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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1921-11-3, Page 4COOi'ER'S STORE NEWS Shoo) BOoks., Pjblic ychocl history of England Now on sille Price 25c New high School' Composition Now on sale Price 40c The New Public School History of Canada will be ready shortly. A. T. COOPER. Telegraph agency A. IT'S A SNAP It is Father strange how tastes for fish develop. The United States, for "Yes" remarked a country mer- example, will buy all the swordfish eluant,'' I certainly have it .snap. The Nova Scotia can produce and paid wholesale this year as high as twen- tyeight cents a pound, yet it is next to Impossible to market the speejes in Canada, In Great Britian the wholesale houses draw on me at sight but if •i tend a `hill to a • customer be hecomes swearing mad and quits trial-. ing at my store. While 1 am hard up for money .many of these who are. sole is the delicacy among sea foods. owing' nue are sending money to the. In this country it is very little known and in fact our fiat fish are net appretiiated. The Italian people regard the tentacles of an octopus as a luxury. Canned squid, so prolific in expected to dig up for everything • the Atlantic, would appeal to them that comes along from a raffle ticket very much, but would it be safe to to a chun'ch fund, by people who place it on the tables of Canacl:an housewives? Now the Germans prize mail order houses. If I contribute money to any cause , people say I am bidding for trade. Al ]: don't they say I am a hog. Every day I ate claim they do part of thea trading here,. but our friends 'Robert Simpson and T. Beton, neither buy 'raffle tickets nor help the the church fund, and they get;the •cash in advance business. If i sella pair of pants I must treat the family to eandy and (Agars, and if I buy a load of potatoes I must do the same: Customers who are able to pay, hang on to their money, while I pay .ten per cent at the bank to get ready cash• I have a big business during hard times and poor crops, from people who are willing to trade with vie provided I can duplicate catalogue priers anti wait until harvest for my money. My scales weigh too much when I sell iCsugar and too little when I buy butter, I am a thief, liar and grafter. If I smile I am a soft, soapy grafter, and if I don't, Pm an old grouch,' and he remarked to himself, "Certainly this is a snap" As he oloked over $10,000 worth of accounts, all good and wonders how he (an raise $800 to pay a sight draft now due• - Wetaskiwin (Alta,) 'rites. • CANADIANS HAVE VERY CONSERVATIVE . TASTE FOR FISH Species popular in United States, Great Britain and Germany prac- tieally unmarketable here -Great variety of•sea food to choose from. The people of this country are eat- ing more freifirsea fish than they did last year, Records show that in all parts of the country the ration of fish is being increased. For the first eels. A barye loaf taken from the St. Lawrence brought as high 'as sev. etity-five .and. eighty cents a pound among' Germain and other foreign na- tionals in New York. In Canada the sale of eels is very snmall-the price is not high. These are just a few examples to show how very conservative we are in the selection of sea foods. When eels are placed before us we think of the Wriggling, slimy ~creature as it eoues from the water, and meted- iately the food seems repulsive, Like- wise when octopus is suggested, the unsightly creature is brought up be- fore our mind and the food is con- demned on that account. Personally the writer has no high regard for the slovenly, filthy, creatures which give - 'us our pork, but the neat is not con- denined for that reason. People seem satisfied with a tinily, weekly, monthly round of pork, beef lamb and fowl. That limits their choice of treats. With seafoods they have practically ah inexhaustible variety to choose from, The main thing is to drop unreasonable preju- dices as to the physical character of the fish or it habits in its own ele- inent, but to judge the food. solely on its merits, The writer has. no doubt that people who shun the very thought of eels as food would appre- ciate them if served as a nameless � dish, and the same with many other fishes. A rose by an other name smells just us sweet, but conversely, the name "rose" applied to tiny other flower would not bring the scent of the rose. The name has nothing to do with it. The same with fishes. 'The names are accidental, The qual- ity of the food counts. Word was received in Wingham six months of this year there was last week of the death at Long Beach nearly severteen per' cent. more fresh ( California, of J. B. Ferguson, for - sea fish consumed than in the corres_ mercy town clerk of Wingham. He ponding period of 1920. Fran Jan -Was seventy-three years of age -and nary to June close to 22,000,000 is survived by his wife and one pounds went from both coasts to daughter, interior markets, but the volume is Hon. Edmund Bristol, hiss Con- stancesti11 restricted to not more than Boulton and John Jaya, M. twenty varieties. P. P. for North Huron addressed a meeting in support of George Spotton Although more than' six hundred candidate in North Huron for the fed - species inhabit our waters, of whit eral house nnc evening last week, more than two hundred are eeibie, Mr, R. J. Cantelon, a well-known Many of them extremely palatable citizen ef Winghani, passed away and nutritious, not more than twon- ' rather suddenly last week. IIe ltaci ty-five are familiar to the consuming been going about as usual until a public., and the great portion of the few hours before tis death, IIe is trade is limited to six or seven spec- survived by his widow and two'sons les, antt.;two daughter's. �c,«,=,•.'"'°'"^�s�,t��';^..aca'< vW.s~�. �.�' �^at4t�tstx'�t �+ - a1 7 w :r:. 1r31 -L it The flour you "knead" for bread Maple Leaf. Milling Co., Limited Toronto, Winnipeg hrnndon, Mantes , Iia `,fir al:, 4 �1 ll,i.�lillll� t �rlinton ,News -Record tliSi Wonder what we are fen ping' ills t ory --- ncien't and Modern bush (ss Anti It may snrpa;ise yeti go know that neither any paaatner nor myself have eirnwn .ere Merlin', an either' Wary' or .diviideuds,oltt.of the- bausitneigs, Wihe'n we took oxer this lbtnsiness wet decided to give 11 every poss<ilcie ehatece atter while it was not at all necessary for ale to tell you tills, feel it is only fair to ourselves that you should know what has •hetill our aim in connection with this Wetness. We have certain plana in our lmina its t0 how we will wells the two bus - mosses together, If we have faie treatment front'the citizens we be- lieve these plans will work out to your .advantage, If we do not get fair treatment from you, that will be one of the considerations in coming to our final decision in regard to the 'operating of the two burinesses. Lee hpe say age'in. I am not hero to ask for enytlt'ing for nay partner or tnyeelf, but I will say I think the assessor • was altogether unreaij»n able in his action in increasing the assesstd, nit ;ind that for 'the 'good of the citt[zens *of Clinton yea would be wise in plaeing.the assess- in'eat at not more thee last year's figures. Our ,period for stock -taking hap- pens to be the end of the present month and on next Saturday we propose to take stock, in doing this we have no idea of taking stock to see how much money ;we have made. Anyone who has had anything to do with manufacturing in the past year knows that .profits have been out of the question. What we are going to see is how much the loss has been and our hope is that it will not be too much. I am pleased to tell you that there are evidences of improvement. We are busy at the plant now. We hope it will continue and believe the conning year should be better than last year, but I am free to tell you that we are not go- ing to operate this plant for the fun of operating it and owing to present conditions, manufactulleig cost have to be figured very ' close and the amount of taxes is one of the items that enter into this. In addition to the. amount of taxes, in your case we will consider as to whether ,you are desirious of retain- ing this' factory in Clinton. • If by your actions you say you are going to take your' pound of flesh, then it is only up to us that in conning to our final decisiorr",ve take your ac- tion into consideration. A.s far as we are concerned the decision of this Court of Revision will be final. We are not going to go to the judge with it as was .done before, I am glad this matter came up just now in connection with our c stock -taking, because this is the crit- ical stock -taking eolith us in regard to the continuance of this business and your action will tell as what we are to expect from the council of Clin- ton, 4 .. COulntj News A. foul' weeks' course in agriculture will be held in Auburn in January. The course is open to everyone wish- ing to take it up. A course in domes- tic science will be carried on at the sane time, Mr. Ed. Davis, who has been on the staff of the Exeter branch of the Bank of Commerce has been trans- ferred to Forest and left last week for his new post, The Agricultural Department is ar- ranging for a four -months' course in Wingham, commencing on Nov. 28th, Huron being one of the four counties in the province to have such a course. It will comprise practically the first years' course at the 0, A. C,, and will be open to all ',young men and women. The classes will be held in the armories, if the consent of the Minister of Militia can be secured, and !n the town hall, Otte of tate lateest gatherings ev- er assembled in Blyth to hear polit- ical addresses met in Memorial hall of "Friday at a ,ioint meeting of the Liberals and Government candidates to discuss the political questions of the day. W L'. Hewkins made a very able chairman and excellent or- der prevailed during the meeting. W. Fraser, the Liberal candidate, was assisted by A, ('owns, while George Spotton, the Government candidate ably defended the acts of the Gov- ernment. Mrs E. A. McNally, Goderich, an- nounces the engagement of her elatughtet, Vesta Mildred, to Mr. Thee, G. C'ahley, of Hamilton, Ont„ son of itir, and Mrs. Douglas P. Galey, of Waterford, Ont,, the wedding to take place early in November. The engagement is' announced of Elizabeth Mary Thomson, younger daughter R'hter or the lat Robert Thomson and Mrs. Thorson, Hensall, Ont., to Mr. Norman 1:. Conk, yungest son of Mrs, cook and the late Henry Cook of ilensaill, the marriage to take place quietly in November. Godet•:c'h is to have a school nurse. the council joining' with outer organ- izations to engage her end Provide for her salary. „ Q Letter from N. W. Manning to the Chalon Courtof Revlslon October 27th, 1021„ Mt, Mayor and 'Weathers of 'Court of Revision: It was With considerable aprprise we Were advised that your assessor had seen fit to incranee the assess- ment 00 our plant and in older that we ntigltt have the opportunity of taking this matter up with you, we lodged Our appeal against the as- sessment, T hope I will not weary you and }hat you will be patient; With me while 1 take a little time with what may he considered "Ancient Hitsory," at^ though it has n bearing on the mat- ter in question. Perhaps some of Now ieot' A Little 14etdern liletory, in bine 1911) 'I was approttcheet by Mt, C. H. Ivey of London, sec- t'etat•y of Dolteaty Pianos, •Limited. Gentlemen, thin wap the 'fourth time we had been approached to take av er this Company and I would like to say that as long as my old 'employ- er employer and friend, Mr. Doherty, was con, fleeted with the business, these offers were net considered, It took us front June until October before we even decided to come up and look over the plant, Thenit took us from Oa- tober to the middle of December be- fore we Would make an offer for lt. I mention this so that you will know we did not go after the business. It the members of this hoard are not was almost against our judgment and as conversant with sone of the certainly against our oomfort that paints I wish to bring out as I OM Some 24 or 26 years ago the orig- final Doherty plant was horned to the ground and as T was connected with the plant at that time and during the building of the present plant, I was conversant with what took place in regard to' the erection of the pres- ent plant in Clinton, Within 12 hours of the burning of the old plant the council of the Town at that time, had a meeting acid passed a resolution offering the then owners of the plant, W. Doherty & Co., the Fenn 'of $25,000 as a free Man, provided the plant would be re_ built in Clinton.' This offer was ac- cepted although the firm had offers of • considerably more mond' to erect a plant in other towns. 1 am not boating when I roar •that it was the advice of Mr. J. P. Tisdall, formerly of Clinton, and myself that was the determining factor in the plant re- maining in Clinton, 'Whether this was for the benefit of Clinton or not, you are the judges. If it was not for the benefit of Clinton, then I am open to censure but in giving the ad- vice I diel, 1 considered not only the welfare of the firm for whom I wee working,- but also the welfare of the citizens of the Town of Clinton. In my owtt mind I was satisfied I gave good advice' and that Clinton has had splendid value for the money ad- vanced, in fact before I am through, I think I can. show you they have had every cent of it back Before the fire, as lac as my re- collection goes, wo were paying In taxes to tie town of Clinton some- thing over $100.00 and at the time of the acceptance of the offer of $25,000 there was no thought, I think I ,am safe in saying, on either the part of the council or the firth, of any increased taxes. If there had been and it had been mentioned, there isn't the, least doubt but the council, in addition to the $25,000, would have willingly, fixed the assess- ment for either free or at the most, not mote than the taxes that had been paid. The thought never oc- curred to either bir. Doherty or my- self et that time that when the fac- tory was erecter] there would be an effort to increase the taxes. Some of you may remember what took place. The facts ox the matter are as fol- lows: The assessor of that year, even be- fore the factories were completed, ntac[e his assessment and as far as my recollection goes it was some- where about $50,000, which would have meant taxes of I think from $1500 to $2,000 a year instead of $100.00 odd as formerly. The fire, felt this was morally a breach of the contract and an appeal was put in. It fell to me to take the matter up with the Court of Revision. The Court of Revision sustained the as- sessor and the appeal then went to the judge/The council brought from London Messrs. Meredith & Judd, whom they considered among the best lawyers that could be had at that time, to fight the case and if there are any persons present who attended the sitting of the court, they will I think, corroborate my statement that the matter was gone into very thoroughly and that no point that would assist the council in sustaining the assessment and the Court of Revision wits omitted. In spite of the capable manner in which the case was handled, the judge reduced the assessment of the assessor, my recollection is• at least one third, Remember, gettlenum, this was at the time when the plant wns new and having everything be- fore • him the judge's decision showed that the assessor was wrong in his assessment. Itmayfurther interest you n knew tc firsti tno that after it was all over, the lawyers, engaged by the council to fight the case, cause to the new plant to look over it. 1 remember well the statement of these law- yers after they had looked over it the plaint, . One thing they said was that it was a dare shame the way the town ef Clinton was using the Doherty Co. and they said ,'If you would build a plant like this to London, we will sec that you won't have to pay as touch taxes as Clintnn is asking you to pay." Gentlemen, these were the words of the town's own lawyers, given after they had fought their darnedest to beat ms. I think I am correct in saying that the assessment set at that time, stood until lust year, when the assessor on his own judgement, and- without being asked reduced it somewhat. I think it was a reasonable thing for hint to do. The plant is a 35 -year- old plant and •gnu sly is net worth what is was when new. Of enure' values have increased in the mean- time to some extent, but we all realize they are on the way down again and I ant under the impression that the stores yes gentlemen own and the residences you live in, confer not be sold to day for ns much es they would [rave breumeht at the time this plant sons built. We. went into it. We were, making a deeeht living in. London 'and were en- joYing ourselves, The directors of Doherty Pianos, Limited had tried to sell the busin- ess to others and they were unable to get, a puroltaser. They had come to the point where they had decided' to close the plant if they could not eell it. Gentlemen, that is what Clinton was up against in January, 1920. If Sherlock -Manning hadn't taken the plant over, it would have been closed, and likely still closed, because we only had abon) six months of business before evidences of the crash was apparent. Whether you believe me or not, one of the Considerations in our tak- ing this plant over, was my regard ark[ remembrance of some of the splendid hien. who were in the fac- tory when I was here and who were in it in January 1920 and still there. I haven't the least doubt, if it had been put up to the ratepayers of Clinton, that they would have either given us free or a low fixed assess- ment, or even a loan rather than have the factory closed. Right at that time the people of Woodstock voted a sunt amunting to, I think nearly 330,000, in order. to get the Karn•piano plant again 'in operation. When we took this business over in January 1920 we decided we would take it over on our own responsi- bility, feeling that ' the people of (Anton would surely use us fairly, and I am still of the opinion they will,• for we have asked for no dif- ferent treatment than you are giving to the other manufactures of the town, I know enough about the public sentiment of Clinton toady to say that your ratepayers do not expect or do not want you to penalize us because we didn't conte to you in January 1920 and make a hard and fast bargain, At the time of the in- crease in the assessment when the now plant was built, it was ac- knowledged by those who put it through that this was their way of getting the stoney back. Gentlemen, the town of Clinton has had this in- come of about $1,000 from this plant every year since then and in addition. I understand you were paid back 35,000 in cash and that you ac- cepted this $5,000 as full piiyntent. «1 believe you will agree with me that your assessor was not fair in in- creasing the assessment in view of all the circumstances, The Wren in the factory will re- member that I told them the first time I stet thein after we had taken over the business, that we were not taking it over as a picnic, that it would mean much hard work for us, but that now we had done it, it was our determination we would make a success of the business, Gentlemen, the fact that this factory has run on steadier time and had less lay- offs and short time than any other idano factory in Canada, with the ex- eetion of our London factory, is ev- idence I think that we have put our best into this peopts:tion. During the early part of this year, this fac- tory rain practically to capacity, when every other piano factory in Canada was either closed down 00 running short hours with a few men. Gentlemen, if you have it in mind that I ant here asking for something for Sherlock -,dunning, please dis- abuse your minds of this at once. I am here to give you the facts of the case. I1 I am speaking for any_ one, I ant speaking for the employ- ees of Doherty Pialtes, Limited liv- ing' here in Clinton and for the :rate- payers of Clinton who own thew homes, and have their money Meese ted in Clinton property, so in the de- esiot you come to, think of the cit- izens of. Clutton and not of us. I think my partner and myself will be able to get our three meals a day if we need tient, whether you sustain the assessor's assessment or whether you reduce it to the amount of last year, 11 we had this plant„right in the city or Lonocht now, 1 do not believe it would be assessed for any more than you • are asking and you will agree with me that there are advantages tn. London tilt are 'worth something.. Our own plant in London is not quite as large as this, but fully two- thirds as large, We have a railroad siding, we have just as melt land there as we have here .We are equipped with electric power, which Iv more enouomienl than the steam pow - e1', used herr and our taxi's in Lon- don art less than $300.00 a year. It is trete we have a fixed assessment and rate on account of having been lately taketri into the city and f'ib's still has several years to run, int ee_ en when we renin into the city we have no expectation that we will be assessed at anything like the tate yoti aro asking. We can coven: our five scares with buildings during the reminder of the .fixed period and there will not lie a dollar itlerease in the assessment. • To tell you the truth, 1 'sotthetimee- lint AiLt CI llal"g TheDo ib1eTrack Route BETWEEN -- MONTREAL TORONTO • DETROIT and CHICAGO wnexcelled Dining Car Service. Sleeping cars on Night Trains and Parlor Cars on principal Day Trains. Full information front any Grand Trunk Ticket Agent or 0. I1. Horning, District Passenger Agt,, Toronto. 3. Ilansford & Son, Uptown Agents, Phone 57. TIIIIRSI)AY, NOV, 13rd, 19' Thethe Hour Man of _ In this hour of Canada's most acute national. crisis, the country's greatest need is leader- ship -not class leadership, not sectional leadership, but NATIONAL leadership. A pilot must be chosen possessing the neces- sary courage, foresight, breadth of vision and determination to lead the nation safely, out of the existing economic uncertainty. And one man stands out head and shoulders above all others as pre-eminently fitted for the task. Born on a farm near St. Mary's, Ontario, 'Arthur Meighen is a true son of the people, a toiler who has fought his way to eminence by sheer ability and force of intellect. Entered Parliament in 1908; appointed Solicitor -General in 1914; Min- ister of the Interior in 1917; and Prime Minister in 1920. 'At the Imperial Conference he was acclaimed by the Press of Great Britain as a great statesman, as a strong, virile, vigorous personality -alert in mind, keen and far-seeing in judgment, and with a fearless determination to stand for the right. Professor 'A, D. Skelton, of Queen's University, and biographer of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, wrote of the present Prime Minister : -"He has already given proof of high administrative capacity. His personal integrity is beyond question." Of himself, Arthur Meighen said to his consti- tuents the other day : - "You know where I stood on this issue in 1908, in 1911, and as in 1911 I stand to -day." A Real Force A Real Leader s 3 The National Liberal and Conservative Party Publicity Committee Census Returns for South West Ontario The Dominion Statistician announces, subject to correction, the popula, tion of the South Western Electoral Districts of Ontario, as shown by the Census of 1921. The figures for 1911 are for sintiliae areas. SOUTH WESTERN ELECTORAL DISTRICTS 01' ONTARIO Brant Brantford , , , Dufferin Elgin, East Elgin, West .. , Essex, North , , , , Essex, South .... ,.,,.,, Grey, North • , . , , Grey, Southeast IIaldintund , , , .... , . , . Halton Ilamilton, East (city, part) Iiantilton, West (,:ty, part) Huron, North ,. ,. ,,.. Huron, South ,••, ... ,,, Kent ,.,,,,,,, Lampton, Paast , . .. . Lantlttoi, West • Lincoln London, (city, part; . ... . ... . . . .. elidd1esex, East 111 •, ,,,, Middlesex, W0-,1 Norfolk: ,... i Oxfor, North . ,.. .... Oxf,rd, South ,. . _ .. .. Peel ....... Perth, North . , Perth, South .. .,., Waterloo, North . . . . .... . . ... . . Waterloo, South Welland .. . Woblinu'ttn, North , .. 'Wellington, South •... .... Wentworth (2) .... .. .... Increase Population 1021 over 11111, 1921 11111 Number P.c. 20,050 19,259 800 .1,16 82,491) 211,617 5,882 22.10 13,413 17,740 -2,325 -13.11' 17,1111 17,507 -194 -1.10 28,.526 26,715 1,811 6,7F 71,039 38,006 13,038 86,119 31,362 29,541 1,621 6.16 311,611 38,957 -2,316 -9 .5 27,390 31,034 -4,541 -11.22 21,189 21,162 -373 -1.72 23,261 22,20s 8.(137 13.77 4»,72:1 10,.793 114)80 30,486 37,27n 2,157 5, 0: 2,1,091 26,`i86 -0,795 -14.12 21,5114 2'3,097 0, 31 9,71 32,076 h1,41 2,6,25 5,4 742 28,827 --35).•15 _10.7v :12,924, 291,109 2,815 12.11 49,305 35,420 13,179 :17.20 53,332 10,300 7,252 15 • fit, 27,957 28,463 44.12 1.11,11 24,1177 27,300 -0,3'3 -8.31 114 27.110' -7111 -2.0. :.l 23,077 38 01> 20204 -111 .5e 23,255 02,102 3,1se, 33,126 10,0. - 2,S01 1� . 18,87 1S,947 500 11,400 2:1,0 15 ♦11 1'4 71 2( 0'5 4r.3 1 6-5,510 42,153 21,e17 57.71 1.9S13 " ':2 .11 1,11,31 22.206 41, 11.10 01,122 34,,(34 _ ,7'(T lIt C'ontains part of Lond••:m t''ty. (21 Contains ins mirk .if 1 City. The .Sant.., l -1 Sim do etc, a do o' '00 J, Reyctnft of ( 'o It, w,:., w ) Franco :tad ' 11 10 a :. J his knocked down by an iO'to eto t se e health His y - Wire a.t-• las: '•.r:1 what sennas:~ 1(jured on It y .zrxi ha 1, 01101' ted by two y ,;in' .1, - NVOt?k, w tubi.' t , 1'P l',` t 1 f`J •n ++' Ca.. OW ho:pttatl to hie home lest week '112en, and is reported to le area 11 on well. yp• lobi 3:.'.;01• of Yuri,': ere''•,t loss tilt o,et A. s 111 .1. 1l a ttve tc ,r -.'(j colt to 0 Mi- aI t,au ,t Kilw• incl :e' was t'i �etat(t' ,h t eleel at ! to 'k(n1ai'.t,l f: t h,.mtt, t)attruit to :Sir. Peter 1•,,,t of that City,• [he 111001111 of W, L, it commonly keti'wtt \l d,ianas, a fort er resident of God e rielr tutclt !`lace. to Maittaud emee- tory on Sand"i, wool:. Tho young roan had been severely wounded in Maty Ann 11r rah vel .e of '1'r. Aletrio Fesioe„ t 1115teemehie, rev 'nty a.t:t t ,.0m11 1. ,10' ,tate,.., ller bui.and at ,114.. it'. •.1 4 ,laryite, ;Mrs, 1 .t'r 'i3 •. 11fie-long resident of, Day haslet:: leen born in tlhr t. twithsipSite dee i C'bb,l 1',,:v- t,rtr years on 1,11;.1 en ',hir•Ii she (heel.