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Among: nchm' msymnrials nmaentml m. thm deputatu’m Was» the 1011mm; Four days MW (.1ch ‘lllhul .v fruit. farmers presenter! their case to the (Lou emment Mr. Martin Burrell, mem'rm of Parliament. for Yale-Cari- boo, gave the House of Commons a. remarkably clear and comprehensive statement. of the position of the fruit. gmers in all the provinces of Can- :uln. saving special attention. of courage. to his own province of Bri- tish fjolumbia, which has made won- derlul progress in the planting of orchards during the last ten years. Mr. But-tell has devoted twenty- eight years of his life to the prac- tical work of fruit growing. No man in Canada. has a better know. ledge ol the question. In 1901 there were 567.000 fruit. "‘ We have been induce: Great Britain and to c Msure owing ficafly stated in theme pamphlets and literature; and in orrner that this particular advantage to the Canadian grower may be dearly understood by the R 'â€" mdher this tariff scare is not cm- ly set forth in Canadian money but is also set iorth in the coin: age of Great Britain. finder the belie! that these conditions would be stable we have not ome sunk our own capital, but have been instrumental in bringing many of our countrymen here to invest in this growing industry, which, owing to the steady rise 0! re- cent years In the values of land, now require. a. large amount of vapital to purchase and equip ween the small farms the major- ity of us own, and to provide for the maintenance of our fami- lies during the years it takes to bring an orchard into beariag.” " We. the understand, the we- stdeut and executive committee at the OM Country Association. «:0de entirety a! men pm and bred in the British [31”, and the great mjofity of whom are engaged in the fruit industry, respectfully and earnestly beg to draw the attention of the Do- minim: Government to the p'eâ€" culiar hardship which will be me posed upon as should this pro- m tariff Xeinetation come into " a In 1901 there were 567. 000 {run trees in British Columbia, according to the Dominion census. Now there are estimated to be five million fruit hurting and " The amount. of en rapif at mtside sources npiral in the purchase, ;' and general improve of fruit lands in a large ' owing to the very wide than of official pamphlets .er Iiterature emanating Canada. and distributed out the British Isles, po- «rating? that 'the Ontario by a high tax-it? : Town fruit. and Red Clover Timothy Alsike Grain . Wm OPEN I) letter} in the home that 'the enjt Rim". the We and to invest inner! 1‘0 183V? YOU WILL WANT Thin Sprint We hue Choice mooted against 11 mar on {LUMDLLV' CENTURY some weeks ago published an; article on the Va.â€" itue of a tree. It was pointed out What. a German. railway com had isrroyed, and the principle upon which the court decided the Value 01' a. fruit tree was explained. Mr. ! Run-ell’ 3 estimate only allows five {doliars as the a’erage value of a 10.nadian fruit tree when he values 3the orchards of the Dominion at. $150.WW. We believe that the f14:321.} *ahxe is very mach greater. ? Now what woutd be said if the iGovernment suddenly-t took away the harm ’ protection 0! a group of manufacturing industries in which {$150,000.00} of capital was 111th- ..... tion for the waited rights of manu- ‘lacmrers than for the vested rights of farmers Has not the small far- met a vested right in the fruit, tree 1mm. has cost. him money. labor, time and anxiety ’3 We do not believe that. the prosâ€" Sperous grain growers of the prairie prov inces of (' anada will vote 'against their brothers in British f'olumbia and Ontario when they iknow the real facts We appeal to 3 those farmers or Canada who are not. limit. growers to stand by their bro- :ther farmers in this time of peril. WOR Ll) (0319511111033 FOR CA- am. AM tho but MI un- elmcd u mu am mm! m ”m prune! the tumor M van rur yum em Mar Inn to grow and Mar tum. In W pun. o! no swmmen he meant pay Nu m 0‘ ”H can: a: eommm twig-um Works. In and W Va!” atom the amp: 0! 31.500.000 In. rm .1an M h hummus works for are»!!! W and vast. outlays at the sun that an going on. all ova? Um wovmt. 301.775 peach tract. 96.2.10! mt rrees. 2,415,695 plum m, 1,288,- 358 cheery trees and 179,425 0M fruit trees; a total of over twenty- one million fruit trees, Mida- 2,. 733.596 grape vines and large acre- aqea of small fruits. Since 1901 there has been a very great increase in. the number of trees, British Col- umbia farmers alone having planted about. 4,500,000 was within the ten years. Mr. Barrett estimates that there rannort. be less than thirty million fruit trees in Canada. now, and he thinks that $150,000,000 is a low valuation to place on the orâ€" r‘harrlg' of Canada. 110â€"633;. THE crmmcnummmm dam “mum” We hear a. great. deal from the politicians about vested rights. Why should there be any more considera- " Why should Canadian farmers Vnse every vestige of protection for their products while the tariff on Lmanufacmred gOOds remains almost 'untouched '2 1! farm products from the United Sexes, the ArgentineRe- :public, Russia, Austria-Hungary, inenmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Uapan, Australia, New Zealand and Ember countries are to come into free I;ccmnmtizinn with Canadian farm products in our own home market )why should not manufactured pro- iductn come in free from the same I countries ? ' These are the quesuuua farmers throughout Canada. "mg each other now, and th ask the politicians the tions 3 little later on. in farm products and p manufactured products tion of things NADIAS FARMERS. the questions whiCh mar on. Free trade 5 and protection for roducts is a condi- that cannot. be W" will Stan. ammo. to mun do“; Io. How It“ 031M Sum amid: Mm CW hm pro- ducts and tin lam load that will be dumped on tho emu!» wk" ? ‘D‘mhonest m in both cm and the timed Sum wm tdw garm- rage of the situation. 03 the other band honest Canadian exporters will often be suspected of fund. Ameri- can customs oflicicts will: sometimes ‘charge that good, W. («m eggs. butter, cheese, etc” come from Argentina, Siberia, or some other outlandish place that has been given the right. to and its farm products [freely mm Canada. Bitter con- ittrmier'ssies will arise. The pheasant kindly feelings that hive so ions ‘existed between Canadians and 5 Americans will be replactd by a spir- ‘ic of suspicion and antagonism that :may have serious consequences. m. mun-Ins mm. M. W Mm m lull. Amalia“. M 7M and a M at «he? toad W «mm M mph. my» in Id: tau?” M win cowâ€" pIMu mm. (3.”th val try mn- um. and: flaunt who“ by lup- m m :3! thin Ionian «an mm a» mud Maui. and wood he um ha no W»: (or a» llama TWO GOOD TEAMS IN THE NOR- THERX VILLAGE Kimount, Feb. 27-”. Mark ac- companied by Miss Gertrude are paying friends in Toronto 3 visit. - rt am here Our senior hockey team thwu Bobcaygeon last Tuesday to play the return match. They report. a good time»: and a more 0! 7 to 4 in favor of Kinmmint team. 31,-. Victor Seward took Midlanthhitbry hockey game ‘ land last week. Mr. Mark, of Hapkins Bros., and Mark. spent Monday and Tuesday 1’th wmk in Lindsay. m- 3"”. Mrs. George visited {fiends in Linzuay over the week end. George leaves for Marksville, S‘L Joseph's Island. to work 11: a mill up there. If it < sits him he will move his fam- ily latur. We wish him the host of sucCess. Mrs. E. A. Wenstood and Mrs. Jno. Wilson visxted in Minden ye»;- Our junior hockey team lined up against the Coboconk juniors last Saturday night and won out. by a score of 9 to 1. They play a return match at Cobocmlk toâ€"night. Mr. Wm. Craig lea?” for Gowgan- 6a. toâ€"morrow after a stay of some weeks with his family here. Mrs. 3. Henry, accompanied by Miss Eva, gm to Toronto in the morning. They will be away a. few days. terday‘ w..., The funeral of the late Mrs. Eileen took place last week to the Kin- mount cemetery. She lived with her son, in Snowdon township. and was in her 74th year. (,ameron, Feb. 28â€"The monthié' meeting 01' the W‘oman's Institute will be heid on Thursday, Karel! 17. at the home of Mrs. D. Smith, at 2 o'clock. All welcome. Valentin. Feb. 20. -â€" MISS L. van of Sorland, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Arthur Swain. Misq, B. Cowson, o! Cambray, visiting her cousin. Miss L. Sharpe. Messrs. Melville and Boyd Sharpe have returned home after spending a low days with Cambray friends. Miss Downie, our South Valenti; school teachfl' spot Snnduy with her parents at Péta’boro. A number of the farmers of this locality m busy moving to their is Vinsonmwyofulum is visiting 5?. In. Smtll'n all“ Mr. John Snell wu st. MM HOCKEY IN KINMWNT Hn. WW. 0! Eamon”. «- the week fine that has been 8““ 3mm! its lam produflfi Canada. Bitter con- .vm arise. The Menu!“ C AMEROX YALENTIA ‘achern, oi the LC. 2:; end with his pa:- team visited ‘ in the at “HP ! The how tum inteud mm 1 return mtch with the CJKR. III!- '«e-yonc o! Brech‘m this week. Mt.R)ckmax_1 spent Sunday at his home in Victoria Road. navalâ€"O": of the firm of Xeelmds in lni no datum lindsay. will be ’8! N Refs Hotel. Woodfifle, on I’l'um‘av Mnrrh 7th and (lusty s. i ' "va 'wwr Klimt“ mm rim" to I'odfllh but "at with the munic- at yin- tug SW there. now. a» htmdidmwpm. wow boys PM!!! tho Mm match 1!!th vflb. Sommfi'zaputo non out put- ting a Woodviuc ma on the lean. However. the reieree. 31!. J... Dan- iel, settled the dispute tad it ended z- . scan 0! 9-0 in favor 0: Kirk. Ir. A. sum upon it gm: at his New- 3" “and. Root sumac: mm rim" ‘ hmdourm magnum». It Nam} new. no Tuést‘ay, Man‘h 7th. tn Kirkhetrl, Wednesday. 8th. Mr. V I). HcPherson attended {hm hardw rc- mercbants' mum): meet‘m -: at Pete-rboro East week. 0!; Tuesday of iast week, our hot- key ream played a fried“): game nith the Glenmu tram. which ended in 13' or o! “'0chka Mr. “mom; and famfly moved it: Return!) last week where they will resirle in theJutm-e. On Thursday evening 0! Int Week. the Kirkfield hockey team ptayed here with the Woodxiue team. Sea: the end of the inst. half. when the score stood 3-2 in favor ‘01 Wood- vme a. disputé arose oser a decision. of the referee and the game was canâ€" ed ofl'. Him 30:11 Hcf'awiden left on Friday of last week (or Chicago. Kiss Bell of last Wm "u I. has a host of iris tended the Pram terian church lust Sands) evening, received a. gram. treat in the duct sung by Mrs. A. D -. armichael. Mrs. Carmichael who with her husband is “sitting friends here, has a wonderful sweet and met- low take 0! great range audshoss artistic culture which each! not. he excelled by professional 30- t Wu! ability as an alto singer is so well known to Woodvme and \i cinitv that she needs no introduction or words a! praise from us. The general store of J. Murcnxson has been taken over by Mr. B. Gren- nan and the latter gentleman will Mrs. G. B "Rennie, oi Oakwood. is ésitim: friends here. Mr. (I. H. Caverley wxu I.” business in Toronto this week. Mrs. Chirpaw, of Viaoria is visiting at Dr. Galloway's. Mrs. Dr. McKay visited lrien Toronto last week. Messrs. Will \lclachlan, J. J. Alex. Murchison. R. Thoma, Whether and 1“. Board went to say on Monday to attend the: 1 ”WP. and }!r8. A. D. cmcml Ian. last Mondav for their home in Ed- monton. Alta. Dentalâ€"One of the firm oi Neelnnds 6’; Irvine. dentistS._ Lindsey. will he at llcRea‘s Hotel, Woodville, on Mar. Lurch 7111. mid Gusty'S. xix-maid. WM. 801. 7.1mm)? ox "m WAS mm T0 Wen-«mam mic-axovam-mmm “myth”? a "xymuourhh-tbfiu awe-flint”! A marl-damn. and 1:; “card went. to Lind- [onday to attend tha 1-0-0- Ln in that place. a. H- Caverley will tnnsact our puma an al- than. Rom. W want. Io 0' 503‘ I; match will! Vood- ua non ova! Wt- ? w on m m. jg”, Mr. J“. M qunute god it ”did D. Carmichuel left lair home in Ed- visited friends in J _ Murchison V WAR: i145 ll 1 mourn to seemy W’W'" ‘ Their busm and its size- Ana .11 because they co Wt mt men should tam- "A few seem fu'orita c! (at: And need but. load their sto And place . naming sign out: But. oh ! mt crowtk in every The foolish gnd the wise, By sad experience learn the Law mt men should given!” no mum“ may... N. ”do np'polnt- mu have be. and. and no 199“- euuoln m 30% tor the volition Mmtbythmm at John Buddha. Its-mud “:thth up- pohtuoehl'buwmluvo» Inch WHERE 90 9. $130! 15 3“ 73C. '3 Fleece Lou-d CW. Cotonooot‘ . -.vvo~ Sui-11.7.... . 2 pan for.......... WOolL' mWooIH ‘°' Sweaters... ........ ....... ........ ...... BoysStockiugs. all m. Witt; 1H8!“ and Black Heavy Shirts" 75:; " Hwy Rib Underwear .............. 75: K. Buck Mats for ............................. soc Lined MW '1 .................... a): 803' s Lined Mitts (on. ... ,.. “mun...” 50: Boy' 3 Ca 29$ for ................................ 150 50c fitn's Pal! Down Caps .................... .358 “en's 313d: bib Oxeralls. Elastic tn braca'lic \Ve have several odd garments which we intend to clear out at any price, the price really is of small consideration. ' 6.00 Beaver Pen Jacket for ..................... 2.” 4.75 Mackenaw " form... NJ.” 2.5. Rubberized " for ..................... I a 5.1!) Odd goats f9r......... .V........... .........1.” ................. An endless variety to choose from and in qualities and colors not to be had in other stores. All these coats will be sold at cost or less than cost, they must be turned into money. _ nacho-mm. MEN’S ODD GARMENT S MEN’S FURNISHINGS BOY’S OVERCOATS :onsideration. ' Pea Jacket for ..................... 2 so am ' for. ... .. ”.2.” Izcd for ..................... I 90 3:5 for... . .......1.” mts for ............................. 1.19 5 Pants ion. ... ..............1.. nts {or ................................ 2.25 " " m2.” .................................. Your Opportunity THE GOOD CLo‘THI-ss coma FROM. One finger for num'fms i118 ........................ €PLOWING IN admoonthisyflrfll “‘ snitolthememjgrwon- RADCLIVE IS DEA‘) Toronto. Fob. 28â€"John R. Rad. dive. the former m died Sun- The Bantu Bowling Club threat- ens to 1:014 in boxing bouts. da» spite the W of the police. and a. clash my take plans. ‘- Patrick Barrett was aught in the Since its introduction mm Pmsmmm no um advaruned an! Clothing, Furnishings. Caps and Furs THE NORTHWEST PABISIAN SAGE IS GUA RANTEEDW GROW “'c are making a record price re- duction in this department. One hundred boy’s_three piece suits. also the same In two piece suits will be sold at less than cost. Suits that were 3.00 and 350. for ............ 1.75 “ “ “ 3.50 and 4.50, for..... ......2.50 “ “ ” 4.00 and 5.01.‘.for............ 2.90 ‘ “ ” 5.1!) and 6.00. for.........,...3” Blue 912. for Men‘s DJ \\ e are not going to cam over one O\ercoat this season, and . oz: 7 0“ may expect bargains. ngf mus; go Men's Ulficr Coats. good navy rrmzc. 6.50:0 m. for............-........ -..- M's Short Ovcrcoats. reg. 08 and Man's College Collar Ovcrcmts «gum 91-4; : ‘ ffitoc 8388: h" and 12.”. for-...- film's WM: Collar .0" coats. n and “5. for .... Men's Cocvutzbk Collar Overcoats. r and ”5. for ....-. Men‘s M Collar Overcoats. n Ct mm uni-(Ia MEN’S OVERCOATS 2. for......... .. .. .--..-.......----..,,, 1's 0.8. satisnéeihér 1059 for.--.....6.90 FanCy “'orstcd $13115. reg. 812 for..9.90 ‘O .$ Ԥ 0‘ .l5 I. 10.” t. u M» 5‘ ." .. 12.90 - ...3 Q1014: \Umstcd Suits .12 " 9-90 MEN’S SUITS BOY’S SUITS (HEN? SHOW. 3! l: is . mistske h M. mote beautiful 1‘“ afa- construction. Kr “ an «the timescantflor‘ “W Ti ucqusinted With the xv fern wonderful forms of 0 mm mania“: and mixing . ASTOR‘A 9! Quality s. Hats, made such LINTWAY 10 90 i290 HAIR etc Ottawa, March 2â€"Wi1 Oman, member of par“: Welland. was the second “to score the goverr faring into the reciprocn the United States. The 5: namely as tense today (by. when Mr. Sifter. 11:; ml deliverance, but. )1 marks were clear-cut. QM sincere. Like Mr. 8‘ been a. Liberal in the nu': DVG’ twenty years, and all: a, matter of such 0 hportmce could ma N with his poliuca. bit unlike the member L b has not cut entirely ‘ menu agunst the tarxfi' hanging in consider»; of the Liberals. They r ”Ingest “tempt" to k Drocity pledge of 1891.’ Wat the country minim malty with the I'nitod 5 II! um. Sir Wilfrid Lauricr': WI» amkening from um lichen-re had made the "he (M18 throb with pride." m that had brOUu‘r-i Tax on Race T 15 Hard 1 HQ at tho wee tracks 11" ll- mm of Ontario to t Mutual-er it the WOW1 .0 M g u: on race tracks I“ Mn which was introduc 1h W by non. Mr. n. W Treasurer. _ th [louse “ill met h In! to no more n00 w h M. " aid Mr. ‘, .m: 01th. 500‘ W Bock-q to gm "Pow“ Nth-prop! Sum-nth! in to :4“ YEAR. than credit for )retaca declare l(