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IP ml: THE DURHAM CHRONICLE Liberal orators throughout the country are now e-ndeavoring to persuade the people of this coun- try that with the opening of the «great American market to the Iarmers of Ontario. the agricultur- al community of this country Wil‘. be greatly benefited. They are endeavoring to delude the farmer into the belief that larger markets mean higher prices for agricuiâ€" tural products, and to induce the farmer to vote for reciprocity in “no 1“)?in that he will'be benefited farmer to vote for reciprocity in the belief that he win'be benefited in pocket thereby. Before the present treaty was negotiated the United States Gov- ernment employed a smal‘. army of experts to examine carefuily into the conditions of their vari- ous n‘arke’s. try! To (rather statis- tics bearing on every conceivable point so as to Show Congress mer or producer would be affect- ed. These facts and figures were before the American negotiators when our Canadian representa- tives went to Washington. Our statesmen had no such facts or figures before them. They enter- ed into the negotiations blindfold. After the negotiations were ended the President sent his message. advocating the passing of a reciprocity treaty to Congress.l Attached to that message were a number of tables of facts and fig- ures, showing amongst other things, a comparison of the pric- es obtained for agricultrual pro- ducts in the market at Buffalo. with those in Toronto, and of those in Ogdensburg. New York. with those in Prescott, Ontario, These figures, let us remember, were obtained to show how the people of the United States would be affected. We can rely upon it, therefore, that the figures are ab- solutely correct. and not mislead- ing. These figures show that in Toronto and Prescott the prices for beef, cattle. sheep. hogs, dairy produce and poultry, are higher than in Buffalo and Ogdensburg. P"£"éi(i(“li Taft. in a recent ad- dress. told the farmers of the United States not to be alarmed, as they would sell Canadians :more agricultural products than we would sell them. In the face of these facts how can the farmer of Ontario benefit by throwing open his home market with its higher prices to competitors in exchange for the larger market of the Unit- ed States with its smaller prices. In the United States at the pres- ent time. the price of horses for instance is $50 per head less than in Canada. Every farmer owns from four to ten horses, which at $50 per head will mean a «net loss to him on horses alone :from $200 to $500. How long will it take him to make up the loss on his horses. his cattle. his sheep, and his hogs, from the higher prices it is claimed he may possibly get from the sale of a few apples. 2: little hay. or one or two other products. too trifling to mention in the American market. In “hat respect do the Liberalithis exD Leaders who are holding out the; pear the inducement that a larger and un- l cause (3 certain market means larger inâ€"‘gan-d par come for the farmer differ fromiof the the fake company promoters w‘ho should c hold out glittering inducements of l meeting large returns on an inxestmemt to i than tc induce one to part 111th his money ’ w ith a and rhpn miv the first few diViâ€"‘with un VL ‘Iu'fivnvv ‘vv --__â€"- __ ’ in the American market. bors. and would be to discount all In what respect do the Liberalithis expenditure. Does it not an- Leaders who are holding out theipear the proper thin-g. partly be- inducement that a larger and un-ncause of our imperial relations. certain market means larger inâ€" and partly because of the extent come for the farmer differ from of the British market. that we the fake company promoters who . should direct our energies towards hold out glittering inducements of 1 meeting its requirements rather large returns on an investment to i than towards framing a treaty induce one to part with his money 3 with a nation who has treated us and then pay the first few diVi-fwit'n undoubted harshness in com- dends ““17 “f Cflpitfll? 15 there any 3 mercial matters. and on whose difff‘l't‘IlCF‘? There ("20 ‘09 non? if?conjnfercizfl SOOd“\Vi1‘i We CZIDDO'T by the change the farmer Stallilszdepend. I prefer to establish to gain even a little in irconte.’ channels of trade with (13.9-11- Brit- but stands to 1059 :1 3300le part i ain. which I believe will he. ner- of his hard-earned capital thrmig‘lr nnnent. Where . YOU!“ treasure is the reduction in value of his, hm‘ 1- i there will your heart be also. All 95' cattle. sheep and hogs. 'we have to do is to enter in and _...- “u --4-.â€"- .â€" IABGER MARKETS AND SMALLER PRICES. Ontario farmers, who owe Se much to C. C. James, CAI. Cu, .Dep ut} Minister of Agriculture. “ill be interes ed in ge ting his \iewc on reciprocity. Mr. James. as :1 Government official. would not express an opinion upon a ques- tion that formed an issue between contending political parties. But in 1904, when there was no dioug'ii: of this country being: led into a 13' such foolishness. and while he Was an official of the Ross GOVQI'TIHIE’DI Mr. Jame: made some remerixr that shelf-3. have great \xeiqh: with the farming cognmu‘. it.» throughout the Whole Dominion. In an address on “Recent Agri- cultural Progress,” before the National Science Association, in 1964, Mr. James reviewed the gteat prosperity which had ,fol- lowed 7m Mario after the McKin- R . IRWIN Edits: and Pmonef‘m DURHAM. AUGUST 24,1911 lGRZC L7URAL A8339: 0? RECEPROCITY mt treaty was ited States GOV- a smul‘. army 1mine carefully ket. He laid particular emphasis upon the development of the beef. bacon and pork, and cheese indusb tries, and then used the =f0110Wing striking words, as quoted in The Canadian Agriculturalists’ “The day may come when we shall feel so grateful to our neighbors to the south as to erect a national monument to the memory of the McKinley tarâ€" iff bill. If we do, we might reâ€" niche for the Dingle? serve a Our trade re- tariff hill of 1897. lations with the United States interesting. Where 8 endeavored to shut us own markets, our are very they hav have excluded us from ‘, they have dr eutral. market. Where perceptible inâ€" prices for fluence in setting the plus and their own exported sur ir whole crop. “If we were looki t, arguments as to the unintended benefits to us of Uni-ted States tariff opposition we might say that the :developemnt of self-re- annd indepetndenqe may argemen't tain extent we were in leading an...“ +n Hm ITnited States. We of our British trade. To a cer-I tain extent we were in leading} strings to the United States. Wei have been developing a Canad-l ian national feeling. and increas-| ing our self-reliance.” We may be sure that there isl nothing that lies closer-to the? heart of Mr. C.C. James. than the prosperity of the farmer. He has spent the better part of his life- time thinking for them, and his remarkable success has given him a world-Wide reputation. The farmers of Canada can be depend- flec‘t must carefully upon the adx'ice of so true and SIR GEORG '1“ gOS U) 13mm RECIPROCITY “I am in favor of preferential tariff because I think it will pre- vent entangling alliances with thel United States. Our experiences so} .far with the Americans has notl been very satisfactory. I have not quite forgotten the reasons why the reciprocity treaty, negotiated by Lord Ealgin in 18:56, was so sum- marily revealed in 1866. Neither is my iu-d‘g‘men't closed to the hostile character of the Dingley Tariff Bill. by which the American mar- ket was practically closed against 1t’he Canadian manufacturers and farmers. In my judgment the commerce of Canada should never be placed at the mercy of the I'nited States Congress or of any other cowmpet- i119: nation. We haxe adapted our transportation system now to British trade. To enter into a reciprocity treaty with the United States would be dependent upon the humor of our American neigh- coxttz‘aercia‘. goodâ€"Will We cannot depend. I prefer to estahljsh channels of trade with "refit Brit‘ ain. which I believe will be Der- manen-t. Wherevour treasure is there will your heart be also. All we have to do is to enter in and possess it with Britain's aseistv ance. In the Updted States we would be under a bond, and I decline my self to a ssume or accept any polio} that \\ ill place the trade of Canada at the mercy of Congress. or at the mercy of rival nationâ€"Sir George W. Ross before the Toronto Canadian Club. November 36th. 1903. Nearly ex'ez-y1._-ody will admit that times in Canada are good now. and have been good for some years past. If the Liberals claim credit on account of their good government. so much the more credit to the Grits, if that be the true cause. W'hatever the cause. times in Canada have been as good as in any other part of the world, and better than in many parts. It must be admittei too, that the policy in operation during these good times is the TIMES Iii C N ADS. ARE GOOD 5‘-“ v _, 1 developing a Canad- ml feeling. and increas- self-reliance.” r be sure that there is at lies closer-to the r. C.C. James. than the of the farmer. He has may com so grateful to our 0 the south as to t to f 1897. Our trade re- 1 the United States old “National Policy,” inaugurated by Sir J ohn Medicinal-:1 in 1879, and the Liberals during years of Conservatii'e government. No man ~to~day knows how peci- procity, as based on the Agree- ment, will Work out «for Canada. Everybody knows that every bar- gain We have hitherto «made with the United States has been to our disadvantage. Is it not highly for something entirely different. and only problema'ticazl at its best. It would be a doubtful and danO'erous step to take. city in the House, and says he beâ€" lieves if the agreement had been discussed by the Liberal members in caucus, ninety per cent. of them would be opposed to it. Can any advocate of the present recipmcity agreement point out a single bargain that Canada or Great Britain ever made with the United States in which the United States did notget It'he best of it? Can such arguments “go down.” 'With the ordinary electOr? To catch the farm vote, the Lib- erals :telrl farmers the prices of everything they produce will go up. and to catch the laboring“ man‘s vote they argue that the cost of foodstuffs will go down. If we want to keep free of the big American trusts, we must de- feat reciprocity. The meat trust now has the Whole American Union in its clutches, and the huge octupus is reaching out its ten- tacles into Canada, even with its Mr. Paterson manufactures bis; cuits. and if the agreement goes through he will. get .free Wheat. free lard, free eggs. free salt, and free water to make a product which will be protected by a 27% per cent. duty. Is it any wonder he favors a reciprocity framed by himsebf, and protecting his own business? We are told that reciprocity. if adopted [can be repealed at any time. From Mr. Paterson‘s speech the other day, it is clear it must: run for five years, or the life of a parliament. Is it safe to run the risk of tying ourselves up for so long a time to a policy about which there is absolutely no cer- tainty. It is often (much harder to break a bargain than it is to make it in the first place. (‘anada is committed to a debt‘ of txxo hundred millions of do.- lais. for the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific. Three ye IS ago. Sir Wilfxid Laurier prayed for the electors to \ote in suppoxt of this road. so as to get traffic 0‘0- ins: east and \\ est ins ead of north and south. The passing of reci- procit), it seems reasonable to SUPDOEIQ. will take away a large .portion of the traffic this raod was intended to carry, and des- tro} its \alue. The Government will ow n the road. but it is (1le SO much \xorse for the Gox ernment when the road can be operated only at a loss. Mr. Paterson. in his speech. told the eiectors that we had” two good marketsâ€"the home market and the British marketâ€"and if they decided on reciprocity, a third good market would be open- ed upâ€"t‘he United .States. He didn‘t tell them that reciprocity Would open the Canadian market t0 the Uni-ted States and the ' ‘ of Which produce the same articles We produce. and are themselves Exporters. Politician like, he gave only one side of the question. ' ”v--â€" {the Hciuse, is billed to speak against reciprocity, and Will do all :he can to defeat it. Sir W'illiam "Van Horne of the Canadian Pacific Railway, is op- posed to reciprocity, and is will- ing to do all he can against it. Sir George Boss. now Senator Ross, expressed his disapproval Of placing ourselves under the controlling influence of the United :States, in a speech to the Can- adian Club in Toronto, in 1903. Hon. Clifford Sifton. one of the strongest and bra-iniest Liberals in Sir W'illiam Van 11c Canadian Pacific Rai hosed to reciprocity, ins: to do all he ca. Sir George Boss. 1 Ross, expressed his Policy,” inaugurated acdonald in 1879, and 1t up 4:0 the presâ€" znding the vigorous made against it by luring: the eighteen DURHAM CHRONICLE Conservative POLI : [CAL MCE'I iNOr In the interest of Mr. R.J. Ball, Conservative candidate, will be held at Holstein and Dromore early in September, and will be ad- dressed by Hon. Jas. S. Duff. Min- ister of Agriculture for Ontario, Mr. ‘R. J. Ball, Conser\'ati\'e can- didate for South Grey, Dr. Jam- ieson, and others. Hon. George E. Foster will ad- dress a political meeting in Hanover on Friday night, August 25th.-â€"toâ€"morrow night. He is an able speaker. and Will be Well worth hearing. He will deal with the reciprocity issue [from an opposition standpoint. There is no country in the worid where so many administrative formali- ties are necessary for the simplest things as in France, and this excrs; of red tape makes swindling Compara- tively easy. The Frencl savinciler a quires an exhaustive knowledge of all the needs an trickiness of red tap: and its formalities. and soon discov- ers the weal: points in them. The village of Hambridge posse-"ses a. remarliabie charity. It is known as the Alford Bread Charity, and pro- vides that. every laborer and house- holder in the parish shall receig-e bread. The customary distribution has recenfly been made, and every one in the parish except the parson, the farmers, and tradesmen, were reci- pients. An interesting historical discovery is reported in a mummy whose skin still shows what are apparently clear evidences of severe small-pox. The body was that of a tall man of middle- age, and came from one of the royIa tombs. The housewives of Berlin are in an unfortunate plight, and their depend- ent men folk are in a position not less enviable, owing to the remarkable dearth of domestics, chiefly attributed to Germany’s industrial prosperity, which creates a great demand for fe- male labor in all branches of com- merce and manufacture. SMALL-POX IN ANCIENT EGYPT Your Vote and Influence for 'R. J. BALL nservative Candidate. South Grey. WHERE SW!NDLING IS EASY SCAROiTY OF DOM ESTICS A CURIOUS CUSTOM .WWW. +++M-~M~++++++++oz~++~zo+++~z~zo~:-o:- +~§~++~M~1~+++Ja++++~z~+or+ .~-.~;. 9 V 0 ..o 0%. oz. 9.. or. is a reliable remedy. It is apleasant, simple remedy that helps to nourish the body and which supplies the blnod with the Iron that is usually needed in such cases, Our Beef, Iron and Wine is made in ourown laboratory from carefully selected ingredients and can be depended Upon always to be fresh and effective. G.T.R. TOWN TICKET OFFICE GUN’S DRUG STORE FARMERS’ ATTENTIflN that we are offering at Twenty-Five Dollars per Ton, in ton lots, and if you need any feed this is the cheapest feed you can buy. In order to make room for our Celebrated Happy Thought Stoves and Ranges it will be necessary to make aclearance in our establishment, and in order to make a Rush Sale we have decided to sacrifice our Screen Doors and Window Screens. which we are marking down to '25 per cent. less than our regular selling price" It'rvill pay you to buy these Doors and Screens, even if youLhave to store them until next season. We have also a stock of Oatmeal Millers Come one, come all, and take advantage of our good offer. w 'W. BLACK Barley, Wheat, Peas and Oats '. 1 AUGUST Stdâ€"Fran. all stations On all lines on and South of the Grand T rulen ‘03 Line. Toronto to Sarnia. including all stations on (3.1). R. Tempe” Detroit and Branch Lines including Guelph subdivision from bu ‘ South and Brampton South. c; m: AUGUST thhâ€"From all stations North of Grand Trunk Main Line. Toronto to ~31 including 0.9.x. points. Bolton Jct. and west; also Grand Trunk 9°“ Toronto to Calendar inclusive. - Jc AUGUST lathâ€"From all stations in Ontario. Toronto and East, Orillia and 5C0ml and East on 9.1‘.R. also Azilda and Eastern Ontario. . AUGUST 23rdâ€"From all Stations Toronto to North Bay inclusive and Vi est. East AUGUST 25tlrâ€"-F!'9“.1 all Sui-none Toronto and East in Ontario and Quebec. also Onllia. Scoua Jct. and North Bay. # Repycsentative farmers, appointed by Mankeba. Saskatchewan and Alberta 13311th meet and engagfik-bog’c'rzpp a_rriva}_ at. Winnipeg _ A--__--_A.-LS_.. A -- n ‘ ' 'V'VV' V‘C “I‘l'ul (‘5 " llbulwoo Free transportatioi‘i dill be fJi‘r'Lished at Wimingz to points on Canadian Pacific V 13qu are needed, wt. of Moose Jaw and Sasku mm. including branches. and at one 8 mm; each. gray “33: thereofi ~11; Saskatchewan and Alberta. an .5». - n...“- \uut we. "we bu\AWl ~1u wuwnew‘an anu Aloerca. I A certnfimte is furnished with each tickct ' ' b ‘3‘ , - ‘ , and tlns certificate. when executh Y ‘ QhOWIEK 1that. }al?orer has worked. thizty days or more. will be honored from thapminflfff 3 860011 c 333 ucLet b ck to stamng points in Ontario, at $18.00. prior to Nov. 3011‘» “ ‘ ' Tickets are g only on ' - - . T' {01110 . . Specxal Farm Laborers trams. w . n {"0111 0 .. and ()an mmts to “’innzmn “mum... Av.-." mama" “a... ECFLE.‘B 32):? {.334 and W111 be . ---- â€"-- *v-- -v vâ€"a- “uh yvntlva 5;. \J;AB£LAIU9 u» v-v v“. yll‘Jl L) “V' ' f , Tickegs atq 3003 only on special Farm Laborers trains. which- will be ruq 1701“ J and Ontano 190:th to Winnipeg without change. making trip in about. 36 hours. and “5““ ‘0 “men 318 well as to men. but will not be issued at half fare to children. For {an paruculars see nearest 0?. R. Agent. or write- ___q_____ R. L. THOMPSON. D.P.A.. C.P.R 1 O. _“ ooa‘nlo. v00.80.O’O'uOONI’OQlQV5OMOQWOJ6JI9U.090‘. 0:5... 9h... 0 We Have a Small Quantity of Mixed Feed Oat Dust, Feed Meal and Pea Chop BEEF, IRON AND WINE 01mm! sscoNn-cuss moms WILL BE sow T0 wmmm om that. we are offering at low prices flow I>3<mm1220 .2 EmMflmmZ ODZ>U> or any form of debility, our 50, 000 FARM 1-; WANTE n GOING DATES O n o O 0 a o 0 o vub '0. 0M! OWO'O‘JOQOO 'kl 93... Oo- Additional for Return on Followiné Conditions: __4 ° I‘+°i~'}"i‘°’r+ M‘R'Q"? 'fiwi'H'I' Durham, Ont. August 24th 1;. .l. 0"): + Taro nto 1911. Gov: k Main onto 00 Guelph fau here .nadd§ . 0x11)? CBaCE‘: AugUSt August 1 2th August 1 6th August 23rd August 25th do 2. MID-PCP” 44¢ 50¢... UuLd£0 £32573: Full Particulars From an ¢' gl’ecial 'Low Rates and Train (I: Lambton Street. AND CERTAIN POINTS {N lNCLUDlNU I’H!_\'§\ H\' '.E;“‘\ VIA CURL-mun 1W; '7'»; SINGLE FARE Choice Praifl $20.00 per aux: Choice lmI “M $35. 00 per: a -. You can im v that will adv” RU acre during the m Wheat 30 Bust. The estimate “5 ”‘3 Vicinity this 3621:" i: ‘ Fielding, CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHI . 7 “ R For further i11f('>1'11 «" 24th, 1911. -++++++¢++v tomers that our NE TRIMMED and MILLINERY inspection. had our first dispi orders at once MISS great mam We wish to advi are Slh‘.00 ADDITION“ ad 68 sum IS F“