Ice, W111 11I\\.A_y ux. ---mu`. -- __V. , ing. The string is in excellent con- dition, and everything is progressing satisfactorily. ' A T A V wlth reterence to me uum. 1.. \J'Il er words,vthe products of the farm - I exceed the products of the factories some 70 per cent. What I say is this. We must not neglect the in- terests of any class, but am the (th- er hand we should keep steadily in view the fact that Canada is pro `eminently a great, farming country. The farming interests should there- fore be the rst consideration of any competent and wise government be- cause that which is the greatest pro- ducer must tend in the greatest de- gree to the prosperity of the coun- H-V tf}" l l I know that the policy of the Min- ister of the Interior (Mr. Oliver) is a western policy and a. western pol- ';icy alone. I do not object to a western policy within proper limits. It is a policy to people the farm lands of the west. But we want something more than that. Our first object should be to secure farm help. Labour is wanted on the farms of |Canada, and if we -do not see to.1t_. "" n-` 1-I-IA In -xflur nnrf Of icanada, and II no 1101'. act: to. ....~ the finest land in any part of the !world to-_day-I refer particularly to the older `portions of Canada-will be left uncultivated for the lack of - .I-....-oa Tn}-u-Hr CII|'\f\`V The're- be lett uncumvateu wr Luc .Ia\,n. \lI ,. an adequate labour_ supply. The're- - fore the Wrst consxderatnon of the t government should be, not so much to get farmers to take up farms in the west, as to get in farm help. Get in `people lwlho will work on the farm, tetthese people acquire in `that way "a" knowledge of the country, and after they have done. so let them take up farms of their own and they will `be successful to a degree that they would not be under other com` . A::no-u ' I.uc_y vvt. dition_s.' l " ' . . E I haxge said that the policy of-my lhon. f1`-lend ,-ntljne Minister of the In- terior (Mr. Ohver), 1s a policy of oc- cupying the farms of the west and a policy of that kind alone. Let me refer-to his statement in the debate on the 15th of January last on this same .qu_estion. Dealing with- a let- ter wntten by. Mr. `Scott to the hon. member for ' Brantford (Mr. Cock- ~'sh_ugt),_.the Minister of the Interior _;ga1 '- . , , . A2645 IQI, _ .. . 42_.....I- L2- his - (Mr.Coc_ks hutt) receivgd f d. ~i_t. sta_t_ 5s `tn ; polyp Our Greatest Need. or` oun It MENSE stock. A One_-Sided Policy. ICUIII lU LIIC uuu. _\o. uav-1-5 \v\aIouv\a . V . . . - _ -. Ofd C0_k` ;Geo. "Williams, as. Hogan ahd 1313110!` Thos. Powells, al of. whom were V V. _ s,'entenced by P. M. Cl L43V%.%r*`% . L AJAX. \ "A}}2i"ii '{o1iSv_s 55? "u,3"1{ the" next page by`. saymg: `"I`I `I\-,_,' ' settlment of the 'wste_m lands. """ l""$" 'J" ""'J"'G ' The policy of the Domini_on gov- ernment, as stated to'_h1m 1n black and white over the signatures of an ofcer of the department, was to settle the Northwest; to cultivate the prairies, to ll up that western country in order that there might be employment and busine s for the cqmmercial and -nancial 1 terests of eastern Canada. . So that the policy of tlze Minister of the Interior (lMr. Oliver) is a. policyof lling up the farm lands of the west and that alone. We must no doubt ll the farms of the west, but if you bring into this country a. hardy agricultural class who will as- sist our farmers before taking up- lands of their own, who will grad- uate from farms tilled by men who understand the conditions of the country, you will develop this coun- try in the most effective way and lyou will ensure that those who take up lands will not afterwards aban- don them into the hands. of specula- tors and grafters. i Nothing Done. This government has made no at- tempt of any kind to assist our farm- ers, particularly those of the older provinces, and enable them to ob- tain the necessary help from the old country. Will the policy of the min- ister bring about an improvement in that respect? I venture to say that when we pay a bonus to a booking agent, his chief eort will be to se- cure quantity rather than quality and thus increase his commission, and the same may be said of the transporta- -tion companies. All these are con- _ cerned in procuring the greatest possible number, regardless of qual- ity, and in this way making the great- er prot. Their interests are in that , sense antagonistic to those of the _ people of Canada, and while that system continues we shall never ac- " quire that class of immigrants which 5 will be a benet to our own farmers. `A Remedy. l What is the remedy? I am not called upon to "devise a remedy, and yet it will be only a little time, per- haps, before we on this side will have to propound a remedy. When that time comes I shall be prepared to give my advice in the interests of Canada, but in the meantime it seems to me that we: ought to adopt the methods which any business man would use in securing assistance in his business. \/Ve might very well establish an Immigration Bureau which would keep a record of the labour required, Our farmers, manu- facturers, merchants. miners, railway companies and other interests could then readily communicate with the government through this immigra- tion bureau and inform them of their wants. They could dene not only the number of assistants they require, but also the terms of employment. A farmer for instance would state how many months he would under- F take to employ one or more farm 1 hands. When all that information flis obtained. then work. not from ` this end, but from the other end. `-Employ reliable agents in Britain to ' come in direct communication with 0 the class of men required and let 1` these agents guarantee--see to it-- ~t that the men they send out are the 'f kind we want. Knowing how many 3 farm labourers are; wanted. they will ;_ _LA._._. Ll-,.-~.. Tlqn u-nctxrxncilxln Iilrlll IUUUIIICID (liq \\llILku`. Ln\._y nu; try to obtain them. The responsible agents of the government. will take pains to ascertain that the proposed immigrants are actually and hona de farm labourers. or as the case may be. They will make arrange- ments with these people, having in mind the condition that exists on this side of the oceani and the actual farmers who want these men. Then they will enter_ into arrangement for these men to come here. and the farmers here will be advised that the men have come and will be asked. to meet the men, make their contracts, and take the men to their homes. If you do this, you will be bringing in a class that will add permanently - to the welfare of our country and L will assist in supplying our producers with the men they require. Free Land and Prize Packages. - Now, the Minister of the interior I (Mr. Oliver) seems to think that 160 acres of free land is not a sufficient . inducement to the people of Europe - and elsewhere to come in and occupy V our territory. The hon. minister ob- i' jected to comparing the condition of - Canada to-day, with its six millions - of population, with the conditions of - the United States with 8o,ooo,ooo. He said: I ask you to go back one hundred and twenty-ve years in the history of the United States. 1- But let him take us back any num- -5 ber of years he likes, he will not find 1- that the -United States ever made an oer such as we are making, or gave 5- a bonus such as we are giving to I1 bring immigrants into their country. It And I venture to say that. neither it the United `States nor any other P- country has offered the same induce- pi ments to hardy, sturdy, self-reliant It. immigrants that the Dominion of 16 Canada is offering to-day in the _lO lands of the west. We do not need I11 to give prize-packages in: order to Of get rid of these lands. Our west is e- the greatest and last west available ht for the teeming millions of Europe. c_h And if.y_ou adopt the policy of en- In deavourmg to restrict immigration to iet the end that none but the ttest he should come in, that none but those lat who measure up to the level of our nd own citizenshi should be allowed to 3m, enter, you wi have these lands oc- iey cupied as readily as by depreciating iat their" value and crying -them down-- m- which you are doing at the present time by saying in effect: `Here is a. Drize, an inducement for you to come in and settle these lands. , I \ 0.00 worth of DRY GODS, MEN'S AND BOYS s OTHING, 0 BOOTS The -C. Y. M. Club will probably send a strong contingent of athletes to the Collingwood sports` on Vic- toria Day.` This is the only athletic -organization now `in Town, the B.A. C. having ceased to exist. ..cven._..._ 1-- 11-..-.. -L..: ll\L 9\UUI\ |--awuy u------ (To be concluded next week.) AN % OES, LADIES? SKIRT d COATS, M1`-ms FURNIS J NGS and TRUNKS and , UIT CASES; } District News.} 9/EC` -_I?Win HOLLAND LANDING.'-+- some `, 300 slmvels have arrived at Hollad 1 tzmding, ready to commence Opera` : W.-ns ml the canal. It is reported ` lhat men are engaging teams from 1 i the fanner: at from $4 to $6 p_e_r day, `` and some people are suspiciou_S._ 33` , W811 to think that these prices _1nfl1- l `*`_the approach of the DomIn10vT electrons-Express-Herald. ` MEAFORD.--P1ans were -aSkd1' Om numerous architects for a mOd` 1 cm town hall, the cost V of which ` W011ld not exceed $15,000,, being the mount sanctioned by the ratepayers. {Or that purpose. After viewing and `l01lS1(leriig the plans submitted by Mr J. A. Ellis, of Toronto, the com- gmttee accepted them as `the " . &lVe0TEb1e_a11d the most lx_kely_ to meet `an... ....a... At .. C-nuu . Q .`*'wdUIt: and the most uxcly. U-V I":-Wt. he Tequirements of a town` llk \'}3f>:rd. After the comm'ittee andi 0" 112- I 1 ' 1 , - 3 _ .1 .-.-.... that Ln on all_ mynuw` me /....uIUIU- Arter 1\'r. that T v pot` ,. Ellis had -dE:1"dc%en<`11ers "'*r' which was Teqmr ' _ _ _1oW - t`OI`I9' t asked on the Speaca early $25" est of which Teaches 1` orc.:th=~`*:%; or, in other wads was stipulated .f Express. ` of the low priced*.Pain{; The truest prepareabpnt BRACEBRIDGE.- - ?,:mornix1g ve Of the` W110 were recctttly *0 wprk for M as C ' Z/16 />;'z}`c5. The truest cg! 7 s wort/z nmstie forceq out regara!'Ze}s ;3\Eg;2Zzze, as` t/ze'Z22zszness must be Jwomza 24;). Come *= "+. . . . .. g`,V,@c5t Bargazzzs ever lcrzowzz zaz 2`/ze /zzstory of 9t}. See /zami 52715 for t/ze great wz'1za z'7zg mvr; pojms HARDWARE srom: 6 Dunlap St- Near Five Points. Latimer,.. { M aneer E.ven thy, app is eaten up tl "x.../' . is good prepared paint. ' t\qjp .SHEBWIIl-WILLIAMS Pun`. | SOLD BY I - ' o-thri1V-.gs__Jhec .t of p-aint- .bor. o sjust imuc. > `(I paint- A r L c is it (1 s p r %a{ doesn tAwVor "A 2' . :4_p% V#on t last as long ;-`?iL- makes sfyon J ` 0'-7 arent saving in cost per gallon : fact that it takes more gallons charge of `theft and, upon the evi- dence being heard, were committed for trial. `From the testimony of-_- feredit would appear that Mr. Ax- rler, -who was the chief witness, had been- down in one of the boardin hous_es where the prisoners .-live , ..._.. .. Auennfn as to some ac- hOllSS wnere ulc yu.~.v..--.. .___,_ , settling a dispute as to counts for board. -He. had $73.00 in the outside pocket of his coat,"a_nd discovered, _ when about to make some change, that the money was one. There were about a -dozen ellows in the` room at the time. Five of them'left the next day, for Toronto, but were arrested on their arrival; and ' Constable McConnell brought them back.-Herald. ` COLLINGWOOD. - Percy R. t [ Perry, 20 years of age, a young bank clerk of Collingwood, committed sui- 1 j cide at` Fergus on '_1`ue_sc_lay night, 1 'A p'rili zznd, by shooting, in the rail-' 1 F way station `lavatory. The body was not discovered until eight o clocki 1the_`fo1l owin,g morning, with a bullet in the :brain.` The pistol. was found thebody. In the pockets were ' .- "a_` return, ticket- from Stayner ' 1c of letters~,._ d- are ` train`; from : l Quotations on Tuesday were :- Export steers, choice . . . . . . .8 5 50. -"' medium.... 525. bulls . . . . . . . . .. . 4 '25. Butchers , picked . . . . .. . 5 50. choice . . . . . . . . . . . 4 50. _ medium to good. . 4 60. " com. to medium.. 3 60. ' cows. choice . . . . . 4 2.5 Common cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . *2 50. Banner: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75. Choice stockers . . . . . . . . . .. 3 25. Light attackers. .` . . . . . . . . . .. 2 75 Milch cows. cho'.ce . . . . . . .. 40 Q0. 3 . {)0 It .....A:...... Illvuluul - u - Spriugers . . . . .. .. Calves L. Sheep,ewes...'.V.. 0` hnn`.-u ant` nu \I\A\Jl\U II Lambs Hogs, select nun` lhun 1.1.1169. wvn v u u o o s - - n n `.` medium . . . . Spring Lambs, each. EVENTS OIf`_TI-_IE `WEEK Three "hundred and fty are dead` `as a -result of the southern t0rn.1:lo. pv.s~uv.--_ `,__-_ Mrs. Maud Gowans of 'Toronto| .was sent`to jail for ten days for[ stea1ing*a twenty-cent cup. ,,-:u_ .1 _._: -14 - :--[ law uu gwuuu. '. Peter Hing, a '-Chin2.1me_7,[ hads the list in the law exam1nat1o1_1s at Mc- I`! `II IIDL I Va-coo South Wellington Liberals nomin- ated Mr. A. W. Tyson for the Leg- is1_aEure. , ` riled at IDIKILVII yo L Mr. G. .A. Reid was re-elected President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art. " V I _._,,_,_3,_-AZ..... `,--.......-..--_, -_ __- 1 _A new Toronto trade organization wtll be open only to members of the Masonic Order, an (N ,_ Vp 'r[`_A_____L_| HILVDIIIAID `I. V Iv w--wJ .,--__ __.`_ Joseph Greer .cpmmitted_ suicide in Toronto by turnm_g on the gas 111 the `bathroom of 1115 boardmg `house. \ll\. Lllwunnnvv-.- V- ---~.- --`_.- ____c A landslide at Notre Damencle la Salette, Quebec, killed_ 35 people and swept away a large portion of the village. IIf'II' , I`_,___-__ Z....---.1 ~11` n VIJIKIBVQ . William Convey` jumped off a bridge at St. Catharines 150 feet in- to a rocky stream below and escaped with his life._ -.- nu `l\ .,, I`__..~I- wuu Ina 1ll\.'~ . _ ' Messrs. W. S. Brewster, South Brant, and James A. Ross, Monck, were nominated by the Conserva- tges for the Legislature on Satur- Y- -L--_--.. CL 'Dn..1 (SI-00101-1) ant` Jo . The steamer St. Paul struck andl sank the British cruiser Gladizxor m the Solent. Twenty-eight of the _G1adiator s crew are dead or miss- mg. '7 ._L._ 2.- LL- D-n..:nA r\:`cn1-|_ Lug. u Insurgents in the Province of San- tiago, Argentine, drove the Govern- or and his, ministers from the State and proclaimed a provisional Gov- nnnn ADI` Mr. C. N. Smith was nominated by the Liberals of Sault Ste. Marie. Premier Whitney hopes to an- nounce the date of the elections this :tt. week_- _ Pnce Macmtee was struck and kill- __gd' b an -M'.C`.R. train at a crossing m iagara Falls: _ 1.7.. I ...-nae '\NnI;nn was aooomted in Niagara raus: Mr. James `Wilson was appomted by the Cit,\i_-Council Parks Commis- mnner for O1-onto. I. KIIU Qlb I sxoner for Eoronto. "---- in a nanny- has Degn 'dS5a.aaIua.u=.u.. Americans are making heavy_ pur- chases of pulpwood along the lme of the Temiskaming Railway. _ A V....1....... Cunnrnl service over the the Termskaming nauw-q. At-solemn funeral service over body of `Sir Henry Campbell.-Banner gian was `held, in Westminster Ab- ey. 1 a vote of fifteen to seven, the Toronto City '-Council decided not to further appeal" the license reduc- tion b -law. . _ V ' A ew York State school teacher has tween awarded $32,500 damages 4--- -2 `- ..~.'. no--' n 1119901? `nn uR:ai ' `were E It AVDVV a.v -y-..- has been` aw:.1;ded for theb1os s of a reg 1na wreck -on the New `York Central. Two Yaie students have been sus- ended for shooting heed1e_ s~ into a orse which was being dnven past their boarding house.` St. George's Anglican Church-` at Grafton .and `the Roman ._ Qatholic "Church of St; JoseDhf'at ,W1nnipeg 4 est}-oyed by. re. . ....-:.a-..-.v--b1:.vm..u .Il> s m-om-amme. THE NORTHERN" ADVANCE THE MAm |----- were uesu-oycq uy. Inc. ` President" `Roosevelfs ptqgramme. for the -construction o`f.four " new bj`att1'e'shi ps._awas voted -down in the `5~g;t 3? .W8hinSt9-`." 3`. ' L V x ' I vuwug vu medium 7 On Thurgi `L:;;'&a;g%mggm;. MONDAY, APRIL 27th. w'i.`{IESDAY, APRIL 28th. Continued ffom Page 3. in UV. 275 25 00. 25 00. 4 50. ~11 4 A (Ir TIIU 3 no: 700. 6 40. 6 10. 3 00. UV 3: ) vvu 5 84) 5 3o 5 oo 4 oo 4 so nun. Tommy Burns visit -to the .-61d te Sod has already given boxing. over `ya there a decided llip. The tremend-' w pus superiority shown by the Cana- hr dian against the best that` the `Brit--`p ish Isles can produce, asrepresente b .ed by Mo_ir, Palmer and Roche, has v aroused the sporting spirit of the h people, and just now they are on the a hunt for a foeman worthy of _the c 'champion s steel. In the, army and is navy, especially, there is great keen`- t: ness to nd a really good heavy- t weight. , More competitions` have I taken place the past winter than for years" previously.A There is said to be ,only_. one boxer in the United Kingdom capable of giving Burns an equal battle, and that is an amateur, John Hopley, the former Harrowite and University Blue. This man has retired from the game, but whether he can he persuadedtore-enter the ` arena is a question. His ghting` weight is about fteen stone, and hel` measures six feet, two inches, In` all his bouts, he never had anyone . who could stand before him. Eu- gene Corri, who refereed the Burns- Moir contest, and is one of the` highest authorities on the sport in` England, believes that Hopley is the` strongest and most scienced man! they have seen yonder since the days of Peter Jackson. It does seem strange that the Mother country-- U the cradle of the pugilistic art in 5 modern times-has hardly turned out `l a rst-class heavyweight in 3 quar- IMPORTANT SPEECH IN THE HOUSE BY MR. HAUGHTON LENNOX. M. P. 1 Agricultural` Interests S `Problem-Fre existence, will number 2,723,440, or more than 50 per dent. of the entire ti population of Canada. From the V census returns of 1901, I_ find that t the farmers have invested in their t implements and various `,1. Hereunder is given a report ofthe speech of .\Ir. Haughtoii Lennox, .\'l.P. for South Simcoe, iii the House of Commons on the immigration qiiestioii. It will be seen that Mr. Leiinox goes into the subject ex-.faI'mS and e _ . _ means of carrying on their industry 1- haustively and presents his facts in `the clearest light. - |$!i787,102,620: and that the) P21)? t01' 1 . hired help $24,173,968 annually. On } After othe". tetetehees to `.thelthe other hand the investments Ofgi speech of the member for _N8.I'l2l11nO,'the *manufacture ,.S amount to $446,_\` Mr. Smith, Mr. Leniiox said: _ 916,481 of this their working Cape] The hoh- memhet tot Nethatmojtal which can hardly be called a per- ( ' Waxed etotlheht o"e.t the po5.1t .oh hefmzinent investment, amounts to ' takes Oh the tlueettoh ot tehghm `.h $237,537,849, leaving only a little over 1 eohheettoh with the ole ot hhth" 200,000,000 as an actual permanent A grants he desttes to See htohght ht" investment by the manufacturer of ` t0. this e0hhttY- 1 do hot tot 3 tho` the country. The farmers therefore - them. 533 that W93? to make `heel have at stake as a permanent" iii- , Ch5thtett0h5 ht th`5 regard? but whet` vestment in this country, in order . I nd the h0h- gehttethah Sthhhg to advance its properity. four times i that he `does hot eate. Whether thhas much as all the manufacturers of immigrant possesses religion or not, the it`c0um,.,y_g -Then, take the, pm_ ) Whethet he is ah 3the`5t oh?` Chtlstf ducts. The farmers of Canada `in ti.ian--tliat the moral or religious .atti- I90I__and there. has been a east in_ tude of the immigrant is_an entirely Crease Since then__p,0dueed $363`- 1 immaterial question to him-I vent- 126,384, Whereas the manufacturers, 1 the to 533 that the good S.eh5e ot.the if we take the sales, produced $481.- - people of this country will not jO1_1 1-053,375.` But the amount of raw 1 with the ho.h member `h that Posh material which went into the manu- ll tt"- Speakmg tot `h.3 5e1t. Whhe I factured products and a large por- 9 draw no narrow lines in this regar(_l,lti0n of which was produced on the holding that a man can exercise his farm was $266,527,353 Therefore conscience in the way he sees t, II the mutual gproduet of the menu- do feel that it is important that we facturers was $215,535,517 as e.._-,`-_;. shall bring into this country a class pared with the gures I have given Who Shall be G0d'te31'1hg People `the with reference to the farm. In oth- Ll that_ it_Sha11 110t S0 tQt,th that 3, ; ath-eist is an acceptable citizen of this L: Country. 1S_athlSm? . 15 cent. ._ the absolute repudiationof the exist- C1168 Of God; and (10 Y0 Waht `t to any go forth that the representatives of 'sh0u1d ml d the Pe0P1e in this Pafhameht h3Ve n 80t t0 the P0Sttt011 that they e51T_< -`eminently great C 110t at 811 Whether the C135? 0t hhml` interests 5' Efahts W-h0 eethe thto this eohhtty first are 07 are hot such 35`,the ,h9h~ 7" -gentle-ma Satddhe W3-5' Wtthhg 3' to have C0136 Into the C0l1ht"}"" .. ,..,-.-.- .....A ....... nf nut class? area to the prosperity IO IlaVC \-\Jlll\.o Illl atheists and men Farmers First. _ *7 I have been somewhat puzzled as to what is the best policy to pursue. I have always felt that the people `,5 whose interests should be most an- miously considered are the people '5. who form the backbone `of this w country, the farmers ; and from a 1- careful watching of this debate, I 1; think I can say without any fear of 5. contradiction that not one note has 0 - side in favour of the agriculturists ( of this country. I believe that, 1 whilst we. should endeavour to ad-Iv "Vance the interests of all classes, the t interests of the bulk of the commun- 1 - ity, of "those who contribute most to ; I the country's progress and`\prosper- 1 ity, are most to be considered; The ; farmers are the largest class in the 1 country, and if I were convinced that 1 a `payment of money, by bonuses. or otherwise, for the purpose of _'ro- 1 moting immigration would be in t eir ' interest in the sense of giving them ; the labour they require on their - farms, I would not be prepared to condemn it in any way. But I am" convinced. from a careful observance of the policy of the government, that we shall never get in this country a` f class that are required" to-labour on the farms of Ontario and the other; St older fprovinces, or yforpassistanceto _ the ..farmers who are settled in the {It west, by-the sysitem `we are pursuing 1c at the present time; - . =8 . _n..,s...u.,.s ems. Y 5 90964-Q OOQQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC f' PHASES of SPORT Now, as to the relative position of ` ghe fqrmers: and another great; class 111 this country, the manufacturers, iii-Ihere*"'9. . we have ;ir;';~_-:Cana ;f7ari,nere__to tlg__e THE IMMIBRATIHN QUESTWN. [O LHC Luuuu of that class? Should be Paramount--Fa:-m Labor e Land and Prize Packages. ` l `was the last of the`Mohicans, - and, ` while undoubtedly _ a `skilful two- ` handed-`boxer, he lacked the avoirdu- `pois necessary to qualify him for battling with big men, of the Sulli- van, -Corbett, Jackson type. Per- haps, we shall see in the near future repetition `of history, when a new champion will come forth from isles, one able to maintain the best traditions of the land that has given the world a Sayers, a King and a 1 \tcr of. a century. -Charley, Mitchell.` I meg. is now the property` of Nat Ray, the famous steeplechase jockey. It will be remembered that this horse, who ran second to Inferno injthe Plate `contest of. 19o5,-.won- some good races for the 'Brookdale Stable on the at. Ray schooled him last fall `over the jumps," and will start him in the events for green timber-toppers ` this spring. Will King is a big fel- l low and can shoulder a lot of weight. rV\/jlli King , the Dyrnent cast-off, ` I . . ` The Dyment horses are recewmgl `their nal prep. this week prior to` being shipped on Monday` to the lW'oodbine. Fast trials were done on Tuesday, morning, and another test `will likely be made to-morrow morn- l ,..`I1__-;. ......