The Huron Expositor, 1931-11-20, Page 1tr
Seventy-second Year
Whole Number 3336
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SEAPORT/I, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1931.
Huron Old Boy's Association,. of Toronto, Hold Annual
Meeting in Hygeia Hall.
The Best in the History of
the Association — H. B.
Stowe the New President.
Secretary Floody Re-elect-
ed for the 31st Time --Ev-
ening Ends With Euchre
and Dancing.
Friday, the 13th, is a lucky day, or
perhaps evening would be more cor-
rect, for the"exiles of Huron county
in Toronto. 4 silvery new moon shed
its rays even among dodging head-
lights end the green go -signs and the
red stop -signs at, street intersections.
It was just such a night as would de-
light the boys of another day on a
coon hunt amid tall timbers and rail
fences of Tuckersmith, McKillop or
Hullett.
The old boys may have had the
moonlight, but the old girls shone in
the spotlight. The women folks
looked after the eats—Huron eats
too. That says- Something. And all
the towns, villages and townships had
something to do with the lunch. Hur-
on hospitality! It was a "braw,
bright nicht, ye ken.
C. G. Vanstone's administration of
e past year was highly successful.
had the strong support of a Scot -
h -Canadian treasurer. The siller
hosed no red ink. W'hich, being in-
terpreted, means that all debts were
aid and a dollar or twa in the bank.
hen the wisdom and hustling pro-
livities of Secretary Floody, and the
persevering •IVIeCreath and McLaren.
Moody, "frae Hullett," makes Gode-
rich step, you know, in a card game.
One expects much fr old girls
They do
eep Thur -
eat city of
Vororres. The gathering of the girls
and boys of a yesterday! What does
it mean? An Otis says it better in
verse than one can ever hope to. The
' verse:
—and is never disappoin
more than their share t
unites together in this
'Tis the human touch in this world
that counts—
The touch of your hand and mine—
!Which means far more to the faint-
ing heart
Than shelter, or bread, or wine.
For shelter is gone when the night is
o'er,
And bread lasts only a clisr;
But the touch of the hand and the
seend of the 'voiee
Live on in the soul alway.
The following are the officers and
committees elected for the ensuing
year:
Hon. Presidents—Hon, Robt. Weir,
Minister of Agriculture, Ottawa; T.
A. Russell, J. A. MeLaren,,A. C. Mac -
Vicar, C. G. Vanstone, Robert C. King.
Hon. Vice-Presidents—Mrs. B. H.
McCreath, Mrs. George E. Ferguson,
Mrs. H. J. Hodgins, Mrs. L. M. Prin-
gle, Miss Fannie Paterson,
President -ll B. Stowe.
Vice-Presidents—L. M. Pringle, Dr.
H. J. Hodgins, W. A. Buchanan, Geo.
E. Ferguson, Harry Martin.
Vice -Presidents, Ladies—Mrs. C. G.
Vanstone, Miss L. E. Knox, Mrs. D.
Robertson, Mrs. W. A. Buchanan,
Miss E. Farrow.
Secretary—E. Floody.
Assistant Secretary—Miss Sadie.
Walker.
Financial Secretary—R. 'S. Shep-
pard.
Treasurer—D. D. Wilson.
Auditors—IS. M. Wickens, H. I. Mor-
rish.
Chaplain—Rev, R, C. McDiarmid.
Organist—Mrs. Harry Martin.
Reception Committee—Mrs. H. B.
Stowe. Mrs. C. G. Vanstone, Mrs. D.
D. Wilson, Mrs. J. Moon, Mrs. B. H.
McCreath, ,Mrs. J. A. 'McLaren, Mrs.
E. Floody, Mrs. W. Proedfoot, Mrs.
R. Holmes, Mrs. A. E. Forbes, Mrs.
-eRev.) 'McDiarmid (B.C.), Mr. R.
Holmes, Mr. H. I. Morrish, Mr Robt.
Brooks.
Program Committee—Mr. B. H. Mc-
Creath, Convener; Miss Sadie Walker,
Miss E. Currell, Miss M. Crawford,
Miss Farrow.
Refreshment Committee—Mrs. D.
Thompson'Convener; 'Miss F. Pater-
son, Mrs. H. J. Hodgins, Mrs. Harry
Wbrsell, Mrs. E. Floody, Mr. A. E.
Forbes, Mrs. L H. Brown, Mrs. A.
McQuarrie, Mrs, J. Moon, Mrs, J. A.
McLaren, Mr. G. A. Newton. Mr. W.
A. Campbell, Mr. R. C. King.
Publicity Committee—WM. Powell,
Athol lVfcQuarrie,
Property Committee—G. A. New-
ton.
Visiting Committee Mrseel. H.
Brown.
Special Representatives—Goderich,
Mrs. G. C. Young; Clinton, Mr. F.
MeCaughe3r; Seaforth, Mr. A. E.
Forbes; Wingham, Mr. W. A. Camp-
bell; Brussels, Dr. Ferguson; Blyth,
Mr. W. E. Floody; Gorrie, Mrs. Min-
nie Irwin; Hensel!, Dr. Byron Camp-
bell; 13ayfield,..Mr. J. A. Cameron., Ee-
eter, Mr. F. J. Sanders; Londdslaoro,
Mr. John Moon.
After the business was concluded
euchre and bridge were indulged in,
in which there was very keen. compe-
tition. This was followed with dainty
Huron refreshments, which were very
much appreciated.
The remainder of the evening was
given up to new and old-time dancing
to the music of the Hughes orchestra.
The following were amongst those
present: Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Stowe,
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Vanstone, Mr. and
;Mrs. J, A. McLaren, Mr. and Mrs. B.
11. McCreath, Mr. and Mrs, E. Floody
and Miss Floody, Mr. and Mrs, L. M.
Pringle, 'Mr. and Mrs. George E. Fer-
guson, Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Buchan:-
ste
an, VIr. and Mrs. •D. Thompson, Dr.
and Mrs. Hodgins, Dr. and Mrs,
Byron 'Campbell, De. and Mrs. G.
Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. J. liloon, Mr.
H. I. Morrish and Miss Morrish, Mr.
G. King and !Miss King, Prof. 3. C.
Robertson, Mr, and Mrs. W. A. Camp-
bell, Mr. and Mrs. fl. Morris, Mr. and
Mrs. James Saul, Mr. and :Mrs. J. H.
Lowery, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Guy, Mr.
and Mrs. H. Worsell, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Le Rome, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gil-
christ, Mr. and Mee. J. Mollard, Mr.
and Mrs, Brogden McMath, Rev. F.
E. Powell, Ald. and Mrs. W. Duck-
worth, Mr. Robert. Holmes, Mr. Thos.
G. Soole, Mr. Wm. Powell, Mr. A. G.
Smith, Mr. Elliott Richmond, Mr.
John Newell, Mr. Thomas Cowan, Mrs.
Minnie Irwin and Miss IrwisueMrs. J.
Beck and the Misses L. and M. Beck,
Mrs. Becker, Mrs. I. Reading, Mrs.
M. A. Smith, Miss Fannie Paterson,
Miss Lavine, Knox, Miss Sadie Walk-
er, Miss Rebecca Cameron, Miss Jean
Stewart, Miss L. Ffemin,g, Miss Grace
Stirling, Miss Ada Becker, Miss E.
Hamilton, Miss R. Proctor, Miss M.
Stewart, Miss E. McLaughlin, Miss
M. McLaughlin, Miss E. Crawford,
Miss M. Crawford, Miss E. Johnston,
and many others whose names it was
not Possible to obtain.
Notes.
George E. Ferguson did the calling
off in the old-time dances and he did
it in the good old McKillop style.
Dr. Byron Campbell looked like a
youth of 21 as he twirled around in
the lancers.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mollard paid
their first visit to a function of the
association, and they will be regular
visitors in the future. Mr. Mollard
is a native of Grand Bend. The Mol -
lard family settled in Stephen town-
ship in 1861, and J. T. was appointed
to a• position he the Post Office Depart-
ment as railway mail clerk, from
which position he retired a short time
ago.
* *
IMr. Harry B. Stowe, the popular
new president, is a native of Turn -
berry, but lived for many years in
Goderich, before being appointed to
the position of railway mail clerk,
which" position he still holds, running
between Toronto and London. •
* * *
Miss Sadie Walker, the new assist-
ant secretary, is a native of Exeter.
She is a popular saleslady in the Robt.
Simpson 'Co.'s store.
, .* * *
M. and Mrs. J. H. Lowery attend-
ed for the first time one of the H.O.-B,
meetings. Mr. Lowery is a native of
Sumreerhill, north of Clinton, and
Mrs. Lowery was born on the Cut
Line, Goderich township,, formerly
Miss Proctor. Mr. Lowery taught No.
7 school, Hullett, where Secretary
Floody and Elliott sleichinond (who
was also present at the meeting) at-
tended school together, before Mr.
Lowery's time. John Moon and Miss
Lavine Knox attended the same school
later on. .
* * *
r. J. T. Mollard won the men's
e7
rs prize in the euchre, and Mrs. M.
Bker. won the first prize in the
ladies' ection. The former comes
from ,G and Bend and the latter from
Zur.elet
*, * *
There wertr•hosts •of old4newspaper
en from Huron present in the per-
sons of R. Holmes, formerly of the
Clinton "New Era"; E. Floody, of the
Clinton News -Record; Thos. G. Soole,
of the Seaforth "Expositor"; William
Powell, of the same paper; A. G.
Smith, of the Wingham "Advance,"
and Bert McCreath of the Goderich
"Stay.7"
* *
It was quietly rumbred around the
corridors before the close of the meet-
ing that J. A. McLaren had beaten
Bert McCreath at a special game of
eiiehre and it has since been confirm-
ed.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Wilson were
unaivoidably detained by attending a
wedding at Huntsville and they were
both much missed.
* *
Dr. H. J. Hodgins,, one of the vice-
presidents, is a Seaforth old bey, and
is practicing dentistry on Yonge St.
* * *
L. M. 'Pringle, 1st vice-president,
is a Brussels old boy, has been treas-
urer for the past two years. If he
fills the job as well as hp did the last,
he will be the King Bee.
• * *
D. D. Wilson, the new treasurer.
a past president. He is a son of
the late D. D. Wilson, whose name
was a household word in the, county
during several ydecades.
•-* *
Mrs. IL B. Stowe had charge of the
euchre and bridge, assisted by Mrs.
Young, and they carried on the pro-
ceedings like ctock* w*ork.
Alderman Duckworth of the sixth
Ward, and 'VI's. Duckworth, were
present and took a lively interest in
the proceedings. "The Hurons had
the finest social event in this city
last winter," they said.
* * *
"I like this association because
there is no -enob•hery here." remarked
a prominent Huronite during the eve-
ning's proceedings.
* *
Mts. C. O. Vanstone had charge of
the refreshments, assisted by Mrs. D.
Thompson. and it goes Withoet saying
that everybody Was well satisfied.
9. *
A number of the members were
anxious to hear the celebrated horse
story, but it was announced with rb-
gret that the narrator, Mr. George A.'
Newton, was away in Muskoka on a
deer hunt.
* * *
The address of the secretary, Mr.
E. Floody, is 58 Close Avenue,To-
ronto, and the telephone numbr is
LAkeside 3276.
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'High prizes for bridge—Ladies',
Miss Jessie Stowe, of Detroit, form-
erly of Goderich; gent's, F. Mustard.
Special prize, J. ,Pembleton.
HOW MY WORLD WAGS
By that Ancient Mariner
DEAN D. 'HUR1VIDY
"Never write what you dare not
sign," says the Milverton (Ont.) Sun.
No, indeed, or sighin' may follow. e
* * *
'Sea shells were fund in a shaft
when drilling for gas near Kelowna,
relates the News, of Vernon, B. C.
Sounds like a shell fish story.
* * *
The Porcupine Advance, Ont., pub-
lishes 350 words "In Praise of the
Weather." But in this connection we
have never found attery of any avail.
* *
The Echo, Amherstburg, Ont., tells
of a local farrrier:who grew corn from
kernels taken from an Egyptian tomb.
a-maibe-ing.
* * *
The day after the shooting season
closed, says the Eastern Chronicle, of
New Glesgow, N.S., a townsman saw
some beautiful ruffled grouse on his
Iawn. Enough to make him grouse
and feel ruffled.
* * *
Many mining claims at Island Lake,
which contains 1,000 islands, are be-
ing recorded at Winnipeg. The pro-
moters will soon be serving that dain-
ty known as floating island.
• * *
The 'Slandard-Observer, Pembroke,
Ont., thinks that "the Republican can
get ready to pack up next year after
the Presidential election." Yes, and
quietly walk out, unless Cal chooses
to run.
* * *
Making It Go.
It was a 1912 model, bought long
ago at the local Canadian show. The
man who owned it was without pride
in its possession. Yet he seemed fill-
ed with a strange determination - to
make it go.
He had struggled with it for two
hours. His face and hands were black,
and his back ached. He probed its
inwards despairingly. Of skill he
seemed destitute, yet in wishfulness
to succeed he seemed richly endowed.
Suddenly a mania apparently took
hold of him.
He grabbed an axe, rushed up into
the attic and brought down the old
vvicker-basket that had cradled all the
children. He 'smashed it up and stuff-
ed it inside the infernal thing. As
he touched a match to it a sudden
crackling noise was heard, and flame
belched forth.
"Hurry!" he yelled, "live got the
furnace going at last."
* * *
The Untruthful Lovers.
My bonnie lives over the ocean,
I lie to her over the sea,
And birds of a feathet,
They should flock together,
So bring back my bonnie to me.
* *
Private Help for Parents.
No doubt you have often 'been em-
barrassed, if you are a parent, by your
little boy 'coming to you for aid with
his arithmetic.
You try to switch the subject by
vague references to an ice cream cone
or even a trip to the movies, but lit-
tle Waldemar flatly refuses to be di-
verted.
,Semehow, arithmetic seems to bring
out the very worst in a child.
We purpose offering a little help
from time to time for harrassed par-
ents.
Take the question of fractions. You
may remember that there are proper
fractions- and improper or vulgar
fractions.
It is best to write a sharp note to
the teacher if she gives Waldemar any
of the vulgar fractions to solve. There
is too little refinement in the world as
it is.
Very well, then.
First, remember we cannot add two'
different things, like horses and cows,
until we reduce them to a common de-
nominator, such as round steak.
The steak may be divided into small
fractions, and the quotient is then
termed Hamburger.
The units of the Hamburger can be,
added up into multiples, and linked
together with 75 per cent. sawdpst
which equals 10 per cent. pork sau-
sages.
The Least Common Multiple is
termed a Weenie, or a Weiner:
And the Greatest Common Pleasure
is termed Handing' Out Bologney, Q.
E. D.
• *
Father' i Old Sweet Songs.
There are no songs that seem to me
As sweet as Mother used to sing,
Except those) tender straina with which
Dear Father made the welkin ring.
Those touching little lullabies,
Like "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
Oh, sing them once again to me.
They never did me any harm.
How oft I cried at "Jingle Bells,"
And hew I sobbed at "There Are
Smiles,"
When Father yelled them mournfully,
Though off the key some several
milesl
He used to sing of Clementine,
And no one ever drew a gun.
0 memory, bring back the days
Of dear old nineteen -thirty-one!
Dean D. Hurmdy.
It's not too .late
to shingle that
ad Roof.
CEDAR SHINGLES
are at the tow -
est price in
years.
N. CLUFF & SONS
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4.
PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHILDREN
PRESENT INTERESTING
• CONCERT.
A very interesting entertainment
was given by the pupils of the public
school, under the direction of Prof.
Anderton, musical instructor, and the
staff of the sehool," in Cardno's Hall
on Thursday and Friday evenings of
last week, was very melt enjoyed and
appreciated. The programme opened
with a singing game, "Annie Goes to
the Cabbage Field," by the children
of the Kindergarten. TheyeAll look-
ed very pretty in their blue affd white
peasant costume. Two chorfises by
the senior pupils, "Land •of My
Fathers" and "Evening Bells," were
well rendered and showed the result
of training. The primary and first
grade pupils gave a "Harvest Fes-
tival" as their number. The Queen re-
viewed her subjects, Applese. Pump-
kins, Potatoes, Chestnuts, Cabbages,
Onions, Sunflowers and Pop Corn
Fairies. These were represented by
the children in fancy costume. As
each group danced and sang before
the Queen with all the enthusiasm
and. abandon of little children, the
effect was quite pleasing. eCleta Dick-
son took the part of the Queen; Earl
Montgdibery and 'Donald Scott were
her attendants, and Jim •Southgate
and Jack Frost. A Dutch dance
and chorus by the pupils of Grade•
II, with the giels.end boys in the blue
and yellow dee ,f the Hollanders,
was well done rie. serited the hearty
encore. The leading number on the
programme, the Operetta Pandora
from 'Hawthorne's "Paradise of Chil-
dren," by the pupils of Grades III and
IV, was much appreciated by file audi-
ence. The leading parts were taken
by Genevieve Hawkins, as Pandora ;
Alastair Wigg, as Epimetheus; Dav-
id Stewart, as Quicksilver; Merle
Keating, as Hope, and Kenneth Keat-
ing as Love. The solo parts and
choruses,
as well as the dialogue of
the old familiar story, were all ad-
mirably taken by the pupils. The
imps who were released from the box
by Pandora, were very realistic and
danced and frolicked to the delight of
the audience. The "Butterfly" dance
was pretty and graceful, as was also
that of Pandora, Epimetheus and
the Grecian girls and boys. During
the intermission on Thursday night,
Dr. Field, school inspector for East
Huron, presented Miss Onalee Moore
with three books, the reward given
by the Teachers' Institute of East
Huron for winning the highest marks
in the recent Entrance examination
in Seaforth. On Friday evening, at
the conclusion of the concert, Mr.
Charles Holmes, on behalf of the Pub-
lic School Board, thanked Mr. Ander-
tOn and the staff and pupils far their
interesting entertainment. Mr. P. B.
Moffat, principal of the public school,
acted as chairman at the two per-
formances.
News and Information For
the Busy Farmer
The 48th annual Ontario Provincial
Winter Fair will be held at Guelph,
December 7th to 10th, when it is ex-
pected that the largest entry in the
history of the' Exhibition will be out.
Entries close November 23rd.
The New Honey Grades.
The consuming public is showing a
special interest in the attractive ap-
pearance and convenient' identification
of quality which is made possible by
the new honey grades, which came in-
to effect this year. Where honey is
sold by grade the grading must con-
form to the Canadian standards. The
Canadian standards for honey pro-
vide a natural classification by color
into the four classes: White, Golden,
Fowl Supper,Concert
and Bazaar
will be held in the United
Church, Brucefield, o'n
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20th
Supper will lie followed by a
Concert given by the "Exeter
Huronia Male Chorus," includ-
ing Duets, Quartettes, Violin
and Mouth Organ Selections,
Scotch Comedian and Elocu-
tionist.
Come and Bring Your Friends..
This will be a Real Treat.
Admission 50e Children 35c.
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4 I, 4.2, 4, .
C Atig. • ' .Ch a 1 ; a e
Amber and Dark. These classee, are 1- 1, Allth.
in turn graded strictly on the quality
basis as Fancy, C'e..e*-3 or Manufac-
turers. The honey glades are espec-
ially popular because of the consist-
ency of the application of grade terrn-
inology to the product when graded,
the inherent quality of the honey lit-
erally speaks for itself.
The ideal fall weather was most
beneficial to farming operations. The
majority of farmers have completed
their fall plowing and practically all
Ontario crops haye been harvested
and threshed. Live stock has .Come
through the fall in excellent condition
and less feeding .of grain has been
necessary than in most years.
Potato Selling Campaign.
Under auspices of the Ontario
Growers' Market Council, a selling
campaign on potatoes has been
lauetched. The Council is urging the
thousands of employers in Ontario to
purchase ten bags each of home-
grown potatoes, and at the same time
to induce their employees to do sim-
ilarly. The employers are asked to
make arrangements for financial as-
sistance, if necessary, in the purchase
of these potatoes, and to furnish stor-
age space for them. An appeal is al-
so made to the farmer to register
with the Ontario 'Growers' Markets
Council the following information:!
Number of bags for sale. the variety
of potatoes, and whether the potatoes
will be government inspected. By
virtue of this campaign it is hoped
that .the farmers of Ontario will move
between five and six million dollars
worth of potatoes in the next few
weeks. This should have a stimulat-
eg effect on all lines of business, in
addition to taking a great load off
the farmer's shoulders. It will sup-
ply him with needed cash for the
winter stock of clothing and other
merchandise and thus retailers,
wholesales and everyone will benefit.
Why Burn Straw Stacks?
When with the use of suitable
chemicale they can be converted into
manure the queetion "Why burn straw
stocks2" is really pertinent. Straw
is worth something more than as a
bedding material, and not the lease
valuable is its use for the making of
artificial manure. The use of 100
pounds of ammonium sulphate and 100
pounds of lime to each ton of straw,
and this thoroughly soaked with wa-
ter produces a manure of distinct fer-
tilizer value. From three to six
months are required for the organic
changes to become effective and the
resultant substance hes much of the
appearance and practically the same
value as barnyard manure.
Keeping Poultry Accounts.
The increased demand for farm egg
end poultry account forms supplied by
the Poultry Division of the Dominion
Experimental Farm,, Ottawa, is strong
evidence of. the real value to farmers
of keeping a consistent record of re-
venues and expenditures in connection
with the farm flock.
Results of records kept last year
show that 92 per cent. of the flocks
for which accounts were submitted
operated at a profit, and what is
more interesting, the fleck average
prelduction for the year was 132 eggs,
which maintained a fair measure of
profit for each bird. This figure may
appear low but it is most attractive
when °fie considers the high cost of
feed and the drastic break in the egg
market prices in many sections of the
Dominion.
Buy Home -Grown Seed Corn.
George R. Paterson, departmental
authority on seed Corn, who has
just returned from a trip through
Southwestern Ontario, is convinced
that the pprchase of imported seed
corn this year would be not only
unnecessary hut most impracticable.
Hte points out that the crop in On-
tario is one of the largest in history
and the quality is exceptionally good.
Mr. Paterson stresses the vital im-
portance of using only northern seed
for planting in a northern climate.
The varieties offered in the southwest-
ern section of Ontario are well-suited
to growing corn for silage, fodder, and
grain feeding purposes both in this
province and Eastern Canada. There
should he no necessity this season of
importing corn for seed purposes.
Dealers may expect a higher stan-
dard of seed this ;Aar, inasmuch as
the inspection standards, to be set in
the near future by the Federal Seed
Branch, are to he considerably more
rigid.Inquiries as to source of Applies
may tie directed to the following of-
ficials: W. R. Reek, superintendent,
Ridgetown Experimental F a rci
Riectown, Ontario; S. B. Stothers,
agricultural representative, Essex,
Ontario; 3. A. Garner, agricultural re-
presentative, Chatham, Ontario; W. P.
Macdonald. agricultural representa-
tive, Petrone, Ont.
Improvement of the Bushlot.
Late fall and early winter is the
ideal time for working in the bush
as the ground is dry and frozen,
and there is little snow to interfere
with the work.
Many farmers who have been burn-
ing coal and saving the 'woods will
be turning hack to the hush for their
fuel because of the depression. In
cutting a hush the owner should think
of the future more than in most other
farm operations, as cuttings done now
may affect the bush 50 to 100 years
hence. In all bushes that have not
been heavily pastured there are trees
whose removal would benefit the re-
maining stand. These trees will
make excellent firewood. In most of
o one ony VanE
Hire
Written for The Expositor
by. W. BrentonKer, M.A.,
Oxon., Ph.D., Tor.
Prof. Kerr asks any per-
sons having in their pos-
session letters or papers
bearing oh the early his-
tory of Huron County, to
leave their names at The
Expositor Office in order
that he may compare
the infOrmation contained
therein with that already
in his possession.
CHAPTER IX
THE DEFENCE OF THE CANADA
• COMPANY
As we have seen, dissatisfactiOn
with the Company's regime had been
felt at least as early as Patrick Shir-
reff's visit in 1833; but it had been
expressed only by abandonment of
their holdiings by the poor settlers
who had come in. Discontent voiced
thus the !Company could safely ignore
as far as the public -were concerned.
But from, 1834 the men of Colborne,
well-to-do and educated, were airing
loud complaints in the press, and the
Grievance Committee of the Legisla-
ture had by 'investigating the sub-
ject given the Company a good deal
of the less desirable form of public-
ty. In these new circumstances Dr.
Dunlop felt obliged to draw up a
statement of the Company's case for
the benefit of the public. He com-
posed a pamphlet under date of April
1, 1836, in which he endeavored to
meet hi order a series of +Merges
against the organization of which he
was resident agent at Gbderich. To
the complaint that the Company had
obtained their lands too cheaply, he
replied that the price of 3s. 6d.swas
set as the mean 'value of the land per
acre in Upper Canada in 1824 and
that residents of the Province, with
every opportunity to know whether
the Company was obtaining a bar-
gain, had purchased no more than
twenty-five shares out of the 10,000
of capital stock, which twenty-five
were abandoned when the third in-
stalment of payment was due. In
1826, when 13 pounds ten shillings:
had been paid on each share, the own-
ers were selling them for a pound or:,
a pound ten shillings each, or even f
giving them away to avoid calls for. s
nore instalments. From March, 1824,',
to 1836, twenty-five pounds a share n
had been paid on each of the 9,000 h
hares, which, with an allowance of 20
per cent. for difference of currency r
and exchange, made a total of 271,000 c
pounds. All of this, declared the doc-
tor, and all the money obtained from n
sale of lands in ten years had been 0
pent on the Company's lands, not
ebell
lai;4: -Vita Statement se.OWii.tY4
on9 ing having been *it
ance WO the deeter'S admission to
the Voramittee an Grielvanees in 1835
that
that four per emit, was being paid to
the holder of each share out of egpx-
tal, an amount which perhaps the (*-
tor did not consider it neeessary to
mention, as a mere detail of the:fin-
ancing. The Correspondent and Ads
vocate of May 22, 1835, reports a.
meeting of the Company' in London,
April lst, at which the Governor .stats
ed that the profits remitted from
per Canada to England in 1835, had
been 225,630 after expenses; i21, 1833,
244,815. Perhaps Galt did not inforra
the doctor fully of the Company's
financial transactions: As for the ac-
cusation that the Company was mak-
ing exorbitant profits, he recalled that
the Company's payments to the goes-
ernment for the land were to Ise com-
pleted in 1842 at a probable total of
361,000' pounds, a suns which if re-
paid with interest at the rate of 25,-
000 pounds a year would not be re-
covered by the Delders until the com-
pletion of fourteen and a half years,.
so that there -would be no genuine
profits until 1856. Hence to charge
the Company with extortionate gain
was' absurd. Nor had the Company
been lax in its efforts to improve con-
ditions; it had constructed the liven
Road, a highway better than Yonge
Street, and three times as long, and
it had built up two flourishing vil-
lages, Goderich now superior to the
14 years founded; Toronto of 1816,
and Guelph, now equal to the Toronto
of 1827. More, the Company were
active in promoting immigration;
from 1829 to 1832 they had published
advertisements, maps andepamphlets
in every city, market town, village
and hamlet jn the three kingdoms,
and had secured not only working men
but men of capital, intelligence and
education. In consequence the value
of land, cattle and produce in the
Tract had risen from fifty to eighty
ser cent., so that there was not a
settler in the Tract of one year's
standitig who would part with his
arm at less than a fifty per cent.
a
ndvance on his purchase price. In
act one, two, three and four hundred
per cent, had been given for lands
not in the hands of the owners a cor-
esponding number of years. This
ufficed to show what the Company
ad done for the Tract. As to the
harge of monopoly, every merchant,
hopkeeper and lawyer throughout the
Province had lands for sale; was that
not competition enough? Such was
Dunlop's defence, prepared in 1836
mid apparently printed, but for some
nexplained reason not circulated at
11 widely. If we except the doubt -
ill detail of financing, not an import-
nt matter at bests, his claims are
;tiite accurate. that the Company svae.,
ot making great profits and that it
ad done much towards the settle-
ment of the Tract. If the people had
urchased lands directly froni the
rov-n. there would have been less
discontent . but much slower settle.
lent. so that from f
the standpoint o
ur present Ontario, the Company
ystem was not without its virtues.
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he bushes selection cutting should be !taken to Grandview. Manitoba, his
practised, which is cutting trees here !former home, and buried in the family
and there through the bush. In this'plot. As soon as arrangements can
way the bush is never'broken as seed- be .made, Mes. Pockett will come to
ins spring up in the small openings. the home of her father in Clinton.
Many fine young, trees have been Mr. T. E. Livingston is visiting this
cut down during the past two decades week with his .daughter, Mrs. R.
to be sawn by the buzz -saw. These Thompson, Kitchener.
trees have just reached the stage to Miss Mildred Britton, of London,
put on their maximum wood growth, spent Remembrance Day at the home
and often if left five years longer of her parents, Me. and Mrs. William
would put on as much wood growth Britton.
as they have in the previous twenty- , Miss Amy Love and Mr. Wilson. of
five years. , Toronto, spent the week end at the
The Forestry Branch will send a home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Britton.
forester to look over the bush with
the owner and advise him on its man-
agement. Either leave your name
with the local agricultural tive or write to the Forestry Branch, Mrs. George Medd, of F.xeter, visited
Parliament Buildings, Toronto. The I at the home of Mr. James Medd on
Forestry Branch also publishes a hill- Wedne=lny la.,t.
etin on "The Woodloe% which is sent Mr. anti Mrs. John Ferguson ,isited
on application. friends in Drayton on Tuesday, Mrs.
Dale returning with them after spend-
ing two weeks with her aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. McNah.
,Mr. Alvin Dale wears a smile these
days, as Mrs. Nile presented him
with a fine baby girl.
The Ladies' Aid met at the home of'
Rev. Johnson, Londesboro, on Thurs-
day of this week.
Social Evening—On Friday evening
the Sunday school held a social even-
ing. A short programme was given
by the members, after which games
were indulged in. There were about
sixty present. Lunch was served.
Everybody had a real enjoyable time.
W. M. S.—The Women's Missionary
Society held their monthly meeting at
the 'home nf Mr. and Mrs. Ben Snell
on Thursday last. , The meeting open-
ed with the president, Mrs. Lindsay,
presiding. A fee. sieeing, "What a
Friend We Have in jesus," a prayer
was offered hy Mrs. Wm, Britton. The
minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted. Mrs. Simmons read a
splendid devotional leaflet on "John,
the Beloved." Mrs. W. Britton told
the story from the study book on Ja-
pan. Mrs. Roy Lawson gave the re-
port on the Presbyterial Convention
held in Walton, which was much en-
joyed. The pastor,. Rev. Johnson,
then took charge. The election of of-
ficers followed. By request and vote
taken it was the choice of the mem-
bers that the old officers remain for
1932. Mrs, Ed. 13ritten resigned as
band leader, and Mrs. 13. B. Stephen -
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson, of
Walton. silent Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Britton.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lay -ton and
CONSTANCE
A Sad Happening.—Mr. T. E. Liv-
ingston, of Clinton, received the sad
tidings last week that his son-in-law,
Mr. George Pockett, of Saskatoon,
Sask., had died of injuries received in
a wreck just outside .the city limits.
It seems that Mr. Pockett. who was
an engineer on the C.N.R., was taking
his train out of Saskatoon to Battle -
ford, and when ,just outside the limits
of the city, ran into a misplaced
switch and crashed into a string of
box cat's on a siding. Three of the
cars were smashed to pieces: and the
engine partly derailed and badly
wrecked. The brakemen jumped free
and were unininred. Mr. Pockett un-
fortunately, had his foot caught in
the wreckage and before he could free
himself. was terribly scalded. He was
rushed .to the Saskatoon hospital as
soon as possible, where every hope
was held out for his recovery, but
after four days of very great suffer-
ing he passed away. Mr. Pockett
served during the whole period of the
great war, enlisting at the beginning
and continuing to the end. Much
sympathy is felt for Mrs. Pockett,
formerly Mabel Livingston, who is
well known in this vicinity. She was
reared in Hullett, received her edu-
cation at Seaforth Collegiate, and
taught for about four years, being
married to Mr. Pocked two years ago
in September. They visited her son was elected leader, with Mrs.
t
father and other relatives here only Charles Dexter assistant. After
last summer. After a funeral service prayer by the pastor, the meeting
herd in Saskatoon, the remains; were closed. Lunch was served..
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