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

v.. Illvlllll ls`-II.lIl\4\L U110 \alll\J. uvvxauuluua. In Barrie there were no events of M any local importance. Capital bills at both theatres provided excellent entertainment. At the Grand Opera House a lad, Campbell Nuen, regis- tered a big hit with some popular songs. His voice was ood enough to please the Prince of ales, before whom he sang on one occasion. Two good films comprised the balance of the program. 6\!YL..L .1- ....... -..-....:.o! -..J.--.._.'l LL- aun.5v gnu VV\41 The hall will be open for receiving exhibits at 8 a.m. and all must be in` place by 2 p.m. The directors hope that every member of the Society will look over his or her garden and endeavor to make at least oneeritry. v\-L VLIJIIID, DVVUGU ycaa II There is also a class growers, open to those more than ten entries. of having such a class horticulturist with a SI need not be in competiw large grower. "I"L.. `k..'l`I -..:`ll L. ._A_. A vau- This` year the directors are again emphasizing the Novice Clas s, open to any person who has not taken a prize at any exhibition held by the Society. It is not necessary to be a member to enter in this class, which includes asters, gladioli, geraniums, hand bouquet, table bouquet, nas- turtiums, sweet peas and petunias. Tknvo :1! n1an n h1nnn -PA .......'l`I vuv uvv Ga1'dens6have been favored byithe weather this year and there has been splendid `growth. Asters were a bit` backward but the hot weather of the` last few days has brought them along wonderfully and a big display is as- sured. Last week s exhibition of gladioli is an indication of what may be expectedin these gorgeous ow- ers. Sweet peas are" good for this time of year, petiinias are luxuriant, perennial phlox is the best in years, and there is sure to be keen compet- ition in zinnias, snap dragon, phlox Drummondi, dahlias and many oth- (run: Next Tuesday, Aug. 22, will bring the summer s `big event for Barrie" ower lovers-Tthe annual exhibition of the Horticultural Society. It will be heldyin the Town Hall this year in order to give ample room for the exhibits expected. Judging will start shortly after. two o'clock ' and the show will be open to the public in the evening. , . f`.....)...... 1...... 1..--.. c..-.-___.1 1--- L1,, TOMAKETOWNHALL BOWER o_g FLOWERS Horticu1'tura1A Si1-0w Tuesday Next Promises Big Displcay A QUIET CIVIC HOLIDAY n:-.:.. 1:J..1:.:--- --.-- _1_---.---.I -.-4:; - CIRCULATION THIS WEEK 59th Year -..- rvuvna Inan\l tI9UbIll-IGODI lso for small In not making` an The object [ch is that the small garden competition with a T'i`i:To7:'oFfE' THE Mr. Nodgdll, .prii1cipal of the Bradford public schdol, has resigned 159 go into the drug business. ' ._Mrs. Neil Bell, of 8th concession, Oro, is the successful grower of an odd. sort of garden fruit. It is known as the strawberry-raspberry. Red in colour, the fruitresembles _both the strawberry and the raspberry, and oddly enough, it tastes like both of them.- Mrs. Bell had a quantity of them on the `Barrie market. last Sat- urday. She _says they `have grown on her farm for the last twenty years. Those "present included Deputy- Reeve Wm. Rusk , of Barrie, chair- man; Reeve Jamieson, Nottawasaga; Reeve T. E: Smith, Flos; Deputy- Reeve Martin, Innisl;- Reeve McKin- ley, Oro. .` - A R THIS NEW FRVUIT TASTES LIKE STRAWBERRY AND RASPBERRY 43,000 on count HOUSE Hardwood floors will not be laid in the court room or in the county council room of the Court House,'it was decided on Friday when a sub- committee of the County Council s Property Committee met to `discuss the matter. Such a type of oor would be too noisy, it was-thought. Members of the committee- spent some time making an inspection of the renovations` and improvements, and expressed themselves as being well satisfied at the changed condi- tions. About $8,000 will have been spent when all the repairs are com- pleted. Dancey roomed with his wife at 60`Beverley street, Toronto, coming` there from Syracuse, N.Y. He left on August the eighth for Bradford to look for work. Chief Dickson s let-l ter contained the information that Dancex had never been employed] by the Ontario License Department as he intimated to the Barrie police. police. I`! ..... .._1__:__.;'|_-|:|1,, la vvvv wt Cooper is being held here` awaiting further word from Toronto.. Some time Sunday .night a thief pried out `a pane of glass in the win- dow of a boat house belonging to T. D. Rees and carried off a ve-gallon tin of gasoline. _ 1 T Dancey sv charge couldn t be sub?-I stantiated but the police found a re- volver in Cooper s suitcase and held him pending an investigation. Now Chief Dickson of Toronto sends word that when Cooper, alias Earl Young, left-Toronto $38_ in cash and four shirts were reported missing by! a man named E. J. B_ucke, living at" Cooper's address. He believes that Cooper took them qlong with him when he left for Bradford. - Chief R. King has been in touch with police headquarters, Toronto, concerning `Earl Cooper of 98 Gould street, Toronto, who was charged in Barrie police court on Friday with having taken _a suit of clothes b e- longing to a chum, Leslie.Dancey,l also of Toronto. Both men left Tor- onto about the same time for Brad- ford and it was in the latter town that Danceyemissed his clothes. V` Though traffic of all` kinds was ex- tra heavy Saturday on account of the Royal Black Knights celebration .here, no -mishaps of any kind` were reported. This was due in a large` measure to. the good work of the police. " I TORONTO MAN SAYSWCLOTHES WERE STOLEN BY ms cuum J-501540 UL Axuuulau. . I Thanks to the good work of the police, juvenile rowdyism was absent Officer Bowman, who was there dur- ing the evening, hadlittle or nothing to do. ` Q_ueen s Park was thronged with townspeople last `Thursday night.` Lit by a mellow August moon, the popular playground presented an at- tractive setting for the usual weekly band concert, and it is estimated that there were over two thousand pres- ent. Bandmaster Boyd Sylvester was extra lucky in his choice of'a pro- gram. It was a well-balanced one, containing among other well-knownl numbers the dreamy Baracole -from Tales of Hoffman. inn. -,,1, . win naI~A\4|J All\lLJ\ UAAGQIFIAILIIIIUDI ' With a` mindlon the extent of.juv- enile delinquency now prevailing in Toronto and other places, Magistrate Jeffs imposed suspended sentence on the youngsters. He warned the par- ents that the lads must behave them~ selves in the future. uvnvvu -5 vnsv Luvutcu Ther were no court costs "im- posed. Mr. Livingston, who valued the duks at `$5, did not press for reimbursement. . -------------'-- I BIG ckown ENJOY THE BAND - Amazementat the extreme youth of `two juvenile offenders was ex- pressed by Magistrate Jeffs in police court Saturday night. Both boys, six and seven years of age, admitted that they ki1led_thre_e.ducks belonging to Earl Livingston, Eccles St;, recent-ly. Cherubic of countenance, they look- ed hardly more than infants. 1'l1::.'I_ ._~ ---:...1'-__ 1.1.- __-L___;_ .1 2.," vvnnun . Mr. Crawford said yesterday that he had placed an account of the com- pany. s affairs in the hands of the'At- A torney-General s Department, follow- ing the informal meeting of- share- holders which was held in the Y.M. C.A., Allandale, several weeks ago. At this meeting the shareholders heard from the lips of Mr. Crawford reasons for the plant's closing down and as a result a committee of ve shareholders was appointed with authority from the rest to secure legal advice upon the matter and if necessary to force a general meet ing and an audit of the company's books. ' ' . 1'1. ____ _L-L-j -1, 110 _._,_JI,_, .1 '1 DELINQUENTS OF 6AND7 IN BARRIE POLICE COURT TRAFFIC WELL HANDLED nnnnnnn us ` It fell upon Dr. J. J. D. Banting,i Warden of Simcoe County, to act as chairman of the program. In intro- ducing to his audience the-names of some of the speakers, he classed the! Order as the greatest institution of` its kind in the British Common-I wealth, saying that it was not a partizan organization, even though it had been termed a political one. Warden Banting invaded the realm; of nance to launch an attack on\\the' crooked operations ' of Wall street` operators, who, he declared, were eecing the peoples of the world out of millions of dollars by dishonest 9; stock selling propositions. Action should be taken against this evil, the Warden declared, for today we have a bunch of` crooks in Wall street who are doing more to harm the .'world than any other body of men. -av- av-au- The Speeches Tojmany the speechesdelivered at the Park comprised the `bestpart of the day s varied and interesting pro- gram. These were spoken from the judges stand in front of the grand- stand,,in which hundreds of loyal Or- angemen and families sat and ap-5 plauded as Orange principles were extolled. . one In v o _. - """" 1 Samuel Summer of Alliston was the Grand Old Man-of the big par- lade. In spite of his advanced age, Mr. Summer turned down more than one. offer to ride in the procession.| He told his friends that he was just as young as ever and proceeded to Agricultural Park on foot just to show up some of the younger Or- angemen in the crowd. Mr. `Sum- mer has carried the colors of Orange- ism for fty-one years. He joined the Order in 1871 and three years later became a member of the Pre- ceptory. Though he has reached the] ripe old age` of eighty-four years, he` looks good for a great many years. yet before an Orange parade becomes too much for his abilities as a ped- estrian. 9'11 1.. O.Y.B., were given the position of] honor, while No. 601, Allandale Royal Black Knights, brought up the rear. . _ I J'\C u . -. -- _ Lodges began arriving early Sat- urday morning. They were` met at the station and escorted to the mar- ket building, where nearly all were registered. by noon. It was an occa- sion made memorable by the renew-l ing of friendships, and the morning] I was pretty well taken up in this man- ner. Assembling again" after dinner, the market place was soon crowded and from then on till after two o - clock lodges were being allocated in} the line of march. Soon all were} formed up and the parade moved east on Collier street, coming down to" Dunlop street and passing the post` office about two-thirty. ' I in >` The parade, which was of the bestl part of half an hour s duration, was headed by- the. Orange Young Bri- tons. Members of No. 117, Midland AVD ......... ......-... 4.1.- ___:;.:__. -1.- I n vu-vnava. n The big parade, in which 650 Roy- al Black Knights and 247 Orange Young Britons took part, was viewed bystreets lined with people. There were more than half a dozen fe and drum `bands in line and two brass hands, all playing martial airs. Lodge [banners were prominent, and over a thousand marchers in bright uni- form and regalia kept step with the music. The parade was led by J. Gofton, a member of No. 601, Allan- dale R.B.P., who acted as Grand Mar- shal. He was on horseback. I 4 I Barrie welcomed thousands of vis- itors last Saturday. Most of them` were drawn here to attend the annual, celebration commemorating the re-' lief of Derry on Aug. 12, 1690, which was held by_ over 1000 Orange` Black Knights and Young Britons who assembled from points as far; north as North Bay and as far south; ,as Toronto. A -monster parade in} which thirty-two .lodges participated] was a feature of the day s events,y while attAgricultural Park an inter- esting programeattracted a crowd of 5000 people. Music from scores of` fe and drum bandsmen lled the air! and Orange colors of blu'e and orange ' gave the town streets a touch of un- usual gaiety. Banners strung along Dunlop and Elizabeth streets bore` familiar messages of signicance to iorangemen, such as Enniskillen, Union, Truth and Loyalty, Derry Walls," and many others. The cel- ebration was favored with wonderful weather. 0 I wvvaawp It was stated at this meeting that neither Mr. 0 Grady nor Mr. Allen, the President, possessed more than $100 worth of stock inthe company. BARRIE, CANADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1922. From North Bayto Orangeville they Join in Celebration ln_Which Orange Young Britons Also Take-Part; Over One Thousand Orangemen Parade} Addresses and Sports the Program; In Orangeville Next Year. DISTRICT ROYAL BLACK KNIGHTS MARK ANNIVERSARY or DERRY S SIEGE HERE BARRIESATU1?ii}5{'\-?-WMORN\IG I 16 PAGES Oldest B. K. on Parade -\_Vl'TH WHICH 1s AMALGAMATED- wvava-V awanwa. nun: VVG ucuaueu uy Rev. Mr. White. He said the Royal Black Knights were heirs to a great heritage. They must be true to the trust passed on to them. i g- ` Has Done Much for Order Referred to as a man who had done fa great deal of valuable organizing Lin connection with the work of the Order, Henry Foreman of Col1ing- wood was next introduced by War- den Banting. `No surrender _--the words written `over Derry walls- stand foremost in the thoughts of Orangemen and Protestants, Mr. - uvxnlynnalncu La Ila Major Hartt spoke of the demand made on the province last winter for v more separate school taxes, and of * the thousands of petitions that were "signed protesting against the de- ` mand. When this demand got as far ' as Toronto those behind it were told, We can't do anything for you this ' session. No, nor they won t do ' anything for them next session, de- ' clared the speaker, 7 amid applause. ' Criticism of Attorney-General Raney ` for his stated, case stand on the ' I matter was voiced by Mr. 'Hartt, who 1 took occasion to refer to the Trom- bley marriage case settlement, credit `I for which he gave Black Knights in * theirdesire to proclaim the marriage laws of the Dominion to "be sound. What Order Stands For _ Congratulations to the people of Barrie for the success of the celebra- tion were contained in the address of Rev. T. R. White of Cookstown, a Past Grand Master of the Black Knights. He went on to say that the ;Order stood for three great prin- ciples. These were : (1) Religious Toleration. (2) `Political Freedom. ._(3) Impartial Justice. They were the `things the Order was working for, just as the men of Londonderry stood ! interesting review of that heroic siege 1 which reduced the defenders by thou- ..for them hundreds of years ago. An .5 [sands through disease and starvation - I before relief came was detailed by .} PDV M1` '\XT'|\-3+. un undo] `I... 'l)-....`I ` | . He referred to the recent election I in Manitoba, where, he said, an effort was being made to smash down the school system which exists in that province. It was a system standing for One Language, One School and One Flag. Ontario is going to `have that same system one of these` .days, Major Hartt; declared, and lwhen the time comes all Orangemen lmust stand together until it is an ac- 5complished fact. l `IK...3.... 1"l__.LL __i1, -' I9 `- ` in Ireland ," the speaker went on to say. Well, I m sure a lot of you are hoping that the ammunition will hold out there for several months more so there ll be a lot less rebels in that country some months hence. Major Hartt said that the Irish trou- ble did not lie in loyal VUlster-it [was in the south and west of Ireland. There was the same sort of trouble there during the war. Ulster, scorn- ling a sacrice which she knew must come, sent along all her able-bodied men. The speaker couldn t- say that iof the south, for there they were [even now stirring up trouble, just as they stirred it up during the Great `War. w~`V`.'}ou ll say, `Oh, that s away our 1 I This meeting will be preceded by a directors meeting being held in Toronto today. Harry Crawford, former manager of the company s plant here,'left this morning to at- tend. ' 11 n 1 II \aA\4Ib|I 1131! I ' A typical ghting address came `from the lips of Major J. I. Hartt `of 'Orillia, a Past Grand Master of the Royal Black Knights. He said that the history of the Battle of the Boyne and the Siege of Derry.wasn t worth anything unless it was lived up to. The same thing is taking place today, Major Hartt stated, in recalling the heroic defence of Lon- donderry against the troops of King James. The same thing is taking place in Ulster. right at this present time, just'as it took place hundreds of years ago. The battle line is over! there in Ulster. If that line breaks the British Empire is shattered-the Union Jack ceases to be a Union Jack. ` Mayor Little voiced his pieasure at being able to extend a hearty and cordial welcome to the Black Knights and Young Britons. Barrie extends ' to each and every one its most cor-. dial welcome, His Worship declared. }The principles on which your Order {is built are such that no one can take lexception to them. Your institution ]stands for everything good and great in the Province, Mayor Little, who said the was sorry to see that the Government had cut down militia ex- lpenditures, stressed the excellent war Ilrecord of the Orange Order in the lGreat War. 1:... .- Welcomed by the Mgyqr Ivnr T.iH-In vrvinm-1 hie -In. nu. uaunuan-5 Ill vullaua uuuay. Bits of the absorbing history sur- rounding the old story of th`e siege of (Continued on page four) Ivllllllll 0116 yuan LCVV vvccna. Col. Currie took/ his hearers into the political eld for a few minutes while referring to the solid block in Quebec. He warned them of the dangers of such a situation and also of the power aliens and foreigners are wielding in Canada today. `DH-a 1|: `Ln n'L.-nu1..'..-4.. 'L2..L__.._ ____- nriayllvs vo Col. J. A. Currie, ex-M.P., was given a very cordial hearing. He told his audience that there was dan- ger in the fact that the Norris Gov- ernment had been overthrown in Manitoba. It looks as if the enemy is. now in command of _the Govern- ment. at Winnipeg, he declared, pointing out the signicance `of the change there which had come about within the past few; weeks. Col. (`.111-v-in fnnlr hi: Bony-are in!-n vvvsgvnnanns vsluv an Juov ullu 115nm Mr. Foreman referred to the splen- did work being done for orphan children in the True Blue and Orange Orphanage, making an appeal for its support. (`-1 T A tW......- _-- `ll 11 ____ _ Foreman observed. He said that the Black Knights were prepared at all times to go out and defend the Pro- testant religion and to uphold the British ag, for the ag stands for everything that is just and right. `IA - 'D............-.... .....A.'.........l 4.... 4.1.- ..._1-._ vv so uvvvln I.IJ`lKOVVa At the police court hearing in Ren- frew counsel for Mr. Pedlow asked for an adjournment in view of the fact that a motion was at that time before the High Court to quash the by-law. When this was not granted an appeal was entered with the above result. Mr. Pedlow gets his money back and the town pays for the costs of argument. - 1 vvvvvvvvv av; \.:\.vL6\. v Avnxuxo. Added interest is given to the loc- al case with the announcement that the holiday closing by-law of the town of Renfrew is quashed, accord- ing to a judgment of Mr. Justice owat, given out in Toronto on Sat- urday, in the case of Pedlow versus the Town of Renfrew. The deci- sion. carries costs against the town. The case was argued by H.H.Dewart, K. C., and `E. A. Wright, for the plaintiff, and by J. M. Forgie for the A-nun.` According to a notice sent to shareholders of the Yorkshire Wor- sted Company by W. DeC. O Grady, Secretary of the concern, Tuesday, a general meeting of shareholders is to be held in Barrie on Monday, Aug. 28. It will take place in the office of Stewart & Stewart, barristers, at one o'clock. The notices were re- ceived by Barrie shareholders on Wednesday. The meeting will be for the purpose of receiving a statement of affairs and the election of direct- ors, and for such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting, so the notice states. vv vv .- I. E. Pedlow, owner of a large store in Renfrew, had been fined fifty dol- lars and costs by Magistrate Devine for keeping his place of business open on a Wednesday afternoon, contrary to a town by-law. A4. 4.1.... .....1:.... ....-..--J. n_____:_. -_ _-__ -n,,,' l.J.va.\, vnn, \lL uuc \.{vuuv.y uuuxu uuugco. Magistrate Jeffs conviction of Au- gust 7th was based on evidence pro- duced by Chief King to the effect that the store of Vickers Limited was open, on the afternoon of Aug- ust 2nd, and that two people, appar- ently customers, were seen to enter. A nomina1`fine was imposed and an appeal was entered by D. F. McCuaig, solicitor for George Vickers. I /\,J.a..,1 :......-,. ... ;.---_.. ;.- LL- 1-- rZ":'r..v B: Jacobs of Oakville claimed the car on Monday. Stole Gasoline Too It appears that the thieves who stole the Jacobs car also raided four gasoline stations along the Toronto- Hamilton Highway early Sunday morning, stealing oil and gasoline. While laying in a supply of feed for the car, they did not forget_them- lselves. They broke into a refresh- ment booth at Clarkson and helped themselves liberally to its contents. Ci.` 3.... _. L.._.-.. `L-.. 'L_-A _~~~~--J u nxvv In Eu; usu- Tuesday, Sept. 5th, has been set for the hearing of the appeal beifg lodged `by Vickers Limited, against; Magistrate` Jeifs recent conviction under theWednesday afternoon shop- closing bylaw. ,It will be argued be- fore one of the County Court Judges. I 1\n .....;..+....+.. t..4'c..: ,.........-..4:..... -4: A.- ONE CLOSING LAW QUASHED; HEAR BARRIE APPEAL SEPT. 5 So far no trace has been secured of the thieves. l v..\,;uuu;v\.u an-uu:.s.onA.y vv Ibo Lulluclluan U nu Asvvvvvuno ~ , J Shortly afterwards, Chief R. King, Provincial Officer Rich and Constable Case all pursued the chase without result. The car was found to con- tain ve gallons of gas, but it could not be operated owing to some me- chanical difficulty and had `to be pushed into a garage. I ? `D 1 ......L.. -2 r\..1.-.:n_ _1-:__-_.-n -o..v ---u-nu-V. `xv. a.J."Iuv`So Questioning the two men, whom he noticed near a car standing on the road opposite the Ardagh property, Dunlop St., Constable Case inquired where they were from and asked who the car belonged to. One of them re- plied, after some hesitation, that the automobile was the property of his uncle, a Mr. Bim of Brantford. Let s see your license permit, .requested the officer. Instead of complying, both men turned and dived into the security and gloom of the dense shrubbery. They were pursued by a command to halt from the constable, who red :1 shot from his revolver into the air in order to scare them; Both got away, however. C1L,.._L`l-- ..J.`L______._...1_ fIL_', 1-: 173.. ,, Constable Case used his police re- volver on Sunday night in an attempt to effect the capture of a couple of motor car thieves. They escaped but left a Chevrolet touring car in the hands of the police. It bears an Onta ario marker No. 11-294. CAR THIEVES FIRED ON GET AWAY; LEAVE AUTO v \a ran V61-(Jill: --`What do men want? featured the bill at New Dreamland. It was qn interesting Lois Weber production. vv `own: 1 Double hurry-scurry-M. Stand. brook and J. Mpnkman; W. Liscumb and J. Newman. .CT1:.a`i;;a:e-J.vMonkman, H. Min. ard. * avlsvml-D uuuxuca-- vv . uwcuulu auu J. Newman;* M. Stiandbro/ok and W. Webb. II wuuo Single gunwale--H. Millard, W. Webb. _ Fine on Hot Night Water sports were particularly ap. pealing on Tuesday night, following the ,-heat wave of the two previous `days. The singles gave rise to some real competition, and in the doubles and the single gunwale race the struggle for second place was pzm. V ticularly exciting. As usual the gun. wale race resulted in a spill for one of the. contestants, Jack Monkman being the victim on this particular occasion. He quickly rocked the wa- ter out of his canoe, however, and climbed in, though he was too late for the nish. The double hurry. scurry was truly a novelty race, and the canoes resembled unwieldy pre- historic creatures as they - came splashing along, propelled by two frantically working pairs of ippers. The winners:-- Men s, singles-Jerry" Liscumb, H. Millard. .1:'f<`e`r`z"`s. .doubles--H. Millard and Webb; W. Liscumb and J. Newman. ~Tandem gunwale--W. Liscumh and J. Little. cw um... . - __ u `4-suave "E:r2;b race-H., Millard, J. Monk- Inan. ` WATER SPORTS `FURNISH FUN FOR HOT EVENING-S Friday night's aquatic events were punctuated by several amusing spills. The crab race was responsible for two, while in the tandem gunwale competition only one canoe nisher): out of three starters. Some real good, sport was furnished and the crowct on the bank enjoyed the diversion immensely. The winners:- 1Ul'.....7.. ...:.....`|__ 111,, W 117 In r--~ ............ yAJ- ;.nn. vvuulcln-:" ' Men s singles--Walker Webb, W`. Liscumb. :1 Wlldl VI vI\r lI\lldlIIJ'II Civic Holiday was observed quietly in Barrie. _ Many people left town for the week-end and others were ab- sent for the day. Picnic parties were common. These motored to-nearby points like Wasaga Beach, Shanty Bay, Big Bay Point, Tent City and other resorts where dancing and "bathing formed the chiefattractions. 7.. T).._...:- L`L_.._ _______ u \. Annnvu uy uuc LIVCL IJGXI. A survey of the river wilili take surveyors over scenes familiar when the Nottawasaga was a busy traffic route over a hundred years ago. '.l`he.t3. a branch of the river, Willow Creek, was the western end of the famous Nine Mile Portage over which tra\'- ellers passed while making the long trip from Toronto (then York) to the mouth of the Nottawasaga, and return. The river gured prominent ly in military operations during the war of 1812-14. uuv. 0 There are several obstacles to~.it1?:e.V project which must be surmounted` it? the Nottawasaga can be lowerecl enough to eliminate the danger of-' spring ooding. The rapids at .Iaek s ' Lake, Sunnidale,' comprise a barrier, and itis also believed that the bot, tom of the Nottawasaga is filled in, places with quantities of pine logs which sank to the bottom during` lum- bering operations along the banks of the river many decades ago. These have filled up the river bed. A N ....... .. .1.` LL - ,,_, _ --< - nlavb a ' We think this is a forward step in a project that will mean a very great dealhto the townships affected, if it can be successfully carried out," stated County gTreasurer Quinlan in discussing the scheme.. He said that the survey would show whether the) lowering of the river was a feasible undertaking andgthat the County oft` Simcoe is willing to spend $1000 in preliminary survey work to find this out. a _ a u-vvn-, V Q I ; uA4n4Ao JUL \J\.llV.LC L)llllLUCa Hon. Mr. Biggs displayed cons.'id.. erable sympathy with the idea arm`: promised the deputation that th Provincial Government `would under- take to bear a share of the prelimin. ary survey work, and that if the re. sult of the survey showed that the project were feasible, the Govern ment would also -bear a share of the cost of dredging operations. He in-~ timated that this would be about twenty per cent. of the cost of the work and said that an engineer from his department would be sent up to commence an investigation this sum, rner. Ali`? .. . . .. . . _ Last week a committee from tho Simcoe County Council interviewetiz the Hon. F. C. Biggs, Minister of- Public Works, in reference to 11-; scheme to dredge the Nottawasaga. River and thus re-claim 20,000. acres of low-lying ground which spring oods lay waste annually, sometimes until well on in June-., The deputation consisted of the Wars. den, J. J. D. _Banting; Reeve James .Moore of Alliston, chairman of Fin` ance; Reeve Wilson of Vespra; Reevu Martin of Sunnidale; and Daniel: Quinlan, County Treasurer; They were" accompanied by G`. H. Mur. doch, M.L.A. for Centre Simcoe. TY-.. 7Il'-_ smmav OF WASAGA suouu) smvr soon Hon; F. C. BiggsiHas Promis- ` ed to Send an Engineer. g This Summer. I.\Il _ Men. s doubles-W. Liscumb and J. Annum... , ' ml (u`..._.:n.__-..1. -._J In SECTION 1 PAGES 1 T0 8 YORKSHIRE WORSTED TO I MEET IN BARRIE` AUG. 23]