THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG / SE iN ed & | LIE J - wa | - I dB [TH El tae buted to the "slow growth of the public ownership idea in the east." The Brockville Recorder and Times 'properly resemts the honor- able minister's comments, pointing out how inadequately the east has been served by the Hydro-Electric commission. No warmer friends of Hydro or more firni believers in its value to the province as large ever existed than those Eastern men who year after year, in spite of repeated disappointments and heart-breaking reverses, fought the battles of the east for a connection with Hydro. Handicapped by the rates which are in application, the east cannot hope to attain the same industrial strength that prevails in the west; hence, the "backwardness" that Mr. Cooke deplores. | ¥he paper candidly tells the Com- ¥ | mission to develes the water powers ¢ « year, by mail, year, to United States ...... $2.00 OUT-OF-TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: '. 'W. Thompson, 100 King 3 West, " MON LF, Calder, 23 St John 5 Street, 1 NEW YORK-~Ingraham-Powers, Inv, OMiCA G0 Tagraiam Fowers, ine. 19 South La Street. ¥ Letters to the Editor are published : SAL he actual mmme of the The circulation of The British Whig is Authahsisnted by the Augie Surend of Be 2 AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW. Hon. Mr. McCrea is a believer in the potential wealth of our northern _ mines. Industry is still in its infan- cy there. He looks for mines going 'down 6,000 or 7,000 feet with a walue of at least $150 per vertical foot. Vast quantities have been min- od, both gold and silver, and the possibilities seem unlimWed. Every lencouragement should be given to development of the great ore beds. The products of the mines will have @& great influence on the industries in old Ontario and on its farming and commercial life. The minister is convinced that sane, helpful legislation on the part of the Government should result in an influx of capital into Ontario that will spur the citizens to increased activity and increased prosperity. o\have great resources, great op- : fies, and great responsibili- Ontario turns its thought to the development of its hidden and * potential wealth this province will move forward with strides that will astonish the world. With courage, and with optimistic outlook the fu- ture is assuredly ours. ------------ FISil CONSERVATION. Dr. A. P. Knight, chairman of the Biological Board of Canada, has per- formed a great service to the coun- try by his work in connection = with fish conservation. For some years, Dr. Knight has been deeply interest- _ed in the lobster industry of the mari- time provinces, and has made thorough investigations into the causes of lobster depletion. The fishermen: of the maritimes have been instructed by him as to what 'they should do to mai the in- dustry, and if his advices] which is based on scientific investigation, is carried out, the lobster industry will thrive. Then Dr. Knight has been * studying the question of fish culture and has' found that our hatcheries have falled to fulfil their object. His conclusion is that until fish farming 4s placed on a sclentific basis, net fishing in certain areas should bo prohibited, because he claims it has been net fishing more than anything e that has slowly and surely de- the fishing all over Canada. the conclusion of one of the r of game and fisher- | pects, of the St. Lawrence or of the Otta- wa, a8 has been so long promised and never done; harness the hund- reds of thousands of horse power | that are running to waste and that the province of Quebec is commen- cing profitably to utilize; transmission lines over the east in a net-work similar to that which exists in the west; give power that is real- ly cheap and there will be a market for it; give the east the same chance | that Western and Central Ontario have had; give what we believe to be our due, and we'll soon show whether or not the east is "back- ward." . " That is putting up thé issue in plain and blunt terms. Every eastern municipality will heartily second the statements made and will watch with interest what action the "back- ward" Hydro-Electric Commission will take. TRADE BETWEEN CANADA AND BRITISH WEST AFRICA. British West Africa, which con- sists of the colonies of Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and Gambia, with a total population of 22,498,557 presents an opportunity for selling certain Canadian commodities which is mot being taken advantage of, writes Trade Commissioner Harri- son Watson, London, and Assistant Trade Commissioner Harry A. Scott, Liverpool, in the forthcoming issue of the Commercial Intelligence Jour- nal. Most of the West African buyers appear favorably disposed towards increasing their business relations with Canada, although the general view is that the best opportunities are confined to particular commodi- ties, mainly articles of food. The keynote of West African trade is despatch, and importers are unani- mously in agreement that most Can- nadian exporters have so far exhi- bited deficiency in this quality, both as regards marketing and transpor- tation. The trade of West Africa is conducted almost wholly on the in- dent system, This means that the buying operations of the trading companies are almost entirely in re- sponsé to definite inquiries and or- ders which reach them from their branches or customers actual resid- ent in the countries which make up Bue West Africa. The demand of the native popula- tion of practically all the countries is mainly for articles of a cheap na- ture, which frequently means second 'grades, and even articles which un- der most circumstances might be dis- cards. A large proportion of the leading Continental and American firms kéep permanent representatives in the British Isles, who are therefore {immediately available #0 the corpor- ations when they wish to place or- ders. Moreover, the buying corpora- tions, themselves buying agents in the various countries on the Euro- pean Continent and elsewhere, and the local manufacturers and shippers interested make a practice of keep- ing in constant touch with these re- preséntatives. Offers made through the medium of correspondence alone are bound to receive little or no at- tention. 2 Commodities in which regular transactions are actually taking place dnsiud flour, canned salmon 'and automobiles. In the case of can- ned ectly from British Columbia. Baca- : los and other dried fruit and pres-| . | erved milk which are imported by all {* seem also to offer pros- Colonies scatter | : , it was found that one|f -| important corporation is buying dir< fet a great many, people do-it. As Jong as a man in debt can borrow informally from friends and so get along somehow, he never faces the stern lesson which some day he must face. Most of us have relatives who are always behind, are always soliei- ting petty loans and never think of repaying. The honest man must work to help support these pleasant, good-natured financial infants. The conclusion is for individuals, municipalities, provinces and na- tions is to pay promptly or pro- vide for assured payment. Kings- ton merchants know the difficuties of handling debts, know how cash of overhead because of delinquents, and they will heartily concur in the phrase, "Get out ef debt and stay out EDITORIAL NOTES. "Time flies. Two months hence we will have Easter and spring greet- ings. The thrifty man is the one who saves his 1925 smoked glasses for the eclipse in 1932. If rubber prices keep going up we Z| will have to make fewer mistakes so as to conserve erasers. Henry Ford seems to be dividing his time among flivvers, flyers and fiddlers. And don't forget, also Fords! The drift of population to the cities would be more serious but for the drift of improved machinery to the farms. Holland i8 the best foreign" cus- tomer of the Canadian honey produ- cer. We do nét send much but the market is promising. Many a woman in a street car will think enviously of Rt. Hon, Geo. P. Graham, who is said to have been offered a dozen seats. For putting things on ice when- ever he wants to, the weather man just about has everything else lick- ed to a fraszle, exclaims the Guelph Mercury man warming his feet at the stove burning newspaper waste. Mr. Doucet, member for nt, N. B., has an edge over most of the House of Commons in that he speaks three different languages. But many of them do plenty of talking in one, however, adds the Peterboro Exam- iner, i : ---- Measles are epidemic in the Unit- ed States and Canada. A timely warning is given, get a doctor and do not gamble with the child's life. It will be safer to depend on a doe- tor than on home remedies or the advice of grandmother or the next door neighbor. Newspaper Writers are afraid that if United States rubber growers had vast plantations in the Philippines the Filipinos would never get their independence; promised them years ago. The status of the rubber grow- ing proposition must be defined by the U.S. Government. We had to rub our eyes when we saw the headline in the Ottawa Jour- nal: "British Whig Goes Over to the Tofy Benches," but we were dissal- lusionized when we found that Sir Alfred Mond had left the British Liberals for Toryism over Lloyd George's land poliey. The Whig, some weeks ago, snip ped a good excerpt on "Good Teach- ers" from the Oshawa Reformer. It has been copied from Dan to Beer- sheba, getting back into the Oshawa Reformer, on Monday, ag a clever opinion in its "What Others Say" column. That's going some! To find the largest Board of Trade in proportion to the size of Edmonton to Athabaska, says an ex- ber of Commerce just three months old, with' 205 pald up members. customers have to bear their share | LOOKING AROUND Acclamations may be made in the county ' council session, but a bal- lot is taken all the same. The county "boys" meet in caucus before the session opens, agree to make it unanimous for the one who receives the majority vote by ballot,.and thus the best of feellng afterwards pre- vails. In the old days a county war- den was elected in open council where the ballot was taken. the result of this vote can be képt secret. i --- Revivals ar¢ going on in many of the rural districts and the attend- ances are reported to be large, peo- ple driving long distances in their autos to take part. The open win- ter has thus helped greatly in evan- gelistic work, The record of the new warden of Frontenac county has been given only with regard to his municipal career, But Christopher J. Graham 1s a great churchman as well. He was a tower of strength to the Bal- vation Army during his long resi- dence in the city. Now the Catara- qui United Church has his services as superintendent of the Sunday school. Warden Graham is the man who secured electric light for the people of Kingston township. They used to call him "the father of Vic- toria ward" in the city, owing to the humber of houses he built. Yesterday, the writer ran into Robert J. Bushell, the Kingston fair man. And by the way, R. J. Bushell also lives just outside the city and {s a neighbor of Warden Graham. ship folk clean up their municipal affairs, and Robert J. comes into the city to run the fair. Manager Bushell hibition grounds in this way: "If you want a man to run a railway you get a railway man; if you want a man to run your utilities you get an ex- pert like Mr. Folger; if you want a mayor to run your city you get a cracker-jack like 'Tom' Angrove; so if you want a decision as to whether you should move your fair to the Murdock farm, you get it from an experienced, fair manager. Let me say that the Murdock farm is no place for the Kingston fair. It is too far out, and besides it is not suit- able." | On being asked what he thought of the present fair grounds, Robert J. remarked that they were all right if fixed up, Furthermore, a farm adjacent to them could be purchased it they provédl too small in the fu- ture. "A big mistake would be madé if these grounds were sold and turned into building lots," said the the lots when there are many to be had in the west end. My advice to the city is to hold the fair grounds for exhibition and amusement pur- poses, You cannot replace them." News and Views. Lack Public Interest. New York Outlook: With all the popularity that radio has received in this country and in Great Britain, South Africa and Australia won't have it. Broadcasting has been at- tempted in those countries, but given up for lack of public interest. Fear The Death Penalty, Flint Journal: It is a noticeable fact, bearing on this problem, that in the countries where the homicide record is lowest, the man who does commit murder is not only nearly sure to hang, but has a prompt and short trial and few or no appeals to higher courts. Yet nobody would say that in Buogland or Canada in- nocent men are put to death oftener than here. Still On Top. 5 London Standard: Japanese rail- 'way authorities have been '"'surpris- ed to find that the rails which were supplied by mills in Bagland had the town, journey northward from wi Now | The latter goes out to help the town- replied to a question about the ex-| There of $82,122,776 over in the following {tural and 986,150; are merely words, ings and Service. BIBBY'S ~. An Exceptional Selling of Ever. Sizes 14 to 17. $1.95 BIBBY'S Suits and Overcoats Because Reductions Are Deeper, Values Mount Greater Than Clearance is on here. Men have learned to realize that clearance time at this store means substantial savings on goods of substantial quality. ; We tell you with all emphasis that this year values are great- er than heretofore, because the selection is wider, qualities finer, and the reductions deeper--yet with all we say, these statements until you come in and prove your economy by seeing what these three great sale prices represent: Value, Sav- 18.00, 25.00, '35.00 Sale of Fine Shirts Regular $2.50 to $3.75 values for rn ~ reveal tenderness, sensitiveness, or emotional feeling. He fabricates tales of his escapades and indiscre- tions which are quite as often as otherwise without basis of founda- he may give the impression that he has this qualities which he has been led to believe are most characteristic of men, { Aston ishing Trade Revival tion, and he does this in order that' Walter Cannem Automobile Radiators and recored. 69 BAGOT ST. 'Phone 1805. TO-NIGHT Oysters, Fish and Chips, 4.4 beer, fce cream, ete, Phone 2373-m. J. H. JARVIS fair manager. "People wouldn't buy | Toren to Globe Canada's foreign trade has made an astonishing recovery. The trade returns for December complete the figures for much the hest year since the end of the war boom, and, mak- ing allowance for the abnormal con- ditions which then prevailed, it is the best trade year the country has ever had. There was an increase of po less than $295,000,000 in the country's foreign trade last year as compared with 1924. Total imports and exports (of Canadian goods) in the 'year, $2,161,264,202, bring the trade again above two billions, a position - previously attained only during the five years of the inflat- ed prices of the warboom. and when it is remembered that cent above those of 1914 the increase in the .volume of trade will be ap- preciated. Furthermore, the value of Canadian exports last year, $1,270,- 986,854, was duplicated in only two previous years, 1917 and 1920, when inflation was greater, and in thé for- mer year trade was swollen by im- mense shipments of munitions, The favorable trade balance for last year, when exports exceeded imports by $302,831,447, was exceeded only in ulus of inflation and war supplies, it reached $687,465,180. i Last year's remarkable expansion was not confined to any one field, though naturally the excellent wheat crop contributed substantially to the result. The increase of $212,928,956 in exports over 1924 included 2a gain in wheat of $63,409,353; refined sugar, $11,705,374; wheat flour, $10,023,608; rubber goods, $7,803, : seeds, $6,567,136; vegetables, $4,210,848; cheese, $12,200,193; | Meats. $12,140,321; wood pulp, $7. 688,933; paper, $7.375,549; auto- mobiles, $7,039,377; lead, $6,500,- 014; gold bearing quarts, nuggets, ete., $3,074,388. ; re was an increase in imports 1924, mainly divisions: Agrieu --------" a. PN The KINGSTON CLEANERS AND DYERS Clean anything that ean be cleaned ©. COE & P. BARRETT Office: 80 Arch Street. 'Phone 1225w Call and deliver, 3 1 Fish and Chips EC 00d English Fish & Chip Shop See the celebrated "Comp™ Belt for Men and Women --- strong, light and comfortable, i DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 'PHONE 343. 185 PRINCESS STREET {i Corner Bay and Bagot The total trade during the fiscal [HF year 1914 was only $1,074,631,222, |} present price-levels are about 60 per (|i SALE OF WALL PAPER We have decided to clear out our stock of choice Wall Paper at BACRIFICE PRICES. Come and save money. Ww. 314 BARRIE STREET 1917, when, under the doubles stim- | =