The Signal, 1918-6-6, Page 22 Tt1U11PADAv, JUNK 6. 1918
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THURSDAY, J DNB 6, 1018
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THE SIGNAL - GODERICHI ONTARIO'
THE CANADA COMPANY.
Ilts Influence on Settlement In the Early Days of
Huron County.
Fallowing is an instalment of the "Re- I the people off Canada may feel and deplore
The Company's contract with the
British Govertunent terminated in the
year 1S43. at which time the last tnatal-
ment ,sf the purchase money was to be
paid. and whether it has been paid, or
whether or not the whole conditidns of
the charter have been strictly fulfilled,
the fact that thirteen years have
since elapsed. and that during this period
the prospecay of the Company has been
unprecedented and astonishing, is at least
bon against the outlying diarists may be the west by the waters of Lake Huron. [resumptive evidence that the are not
at least to some extent removed, and that Its length from north to south is about beans harrassed for the non -fulfilment of
we would ask our member in the Legisla• sixty tiles, and its greatest breadth 1 their share of the contract—that they
cure to bring this question forward for about thirty_. but in general it is much have paid up the two shillings ;and ten-
- .. i narrower. Huron _ composed _r seven- Pence farthing an acre. and that they are
The Ccxnpany
ving opened up
t much earlier
e been settled
obably en -
that Lon -
1, at the
inhab-
in
in
THE POWER QUESTION. port on the Count) of Huron, ion ten by
Thomas McQueen and published in 1858.
At the meeting of Centre Huron Lib- , of which a portion was published in The
erais held at Seaforth last week a resolu- signal tau weeks ago:
tion was adopted in the following
wads:
'That we believe that in justice to the, Tbe county of Huron, extending be-
'That
tween the 43rd and 44thparallels
industrtal interests of those portions of the weeof
northern latit:de. and lying between 81
Province situated as Huron is at a dis- `and 8'2 western longitude. is bounded on
canoe from tbe'source of power at Nuts. • the north by the county of Bruce. on the
charges for power whereby • thediscrlrltina- sout by the county of Perth, on the
chargesn
south by the county of Mtddksex and on
are there should be a resume of the
t y can have no redress.
This is not a party question and it was teen townships of various shapesand sues. claim credit for
brought forward at the Liberal gathering and which will be noticed separately and c aryl er some the Huron T
merely to get it before elle public and, . m order as we proceed. Eleven of these than a otherwise would tact
townships are part of the celebrated•'Hur•
through the action of the mem er for the .to Tracr " sold to the Canada Company and to this credit they are
riding, before the Provincial Legislature. in 1826: and through extra exertions and titled. But when it is know
Nor is any hostility to the Hydro- a vanet}• of means began to be partially don commenced in 1826.
settled from that date. The soil. as may taking of the census in 1852, 7
electric project implied in the resolution. be expected in such an extent of teal.- , items. while Goderich. cowmen
Any person may cri• icize, for instance, the tory, is of many qualities, arid an inferior P425 had only a population of 1
administration of the Postofhee Depart- - (arm may occasionally be met with. but 1'452. it must be obvious that the
ment and agitate for a change in its taken as a whole the county of Huron mattent influence of the Company is
methods Without coming under -the contains' perhaps• the largest block of favorable to progrres; for assuredly t
1 ood agricultural , land of any' county in geographical posatlon. acid Iot:althose circum
accusation of trying to destroy the post- Canada. Indeedthe observing traveller stanxs are much superior to
office as a public institution. So with who has journeyed through many lands is I London. Besides. the rapidity with which
the Hydroeystem. The best defence of astonished and delighted with the extent the Crown lands of the county have been
that system, in [act. is that it should be of rich loamy soil, level surface, luxuriant sold and settled during the past four
verdure, the clear, healthful and invigot years is far $beyond anything that has
administered fairly in the interests of the sting climate. the crystal springs and peb- t taken place on the lands of the Company,
whole people, so that nu section or com- bly brooks, tha' attract his attention as and these new townshipe are situated
munity should feel that it is placed un-' he passes through Huron. And the under every disadvantage that can arise
abundant harvests. the large quantities of from the want of roads, mills, markets,
fairly at a disadvantage as compared with grain and other farm produce annually and water communication. Still under
other communities or sections. I exported for the last few years are tang- all these disadvantages people preferred
The power of the waterways of the ible proofs of the superiority of the soil. to deal with the Government rather than
we -
Province is the property of the people of The whole county is comparatively level, festered tothbey ythe Canadttaannseafnd ilir a
with an occasional patch of undulating
the white Province; but as the Hydro ground or a moderate �Ien. The timber few weeks in the autumn of 185.4 upwards
system is administered the benefits of is chiefly maple, beech• basswood ergot of 200.000 acres were sold in these back
that ownership accrue almost entirely to elm, with. in some townships. a mixture townships, to actual settlers, who paid the
the people of a small section of the of hemlock or a few oaks—line is very first insta.ment on their purchases.
s4arce. and is not found at all in the pin- It is true the ' No money down" sys-
Provintce. This is not merely a theoretic cipal townships ol thecounty; but in tem of the Canada Company was not in
cal objection; the results of the present some of the northern townships. gad in operation err the time, it had bean with -
policy are concrete and palpable. If it is Hay, Stephen and Macgillivray, towards maven from the market, or in plain lan-
contintied, tbe ultimate select will be the lake. a grows in united quantity. and
h
the destruction of the manutactur- rathertheentire unof leninterior quality. Throughout
of txunt
ing industries of those portions of the' is boded bygtprecipitotbe us banyk,s,thraengilake
Province in which power rates are high. from 50 to 150 feet above the water leve
The. Sterling Bank of Canada.
Statement of the Resuh of the Business of the Bank for the Year
Ending 30th of April, 1,18.
guage sales had been entirely suspended;
still, had it even been otherwise. at may
safely be assumed that actual settlers. ,
with any means at all at command, would
have preferred purchasing to leasing.
tions in the case of certain in- oxnp(teed principally of hard clay. The leasng system of the Company
with exceptions , and cThis elevationbesides being conducive I was, perhaps, convenient for emigrants or
dustries which depend upon the existence ! to health, affords excellent and easy I settlers with small families and no money.
of other conditions than cheap power. I drainage. back even to the eastern brats of 1It (aimed them at once a place to live on.
the county; an advantage which. in such, work and raise food on, without any im-
aThe Goderich Board of Trade has ! large tract of land, cannot be estima- , mediate outlay save their labor; but at
taken cognizance of the question, and will ted tete time it was introduced tt involved
no doubt go Into it thor ughly. and , i ultimate consequences of the most serious
•
other municipalities in this and in other' THE CANADA COMPANY. , nature to these poor. industrious nen.
1 That portion of the county .>( Huron and which not one in fifty of them could
parts of the Province may be relied upon ;belonging to the Canada Company began foresee. The lessee was bound to pay an
for co-operation in a well organized move - 'to be settled in 1828, under the agency i annual rent c4 more than six per cent. on
GEN
LI
Notes of the Bank jot circulation...,
Imprints not bearing interest
Deposita baring interest (including interval maned
Balance* due to other Banks rn Canada....
Acceptanus under Letters of Credit
Total Liabilities to tits Public
Capital Stock paid -.p ....
keserve Fund . .
STATEMENT.
!TIES.
11111.7 10.1119.90
este N at'tement) R2141a0.b6
$12.975.990 43
242,447 fit
Las an
$ l•Li7,27u.u•
A...
sssa tares rl
91 l.179.(167 51
1350,111110.00
3,13451
18,91X.55
41073 .st
6 1.:.3,a.Kt
Dividends unpaid .. . .. .
Dividend No 43. paylbth May..
Balanced. Profit aced Less Account carried leeward.
Current Coon held by the
Barak
ASSETS.
s
Dominion Notes held.L9
Deposit with the Weilefor the Puritans of the C4catatiaa Paad......... llf
Notes of otber Barka. .... .. ....
Cheques on other tank fint
Balances due by other Banks in Canada ..... 4as0.U3
Balances due by Basks and Banking Cesrapondnla elsewhere titan in • Yt1
Canada 517,313. .
S 16.19.097 77
543 10
1.1,Si 75
W
up
.55
Iamtroo. and Provincial Government sseuritiw not exceeding market
value ... ... 2.211.7916.91
Canada • Municipal Securities, and Briva4 Foreign and Colonial Public 3,es8,ati1.W
Securot.ee other than Canadian .
Railway and other Boners. Debentures and Stacks. noteaording market
value .... .. .
Call and Short (not exceeding thirty days) Loofahs Canada on Bonds De-
benture and Stocks .... .... .. .. ........ .... .......... ...
her Current Loans and Discounts in Canada (less rebate of interest)....
due Debts (estimated loss provided tar)
Premises, at not more than cost less asnouat* written gra ... .
Liakilities at Customers under Letters of Credit. as per contra ... .
otbheAkAssets not included in the foregoing
meat for amelioration of present condi- of John Galt, the novelist, and the face- I the price of every acre of land which he
tiuna
tering at much length into a subject which serest on at least sevrnty coxes of bush
taxis Dr. Dunlop; and though we have no leased. or in other words he paid•throu4h-
intention of swelling out
EOtTORIAL NO7 ES.
--
We rely on Foch.
this essay by en- out his whole term of ten years the in-
folr many years has been extensively land. from which he was not receiving one
discussed both by the press and the pub- farthing's worth of benefit. The paying
tic, and which has. oftenertllpnonce, been of this rent paid no part of the price of
sub matted to the deliberations of the the land—he had no chance of paying in
irstaiments, and if within the ten years
he failed to pay the purchase money, say
twelve shillings and sixpence an acre, in
addition to the annual rent. twenty-five
per cent. was added to the original price,
and if he could not purchase or otherwise
find someone to buy his right, he lost his
improvements and the land reverted to
the Company.. Now. considering the
very low rate at which farm produce sold
in Canada. ten years ago and later, it is
not easy to conceive how a working man
entering upon a hundred acres of bush
land could support a family, pay an an-
nual rent for the hundred acres, and in
the lapse of ten years save as much as
would purchase the land at, perhaps.
three or four dollars per acre. in fact. it
could not be done in one case out of
twenty. The great majority of the lessees.
instead of saving money to pay for the
land. were utterly unable to pay the an -
Old Sol is a booster in the greater pro Legislature, yet we would not be doing
deletion campaign. justice to the subject if, in an Essay on
the County of Hugon, we omitted en -
Don't worry: the British always win the its ly influeto notice thnces. Ite wCand
oulda beeasyCompany and to waste
last and decisive battle. not an essay but a volume of strictures
Professional hall -players in the States and ceedings, crit balmsbalmsindeed, on the Compmore tanyhan as pvolro-
d, -
are to be dratted. isn't this a terrible ume has already been written, but such
writing can be of little service to the Can-
adian public at present. ;That the sale
of'1,100,000 acres of excellent land, in one
weather make a combination that is Nock. to an incorporated body of
helping mightily to ensure the ultimate moneyed speculators was a sad error. is a
propoeition riot likely to be disputed; and
that it was an error whose evil conse-
quences extended far into the future is a
fact which is now beginning to be ser-
iously felt and thoroughly comprehended.
But the error is long since beyond the
reach of remedy. It was the work of the
Imper al Government. and however much
war'
The farmer and the fine growing
victory of the Allies.
Another batch of titles has been drop
ped upon Canada: We have not read the
list of "Kings Birthday honors.'' and if
any of our neighbors are entitled to a
knightly appellation that we fail to give
them will they kindly inform us'
There is general criticism of the re-
ported decision of the new Minister of
Education to occupy a dual position. con-
tinuing his connection w,th St. Paul's
church. Toronto. as rector. Either of
these jobs is quite big enough for one
man.
German submarines are infest ng the
Atlantic coast of America and are being
hunted by the light craft of the United
States navy. If the naval plans of the
Laurier Government had been carried
out by its successor. Canadian vessels
would be able to join in the hunt;
but—
The death of John Rens Robertson,
proprieter of The Toronto Telegram. re-
snoves not only a prominent figure in
journalism but a man who had a wide range
of activities. His paper has been a cin.
spicuous except ion as a moneymaker. and
Mr. Robertson put his money into than•
neer of usefulness. The Sick Children's
tsiwpital is an outstanding example of
his p ractical spirit of charity.
HB BUILT HIS HOUSB WIT HIS
OWN HANDS
Aad the Mile He Gut frota Dedd'a Kid-
ney Pills.
Brackley Point. s County. y. P. E.
1., June 3rd ( )—Mr. Neil C. Mc-
Callum. an resident of this prtwlar
little summer resort, never tires of show -
pig visitors over his beautiful home. which
L the work of his own hands. And he
always finishes with the declaration:
"1 never could have done this but for
the benefit i received from Dodd's Kid-
ney Pills 1 was brought up on a farm,
but about ten years ago 1 took a very sore
hack. I tried plasters and pills without
gettingsnreresI benefit. Then I thousht
I would try Dodd's Kidney Pills. Two
boxes of heart made me all right again.
A year later i felt it coming on again, but
another hilt of Dodd's Kidney Pills drove
it away. Now I just take one or two
bones as a spring medicine, and you can
ass how healthy 1 am. i built this house
juga 1 misamot to chimney myself.'.
re fee hew
ar•onoee r l
Directory First !
•
guess at telephone numbers, to rely
on your memory, or to consult old
lists of telephone users means wrong
numbers, delays and general annoyance.
q Sometimes it takes a little longer to make
sure of the number: more often it is clear gain,
even as regards time.
El Why not adopt the motto Directory Rest
in telephoning?
The Bell Telephone Co.
of Canada
G T SOMERS. President.
Toronto. Ai* 30th, 1915.
AUDITOR'S
REPORT.
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• W. ACHESON & SON
3
• ALL PURE LINEN
1
72 -inch double Damask heavy Linen, in
half a dozen patterns. Quality is the finest
we have ever shown. Satin Damask in
3 beautiful patterns. At per yard $2.00, $2.50
and $2.75.
3 Pure Linen Towels
Ten dozen, old stock, 2.2x4.4, all linen, hemstitched
Huckaback Towels. Worth double this price. At
per pair... .. ............. ........ 81•N
3 Half Bleach Towels
Heavy Cotton Huck Towels, hemmed and good
large sizes. Special sale ,6 for 90c
TABLE DAMASK t
25e
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A 11 WALKER.
General Manager.
This statement 11iryaY been duly vouched by comparing all entries with the books al the CWrI 01. a
fete and certified Return from the Branches. and in my opnwn a properly.drawn up so as tp ex-
Nbt a correct vier, e1 the condition of the Bank.
e
Cab and Securities have been checked at the Chief Office at Nth April,1918, as well a at another
time during the year• as r erred by section :e 01 the Bank Act.
1 have obtained all the alternation and explanations required. and am of the opinion that the
transactions of the Bank, w b have come under my notice have been within the powers of the
Bank. SHERMAN E. TOWNSEND• C. A.,
Auditor.
nual rent. They got in with the
Company and were entirely at their
mercy, while at the name time 'nterest
was being added to the arrears the
piopet of "selling out'' was ing
In short. had things continued as t
were a few years ago, in this section
the country, not one in every twenty of
the lessees would ever have been able
either to pay or sell out. and hundreds
would consequently have lost the fruits of
ten years of hard labor and been reduced
to homeless destitution. But the sudden
and surpnsing rise in the price of pro-
duce, and more particularly in the price
of land, which took place in Upper Can-
ada four years since, has completely
changed for the better the whole aspect
of things. in so far as the lessees of Huron
are concerned. Land in this county
MassJy-Harris
Shop
— FOR —
BINDERS, MOWERS AND
CULTIVATORS.
DELCO-LIGHT PLANTS.
BUCKEYE INCURATORS.
GRAY AND McLAUGHLIN
CARRIAGES.
GAS ENGINES.
WIRE FENCE.
OLD HOMESTEAD
FERTILIZER.
Robert Wilson
Hamilton St. Godcrich
3
Floor Rugs
Summer clearing of all Wilton, Velvet and Tapes-
try Rugs. Sizes 24x3, 3x3, 3x3}, 3x4, 30x4.
Congoleuni Rugs
2x3, 3x3, 3x31, 3x4 yards. Large and splendid
selection, opened up new. At special prices.
Hosiery
Fifty dozen) ladies' black Lisle and Cotton Hose,
8i, 9, 9,, 10, seamless, and colors warranted. At
per pair
j Children's Hose
Fine rib Cotton Hose, old dye and seamless, good
weight, all sizes 6 to 10. Worth 40c, at per pair...ZSc
which five years ago could have been
bought for perhaps tax do tars an acre
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will now sell readily at thirty -ix; and
there is not a lessee of a hundred acres in •.l
Huron, with say twenty to thirty acres so
cleared, but may easily obtain from three
to four hundred pounds for his right and • 11
improvements, even though he may
deep in arrears to the Company; that
providing the term of his lease be not
erred. Many have sold out. and many, ;3
thanigh the high price of produce, have
been enabled to pay up and secure their 3
deeds; arid in travelling through the Com-
pany's townships at present it is cheering
to observe the number of st.betantial
barns and dseilings, and o[oud fences ,�
and other ext sive and valuable impro:-e-
re,rts that alr y beautify those very 41
localities which, only a short time since,
were considered hopeless• and which txt11'
OXFORDS
—AND—
PUMPS
The latest creations in Oz -
fords and Pump; are here.
The fancy of the particular
woman who takes pride in
her footwear will be more
than satisfied by these new
creations.
They are made in the finest
White, Black, Mahogany Kid
and Patent Leathers.
White Canvas Shoes and
Oxfords are now in stock, al-
so a full line of Tennis and
Outing Shoes for the Hoy
and Girls.
— REPAIRING
Geo. MacVicar
North side Solar*, (aswleirieh
for the chance rcfefrett to would in 1
probability have been comparatively des-
olate today.. Thus the advance in 'the
price of land has saved the poor lessees.
The very poorest is now a wealthy man
instead of a beggar; and it has saved the
county of Huron from expected desertion
and partial ruin.
This view, however. is founded on prob-
ability, and the generally selfish ten-
dencies of human nature, rather than on
any harshness or oppression which' he
Canada Company or their commissi
and agents have actually perpetrated.
is only justice to mention that whatever
evils may result directly or indirectly
from the Company's power and influence.
the reportsof tyranny and positive oppres.
(Continued on page 6)
Ladies' White Skirts
We have a large assortment of ladies' sample
Skirts, Piques, Gabardines and Repps. At from
r•.......•.»......-asea_.,• 82.11 tS 85.11
W. ACHESON & SON
*IP f1Iff"iti 1t!1l!Pirr4,TTT4+t1't"VP
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Canada's Registration
Its Purpose and Application
CANADA faces the gravest crisis in her history. Four years of war have taken from
the Dominion a heavy toll in talent and Tabor, yet despite the shortage of man
power, our Allies still depend on Canada to maintain her own fighting forces at full
strength and to increase her exports of food and war materials, so vital to them, and to
the successful prosecution of the war.
Every ounce by which Canada can increase her food production and every • ounce Canada
can save in her food consumption is needed for export to the Allies.
Should the war continue for another year1 food cards and a rationing system may have to
be instituted. it is the duty of Canada to be prepared for whatever situation circumstances
may force upon her.
It is quite probable that before the war is won our GeveJrtment may have to place
restrictions upon the occupations In which men and writhes may engage. In such an
event the Government wishes to be in a position to render all possible assistance in
keeping our population usefully and profitably employed.
Registration Day, June 22nd
These condition* point to floe notes aa:ti nl Canada aiatlabta unit of human enerflsnayba
knowing the sial, capaWjtiee of her men and utilized to the beet advantage.
..sae■ .e horn.
Al p.eeaea realang in Canada, mule w fermata
British eaalien of 16 years sad over, will be required
to re infer on June 22nd mad teuthtully anew*, the
gaeeMasta .et fordo open the rgMreten card.
ft is net doe Government's katentiem to I naer(pf
labour fa any forma. loft tw aaiet ia directing h wi.eil•.
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Tied in p r.ct ad tfkrotyi,a�t�syljq n
wed• - id $s M. Mllisary Ant!!e(4Me/ h, �o-
mi the men necessary to maintain `Canada's
D n� �i of avat-
1161 teem a keen lea
e.sential to mere a.eential oecupalionr--te edabti.h
Ledidligeolly adevaaieteg &velem eel food rationing
tend beeslree'reareanory.
him"
sed lir an6
.rtty d Camelia R/Sistration Board