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BRINGS IN BILL TO AID MINERS Hon. Harry Mills, Minister -- of Mines, is introducing at the present session of the Legislature a bill which will assist the smaller mining operators to get their ore marketed. It involves the purchase by the Province of ore in lots up to a car-- load at a price which will give the shippers the net value of their ore, whether gold or silver, less costs of transportation, reduction, etc., and a esufficient amount to cover loss in re-- fining. Although the shipper, under the arrangement, is to receive his money after the assay has been made, the Province proposes to hold the ore until it has a quantity on hand, when it will ship to one of the reduction plants. Hon. Harry Mills Plans Help«-- ing Small Men Mar-- ket Ore HALF FREIGHT ON T. & N. 0. The rural credits scheme, he said, was helping to keep on the farms dozens of young men, graduates of the Ontario Agricultural College. He approved the amendment to the act by which loans will be ad-- vanced to take care of existing en-- cumbrances uvon the land of the borrower. The utmost cordiality existed 'between the department and the Banks, he salid. The --total amount for loans granted, pending and pnassed since September 7 last, was $418,000. The total amount for anplications refused was $%156,000. There were over 1,200 inquiries for loans that did not come under the act. for was a squat'-"". He ridiculed the suggestion | from Conservative speakers that rural credits legisla-- tion had been prepared by the fori mer Government. If it had, it must have been pigcon--holed away care-- fully along with the much--adver-- tised surpluses of former times, and neither had 'been found. The speech | of Hon. George 8. Henry, that con--| tained the statement that rural credits plans had been drawn up by the Conservative Government, Mr. Doherty described as a journey into Fairyland. "We used to hear, in the old days, the former Government spoken of as sleepers. This is the first authentic information we have that they not only slepit, but they dreamed as well." Rural Oredits. Coming to co--operative societies. Mr. Doherty asserted that the farmer was interested in severy sten taken in the marketing of his product. One of the things that would result from co--onvnerative selling was the curbing of speculation. He said that last April. cheese selling on the board brought 24 1--2 cents: in the middle of May it brought 15 1--4 cents; by the end of July 24 cents. Bv the drovn in prices during the two months of May and June cheese producers lost $2,642,000. Explains Drop. '"'How do you account for the fiuec-- tuations in price?" asked Hon. How-- ard Ferguson. "I know of no other way to ac-- count for it excepnt hy market manin-- ulation." replied Mr. Doherty. Co-- anerative selling was not a panacea for all illis. but, as far as he knew, there was no better method. Mr. Hayv asked the Minister how he knew that it was snecu'ation that had caused the price changes; it might have been the consumers buy-- ing the cheese. Mr. FPerguson suggested proper storage facilities, and Mr. Doherty renlied that. under Federal suner-- vision, there were-- proner facilities now at Montreal. Ha said that nub--! e cold stnrage might do good, or j might do harm. 3 on Ip PCRUE CE e tC isV Deen _made to secure a half rate on all ore shipped over the 'DP, & N.O., the commission having Agreed to the proposition. Further protection for -- settlers holding land without mineral rights is also intended, by making it com-- bulsory for a prospector to show a valuable discovery before he can file im : ho wrie" Hee 9 c oo l o L ol Makes Bitter Attack on Liquor Legislation--Says "Every Little Hamlet Has a Brewery All Its Own"--Believes "Tories Think They Built Ni-- agara Falls" Liquor dispensary profits were at-- tacked in the Legislature yesterday by Sam Clarke, Liberal member for Northumberland. Under the pres--| ent system, he said, the sick man was "not only robbed by the doctor, but he is robbed by you, Mr. Attor-- ney--General."' DECLARES TORONTO IS "HYDRO CRAZY" "If you are selling your liquor for beverage purposes," Mr. Clarke added, "put up your prices, If you are selling your liquor for medicinal purposes, do not take it out of the poor, sick and afflicted. Do not keep the dispensaries as money-- makers for the Province of Ontario. We had the money--makers years ago when we had the license sys-- tem." Thinks Change Coming. Mr. Clarke professed to have found that the O.T.A. was making '"'liars and thieves" out of the citi-- zens of Ontario. People in the small towns and hamlets were doing things they never thought of doing before--making Jhome--brew -- instead of bread. He predicted a return in the not very distant future to some more '"sane, rational and human" system of handling the liquor ques-- tion. On Hydro affairs, the member for Northumberland completely en-- dorsed the action of the Government in refusing to guarantee bonds for a Hydro--radial venture, but doubted the wisdom of the immediate estab-- lishment of a Ministry of Power. his intention of being at all times a representati\'e of the people of the Province rather than of a party, and of voting for measures, Govern-- mental or otherwise, which he deem-- ed to be good measures. WwWill Not Alter Intention. If such a course diq not suit the Leader of the Conservative party. who had seen fit to accuse the Lib-- eral Leader of selling out; if it did not suit the Liberals, Oor, any con-- siderable body of -- citizens, 'Mr. Clarke said, he simply could not help it; it would not alter his deter-- mination. L pornpemeeey serren P O TTSL O Arrangements have farm land property. \V'r'x--iie't.he member for i~OFLIIUI'~ berland congratulated -- Hon. 9. --C. Biggs upon the success of his good ce J on tla ues mt MA ENESNC EmEA O TE :0 ce egracll roads policy, he said he was no. sure but that "he is going & little bit too fast." He thought better results might b* obtained with a smaller mileage construction each year. He desired to point out to the Government that the tax Uupon a hundred--acre farm in Ontario al-; ready amounted to & serious mort--: gage. I Speaking on Hydro matters, he ac-- cused <the Conservatives of having made a political football out of thé' subject. One would think, he said. the Conservatives not only instituted Ee re c hue huil+t Niawara FPalls®s. Mr. Clarke opened by affirming a hundred--acre farm in ready amounted to a S€] gage. Speaking on Hydro mat cused <the Conservatives made a political football subject. One would thil the Conservatives not on! Hydro but built Niagara $ €itt -- 2b 12 d cicbac diiie tb of the Conservative party, | seen fit to accuse the Lib-- der of selling out; if it did the Liberals, Of any con-- . 'body .. Oof citizens, '(Mr. aid, he simply could not i+ would not alter his deter-- + for Northum-- been not I:T 4