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It was a fine precedent which the Town Council set at its meeting Monday evening when it directed that -the Mayor place a wreath at the foot of the Soldiers Monument, as an official tribute from the citizens, and that the Council attend the Armistice Day Memorial Service in a body. The action, while belated, is none the less commendable.` . ' rs The Examiner is not strong for the heavy taxing of improvements, but it could never figure out what relation the building permits had to the assessment, if they have any, and why the cost of building in Barrie is so under- estimated. Certainly under the present system Barrie is being done a big injustice. -,..-- ...- ..g-.-- ..- -..~......-.. .._, ..,.,, ....... .. `That being so, why underestimate the pro- bable cost of building at all? Aid. Craven said he was told by Toronto visitors that Barrie must be slipping because it only `had some $3,- 600 in building permits in August, one of the heaviest construction months of the year. It is only necessary to take a glance at the permits to see that they do not come anywhere near A reflecting the correct cost of the work under- taken. We find new garages and verandahs be- ing built for from $15 to $50. In some cases, the figure stated is not sufficient to pay for the labor, not alone the material. There are not one or two cases of this kind, but dozens. A new business block was built for $2500 and a house for $2000, according to the permits, but these figures are obviously only a smallpart of the cost. In the case of the block, $2500 would not pay for the brick and steel. Again, a large building, according to the permit, has been `re- modelled for 55,000, whereas it must have cost four or five times that sum . 'l`l-.. l'T..,........_,.. .--L ..L..-_--. 1'-.. 11,. ! -- -- %:***************w: E amnmmucmmmmw * % 'i%$%$%%$$%%%%%%%%$ ESTIMATES IN BUIFDINGI PERMITS The o*u'tVs-ide_-w_o-rVld- j'u-ci_ges- 'a'tc->x;r-1 -smv-itality by the size and number of its building permits, If building is active the town_is healthy-it is- growing---and the publishing of healthy build- ing figures in city newspapers and in govern- ment and trade publications is most desirable advertising for any municipality. Tixn nlinxrn c+nanann4- :1- nI\oIAr\An nL a:n #3..-A` IIIFCIIIBIDJCKIIFJ O \-IV\-rl Laulllb l\Jl bl-ll. . . ` The above statement 15 apropos at this time because of Ald. Craven s query on the subject at a recent Council meeting. The alderman wanted to know if the figures shown on build- ing permits were underestimated and if` they were taken by the assessor as a basis of assess- ment. For instance, if a citizen builds a new verandah or garage for anyw-here from $15 to $50, as the permits show, is `his assessment in- creased by just that amount the following year. I`l....!- A 11! (`...!L1_ _..._- L:1--L -_._I_ 2 Clerk A. W. Smith says that such is not the case and there is no reason -to doubt his word. The clerk issues the permits and says he takes the figures as submitted by applicants. l I`l.n4- Inn}.-.m (`rs ...L.. .....nIA..a.-L.2.......L.. Ll... .-.... Fndo Pom- A FINE PRECEDENT Wonders wiI1_never cegse in this enlightened age. Picto_n Fair was without a midway this year, but It was a success. A rugby game was substituted, `but aftT7 3; What's __the `difference? cAsoLr1i:Exx1;s V55 ;I`his suggestion is taken from an exchange. It is ` not quite new. Farmers have been wont to be neigh- ` borly from the earliest piorneer times. If: fact they ious kinds pf bees. '1,` ., . ` . a .- . - I were more neighborly then than -now with their var-. _/`Farmers Might Amalgamate Mount Forest 1Confed_erate--With so many am- algamations taking place in the industrial world it is a wonder that some of the enterprising farmers living close together do not take a leaf out of these amalgamations to some extent. Farmers on ad-. joining farms might work together to mutual ad- vantage if they pooled their equipment, went to- gether on the purchase of implementsior pure-bred stockj and_hired their help or mutually worked to- gether. `The cost of mechanical equipment would be reduced, better stock could be procured, and the labor situation could be cleared up, while each man could give his attention to the department `for which he Was best tted. whilelthe marketing of the various -products could be carried out more advan- tageously. The plan might be Worth experimenting rm. 4 Not So Polite Here St. Marys J ourn\al-Argus--In the oration contest at the Rannoch School IFair, a little girl referred to the interesting fact that in far-oif Japan when you get into a jinricksha, youvnever pass the jin- ricksha ahead. as the bearer does not wish to hurt the feelings of the slower bearer. Here, on our Can- adian highways we are not so polite as `in the Far East, but we pay a big price sometimes for our lack of courtesy. nvu nngnnuu vs My What is `probably meant is- that farmers could be with advantage-, more mutually helpful than they are now. `Some -do co-operate in the way of having common machinery and- in `the way of exchanging work. ~'This could probably be greatly extended if `placed on a fairbusiness basis. What ruins such a scheme is that occasionally one farmer tries to get the better of the other, or at leastthe other thinks Simcoe Refo-rmer--`Smile and save your appendix is the advice of :Johns Hopkins University special- `ists. Appendicitis and other intestinal troubles are due to g'rouches. `This statement should have the effect of cheering up this old` world considerably if people will only accept the advice. Would Be Another Job for Stewart,Page Farmers Advocate---The Agricultural College and the Agricultural Representatives might con- duct short courses in ``sales resistance to combat the high-pressure salesmen who peddle miracle wheat and worthless securities. Would Solve Immigration Problems Farmer's Advocate--If the ~immig'rants nowadays would work as hard and talk as little as Honorable Robert Forke did when he came to `Canada, his de- partment at Ottawa would be much easier managed`: May Be Something in This \ Shelburne Free lPress--As the tax season ap- proaches, brother, 1e-t us glean what comfort We can from the thought that the municipality which blows about a low tax rate seldom has anything else to blow about. While the amounts pain; 'r{E{t'o;it"s-:1i~' great, the tax is usually devoted to the building and maintenance of good roads, so that the saving in wear and tear of vehicles and the greater comfort in traveling probably are in the long run worth what they cost. Anyway, re- gardlessof the tax, motorists oftthe United States will burn nearly ten billion gallons of. gasoline this year and Canadians will use up a few millions. Kincardine Review-Reporter-Is Canada a coun-- try with a future? Figure `it out for yourself. This country has the largest grain crop in the world and only one-sixth of the arable land. is under crop. London Advertiser--'The net public debt of Can- ada on August 31st last to a cent was $2,229,574,- 400.18; on August 31st, 1927, it-was $2,284,045,- 213.07. The debt is the only thing declining in I"1........J.. . .n.ucv I o aanada. It might naturally be supposed that persons thrifty enough to invest money in bonds would keep a watchful eye on the expiry dates of their secureties. Apparently thousands of them don t. A report of the United States Treasury showed that on March 31 last there was being held $66,322,505 with which to idemnify holders of Government securities previously matured or redeemed in advance of maturity. Nearly 59,- 000,000 of this belongs to owners of the se- ` cond Liberty Loan, which was redeemed on Nov. 15 last. Yet four and a half months later there remained $60,000,000 in good money uncalled for. The Saturday Evening Post points out that if this money `had been invested in the savings bank at 4 per cent. for the period, it would `have giventhe owners $1,000,000 in interest alone. , Choral societies and symphony orchestras, of pleasant memory to many a generation and more back, have not been thrown entirely into the discard by the smaller- urban centres of rural Ontario, at least not in Meaford, where the choral society has been resurrected and has _already commenced the season s practises, for which the Town Hall is being used. All former members of the chorus have been appealed to and additions are being made by invitation of the executive. There is also a move on to or- ganize an orchestra, and already six violin and a number of cello, cornet and piano players have signed up.` Surely there is no more pro- fitable or pleasant manner in which to spend a long winter evening. T `Each natirm favors disarmament prbvided `all the others disarm first. ' ' .The motoring season "has officially opened in the Court Houses of the land, where a good many of the summer s accidents are `being re- hashed. ' According-to press reports, `Chairman W. H. Moore of ther`Dominion tariff board has been busying lhimseif trying to have the aviation force moved from Camp Borden to Whitby. It might not be out of place for someone in auth- ority to suggest to Mr. Moore that it would be more becoming if hewere to leave alone gov- ernment matters that are in no way connected with the position for which he draws a good . salary. `Smile, and Save Your Appendix OPINIONS OF 'OTHER$ The necessity of nailing cam ' 1' cause a perceptible bqo-m inpalt f`} trade in Unc1e Sarn s domain. - ' A Country with a Future EDITORIAL NOTES ` Our Declining Debt OTTON HARDWARE CO. `A remedy for red stove lids. Price . . . . . . . . . . 25 per bottle "WithHail?'aH1_E1irt3Si{'4cV33i Security E-Z-Tack Weather Strip, made with a rubber-like fabric and wool felt," Maroon color. Price . . . . . . 5c foot, with tacks Security Wool Felt Weather Strip, supplied in cartons suicient for % one door. Price per carton, S . . . . . . . . . . . . 45c, with tacks STOVIN K i Weather Strip keeps in the heat and keeps out the cold. Don t wait un- til the cold weather is here, have your doors and windows weather- stripped now! `Saves fuel, too. Brass or Bronze Weather Strip Til. `_lD.|I I ! ICICUI ' "eh{oAB1E'sE}ZeBT'13}i& 737156 Above doors _are sturdily made and neatly grained and varnished. Sup- plied in four stock sizes. No. 10 `Storm and Screen Door is made with stationary screen. Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $6.00 No. 15 Stgrm and Screerr Door has A_.A_ `.4 ..... .. g ...... .. California derived the greatest amounts of revenue from the tax, a total of $22,467,083, followed by Ohio with $19,9_10481, and Penn- sylvania with S17,296,333. New York and Massachusetts levy no gasoline tax, while the Illinois law passed last year was declared un- constitutional. All states except these three levy the tax, ranging fromone to five cents a gallon. \1IL31- #1-- A.-..A...-L.. ....!.I I--. ._. Things You will N eed FROM THE OTTON HARDWARE co. That Make for Warmth and Comfort in the Home COMBINATION DOORS WEATHER STRIP NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR SETTING UP NEW STOVES - -rwu A p v wt-nurse vsnnws t/\IAAuAA "Ed? Price . . . . . . . . .. 20 each Good Heavy Elbows .1 . . 30 each Various Patterns and sizes of Fire Baskets in stock. Priced from $6.00 to $7.50 each Spark Guards, Brass Curbs, and Brass Fire Sets always in stock at lowest prices. Banner Ash Sifter. Has the easy rocker motion. Fire, Rust and Dust proof. Price . . . . . . $3.50 New Air Circulator Quebec Heater, heats more cubic feet of air with the same amount of fuel. One size only. Price . . $25.25 Japanned Coal Hods (open type) Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Galvanized Coal Hods (open type) Price...._. . . . . . . . . . . . ..90c Stove Pipes-rivetted and polish: ,1,-I D:A\ GA- , HEATING STOVES When You Want Heat Nothing Beats 3. Quebec Heater V Secial Quebec Heaters stocked in two sizes. Prices $16.25 and $18 rm - vx,-uwu nuv:\.'L;..!\a LU LAVU \.\.uLa nut. \Nt\0tm'ists of Florida were hit hardest, aver-A aging S28 each for tile year 1927. Next came South Carolina with $25, Alabama, Georgia and New Mexico with $24, and so on down to the lowest, which were Minnesota and North Dakota with a per capita tax of $8. The aver- age gasoline tax for the United States was 2.76 cents a gallon. (`n1:Fnu-v:n :\Il:IrI\`J L1. -n no..AnLA_L ....-A.....L.. -1: Special low price on Coleman Lamps in antique brass nish with fancy oral green or `ran tinted shades. Regular $15.00. Special Price . . . . . . .. $11.50 Coleman Lanterns, regular $10.00 Special Price . . . . . . $8.00 each Japanned Buggy Lanterns (rail- road pattern). Price $2.50 each Delta Electric Buggy Lamps which take a common telephone bat-A tery. Price $3.25, with battery Easy to install and needs no expen- sive frames nor skilled labor. Supplied in rolls 36 inches wide. Price . . . . 20c sq. ft., $1.65 sq. yd. Beware of the many substitptes on the market. LANTERNS Avoid future repairs by replacing all broken windows in your Poul- try Houses, Hot Houses, Barns, Garages, etc., with UNBREAKABLE CEL-O-GLASS COLEMAN LAMPS AND LANTERNS CELA-O-GLASS Thursday, Otoiacr 18. 9} 4"} A compilation of figures showing the as mounts of gasoline taxes paid per capita by mo- torists of various states has recently been made by the American Motorists Association and is of special interest in Ontario in view of the proposed increase to five cents here. lAA#.~...!.L.. J: 111.44. -__-_.- `LSL L_,._1--L , -. ' I t(LsJ\)\v\| Lilly IlI&lIlL IlLLIJ wCo11ingwood had a pretentious looking pro- gram, one in which every phase of commun- ity life was represented. Barrie s Town Coun- cil has taken the initial step-to bring about a similar state of affairs here and it is to be sin- cerely hoped this official gesture will bring a- bout the desired result. w |.ll\r l\/5151 \.\/A|AAAA\lL\.Iu.tJl\vo In the past years at Armistice Day services in Barrie, there has been heard some criticism of the lack of general participation by organi- zations and sparsity of floral tributes from mun- icipal, fraternal and other bodies. Smaller towns than Barrie, it was stated, had made a much better showing. This was due, all agreed, to lack of organization rather than to thoughtless- ness or lack of respect to the memoryof those who had made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War. 1- r\ cut 1- In the program of Colling'\vood s Armistice Day celebration last year the municipal coun- cil, Board of Education, veterans, militia, Col- legiate Cadets, Boy Scouts, Canadian Legion, Ladies Auxiliary, l.O.D.E., Rebekahs, Daugh-' ters and Maids of England, Lady Orange Lodg- es, Salvation Army, Royal Blacl< Knights, Or- angemen, Masons. Oddfellows and in fact, every fraternal society were represented in the L parade. A representative of each deposited its floral tribute to the soldier dead as the proces- sion passed the memorial. f`n11.nn-...An,~l `I...,J II .-_\Ln..L!....- 1.....I-! _ ~ . . ..-