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£ Daily vg a 3 RC TY Dailies and the ; S001! Bureau of Circulations ~ SUBSCRIPTION RATES vased oF vation: 10c a week. Hy mall: in the Uatario, Durbam and Northumberland, $5.00 a year, TORONTO OFFICE, 407 Bond Building, 66 femperance Street, Telephone Adelaide 0107. H. D, Tresidder, representative, : REPRESENTATIVES IN US. Powers aud Stose, Inc, New York and Chicago. EE rn inka 4 rr MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1928 THE COWAN SITE FOR A CITY HALL If the City Council at tonight's meeting adopts its own report as a Committee of the Whole, the ratepayers of Oshawa will have an opportunity to vote on two questions, both of which may have a very important bear- ing on the future of Oshawa from a muni- cipal standpoint. ' It is proposed to submit a Bylaw for the purchase of the Cowan homestead at the cor- ner of .imcoe street south and McGregor street at a cost of $40,000, an option at this price having been given the City by the pres- ent owner, Mr, F, W, Cowan, It is also pro- posed to take at the same time a plebiscite on the question of selling the property now owned by the City fronting on Simcoe, Met- calfe and Bagot streets. In our opinion, the City Council should not hesitate to submit both of these questions to the ratepayers. 'Regardless of the opinion of individual Aldermen as to the advisability of adopting either or both proposals it should be recognized by all that the matter is too important to be dismissed without the most careful consideration, And of course the Council has no power to purchase the Cowan property without the consent of the ratepay- ers. For our own part, we are heartily in fav- or of the proposal to buy the Cowan prop- erty for municipal purposes at the price offered. At the same time we are doubtful as to the advisability of selling any of the ". property now held by the City and forming part of the old Pedlar factory site, At any rate, the two proposals should be considered independently of each other, and the decision regarding the Cowan property is by far the .most important at the present time, The Cowan site would provide an excep- tionally beautiful setting for municipal buildings, When a carefully worked out scheme for municipal buildings was proper- ly developed on the property, Oshawa's ad- ministrative buildings would be the pride of this city and the envy of every other city in the province, Dr. Kaiser told a story on one occasion about some towns being "all town hall and no town" while Oshawa had the distinction of being "all town and no hall." But there is no reason why this situation should not be corrected and Oshawa placed in a class where it will be known far and wide not only for its industrial development but also for the distinguished character of its city buildings and the unusual beauty of ' their surroundings, The removal of the City Hall two or three blocks farther south than the present loca- tion should not be a serious detriment to the geheme, As the city grows its administra- tive headquarters will become more and more important, and will in g sense create its own centre rather than being subsidiary to the Jocation of stores, banks and offices, The desirability of the proposed new location by far outweights any temporary disadvantage that might be experienced, In a very short time the citizens would no more think of re- ferring to the location as "away down south" than they now think of referring to the High School as "away up north," And the High School is further north of the main east and west thoroughfare than the Cowan property is south of that thoroughfare, What would be done with the present prop- erty on Simcoe, Metcalfe and Bagot streets if the ratepayers decided against selling it or if a satisfactory sale of it could not be made? That is a8 question that could be left until the proposed Bylaw for the purchase of the Cowan property has been either passed or defeated, But in tI 1eantime it might be suggested that a pw... of the property may be needed for a new Public Library site. The frontage on Bagot street might be used for fire hall, police station or market purposes, the City Council having already decided to _ sell the property on Simcoe street north and Richmond street 8s soon as a satisfactory price can be obtained. It must be obvious to anyone that the purchase of the Pedlar prop- erty has already been amply justified if for . mo other reason that to create a beautiful THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 16,1928 In our opinion favorable consideration of the Cowan site for municipal purposes will be determined largely by the extent of our faith as individual citizens in the future of Oshawa. Those who believe that Oshawa is destined to be one of the foremost industrial cities of Canada will appreciate the desir ability of making adequate provision for fu- ture growth in the selection of a site for the city's administrative buildings. In our judg- ment the City Council will act wisely in de- ciding to submit a Bylaw to the ratepayers for the purchase of the Cowan property, and we have sufficient faith in the good judg- ment and foresight of the ratepayers to be- lieve that they will give such a Bylaw their endorsation by a large majority. THE THINK SHOP Thinking is a human process that is much neglected. People do many things in life en- tirely leaving out the element of thought. This world would be a much better world, a much better place to live in, if each person would simply put his thinking cap on and wear it at the performance of each deed, significant or seemingly inconsequential, In the office, in the shop, in the home, in the social arena, in public places, every- where, thought would play well its part, The think shop is one of the most import- ant properties of the human makeup, Lack of proper thought promotes misery, worry, discontent, sadness, suffering, ignorance and hundreds of things that should be destroyed rather than promoted, The man who thinks is the man who does things efficiently and it is likewise with the woman who thinks, The boy and girl brought up in the habit of careful thinking is the boy and girl who will mean most to Canada. Wounded feelings, shattered careers, de- molished hopes, slouchy work, determina- tions to revenge and all sorts and kinds of failures may at once be prevented by the simple application of proper thought, Time and money may be saved if one will but think when about his immediate task. Matrimonial missteps may be prevented by right and proper thinking. Many careers may be brightened and made more useful and larger by merely allowing thought to invade the territory of proper execution, Since thinking is such an important and necessary element in the business of life, it should be fully resorted to by all the people, all the time, Therefore THINK, Let's go! Everybody THINK! EDITORIAL NOTES Our kick against human nature is it isn't always human, Among the things that run in all familles are stockings, You are not getting old until you hate to wear a new suit, Bit of Verse THINK RIGHT Think smiles and smiles shall be; Think doubt and hope will flee, Think love and love will grow; Think hate and hate you'll know, Think good and good is here; Think vice--its jaws appear! Think joy and joy ne'er ends; Think doom and dusk descends, Think peace sublime and sweet, And you that peace will meet. Think fear with brooding mind And failure's close behind, Think this "I'm going to win!" Think not on what has been, Think "Viet'ry;" think "I can" Then you're a winning man, --By Mary Mason (5A) in "Acta Ludi" TEMPERAMENTAL APRIL! April's feminine, I know; April's manners, tell me so, Always in a different mood; First she's pleasant, then she's rude; Never know just where she's heading, Like a woman at a wedding, April shows her joy by weeping, Tears that rouse her children sleeping In the ground--April smiles-- Laughing siren, she beguiles 7 4 Tender things in verdant gown ¥ » 5 Then she chills them with 8 frown, > April's feminine, I aver-- . I know ladies just like her! 7 P™ (London Correspondent) I was much interested to learn there are mow great hopes that the Empire will in a few year's time become self-supporting in the tobacco industry. Seeds takem from Macedonia, Thrace, and Smyrna have given wonderful re. sults when planted ia Rhodesia, and cigarettes equal to the finest Turkish blends have been manu- factured from the leaf. Experi- ments are now being made with seeds from Virginia, also in Rho- desia, and one of our leading ex- perts informs me that the results obtained are very good. Up till now the tobacco-growing industry in Rhodesia has been more or less in the hands of amateurs. When it is remembered that there is a preference of 2d. on the pound for Empire grown tobacco, the results of these experiments may well re. volutionize the tobacco industry. A SURPLUS IN BRITAIN (Ottawa Journal) When at the close of the fiscal year 1926-27, a year marked by the paralyzing effect of general strikes, Mr. Winston Churchill an- nounced a British deficit of 180,- 000,000, the old cry went up of impending British doom, The other day, however, Mr. Churchill announced that when all his books are balanced this year he will be wble to show a surplus of revenues over expenditures totalling $21, 000,000, Once again, therefore, events have risen in stern judg- ment upon the pessimists who are always convinced that England is on the down grade. Britain's position, in fact, is het. ter than it has been for years. The past year has heen unusually free from strikes, there has been a di- minution of unemployment, ex- ports hava increased, and the gen- eral level of prosperity throughout the island has been heightened. And through it all, it must not be forgotten, Britain has been pay- ing her war debts, sending vast ter her numerons commitments all over the face of the world, BROTHERLY LOVE (From the Woodstock Sentinel-Re- view) Speaking from a New York pul- pit a short time ago, James Walk- er, the dapper young Mayor of that great metropolis, made a strong plea for tolerance and neighborli- ness. He 1s reported to have sald that "as soon as we have enough { our penal code." His remark doesn't bring to light anything new in the way of argument in solving crime, which seems to he so prevalent in the world today. He might even be ac- cused of dealing in platitudes; but the mere fact that the Mayor of such a commercial-----and commer- cialized--city as New York, con- giders it his duty to enter a pul- pit and express such sentiments, shows that he is studying the proh- [lemy, and that it is an extremely hopeful sign. Also it shows that others in New York must be giv- are of the same opinon, for the Mayor of New York usually fol- lows public sentiment very closely, and is careful not to get too far in advance of it, If Mayor Walker therefore, can be regarded as voleing the sentiment of a fair proportion of the population of New York, that is even a more hopeful sign. FROWNS ON BOASTING (Mrs, Walter Ferguson, in New York Telegram) Everybody despises a hoaster, We smile behind our hands when a man rises on his toes and shouts of his exploits to the world, Does it not, therefore, seem taste in the eternal praise of our country, which is, after all, merely another way of throwing bouquets at ourselves? Take, for instance, this burst from Senator Smoot of Utah: "The Great Creator of this world bas blessed America above any other country, He placed within her borders materials upon which great industries are established and maintained. Her greatness fs not found alone in her unliprit- ed resources, but also in her man- hood and womanhood. Nothing fidence of 'the people in the gov- ernment." fine, It is true in a measure, bul the Senator infers--does he not? that God has kept this special bit of Juck for us because we are so noble and deserving. "And that sort of thing is merely infantile, country. protects our lives and property. For it our forefathers lived and died. Only the poltroon would be base enough to feel ingratitude for a flag that waves at least for his ideals. But maintaining a constant flow of oratory about how much more deserving we are than others of bully and the bore. And there is no sense in striving to cover up our blunders and to bury our errors under an avalancheof self-praise. Americans are human. There- fore, they make mistakes. Our country is settled with multitudes from practically every nation on the globe; therefore, she must sometimes be wrong. And it seems just as reasonable to suppose that a nation can use poor judgment as well as an individual vaunting of national virtues can be as tire- some as the gelf-aggrandizement of men. Every country would raise bet- emch produced deeds rather thea sums to America, and looking af- | brotherly love, we can throw away |. ing thought along this line, and || strange that we never see any bad |! should be done to shake the comn- |! As yon see, that does sound ' Certainly we love our , We should love fit. It God's creatures smacks a bit of the |. S OSHAWA grows, so grows its institutions, and The Oshawa Daily Times prides itself on being included among them. In newspaper and advertising circles, advertising lineage figures are always regarded as a reliable barometer of a newspaper's standing. The follow- ing comparativ. itatement for the first quarter of each of the past three years speaks for itself. 1st Quarter 1927 49,586 Inches HE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES is 63,022 Inches naturally pleased with this splendid showing, especially as the circulation of the paper has increased correspondingly during the same period, The 'ontinued 'upport of both readers and adver." tiser. will ensure continued progress in the direc- tion of making The Oshawa Daily Times one of the best small city newspapers in Canada, THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES The Only Newspaper Printed in Oshawa A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City ter and more patriotic citizens if words to prove its reputation.