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Speaking of .the financing of the road systeml. ' he said there Was only one sate. method to pursue; and that. waqto "pay as you tro...". In order to stabilize the" movement, the only _ mfg, 'sgne. Dolley for eanh mnnlcimil'ly to pursue m on the subjedt. ot the."Future of On turio Roads." 'Reviewing Ontaric modern highway development, which dated from the year 1910. th speak. or snirl it ""rv-v-erharkable Witt}. had tteen. accomplished in "ugly. short time. . - I' ".. '. l Hon. George S. Henry. who pre- sided at the afternoon session. in a rhort address stated that the Depart- ment of Highways had decided to give no assistance to municipalities where the old system of statute labor was continued. After a careful study by the department, it had been found that about 80 per: cent. of the municipalities ot the Province had abolished the system ot-statute. labor. The men who established that sys- tem. Mr. Henry said. had been men of vision. For many. many mu- nicipalities this system had been of great assistance, but the time had come to dlsctmtinue.it: ' After con- sideratioat,:the Department of High- ways. the Minister said. had decided to make the grant of 30 per cent. on the year's road expenditure to such municipalities as had abolished stat. ute labor. / Reviews Recent Progress. ', Ontario has good reason to be proud of her road system, Hon. F. G. Macdiarmid told, the atgrociatian .at the afternoon sessibn, When he spoke on to the Resolutions Committee, and will come up for formal adop- tion today. _ - Unanimous support was given by; the association to a resolution pre-, sented at the close of the session urging thtrProviheian Government to, want the 30 per' cent." subsidy now' being made to white municipalities} to the Indian. reserves within. the Province. The' resolution was sent Nicholas Plain, an Ojibway In.. dian. and Elliott Moses of the Six Nations Reserve, both made strong appeals tot Government support of their roads. They were pot begging. the former said; what they sought "was their rights." , A strong appeal for a Provincial grant tor the upkeep of the roads on tho Indian reserves was made yesci terday by a delegation of Indians to, the Ontario Good Roads Association. and through this association to the' Provinéinl Government. n. H. Abraham, spokesman tor the delega- tion. presented the request of the Indians. The Indians, he said, felt they were contributing to the funds of the Government. and should re- ceive the same grant for the upkeep ot their roads that white municipali- ties received. Seeking- Their Rights. PAST PROGRESS REVIEWED Department Takes Steps Finally to Abolish Statute Labor CASH GRANTS ASKED . BY R ED CANADIANS M RESERVE ROADS 2'1 gram :l RAILROAD TARIFFS 3 MUST E LOWERED A WITH LITTLE DELAY "Here in Canada. we send hun- dreds ot millions of dollars annually to the United States tor the purchase oi coal. Wogld it not he better tor While the large gathering patent!) expected some indication as to forth coming highways legislation. it ap- peared to find the Premler's vigor- ous attack on the railway rates " matter ot deep interest. "The day is near at hand." declared Hon. Mr Ferguson. amid continued applause "when the Government must see u it that'the basic products of thir country are afforded better means ot transportation." After announcing that it was th' policy of his Administration to ex tend better roads into the rural dis, tricts in order that the farme might have better access to his mar- kets. the Premier plunged at onm into his discussion from a national point of view. "There is one thing more than anything else retarding our development," he said. "and that is the great distances between East and West. It is vital that we be pro- vided with efficient means of ex- changing our products at a fair profit. . "At. the present time we are pay- i!1E-1.tf.i.s1teuttytre railways owned by the people. If we had reduced we railway. rates. I believe these deficits would not have grown lar- ger; that they would have been met by an increased volume of traffic. It is vital that commerce be kept moving. Interest"! In Railway was the chief speaker of tho two ning, and the chair was 01-vupiml h: Hon. George S. Henry, Minister " Highways. Direct and substantial reduction of railway rates is the primary remcds suggested by Premier Ferguson for such ills as beset this country. P,ct, ter, he believes, that the Govern. ment should subsidize the railwals and Canadian money be kept within Canada; better that the answer tr, deficits be found in traffic-voluint rather than in excessive prices. For railways. rather than roudn presented the crux of the transpor ration problem to tho Prime Ministm Last evening. despite the fact tha he was addressing some 600 mom hers of the Good Roads Assnciatim of Ontario at their annual banqut at the Prince George Hotel. Al though the Premier shared tho plat form with w. E. N. Sim-lair. ilihera Leader. not one item of Provincia, politics intruded. Sir 1lertrgr Fostm This Is Premier Ferguson's Dictum at "Good Roads" HIGHWAYS NOT DISCUSSED In an address on '/Trattie," Alan McPherson, Warden of Middleman stated that the speed limit in odd tario should be increased to 35 mfil'ea per hour. The sessions pt the asso- ciation 'will be concluded today. to face its responsibilities each year and pay Its way. Only thus would Ontario secure a. sound. gtable road system developed throughout the Province. To the laying down of roads in the newer parts of Ontario great care Would have to be taken in' the future. _ Banquet BACKING (F PREMIER MAYBE RELUCTANT, BUT SEEMS CERTAIN One of the outstanding matters discussed at the caucus was after. ward admitted to be the possibilities ot obtaining a fair amount of revenue from the new beverage, and it was stated that. a-round million dollars is about the amount that some of the Government members believe should come to Provincial coffers as a. result. of the sale of the 4.4 per cent. beer. As the Premier has al- ready intimated that there will be no special license required by vendors at Passage in the Legislature of the Ihnrerrtmeat's proposed 4.4 per cent. "neer saJe was practically assured at Yesterday's caucus of Conservative members at Queen's Park. it was stated following the meeting. While it was reported that some of the sup- port that would be accorded the measure from within Conservative ranks would be reluctant, and some SUDport'pr-omised with reservations as to the wording of the bill that is later to be presented. the Govern- ment, it is said. is assured of a ma- .iority which, it it does not equal Mat year's majority of 65 members on the adoption' of the Speech, is esti- mated to closely approximate it. _ Ken Eye on Revenue. . Poiittintr out. the marvellous de. vélopment of means of communica- tion and transportation, '88 it had affected Canada and other coun- tries, he did not hesitate to predict that the ultimate achievement would be the abolition of'war. Al- ready there existed the machinery of a world court. which was func- tioning. and the time would come when international law would apply just as' did law inside the clvillzul News From Tory Caucus In- ,dicates Endorsement of Stronger Beer Introduced by Hon. Mr. Henry " the youthful veteran of public life. Sir George Foster ably demonstrated that he had lost none of his skill as an orator. Developing a national theme " patriotism into the wider one ot world-co-operation. he led his hearers gradually along the paths of his eloquence, declaring that Canadians. having regard to the noble spirits of those who went be- fore them, must develop ctinertant1y a greater spirit of natfonarunity. nation of today. . me country" the Government were to subsidize the railways and enable the development of our coal deposits in Nova Scotia and Alberta and nuke this coal available to our people? .. . The time has come to wake up. We must insist on better means of exchange within our own country." BREWERY IMPOST LIKELY Following the Premier, Mr. Sin- Clair contented himself with but one reference to the vital subject of tax- ation. "I would remind the Gov- crnment." he said, "that we m ust be careful that we do not make our taxes so big that our people will be prevented from using these high- ways which are being built. We must look to it, as Well. that those who pay the taxes receive the bene- fit." Much applause was accorded the Liberal Leader: