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To the Editor of The Chronicle: Dear Sir,â€"I have just observed that recent press dispatches from Ottawa announce that the Deputy Minister of Mines intends shortly visiting a number of European na- tions with a View of finding markets for the Canadian products of the mines, especially such products as have recently been discovered reach- ing across the entire continent. There is a good market within our own shores for all that is aimed at herein referred to in this production, but later anticipated discoveries may 9URHAM BHRflNIBLE place us within the categ ry gust cited. Throughout the history of the ages of the world Vast finds haxe been made in ditferent nations of the mni- , eral deposits in the bowels Of the} earth all provided and set apart. for the use of man, but unused from creâ€" ation onwards, that he by an exhibiâ€" tion of his genius should he the tinder of what was placed there for his own use and benefit, and yet. notwithstanding the vast period of time that has elapsed, and the vast quantity of material that has been discovered, yet it seems reasonable to think that insofar as the future is concerned the world in this respect is yet Ctmmmatiyely in its infancy. And a great held in the future has yet to be opened up on which will be found mineral treasures of great val-â€" 110 and which will be for the use and benefit of the whole human family. What a noble theme for contemplav tion! As time prey) 105:08 and dQ\Cl”[)- ments made it \\ ill be a lint} incumâ€" bent Upon us to keep pace with the lspirit of the times by the establish- ' 11g; of manufacturin" industrial e11â€" terprises “he; 0 the 11m material is awailable and tlausfurming it into the finished product and as the 19th century has often been proclaimed by the United States as their active development century, so may we look forward to the 20th century as being the one for Canada’s active de- veIOpment. And as recent events have not been overly encouraging to the ratepayers of the town, perhaps a word of caution might not be out of place, and to show up the tactics pursued by othei small corporations for getting industrial enterprises esâ€" tablished \xithout the recourse 01 bonus, loan, or other municipal inâ€" ducements. The same chances are Open to us. It is then up to the Council and Board of Trade to have a joint. meeting and discuss the sit- nation and how other small corporaâ€" tions have been so successful in this respect. (and that the same chances are Open to them to do likewise and by doing so may have a fair share of success meted out to them entirely beyond their anticipations. I note what your correspmalent says in the last issue of The Chronicle about bonuses and loans and legislation appertaining to same, but there are ways and means of overcoming them as has been done. in the. past and will be done again in the future. I notice by recent daily papers that the town of Bridgeburg. in the Niaâ€" gara (hstrufi. has been taking very active steps to that. end and during the months of February, March and April last four difl'erent manufacâ€" turing branches from the United States have located permanently in that town, also that three large branch factories from the same country have been established in the town of Belleville and a fourth has just decided to locate in the sauna town. aiming at being the largest Optical factory in the world, em- ploying at commencement 300 hands and when fully completed and in op- eration expect to increase to 600 hands. VI m,mu¢mmor The electric, steel and metal plants. of Welland. has been idle since they ceased manufacturing munitions for the (.ftovernment, has recently been purchased by a United States firm of maxmfacturers and will he read; to commence Operations as a rolling mill within three months. The pur- chase price and additions they arcf making to the plant is expected to reach half a million dollars. Quite an important deveIOpment for Wel- land. The reports read that in each of these places I have cited. there have been neither loans, bonuses. sites or other municipal inducements held out to these various large man- ufacturing interests in the United States to locate branches of their various plants in those towns within the Dominion of Canada, but were brought about by the activity or the heads of the councils working in unison with the Board of Works and having personal interviews with those large manufacturing interests. in the United States: The same LETTER TO THE EDITOR PAGE TWO Thursday, July 20, 1922. chances are just as wide open to-day as they were then, then, truly, "to the victor belongs the spoils. Let us hOpe that Durham may secure a fair share of the spoils in the 20th century and that our workmen may have no cause to regret not getting a fair share of the spoils as comparâ€" ed with places above cited. As the manufacture of glass is largely the subject of the contents of this letter, it is interesting to know that the glass manufacturing plant of Thorold is to be extensively inâ€" creased this year to meet the anticiâ€" pated increase in that line of busiâ€" ness in which great. development in the near future must take place, beâ€" cause, unlike many other lines of . business, this is a line that must neâ€" eessarily be carried on where a fair share of raw material is found on deposit within a close proximity of the location of the plant. On such heavy raw material land carriage for any distance seems too expensive, hence the necessity of being located near the plant, avoiding land car- riage. And if the deveIOpments of the 20th century Specially belong to Canada, why not Durham get a fair share of what is going on? The ques- tion naturally arises: W'hat have me any quantity of conveniently situatâ€" ed that could be manufactured to adâ€" vantage and last. for an indefinite period in the future. I am aware that We have neither gold nor Silver, nor other rare or precious stones, but such as we have could be hand- 5led to the fullest extent and to the i best advantage. The Russell Company are doing 30ml work and I understand have this spring made extensive improve- ments. very materially increasing their output, with no probability of w any shortage in the raw material for ai many decades, but they also know g4 that whatever other raw materials h may be in sight, that they also may ri be enabled to make further investi- st gatitms regarding it and give our tl wm-kmenachance to make an honest ti dollar by a further industrial devel- l} opment because in this line of manu- b t'aetures to which I am about to re- 12 t'er. there is ample of the raw ma- ii terial in sight to keep a number of t. iplants operating for an indefinite li tperiod, with nearly half a continent tier a local market. The material to twhich I have been referring is com- posed of a medium brown clay in S which there is no lime; unlike the J Allan Park clay, which is composed of half lime; the former of which contains 69 per cent. silica, and yet the latter contains very little silica. This clay is of great depth and cov- ers the whole of the northern portion of the town and several hundred acres additional, immediately to the north of and adjoining the town. I got this clay analyzed when the ce- ment plant was in operation and found it comprised of the prOper material for the manufacture of all kinds of glassâ€"plate glass, window glass, bottles and vases of every des- cription. In this one material it is important to know that we have the right thing so convenient to the best interests of the town, so convenient to rail facilities, and so convenient to hydro for power, and can be man- ufactured so close to where the raw material lies in its crude state. It is first quite natural to take into con- sideration what are the various min- eral ingredients used in connection with the manufacture of glass and compare them with the various ma- terials used elsewhere in Europe and the United States. In these coun- tries I find that the manufacture of a first-class plate glass is accom- plished by using the following min- erals, in hundred parts: Silica 60 per cent., Potassium 25per cent., Lime 12.5 per cent., Loss 2.95 per cent. 2 100 per cent.. all of which we have in abundance within the limits of the town. A further number of the various minerals used in glass man- : ufaeture outside of plate glass, both 1 in EurOpe and the United States in 100 Darts according to analysis, is )_ as follows: Silica 72.80, Lime and )0 .~\lumina 9.68. Magnesia .40, Potas- Oium Oxide 16.80. Loss 39 = 100., all ts of which also we have in abundance within the town limtis, and hund- reds of acres immediately adjoining the same. all lying convenient await- {us the advent of the necessary cap- 1, ”at. Judgment and exocrience. All ”L, the different colors of the rainbow “ can be transferred to glass by metal I‘â€" ; t t ( l l I 1 LS IO Banking by Mail Durham Branch, - - 4 John Kelly, Manager. Bunch Ibo it PM and W TOTAL ASSETS OVER BIGHTY-THREE MILLIONS mail saves them making speqial chain cvaywayand qmta mmummmmchmu Writeotallforfnllpuficnlm him five fur away from any 3 Vgned are the men'vy Inf! :3 plane! to W -8 a 2 5%? STAN DA'fi'D BAN K oxides which are at all times avail- able. Neither is this all that can. be manâ€" ufactured out of our home minerals, for we find that the same class of raw materials is used in connection with the manufacture of porcelain, or fine chinaware of every descrip- tion, stoneware and earthenware. In connection with this class of manufacture there is just one class of mineral which we have not got and in connection with the manu- facture of chinaware is essentially required, or a good substitute. That may be somewhat difficult to find. What is lacking is what is Used in connection with the manufacture of all kinds of porcelain wares, or white clay, known as kaolin, or white sand. It is plainly evident that the white sand or the white clay is largely comprised of lime, of which we have an abundance in sight, and in trying to investigate how this difficulty might be over- come, a good chemist might find a solution by making an amalgum of Allan Park clay, Durham clay and a good marl high in lime, or might. use other minerals to accomplish the same purpose. Seeing that. there iS not a plethora of money throughout this. district of country by which profitable investâ€" mcnts might, be mndoin such indust- rial enterprises, it might not be out of place to have adoutcil and acted upon the same tactics us have hccn aIiODtOtl by othcr towns Similarly Sitâ€" uated and a fair sharo of success ac- conmlishcd. may we not haw a fair share of success awaiting our unitml action. We have the essentials Ul‘ success Within reach in two lines of railway and hydro for newer and the Sau- gem ready at all times to extend a, li¢‘-lpi11g hand. together with the spiâ€" rit of eXpansien and a local market straight, before. us extel‘uling from the Atlantic tn the Pacific, in which tn sell the mz'lmlfacturetl products lying dormant in such llIXlll'lllllS a- bundance. It. is up to us to make Durham one of the great centres of industrial enterprise, or are we con- tent te wait. as we are, Micawher- like, for something to turn up“? Ynurs respectfully, GILBER’I‘ MCKECHNIE. SEALED MERCHANDISE PARCELS ACCEPTED AT PARCEL POST RATE Sealed parcels of merchandise will now be accepted at parcel post rates \xithin Canada the Post Office Department adVises, proxided the senders place thereon printed labels stating in a geneial way the nature of the contents. The label may it desired, be combined with the ad- dress label the label to be wholly in print other than the name and adâ€" dress of the addressee and have printed thereon the contents, such as “merchandise, this parcel may be opened for postal inspection, if no- cessary." The endorsement of these: words in writing or by means of a hand stamp will not meet the postal requirements When desired, these iuords may be printed on gum paper tape, uhich is sometimes used for sealing parcels. The public are cautioned against placing unauthorized enclosures in sealed parcels mailed at parcel post rate of postage. Violation in this respect will not only lead to withâ€" drawal of privilege of sending seal- ed parcels, but will result in the sender being fined for infraction of the-postal regulations. In the South-west Grey Baseball League, consisting of four teams, Varney, Gleneden, Hc’flstein and the Maple Leafs, the playing standâ€" ing is in the same order as above: " 1115 lo I“. uuv uu...v v- ..-_ Last Saturday night Varney beat the Holstein team 21-4 in an inter- esting "match. . The next game of the league is between Holstein and Gleneden, which will be played in Holstein on July 21. The final scheâ€" dule game will be played on the Maple Leafs’ ground in Egremont. on July 25. The following is the standing of the teams: Varney Gleneden .. Holstein Maple Leafs f. G. BASEBALL STANDING THE DURHAM CHRONICLE .. To Played Won Lost Play HYDRO RATES REDUCED . IN NUMEROUS TOWNS Reports for 1921 from municipali- ties in‘Perth, W‘ellington and Huron counties Show 'surplus of revenue over expenditure as follows: Listowel had a surplus of $2,449.10 last year, and their rate is now 3.8c. per kiloWatt hour for domestic and 3.3c. for commercial. At one time the rate was 10c. ' Stratford first. paid $32 per horse- power, which has been reduced to $27. Surplus last year, $5,432.21. Clintdn has a surplus of mam. Goderich first. paid a 90. Le, but reduced it to 4.70. for domestic and 3.6 for commercial. Hurriston’s surplus for 1921 was $2620.50 0n receipts. of $15,1F2.88. 'T-avistock rate has been reduced from $37.01 per l'xorscpower in 1916 to $35, with kilowatt. hour reduc- tions from 9.6 domestic to 4.4, and 9.2 commercial to 2.7. Surplus in 1921 of $2827.15. Mitchell rates aver go 4.6 per kilo- watt. hour for domestic- am‘l 4.2 for commercial. Surplus 01‘ $3,370.48. Milvcrton‘s first, rate averaged 71 for domestic, 6.7 for commercial and I‘edllCHHIIS haw h1'(”m”'llt these down to o. ’aml 3. 6 I‘(_’S[)(‘Cl1\(Â¥ly.. Seal‘orth's first rate was 8.60. for domestic and 8.3 for (i'nn'mnn'cial. It is 1'10W4 2111111 10. Iespoctixelv. 1 mum sh n 1 as at. prosnnt a rate of 40. im- dnmvstiv and :30. im‘ commerâ€" cial. Surplus in 1921 $5,793.14. ANOTHER JOY RIDE (Flvsllvl't «m Adumur . A Commissinn HI. Inquiry was w- coniiy enigminimi hv ilw Dr'm'v Gm; ornmpiif in im'vs‘iif. ale 1110 Win kings of Hyiii'n :mi’l iimi ii i’iiissiliiu HM rcasnn I'm‘ such \\'l‘mlosali~ con‘mluinu ‘ as haw, bw-n li-"\'(_,‘H(__‘Li at this. Iiliiiiy. The (Inn‘miission is said to 11:1st mm 31 the Sworn, \Vasdoi-l‘: 171119 and I 11"(‘111 1 plants 12 Is! \\< pk. .mt imhmiy in LI:!.-<s~i.~€i"1'€ '3'; i".‘i‘:4 is: 3111\1‘ :11)! inii) l 11 \\ itli ‘hi u: They appear in haw: lvt. Hm (mmplziinmii: smé‘i‘v- ‘ 1y alone, so ['11 - as our 10ml sysiem is. ’coiicm'mwi. Nut, wry much was m;- p<_>(,.'t.mi from this. (",liiininiission, and we ax'v not. likvly it) be, iilisaliipoiriind. The disl_)ui'son1«i>iit. of another few 'Rhis country it?) gatchiess stretches, well Wooded and watered 'by chains of charming lakes and rivers, Where game fishare abundant and where the deer, the, moose. and black bear frgaly roam. Civiiization is gradually pushing the frontier back, and’ in the process creating new Qummer resorts farther and farther froin the active centres of commerce, where the. tourist breaks his journe for a few days on his “Across Canada" tour, and the holiday‘seeker spends his vacation. Thus the country capi mes its scenery and ’sells it‘i) the t6firis’t. Minaki, which derives its harm from the Indian (Mee-Nawâ€"Kee), meaning “Beautiful Country.” is one the'beaaty bpots ih this region. Minaki Stition, on the Transcontinentat line of the Canadian National\Ra‘ilways, is tuated 114 miles east of Winnipeg, on the Winnipeg Ever, one of the great rivers of the Earth that drains the' Lake (if the Wood‘ hhain ofwat‘erways into Lake Winnipeg. Minaki Inn, a modern surnmer hotel, is located i'n,a beautify! park overlooking Sand Bay. and during the put f”, many “5W homes and clubs have been bait in the vicinity, making a law summer colony. - - The wealth of that vast st‘retch of countryin Northern-Ontario, reaching over 750 miles from the boundary‘ of- the Province of Quebec on the east; to Manitoba on the west, and north from the Great Lakes to the pathless regions M James Bay, is not confined to its minerals,\its timber or it’s clay lands. thousands for salaries and expenses is probably ,all that we Can expert. The utility committee recently apâ€" pointed for the Eugenia. system were not notified that these joy: riders were in the district. ‘ (The Fourth Estate.) Here is a story published in an exchange, which shows how greatly the people of a community in Kanâ€" sas appreciated their editor: “In appreciation of the work of a Kansas editor for their community, a bunch of citizens recently pre- sented him with a bouquol‘. On the same occasion a quartelte from a local church sang a few sweet songs and a minister made a little talk. Airwoman THEIR EDITOR After the minister’s talk six husky men carried the popular editor from the house and placed him tenderly in a model 1921 plumed sedan, and the whole town formed in a parade behind the editor‘s expensive car. After the parade the appreciative crowd returned to their homes ser- ene in the thought of having pro- vided One bright. day in the life of their local news purvej‘or, even if they did wait until he was dead to 110 it.” We are told that fashion has de- creed [or men the. suspenders are to mum in again. We never knew they went out. Indeed, if suspenders went out a good many men \x'ouldn’t. -â€"â€"«:Calgar}' He ‘ald. Thursday, July 20, 1922‘.