Council Meeting Details on Roads and Crossings in Austin
The Austin council met on Friday September 4 with full attendance. Discussions covered drainage for land near N 212, repairs costs to A. E. Chant amounting to 1200, and ditch openings from Sec 20-12-42 to Pine Creek. Councillors Turner Daf McIntyre and Campbell debated damages, health inspections for MacGregor slaughterhouses, and reduced bridge timber costs. Applications to the Dominion Railway Commission sought crossings at multiple sec tions, relocation of structures around the section house, and removal of trees near the Austin section house for safety.
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Austin
Reeve Robinson
John Fieming
N. 212
Bell
Fleming
A. E. Chant
Turner Daf -McIntyre
Campbell
N.J
Pine Creek
As. R. Larth
Turner
Chitford
Canadian Pacific Railway
Finlay
MacGregor and
Railway Commission
Henry McIntyre
Dominion Railway Commission
Canadian Pacific
Austin H
Warcoe
Good Roads Board
Train 300 Miles Long to Carry Crop
Hypothetical 300 mile grain train with 650 engines and 90 foot boxcars, averaging 28 feet, spaced four feet apart. Train length about 290 miles at 20 mph would take nearly 15 hours to pass a point. Boxcar capacity about 1500 bushels of wheat. Canadian Pacific crop movement under way with end of August start and Great Lakes navigation through December. Historical note recalls 1825 danger period and Cat Way operation moving 144 trains and 25,220 men to handle grain.
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Transcona
Wisnipes
Prairie Provinces
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipes
Great Lakes
Local bid for honey orders and repeat pricing
A brief plea to place honey orders early for this year with the same prices as last year. The note lists contact names Mel Brisco, MacGregor D. F. Melachl Bagot and urges customers to send orders directly or through the listed persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Brisco
MacGregor D. F. Melachl
Bagot
Good Roads Board urged to adjust plan for Hampton Street
The council discussed shifting the north side railway strip and extending the road project due to altered conditions. Bowa Bros argued for higher pay citing increased difficulty while the board considered increasing the contract price for Good Road work. The meeting adjourned after approving several accounts for payment.
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Cau
Austin
Bowa Bros
Referce
Dat—Turner
Sec
Good Roads Board
Campbell
North Railway
Local Notes From Orangeville and District Church News
Roving reports on Edrans and District residents include Lambert siblings on sick-list and Mrs Winterbottom visiting in Winniper. Orangeville Church Ladies Aid schedule October 7 supper. Portage la Prairie trip brings back Lynch. Kilran celebration for Austin memorial drew many locals. Brags Band played. John Few keeper mis sidelined with sciatica. best wishes for recovery. Children’s Day rally planned for Sunday the 13th with a Youth Service later in month. Pastor plans a lesson from 1 Thessalonians 4:25. Social at Harrys last Friday featured games music and dancing. Brickyard workers and friends to continue gatherings. Oldtimers meet James McDermid, B.D. of North Dakota USA, to discuss Shall we read the Old Testament from the pulpit under A. Ingram’s leadership.
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United Church
James McDermid
N. Dakota
USA
A. Ingram
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nnon & Mackinnon
Massey-Harris
R. E. Lamb MacGregor
Uda LY
Brandon
Tomers
the Herald
THE
Macgregor Herald
Edrans
Jack
Charlie
Mary Lambert
Joseph Winterbottom
Conway
Ladies’ Aid of
Orangeville Church
David Hewittson
Frank
J. Jbrydon
Portage la Praire
Miss Lynch
John Few Keeper
Firdale
Tropwle
Don
Liv
Harry
Atl
Periioc Cally
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