Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 22, 1902, Winnipeg, Manitoba Ivam tuba morning free press Winnipeg. 22, hair Falls Ayer s hair vigor is the most economical preparation of its kind on the Market. It does t take much of it to Stop falling of the hair to make the hair to restore color to Gray hair. 3.a annual meeting of association m. Mcgowan is presi Dent satisfactory reports the annual meeting of the North West commercial travellers was held on saturday evening last in the Board of Trade room in tie Grain Exchange. President f. M. Morgan occupied the chair and there were Al so present. Vice president u. M. 11 c Gowan treasurer l. Maci Myre for. I. Cox tors. I. 1c. A View u. W. I wry f. Fahey. J. Lit. Futy seventy live Active travellers. Iii nites of last v.--. A no tit of million to Amend the by Lav in Price of Dup to dollars to f. J. Cox Secretary Northwest commercial trav Ellers association. Ten dollars after inns ids Bible Dis Cussion was Defeated and tie by Law was amended to read that duplicate certificates shall Cost live Dol instead lit two As heretofore. To show How careful travellers should be with their certificate the Secretary mentioned the fact that at the end of each month when a certificate lost he had to Issue about circulars at a Cost of about being one to every Railroad agent Over lines that the travellers receive privileges. Tin p Eidem. In rising to move the adoption of the annual report of Tho dire Luif referred to the rapid growl i of tin association which now a membership of ui4, an increase of Hii Cirii no the year and also to the of i of the. Board of directors and in assisting in every Way i looking after the interest of the association lit remarked that it has la in a pleasure to him that he will Niu remember Viz the year that he this president of the North West travellers. I Here were considerable discussion on the clause of the report referring to the advisability of proceeding with to build a Temple or waiting until Tho surplus fund a larger amount. During the Tiu Board was complimented very highly on the investment made in pure using the Lombard Street Pipi Ray and finally on motion of or. , seconded by or. H. Wilson it was decided that tin Secretary out Bai ots to All Mem Bers Alii ving Thorn the privilege of yes or no to questions that will tie submitted to them and the result of tie ballot will give the new Board More i on licence to act. Twentieth annual report. The report was then adopted Winnipeg Man., Doc. 20. To the members of the North West Ial travellers association of Canada. Dear Board of directors have great pleasure in presenting to you this Juth annual report. The year just closing has been a great Success for the association both numerically find Qinnn Lauy As shown by the re port of the treasurer. The total membership is now 07-1. Showing the larg est increase of any year namely. 100 members apportioned As follows win biggest sign in the world. New yorkers who Are used to big things have been astonished during the Pusi week by a painted sign at the Corner of and Spring Street covering the North Side of two eleven Story buildings. This sign covers Square feet of space and is by far the largest advertising sign Ever painted. The picture is the Well known figure of sunny who for so Many months has testified to the goodness of not Only Over the entire i United states but in the United kingdom a Well. In this picture sunny Jim is 112 feet i inches in height. His hat is 17 feet i inches Tal and 15 feet Broad. His nose is 10 feet Long. His ear is 3 feet inches High. His Arm is 17 feet Long his legs to feet Iorg. His thumb extends Over a space of 5 feet. The Heigh of his Collar is 12 fent 0 inches and his tie is 7 feet g inches in his cuffs Are i feet 3 inches wide. The buttons on the coat Are feet inches in diameter and his cuff buttons Are 3 feet 0 inches in length. Sunny Jim a feet Are 20 feet Long and the Cane which he car Ries is feet in length. His dog which sports along by his Side is 42 feet ii inches in height. With this enormous sign the read ing matter is very Brief and fills but a Small part of the space. It is As follows vigor. Vim perfect trim. Made him sunny Jim.1 Nipes Active 703 honorary Vilh mortuary Benefit 14 honorary with out mortuary Benefit 11 life Mem Bers 2. British Columbia Active 1s3 honorary with mortuary Benefit 1 the increase in the Issue o duplicate certificates is very deplorable show ing that members Are not careful enough to keep their certificates in a Safe place e. This a per there have been 12 duplicate certificates issued Caus ing an expense of Over and above the received for Tho duplicates As a circular advising Al rail Way agents has to be issued immediately a certificate is lost. Your directors have held nine meetings during the past year with an average attend Ance of six members. Accident insurance. The Accident insurance placed with the Ocean Accident and guarantee corporation has proven quite Satis factory there being a o claims of which have been settled on a lib eral basis. Your Board has removed the policy with this for an other year. The association has to re direct in t the loss by death., of five Mcm i namely. Messes. J. A. Krystil and i. I. I vim of Winnipeg. My messes. A. T. Moore a. B. Gray and a. J. Cross of British Columbia Mem claims on tile Inoru i by fit fund have been i i the Nril ish column bal Branch of the association not increased year j of Init the Ulav Indab e i delay in making for if i general Secretary to make a trip to 1-1. C., liavt1 a int Topci Intel t in i 1. Board. J trip Nuhic by our tary in August and or. H. T. Of Vancouver appointed Secretary for British Columbia. The Secretary the men at various in tar Ilisie very in t Uura Glix Groin uses of Supi sort for r the for another and your directors hone for and expect a Large ii Rense in membership and in Terest in the association in the coming year in British Columbia. Site for r. Temple. In pursuance of p. Resolution of the Board in june last a piece of properly iwas bought on the Corner of Korte Street having a frontage Oft. On i Street. This Purchase was i made with the idea of at some future time constr Clink a modern Otlit-f1 building with Sample rooms and offices Lor rent my suitable quarters for association purposes. The Board have livid plans and estimates prepared by two Well known architects of this City of a building suitable for these purposes. These plans Etc. Are on View this evening and an expression of opinion is sought by your Board is to the and visibility of proceeding with arrangements to or wait until the surplus funds of the association reach a Lartic a amount so As not to make it necessary to Bor Row us h a Large amount to finance the building scheme. Admin the Board Desiro to Call at Tention the number of causes of complaint which Como to them Pinili i dually. Indirectly and any Way Bir. Officially As they should come. Members Aro again asked to a dross their complaints plainly to tie tary who will bring then before the Board and immediate action will be name of the complainant being in All cases Only for Tho private information of the Board and As tile new Board of directors will be taking up the question of hotel accommodation at an Early Date it is hoped that every member will help them by writing the Secretary any Evi Dence in their Possession of neglect insufficient accommodation Etc. The committee appointed to report on the advisability of setting aside a portion of our income to create a disability fund Havo reported against the scheme. Your directors would therefore recommend that nothing further be done As it is not at All advisable to divert of our funds into new channels owing to the Ever in creasing liability under our mortuary Benefit by Law which amounts to tie pm seipts Ami disbursements also assets and liabilities fur the current year. A. I. Johnson e. W. Low. The new officers. The scrutineers announced the re sult of the ballots and the following were declared elected for 1003 presi Dent u. A. Mcgowan acclamation Vicc ii Seidl it if. H. Agnew Accra Matiun Irea surer l. Macintyre Mcclau Matiun Secretary f. J. Cox. Directors i1. I3ryan, f. W. Drew by f. Ii. Report thai caused a laugh it be to the that the table and bed fire badly stilled Moats Are bad m my charges hitch. The Board will take up the hotel accommodation in with the governments of both Manitoba and the territories by l Are rr.-111 wins of licenses for next year. Votes of thanks were passed to the auditor the scrub Iners and to f. J Ryan c o. For Tho cigars kindly furnish which the boys Tho enjoyed. The meeting the notes to was the turn out of the trav Mars a. Mottine ctr Gani and it was Gratifying to the Board to Spe so Imich interest taken in Tho meeting. The c. I. N. Going to do about bus iness from the a p to the present the agreement Between the Jim Hill Road and the Canadian Northern touches freight Only but it will not be Long in the opinion of those who profess to know before it will also include the passenger tray business from the South is now All coming in via St. Vincent instead of As heretofore via Neche. And then is no reason Why the great Northern which has evidently decided to throw Down the i. I. To. Should not hand Over All of its business to the Canadian Northern. The reason for this change is very easily accounted for. Tin great Northern ran not lose anything by a Hatcher route it sends freight into hardware is Well represented on i his country As the amount it got hit new Board. Vice president affnev.-. I1. Ii. Was very Small. i task sch. I int Aad the Beshiir All interested in hardware Moo inn bad his Halls full for a Liilo at the m it ins i turd in . He Ery respectfully submitted f. It. Morgan fued j. Cox president. Secretary. Treasurer s report. The treasurer l. Macintyre on rising to move the adoption of his re port spoke highly of the Gratifying re sult of the funds of the association shewing a net increase of jn.7u7.s4 for the year. As or. Macintyre re marked the association is moving for Ward with leaps and Bounds. In ten years the membership has increased from 318 to 074. And the funds Shew an increase from until now the amount of available assets is being a net increase of in that time. The report was As follows to the officers and members of the Northwest commercial travellers association of Canada is with great pleas ure that i now present to you the 20th annual financial report of this association. The Gross income of the association shows a very material in crease. It being As against a year ago. This is a. Very Gratifying result and has enabled the association to add the sum of 9g.727.s4 to its surplus making a grand total of available assets of which is divided As follows mortuary Benefit general fund. 0.014.iu emergency Relief fund 149.00 entertainment surplus 72.00 the mortgage account is in first class shape there being ample mar Gin and no overdue interest. The books and vouchers have been examined by your auditors and Are in Good order and certified As being Cor rect on statement hereto attached. Again thanking you for the Honor of re election and re affirming my continued belief in the Prosperity of the association. Yourg respectfully l. Macintyre treasurer. Assets and liabilities. Assets furniture and fixtures .5 30.00 Mol sons Bank current account. 1 ts1 is Mol sons Bank savings account. 70 Cash on hand o of National Trust co. 23 ssi 73 real estate liabilities amount of credit of entertain ment account .5 amount at credit of emerge nov Relief amount at credit of mortuary Benefit amount at credit of general fund 72.60 14900 3.949.00 24 to the president and Mern Bers of the Northwest commercial travellers association of Canada. Your auditors appointed beg to report tent to have examined the books and vouchers of the association for 19c2. And have found the same Correct and at Tach herewith a statement How inc re r. M. Mcgowan president commercial trav Ellers association should be an of r. Arrangements Are Potrac Lully be Iii completed fur the Ball to be held at the a Bambi a Hall. Monday evening. Jec. A. A Pood of eighteen dances has arranged. Orelies Lra will Iipp a the music. Whereas they stand to compote with the can Diun Trade by Mak ing a i Radii Urran Premont tiie c. N. I. The Trado of no us 1 to the Trout Northern Heri by cd Liaise they not Tho a. P. K. To haul it into Tho country j this hitter Road having their own i lines to accomplish this. The c. K. K. Having 710 to cartoon Canada j arc quite willing to assist Tho great Northern or any Othor Voricl to j a slice of Thip business clip or to or from to make a Revo nuo on the travel j to the Buum Lary u is evident then that the object of the change on the part of Tho great Northern to compete with Tho c. It. In regard to a Stern uni Ulian traffic and of course if this in extended to Miil or traffic Well it Likely that he great Northern train will into the n. K. Depot. Still As one railway Man pointed out the c. P. K. Cannot prevent passengers being1 brought in by the great Nordlu in i Rorn i to soil la who come originally from Toronto or Montreal while they could Wilh freight. What will n. P. Do 7 whore the n. Stand at present is anoint Rimore nuff Folk Stion Ami to this there Only one answer. Tho two roads the . And the n. R unite in this territory. Tho View to Komi porno that it would not tie that a Union depot Wilt to built Here by the g. T. It. And c. N. It. Is not Rone rally thought Likely is the american Road Hugh if in local status would have no reason to throw Money away on a project that would altogether Benefit local Road. The question that is the hardest of All to solve is " a hat is the Canadian doing in the it not the of the c. P. R. To stand by and allow outside Roada to got any thing without making a. Fight and it present there Haw been no apparent move. But it looks As if they have no move to make unless it foe thru they Havo an agreement with the c. X. R. Which is considered not unlikely it is known that they have joint freight tariffs now. About three Farmers what they accomplished in a few years on the Western Prairies. Three settlers who came Down from the North Branch last night on their Way to revisit the East had interest ing experiences .0 relate of their pro Gress in the North. The gentlemen were j. P. Vincent Samuel Johnston and John Imeson. Or. Vincent came from the United states three years ago and had to borrow in Calgary to pay the freight on his goods. He took up a in new Tejml near i Unoko and worked on Ino railway until he saved enough to buy a Span of horses. Now he owns a Complete farming outfit and a Good Carni. He has got his Patent for his Homestead and Lias been offered for it. He now goes oust to bring up his wife who hesitated to come sooner because she was afraid they would not succeed. Johnston went to Lacombe four yours ago. He is Ruso an american. He started in with Little or no capital but with hard and using his intelligence has made a Success of it and this year he threshed bushels of Grain. The career of or. Imeson is still n More interesting one. Ten years ago he migrated from Eastern Canada to the Edmonton District. His capital consisted of now he owns a Sec Tion of land with Good buildings and All modern improvements and a threshing machine and he says he would not look at anything less than for his estate. All three gentlemen Are enthusiastic about the advantages of the country Ami its future and they All say they would not live anywhere else than in Alberta. Rathwell s cry for cars migration from Iowa next year others i position. Or. X. Bartholomew of Des Moines Iowa and Canadian immigration agent for that state left Tor the South on saturday afternoon. He states that next season there will be an even greater migration Iowa to the Northwest than during the past sea son when Iowa was second in Point of number and first in Point of value of effects of emigrants coming to can Ada All the states of the Union. This movement however will be in Spote of organized opposition Princi Pally on the part the Banks and other pm Uncial institutions. The Corn crop in Iowa was very Light and. Soft much of it being Only of use for cattle feed and in consequence there is n. Very real financial Stringency and this prevents Many had intended mov ing from migrating. Despite because of eyes of Livans Are turned to the More Fer Itle and incomparably cheaper Canad Ian lands. Expected to eclipse All i Spito of organized of fatality at Elm Creek James Wilson killed by bursting of a circular saw. Elm dec. James Wil son who was so seriously injured last by the bursting of a circular saw while he was cutting custom stove Wood at 10 o clock to say after severe suffering since the Accident doing unconscious a greater part of the time. He was highly respected and leaves a widow and family to mourn his sad and untimely death. No motive Power to move fuel awaiting transportation. Rathwell. Dec. Wheat is mar Outing very slowly at this Point there being no space Iii the elevators to take it in Tho Side trucks ure filled with cars already landed some of them for weeks waiting motive Power to take them thu in Lotf journey East. It is Piti Able see so Many Good Farmers having thousands of bushels of who cd and Large i liabilities to meet and unable to sell a Bushel to relieve them. This to item Qulatin is certainly the bugbear i in this country now. Tie Yard Here is plied with hundreds of cords of the finest Wood also waiting i transportation while hundreds in the i West Are almost perishing for want of it i and no curs the daily answer. The civic sections Are now Over and the result for Reeve shop p leases Treherne i if not Rathwell. The new municipality j deciding that or. W. Staples is the pro per Man for laying the foundation for future greatness. Peter Mckeown the genial proprietor of the Russell House Here who has been to Arkansas for two months for the Bene fit of his health is expected to return shortly. Sometimes a cold settles in the bowels. The pain pierces like a Lance. Get rid of it promptly by taking Perry Davis painkiller in sweetened water. There is but one painkiller Perry Davis. Refuse substitutes. Oriental window cleaning company. Tears of experience in the window cleaning business have made us experts in tha Art. We Are prepared to do your work and reasonable con tracts entered into for the entire year of drop a postal or Telephone John Altmayer manager office a03 main Streec. Use baking powder Best in the world. Refuse imitations. Hen a Man buys a suit from the cloth in the piece he puts his Money into a lottery. When he buys Semi ready clothes at the he knows in Advance just what each style and cloth and color effect looks like upon him. This fore knowledge is practical insurance against disappointment and misfit expression. To in Canada to in United states. Semi really is fished to order by expert tailors. Delivered when required. You need not buy because you look or keep because you buy. Christmas Deco 22 St., Toronto. St. St., Montreal. 1551 St. Catherine St., k., Montreal Opp. Hotel Sault Ste. Marie. 16 wardrobes in Cicada. Choice worried were Stock with Glossy leaves. Price Bunch for 2oc. Holly Arr made of Bright sprigs tightly wound on air. Is. And ire very pretty anal Menull. Price each. Pretty Dicori Tive Green found growing in the South on and Othor Trees. The Ion ups Light Green thick Ami Ery the berries borne in Small no Pri o per Pound. Nice Spray for Evergreen is made of bouquet Well wound with Tiv used for decorating stores churches bulls Ami Etc. Price be per Vanl. Christmas selected Spruce mounted on stands. Price 4 feet . G feet each. S feet Trench 12 feet very Trust if. Piip per Bunch. It s better to order Early before the Holiday Rush be gins. We have just .1 Large shipment of pop Corn in popping Condi Tion. Price per Loc Stag. For 2ge. Semi ready wardrobe 4 3 2 i a i n s t r Cheslee Ebriggs seed cold. 221 Market St. Sci Snipes. Telephone j. M. Perkins old stand. Winnipeg Manitoba things to remember. That perfection Cocoa Royal Navy chocolate and Cowan s cake icings Are necessities and luxuries combined the Cowan co Flany ltd., Toronto. Let there be Light path sep. May 7, 1901. Canada Carbon tight co., lid. Of 101 King St., West Toronto. Sole manufacturers and own ers or the Mari Ilcyn Hydro car Bon Light systems for Street and Interior lighting. Melotte Cream separator co. Limited 124 Princess St. . Sole a gents for Manitoba and Northwest territories. No other parties authorized to sell in this territory. These goods Are covered by patents and All infringe ers will be dealt with according to Law. A grand army of All the Novi airs exhibition it nation of Dewan ladies fancy neckwear of Tho newest design. New handkerchiefs belts new gloves new blouses toys dolls books in enormous at vory Low prices. Of prices every for curl nil at special riving. When in doubt As to what to Gayef give a it never fails to please and when it comes from Henry Birks sons it is doubly appreciated for every one knows that Ever y Diamond carried by them is a perfect Stone of first water. If there is not time to write Telegraph the amount you wish to spend and whether a ring brooch neck lace is preferred. By next mail you will receive it. A Heivry Birks coins Montreal. Monday s show. The greatest Claus window on Earth. A a Maycock 364 main Street. Califi for Twenty acres of Fine fruit and Dairy lands 8cc Robinson Black 381 Street Winnipeg. Very Choice All Young to nicely dressed and drawn. An extra Choice lot of fresh and cured cheats Best Brand. Kobold co. Phone 7 and 1642. City Market. Winnipeg picture Frame factory 493 and 495 Alexander ave. A High Grable Crayon portrait life size. Gx20, for you can have the same above Price with or without a. Frame of Inch Oak and Gilt Frame to suit Tho Pic Tures for extra. Mail orders receive prompt attention. J. Crake Keef Institute. The Only genuine one in Western can Ada for the Curi of drunkenness and drug addictions. 133 Osborne Street Winnipeg. Established 1sso. Cured Pat Lenta. Correspondence private ;