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club A National Productions. Lllill. 511011141 . 021.511) , | k110\\'- ` st1'i1~:e ' Y).... the price, which was stated to he one lmmlrecl and eig.-jlity (lOll.ill'S. At this he held up his li:1n(l.~: in holy horror and stated that his fatlier paid only ei5_--My (l0lll's for the l)11;;_v'_\' he was now using and that he cc-rt:1inl_\' would not pa) any $1l(`ll()lll.'l`i1f.,"C01l.5' liazure l.'01*:1 new mi... 4- . 4l.m. ln..l-ml sin-n ()lll.'l`i1f.,"C0ll.5' Jl_`_:'lll'L' 1.u1' u Hun one. The nimn1l'aeli11'er then looked up his reeonls and St2lt(`(l to the t`:u'1ne1' that it was quite true that his Futln-r hml ])1l1'(:l1aS('(l the hug_:_ at :1 price of (`l_`.,lll_V dollars. But," said he. J find the record states lthzit your father paid for this not in ea.~:h, but by 4-:i\'in_v__>; me one hun- dred busliels of wlient. Now,"' said the 1nannl':ietn1'e1', I will ;`i\'e,- _\ 011 this new l)l1}_ .L'_\' for one hun- il1'e bushels of wliezit and in ml- (lifinn I will buy your wife :1 new (ll`(`.\`.s` anal you :1 new suit of cloth- es." This the l'm'1ne1' would not n__~'1`ee to, and the 1i1z11111l'nct111'er's ef- Fo1't.~; to convince him that the price was fziir. under present conditions, I1I'T\IIl\ nnuI'n1lvnn' U_'_'.]l'l' Ill` illl\| I,||L' were mm\':1ili11g'. -.- A Now tllcro slmulxl he no am- tn_L:'onism \\'lmtc\'0)' between the l'a.x'xnL-1' nml the m:\m1l':\<.'tu1`er 01' lrmlc-1'. Tlloy mo :11] neco.~:s:11'_\' to ltlne L-ount1'y s well-l)ein_'_,-' and pros- pm-it_\', l(.-;~'.pito the e1'1'o11oous im- pressions 01' some people to the cont1'u1'_\ , and it \\'O11l(l be better if tl1o_\' vxcrcisml more conl'ulence in |aml 5..-`owl will to\\':11'ds each other. It slmuld be :1 lnattcr 1'01` con_ ilulion if the l'a1'n1c-1's. m:m111Tactur- --.r. ....v.......~ nn.l all n"`\n\- `('15, HHIILT uuuuxn uuu uu U|,u\.A p1`0(luee1's nre prosperous. It is a 'beliel` held very widely by 111011 of le11}_:'tl1e11e1l and varied e.\'perience that the :1\'e1'n_ farmer in Cninula, lover :1 series of years, makes as l:11'_u'e :1 return upon his invested capital as does the a\'e1'a.}_,v'e trader or n1:1n11t':1etu-1'e1'. One thing is certain and that is that seldom does :1 fan'- Iner fail to make it living; at all events. This eannot be .sni(l of n1:1n_\' 11m1111t'z1et111'i11f.:' and tr:nli11_\_" l\'entnres. as t'n1'n1ers and other in- \'e.stor.-. know to their sorrow. In . this connection it is i11te1`esti11}: to note tl1e profits of the Crrain Grow- ' ers Grain Company of Munitolm, ':`11llll assoeiatetl coxnpmiies from the -ll re. of \`v`lll(.'l1 Hon. Mr. 1 ('re1'nr. the ('ftlpZ1l)lC :n1 well-1'es_v':11`(l- ed Union G0\'0l'l1IllCllt Minister of l.-\._-_:'1`i<-11lt111'e. -has been dral'te1l to lserve his. eou11tr_v at ()ttnwz1. The total profits of the three (`0l1C01'l1S (\\'lll('ll :1ec01'(li11u,' to 11ew.~:p:1per re- ports lmve recently :1111nl_rzn11:1te(l) l1:1mllin_-_-' -_v,'rui11, 1'unnin'_" elevators amrl stores. l111_\'i11_1' and selling: live stO('l{, 1-0:11, l)lll(lO1` twine, and other ~ |Sl1])])llL`>`1, &e.. for the year 1915-16 \\'e1-e over $1,800,000 011 :1 capital, it is . of` $2,000,000, which is equal to :1 ninety per cent. 1*etnrn. |.\'o (l()t1l)t. the profits of the new |:1111:1l_-`:1111z1te(1 eo111p:1n_\' For the pres- `I ent year will be eq1111ll_\' _L,"0O(l, il' 11ot `` very much better. The l111_4'e profits `I mzule l'urrt1111:1tel_\' 9:0 into :1 _ 1 1 1n:1n_\' l1:1nls. as the sl1a1`el10l(le1`.s are 5 lnu1ne1~ou.~; and are :1ss0ei:1terl to 'lson1e extent on :1 eo-ope1'ati\`e l)n. l'l`his l'e:1t11re oi` the \\'lllC (list1'il)11- tion 01' profits :1n1on_ nnnierons .~:l1nrel1ol also (-l1a1'ncte1'i7.es - . I.` Ix C...l...~+ninl.- Hull (11 [)1'I)|nn auuuu;.', IxuluLAuu.) m:m_\' 01` our lm'_r_-`e l!1(ll1SlIl`li1lS. It should never be fo1'y:otteu for :1 moment that we could not exist as :1 nation it it were not for what we ]n'ml11<.-e-\vlmt we .:1'ow, take out of the ezirth. make in various ways, and S0 at u prot. A few figures will imliezite the chief sources of our wealth. For the your 1916 the iL`$llll|ll(`Il values of our main pro- . `l....L . .... ..,. ..r. ....,1,....\n6m1. iL`$lHllill.l'(l \illLlU5 U1 Ullf |d11(_-ts were as undernotedz :.\[a1111!'uct111'e Pro- ducts .. ... Animal P1-oducts I"0ro:st l 1'ot1ucts (llIlSXll(}1t(`.d) nf` Mixuomls 'r1.,. ....ml.mm- `Field Crops ......` In I '.\lHl('l'lHh \llllhllll:|LL7l.l} ,1Il\J7\.VU\.',UUV I ' The producer of minerals. ut i('ohu1t and elsewliere received the 'l1i:_v'lie.~it price on record for his silver on account of war conditions and yet there was no outer) about in- ordinate motifs. This is true of pro- ducers in other fields as well, out- side of n1nnut'z1ct.u1'ed products. In, :1 recent desputeh from Ottawa it is` stated that the total catch of fish in i Cnnmla for the month of Noven1ber\ 1 .'reuli;'.eil :1 vuluc of about double as compared with the same month one your 1l_`.. ,`0, lnmrely on account of - higher prices being paid to the {Ni- erinen. 1 A ` 4... ..I,..... nmo chi`. Ivnv m n Ulilllllu It is quite clear that this W111` is a contest of productive power --- the power of men in elds. fzu-torics and elsewhere. 11'. ...._L.. 1.. z. ..I.,...o L`:lV`|`_' [UNI CISL'\Vll`L`l'U. He, certainly, is vary 5} 101't-si_-_"ht- ed \vho sees only the incompz1mh1(- sacnices our brave boys are lnnking at the front but overlooks the essen- tial aid that producers and home are rendering in the others at war. A p;1'ml11uto of Toronto Universit_v. a well-known editor, now on active service in France, tho \v1'ito1' xn0u. said. 1-o<-ently and I often t an officer wrote nn1_:na.ni- hink that you in Ctumdn, who are st1'11gI,-;lin_:: to keep the c0unt1'_v g:oinf_:, lmrdcr task than ours. have n i No Antagonism. u 1 I 1 .'5[Hll,' Llllf l,'llUlll.'Uu-3 Mn` vcisml ownm-s and all other - 7 It ..~s1,021,000,000 886,00(),()0{) 303,000,000 173,000,000 138,000,000 I uninnwxlc nf The Interests of Barrio, nu` ' I Criticism of Manufactures. Now, in connection with the pro- duction of the lines enumerated there seems to be little criticism on the part of the public against prices obtained and profits made except in the matter of manul'aetnre(l goods. lt O11`_"lll., l1owe\`er, to be remember- ed that in addition to the question of ethics involved in this criticism, Cilllmlil would have been in :1 dc- ploruble condition financially and eonnnereiull_\', without her _e'reat 1m1iu1{':n-t11ri11;_' industries during the \\'ar--asi(le alto_2'ether from the iiiagiiieeiit contribution to the war needs of the Allies. Nor should it be overlooked that in 1914-15 there were li'en\`_V losses in 11izi1ii1l`act111'ii1_-:, yet, notwitlistzindinq` this, employers were in most cases holding on to their men and obligatiiig themselves in connection with those who re- c-ruited, besides eontril)utin_e; large- ly to all `patriotic funds. Of course, it is quite easy to understand that ...e.-....1...;_ 1.1.1111, ...... ||\lLV _ -cxtinct1o11 of 1'e:1.~'1111-111111` p1-olils. The ers` ,3_vorkors, 11ot1\'it11st:1111l'11:__-' 111-1'e1'o--111111 , 1' myrc 111111011111 of 1\'11_;'e.<. are :1_~_v'~_v'1':1- 1 re ` wasted at the f1_;'111`es tl1e_\' h:1\`e to (`re pay for all s11pp1ie.~'. 111111, 11101-1-1'11re. grumble at :11] 111111 s111111r_\`. 1.-\,\_:'1 Ten11_\'.so11 tells us:-- 1- 101-: In w111's of 1"ree11o111 111111 11111'11111-1- The g:;lo1*y and _1:ri1~1' of 11111111 \r1111 ('1 or lost 11 V. .. 1:11 holders :1 mac to:e1l11-1'. N, If so, the s111`l'11ce sij_"11s 111' 1111it_\' Sm `of t11o'.1;_.rl1t 111111 ])U.l`pOSC of wo1'11i11-4' ml .arc 1'.e1'tz1i111y 11112kl11,'; i11 C:111:111:1. WU Illogical Thinking. One curious p1111s1- of our 11ist11r11- all ed 111e11t11l eo1111it1011 is 111111 it l11:111.~'. N0 ,so1ncpeop1e to believe that the `.'o011.ium fair-11111111011. 1111111151 11111: for 1111:1011` most part live 111 the co1111t1'jv 111111 ,1 all the oppo. ki111l 1111- to 111- 111111111 nm in the towns :1111l 1-it'11>;' :11111 (`ll`.:'1l`_"1`1l 11 in bllsilless life. This t1`111l1-111-_\` was nu well ill11str:1te11 1`e<:e111l_\' 111 two 1-1li-'50] torinls 11ppe111'i11_ in the 5111111: 1111111- Th ber of 21 1`eli_~_-'io11.~:1_\' we.e1cl_\'. p11l1lis11- tin ed 1111 Toronto. The one was he:11l- S1 '.'T"('_~`(?, P1'ospe1'011s F111'111'1112" 111111 111--lm: tailed, with evi11e11t 11pp1'o\':11 111111 s11tisf11etio11, the e:1.~:1= of 11 1'11r1111*1' in S11sk11t1-l1e\v1111 \\'11ol:1st sp1`i11u' ho112`11t 1 1 a section 01' 1111111 for \vh'11-11 he 1 21 T0011 to pay over t\\'e11t_\'-o111- 1 _ 1" .1ous111111 110111113 i11 1-111111-11.< for the `wheat 1.-'1`0w11, o1'--to quote 1'ro111 1111- editorial 111o1`e 1111111 011011411 to pu_\' for the whole 1'111'111." The otlu-1' `"1 e1lito1'i11l, re1`e1'1`i11<.:` quite e\'i111-11t1_\'1" to w:1rti1111\ eo111111e1'1'.1:1l life 111111111} -(:on11it1o11s, 110110111101-11 the 1111111111: 111"` 1110110) in war time 111111 1-o11111-1111111111 in u11111e:1s11r1~11 t1-1-1113` those who :11'1- 1 l1e11.pi11: up prolit :11 5111-11 :1 time :1.~: -'\ this. Now, to 1111 z1\'e1':1:_v'1- l111si1113ss 1 man it \\'0l1l11 :1ppe:1r that 11 111111-131 co11si111-r:1tio11 511011111 511011 that the` 1'11r111e1' 1`o1'1-rre1l to 11111111- his 0110:`-1(` mous 111111 ext1':1o1'11i11:11-_\' prot 1111111 of W111` pri1:e.~1 for w111>at: 0 in other wo1'11.~t, ~11` there is such :1 _\' thing as 11 war prof'1te111'," surely 0 1 1 r l1( 1" 1111 1:111 -\`-;?;%11is 1111111 was one. for profits :111_\'- (1 ._ ' thing` like his 11po11 the 111-.t1111l 0111111111 5 `invested were never he:11'11 01` 111 the 11111111111: of 1111111itio11s, the e111-?1'1_1: S of 11110011, or any other 11110; _\'et.( `the f11r111or is eo111men11e11 111111 the 1` .mnn11f11ct111`.e1- or trmlor 1-01111011111011. 0 Why ? Is it uny worse to 111:11~:1- pro- ) `(its out of 111111111l'11ct11re11 200115. or 1 "'~ot11er 111e:111s, than out 111' w111-111'. ()t' C course the case of this pz'1rti1-111111` `farmer was, no doubt, sm111`\\'1111t ex- ( rceptional 111111 perhaps se111o111 1111pli- 1 lcated, but this surely is also eq111111_v 1 `true of u 111111111fact11rer or trmler `who makes 11111101111111 prots. A11- 1 -other case in point along t11e line of t `the farmer more than 1101111112 his 1 Jown as co111p11re11 with the 111111111f'11e- ` turer, is well i1lustr:1te11 h_\' :1 re- .}cent occ11rre11ce. A certain 1'n1-111e1- 1 to p11rel111.~xe 11 b11,:::_\` 111111, _ `ving used one th11t w:1~` in 1>\'e1'_v hv s111isl'111*to1'_\', he W1.-:11 to the an111"nct111'e1' 111111 11511011 11' :`11ot111-r 11c could he S`.1pp11(`(1 of 1111` .~:1111e .in(1. The 1111111111111-t111'1-1' rep1i1-11 111'- "nnntl\'ely 111111 the 1':1r111er 11511011 Barrie, New Story} on page seven} READ THE S."\V xv ~ Woman (Continued on page 5) Exclusive rights County of Simcoe, Ontario, February 21st, 1918. secured for :___ Tie, the County of Simcoe and the Dominion of Oundn our Criterion. The who The was Not PROVINCE BOASTS ; BIGGEST SURPLUS 3 IN us HISTORY! War Tax to Continue-On-1 l tario is Asked to Pay It as = [ Long as Soldiers 1 ` Are Fighting i Hon. '1`. W. McGarr_v, p1 0\`im':i:11 tx'cz1s111'(2r, zmnoum.-(.-d in the 1o_'isln- turc last week the Ingest. surplus in the histo1'_V of the province, mtalin_-.5 $1,751,374.59. \Vc are nancin.11_\~' probably tho sotmdc-st provinoo in the ennpirc, he said, and we hnvol built upon :1 solid foundation. (hurl sm'pl11s sillco Sir \\'i1lia1nHom'. I :. c---.1:-7'7r.1 '! t \{`J,lu1,-M1.-Iu. nu gun, nun... provinr-( cnlpirc," \\'illiam1l< czlmc into )X[)`\\'('1` is $3,157,751.' \\r'H>lu wvnn-r':~ml fn nlnlznl Tlnn ` Vol. LXVII.--No. 8. -. company of The commission we want- CIUIIC llllU [XU\\l'1` In I;`~),ll)l,lI)L. With i'e_::ir(l to nickel Hon. Mi-. pose a tax upon a: which notl1im_: wzis known. report of the nickel _L_v;:1\'e us, the in1fo1'mation ml. He said the per;~;m1nel of the lnternationnl Nickel Co. was un- known to him, but he tl1ou_rht that new that the United States was an all); there was nothing to Fear. \Vl1:1teve.1' had been the case in the past the resources of both Canada and the United States were now tln'own into the s.{1'eat conflict. i Hon. M1'.'M(-Garry 1'e\`ie\\`e(l the lllllilllclzll state1nent.s_,of other _\'em's 'eo\'erin_-' the ])(`]'l0(l ol the Will . it lwus, he said, the fourth lm(lg_-`et un- der Wm` comlitions, and if it (lid not find l'a\'o1' with every lll(`1l1l)f.`l' ': A I I I , ,._J.L .. .. .. . ,_t` ....... l'\I\UlII|.`_' LIIV lVl'1l\}\A was, l'( conditions wit" it at least brongllt : ify to the people 4 Tu 10'l'l,1_l flux 1 H. UL Hruhl IJ1uuy,uL u nunmu ux nL'LIu' ! to of Ontznrin. ` T111913-]4 thc1n'o\`in(-e had :1 I deficit 01' $(i97,Sl`.28.5S, due to the 1'0- fusal of certain colnpulxics to pay taxes :1 p:n'tl_\_* to the fact 1.11211` $`_Z94,N0 had been spent in :u1\':m(-- es for Hour to G15-out Britain and Bcl_rinm. The next year saw a .<\n'-E plus of m'din:u'_\' 1'o<-oipts over 012! dinnry oxp(=nditm'u..~' of $`_ T1,,.`}T0.l I and last _Vo:u' there was It 5111-M115 ..s' 1-! 1'11 nm`. '7.` illlll IHAL 3 van ( got` $1 ,13-1,995.74. l` rru- ,_,__A .1__ um -,._. ,;u;,uu \... .. I ` This _\'o:n' the not stlrplus \\`-as $1,- I 751,374.53), (-xp0ndit11rc;s. h(`in_'_` 10,- 5]8.`.2`.2`.2.64 as :1,<,:'a.in.'~'.t. total (m1i11m'_\` 1-H-0i])t.s of $18,209,:'S)7.2.'. Not only lmvo we the ;_:1'cntc.~:L .~`.urp1u:< ever :umounco'd in this houso, hut- _.... L...... _...l..-...`l H.n no .1..3. In-| `CV01 unuuuuuuu H1 Luna nuumz, nun we have rt-duc(- the not debt by v]$1,2]6,301.70, and We have expo:1d(- on capital account $5,`l55,()()() in (-.\`-| lccss of the amount l)0rmwml Fm-i tlw/so p11rposc.~', Hun. Mr. .\l'v(`m1`r_\'| `lsaid. 1 . ..1 . . _-`J launu. The total tunount 51mm on 1-u]'uitnl} account was .":il0V.`l.")."),`. .~L")..'-3;"), and thvl total horrowin_ amounted to $3.-i 0()0,()0(). ()utsidc of" $5,700,000 furl ITy $-H(),()()() 'f01'.thr,- 'I'.] jam N. 0. R.a'1lwa_\', and $2,(m(),00:H [to pay 00' u lozm, capital cx}w1n1i-` Hturo was ;:ro:1tly reduced. | 11.. lip lfnllnrx-\7 Q1\l\L'l\ (H. HIP` LuI'(` "215 }:I'( 1lLl)r n'Iuu:n:u. . Hon. Mr. Mc('rm`r_v spokv 01' the able leadership of Prmnior Sir \\'i1-1 liznn Hearst, and )`ef'o1`i'(2d with pritio to the fact that even with tlirco _vc:u's of Win` tht,-re was :1 sur- plus to the credit of the provinr-0 of $3,157,751.36. Tln'on_-.:ii the .dep:ii't- vnont of lands, forests and niinos. and partly 1)oczm.=:(Hof' taxation bvingz imposed upon mining: compnnic-s as :1 result of the work of the nickel commission, receipts were $3,.")TS).- ]9(i.06-bcin_-_-: nn incrozlse of $1,718.- {!')U R 1 i 1 3 i I -`I\l.\IU- 638.69. T3..,__ U.)('3.UH. Rtwolnxo from motor licmnsos in-` `creased $290,765.91, and tho p1'm'in- !` cinl tre:1sun-r unnouncvd that as ` soon as the war `as over the fuu(1s = sccurml from this source wouhl hv ;' used in the completion of m()(1m'n ` hi_-_:hways. Succession duty totaled the lurgrost. in 1917 since thv tax` was inh'o $3,`2`.Z8,226 1)(`1I1f_" <-o1I(-,(:tu(1. This is an increase of .:47'I'(3,43`.. . ov-or the pre(-.c(l`n1g_-; _\`(-.:n'. l)utv was remitted in the ease of .-ohlicws estates, the amount ho'm_<;` $112,390. Rn{'nv-rintr in Hun hnrrnwhw` nf` WAR TIME BUSINESS AND PROFIT .7: 1 z.,.5:m. , Rcffcrring to the b0x'rnwin_ of - the province Hon. Mr. McGm'ry said 1 two important loans had been ne;:o- . tinted, and satisfactory arrange- ments had been made in Ot.tn.wa. for further nancing. Vlithin :1. (`ow , Jays another loan would be scm1r- ` ed at :1 'bt-iter rate than that ro- ccived from Sir Thomas White. "He `po1~:e*wiih optimism as to the "ntwre of the provincc s numeinl condition. m--_.. ..... ....... mvnnnnnn :u_ l GTO \V`LS HUW uv_'.1,uuu,uuu lu- ve ten! in the hydm development ,_. :1<'~'r~ts: for every dollar, and a-V-nnnrmn :.. H... 'I` Ry, N (3 R.n'n1.. :1<`~`m.S 101' every (l()llILl', llllll 91000000 in the T. & N. O. Rail- " "rt" ns-`s0t For the entire `? T)=vring the pmt year $5,- ` Kn` hr-r-n '=pmt "m hydro rm- "* r-"n`!~"'\r t`.H=, p1lT- ` ` ' `-`Wnnxont ' '11 }~.m~.'1 $27,000,000 in- .-n :1nun`nnn\nnf. pon.<:11im1 Act {he p1'n\'im-3:11 tr'ca~ Sl11`(`1' szuixl the total mnount 01` com- pon.<:1ti0n paid 1'01` the _\'vm- \\`:1.< '$'l_,91.`.S-S2}. there being about 36.000 `n...,i.1.u.L- T`hn 1-nu` n0' Hun }\n:n'.'] '-`p'_ _.Ul.),-3-.`).). l1IU:`U UL'1uj.' uuuum -nu.uvu [a(-.cido11t.<. The cost 01' 1110 honral for the 1r:1.~,t yo-.11` \\':1~' $]I`.`},l)()0. Whilt` 0\'m' -`.*'10U,0(H) hzul been paid in return. The case of A. \\'. V\'1'i_ :1 member 01' the c0n1pou. tion board, was chmnpioxwcl in View of the fact that it had been `said he was a part_\' 11:u*k." Hon. Mr. .\1cGm`1'_\- paid trihutc to years of hone-.st -0'01't on tho p:n't_oL' this %co1f:_111issio11o1'. dc-1';-11-1in:.." hin1__vigor- UUllIIIl|3~W|UllL'l. llllk/AlVlIlI`.- IIiAI|__AvAi,uA ously. The . nid commission. of which Hon. W. D. .\[('.Pl101'. is p1'('hh-M, had :1c(-mugnlishod :1 grout \\`m'h. H,.')('H,) 1'otu1'n(~d . hm`- inu" lm-11 hamtiled mm] (3,000 ht-inf." .,) .-..\.u\`r\1-|\\r\\\" T(lllll(l l`lll1)lU_\ llll'lll. Ilnn. M1`. .\[\'-Ga1'1`_1' dwelt upon the |worl< u('cm111vlisl\o. i)_\ the 1`(=. oommittot-. Ontario had Dllltl $4.- 1E)()(),l)00 in collections for tho llml C1'0. .'\'m`iot_\'.' and to all the funds that luul ap1>enl(=l the p1'm'i1w(' ln1~:l |;_-'i\'0n $~_ Es`,0()().I`I(I0. in (',0n1p:l1'l.~:nn to gtlm total of $1.',0()0,000 from all the other p1`0\`iu(-os vomhinoul. 801110 of tho l:\1`-_-131' }:ift.< inolmlod $l.').`_ 5.';_lNHI to the l :1t1'ioti<: Fund. $l.S04.0U0 In the British Red Cross, xuul $Ts0_,0nu for nmolniue ;u11.<. f\'0ldi(*1's' st-ttlmnnnts \v(-re prov- in`: :1 sI.1cc(-ss, and it \\':\s ])!'0])ll(`:~.l-('(l II I .' LL,. ....-\.1,.... &`|..-.t ..... Ll nl-In. inf." : found omp1o_\"n1m1t. 11 \(.. \I ..! |.111`_' 11 .V:|\;\.k`.1n, uuu :1, 1111.1 l,.ul...\...\.. _ 11111.1` 11111011 01' 111op1'o1)10111t11:1t \\'o11111 ` 111- ]11`1~: :11`1(-1' the '111' would 11(- ,;~'01\'(~11 111 this \\':1y. 111 New 0n1:11'1(1 {st-111-01's` 10:111.s' \\'1~1'n ])1`(\\ 1(1(`(1. $2170.- 1()1)U 110111; :111\':111(~1~11 111 111(- past _\.'0:11'. -\< 1'01` 1111' 111-1111111110111 of :1j_1'1(`l11- 11111. 11011. .\11'. T{::G:11'1'y 511111 110 Iw1111111 11-2111* 11 1'01` [110 1111713111-11 to j1111_-_-L-. S111`1'1cv it to s:1_\` 111111 11111101` 11111 1111'eL'111)11 01' 1711111101` 1111:11'.~t_. :1.~' 11111111511-r 111' :1u'1'11-111t111`e. : 1p1'(1}_-'1'1\.<.~' h:111 111-011 11111110. 111` 111".1'(~ `tho 1'0-0po1'z1111,111 01 the 11001110 01' 0111n1~1o 111 1111`-1'c;1.s111g_-' 1111- pro11u(-1.1011 01' 101111 111111112` 1110 001111112" .~'o:1.~:1111. T111` '_"0\'01`111110111's pnlit-_\' 111 1'1-2':11'11 to 1111- 1011111112 01' 50011 to 11111 1':11'1:1- `11-1-:< \\':1.- 1011011011 1111011, 111111 1110 111-11v- 1lit)' 01' 1110 11op:11'11111-1111 01' 111111111- '1\\'()1`1{s 11111101` 11011. 17111111)` 311111111111`- -1111111. 111 1110 111111101` 01' s11]1p1_\'111u` 11511 -1:11 1'o.~:1. \\':1.~' 1-1.1111121011111211. n. Hun nun.-1 1111- r .il' M1`. Pa1'son.s is ])1'esi of the 'Canadian .\Ia1u1i':wt111'e1*s .=\ss0(,-izitmii. He delivered the following` adulross[ .be1'o1'o the Canatlinn Club last week, it is hereby 1'(`])l`0(il1(`0(i. :15 g'i\'cn in full by the Oriliin newspaper.-. One point i)!'O11f_"ili. out by .\[1'. Pz1r. `that will appeal to 1'0.-zixlonts of town and t.-ountry the tz1.\`nti0n where oxt1'z1o1'dimu;\' profits are made. In this 1`os1>o(*i the slwziktw classed the 1'u1'n1o1' with the immu- facturer. `C .. u is rinml lmrm, so .'|\`:1il." it \\`:Is ( ;|t:1x:n.ion \\ us 1 `th(- .-t:I.'u\111c-111 L.i('it_\' oi` Tmm -been heard. 1.` To $1 `. ion ()r]nn_::ton z\ !w- .< . lzll ('(l.\il. \\:lv\ l'UHH!ll'lllll7Il. ('lun':u-tori/.ml as the nmst im- :p01`t:>.nl xnattor \\`it 11 \\`hi(:h ho 113:1 {tn deal. 11011. Mr. McGn1'1'_\' spoke $01` the 1u'0\'incinl '.`.':11' tax. '1'h(.-rv `hml hocn collootml $(i,0l).'),000, of twhivh $.").$)-l:'),()l')0 had been (~xp(-ml- ed. To lhv 110, at ()n>in'_"ton .$1.')0.0lM :1 _\'L`:`.l' xvns [)l(`(lL:'(`(l, and {mm .$3(|(),0l)0. to ;+,;f)()f),()0 \\`:1.< 1>Imlf.:'- 1 L` ,_m:.,.. V ...\........L. -`Am! an ljroln .`;.')Ull,\IU\.' U) R,~.)Un,u\MI nu.` [run -- iod to s0Mi(`r.~.' "Anal |l0n_-.: :1`: 'r11o.~'(- lll(`1l stnm] hotwt-on Us inml lon}: vri'.l this tax 1_n.'L-- lvuil." oh.'(~1'\'(-zl. The plam of (-xpl:1iI1L'd b1`i(~f1)'. and mmlv that, uutsitlv the l('it_\' '[`m`onto. nn cnnnp`.-mint hm! dntv. $1,`_"_`0.00011u1 hot -n s]'(-I11; won .\Ti1ita1'_\ Hospitall. it .l\v`.< $197,011 l)oi11:' for I, .. vv.. .1. n..:+:..\. ` 10 (U110. -Tl,.;_ \,J.\IUIvuuI1 |!l.'l'I3lYl'|fL %0n .\Ti1it:u'_\' It l\V2\.<`.~`1z1`L(Hl. $197.`N.|0 1'01 `('(1lLi])lllL`l1l. To tho I`1'itish11u`\'_v |o\`(-1' $2-00.(I()l*) had bet-n ]):1i4l. I`01` `soldi(*1's' co1nfm'1s, $183.00 `HM be-rm .~'p(-lit, \\'hilo.:\t Cll1`1$tl?t'i. :0.-` 000 p:1i1's 01' nutti. `.11: :1 (-051 01 $150 (MN) \\'en- sr-n*., to the men on :tho ti1'in_r_-' line. and (30(_)() ho.xo~' 01' r-01nt'or1.< to the (`mnlchuns M1 M15."- tllaml. - 1 . ,......l...Z.\.. 1T.\u \lu \|'n{l-nu-r *1 . i In r-mu-1u.s'i0n, Hon. .\I1'. .\[<~(ia1'1'_\' `said 1110)-o \\*m'o :'ro:1t quoshons to 11)(3('()11.<,i(1D1`(`(1 tm1cl1in'_-,' the \vm'-- ;;_I_`ro:1 ror pro:111<-tion nml social ques- 'm1.=. "No matter how long` Hu- `war lusts. we are p1'opa1'('d to :on," he said. ! It was 1-xpm-tfed that C`. .\I. How- \ n.41. R.-m-r. uvnnhl 1-nnlv. hut l I ()1'il1i:1 1 n(*kv`L~--.-\ 1'(~0e11l incident imlicntt.-.-z the 1'npi(l ad\'m1ee in the \':1l'11e of farm p1-operty due to Wm` (-omlitimls. A widow -in town had her 1'zu'm rented to n tenant. She was 01Tered $33,590 for it. \Vhen he hcrml of it, the tenant promptly countered with an offer of $4,800,, whereupon the tenant cmno buck ' with $5,000, and paid the amount in cash, mostly made out of the farm ' in the past few years. ._j.:_____ 4.: Va -.-.v., .....- -uu~, A little 5. ,-'i1'l went to the _:roccr`.~; F and nslced the salemnau if he had any fresh eggs. Ycs," m1s\vc1'0 the man. How many do you want?" She viewed the (`gas criti(-.uH_\'. Please. sir, said sh'c, thcso are not regular eggs. Corta.inl_v, tlwy are. V No, they weren't. she persisted. I hoard my papa tell my mamma there's :1 corner on eggs, and those" are a11~sm0oth. :..?_..__j._....._._. l l To ]7~0V0nt skin poisoning: (Lur- i'~"n girl munition workers var- Wsh 11030:: and hands each day. MONEY Not Regular E883- LIEEMARKABLE ADDRESS BIT roar: ORILLIA CANADIAN CLUB BY s. R. PARSONS :1-ttlmnr-nts ., 1' .< .3 I- I d>`\"|\ IN FARMING. lI.'1n_\ . lllu Proud t'00t IH..-.. 1... Seven Bogs Near Toronto Contain 26,500,000 Tons of Fuel. ()tl-.i\\'n. Fol). l-l.-l)1'. llamnel, I)ii'0ctm' 0|` tho .\linc-s l"n'uii<-ll, esti- iiizitos tln_- total area of the l)mni11- ion 0\'Cl'l:1lll by pent l)()}_-,'s as 37,000 s(1na1`o miles, and 01' this total area the known pout boat: 01' ()nt:u`io, Quebec zmul ;\lani1olm i-oni1n-isc 1'2,- 000 square miles. witli mi average depth 01' six feet. He estimates the 112,000 square miles will contain about 9,300,000 tons of peat, luwing :1 fuel value equivalent to about 5,- 400,000 tons of coal. Seven l)o_1`.< \\'itliin convenient sliippinq (listnnc- es of 'l`oronto 11-1'0 vstiinatml to lu- ozipzihlo of p1'0ilnoin2' up1)1'0.\'in1ntol_v :3()'.5()(),U(lI.) tons of fuel: and \`C\'(`I1 bo_'~_"..< in the \'i('-inil_\' 01' .\l0nt1'eal (`()lll(l supply the wily with `23,:'>00.- O00 ions 01' fuel. $1.00 per annum. Single copies 80. by ol'l'ici:1l ulinze`. the amount of clotlminyz obtainable by I3-e1'line1`.s has been so1`io11sly 1`(`(l1l('CLl. Cnrtls have now to be ol)tuin(-Ll for such tl1i11g,s as woollen stot-l(in;::~'. \\`inte1' gloves, 1'1.-:ul.\'-n1:ulv j:\('k('ts. collzws, shlrtis, l):1l)_V-lll1(?l1. l'u1'.~'. tru\'ollin2' 1`L1gs, bod co\ o1'.s, \\'lllC`ll proviollsly were :lll0\\'(`(l to be sold freely. and a ban lms also been put on suoll tl1ix1.:s as fun1lt1n'e co\ o1's. lo.~:l tlu.-_v be used for ('l0tl1ll1"`. l\.IA. . ...... ..=. 11' :1 person has n sumnxor over~ coat or mantle. a winter. one may be obtninml in oxc11:111g'e. A motlicnl t-ortiticuto is 11(>cossm'_\` in order to. hzwc both. A .\n':..:..m- CANADA'S PEAT RESOURCES HIYVL` DOIH. A 1nm1's \\'m'd1'obe nmy ol'l'iciaIly consist of nine collars. threo pairs 0!. (-ulfs, tln-co shirts, three under- Vests 01' timlm-,inckot.s'. one work- day suit. and one Sunday suit, and, i1` 110 (-an u1Tonl it, wli-at 1nox'ning.;' suitsum1sxnokings" his fancy ... .. .. _.....-r..n.-J- I It should surely be possible to -discuss (li.spas.' and with fairness to all interests, smnv pres- -ent tondom-ics in our public mind toward the business life of the coun- try. If ever we needed calm deliber- .ation and cloarnvss of` vi.~:im1 it is at` the present ( 1'iti(`(l1 time. We nrol more or less on (rdgre owing` to war -(:ondition.~:, and in our alnxivty thntl ..~-....1. :...1:..-:,1....1 ,... :..a.-..-... duxnhl ILI.V 3\I'='5\JIa \\'mno11's \\':11'(l1'0l)0 is sli;1'l1tly more ('0ll]pll(`{1l.l`(l, hut 11.111011}.-` tliu lllll1`_".~i it imiy include two blouses, one winter mantle or jacket, one ll101'i)ll'l}_"(l1'(`.~.S or jacket, to5_1'etl101' with :1 small amount of umlc-rxvear. No person is 1lll0\\ (`~1'l tn l1i\\'(} more than two pz1i]'.~`. of shoes or boots, one pair 01' lioilso-slices or slip-- pers (for \\'lllCl1 cut-(lown boots may lw u<(-cl). um: pair .~':1mlul.s, exercise or i('lllll~` .~'l1U(.`.*`, 01K` paid wooden nll()L`n'. hm 1>ill0`.\' c:1.~a(e.~;. two bed :.lH.`(?l.\`, two ha-I <-m'u1`s, one quilt, tlirt-0 t0'.\'(-ls, two (ll.\'l1 cloths, and three rlilsters. Tliv amount of cloth which may he used for ( l0l.ll('.~' is reduced. For o.\'mnplc. ":1 woman's 01' dress must be mmlo from 4`,-Q n1(-tres (-11/2 _\_':1nl.<) instoml of 4%. Sliops already- are :ul\`o1'tisin*_-' that tlioy c-`mi make clothes in ncuo1'1:1,11c0 with the rc~ (ll1(`(`ll :1ll0\\'{l]1('(`S 01' material. Alliston lleruld -- The rigors of this winter are snrpassi115_r all rec- ords in the recollections ot' the old- est inlmhitnnts. Furniers who never knew the firost to get into their stables say that this last week or two the_\' lmve noticed thin coat- ings of ice on the water trou_L:l1s and in the stock stables where the frost would clear off` the windows when the sun struck them there has not been :1 clear spot on these windows for weeks. in town there are :1 number of hon.~:es -in which the domestic \\':llL'1' service hzis been tempomril_\f abandoned beennse of frozen pipes. Septic tanks that never _`_`,'iL\'C trouble in :13 many as :.~:even and 0l_`_,"llt winters ure pzrrtly or wholly fro /.en. Where the out- let or Syphon basin is exposed to the north and west trouble with frost has been encountered. The depth of frost in the ground now (~11(l:111_g1-1'5 some of the water mains in town. There are pipes along: some- of the streets not more than four or five feet below the snrfztee. 01'- angeville and Creemore are already s11ffc-ring` inconvenience from this cause. Report is current that Cree- more waterworks lms been tempor~ nrily shut down and in OI`m1f_',`cVill0 the water had been turned off some of the streets hecnuse of frozen CLOTHES RATIONINQ IN BERLIN. WATERWORKS FROZEN UP 1.9 vvuu Mr Lang .....vv... Does the moon remind you of nnythi1w:`I he nskod, :~:ontimenta.I- I); thinking` of thn:-ir courtship days. u\*..`. '1 nub} 1.1. uvI"n days. Yt.-.~'s," said his wife. V\'lmt`? he said". You,_ Sin` snid, nigiits." `' L` UBL U in 1460. Calico is to be revived, according to late reports: from the makers of cotton dwrss 1'aIn'i cs. Post offices were rst cstnblishcti 1.C!2I\ It Was a Full Moon. ";UlIllILlUll?\, illlil. Ill Ulll 1lll.\l\ l.`\ I.IIu|. I "`e`l`_ach indivirluzxl or iiitciwt shonhl 1 play a worthy part we too cu.s1l_\'.|: zand oftcntinies with luck of know-" ledge th1'0115_-`h incxpc-ri(-ncc-A. : at the other follow or _':1'onp. I oo- plc are unsettled and out 01' .so1'ts.|' `The farnic-1' denounces the u'o\'o1-n- " merit, the 1'ailw:1ys, the 1nz1n11i':wt111`- er, and the St0I`0kCC[)(`l`. The pro- fessional n1anJ he he 1ninistc1', dor-- V tor, lmv_\'o1', or what not, (-111-.<(.~sI vever-'body within reach because wnr prions pi-o\'a_il, and seonis to think .all others nro protoors and $11-.11'ks. ]1oldin_;"hi1n up at e\'m'_\' turn. The! 'man11fuct11.1'm' and ln(`1`(`il:1llt 1-nil at conditions 01' 1:xh .~:n:11'in_' pay: `rolls, Sil0l't8.f_{'(`, and t1'm110n increased costs of raw 1n:1t.ori:11:<, government and 1'nil\\':\_\' (!|.11i):11`_~_"0vs, increa.sinf_-' taxes. and ti11`(`{'li()1l(`(i1 I l i\L'1`(`f0-- .. .. _ L` ... ..