1930 Payment Voucher

This payment voucher from 1930 was brought in to us by Retta Thompson. It belonged to her father, Johnston Hill who farmed north of Eatonia. The following excerpt is from “A Past To Cherish” History of Royal Canadian, Newcombe, Eatonia Laporte.

“By 1919, Eatonia came into being, just 6 1/2 miles south, so it quickly became the local shopping centre and a place to haul grain. The October stock market crash, in 1929, started things on a downward trend. Wheat was worth 81 1/2¢ a bushel on October 26, 1929. By November 20, 1930, Johnston Hill hauled a wagon load of No. 3 wheat, (65.20 bushels) to town; dockage was 1.20 bushels and he got 23 1/2 cents per bushel, making a total of $15.00 for the load. Prices became even lower in 1932, ranging from 13 1/2 cents to 19 cents.

Johnston Hill died in March 1931 at the age of 58.