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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES; WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1929 a lie PAGE SEVENTEEN Shop in Oshawa This Week and Buy British Empire Products FRIENDLINESS 1S KEYSTONE OF ~ ENPREWEEK (Continued from. page 14) any one country. Our real economic unit in this world is still the indi- vidual country like Canada, although there are a few units here and there that spread qver parts of one or more continents, these are the ex- ception rather than the rule. Canada herself is associated with a large group of nations called the British Empire whose distinguishing mark over all smaller groups is that each 'self governing coluntry in the group has freedom of choice with respect to legislation and the regulation of its industries and internal and extey- nal commerce." "Then how docs a country like Canada arrange to produce and keep her share of the wealth which, coup led with the educative forces, 'brings about such amazing results?" asked our visitor. "Well, I suppose, our natural resources, millions of acres of fertile land, billions of feet of tim- ber, billions of tons of minerals, the wealth of the sca, clectrical energy running into the millions of horse power, attracted the investment of capital by people in Canada and by people abroad. The resulting indus- trial activity thus set up and the necessity of devising means of rail and marine communication through wide land spaces and huge lakes and rivers created a demand for all sorts of merchandise, machinery and equipnicht throughout the country. Attempts "were made to produce much of this in Canada. Difficulty was immédiately experienced, due to restricted markets, in producing goods at as low a price as they could be reccived from other countries whose producers had been making similar goods for many years, and to whom the Canadian markets were as «open .as to Canadian'producers.. The trend "becoming increasingly evident was that crude raw materials were "The other notable efféct was a grad- " Norn being shipped out of the country, leaving little behind but labour costs, little commerce, and diminished re- sources. So, to remedy this condi- tion, Canada, following the example of many other countries much more favourably placed fromi the point of view of the manufacturing industrial development, for many years has levied a tax on imports on many raw materials and semi-finished pro- ducts and® manufactured goods from foreign countries, making a friendly gesture now and then by levying a smaller tax on goods from other parts of the British Empire and oc- casionially, too, by special agreement with some' friendly foreign countries who gave similar concessions to Canadian products. The Effects of Good Policy "Over the years this resulted in two satisfactory effects. The re- venue at the disposal of the Domin- ion Governments which they shared in part with the Provincial Govern- ments by means of subsidies, was very materially increased and made possible the' proper carrying on of many useful governmental functions. ual increase in the production of manufactuerd goods paralleling in- creases in preduction in all other lines based on natural resources. "In addition to the wealth produc- ing values resulting. from this in- crease in commerce and industry, to 'the huge volume of assets taxable by legislative bodies and municipal councils to produce revenue to carry on their important public functions, to the, cultural advance directions of which it was the cause, the improved economic situation pro- vided openings in business, in fin- ance, in the professions, in fine arts, in their own home lands to hosts of staunch young Canadians and hun- dreds of thousands of "substantial migrants from other countries, many from Great Britain, who resisted the lure of the more glittering dollar in other lands where, while the oppor- tunities seemed as.great or greater, life was attended by many conditions foreign to the quiet," freedom-loving, law-abiding, sclf-respecting "nature of the typical Canadian character which gradually emerged staunchly based upon the great heritage of in mary' well-developed character from their ancestors in British and other lands and carefully fostered by British governmental institutions, The Chief Factor "Now it is a truism that the great factor in competitive manufacturing is the ability to maintain an assured production of large quantities of goods and find a market for them at fair, prices. That was the part play- ed bythe .tax on. imports in the development of manufacturing indus- triés'in 'Canada, 'and in the growth of commercial and financial institu- tions resulting from the whole com- bination of 'circumstances, "In connection with the encourage- ment of Canadian production and the production of revenue from the tax on imports it is interesting to note that in 1881 the value of duti- able imports was 55.1 per cent of the value of the net domestic produc- tion of manufactured goods while in 1925 (the latest year for which com- parable figures are available) the proportion of dutiable imports to net domestic production of manufactured goods was 49.7 per cent. While the percentage of dutiable imports is only slightly lower the actual vol- ume of imports has been multiplied seven 'times and production eight times. In other words 54% differ- ence in proportion between 1881 and 1925 represents a difference in vol- ume of imports of over $440,000,000 and in the volume of net annual domestic production of over $900,000,- 000. From this, two things clearly emerge. First, that the tax on im- ports has definitely made possible the production of many classes of goods not previously produced in Canada and has greatly increased the volume of production of many others. Second, as indicated by the greatly increased: volume of both im- portations "and production, the pur- chasing power of the people and the wealth producing facilities of Canada with resultant advances of educa- tional forces and equipment over that long period, have been greatly en- hanced by the establishment of that policy. Relation of Town and Country "As an instance of the inter-re- lation of country and town this. can be said. The farming industry," the producer of raw food stuffs, is one YF roa = that entails hardships. It entails hard work, long hours, anxious days and nights in as great if. not a greater degree than does the reach- ing of any other worth-while goal. All honour to the men who follow that calling that makes them the backbone of the nation. Yet they have their reward. It is found part- ly in the reasonable assurance that prudence and hard work will pro- duce at least a living, and, at best, whatever the successful farmer chooses to do. It is found partly in the free, healthy, independent life with the assurance of sound condi- tion® for their family, "Further great areas of fertile land were made available in the Prairie Provinces by the enterprise, in- genuity, resource and courage of Canadians in building with their flesh, blood, brains and money, a railway traversing that great terri- tory when there was scarcely a white man west of the Great Lakes and cast of the Rocky Mountains. Now, to serve the older agricultural sections of the country, a manufac- turing industry had been established to produce the implements used on the land usually in central locations close to sources of supply of raw materials and close to their then main customers. The one seemed to be a matural complement to the other. As the food producing area grew, so also grew their requirements for machinery, implements, parts and service. What. science and in- vention could do to lower costs, to produce better implements, to pro- duce new types of implements suited to changing conditions, was done, "When tractors began to be re- quired, tractors were produced with all the attendant multiplication of gang implements to follow ' them. When self-binders were required, the most cfficient self-binders in the world were produced. When the famous labour saving reaper-harves- ter or combine became feasible, they were made practicable for Canadian use by Canadian manufacturers. "It was natural and right that the further development of agriculture should go hand in hand with that of their best servants, the implement producers, particularly when the combination was fruitful of "such beneficial results to their own coun» try. And the same conditions held true with relation to most other classes of goods required by the farming industry. A Striking Instance "One of the best contributions that this system of wealth produc- tion and educational development in Canada has given to Canadian agri- culture is Dr. C. E, Saunders, who CURTAINS Of white with large checks for or suitable bathroom RUFFLED $1.19 per pair Marquisette blue, rose and gold, -- bedroom, kitchen. Regular Value $1.95 PULLOVER SWEATERS $2.95 A new delivery of Rayon silk and wool mix- ture in plain and fancy knit in shades of pink, powder, nile, mais, sand and red. They come in V neck style. ARTSILK PANELS Quite mixture of Artsilk of three designs $1.69 Each a. heavy weight cotton fabrics in a choice Medallion borders. This curtain will launder nicely New Reduced Prices on Silk Underwear It will be to your advantage to stock up dur- ing the next three days. "Watson's" Vests ........... "Watson's" Bloomers "Hyloom' Vests Regular $1.50 now ....$1.29 "Hyloom™ Bloomers, Reg. $2.50 now $1.98 "Hyloom' Slips, Now \.......0..... . ..$1.49 "Petersknit" Vests iennenes 89C SWISS CURTAINS $2.95 Pair "Petersknit'" Bloomers veneer... 98c "Petersknit" Petti Knickers ..................$1.49 "Petersknit'" Night Gowns ASK TO SEE THIS NEW LINE - CANADIAN PRINTS 25¢ Yard A good selection in de- signs suitable for Girls' or grown-ups. In white or cream grounds and absolutely fast washing colors. Summer Dress Goods 49c yard Comprising, voiles and dimities in a selection of new designs. Spot figure and floral patterns to "choose from and the colors are guaranteed fast. 36 inches wide. A very moderate price for fresh new goods. MEN'S HANDKER. CHIEFS 20c Each A special purchase of a fine quality Irish linen with fancy border and all over patterns in' a good range' of colors." Regular On a fine Swiss net with plain centre and neat border design in two sizes 31 or 36 inches wide by 214 yards Jong. Ecru shade only." A very spe- Girls' Artsil Socks 49c pair. A 3% length "sack of bright astsilk forms in: shades' of pink, peach, pushed the wheat-growing boundar- ics one hundred miles north and re- duced the 'danger of frost to the wheat crop by a period of at ieast two weeks through his development of the famous Marquis wheat. "Incidentally many of our private citizens and numerous public men are Ladies' Hats $1.98 A selection of Felts and Straws ina good range of colors, including the acw pastel shades. These CO P comp. KING ST.W. Jerse Ls ont willy toa Miss 1929 is to be wedl:. See her third finger --what ex- quisite taste -- platinum in' delicate lace-work. Then, of éourse, she chooses the slim circlet of entrancingly carved platinum --ithe wedding ring of the day, to be sure. And, as a tribute to her own good taste, her toward what is is to her saseal bet i MMUNITY PLATE to'show you the newest sets come in . The Jeweller PHONE 189 aty. Lt 1s > . We would be wd containers, D. J. BROWN vr Ladies Dresses A complete stock of || The Balance of our ' and Misses' summer dresses, in- cluding the "newest veer ! Coats Spring Coats to * ¢lear at Reduced Prices. LADIES' "HATS Special Orders Taken For Bridal Outfits $2.95 The Fashion Shoppe 84 SIMCOE-ST. S. PHONE 3083W- - See Us OSHAWA full of commendation for the extent ta which wheat, one of our greatest agricultural products, is exported to many other countries. By reason of careful selection of seed, climatic and soil conditions, it so happens that Canadian northern wheat 1s almost unrivalled for many separate pur- poses and for many blending pur- poses, We have agreed that wealth production is a good thing for a country and for the progress of its citizens. Out of wheat is made flour. The production of flour, of course, gives additional employment to capi- tal, machinery, other manufacturers' commodities and men, and finds the recompense in its selling price for thus advancing the wheat to the stage where it becomes material for human, food in many forms. "Wherever flour, is produced, there is also produced bran, midd- lings and lower grade flours that are of 'great valuc as supplementary and winter feeding for beef and milch cattle and live stock of many other sorts. When these by-products are present in abundance and farmers utilize them for stock-feeding, it provides another great source of additional revenue to the farmer, provides .work for abattoirs, 'greater supplies of finished foodstuffs for the human race at-home or abroad, hides, tallow, and many other useful sub- stances for other trades, and ingi- dentally provides the farmer with the fertilizing elements so necessary to maintain the fertility of his land for the growth of wheat and other agricultural products. In shipping wheat in enormous excess of flotir Canada is simply losing the benefit that flows from the setting up of a whole new never ending circle of production. Whither Do We 'Tend? "Into natoinal material that for many years looked unpromising to Canadians as well as to our other British connections, there has been instilled a national spirit that has given a lead to the Empire and to the world in many important Gov- ernmental and othe questions, and out of national material in another sense has been evolved a national economic situation that outranks the position of many countries with much longer economic history and much greater population and, granted sane guidance under Canada will continue the progress to the goal of continued association with the Empire and greater heights of economic development to which she seems ultimately destined. "That is the sort of thing that has made and 1s making Canada and the British Empire for we must remem- ber that the British Empire as such is one of the youngest aggregations of countries in the world. - A.part;of it arrived as a new entity as late in {time as 1922, The Empire did not begin to be an Empire in any real sense until the fifties of the 19th century and at various periods since has amply proved the flexibility of hef system in creating allied entities in Canada, New Zecaland, South Africa, Australia and many other places, leaving them free to work out their own. internal and economic problems in their own way and leav- ing Great Britain to go on her way, each learning from the other, chang- ing, improving, growing. "One result of this agreeable, flex- ible. system. operated by. people-akin to one another by blood, or. trainifig, ar. both has pec the Serco it-Siy Providence, | cial price. buttercup, nile, ~orchid, sky; sand, > white - and black. Sizes 7 to 9%. are picked from our regular stock and prices range up to $395. 25¢c and 29c¢ value. within the Empire, It is fully in line with constitutional rights and econ- omic development and in accord with thoroughly good British and Cana- dian precedents and practice that Canadian goods should come first in the minds and in the demands of the ily come to a position where 'they can really help to make greater and better country, by shoul- dering the white man's burden, creasing his own and his neighbor's | poet-- wealth and 'keeping that Canada a ada, whether men live. in in- force at work until it results in Can- "That man fo man the country o'er Shall brithers be an' a*.fhat.' "Yet there is more 'than trade, educative the town or the country, to paraphrase'a great | making-a living and having.a grow : | ing educative purpose in all this." people of Canada, and goods from the other parts of the Empire next, wherever it is reasonable and pos- sible to exercise those preferences. Have Our Goods the Quality? "As to the quality of Canadian goods there can be no doubt. One commercial organization employing 40,000 people, with ramifications throughout the country, states that 80% of their annual turnover is of Canadian goods, not purchased from necessity but from choice. A great shipping organization, recognized as one of the most efficient and most economically managed in the world, has the very definite policy, arrived at after mature deliberation, of pur- chasing only Canadian goods, when and where it is possible to obtain them. And millions of good staunch Canadjans are readily following that lead. "Goods from other British coun- tries are also known as world lead- ers wherever they 'are sold. "Producing goods and moving goods, buying goods and selling goods, these are the ways most men have of carning a livelihood. The more we buy and the more we sell, the more prosperous we are. "If the goods we grow, mine or make in Canada cannot be sold to the people of Canada principally and other countries as well, we shall not be able to make a living here. If we do not buy the things that are made in the Empire countries, it will reduce their production at home. Making a Living "Trade is simply the process of making a living, and this is a man's first duty, to make a living for him- self. To work and make a better living for those dependent on him is the most honourable thing a man can do. And it was that kind of a man, the man who was anxious to make and grow and sell more goods, and thus improve his way of living, who braved dangers and hard- ships of little known lands to find more materials and more customers for what he could grow or make. "If we want Canada and the Em- pire to prosper we should buy all we can from their producers. If we buy from them they will buy from us, and thus the whole Empire will be kept busy. And that is all trade is, busy-ness. It is of- real ad- vantage that we should buy home goods first for the stronger we make Canada as an economic unit, the stronger link she is in the chain of Empire." Brothers All "Well," says the visitor, "it seems clear that the system you have ex- plained to me helps to enable Canada to acquire and maintain its three great needs, capital, population and diversified occupations. And it seems, too,. that there must be groups. of 'people here who, by keeping an open mind on {he subject; and by makin (2 gludy, of the facts, would read: Beautiful sheer chiffon Hosi- ery, cuban heel. Pair ...... $1.50 Delightful i h h Delightful servise sheer hee 31.50 Silk Gloves. Special, +4 98 ¢ Pair A Ar rn Suede fabric gloves. Special, 69¢ Pair iovesiciito vicvenoes Reg. $2.50. Each gowns Re $1.95 i RON ATKIN'S Hosiery and Lingerie Shop : 1%; Simcoe St. S. : Lace trimmed gowns. i iad dun RES A A Ca