Grimsby Independent, 15 Mar 1911, p. 6

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No doubt now that Canadian Farmers are to be Exposed to the Competition of all the Great Food Exporting Countries of the World (From the Canadian Century) any of the twelve foreign na- When it was first made tions or the British countries known that the Reciprocity Com that share with the United pact not only gave American States the privilege of sending ,farmers free entance to Canadi- their farm products freely into an markets and extended the the Canadian market. .. sattle privileges to the United If the Reciprocity Compact Kingdom and the British colon simply provided for free trade ies, but also opened the door in farm products between Cana an markets and extended the same privileges to the United Kingdom and the British colon ies, but also opened the door wide to the Argentine Republic, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Japan, Bolivia, Columbia and Venezuela, Cana- dians in general thought there must be some mistake. They could not believe that without getting any concessions what- ever from any country except the United States our Govern- ment would admit farm pro- ducts from all those countries into Canada to compete freely withlanadian farm products. The wording of the Reciprocity Agreement was very plain; there seemed to be no doubt about its meaning; and yet it was such an extraordinary ar- rangement, so unfair to Cana- dian farmers, and so likely to lead to disputes with the Ameri can customs officials that many people believed that the Gov- ernment would give some ex- planation showing that the agree ment had been wrongly inter- preted. However, there is no longer any such hope. Mr. RL Borden questioned Hon. Mr. Fielding on this point and ‘Mr. Fielding admitted that the Reci procity Agreement meant ex- actly what it appeared to mean and that Canada would get nothing whatever in return from . He left his friends with the bottles to dwindle away into their private rooms in the build ing, and collided with another large group of men who had just come up in the elevator and who were just going into another room for' some beer and crackers. They were news paper correspondents in Otta- But they knew the big lobby ist. He hailed them as brothers and went in with them. He summoned a waiter and stood with his great shoulders to the door as he handed him one hundred dollars. At the end of ”this merry company walked a tall dark square-jawed man with fine bold eyes and large fists and shoulders. He, too, was rejoic- ing. ’But he was perfectly sober. He was a lobbyist. . IS THIS TRUE OF OTTAWA? The other night, says T. A. Petersen, writing of the doings of the lobbyist in Ottawa, in the March issue of MacLean's Ma gazine, a number of M.P's. walk ed' out of the little private 4tin- ing-rooms on the third floor of the west wing of the House of Cotnmonss/and each carried under an arm', a-bottle of cham gagne. And jeach sang,_or tried 'a'iiitiiiid'sis,r,-and each rejoiced. dred. Nobody can buy a drink here tonight but me." up to his room and pulled off his boots. He tok a little medi- tine because the doctor had Mrarned him of his kidneys. About dawn he went to bed, so ber enough but ihaggard.--4,Vc-n Lean's Magazine, formerly The Busy Man's Magazine. iG from the-West with a cer- tain delegation. The correspondents were not that sort. They wanted to buy their own drinks and even then they weren't looking for head aches. But good fellowship dare not kick. They drank. Oth ers came in--)M.P's. and strang ers-ond they quenched. The hundred dollars vanished and the big black man handed out forty dollars more. The clock droned around. A committee of three were operating the piano. Soma gentlemen were vocalizing. VULGIILILLS. By and by everybody went home. The last man out of the room was the lobbyist. When the crowd had left him he; went down to his specially chartered apartments. He went Thelma Is Coming to Stew- art's Drug Store STONEY CREEK John H. and Mrs. McNeilly have returned home after spend ing a couple of months in the south. "There", he said, "is a hun THE TWELVE NATIONS CANADA'S GIFT da and the United States there might reasonably be difference of opinion as to whether. it would be advantageous to Can- adian farmers or not. We think that even such arrangement would have been a bad bargain for Canadian farmers, because the surplus of farm products in the United States is enormous- ly greater than the surplus of Canadian farm products, be- cause the farming season is ear lier and longer in the United States, and because our farm- ers would always be at the mer- cy of the tariff legislation of the United States Congress, while they would have no voice in the election of Congress,, beat still there would be room for argument as to whether our farmers would gain enough by admission of thier products to United States markets to com pensate them for losses in the home market; but from the farmers' point of view nothing can be said in favor of allowing twelve foreign nations and. the food exporting British colonies to send their farm products freely into Canada without giv- ing our farmers anything to compensate them for this unex- pected competition in the Cana dian home market. A very hot contest was held on Saturday last between the King Edward Gun Club and the Stoney Creek Club, at the King Edward ranges. The tro- phie was one dozen silver spoons The score was as follows: King Edward Stoney Creek J J Frebo-rn ...68, H. Lee ...63 W. Glover . . 62, W E Corman 63 W. Miller ...62, L. Krick ...64 J. M. Jones ..60, A. Lee .. .. .65 W. Harvey .62, A. Glover ...63 J. Rogers ..50, A. Marshall .59 L. Dyment .67, D. Depew ..64 E. Anderson 66, E. Kelly ..63 W. Nichol ..64, W. Clark ...58 W. Depew .65, J. Walker ...63 During Lent, service will be held in the Church-of the Re- deemer every Friday evening. The Pine Crest Literary held a concert in the Town Hall here on Thursday evening, when a first class program was present ed. The youngest son of Erland Lee was suddenly stricken with paralysis one day list week and is unable to leave his bed. Miss Ida Davey of Fruitland, spent Sunday at the home of her uncle, Geo. W. Millep. q The Adult Bible Class held its monthly social evening on Monday, in the basement of the church,when they entertain- ed the eldest Bible class. A nice social time was spent. Marquis Lee is under the doc- tot's care for rheumatism. - The members of the Gun Club spent Wednesday at Jerseyville having a friendly shoot with the club. - The Epworth League of the Methodist church held a social evening on Friday. - __, A _ The W. M. S. bf the Metho- dist church will meet in the church on Tuesday afterno?n, In the Private Bills Committee of the Legislature Thursday afternoon Dr. Jessop thwarted a neat little 626 625 This left Stoney Creek club 28 points ahead. An Ideal Hair Tonic Parisian Sage is compounded on the most advanced tseientifie principles, and nothing on the market to-day can com- pare with it. It accomplishes so much more than the ordinary tonic and does it so quickiy that oasis Ire astonished. PARISIAN SAGE Farisian Sage kills the dandruff germs and eradieates dandruff, stop falling hair, itching of the scalp and splitting hairs in two weeks or we will refTid_yotsr money. Parisian Sage gives a. fascinating lustre to women's hair and makes it beautiful. It makes the hair grow luxuriantly; it is the daintiess and most refreshing hair dressing that science has produced, and has not a particle of grease or stickiness in it. Parisian Sage cost 50 cents at your druggists or postpaid from the propriet era, The Giroux Mfg. Co., Fort Erie, Ont. The girl with the Auburn hair is on every package. Sold and guaranteed by W. M. Stewart Drug Co. Limited. . JESSOP WAS RIGHT ON THE JOB scheme directed at the interests of} St Catharines and other towns and] c1ties in the Niagara Peninsula.) The cityof Hamilton had a bill to put through the committee, one of, the clauses of which empowered that' city to expropriate for its own use natural gas wells, upon the plea that Hamilton people were not getting all the gas they required. This winter there has been the usual shortage of natural gas in the Ambitious City. Dr. Jessop, who was present, at once saw into the real objects of the' bill, which would have had the dir- est effects on the interests of St. Catharines. He immediately jumped to his feet and protested against the scheme and gave the members of the Private Bills Committee an in.. sight into its real purposes. Hamilton, he pointed out, wished to get hold of gas wells now supply- ing gas to St. Catharines and other Niagara District towns, and it would simply mean for St. Catharines a return to the bittter experience of two years ago and previously, when owing to the natural gas supply run- ning short, hundreds of homes in this city were on some of the coldest days of the winter without heat or any means of cooking. "I think that thing is killed pretty effectually," remarked the Doctor. "I believe, though, it would have slipped through, because it looked very inno- cent, and the members of the commit tee from districts not vitally interested did not see into its inner workings." WOMENS INSTITUTE MEETS AT JORDAN A baked bean supper was held un- der the auspieces of the ladies of the Union Branch of the Women's Insti- tute of Lincoln County at the resi- dence of W. Honsberger, Louth, on Thursday evening, March 9, which proved quite a success, although the weather was anything but favorable, After all the good things which the ladies had provided for the inner man had been partaken of, a good pro- gramme was renderec. Duets and solos were given by Rev. Mr. Graff and Mrs. Graff and Mrs, W. Haist of Campden. There were addresses by Rev. Mr. Graff, Rev. Mr. Poole and Mr. W. B. Rittenhouse, also papers were read by Mrs. L. J. Fry-tur" 'Charity," and Mrs. J. B, Haist on "Use and Abuse of Money in the Home." A silver collection was taken, which is to be donated to the Tuber- culosis Sanitarium, St. Catharines. After singing "God Save the King,' all departed in the early hours of the morning for their several homes, ad- mitting they had spent a very enjoya- ble evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon entertained then friends at a small soc1al evening last week, in honor of Miss Chivers. Mrs. Whitney Groff has just return- ed from paying a visit to her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hiltz' and children of Fruitland, and Mrs. R, Mrs. Annable held a quilting bee last Thursday. Land and Mrs. Loyal Piper, of Cam-. field Junction were visiting Mr. and Mrs, Singer. Mr. G. Cooper, of London, Eng- land, has come here as gardener to Dr. Woolfenden. Dr. Woolfenden is expected home from England this week and Spring work has already started on his farm. We are sorry to hear Mr. Ingram is on the sick list. Mrs. Kupitz who has been very ill is reported to be progressing very favorably. Mrs. Egbert Hurst is expected home from New York this week. A most enjoyable dance was held last week at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurst. About fifty coup- les participated and had lots of fun. Mr, Will Ball has started making Maple syrup. MR. WM. KENDALL WILL HOLD AN AUCTION SALE ' Mr. Wm. Kendall, living one mile south-west of Beamsville, having sold his farm and being about to move to Los Angelee, Cal., will hdld an auction sale of household furniture and im- plements, on {March 23, 1911, commencing at I o'clock. Terms 6 monihé c"redit. Jas. A Living- ston, auctioneer. THIRTY MOUNTAIN CANADA CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED “Us the Shareholders J ,1Your directors beg to present herewith the annual statement tif the affairs and financial pos- tion of the Canada Clement Company, Limited, as of the gist December, 1910. _ In. presenting the balance sheet, we cad attention to the Companys strong financial pos ition as disclosed by the large amount of cash on hand, and other quick assets,, and the com iiaratively small amount of current 1ibilities. After pro- deing for interest on our bonds and dividends on our preferred itock for the year, we have been able to set reserves for deprecia- tion, extraordinary repairs and renewals, bad debts, etc., and Carry forward a substantial bal face to surplus account. 1rThe consumption of cement dhring the past year was not as large as anticipated. Our busi- ness also suffered on account of the railways not being able tis meet our full requirements for cars during the heavy ship- ping season; [consequently, we carry over from last year 781,116 barrels of cement. Early in 1910, the price of our product was fixed at a lower ptice than cement had ever been sold for in Canada, except- ing for a short period in 1909, but our directors are pleased to state that the anticipated sav- ings in manufacturing and dis- tributing our products were such that they were able to still further reduce this price. V We trust, when you consider the the above mentioned condi- tions, and also the fact that during 1910 our plants were only operated to 57.6 per cent of their capacity, the profits Shown will be satisfactory to the shareholders. During the current vear, we 100k for a larger natural de- mand, which demand will be stimulated by continuing to manufacture a strictly high grade article and by selling it at'féifthe lowest possible price. This anticipated increase will MARCH 16--uMrs. F..W, Mad- door, living on Livingston Ave., will offer all her household fur- niture and farm implements for sale. Sale commencing at I o'clock. Terms four months credit. Jas. A. Livingston, auctioneer. MARCH 2tr-aMrs. (Dr.) Hack- ett, Depot St., Grimsby, will offer all her household furniture by auction. Sale at- I o'clock. Terms cash. .Jas. A. Livingston, auctioneer. MARCH 23--William Kendall, living one mile sodth-west of Beamsville, having sold his farm, will hold an unreserved auction sale, of farm stock, im- plements and household furni- ture. Sale at I o'clock. Terms 6 months credit. Jas. A. Liv- ingston, auctioneer. MARCH 27---iThe executors of the estate of the late Henry Crow will offer for sale, by public auction, the real estate and chattles on the premises, near Grimsby Beach. The real estate consists of a little over one acre of first class sandy land, nearly all planted with fruit; a dwelling house, a carriage house and other out buildings. The "ichatties consist of house hold furniture and farm imple- ments., _ - - The real estate will be sold subject to the present mort- gage. Ten per cent of the price to be deposited on the day of the sale and the balance within thirty days. The chattles will be sold for cash. Sale will commence promptly at one o'clock. The real estate will be offered at 2:30. Jas. A Livingston, auctioneer. Robt. Crow and A. H. Adams, Execu tors. MARCH '3o---sMr. H. C. Beamer will offer his entire herd of dairy cows, cream separator and milking utensils. Everything will be sold without reserve as Mr. Beamer is going out of the dairy . business. Sale at I o'clock. Terms 7 months credit. Jas. A. Livingston, auctioneer. Auction Sale Dates Annual Report of the Board of Directors enable us to operate our plants to better advantage than in the past, but we do not expect that the demand will be sufficient to enable us to put into operation either of the two plants which have been idle since the organiz- ation of this Company. How- ever, it is confidently expected that the increased demand, and increased output, will result in further savings in the cost of manufacture and distribution, and it is the policy of your Di- rectors to give your customeis the benefit of these reductions. The shareholders' profit will depend on the increased volume of the company's business, the) policy of the company being the maintenance of such a stable position as will insure regular and uniform payments of inter est on its bonds and dividends on its preferred stock, and at the same time be in a position .to withstand any unforseen emergency that may arise con- sequent on business depression or otherwise, which condition naturally necessitates the accu- mulation of, and the mainten- ance of, a large cash reserve. It is also the policy of the company to equalize the price of cement throughout Canada in so far as the physical condi- tions make such possible, and in furtherance of this policy, your directors have decided to pur- chase a site near Winnipeg, on which they will erect this year a mill to grind clinker, which clinker will be shipped from one of our eastern mills. The ibuildirlgs, machinery, etc., will be planned so that, should it at any time in the futuer be advis- able, a burning department can be added, and the clinker pro- duced on the property. I And further, an agreement has been entered into whereby the company expects to acquire, in the near future, a property at Exshaw, which, in addition to our Calgary plant, and the pro- jected plant at Winnipeg, will put us in the position of antici- It will pay you to advertise in The ludepen dent. Atrial will prove it. Whittaker Block Painter and Paperhanger Dealer in Paints, Oils, Glass, Brushes, Wallpaper and Moulding. _ ls the best Wall Coating tmade. Ready for use with the addition of boiling water. Artistic Effects-Shows no Laps-Easily Applied-c-Absolutely Sanitary. Get color Cards, sample books and descrip- tive matter from MURESCO . F ARROW Phone 239 pating any extraordinary arcwsrth in the consumption ut cement in the Great West. With. the view of educut‘ng the public, and popularizwg the use of cement, in addition to the ordinary advertising, the com- pany has published a small book illustrating some of the many uses to which cement may be put, for which book there has been a great demand, 25,000 ap- plications for same having been received during the past six months. For the purpose of stimulat- ing interest in the company on behalf of the employees, both in eff-ciency and cheapening pro- duction, as well as creating a feeling of mutual goodwill,your directors deem it expedient to introduce a system, already adopted by several large indus- trial corporations with benefi- cial results, viz., to enable em- ployees to become possessors of preferred and common stock at prices which will be attrac- tive to them, the employees pay ing a fixed amount per share per month out of their earnings and the company carrying the stock for them, charging a rate of 5 per cent interest. If the plan is' put into effect, all divi- dends will be credited to the employees applying for stock. Said stock will be held in trust for the employee for a term of five years, excepting in excep- tional cases, such as death, when his heirs will receive what benefit a deceased employee has derived from subscribing to the stock. - . Your directors feel that the policy, as herein outlined, will, as nearly as possible, make the interests of consumers, the em- ployees and the shareholders identical, and will insure to the most enduring and: beneficial results for all concerned. - -. All of which is respectfully submitted on behalf of the Board of Directors. WILLIAM C. EDWARDS, GRIMSBY resident. ti,

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