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One of the most candid participants in the, Royal
Commission investigating food discounts has been ,Frank
Warnock, president of. M. Loeb Ltd., one Of three
companies which control; IGA grocery stores.,,, I
He is a rugged-looking';man, handsome ins down-home
manner. He could comfortably pose for one of those fancy'
liquor advertisements for expensive rye or scotch.
I haven't seen him for 1.01;0: of years. since he was
one of those speakers at a 'Rural: Learning Association
marketing seminar in :Hespelcr-Cambridge. He was
participating thenin; a panel of speakers. He said, at that
time, that marketing boards for farmers were working and.
that farmers, needed them to compete.
He seemed to be honest and straightforward, He hasn't
changed if his performance at the hearings is a criterion.
What he said about food chains getting a strangle: ''1 in
Ontario makes a lot of sense to me although he is obvious.,
concerned about his own •company. If this concentration of
power continues. he said, consumers and the country` will
Suffer.
Safeway, an American -owned company,; has a strangle,-
hold in Alberta now because the company controls 67 per
cent of the Edmonton market.
The same company controls or owns bakeries, canneries
and dairies much the same as the. George. Weston empire
and the Argus Corp. in Ontario.. These conglomerates can
control most food products right through the entire chain
. from the time it leaves the farm gate. •
"But the' profits :of this: Canadian oligarchy (Safeway)
are flowing to the U.S, to, improve Safeway in American
markets where the law permits neither the mammoth ,,
share of market allowed in Canada, nor the stranglehold of
vertical integration which our legislation accepts," he told
the Royal Commission into Discounting and Allowances in.
the Food, Industry, • ,
lie warned that a takeover of The Bay by George
extremely difficult, if not. impossible, for others tit secure
prime locations in shopping centres.
The Weston conglomerate and Argus Corp, ,already
control more than 50 per cent of'the food chain in Ontario.
I liked Fred Dobbs' description of what may happen if
The Bay is bought by Thomson Newspapers Ltd.
"Just hire a sports writer and an+'astrology writer and:'
make The Bay a newspaper," he said,
If management is any criterion, Thomson Newspapers:
have that ability, The chain had a profit for the year ending
Dec, 31, 1978; of $56,559,103. Revenue. was $306,476,326;,
I suppose; if making money for the company and the
shareholders :is the only yardstick for success, then.
Thomson Newspapers are an outstanding success.
Getting back to Mr. Warnock, he said Safeway in,
Alberta; can suecessfull "bloc
y k all, competitors from getting
choice locations. •
It seemsto me this is not a healthy situation when, one.
company and a yankee-based company, at that, has such
clout in :one province that it can, successfully keep all
competition out of Alberta.
Funny thing, though. Warnock told the commission he
didn't think restrictive legislation was .necessary Which
would block Ontario's large supermarkets from completely
dominating the market. The threat of such legislation,„ he
added, is sufficient to induce a discipline that ambition has
ignored,
Now, Frank Warnock is not •'naive. He is a smart,
perhaps brilliant,hard-headed businessman. And a nice
guy, too..'1 don't think sabre -rattling will scare multi-
national conglomerates. I think though legislation is
necessary and I've said it before in this column. When
million -dollar bilis' are involved, it takes, more than a few •
warntugs'by senior governmentsto stop. some of the
unconseidnable acts that big, business is capable of
implementing. '
I" would agree that legislation: favouring independent
Weston Ltd. 7a possibility that is remote now - would give • businessmen is a goody approach. But it is just ` one
tremendous advantage to. Loblaws-Bay-Zellers-Ziggy's- • '..approach. 1
Zehrs-Supervalue conglomerate ; and would make it, - Sterner,: more positive methods will work better.
rn Business
Management Topics
Lorne
tone Korey of Moore-
field was reeently elected ,as
,clutlf'nfan of ' the Ontario
Conservation Authorities.,'
' Chairmen's. , ; Committee,
After winning the South.
western. Ontario represent-
atives election,; ?Mr. Murray
went on to be chosen as the
senior executive member of
the group that represents
Ontario's 38 Conservation.
Authorities.:
Mr. Murray has been the;
Maryborough Township
representative to the Mait-
land Valley and Grand River
Conservation Authorities for
severalyears, and is current-
ly serving his fourth term as.
chairman of M',V,C.A. He is
the past reeve of Mary -
borough,, and a past warden
of Wellington• County,
The Township of Howlett',
recently requested that the
Maitland Valley Conser-
vation Authority investigate:
the cost of preparing 1 in 100
year flood plain, mapping for
the villages of Gorrie, Ford-
wich and Wroxeter. This
mapping would indicate
where flooding hazards exist,
in the villages, and where
development could be
dangerous.
M.M. • Dillon, Ltd. has
submitted a cost estimate of
58,000, to complete the pro-
ject 'that would give the
Township and the Authority
a basis forestablishing;
special policy areas. Follow
Ing a meeting of represent,
atives from the council, •
M.V.C.A., and; the Wroxeter•
Floodplain Committee, the
proposal was sent to. the
Ministry of Natural
Resources, Regional Office,
for final approval ,
The Ontario Youth Sere
tariat will provide ,funds;
again this year to, employ..
secondary and post second-
ary
econdary Students for the summer
months. The • Maitland.
Authority has submitted a:
preliminary budget that will
provide jobs for 22 local.
students for periods of 8 to 15
weeks. •
A supervisor and 5 tech-
st nical staff will be hired in.
early May, while 3 foremen
and 13 labourers will begin
work in:June. These students
will beworking along ,`with
the Authority's ` regular ;staff
on environmental rnanageq
ment programs. i
With the coming of spring.
the Authority's annual refor '
estation program was begun.
Marginaland nonproductive
lands, are planted either by
hand or with a mechanical:•
tree- planter that has been
en,.
specially constructed by
M.V.C.A. staff. By the end.
of May, :46,300. trees will
have been planted on private
property; and additional'
BY JACK HAGARTY, AREA COORDINATOR, AND 'fell'asleep. eh" or "guess you forgot to read the labels" o
FARM MANAGEMETN SPECIALIST • can take these comments in stride by saying "next time" and
I don't like looking stupid. But it happens. Last night I drove feeling better instantly.
with my wife and friends to a. favourite restaurant in London. it But, what about the decisions that have no:text time? Farm,
took, me 'forty minutes driving •all :over the city ' until finally. families tell of neighbours who retired ten years:ago at age sixty:
happening upon the place. We hada fine meal. As we palled: out Now., son has a farm worth half a million dollars and parents are
into traffic again something seemed different: Then it happened. living in town on *,small':pension.
Cars started honking and drivers waved so I veered off' into Parents are caught in a dilemma: They want to do the best for
another street. My wife, In her best back seat voice said ''you'd their children --yet they don't want to look stupid. "What if we.
better pull over, there's a police car behind with flashing lights. "make; a large •gift to son, he buys the: farm today and 'sell it in'six
The policeman pulled alongside and through rolled, down months? • What if he marries some ding -a -ling and they take of-
windows blurted "You've really done it–you've, just gone the to California? What if something happens to him•and she inherits
wrong way on two different one way streets. Wheel itaround and the farm?
get going the other way.." Wow, what a relief --no ticket!' He There are -Ino at answers. About all we can suggest is retain
didn't charge me for looking stupid. 1' feel: good about.. the some flexibility Provide opportunities and a testing, period for
city --even throw h. could' use more signs on their new one oun ' eole'. Consult a lawyer about options and clauses to
g they, young p y p
way streets. include in agreements and wills. Be open about feelings; Young
Like the rest of us, farmers make mistakes. Their mistakes are people understand about looking stupid; they may not realize it's
"oh, so obvious" to neighbours. Plow a crooked furrow, miss a a,—lifetime thing. We all know that rules can be changed signs
strip at'planting time, overlap with atrazine spray, and you hear may,not be obvious arid streets canbecome one `way.
Heavy;s
•
The market at Brussels
Stockyards on Friday was
very active with a heavy
supply of cattle trading
higher. Pigs sold easier.
There were 1116 cattle and:
2710 pigs on offer.
Choice Steers - 84.00 to
86.00 with sales to 87.75.
Good Steers - 82.00 to
84.00.
A steer consigned by L &
B Farms weighing 1200 lbs:
sold for 87.85 with their 41
stock will be used to begin
the wildlife_ management
plantings at the Wawanoah
Valley Conservation Area.
New signs. have 'been,
designed to identify proper
ties where the Authority
works in co-operation: with
the landowner. These acetal
Conservation Services.
markers will be used on
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THE. HU:EXPOSITOOli AP$
reforested lands and oft:
where eroaion contra*
pas been done.
Local fishermen will be
pleased to note that the
Ministry of -Natural Re- •
sources is stockingnds on
some of the Au ponds
y's•
properties again this year,
Rainbow trout will be pot
into the' large pond at the
niario
Falls Reserve Cons,+s'rvatiM
Area near Berimillery arid!
Brook Trout will be put in at
the Wawanosh Valley and
Sunshine: Conservation
Areas.
Although: all of these
Ponds. are itocked on a put
and take basis, some fish do
live over the' winter and serve
a5, a fine catch on the
reason's OBerdng day.
Several Itew, mo®bors
have joined the Maitland
Conservation; Founds.** in
,1979. This group of Gomel'
nationalists is continuing to
solicit funds, that will be'
Madeavailable: for comer^
v ' .'eels throe gout.
atfoff prat.. g
the Maitland,River water-
shed.
Contiol the foxtails, fall panicumand '.crabgrass=
in corn and soybeans—with Lasso® herbicide by
Monsanto. Lasso® is now also registered for sup-
pression: of yellow nutsedge. See your dealer today:
ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW THE
LABEL DIRECTIONS FOR LASSO.
Lasso* is a registeredtrademarkof
Monsanto Company+
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Monsanto
Monsanto Canada Ltd'..
Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver
()Monsanto Company 1979
at ,stockya�� as Brussels �ar�Cet
steers averaging 1190 lbs.:
selling for an overall price of
85.40..
A steer consigned by Joe.
Raymard of 'Bluevale
weighing 1180 lbs. soid' for
' 87,50.
Twenty steers consigned
•by Robert Grasby 1of Brussels
averaging 1.086 ibs. sold for
86.00.
• Five steers . consigned by
Wes ` Smith • of ' Sold for averaging 1114•, lbs. sold for
•
86.20 with'' his 17 steers
averaging 1080 lbs. selling
for an overall price of 85.64.
Nine steers consigned. •.: by
R.M. Scott of Seaforth
averaging 1143 lbs. sold for
86.20 with his 28 steers
averaging 1141 lbs.' selling
for an overall price of 85.20.
Four steers consigned by
Alvin, Grainger of Wroxeter
averaging 1227 lbs. sold for
86.60 with his lot of 14 steers
averaging 1255 lbs. selling
•
for 85.8S.
act
sold for 85.30: ' Canners & Cutters 56.00.
A steer' consigned by J:S Choice heifers - 81.00 to to. 62.00.
Robb of : Ripley ; weighing 84.00. • Heavy Bulls traded to .a
78.00
1240 lbs. sold for 86.75 with Good: Heifers - to
his lot of 14 steers averaging 81.00.
1140 lbs. selling for 85.80. Seven heifers considgned
Twelve steers consigned byaveragLeninWeg 1i090shar'lbsof . Misolldmafory
by Len Sanderson of ,
Wroxeter averaging 1180 lb, 84' 00.
sold for the overall.price of
85.40. A heifer consigned • by
Fifteen steers consigned " Graeme Craig of Walton
by Emerson Mitchell of : weighing 1050 lbs. sold for
Walton"averaging 1170 lbs. 83,75.: ,.
high of 76 50. ,•
30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a
high of 44.00
40 to 50 ib. pigs to a high
of 51.25. .
50 to 60 lb. pigs to a high
of 58.00
60 to 70 Ib. pigs to a high
of :65.25:
70 to 80 lb. pigs to a high
of 72.75: g
os.hip of Grey u+
2. CAPITAL OUTLAY ' TAKE . RECOVERED IN FUTURE YEARS:!
(a) Some capital outlay to be::recovered -in future years does not represent a burden°
on general municipal revenues, as it is to be 'recovered in future years from
other sources: • 1978 1977
Special charges' on. benefitting ,
landowners $434,607. S442,877'..
(b) Capital outlays, including fixed assets and the transfers of capital funds, in the
amount of 549,176, which have been financed from general municipal revenues
of the current year, are reported on the Statement of Revenue and. Expenditure.
3. NET LONG TERM LIABILi IES:
fa) The balance for net long term liabilities reported on the Balance sheet is made
• up of the following:
Total long term liabilities incurred by .
the municipality including those incurred
on behalf of former school boards, other
municipalities and municipal enter-
prises and outstanding at the end of the
year,,.
amount$233,475.
Of the. long termliabilities shown
above, the responsibility for payment
of principal and interest charges has'
been assumed by others for a principal
amount of 109,000.
'Net longterm liabilities at the end dee year
Y,
4.ACCUMULATED REVENUE AT THE END OF THE YEAR:
The balance in the retienue fund at the year end is available to
) the levies of the following classes of ratepayers:
General Ratepayers
Designated Ratepayers
School Board Ratepayers
County Ratepayers
•Local Board's
8124,475
reduce t{to be added
1918 '1 1977
$ 70,188. S 7,288.
2,338. 3,579.
1,172 1,996.
23,275. 28,172.
6;911. 5,164.
$103.884. S 46.199.
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5. CHARGES FOR NET LONG TERM LIABILITIES:
Total charges for the year for long term liabilities were as follows:
1978 1977
Principal Payments . $31,334. 832,766.
interest 6,849. 8,488.
$38,183. 841.254:
Of total charges shown above $38,183.were paid from general municipal l
revenuesof the municipality and are included in expenditure on the Statement of
Revenue and Expenditure classified under the appropriate functional headings.
6. THE ANTI-INFLATION ACT:
The paty and commissions are by agreement -between the
Governmentof Canada aandathe Government of the Province of Ontario dated
January 13th, 1976, subject to The Anti.lnflation Act (Canada) and the national-
guidelines. This legislation limits increases in compensation payments effective •
October 14th, 1975. This limitation was removed April 18th, 1978,
7► CHANGE IN CONSOLIDATION:'
:1977 figures have been restated for the retroactive consideration of The Township
b1GreyFiremen's Fund resulting in a net iincrcase to accumulated net revenue at
December 31st, 1977, amounting to $148.
is 'PILE DRAINAGEt
Unfinanced capital outlay as at December 31st, 1978, includes an amount of
860,290. representingthe unpaid principal portion of loans advanced to ratepayers
for tile The Prov ace of Ones that has not been financed through debenture fiSsttes to
.
Ontario, y
To the date of this" re 531,000.. has been debentured leaving a 'balance of`
$29,290. to be financed to 979 or future years as funds become available front the.
Province,
MVCA starts
planning for..
Wawanosh
Lake
A committee has been
struck to act as 'a 'steering.
group for the planning of.the
newly acquired Wawanosh
Lake area near St. Helens.
The 200 acre property has
potential for fishery, wildlife,
forestry, recreation, . ,edu
cational and water ,manage",';:
ment development. Follow
ing a thorough site. inspec
tion of the property, the.
committee will begin setting
long; term goals .and' object-
ives and will :review inform-
ation that
nformationthat will help to deter-
mine the best use of the area.
The committee consists of
all l the Advisory Boardice-
chairmen, Foundation Chair-
man, the member from West
Wawanosh Township,and a
representative of the Wing
ham District, Ministry of
Natural Resources.
The Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority has,
'been awarded a Junior
Conservationalist' Award
Program group for the sum-
mer of 1979. The group will
consist of 7 secondary school'.
students and a post -second-
ary supervisor who will con-
dtict research and inventory
work in "tete Pine River. area.
Each year the Conserv
vation Authorities Branch
sponsors 5 J.C. groups to
work in different •Authorities
`throughout the Province of
Ontario. Maitland Valley has
hosted other projects done on
the Lakelet Lake area, Luck.:
no* River Watershed, and
along the Maitland Trail near
Goderich.
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moment' to place an •
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