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Area Shopping Suggested
'Would Like To Taste Their Problems' — MODA
The following is part of ithe
text of an address given the
10th annual meeting of Mid-
western Ontario Developent
Association in New Hamburg
May 31 by John K. Sully,
president and general, man-
ager of Domix i.on Road Ma-
chinery ,Co. Ltd: '
The future industrial growth
of our region presents- a some -
What lop-sided'picture. The
highly -industrialized- 'areas of
Waterloo and Wellington will
see tren.endous growth. Indus-
try begets industry.
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These areas are going to have
difficulties to overcome, but
they will 'be the problems of
growth and expansion. We in
the western area would just
like to get a taste of, their prob-
lems.
As you know, I come from
Ooderieh, and being more fami-
liar with the western rural sec-
tion of the region, my remarks
are mainly directed to the prod.;
lems of this area.
Every town and city in' the
country, is looking for new in-
dustry to help carry the increas-
ing tax load necessary to supply
the services and needs of their
people.
As a recent CMA meeting in
London, Mayor Stronach ' sug-
gested that most urban centres
were fast reaching the point
where they just could not af-
ford to be in business. If they
did not,., get new industry to
help carry the load, property
taxes would soon rise to a level
which would force the,%ndividual
homeowner out of existence.
As the present industrialized
urban centres grow and are able
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to provide further improved
services for their citizens, the
contrast in the standard of liv-
aing available compared with the
rural centres will become even
'greater. This then will become
an added inducement to lure
the population into the metro-
politan centres.
By proper planning and 'con-
certed effort by our people I
believe we can infl ince =the
Shape of the future sufficiently
to maintain a strong and happy
rural environment. a°
Fortunately, not everyone
wants to live in a city. The rural
centres . have much to offer to
compensate for the material ad-
vantages of -the city.
In Huron, we have two natural
resources which we must exploit
to their limit, Balt and Lake
Huron. As "captive" resources,
the salt and resort businesses
should be among our largest
indu&tries.
Both these industries require
good water, road and rail trans-
portation facilities. Supported
by these primary industries we
have • the essential transporta-
tion requirements needed for
nearly all other industry.
As the industrial, commissions
in our smaller centres will at:
test, it almost seems as though
every current tl.end in industrial
development makes it more dif-
ficult for them to attract in-
dustry.
Communities might take a
leaf from industry's own book
and specialize. Determine -wwhat
-
types of industries are afiost
suited to your community and
concentrate your efforts on this
group.
''here are few of our western
areas that can support a large
industrial, plant. so .don't: waste•
your ' time trying to land an-
other huge automotive complex.
But all industries don't lend
themselves to 'bigness and there
are many &nal'. ranufaeturers
that Copld' be .in your carom -tin,
munity.
But don't forget, every com-
pany is in business to Make
money. That's the name of the
game!- There has to , be an
operational advantage for a com-
pany to settle in your town.
This advantage 'may be one
single factor ox a combination
of several favourable conditions.
' Low tax rates are generally
not considered as an induce-
nient by mast established busi-
nesses.' Your taxes may be low
now, but if your comanunity is
growing, taxes, can. be expected
to rise' and industry is prepared
to carry its share.
In past years, lower labor
rates attracted some industry to
the smaller centres. This situ-
ation is rapidly disappearing as
the growing shortage of labor
demands fairly competitive rates
regardless .of location.
The creation of a labor pool'
is probably the area' where a
community can make the most
effective -contribution. Are the
high se1iools and trade schools
in your area stressing a training
syllabus .in the vocations best
suited to your ' area' industry?
A suitable labor source °is today
Me- best inducement for new
industry. ,
Mobility of labor is -another
factor. to consider. We're an
agricultural area and it's natural
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that the food andbeverage in
dustries should be 'prominent
untrywide planning 'Care as
list an ,establishing such indus
try in the best area for raw
material supply and arranging
suitable transportation from a
wide surrounding area of the
necessary labelr staff.' t .
Thee mobility of .our people
is one of the greatest influences
in our future development:. 33
per cent of the `retail dollar is
being spent on the automobile
and services. The buyer is not
letting this investment sit idle
in the garage. He is using it
-to drive long distances to work
and to shop.
The economic report suggests
that the slow rate of increase
in regional per capita retail
sale may be due to ,per capita
purchasing power failing to come
up to the provincial level. While
this is,' undoubtedly 'a factor,
I -would `suggest the main cause
is. the automobile. People are
-motoring to outside our region
to larger metropolitan centres
to. shop. That they, do shop
extensively outside of -their own
community is shown in a corn-
parison +af Preston and Goderich.
Preston with nearly, double the
population has fewer retail out-
lets and lower sales than Gode-
rich.
To compete with the city
stores, maybe the merchants of
ouir rural centres -should --give
consideration to co-operatively
establishing a county shopping
centre. Concentrate on basic
supplies in their home store and,
through partial ownership of
the shoppin'g,centre stpre,....eater
to the market requiring wider
variety and so forth, and made
possible through the greater
volume potential, on the theory
that a part of ' a loaf .is 'better
than npne.
The advertising requirements
df such a centre would create
a need for a county -wide news-
paper. The 'operation and ser-
vicing of the shopping centre
itself' would create a 'sizable
industry.
I am no retail specialist, but
such a scheme should at least
warrant study to determine
Whether or not -this would be
a practical move. ,t .
In the two iwestern counties
agriculture is the largest single
employer. 43ut as we strive to
improve productivity in this
field, 'wbi.eh the low income level'
suggets we must . do, our cap-
ital invesbmdnt. 'will 'increase,
which through 'simple econo-
mics, will mean. -even larger and,
more highly mechanized farms.',
With our high state of mobility,
the rural' population on the
farm will continue 'to decline.
An increasing number of farm-
ers will live in the larger cen-
tres and commute to work.
The magnetism of the popu-
lated centres is strong. As our
society becomes more affluent -
the standard ar.d ease of city
life will became more appeal-
ing to larger numbers.
As our welfare trends expand,
only in • the larger centres, will
we be able to economically pro-
e/de the many social services
nece3sary.
The trend is definitely shaping
up—not only in,Canada, but in
nearly every country in the
Beaker
world,: including highly -populat-
ed Chine„ the population drift is
towards the ;metropolitan sen.
tires.
I don't think that ;we will be-
come a nation of :city duellers
in my .lifetime. But by the
end of our second century, this,
what I would term disaster,
might have arrived. ,
While we won't be able to
save all 'oux rural towns and
villages, with proper planning
and effort. we can
if we are determined, maintain
a strong 'rural community. -
But 'to 'be successful it is
going to require planning
every, level: federal _ level, a
nationwide policy; Provincial
level,, •each"' preyince contribut-
ing to the whole according to
its .resources and talents: Reg-
ional level, as in this association,
determining 'tire best contribu-
tion that can be made with
local assets; County level, pro-
viding direction at the local
level: Community level, where
the main job will actually be
done: -
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and, as -a result, a Stinky brew
will probably soon be simmering
on many. a kitchen range.
Frank Nemethy douses -- his
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made spray. What's more, he's
willing to let fellow -fishermen
i -n on his discovery.
It really works, too. One day
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home with,his limit of five rain-
bow. ';rout and had every reason
to be pleased. •
Caught 'in fast water of 'a
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In Canada, one of the world's great agri-
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could be a shortage of milk.
One of the mainreasons for this iS that •
each year an average of 10,000 dairy farmers
are leaving the business.
Despite increased efficiency, high costs of
operation, equipment and feed are forcing
dairy farmers out of business. Nearly all
'farm expenses have increased while the
price of dairy foods has remained fairly
constant.
There is a serious shortage of farm labour.
More and more farm workers are attracted
to other industries where they can work'
fewer hours for more pay. '
If dairy' farmers continue to leave the busi-
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roe.' The smell brings them to
the 'bait_,;
That seems logical enough,
because salmon egg's, which are
roe, are' an acknowledged fish.
bait.' Frank, however does not
use- salmon -eggs. , .
. "Whey. I catch a fish with roe
in it," 'he explains, "I keep the
eggs. Might -be from a pike, let's
say. i take -the-roe home and
boil it, then I put the roe
through , a fine sieve 'and bottle
what.comes through. Then, 'when
I'm fishing, I spray some• of the
stuff on the bait, and that's
that
It works fine. for. Franke -his
three biggest rainbows ' were
caught all within 10 minutes of
each other.
One of the aims of "defensive
drive"—always to drive so that
your licence will expire before
You do. -
It's bad enough to be a quit-
ter. But it's worse to finish
something you. never should
have 'started. ' ,
-Gedeh Signal star, Thursday, June i8, 1
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THQb= 'i utOtiRLE TEENS
Those Terrible Teens are at it
again, Riot in Montreal.. Blot in
Toronto's Yorkville. Teen-age
bey charged with, glue-sniffing,
Girls nailtrd with bundle of mar-
ijuana. Students picketing ev-
erything but the public lays-
tories.
Searching articles by sociolog-
ists 'point out the obvious: that
teenagers are rebellious; re-
sentful of adults, eager to ex-
.perinient: anxiety -ridden; reck-
less, sensitive, moody. Any par-
ent knows all that.
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"Probing" and sensitive" TV
programs -point out some more
of- the oovious; that teen-agers
like power (boats, cars, motor-
bikes: but not lawnmowers):
that- they like music with a big
beat: that they like members of
the Joposite sex . Anybody who
i not blind and deaf knows all
tit.
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Wh s all the fuss about,
th Is it.a _lot_ of overblown -
sensationalism in the mass
media?
I'm no sociologist,.but I have
been a teen-ager, I have two of
them under my roof, and I teach
swarms of their every day, se
I have some qualifications, how-
ever amateurish, to speak a
piece. -- _ . • -
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Le:'s try to iools«at the whole
thing coolly. They did inherit
a pretty cruddy world. Their
freshness and idealism is soured
at every turn by the massive
march of- materialism. Man is
aiming at the stars with his feet
firmly mired in the mud. And
over all hangs the threat of 'an-
nihilation:
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W''at do they want? fihey
want to sweep away all the old
shibboleths and start fresh.
They want t� be their brother's
keeper. They want to 'communi-
cate. But every way they turn,
they are confronted by a great,
passive resistance from a society
constructed by adults for the
comfort and convenience of
adults. Who wouldn't be frus-
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