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Mayor Bennett Brings Down the Annual Message. Outlines His Plans. I.-. S_ewerage_." _'u` - -I `V Assessment. La/sf .VVeek of Vickers Swefjing Pre-`Inventory ix are agfew items .I` `will show the thrown on the tables `at quick sellin ~ pri.c.e_s., ' Ourlone object . ' .` D3}? bydY' those-. who visitthis stxilifpl ma` - ocld and ends stock to the lowest possible"g ure ore c e our stock ets. Here :- "of values. Shop as earl 5 you can. 20 and 25c Kimna 6- ths 12` 25c and 35c Wool Glo ges. . . . . IOC ' 4 ' 25cWoolHose.;...:`.,...,....2oc - -. .- - - $2.50 Golf Waists . . . . `.`:..` . .$I.69 .-; . . . . . . $16.00 Ladies Mantles. . . . 11.50 . $14.00 9,90 shmer oseRib)25c $5.00 Wool Blankets . . . . . . . 4.50 ts and D 'wers._4o $4.00 . . . . . .. 3, ' . . . . . . . . 16c $4.50 Comforters . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,65 ette.` . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..9c $2.50 . . . . . . . . .. 1,85 ble_ Linen, . 30c t `5 ` A i_ 1* angl I;ba wers.__1)_; wdd lengths -of F lannelette, Dress Goods, F lannels, etc., selling . . regardless of cost or worth, ; owlng oalances of accounts on le are requested to settle not later than Saturday, 18th inst. * .9`, !_".{ awnents. every G.T.R. `*':? mm knw them SEVERAL: hqmaes to ret. l A FEW very desirable bundig lots. 39mm. West, End. "A1 $2300i#'::.*~::".M* ` I 1 mm m... ..n;... ...........-_ , I ! A '.%..:a..'.:;;-2 ..`.`;:%:;*..?.1::. "*' i Rita nerve-market garden; or well cuiti va.p9dV,larm. within 3 on miles or Barrie A toodore mm. within no miles of Barrie. _ I _ > mu. "out: at .2 "' d. W d A " " m" 3` ~% 1'-`on SALE I_ trust that the matters I have outlined, together with others that may be suggested or introduced by the members of the Council, will re- ceive your favorable consideration, and, while we may not be able on ac] count of the condition of our nan- ces to do all that is required, we can hope that our endeavors will be in -the direction of making Barriei one of" the foremost towns in our 1 fair Province. - I A further supply of hose will be required for the re brigade, as it is gmost important and imperative that the condition of our reghting ap-I paratus should be up to_ the highest state of efciency, seeing that a large re may` occur at any time. 5 Estimates. The estimates for the current year [should be prepared by the chairmen `of the different committees as soon as possible, so that we may have a clear conception of our nancial re- 'qu1ret_nents. l Poplar and willow trees on our streets require some attention, and I trust that you may see your way clear to have the same removed and replac- ted by ornamental trees. Street Improvement. i Considerable expenditure will be required for the repair and improve- ment of our streets, crossings, cul-| verts and sidewalks, the renewing of; old walks and the laying of new `ones, also the better care of thel stone crusher and implements, the? property of the town, the expenses ofl which will this year require to be] paidout of the general rate, unless! some other scheme can be devisedl sfor nancing the same in lieu of de-" benture money upon which the rate-; ,payers for the time being have plac-` fed their veto. l I Care will have to be taken in the matter of. special demands for grants, lmany being made without corres- Iponding benets. In the case of the lband grant, while I am heartily in` laccord with rendering them all assist- [ance possible, I feel that the citizens do not_ receive the return that they are entitled to. Garbage removal is becoming a _ burning question here and in other ;towns, and in the near future some- thing will have to be done in the way of having garbage removed at stated periods, The demand for street watering is,` becoming so great that a scheme to` meet the requirements of the rate- payers will have to be devised, as it }is'imp'ossible for the fire team to ?cover more territory outside the re limits, and in any case the result is lsjectional and not `general as it %hould c. SCWCY. (signed) J. H. BENNETT,` K . Mayqrl Ornamental Trees. Street Watering. Special Grants. Fire Brigade. f___. __v _w--c---rvw Iv `(596. The Grand Trunk auditors contin- ue to report a decrease in `the earn- ings of the company. The gures for the week ending January 7 are as follows :--I907, .$756,$I7; 1908, $676,394; decrease thus year,` _ $_8_O,I23. OIL- DO` "I Garbage. .- ' ""H'."* 'f !l_t.|lI7 uuu ullc-We `.5 n,3 "3 E39996 he almost iuwlff ` '3' 393 *0 feedhls or tmoomnsz M`; Indeed. {have never sewn 0'j:5j `_ v`bIcii;7!s;?fb*ertaxn1y not tn:e'~i`,: ` 0.? ' 9I95`i_q,fl1.1"es they Inlcl `fig il,.n; zhfjng. Besides whl ' .ilJL'-'ln.:i meme 1 ers any other method is out of 13 question. Iiretnember a New Engl` movement looking toward small in`: tags to be hungtrom the ear. I09 tlngulsllable langhter followed 1? 801985 01' this -doctrine through 5' zona. lmagine n puncher exnminll politely the ear tags of wild cmtlet I the open range or in a roundup! } But. as l have intimated. even fl llnevltable branding: and ear mnrkb ;:ajmg.not so painful as one might 5 pole.` The` scorn-hlng hardly peiletrn 'b'elQW _the outer tough slilu-oil: enough.-to-4l:'il-I ? the roots of the nail ; _` A besides which it must be reniezxllxelfy-~ thatf-cattle`-flrejd not-_as sensitive 21$. "'35? \ higherner\`ons carganlsms. A call 03 we 3313' be;0\f8wbg*Ia1_]the lron bites. 1* : -v:---nu -utll Ipl-IC IJCLKI LU LUJK IL UV It seems to me that a great deal unnecessary twaddle is abroad as the extreme cruelty of branding. F donbtedly it is to some extent painfl and could some other method or real ..ldentiat1on hedevised it might be well to adopt it in. preference. but the circumstance of a free range, tho. sands of cattle and hundreds of ow are gn-.'-4.|.-.. _, --- ---v--- 5--v \.lI|.LlClll(,lLI D Lnlllj UV as to the number of calves bmade The bull "dagger let go. The c: ` Smang up, was appropriated and sme r ed by his worried mother. and theh departed into the herd to talk it over T` an-\;n-an... L. __- ; r--w - - - - - - - - ' I \\\~~2Il ||I lIIilLl\. In the meantime the tllzlrker w;:. gaged in his work. First. with :1 st): lmlfe. be out on slanting the up; quarter of one ear: then he l'1l('L`l] c a swallowtail in the other. The me` he thrust into his pocket in oninr t5 at the completion of the work he cot thus check the cattleman's tally boa na 64 J-L- Method of Using the Hot Iron and: Marking Knife. Near the tire the horse stopped. I two bull doggers" immediately pom` ed upon the call . It was prom; opped over on its right side. t knelt on its head and twisted l>:lck foreleg in a sort of hammer look, `i g other seized one hind foot. pl'es.wd. boot heel against the other band close to the body and sat down huh- I the aninml. Thus the cult` \v::\~ um` I to struggle. '-Then once you l1u\`eL I l l the wind knocked out of you or :1: or two broken you cease to thlnl; I! ' unnecessarily rough. Then one or others threw on the rope. H0010!` tr- away. coiling the rope us he went. "Hot iron!" yelled the bull '-`.\lurl:er."' yelled the other. 1 lnzmedizltely two men run fo:'\\':l' The brunder pressed the iron . nt; :1;.;:1inst the tlnnlt. A smoke ilillll smell of snort-liin_~.' hair :1ro.<+_-, I`--:n`l.~: the calf bleatetl El little :l.~< tn: n scorched. In :1 brief nmmert -: it over. The brand showed cherry. Wh is the proper color to imlit-:1 Le luv pt ing and :1 slu-cessful nmrk. `I... `I... _. _'- once DISTRICT or CENTRAL ONTARIO, includin` the TOWN OF %RRIE. Changes of rm nkmcs. ghan of street addresses, or? Orrlcrs duplicate entries, should be han in at once to Official Teigphone Directo A The 3&1] Telephone Compm of Canada is abgt to publish a new `issue of the Fifty men have beenlaid o in the different departments of the Grand Trunk shops at London. The em- ployes are -mostly_ unmarried-~ men `who have been butsa.sho'rt time in the employ of the company, and will be taken on again as .soon as the present` dullness is past. ~ TL- IV..- c 7 O I "H`URSDAY. JANUARY, BRANDING CATTLE. v msruui nmecronv Barrie and Orillia. C. Stewart, LOCAL MAINAGEE '39 B R Savn xnuucla-CICCI; OI EH6 rresnyterxan` Y.P.S.C.E. for 1908 are as follows :{ Pres.--Mr. W. Riach; Vice-Pres.--i lM_rs. C_-' .Camer'on; g Rec.-,Sec.--, Mass Vxolet Mingay; rCor.-'Sec.-`-Miss- '.Annie Ferguson; Treas.-Miss>R"iach ; Missionary Collector+Mrs. Pearce; CnVPnnr: (`FF Pnilzffnnannnvv I'l`iH YV Address . Pu Hons-. V V Y"! introduv gnu-43 ..,.... llILl ()'l HI" and com SILVER :1, balance dwelling lean-tog,-4 stream 1` farm. .~u)i (0 of Sun acres of If nut sol rty wi or S4-Hin -urn... to pun-h .ses1mm FA rim IUF smnu West. . 5n:::H I ()m('t*.-5 '0\1pi6'I1 Y Bank 1) ......... ....., vuu\:\.|.ux-'.LuIa. rcarcc; 'Cc~.nv'.-nors of Committees:-Prqyer :M`eetmg, Miss M. Ross;_ 'Mus1c_a_l, Mxss E. Mc-Morran; Socnal, MISS Eva Moore; -Flower, Miss- Hepburn; A Lookout, Miss M. McLennan; `Liter- ature, Miss A-nnie Steele. ` VOL LI 1 mut bf)Ll1l)}' year uh IIl'1}l.l`(`, S 1 n*\' I I ()h3l'.-4: Ross, `HUI. r", -'5 LE Y. L 9 .1. IJF4 I 3-4p but tl bettm` gi\`vs cum; old R Bunk Year. Lot 19,, |n`nr\. 1 1": i5rii- and It: l`n...`l rr*_*r:, 1v\ kn ,_ -. c--_ -----v --~ vnyhbbbuo Constable Sweeney is to be con- gratulated on his strict attention to his duties in this ward in rounding up crooks. The LA. of the Burton Ave Meth- odist Church will hold a social on" January 21st, at the residence of Mr. Jos. Holmes. \l. in the B10(' `v r:~..1...... I)IlH,' A . Fchru for (ht, (100! in ....u T UT 1\ 11,... Clllll I\l Tend I'O('I` am-1-pt from I `lllxln and .\-..,. III. \V ll tho Iirl .`.\.l...., if V\'u~:t kc.` llV`,l \', hum hu.\' time, driving out in sleighs. ` Ofcers-elect of the Presbyterian 4Mrs. D. C.` ~- Mice Vinln' `kl: .... .. r~-'.. .c-- r In_. ml he xvi <:u.Iin on tin Tend `A R) mm] . tru sec , ten The C. E. of the Presbyterian Church has been invited to visit the Craigvale Guild on the 23rd `inst.,! when a good time in expected. f`....~4...L1- C` - V W.[ZE(`..-c"i`Vc')dd s big cash sale now on. Midwinter bargains in all staple lines. Drop in and see for yourself. "P1-.. -,a-1:.:_.: L -...-v -4....-4`.--an. Misses McDonald of Graven-' hurst are visiting their sister, Mrs. Jas. Hedger. `I7 - --.-.4 -cvvon \-\JI||klL\.L\,\.|. -1: iacNi_col and son of M1mico are spending a month. with the former s patents, Mr. and Mrs. -Geo. Poucher. , -,- _...--. .7.----------av, a-oven nu. .' Rev.. F. W. Gilmoxje of Penetang exchanged pulpits With Rev. W. A. Amos last Sabbgth. -.. ...... w-rv Av; Juululill. % Tie a-d_d'it'iori to Burton Ave. Men! odist Church for the installation of the pipe organ has been completed. `AA ..- KY `lIl'-_\YZ,_I 1 - (Walter Burton has `resumed work again after a _three months ab- sence through injur1es,' I `,.-v 1-\ cur . Afgleigh load -of young people went out to Thornton skating rank last night. - . - ,,_a__-. | Mrs. Bzjadley `of Teeswater has` been staying wxth her parents at The Boulders. ~ ' ,_, _ V ------ ----v---u vu A-I-Iv; NM-o I . The .L. A: of the V. Hospital mtends holdmg a socnal on the 28th inst., at Mrs. Cummings , Essa `St. D..-- 1? `Ir ran --J -g-w "3'/-al-ker 0;. Cleveland nd Miss D. Walker of Galt are holiday- ing with their mother on -Bay `St. TL- T A -: LL- n I __ __ .. -- union --la UIIV V`V%\Tl\o Messrs. Kielty recently attended the wedding of their sister in Brace- bridge. I -.--...uu--sa I771-`eo_1\-/TIcCdy of Toronto was a vxsitor here during the week. 1\;f3-_ If 1'1 1 - Mis M`.mHughes of Toronto ~ is visiting at Mr. S. J. VMcMorran"s. XIII - !IY,,. (`V I` `F `J -_-inv--vv. Miss I\(/I`a;:"'_I:hc_>.r.x1pson has returned to her home in Midland. __ ..- -~-.. -11 J. vbIJ.\yLIL\lllGBll`Uv _ !M_r-UWm. Senn of Madawaska was 111 Town a few days during the week.` Ira.-A..- T7:_1L,, - ,__ ,-- `.---v---. .'I_`1;e Mi_sses I_.onghurst have been vnsxting frxends In Toronto. A -'Cvl.::1'r l<, Essa 'St., has `gone on a tnp to -Winnipeg. ` ' ` ll..- 1'\ I` 1'5 ' Mrs._'W. Littlie has returned to hef home 1n To:-_onto.` ' _- _-_r -- v v ----a-rvag {A Mrs. D. C. -Cameron is rather sex-i~ ously ill at present. ' was a Suflday visitor in Killylleagh, Miss Wilson is home from Lind-A say. _ l"__ f` f` f'4:|_____ 1___ _____,_--j i,,, Mi/`lg . C. C. Gib_son has resumed his! studies at :Vars1ty. ' I110 -. A "A V .1 of: Angus was a week-end VlS1tOl' here, ' . zoooooooooooouooobooooooou g > The people of Barrie"*an`d surrounding. count: - . A Lizing thatiWE DO WHAT WE "SAY" an; inc ~-., - cg our .FU.R SALE has been_.a great "success, Th" . - ,1}. . ; ' until January 25th and thee l'r you_ the better 5 , you will have, as -already sev 1 - the m advertised ha been clearedput. . `_ . - . ` - _ e : ` CIVAL 'week,TAstra`chan Jackets, `FLeip. zig ` ` ` ti. ifled. wo_rt_h $28.00, Now $2o_Ao0-_ THE BUSY SIXTH rrms or NOTE FROMBARRIEIS RAILWQY QUARTER. tuo Va _llI.l|.llBl-l`KInuuesl`." ' . .- ~' V C ._ H4:'d,~`cVhurz/p 1t..;tnto*butter and yell It ' You Lnhounld-eat him with`. the. `-m_lI _b, human Ikindnesa, . l I` nhninon It l>`_`4.`V.' I.-AL- 3 .- _..'_ own: y ID` 5331, ` V _ Into things?--PI`:cln I We bow our heads i acknowledlug-_ -ment to `-God's Supreme 4 judgment and meekly say, Thy will be -done{ We commend you to the will of Him who is too wise to` err, for He said Whom He loveth :He Chasteneth." We trust. and pray that our loving `Father, the great Master of.the Uni- sverse, will sustain-you and be- your guide in` this your day of aliction. 1 Signed nn I-ml-ml: E5` 1'....:..A:-I 1'\:-A 5 uxuc In (1115 our Signed on behalf Lrict L. 0. }.. " UUKUPQ ' , The '5""m'1-(ltml!)~!ou sem 00 forget. that there` is such 3 W0!!! 11 `II A I`na.-l-._ -._... ._ -_ -- - o-out We, his Orange brethren of Innis- l District L. O. L., will sorely miss him. His zeal in promoting prin- ciples for which 'Orangeism _stands I was known generally, and he was always ready and willing to do his share of the active work of the Ord- wer. ` A \ }-I I Innisl `District L. O. L-., at the first meeting held since the death ,of Bro. Wm. Armstrong, passed the -folowing letter of condolence to his widow and daughter: To Mrs. William Armstrong and daughter: Wedesire to extend to you our sincere and heartfelt sympathy in _the loss of your loving husband and "father. Bound as we all are in a igreat and Christian brotherhood, we [pray that God, who .is a Father to lthe fatherless and ahusband to the `widow, will comfort, guard and pro- ;tect you the remainder of your jour-" Lney through life.` `If 1 -. vunnwtu Salli. you kindly to accept this cake dish, as a slight token of our esteem, and we wish for you and] your family a life of continued hap- pmess and usefulness in your new lhome. ' Signed on Aid. -5 V... \Aw\-ll L\.5L\.L. VVC W15 t0 8.5- sure you that you have secured a place in our affections that will not be easily eaced. We have appreciat- ed more than we can tell your devo- tion to the church and the willing- ncss with which you undertook to do the Master s work. '+We shal_l greatly miss your kind and cheerful mmistrations, but we know that our `loss will be others gain. `KT . ..--1- -4-~ ` ' " At ;the residence of Mr__ CS. Bate- man, Caroline `St.; on Friday even- ing, Mrs. R. Crawford was present- 'ed by the L. A. of the Methodist Church with a silver `card basket and an address, on the occasion of ndress was as follows :- Mrs. Robert Crawford: Dear Friend and `Sister-We can- not let the occasion of your removal from us pass without an expression of our deep regret. We wish to Sure V-("1 fhgf 1rr\|1 Ln--A -- -`A '*" her departure for Schreiber. The ad- . ment between them and the comp- `any. ~W_hn the new schedule goes into force, men employed at present at the lower grades of salary will re- ceive an increase of ten per cent. in their stipends. The monetary con- sideration to be provided for men now earning the higher rates of pay will take the form of a grant of $10,- 000 annually, to be made by the com- pany and distributed among the tele- graphers at certain` stations. In the hours of service of the men there is only one important change made by the decision of the arbitrators, which is now practically complete. This is `a provision by which an allowance will be made for -men who work on Sunday at stations at which Sunday .labor is` not normally required.- It `is to be provided, however, that.the' ,men who benet from this conces- lsion shall not earn more in the ag- case `work on Sunday. The new ar~ ' rangement` will not apply to train despatchers, but only operators and` persons who ll the position both of operators and of masters of .stations. gregate than those who must in any] unonnuuuuuoouowl LETTER OF CONDOLENCE. (Mrs.) G. POUCHER. Pres. (Mrs.) A. FLEETHAM, Sec. T13Znjaman% Av"e}-ill, p.D.M. Alex. Willoughby, Reg.-Sec_.l behalf of the Laies uu. auuvuull. Buf Innisjl} Dist- ..,.,....~ um uuun.-ass ny saying: '_ ` "Ladies -and gentlemen. and old roosters in the gallery; I nd,L I am ' no; I .nqmoved- fro'm the 4 Iain 1 .V.r"`9f>ot :1`-".3fI:5'. hm n uuuuural vouego. uuelph. indulg- of in -some Happy repartee at the McMaster University Literary Society , Toronto. the otlzor day. ' The prineig: of the Farmers Uni.- t had ingpt the" lite ' -society H13 trance to the pl; orm wadthe `loaf the boys to begin a. eerie`: of cock versi n invited to speak b'e_- ] iotg 9 students at the" annual_open'- i President omxmi; of the ontario A `cultural College, Guelph. indulg- e` -some Hannv rnnnrhaa no 61-- l The Canadian cattle exported in 1907 put over $12,000,000 into the pock- ets of the cow-men, but the cow-men have to get out of the way of the 5 wheat elevators and whirring binders. . i A man rides away debonair to a ' round-up. and coming back ten weeks later rubs his eyes to see a brand; - new town with popcorn stands and , t His Majesty's postoice where he `had " - left bare range. It is swift work. One day the wind in the prairie, the _next av surveyor s' stake. two __weeks later the sharp conversation of the, hammer on the nail-head, the char-`1 teregl bank, the corner grocery, an- other little blotch of red on the map, "and a. newcity of the plains. ,For be- tween the parallel of 49 and Arctic ice a nation is developing which will -3 able to furnish the world with` bread as unfailingly as its vast ter- ritory for two centuries hag. furnished the. world with fur. The evolution. of modem Japan represent the -progress tury; the awakening of Camida. is the of the last half of the nineteenth oen-C " index of the genius or the twentieth. ` ; What! shouted the horried bar- `tender. you mnan to say you re a lot of condemned perjurers. Get out of this bar; we don t allow no such characters around this hotel!" ` u "`:5.ay. Bill, said one, it s up to you to open wine. You know how _we swore you out of it this mom- 1mz.. un"n....4. on _'|____4..._I 41.- I._-_._!.(!-J L, .3 uiguv uc uau cuuclcu UH: UULB1 I the bartender. whom we shall call Bill, had relieved him of $100 mid slugged him into the bargain. The bartender was arraigned before the magistrate and secured a remand. When the hearing topk place, the vic- tim told his sordid tale. xing thei date with exactness. Much to the` surprise of all, when the `defence was l called. six bizarre-looking persons from Trenton entered the witness-box and swore positively that on the night in question Bill was in Trenton play- , ing a. friendly game of poker with them. So complete was the alibi that it appareiritly convinced the pris- 4 loner himself, as subsequent events` proved. His chamcter restored by the dismissal of the charge, Bill re- turned to the hotel, put on his apron tang` resumed his voca_tion_. During `the afternoon his friends'from. Tren- ton came in. and lining up at the bar. suggested to Bill that he ought t) do the handsome thing. ' (Mn-4 l, anI'rl' tun-on an lC`|:ua~ A` | I.I.\I Ivll II(IlI\J.C"IX|IC IIKIJ`l8I Cert!" said` Bill, have a glass of beer. n.n Inns :1 o I van- I CC A prominent lawyer of Belleville, Ont., tells the following story which is very wellvknown in that town, but may not be familiar to readers else- where. A few years ago there used ta be an hotel there which was no- toriously toug'n." so much so that it was not supposed to be safe for-a farmer in his cups to venture within 1 i.`.s walls. It occasioned little sur- 1 _ prise. therefore. when one day a visi- * tor from the backlands of Hastings made the allegation that on the pre- vious uight he had entered the hotel ' l"IV\l" fkn Inn-6.-.-.4-J ... .-.L-_. .--- _LA'|` 1 1: Ive Au Au_y uvvu VVUIUD. , It is the land of mystery and won- der. 3. land that is lled to the brim with fascination for the venturesome souls that seek .to win from it the golden treasuyes that lie buried with-* in its frozen bosom. It is the land of heartbreaking despair and un- bounding joy. It has been the cradle of many a magnicent fortune and who grave of many a hope. Who is Where that has ever lived in it that has not felt the spell of it upon him tong after he has for the last time steamed up the river or hit the over- {and trail for the outside?" U1 IIIILIIGLIIDJ WUIU gaulicxcu. I A This land is _so big With Story. so lled with conditions which exist nowhere clsein Canada,jso complete- ly in a class by itself in history, its surroundings and its associations that no brief reference to them such as I have made, can give any adequate idea of it. But `beyond all this there is something about it that I cannot . describe to you, neither can I account forit, that is the grip it gets on a` man, the love of it and the longing for it, that he cannot shake off, the reluctance that one has to leave, the almost irresistible desire to get back to it. a. feeling which I cannot de- scribe in my own words. ' an :.. 4|... 1--.: -2 .._-._..__.. -_._1 ._- __ i3`: 'ci`z:3 f'- s.`al'i`21ir:9.i Walsh, `.`can cease to remember the surging crowds of.;humanity`*that blocked` the ._strets ofA`7Daifbn, the jst-cries of the wonderfi1l discbv'ries `cf. gold that set menwild with excitement, or the hope with which new_ adventures in- the search of the precious metal were undertaken, the wild and uncontroll- able joy when success came, the bit- ter heartbreaking despair, when weeks or months of unceasing toil and indescribable privation ended in but failure? Who can forget the friendships formed. `amongst the most whole-souled men in all this broad land, "or the enemies created by the most despicable of God's crea- ; wtures, for in this land of extremesi in everything the best and the worst of humanity were gathered. ' '1`lsa Inc"! :. .. kin nyls" ah-u-v T."E Yum '\ :L5d`V .?arsnsa`L Faf;;n`~:.:For " . V Yerituresoma Souls, ' ` ` The other day in Calgary Mr. W. L. ~WaIsh, K. C., delivered an address `on the`evet-interesting subject of the search for gold, and he `spoke elo quently-A of the A Yukon country, and 'th'ej-=tria'ls,_.succes1. and failures of the trong and weak men who had gdne there in search of fortune. ~ ' 661111.- -2 .L__- n -_-1 1r_. rt1_I-L RO0StOl'O-.- I n the `Gallon-y. Had to Draw the Line. Canadian Wheat. ma NORTHERN ADVANCE . This` 'is~__a matter vtha"E'wvi11,;;Aequire "-Tthe ?.attenti_`_o'n" of A `t1_1~ 'comn41ittee,aes- pe_cig'yv:-as~-"-a~ ys.te_m.;. pf sewgj; ,e: is. ~_1,1_:-geAn .55 V 1 tin ; Wands ' ' ` Parks. I The question' `of making use of our recently' acquired water lots and the pa:-cg se-_of others West of Bayeld Stre , wxth a_vxew to..mal%ng a,com- mencement with a Water. rout Park, `will no. doubt occupy" the attention` at pr,.es.enh'.'nIay be`bxo1[1` of the committee, although the cost A _ % :_them, also` the 1mpro.v`ement~,.0f Qnee.t_; ..` and St. -Vi:1c ent`Pat;ks, `and; perhaps the} con- t As'xd:erati_on' of -the ' question - of. having < `out. . {parks 4 syst-,emj --clocked` `after h by. a`. . .0 of _.Qmxp1$S1.0'f:,Qf"jthff { .1_<: t'ed for that ; `F-\. ` , ` -V `.,x .,| "rt-ff \` . ,> H ~ This questioniwas up.for your con- sideration and co-operation during the past year, but acti on was delayed :pending the completion of `the sur-. yey and the engineer s report. "These _wi1l.no doiibt be available now, and xst_eps` can be taken in `conjunction with other ` municipalities tog have ;this canalrto `Georgian Baylcome by . iot` Bar" ,'e'-inst_ead~ -of by, Lake C6uchich- . cheap 'Po15ve`i'-. ' A I V Niagara power. seems to be a live issue in thewestern portion`/of our Province and by recentreports I see steps will ~soon- be taken to arrange for delivery {East and North. Such`. being `the casethe matter should be` taken? up with the AHydt"o-Electric _c-ommissiotiipwith 4 a view to, ascertain mg what our prospects are in the way of obtaining cheap. power from` this or some other source. '1 V7 ...... .. 5... rise to so much criticism. The.rem- edy in sight at present is to continue the printing of the assessment roll, and to employ some competent per- son to make appeals on behalf of the! `town against all unfair assessments, as with an equalized assessment-our {tax rate should certainly be lower. G. T. R. Agreement. ' The agreement with the Grand Trunk Railway has _been prepared on` terms satisfactory to their represen- tatives and` your committee appoint- ed to look after the matter, and has been sent to Montreal for approval. A special act of the Legislature will be required to ratify the same. ' Industries. " The Industrial`Committee will no- doubt as heretofore find plenty to oc- cupy their attention by endeavoring to secure manufacturing concerns to locate in our town, and I have no apprehension that -the Council will-.5 `not receive` the support ofthe -rate-W payers for any by-law submitted for 3 `their approval in which ,their inter- ' gest_s' are. properly protected. ' T1-'ent_`Valley Canal;_ ' differences in assessment which give Assessment appears to me a most important matter, and some steps will have to be taken to prevent the per-I There are many questions that willl` come before you for consideration,' some of which I shall direct your` attention to, and while, favoring thel same must bear in mind that the cost will be a perhaps beyond our means unless some scheme for n-. ancing them can be suggested, with-l tout materially increasing the burden! `of taxation. At Monday evening s session of the new -Council, Mayor Bennett brought down the following mess age :--- - - Gentlemen of the Council :- We have been selected by the rate? payers of the town to manage their affairs for the coming year, and I trust we shall be able.to do so in a jmost satisfactory manner. av vv" 7 `rfvr-"0' `The Grand Trunk railway oicials are determined that their train em- ployes win thoroughly understand- the rules that have been adopted by all the Canadian roads. Circulars have been sent out well employes, `including switehmen, to attend at 'the school ears for examination. `These cars are established at every_ `terminal centre, and the men are put fthrou h a severe test by the examine gr}; ea'r'e ldetermined," said {one -;..o`fth1e; officials, -``that,, if being, amit-` =".15i', 'vvith:I:_,1tlI_e~: rules` of ittxnnlng. g,t'ra`ins, j `W! ?%a9r.Vi`;:`*'acei_:fents, 1 , 1 ll .Iii&2:*xvi112~&ener..r.k.~..vf-an `I.`.`..~..'.-..'.+.-/... .~ ~