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it! .ip let en I: i SIXâ€"W MILL AND LUMBER » A PREY TO PIERCE FIRE HARGE T PAY gs 1 Skifi 8 Irwin. ’peared ,vice .at did Reym The residents in that vicinity soon came to the aid of the mill hands, and Mr. John Carew, the proprietor. with his son, Frank. were among the first to arrive. They climbed through the window which led to the mill from the south and succeeded in bringing three of the large saws out and carry- ing them away from damage. A large wagon. filled with sawdust, which was standing near the engine room door, was quickly moved from the scene of conflagration. says most successful business men and prominent citizens. is the boiler room. which is a brick structure. Long before thr fire brigade arriv- ed the mill was enveloped in flames and all hope of saving any of it was lost. The fireman was attending to the fires, and smelling smoke walked into the mill. There he found the shingle refuse a mass of fire and im- mediately blew the whistle three times as the fire signal. The fire was first noticed about 6 o'clock, and it was just 12 o‘clock at night when the fire brigade ‘eft the ruins. As soon as the fire whistle was sounded. the engineer kept the fires and the boiler pump going and turned the mill hose upon the flames. The thin stream was C- very little use and many of the mill hands who were around rushed for pails and were soon at. work fighting the flames. The fire worked its way to the roof in a very short time and the flames were soon seen shooting out of the upper win- dows, while huge volumes of smoke came pouring from the openings be- low. A SPECTACU LAR SCENE. By this time hundreds of citizens had arrived at the mill and were (From Daily Free Press June 9.) Starting in the shingle refuse uno rierneath the carriage, a fire broke out in Mr. lno. Carew’s lumber mills last night and the structure was burned to the ground. A car that was stand- ing on the siding half filled with ties 5 well as thousands of dollars’ worth of lumber to the north of the mill also ell a prey to the flames. The loss could not be estimated last night, as the mill was onlv half covered by in- surance. All that is left of this fine lumber mill belonging to one of Lind- The PrOperty of John Carew--â€"Damage $14,000 --â€"Was Partly Covered by Insurance. STARTED IN SHINGLE REFUSE THE: BRIGHT, NEW§Y. use Unknown-â€"-Third Mill on That Site to Fall a Victim to Destroying Element. FIRST YEAR CAREW’S SAW MILL AS IT APPEARED BEFORE THE FIRE. ihad not much of the mill to save. the huge flame gradually ate away !the frame building and the roof soon fell in upon the floor beneath. Then the big carriage also went through with a zyer-ash and all of the expensixe machinery was utterly destroyed. on the west side and the car was half filled, and all of these were destroyed. Mr. Carew had received the order for these ties and was to have shipped them tomorrow. The fire brigade were working under extreme difficulties, owing to the in- tense heat caused by the flames. The brave fire laddies were not to be de- terred. They took huge pieces of board to put in front of them and be- hind these they fought the angry flames. Many a time the hose slip- ped and the bystanders were drench- ed. The fire spread to within a. few feet of the shingle shed, which is about 150 feet north of the mill, and as far west as the siding tracks. Nearly all of the lumber in this area was totally destroyed. Car. No. 12991 of the G.T.R. was standing on the siding just opposite the mill, The fire rapidly spread that way and the car was a total loss, only the wheels remaining on the track. There was a large quantity of ties Nothing is left of the mill but a- skeleton, and the fire brigade, assisted by several hundreds of citizens, de- cided to save the lumber yard and the engine room. The boiler was full of water and had it eXplod-ed it would have caused the death of many men who were stand- ing near. busily engaged in carrying pails of water to help keep down the flames. But the wind was too much for this band of willing workers. a south- east wind was blowing and the flames soon shot through the western wall, The wind became stronger and the flames, fully 150 feet in length, shot across the greater portion of the lum- her yard setting large quantities of boards, shingles and ties on fire. Just when the fire was at its height the volunteer brigade arrived and were soon playing on the flames. They MR. CAREW’S STORY. Mr. John Carew, the proprietor of “The ultimate cause of the stage iation in the maritime provinces is hat the people are denied access to Heir natural markets for purposes either for pmchage or for sale." ' Boson, Mass, June 8.â€"(Special) ~â€" In a. forceful Speech here Saturday af- ternoon before the ‘intercolonial Club of Boston, Prof. 'Andrew McPhail, of McGill University, told of the stag- nation in the Maritime provinces. and r‘ointed out the need of a new policy. Among other things, he 881d: Mr. Frank Carew, who acts in the capacity of accountant for his father. stated to a reporter last night that he was getting dressed to go out when he heard the whistle blow. He ran down to the box and sent in the alarm. and then followed his father to the mill. There he helped his father to get out the saws, and had his hands badly cut. Al htrough the fire he was busy carrying pails of water and assisting in every way to save the mill from total destruction THE RESULT. The fire could not have happened at a worse time. Just as the saw mill operations were in full swing, and the drives on their way down, the mill was burned. Had it occurred in the fall of the year it would not have mattered so much. Many met. will be thrown out of employment as the re- sult of the fire, but it is hoped that they will soon be able to secure work in some other mill . DOMSNION COSTLIEST PLACE IN WORLD TO LIVE. SAYS PROF. McPHAIL. “Canada is to-day the most expen- =ive place in the world in whwh *0 ive. In Toronto the prices of ne- cessities advanced 67 per cent. 56° Maw 1897 and 1906; in Ottawa. 45 pct cent. in the last five years. and. m Montreal, 36 per cent. mo MEN OUT OF WORK. At the time of the fire Mr. (.‘arew had over one hundred men on the pay roll, and these will all be thrown out of employment. Many of these are old and reliable employeés who had been in his employ for many years. The watchman, Mr. Joshua Scott, had been working in the mill in that capacity for over nine years, and had always been found a trusty servant. ment. He informed the reporter that he had an interest in a mill at Bob- caygeon, and if it was necessary he v. ould haxe the logs which are now at Grass Lake brought over there to be cut. I succeeded in getting out three of the large circular sews. We tried to fight the fire the best we could_ but no efiective work was done until the brigade arrived.” Mr. Carew estimated the loss at about $14,000, most of the damage be- ing done to the machinery. There was considerable lumber and shingles also destroyed. He could no: estimate to what figure the loss ran. Mr. Carew only carried $7,000 insurance. the saw mill, was seen this morning by a Free Press representative regard- ing the fire. He stated that the cause would always remain a mystery, as there was apparently no means of finding out. “Where were you when the fire oc- curred,” inquired the reporter? "I was sitting on the verandah with my two daughters and Mrs. Carew, when I heard the fire whistle blow. I had heard it before on one or two occaso ions. and knew what it meant. I hustled down to the mill in my shirt sleeves. and with the help of my son and a few other men who Were there In answer to a question as to whether or not he would re-build, Mr. Carew could make no definite state- LINDSAY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 1 1, 1908 JG mvav Boga-u- [d in which to to my one of 2 pnces of .ne- charge per cent. be. has ah I. Ottawa 45 per and hi: years, and. in that Vi “When I arrived in Regina Satur- day, I was handed your paper, The Free Press. May I congratulate you on being editor of a very creditable newspaper. Being nicely printed, in good plain readable type. with abund- ance of news-items and advertise ments, it should appeal to on intelli- gent public and should be well pat- ronized.” “The other day I “as in that old *historic town of Battleford. In nearly every town I meet someon: from old Lindsay. Was very pleased to meet in Saskatoon our old friend, Fred. Robinson, who holds a good position .with Currie Bros..111ercha1-ts; Mr. Armstrong, a surveyor on C P. R. con- struction, and Mr. W E Silverwood. of Oakwood. The latter gentleman is getting rich fast. He is now the owner of two sections of the finest [and I ever saw. Having a few hours to spare before leaving for Prince Albert. I availed myself of the kind invitation extended to me by my friend, Mr. Silverwood, and driVing behind a spirited stallion which Mr. 8. brought up from Ontario.w we were soon out in the country driving through game ofthebeetpraineliuldIeversaw.1 On every hand we noticed the grain1 springing high out of the ground, and the craps and country looking beauti- ful. After a drive of five miles we reached Mr. Silverwood’ s tam, and to my surprise, was pleased to up one of the Routley boys, who is in charge of the farm. Hr fiih‘rerwood hasaboutflve hundredaereaincnop, andhi's grainisn the Besfofanyarouiid that vicinityfi alsohu a hit num- ber of horses aides dank: Th6 ’ and £513de a splendid View of that nightly stream. By what. I can see. Mr. Silverwood has been very success. 5:! since comma" ‘WesL" AMARIPOSAMANIS DOINGWEILINWEST The following excerpts from a letter recently received by a member of The Free Press stafi Irom Mr. Herb. Nos- worthy, of Regina; Sask., will be read with interest by Lindsay: citizene; However, for the men who a‘re wanted now there will not be a great deal of work for about a month. The farmers want men for the harvest and they are getting them now to make sure of having them when the busy season comes. Experienced Men Are Becoming Scarce To those who have been following the demands {or farm help, a notice- able change is now apparent. A month or two ago the farmers were anxious to secure experienced help. They wanted men who could plough and drive horées W field. Runs the time for preparing the land and for putting in the crops. Now. things have changed and the farmers are not as particular. They want general workers, men who can hoe, milk, drive and do all classes of gen- eral work. INTERESTING LETTER FROM FORMER POPULAR LINDSAY CITIZEN. Heartless Parents Abandoned Infant Beaverton Express: Early Saturday morning Mr. Chas. Francis. of the townline Thorah and Brock, happened along the town line on his way to Cannington with his stallion, when near Riverside his attention was at trac'ted by infantile moans which pro- ceeded from a dirty looking bundle under a cedar by the wayside. Mr. Francis could not leave his horses but called the attention of Mr. Sol. Samis, a neighbor, who was closely following him, to the bundle. On in- vestigation it was found to contain a baby girl about two months old. The infant had evidently been exposed to the terrific storm of the preceding night, as its poor garments were soak- ed with water and itself blue With the cold. Beside it. lay a bottle of milk which had coagulated. _ Mr. Samis bore the child to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Duncan McNab, nearby, where it was cared for and where it still remaim The child was very poorly clad and was evidently the ofispring of someone in very poor circumstances. Who the parents are, or from what s-‘ress the > 47A AL“ -k:14-I noun-ma ‘â€" v r : -- , determination to abandon the child had arisen, is a mystery the local con- stables are now trying to solve. DESERTED ON ROADSIDE. TOWN LINE THORAH AND BROOK. FARMERS ARE NOW TAKING ON GENERAL HELPERS FOR THEIR WORK. -DATE' NEW WEEKLY PAPER ho is in Hastings-.130“ Riclinrd'aon (ConB 'E’E’Zr‘éiffi may "(W- 7 Wind H”“€v"' Pogorce (mi) . J. ~ w. a“ mm‘ B. Bidd'ell (00!!!) he farm at River Has a Johnson “£300!!! of that H Pringlefld can see. Huron. Nofihâ€"m“. Hdtbnâ€" A‘. W. Nixon (Cons) maj ..... R‘. D. Wm t'__(‘Lib;) ......... H’unilion W'oo Hon. _ ,_8_. Hendrie (Cons...) 000000000 Dundeeâ€" Hon. J. P. Whitney (Cons.).. T. McDonald (Lib.) .......... Durham. East-â€" I. J. Preston (Cons.) ......... A Durham. Westâ€" J. H. Devitt (Cons) maj ...... Thomas Baker (Lib.) ........ Elxin. Eastâ€" C. A. Brewer (Cons) maj... C. Wonnaeott (Lib.) ......... Elgin, Westâ€" F. McDiarmid (Cont) maj.... I F. W. Sutherland ........... Essex. Northâ€" Hon. Dr. Beaume (00113.) mi. 1,! Essex. Southâ€" Dr. Anderson (Cons) mi.... J. J. Auld (Uh) Fort Williamâ€" Dr. Smellie (Cons) mai ....... 4 Dr. Hamilton (Lib.) ........ . Frontenacâ€" J’. 8. Gallagher (Cons) mi... H. W. Reynolds (Lib) ...... Glengarrzâ€" _ g ‘_ \ __: ‘ Elgin, East-â€" C. A. Brave C. Wonnacoti Elgin Westâ€" F. “McDiumic Bathe: Essex. wNorthâ€" Hon. Dr. Res A. McKee Hon. Nelson Monteitb Was Defeated-Power Policy Sup- ported by PeopleuWhat the Premier Says. onlyfighteen° IimesElectedtoFomaReaanardin the New legishhnaâ€"lzader McKay is Safe. WEST VICTORIA ELECTED MR SAM FOX Bruce Southâ€" 12 E. mu (Lib) mai- Dr. R. Clapp (Conn-~- Carleton-â€" R. H. McElroy. (Cons). W. H. Barton (1nd”) - Duflerinâ€" C B. McKeown (Cons) W. J. Woods (Ind) ----- Tomato, June 9.-â€"Nothin¢ like Pm- mier Whitney's triumph was ever conceived of in Onterio before. Hon. Oliver Mowst's biggest ms‘ rit was 32. Hon. J. Ssndfield a onnld was satisfied with 16. Premier Whit- ney is sustained by a majority which at the time of writing, looks like 71. W A- ..:_L‘ I. UI wv, W‘sâ€"- W. Brewster. (0011:.) maj ...... M. W. Mel-Swen (Lib) ........ Brockvilleâ€" A. 1“. Donovan (0011:.) 11135.. W. 8. Bnell (Lib.) ........... W. H. Prone .............. Bruce. Centreâ€"- Hush Clark. (Cons) mnj ...... J. . Hunter (Lib) ........ Bruce. Northâ€"â€" D. M. Jermyn (qug.)_ma5.... PREMIER WHITNEY SWEP'T THE PROVINCE LIBERAIS SUSTAIN A. CRUSHING DEFEAT CANâ€"Invalu- . â€"â€" â€"‘r"v reason as I thought. to have our old majority. The result shows consider- ably more than that. and I am very thankful to the people for their en- dorsation." _ ‘â€" -- - A n-_ 41.. “I haven’t much to say to- ' ht." said the Premier about 10 do ock. when nearly :11 the returns were in. "except that the malt is beyond my expectatiogs. .1 bed hoped, with good ., LA_- ---_ -lA t isI not dificult to account for the victory. In the first place the most popular plank in any platform was glanced. before the electorate and the nner of cheap Niagara war was kept in the forefront of t Conner- vative ranks. But beyond this the Whitne Gov. ernment had been absolutely oneat. For the one or two matters in which they metw ith criticism no qeustion was ever raised as to the intention of the Government to act in the best interests of the progince in _:_buai- l“ ”I w” v. “-v 11033 and adminiazatiie capacity. The following are the returns: Addingto nâ€" W. J. Paul (Cons) .......... . I. McKay Brant. Non A. Stndholme (Ind. )_. .. .- ..... Studholim' a majori ty. . W_ (Cons) main A. 1“. Donovan (00113.) mi.... 200 W. 8. Bnell (Lib.) ........... W. H. Prone .............. rues, Centreâ€" Hush Clark. (Cons) mnj ...... 300 J. . Hume:- (Lib) ........ .H. Fisher. (COM) ml- "w. smug (00213.) mi... ans s the Whitne Gov. n absolutely one“. to mutter: in which riticism no qeustion s to the intention of to act in the best nmvince in a basic 000...... .o-o-aooooo It... 170 1w 76 131 G. W. Neely (Cons) maj ...... J. Gilson y(Lib.) ............ Middleoex. North-â€" ..gmg‘nfiod¢ms(l(‘x)za?j ..... Middleton: Weltâ€" 9.1mm: (Lib.) mnj ...... London.â€" V Hon. A. Bock (0093.) ........ 1.77M: HcEvoy _(_be.)) ....... Huron. gen? Ye“ v5: wv â€"__, "i5. 1:311»: (0011:.) «135.... Xenon- H. Muchin (Cogs-L) psi: Kingston nâ€" W. F. Nickle (00:18.) msj E. J. B. Pense (Lib..) Lmbwn.il§ast-â€"_ ”'1‘â€" Kent. I‘ll-lunar“. uâ€" R. J. McCormick (Lib) maj.. H. Montzomery (Cons) ...... Lambton. Westeâ€" Hon. W. J. Hanna (00113.) mi. R. I. Towers (Lib.) ...... I. Conn (1nd.) ............. A. Porter (Cont) ........ Kent. Eutâ€" P. H. Bowyer (00113.) maj 3. Gone“ (Lib.) ........ niHoyie (0912:.) mm. .m w. J. Kuwaiti) .......... n .l Inna: IKC" (00113.) mi. gqlAtkimgn (Lib) ....... if." J. A. Boas.(Cons) mnj ...... , T. Hmhdl (Lib) ........... Casketsâ€" H. More! (.maCons) ........ I Yonghrin (Lib) ........... odolk. North-â€" A _J. I. McDougill (Cons) ...... gun. Gangy_(00ns.) ma5..... l. Dal-gavel (Cons) mi ...... 188 W. P. Wilson (Lib) ......... Dr. Jeuop (Cons.)m ..... s .Kitchell (Lib.) .......... V‘liG. Cmcallen £00m.) mi. 21 H. 8. Hgdole (Li .) ......... mark. Northâ€" Dr. B. F. Preston (00:15.) maj. stark. Southâ€" Hon. Col. Mutheson (Cons) .. Unluw “w G. Bulmn (00:18.) maj 17.8an (Lib) ........... Bockfa majority MR. 8AM. FOX WINNER FOR THIRD TIME IN WEST VICTORIA. RUB.) niai 0009.0... 0.0.1.0... 000‘ 1.! ’m .ll...l"nnn\ 5 3.675 Simcoe. Westâ€" 1,408 1.8 Duff (Cow I. A. Akitt (In 100 PRICETHREE CENTS Thleverge (00115.) .......... Sault Ste. Marie- W. H. Hearst (00:13.) min - C. N. Smith (Lib) .......... Simeoe. Centreâ€" A. B. Thompson (Cons.) maj... R. H. Graham (Lib) ........ ., Eastâ€" J’. D. Tudhope (Lib) maj. .... I I. F. Hert(Cons.) ..... .. Simeoe. Westâ€" J. Duff (00:13.) maj. .......- J. A. Akitt (Independent) .--... V. Stock (Lib) mi..........« Hon. N. Monteith (Cons) u... Peter-bow. Eastâ€" Jas. Thompson (Cons.) maj.‘ Peterboro, West- ’1‘. Bradbury ($015.1 main...“ Don Sutherland (Cons) 0.-.. Parry Soundâ€" John thns (00:18.) min...“ I. A. Johnson (Lib.) ......... I. Gardner (Independent) ... 3.717de (Lib) .......... Perth, Northâ€" Jas. Torrance (00213.) mat..- F. w. Hgy (Lib.) ...-.......} WE. Thnrmt (0011:.) maj... .8. Labroase (Lib) ”m... ce NormnRe Reid. (Lib.) mi... Alex. Morris (Com) .........._ Benirew, ‘ 8outhâ€" .n \ _..-: "GT A. Gmésiaie (Lib) .‘........ Hev_ey_ E. Fmpp (Cons) min” 8. my (Lib) ...........; xtord. Westâ€" . A. llch (Lib.) main... E. Butler (0011:.) ...... ... A. 0. Dr R. Edam Clutter: (9933.) mi...“ Cublvw ' hawâ€"-â€" T. WMcGarry (Cons) main; Dr. wConnolly (Lib). ....... fim’ne (Lib) . mai myberry (Lib) utherhnd (Cons) (Lib) mas... 214