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Gundy wrote Minister to get the development here a letter to the press about the attitude , started. It was just after this failure of the North Land, which the Toronto | to get bids that United States capital man suggested was ungrateful for all showed willingness to come in and the favours of the South. To Mr. | they were given two towrg@hips on the Gundy‘s letter the Northland Post of | National Transcontinental which they Cochrane made reply, this answer beâ€" expected to colonize along the. lines ing published in The Advance last| fojlowed out by them in Michigan week. Next, Hon. Mr. Finlayson reâ€" where the conditions are similar. They plied to The Northland Post, this reâ€" | put very considerable money into this nIv being nublished elsewhere in this| venture but were handicapped right ply being published elsewhere in this issue. Finally, The Northland Post editorially replies to Hon. Mr. Finlayâ€" son, this latter reply being given beâ€" low. The Northland Post‘s editorial last week says:â€" "In another column appears a letter from Hon. William Finlayson Minisâ€" ter of Lands and Forests, taking umâ€" brage at our editorial of the 15th of March. While the letter does not carâ€" ry Mr. Finlayson‘s autographic sigâ€" nature, we have no reason to doubt that it is official and has been sent by his direction. "If Mr. Finlayson could have heard the universal favourable comments on our editorial he would realize that we did not altogether express our perâ€" sonal opinion but rather reflected the general opinion of most of the people here and in so doing we avoided any harping tone in our comments but tried to place the situation before him and the Government as it actually exists here, which to our mind certainly comes under the category of construcâ€" tive criticism. Neither Mr. Finlayson nor the other members of the Governâ€" ment realize the downright hostile feeling which universally exists here. and opening their eves to such preâ€" vailing conditions and opinions should be considered as a helpful act and was in no way meant to "try to harass the Government and create difficulties." "Personally we are aware that Preâ€" mier Ferguson has his heart and soul in the North Countdy. We have too many instances of his nelpful and keen interest which he has taken in the solyvâ€" ing of the problems here, to doubt this in the least. We also believe in the sincerity of Mr. Finlayson to foster the development . here, but we are convincâ€" ed that, as far as coronization and | land settlement is concerned, he hasi a totally wrong conception of the situâ€" l | ation here and up to now has only succeeded in alienating the confidence! of the settlers here who have the firm impression that they are not wantedi here and that it is the intention of| the Government to conserve the entire . North as a forest reserve. If it had , not been for the practical and timelyi assistance of Hon. J. S. Martin, Minâ€"‘ ister of Agriculture, in providing Opâ€" portunities and means to the more adâ€" vanced settlers here by which they could augment their livestock holdings, ' starting creameries with Government . assistance and generally helping the ‘ dairy industry hergq, ‘the exodus of settlers from here would have been far more serious than it has been of latei years, and goodness knows it has been serious enough. «it Cochrane Northland Post Takes Up the Points Made by the Minister of Lands and Forests, and Answers Them on Behalf of the North Land. Gives Credit to Interest and Sympathy of the Premier for the North. "It is probably unfortunate that Mr. Finlayson inherited, as he states, a great deal of difficulty in the Cochrane District, especially as he mentions, in connection with pulp farmers, but afâ€" ter all, these difficulties were the outâ€" crop of lax administration on the part of the Government and the bonafide settler should not have been penalized for the misdeeds of others. Reply to Open Lctter About North by Hon. W. Finlayson "As far as the undisposed slash beâ€" tween Cochrane and Hearst is conâ€" cerned, we never underestimated the serious danger of such, but we have always felt that the ground force of the Forestry Branch have exerted all efforts to minimize such danger to the utmost. Yet in the successive wet years it was a matter of impossibility to avoid a larger accumulation of siash than safety permitted, but all along, the fire rangers did their full duty to assist in the cleaning up and whenever opportunities warranted it, fires were set out and the cleaning up process was continued. The fire hazard will be with us for a number of years yet, but if the fire rangers continue their watchfulness as in the past it will not take on holocaust proportions. Eternal vigilance and burning of slash at opâ€" portune times is the price of safety. "The further complicated situation as stated by Mr. Finlayson, caused by the failure of a colonization effort, on account of which the Department had to pay two hundred thousand dollars to get the property back, requires a few words in explanation. "When in 1910 the late Hon. Frank Cochrane, then Minister of Lands and Forests, called for tenders for the Abiâ€" tibi limits, and the establishing of a paper mill at Iroquois Falls, no adeâ€" quate bids were received in spite of all personal efforts on the part of the s itA es from the start. The failure of the Grand Trunk to take over the Transâ€" continental and operate same kept them at the mercy of contractors, keeping up an indifferent and arbitrary cperation of the line at tremendous expense to the road‘s clients and when finally the Federal Government took over the operation of the line in 1915 the war was on and stopped all colonâ€" ization efforts. The post war period did not improve matters and the oriâ€" ginal ideas under which these colonâ€" ization efforts had been started had to be abandoned, although considerable had been sunk in this enterprise. But when the year following the starting of operations in these townships another call for tenders for the Abitibi limits was issued, the deal was closed, owing to the faith which these American capitalists had shown in the future of this country by lavish expenditure of real money. From that time dated the development here, and paying back what our American friends had put in on money and reclaiming the land does not anpear too high a price, considerâ€" ing that they were the first to back up their confidence with hard cash, in the face of the then prevailing idea that this was the land of stunted popâ€" lars, as even the late Premier Whitney chose to call it. "As far as the allegea inaccuracies in our editorial are concerned, we will be quite frank and tell Mr. Finlayson that we have nothing to retract, even after carefully considering the points which he emphasizes. The "misâ€"stateâ€" ment that Northern Ontario in some mysterious way pays money to the southern part of the province" has been made by others and as late as last Monday Hon. Chas. McCrea, Minister of Mines, told a Toronto audience that "one of the most interesting and asâ€" tounding mineral developments in the world is proceeding in the Northern part of our province. If Toronto is making progress, if it is building skyâ€" scrapers and its industries are flourisinâ€" ing, you can attribute 75 per cent. of it to the North." "Coming to facts, Mr. Finlayson states that the expenditures in Northâ€" ern Ontario for all Provincial Services amounts to over nine million dollars, but he fails to itemize either expendiâ€" tures or revenues and from our °Xâ€" perience some years Ago it is extremely difficult to arrive at such details. We were able, however, at that time, to disâ€" prove allegations of similar effect as made by Mr. Finlayson in a broad sweeping way. "Be that as it may, it does not folâ€" low that this excess of expenditures over revenue could be considered as a nett loss to the Province. On the contrary, the Province as whole is profiting through the development of Northern Ontarico in the accumulation of assets at a vast ratio to which the present excess of expenditures Oover revenues if we should admit such must appear infinitesimal. Besides, the inâ€" dustrial and commercial interests in Old Ontario ars benefitting in the ever increasing extension of the markets of the North Country to a degree which even these interests do not yet fully ities in that market, and that their usiness methods, in too many cases, do not compare favourably with those of British and American competitors. grasp "And if we admit that the Province is putting money in development of Northern Ontario, are not the people here, who have to endure the privaâ€" tions and hardships of pioneer life in their consistent efforts to help in the development, entitled to special conâ€" sideration from : the Province ASs A whole, who benefit through the life work of these pioneers? "We conclude in admitting that we would not have stressed the point as to whether the North owes the South or the South owes the North, had it not been for the unfortunate quotation of Mr. Gundy‘s of the "thankless child." St. John Telegraphâ€"Journal The Cangdian Manufacturers‘ Asâ€" sociation deny "rumours that Canadian trade was not fostered in the West Inâ€" dies." It is further declared that proâ€" ducts of the Dominion are finding an everâ€"increasing sale in the British West Indies. The last statement is not deâ€" nied, but the testimony of West Indies importers, whoe ought to know, and who expressed their views very frankly to representatives of the Telegraphâ€" Journal and the Evening Timesâ€"Globe, is that Canadians have not been takâ€" ing full advantage of their opportuniâ€" The Passing Show (London, Eng.): It have been proved that a cold can be caught from a person forty feet away. It seems that upâ€"toâ€"date germs are equipped with gliders and are adept at making accurate landings. wWEST INDIES TRADE Nearly Four Millions for Roads in the North A total of $3,735,753.32 was expendâ€" ed by the northern development deâ€" partment on the maintenance and conâ€" struction of roads in New Ontario durâ€" ing the year ending Oct. 31 last, acâ€" cording to a report presented in the legislature. Of this amount $359,383.68 was spent on colonization roads. Other activitiee of the department included the rendering of assistance to creameries being operated in the North and the purchase of cattle and seed grain for settlers on loan basis. For the financing of cattle purchases the department spent $11,388.57, and for seed grain $12,341.10. Aid to creamâ€" eries and grain elevators totalled $2,â€" 175. The net amount of loans issued was $52,850. It is stated that there were 377 applications for loans received and 174 granted. The average loan over the several years in which the departâ€" ment has been in operation has been $355.07, says the report. F. Dane, settlers‘ loan commissionâ€" er, states that the settlers have met their principal and interest payments in a most gratifying manner. ‘"The recâ€" ports coming from the different disâ€" tricts," he continues, "are to the effect that they have had a very wet seasor and while crops seem good, the settlers were evidently unable to harvest them. The pioneer spirit is still in the people of the North and they are looking forâ€" ward with great expectations to the coming summer when they hope to be able to make up their losses." Simcoe Reformer:â€"Widespread apâ€" proval has greeted the action of the House of Commons in turning down the bill to create a divorce court in the Province of Ontario. Few Canadians dosire to see the establishment of a divorce mill here that could be likened to those in many of the United States, where divorce may be secured with the same facility as a marriage license. Ask for a as little as $10 monthly. The balance HOME TRIAL Pay Only $1 5 10â€"day d S Y FIRE AT SWASTIKA CAFE DOES DAMAGE OF $2,000 The Northern News last weeks says: "Fire which broke out about 5.15 on Wednesday morning in the Swastika Cafe at Swastika, gutted the interior of the building before it was extinâ€" guished. The place was well alight when the firemen arrived on the scene. The cause of the blaze which started at the rear of the building has not yet been determined. The Chinamen emâ€" ployed in the cafe and four boarders made their escape without difficulty. There was a good pressure of water, but this was interfered with to some extent by stones getting into the nozâ€" zles, and it was necessary to get two nozzles from Kirkland Lake. Fortunâ€" ately this trouble was quickly got over, but it was two and half hours before the fireâ€"out signal could be given. The loss is estimated at around $2,000." PROCEEDINGS ARE ROUTINE AT HILLTOP MINE‘S ANNUAL Attendance was very light at the annual meeting of Hilltop Gold Mines last week and proceedings were of a routine nature. Out of a total of 4,â€" 028,905 shares outstanding, 786,05> shares were represented by stockholdâ€" ers present in person and 1,246,617 shares by proxy. A. C. Thorbourn, viceâ€"president, acted as chairman. Everything was ready for the reâ€" sumption of operations, according to the directors‘ report. Towards thne end of last year the directors and some of the large shareholders donated a total of 500,000 shares to the treasury which enabled the company to wipe off nearly all of its liabilities. The diâ€" rectors are working on a financial proâ€" gramme to raise $50,000, with good prospects of its completion in the near future. 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