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In Northern Ontario 20,000,000 acres are considered as potential agricultural land. Until a great deal more work is done to examine this land from the viewpoint of agflculure weâ€"eannot be too certain of its quality for this purpose. A fairly safe estimate may be that about 8,000,000 acres of it may some day be turned into agriculture. If, in the course of time, 8,000,000 acres were opened up in Northern Ontario, employment for a further 80,000 would be available. (The Honorable Dana Porter,> addresstng The Po}mcal Bcimccpwh at St. gndus onnam_) ‘oronty) . _( One ot theâ€"most sensible wggestvohb a,lred during the ‘ campaign which winda up with ba,fiot.mg for council tomorrow came from the lips of Z. J. "Zig" Ostrowski, who this year is running for council for the first time. There are elements of the population who, through a personal dislike for Mr. Bartleman (we don‘t think anyone has been influenced by the asinine campaign waged agalinst him all year by the Daily Press, now commonly known as the Gigâ€" ggling Girl of Cedar Street), would be very pleased to see Mr. Bartleman go down to overwhelming defeat in the polls toâ€" morrow. Some, too will lend credence to the denunciations of Messrs Fay and Roberts probably because they have not an acâ€" curate picture of what has taken place this year. There are two manners in which the election campaign which has been waged by Counciliors Philip Fay and Wiilliam Roberts to "get rid of Bartleman" can be regarded. In both the‘r campaigns, «"Down with J.P. (that noisome character)‘" seems to be the major plank. Af only the elecâ€" tors would coâ€"operate by forting him out, everything would be happy and serene, they claim. FTown business would proâ€" ceed like clockwork once this meddlesome, delaying .thorn in their sides were removed. And they claim that the clock would be going forward, not backward. Throughout the year, Messrs Roberts and Fay have been faithful followers of Mr. Brunette, just as Mr. Chateauvert has been a faithful follower of Mr. Bartleman. â€" When it came to verbal argument, the henchmen more or less stood aside and let the leaders cross swords, for at fencing across the council table Mr. Brunette and Mr. Bartleman were and are in a class by themselves. The situation has been this: There have been â€" two camps on council during i947, plus two independent members who usually followed their own judgement. ‘Camp number one comprised of Mayor Brunette and. Councillors Fay and Roberts. The second was composed of Messrs Bartleman and Chateauvert. Messrs Dei Villano and Doran usually voted as they. themselves saw fit, R In the clashes between Mayor Bfluuette and Mr. Bartleâ€" man two very strong personalities met. ‘Both are tough and hard. Mr. Brunette fought his way up from a lumberjack. Despite what his detractors say, Mr. Bartleman has a wiry perâ€" sistance probably gained in the rough sergmble for existence in the early days of the Porcupine camp. Neither has been willing. to give an inch to the other and their rivalry finally culminated in open warfare last week, and this week, at meetâ€" ings of council. Thus, an unkind observer of Mr. Fay‘s and Mr. Roberts‘ election campaigns might draw a strong analogy between their shouts for helps and denunciations and those of two small boys who suddenly.find themselves alone in the dark without the comforting presenceâ€"of Big Brother. As far as they are concerned, Mr. Bartlemanâ€"is definitely the Big Bad Wolf who might gobble them up. Mr. Ostrowski stated that the town of Timmins has been in the habit of purchasing a considerable: amount.of=its supâ€" plies from business firms located outside of Timmins. He said that in some cases local firms were not even invited to tender when purchases were about to be made. Mr. Ostrowski is correct. A considerable portion of the town‘s supplies dees come from out of town, while local firms are in a position to supply them. He is right when he says that all possible purchases should be made here in Timmins, provided ‘that tenders from local firms match those of outâ€" side offers, or are within‘ a reasonable margin of these offers. Chief Albert Le‘p 9,5 ax)nual wammg concerning drunk driving over the hohday season appears in the columns of the Advance this week find wise citizens will heed{it. Not only does the chief of polit¢e state that drunk drivers will be dealt with without mercy if they. are apprehended, but he also points out the suffering and misery they cause their victims at a seaâ€" zon of the year when happiness should be the keynote. A man who gets behind the wheel of an automobile after drinking is a man who disreéegards his responsibilities to the general public and to himself. Driving under weather condiâ€" tions prevailing at this time of year is enough in itself without adding the element of alcohol to bring about tragedy. Don‘t drive your car if you have been drinking. ‘Leave it where it is and call a taxi or walk. P a further five thousand people. If development is carried out on presently explored properties and if new discoveries conâ€" . tinue, considerable ineredse in employment might be expec ted in the mining industry. A doubllng of the presen‘t ‘torcé in the mines would be a very. optimistic prospect.. 'ff this were to come about we might then contempl;\te ALnâ€" m.._ crease in the mining labour force of 35,000 a consequept increase in popnmiation of ‘10.000 u.xréguy dependent t:pon fih!fi work. At the present time about 35,000 men in Ontario are employed in mining operations, not including: prospecting. With an average family of four, this represents a total popâ€" ulation of about 140,000.. The mines could absorb immediately Timmins, Ontario, Thursday, December 18th, Canada $2.00 Per Year, tries Forests, mining, farmingâ€"thése are the primary indusâ€" Newspaper Association Published every Thutsday by W. Jake Subsomiption Rates: Canadian Weekly Mone in The Dark The North‘s Future Sound Suggestion Drunk Driving States: $38.00 Per Ysar Ontafioâ€" Qurkes «. ) ue Hall a a + is very, 5 t en n Nh}ffih wloflgm !fi@fifl%fi 1915; cpg%gmgg:,t vâ€"law to arrgange | hm. Then, on Déc 3 ¢ By G. A. 17. § By G. A. Macdonald | i MMWOQWOMMWOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOQC?UCPWOOOOOO [3 In addition to having everything to do, and nothing to do it with, the early town councils in Timmins had all thectrials . and . tribulations and troubles that harass more recent muniâ€" cipal bodies. That is, of course, with one exception. The early councils forâ€" tunately, escaped the perkonal illâ€"feelâ€" ing and in . then ovm ranks. None: of stehm by" any manner of means‘ was of the .«‘ "Yes!t*" type. They differed on mémy occasions but they were aljle 1o'dorib‘ without personal animosity, or nacllles wratiglâ€" ing. ‘Fhey. were too busy"tn 1)1‘15 ‘poliâ€" tics if! any sort. Thexe’was no money concerned in : holding of;mo and ~ the only honour possible whs ghat derived from work M uno attitude seemed:to be that they }v'éwu\l‘l public= spirited . ;mep, . ank}@us et. vsm ve,â€" and any honest dlfférence PC ppmu)n had to _be .respected. None» p!: them ~saw any scnse in simply Jaumv Cain‘." There were . too. many 'o'ihm pressing calls to indulge in .my mmqehso 111\(' that. _ : * 11 @1 .4 With .that one L\ceptlbn however, the early.councils had the worrks of more: modern councils. They even had tag days to contendâ€" with,. â€" And they didn‘t like tag days a bit better than do councils of alter â€" days. The attitude® of : the 1915 town council. was set forth«< in a resolution passed . by countcil* on October 12th. This resoluâ€" tion tellsiits own story. â€"â€" > "It was moved by Councillor McCoy, econded by â€" Councillor â€"Moore, â€" That the mayor forward $500° to: â€"John â€" S. Hendric in response to, appe.ll for funds,>; and: enclose me‘ohcguo in :_a letter : qeumg forth in Qedu our averâ€" sion to,tag dags, â€"etc. .\,i ‘dorrations in geneml, _and . uring /A WH * f\m(ls xequined for . this: and s;xpi‘m purposes be m{sed by gengral . Chx:ilion distriâ€" buted.‘eomt.lbly over tfihc tentire © Doâ€" minion,‘ this money to, {be forwmded only in :case no collectfon m" ‘day of be held oq tm bemr" Ocâ€" tober 21st, 1915." j. ”Thé"lQiS r‘n"ffixfie.s show t}mt the first official ~chimney: weon, feae the town of Timmins goes back < to Oct. 4th, thirtyâ€"one yvears ago. S. Grills was the man given the honor at that time. At that same Dec. 6th meeting, the council. had another more modern trouble to face. A petition had been submitted to council, to x escind _ the Bally closing. this case; the No. 30 â€" 1915 Council Did Not Like Tag Days, Either mben Ebc [[)orcupmefi% TAas _ | f _TiMMiINS, ONTARIO 1915 council acted aftér the manner of some more recent councils. In other words, the council did what is scientiâ€" fically known as "passing the buck." On motion of Councillors Moore and CGlobe, the petition to rescind the early closing byâ€"lawâ€"was alid on the table for "the present." Thatâ€" meant that it would: not be dealt: wlth by that year‘s council. On Decmhbel 20th, . 1915, .council instructed the clerk to put up notices for the nomination méeting on Dec. 27, and for the election, if necessary, on January 3, 1916, for the 1916 council. S. R. MceCoy was named ‘to be teh poll clerk At the~municipal elections. A special meeting of the 1916 council was held on Dec.. 23, Atthis meeting council passed the Iollomng 1\flsolntxon moved. by Councilloir DrD. Moore and seconded by Councillor C.: Dalten: "That this. council approves . the‘new road from '1‘1mmms to Schumacher, as shown on plan submitted, and that the clerk be directed to wire Mr. S. B. Clement (T.‘. N..0.. Ry.) : for â€"petâ€" mission to make new level crossing required, the said. road to run in a diagonal direction from Fourth Avenue and street to said crossing." As with its» predecessors, the 1916 Timminsâ€" council> was clected hby acâ€" clamation. W. H. Wilson, contractor, was again mayor. The council includâ€" ed: A. R. Globe, assistant general,manâ€" ager . of the Hollinger; Dr. H. H. Moore, physician ~and <surgeon; ° J. â€"P;, Mc Laughlin, merchant; C. G. Wiliams,* underground . superintendent , at‘ the Hollinger; A. Brazcau, plumber â€" and, tinsmith;~> and»Dr. J. A. for the following three years an ,able and actWe townâ€" councillor, ~and then for over esven years the: popular mayor ‘of the town. ~At the same ‘me?ting authprity was g,iven for W. ‘Gagne to put storm: winâ€" dows on the‘fire h'm "‘The 1916 council not.only started in to speed up the. work so well un by previous councils on the dxrect works necessary for the benefit of the new town, but this council Had a forward look at indirect, but vital, advantages for Timmins. Another motion passed at the same time, and sponsored be Councillors Williams and Dr. Moore re'lqa! Th“ the clerk be instructed to ° * Christian Fellowship Lesson: II John | Memory Selection.: Phuippxan 1;:93, 6. The lesson may ; remind us of some modern in the . types â€" of men found in them. "Gaius the beâ€" loved,"* of whom ; we. know â€" nothing but surmise that he /; was a . leader and a blessed influermce among the Christians of â€" Asia Minor, ‘ is forâ€" tunately found in . type in » almost every church. Diotrephes® is also. found, /. wanting to have his own way about everyâ€" thing. Sometimes he wants to dictate because of the ‘money he gives to the church. But he is no‘. conceéerned to live the kind of life : that â€" should entitle a man to preeminence . among Christians. Â¥ It is not strange that the original Diotrephes did not : welcome John andâ€" did. not_ offer: hospitality to Christian ‘strangers. .He wantéd _ no interference with his© own â€" ruleé,. ~So he was entirely lacking in the hosâ€" pitality John stressed. in . his . letter. Hospitality toward _ strangers . _was needed where inns few and poor. Many Christians . vied ‘with oneé arnother‘ in caring for their‘ transient fellows. John urged thisâ€"a: fellowship that was more than the giving of the "slad hand." And as ancient. Chrisâ€" tians ministered to their fellows, the bonds of love were strengthened. The dire need of hospitality is not present now, ‘but there are still . many .Ways in which friendshin and fellowship can be cultivated among those of like fg,ith In Johns closing words.he wrote that there were yet other things that he â€" would not give them with pen and ink. He honed : to: see his Christian friends soon. | Fall Period Closes In Finnishâ€"English . The Fall term of the Free:English Language Evening School for : Finâ€" nishâ€"speaking Adults eleventh" sehool year ended in South Porcupine Jlast week on Tuesday evening and, in Timâ€" mins Monday evening or tins week. P All emher studemq 'ne welcome to continue their studies. For new stuâ€" dents a special class will be opined in elementary English. Each student is expected to bring a nohebook and a pencil for his or her own use. All other necessary school supplies will be provided by the schoo!l free of charge to all students. / ddle‘cougvcll for ,_tlnnxxcial‘asistgnce on %Imom the= of this South Road to the Dome, the 1916 council decided o take up other matâ€" ters while continuing work on the road project. W tx* ther minutes of Januarv motion is registered as duly passed - "Proposed by Councilior Globe, secondâ€" ed by Councillor McLaughlin, That the Board of, Works be directed to write Mr. Hhart (chairman of tbe T. N. 0, Comm ,,rogarxflng a level crossing. Waiting room, town siding, and such other. matters as they deem necessary, including a freight shed." The above rcsolution suggests the many nceds of Timmins at that time and the effort made to secure these necessities for the town. It required patience, as well as persistence and talent on the part of mayor and counâ€" eillors and board of trade to impress these needs on the outside suthorities. But it all was eventually WMM ;lm_s ,go fi _syccg%op_ Mmflm + REV. ROBERTAH HARPER 1. aNX‘ hifi “flc}l * Sorttion The election strain is beginning to tell on Wilbur. . He was in a bedraggled condition when he walked in today. But he was still as voluble as usual, despite long hours spent In beer parlors telling the public how to vote. "It looks like Booby is a shooâ€"in," he stated. . ‘"The peoâ€" ple of Timmins have taken McTavern to their hearts and even the temperance element is said to be regarding him with faâ€" vor. ‘This may be due to the fact that this week he contriâ€" buted a cheque of $100 to the WCTU as a peace offering, but on the other hand his program for Timmins in 1948 is so outâ€" standing that it bears commendation on its own merits." "By the way and in .passing," he said, "I don‘t know what some of these guys running for council are thinking about when they try to get elected without presenting a platâ€" form to the public. FThey just say they want to get in and don‘t say what they intend to do when they get there. This is a very feeble platform it appears to me, old chum, and whoâ€" ever is their campaign manager is doing an exceedingly punk job for them. Three quarters of the town never heard of them before and how do they expect to get elected unless they come out with something specific that will catch.the public interest?" ~‘The ex.scribe deaned back in his chair, pulled out a brace of cigars, handed one across the table and began to pare the tip of:the other. § "My friend," quoth he, "I am g,o{']ng to give you the lowâ€" daown on the results of the election right now. This 4s the list of guys who are going to get elected. KJt is a forecast of what you are going to find when ballots are counted tomorrow n‘ght. By the way, you had better put this in big type, so everyone can see it." "Which brings me around to that unusual James P. Bartieman. Why is everybody who is running going after J.P.? The reason is because he made most of them look like chumps in the past and will probably make them look the same way in the future. As people don‘t like to be made chumps, particularly when an honest and fearless reâ€" porter of the Advance (advert) is sitting by to record the situâ€" ation, these people would like to see J. P. ejeécted from the town hall, preferably by force. It is said that some would even like to ban him from entering the town limits, suggestâ€" ing that he be exported to Sweden, Outer Mongolia, Antaretica or some similarly remote spot, and stating that it would be no favor to the inhabitahnts of these‘places if he were to atrâ€" rive there. " 8 5 "Well, that‘s it," said the runt, "It is too bad that everyâ€" body can‘t get elected after all the time and money that has been spent, particularly the money, but there gottaâ€"be losers as well as winners." â€"â€""Personally I regret that Eyre and Roberts have to lose as they are both fine guys indeéed,.. However, when McTavern came out with free rides on the busses, how could they top it? When he proposed that a zoo be built in Timmins, did they have a similar project to offer the public? When he advocaâ€" ted that the town should shovel everybody‘s private walks did they have an answer? When he proposed to slash tenants‘ rents by a municipal bylaw, what could they say?" L . "In regard to the counc‘il, it appears to me that the old standbys are going to get the votes when John Q. Public walks into the polling booth. . ‘This new bunch who are running may be nice guys, but as I,said before whoever is handling show is making a ballocks of the situation. Their big polat is we want harmony, we don‘t want any arguments, let‘s have peace and all that sort of truckâ€"â€"â€"â€"I ask you, friend, what kind of a council would that be? Is it a bunch of yesâ€"men the people want or would they prefer to see some rousing battles over the council table?â€".â€"When there is a War on in council the public at least knows that both sides of a subject are being discussed. S on Ee e t in UAs m smm n + m un ED NOTE:â€"Wilbur appears to be playing safe in the contest for mayor. He places Mr. Roberts on the ligt in seeâ€" ond position, yet the numeral "3"_is beside his name. ITikewise, Mr. Eyre is in third position and the numeral "4" is beside his. Wilbur apparently wants to be right, no matter what happens. they ?" a ..b,‘j" Following is Wilbur‘s feanless forecast m # sls ocfi old "Well, such are politics Interésting, though aren‘t Snp on it! Me ;ust shot anoflm q.mto.r punch out p! my | z> PB Ke 3.““'“ xX * * 2. ) Pdih. Heetor Chateauvert J â€"V. Bonhomme Philip Fay James Bartleman Leo Del Villano Barney Quinn â€"*‘ DN MA YOR McTavern (by a landslide) Byre William Roberts COUNCIL 18th, 1847