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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1916-08-10, Page 6Page 6 THE WINGHAM TIMES Thursday, August loth 1916 4x> e. • i(1) National Steel Car Co., Hamilton, Ont. (2) Central Portion of Hamilton, Qnt. , (3) Canadian Connecticut Cotton Mills, Sher- brooke, Que. 0) Blast Furnaces, Steel Co. of Canada, Hamil- ton, Ont. FIE process of the establishment of branches' of American industrial concerns within the borders of the Dominion of Canada has !been going an for a good many years ---ever since at became apparent that no political party was !'likely to modify very seriously the "protective" • character o1 the country's fiscal policy. It might hreasonably have been expected that the shock of •war would put a stop, temporarily at least, to this process of peaceful penetration; but the op- 'posite has been the case. Even since the recov- ery of capital from its paralysis, eight months or so after the war began, the establishment of Am- ' erican branches in Canada has been going on with greater energy and determination than before, and investigation has shown that the war, instead of discouraging such adventure, has afforded new reasons to justify it. Speaking broadly,•the American firms which have established 'themselves in Canada during the past twelve or fifteen months have been actuated by one or both of two main considerations. Either they have bad an eye on the Canadian domestic market, and have regarded the present az a favorable opportunity for a cam- paign in it became of their own abnormal cash reserves, and the exceptional pro_ perity and activity of the Dominion; or (this Is the explanation in the majority of cases) they have had an eye not only to the Canadian market but also to the vast territory of the Entente Atli..ns, and are convinced that in the fiscal arrange- ments which will follow the conclusion of peace, no neutral coun- try will receive "most -favored -nation" treatment from any of the Allied countries. Canada, cenihinine tee economic advantages of the American continent, with Re we Oth of raw material and of skilled labor, with the market advantages of a member of the belligerent Entente, is thenatural basis o>• operations for an American concern with de - !signs upon European markets. This, according to the industrial commissioners of various Canadian cities, and of the Canadian gaacific Railway, is the main motive in inducing most of the recent 'American branch establishments in Canada, and is likely to bring !to Canada within the next few years industrial capital running to ;many hundreds of millions. American concerns which have established plants in Canada since the (beginning of 1915, is an imposirg evidence of the attractive power of the (Canadian market and of Canadian export possibilities. It should be added that all of the establishments ace substantial plants, built for meeting a (large business and for carrying on, not merely a sales agency or an assem- tbling process, but practically the entire process of production from the purchased raw material to the finished article. One of the first American products to meet with an avowed policy of fiscal discouragement in Free Trade England, as a result of the war and ats effect upon trade balances,was the automobile. The establishment of branches of American automobile concerns in Canada has already been go- ring on for some years, owing to the great growth in Canadian consumption rot the article and the popularity of American brands. But the European (situation has given a tremendous impetus to the movement. Existing Tants have been vastly enlarged, and three new and important plants have been undertaken, those of the Maxwell Motors at Windsor, Ontario, the '{Chalmers Motor Company at Walksrvflle, Ontario, and the Chevrolet Motor (Company at Oshawa, Ontario. This is exclusive of the acquisition and en- largement of Canadian -owned plants by Alner'.can firms for the manufacture ,of American brands of cars/ a One of the biggest industrial undertai:irgs of the year was that of the ,of an immense plant in Hamilton, Ontario. The famous packing house of Proctor & Gamble Company, the proprietors of Ivory Soap and of sundry other soap and cottonseed oil products, 'who have commenced the erection Abbey, McNeill & Libby has established itself in Hamilton, Ontario (which , ,city, it will he noted, is a favorite with American industries owing to its combination of cheap power and good labor supply 'with the best of shipping ,facilities). The Flint Varnish & Color Company has put up a branch fac- tory at Toronto, Ontario; and the Link Belt Company is locating in the same cit;', Sherer & Gillett, makers of store counters, are establishing at Guelph, Ontario, The Maple Leaf Condensing Company, a Detroit concern, ,1s at Chesterville. Ontario. a. The number of concerns establishing in the Province of Quebec has U ei DISTRICT ITEMS 1!� 1 (Intended for last week) John Watson, Listowel, was elected District Deputy Grand Master of Huron District No 5 for the ensuing term. Edmund Brewer, Brussels, has pur- chased the 50 acre farm adjoining Brussels on the South, from George Robb, of St. Catharines, and gets pos- session next Spring. The present ten- ant is R. Griffith. Grey Township Voters' List for 1016 was first posted up Wednesday of last week. There are 1068 names on the been small compared with those of Ontario, but the present labor situation, which is much more favourable in Quebec. is likely to correct that tendency to some extent. An important asset to the industries of Sherbrooke, Qua bec, is that of Kayser & Company, the famous manufacturers of silk eaves, stockings, and other articles, The Aetna Explosive Company, at Drum mondville, Quebec, has been improperly regarded as a war industry; it is so for the time being, but its immense plant has been designed so as to be applicable to the manufacture of dyes when the explosive business falls off. A rumor, which appears to have good foundation, though not officially confirmed, asserts that one of the great American chemical and explosives concerns has made all preparations for the establishment of a plant for the production of nitrates from atmospheric nitrogen at one of the hitherto undeveloped powers of Quebec Province. Several American concerns already operating in Canada have found that their existing plants are not equal to the demands which they antici- pate. The Dominion Sugar Company, which is largely financed by American sugar -refining capital, is adding a big plant at Chatham, Ontario, to its ex= isting buildings at Wallaceburg in the same province. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is removing from small premises at Bowmanvr-lle, On- tario, ntario, to an immense property which it has bought at New Toronto, Ontario. These examples, all of them being enterprises undertaken long after Canada's participation in the war and her financial sacrifices for that cause were known and allowed for, are convincing evidence that the progressive manufacturers of the United States have perfect confidence in Canada as, a field for industrial investment. As most of them are looking for an export trade, it would appear that they are satisfied that production costs in Canada will not be materially altered after the war, either as regards labor supply, cost of living, or burdens of taxation. Mr. Graham W. Curtis, In- dustrial Agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway, stated recently that he lead found American business men greatly impressed by the showing of Jimmie) American confidence in, and comprehension of, Canada, was greater than strength made by the Dominion since the war, and that undoubtedly, at any other previous date. �. _...w_Y_ ._. _...... list, sub -divided as follows : -Part I. 801 ; Part II, 243; and Part III, 24. Persons qualified to serve as jurors 475. Word was received at Goderich from Detroit that Ed. Bloucher, aged 32, is dead from spinal -meningitis. He was a plumber by trade and left Goderich to work in Detroit. He was an active member of the Methodist Church here and prominent in the Menesetung Canoe Club. His wife died a year ago. One little daughter survives. Dr. W. Tufford of the village of Cromarty, Hibbert Township, died at the Commercial hotel, See.forth, on Friday. The doctor has been almost a helpless invalid from apoplexy during the past seventeen years, but the im. Rids Poisons From the Blood, Clears Up the Complexion Sallow Skin, Pimples, Pains and Aches Are Soon Gone When Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills Are Used. 1►eitMsitbt leas your pulse and to your , but at the same e9 be. 3s re ngur cotnditlon in r taco. a ow Corn axion s him the your livet, is not doing work, the pimples tell him that trays are prOprestfreserly that purify the 10 Y`ae Ohoctidgteld 2.12dthe syb- over th poisons. You can apply 'this teat In your OWrt Mae and talky be able to acid erins ad el such as es tithes thtough and > 11rribs, spells of biliousness and in- ertfllbetion. Tf you have not sled tr.Chaasse* 1Cldasep-Lirar Ville jou will be sur- plrlaed u Awl' tow hyptiokI they will IOM retiAa6s the use of si, aches and akin trou- blaNs '/ Mrs. F. X. Hall, 102 Queen street, St. John, N.B., writes: "1 am glad to say I have used Dr. Chase's Kid- ney -Livor Pills with splendid results. 1 was greatly troubled with consti- pation and pimples on the face. I tried other rernedies and used Ilq>:tid arsenic three times a day for a year to get rid of the pimples but receiv- ed no benefit. I began the use of Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills and it was nit very lottg before X was complete- ly cured. The pills acted on the los►b s, kidneys and liver and the cleans- ed m eb bili of 11 i p tri b xniatter. T think they oattinot bo batten as a :beans of ridding a person ' of that tired adhing due to weak kidneys, and I aid not be with them In th' ,ih for any man, ' one ' 1 , . .oe", 25 cenbs a i Pini destlb, or Edrnsnson, Bates & Asn., LLlIM ted, 'rmxento. 1 mediate cause of his death was pneu- monia, which he contracted while at Seaforth. He and Mrs. Tufford have been staying at the hotel for the past five weeks, in the hope that the ,change at least would hearten and cheer him, His widow, but no family survive, George Blatchford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blatchford of Exeter, was drowned at Goderich on Monday after- noon. The body has not been recovered and the finding of his clothes on the river bank gave the first clue to the accident. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blatchford of Exeter and a cousin of C. W. Blatchford, proprietor of the Listowel Banner. Only last week he went to Listowel to work on the paper. He went to Goderich on Monday on an excursion and went in for a swim near the mouth of the Mait- land River. THE SOLDIER'S SACRIFICE (London Advertiser) Speaking to a company of soldiers in London camp, an eminent divine expressed the view that the soldier who lost his rife in the trenches was net saved to eternity because of his sacrifice. We very much doubt if there are soldieas who entertain the controversy view. These Canadian soldiers are men of intelligence. They are fully capable of understanding the relationship that their patriotic services has to their spiritual salva- tion, It cannot but be admitted, how- ever, that the spirit of self-sacrifice and devotion which animates the Can- adian in khaki bespeaks of itself a nature that is most likely to be to close communion with the divine. Men do not enter upon tasks so seri- ous without being impressed with their need of spiritual help. Parents of Canadians at the battle front note a spirit of courage and trust in the Almighty in letters from their sons. Wives speak of the same thing in let- ters from their husbands. And so it may often prove to be the fact that indirectly the soldier does not reach a saving decision through his act in placing himself in the hands of his country, to work out its defense. 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Builder ofgoaitit Nothing can be of greater assistance in building up the system than Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, for this food -core forms new, rich blood, and nourishes and restores the feeble, wasted nerve cells. Gradually and naturally the body and mind regain vigor and energy, and you feel again the joy of living which domes only to people in good health. KEEP THE BOWELS REGULAR AND AVOID CONSTIPATION. When the bowels are not kept regular they become clogged up with waste and poisonous matter, causing constipation, biliousness, sick headaches, piles, and all kinds of liver troubles. Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills will regu- late the bowels so that you may have a free and easy motion every day, One pill every night for thirty days will cure the worst cases of constipation. Mr. John J. Smith, Blginburg, Ont„ writes: 'I had been troubled for a great while with constipation, and tried many different remedies which did me no good. I happened to try Milburn's Lasa -Liver Pills, and I have found them most bene- licial." Milburn's Lasa -Liver Pills are 25 cents per vial, or five vials for '31.00; for sale at all dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Torento, Ont. THE ADVANCE IN RATE$ Each week we notice additional week- ly newspapers annoucing an increase in there subscription price to $1.50 per year. They all have the same story: On looking into their business they found that at the one dollar -rate the remuneration is not such as to make it worth while to continue the business. Besides, as everybody knows, as com- pared with other things, a weekly paper is now cheaper at $1.50 per year than it was 10 years ago at $1.00 per year. We are pleased to find that the public recog- nize these facts and are readily paying the $1.50 rate. We have added a num- ber of new subscribers at the new rate since it came into effect. The office that seeks the man seems to be it in a blind -man's -buff sort of way. It is our heritage of imitation from simian ancestry that makes us follow the fashions. The greatest event in a hen's life is merely an egg and a cakle. Halifax liquor men appealed to the Minister of Justice for a disallowance of the Nova Scotia prohibition act. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CABTCRIA A new nickel steel process patented by two Canadians, one of whom is at the front, will, it is stated, be put in operation at Hamilton. Ore that will run $10,000 to the ton is said to lie in a recently discovered mine in Colorado, the old Horsefall Lodge, in which the vein was lost many years and never rediscovered until now. Paul Emile Chapleau was sentenced at Montreal to five years in the peni- tentiary for passing himself off as a Government remount officer in the Ottawa valley. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA CANADIAN NATIONAL Al'R' EXHIBITION 5e it. Empire Federation IRA Spectacle 1,200 Performers; 10 Massed Bands; Chorus of 60 Voices Glorious Pageant symbolizing Im- perial Solidarity and Power Mammoth Scenic Reproduction of the British Houses of Parlia- ment, Westminster Abbey and the War Office. W ON AND UNDER W SEA A ON LAND A R IN THE AIR R Scenes that have thrilled the Em- pire Re-enacted by Overseas Troops. Shells' in Process Of Manufacture Immense Munitions Exhibit Model Camp, Trench Warfare, Hand Grenade and Bomb Throwing, De- struction of Warships by Hidden Mines, Baronet Fighting, Federation Year Fireworks, Cotnplete New Midv(ra,y4 Ammer app's Government Exhibit*, Superb Showing of Live Sock and Aorta Products, Acres of Manu- factures. Toronto, Aug. 26 to Sept. 11 A B V ACING VACA I on the GEAT LAKES Five days of rest amid the islands of Georgian Bay, the green banks of the St. Mary's River and the expanse of Old Superior. 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