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The Blyth Standard, 1903-03-12, Page 1be th ttb fu: VOL. XVI. BLYTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1903. No. 31. GOOD ROADS FOR HURON. County Cowietltore and Munlelpal Delo. aaeea Take initiatory steps. A special meeting of Huron county council was held in the council chamber at Clinton nn Wednesday of last week. Ail the members were present. The morning session opened at t0 o'clock and the afternoon session at two. At the January seseion a committee, com- posed of Warden Kerr, Clerk Lane, Cato. Miller, Coun, Cantelon and Coon. Connolly, was appointed to attend to 4111 matters connected with the good roads project. The report of Ihis com- mittee was read and, with some minor Amendments, adopted as foliowe :— Your committee decided after hear- ing the letter read from Mr. A. W. Campbell, deputy minister of public works for Ontario, to meet at Clinton on March 4th, 1002. We also decided to notify the clerk of each municipality in the county, stating time, place and object of meeting, and that two representatives from each municipality will have vot- ing powers on any division that may arise, and also to insert an advertise- ment in ee,:h county paper. Meeting to consider whether Huron county shall accept her share of the government appropriation or not. • We would recommend, if accepted, that a certain amount be raised ex- tending over a period of years, instead of issuing debentures for $80,000, which would be about the most re- quired for this county to meet the demands of the government hill, es the amount we would receive from the government would be somewhere near $40,000, We suggestthat the sum of $8000 be raised yearly by county rate, which would be a total of $12,000 to be expended its each and every year, to be designated as good roads ap- propriation, until we have received Huron's share of the $1,000,000 as set (wide by the government. The equal- lpFed aiessment of this county ie 122,801,290, and to raise the $8000 yearly would requite a rate of about 16 mills on the doller. We would also recommend that the several sums in each and every year, and oleo the amount received from the government be expended equally in each division, by assessed arca, on the several leading roads leading to market towns and villages in the county. The sums to be so expended •hail be under the supervision of the county committers in each divit'ioa, with the advice and counsel of the township councils wherein the roads are situated. In additioa to the members of the county council and official delegates, there was a large attendance of citizens, who are interested in the good roads question, from all over the county. Following were the official delegates :— Ashfield—John Barkley, T. Stothers. Colborne—Jatnee Taylor, Alex. Rob- ertson, Godarich Township—John Middleton, John Woode. Grey—Wm. Fraser And. Turnbull. Hay—P. Lamont, ('+.'red Hess. Howick—J. A. Strong, T. McKee, Hullett—R. Ferris, Wm. Moon. McKillop—M. Murdie, J. S. Brown. Morris—Wm. Iebieter, T. Code. Stanley—James Msederinott, W. J. gtinsoa. Stephen—Wm. Anderson. Tuokersmith—Wm. Elgie, J.G. Smil- lie. Turnherry—Wm. Cruickshank$, J. Musgrove. Usborne—.Tamen Hawkins, J. Moir. East Wawanosh—John McCallum, J. E. Ellis. West Wawanosh—Wm. McQuillin, W. McCrostie. Brussels—S. Wilton, G. F. Blair. Blyth—Wm, Sims, A. MeNelly. Bayfield—F. Edwards, H. W. Erwin. Clapton—Thos. Jackson, H B. Combe, Exeter—T. 13, Carling, J, Cobblediek, Goierich—Robert Thompson, C. A. :number. Hensall—J. McArthur, J. W. Ort- wein, Qeaforth—J. H. Broadtoot, T. E. Hags. Winghera and Wroxeter were unre- presented by delegates. Warden Kerr was chairman and Clerk Lane 'secretary of the afternoon t» seting. !'he chairman introduced Mr. A. W. Catnpbell, deputy minister of public works for Ontario, in a few well chosen words. At the eonitmnoement of his address, M4. Campbell made reference to the *vile of the statute labor system, and $�st�ccribed the bad roads to a lack of itlterest during construction. He said Oat in some parted Huron county the reeds were good, which went to show tat. some interest had been taken in their tonetraction. There was no better system than the euttute labor system, If it was rightly used, but what can you expect if a score of pathmaeters are appointed for one road, and all possess their own ideas of road building, crowning, gra liug and draining. No wonder that 80 much money and labor are constantly required to keep tho township marls in only a.fair ,tate of repair. One pathmaster will grade to the centre and throw his clay and dirt on top of his gravel, only to fii d heat lie bas a bog hole as soon Ito a thaw or rain -storm comes. Another will trade from the centre, and fi11 his ditches up, ieav4ng tLe.oentre of the road as the only means of carrying off the water, which only soaks through, leaving it, no better than at first. Another wants a 16.foot roadbed, while the rest of the pathmasters on the same road are satisfied with anything up to 40 feet. Others again would have no ditch at alt, grading the road from fence to fence, taking no thought of drainage, which is the most essential thing. When a decent watercourse was made the patbmaster'e first impulse is to take it to the brow of the first stream, but, said the speaker, this proves the most costly eoarco, as in a few years the hill would be gouged out, taking part of the roadway with it, and then your trouble never ends, He would ahvise taking the water or the road, through the natural watercourse, even if the law had to be used to compel a farmer to permit you to do it. Mr. Campbell showed that in the last ten years the province of Ontario had spent enough money to macadamize every. mile of reed in the province, and what do we find for that expenditure—practically nothing substantial, for every year the work had to be gone over again. With fear inches of crushed stone and a steam roller, he would make a better road and a more lasting nne than with a foot of loose gravel'. The made should be graded a uniform width, and gave as a standard, for leading roads, a width of 24 feet; roads of medium travel, 20 feet, and for back concessions, a width of 18 feet. He strongly advocated the use of concrete tile for drains and the making only of concrete culverts. lie favored as well the making of the concrete tile by the townships themselves, This can be done in the gravel pits at a compara- tive) small expense. In his opiuion, the fundamental principle of good roads was, first and last, good drainage. Without proper drainage the best work will, in a few years, have to be done over again at as great an expense as in the first place. Ho advised the prepar- ing of plans by the townehip council for the work to be done on the different roads during the year, and to carry out these plans in a systematic and uniform manner. The result would be better roads and better results for the time and money expended. Mr. Campbell then fully explained the act relating to road improvement and show- ed upon what terms and conditions ameietance from the government could be obtained, There are two courses to purst1 to obtain the money. One was for the county to take over a percentage of mileage of roads from each township, and the money would he divided accord- ing to assessed The county would have the say on which roads the money would be spent, and then the whole county would be assessed according to assessed value, which would make the towns and villages put up 50 per cent of the money to be contribdted by the county. The rural councils being asked for the other 50 per cent. If the county refused the government offer, each individual township could apply to the treasury of the prov- ince and draw their division of the money, but could get no assistance from the towns or villages, so would therefore have to expend two dollars of their own funds to get one dollar from the govern- ment. The first plan was looked upon by Mr. Campbell as being the most feasible, and the lightest on the farmer. At the conclusion of Mr, Campbell's address, too little time remained for a discussion of the matter by the dele- gates, ns many of them had to catch nut -going trains, but a rote showed that the large majority of those present were in favor of such action being taken as will permit of the county partieipating in the grant. A motion by Reeve Murdie, of McKillop, seconded by County Council- lor Spackman, of Exeter, passed to the effect that the different delegates lay the matter before the ratepayers of their municipalities, and that the municipal couocils report to the county clerk, whether or not they are in favor of the county council tak,ng the matter up, and, if so, designate the roads in their townships which they consider should be the ones on which the im- provements should be made. TOPICS FOR FARMERS. Practical subjects Discussed at an Insti- tute Meeting to tioderleb. The Wog Huron farmers' institute conducted a series of meetings last week, one of which was held at the Godericlt court house on Tuesday after- noon. The attendance was not large, although Secretary Elford' said it was better than at meetings of the institute previously hell in Godericb. For some reason or other the fanners do not turn out so well to meetings in Uoderich as they do to those held in some of the smaller places in the riding. The chair wits ably occupied by the popular president, Mr, R. M. Young. Mr. F. C. Elford, the energetic secre- tary, took up the subject of the Beed investigation which has been carried on by the Dominion department of agri- culture. Samples of seed as sold by dealers were procured by the depart- ment from various places, and the results of the investigation were in some oases rather startling. .Following are some of the 'figures as given in a table issued by the department:— RED CLOVER, Whsts sold. Pries Per emit Cat of No. of per of puts pun weed bush. vital vital seeds sad. seed per per bush. pound. Ottawa $7 80 86 $9 07 5585 Kemptville 7 20 78 9 86 10850 Caintown 7 20 98 7 75 9180 Carleton Place 7 50 98 8 06 1095 Pembroke 7 20 85 8 47 9960 Renfrew 7 20 67 10 74 96990 MAKE. Ottawa $9 60 81 i11 85 2285 Pembroke 10 80 72 16 00 14528 PHOTO CLEARING .. AT. HMI Ali CALLER!, BUM Stock -taking is now over and we are prepared to take Photos up-to-date in every std In at reduced rates for the Next 30 Days Photos from 75c a dozen up, and we can stet an•youe io prices. Enlargements at greatly reduced price in watercolors, sepi end,t:Lyon tones, 14'e also carry a fall line of Phot tons AU work guaranteed. • H. R. BREWER PRC ^R/ETON. START YOUR OHILDREN now to save by opening a SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT with the BANK OF HAMILTON BLYTH. $t and Upwards received on deposit, and interest allowed at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, compounded half -yearly. Special rate on large time deposits. T. W. SCOTT, AGENT. Iu one case (that of Renfrew) the clover seed contained one-eighth weed seed. The department this year is ask- ing the farmers to send samples of their clover seed direct to Ottawa. "The Raising of Hogs" was the sub- ject introduced by Mr. George Leith- weete, of Godarich township. He ad- vocated the raising of the standard to the highest type, that is, the No. 1 ideal bacon hog. Thirteen years ago Canada's exports in this class were valued at *600,000; now they were $18,000,000. The comparative percent- ages of pork produced or marketed were calculated thus: 70 per cent No. 1 ; 20 per cent fat ; seven per cent soft, aid three per cent bruised. It cost no more to produce what the market called for thea the inferior product for which less was realized. The speaker detailed the proper methods of feeding and explained the causes of soft, fat and bruised pork. Speaking of bruised pork, he said the blame for this was to be charged to the drover and not to the farmer. The hogs were prodded after they left the farmer's hands, The farmer knew too much to injure his property by treating them in thio way. There was more profit in pigs if they were allowed to ruu and get some exercise. If hog - raisers would observe the experimental reports they would find them pretty nearly correct, There was an interesting discussion on the subject. One person thought the quickest w'ey to get returns from hogs was to get them away as soon as possible. He did not think it wan well to let them run too much. The drove 'e did not snake any difference in the price they paid for different kinds of po.k, se lie did not see why the farmer should raise any but the cheapest kind. These views were strongly combatted by another speaker. Immaturity was the cause of softness. An eight -months hog, from 190 to 200 pounds, was better than one six months old at the same weight. To feed any kind of hogs was poor policy, es that sort of thing would bring the btteinesa to an end. Unless they supplied the proper product the Canadian farmers could not retain the place in the market which they hid ac- quired. Buyers were beginning to discri- minate, and the farmer must look ahead a little and not injure their poeitioa in the market. Hoge would snake just as fast pork on a little run, say in lucerne clover. If clover had to be gathered every day and put in the pen it would require an extra man. The bog was originally a grazing animal.. The question of bruised pork was dis- cussed, one speaker saying that ho had seen hogs used in such a wey after being delivered by the lar mer that he wondered it was not stopped as cruelty to animals. Mr. George Swallow, or Clinton, gave an address on "Poultry." Farming, he said, now required all the thought and effort a mass could put into the busi- ness; and as much care was required in regard to poultry as with other stork on the farm. They need not go back very far to the time when hens were not cared for—allowed to roost wherever they would, a little grain thrown them occasionally, let them get water as well esthey coned No wonder they did not pay. But it was very different now, and with improved s I methods men were be_iuning to find there was some profit in poultry. 0 Those who said fowls [to not pay wore thorn who did not give them proper attention. Experience showed that fowl would pay as well to any ether stock the farmer' had, with the right kind of care. 'Co get the best returns they meet lay in the winter, when the merkw is high, and to induce thetn to lay tiny mu :r have centfortebte quar- ter,' and must be fed judiciously. 'Their toed must be as near as pouibls to C. 2IEROME MANAGER. THE CREAT CASH STORE I I 1 Just Received Another lot of those good washing Prints and Zephyrs. See the new Gulf Blousings, They are selling fast, Another lot of Ladies' White Underwear to hand. It will pay yon to see what we are show- ing in that line and compare prices and quality bo - fore buying elsewhere, Dont forget that we are showing a magnificent range of new LACE CURTAINS for spring. See the new Floor Oils and Linoleum*, Another large consignment of BOOTS to hand, Try a pair of our specials In waterproof tops and oak tan soles—just what is needed for spring, All Men's Long Boots to be cleared at and below cost, also many other lines as we must Kaye room, —p Mies Morrison is again in cftarge of the MiLLINERY DEPARTMENT getting ready for the openings which will be an- nounced later. I i I ..�.� Dr M. McBEATHS BLOCK'. 401111111111116 i what they get in the summer, grass and grubs. The speaker fed his fowl clover hay regularly; he cut it inSum- mar, preserved it in the beet condition possible until winter, mixed a little charcoal with it, and the harts ate it meetly. The cost was very little. The substitute for the grubs they got in summer was ground bone. A hen was supposed to pay for her own feed and one dollar a year. Those who wait till warm weedier for their hena to lay would find their chi,kens late in hitch- ing, and when their- fowl .vas ready for killing it would be on the market in abundance and prices would he low. The man who wanted a profit would resort to the incubator and have his hens ready to fatten early. The ex- portation of poultry from Canada had increased tor.fold in value in ten years and was now about $1,500,000, and the indications were it would increase. failures ill keeping poultry were on account of not understanditee how to care for them. Ho woird a,lvocets a pure bred fowl always. It cost no more to raise a purebredthan a mongrel, but it took a '•cod deal ine'c to fatten a 1—tweeted ti •.1 a peed bred. Cleanliness fn the poultry hoes,' tieeeeaary. There wee en mil' iced Itnerket in Great Britain for iewll properly fattened, In regard to what( was the best breed of fowl, the speaker said there was le great difference of opinion. He liked the Wyandotte himself. He thought the best breed was that which a men liked hest him- self, as Ion;; as it was puce -bred. In reply to the queetion, what is the best layer, Mr. Swallow said bt'eede like the Leghorn and Hamburg would lay more in numbers than larger breeds, but not more in weight. Mr. Swallow's address also was fol- lowed by a diecuseion. Mr, James :Mitchell was the next speaker, his subject being the fall fair in reference to the hoy and the girl on the form. He dwelt upon the import- anee of the fair as an educator, If the fall fair wail not run in a manner to suit thorn, had they done their part in endeevoriug to lift it to a higher stan- dard? 1f not, they had no right to complain. He believed it pould be raised to t higher standard, ere' that it would pay. not only in dollars end cents, but in a mcee satisfactory way, in giving eft incentive to the boys sed sirs to take a gloater interest is the different departuteets of tho firm. He nted to',dere+t them in a nevi • de- rture to 1., 'akun in connection with Groat ilorth.re,trru feu'; if they lived uoaror• some other fair be ltore4 Coattneed 4a sago a