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v -- v»; UOCU'GD a log road until the Hamilton and Northwestern- Railway gwa§ built; when, having no use i‘on means Of hauling lumtfir ’ utilized for hauling logs; to the min, 1 The power for the mill was obtain-- ] ed from. the Pine River", and having {23 large pond, the greater portion ‘g i? . the steak was banked during Winter "Timber as large 8.312 x 16, E Slim 60 feet lung, and was sawn in‘ {this min. ‘- ' ‘ ' contained two circular saws, had run night and day for several years. This was prior to the period when the Hamilton~ and Northwestern Railway. which fan .from Toronto to Collingwood, had‘ been in operation for years. The. distance from the ’Tioga mill to Angus, which was the shipping point, was about twelve miles, and the method employed for delivering lumber to the shipping point was by means of a tramway,"g which gave good service ' an. UHV 10g, return, and have a good smoke before the board would be cut 0 . About 1878 Mr. Robert Laidlaw, now of Toronto, purchased one thou- sand acres Of this timber for $5.00 per acre and erected what. was then considered an upâ€"toâ€"date sawmill with a capacity of about 25,000 feet per day. He sold this as a going concern to a firm in Hamilton, who, after it had the property, built a pole road thl‘flugh the limit to the mill. The pole road proved a suc- cess. Cars with two flanges on the, wheel were used and with this equipment. a team could haul more than it was, possibleto do on snow-.1 roads with sleighs in the winter. Skidding of logs was done with ox- teams. The driver. with the help of one man to cut. trails. swung to- gether fourteen loads. The same small gang with the_oi<en loaded them on sleighs during the”winter season. Along the pole- road, skid- ways were built and during the Spring. summer and fall season. horse teams and trucks were engag- ed in hauling to the skidways accu- mulating logs‘in readiness for cars Operating on the road. Previous to the time this mill was Operated there was amill in opera- tion at Tioga. owned by Mr. Depew of Rochester. NY. This mill, which Ann1-:. 1' . s___. ..w.-.\,- yvvvclo It is said in those ’pioneer days the sawyer in these mills could go to dinner after starting his saw in the Some years after this small saw-a mills were erected. The equipment of these early plants consisted of one upright. sang, known as a Mooley saw, usually driven by water-power.i a. lumber the method applied was to hew tVVo sides and line the sticks into one-inLh lines. A pit was dug skids laid aL-mss the pit the flatten- ed log placed and the work of sawing was done with a \V h1p saw. Very straight-giained logs were selected and shingles VV ere riVen from these by hand. Some of these old-time barns 1emain today, and the timbers that \V ere erected fifty or sixty years ago are in a peifect state of preserâ€" vation. ing and shingles. Nothing’but the choicest trees wouid be accepted. The adjacent Township of Mulmur which originally was covered with rock elm, maple, beech and other hardwoods, was settled by Old Country peOple, and the soil when cleared was found to be ideal for growing wheat and for general mix- ed farming. While these early set- tlers had no use for the pine lands for agricultural purposes, they were not averse to taking some of the choicest trees and hewing therefrom the timber necessary to build their barns and houses, as well as taking out sufficient logs. for roofing, sheet- ime earlier days great quanti- rrevious to 1880, several town- ships in the County of Simcoe, Onta- rio, were covered with a thick growth of large white‘pine. I re- member the/growth of timber which stood on the Township of Tossoron- tio, where pine trees two to three feet in diameter and larger stood so thickly that no undergrowth exist- ed, On ridges they grew almost as thick as a stand of red oak. The land upon which this splendid timber flourished is sandy and, when the townships adjacent were settled by English, Irish and Scotch emigrants, the pine covered areas in the county were considered worthless and for that reason the timber was left for years in its original state. The pine and oak lands were offered at fifty cents per acre, with no interested buyers. ‘ BAPTIST CHURCH snnvmns' Rev. 'E.'Gameron,,B.A., B.Th., Pastbr. i- Sunday, 'Octoher 22, 1922 1100 A.M.â€"Christ’s Gifts to His ,. Church . .. ’7. 09 p .M .-â€";Why Not Save Fuel and Close all the; Churches 191‘ the Winter? _ The stately pines of Simcoe are gone. The sand that produced those trees remains as also do the blacken- ed, charred stumps. The' soil that grew those wonderful denizens of "the forest remains idle, unfit for ag- riculture. To what better purpose could it be used than to grow a sec- ondncrop of pine? The old dam on the Pine River is no more and the stream that filled the mill-pond, then known aS‘a river, is today only a small creek which flows into the Nottawasaga River,” the latter event- ually emptying into Georgian Bay. . The menu was seldom changed and consisted p1incipallv of fat. pork po- tatoes.‘ bread, and sometimes, not ‘r'alVVuVs, buttei. This was washed 'down VV ith strong tea and sometimes milk. Occasionallv, but not often sugar VV as on he able. Perhaps once a VV eek soup would be provided for dinner. No orchestra VV as needed, as those ‘boy 3” showed their apprecia- tion of this liquid refreshment in no silent manner. It was apparent to all without words. The act of in- halation was their simple testimonv of its goodness and a stringed band of instruments would haVe no chance with that crowd of soup- swallowers. am. The man first down hid the pleasure of hi eakin" the ice on the bucket 0t \\ atex that \\ as proxided 101 the morning ablution. I mentioned that. the hours of Work were 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.. This entailed rising in the morning at 5 Yot there \\ ero other e\ ents dur- ing the winter months; that is, the old- fashioned dances that would oc- casionally be hold, where the man with the strongest voice would be soloclml to "call off.” Those old- time lumborjacks when the oxhorta- tion came to ‘swing your partner could do it with a will. Squirrel whiskey was dispensed in those days at five cents per drink, or six or eight treats for twenty-five cents. A fair-sized tumbler and a full bottle were placed before the prospective imbibers and the‘dis- penser of the fluid obligingly looked the other way while patrons poured out their doses. Those “boys” would go away for the day with $1.00 and would return at night with a jag that held them for a year. In this particular locality the e- V'ent of the year (and this was the only event in those days, was the 12th of July. The old Hamilton and V01 thVV esteIn RailVVay would run excursions on those days to Alliston, CollingVV ood or VV hereV er the demon- stration was held. The equipment supplied the celebrants for their ex- cursions consisted of one W,heezy fiVOOd- burning locomotiVe. Attach- ed to this VV e1e box-cars with planks arranged around the inside for seats, and sometimes when box- cars were scarce, flat cars would be used. 011 these, in addition to the plank seats, a stout railing of the same material VV as built around the cars to preVent the human cargo trom spilling on the right of an. This precaution for safety VV as not as necessary on the outVVard- bound trip as it was one the return journey. The sawmills in those' days ran summer and Winter; the hours of work being from 6 am. to 6 p. m., \xith an hour for dinner. Wages \\ ere.818.00 per month and board; married men 828.00 per month ,and tree house. Regarding the oak to which I have referred, much of this was sawn into car sills 4%x 9%,» x 33 ft. 6 in., as well as other smaller sizes and shorter lengths. This was used by the C. P. R. in the erection of cars at their shop in Perth. On the pine plains and where Camp Borden now is, the growth was largely Norway pine, and in places the timber grew so thickly ’it was small and very‘ tall and straight. Great quantities of these small Norway pine poles, five or six inches at the butt. and three or four inches at thirt} feet, w ere taken out and used in building rafts of square timber These w ere known as ‘Tra- verse Poles.” ‘ ' ties of waney lumber and masts were taken 03' these lands. Old- timers say quite frequently asmany as 50 teams with sleighs, loaded with waney timberand masts, would take their loads into Angus each day in the W.inter This Vt aneV tim- her “as com (2} ed to Toronto by the old Northern Railuay and dumped in Toronto bay Where it was made into rafts and floated through Lake Ontario down. the St. Lawrence Riv. er to Quebec, at. which place it was taken out of the water and gone over by expert he'wers before it was load- ed on sailing vessels for .the . Old Country markets. m WHISKY-MZKING IN CULROSS ‘ (Walkerton Telescope.) License Inspector White, Provin- cial Constable Blood and three out- 7'.de officers conducted'a “still” hunt out in Culross on Tuesday. At’ “Winkie” Smith’s in Tinkertown, they located a whiskyâ€"making plant. .A full-siZé, full-weight, solid ~ bar of .. good soap ,is “. SURPRIS‘E.”~- ,6 Best forany‘andall.h,0useh*old use. '- mop your cryin", stoD your fussing I don’t. blame the boy for cussing” Always takes the follow’s part! How in die-and cross my heart When your man you’ve married. honey, _ \ Fathers certainly are funnv. Fathers are the funniest thingsâ€"â€" When you’re married, when ’ tho ring’s On your finger, when you’re keep- ing Q House. and come to mother weeping All about a little spat You and hubby have been at, Mother always synmathizes; But your father sort of sizes 7’1) the situation, then ,‘ Says, “Now, you run home again, Stop your crying, step your fussing mother; She looks pleased. Somehow or other, Dad acts Very different from her; Very nearly scares your fellow Red and white and green and Vel- lowâ€"â€" Shakes his hand but wears a frown, Looks him up and looks him dOVVn. Ac‘s as though he scented dange1 Like our bulldog with a stranger. Hangs around the house or V ard. Seems to sort of keep on guard Like his daughter VV as his moneyâ€"â€" Fathers certainly are funny. FATHERS CBRT‘AINLY ARE FUNNY Fathers are the funniest thingsâ€"- When a girl her fellow brings Home with 1191‘, they’re not like If you dress in the fashion, dont think to escape 'I‘hey ll criticize then in a far differ- ent shape; ' For “people will talk.” If threadbare your coat, or oldâ€" . fashioned your dress, Some one, of course, vs ill take notice of this, . And hint rather close that you can’t pay your way. But don’t get excited, whatever they say. And then, if you show the least boldness of heart, Or a slight inclination to take yofir own part, They" ll call you an upstart, conceit- ed and vain, But keep straight ahead, don’t stop to explain, For “people will talk.” If generous and noble, theyll Vent out their spleen, Y’ou ll heal some one hant you 10 sel- fish and mean; If uplight and honest, and fair as the day, TheV’ 11 call you a rogue in a sh, sneakingVVaV If quiet and modest, ’tWill then be presumed :- That your humble position is one you ve assumed. You re a “wolf in sheeps clothing,’ or else you re a fool, But dont get excited, keep perfectly cool. We’ll be worried, and fretted, and kept in a stew, For meddlesome tongues must have something to do. / People will talk. We may go through the world, but ’twill be very stow If We listen to all that is said as we ' - PEOPLE WILL TALK People will talk. MT‘ For “people will talk. People W111 talk. funny. 99 Lots Of men who started out in life with a hoe are now going back to the land with a mashie nihlick.â€"T0r0n- to tSar. The 52 issues of 1923 will be crowded with serial stories, editorâ€" ials, poetry, facts and fun. Sub- scribe now and receive : fDown East in Maine, and who'was more generally informed in the hisâ€" tory, literature, art and music of the countries we visited. than those who had lived in and had the advantages of a large city. “Where were you educated?” I asked. “I was brought up in my home town and on The Youth’s Companion,” was her reply. And the same liberal education is in The Companion for anyone ’who will seek it. Try it for a year and see. I We have a big assort- ment of Men’s and Boys’ Pants, Overalls, Shirts, Smocks, etc. Boys’ Overcoats to ar- rive shortly. All sizes. SLID DOWN ROOF, BUT UN‘HURT ‘ (Thornbury Herald.) Jack Carroll had an experience the while it lasted and made him think of the things he had done and other things he had left ‘undone. Whiie laying a roof out at Mr. Irwin’s, in some manner he lost his footing and commenced sliding down with a lattle more speed than was comfort- able. Upon reaching the edge of the roof he caught hold of the eaves- trough and hung there until a lad- der was secured and put under him, relievingnhipi from his perilous posi- {;nn ONE WAY TO GET AN. EDUCATION tion. DRY GOODS DEPT. 1n )10uth s Companionâ€"52 issues ll ‘ DURHAM ‘ ; t - ‘ Grocelfies, Flour a Food, Fresh Fruit. Groceries-Provisions PARRY SOUND MINISTER HUNTS O. T. A. OPPENDBRS The Baptist ministry has provided a License Inspector who has become ‘ a terror to O,T.A.- offenders. It is a very rare week John Atkins, call-‘ ed Tommy Atkins by his friends, and Spracklin, Jr._. by his enemies does not land some \ iolator of the Ontar- io Temperance A.ct Prox mo1al Of-l, ficer Charles H. Knight and MI. At- kins make a good team. Their latest captu1e \\ as that of Alfred Parton, a \\ ell- to- do resident of Mill Lake, on \\ hose premises “as found a vs ell- Car Load Salt Just Arrived=-Price Right Hanover Maple Leaf Flour, Shorts, Bran, Feed of all kinds SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Call and see us. Get a Can Now Is the Time to Get Your Fruit CREAM WANTED Palmerston Creamery HIGHEST PRICES mu). FLY DESTROYER Queen’s has some 275 students. \V 0.}. “hat more suitable university for 27 ) queens to come to ?â€"~Kingston Standard Mr. AtkEn’s’ téiriiory is in the Parry Sound District. Parton was fined $500.00 under the Excise Act and $200.00 under the On' tario Temperance Act. of illicit whiskey, and two GO-galion barrels in which were a hundred gallons of mash and a quantity of manufactured liquor were also cap- tured. equjpped still for the manufacture PAGE FIVE