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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1928-5-9, Page 6WEDNIaST,IAY, f1zAY 90, 1928. THE BRUSSELS POST BM O. Red Cedar Shingles Asphalt Slate Surfaced Shingles in Red, Green and Variegated Colors Seaman Kent Hardwood Flooring Cedar, Spruce, Hemlock and Fir Lumber E have a large stock of Flooring, Siding, Mould- itnns, Lime, Insulex, Gyproc Wallboard, Doors and Combination Doors on hand and can supply every- thing required for a House, Barn, Hen House, etc. All orders delivered en Short Motlue noir, our expense, for prices R. J..HUEST ON ee SON GORRIE - ONTARIO Phones—Corrie 5 ring 3 - Wroxeter 23 ring 9 eee LURE OF CANADA'S ACATION LANDS n DOMINION OFFERS A WIDE ing beyond the usual aevnues for RANGE OF ATTRACTIONS TO travel. In keeping with the desire TOURISTS — SCENIC RESOUR. of many who wish to visit newer CES WIDELY RECOGNIZED, fields and in order to provide facilit- ies for easy and convenient travel, Much has been said in recent years motor highways have been construct- relative onstructrelative to the variety and extent of ed which now enable the tourist to Canada's recreational resources. The reach beautiful lakeland country, in • annual national income derived tram some instances, rarely explored, such resources,. although hard to esti- There are now over 150,000 miles of •mate accurately, is one which com- improved route in Canada. In ad - pares favourably with the annual ditiun to this vast mileage, which is values of the products of her forests, kept in good condition throughout of her mines, fisheries or any other the touring season and ki soma dis- - industry. In addliton to keeping a- tel is available to the motorist dur- breaet with other progressive coon- ing the whole year, there are many tries in the field of commercial act- thoueemI:. of miles of other roads ivities, Canada has established a quite '-:citable for general motor tra- world-wide reputation as 'being a. charming holiday land where practi- cally all forms of recreation are available to moderate cost to the - visitor. There are few reeorde. in the annals of Canadian development more intere. ting or more remarkable e'uh magnificient and diversified net - than those of the manner in which tial scenery or such inviting summer the economic importance of the and winter vacation areas as Canada. Dominion's recreational fe:tures has Fortunately for the inhabitants of grown in recent years. the large cities of America nature Not the least among the many hes bounteously provided immense changes in the conditions of modern plawwrounds in her wide expanses of mountain, Mk -eland, forest and river. National and Provincial parks cov- ering an aiea in the neighborhood of ;:5,000 square miles and ranging from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pa.eific coast, are all easily accessible tither by rail or motor road or both and provide the tourist with except- ional opportunities for varied re- creation. The huntsman, fisherman, fie. Lading to practically all places of i,.., est in the populated areaa of t}' _ Ieominion these motor roads con- tribute largely toward the develop- ment of her recreational resources. Pew countries in the world possess life are those reeultina from the dew- elopment of the automobile as a means of transportation. An amazing increase in the volume of holiday movement has been witnessed during the last few years and the automo- bile has played a large part in the.- regard; it is no longer considered a luxury of the rich but is rapidly be- coming a necessity for the man in moderate circumstances, camper or canoeist will find in Can - Some idea of the extroardinary ada's hinterland great stretches of growth of the holiday traffic may be Primeval forest, rolling plain, and mountain range, the natural haunt of moose, deer„ caribou, bear, big- horn cheep, mountain goat and other native game animals; beautiful lakes and countlues swift -flowing rivers af- rording an opportunity for some of the very best fishing to be found any where in the world. From a historical viewpoint Can- ada occupies a unique position a- mong the countries of the world. Some of the most romantic and in- teresting episodes in the history of North America afford an extensive gained from a comparison of the records of touring automobiles enter- ing Canada over a period of years. Between 1919 and 1926 the number of cars receiving permits to enter the Dominion for a period of 30 days rose from 69,000 to 550,000 and those entering for twenty four hours increased from 177,000 to over 1,- 500,000. The number entering for a period of from one to six months also shows a substantial increase. A- side from the remarkable increase of motor tourists, railway and steam- ship lines each year acid enormous field for study to those interested In numbers to the thousands who hall- the early history of the continent. day in Canada. Including an even There still remain, in many districts, wider field than the automobile these , throughout Canada, visible evidences organizations have spread'lthe Dom- of early conflict in ruins which have inion's fame as an ideal vacation teen preserved; and there may be land far and wide, ' feand original forte, block -houses, The vast numbers who annually powder magazines, guard houses and visit Canada by automobile can find 1i: tening pests a:- well as other evi- an opportunity to spend part or all dances of early important events -of their vacation in territory extend- . which have direct bearing on the Wanted We pay Highest Cash Price for Cream. 1 'cent per 1b. Butter Fat extra paid for all Cream delivered at our Creamery. Satisfaction Guaranteed Brussels Creamery Co. Phone 22 Limited political, econoinh and industrial progress of the country. Taking into account the scope and sariety of the attractions fou•ul from coast to coast and from the !uterna- tioual Botutdary to beyond the Ar- etie circle, there is every reason for the view that the natural assets which have been indicated above will prove to be one of the enaJor forces of Canadian development in the future. NEW ERA IN RAILWAY BUILDING 1 S AT HAND Dominion Is Planning Vast Expan- sion of Lines — Leads World Now —5,000 Miles to be Constructed Within Next 10 or 15 Years, Boston, April 20—Writing to the Boston Transcript from Toronto, John R. Bone says: Sounds Fantastic. Is Canada on the eve of an era of new railway construction? At first blush the suggestion sounds fantast- ic. It was but yesterday that Can- ada was said to be on the verge of bankruptcy because of her enormous and unproductive railway debt and John R. Bone, is an old Bast Wa- wanosh boy, who for a number of sears has been connected with The Toronto Star staff. all the solemn economists wagged their heads. Even to the layman it seemed that 41,000 miles of railway for 10,000,000 people, a record not approached elsewhere in the world, was discounting a long future. Some divisions never paid for axle grease and long stretchess of rails rusted or were torn up. When the motor car began filching railway revenue on a grand scale it seemed the last straw. New railways appeared to be the last thing Canada wanted. Yet today we have E. W. Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway announcing: "During the ten years, if Canada progresses as we anticipate, there will be more money expended on railway expan- sion than hi any other single indus- try"; and S. J. Hungerford, vice - President of the Canadian National, declaring: "Beyond question, the railway mileage of Canada will have to be greatly added to." Despite enormous existing mile- age, despite the huge national debt, despite the threat of the motor car, it is predicted in responsible quarters that Canada will build probably five thousand miles of new railway with- in ithin the next ten or fifteen years. In- cluding in this projected mileage is a new transcontinental line, the short- t:st north of Mexico, which will con- nect Fort Churchill on Hudson Bay with a new Pacific port, probably at Portland, British Columbia, at the southern tip of the Alaska Pan- handle. The C. P. R. is said to be flirting with the project, When the C. P. R. first invaded the West it was predicted by the engineers that habi itable and productive Western Cana- da would not extend more than 50 utiles from the United States bound- ary. A Churchill -Portland railway would at no point be as close to the boundary as 500 miles. Building oes Ob. At the moment actual railway eon- struction is thrusting towards Hud- son Bay at two points. The Domin- ion government is rushing to com- pletion the extension of its system known as the Hudson Bay Railway running from La Pas in northern Manitoba to Fort -Churchill. It will be completed next year or the year after. The Hudson Bay rail and that Canada's population and immi- .i 1890 . + :. • • • • " ' , "Establishing a New Standard in lutomobllee JZNER ... because of the exclusive design of the Durant built Hayes•Hwnt bodies . the superior grade of upholstery materials , . , the roominess of the interior and its easy riding qualities .. . Faster .. because of the studied refinements of the already fatuous Red Seal Continental "L" -head Motor .. See the new Durant Sixes ... go for a ride in them . , , ask your local Durant dealer why they are "finer and faster" , , . ask him to compare the specifications with those of higher priced automobiles ... then judge these cars for yourself . - . on their merits! nan, er DURANT MOTORS OF CANADA, LIMITED TORONTO • CANADA ....-•—�. wogs Durant "55" Six CylinderpSpecial Four Door Sedan 0, rsiwn u u�th,%7Z1 T:wonoa.SNT o,rieSPnip Cn ye Rugby Trucks, Four and Six Cylinders; Capacity 1 ton and 1/ tons C1128 yr m AL X.�...4 ETI` DURANT DEALER BRUSSELS es7.,1aZZ.....'7'u",=1.1S'G7 x '-,k:T L-Hiph^=]%rk...,.'�f� .0.17FP=.,.-r,•..,.7.11?r:ISI "P' '4h,. IW,71E'nw 1111"c` 01.1=32'Glms" steam route to Europe, which it will complete, will be inaugurated in 1930. At the same time the Ontario government has appropriate $6,000,- 000 to be expended this year on pushing its railway, the Tcmiskam- gration problem is inextricably link- ) ed up with the further railway con- struction. Lands suitable for settle- ment, Owe to the railways are no longer available 'except at advanced prices. Therefore, it is argued, new ing & Northern Ontario Railway, to- railways and new settlers must come. wards Moose Factory. From the Hudson Bay Railway main line an important branch, 150 miles long. is being extended north- ward to the new mining area at Flin Fion, recently acquired by New York interests. Branch lines, spurs, and feeders of this kind will account for the most of the immediate new mile- age. The demand comes from two main sources—isolated communities of settlers and newly discovered mining areas. There is, for example, in northern Saskatchewan an area known as the Paddockwood district which probably not one Canadian in 50 has ever heard of, though it was settled after habilitating railway finances so that , Under the almost cloudless skies the war by returned soldiers who went 40 or 50 miles from the railway further extensions are possible. The of the upper Nile valley in Egypt, mines are now the greatest individ- the depth of water evaporated a- te acquire the rich land there avail- nal producers of freight in the coun- ,mounts to 19 feet. able. They will have to be given try. Of 105,000,000 tons of freight ' railway access and a great fertile in 1920 36,000,000 tons of 35 per 1 band in hand. A dozen new mining areas are cry- ing out for railways. Flin Mon is getting its branch at once. Rouyn in northern Quebec, isolated for sev- eral years, now has two railways.. Similar demands come from Red Lake in northern Ontario, Lake Mis- tassini, north of Lake St, John in Quebec. the Gaspe Peninsula, where Jacques Cartier first saw Canada, a Netepedia mining area in New Brunswick and many others, 1900 1910 1920 1925 17,657 24,731 38,806 40,362 pAINTING AND raper Hanging The undersigned wishes to an- nounce that he is prepared to handle all kinds of jobs in the above lines, and will endeavor to give the best of satisfaction, Prices Reasonable and work promptly attended to Alex. Coleman Phone 6411. Brussels. THIRTEEN MEMBERS ARE UNDEFEATED Members of Commons With Pre -War Parliamentary Records. Ottawa, April 26—Members of Parliament may come and elections may go, but the fact remains that there are only 13 pre-war commen- t ers sitting in the House today who have been legislating continuously since they entered public life and who have neither withdrawn noel been defeated in a general election. Here they are with the date of their first election: Hon. Itodolph Lemieux, Liberal the Speaker, 1896. Don .Hugh Guthrie. Conservative, 'Wellington, 1900. Hon. J. A. Robb, Minister of Fin- ance, 1900. Hon, Charles Marcel, Liberal, Bon- avertture, 1900. E. W. Tobin, Liberal, Richmond - Wolfe, 1900. M. S. Delisle, Liberal, Portncuf, 1000. Hon. Ernest Lapointe, Minister of Justice, 1901. Roch Lanetot. Liberal, Laprairie- i',apierville, 1904. Lt. -Col. James Arthurs, Conserva- tive, Parry Sound, 1903. Paul A. Seguin, Liberal, L'Assomp tion, 1908. Hon. Ii• II. Stephens, Conservative Centre Vancouver, 1011. W. F. Kay, Liberal, Brome-Missis- quoi, 1911. Hon. Arthur Cardin, Minister of Marine and F}sherk , 1911. The largest picture ever painted If Canada has and d her con -000 by the oltl roasters is the "Paradise" miles to railway and can now con- of Tintoretto, wh]ch hangs in the template further extension, much of by of the Doges of Venice. the credit must be given to Sir Henry , Thornton's administration of the - Canadian Railevay system, conipris- ing• more than hall the total mileage which only hall a dozen years ago was described as a millstone threat- ening the solvency of the country. There are about 20,000,000 chil- dren in the public schools of the United States. Nearly four tines as many houses I will be constructed in England in Mining Development. ! 1928 as in 1913. Indeed it is unusual mining devel- A movement has been started in opment now proceeding in Canada the Philippines for letting down the that has been a large factor in re- bars on immigration into the islands. area beyond will be opened up. cont. were provided by mines as com- ; Classic Example pared with 23,000,000 tons of agri- The classic example of an innde- cultural products. Many of these I mining spurs have to be constructed through difficult country, much dif- ferent from the open country of the plains whet° it was not unusual in the early days to construct a railway by laying wooden ties on the bald headed prairie and spiking down on them the rails. That the productivity of Canada has greatly increased and justifies further railway construction it shown by, the fact that in 1907 the revenue ton -miles per head of population was 1836; in 1926 it was 3,638. Freight produced per person had thus doub- gnatoly served area is the Peace River district in northern Alberta. Here is an area whose fertility can scarcely be over-estimated capable, it is said, of supporting millions of population. It is the "last great West." Before the war there was into it a rush of settlement, antici- pating early railway transport, but hope deferred has sickened the heart and hundreds of pioneers have been forced to abandon their rich rolling acres. Colonization roads, the Edmonton, Dunvogan & British Col- umbia Railway, now offered for sale by the Alberta Government, and the, led in 20 years. Alberta and Great Waterways, pro The first great railway era in Can - vide apartial service to northern Al -oda came in the 1850's when the berta, but the failure of either gover- nments or private capital to grapple seriously with the problem of provid= Mg real service has been a crying grievance for ten years. What the "Peace River" wants is direct access Whentc. ' hies Grand Trunk was being constructed. The building of the Canadian Pacific in the early '80's was the second im- portant period, and then came the greatest period of all, just after the turn of the century. At this period ed the new era is ac i loo several years in succession one development a new era in northern Canadian thousand miles of new railway were development will to ushered" in, I- completed each year. The measure ealso proo Ra w push this north- of railway progress since Confodera- ern AlbertanRailway system north- ,Len may be found in the following ward into he unorganized North- table of mileage in operation: west Territories at Great Slave Lake 2,617 an inland sea as big as Lake Ontario. 1 1870 . , ....... , ` .. • 7,194 The view is frequently expressed I 1880 . _ • • .... , ' , ` , 12194 Cockshutt Frost & Wood FARM IMPLEMENTS and a full line of Repairs will be carried at the pE Machine Shop Agent Brussels When you are in town call and see the new machines, There are a great many ways to do a job of printing ; but quality printing is only done one way—THE BEST. We do printing of all kinds( and no matter what your needs may be, from name card to booklet, we do it the quality way. P. S,—We also do it in a way to save you money. 7 he Post Publishing House „mom as ,, mak