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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-01-10, Page 4Poo. 1'"tl X11?, HE,RALP P, NT1N ,>u. oFIfl• ADVERT1S1N1 TIATJCS � 11 �tre;tc�ci ednesda. nratE nom the an rizvt:ioe Terme t$1.25 per year', IN .sally times; $e 011 Tr w 1,e eh irgec9 ' ' v' not go paid. TT st ,et beeritlti- 1 e $1.75 strictly i** - <3 a'a,neegaTo :Anger diet'ontinuer3 rete eel i* dura ora' nairl wrilnee et sbe nation e�w *he nubliteher ^'tan deep to +rh;ea ev,aa'v n. Inn isliaid denoted nn the ieapt "igitisrtillaneous articles of . nett Wore thart five Tines For Sale, To =keen`:, or Wanted.'Lost F unrd, ate., Opole insertion 250, to ' rlereee :Ill eomrnnnieetinne 11'lienlaw° Advertising -Marie known enelicatiotl, t+e't±'s ^a kniinn1 —One insel•tlon 50e *VOA iree+rtions $aeon ',Arm nr peal l,atgtp Pnr �slp 42 ter fist month. Al nr pada snll- teenier.insertion Iftroteseional Clarde not eta -Peri -me inch, $5 ter 'parD Vette mending rnntter. for s' 1;119 foe Cart. of Thanlcs, In 'Memoriam. ;,t+e Local and. Legal advertising not - 'first insertion and 5c per Tine far, alaaett enbeequent insertion A'C'TION SALES—`fi' 11er sinit , ineertioni if not over five inches it . iexth, Itfe etive after Jan 1st. 1,120 THE HER A 1' .D 7:. E1TeTC -1 'NT a• . A Pioneer Pension System The Canadian Pacific Railway is this year celebrating the twentieth atslniversary of the foundation c i the Company's system of pensions for Chet employees. It was in 1902 that the Board of Directors, under the Presidency of Lord Shaughnessy, looked into the future for the benefit of those who _„were layingthe fouedations of the service thawas to take so large a Bart in the up-builtli a of Canada. ; In December, 1902, the directors passed a resolution stating that a j time had come when provision should be made for officers and permanent employees; who, after long years of Faithful service, had reached an age l when they were unequal to the further performance of their duties, :and announcing that a plan of super- nnuation had been determined upon. The plan was a generous one. 'The Company provided all the money titecessary, and the employees were 2Ret called upon to contribute to it en any way whatever. In .1903 when :iiw' was first put into effect Canadian alltateefie "employees numbered about 4;000. To -day they. approximate Z0,000, and every one of them, from ilea humblest stenographer, office lhoy, or "track walker" • or even the 3eoiinor-employee at some far-off out - Vest in China or in Europe, has old - lege sustenance guaranteed so long he or she stays with the Com- ny. Some Statistics The Company's first contribution 4o the pension fund was $250,000 Which was supplemented by annual Manta starting at $50,000 which :de ta've, from lime to time, been in- ' :^'eased, until for some years past Atas been $500,000 annually. To the end of 19p2' the Company had con- 'xxibuted a total of $4,715,000 to the ur_d while payments on pensions had eemounted' to $3,857,802, leaving a r aaiance to the credit of the fund of ' 41;640,103. In 1922 the total pay- - 'latents made amounted to $508,051, end at egtober 1st cif this year the ' Notal number of the Company's pen- eietLeee i:-ee 1,182, each of whom *'me met of $35.e tai „ tneeth. It is of interest to note '`t'.:: at since the. pension fund became cope etiTga e 7 7 pensi 'ns brae became dni,l,f atrve through the death of tae ae>iet ..iaaries. R e ia- y view conditions of h- -ere 'a el hiving costs which then pre - Tamed over, the Company y12 .•t;, e i ' :'.a;i ' the pens! - ners . an '-a t- 1na1 bonus of itvjnty-five per aen, of their regalia. allowance. ittto effect un May lst of ah,t. yeeh, end eontiaaned until the mn r i L 2.. In view of the rnodi- Y.ieetio t Tee the condition that made 454-y, that bents is this year taut at twenty per cont. Kept in Canada la fee the greater part of this :money is of course distributed in Canada,,,just as is the ease with the Company's vast payroll of over '4100,0000300 sin .wally, and the many raa.i;o.rs it ,nearly spends on the purehas`g of supplies under the pot- try of distributing as much of its expenditure as is possible in • -tire -oourc ry it exists to starve. The operation of the fund is' sint- plicity itself, Upon reaching the Age of 65 every employee who has leered the staff b:fo c reaching the -.age of forty is 'entitled to retirement if the Company so desires and can claim 1e pension of one per tent, of e average monthly pay received for the ten years preceding retire- ment for eery ,year in which he hae been in the Company's service. Thi; is as the system was first devised 'twenty years ago, and there has limn but one anrendnient to its pro- ' forts. It 19.08 it was found that An seine cases the amount of the epensiten .so calcelated was ineaffe alert to protect the 'recipient at'ta..4st want as viae intended,. and it ivies ,.r .. e t ovid a:tl that from t tai , -�0 1 enrt�m>�z ` , z .i t ten fninl ' u2 amount of pension 111iti aecancan he $20 . ear; . meant. AURXCiei HERALle a rwstere Meleney That this system has been a big factor in fostering the efficiency so largely identified with Canadiat Pacific operation is undeniable. Mr, E. W. Beatty, President of the Company, ems of it not only as a prime necessity in these days of sociological progress, 41 n as an in- berent right mf those who give lives of faithful' work to Canadian .Pacific service, but also as one of the things that has helped to bring into existence the high strndard of co- operation that ee inti between all branches of the Company's :service. "It is helping to mato contented em- ployees," eaye Mr, Beatty, "and that in the first requisite of faithful, e.tfi- oieet aervicc,' i t There �11 ��� X A. grizzly bear barbecue will be ore of the features of the Winter Carnival at Banff in February. Ten Canadian and three United States Cannan have already entered for -the Eastern International Dog Derby, which will be run during the '1i i. ter Carnia -al in Quebec, Feb- ru.,,'y 21, 2e, and 23, Progress and bright prospee'ts in the development of :tedium sulphate in e ee :ht wan is reported by the Bureau of Labor and Industries, ,Sodium sulphate recovered from Saskatchewan deposits is now being used in the manufacture of glass at Redcliff. A report of the British Columbia Industrial Commission Department shows leans to industries amounting to $1,176,694 embracing 30 plants. Repayments have been made on principal by 55 industries. Total re- payments amount to $181,428, of which X$71,245 was interest. For the purpose of extending Canadian trade in Greece, Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean, W. McL. Clarke, Canadiaa Trade Com- missioner at Milan, Italy, has been instructed to visit these countries and report on the opportunities for the sale of Canadian .goods. E. D. Calvert, noted guide and sportsman of Rainy River, who has done much towards bringing tour- ists from all parts of the United States to the Lake of the Woods, states that the tourist traffic this year has greatly exceeded all pre- vious years and anticipates a greater increase next season. United States grain shipped from. Canadian poets during the crop year, September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1923, totalled 55,000,000 bushels. This meant total handlings, of ap- proximately 110,000,000 bushels, as it was necessary for the grain to pass through the elevators at lake ports and at ports of exit. 3'Iiss Marion Towne, of Berlin, INH., whoin three years since she first put on -a ski, has achieved "fame through her daring and grace- ful jumping, has expressed her de- sire to compete with Canada's best girl ski junipers et the winter sports carnival in Quebec on February 21, 22, 23 and 24th, Turing which time ,she will make exhibition junrpa. Further indientions that the year 1023 will eseate a reacted in ocean traffic are shown by figures given ot.t at the headqua'tera of the Cana - dean Pacific Steams lips, Bookings far westbound sailin•"= ware excep- t anally large, while those for sail- ings to the Old Country for Ciuist- alas and the New Year were in ad- vance of the traffic of any previous year. The Calgary Board of Trade is taking interest in the proposal of large British illtere.•=ts,, which in- volves the utilization of western .Straw for the manufacture of paper mid other products, and is getting all possible information with respect to the development of industries. Iie.Tdreds of thousands of tons of straw are 'burned in the prairies every year, which it is claimed has a commercial value. Traf to ttirotigh the Lachine Lanai. in • 1923 showed .an inerelse ever that of 1922 in almost even e par- ticular, the total grant eaerjed beim; 88,285,270 bushel's, compared with 87,831,212 in 1922, . the beet pre- vious year; coal receipts totalling 813,591 tons, compered with 384,575 tons; the ship teenage operated be - in' 5,462,200, against 4,786 .5'3; shipments of pulpwood totalling 356,980 tons, against 313,134 hot year; the cargo tonnage beim 4 411,183, compared with 4,360,8.; and the nunabee of passeange1. lied totalling 75,097, against 09,3123 in 1922: STANLEY TOWNSHIP. Mr. mid Mars. John Reid returatd to Flint last Week, after spending the holidays with their frionais in Stanley. Mies Esther Hayton' also acme ua{a- stied them to Flint, where ;rate in- tends ta r. main for some time,. Mss 1label Calmar stee'iit a few day 4 with friends in Clinton last week, ' Mrs. Richard Rebiitsua and da- ughter Norene returned front Vot- c;t last eveele where they had be- en visiting the formeer's aunt for a, few days. Mr. Frani.+. McChnchey links' re- turr>d to High School at SoAforth after spending the holidays at his home' here. Owing to the storm at Sunday, Rev. Mr. Durrant was unable to get around. Consequently there was no services at Goshen church. DASHWOo'1Y. Mr. and Mrs. Peters a'i Sarnia New Years with Mr. and. Mrs. • D. • Betehen Mr. C, Stade is on the sick list. Mrs. Doneh''y of Chiela o rete rued home on Thursday of" t.'.au'1 spending the holidays. with ` her parents, Me. and Mrs: J. Ke Geet & Mr. Coby of London assisted J. C. Reid & Col., "in taking slocit last week. lIessrs Czar Kellerman and Mil- ferci Merner left Tuesday for. De- troit. On Thursday evening of last week, Mr. Jacob Kelle_'man was very much surprised when at spy en o'clock the members of hie Sun- day School Slass en er a tee i m at his house with a fowl supper. lMr. Kellerman was presented with a handsome teacher's Bible, : after which the evening was spent ; in games and singing. COUNTY. NEWS Join, Jacob and wife; Eet:gteetiteleft last week for Clinton, where they. will take charge of the Huron Co- unty Home. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Jacob every sucorss in. their new occupation ands feel that the county Will get faithful service. Miss Anna B. Mcleon'el3 has been engaged ,('n teach in 'S.S.„ No;. 7, on the' Parr Line, Stanleys she tau- ght there for two . yearn a some time ago ,end the children of.. the section are much pleased to leave her back. Mr. and Mrs. "Mac." McNaugh- ton, Bayfield Rd. celebrated the 25 anniversary of their wedding. Th- ose from a distance who attended from a distance were Mr. and Mrs Dan. McNaughton and Mr, Bert. nlcNaughton of Kitchener. On Thursdav afternoon. last two Mitchell young men had a narrow escape from drowning, both gem ing through the ice on t tie mill pond, into about 8 feat of water. Wi'fred Whiting went through the thin ice while skating on the pond. and Arthur Blows, alto went into i the cold water while attempting. a rescue. Whiting was in the wat- er for 20 minutes before rescued. though both were completely ex- hateeted, they are reeoving, The' following stasties as pre - tiered bee the Bard of GrathQomn.. n iBeion:ers a's to the amount of gr, 'an shipped from the head of the lakes during the season. from Sep- tember let, to the close of navag - ion on December 24th. Total time; beg cargoes 1,100; Mixecl grain ,2.„' 270,240; Flax. 2.581,029; Rye 2,821,5ia1 Barley 7,920.646; Oats 1:;,513,3118; Wheat 181,004.340; Total number of bushels 213,856.213. EXETFR '9Tt's. Th'xs, Shanton eeleh1'ated her aietix 'hirthtd'ry on New Yew's Tlav 'and a 'family reunion weeheld at h'r home. n - n ' n 1 \i � R ,1 ix erre. � J. i \ .t. l7d 1 I 1 r, re n f"ee• dflyS with r:^I'tlia OS in - dsor. Ala ;Inti 1lt'^S. Rieh'ird Hunter, left for Nrnw Ynek to extend two *^'rx w101 their deu';htter, 1Tra. Ce. Ie en<i Mee 0 1),,;,i,-,1. of New E•Arl nr,»t'Iincw• of y,1,,.,1, vi * i •o' 0" '00.0W'an.t',`. aee iv' ,••A ,Ir*.,r stiffer - 'e li It 1* .,., '!" I e"td he11n(' • "t tela i•1 'd'.ft,,,.,ut Ports or nr "., ,..,1 ;e ..��.X•,,,-a 'l*r,t„t� ,.ef r'11 Nr, p »,r.,,v;. ,,x,.•, ,"t i C g... , 1 ,v .ga. •,7.1'+`1 n"d ee "1 11, ,.lb ga:' 'e^ '1'.1,.1,1"0. ar' vine iee: "t, t.,' fir- , w— TT 17a"r". ertee ,[fidah" v 's. weaaltree be”, age' ear ,.Fell late G:4*..^• ;1t Wends - •,,.d a,t11,.i. • n 1 n•F T)"trntt ?, n,.•, «teat: r ,,ne.l+; l' es. Tt ;.g en ^ee; ^;r "1, Sin.,=. 11.: 1f14e• 11'"n" fnr'}•hr` C1.S.• hat i",r 11''e-9 ;•i different part's oft 11r Teei'n11. • Mies Mare- N'es•e-,wall wv,.s n hal idav ei°tfon' hey- --turned to 11r— trli''. 'n^rrnn-hs.,1;:•.a et, 11er 47th ^r. Word evas. ren-iv'd here of the. death of Ware. 9 t.1+1+./,'1"n Kr'mp, n 11 T'' "' : \t'fi! 1—1 '1'x'1"' t "ei ea r''lt of Fater, who died. et he- tamale in Te `''e) et the ter` ne .4 ye:'trs..Sh" • ,,..h"rt. With 111- 11111aa11rlfrom on 11nel, he died ev-en''y' y ora .i'ro. On Neat Year- 'fte,enon white Mr. and Mrs. D. Rout cliffe and rla- Tighter. ''\ir:a. Crr:ale^en were lna�'or- ing to re ntral 1 th"y met with an accident hiiv1^_...• -- the bridge onpoeite Jas.. TT alleetae thei auto skidded and turned over into the ditch, facing the nnpeeite direr't- :o•t in which it wa:^ Po ng. IMTr,Row cii fee was isendej&l n 1 orscious and wee taken into it an, s :Lo•'i" wh- ere u,etlical aid 1VA% ie_ldr-^.d Spring Wedding Suits 'If You anticipate getting married g You want Spring; in� arae solar.e slick looking Duds. Here's a Tip It will pay you to coarse here and see how swell we :can ,fit you up at a moderate cost. It you are thin,king of the now Suit, and, not thy'; Wedding, come' here anyway, We will certainly put forth ourevery effort to make you aatiafied in every particular, 'Customers, who have not as yet received stay of our °alenderts pia 'uat' Ste. in andget :one• esthete are a few left. 7 J p 4 K WE ALSO DO DR k CLEANING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING YOUr. WILL LIKE OUR WOR E Wuerth, Tailor, Zurich Mrs. E. Zwieker need anon Gerald. returned ho'nin after a vl'sit in :New Hamburg, Merle Clark is visiting friends nae Walkerville for a few day!. Mrs, A. Walker of London, was a vi'sitat' here, Roy Wolfe hae returned to 'De- troit, after vieiting his sitter and. fath"t' fee a time, Mee. TI. N. Haltrnzala, is visiting her parents, Mr. atnd'Mres. Jos3Xais1, Bev. D. McTnvieh;, pastor of the. Methodist church, will preach a ser- ies of S't'ators on the Alaoatic�s Gree}cl, beginning an Sunday. an. lith, and continuities for four Sue- taye. A very enjoyable evening was anent in 'h'' Evangelical church on the evening of Dec, 31st, when a from. flu Mason. ., Stratford. gave ptogrnm. The a1)r,lied to pay- on the piano ree- conce'Ilt a'mi'ty & Rich P1is e 'a ..C� O a nixed raneie»il Proceeds! win he ing off the d bt e*nil}' bought, 70. ▪ .x,Yran _.f+wmxs: rrhuraday Jannervy 10th 1029 A family r'enua)iot1 was 'held oal ';ew Shear's Day at the ho'iri2 at ,".1'r and AX#,ts', Robt. Mereare . Sri, rot the London 'Road, north, Ache:: very enjoyable time was alpent, HenryVolland, Sr„ atld ]crena Clara Vollend of town epont the week with relatives ]ri G•odetidele. Mr, and Mee.' , '. Ce. ,[} Paisley,tvllo+, have teen visiting relativtie ill Hens'iil nn'l 'C1.i;lt n for th,e pais:` few' :v?eknJJ, return!ecd to their ho1,1t in Montreal, hart Monday while mrs. Coin. S. iflaa'o'a(, was taking a boiler oft the a'f'1'(r-a, et slipped through her n le oiling water slat- . a"ihid not he leg of her daughter, Thelma, eceldin'g ill: soy badly that all the flesh between the foot end knee i' .comente off, and ;she is obi x liged to remain in ,n treat- ment, bed dfoi tt'e at;- want. lair. and Mese. Logan, of Wind - toe, Thos W''1'•e' o Marlette, Miele i Mr. •and Mia.. A Harvey, Mr. and ;Mrs, Wllsen Carlisle tend Mr,end:; Mrs. Wm'. Douglas of Brucefielel1 attended a falmily gathering at the. holm of lili,s,. Jos. Hudson, Sr^r, of the village. W. 0, Pearce; has returned from: St. Thonii;a, where he was attend- ing Ills, ftrioral of an uncle. The many friends od' M. B.'Hor— ton, will regret 'to learn that he is quite, eerionely ill', bat hope for her recovery. A. L. Case, Mr. Lindenfield and Mr. John Young have been -elected by acclamation to fill the yawn - cies int he Hensall ,school board n Jas.cDanald, ]glut of Toronte, and who bee been visiting in town for a 'short there has accepted . s nosition in the Sterling Bank and began his duties. Mrs. F. Benet, of 'Seachville, is visiting her s'at''r, Mrs. J. Suther-i land and family. E:1. BBei'ry 1'f th'?re for Detroit; where 11e heel accented a ,situation R. H. R•In•dd is here from the. 1�'el t, e iit`i-i h s brother and sta.., ter, Lent. Randa and Miss Reeds. T'h'is Grace Doughty; of St. -Tho' nasi, anent a time with her cousin Mrs. C.A. McDonelL Mia,. r. Marti -telt and daughters: Mies Ethel, return'sd from Toronto ; wheret hey h.1.,11 been visiting and., here. accompanied home by Miran A. O. lloggarth, nee Miss Vera lelur-! dock. :if _ . : -.<_ t , ..pa..;..1.+4.+++ ++SII fi' 4.044 +++. ++ +++''r g k +`s + -. + it ..p Y r Auto a� a' q.r�i -L,•• :1. S. F . • •. IT, have in d e rt; rr a n g( ` " i ' n't s with the F' `rt:d Motor Co. as v' • t - 318 with Cook Brie. fensr 1, to .t €4(i f �I.:r e" 't'' wine r t i E• . + and �v ail' aF tiny 1:7 keep `ti good ' 4. 01 ) . ,4 4e- . CREDITO �1 A45,5 ,5 .'e pair any if-0Sl i'4R L. C. Mlangnui of R imine, Wit:.. .. • spent the holidays Withhis father + " r' » e�� Tt'lr'Y° t , 4. ;. and 'sister, Mrs. Et il2rort. The Mises W iburga and Clare sea, Hill have returned to Detroit after. visiting their 1 ai'a;nts, Mr,. and Mrs. Ap,;ust I1i'l. Herb. Blotter of Toronto is vis- iting with Mr, and ISI.^'( XT H. ,� :�` t:.. 1 A.. .1 Dint`.' `i -a ti A iE'CV FOR ALL FARM ilIPLEMENTS, PUN lith teOLD AN'f) 4 . REPAIRED, ETC., ETC. T d. s e. i i i.era til e ioli 1. G'aine'r. *4'44•t•'1'e4 FF'+44•ru •3+>4+a<'II•y44-�, 4.4 _b4'4 7e4T i1• :4a4Jr •-b' 'i•+d•oti'i•'i•i'3�+ ++4.- Irrigation in Southern Alberta aaR�oiai�•\\kANC\1:?.,V, 4 dlk Steeeeittietetelateee.:• tee (1) Bassane Datil, .built in the earlier days by the Canadian Pactrrr Railway for irrigation purposes. (2) An irrigation flume. (3) This farmer does not depend on rains for Ids moisture. (4) Public Gardens, Lethhridgei Alta. i HAD been told to expect a transformation, that a A new order of things was being born in Southern Alberta,• that a new system of farming was taking the place of the old. I was told that the days of "scratching eige_g?t `r,: ie., Let aLe in;" and of "soil mining" were gone days, Nevertheless, eeee I was not prepared for what I saw. Fifteen years before, 1 .had travelled through this country and had seen only a few scattered farmsteads set out on the "bald-headed" prairie, four square to all the winds that bleu. There were no ; trees, only a stretching expanse of prairie that merged into white - topped mountains on the. West and meeting the sky on the east in an'unbroken 'horizon. A few homesteaders were straggling in, Old cattlemen, trying to save their. great range, were spreading stories that farming could never be a success in Southern Alberta. But the homesteaders came. Then later elle big 'farmers arrived with their tractors and ushered In the era of the thousand acre wheat ameba. A series of "wet am years" made Southern Alberta fous. nowhere had such crops ever previously been heard of, The Noble Foundation, one of the largest'farming corporations Inthe world, brought In a crop of wheat from one th'onsand acres that threshed 54,000 bushels! The country was thick with elevators. It 1915 and 1916, Southern .A1- 1 Berta' reached the peak of prosperity. A series of un- productive years followed when rainfall was scant. Some farms were abandoned, but, mostly; inen held on, buoyed up by the wonder harvests of other "years. The problem was is ural one. of s p moisture, n purely re an e. d e , Governments of theDa nD of inon , the he plovl• ' ncr set t to study' greatest at. The sol was 1 of .the ren b test •far- tllity, the :climate was riga!,:. Something to supplement the natural rainfall was wahted. The Canadian b aolfa° Railway and other corporations had already develope.. tracts of land by irrigation. It was to experiment, and' so a constructive policy of irrigation was commenced backed by both Governments. It is in the train of irrigation that the new ordee of things is coming in Southern Alberta. Today as yon drive over the prairie, through the irrigated tracts 01' Strathmore and Brooks, south through the Bow Rivet Project and on into Taber and Lethbridge, the tlatneen is broken on all sidoe by fartnsietrds that nestle among ,trees :young trees growing taller and tallerevery year.. Hedges are growing where once was barbed wire Shrubbery is itxul•iant, It the background are fields tat Alfalfa, Indian Corn and Wheat. Dairy Down are seen on green pastures, The farms aro small, but they are reae farms, and the :boiues are smiling -homes of meta tented people. There is no "scratching in" or used tnining, These are Permanent homes an that threshold of a futtir'e bright'with. promise. . In thea City of Lethbridge, around which most of the tell" irrigation 1evel'omtent 1s : troeeeding are : tpnnd tree -lined streets, beaattifni homes set in hedge encloetet lawns, and one et the finest little parks that Ceriatla oat boast, The city jute been thoughtfully planted ;said s im oliz s yr e in its . set i the sp 1 t o fa people Pledged ae d to perinea l l as mum. leor those who knew tolitltt3rit .Alberta: in its lnfahcte# there is at pieasattt surprise waiting, Wherever irriga- tion has touched, it is truly a country ttansformeal, •