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f rm”wmw;-â€" E the Weekly ' w .mâ€"mm es 4 | d THE BEAN PRENTING & PUBLISHING CO. Owners and Publishers ~ ‘ ,\ Subscriptions Payable in Advance n.Onthunh;“.-y-mcnnfi. Single copies 5 cents. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Interest Shown in Waterloo Nominations Waterioo residents have become very conscious of the fact that theymtobeacitymd,munleugmcondudthflrmunicipfl.lfldfl as a city should." ‘This was the opinicn expressed by more than a ftew of the citizens who attended the nomination meeting the other night in the Town Hall. It has probably been a good many years since a nomination meetâ€" incdnwmhahuemwdofdfim.whkhecmmlylpeubweu formmwlnthcufllho!thewwnmdhowmquobcmn by the men seeking election. Both the main floor and the balcony of the old auditorium were crowded with citizens who had come to hear the various speakers. Considering it was a political meeting it was extremely orderly and even the speakers seemed inclined to generalize in their statements rather than throw any mud at the other fellow. ‘There were also more nominees for every post sought than there usually are, but we find on checking other localities that the same thing has happened in most of them. Can it be that. people are becoming politically minded? | io iecbaictames: Almomnihetâ€" d Regardless of the reason why, there is little doubt that the people of Waterloo are becoming more conscious of the importance of their community. Nothing finer could happen, for there is nothing that will keep small town politicians working harder for the good of the town . . . than public opinion. Fact of the matter is, that regardless of the fact that we rapped the present council on several occasions when we felt that their actions constituted a boner; they did do some good work, and probably put in more working hours than any council we previously had. Probably the best job done by the present council was the eliminâ€" ation of the terrific odour that came from the sewage plant. By so doing they saved this town the cost of a lawâ€"suit for which we would have paid dearly, for Bridgeport had decided they had all the Waterloo smell they were going to take. Even now, of course, the sewage plant is not in proper condition to handle the disposal from Waterloo, but tenders have been let, and if material and equipment is available as promised, the job will be completed by next July. There is an old saying that "a man is never fully appreciated until he is dead," and probably the same meaning could be applied to such things as councils that have done their stint, and are now seeking reâ€" election. bouncnl ;zork. or a greai part of it, is something that the ordinary citizen does not concern himself with, although there has been more interest shown in the last year than was formerly evidenced. The Memorial Arena and City status for Waterloo are two other undertakings that have been successfully completed this year. There are some, of course, who argue that the arena as constructed is too small and too limited in its facilities, but regardless of the criticism, it is certainly a fine place for the younger generation to go for their reâ€" creation. As for the City status, we think almost everyone will agree, that it is better to be a small city, than a large town. There are also many other advantages to being a city that are not available so long as There were other things accomplished of a minor nature, such as the town planning, and there was no doubt a great deal of work done by individual members of the council which we heard nothing about. It‘s possible of course that the council could have done a better job than they did. It‘s also possible they could have done one that would have been a lot worse. However many of the present members will be on the council again next year, and with the experience they now have, may be able to really put Waterloo on the map as one of the finer cities of Canada. THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE e 2 â€"â€"Iâ€" +t *fiA County. is published at T On Waterloo Council 1947 Mon «ho Shink of To FRIDAY, NOVEMEBER 28, 1947 moderation in our attitudes, moderation in our spending, LIVIN & APPILY along the path of moderation lies peace of mind, And, when an occasion calls for the use of whisky, as the House of Seagram has so frequently pointed out, the confidence of our business assoctates, THE HOUSE OF SEAGRAMY moderation in our personal habits. is synonymous with moderationâ€" The business of living happily the respect of our neighbours, y ce A SA pe moderation in drinking. security and happiness. five :‘h:h es wb:\tm bly concerned praise does‘ix that it is associated with the idea apparently held by some in Onâ€" tario that a portion of Manitoba‘s debt retirement will be possible mly because of the dollars obâ€" tained from °m°‘ Canada through the â€"Provincial Tax ageement; and that Manitoâ€" ba‘s debt will be paid, in a degree, with dollars originating in Ontario. It is exu'emel{ important that the good people 0 mg native Province of Ontario should know that this idea is quite incorrect Having a Provincial debt of their own to &an of Canada. May I, therefore, r, Editor, with your coâ€"operation, use the facilities of the free of Canada to explain our posm lest a wrong impression in Ontario and Quebec upon these polnm be or become the basis of policy which is against the best interests of Canada. ing to pay Manitoba‘s debt We want them to know that the Maniâ€" toba Government has not in any way taken advantage of them in signing a Dominion â€" Provincial Agreement which we think adâ€" vances the best interests of every pay, they must be quite unenthusi astic, and rightly so, about help On the surfaceâ€"but only on the surfaceâ€"it may aerar as if Maniâ€" toba would benefit unduly at the expense of Ontario and w un« der the Dominion â€" vincial Pree thig durrsen sppeprance is the ates ce ap is the way in which Dominion taxes are collected. Let us get below this surface appearance and examine the reality underneath. First let us note that the Domâ€" inion collects its own federal sales taxes, excise taxes and succession duties through its own federal reâ€" venue agencles in Ontario and Quebec from manufacturers and importers in those provinces. What the Dominion thus collects lq:ear to be dollars originating in these two provinces. In reality, however, most of these taxes are included in the price of the goods against which they are charged and are thus passed on to the consumer. On such goods consumed in Maniâ€" toba it is the Manitoba consumer who ultimately pays these taxes. The tax dollars which the Maniâ€" toba consumer pays originate in Manitoba. Let us take a second sample. In the current freight rates hearings before the Transport Board of Canada, Exhibit 131 filed by the Canadian Pacific Railway shows ‘hat in the 10 years from 1936 to 1945 inclusive, 65.8% of the operâ€" ~ting profits of the Canadian Paciâ€" fic Railway were made in Western "anada. Unfortunately no comâ€" narable figures are available from the Canadian National Railway. The dollars representing 65.8% of these C.P.R. profits certainly oriâ€" ginate in Western Canada. But beâ€" plan. We are gratified with sharchoiders â€"were largely: in On tario and Quebec: Whem the dolâ€" lars earned the Manitoba hnn:h-muagfi:ttl-h.u on muafiuo-m.m mc b»:‘lu-dor.hdom- cerns originate in Ontario. They originate in Manitoba. s In the making of in mwb-bym:mandby :hauhdd-.tohou-nlb;ocm“: have to be incurred. When to meet to tax them indirectly. We can these social costs we of the Maniâ€" become too heavy we drive busiâ€" ness out of our province. With these limited una powers conâ€" fined to Manitoba only, we can neâ€" vert:cover by Menitoba provincial taxation an adequate: percentage of wealth created in Manitoba by corporate. endeaver (except by ne Relicam ir of "Ma . for Manitobans"). Eut the Dominâ€" tu:n Government wimmu:nummd xing powers effective parts of Canada can collect taxes on Maâ€" where in Canada it may be. past to collect as much from its Accidents of Farms ionâ€"Provincial Agreement. But beâ€" c ause thig is 10. it does not netes. sarily follow that the Dominion is paying Manitoba under the agreeâ€" in liewu of them under the Dominâ€" gfi of Canada For when the minion, either through its Maâ€" nitoba or Ontario or other revenue dollars which originate in Ontario. This is not a theory. It is now a fact. During the four years, 1943 to 1946 inclusive, the Dominion Government collected in Manitoba Corporation, income and inheritâ€" ance taxes which averaged over 66 millions jper ‘Fear, < exclusive of m{ taxes on Manitoba branch office d)mflu This 66 millions is over five times as much as the amount of 12.6 millions which Maâ€" nitoba receives from the Dominion Government this %under the agreement apart statutory subsidies. In the face of these figures it would be interesting to know whence and how Manitoba dollars which originate in other Most of the Shareholâ€" to Manitoba comes back to them, to support adequate provihcial services &ere. True, we could retain what we needed for this purpose by other available and less pleasant methâ€" ods. So far, we as &n.diuu have mmd these methods as unhelpâ€" to the unity and welfare of our country. We have favored the Doâ€" mbbn-?mvmmmmt as much the best 3 under the Canadian economy flow to Ontario and Quebec, a reasonâ€" able amount to provide ade%\lute fublifi services in Manitoba. hat airminded Canadian will object to gxis,modut measure of fiscal jusâ€" ce? As might be expected, the poriod of the year has a decided bearing on the occurrence of farm acciâ€" dents: they were fewer in the three winter months of November, Deâ€" cember and January. May was the highest month with 14 per cent of the annual accidents, October had 10 per cent, February 9 per cent and the remaining six months avâ€" eraged 8 per cent each. _ Thus the object of this â€" mtbnottot)enow uponm- toba dollars originating in Ontario. Its object is to reserve out of the large amount of the dollars which originate in Manitoba and which Finally, it is we Manitobans ourâ€" selves who are retiring our public debt. We are not asking our felâ€" lowâ€"Canadians in Ontario and Queâ€" bec to R-y our debt for us either under the agreement or otherwise And we are very anxious that they should know that this is so, through the medium of the Canaâ€" dian free press, including your own newspaper. Cause Annual Loss Million Manâ€"Days It is somewhat surprising to find that the loss of time from praduâ€" tive work. due to »accidents in heads of firm households and all other persons employed fully or partially around farms, is probably in excess of one million manâ€"days each vyear. . The heads of houseâ€" holds, who normally would be the farm operators, lose 600,000 manâ€" days. During the 12 months under review 37,200 persons suffered from accidents and a number of these were far from trivial. Over oneâ€"third of the accidents were seâ€" vere enough to cause layâ€"offs from work of from one to three weeks, and 45 per cent necessitated abâ€" sences of fm\ three to ten weeks. Eight hund heads of households, and 1,300 others were partially disâ€" abled for life, and 400 heads of households were permanently inâ€" capacitated. . s s The accidental injury of persons of working age has more adverse effect on agricultural production than accidents which happen either to young or old persons. From the survey it is estimated that 31.5 per cent of the accidents were to gersons between the ages of 25 and 44, and 25.3 per cent to persons from 45 to 64 years of age. The three age groups, under 14 years, 14 to 19 years, and 20 to 24 years, suffered 12.6 per cent of the accidents in each group, and perâ€" DDT and Control Of Log Borers _ A five per cent solution in oil (both keroseme and fuel cil were used) was applied thoroughly to small and large skidways in two separate locations at Petersville on June 13 and near Fredericton, N.B., on June 12. In one area the treated logs were uninfested and the check logs were infected In the other area, the treated logs were fairly hen:‘i,lx infested with borers in the w in September, although the degree of infestation in the check logs is not yet known The latter area was close to a large area which had been burned over in 1946 and, as a result, borer adults were very plentiful It would appear, says the Report, that It would appear that a completeâ€" ly reliable method of protecting logs from wood borers has not yet been found. Reporting on the conâ€" trol of borers in logs with DDT in the Maritime Provinces, the Biâ€" monthly Progress Report, Forest Insect Investigations, Dominion Department of Agriculture, says that, in previous reports on tests with DDT against borers, it had been indicated that results were promising, but further tests in 1947 suggest that the protection affordâ€" ed may vary greatly, depending on the number of borers in the area. It is often forgotten that farming is a hazardous occupation, and that the danger of accidents and fires is greater than in most other industries. Until recentlv, no acâ€" curate figures were available on the number of accidents and fires on Canadian farms, but at the reâ€" quest of the Dominion Department of Agriculture, the Domnion Buâ€" reau of Statistics, recently made a survey covering the period June, 1946 to June, 1947. Naturally not all the farmers throughout Canâ€" ada could be interviewed to obtain the information, but a sampling method was used which, from past statistical experience is known to vive accurate results Although the investigation covered a definite neriod. it is considered to be repreâ€" sentative of any 12â€"month period Because of certain practical diffiâ€" culties in enumeration, fatal acciâ€" dents are not included. abnormaily "mnmmi us, this would not be the case when they are plenâ€" sons of 65 and over, had 5.4 per cent of the accidents. whllnléddrmec' ction may seem to be obtained when borers are not Yours faithfully, STUART GARSON Premier of Manitot 2 What a man does, not what he {cels, thinks, or believes, is the uniâ€" versal éardstick of behavior.â€"Benâ€" jamin C. Leeming. Lsmsgvewzflf.. * AND GOOD TO KNOW! * ISs THE LAST MALLING DATE FOR LOCAL DELIVERY OF MAIL BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY Here is your bank manager. Serving you is his jobâ€"and he is as proud of serving you well as you are proud of your own work. If you need credit for business or perâ€" sonal reasonsâ€"talk things over with him. He will respect your‘ confidence. His knowledge and experience, with the whole organization of the bank behind him, can provide for you a wealth of information on conditions in Canada and elsewhere too, if you need it. Your bank manager is easy to meet«â€" and a good man to know! pEcemser K9 in NO DELIVERY CHRISTMAS DAY ms MOM Be sure to allow EXTRA TME for outâ€"ofâ€"town delivery . . . your letter carrier will enjoy his Christmas at home @rONSORAED $Â¥ YOUR BANK Man. Ernast Bertrand, K.C., M.P.. Postmastar General CANADA POST OQOFFICE More than 9,000 fires are caused every year in Canada by faulty stoves, furnaces, boilers or chimâ€" neys. Friday, November 28, 1947 of