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March 50. a p - '; entrallizin of Fill dr "asidpingauph.ttrttouytope O agriculture, and the Marketing Tiara I had done good work in connection: o d b H Ile, ceataln products, he felt that; a! o ere s ould be a man of pract ca ', Ppose y o . Ac res; experience in producing and market-) ' ing on it. There should also be a , h B d i megiber ot the Legislature on it, he I so . ree oa r S Fa vo red t Mr. Acres said that there should be tniore responsible government, and ___________ . light1 tl every Commission there . Problems of the Farmer. $003,: 002L331; ','t'"idf'l responsible Tory M e m b e r, While t'fir'i"Iiid'"1t,'iei.i; chain stores and tors of the 'iR"v'filg. n to the elec . a pa w an 'overnmcnt ownershi T Atti, mmtt Loyalty to 2,"i takgn from the farmer any so;3 "at"; 1;; at"! te',':',',','.,')",',':, h e mi t have with 'PF, . _ . a rs, e Party, Calls for Several price Id', could obtain d?1'ff,.'tpedeee., said: 't'IhastiIt an: Stanton man, at the . . Mr. Acres Conti l . .. ,'. present lg ra. o eres, can we Reforms -- Additional b... a a... .3333... 'i'Pgutt' paytour 1'ftl',,'gt,tteif' ngIGovem- in," ' , . men can e expecte aance its . Currency, Nearer Par ie1tV/ic'1"gi,v Jog,y0m.t.htk,,),e rude"? thgse was? He did not . . . , said tli. . . si: . . . avor t e cut ing 0 expenses by let- With Britain tr,Is Advo. 'in the a),x2,Qiitiltfdof'et,1,"g'ge.'t,e ting out .too many employees and ted mum. of Astricultuir. Thai. is one thus_addlng to the unemployment. ca idepartment in which I do not, feel Pity..t.he mothers m their homes. ---- _ What, tho Government, can afford to The children look them in the face. . cut dntrn. There might, be an in- iWhat future have these children when Declaring that something "drastic" zero". m It." [ ithere are about 80?,0tl0..ou.t of work must be done to regtore the Province "There L. an investigation taking lm this country? And it is not the to prosperity, and action should be l place into milk prices at Ottawa to- i fault of this Government," he added. taken here similar to that of Presi- day. I consider that all farmers; stile thought it better it some arrange- "tent Roosevelt in the United States. {should have the same treatment as mentwero made with respect to wages, A. H. Acres (Conservative, Carleton) thaw who are producing milk rm" and Teierred to Hon. Petty Py.ye yesterday, while taking part in the :Consuniplion in the large centres. speaking on the wage question: it F Budget debate in the legislature, These have got to have their herds time that men of that calibre should stated that, Canada, by injecting ad- tested and their buildings in proper be closed up. . ditional currency into circulation. condition. He advocated that the Plan?!" should put her currency more on a "What is wrong with the cheese thould call into conference the build- P" with that ot Britain. The. Prov- lindustry and with butter? Why are 'lng trat.i.es.to s.ce l they would not mee should recommend this to the. there so many grades of butter? I .reduce their prices so that buildings Federal authorities. he suggested. say that the department should step and improvements might be gone on ttpeaking ot the Hydro. he declared: in and that the ordinary farmer my." . "The Government has taken over the f;"?,',,?,)',),' be encouraged to keep his n th pg a greatTgfxal about"??? wonderful power project In Northern buildings under the same inspection .iiil "Ill o 't'g",",'f,'g, I "dare Pr " Ontario. I am saying nothing of the [as those producing for the daisies." mg tuontt oo muc . .e" we. e- cost. But it is too far from a central i mier Bennett this much: that it IS ntt board or from the Hydro here to do Would End Agitation. wise to endanger the banks. But it justice to this country. There should ', "The farmers of this Province have is also not 'Init that the homes and be a separate Commission up there. I been interfered with. For thirty-five ',',2rir,t,1 "13 arge percentage ot the and one ot its members should be years agitators have been going peope shou be endangered. one ot the Northern Ontario mcm- through the country tampering with Britain's System Cited. bers. to look after it and to give scrv- farmers," he said. The first of these Mr. Acres referred to the conver- ice at the lowest possible price to the r' had been the Patrons ot Industrllg sion of loans in England. "The Gov. I people ot the North. then is; Org"! and nath'hc f,'icd'c i egnment has got to arrange some- he sta . 06 were er o IS t ing to inject more currency into Closer Touch Nee-ry. . Government. or any other Govern- circulation."J he maintained, stating "It ts well known that ttt t.he past, ment, and if there were no legisla- that, during the war years more than I have been opposed to Government: tion for it, the first legislation I $22T000,000 had been put into cir- ownership. I do know that, the people; would pass would be that there cuiation. and that since then this mutt to be in closer touch with the' would be only one Opposition, and amount had been decreased by about Bdministration. I believe that thes that would he either Liberal or Con-i $99,000.000. Hydro has got to come closer to the. servatiie. We have had good Liberal! He asked if any country in the people. With Between $350,000,000 Governments." world had any more backing to inject and "00,000,000 Invested In it. no "Some say that the present condi-' currency into circulation than had one oentmliged office here can prop- tion is the after-effects of the war. Canada. and referred to the vast erly 1003 after the needs ot Northern Yes, that is one reason, but there are amounts of grain in the elevators. Ontario, Eastern Ontario and South- lots of others. I am absolutely op- Such an addition to the currency western Ontario." he said, advocating posed to chain stores." said Mr. Acres. would help agriculture especially, he upstate Commissions. or branches of They attempted to get the public to said. the Mission. tor these parts. buy by advertising some one thing " think that a recommendation Great injustice has been done to cheap. They were not, helping the should go from this Province," he the pulp. mining and industrial de- ordinary citizen who had to buy on added, suggesting that since Britain velopment of the c0uncyy by watered "lime. and it he had anything to do hadgone off the gold standard a sut- stock. he said. "There has been too Ewlth it they would not get one relief tieient addition he made to the cur- much watered stock. They are asking 'order. Mr. Acres asserted. rency here to make up for the diG the consumers to pay ion much divl- I "Then there are the mergers in the ference in value ot the pound sterling, dends on watered stock." It all the :parking industries. Probably for ex-. 80 that exports would not be ic'" "water" were taken out of the "water- inert trade a large packing-house is l reeled. England had reduced the In- ed stock" and high-pressure saies- =neccssary. But I do say that the De-i terest Dam by banks on deposits_of manshln abolished. there Would not l partment ot Agriculture should en- those which were not materially aid- it: lu'"" pulp mills closed. he con- courage the smaller Tmelting-house." I igiti.? ttgfewehrot,ogtlh1fg't Lrg n e . posed " Mr. Acres believed that all Com- Heavy Trucking Op . be made at 3 per cent. and larger missions appointed bv the Govern- Another thing the Carleton members ones at 2 1-2 per cent. He thought merit shculd have onir representative did not believe in was the allowing! this was a proper adjustment. from the Legislature It ho would be of trucks to transport heavy materials. i Minimum Price for Wheat. .,'. I. s" This injured the railways. Secondary ' respon die to the poop... fr: at- I Mr. Acres also suggested that a , tacked combines. mergers. chain ' education was a big drain on the tax- minimum price might be set at $1 a storm packing hous:s. Watered stock I payer, and those who wanted it should bushel for wheat "Something drastic and high interest rates. have to pay tor it, he said. [mist be done} he said, referring to Mr. Acres emphasized that he "as While the Minister ot Edueation what Mr. Roosevelt had done. Many still a Conservative and had eonil- people were on the verge ot losing deuce in the Chi" "Valli? Lcader. their equity in their farms. and while Sf,',veg'/anf,'." 'df party. l "I 1t1,1,'.2t, he congratulated the Government on say aga . an repeat w tat and it: moratorium bill, he though some- Pfg,tgi'erhr"ifit'2a22,ut a": 'lil'd',l It we: ti one. but: . i" l . it stated e was on ll ' its and: and g'/ the party. anfd all; merits thi'tthe Agricultural Develop- _ con nue o a supper or o it. . d. a?" in the Way. not or criticism. but "Wight. had faith in the present tt suggestion, what I have to say." Cabinet he thought that there should While1 the aug'..c'E,lrt':i,mseand 1"kh"IQ be more "practical isi,1,tti,,air,.t,f/eoil'trt wat, " ous. r. cres sat at te, ness men" in ublie affairs, po . rg'.oePi,er/ti/e,rtedt "its: '/li. to the ragtime ttlr/lt f,'t1'tfpit'r) . IS . rs Ontario n ma e . those who want it." s.. Mr. Acres also took Industry could not be successful ie%,'a'it't"'rtliaTi, "With all due and good times could not return ii respect to the legal and other profest agriculture were not made successful. sions we do not want too many of We said. Because or the low price ot ' , e head of affairs." he said. them at, th e :groduce and the high taxes. he asked ---------" -- ow the farmers could be expected to meet their obligations. "Some- thing has to be done in adjusting the iinanclal structure. that agriculture may be helped."