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A1922. Wait for Central Methodist bazaar and sale of homemade dainties and afternoon tea on Thursday, March 30, aftemoomand evening. 9-10c The Young Village Doctor will be given in the Hall,` Ivy, under the auspices of the Mission Band, on March 7. Admission, adults 30c, `children 20c. . 9-9c The Philathea Class of Collier St. Methodist Sunday School will. hold a sale of homemade baking and after- noon tea in the schoolroom,-_Saturday afternoon, March 4. Proceeds for missions. , A " us: `any anusuunl .L(IllIlI_yu The Association recommended the following men as inspectors for this .coun cy:R. G. Houghton, Barrie; Jno. |Cobourn, Cookstown; Wm. Gardener, !GiIford. V lW.Pr:<;.s.i`5;ant, H. W. Reid,_ Cookstown; Vice-president, W. J. Abernethy, iBeeton; Sec.-Treas., R. G. Houghton, :Barrie; Auditors, Marwqod and E C. W. Houghton. g..vuu\, VA: u;uL\.u LU auu AU. Besides the play, Sylvia, which Iwill be presented by the students of all- forms, horizontal bar exercises and club swinging will occupy part of the program. `[J'....t1..-- l'V_-...A.-_. ,1 n1, , A Two Barrie Old Boys are connect. ed with the Huntsville band. These are James Reid, business man- ager`, and his brother, Duncan, who is one of the drummers. ` The Ladies Auxiliary of the Royal Victoria Hospital will serve after- noon tea and haveisale of homemade dainties at the home of Mrs. W. A. Ross _from 3 to 6 on the afternoon of Saturday, March 25. 9-126 geffective way` to deal with infected `colonies was to fire them. C. W. ;H_oughton agreed with him in "so far {as inexperienced beekeepers were iconcerned, at any rate, and if only _1a few colonies were affected, even iin the hands of experienced beekep-. lers he would advise firing. | no n11nnr\:1nno nu. 3-.L.....J.-.._.__ 1.-- iw`l;l:.ul\ Ii1]en, Provincial apiarist at Guelph, will select two f1-om._the list`. submitted. ` ;:;.`.":;z, uu--u ; . . . u m \ .ua The following officers 1_iver.e 'chose`n for 1922. - I -uv uuuuuu JJ-\JnAu \Uuuuc.IlLClllCllb exercises take place in the Opera House on March. 13 and 15. ALm1au Inc V- nun ys V51 uulo Hartley Grafton of Toronto, win- ner of the first Carter scholarship Ilast year, will deliver the valedictory. I ' , TTVNVBWVEWW ';E61TnEavams E St. Patrick s Tea in St. Andrew's Sunday School, Saturday, March 18. Barrie s .1922 levy for public schools and collegiate will be prac- ~ tically the same as in 1921, the total` required being $76,043.14. Of this amount the public schools require $51,504.86, while" $24,538.28 goen for secondary education 'u'....4.:_.._ :.. .___-_:_1 _-,,_-,,, ,. nu `Avg ;1\.I.,\lll\l(lL_y C\l|l\-l0IUllu Meeting in special session on Tues- day night, the Board of `Education wrestled with the estimates for 1! space of three hours and when they finally got everything squared away and totals compared with last year s figures they found that the rate- Ipayers "burden would be relieved to the extent of $38.17-- not much re- lief, yet better than an incre_ase. The public school requirements (which in- clude $350 for last year s accounts previously drawn on the 1922 levy) is $109.94 less than in 1921, while Ethe collegiate will take $71.77 more money than last year. In the latter is included a 1921 item of $400 drawn [on the 1922 levy. The total levy fabove referred to is not the total `expenditure on these schools, but is ithe net amount after government jgrants, county grants and other items {of income are deducted. l . Notices under this heading, 2c per word. Heading, 5c per word. This Year s Division Allows Less for Public schools and More for B.C.l. g&&mm&&m&m&&$mm Frontage, DU\"/o on anutwru. - \ It must be remembered. that the figures for Barrie g,are estimates. They are made , however, by4Veng'in- eers whose work is reported; entirely satisfactory by other towns- '* They!` afford, at least, an approximate of._ what it. will cost to provide Barrie: with durable pavements. ~ _ SGHOOLS ffAT LEW $76,043.14 3&m&&&mmm&mmmww B.C.I. coMfwENcEMrrr T\he annual B.C.I. commgncement ....... A... 4...}-.. _.1--- 1,. f\ .,sr:c11oN 1 PAGES 1 TO 4 No. 9 ' Do you buy cream fromthe Cronin Dairy? Phon_e 652. * " Bbllfc crete, plus surzace. Newmarket pays 75 % of the front. 1 age, similar otherwise. Lindsay Frontage 60% Lindsay has 16 miles of concrete base, binder course, and asphaltic surface, built between 1917-19; The cost in 1917 was $2 per square yard for the base and $2.90in 1919, with 45c per lineal foot for curbing and gutters, plus the surface. Property- holders pay 60% frontage. The mill rate is 44%. . u__-u_ 13-.-- u-:.: --.. 1...1: .....:1.. ...:+I._ mm raw 15 9-372. North Bay laid one-half milewith- in the past five `years. Itis 42 feet` wide, with 79.: base oi broken stone`, surfaced with bituminous. composi- tion. The half mile cost $67,101.26. Frontage, 60% on abuttera. \ `I'.I. .......L La unmnamnknnl` fhnf +113, BIBLE SOCIETY -MEETING The Annual Meeting of the'B`arrie Branch Upper Canada Bible Society will be held in the Congregational Church on Thursday, March 9, at 8 p.m. Rev. W. `E.- I-Iaseard, B.A., B.D., will give a talk on the work of `LA An:n`vuv . IILQUC BUIIUUI UCOLQI . Meafordv pays 50 % frontage at a cost of $3.39 per square yard for gon- crete, plus surface. \1'...............l...a. .......z. rm 0/. ..k'4-1.. 'P1~nnl'_ 41:41:, 71:55 BOY the Society. `Juana: axvosvuau Lu uv /n. The summary of other towns pave- ment costs is given from the official figures received `by The Examiner in reply to its questionaire. Frontage Tax 75% Wa1kerton s pavement of the same kind, same guarantee, was laid only last year. The property-holders pay 75 per cent of the cost of a 38-foot pavement,`which, with curbing and everything complete, cost $6.51 per foot, or 67c per foot per year. Its 24-foot pavement with a curb cost 42c. It pays six per cent on fifteen year bonds. ' 11.1-nu I'I\I ; I ID `BU: Simcoe, with a straight frontage, pays 37c per foot and pays from' 5% to 7 per cent on its debentures. Its mill rate `is 31;). J,,L 2.. RFD! -.. cap 25:: Jlllll ICILIU ID 00 Sudbury s frontage tax is 25% on each side of the street. Its pavement is similar to Oril1ia's in kind. It was laid between 19151-16 and is reported very satisfactory. The mill rate in 1921 was: Public school 47.22, sep- arate school 54.12. -vnnl ,.-__L-___ _L - Now that the engineers estimates have been made, showing an approx~ imation of what it will cost to pave Barrie s streets, what does it all mean in dollars and cents to the property owners? T vvvlnl With an average width pavement of34 2-3 feet, the estimated frontage tax to property? holders works out at $29.33 per hundred feet per year. At an average width of 35 1-3 feet the .cost would be $39.33 per hundred feetper year. These figures are bas- ed "on the six different widths figured on by the engineers and published last week. vvavu. uanu wvuv vv uuunv; uvvvn:-.1 u Ori11ia s paved streets average 41 feet in width and cost the` property holders $45 per hundred feet per year. It was laid in 1919. It totals two and a quarter _miles, and cost $285,000. The town pays_61.4 per cent interest on 20-year debentures. The pavement is guaranteed for five` years. Frontage is 50%. "I"L.. .......`........u. .4? Al-`Ian... -Ln.-um- qnnvvn "Asphalt Block Rejected Oshawa experimented with asphalt block and reports it was found NO GOOD. It cost $4 per yard. The town then adopted the concrete bith- ulithic at $3, and the property own- ers pay 100 per cent frontage. The _tax rate is 40 mills.- AA Ar ,, ,-. -._.__-..- _--..J I Dal IGUC ID `RU Illllln ' Alliston pays $4.45 per square yard, for a stone base and $1.65 per square yard for a surface. of three inches bituminous._ The frontage tax fig- ures at $1.275088, and its mill rate is 46. 0 ,1, A, j._-_-L_ _.- Concrete Base Assumed The estimates assume a frontage tax of 25 per cent on each side of the street and inc1ude_curbs `and gutters. The total cost was esti- mated at $218,400, from whichcthe government grant at $18,000 a mile is to be deducted, and figured on twenty-year `debentures at 5%: per cent. The kind of pavement in mind is the concrete base with bituminous surface, similar to that laid in Orillia, Sudbury, Lindsay and other places, which towns strongly recommend its use. i 1171 n l\1I an rm unw- What Other Towns Pay How will these` estimates compare with the cost to other towns ? nu HOW mu mums ' IIIT room Boom Frontage Estimaies in Barrie and.Cost in Ten Other Towns is Given. cmcutmon nus wmc 59th Year c-jujj-jj '-7iiE6_o6iEs-A THE l aomg excellellu wurn. Bruce Thompson was the hero of the game, ,- when he shot from the side. at centre and scored the win- ning goal. Keeley, Cooper and Pow- ell did good work for_ Trinity, but the close checking of the `Y? prevent- ed the combination play which usual- ly marks their playing. `For a be-' `-ginner, C. O'Connor is a wonder. , players on the ice.` His sweep check _ continually annoyed the `Y forwards. C-many of Wardman s rushes. He was one of the hardest working and was ' effective in breaking up -I - _-__;4~__- _--.. "urcun uuru ugn. Ting Wardman played the game of his life and proved the mainstay of the Railroaders, .with Lou Vail} also doing excellent work. 13......` Vknnanann ulna: `|A Maria A" uuuncy . Trinity scored five to Y.M.C.A s one in the first period. In the second the Y spun the wheel five to Trin- ity s one. The third period was war- fare` all the way through to break `the tie. The defense of both teams was effective and broke up many rushes. Checking was close and, try as they might, neither team could break through. nu..- IIY.....l.....-. -'.'I;.u:.:I I-Inn anvnn A9 p1uy.wca.u. let Period , Thompson started play in a reverse manner by tripping C. O'Connor. Trinity had the edge "of the `play throughout. Cooper made the first counter when Keeley passed him a shot to `(the open net, The `Y tight- ened t e play and the puck was car- ried back and; forth without results. Flaherty drew a penalty for dumping ` (Continued on page 5) The Y.M.C.A. downed Trinity by one goal in ten minutes of overtime play on Friday night last. The final`. score was Y 7, Trinity _6. The teams were evenly matched and the play was fast throughout. - :4 ___A_ ..-_.... .7--. ..-._ _ , It looked as though it was going to be rough, but soon both teams settled down and played fairly clean hockey. m..: _ . . . _ . . .....a 3:... 4- v `M (`V Avg any-o Bvvvwo' v_- --~ -.-.-v V... ._v. Woods proved a very efficient ref- . eree, handling. the players and play =`in first-class style, `and `handing out penalties `where necessary to keep play. clean. V 1 nl- `Davina! w `rcen the tame- ard. ng Inter- Bav. unl- ynljvc f to you is pieasure to "Hue the vari- .. 'l'\-4.-..... vnnu bu--nay; aanbua V Practical talks on `different phases of telephone Kwork were given by. Robt. Burrows, district supt.`: T. H. Ashley, special agent; A. D. Morton, supervisor of equipment; J. W. Fiege- hen, supt. of traffic, all of Toronto, and J. F. Gardner, plant chief, Barrie. centre` man, Bogardis, but Armstrong the `Y_.'. goal-getter, was also gway. - _ .12 .___]. _.-.. or- wnolvlwl ya uvvlaa V . .........,...,. `Alex. Graham, president of the Oro Telephone Co., and`_M. J.. Dillon, Bea- ver Valley system, Thornbury, at the conclusion, moved a vote of "thanks to Mr. Dagger for his interes,ting ad- dress, and to the Bell company's representatives who arranged I` the conference. ~ I L Representatives also attended from The Vespra Municipal Tel. system; Oro, Crown Hill, Stroud, Ivy-Thorn- I ton, Barrie-Angus, Camperdown, Thornbury; Blind Line, Meaford;_In- nisfil, Le_froy, Beeton, and Mount Al- bert Tel. Co., Mount Albert, the Min- esing Tel. Ass n, and Beaver Valley _Municipal `system of Thornbury. AI-.. I'|....L....... .........:.l....A. -3 :.L.. r\.._ Moving pictures of an educational nature featured theyco-operative con- ference of representatives of the Bell Telephone company and local connect- ing systems in the -Barrie-Colling- wood-`Newmarket district, held at Vair s, Friday. Sixty attended. (1.... ' `D Dunstan .l:..L... ll`, ....... .. ...... V Inll 51, Q I-l\lBOJu QIIIVJ GVIIGIII-IC\In . Geo." E. Bruce, district manager, presided and introduced Mayor.Little, who extended to -the visitors a hearty welcome to Barrie. The conference had~for'_ its object the discussion of educational features and an exchange of ideas in connection with telephone` work. wasthe keynote to an instructive ad- 11 Vanna Improvement in Telephone Service` dress by Francis Dagger, telephone engineer for the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board. Mr. Dagger dealt with the importance of proper main - tenance of equipment and the neces- sity of closer co-operation between connecting systems and the Bell com- pany. This was a prime factor in` furnishing thegbest possible service. 'I'J'n L.-ml n Qnnnnnntun -8...... `D........--... nu; aaaaaaa -15 VII uvav yvuuxuav >061 Vlbcu He .-had a message from Premier Drury, too. -The Premier has been connected with the Crown Hill Tele- phone Co. since its inception and is deeply interested in telephone devel- opment. Mr. Dagger emphasized that the Railway Board is in sym- pathy with these co-operative meet-! ings; also hepgave the Bell company credit for inaugurating the confer- ences. A direct benefit to the pub-- lic, he believed, would accrue from! the gatherings.` _ T) A. ...... !....1 A...11-... ..._ `.I!&.._._..J. _.L__-__ i`Y -J Railfoaders 1Ov'erco'r"ne Lead` and Both Teams Play . Fast Hockey. es, 1C6, ices esh 1 30 `TELEPHONE MEET HERE i [S FEATURED BY FILM I BEATS mum J IN OVERTIME PLAY] IIUIII GIII I 2- . All the soloists were delightful. Mr. Wall's fantasia on Il Trovatore displayed a brilliant technique and wonderful purity and evenness of tone. `Chas. G. Shaw, son of the band's owner, is truly a saxophone virtuoso. His playing displays an amazing dexterity and a tone sur- nrisingly beautiful. Mr. Clarke, in his cornet solo The Southern Cross showed remarkable power and beauty and his intonation was perfect. Of his playing a Toronto `critic says: The fact is. Mr. Clarke's playingof the comet remains the most engag- ing use of that difficult instrument likely to be heard for many a day. He plays with a technical mastery that in his case meant being born to ` it, as well as a deal of hard work. Few men at his age would dream of continuing to play an instrument that. takes so much physical control and strengt . - II__ 61.__. ...L._. `..`.L-. 3- 1.1.}. can auu DD]. CUE Dllo Mr. Shaw, whose hobby is this un- ique organization. is a. cornetist of marked ability. playing the lead cor- net and also doing excellent work as a soloist. It was a very special pleas- ure to hear him inthe cornet duet with Mr. CLarke.. - - i ,1. AI. - I. _'.. j L- .1 Wllall LVLI} \JlQl.l\Cu- For vocal soloist, the bend had Mrs; Leonora James-Kennedy. Her singing of the aria Caro Nome from _Ri2'oletto showed axsfine range.-clarity.-of tone, sweetnest and -exibility, winning a - most ebnthus-~ iastic encore.` lIII,- `I____j -___- L- __..3- -.. LL- V As` has been previously stated, Mr. Shaw brought _ the band to Barrie [without charge, all he asked being railway -fares and supper `for the party. His generosity is greatly ap- preciated by those who had the pleasure of hearing his band. Thanks also are due the Women Teachers Association. which arrang- ed for the concert and successfully carried out all the details. Mr. Shaw, on his part, `expressed his gratifica- tion at the manner in which the band ,, _,1_;.I_-.! I.____ , ' VIUII CID uuv luwaulws A was received here. UCUUCL uuvulluusun ` The work of Mr. Shaw s great or- ganization is such as to appeal strongly to persons skilled in matters `appertaining to orchestration or band music, yet one needs be no musical critic to enjoy this band. For any earat all attuned to melody and har- mony there could be nothing but de-I light in such a programme` as the `Tuntsville band gave here. Alt was all rnusic of the highest class, de- lightfully interpreted and so execut- ed that each sueceeding number re- vealed new points of excellence in the band and afforded added delight to the audience. ' 4 - I , , 1\, ,,2._I._ U h'lC GUVIICIIDCI The opening number was Rossini s well-known overture from" William Tell. Its interpretation and rendi- tion, was such as to bring out the exquisitexualities of the tone pic- 'tures in_which this overture abounds. The Pagliacci number was given` with fine dramatic power. while the Largo from the"`New World Sym- nhony -was magnificently done. A Saint Saens march from `Algerienne was as brilliant as the Algerian skies, and Wagner's overture to The Fly- ins: Dutchman pictured in most rea- listic fashion the stormy` experiences of the Flying Dutchman in his phan- tom ship. A11 ..1.. ....1..:..4... ...,..... .:..1:...1..u..1 IEQIIIU CIIUUI. U: ' -* The band came to Barrie on. the 5.10,_train_. returning home on the _Coba1t. Tea was served for them in `Trinity Parish Hall, _where Mayor Little spoke a few words of welcome. xge Luau Bear" I He Maintains-Superb Band for Pleasure ~it Aords; Delights Barrie. Seldom have the people of Barrie been afforded such a rich musical treat as that enjoyed by the gather- ing which packed the opera house last Thursday night, d pite the storm, to hear the concert b the Anglo Can- adian _Band of Huntsville. Cana-' da s finest it has been called, and this superb concert band is surely worthy of` being so described. i The band numbers sixty-three play- ers, every one a skilled- musician (though two of them are butlads of 13` and 14.years), and a dozen or more_ of them soloists of first rank. In its ensemble theband is magnifi- Icent. The tone is wonderfully rich. It at timeslsounds more like a great orchestra than a band, its superb wood-wind section giving the soft mellow elfects of the cello and viol. Filling in between the clai-inets and the brass, the Saxophones are used with most pleasing effect. The Eng- lish horns produce atone of rare lsoftness and .smoothness, while the `comet section is decidedly brilliant. If'- occasionally the basses seemed a shade too prominent on Thursday night. this is easily accounted for by 'the size of the building in which the concert was given. In the armouries the band would be heard to much lbetter advantage. - "TL- -_-.._.1- -3 `l|l .. (`L..-..,.. .........L A- `MR. SHAW S H61iF GIVES JOY TO MANY load the Adlets. It pays. BARRll':`.,- CANADA, THURSDAY, \MARCH 2, 1922 BARRIE SATURDAY MORNING -WITH \/yH;lCH lS,;AMALGAMATED- records ;i11Zbear him` out in saying! that Barrie has been one of the most` law-abiding towns in Ontario. I "TI... 13-13.... I"A....L -..n... uuvuJn`u `Jun 1 U11` vuuu Vuvuuluxnu. | Growing a little reminiscent, Chief King said that during his long ser- vice the most tragic affair in police annals, locally, was the shooting of John A. Strathy, by Michael Brennan. The latter was sentenced to be hang- ~ed, butgthe sentence was later com-D muted ` to [life imprisonment. U` u can g.` u I ` I During the old day of the open bar, I continued the Chief, Barrie had some rough characters who thrived on trouble-making. He recalled one in-I stance when R. Kirkup was a county ' constable. He was stabbedgby one. of these roughnecks. The latter serv- ed time for the stabbing and was_ later, with another, charged by Chief| King with assault and resisting ar-. "rest. The net result of the Chief's` share of the encounter, he related,I wasa crooked nose. But that he? probably regarded as an incident in! the day's work. Nevertheless, Policei Magistrate Ross appeared to regard` the Chief s nose of real value to the community, so, accordingly, he took the crook out of it, figuratively speaking, by giving one of the rough- necks the'hook for three. years in, thepen and the other for six months. I C` ..n HIE VET! To`:-.-mo e living one time ......a -1 During a long term (it years a po- lice `chief becomes ausort of pater- familias to struggling families and_ an arbiterof domestic infelicities. In this regard Chief King has had a good measure of experience. -He does not pose as an oracle or an all-wise, but it is on record that he has contributed largely with the balm of healing words and actions, which in many in- stances have helped to overcome the rough spots of life for `persons whose troubles have come within his know- ledge and power to assist. A`l.|.I.......I. .LI.-. nI_:_.e L-.. __;_ 1.-.! svusw uuu lavvvvl UV GDBIBIH Although the Chief has not `had time to pursue a hobby in the full sense that men ofmore leisure hours b l(lVV'COUl\Alll6 Uvvvllo Ill \.IIlUOl.A\.lO The Police Court was under the presiding Mayor and resident Jus-. tices of the Peace at the time of Chief I King's appointment. The following` year, 1890, C. H. Ross was appoint- ed as first Police Magistrate of Bar- rie. Mr. Ross served until July 18, 1905,`when he was succeeded by the late G.` A. Radenhurst. Mr. Ross was not a lawyer, but he prided him- self on some knowledge of human. nature.` Accordingly, he had no com- | punction about telling barristers who pleaded` cases before him that he did not worry about their law; he exer- cised common sense, he declared. ` . ' | Speaking of this phase of Mr. Ross I judgment, Chief King recalled one I instance of the Magistrate s common I sense decisions which resulted in the seizure of the Chief s householii ` effects for_costs in an~appeal against` a conviction under the Transient! Traders Act.- It is easy to imagine; one person who didn t see eye to eye; with the common sense exercised5 on- that occasion; " [Olin 5. -' When Chief Constable Robert King `rises Monday morning, March 6, he V'v`vill have completed 33 years of ser- fvice in the capacity of Chief Con\- btable of the town of Barrie. '._ Many changes in the personnel of tdwn officials havetranspired since F. E. P. Pepler, Q.C., was Mayor of Barrie. That was the year of Chief l_{ing s appointment, in 1899. The Chief has held office under 14 differ- ent Mayoralty regimes since then, eome of the town s Chief Magistrates having served three year terms. Many events linked with the-town's I history have come prominently under review during the third of a centuryu Chief King has_,recorded and watched o er their varied character. Never- theless, the Chief says that the -POLICE CHIEF KING SERVES 33 YEARS Bafrie s Chief Constable Fi11s_ ` "Out Third of Century _ Ser'vic'eMarch 6. ` CHIEF ROBERT KING EXAMINER In a general talk on bees some valuable hints were given. R. G. Houghton thought as a means to pre- venting the spread of foul brood, Ihoney houses should be erected that would be bee-proof, and also a good wax extracting outfit should be on lhand to melt all refuse from the .apiary at once. Sweet clover as a honey plant met with favors from the `beekeepers generally, as it was [thought it had increased `the honey `yield by fifty per cent. `II- II:`l1.....I .. `l J.....1.....L...... .-...-...`l.l usually undertake, he has been al- ways very fond of `music. In his youth he sang in the church choir, and he is an ardent lover of music today. Lovers of music have always been credited with possessing a large measure of the milk of human kind- ness," and, in spite of the harsh char- acter of the business of police some- times, which is said to breed callous- ness, friends of Chief. King character- ize him as one of the human type of men, exemplary and sincere, and liv- ing with a belief that human nature 1 is quietly __improving. up vuuuus uuJ suave I Wm, Couse of Streetsville gave an `instructive address on "Some Mis- `takes made by Beekeepers. Mr;| }Couse recalled in humorous style` isome of his experiences of forty years ago in the apiary of the veteran beekeeper, the late D. A. Jones of Beeton. Valuable suggestions were gleaned from those experiences, I hich the speaker handed on. JI\al\L IIJ .I.|L.v_y EVL \-us 0 Mr. Millard of Hawkestone would ilike if a price could be recommended `by the local a'ssociation a little earlier gthan the 0.B.K.A; sent out prices. [This, he believed, would save con- ifusion among local men as- to the iprice they should have. - A v Harry _ Couse was anxious that something be done by the beekeepers of Ontario in the way of a memorial for D. A. Jones. The matter will `be taken up by Wm. Couse at the `next annual meeting. ~ TIT..IJ..... T)..J.L........... LL-.-..LL LL- .....-L Local dealers say there have been: a large number of enquiries regard-l ing building prices this year, and? there is an immense amount of re-i pair work`to be done. The home-' builder, however, is reported to be still in the wait and see mood. `In this connection contractors -say. that those who close their deals early are the more likely to reap any ben-, efit that may accrue, and are inclined Ito feel a building revival is at hand` i generally. % [Discussion on the care of besl featured the successful meeting of] the Beekeepers of Simcoe County, ;heldVin the Police Court chambeys on iSaturday last. ' I1 I 117... ......_ -1: cu._.--4._--:11- __--_ __ wnllia uu uyu [ An obstacle to lower prices, say? dealers, is the cost of labor. It is` admitted that there has been greater? efficiency realized, making for in-? creased productivity, but lack of this; )has not been a complaint locally. In 3 larger centres labor leaders look to capital to shoulder a loss before they } ask labor to accept lower wages. This I has its effect, indirectly, here. I - - I `Ivan: vwu v Ulvv Local and outside contractors be- lieve that lumber has reached bottom. When attention was called to the fact this same argument was made a year ago and still prices declined, contractors point to the upward trend of British Columbia lumber prices, which, it is asserted, now controls the eastern market for building lumber. All the hemlock is practically con- trolled by one Toronto firm. Hem- lock rose from $20 in 1914 to $70 during the war, and reacted to $50` last year. Roofing, shingles and, some other materials are down 15 to 20 per cent over last year, mak- ing a total decline of 40 to 50 per cent in numerous building materials from peak prices. First-class face, brick is unchanged from last year. First-class cork pine, which was form- ; erly used largely here, is practically; exhausted. ' t 1 a . 1 . I SWEET CLOVER mar ! , FAVORED FOR BEES; Putting it another way, it is esti- mated that the home that would cost $4,500 a year ago may be construct- ed this year for $3,300 to $3,600. The reduction is based on cheaper building material, particularly lum- ber. There is no appreciable reduc- tion in labor from the ten per cent reduction from the high mark, it is pointed out. T...` ....A ....L..:.l.. ......J._.....A....__ 1... I . . : iBeekeepers Meet m B:n.rr1e' \ and Discuss Care of I , 'Ho11eymakers. A The general reduction in the cost of building a home, complete, in Bar- rie this spring, will be 20 to 25 per 'cent less than a year ago, say the Ball Planing Mill Co., Ltd., and Thos. Rogers of the Barrie Planing Mill. 11-- LL_'_- _. HOME WILL COST LI-zss IN BARRIE THIS YEAR \l\ U (A151: uus annuuvnslsc Walter Patterson thought the most 12 `PAGE \1A.l\I .. nuuuu uuvnuc Luuus. j Re-queening, or introducing im~ `ported Italian queens, received at- ;tention. This plan is regarded by imany as tending to`make the bees `more immune to foul brood, a di- }sease as fatal to bees as smallpox is `to the human family. rm... A.-..........:.... ..---_-__----.a-: us- The pla , I Can't Afford It, will be given a Stroud Methodist church, March 10. _ 9-9p I.0.0.F. nd Rebekah masquerade ball, Friday, Mar. 17. Henderson's orchestra, Toronto. 3tfc . St.