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mittee having charge carefully considered he Agtcoent between: the One : , and this and other municipals Sept 21st) itis of the utmost = to 'ascertain the trend of our d understand why there has been increasing drain away from 'our eful investigation, and are of these municipalities. tly. taken out of the Govern- , from information supplied and, while there may be error yet on the whole we can T i municipalities through which the Toronto & North Eastern Hydro- Electric Rajlway i is to pass, covering a ~ period of ten years: . Municipalities - 1903 + Scarboro' Township, .,... 3522, 'Markham Township. ,.... 'Whitchurch Township,. 5 Pickering Township... Uxbridge Township, Whitby Township... Reach "Township. " Markham Village . Stouffville Village, ........ "Port Perr Villse rca! Whitby eats dundee xb: Town .... rnd Fon 'Town ' In regard to the Soreating itis to be noted that Scarboro' has at present an electric street railway running over a. part of the Kingston Road, along which the population has increased greatly, making it show a gain. Markham and Whitchurch also are provided with a Radial line along Yonge. Street, and the 'Population has grown greatly along the Western three concessions of those Townships, but the drain on the middle and Eastern sections has made a net loss in ten years, ; In further consideration; take the towns and villages on Yonge St. served by the York Radial Railway, and the towns and villages in the first table: Increase 1903 1912 1913 1914 over 800 Aurora, Newmarket .. § Take into your consideration that these decreases in Township pop- ulation have come in spite of the facts--that the population of Toronto _ with its adjoining suburbs is over 500,000 (more than double that of 1908), and is the natural, adjacent market for our metropolitan town- ships; that here growing grain for export and cattle raising are fast dis- 'appearing before the dairy and truck farming demanded by our city and - suburban markets; that under the newer methods and manner of farming ~ our townships are capable of sustaining a much larger population than at any time heretofore; that life in the country, social and otherwise, was never provided with better facilities. wid There is only one explanation, other than the alluring and elusive ies of city life, and that is that the present transportation facilities hadeqate. Our railways, while sufficient for the former or- which are Te our farmers a can get the full benefit ss es which are 'now presented to 'them by virtue' of their to city consumers. ! Poronto-North- Eastern Ee and yet the Western J er of the P. igor } is $ fairly burning over the Hydro-Electric Railway tions for educating the voters, getting data for the > iris , etc, are" i all'headed by a vigorous Sentral commit- ~ Reach Tp. -- Div. a Veh at of whole amount may be made when- ever desired without delay. at your convenience, when prices are at the highest, and perishable and. live products quickly handled. 4 The inauguration of the mest profitable farming methods and' systems, with the most scientific and latest information obtained under Government assistance. 5 Quicker, cheaper, more convenient and frequent train service for passengers, with the social re-adjustments, making country life more: akin to that of the towns, giving the country home all the convenience of a city house, bringing everyone into reach of the most desirable op- portunities for educational, social and religious improvement and énjoy- ment. 6 The ownership of our own railroad, built at cost, operated at cost, to suit our every reasonable want. 7 Light and cheap branch lines throughout the district feeding the trunk lines. The failure of the By-Law will mean: 1 That the 'loss in population will continue, 2 That the reasonable income of the farm will not increase to its proper amount. 3 That we will not be able to compete in the Toronto market on an equality with the townships West and North of that city. 4 That the selling value of our farms, now increased in contem- plation of Hydro Radials in our district, will fall off instead of increasing as they could for the reasons before given. b That the Hydro Electric power on our farms and in our towns. will not be possible at reasonable prices for many years without the radial railway. The officials of the Commission will during the campaign explain how they estimate that the railway will more than pay, and that the municipal guarantee will in all likelihood never be called on. The Official Count The following official figures of the election returns in South Ontario were supplied by Mr. E. H. Purdy, the Returning Officer for this riding. CALDER 55-7 otal 55 SINCLAIR 63--Total 63 46 Municipal Division Whitby Town, Div. 1 Div. 2 .., .. 04 Div. 3. . 34 Div. 4... ve a, Div. 5... - Total 279; , Whitby Tp. -- Div. Total 256. Div. Dav. Div. Div. Div. Div. Div. Div. : Total 360 Port Perry -- Div. Div. 2 ? : Div.3 i. Total 170, , East Whitby-- Div. Di IE 2h Total 311, Total 387 Pickering Tp--Div. 1 , Div. 2°, Div. 3 . Div. 4 . Div. fo Total 523... Total 622 110 Total 732 ri 220 . 351