The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

AMiable that "@ith 'us in the same territory covered by our extensive | distribution _ gystem. | Our obligation is to suppiy custumers' | requirements in Canada at ,u&. no \higher than those obtainable in the i United States. This we have alwaysj done, and have cven supplied the Hydro System with 16,000 horae-' '\power all the winter months of 1915-- 16 at a rate considerably lower than was obtainable in the United States. '"On that occasion we expressed our willingness to enter into a contract for five years for the supply of this 16,000 horse--power, but the Hydro Commission refused to take it for a term longer than six months, and as there was not demand for it on the Canadian side we contracted to sell it on the American side after the six months, and this is part of what we are exporting now." "When this company finds the de-- mands of its customers are growlngl beyond its plant capacity it installs steam equipment to meet that de-' mand, which results in a cost of power | . considerably greater than the Hydro System will pay, and is only yprofit-- able to us because of the rate obtain-- able on export power.'" Now, sir, your knowledge obtainegd as Chairman of the Hydro--electric Commission or the experience of your | large staff of engineers and advisers| should show you that to furnish 28,--, 150 horse--power at Toronto we would ; be obliged to generate more than 30,--| 000 horse--power at Niagara Falls. As| stated above, we can furnish 38,150| horse--power in Toronto during the| Toronto peak period, by reason of which we might claim to have the equivalent of 40,000 horse--power or more for export if woe so desire. ' Any statements this company or its! representatives have made _ to the! Government at Ottawa or to your' Commission, or any other interested person or Commission, will stand the: closest investigation, and present a ; marked contrast to those to which you have given utterance. We are amenable to the courts. You have so constituted yourself as to be above the courts, and refuse to allow yourself or your actions to be reviewea at the bar of justice. You f are quoted as saying: '"The company had practicaily defied them and had said they would fight it in the courts. The courts, Sir Adam said, were too slow. There will have to be other measures of dealing with them." t It might interest you to know that we have munition plants on our line | whose demands total more than 60,-- | 009 horse--power, and that when you ; seek to embarrass the operation of our Niagara plant, as you have been doingz for many a day, you do not ad--