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TEOS. ROGERS lllll, Yours respectfully,` R. F. Garrett. ,.`;H"_ .1()'(3.0() om 66.00 'Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday. 4 Big Bargain` Days ` Simmons & CM Christmas gifts in abundance- Furs, \7VooH<:n Sets. Hats and Caps, Gloves and Mitts, Robes (`rum Pro I. \,d|.J:s, \}|\JV\,-J uuu u........, . . V U V-` Coats, Etc. ' Especially in the furs both for men and women we are offer- ing some splendid values. l I --Special Sale of "Wall Paper, rclcaring out stock to make room for :spring delivery. Good bargains at L Dougall Bros. Mrs. N. B. Johnston went to Oriia last Saturday to address a women s meeting, in the interests csof` Union government. _ Make an appoint ment today. J.H.Bennett War Bonds G overnment, Municipal and other Securities Byish, Anglo-French .'MaRer'of 9 artrm|`s Hats and Furs For Investments in Wand Canadian CONSULT `VOL. LXVI.-No. 51. ;'3:3"3"3"3"z"'3'3Zi*'3'!%2'2~'2~+'2'2'2-Z` }~2"*I.--2-Z~~22`11~1~X22-i-{~ .-`%2'X~8-'1`-'2-~"3 '2!-.~}3~I*i"} o 0 -090' oovoovooo v 019 4- at one 90 oz; r`,oo` ope.-v9.o9`-`C 9.4 >.oo..:oo.:oo`. s`:,.~ o_. 9.~'oo:oo`o o`:-a-.4 0:1 0.0 99 A Thankful Christmds and a Hopeful New Year Thanklful that Canada at this especial season of the year (a. season formerly so happy and gay) has decided to carry on ? the glit as part of the British Empire for world freedom; thankful that Canada will hold to her good name and fame in support of her gallant sons who have crossed the ocean with rie in hand. ` Hopeful that the year about to be ushered in will see the vwar ended and a glorious peace proclaimed and the sons of Canada returned to home reside. `WY- ..,.... -4. .........4- +1`- (`In-h-+n\nc n? 1017 (viflu Hun (Tlntl- Uauimla 1`0E111`l1C(l IO home nresiuc. We may not greet the Christmas of. 1917 ivith the glad- uess of other years; we can greet it with brave and hopeful hearts. Dark as -our Christmas may seem this year, Decem- ber 25th would be an inexpressibly darker day but for what Christmas means of hope and promise for the world. T.. nn`\1uu-|r\V\ AH. n" nnnne invnlrn in Hq 111-nzrmf wnr. bl11'1StmElS 111011115 UL nupu uuu pruuuau .LU.l ulu wuuu. In common with all nations involved in this present war, we find it quite impossible to repeat the C11SlT0111:l1'_\' g1'CCtlIlg --A Merry Christmas. Out of thousands of our homes have gone the noble sons whose early years made for us the Christmas day a, -time of happiness and cheer. It is not necessary to go beyond our own federal 1'idin_:_: of South Sin1eoe-whieh has been united this week in an election eon- test-to learn to what an extent the sons have left us. Be- tween 1300 and 1400 women were given votes owing` to the fact they had near and dear ones lig'l1tin;_-; in France or t1'1`ll11lIl1' in En;:lan(l, or alas, sleeping` neath Flanders soil. \Ve never dreamed in those past years that the. laddies for whom we decked the candle-li}_rhted tree would one Christmas day be absent on the King s business, enduring liardship and facing: the cruelties and horrors of the most inhumane war the world has known. ur::.L __.__........ ..... -....,-.L .......:L H.`/.,. .1.-.. l...l- .-nnn u-ill TO THE ELECTORS :- the worm na~s KIIOWII. With courage we must await those days that soon will come when we Search the papers for the tidings of peace. 01' on the other hand train our hca1't.s to face the worst. Till the day of peace on earth comes ag'ain let us sing" with all due reverence: l(h_.'l ._.._._ _.`__ __`1,,__1:,1 The Board of Education are desirious 01` not only obtaining all information in every feature and detail in connection with the proposed Collegiate Institute, but are solicit- ous that the electors should be furnished with the same, and set forth in such :1 manner as will give them all the information at hand so they will be prepared to vote intellifrently on the questions asked at the con1in Muni- cipal Elections in .,Tm1uzu'_v. XVIH. H.i_- nhinnf in Vin! u-n limp fn luv Through our special Foreign Ex- -change Department, we are prepar- ~ed to arrange payments to or from Europe at the most favorable rates. As these fluctuate under present conditions, it is well to keep in touch with the Manager from day Vlllill l'JlUl.'I.vlUllD Ill 'Jillll|(lL_V. \V'itl1 this object in \ lC\V we boy,` to lay the f'ol1owin_-_- facts before you. From the competinx_v' a1'cl1itocts who on- torml into the competition for 1'0-lmil(lin_: on tho present Site, and for :1. new l)uil(lin_ on 21 new site, the l'0l|owin5_v,' arc-l1ito(-ts were .<(~ler.-tctl I'mm the number, \'i7..: \V. \V. La- (`hanco for the 1'0-b11il(ling' and Ellis & Ellis 1'01` the new buil(,linu'. 7.. .._..1.._L- ...Z _. 1.`l,.-L-... JUI L111.` HUN UlllH,llll;. In 0l'(1(l't0;1'1\'Ct11(,` Iillectors t11op1'i\'i10_;e of sa._\'i11 w11e1'e,1'01't11e future 11:-Co11e_I;i:1t(e 1n. 511011141 ho. we nskml for two separ- uto un1 distinct skutr-.1105, plum and specifi- c-utions. from t11o.s(-, lmna fide tO11(10I`.\` were :1.-1 1'01; and frmn the 11um1)e1' 1'0(-(.-ivc(1 011 both ]n'opnsitions, that 01' the Ball P1-.1nin;: Mill Comp:m_v, Limited, both 1'01` the new 1)ni1(1i112' and the 1'o-c0n.s`t1'n(-ti011 on tho pres- ent. site was :l})[)1'0\'Ct1 01' by the Board at a r*o.~t 01', viz.: Tender. The l;;1Tl I 1:min_: Hills Co., Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$! ('21.- lJl|lllLCll . Site ]'}quipm0nt .. ... Architects Foes l.m'c}1in_=' (irmlnrls Le.-xx InS111'{11\CC Money Tender, the Bull Planing Mill Co., Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .` I:`.quipmont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Architects Fees . . . . . . . . . ..' . . . Levollin,r: 5.-roumls . . . . . . . . . . . .. Less Insurmlce .\[on(~_\' Amount 1'oquirc.l Questions to be Submitted to the Electors: ]. \Vlnic11 site do you prn1'o1' 1](-W Collegiate Institute: OF CANADA Foreign Exchange (3.) East end or Old Site at a cost of . . . . . . . . . 94,284.00 (b) Central Site at a post of 108,6-14.00 L'l`UllUUn God save 0111' splendid men Send them safe home again (In?! anvn nu man KDUUU. I./llUlll DHLU HULLIU Ll~`_;i.l.lll God save our men. Keep them victorious, patient and ehivnl1'ous-- They are so dear to us- God save o11r men. RB-CONSTRUCTION. NEW BUILDING. ___j_ The Interests of Barrio, the County of Simcoe and the Dominion of Canada our Oterion. Barr-i%e, County of Simctoe, Ontario, December 20th, 1917. $108,044.00 . 50,000.00 is 58,644.00 '.'$ 84,140.00 5,144.00 4,500.00 -`i nn to day. $ 94,284.00 . 50,000.00 -$ 44,284.00 -: $91,000.00 0,000.00 5,144.00 4,500.00 -2,000.00 I'm` the f IHIU.UU 500.00 mm galmmam. gsmnn SIMCOE 4 GIVES BOYS g mam. x | In Every Has L` \;\\`\ .%\:\\ \ \\ KN `\ \\ \\ \`\ \ :\ `ix \_ AND BARRIE LEADS WITH 1299 ` '1 I`.'l. I OPERA HOUSE PACKED ELEC- TION NIGHT TO HEAR RE- T-URNS, CHEER MEMBER AND GOVT. VIC- TORIES Never was there such an election in South Simcoe as that 01' i\I0n(la_\*. nuijoritics have been piled up for the ri(ling-"s f:u'01'it(.- pnlitieul {son but Boys` election caps the elinmx: poss,ibl_\' the like will never be seen flaill, p0.s. tlle issue will never ugaiii be of such na- tional inn_)o1't:1nee. South Simeoe .~(`I1t her sons in g'1'(,-at 1l1ll11l)(`1'S to 1i:ht. the battles of the Empire for world freedom; on .\[oud:1y her electors voted over- whelming_:'l_\' to support the sons sent overse:1s. South Simeoe cheered her l)e_Vs a\\'a_\`, she has sent sueeor with the same lavish hand as she cheer- ed them ziwuy. J. 11. .\Iit<:-.hel1, the Luurier e:mdid:1te, will lose his de- posit, he polled 1115 votes to \\'. A. Boys 4S).*')U. with one poll to hear froiu. A.. _..L:....;.. A." H... I-Il]:l\L" u-ntn in Il.'0l An ostinmto 01" the ladies` vote in ithe riding is placed at 1-100. From Municipality He 21 Majority this vote, after deducting` the men at the front who would not have a vote, an estimate can he arrived at as to the number of voters in France that are eligible `to east South Sim- eoe votes; the nu1n'be1' is placed at 500. These 500 votes of :1 certainty: will have been cast for \\'. Aw Boys. nn, _,_._,:4',,, ,,,, I`1,L. 1,1 front estimate 500. certainty for The oppo: candidate had no o1'g':i11i7.atio11. in Barrie at least. .`sometl1in_-' unusual in an election contest. Mr. Boys supporters (lid not slow up on their ellorts on this aoeount. aer-or.lin_rl_\` the 1nar_rnilieent ma_iorit_\' of 129!) was obtained in town. An especial feature of the <-ozltest was the p1'eseno(- 01' the ladie.<, their O1'_`_,"D.lll'l.Z1l.l()l1 was per- |'eot, this was proven when the polls elosed-thero were less than six Votes unpollod. Returns of tho liu'ht l)o;'an to oome in to local lieadrluarters by li\'e-thiI't_\' from town polls and by (3.350 sul'l'ioie11t returns from the ridin_g' had been roeei\'orl to concede the election to Mr. l`oys. In tho o\'onin`_-' the eontro atti':1-ti()x1 was the opera ,1`! 1,1 _,1l,_.A|,_ of house. L I'__ Ag! lat $70,665.00 and I cannot under- stand why my tender has been re- fused when I am prepared to give all the security for the carrying: out of the contract the School Board should reasonably demand. Now with reference to my tender, nwhieh I think is a reasonable and fair one, I wish to point out to you that the total cost of the construc- ition ot the new school 011 its present asite, if my tender was approved of, lwould be $1(|5,665.00 tixin_ the sal- vage on the grround at present at $3:').0()0.()U and I am quite satised ,that the salvage has :1 value of $35,- 000.00, especially siiieo the value of` material has so g'reatl_v increased, and in order to show you that the sum of $lf): ),(i(i:').0(l is sull'ieiont to re-construct the school I desire to point out to you that the previous construction bel'oro the [ire at the old school, cost $S2,l(56.()0, made up as follows: Sal\'a:_-:eol' old school prior to .1913 . . . . . . . . .$2'2,0()0.00 Complete cost of eon.~;truo- g tion of old school as per tenders accepted by your Board . . . . .. (50.1 ~ . o\'onin_-' ofi 1101130,! whivh had boon so0111`(rxll)y the Union` mlnlnittoo for tho x`(w('i\'i11y_1' of 0100-! tion 1`ot11ms. The house w:1.~: pack-1 ml to its utmost capacity. with an (~nt11usi:1stic :1u(Iiom-0 which olu-,m'o(l the ]'(t111`l].'s' 1'n'ocla`in1in_ Union \'i(-tori:-s. Of" course the y:1'o:1tost o}10o1'in|-.1` of the evening," was aft the {1I11l0l1llC(`n1CI1t 01' Mr. Bo_vs' big `To the Electors! The following is a copy of a let-I ter sent to the Board of Education, Barrie, but was not read, although two meetingrs have taken place since. The writer has also attended both meetings with the object of address- ing the Board, but could not do so as the doors were closed. A Portrait for your boy in the Christmas pack age from home. I Dzu`1'u:, uuu. 1, .La.Lr. - [The Chairman and Members, Public School Trustee Board, Barrie, Ont. Gentlemen,-I have recently heard ' that your Board has approved of the tender of the Ball Planing Mill Company for the building of the new school on the present site, as well as at the new site if the rate- payers voted in favor of the lat- ter. I understand the tender put in by the Ball Plan-ing Mill Com- pany for the re-construction of the `school on its present site is for $84,140.00 plus steel Work, whilst my tender for exactly the same work, including the steel was put in A _\'o:11' :1_u`0 last T11os(l:1_\', Doc. 18th, 1916, fire d(`tI'0}'(`.(1 Ba1'1'ie's Col1egi:1t(: Instiwtuto building. Witllin eight days of the first auni\'e1'sa1'_v `of the re the Board of Education com- pleted all details and nmdo an ag1'ce111ent with a rm of con- tractors to replace the institution of lea1-11in`;` according,-' to the m:u1date of the ratepa_ve1's. 'l`1n`;~ 1nnnI_- Hun.-n nv\1\n-1|-;~ nu "11:: 1\nn~n nu ad.-n..H.m..m\+ llfilllllillub` UL Irllli lull/UllGr_\'lJ.l-3. This week there appears from the Board of Education ratepayers some cnlightment : buildinox x\f H1n nn|' 'T'hn A\11vsn |JllllUlll`b'. At the outset The A(lvanee is not altogether i11 accord with the work done by the Board of Education. In several issues, at the time the Board got down to Work on the re- bnilding_>' scheme, the su5_:gestion for a new building: on :1 central site were niade, elaiiiiing; that to restore the old l)uildin;:' would eost as much. when ever_vthir._;:' was eompleted, as would a new building` up town. In the lirst place, the _::i\'en cost of re-building on the old site does not include improved fire protection for the school, which will cost. at least $10,000. It will be absolute folly to re-build in the east end unless improved re pro- teetion is provided. In the second place we do not consider the site commit- tee made investi;=ation as full as necessary i11to other sites. In the third plaee full particulars as to `the plans of unsuec-e.~:sl'ul areliiteets and all tender prices should be g'i\'en 4;-'i\'en in tho, estimated cost of the building: on the Harvey site lll('ll1(lll1]J_` the property ol the late Dr. McLeod. To place :1 $100,000 plant to one side of the property", will be a. piece otf artistic l'0ll_V and should do much to persuade the electorate to vote for the park site. Tn u-i\'inn- Hunen n-n-Hnnl-u-c H... Ran.-.1 uvnnlfl kn `ml-:v\rv ['l|.'\.'LlIlilll.' LU \ULv\' IUL I/ilk`, liulk Dll4U- In _:ivin5_1' these purtie11l:u's, the Board would be taking the rz1tep:1_\'er.< into their confidence, thus showing` that the tender accepted to be in the best interests of the town. And in the fourth and perhaps the most important item, no provision made for :1 eo11sultin;_" zirehiteet to s11pervi.~:(- the erection of the new buildin 1),.(`,..... ..l .`.. LL, ..J ,`I';,, 1- 1- n -.1 uIL' L'u'\;L1Uu Ul UH.` nun uuuu1u)_'.. Before tzilcin-_-* up the :1dvis:1bilit_\' of voting for either .~:L-lienio, Tho Advance has thrown out the tliouglits given above. In no some should the ratepayer refrain from voting, :1 nuL_iorit)' in l':1\'or of either scheme is .'~:u11 ic-ient authority to {:0 ahead with the buildin_ In fact the Board of Education has the power to go ahead and build without the consent of. the electors. This power is not being exercised, and riglitly too. we believe. The people should decide: the duty of the Board bein}: to secure all ~info1'mation and l-.1._v same before the electors. In this case full information has not been ;-ecured in connection with the new site-this will be the chief Ol)n'ti1(`,l(` to the \ Ot(,' for the park site, and we hope before the vote is taken it xnay be possible to have all the informa- tion. "I'll, , ` 11' AI . . 1 -- Continued on page eight. UIUH There is one thing that stands out prominent: whether the new site is chosen 01' the old one utilized, an innitely liner buildin;_- will `house Barrie Collegiate pupils than before the fire. The plans show splendid structures, which will be :1 credit to the town. ' The ` New Collegiate Institute Barrie, Dec. 7, 1917. 07111 1\Inn1}\n1va Barrie Branch, A. LESLIE, Manager --an-urnrr 11,... on this pag;o an advortisoniont . which is calculated to give the on the question of the new $1.00 per annum. Single copies 3c. Ll} J-`ILIJ < ( : Tn ('ompa1'e these Ii}_,-'u1-es 1'01` the total cost of ('()I1>'i.l'l1(`ii()I1 of the b11ihliug_>; in 1013 with the proposed new building: I believe the1'o should he added about J'o1't_V per cent in- (-reuse to meet the ili_,"i1 price of material and labor. This forty per `cent. of the old tender represents s1.").1nnn n Tn nfiunv \l'!\l'l]Q fkn UUIII./. IJL LHU Ulll I.L'H\lL'I lkilll UDUIII/D $24,000.00. In other words the total cost is $108,].66.00 as compar- ed with what I estimate the total cost of the new building` will amount to $105,665.00. T 4-v-cf Irlmnv-npnrn vnn VH1 1-n_nhnrI KLIIIUUIIL DU !}7J.Ul),UULl.UU. I trust therefore you will re-open the question and re-consider the tenders as there is no reason why the lowest tender should not be ac- cepted, provided the Board obtain~ ed ample security for the completion of the work and I also wish to ask your Board for the right to ad- dress you at the special meeting,-` if you deem it advisable. T nrn advt. All kinds of dressed lumber, oor ing, ceiling, oak ooring, moulding; and trim, B. C. shingles, rough hm ;- ber and joisting on hand. Dressin,` and all orders receive promp .4` attention. , Office Phone 163. Res. Phone 35 . (BARRIEEPLANING MILL Total Bmuv uu-......, -... __...___, _ Thornton W. G. HENRY. Mgr.