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Thu1'sda_\;', Sept. 13, 1923 W. BELL, ISSUER ~v........ ....-.. .. WM, SMITH Masonic Temple Building 32 FRA .\'ClS STREET. Barrie. Successor to J. Arnold Insurance 7 O'E.\" STREET FOR S.-\LE Phone 441w. Page Three uuu Box 810 G. W. J. EASTMAN Prop. _ Phone 277 Dyed oice Drs. Burns Prices Right 3 The Bank of Toronto offers you a connection with a Bank, which has been in successful opera- 'tion for over 67 years. If 1 o - - .1 Your business and personal accounts will receive the careful attention of a friendly staff at any of our offices. BAN EGFTORGNTO Tnnnrnnv--241.17 19:: WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF ELECTRIC IRONS HOT PLATES TOASTERS HEATERS LAMPS BULBS, ETC. Electrical Contractor Chiropractors. FIXTURES AND SUPPLIES 101 DUNLOP STREET C. W. ROBINSON Barrie y--.: Incorporated 1855 `nh \ \l I`I.TYYC` yuan uu.u sud-I BRANCLHES : Allandale 60 Elizabeth Street. R. G. MANUEL Mgr. Phone 721 Elmvale \\\\\\\\\\\\W),I/ , Shop 1028. Nearly all chronic sufferers HOPE to become well some day; but you may EXPECT inmrovement when you take Chiropractic adjustments. \/bAlllI.U -.-...., ._.\.u.... _;.._v.; . It is now generall_v recognized that a tnistalce was made in locating the highwa_\' between Barrie and Orillia. The road itself is a splendid piece of worlc, and links the two towns by less than one hottr via motor. But the road does not pass through a single \'i11a_ge of any size enroute. and between the Peuetang road and Haiwltestone corners does not front on halt` a dozen farms, as the farin- ers live on the concession lines run- ning north and south. The road as built is not the sltortest distance be- tween Barrie and Orillia, anti is a compromise road. It is well known that Premier Drury favored and en- :lea\'ored to have built a route l'ol- lowing the I e.netan_s: road north through Crown Hill to Dalston, and east to Orillia through Etlgar and Rll_Lj`l)_\`, or favored the ltigltway lea.\ in_; the corners north of Crown Hill, east to the 4th concession, north one-halt` mile and east through Mitchell Square to East Oro to the Hi5.:hwa_\' as now bttilt. Either of these routes would have passed Premier Drury s farm, and in a let- ter to a prominent resident of Oro Premier Drury claimed that by building eight miles north on the Penetang Road before deviating for Orillia the Higltway would serve the] double purpose, i.e., serve Penetang and Midland as well as Orillia and Mttslcolia. '!\(\ `r\rv:I-In` nurl ~kA..An,.t Motorists who use tl1e Provincial Higlnfay be;.\\`een Barrie and Orillia pronounce it one of the best in the Province for travelling on. With the increase in the number of motor cars and trucks more roads of thzs type are needed. The folly of building unenduring roads is con- stantly being lamented by the tax- payer upon whom the burden of maintenance falls heavily. Roads properly built are a saving. The cost of construction may be greater, but the upkeep is certainly less. The Barrie-Orillia liigltway is a well constructed roadway, b11t there were two regrettable mistakes made. Un- necessary expense in the building was made by adding to its width. The cost of widening was enormous. The purchasing of the additional land, reinoval and rebuilding of fences, clearing the land, etc., all took a lot of money. These items were merely incidentals prelintinary to the actual construction oi` the actual road bed. Then the most astonishing point is that the road is not properly located, nor is there any valid reason for its being where it is rather than where it should be. S.-\1'S B.-\l{lKlE-Ol{lLI.l.-\ \\'.\Y' 15 \Vl`u0.\'(z'LY Commenting on this feature, the Orillia News-LetLe1' says: J1 lI-`.l\U|\'(l.. The logical and shortest route from Barrie to Orillia is the old Ridge Road which follows the lake shore from Barrie, passing through the old settled and thriving villages of Shanty Bay, Oro Station and Hawkestone. That I-Iawkestone is an important village is obvious now that the residents of Oro are trying to obtain a continuation school there, and Hawkestone is the larg- est trading centre in Oro toxvnship. Oro Station has long been an im- portant shipping point for live stock and grain. The whole lake shore front Barrie to Hawkestone is li11ed with summer cottages and more are being built each year. The strong protests of leading merchants and oldtime residents along the lake shore prevented the Government from following either the Rllg`il)_T or Mitchell Square northern routes, and the Highway was diverted at East Oro, two miles north, but turn- ed west a quarter of a mile north of Hawliestone, and passing through Guthrie joins the Penetang road the rst corner south of Premier Dt_'ur_v's farm. The road as at present built does not serve the lake t'r0nt from Hawkestone to Barrie, and tourists pas.sin_ through ima;;:ine- they are travel1ln_:: through a sparsely settled cou'ntr,v like Muslcoka, instead of one of the oldest and richest farm- ing communities in Canada. It the Hi:.;hwa_\' had been con- tinued south another quarter of a mile, it would have entered the vil- large of Hawltestone, and running west on the old Ridze Road would have passed throu_':h Oro Station, Shanty Bay, and would have served and opened up the whole lake front to tourists and summer cottagers. These villazes pay a good portion of the township and county taxes, and it was a mistake to sidetrack thetn. A... .. _.--..1. 4 _.,,,,.,,, - .. .,... .. . .-.w-.- I.v .2-ux.-.ncu.u tucun. As a result of cottnter agitations. the route was finally C0m`pI`0Il1lSed and placed in the middle, where it serves the least people and pleases nobody. The northern route through Rtt5.;b_v and Edgar would have opened :1 latiqe fartttittg terri- tory to Orillia and diverted sotne fartner trade that now goes to Bar- rie. If this route had been follow- ed it is 1)os:~:ib1e that the Govern- ment at some future date would have built another higltway along the old Ritl5:e Road connecting Bar- rie ztnrl Orllllzt by :1 shorter route, and servitr: Sltattty Bay, Oro Sta- tion and H11\\'kl9SIOl1e. Ninety-nine per cent. of the tourists would take this Blue Wztter Route in preference to any northern inland route. As 21. result of coutintted atritation and reco_;nizin_: that an injustice had been done the residents of Hawke- stoe and the entire lake front. the County Council have ttow taken over the Ridze Road as a county high- \\'n_\' and itntnerliate steps are to be taken to have the road widened and itnproved. \lntnI-icfc uvhn n:-h-n n V|`r\nrcn-`L lll|[I|ll\|:'lI. .\lotm'i. who a pleasant (11`i\'C' whom they are not in a hlll`X`_\' will do well to turn south from the I-Ti:l1wa_\' on the `l-ith concession (the first road past the hi: hill Lwo and it `half miles east of East Oro) :0 one mile south towards the lake, and at the first t`i;.:ht turn follow the old Ridge Road into Hztwkestone village. and on following the blue water all the way through Oro Sta- tion. Shanty Bay, into Barrie. This road is splendid in dry weather, and the distance to Barrie via. this route The Northern Ava11ce J1Llll.`lLl IUUL? rw ad at 3 r-rmnnr-Hnnr Tlnv. Hl(H- I lA)(,`.\'l`l1}D I W'hy not call and let us give you a Spinal Analysis, which will reveal your trouble better than the most elaborate diagnosis ? The Collingwood Horticultural% Society is a1`1'a11ging to hold a big' ower show on Thursday and I~`1'i-! (lay, September 20 and 21. I Schools in many towns in the county, except Barrie, are crowded. It is quite evident that the trend nl` H153 Hnuoc in fnurorrlc nun:-o orln, W. E. Ford, returning officer for Halton, gives the election exlpenses of ex-Premier Drury in the recent Provincial election as $627.42. G. Hillmer, the elected elected mem- ber, spent $529.97, while L. Dale, the Liberal candidate, spent $402.83. The \V'omen s Institute of Alliston: have just completed the erection" of a fine new ii-brary building at a cost of $3,000.00. The library now has 450 suibscribers and each subscriber is allowed two books a Week. The Women nanced the whole scheme, with the e.\'ception that the farm- ers supplied the gravel and sand. A cottage at Wasaga Beach, own- ed by Mr. Geo. Usher. Elmvale, was cleslroyed by re on Sunday night, Sept. 2. The cottage had been oc- cupied b_\' a Toronto Ifamily all sum- mer and they had just left that day. The cause of the re is unknown. but may have been from the e`:e(-trir: '_`lll I'EIH. from smeading. The residents kept the rv] The bands of Owen Sound, Hem over. Durham, Chesley and _\I:n`1<-1 dale are considering the formation of ii, musical circuit with its object the interchange of band concerts. This is a good plan, which might be s11cCessf1111_\' adopted in this district. Barrie, Ivy, Thormon, Orillia and C01Iiu_:wood have bands which are well worth hearing. lHAPPE}ffAD AROUND THE coUN-rm :.\Iarsha.11 B. Lloyd of Menominee, .\Iich., has offered to give $5000 to be_autif_\' Meaford cemetery if a like amount is raised in the town. Ab l1l|lLE EVIUUIIL Lllill, Lllb` [F8110 or the times is towards more edu- cation. Collingwood Collegiate Institute opened last week with an attendance of 226, an increase of ten over the previous year. Of these ninety are new students. McGlary s Electric Ranges and Circulating Water Heaters Sold and Installed. Another good way to make it rain is to have the team scheduled to" play at home. 'LTnn:-nnPn" in an nnn;nv-\I- nvn-A I [Hd_\ itl HUIHB. Housewife" is an ancient word, but we modems need a word to fit those who never stay in the house. is four miles shorter. Another ad-. vantage, motor repairs, air, gas. and oil, can be obtained in several vil- lages en route along the old Ridge Road. which motorists cannot ob- tain along the present Highway. I029 HOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA,` LIMITED; FORD ONTARIO enables you to buy a Car, Truck or Tractor on the Weekly Purchase Plan Enrollment Cards just re- ceived. Come in and ask `us for full particulars. Inaugurated by the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. Phone 406,- Barrie. BARRIE MOTOR CAR CO. iBarrie - Marble - Worksi JOHN F. MURPHY, Prop.i Memorial Tablets ` Corner Stones I Markers Monuments Canadian 85 Scotch Granite. PRICES REDUCED I} Your fare allowed if you purchase here. g The Schooi Fairs for 192:: 1211` North and South Simcoe Will be held i as follows: -u-.u LLL \.~u. Uhthofi . . . . .. . . . . Severn Bridge . . . . . Minesing ..... Elmvale . . . . . . . .. .\`I-oonstone . . . . . . . Oro, Fagir Buildings Vasey . . . . . . . . . . . Sunnidale Corners . . Bradford Everett . . Duntroon (V .v.-..-. vn a an U1 l'.'l:'lllUl Stroud I Y:-uv House Phone 698. my . . . . Beton . Loretio Get Your Clothes Goods Called for and Delivered. Give Us a Trial. Cleaned 29 Elizabeth Street. Gloves Cleagd 1 ']31e13h011e 734 ]3z1y01dSt. - Barrie, Ontario .<('HO0I., 11x11: nnn-2.: We do vcrything in the line of Cleaning and Dyeing. The Simcoe Marble Works 20 Owen St. - Barrie, Ont. North Simcoe South Simcoe All Work Done on the Premises H. ELSTON Pressed Sept. Sept. `SP-1)T_ SepL. S..=pt. Sept. r-1 Barrie. Hats Cleaned and Blockeii Choose y 0 u 1' Monument now and have it set in, the spring. EDr. A._I_eanT Johnston . I Clniropmctic Specialist `Announces the opening of an _. I Office hou1 s-2 to 5, 5.30 to 8 p.m. iand by appointment. Phone 1003. iRoofs! Roofs! '% New Ones Laid i 84 Mary Street iPhone 944 B0 Old Ones Repaired and Painted AUTO L1cENE_s - \rn.- ..;...;.4 Debentures of the Town of Barrie. 5; Per Cent. Issue. 4-w_,:-- . p. Good investment. Repaired Our stock is now well assort- ed. Special good stvock of imported grzulito.