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t“: T taking Into consideration the cost of bringing the fruit to the harvesting stage. Plums made a poorer show- ing. with the retailer averaging more than the producer, who had to pay tor baskets and picking out ot his T'e-. ceipts. When shipped by freight, the same profits, if they might be called that, were made on peaches, but the grower received only one cent. per basket clear of cost of baskets and picking on plums. High selling costs, foreign competi- tion, inflated land values and taxes in connection with farming in the Nia-. gara Peninsula were some of the mat- ters investigated by the Agricultural Committee of the Ontario Government at their meeting in Grimsby on Friday last. Opposing View on Tariff Ques- tion-Inflation of Land Values ---Ontario Agricultural Com- HIGH SELLING COSTY; j KILL FRUIT PROFITS Wednesday, May 14, 1924 SPECIAL BLEND COFFEE SPECIAL BLEND _TEA, lb. - - RICHMELLO TEA (a Choice Blend), mittee Hears Evidence at Grimsby. POST BRAN FLAKES ROLLED OATS 10 lbs. - - - LARGE SIZE PRUNES, 2 lbs. - MEDIUM SIZE PRUNES, 2 lbs. - KKOVAH CUSTARD POWDER (Small) D. S. L. CORN PURE ORANGE MARMALADE 3-lb. tin .. - - C (Fresh Roasted and Ground), 1b. 2 for Co-operative Ifarketine (Rasp. or Straw.) 1 lb Jar Tea and Coffee of the Finest Quality at Extra Special Prices L SELECT BLEND IthBLEENR diSe COFFEE 25c. WE SELL c. ' at). 79e -45c 25c FRAY BENTOS 2h CORNED BEEF - MOUNTAIN CREST 49C PEAS or CORN 27C 2 tins - - - - A High-quality Coffée RICHMELLO COFFEE, 1-lb. tin Jilk RICHMELLO 33 COFFEE, %-1b. tin - C RICHMELLO KKOVAH CUSTARD POWDER, 1 lb. - MAYFIELD BRAND MACHINE-SLICED BACON, lb. - - KRAFT or ROYAL CROWN LOAF CHEESE, lb. - - CANADIAN NEW CHEESE, 1b. - CANADIAN PEAMEAL BACK BA,CON (Sliced), 1b. SEEDLESS RAISINS, 2 for - - (Fresh Roasted end Ground), 1b "0'H'64'ee"F6eqr6+etoqreoeqrooeoeo, ( lfruit. Protection would not do us} lany good," stated Robert Kemp, M.P.P. ""A duty would stop ship- ments to a certain point, but when our fruits commence to come on the! market, because ot. volume and quali-. ty, they set their own price. A’ tariff on foreign fruit would produce revenue for the country, but would! not help us." Mayor James Living-l ston did not agree with this view in! a long address, claiming that he would either prohibit all foreign fruit ientirely or put a tariff on it that [would prevent all purchasing, except by the very rich. "You see all our fruit stores piled high with moun- tains ot lemons, oranges, bananas and grapefruit," he stated, "at a time! when these men should be selling our lNorthern Spys. I never saw a grape- _fruit until a few years ago. and I think I was raised properly. I un-l derstand that a big canning company) in Hamilton has contracted to buy all, -their strawberries in the United [States this year. Millions of dollars" [worth of dried fruits are being [yy-ll, ported from the United States. Wei, [should have a permanent Tariff Com- , (mission appointed, which should look..' W. W. Kidd asked that the mini- mum valuation allowed under the long-term loans of the Ontario Gov- ernment should be raised from $300, as is the case at present, to whatever the lands were worth. He. pointed out where IO-acre farms in the Nia- gara district had sold for $10,000 and over. When T. A. Thompson of the committee suggested that values in this section were too high and 13os'- sibly at the root of some of the trouble, Mrs. F. D. Aitkens agreed, but Mayor Livingston and a local real estate agent. did not. They ad- mitted that purchasers had 'forced values up in recent years by buying farms as a residential proposition rather than on their production value. Taxes and Hydro Taxes and Hydro came in for con- siderable discussion. "The burden borne by the rural populatibn in the matter of taxation, especially school taxation, is altogether too high,". Mr. Mahony, “and I think out of pro- portion. The cities can afford to Mr. Kemp claimed that the growers were not in a position to pack fruit in fancy packages, stating that the barrel for apples had proved more profitable than the box, and as had the basket versus the special box for peaches and pears. He thought that the newspaper publicity in connection with this matter and that of quality in comparison with British Columbia and United States fruit hurt the On- tario article. after our interests the manufacturers TO SA TISF Y DOMINION MATCHES tins Mc 3 boxes High Fancy Packing: 1 be raised from $300 1t present, to whatever Lil!” IS W ak l You see all our igh with moun- )ranges, bananas 38c 25c 39c 23c 21 29c 29c Values t me growers to pack fruit mg that the proved more ll as tho the i not n Date May, i i treat us more generously in this re- }spect. They collect practically all f the taxes trom the head-quarters of banks and other large enterprises, I although the profits made by these l concerns in a large measure are ,drawn from the _country. Further- il more, we educate many young people i who go to the cities to live." " um» yuvvm- I' Provincial authorities prescribe a few Better Literature for Country 'gootd 130ng liar], young, 51:11:11 999%“: The introduction of better literature! Jus Pls. so oo r. age -la . ey 1111,1310 by the Government was solicited byI 1tlfyit'elir, "pet) thggentilglg: dug/11:1: A. B. Davidson. He would have theliiiidre'i', AHistorrthought that it would A"""'"""--------- I] be better to use the schoolhouses as . . ,community centres. and bring the Township of North firlr1sbyi,.se,i'i,?,l] people together first, before [introducing the rather heavy litera- PUBLIC NOTICE ture suggested by Mr. Davidson. All TAKE N()TIClc that the Corporation parties agreed that travelling rural M' tjlu- fl‘ownshili Pf North, (,h‘imvslnv iv- libraries might be desirable. Practically the same argument'was used by Mr. Kemp in a plea for lower Hydro rates. "I used to pay 80 cents in Hamilton for the same amount of power which I now pay $8 for in the country. I think the cities could " ford to pay a little more, in order that more people in the country, upon whom prosperity in the city depends, might enjoy the advantages of elec- tric power." isio f tl tit ds it Mil Mth' pf i s, m ltr gd a " a ‘ ' li b" ff R I _ . ' . " Rig Mg Tb' Ml,, . if , " ' . , - .5, M M81 " " v I A rims HOMAS W First Prize fi'REE, h Fowns} One 4r4lSp,,_'j_:,___,_._-_' Piano, One $150 Phonograph; 6116 $150 Criedit C Vour;,_liiie)r, _. A159,;VFifty Additional Prizes Worth $125 jwm ttd Awarded Absolutely FREE THE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO Canadian) Selling Agents, 204 St. Paul St., St. Catharines, Ont W 11 BREAKING THE NEWS GE Miss Pouderrsaid the boss, 5 a very handsome young woma Oh, said the typist, blushing You dress neatly and you r well-modulated voice, I migl that Your department is also reproach. _ You shouldn't pay me so compliments. T T Oh, that's all right, said th, I merely want to put you in a ful frame of mind before takii the matter of your punctuatim spelling. WRITE YOUR NAME CAREFULLY AND PLAINLY. To the best, neatest, cor- rect answer .will be given one $450 Piano absolutely FREE. To the next best, neatest, correct answer will be given a $150 Phono- graph absolutely FREE.' To the next best will be given a $150 Purchasing Voucher, acceptable on any Piano or Player-Piano shown. Fifty additional prizes worth $125 will be given to the next best fifty answers. All you have to do is form a sentence from the words contained in the puzzle. You can read the words easily if you hold the paper at the proper angle. There are six words. Make sure that you have each word, then write the sentence which you think they compose. Mail your answer to Canadian Selling Agents, 204 St. Paur Street, St. Catharines, Ont. C'cprlat Solve I ',. This Puzzle? It Can Be Done Do ntjliii)iirait until the last day; simply get to work _,"ri"i:_"i)-,das'r and solve the Puzzle; then send oroj"i'.,,_,i,?i', tep1y---and remember that the prizes gi1':i,it,_o thebest, neatest, correct answers. The Gontest closes on May 19th, and all answers "i':'ijristniarked on that date will be con- sidered ,i but all answers postmarked later than May 19tllé‘will not be accepted in this Contest. EVERYQNE SENDING IN AN ANSWER -WILL RECEIVE A REPLY, WHETHER THEIR ANSWER IS CORRECT OR NOT and Radio Advertising Campaign, and those who have/not a piano should try to solve the Puzzle. It can be done, and there is no rea- son why you should not be one of the winners. This contest is made for a piano manufac- turer who wishes to introdude his goods in this district, and their instruments will be displayed-tnd sold by one of the local piano dealers. This is purely a Piano, Phonograph (I by Mr. Davidson that, travelling INSTRUCTIONS DIRECTIONS POSITIVELY FREE OVER $5,640 IN PRlliEE',fiy Iontest Clos’es'May 19th, 1924 THIS IS YOUR oPPoRTUNrTY--PosmvELy FREE E?iTI lee} 'or the Best and Neatest Answers on May 19th, and al' that date will be con postmarked later that epted in this Contest u tae butcher "Why _dae ye no' buy your meat off me noo?" asked a Glasgow butcher of one of his old customers who had re- cently taken to dealing with one of his competitors. "Weel," replied the old wo'man, "the last I got frae ye I could hae soled my buits. wi it." TUESDAY, MAY 20th--I will sell by public auction, the household furni- ture of Mrs. Adelaide Cowell, one mile north and one-half mile west of Smithville, at one o'clock. Sums of Ten dollars, cash; four months' credit on approved joint notes; three per cent. off for cash. Jas. A. Livingston, Auctioneer. AUCTION SALE HAYES bo W h l Il th Al ye n arcastlc id, i? I bf..., sr.rS:.s.W'= at V :2: y2=:=vvWEEEr=vcirD5 a h. l " N x ' ' /'rry, ' >13... 0:3 all 1t uld hae " she re me _ '.... ', ”,7." ----i_eHe9.- “““ ”ullJLu‘z, vuv LU va axlguu‘l“ postage, to the Canadian belnng Agents, 204 St. Paul Street, I éatharines 01:1: , Someone will get a fine Piano for only a few moments' work. This may be the lucky day for you or your family. Take the time now to work this problem. Send your solution, ‘carefully apdresseranp earrying the proper amount of Gather the Family Around and Let Them Alll Take a Part in the Solution of This Puzzle Answer may be submitted on this or on a separate sheet of paper, or other material-r-there is no limit to the size of the solution. Only one member of each family should send a solution. Employees of the newspapers carrying this announcement should not enter this contest. Persons engaged in selling pianos should not enter. This is a Piano advertising campaign, and the First Prize will go to some family which does not own a piano; for this reason families which are supplied with pianos should not enter. All Solutions entered are, and shall remain, the property of Canadian Selling Agents. Each and every con- testant entering a reply hereby agrees to abide by the decision of the judges, from which there shall be no appeal. . . e got evliet Address.... Name.................. It;";.',',;.,;,,,':",?),,...,,),.-' 'ity...-.. sked wtiS. w It has the PEP that satis‘fi'esm. Better than ever N Smoked and eqqued flsr over ".th..i'ttrrfive years tac I certify that I (Strilo 0:.1-(1-()-()-‘ 'i' o-0-o-_o-o-o-;»-(~-4 or1t, (COUPON) SEND YOUR ANSWER TODAY hings to Remember Mmimrmame-imrrrmr- Phone .e tff not own a Piano, Phonograph, Radio. ae instr uments you do not own) 4 17REIE, ""'"-o--o-o-oa-o-o-oa- D-(D-( l-U-(l-(021 HHWHWR? l THREE x-<o:o