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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-06-16, Page 6HELPFUL HINTS ARE OFFERED FOR AUTOISTS ON CAMP TRIP TOWNS OLD AND NEV/. Sixty yem is not a >roiy long period tlicugh not at the ©veu in the life of a country In this (l*f Ontario New world of America, and yet it is curious how comparatively few of the towns of Canada go back to Confedera tion, and how few even of these were places of any importance in 1867. Tho growth of Canadian towns since Con federation is npt the least important measure of the development of the Dominion. Obviously Quebec, with Its fcmg his tory, ceunts several cities that wore already ancient—once more from a New World point of view—In 1867 such as Montreal, Quebec, Three Rivers and Sorel; but the latter, although its bis. tory goes back to the middle of the seventeenth century, was not incor porated as a city until 1889. Sher brooke also goes back to the beginning of the la-st century; and Hull was founded about the same time, The mope recent towns are pretty well con fined to a few industrial oentres such ae Shawinlgan Falls and Thetford Mines. Urban Population Small. Ontario’s pre-Con federation towns number Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Hamilton, London, Kitchener (Berlin) and several others. Toronto was a small town in 1867. It now numbers over half a million. Ottawa has grown in the sama period from a population of less than 20,000 to 110.0-&0; tile growth of Hamilton has been even more rapid. The same is true in great er or less degree of nearly all the other towns of the province. Fort Wil liam, Port Arthur, Kenora, Sault Ste, Marie,. North Bay, Hailey bury,. Sud bury and many other Ontario town© had not been thought of when the Do minion was born. In the Maritime Provinces, condi tions are somewhat like the province of Quebec, though the only town down by the sea that compa< In age with Montreal and Quebec ,s Annapolis Royal, founded under the name of Port Royal in 1605, and therefore three years older than the city of Quebec and thirty-seven years olde-r than Mont-real, Maritime towns have grown considerably since Confederation al- ! A Wonderful Ci:an3C- I When we reach Western Canada, howe-vs-r, wo find an amassing growth in towns and cities. In 1867 Winnipeg was nothing but a straggling Las cf small buildings, nearly all of wooden construction) strung along what is now Main Street. Its fame rested then only upon tha fact that it was still an im portant centre of the fur trade. Prob ably no one, standing then at the cor ner of what Is now Main Street and Portage Avenue, could have imagined, no matter how vivid his imagination, that sixty, years later Winnipeg would be a city of 300,000 with public build ings, shops, industrial establishments and comfortable homes stretching out in every direction over what was then open pralrlo. At the time of Confederation Edmon ton was still a trading po*t or the Hudson's Bay Company and nothing more; Victoria was a very small town, liftod into temporary and feverish activity a few years before by the fa mous gold rush; New Westminster was a hainlet; Prince Albert had just been founded. The great city of Vancouver was still a dream of the future; so were Calgary and Regina and Saska toon, Nelson and Moose Jaw and Leth bridge, Medicine Hat and Pripce Ru pert and Dawson City. I Striking Contrast. In fact no more striking evidence can be found of the growth of Canada since Confederation than the contrast between its towns as they were in 1867 and as they are to-day with their in dustrial, commercial and social de velopments, their fine public buildings, well-paved streets, wonderful means of transportation, -well-equipped and efficient public schools- and the innum erable modern comforts and conveni ences, water supply, electric light, telephones, street railways and so forth, that have become so much a matter of course that few of U3 ever stop to consider that our forefathers in 1867 not only had to do without them, but in many cases would have thought anyone mad who suggested the mere possibility of su-ch fantastic and improbable contrivances. j First Batch Have Gone to the Remote Portions of the Dominion. LEVER making imprint MOVED BY LADY WILLINGDON. Lady Willingdon struck tho first Con federation Jubilee medal at the mint recently. With her own hand3 she moved the lever that imprinted on the bronze the commemorative words and designs that went out in a batch of 300 medals to the school children of Yukon territory. It is intended subsequently to give one to every school child in Canada, The FAMOUS FLIER, MOTHER AND GRANDFATHER The layout dbove gives three generations in tha Lindbergh-Land family. The old-fashioned youth with the muzzle-loader was Charles H, Land, born at SimQoe, who later became Dr. Charles II. Land of Detroit. The photograph taken at Brantford during his school days there, was Tent by Mrs. G. W. Efesery, cf 39 Spencer Ave., Toronto, whose maiden name was Land, and who is a relative of the flier. The other figures in the photo-graph are the intrepid aeronaut and his mother, standing beside “The Spirit of St. Louis." How Soon? Some time ago Henry Ford said ho thought mechanical devices could make farming a “standardized busi ness.” The practical farmer laughed. A new invention just tried out may put a different light on the mater. It is constructed of three pieces of wood, a few bolts, a spring, a piece of aluminum shaped liked a huge spoon. It was braslcs tential world. soil io go to the cinema or drink cider or sleep, while his fields are being plowed. It will soon be put on the market at a cost of a It is the invention of F. Grand Island, Neb. To use this device, a hailed last week at the Ne- Agricultural College as a po- revolubion in the farming It will enable the tiller of the I Mr. Zybach’s invention, continues to [mako shorter and shorter trips around the field, until it comes to a stop in the middle. Tests of the device last wek pro duced plowing like clockwork. But when Mr. Zybach was first experi menting with a crude model, his neighbors warned him not to let the tractor get loose and destroy any of their property. Once he set the ma chines to plough all night. The neighbors came over at midnight and implored him to stop it. few dollars. L. Zybach of farmer must Britain and the United States. J. L. Garvin in tho London Obser ver (Ind, Cons.) : The more we leave the Debts Question to be fought out in the arena of American public opin- first attach a plow to his tractor and ion, the sooner will come the chance cut a furrow around the' outer rim of a change. We ought to be above of his field, making the corners (vindicating ourselves to America. In rounded instead of square. Then he (every' such vindication our (interest fastens Mr. Zybach’s invention to the ■ unavoidably is too much mixed up steering wheel of the tractor, putting with our virtue. Every argument of the spoon-end in the furrow. He j'ours addressed directly to the Uni starts the tractor, climbs out. The, ted States only tends to put back the tractor, guided along the furrow bv clock. A Thankless Task. Nothing has come to our notice 'more revealing of the difficulties un der which prohibition officers work 'than a recent statement by Capt. George A. Parker of Massachusetts. This official, with a fine record as head of the State Police behind him, has been the chief Federal prohibi tion officer of the State for the past year. During that time, he says, three of his one -hundred men have been murdered, several wounded, and all subjected to every kind of pres sure, both physical and monetary. The}1, have done their best, yet dur ing that year not a man has received a single note of thanks, of commenda tion, or of encouragement from any living human being, nor even a kind word-to make the task easier. '----------.—- General Strikes. Leeds Yorkshire Post . Trade Unions have enjoyed special, portant. His performance is exception- l privileges . for many g________ , I They have, for example, been immune 1 lug conditions, be repeated as a matter But1 of commonplace commercial usage. LINDBERGH’S EXPLOIT REVIVES INTEREST IN FLOATING ISLANDS Scheme for Establishing Stages in Ocean at Which Air planes Might Alight and Refuel Comes Into Transatlantic Air Service Consideration. Paris—The project for floating is- Monitor’ lands in the middle of the Atlantic to enable airplanes to traverse the ocean in several stages has1 been revived by th magnificat exploit of Captain Lind bergh. After a week of continuous fetes, serious attention is being paid but the In en- Information About Equipment and Handy Tips Should Greatly Aid Motor Travelers Who Plan to Enjoy Sojourn in Open. Aul-oevmping is just like any other luisiui^s t r p'-ay activity of man—after you think you know it all, you find you havo just begun to learn. Tills article sets forth little, nevorthele&s Important, things for prospective autocamper to bear mind. Here th-ey are: Should you find yourself without ough bedding, folded newspapers make n good substitute. They exclude cold well and farm a fairly comfortable mattress. Avoid pitching your t&nt on sandy soli, because such ground will not re tain the pegs during a high wind. Sand ateo has a faculty of creeping into all sort?1 of food containers. A toilet kit, similar to those carried by doughboys during the \Vorld War, is excellent for outdoor use. Include a steel mirror rather than a glass one. Should Take Along Axe Canvas wash basins- sihouild be thor oughly soaked before using and- usually will leak -a little when filled with hot water. A short-handled axe, like those used ! by Boy- Scouts, is literally worth its I weight in ©olid on a camping trip. Briar-proof leggings and t-rouaore aro indispensable when one 13 hiking about the woods. If you bunk on the ground, a bit of cotton should be placed in the ears to exclude bugs. Guy ropes which have not been watorproof&d will shrink when wet. Therefore l-oosen them during a storm and before (leaving camp for a consid erable length of time. This wilt pre vent them tightening and pulling up the -stakes. Keep copious notes and take plenty of pictures. They will repay you many times -over for trobules and money ex pended. i If you want a sleeping bag and don’t want to invest in one, pin two woolen army blanket3 together with heavy pins. •” described the French plan for floating islands. Each island was an immense pon toon of horseshoe shape, open at the p-oop. Perhaps an anchorage in deep water is impracticable, but the con struction can be furnished with power- to the possibilities of an air service be- J ful propellers which would maintain it tween Europe and America, and it la in position, keeping its nose windward, remembered that Lindbergh himself At tho opening would be a breakwater on his arrival remarked that practical and the internal basin would' be com- steps might be taken to realize a paratively calm. scheme of artificial bays where air-' Experts believe such a design within planes can find stores of gasoline and Rthe capacity of modern engineering descend at need1. This opinion of the man who has (Cons): (made a direct nonstop flight is im- f i To prolong fho Ms of camp shoes smear tho soles with heavy glue and sawdust. This covorlpg will wear well and may be renewed. Cook Food Over Ember? A short-handl-ed, strong spade should be a part of your -equipment For a quick-burning wood fire build ft up with sticks, leaving air space be tween the -layetns. This forme a draft. . Confirm your cooking fire to a small j space for safety and comfort. Coolc- j Ing on embers is best for you to avoid the annoying smoko. Don’t forget to take along a good compass. It may save your life in heavily timbered country. If you ever {get lost and haven't a compass, locate a stream, If possible, and follow It to ‘ Its source. | To kill smell of fish tn pots and pans boil a little vinegar and water In them. I Keep suppy of matches in tightly corked bottle »o as to always have a few usable ones on hand. Watch Drinking Water Be careful of drinking water, quire of natives- about conditions. Keep camp clean all of the time for the sake of health as well a,s appear ances. This la easily done if each member of the party has certain tasks to perform, thus making the job a hard ship for no one person. To coo! contents of a bottle wrap it. „ . , 4 ...In a woll-soaM cloth »d hans In tho !?™“ch roa*1? “ tl’|S tr“?k "”9 ( bi'eeze under a well-leafed tree. I A sewing kit and mendhig bag are ' valuable adjuncts to the camp equip age. Blisters and tired feet may be pre vented by wearing heavy ho<b-nailed shoes, a pair of fight socks next to the foet and heavy woollen socles over them. The novice must remember that while a camping trip is chiefly pleasure it is not entirely a bed of roses, and therefore Tt behooves him to go well equipped and determined to joyrully take a little bitter with the sweet. In- Sixty Year? Shows Astonish ing Development in Con struction and Mileage. r This title may sound like en exag gerated description of the progress since Confederation In Canadian roads, but it is not It is true that ip 1807 some of tho vid forest trails had been transformed, into more or less satis factory roads, but it la also Lrue that in many parte of Canada the forest trail was still the only thoroughfare, and that, comparatively speaking, roads, of any sort, that Is to say roads practicable for wheeled vehicles, were few and far between. % Romanos of the Roads. To get the romance of Canadian roads one lias to go hack to the early history of the country, to the old post roads of brew France following the banks of the St Lawrence from Que bec to Montreal; to the portage paths that conocted one navigable waterway with another; to the famon-s roads of Upper Canada,- Youge Street, Dundas Street, tha. York Road, the Kempt Road and the Baldoon Road. These were linked up in time with the high ways of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and fifty years before the birth of the Dominion a practicable highway though a poor one according to the standards of today, was available from Halifax clear through to Ainherstburg. A Huge Expenditure As a result of this mov.’ I to the more important centres of popu- I lation, but, as already suggested, there were, even lu 1867, etill mRny more for est trails than roads in what Is now Oan-ada. To this earlier period belongs also tho famous Cariboo road of Bri tish Columbia which led to the gold fields. Increased Twenty Times, To get some Idea of the progress of the country in this means of transpor tation, it' may he mentioned that at Confederation there were approxi mately 20,000 miles-of roads in Canada. To-day there are 378,269 miles, ranging from unimproved earth roads to bltu- minus o-r cement concrete roads. Of these Saskatchewan has tin? .largt-st mileage of unimproved earth roads, ^Alberta of Improved earth roads, and Ontario of the higher grade road?. The eonstru-ctio-u of modern, wAll constructed highways is a compara tively recent developm-c-nt, and is due inor-e than anything else to the rapid Increase la the use of automwbil. s, and eronomic. making these calculations points with j P'urI*coes. As men both in the towns pride to the fact that women are ' and the country began to realize that spending “more in powders and rouge to protect thel-r appearances” than is spent by the United States Govern ment on Its nayy. and aLr force. It is a quaint way of looking at tha mat ter, but perhaps there is legitimate ground for satisfaction in the thought that American women spend more in keeping heir powder dry than doe3 the American Admiralty. Expendi ture under both hears can be regard ed as preparations for war, but from tho mere man’s point of view it -is, on the whole, more satisfactory to various provincial government - I' fall in love than it is to fall in battle to devote larger sums than Ind lr'hj —if the choice is between cannons and dreamed of in the pact to the con ..nie- " • t}on o{ Up_to-cla.t0 highwajs, 1 1919 the Dominion Par'.in m. n -raj.- the rescue with the Canada 1-lighw Act, which provided tho sum if OOfi,000, to be apportioned to th- ous provinces on an equitable hr assist In the improvement of !li« high ways of the Domin'cn. Thie nxpend'- ture, which waa spread over a term of years, hac had a most he-nidiaial effo.-t. In fact it may be said to-day ih.» o. un ity is practicajlly a unit in its deic>’- minaticn to see that every c-rnt'e of population in the Dominion slid:, n; earliest practicable mciiient. b._* c nected by means of a goal wrier-.' road with every other centre. How f this ambition has boon already re. Ized may be judged from a .■••:.uiy of t!.o motor road maps. Heavy Artillery. Manchester Guardian (Lib.) : (An expert calculates that tha women of tho United States spend $5,03-0,000 a day on cosmetics and other devices for improving or maintaining their natural charms.) A million pounds a: day is a tremendous sum. In America it seems to be regarded with e-atlsfac-! — tion, and the expert who has been | particularly their uss for I they could save time and money by j using the motor car they discovered at the same-time that if they were to get ! any real use out of the new means of locomotion they must have hotter roads. Pressure was brought to bear upon the legislature both directly and through various Good Roads assocXa- t-ioD’S. with the result that inevitably follows a concerted movement en part of the .public. If She Did It Would. I was thinking of asking you to dinner to-night. la your watch go ing?” She—“It will if I do.” ' ----------(j,---------- Some Good? Christian Science Monitor—There are indications that the effects of Great Britain’s action will bs more notice- ' ‘able in Russia than elsewhere.- It has been claimed that the dominant poli tical party in Russia, headed -by Joseph Stalin, disapproves the "1____ .. _ .. tion” program-which has been impres-| .... __ __ sed upon the radical leaders in many ’ment of the Dominion Government is j countries. Stalin believes, it is said, responsible for the making o-f o-ur . ■*; War veterans particularly,' j &klj,l, and since -the island would be twice a3 long as the most powerful wave it should ride steadily while lat eral ballast would prevent rolling. generations, j al, and possibly could not, under exist- j Lighthouses could be erected on the — ,-------- -Ra ., a ,o ma+t-a-i- (island a nd hangars, workshops, hotels, . But1 oC commonplace commercial usage, a wireless station, meteorological o-b- Royal Mint in the presence of His Ex- t^at immunity was granted, and has i But It is obvious thgt If an airplane ( servabory and warehouses, cellency Viscount Willingdon, as well enjoyed, on the understanding J can alight at reasonable distances and j Four such islands would be sufllci- . that the progress and rehabilitation _ maps. War veterans particularly. ‘ as Sir Montagu and Lady Allan, offl- ’ the unions actually did not con-, seek protection from the weather great out. j of Russia have been hindered, rather-‘will remember tho Or dance map3 of. '“■''i" "r r'..............tT-------- -i-1 .. .. ... I.. ------- — ---------------dmost I Other types, notably giant platforms than aided, by the campaign of tho France, similar to these, this depart- When, however, a number of. immediately. ; supported by anchored buoys are on- Third Internationale. Great Britain ( ment usually prepares for the vari- ' >| The question remains whether it is vis-aged, and an American engineer ’ seems to have supplied him with con-, ous sections of Canada. Now another ceremony took place at the from charges of conspiracy. Dials c£ Government House, officials ' gpfre Tn the "ordinary sense of the ! progress can be accomplished almost! of the Mint, and members of the press. Lerm —- - ’ • ! Upon their Excellencies arrival they act jn concert in order to were taken c" " ..._____ through the mint. -The first point of th^peoples "aZthey did in 192G, theyinclosing smooth water. It will be re-' ated scheme, call was a little track, on which was • " ■ ■' ’-----’-----J ~’*•'’■ heaped $60-0,0-00 worth of gold in solid g^ate* bars. Each bar was worth more than I $10,000, the exact value by weight be-1 ing stamped on each. Alongside were other bars, or bricks, containing about 80 per cent. gold. Made Many Friends. Here Lady Willingdon showed her democratic spirit when, thanking the workmen for showing her the modus operand! of that department, she shook hands with them all, grimy handed as they were. She may have soiled a pair of gloves-, but she made many friends. Amid the whirr of many machines, the vice-regal party watched bronze bars being flattened out rolled to the proper consistency. Strong lights were focused on machines and on the party and cameras started to grind and click as Lady Willingdon stepped forward with a blank bronze circle. She shoved It ■ into the proper oval and then- looked ' Iot the assistant to give the sign. This he did, the medal was struck and the brief ceremony had ended. The medals contain on one side a picture of Queen Victoria as she was in 18-67 and -one of King George as he Is at present. Confederation (is print ed on the top and Canada on the bot- ' tom; 1867 is printed opposite Queen • Victoria, and 1927 opposite King George. On the reverse side is a shield Containing tile Canadian coat of .arms, surrounded by maple leaves. On tho same side is tho motto fo rthe coat 61 arms, "A mart usque ad mafe. 2,000,000 Medal*. Two million of these will bo struck and they Will be turned out at the rate of 500 a wiftiilte and 100,000 -A day, They will not be distributed locally till near Confederation dato. •I t cosmetics, the powder puff is a “kinder weapon than the whiff of grape-shot. ea uy josepu ■ a/r .t i r'wcrid-r&volu- ’ ' * IVAptnccL for M&ps. The Topographical JSurvey Depart- on a tour of inspection biock&de the food and necessaries of possible to construct floating islands named Armstrong has a more compile-, viucaig evidence in support of this war method is to be employed in .mu_ _» ......................__ ----------.u —r. -in u-----> The probj.0m deserves contention. Will he take his-present' civil map affairs. do actually conspire against the ’ membered that months ago the Paris working out, though a large outlay of ( opportunity to repudiate the propa- Icorrespondent of “The Christian capital is neces-3itabpd. ' gandist campaign? 1 For the first time since its incep tion' as a game preserve, aerial photo-1 graphs mapping out the wood buf-j falo preserve at Fort Smith- are to‘ Ibe taken, under the supervision of ■the Topographical Surveys Depart ment of the Dominion Government. With the recently added extensions to the wood buffalo preserve, the ex tent of this great natural park is now over 17,-000 square miles, and officials feel’ that it is extremely desirable that accurate information of the loca tion of every meadow, salt lick, wal low, timber bluff, river, stream and other natural feature should be avail able. <-s- f Pros-ldent Doumerguo, of France, recently made a three-day state vivit to London, accompanied by Arl&tide Brland', foreign minister, and was mot by the king at Victoria station, with whom he la shown In tho royal oarrl«ga« Just the Thing. Worm-—“I Wonder wllat I can do to make living?’’ . Bug—“Titjr to get a job making worm hole* In an antique furniture factory’” , »0 :A’.:The Outlaw of Asia. Kingston Whig-Standard (Lib.): The King Cabinet has done the right thing in severing intercourse with Mos cow. We are desirous of trading with ! the Russians, but not at the price of > honc-r. The Soviet Government is J practically an outlaw Government I now, withou-t any apparent sense of j honor or decency, and few tears will ■ be died over any trouble that may come to it. The Inevitable Expense. Dolly-•’‘Clara seems M>’e io mt’in- tain her beauty without effort.” Dot- “Y&s, dear, but not without p&nse.” Old Days Recalled. Regina, Saskatchewan. Days of tl >e covered wagon were r.. calle 1 recently at Bienfait, Saskatchewan, wl:<n 'Mr. and Mrs. W, G. Barker aril rix chllda ran of Parshall, North Dakota, arrived here, where they have loaft&d a half section of land, 320 aores. The outfit consisted of 19 head of hortos, a cov ered wagon which served as a homo, tour other wagons loadod with house hold goods and fxm. machinery, and one. wagdu eonv«j<ng-a binder sot up ready for um,