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FACTS 'CONCERNING CANADA'S ' GREAT ATLANTIC GATEWAY. Halifax harbour is ten square miles in area, with water so deep that the largest ships afloat find it always easily accessible and navigable. Total absence of ice the year round, and a straight, wide and deep channel per- mit ocean vessels of any size to come and go in safety and without hind- rance at any hour. Sheltering hills on all sides remove all danger from storms and render it possible for hundreds of ships at one time, to ride serenely at anchor in Halifax Harbour, while waves and wind pound and buffet other vessels at sea. Tidal variations which never exceed six feet obviate all navigating and berthing difficulties, and visiting ships can, if they desire, dispense with the services of tugs that are in dis- pensable in most other harbours of the world. Not a dollar has ever been expended for dredging the entrance channels or anchorage area of Halifax Harbour. Halifax is the only port on the Atlantic seaboard of Canada that is always open to all shipping. At any stage of tide, and under any weather or climatic conditions, any ship in the world, can freely and safely enter or leave the port of Halifax. It is thé one and only Atlantic port capable of rendering constant, maximum service to Canadian foreign commerce. The location of such a harbour, ten Halifax, Canada's Winter er Pc cilities to. meet the situation "created |, by the war, and the World War em-| phasizéd, as perhaps nothing else could have done, the vital importance of the port and harbour of Halifax to Canada and the Empire. Such' a tremendous volume of traffic urged through the port, in fact, that the London Times, in 1918, called Halifax the world's third most import- ant port. had vanished. It became clearly evi- dent .that Halifax was capable of rendering a national service that no other port could render, and that what Halifax had done in war-time, she was capable of doing in peace-time This conviction spread and the de- mand for port development grew, but it remained for Sir Andrew Rae Dun- can, in_1926, as the head of a com- mission that investigated certain claims of provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward island to bring into sharp relief the immediate necessity of making a great national port at Halifax. Acting upon the Duncan Commis- sion's recommendations, the Govern- ment in 1928 created the Corporation of the Halifax Harbour Commission, and that body is earrying out the pro- gram of port development which was formulated in 1912. The essential purpose of the Halifax Harbour Commissioners, as defined in the Duncan Report, is "to see that the miles from sea, and only sixty miles | port facilities are developed on such off the beaten track of transatlantic|a scale as will gradually, but by no traffic between' Europe and North| means slowly, create channels through America, places the port of Halifax in| which trade can expand, both winter an exceptionally advantageous posi-| and summer," and "to create facilities , tion in so far as accessibility to world even ahead of the expansion of trade." shipping is concerned, and when it is realized that the port is not only the} will eventually take place at the port nearest of all North American ports} f Halifax cannot, now, be accurately to Europe, Africa, Asiatic' ports as prédicted. Two main factors will de- far east as Hong Kong, and Atlantic ports of South America, it is easy to understand the vital importance of Halifax 'as a factor in Canada's for- eign commerce. Historically, the port of Halifax has long been important. THe excellence of its harbour was noted on de Cham- plain's charts as early at 1632, and in 1758, a few years after the founding of the city (1749) by Lord Cornwallis, a British armada of 157 vessels sailed out of the harbour to take in the siege of Louisburg. Long before the Con- federation of Canada was conceived, the commercial value and strategic . situation of the harbour were fully re- cognized by Imperial authorities, and Halifax became an important British naval and military base, while the commercial development of the port alse kept pace with British activities in North America. Omitting tedious historical details, it is sufficient here to say that the de- velopment of the port failed to pro- gress with the growth of Canada as a Dominion, primarily because of the general acceptance of the view that other ports, competing for world ship- ping, could, by reason of the geo- graphic situations, serve Canadian commercial interests on a more eco- nomical basis than could Halifax, situated on the extreme eastern sea- board of the Dominion, and handi- capped by inadequate railway service. However as Canada grew materially the spirit of nationhood also gained strength and the importance of de- veloping Canadian ports as factors in nation-building, gained wider and wider recognition, but it was not until early in the present century that Hali- fax came to be looked upon as a potential national asset. y Just before the World War, the esti- mate of Halifax's national importance had grown sufficiently to find expres- sion in a definite governmental scheme of port development, and in 1912 the Borden Government formulated an ex- tensive scheme of development for the port of Halifax. .Announcement of the proposed development was made at Halifax, on October 30th, 1912, by Hon. Frank Cochrane, then Minister of Railways and Canals, and within a few months the project was under way. The development scheme then form- ulated is practically the same that is being carried out to-day. Work on the Ocean Terminal piers and sheds was rushed throughout the year 1912, and early in 1914 the 2007 foot quay, the longest wharf for ocean liners in} ingness of the Government of Canada, with the approval of the people of Canada, to support the tlans formu- lated by the Halifax Marbour Com- missioners to create and maintain facilities to meet the actual and pros- pective demands of the shipping world. Increase in facilities has already reached a stage that makes Halifax, virtually, a new port. More than $4,000,000 is being spent this year in port improvements, and an expendi- ture of $15,000,000 or more within the next five years is contemplated, order to meet the demands that seem des- tined to ensue from the Canadian policy of influencing the flow of ex- port and itaport traffic through Can- adian ports. The present facilities of the Port of Halifax consists of sixteen deepwater berths with water at berths from 28 to 50 feet deep, and 14 transit sheds, all with ample railway trackage, and a grain elevator, all under the ad- ministration of the Halifax Harbour Commission; forty privately owned wharves, 150 to 400 feet lohg, with berthing water from 25 to 85 feet; twenty privately owned sheds with storage area of 125,000 square feet; cold storage plant of 2,000,000 cubic feet capacity, with the most modern equipment for warm, freezing or frost proof storage of all kinds of perish- able commodities, and complete ocean and rail shipping facilities; oil bunk- ering up to 5,000 barrels an hour; coal bunkering of 600 tons an hour at pier and 285 tons an hour in the stream; large drydocks, marine rail- way and machine shops for repairs and overhauling of ocean vessels; floating crane with lifting capacity up to 100 tons; the finest facilities on the North American Atlantic coast for the health, comfort and convenience of ocean passengers, and the finest hotel and railway accommodation connected with any western Atlantic port. Four berths and transit sheds will be added to the port's facilities, this year, by the construction of Pier B, which is now under way. At the berths, water will be from 40 to 45 feet deep. Each transit shed will be built of concrete and steel. ---- 000 FARMER REPRESENTATIVES The so-called handicap of geography] The extent of the development that termine the magnitude of expansion-- the demands of shipping engaged in Canada's foreign trade, and the will- changing world commodity prices and a pledge impracticable. He was pre- else, a number of examples of mater- tariff recommendation included a pro- viso that only imports which the sur- vey disclosed could be "efficiently and economically produced" in Canada should be dealt with in tariff changes, and safeguarding of the Canadian THE the govergmedtwerg asked to use] influence with private corpora- ons in the ditection of new construc- m and the niaximum of Maititenance |" 'Yhe farmer was remembered in one of the proposals, but it remain to be seen what practical result will or low. The council recommended * sible encouragement to the efficient marketing of Canadian grain, farm produce and other primary products." Since the need of such encouragement has been 80 obvious for many months, and the new government is pledged by pre-election promises to do some- thing of the sort, the merit of this clause could hardly be said to lie in its originality. In the distribution of direct elie the joint responsibility of federal, provincial and municipal governments was endorsed. One of the Saskatche- wan delegates pointed out that certain municipalities in the "dried out" areas were already head over heels in debt, and neither the inauguration of public works nor the wholesale distribution of direct relief was practicable. The fruit of this remark was seen in a sub- clause of the drafted recommenda- tions. If a municipality is financially unable to contribute to the three-fold plan of providing direct relief, the council advises that dominion and pro- vince share the cost between them. A E. Darby, secretary of the Can- adian Council of Agriculture, suc- ceeded in taking the sting out of a recommendation on the tariff. As originally proposed, the clause urged the examination of imports followed by tariff changes which would result in the production of goods in Canada hitherto bought from foreign coun- tries. The chairman J. Clark Reilly, asked Blake Robertson, C.M.A. dele- gate, if the manufacturers could give a guarantee that in the event of tariff changes giving them the market they would refrain from raising the cost of articles to the consumer. ° In reply Mr. Robertson urged that other unforeseen factors made such pared to give Mr. Darby, or anyone ially lower prices following increases in the tariffs. However, as finally presented, the customer was attempted by the'adyice "that coincident with such changes the government take steps to safe- guard the interests of the consumer." sm--) (mpm FEEDER PURCHASE POLICY IN EFFECT FOR FOUR MONTHS. In order to encourage the winter feeding of young cattle and of lambs in Eastern Canada and, incidentally, to ensure the success of the feeder shows which will be held at Moose Jaw on October 15, 16 and 17, and at Calgary on October 20 and 21, Hon. Mr. Weir has authorized the Domin- jon Live Stock Branch to put into operation for a period of five months a feeder purchase policy on similar lines to the assistance which was given during the past six seasons.' This policy will be effective for a period of five months commencing on August 1, 1930. It applies only on: (a) Shipments of feeder steers or lambs purchased at the Moose Jaw or Calgary Feeder Shows. (b) Shipments of feeder steers 'pur- chased direct from bona fide in Saskatchewan or Alberta, or at any of the western stockyards. Undér the terms of the policy the branch will pay the one way railway fare, berth, and living expenses. route from his home to the stock- yards at which the purchase is made, or to the nearest stockyards in the case-of range purchases, of any ap- plicant in Eastern Canada who com- plies with the following conditions: (1) The policy "is limited in the the federal government give all a : i 0 1 1 f 2 f in fn "OF COMMERCE 5 with which is amalgamated [ THE STANDARD BANK OF CANADA ) n presents itself. Gu manage vars sa to such problems fn | SALMON. riger "tan : MARSHALL'S HERRING © i ib TOMATO 0 SAUCE: x1 expense_account when forwarded to the Branch for payment must be ac- companied by a statement signed by the applicant and certified by the stockyards agent indicating the date and place of loading, the number ship- clause 1, the point in Eastern Canada to which they are being shipped, and the name of the party or parties for whom they were bought. Alberta, feeding purposes, Div., Ottawa. SCUGOG at 7.30 p.m. m. Foot at 11 am. something to r b On Sund, ticalars later. Association are Mrs. J. Milner, Mrs. J. ranchers spent in a social 'way. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Gerrow : were tend High School at Port Perry. | guests at the meeting. The dadfies of the Foot appointment ped, weight or ages as required underftrees were blown down, but no fires (4) An applicant who prefers to] Perry, select a shipment of steers from a|on Saturday. range herd either in advance of or following the feeder shows must make | of Sonya, were guests of her aunt application for. the benefit of the | Mrs. Wanamaker on Sunday. policy on his shipment to the stock- yards representative of the Rive Stock | to get a couple of wild ducks the first Branch, at Moose Jaw, in the case of | morning of shooting. purchase from range area in Sas- katchewan;, Calgary in the case of | year. (5) The policy will not apply on |Mr.-Donald Crozier on Sunday. shipments purchased for speculative purposes or on shipments which are| Mr. John Hardy on Sunday. brought East for other than bona fide Any further information may 'be had from R. S. Hamer, Chief of Cattle | Clara, visited the Manchester School Services at the usual hours next|one day last week. Sunday--Foot Church at 10.30 a.m. Indian Church at 11.46 am. Head| weeks with Mrs, F. Nottingham at Church at 2.30 p.m. Centre Church | Raglan. Sunday Schools--Centre at 10.30 a. | chum Master Norman Sweetman on We had splendid services on Sun- day evening and they were well at- Ferguson in Cartwright over the week tended. Come along next Sunday and end. join us, we are sure you will hear September 28th, the Thank Offering and Sintzel. service at the Foot Church. Par- Group 2 of the Centre Women's Aldred, Mrs. W. Dodsley and Mrs. G. ley, of Burketon, visited her parents Samells, and they entertained about|on Sunday. 70 of their friends at the home of| Mrs. Samells. Mrs. Geo. Sweetman | visited with Mr. and Mrs. H. Hope, was in the chair in'the absence of the| at Prince Albert on Sunday. president Mrs. Fralick. The program committee prepared an interesting! Mrs. S. Rodman, visited in Toronto meeting. Mrs. A, Prentice read the recently. Scripture, Mrs. Geo. Hood and Miss Marjorie Milner. sank a duet. A Bible 8 contest was held, 'It was decided not Moved to Port, Perry, We wish them to have a fowl supper this fall, but some very good times are to be pre- pared. Particulars latgr, After the business a splendid supper was pre- pared and the balance of the evening | 08% of commission on Saturday night. met at the church on Tuesday and did some painting and varnishing. We had a couple of very severe electric storms on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Mr. W. Dodsley New Pack, No. 1 can, Shrimps, 8. SHORTENING... "Jewel" 12 x bottle. oven vines ~ Catelli's Resi Ci. 10 oz. pkg. WESTON'S BISCUITS. CATSUP.. . Alymer. PEAS. Falcon quality. ariety package SER ..2 for 35¢c, No. 4 seive Ferris annsnatevyens tin 98 had a cow killed and a number of were reported on the Island. The rain was very welcome. Mr. W. Mark, of Valentia, Misses Jean and Rena Harrison, of Port visited Mr. and Mrs. W. Mark, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hood and children Red & White qual. Flour, 5 Ib. bag. 21c. RINSO or LUX .......... FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Red & White quality 2 bottles 15¢. NAPTHA SOAP. Red & White Brand ...........6 bars for 25¢ LUX TOILET SOAP .........0vvuiiviiss. sv... 8 cakes for 25¢. ase ne aay « nomall pkg. 10es Lyles English Golden Syrup, 2b. t, 23c. Mr. J. Aldred had the good fortune Mr. Ray Milner was the guest of Mr; Glen Hood was the guest. of Mr. W. Dodsley spent Wednesday in Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hardy, John and Fair on Wednesday. Mrs. Beacock visited in Toronto for a few days last week. Mrs. Arthur Sweetman, Stewart and Miss Mary Carter visited in Toronto Miss Della Lee is spending a few Master Leonard Hope visited his Sunday. Mrs. R. Hood visited her sister Mrs. Mrs, Valentine and children, of Winnipeg are visiting her parents Mr. Mr. and Mrs. F. Jones, Lorna and Evelyn, of Brooklin, visited her sister Mrs. E. Lee, on Sunday. ° Mr. Venning and Miss Gladys Dods- Mr. and Mrs. J. Demera and family Mr, and Mrs, C. Graham, Mr. and Mr. Bert. Clif and family have every 'comfort in their new home. Mr. Earl RB der visited in Ti +. over the week end. The potatoes are a light crop this}: HUGH CAMPBELL MERCHANT TAILOR FALL SUITS and OVERCOATS in the latest styles. Excellent cloths and trimmings. Workmanship Guaranteed. FRENCH DRY CLEANING. Agent for Regent Clothes HUGH CAMPBELL NOT SO SLOW Finding his audience very difficult to | please, a comedian cracked another | "I suppose you will laugh at that next year. "No," said a voice, "but we did last te Qe Guest (studying restaurant menu): I want a good lunch and I don't want to| . HET pay more than 35 cents. What would «A ETHERINGTON Another restaurant. The storm put our telephone line ! Mr. Ralph Milner has started to at- Mr. and Mrs. J. Young, of Cresswell, ' (continued on' page 5) x £2 LEMON OIL. 402. 8ize 14Cc....vuovvuusnens.... 12 0z size 23¢. RAISINS. <alifornia Seedless For best results buy your Zine Jar Rings, Jar Rubbers, Fruit Jars, 'Pure Spices and Vinegar from Your Red & White Store. F. W. Brock & Son : Cae vidas vl asiie sen iad. IDS 230. Port Perry Phone 43 5 "QUALITY ALWAYS HIGHER THAN PRICE" FOR SALE 107 acres, first class farm south of Sonya, lot 24, con. 1, Brock Tp. 100 acres clear, balance pasture. Good ions. Never failing well, creek, Chiropractor and Drugless Therapist 34 Wolverleigh Blvd, Toronto Phone Hargrave 0990 * IN PORT PERRY a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10 to 12 am. 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