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Lindsay Weekly Post (1898), 19 Aug 1904, p. 6

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W‘"' ' m “I ‘- carter! PW Brand clothing may be MI in South-wen: a ha- lPtthnIoalQP.k alt o! w to north tweet nnd an in: NEW YQRK SUBWAY. GOLOSSAL WORK COMPLETED AT A 6081’ OF $35,000,000. .8. John I. IcDonaId. the Contractor Says It II" he the Finest and Solo. est System of Rapid Transit in no World. ~' John B. McDonald. the contractor for the most colossal piece of engin- eering work ever undertaken. true to his promise of several months ago. has turned the New York Subway. complete in practically all of its dc- :uils. o‘er to the operating- company. A low weeks wxll be spent in running ozpedmental trains, and on Sept. 1 1310 finest and safest system of rapid Massif. in the world will be opened to the (earning millions of New York. ' Summoning all obstacles and proving superior to all difficulties, Mr. McDonald has fulfilled the terms of his egrcqment and accomplxshod what low believed was within the ‘lxmnds of human possibility when the provisions of the $35,008,000 comm/ct were announced a little more than lonr )cars ago. § -- - _l Ll..- e Exteuoing from the Battery at we southern extremity of Manhattan Is- land to Baiiey avenue and Two Hun- dred and 'J‘mrLicth street on th' west side in .1 long sweep of thirteen and a half miles of long, three and two tracks. and forty-exght males of single track: from One hundredth street and Broadway under Central Park to the east... under the Harlem River to Brunx Park and Hundred and Eighty sequel! street a distance of seven mues. cr seventegt flu-d :\ half miles IlAu-I...t ‘ta say notmng or un. uuuuxvu-a ___ hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of water-proofing and concrete and stem. and the 300,000 lineal feet or steel tracks and the hundreds of thou- sands of tons of other materialâ€"one realizes that a. Vast undertaking has retardâ€"(many of them almost as big on tho subway itself. Shore worn miles of sewer hadto be taken up and aerpipos condnlts than twinod thamâ€" sflVes in and out and orosmd and rep crossed the path of tho underground nilway iike n. )abyrintn. Int-re were elevated railways and surface r-xil- that had to be undermined. but: no hl‘wed up by artificial construc- wil‘g. \. vawuvvvâ€" v.â€" 0! single track. This is the Manhat- tan dhision, which Mr. McDonald’to: (by turned o‘er Lo the operating ccmpany. :To Brooklyn anothec line system is being pushed rapidlv to- .ward ccmpletion. 'nn-as spreading out from the heart of the metropolis, like a. gigantic spider-web, are more man sixty-five miles of single track, tuning a oistance of twenty-five miles or space to be travelled by Irams. - - h . Exteoi. oi the Systame. More figures are jnadcquat'c L) ex- press the extent of this system. The largest smgla contract in the history of cixiiimticu was encorcd into for the pa! pose of constructing this ronderl‘ul system of transportation. When it is known that 1,7”) 223 Cu- bic yams cf earth and 921,183 cubic yards oi stone and rock have been ex- caxatod, 368,606 cubic wards of rpck turmelcd. 130,085 tons of stee). 15,- 802 tons of cast-iron and 18,519 cu- bic yards of brick use-’1 in the work. ‘to say nothing of the hundreds and hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of watenpruofiug and concrete and stem. and the 300,000 lineal feet 0! MOOSE JAN ESTEVAI al YORKTOII Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy AiWA YS CURES And ia Pleasant and Sale: “loll on (bu-m in lunch Won, South-wan: wd North-root. o! ihé Battery at. the V of Manhattan Is- uuc and wao [lun- l tie!) that the daily transportation and traffic of the great city Was not dis- turbed Blocks and blocks of busy Broadway in the ugper part 0! the city were hallowed .out like a flute. Tunnels were fearlessly bored under v lower Broadway, reaching almost to the way foundations of the bigsky- scrapers and hflhing ageing: the walls of Trinity church. WhilS above the rumble of the electric cars and the rattle of the carts never cened In legend to the cost. it is sufficient to state that it amounted to a million aI-Inyv‘ .. walls of 'nrinity church‘ the rumble of the elect: the rattle of the carts n In legend to _thc cost. it! to state that. i‘ (15110:: a mile- Persons who have a constitutional dislike to riding in tunnels, based for the most part upon disagreeable ex- perience. need have no misgivings about the subwmy. Throughout. Its entire length it will be as light as day at all hours. Electric and arc lights stud the walls acd ceilings from beginning 150 5nd. . u-.. nmfilht’- (In “I‘lulua -- -__ I , uodern mthods have been employ- ed by the new road to uLext'emt which reduces danger of accident to a. minimum. The coveted third rail supplies 'the power directly. and there is a. block system of switch“. with appliances. every five hundred feet. These on: so arranged that even should a watermark drop 119.1th his; post. when a, danger signal was set: against an approaching train. it would be impossible for the iatter to xun past it, for the mas-m that lhc sumo mechanism that diepluys the signal at the same time shuts off tne power and preva the train tram maxing another hundr 1 feet. As to the question of con cnience, the platforms at eVery station are wide and spacious. the stairways broad and seemingly ample to accom- modate ary crowd that may fill them, and the waiting-rooms and ticket of- fices, all underground, are so arrang- ‘ ed that there would be no undue cou- ggmtion even in the "rush" hours of 3 morning and evening. . 0d ' "' k4 :-4ncrnl"f 1001'“ng uuu U'Oulub- . the service wjli be inaugurated with 800 cars. In all esssn‘tial rc- spccts these are the game as are used by the elevated trains. etcept that they are vestibular! and lined and sheathed with copper so as to make than as nearly fireproof as posaible. ‘ the-2y rocked. These watched a life , sent. 0, solemn haul ! O, tender P0“: 3 ‘ that law had Two pawn? by On heads that rose by all Lika buds upon the lily 6p 0, patient lite: ‘ O, tender strife! . 1 The two still eat together The read light shone abt But all the beads by 510w (ac-gum: Had gone and left the lonely pair. 0, voyage fast! . 1 . .0. vanishad papt! The red light shone about the floor. And made the opaoe between them 9 wide; . They drew their chairs up side by : Bidae’; ‘ Their page cheeks joined and. said tact auu ow" “-" ’ A Scoot". 'Ihe autmobile dealer his wares. , 3 “no vv u. v.“ “Run!" 11: exclaimed. "why, sir. this machim will run almost as well as a Russian many Corps!" The intending purchaser then made cut: a dbc‘que for‘ a bunch of trouble. Io Substitute Offend. Say what you will about druggiws catering something “just as good" because it pays a batter profit. the fact still stands that ninety-nine out ’ - -- “‘ummdad wo lanai o’er a cradle bent ' Two hands above the heal! were ' locked; _ J k" o tender bride 3 \ J o memories! 0: past that is' As, Light as Day; ts by the evening tire; light shown above their TWO LOVERS. beads by slow down 1 left the lonely pair- more ! moo by slow degrees the my spire. each Undsay, Ont- m there; about their was boosting 'Asmmums (out ANDGO‘; Innuonu oi 0|“qu and urn-zu- ulthlo Our Batu. -]Lr. Remy I. Haynes visited Kin. ~Mr. W. .W: Wilson. of Halibqrton. was in town “holy. â€"Rev. Fr. O'Sulliva'n'. of Victoria Road, is in‘ tovmu‘lmtely. L.vv-â€", 7- , â€"Mias K. D. “flank. of Kirk. field, was in town Friday. â€"l{r. and Ira. S. Jeffrey. 6! Port Perry, were in tarp lately. â€"Mr. 600. Crane. of Toronto. is \‘is- itivg at Mr. J. D. Graham‘s. --Mr. Chas. Kulvamy. of the G.T. R. staff. is visiting in Cobouxg. ‘ 115m.“ Bfiabin. of Dunflqhuld. is Vviaiting with Mrs. (Dr.) Herriman. â€"Mr. Fred Steele. (if N‘u‘nlam. transacted bananas in town lataly. alt. Jan Falkner. B.A.. at Babq caygeon. visited our town Friday. .5- «Miss A. Braden. of Bobcayxcon, ‘W' â€"lr. A. Eck. of D. Sinclair at Sons. visited 1301mm friends Thaw». day; ' â€"-I[essrs. Sam and PA. McKendry visited Fonelon Falls W9 yester- day. ; HT!" "noun POINTS“- â€"lli% 1km Cousin, Mrs. H: pc. vim. S. J. Petty. fiweller. accomâ€" paniai the band boys to Niagara Falls. â€"§}. 1 B. Laidley and map Laid. 1y. of Omemee, were visitors in town lately. â€"Hr. Jae. Mark, of Hopkins a; Mark. Kinlnount, was in m m. oontly. â€"Mr. Fred C. Henley‘ of Henley Bros" visited friends in 'I‘m‘anto. Thursday. :Mrs. A. Braden, of Bubcaygeon. “sued our town seaterdav: for a-few bout 3. _ _-. - ., :fir. 'Edward Momgrovc, clerk Eldon township. and Son, were town Satuniay. -)[11and Mm. Boltm ronto. are the W 0! Wright Melbourne-ht- â€"-Ptcf. J. Pal-ml] lion-is returned Thursday. last. attu- transacting businez-s in London. ' -lfessrs. Albert; That-recon and E. B. Cook. a! Dunsford. transacted busi- ness in town recently. - â€"Miee Benin. librarian at the Carnegie Library. spent Civic 301%. day with Oakwoo'd triends. â€"Dr. W. I. Rolston. of Nutrma. P. 0.. is spending a few days visiting his uhcle, Dr. W. L. Herrimn. â€"Mr. Jas. Mortimer. one o! the solid men of linden vicinity. tram- sacted bunnies heme Saturday. â€"Mn5. A. H. Brandon and Mr. and ms. Wellstood. o't Kimnount, were in town Sam for a myhonrs. AMiss Florence O‘Cal‘l‘agban naâ€" turaed recently from a pleasant visit “'ilh friends in Rochaqter. --Mrs. 'Wm. Passmorc and dmtr‘x- ter Ethel. town. took in tha excursian to Niagara Falls. Thmodcyr â€"M;r. Albert O‘Calla'gflmn return- ed tha other day 1m: Toronto. where he spent some days with triends. ~nr. Will Fowler. of the Toronto Mounted Police force, :5 visiting ms sister. Mrs”. T. Connell, G‘cnclg-dt. â€"l[ias Brady. Lindsayqstq isspend- ins her holidays with Rantings. Cimpbeluord and Tmntm friends. -â€"Mr. C. S. Blackwell. formerly o! the Blackwell block gunnery atom, but now of Tonto. is visiting town Ham-st. . â€"-Mr. J. Bush. foreman o: The Post ‘ ‘ , l‘..:l\ ,___4 -.: mm. J. Bush. foreman mechanical departmems. Hotldoy visiting his bro at Guelph. â€"‘.\l.rs. Chas. Mitchell :H‘d daugiii‘er Grace nan) returned from an attend- ul \isxt with friends in Detroit, (That- Jmm and London. mums C. J. hunts. Supormtcndvent of the Fort William Hutu-liar llam- oria: Hospital, is the guest of ms‘) Thomas. Adelaide-st; -â€"Mr. Elmer Harper. Toronto. made a flying visit to town on his was to Kuskoka, where he joinbd a camping party at Milford Bay. -n .vu_,_ .J 5‘... â€"â€"Mr. and Mrs. mos. mum.- Jauctvillc, were among our 1 tom the south lately. The in Vin 4M}. Wilmo‘t Web'dtm‘. at the linen department of! the Flu-cues Limited, spent Civic Holiday visiting his parents, at Oakwaod. .- . A ‘1 .Wcat .01).G from this gara F3115 GUI-sic“. â€"In.xpector J. H. Klugm returned Thursday from. a trip to a .. of the R. . the _sLeamcr Hamilton. 0. lme. He was away a wcdk. and enjoyed the outing greatly. â€"â€"Mrs. F. A. McDiarmid. of Feneq Ion Falls was "‘at home" to a num.‘ bar of her lady trienfls on AvugZch. ‘ 4m. 11 may. of Pittsburg. Pa.. after an absence otaome twentyâ€"fig: years. is visiting frien country. She is “command b51301- last night. u â€"m-. fhoa. Hickey. local manager for the Darin-3 Divisim of the Inter... national mum-her. 00.. of America. t Hymn. visited the 00's big pink 3 Mn thin mock. all palm-nod pane 7m. John Flannigan. who was sup- ermtendont of construction on ”161;. B. a; P. .R'y during-w.» patron. lett Thursday {or St. Paul. Hutu. to take a similar position with Foley Bros. oi mt place. who are known wroughout the 11.8. and Canaan. u Lindsay triands a Dr. GilleSpie was in} ‘tor ud Mrs. Qhafi Nwlor. at -, were among the many county. who visited Nim- on the Sylvester band 0x4 l -W.inters is Visiting hm- R. J. Ruler, of Port Mrs. 11105. Robinspn, of Keeler. ot ’Ihmpim- ed st. the SWO .formn 0: Th Post artmems. smug Cwic 2 his brother warb e and “run" ot the Kisses visit Ftiday. the city Fri-e who “‘9‘“? visltors Saving 15 rampant all over the King Clothier’s Store. new .a u been longing for for two monthsâ€"and it costs a buying 9. Suit that he has about half what it would two months ago. Here is a prudent young man and a dressy fellow ordering a ing a. light skeleton Suit at the reduced prices, ’ pants for about the price of one pair, and tucking them awa next winter. @ WHY no WE SELL so LOW ? the le '.AA‘A g ~ ---:... “mum"! It takes costly time to count and inventory ’37 ‘4 Well, that’s easily answered. It takes costly time to count and inventory me 1: -u t. ' " osts quite a little to pack m for fall buying. - Is it any wonder that we want to save all these items and that we are willing to f a clean clearance and the ready money. a lose our profits on present stocks for the sake 0 r: r; WATCH LINDSAY s; H GRAHAM GREATEST‘ ‘ CL O“? RING STORE EAST OF BENSON HOUSE being the largest contractors in use business“ ~Dr. Eastwood. of. Pater-bow, v13- imd our town Wednadu. -â€"M1-s. Judis. of Eglintcn, isjisit- inc: her sister. Mrs. J. D. Uxuhmm : -)Lr. Geo. Martin. of l-‘enelon Falls, transacted business in town lately. ( Dealing Away From Homo. (Monetary Times.) There is no axons: for dealing away ”that home. Money should bcbpept in the locality in which it is made. othnnwise the growth and emcee: of districte is impaired. The conduct. at those people who buy unendit in town and outsmor cub moat be Rev. W. D. Harrison. and wife, of Jamtville. visited our town lately. wnr. D. Rughquhulrs. manger of the Bulk of Montreal. Petal-hora, was in tow-p WM”. â€"lr. P. J. ,Wilkio. gauge: 0! the Pmisian Art 00.. Port. Hope, (rm- aacted' bum in town Tuesday. â€"CourAy Councillor Scully was in town lately. He in almost entirely recovered from his Into mid-ant. â€"M.r. F. J. Duly. proprietor of the Grand Omtral howl. Orillia, was in town Wednesday attending the Inn-v. am! of the late Arthur McEvoy. «Sacral carloads of stock came in {mm tbs north ‘vVednesdao', en route to tuc- Toronto markets Messrs. Watson and Hill. 0’! Kmmoum, were the shippers. -mJ. ‘Wvuu â€"V__r town‘s old boys, who was unable to visit us with the Homecomerfi,i.snom visiting tricndb both here and at Victoria Road. He in gecommnied by his wjlc _an_d f3mily. -~ .1 n... ijim Preston landrd tucwn as burics. dnr canvas at R! a five fine. his wile and family. -Mr. S. L. Joana” o! the Inspection Dept. of the Dominion Bank. Torun-q to. is acting manager at the town branch in the absence of Mr. Robt. Ross. who is enjoying his holidays‘ with his family in Muflkoka. -â€"MJ'. Geo. Schwalm, of W'akley . Ford‘s dry goods ctatt .returoed to town on Tuneday, utter enjoying a vacation at seven weeks in England, visiting Liverpool and London. [In is looking well after his long trip. to MI. R. Ermt Gunn. .waa solemn. nixed quietly]. apt week at the real-t dance of the bride's father. The of. are Rev. E. W. The warm weather and Sweeping Reductions of Summer UlU’vl-uus m... A f the vacation season. Choosing is sti Wonders. We are certainly making busy days 0 in the better lines and higher grades at Men‘s Suits, Trousers, Coats, Vests, U Neckwear. The Matchless Bargains peoPIe ' tive to send friends away ' be in a hurry back to enjoy the many are getting keep the store staff going week in comfortably on their vacation. We strive advantages offered at Iâ€" about half what ing a. light skele pairs of pants next winter. s easily answered. It takes costly time to wu he end of a season’s big business. It ties up a lot of capital in idle Well, that’ goods that accumulate at t them away for next year. for fall buying. Is it any wonder that we want to save all these iten .1 - _-1-- At- n‘aan plan 33h. Baldwin. one. of Bert Menzies :md “Dinky" ndcd :home Wednesday, urics. after ten days un- at Rosawlu. They had m; things dawn 1’0 916 price: so that it Lin ca'lh Gr “acquit-k my cutter Ions. Ba [wn district. Aid“ 0 tar as HQ in your; ,4an ot_ every. 11! ginng bun the] h to do no @3061} markets less". 61 Kmmoun‘t. We" Luit that he has been longing for for two mo what it would two months ago. Here is a prudent young man buy- skeleton Suit at the reduced prices, and a dressy fellow ordering two ants for about the price of one pair, and tucking them away for ‘ WO0DS STOVE [30. The belt fire-ruining roofing known, and owing to the use and null upon-e o! hylng in much clue-per than thingle roofing. Call uni goo our prices for mom 'I'O mm on um “- m tor- n“: 5 to 10 Your .3 Low Cut-nut Rue «Inn-uh, with privilege of mpnyment in in“ menu when required. Expenses kept down to the Iowan notch. All bnnine- of this We kept My prints and confidenthL coma and nee moi! you mummy and get my term. FLINT KUTE ROWING. HAROLD WOODS. MANAGER. Plumbing and Heating, _ Eavetroughlng and Furnace Work. FARM LOANS. . H. SOOTHERAN I Axons. “Immune" When your bowels are constipated. ‘ When you have a headache. When you feel bilious. (3 They will improve your appetite, cleanse and invigorate regulate your liver and bowels. .25c.; all druggists. Phone 99 s of Sumner Clothing and Furnishings have werked Choosing is still acceptab1e especial! Coats, Vests, Underwear, Hosiery an: g Reduction lays of the vacation season. at Men’s Suits, Trousers, Thes gage on 1 pany an Northern Compan: running undersig' Bond made, th1 Lindsay. Cam I. 0.] WWҤOOO§N§§O§ 0000900 OOOQOO E inventory the left-over .ts quite a little to pack what we want to use (SERIES OF 1903.1 by 5"" These high class securities, being secured . gage on rolling stock of Canadian Nonhcm Railway pany and guaranteed by the covenants 0f the .63“ Northern Railway Company and the Imperial unme‘ Companyâ€"interest 5 per cent. half yearly, bonds 5m: ed for 53k ' running fmm I to 10 yearsâ€"are ofier undersigned. , .44 ad Banadian Northern Railway E obtained. madBonds may be seen, particulars e, though The Victoril Loan an Canadian Securities, BLACK JASPER WEDGEWOOD Sugar and Creams Tea Pots, Fern Pots Ash Bowls, Pin Trays, Etc. Bfiz'iir‘Eafi BROS, are beautifully enameled. mu, sud range in price fmm “m1. ' FRIDAY. Foot. of Kentâ€"st in and week out, The: re to serve tlzem so wen Foley 1 Sugar Tablet. Bose Bowls. Fern Pots. "8"” LINDSAY’S GREATEST CLOTHING STORE vour stomachd lt)’ meat nag tell wen up lam incl: TS a dit Jen-we. elven an 31 xon in

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