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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1931-02-06, Page 64 ip iF ya: '14 5 01111161L0, IWR9 Evening rates on "Any- one" (station -to -station) calls begin at 7 p.m. Night rates begin at 8.30 p.m. "Hello mother - yes, rm feeling fine - yes, we won .. I scored two goals." It has come to be a habit with Fred to call his mother by Long Distance after every game. For mother is all alone . .. and she worries about him ... ever since Fred's chum had his leg broken in a game early in the season. The cost is a mere trifle, for the low night rates are always in effect after the game - they begin at 8.30 p.m. And it makes a pleasant break in mother's quiet life ... and gives her some news to tell her friends. Long Distance is now quick and dependable. In most cases the connection ii established while you hold the ' line. Evening and night rates are particularly inex- pensive. In fact night rates are little more than half of the day rates. MINIATURE FENCES FOR CURBS ON BUSY STREETS SUGGESTED A novel scheme which would put pedestrians who stepped off the side- walk on tsreets where the traffic stream is heavy in the same cate- gory as trespassers on private pro- perty is advanced by the Motor in the suggestion that all curbs on busy city streets be equipped with small fences. No one walking on a dock goes too near the edge, the article points out, nor does anyone cross a railway line with looking left and right. Yet pedestrians continually step off the curb, without the slightest hesitation to cross streets with streams of fast- moving traffic. According to the writer this is the result of two causes. The first is that the public have, not yet been properly educated to fear the dangers of a fast moving automobile; the sec- ond, that, in most cases, the act of stepping off the sidewalk on to the road is done without thought. Both these could be combatted by the use of a small fence along busy thorough- fares, for stepping over it the pedes- trian would immediately become con- scious of the fact that, in reality, he was trespassing and would proceed more carefully. These fences would only need to be built along streets where the traffic was very heavy and would not have to be higher than a foot in height. THE DOG DETECTIVE USEFUL IN EUROPE dogs. Another useful characteristic is the Alsatian's homing instinct. He can find his way home alone even after a long railway journey. Great Danes, as well as Alsatians, can be trained as police dogs, as was proved at a recent Great Dane race meeting -the first of its kind, by the way. At this meeting the Great Danes emerged successfully from some of the most stringent tests. The way in which Great Danes re- spond to training is also deir'nstrat- 'ed by a new game which has been in- vented by Mr. Gordon Stewart, whose kennel of these dogs is the largest in the world. In this game a number of small squares are marked out on a floor. Dice are thrown and as they fall the dogs taking part in the game are moved from one square to another. A real test of steadiness is provid- ed by the game. If a dog fails to "stay put" after he has been placed on his square he is penalized. For many years police dogs have been employed on the continent, and have proved their worth again and again. In murder cases, for instance, find- ing the weapon used is often the first step to the discovery of the criminal. An Alsatian will follow a trail for miles, and even in cases where the murderer has carried his weapon far from the scene of his killing before abandoning it, it is every rarely that the police dog fails to find it. As companion to a policeman on a lonely beat the trained dog is invalu- able. Some years ago the writer saw some police -dog trials in Belgium and he was particularly impressed by the determined way in which the dogs tackled the men who had been cast for crook roles. Even a revolver shot was quite powerless to stop them. No wonder, then that one of the ex- perts who exhibited at the Crystal Palace has been advocating that every country policeman should be accom- panied on his beat by one of these How To Lose Fat.nnd Get That Youthful Feeling Over in Great Britain when a man is feeling "as fit as a fiddle" and looking the "picture of health" they y t $ HE'S GOT THAT KRUSCI EN MOILING." ' That means he takes his little dose df Kruschen Salts every morning. It's the same in the U.S.A.-in Germany in Holland -in Australia - South Africa, for Krusehen Salts are nroqrq' sold the world over. Kf'lischen Salts is not one salt only - it is • the combination of six salts tieeessary to healthy life. thkte half a teas'pooii in aglass of hot w.atd't Wore .breakfast every Maiming, ifiddd" AIA &et and exercise regularly. mss. 'a morning, for et may pieta and keeps the Ii i i'r kidtleys atid,.t owels. in axe ;'ltealthyl 4Rtiot r,. beet r11;;;1ett;ttdgf <'lt s .acid sends frig)6i eveiy part ett On his return with that Nobel prize Sinclair Lewis will be welcomed by a great crowd of U. S. income tax col- lectors. -Brandon Sun. A pound box of candy will win a girl quicked than a 300 -line poem. - Detroit News. Construction woes not consist of everything being done at once, but in one stone being placed upon another. -Dr. Bruning. THE CLUE FINDER "The culprit has left clues," ob- served the budding young detective, casting a quick, definite glance around the room. "The culprit had short black hair, was five feet six inches tall, smoked Russian cigarettes, wore woollen socks, played a good game of golf, drove a car and drank but not to ex- cess." "Marvellous!" exclaimed the old and experienced inspector. "But was the culprit a man or a woman?" It was then that a baffled look came over the young man's face and he had no more suggestions to make for the rest of the day. Tme Property. u F 1n. rt C�a�11►inl, The IC:o. u 1 e y ttee re- ported as follows: We visited the Registry Mee and found everything in fair condition:. We visited' the gaol and found sev- en prieonexs in custody at present, and everything was nice and clean.. We reCeiunend that a bath tub and tank at. ,the gaol be replaced with a new one at a cost of approximately $60, as the old one is beyond repeir. We recommend a new lawn mower be purchased in place of the old one, and a •few other minor repairs be made. We visited the Magistrate's Office and found everything in first class condition, and we recommend a light be put in the magistrate's office for the vault as recommended in the re- port of the December session. We visited the different office in thee Court House and found them in a good state of repair. We also visited the witness room upstairs and find some improvements could be made, such as new blinds and decorating, which the committee de- ferred to .the June session. - J. J. Moser, Chairman. Legislative Committee. The Legislative read as follows: We believe that all,, provincial of- fices and any other offices maintained in this county from which the county derives no revenue, should be main- tained as to equipment, stationery, telephoning, etc., other than by this county, and we recommend the auth- orities at Toronto be petitioned by the Warden and Clerk to pass legis- lation to this effect as we are of the opinion that if the county provide the office, the light, heating and care- taking, the parties using these offices or their employers should pay the up- keep of the same. We recommend that the legislation by which the cost of Voters' Lists us- ed in legislative elections only is charged to local municipalities, should be repealed as these lists are never used by and are of no use in muni- cipal elections. We recommend better legislation be asked for protecting the taxpayers in the case of hospitals, charitable institutions and indigents, than at present exists, as the counties with their Houses of Refuge, Children's Shelters, Mother's Allowance Act and Old Age Pensions are very much ov- er burdenedwith the extra taxes and also that these acts be made much more understandable in their applica- tion. We recommend also that in regard to delinquent children, committed to Reformatories, the parents should be compelled to bear the costs where possible, and that in any event change of residence of the parent or guard- ian should necessitate change of re- sponsibility, for paying the cost of the maintenance. That is, if a de- linquent child is committed from Hur- on County and the parents or guard- ians move to another county, the lat- ter county should be charged for maintenance in the same manner as obtains in the Mother's Allowance. We recommend that laws now ob- solete, or which have' become cum- bersome, be repealed, such as (a) Clauses of the Police Village Act re declaring the election; carrying the ballot box to the County Clerk instead of nearest Township Clerk; (b) The method of sending out school grants to County Treasurer instead of the local treasurers. Since the Govern- ment has taken charge of the School Inspectors this law, re school pay- ments, should also be changed, as the present method involves a great deal of unnecessary official work and re- sponsibility. We recommend that whereas the county highways are used for through traffic and the Government is receiv- ing large revenue from the tourist traffic, that the grant be increased to 60 per cent. on said highways. We recommend that whereas, ow- ing to present conditions in agricul- ture and that an undue share of the taxation is being borne by the munici- palities, and that many are leaving the farms, that the Government enact legislation placing the hydro service oa flat rate. -J. W. Gamble, Chair- man. Committee report HURON COUNTY COUNCIL Continued from Page One. Friday. The report of the Executive Com- mittee was taken up with Mr. Hen- derson in the chair. The report was adopted with slight amendments. Mrs. Reynolds, gaoler, appeared be- fore the council with reference to the salary cut. Eckart-Sweitzer: That snowplows be put on the roads in the spring as soon as snow begins to go, thereby saving the 'roads. - Sent to Good Roads Commission. Rader -Henderson: That the Good Roads Commission and the Engineer attend the Good Roads Convention at Toronto this year. Carried. Moved in amendment by Messrs. Armstrong and Geiger, that the Good Roads Commission be not sent down to Toronto this year to the Good Roads Convention. -Lost. Sweitzer-Eckart: That this council beg to express their confidence in and appreciation of the services of our officials and that the reduction in sal- aries was on the sincere belief that an era of retrenchment had to be commenced in our county owing to present conditions. -Carried. After passing a number of by-laws. the council, on motion of Messrs. Francis and Elliott, adjourned to meet on the first Tuesday in June at two o'clock in the afternoon. ENGLISH CITY LIVES BY MAKING SICKLES The sickle, one of the oldest reap- ing instruments in the world, is still in use in many countries. With sickles Japan and Burma reap their rice; sickles cut the pampas of South Am- erica and various crops in Poland, New Zealand, the Fiji Islands, Peru and a hundred and one other lands. Most of these sickles come from one little factory in the town of Collis. borough, Yorkshire. Coinsborough, by the way, was the central scene of Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe," and it was in the little town that he wrote many of the pages of that great nov- el. The factory employs only thirty- five hands. Yet it turns out nearly 12,000 sickles every week. Steel from Sheffield, only a dozen miles distant, conies il`t in "strings eeribbons a quarter of an inch in width. These are sliced by a shearing machine into the proper lengths, whilst other machines shape them, bend them and perform the preliminary processes. Then blacksmiths, grinders, hatters, and other craftsmen give them their final ed The workers in this little, town are directly affected by happenings in half the world. A good crop in China means prosperity far them, whilst a ree'1`✓lutimi in South America may spell 'sb6 t tiro& REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Children's Shelter. The report of the Children's Shelter Committee was as follows: We have visited the Children's Shel- ter and found it in good condition. There are at present five children in the Shelter ranging in age from two to 15 years, three boys and two girls. They all seem to be in good health and three are going to school regularly. We find the Matron, Mrs. Oliver, is keeping the Home in good condition, also keeping the children nice and clean: J. W. Craigie, Chairman. Finance Committee. We recommend that all accounts preferred against the county should he paid only on the order of the Wlar- den in writing, except those provided. by statute and even these should be submitted to him. We are of the opinion and recom- mend that the Police Magistrate's ac- counts should be audited by either the county auditors or the auditors for Criminal Justice Accounts, and a report made to this council. This has been suggested and requested by Po- lice Magistrate Reid. We would also recommend that the rate for county road purposes be 17.10 Mills on the dollar' and we would strongly urge the Good Roads Com- mission to keep within the estimates. -A. R. Keys, Chairman. wm. t,rk'caret. moat enemator rued r*NO,C,AL RtMdDY YHA/ YOU CAN SNY• Tiede CONTAIN NONAitCOTlcI. M 6 MiLLE WORM POWD As Your Joint Painful ' Inflamed or Swollen • For swift sure action science gives you Joint -Ease. Just rub it in -good - you'll enjoy its comforting action as pain disappears swelling goes dawn and all distress vanishes -it's a wonderful emollient -must help you or money back --generous tt be 60c -all druggists -made in Canada. Joint -Ease made. We .recommend a grant of $250 to Salvation Army Rescue Home. Re grant to Institute for Blind, we. recommend a .grant of $100. Re grants for scholarships, we re- comniend the matter be referred to the council. Re Junior Extension Work, we re- commend a grant of $200. 'Re, W. J. 'Cleary's letter, re funeral expenses of Mrs. Edward Burns for $167.50, and also the account for J. Wheeler for $127, we -recommend no action be taken. Re letter from Thomas Deans, of Wingham, re rebate on license on ac- count of :sickness and not being able to use same to any extent, we recom- mend that one-half of amount of lic- ense be refunded. Re Mrs. C. Fitten's letter regard- ing Mother's Allowance, we recom- mend it be referred to whole council. Lost.Janies R. Cutt, Chairman. Huron County Road Commission. Re petition of ratepayers of Gode- rich Township, Hayfield and vicinity that the Bayfield and the Brucefield roads be kept open to wheel traffic, we recommend that this be decided by the council as a whole. Re the petition of ratepayers and motion of Messrs. Goldthorpe and Stewart that the road from Nile east- erly to County Road No. 25 be desig- nated as a county road, we recom- mend that decision of this matter be deferred until your Commission has had an opportunity to examine the road. Re motion of Messrs. Goetz and Sweitzer that Station Street in the Village of Centralia be made a coun- ty road, same recommendation. Re motion of Messrs. Haake and Stewart . that Goderich Township be paid for gravel taken from pit on the Benmiller Road, we recommend that action be deferred until your Com- mission has had\ an opportunity to examine the pit. Re motion of Messrs. Francis and Rader that the 'Commission make an early examination of the pavement in Exeter, we recommend that this be done. Re motion of Messrs. Ballantyne and Geiger that the road along Con- cession 8, Us -borne, from the Thames Road southerly to the south boundary of the township, be added to the County Road System, we recommend that action be deferred until an ex- amination be made. Re motion of Messrs. Goldthorpe and 'Cutt that the road from Nile east- erly to Sheppardton be added to the County Road System, same recom- mendation. Re motion of Messrs. Craigie and Cutt that Saltford Hill be cut down and that the county bear the whole cost of the work, same recommenda- tion. Re motion of Messrs. Goetz and Sweitzer that the rates of wages for work on the county roads be 40 cents per hour for teams and 20 cents per hour for man, we recommend that no change be made until it be found that teams and men can be secured at re- duced rates. -Jas. Ballantyne, Chair- man. County Engineer. cars, clothing, personal eom'fort and health, as well as being dangerous. hazard to. traffic. On may roads the situation has become) eo av vee, as to de- maud relief, as soon as it can be giv. en. The need cif today is for a dust- less, all-weather surface to road's carrying from 200 to 1,000 vehiclee per day and over. The mileage of this type of road is very great, and nearly all county roads fall within this class. Ft would be economically unsound to pave all such roads with concrete, or some other high cost sur- face, as .to de so in this :county would entail an annual cost equal to 2 per cent. 'of the total assessment. The annual Bost of •a bituminous surface such as we have constructed in this county will be about 1-10 as much, and give nearly as much service as a high cost pavement to traffic of the density specified. Greatly improved service can thus be given to users of secondary roads at low cost, and a considerable mileage 'of this type of work should be done each , year. The cost of dragging is eliminated, and gravelling costs lessened, so that such roads will not cost a great deal more than gravel roads. Twenty-five miles of road were kept open for wheel traffic during the winter of 1929-30, and an equivalent amount of work with snowplows was distributed over other county roads. In the future, should it be decided to keep open any road during the winter, the decision should be made in the fall and not left until the snow has be- come drifted and frozen, as extra work and eost is then encountered. Furthermore, it permits of proper preparations being made, and the us- ers of the road will know that the road will be open, and be prepared to make most use of it. Nearly all of our dragging this year was done with motorized ma- chinery, and our costs are much low- er, although more work was done. Contributing to these lowered costs was the flat mouldboard which 1, de- signed for using flat edges on our machines. Had we used ordinary edges, and paid the price formerly paid for them. the. cost would halve been about $2,00X.00 greater. 1n 1928, the last year that Means were in general use, our ledger showed drag- ging expenditures of $25,116.86 and in 1930, the same account showed $13,733.00. The dry summer made it very dif- ficult to keep the roads in condition, particularly the Lake Shore road, which should have been levelled daily throughout a large part of its length, but speaking generally, our roads were better than ever before. One gravel pit was purchased dur- ing the year, and our gravel plants operated as usual. Our hauling costs with our own trucks were about the same as last year, 8.4 cents per yard mile, but our contract rate in some cases was reduced to .13 cents per yard mile. During the year one new power grader was purchased, and one new dump truck, as well as some smaller epuipment. The following tables show some of our equipment costs for the year: Executive Committee. The Executive Committee reported as follows: Re motion of Craigie and McKib- bon, we recommend that grant of $750 be made to hospitals. Re tenders for bread for jail, we recommend that the tender of E. G. Smith of 13 cents for 3 -pound loaf be accepted. Re tenders for meat for jail, we re- commend that the tender of D. M. O'Brien at 15 cents per pound, be ac- cepted'. Re tender for groceries for jail, wS recommend that the tender of A. M. Robinson be accepted. Re county printing, we recommend that the tender of the Signal Print- ing 'Co. be accepted. We recommend the following sal- aries be paid: Warden Clerk Treasurer , Crown Attorney Engineer Gaoler Matron Gaol physician Turnkey Mgr„ House of Refuge Matron Assistant Matron Inspector, H. of Refuge Physician County auditors Criminal Justice Audi- tors, per day and 10c per mile one way. Chaplain, H. of Refuge 200.00 'Carttaker, Court House 1,000.00 County Councillors $5.00 per day and 10 cents per mile one way. We recommend a grant of $100 to Plowmern't Associations. We recommend a grant of $100 to each Agricultural .Society, and $25.00 to each School Fair. Re public libraries, we recommend the usual grant of $25. %Eve Hensall 'Seed Pair, we mom - mend usual grant of $25. Re motion of Messrs. McKenzie and Cr'aigie, We recd nniend grant be $ 100.00 1,800.00 1,800.00 1,100.00 3,600.00 1,000.00 225.00 120.00 900.00 800.00 700.00 400.00 300.00 400.00 50.00 5.00 I beg to submit herewith my re- port on the work and expenditures on the County Road System dtiring 1930. The expenditures during the year were kept low in the hope that a larger subsidy would be forthcom- ing, and but fire miles of reconstruc- tion work was done. Lowered costs of dragging and hauling were also instrumental in maintaining our ex- penditures at a low figure, and out- standing progress has been made. Ten small bridges and culverts were built, and a considerable number of oipe and tile culverts were installed. Nine bridges were refloored and six were painted, while repairs to the abutments and piers were also made. Prominent in the year's work was the progress made in constructing hituminous• surfaces on our roads. Twelve miles of this type of surface was built, and the results are good. We have on our county roads two ex- amples of bituminous surfaces, that have been carrying heavy traffic for a number of years, that are the best examples of such roads that are known to me. This type of road has, in the past, been considered as only a temporary expedient, and no care has been given, generally to its construc- tion and maintenance, but when care- ful methods are adopted in, building and maintaining this type, a remark- ably good road is the result. Heavy, high speed traffic on our gravel roads creates a continuous, heavy cloud of dust that is injurious to farm crops, PROTECTION FOR MOUTH AND THROAT Exposure to damp weather, excessive use of voice, or smoking are frequently the source of irritated, sore throats. Unless promptly cared for serious complications often follow. A gargle of one part Absorbine, Jr., to nine parts water will bring quick relief to the inflamed tissues ... And if there is congestion with the infection, as usually happens, break it up at once by rubbing the' outside of the throat with a few drops of full-strength Absorbine, Jr. To sweeten thebreath cath and keep the mouth in a clean, wholesome conditiou at all times, the daily use of Absorbine, Jr., diluted as a mouth -wash, i idt�ll justa few drops in a little morning and night. Get a bottle 'at yaw d'ruggist's --$L25. n; way ";Che very Best bine I esed'Soothe. Salva itende}t the -itch and pain Qt wyy piles right:awns, Stowed sweliin and bleeding.Isilesnowgone.i3-1.T. sears, Quickest re0et' known.'40 druggists, 2,959.8.6 Deductable receipts Government subsidy should be 68,291.92 Road Construction Road No. 21 Opposite Lot 26, West Wawanosh�$ 27 Along Con. 7-8,2 miles grading and gravelling 31 Westerly on B Line from Con. 2, Turnberry, improvement 12 Opposite Con. 5-6 Mc- Killop, jog improve 14 Opposite Con. 10, Mc- Killop, tile drain 25 Westerly' from East Town Line, Grey, 1 mile 8 Along 'Hli'bbert-Usborne bdy., 2 miles grading and gravelling 1 Village of Exeter, wid- ening bridge approach 25 Opposite Lot 15, Con. 9, Nors, culvert con- structionm 2 Opposite Lot I,. East Ashfield Tp., culvert.. 4 Opposite Lot 8, Steph- en Tp., culvert 7 Opposite Lot 24, Hay Tp., culvert extension 25 Opposite Lot 7, Con. 8, Oolborne, culvert con- struction Village of Hensel), 9th of 10 installments as per agreement, 1922 Town of Wingham, 9th of 10 installments as per agreement, 1922 Town of Goderich, refund of rates for road improve- ment County bridges nated roads Road signs Snow fences TRUCK COSTS Truck 3 Gas, oil'& wages $1,224.38 Repairs 1,430.00 Interest 190.40 Depreciation 900.00 $3,694.78 Less value of other work done .. 546.50 Truck 4 Truck S 51,554.75 51,629.60 880.70 212.60 140.40 155.40 900.00 1,295.00 53,475.85 $3,292.65 518.75 152.80 $3,148.26 $2,957.10 $8,.139.85 Truck 3 Truck 4 Truck 5 Yard miles hauled 31.,443 39,602 40,084 Cost per yard mile .10c .07.45e .07.8e POWER GRADER COSTS No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Gas, oil and wages 51,709.21 $1,626.11 52,146.14 Interest ... 48.00 72.00 138.69 Depreciation 300.00 500.00 800.00 Repairs , .. 182.66 277.57 107.88 Total cast .... $2,240.81 $2,475.68 53,192.62 Miles worked ... 6,184 5,103 5,615 Cost per mile.... 36.3c 48.5c 56.3c In 1929 our Costs for these maclhines were 68 cents per mile. Truck Grader Costs, Including Attachments. No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Gas, oil and wages 51,272.98 52,433.48 51,254.15 Interest 42.00 42.00 81.90 Nil Nil Nil 422.57 627.91 422.80 51,717.55 $3,103.39 $1,712.00 Depreciation Repairs Mile; worked ... 8,467 12,184 6,672 Cost [per mile.... 20.4e 25.5c 25.6c During 1931, it is not expected that the machinery requirements will be very great, but we should purchase a pressure distributor, and some drag lines. The following table shows the re- sults of the traffic census taken by the Provincial Highway Department: Road not on desig- Bridge Account. 172,23 , 3,292.99 132.90 ).,055.41 14.00 3,994.80 3,116.49 1,126.71 400.63 451.12 380.74 443.15 237.62 3,055.00 6,766.00 1,454.00 1,350.59 209.96 660.17 $28,314.51 Road No. 7 Smoky Hollow Bridge.. $ 678.73 9 Over creek opposite Lot 20, Con. 5, Hay 433.51 25 Opposite Lot 26, Con 9, Morris 473.46 12 Opposite Con. 13, Grey 444.90 21 Opposite Lot 54, Grey751.77 Avery Daily Traffic $2,782.37 Maintenance. Weeds $ 4,894.22 Ditching 2,657.30 Grading 1,788.3E Dragging 13,733.00 Culverts 2,403.16 Bridges 5,166.05 Resurfacing 32,539.52 Oiling and tarring 13,734.34 Snow roads 7,668.70 Guard fence 870.24 Calcium chloride 2,722.02 Gravel pits 672.75 $88,8417.65 Machinery Account. 1 Reo dump truck $ 3,700.00 1 Dominion Road power grader .......... 3,245.00 2 snowplow wings 438.00 12 scrapers 150.4.3 Tools 66.77 Repairs to machinery 6,618.69 $14,218.94 Superintendence. Salary, County Engineer ..$ 3,600.00 Hotel bills 95.77 Automobile expenses 553.33 Clerical assistance 900.00 Stationery .. 84.31 Telephone and telegraph110,81 Canadian Good Roads As- sociation 2.00 Expenses to conference ... 33.95 $5,380.23 Roy Patterson, County Engineer. "If there is one weak link in the chain of farm .operation to -day it is in the well -considered production of farm feeds, home grown, produced at cost," asserts G. B. Rothwell, Domin- ion Animal Husbandman, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. In the final analysis the low acre unit production is largely the reason for high cost milk, admitting all the imperfections and low average production of our cows. The farmer's one and only salvation to -day is in Towering pro- duction costs under his control, i. e., on his farm. For Two Weeks. !Summer Fall 1928 1929 1930 1928 1929 1930 614 727 817 : 313 405 494 390 480 481 : 233 283 286 174 264 214 : 163 194 211 190 237 212 : 175 207 228 249 255 273 : 281 291 269 364 487 477 s 433 456 410 438 594 464 : 446 461 430 659 826 776 : 281 302 382 352 415 369 : 151 193 251 595 968 642 : 600 659 126 542 closed 616 : 434 440 493 84 151 153 : 111 119 168 477 700 724 : 541 14 668 Blue Water Road at Amberley Lucknow Road at Amberley Wingham-Listowel Road at Morrisbank Brussels -Wroxeter Road at Morrisbank Winchelsea-Rerryland Road at Kirkton Russeldale-Elginfield Road at Kirkton King's Highway at Belgrave Bluewater Highway near Grand Bend Dashwood Road near Grand Bend King's Highway at Brucefield Bayfield Road at Brucefield Benmiller Road at Pavement Huron Road at Benmiller Road A study of these figures, and of the County Road System as a whole, will show that the traffic on ^ the county rods would produce more revenue in gah tax than the $68,291.92 that the Government will pay in subsidy in 1930. When the license fees and the taxes paid in cities and elsewhere, are considered, it is obvious that too much of the County road expenditure is being paid by direct taxation of the land. Expenditures dulling 1930 show as f„Ilows :as Road construction $1+5,688.92 Road maintenance 88,174.90 Bridge construction . 2,782.37 Urban municipalities 11,275.0 0 !Machinery and repairs .`,. 14,218.94 Superintendience 5,880.23 County bridges 1,350.59 Purchase of gravel pits 612.75 $139,548.70 Don't Overfeed. With an abundance of low priced coarse grains and wheat available, there is an apparent tendency on the part of farmers to overfeed their mar- ket hogs. This is shown by the in- crease in the average weight of hogs now coming on to the market. Tne two hundred pound hog is the ideal weight, A. A. ,MoMillan, Chief of the Sheep and Swine Division of the Federal Department of Agriculture, points out. With the price of lard what' it is to -day, relatively lower than the price of bacon, it is the bac- the on type which means moneyto YP producer. Farmers should watch bog feeding closely to guard against both light weight' and elpeees fat --elle must keep away from the out -weight grades if he is going, to get the top of the marlret _torr, his ]Ittigd.