There is suggestion in recent despatches from Toronto that the government is considering the abandonment of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway extension north of Abitibi Canâ€" Recent indications seem to suggest that the Dominion government is alive to the fact that one of the pressing needs of Canada toâ€"day is for betâ€" ter housing accommodation, and that the governâ€" ment will be doing a genuine patriotic service by assisting in the building of new and better homes. The Home Improvement Plan gave some Indication of the betterment that may be secured through governmental coâ€"operation and encouragement. Valuable as the Home Improvement Plan has proved to be, it only touched the fringe of the probleéem. New homes are as badly needed as imâ€" proved homes. Some assistance was given Lo those seeking to build new homes by the Dominâ€" ion Housing Act. The provisions of this act, howâ€" ever, did not fully fAill the needs. The new measâ€" ure introduced this session at Ottawa has a much broader scope and doubles the possibility of worthy people building and owning their own homes. Unfortunately, the old act was not availâ€" able in this part of the North. The need here is as great, if not greater than in any other part of the Dominion. There are conditions that are most undesirable in the matter of housing in Timâ€" mins and other Northern centres. The best has been made of the situation, perhaps, but further advantage would be possible, if all housing plans were made appliable to the North, as well as to other sections of the country. If the Northern towns can become cities of houseâ€"owners the benefit to all will be great indeed. The Dominion Government should take the question into special consideration and make a particular point of seeâ€" ing that all legislation for better housing is made fully available to the North as well as the South. yon. There was a time when the very mention 6f such a thought would have brought such a storm of protest from the town of Cochrane that even Premier Hepburn would have trembled in â€" his boots. The town of Cochrane led in the famous eampaign "On to the Bay," which finally resulted in the building of the extension of the railway from Cochrane to Moosonee. It is true that the board of trade of Cochrane organized a very clever campaign to secure the building of this railway extension, but it was not a mere matter of boost or ballyhoo, but the case, as presented, was based on a long list of facts and beliefs and possibilities Canada~â€"$3 00 Per TIMMINXS, GNTARIO Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association:; Ontartoâ€" Quebee Newspaper Association; Class ‘A" Weekly Group OFPICE 26 â€"â€"â€"â€" PHONES â€"â€"â€"â€" RESIDENCE 70 Published Every Monday and Thursday by: GECO) LAKE, Owner and Publisher 'W’oo“'o“ tm P P P L L P P P L L L Timmins, Ont., Thursday, June 9th, 1938 Clo Yorrupine Â¥ e m o ~at P T ) «P o o o t P uy P e P C L P P t ~AC AL D L L L e C L P E+ a Y Subscription Rates There should be the most careful study of the resources and xjossibilities of the area north of Abitibi Canyon before there is even thought of abandoning any part of the railway extension. In the meantime, the town of Cochrane should join in the battle. The wealth of carefully comâ€" piled information that it had in regard to the country should again be given due publicity. It is true that several of the pioneers of Cochrane who were leaders in the "Onâ€"toâ€"theâ€"Bay" camâ€" paign have passed on to another land. Among these special mention may well be made in passâ€" ing of the late Otto Thorning, for many years editor of The Cochrane Northland Post, and of the late Arthur Stevens, hotel and restaurant proprieâ€" tor. Both these men were enthusiastic advocates of the railway extension north of Cochrane, but they were enthusiasts with facts and figures as well as visions. Their judgment has in some measure been fully vindicated, and it seems to be the duty of the other pioneers who remain to again take up the battle to prove that the area north of Cochrane has wide possibilities and that to date it has not had a fair chance to develop. If the government is not prepared to make the necessary investment and do the necessary patient pioneering work of development, then the provincial authorities should afford the fullest opportunity and facilites for private enterprise, from Abibiti Canyon north will be discontinued It might appear that the abandonment of the line would be a good political move, casting refleeâ€" tion on the sense of the previous government Against that idea, however, it would be well to se the case of the Abitibi Canyon power development. once branded as a deplorable mistake, but later proving a wise and necessary piece of farâ€"sighted investment. It might also be well to consider whether the abandonment of this stretch of railâ€" way may not prove as little of an economy as the closing of Government House in Toronto. There has been nothing said against the railway extension north of Abitibi Canyon that was not stated with equal force about the extension to Cobalt, to Porcupine, to Elk Lake. It is a bold manâ€"and one with little regard for the history 0J the Northâ€"who will state that any section of the North will not justify by its resources the building of railway service. The last few days have been busy ones for the Ontario provincial police. Conditions have shown that Premier Hepburn was wise in his plans to have at call a comparatively large force of proâ€" vincial police ready in case of need. It is true that the people of Ontario are a lawâ€"abiding peoâ€" ple and that in the past there have been few cases where local police have been unable to handle any situation that might arise. There, have been strikes and other affairs that in other countries would mean the need for large police forces tCc keep order and protect the general public, but Ontario people have usually handled these events without disorder or oppression of the public. In recent times. however. there has been an attempt to introduce alien methods into this province. One or two outsiders can foment more trouble in some cases than local authorities can deal with effectively. There are also unorganized areas to be considered where there may be industries and communities. but where no regular police are stationed. It is the duty of the provincial auâ€" thorities to protect the general public and mainâ€" tain law and order.> In most cases the presence of a number of extra police will assure order simâ€" ply by their presence. It is true that in the case of labour disputes, police should not be used to overawe or interfere with the legal rights of strikers. At the same time it is the first‘duty of the police to see that the public has a fair dealâ€" that those minding their own business and keepâ€" ing the law are not molested. There is nothing that can assure this like having available a mobile force of police. This week saw the use of provincial police in two cases. One was in the case of the gathering at Timmins of a group of seven or eight extra proâ€" vincial police. It is true that they were not needâ€" ed here.. The strikers here had avoided all rowdyâ€" ism and roughness and won public sympathy as a consequence. But as an Irishman phrased it: "The police might have been needed here, if they hnadn‘t have come." There are always hotâ€"heads and unreasonable and thoughtless fellows in any group that numbers hundreds, and the presence of the law in force really protects the good fellows as well as the general public. A few extra police go not hurt or injure any lawâ€"abiding people, and they do protect the public. /A The other place where police were hurried this week was to Cornwall, Ontario, where they were really needed. Labour trouble there had gone the length of tying up traffic on the canal and so interfering with the public. Attorneyâ€"General Conant blamed the trouble at Cornwall on outside forces. and made it plain that the "unlawful reâ€" straint of legitimate enterprise" would not be tolâ€" erated. In other words, the Attorneyâ€"General is taking the British view that the allâ€"important duty of the authorities is to protect the general public and maintain law and order no matter who may attempt to overâ€"ride legal action. g(;RAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER} 4 The Val €‘Or News is dissatisfied with the anâ€" swer of the Quebec highway department in regard to repairs and improvements on roads so necessary for the development of mining country. "As soon as the frost is out of the ground," the Quebec USE OF PROVINCIAL POLICE pPorCUritd abraxct, Tnamis, ONTARIO should Not Lightly Drop the Extension and agriculture departments of the Onâ€" tario government. Prosent economic conditions, most likely, are militating to some extent against development of the region beâ€" tween Cochrane and James Bay, and consequently no hope of early profits may reasonably be held. As the road was built, however, as a colonization project, with an eye to the developâ€" ment of the natural resources of the district. no dowbt Mr. Hepburn and his cabinet will make a thorough examinaâ€" tion of the situation before makinz a final decision. Line North of Abitibi Can yon May Still Make Good highway department, promises something will be done to make the roads better. The Advance can fully sympathize with Val d‘Or in its irritation over such an answer. This part of the North was annoyed year after year for many years by just such answer. Indeed, that has always been one of the big difficulties about roadwork in this coun â€" tryâ€"it is not commenced soon enough in the seaâ€" son. In some past years it appeared as if the roadâ€"building departments seemed to wait until the frost was out of the ground before even planâ€" ning the year‘s work. The trouble with that sort of an answer in this sort of a country is that if it is quietly accepted it may be used as an excuse for putting off some of the work from season to seaâ€" son, for in some places it takes a long time for the frost to get out of the ground. Years ago there was a strip of roadway in the Connaught area where "frost boils" were seen in August. At London, Ontario, thieves entered the court house after a jury had enjoyed a meal and reâ€" sumed its duties, and stole the dishes and silverâ€" ware that had been used. The restaurant supplyâ€" ing the meal for the jurors this week billed the Middlesex County Council for the missing china From Sudbury Star) AGRICUL TURE IMPERIAL BANK‘S USEFULNESS TO CANÂ¥ADIAN BUSINESS One of the most important functions of the Bank‘s usefulness is the financing of farm crops. The farmer in good standing has no difficulty in borrowing from the Imperial Bank of Can#da the necessary funds to put in his seed . . . to purchase feed and finish cattle . . . to cover harvesting expenses . . . to meet normal obligâ€" ations between seasons until his crops and stock are marketed. Under the Home Improvement Plan, the Bankâ€" eral and lumbering resources of the territory served by the railway, with reâ€" sultant returns, in which case the current losses of operation would gradâ€" ually be made up. The government does well, however, in the light of existâ€" ing conditions, to make a comprehenâ€" sive survey of the possibilities in order to determine if it might be more profitâ€" able to suspend, at least temporarily, further operations of the line. The T. N. O. Railway, of course, has been in the past and is now being operated at a loss. That is to say while its annual revenues are usually greater than expenditures, the company has not been able to pay the province sufficient to cover the interest chargeâ€" able to Ontario‘s total advances in beâ€" half of the venturse. On the otrer hand, it is freely admitted that conâ€" struction and ¢peration of the railâ€" way has brought big dividends in other dirszctions, since it has resulted in imâ€" mo>nse development of mining, power, pulp and paper and farming industries which have meant much to the prosâ€" perity of the province. There is always the possibility that the extension of the line to James Bay may eventually bring about further exâ€" ploration and development of the minâ€" Iroquois Falls Gun Club Drops Meetings Regular Meetings of Club Dropped for Summer Seaâ€" son. IMPERIAL BANK OF CANA DA A man at Milton facing trial on charges of forgâ€" ing cheques, forged his way out of jail, and the authorities are still seeking to get a check on him. It is a hard matter to decideâ€"whether it is preâ€" ferrable to have the rain and hail, or the dust on the back road. It is to be hoped that by the time the weather is fine and clear the back road will be oiled and dustless. 6 Head Office: Toronto T H R O U G H O U T C A N A D One hundred local boys were purâ€" chased memberships into a junior bird club, with headquarters at Hamilton, by the Rod and Gun Club, whose every effort is to further the preservation and conservation of wild life. On reâ€" cript of the registrations, the bird club forwarded bird literature for these younger boys, who are members of either the Town Scouts, Tuxis, or the CY.O. These 100 boys will get toâ€" gether possibly once or twice a year, and at these meetings will elect their own officers, consisting of some of their own group. The marked interest being shown by the Rod and Gun Club in trying to inâ€" still into the minds of the youth the necessity of preservation and conservaâ€" tion of wild life, demands admiration and their efforts will lundoubtedly be rewarded in later years. Licenses had been procured by this club, to net Rice and Rowley Lakes with the idea of planting trout exâ€" clusively in them.. However, this proâ€" in coâ€"operation with the Dominion Governmentâ€" makes special advances for alterations, enlargeâ€" ment and repairs to farm buildings on very reasonable terms. The Bank furnishes at its nearest branch office a sate depository for both the farmer‘s maney and his documents, together with all the banking services available to big cities. Our customers number farm dwellers by the thousand, who find the Bank‘s services useful and profitable to them, % q . NDA« + Ne "The faormers are the founders of civilization‘"â€"Daniel Webster. on. importing from capâ€" letter was inquiring position has been tabled for a sprell at least, due to the variation in the cost of a dam. The first estimate subâ€" mitted by a local resident was in the vicinity of $25.00 to build a dam suitâ€" able to prevent the pike â€"and pickerel from coming into these lakes. Howâ€" ever, when h> saw that the club were willing to carry through their plaus, the price jumped to $300, which makes the project prohibitive. While on this subject, many members voiced the disapproval of the sale of lands by the government which took in lakes that the club has been reâ€"stockâ€" inz during past years. They felt that it meant, after working so long to try to make these little lakes a fisherman s paradise, someone could come in and put a ban on their fishing in thes»e waters. After a short discussion, it was deâ€" cided to discontinue the club meetings during summer months, and reâ€"assemâ€" ble once more on the first Monday in October. Dr. Charles H. Best, associate of Sir Frederick Banting in the discovery of Insulin.. told the Englishâ€"speaking union in Toronto recently thats more than a million diabetics throughout the world were receiving treatment with insulin now. Diabetes among younger people was being greacly reduced, though there had not been much change in the general death rate, Obâ€" taining of sufficient supplies of inâ€" sulin was becoming a problem. *BMURSDA*Y JUITE 3TH 19> 14 Pine St. N. "atâ€" theâ€" difference _ glasses made in my husband‘s dispoâ€" sition. Me had been working hard at the office and the strain on his eyes affected his nerves und made him lired and irritable, "He‘s ‘his old self‘ again now that he wears the glasses at the office, that Mr. Curtis prescribed for him. The cost was surprisingly small and when we spread the paymenms over several pay days it hardly amounted to anything." I was surprise OPTICAL C OM PANY PRICES ARE DEFINITELY JLOWER AT Phone #38 1 09 J J