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Féb\*ucx\j 5 . j # F istrati Forced Reglstra IOn Asked for Ontari Markets Council Sees Bet-- ter Prices for Fruit and -. f - _ Vegetables Being Se-- cured, With Acreage ' Fee T \ HEARS DEPUTATION : Compulsory registration applying to every commercial grower of fruit and vegetables in Ontario was asked of the Legislature's Commitice on Ag-- riculture yesterday by a large delega= ; tion from t:e Ontar'o Growers' Mar-- & kets Counci1. After an extonsive brief had been read ang' the d;llfegt:- tion closely questioned by com tee, . % weryd members, a subcomxr;lnke was at?l.l'f't?:usl"m'u'd n°'.be')a'fflfi?d'ljf?:dl:,l,'.'; poin to go into the matter s en ralnrt hn anmrank. ' all more fully with repres:ntative growerl.l ;fi?g'cx.:';g}ff c:zf& f(;;l\ilcédqu a 'flu').ll.'y £6-- Gauge for "Futures." !ul:ze that they were being ban~fited. As explained by M. M. Robinson of Questioned on the effect of the Burlington, spokesman for the delega-- British Marketing Act, now engaging tion, the object of compuisory regis--) the attemtion of the Ottawa authori-- oo resitmate or ho iocn) provuction| ts' _present | requested _ logiglailen ' ghe::.ugop (;o t.hbatu;::l nl::y 'gu%': would dovetail with any prczcnt or f probable prices when selling his future Dominion or Provincial statute '"futures." aimed to improve the lot of the aver-- At present, it is claimed, no ac-- age grower. in conclusion, he was curate estlmc't.e of acreage is possible, none too optimistic cver ef.'gcts of (rowern wao mengnapped ty 'gny" hope hi W the commintes whe noil U m :)omract, mnme:];gednn' }l'or sale acche w the pfcs:n; rtqur;t "some=-- of their summer's produce. Wider ) thing mighl" be prised out of the ramification of the situation, accord.-- Gov':mmcnt. i j L tie, was tat in Inarmadonal mt | e ans 'oceupning the qhonioy ul :erxsl. o';"tarlfafs 'alndn qfxl:t'asonaonzno Eommitfi«: mc'nibcrs. F. V. Laughton producers were wmnable to ba.ckl:helr ;l?o':j..'l\attri:.gs\gdgllsfi';\ trgl qx;tn'z'bfir&kq en would Ds nrovidea unier ins |over deiniis diegueted AinL Other sus. - legislation proposed. _ s | nesses would brush aside details which $ C Cere Auses |created lonz discussion in committss lt. legislation were passed on rg- i debates, "The system so far," he sai:i.i """"figa the wm&ercla]l'rgrc:'"ctrgmfi ;!"has been nothing but a failure. I'm| C ol on AmnbAns Infget +.« |quite willing to risk my political life nne--acre scale would have to pay a feo | and try something new, to see if thaLl based on acreage, ranging up from will get results." _ | $1. and with a rate of $4 annually for D¢ * ' N a | is feran Masic Comet io: sn | -- Rrenigalls Chinman °J Sons| 0 s Council for -- tually airr A T gmuguon and e;tenslon of its pres-- !Jamleson (Conservative, Simcoe South-i ent work. To ceech grower would be | West) appointed the following subcom--| assigned a nuiaber, which he> would | mi'ttee to go into details with the| be required to plac very pack--| 3rowers and report back to the main| .;cr:,? p,odué'e ph:c:c,fi? y P committec: R. A. Baxter (Liberal,| , 3 ; South Oxford), W. J. Bragg (Liberal, | Bitter Fight Is Seen, | Durham), H. 5. Colliver (Conscrvative, | _ Part of the Markets Council's ap-- { Prince Edward), Hon. J. S. Lyons + | peal is g.,gdcon the effort to p;'-iesggt (Conservative, Sault Ste. Marie), T. J. a united front to the canners, it was .\Iah;:n_v wcu (lronservative. Wemworl%x 4( ¥ § «_ J NxtB); illiam --Newman (Liberal, ;alo.'qul')ryfi; ccl:uu::nin"?'l:; T;::t l;e;gl ' Victoria North), Austin B. Smit'nl lsu;i)ort of our Governments. could adg | (Conservative, Ess°x South), Prank usands fle 1 ; Epence (Conservative, Fort William), | the of dollars to jhe income and S. J. Wilson (Conservative, Lin-- % 'of our growers by heading up the "(,° *' ive, Auat fight with the "n?m' ln:iustry--d Members of the delegation were: M. a fight which is only starting an M. Robinson, Burlineton: C. Delworth. which gives promise of developing iD-- / Weston: C. T. Williams, Oliawa: C to one of the most bitter in the Ris foward Pisher Qusenston:; H. M. Tif-- tory of agriculture in this Province." fin Islington: E. D. Worgan, Weston; in conclusion, the Council claimed w,' J, Givings, Weston: G. C. Gibson: that 25,000 Ontario produce--growers tslington: Robert Marshall, Islinston h gton: s ngto were solidly behind the movement. RFinlay Morrison, Weston; R. Rowatt, The Council "readily admits that flumber Bay; H. W. Hunt, Brighton: there is a limit to Government pater-- H, 'P. Foster, Burlington: J. Herbort nalism. but it does contend that it i8# | Carter, Burlinzgton: J. H. Price, Lamb-- entitled to a ready 'acceptance on the| tn Mills: A. E. Lucas, London: S. F. part of our legislators of our con-| Ginson, Brighton; F. G. Harnden, sidered requests." Without Govern-' Brighton; W. B. Somerset, Burlington; | ment suprart, the Council said, f.f., C. F., McGuire, Colborne; Walter H. would "reluctantly have to fold up." | Smith, Brighton; L. B. Reynolds, Wa-- _ _The principal query of committee | terford; CGcorge G. Reeves, Islington; R members was as to how the proposed | Arthur Rowett, Islington:; H. L. Craise, 'legislation would affect the average| St. Catharines; John L. Smart, Col-- * : farmer. Mr. Robinson pointed out | lingwood; Fred J. Watson, Port Credit; | that growers of less than one--acre \Howard Car:uthers, Thedford.