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-- wid) THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES -- Greater Oshawa Edition -- SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1928 . Seder l oe TVTTYTYYYe . The ny 2 5 fH 'v Significa 3 oi FATE ne Rif EL » Tones Pg sf = " ~\SHAWA Harbor had its origin in the Oshawa 4 Harbor Company, which ay means of private capital "built the original pier, | Learly days there were, besides i the pier, grain-warehouses and : coal storage sheds with facili- ties for loading and unloading grain and coal, In the days 'when the export of barley from ¢ Canada to the United States ' assumed eat proportions, 'many hundreds of thousands "'of bushels of grain were « ghipped from Oshawa. The present stone house in Lake- view Park is constructed of {Kingston limestone which was brought back from Kingston as : ballast for ships returning . light, Previous to and for ' some time after the construc- { tion of the Grand Trunk Rail- way, large quantities of coal were handled, I, When the Oshawa . Railway was built in 1895, it was a condition of the franchise that the tracks were to be constructed right to the pier, and this was done. The tracking and wires were laid right up to and along- side what was then the original grain elevator, © About the year 1900, the whole : undertaking, including all the assets , of the Oshawa Harbor Company, ! Were purchased by the Dominion { (Government. The Harbor then be- { 'game a Federal undertaking and has 'since remained and been developed #s such, In the year 1914, the Dominion i Government made a comprehensive | survey of, the whole situation and urchased and obtained title to all he lands contiguous to the. harbor likely to be necessary te the develop: ment of the harbor, or to be utilized in faking care of the dredging opera- { 'tions. Some sixty or seventy acres Oshawa Harbor Project he By G. D, CONANT + Completion of this Important Enterprise Essential to the ; Development of a Greater Oshawa--The Facility and Economy of Water-Borne Transportation were acquired at that time. With the exception of the lands owned by the City of Oshawa, and a few smaller areas owned privately, the Dominion Government now controls practically all the land surrounding posed Harbor basin. Plans were definitely made in the early summer of 1914 for the con- struction of the Harbor basin coin- cidently with the acquisition of the necessary lands. The outbreak of war in August of that year, however, frustrated those plans, with the result that nothing further was done. In 1923 the work was commenced anew. During that year and the two years following about $100,000 was spent in the construction of a break- water and in the rebuilding of the original pier. In addition, loading docks were built at the north or shore end of the pier. At the present time the entrance to the harbor, which the breakwater and the .pier constitute, is completed, with the ex- the pro-| The man who makes it the habit of his life to go to bed at nine o'clock usually' gets rich and is always re- liable, Of course, going. to bed does not make him rich--I merely mean that such:a man will in all probab- ility" be up early in the morning and do 'a big day's work, so his weary bones put him.to bed early. Rogues do their work at night. Honest men work by day. It's all a matter of hab- it, and good habits make any man rich. "Wealth is. largely a result of habit.--John Jacob Astor. ception of dredging and pumping operations, The Harbor basin at th end of both the breakwater and the pier was to be constructed by. pump- ing out the soil and creating a retain- ing wall. It is estimated that the com- pletion of the harbor will cost in the neighborhood of $125,000. Oshawa's growing importance as an industrial centre would indicate that the day is not far removed when the haibor should and will be com- pleted. Enormous tonnage of freight could be :mported into Oshawa most economically by water-borne trans- portation which will not be available to the city untii the work is com- leted. The tracks of the Oshawa Day Company now laid right te the harbor property give easy access to water-borne transportation 2 many and all of the shippers of Oshawa. * It is significant that Oshawa is now the only. city or town of any importance on the Great Lakes that has not harbor facilities, The devel- opment of this important project is essential to the fulfilment of the am- biticns cherished by the proponen:s of a Greater Oshawa. ¥ Continued fromy page 8 Band what width they ought to: be to "meet the needs of future traffic, what "ground should be reserved: for;parks 'and sports-grounds, and » what fea- 'tures of historic. or artistic interest should be preserved. ' 46 Cuil Side of Town Planning Everybody can see how property _walues increase with the demand for "" business and residence accommoda- tion in towns and cities. But few people realize how property values "are depressed by bad planning, and "how this affects the taxes which iv people have to pay. $l r. Noulan Cauchon, Town Plan- ¥ ping Adviser to the City of: Ottawa, puts the case like this: At present practically all invest- ent in city land in Canada, through Pek of control, is liable to a depreci- ation of probably 1 per gent., particularly if hilt upon. As an instance, an individual establishes £8 home in a good but unsound lo- % gality; land and house valued, say § ten thousand dollars. He borrows § five thousand dollars upon the fifty & per cent margin of security, Follow- % ng the transaction a laundry, a store, #8 public garage or other disquieting . gommercial venture invades his im- § mediate vicinity, whereupon, the { tranquillity and amenity of his home : being jeopardized or destroyed, he i immediately finds the negotiable i value of his holding has dropped ¥ about $2,500; so proportionately does "that of all his neighbors--a large { cumulative depreciative loss over the { 'whole district. i ; The result to one individual is 2 rsonal loss of fifty per cent of his f own savings. The §2,500 loss comes ?off his own $5000 equity. Further, | fifty per cent of the $5,000 margin of 'security is gone. Finally, the owner _ may nghtfully obtain reduction of 3 in his assessment, a loss to the t treasury. Trust companies can do much to- wards stabilizing values by themselves izing and' further by urging the public' to recognize that areas being poor in security e disfavoured by lesser loans at 'higher interest rates, v Bh ht d Di s 3 t | Certain districts are "blighted," is, their values and attractive- ss are destroyed and become ne- ted slums, because of bad plan- It is not, in many cases, that buildings have become normally s. They are useless in that dis- ict because the district has lost its pitraction. Attraction is as much a ermanent law of psychology as ayitation is of physics. Business have been allowed to crowd in ary work shops among family 'dences with utter disregard of the Me srucive effect on other people's 3 rty. The life of old houses in Bae old country, where town plan- ming as been adopted, is in many s Sowbled in extension by the pro- ion afforded by good planning; d the mellowed association of gar- and improvements which make life an enduring joy are made Mossible and practicable. In such cases, where the environment is pro- it is worth while to repair and e property, even when old age gently upon at. twenty-five yo ND Ny at a i fo th aid Essential Aspects of Town Planning cept those who cannot afford to go somewhere else and build anew, Planned Towns Progressive The Planning and Development Act of Ontario is inadequate and abso- lete, but there is a section in the Municipal Act (399a) which gives zoning powers to the towns and cities of Ontario, The time is com- ing when a planned town or city will have an advertisement value in Canada, not yet understood. This time has already come in the United States, where zoned towns or zoned cities are regarded as distinct marks of progressive communities; where business willingly takes root, because property values are respected and preserved; where families can build their houses with some certainty that the values will not be destroyed by building anarchy. : To meet these obvious evils and in- justices, all kinds of private building restrictions are adopted in unzoned towns, largely to protect the pro- perty of the rich and well-to-do: never to protect the property of the poor. City councils are being con- tinually requested to pass protective bylaws for favored localities. These are but indications that a zoning law should be adopted to protect all pro- perty, and not only the property of the rich, There will never be a con- tented working population until such protection is afforded. When the "Own Your Own Home" campaigners of Chicago visited the Labor groups scme years ago they were told that working men did not want to own their own homes because there was no zoning protection for them. Chi- cago got a zoning law. Architectural Control The city of Quebec has passed a bylaw giving to a Town Planning Commission architectural control of all future buildings in the ancient capital of Quebec. There is now an authority in Quebec City which will pass judgment upon all building plans, hot merely from the point of view of structural safety--which is the function of the ordinary building inspector, but from the much broader and more modern point of view of de- sign and height in relation to other buildings and to height regulations for that particular street or district, and also of the suitability of . the building to the uses--industrial, com- mercial or residential--of that par- ticular district. The Ottawa authori- ties have decided that they cannot possibly expect to succeed in com- structing an impressive new street as an approach to the Parliament build- ings unless there is architectural con- trol of the future buildings on that street. To. secure such control a special provincial act was passed by the Ontario legislature. These are significant signs that the principles commonly applied to orderly development in a good home or a good factory (no one would think of placing his piano in the scullery) are at last being applied to the building of towns and cities. The reasonableness of it all is absolutely compelling. Nothing but selfish ob- structionism and unintelligent con- servatism can hold up 2 movement so charged with social benefit to all con- cerned. 2 bligh 'wants ts gd Z old "property, You believe that easily which you hope for earnestly.--Terence. The men who try to do something and fail are infinitgly better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. --Lloyd Jones. 288.2008 a TETETTTTTTTTeTTTeT 2.8 28820 LA Oshawa Railway Sys Forging Steadily Ahead Additional Facilities Provided to Meet Increasing Demand of Local Industries--New Yards at North Oshawa-- €ar Shops and Substation at Alice Street N dealing with the progress of the uy of Oshawa, a re- flection of its development may be seen in the strides made by the Oshawa Railway System. A general outline of its s was presented in our Ju Edition last year. In this issue it is the intention to give some indication of the expansion arising out of in- creased business. The Oshawa Railway has played a prominent part in the general dis- tribution of products manufactured within the city. Its facilities and ser- vice have done 'much to help build up the distribution of products to points all over the Dominion and the continent. To secure a rapid distri- bution, plus an equally rapid pas- senger service, was one of the de- mands that the railways had to mect. A peculiar paradox was that while passenger service could be secured without a great deal of trouble, the freight, owing to the number of fac- tories, demanded special attention The situation was intensified by the demand of General Motors and it was found necessary to provide additional facilities, New Yard at North Oshawa To facilitate the various shipments, additional yards were constructed both for storage and forwarding pur- poses. The extension of the yards to the south would only increase the traffic on the streets of Oshawa, con- sequently it was decided to develop a new yard at North Oshawa and handle the traffic over the old Can- adian Northern industrial spur, there- by making the major movement of traffic to and from the General Mo- tors over private right-of-way. One of the requirements for the rapid loading of freight at the vari- ous factories is a ready supply of cmpties at convenient points. In order to provide this service, two ad- ditional storage tracks were built parallel to the right-of-way north of Alice Street, and for further expan- sion the Company secured additional land which will allow of an expansion to 300 car capacity. The advantage of these facilities lies in the ready provision of empty cars and removal of loaded cars with- out increasing the congestion on the bobbi city streets. At the same time ample space is provided for yarding in- coming carloads and marshalling out- going trains. The construction of the yards at North Oshawa has made it possible to operate a special Oshawa train be- tween Danforth and North Oshawa. This train leaves Danforth daily and operates by Whitby Junction, Brin- lock, to North Oshawa, bringing in- coming loads of raw material and empty automobile cars. On the re- turn journey, export loads for for- eign traffic and shipments for West- ern Canada are carried to Danforth for forwarding. The interest taken by the Canadian National Railways, particularly the electric lines, attests its confidence in the future of the "Automobile City." No improvements that could be fore- seen by the management have been left undone, and the yards laid out at North Oshawa, coupled with the tracks leading to Brinlook and Whit- by, afford additional evidence of their endeavor to promote the welfare and development of the city. More Locomotives Steady increase of the Oshawa traffic has made it necessary to add to the number of locomotives. In 1925 a new 50-ton locomotive was built; in 1926 a similar one was pur- chased; in 1927 one of the smaller locomotives was equipped with larg- er motors and trucks; and before the end of 1928 a fourth additional loco- motive, of greater capacity, will be in operation A new freight shed and offices were completed last year. The approxi- mate capacity of the shed is ten thousand square feet. These build- ings are of brick and steel construc- tion and are equipped with the latest 2 a Sede - " ew office facilities for the yard and freight staff. Yet another factor in giving an up- to-date transportation system may be found in the proposed construction of carshops and substation on the land recently acquired north of Alice Street. This building, which is of brick construction with timber sup- ports for the roof, includes equip- ment for the repair and maintenance of locomotives and cars, together with a paint shop and carwashing plant. An interesting feature of the sub- station equip t is the installation of a 1200 k.w. mercury arc rectifier, power for which will be supplied from the new Hydro line along the old To- ronto Eastern right-of-way. This rec- tifier will give increased capacity to take care of the additional locomo- tives. Galvanized Steel Towers Replace Wooden Pales An interesting feature of the con: struction carried out by the officials during the last two years is the substitution for wooden poles of gal- vanized steel towers, set in concrete foundations. The additional strength obtained by the use of steel makes it possible to reduce the number of poles to about one-quarter of the wood poles generally in use, thereby allowing clearer vision in the yards. Popular Executives Mr. H. W. Cooper, Manager of the Oshawa Railway, began his Can- adian railway career in 1889 as a stenographer in the Grand Trunk executive offices. He was promoted to the post of Chief Clerk and later became Treasurer and Paymaster of the Grand Trunk system. In 1912 he was appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the Oshawa Railway and of the Thousand Islands Railway, Two years Sed dd Bd 2 Rb eb later he was made Manager of the shawa Railway Company. A mative of Nottinghamshire, England, Mr. Cooper received his early training in the mother country, serving for a period of nine years with important transportation lines in the Hull and Manchester industrial district. Mr. J. J. Callaghan, Superintendent of the Oshawa Railway, is a native of New Glasgow, Quebec, His first railway experience was in 1897 with the Montreal, Park, and Island Rail- way. When this system was taken Al over by the Montreal tramways, he was app d Super d the Montreal and Southern Counties Rail- way, where he served until 1915. He then headed the operating depart+ ment of the London and Stan- ley Railway. Mr, Callaghan's ap pointment as Superintendent of the shawa Railway dates from July, Looking Ahead In keeping with the progressive policy of the Canadian National Railways, due cognisance is being taken of the rapid strides made by the City of Oshawa with a view not so much to providing the needs of the hour as to being prepared for the greater demands of the future, i That we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us--= that we should respect the rights of others as scrupulously as we would have our rights respected--is not a mere counsel of perfection to individ. uals--but it is the law to which we must conform social institutions and national policy, if we would 'secure the blessings and abundance of peace.--~Henry George. F. W. COWAN Director ' President Serving Oshawa Since 1873 Ww. F. COWAN Founder and President 1883-1918 NL McLEOD General Manager INCE. 1873--almost since Confederation--The Standard Bank of Canada has been an important factor in the industrial and business life of Osha- wa--and throughout the Dominion, sh : Through good times and through bad it has paid dividends to its share- holders with regularity. Through periods of prosperity and of stress it has scrupulously kept faith with its customers, and for three gene legitimate need of its clients has been provided for, > rations every, To the future we look with Confidence -- to the future of Canada with all the boundless possibilities of a 'nation in the making, possessing uncount- ed stores of natural resources awaiting development--and to our own future as one of the financial institutions whose task will be to provide the capital nec- essary for the industrial and agricultural expansion that lies ahead, Capital Paid Up, $4,823,400 - Other Branches in County of Ontario at: Whitby, Pickering, Brooklin, : Beaverton, Brechin. \ Oshans Branih..5..C. Volghus, Mover Claremont, Goodwood, Port Perry, Uxbridge. Sunderland, Cannington, Woodville, E. G. HODGINS } Manager Oshawa Branch . ' Reserve Fund, $3,318,353