--ore-------- LAURIER AND THE LARGER CANADA SUPPLEMENT x v LAURIER AND THE LARGER CANADA SUPPLEMENT When the Farmer Prospers Twelve Fat Years for Agriculture Under Laurier In Both Old and New Canada of the wo Agriculture is our basic dusty. The shop, the warehouse, and the office depends on the farm. When the farmer prospers, all prosper with him. Under the Laurier Government orous immigration propaganda has producers in the West; a wisely creased the country's better service well directed efforts have been made in opening and at home and abroad, and information has been scattered the demands of the markets catered to. Farmers have nobly responded to all that has been a in their behalf, and the result of this co-operation between culture and Government is seen in the figures which follow : IN 1901 81,812 seve IN 1906 -- INCREASE Number of farms in Manitoba, 1901 Number in same Province, 1906...... ..... «voce... Increase in five years...... Number of farms in Alberta, 1901 Number in, same Province, 1906 Increase in five years tererternian Number of farms in Saskatchewan, 1901 Number in same Province, 1906 Increase in five years. ..... . cen Number of farms in three Western Provinces, 1901. 54,625 Numberinsame, 1908...... ...... ......... .... ... 0.0. Increase in five years Crass suena sens arans snes ER EE RE 9,433 essasmine 3,629 A Series of eight cartoons drawn by Mr. C. W. Jeffreys, representing the Conquest of Canada for civilization and the men who are engaged in it. "IAM TRUE TO ENGLAND" (Continued from page one.) BS 30,211 sevens SEALE L tessa sess wares proved and increased service. and pro- 0178 tit made to be used for other public {purpuses, Which was really the econ- | "esany "esse sasssannse 13,380 INCREASE IN EXPENSES, EE ER SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF |i: mmsmsnsns'se tat ant was actually chargeable with ex- travagance, while liberality may go hend in hand with the truest economy. | The Post-Oftice Department controls one semice out of the many which the Liberal Goverpment has carried om i Vo bly, rudently, efficiently, and profita hnodlern: liberty. 1 belong to the school t is not likely that the country w ¥ take its business out of the hands of of those men who fill the pages of that Government and hand it over to | English history, who always faced the poorer service was operated at a loss| the fault-finders who critisize and great to get the right. I belong to the to the country, which had to be met | Senden the re eo ohomy™ | school of Hampden and Pym, of Rus- Hf 8 e other source of revenue, | boast of Ww ) - largely | Coder Pere] Ee nit there were | of the system that was discarded sell and Somers, and ot Burke. In fact, the Government | very low postal charges, a vastly im- twelve years ago. * In the case of a public speaker, it Is ! impossible fo separate the man from aims credit for that Increase, and points to it with pride. Any captain of | his HC wy ste ye Lames lustry, whose well-managed busi carries about w m wherever expanded until his expenses had | goes a dignity of presence, coupled with m $30,000 to $90,000, a charm of manner, which disarms his tulate himself upon what he bitterest foe. His whole countenance | smplished tall it h is one that dengtes peace in himself omplished, eapeeialy . and good-will to those about him. | that the greater business | A Picture Gallery. | far more profitable than the less {- The ines 'of Bis figure suggest may take satisfaction In strength without bulk, whilst his mas- | that has grown from | sive brow, his keen but humorous | millions when the Con- | glance, and firm but sympathetic office. to more than | mouth, together make up a face which io hi | onge seen is never forgotten. In the under Liberal rule, be- words of Hon. G. W, Ross, "He is a | increased national business picture gallery all by himself." i is hetter managed, more profitable, and : Perhaps it arises from the charac- | re beneficial than were the condi- er of his language, but the French and methods which it supersed- » 54,787 41,407 Because It Means Increased National Business, Better Managed, More Profitable, and More Beneficial--The Figures Illustrate. 120,439 sess nas 65,814 my ancestors. They came to me from ngland, from the great mother of SERENE Saves tLiatas sana In The Golden West Increase in production has kept pace with the additions to the number of producers. How great increase has been is shown by figures taken from the regular census of 1900 and the special census of 1905, together with the most reliable estimates for 1908. Liberals do not deny the pos'tion that the try's expenditures have veen Op- statement coun- nereased would | IN 1900 Acres in wheat in Western Provinces, 1900 2,495,000 Acres in wheat in Western Provinces, 1905... ... ... Increase. ..... ...... Bushels of wheat in West, 1900 23,000,000 Bushels of wheat in West, 1905......... 82,000,000 Estimated, 1908. ..... cissid vsvene devices waves 100,000,000 Acres in oats in West, 1900....... ...... 833,000 Acres in oats in West, 1905...... .ccicsese won ane Bushels oats in West, 1900.. 16,658,000 Bushels oats ir West, 1905. ..... .. 68,760,000 Bushels of oats in West, 1908 (estimate)..... ... ... 120,000,000 INOPOBSBLL cass insecs sreise shessrsince vansse sRiTesss IN 1905 8,062,000 INCREASE 11d show 1,457,000 ountry diture an fo servatives held net millions tssanens Ea] 77,000,000 12e¢ the 1,697,000 man in speaking opens his lips wide | in a way that gives the finishing touch of oratory to his utterance... Of Sir Wilfrid it may be. said that his lips are ever ready with a laugh as frank and hearty as his words Even when most closely debate he turns to hi the same calm and graceful persus: e- | ness, Whether in French or in Eng-| lish he never hurries and has a per-| fectly marvelous control over his pas- | sions. A E sh journalist, in writ- | ing of Sir W id's presence, observed | that his pose vividly recalled the very | beautiful statue of Burke which stands outside Trinity College. Dub- | in, In which the great orator of a past generation is shown standing with chin | on hand facing the world, | T. P. O's Description. T. P. O'Connor, M.P., has written of Sir 'Wilfrid Laurier that "he is like some splendid portrait that has w: ed down from the walls of a mediaeval French chateau and is again stalking E15 no eo | ' the earth You could never mistake : ,- ¥ + 4 : him for anything but a man of French ness done at a ¥ 4 »od, Nor could you at the same time ever mistake him for a modern French- man." It is a matter of common knowledge {among his friends that, h he | was pre f | late Majesty n Victoria to accep | knighthood, t} e Minister taches but little portance to things "Titles and badges," he "do not make the man, and I would prefer to be called simple frid Laurier, I commenced my politi- cal career under plain Alexander Mac- kenzie, who began life as a steneeutter | and lived and died plain Alexander Mackenzie, and one could not well bet- ter his example." ° His Final Ambition, On his return from the last Im- A good il perial Conference. Sir Wilfrid's atten- yublic service is found in the manage- | . . . . . tion was drawn to a newspaper report Public 8 This de- | This shows, I believe, what is at the base of these accusations which | that he was to succeed Lord Strath- the year | are hurled at us in the press, at what I believe, nay, what I assert, | ¢ona as_Canadian High Commissioner, - | a on: Ire 2 and to be raised to the peerage. In 1896 cost the country $4.793,609, and to be an honest Government."--Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Strathroy. replying to the address of welcome for the other vear mentioned {® cost from the citizens of Ottawa he made it $7.708,142. But let us take a look at| plain that nothing is farther from his the actual business results shown by thoughts than the acceptance of any these two different years, Here they 64,000 EE In the last fiscal year of Conserv. ending in 1896, our $36.618,501, and nearly one-half n greater, so that the vear's ac- Se » government nal revenue was pressed in adversaries with | sxpenditure was Maw 103,347,000 1ts showed a large deficit. Contrast Its attamed t. To make our fig- to-date as po by the soa®e The West is not all grain. There are cattle on a thousand hills and battalions of horses are to-day hauling the golden grain to market. INCREASE X take the last official returns April 80th, nd we find our revenue to have been $93,474 The current expenditure for the was $64,909,608 There was an enormous surplus, of the Government expended on $28,138,720, and still surplus left. Tt no ex- gance in doing a big business at| tantial profit being the vear ending 1908 IN 1908 683,000 ersew _ Number of horses in West, 1901.. .. .. Number of horses in West, 1906... Increase... "ven Cattle in the West, 190) ..0ucccness so os Catfle in-the West, 1908. ..0.0i0ceseee cia Increase...... same year 343,000 "ssnse 1,844,000 cesses 943,000 assess "ne Bees csnnanse aocount ere Is a eB "ess ssesesseses sssase creas 1,001,000 Sa omy in a small r serious loss Money Not Squandered. There has been expenditure. liberal | What for? For the bene- The money has not | given | we have rall- | tine buildings, and other | Part of | expended in opening up| territory and filling | rous population, the Part of it has| z to the people Progress in the East, Too While the West has advanced by leaps and bounds, the East has not stood still. Here, however, progress has been along somewhat different lines. While grain-raising has been the main interest in the country beyond Lake Superior, the Eastern farmer has devoted his chief atten- tion to flocks and herds. The story of his success is told in the census figures which follow : : : t IN1901 IN1907 INCREASE Number horses in Eastern Canada, 190%... .. .. 1075426 . Number horses in Eastern Canada, 1907)... ..... we Len INOrease. ..... +-... rai ay 1etaiates 164,745 Number milch cows in Eastern Canada, 1901 = Number milch cows in Eastern Canada, >k907 Increase AE Qther cattle, 1901...... Other cattle, 1907...... .... expenditure fit of the country been away uselessly squandered' or For some it, ways. canals, tangible possessions to show has been great areas of new m with a country's best expended in givis yer and better p prospe asset jc service than njoyed befor '" AN HONEST GOVERNMENT." | ration of this improved | postal system, partment of government "in ment of our 310,912 Sessa s seREAsEsse SEA EE SRE ESE sens 2,345,071 THERE'S LOTS TO SHOW FOR IT Revenue ._.. .... wr: 14.05.35] | Progress and Development of the Country Have Resulted From the | : . National Expenditures of the Last Twelve Years --Has Been Money Well Spent. tresses ves seesaw sh such honors. When the time came for him to lay down the cares and respon- sibilities of the Premiership, the most | that he would ask was to spend the balance of his days in Canada, and to be enrolled among the membership of that splendid body, the Ottawa Im- provement Commission, who had done !N £0 much to beautify the Canadian ecap- | pital. HN 2,833,762 siede weaves Bans ane Number sheep in Eastern Canada, 1901... .. "i 2,276,242 Number sheep in Eastern Canada, 1907...... ..... ...... Incresse...... ...... akSrstanes sassy sui sure seus Number swine in Eastern Canada, 1901..... .. 2,058,557 prom ; , : Number swine in Eastern Canada, 1907...... ..... ceuven $1011.765 | It Is true, as Sir Wilfrid Laurier|ment, and fn the giving effdct to that |, th rapid movement of Western R Increase : | p y a : grain to the seaboard has been made How much better it was to do the | frankly admitted In his Niagara Falls recognition is found the chief cause of | possible; and by provision for cold r large business with the big expendi- |SPeech, that the national expenditure Poultry in Eastern Canada, 1901........... .. 14290374 estate Smet a sane are sass 488,691 2,478,688 [oss 202,446 947,677 Set ies assess SEAS LAtEe TREES Sats Sats aman re Nearly 3.000 new | portation of perishable products, with- | the increase in 'expenditure. storage by rail, and vessel the trans- than the smaller business at a {has been largely increased in the last oss. This is only a part of the differ- or the two 3 me of outlay represented a ter and service. This is strikingly shown in the same two he een the better {following table for the years: 1898 1908 Letters carried. 116,028,000 323.644,000 Post cards carried . 24,794,300 383,674.000 . 140,822 7.318,000 Conservatives Had Loss. Total Under the Gensurvative Government, {twelve years. It is equally true, as shown by the Premier and Postmas- ter-General, that the progress and de- velopment of the country | in ensely aided by | penditure undertaken. | Next to the means for the education {ot the children there are no conven- {fences that count for so much In a new jcountry--and nearly all Canada is new |--as transportation facilities for the | bringing in and sending out of sup- | plies; and the service rendered by the | Post-Office. This fact Has been clear- 'ly recognized by the Laurier Govern- have been much of the ex- post-offices have been established In twelve years, over | 8.000 money order and postal note of- fices have been created, and - | - d the dis 1 $106,000.000 in 1896 to $246.000000 in|H red banks |i tance covered in carrying the coun- try's mail has increased by nearly thirteen and one-half million miles. In the provision made for, increased transportation facilities progress has been quite as marked as In the case of the postal service. By the building of the Crow's Nest Pass Rallway the coal of British Columbia has been placed within reach of the settler on the plains; by the deepening of the canals and equipment of the chief har- {out Injury, has been assured. of It is largely as a result of all that his been done that exports of do-| restic products have increased from | 1 1908; that deposits In charte | have grown from $193.000,000 to $655,-, | 000.000 and that the value of the out- | put of our factories has jumped from 1$481,000,000 in 1901 to $718,000,000 in | 1906* The question is not so much, How Have the results at- re commensurate with the ° .~ It is rather. | tajne ' i | | large is the expenditure? | | | | spend | | To the latter question there cannot, | {on the showing made, be other than | ian affirmative answer. 20,565,680 "petesescs csesen sues sess sane Poultry in Eastern Canada, 1907. ..cucvnseee soini sinnene Increcse...... "sssae sesame Amazingly Prospered? i Hip 6,275,206 Would It Be Safe or Wise to Change a Government Under Which Our Basic Industry Has So