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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1929-06-20, Page 7it "Thursday, .June '20th, 1929 A .Cali. for United Action/ CITIZENS OF ONTARIO have saved the :province' many millions of dollars in 'the, past few years in 'their, efforts to rid both town and country of WEEDS, Millions -rof Dollars are still being lost, however, The work, is only begun. Farmers, knowing their personal loss through weeds, co-operate to end the nuisance.Mu ' nrcipal councils and individuals in . villages, towns and cities are wholeheartedly joining in the fight: against the common enemy -WEEDS. NOW 'is the time to strike, to prevent'most 'Weeds from- seeding.. , 'Cut the weeds down BEFORE they flower and seed, 1 Fight weeds as you would fire! You wisely protect yourself , frond losses by fire .. which are a possibilr.'ty.. Protect your property from heavy'losses by 'weeds. Neglect makes these losses a certainty; Weeds ',spread like wildfire if neglected: Destroy all noxious) weeds on, your .lands.' ` Notify ,your municipal council or weed • inspector of weed growths found on roadways, vacant properties, cemeteries and other public places., WARNING under tbe, provisions of .the Weed . . 'Contrdl Aot, every occupant of land and every owner of unoccupied land is required to destroyndidous weeds be - lore their seeds ripen. Road 'Authorities are required to destroy all •weeds growing upon the highways. Ontario ` Department of Agriculture Parliament Buildings, Toronto Hon.john S. Martin J. A. Carroll 'Miufates Director Crops Cc operation and ,Markets Branch. 329 'OE OO . SPOTTON SPEAKS 'ON THE GODERICH HARBOUR f - (Continued from Last Week,) The first' grain elevator at Goderich was built in 1860 bythe Buf al # o and '- Lake Huron Railway, as a utility for handling grain 'from, Milwaukee and Chicago for furtherance to New Eng- land g land points by the Buffalo r gateway. In 1890 it was convected in to a facil- ity' for handling Canadian western grain from vessels to cars, for distri- bution to Ontario millers. In 1898 a .company consisting largely off On- tario millers built a more modern structure of 500,000 'bushels capacity, replaced in 1906 with one of concrete. The extension of the Canadian Pacific to ' Goderich ° in ' 1907 increased' the field for domestic distribution, which 500,000 bushel : storage. ' In 1923 this was doubled to '2,000,0.00 storage cap- acity, P acity, and now in 1929 the capacit p Y is being • increased another 1,000,000. bushels, and the mechanical, equip- ment being enlarged and speeded up to make this elevator second to none On the lakes. Similarly the flour mill- ing industry has grown at Goderich, and with it the manufacture of coarse and table salt. Pr mill of Ogilvies and. Hutchinson which in 1875 served the local community and ground out pro- bably 100 barrels a day, now as the Western Canada Flour Mills, works to a maximum capacity of 2,300 bar- rels of flour.and fifty tons of salt per day, every dayin the year but Sun- days. That Goderich still, stands to the fore in the handling of Canadian grain shipments through lake and bay ports is:. evidenced -in the- statement necessitated the addition of another published by the Lake Shippers' ' For. Sale By: H. Buchanan Hardware R. R. Mooney +I IIhIIISIIISIIIaIII1111anatia he)))el) akin; arII1 riarlralraiiiiiii aIINIIIo tria•nau z.a E. Hawkins Machan Bros. Bring us Your 1 1 Highest Market Prices. A complete line of Carbolated Beverages always on hand at our Winghain. Branch. Let us supply you with your Ice Cream and Soft Drinks for your Garden Parties and Picnics. We Deliver --- Wellington Produce o., Ltd. ,. W."B. THOMPSON, Branch Manager, Phones: Office 166,, Night 21fi: Winghant Ranch. �I�IIII�IIIAlIII�IiI�I1NIMlh�Ill�fll�1111�11(�IYI�III�IINI1111111111�IIIiwHl�lillM�IIIl111I�I,11111111�IIIIII�IIIINIIIM� U _p� ill h3eli Y Clearance Association, ,Fort William, for the year euding Jtily 31st,, 192S, copy of which is herewith attached. This, of course, is excineive of. Am- erican' ca ni p,;ra;in, You will observe that with the exception of Port Colborne and Montreal, which are principally export points, ,Goderich exceeded Port McNichol), Midland, Tiffin, De- pot Barbour, Owen Sound and Sar- nia. Goderich, in the 'earlier r schooner days, was established as a harbour of refuge, but in 1880 when steam 'ear - friers were 1$upplanting' the slower sailing vessel,`the safety of this port for the larger craft was no more. Shallow draft in the harbour ands an unprotected entrance made the mar- iner shun the place in stress, of wea: ther. Fortunately our governments realized the possibilities of the port and after private enterprise had de- rnonstrated a determination to devel- op grain distribution and flour mill- ing it was found necessary to build breakwaters and deepen the channels and.:harbourl basin, • But our Public Works departments have not kept pace with the development of traffic, especially, in the 'accommodation of winter storage cargoes. Last fall some twenty-two steamers held car- go forwinter unloading, utilizing ev-. ery available foot of space, and when this was filled other consigninents had to proceed to Buffalo, Toledo, Erie and. Fairport, where American rail- ways secured the haulage on their export cargoes. Most of these stor- age vessels are; American , owned, which seekwinter mooring at lake Huron ports so that they may make an early start in spring, to lake Mich- igan ports or to the westerly coal - ports of lake Erie before Buffalo' may be freed of ice. They find their win- ter mooring charges and shifting much cheaper at lake Huron ports than obtains along the expensive frontage of American ports. That the almost land -locked harbour of Goderich is ` secure is evidenced from the results of the gale of March 7th of this year, which shifted many and sank one or two steamers at lake Erie ports; to say nothing of the dam:. ages to wharves and bridges, while at Goderich every steamer remained secure. While these twenty-two steamers of varying capacities held five and three quarter million bushels of grain last winter, there is ample area, if properly developed, for from thirty to thirty-five steamers of larger cap- acities which would easily accomo- date twelve million, bushels. The rail haulage on this grain would serve to keep our "'railways quite occupied throughout - otherwise lean months, and. similarly distributed valued wages to a number of men when they most rd quire vire it. To attain this it is s nee - eSsary that our Government prose- cute :promptly and expeditiously the program` of improvement which\has. been requested of the De artme p nt of Public Works. The following statement taken from the records of the Lake Clear- ance Association, for the week end- ing December 14th, 1928, shows the quantities of grain carried afloat for winter storage, ex -Fort William and Port Arthur shipments: Carried by Canadian vessels to Can- adian ports 662 cargoes carried 145,- 110,250 bushels. Carried by Canad- ian vessels to American ports 125 cargoes carried 27,669,927 bushels. Total -172,780,177 bushels. Carried by American vessels to Canadian ports 25 cargoes carried 7,214,621 bushels. Carried by American vessels to American ports 468 cargoes carried 141,735,153 ,bushels, Total -148,949, 774. 172,780,177 plug 148,949,774— e21,729,951 bushels. In cargo deliveries to 'Canadian ports' Goderich stood third, exceeded only by Port Colborne and Montreal. In cargo deliveries to lake Huron and Georgian Bay ports •Goderich stood' first. , At Canadian Ports: Goderich Montreal Midland Owen Sound ,,, Kingston Pt.. Colborne 'Pt. McNicoli Sarnia.' ,Tiffin Toronto American Buse Bus. 5,268,067 446,867 1,753,921 - 4,880,495 2,107,064 138,801 8,659,668 2,248,982 4,739,694 1,160,632 1,031,391. 26;988,715 At American Ports: Buts. ' Buffalo .., 4 14,414,738 Cleveland 215,148 Erie 5,360,084 Fairport ,,,.. 1,927,679 Milwaukee 162,802 ' Toledo 1,368,667 23,889,118 It has been conclusively demonstra- ted that the hairdling of grain through Goderich is ,of a permanent character and that any harbour developmentis of national advantage, directly ben- efitting those who grow the grain in the west, the transportation facililies, W INGHAMV.f AI)VANd1-TIMEsS' lake and rail, the„milling and feeding trade in the east, and fast the con- suming public in Ontario, Quebec and abroad. The Expenditure in harbour 'devel- opment at Goderich, is not' any spec- ulative venture; on the contrary, it is returned four -fold lel the public e i n the economic distribution of thei cereal's through a most convenient gateway, and to our railways in pro- fitable haulage oe the grain). end sub- sequently on the flour .products. On- ce • dredged this harbour stays dredged —there is no river or back wash to deriosit silt, gravel, or other beris. Mr. Elliott: By whom was this ar- ticle written, and•wliat is the date? Mr. Spotton: It is dated April 2. Mr, Elliott: This year? Mr. Spotton: This year. Mr. Elliott: Whose statement is it? Mr. Spotton: I will not give the name of the man who sent it. Mr. Elliott: I 'submit, Mr. Chair- man, that a statement read in that way should include the name of the party signing it. Mr. SpottonI have a very good reasdn' .for not giving that name; I will read it as, my own statement and take the responsibility for it. Mr. Elliott: You have clone that. • The Chairman: (Sir Eugene Fiset): 'I am afraid the hon, gentleman' is Completely out of order, and. I would call the attention of the committee to the fact that the whole discussion is out of order. We are discussing vote No. '70, roads and bridges. Mr. Elliott: It was understood that when the item of harbours and rivers generally was brought before the cornmittee again any item of that nature could be discussed. While we are not 'discussing harbours and riv- ers at the present moment, 1 would like every latitude to be given to the hon. member. Mr. Spotton: The minister was courteous enough to permit that,. and I wish to thank him. Mr. Elliott: It was an understand- ing which I entered into. I think the committee should have the name of the author _of that article in order to know just what weight should be attached to it; that is quite clearly a rule of the house. The Chairman:- (Sir .Eugene :Riset) : I would call the attention of the hon. minister to the fact that the hon. member has stated that' it was some notes' he was reading. Mr,' Elliott: No, Mr. Chairman, that isnot the fact. Mr. Spotton: The Toronto Tele- gram said quite . recently that they did not care who read the speeches, what they were interested in was who wrote them; the minister seems to havetaken• the same attitude, .T This is the firstttime ev,er read -an any- thing thing in the house, and I think I should be given the privilege of plac- ing on Hansard this articlewhich was sent to me by a gentleman who 1 think knows more about the harbour of Goderich than any other person in Canada. I have a very good reason for not wanting to divulge his name, but if the Minister of Public Works presses me I will give that reason to the house. Mr. Elliott: I was not pressing the hon. member, I was simply rais- ing a point of order. If the hon. member will father the article him- self, that 'will render it as innocuous as possible. Mr. Spotton: The development of Goderich harbour is not a specula- tion; once that harbour is once dredg- ed it will remain dredged, because there is no river or back -wash to de- posit silt, gravel or' other sediment. I do not know to what extent the minister'is carrying on the work there at the present time, but -I do, hope that is it being proceeded with as speedily as ,possible, I notice in a Liberal paper that the minister stated to the delegation which visited him that the proposed expenditures were as follows: ' "The minister informed the delega- tion: that the federal government in- tends to do all it can, within reason, to make Goderich ,the port it should be, He said' every effort would be made to initiate the work early in the season, if parliament approves the de- partmental estimates at an early date. The minister' gave 'the delegation' details ofthe proposed expenditure' this corning summer, as follows: Completion Forest dredging conttaCt, $70,000; completion Jackson Cons-'. tructien Company, cotttract'on north pier, $22,000 and 03,000 on moving wharf; completion Vance Construe tion CCompeny contract on south pier, $9,500; Killtner and 'Barber, dredging contract, "$0,000; iniproved dockage accomodation, $5,000, anda start on $143,000 contract for partial' removal of ship island for inxprovttig tatting basin in the inner harbor, $50,000.” I would direct the attention of the minister to the fact that this is Ship islaiid and not Indian island, arid when I send a cominunication to the Minister of Public Works with regard to Indian island I refuse, to be mis- represented to is-represented''to the present occupant of Ship island es having designs upon his island. I amu not making any at- tack upon the nlnisteras to the a- mount of his estimates; l' believe the aaoun t is quite fair and do not think the minister should get peeved when, at the request of Goderich cit- izens, I ask 'him that as much as•pos sible of the money be spent this year and less than fifty per cent; of the amount as was the case last year. Mr. 'ELLIOTT: Mr,' Chairman, 1 do not' intend to follow my hon. friend through h _t all his ,discussions; but I would just say that I am in the judg- ment of the people of "Goderich and.. of the people 01 that county as to whether or not they,' are being treat- ed fairly, They visited the depart- ment a short time ago, accompanied'. by my hon. friend, and they express- ed their'appreciation of what was be- ing done by this government. The hon. member has his own views with regard to Goderich harbour; perhaps they are better known in that partic- ular district than they are down here, and I do not intend to quarrel with him in any ' way. I' do not know whether my hon. friend keeps closely enough in touch with Goderich to know that the dredging is proceeding at the present time and that contracts were let last year amounting to $205,- 000, and therefore the difficultywhich he has anticipated as to this work be- ing held up until these estimates are passed does not apply.'.I have been given to understand by the people of Goderich that the work is proceeding satisfactorily to them. The hon. member is quite within his rights in making any statement or offeringany criticisms with regard to the ,;Wanner in which the work is proceeding at Goderich, but nothing he can say will divert this government. from the fixed policy which it has announced of doing what it considers to be ample justice to the port of Goderich. I would direct the attent- tion of the hon. member to a fact which he omitted to tell the house, the1922 t since the year the amount of $662,070 bas been expended by this government upon the harbour at God- erich. I have a report of the engin- eer of that district, dated December 17, 1928, in which he says that when navigation officially closed for the season on the great lakes 'Goderich hada winter fleet of 22 steamers, the greatest in tonnage and value ever assembled there. I do not intend to proceed any further, Mr. Chairman, as Ido not think I need to offer any argument to convince, the people of Goderich that they are receiving fair treatment at the hands of this govern- 'nient. Mr. Spotton: T just desire to repel the covert threat, conveyed by the. minister's remarks, which is quite in accord with his attitude on a former occasion. The minister er nts ' t rsi sm l PY corrin back to the.point which I tri- ed to stress when I quoted his re - weeks from Hansard; when I urged upon the member for Victoria to SCE that the government spent this am- ount of money, $46,000, the nit, •tber for Victoria replied, "They •always i Wash Day Is Easy Now Particularly if you have a modern Conor Elec- tric Washerin your home,; No tearing of , clothes, zlo back -break- ing work, Just fill the, tub with hot' water, d ,o;p in the clothes, turn a switch and the work is done. • ) Wingham' Utilities Commission Crawford Brock, Phone 156. PlmawillimallmlraINIImmlmmamnw do, do they not?" and'.I said, `9No, they do not." ` It is not i a habit but a gift with the present minister to put large -sounding, advertising am- ounts in the estimates and then spend only, a percentage of them. 'Mr, Elliott: What does the lion. member say to the fact that we have entered into binding contracts? Mr. Spotton: The full amount was not spent last year. Mr. Elliott: The contractors did all they co0id. Mr. Spotton: The minister is quoted in Hansard as saying, "That is a suggestion for North Huron," and there are other remarks which do not appear in Hansard. He says now that notwithstanding anything ' that the representative for that riding might say and in spite of the way they are represented, it would not divert this government from their fixed pol- icy of procedure. I am glad he is going to carry on so mafifully, and I wish to congratulate him on that policy. But he must not forget that there have been other governments and there was a government bearing the heat 'and burden of the day, a war government, that put an item of $200,000 in the estimates in 1915. Some day another government may be in power, and if I have the hon- our to have a seat in the house—if the' minister' will not carry out his threats g e stobrin about my retirement re ' retttent -I shall stres• still more f s stti o orcibly.to the new government that this work should be carried on. My whole Paint with the minister is this: I am requested to say that the citizens of Goderich are satisfied with the a- lum:. t -n£ art in the estimates, but they will' not be satisfied if that amount is not spent. We do not believe in getting $205,000 and having only $100,000 of it spent: SCHOOL REPORT The following is the report for S. S. No. 2, Turnberry, for the month of May. Sr. IV,—Eldon Kirton, Leslie Har- ris, Hugh Harris, George Harris. JR. III. -Marie Sharpin, Alex Mac - ravish. Ist . Class—Lois Elliott, Evelyn. Sharpin, Jean Elliott, Margaret Har- ris. Primer—Vera ,Sharpin, Flora Mac- Tavish, ;Harold Elliott. M. Scott, Teacher. MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WESTERN TR/P. Stop Over A Few Days At Minaki. Minaki Lodge, just east of Winni- peg, on the main transcontinental line'of Canadian National Railways. is quite a social rendezvous these days. Travellers are amazed at ilea facilities for comfort, rest and "re- creation, that are provided in , this beautiful Northern resort. The Lodge, under Canadian N ional Management, is very modern in comfort and conveniences-espy:- ions—bright—satisfying. onveniences-spt.,- ions— —s ' ort ht , attsf in v Onerrfay g• my. r indulge int, o1f, tennis, fishing and all outdoor sports. If you contemplate going West, be sure to s •" stop off at Minaki. •An .1} Can- adian National Railways Agent will give you descriptive booklet and full information. am. VANNOIlIfIlEISIIIIIWP0011611S1111•0119195121113•}P It is the imperative duty of every motorist to keep his brakes in first-class mechanical condition. At thirty-five miles an hour, four.whee1 brakes should be able to stopi a carinfeet. But at a 50 mile speed, 150 feet are required. Some day your life or the lives of others will depend upon your braking equipment. Keep the highways safe for yourself and others by always havng good brakes, THE KEYSTONE OF SAFETY COURTESY COMMON :,`F.11 SE. lel -,.0 Jtwa"Safe c Bon, Geo. S. 1.111 1.51 D, Chairrnon' IJ 44 1; u- SHEET ? 'lI I.1.,i-- ` z s {e_ STEEL CEI IS =r Ai feeling =Stoi -- plaster: end unsightly cracked coil - � g 9 t0 put up e — ==- ®®-LLQ -rNo _fe� wckly and once up 'tl y to stn`dus r.litte Y• . Easyto clean paint. tr ...4 �= 1 4 n um,l - -- . - GALVANIZEDrr."'la GALVANIZED SHINGLES for The Roof . ' Handsome, ineipensiye,Three fireproof,easytolayover • old roofs—permanent. Get the facts. Ask your tinsmith or carpenter. ro1i 41 r hi ,Lk.I".:'S1 ' )�.l " 0'a .. You will never Purchase P Sheet Steel N7.a a1xaw regret of a Ceiling. ' SIDING " for Outside.Walf. .attractive pato 'terns. With building paper are warm, dry. windproof, Easy to put on and paint, GET THE BEAUTI;FI F•S FIRE -PROOF FACTS Sheet Steel Ceilingsluuk well resist fire effect- AND SAVE heels. Add brightness to d�halls, stores, chiiYclies schools, kitchens an bathrooms, Do nothing YOU R:MONEY ka'' E E YOUR LOCAL g! i�� TJNSMITH 0 R ,• CARPENTER ' For. Sale By: H. Buchanan Hardware R. R. Mooney +I IIhIIISIIISIIIaIII1111anatia he)))el) akin; arII1 riarlralraiiiiiii aIINIIIo tria•nau z.a E. Hawkins Machan Bros. Bring us Your 1 1 Highest Market Prices. A complete line of Carbolated Beverages always on hand at our Winghain. Branch. Let us supply you with your Ice Cream and Soft Drinks for your Garden Parties and Picnics. We Deliver --- Wellington Produce o., Ltd. ,. W."B. THOMPSON, Branch Manager, Phones: Office 166,, Night 21fi: Winghant Ranch. �I�IIII�IIIAlIII�IiI�I1NIMlh�Ill�fll�1111�11(�IYI�III�IINI1111111111�IIIiwHl�lillM�IIIl111I�I,11111111�IIIIII�IIIINIIIM� U _p� ill h3eli Y Clearance Association, ,Fort William, for the year euding Jtily 31st,, 192S, copy of which is herewith attached. This, of course, is excineive of. Am- erican' ca ni p,;ra;in, You will observe that with the exception of Port Colborne and Montreal, which are principally export points, ,Goderich exceeded Port McNichol), Midland, Tiffin, De- pot Barbour, Owen Sound and Sar- nia. Goderich, in the 'earlier r schooner days, was established as a harbour of refuge, but in 1880 when steam 'ear - friers were 1$upplanting' the slower sailing vessel,`the safety of this port for the larger craft was no more. Shallow draft in the harbour ands an unprotected entrance made the mar- iner shun the place in stress, of wea: ther. Fortunately our governments realized the possibilities of the port and after private enterprise had de- rnonstrated a determination to devel- op grain distribution and flour mill- ing it was found necessary to build breakwaters and deepen the channels and.:harbourl basin, • But our Public Works departments have not kept pace with the development of traffic, especially, in the 'accommodation of winter storage cargoes. Last fall some twenty-two steamers held car- go forwinter unloading, utilizing ev-. ery available foot of space, and when this was filled other consigninents had to proceed to Buffalo, Toledo, Erie and. Fairport, where American rail- ways secured the haulage on their export cargoes. Most of these stor- age vessels are; American , owned, which seekwinter mooring at lake Huron ports so that they may make an early start in spring, to lake Mich- igan ports or to the westerly coal - ports of lake Erie before Buffalo' may be freed of ice. They find their win- ter mooring charges and shifting much cheaper at lake Huron ports than obtains along the expensive frontage of American ports. That the almost land -locked harbour of Goderich is ` secure is evidenced from the results of the gale of March 7th of this year, which shifted many and sank one or two steamers at lake Erie ports; to say nothing of the dam:. ages to wharves and bridges, while at Goderich every steamer remained secure. While these twenty-two steamers of varying capacities held five and three quarter million bushels of grain last winter, there is ample area, if properly developed, for from thirty to thirty-five steamers of larger cap- acities which would easily accomo- date twelve million, bushels. The rail haulage on this grain would serve to keep our "'railways quite occupied throughout - otherwise lean months, and. similarly distributed valued wages to a number of men when they most rd quire vire it. To attain this it is s nee - eSsary that our Government prose- cute :promptly and expeditiously the program` of improvement which\has. been requested of the De artme p nt of Public Works. The following statement taken from the records of the Lake Clear- ance Association, for the week end- ing December 14th, 1928, shows the quantities of grain carried afloat for winter storage, ex -Fort William and Port Arthur shipments: Carried by Canadian vessels to Can- adian ports 662 cargoes carried 145,- 110,250 bushels. Carried by Canad- ian vessels to American ports 125 cargoes carried 27,669,927 bushels. Total -172,780,177 bushels. Carried by American vessels to Canadian ports 25 cargoes carried 7,214,621 bushels. Carried by American vessels to American ports 468 cargoes carried 141,735,153 ,bushels, Total -148,949, 774. 172,780,177 plug 148,949,774— e21,729,951 bushels. In cargo deliveries to 'Canadian ports' Goderich stood third, exceeded only by Port Colborne and Montreal. In cargo deliveries to lake Huron and Georgian Bay ports •Goderich stood' first. , At Canadian Ports: Goderich Montreal Midland Owen Sound ,,, Kingston Pt.. Colborne 'Pt. McNicoli Sarnia.' ,Tiffin Toronto American Buse Bus. 5,268,067 446,867 1,753,921 - 4,880,495 2,107,064 138,801 8,659,668 2,248,982 4,739,694 1,160,632 1,031,391. 26;988,715 At American Ports: Buts. ' Buffalo .., 4 14,414,738 Cleveland 215,148 Erie 5,360,084 Fairport ,,,.. 1,927,679 Milwaukee 162,802 ' Toledo 1,368,667 23,889,118 It has been conclusively demonstra- ted that the hairdling of grain through Goderich is ,of a permanent character and that any harbour developmentis of national advantage, directly ben- efitting those who grow the grain in the west, the transportation facililies, W INGHAMV.f AI)VANd1-TIMEsS' lake and rail, the„milling and feeding trade in the east, and fast the con- suming public in Ontario, Quebec and abroad. The Expenditure in harbour 'devel- opment at Goderich, is not' any spec- ulative venture; on the contrary, it is returned four -fold lel the public e i n the economic distribution of thei cereal's through a most convenient gateway, and to our railways in pro- fitable haulage oe the grain). end sub- sequently on the flour .products. On- ce • dredged this harbour stays dredged —there is no river or back wash to deriosit silt, gravel, or other beris. Mr. Elliott: By whom was this ar- ticle written, and•wliat is the date? Mr. Spotton: It is dated April 2. Mr, Elliott: This year? Mr. Spotton: This year. Mr. Elliott: Whose statement is it? Mr. Spotton: I will not give the name of the man who sent it. Mr. Elliott: I 'submit, Mr. Chair- man, that a statement read in that way should include the name of the party signing it. Mr. SpottonI have a very good reasdn' .for not giving that name; I will read it as, my own statement and take the responsibility for it. Mr. Elliott: You have clone that. • The Chairman: (Sir Eugene Fiset): 'I am afraid the hon, gentleman' is Completely out of order, and. I would call the attention of the committee to the fact that the whole discussion is out of order. We are discussing vote No. '70, roads and bridges. Mr. Elliott: It was understood that when the item of harbours and rivers generally was brought before the cornmittee again any item of that nature could be discussed. While we are not 'discussing harbours and riv- ers at the present moment, 1 would like every latitude to be given to the hon. member. Mr. Spotton: The minister was courteous enough to permit that,. and I wish to thank him. Mr. Elliott: It was an understand- ing which I entered into. I think the committee should have the name of the author _of that article in order to know just what weight should be attached to it; that is quite clearly a rule of the house. The Chairman:- (Sir .Eugene :Riset) : I would call the attention of the hon. minister to the fact that the hon. member has stated that' it was some notes' he was reading. Mr,' Elliott: No, Mr. Chairman, that isnot the fact. Mr. Spotton: The Toronto Tele- gram said quite . recently that they did not care who read the speeches, what they were interested in was who wrote them; the minister seems to havetaken• the same attitude, .T This is the firstttime ev,er read -an any- thing thing in the house, and I think I should be given the privilege of plac- ing on Hansard this articlewhich was sent to me by a gentleman who 1 think knows more about the harbour of Goderich than any other person in Canada. I have a very good reason for not wanting to divulge his name, but if the Minister of Public Works presses me I will give that reason to the house. Mr. Elliott: I was not pressing the hon. member, I was simply rais- ing a point of order. If the hon. member will father the article him- self, that 'will render it as innocuous as possible. Mr. Spotton: The development of Goderich harbour is not a specula- tion; once that harbour is once dredg- ed it will remain dredged, because there is no river or back -wash to de- posit silt, gravel or' other sediment. I do not know to what extent the minister'is carrying on the work there at the present time, but -I do, hope that is it being proceeded with as speedily as ,possible, I notice in a Liberal paper that the minister stated to the delegation which visited him that the proposed expenditures were as follows: ' "The minister informed the delega- tion: that the federal government in- tends to do all it can, within reason, to make Goderich ,the port it should be, He said' every effort would be made to initiate the work early in the season, if parliament approves the de- partmental estimates at an early date. The minister' gave 'the delegation' details ofthe proposed expenditure' this corning summer, as follows: Completion Forest dredging conttaCt, $70,000; completion Jackson Cons-'. tructien Company, cotttract'on north pier, $22,000 and 03,000 on moving wharf; completion Vance Construe tion CCompeny contract on south pier, $9,500; Killtner and 'Barber, dredging contract, "$0,000; iniproved dockage accomodation, $5,000, anda start on $143,000 contract for partial' removal of ship island for inxprovttig tatting basin in the inner harbor, $50,000.” I would direct the attention of the minister to the fact that this is Ship islaiid and not Indian island, arid when I send a cominunication to the Minister of Public Works with regard to Indian island I refuse, to be mis- represented to is-represented''to the present occupant of Ship island es having designs upon his island. I amu not making any at- tack upon the nlnisteras to the a- mount of his estimates; l' believe the aaoun t is quite fair and do not think the minister should get peeved when, at the request of Goderich cit- izens, I ask 'him that as much as•pos sible of the money be spent this year and less than fifty per cent; of the amount as was the case last year. Mr. 'ELLIOTT: Mr,' Chairman, 1 do not' intend to follow my hon. friend through h _t all his ,discussions; but I would just say that I am in the judg- ment of the people of "Goderich and.. of the people 01 that county as to whether or not they,' are being treat- ed fairly, They visited the depart- ment a short time ago, accompanied'. by my hon. friend, and they express- ed their'appreciation of what was be- ing done by this government. The hon. member has his own views with regard to Goderich harbour; perhaps they are better known in that partic- ular district than they are down here, and I do not intend to quarrel with him in any ' way. I' do not know whether my hon. friend keeps closely enough in touch with Goderich to know that the dredging is proceeding at the present time and that contracts were let last year amounting to $205,- 000, and therefore the difficultywhich he has anticipated as to this work be- ing held up until these estimates are passed does not apply.'.I have been given to understand by the people of Goderich that the work is proceeding satisfactorily to them. The hon. member is quite within his rights in making any statement or offeringany criticisms with regard to the ,;Wanner in which the work is proceeding at Goderich, but nothing he can say will divert this government. from the fixed policy which it has announced of doing what it considers to be ample justice to the port of Goderich. I would direct the attent- tion of the hon. member to a fact which he omitted to tell the house, the1922 t since the year the amount of $662,070 bas been expended by this government upon the harbour at God- erich. I have a report of the engin- eer of that district, dated December 17, 1928, in which he says that when navigation officially closed for the season on the great lakes 'Goderich hada winter fleet of 22 steamers, the greatest in tonnage and value ever assembled there. I do not intend to proceed any further, Mr. Chairman, as Ido not think I need to offer any argument to convince, the people of Goderich that they are receiving fair treatment at the hands of this govern- 'nient. Mr. Spotton: T just desire to repel the covert threat, conveyed by the. minister's remarks, which is quite in accord with his attitude on a former occasion. The minister er nts ' t rsi sm l PY corrin back to the.point which I tri- ed to stress when I quoted his re - weeks from Hansard; when I urged upon the member for Victoria to SCE that the government spent this am- ount of money, $46,000, the nit, •tber for Victoria replied, "They •always i Wash Day Is Easy Now Particularly if you have a modern Conor Elec- tric Washerin your home,; No tearing of , clothes, zlo back -break- ing work, Just fill the, tub with hot' water, d ,o;p in the clothes, turn a switch and the work is done. • ) Wingham' Utilities Commission Crawford Brock, Phone 156. PlmawillimallmlraINIImmlmmamnw do, do they not?" and'.I said, `9No, they do not." ` It is not i a habit but a gift with the present minister to put large -sounding, advertising am- ounts in the estimates and then spend only, a percentage of them. 'Mr, Elliott: What does the lion. member say to the fact that we have entered into binding contracts? Mr. Spotton: The full amount was not spent last year. Mr. Elliott: The contractors did all they co0id. Mr. Spotton: The minister is quoted in Hansard as saying, "That is a suggestion for North Huron," and there are other remarks which do not appear in Hansard. He says now that notwithstanding anything ' that the representative for that riding might say and in spite of the way they are represented, it would not divert this government from their fixed pol- icy of procedure. I am glad he is going to carry on so mafifully, and I wish to congratulate him on that policy. But he must not forget that there have been other governments and there was a government bearing the heat 'and burden of the day, a war government, that put an item of $200,000 in the estimates in 1915. Some day another government may be in power, and if I have the hon- our to have a seat in the house—if the' minister' will not carry out his threats g e stobrin about my retirement re ' retttent -I shall stres• still more f s stti o orcibly.to the new government that this work should be carried on. My whole Paint with the minister is this: I am requested to say that the citizens of Goderich are satisfied with the a- lum:. t -n£ art in the estimates, but they will' not be satisfied if that amount is not spent. We do not believe in getting $205,000 and having only $100,000 of it spent: SCHOOL REPORT The following is the report for S. S. No. 2, Turnberry, for the month of May. Sr. IV,—Eldon Kirton, Leslie Har- ris, Hugh Harris, George Harris. JR. III. -Marie Sharpin, Alex Mac - ravish. Ist . Class—Lois Elliott, Evelyn. Sharpin, Jean Elliott, Margaret Har- ris. Primer—Vera ,Sharpin, Flora Mac- Tavish, ;Harold Elliott. M. Scott, Teacher. MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR WESTERN TR/P. 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