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Cordial Support for Mr. Willis : “ Right Man in Right Place.”
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M..rkeiN 1,1 atlditmn to lo.-al ,spe;d-er.<. I ho C hairman -^aitl ir. was a eoniinonplare
iV ■ V" ' , ' " ' . ' " ' " ■ ‘I pr>"^i(linK. M- W i s . IrkI tlR. support ol Ur. .livLiouui
u* .^ay that Ji ^nml many impnnomentv had boon eiroetod in tjic tmn, in roeent. vears. A rom.'irkablo al terat ion, for iiiMniuo. Inni been effoeioil a t tlu‘ liottom of Cliatburn- road, and anotljor womlerlu! eliaiiue l,a<l [>^*n mado m ANoonc-Iano, the narrow, dark hi^Uway beiriK opened out to become one oi iho
fino.st roads ni the boronj:!,. Tho-e Kdiemo.s. of eonrso. liad co- t monev but tli<‘V W4*re liiiislied and st> ton*' a s ‘ value hir m«im‘y liad bemi iriveii none could ^nimble. A' to tin* (las \\ork.s. tin* plain fait, Mas tha t thoy liad iK'eonie obsolete. Tlie new w*irks would lie <*\pensive but there wa- an old saying that sonietiinos they liatl to .vp<>i,d to '.ave,
l)nl-ol-dat4‘ inmliinery conhl • •iC'ily nrove costly t«i leiain ami In* Ma<
8atisfio<l they w<*re acting wi«selv in niotleroi.'- ing the works. ” I am ,:la<l to r*-ali/e iliat llier*- i.s nou-
no .strotig party leeling in tin* Coijin il. ami not ve?-y mucli
out.Mde.” Couneilk.i- Ford ivenf on.
In i),e im**t tin* }»artic> were in AFE ’ L A C E
|AND TABLE !ES QUALITY.
S PECIAL ITY . |)iis ca te r ed (or . HUGHES iTcl. Bakery 136 RICES
Iedlx'ed S e a s o n
|ls a speciality Passengers
l i Civility-
■a g e , c a r t in g I j t h r a c i t e iPrices
!< lilinving
I Woone Lane psf View
patburn Road
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tlie habit of i-^nin*r very strong' iiovter> bnC >ueli taeth's ii.ive lai'g<dy
di.sappt'arctl, \\’e take credit for our **wn \nows and give other f«‘oplo credit for tin* lioriesty of iln*ir’>, without sa\ing liard things, ‘ it wiml<! be a further advantage* if some nn>tlmd c*n,hi In* d*'vise<| ol .s<*lectiiig cainlidates apart from the political clubs. 'Hiere are* many good im*n ke*nl emt lK*canse of the peilitical labe‘1 eanelielates must wear umleT pre>ent |•i^cumstanco.s, ^\«* luive*, lmwe*ver. secured A goo<l. practical man in >fr. Willis and 1 )n*pe In* will be* r«*turned. Time was, -tO or .')0 yejirs ago. Mb«*n men got to blowv ,»,i matters ari**ing in tlie e*leciion*, ami there More* all '■•irts .if r«osdyi**m. W<* manage* tilings «liir«*r<*nlly ami Inittef noM-, ;iml if. is
.all t»i ill** goml that- m«* do.-’— Ufear. bear, i Wiscly-Good Essentials.
An intere-'ting •^pe'ceh was delivere*d by
.Mr.s. Smith.
M.Sc. , of (ir<*at- llarwooil. wlu» .it the oul**<.*t e*\ien<led e.*mgratnlalion- to tlie town on tlte reorgatiisation of the branch of the* l/i‘agin* of X.'itions f'nion. Mr. Willis, s!ie
b.new, woulel <lo u'liat he.*
t.*ou!d to stipporl that branch ami tin' matte>r was not si> out of place in a. municipal e-lec tion ag might Ikj imagineel, **im'e tin* Tenvn (knincil ••onlel give* a valuable.' le.*ad if emly tlie UK•ullK•^^ we*ri* keen f«n* neac«*. A g»H)d eleal of house buiUling IniJ lK-*on eh'tie in Clitlioroe but the pT-oble*m M»uild not be re- niove-(l until slums hael In-en ede*aree!. ICx- jN*riin<:nls in
Manclie.ster hnel .sheiwn that pe-tipfej Tenn»ve*d Irom slum«. to betf<*r condi tions r*‘'pomIe-d t(v the tiew e'nvir*umn*nt. Sue It scln‘m<*s e ei't iuom*y but ui lh tlie pe*ople elecontly Inmsetl. .savings m*hiM U*
• ♦'ffected on ivorklious<*s, InispitaU and prison.s. (mukI I’oaels. space-s for play ami ejeee*nt M'orking comlitious Me*re all esv^^ntiaU <*f tlnj M-iseiy-gooel community. I'
le.omjmy was not fiimply re'fraining Iron, spending but
fonsi.ste<i of wi<e spending—siK*iuling uit l, fore-sight and clear-ll iinkiug.
(mhmI bu»i-
ness men were requireil on the CVnim il, men Tilte Mr . Willis who hy careful planning woulel s*-e* that tin* imme-y siK*nt litouglit .proper return feir the. b'*iu‘fit ot tin* toMii.
Deferred Expenditure.
.Mr. .1. W. Baron. (\C.. *»t <lr<-at. Har-
M.irxl. aKo '•poke, sugge-sling that tln*r«*
slioulel he lull repre-seiitation on local boelie.*s tin' varying lemiwraineiits that preuhnetl
tin* eliflere-nt |mrtics. There wa.s ;i type ei numl. In* '•aiel. tlmt elcP-rred <*xp*-miitu’ *‘ until it. Mas absolut<-ly e^M.'ntia!, atte.1 he Miiagine*<l some*thiiig ed tin* sort hael ociurreel uiti , r*-'pe-it t«> the.* (Jas W*»rk'. .V-nv that the pro!)l*-m M;.-' heiiig tai-kled. tliev 'Inuiiel '• e tin- s( iiciin- Mas a tliorenigh and comple-te- *>m*. uithout. tin* ne-ed tor a M-coriel
I
iater. Dealing ui th reiael.', Mr. Baron p<iint4-el out that Flitln-roe* liael ha<) lli«^ advantage e»f liaving tlie main stre*e*ts *u the* low n maintaine-el at tin* e'xi'Oti's* *-t the ( ’.uinly Comn-il, ami we also re:d»e<l ael- vaiitage* from tin* Comity e*\pi*mlilure* on - ’-IiooB. tin* (iramiiuir .•'clnH)l heiiig i:irg«*iy 'ii}»porte<l from fliat "tinrce*. At last, they
l.ael eb.-cielcel what t*) eio ab-uit schools atiel in* urged ti iat fullest aelvantage* slnmld h*' ta'e*ll of llie tU‘W UplK'f -lUliela f<ls s-luK*!. u hn h Mnuihl tiroviele aelvame-el instruction lor chilelre-ii <»l eleten ami o\’er.
I he
Ootiuty (.Vmiicil wa« s.-*mling p <le*put;itioii 1*1 iiit<*rvie*w the' h>".'il education autiiority III Lin* (im-stnin *>f eliilelreii from Chatlmrii
Olid otln-r viilage-s atte-miing tin* new .'cln-o and he
hope.sl a proper arrang.-ment «;miM iH' reached, Clither.>e thus lieyoming m u new sense tin' c»*nlre *)1 llie e!istri<*t. He
. .munomliRl -Mr. Willis t.> i Ir. niiin of smiiRl
:md ubilily wlio
w,.iiM z-nlously ;;u:ir<l tlwir No Rash Promises.
Cor.liMlIv
r...vivo,l. :\lr. Willis .-;.i<l li« f-l'-
everywhere, I t. [ ..ofthouso
lliite.side; T.
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uiilR-K.ss.Rrv in M<lil imn b In llin sjH...t;lins m;i<k.. .\s tlR.y know, lin liinl mit Innl irmm- I ipiil ..xiinriniR i. Imt with tin-npcti amt mi- l , ia, -«l miml. Im was prupareil to "Ih'r lim -.■rviro far llio
hnlR.lit nf tk« tnwR^pnoph-. .yfnn nl int.’ttrity ar.. aantnd, ^'rai^hl- lnrwar<l Imsincss lat'li.” Im " « n t nn.
Is as a hnsinnss man. al>l.‘ to dnal with
lin.si-
tR.ss propnsitin.is, rniiuirinn cnrr...t. valnn
tor momtv spout, and wdlini; to sorw >.m
to tbo iKsit, .d' my ability that I tiavo
alb.nod mv naino to no fnrwanl as a .■amlRlaU.. 1 aili not pronnrod to mako any rasb oR.nt nr to inako any rasb i>roiniso.s with ronard to tbo I'nttiro. blit I nan snloly s. > th a t I am willini;, ami if 1 am olontod, roml.x tn tankh. problems as they ariso, always with a view to tl.« bonellt ot tin. t " " " ) - neople, and to tbo uroalcst (ioml. I hato l..,en a«|nainted with Cl.tberoo over
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w.as a tiov, ami have livetl hero for l i e last 1.5 tears. I have always boon dcopit
cve iop-
han rely hst pos- I t a k e a |;h film.
iarge.
interested in tlio town nnd its “ onn claim to know soinetbini? abont tin ■ and the needs to Im met. Wo have .i t ,r, .it
de.al for whiob to Im thankful to men wlip have served us in the past. It. dmis s.ein nofnr tmiatc that whilst money is so
M.irci. r many o” U.o town’s n«als .sbonld arise all a t oniM, blit in municipal life, exauly as in private life, troulilea never seem to * ’ ... si'nidv Hut tiie.v iiavc to lie met and
It.
l I \ acant or Wanted| below);
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J.ast or Found COUNCIL CRITICS
Questions About Gas Works at Liberal Meeting.
ALEi, THORNBER’S REPLY.
your confidence M’liich. i f I am fortunato onough to bo elected, I will do my best to mer i t . ’ — (Applause.)
Partisanship Not Wanted,
JVe)po.'ing iho fit und proper re'jbolution. i ;
With (jouiicillor Ford
tli.at the improvement at MatOrloo Imd mado tlio appmaeli to tlie ^wn from the north a. very fine one* indeed. One great improvement wliieli ha<l b<*en e’ftected during recent voar.s Mas the im- provemcm lo the Castle estjife. Then* hael be*.*ti a franvformaiion sineo the Corporation took i t over, and the innirovements ."liinild ui't be reckoned in terni.s of C s*. d., for they were a permanent, enjoyment for tlie ik'diiIo of the ImrtMigh. Another elevelopment e»f v;ihie to Clitlieroe Mas the linking of the town and country around by *lms services, wlilch did a great eloal. for the town hy bringing in the e*oinilry pe30plo. He* Mas glael tliat C*mncillor Feird hael me*iitionod that muniei|ial work M*ould heiie'fit if tliero wore no jiartisan spirit, and whiBt i t had to 1k‘ admifted that Mr. Willis, if .ele*et<-el, u'onid represent a eletliiite school of thought, the* time was coming ulien ilio pe»i))I<* would vote- tor the men they considered weirtliy M'liether tliev Mere* ('on'.e'rvatiei', I.iheral o.r Lalmnr. Tlie sooner that oaine tlie he-tte-r it Mould l)e* for till* ratepayers generallv.— (He-ar. l iear.)—He Mas ])i-‘rfoi*tly
saii.Nfienl that ^fr. Ui l l is muis tiie* viglit. man iu the right plaix*. .'iiiel he* eoniim-neleel liim for his
-LB. , sjiiel 1,0 ngrocel
cenirage; in '.laiiding at a time ulion Libe*rali'.m in Clitln*.reie was at a Iom- e*hb. He liael, limveve-r. no reason to lie avhaiiied ol Ids party.— (Hoar, liear. and ehe-ers.’) — riie-y liad a gloriems iraeiition to carry on
anel Mere by m» iiie*ans dead,— ( Loiiil che-ei*'..) .Mrs. FI<*!e*lici* l*ri<*flv vecomh-tl the re**'.»lu-
lloti Mhie*h wa.> earried nit l i gioat eii- ihusia'in.
Questions. Me*e inviteel aiiel Mr. Barkiii'on
a-ke-d: ** Do \oii think tlie time is ojipor- lum* to pay a man m lio is nearing 7o m-arly L'tl a M'ei-k ext ra? 'The un<-in|>loyme-Mt hem>- lits tor Morking pe-oplo are* lieing <iiopp(*<l, yet in aehliiion to his salary, the- (ias .Manage-r ge*ls gas. n*nt- anel eoal free*, 'riiero ouglit to 1h> a l imit.—(Hear, hoar. )—Ho ought to pay for Ids coal.” ' A Mtunan (jue*.sti»mer asked if tlie Ijihera!
e*anelielate was in favour of the iiiereaM* of llu* (Jas Manag»*r‘s salary. Mr. Wil lis; You Mill hear my vioM-s on
that il I :im ele*cteel. I am not in favour of it. .Mrs. Wil lis; X«). 1 e*a:i assure you that
oucstion of tin* pro|M*'ed ;ilte*ration a t tlio (las Works Mas causing a good deal of talk iu the* toMii. Tlie* Corpeeration M«*re> going to ask for sane-tion ie> horroM*
CGO.OOO for iinprovomems lo ilie* jdant. Was there no eIepr«*cialion futid from Mhich some of the money, al^ any rate, ceiuld 1r* found? Ho Mas ratln-r e»f tin* opiidon that it- muis hn<! policy not to he- in llio pi^sition of lieing able to im-e-ttliat l<*rrilic expetiditure. M-ldcli ' bound tn inereu'O the* ruB'.'i,
moiie-y Mas s|ie-iit. tlie* Corporation m’ouM owe tMo-ihirels a> uunii a.s tlie*y oM
pre*s«'Ul. .Mr, U. B om'c ; We* Maut some practi<*a!
rne*n in charge; me-n ^^■lu» kmnv somelldng abenit e*o;d.
to make the gas from. liave> e i>ke from the
'I'lioy buy iiotldng but sbick If they mado tho
gas froiii good coal tlieyv Moulel Ik- able to 'e*ll the* coke*, but the're* is n«ii. .1 bak'.'r in Clitlie-iMe* mIio M ill
CliiiuTe'C (ias Works if he can avoiel il. It is not really i-oke the*y make*, it is notldng but dirt.
Alderman Thornber Explains. .-Melerman Tliornber: In re*ply io .Mr.
Smitldes. I evish to stai’** that mv,* have alre-ady .s|ie-nt ElO.nno from our d»*pre-ciaiio\i fitnel. W«* have* had a great deal ol «|e*pre>- e*iatton ami luive* paiel for ce*rtain improve- ; inetils friim tliai fuml. udde-h is <*\liauste*el ■ nou‘. The .sum is colossal, no doiihi, hut ili'*re Mill Ik* a gre.*at suving'iu lahonr, anel the? im*n evill liumatiej syste'in.
Ik- Morkiiig uneler a iimre .\o man or Moriian can
visit, the* (tas \Vorks ami say tlmt the May in Mhich the* tm-n till the* reltirts in tio* face eif a. hla/.iiie lire* is a humane* im-tliiHl. It is not liuiiiane. and i t e*an he improved epdte* 4-asily hy im*ans of e*U'cirie* fans ao<l oilie*r eejidpinciit. a lid hah tli** cost uf labour uii! be* saveel. Nc) om* ^^■llo umler- stanejs til'* conditions Mduld say it «*ugli; not to be- d«'ue. Tile* mom-y Me* are sp4-ml- ing Mill m»t. cost the* toun a lialfpemiy u-th 'e-garel lo the> price* oi gas, and tb«-ie- Mill be* M it.
O incre-U'e* of tile' rates on a«’<-oimi «u Iti fact, you muH be' almost le-rtain to
hav" che*apiT gas bccau.M* of the up-to-4|at'* eipdptm*Ml.‘'
Dcfonce of Manager’s Increase. B'*ois*«-(Iiiig. .Mde-riiiau Thoridie-r 'uiel :
•* .Mr.
B.irkiuson re*f<Ts te» the (Jas .Manager's salary. T wish to pednt- eoit that .M»'. Bariet t has be'-en a faithful servant of tiu*
t ‘')i'p«)ration dtr :V;) ye*ars. ami if he* has mu Ite'cu h.iviiig a traele union Mage* I think yon M'ili agree he ought to have i t . " we*til o!i .’Utlermau ThornheT. Fn addition, he* is las ing chargee of all tlu'se* improve-im'iiis. and that Mill Im' a saving, for if M'e* called in an e.*xpe*rt and liael to pay commissioii on tlie M’ork done* i t Moulel amount to two or throe tliousanei poutuls. ,Mr. Barre'tt has hael a great <le?al of e.xiM*rionte. and the* prie-e* ol gas in Clithere>o is as cln*ap as it is in Blacklmrn and Btirnh*y, and that is ite-ing done hy au eoil-ot-<late plant. I eli*- agre‘e Mitli Mr. B omv'^h rennarks abont coal. We* get tile* Ae.-ry best, coal i t i< possi)i|'* to
g«-t a t th'* p.''ii*e*. .Mr. UoM’e : Tl iat is i t - - a t the prie-e. .•\l(le*rman 'I’horiilMT: It produces 12.000
cubiei fee.'t of gas per ton of ••oal. Mhic.h is e*cjual to the output a t Buridey ami Bla<-k- hurn. In addition, the coke mo se*ll is as good as jiny to he editaiiicd anyM'liere.— AIde*rman Tliornber then proimsc'd a votes of tlianks to the .spesaker.s. Seconding. Mr. Vernon Bailey saiel ho
M'islied to appeal lo the* electors e)f the> town. To-day e>ven Conservative's saiel ( I t ’y M
<*re>
elomoeTuts and he*lieved t l iat every boely tniglit to be re)ire*s<*nied on the Town Council ami in Ihrliamejiii. It the* members of the Conservative ami Labour j)arti**s M-ere> heartily elosirous of every class of people In'ing roprosentcHl on tlio Tomii ( tuincil, did iliey think Iho Lil>orals of tho te)M-n M-ere' fairly represente*el ? He al- iK*aIe<l to them as elem»>crats to reme*dy that injustice a t the election by returning AVillis so that tliere' would he' two Liberal cmim-ilhir.s instead e)i one. Lil>eral conn- ciilor.s wore tho roeii most likely to lx* in .sympatliv M-itli municipal work for i t M-a.s llio FdbeVal party Mhicfi luul mado tlio iau-s for loc-al administration. The rosedutiou was heartily earned, ami
Mrs. Smitli brie.'lly returned thanks. MAGNETO REPAIRS,
riTiable and
lovel-be.adcd,
ste.ady men are u' "^ '^ ‘f . t ‘" l ‘ c a i ; ; ‘l ^ . a ^ b a f i f vmi " b o l l
imncn . * respoiMilnlity and 2 r . n y d o t ; . I boV- .vou will place in me
Also Speoialistfl in Repa i r s to DYNAMOl ami Soie-Stariors and Re-wir ing of Cars SIMPSON BROTHERS, LIMITED (Dept . No. 3, Magneto ’Works) .
HAPTON — near Burnley— HAPTON ’Phone : Padiham, 14.
In- is not in favour of that inere*as<* of salary. .M»-. .1. F. .’siidlldes poinu*d «mt that tlu»
ADVERTISER AND TIMES. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1927. (THREE) BOROUGH OF CLiTHEROE
ATTENDANCES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AT COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS FROM 9th NOVEMBER. 1926, TO 24th OCTOBER, 192- 1 J‘'ann j Finimcc*
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His Worship the Mayor............ Mr. Alderman Standring ......... •' "
Thornber............ .. Whiteside............
Mr. Councillor Boothman......... .. Clayton ...............
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.. Crabtree .......... Dixon .............
• ^ .. Ford.................. .. Hargreaves ......
• .. Hughes ............. ..
Jones................
'• .. Manley............. .. Parker ............ .. Satterthwaite.....
• .. Wilson............... FORWARD 1
Conservative Candidates on How to Improve the Town.
“ EXPLOIT ADVANTAGES.”
Councillor Boothman on Council’s Big Schemes :
“ Legacies of the War.” nlfrf ^
port of tho .amlubiture' of Councillor.^ Bemtlim.-in C l.-ivto,, iind .SiiUortbumito juid
Ti ■ ■ T: ’" ‘ *db*, in the* municipal t-k-ctiou .Ibe' c.'uididato.x ii<I<lre.‘>*.e.*el tbo uiwting, doal-
in;: Mill, many a'.pocts of local govornmont
.111(1 coiiMdorablv mto roi wa^ take-ii iu tlio **p4-oclie-s. l l io first sjK'ak<T w:is Councillor Hootlmiun
who im-ilc'd siM.|iort tor nil I'mir
cuiuli.lalc.s
R.iRl priHwilod to review ihe work of the
Jown Council, d..<
crdii.io the |ire>..|ii, periiKl us
ddl.cult uirI even .ritivul,- •
If tlie> <,-el at
• TIruv uro
lour iniimrtum. rnullers kcfoiv tlio Conncil a t tho i»re\se*ut timo, all involving tlie* e-.x- p<*iiditure of largo .sums of mom-v. all vorv elvMrablc am! in iho intorv' l, tin; welfare nnd pre)giv>s ol tb** t<»M ii. ’ T m-o of t!le*.■^(!* maue r ' -tile* efpiinment of tlie (his W'o*k.*e Mith modern plant, ami the* pruvivion of ,-ule*.|uale .'cliool acromiiuKlation- are* Iegacie.*s winch Iiave* eorm* doM-n to us from ili'r«*om- monee.'meut ot the war P'*riod. Both have bee'll dis(.*us>e.*<l for ye>ar.*j. ami no e-tloris have* hcen 'Pared ni the pa ' t in order t.« elek-r tlm Dvii day uheii .•'Uyli e*\iH*ndiiure' Mould l)o- conm nece?ssary. The provision oi uom- ami imi'rovcd jdaii t at tluv (kis \Vorks had 'neeii ili.^eiisse'd pre'vious to my entering tlie ( ’oum*il in IPM. Darwin Mas the-n in- italmg .viieh plant, and I re'inomber the fiernian tillers m*Ju» had eharge of the* M'ork Mere interne'd for the duration of the Mar. I h<* oiitbre*al‘ of war meant that- exiM'mli-
tur<* not only lor tins, but ioi* e-ve*rv nunn- ipal piicpo'e*. wa' ’'ubordinated ' to the
wnnnhg of the- war. But the Work' bad to 1)0 earrieel on. Mitli output con.'tautly in- xiea-'ing.
.\'eM- serubber' . a iieM’ engine
liou'c. m*M' rliimiiey, m*M' boiler, new engine's, imi e'xbau't bad to be provided. First tlio
depiveiation fund m;is U'ed, then the M-ork- iiig baiamc. and 'o the old
M-oik-..liave* iM-'*n mad'- to la-i until iti-day. Mbe-n we- arrive at tin* i boii e ot two i our' i ’— i‘ith'*r to spe*nd !arg'* 'Util' of mom\v c*n r**tieMal' niiel ex tensions of old plant, or the* installation of neu- plant, embracing moii«-rn and < lieajH-m-d methods of jiroduetion. I <|o not lH'li'*v<* that, tin* Coum il in taking tin* lat t 'T rouf'e- Mill add one penny to tin- rate-', or to tiio pf i ie of ga' .
'i’iie- ie*'ult Mill be- a reduc
tion in tin* prii-e of gas if the' rc'i il ts that Iiave tollowed sm h in'lailaliou.s in other Lam:;L.‘=hiro toM-n.s are r”peated in Cliihero«*. ami I si-o no reason to ex[*eci. aiiytiiitig '.-Ise.
A War Legacy, Mar le*gaey.
•* Tile* ' I’e-'ciion «)f m*w .si-hoolsi i ' another .'I'ho Board of *I'Aluiaition Iiave
'tate-el in tin* <iearest p-'"*il>k' terms that tin* m'ee-sstiry a<’coinmodatiou must be ju'o- vi(!'*d at an e-arly date. Ne'goiiation.s are noM- jiroeceiling Mith other autliorities in ofeie-r tn asre-rtain tin* number of places to be provnl'-el in the* proposed upper .stanelards
'•I’bool. 'riie' ejue-'tioj- «if tin.* provision of a 'Minmiing batli and other liatli' unde'riioatli tin' 'c|i-»ol ha.s been I'ejerred to the >ub- cominiU'-'* to ascertain tin* probalde e«Lst and annual uplo'e*p. but tbo Council are* not y»-i commiueil to any expe-mlilure lor this purpose,
• • Your latest aniuisilion in public utility
.service is llie* eloetricity undertaking,” Councillor Bootliman proce-edeel, ” I-'or .•'ev'Tal .V'-ar', this Mil! call l'»r
con.siderablej cai»ita! exneiulittire—i t eanimt possibl.v be- conie3 a sui'ce'.sful umlertjiking M-itliout sucli. '-xpemliture. ’ Tin* C'litii«*r'*e* .\dver- t i 'c r and Times ’ editi'rial of March l l lh
said: More* than anytiiing e-lso the ahsonce
• if e-levlriciiy placed the l<)U-ii amongst tho unamliit ioits and backu'arel coin- iimniiii's. We M<-re committcil to llio eii- te-rprise and iho ratepave'.rs niiist s,_.ok to make i t pay hy
u.sing it.
I ’ l.'iiu heljdiil statements of fact .sucli as this are nee.'eled. and M'oiulerfully
as.sist municipal progress. As Chairmati of the Flectricity (.’ommittoe. I am glad to bo able to say that llie umlortakiug is making satis factory
jfrngre.ss. The •*ngiiu*ers estimate was 300 consumers by lhe> enel of the
lir.st year, hut the) applications ;ind services tn date nmiiber round about *000, ui fh live months of the year yet to run—convincing proof l l iat Clithcroo jicople* arc enterprising and progre'ssive enough lo se.*i/,e :i ge>od thing M’hen it comes their M-ay. Tlie Council, iM.'lieving that the many advantages a supply of electricity brings .should bo sliarexl witli our neighbours in tho .surrounding villages, have taken action to secure that end. The
pnrcha.so of land a t Chatburn for a sub-station is now Ixi i ig completed and MossrsT Uenloys have securenl tho contract for tlio laying of the
ncce.s.sary cables and sorvic'C.s. The Council’s application for an order to supply the ailjaccnt Yorkshiro villages is now before the Klectricity Coin- inissionors, and if there is no opposition mo tru-st that i t may have, a fii>oedy passage through Parl iament, ' and bo grantc<l Mitli- out aiiv unm*oos,sary delay. The engineers report ‘and plans for an ovorhead supply to WaddingUn, M’ost Bradford and GrimUoton
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f.ir the ovorhead lino.-^, and accommodation bn* tlio transformers and .switch-ge*ar. Tho estiiii- aU*eI capital <*xiK*ii<litiire to Ik* incurred iu carrying out the .•'che'ino of supplv to .March, 1930, amounts to a total <if g 10.000. Although tho tinderfalving may not he a paying concern for tlie jir'si, yesir or (mo. I Iiave no doubt of its niliniale'suece.'s, liaviug >4)011 the enormous
prog.res.s made in the U'O of electricity in France and .Switzerland and learnt .-'omething of the great develop- jnonts in U'orksliops jiml ilomestic use? in C^inada and ilie (,'niiod States of .\merica, Mhero tliore are over 1\ million oh*ctric Masliing maeliine.s in u>e. S2o,000 of them were .solel hi ' t year and 32.000 M-ashing machine >ale>men are demonstrating e*verv day.
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.Mo'sr.s;. Lev(*r Brother-;’ representative.-, to jnish the
n.se.' ot Lux and Bin-'o in eennioxion Mith the-e niacliine.-;. it M'as found (hat 70 per cent. «>t (he* hom«.*s, rich and poor, M')ro e<pii}»p'.*d M’ith ele-ctric M-ashers.
I helieve
the C’euincil have> done the riglit thing in -Mipplying ede.'ctricity and in keeping the supply controlled and carried out hy the.*m- -clv'*'. Klectricity marks a de-linite i-tep to- Mju'ds less .smoke, healthier e’itizens, foM'er monotonous la'ks for the Morkmaii. le*'S drudgery for tlie hoii-ouiie. I a>k you all to support the* undertaking and I look for- Mard to the* time w lien the' price Mill he r’lit, and yi*u Mill all Ik* con'-nm•>r.^ at Iom- rates.
Paaks and Playgronnds. riu* tourtii it'*m of e\|K*mliture* before
ihe* C'nimil i-; the* recoininemlaiion of ilie Barks and BlaygroumK ('■•uiiMiittee, for com- pleting the layout of the Cast!** grounds.” Councillor Booilmian Ment on. *• This u’ork i> ' ' ‘•tiinale'ei to eost fnmi i'-I.OUO in to .000 and includes the provi--ion of a hand .'land, seating acconiiModation ."iirremmling same, and terracing ilie rising ground above; the* provision ot a ."‘cotid Imuling gr'*en, ami the leve'lling up ami draining of the playing lie'id. Seve*-ai imnortaiit decisions Mill have to Ik* made' shorlly, Mith r«*garel to this pro- pO'4*d «*.xp(*M<Iituve: Wliellier lo continue the )»rese-ut exasiieraliiigly ,'iow rale of de- veloimieiit hy voluntary etl'ort. or to horrou* tlie .'um
re.sjuir'.*d ami com|ileie tiie Mork during tlie next tMo years If i t is 'lecideel (o liorroM-. 'hall the annual 'iim reipiirecl for intef ' - ' t and repayment be rai"*d by public e'll'ort. thus finally handing over the war memorial eompleled hy volmilary ell'ort. Or 'hall It he* au animal charge* upon the rates? It is for tlio iie*oi»Ie of Clitheroo to 'ay if and hoM- this Mork shall ho elone*. *• The •;xi>e*iulilure of the large sums ol
latiiiey t.i Mliieli I have just drau-n your attention, the* caie of the piihiie he'alth, impro\’«Ml edm-at ioM lacilit ies. |^rovi'ion for i(-cri*:iti<*n.
incie.iseel amenities resulting
from jMiblie utility services, such as ga.s, Mater, and ele' lriciiy cannot, hocoim* fully e*tie‘otiv" in promoting the growth ami pri'- gre*'S of the bi'reiugh witliout. au enlighle-ned and lu'oadoned hoU'iiig policy. We lack vision iti our liousing policy, Mhich at- pre sent is eontined lo one site.' a t the e.xlr'*me souiliMest e*nd of tlie* toMii. Tli<* lioU'e-.s are limited in ile>ign, and there is jio tinancial
K.ssi'iance giv'‘ii to ilie*. thrifty Morking man ' 'ho elf' iies to pos'e-'s a. home of his very oun, .such as ore i*ire*r''d hy '-very jiroore-- si'-<* municipality lo-da\-. 'riiere is a de mand for houses to lost about b'350, tlie oMii'T-iK.’cupier paying L’.'iU doMu and llie rest on easy term=. M-ilh choiee of 'it»*, variety of de' ign. ae,*01111110(101 ion and eost. Ilotising is one of the things we 'hall have to <h> dilferently and liotler if w«> ave to attra-*: iK*ople to e oim* ami .s-jule dou ti iie-re. Ill ce>nelusion. allow im* to tiniiik you for the p,ili<-nt May in whicii you have li't(*ned to me, ami to appeal for your vote and help on iK'liail' of my c^'lleagnes and myself.
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feel tl iat M*e liavo a good team. Three of ns have 2ii years of .service on tlie Council between us. Tlio other one, Mr. Cunlitb*, is willing and anxious to .serve you. Ho lias a rjuarter of a century of Imsinoss ' ‘x- porieii-e hehind liim.
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largest city in Canada, with a population of ono million, and i t lias a volume of foreign trade only exceeded hv Xcw A'ork Ft. has ,2 piihln- ).arks. S;iG milos of .streets nil lighted liy electricity, ami in .sm-h a manner that to a visitor it heconie.s an adverlisoniont. Other cities, sneii as Toronto ami Winnipeg, are making iirogress on 'i iniiar lim*s.
courage new imlnstrios, hut lias not lieeii Ml(•ce^^)ul.
I km»u* our Town Council lias tried to en
l.et us try a differom. method.
\\ liy not a(lv(*rti.*-(* our toM ii. not oiilv for new iiidiistrie'. lint as a residential place? We Iiave natural beauties sucli as mo>t toM iis (|aniiot boast of. Canada is a country ol glorious grandeur but never did I .>oe a more restful, urettier landscape tlian sur rounds Its ill the Babble Valiev. 1 feel i l iat our counirysiek* i ' not .suHic'iently known. Wliy not let us t'*ll tlie {xople of Lancashire ---of, Kngland for that marter—of our at trac tive .surroundings? The more prosperous MO make it. the belter for ail of u.s. IVo- gro's in business is generally made liy letting the M’orld knoM- you Iiave tlie gO(')d.s, and
go.iels of the right sort. We have* got .sonie of the goods—natural lM*auiy. goo(i air. M'au*r of th(' liest. ami electricity. All of ihc 'e are essential ((ualitical ions for the* hnilding up 0] a town. 1 am anxious iliat our town and trade .should groM-. that M-ork could be fouml for e*ve*ryom*. that life may Ik* lull of liope and satisfaction, uliicji M'ouid help t<i make every citizen conie*nteel and liappy, and I siiouhl like to he give-n llie opportunity of helping to improve* Clii lieroe.”—(Ap|ilaU'C.)
.Mr. Ciinlilie* I’onclmled with an app(*nl
lor Mork and toi' vot'--, tor all lour ('oiiser- vativo eamlidales, urging tho'e present to do everything pos'ibk* to remove apathy uiiicli might :>revcni tlieir 'Uc ce" in the contest.
Councillor Clayton. Councillor Clayton, p'.iinting out- that be
Mas addressing :i M-ider audience than that pre'cni , .said tliat. in regard to his past services he Mas not going lo praise hini'e*If. nor to exci i'e
hini.self. His 'ervices must he left for the electors to judge. F liavc (he M’ent on) .served you fo«- many
yc.ars in many capaci iie— lor -ix years O' oiie of your re'presontaiives 011 ilie Toun Council— am! I can honestly say tliat- Miiatovor part or decision 1 liave* ta'-en in any elolihera- lions o lilie? Council, in lommi i iee or otln'r- mIso,
dividiial.s. or parti'-s. hut have eloiie* uhat I tliouglit Mas in the*
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I Iiave n»'V''r consid**reel .self, in- iiUe?rest of the
toM-n as a udiole. That Mill continue to be my guid'* in tlie future 'houlel you again elect, me. •* Xow, uliy I wiint to get back is this: .Most of you knou* that ilie oi-oaier
p.act of my life* has Im
.k-m a very ai tTve* one
and haviii'g iiotliing to elo is like ge-iting uj> in a- morning am! lonkiiig for night, uhicli is very hard Mork. Tliai- is ul iat i t uill amount to if \ou do not 'Cml me hac'*. to the* Council.
.Fu't a uord or tu-o lui helialf of niy colleagues. (Vtuncillor Bootlimaii, as
cliairmaii or the'* Finance Committe-e, is marvellous. Hi.s C(iual>. if any, on tiiianeial matters in tliis tomui are few, and a> chair man 01 the Klectricity (Amimilte'e, it is re'aily M-omlerful liou' ho has niasteie'd ih*> de'tails of that ce-mplex
umler.staking. Coun cillor Bootliinan is umrtliy of .a place on any toM n council. Couneillor SattortliMaito, too. lias made his mark during his lii-st le'rm. Ho is a splendid
uiuler.stmiy to C\'un- cillor BooUinniii as \ i'-o-cliairman of the Kloctri'-ity C’ommiitee ami Ids aciiviiie's and tlioroughm*'S in tlie details of all Couiici! matters stamp liim a elecided acipiisiiioM on any T omui C’<Tiincil.
-\ud I have kiiou’u iiim
intimately for si.*veral vears and 1 e*an >ay to you. without fear, i l iat if yon M'ork ami vote lo secure Ids eh-ction vem will never regret’ it. Let the slogan be: ‘ ‘ .All four tins t ime. "
The Highway to Success.
porters iiore to-niglit.” oh'erved .Mr. Cun- iiffe.*,
• 1 am very pl<*asod to -ee so nuiny sup I helieve that augurs well for the
four (‘.indidates and J trust- we are now putting onr liack.s into the w«)rl', and rous ing tiu' electors to a real se'U'O of their duly —that is, to use their vole on November 1st, If this i*an he done—and I teel
sti.re the importance of using tlieir vote is being increasingly recognised—wo shall Ik? on tho liigliway to .success.
• • • F am not out to promise anything and
everything, or soim'thing for nothing, a.s we all know tl iat is impossihle, wldlo uo resido on tills glolK?,” Mr. Cnnlitfo proceeded. •‘ Work ami trade has Ix'eu a t a low ebb for some time. 1 think there is just a faint sign of improvement and certainly there is • room for it. The (jiiestion liow lo .stimulato tha t improvement is a diflicnlt one. I f wo could imlneo or oiiconrago .some new in dustry into our midst, by oIToring such facilities that mo have, i t Mould be one means of helping ns to progress. I Ixdieyo (hir Town Council can assist inaterinlly in severai wnvs. hy suggesting building sites, or lot t ing‘j t l>e known when there are work shops to fccll or let and by offering e.*lcctricity on a paving or Morking basis. Kloctricity is now'so
o.sscntial to modern businc.s.? methods tl int i t may well become one of tlio mainsprings in developing a town. On mv visit to Canada, T was astomslKKl to see the developments most of
cities were
now. last hut- not. least by any means. .Mr. Cunlill'e. mIioir I Iiave kiiouni personally for many years. He* is a business man through and througli, and a
succe.ssfnl one at that, full of ta d , not wasting u-ords hut a thinko'*. (Jive.ii his chance*—Mliich I hope and trust will 1)0 tho case this time—he Mill make an ideal councillor.”
Councillor SaHcrthwaito. •‘ Although 1 may to .some' extent go over
ground already covere-el hy Councillor Be'oih- nian, and po"ihly repeat a liltU' eif M'hat I .said hi ' t MK*ek. 1 fe-e*l tl iat m
elearly before* yon as pns'ihle* tlie* tact that M*o have a policy," 'aid Councillor Sal!e*r- ihuai le.
That policy ue I'clieve i l is
iK'cessary for us lo foll<)M’ i f C’liiiie*roe is ever to heconio a re*al!y prosperous toM'u. I M'anl. ns to lift our e*yes from oiir immediate surroundings, those) little) intimate things M'iiicli moan .so mneli to us but Mdiicli often have tho elFect of blinding us to tho larger realities and tn .sex' things ns they really are. We .see Clithoroo a clean ami at tract ive toM'ii. ci.*ntrally .situated in a beautiful valley, a valley
M-ho.sc lovely wind ing lane> give access to a score of pretty villago-s and liamlet.s, all of u-hich look to Clitheroo as their natural ceuiro. That is point 0110. ('litlieroe is tho natural market town for Uihblewlnle—lot us .see to i t tha t i t is a good one. , A\e
mu.st con sider this our homo market which i t is our dutv to conserve. Point two is that Clit- horbo is partially an industrial toMU de- IKMidont, to a cousiderablo extent , on tlio manufacture of cotton. Although this dopondenco on ono industry may have advantages in goo<l times, i t carries Mith i t oorresnomliug disadvantages in lean times. AVliat is tho moral? CJithoroo iiootls a greater variety of employment, so that i f, ono industry is bad, another may bo good. Point throe is to tako advantage of the
natural beauty of our neighbourhootl m order to attract and encourage residents
and visitors. That is no fanciful scheme. (Continued on page 9.)
-o must lay as' ROGERS “ T h e House jo r Exclusive G'i/ls ’ ’ 33, C ast le S tre e t , Clitheroe IT IS BETTER TO BE SURE THAN SORRY
Rig h t in tho contn^ of the BLACKBURN MARKET HOUSE is a Ca ' - th a t can supply your every need
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