. terrible struggle YEAR'S WORK 1 REVIEWED By President Mack, of the» Board of Trade. . --b------ N 3 1 IF ANYTHING DEFINITE IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. Reference Made To Kingston War Heroes-- President Meek Retires After Three Years Faithful Ser. vice, > At the annual meeting * of the Board of Trade on Friday evening, Presidant Robert Meek spoke as fol lows: ; My third and last report as your President 1 submit herewith. The Past year has been one of deep anx- fety in respect to the war, and the constant presence in the city of the large nuruber of soldiers in prepara- tion for their overseas' service has | reminded us that the great issue of the day is the conflict 1n which our empire is engaged. Our city and our board have been represented in this and they: mourn the death or disablement of some of | our finest young men. The conval- escent homes contain some of those | who have been at tim front. They | have received their baptism of fire, | . and, bearing the marks of the fiery wan \ stomach sweet, breath right and cold assaults of the enemy, have returned to. recover health or fitness for ser- vice later, Conspicuous among the fallen is Capt. G. T. Richardson, a member of this Board. He was one of Canada's First Contingent, and carried him self with valor and distinction. His name will be long remembered and honored. Some men complete their tasks and fulfil their missions at a comparatively early age. They make good use of their time and opportu nities, and, called herce, leavefa fra- grant memory. They do more{ They build on solid foundations and their works do follow them. The bequests of Capt. Richardson are in perfect keeping with his moble life, and, in helping to make and transform the characters of others, according tv his trust, they will perpetuate his name: Another member of the Board who has distinguished himself is Di | A. E, Ross, M.P.P. He left here as Lt.-Cel. of No. 1 Field Ambulance, and has for some time been As- sistant Director of Medical Stores with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. He has renderéd splendid service, and the members of the Board will congratulate him upon the title of C.M.G., which his King has conferred upon him { Other honors were offered to Col. Ross, as they were offered t3 Capt. Richardson, but the acceptance of them mearit removal from friends and fellow soldiers, and from a field of service in which they were doing the best work. Col. Ross is making a record for himeelf in his care and treatment of the wounded. Several other members hav® en- listed for active military service. Ma- jor Gill, with the Queen's Battery, has left .for Overseas. Major W. Q. 'Craig, Capt. G. Bawden, Capt. J. A Dalton and Capt. L. C, Lockett, with the 59th Regiment, are in Canada and under training for the arduous tasks that lie before them. Industrial Activity. Industrially the city has not made any noticeable advance during the last year. During the lull which fol- lowed the boom period our members had occasion to take stock. At the present time the largest factor in the success of the city is the eheap pow- er of which Kingston has too long been deprived. The City is so far away from the sources of electric power as to not he so readily served, and 'yet the prospect mow for a ser- vice is more cheering than it has been for many years. The Hoard of | Trade can flatter itself that it has been the happy medium through which to express public opinion and stimulate those who have been inter- | ested in this power question. . At this | moment the Hydro-Electric Commis- | ston is grappling with 'the bigger problems of developing power in| Eastern Ontario in the interest of | the municipalities. Kingston is ob- servant of all this, and it is observ. "CASCARETS" FOR HEADACHE, COLDS, LIVER, BOWELS, Enjoy life! = Don't stay bilious, v sick, headachy and. constipated. Get "rid of bad breath, sour stomach, coated tengue, indi Get a 10-cent box now. They're fine! Cascarets liven yourd liver, clean your thirty feet of bow- els and sweeten your stomach. You eat one or two, like candy, before ' going to bed -and in the morning your head is clear, tongue is clean, gone. Get a box from your drug- gist and enjoy the" nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. Cascarets stop sick headache, biliousness, indigestion, bad breath and constipation. Mothers should give a whole Cas caret to cross, bilious, sick, feverish children any time. They are harm- less and never gripe or sicken. / 4 | Ibs. valued at $717,228; and in 1914 ant, also, of the offer of the Sey- mour Power Company to supply pow- er at a rate which may make a con- tract most desirable. Let me fepeat that the Board of Trade has been in- strumental in making this a live question and with the very best re- sults, : Survey Of The City. The offic'als of the Board of Trade e put themselves in touch with | the mercial and manufacturing | interests of the City and have made | a note of some things of more than passing dmigvest. The Dominion Textile Company's business in 1915 was far ahead of the business of | 1914, and without any enlargemunt | of the plant. The employees recaiv- { ed an advance of five per cent. in | their wages. 8S. Anglin- & Co., lost | through a fire, early in .the year, | their planing mill and saw mill | These have been rebuilt, enlarged | and equipped with machinery up to date. The Canadian Locomative | Company, Limited, built during 1915 { haw boiler, blacksmith, sheet iron, | and 'super heater shops, at a cost of { from $140,000 to $150,000. The Company increased its equipment ap- proximately by the same amount. In the manufacture of engines, (some for Russia) and munitions, the Com- pany has done a tremendous business. By the way this Company desires to extend its wharves far out into the harbour in order to gain the more room in that direction for the exten- sion of its shops. There appears to bé a bar, and one which prevents the Council from favorable action. It is hoped that this matter may be ta- ken up by the Marine Committee of the Board in co-operation with the Council; and that the utmost freedom will be accorded to the Company for the carrying out of its plans. A. Davis & Co., during the year installed a large power plant, The business was the larges: in the his- tory of the Company. _ The Fronten- KINGSTON, ONTARIO, BATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916 e-- -------- ss --------r ---- te or - - y--------EENEEEN e-- -- ---- RN ac Floor & Wall Tile Co., one of the newest concerns, increased its out- put and made a record which places it among the established institutions of the city. The Moulding Company, under changed conditions, has a bright outlook, and appears to be do- ing well. <The Hosiery Mill has been running night and day. The general survey of business houses leads to the conclusion that the depression which preceded the : war, and the war itself, have not hurtfully affect- ed them: Agriculture In Frontenac. The Board is indebtéd to A. W. Sirett, who represents the Depart- ment of Agriculture in this county, (Frontenac), for information with respect to the productions of last year, Mr("Birett explains thdt his es- timates aré necessarily approximate. The past season has been a remark- able one for the increase yield per acre in farm crops. There has also been a general trend towards in- creased acreage in such crops as fall wheat, silo corn, beans and buck- wheat. The live stock has held its own in comparisoif with the live stock exhibit of 1914. In dairying, especially cheese, there has been a decided increése. The comparison be- tween 1914 and 1915 is as follows: Yield In Bushels Per Acre, Product, 1915 Fall wheat". . , . 17,860 Spring wheat . . . 31,780 28499 Barley eras 2127,699 - 105,408 Oats .. . .++.1,434,390 1,103,338 Peas. . : 4,485 4,234 Beans 3,680 3,245 Rye .. 40,845 36,487 Buckwheat ., 58,680 57,530 Corn, (husking) 122,000 115,175 Corn, (silo) tons 75,320 66,381 Potatoes . .Below average due to rot Mangels. . 81,340 80,934 Turnips ..... 160,000 Horses, (number) 12,000 11,227 Cattle, (number) 51,118 49,885 Cheese, (lbs.), .7,585,000 6,331,562 The increase in dairying has been indicated by the following figures which have been taken from the On- tario Government's publications. The first table represents the increase of yield in the county for the last three years: > Year 1912 12,570 Pounds ie 7,156,198 1913 .. 6,965,437 1914... ...-. 6,331,662 The values of the 'cheese are given in the following tables: 1913... vee 08 914,013 1913 ... 870,053 1994... vo. 840,908 The statistics of 1915 have not been made up, but the value of the cheese is said to have been over $1,- 000,000, Let me add that the cheese productions in Lennox and Adding- ton, in 1912, were 6,455,932 lbs, va lued at $808,201; in 1913, 5,765,000 we 4,762,166 lbs. valued at $635,753. The average selling. price of the cheese in Frontenac, in 1914,. was 13% per lb. and the average selling price in 1915 was 15%e¢ per Ib. -- 3 Some Civic Statistics. The American Consul's report shows that there were exported from Kingston during 1914 goods to the value of $886,154. In 1915 the ex- ports were valued at $1,444,581. The Customs' duties collected, in the year ending with March 31st, 1915, were $217,068.17, and for the ten months ending with Jan. 31st, 1916, $385,677.88. The Post Office receipts shows a great increase. In 1914 they were $61,985.70, and in 1915, $90,724.46. in the expendi- the ex- and in The building operatipns city in 1913 represented i" ture of $666,474; in, 191 penditure was = $264,626; 1915, $244,068, : The essessment of the city, (on taxable property only), was $12. 762,769. The population was said to be 21,885, exclusive of the soldiers. Harbour improvements. is being made upon the useway which connects the v new 1914} A A NS th ANGLIN, 8. & CO., Manufacturers of. Fine Woodwork, : Sash and Doors. y ABRAMSON LOUIS, 836 Princess St. Clothing, Gents' Furnishings, Men's and Ladies' Boots and Pictures. ANGROVE BROS. and Supplies. ASSELSTINE, J. 8., D,0.S., 842 King St., THE MAN you will eventually consult about your Eyes and Eyeglasses. BATEMAN, GEO. A, The Old Reliable Insurance Office, For Fire, Life, Accident, Plate Glass In- surance; Customs Broker and Money to Loan, 67 Clarence St. BEST'S, the Popular Drug Store. x 126 Olaremce St., Automobiles ' BRITISH WHIG, 306-310 King Street East, Printers, Publishers, Binders, Embossers, etc. CARROLL, J. K., AGENCY. Real Estate and Insur- ance, 56 Brock St. Phone 68. CLOW, M. & SON, 471 Princess St., Carriages, Wag- gons, Harness, agents for International and Mc- Cormick Machinery Co. and Percival Plough and StovesCo. x ! COOKE, J. B. & SONS, Representing the Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Toronto, London Fire Assurance Co. and Globe Indemnity, Accident and Sickness, 332 King St. Phone: Office, 503, and Res. 842. COLLEGE BOOK STORE, Stationery, Music and COLLIER'S TOGGERY SHOP, Opera House Block. Hobberlin and Campbell Clothing for the best dressers. - CROTHERS. 3 : MEADOW CREAM SODA BISCUITS, DOMINION TEXTILE CO., Manufacturers of Cottons, > Prints, Sheetings, etc. DAVIS DRY DOCK 00. Manufacturers of Moor Boats, Gas and Steam Engines. Phone 420. o® FENWICK, HENDRY & CO., 189 Ontario St., Whole- sale Grocers and Importers, Established 1846. GILBERT'S STORES. If you favor us with UR orders for good things 2 8 for 1916, we will do our best 2 please U, in quality, service and prompt ro GODWIN, W. H. & SON, 89 Brock St. Phone 424. Fire and Real Estate, Bepresenting Hestish America Assurance Co., Toronto, for over GRIMM, N. R., 102 Princess St., Best Home "Made Candies and Ice Cream. Phone 797. : HALLIDAY ELECTRIC CO. clans and Electrical Con HALL, DAVID. Prompt attention paid to all kinds of Plumbing, Gas-Fitting and Hot Water Heat- ing. 66 Brock St. Phones 335 and 852 HARRISON, T. F. 0O., Furniture, Carpets and Lino- 345 King St., Electri- tractors. ... HUTTON, J. O., Insurance and Real Estate, 18 Market St. Phone 703. . . JENKINS, E. P., CLOTHING 00. Agents for Fashion N'S SHOE S1UKE, 70 Brock St (Continued on page 17,) A We specialize on Men's and Boys' % 's Solid Leather, Fine Boots and Shoes. a - Dm ' SUTHERLAND'S SHOE STORE, 103 Princess St. ---- THE COMMUNITY BURDEN. : WHAT are YOU and I doing to LIGHTEN our Community's Burden ? piling on the back of our Community INDIFFERENCE and NEGLECT ? holding BACK our patronage ? If so, we are adding to the Burden. We are making it HEAVY. But if we are generously giving our Community loyal support, then we are beds. doing our SHARE in making the Burden light. We can so direct our THOUGHTS, WORDS and ACTIONS as to lighten that Load. Don't BREAK the back of your OWN .t community. Do what you can to LIGHTEN the load. Are we Are we The 'Community Builder" idea is endarsed and approved of by, among others, e following well-known and reputable business concerns: KINGSTON BRICK & TILE OO. Manufacturers of Brick and Tile, 611 Division St. KIRKPATRICK'S ART STORE, for Pictures and Ar tistic Framing, 159 Princess Street. "* = KINGSTON PAPER BOX CO., J. G. Brown, tor, King §géet West. Manufacturers and folding boxes. KINGSTON ICE CO. LTD. Phone 1807. 'Pure Ice. KINGSTON HOSIERY €O., Manufacturers of grade "Imperial" Underwear and Hosiery. LAIDLAW, JOHN & SON, Dry Goods, 172 Princess St. Phone 397. LATURNEY'S CARRIAGE WORKS, 890-302 Prin. cess St., Carriage and Wagon Building. Auto and general repairing of all kinds. LOCKETT SHOE STORE, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Suit! Cases, etc., 116 Princess St. MANUFACTURERS' EIFE INSURANCE 00. M. G. Johnston, district manager, 58 Brock St. MULLEN, J. E., Monumental Works, cor. of Princess in Cemeteries and Clergy Sts. Lettering a Spetialty, McBROOM, W. F., 42-44 Princess St. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Flour; Feed and Grain. McKAY, JOHN, LIMITED, 140 Brock St, Furs. "From Trapper to Wearer." McGOWAN, G. A, Peel, Se. McINTOSH BROS., cor. Princess and Wellington Sts. Dry Goods, Fancy Goods, Ready-to-Wear, Notions and Hosiery. McKELVEY & BIRCH sell the Happy Thought Range. "There are 4,500 of these in use in and about Kingston. McPARLAND, JAMES, 339 King $t. Wholesale aad Retail Wines, Liquors, Olgars and Cigarettes. McRAE, W4R. & CO., Golden Lion Grocery. Where you get extrg 1 value f ur Dollar, * . I ara pod value or yo! ar. "Lead. Proprie- of solid | Cigar Manfg. Co. Milo, 10c; NEWMAN & SHAW, the Always Busy Dry Goods Store, 122 "Princess St. O'CONNOR'S LADIES' EXCLUSIVE RE, 260 Princess. Out of the high rent distfict. 'The store with the small prices. ? | PERCIVAL & GRANGER, Local Agents McCormick Mig. Co. All kinds of Biscuits and Contectionery. | PETERS, WILLIAM P., Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Flour, Feed, Seed Grain, Pressed Hay and Straw, 117 Brock St. . REDDEN, JAS, & CO., Grocers, 176 Princess St. ROBERTSON, GEO. & SON, LIMITED. \ CHARM TEA. : > SAKELL, T., Best Ice Cream in Kingston by Gover. | ment Test. i SARGENT, T. H., corner Princess and Montreal Pure Drugs, Sts. Toilet Requisites, etc. Phone 41. Phone 449. The Home of Good Shoes. * TOYE, R. H, & CO., Bread Bakers and Wholesale and ' Retail Confectioners. UTILITIES COMMISSION, Electric Light, Power and Water. Office, 19 Queen St. a, LYTLE, BADGEROW 00. LTD., Manutac- . St Pute Spirit Oder. and Malt Vinagass, The Kingston Golf Club goes not inténd to close up shop while the Kaiser in unholed, r a _ Now that the Kaiser has declared war on Portugal, it wil] be in order for him to send" an ultimatum to Portsmouth. Even if Rev. "Tom Bourke has left the ministry for the insurance business, he is still taking care of people's future. - z The late Capt. Richardson is a model for other men who have much | but who leave little or nothing at all to thejr fellowmen in need. Up in Sydenham Street Methodist | church the people seem to have a liking for the Browns, since they seek a Brown to succeed a Brown. -- | Why, asks the Lampman, should | not ministers of the gospel receive | pay for military work? The laborer | is worthy of his hire. , The Lampman has not yet heard any of the itilities Commission members explain why the éity should | pay a higher rate for street lighting than small power consumers do. { -- \ Queen's is a pretty democratic place when the students are allowed | to" scold the Senate for mot having the walks around the university grounds properly shovelled. And the' senate has to take its medicine, too. Apparently the efforts of "Jocko' Mowat are only beginning to be felt in British Columbia where the grits aregétting the upperhand. In times of peace "Jocko" had been preparing for elections. ° The Lampman hears was a discussion at a town couneil committee meeting the other night on lazy men, and our friend the tramp was not included in the first three types. Next time the Kimgeton Temper- ance Society sends delegates to Tog- | onto, the Lampman they put in a few dodging snowballs suggests that days practising aimed at their The Fire Chief no doubt agrees hat every little bit of hose added to what he has makes a little bit more. It is still true that there is a differ-| ence between what one would like and what He gets. Many tenants are careless, the legal notice when they wish to va- eate their houses. Every tenant should post himself on the law of "Landlord and Tenant." In a letter to the Lampman, a sol- dier at the front says that if W.C.T. {| U members object to sending cigar- ettes to the troops, they should at | least send some vermin powder in | their gift packages so that the creep. that there THIRD SECTION {he Man o wate FRENCH SURE OF SUCCESS Confident They Will Beat Back the Germans. HUGE HUN OFFENSIVE -- 1S DOOMED TO FAIL IS THE GEN- . ERAL BELIEF, More Than 200,000 Men Have Been Shattered In the Great Battle Be- fore Verdun. Paris, March 10. -- Reassuring news is coming in from the battle- front near Verdun. The struggle for the west bank of the Méuse con- tinues, with the Germans repeatedly hurling massed formations against the French defences. The manner in which the assaults have been re- pulsed has strengthened the popular belief that the ghuge German offen- sive is doomed to fail. The persistence with which the French have held off the Germans from the: Woods of 'Corpeaux is par- ticularly gratifying, as critics declare that the success of the Prince's strategy depends upon his seizing and holding that ground be- | fore it will be possible for the Ger- | mans to close further « the jaws of { the iran trap with which they are en- deavoring to circle the fort at Ver- «dun. Until these woods are reta- ken the Crown Prince cannot strike from two sides, which apparently is a fundamental part of his strategy. | That France is sure her armies | will triumph is reflected in the busi- | ness optimism that is every where | prevalent It is significant that { while the Crown Prince is driving away at the barrior of steel which | blocks the way to Paris, Government | bonds and commerce generally are | gaining a more solid footing. This, | it was pointed out is indisputable evidence that the spirit of France is { unshaken. The struggle, which is entering its twentieth day, is steadily increasing in fury, until within the next forty- eight hours it is expected to reach a | elimax on which the fate of the na- | tion hangs. More than 200,000 men have been shattered in the nineteen) days of I battle. The German losses are esti- mated at 125,000, Major Moraht, | the German critic, places the French | Lampman says, in not giving the full | casualties at 75,000 to 80;000. | RHEUMATISM A MYSTERY Unless Rooted Out of the System it Grows Worse And Worse. Some diseases give immunity from fown / Here is a pointer for everybody. ing things may be exterminated. | 0 °F attack, ~ but, rheumatism works just the other"way. Every attack of rheumatism invites anoth- er. Worse than that it reduces the | body's power so that each auagk is | worse than the one before. any persons responsible for allowing the disease needs curing early it is rheu- old fashions to prevail at the West |, iicm "hut there are few .diseases street prison house should be asham- physicians find more difficult to treat ed of themselves. The poor unfor- successfully. Wet weather does tunates who find their way into that, +" iuse rheumatism, as was once institution should be treated like | thought, 'though weather conditions human beings. | may start the aches and pains. Rheu- The = |'matism is now known to be depen- So mothers complain to the Chil-! gent upon the blood condition, and dren's Aid Inspector about their er-,medieal authorities agree that the ring daughters roaming the streets | plood becomes thin with alarming isbehaving. When the town | rapidity as rheumatism develops. and county councils erect a go#d-| Maintaining the quality of the blood sized shelter, Inspector Wyllie may | is, therefore, a reasonable way of perhaps some fine night round up'a preventing and curing rheumatism. _ couple dozert wayward girls, who | That it works out in fact is shown should be at home doing the ironing [by the beneficial results which fol- or reading Dickens or Shakespeare, | low a Tair use of Dr. Williams' Pink Long ago the Lampman drew at- tention to the humiliating garb the jall prisoners are made to wear. The elter to its capacity. |Pills, These pills actually make i BH the shel re 1 new, rich blood which drives out the { rheumatic poison, and while the blood is kept in this condition there is no danger of the trouble return- | ing. Mr. W. T. Pell, Palermo, Ont., |says: 'I was attacked with a trou- | ble which was ultimately progounc- | ed rheumatism. Often I was bare ly able to crawl into bed, and seldom lable to do a full days werk. In | this condition I doctored for a year, | absolutely getting no Better. Then | 1 consulted another doctor, whose | chief consolation was that unless I could get rid of-the trouble I would be a cripple for life. He prescrib- ed dieting, and I doctored with him {for at least six months, but instead {of getting relief I became weaker {and less able to get around. Then |1 decided to try a doctor in Toronto, or {about four months, with no better | results.' I gave up the doctors and tried other remedies which were equally futile. Then one day our storekeeper sent me a box of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, saying that if they did not help me I need not pay for them. I took them, ands then got some more, and found they were helping me, probably used $10.00 worth before I felt fully cured, but they did cure me, and were cheap as compared with the other treatments which did not help me. The cure was made several years ago, twinge of rheumatism since. To- day I am well and strong, and I be- lieve I owe it all to Dr. Williams' Pink' Pills." You can gei. these pills through any medicine dealer or by mail, post paid, at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co.," Brockville, Ont. A man's memory proves that it is much easier to forget what to re- member than to remember what to forget, --THE TOWN WATCHMAN | No Wine On Royal Table, London, Feb. 26.--Almost half of the domestic staff of Buckingham Palace has been released for duty at the front, and the life of the Roy- | al Family brought down to a simplic- ity in keeping with times of war. The King still allows mo wine at the table, and the meals served are plain and simple, as an exampté in self- denial to the people. Queen Mary, on her part, takes great care to pre- vent waste. tutions she has reduced in cost is the royal orchestra. The Queen al- 80. insists on strict economy in the management of the war-time char- ities aver which she presides. _Too often, in peace time, these chari are really extravagant, fashionable fetes in .the name of charity. But they 'are now fun on a simple and businesslike 'Other menibers of the royal $mily follow the ex- ample of the heads of their house. Princess Christian, for example, has no longer a grandoise flunkey at her 'door, but a parlor maid in a dark blue un"form. Use For Baby Carriage. London, Feb. 26.--The baby car- riage has been put to a new use in some of the east-coast. towns. The lighting, regulations make it a mis- demeanor to use a flash lamp in the streets during these nights of pre- caution against, Zeppelin attacks, but at the same time the law insists that a perambulator must carry a lamp. Some ingenious individuals have hit upon the idea of pushing baby carriages around at night to light their way, and still keep within the law. In w stand your ground, but be sure in advance that you have a good foot hold, One of the court insti-| ef and was under his treatment nd I have not had a -- 1