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the georgetbwn herald wednesday evening november 12 1941 kirkland lakes first power came from plant at charlton t plowrlght northern ontario power o describes how lines first came to kirkland lake outlines entire power situation of area mr plowrlght has visited frefluent- kf in georgetown with mr and mrs w p- anthony through whose cour tesy tola office obtained a copy of the sritvitttwf lafce northern naws from which this l reprinted kirkland lakes first power came from a small plant located at gbarl- inr aald tom plowrlght of the nor- tjjen ontario power company ad dressing the kirkland district min ing- electrical association last wee the charlton plant was built in 1014 and was operated bjvj peter parr and was taken over by the northern on- tarlo light and power co in 1910 and kept in service until 1923 at the charlton plant there were tnro swedish generators of approxi mately 1400 horse power putting out 3400 volts and transmitting 11000 volts to englehart and 33000 volts to kirkland lake the tough-oakes- burnslde mine was the only producer to the kirkland lake area at that wer load outgrew the ca pacity of the plant the company in 1916 built its arst power line from cobalt to kirkland lake a distance of so miles and costing approximately 500000 a big outlay for one small customer the cobalt area was then the main source of 60 cycle power cobalts first power cobalts first power mr plowrlght explained was generated by gas by the cobalt light and power co the first water power was established at hound chutes about 1008 and was followed in 1913 by the matabltchouan plant and the fountain palls plant in 1915 the power from these plants was transmitted to cobalt and to the brady lake subotatlon and from there to the various mines and lowns mr plowrlght said bwo companies sold power in the early days and contracts were not signed until power was de livered at the point to be serviced this led to sharp competition and both companies having competent ine crews two lines to one propeity would sometimes be under constiuctlon the first to tie in to the point to be serviced won the contract it was also a standard practice tn building substations to provide what was termed a snake room to accom- modate the line crews in conjunction with supplying pow er tiydraullc air was also delivered to the mines in this area apart from ar made at ragged chutes four boo cubic feet capacity compressors were main tained two were located at cobalt and two at brady lake pipe lines carrying the air ranged from six to twenty inches in diameter pressure available at the mines stood at 105 pounds the ragged chutes hydraulic air station was unique the speaker said in that it was one of two existing on this continent the other being in bri tish columbia the shaft carrying the water pipes was feet deep the drift 8m feet jong near the end of the drift was tse air chamber at the intake or col lar of the shaft water passed through a number of pipes 48 feet in length these tubes or pipes were operated by means of a hydraulic lift for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the chamber air pressure according to the varying heads of water due to the decline in mining at co balt in 1927 a pulp mill was built at haileybury to absorb surplus power as kirkland lake grew the rse of this plant terminated in 1929 in in3 the mining at klrkund lake wa not very encouraging from the power viewpoint so serious ud thfc situation become thought was given to removing the lines and substations stabilization of prices and wages your country asks your loyal support of this wartime measure 1 wo new controls have now become essential in canadas wartime design for living these are 1 control of prices commencing november 17 1941 there may be no increase in the prices of goods and services generally unless absolutely necessary and authorized by the wartime prices and trade board 2 control of wages no employer with certain limited excep tions may increase the basic wage rates paid to his employees unless authorized by a board on which the government employers and employees are repre sented but after february 15 1942 every employer with the same exceptions will be obliged to pay a cost of living bonus and to adjust this bonus every three months action necessary to stop inflation this government action has been taken to prevent the inflation we knew in the last war and its subsequent depression unemployment and suffering every housewife knows that prices arc rising and rising prices unless controlled will make it more costly and difficult to finance the war rising prices unchecked will spread confusion in industry and trade will hinder production and proper distribution of sup plies will make the cost of living rise more rapidly than wages and salaries will lessen the value of savings wilt result in hardship for almost everyone and especially those with small incomes and the result of uncontrolled inflation after the war when prices drop will agaio be depression and unemployment prices cannot be controlled without control of wages excess profits are and will con tinue to be under rigid control coverage of wages stabilization order the order is applicable to the following employers 1 every employer normally subject to the industrial disputes investigation act 2 every employer engaged in the manufac ture of munitions of war or war supplies or the construction of defence projects 3 every building trades employer with ten or more employees 4 every other private employer with fifty or more employees the order docs not apply to employers in agriculture or fishing or to hospitals religi ous charitable or educational associations opekjred on a nonprofit basis wage provisions i xcept on written permission of the national war labour board no employer may increase his basic wage rates this permission can only be gien in cases where the hoard has found the wage rates to be low age rates which are unduly high will not hie to be decreased but in such cases the hoard may order the employer to defer the cost of liwng bonus cost of living bonus every employer covered by the order must pav to all his employees except those aboe the rank of foreman a wartime cost of liwng bonus rffeciivenmemberl5eichtmpiojcr already paying a bonus under pc 7 i f of detimhcr 16 iyi shill add to such bonus an amount based on the rise in the cost of liwng index for october 19u above the index number used to determine the current amount of the bonus effective february 15 1942 each employer who has not been paying a cost of imng bonus must begin to pay a bonus based on the rise in the index between octoher 191 and january 194 2 unless ordered by the board to base the bonus on the rise in the cost of living over a longer period the bonus is calculated on the following basis for each rise of one point in the cost of living the amount of the bonus shall be 2 5 cents per week except for male workers under 21 years of age and female workers who if employed at basic rates of less than 25 00 per week shall receive a bonus of 1 percent of their basic wage rates these bonuses will be adjusted regularly every three months- administration the order will be administered by five- regional boards under the direction of a national war labour board labour and employers will be represented on each of these boards watch for the announcement of these boards to which inquiries concerning the application of the order should be directed wholehearted support required your government knows that this policy as it affects labour industry commerce and agriculture demands a degree of restriction to which canadians are not accustomed and is directly a wartime measure it will demand selfdiscipline and selfcontrol it will need the wholehearted support of everyone who has the wellbeing of his fellow citizens at heart but by loyal cooperation canadians can have much more assurance that the fears sense of insecurity the suffering and profiteering which inflation always brings will- neither interfere now in the winning of this war nor in the recovery and reconstruction of canada and the canadian way of living after the war is over issued under the anthority of honn a mclarty r mmisttr from the kirkland area but in 1004 a llverllnlng began to show through the gloom ad a second line was built from cobalt to kirkland lake in 1036 the first line was replaced by a heavier one in this year also indian chutes were taken over rrom ue43reat north ern power oo and their lines serv ing two closed down mines in the ttmmliu section were dismantled and brought to kirkland lake kirkland lake now had three lines of 60 cycle power supply to meet iurjher de mands for 60 cycle power zsvtjycl power was introduced in 1027 and a converter was installed sufoitaion transformer capacity was also increas ed mr plowrlght said it wa late- in 1027 when he reached kirkland lake and tn that year it was a lougn job to keep ahead of the power demands therewas many a night i was ready tosoy goodfoye to kirkland lake mr plowrlght said problems met but the problems were met and he stayed on and watched kirkland lake grow and with it the demand for yet more power in 1032 a second 2 cycle line was projected and in 1934 a con nection as made with the hydro electric power commission plant at abltlbi only lost yeaivtwo mors con verters were installed in the kirkland lake substation thus increasing the converted power capacity another 5000 horsfpower mr piownght gave a short descrip tion of the power plants serving ihs area and included indian chutes ma tabltehouan fountain falls hound i chutes the two cobalt substations in the tun mini area four plan j trans mit nower to j central suboution at schumacher the first plant in that area was at sandy falls later a plait located at wawaitin still later lower sturgeon was added all oi ihe mattagami river in 1924 the quinze kwcr plant tame into service other jjlants described by mr plow right wre uie upper notch plant on tne montreal river the canyon plant on the abilibi 170 miles from kirkland measured bj the length of the w- luu prom this plant thf flrl line was buili through to serve noranda and extends tar into quetwcs hinter land where it feeds five sub ajon delivering 12 000 volt power to coi-sum- s in vjj1 25 cvcle power was brought to kirkland lake and uie two were led together by a synchronous frc- ijiuncj chargtr todaj ther- are four lines carrying 25 ejele powr and three lines crrving 60 cycle xwcr lo his municipal lj and its minis fe towns in canada are as well assured of their power supply mr plowrlght said all uie nine power plants srv- ing this area ha v an ultimate ca pacity of 1oo000 hp in all moie than 1000 miles of power ilii- make up the vast network that supplies the kirkland lake and adjacent tcintor with power mr plowrlght made one appeal to his audience due to the complica tions in operating and restoring inter rupted services much time is lost ans wering crntral phone cans every time an operator amwers i oall one or to minutes are lost if those in terested would wait from even to 10 minutes before putting in a call much valuable lime toward the restoration of services would be gained he sold e g burton who has been appointed admin istrator of retail trade by the wartime prices and trade btrd mr burton is general manager of the robert simpson company limited of toronto and comes to is important post with a wide ex perience in the retail meld help canadas seaward defence ifth certificates tn get tjniqtnr santa t omqimm t s p chapman rauuuom a mef0t0 album free vj here quality work qafck santa uno photos to lovi in slltvics treasurers sale land for taxes town of georgetown county of halton tovrt e by virtue of a warrant issued c- the mayor of the town of georgetown bearing date of the 14th day of jttfr a sale of lands in arrears tf taats the town of georgetown wffl to at the municipal office in tbs jl georgetown at the hour at jbclock in the forenoon on tbt day of december 1941 unless tto taxes and costs are sooner paid notice is hereby oxven that the list of lands for sale for arrears of taxes has been prepared and ma- said hat may be seen at the munici pal office georgetown and the satt list is being published in the ontario gazette on september 6th 1041 on insertion only notice is also given that it it ttap intention of the council of the ton of georgetown to purchase any of tb said lands for which the wrrmt of fered does not cover the taxes costs thereon dated this 3rd day of 1941 p b 13t j cooke floor contractor floor laying sanding resurfacing finishing we specialize in old floors good workmanship reasonable prices 3 new st phone km burl ino ton buy at home and keep your money in georgetown patronize herald advertisers and you get value for your money you cant go wrong when you shop in georgetown brills dept store mens furnishings ladies reaqy to wear j boots and shoes main st t phone 167 ge o r ge to w n phone georgetown 250 acton 140 georgetown lumber co everything in lumber sash doors and interior finish we also handle hydrated lime hardwall plaster fibre board cement and bootox o all kinds exchange hotel w j cain invites yonr patronage auto repairing any hake tires batteries welding all work guaranteed phone 284w victoria st college view hollywood hotel norval a home away from home etkky accommodation fruit vegetable market a good place to shop phone 71 georgetown lillicos for best service and cleinltn our prices are right too call 278j or w hugh lindsay radios refrigerators kelvinator pholco stewart- warner main st phone 11 mcbean co inpertrs f dry goods gents furnishings shoes caps overall house furnishings phone 64 h c mcclure home furnishings funeral dtreeior and ambahnee phone nw oe richardsons hardware phone 25 se electric fence 18 why not make mcgibbons hotel your meeting place pleasant soetal snrroondlnjs tyers milk products high grade dairy p phone 152 oioioim wn saxe motors ojkfx eoad service dodge and 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