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ah the ma- photograph! id of his art EC 1!. Boy, a photographic :bont Canada iicd suddenly 11 Rod {fl the fixed as- Corncil to r, of Lindsay 2 on New 'eceipt J 1C LOROUGH ccntinental ,n. 19, t5 Hickey, ! npils '9 River print Hal: oi Th»:- Barrie pui‘em are mucn excmu- ed over the: atnouncement in the Pa. cket tint the Minister of Railways and Canals has decided to proceed with the Northern outlet of the Trent Valley waterway by way of Severn River. The Advance and Examiner print communications from Mr. Hangman Lennon, M.P., denying that THE IRENT CANAL AND ITS OUTLETS WILL THE SEVERN RIVER BE USED? n l STC°S CO'JGHS CURES COLDS. HE "FKOAT Adi: LUNGS. 26 CENT-9 .97) m. 1% Stack, Grain thc Orillia Packet.) htzI‘eI'S are much exercis- ATURDAY. J AN. 27th. . A Mac KENZIE Department 9f ignculture There ted by Mr. Lennox. The statements made in the despatch are to some ex- tent borne out by the fact mat the Government engineers are already at work‘ on the final survey of the Sev- ern route. any such decision has been come to, and quoting correspondecne which that gentleman had had with Hon. F. Cochrane, asking for aninterview on that question. The Packet,got its information from a. despatch sent out from Ottawa some weeks subsequent to the date of the correspondence qwo 5th 1912 are no restrictions as to age, or previcus educaticm, and no Fees. concerning this course address ally, another hamour would have to ' be provided. Neither Barrie nor Col- lingwood would be the gainer by the starting of another town at this point Iwhich might grow to considerable im- rane says that “It is a matter of enâ€" portance if it got railway connections gineering." Upon this basis the Sev- ; As to relative distances it is exactly ern is so far superior to the Nottawa- i 60.30 miles from the outlet of the can- saga route that there is really no Eal at Gamebridge by the Npttaw-asaga room for comparison. The Whether the decision has been final- ly made or not, _there can be no dues-l tion of what it will be. In his letter to Mr, Lennox, the Hon. Mr. Coch- Advance route», and 60.80 miles by the Severn. refers to the Nottawasaga as cheaper. :â€"a difference of only half a mile. This and more direct route. If, instead of is much more than made up by the looking. at the-question of routes pure fact that a natural waterway Iike the 1y through local spectacles, the Ad. 3 Severn, with high, rock banks, deep vance Would take thr trouble to in- iwater and considerable width, can be form itself cf the facts, it would not/navigated at much greater speed and make such wil assertions, and per- i with much greater ease than a nar- haps it would not be a party to clog- : row, artificial channel having scarcely ging a great public work for purely selfish reasons. At the time that the quired to float the vessels. There re- is more water in it than is actually report on cost and advantages of the not an engineer who has investigated three routes was made two years ago the Orillia Packet was suflicientl} interested to ascertain that its tenor was such that there could be no doubt in the world that the Severn route was immeasurably the best, and that there could be no question oi its final adoption Taking the matter of cost altne, the estimate for the construction of the Nott-awasaga route was three times as much as for the Severn. This ‘was for the Canal al- one. Adding the cost of a breakwater nndharhour at the mouth of the Not- tawasaga, required because of its ex- posed position, the estimate was four times as high. And eVen this sum â€" something over six million dollars -â€" would not provide the terminal fa- cilities that would be required. For though it is exactly the same dis- tance from the mouth of the Nottawa- saga to Collingwood that it is from the mouth of the Severn to Midland, namely, nine miles, the Nottawasaga coast is so exposed that the barges that would make use of the canal would be unable to count on making the run across with any certainty. This would mean that in the end, as the canal came to be used commerci- the question who does not favour the Severn route. The fact is that the Barrie and people have shown no interest in the Trent Canal except when someone papers else has made a move to urge its com- pletion. They then at once become sud denly active and demand a “hearing” They seem to imagine that the prim- ary object of the canal is to drain a few thOUSand acr'és of swamp land. So far they have only succeeded in de- laying a great public work, to their own detriment as well as the territory to be served by the canal. When the then Minister of Railways and Canals went down the Severn four years ago he intimated his intention of rushing the northern outlet to Completion without delay, and hoped to have it ready for navigation within two years The canal would quite likely have been open to the bay before this if the Barrie people had not chosen that juncture to start an agitation for the Nottawasaga route and to demand a. survey, which the Department for po- litical reasons felt impelled to grant. Governments are proverbially slow in taking up projects the advocates of ally, another har‘uour would: have to be provided. Neither Barrie nor Col- lingwood would be the gainer by the starting of another town at this point which might grow to considerable im- portance if it got railway connections As to relative distances it is exactly 60.30 miles from the outlet of the can- al at Gamebridge by the Nottawasaga route, and 60.80 miles by the Severn. â€"â€"a difference of only half a mile. This is much more than made up by the fact that a natural waterway like the Severn, with high, rock banks, deep water and considerable width, can be navigated at much greater speed and with much greater case than a nar- row, artificial channel having scarcely more water in it than is actually re- The fact is that the Barrie papers and people have shown no interest in the Trent Canal except when someone else has made a move to urge its com- pletion. They then at once become sud denly active and demand a “hearing” They seem to imagine that the prim- ary object of the canal is to drain a few thousand acres of swamp land. So far they have only succeeded in de- laying a great public work, to their own detriment as well as the territory to be served by the canal. When the then Minister of Railways and Canals went down the Severn four years ago he intimated his intention of rushing the northern outlet to ccmpletion without delay, and hoped to have it ready for navigation within two years The canal would quite likely have been open to the bay befcre this if the Barrie people had not chosen that juncture to start an agitation for the Nottawasaga route and to demand a. survey, which the Department for po- litical reasons felt impelled to grant. Governments are proverbially slow in taking up projects the advocates of NO FEES Class THE LIN‘DS'AY POST. ass UI 1911 which are at variance among them- selves. However, Barrie got their sur- vey, the report was against ‘ their route, and ij the public interest they should drop their agitation. Instead of this they now want to resort to “deputations” which will try to show that they know more about the ques- ,ion than the engineers. Doubtless they also count on being able to ex- ert political pressure, But we have an idea that in the end such considera- ‘ 1‘ “OH; Th friend I wa r. .‘u. 'k.‘ S, I": he result hm entirely eradk mosc continu‘ {flowed a I): n.“ 1‘ A 1 \_ v I 4 :mtm‘n H F ! ‘zfr. Mfles’ Anti-Pain Pilis and the result has been that I have entirely eradicated my system of fame continuous headaches that {flowed a. hard and continuous mental strain."-â€"O. L. Russell, A 51. C. 8: N. W. R32, Early, Ia. For Sa!a by A3: Druggists. 23 Doses. 25 Cents. meES MEDECAL CO..Toronto,Can. To Head-Off a. Headache Dr. Miles’ Anti They Give Relief without Bad After-Effects. or four years I was subject 10 almost constant headache. At times so severe I was unfitted :0.“ v. orlz. Through the advice of '1 friend I was persuaded to try HF Nothing is Better than ‘ Take One Pain Pill. thenâ€" Take it Easy. SUBJECTS TAUGHT Dairying, Eare of the Orchard, Bookkeeping Etc. Etc. “Seetion 274a of the Municipal Act, § provides that whenever a division is: taken in a municipal Council each: member shall announce his vote upon! the question openly and individually, 5, in the Council, and the Clerk shall re- '. cord the same. This direction, which ! applies to every vote in which a! Council is not unanimous. is very oft-t en overlooked. The yeas and nays are i seldom recorded unless requested by a ; member of the Council. Councils, how- i ever, are representative corporate boâ€"i dies and electors have a right to know hcw they perform their duties. Some years ago there was a general tenden-v Cy in Councils to make appointments and decide other important questions by ballots. It was claimed that there: was some advantage derived from this system but it was clearly done away with in 1899 by the enactment aboveg referred to. I tions will have any efiect upon the fin- al decision. At most they can only result in further delay, which would be a calamity to all concerned, includ. ing Barrie. ‘ A citizen this morning handed the Post the following for publication: “To fail to record all votes that: are not unanimous is to deprive the: electors of information that they are‘, entitled to find in the proceedings or! the Council. Anyone would be justified1 in claiming that a resolution or by- law was unanimously passed unless a division is recorded. This might be unpleasant and reflect not only on the Council, but on the Clerk, whose duty under the statutory direction is plain. To prevent loss of time in recording votes, blank resolution forms should be printed on one side of which should be a printed list of the members of l YEAS AND NAYS LINDSAY For information AT THE COUNCIL An Otderâ€"in-Council has been pass- ed by the Provincial Government. and appears in the Ontario Gazette, just issued, stipulating that in future all grwidmm of the Province will be pho- z‘hibited from. fishing in any Prayincial iwaters, except with hook and line. iwithout first having obtained a lean {or license granting permission to do so. It has been found by fish and gum. ‘Department that hundreds of men who are not regular fishermen, and thus pay no license, catch fish in nets every, 'year, audit is for the purpose of put- *ting a stop to this practice that the iorder has been passed. It is stipulated. lalso that in future non-residents of this province must pay alicense of $2 per rod, when temporarily residingin 3 the prcvince, but those who fish tram. 'their own boats or yachts must pay ; a license fee of $5. per rod, except the ENiagara River, Detroit River, River St. Clair and St. Mary’s River OPPO- Zsite the State of Michigan. The fee for non-resident fishermen angling in {those Waters will be $2, whether fish- ing from their own boats or not. Council with columns for recording ? their votes yea ornay." SECURE A LICENSE FOR Liquor and Tobaczco Habits A. McTAGGART. M.D.. C..\l., 75 10nge-St., Toronto, Canada. References as to Dr. McTazzarts Professional standing and perm-n31 integrity permitted oy Sir W. R Meredith. Chief Ju-zLir‘e. Sir Geo. W. lions. ex-Prrnier n' "ntarin. Rev. ’J. G. Shearer. B. A. H 1),. Socretarv Board of Moral Reform. Tornum. Right Rev. J. E. Sweeny, D I). Bisho of Tor- onto. - Hon. Thoma" Coffey. Senator, Catholic Record, London, Onta: io Dr. Mclagnrt's vecetable remedies for tha liquor and tobacco habits are beanbful. cafe. ho expensive home treatment. No hypodermic in- jectiont. no publicity. no loss of time from busi- ess. and a certain cure. Consultation or cones» pondonce Invited. PAGE 7; 2n ‘ uu‘-..