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PAGE '4-ODD:ERICH ,SIGNAL -STAR, THURSPAY, AUGUST 8, WV
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Into events. There was no work
for them so Father Macdonell
petitioned the gOvernme,nt for a
.grant of land in Canada,; and
200 acres was Aiven to every
family he broiight to Canada,
and he received 12,00 acres.
From letters .,,.r.eceiveci, and
&inn travellers rettirning from
Canada, the stories' of the' set-
tling of these* large tracts of'
land were well-known
throughout the ,United.
Kingdom. 0,
These were the days of high
adventure, and London was the
hub of activity. John Galt, that
tall,,keen7eyeci young man, sud-
denly left his job at Greenock,
and with 'the manuscript of a
book he had written, under,-
- rieath ,his arm, set off for Lon-
don.
During the next few years he
wrote articles, books, plays,
./1"' NetrY, becanie inVolVed in
, business deals and, looked at
Ithe - world around him; "of an
eye that allows not the
ongoings of the world to pass
• unobservefi and unim'proyed.'!
He Was a min who knew how
things could be, and the
• changes that 'should be made.
It is said that, he was
his- dealings,' honest, and ou'i-
• spoken when need be to bark
0 up his principles and ideas;
• -This, strength' of character did
not always please those in
higher places who expected him
4.‘tor do 'their biding. He was a
, man who wanted change and
this did not make 'him popular
in, some circles, especially
government.
During the war with
• .Napoleon, he tooka trip across
• Europe and seeing the large ar-
•„ inies of men, wondered what-
.• would become of them after the
• war, 'which he said: must end
some time.
During the. war prices rose''
• but wages did not, and higher
prices -made the hardships of
the people almost unbearable.
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Bridal indttstry was booming
and more and more 'factories'
were built': Manufacfured goods
were exported to every country
in the world. and rnan' o le,
were suddenly becoming Hai.
. The increased production and
• sales should have helped the
working and destitute peoples
• but it did not. The • money
stayed with the owners of the
factories and mines„ and notlor
• a Icing time 'wOuld some of it
• come down to 'lift the burden
from the middle and lower
classes, .
After the Naporebnic wars
• ,.ca.me •a depression, with,,
widespread unemployment and
• . the people on the verge of star-
• yation, • and •this brought .
• Britain near to revolution.
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•, The men returning home have descendants in,this are)
from the war added to the vast with courage and fortittide
number of unemployed. borne of long Suffering, becaUsi
To avert a revolution„ the ahead of ,them the dream that
government sent 'discharged seemed the imPossible dream,
soldiers and their" families out ,was coming true. They were on,,
to Canada, and offers of frve their way to settle in canAida!'
: passage, rations and tools to "It wonid have seemed the
thosdwho wou.ld emigrate, and brightest age in all history but
free lands to the settlers When for the clerk shadows behind it;
. they 'arrived; and an exodus 'of the new poverty brought'by the
• emigrants began from the • new wealth; the neyv liberty of
United Kingdom to Canada. ,people •freeto. starve' and of
' tn, Continental ,Europe, after others free to let them do it; the
.the Napoleonic, wars, great ar- stones in theplace ofbread;'the
mies•were,, disbanded. and 0festering shun, the cry of the
thousands of men were trying children in the factories; the
to Pielt up the.threads of their Song of the Shirt, and star -
lives again. There was little vatiOn under its new name of -
work, and few opportunities to the survival of the fittest:- Seen
make living. There was no thus, the new pauperism of the
hope for a better 'life. They nineteenth century „. makes a
could not avoid the endless plain meal #t sunset in a log
conscription to form the army. cabin a very glimpse of
of whatever Gernianic Duchy or paradise"
State they lived in at that time,. An offshoot of the war with .
whO were 'always •warring Napoleon, was, the war of 1812- .
against each other; and who 14 in Canada; and during this
"raised and sent ar ies to th war Dr. William 'Tigert'
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larger ,,European wars. -Dunlop (that little bo born at
• with any, physical defect, were Greenock in 1792) is a surgeon
. not taken into the, army, and in the army; he also volunteers
they, • when times were • to open a road tough the
• depressed, found it almost im- bush t� Nnetanguishene where
'possible to obtain work. a gunboat is to be built cit Lake
Tired of „fighting the lturon.
repetitious European wars, the 'After the war, Dr.' William
men ,wanted freedom. They `Tigert' Dunlop came to Lon-,
,counted their possessions, plan- don, England, and meets ,his
ned-the money they could raise, • friend, that other man from
and looked towards Canada. _ Greenock, John Galt, and there
They, too, were receiving letters can be little doubt that the•
from earliersettlers in Canada, young doctor tells many _long
telling of the Pelntiful food, tales of his exploits in Canada.
and the land; where any man To this date,' John Galt has
who as willing to work .hard never been in canada.
would be sure to sueteed. They,. - Whether it was through Dr.
wrote of the vast tracts„of land, Dunlop's influence or not, ,we
still. to be opened up for set- do not know,• but John Galt'
dement:. Arid, in the years to receives a letter from Canada
come, men from Germany, asking him to become a,nagent
Belgium, Holland, ,and many fo'r the 'Canadians, who are
other European councries; ..claiming payment from the`
wouldcome to settle vvithkheir • Government for losses
families. When. the Canada sustained during the war of
WHAT'S NEW AT flORONVIEVIV,
Company opened up the Huron •4812:14, which was not of their
Tract, they,. cameto take up making. As an agent, John Galt
land: men such as -Colonel An- is to receive a commission when
thony Vam Egmond, thethe Government pays the
Fryfogels, and the • Helmers, • claims to the settlerg* in
beingamong the first gettlers. Canada .' • THIS LETTER:AS.
Between Stratford' and THE EGINNING. THIS.
Goderich Andrew Seebach set- LETTER . IS THE SEED
tled in 1828. •' WHICH, , IN ' GROWING
• Condition a on many of the STAGES, •BECOMES THE
emigrant ships were S'p bad • CANADA COMpANY.
they. were described as being • JOhn, Galt accepts, the
similar to conditions. on the challenge, and starts along this
ships. used in the African slave bright new path. It will bring• \
trade: overcrowded boats, long .4iim his greatest joy, 'enriching
voyages, 'foul 1.!liater • stench Canada for all time. It 'will '
'filth, cramped •sleeping quer- bring him heartbreak and his
ters, when, in bad Weather the • darkest hours.
hatches -were ,closed, the People • -
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came near suffocation,. the .
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scourge of sickness and
epidemics of cholera. Some
would die on thesevoyages.:
The people emigrating faced
.these.-coriditions (and many
Grad •
Nancy June Fisher, daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Herman Fisher
of -Benmiller, graduated from
the Owen Sound Regional
School of Nursing on July 27,
She has accepted a position at
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AUBURN NEWS
Mrs ,Wes. Or.adoock •526-7595
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Mr. Eric Scott, Mr. Bill
Sproul and Mr. Gordon Daer
spent last week -end with the
former's brother, Mr.- Wayne
• Scott at Missanabie Ontario,
Mrs, 'Thomas Johnston has
returned from Alexander and
Marine.hospital„Goderich and
istonvalescing at" her home, we
wish her a speedy recovery.
• Mrs. Reta , Dodd returned
last week from a visit in
Bracebridge. •
Mr's. Anne Redinond .of
Goderich is a patient in'Roorn
482 of St. Joseph's hospital,
London. Her .many- friends in
this _ community wish , her a
speedy recovery following her
sur.gerY this week. „
Mr. .Warner Andrews, is
yisitihg' relatives in 'Saskat-
chewan. '
Mr. -and Mrs. Ross Robirrson
spent the' holid,ay week -end
with- their , son • Mr. Keith
Robinson, and daughters at
Newmarket. '•
. Mr, •and . Mrs. James
Schneider held a Successful
auction sale last Satarday with
a very large crowd.
•Members of ti -'Clinton
Ohristian Reform Church held
a song service- in the
auditorium on 8unday evening
led by Aire Van Der Ende.
Mrs. Nellie Welsh, Norman
SPeir, Jerry Collins and
Henrietta Stryker proOded the,
old tyme music for Monday'
get together. 'The •new
residents were welcomed to the
Home, ,MTs: McGratton, Mrs,
Wilson and .N rs, Luther 'With
• special •musical .•numbers by
• Henrietta Stryker and v,ocal
duets by Mrs. McGratton and
Mrs., Buchanan,.
Forty-eight residents
travelling by bus and van
* visited the Goderich area on
Tuesday 'afternoon. The first
stop of. the tour was at the
Pioneer Museum Which was of
- real interest to everyone, and
, then on to Harbour Park for
dinner.. The afternoon bus tour
included the Goderich harbor,
Sifto Salt mine, the Falls Con-
• servation area and the Jervis'
Sanctuary at Holmesville.
" Owing to the risk of rain the
Hydro- awards
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• SidoWilic..Poitos7„.,
-"FaMily Night" program 'was
held Pin the auditorium 'on
Thursday night. Colored slide ,
pictures of birthdays and
• special events at the Rome
o were shown with piano 1n-
•strtimentals by Mrs. •Welsh:
• The first part of the rides for
• reaident program has been
completed with 240 residents
taking' advantage of the
outings..The ro,utes taken were -
Goderich, Benmiller,
• Helmesville and Brucefield,
-Varna .Bayfield and Pinelake
Camp where each. of the
residents was presented with
• treat and a picture of the camp
by Bob and Shirley Elliott,
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second contract
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Ontirio Hydro has awarded
.' a contract .to, Lummus doin-
pany Canada Ltd. for. design
and Construction of the second
heavy vy,ater`' produCtion plant
at the Bruce Nuclear Power
• Development it was announeed
• today. Cost is approxjmately
$382 'million.
Work will start at once on'
con:464166°n: .with, the • plant
scheduled to be irr'service ,by
late 197,77,Brtiee HWP (B) will •
be owned and operated-zby'On-
tam Hydrwand has a nominal -
capacity ,similarto, the 'first
• Plant, 100 kilograms an hour or
aboot 6.50 timq a year .
The Ltimmus work includes
• design and 'procurement for
• enriching units three and four,
finishingunit number two and
associated equipment, contrOls,
• utilities, pumphouses and
•.auxiliary buildings. An effluent
:lagoonabd a flare stack are in,' N, •
chided.
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Khicardine team
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Goderich entry
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Dale •Pollock hit. a • grand
• slam 41 -lame run Monday after- .
' noon to pace the 'Kincardine
• juveniles t� e12-4 Ictory over
,Goderich in tfilit town. The vic-
, tory gave Kin,eardine the best
• of three semi-final series in two
straight games. • '
• Larry Riggin pitched in this
*cOntest and piked up the vic-
tory. .
The first game of the series,
played Thursday in Kincar-
-dine,- was a much clOser con;
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test.
. The -teams Were tied 3-3 until
the sixth inning when Larry
'Riggin hit a long triple to cen-
• terpeld to drive Blair Arm-
• strong in with, the winning run.
. Larry scored .on a passed ball
to make the final score 54.
• The game Was called. after
seven innings, because of
darkness. • . '
The juveniles 'will play the
• winnepof the Clinton-Segforth
series fer the WOA'A champion-
ship. ' "
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