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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1906-12-06, Page 44 THE WINGHAM ADVANCE ---- THURSDAY, DECEMBER. 6, 1906 CLOTHCRAFT A Square Deal. We want your business ----we're willing to do a whole lot to get it -whatever we do, however, has got to be " straight," We want your confidence as well as your business, and the only way we know how to get both, is to deserve theta. Z\Te, ourselves, have a lot of confidence in the Clothes we make, and our ever-increasing business proves us right. Our Furnishing Department Is full of good things, especially for the Xmas. season :-Beautiful Neckties in fancy boxes, Nifty Neck Scarfs, Beautiful Gloves, Fancy Suspend- ers, Swell Handkerchiefs, Fur Collars and Fur Caps, Hats, Sweaters, in fact everything in our line that is beautiful as well as useful for gifts, Boy Wanted at Once to learn Tailoring. Maxwell & Hill. Tailors and Men's Furnishings e etaar�lloeae011112651M1311161111111111110Minet Boll111111111111611111011 DO NOT FORGET That it will soon be time to buy your Xmas. presents. Why not buy them now and have us lay them away for yon, while you have the assortment to pick from. Fine Watch and Jewelry Repairing a Specialty. Jewelry Made To Order. 1 Kaiser the Jeweler 1 CHISHOLM BLOCK THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Paid-up Capital, $10,000,000. Reserve Fund, $4,500,000 HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO B. E. WALKER, General Manager ALEX. LAIRD, Asst. Gen'l Manage? BRANCHES THROUGHOUT CANADA., AND IN THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND 13APiKii1➢C BY MAIL Business nay be transacted by mail with any branch of the Bank. Accounts may be opened, and deposits made or withdrawn by mail. Every attention is paid to out-of-town accotmts. Wingham, Ont., Branch :-A. E. Smith, Manager. **a*** * a** a * * **a 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1' 4, 4, 4. x x 4' x 4, 4' 4, 00000000000000000000000000 Fall And Winter Announcement DRESS GOODS. --I have determined to clear out my Dress Goods stock at greatly reduced prides this fall. As the season goes on, many lines are going at less than laic on the dollar. Black Dress Goods a specialty. PRINTS. -Fall and Dark Winter Prints at cost. FLANNELETTES. -I purchased very largely by the case in all kinds from Gc per yard np. Can give you heavy 36 incites wide, all color. ings, at 10c a yard. SIIIRTINGS.--Grey Flannels and Flannel Shirtings, and a nice variety of Shirts made to order. 1IOMB-MADE BLANKETS. -From the Wroxeter, Teeswater and Kingsmill factories. Pore stock, well cleansed, and very. cheap, at the priee wool has been this summer. Call and see them if in need of a pair. Sheeting in white and grey, 30 and 12 inches wide. UNt ERWEAR.-I keep the celebrated Stanfield Shirts and Drawers, made from Nova Scotia wools, soft and flexible, and guaranteed not to shrink, in sizes from 30 to 40. Ladies' Wear in the Puritan make. The best brands in Canada. Also Misses' and Children's in all sizes, from 15o each up to the finest. IiOSTERY. from the Wellsley Knitting Mille direct. The best wearing goods in Canada, made from pure Korthwest wools, arid at redoes that cannot be equalled, quality considered. REAI'SSi'.MAD1l CLOTflTNG.-I have decided to clear out my large stock of Clothing this fall and winter, and can give you great bargains in this line. A nice Overcoat for $4.00, usual price $11.00. A good service- able Snit far $4.00, and a large stock to select from. Boys' School Suite, a splendid variety. A good work Pant for $1.00, worth $1.40. CARPETS. ---A large number of ends in Ali -wool, Union, Tapestry and Bruteeie, at about half price. Call and see thein and get prices. Some cheap Hemp Carpets and Mats to offer. Linoleum in 1, $ and 4 yards wide. Oilcloth in 1 and 2 yards wide. PUB GOOFS. --A lot of Coon, 'Wombat, Russian Calf, Dog and Bishop Coats for men. For lxdieM, Astrachan Coats that cannot be beaten for values and quality. Workmanship guaranteed, Call and tee them. Eats, Oapt, Gloves, new et les, and large variety' to select from, Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, a full line on hand and of hest quality. Groomes, always a complete stock on hand, fresh and cheap, S a, n u a -a s n a g s» r o a r +, r 111 4' 4, 4, ir 4, 4, 4, it 4' 4r 4, 4, 4' e 4' 4, k 4, 4 4, } x 4, ♦ Y 6 4 .. b a• .. a• d••• .r b 4 a a a• b* d e a Coil Storage. Speech by Dr, T. Chisholm, 14.13. for East Huron,. is the 'House of Commons, November 23rd, 1906. Mit. Sri::ANCR, I wish to say a few words with regard, to what I consider as an omission from the address of His Excellency, I will be very brief. I am encouraged to speak to -night by an expression used by the hon.hnem- bee for \Vest Lainbton (Mr. Pardee) who said that our agricultural inter- ests should take a prominent and pre- dominant position in this country. I tin also encouraged to speak by the statement made by the Prime Minis- ter when lie said, that the govern- ment are not flies on the wheel, which means I assume that they can do sontethiiig for the agriculturists of Oataria if they so wish, Now, the matter I wish to refer to is in regard to cold storage for the protection and care of our perishable farm products while they are being transported to the markets of the world, and that is asubject to which no reference was made in the speech from the Throne. Nearly two years ago I drew the at- tention of the House to the fact that a continuous and effective system of cold storage was necessary to meet the changed and changing conditions in the farming industry in the older parts of eastern Canada, I made no reference to this matter last session because I thought that even a Liberal government might possibly wish to act in a Conservative manner in an under'takiug which required the ex- penditure of a great deal of money. But, when I find that this year, at the beginning of the third session of this parliament, there is no reference made to this matter at all, ; think I am do- ing perfectly right in drawing the attention of the government to it, at this early stage. I da so, Sir, with the idea that no further tune may. be lost. When I spoke in the House two years ago I pointed out that the east cannot compete with the west in the matter of free :end fertile lands, the enormous product of grain, and the cheap ranch -fed cattle of the west. I showed that the natural result of this was that eastern farmers in the older districts were being compelled more and more to depend on dairying, fruit farming, the raising of tomatoes, poultry, &c. The conditions have not improved in the older districts of On- tario, during the past two years. On the contrary they have become still more acute. We are all pleased in- deed to know that the west is pro- gressiug, but we know too that the west is draining the east of its best blood, of its young ,nen and of its most energetic citizens who .are carry- ing thousands, yes hundreds of thou- sands of dollars away with them every year to invest in agricultural operations in western Canada. Under these circumstances and knowing this we cannot help but feel that some- thing should be done. Eastern farms deprived of their virgin fertility and in competition with cheap western Iands are rapidly depreciating in value. They are difficult to sell ; often the eastern homestead hasto be mort- gaged and the grown-up sons take the money to the west, while the old nen, the women, the boys and the girls are left to work the old farms and pay the debts. The agricultural industry in the east cannot be pursued in the old way; those left at home are not strong like those who have gone to the west; labour is searce and dear, and therefore the farmers of the east are compelled more and more to give their attention to the cultivation of the products I have indicated, because although these require more• care, the labour is lighter. They find, however, that they are handicapped in that they cannot get these perishable pro- ducts to the markets of the world. in proper condition, Our farmers can- not compete with other countries that have better advantages ; bank barns and good stabling were absolute ne- cessities while the Ontario agricultur- ists were rearing thoroughbred stock for the British market, but something more is required now. That some- thing the fanners cannot provide for themselves and therefore they look to the government for aid. I trust that the government under these cir- cumstances will keep the pledge given by the Prime Minister this afternoon and that they will not be "flies on the wheel." Surely something can be done to meet these changed condi- tions. The east has done a great deal for the west and I ani perfectly sure that the west would gladly do soine- thing for the east. The governments of Denmark, of New Zealand and of other countries have practically saved their farmers from ruin by grappling with just such questions as these. Denmark, after the war with Ger- many and after she had lost two of her large provinces, was practically saved from sinking into almost na- tional insignificance by her govern- ment taking charge of the agricultural interests of her reduced territory and assisting the farmers to put their butter, and their bacon, and their cheese on the British market in such prime condition that actually for nearly thirty years Denmark has maintained the first place in the mar- kets of Great Britain and has secctred the patronage of the wealthy con- sumers who purchase products of the choicest class.. The farmers of eastern Canada should be aided in their efforts to put their more or less perishable goods on the markets of the world in as attractive a form as possible. A thorough and effective system of cold storage with scientifically constructed warehouses would enable them to do this. By acold storage tvarehonse I do not mean an ice -house or a build- ing lined with ice, but a, regular and properly constructed warehouse with different compartments in each of which the temperature could be sepa- ratelyy, scientifically and accurately regulated by means of mechanical re- frigeration ; a system similar to that which they use in hot countries for the manufacture of ice. Fruit and fish requite different teuhperatnres, and therefore should be put in different compartments, Fruit recently gathered contains a certain amount of fruit heat, and therefore should be put into a different "com- partment and subjected to a different temperature from that which it after- wards requires. Other products vary in a similar way and should have simi- lar treatment. A properly construct- ed cold storage warehouse would meet all these conditions. Cold storage warehouses of this character should be located at central railway* stations in every farming district where they are required. Farmers could then gather their tomatoes or fruits or pre. h)arc their other products during the eat of the day, and afterwards hi the cool t,f the evening have them con- veyed to the nearest cold storage warehouse. There they should be kept in a proper and ereientiffeally violated temperatures until they are transhipped to refrigerator cars and conveyed to an ocean seaport or other destination, Every. bent seaport 811011141 also have a cold storage ware- house where these perishable products could be properly kept until they art* transferred to the cult, storage com- partments of an occas going steam- ship. We should have e tneelrtnieal re- frigcvation in the steamship while it crosses the tmean; and when the ri•n- duets arrive in Great Britain or wher- ever they go, there should 1)e it Cana- dian dian cold storage warehouse ready to receive them, and they should be kept there until they could be disposed of to local dealers, who should be care- fully instructed also to keep thein in cold storage warehouses until dis- tributed to tate consumers. Thus theie would be is continual chain of cold storage for the products front the time they leave the hand of the pro- ducer until they reach the table of the consumer. It may be said that it would cost a large suis of money to constrict the cold storage system that I have indicated, No doubt it would. It is estimated that it would cost $5,- 000,000 or $0,000,000, or probably the amount of one year's surplus. But surely the farmers and fishermen of Canada are worthy of that expendi- ture. More, I think it could be shown that such a cold storage system as I have outlined would not only pay all running expenses and if necessary a high rate of interest on the money in- vested, bat put between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000 in the pockets of the farurers and fishermen of Canada every year -money which they could not otherwise receive. Take an eighty - pounds eheese as an example, If this cheese is cured in cold storage instead of on a common drying shelf in a cheese factory, when it comes to be sold it will sveigh from two to four pounds more than it otherwise would. Say two pounds at 10 cents a pound means 20 cents, which is equal to a quarter of a cent a pound on the whole cheese. But; this is not all, When cheese that has been cured in cold storage reaches the British mar- ket it has a better flavour and texture, it has more meaty .matter, it is not so thy and crumbly as it otherwise would be, and therefore it commands the patronage of a. wealthier and bet- ter class of customers. The result is that it brings a cent and sometimes two cents more per pound. We may therefore infer that if our Canadian cheese were cured and handled en- tirely in cold storage, it would bring at least 11 cents a pound more than it does at the present time. Now, I do not mean by this that , the cheese should be shipped and handled one day in cold storage and next day in a hot place, and carried back and forth in that way. In that case it would sour. But when we consider that we export about $24,000,000 worth of cheese every year, and that 11 cents a pound on that vast amount would mean $3,000,000 to the dairymen and fanners of Canada every year, we can realize the advantage that would be gained by the country from this sys- tem, Another thing : The cheese con- sumed in this country would be of better quality if cured in cold storage and would bring a better priee. Next, let us consider what the dairy- men and farmers of Canada would gain if we had a really complete sys- tem of cold storage by means of which they could handle their butter. When a package of butter is prepared in this country on the farm or in the factory, it is generally conveyed to a railway station, where it is placed in a hot freight house among other goods and products of varying odors. It is often kept there for days or weeks in a tem- perature of from sixty to eighty de- grees. Sometimes it is placed on the station platform and allowed to re- main there under the rays of the sun until it can be shipped to an ocean sea- port. Formerly the cars also were too warm, but thanks to our Minister of Agriculture, iced cars have been provided, and I would draw the atten- tion of the house to the fact that the price of oar butter has increased since the introduction of that improvement. But even yet when our butter reaches an ocean seaport, it is very likely left on the dock or put into a hot freight house until it can be transferred to the so-called cold. storage compart- ment of an ocean-going steamship. Therntographical records show that even there a temperature of sixty-five or seventy degrees may sometimes be found. This process is repeated at Liverpool and again at different points until our butter reaches the table of the consumer. It is quite unnecessary for ane to say that it is impossible that our butter under this treatment. can command the highest price or secure the patronage of the best class of cus- tomers- English people are very par- ticular about what they eat. If they have the means, they will buy no food but the best. Knowing this, and judg- ing by the experience of New Zealand, Denmark and other countries which have adopted cold storage systems, we may assume that our butter would bring at least 5 cents apound more than it does at the present time if it reached the British consumer with the flavor and freshness that it has when it leaves the hands of the Canadian producer. Now, 5 cents a pound an all the butter trade in this countrx would mean a few trillions more to the farmers of Canada. Again, if We could ship our beef to Britain in cold storage instead of sending the cattle alive and on foot, the farmers of Canada would be bene- fited, While the embargo remains, we are at a great disadvantage, be- cause the cattle have to lie slaughter- ed as soon as they arrive in Great Britain. The cattle generally not only lose in weight, but have to be fed and watered and tended during the journey. If the voyage is rough, they reach their destination in a bruised and exhausted condition, and the meat is not as good as it otherwise would have been. Farmers know well that when slaughtering hogs if one escapes and they have to run it down and it becomes overheated and exhausted before it is killed, the treat is impaired hr quality. It is darker in colour and: it has very poor keeping qualities. Besides that, by the terms of the embargo the cat- tle cannot be kept alive and when it happens that two or more sbiploade have to be slaughtered hi the same port at the same time, it not only greatly lowers the price but it adds uncertainty to the market and to the business. Row our ,pork brings much more per pound in the British market than our beef simply because the hogs are slaughtered and the meat cured in this country and that bacon can be kept here or in Britain until the mar- ket demands it. In the United States, Swift and Armour have become rutilti.millionaires by lhandling meat in cold storage. Properly to carry Mit this system We require govern- ment abattoirs similar to those in New Zealand, In that case our cattle would be slaughtered in this country, employment would be given and our Canadian people would be benefited in another way. At the present time it costs about 2 eta. a Ili, to send our beef to the English market while it is estimated it could be sent for about one-quarter of a, cent a pound, if we bad a thorough system of cold star-! ate. This would mean a clear profit 1 of If cents a pound on our boaf. "! 'o (Oofstinuacl on page 5.) BANK OF RAMILTON WI NQI-IAM, CAPITAL PAID TIP $ 2.500.000.(x1 ttusnwvn Folio 2.500,000.00 TOTAL Asshcs....,...... , 80,000,000.00 NON. WM. GIBSON --- President d. TURNBUJ4L, F leo-Pres. & Gen. Meager II, M. Watson. Asst. Denl. Manager. }3. Willson, Tnepootor, BOARD OP DIRECTORS. ;no, Proctor C. C. Dalton. Tion. J. 8. Hendrix Geo. Rutherford C. A. Barge Deposits of $1. and upwards received. Int. Brest allowed and computed on SOtb November and 3ivt May each yoar.and added to principal. Special Deposits also received at current rates of interest. C. P. SMITH, Agent Dickinson dr Balmer. SolIeltors DOMINION BANK. HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO. Capital (paid up) - $3,000,000 Reserve coedu o �i - - $3,839,000 Total Assets, over $42,000,000 WINGIIAM B3RANOH. Farmers' Notes discounted. Drafts sold on all points in Can- ada, the United States and Europe. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Interest allowed on deposits of $1.00 and upwards, and added to principal SOth Juno and 31st December each year. D. T. HEPBURN, Manager R. vanstone, Solicitor ♦•N•NrrN•NfO•••NNO+ You Make A Mistake If you buy a Piano with- v♦ cut seeing our stock, comparing prices and taking into accouut the quality of the instrument. All the best makes always in stook - Heintzman, Newcombe, Domiuion, and others. Also Organs, and the very ♦ best Sewing Machines. David Bell Stand -Opp. Skating Rink •••••••••••••••••••••••• WING WINGHAM Machine Works. Having a first-class machinist, I am prepared to do all kinds of repairing on the shortest notice ; also castings trade to order. I am building a few PORTABLE SAWING MACHINES -they're some- thing new. Call and inspect before placing your order elsewhere. A Call Solicited. At the Old Stand on Victoria St. W. G. PATON Anyone desiring a particularly desirable five per cent. investment, kindly call on ABNER COSENS Loan & Insurance Agt. Winter Term Opens Jan. 2nd. Here are sumo of the 'recent records made by tho ELLIOTT TORONTO, ONT. Out of last 250 calls from business firms we filled 15 of the positions. We had no one else ready to send. Have also had 82 calls for business college teachers. 101 ex - students of other business colleges or shorthand schools wore enrolled here dur- ing last two years. We believe we have the beat commercial school in Canada. We thoroughly satisfy our students. Write today for catalogue. W. 5, ELLIOTT, Principal (Cor.'1 onge and Alexander Sts.) 3RITISE AMERICAN BUSINESS COLLEGE. Y. M. C, A. Yongo &c McGill Sis. Building. TORONTO. OLDEST - STRONGEST BEST WINTER TERM from Januaryy 2nd, 1007. Enter any time. Excellent results guaranteed. Catalogue and lessons in business writing free. T. M. WATSON, PRINCIPAL. Winter Term Opens Jan. 2nd CENTRAL STRATFORD; ONT. ,his reheat is recognised to be one of the loading Commercial schools in America, Ocr graduate* are tndemand as Buslneset College teachers. Tito moat recent application we received for a teacher offered ;1400 per seer. We be- lieve we are running cue of the moat eahoerl in�ihe tProvince. Tl s demand upon cit for otos hells fs Several LIMOS the attpply. ',rite for free oataibgue. gr,L1ro141' k Motu/oaten, x'rtnotyale The "Big Story" EI Wingham, Ontario. 4,4*•• 4 .1444.4444,.., John Kerr Xmas. Groceries. At this "Big Store" you'll find a splendid assort- ment of first-class, clean, fresh, CHRISTMAS GRO- CERIES and FRUIT. We'll be pleased to supply your needs in this line. OROSSE & BLACKWELL'S PEELS aro the best in the world. We have them. Don't buy cheap Peels and pay as much for them as you'll pay for the best. Lemon Peel 15c lb., Orange Peel 20c lb., Citron Peel, per lb NEW VALENCIA RAISINS. --The best that money can buy. They are a little higher this season 13c lb. or 2 lbs. for NEW MALAGA SEEDED RAISINS. -Full pound in each package. Owing to the advance in price of Valencias, we have purchased a very large quan- tity of Seeded Raisins in packages. These are first-class, fresh fruit, We're selling them at,..2 for Remember they are 103 oz. to the package, NEW CURRANTS RE -CLEANED per lb. 10c NEW FIGS per lb. 5c FRESH MINCE MEAT per pkg. 10c ICING SUGAR 10c lb. or 3 lbs. for 25c PINK ICING SUGAR 2 lbs. for 25c ICING IN PACKAGES. -Pink, White, Strawberry, Chocolate, Vanilla, Lemon, etc per pkg. GELATINE. -Plymouth Rock pink and white, Cox's, Knox's, also sheet Gelatine per oz. CHOCOLATE. -Sweetened and unsweetened, all sizes. 0000A.-VanHouten's, Bensdorp's, Walter Baker & Co.'s, Epp's. Webb's, etc. BAKING POWDER. -Royal, Imperial, Dr. Price's, Magic. Kerr's Baking Powder in 1 lb. tins - 15c or 2 tins for 25c. Baking Powder in bulk, per lb., only JELLY POWDER. -Raspberry, Pineapple, Vanilla, Peach, Cherry, Orange, etc. 30c 25o 25c 10c 50 100 BUY YOUR Xmas. Presents At the " CENTRAL HARDWARE." In Silverware, Lamps, Cutlery, Skates, Carpet Sweepers, &c., we carry a large and well assorted Stock. QUALITY HIGHI, PRIORS Low. HARDWAREBISHOP & BALL CENTRAL •..N••N..•./1••N••NN•.NN•••1N1•••N••.•♦•♦•NI••. •IN ••••••••♦. 1•NI•N ••NN•1♦ 3• 1441 .• •;. q. O• •.. •_. ♦_• _. It has no ♦t• equal. Lehigh ValIey Goal it; Come with the crowd and leave your order for Lehigh Valley Coal, that is free from dirt and clinkers. J. D.., BUNS ••N•N•iM•N♦N�N.1..�1•�•••.•••••N i••••.••NDN•N•N.••1••N•1♦•1♦♦•.••.�••�N.♦••.••••N••••N�N••f•..�N♦.!•N•1.�./�1 TOO MUCH FURNITUPE ! NOT ENOUGH MONEY We must sell $2,000 worth of Furniture in the next 30 days. If you knew what we are selling Couches and Parlor Suites at, you would have one this week. Note the following prices :-- SIDEEOAItt S ---Worth from $12 to $14, your choice for....80.00 COtiOHES.*Worth from $0 to $11, your choice for 7.00 EXTENSION TABLES, -Worth from $8 to $10, your choice for to 8,50 fININGROOM St fTI S, -high-class, :i nut oak, polished, buffet, extension table, leather upholstered chairs, worth from $00 to $100, your choice for 75,00 PARLOR SUITES. -Worth from $35 to $40, for $25 to 33,00 EEBROOAI SUITES. -Worth from $18 to $14, choice for., ..10.00 We have othe, high-class Suites at lowest prices. Come 1 and get the Bargains, for we must have the money. All kinds of Chairs, in half-dozen lets, from $8 00 up.". All the above prices are for OAf,II ONLY. Springs, Mattresses, Iron Berle, Pitney Rockers, Centre Tables, aro., at Special Prices. Now is the time to buy, Walker Bros. & Button 1'