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"In thp Mantlmr-s the production of pntatnos per farm constitutes a larger J1',T'i',"T,' of lhegencnl m- come t an is usual m Mano, or In other words, they are more de- pendent upon the potato for general "Maritime potatrms have to be loaded into railway cars and conso- quently all reccive inspection, which accounts for the quality and uniformity of tho Maritime pola- tops as drhvvrod to Ontarm mar- hots Too oftcn Ontarto potators are doln-orrd by truck (mm the tarm, dirrct to tho markrt. without grading and without Inspection." kets, states W. R. Rock. Drputy "A great deal of work has been Minister. done in Ontario to encourage the "There arc Ontario potatoes mndurtmn of it.hettt't class ot po- which are of excellent quality. well tato and a combined effort has been graded and are worth just as much put . forth by the Department of as any Maritime potatoes. Unfor- Agriculture andthe l"t'g,h8,",ir, to tunatoly it is the lower grades of place the marketing 0 .the.Onterio Ontario potatoes which appear to potato HI a he.tt.er basis. The determine our market prices and gr1Wef. if hf wishes, to ccmptte spreads,“ he dcclared. with the Maritimes, will necessanly "Maritmu, notatcvs have to be havrto utyTtifled seef "(Ha high The Ontario Department of Agri- culture has given considerable time in an effort to arrange for the mar- keting of Ontario potatoes in order there would not ht, a spread of 20c to 25c a bag on our Toronto mar- kets, states W. R. Rock. Drputy Minister. How. then. can the St. Lawrence seaway and power project be advanced as a defence measure at this time when the enemy is over- running entire countries in the span of a few brief weeks? Rather than counting upon the St. Lawrence for defence we should be looking to our guns and tanks, our ships and planes. The St. Lawrence scheme can wait and Ottawa should say so. Lower Grade Potatoes A Wect Market Prices The Dominion is not finally committed to the St. Lawrence project despite the agreement that was made with the United States practically a year ago. This agreement has yet to be approved by Congress and such approval. if given, must then be followed by similar action in Parliament. After that four years must elapse before the power phase of the project can be completed and put into production and yet another three years must pass before the seaway is finished. --- i For the Canadian War Services The attitude of the Government in Ottawa towards the St. Lawrence fund}; ylt,t (is r',htg,ogeige.,d,. ty! Seaway and Power project has, to date, been one of resigned compliance 3:9; ethear;lvlj‘8 A TI' Y W Cf;- with the wishes of President Roosevelt. The Ontario Government, the .Knights. of'c'éi,,m}.us' Arvin; which is the sole beneficiary of Canada's share of the proposed power "uis. the Salvation Army, and the development. has acquiesced after bargaining for the most favorable 2rErel,fertir/1l,t'd2reatri', f terms. Only in Washington does the legislative battle go on between 195m dmggte year iii the o',1,a,,sdNy,i equally determined proponents and opponents of the plan. ICanada and. of this 5337237400 Canada, as a matter of tact, has little or nothing to gain by the' was contributed by the people of building of the St. Lawrence project except the personal goodwill of Ontario, pr. in other words 14"; of President Roosevelt, At a time of acute national peril which is shared the Dominion total. equally with the United States, this does not appear to be a good and' L2g', ,ig,itet'ifrtinfset 5:31?! sufficient reason tor Canada to embark upon an engineering project ot, did work in training young men such great size. We should be more concerned with the immediateAnd also in providing accommoda- production of our war industries than with undertaking a 1rei..t.c,flie,n in; 'ht,mihind1,"i, 9361:3022 which cannot be completed tor from four to se.ven years and of which T the a'loTi/"le,n'/het,ftff2 come the value upon completion is a matter of serious doubt. 4mm 'his, “mg...“ The attitude of the Government in Ottawa towards the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power project has, to date, been one of resigned compliance with the wishes of President Roosevelt. The Ontario Government. which is the sole beneficiary of Canada's share of the proposed power development. has acquiesced after bargaining for the most favorable terms. Only in Washington does the legislative battle go on between equally determined proponents and opponents of the plan. As Cot. McCormick should well know, the great quantities or toad} 'd7i'o'"'e'i,u"ir'ld" Jt'ri'Jr'"riisih'o"ri which the United States has shipped under lend-lease have not beenith'nn to be toual partners in the sent "to raise the standard of living in friendly countries" but to helm-low" WWW”? of Cyryada. maintain, if possible, a bare living standard. The effect of such ship- 4,fJuc,Trt','srgtog,'2t,i,r, a, 336 ments on both civilian and military morale cannot be measured at or 3189;; live in Ontario. Out of this time. It has been tremendous. Colonel McCormick and his Chicago M350.00!) Viven the Canadian Red Tribune actually fought against US. participation in the war until SC.?:.'.'.",.'.'.'],'?,'": last year, Ontario the US. was actually attacked. Now, in pursuing their attacks on 'ig,'t','Cfed $3,960,000 or 62% of President Roosevelt and Great Britain, Colonel McCormick and his For the Russian Relief Fund Tribune are very tar from aiding the cause of the United Nations. lmnducted tw the Red Cross So- mas snippea a Dllllon pounds OE gram cereals, an million pounds or The Legislature was meeting meat and fish, 814 million pounds of fruit and vegetables, 664 million? “under the shadow of a great fis: pounds of silk products and 128 million pounds of egg products as wellj 'geir,,','i, he 5313' "2avear:se,rg,i,ta,1, . . Poen S on P spee an FVIPV'GV as great quantities of sugar, tobacco and cotton: . _ _ ‘with which we now prepare." Col. Colonel McCormick, who was so rabidly isolationist right up to Drew. who lost his only brother at Pearl Harbor, now says: "These articles will make living more tolerable; sea in this war, expressed sym- among the nations of the world which receive them, but won't be of very} tvtthtr te. 2gr,'ttr,inTi.,11, Secretary much help in killing laps and Nazis. It (the Roosevelt Administration) _ ittistti2,'-'1gi'li,d :3: It') 11.13.“; seems to have forgotten that the purpose of lend-lease was not to raise "the member for FAR William the standard of living in friendly countries but to supply to the demo-‘whose son was with the Canadian cracies every gun, plane and munition of war we possibly can." ‘forces ttt Hong Kong" and to After referring to the number of ships which might be required to 'ilh,'ig,.."ected by the grim tragedy '-s-a--' I-.,." "-.- -.Vi-. AL- m_:L.._- ~J:‘__3_I __-- )7, “I . p . After referring to the number of ships which might be required to transport lend-lease articles, the Tribune editorial ends: "In view of the shortage of ships, we may no longer find it possible to maintain our foreign clients in the style to which we have recently accustomed President Roosevelt's report to Congress on the first year's activiites under the lend-lease plan has aroused the ire of Colonel R. R. Mc- Cormick and his Chicago Tribune. Under lend-lease the United States has shipped a billion pounds of grain cereals, 815 million pounds of meat and fish, 814 million pounds of fruit and vegetables, 664 million pounds of silk products and 128 million pounds of egg products as well as great quantities of sugar, tobacco and cotton. in other words, by the private property-owner. At the same tune, the; owner of real estate, who for many years found it ditBeult, if noC impossible, to so! an adequate return from rented property, is now forbidden by Domimon oracr-in-council to increase hm rents. I It is perhaps impracticable to place a ceiling on municipal taxes. In fairness to their taxpaying citizens the municipalities of Ontario should therefore press for removal of the exemptions now permitted by the Assessment Act. and thus gain access to new sources of revenue. When municipal taxation was generally low, these exemptions per- haps made little difference to the tax biu of the private owner. But the multitude of services that municipalities now provide as a matter of course must be paid for and every exemption means a noticeable addi- tion to the t s ot those who are required to pay. The Miran; intensified the munMupauue. problems in more ways than one. There has been a growth at government-owned enterprises, occupying properties that, in private hands, would return substantial revenues to municipal treasuries. These properties require police and tire protection, sewerage, upkeep of roads and Iidwalks and other services, all of which must he prouded tree by the municipality, or, Municipalities do receive some beneilt from the expansion of war hdustries when the industries are privately-owned, but the Ontario Hydro, one of the largest war industries. still escapes taxation. Inci- dentally, the private mdustry is burdened with heavy Dominion taxa- tion, from which the Hydro is free. Among the properties exempt trom taxation are all those owned by the Crown, in the right ot etther the province or the Dominion, the properties of the Ontario Hydro and local Hydro commons. except their land and propel-hes occupied by private schools, churches and charitable institution Revision ot the Ontario Assessment Act is being studied try provin- cial authorities and it is to be hoped that it will result in many returns that are long overdue. Basically, the Act has been little changed since the horse-and-buggy days when it was Beat passed. It still places the onus of taxation on the private owner of real estate. It exempts tron: taxation numerous classes of real property, thus increasing the burden on the private owner. l THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE MeCORMICK ATTACKS LEND-LEASE Met m. Win iriiauua'ta 1- ol tN".t2tt?'.ttgtitrNlt8t'tt'ef.tNf,'ggr.t at the Can-dun Wally iGGiiGii was. - d theoguarso-4_st.qt-hauetttao" DAVID BEANhSONS an'zn Duran-MW." ( TOO MUCH COMPLIANCE .UMCB'PYM*. ulna ll ADVAICI 'ta....---.' OLIOpcynro- an Inch - I - OVERDUE REEORIIS FRIDAY, "In the marketing, these potatoes should ho nradod hy the produror and not by tho purchaser and more- mnr thry should he sold through rhfimtn organized channels. in or- dor that those endeavouring to market a high class, well-graded potato. will not be subject to the inftuenre of those who insist that they will so” their ungraded are. duct through any channel w ch returns. Under such a condition/ It is good farm manaeement and screen material should be growers are forced to pay more during peace or war to plan for stretched tight and even on the attention to the production of a spring and summer work at this frames. When net in use screens quality product and must exercise time of the year. says John D. Mac- should he stored in a dry place. erentv-r care in the marketing of the Lend. Crops, Seeds and Weeds preferablv on their side. product." Branch. Ontario Dept. of Agrieul- The mill should he set level and "A great deal of work has been ture. The repairing of farm ma- solid. Tho wind blast is regulated done in Ontario to encourage the ehinerv is a job which can and by the speed and uniformity at moduetion of a better class of po- should be done during the winter which the drive shaft is turned. tato and a combined effort has been months. If the work is delayed When turning hv hand a uniform put forth by the Department of until the spring rush, time and speed is difficult to obtain. Regard- Agriculture and the urchaser to labour which could have been less cf what make of mill one may place the marketing orthe Ontario utilived during the winter months, have it is oossihle to operate it with potato on a better basis. The will have to be diverted from other power. The job of turning the grower. if he wishes to crmpete iehs requiring immediate attention. crank hy hand is rutt-mrdprl on with the Maritimes. will necessarily Dimrulty in obtaining parts and many farms and a more satisfactory have to use certified seed of a high re airs may he experienced and the cleaning job can he accomplished ouality; will have to fertilize in alEout crop production program hyapower ho,ok-up, order to produce a good crop and for Ontario farms for 1942 may be The advisahihiv of two or more then protert the crop by spraying seriously affected farmers purchasing a new mill or thoroughly with a potter sprayer." The fanning mill will be the first reconditioning an rld one has possi- offers." returns. Under such a condition, growers are forced to pay more nttcnlinn to the production of a quality prcduct and must exercise Noah-r Parr m the markcting of the progiuct." A shortage of zinc for screen ma- terial it anticipated and therefore orders would be placed early. Each hum should tit snugly in the thoe, for Ontario farms for 1942 may be Thr- advisahihtv of two or more seriously affected. farmers purchasing a new mill or The fanning mill will he the first remnditinninq an cld nnv has passi- implement to be roquired and hilitios which should he investi- should therefore he the first to he Rated. put in workinv condition. Sort-ens. A pambhlvt rm “Spool Clraning" frames. fan blades. wind boards, which contains rrtcommcndatirns castings, buckets, chains, etc. should regarding St'rCPn5 for cleaning he rherkod and the necessary parts roreal crops, rlovrrs and grass and repairs ordered. "reed, and one on "The Oporatmn of and regain orderec "gag "In: Early [ Then in the case of the Navy League, which is doing such splen- did work in training young men ‘and also in providing accommoda- ‘tion for seamen in the seanorte of the Atlantic and the Paeifle--60% of the total contributions come ‘from this Province. Urges That Fanning Mills Be Reconditioned Now These gifts of money are not re- viewed for the purpose of boast- ing about Ontario's generosity but There is, moreover, the British War Victims Fund, conducted by the Toronto Evening Telegram. This is the largest single fund of its kind in the whole Empire. 31.- 424.ll0,09 has already been col- lected for this splendid fund and of that amount 95% camg from the people of Ontario. For the Russian Relief Fund muducted by the Red Croce So- ciety, out of a total of $587 't.39. on, tho "name of Ontario contributed '3"f300,00-ror 55%. _ As to Ontario's Dart in Canada's war effort. Col. Drew emphasized "these facts and tte,'ures are not o"ered in sunnort of any sued-la! vlaims on behalf of Ontario." On- Mrio chimed no other position than to be eoual partners in the ioipt enterprise of Canada. Put there was. Colonel Drew‘ said. little use of continued dis-) cuuirm oi provincial problems, agriculture. better labor ralatinww orohlems of education and public? health-until the Ontario govern-1 ment had “complete and u"tt'r-i standable information regardingt the olnn of the Dominion Govern-) ment for the immediate future. A? provincial budvet will be utterly; meaninales': without the iir,iiGiia) budget." He urged the Govern-! ment to adjourn immediately and: get the necessary information) from Ottawa; then to meet again and yet on with the real iob of strengthenine "the Shio of State." A plea for national unity-Neal unity of our people in this dread- fol hour" was made by Colonel George Drew replying to the Speech from the Throne in the on.. "uric Ieeiclature recently. The Ooposition Leader combined a re- view of his two months' study in the British Isles with an analysis of Ontario's part in the national war effort. to be run-I1 aatidaction with prices 0 lite stock and live stock products. I am going to content myself at this time," he said. "with thanking the farmers of Canada for having more than tggldtte', for every war program placed before them since the war beean. I do not believe there is another single industry in the Dominion of Can- ada that has. on every occasion that a request has been made to it to produce the commodities re- ouired, more than measured up to the muest made; and every year since the war began, the request made to the farmers of Canada has been a request which ha been passed on to the Government of Canada by the Government of Britain, based on the neeeuitiu of food in Great Britain." htarit/s Part In f anus War Effort mom. may. Hon J. G. Gardi- ner,DominioaMinisterogAarieui- tun. expuued bismuth to the farmers of Canada for what they have done to: the var "bet: Nn View! ofthetetthatthe-eyy (hnhir 1Uhs Canadian Farmers tYeaeing ty at: Mmye_of_Coq.t- fill WATIBLOO (Mb) CBIQKICLI A pambhlct on “Sum! Clraning" which contains rrtcommcndatirns regarding St'rCPn5 for draining rvreal crops, rlovrrs and grass seed and one on "The Operatinn of the Manning Mill by Power," may be obtained by writing the Crops. Seeds and Weeds Branch, Parlia- ment Buildings, Tomnm. Write for your copies now. They An tree. and screen material should be stretched tight and even on the frames. Whm wt in use screens should ho storod in a dry place. prnfnrablv on their siths. 3 While mentioning these ttrr-s " u [Sn to point out that in the Ma- ritime Provinces and alto in Mani- Itoba. Alberta and British Colum- bia the percentage of enlistment: ‘in relation to oopulation is still higher than in Ontario. I am sure all of us will join in paying spe- cial tribute to the Province of Ma- nitoba which has the highest rate of enlistment for the whole of fanappr-1 out of every 20 of the ‘oopulation of that Prvince now be- Line in uniform. At the dinner-table that night. she told the story, only to have er pleasure spoiled when her son piper up: "But, Mother, it was Father who took the hat in." Flattiired hv the'imnvind vomnll- ment, the mother smilingly said that she was sure. "Youh.e siire that wiis sau. son that left the hat?" said the cleaner, shgwing iryTedu)ity, fl - - At the request of her fifteen- year-old son, a young Toronto matron called at the neighborhood cleaner's shop to nick up his hat that had been left there for re- biqekAng. - A - - - __ Astririk for the hat. she said: "My sopgrought it in to yotHast wpek." "Was ihat your ion?" said the. Chanel: "What a fine big boy he is!" Emphasizing again that Ontario claimed no special credit for the Province's war effort but wanted only to do more, Cot. Drew stated that Ontario provided 50t of Can- ada's industrial production; last vear received 42.6% of all wages; did 41.2% of Cwnndi'm retail tuni- ness and provided half of the Do- minion's mineral production. merely to show that the peoEle of this Province can not in justice be nhareod with doing less than their share in voluntary efforts of this ki-" The young matron agreed for collection phone-- Phone 2-4419 Compliment l This week the report of the Can- iadian National Railways was pre- sented to the House. It was a most _ favorable report in view of the tre- (mendous deficit we have been try- 1 ing to make up for so many years. iThe Canadian Pacifte shows just as fine a iinancial statement. It clear- ly goes to prove that what is need- ed by the railwavs is traffic and with that our railway problem would disappear. We would have been in a unfortunate position to- day had we done what so many demanded in the past and that was to scrap a huge' mileage of our railway system. It we an vary We have had a further picture of the seriousness of the wool problem. As the Japanese slowly but surely make headway in an. southern Pacific and gradually stop the importation of wool from New Zealand and Australia, the situation for us will become more serious. A Wool Board has been aupointed which will have charge of all wool supplies in Canada, bot of course will not interfere with the price ceiling on wool. They are given authority and finances to put on a campaign to increase the sheep population so that we will be able to supply a much larger share of our Canadian require- ments. There is no doubt that far- mers who have a flock of sheen will be advised to increase their numbers and this should prove to betrrartnieeeashpridueiii present prices. careful in solving post war prob- lems, particularly that of immigra- tion, we should have no more tlu. ancial problems with the railways. It is unite true that we operate ex- ceedingly large railways in Can- ada. but rather than destroy them I believe we should build the coun- try_v_up _to them. A - A+-_-_-hom-r-sc, "tri-. " ' ad by deck, at ou-i. “baiting“ “numb 'YA-i-iii-rio-Rh-UU-ot NOTICE or MANPOWER . REGISTRATION can.” idGéaudGaGiiG WW" 5131-3 3i; Renew Unemployment insurance Books Befdre April 1 ieeee __ uaiGiia "W "UcGiiiieiGuffGa. mid to: lump-Millard; Pot M “I: Ch Con-Hal'- Local oe- mini Kym-balm Ind 0-1- f: Unemploymcnt insurance Commission 0m... Can-b. March 23. I942. YOUR COOPERATION 18 URGENTLY REQUIRED highbwm’m A-'ror-roaparittbo-ihdey tgrg',u.2TASu1'2urtgLT8rt'= Thai-dudnh‘olmvah t2etg"gergrttgg't%'n ”Eda-bind“ Tu. git-"Manchu“ This I: An Important War Undertaking Mgt'tg%.te, ml. 'edhuAe,Te't'Tat Now and after the war. the wet- fare of the hog and bacon industry depends upon quality and low pro- duction costs. Economy in produc- tion adds to the profits from pig raising. The spread between the "on of production and the selling once is governed by the cost of “nod and the market price of pigs. The cost of the feed per pound of main depends upon a proper balance of digestive nutrients and economy in feeding practice. Therefore the profits from production are in- creased with every economy effected. This applies to the breeding stock as well as to the pigs for bacon. Balance rations compounded according to the best rcouitemctets in feeding are given in the Agricultural Supplies Board Wartime Production Series bulletin No. s which may be obtained tree on request to the Publicity and Extension Division Dominion Do- partment of Agriculture. Ottawa. Production Economy Adds To hdits Rid-1., Ila-d- 'r.-