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liie it .. c in ie Ipatnasiznts in insiiese m on in isswisinn t Cuemeut T IS\ fArtcampaen® _' _ [CTYyMEASURES Legislature Passed Resolution P o irrragemmcin * \ | Backing Efforts for Larger Bill Giving Railway Board _ Crops _ | -- Power to Fine T. S. R. is | The Legislature yesterday unani-- |n'(l'0duced mously adopted a resolution affirm-- C . .. HeWadarecaimrntamcaay ing its resolv 1 ) evervthil e and determination to The city of Toronto met with 3 ng possible to sustain kindli t is Great Britain and her allies in the foifer iveatment at the Mede ol e 5 °: the Ontario Legislature yesterday. present struggle. The resolution was As a result a bill was introduced in moved by Sir William Mearst and th 6 E C Cos e House by the Hon. I. B. Lucas seconded by Mr. William Proudfoot. ; ; o o o amending the Ontario Railway Act It follows closely a proclamation is-- y ; : s giving the Ontario Railway and !|sued by the Lieutenant--Governor Municipal P d to i setting aside the week of March 24 Municipal Poard power to IINBONG ','as one of dedication and preparation a maximum fine of $1,000 a day on for the campaign of greater produc-- railway companies that do not carry * t.o'}'ll.xe Prime Minister said that t] o es s oo moolcde n iffes nc 2 3 f Al c ie i + j resolution would be used as one of N ne. "*'s "0. be placed on id the first guns in the agricultural| Oe appeal will be allowed to the c'ampaxgn by the Ontario Resources ; Appellate Court of Ontario. | Committee._ The Leadeg' of the Op--| The Attorney--General -- explained | position said he heartily concurred' that the bill was brought in as the in all the statements set forth in result of C daati iade | the resolution. | uU of a reuvc'J.mmewn ation 1 3 "We realize that the world--short-- | by the Private Bills Committee, It| i realize tha e world--short--| had been found that the Railway | age of food, togej.thcr with the fac:.i Board lacked power to impose -- a lt.hat th'e destruction of shipping pre-- | money penalty for noncompliance vents Great Britain drawing supplies | with its orders, and the Govern-- from Australia and South America, | ment therefore' felt it should be a compels that country and France to | general regulation, and not a pri-- depend almost entirely on Canada | vate bill, as first asked for by the and the United States for the neces-- city of Toronto |sa1:y fop(_i to maintagn her aymios and Earlier in t].'.le day the bill was hell civilian population," said the re-- , bitterly fought in the Private Bills solution, going on _to express the | Committee. Mayor Church declar-- willingness of the House to assume | t ed that in 1914 the company had | its full share of responsibility in the ' 8320 cars on the streets and to--day lemex_-ge_ncy, and acknowledging the they have 667 and their earnings patriotic efforts put forth by the, are $2,500,000 a year. While Hon. farmers of the Province to secure J. D. Reid had placed an order for more crops. $40,000,000 worth of rolling stock, /It further states that the House f RXA* the company had done nothing. ealized the need of laborers on the farms, and expressed the conviction | One Appeal is Allowed. that every person who labored this The city agreed to allow one ap-- year on the farm was "a veritable peal from the decision of the Rail-- soldier of. the soil," and that he way Board, but would go no far-- was "playing a most worthy and es-- ther. Mr. R. J. Fleming, General sentxgl part in upholding the British Manager of the Toronto Railway Empire, in insuring that the sacri-- \Company, and the solicitor, Mr. J. fices hitherton made by our soldiers 'W. Bain, K.C., opposed this and ask-- and our heroic dead shall not have ed for the right to appeal to the vbeen made in vain, and in hastening Supreme Court of Canada. While i the hour of final victory." 19 it was a general bill, they said, it was aimed at their company. The proposal to give the board power to impose a penalty of $1,000 a day with the right to enter one appeal was carried by a vote of 17} to 19. i % wonennmmmnncnnmmmnmeemmamemmmemememmmea m |