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; h ...'t V y .' y 4".' ! » * o position. The t m MEA T #1 on 24 Aericuitu a farmer,; _ _Mr. Thomas Marshall (Lincoln) ister of Acflqfll.tm was s d' -- \said the Co rva tive * f s who | and the Opposition criticized and 290 suoken were mirerrness apslo-- f ; bombarded that department repeat= | \ getic I}or e present situation. The | edly. j ceug i'm aker quoted the Premier's remarks 'lszaklnz notice . of the remarks of on ri bill ?1"'"" s;.id when | \ Mr. Musgrove, Mr. Racine of Russell {the Efaige should Sartive Afor an , eX said that when someone proposed to mma 4&"-&"&&! agriculturist € make a nds 'malr; WhoM}:'a%d'l'xgt to be plaéed in "oharge of this depart-- 4 aftended (ho De';a t:tl S,','mefi' pro.teat. ment he would not hesitate to choose f grove was the fir : such:> ~If>the, Premier had such a man f Mr. Musgrove--It was not I; it was in' mind, why 'did he not select him 4 my brother, and I am not responsible npow? asked Mr. Marshall.. The mem-- f oi rnmactee Tou ars : MCKy, -- Bif Per--drew attention to clause 3 of the | -- s o save a broth (Laughter.) _ _ %m. which read: "The department of : # you have a bro ( e"'R sgell-- vigorously be Government of Ontario known as, 4 The meimber for I i Rement \ which 'the Department . of . Agriculture' is| criticized tl'm J.l;.sl"&o read of fhe continued, and shall be presided over| placed a laywer a "-"h P The ! by the Minister.' It had appgren'tl',vg : : Department . of Agn('f' urt(i' t q;yl occurred to the Government if this : j spoul('i' have a fan'n'm'r mt f 1a ])O;lr; clause were not inserted some peo?nei $ tion, '"'and if you ll{'dw', nove '1h,:l'1.2n".,),ql might think they were not going to| 6 t};atthsidenof t:}:: q(;)eu.?'e '('I;au;zhter )"' ; have a Department _ of Agn}cultm'ez | 0 ein on Lille : * * n < any longer. It seemed to iim -- & % Mr. Alex. Ferg con (South Simcos) | trifing way to treat this great depart--| s declared Sir William Hearst had mndo, Theht, _/ :.3 f y ) 4. é s a wise appointment when he secured | Mr. R. H. McElroy (Carleton) said Prof. 'Creelman p for .th(f p."m";',n ]m'l in the last ten yvears agriculture, under N -- Commissioner of 'Ag'rmunu'w." o nan et-. Conservative administration, had made P |fended the policy of the Governmen ' great strides. l i Need for Practical Farmer, Put the People i D oF n on c orde n Ool. Mogek -- tkinson (North Nor-- 8 ; BaCk on the Land folk) said he was surprised that the ; ' $ » uould: A intrmluud' _;xl'xexnlhex"[(n' North Hurchn had givean R . some plan sho )e * e ie lawyers a certificate £ ~ _ did | that woull«l have the c-!'!'«-(:t of St(m--l uo(t (':;";;ei't hll- '\'.\-lm';ll.flr( ;:;i\-[.:."t l'}il.(x,/ :}ifu -- [ping the cityward trend of the rural not believe members on the ('xovorn-l 3L\opulat10nlumli l"il""i':l; {;"' {',"'l'""'; ment side realized the position -- the ' back on the land, said Mr. Nelson j farmer was in to--day. He was the Parliament (Prince Edward). He hardest h'i: u,mn) ( i'x'; lhf'( ]")\'(:':im!:-.' 1 gave figures showing how the acreage '"We want a Minister of .\.m'icultur(-l J of cleared land in the Province has | who will take hold of this depart-- 4 decreased with the decrease in rural| ment anrd get the farmer help," ie-- f population, and read Government ru'j clared Col. Atkingon. "I want to see ports shuwing. that from Vpru(:tiv:,:ll.\l' a man who is big enough for the job, 7 every county in the """Vl{"'('- $ com~ | a man who has the confidence of the plaints had come that there was a| farmers~ and ~will do something for f serious shortage of farm laborers. | them. -- Unless the Agricultural De-- 1 % | artme takes hold ' is atter More Help for Farmers. l (1:1 l'lu'll)?:ll't in .r~;il'm{s(f,l(il::?:o ti}z'l ffr)'i':l;.ztt(t'(l) 3 While the farmers were cryving Ullti be a great shortage of production in | that they had not enough help to|! the Province.'" f work the land the Department ot'E Mr. Joseph Fdagar (Parry Sound) | Agriculture was being loaded up with | thought that in the hands of the pre-- l a lot of laymen, said Mr. P:u'liu.ment.i sent Administration the interests of | The farmers were willing to go almost agriculture were safe. any length in order to increase pro--| Mr. J. C. EHiliott (West Middlesex) duction in accordance with the de--| said thousands of acres were untilled sire of the Government, but it was up| at the present time, and it was of the * to the Government to do its share| highest in}p(;r{;".lr}g that -- production $ also. '"'We must have more help for| should be the highest possible at the ?}1? farmers.h In my ofwn con.;rntuem:l}l' pr_es(']rittt'lzj}'. '.;1"\'15 n;)t] only an econo-- s year there are farms that wi mic duty," said Mr. Elliott, "but it is| not be worked because there are noi the highest patriotic duty next to| laborers. The problem has been solyv=| serving at the front."" None of the | ed in Denmark, and it could be solv--| speakers on the Conservative side had| ed in Ontario if the Government| lent very great inspiration to the im--} j would Iaum:b out.' (}reutv}}ritaiu has | I)V()rf::xlt,~il'n_'dLu!\l":v of agriculture. The | })onused agriculture in order that an | member for wWest Middlesex twittei| increased 'futp'_'t,"'t'.'f"'_'dyfi?fis may be | f[r'w'n:fip]y;«'t'..\..,.il -.\Avthr having treated | § assured for the next few years. What --lineral criticism lightly, but the merm--| % we want in Ontario is a Mlmsterofl ber: for Carléton. and -- others had| P Agriculiture who knows the needs of | eventually ~betome enthusiastic con--| the farmers and wh-.; will not allowf verts,. 'It was worth something to | : the department to drift along in such | secure converts in such large num--| i3 a slipshod -- way." Mr. Parliament| bers. (Laughter.) | 3 then moved that the bill introduced » ote spatiy." R | 3 by Sir William Hearst be given a six| Premier Hearst's Position. ' + months' hoist. s | Plremxex;)He:u-st referred tovthe Lib--| + mt K+ *¥ eral members who took part in the ; East York Membel" Pg alsgs i del()late as "kid--gloved agriculturists." . l'? * :+ anda went on to say that a proposal to I Whole Ontario Cabmeti put an embargo on potatoes going f % fe from Ontari > United St: o arme I f Mr. George 8. Henry (East York), | rather aunrl'tlé)int:lf [?8,](;;()11:;;-& .?""tle.b Milove 1 who is said to be slated for appoint-- + came from "'ul'\"um'sktie- 'f",l",. lfl"". ,l,r.; $ ment to the portfolio of Agriculture TJj Bremior dasrilar O EEPIprogity," | j followed. He paid tribute to the lato hee I, oo DifoiiIed there. was no| ' fes febt O l uce 1e 1ate | place in the world--that could compare Sir James Whitney, whose name, he with Ontario for.agriculture 5 [ * said, was a synonym for honesty and depopulation was :;'IF'("lt('l' ulfll ]Luralf f progress, . Following such an out-- Liberals were in'pg'wé'r'thal"x',s'i(;'rz'e g::' 4 v4 P & + ++ k N + At standing Man, Sir Wiilliim Hearst had Conservatives assumed office. _ He| a dificutt position 'to fill, but in the gave figues to show the value of On-- two sharit years 'whi('-_h he had been tario's crops was constantly ~increas-- Prime Ministér Sir William had risen ing. . The --arrangements for the ad-- | |to a place "second to none of his pre-- ministration of the department were de'cessgrs"" (Al')])lilllk'('.) Mr. Henry only tempol'aI'Y. He had taken the' ;':il(so spoke;in complimentary terms of portfolio temporarily in order that he ' | ME. McGarry, ' Mr.-- Ferguson, Mr. might study the problems with which \Hanna, and other Ministers. He de-- they had. to deal, with a view to | clared "M!"-_ McGarry in two years has broadening out. Plans would have ' boundeda into a commanding position ' to be made for settlement of soldiers | ) in the morey markets of the world,", on the land, and extensive develop-- , and before taking the portfolio of | ment work in New Intario would | : \ Provinciat WTreasurer _ Mr, MceGarry: have to be undertaken. _ "It was not ; f } : was allawyer." aP atiniays" of Conrman lssnb oiiite Pre i * [ F; ing P s Shiieee 4079 griculture erma-- / | mk:r tudent of Lgvmm,,. nently, but the experience I h%pe to | | '.v'Mr... Hen.ry.' w-\:vent on to show there Kd»ill'lé & 'Wu%' '}%Elp me to map-- out the| f VWS:;'I'I:'H(;' .,'Ra(l'tllltiulm't rl():us(;)n why | Sir gloonty}v)s Uto co&e'Govg!'nnfient }:n the é an«sho no e head of the f ana when the pro--. | Agricultural Department, "because he per time comes a Minister of Apgrl-i l ' was raised .on the farm, and jias been culture will be selected." There was [ ! a student of farming all his days." little work at the Ontario Agricultural' ' He--thought it would be an ideal ar-- Collese now compared to pre--war| 1 rangement for the Prime Minister to times, as 'many of the students had' : manage each department of the Gov-- joined the colors, and Professor Creei-- ' _ernment in turn if it were possible, in 11e L2 o O 0 ith,ent to hin was that | \ order to. make himself familiar with he had a gsood (eal of time on his ; ' the affairs of every department. Ast hands which he could give to the [ : i &-rrthiymézm-ficn' be trusted to| A -- . \