Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-12-05

peditionary force in record time, was finishing a
fourroom apartment, with bath, every hour, HIS
apartment houses were much like the environment
buildings at the army camps in Canada aud the
United States. and housing accommodations were
soon ready for 5000 people.
These various forms of temporary relief caused
the expenditure Of about 100000, and whiie
this imperative task was being performed pans
were formulated for the rebuilding of the dew
astated area, the settlement OF Chains anu '0
care Of dependents.
The Canadian government, after receiving 1uiI
reports of the property losses and the needs OF
Halifax for permanent pensions, refonslhs' et'"
announced that although no legal ilahlIi'y fes'eu
upon the crown, nevertheless the explosion was
an incident of the great war which had zone
enormous damage to Halifax and its environs ana
for which Halifax was In no may to blame. steAn'.
ers loaded with great cargoes of explosives sousht
Halifax harbor to secure convoy across the Az
lantie to the seat of war. and In numerous IN
stances the people Of the city whose homes 'ao
been destroyed did not even know that the! were
living on the edge of Il volcano. In view OF the
fact that the French steamship Mont Bl'hc was
"usins the harbor In pursuance or the common
purpose of the allied nations In carrying on 'he
war. !" the Canadian government determined 10 pay
nil legitimate property losses and establish n pen
sion fund to care for those made dependent by the
dis,stcr, The sum Of 100000 had already been
appropriated. hut an additional sum or S''N"""
was Mt once placed mt the disposal of the stricken
CITY and the Halifax relief commission was ap'
pointed md given extraordinary powers TO expeno
tbe money and afford the necessary rehef.
The commission. consisting OF T. sherman hog
ers. X. c., chairman; Judge William her'ara
wallace and Frederick Luther Fowke. with Ralph
p. Bell MS secretary, has been hard ut work TOT
months strengthening out the tangled affairs OF
the devastated district, paying claims Tor da''-
ages. erecting new homes and providing perma-
nent pensions for those who were made dependent.
Tho hrond powers Of the commission were granted
nv two orders in council and by an act OF the
Nova Scotia legislature. There were so man!
co,np,,catcd matters to settle that the commits
s,oners were empowered to use their own JUG
ment In settling individual claims, In awarding
pensions, In expanding NIL the money contributed
with the exception Of special sums donated fof
ccrtn,n purposes, and In replanning and rebuild
Ing the devastated area.
Through the generosity Of the Canadian gov
eminent, every individual who lost his homf
valued ut not more than $1,000. has already hao
or Is having built for him. free Of charge. n new
home better than the one destroyed by the blast
Claims exceeding $1,000 arc being settled by tht
commissioners, and over 10000 claims for house
hold and personal effects have alrendy been paid
Five hundred people are receiving permanent pen
sions and disability allowances.
The Halifax relief commission. upon tnklni
Office. secured the services Of n ~trst.class hrfn o
architects. and also employed n t"wn.plnnn'n
adviser. There was n splendid chance to put owe
a town planning scheme. INTELLECTUALLY ma on
erw,se, that would he II credit to both Halifax nm
10 Canada, and the commission did not overloo
the opportunity confronting t.. One th0'is'n
homes. not only thoroughly practical, hut hcnut
ful, have been planned by the architects, me-
streets and avenues have been Ind out IN IN
devastated urea and the rcplann'ng and rebai''
inn progra,n Ia hcing Carried out with the 'ue
; Of mixing Halifax more beautiful than ever.
Months ago contracts were let f"r ~" nv
|, which were to he completed hrl"re w'n,'r nv u
This work hns hccn dane and the remaining nc
mnnent homes needed nre nIso under way. tn
. new house. are artistic In design. and n mar