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The mill, for insurance . . . . t. S 120 00 For incidental expenses about‘ 55 00 For reduced assessment about 45 00 Leaving net revenue from trill 980 00 Electric Light expenses: Wages, about ........ S 600 00 Repairs and ineidentals, say 190 00 Lossoftaxes............... 90 00 - Leaving net from light plant 1220 00 What amount will repay the $35,000 in 30 years’ time, beginning .10 years hence ? The annual payment required is $2,024.71. What docs all this mean 'f Simply that, after allowing for a possible depreciation of income from the mill after the first lease expires of $175 29 per year, and assuming that the revenue for lighting will not increase, the mill and lighting plant will pay for the whole purchase and will give the village a surplus cash income of about $800 per year for the first ten 'ears from the tnill and light plant alone, and also give the council, for all time‘ to come, free of cost, surplus water power capable of producing, under proper man- agement, a net revenue of from $3,000 to $10,000 per year; we have good reason to believe that the lesser figure is a safe state- ment, and we challenge anyone to show that even the greater sum is not a reason- able probability. , Any one wishing to discuss the subject or to question the above figures in any way, is requested to attend the pubiic meeting on Friday evening. D. GOULD, Chairman Finance Committee ofthc Village Council. ,___'________________-_-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"-â€"*‘-' ’ Municipal OwnershipeThe Power Side of the Subject. ..- Editor Gazette, The. village council have ascertained from reliable sources that the cost 0t‘ de- veloping about 500 h p. electrical will not exceed $23,000, including power house and permanent dam. Of course, agreement f0r__ sale of power can not be made until afte}~ the commissioners ard'blected, but we haife; good reason to expect hat snilicieut power‘ will be taken, as soon as it. can be made available, to provide the thousand dollars for inter-sst and the working expenses. The town of Orillia, which is now boom- ing under the stimulus of municipal own- , ership of electric power, found ready cus- tomers for a large amount within the first! your after development. Private corporations at Peterborough are finding it exceedingly profitable to have electric power to sell, and we think there is an example nearer home. The daily press has shown how many municipalities within a radius of 100 miles from Niagara Falls are seeking power from the Legis- lature to wire the energy to waiting manu- facturers at much greater cost than we could supply it. for. There is no reason to doubt that we will find customers._ One or t-wo large manufacturers and a number ol our own citizens who have expressed their intention to take power w'ill easily provide not only the funds necessary for the re- payment of the $25,000 besides interest, but leave a. surplus. Then, as our town is now, and more so as it grows larger, we need wise planning for fire protection and water works, which, we cannot have without water. ll it must be secured from the Capitalist or not at all, what will the extra cost be‘? ONE OF THE COUNCIL. _______________’___â€"__ To the Editor ry‘ the Fenelon Falls Gazette : Sta, As you invite, or, rather, challenge any person- opposed to the proposed By- pr No. 4281, in your last issue, to an ex- pression of opinion regarding ‘it, I would crave space in your next issue to offer a few remarks touching some points wi.ich I think ought to he carefully considered be- fore marking the ballots on the 20th inst , not in reply to your editorial, but to that 3 of your cotem, the Star. Ishall not inflict on your readers anyanalysis ofthe propos- ' ed By-Law, which, notwithstanding any inuendos thrown out by either Lawyer Mc- Diarmid or the Star as to any lack of un- derstanding on the part of the commonalty either expressed or implied, is sufficiently plain for any reader-of average intelligence to comprehend in all its details. This cry of the “last opportunity ” is a good deal after the style of the average auctioneerin'his. “ last. of‘ the lot, gentle- men." When did this boom in bidders for the Fenelon Falls water power begin? It would vastly interest the people as to by whom, and where, it originated. How good it was of the company to cancel the Option or with this mysterious Lindsay representative of capital for the benefit of their own vil- lage. One would naturally prefer having a few more facts as to what bottom was iu this Lindsay. offer, or to what proportion. it bore to $34,000, etc. We are- assured also that there has been a careful examina. tion made by experts as to the expense of developing this surplus 500 h. p. Who were they? Let us know their rating in the electric and mechanical world ; we- shall then be in a position to judge the value of their estimate. The council are the representatives of the people, elected tn conduct the. public business for the time being. They are unanimously in favor of this scheme, and l maintain that it was their boundcu duty to find out what these rival offers were, and lay the n run-s and figures before the public. 'Wc should then be in a position to know whether there was boaa fide opposition, or were we simply fig- uring on a salted claim Where are they and how many water powers have doubled in value in the last few years, except iu the‘ estimation of their owners? Where, with all branches of industry booming all over the Dominion. is money to be had at 4 per cent‘? But the County is to be asked to guarantee those debentures. Mark the expression, to be askzt'l Are we to be caught with any such sophistry‘? Will any man stand up and even promise that the County will endorse the paperâ€"t'or that is what it. amounts to--of any township, town or vil- lage, in order to enable that corporation to speculate ‘l And “ commissioners are to be appointed to managethe affairs and endea- vor to induce manufacturers to.come. in,” etc. Arc they to be salariedloflicials to go over the country.‘ interviewing capitalists rate antinnctrnthctturers. teaches. intermediate cries between them and the executive of the village ; in fact, to perform duties which council should be well able to accomplish - themselves? Is it. too much to predict that when those new industries are inducted, the first demand will be exemption from taxes? _We have so far had two new indus- tries established in ‘our village-the pulp mill and the chemical works. (above all expenses) from the present light- ing system is $1200 per annum. indeed news. I have always held that electric lighting here ought- to be furnished at a lower cost, but have time and again substitute-d, it would be a good deal nearer the mark. Buta .ycarly rental- of $1200 is guaranteed for ten years for the mill and power to operate it; but, notice the rider,‘ _.the assessment is to_ be fixed at $6000.‘ Rather small, is it not, in proportion to the $35,000 we pay for the whole, when we‘ consider that the electric light plant is till -the' machinery the corporation acquires over and above that ‘in the flour mill? $1200 per annum does at first sight appear afihigh rent for a miil of that capacity, but it is more than made up by the low assess- ment. Note, the council is not bound to accept this rent; they may get a higher. Well, to put it short, this is another rather heavy draft on the imagination, and not a very probable contingency unless blanketed by another reduction of assessment. How does business succeed in some places and not in others, without either reduction or bonuses ‘t ford. Itstands third in the Dominion in the amount of its manufactures, being ex- ceeded only by the cities of Montreal and Toronto. manufactures of Canada, has neither the facilities for power or timber that Fenelon Falls. has, and yet no one has ever received one dollar either by way of bonus or reduc- tion in taxes. asked and the other points to which allusion has been made, there is one other factor, and a most important one, which the ad- vocates of the scheme have been careful to eschew. lIow many horse-power do we really ac- quire by this purchase? the. power of the falls, the whole capacity of the stream has been taken and dealt with as if private individuals were the sole and only owners, and it has been made to appear that, over and above what is now in use, there is still 500 h p. available. Who has ever heard a whimper about the title vested in the Dominion Government? Fenelon River is a. part of the Trent Valley Canal; the locks here are already built. I am unaware of the exact figure, but tinder- stand the lockmaster has to maintain 'a depth of some five or six feet on the mitre sills all through the season of navigation ; and if'at any time the water becomes so low that that depth cannot be maintained and the factories run at one and the same time, either navigation mast stop and the whole trade of the canal be blocked, or the . factories ‘must shut down. be ‘I How long would any Government allow navigation to be blocked in order ‘that a few fictories may continue to oper- ate '?' It occurred once already lockmaster was ordered to shut down the Ilowry mill in order that the little steamer - Empire might pass through without fear 04L damage. They each We are assured that. the net revenue This is Take the small city of Brant- It exports one-twelfth of the But apart altogether from the high figure Let us devote amoment to it. In calculating Which shall it that the' L'ct me briefly notice one more item- over- looked heretofore, i. e, there i's a power canal partly made now north of the locks. Do the vendors in this scheme lay any claim to it? Ifancy not. The power to operate this may be acquired any day. Then where would the 500 h. p. not now in use be? This is an eventuality which no . disinterested person of any intelligence will overlook. This canal was made and is owned‘ by the Government, and there is not the slightest doubt that a lease 0t it. could be obtained tor manufacturing pur- poses at a low rental at any time. It the members of the council are not aware of these facts (and I defy any person. to the proof that they are not true) they ought to be. If they were aware of them and did not give them due weight when negotiating this scheme, it is nothing less than a betrayal of trust. And it is also the duty of. the local press, including the gen- tleman who wrote the leading article for the Star, to lay all the facts before their readers. Iwould ask every ratepayer in the village not to allow himself to'be led away by either the special pleadings ol in- terested parties or the eloquent harangues of imported or paid speakers who have not one single dollar at stake. not one cent’s worth of property involved; but to think for themselves, and to remember that if the By-law carries there will be a blanket- mortgage on the ratable property of the corporation for the solo purpose 0t‘ enabling a company to dispose of their property at a handsome figure, and embarking- in a scheme which is simply visionary, ablanket which few who took part in putting on will. likely live longenongh to see. removed. Yours truly, THE OTHER SIDE. FenelonFalls, April 11th,,1903... April 7th, the wife 0f .\lr. Thomas Graham of a daughter. Pm'SOIntge, by Rev. John Gar-butt, on Wed- had exemption from taxes. HOW man)’ 0f nesrluy, April 15th. Mr. Edward Carpenter our men have they employed? That they t0 Miss Louisa Waffle,both of Fcnelon Falls have been a benefit-a very great benefit- _ . - to the surrounding country there is no dubt, but the increased amount we of the village have had to pay forfuel alone dur- ing the past twenty years has exceeded the amount of benefit to the village by many hundred-fold ; and:l challenge any man to show that their presence has decreased the taxesby one cent. on Monday/April 13th, Mrs. Alex’r Win- rnn, aged 43 years, 6 months and ‘2.3 days. Reported by the North Star Roller Mil/Z Cu. Flour, Silver Leaf ...... .. 1.90 2.10 Flour, Victoria» "1.50 2.00 Flour, Family, Clipper.... 1.65 1.85 Bran, per l00 lbs ...... .. . 90 l 00 Shorts, “ ' “ ......... l.00_ 1.10 Mixed Chop “ ......... 1.15 1.25 signed up to April 18th next tor the work only of constructing an between Raven Lake and Elliott’s Falls, Victoria County. Particulars from Raven Lake Portland Cement 00., Ltd., ____---â€".._-.___._.' _ will leave Toronto every TUESDAY dur- ing March and April, 1903, if sufficient busi- ness offers. ' - should take the train leaving Toronto at l 45 p. in. ‘ should take- the train leaving Toronto at 9 00 p. m. » train . Guide,” “ Western Canada” or “British Columbia,” apply to your nearest Canadian Pacific agent or to ‘Tr-ts consume: BIRTI-IS. Grisrrsu.-At Fenelon Falls, on Tuesday, _____________--â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"' . DIARRIED. Canesxrna-\V1rrrr.s.â€".\ t the Methodist THE BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS of the License District ~of East» Victoria have fixed Monday, the 20th day of April, A. D 1903, for the consideration of applications for licenses for the ensuing year. Meeting to be held in the Inspectors Ollice, over the “ Post.” Printing Ofiice, foot ot'YKcnt street, Lindsay, commencing at, eleven o'clock :t. m. ' _ - I The l'ollowing'arc the applications for licenses received by the Inspector for the said License District'for tthiccnse Year 1903 and 1904: ‘ , DIED. Wlsoanrâ€"ln the township 0t Fcnelon, Nature ofLicense. W.\Lt..\cn..â€"-At Fcnelon Falls , on Tuer- - - - - day. April 14th, Robert Wallade, aged 558 Um Who“ "ecewca" Name‘ “““‘°‘P“l"y' ' years, 9 months and ‘2.6 days. 1903} March 7 . . . Henry Brooks. . .. . . .. Fenelon Falls . .. .. . . .. . . .. Taveru- . March 10......John Aldous........, “ “ ll t4 Ion... ‘no. lento. March 24......Jerry Twomey ....., ‘March ‘Z ......John Conway.... ....Bobeaygeon ...... .... March 4 John Kcnuey.... “ “' March 24......William Clancey ....Omemee........ l’ H t.’ FENELON FALLS MARKETS. Fenclon Falls, Friday, April 17th, 1903_ been assured it could not be done. Now, _ 9 _ _ . if this assurance is correct, that such a \Vheat,ScOtch 01' Fife .... 70 to 75 Match ..8.....,llenty Be.ttty.... "" _""'--' ------ large net. revenue accrues from the Small Wheat, fall, per bushel. 65 67 Feb. 27 ... Fred Dettmau .. . Somervrlle. . . . .... . .. . .. .. . “ . number of light< in use in Fenelon Falls, Wheat, spring ’ . . .. . . .. 65 67 March 4. William (laldwell.. .. “ .. .... . .. . . . . .... “ Electfrie ligating is ceiitdainly the biigd gféllg gmleyl P2303116] . - . . . . .. g; 4 40 March 4 . . . . .. Sarah Ann Pattie. . . .Bexley - - .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . .. . . .. “ ay or pro ucmg go en eggs. u_ , n uctw lea .... .. . . - 4o , _ . H , llOfBiS the rub,ifthe lights are paying SO Oats, tt ....,,,, 2.8 29 Match 9......‘V.J.Cltltpfl.\v ...-n ...-u... ..........._.. ‘ Well, 0n what, grounds did they b51780 their Pease, “ _ U,‘ .. .. 60 ' 63 March 11.---. Dougal Gordon . ...Fenelon . .. ... . . .. . . . ... . . . ... “ demands, O" the council onlyafepé weeks Rye, “ ....... 45 »47 Mat'cl125......John Campbell...... “ .. “ ago fora rise, aye, and got. it, of .‘90 per Potatoes, t} 70 80 . _ _ . ' , . -- aunnm; an increase of between fifty and Butter, Pei‘, lb .. . . . _ 16 ,8 The above held licenses during the license year 1902 and 1903. sixty per cent. for street lighting? Did Egg5,per' dozen...... 9 ' ' 10 NEW APPLICANT. the PQ‘“-P““~",te“ the council then WIlM' the Hay, per ton - . --~~- t 7-09 3 00 March 24. .. ... A. W. Fountain . .Fenelon ...... ... . . . . .. . . ..’l‘avern.. profit on the system was? Or- wrll the Hides , ...... 5,00 55o . _ _ - council kindly state on what grounds they Hons (live) ...... ...... .. 5 35 5,60 1 . ‘ were prevailed ‘upon to grant the increase? Hogs (Dressed) o 00 7.00 JQHN SHQBT, The Star remarks incidentally. “The Beef....... .. 450 5.50 License Inspector," price “my seem high” Were the words Sheepskins . . .. 50 75 LicenseDistt-ict of-East Victoria. . " may seem” struck- out and “enormously” Wool _ . .. .. .. _ . . _ .. 7 ,2 . . , TENDERS WANTED. Tenders will he received by the under- ELECTRIOAL TRANSMISSION LINE 16 King St. West, Toronto. in doing your spring ~wall papering that . is not the very best you can get for your money. And how do ‘you ‘know you are getting the best possible value‘ unless you have seen our" stock? Let us show you 'Wllttl} we have to show you. ' @NEeWAY EECURSIGNS To Manitoba and Canadian North-west- ' (EEG. H. MCGEE. Passengers travelling without Live Stock Passengers travelling with .Live Stock Colonist Sleeper will be attached to 0.1 ch For full particulars and copy of“ Settlers’ A. ll. NOTMAN, Assistant General Passenger Agent, > 71_ Yeas- St, 'Poronw- I am prepared to supply all necessary materialE for House or Barn building at reasonable prices,. and it will pay you to consult me before buying. Planing done on short notice by first class workmen. asarsnFoRo. NATIONAL SEPARATQB MANUFACTURED A'l‘ CUELPII, ONT. Claimed to be as good as any on the market. Its points are: Gloss Skimming, Easy Running, Easiest to Clean, interchangeable Brass Earnings at every point, Ball Bearings. Come and see that we tell the truth. '46-3m. PETER PERDUE_ ‘Wu cvefliming in Minimally We invite you to our Spring Miliinery Opening. We extend a cordial invitation to ladies E @ur of Fenelon Falls and vicinity to visit our establishment, where experience and in- genuity have made it possible for intending purchasers to obtain an assortment oflltliI-I linery Goods which is complete in every detail for the coming season. Our import- ations 0t Flowers, Ribbons, Laces, Braids, Silks, Noveliies, re tdy-to-wear and nntrim- med I-Iats, will impress you with onrability to serve your every want. W iiiiililil illli liliilli is printed every Friday at the office, corner May and Francis Streets. Look it over ;~ allso your Buggy. If they need any." rcparrrng or fixing up, now IS the time to have it done,. ‘ and'my shop is the-place 10-- : have it done right... sonscarrrrou : $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE or one cent per week will be added, as long as it remains unpaid. Adverti sing Rates. Professional or busin'ess cards, 50 cents. per line per annum. Casual advertisements, April 8 cents per-line for the first insertion, and 2nd, 2 cents perlrne for every subsequent lllSCl‘-»_ firs,‘ New “'Ol'k'. (10113 01181101,,‘ l r 903' notice. tion. Contracts by the year, hull‘ year or.-i less, upon reasonable terms. .__- 10B PRINTING executed‘ neatly, cor-. eertly and at moderate prices. E. D. HAND,-. liropyietoxr. Miss titanium. i r. 01;. entrants.