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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1926 ~ i n PAGE ELEVEN Stands Seventh in List For Province of Ontario During 1928 of Building Permits Is] sued By Department Trade and Commerce, tawa SHows Oshawa's Splendid Development During Nine Months of Present Year -- Compari- son Made With 63 Larger Canadian Cities i There is perhaps no better indi- itcation of the development of a town for city than the value of building permits issued over a period of time. The monthly review of business statistics Jublished by the Depart- 'ment of tawa, eontains @& very interesting table showing the building permits issued for the first nine months of ; this year in 63 Canadian cities, Of course, many of these cities are much larger than, Oshawa, for ex. ample, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, 'Vancouver, ete, but despite that 'fact it will be seen that Oshawa oc- cupies a very important place as in- "dicated by building activity being Eo FUE pad py ben ERA EY OT hh 0) BAD WINITER FOR FURS Te Pas, Man, Dec. 12. -- A bad winter for furs is predicted by Luke Cler mens, widely known Port Nel- son trader, who vi ited l.ere recent- ly. White Fox and Caribou were disappearing, he said. Ten years ago the Caribou came down in great herds and traders and trappers used to kill them for dog méat, "Pd like to have a good caribou steak right now," the husky trader declared, ; Clemmens was once the "Mail King" of the north country; but ,owing to diversion of the railway at 'Kestle Rapids to Port Churchill he no longer acts as postman, He op- erates stores at Port Nelson, Kettle Rapids and the end of steel on the Hudson Bay Line, OLD TIME DAINTIES rl * Edmonton, Alta, Dec, 12. -- Buf- 0 meat, pemmican and other old- time "dainties" will be on the bill of are for the annual banquet of the oyal West Mounted Police Veter- fans' Association on December 0 here, and the "good old days" will E recalled in stories of life in the orth West before the wire fence and the 'quarter-section homestead- bécasie common. Veterans yo the' old mounted police force will be' on "hand to join with their ;0ld s of the saddle and the trail, s the banquet there will be daneing. / ade and Commerce, Ot- | eighteenth in the list for the whole of Canada ada and seventh in Ontario. Figures The showing for the nine months is as follows: INOVA SCOTIA Halifax. ,....$ 2,192,000 Sydney ..... New Glasgow N. BRUNSK.. Saint John .. Moncton .... Fredericton QUEBEC Montreal Qisbee saree estmount Three Rivers Sherbrooke . Shawinigan ONTARIO Toronto .,.. York Town- T'ships ...:. Hamilton Pt,'Arthur ,. Windsor .... Ottawa .. Oshawa ' London ... Ft. William . Niagara Falls Kitchener St. Cath'ines Walkerville . Sandwich Sarnia Brantford ... Chatham .... Ford Peterboro +. Kingston sess Riverside Guelph .....0 Woodstock .. Wellgnd .... S. x Marie eee Galt Owen Sound , Belleville .... Stratford .... St. Thomas .. MANITOBA Winnipeg. ..." St. Boniface . Brandon York and East 54, 587,000 161,000 148,000 ++ 26,524,000 4,632,000 3,105,000 1,460,000 926,000 39,830,000 6,376,000 SASKATCHEWAN Saskatoon Regina Moose Jaw . ALBERTA *Calgary .... Edmonton .. Lethbridge .. Medicine Hat 4,909,000 1,097,000 5,130,000 2,954,000 398,000 85,000 BRITISH COLUMBIA ,000 Vancouver .. Point Grey.. Victoria New West- minster S. Vancouver N. Vancouver Prince Rupet Kamloops ... Nanaimo .... TOTAL 8,995, 4,077,000 2,313,000 1,183,000 844,000 150,000 92.000 2, $2,402,000 895,000 37,603,000 80,657,000 10,039,000 10,815,000 8,568,000 19,337,000 $170.315,000, ART EXHIBITION WILL CONTINUE ALLTHIS WEEK Original] Water = Colors at 'Commercial Hotel From Brush of Noted Artist Th exhibition of paintings in water colors, now at the Commer~ cial Hotel, Oshawa, will continue all this week, for connoiseurs of art and lovers of the beautiful in artistry. The paintings by Mr. Chacig+ naud, noted Canadian artist, are faultless in detail and in every variety of subject and this is an opportunity for Oshawans to purs chase reliable works at reasonable prices, he opportunity to select really splendid paintings comes at a time when Christmas gifts are being sought and certainly no more wonderful gift could be thought of at this time than a beautiful paint- ing--and such, indeed, are all of The paintings are all original works and range in value from twenty-five dollars to three hun- dred and fifty dollars. Any art col- lection is hardly complete without an example of a painting fromthe brush of this well-known water- color artist, CHRISTMAS COMMUNITY FUND OPEN It may be contrary to what one would evpect, but along about this time of year when everybody is bent on buying Christmas presents to give their friends and relatives on this great gift day--and for this reason small change gets mighty scarce as the days go by-- there seems to be an irrestistible desire on the part of most people to donate something to every worthy cause that is brought to their not- ice, Subscripion lists seldom get turned down in the Yule-tide sea- son( and the more worthy the cause the more readily these proxys of Santa Claus contribute their nic- kels, dimes and quarters, Counting up the time it is now less than two weeks before Christ- mas, and in that short time the committees :in charge of the Osh- awa Christmas Community Fund must secure the necessary money, make preparations for delivery, and do their puchasing and pack- ing Doesn't seem any too much time, does it? Thus it behooves an- nual contributors to the commun- ity fund to be up and doing so that the money may be subscribed early and. in the hands of the workers, s0 they will not be cramped or held -|back in their most commendable service of love, The Oshawa Christos cheer fund has now become a fixed insti- tution in this city and lbleral-heart- ed residents have become so used to making their regular donation for the assistance of needy families, Lia Sis Mr. Chavignaud's works on display.' especially the children, that the mere mention of the fact that the fund is open and ready for dona- tions is sufficient to start them forward to hand in their 'bit," With something over $400 in the bank, the fund is away to a good start, and the remaining Sum should be speedily rolled up if past perfor- mances are repeated. THIEF IN STRANGE QUANDARY Boston, Dec. 12. -- Unless he has but one foot, there 'is one thief in this. nity who must be in a strange quan dary, Max Specto, a shoe deals, reported to the ie that é: had suffered the theft of fifty shoe valued at $150, The shoes are all 'for the right foot and Spector was "carrying them as samples, "That woman : is a contemptible gossip even when she holds her tongue." "How can that be?" "She can say nothing in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid." TO MY SUCCESSOR CWoodatosk Sentinel-Review) An in.eresting story is attached to the poem which is printed below and which was read at the annual nomination meeting in the village of Norwich on Monda avening ast by the chairman, A. JL clerk of Norwich, # stated that this poe kept for a long time Wiiliam Farley, the and, on his death he/had given it to his daughter, Miss' A, Farley, to hand to whoever should succeed him as the village clerk, an office which he had filled for forty years, Mr, Bushell is highly appreciative of thy splendid spirit which prompted his predecessor to pass on to him the message of the poem "Here is a toast I want to ig To a feilow I'll never know, To the feliow who's going to take my place When it's time for me to go. I've wondered what kind of a chap be'll be. And I've wished I could take his hand Just to whisper, old man,' In a way he'd understand. I'd iike to give him he cheering word, That, I've longed 'I wish you well, at times to hear; i'd like to give him the warm band- clasp, When never a friend seems near. i've learned my knowiedge by sheer hard work, And I wish I could pass it on 10 the fellow who'll come to take my place Some day, when I am gone. "Will he see all the sad mistakes I've made And note ail the battles lost? Will he ever guess the tears they caused, Or the heartaches cost? Will be gaze through the failures and fruitless toil which they 2 Meet Me Down Town and W e'll Eat at the CAFE ¥The Home of Wholesome Foods" 11 Simcoe. Street North PHONES 1331.2248 Special Dinners Served Daily To the underlying plan? And catch a glimpse of the real intent. And the heart of the vanquished man? I dare to hope he may pause some day, As he toils as IL have wrought, And gain some strength for bis weary task, From the battles which I have Fought: But I've only the task itself to leave You'll know I leave an unfinished task for you, your hand But God knows how I tried, With the cares for him to face, I've dreamed my dreams as all men And never a cheering word may speak To the fellow who'll place. cess In the light dawn, But never a one came true, And my prayer today is that all the dreams May be realized by you, And wel'll meet some day in the great unknown Out in the realm of space gone. of the take my "Then here's to your health, old old ebap, chap; I drink As a bridegroom to his bride--. And gaze in your tired face; do, Then all our failures will be sue- my clasp as I take new-found So here I'm drinking your healtl, Who'll take my place when I'm " rrr ors 2 SURQOIL INNES INNO ISR NERS PIRI INOTIVRONLT LEATHED. GO0DS ive Footwear This Christmas! you would like to have yourself. 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