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'She talked of the distress she had found, how families slept in dilapidated houses, half a dozen to a room, half starved and thinly clad. The British, "line of budget debate. Empire Steel Cop, she charged, Estimates Freely Given Agnes McPhail Grips House of suffering had brought in immigrants even in the worst times, and had dumped them down where no work existed. She said that unless the Nova Scotia Govern- "went was afraid of the industrial mon- ster, and more anxious to court it: ' smile than save happiness and good citizenship to thousands of fellow Can: adians, she could not understand it: attitude. . Her speech departed from the usual A Full Line of PAINT for every Purpose Brighten Your Home At very Moderate Cost. Furniture . SIMMONS BEDS, SPRINGS and MATTRESSES EECTRIC LAMPS 40 and 60-watt PHONE 29CcC. cach No. 41 was appointed at last session of the House, and has been busy most of the time during the recess. The other members are Messrs Thompson (Lan- nark), Trewarth (South Huron), Black (Addington), Keith (Nosth York), Mc- Bride (Brantford), and Lethbridge (W. Middlesex). The committee held 54 meetings throughout the Province, also conferences with representatives of the railways, manufacturers, whole- sale, retail and labour organizations and authorities on economic and social conditions, and accomplished a survey of farming conditions in Ontario by questionnaires sent to Wardens, Town- ship Clerks and Agriculturalists. The Report tabled in the House re- views all branches of Ontario Agri- cultural Production and outlines aj national marketing scheme for the ex- portable surplus of this production. Some of the complaints received at the session held, have already resulted in removal of grievances. The Committee was able to obtain substantial redue- tion of feed charges at the cattle markes, improvement in the handling of last season's fruit crop by the rail-, ways, improved accomodation for stock and express at different railway points, to bring about co-operation between the federal departments and the railways for better shipping facilities in North- ern Ontario. At the present time the stone; on feeder cattle from western points to Ontario; 'rom northwestern Ontario; tion of settlers' rates to the Districts of Kenora, Rainy River and Thunder | Bay. enforcement by the Department of Agriculture. The committee also sug- gests a strong province-wide campaign co combat weeds with the co-operation of councils, schools, agricultural rep- resentatives and organizations of ous kinds. The committee recommends establish ment of a station in the Eastern district to test cultivation of profitable varie- ties of apples for that section of the province, and also recommends that experts be appointed to assist agri- cultural representatives in large apple- arowing counties. In the interests of Canadian farmers and consumers, the committee recomi- mends that bacon from U.S., hogs sold 'n Canada or abroad be plainly marked '0 indicate the consumer that it is "he "product of U.S. hogs." The committee recommends that the Ontario Government strongly urge upon the Dominion Government full onsideration of the interests and re- quirements of Ontario shippers in vhatever federal policy may be decided upon to obtain reduction of ocean rates. In regard to the marketing proposal, 'he report explains that "to make a National Export Marketing Commis- sion representative of co-operative srganizations, co-operation must be- "ome inter-provincial in scope. A entral co-operative council represent- 'ng all the provinces is not only a rari lished fact. The Ganadiar Council of Agriculture would be an affective agency in linking up the co-operative hodies of the different provinces and in realizing Dominion-wide uniform stand ards. Its representation in a National Export Marketing Commission would be a forward stride in co-operation, "bringing Canadian Agriculture to the threshold of a great future. The federal : government should prepare to meet the provinces co-operatively linked up to furnish volume of export trade. In cheese and bacon Ontario is the largest feeder of the Montreal agencies opera- ting the present export system. Rates are imposed by New York upon Canad- i ian government ships which exert ne beneficial influence upon Canadian "trade or upon the problem of ocean transport. "In the opinion of this committee the % i Government of Ontario should immed- iately endeavour to obtain co-operation E i of the Dominion and of other provincial ' governments to meet any British plan of buying the export surpluses. Action in Canada should be entrusted to a national export marketing commission on which federal and provincial govern- { ments, co-operative organizations and . manufacturing interests would have . representation." Committee is continuing efforts to ob- i tain better rates on agricultural lime-§ on seed potatoes i restora- The committee recommends that the j | Noxious Weed Act be revised and that | new legislation on this subject include ? feasible plan but is already an accom-§ | finer things equally as hardy, obtain- sable from the nurserymen, give en- couragement to the Council and the promise of a charming transformation in the school grounds of the country. The competition, though Dominlon- wide, is divided provacally. Nine silver cups have been secured for awards one in each province to the rural school accomplishing the greatest degree of beautification in its during the year. The cup will become the propery of the school winning it three tmes, not necessarily in succession With each cup he Council will also give an award of merit certificate, which may be framed and kept by the school as a permanent record. To enter the competition the school are required to submit a photograph of the building and grounds and an ap- pleation of entry to the chairman of the provincial committee or to Mr L. F. Burrows, secretary of the Canadian Horticultural Committee, Ottawa. De- tails of the competition , which will be conducted under the immediate charge of the Provincial Department or Edu- cation, are available from the Sec'y of the Canadian Horticultural Council Ottawa, or from the chairman of provincial committee: Prof. A. E. Mac- Lennan, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. Hereand There Under the joint Canadian-British Government scheme, 3,000 families , are being brought to Alberta this year and the first party of families {will arrive in April. They will first ' be guaranteed employment and later will take up their own land. Henry E. Suckling, Treasurer of the Canadian Pacific Railway since 1908, died recently at Atlantic City after an illness of several months. He was born at Gibraltar in 1851 and had been associated with rail- ways in a treasury capacity since his early manhood. eo J. C. Mitchell, of Dahinda, Sask., known as the "world's champion wheat grower" returned home re- cently British Isles. "Go West, young man, go West," is his advice to all who of the mines of the province this year will be around $75,000,000. In regard to gold he stated that by 1928 A new Silver Trophy donated by the English Football Association to the Dominion of Canada Football | Association for annual competition among Canadian clubs has arrived in Canada and will be on exhibition at Canadian Pacific stations at Mont- real, Toronto, Winnipeg and right across the West. An expedition which will try te climb Mount Logan (19,359 feet) in the Yukon, the loftiest peak in Canada, is to leave Vancouver in April. It will be headed by A. H. McCarthy and Col. W. E. Foster, of Vancouver, and six other gentle- men, including a representative of the English Alpine Club, will com- plete the party. : Agricultural products in the Province of Manitoba during the year 1924 reached a total estimated value of $164,312,857, according to figures issued by the Provincial Department of Agriculture. This amount is nearly double that of the previous year and is accounted for largely by the big upturn in the price of wheat. The shield which was taken trom the gates of Old Quebec when the! city was-captured by General Wolfe, | and now in the possession of the! town of Hastings, will be returned: to the Ancient Capital. The Hast-¢ ings Council have decided to return? thie shield which was presented to] them by General Wolfe Murray, a descendant. of the famous soldier. Miss Ethel Loginska, Steet nental pianist, gave another taste = Trai >f her quality when she lectured a socially prominent audience for; coughing in the middle of a concert tat Englewood, NJ. "If you can't control yourselves, please don't stay here," she remarked. About fif- teen disgruntled members of the au- dience left the hall indignantly. Riders using snow shoes for horses over the heavy snow tracks of that re- gion. In this way great quantities of supplies are brought considerable distances across trails that would otherwise be impassable to heavy | - loads. i their second great Pow-Wow early * in August next. H Trail Orders are holding grounds; from a lecture tour of the wish to try their fortunes in the Assurance Co of Canada|' Dominion. i District Agent. 5 Spesting at Toronty, To, Charles : FRANK M. OFFER McCrea, Minister of Mines for On- | _, % . tario, said that the estimated output Sez Ontario was expected to top the total | production of the United States. i of the Canadian & Rockies have developed the idea of | Better Marketing Needed TORONTO, April 1.--Urging general co-operation by farmers in marketing 'heir products, schemes for the -im- provement of rural living and educa- tional facilities the veport of special zommittee on agriculture was tabled in the legislature. Dr Jamieson, con- servative, South Grey, chairman of the committee, said the question of markets was the greatest confronting Ontario Farmers. Debate of the report was based on a resolution asking the house tn con- cur in the following recommendations --that railways be asked to reduce minimum rates on mixed cars contain- 'ng cattle with other stock; that they be asked to reduce rates on feeder sattle when carried from public stock- vards to farms. Dr Jamieson referred to the lantic shipping combine and said the committee had received complaints that rates were so high that all profits from Canadain export trade was divert- ad from the producers. He said the agricultural committee credit for having stirred up the federal government on the matter. Details of the beverage tax were announced. The tax means that 4.4 beer is taxed 10 cents gallon, soft drinks containing up to 1 per cent al- coholic content 5 cents gallon and nat- ive wines 50 cents gallon. The tax is placed on the consumer further sup- plemental estimates to the amoun of $3,840,822 were brought down. 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