u’géfacilit putting all class ants and t of M! mornin m by mrcn i Marc 37 As :1 the cc tn on: ’r Prat: tics Ian and ' £1101 at 381331 v with the re} month ed in c me ge ; 03', to 1!! OP inside:- 1 anbje ’ v.0:s.‘ count} hard); KER, lE Bf AND ‘SHGI may b :ialty. L‘ â€a u.’ 5!; 'DEB winnotl It close. 4017:" .Hart (is win 1 Move :4 9: war! the do; {A W’ ', Bill and L "I'd CO: ztion. fly to LIA FAIR INC L1.11mi Joe 3 '1'0‘ .the f0: NEW SPRING GBUDS Telephone 56 Specialty. Headquarters for Hardwood, Charcoal. We 193:! in low prices to cash cus- tomato. are our prices for your choice of goods. Styles of all-wool cloth selected from the latest patterns of this spring’s goods. Fit, Finish and Fabric guaranteed. They are lined with the best of Trimmings. All in need ,of a Spring Suit will ï¬nd it to their intercét to can and see these goods. as this special offer is only open until the 15th ’5‘! Egg? Stove, Nut, Grate, 0.15 March. At apricc that should make a factory-clad man feel ashamed of his clothes Lumber, Rough and Dressed; All nd a Shingles of all Classes ,' Latb, Lime, 7ile and Cement. GHEMPEGE CO y!!! if you intend building this sense to consult, me before mak- ing commas. 1 have an lip-t0. damephming mill, and can supply everything that; is needed for housebuilding at; the very lowest, The best workmen. the mica. dryest lumber and satisfaction guaranteed in every case. Enlarg- ed premises, and new machinery just added. All orders turned out promptly ........ you if you xnwnu season to consult me ‘ contracts. 1 h! m planing mill, am everything that; is housebuilgingï¬t the R. Ié’iYAï¬Ã©S $1 m NextDoortOGO' Beat Dry. Hard and Soft Wood. Select Steam Coal. Blacksmith Coal RIGG’S E‘TORE CRESCENT Take no ot‘ her. Low Prices, tell the story for 1899. Cail and see them at. . . . Chain and Chainless, High Grade and »W‘nolesale and Retail Dealers in;- BOUGHS â€0 001.05 $12.50, $14 00, SIB-00 t- a'c tow- f. BRYANS 8: CO†SUITS MADE TO RDER LINDSAY“ FUEL- Just to Hand. SMYTHS’ BLOCK Greatest Remedy her. There is none 'ust Manufactured only y 1 RIN, Druggist 3t. .3 Lindsay V FRESH MINED COALâ€"Coming di- rect from Mines weekly. WILL BHIYELES ! .40:â€" Ofï¬ce No' Vic HEBRGE IHGLE on Earth Robt. Kennedyâ€"The bridge wou1d bene. ï¬t 50018 people in the eLst ward and some that come in from Emily, but I do not thmk the number is very great- At any rate the need is scarcely great ellough to justify us in asking the government to build the third swing bridge in this town. Mr. Flavelle-You may say the fourth. Mr. Grahamâ€"I see the secretary‘s name here too; how is that? Mr. Sootheranâ€"W hen that petition was presented to me I felt no personal interest in the matter, but when I saw the names of heavy ratepayers and prominent busi- ness men, Icame to the conclusion that tne increase in my taxes would not be enough to hurt me, and if it would benefit so many people I would gladly sign it. That is the reason I did so, but if I am to advise in the matter as a member of this Board. my opinion is against the project. We should have to build the approaches at a cost of from $500 to $1000, and there is no money with which to do it. Our public expenses this year will be all we shall be able to manage. You can see by that petition, however, that it is a very easy thing to mislead a to am council that pays attention go petitionsofthis sort. The now famous Shannonâ€"Connolly petition for a bridge over the river at Ridiout-st. was dangling from the secre- tary's desk. While trying to gather it up that ofl‘icer explained that it was decorated with the signatures of 276 citizens. Mr. Graham adjusted his gold-rimmed binocu- lars and bent a rigid scrutiny upon the document. In a moment he had detected the president's name, all but heading the ist, and straightway requested an ex- planation from the chair. This Mr. Flavelle was not slow to give, in his direct and lucid style. saying: I signed the petition last year asa private citizen. It would be of some advantage to our mill and I take it every citizen has a right to consider his own interests While he acts only in a private capacity. Of course, taking high ground, it may be said that every citizen should place his advantage second to the general good, but we do not always do it. At any rate I have told you why I signed that petition. To-night. speaking as a member of this organization, which is sup- posed to plan for the public good, I certainly do not advocate the building of the bridge, nor would I favor asking the government to do it. A committee composed of Messrs Baker, Graham and Sootheran LET" l ERS. The secretary read two letters that had been received by President Flavelle, and related to the establishment of an im- portant industry here. At this stage of the negotiations it would scarcely be allowable to say more than that the pro- posal isreceiving the closest attention of the council. Mr. Grahamâ€"I don't doubt but an equal- ly large petition. containing many of these names, could be obtained opposing the bridge. Mr. RUKennedyâ€"Perhaps soft; coal can be brought here from Nova Scotia. Mr. Bakerâ€"The freight: rates are too high. _ --' “ I,,A OEmobion the bridge was not commend- ed to the council. THE INDUSTRY THAT IS TO BE. The table being clear the president asked Mr. Kylie to give the council additional information regarding the carriage in. dustry of which he had spaken at the last; meeting of the_ Boardf -n-vâ€" ' _ When one observes th matters that present th . consideration of the Board of Trade it IS difficult to see how the town got along so well, while it was in that condition, so aptly described by a contemporary as “unnocuous desuetude.†The proper lymph for that formidable disorder has evidently been administered for the resurrected organization is evincing a most cheering vitality and animation. On Wednesday evenings. meeting of the council of the Board was held in the council chamber. Several matters of the deepest interest to the town were discussed. THE COAL QUESTION. . At the outset Mr. G. H. M. Baker read an exhaustive paper recommer ding that soft coal be admitted free of duty. This view was ably supported by numerous interesting fac’s regarding the use and prices of that article. \Ve use soft coal so extensively that it is a great factor in the cost of our manufactured goods. The present duty of 53 cents a ton adds m ateriallv to the price. Nova Scotia mine- owners ship into the States with 15 cents per ton duty. Considering the advan- tages to be derived from cheaper coal Mr. Baker requested the Board to petition the Ottawa government to admit it free. e really important emselves for the Mr. Kylieâ€"I find that my remarks the other evening have created at least one false impression which I wish to correct. That is. that a wholesale factory would injure the factories already here. It would not, and for two reasons. First, It would manufacture for the export trade; and secondly, the factories here, that do export now, miuht better have their com- petition located here than somewhere else in the province for they can know just what is going on, and, since the market is unlimited, the presence of others in the same business would be a source of strength. They would discuss matters together. and by an enlarged output, attract attention to this town‘s product. In Cincinnati there are fourteen large carriage factories. If you read their advertising matter you will ï¬nd each one invites customers, but says also: “If you can’t get suited in our factory, there are 13 other ï¬rst-class concerns in this city: see them, at any rate buy in Cincinnati.†They are all prespering because they have adopted the riszht way of attracting atten- tion and working together. Manitoba is a heavydrain on the ï¬nances of this province. Families are going there and taking: large sums of money with them. I can prove that at least 75 per cent of the money they take up there and spend for carriages, goes to the. United States. There is no need of it-. we have the ad- vantage of a 2.3 per cent. duty, cheaper labor and Iivmg. They are ahead with cheaper iron and coal but, we ought to compete with them considering every- THE BOARD OF MET ON WEDNESDAY EVEN- ING AND 1 ALKED OF SOME MATTERS. CANNOT UPHOLD THE BRIDGE. ments for Sylvester in the Northwest, was present. and was asked tn make a. few re- marks. His opinion was that there is a great, market Opening for carriagm in the west. American vehicles are largely used; perhaps a third of the whole number. They are better and higher priced. but quality eounts rather than priee up there. A poor implement is no good there, for everything is wintered out doors, and must be: seasoned and painted to resist the weather. If wagom are made here for the Northwest they must be of the highest quality. There might be some trouble in gettinxz control of the market at ï¬rst, but agood article faom Ontario would ï¬nally ha_v_e the pyeferenee up_there. Mr. Paddon of the Montreal Bank, who has lived in the W'rst, said that from his knowledge he believed there 1s a. great market up there for carriages. He did not think the percentage of American wagons used was quite as lame as Mr. Kylie had stated. So far as he had seen, perhans a third were of American make. He agreed that only the very best material and ï¬nish could resist the exposure, carriages are suhjected tq in the _Weut. Illa“ Ll-IVl-l-KJ In: qu vv uuuuuu .. - ~ 7.7 7 , that; sort f thing. The fact is, I think our government should see to it; and not leave our duty against the States at 25%, when theirs is 40% against us, At all events the penple up there will buy carriages and pay for them 1390, and Lpat conmry will, if L‘- Yf‘IA-J:I_,. LA rod-J ~vâ€" â€"v_v__ We are wise, be, a veritable Klondike to Ontario. Besides, there is only one wholesale factory in Quebec and none in the eastern provinces, so that these W111 also make heavy demands on our output. No better proof could be had of the splen- did maz'ket than the success of come factoriee. that have turned out the very poorest sort of work. â€A 2.1 Al _-_L Ch‘l"nnl\ EA“ TROUSERS TO ORDER r Last year this town paid about $17000 for teat-hers. In ten yeam that's $170000, and in that m my years our popnlntimx has in- creased by 900. We have spent that money to prod nce nice educated young men, and [0-day they are over in the States. making all sorts hf goods. to be be sold in Canada, and take Jur money over there. You see the. way it is working: and you see some- thing has to be, done for we are paying to brim: prosperiry to another country. We do not. lnvk ability or brains, but aggres- siveness and energy to take the imtiative and build up our own interests. Ofeourse, [fear that, as usual, any suggestion from the inside will he wanted in Lindsav. If I came from Toronto or somewhere, likely a. public meeting would be cmled and a bonus otf~red in ‘24 hours.‘ Let us show a alittle conï¬dence in each other and our- seive-u Go on with this business, form a. company. I don’t care whether 1 am in it or not. Build up the town. if my business is hurt I can make a livmg some way, but the present is too good an opportunity to be lost. The president read from Dun and Brad» streets the ratings of the various wholesale carrizuze factories in Ontario. They were from $50000 to 3200000. mostly above $100- 000. This was regarded as an indication of very great prosperity in that industry. Proceeding. Mr. F :ivelle said: The thing to do is to appoint a subcommittee to investigate the whole question and report. I feel conï¬dent there is foundation for a a business here on this line, and one that, if properiy managed, will yield a fair proï¬t. Our committee could ï¬nd out how much capital is required to secure us ad- vances from the bank. With regard to competing with concerns already heze I would not hesitate a minute. If industries start up wirhout special aid nobody can complain. I would not object if a dozen flour mills came in as long as they were not given advantazes that I have not. That is no argument at all. The town cannot neglect its prosperity to favor any individual. If it is a good thing. we certainly ought to go ahead with it. SUITS TO ORDER A conimitt'ee w»; appointed comprising Messrs Kylie, Paddon, Graham, Carew .md Sylvester. Mr. G. II. M. Baker read a statement showing tnatthe Canadian lumber busi- ness is seriously injured by the American product. This was especiallv the case in the cheaper grades and in ties. He asked the council to recommend an increase in the duty. Very much valuable information wm furnished by Mr. Baker's paper. Several members spoke on the points cona tamed in it. _ V, Mr. R. Kennedyâ€"I have heen surprised (hat the government. has left the duty Ho low, whom the American tmifl' is so high. I donot believe in their having such an 9W [mm fig. MixFrank Scullv, who has sold imp‘.e- THE WATCHMAN-WARDER: LINDSAY, ONT; HIGHER LUMBER DUTIES. Stock complete With all kinds and makes of Foreign and Domestic SUIT- IN GS, TROUSERIN GS, OVERCOAT- INGS and VESTINGS. $3, $3.50, $5, $5.50 $12“, $159 $18, $20 advantage. It is feared by some that a heavier duty would put the price up here. butI believe if we had the whole market we could supply goods for less, and afford to pay freights clear to the Northwest. This applies especially to the cheaper grades. A man bought some from me lately to take west. He was taking a cheap grade and I suggested a better ï¬nality, but he said thev could get the carer sort, that comes from British Columbia. at fair prices, but for cheaper grades the}r were charged excessively. would favor asking the Dominion govern- ment to retaliate on the American tariff. From 15 to 20 million feet came in free lasb year. Mr. Bakerâ€"From $750,000 to $1,000,000 worth of ties alone,_ca111e in lags year. LLA President Flavelleâ€"I would J hit; the Americans Where they hit us; that is good business. A higher duty on cheap lumber would not put the price up at all, but only enable us to use up the logs that; lie rotting in “. he woods. _ ___ n _ that in the opinion of this council, the sum of $500 per annum is all that the council should be called upon to pay for said ser- vices. and that the Clerk be and is hereby instructed to prepare a statement of the receipts and expenses of the police depart- ment for the vear 1897 and 1898, to be forwarded to Mr. Fox with a copy of this resolution, and that the corporate seal be attached to this motion." I'nder the above heading the Catholic Record of March 4th has the following editorial. Since it raises some serious issues we publish it, in full; a -‘-v â€".â€"~- A committee. composed of Messrs Baker, Graham. _Carew, Sootheran and Kennedy was appomted to prepare a. repcrt on the qucsmon. . 'Ihe councll adjourned. “We mentionedin our columns a feW w eeks ago the vacancy which had occurred in the Police Magistracy of the town of A resolution similar to the above was introduced in last )Hears council by Dr. Burrows, but; was véry coldly rsceived. To understand the circumstances of the case it is necessary to bear in mind that when Dr. Burrows, last year, offered the resolution that the Police Magistrate's salary should be reduced, it was expected that the successor to Mr. D. J. McIntyre, who then ï¬lled the ofï¬ce, would be a Protestant, so .11»: motion was indeed “coldly received†as the Post remarks. But; Mr. Steers. who has been appointed. is aCatholic. and there lies the secret of the sudden anxiety of the council for economy. Lindsay. ‘vVe are pleased to be able to state that the Ontario Government have appointed to the position, Mr. William Steers. who is well known as an able hamster. skilled in all the sinuosities of théluw. line. following;r extract from arecent issue of the Lindsay Post; will lav bare a piece of gmeanness and narrow-mindedness on thepnrt of the town council of Lind~ay which would be incredible amid the grovv- ingintelligence and liberuiiLy of the: people of Ontario, were if notattested by evidence which cannot; be quinsaid. The Post say_s_: LLthe spechfl xneethlv ofcouncfl hehi last evening in the clwrk's ofï¬ce, the follow- ing runolution wasinbroduced by Aldermen Ham and Sootheran, and was adopted by coï¬ncfl: ‘That the municipal council of the town ofotndsay respectfully request Mr., S. J. F . M.P.P., to bring to the notice of the Ortario Govemment the fact; that the cor- poration feel that it is required by the Statutes (Chap. 87, Sec. 2, Sub-Sec. “h") to pa? an exhorhitant salary to the Police Llltgistrate of the town, viz., $12000. and It so happens that under the recent law prescribing cumulative voting, there is no Catholic in the Lindsay council, as the Catholics of the town, though forming a very large. preceutage ot the population. had no Wish to concentrate their votes; and this fact has given certain members an opportunity to put their A.P.A. pro- clivities into active use. It is known that one of the promoters of the scheme openly boasted that as the new Police Magistrate is a Catholic he “would manaae through the councxl so to lower the salary as to make the ofï¬ce not worth haviniï¬" '1_‘he resolution glven above is the result of Wire- pulling, with this object in view. Ili'" 'â€" The minimum salary of a. police magis- trate is ï¬xed by law, according to the population of the municipality, and it is not to be supposed that the Government will make itself the catspaw of a clique of bizots to inflict an injury on a worthy and competent ofï¬cial, by Special legislatioo; but evenuf the council of Lindsuv is too mean-spirited to pav a proper salary to the necessary ofï¬cers of the town, at least a. contract already entered on. should be faithfullyfulï¬iled. 7 \Ve understand that at least one .of the promoters of the present scheme would be glad to get the ofï¬ce in question at some future time, so, to suit his aspirations; possibly the Government might see its Wtk)’ Lohavea law plt‘Sed to have the salary reduced in Lindsay when next a. vacancy occurs, and perhaps the busyhody who has been foremost in getting the resolution passed in favor of a reduction, may reap the. beneï¬t thereof when the time comes." rThe above article makes a. very positive charge of bigotry against the council of this town and ccnflemm that offence in vigorous terms. In so far as the writer A PIECE OF BIGOTRY contends for religious toleratlon and the absence of sectarian prejudice in municipal affairs, we heartily agree with him. As discussions go today his language is per. missible. In fact we see little in the article to which objection can be taken except it is contrary to all the facts of the case. While in much political controversy that might not be regarded as a serious defect yet when a purely local matter is dealt with and in the columns of a religious journal it will not be considered captions to re- quire that the case shall be correctly stat- ed. From the general moderation of the Record's contents, one is led to believe that the editor is sincere in this article. He says there is no Catholic in the council this year. That is true and a matter of ; regret. He says that the catholics did not combine their votes at the election. That is also true, and a matter of satisfaction, although it resulted. in the defeat of our candidate for mayor and of Mr. A. D. Mallon whose rejection was an act of in“ gratitude on the town’s part. The writer further regards the Post as “evidence that cannot be gainsaid.†That is his great mistake. A local paper certainly ought to be authority on town affairs but when it says that a proposal to reduce the magis- trate‘s salary was coldly received by iast year’s council it certainly is not. AnY statements tending to leave the impression that the movement for reduction has orginated since the appointment of Mr. Mr. Steers is thoroughly false and a libe; on the town and its representatives at the council board. If thev were true we shculd be glad to supplement the Record‘s de- nunciations, but that they are not we shall prove. In the ï¬rst place, so far is the red uction from being: a new idea, that it was a plank in Mr. Fox’s platform at the last election. Ata speech delivered at Kenny’s school house during the campaign Mr. Fox warmly advocated the reduction of magiSo trates' salarieS, by statute and declared amid the plaudits of his Catholic auditors that $1000 was an exorbitant price for Lindsay to pay. True to his pie-election utterances Mr. Fox has introduced a bill that all salaries of $800 and over shall be reduced ï¬fty per cent. The simple facts will reveal how un- fortunate are the Records references to “A.P.A. aspirations," the “piece of narrow- mindedness on the part of the council of the town of Lindsay" and “a clique of bigots," In the fervor of his attack the writer falls into an astonishing bit of reasoiiing when he says that at least one of the nromoters of the reduction favored it because he. expects the position some day day himself. This is either an exquisite Hibernianism or the first case on record of a. lawyer seeking to reduce his own emolu. ments. At the distance of Londonâ€"if indeed we are right in assuming that the article was written so far awayâ€"it may not be known that, in this town and county, while each holds his faith as dear as any, yet we put charity above all and the spirit which he deprecates is, for the most part, long since dead. Morever it is with sincere regret that ‘we ï¬nd a paper in our midst whose columns are marred by such an appeal to sectarian jealousies as that quoted from the Record. However since the publisher has apparently been misled we have no doubt that as a christian gentleman and the editor ofa religious journal he will. when he has veriï¬e our correction, recall his strictures upon the council as publicly as he has made them. As for the Post. it will surely feel constrained by this incident to regret a pervresion of the truth “which would be incredible amid the growing intelligence and liberality of the people of Ontario were it not attested b evidence that cannot be gainsaid." Ed atchman-- Warden] The Post says the 1898 council coldly receiveda proposal to reduce the salary. It is hard to understand such a statement when the very opposite is the fact. The ofï¬cial records of the council meeting held on the evening of August 22nd, ’98. con- tains the followmg minute: “Moved by Dr. Burrows, seconded by Mr. Gillogly (who is a Catholic), that this council memorialize the government that in case of any change in the police magistrate of this town the salary be ï¬xed at $500, as owing to its great debenture indebtedness this town cannot pay any larzer fee and as well, it is not warranted by the amount of business brought before the police magis- trate." This motion was carried, Reeve Brady and Councillor Mallon, the two other Catholic members, votim? yea. Why the Post said the proposal was very coldly received we look to it to explain. We now come to this year's council who passed the resolution quoted in the Record‘s article. Two of the six were members of the ’98 bodv and voted for Dr. Burrow‘s resolution. Of the other four. one openly favored the reduction before he was elected and told the Protestant for the position that if he got 8600 it would be the easiest money coming into his office. Here is proof positive that at least one half the council were not influenced by‘religious motives. We have asked the other three if they were and have the assurance of each that he was not. Can more be asked? Believilie Mixed ................ Port Hog; Mixed via Bethany†Toronto ixed vi». Whitby and 1 Toronto Ex press ............... . Port Bore Mt.“ via Peterboro. . Toronto Mixed via Lorneviile. . . . Haliburwn Mixed. .............. Toronto Neil ................... Ooboconk Mixed .............. Port Hope Express vie Peterboro ARRIVALS. Hollbnrtoanxod..... ........... ......... 840 un Toronto Express from Port Hope .......... 8 50 gm Port Hope Mail from Toronto .............. 11 00 mm Oobooonk Mind ...... . .................. no 10 an Port Hope Mixed from Port Hope .......... 2 05 p. to Toronto Mu] from Port Hope .............. 6 20 pm Port Ho E row from Toronto... ....... 7 53 p.21: Whitb ix . . .. ....................... 8 00 p.m Belle ‘le Mixedâ€... ..................... 10 20 pan The 11.03 mail for Port Hope closes st the P. 0. at 10.0 a. m. The 8.55 mail for Toronto clues at 8.30. The 11.00 mail going north connects with the I. B. 0. ‘Rv. LeaveLindsay. Leave Junction. ..... . . . Arriveat. I. B. 0 Junction........ Arrive atm1.daa)........ ........... Leave Fancron . . . . Leave J unctiou . . . . . Arrive at. Junction Arrive at Banach. Tue 3.00 p. 111. north train carries no mail. uwu 811A ............. . . . . u to Emma? from Port Hope .......... lope Mail from Tomato .............. onk Mind ...... . .................. Iope Mixed from Port Hope .......... :0 Mn] from Port Hope .............. ....................... G.T. R. LOCAL TIME-TABLE I. B. O. RAILWAY. I. B. «k 0. SERVICE. G. T. R. SERVICE. D BPARTURES. via Bethany ............ Whitby 3nd Port Parr L'éét3£3§6.233333322322 Lorneville. . ....... .... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Ivh Peterboto†.. .. 6 50 mm 6 15 Lm Perry 5 50 La: Sï¬sam ......11 03km ......12 ‘0 p.11: 300p.m 5 20 p.m .. 630p.m 8 05 pan ..11 20 mm 30 pan 00 p m 20 p.111 Furniture! A Choice of @UNDERTAKING in all its SEE OUR The Hot Weather Stove is the ANDERSON, NUGENTNI Bi We have them in different sizes. Seasonahle floods ! W.G.WOUDS NOW IS THE TIME â€"25 Different Bedroom Setts, â€"50 Difl'erent Fancy Tables, ---30 Different Lounges. Bedroom Setts from $10 to $35 Sideboards $5 to $30 Lounges $4.50 to $10 Fancy Rockers 75c to 816 Pictures 2 5c to $16. Hall Racks $4 to 16 Parlor Setts 82 3 to $60 Easels 45c to $2 We have the largest stock ever brought to Lindsay_ Prices away down, values away up. - Branches. entre Tablcs 65c to $8 MARCH 1 6TH, 1899 Milk Bans, Chums, Washing Machines, and Wringers “Blue Flame†Wickless Oil Stove KENT STREET. â€"TO BUYâ€" ~ "v~ nemngzon,‘ 3'1"“ hm; N50: tbs: : g F bank robin I 1...- .bmhasbed khof a: of Interest. No Solidi No Coma I am prep Atom? on 57 Ken DAY. M I! an ll sho 0:731.