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Porcupine Advance, 21 Jul 1927, 2, p. 1

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Membership fee, $2.00 per year for ordinary members and 50c¢. per year for associate members. The Caledonian Society of Timmins Open to nativeâ€"born Scots and Scotswomen and thoseée of Scottish descent. Meetings every second and fourth Friday in the month in the Hollinger Hall. W. SHEWAN, L. McCLURE, President Secretary. TIMMINS _ LODGE No. 1815. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners will meet every lst and 3rd Tuesday of each month in the Miner‘s Union Hall, 2nd Ave. at 7.30 n.m, Baker Third Ave, Timmins The Laneashire Club of Timmins meets in the Hollinger Recreation Hall the First and Second Saturdays in each month at 8 p.m. Lancashire people are welcome and may bring friends by invitation only, which may be obtained from the Secretary or President on application, or from any member of the Committee. H. UNSWORTH, President MRS. T RICHARDS, Sec.â€"Treas. Box 1037, Timmins, Ont. Schumacher L. 0. L. O. 2975. Meets on the Second and Fourth Thursday of cach month at the Schuâ€" macher Orange Hall. All visiting members welcome. When you buy a loaf of our raisin bread it is gone before you know it. The children will locate it and help themselves every time they experience that ‘‘gone‘‘ feeling. The adults, too, are always ready for a slice of it. To be on the safte side buy several loaves at a time. _ No chance of it getting stale. _ Make our bakery your sources of supply. P. VARKER, President R. BURNMAN, Secretaryâ€"Treasurer, Box 1507, Timmins Meetings held in Hollinger Recreation Hall, third Saturday of each month. Open to all of Cornish birth or Corâ€" nish Associate. Cornish Social Club Snowbound R. B. P. _â€"â€"No. 868 Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. All visiting brethren welcome and Fourth Sunday. Club Rooms over George Taylor Em Hardware, 10 Third Avenue _ VISITING BROTHERS WELCOME Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month, in the Basement of Anglican Church All visiting members welcome. J,. G. Archer, W. F. McLean, Timmins Council, No. 2403 Meetings every second Wednesd: Della Coady Meets every Tuursaay in the month in the Oddfellows‘ Hall, Spruce St., Visiting Brothers and Sisters alwaya welcome. TIMMINS GOLD NUGGET REBEK AH LODGE No. 173 Lancashire Club Timmins L.O0.L. SECOND SECTION FRED JOHNSON, W.P. H. COOK, REGISTRAR P. J. BEAUDIN, Financialâ€"Excretary. loaf of our raisin before you know will locate it and every time they *‘gone‘‘ feeling. are always ready To be on the Celia Easton,.. Ree. Seo 0t (* 5; i/ 6 ocms [E 1) umm i1 D# The application for membership should contain, besides a request for stock, such information as to the kind of produce said member will likely wish to sell, the point from which he usualâ€" ly ships, and a promise to support the The capital should ‘be $14000.00 divided into 280 shares of $50.00 each. Each member should be requested to take one share only, and the company should not commence business until at least 200 shares have been sold. plan ‘be operated, and that a company be formed on a plan similar to those referred to, with a view to handling more than the one particular product. The company would operate over as large a territory as possible, and should take in at least that country lyving between New â€" Liskeard and Englehart, including Charlton, and that agrieultural land immediately south of Liskeard and north of lun«rleâ€" hart. Because of the need for a selling organization among the farmers, ownâ€" ed operated, and cuntrolled by them. it is suggested that an extension of the Matheson and Cochrane Creamery ‘‘Because of the increasing imâ€" portance of the agricultural industry in the North, and because the large buyers of the North required their supplies in car load lots, and the inâ€" dividual farmers do not produce on so large a scale, ‘*Therefore, be it resolved : ‘‘That we request the Ontario Govâ€" ernment to assist in the formation of one or more Farmers Coâ€"operative Sellinge Organizations, arranging for the necessary capital on the same terms as was accorded to the creamâ€" eries now operating at Matheson and Cochrane."‘ Mr. Wright‘s report on the plan, which will also be submitted to the Government, was as follows: The most important item before the meeting was a plan for coâ€"operative marketing of farm produce which had been asked by Hon. G. Howard Ferâ€" guson. C. W. Wright of Engleshart, had been deputed to draw up this scheme and he presented his report. In preparing the plan he had discussâ€" ed it with a large number of farmers of the Englehart, Charlton and New Liskeard district and it carried their approval. It was finally decided to pass a resolution of a general nature to forward to the Government and in the letter accompanying it, to go into greater detail than could be expressâ€" ed in a formal resolution. The reâ€" solution was as follows : Moved by C. W. Wright, seconded by A. A. Sutton: The Northern Ontario Associated Boards of Trade held its summer meeting at JIroquois Falls on Thursâ€" day. While the attendance was not as large as usual owing to a number of causes, the meeting was a good one and the discussions in the different matters before the Boards was exeelâ€" lent. Through the courtesy of the presiâ€" dent of the Associated Boards of Trade, Mr. Alec Dewar, and the secâ€" retary, Mr. F. E. Wood, The Advance is able to give the following detailed report of the meeting of the Asscciatâ€" ed Boards of Trade at Iroquois Falls last week :â€" Associated Boards Discuss _ Marketing and Insuranc Interesting and Useful Meeting at Iroquois Falls Last Thursday. Highway and Other Roads Discussed. Crusade to Toronto. Happy Smoker Given by Iroquois Falls and District Board of Trade to Delegates. TIM MINXS KIRK LANXD LAKE COBA LT BELLEYV 11LE ROUYNS orcar The foregoing, whilst lacking detail, provides the basis on which a complete and efficient selling oganization can be constructed; it provides the individual farmer with the complete machinery to reach the market with his wares ; it ensures said goods reachâ€" ing the market in the best of condiâ€" tion ; it provides the management with the complete machinery for locating supplies and guarantees the quality; and the services that such a company can render will be limited only by the ingenuity of the management and The head shall forward to each‘ shipâ€" per a proportion of the value of his shipment at time of delivery, a perâ€" centage in 15 days and the balance in 30 days. The company shall only deduect from the seller that percentage estiâ€" mated necessary to operate the comâ€" pany. Any surplus at the end of the year shall be disbursed among the members in proportion to the volume of selling they have done through the company. tables, which shall ibe assembled for tlie purpose of sale in ear load lots. The company shall erect at points considered necessary, suitable buildâ€" ings to hold a supply of pressed hay, ete., and shall erect at a point to be determined, and after the assurance of sufficient volume to warrant it, a building suitable for the grading and storing of potatoes and similar vegeâ€" Agents will forward particulars of each shipment to manager‘s office, which will be the head office of the company, from which point a stateâ€" ment will be sent each customer, and to which point all remittances will hbe made. The manager shall make regular trips to all consuming centres along the I.â€":â€"N. 0. takm(r orders for the kind and type of pxoduo he has at his disposal, notifyinge his agent as sales are made, who in turn will see that same are promptly forwarded. Members of a district will notify their agent of produce for sale, who in turn will advise the company manaâ€" ger located at a point yet to be decidâ€" ed. ‘The manager will tabulate this advise and will thus know where an article can be obtained, the quantity thereof, and through his agent ‘he asâ€" sured of its quality. tag of the company to such shipment unless he deems the same to be in acâ€" cordance with the standard set by the company. In each district shall be appointed a competent man to act as a company agent, who shall be a part time emâ€" ployee in the early days of the comâ€" pany, and became full time as busiâ€" ness and cireumstances shall warrant. Said agent shall inspect all shipâ€" ments made in the name of the comâ€" pany, and shall not affix the shipping The whole country shall be divided into districts, said districts shall be determined iby the shipping points as indicated on the application form, and all members using the same shipâ€" ping point shall be deemed to be memâ€" bers of that district. The capital will be procured on the same terms as apply to the creameries, $5.00 down and $5.00 per year with interest on the unpaid balance. company at least until his share is fully paid. TIMMINS, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 21st, 1927 Telephone or call in person for information or mining news. camps. The facilities of our offices are at your disposal at all times. E have the latest news and * information from all mining (n motion of G. L. Cameron, secondâ€" ed by W. J. Kenney, a letter is to be sent to the Minister of Education Two matters dealing with education were discussed. G. A. Macdonald of Timmins, gave a report on the corresâ€" ondence courses which provided eduâ€" cation to children in sparsely settled districts, where there was no school. He reported that the classes were working out very well and that over a hundred children were taking these courses and deriving ereat benefit. It was accordingly moved by H. J. Fine, seconded by A. A. Sutton that the seâ€" cretary write to the Minister of Eduâ€" cation pointing out the great advantâ€" ages these courses were giving to children in the North and urging that they be more widely advertised among the newer districts so that more childâ€" reéen would have an opportunity to take them. The danger to travellers on the road through men driving under the influâ€" ence of liquor was brought up for disâ€" cussion and on motion of A. A. Sutâ€" ton, seconded by A. E. Lapalme it was decided to forward a resolution to the Government urging them to inâ€" struct the Provincial Police to pay special attention to this matter as they were better able to control danâ€" gerous driving than the local police. And, whereas, the said Ferguson Highway is now nearing completion, therefore, be it resolved that the Norâ€" thern Ontario Associated Boards of Trade in session at Iroquois Falls, Ont., this 14th day of July, A.D. 1927, go on record as expressing to you and your department and through you to the Government of the Province, sincere appreciation of what has been done for the North Country, in the way of providing a Trunk Highway to Old Ontario. Whereas, in the past few years the Northern Ontario Associated Boards of Trade have had a considerable aâ€" mount of correspondence as well as a number of personal interviews with you and your Department in connecâ€" tion with the construction of the Ferâ€" guson Highway and other roads of the North Country. The completion of **The Ferguson Highway‘‘ was the cause of (,ono‘ratu- lations. â€" This highway has been urgâ€" ed on the Government for years by the Associated Boards and the meetâ€" ing felt that the Associated Boards had been the chief instrument in havâ€" ing the highway built. _ Messrs Wilkes and Grummett were appointed by the chairman to draw up a resoluâ€" tion expressing the thanks of the Board to the Government. The reâ€" solution, which was earried unaniâ€" mously, follows : The Hon. Wm. Finlayson, Minister of Lands and Forests. vious meetings was brought up again and the Boards for the third time were unanimous in asking the Governâ€" ment to go back to the quarter section or 160 acres as 80 was not sufficient in the majority of cases. The secretary was instructed to write the Hon. Mr. Finlayson and the members of Legisâ€" lature laying the case before them and asking that action be taken to restore the old size farms. was to be taken and how far it was to be hauled and promised on receipt of that information to go into the quesâ€" tion with the view of giving a special rate. At present their secretary was requested by the meeting to forward this information, immediately. The question of 80 acres farms which has been diseussed at two preâ€" The question of gravel for roads was brought up and the Seretary F. E. Wood read a letter from G. W. Lee, in answer to a request for special rates on gravel, asking the Boards to give him details as to where the gravel was to be taken and how far it was tn members in devising methods HOMER L. (GIBON:# CO. Private Wires to all Branches 67 Yonge Street is of the radio owners in Sudbury have licenses, and that the department at Ottawa is going to check up on all the owners of sets, with consequent fires and costs. It may be different now, but a year or so ago the proportion of owners of radio sets in Timmins who had licenses was small. A checkâ€"up may be beld here at any time, and owners of radios would do well to see that they have the necessary license and so save trouble and exâ€" pense to themselves. Moved by G. A. Macdonald, secondâ€" ed Iby A. A. Sutton, that the Associatâ€" ed Boards express appreciation of the duelâ€"purpose plan of Hon. Mr. Finâ€" layson for the transfer of settlers from the unsuitable lands in Haliburâ€" ton, Hastings and other counties to the fertile stretches of the North Land, allowing the deserted farms concerned to revert to forest for which they are eminently suited. The Ast sociated Boards understand that only the most desirable settlers will be so transferred and feel that this will In the evening the delegates were entertained to a smoker concert which was attended also by a large number of townspeople. Duncan Cowan of Toronto, putting on a very excellent entertainment for a couple of hours after which refreshments were served. It was voted to be the most successâ€" ful evening put on in ITroquois Falls for some time. greatly assist the development of the North and the general welfare of the province. Mr. Macdonald of Timmins, gave the following resolution in regard to Hon. Mr. Finlayson‘s proposed proâ€" position to move settlers from poorer farms to rich land in Northern Ontaâ€" rio. Another, was a vote of thanks to Harry Duff, for his energy for road work in this section and the excellence of the roads considering the difficulty under which he has had to operate. tors instructed to recommend to schoo!l Boards where possible that northern teachers be engaged as far as possible for northern schools as their knowledge of local conditions made them more satisfactory. The question of farm insurance was discussed at some length and finally it was decided to appoint a committee with C. W. Wright of Englehart as chairman, to present a recommendaâ€" tion on all aspects of rural insuranc». The motion was made by G. A. Maâ€"â€" donald of Timmins, seconded by G. L. Cameron, Mr. Tremblay of Melntosh Spring , called the attention of the Board i» the fact that the road from the ra‘â€" road crossing to~ Melntosh station was almost impassable in w weather angd asking to have t‘ Boards request Mr. Duff to gravel this section. On motion of A. A. Sutâ€" ton and G. L. Cameron the Secretary was instructed to write Mr. Duff makâ€" ing this request. The chairman reported on a number of matters on which he had been in correspondence with the Government, including: compulsory organization of townships, legislation regarding indiâ€" gents, mail service, farms for young eriminals, low frieght rates, Rouyn railroad. The meeting passed several resoluâ€" tions of thanks in connection with work done. One was thanks to Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Langdon and the Timmins Board of Trade, for enerâ€" getically pressing the Government for payment of the Mattagami settlers, which they earried to a successful conclusion. | asking him to have the school inspecâ€" It is said that only forty per cent | MODERN PLUMBING | PROMOTES CLEANLINESS Even the little children find it difâ€" freult to resist the temptation to ‘‘wash up‘‘ when the bathroom apâ€" pointments are modern and invitâ€" ing. Those that we are prepared to install for you are the last word in attractiveness and sanitation. Yet the cost of installation is moderate indeed. We‘ll be glad to submit an estimate. B. HENDERSON â€" E. TOWNSEND Meets every second and fourth Monâ€" day of each month in Schumacher Orange Hall. Visiting _ Members welcome. TIMMINS, ONT. Meets every first and third Monday of every month in the basement of Anglican Church. Visiting Members Welcome M. BURTON, B., FRASER, Meets every Tuesday evening in the Oddfellows‘ Hall, Spruce st., North. Visiting brethren requested to attend THOS. SCOTT, _ W. G. SMITH, GOLDEN GLOW L. 0. B. X. No. 742 SCHUMACHER Services :â€" Sunday 11 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m. Wednesday Meeting........ 7.30 p.m. Testimonies of â€" Healing through Christian Science. (IMMINS LODGE, 1.0.0.f. No. 453 Christian Science Meetings ODDFELLOWS‘ HALL Subject : * TRUTH " 22 Third Avenue, Timmins (Ben Jacobs‘ Old Stand) Opposite Hollinger Stores, Dry Goods Dept. CIGARS, CIGARETTES, PIPES, TOBACCO, ETC. MAGAZINES NEWSPAPERS SOFPFT DRINKS Leaves Mattagami Dock every morning at 9 a.m. for Sandy Falls, which connects with Kamiskotia J. CLOUTIER, Queen‘s Hotel boat at 10 a.m. Leaves Mattagami Dock at 1 p.m. every day for Wawaitin FPalls. Special trips can be arranged for by calling Phone 327 7| THIRD AVE TIM! omith Eston Limited 8. C. Platus, B.A. (formerly office of Platus Lewis) Passenger Boat "Foch" Gold Star Lodge L. 0. B. A. No. 677 Plumbing, Heating Sheet Metal Contractors 5 REED BLOCK, TIMMINS Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public Shoe Shineâ€"Best in Town . G. Luxton TIMMINS, ONT. SECTION SECOND Timmins 1 4â€"37

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