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i Pages from the Editors Note Just years the Era carried an earnest ptea editor Lyman Jackacm to the of Newmarket that it accept the offer of the Specialty to ahare halt the of the height of the dam at Fairy Lake would be a lasting shame if the pres ent proposition acted upon he wrote The offer was the September SO issue earned a report that work would be- gin on the following Monday result was the Fairy La we know today But to back to earlier report fe Mr Jackson recalled of the ponds history small touch of H wrote in part When the present was a boy he learned near the FairtikejiR was then a nice and it turned the wheels of the old grist mill situated on the west bank in front of the ent water- works building one of the old mill stones can still be found in the Councillor and Mrs Later there wasa floating bridge across the pond for the convenience of people wis used to pasture cows oft the east side of the water Some years after a freshet washed the bridge away leaving nice stretch of Water the re sult of which was that one or two rowboats found their way Fairy Lake used on summer evenings to go up stream and pluck flowers In the and the small boys used to congregate on the bank Andrew St and had great sport on warm afternoons in wafer and oh land in their birthday suits while in the evening crowds of young and older men bathed at the rear of tannery on St There was also a coopers shop or something at that near the track on Water St which was used as a dresSr shelter by those who bath ed near the dam consulted Tom Doyle on the spelling of Fairy Lake Ever since we can remember weve been spelling the name with an as in Lake Weve seen that name on signs and the odd map But the back files refer to it as Fairy Lake and Mr Doyle remembers it as always having been Fairy Lake In future well refer to it by that spelling Mr Doyle like the editor of the Bra had pleasant mem ories of those swims in the by frey FPe shop was situ- now shed Mr JSJe remembers- itrundling of staves oyer the bridge sheds to the proper where they were fitted into barrels for use in the stood about where the Office is arid for the north erict of town M And while on the subject of the past it is interesting to note that some Effort is being made restore the old burial ground south of Sharon on the third How successful such an effort wiU be is yet In question but certainly it is badly needed undertaking Perhaps the effort will spur interest in the old bury ing ground oh the past thanks to the devoted ef forts of Mr Frank Keats the weeds have been chopped down from time to time headstones replaced arid other renovations of that nature undertaken It has been a labor of love for Mr Keats but one man hasnt much chance to complete the job that heeds to be done there V- Not long ago the ceme tery grounds were well outside of town but now there are homes to the east side and a service station to the west Heights housing sub division is across the road In the past an attempt was made through the Anglican church to do something about such abandoned burial grounds but we dont think it was brought beyond the planning stage Another thought is that the cemetery is now within the town limits so we suppose the municipality may have some responsibility for its care and upkeep Something will have to be done about it sooner or later In its present state it is no credit to the town Wo should like to see it made into a park with a single naming those who still lie there from the Files of Ago JULY mi Years ago the main factor in raising the mortality rate was drowning but the motor car has it beat Where one person is drowned now ten are killed in motor accidents The craze for speed is respon sible Good news for housekeepers It will not he long before elec trically operated refrigerators will be as common as washing machines and the worries about the iceman will be over On July a ire broke out in Mr McCauieys barn at the rear of his residence on St Hie prompt ar rival of the firemen prevented spreading of the and little damage was done I lie tire is believed to have start ed by combustion The death of North Yorks oldest man Mr Win occurred Sunday Mr Buckle was in his year Caledonia Lodge No boasts two of the oldest Orangemen in the province namely Messrs John mond and Julius Rogers The third tennis court which is being constructed adjoining the bowling is expected to lie ready for use this week It hi expected that it will lx the best one yet as the Vnrren Paving Co has the job of pre paring the foundation JULY stock in Scotts drug store has been moved to the store one door north of Mr At kinsons jewellery store and report says that Mr Norman Rogers continue the drug business next to the post office Mr Sam Harford got a tele gram on Wednesday from Hali fax announcing that his bro ther Jack who went South Africa with the last Canadian contingent had arrived back safely and expects to reach Newmarket on Saturday Press reports state that people met the returning Can adians at Halifax and gave them a hearty welcome home Last Sunday night a span of chestnut ponies was stolen from the pasture of Mr Walter on the old farm two miles east of New market At first Mr aid thought the ponies had broken out but after a thorough search and no trace of them the police were notified How ever on Wednesday evening word arrived that Mr Camp- hell at had taken the in from the road side on Monday morning They were miles from home Mr John Rosamonds now verandah is finished and adds much to the appearance of the Mount Albert hotel Mr Porter had the contract THE BAMBOOZLE CURTAIN Upmarket am Aurora rural off Era Mont St by Newmarket Era and tor two he om in ore each Member of A of and Audit Bureau of as Second Office Offawa JOHN A JOHN News ION Wages Office Cat Reports Catnips By Ginger LAWRENCE RACINE Job Printing and T fill I A L PAGE 4 PAGE FOUR THURSDAY THE TWENTYFOURTH DAY OF JULY NINETEEN HUNDRED AND WHY NOT FAIRY LAKE One or two small boats found their way to Fairy Lake and were used on summer evenings to go upstream and pluck lowers boys used to on the bank had great sport on warm in the water while in the evenings crowds of young and older men bathed it was at andiJWsas des cribed these from the So it could be again if the effort made It would take time to be sure but the agencies exist through which such project could be undertaken All that is required is the o t and the imagination to carry through the task to its completion Not long Newmarket Lions club discussed reluctantly decided against a campaign for a swim ming pool was prohibitive Quiring the dis cussion the question was raised of the rehabilitation of Fairy Lake And why not The water is there If the plans of the Holland Valley Conservation Authority are carried through the water flow will be increased on the river Newmarket takes the lead that it should in end ing pollution the river others who are now dumping in the river will be encouraged to cease the practice If Newmarkets example is not enough the formation of a provincial antipollution authority offers an altern ative encouragement Through its service clubs if by no other means Newmarket work towards the improvement of the banks of the lake the necessary dredging and cleaning and installation of bathing facilities Fairy Lake and the meadows through which the river flows in its course througli town could be made into a recreation area nil asset to be enjoyed by all have the means on hand All that is needed is the effort and the imagin ation SEWAGE DISPOSAL The Holland River and Fairy Lake could be price less assets to Newmarket but they can never be any thing but an unsightly nuisance until the practice of treating em as annexes or substitutes for a sewer system is halted Newmarket is the worst offender in this respect it dumps raw sewage into the stream at the north end of town But there are also offenders upstream and downstream and that fact has frequently been used as an excuse for failure to build a sewage plant The same reasoning applied in reverse has also been used to excuse dumping upstream and downstream Mayor Joseph Vale had assured critics that there was every possibility that Newmarket would be making a start oh a now sewage disposal plant by the end of the summer The cost of the plant has been a factor in council budget planning committee of council has reached a decision on the typo of plant a survey has been made to locate a What then is the reason for further delay Two weeks ago we published a letter from a down stream resident who complained of the condition of the river Although bis descriptions were perhaps color ful the circumstances he outlined were nonetheless true Newmarket is in effect dumping its vastly increased sewage on the doorstep of Holland Landing Twenty years ago with Newmarket much smaller and the rate of flow in the river much dumping raw sewage may been practical certainly isnt now Newmarket has what could be two priceless assets in the river and Iairy Lako but until Newmarket undertakes its share of cleaning up the river those assets can never be realized Newmarket has a chance to show leadership as well doing a job which must be done Wo should delay ho longer EFFECT OF FREIGHT INCREASE The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has issued a bitter protest against another round of freight rate increases such as will be required if pay increases sought by the nonoperating railway trades are granted Canadian farmers says the statement along with other groups in the nation have had to face six separate freight increases since March of totalling per cent- Another increase would bo another swirl in the vicious spiral of inflation The farm protest is all the more pertinent the threat of a freight increase comes at a farm prices are showing downward trends but without corresponding decreases in the cost of nonfarm items The farmers have a point when they maintain that reductions in the cost of living being made at their expensed increase in freight ratos would heighten that disparity It is impossible to separate any one part of Canadas economy from the total economy Freight increases have an effect which is felt in the most remote corn- of Canadian business Consider what could happen if a new freight increase were added to the cost of feed grains The present narrow margin of profit on pork poultry products and beef would bo further limited More farmers would go out of those lines In time the present surpluses would melt away and the swing would be from surplus prices to scarcity prices the cost of living would go up and first thing the raihvaymen would be asking for another increase The downward trend in prices generally has slowed but for the moment there seems every likelihood that inflation in Canada has been checked somewhat If the railway wage increase is merited surely some way can be found to pay it without starting the inflation cycle again The fact is that if inflation is ever to be checked a start must be made somewhere Its time we realized that we cant go on putting increased income on increased indefinitely Farm prices have checked the cycle Lets hold to that check reminders of past The uncovering of a forgotten burial ground at Alexander Muir school last Friday is a reminder of how much has been already lost to memory about the early history of Newmarket The first Methodist church in Newmarket was built in 1827 According to the jour nal of Peter Jones an Indian preacher he wont with a group of Indians to Newmarket to hear Rev J preach after which he exhorted both in English and His journal continues Monday June 25 Com menced building a temporary chappie or schoolhouse of slabs feet long and feet wide near Mr Tysons house The Indians assisted Tuesday Juno Com pleted the school house this afternoon which cost 7s tid in cash The Second Methodist church was built in on the southwest corner of the present Alexander school grounds on what was then called Hill In the congregation decided to move to the corner of Main and Park New Street and the last ser vice in the second Methodist church was held on Jan 1880- A plot of ground to the cast of the Second Methodist church was known as Gods Acre and there many of Newmarkets earliest citizens were buried These re mains were moved to the Newmarket cemetery when the town took over the land for the public school accord ing to accounts but after the experience of Friday it would seem that one row of graves was overlooked We wonder how much more there is about New market which has been forgotten and will be lost for ever unless some steps are taken to preserve that knowl edge For some time now Newmarket council has had a proposal before it that a history of the town bo written Isnt it time to get on with that job EDITORIAL NOTES There is great activity along St between Eagle and Davis Dr where survey stakes have been placed and the beds of extended culverts have been dug The department of highways has at last begun work on the removal of a serious traffic hazard on that section of the highway Weve no indication of how far the work will progress this year but it is to see a start made It is to be hoped that it will bo sped along at the fastest possible pace It is an education to drive about the outskirts of Newmarket and see the amount of building which is being done Eagle St for example used to have culti vated fields along its soiith to Now with the exception of low land just west of Armitage Heights the houses are almost solid as far as St y p Davis Dr is showing some activity too The two implement dealers the soft drink warehouse and used car tot point to the roads future as a business street contrast to Eagle St which- so far is residential in character growth of Now in a roin ts again tho question what is the Newmarket council doing to give direction to the growth It against develop meats of future planning is a complicated matter What a d has council sought about planning what agency has it setto plan for tlp future Newmarket has been paying a heavy bill for lack of planning in the past Such bills can b4 avoided in the future by proper planning now i0 not of tMr agent In air ft of the their and national haves of those rest One of our many notes from readers camo in yesterday proof of the volume of corres pondence which la received by this writer It was only re cently November that wo had our last letter Gin ger Our reader wrote yesterday on the back of a pack- ago the following A bathing null just went iii the street with a pretty girl In It that pretty well breaks a record would think after reading your column two weeks ago dentally the bathing fc the Era and office at had said two ago that we ho records which referred to having been in bathing suits here since this newspaper was founded in I852fv We followed up this informa tion from our reader and were able to find one witness a linesman who was working on some pole wires on Main St Fer a minute went black he and I felt a dizzy as I swayed at the top of that there pole I looked agin and I it was real Our witnes3 however said that it was a very brief occur rence The young lady was just dashing from her front door into a car on Main St where a friend was waiting to take her up to the lake for a swim But we agree that if it were not the only case of bathing suits seen here it was at least a rare one we mean that the incident was a rare one Up in Corners there is talk of secession over an in- which has set the vill age rocking We have lost our rights Councillor Holland Rivers shouted in a keynote address to council on Monday night This control by the state is takin away our rights- Centralized control has got to go or we secede That theres or else cried Council Colin There was roar approval front chambers It started when May introduced a take in additional revenue The mayor suggest that the council consolidate postmaster village of police and staff fire village engineer sanitary dog catcher and cleaner into one unit Hand well S officer- In the last election was named by the mayor as ideal unit couldnt a better unit said Mayor mayors plan was bus The council would pay clerical salary Handwell and in he would look after these mi duties- B The Corners had much to this plain Mayor crafty one To the the administration would a for annual provincial for a chief of police and constables collect the po master s from the administration save in other and sell the dogs on aire postmaster in the two sto Thimble Memorial building the Main SL block cleaned a back storeroom last week set tip the offices or clerk chief of police and fire chief village sanitary inspector dog cat and street cleaner Municipal administration running smoothly until week when an official from attorney generals from the city and a post of department arrived from tawa Slim Bliggens our respondent tells us trouble is brewing in 1 mayors office are being threatened both Queens Park and Ottawa by Dairy Farmer The Top Six Inches 1 V That morning daily paper has again favored us with a discussion on farming and been at it for some time now it is growing bolder and bolder Quite id little agricul tural lecture the and gives us this week and just five cents too The gist of it all seems that since the On tario farmer is committed to a policy of scarcity to maintain high prices this policy is now being underlined by hear drought conditions and the editorial writer warns us that there is a limit to the prices that consumers will pay Well there is an opinion and the man Is entitled to and yon say that there is method in their madness They are encouraging us to overpro duce and grow cheap food We are rather of the opinion that there is madness in their Madness and ignorance the kind of ignorance that sounds good on paper and a public opinion among readers now we know what is behind this conspiracy editorial has sentences like this in it Earliest barn fodder crops seem to have given the best yields Sounds wonderful but have any of you follows any earliest sown bam fodder crops Please let us we being lectured about the folly of not putting up more grass and so en ami so forth if the writer of this editorial understands what he is talking about we would like to set down a few farts and Ideas for him Since it is highly un likely that lie knows what he is talking about let us start his education slowly right at the beginning V farmer might grow crops for cash sale or ho might grow crops to feed his livestock If he grows a cash crop he may or may not know what price to expect when the crop is ready THE OLD HOMETOWN for sale If he knows is he may be to the quantity taken price If he grows it for a price he can either it or hold it for a better pi- But any ease whet comes to field crops for i sale there is no question limiting the amount is the question of or not growing it Surely body can successfully argue point that a farmer has grow a certain crop if from he is sure cannot be done profitably When it comes to crops as feed very much the situation is present except- the decision is made on basis of the finished prci milk pork beef etc Bui and let us this very carefully farmer decides not to one thing he will have to else If he has to cut down on his herd and feed fewer pigs will have feed left else to feed try there is balance which assures an supply of food is all this hooting hollering about potato or three there hasnt good market fer potatoes reaer to them while and for etc No and even the paper say he But does mean that he didnt else Fiddle slicks grew soaVething are willing to wager that something else was cheap a result of increased Cabbages and turnips a good example We are getting very the lecturing tirades of innocent ignorance Such- and half is dangerous By S1ANLE WOOD BUMMING I A MARKET iv HIS SUPPLIES prVE POUNDS OP OP OUST HAMBURGERS I J A