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_________/â€"â€"+ Glorious Advance We Since Confederation, When the Revenue .Was Some Killian; Less Than the Surplus Announced by It. Fielding Lately. I Ihe Montreal flex-am mum-..“ lhe financial history. of. Canadd since 1867 as follows; 1 ‘. Coctedomtion will be [orty year; old next first at July. Do you Lunw how. much yearly revenuq the Fun- ers of (mtoderationm to deal “1%: ‘ the first yearof their exparimeat ( . Flcldmg was able to declare alter‘ carrying on the 50m mnent for. these nine months which the blue. book deat-s. The Fa'hels of Confedeart’wn had to _ ,l u”... first. vear with Funnels of Confedearti‘m .nad ta stony through them first. year with $18,687,000. Ihey couldn't manage it. quite. It coat them $13,486.00!) to keep thugs go‘mg.- and then Lh-‘y took a chance on the future and wen: in debt $520,000 at! as to do some need“. work a: the Intea’ooloniai, on fihe canals. and on public wptks. O , In Iact. it is rank injustice to the memos) of this gallant; band to any. as at first sight thq blue book seezna to any. that they} had owr thine-9c {millk‘zs to work them will upon. Ehey haén't anything like that --â€" or Iathu. they had it. and they didn’t have it, for Very nearly all of it. was already spent before they got a me..- had to my interest on the it. 1116’. nau- vvg ,..,. , public debt. couldn't get out 9! it. and. that took. just under five ma- hora. They. had to hand over cer- tain eubddies 'to the Provincial Leg- bin-lures. ant! that took two as urea-Qua! tet millions. They 33:1 tol act aaide a. sinking fund (or. the re- paymem of debtafind that tom. 21 third at a million.) Here were eight minim» gone out of the thirteen and a half. Ihe ootlectlonioi the rename Couleduanon had at; their. disposal [or all pmptses, for the administra- tion .0! justice. for. the promotion cf agriculture. for civil government, [or .the protection 0! the fisheries. far hnmmmtion. for legislation, for was already spent baton it. 1121:: had to! pay} into} minis debt. couldn't Jgat {non of justice. tom the promou‘lu -.-. ngricultuxe. for civil government, [or .the protectm 0! the fisheries. far hnmngzation. for legislation, for lighthouse and coast service, to: unit subsidize. sot mantia and defence, to: pcmwntmries. for public we‘ks. (or. always. and ion the generalde- .velopment o! the‘magnificcnt torri- mry they had undertaken to govern, {or a}; that. $3,687,0004 In the. year 1'306 wae spent 9.204.124 on minis. and defiance alone? The most they pound spate 101' public vmrks 1n the {act )car was $1%.269...1n 1996 we. spent on that service 87.431900. gas 0...." en M ~~vâ€"r '. The rate of progras has not. how- ever. been uniform during all this period. Ihe next convenient 9am!- mxk in our history‘ is that set. by the demon” of Sir. John medoulald in 1878. At that; time, after pzovid- ins; che interwt, the subsidies, the sinking land, and collecting the rev- enue. the Gomrnment of the da; dar- ed to spend $6,542,000. on the ori n- ary management of the country. Un- (ortunately. they didn’t get: in that. gnaw. not by. $1,123,011). Poor as they “me. they were going ahead with“ the work of development. and after they had agentall the“ .noacy, and a mxllion more. they borrowed still another six and: a halt «mu-nus to budd railwaya and dig can-a. s. .TLcy had live and a half millions to :work upon. and they dared. 'to men! .tlnrtmm This. be it rememmrcd. Inn-v .v--- .-,,_ ‘7 _ spent on that service 37.431900. Perhaps these figures will serve to iuus'mte how. great the growth has been. how. xemarkalbe the [3:0ng has bran. . at tner task 0! nation building, nut. it 'wao uphill work; to budd railways and dig :zana s.\ .TLcy had five and a half minions to work upon. and they dared. 'to epead thutum This. be it rememmrcd. «was some on. with some varutuus in amount. year after year. They greatly dared when they. spent. thir- teen mfilions. they stretched Can- ada's credit almost to the breaumg pomt. and even then they spent lens than Mr. Fielding had. left over 1:: U903. in 1901, or in the nine maths of 1006. Canada was struggling haw .’ [We come next to the year 1886. .vhcn St: John Macdonald was baud- ing the Lanadian Pacific Railway. frogress had undoubtedly been nuns. the gross revenue, which was ‘mt- teen 111115035 at Contederatioa, Jud twenty-two millions when Sir. John game to power in: 1878. was now thirty-three millions. But of how much of xi: was’the master? Tea 3111 a thf millions of it had to go. for debt charges: four millions to the Proximas; a million and. a had to the making hind; eight miliia-as it cost “to collect the revenue, 5::- John had to can-yon the Goverut.ent and it cost him 'nfteen manor-s that year. but hes had only ten mi:- Iiom to do it with. Three mikions of that jear's expense might fazrly he charged up to the Northwest re- 10c. Herald. new first. year men I couldn’t manage . them $13,486.00) 5mg.- and then Lh-‘y the future and wen: summaries bellion ice to the nd to Ski- 00k seem! r thit we: will upon. that. --â€" 0" latest ydlrs gunw Fuch- ‘_ wtth yaries bellion, but even than Sir. John would since have been two millionq short. out at ' the modest twelve thatjhc reqaixed. cart And wmle he was thus paying twelve minim): 0: current expenses With new; Fach- mil;.c-r.e of current revenue, wha. wt: was ne doing besides‘? Building! the neat! C. i‘. R . and going into debt to 11'- leen, twenty-four. thirteen. ten mi‘n , nd «braved mtbe It Mas ‘maznitimt. but. is it any der that Canada’s credit ran MW! 3. The 1.1 i: any wonder. that the “Lime 1 to splendid undertaking was on the - with! Verge of failure. and! was only saved -. L- m- fihnrles ‘Iupper'u des- )- Lufl‘V us â€" , was lion: d Mars a 'year1 over 3. L03 I. ha won In it any Wonucu w... ___ splendui undertaking was on the verge of failure. and! was only saved ‘.'rom it .by Sir Charles ‘Iupper‘s des- perate. determination-when he drove about. London: in a cab and faith; bulldozed the ..mancial magnatas at the capxtal oi the Empire into pro- vidmg the money that. was needed to stave off disaster? Confederauou .ma nearlv twenty years old, and yvt was nearly twenty years on the many available margin! “its UCGL n; .. ..-_ V the many availablé margin! of un- cnue which stood tor. all government and all development had grown only d a half millims in By 1896. in which Mr mum peridd a: swam mnisuafion came to an dad. the (gram mantle had grown to Wâ€"éx and a hall millions. the changes (or debt and sub: idies were Wanteem millions. tne cxpapse 0t wueot‘mgt the revenue was nine millions. They spent. than: year. on oxdinat‘x account. $10,616,000, and ‘tle‘y hadmvtemwgh on handmade u. with by $330,000. WhalfirtheyLqunt. over and nbova’ this. on capémfi ,1,» count. made up tor an event four. mi!- lions. Far tern years or sobefom was time. plans (or we imprwammt ct the harbor on Montreal were. an Heady. .We have bare the simple ex- planation of may the work was not goals on with. And what was two at Manual was true of a thousand flats. Inithosame mmcm Tumuymawermd 0’1 “1° on»: marks at mryinz dag?“ 0‘ importance. that hm since been W telfiaittu. 4! -‘ eflqnt at MW M" bonumadi moody This ms the statue otthmaswhen Mr Kim mu paid us_ the: honor at a widxt. Mr. Fosbar. likeilthadm- momasl Miswber. was strwggling mm; with an income juqt unfit. his moduast expenditmm 0t Welve mil- 110m. (Now Mr. Bidding (wad, take the figures at. 1906, which are. ptill lions, and [having floatyâ€"two millions [with whfichhodo it. M‘xjnl-thd meantime. u'ptolthis data 3-year a130, m have spent 89 millions you. ‘ capital account, and apnea and: fur-q millions \to the dent. If Canada’s (credit was are against assault: in $1886. What is to be said-{ct i-‘t mm! When Mr. W3. said in the course at {his budget speech the other day, than: the present is a time! for (nation, ha Bpékeat the things which all men knaw tram ,thre experience not zrecem't mmtm â€" of [the mogey trtmgemy, a! [the attests of cr'op failure. of the apparently diminish- ing demand: far. medium. 0! tbs baht rthafl: has had. to he. willed- hthhae i mm at the demand [or capital nil-v: dartake the construction at tha 1n.- 1ermlqnial; 11 Sir John Macdonaad'a with tan millions of diSposabhe mew- ezn-ue. could Wake and carrz through the construction of the Canadian Pacific; with how much mom confidence can Sir Wilfrid Lau- uier. “1.ng upon a disposable rev- ienuse at [any to why millions. 110 on Irwith the «mum-notion 01 than Grant I 'ank Pacific. m. . in; overtaken the Supply. When. however. he said. tlwt the M SI} a time [or com-age. he doubtless thadl in mind- :this vastly improved condi- tion on the financial ability of W country. as cm “W11 m “1‘ ticad periods at its history- Mentor the preheat. said- Mr- Fwd“ ‘1‘ other prom calling. tor heavy, W Mm“, bm push on the oonstruo- tion at the new Tmonfldmemwl mu“ wa-g: fit}: inanimate and Wm 11 mFathamotConfledflmJtiwv With three and. a. hail millldans 0t Iii-$590"- Simple fest tor rarity of Water. (from the Engineering News) '1“ auertam i‘! waten is free from o:ganic> pollution piacq a lump of sugar in a. bottle nearly full and cork it up, and after thus etnudo ing the an' and keeping the 90:1..e in the light for two or three days no xnibky cioud. is apparent. bu; the water remains clear. it may b; con- sndered tree from the phosphates with which sewage water; is imprcg. hated. pnm’ iple. 1896 we spent \on 204 milfliona of dol- could cheerhfldy “9" «was and: with the maréurler’s Enjoy Banquet ' At Royal Hotel Fridayi Evening lost Successful Affair field for Yearsâ€"Many Cutler: Prmntâ€"Pmcnmion of Trophiesâ€"Other Basins in Connection With Club Discussed. I ‘ ' and mtalong, magnum“ tmth.mw.g?w ’ ‘ hatadnyhanntonndthqavm "suwd‘azm. Showedyoemulto; . M W outlanfwhd ' Baal-5% tau-manor. tbobufl'. gamut-nit ' :2; 0xilvzhli‘ck' comes with the cloning! kindly, cal-main and: in thumâ€" dthmfingm 'J' C“ my, , k s .. ' ' ' Wail called upon the 113mm read the Inmates Wm arm. , ' Sign; muting. which man: (coo- danans to Ida-ink to the tout, d: The firmed. , ;, "111 King? .- .. __ v . . ,_ _-_. u- _-2.z u... A.“ n! fl-fhu banana: wry mtmmor: mm 01 The Idea amofi‘nteda «to $541 san item of $2.35 from Mr. \Wa IR». wasn't mm “up?“ “on “Vim. 42M :tdtal 11“” ummm‘, m M ”lard out W h 0d 103513-35. T!” Q . (dwelt ”a M” natal ‘r‘ S Aman'nt m MT 1901. $7.78; ‘m- E Mr. .L. w. Dam. m 16““ due G H. Ewkilfiv $165.1‘I . Tankard m skip. tm I} “131111-113 $1.25: wanker. $1253 and ad. and add it was mum-pt: 5'30” 41° Toronto. H“ being ducted I. Tankard skin Mn: Hopkins trough the Club tho 153.. he mm m that ought to try. to pay was tron! fioumly, but maids “9 hi: In year to ymr and make next: 79“". may; do the but ha knew ho curlers pay (or this 39833 Lun'. 'ou" :wug'. It ha 185% it WM "“ ‘ ' ‘*A â€"- ‘uA- . Lâ€"J (0,... ‘ 7“ LV w .vau Amunnt mm mriléol. 87.78; ‘m- . le‘rtbt dub G. H. Hopkins, 3135-141 .kagd [fighting $1.25: wanker. $125: and .d, and uranium manor amounts. tdtal- him :With the WWW gm}. Ho pm: proud. ‘to' beta. lint; $6.62. bays. shank]. I» put $99, Mlinll; ioâ€" cludca seen yet to be Mm the balance (had the Club them the! gxcuv- don «to Toronto. 1 H c Mn: Hopkins airtight the Club ought to try. to pay expanses tron! year to year and make mt: year's. curlers pay (or this year's hm: 'Al- so in antdxrtainin; “siting 0111mm skip at the wink playing sham w. and not the club all a Whole. .wanwd rto 21mm. let him pay. ; Scanner-y Bauhaus said: In undatâ€" “3“ Hithe~ Mr. L. (V. O'Conpm'. . k twining skip. than answer- uud raid it was some mrpnaa to to be wild upon an puny ind» mumbqr d the My. Curling Club. and it Mal’an has): to moth to: than. mWflemd WWATMM skim. Ax mmummmeo-kippwm l ‘.â€"-y stoodittwmnmnhltnponflb‘m‘ ham mohman 9183‘“; “‘63an topaymhbxm_ f, ' n .._1 L- nu.-. â€"._‘ sidrs the dinner: is the expense: cot blooma. Each what should pro- vide his own broom. Thu prwnt humans are no [good inywu." :4- Mr. Wkâ€""Othar club: move leash manber. pmida hi: awn Btu-00ml Tm Flawelloâ€"“I have had on much trouble guanine the money. to pay for the dim tram other. skim that 3'1 has hoqo 1a Itmnblekztu pay. it maalL In norm 1 M‘s-h W . 3, "4/ -( KW The KW rthe MW“ nom- Ha I limes, which was now tre'afl. showed. _very, l. . may. mum we 0‘ a" :1"; v m mumm- : t“ " WM" Tm U. D. Fhvnlle. on “in; tkip‘ ‘ finch. “mum-ct min-sum o! the! 01“” torthnmmrmhwaiénâ€" Aha“ s790mubamuimdtopuflm would pom up next W" Mr. Fhvallniflihowouldlike'td momerwuyot keepmzrtlnwmu mmmmtmuanumg at '11» 3293002 Irt Muslim cult to mine 37% just! “1;.an The 'asid' hmnvhqn the link was worn: down. but all how up Md“. know- 5 in; the men who warp playing 101- 'Lindsay. quona rims delighted {when thdmwndthowiclbomqame. i We couldn‘t eat Flawel'le on the swim quick enough In; cmmubfla him. All who s‘iw the game said Hi was magnificently, that). tough: to that to sad to mm. m ewmhm possible rwas dun: at «the W3. Magenta; number at the caps which had. Ibe- . come misplaced. ‘ v, t __v‘, The matter at [the date before rwhich all matches must be played: at! was next 11er up. Mr. Flavollo thought no Mimi": should be planed-4 ans! that [games should be counted“ long earthen-Was ice. x, . Mr. Hopkins 003W that adsato tendiaaf :to finance my: rinka to {plan of: as soon as posaibb andighamiu would ha unfair an account of mu- oer'tam Weather mm to put no limit on. the play. Emptimnmingt bomaidsait aflh'mmrn‘chmmbutnh waukl demand on oirounuitanoes. Mr. Fhvelle said .ho‘wadld leave what the 1...»: no;d- as .11 mm at motionl! . Evening 1‘“ '01 March 28 m m You Hm may: W fin‘ Wham than and at- the Mahatma nom- |' Hint: the ohm or mamas: a now mill}. showed we. y last. In mud to «um \ani- wealthy Intake (1 at- 'm; t: i9. grunt pm'no wu 115:) duo >. k“ -' ’tbomanwhowcnt. Thetowcmuw Flume. on being .mp3 and the main mare young. and the Emma MONK (heave credit (or their spam mom and also lib behavfiaxé; \ K :7 state a! affairs g The Bantam then called! on Skip ads to $541. a“! Wu Little. but an comm marked be 35 Iran Mn \WALR: fwagn't through. skipping even- now. -HJ 55 so much .upmuud ham tint on méh '3 “m” ”x. muck abuse “minnow bank. a. had a»: plenum? 0‘ 50‘ fim; m. Now mm kin-ink- “ it M m and. Mr. M°W mm M mm in t hone. amid!“ nerves! [put gamut bu had $15k mhiohhndheun plum.” wanmwmmthfisheetd ice and column knew it. They May 1m! Md luck st Wail! taco- nbb m to climb up ongthe'sooreco theiindanyr’mkn Mr. mthheCIU-b 10" mm;- ”highly at hintwm'k. Ho mustanhonactocatchaphoow the Tankurdfink. ~ MmHTRu'hslsothnnkdddnCInb 1.. .v. O‘Connor. . awry «ma MM thin;- 31w i u' . .' d tho occnpcfi the 3031110 909““ ?\innh1;thnmkarflwmt£;° iunmflhuhztomywua Mnlmwhhm¢tbtmklv3b genital-annual. Mir. WWW add whenhc mammal) to Tdtofltotdpha his W m completO- but hi- Jan-ppm may coupmw. INK WM tuwyn won. his 507 knew no bounds. He told 8 «'0'- nice Hula m illuilnt'mz thaw!- ialmes and winning WU 0‘ M" 0‘ D. Flavolla. Amazed“?- 11° W “‘9 ammswm dthebmo rtho hound. ‘J’ 5 cm. '3. mum- man out ”5'45” n...” M with "San Him Smiling". troyal style with "See Bun mums . .H-e Wmcmb tor their-govt! Mint; toward him. but (inclined to my anything more about thdgame.‘ ammwwmu The hit at run ovum; mt mm Maximum” mm'm bxvmgght tmmnp mm’°"°°h‘ lVl ’ Bamidhewazwillm tommswmflwam’“ mummy: rink!‘ "m?" Raw. J. W. Wa' m thq 7, -fl- A. u... Mn- 30 Mai km mm .1»an ‘ MAB. (halt M1” Luau!“ 30:7, watching sink plaid. ‘â€"â€".."‘ *v 0 link plaid. WM Lindsay: name in Bare-t (or still. it. in flugmw tor fair. summarily phy. ( Mt. MB. (1 Tmn'to. who isthu must (1 Mr. J. D. Fhvdlo over6unâ€" my. and who has played on .tbo Banâ€" nio (rink. the W to an m «1 "Sister Grubs". Linda: Curling Grub. tho gunman known not nu ho nit they appreciated cum: they more deflectd by the premier club in: CM. He the marked on the the numw at man Victoria. Conn-rm has cant out to that highest Mons all over the wofld. _ .‘ PM Mr. John Cu“. MI- 3703- Flm‘nlc aid tho Club 1nd “Ami:- ululy (art-ulna in the choice 6! 9 prurient and W He "1“” “ numb» at other mun; rem-rim 11- mm: taxman-ant! onwv u- m“ a u. Club In wk “1‘1 the {mid situation micfltdy. He “in to w thinr' ”“14 “‘3‘ W mm. up W nut 3'03?- m. a. w. Mon-mu: spoke My Walkm' sink. m m w W m tuners-up. Dr. .woga than. Wad the 91°- mm d the wins. The names d I] II (who m Mk, or Ikilfd ”0:431; to had them will WW“ in their W M" in n” W’ to ho' pm on Modu- L u min amount: 9! profit-m due bun [or gluing away. a: by that m he knew the game to have been won. .50 spoke at the. good game put an by the kid rink of Lindqny curlers oi Varsity. It was one of the strong- est rinks our town rink had L0 con- u-nd with. The members‘ were .111 u- then: was. no question of winch he wanted to see winâ€"he was all for Nanny. as his boy. played on it. [he Lmdspy Club hue reason L0 be pro“ club m made in the season's yrc. Mr. L. V'. O‘Connor then row to put-tent the consolation prizes. whizh were .won by Messrs. Maneuvnn. Needler. McFadden and Shanks. After skin; the winners; their, made of 918.399 he touched lightly) on the us. huon m. .Wm. Needlcn bears. to the ebb. there ‘3 no! curler in Ontario that “and! in tho lune W as he door. as h the promo: curler. 0! “1° mm”: 5...». mt ’gmm’ which We!!! Bush MM made 1 11E}: 'touosved mm In! Nell liked in mop1 K W, Dr. F. A. .Wab- G. Walsh, «1. D- .Flmnk i lanthanum“ taunted-km“- "about! thew” gmhtal M the! .muimotw n“ W! tool {-| m but 3pm: -.‘\1D.euu‘.°w_:â€"‘ It a ”.x or aunt task. were better than 1‘ the unduly out.- of the erect number ‘ that were there. His: men yen: an! ' ghout ideal to travel end mate with. r and it nothing prevented be we go- 13.0w“ ing to so to Winnipeg again every ‘ year it poeeible. ' m “P 31». Frank wow. a. member of ‘ 3°“ the Winnipeg rink. having receiled 7- 15“?“ pra‘e‘e iron everyone who had spoken 3 “'1” :0 (av.- about the expedition. thank- !Whnfi ed everyone for their praise. and 3.1.1:! *9 W. {3- he would” like to, ’80 again. siuzc ne Qfiw had enjoyeé himaelt so much this thnnkod the club and spoke in the highest terms of their. enjoyment of the game and of the gentlomniy in- fluence that ya- exerted by the play- pnua (or the new competition. entmoa too at 25 zent: ' y-tour entered.~ Mr. Funk Carew was the lucky man to A. Wnltem eecona- .unm .u... .---__ Ls and Sun Fergu- mn respectively. Rev. )lr. .Welch' responded to the tout to the club's; rink in the Be:- Verton-Linde contest in very; neat and entertaining term . Ir. J. D. FMellq then undertaik to describe and mum about the trip to Winnipeg. Hefjwd no onus» except tint they ran up n‘ betten rink. All had the â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"* VARIODOELE OUHEH _. -- ._ ”mm rnngrm along the same hues. am. ‘ extended manner. He got“ 3004 ones. on the memhc.‘ Winnipeg rink. . Messrs. Sylvester‘ and .1 rather Min! to the toust and Sweethearts" but. 3901 the game and thq player- The closing speech on u m in reply to the to: the game and the players. The closing Speech 01! the ever man in reply to the toast‘ "Our Secretary.“ by Secretary Hat-stone. Alter thanking all ton the toast. he quid that as this ‘would‘ likely be the last; meeting of the curling club‘hc {would ever attend in Lind!!!» he (would like td my a tew words to the members before thn breaking up of the banquet. He. came town twen- ty-twu years ago. and almost from the any he arrivedl here he had been identified with the Curling: Club Be wag immediately taken oven 10 the rink by Mr. J. D. Flaulle. and... as a. new new memlm. played on the v 1mg he. nus stunned. He said he was now_ q good deal older.\ but he now.- m-J a. '50! plnying. on another. kid that. Hr. name said he cum curling in: Club. It was. with everyone cl» 8 it was with his WM. who sail he liked to'meet the may Carlin-t ”mm mm. m... WWW, mm mm." a w. 2: mm mm Max” m x. “W ”Tm mm m m Wm“ ”me mu. WW 2 mm?» mam _ 3“ mm“ 3 “am“; a”. .% mmmm, m m mm mm MN MW 33;; lack {fill plain! to the any: 'cor. Michigan Ave». V ‘ V. O'CGIDOI‘ 31m spukfl same lines. but in a more nanner. He got‘oft several on the members at we 7 man: mmfifw Wham-20mm...- I‘m bbodvéod. unmmtonugmmemm, magnum”!!! hopedenrmingithmh 1 M I Ihofl'd “fit with it {0! li‘e. This wu vevy dISCOhram. Co- nan-yak. Thcyiuphedn ., ‘06.“...30‘“ - will“! «lb-Id used causednen': . ,mumtobedom lmlc good. I , “Med m it Mfg .. t... A... W If. lea um: lap-131': :. and. rend were he toust of “WW3: but. apobelfi‘u of in the Lent of nly in- e plat)“ EPPSE VVVVVV m’ ”cue. Thcyixjsp'uedc" {mints “ballad undauudneg mtiuembedoinglittlcgood, 1 ”new foudnphéunquvu baled," '1 Lmnsu. mmu, BEEN DISEASED? ‘ ‘wwv ".â€" c'fi cm T] ‘ ant-t here club‘s records with as. though he wer Nauru. The hour being late. Inn-mess of the evening i disposed of. all joined ham A lam M“, Free Bo; were 9 Mimic!!! tl'l nu‘fl nil“ 30.11”! uh: day LINDS‘ 8a“