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APV\\ \'o f New Ind Power--Lignite--Paper I s ol c1ew Industry | ower--Lignite--Pap r e d mm or UNM t AY10O _ Hepburn to Wrestle With Big Problems on ® foofirenreremneiese House Adjournment Hepburn Announces Pro o R in : agt p. e Decvel P HIS week's adjournment of the Legislature will °""fm s to ecetop enable Premier Hepburn and his Ministers, not to Lignite Deposits rest, but to delve into three matters of major Pro-- - T yas vincial importance. NTARIOS -- great They are: lignite deposits are Power contract situation; § to be developed. Proposed development of lignite coal fields Premier Hepburn anncunced yes-- in Ontario; gmnice terday that a pmpositumt gms been Projected reorganization of the pulp and laid before the Governmen a very i i 1 reputable company to promote a now paper industry in the Province. "akLi 94. great industry in the North. "The These and other matters demanded the Cabinet's foree us "'r'"e"g-" he said. ';h';ig early attention Premier Mitchell Hepburn announced in make use of a German process w * i 1 g = will make the product of commercial the Legislature early this (TueSd?y )l dml())rmng, rar hg e;( value. We are particularly interested, pressed hope ?hat the House wou e prorogued Py not only because of the huge known Thursday of this week. depsosits, but by reason as well of the business it would bring to the T. & N.O. Railway. "Colons!l Lang, Chairman of the Railway Commission, and the Depart-- + ment of Mines are working together * on the project. and immediately after proroegation, the matter will be brought to the gdttention of the Cabi-- net. T "The estimate of tonnage with a [""a e I " cheaper fuel available gives every | possibility of another important in-- k a : dustry being established in the North, ! and one which will also use natural e Ie a'rs 1 ' products of that section of the Prov-- * ince." memrimmommmnnue f | _ 'The Premier said the situation call-- ey 1 10 N Hired '.ed for early decision and action, and 0 ver nIr stressed the need of finishing the ew s fonid e C 93 ° Legislature's session before Easter. Windsor Auditor, ' With this in view he proposed an early conference with Premier Tasch-- He Says ereau of Quebec for discussion of the iWoidih ie eniicer e on oys pulp and ituation. Two m.':;g:; :)rop:s:.lns with regard With the declaration that the Re-- " to the establishment and rehabilita-- lief Department was beyond patronage g:-t h:f p(t)xrll;: r?gd paper g)el?nts ut:l Hon. David Croll answered charges in m & are now ore e roste y* isl e flun? lief -- Ontario Government, he said. 3;:3 rda&'s: se at.ufe "uan k They involve a realignment of tim-- and municipal affairs administration. ber concessions and are receiving "When my honorable friend speaks ' earnest consideration, but it is not of patronage in the Relic{ Department," the intention of the Government, he the Minister told Leopold Macaulay, emphasized, to do anything that "he doesn't know wh;' ho's :jl'" would take from existing companies i6 oT aoe 0e any of the present reserves which will about. » F interfere with the continuity of nec-- Macaulay Charge. essary supply. Mr. Macaulay had charged that in :vhe Toronto area one group of auditors had been "fired" to be replaced by Windsor auditors. "The Town of New h * 'Toronto never hired an auditor from Windsor," Mr. Croil answered, "and I noever recommended an auditor from Windsor." The Henry Government Minister charged that Mr. Croll had been high-- handed in relief matters and predicted y "grief" if the same attitude were adopted in municipal affairs. "His mind turns too frequently to the City of Windsor, which elected * him," W. A. Baird charged. Minister's Plans. The Minister high--lighted two of his ideas when he spoke of the amend-- ment permitting a Relief Commission set--up and when he cited municipal tax increases--a statement of interes: in view of Hepburn Governmené fore-- cast of tax reform. Real property, he pointed out, was carrying 90 per cent. of the municipal tax load; business, 7% per cent., and incomes some 2% per cent., "indicative of the tremendous burden on real estate." § 0 In 1924--1933 per capita taxation in | the municipalitiese had increased 35! per cent.--22 per cent. in the town--| ships, 43 per cent. in the towns and ' villages, and 39 per cent. in the cities.' j * : In the same years the debenture debts | j had increased by 15 per cent. l