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Porcupine Advance, 27 Jul 1939, 2, p. 4

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TIMMINS, ONTA Members Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association; Ontarioâ€" Qutebec Newspaper Association; Class "A" Weekly Group OFFICE 26 PHONES â€"â€"â€"â€" RESIDENCE 740 Published Every Monday and Thursday by : GEO,. LAKE, Owner and Publisher Bubscription Rates Canadaâ€"$§%3. 00 Poer Year. United 8 Timmins, Ontario, Thursday, July 27th, 1939 m ECC dn en o > Men like the late Arthur Stevens, the late Otto Thorning, of Cochrane, the late Dan O‘Connor, of Connaught, the late Geo, L. Smith, of Haileyâ€" bury, and many others of the pioneers of the North years ago were accustomed to tell meetâ€" ings of the Northern Ontario Associated Boards | of Trade about the wealth of resources in mineral riches there was in the territory north of Cochâ€" rane. In advocating the extension of the T. N. 0. Railway to James Bay, they painted a glowâ€" ing picture of many diverse industries that wouid flourish in this part of the North with communiâ€" ties springing up at many points and farming and other settlement being encouraged and fos“ tered by the markets provided by these comâ€"| munities. It must be admitted that they werel not always listened to with the respect that their | faith deserved. Indeed, there were times when || even those who affected to give them support in |© pressing for this or that service that would help |\ develop the North did not do so because of belief i‘ but rather to serve some passing turn of politics " or expediency. There was a group of the pionâ€" i] eers, however, who never wavered in their faith | in the richness of the resources of the North and |â€" who constantly increased their knowledge of its | possibilities. _ At one meeting of the Northern | Ontario Associated Boards of Trade a visitor from ‘] Toronto remarked with goodâ€"humored but un-ll believing banter, "These men have visions, but|â€" dreams go by contraries." Men like Hon. G. Howâ€"|â€" ard Ferguson and Geo. W. Lee, chairman of the i T. N. O. Railway, Were among those in places | of authority in the province who had caught the | spirit of the vision of the great North and the | development of its resources. They too dreameds dreams of a developed North that would add | much to the riches of Canada. These were no! idle dreams. Instead, they were backed by the | findings of geologists and other experts. A search I of the reports of the Ontario Department of} Mines and of the Dominion Department of Mines | will show that the visions of those who saw a wonderful future for the North were fed on solid food by experts who had studied the case. During the years there have been many Gdisâ€"| couragements, _ many disappointments, but{ through it all faith has not wavered on the part| of those who know the North. It is not so long ago that a man in high place in the province was quoted as suggesting giving at least part of the‘ }:ountry "back to the Indians.". It is the humour ! of fate that the man Sso quoted bids fair to do a. notable work in proving the greatness of the! North and bringing hard facts to rebuke those whose faith may have been shaken by doubt or discouragement. The resources of the North in gold are developâ€" ing to an extent that is surprising the world. At the same time, it is cheerfulily admitted by all that the treasures of the North in gold have been scarcely scratched as yet. Now, the wealth of gold promises tp be supported by other developâ€" ment in diverse lines. The Ontario government, through the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, is planning to develop the lignite fields north of Cochrane. The Ontario Government has leased a large area to a private company on the consideration that gypsum deposits shall be developed within the next two years. These are only beginnings of the real opening of the North. There are known deposits of china clay in the area north of Cochrane with present world conâ€" ditions making the development of an important new pottery industry in the North. There are «<eposits of fire clay in the same section of the e 5 0 n 4 ieÂ¥ Te Â¥ P 5 a a k t 5 C 1 C k $ I I During the couragements, t Gutzit ~otractrmetmetnctel North, with probabilities of oil and other minerals. It may be taken for granted that any serious efâ€" fort to develop the country in any one lineâ€"Iligâ€" nite, gypsum, china clay, fire clayâ€"is almost sure to uncover riches in other lines. On the same principle that the plans to develop the agriculâ€" tural resources of the Temiskaming clay belt led to the discovery of silver at Cobalt, it appears a foregone conclusion that any active effort to develop any resources of the North will mean that other riches will be uncovered. There may be someâ€"even in the Northâ€"who may feel that development of new areas has little value for them. When some of the men from Cochrane and elsewhere used to talk about the riches of the country north of Cochrane, there were some who professed little interest. is gold in Portuping, and it is not of much conâ€" cern to this country, if there are lesser metals and minerals elsewhere." This has been said in effect more than once. It is a wrong attitude. The fact is that the development of the North will benefit every section of the North. It will do more than that. It will advantage all Onâ€" tario, all Canada, the Empire. The pioneers of this country are passing on one by one, but their visions remain, and the materialization of these Ohe Yorcupine Advanee THEIR VISIONS LVE "'Mm“‘- United Statesâ€"$3.50 Per Year dreams of success and progress will form not.able' memorial for those who dreamed of a greater North and struggied so gallantly and so unceasâ€" ingly to make the dreams come true. b: While emphasis may Wwell b€ piaCed ULL LCC convenience of Timmins ratepayers who work at. properties outside the borders of the town and the rights of those living outside the town but! who are doing their part in the development of1 the town by working here, there should also bei some consideration for the business and profesâ€". sional men of the community who contribute so heavily in so many ways to the upkeep of the municipality. They have a right to have access to their customers and patrons in the district. It would be good business and no more than justice to its citizens géenerally for Timmins to see that customers in the district have access during the winter to the facilities in Timmins, and that citizens of Timmins are not deprived of their emâ€" iploy,ment because of inability to travel between ‘mines and homes in winter time. It would be unfair, of course, if the full cpst for this service were to fall on the town of Timmins alone, but even that would be preferrable to penalizing the businessmen and the workmen of the town. What is needed is coâ€"operation between the various parties concernedâ€"the town, the township and the provincial government. There should be aA ‘sharing of responsibility and costs. But in any |case there should be no question as to the cerâ€" tainty of the service. The township of Tisdale has always been ready to coâ€"operate, and recently the provincial government has shown a tendency to give material assistance. It is a matter for consideration and negotiation and coâ€"operation, and not for hot weather irritability. Any man who would in a fit of bad temper attempt to deâ€" prive hundreds of citizens of the chance for conâ€" tinuing their employmentâ€"who would take away from overtaxed businessmen the means of access to a material section of their customersâ€"is no friend of the workingman, of the taxpayers, or of the country. ( During his recent visit to the North, Hon. B. McQuesten, Minister of Highways for Ontario, counselled patience on the part of the people of this country in the matter of roads. He appeared to be disappointed and discouraged because the people could not see that everything possible was being done to provide the North with the best possible highway in the shortest possible time. He pointed to the mileage of paved roadway that had been made in recent years and the plans to continue this policy until the needs of the North are fully met. There are two serious handicaps to patience. In the first place people cannot see what has been done on the roads of the North because they are blinded by the ‘dust. In the second place, the average man fears he will be choked to death by the dust on the roads before the general improvement of the highway reaches the right stage. If the dust on the roads could * q. uts T: P PA P it es MA lt lt cslsns lt in ts ce se e e DUST ON THE ROADS well be placed on the (HE PORCUPINE ADVANCE G:ypsum Known to Exist in the North as Early at 1900 Some Quotations from Govâ€" ernment Reports. Announcement that Hamilton synatâ€" cate will develop the gypsum deposits north of Cochrane will revive general interest in this mineral. When the extension of the T. N. O. Railway to James Bay was being advocated there were many references to the North‘s rich resources in i2ypsum and other minerals. At that time reference was made to government mports on the gypsum fields. After the rallway was completed to Moosonee there was general hope that the lignite, gypsum and china clay industries would add to thr> progress of the North. But these things take time, and before the government got around to anything deâ€" finite, there was a change of governâ€" ment with the usual consequences. Ssom:times, it seems that the attitude of a new government is to the effect that the very fact that something has been proposed by a former government is sufficient to cause the plans to be sidetracked. This is what appeared to happen in regard to the lignite and gypsum fields of the North. Now, however, it would seem that both these ‘ ‘ minerals are to be developed, the one lby a government organization itsel?, ‘and the other by a private concern, under government auspices and superâ€" |vision. The announcement in regard to the gypsum dopesits has roused very wide interest. The North Bay Nugget, for example, has dug up a number of govâ€" etnment reports on the fields of the North, and thes? make very interâ€" esting and informative reading at this time. An editorial in The North Bay Nugget on Monday of this week deals with the gypsum development and the referonces to it in government reports. |The editorial reads, in full, as follows: | Industry in Gypsum _ Still another industrial hope. for Northern Ontario has been raised by i Mines Minister Paul Leduc annountâ€" ing the leasing of the Abitibi gypsum ficld to a Hamilton syndicate under agreement to proceed with development work within two years. ' With the decision to investigate the commercial worth of the lignite deâ€" 'posits of the sam» district, the North looks forward to some deâ€" | velopments within the next few months. And these are but two of the resourtes | found in the creat expan<e between ;Cochmne and James Bay. China clay, gilica sand, iron and indications of oil ‘have yet to be taken up in a manner \that will ensure a fair test of their 4 ‘commercial worth. Gypsum has besn known to exist in that region for many, many years and as early as 1820 reports were issued by the Ontario Department of Mines tellâ€" ing of its location, extent of deposits and commercial possibilities, as measâ€" ured in that day.. Although private inâ€" be eliminated to any material extent, patience would prove to be a much more popular virtue with the general public. Dust is a menace to safety, to health, to comfort. It is also proving a detriment to the farms along the roadways Oof the North. There is some difference of opinion in regard to the roads of the North. Some assert heatedly that they are intolerable. Others sugâ€" gest that they might be worseâ€"have been worse. But all are agreed that the dust on the roads is a curse beyond question. This yearâ€"Timmins has been working on a scheme that bids fair to curld the dust menace and at the same time improve the streets. Success seems probable. Why could not the Ontario Dept. of Highways go after the dust on the roads with a similar scheme? That would be something to reduce impatience and irritability on the part of the travelling public. 14 Pine St but the strain on my eyes used to give me the most painful headaches and completely ruin my evening. â€" Mr. Curtis preâ€" scribed glasses that comâ€" pletely cleared up my trouble. I wear them when I read and find I don‘t tire so quickly. It‘s wonderful what proper glasses can do." Liberal terms may be arranged at "I like shows OPTICAL COMPANY Phone 835 terests have since sought to capitalize on the substance, numerous obstacles hampered plans. Northerners will agree with the action of the mines deâ€" partment in entrusting the field to private intorests under a requirement to initiate development operations withâ€" in a specified time. It will suffice for the government to keep a close watch on the syndicate‘s activities and when and where possible lend assistance to facilitate the establishment for an inâ€" dustry. A mines department report of 1920 on the Abitibt gypsum said:â€""Gypsum and selenite beds coccur in the west bank of the Moose River, opposite the lower third of the island, with the limeâ€" stone exposures. These beds dip southerly beneath brecciated (angular fragments cemented together) limeâ€" stone which is elswhere seen at the base of the Ononadaga â€" limestone. Gypsum also occurs on the east bank opposite the foot of the island. . The structure is somewhat confusing, but it is clear the cypsum overlies the share and the Onondaga limestone overli¢s the gypsum. ® Bluffs of gypsum, rising as much as 20 feet in height, continue downstream for about four miles. A good exposure of the contact may be seen east of the lower end of the dlowrst Grey Goose Island group. The itot.a.l thickness of the deposits cannot be directly measured, but may be estiâ€" lmated to be at least 40 feet." Little thought was given to exploitaâ€" tion of this substance in 1920 because of transportation â€" costs, the region not then being served by railway, and a limited market. In recent years the transportation problem has been comâ€" plefely solved while the extensive use of gypsum in building materials and as a farm fortilizer has creatly expandâ€" ed the demand. A mines department report of 1923 said of the Abitibi gypsum:â€""The reâ€" sult of tests on the plaster made from gypsum taken from the Moose River basin show that the product is a smoothâ€"working white plaster of good consistency and strength and suitable for many of the uses of gypsum plasters in the building trads." The same report said: The deposits 9{ fire clay, lignite and gypsum in the Moose River basin have recently been investigated and have very interesting possibilities, but owing to their present To send boys like these to summer camp AT BUFFALO . ANKERITE PICNIC GROUNDS Wednesday, Aug 9th. 2 p.mi. to ? y TICKETS $1 Entire Proceeds for summer Camp, Milk, Medical and Hosâ€" pital Treatment Underâ€" Plenty to EAT and DRINK Entertainment â€"â€"â€"and besides you‘ll have a whale of a time at the Timmins Too Humorous to Mention KIWANIS STAG BARBECUKE DO YOUR PART A motorist returning last week from a trip to the South says that the dust is so bad on the roads of the North that the farmers cannot see to get their crops in. "What this country need relief and onto the tax 1 A local politician the other day waxed so excitâ€" ed and enthusiastic that this is what he said:â€" "What this country neceds is to get everybody off W"m-'"oo"oo «lt ult omm P lt ce P ul t e 6 GRAVEL AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER m , : ur act the The mnot stiâ€" ta~â€" > of not Still another article in the same reâ€" | port said : "The chief obstacle to the establishment of an industry is transâ€" portation. At the present time, with the terminus of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway 40 miles to the south (at Coral Rapids), transporâ€" ,tatxon of the substance to outside markets is quite out of the question, but if the railway wore extended to the deposits, this @ypsum could possibly be used for supplying the northern mining settlements of Ontario. 0008000808446 ;0“000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000”0' inaccessibility, there is not likely to be any production until railway faciliâ€" ties are provided." Still another article in the same reâ€" port said: "The chief obstacle to the stablishment of an industry is transâ€" Now that transportation is no longer a difficulty, there shouldn‘t be any delay in realizing from this great reâ€" source. The T. N. O. Railway, a government utility, is seoking reason for the oneation of trains on the James Ray extension beyond Coral Rapids. The. lignite, gypsum and china Clay deposits offer opportunity for new inâ€" dustry for the province and inestimâ€" able freight and passenger business for the rallway. It has been said in previous editorial comment by The Nugget that a rate of "a cent per ton per train mile" would allow for profitable business for the railway and enable operators to deâ€" liver it at a processing plant at reasonâ€" able cost. The government, the railway and the lessees of the gypsum beds need only coâ€" operate to give rise to a great industry, eposits, Uhis @yp ised for supplyin ettlements of O Now that trans _ difficulty, the lelay in realizin; The T. Coal and Wood Coke â€" Welsh Anthracite â€"Pennsylvania Blue= Briquettes â€" Alberta â€" Pocahontas â€" Buckâ€" wheat â€" Nut Slack â€" Steam Coal and Cannel. 86 Spruce South upplying th« ts of Ontari PRANK COAL AN» wWoonrvAaRD» aAND oOFEIcCLt our variety of coal Ans= with and s 1O Entire Proceeds for Summer Camp, Milk, Medical and Hosâ€" pital Treatment for Underâ€" privileged Chuildren, Phone 32 Man‘s Skeleton Found Four Miles from Rouyn The skeleton of a man was found last week in the bush near Rouyn. The doctors believe that the body must have remained in the bush for at least two years and so badly decomposed is it that identification will be difficult. It would apprear that the dead man was about six feet in heisht and of heavy build. He had artificial teeth and it was the gleam from these that attractâ€" ed the attention of Matt Nylunk, who was passing through that section of the bush.. The clothing, badly rotted, is may may | man wWwas passing Lhrough Ui@AL O the bush. The clothing, badly rotted, is described as follows:â€"grey or white underwear, grey socks, blue serge trousâ€" ers, leatheor windbreaker, No. 10 four buckle overshoes. Police think there is a possibility that the skeleton is that of CGeorge Meyer, who left Siscoe for Rouyn one winter night more than two years ago. He was never heard from after leaving Siscce, although enquirâ€" ics were made at the time. IC is thought that perhaps he misht have followed a trail through the bush in the neighbourhood of the spot where the body was found. The artificial teeth may prove of some ‘value as clues that may lead to the discovery of the dead man as some dentist may have record of them. The teeth are made of "hecolite", a rather expensive compound that is said to be far from common use. Rouyn Boy of Ten Hurt Playing with Dynamite C;: play‘ng with a H> and his th tozether when little girl esceay 0O 0 fing chil Also that it may increase the careful}â€" ness of adults in seeing that these dynamite caps are not left where chilâ€" dren may secure access to them. Wilfred 106 1€ hayv $l N 1r2In, iildre Timmins ynamite eap at Rouyn. ‘eâ€"yearâ€"dldâ€"~sister wers 1e cap exploded. Th# d with a slight injury s, but part of the boy‘s off. â€"It was the kindâ€" nce <that allowerd the 1e more serious harm. i endeavouring to find children «secured the The incident is pubâ€" n the hope that it will g parcnts and others ‘n against tamprring erous percussion caps. ; increase the careful)}â€" in seeing that these d ten, lost part zo when he was

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