The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

A Growing | Newspaper in a Growing City Tle Oshawa Daily Tines Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer ® ®ANl The News While It Is News" VOL. 8--NO. 65 Published at Oshawa, Ont., Canada, Every Day Except Sundays and Public Holidays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES 1 BEN E. TATE TO SPEAK HERE THIS EVENING! RESOLUTION IS PASSED EXPRESSING APPROVAL OF PURCHASE PROPOSAL Chamber of Commerce Directors Endorse Gas ByLaws Directors of Chamber Ex- press Their Confidence in Decisions Reached by the Members of Civic Admin- istrative Bodies ASK VOTERS TO CONFIRM DECISIONS Resolution Gives All Bylaws Whole-hearted Endorsa- tion of Chamber of Com- merce Through Its Direct- ors The directors of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce are unan- imously behind the bylaws provid- ing for the sale of the Oshawa gas plant and distribution system, and for the granting of a franchise and fixed assessment to the prospective purchasers. Complete endorsation of the bylaws was voiced at a meeting of the directors, at which a resolution was passed express- ing approval of the proposals, and urging the voter who will cast their ballots on Saturday to con- firm the negotiations which have been earried on by the Public Util- ities Commission and city council by carrying all three bylaws. The resolution which was passed by the Chamber of Commerce di- rectors reads as follows: "WHEREAS the Mayor, City Council and the Rust «Utilities Commission have, in wisdom, negotiated for the sale of the Mu- nicipal Gas Plant to a prospective purchaser who announces his in- gas system and further, to erect a gas producing and Coking plant side the city limits of Oshawa, and, "WHEREAS the Mayor ard Council have recommended unani- mously that the Ratepayers of the city eonfirm this' deal at a special election to be held on Saturday, March 21st. "THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce, through its officers and di- rectors, hereby declare their ut- most confidence in the members of the City Administration and we herewith recommend that the Ratepayers, in exercising their franchise on March 21st, whole- heartedly endorse, ratify and con- firm these negotiations entered in- to by the members of our City ad- ministration and to give the three bylaws their unanimous approval," WONICIPAL INGONE * TAX ABOLITION - ILS OPPOSED Proposed Measure Met With Cold Reception in Muni- - cipal Committee of Legis- lature Toronto, March 18.--Bills to abolish the municipal income tax or modify it met with a cold re- ception in the municipal commit- tee of the Ontario Legislature to- day. Mayors and civie officials of half a dozen cities, representa- tives of labor and of boards of trade appeared to oppose them, and a goed many of the members of the committee were outspoken in their objections. One bill, introduced ny Arthur | Ellis, (Cons. Ottawa South) would abolish tax altogether. The other, also sponsored by the capital city member, A, E. Honeywell (Cons. Ottawa North), would make impo~ sition of the tax optional vith mu- nicipalities and give them power to fix a rate for income tax apart from the general tax rate, While the opposition was strong, there was a general admission that there were inequalities in connee- tion with the present law which should be éorrected. The sug- gestion was advanced that a com- mission should be appointed to consider the whole question of rax- ation and the proposal of a uni- form flat rate throughout the pro- vince was more favorably enter- tained. WEATHER Forecast--Lower Lake Re- gion--Easterly winds, fair mild some light smow or ral in southwest counties tonight. Thursday--- Southerly winds, partly cloudy with light local VOTING PLACES AND OFFICIALS FOR GAS BYLANS City Clerk Makes Announce- ment of Arrangements for Voting on Saturday Final preparation are now being made by City Clerk F. E. Hare, re- turning officer for the city, for the taking of the vote on Saturday on the questions of the sale of the gas plant to Ben E. Tate and his asso- ciates of the Utilities Power and Light Corporation; the granting of a fixed assessment on the plant; and the granting of a franchise to sell gas in the city. The polling places will be the same as those used at the municipal elec- tions last January, and the same vot- ers' list will be used. Therefore, if an elector did not have his name on the list for the last municipal elec- tions, and has not had his name plac- .ed on the list since, he will find that he cannot vote on Saturday, for the final date for additions to the list has passed. Anyone who has a vote at muni- cipal elections can cast his ballot on the question of the granting of a franchise to sell gas in the city, Only those entitled to vote on money by- laws, however, and, have their names on the voters" list as such may [vote on the two questions of the sdle of the gas plant and the granting of a fixed assessment on it, . same return officers and poll clerks that acted at the muni- cipal elections have been invited to again perform this duty on Saturday. It is expected that there will be a few changes, however, from the list as published below, due to the in- (Continued on page 2) TEMPERANCE WAS THEME OF ADDRESS W. D. Bayley Conducted Day of Education in the City Yesterday "The Indians had it about right when they called alcohol 'fire- water', for alcohol acts like fire and is just the opposite to water. Alcohol, like fire, hardens bread, meat and sugar, while water soft- ens them. Alcohol softens wax and fat, while water hardens them Alcohol burns, but water quenches fire; alcohol is an anti-freeze, but water freezes; water promotes life and growth, but alcohol is a pro- duct of death and decay. In fact, it is the poisonous waste formed by the decay of the lowest form of life in the world." In this way W, D. Bayley, Di- rector of Temperance Education for the Department of Education in Manitoba, brought home to the school children of Oshawa the facts about alcohol in a talk he rave in each of the eight public schools in the city and also in the Collegiate and Vocational In- stitute yesterday. In the evening, he addressed a mass meeting in King Street United Church, which was fairly well attended. During the day he also visited the Boys' Training School, Bowmanville, A Narcotic Drug "Just because for 6,500 out of 7,000 years of recorded history, people thought the world was flat, (Continued on page 5) RAILWAMAN KILLED WHEN HIT BY TRUCK Welland, Mar. 18.--Patsy Sac- co, Welland, wag, instantly killed this morning in el crossing ac- cident at Crowland, Ont., and Do- minic Degazio, truck driver, lies in hospital seriously injured. Deg- azic was crossing the line when hit by a train. The truck was car- ried one hundred yards down the track, striking Sacco, who was em- Slored as a sectionman on the rail- road. TO REDUCE WAGES London, March 18.--~The wages of approximately 100,000 railway workmen throughout Great Britain will be reduced four and one sixth per cent, ag a result of a settle- ment reached today between the ANGLO-SAXONS MAY BE CROWDED OUT OF CANADA Danger Pointed Out by A. E. O'Neil at Luncheon of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club "The British people--the Eng- lish, Irish and Scotech,--built Can- 'da. But now the New Canadians are coming in. There is the pos- sibility that the Anglo-Saxons may be crowded out of the Do- minfon in the course of time, But if the people of these other na- tions give us their best, there i& also the possibility that we will rear in Canada a nation greater and better than any that the world hag even seen." With this obser- vation A. E. O'Neill, principal of the Oshawa Collegiate and Voca- tional Institute. closed an address to the Oshawa Kiwanis Club at its weekly luncheon yesterday. The meeting, which was held on St. Patrick's day, had a real Irish flavor, and the address by Mr. O'Neill, himself an Irishman, con- tributed much to its zest. He told of many incidents, humorous and characteristic, noted on two visits which he made to the Auld Sod a few years ago. One of the choice ones was the reason given by a native as to why the blarney stone was placed in such a position that a person had to stoop over back- ward to kiss it. "That was to solve the tourist problem," 'said the Irishman. "When the visitor leans over to kiss the blarney stone, there is a man down underneath to catch the loose change that falls out of his pockets!' Turning to the more serious consideration of his talk on "Ire- land and the Irish," Mr. O'Neill sald that, while there was a certain rivalry between fhe English, Irish. (Continued on page 3) PROPERTY OWNERS VOTE ONLY ONCE Will Vote on Bylaws Only in the Sub-Division in Which They Reside Property owners in the city will be permitted to vote only once on the bylaws which are to be sub- mitted to them on Saturday for the sale of the gas plant and the granting of a franchise and fixed assessment to the prospective pur- chasers of the plant. With deben- ture bylaws, it is usual for prop- erty owners to vote in each ward in which they own property, but this will not be the cas2 in the present instance, as these bylaws are on a different basis from de- benture bylaws. Those who are eligible to vote on the two bylaws, for the sale of the gas plant and the fixed assessment, will there- fore vote only once, in the polling sub-division in which they reside, and will not be entitled to vote in all the wards in which they own property. On the bylaw for the granting of the franchise to the prospective purchasers of the gas wlan', all electors in the city wil! vote, but will vote onlv once, In the ward in which they reside. JUDGMENT GIVF IN DIVORCE CASE Harry E. Cook of Oshawa Is Granted Decree in Action Against His Wife Judgment was handed down yesterday by Mr. Justice Kelly, granting a decree nisi in the di- vorce action brought by Harry Earl Cook, of Oshawa, against his wife, who was formerly Cora Gladys Kellar, of Napanee. This action was heard before Justice Kelly, without a jury, at the Supreme Court assizes in Whit- by on Thursday last, March 12, and was the second divorce action ever heard in a court at Whithy. The judgment handed down was as follows: "Decree that the marriage of the plaintiff with the defendant, Cora Gladys Cook, be dissolved on the ground of adultery of said Cora Gladys. Cook, unless within six months from the date hereof suffi- clent cause be known to the Court why this decress should not be made 'absolute. Plaintiff to have costs against defendant, David W. snow or rain. railroad companies and the unions.' Ferguson re "The progress made in the West Indies since I last visited the islands eight years ago, impressed me a great deal," John Stacey com- mented to a Times reporter yes- terday, as he chatted of his re- cent tour of the West Indies, and the Panama Canal zone. There are marked evidences of advancement in many of the isl- ands, said Mr. Stacey, who remark- ed particularly on the development of the trade with Canada. The United Fruit Company's operations cover a very large part of Jamaica particularly, and this organization is now serving Canada with tropi- cal fruits, formerly purchased from the United States. "I con- sider that the extention of trade to these possessions was a wise move, for Canada benefits from the return trade," Mr. Stacey com- mented. Markets Important Another feature of the islands that impressed Mr. Stacey, was the attention paid to markets. John Stacey Is Impressed With Progress in W. Indies Since visit Eight Years Ago Each town and city had its market and a place the size of Oshawa would have perhaps two solid city blocks set apart as a market, where the farmers would bring their produce daily. Local produce for sale in the markets was not handled in the stores to eny ex- tent, and the handling of the goods directly from producer to consnm- er, was a means whereby the na- tives saved money. Public Health Considerable attention was paid to public squares and parks. Mat- ters of health were also given much attention, and while the weather was warm, insects were not numerous in the islands. The government employed mon to spray places where the insects might breed and this was particularly noticeable in Panama. In the Bar- badoes there was a regulation that no one could have a stagnant pool of water on his premises, and that if he desired a pool in his gai- (Continued on page 6) Trip Through In Southern BY McINTYRE HOOD EDITOR OF THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES One of the most interesting ex- periences of my recent trip to Mis- souri, Illinois and Iowa to inspect various properties owned and op- erated by the Utilities Power and Light Corporation, the interests now seeking to purchase the Osh- awa gas plant and distribution sys- tem, was the visit which I made to the coal mine of the corporation at Staunton, Illinois, & mine which is operated by the Mount Olive and Staunton Coal company, a subsid- fary of the U, P. and L. This mine not only provides part of the coal required by the corporation in some of its operations, but also supplies a large part of the traf- fic for the Litchfield and Madison Railway, a railway company which is also a subsidiary of the U, P. and L., and which operates a line fifty miles long between East St. Louis on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, and the towns of Litchfield and Benld. It was my first experience of seeing the com- plete operation of coal mining, and naturally, I looked forward to it with much anticipation. And my expectations of an interesting trip were more than realized. Coal Mine Illinois Was An Interesting Experience Arriving at the mine office about eleven o'clock in the fore- noon, I met the superintendent, Sam McGurk, a tall strapping Irish-American, handsome as a movie miner, and as genial and courteous as any man could be. The letter of introduction which I carried was sufficient to insure me a warm welcome, and immediate preparations were made for going down the mine. First of all, how- ever, I was shown the elahorate machinery at the mine-top, the huge fan which maintains the air supply in the distant workings, the huge engine which lowered and raised the hoist from the bottom of the mine to head of the tipple, and the extensive electrical system which supplied the mine wil all its power for operating the machinery and running an underground elec- tric railway, Down 325 Feet It was necessary to change clothing to go down the mine, and soon I was attired in the attire of a typical miner, with heavy blue trousers and jumper, a miner's cap, fitted with the regulation miner's acetylene lamp. Thus at- tired, the party of four, including V. L. Rasmugsen, my guide in St. (Continued on page 6) Good-naturaed rivalry and the keenest competition are featuring the great annual bonspiel of the Oshawa Curling Club, now in pro- gress at the Bond Street curling arena. Last night in the McLaugh- lin Trophy series, the first round was concluded, while this morning the first rouna was almost finished in the Sykes trophy contest. J. H. Renwick, who is acting as scorer, has already started several rinks in the W. F. Eaton consolation event, which is open only to rinks which have been eliminated in the prelim- inaries of both the McLaughlin and Sykes trophy series. . The arena presented a busy scene this morning, with several rinks in action. Many of the curlers are add- ing a real Scottish touch by wearing the plaid bonnets which go so well in association with broom an' stane Old friendships are haine renewed at the bonspiel as curlers chat about the games which have been played in years gone and the main club room in the arena has become a cheery spot with a big fire blazing merrily in the hearth, It is freely predicted that the bonspiel will not be concluded un- til some time tomorrow night. Ad- Good-Natured Rivalry Is Marking Competitions at Os hawa Curling Bonspie ditional scores secured by The Times at noon today are as follows: SYKES TROPHY Preliminary . 10 R. Anderson 7 13 P. Miles 10 22 S. Armstrong 4 10 N. Richardson 6 OM. Alger 12 W. Bryson 9 M. Booth 12 Thurston 7 Jud. O'Connor 16 ¥F. E. Ellis 8 J. H. Cooper -- @. Baxter (defd) A. Grant 12 J. E. Knapp § H. C. Lander -- T. Stock (defd.) W. Armour 11 H.W, Sanders 10 A. M. Heron 15 Jas, Oliver 11 E. Parsons H. Sproule W. A. Coad W. Wallace M. Booth 11 0. M. Alger 10 A. Grant 10 H. C. Lander § A. M. Heron 15 W, Armour 6 W. J. Holland 14 J. Oliver 9 C. Thompsen 11 W, McDermitt 8 D. Charlton Empringham 10 D. Carew Cameron (def'lt) W. H. Ross 9 Dr. J. Harvie 8 C. Querrie 10 D. Carlyle 9 A. J. Paterson 12 F. Dobney 8 S. Baird 16 T. Mitchell 9 W. Young 16 B. Dench 12 F. R, Michael 13 P. H. Ketch § (Continued on page 3) ADVOCATES TREATY OF MON-AGRESSION Paris, Mar. 18.--A Mediterran- ean treaty of non-aggression was advocated today by Paul Boncour, regardéd as the foremost French authority on disarmament, as the logical outcome of the Franco-Ttal- fan naval accord and the pact of Locarno under which Britain and Italy guarantee the peace of the Rhine. ------------------ MISSIONARIES MURDERED Hong Kong, Mar. 18.--~The mur- der of two United States women missionaries at Yunnanfu Sunday night was reported in a telegram from that city today. FEAR TEN DROWNED IN STEAMER WRECK (Canadian Press Despatch) Port Erie, Isle of Man, Mar, 18. ~--Ten lives were feared lost to- day when the small steamer Cit- rine, of Glasgow, ran ashore and turned turtle off Bradda Head, a bold cliff on the southwest coast. Only two men off the boat are known to have reached the shore. Jerusalem, Mar, 18.--An agri- cultural colony on the Esdraelon plain will be named for David Lloyd George, British Liberal leader in appreciation of his ef- forts on behalf of the Zionist home- and. . SOUTHEAST WARD RATEPAYERS HEAR G48 DISCUSSION Speakers For And Against Gas Bylaws Spoke in Rit- son Road School Last Night Arguments for and against the proposed sale of the city's gas plant to Ben E. Tate, of Chicago, repre- senting the great Utilities Power and Light Corporation, featured a meeting of the South East Ward Ratepayers' Association, which was held in the Ritson Road School, last night. A solid phalanx of speakers, including M. McIntyre Hood, editor of The Times, ex- Mayor R. D. Preston, Mr. Fleming, a member of the ward association, F. L. Mason, a member of the pub- lic utilities commission, and ex-Ald. 8S. G Carnell marshalled an impos- ing array of facts as to why it would be in the best interests of the city to dispose of the gas plant to the American company. F. W. Watkin- son, secretary of the Central Coun- cil of Oshawa Ratepayers' Asgocia- tions, was the only one to oppose the measure seriously, although D. A. J. Swanson, in a jocular vein, also spoke against it. Oliver Passe- bois, president of the South-East Association, presided over the meet- ing in his usual capable fashion and each speaker was accorded the strictest attention. R. D. Preston Re-iterating his stand in favor of the bylaws which are to be sub- mitted to the ratepayers for their approval next Saturday, ex-Mayor R. D. Preston again stated that in his opinion 'the sale of the gas plant to Ben KE. Tate would-be a splendid thing for Oshawa. The city, he sald, had never desired to acquire the plant in the first piace and it has been operating at a deficit instead of a profit. The sale of the plant and the subsequent development of the local gas system would provide much employment for men now out of work, he thought. 8S. G. Carnell Solid suport of the proposed sale was volced by ex-Ald, S. G. Carnell, who, as a member of the city coun- cil at the time, had taken an active part in the negotiations which led up to Oshawa's purchasé of the hy- (Continued on page 3) PUBLIC SCHOOL ~ SINGING CONTESTS Competitions To Be Held in 0O.C.V.l. Auditorium on Friday Evening of This Week The public school singing con- tests are to be held in the Collegi- ate and Vocational Institute on Friday night, March 20. Thirty- two contestant, four from each public school in the city, are to take part and the program prom- ises to be as enjoyable as it will be interesting. The contests are sponsored by the Home and School Clubs' Coun- cil and twelve medals are to be awarded the successful contest- ants, including four of gold, four of silver and four of bronze. A prize is to be given to each boy or girl who reaches the finals. Since. Leonard Richer, instruc- tor of music, has been teaching singing in the schocls some re- markable talent hag been discov- ered, and it is expected that the ability of some of the youthful singers will surprise the audience. The judges will be Miss Bertha Tamblyn and Mrs, Screege, of To- ronto. An added attrgction is to be the first public appearance of Oslrawa Public Schools "Little Symphony Orchestra" of twenty players. This orchestra will fulfill an import- ant engagement on Wednesday of Faster Week when it will play at the Toronto University upon spec- ial invitation of the Ontario Home and School Council, SIX ARE MISSING WHEN HOTEL BURNS Lynn, Mas, Mar, 18.--Four persons were severely burned, a fifth was badly cut and six were reported missing as the result of a fire that destroyed the Hotel Lenox early today. MORE SURVIVORS FOUND St. John's, Nfld., Mar. 18.-- Three additional survivors of the wreck of the sealer Viking off Horse Island were rescued from ice floes by the steamer Beothic today, radio messages received here announced. All suffered sev- About Five Hundred Guests BENNETT'S REPLY MAKES HINTS OF HIGHER TARIFFS Premier Claims His Imperial Conference Policies Were Instituted by Laurier Ottawa, March 18.--What was accepted as a renewed intimation of 'a substantial upward tariff re- vision at the present session of Parliament, coupled with an an- nouncement that he would con- tinue to hold the finance portfolio himself for at least another six months, was contained -yesterday in the slashing counter-attack by Premier R. B., Bennett upon the Liberal Opposition. The Prime Minister fairly took the wind out of his opposition critics when, answering the charge of Empire disruption launched yes- terday by Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King, he demonstrated that the reciprocal tariff proposals enun- ciated at the recent Imperial Con- ference were essentially the same in content and delivery as the preferential tariff principle which all Liberals proudly recall Sir Wil- frid Laurier as laying down at the conference of 1902. Denounces Innuendo ! Mr. King's innuendo regarding "special interests' and possible contributions by Canada to the upkeep of the British navy were denounced by the Premier as a re vival of time-honored Liberal ap- peals to class, racial and sectional prejudice. Mr. Bennett asserted that thé Unemployment Relief Act and the September tariff revision, geen by Mr. King as a sop to "'spec- jal intersets", had given work to more than 200,000 Canadians, (Continued on page 3) HOSPITAL BRIDGE PARTY A SUCCESS Attended St. Patrick's Event at Hotel Genosha Guests at the St, Patrick's bridge party yesterday afternoon, under the auspices of the Oshawa Hospital Auxiliary, numbered about 500. This is an annual event and is one of the most outetending on the Oshawa social calender. This year, diverting somewhat from the custom of holding the bridge at the home of the auxiliary president, Mrs. R. 8. McLaughlin, it was held at the Genosha Hotel, where tables were set up in the main dining room and in the ro- tunda. Orchestra music was play- ed during the serving of tea at the conclusion of tiie bridge games. Winners of the prizes were an- nounced as follows:--Mrs. Fred Carswell, Mrs. Perry, of Whitby, Mrs. Dr. B. J. Hazlewood, Mrs. T. W. Kaiser, Mrs. N. Legge, Mrs. H. Jacklin. Lucky number prizes were won by Mrs. S. H. Buckler and Mrs. R. W. Millichamp. The prizes were donated by Mrs. Ross MacKinnon, Mrs. Rahns, Mrs. John J. Henry, Mrs. E. Bradley, Mrs. T. C. Young, Mrs. F. Robson, and Mrs. D. J. Brown, The committee in charge of the bridge were convened by Mrs. GC. D. Conant, Miss Vera Moise, and Mrs. E. Bradley. All of the mem- bers of the auxiliary were present and acted as hostesses. BRITISH LIBERAL WHIP HAS RESIGNED Shows His Disapproval of Action of Colleagues in * Defeating Government London, March 18.--8ir Arc bald Sincclair resigned today as chief whip of the Liberal parly, and it was believed in political circles he took the step to rhow his disapproval of the action of the Liberals in the House of Com- mons vote on Monday night in which the government was defeat- ed. A report that Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George was contemplating resigning as leader of the Liberal party. for the same feason, was erely from exposure. Pt ----------, PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD FOR DISCUSSION OF GAS PLANT SALE BYLAWS Vice-President of Utilities Power and Light Corpora- - tion Coming to City to Ade dress Electors on Proposals OTHER SPEAKERS ALSO TO BE HEARD Proposal Is Made That Meet- ing Be Held in Armories So That Large Audience Can Be Accommodated This evening the climax will be reached in the campaign regarding the gas plant bylaws which are to be voted on by the electors and property-owners of Oshawa on Sat- urday of this week. At a public meeting to be held in the city council chamber, Simcoe street north, the proposals for the sale of the plant, the granting of a fran- chise to Ben E, Tate and his asso= clates, and for granting a fixed as- sessment to the prospective pure chasers of the plant will he thors oughly explained and discussed, and the meeting is arousing mugh interest because of the fact that Ben E. Tate, will be present at the meeting as one of the speakers. In addition to Mr. Tate, the speakers will include Mayor Ernie Marks, John Stacey, chatrman of the Pub= lic Utilities Commission and presi- dent of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, and Col. J. ¥, Grierson, city solicitor, who represented the city, in the drawing of the agree- ments which are incorporated in the bylaws, It is expected that the council chamber will be filled to capacity for the meeting tonight, as keem interest has heen aroused by the discussion of the bylaws. At a meeting of the Southeast Ward ° Ratepayers' Association last night, suggestions were made that a pub- lic meeting Le held in the arme ouries on account of lack of ae« commodation in the council chame= her, but it was felt that it was too late to organize a meeting of that size effectively. During the municipal election campaign in January, between three and four hundred people were able to hear speakers in the council chamber, and it is likely that there will be that number present at tonight's meeting to hear the discussion of the bylaws. Every possible angle of the situation will be taken up in the addresses of the various speakers, and the citizens are give o3 8 cordial invitation to be prese ent, LETTER RECEIVED FROM W. B. MILNER ONGAS PROPISALS Representative of Toronto Brokerage Firm Denies Intention to Sell Stock to Oshawa Citizens The Times has received the fol= lowing letters from Milner, Ross and Company, Toronto brokers and members of the Toronto Stock Exe change, with reference td the pro= posals of the sale of the Oshawa gas plant, with a request that they be published: The Editor, The Oshawa Daily Times, Oshawa, Ont. Dear Sir: I attach hereto copy of a letter which I have today written the secretary of the Public Utilities & Commission, Oshawa. a "I hope you will see fit to give this letter the same prominence that you have to other items of interest in connection with Oshawa gas mat. ters, . Yours very truly, W. B. Milner. The Secretary, The Public Utili= ties Commission, Oshawa, Ont. "Dear Sir: Times under date of March 12th, reports Mr. F. L. Mason, one of the Public Utilities Commissioners, as aving stated before a meeting of Cedardale ratepayers that: "A Mr. Milner, representing 2 The Oshawa Daily Eg Toronto bond concern, had proposed to buy the plant but wanted to capi talize it by selling stock to: local a citizens. : Mr. Mason has apparently mise construed my proposal, which did not involve any such suggestion, nor did I have any such. intention. "I did state in the course of con- versation that I would be glad to have the citizens of Oshawa repre- | gented on the Board ef Directors of any Company which might be form. ed to operate this utility. "In a letter addressed to you on Feburary 6th I stated that I was prepared to negotiate a purchase of the Oshawa gas property along cere tain lines, 1 wish to make it cleag = that my position has not changed flatly denied. (Continued on page 3) .