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d 250. ore m The Main Building. »-X5zfi»ii.< in the main building my >ii§n>l'i<>[' to anything ever :e fair in Lindsay before. \vimlw lower half of the 32:1; is take-n up with the pr0d~ u .iw farm and garden. Flow: ~ insion cover a large stand ”h! of the great room, and‘ :;, :Eu- sweet smeling bloom 2531' and makes th eatmos- . pir-vaxum to the visitor. The _- .3 ~ .‘Il'r‘ of enormous size and f"".’? ..;; >how is delicious. Niost 'in- gaging was done yesterday af- "-.-u.»:: in the main building, and axiw carried off the prizes have wan. in“ .41“... that cannot be sur- ,3 1:; Uzmu'io. Those who have w ;- ' :' 752w main building are very Key; '.-.:’3: what they have to show gwg-iw who \‘iSit this most im- uml know that it will : gr '4? >1ii‘gri'i5¢: to those who were ir‘i. your. to see the great er t0 of Mr. C; cl'ediiiable; ”aid to b “nub nrm has also a very handsome :héplay of carpets, dress gOOdS: cloth- mg and furs. The greater portioHof the exhibit. though, is composed 0‘ a fine array of carpets. Mr. H Brim- !I'Iell and Mr. B. Seatle are ”3901”: we for the splendid manner in which these goods are arrayed. Horn’s Woollen Milis. One begins to feel tired 3-8 they gist the nice clean white W001!” m A - - One 1 building aar. instz-ucwr insect pwzs a 1400 specimens Ir-rflies, cate-rpi rrything from ' Xplain 381!‘ n this o-xhi .‘ihibiti«.-!1 is Dd rndvzn'o. at rid of [in M r. Reed, B.S.A., Wr-r 0:: thy West side of the build- ili‘.’ IM‘th wf thc side entrance is the “Wit Iwlnnging to the Agricultural V‘c__ â€"-vâ€"- w- 'vam (iv. elph underwthe direction Mn! lbw], assisted by Mr. L. Cae- g.) '. .An'fl'h’tnr in fungus diseases and wt Inf-rs at the college. Some n t that they hey arrive a ’- which is 1] Carter. Th1 charge to 3515‘ yvul‘ than last, cannot be plac- rti in m.- samv class with Lindsay win-ll is claimed to be the third best :3; Ontario. Toronto and Ottawa be. 5:»: supt-l‘lol‘. The, merry-go-round usual does a big business, and the :;u~ic (if the organ gives the exhibi- {on ti)» rml holiday tinge. Gram-1 mum) ham and there and all over, playing all of the latest hits of the gawk pianos in the main building ml in the lyceum playing the latest g-iqssival selections, also add color to :31» gay seem and liven up the visitor, w,» perhaps has not been in the cen- g.‘ of such gayety for some time. Many of those in the back country :~:z?21in (ill their farms all year round; : make it a point to come to town 1m ext Boxall 8:. Matthie. west side of the byfldjgg a array 0f stoves 'of the best 9411 that Messrs. Boxall 8: pv«:ixz:~ns of bugs, beetles, but- -‘ xsutvrpillars, and in fact ev- n: frum the? common fly to the irm in the province is shown s w:{§:z:)n.. The object of this :i~:. i< m instruct the farmers l'irzik't)? {0 tcaCh them how tO‘ a: Ihvsv pests. Mr. Reed dud .mur :m‘ both there at the ser- f a}! who Visit the building, to :12’3'rhing the enauirer would ms been to show that he has ling to meet all requirements Hum prices The exhibit up by Mr. E. A. Edwards, 88' I MI Joseph Best, who Will trge during the fair. Dundas Flavelles. Mr. B. J. Gough. )Z 1flr' ‘Xhibits in the main 1. 3:1 1}: is drawing cons de - 1111 1.11 110111 the visitors to the 111 31111ndid show of gents $43 bv Mr B. J. Gough, the 1‘ 1111 1111 r. Sample boys’ suits 111' :111' styles and prices are‘ 1~11- and the aim of Mr. is bet 11 to show that he has ”1‘5 to “199?. a” ronl‘nromanfa Merry-goâ€"Round, Side-Shows, Do Rushing Business. LARGE CROWDS IN TOWN 111' 7;;3; ywnr's Lindsay Central Exhi- ggwn was mw of the most successful V”. ho-M, in point of attendance, ex- m, and amusements. Whrn omw inside everything is bus- , and noise and it reminds one of .. Turnnto Exhibition, only on a; )gnc‘l' soak. Of course the Peter- mix'. altlmugh it was much better Was One of the Best Ever} Held 1' LINDSAY (5mm WAS @513 mummy I about y see before them at the Woollen Mill under the dircetionu he displa'y is very FIRST YEAR * enquirer would agriculture and .Boxall the Agricultural was much better Viz-:15} m puuucub uuulrs. 11118 W: Just as one enters the mam door duplicity extreme. is at the south end of the building, the Sir Wilfrid Laurier posed as tl re first exhibit that strikes the eye is “Champion of Provincial Rights [1 Wm. Warren. This gentleman will against Sir Charles Tripper in 1891 be there all day, willing to answer Yet in 1895 in establishing Saskatcm any questions and pleased to give his wan and Alberta 35 PFOVinCBS, Si callers information as to the selection Wilfrid deliherately trampled uncle of a piano or sewing machine. f0:t 11'0““ch fights} and 111W titih . , vo’ es 0 re resen a ives rom a o ‘6 Sylvester M {2 Co. ‘ , parts” of Cfnada, robbed the new Pro All along the east. Side of the mam - _ , . in‘ces of the rights accorded Province: 131”!de stretches the 18’8"? dlsl’lay under the British North America Act Of agricultural implements and other By the voice and vote of servile mem- machinery, made by' the Sylvester Berg of Pin-figment from other Pro. M’f’g Co. of town; Everything that vinees he eng‘raf‘t'edibr'all time Separ. [ is necessary for the modern farm ate Schools in sgskgtchewm' and Al‘- ' seems to have been brought before berfiad He should have allowed the ' the public. The, reputation of Sylj new Provinces to determine“ their own veste'r’s for their line of goods is well system of schools. . known and similar" displays are being ‘Hfls, Sir Wilfrid .another‘ "secret’ shown at different tan fairs thisyw- deal,” regarding that portion of Kee- Mr. Dougall Sinclair. , Watm to be added next y ear to Mam- ‘ - toba; but which is“ now administeredI The shed on the north side of the a . . ‘ under the laws of Saskatcheiang grounds, in full View Of the Pubhc “8 6. Criminals and Election Crooks they pass along the roadway. to the must not be retained in the public grandstand; amt iri- 8* ‘QW‘hew serhce. Jackson; of Oxford, draws the splendid exhibit of We 0“ yearly from the pockets of the people- gans and sewingrmigfiglw. Mr of Canada thousands of dollars. He 1the farmers can comemthoutbm annually meeives more than my jostled by the large: Mm'honesthgm workinghnn‘erscan me Mr. Dougal Wot-”1],“; m. . ' oi; inaififetune.‘ Why no hound m . several mmmfim MR hke hm 1%“ WM» .rer : ~ ' ' ~ ‘mw timed and‘rromotefiffsm they! .‘._~v u w IVI sIIU nllU’L After inspecting the dis 1;; s in the of Election Crooks of any elass. . end of the building thepviiitor in .5. National and Proynnclal Rights making his way for the main door. 'to be Respected. Despite Sll‘ Wilfrid walking between long rows of exhiba Laurier’s hermc decimation, quoting ‘its from the ~farm and garden, from Shakespeare 1n T030”, that he is attracted by the handsome :‘No Italian Priest shall Tithe or Toll . , . m these, our Fair Dominions,” that ngsfggeriggzn sgicghislialggnzfioglv’ ’ statesman arranged with His Holiness . . the Pope immediately thereafter, for thls popular hardware man, and his the permanent location in Ottawa of display of heaters is exceptionally an “Italian” to direct and suppress. good- a , Canadian and British Bishops *and M" Warren. ‘~ Clergy in political. afiairs. This was Just as one enters the main door duplicity extreme. n6 41‘1‘ ”Ann: .__1 .1: n .V _--A\â€"u~l the operators demonstrate in various ways the capacity of the machine to do sewing hitherto unknown outside of hand work. ‘ Generally speaking, Mr. Breen de- serves all the praise and credit due an enterprising exhibitor, and he contri- buted in 'no small degree to the Fair’s‘ success. In the short space of time-â€" about a yearâ€"since he became a Citi- zen of Lindsay, he has proven by honorable, straightforward, enthusias- tic business methods, that he is worthy of the fullest degree of con '- dence that may be placed in .him, and The Free Press extends a wish for his most complete success as a sales- man of high~class pianos, organs and! sewing machines. ‘ the This machirie is immensely popular and justly so. Visitors in scores crowded around the display to witness AL.â€" A“ ~ hi- I yester. ful { guise ‘ Another feature of Mr. Breen‘s ex- hibit, apart from the organ depart- ment, was a display of four New Williams sewing machines. This part of the show was looked after by Mr. Laisher, Miss Crow and Miss Ken- nedy, the manager and assistants from the Toronto department. The popular- :ity of this machine needs no‘mention â€"its use' has been general and satis-: factory for over thirty years in Can; ada. . ‘ “I have one of your machines twenty/«eight years and it seems good yet,” said one lady to the representa- tive on Friday. ' I and e; ’ ,Matthie have to show to the Waiters; ,but although the exhibit is confined {chiefly to stoves, it has been made to ’100m up well, and the heaters are be- ing much admired. . Cinnamon. @owing‘ Cinnamon, berta.’ He should have allowed the new Provinces to determine théir own system of schools. . Has»~ Sir Wilfrid .another‘ “secret’ Sir Wilfrid Laurier posed as the “Champion of Provincial Rights” against Sir Charles Tupper in 1896.. Yet in 1895 in establishing Saskatche- wan and Alberta as Provinces, Sir Wilfrid deliberately trampled under foot Provincial Rights, and by the votes of representatives from all other perm of Canada robbed the new Pto- in‘ces of the rights accorded Provinces under the British North America Act By the voiceand vote of servile mem-r :rcy. ‘ A nice condition of -v--v--J - 3116 3/01 the Liberal machine dealers. : 8. While Decrying “Corporations" l Canada wants Honorable Men, not-the Liberals have been the creatures Tricksters and Opportunists, in Public 'of such, whether “railway,” or "finan- Life. leial," or “industrial;” or “ecclesiasti- .' 4. Pure Elections. Responsible Gov~ cal.” Colonel Hughes has in Theory i ernment demands the uplifting and enfiand Practice always Favored, not so llnobling of manhood. The honest voice much Public Ownership of all Fran- of the pe0ple must be recorded through lchises, as Rigid Public Control of Cor- honestly conducted elections. Under lporations. This has worked splendid- lthe Laurier administration, graft andily wherever tried. Last election he I grafters; the machine, machine bat- was opposed by every railway and pots, machine ballot boxes. and elec- many other corporate interests; his tion crooks, all rule a free people by .opponent had their support, their swindling in elections. A man is I vote: as far as controllable, and their never sure, under the Grit machine. subscriptions; yet the Liberal candi- whether his ballot honestly reaches dates pose as opposed to corporations. the box or not. Watch the Deputy- Colonel Hughes stands the friend of Returning Officers. If they are hon-levery honest man, be he laborer or ‘est, to watch them will bring pleasure. ’capitalist, and the labor men know If they are dishonest why should an . who fights their battles, while pro- ‘ honest elector hesitate to crush any ‘5 fessional Grit politicians are drawing political crook? Watch the Boodlers. big pay from corporations. Repeaters, Bogus Voters and all other 9. Immigration should be Controll- of the Grit brigade of election crooks. ed. Is it fair to the men of Victoria The Whitney Government Rules in and Haliburton to-day, hundreds of ; Ontario now, and Magistrates will not ' whom are out of employment, to have < longer refuse Warrants for the Arrest Ifour hundred Italian: nnm “mm..- :â€" pm; and not, as the Laurier Govern- 7. Parliament should be Free, its ment practices, Government by Graft- lnquirios should be Unfettered. Un- ers, through the Machine and for der Sir Wilfrid Laurier “public in- [Grafters quiry" is suppressed by “brute major- } 3. Honor in Public Men. What is ity” and “original documents,” which I. Promised must be Performed. Abil- show handwriting or alterations, were ity of the Liberal machine dealers. lwithheld. This should not prevail in Cunning and tricky conduct are also “free parliament " It was not long yeryagmmpp, Eyery lunatic is both tolerated .nncler $496511. $111111 it‘be‘ cunfiing and-triElEy. So are the major- tolerated in this the 20th century? 1 it yet the Liberal machine dealers. 8. While Decrying "Corporations" Canada wants Honorable Men, natthe Liberals have been the creatures Tricksters and Opportunists, in Public ; of such, Whether“‘rai1“-ay”’ or “finan- Life. and N A- u:__1_-_l_:J n u . l . 2. Government by the People. through the People, and for the Peo- ple; and not, as the Laurier Govern- ment practices, Government by Graft- ers, through the Machine and for Grafters. 1.. Full partnership union of the British Empire. THE LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE FOR HALIBURTON OFFERS COMMENTS LINDSAY, ONTARIO,“ THURSDAY, ocroam 1 u v..- uvm one rice; A'ct.. British born Canadians. The Italians fie meme are not to blame. The Laurier Gov- her Prod er‘nment' 1's Blamebl‘e. m mama; in the Public Do- main, public franchises and public works should be rigorously suppress- ’Home‘ste.ad swindling; Grazing “secret: ranch déale; Band” deals. with the» Gov- of’ Kee- ernment; ‘Timber deals; Dredging ' deals? Yukom Whiskey desk; Marine Department deals, and a thousand and one‘ other" transactions, each and anxsuli'versive of public decency. pub- pnblic lie honor and public mommy should draws be exposed; restitution med/a where people possible, and. the criminas punished. » rs. He 11. We? Legitimate Industries 5 many than“ beAdoQuht'ely Prom; Those .; In have include the agricultural, mam .4 fishingind by no means the lust. gl ad, re- lmnbering and ‘fimber oper’uiom.‘ Chadian ,__--- v nwwxla in [and Haliburton to-day, hundreds of at ; whom are out of employment, to have st Ifour hundred Italians now working in this very riding, and sending their ts,earnings in thousands off to sunny id Italy? Is it fair to the men and the 1g women and children of Lindsay and It Victoria and Haliburton, who have II to provide homes in this rigorous cli- Lt mate, where warm clothing, warm ‘5 houses and warm fires are required? r Is it fair to the farmers and merchants I whose commodities should be co um- 5. ed by these honest Canadian wo inc _ â€".-â€"-p men and their wives and children? This winter hundreds of British sub- jects in this riding will not earn bread and butter for. their families, 'while thousands of women and children, as well 'as merchants in far ofi sunny‘ ‘Italy, with its delightful climate, will enjoy life in luxury upon the earnings of their men folk working in this rid- ing of Victoria and Halibnrton. Each and every one of these men was bonus- ed by the“ Laurier Government to come truly! Imagine Hon. Sir J. P. Whit ney, or Mr. R. L. Borden or 001. Sam. Hughes’ under the thumb of any elec- tion crook. )d‘ling; Gm 33:15 With the» Gov. St deals; Dredging . I87 dads; Marine M: and a thousand am fictions, each and 1 die decency. pub- VICTORIA AND s punished cousm 0! we groom Industries . A reception we; held at the bx m. These tome. after which Mr. and Mrs. industrial. y left on an evening train : the 19m. points west. opehuons- ' 4m. Geo. c. Fairchild ...‘a son. ,0! Oswego.'N.Y.. m visiting Mrs. Fail-child's unclea. Maura. W. H. uni The attendants at the cereII-iony‘ were Miss Lucy McGeough. the: bride's sister. and End. J. Flurey.‘ cousin of the groom. A reception was held ut the bride's home, after which lit. and Mrs. Kir- St. Mary's. Lindsay, was that of Miss Lillian M. McGeough. daughter of Mt. Bernard McGeough. of Omemee. an: French I. Eirley, of West Ops. _ One of the pretty weddings of Sep bem_b_er, _.so}¢mpized Tuesday ' at to Ottawa to be assayed. we wish ‘the benefit of corporations. After them success. some few appropriate words of esteem ’ Miss Lizzie Barr spent Sunday with for his attentive hearing. the Dr. re. her friend, Miss M. Irwin. of Cam- tired in favor of Mr. R. J. McLaugh- bray. ‘ lin. Mr. Jos. Day. of Tory Hill, passed Being formally introduced by the through town Monday on his way to chairman, Mr. McLaughlin commencr Medicine Hat ed bv making 11 "than imnInp Mt... .‘ The work on' the Ostertag mine is progressing rapidly. Some rather good looking gold quartz was thrown out qn Saturday, some of which was sent The raih of. Monday makesr {Is feel as__if we were Living in a new world. Quite a. large humber weht :0 Lind- say by special train Friday mormng. ov_e_r 30 going from Gooderham. Mr. Geo. Wilson, of the Beker Lum- ber 00., of Lindsay, and Wm. Cres- well, supt. of Cavendish Lumber 00.. spent Wednesday in the village. GOODERHAM. (Correspondence Free Press.) Gooderham, Sept. airâ€"Mr. Wright. of Toronto, spent Wednesday of last week in the village. Quité a few from here to Bobcaygeon fair Wednesday Mrs. J. Grifin is still on the sick list, but we hope to soon see her a:- ound again. Mr‘.and Mrs. T. Curtis spent Sun- day with friends in Baddow. A large number from this part at. tended the Lindsay Central fair on ‘Friday and Saturday of last week and report a splendid fair. er Tenders are being invited by the Department of Railways and Canals for the construction of the work con- nected with Section No. 7, Ontario- Rice, Lake Division of the Trent Canal. .\ Section No. 7 includes the stretch of can 1 between Healy's Falls and Rice L e. This at the present time is navigable. but sufficient. dredging‘ has to be done at various points to constitute a nine foot channel. The work also includes a new swing bridge at Trent Bridge, new guide piers at the G. T. R. crossing above Hastings, and a new lock, dock, dam and entrance picrs at Hastings. 1 BADDOW. Sept. 29. 'w.--A much needed show- : of rain arirved at last. The threshing is about done in this TENDERS ARE BEING CALLED FOR ANOTHER SECTION BE- TWEEN HEALEY’S FALLS ' AND RICE LAKE. Work on Trent Canal Goes Steadily 0n A.prominent Lindsay citizen re. icen‘tly‘ analyzed the Liberal leaders: “In Opposition, disloyal; in' office. crooks, but always deceivers." However, the honest, independent Liberals ‘are fully aroused and will join with their Conservative neighbors in turningr out the 1mm." 11...".-- _ --vv. v in turning out the Laurie}; Govern- ment. a, bonus to Italians, Galicians. Bul- garians, etc., to come to Canada to chop wood in Victoria and Haliburton. thus driving Canadians out of work; while, at the same time. they bring in free of duty millions of Georgia and 1other southern lumber, thus also driv-‘ ing Canadians out of work. The Cana- dian gets banged first on the one side and then on the other. Canadian families must be maintained on a higher plane than in competition with these classesâ€"convicts, and poorer class foreigners.. convict, is _..__.'--v â€"â€"-v" Cumin tree at duty. As Georg: sells the hbor of her convict» and as in thntxugu c§i§ngte the labor. tree or HYMENEAL. 1‘ PP 1d for in the . Mr. McLaughlin spoke in most glow- ing terms of Dr. Wilson. whom he has known from youth, as being a person of high moral sundud. Referring to the point- at issue, he gave a brief audio: of £119 who: political life of he did mi feel at all dimmdtéi EEK the vacuum came in. Fen the other occasion he had accept ed the Liberal candidature seventeen day: before election. and had then to visitsbpomngphces, sothnthe Wyexpectedtobeelected, andthat Being formally introduced by the ’chairmun, Mr. McLaughlin commenc- ‘ed. by making a rather jocular refer- ence to the last meeting he had «at, tended at Omemee, and thanked the citizens for the support they had given him ‘in the last election. He said that] DR. WILSON, , Liberal Candida“ for' Victoria and Halihurton. terms of Dr. Wilson. wn from youth, as b igh moral standard. poinuatisme, he ineofthaesrfierpa Scalinghegfi 3 was attributed to. the present govern- . ment, along with the reduced message . rate between Canada and the Orient. . The immigration question was touch- ‘ ed upon and shown to be a means whereby the population. and the wealth of Canadalper capita, had been materially increased. The Italian immigrants were said to be a sort of “necessary evil," because they were; performing labor which it would be; very diflicult to have done by other laboring men. These Italians, he said. would in years to come make good citizens, by being associated with and commingling with people of a better ' ‘class. _ _ ‘ Dr. Wilson asked to be supported ‘on October 3th. and promised that if he were elected he would be Canadian first‘ last. and always. and would vote for any measure which he considered ; was for the national good and for the I welLbeing of this riding, but would a never lend his influence or power for t ' -V vvv. “W. in this county. He was born in Can- ada and has lived in Fenelon Falls for the last so years. After some few salu- tatory remarks. Dr. Wilson delivered somewhat of a budget speech, in which he claimed that from a deficit of $6.- ! 0:10.000 in '96 the Laurier Government ~ had built up a surplus of $113,000., . i mainly by opening hp tunic with; Great Britain and foreign countries. so that Canadian goods could find a ready market, especially in the items of perishable matter. such as butter. eggs. poultry, etc, which can be sold to advantage on the English market. This. he claimed, was the cause of such high prices ruling for these pro ducts. The speaker referred to some of the ways in which this surplus was being expended. and gently reminded the citizens that some of it had been used j on Pigeon river, making it navigable. 1 He also referred to the postofiice sur- 1 plus. even after a reduction in the l postal rates, and stated that this same ! reduction was the means of advertis- 1 ing Canada to advantage in foreign l! counaries, and bringing her to third 8 place among the nations financially. Ii uâ€"vâ€"wlt' (By Our Own Reporter.) Omemee, Sept. 88.--The politica campaign in this vicinity took on a more active appearance. when a meet- ing was held in the Bradburn hall here tonight in the interests of Dr. Wil- son. the Liberal candidate for Vie- toria and Haliburton. The attendance was rather small on account of the unfavorable weather, but a very m- 'tereating evening was spent listening; to the speakers, Dr. Wilson and Mr. R. J. McLaughlin, K.C., of Lindsay. Mr. Harvey was elecwd to act as chairman, who is a few well-chosen and appropriate words introduced who gave a brief history of his career on. WIL80N. THE LIBERAL cum some. AND um. a. J. Maul) LIN, THE SPEAKERSâ€"FREE PRESS REPORTER SAYS THAT IMPORTANT ISSUES WERE AVOIDED. so the Opportunity to ridiéuje tibia who .do not think exactly dong the same lines as himselt. Many other points were discussed ‘- by the speaker, who held the stage for ‘ mewhat over an hour. The principal points of argument in this political struggle were successfuny passed around. The leading tone of the meet- ing. and especially of Mr. McLaugh- lin’s :dwss, was derogatory to 001. Sam. ughes. but the vital points at issue was almost completely ignored. However, the campaign has received a moat encouraging start. and no doubt before October 8th there will be in- ‘terestmg' things to hear from the other side. Itistobehopedthatthenext speaker will confine his remarks more directly to the point at issue. and tore- ‘ered that a man could serve two mastersâ€"can he serve the Canadian Northern Railway and this constit- uency at one and the me time, and do justice 3.0 this people. J paper, in which the personal character political of such prominent Liberals and Con- Dk on A oemtives as J. R. Dundas, John Fell. 3 meat- Joseph Cooper, J. R. Flavelle, J. D. all here Macllurchie, Judge McIntyre, Chas. 'r. WiL} Fan-bun: and Dr Vrooman was slam The speaker held the Colonel’s ad- dress up for ridicule, and‘ said that it was not the sort of thing that people would care to teach their children. He explained that Dr. Wilson did not profess to be any local wonder, and that in a few of his words there was more real common sense than in hours of the other man’s speeches. He asked that the electors read Col. Hughes' address over and over, and if convincâ€" ed that it was true and honest, then. to vote for Hughes, but if not then to look in another direction. He asked. if ‘Col. Hughes had done any good work in Victoria, and if they consid- now on the eve of a great commercial advancement, and advised the people of Omemee to be up and doing, so that they woulg share in the genera! pmsperity. v -vâ€"\Io I, In reference to 06]. Hughes’ appeal d to religious bigotry in this country. d Mr. McL ““3113 said that British sub- .uects should be such in more than name only. The laws of Britain allow- ad perfect frgednm of worship am} f iJequal rights to“ ‘3'. 1 Col. Hughes also condemned the a building of the Grand Trunk Pacific , as being unnecessary. Mr. McLaugh- . lin showed that trade had increased and railway lines extended on account of it, even already. He said that as soon as the G.T.P. was started in the West, the C.P.R. commenced to run their lines into nearly every import- ant town in Ontario, so as to compete with the G.T.R. to better advantage. This was also the case with the G.T.P. in the Northwest. They were running this line into all parts of the country out there, and as a result the settle- ment of the land there will be much more rapid, and consequently On- tario’s products will be in greater de- mand out West. He said that we are ldered. He also stated that within the «last year Mr. John Carew. of Lindsay. had been spoken of in language not fit to be repeated. He said that if the citizens would think matters over as they should be, they would turn this riding from being a sort of by-word. Hughes opposed the preferential tatifi introduced by Lauder some 11 years ago, and which had since been the means of placing Canada in first ‘plaee among the Colonies, and secured such a ready market for Canadian ex- ports. This preferential tarifl had been such a success that N‘w Zealand. Australia and even South Africa, had entered into a similar agreement. . a. J. McLAUGH-