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. Colq thous, M.L.A.
SOUtir Perth
The ,following sketch from the
S ondon„C'ree Press of ,Saturday, Feb.
19th, refers to the brother of three
Clinton : ladies, Mrs. Elizabeth, Ken-
nedy, 1VIr's, M. T. Corless and, Mrs.
Harry Fitzsimons. His mother also
lived in Clinton for a time before her
death in the fall of 1925:
South Perth likes -a change now
and then in its representation. it
used to elect John llennexeis: to sit
behind Sir James Whitney;.:an' later
Sir S i Wrlhain IIeai•st: Iohiicit
wdown
with Hearst in.1219, when thei;riding
chose Peter Smith and, without sus-
peering it, elected a minister of the
Drury Cabinet. In the light of that
Government's record, the constit-
uency 'saw fit to return a Conseeva
tive, McCausland Irvine, in 1920, by
the 'narrow margin of 46. tssues'of
the last campaign brought about elee-:
tion of a Liberal, A. A. Colquhoun, of
Ribbert; by 492.
A first attempt by The Free Press
t6 have a little chatwith 'Mr'•C0 l-
quhoun-was not suceeeeful-. He was
deeply 'engrossed in a highly techni-
cal conference with Farquhar Oliver,
for South Grey, all about the use-
-fulness of sheep in connection with
eradication of sow. thistle. This fond-
ness for sheep seems to be hereditary.
Just 325 years ago Sir Humphrey
Colquhoun, head of the Scottish clan,
fought the bloody battle of Gienfruin
against the MacGregors, in which the
Colquhoun lost 200 men, and that
sanguinary affair is reputed to have
been the outcome of a foal rising
oaf of the slaughter of a Colquhoun
sheep :when a .party o1 wandering
MacGrc ors were i ere refused hospitality.
At' any rate, the elan was not wiped
out, and a-Colquhour'i, who cease out
to Canada in 1920, landing at Brook-
ville,':was the grandfather of the pre-
sent Member for South Perth. He re-
mained in thatdistrict for 20 years,
coming into the western district in
1840, afterthe rebellion.
•
Mr. A A.1
Colqu Court's father was
born in Lanark. He himself is a na-
tive of Ribbert Township, Perth, and
still faints on the 9th concession, two.
Miles and a half cast of, Statile.. In
youth he taught school for three
years at Fullerton, and later for three,
months at Cromarty, In municipal.
service he has had a unique career
q ,
stepping into the Township Council
as reeve by acclamation, without
2' vious:-service and e t 17
d Ueiu; re-elected
uy acclamation for 10 ;consecutive
u
years. Two w subsequent elections he
won, and then went 'down to defeat
on the statute labor issue, on which,
by the way, the ratepayers later
changed ,their minds. I"n 1922 Mr.
Colquhoun was warden of Perth. He
has been .secretary -treasurer of the
McKillop, Logan and ;Hibbert Tele-
phone Company since its formation
in 1908. In'tidentally, John Benne
weis, former member, is its president.
In religious affiliation'Mr. Colquhoun
is one of ,the leaders' of the Society
of Friends for.. Western ' Ontario,
which' is 'rather odd, too, for a de-
scendent of thq.fiery CoIgnhouns,.who
fought the MacGregors and the Mac-
-Farlanes in the 16th century; and
took amts against Rob Ray in th
17Th Their deeds were hardly it
accord with Quaker precepts.
A curious Wilk t o r about the 3.926
g
e tnip ugn in South Perth was/the fact
that when the U,F.O. Political ' As-
soeiaion e inJ
t nit St. Iarys'ori May 21,
Mr. Cotquhouit's name was one , of
four submitted as candidate. Indeed,
he was runner-up in tha balloting,
which resulted in the choice of W. A.
McKenzie, a Logan farmer, but took,
no part in the meeting; and left before.
the decision was reached, so that it
was H. MeLagan, of Downie, who
moved the choice be. "made unan-
imous.” • The Liberals met within a -
week, but deferred selection of a
candidate and then the Dominion el-
ection campaign came on. As late as
October 26, the Toronto Star sent a
reporter into South Perth to write up
the political situation, and he "under -
Stood" that - Mr. McKenzie,- T7.F.O.
nominee, would "have the active co-
operation Of Liber•als'throughout the
riding." On November 1, the" Con
servativ`es put up "Mac" Irvine again,'
andwithin
a week the Liberals met
at Mitchell: and chose Mr, Colquhoun.
l2ffortswere their: made by' Progres-
sives and Prohibitionists to prevent
nomination of a third candidate, and
subsequent conferences were °held to'
the same end,:Mr.' Colquhoun,`,ac
cording, to press reports, offered to
withdraw and go before a joint con-
vention, but" Mr. . McKenzie did not.
fall
ut.with-the idea. When .,official
nomination ; day 'carne, however; Mr.
McKenzie did not go tp the post, and
his six months' campaign went for;
naught. After the eIerction there was.
a mild sensation over the disclosure
that e check had been sent to Mr. Mc
Kenzie by the Prohibition- Union to-
e i�ard expanses of that campaign, and
i soine talk that the action might af-
fect Mr, Colquhuun's "position, -but
nothinghas
been Beat
d of the mat-
.
W: i
t9 it Is
ke
py, S
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ort
The spirit of frolic is pictured above, and there is abso-
lutely nothing to criticise in that, EXCEPT when once looks
more closely. It may then' be observed that the snowballs
being thrown are big round DOLLARS, and truly, under
such conditions„ it would surely be a most unprofitable
sport. _ .
.Asictured above there e ale sorne citizens in Clinton who
year in and out are indulging in mighty unprof ro. *table rac-
rices. It is caused by either one or two of the following
reasons Either a craving for exclusiveness or,a self ish
_
desire to prof it at his neighbor� s expense. We refer to the
habit of buying or trading away from home,
Every dollar spent away from Clintonis o
ne f orever.
Its days of active business development ocast re in-
stitutions,
of ll.stores, tn"'
stitutions, wages and salaries are ended. The town's busi-
ness
- - bus*
ness .slows up just that much and property values decrease
accordangly. If every ,property owner, wage earner, and
housewife in Clinton would resolve
f to do all their • buying
and tiadin
in Clintonn g the dawn of 1928 :would f rid our
community making progress towards real prosperity' and
more profitable for all therein.
There is Prosperity for Clinton when we Stick Together
W. H. ITELLYAR
IRWIN'S—DRY. GOODS
MORRISI-• CLOTHING CO.
R. II. JOHNSON
PLUMSTEEL TIROS.
THE C. & S. GROCERS,
THOS. ITAWICINS
CLINTON HDWE, &".FURN. CO.
DAVIS & HERMAN
THE W, D. FAIR CO.
ek. T. COOPER
T..7. McNEIl
Read the Ads.
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BURGESS' S`INYDIO
WOMEN'S EXCHANGE
CHAS. V. COOKE
N. W. TREWARTHA
W. J. NEDIGER:
MILLER HARDWARE CO.'
L. LA.WSON'& CO,
Know b ;'e Values.
S JTT'J+;R & PERDUE
W. T. O'NEIL
TIIOS McIENZIE ESTATE
J. A. FORI3 & SON
II. CIIARLESWORTli
C. IL" I ENNER
W. GLEN` COOIr
HOVEY
,I..13. MUSTARD COAL CO.
R. ,T. MILLER
E. WARD
Visit
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im
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Mores.
'4.54 ,5 n ',Mv1tti Il zn>•'
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ter of late.
South Perth was much exercised
over the control•: issue, Some Censer-
yatives disagreed with „the. Govern-
ment's policy and voted accordingly,
Mr.
Colquhoun was nominated at his
convention 'by.a-St. Mary's man C.
F. Smith, and:the 'Stone Town, which
in ,the -federal election had given a
Conservative majority of 508, pre-
sented the Liberal candidate for the
Legislature with a majority of 28.
St. Marys toward the close of the
campaign was the'. scene of an un
scheduled debate between Premier
•
Ferguson and a collegiate student,]
Lawrence. May, over the liquor issue.
;Lagan, township stood, by Mr. Irvine
to the extent of 471 majority, and the
Conservative candidate got 11 more
'than Mr. Colquhoun out of the Town
of Mitchell South ; Easthope was
good for 27 to'Mr. ' Irvine, but Bien -
shard, Downie me and
Fullerton easily
turned the scale. Ribbert,. Mr.
un
Col-
quhoun's own township
devided al-
most evenly. The official totals
were 4,17E and 3,68'4. Thus South,
Pertly becanie a Liberal _gain and
'helped to swell the Sinclair clan. Mr.
u
Col uhot t
q t sits iefriiy to voteagainst
the ,Government" on the budget, the
control bill and anything else that
leads to a division. Meantime, he
has been enrolled for, service in the
standing .connnittees on municipal
law railways, privileges and elections
and ,most important' of all, agricul-
ture, in which he may, : if .he wish,
bring up the matter of sheep and sow
thistles.
Mrs. Oo,
l uhowr was as a visitor to the
'House . the other day. Their • family
consists of one son and one daughter,
both married now, the former resid-
ing in Chicago and.the latter in'Hib-
bert,
SOLDIER' FOUND FORTUNE
WHILE SEEICING HEALTH
Bert Jamieson of Fleshert ves
Option on Property to Ti ns
For Reported Sum of S250,900
Interwoven with the discovery of
a new mining field up in. the Kanris-
kotia country in Northern Ontario,
which is expected to beworth 'mil-
lions of dollars, is an absorbing story
of a ,Canadiane soldier's fight for
health, combined with the tenacious
faith of his ' prospector brother -in
that part of the country. As a sub-
stantial background there is 'the fin-
ancial.'canfidenee of Noah Timmins,
who has bought an option and is con-
cluding testing operations.
The finding of copper;; gold, zine
and silver lead ore within 17 miles of
Timmins will be called the "Jamieson
' discovery."
Born on a farm just outside of the
village' of Flesherton, George Jaihie-
son, the elder of the two brothers,
made his way np into the northern
portion of Ontario bade in 1900 and
was in the gold rush of 1907. A few
years later he was joined by his
brother, Bert. The pairprospected
together, tied the lure of the,•Kamis-
kotia- eountry' seized upon' thein. A
faith that there Were exceptional
mineral values in that dih�trict could
not be', shaken,_ even when the district
was cbmbed over in 1620 and passed
up by seasoned prospectors.
Went to the War
Withthe outbreak of the war in
,914, the younger brother, Hart, join-
ed up with the Algonquin Rifles, lie
was a poison gas casualty at St. Jul-
ien. Sent home to die, he landed in
'Canada ret September of 1918, more
helpless than 'a child. The former
husky lad, over aix feet tall, who had
ranged the wilderness sof the north
country, had to be carried." Inas lungs
were nearly, gone, but inherited Irish.
spirit aided him, and as soon as he
was able to ; leave the military hos-
pital he made his way to his brother.
at their camp in the Kamiskotia dis-
trict to , resume the rugged outdoor=
lire of the Ontario , prospeetor'ina
brave fight for renewed health and
strength.
Following the course of treatment
laid down by the hospital authori-
ties, hee sit• his objective, and- each
day, weather permitting, i made his
journey as exercise, Week by week
the &'stance was: increased, some
days it was easy, other days 'it was
an agony and a grin* battle that at
times hardly seemed worth the effort.
Behind the camp *at a hill, from
which the beauty of the surrounding
country could be viewed. Off to one
side was Lake Kamiskotia. Across
and beyond the lake was Outcropping.
of rock ,.that lifted its head above the
,surrounding, • scenery: This .was- what`
the brothers 'calIed the "rotten sal
phide dyke." It was long before he
had the strength to make the jottritey
there but he made it" eventually—
something seeming to draw him tg.
tarok the place, and he staked some
claitns there. ,
Splendid Samples
It was necessar'Y for him to make
frequent visits to Toronto .tor hos-:
pital.treatanents . He secured 'a :Cler-
ical situaeio1i.
tilerical`situatioti itt the city so;as to ht'
hbbs to take Cull itdv tnta e; of the
treatments .and • dactors°' advice. A
disability. patient' drawing pension
from the government, he was allowed
extra •li.olidays. These were 'usually
,spent in the north country.
In 1926, his brother; George, -went
to the Red Lake district, but lid not
stake any claims, returning into the
Kamiskotia district in time to "meet
Bert. The "dyke" was visited once
More ,a pot shot was fired and min-
eral threed
iff-er•a.l.tureed tip on the claims, that hacl
been staked' out by the invalid, .who
had marked them :out years before.
wind' had spent his holidays and, spare
money in ,getting the government
regulation work done.
'-'Samples were brought in and the
assays shoved 41 per cent:. niece 1.4.41
per cent lead, 38' ounces of silver, and
$21.40 worth of gold®to the ton of
reek, George Jamiesom' had barely
time to stakeout, seven clanns Uefore
th
e rush led Uv Alex Cadmut` and
Pete Ilaekett ft ons the Mellinger, ar-
rived and staked,out 27 claims.'
Option for $250,000'
An option has been sold to Noah
Timmins for the reported sari o£
5250,000 for the copper -gold mine,
plus a royalty of 10 per cent. on all
the ore taken out, The Jamieson
brothers are ,holding two other mire
ing properties in the district, ono of
which contains ore, also a silver -lead
mine, as well as a gold mine, all with-
in this area, says Bert Jamieson.
"I am given to understand from
the showing made with the diamond
drills that expertsbelieve there is
ovet•eenine millions or ore in sight,"
he said. "This should give the town
of Timmins a new lease of life."
"Yon pass a station o
powern n i;he
way 'to the property,"' he said when
asked as to what electrical current
was available, "From ' the tela of
the hill behind one of"our nines
r you
ran see the Northern Canada power
like, ,Then the Sturgeon Falls power
line, which runs for ninety miles
through the bush, is just a few miles
away.
They are drilling; at the pre-
sent time, and until we get the assay
of the lower levels there is no use
getting excited."
In recent years, life has handed
out to Bert Jamieson a good many
bumps, and he said that he was not
going* to get all worked up over this
ltipky `proposition. By the end of
next,Iune he hopes to see the ore be-
Mg- handled at the mill. If it peters
out, he says, he has a situation and
his pension, and he has.learried that
he must- not 'veody: Besides, ,his
health has been regained to a big ex-
tent,; and he considers that equivalent
to ;great wealth.
THE TRIBUTE OFA PUPIL •
ON HIS THACHER•'S• DEATH
(Written by "Collegius," a.Feurth
1 orin Pupil in the Stratford Col-
legiate, in Amemory of the Gate
George A. Robertson.)
it+;is often said that a'teacher is
seldom appreciated by his pupils. The
following tribute, which .appeared itt
the Stratford Beacon -Herald, dis-
proves this most emphatically: '
"There passed away thisweek from
our . midst a very great man, and ,a
very, interestingone. s The late
,
Science Master at the local collegiate
might be refereed to as a great man
because of the skill he had attained in
his art, but more so because of the
splendid, enviable character he had
developed. We., students who have
had the good fortune to study under
him will not soon forget either of
these.
The late Mr. Robertson had been
for many years regarded as the out-
standing science teacher in the pro-
vince. He was a gold -medal graduajtc
of the University of Toronto, and his
eonscientiotts attention to detail and
his endless patience, combined' with
his scholarshipto win hint that repo-
tation,
I don't think there' ever could have
been a more courteous tee:eher; he
treated his students as men .and wo-
men always, even the most trouble-
some ones. Last terns was a trying
one for the whole staff, and especial-
ly so for the 'teacher of advanced
science, whom crowded condition's
prevented from using apparatus to
illustrate the many complicated les-
sons.,
And yet, although he was often too
weak to stand in the classroom, and
every noise was a trial for him,'he
stack to his job till the last day;
never once loss: his temper, never
once spoke a discourteous word! The
citizens of this city will never find
aamore capable servant, nor will they
ever find one more devoted to his
duty than he,
Those who knew the late Mr. Rob-
ertson personally have repeatedly re-
marked on, the broad range of his, in-
terest in every day affairs. 'Evoii his
'pupils could see that he. longed to do'.
something -to snake the' world, or a
small pad of the world, a' little
brighter and happier by some product,
of science. This was denied Fins, but
i
lluth!naliuns
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'� i Mn Ce
ed Especially for Women d
Pac Pteem•—'
Butliot Forbidden to Men
I8�
Binns}n speech, how wonderful a
thing it is! 'Did you ever think how
much it means in the daily life of
the race'? In business speech is used
to, buy and sell; there would be little
business done but for the conununica-
tion-line of human speech. In social
,life it is the same,'. What pleasure
would there be in social life but for
the;poWer and use of speech?
The first:thing it mother does is to
begin talking to her babe, crooning
loving words over him. He doesn't
understand, of course, for many a
long day, what she is actually say` ing,
but he knows she loves hint and he
loves the sound of her voice. It
soothes him to sleep when be is tired,
it greets him when. he awakes.
Almost,everything; we do or think
is influenced by human, speech, Teach,
ere use it to instil into the minds of
their_ pupils the knowledge they wish
to impart. You sometimes here pea-
ple:';say, "One learns so much quicker
through the eye than through' the
ear." So . 'it seems, at tithes, but
nevertheless itis mostly by precept
we learn things. "What did he say"
is very' `mucheetener, asked than
"What. did he do?", Preachers all
over the world - are talking, telling
people what they should do, and ever
since human.speeele was perfected,
away back in tha dim distance of the'
centuries, there have been those who
were ready to tails,; by . the_ hour lec-
turing their brothers on all subjects
under the sun. '
In clays gone' by lecturers and
preachers and teachers Could only
speak to a limited number . at one
time, except through the printed
word, which is but another way of
"making the voice heard," but since
the telephone was invented,Jiind later
the radio, it has been easy to multiply
one's audience greatly. Then the
mass of reading matter that is being
circulated everywhere! Written
speech
it is, somebody's effort to
teach, influence or amuse. EverY-
whore-you go, into offices, on the
train, in the homes newspapers are
everywhere and people eagerly scan-
ning them, picking. up scraps of in-
formation about one thing and anoth-
er and in -turn passing it on by word
of mouth to someone else who hasn't
happened to see it in print. Pictures
are all right but you usually need
words to explain the pictures. "
Human speech is a t
t t beautiful thing. I
It is a pity to abuse it by using it to
b
deceive, by carelessness of language,
n uti,
Y abed tri
f,tl slang which detracts,
from tlad sweetness and smoothness -I
t
o it, vIother can zn do much to train
u
their children to use their speech in a
manner to give satisfaction and plea-
sure to themselves and others. If
Canadians would learn to be 'soft -
voiced, to use pure, not stilted but '
pure, English, free from the coarser
forms' -of slang, it would bo a great
accomplishment. We' need to watch
`our' language, too. Sa rnany forei "n-
g
ers are coming --into: the country and
will continue to come, and they with
their broken, English are bound to
have an effect on the children and
youifg folk, unless they are properly
taughtin the 'homd.and the schools.
One sees -this in many of the news-
papers of the United States, and ocea-,
sionally in the Canadian newspapers,
especially in the sporting ,news. The
worst sort of English . seems to be
the proper thing. But it is not neces-
sary at all. A baseball game or a
hockey game can be reported quite
effectively in good English. Phonic
spelling may be all 'right for the Inc..
eigner, who has never been taught
the English language, but at ought
not to be accepted from -a reporter
in any reputable newspaper office.
Let -us try to keep otrr language as
pure, as we can.
REBEKAH.
the great fact remains that he un-
consciously made the world happier
and better by his own pure inspiring
Christian personality, *wherever his
shadow v`eh. " nd unlike any product
of,,scienee or invention, this product
of his character will not soon lose its
power—it will be like an ever-inereas-
in t
g echo. For n o student passed
thrnugh his hands without becoming
a more thoughtful, useful citizen as
welt es a clearer thinker and a better
informed student. Yes, Mr. Robert=
son's influence has not passed into
the earth—it is .juste beginning to
grow.
"See how the little candle throws his
beams!
So shines a good deed in a naughty
world."
We cannot,know the task the Mes-
ter has for bine in the next world,
but we do know that it will be intelli-
gently, carefully and truly accom-
plished."
cColt>i!ntaf' News
GODERICH: The citizens of the
tosvn•were invited to the birthday
party 'at the Hospital, held Friday
afternoon and a large number attend-
ed. Through the courtesy of Miss
MacArthur,. superintendent and her
stag of nurse's and members of the
Hospital Board, the guests were' af-
forded the opportunity of inspecting
the building with its various depart-
ments. Graphic explorations of the
working of the X -Ray and other in-
struments were also given. An 'added
feature was a visit to the nursery
where a Little boy, one week old, the
son-of,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lowe of
town, was` receiving guests for the
first time. Birthday cake and tea
was also served. Assisting in the
dining room were Mesdames W. T.
Murney, W. W. Walker, W. F. Nafte',
H. ,G. Dunlop, Thos. Gundry and A.
Murdison. Pouring tea' were Mes-
dames E. W. Carrie and Bel. Swarth.
Receiving at the door were Mesdames
W. L. Horton and W. Felker en be-
half 'of the Hospital Board and lobs.
N. Goldthorpe representing the Salt -
ford Hospital auxiliary and:Mrs. Mc-
Lean, on behalf of the Goderieh
Township Hospital 'Auxiliary. Much
credit is due to the various organiza-
tions itt Goderieh and throughout the
township in their splendid way of
helping to carry on the work of the
hospital. The town is fortunate in
having such societies who have made
i cssi toi i
s ble have an un
p..titlttinlr like
the .Alexandria Marine and General
Hospital, where treatment can be
given by, careful and efficient corps
of nurses and doctors.
BRUS',ELS: The followirhe offi-
cons were elected at the recent meet-
ing of the Horticuiteral Society:
Hon. presidents, A. Strachan, James
Pox, Mrs. J. D. Warwick, D. -C, Ross,
G. •A. Deadman. and A. Cw Dames;
president, A. II, McDonald; 1st vice-
president, Mrs. Ida Lowry; 2ncl vice-
president, Mrs, J, D. Warwick; sec-
retery-treasurer, . Miss Elizabeth
Downing; directors, Mrs. R. Thom -
don, Mrs. D. C. Ross, Mrs. R. F.
Downing, Mrs. George McCall, A. C.
Backer, F. I•Ietmot, Jas. Bowinan, P.
Stewart, Rev. Mr. Lewin; auditor's,
A. Strachan and G. H. Semis, The,
society will soon be making a canvass
for new members and the premium
lfst is ready. Join up and stake Brus-
sels beautiful for the-Old•Boys' Re.
union.
BRUSSELS: Word' has been r
ceived 51 the death of Mrs. Clifford
Phillips, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Dark, of town, at her
home in Rolian, Sask. Mr. and Mrs.
Dark left immediately for the West.
Mrs. Phillips is survived by her Hus-
band and two small children, the
Youngest being e.n infant a few days
old. Interment was made in Rohan
cemetery,
SEAFORTII: Miss 'Frances i1'ow-
Ier, an old and very highly esteemed
resident died Sunday afternoon; aged
88 years, having been a. sufferer for
several . weeks from . a,..•stroke of
paralysis. 'The deceased for many
years was prominently.:,.and actively
associated with the work of St. Thoth
as' Church, especially, ,the Women's ,`
Aux . She Is. survived
A riliar y by one
brother, Joseph Fowler, of the I•Turon
toad.•
5
Prince and President May Open Pe;w. ce
ridge
'flrrr+it`a4o skclt;�s+.v.,...;a=41:
he now Lour million donde Peace
Bridge 'between Buffalo and
Fort Erie is to -be opened in May
*text, if present plans early, and it, is
hoped that the Prince of Wales and
]President Coolidge will be present
to take stellar pants in the cere-
mony, There is no draw span
throughout the, 1,000 feetof the new
bridge, but it high enough at the
Buffalo end to permit al the largest
vessels passing underneath it, Al-
ready there is evidence of. a latge
increase in population at the Can-
adian end of, the bridge, due ter the
facilities it will offer for easy cross,-
ing of ,the Niagara River et this
The new Peace: bridge will also
serve to link Canada and the United
States telephonically. Provision has
been:' made on the bridge for nine
ducts to enclose telephone and tele-
graph cable, and Bell Telephone.
eonslruction men have already in-
stalled -the
n -stalled the cable which will displace
the submarine - link note running be-
neath the waters of the Niagara
River at Squaw Island. This new
track for telephone talks should
eliminate the many, difficulties.
which invariably arise from under,
water teleplioae cable in, our :worth=
ern waters. •