Heimskringla - 11.02.1942, Blaðsíða 5

WINNIPEG, 11. FEBR. 1942
HEIMSKRINGLA
5. SÍÐA
years, twenty years, even forty
years later, be able to say hon-
estly and truthfully that I had
overcome the handicap of my
failure. Having firmly made
up my mind what I would do,
I found it very easy to walk
over from Wesley College to
Manitoba College and shake
hands with my good friend
Eldon R. Siddall, who was
awarded the scholarship. I
oongratulated him not in a
perfunctory but in a sincere
manner. I did more, I invited
him to have dinner with me for
which I paid out of my meagre
savings. It is easy to dio that
when you know that you have
reached a decision which noth-
ing on earth can shake — a
decision to overcome the handi-
cap of temporary defeat.
And so I would say this. You
wil'l find that on the average
you will more often meet with
failure than success. You will
more often suffer disappoint-
ment than exult in achieve-
ment. You will more often have
to endure sorrow than rejoice
in reai happiness. But if, when
you fail, you resolve to start
again with (increased deter-
mination, your very failure
may become an asset. When
you suffer disappointment you
must gird yourself with re-
newed energy and press on;
your disappointment will then
become the foundation upon
which you build your future
achievements. And if it should
fall to your lot to have to en-
dure sorrow, sorrow which
cuts to the innermost depths
of your heart, you must try to
realize that your loss, grievous
though it be, is but an infini-
tesimal speck in that larger
Plan whiöh you and I do not
understand—that larger Plan,
which we know, in the sum
total, is good. If you can do
that then your sorrow may—
shall I steel myself to say—
may become a blessing, at
least, in the beyond, if not
here.
There is only one message I
want to leave with you. W.hen
you meet with defeat you may,
by the strength of your God-
given qualities of mind, be able
to wrest from it an abiding
victory. If I can bring that
message home to you, then
this evening w'hich you have
so kindly devoted to me, will
not be an entire waste.
than when you had a pair of
overalls, an old sweater, a pair
of moccasins or rubbers on
your feet, and a gun on your
shoulder; wading through the
sloughs and pot-holes in the
Lundar district duck shooting.
You always went out after
maximum results, and when
your bag of birds was the larg-
est, or equal to that of anyone
with you, you were satisfied;
but if you were a little behind,
there was always a pot-hole or
two where you had lost some-
thing; and you usually found it.
About your competitive spirit
there is not any doubt. Wheth-
er it was in your profession,
games, or other competitions,
you always gave your best.
When you won, you took for
granted that was as it should
be. When you lost, you took
it with a smile—but you al-
ways began to analyze and
make a research as to the
causes, and to reinforce the
weak spots. You never took a
loss as a defeat; but simply as
a temporary set back towards
ultimate victory; therein, as al-
ways, s’howing the true British
spirit.
When I was on my back last
summer, you visited me. I
appreiciated that, and I also ap-
preciated when you bluffed me
so beautifully that day; but
this evening we will not be al-
lowed to reminisce old times.
I came here this evening to
express to you, on behalf of
myselif and my family, our
heartiest congratulations on
your appointment to a position
you had made up your mind
years ago you were going to
attain, and one I know you will
fill with distinction and honor
to yourself, and that you will
be a credit to the Judiciary of
this Province and of Canada.
I have, however, one regret
—that your life partner, one of
the greatest women Canada
has ever produced, is not here
to rejoice with us in your hour
of triumph.
Paul Reykdal
possibilities in the new district, industry for many years, I am
he packed up his effects on in a position to know that any
horse drawn wagons and drove time there were problems to be
his cattle, pioneer style, to solved or counsels to be sought
Winnipegosis, where he arrived in any matter pertaining to the
after a full week’s travel. This fishing industy, Walter Lindal
was in the early spring of 1901. was the unanimous choice of
His son, our guest of honor, I the fishermen. They always
was then a talented and ambi- 'felt that he was one of them,
tious young lad of only four- snd that he understood their
teen years. The first year in [ problems and was always ready
the settlement this lad attend-jto render service and assist-
ed the local sdhool. The second ance.
MR. G. F. JONASSON’S
address at Testimonial Dinner
in honor of Judge W. J. Lindal,
Friday, February 6, 1942
TO W. J. LINDAL
February 6, 1942
Mr. Chairman,
Walter Lindal,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a pleasiure to take part
in a friendly gathering where
you, Walter, are the guest of
'honor, and which is held in
view of your recent appoint-
ment to the Benoh.
What are the necessary
qualifications for the appoint-
ment of a Judge? The late Sir
John A. MacDonald once ans-
Wered tlhis question as follows:
“In the first piace, the man
must be a gentleman; and if he
knows a little about the law,
that is all to the good.”
In the first place, Walter,
you are a gentleman. In the
second place, you know the
law, and in the third place, you
are a true, loyal Britisher. So
fhere is no doubt as to your
qualifications.
But it is Walter Linda-1 the
individual that I wish to dis-
cuss. As an individual, you
have done your duty by your
fellow men, your community
and your country.
You have always looked
upon yourself as one of the
common people from where
you sprung and amongst whom
you will always feel at home. I
have never seen you happier
Mr. Chairman,
Honored Guest,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Tonight it is proposed to
take our guest of honor apart,
so to speak. To lay him on the
table and look at his various
constituent parts. Perhaps I
should rather say that his life
is to be divided into epochs, to
be dealt with by different
speakers, selected for the sake
of their acquaintance with the
particular period with which
they will deal.
I have accordingly been ask-
ed to speak to him and extend
felicitations on behalf of the
fishing industry of Manitoba,
and to speak of him in the days
of his youth when he was lay-
ing the foundation for his bril-
liant career, the crowning
qvent of whiöh we are celebrat-
ing here this evening. In order
to do this subject justice I find
it necessary to reminisce a bit.
In the year of 1898 tlhe Can-
adian National Railways com-
pleted a branch line from Dau-
phin to the village of Winni-
peigosis, which was then in the
process of formation. The com-
pletion of t'his road opened up
! a large area rich in fish, timber
jand furs. It was also quite
well suited for ranching and
mixed farming. This area at-
tracted the attention of many
aggressive and ambitious Ice-
landers in the province, among
them Jacob Lindal, the father
of our guest of honor, who was
then living on a farm at Fox
warren. Hearing about the
year he took a job in a saw-
mill. During this time he be-
came very much interested in
the work of the fishermen and
after a while gave up his job in
fhe sawmill to join their ranks.
Let us remember that these
were days of pioneering in the
fishing industry as well. Gas
boats were unknown at that
time and the row boats used
required a great deal more
skill and seamanship to navi-
gate than is now necessary
where power driven boats are
the common conveyance.
Young Walter Lindal was
quick in mastering the techni-
que of a successful fisherman
and in 1905 he was invited to
join J. Ingram, who was a very
capable and successful fisher-
man, as an equal partner. This
promising partnership had not
lasted long when Mr. Ingram
was taken seriously ill and had
to go to a hospital, leaving the
burden of responsibility en-
tirely upon the shoulders of
his young partner. The spring
season of that year and the
following fall season, during
both of whiöh young Lindal
was entirely in öharge of oper-
ations, were so successful that
after all expenses for Mr. Ing-
ram’s hospital and doctor’s
cares had been deducted there
were still $600.00 to be divided
equally.
As an example of Mr. Lin-
dal’s seamanship and the true
fisherman’s pride in his boat
and equipment, I would like to
mention that the boat which he
operated during these seasons,
named the “Sir Wilfred Laur-
ier”, was according to Lindal’s
version at least, the 'fastest
sail boat on the lake at that
time. This belief, however was
öhallenged by a new boat, and
prizes were put up. In the race
that followed, Lindal’s boat
outsailed the other in a short
time and brought home the
prize. This little incident, in-
significant as it may seem, is
öharacteristic of the man that
was then in the making. Am-
bition, earnestness, self-confi-
dence, complete willingness to
öhallenge any opponent, no
matter how formidable, in the
belief of the righteousness of
his cause and ultimate victory.
But young Lindal was not
destined to remain an ordinary
fisherman. A calamity befell
him but this too turned out to
be a stepping stone toward fur-
ther success. The great phy-
sical and mental strain upon
him, while carrying the load of
two men during the fishing
seasons referred to before,
proved too muoh. At the close
of the latter season he was
brought home from the lake on
a stretcher, and advised by a
doctor to stay away from the
lake for at least a year. That
fall he entered college here in
Winnipeg, somewhat broken in
health with $300.00 as his. en-
tire capital. But the fisher-
man’s luck was still witih him.
During that and successive
years he earned söholarships
which made it possible for him
to complete his college career.
But although Mr. Lindal was
thus forced out of the fishing
industry by t'he turn of events
spoken of, he never lost inter-
est in that business, and has al-
ways been a great friend and
adviser to the fishermen. As
one associated with the fishing
During the last 12 years Mr.
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tion for his community interest,
Lindal and I have heen associ- for his fine intellectual qualities
ated to the extent of sharing
tlhe same office and I know that
I speak the sentiments of my
staff when I say that we shall
all miss him very much from
our midst. During this time I
have had ample opportunity to
become well acquainted with
Mr. Lindal. As a representa-
tive here tonight of t’he fisihing
industry, I am safe in saying
that it is no surprise to us that
he has now received recogni-
and sound judgment, which he
has always exercised in deal-
ing with his fellow men. Whiíe
tihe fishing industry has lost
tihe services of a friend and a
good counsel, who will be great-
ly missed, neverthless, Judge
Lindal, it aiffords rne great
pleasure tonight on behalf of
your many fishermen friends,
whom you have so well served,
to extend to you our congratu-
lations on your splendid
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