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THE 1190 1114. - OODUIOE, ONT.
Diaries
for 1921 "
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to 90c.
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IL ('. Dt NIAH'-A MAN'S MAN.
To the Editor of The ;Cignal.
In a local paper of recent date eome-
ont• signing ns"Juniva" contributed an
article urging that we ratepayers in
nomination. meg for municipal odleer
this year easI *tout to secure men o
wooer qu*lifief(tiona. Hi* plea tf
prayer, if it may be, has undoubtedly
been granted in the nomination of H. C.
Dunlop for the most Important oMte
of Mayor. And the acceptance -of the
simile:tee by Mr. Dunlop truly exemp-
Iiles courage and it determination to
bring his birthplace to the prominence
It should ■ttain•
iA•I Iia compare the Qualt&atlona
which • Junius" eonsidered requisite for
such * responsible position with those
of Mr. Ilunlop.
' First: "Ile should be a man of ex-
emplary character. honesty of purpose,
without fear or favor."
H. (•. Dunlop can qualify unrestrain-
edly to a11. No man in Goderich or
ele•where eonld have a letter char-
acter. No one there assert that lie
ever lent favor to even the slightest
suggestion of dishonesty. His atraight-
fora ard manner in school. in his buSl-
ne•ss profession. and in his eztended•.
ailtlary life at home. and pversels in
the Great War, will suffice to show
that he is capable of handling any
wuaicipel matter, small or large, with-
olit fear or favor.
Second: "He should have an active
affiliation with his rinlrch, bol not al-
low that a(•ti►ity to form n cloak- for
.hypocritical dealings with his fellow -
11. C. Dunlop has always been a
faithful member and ardeut worker In
his church. HI* clean-cut manner and
frank dispo'itlon instantly dispel any
hint at hypocrisy.
Third: "He should not let polities
bias his mind in the discharge of his
municipal duties"
!(. ('. Dunlop does not and will not.
He Is not the nominee of any party
or clique. His 'Moulders are straight
sad broad enough to carry the rexpou-
slhillties of omee. Ij(s mind la just
•* bread as his shoulders a.1r1 110 111e
will have any hesitancy 111 approaching
hint with swgersttnus for the better-
ment of our town and Its citilieus.
., Fourth: "Ile .1 141 he a good fellow
'st sill times, cooperating with any
anisatiou which worka for the wel-
t* •-tit-thi tsommuuity."---"-
H. ('. Dunlop is and his always
been a good fellow with every-
body 'lit all times. He has
114o false pride. Ile meets every -
11011y with a fair, agUare manner, en
eneoorake neat to children, and respect
to his elders.
Fifth: "He should have brains and
be liberal and hooeat in the use of
t heal."
H. C. Dunlop Ms**. an abun-
dant* of them, and knows how to time
them. 11e was always a top-noteher
In the publi.• .t•hool and -Collegiate In-
stitute here In perfecting himself for
his profession as a pliarmaei.t, he
graduated from the tintarlo College of
Pharmacy in 11112 and 1s an honor
graduate of Toronto l'niversity. in
these colleges he won marked distinc-
tion by carrying off the John Robert',
scholarship, the college Gold 'fetal
and the ' What
mlwrs mels l ,r ellem-
Istry. hat better exemplifl salon of
brains could one eonteive? hat he
has made ttbe of them is shown
in the sI4•ne.a he has Slade of his howl -
nem, and in his military .service at
honk.; and overseas in the (sat War
he was prompt iu assigning his b,1tineas
interests into g.Mxl Itands so that he
might devote his ability in organising
The 7I.t Battalion. On reaching Pug -
bind he was made commandant in •
musketry romp. where his eseellent
work WA. grcally appreciated. On his
release front that important past he
reverted In rank to assume A cspMimy
in "'ranee. where he put in eleven
months of energetic. work in the final
rt which won the war Thank God,
have, him back, mound In limp and
mind. and what Kreuter tribute can
we pay to a man of his courage, brains.
honesty and resourcefulness than to
make him Mayor of our town. which
gave 1nl.liutelly of men and money
to help the Mother Country 11,11(1 its
ogee In the world: No man or woman
•la town can conscientiously refrain
from giving. II. ('. Dunlop his or her
lmdtrld.st support snit rote -for •Mmyor
for 1921. ,-.
31'1.ii'0.
AGAINST THE *.C.FJI. B] -LAW.
To the Editor of The Signal.
$(r, -There seeing to be so tittle in-
formation available in regard to the
western Canada Flour Wills bylaw
that: I would like to point out Moose
facts in eonne•tion therewith in` order
that the taxpayer may see the un-
reasonable request that the Company
lint asked the town to sanction.
In the first place. the fact should
he made known that all members of
the council do not think the amount is
large puough. The matter was hrouOt
np without any notl a w1 tever, Mr.
1(acrarlane tieing ushered In without
anyone having au opportunity to look
up the 111c1, ax 101 the value of the
property. Then when 8110.000 was
suggested, Mr. MacFarlane absolutely
rerouted to consider it, and mild that
he would agree to nothing more than
*70,000. The matter is therefore one for
the ratepayers themselves to decide af-
ter viewing the situation from all
n ogles.
1'o really arrive at the proper basis
one should take into consideration that
the Company has already secured for
the next ten years a Menus In the shape
car
F.
1ierg lbappg
arta Prosperous
flew dear
of fixed assetosnient that totals ones
$8,7W per year on their elevator p•o-
(wrty. Ary basis for this statement 1r
as follows:
Let tis plats. the value of the elevator
portion at SIatill•IM11, which ereryene
knows Is beWw-Ma aetnal worth. ,Aos
mune that the genetlal rule 1s that pro-
perty sl Id be assessed, at three-
quarters of its actual value, wt. arrive
at those asp ling tIgurea:
Assessment vette. 119.1,000
Business asse.smeut
( �T ta•r tout. atses.tal value) 44,780
Total assessment 1241,780
Taxes, at 41 mills i $0.993.78
Pixel atuount payable ft • next
ten years 1.200.00
Tax bonus yearly $ 4.71k1.73
No one desires to extract the last
dollar from the l'ompwny, and all the
present opponents of the li1Jaw ask be
that the amount of Om fixt.1 assessment
he made more equitable.
Let me DOW look at the value of the
mill portion of tate property. and take
the xsme Iasis of figuring Ns above.
Assume that the value of the 'mill por-
tion i. $240.090. again make the as-
sessment value thlw'spuarters of this
amount. or 1:10.000. We arrive at
these eguaUy.astounding figures:
.+ t eta a 3210.000Ittuxi as, 1► at 120,000
$336,000
Taxes, at"41 mills '' $ 13,778
Surely it we divided the above
anemia in half. taking Into eonshler-
Itiou the vera low assessment of the
elevator portion, the t'ompahy should- -
be more than setisfied.
some wild statements of
nownen
the
the present bylaw would bring in"tpave
been made. The oimnnnt, aeoording ,tu
Assessor (tiampliell. is as follows: '
$70,1110, at 29 mill. $ 2.030
School tax on $14.s,000 L,T'70
•
As a matter of fact. the real ques-
tion to he asked is: Why should the
town give the company siuieh a large
II/11111P when the Dominion Government
Is collee(ing in eves* profits taxes
such huge sums of money every year,
a portion. of which should come to the
town? Ask any business pan whether
he would rather the company pall
&loses) a year to the _Dominion. Ger.
eminent or pay the town a more equit-
able -assessment. The answer will-
/timely
ill/timely be made. on Monday.
Few people realize the size of this
Company. It i* now a $1;.000.000 cor-
poration. anti its attempts to hide its
profits In (vonting•'nt aeeounts and
stow•k bonuses have been the subject of
banter for years. Take one sample of
what has Iwrn done. in 1910, when the
last hrinw was 1-ntel npon, the Com-
pany plans! the ratite of 1t.. patent*.
trademark.. etc., at $142-009. in 1920.
after making millions during the inter.
vening ten years_.the._ company now
rallies these at 11. Kind of tough.
isn't it: the t'omptiny will be going
into liquidation next. -
The pr,.fits of the company after
uisking huge attnvrene,w for ileprecte-
tloe. err., have been immense. A stock
berets of $22. ,000 In 1917. a cash bonus
of $210.000 in 191S. and of a like
amount in 1019 in *44itlon to the nanal
dividends, are only a few examples
of the earning power of the Company.
The (ompiny's earnings based on
the full stock issue. which includes
hundreds of thonsands as stock lon-
ns•s, ran In the past few years all the
wily to twenty per cent. and rather
than give" the town a fair amount of
the gross profits swop (w•ophp would Chairman Soldiers' Memorial Fund
rather hand It over to the Federal Committtt.
Government in I./TCP/IP pmflt*.
The thing to do is to vote against Starr Phonn,•raphs and Gennett Star
the bylaw now and halve a new bylaw Records for ta,e at Hlrelstone's Icor
submitted later that will more nearly Cream Parlors, West street.
represent the feeling of the people. The
present one has few admirers, and
the present stand of the Company
stems to be to try to cneree the tax-
tn:vers by threats of the eonsegnenpes.
When that matter was put up to one
of the beads of the ('ompony he laugh-
ingly agreed that it **odd not he dome,
but that "(t went good with the work-
er.." it remains to be seen If such tin
argument be effective.
A TAXPAYER.
f ntlerich. Dee. 2.4. 1920.
THE COLBORNE STORE
JANUARY SALE
Monday, January 3rd, will be the day our January Sale will start. We have gone through
our entire stock and nearly every article has been reduced in price for this sale. It is not a sale
of just a few articles, but a genuine sale of practically every article we carry. Special reductions
are being made in the Ready -to -Wear Department.
Ready -to -Wear
Every Blouse, Dress, Coat, Skirt, Sweater and
Cotton Dress in the store will be reduced in price.
• Every one is a real bargain and it will pay you to in-
spect our range before making your decision.
Coats
Every Coat that is left will be reduced below
cost price. We make it an aim not to carry mer-
chandise from one season to another. The Coats
must be sold and we have marked them at prices that
will clear them quickly. If you are in need of a Coat
be sure and inspect our line, for you will be getting
real bargains on seasonable m.'rcbandise.
Dresses
We are carrying a wonderful range of Dresses,
both in silk and wool cloths. They have all been
marked down to rock -bottom, which means below
sat, for they must be clewed.
We want you to inspect and compare our lines,
louses
A Blouse for everyone; no matter what
style or material, we have it in the right size.
Dress Goods
We will continue to sell our Dress Goods and
Silks at 20 per cent. less than retail price for this
January Sale.
Everything in serge, tricotine and fancy cloths
can be had at 20 per cent. `off and every piece guar-
anteed pure wool.
If you need a Dress, Coat or Skirt be sure and
see these values.
Hosiery
Every pair of Hose in the store is reduced.
All -wool and cashmere Stockings are reduced in price.
This is real seasonable merchandise and you can now
buy it at greatly reduced prices.
Gloves•
.
Wonderful values in ch.Dlaoisette,
Gloves. They have all been marked down for this sale.
Be sure and come to this store, where you can
color, save real money on every article you are in need of.
A bargain for everyone.
Do Not Forget The Jaimary SSM
H. COLBORNE & CO.
to the fund, to be held after the rush
of the C'hristtllas l*'a.snn, to revive and
consider this report. Further a(•tiou
will depend upon the decision of this
meeting.
There is really no ta-cas(on for hurry
In the erection of a meu,ortal which
1s to last. we hope. for centinsfear At
Toronto and other large plan's it ha.
Iwen deliberately derided that no pub-
lic memorial shall he erected until after
a period of at (east fee years follow-
ing the nom•IuMdon of the war. One
reason for this is that it is desired to
avoid the erection of NOW mnnstromity
of aeulpture or •rchite•t1re which
might be.adoptel without due consider-
ation.
W. H. ROBERTSON,
HOCKEY'S THE O-4ME NOW.
First Game in Godetieh to Be Played
Next Tuesday Night.
The hockey season in Goderich com-
mencea next Tuesday with a game in
the intermediate G.H.A. series, between
St.le -.ILe .local team. The
puck aM'he faced at 4.13 pm. and it
ix hoped there will 1*' a large attend -
anew, in indication of the kind of sup-
port the chili may expect from the
public this *poison.
The Internwctiaie e'hetlide for this
dittrlct i* as follows:
January 4 -St. Marys at Goelerlch.'
January 10-lntlerlch at Exeter.
Jammer, 12-41ndprh•h *r St. Mary*.
January 1e -Exeter at St. Marys.
January 21 -Exeter at (iewlerleh.
January 24--14t. Mark* at Exeter.
Ander Sehedttk,
f nderieh has a teach also in the
(I.11.A. junior series,' the ,ehpglule be -
Ing as follow*
Jan. 1-Melforth at MitchelL
Jan. 4 --St. Marys at Stretford'.
Jan. 5 ---Mitchell at Rt. Mary(
Jan. 8-Gialerlch at Sea forth.
Jan. 7 -Mt. Marys at Mitchell.
Jan. 7 -Stratford at Goo1crlch.
.loin. 11 -St. Marys at Meaforth.
Jnn. 13 -Mitchell eit Stratford.
Jan. 14-$eaforth at Gnderieh.
Jan. 17 -St. Mary* at Goderich.
Jan. 10--Stratfor( at Mt. Marys.
Jan. 29-Mltehpll at Seaforfh.
Jan. 21-Meafnrth at St. IiIitfys,
.Inn. 22--4;oderich at Stratford;
Jan 24-M1tehell at (1o.lerh•h.
Jen. 2A---Ooderieh at Mt. Marys.
Jan. 2g. --Stratford at Mitchell.
Jan. 29- Se*forth at Stratford.
Feb 1 ---Stratford at Pea forth,
Feb. 1-4lodorieh at Mitchell.
Phone 158 OOIEilICt1
We like to make portraits os
men, and many sten prefer us, a
we seem - to possess that faculty
which tn'lbles useto fully bring out
character and • tdividuality,
THE SALLOWS STUDIO.
THE WAR MEMORIAi. -
I notice that Mr. Dunlop In his ad.
dross to the electors make* a reference
to the war memorial.
If Mr. Dunlop had t*keq the tronhle
to engnire, he wonkl have learned
that the committee of the Midterm'
Memorial Fend on i eemlw•r 20th
adopted the report of the anh-com-
raletpr• on design and mite, anti arrang-
ed for a meeting of all the contribntora -
t,
SECURITY
AND
SI•, RV ICE
IN \Ot'R
INVESTMENTS
Phone 316
INSURANCE
iN
FIRE, LiFE,
ACC i DENT, t tc.
T. R. Harrison
insurance and Bond Broker
THE HOUSE OF RELIABILITY
To the Citizens of the -Town of Goderich
Western Canada Flour Mills Company, Limited, By -Law
The By-law upon which the ratepayers are asked to vote on January 3rd next provides for the '
following:
1. Fixed as.sessment upon manufacturing plant t exclusive of concrete elevator) of $70,000 for
a period of ten (10) years.
2. The fixed assessment referredwto above is the basis fur computing taxes for `(neral purposes
and includes business assessment and is EXCLUSIVE O? SCHOOL TAXES.
3. Assessment of school taxes will be upon the basis of the Assessor's valuations to be fixed from
year to year.
4. The return in taxes under the terms of the proposed By-law will amount to approximately
*4,000, according to the Town Assessor, or an increase of 120 per cent. in taxes paid upon the manu-
facturing plant.
5. The By-law guarantees only one thin to the Company -the amount of assessment for
general purposes. The passing of the By-law w •mean that the Company will pay a much larger sum
in taxes annually and by reason of the increased payments the taxes of all property -owners in God-
erich will be reduced. commencing, we understand, with the ye 1921.
---The-proposed By-law received the unanimous supe •o t nneil and has been endorsed by -
the Board of Trade. The proposal as outlined above is fair and reaalonahle to both the Town and the
Company. The By-law is one which should receive the support of all ratepayers at the polls on January
3rd.
In voting upon the By-law the ratepayers are asked to keep in mind the undermentioned facts in ,
Sotanection with the Company's operations at Goderich :
-the--tinge the plant watt put Aimed by the Lake $neon and Manitoba Milling Company the
'mill had been operated only part time and had been closed for long periods; Operations were not profit-
able and only a few men were employed.
Since the plant has become part of a larger organization it has been operated almost eontinnously;
additions and extensions have been made; more work has been provided Moth in construction and as a
result of enlargements of plant. Another result of increased operations is the handling of a larger
quantity of grain, thus creating additional water and rail traffic to and from Goderich.
The Company now have 140 employees resident in Goderich. Wages paid are the highest of-
fered for the class orwork. During periods of enftprced shut -down when wheat has not been available
the Company have endeavored to keep their employees at work, with the result that there has been
very little lost time on the part of the employees. These employees represent a very substantial part of
the community and the fact that continuity of employment has been provided has contributed in
no small way to the prosperity of the Town of Goderich.
In addition to the direct payments for wages the Company has disbursed a large amount annually
to local business men for repairs And upkeep of plant. it has always been the policy of the Company to
deal with )(weal concerns when such were in a position to supply their requirements.
As an illustration bf the business done by the Company, it may he stated that during the pant tap
years the Company has brought into'Goderich 30,000,000 bushels of wheat, practically all of which wall
manufat'tured. During this period the Company have paid nut in wages at Goderich plant over
*1,000.000.00.
The Company's operations have been successful, largely as a result of a country -wide organiza-
tion with good connections overseas. In viewing thereaults of the Company's operations it should, how-
ever, be kept in mind that the capacity of the Goderich mill represents but 25 per cent. of the total out-
put. The proportion of net earnings resulting from operations at Goderich has been even less than the
percentage of output would indicate, especially during recent years. The reason for this -is that it costa
the Company considerably more to manufacture a barrel of flour at Goderich than at their other large
plants: expensive power and other extraordinary comps are factors which increase the costs to the
Cornpany at Goderich. Product must be sold in competition with other large milling companies who
enjoy cheaper power and minimum taxes and who are in a position to mannfactnre very cheaply. Con-
ditions in the milling industry are such that only about one-half of the output of the Canadian mills
can be marketed awing to the inability of the European countries to finance purchases. The result of
this will be very keen competition for domestic business. with the business going to those who are able
to sell at the lowest price.
THE COIIQANY HAVE FELT THAT THESE FACTS SHOULD BE PUT BEFORE THE CIT-
IZENS TO ENABLE THEM TO PROPERLY CONSIDER THE PROPOSALS CONTAINED Ili THE
BY-LAW.
YOUR SUPPORT AND INFLUENCE FOR THE PASSING OF THE BY-LAW IS RESPECT-
FULLY SOLICITED.
HELP KEEP THE "BIG MILL" OPERATING AS IT HAS BEEN DURING PAST YEARS.
INSURE A CONTINUANCE OF PROSPERITY IN GODERICH.
VOTE FOR THIS BY-LAW. + -
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WESTERN PANDA DA FLOUR MILLb9 CQ, LTD.
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Goderich, Dec. 20, 1920.
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