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EXPRESS RATES FIRST FISHNETS‘ OPPOSITION TO "ito.,:-,fyyj.iee,/,t',1',.1y?r BEFORE BOARD'; oF_fij]f./)fif.oN SET; SIDEWALK PLAN) ""RKs?i'2ljfiidfN,t, Ottaw_a, March 7.--The application ot the express traffic assoc'ation of Canada for increases in the rates on fru t was heard today before the board ot Railway Commissioners. C. A. Hayes, general manager of the Canadian National Express company presented the case tor the shipping interests. :9)-0-0.0.()-0-().1_0-U-0-0-()-0-<)-()-()-()-0-0-<)-0-U-0-t)v-7m{i-u-‘ THIRTY-NINTH YEAR Ettruberot "individual growers con- tr'buting to the shipment. Mr. Hayes pointed out that in the unload- 'ng at the market point, the various small shipments had to be checked and, in so doing, much time was lost '11 getting the produce on the market that the best prices were missed and the growers lost profits. Many growers who have the operative mind" said Mr. Hayes never had proper opportunity to ket thed goods that way. The load ratewould stimulate the operative method of marketing. would insure better despatch, handling ot produce and a lower for those who took advantage of would 1nsure Better despatch, less handling ot produce and a lower rate for those who took advantage of it. Some revision was necessary from the railway operation point ot v'ew. The rates trom Niagara District were not sufficient to cover the cost ot operat'on. The growers and the transportation companies were agreed lMW;gg_rx_e i'stinetion between car- Wad rates was ase ise for Shipping Interests Pre- sented Before Railway Com- mission-Much Time Lost, Says Manager - Opportunity for. Cheaper Co-operative Mar- keting, He Declares. In the year 1873 the munieipal'ty of the town ot St. Catharines was a thriving residential section conta'n- ing 2346 ratepayers against whom there was an assessed valuation of real estate of $2,116,108, personal property of $483,600 and taxable in- come ot $96,280. In those early days the debentures of the corporat'on totalled $144,073.33 while today the debentures are five and a halt mil- lions. . The school funds of 1873 were $11,800 while the public school charges ot today alone are $198,215. The ex- penditure on roads and br'dges tor the 8852 ot populat'on was $8215.31. Those were the days when P. P. Collier was Mayor, W. Rallison, Clerk and W. A. Mittleberger, Treasurer; those were the days when the general rate was 17 mills, exclusive of school rates. And since that early date the popuJat'on has increased two and a halt times and the general rate has increased only 7 mills. He was born in the Vandep:slu.vs' homestead on River Road, and 'n the troubious times of the earlier settlers joined the old 19th Battalion at the time ot the Fenian Ra'd. This was later organized as the 44th, and at the time of his death the Major was at- tached to the corps reserves. His military career was an interest'ng one and in 1914, when the Great War broke out, he did hrs bit in home ser- vice, and was 'Paymaster on the Wel- land Canal Force. _ Ir. Vandersluys was a member of the Queen V'ctoria Park police force. and during the years 1895, 1896 - and 1898 was a member ot the Municipal Council. Bes'des his wife, he leaves four sons, Jack and Lieut.-Col. Charles of this c'ty, Richard of California, and Roger, of Chippawa: a daughter. Mrs. May Lewis of New York Cty, and a brother Harmonious, ot this city. Niagara Falls, Ont., March I'.-- Major J. A. Vandersluys, a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls and a man who took a great and active part in civic and m'litary affairs, passed away today at the age of 75 years. The news of his demise came as a great shock to the citizens, because it "was beliexed that the Major-, who had been in the hosp'tal for two weeks less a day, was on the mend. Despite his 75 years he enjoyed excellent health, and took an active and keen interest in affairs. . was a matter for the board to decide. J. B. Fairlba'rn, Cuit grower from Beamsv Ile, said that it would be hardly reasonable tor a number . of small growers to make up a car load for a defin'te point at a specific time and the market in a def'nite time: ST. KITTS IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS MAJ. VANDERSLUYS DIES AT NIAGARA Member of Distinguished Pioneer Family Passes at Age of 75 - Tr "---, "e"""-"------------., - ---." __ ---w-" - ,7 -- --e-e-' _ T ati, _ _ g q - s, , » " . 1152-: . mr Mk' V ' " , .0-0-()-0-0-0-0-u-n-o-o-0-0-0-0-2)-()-Ono-nung‘Innâ€"»am(:-pnâ€".in.24â€".._ ._ - _ -- _ rowers who have the "co- mind" said Mr. Hayes have proper opportunity to mar- goods that way. The car- .would stimulate the co- method of marketing. It 'rlhjllllf? IlhilDllEi) The distinction of sett'ng the first fish net in Lake Ontar o this year no doubt goes to Abe Hand, of Winona. Undaunted by heavy banks ot ice along the shore, Mr. Hand succeeded in launching one ot his boats about 8.30 o'clock Wednesday morning last, and in setting h s nets about six miles out from shore. To do this it was necessary to cut a channel about 150 feet through the ice to the open water. The trip to the f shing grount rough one, and the setting w: with. some d fficulty. It l March 4th lar,' year that fis set their first nets. Gr"msby fishermen, have been unable to get their boa the water on account of the St. Catharines, March 4.--Game In- Spector C J. Kerr has made a tour of Nagara district in connection with the reported death of so many of the pheasants from severe weather condi- tions. He found that many farmers were putting out feed for them, and within a week or two he thought the birds woud he able to take care of themselves and the worst would be over. The pheasants which had suc- cumbed, he found, had suffered from snow-blindness, and many were wounded in the one open day for hunting last fall. Inspector Kerr tomm-ended the farmers and fruit growers who had gone to considerable trouble to place feed out for the birds, and thought that their efforts would be well re- paid. There was no doubt but that the winter had been severe on bird -l te, and he hoped that in winters to come the feeding idea might be more generally adopted. Mr. Kerr does not believe that the casualties this year would be so great as to threaten Jpgt.iuctinucuittsuguaaautt-iiub2- (SAVE [he 'he a Second Deputy-Reeve Jacobson goes back to the job, nominations being held last week which revealed the absence of any stout contender for the pos'tion. It was just as expected. Mr. Jacobson was threatened with legal proceedings because he was a member ot the Consol'dated School Board and a member of the township council at the same time. In order not to be mulcted or court costs, in the event of his dual pos't'on being found illegal, Mr. Jacobson promptly disclaimed both positions and that left him open to qual'fy for the second deputy-reevesh'p and was prepared for a battle at the polls. This is the battle that doesn't come off just now. There are said to be six county councillors holding a dparty of jobs but in vTew of the fiasco over the sec- ond deputy reeveship there will be no scarcity of 'nk on account of these councillors writing they resignations. The hint has been given that it was all a deep laid plot to force Jacobson out of the Council It succeeded but there was a back kick to the plot. He was forced in again perhaps stronger than ever. Tn order to Control the civic arena within Niagara _ Falls, the sum of $5,500 has st'll to be ra'sed in that (litv. If the money is not raised, con- trol of the arena will be held outside the city. and the outs'ders are willing to have it so. The season has been a most successful one for the proposi- tion. J. Dunham, Grimsby March l, 1925 A. P. Norton: Grimsby Dec. 31, 1924 Mrs. J. Brooks. Grimsbv March 1, 1925 W. Andrewes, Beamsvilte Stamford and Niagara Townships are being invaded by hordes of jack rabbits, and farmers report consider- able destruction from the pests. Last year there were many reports of the animals do'ng damage in the south part of this district, but within the past few weeks they have been invad- ing the eastern section of th's district, and their numbers are growing rapid- ly. The jack rabbit is a much larger animal than the species nat've to the distrist, and is possessed of greed and endurance, those who have shot them say. In flavor they are much stronger than the native rabbit and farmers and hunters do not believe that many w 11 like them as food. Last year cons'derable damage was reported from areas inhabited by them. TEAPOT TEMPEST HAS SUBSIDED district RABBIT PLAGUE IS SPREADING bo VE PHEASANO?S FROM PERISHING hope ice and STILL REQUIRE $5,500 to get th this week 11 tlon PAID UP LIST tt the mouth of the the shore line. their first nets set ground was a ling was made . It was on that fishermen ground w 2 so far, boats into Feb. 21, 1925 m oun- tPII as expressed at a recent meeting in ithe institute hall, and asked upon what ar,iltytisi the township would undertake :itoithe work as well as what percentage 111_[0f the cost it would bear. After giv- :.he i, 'ng the committee a complete hearing ne. ',the council promised to. consider the setlappeal and make known its stand as early as possible. E Major Armand Smith, as chairman got the comm ttee, informed the coun- icillors of the attitude taken by Hon. 'G'George S. Henry, min'ster ot public iworks, who had given assurance that :his department would prov de the Iminecessary rightrot-w.ay, do the Bur- of _ veying and engineering and take care ith {of heavy fills and cuts. With .th s as.,- the;sistance offered by the provance it iriri1was felt that the township ‘_could ersghardly object to bearing a port on of tnd/the additional cost, more particular- the sly as the residents had decided that a Ofigravel or cinder walk would meet re- beiqu'rements toy the present. The ur- uc-igency of protection for pedestrians on/who were obliged to use the roadway ere!and the importance of action before for "rattie became heavy was impressed ‘upon the counc l, and Reeve Corman thclvo‘ced his appreciation of the danger- oad 3011s condition. ace‘ Councillor Arthur Smith favored ghtla little help from the township and tue- : so did Counc llor'Felker, except that 1.oatithe latter confined his ass'stance to rird lmoral and not financial support. The to;remaining members of the council ore i; did not make known their; stand. Y.si, Reeve Corman said, while realizing chis lthat something should be-Idflngzfigfie} t.e.n l direct on of a walk. It-u (rv-ra"""?'-:?'-'-""?; 'i"' Appearing before the Saltfleet town- ship council 'at Stoney Creek Wednes- day afternoon, the comm ttee, repre- senting those ratepayers desirous of hay ng a sidewalk constructed along- side the highway in this section,, set forth the views of the property owners as expressed at a recent meeting in the institute hall. and asked unon what: Deputations Before Saltffeet Township Council-Question of Cost is Bone of Contention. The council was advised that at the last meeting in Winona, the rate- payers asked that the main cost of the walk alongside the h-‘ghway be provided for on the basis of 60 per cent. by the township and 40 per cent. by those having land abutting the road. ' On conclusion, the counc'llors agreed to give the matter their fullest attention and consideration. The report of the School Nurse for Lincoln County tor February, shows that she pa'd twenty-five visits to schcols and made 1925 examinations of pupils. 27 pupils were re-ad- mitted and there were 61 treatments, 10 pupils were sent home for various diseases. Defects found were: Vision 6, eye disease 10, ear disease 5, defective nasal breathing 3, abnormal tonsils 3, defect've teeth 26, enlarged glands 3, skin disease 15, malnutrition 6, defec- tive speech l,' Total 78. Defects terminated: Vision 5, eye disease 10, ear disease 5, defective nasal breathing 6, abnormal tonsils 6, anaem'e appearance 3, defective teeth 39, skin disease 18, malnutrition 4. Total 96. Number of home visits 67. Consultations 16. On account of the weather during the latter part ot the month, it has been difficult to reach some of the schools, and impossible to make home v‘sits in some localties. Rittenhouse and the Consolidated Schools have added paper towels for pupils and washing facilities. There have been colds and several cases of pneumonia and a few cases of chickenpox. The second nurse, Misty Kane, started her work in the western end ot the County on March 3, with head- quarters at Beamsville. There are now 79 class rooms in Lincoln County served by the school nurses. Asked by a member of the comm't- tee whether 'or not the cement side- walks in Stoney Creek were con- structed at the township's expense, Reeve Corman stated that as tat' as he knew they were built under a special plan whereby Saltfleet was div'ded into four parts and each ot wh'ch bore the cost of its public im- prpvements. This quest'on was prompted by the assertion of an ex- councillor prior to the meeting, when it was claimed that the Stoney Creek walks were pa'd for by the township as a whole. _ Joseph J. Sn1.‘th also opposed any move whereby the township as a whole would be financially obligat- ed. There were other roads on which he felt that sidewalks were just as necessary" as on the highway. COUNTY SCHOOL NURSES' REPORT Ji.f/."f,,dcrJLtfhih'hii"tr'ft) had been . dontpibu-. tory to present conditions. Henry Dean headed a deputation of ratepayers who were opposed to the township bear'ng any portion of the cost. He was not opposed, he said, to the sidewalk being laid, but felt that the people benefitting should bear the full cost. Joseph J. Smfth also opposed any ‘-l)-i)-0-()-0-‘ GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12. 1924 "rr-o-ir-o-o-o-r-om-tr-tr-tr-t n.0- Just' at th's time when considering the y system ing and methods of disp coming season's crops t report issued by R. D. Co tessoy ot cMarket ng, O. Guelph, will tend to sho, of events in the Remit south. A close examination of will easily show the vain turnover in the eeonom. of the business both tror The California Frut Growers' Ex- change is the oldest and largest of theCalifornia Co-operatives. In the last twenty years it has returned to its members $540)()(),()()0 from the sale of the'r Products. It is a tedera- tion of 208 local associations with 11,- 000 members. The locals each have their own packing houses and are fully responsible, t'nanc‘ally and otherw'se, for their own local activi- ties. They are grouped into 21 dis- tr'ct exchanges. Each district e_x~ change has one director on the.boaird of the California Frum' Growers' Ex- change, which owns t f? brand "Sun- kistn and acts as the Oentral Selling Agencir' for? 3H the fr; J..t_hasr,111,1'p, duce. point kiSt” and acts as the entrar ecu-5.9%,; Aayfmi (is fr HWW - 'salers, we,' Tit-mm l mo t',11terri, lwho 'm turn servie 113,() ,000 consum- [l ers in Canada and the ited States. D The market demand fo its products f 's being constantly incre ed by the e Exchange. Twenty-tive y : rs ago the t orange growers of- the iltate were alfaced with what they thought was over-production. Since then produc- y ltion has quadrupled and, the crop is l still consumed. - Judic‘ous advertising and mer- 1 chandising methods have kept demand s equal to or ahead of supply. A levy of 4 cents a box on oranges and 6% - cents on lemons pays for it all. Ad- - lvertis ng and dealers' service work is - directed chiefly to the retailer and 'r,- consumer. In any eross-road village s in Ontario, where you couldn't buy an 1 Ontario apple, you will find oranges g constantly displayed according to f 1erections worked out by those wide- - awake growers in Southern Cali- a torn R. I t The Dominion' Fruit Branch and the Provincial Agricultural Representa- tive Branch have arranged to hold a Frn‘t Packing School at the Inde- pendent Hall, Grimsby, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 17th, 18th and 19th of March, mornings and afternoons. Last year an arrangement was made with the railways my which, through the use of larger cars and quantity shipments, a lower fre'ght rate was secured on oranges. The rezlrwtion will effect a, sav'ng of $3,000,000 a year to the orange grow- ers of the State. This works out to 14 cents a box. The total cost of the ort-Tnnizat'on serv'ces, exclusive of advertising, is 6.86 cents,per box or less than half the amount of the re- duction. l. The oldest and best Ctr-operative Marketing Assoc'ati-on of. California, after a quarter of a century of sue- cessful experience, is still demon- ctrat'ng that the farmers' marketing problems can only be solved through organized marketing effort by the farmers themselves. 3 Plenty of fruit and packages w'll be on hand and packers, both boys and girls will have an opportunity by real pract'cc. to become familiar with the letvst modern methods of fruit pack- Packers wishing to take the course. or any part of it, shoud send in their names to W. S. VanEvery, Department ot Agriculture, St. Catharines. It is expected that all who attend are there top the purpose of taking the course. A l, This is the growers' Oppm'tunity to secure training for the r packers, without cost to themselves or the packers. Arrangements (may be made to have the older classes of the schools take the courses, . Instructors F P. J. Carey, Domin'on Demonstra- tor: John Lawlor, Packing Expert, FREE PACKING SCHOOL n PRINTI 'e'""""---, prllfiii)ii,Iylf3l)itif'r COll tem iispo the following olquette, Pro- A. College, )w the trend Lblic to the f these facts ue of a large cal handling Ill the pro- ner’s stand- many are of market- sing of the w 11 get better service and greater efficiency." Then, he sa'd, there were too many members 'in each body. There were four members in the Dom- mien house and three in the Iegis-l lature where one would do. Many) county councils were also too large] The funct on ot the county council) was necessary at one time when we} needed to build roads and bridges, but', that was a thing of the past. We; should hive permanent' roads now,i or do without. The roads should bel handled entirely by the prov‘nce on! the trunk lines, and by the township; councils on the side roads. We were' taxed to the limit; there was too) much overhead, and a lot ot it was; wasted. The people, he contended, I} cannot-longer carry the burdenq; Li- Mr, Lyingston; referred to t" 119311;ng ,liiiipsi,". charities ahd things in‘ which - the public were 'nterested and were paying for. In each department he l averred there is too much overlap- , ping, too much overhead. Overhead, a he op'ned, would be the death of the a county council. Could, he asked, a 'ilC),1v1'; be more clever in the county -Icouncil than in the townsh p, I . think not, and I believe maHY_ county [councillors do not earn their pay. County coune'ls are safe for a tme, at least. Th's was decided at Stoney Creek Thursday night when Jas. A. Livingston, Mayor of Grimsby, and Russell T. Kelley, of the Ontario Good Roads Association, met ex- Warden Hugh Bertram and Drs B. E. Cl hompson before th, They Were Under Attack at Stoney Creek-But Negative in Debate ‘Got Decision-Literary Society Members Had Profit- able Night. - COUNCILS SAFE council than in the townsh'p, "I think not, and I believe many county councillors do not earn their pay. There is a duplication of expense 'n the two councils. The township would do the work more etticiently." He also charged that there were not in parliament a dozen men earn'ng for the country $1 per day. "They would be better at home chopping wood on the farm or mak ng pills for their patients", he said. "In ten years I am conv'nced there will be no county councils." Ex-Warden Bertram, in refuting the arguments for the first speaker, de- clared that it was not the abortion of governments that would help, but a limitation that those who were for abolit’on wanted. Continuity in road policy would be impossible under a provinc a1 and township system was needed to keep Ontario progressive. Some townships, he added, st'll adher- ed to the, old pathmaster system. In his opinion l was preposterous to try to build roads w'thout suitable en- gineers and supervisors, and in sup- port of this he declared that legisla- tion was pending to cut the grants to townsh'ps that adhered to the ancient system trom 40 to 20 per cent. '"Let the Prov'nce do it, Mr. Liv- ingston says. Yet at the request ot the counties the province took over some 1,800 miles ot roads, and what is the result? We have a debt of $850,000, ot which the county has to pay 20 per cent. tor roads in Went- worth. Suspension of the county sys- tem would be d'sastrous, for the im- portance of the development of roads leading to the main highways is essen- tial." Mr. Bertram took up the matter of charities. He was of the opin'on that county charities were much better than provincial, and there was not, 'n the management thereof, the same chance for politics creeping in. De- benture debts, he averred, could not be equitably distributed without the county system. The county was a system of "self-. government, a thing the,. people had fought for s'nce Nornitts: times, and one ot the corner-stones ot the consti- tut‘on of the empire. The remedy was not 'n abolition, but in dedicating our- selves to the public interests. The the councillors were time- wasters, joyriders and tax eaters was the chief objection Mr. Kelley had to the system. The men were needed on the farms, he said. They could do construct've work there. They were poor business men, and always ready tor a Joyr'de. He instanced the case of a man who had moved from the city to the county to save $1,000 taxes, as an example of the poor . business ability of the county fathers. The city was losing, and the county was not getting it. He thought someone ought to have had it. He referred to the high cost of administering the courts, and showed where $6,972 had been collected by one county in fines; (Continued on Pago, Five) FOR PRESENT time when we and bridges, but the past. We at' roads now, 03!!"I!lHI|IllIIlII}"I"IliI!"IllllllIII!IIl[IIIIlllllllllflllllllillHlHlllllllllllIIIHIIIHIIII|IIIIIIIIIII|III!IIIIIllll||In!lllllllIllllllIllllIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIQ ofoummumlmmmmumununmmuummmmuummaIIzmmmmnimuImaummummmuummmwmsmmmmv ... --of --.-.- _..__._ tfig advantages s. thaf +I f)R,rp,R,tp,v,. . A " . “ trut,:,',, the empan‘u 1663b, an t'- fr, fa-C, FACTORY WANTS TO LOCATE HERE This Company has been in nego- tiations with the town council and the Chamber of Commerce for some days past. At the present time it is in business in Niagara Falls, but owing to shortage of factory space, labor troubles and high overhead expenses, has decided to leave the Falls and lo- cate in some other town. _ Grimsby has all the - Will Grimsby be the hat manufac- turing centre of the Niagara District, instead of some other town? It cer- tainly will if the citizens vote approval of the by-law, which is published in this issue, to guarantee the bonds of the Magill Hats, Ltd., for the sum of $25,000. DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK they should get. THAT advertising gives confidence. Customers do not become regular customers until they have confidence in a business concern. f THAT good honest merchandise well advertised is what the people want--mothing else will satisfy them. THAT merchandise that is PERSISTENTLY Ary., VERTISED can never be associated with infer- ior merchandise. THAT good merchandise ADVERTISED always makes a RESULTFUL APPEAL to the most exacting people. THAT class of merchandise is always consistent in price, quality and service, and is consistently in . demand. TrVs7r'-quality at a right price" is a good slogan. bers of the council and the Chamber of Commerce investigated the business most thoroughly and found that the Company was sound in every way. If the Company comes to Grimsby, it will occupy the property known as The Independent building, having made tentative plans with the owners to purchase this property if the by-law carries. Full and complete particulars about this Company and the line of goods that it manufactures will ap- pear in next week's Independent. NOTHING SPEAKS AS DECISTVELtAS ADVERTISING V l $2.00 Per Year-,-: Cents a Copy oz. "B'"'-'"""-'-"""-"-----. o;0-o.u.<I-‘ Pages 1 to 8 .>.(_0-(_U-O-O* .1imff