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GODERICH. THU ''DAY. OCTOBER 24, 1912
One of Every Ten
You t to put at least one dollar out of every ten you
e tin in a rigs..Qgt--$1.00 starts a savings account in the
Sterling snit• ` "j.
Head Office, King and Bay Streets, Toronto
Goderich Branch -ANDREW PORTER, Manager
AREYOU INTERESTED
IN ANY KiND OF INSURANCE?
I F SO, Of/NSU LT
A. G. NISBET
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE HROKE`R
OFFICE NEXT CANADIAN RANK or LOMMERCE, GODERICH
'Pruning inn : Orrurt 1111: Horse 150. P. O. Box 304
G ODERICH
'BUS LINE
Two 'buses meet all trains.
Private cane have prompt (and
careful energise. Firer - class
liver) outfte at all times.
Reasonable price..
UF. DAVIS LIVERY
F. k T. M. Davis
Proprietors
•-, ,nth Street 'Atone No. 51
GEO. WATSON
PRACTICAL
TAILOR
hes reepsora • hies. Y the .Id stead.
Mantled street Neat Swerve timer
•rd w$ be olleaestt to wee all W rid
I.tamwm, as well no •0y erw ears.
CLOTHES GLEANED
REPAIRED amt PR( LD
,n the best etre et mebrate Wiese.
GIYK Rill A GALL
LENT OR POUND.
SITUATIONS VACANT.
TEACHER WANTED. -FUR . S.
NK
No. e, Colborne 'Dunlop,. Dottie to coal -
memo in mJoeusrt y next. Apply. sating
fi srd Mary expected. to A. A. WIL-
`. rrtary.1lonlop.
2t.
(1IRLS TO LEARN ELECTROLY-
W T Bib. - Removal superfluous hair° moleess,, etc.
Iyye in Geduld: V. rite for tonna MAYZK
I
YEMEN, d. °Bpecielot. !; Daly Avenuuuee.Imfitrat.
ANTED.- A (a1s.\ ERAL SER-
YANT. ly to MES. CHAR. GAR-
ROw.1,lereheta it
WANTED. -A 000D GENERAL
fervent MRS. WM, PROUDFOOT.
wANTED.-A CARETAKER FOR
Victoria street Methodist church.
tre�� at woe to J. H. M I LLLtN . or G M.
OTT. Trustees 3l
P'PRENTICES WANTED A T
one. Amply to MISS HALEY, 73 Keay.
264
ANTED.-A COMPETENT GIRL
for general housework : two in tangle ;
Red wap-. Mite. CAEBAR. corner Ilcton
and Waterloo struts. esot
QPECIAL. SOME INTELLIGENT
7l.
laborers wanted for all year work in our
t t department.. Men that may grow
edekty into better than oommon laborer.' pay.
►.Quire. f'ULLI\Gtt'001, `Uh1'RUILDING
CO , (tallingwood. Oct.
1912 -TAXES -1912
Taxes for 1912 are now due and
payable at Collec'tor's office,
Town Hall.
2 per cent. off payable Nov. 1st
I per cent. off payable Nov. 15th
Tbereafter no discount.
After December 14th a penalty
is attached.
OBIT. -OM MONDAY AFTER-
i1O1/1f,• pia trees► ♦rgg.� r • oft.W M.
rise wet mean have i m111. curries.
CAMPBELL, COLLECTOR
AN IMPORTANT
Annogsncement
1
The Winnipeg Free Press of September 21st
contains an tticial announcement that the line now
building from Winnipeg through Weyburn will be
the New Southern Main Line of the C. P. R.
to the Coast. This means that Weyburn will have
four main lines of the Three Great Railways, with
shops and yards. Weyburn now has 133 buildings
under construction. This is your last chance to
secure a lot in the original townsite five (5) blocks
1 from the heart of the city for $25o.00 on easy terms.
1 E. V. Campion & Company
WITSoEN $apt)RiTT BANK BUILDING
WSTRIt1114. SAIZATCHE W AN
ACT NOW
We will guarantee this investment.
nfor'matiotn given on all Western investments.
FOE SALE OR TO KENT
volt SALE. -A BUILDING LOT
nn N.wgat. street. Apply to F. J. P311)
�• eau
R SALE. -THE 100 -ACRE FARM
on the 7th c000ewdoo of Colborne. mato
• by the undersigned. le offered for sale.
Buildings Include sand solos -and brick hoses,
rt� silo. and 1 shed.
verytMna In good order; farm well fenced
watered by spring Greet. Land all seeded
down. In every way one of the beet farms in
the township. Situation "'convenient to market
awns and C. P. R. station. Posen too Gan be
given in the fall. ANDREW JOHNuTON,
Carlow P. u. _ t•7-tr._
ARM FOR SALE, -THE EAST
motor lot one intie berth armee
Eastern Divides of .1 Ash
atoll. 000talning 100 awes. 111100 eon -
din of • frame house sad trains bare, 11
• .mall orchard. for tl.py�• � to the
undersigned. PROUR!'OOT, 1iLYb -fs KIU
LORAN, Godereeb. 12.11
FIRST-CLA$8 FARM FOR BALE
or to nut. lot 1, oceesedon 7, martens divi-
sion, Colborne township, 100 scree with ilea -
elms house, with modern conveniences. good
'wok barn, Ruud orchard and plenty of water.
Farm ha'. been in partum for teeera.
Would rent house.eparsteh. Apply to F. W.
MaDONAGH, Carlow, 001.
LIOR SALE. -100 ACRES OF LAND
1. If miles north of the town of Seaforth.
Good clayloam, all under cultivation: bank
barn. witcement Boors; large frame honer.'
newly panrted, all in good repair; well at both
horn and house An ideal home. Apply to
MISS) ISBI BUBIE G O r LN LOCK, Seaforth, ant.
0011
LOR SALE OR TO RENT. -THE
comfortable brick house at corner of Bay-
eld and Britannia roads; nine room*; modem
conveniences. Posr,eedon can be given at once.
Apply t0 WM. WAITF Hayfield
road, Goderich P. O., or NELSON HILL. Lon-
deeboro' I'. O. 73.11.
FOR SALE. - NINE -ROOMED
Donee on Keays street ; town water con-
nection, also cistern. Two loto with number
of good fruit trema. For term or further par-
ticulars apply to MR8.,' FERGUSON, on the
premises, or ROM'. YOUNG, Elgin avenue.
211 -lin
I'IOR SALE. -TWO VERY DESIR-
1 ABLE houses, convenient to [actonet and
Grand i rook station. Apply to CHARLES
GARROW. 2141.
rRENT. - A TWENTY -ACRE
(arm on the Bayd•b road. three miles
from «odert-h. Good building*. l'wo acme of
orchard. also small fruit.. For further tuform
anon imply at THY SIGNAL OFFICE:, or to
Yea am. FOWLZR. tit. Vincent street.
L1OR SALE. -THREE HOUSES,
J: alt mode, n convenieit ea. Two on Vic-
toria street and one on Angleton. Two have
'tables. W. T. FELLOW, Anglaise. street.
264
FOR BALE. -THE FARM OWNED
by the late John Halliday on (he are con -
'e -.ion of Colborn'. containing 1144 acres.
Good atone house with frame kitchen and
woodshed • furnace In house : hydraulic wet ens
supply ; good barn ; young orchard ; ten acres
of bush. Convenient to church and school.
Oferad'at a bargajn forF imn,ediate sate., Apply
IO MRS. -HAL IDAY, Cameron street. or
Uod•reb Y. 0. alit.
WOR SALE. -1E3 ACRES OF LAND
1' on the first commotion of the township of
Ashfield, about 14 miles west of Nile Good
soil, nearly all wider cultivation, moot of it
seeded down. Good orchard. moo
house with atone cellar having cement floor.
Artesian well at house. Baru 31:70 with .tore
foundation ; cattle sed hone sables, also other
outbuildings. Spriog creek montage meows the
farm. Fencing in flood shape. Pomander) in tae
fall. For full particulars apply to JAMES Mc -
NKK, on the premises, or Nile P. 0. 0611.
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE ON
Huron mad. a short distance from town
limits. Lot contains two acre- with need
orchard and small fruits. Frame house in good
repair. Anyone atshing te inspect same will
be welcome at any time. Apply e: THIS
OFFICE for information. s -tf
L1OR SALE. -THAT FINE REGI-
L dentist property at the corner of Camara
and F..aglan street,, formerly known es the A.
Melt Allan property. is for sale. It Gonia
eight. town Iota, plooted with the Modest
fruits of all ticda. There are two brick
houses. each of two stories. one built eel=
year, and the other In
first -dear repair.
bones, have modern oot-veala en, mad ate
getter tbe property is One el tbe moitdeste
able in Goderich. Will be read am reoweesbls
tents. Apply to P. J. RYAN 9saseki.
ARM FOR SALE. -SIXTY-FIVE
acro.. Int l4, e000es.loo a, K D. Wibsme.
tory and • half frame borne. kitebse and
other outbuildings ; hard water pump et kit-
chen door ; telephone connection. Geed heel,
barn. 4ixda. dui. Ing house and otber Indidlimos
good hard water pomp at barn. Al) beadings
are in good condition. Soil is dwp cly lases,
well fenced. with a running spring. GDM aerym-
chard-apples, plums, cherries a04 othereesal
frit:. also • vineyard. Situated If
Auburn station rind I mile from school.
Oculars can be had from MRs. JAM
SYMINGTUN or JOHN SYNIINGTON,
Auburn P. 0.
WANTED
LARM W ANTED. -- NEAR TBE
awn of Goderleh. Apply for furter in-
reaatton at Blgnal Ofi7a.. 2-tf
FA - R M HELP AND DOMESTIC
BCRVANTS.-Peenere requlrleig tern p
o beeld appy at once to WILLIAM
LIN, Dominion Ooveramsrt Ens
Ag�na0tt,, Bt. Helena,' Int. ISR wits N. D.
WUODd, 8t Helens. Out, excelT•
Pt
• ttemtism.
POR BAWL.
POULTRY FOR SALE. -POR IW
1 YZDIATT wile. it peekkeerera..�C..
white
oe air�beetrlariolLapd w f .bei, Wit
year wand to J. C. DURST. wesusium.. oft.
ILO
itIOR BALE, -OXFORD MONO-
GRAM heater, now. R. G,
ARON. Bruce street. near W •tees• Wren.
STALLION INSPECTION -UNDER
STALLION
.t CT.
ROUTE FOR STs' LLIOj IN P�milt ret
e t.ata TWO iRRe1Thee earl_
norrrmram.
]aster 19 a et _Tow.. Oct 9eti
weed . nit a in . '. m itxb.
1.9p...
AUG. is.
s. 11.001 p. r.
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Sam. , Nov. Outfta
pea.. Wed., teem. abb.
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Women are much braver than toes
-you sever heard of a foss marrying
a Weems to redeem her.
PUBLIC NOTICE
THANK1iGiVINti MAIL ANDnrksasSat
1 ()et� r R die /rttfrYo •
ileo l.rdi« bee. W. MIL,
A NNUAL MISTING.
'leder the...maim 17 -r -careerism h«wel- Power Question Demands Serious Consideration for
Weal so isle., the annual ,weeilags masa be
h eld during 'he ant rink is Newres r sash the Safegua. ding of the Town's Interests - Niag-
7ear The ansM4 mraapr.R of lis edw4eh
Monies"oral y � w"`her PM k'yy ■ ara Power Out of the Question for Goderich.
Monday eeeeteg, Nssemb•r Ph. .t $.'•seek
In the sectarye et1r, in the evert resew,'
All members are rope•s+tee M ats.rd '
WM LA. 'F dseretary.
Goderich. In .o:d.If'_
•0 will be held le w
ata. eer:tsar wdrsele. AM -
BETTER BE SURE
ONE DOLLAR
win bring 1!e Signal to
tbe address of any new
subscriber in Canada or
Crest Britain from this
date to Jawuary let, 1914.
Suture'ibe Now.
TSS IIGNAL PRINTING CO.. tad., Poatrmmo
THAN SORRY.
:Let
AUCTION SALES.
(1LEARINO AUCTION SALE
Oe
FARE BT .CK
Mr. Andrew Jointed' will 1: ny p.Wif aee
tion at la 7. . wn_lee C. R. Colborne, on
MON A roayas
eowmeaclug at I oittsaa .baro
One brood mare. rep e -e4 re he in foal.. isle
honor.driving hor. onto lair of Tod wickb��asre�r
a1
and 1rie..: one cow. are mons cid. �rl toseyear.e:
d
be to alt; acow. three year. Gas WO♦
posed to be In Galt ,tae row. rear T.ar. mid
one fat cow: floe deem. , isier thew/ yew. Stu ;
ave bettor... rising taros ;ear- old , ewe Wood
.Ow. l0 C Ire 1..oar : tittle awl Wearier
ewes.. ell ynueg ; ds *Swing calve.,
There wail be n0 se e.rveoo awy►a,og. as Mt.
Jnbo,:on ie leasing the fa in for the moist.
T, rms. .t.l sums of t't, and ceder, Caton :
over that amount. meow moron.' audit will be
given an teralahiag apappperevmd motet mast A
discount of four per ewe. -testing allowed for
mei on credit
ANDRZWJUr M* TK4Jd liJI1P& .
tLE A PING AUCTION MALE
OF
OR.•;ES. Heut:Ig+. Rata1*n,
HULSEHOLO 6UM,, ITt:ILE AND Fri/t-
ins NOS.
Mr. It'ber' C. Kist will mil M pebl(e rah
tion at the Kleg Edward hotel. to tae tows of
Ooderieh.00
SATURDAY. ,r TrtttElt t:
commencing at 1! d. loot .but. -
The v.eil-lur%h rood -:alio.► PnwtPal Ba,,
by Prodigal, a good Omit Inc.., a:td • money-
maker. Full ~Gelato., at ti-nof ante-.
A complete drtviot omit. re•:iwdise a low -
year -old :-be-teat gddess mitt. b!s harper and
mbher ur.; S:anhoWeand -u•trr
One goad brown mart. ser'rn yearn dd is
foal to Prodigal Son : u., .'- . e,f •twits far
o ra. ; two cutter.: t. -. he*. y wearer: err
runabout.
Also all the fureit ute and furuHbiMga. doe -
trio light wiring and ayv:l M,.ws sad every-
thing lr and about the ho -no. It M wail fur-.
ni.hed and ibis will be ••, ex•e renal cloaca
to buydining-roonifatoiture. dl.be.. cutler,,
glassware, etc.
Bedroom furniture. bedroom seta toilet este.
carpets. certairn• bead-. -I mato mattress,
etc.
Reading -room tuner etre. writ ng desks,
tables, chain, Meteors. mirror*, cigar case,
ducks. etc.
Kitchen turnitnre avd uren'11..
Mr. King 1' reeving to lintMl and them will
be no reser,e on asyttong is will al: hese to
o •
g .Termor- A11 .arm of t' acid under. ,• nh
over that amount. eight u,ou.hs orm tit el 1 b,
given ou furnMblug approved talo' !IOUs.. A
dlsoocnt of four per e.me. •tw•gbt allowed for
malt on credit amount-.
R. C. KiAG. T. GUNDBY,
Proprietor. , A uctloeeer.
AUCTION SALE
FARM BTO, K. IMPl.xmixNrx kNlr
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE -
Mr. Jam).. W. Rotch will cell by public auc-
tion at lot iii, concession 3. diet Walesa:eh. oa
WEDNEdD tr. NOVEMBER fern.
aomneea.dog at 1 o dock steep :
One pair of matched draft roan mart . Asir..
five and six year. old; ewe agrtetltoral vsld-
jioogg rising five year.. odd: oar sucking colt
tRlljl, sired by DuneeydMr: awe driving !wee.
rising five you, old ; one stow, four years old.
•.opted to be in calf: swamies. seven years old.
*apposed to be in calf ; one err. ten year, old.
aeppaed to be is calf ; one now. four yeah dd.
due maitre i. December : four .tete. video
two) moo old ; two steer tieing ooe year tld ;
tires spring calves: mea Dasrh.gtrioder. nearly
Dew ; eras Pal toddler. p;p. born. rate. ore
mower• eat railer. hart` mew : one cutting
but, m� ��wrwrrad'mit;nee cultivator. one
set bem.4a�.. saw taralp sower. one Bain
wages owliget.eolellot et tract., ems bay rack,
we stark rack. one etre rack. one pig crate.
one gravel bee. two sets of Dimond harrows.
ens floury rtsmgli. see terse -hem Kangaroo
So•gk. en M1Mc• ere Lewd* win weaver.
tar tap lou y, ago outer; see span baggy.
amts tat. tttshM axis.. rem prtt d not asm-
maewee
: tMum, pals. wtNarletreee and .eek -
yaks; ere lest err. two w aelbarrows, one
e t - 5 bat. w bigbeeprerere tanning mill,
ems sea et sambas 'SAN lbs.). sae Na-
dsaal cremes mew: twenty
ewe twesed-akmlr Dearly uew ;
tws esu et Awes hummer, sear ly new ;
w est el nen* lee. elle One *et
d ftmeiblo loaners e'teanttmwat sesames
bermes. esu1Lmse rail% sew; ems reit mew
w we et fate met On.
d eka 4pWa, Sas , two brood
saw*. tw isty TOME (rn hen.. one
Die' surra, we mum pee. NO butte,. .od
w apple seek riot a and
terms chain.. fork.,
�tmrmpMtvoela, too numeron.
stiles* : AU .mew of Woe *4.r. oa- h ; over
cher eagriest. eleven tmeelle credit will be
�Rl�y,.amt hsmbiekhe approved joint noes. A
tleramm;01 press& egralertt allowed for
up
cash
. TRW. (d;NDRY.
heigehltsg. Anstiooesr.
L arroR'T SALE.
EXECUTORS' SALE OF TOWN
PROPERTY.
TM executer. Of ta. ...a1. of the
late Jere M0►rsur sou elle tor sal.
at ill
lea ettIIr�altaawlt steam rn pries de..w .
stress. Abele.
the
N i st-dmimrla'LMs l' teateewaste
• frame berm te a re shier , of
Purest IL -Lore maaielw a wpm it Am,
yemst, •teelm lawea ..nr56,wN tie taws et Gels-
r1����reMM tons wel be ,ACM wbyat
as
tterns.
o.w
atYLN7Ii. away�
t►ss
AUCTION SALM.
w.owmao•v, Oer.bre Nab. - A*Rlee sale
yless=rCbt...=s.
Apr raSEXy d `A�. K O�hNwelrma�rt.•er: aster
sash
Wimeelebea. lsev A
W.
et
pe.prlesar : v, aro
minis gala
It will be a few weeks before the
ratepayer's of Uoderich will vote on
the power bylaw, and in the mean-
time it ie• well there should be some
discussion of the situation.
The Signal hag all along deprecated
any hasty action in the matter, believ-
ing it better that the people of Code -
rich should know what they are doing
than that they should without proper
consideration involve themselves In
serious obligations extending over a
period or thirty years.
Scone people would favor the town's
entering upon a contract for Niagara
power, trusting to get Maitland River
power later on ; and certainly enough
tray been said, by or on behalf of the
Hydro -electric Commission, to war-
rant stone expectation that we are to
get Maitland River power. But in
reality there is nothing definite to this
effect. Hon. Adam Beck's latest
statement in the matter is contained
in • letter tend at the last meeting of
the town council, as follows :
'THE ADVISABILITY OF DE,
VELOPINO POWER ON THE
MAITLAND DEPENDS ENTIRELY
UPON THE QUANTITY THAT CAN
BE USED IN THE HURON DIS-
TRICT."
Ro that, despite any other state-
ments' that may have been wAde, the
Comrnission has not de!lnitely decided
upon the development of the Maitland
River.
A, atfyone svb3 has followed the dis-
cussion knows, there is a vast differ-
too..tween Niagara powerdelivered
at (:,,(1, rich and Maitland River
Dower. (Where Maitland River
triwct is mentioned in this article, the
iefet-enc,- is to combined Maitland
River snJ Niagara power, as dealt
with in the report of the Hydro -elect.
tricComrnis-ion). Taking the figures
fcr 700 h. p., tbe price of Niagara
power at Ooderich will be $37.60 per
n. p., an 1 of Maitland River power
*25.13. But the difference is not all
iodicate1 in these figure•. With only
Niagara power available, Goderich
would be in a hopeless position, so far
se any industrial development depend-
ing upon power is concerned. With
Maitland River power on tap, Gode-
rich could compete in power with
massy of the towns in the Niagara
sone. It is not, then, simply an alter-
native between $37.80 and 1120.13 as
the price of power here -it is an alter-
native between industrial stagnation
for this town and the prospect of sub-
stantial. If not rapid, growth and ex-
pansion.
But we are told that all the munici-
palities now using Niagara power are
satisfied, even "delighted." This,
even if absolutely true. would be
about re good an argument as to say
that because furs are valuable in Can-
ada they should command a high price
at the tropics. A glance at the fol-
lowing figures, showing the present
prices of Niagara power and the re.
wised 'schedule to come into effect on
the 1.t of November, will indicate why
some of the Gowns in the list are Dot
exactly "delighted" with the position
they are in :
PREeZIT
RATED.
$18.10
26.00
25.00
3400
41.00
88.00
32.00
MAO
3(.00
111.119
111011
38.89
24.00
11/.00
m00
37.00
16.00
*00
*00
.4.00
17.00
17.00
Tot onto.
London.
Guelph
Stratford
Seaforth
Mitchell.
St
Thomas... .. .
Woodstock ...
1nlersol .o.hI
i't ..nhnrg
Norwich
Beachville.....
Berlin
waterloo
New Hamburg
Helen
Preston ..
Oalt.
•1. sem.
NEN
RAT 1.
$18.50
27.00
2150
3200
41.00
38.00
13.1.00
14.00
'17.00
:3'2.00
30.00
3200
24.00
25.00
3.00
87.00
]0.11)
24.00
25.01)
34.00
10.00
man
37.800 30.00
nee d.dlt...... .,,• 86.78 MI 00
Wean* ...... ....... 80.00 30.00
20.00 *00
91174 30.00
le It any wonder that some of the
towns in this list are apprNeesive of
extinction se ee.aufaeturiag centred'?
Bow sea a aenfeeterer paying $31t
*R power sempeta with one paying
SNAP
re will be'otieed that the rows. ara
the Stratfor•d•Sesforth line'(wbith it
ie proposed to extend to Goderich) get
no reduction in their tate. They are
so far from the source of power that
the price it bigh, and the price being
high comparatively little of the power
is used, and ss it is the large users of
power who get the advantage these
towns on the outside of the circle get
no reduction, while any use of the
power they do make helps to bring
down tbe price for the inside towns.
We are not arguing for a fiat rate :
we are simply stating the facts, and as
Guderich (if it gets tied up to Niagara)
will be on the Stratford line it should
be interesting to the people of (lode -
rich to know how Seaforth and
Mitchell and Stratford are situated.
At Stratford, which has consider-
ably the beat rate of the three points
on the line, not only has there been no
industrial development from the in-
trteduct ion of Niagara power, but com-
paratively few of the manufacturers
who were already located there are
using it. And Stratford has a rate of
$32 per b. p.. while Goderich's rate
for Niagara power will not be better
than $37.80.
The Seaford) Expositor of last week, -
in an article which we reproduce in
another column. tells of what Hydro-
electric power has 1,40T done for Sea-
. fortb,
' The Mitchell Recorder of I ist
week bad the following article :
The announcement by the Ontario
Hydro -electric Commission that power
rates W certain municipalities would
be reduced, whip others would be un-
changed, has stirred rip some indtguu-
tion in the municipalities that con-
sider they are being diacriminet.etl
against. the St. Tortures aldermen
claim that St. Thomas has toren forced
by the rules of the Commission u, .ell
power anti light at figurers fixed by the
Commission, while Loudon has made
rules to suit itself in violation of , hem)
rules, and yet London, which in using
roily three-fifths of the power :ou-
trkcted for originally, gets .e reductio,.
01 one dollar per horsepower, while
St. Thomas gets du reduction,
although it is using 1.3110 of the 1,61111
horse power contracted for. They
threaten to defy the Commission to
enforce its rules against St. Thomas,
while London is allowed to neglect
thein. The town council of Mitchell
can preeent an even stronger case.
They are using the whole of the power
originally contracted for and yet the
rate is unctanged, although it is the
second highest in the Provio7e and
they have been acting under the rules
that London, Mr. Beck's own town,
has been disregarding. The city audi-
tor of Toronto has reported that in
that city the Hydro system has too
many officials, that the system of
bookkeeping is cumbersome and
smothered in detail. The same criti-
cism has been made of the methods of
the Hydro -Commission and the report
of the Provincial auditor will be
awaited with interest. The officials of
tke town of Mitchell have found the
system of bookkeeping recommended
by the Hydro-Commie:ton very com-
plicated and unsatisfactory, and the
number of inspectors of various
classes whom the Pmvincial Commis -
tion employs e a its li nes affords sinecure
positions for a Targe number of hang -
ere -on and adds 10 tbe expenditure
which must be met by municipalities,
while the interference of the Commis-
sion with to Cal finances is deprecated.
In another article in the same issue
The Recorder, referring to the situa-
tion in Goderich, says :
"The Signal gives some advice with
respect to safeguarding the town's
intereeta which the experience of some
other towns iu dealing with the Com-
mission has rendered prudent."
The Stratford Beacom in a recent
issue commends The Signal's warning
to the people of Ooderieh to avoid
cal-elesanew in negotiations with the
Hydro -electric Commission, and says :
"The people of Coderich will be well
guided in following The Signal'. ad-
vice."
Surely the experience of these town•
ought to be sntncient to prevent Gode-
rich from rushing into a contract for
Niagara potter. milli yet there are
people in this town who have neem
trying for a year past to get the town
owned to make moth a contrtv-t.
1t is :mid that the necessity of a
supply of electric pewee in Oedmr{eh M
argent. How many •ppiteations for
power arpety ere there before the
tows council? Jest nM.. it in tree
that tbe town plant its in seed of •
r disci newelianS141. UM it hes been In
• Nlmiliene w11Ai s flee the last tee
frl.eYerg eta pals 4,
1 •r ti- :::i-1
TN.When we compare our ton, our circumstances, today,
fwith those of the Pilgrim national day of thanksgiving, iFathers, the inaugurators o the
we scarcely know how, fittingly,
t.. exposes our gratitude. After
e year of dnorm* And wasting
disease, with half their original
nuwlrer laid in the grave, and
wady of the survivors weakened
by illness, these people, with rm-
dauuted faith and sublime cour-
age, appointed a day not for
fasting and hutuilietiun, not
for prayer for succor from their
distreesea, but a day f� thanks-
giving that the lure or the
disease had abated, tbat the first
cruise in the new land had been
successfully harvested. and that
tory had been preset ved from
molestation by the tIibes of
Indians.
Whet a contrast has been our
'lot, .es Cauadiaor, during the put
year. Continued prosperity has
been ours, with absence of great
phtgnes, and freedom in most of
r
our immense territory from
disaster, while, where disaster
has fallen, the courage and
vigor shown in meeting it in
l wresting good from the appar•
j( ent evil are in themselves an
added cause for thankfulness.
In spite of peculiar climaticconditions we have again been
• blessed with abundant hart-e-ets;
commercially our laud is pros-
perous iu a high degree : polit-
ically we are, tree 1 exctte-
went and turmoil such as' the
neighboring republic is exper-
iencing,
But., above all, Canada 'nay be
steeply grateful for the signs of
an awakening of the nation's
conscience. Abuses have existed,
abuses still exist in Cenadisn
public life. But the demand for
Bleariness and honor in our
public men is increasing, and
dishonesty, self-seeking and
graft are being treated, more
and wore, with the contempt
and the' punishment they
deserve.
Therefore, for material pros-
perity, fortereedom from disaster
and from political disturhaoces,
for the growing love for rig.ht-
eousneasie our national life let
all ttue Canadians give sincere
thanks to Heaven, and let the
sincerity of their gratitude he
sbown by greater efforts to attain
to the righteousness that exalteth
a dation.
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THE NORTH COUNTRY.
Mr. Sallows Sees a Beaver Dam One
Hundred Feet Loig.
R. R. Mallows ha„ returned from
another trip to Algonquin Park, where
be did some more photography work
for the Grand Tt•uok Railway. A num-
ber of lodges ande'.elter houses are
being built throughout the Park for
the accotnmgdation of tourists, and
Mr. Sallow. was taking pictures of
these .fur G. T. R. advertising pur-
poses. "Highland inn," witb aocum-
,u odatiou for 200 people, is the centre
for visitors to the Park, and trod
there they may move from place t,4
place. these lodges ;one at Smoke
Lake large enough for fifty guests)
providing the necessary accom-
modation.
On his recent visit. Mr. Hallows was
the guest of Mr. Robinson and Mr.
Bartlett, two of tie Park rangers, at
Joe Lake Station. They escorted him
to various points in the Park, the trip
from lake to lake being mode by
canoe, with occasional portages. On
the way to Wilson's Lake they saw an
immenee beaver dam -100 feet long
and six feet high. The beaver are in-
creaeing very rapidly -too rapidly, in
fact -and the Government has com-
mented takiug some out each pear
and selling the furs. Lost year over
$7,0111) worth of furs, from beaver,
otter and other animals in the Park,
were sold, this helping to pay for the
upkeep of the Park. No bunting is
allcwed in the Park, so that the ani-
mals increase more rapidly than they
otherwise would. During the trap-
ping season Mean. Robinson and
Bartlett took out 800 beaver in six
week., and their operation. cover
only one section of.the Park.
Mr. Sallow. bag a section of bird)
tree showing how the beavers can fell
a gcod-sized tree. This one is eight or
nine inches in diameter, and the
beaver tackle eve larger ones.
The deer in the Pari also ars increas-
ing rapidly and there are Also some
moose, which keep pretty much to the
north end of the • reservation. The
wolves did a great. deal of destru.tion
among the animals flit year.
Mr. Sallown also visited one of the
J. R. Booth Co.'s lumber camps east of
Algo.gnie Park. The Company is
working on a timber limit which is
said to be valued at $15,I100,000, and
it is estimated that it will take eighty
years to clear it oat There were
about 180 men in the camp and this is
only one of several wn; log on tee
Holt.
Mr. hallows was away about two
week.. He enjoyed rile trip greatly
and weeks with estimations oe the
north oon•trv.
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