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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
1
A Manitoba argument against local option predicts widespread harm to hotels breweries and workers. It claims abolition of liquor licenses would idle thousands, cut demand for local products, raise taxes, reduce wealth and purchasing power, and divert capital to other channels with no real replacement.
Local notes report the Village of Haminta planning a new store by Glasgow Company to serve the Andrew district. Forecasters expect increased rail and telephone connections, with 100 cars loaded daily at the Glasgow facility and farmers awaiting weeks of progress as Riddell erects a large new bar and hall in the district.
Mr Thos Ipton remains at home after a mishap while working with machinery in the basement of the Methodist Church. A literary society meeting was held there Wednesday evening. Young people attended a fowl supper and entertainments reported as excellent. A grain loading accident at Quadria involving four teams caused minimal damage to wagons and a building. A Methodist fowl supper will be held in the church basement soon.
Lavinia Miss Gretna Lief left for Brandon Saturday to study Ul music. Rev Cant preached an impressive sermon from Come and See and the Sacrament was offered with thirty five participants. The Normal Class is reorganized meeting Thursdays under Mrs. Jas Wallace. Lavinia Sunday School plans a Christmas Tree on Monday December 7th with Mr Norton chairing decorations. Peter Campbell Rapid City pioneer dies after an injury from a fall downstairs.
The text argues that closing a large industry costs thousands of workers and 55 million dollars in annual Canadian manufacturing. it suggests that even if some employment is found elsewhere, letting the old industry remain as a national asset could have spurred new industries with fresh capital and additional labor, aiding national prosperity.
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