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Hipel Tells of Alleged Activi-- _ ties and Wants Some-- | thing Done 5 Alleged promsotion operations of the Vilamin Milling Company of Canada, !Limited, a concern proposing to manu-- 'facture whole--wheat ficur, and a firm | whose activitics to date have been | identified chisfly with the Counties of 1 Waterloo and Perth, were bared in the Ontario Legislature yesterday by Nor-- man O. Hipcl, young Liberal membor for \ Waterlon South. PROMOTION PLANS OF MILLING CONCERN DRAW LIBERAL FIRE i'i);"ia-l--:'ex_\------'-iha--tr already the affairs of the company had been under investiga-- \tion by Colonsl Walter W. Denison, |\ Registrar of Companics and Brokers. \ Criticizes Campaign Mcthods. oo MORE INFORMATION YET In severely criticizing the stock sales of the company, Mr. Hipel stated that he had "{further startling information" that hs could give regarding it, and asked that the Attorney--Gensral of the Province taks action "before further sums of money are extracted from the public by such fraudulent methods." _ To The Globe, afterward, Hon. Wil-- liam H. Price declared that action would Mr. Hipal's revelations were made at the conclusion of a spirited speech in which he condemned at length the campaign methods of the Government candidates and of Government Min-- "When this was all arranged, they opened an office and brought with them a company, known as Acme Secur-- ities Limited, which also opened an office in the town, and which undertoock to soll stock for the Vitamin Milling Comnany of Canada, Limited. Quite a number of people purchased stock and paid for it with the understanding that the plant would be erected in Preston. "However, the company decided, for some reason or other, to leave the Town of Preston, and move to the Village of Tavistock, which is outside of our county. "When the company left Pr people who had paid for thegtx? ns'.ttt)lclli demanded their money back, but couldn't get it until a writ was'lssued against the ccmpany. The local con-- struction company that prepared the plaéls air:id 1s:gppl!:d materials for signs and pa abor for pre have not been paid tc? dzft?.'mg fhe site Move to Tavistock,. "The Vitamin Milling Company and "A represimtative of the Vitamin Milling Company, Limited, engaged a local construction company to prepare plans, also engaged a local company to do some work on the site, such as grad-- ns isters in the last October by--slection in which he (Mr. Hipel) was victorious. It came near the close of a dull, dragging day on the Address debate, and it helped to rouse the House somewhat from the lethargy into which it had slipped hours earlier. "I have a matter of importance," said Mr. Hipel, "which I wish to bring to the attention of the members of this House, and more particularly to the at-- tention of the Attorney--General. "During the early part of the year 1929 a limited company, known as the Vitamin Milling Company of Canada, Limited, which proposed to manufacture whole--wheat flour, came to the Town of Preston and negotiated with the officials of the town for a proposed site. Tells of Securities Company. Acme Securities Limited then moved up to the Village of Tavisto¢tk and opened an office. I have been told by citizens and a member of the Counci lof Tavi-- stock that the company made an Ar-- rangement something like this: If the village supplied the site and the people subscribed a certain amount of stock the plant would be built in Tavistock. | vVERO PoseveRt OMUCBREE NUS COREA Cqecleqp Cl "Now I am informed that almost the whole amount requested was subscribed, and certain men were prepared to sub-- scribe more than the balance required, as per the arrangement, but these men said they would not hand over the cash, but were prepared to deposit the cash in a special account in the bank for the company as soon as the company had the building either partially erected or completed. J NNR en "But the stock salesmen would not|| accept such an arrangement, which would lead one to believe that there was no intention of building the plant in Tavistock. Stock Salesmen Criticized. } "I am also told that one of the stock | salesmen stayed at one of the hotels in | Tavistock under a false or assumed | name. When his real name was -'.szab-\ lished he left that section of councry. | _ "gtock was sold and cash obtained | from women and some young men who | twere promised work or employment in the new plant, and who gave up their lsavings with the expectation of getting employment. "At the annual nomination meeting held at Tavistock last year, there was considerable discussion re these two companies. One citizen declared the whole situation could be summed up in three B's, Bluff, Bluster and Buncombe. He also asked: Who is the Acme Becuri--. ties Company? W. Baxter Brooks is the President, and W. Baxter Brooks is thea promoter of the Vitamin Milling Company." After quoting from published building reports which noted calls for tenders to build a flour mill at Tavistock, Oshawa, and Brampton, all mills being listed as owned by the Vitamin Milling Com-- pany of Canada, Limited, Mr. Hipel said: "Re the report of Nov. 14 at Oshawa. the question is, Was the contract ac-- tually let to T. B. Mothersill & Co.. or was it a false report handed out as a bait to get stock subscriptions? "Regarding the report of Jan. 2 at Brampton. Docs the company actually intend to erect a mill at Brampton O is it a further bait to sell stock? "How many more innocent women are going to be victims for these brokers Of stock salesmen? How many more m°n out of employment are going to be promised good jobs, provided they part PR 2 a .LA "¥Hmse mMany « fls 14 M 2 .die anolient 0& c ttentiiabis "Regarding the report of Jan. 2 at| Brampton. Docs the company actuallyl intend to erect a mill at Brampton or is it a further bait to sell stock? } "HMHow many more innocent women are. going to be victims for these brokers Or stock salesmen? How many more meon out of employment are going to be promised good jobs, provided they part with their cold cash? How many more farmers will be persuaded to part with their cash by these high--pressure stock salesmen with the promises of a ready market and better prices for their wheat "Startling In{foration." "Now, Mr. Speaker, I have laid this case before the Hon. the Attorney-- General rather briefly, but I can assure him that I have further startling in-- formation re these two companies, and I am prepared to give him or his ds-- L [CPX _ _ cafarmation: but what I am prepared to give him Of .00 A~l partment further information ; but what we want is some action by his depart-- ment before further sums of money are extracted from the public by those companies by such fraudulent methods." AMENDMENT ASKED TO MUNGPAL AQT Wouid Eliminate Candidates With Little or No Prop-- erty Interest | _ They are asking that property qualifi--. "'cations required of candidates until | 1920, and wiped out then by the Drury | Government, be restored. \ The purpose of this request, it is | understood, is to bar from municipal | Council candidature all but responsible | persons with a definite "stake" in the 1{ municipality. . | _ __._ o onl Elimination from municipal election contests of candidates having little or no property interest in the municipal-- ities in which they run, is being asked by the municipality of Sandwich East, by way of an amendment to the Ontario Municipal Act. Yesterday, the Reeve, Ernest Morand, and two of the Coun-- cillors had a conference with J. A. Ellis, K.C., of the Railway and Municipal Board, at Queen's Park. _ 4 _ For years, until 1920, property qualifi-- cations for candidates were set out, which barred from candidature all but: 1. The owner or wife or husband of the owner of property within the mu-- nicipality, worth at leg_st $2,000. 2. The owner or wife or husband of an owner, or tenant or wife or husband of a tenant, of property worth: (a) In a village property own_ed, wortr} 3200': Pr leased. worth $400; (b) in a township, $400 or $800; (c) in a town, $600 or $1,200; (d) in a city, $1,000 or $2,000, In unorganized territory: (a@a) In a township, $100 or $200; (b) in a city or town., $400 or $800. i4 Eliminated in 1929, these pFOVISION® were replaced by provisions which threw the election field open to all property owners or tenants, regardless of the value of the properties they occupied. '1;1_ 1920,. these provis_iqn_s