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At Mileage 75, measuring from Cochâ€" rane, a small station was built and named Fraserdale. Four miles northâ€" east of this station, the Abitibi River At this time last year, the "town" of Fraserdale, which lies six hundred miles due north of Toronto, did not exist, being then but a part of the many thousands ¢of square miles cof the virgin spruce forests of Northern Onâ€" tario. The month ¢of June, last year, witnessed the further ex‘ension of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, which is owned by the Proâ€" vince of Ontario, another fifty miles toward James Bay and an ocean outlet for Ontario. ‘Timmins has not escaped, the children hers being the ones chiefly affected so far, though many adults have also had the "flu" this year, though the type is a very mild one, As much as 40 per cent. of the school attendance was afâ€" fected lass week through the "flu" in thi town, so the reports had it. At the Anitibi Canvon old folks were chiefly of the care given t0O UTMC NeailIl OL UVLiC men there, rather than a proof of the prevalence of the disease. In any event this would be a timely occasion to refer to ithe sanitation and health precautions at Abitibi Canyon camps. Coxn4iticns may well be termed as mirâ€" rculous. In a few months the virgin forest Las been transformed into A toxm of 1500 population boasting of the fcliocwing conveniences:â€"eleciric light, w«stor simolv. chlcrinaticn plant. 25.000 PERFEGT SANITATION AT ABITIB! CANYON CGAMPS the "fiu" have been present ir form in many towns in On in many Oother sections of Timmins has not escaped, th hers being the ones chiefly a far, though many adults have to reler to precaution‘s rculcus. forest toan of 150 icliowing C water â€"wa water supoly, chicrimaillon plant, gallicn water tank, sewers, n plumbing, school ‘nospital, rect club, model rooms, vari die:, upâ€"toâ€"date laundry, baths sleeping accommcdation, etc. The story cof ithis miracle is told by William C. Millar, chief sanitary inâ€" spector. Ontario Dept. of Health, in the February»=i@ssue of "Abibiti,"‘ the monthlyvâ€"nagazine issued for the emâ€" ployees of the Abitibi Power Paper Co., and edited by Alec Dewar, formerâ€" ly editoer cof The Broke Hustler, the paper that used to be published at Iroâ€" quois Falls The chief sanitary inspecâ€" tor of the province says:â€" Sufficient Supply of Water, Which is Chlorinated, Flush Closets, Shower Baths, and Good Food, Ensure Health of Workers at Abitibi Canvyon. {Irl tOoOwWwn, so tThie 1 Asnitibi Canyon ( affecied, but by : were ncot severe, the Rkosplial may AÂ¥A* the present time es of an epidemic of Canyoen, but it is well t this has nothing to do precautions at the ca: lions at Abitibi Cany by no less an authorit: of healthâ€"the health that comes from keeping inwardâ€" ly clean. ' Start and finish the day with a dash of ENO in a glass of water for just a few days and see how quickly you begin to feel "at your best." But remember ... . Women, as well as men, are as young as they feel. â€"Years don‘t matter, it‘s a question 1 accounts the ind the numbe be taken as a nd the numbers in e taken as a pro o the health of th than a proof of the ent in epidemiC n Ontario and as of Canada. fiu" at rememb Only ENO Can Give ENO Results â€" modern recreation aame wel al B al 5t MUMuoLQLitlbi dIi€CUIUCUAiIIC, dSSISVCU DY LWO liisl= construction part of the town, which| 444 men, is situated in the centre of houses sevenâ€"eighths of its citizens, willithe townsite. Dr. Fisher is assistant be made use of only for the two years| !0 Dr. McQuay, who is the contracting in which the power oparâ€"| Physician for the Dominion Construcâ€" ations are to take place, yet its sanitary ticn Company on all of their contracts. system would put to shame fifty per| Accidents May Happen cent. of the rural towns of Ontario of! As a shaft is being sunk from the the same size which have been estabâ€" top of the west ridge of the canyon lizshed for the past fifty years. down to the level of the river, 240 feet Some might say, when looking over|below, and from there two tunnels for the town plan, that, considering the|the purpose of diverting the river while temporary nature of sevenâ€"eighths of| the dam is under construction, there is the town, the expenditures for saniâ€"| the possibility that, in the blasting and tation had been excessive, but the Doâ€" | Cutting out of these shafts and tunnels, minion Construction Company, which| there will be a number of unavoidable is one of the biggest construction comâ€"|Accidents. Minor accidents will be panies in Canada, thought otherwise.) taken care of in the camp hospitalâ€" Having engineered some of the largest| major ones being sent out to the hosâ€" construction jobs in North America,|Pital at Cochrane as soon as the disâ€" including Mexico, this company has| abled man is in a condition to be movâ€" learned by experience the imp>rtant | ed. cvery building on the townsite. The part played by sanitary science in Men Given Varied Diet modern construction worl.c. § The diningâ€"rooms, three in number, A Lesson in Sanitation each seating four hundred men and A very good object lesson was given | staffed with the highestâ€"paid and most at the beginning of operations. To efficient chefs of the industrial world, house the five hundred men engaged in |are models of cleanliness and plenty; the clearing of the townsite and the|two kinds of meat, three vegsetables, con truction of the camps, temporary | two sorts of cake, two of pie, two varieâ€" tents had been pitched, with the usual)|ties of pickles, huge plates of snowy unsanitary outside latrine as an adâ€" homeâ€"made bread, cheese, tea, coffee junct to each tent. The flyâ€"season was|and milk are crowded upon the tables at is height (the month being Sepâ€"jat every meal. tember), and in a few weeks‘ time,l The water is pumped up through a intestinal diarrhoea, which is very freâ€" | fcurâ€"inck main from the Abitibi River, quently the forerunner of typhoid fever, | 240 feet below theâ€"level of the townsite, developed, putting many of the emâ€"|tco a tank of 25,000 gal. capacity and ployees on their backs. ficm there, as has already been stated, The unemfoyment problem was reâ€" conveyed by gravity to all the different sponsible for hundreds of men coming| points in the townsite. into the new townsite seeking work| A certrifugal pump, supplied by the and, although unable to employ them | Smartâ€"Turner Machine Company of all, the Dominion Construction Comâ€"| Hamilton, with a capicity of 400 galâ€" pany had to keep them overnight beâ€" |lons to the minute, has been installed fore sending them back to Cochrane, in the pumphouse on the banks of the consequently all the tents were being |river. This pump is electrically operâ€" the forest for the townsite. About four hundred acres were cleared and stumped and the permanent camp buildings, which were to house fifteen hundred men for the next two years were started; lumber and all the necesâ€" sary building materials .were brought in on a spurâ€"track from the Temisâ€" kaming and Northern Ontario Railway Extension, and today one of the most upâ€"toâ€"date of construction camps has been completed. Camp Would Shame Old Towns Electric light, waterworks and sewers have been installed to take care of This will be the last year that the Abitibi River will rush through the Canyon. At this time next year the Canyon will be dammed up and its waters guided through the power pentâ€" stocks ‘to pay toll to man‘s ingenuity before being released to resum its long journey to the glacial Arctic Ocean. Two weeks after the twenty million dollar contract for this power develoyâ€" ment was awarded to the Dominion Construction Company of Torontc, five hundred men were busy slashing down has, for aeons of years, rushed tumulâ€" tuously down through what is now known as Abitibi Canyon. The govâ€" ernment of Ontario, through the Hyâ€" droâ€"Electric Commission of â€" Ontario last year, made an agreement with the Abitibi Power Paper Company Limâ€" ited, for the development of the 275,â€" 000 horseâ€"power which, it has béen sstimated, can be developed at Abitibi North America: , 10â€"18 McCaul St., 27 of the organisms which might have travelled the seventy miles referred to wou‘ld be from three to four days dead and thus harmless, the margin of safeâ€" ty can be understood, but as is actualâ€" ly the case, the Abitibi, like all northâ€" ern streams, is a fastâ€"running one, and any typhoid organism traversing sevenâ€" ty miles of its course would require only about threée days to do so and would arrive very much alive and danâ€" gerous, if swallowed by any Hunian beâ€" ing at the end of its three day journey. Undoubtedly, a small part of this orâ€" ganism would be destroyed in passing over the rapids, when flung against the rocks where the summer sun‘s bright rays could get at it, but up in the north A fifieenâ€"bed hospital, in charge of Dr. Fisher, one of Torcnto‘s young physicians who has specialized in inâ€" dustrial medicine, assisted by two firstâ€" aid men, is situated in the centre of the townsite. Dr. Fisher is assistant thowerâ€"baths, â€" urinals, washâ€"basinis, and latrines of the army type having automatic flushâ€"tanks. In order that all employees may have clean clothing, an upâ€"toâ€"date laundry, in charge of two Chinamen, has been built. Men Given Varied Diet The diningâ€"rcoms, three in number, each seating four hundred men and staffed with the highestâ€"paid and most efficient chefs of the industrial world, are models of cleanliness and plenty; two kinds of meat, three vegstables, two sorts of cake, two of pie, two varieâ€" ties cf pickles, huge plates of snowy homeâ€"made bread, cheese, tea, coffee and milk are crowded upon the tables at every meal. The water is pumped up through a fcurâ€"inck main from the Abitibi River, 240 feet below the level of the townsite, to a tank of 25,000 gal. capacity and ficm there, as has already been stated, conveyed by gravity to all the different pcoints in the townsite. Work on the permanent buildings, sewage and water systems was rushed forward as fast as humunly possible, and by the first of November the sewers were emptying into the septic tank at the north end of the townsite; water was being pumped up from the Abitibi River to the 25,000 gallon water tank on the hill and from there run by gravâ€" ity to all the buildings and the townâ€" vite, which had sanitary conveniences and with that the epidemic of intestinâ€" al trouble ceased. The General Steel Wares Limited of Toronto, supplied the fixtures in all the buildings of the townsite. The twelve permanent buildings, which are to house the Abitibi Power Paper Comâ€" pany‘s employees who are to operate the power plant on completion, are equipprd with fully modern plumbing fixtures. Each of the three divisions into which each of the long bunkhousqs is divided, has also been ‘supplied with of pollution lying almost seventy miles upstream, would have seemed a pure and safe water supply, but the Doâ€" minicn Construction Company‘s enâ€" gineers, their medical adviser and the Sanitary Inspectors‘ Division of the Ontario Department of Health knew, from past experience a: othner points of the province, that even this distance did not necessarily ensure safety. ‘Fhe fact that, over most of the seventy miles over which the Abitibi River runs, between the point where sewage pollution empties and the Abitibi Canâ€" yon, it is fastâ€"runningâ€"at some points rushing over rapids, was used as an argument by some persons, that all po‘llution would meanwhile be eliminâ€" ated. Such is not the case. Had the waters been slow running, with a speed of about seven miles per day over the seventy miles referred to, there would have been a considerable degree of asâ€" surance of the safety of the water at Abitibi Canyon. When it is known that the normal life of typhoid organisms found in sewâ€" age, after leaving its human host, is around eight days, the fact that any daily overâ€"crowded and certain insaniâ€"} tary conditions, which the DommionI Construction Company and the Provin- - clal Department of Health could not prevent, developed, he sun dces not always shine, nor is t always summerâ€"time. I have entered into considerable deâ€" ail in connection with the water supâ€" as I consider it of paramount imâ€" crtance, as, without the precautions hat were tzken in conncection with this vater supply, all the money spent in arlitation, as described, might have ted, the th its 1 almost have s supply, THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TTIMMINS, ONTARIO ly, but the Company‘s adviser and Division of of Health k a: Ootner pf of the source miles L pure zone for naught in the prevention of an outbreak of typhoid fever. Latest Pattern Chlorination Plant As assurance against the possibility of the water of Abitibi Canyon being volluted, the Wallace Tiernan Comâ€" pany of Toronto supplied and installed two of their newest pattern M.S.V.M. chlorinating apparatus, each with a sipacity of sixty pounds of chlorine t1»zr million gallons, each twentyâ€"four hours. One of these has been installed as an auxiliary so that, in the event of one machine breaking down, the octher can be turned on and chlorinating proâ€" cess continued without cessation. Coâ€"cperate With the Government As I have already said, the Dominâ€" ion Construction Company is one of the largest and most successful construcâ€" tion companies in North America and, as I have always found in dealing with companies of this kind, they appreâ€" clate the importance of all sanitary precautions being taken to ensure that the proper standard of health will be maintained amongst their employses, such as is enjoyed by the dwellers in our modern towns. After giving the names of those who attended the meeting. Mr. Gordon‘s statement follows: "A rather exhausâ€" tive discussion was had on the general questicn of immigration and colonizaâ€" tion, without aeny exception being taken to the government‘s present announced policy of restricting‘ immigration into Canada, at least until the people alâ€" ready residert in Canada have been ready rtesidert in Canada have been aborbed into employment. "The possibility of evolving a further policy for the rtirpose of giving Canaâ€" dain citizens more favourable considerâ€" ation by way of colonization assistance f>x them was also discussed, with no ~~The raillway heads, it is reported, in mappiniz out their summer programmes were anxious to know just what the attitude of the government was going to be in regard to immigration. The minister‘s statement is interpreted as indicating that the railway companies were quite agreeasble to limiting the inflow. Evidently the only who will be allowed in will be bonaâ€"fide settlers with substantial capital. A close watch will be kept to bar those who would otherwise get in posing as settlers and soon afterwards drift to the cities. Inspector MciIntyre, of the Ontario Department "of Health, was the Govâ€" etnment‘s representative at the Canyon and was given full coâ€"Ooperation by Dr. McQuay, contracting physician and all the officials of the Do:minion Construcâ€" tion Company. The statement followed a lengthy conference in the minister‘s office in which Sir Henry Thornton, president of the Canadian National; E. W. Beatâ€" ty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and Senator G. D. Robertson., Minister of Labour, participated. Others prezcent were Dr. W. J. Black, director of colonization for the CN.R., and W, N. K. McAllister, director of colcnizaâ€" ticn for the C.P.R. A statement issued at Ottawa on Friday evening last by Hon. W. A. Gordon, Minister of Immigration in the Dominion Government, and known here as the "Minister for the North" is gcnerally interrtreted as meaning that the recent restrictions on immigration will be continued in full force and efâ€" fect until such time as the employment situation is very much improved. This interpretaticn will be a popular one and there will be general approval of the attitude of the Minister of Immiâ€" gration. It has been felt for a long time that the immigration restrictions have been altozether tco loose, and that this has been very prejudicial to the general interests of the country in many ways. It was ‘because of this that the regulations put in force by Hon. Mr. Gordon for the putting down tightly cof the lid on immigration met with so much approval throughout Caâ€" nada. The statement issued by Hon. Mr. Gordon at Ottawa last week will find equal favour. ' Immigration to be Kept Down Until Better Times At the last meeting of the Cobalt town council correspondence was read from Thos. Hall, of North Bay, regardâ€" ing the possibilities of the manufacâ€" ture of sterling silver articles at Cobalt. The letter stated that the industry would of necessity have to start on a modest basis, with the view of exâ€" panding as the plans and business deâ€" veloped. Cobalt seemed to be the logiâ€" Rev. W. J. Cowherd, John Ferris, of Sault Ste. Marie, and Frank Bruce, of Toronto, arrested at ‘the close of a meeting of unemployed, were not asked to plead when they appeared in court last week, and their case was adjournâ€" ed until February 7. They are still held on charges of vagrancy but have been granted bail on their own recogâ€" nizance. sUGGEST MANUFACTURE OF SILVERWARE IN COBALT Police attitude toward unemployed meetings is said to have been criticized by the gathering. At the close of a meeting under the auspices of the Sault Ste. Marie branch of the National Unemployment Assoâ€" Mation, Rev. W. J. Cowherd, pastor of the Free Methodist Church at the sault, who acted as chairman, Frank Bruce, Toronto, the principal speaker, and John Ferris, secretary of the local branch, were placed under arrest by Chief of Police Berthwick and two officers. Nominal charges of vagrancy were being preferred against them. Considerable interest was expressed in official circles in the plan to give Canadians more generous assistance in "back to the land" scheme. It was presumed the government had in mind placing native Canadians at least in as favcurable positions as immigrants usâ€" ed to be in becoming settlers and farâ€" mers. definite conclusions, however, being reached at the moment." ARREST ORGANIZERS OF MEETING AT THE SAULT A. E. Pequegnat, A.J.A., F.A.S., Assistant General Manager H. M. Cook, A .I.A., F.A.8., Secretary H. L. Guy, F.A.S., Treasurer Y ear 1890 1910 1930 but not . Dividends left with the Company at interest TAXECSD: MA is i ra h n in n e ie ns )ns Other Special Reserves and Surplus Funds........ Hume Cronyn Hon. J. F L. J. Breithaupt E. G. Lo Glyn Osler, K.C. C. F. Sis Isaac Pitblado, K.C., LL.D. Net Surplus earned......;.........+. :. ... New Assurances paid for 1930............. Dividends paid Policyholders ............ Surplus Funds and Contingency Reserves Fotal: Assets :s .. udn e k oo n e is ie it ty Insurance in /. s‘ ie i. Borticls®};),:23. 9n 2P t a n esnt ie ara ie‘ Mortgage Loans on Real Estate............ STOCKE .t L P s c r n e anaiy e ib ind . Real Estate, including Head Office Building Loans‘on:Policles..:;.,.... ; .. Castks k ..X s sls in is e ce in ns n n insl n Premiums in course of collection........... Interest due and accrued ................... Taoatal: ;# es B YE o x a l f afaleimce ce bys PolicyiReserves. .. uce t c in en ns t a $ Unpaid Policy Claims and Dividends to Policyholders, due The 61Ist Annual Statement of t substantial progress in the past year. . H. Somerville, A.I.A., Presiden t L. L. Lang Ist Viceâ€"President Established 1869 Rate of Interest earned on Invested Assets 6.13% Lowest expense ratio in the Company‘s history. Financial Statement as of December 31st, 1930 : ASSETS 61st Annual Statement .$ 489,858 $ 1,696,076 $ 176,151 3,020,996 16,279,561 804,759 . 25,883,721 â€"116,662,059 123,3914,440 Income APANY Ceneral Manager â€" By the same token, it might be well to investigate the possibilities of simiâ€" lar industries in the Porcupine in reâ€" gard to gold manufactures. In the case of gold, of course the amount of the metal used in manufacturing is not as considerable as in the case of less precious metals, but there should be some opportunity surely for the estabâ€" lishment of a gold manufacturing inâ€" dustry in an established gold camp. There are, however, some obvious diffiâ€" culties in the way. It might be that these difficulties could be overcome. New industries would be welcomed in the North. The North Land would scon feel the beneficial effect if manuâ€" facture of the products of the forests and mines of this country were carried on here in any extended way. cal place for manufacturing articles of silver, the letter suggested. The Coâ€" balt council turned over the matter to the Cobaltâ€"board of trade. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Notice is hereby given that the Fifth (5th) Annual Meeting will be held at the hall of the Finnish Organization, 50 Fourth Avenue, Timmins, Ont., on the 22nd day of February 1931, at 10 o‘clock in the morning. Dated at Timmins, Ont., this 4th day of Feb. 1931. Signed N. D. THACHUK, To the Members {Shareholders) of the Workers‘ Coâ€"Operative of New Onâ€" tario Limited Hon. J. Fred Fraser E. G. Long, K.C. C. F. Sise Assurance Company OF CANADA Fifth Annual Meeting Maj.â€"Gen. Hon. S. C. Mewburn, K.C., C.M.G, @2nd Viceâ€"President , J. Fred Fraser W. G. Watson . Long, K.C. T. A. Russell, LL.D. . Sise W . J. Blake Wilson L.D. Hon. J. E. Perrault, K.C, Assets 00, ONT. W. Carlisle, Supt. of Agencies J. M. Livingston, M.D., J. M. Laing, A.I.A., F.A.S$., Actuary H. Holmes, A.I.A., F.A.S., C. M. Bowman Chair man of the Board Secretary for the Board of Directors Paid to Policyholders the Company shows Thursday, Feb. 12th, 1931 Associate Actuary $116,0662,059,64 $ 44,220,138.33 42,342,981.71 865,849.12 1,965,485.99 22,100,398.41 142,529.29 2,138,143.24 2,886,533.55 $116,662,059.64 $ 94,605,681.07 Medical Director $ 5,254,351.00 60,526,212.00 5,080,789.00 12,468,009.00 116,662,059.00 492,833,318.00 3,710, 492,833,318 797,688.00 8,039,521.96 229,081.90 522,077.26 12,468,009.45 Business in Foree \