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. GOING- our 9__r_'_ BUSINESS. Well, the first of April is here, and so are we, and now, according to promise, we have REDUCED THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING in our store, to prices lower than is even required by the stringency of the times, as OUR OBJECT IS TO SELL OFF ~ OUR STOCK, nor WITH THE VIEW or MAKING IT PAY, â€"- BUT TO â€" MAKE THE GOODS G0. AS WE MUST RETIRE FROM BUSINESS. We embrace this opportunity of most sincerely thanking our numerous customers for the very liberal support accorded to us during a quarter of a century. WM. CAMPBELL. Fenelon Falls, April 3rd, 1894. 1. t... Wt. ll l ’3) AT CLARK & SON’S. MADE UP IN THE LATEST FASHION. BLACK PANTS $3. Furniture, 1 Doors, Sash, --â€"-ANDâ€"â€" UNDERTAKING, W. M‘Keownafis, FRANCIS ST. WEST, .FENELON FALLS. Vita- To the Farmers of Fenelon, , Verulam & Somerville. i am aueut in this locality for The Massey-Harris 00., and fartntrs will do welt to call and see my line ol~ goods tut-linu- purchasing else- where. These goods need no comment on HIV part, as they ll:|\'l' been in use l for over 25 years and are this year fully abreast of the times in imprm‘t-ments. Call and See Them and be convinced for yourselves. My stock consists of The Massey Harris New Wide Open Binder, 5" and 6 test cut. The Toronto Mower. The Brantl'nrd Front and Rear Cut Mower. The Massey Combined Drill. The Missey Single Drill. The Massey-Harris Cultivator in four sections, the best on wheels, with or without seed box and grass seed sower. The Sharp’s Rake. Spring Tooth Harrows. Plougbs etc. of my own make. 3%” Thanking my numerous custom- ers for past faVors, I beg to assure them that I shall do my utmost to merit a continuance of their patronage. , THUS. ROBSON. Fenelon Falls, March 19th. 1894, The Fenelon Falls Gazette. Friday. April 13th, 1894. Tit For Tat. A number of Kingston store-keepers talk about getting even with the Patrons of Industry. who obtain dry goods, groceries and other supplies at whole- sale, by refusing to buy a load of hay, straw, wood or anything whatever from a farmer who is a member of the organ- ization. The client of this sort' of retaliation will depend upon circum‘ stances. If all the farmers around Kingston became Patrons and all the merchants joined the “combine,” it would be a bad thing for everybody, as the farmers would have to pay the freight of, cheap and bulky products to a distant market or not sell them ; while the merchants would either have to do without such products or pay the freight on them from a distant market. If all the merchants join the combine and only some of the farmers become Patrons it. will be good for those who do not; but, on the other hand, if all the farmers become Patrons and only some of the merchants join the combine it will be a gOnd thing for the merchants who keep out of it. In the latter case the mer- chants not in the eombinc will have all the farmers to buy from, and in the former case the farmers who are not Patrons will have all the merchants to sell to. It. is almost to he wished that all the merchants and all the farmers would join their respectiworganizations, as they would then soon find out that it is impOSSlble for one clam: to get along without the other, of which great truth the parties of both the first and second part may be unconvinced as long as the fight is confined to a few. We do not blame the farmers for try ing to better their condition, but greatly regret to see them going the wrong way to work to attain the desired end. 'Tbey are suffering from two causes, the credit system and inordinate taxation, and, ' as far as the first is concerned, we have already said half a dozen times and now say again that, taking a year's purchase of all sorts of commodities, they can do as well by buying from re- putable retailers and agreeing before- hand to pay spot cash for all the sup- plies they may need as they can by the system they have adopted, which injures their own customers without benefiting themselves. The source of the second and far more serious drawback. inordi natc taxation, is the N. P., and this is now so well known by tens of thousands of Conservative farmers, who will not,‘ now that their eyes are opened, vote for ‘ party against pocket, as they have blind- ' ly done at every Dominion election dnr- l ing the past ten years. A Bank Wanted. On Wednesday the Inspector of the ' Montreal Bank and Mr. McGa-Jlmn, the l agent at Lindsayjcame to the Falls and interviewed our business men who have ,l lately taken action to have a branch ofl that bank established here. The meet- ' ing in the )lauston House was attended l by nuarly all the merchants and others who have banking to do, and all present expressed their willingness to support a local agencv 'fln- private bank open 5 who are far better judges of the matter than we are a brance of the Montreal or any Other thoroughly reliable chartered bank ought now to pay fairly well in Fenelon Falls. True, the village has decreas -': 3'1 population during the past decade; but it is now entering an era of prosperity. and with the pulp mill again in full operation and the red mill in the hands ofa wealthy firm, there on rht to be more money in circulation than during any previous period in its history. Then. again, a bank would draw a gnod deal of business front the surrounding country as well as from Fenelon Falls, and would have custom- ersâ€"or clients or patients, or whatever is the right. name for themâ€"from every lac-ilin nearer to it than to Lindsay. But the nfi‘icers of the bank and the business men and plutocrats of the vil- lage know all the pros and Cons of the project. and we are glad to hear that they think so well of it that a bank will probably be in operation here at a very early date, and some have gone so far as to designate the now empty store in Mr. Jordan's block north of Francis street as the building in which it will be located. Village Council. Fenelon Falls, April 6th, 1894. Council met at the call ofthe rccvc. Present. Joseph McFarland, reevc, in the chair, and councillors Sandford, Golden and Martin. ntcs of previous meeting read and ap- proved. Movcd by Mr. Brandon, seconded by Mr. Martin, That the Mechanics' Insti- tute be rebated th: taxes for the year 1893. and Martin. and Sandford. Moved by Mr. Brandon, seconded by Mr. Martin, That the following ac- counts be paid and the move give his orders for the same: W. T Junkin, by law bank and index, $2.75 ; Patrick Kelly, attendance on Mr. Fountain’s family when suffering from diphtheria, 20 days at We. a day, 810; U. Wise, one dtiy on drain south of river, 81 ; Collector, postage and stationery, 81.50; R. Wallace, load of wood to M rs. Frisby, charity, 81 ; S. Nevison, 1 month's sal- ary up to 5th inst.. $7.â€"-Carricd. Moved by Mr. Sand ford, seconded by Mr. Golden, That the collector collect the taxes from the Mechanics' Institute before the roll is acceptedâ€"Carried. The agreement between the village and Mr. Thomson re exemption of taxes Motion lost. Yeas, Brandon Nays, McFarland, Golden on the mill property was then taken up and explained by Mr. McSweyn at length. M r. Sandford gives notice of a bylaw at next meeting to exempt Mr. John Thomson or his assigns from municipal taxes. A petition was received from the W. C. T. U. praying for the regulation of billiard table licenses for this village. Mr. Brandon gives notice of a by-law to authorize Mr. Robert Jackett to lay water pipes along the streets of Fenelon Falls, to be introduced next meeting. M r. Sandfurd gives notice of a by law to amend bylaw 180, regulating billiard table licenses, at this meeting of the council. Bylaw read and passed in the usual manner. Moved by Mr. Sandford, seconded by Mr. Golden and rcsolveti:-â€" Whereas the village of Fenelon Falls is advan tageously situated for manufacturing lumber and woodenware out of saw-logs and timber (in the rough), and persons and corporations within and beyond said village have been and are now ap- plying for statutory exemption from taxes provided they engage in and carry on within the said village such manufac- tories requiring a number of workmen from thirty and upwards continuously for at least five months in each summer season during the continuation of the exemption, and it is desirable to encour- age the said manufactures with a View to the benefit that the said village will receive from the additional population so brouxht in, and the increased de- mands thereby upon business men and tradesmen within the said village. Be it therefore resolved that the conn oil of the said village will be ready at all times to grant such statutory ex emption to persons engaged in the said manufactures subject to the following among conditions to be incorporated in agreement. and by-laws for carrying out that purpose namely :â€" (1.) That the said exemption shall be to the full extent permissible by law to such pet'sOnS and corporations as may maintain in their employment in such manufactures the average of at least fifty men per month for at least five months in each year between the first Brandon, Min- ' whole or in part, or directly or indirectly, engage in any other trade or calling within said village that may come in competition with other merchants. trades- men, mechanics or other manufacturers within the said village. (3.) That. the said manufactures and properties shall always be aSSl‘SSPd as if the said exemption were not Contemplat- ed. and that the taxes imposed on ac. count thereof shall be wiped off at or alter the first day of December of each year upon proof being made by statutory declaration ol the manager ot‘such works and also the production of books showing the number of men actually employed during the period aforesaid, wages paid or payable therefor, and the names of persons so employed ; but in case of fail- ure to comply with the Conditions upon which such exemption is granted, the said persons, corporations and properties shall be liable for the whole amount of taxes for the then current year. (4 ) That. an allowance of one month may be made out of the said computs~ tion in case of loss or damage by fire, occasioning a stay of the work, or by reason of other unavoidable accident, but should any person, otherwise entitled to exemption, keep employed a less number than the number specified the exemption shall not be allowed. (6 ) 'l but parties applying shall pre- sent their application in writing to the council at any time between the first day of January and the first day of April in any year, setting forth the nature of the business to be carried on, the number of workmen to be employed and the extent of property to be used in connection therewith. (6) Tlmt such a business and cor- poration desiring exemption shall, con- temporaneously with the passing of a by-law embodying such of the aforesaid conditions as may be applicable, execute an agreement under their hands and Seals tothe efi'cct hereinbefore sxipulated, and that unless provided for at the time of entering into the said agreement, such persons and corporations shall not be entitled 'to assign over this privilege of exemption to any assignce, agent or- any person whomsoever without the c -nscnt oi the council of the said village, and in case of insolvency or assignment of such business or corporation of the said mnnufactory for the benefit of cred- itors, the said exemption shall immedi- ately cease and the then current year's taxes shall be collccmblc upon the said propertiesâ€"Carried. Council adjourned to meet at the call of the rceve. Fenelon Falls, April 10th, 1894- Council met at the call of the rccvc. Members present, M r. McFarland, rcevc, in the chair, and councillors Brandon, Martin, Golden and Sandford. Minutes of previous meeting, read and approved. - Mr Dickson presented a petition signed by himself and 28 others praying for a rebate of taxes on the Mechanics' Institute. Moved by Mr. Brandon, seconded by Mr. Martin, That this council rebate the taxos on the Mechanics' Institute, which is assessed to Martin Kelly.â€" Carried. Mr. John A. Barron and Mr. John R. Scott submitted a proposal to the council to lease the market square property. ~ Mr. Sandfnrd gives notice of a by- law to be introduced at this mccting to exempt from municipal taxes the mark- ct square for M r. John R. Scott, repro- seuting the new paper Company. By-law read and passed in the usual manner. Moved by Mr. Golden, seconded by Mr Sandford, That those who cannot pay their taxes be referred to the charity committeeâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Sandford, seconded by Mr. Martin, That the council take the roll off the collector's hands and that the treasurer collect balance and the col- lector's snretics be relieved and their bonds returnedâ€"Carried. Moved by Mr. Martin, seconded by Mr. Sandford, That the following ao- connts be paid and the reevc give his orders for the same: McSweyu and Anderson on account. 8225 ; John Power, balance of salary, 810 -â€"â€"Carricd. By law No.â€" to authorize R Jackctt to lay water pipes along the streets of the village was then introduced. By-law read and passed in the usual manner. Council adjourned to meet at the call of the reevc. Personals. Mr. W. R. Madill of Toronto was at the Falls on Tuesday la‘t. Mr. Edward llaw, who left the Falls s day of April and the first day of Dec‘:m~ l for Toronto upwards of lour years ago, ber; and to the extent of one-half thcl was here lrom Saturday until Wednes- amnnnt oftaxes to all such persons and l corporations maintaining thirty work- men an employed as aforesaid. 2.) That such persons and eorpora- ' day. Mr. Wm. Necdlcr, one of the mem- bers of the new l’nlp Mill 00., was at the Falls on Friday and Saturday of ed some twelve or fourteen years ago i tions receiving exemption shall not in last week. .._..-......... 0â€"...” n “MA . __._.. ,.I.A. ..