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THE CLINTON NEW ERA.
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KIFFEN
Dr. Aitken gave an illustrated lee -
lure in St, Andrew's Church last Fri.;
clay night on 'Ilie Governnient's Care
of Wounded Soldiers,' which was in-
tensely Interesting. The occasion was
taken advantage, of to present Pte, L.
13, Curtmore, a machine gunner, With
cuff links and other articles of apparel,
Pte. Cutlinore had a long term in the
trenches was wounded slightly once
and gassed once. During the last big
drive he was in the thick of the light.
WINGHAM.
Division court took place here In
the 16'ouncil chamber, HIS Honor Judge
Lewis, of Goderich, presiding, There
were a large number of cases upon the
docket. A. M. Crawford Vs. Ilenry
Thompson was adjourned Willi the
23rd of May.- In Margaret A. McLean,
vs. 13. Johnson, a case over a Moire,
judgment was- given. for the plaintiff,
$2 A. 13, Smith vs. William Hallahann,
judgment for the plaintiff, 'A number
of cases were adjourned; also a number
of judgment summons cases,
The weather, which has been cold
and we for some time, has taken a
change during the past few days and
beautiful spring weather Is now ap-
pearing. 'rhe trees are beginning to
leaf out and crops are showing symp-
toms of great progress, although rain
startedftiiig
ito fail yesterday and is Still
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Spr. R; Reed and Spr. T. Guzell, off
the Scotian, arrived in Wingham from
London this evening, .
In connection with the proposed
provision of hydro power for Wingham
and other towns in Huron and Bruce
counties la '.'or Gurney of Wingham,
has received word from the Hydro -
Electric Commission that the Commis-
sion is pushing the matter as rapidly
as possible and that estimates will be
furnished the people as soon as the
engineers have completed their work.
Pte.- E. Fitt, of Wingharn, a returned
soldier, who was recently released on
suspended sentence at Toronto, on a
charge of bigamy on condition -that-
he would support his first -wife and
seven children in Wingham, has been
again arrested in Toronto on com-
plaint of his wife on s charge of non-
support. Arrainged before Police Mag-
istrate Morton in Wingham he was
again allowed to go on suspended sen-
tence on promising to contribute $20
a month to the support of his wife. He
again left for Toronto declaring that
he would not remain with his family
here., Fitt was wounded in France and
lost a leg,
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Inedicine. sz,ld iv three de,
nsof strength—No. 1. 1111
No, 2,13; No.. 3, SS per box
So/4 by. all data, or mot
prepaid on neaten of prise,
Free namphleit; ' Addresst
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TRAVEL . 13Y FLOWERY WAYS
1, There are many who believe that
all bug Corporations and industrial
!concerns only look to the material
iSide of things and work machine-
Olike for the production of wealth, re-
Igardless of the winter's snow and un-
illaeeding of the summer's bloom. Thls
often an erroneous idea, for it is
!Igenerally realized that man does not
;altogether live by offices and pens
,iand papers and engines and other
accoutrements of labor—he requires
)trees and shrubs and flowers and
'the loveliness of nature,
The Canadian Pacific Railway has
always paid. considerable attention to
,hcs development of garden plots
along its lines, it Is jnet thirty
!years ago since a C.P.R. employee
railed a few varieties of flower heeds
Ids. his own garden, and distributed
l'ikesn amongst his friends in the
co ot-the company, with the
jolt promoting flower gardening
At thes4"airioUs station, plots of the
;01*,11wv. A vast advance has been
made shun'tlion; sad now the coin-
famay possesses a Floral Department
itwith headquarters sit Windsor Street
49.16.tion, Montreal, and a Floral Com-
inalttes which embraces members
the Pastern and Western lines,
It la under the guidance Of this 1:rde-
rnthteOlotraldAtoPpr= t
*awk" are cleared UP Mid beauti.
.6d. 'Phantom& of paekages of
(Mover Seeds, Mahe, tress; mid shrube
And tiro quantitim 'df OMB mods
mid tenni:tins him bees distrtkolted
'Wino the lest feW 1890 to Staticitt
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gentil, Section fermium, caretakers
.1 *Maid houses, and ill eniployees
"hag OA the prOpertY a tho dom.
(1) Along the line at Moose Jaw, Sask.
(2) WoodstOck, Ont. (3) Vatidreull, Que.
)any. Travellers on the line observe tortence of the garden/3 and selection
the happy results aehieved. The of the seeds, bulbe, and Plante are
cultivation work is done in all cases supervised by Mr. B. M. Winuegar.
by the eniployees therneelves,' who forester of the companYt
in most cases acquired the art of The encouraging influence of
amateur gardening by taking their flower growing 071 the C.P.R. dur-
lesions from leaflets twined by the Mg the last thirty years has in is
Floral Department The best Ina- large Most/Jure assisted in the hi -
Oldie le always provided. Antos:gift augtiratlon of floral societies all over
the verittleti of trade supplied ere t the cOuntrY. There are hUndreds of
Maple, birth, beech, poplar mid cat- C.P.R. officiate celiineeted *Rh thein
alga. Some of the shrube are: Wei- sOcietien, and matt of the* received
geLia, beeberriee, tantel lecaf slllow their !fret let*Oft In flower calttire
and siintae. Perennials distributed it•the flower beds. Pitreters
are: Oriental popplee, phlox, knee imPrOved file railway ItatiOalif
vetetitia, niallbardik lark inspired by the Beauty of Om
unahites, sweet wililani, and snka. Stations, residente of the tonne have
Bedding planta used include: ger- planted flOWilta. and iMproVed the.
antuwii.•cetteen; caarme, paines, appearaxiees of their 'Mmes. BS
*attire, Veriest*, Petunias, and teeter every division eft tba, prisesi
oil plant*. Standard aced packets aro given every yoar for the best
sent out contain: Nasturtiums, diSplays, anti Diaz), of thorn/ amateur
alrisunt, mignonette, sweet peas, railway gardeners bare Wed their
phlox and irechlit: Ireton and hoose products with success &goblet all
Plante are sheen: to the larger eta. !Stainers at the big Canadian "and
tion. The eistabliiihtieetit and Main., Agniltietin flower
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istrie
Rev. Mr, Carriere, of :Grand Send,
attended the ' Presbytery in Clinton,
and also visited friends here last week.
M. Fred Dunlop, visited at the home
of 'Mr. John•MeCowan for a few clays
last week, ' I
Pis. Thos. Campbell and Jeau and
Mrs..) Gilmour visited in Bayfield, on
Thursday of last week.
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spent a few clays visiting her sister
Miss Marjorie McIver. .
Mr. Wus, Makins died on "I hursday.
of hist week and Was buried on Satur-
day le Baird's Cemetery.
BAYFIELD.
.The Rev, Mr, Akin, of Kippen,
preached in St, Andrews church on
Sunday last.
Moorhouse and wile, of London,
visited here last week,
Mr. James Wamsley has departed for
the West: •
Ed Westtm, the stage driver has
bought out the Commercial Hotel.
A fairly good moving -picture show
was pulled off in the town hall on Fri-
day last illustrating the 'Canadian sold-
iers in the trendies,
A Company from London will per-
form n Scottish entertainment in the
hall next Friday evening. The pro-
ceeds to go towards the purchase of a
new piano for the hall,
CONSTANCE.
Mr, and Mrs. Frank Hall spent Mon-
day in London.
Mr, and Mrs, Jos, -Snell of the West
spent a week or more with t4seir bro.
thers, Andrew and Ben Snell.
Mrs, Robert Lawson, Mrs. Peter
Lindsay and Mrs. Albert Turner and
Miss Stella Clark attended - the Nile
'Convention.
Mr. Frank Hall has bought the black-
smith shop from Mr, Sutherland and
will use it as a store room.
One day last week while Robert
Clark and son was stretching some
wire fence- the stretcher slipped and,
struck Robert Clark on the legs badly
bruising them.
Air. and Mrs. Adam Nicholson and•
Master Jack Moore spent ,Saturday
with Robert. Moore, in Clinton,
BRUSSELS
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At a special meeting of the Council
it was decided to purchase a tank of
oil for the purpose of treating the
macadamized road at the north and
south ends of the town,
George Cardiff, an old residegt of the
.town; suffered a stroke of paralysfs'and
is at present confined to his home.
13. S. Scott, principal of the continu-
ation school, has been compelled to
take a rest owing to poor health,: and
Miss Money of Stratford, has been en-
gaged to supply fdr a time.
Rev. W. E, Stafford, B. A., has been
invited to remain as' pastor o( Brussels
Methodist Church for,kthiril year.
"Ditrieg the put '•week Mrs. William
Pollard of Ethel,.and Mrs, Alex.-Simpl
son, both over 80 'yeah Of age, •have
dted,:and,Counciflor Harry James, pro-
prietor'of the Atnerical Hotel, died on
Saturday is Wingharn-liospital. He
Was:about 15 years of age, and is sur-
vived by his widow. '
'T'he bowling club has organized for
1919,,,and will put the green in A 1.
shape. Brussels 'record onthe lawn
will iibt be easily beaten, declare the
enthusiasts.
Quitea large acreaie, of flax has
been put in this Iticality.
Brussels has ,a football team in the
junior series this .year, and is getting
ready for the coming W. Fy A. series.
BRUCEFIELD. •
Mr. Frank of Moosejaw, and
daughter, ,Mrs. L Fair visited at the
home of Mr. MeQueen. last week, '
Our bank is having their rooms en,
'urged. There is lots of money in
our village.
Pte. James Hill has been given the
Position of mail carrier itt Stratford.
We congratulate hits in obtaining a
good position.
Thomas Fraser has bought the resi-
dence of Mr. Holland near Clinton, If
is a fine place. He intends to move
on It soon.
Pie, John McKenzie has gone to
Grand Prairie. He has had a charnieti
life so far. He went through the war
and was badly wounded. While go-
ing West on the traln, a wash out
struck the train, a little further on the
train came to a spread rails, further
on there was a land slide, however he
was not hurt and made his destination
at his farm at Grand Prairie,
Miss Margaret Ross has returned
from Toronto University. She has
completed' her 3rd' year.
Arthur . McQueen bas -purchaSed
Gray Dort Auto from a liensall Agent.
(Intended tor last week„) •
Mother's Day service was held in
our church on Sunday last when Rev,
Mr. Ross, of Auburn, preached a very
impressive sermon. He took as his
text, I Samuel 2:-19, the words "The
mother made for him a little coat."
He said the most important thing in
any 'home Was the child and spoke of
the great dignity of being a mother;
A cltpir made up of mother!s led by
very interesting and instructive to all
part of the service. , It was ifservite
Mrs, Snider, had charge.b,f' the:,musical
present,
-,,
Miss Grain, of Clintbii Visited in
our village on Saturday tlast,„
Mrs. Dunlop and faihily,,;:who have
been visiting at the home Of Iter father,
Wm,' Rattenbury leftsiP this, week for
their hew home In Prankffirt Miss
Alice Rettenbary eceottiOttilled them.
Last week the Directora;of Brustiels,
Grey 8s Morris Telephone 'Co, Met and
made a change is the operators at the
Central, 'the Staff had tendered their
resignation unless there Wag an
crease of pay and, with the exception
of Miss Margaret RobinS0114 they )vcre
replaced by Asset Wage bonalation,
Atwood; Margaret McCall, Toronto;
and BMW Watson, BruSaels,
Mrs. W, J. Beattie gave a very en-
joyable tea and bridal shower for Miss
Kate Maediarmid af her home on God-
erich street, ver 30 friends of the
bride -elect ,were present. The marri-
age of Miss Kate Maccliarmlci, daughter
of the late Mr, Hugh Maccliarnild of
Seaforth, to ,Mr, James Acheson, took
place on 'ruesday, May 20th,
A Gdrnian by the name of Nunetberg,
who claims to have conte from MUshell
and who is. apparently deranged In
mincl, was taken charge of on Saturday
by Constable Gillespie, It succeed-
ed in escaping through the Window of
lite room where lie was conliened but
was capturecl and lodged.in the police
cell over Sunday,
Gunner J. McMillan formerly aC-
C01111011( in the Bank of Commerce
here, returned on Saturday from over-
seas. • Mr, McMillan was in, Siberia
with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Ple. Melvin Twiss arrived on the same
train,
A highly respected, pioneer of Mc-
Killop, departed this life on Friday,
May 16. In the person of Mrs. Alex-
ander Simpson at the advanced age of
82 years. Interment will be made in
Brussels cemetery on Monday, May
22Mildr,, J. R. Ari•chibald is attending the
synod in London this week,
Mr, Andrew Scott has leased Mrs,
Robert Willis' residence ort James
Street.
Major Hays and Mr. Robert Smith
were in Windsor attending the provin-
cial meeting of the War Veteran's As-
sociation,
Mr. George Johnstone, son of Rev.'
D. Johnstone, of Varna, who has been
attending the Collegiate Institute left
un Alonday for Timmins where he will
enter the Bank of Commerce
A public meeting was held in the
town hall on Friday evening for the
purpose of re -organizing the town.
' HENSALL
' Wilfrid Goodwin, 'manager of the
Jackson Manufacturing Company, of
Clinton, was in the village this week
making arrangements for the starting
of the factory here, The firm is pre-
pared at once to engage from 30 to 40
hands to enter upon work as soon as
the premises are ready. As many
girls and women ,found it hard in the
past to get good employment and
wages without going from home, this
will afford an excellent opportunity for
many who are handy with sewing ma-
chines and needle.
The seeding is mostly all completed
in this' section of the country, the
weather ',during the past week being
favorable,and the same may be said of
the onion crop as far as large plots are
concern.ed.
Thi:.Coencil expects' shortly to get
in several' ?ar loads of crushed stone,
for Matm street after which it will im-
mediately be oiled. Business men
complain that dust is distructive to
their goods and window displays,
hirs,.E. Rannie, Miss Ethel Murdock
and Miss Hattie McQueen left here on
Monday 'last to attend the graduation
of..nurSes of Grace Hospital, Detroit,
Miss Irma Ratline received her diploma
as a 'Orofessional nurse,
•.• Application has been made to the
Grand' Trunk authorities for the privi-
lege of erecting the monument to fallen
heroes and wounded soldiers on their
nite!plot near King and Wellington
streets.
Several gentlemen from Buffalo were
here calling on T, Murdock one of
whom was a former owner of .his horse
"Silver McKinney." He was loud in
his praise of this horse, which he
thought had improved much in Mr.
Murdock's care.
This is likely to be a record summer
in the matter of putting out flowers
55 liensall Linton Cemetery. The grass
will also be nicely cut from time to
time, and all monuments not quite
level, will be attended to by the com-
mittee in charge where it cannot well
be done by those haviiig loved ones in-
terred there.
• Messrs,•Bonthron and Drysdale have
purchased the large cement garage re-
cently erected by Milne R, Rennie, and
intend using it in connection with
their hardware, furntture, and un dr-
iaklng buiness,
LONDESBORO.
The evening service in the Metho-
dist Church was withdrawn on Sunday
that the people might be free to attend
the special services in 'Clinton. Many
were there.
The Annual W. M. S.., "At Home"
will be held on Thursday night In the
basement of the Methodist Church.
Mr; Norman Manning had the inis-
fortune to cut the back of his hand
with the axe while cutting willows on
Monday.
Dais Ge des is having a new Gaso-
line tank installed, He can't wait but
it will be handy when it conies.
' Mrs. Weymouth Is still detained at
Walkerville through the serious ill-
ness of her daughter-in-law.
Rev. J. E. Ford was a visitor at the
Parsonage on Wednesday evening,
Rev. T. E. Sawyer and Mrs. Sawyer
accompanied by Mrs. Mountain and
Miss Lizzie Mountain motored to Gode-
rich on Monday.
Rev, J, Bentley, 13. 'A,, of Walton,
is expected to preach in the Methodist
Church cm Sunday night.
Mrs. W. Hesk, as delegate, aCC0111-
panied by Mrs. Swyer, Mrs. Bell and
Mrs. Wm Lyou attended the District
W. M. S. 'Convention at Nile last week.
Mr, Ed, Crawford has sold his farm
to his neighbor, Chas. Weymouth and
Prank Longman has sold out to Jos.
Manning, Business in real estate Is
brisk.
Announcements hairs reached Exe-
ter of the marriage of Irene, &nigh-,
ter ot Dr. and Mrs. QuackenbuOk fff
Oondreau, Ontario, formerly of Exeter,'
to Mr, Robert WlUlam Rumley of Tor-
onto, on May 1st: Irene was
welland favorably known 5 Exeter,
as a young lady of many fine Mant-
es, gifted in the MUSiCal and literary
sltn, Mr, Rulaffey is a member of
Knox tollege staff, Toronto.
GODERICH
Bert McCreath, of Toronto, has our.
chased The Goderich Star, ile takes
possession on June 15, lie announces
he will conduct g non-political paper,
catering especially to the labor and
agricultural iuterests. He has been
connected with the Toronto Star for
a number of years, Mr. McCreath and
a party of Toronto friends have also
purchased 420 acres, including Mene-
esone Park, 210 acres of the Fleming
property s,zl the farm of Mr, Mahon
and 15 acres to the north, and hope to
give ooderich the finest summer resort
an Lake Huron.,
GODERICH TOWNSHIP
Lots of rain these days, It Is mak-
ing the spring crops on nicely especi-
ally the fall wheat. The grass Is
growing fast,
Mr, and AirS. Robert Pearson are
expecting their son George and his
family home in a few days. Their
son has only recently returned from
the front.
EverbOdy MI he in town on the 24th.
Mr. A. T, 'Cooper had charge of the
services at ffolmesvile and Ebeneezer
on Sunday speaking on the work of
Temperance. The Holinesville Church
was closed in the evening and nearly
everyone was at the services in the
Clinton Churches,
Movings
hir, W. J. Dodds and family have
moved to the house on Orange street
lately occupied by Mrs. James Miller,
Mr. and Mrs, Morgan Agnew have
rented the house vacated by Mr, Win.
Butts on Townsend Street.
Has Severe Loss'
Word has reached Mitchell that PAr.
Fred Davis, Al, P. P., who has a large
stock ranch near Calgary, had met
with a very big logs of stock, owing to
a severe snow storm which visited that
part of the country a short time ago,
His loss in- stock alone Is placed at
$25,000. It is claimed that it was the
biggest snow storm that ever visited
the part of 'the West and raged for
seven days. The snow was piled in
drifts fully to feet deep. A number
of fat cattle and other cattle and
sheep were buried and died through
want of feed and cold, After the
storm was over dead cattle, sheep and
horse3 could be counted tiy the score,
At the time Mr. Davis wrote to his
parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Davis, of
this town, the hides of 13-- cattle had
been taken off.
"HELLO" TALK COMES HIGH
Bell Telephone .Company to Increase
Exchange Rates 10 p. c.
The Railway 'Commission has grant-
ed the Bell Telephone Company auth-
ority to increase its rates 10 p.c. The
company asked for a 20 p. c, increase,
but the request was cut in two.
What this means in Clinton is as
follows:—
Old Price New Price
Wall Phone S20 S22.50
Desk Phone $22 $24.50
Permission has been granted to in-
crease' long distance rates,
Huron County News
Mrs, Robert Thompson highly es-
teemed resident of West Wawanosh.
near Whitechurch, passed away on Sat-
urday last The deceased lady had
been a resident of Whitechurch dis-
trict for many years.
A pretty but quiet wedding took
place on Wednesday of last week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Car-
ruth, Lucknow, when their second
daughter, Margaret Emily was united
in marriage to William John Hackett
a prosperous farmer of Ashlield.
There passed away at his home in
Crediton early Wednesday morning
at the age of 59 years, vile of Credi-
ton's most prominent -business men in
the person of Mr. John Sweitser. De-
ceased had been :tiling for about 4
weeks. The funeral which was cond-
ucted by the, I O.F. was held Sunday
afternoon to Crediton cemetery.
The. Robert Bell Engine and •fliresher
Co., of Seaforth, intends to purchase
a site in Regina for the erection of a
warehouse show room, repair shop
and office building, The property has
a frontage of 250 feet and was sold to
t•he company by the city for $8,840,
which is 65 per cent, of the assessed
valuation. The company has paid $500
in cash and will pay the balance as
follows: $2,340 in December, 1919 and
$2,000 in December. in each of the
three ensuing years with interest at 7
per cent, The company agrees to
erect on the site immediately, a one-
story storage warehouse of galvanized
Iron or. luniber. 60 by 84 feet, with a
small office and loading platform and
prior to the due date of the final pay-
ment, they state they will build a ware-
house, show room, repair shop and
office building of at least 60 by 75 feet,
two stories and basement at a cost of
not less that $17,000.
The work of assessing the Town of
Wingham for 1919 has been completed
and the ea!l has been returned by
Assessor McLean to Clerk Groves. The
total assessment this year is $6,084
less than it was a year ago. For the
comparison the filgures of last year and
this years are given below
90 ;
1918
B8unislidniensgss
Land values 213,335 220,055
59°37,1650°
Income 58963:516700
32,616 18,400
6925,881 $931,965
The decrease on land, buildings and
business assesSinents, while there is ati
Iberease 011 income assesametit. Aasess-
Or McLean this year endeavored to
edtialixe the assessment as much as
lloiSible, And while three of the heav-
Mat assetised for into:Ile have left the
town, the branch of the assessment has
been considerably increased, The 11t1111 -
bar of school children between the
ages of 5: and 16 is 398, Tito num-
ber of dogs Is 74, The population is
placed at 2,358 a falling • off of 24
since last 'year: There ware. 32
deaths and 19 births recorded. There
are 80 WISIOWS and 41 spinsters own-
ing properties and 36 married women
who are owners or joint owitera. There
Arean widows and 18 spittlers as ten-
ants, There are fifteen gentlemen in
the town who ars over 1.15 years ot age
with an average age eff 88 years or a
iota! of 1,318 years. There are 524
•ivielling houses in the town and 4.9
families are residing in reoins in bus -
Mess blocks, In the town there are
140 persons paying business tax and
65. who are assessed for income tax.
GODERICH TO HAVE
GREAT STEEL PLANT
Lake Huron Steal Corporation to Have
Capital of $15,000,000; Big Plans
Projected.—An Amalgamation of
Canada -U.S. Firins,—Option Already
Secured on 1,000 Aeras of Land as
Site of Proposed Industry.
Goderich, May 15—A steel products
plant, with a capital of $15,000,000,
and establishment of which will dotal%
the population of Gocierich and give a
remarkable impetus to its industrial de-
velopment, is to be established here, it
became known to -day.
The Company will be known as the
Lake Huron Steel Corporation, and rep-
resents an amalgamation of several
steel and automobile men of Canada
and the United States. It is the inten-
tion to not only make high-grade steel
products, but to make the finished
parts, such as auto parts, engines and
high grade steel. It is the intention to
use electric furnaces and produce many
articles not now manufactured in Can-
ada. J. J. Mahon,of Newark, N. J.,
late steel expert of the Imperial Mu-
nitions Board ls ime of those interest-
ed in the pn
oBumositiusi5o0n0.
HOUSES
A housing committee under the On-
tario liousine• Act will imn3ediately be
formed, and it is intended to construct
50o houses this year, both the town
and company guaranteeing the bonds.
The corporation will merely ask the
municipality for freedom from taxation,
and the necessary by-law will be sub-
mitted to the people shortly, The pro-
position carries with it annexation of
part of &Menet; Township, extensive
harbor Improvements, widening streets
and their projects. An option has al-
ready been secured on 1,000 acres of
land to the south of the town and in
Goderich Township. It Is also stated
that an option has been secured on one
of the largest hotels in the town.
NEED. MUCH ELECTRICITY
It is reported that on account of the
large amount of electricity which will
be required for smelting in the plant,
it will be necessary to partially re-
construct the hydro power line from
Niagara Falls.
The Town Council, at a special
meeting last night, formally gave its
assent to the project.
In connection with the proposed har-
bor improvements necessary for the
corporation, it was stated to -night that
it would be necessary to extend the
southwest breakwater In the harbor to-
ward the south in order to take care
of the large ore docks which will be
constructed and it is Intended to
dredge the harbor to a depht of 24
Ifeet. A civic delegation will proceed
to Ottawa next week to ask for Govern-
ment assistance in the harbor improve-
ment plans.
Mr. 13 H. McCreath, new proprietor
of The boderich Star, and a Goderich
old boy, is primarily responsible for
Isecuring the big enterprise for the
town and assoolated with him have
• been the following members of the in-
dustrial committee of the new Board of
; Trade, C. L, Moore, Thomas Mitchell,
J. W. Craigia, Thomas Gundry and F.
Woollycombe. '
ITORONTQ, May 20.-1 J. Mahon
of Newark, was in the city yesterday
and confirmed the dispatchl, from
Goderich with regard to the new steel
company to locate there, The proper-
ty acquired is ideally situated with
respegt to the G. 1'. R., C. P, R. and
lake shipping, the industrial site of
i50 acres lying parallel to the lake.
-The finest electric steel plant in
America will be constructed, and Can-
ada will have an Industry that will be
of national benefit," said Mr, Mahon.
All the high grade steel DOW Imported A
for use in automobile, tractors, trucks
and steel bars, will now be made in
Canada, and the product can be pro -
du ced here at much less cost than the
present prices,
. "There is a growing demand for this
class ot steel that was bound to inter..
est American maunfactures and the
new company is merely a natural out-
come of an abnormal situation. The
coming to Canada of so many Ameri-
can automobile companies merely
meant that the steel would still( have
to be imported, and the new venture
has, therefore, a big field.
Two or three United States colts -
patties are already looking over the
ground with a view to linking up be-
side the steel plant, and operations
Will commence as soon as possible
Mr. Mahon was the chief insp.; ctor
of the imperial munitions board.; and
made a reputation in Canada sunervis-
ing the shell output for the board.
HURON BOYS HOME
Pte, G. Crooks, Brussels si•-•
Corp. 11. K. Beattie, Seaforth .'"ti
Pte. C. IL Neely, Seaforth
Pte, J. J, Zettel, Zurich
Pte. L. R. Davidson, Zurich
Pte. W. Rath, Belgrave
Pte. W. J, Robinson, Goderich
bry. J. A, Stratton Goderieh
Corp. F, i3eal, .
Pte. G, C. Wilbert, Centralia •
L McElroy, Myth
Major ft. M. Barrett, Seaforth
Spr. t, S. Miller, Walton
L. C., J. C. West011, &Warta
Spr. C. Murray, Goderith
Pte, E. Laws, Goderich
Spr. D. Huller, Clinton
Pte. 0, S. AndrewS# Ctintoo '
Corp, Pfaff, EXeter