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mend it to you; Liver Ib., so that if the wholesale butcher does not lower his 'will do, and that is why we so | by Mr. Hugh . Fowke's meeting in Port cangot give more than a £455 'The oppon ity are largely "composed of {a few men who occupy." the of the 'mighty," and the Tory papers, The tax oi Sretsed beef colning into Canada now is 3c per Ib. Under reciprocity the duty will be lowered to 134c. price to meet American n, American meat will come in. But ueyer fear, hell lower his' price. The difference in: price for cattle between Toronto and Buffalo is 6oc to 8oc per 100 Ibs in favor of Buffalo. The Canadian packing houses will 'have: to meet this American price, and they will sooner than have the American buyers coming right in and buying in their territory, The profits of the Wm. Davies Co. tor the past 8 years have averaged 52 per cent: Look at the next item and see how this is possible. 52 per cent profit is more than farmers make on their invested capital. Let us take a 1200 Ib steer, bought we'll say for $72. It will dress 6o 1bs to the hundred, that is 720 Ibs. of dressed w United States, for the has the men, the lund, and the climate "Jilin the same markets. iif value 'of his land. Down at the boundary between New 1 complain as to the provisions of the reciprocity agreement. beef and 480 lbs of offal. Every. bit of that offal is sold at a : mpeg 'and the total receipts from this source would goa way toward paying the original price paid to the farmer ; ar - What a the 720 Ibs of dressed meat? what does it bring? The Toronto butcher sums it up in this --the choicest 240 Ibs will 20¢ per Ib, $48, the next Ibs, 15¢ per 1b, $36; and the 240.1bs roc per lb, $24 total of $108, with the 480 Ibs of offal to the . Suchis r. Cuthrie's concise way of figuring out where the profits e. from. Far NT 4 mie BED Sh His linn ar Hhorses, but Canadian horsemen are n being agreed in | this view of the case. Canada has little to fear from the mus- tang of the Western States. The quality of the Canadian horse removes much competition, Canada has little to fear from competition with the all in her favor when the quality of natural products is taken into consideration. . Your products bring more than theirs do RS AAAS The greatest immediate benefit that would accrue to the farmer from reciprocity would be a large increase in the fii! Brunswick and Maine this feature is strikingly illustrated. On i the Canadian side of the road that forms part of the boundary f farms are valued at $45 per acre, while on the United States side the ed at $100 per acre. : Tne larger market 'makes thi rence in price. Maine has the market, and ew Brunswick has not. : ig o : HE The McLaughlins, of Oshawa, have .no reason to True the duty on automobiles will be reduced s per cent, but if] they: will still have the ample protection of a 30 per cent. duty. A few years ago some inferier buggies were being d i n from the United States, Complaint was nt by the manufacturers of vehicles, ioned the cause of the manufacturer unfair competition is removed as this s not now allowed to enter the country NN 10 should be opposed an increased volume of trade with the prosperous times his banks and. all other y and invest it in various ways, | the available capital is rushed! big centreg to be let out on call "Nol pst convincing speeches we | delivered t follow are worthy of the con-|: (PURE-BRED HOLSTEIN Britain made an i 06d hay, a number of convenient and inexpensive. . For larger amounts we jssue Drafts or Bills of Money sent at once to aking point in: the world by "Felegraphic or Saving s Bank Department at Every Branch bh jr Port Perry Branch: H. G. HUTCHESON Blackstock Branch » Nestleton Station Branch Aang Magen. Branches eta n; O awa, $107, Claremont. ougville, Sande and Broo. . Open Letter from Mr. Fowke to the Electors of South Ontario: GENTLEMEN--Having accepted an invitation unan- imously extended me at a mass meeting of my fellow citizens assembled at Brooklin, under the auspices of the Reform Association, on August the 12th, to again contest South Ont- ario as an Independent Supporter of the Right Honorable Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and a firm be-- liever in the proposed Reciprocity Agreement presently before the Country, as a measure calculated to enlarge our trade and commerce with great profit to Canada, and to still further enhance our place and importance as one of the five self-governing nations of the British Empire, I would most respectfully solicit your vote and influence for my elec- tion on September 21st, as representative for this constituency in the Parliament of Canada. Very Truly Yours, FRED. L. FOWKE. PORT PERRY FAIR CONGERT Robert Wilson--the real thing in the fun business. 'He Really Sings and is Really Comic" Howard Russell (Gold Medalist) Concert Baritone; Miss Beatrice Lillie--Character Costume Vocalist and Dancer Miss Bonuick--- Pianist GRAND STAND PERFORMANCE REFINED SPECIALTIES The Chameroys--Novelty Acto- bats Signor Guilmette -- Sensational Clown Performance on Slack Wire. Piper Sutherlard. There will be eight artists for these entertainments which will be the best yet, F L FOWKE M.p, will, address meetings at the foljow- Ing places and on the dates indicated. NOTICE .Baintfleld, Tuesday, September 13 We call the attention of our;Utica, Tuesday, September § readers to the Auction Sale of | Seagrave, Saturday, September 16 live stock, implements, etc., ad-: Greenbank, Wednesday Septemberi3 vertised in this issue by Mr. Geof- The meeting will start at 8 p, m., frey Brichta, of Myrtle, Ont. The : cows and Yorkshire swine are and the p ublic are cordially invited long and old established herds,and ] are among the best in Canada.| The Conservative candidate' er The horses are young and goad. | hisrepresntative is invited AUCTION SALE OF Farm Stock & Implements SEPTEMBER 19th, 1911 HORSES Four heavy draft mares, all well broken and good workers, 8 to 6 years. They are of good quality. Two are supposed to be with foal to Imported Black Ivory. One good driver 7 years old, quiet and sond. COWS 25 cows in milk. 13 Heifers; all that are old enough are in calf. Two bulls, one 18 months, one 7 months, Three of the cows and the two s are registered Holsteins. 'The remainder of the, cows and heifers are high grades, many practically pure bred." They are young healthy and particularly heavy milkers. This is the best herd of dairy cows ever offered « . Ontario. KSHIRES 5 sows and 2 boars all trom a . Also a number of young pigs R ! and Household Goods; Norse all. 1000 bushels of oats, 4 acres of mangolds, 35 tons ultry. See posters for full list and Having sold the farm there will be no reserve. Sg Si eoffrey Brichta, 222552 Geo, J