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+ "for to a Great Extent Asking for a grant of $2,000,a deputation of the South Ontario Agricultural Society presented a * strongly written appeal to the City Council last night reviewing the ' moclety's finanelal circumstances and in fact put the matter up to the council in the light that if the ' financial support were not se pn the fair which fs held in Oshawa annually would be obliged to close its doors. The appeal was read by he city clerk and referred to the finance com- mittee. The appeal in part was as follows: "The fair was brought to Osh- awa, and held its first show here in 1908, Since that time it has spent many dollars in buildings, and has acquired a Provincial reputation. It is one of the recog- nized institutions of Oshawa, In 1926 bad weather wiped out a surplus and created a large de- felt, In 1927 the expenses equall- od the receipts. The indebtedness is now practically four thousand dollars. The situation which the oard. faces, is a serious one, but t desires to continue the fair, and to pay its liabilities, "Your deputation therefore asks that a grant be made by the city council this year, of the sum of two thousand dollars, "Our reasons for asking this may be stated briefly, --First:-- The money is absolutely needed to carry on, and to enable the Board to meet its obligations, Second:-- Thee fair is a city institution, Oth- er citles back their fairs with large grants. The city of Peter- boro gives a grant annually of two thousand dollars and over, Third:--The fair is an asset to Oshawa. It advertises the city in & large territory, and brings us in 'touch with a large farmers' trade, which is essential to the lite of the city. Fourth:--Oshawa has al- ways been patriotic towards fits institutions, It allows no institu- tion to fail through lack of sup- port, On patriotic grounds, we feel that the City Council, representing all the people of Oshawa, should give to the support of the fair this year, Pifth:--Oshawa's share of the Provincial grant in aid of. fairs is six hundred dollars and forty ---- ---- Young. Men's Oxfords, brown or... 93.99 Dominion Clothing Co 68 Ring St. W. Phone 2141 THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1928 tne January 20th contained a com-' munication signed the Bus Own- wick, ers' Association in which he ad- vanced arguments, from the As- sociation t of view, to show that the legislation permitting tick- | cities to tax truck and bus opera- This | tors within the city boundaries the 3 oney goes. to the Park Commis. Ho and so goes to the city of Oshawa. This amount .to over seven hundred dollars, on the bas- is of the attendance at the fair in 1927. We know of no other fair which pays a rental for its grounds, aud this rental creates another handicap to our success. "Two . courses are open, First: --If the Board receives the grant asked for, by the practice of economy in management and ex- penditures, it .can see that the fi- nances can restored to a healthy condition, and the fair can be carried on. Second:--On the other hand, withouy assistance, the institution which has been fostered by patriotic citizens of Oshawa, must close its doors. "We can assure the Council that the grant asked for this year, is an abnormal one, and will not form a precedent in future years, All we ask for is help at a time when help is most needed to save the fair, as one of our institutions, which has thrived so well in the past. "We confidently appeal to each and every member of the council for consideration for our request, believing that when it has been fully considered, the request will be granted. The Board is prepared to show its books to the members of the Council or to the members of the Finance Committee of the Council, at any time they wish to inspect them." The deputation was composed of: C. P, Davis, secretary; D. M, Tod, E, McLaughlin, W. BE, N. Sinclair, DECREE LIMITING SUGAR OROP SIGNED BY CUBAN PRESIDENT Havana, Cuba, Jan, 23---Presi- dent Machado yesterday signed a sugar decree, confirming the renort of the National Sugar Defence Committee, which recommended fixing the 1927-1928 sugar crop at 4,000,000 long tons, Under the decree 3,300,000 tons are for the United States, 150,000 tons are for home consumption, and the balance is for export to other countries than the United States. The left over sugar from the crop of last year, 260,000 tons, is destined for the United States, REMARKABLE RESTRAINT (Cincinnati Enquirer) Judge (sternly): 'What excuse have you for having nearly mur- dered this man?" Culprit (sternly): "Your Honor, I have a can-opener wife and this health crank comes slong and ad- vises me to always get up from the table hungry" 2 ---------- producing power, are living in the danger zone and fall to the first attacks of chills, colds and influenza. Unless you nourish the body the body will fail as surely as an army cut off from its base of supply. : just makes all the difference between your being nourished and your not being nourished by your food. BOVRIL is the food the energy-producing powers of which have been proved by independent scientific investigation to be from 10 to 20 times the amount taken. it must be BOVRIL | tunity was unjustified. Oshawa is in very much the same position as other cities and towns through which the Povincial Highway passes. They have spent large sums in the construction. of pavements, some of which, owing to heavy tarffic, have had a shorter life than the debentures issued for the cost of their construction, Take King street east as an example, where the ratepayers are faced with the expense of re-surfacing before the debentures for the present pavement have expired and in addition are called on to contribute to the cost of construction and upkeep of roads within the suburban area, Is it not fair to ask these carying com- panies to contribute in proportion to the use they make of our pave- ments, which they are not doing at present? We have in Ontario three hundred Motor Bus Com- panies chartered to do business on our roads, provincial and city, county and township, without paying an adequate return for their use of a two hundred mil- lion dollar investment, Mr, Sedg- wick thinks the taxes already im- posed are sufficieng and that the cities should receive a share of the gas tax. But we are told the gas tax and license fee do not cover the cost of maintenance and re- placement of the Provincial high- ways, therefore, no chance of the cities receiving anything from that source, While the taxes at present imposed on the Bus Companies anpear to be numerous and heavy the Railway Comnanies with whom they are competing pay a Provin- ciel tax of $60.00 per mile por an num for each mile of sinrle track in addition to municipal taxes al- so providing for m~intenance of way which the Bus Companies do not have to worry a"out, They al- go choose the most profitable pert sof the country to operate in while the Railway Companies are forced to give service in: sections from which they derive very little revenue. Mr. Sedgwick points to the net earnings of the railways for the lean year 1920, before hus com- petition and makes a comparison with 1926 net earnings much to the advantage of the latter and would make it appear that the 'buses were really not competitors but feeders, I think this statement is misleading as it is a well-known fact that the passenger traffic of the C.P.R. and Canadian National Railways have fallen off and it is only by increased freight traf- fic and ecopomical operation, not by any assistance from competitive bus lines are they in a position to make such a favorable showing. The counsel for the Bus Asso- ciation says that they hope no city council will be so short-sighted as to take advantage of this oppor- to further tax bus operators and considers the opera- tion of buses as a factor of major importance in the interests of business generally and retail mer- chants in particular. I do not think retail merchants in Oshawa will agree with this statement, My own observations are that they take more of his prospective cus- tomers to the larger cities than they bring in from the country for his benefit. .In the Department of Hivhways in Toronto there is a traffic chart, showing the results of the traffic census taken fin 1925-26 which shows clearly that the traffic of the Province cen- tres on the larger cities and that they and not the smaller cities benefited by that traffic. It was also shown that in the summer months three times as many came into and leave the city of Toronto by means of the highway than by all other means of transportation combined, ¢ The claim made by Mr. Seg- wick that truck operators appear to be borne out by the wording of sub sec. 1 of sec. § of the Public Vehicle Act, which permit under this act who oper- ates a public vehicle over a route, partly within and partly without the limits of a city, shall also pay annually to the corporation of such city a fee or charge not be- ing in the nature of a license fee, to be fixed by the Department. Such a fee or charge may be based upon the mileage of such route within the city or the number of passengers or the amount of freight the vehicle is capable of carrying or upon any other basis which the Department may deem advisable. There is nothing in this to show any intention of diserim- ination in favor of truck opera- tors. I don't think any one would wish to see the Bus Companies taxed out of business but they should be placed on an equality with the railways with whom they are competing and taking the cream of the traffic and I think the City Council would be acting in the interests of ratepayers by seeing to it that these Bus and Truck Companies pay a fair tax for the use of the City streets. Yours Truly, T. J. Lowry We have no objection to shorter skirts, it's the shorter banking aec- counts which cause the real trou- ble.--Oitawa Journal by J. Seds- I will | not be required to pay a road tax ! under the new legislation does not | says a person holding 8 license or | Ashburn, Jan. 23.---Mr. Frank Lynde and son, who have been fever, are improving and it is ex- pected that the quarantine will goon be raised. Mrs, Will Brash spent the week end in Port Perry. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Weston, of Port Perry, spent part of their honeymoon with the latter's sister, Mrs. George Jeffrey. Mr. Will Hopkins bought a fine western horse at a sale which was held in Port Perry, on Wednesday. Mr. David Grant is improving from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Jones, of Oghawa, spent the week end at Mr. Innes Grant's. Mr. Robert Heron sold some fine fat cattle to Mr. Philip Conlin, of Oshawa, last week. MYRTLE rr -- Myrtle, Jan. 23.--Murs, (Rev.) Swayne was called to Shannonville last week owing to the illness of her father, Mr, Murray Tarvis, of Cherry- wood, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tarvis. Mr, and Mrs. Robert Hoar are visiting wTelatives in Ottawa. Mr. Charlie Pilkey has been kept busy of late hauling stock for the farmers to the Toronto mar- ket, and doing other local hauling, Owing to the very disagreeable weather, last Thursday afternoon, the Women's Missionary Society, which was held at the heme of Mrs, Wilfred Graham was not as largely attended as wsual only eight members braving the ele- ments te he present. However, an interesting meeting was held, af- ter which the kindly hostess serv- ed refreshments and a pleasant and profitable afternoon was spent. One of our o'd 'and much re- sperted c't'zens passed away here on fabbath morning in his eighty- gixth year, in the person of Mr. Thomas Downey. Deceased was quite active until three weeks aro. He took to his bed and gradually became wealer until he passed away. Coming to Canada from England, when quite young he spent the greoter part of his life here, and was always looked upon Gathered By Times Staff Reporters and Comespondents | Suburban and District News confined to their beds with searlet | of as a kindly neighbor. He is sur vived by three soms, Osear, H., with whom he lived; Gearge, of California, and Clayton, of Osh- awa; two daughters, Mrs. Britton, Barrie, and Mrs. Campbell, of California, to whom the sympathy of the community is extended. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Weston, of Port ' Perry, spent part of their honeymoon with the latter's par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. James Cook. Prior to their marriage last Wed- nesday, Mrs. Weston was Mrs, Percy G. Kent, and formerly liv- ed here, Their friends extend con- gratulations. While Mr. Will Ross was haul- ing ties off the C.N.R. last week, some of the ties slewed off the wagon on to the whitfle trees and frightened his team so, that they became unmanagable and ran away, coming to a stop when they came in contact with a cement trough and a wire fence, One of the horses was so badly cut that it required several stitches in its Trea Colds With hs Treatment RuBBED on throat and chest, Vicks does two things at once: (1) It is vaporized by the body heat and inhaled direct to the inflamed air passages, and (2) It stimulates the skin like an old-fashioned poultice and "draws out' the soreness. » AWay$s Pal 24 once WICKS Wo, VAPOR LU E OVER IRMILLION JARS SED YEAR: = [knee and will be disabled for the rest of the winter. Mr, and Mrs. Ted Gammon were on a business trip to Toromto last week. . Miss M. Hawley visited Oshawa friends during the earlier part of the week. Mr. George Painter, who is working on the section near Durn- barton, spent the week end at his home here. THORNTON'S CORNERS Thornton's Corners, Jan. 23.-- The rains and mild weather have held up the work om the bridge near Ross' Corners for a number of days. It has been a great in- convenience for many weeks for travellers, and all hope to see the bridge finished in the near future A meeting of the Ladies' Ald Soclety will be held next Wednes- day afternoon, January 25, at the home of Mrs. Jas. Luke, Thorn- ton's Corners. Plans will be dis- cussed for future work. Mrs. Geo. Reynolds, of Cour- tice, was a visitor over last Sun- day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Robinson. 3 Mr. and Mrs. W. Stonehouse visited last Sunday with friends In North Oshawa. ) The attendance last Sunday at Sunday School reached ninety-five for a cold day too. After the lesson study last Sun- day, Miss M, Ford and Mrs. Haro'd Lick sant a duet which was very much anpreciated. The beautiful hynmm they had chosen was well rendered. % The Young Peosld took advan: tage of the bright cold night last Saturday, and a large number went sli~ting for a couple of hours on Whithy rink, after which a lunch was enfoyed before their trip home. Those who attended the cattle #2le on the Mackey farm in West Whithy, recently, report Folstein milch cows sold for =o rood figure for this time of the vear, TOO FAR AWAY (St. Catharines Standard) The Editor of The Siratford Bea- RED ROSE TEA isgood tea' The Orange Pekoe is "" CURIOUS MISCHANCE REVEALS OLD FOREST Paris, Jan. 22. Subterranean gas- es released by workmen digging a well near Coreno, Department of Isere, have led to the discovery of the remains of a once well-known forest which was destroyed by a gigantic landslide from» Mount PAGE SEVEN something extra--a special tea In clean, bright Aluminum Saint Eynard in the year 1278. 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