The Brussels Post, 1929-12-25, Page 2WJ DNP
DAT, DEC,, 25th, 1520
Huron County Council
The{ meeting of the county council
last week was conducted on Thuret
day night, when the members mann
a presentation to the retiring l•Se1'.
deft.
On Tuesday afternoon, E.fter, the
opening proceedings, the clerk sub -
/flitted the following statement of
payments trade lost year to high
end continuation schools ;
County High Schools
Levy Grant Total
Clinton , 99766.20 6671,36 910401,04
Godorioh 0723.00 1001,03 9274.92
Soafortlt .,,.9113.82 760,11' 2870,06
W ltighranl ..... 7146,24 777.71 1893.60
1691eter .., 7897.79 930,39 5025,11
341,593.15
Adjacent Iiiglh Schools
llarrlston 9613,39
1';75.79
115.98
Lis tower
.. Stratford
:it, Marys
Parkhill 360.40
London 130,31
90,810,6 p
County Continuation Schools
Levy Grant Total
Blyth 52904,16 $270.09 02574,25
Lrussels .. ,,, 1463,63 313,73. 3777.30
I7ordwloh ,,, ,,, 1193.45 143,65 2037,30
5Vroxoter ,,, 1653,41 106,53 1690.2.1
Zurich 400.76 341,70 745,45
Mensal]. .,,
233.0 286 4 2
39 3 13 3
6 3
$19,440,09
.Adjacent Continuation Schools
Luck now 9'463,91
Clifford '7014
;2,3-0,41
Recapitation
county -High Schools 511.613.15
Adjacent High Schools 2,690 99
Co. Continuation Schools 22,4461'. -
Adi4Cent Continuation Schools 2,226.41
Total Paid ,.,. 203,131,22
The jailor's report showed 13
commitments during the past she
months, and ten at present in jail.
'The daily average cost of rations ,
per prisoner was 13 ye cents. '
Mother's Allowance
The clerk submitted the following
figures re mothers' allowances for
the past year. The average monthly i
number• of beneficiaries was. 52,
who had been paid an aggregt.tu
amount monthly of $1720, of which I
the county board paid one-half. The 1
least paid any mother was $20 par
month and the most $55, the aver-
age being 533. There were two ail
520, eight at 525, seventeen at
$30, nine at 535, eleven at 540,
three at $45, one at 550. one ati
$55. The total paid for the year;
was 520,040, of which the county
pays 510,320. The average total;
payment for the year to each ben- t
eficiary was 5396.92.
The Late Reeve Snell
Moved by Mr. Higgins, seconded
by Mr. Neeb, that this council
wishes to express its sincere regret
at the sudden passing of our rriend,
and colleague, the fete Clateles
Snell, Reeve of Exeter, news of
whose death yesterday morning woos
received with feelings of sincere
sorrow ; and we wish to place on
record our high appreciation of the
services of Mr. Snell, -whose quiet,
unassuming manner and diligence
at this council board made friends
of the whole council and we all join
in expressing our sincere sympathy •
to Mrs. •Snell in this the great hour
of her affliction. Carried.
At the Wednesday evening ses-
sion (the council having attended
the late Reeve Snell's funeral in
the afternoon) several committee
reports were submitted ,and adopt-
ed. .
On motion of Messrs. McKibben
and Craigie, it was resolved to pet-
ition the Department of Education
to adjust the public school grant so
es to place Godorich and Winghaul
on the same basis as other towns
and villages in the county. At pres-
ent they are the o]tIy municipalities
in the county not participating he
the public school grants, which the
council considers to be unfair to
them.
Children's Aid Work
At the Thursday morning session
Mr. H. T. Edwards, county inspect-
or for the Children's Aid Society,
presented lois report and answered
a number of, questions relating to
his work. The council discussed at
some length the matters of child
welfare and the prevalence of jnvo•
nile crime.
Mr. ISdevards Was tendered a
vote of thanks by the council.
Nit, Turner asked ie there eves
any information 1 nation as to the cot of
an audit by a chartered accountant.
The clerk stated that nothing had
yet been done but that the infor-
mation would be available nt the
January session, :.t which the audit-
ors are appointed.
The county treasurer gave e
statement of the finances of the
('runty.
Messrs, Rader and Sweitzer in- 1 a
l.rodueecl a motion advoratint ani 1
Netnews in the customs tariff on 1 a
enf C The cn '
h i . Pl `Vm-drn ads -deed that the h
motion be withdrawn, the ratter
not being one *ithin the jul'isdic'•
tion of the county council, The
motion was withdrawn.
On motion Messrs, Backer and
Henderson the county I•oo.d commis
Alen . was requested to retain the
services of Mr. Lever, the present
traffic office!', his salary to be el,
ranged from time to time,
Several further reports were sub-'
mltted at the Thursday afternoon
silting, including that of the county
read commission, After discussion
and adoption of the report, a mo».
tion 'was presented by Messrs.
Wright and .Backer,, and adopted,
that a hearty vote of -thanks be ten -
tiered to Engineer Patterson for
the efficient services rendered dur
Ing the past year.
A Letter From Judge Lewis
A communication was received
from Judge Lewis complimenting
the council upon the excellent con-
dition of the roads of the county all
compared with those of neighboring
counties over which His Honor
travels in the discharge of his du-
ties. Continuing, Itis Honor said
"I am writing you for the purpose
of bringing to your attention the,
fact that the municipality that does
not keep open the toads in the win-
ter time is behind the times. Of
course, 'as, you know, the "main
trouble is the snow, which, when
light, drifts in in certain spots, If
attended to and removed promptly.
the task is comparatively easy. In
fact, the trouble- and work and ex-
• pense of keeping open snow roads,
if ` properly attended -to, is much
less than keeping the roads in good
shape in the summer -time, as they
have been in Huron the last year..
I, therefore, would ask 'the council
lo take this, matter into your eon•
ideration, and see if by some
means the machinery which you
have in. use in the sun -mei -time' care
not be used .in the winter -time to
the benefit of all," ' '•
This was discussed by ,the War-'
den and other members. Mr. .Mc-
Kenzie spoke particularly of the
Blue Water highway, which he
thought required attention as much
QS sonic: of the other main high-
ways. The prevailing opinion was
that the matter should be left to
the good roads commission, and that
the main lines of communication
.01001 be kept open as far as in
the judgment of the commission was
necessary. .
Some former members of the
council being in the room, the
Warden called on them to speak
Ex -Warden, J. '3. Hayes, of God-
erich, thanked bite council for the
privilege of saying 'a word and in-
vited the members to visit the
plant of the Dominion Rad Mach.
inery Co., which company he now
represents.
Mr. Herb Cox, former Reeve ot
Goderich Township, also spoke
briefly.
It was moved by Messrs. Hallam
type and Hill that this county coum•
cif recommended the return of War-
den Inglis for the year 1930, as we
consider the Warden of the prey-
ious year to be a benefit to the
county council owing to his exper.
ience, and that a copy of this reso-
lution be sent to the clerk of the
Howiek council. Carried.
The mother's allowance board wee
granted the usual allowance of
8145,, to be divided as follows :
Chairman, 565 ; secretary, $35
and other members $15 each.
The cou]ity road commission was
empowered to purchase another
carload of snow fence.
A motion was introduced by Dies'
srs, Hubbard and McKibben recom-
mending the paying of the men
street of Gerrie. Referred to the
county road commission.
Presentation to Warden Inglis
The final session of the council
was held • on Thursday night, when
by-laws 'Nos. 21, 22 and 23 were
passed, signed and sealed.
By -haw No. 21 confirms the sev-
eral payments voted at the Decem-
ber meeting of the council.
By-law 22 confirms a by-law of
the township 'of Hullett closing •ti
em'tein road allowance.
11y -law No. 23 facilitates action
by the county engineer in securing
the removal' of nuisances and obst-
ructions from county roads.
The business of the meeting bo-
nus concluded, Mr. Tsowal•bhe, was
celled to the chair, and Mr, Neel]
read an address couched in compli-
mentary terms to Warden Inglis
while Mr. Adams presented the
Warden with a fine gold -heeded
cane. .
The Werdcn made an appropriate:
ddress i11 reply, thanking his fel
ow-nmentlrers for their splendid gift
nil for very kind words contained
n the 0,6161rss,
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The Brothers ,La Verendrye in Sight o/ the Western Mountains
Thoughout • the earlier history of
Canada a. Sea of the West ured the
explorers to discovery. Always it
seemed to be only a little farther be-
yond ; always receded • before
thein. To seek it many men spent
Heir lives in. toils and privations ;
hey ruined themselves, and some,
;ke Marquette and, LaSalle, perish-
ci in the search They all failed ;
ut -out of their failures came the
nowledge of the vast interior of
be Continent. Among these meg-
hificent failures none was greater
ban that of La Verendrye and his
ons, which madeknown the prairie
aunty- and the Rocky Mountains.
Pierre Gaulter de La Verendrye
was born tat Three Rivers in 1685
Ie was one of a family of ten chil-
ren of the Governor of the district,
nd in that age of almost continual
arfare, the sons of the seigneurs
ad to take their share of the fight -
:a at a very ee.r'1y age. Pierre was
my twelve years old when he
oined the colonial troops and be -
ore he was twenty he had fought
gainst the settlers of Massachuset-
:1 and the English fishermen ot
7ewfoundland. In 1707 he sailed
rom Canada to join the French
;my fighting in Flanders ageinst
lie great Duke of Marlborough. in
the bloody battle of Malplaquet he
received nine wounds and was taken;
risoner. In time he was exchanged ;
ut he had no private fortune end
no influencial friend at court,!
nd without these, promotion in the'
.rmy was impossible. He returned ;
o Canada end soon retired from;
rilitary life.
Shortly after his return from the
-ars, he married. Four sons were
ern to hint, and his growing fbm-
y made it necessary for hint to
eek some profitable employment.
Ie obtained permission to open al
lading post on the St. Maurice 1
aver near his native town, which
MS then an important centre o3
he fur 'trade. Here he spent sever-
? years, gaining valuable exper-
•iTlce, if not much wealth. In 1726
e turas given the command of the
rontier post of Lake Nil» gon, north
t Lake Superior, on the verge of
ie distant unknown wilderness of
he West,
La Verendrye, like so many
titers, dreamed of finding a way
verhand to that Western Sea which
n one had seen and of which every -
n,] spoke. At Nipigon, while busy
eth his duties as an Indian Traci ,r,
n eves ever on the Mort for infor'
matiotl: about the region beyond. The
.!diens told hint, es they told
titers. stories of a Wesftvarcl flow-
inc river, of a salt lake, on which
sailed ,great ships, of men in arm,
ur gho rode upon horses. One of
the Indians drew a rough map of
the route which he helm -0d that he
ad followed to where the water:
bbed and flowed Though La Ver-
udrye did not believe all that he
as told, he was convinced that
,uch of it was probable. He resole --
ii to try to find that Western Sett
imself, and so, taking with him
)eilagah's map, he travelled down
,t Montreal in 1730 to persuade the
lovernor to help hien to carry out
is project. , '
The Governor, Beaucharnois, was
',terested, but the King would give
Ieither men, nor money, nor sup-
' lies. All that La Verendrye was
E ble to get was the monopoly of the
I'estern fur trade, on condition that
t the same time he carried on the
el1reh for the way to the sea. He
1 -as allowed to build forts and to
trade with the Indians, and out of
Iis profits he was expected to pay
11 the costs of his expeditions It
an easily be seen that -if he had to
ttend to the business of fur trad-
' ug he would not have much time
or exploration. He had little money
, f his own : he needed men and
revisions, canoes and trading
oods, and, since the Ring would not
ssist hini, he was compelled to ask
1 elp from the merchants of Mont-
i eel. Tiley were not interested in
his plans for exploration, but by -
I remising them a large share of the
refits of his trade, he persuaded
them to advance the money and
'oods he needed.
Early in June, 1731, all was
eady. La Verendrye set out from
(entreat, taking with him !tis ne-
hew, La Jemel'aye, and three of
is sons, boys of eighteen, seven-
een and sixteen years, who had
rown up in their trading post home
t Three Rivers, It was a family of
xplorers, and all shared the enthus-,
ism and the ambition 'of the elder
tan. Doubtless, to the boys, the
expeditions had all the attractions of i
great adventure, and, as there la-
er history shows, they must have
con sturdy, bravo and self-reliant,
The little fleet of birch -bark can-;
es trade its way by the usual route
o the West, up the Ottawe and
long the north shore to the upper'
tikes. Late in August, they reached
the western end of Lake Superior.'
Here the party divided, La Jemeraye
on wi h halfn
pushing t the men to
build a. fort at Rainy Lake, while Le
Verendrye stayed for the winter at
Kanunistiquia, where Fort William
now stands. Next spring he went on
10 the new fort. Gradually during
the next fete years a chain of trad-
ing posts was r.stnblishcd from Lake.
Superior to Lake Winnipeg and be.;
gond' as far as the Assiniboinc River
Here, (.t the spot where today stniide
Portngc la Prairie, Fort La Rion(
was built.
-A large trade was opened up, for
the Indians were glad to bring their
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furs to the near -by French forts in-
stead of having to take them to the
posts of the Iludeon's Bay Company
far to the north. Heavy troublea
fall upon La Verendrye in 1736.
His most experienced and reliable
lieutenant, his nephew, La Jemer-
aye, died, and in June, a party of
his men, with his eldest son and a
Jesuit priests, were all massacred by
a band of Sioux Indians on an is-
le nd in the Lake of the Woods. The
bulk of the profits of the trade
went to the Montreal merchants,
and to carry on his explorations La
Verendrye involved himself in
debt. The King complained that he
was not doing enough exploration.
His partners clamored for more
profits, and rival merchants spread
stories about him to influence
the government to take away his
monopoly. La Verendrye had to go
to Montreal and Quebec to protect
his interests, and it was only with
great difficulty that he was able to
get the merchants and the govern-
ment to continue then- support.
Again, 'undaunted by his sorrows
and misfortunes, he set out for the
West. His youngest son, who had
been taught to make maps, '10217
joined his father in the family en -
2 erprise,
From time to time, La Verendrye
had heard accounts of a tribe of
Indians called the Mandans, who
: were said to live on 'the hanks of
a great river that flowed into the
ocean. In the simmer of 1738, with
two of his sons, he journeyed ec
ross the plains southwest of their
country. He found them living
Meng the banks of the Missouri
River, in villages of houses built
of logs and earth. They received
him cordially and gave hint some
information, but he found that
their river flowed south and West.
He left two of his hien to learn
their language and gain further
information, and returned to Fort
La: Refine, suffering severely from
a violent illness, caused probably
by his years of hard work, priva-
tion and anxiety.
Next year his men returned with
news thet early in the 011111me1' a
number of strange Indians had ar-
rived to trade in e Mandan vi -
't tit .I,uhdan 11
'0'7es. They rode on horses, and
chine from the, west, where they
said there were bearded white men
iiv10171 in stone houses on the shores
of n lake whner• wafers rose and ,
fell. Those whit' teen 11111901. have
been Spaniards of Mexico 5.1161 Cat -1
ifoenia : it VMS, the old story tltnt,
the tendines told all explorers, and. t
w110 10.91,61 on truth, hut none of
them gave any idea of the great.
distance that had to be travelled to
reach the Parlfic Ocean. Meanwhile
La Verendrye sought other routes, t
One of his sons w'a1 sent to ex- l
plore the country at the northern
end of Lake Winnipeg. He went up
the Saskatchewan as far as the
forks, and built a post at the place
now known a0 The Pas, on the
line of the present Hudson Bay
i Railway, but lack of means pre-
vented further progress in the dir-
ection.
In April 1742, two of La Ver-
erldrye's sons, with two other
Frenchmen, set forth again to try
to reach the sea: by way of the
Mandan country. Their father stay-
ed behind, for he was too ill to
travel, and the business of fur
trading must still go on. The sons
reached the Mandan villages and
waited there for the expected visit
of the Horse Indians.
As they did not come, the bro-
thers started near the end of July,
with two Mandan to guide them
to the Horse country. They crossed
the Missouri and travelled for
twenty days through what were la-
ter known as the Bad Lands. Here
the earth was streaked with bril-
liant colors, yellow red, green, cri-
mson and blue, and carved by
wind and water into fantastic sha-
pes. They found a camp of ce tribe
which were called The Good Look-
ing Indians, and from them got
the new guides to the Horse In-
dians. When, at last they reached
these Indians, they admitted that
'hey had never been to the West-
ern Sea, and said that the way
there led through the country of
the fierce Snake Indians, the ter-
ror of the Western plains. They
told then of a neighboring tribe,
Bow Indians, who might be able to
take them to the sea, and who were
the only tribe able to fight the
Snakes. To the Bow Indians there-
fore the brothers travelled, and at
length en November 21st, they
Lound them in a huge camp prepar-
ing to start out to 'attack the Snakes.
Over two thousand warriors with
their families were gathered, and
the prairie was covered with hund-
reds of teepees, and La Vetendrye's
recount tells us that the Indiana had
with them great numbers of
horses, asses and mules.
This information is of great in-
terest, since it shows us how fat
north the use of the horse had ree-
shed at this date, The. Spaniards
had hrnn,ht the first: horses to this
continent, and from their settle -1
inents in Mexico mid California„
'rrem time to time, horses escaped,':
or were purchased 01' stolen by tile.
Indians. They passedfrom tribe,
a tribe by capture or trade until 117
1742, n6 We have seen, horses were,
nsnd by the lthclians almost as fat`I;
as Missouri. The possession of these
nninals lna(ie en entire change to
he life of the Inclians, and gave
he tribes who used them an onor-'
nous 'advantage in hunting, in tra-
vel and in warfare. Hitherto the
buffalo, on which they depended
for their food, clothing, and shel-
ter had to be hunted by slow and
careful tackling, or by luring or
driving them over high banks. Now
they could be surrounded, or yid -
den down by hunters on horseback
Formerly all journeys were made
on foot ; the dog was their only
bel st of burden, and these carry
only small loads. Now they by
could travel very rapidly and
heavy loads could be be transported
by means of the travois. This was en
'ngenious arrangement of two long
poles, which were tied together in
2 V. shape at the horse's shoulder,
which supported the tips, while the
ends dragged on the ground on
either side several feet behind the
horse. Cross -bars between the poles
bore the piles of baggage, the tent
covers, provisions, old men and wo-
men, the sick and the children. The
Indians never developed the cert,
end knew nothing of the use of
wheels until they saw the white
man.
Some recompenses was given Lal
l'erendrye for his years of effort :
himself was promoted to the ranit
f Captain, and in 1749 he was
awarded the Cross of St. Louis,
the coveted military distinction of
this day. He lived only 02 sew
months to carry the honor. Before
the end of the year, death took
him ht the midst of preparations to
start in the spring on s new
search by way of the Saskatch-
ewan.
His sons expected' to be allowed
to carry on his work, in which
they had shared for so many years.
But rival claimants got the ear of
the Governor, the old false stories
were circulated egain, and though
they pleaded their cause strongly,
others were given the western
trade which they, had established.
Poor and neglected, they continued
to serve as junior •officers in the
colony troops until the end of the
French rule in Canada. When and
where the eldest, Pierre, died we
knew not. Louis Joseph, on his way
to France, was drowned in the
wreck ship f
o the .h T a
h u
A u,te
off
p g
the coast of Cape Breton in the
veer 1701. Francois apparently 1-e-
rnnined in Canada after the Bettish
conquest. Though descendants of
the elder 1,e Verendrye's brothel's
nr.'i sisters art? living fo-da,y 111
(Moline, of his own family none
ere known to exist. He and his.
eons live only in the story of a.
great purpose followed with stead-
f0.st courage and devotion,
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The rotary engine was invonted
by George Westinghouse at the age
of 1,4