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Perhaps the attitude I took at 1 county council re teachers salaries .: Would be better understood if I gavell same further expression of my con- i viction of the attitude I believe welf should take towards this question. 1 As a member of the council I felt: some expression should be given and : some plan undertaken to deal with 1 the situation, but no opening appeau 1 ed in sight. I would not assume to j __, "` have the knowledge to deal with and J propose a cure for this world trouble, ` and still as a member of only a small `T legislative body, I feel no person` should sit down and assume it as none. of his business, because I feel it is` the most serious business depression!` that any Government has had to cope? with-. For the past twenty years there has been a continual new and more e.\pen.~tl\`e standard of living be-; ing adopted, with increased salaries? and we might add, increased graft,i and I believe the standards set up; whereby the average laborer could go to his work in his own car appeal- ed to them, and not them alone, but: to the great masses as approaching` an ideal system whereby labor was coming to its own. 'l'hr- rvrnnt. war nml nod war r'nn(li- v sou. We are living in a large agricul-l` `_ "'.u-21.1 county with 21 goodly proportion ` `of urban population, and I believe ` our county council should be serious- =1y considering plans that will assist us far as possible the conditions we are going to be faced with in the near future. I Immm um will nd nnv nrnvm-n- " III) L \IlJ\l The anniversary services will be `held on Sept. 6th, `instead of Aug. 30th, as the speakers from Toronto could not be present on the earlier date. Services at 11 a.m. and 7.30 The Algon C-lub met at the home of Mrs. Crittenden on Aug. 4th, with an attendance of 12. The HEX!` meeting will be on Sept. 1st, at 2.30- p.m., at Mrs. Wm. Hutchinson s.l After the meeting Mrs... Cxtittenden served tea under the trees. __ ... 1 `rs . ., n-n____| acxvcu uuu -.un.u.. V..- ........... Mr. Thorley and Miss Annie Thor- ley, Mr. Thompson and sister, of Clarkson, and Mr. and Mrs. David Shelswell and two sons spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jas._Shels\vel1. would come to her possiblf, ordinary production capacity and the worm markets would be lled and whoa: in Winnipeg would be 55:: per bushel. I have often quoted this article dur- ing the past years, when farmers hav- said, We will never have cheap wheat again. r\,, , ..___._ I _.___-_L L1- _:L....H,... . v -u.-... -.5...... Once more I repeat. the situation- is serious enough to demand a com plete revision of our whole economic system. Backwards we hesitate to turn, but a balanced budget, as near- ly as possible, is a national and pri- vate necessity. I hope no one infers . that I believe any of our people , should go hungry, cost what it will, , tax capital and labor if necessary to . meet our urgent demands. 1 hope t the members of the county council 3 will read this, and perhaps in tear- ; ing it to pieces, we may nd some- thing thwt will as nearly as possible . meet the needs of the situation. 1 :1 sincerely hope this attitude will look 1. foolish and unnecessary before an- ; other ve years roll around, but one C thing is sure, if we get down to g strict economy and find times greatly '1- improved, we lcan get extravagant n very easily. No doubt you have 0 noticed the C.N.R. have decided on .f a ten per cent. cut under certain ,_. conditions on all salaries of $3,600 or ,1 over. This is only playing with the 11 job and again the taxpayer paysthe ,n , Shot. l ' `PI? 1- n,,,,_3,.-_I In Jasper you can step from a picturesque and luxurious lounge into sports and ad- ventures that cannot be duplicated anywhere else on the continent. @ANA1)1Aiif NATICDNAL ` -the press around the corner. I have made a practice of reading some of our commercial papers and generally, as they quote bank presidents, life insurance officials, heads of commercial institu-` tions ,leaders of governments, college professors and others, taking the platform and using the press to justify means that were being used to inflate prices and in reality they were only colossal combines that have` failed. I could mention the name of one of the greatest acknowledged statisticians who quite recently said all that was wrong was, we required more advertising. Many of these wise men can write interesting articles on the situation, and my judgment is that they are completely at sea with- out a rudder. I believe the 1T18.tt(.`1 is so serious that it demands action and not all talk. For a starting point I would have our Dominion Government make a straight cut of 25 per cent. of all salaries, under their control, starting with Sir Henry Thornton, all civil servants, M.P.'3, judges, and without an exception, carry it right through. Let the Pro- vincial Government do the same and the county and municipality will fol- low suit, hydro not exempted. Then let our business concerns do lll\'O\\ l':c. Right here the public has good rea- son for serious fault nding. for too many of our business concerns Zl'(c loaded with a staff of high salaried men. I was going to say deadheaas, but to be mild, the salaries are away above the services rendered. If we would do something of this kind, and say on October 1st, the cost of living was down 25 per cent, you would do much to restore condence. I. notice where a member of the Ger- man Government said the other day, when commenting on the Hoover plan, that condence as between nations was the greatest necessity to return to normal conditions. I would make the legal in`er--st on mortgages, notes and all standing indebtedness, 4 per cent. Again I say. restore confidence and get. some where. t'.........I.`...v.,.no is kc.inn- nivnll tn ,1t is unreasona Ito go on eithe nnaintaining` ou` `-salaries to one `other class, wh cut sixty per ( would commen `their different employment, bl done. Let us not by taxing giving up som `still have a v. ftshould be one `to what we cal plied ourselves lour door and ' {graft and be ?best services with the possi shoulder the b I would not a blue ruin, but of farm prodt siderably lowe in the past fo` taxation is vz possibility of l general cost c ;ducts is lower `and interest cl ,of line, and 2 four people ai goaded to still it is impossible we going to s see this cond still worse; ju the job is too a governmen government- _arrive at whz `sary to save t from being ev Some are beit cial penalties away e\'erythi situation is s( action. The does not suit there should 1: body to who peal where f: cd and justict i Vail. \X'n t\\0r\ ll`. Golf on a championship course with towering moun- tains hemming in the horizon. Ride over Indian trails through a country of overpowering beauty. Or swim in the heated pool . . . play tennis . . . amuse your- self in your own way. From ]asper continue on to the u'.oast,seeing mighty Mt. Robson and the wonder cizics of the Pacic-Van- couver, Victoria, Prince Rupert- with their inevi- table suggestion of a trip through the scenic Inside Passage to Alaska. Fare from Vancouver, Vic toria or Seattle to Skagway and return, $90, including meals and berth. Magni cent steamm-9- All nnrni:-Io, BAILWCK $73 -__- HICEIS anu Dert. Nlagnlnr cent steamers. All outside o-nnon n Full information, illustrated booklets, etc., from any Agent of Canadian National Railways. AYES? W. J. Cunningham, Reeve of .'-\1liston. The Northern Advance Alliston Reeve Urges Strict Economy; Would Have All Salaries Cut by Twe11ty-f1ve Per Cent. 9&9- EUSO uestroyeu. The brethren elected to ll the various offices of Minerva Lodge, A.F. & A.M., Stroud, for 1881, are! as follows: V.W. Bro. R. King (Bar-' rie), W.M.; W. Bro. John Campbell, I.P.M.; Bro. G. O. Dolmage, S.W.; `Bro. John Leonard, J.W.; Bro. Met- calf, Chaplain; Bro. A. Leonard Treasurer; Bro. W. Cummer, Secre- tary; Bro. Geo. Stott, Tyler; Bro. R. Scott, S.D.; Bro. W. W. Wilson, J.D.; Bro. R. G. McCraw, I.G.; Bro. S. Maneer, S.S.; Bro. Mark Webb J.S.; Bro. Francis Willmot, D. of C. The following members of the Barlfe Rie Association competed at the Ontario Associzvion matches in Toronto last week: Lieut. Ewan, Staff Sergeants Shanacy and Rogers, Sergeants Sproule and McIntyre, and Corporal Dunn. The Barrie marks- men were successful in the following matches: McDonald Match, Rogers, 80 points; Dunn 29. Affiliated: Ewan, 43. Gilmore: Ewan, 30; Dunn, 28. Gordon: Ewan, 89; Rogers, 87; Shanacy, 79. Czowski. Ewan, 57; Sproule, 51. Maiden Stakes: Mclntyre, 28. Lieut. Ewan [stood fourth in the grand aggregate. weex. A Toronto shing party on Laksr Simcoe landed 153 bass and were Ihome again in eight hours. .Tnm=:<, thp Rpntnn anairisf. ant -mus season. The town is enveloped in a thick smoke, caused by the numerous busn res raging on every side in the ad- jacent towns-hips. In Vespra tne res are having full sway. Last night re was raging ercely on the townline from Minesing Station to the 6th, and the buildings on the Brenmer farm were all destroyed. Colwel1's mill at Colwell Station was` also destroyed. 'l"hn hvrathrnn elected tn ll the `HOIIIB agam U1 Elgllb IIUUIS. Jones, the Beeton apairist, got 330,000 lbs. of honey from his hives ! H15: :4:-:a_=nn_ The thermometer has been hover- ing_aroui1d 100 in the shade all VVEBK. A 'I`n1nnn+n -Gal-\{nn no1~4-11 an Toln. Man. The Electric Light Department has thrown out the old Wheelock engine and will instal a new one, conse- quently there will be no street light- ing till Monday. A quiet wedding was solenmizeu at the home of Wm. Knupp, Minesing, on Aug. 21st, when his daughter, Rose Winnifred, was united in mar- riage to Mr. Truman Williams, drug- gist, of Penetanguishene. Up to August 24th, 12,538 from n..+.,n.;n u'nr\1' we;-t. on the harvesters Mrs. J. H. Hunter left. this week to join her husband, who has accepu ed a position in Portage la Prairie, K/Tan Eu?) 'I`'.-\. glb, U1 1'::|u;\au5un 2 Ontario went west : excursions. Our Economic Situation Needs Drastic Measures] I c-u.-, Billy (who caught his father k ing the maid): Watcha doing, 6 kissing the maid `I Fathe1':JBring me my glasses, 5 Days 2: Yore H TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO FIFTY YEARS AGO Faulty Vision ,1,. 1.:_ 1 ONTARIO DEPARTMENT of HIGHWAYS This rule is important at all times, but especially so. at dusk and at night. At such times, no matter how careful the driver of a car is, he may not see you until he is very near to you and it may be impos- sible for him to stop in time to avoid inicting serious injury. . . . Faee the Traffic Should he swerve to avoid hitting you, though you may escape injury others may be hurt. Of the 524 fatalities on the highways of Ontario last year a large number were caused by persons walking with rather than against traic. 24m, Lz,D.5a .I.ru1u . on CUlHlHg lU ILS OVVII. 'l`he great war and post war condi- tions created a demand that main- tained this supposed-to-be ideal con- dition. (There could be columns written just here, but that_is not the object). :"~low we are beginning to realize we were only living in dream- land, the structure that has been created not by any one class, but by general C0nSL`Il is being weighed in the balance and will not stand the test. Over-production of everything we grow or manufacture is world- wide. As Canadians, we are first, agriculturalists, and if the farm does not prosper, anything of prosperity dreamed of from any business source is only camouflage. The average farmer to-day cannot realize oiie- half for his products he did two years ago. He is still paying the high rate of interest and his cost of living is only lowered a trifle. I have read the appeals of different classes or labor demanding strenuously and presenting good arguments that they cannot and should not be asked to live on anything less than the stand-' ards of a year ago. Ircfer to claims of different labor organiza-` tioiis, civil servants, teachers, nurses,`- doctors, lawyers, salesmen and many others whose claims sound reasonable. But let us be fair; the farmer's iii- come is cut in two and in many cases much more, but to start and get somewhere, we will call it one- half of what it was. His income is cut-why not yours ? In sheer des- peration I know a great many are holding on and they are being coax- ed and goaded by a long list of men in comfortable positions, drawing good salaries or living on past. pro- fits, to hold on, good times are just around the . ,.the articlesl is} Pro-, fol-`, Thenf ili\'O\\'lL`v:.. too_ Zlh.-' away` we` ano` living" notes, u - 3...: )'UIl'.Ul' klllu U16 IllUClldlllC5 'ol1'B SH./Llllg idle, lookzng at their machinery rust- `mg away, while one hundred men `are doing the work which one Diu- chinc could do. This docsn t appeal to us as progressive industry. Tree conditions as they exist to-day are so lserious as to demand that for the present we are willing to adjust our `selves to the coiiditions as they are, gcut out many trills that appear to be necessities, employ all the la-bor that is possible and still make a life-sav- illlg effort to produce a balanced bud- iget or make both ends meet. I see ,no hope of any change in the near li`uture,_as the prices for this years crop_ will be mualrih lower thgin any previous year. y go on orrow- ing, creating more debt and graduav ly becoming so involved that the spirit of hope dies and the breeding gtigltitrg of hate and spite is easiiy There have been many schemes started to maintain inated prices for different commodities such rubber, coffee, sugar and wheat. These have all failed, and the result is our prices are depressed much ,farther than they would have been had orderly marketing methods been followed. The western farmer has beeii refused a pegged price for his grain, and I believe this is right, but L;`C:*;t:;,:"b:::; xi; Bias; t 1,, 2 r a e ii- terest. Come down to the market price of your job, or your product, lwhatever it is, or else give the farin- `er one dollar for his wheat. I be- llievc the time is ripe for all our legislative bodies from our municipal council to the Dominion Government `to take some action along lines suggested, or some better plan, but ,`It is unreas_onable_and unpardonable `go _on_ either fincreasing lordeven :!TlEl]I1'a1I 1lI1g` our ormer stancar s or class and taxing an- `ot1h[ei'iclass, whoset intcome isalreaogi c sxty cen ., 0 pay iem. commend our government for schemes to help un- but much more must be Let_ show our sympathy, not taxing some one else, but by giving something ourselves. We wonderful country and of the first to return ltowhat call normal, if we all ap- to the task that is at ?our weed out all forms of graft willing to render our best st%rvices mic? i3) keepig wi 1 e possi l`l ies o ose w o burden of our taxation. assume the attitude of remember the prices products generally are con- lower than at any period forty years, while our ve times higher, with no being lowered, and the general of manufactured pro- ducts is lowered only a trie. Rent and charges are entirely out` of as I mentioned before. our are being coaxed and pay the old price, and for them to pay. Are stand as onlookers and condition get worse am: just pass it on and say big for us or that it is government job. You are the governmcnt-do your part. Let us arrive whatever action neces- sary thousands of our people evicted from their homes. is i l l i being asked to sign nan- penalties everytliing. so serious as to demand ordinary course of law the extreme case and be a commission or some whom a person could ap- facts would be consider- justice, rather than law, pre- practically _ signing 5 I again repeat the I Why take _a chance? I-ION. LEOPOLD MACAULAY, MIN ISTER OF HI-C;nHWAYS kiss- dad, cjriii}}Ek"i0iB'gA_a3s names`:-A Phone E91. 1929 STANDARD COUPE . . . . . ..$325.00 1930 FORD COUPE . . . . . . . . . . . ..$475.00 1930 COUPE-Rumb1e Seat . . . . ..$485.00 1930 ROADSTER-Rumb1e Seat . .$435.00 1929 FOR SPORT COUPE . . . . . . .$360.00 1929 FORD SPORT COUPE . . . . .$375.00 1929 DE LUXE SPORT COUPE . .$375.00 1929 ROADSTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275.00 1927 STAR LIGHT DELIVERY . .$190.00 2 FORDSON TRAGTORS (re-con-ditioned) USED CARS of country roads `lit;-11op't:`];a,rr1;. .1356. '1`-I-EURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1931. rulu gut auxin: Unemployment is being aired to to-day and many propositions are be-` nothing but the capitalist`s gold and ing put forth. The socialist can see he wants it and without a price, but: if he could conscript all the gold he` has his eye on, how long would it last carrying out the extreme and un- workable propositions he advocates '3 The determined attitude of labor is,: no change in price per hour. We will; accept a short day or a short weekl averaging from a four-hour day to eight, and the week from two days to ve. n IIULC. v uu. agricul- t S of `t 1 ly 1 `_ going 1 1 I believe we will nd any govern- 1 ment ready to act on any suggested `~ course that will help the situation (they may not feel inclined to lower their own salaries, but we will see to that). Perhaps I should give one If this D1311 W115 f01l0wt}d..real reason why I assume this atti- and say adopt. a three-day week withi tu(1C_ I believe it was in the grain nn nin~l1t..linn1` rlnv. and thereby f:lV(!;1-mnm in 1924 when wheat was g2_()o and `adopt tm'<>0-mw \\'t*L'~ \Hw1tuue. 1 oeueve it was In Lnc gram an eight,-hour day, and thereby givmboom in 1924 when $2.00 work to 21 double Shift Of men for and over, there appeared in one of 311 ind115tYY: the man who `3b1`$ `the milling journals an article, I haw the farm is 311313 9-W-19`-1_ t0 th9,not the author's name now, but in same. U10 D1311 'Yk~`7 Wt t0 mC1`93-=9`commenting on the high prices went the COST, Of production to the farmenion to Show the rate of consumption Which is 311?-`ady at 1935`; 60 P91` C9N_ -- production and stated that it wa:` above the value thm is put on h1=.on1y a matter of time mm] Russia 5 Cllllll.` (101110 UU. 11115 (100511 E appeal e us 0 conditions -lserious 11 willing yiselves conditions ni cut out e necessities, labor g] is and still l-= ing :,lget sino change the y`future, as prices e` crop will much than e previous Why borrow- :- ground started. "l`l-\nv-n lmnvn lnonn wmnu anlxnamcm products by a world market. The re- ' `suit is he cannot buy; he must not buy or else go into bankruptcy and 7 instead of being a producer, support- ing himse`lf and his family, he be- comes another burden on the state. `If we adopted a general move on ' something of the above plan, _we have not done anything toward lowering the cost of living and the farmer s ex- penses are the same and his income 35 per cent. of the cost of produc- tion. I believe the most important _knowledge for our people to get u` established in their minds is that we mhavc come to changed world condi- s'tion.<, brought about by so many I causes that we would not attempt to yenumerate them. As Anglo-Saxons, {we believe in a continual develop- I ment of industry by scientic and inventive genius being applied and still more vigorously applied, and like the salmon which still keep ;pressing on up the stream, so we be- lii,'\".'(l we could go on forever. Per- haps we will, and we all hope so, but for the present many contracts `are being let with the stipulation that hand labor must be used and the in- venior and the mechanics are sitting - idle, at rust- -iing hundred -`arc s do. 'a tn 11: ac nvnurpccivp 1'nrln.:h*v W`-tn