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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 2 Mar 1899, p. 3

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es Mso nes oo in BME belme" (ge Touse nont Ufpreop | 5 v e i $ in' products of any particular industry; | There T,m:'ltthfvitb:fi;\; 'J'_n wheg ') it must be situated where the natural ; the early hs C ybee'n né'.Pz,\;'.' "From conditions were favorable, raw material | it En a'itel or hégf'?';z bhpto was accessible and means of transpol't-l hn e e witivs ia th h('"fnffifib}' _' They ation were available, and the promoter A wl nds es ht "If this cap-- H ¢=1 would all adniit that some 'bf this cap must exercise brains, 'a special know--| fully apulied, but it is ledge and modern methods. Instead | ital has been'pgedu 2. ?p '(L,.{f{:&rg' of the | of relying upon these conditions many within the knowle xe_g l":",.n'.w,q.been i ;T:'I:)nufacturers. to their great loss and | :}lit;'ql('f"fitg]"*ft";qgt';';at -fz,gnmfl&".,'é" not sequent failure, had been placing o. A w arer" thae Hatime @K)IKmayvere their trust in municipal props. +If these now, however," the samie. 'a% v 5 30 year Theré issdbum@®#ant municipal props were swept away the 25 or 30 years ago. i ramgh | industries would nore stable wealth in the counltry now,®@iA mr:z~ and prosperous linbt£;1:1tl:|(;l:11'2 than they | port of the 'banking !nathulwm"!mm\ 8, | were now. The fear had been express-- and the very largosdbposits bearing in -- | ed that if the whole system of muni-- . terest which couldbe much more.pro-- | cipal aid were swept away the indus--| | fitably invested in i'fl@h'fl"}l nnd' com-- | tries of the Province would all centre| | mercial enterprises..) flusls, Abherefere, in such industrial cenitres as Toronto.| clear that there is no want,of, eapital «Me did not believe that at all. It was in this country.' No mayyufaeturop meed true that Toronto had advantages, but | want for the necessary bank..acoom-- gcores of other places had equally as| modation when l_fls entorpr}sv,,is")i]uilt [ good transportation facilitiese and pos--| upon the proper foundation.,, .,Th% on.| \sessed very much better waterpower.' m{mhm' was, l\h%";"f""t'v Jl;,flf «Nn q 'If new indyustries come to Toronto all bringing this question beforé f'n-{li';lmflxsef | would rejoice, 'provided that city was, and the country at this junctitté.." En--| | riven no special privileges in the mat-- terprises "'had been 'startéd 'mhder the | |tor of taking industrics away from bonus system which perthaps were not other parts of Ontario. The bonus sys-- justifica by the necessity of thelocca-- tem had <done a .good deak to alarm | ston and had never attained prosperity. capital. There were millions of un-- The industrtes .of Great Britain had, he used capital in the world, but capital-- pointed out, been built up--by (the: en-- ists were deterred from investing in in-- terprise and: skill of ~British! manufac-- dustries because of the knowledge that turers and artisans without being bois-- they had to compete againsgt the muni--| tered up by bonuses, and had--obtain-- cipal governments of the country. There | ed control--of the markets of the world. never was a better time for putting The note which his hon, friendstruck into foree the policy he enuncdiated. The appealed to the intelligence and enter-- manufacturers were prosperous, and, to | > l prisc. of the people of the Province. use a current phrase, "it was the grow--| | Citizens of Ontario, with, the intelli-- ing time." Finally, he urged as a'last gence and skill which they claimed to reason against the bonus system that | have and which 'he was satisfied they it had a lowering effect upon the dig--, *' 1"'-"-"095?'1- were able "under 'ordinary nity of the Houso. Municipalities evi-- | | economic conditions which prevail in dently did not treat the Legislature | Ontaris to compete 'with the world. seriously. Theore was a general law.} This had been proven by "the exper-- but some of the municipalities did not ; ionce of some of our great manufac-- seem to think it was necossary to en-- turers who are sending their goods to force it.. When special\laws were re--| | the four corners 'of the earth. Agri-- quired they considered the legislators, | "l::'ll:lt""v ';mtth:l m'rmt- indu;:br_v of the in fact, not as --maker S hi. eC ry, ie farmers ha@knot been Dreakeis. s la w m ikers,; but as law l ' blflnus'_o'd. 1, lt"'wns theiistrong --arm and Mr. Marter heartily approved i % sujerior inielligence;on ahe,faimer .that resolution, but at the l'lt'E:'llp's'tdn(I:r x\ti):- | lllvadfmam"d-h""'- to samnete in the mar-- Whitney, who was absent, asked that | 'wh of the . world. . Hp was also glad the debate be adjourned. As member | to hear, the r%m'ax'ks, of his hon. friend for the City of Toronto he reminded | 1POH the freedom which hon. members the House that he held in his hand a '\\Ollld enjoy in (he future,. from the resolution by the municipal Council of obby for private bills of this class, and that city approving of the principle of | fne t"imo o our Sinune which is oo uio the resolytion. | eration 'of Such measures. Wilaigo Be Dr. Pyne was quite willi an.! whirnariyr ta PA asures, will' aiso be deavor to pr(-\'vnllunuluo- "l(fql:z"x:npt.:{in",'.. | &'11\0(1 if the H','ugp takes a positive po-- gugnngg{ the municipalities in securing | sition upon the question. industries, but the hon. member for m ts € ' N'l)!'lh Oxford hbad not pointed nu: arn)\l" h «M¥ GConmée ,O'.)?"sed' | other way by which industries could Ifs' Mr.. Conmee disagreed with the pre-- :'x(l'nl:'ilfltt(;((ig cltl}l]l:]:n e-rl])('-_nurr;:fi;;:]i": ivnl ",--\\-i $ _\'inus speakers. c While agreeing that "He -- referred _. io (,"m;"'l'j' {""l-' in the past lh('l?. had been too much ; n orner eoumntries \\'hvr'o t.h'l-" '..n(l -- bonusing, such \} as not the case now . | facturing imlu.;'tries had I)m;n 21:1::::' :l(')l(')"f-lxlr")"].tgg.';:"l:)ellt}':\'ll:lf \':(eiiozlutt)l](mbwem lated and f')slm'Q(I by Gm'e-rnmcr.\; ald. . were best qtia.llged tolkno:' wh;t (t)lr::-lys If ;he municipalities do not assist and wanted, and as they had to foot the bill encourage industries the Government the House should not place too great ought to undertake that duty. restrictions upon .them. The evil of too great interf@rence with the muni-- An Opportune Resolution. cipalities might be greater than mi'i of s banusing. . In .the interest.of, the, new-- poee e oeenrion: ths Rinic is" on t is avil t tipa Sath me his testh'nupy to the lucid arguments the, jusli(-e'm!' allowiné"(huse districts demonstrating the careful study which the same freedom and.liberty. which his hon. friend,. the mover of the re-- the older portions of the country had solution, had given to a subject involy-- enjoyed in regard to this privilege and |

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