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ee FS or ee ewe § titi "10 "The Haileyburian The economic problems of Tem- iskaming were closely examined last, Wednesday night at Hailey- bury:.More than 50 representatives of seven local municipalities gath- ered for a seminar held with the co-operation of the trade and in- + dustry division of the Department | of Planning and Development. Councillor R. J. Miller of Cobalt acted as chairman of the meeting. The panel of experts consisted of -W. J. Barr, mayor of New Lis- keard and president of the North- Eastern Ontario Development As- sociation; W. Marsh of North Bay who is secretary manager of the Development Association; A. H. + Lemesurier and J. R. Delaney rep- resented the trade and industry division. Following a dinner at the Hotel Haileybury, the delegates split in- to three groups for informal dis- cussion of industry, agriculture and tourist promotion. Each group then presented its findings for gen- eral discussion, W. J. Barr of New Liskeard acted |as chairman of the group studying industry. He said - that the group had discussed the pro- posed |Ontario Hospital for Retard- ed Children, and learned that the Tri-Town area still has a good chance of getting the hospital con- structed here. High costs of transportation on the Ontario Northland Railway was a favorite 'complaint of the group, he reported. "They feel } that it makes a profit and doesn't need to make so much. Perhaps it isn't subsidies but smaller pro- fits and reduced rates that are needed,"' He said that a lot of beer is hauled into the area, and the group thought that there may be scope ,for a small brewery. There is also room for a cement factory. Mr. Carr said that there has been a considerable amount of work done towards finding a_ suitable quarry but that a lot more is need- ed. He commented that the con- struction of one hydro dam alone _ | woul provide, enough work to keep a cement plant busy for some t time. A survey by a natural gas "company showed a possible mar- ket of 750, Gop bags a year of ce- ment): "If anything is to be done, a group must put up some money for, diamond drilling to find a larg- er quarry," he stated. Other industries consideved ne- cessary forthe area is a brick and drainage. jtjle factory. Mr. Carr said that experiments at the pro- vincial Experimental. Farm at New Liskeard showed that the use' of drainage tile on farm lands was 'well worth while. In Sudbury a small shoe factory | vas doing. well making safety 'boots and other items, and it was felt that a similar venture might prosper in Temiskaming. } Mr, Carr said that the reported closing of the Silver and Cobalt smelter at Delora stimulated the need for a similar smelter in the area. He} said that Rudolph Christ- oph, jengineer for the Coballoy Mines had told the group that his company, which has purchased the former, Québee Metallurgical In- dustrjes smelter near Cobalt had done; the necessary research and engineering to show- the. feasabil- pity of a smelter at Cobalt to handle }local:ores, with a separate process 'to manufacture amoniac 'sulphates | for fertilizer. This was later dis- tusks at;some length during the 'discussion on agriculture. Mr! Carr said that the group also felt 'that the district is pen- alized by*'extremely high automo- bile and, truck insurance rates. It was ithe! 'group's opinion that the area lis being included in the Sud- bury | and Elliot Lake insurance pevees which have very high ac- t cid&nt rates. , Mayor Barr, on the panel, who : is an insurance agent, agreed with ~the group on this point and said | that | area would benefit by a _ }Fegrouping of insurance zones. 'Mr. Carr stated that consider- ! ation should be given to the forma- | tion of a co-operative association tof lumbermen in the district, to arrange for the sawing of logs at ;one central plant. He said that , the plant could handle logs on a 'custom basis, and as at present, 50 per cent of the logs go to waste, it would make it possible to more a ee " Phursday,;Septernber 22; 1960 efficiently utilize the wastes. It might also encourage smaller lum+ ber operators who sometimes find it difficult to get logs into saw- mills. During ;the panel discussion on the industrial section's report, Mr, Christoph said that the total cost of the smelter project would be about $280,000 of which about 25 per cent still has to be raised. He estimated that the plant would employ 60 or 65 men on a 24 hour basis, and produce 15 tons of fertilizer "each 24 hours. Discussing methods of financing local projects, Mr. Lemesurier of the trade and industry division said that some~towns had been locally for industrial purposes. He said that the department could supply several examples-of where this had worked well, although there have been some failures. E. M: MacDonnell of New Lis- keard, an agricultural scientist, and operator of a New Liskeard feed mill, acted as chairman of the group studying agriculture He said that agriculture in the area is stymied by freight rates, "We point the finger at the ONR; but the ONR is simply a collection agency,' and I doubt if it keeps more than 10 per cent of much of the money it collects, and has to hand/the rest over to other rail- roads," he 'said. Mr. MacDonnell said that two prime éxamples of the freight rate problem for local agriculture were western | grains and fertiliz- ers. } It costs, he said, $1360 to ship a ton of western grain to Temiska- ming, but only $3.60 to ship the same grains to Toronto. This $10 disparity, plus another $10 a ton in distribution made a difference of $20 a ton. "Tt costs seven dollars more to finish a hog in Temiskaming than it does in Southern Ontario," he said. Mr. MacDonnell added that hog' farming is a $100 million in- dustry in Southern Ontario. He said that beef cattle ¢annot be finished in Northern Ontario for the same reason, and that poultry and poultry products are at a similar disadvantage. He claimed that at present there is about a million dollar industry --¥ very successfull in raising funds| in the area. If the freight rate, disparity could be overcome, this million dollar industry, plus anoth- er six million at. the processing level. "Tt would mean employment for another three or four thousand persons, and an overall increase in population of 10 or 12 thousand, 2 he stated. y Mr. MacDonnell estimated that it would take qne or one and a half million dollars a year to overcome the freight. disparity. He added that -in} Southern On- tario a very' 'small.soya bean in- dustry is being subsidised to the extent of $1,500,000 annually. He said that now the soya bean grow- ers. are, seeking an extra subsidy as a new Peruvian fish meal will put soya beans out of business. "We are not asking for any- thing not given to other parts of our:.economy,". he said. He 'said that there is' certainly room. for a packing' plant: in the area, but it will, be dependent on getting agricultural fertilizers at competitive prices: so. that-produc- tion could be increased to keep the plant -busy. Mr, MaeDonpnell said that there is a tremendolis market in Temiskaming for fertilizers, Per haps 15,000: ton$ a year.! He said that local farmers are only growing about one half tons of forage to the acre, while farm- ers who can afford' fertilizers are raising four or five tons of forage to the acre. "We can't expand beef production without increased forage,' he said. He said that it is possible to grow practically every type of po- tato and vegetable in the area, ex- cept citrus and similar fruits. | During the panel discussion Mr. been some tentative enquiries from a company interested in setting up a fertilizer plant in the area. There was some discussion on various types of filler or base used in 'manufacturing chemical fertil- izers. Mr. Marsh reported that |demonstration plant, open to tours would rapidly..become a, twelve} Marsh reported that there have, | |resentation might result in a port- Mattawa is experimenting with the: use of bark for this purpose. It was thought that if a suitable lo- cal filler could be found, then a chemical mixing plant could be set up. Mayor Barr reported on progress being made -to encourage potato growing in the area. He said that the project started four years ago, when it was realized that 700 to 900 carloads of potatoes are ship- ped into the area each year. Last year some potato growers from New. Brunswick were brought: in to look over the area. A syndicate was then formed with Kirkland Lake and Englehart capital to assist two local farmers plant some 65 acres of potatoes. These two farmers, one at Elk Lake and the other at Englehart, had done so well that they were now 'trying to buy out the syndi- cate's interest of more than $7000. Mr. Barr said that one New Brunswick farmer is now interest- ed and there are problems to be solved involving land clearance and finding the best potato land. |: He added that surveys today show- ed land in' the Englehart, Toms- town, Charlton and Elk Lake areas to. be the best. He said that one New Brunswick man is talking in terms of spend- ing $30,000 and planting 200 acres. Mr. Marsh reported that the North-Eastern Development As- sociation knows that one New Brunswick man is certainly inter- ested, and that a Southern Ontario farmer is on his way north to look over the area. Mr. Delaney enquired if local grains could be produced for hog and cattle feed. Mr. MacDonnell said that the present climate seems to be more suitable for forage growing than grain, and that corn raising is a very risky business in the area. Dave McLaughlin of Haileybury acted as chairman of the tourist trade group. He reported that the group felt there-is a need»for- more 'trailer camps in the area, either munici- pal or privately operated. Standard signs for, businesses selling hunting and fishing licens- es is another need, he said. The group-was also in favour of investigating the possibility of converting a local mine into a} by visitors. "We must do more than we have," he said. Mr. McLaughlin said that tourist establishments in the area are so widely separated that they are difficult to organise, "Tt is difficult to get the Visitor who is interested in a certain thing in touch with the right man who has it to offer," he said. "People drive right through the area because they can't get the information they need,"~he added? There is a need fora -proper in- formation bureau at the south end of the district, he said. He also suggested that some system of ra- dio communication between the bureau and outlying camps might be a farfetched idea, but could pay off. The group was also con- cerned about highway 101, and what must be done to attract traf- fic through the area. Mr. Marsh said that in his opin- ion the north as. a whole doesn't pay sufficient attention to tourist promotion, 'although parts of the region in the south and west en- joy lucrative tourist trades. He suggested that the area should concentrate on trying to 'improve existing facilities, al- though he admitted that tourist operators have a difficult time getting finances. "It's a big prob- lem," he added. Mr. Marsh said that in the Tim- mins area the Chamber of Com- merce had been very fortunate in getting cooperation from the mines and that two mines now of- fer daily tours. He said that the Department of Travel and Publicity has operated a portable information center at Barrie for several years, and that this will now be replaced with, a permanent information center. He suggested that really strong rep- able center for a start. Mayor Barr said that legislation by the government was recently ~ Economic Seminar at Haileybury -- Vir. 'Delaney commented. that .in Toronto people-don't think of North-Eastern Ontario as a tour- ist area, but rather as a mining center. Mr. Lemesurier added that 24 tourists a day would leave as much money in a-municipality as an in- dustry with an annual payroll. of $100,000. Summing up the work of his de- partment, he said that it was largely intended to help people help themselves. The department subsidises - re- gional development associations on a dollar for dollar basis up to $10,- 000. It also subsidises the Ontari¢c Research Foundation where small- er industries lacking their own research facilities are assisted in solving industrial problems. Seminars on industrial develop- ment are held throughout the pro- vince, and full time industrial com- missioners are invited to an annual school where they can meet in- dustrial leaders and learn what they want. The new products branch is con- cerned with finding out what is particularly with assisting manu- facturers who want to manufac- not manufactured in Canada, and] _ ture: under . license from foreign companies. _ The -department: has' men who - ||spena their time surveying jindust- -- rial techniques in foreign countries, while information on industrial: op- portunities in_ Ontario -municipali- ties are circulated throughout - the world. He said that if a municipality has an empty building suitable for an industry, information on it will also be circulated to interested persons around the world. "R..J. Miller of Cobalt thank gait: the government officials for tending the meeting. Honor Club Pins Award The. following, having obtained ~ - 75% or lea average in 1959-60 work, have been awarded pins which may be worn during the time the average is maintained. The Board has kindly. consented to maintain the supply of these pins. Junior Pins: Grade X -- Paul Hough, Sally Macdonald, Ron Ol- son. ; - Grade XI -- Jack Groom, Donna Hennessy, Denny Herbert, Robert Visser. j Senior Pins: Grade XII -- John Mikkola. ; Grade XIII -- Sally Whitby. EVERYONE WELCOME CF. RALLI DONALD C. MACDONALD, M.L.A. Ontario CCF leader at TEMAGAMI GODDARD'S HALL Thursday, September 22, at 8:15 p.m. LATCHFORD TOWN HALL Friday, September 23, at 8:15 p.m. NEW LISKEARD COMMUNITY HALL Monday, September 26, at 8:15 p.m, HAILEYBURY LEGION HALL Tuesday, September 27, at 8:15 p.m. COBALT COMMUNITY HALL Wednesday, September 28, at 8:15 p-m. Mrs. Simone MacDonald is accompanying her husband and will attend teas at Englehart, New Liskeard and Cobalt. WIN WITH TAYLOR | ES BRING A FRIEND CAL TAYLOR XX enacted to aid municipalities in the Guelph Plywood Company- at setting up trailer eamps. Temiskaming CCF Association