FAKM.•" Cassdian Artillerist Have Cool and Airy Billet, but Are Enjoying It. Following are extracts from a letter received by Dr. T. E. Uase, Ouugannon, from his son Hendon, who is with the 43rd Howitzer B tttrry in France. The letter is dated December : 1Vell, we have !!loved ' position again, and are once in ire around civil- izatiou, It Is a eight for sore eyes to see green grass and trees rgatu, after 'seeing nothing but mud, .hellholes a I for two d desolation 1 v sIlgenerally, month*. We had flue runrhiny days for our trip, and although we had to walk most of the way, on account of the condition of .the hurry:,, it was wont enjoyable. The country was wore or leas hilly and very beautiful, the woods looking .owewhat as they do back home in Indian rummer. oLi _meaent we are "'wino a. a fare,' which means we are in the loft above the cow stable, with plenty of fresh air and no tire, but we soou No estimates of the cost of this pro- 1 nod out where the good firer are dnwu pewit, new development have been in the village and make out pretty placed before the municipal councils fair. or before'.he people, who are aeksd to n the morning before we get up we vote oo the y Ieet n0 atat••went ' hear,the farm hands pulping tur- given of the awuuuty of liability a nips and milking below m. The hens municipality would he arked to 110. oleo are doing pretty fair work in this suave (other than the verbal statement district, and are apparefitly working made by an assistant engineer of the overtime to keep us all supplied, as Comwiesion the other night, that the this is the brat opportunity we hove 'tntsf cost woutd t somewberesrouil'3-tlrad-of tasting eggs for two months. • 610.000.000) . Yet the pr neuters of I am not up at the guns at present, till. scheme want the people to vote as it is my turn down here at the Wildly on the question, and 10 assume horse lines, but expect to go up to the a heavy financial burden the amount battery this week. of which they have 110 means of know- We are in a great position -here, and ing, and that in face of the fact that our gunpils are ideal. and have good the Legietture has already undertaken dugouts for sleeping quarters. We the Hnaccing of the woi ks necessary do not expect very strenuous work for this new development of power. this winter. 50 7011 ;an rest •nosed j The promoters of this agitati, ��put for • good lung time now sitar •e we forward the argument that they stub are concerned. the development works to be the p erty of the municipalities, and the Province. If so, when the works are con- slructad and the actual cost known, it will be time enough for the muni- 1 cipalitie• to consider whether they w• are willing to assume their reepeclive to ride mare than ,4e were, and I can shares of the cost, and if they are honestly say 1 never felt more tired in the matter will to one for negotiation my life than when we pulled Into our and agreement with the Logidal ure. billets at night*. Andy Lane arrived 'At present, when you c emitter the lack in the battery last -tight, but existing indebtednee* el ail the urban wasn't able to ke Blight with his municipalities, and that the resource* dam of the country are being taxed to Ihv limiI to meet the demands and ne- cessities of the war, municipal coon• cite, and the ratepayer generally, will do well to go slow and. take stock of their financial positron, before blindly plunging into an enor;►urui monii'ipal liability for the works tit question. or for a similar financial-t•r.pnn•lltility for the construction Of Hydro -radial railways; - The Financial Post, the leadin financial paper of the PI oviuce, in i issue of' December A warn. MO" nicipat;iies against submitting tees bylaws to the people, and the , pie from voting in favor of them, until they hat had an optimist thoroughly considering the resp ,nribility they will • until proper estimates of cost of lite win ki a.nd the to be rsesumid tsy each have been submitted to • W. ACHESON & SON • • • •s • • • Sale of Smart Warm Coats for Women Sale of Smart Warm Coats for •• •• •• • • • • •• • • • •• • P- 1 happened to .be down in the vi1- I • t lage yesterday and saw Howard on • his way up to the guns. 1 had not seen him for quite a while, as /the • �irigader didn't rouse out at the mane • e, but he didn't seem an the se for the trip; They were able 11. VV. 51, Thomas, Dec. IS, • • • Some are loose 'flaring styles and some belted chinchillas and lined. Coats clearing at effects, some are in -Bel ted at back; tweeds, beavers, All our $10.00 and $l2a 15.00 Black Beaver Cloth Coats. sable trimmed, quilted lined. Regular $25.00. Clearing at $15.00 Women's Furs Boas, Muffs and Scarfs of sable, mipk and Persian lamb, ranging from $7.50 to $1-5.00. Clearing at 13.50 to 17.50 • • • • • • • • • Men's Black - • China Dog Coats • .Lamb collar, select skins (No. 1). Special • .$25.00 • • r Women's Muskrat Coats • • Satin Tined and perfectly matched skins of Q Canadian rat, all sizes, at 150, 160 and $65 • • •w� w sow: ___- W e..w,•� • wound. A _ .iii piece of •hell easing t VV went, Mlle boy et- list, from under bun. You have liar ford hy this time you an idea' of w like out herr. He w getting back home fu Bad a letter from in Sb rncliffe, where or an NI finely comwisnit, clipping from a Listowel night stating that Gilmer is miming and believed to he Our old crowd has been prett shit -us, as there are hardly an the fellows l _;hummed with last y ty of 011. ,,*racial Hv the wary, if you could get hold o cur and a Christmas Windsor Magazine there e whole are some very good pictures and pn,poriton Photograph, in it, Bowe taken not far nnicrpality from where we were. and would give urn. you a fairly good id.a of whit the eeraery is like out here. QuHltlaTT. Well, it will be about Christmas 7*k. — ' when this letter reaches you, and I certainly wish i were • going along with It, hut to los it has seemed a Teaching 5 niers' Wives. parity short year, as I have been changing about hom one country W -^-- another and have had some Aside from fonking after (he►mme wonder- ful times, hilt I think hy another dints Swum' 1 wants of the depend year this little dlsagrerment will tie ante of Ca diary soldiers, the, office's settled and we will ere back from our of the ea action Patriotic Fund have, Cuntiwntal-tour' where p acticalde, widened the - moral s. of its energies so at to emMace th moral and social welfare of those who the exigencies or war have GIRLS WANTFDi - • of case• soldiers will return from e war to better wives and to (tetter Doles. The Fund workers are grap- pling at the very roots of the soci;.l problem when they disregard the effect and at once seek the cause. A notified home is not an atmosphere for degradation and crime. The Cana- dian Patriot is organization aims to lift its charges not only above want while their huebends ale battling for our freedom across the rear, but with a far-sighted vision of the future is enhancing the home environments of wives and children ro that in the years that are to follow this exhausting struggle the present youth of the na- tion will heaome an seest to the state, 01 thousands of homee throughout Canada women are being taught do- mestic science, the care of children, buying and the keeping of house ac- counts. Charity is not bestowed on these dependent. They are simply given an opportunity to become better 'rr$ and he war a lucky *had bis ltorse shot v\ Men R.e Ruther- nd he would give conditions are pretty lucky in a Sew months. arold swan e is training !raw a per last ported killed: 1 well of r u Into their keeping. 1n hen - citizens, the effect of which, while oh wore for the moment, will yield rich remilts in generations to follow. When the Patriotic Fund is sup- ported by thine, who cannot fight we are helping ourselves, not only the re - For oMee work to VIII the places of men she nate gone tit are going to the front. Y01111/7 women can rend. r the country real service by preparing to take positions In bank. and bu.loe..t offices. !rps•Ial Coors., of training In hook keeping. Shoe t hand and pill "other Com- mercial subjects now in Defiers.... Students admitted any i ime. Illustrated catalogue free Northern Business College, Ltd. OWF:N t'NLr. OXT. C. A. Fl.. IND. Principal. •• ••••••••••0•• • •••••••••••• New Issue des WINi:r.,' Telephone Book. q Copy for the next Telephone Directory closes on the above date! paw telephone now, •O thet will be in the new issue! changes required to our Local is The Bell Telepho e Co. of Canada. 1 • JO AND COMMERCIAL Printing? r %icin al A National Call NATIONAL SERVICE. 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