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(By This is the age 0! lmPYUVemCub u; the conditions of life. Everywhere rhe absurdities of waste of material and energy are being corrected. Why not ing itself upon our attention year by year in the form of exemptions, etc., ‘ seems too big for James Whitney. We need an Adam Beck to ride into the arena. It is well known that Sir James grew pale at the thought of Mr. Beck's boldness in the hydro- electric scheme. But Mr. Beck forced 1 the prime minister’s hand, and we need some one to force his hand with respect to taxation. Our present 1 system is admittedly bad. It is wasteful and unjust. The moneyed man escapes. The worker and the employer of workers bear the burden. All things are bared on land. It is the one door to opportunity and en- terprise. Let all values be summed E up, in land values or in other words i in that part of land values given by i the community only, and#th_e_refore fl E A Happy and E ,1 Prosperous E N ‘ E New Year E a £1 . . W g 010qu _ McIntyre g __ - __ â€"‘â€"‘â€" CASH AND ONE PRICE £1 E PAGE 6‘ Canadian cereal and Milling 60., limited CHEAP FEED mar mmnmrxmmg £4 Prior to a We have 9. Special Feed which is selling at $20.00 per ton at the mill. Burnham, Conservative M. P.) Lloy WILL SIR JAMES MOVE? Commzncin to- day, we offer extraordinary bar- gains on all our Furs. Beautiful Mink and Per- sian Lamb Sets, also all odds and ends and sur- of improvement in plus stock to clear. Big Reductions in Men's Coon Coats. Wishing All the property of the community only, and the difliculty is solver. Will Sir James listen to the voice of reason in this respect or shall it be neces- sary that another prophet shall arise a new Beck in whose “lexicon" is no such word as “fail ?” The day is rapidly coming when the people will take hold of this as of other mat- ters, and then we may expect .to see the politicians and omce seekers hur- rying to do the will of the people. It becomes a laughable and by no E In England .there has been invented :3, process for printing textile fabrics Iand wall paper photographically. means edifying sight. But why can it not be done before it reaches this stage ? At any rate let it be dis- cussed. Let us show signs of life in this as well as other matters. YOUNG PEOPLE The regular meeting of the Young People‘s Society ot‘St. Andrew’s was held last evening in the Sunday School room. The topic was taken by Rev. Jas. Wallace, who gave an excellent addressl Mrs. D. A. MacKenzie de- lighted the audience with a vocal solo and Mr. Barkley Mason gave a- well rendered piano solo. HELD SESSION duhe 82¢... ! vSnosh 8.0 e aYthm.mmmP.w.cmb Ill. flfiruwuflwu k2} g Q g i? q SHOULD OPS CONTRIBUTE TO COST OF THE SUSSEX-ST. DRAIN REPAIRS? At last night’s session of the Board ! ton~st. to Peel-st. of Works an account for $190.00 pre- Ald- 8111818 said was incomplete in sented by Engineer Smith in con- ‘not refer to the ] nection with his work on the Sus- tnicipality of Ops, sex street drain was discussed. part of the watel Last year's council engaged Mr. ‘ Reeve Babcock Smith to take the necessary surveys had not diverted in order to ascertain the most feasâ€" drain to .please ‘ible way of remedying the trouble in owners, it would iconnection with this drain. Mr. Smith ent trouble. idid so and presented his report to It was decided 1 the council along with profiles, etc. with Engineer Sn He recommended that the course of licitor at an earl‘ the drain be diverted from Welling- with the matter: Examiner: Even a good thing has to be efficiently administered if we are to get the best results. Toronto has long had the benefit of access to Hydro-Electric power for lighting, but its distribution seems to have suflered the blight of municipal inâ€" competency. Peterboro has “monopâ€" oly" lighting, but we have well lighted homes and streets. and no- thing like the gloom that Toronto gropes through, according to the fol- lowing from Toronto Saturday Night “There appears to be only one serious drawback to Toronto’s new system of street lighting-there is Letter On Town Topics Ratepayer’s Views Enclosed To 'the Editor ' Sir.â€"â€"There is a good deal of truth and sound wisdom in the remarks of your correspondent “Ratepayer,” pub- lished in your issue of Saturday. The hankering that most of us have of trying to get something for noth- ing, is pretty hard to down, and per- meates communities as well as indi- viduals, and as your correspondent puts it, creates a growth that is on- ly ephemeral. A great many people forget that wealth is, and can only be created by labor and accumulated wealth can only be got by saving, either individually or collectively. If a man uses asixth or a third of his earnings to pander to an appetite that leaves him worse physically and mentally than he was at the begin- ning of the year, the community is the poorer by the amount he spends and we will pay for it some day. When we read every day of this, that and the other town showing such good returns from publicly owned utilities, it must give some of our mitizens, who worked for the Seymour people, a‘ very uneasy conscience. There is one consolation in it, and that is that we stand before the country as the one town that turned on that appetite, and if there are en- ough people in Lindsay to spend $100,000 a year, which I am credit- ably informed there are, in that way. I take it that the town is that much poorer than it might' be were the money not spent in that manner“, It would take ten factories the size of the Beal factories to make anet re- venue of that size. Would our indust- rial commission not jump a pret- ty gcod height, to gather in 10 in- stitutions that would employ 600 no light. Aside from this, it seems to be all right. The poles of , con- crete are as sightly as poles can men ? And yet that is what our drinli bill is costing the town of Lindsay. A penny saved is a penny earned, ”besides saving the laborâ€"how would it do to try the saving pro- cess? It would be hard for some of us to go withcut our beer, but there are times when the individual must sacriâ€" fice himself for the good of the com- munity. “Ratepayer’s” second idea is also a 'good one. but I have hammerâ€" ed away so much through your col- iumns for public ownership in years fgcne by that the people would be itired listening to me. I feel that this gtown made one of the biggest misâ€" §takes any community could have made §when they turned down the purchase ‘ot the L. H. P. plant and tied themselves up to the Seymour people. It was equivalent to presenting them with a. gift cf 3 quarter of a million, be, but the single incandescent light I attached to the side of each of these monoliths is, in its feeble at-i tempt to shine through the ground \ glass, unfortunately unequal to the‘ task imposed upon it. Our residen- tial streets were dark before. They are darker now. They are reminis- cent of the street lighting of a counâ€". try village. As an adjunct to the arc lights they might do; if we are, to be dependent wholly upon them. : there must be a vast improvement. i As a matter of fact, our residen-i tial streetsâ€"those that do not posâ€"i TORONTO’S BAD LIGHTING Ald. Bmale said that the report was incomplete inasmuch as it did not refer to the liability of the mu- nicipality of Ops, from which a. great part 01 the water comes. Reeve Babcock said if the town had not diverted the course 0! the drain to ’please diflerent property owners, it would not have the presâ€" ent trouble. It was decided to have a conference with Engineer Smith and Town So- licitor at an early date in connection with the matter. "Ratepayer's” third point is an ex- cellent one, too. We have several small factories here that require brains and money. and some of the people who are anxious for more fac- tories have both as far as the out- ward eye can see. It would “be much easier and safer to build up from a foundation already here than to plant pomething new, but it is the old saw over again, “a prophet is not without honor save in his own ccun- try.” I don’t know whether I am safe in expressing my views any more in print or not, as I was told that your co-tem gently hinted that no one now paid any attention to them â€"- that I was too radical to be allowed? to live in the town. Well, scme day: I may give the people a chance to say whetherthey think a radical can be of any use to them or not. In the meantime I would suggest that every citizen give serious attention to “Rate payer's" suggestions. sees the iron posts with five lights thereonâ€"are dangerously dark, cri- minally dark. In the early days of the Hydro-Electric we were told by The Evening Telegram to the ex- tent of columns â€"- wide measure, double leadedâ€"that with the Hydro- once installed in Toronto there would be no further need for po- licemen on the beats; that the lightsâ€"the brilliant, shining lights -â€"would drive away crime. and al- together make our city an earthly paradise. The "illumination" as it works out, should soften the heart of a footpad. No self-respecting midnight burglar would ask further protection from the argus-eyed down public ownership. Whether that will bring us any credit or not, re- mains to be seen. paired. Broken lenses replacet}. Mr. H. 0. Hamilton went to Mari- posa station this morning. EYESIGHT SPECIALIST ll Kent-st. (Over Nedll'a Shoe Store) mafiy: Examination free. Eye-glam re- M. B. ANNIS, mm. D. O O O O O O O O O .z.3:.:.x.:.:.:.:.. 'Weare perfectly equipped for - amining the eyes tor glasses. and for rescribing and grinding the right enses. Oux work is reliable. Lowest prices. Best results. “cop." “The artistic value of a street lighting system that fails to give light fades away to a. negligible quantity. Our lights are all right in the daytime. but unfortunately it is at night that we need them. The are light may be ugly, but it at least throws out rays within its own prescribed zone. Our incandes- cents, poised upon their stately poles, do nothing of the sort. "Its. usual S‘lymptoms are headaches often accompanied by squintinsz of th eyes. - _ . u - Thereare many penple who haven wreng idea. of astigmatismâ€"it. is not a disease. ‘hut an irregnlnritv in thu curve of the eye, and can be corrected hy_speciall_y ground lenses. . ~ - if DRgflFéEflNE‘ 8o. , “The Hydro-Electric must do bet- ter than this. Our lightening bug fight won’t do. “This fnaybe lese majeste, but it's the painful truth.” Special attentmn to (lispuses of Nose, Throat and Chest W T. RICH, MD., Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, England. Special attention to burger) and dis. eases uf women and children Nstigmatism Yours, JAS. P. DONALD. THE LINDSAY POST gard as winter diseases and connect- ed in some way with the cold weather [are simply had air diseases. One of the pressing needs in country homes at this season of the year is better ventilation. (Farm and Daity.) Such diseases as. pneumonia and common colds that give so much trou- bl-e, and which we haVe come to re- In the summertime we keep car windows open and so escape pneumo- rain and other bad air infections. In the winter the windows are shut dOWn tight, storm doors and storm windows are put on to Keep out what little fresh air might finds its way into the house, and as a. result people die by thousands from these bad air diseases. We wonâ€"d not think of washing our hands and our face in filthy water. But we are content continually to bathe our lungs in dirty air and thereby make welccme some of the worst diseases that flesh is heir to. We are getting away from our fear} of fresh air. More and more of us are finding out that we are more healthy. and better able for our work when we i sleep with the bedroom window as‘ wide open as we have it in the sum- rooms thoroughly ventilated. mer, and insist on having the livingl When we have all found the connec- tion between bad air and: “ccld wea- ther" diseases good ventilation will be considered a necessity in all coun- try hcmes. Let those of us who now know the dangers that lurk in the air oi close rooms set a good exampleto those who do not by ventilating our own homes. And let us not be back- ward in preaching the gosper of fresh air as well as practising its precepts. (From the Outlook, New Vnrkl No light is thrown by the recent report of the board of naval experts on the perpetrators of the assault on the battleship Maine in Havana harâ€" bor; but the report confirms beyond question the findings of the board which investigated the disaster in 1898. As The Outlook said at that time, that first report, although bas- ed on the evidence of divers rather than upon direct examination, was so positive as to make it obligatory on intelligent citizens to accept it, unless it .were shown by indisputable proof to be incorrect. Now the Maine by interior explosions of the forward magazines; the exact position of the exterior explosion is now found to be near but not exactly at the point indicated by the divers in 1898. The only important new point brought out by the report is the opinion ex- pressed that a low form of explosive like powder, rather than a high form of explosive, like nitro-glycerine, was used in the mine which exploded un- der the Maine. Probably this is all that will ever be known about the matter. Whenever the subject comes up there are floating rumors as to knowledge possessed by some» one or other about the perpetrators of the crime, but so far these rumors have turned out to be mere romance and gossip. has been so completely laid bare to examination that everything of sig- nificance has been exposed to view. The report shows that as the Samp- son board of 1908 declared, the first explosion was exterior to the ship, and that this explosion was followed Reporter: A party of Canadian Pa- cific surveyors are here surveying for an extension 0; that railway from the junction at Kelly's through to Cobourg or Colborne, wnere it will join the new lakeshore line now in course of construction. This link is to complete the new grain route from Port McNichol, through Beth- any to the lake front and when ac- complished will give the best grade of any line in Canada. A four-tenths grade is to be maintained all the way through, so that we may expect to see trains of 60 to 80 cars going through. The initial survey crosses the middle road north of Hally Argue’s house and the G.T.R. below the old Patterson farm, and the east gravel about the quarter line. Sorry we cannOt have it into Millbrook, but nature humped up too many hills around us. The party consists of Mr. G. H. Garden, chief, and Messrs. F. H. Midgley, F. M. Barnes, H. V. Doherty, E. Wynn, G. Rayner, A. Odell, R. Sutherland, R. Wheery, W. Stevenson, CarVer, Lister and Coop- er. C. P. R. SURVEYING NEAR MILLBROOK DESTRUCTION 0F MAINE BAD AIR DISEASES C hil dren C ry FOR FLETCHER’S CA'STOREA ADVERTISE IN THE POST 1 STUDY MUSIC In Saturday’s and Monday’s issue there appeared two communications from ”Ratepayer" and Mr. J. P. Donald respectively dealing with town matters. The Post willingly gave space to these communications, believing that a free and full discus- sion of matters of local import should be encouraged, more especial- ly when those taking part are im- bued with a desire to advance the town's welfare. In the two communicatrons referred to the writers contended that the town had made a mistake in not al- lowing itself to be stampeded by the public ownership cry into buying the local power plant. They did not ad- vance any arguments in support of their contention, but simply pointed to the fact that Lindsay is the only town that turned down the Hydro- Electric policy. Orillia is also referr- ed to as a. centre where municipal ownership of the power plant has proved a blessing and has assisted materially in the town's expansion. Now our citizens were asked by the Hydro-Electric Commission to spend $230,000 in the purchase of the local plant to be followed up by the ex- penditure of some $70,000 additional for improvements, etc. We were told by the Hydro engineers and also Hon. Adam Beck that the power ca- pacity at Fenelon Falls was sufâ€" About 10,000,000 tons of peat fuel are yearly produced in Europe. Russia is the largest producer of peat fuel, her output in 1902 being 4,400,000 tons, which has increased 200,000 tons a year since then. SOMETHING ABOUT PEAT PRODUCTION EXTENSIVE BOG AREA OF CANAEA 1,300 plants making peat are‘ now in operation in Russia. The provinces of Ontario and Queâ€" bec send $20,000,000 a year to the United States for coal. In 1909, we imported coal to the amount of nearly 10,000,000 tons, valued at $26,831,859.. The development of some of our extensive peat bogs will help to keep some of this money at home, and to furnish additional em- ployment to Canadians in Canada. The United States exclusive of Al- aska, is estimated to have 11,200 square miles of peat bogs, averaging 9 feet in depth, and containing nearâ€" 1y 13,000,000,000 tons worth at $3.00 a ton, $39,000,000,000. Canada has 37,000 square miles (23- 680,000 acres) of known peat bogs, but these form probably but a small fraction of the total, constituting a potential national asset of enormous value. In Northern Europe peat is being successfully converted into fuel and Four bogs within a few miles of Ottawa, examined by government ex- perts, are estimated to contain over 25,000,000 tons of fuel. Some idea of the possibilities may be gained from the estimate that 28 acres of hog 9 feet deep should yield 50,000 tons; enough to supply 100 families for 25 years, allowing 20 tons per annum to each family, or enough to furnish a power plant of 100 h. p., using steam engines, with fuel of more than 25 years of 300 ten- hour days, allowing 12 lbs. of fuel per h. p. hour developed. The fuel, if us- ed in a suitable gas producer would last the same plant about 100 years. Every advantage and possmility of successful graduation is ufi'm-r: ed to the pupil through the new COLUMBIAN SYSTEM hy mail. Direct study under the great, musicians. composers and mum; educatorsâ€"the accumulated experience taken from the best remit \ i the pub-allembodied tna perfectly clear system that gum-any.â€" right in your own home, the highest results obtainable by pervm. attendance at any Conservatory of Music, and at only a fractional p.“ of the cost. The UOLU MBIAN (‘0NSER\ ATORS is now teachingxm 1m - n th: m any other in Canada. and km the mulcmatinn 1:)f ‘li musicians. COLUMBIAN CONSERVATORY 0F MUSE- F Fill in your name and address in c-mxpon below, and on Nt‘eipt will mail full paxticnlnrs of our splendid course. SPECIAL HOME STUDY COURSE Columbian Conservatory of Music PO :T OFFICE ........ 193 YOVGE STREET, TORONTO. PRESIDENTâ€"PETER C. KEIMEDY THE POWER QUESTION LINDSAY, FRIDAY JANUARY ficient to furnish the town with elec- trical energy for light and power with suflicient to spare for extra de- mand. The citizens very emphatically refused to bond the town by the ex- penditure of such an enormous 53:3 and granted a franchise to the 89;:- mour Power 00., who acquired the plant. The wisdom of this action or. the part of the municipality was ap- parent to all. Lindsay narrowly es- caped being saddled with a "white elephant," as the fact must now he cognizant to all that there is not the power at Fenelon Falls that the Hydro-Electric claimed. The Meal plant at present is overloaded, and the situation would be indeed ser- ious had not the Seymour Company agreed to improve it and generate ad- ditional power from their distribu- ing lines. The Seymour Co. is fir. the power business. They have power to: sell and have an industrial bureau; which, is an important auxiliary to municipalities using their power. Orillia's experience with a munici- pal plant has not been a happy one. Their plant has hung like the sword of Damocles over the town. and last year 82,500 was lost on the venture. I. D. I. CAMPBELL Lindsayfs rate for electric “berg; can compare favorably with the 1m:- est and the town has the great pri- vilege of being the most important centre on the Seymour Company's system. gas and used for generation 0‘ tricity at the bog by means 0 producers and producer-gas e which are displacing the swarm their lower cost of fuel. The capacity of the plant 1 tons per day, and during part past summer, 1,600 tons of r! peat were produced. Allowing 140 days for a operations, the cost of fuel field is $1.40 per ton, unde tions existing at the go‘: plant. By the use of larger and using mechanical excava replace hand labor, the cost duction can be greatly reduce 3600 lbs. of machine peat equal in caloric energy to : anthracite coal. To rte-establish CODfiQcflCC 1.- value of peat as a domestic ; dustrial fuel, and to stimulate velopment of our peat resourc. government has aCQuired 300 a peat bog at Alfred for the pur manufacturing peat fuel on a mercial scale by a method wh proved successful in Europe. A superior lot of Show how Bulls, 12 tn 13 12;: 141‘ old, reds and man A” Stratballans for ca ‘eot: 111‘???- ing prices. Consiriming 1‘19" verv choice lines of bre°diflg and individual excellence, no better lot can be found in any stable. Come and see them. STOP lflflDK 11 READ El! FAIRVIEW FARM, Woodvillc - th ncmes