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HOUSE OF COIIOIIS VIEW OI‘ BACKUS DEAL Both Mr. Drury and Mr. Raney are now stumping the country and in their campaign speeches defend to the last ditch the notorious "Backus deal.” in which over 3.000 square miles of Northern Ontario timber limits were sold tots). W. Backus, the Minnesota mil- lionaire. for a pittance of $50,000. As Conservative cri- ticism and Drury defence of the Backus affair are at such variance. the opinion of Mr. McCrae. Liberal .\l. P. for Sherbrooke Que, in a speech delivered in the. ‘ House of tlommons. will be of interest. Hansard of May 31. t92t. says of Mr. McCrae's Speech on the Lake of the Woods Bill : "Inasmuch as I am going to vote with the Govern- ment. on this matter. I feel that. some explanation is re- quired. The name of Mr. Backus has been brought into the debate. to some extent. It has been argued by hon. gentlemen on this Side. of the. House that he has no bearing on the case. I am not quite of that opinion. Less than a year ago the Government of Ontario adver- tised a' large area of limits for sale. As I have been a lumberman and have done some business in “Marin, I received one of these notices. There was a whole string of conditions attached to the sale, and if I recolâ€" lect. aright. one of the conditions was that the success- ful bit'hlt‘l' for these limits was bound ’to Ct'lnStI'UCi. certain works. and amongst them. I believe, was the building of a very expensive dam. In fact. the sale was hedged around with so many conditions set forth in the advertisementâ€"the building of a mill in a cer- tain place. the building of dams and so onâ€"that it was practically impossible for any other person to bid. and I came to the conclusion right off that Mr. Backus had 80.! IO“ comm BOOIOIY ‘ The Drury Government’s “economy” cry of l919, like a good many other of their planks, has been but little observed since the Government swept into power. The business methods of the old parties. though criti- cized by the late Government previous to their elevaâ€" tion to ottice. have as yet not been replaced by any- thing nearly as good by the Drury party. To the credit of either (it the old parties be it said that they at least had responsible business men at the head of the Gov- eminent. Big Business. like any other trade or pro- fession, has to be learned, and the runningr of he tinan- lid of the Province of Ontario is nothing more or Some of the business trans- nt would he ludicrous Just one in- cial e less than Big Business. actions of the Drury Governme if they did not. involve the taxpayers. stance will suffice to give an idea of the men of the late Government. ' Having increased the number of civil servants from 790 to 1,250 (another step in their "economical" pro- gram , the Government required additional office room. The old Knox College had been purchased by J. A. Mitchell for $160,000. The Government leased this building for a term of 10 years, instead of buying it. The rent for the first five years is $20,000 a year; for the second tlve years 825,000 a year, or $225,000 for the ten years. The Government also contracted 'to expend $56.34 on repairs and $93,835 on extensions. That is, The Government rents a building which cost its owner $60,000; they pay in rent. repairs and extensions $375,219; they also pay taxes during the ten years. This is but one sample of the way the Drury Govern- ment squanders the people‘s money. It would seem up to the electors now to put them out. in the interest of business acu- Pconumy , PAGE FOUR some controlling power. Another feature was that the time between the notice of sale and the time the tender had to be in was so short that nobody who was not already acquainted with the limits had any chance to examine the location. To my great surprise, a short time afterwards it was announced that the limits had been sold to Mr. Backus for the amount bid, and there was a bonus of $50,000, if I recollect aright, in addition to the regular Governntent fees. That to me seemed a mere bagatelle compared with what the limits were really worth." Does it not look that there is a great deal more in the Backus deal than Mr. Drury and Mr. Raney care to ad- mit. liven supposing that there was something wrong with the Shevlin Clark deal (though Mr. Drury' has said Mr. Ferguson is clean in the matter). ‘doetthat justify the lirui-y Government in so framing its condi- tions that. Mr. Baekus was the only man who could comply with them? Coming from one of the “old” parties. this thing must have. been expected, but com- ing from the Drury administration. the party that. was going to cut out the patronage, drive out the grafters and run an honest and economieal government, it is no wonder peeple laugh. Judging the government from the standpoint of promises fulfilled. it will be little sur- prise if they go out with as big a rush as they came in. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE ‘ W. IRWIN, Editor and. Propritor RECORD OF DRURY THE ONLY ISSUE Speaking to an audience of 700 peeple at Guelph last Friday night. F. Wellington Hay. provincial Liberal leader declared with emphasis that notwithstamling anything said by Premier Drm‘y or Mr. Raney t0 the eflect that the issue in the present campaign is the 0..'l‘.A such was not he case. Mr. Hay said the big and only issue was the record of the Drury adminis- tntion during the last four years. And so it is. Mr. Drury, Mr. Raney «and others who speak from the platforms of the late Government may say much about the-temperance policy of the province being the issue at stake in the present campaign,hut will have a hard time to convince the electors of IOBB oovmm BOONOIY ‘ Government’s “econdmy” cry of 1919, like other of their planks, has been but little e the Government swept into power. ulil parties. though criti- methods ef the to their elevaâ€" late GOVBrnment previous . have as yet nut been replaeeil by any- IS gnoil by the Drury party. To the credit he nlil parties be it said that they at least 1"“ business men at the head (if the (im- g Business. like any ether il'alli‘ 01' pm- "neil, and the running at he timin- n be [His ..-......‘ ..r lininl'in is nothing: more. up Thursday, June 14, â€"â€"â€" South Grey that the temperance promm of this prov- ince was not laid down in the r'eferendum of 1919. Mr. Drury and Mr. Haney are merely marking time Wren they talk tempomnco from the public platforms of the Pl‘uvince. ‘ . _ _ A I 'I‘ ll..- --AA.‘-‘J The real issue of to-day has to 00 wan um reuuw of the Drury Government since it went into power. Has it lived up to its pre-election promises? Has it practised the economy it promised? Has it given the peeple of the province the capable, honest and busi- ness-like administration that it promised it would. And, what is of more interest to the farmers of the ridingâ€"Alias the Drury Government passed ()NE piece. of legislation of benetlt to the farming community? There are a good many questions that might be ask- ed in connection with the administration of the past three and a half years. The question of the merits or demerits of the administration. however, is one that THE COST OF MOTORING We have heard a great deal about the cost and up- keep of a car and have noticed frequently that non- owners have an idea that it doesn‘t cost much. At dif- ferent times we have had estimates given with totals high enough to frighten a person. One man who claims to have kept a close tab on the. ordinary expens- es of up-keep, including gasoline, oil, tire repairs and the necessary tire replacements, tells us his estimate for the season in running a Ford car for business amounted to eight cents a mile. This, as we under- stood him, made no provision for the big breaks and repairs that are sure to come some time or other. will have to be dictated by a man’s own conscienco. It. is a big question. ono that. requires thought, and one that cannot he 'docided other than by the man himsolf. Tho Drnry ("fyovornment is standing now on its own rec- 0rd. We cannot see how anyone can regard it other- \vlsc. The ordinary light car requires about a gallon of gasoline for twenty miles of travel. At the present cost of 30 cents a. gallon, it means a cent. and a half a mile. Add half a cent a mile for oil, which brings it up to two cents. Then there's the tire cost, and tires are wearing constantly. Some say the tires wear out any- way, whether a car is running or not. We are old they lose their “life” and soon go to pieces after lying idle for a year or two. We don’t pretend to know whether this is true, but we know that rubber deteriorates with time. The ordinary tires for a light car cost about $653 a set and are guaranteed for 5,000 miles. Suppose they go dead at the end of that distance, the cost distributed over the distance comes to a cent. a mile, or 3 cents a mile for gasoline. oil and tire costs. Is this right? If it be right we must have mistaken the estimate of cost per mile given by the traveller who claimed to have kept an accurate record. ()1' course there are other things to be considered. The original cost of a light. car such as a Ford is around $700.00; the license is $14.00. The interest. on the investment. for a. year at ‘7 per cent. amounts to $.30, the gasoline for 3,000 miles" run in a season will cost. about $80.00 and say $10.00 for oil. This amounts to about $15!; for a season’s trip covering $5,000 miles. Add to this the cost of a new set of tires and we get $210. In this calculatiim there is nothing included to pay for a possible broken spring. a broken axle or some other needed repairs. Suppose we have no acci- dents, we consider ourselves fortunate, but we can‘t escape the deprwiation that must be. accounted for. After a season's run of 3,000 miles the $700 car will not bring more than $400 it put on the market. Here is $300 of additional expense through depreciation and is chargeable to the cost of the season’s service, making in all $519 for the first year. This calculation. if correct, will run the mileage cost to over 10 cents a mile. Of course, the depreciation for the first year at $300 is probably too high, but quite low enough if the car he offered for sale. We doubt, indeed, if such car could he sold for more than $400. The second year, the depreciation, though equally great, will not reduce the selling value so rapidly, but will easily bring it down to $300. The repair and rd- placement costs will come in faster in the second 5,000- mile season and with a smaller depreciation allowance and larger repair bills the total for the second year will not be far short. of the first. All considered, a cest of 10 cents a mile for running a car is not far out. We are not condemning cars; they’re good for any person having business, or good for pleasure for per- sons who can afl'oi'd them, but. we haven’t yet. got away from the idea that they‘re an expensive luxury. In many, in fact, most lines of business, they have become a necessity, and it would be hard to get along without them. MANY REPAIRS ARE NEEDED The Town (,‘ouneil has a big repair hill staring them in the face. The sidewalks in many places are in Very had condition and the sooner they can be attended to the better and Cheaper it will he. Anoher big item of expenditure will he the repairs nee ssary on the re,- taining wall on the south side at Lam .iton street. bridge. That never was a gmnl wall and showed weakness from the lil'Sl. To .make things worse, the filling in was done before the wall was "set" and it soon began to lean Hl,lt\\'al‘tl. Of late it is getting worse and seems as though it might towle over at any time. The Council is preparing to prop it. up but. a new wall threatens to he the ultimate outcome. The wall on the north Side, ton. has never been satisfaetory but is in a better con- dition and may run for some time without much atten- lion. In many D139“?! all ”Yer the ’town the sidewalks are in need of repair. In fact. they should have been look- ed after years ago. If an appropriation could he made for yearly maintenance the cost would seem lighter than to allow, things to run and pile up a big bill all in one year.- \K e are not advising the Council as to how they should do their business, but su geslions are in order at any time. Most of us think fie tax rates are high enough and are. loath to have additional costs in- curred. However, it isn’t wise to let things get too had before attending to them. A stitch in tints saves nine is as true here as elbewhere. We presume the water tanks are in proper condition and accessible in ease of fire... A few platforms {Or the engine along the river banks in the business section is a matter worthy of attention. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE m 2* “2‘22: unsure: manna null 18 new! or mama so". uraones ~ At. election time the voters hear a good many things about themselves and their party that they never even dreamed of, and in turn say a good many things about the “other fel- low." .With the exception of exâ€" treme cases, it is all over the day‘ after the election, but while it lasts the air is sometimes blue with in- wctix'e. Tales of graft are also com- mon talk about the government in power about this time, but it is a most peculiar thing that the most of the wrong-doings of the government umlor lire has taken place many out of the riding of South (trey and was therefore of little or no local in- tc'I'osl. When the, Drury Governmpnt, or,. mhre correctly, what later became the Drury Government. for Mr. Druâ€"| ry was not then a member of the Le- gislature. \vasappealing to the elect- ors. it will he remembered that a great hue and cry arose over t.h-~ old-time party patronage system. Put them in power and this must end, they said. But did it. We give below an editorial in T uesday’s Lon- don Free Press. citing two cases, one in Toronto, and one right in Walker- lon, seventeen miles from Durham. The Walkerton incident has never been duplicated in the past by either of the old parties and it is not easily understood how it came about even under the Drury Government. The Free Press 52in : “In the 1919 election campaign much was heard on the hustings in regard to the question of patronago. 'l‘ho wicked old parties were vigor- ously and violently denounced for political patronago. A promise was made that patronage would be wip- od out. and a new political era. in- augurated in Ontario. Tho provinro was to have a sort of political mil- lonnium. “However. no effort. has been made to carry out this election pledge and during the past four years patronage has been just as rampant in Ontario as it ever was. 011 the very eve of the elections there have been two glaring;r instances of patronage. J. Wu Curry, K.t}., Liberal M.P.P. for Southwest. Toronto, during all the years of the Drnr)‘ regime, was Mr. Raney‘s right-hand man and worked overtime in an effort to secure a union of Liberals and Farmers. Mr. Curry had no chance of being re- elected and Mr. Raney evidently felt that he owed him something. so. af- or dissnlutiun. he was madv Rvgisâ€" trar of York County at. a salary of “An own worso raso of patronagr was oxposml l)_\‘ I’rml \V. Lippm't. (lonsrrx'atiw camlidato in South “rum. at a mvoting of Hon. Howard Forgusnn‘s :lt “Valkorton last Friday night. 'l‘ho position of Bruce? County jailor and matron rownlly horamo upon. Archio Foriruson of Walker- tnn, a roturnod Stiltllt‘l' with thrvo yours" rrruril nvorsras. thrve mouths of \Vlllf'h worn spout, in a German prison. was appointml to the post by ordnr-in-rouncil on tho recommend- ation of W. W. Dunlop, insooctor of prisons and asylums. His wife at the same time was named matron and they were sworn in on May 1. Tak- ing tho appointmpnt in good faith they spent several hundred dollars on furnishings. “Five days later, according to Mr. Lippert, came a telegram, stating that the appointment could not be confirmed and telling Mr. Ferguson to cancel his arrangements. A new orderâ€"in-council was then passed and Mr. and Mrs. William Hyndman, farmers of North Bruce, and political friends and workers of the present Government. were named for the post . "Seldom in the poliical history of Ontarin has there been such a glar- ing instance of political patronage. It is no wonder that nnthing is heard from Drm‘y ("hin'm-nnmnt. oratnrs on this subject.“ DURHAM BOWLBRS HOLDING LOCAL TOURNAMENT In lhv lmal lumling tmnnamvnt fur Juno, kin-n competition and grunt (‘nthusiasm is manifestml. Mundav and Fridax nights aim sot asidv os- pm iallx for thosv gzlmos and \ isitm's aw wr} \\ clcumv. The folliming is tlw r0911“ 50 Mr : Skips W. Calder ......... J. S. McIlraith ..... H. Cross....’ ....... W. S. Hunter ...... T. Henderson ...... S\D. Croft ........ J. H. Hunter ....... \V. ()1. Pickering... }0. Hahn ........... \T. G. Gnodchild... ls. McBeth ......... Jimmie Simpson is mentioned as a candidate. It is pretty tough onthe Telephone City.â€"St. \Catharmes Standard. ' Government cuts out the working- man’s beer, Next it cut out his oleo. But he’s still got his appendixâ€"Ot- T0 Won Lost Play 10 9.0a:1r AND PERSON AL| Mrs. P. (iagnon entertained on“ Friday afternoon for Mrs. Coir. Who- is leaving shorily for Elmira. M1. \\. C: «im- Na? in Toronto on TUCNI 21} . Mrs. L. “C Limin sum! 3 fvw days visiting her :lzulzhiel‘s in London. Woodstock 'tnd Sll‘alfurd. and arriv- ed home or Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Graham, Mrs. A. McKinnon and Mr. and Mrs. John Burgess visited Mrs. Graham‘s fath- er, 312‘. Burgess. Southampton. the first. of the week. Mrs. Dale and son nf Magoo, Sask.. aro visiting her muthm‘. Mrs. Robert. Mc('}0wan, for the summer. Mrs. Arthur Atkinson of Gore Bay is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ritchie, Edge Hill. Mrs. S. McCrackon is visiting hm‘ dauglitm', Mrs. G. Brvtz, Shollmrno. Miss. Etta 'l‘wamlvy, stonographm' of the Royal Bank, Spent a week-end with friends at, Weston and Toronto. Miss Stella McCrae left Tuesday of last week to visit, friends at Loam:â€" ington. Mr. T. Bradley 01' the Toronto pn- lice forco is visiting his cousin. Mr. Andrew Derby, and other friends in town. ' Mrs. P. Gagnon and mother-in- law, Mrs. Gagnon, Six, are visiting in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Musgrove and Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson, of Meaford. vis- ited with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jucksch on Sunday. Misses Marie and Gertrude Cole have resigned their positions on the Public school staff and have se- cured positions in the Lloyd George srlmol. Hamilton. The initial salary is $1,000 each. Mr. and Mrs. John'McGowan, John Meliuwzm, Jl'.. and Wallace Mt'Guw- an, spvnt Sunday in Fergus. Ye liditor and daughter-in-law. Mrs. Frank Irwin. left this morning to attend the annual convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association at Halifax. They will be joined at Toronto by the former's daughter. Mrs. Alex. Kearney. The! mnvention will he held on Monday and Tuesday and at the close the train party will go to the Sydneys in the eastern part, of Cape. Breton Island and to Summerside and Chair- lottetown, Prince Edward Island. Sunday, June 2’. will he spent in the quaint old city of Quebec. The spo- eial train consisting: of ten pullmans will leave 'I‘c'irimto this afternoon at three o‘clock and he hark in Toronto § Every Day Is Bargain Day THE PEOPLE’S MILLS Our Feeds are of the Best Quality, and our Flour is Guaranteed. Prices right for Cash Highest Price Paid for Wheat delivered at the Mill Goods Delivered in Town Every Afternoon Phone 8, Night or Day. \ Sovereign Flour Eclipse Flour White Lily Pastry Flour Wheat Cereal and Rolled Oats Bran 0| - " ‘ Shorts Crimped Oats Mixed Chop Mixed Grain for Poultry Food Blatchford’s Calf Meal Pig Meal and Poultry Feeds JOHN MCGOWAN gun alumnus i av nvsvtrsm Health film cm W “Emu-flux” Feed Flour at. 6.30 am. Monday morning Juno 2?». Mr. Fred Search of Toronto spent a day in town visiting nid frirnds. lads Fm Fruit lulu: m Tonic: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Isaac and daughter visimd friends at Strattnrd over the weekâ€"end and tank in tin- John Robinson cirrus on Monday. Miss Alice Ramage left this morn- ing on the annual Canadian Weekly Newsnapors Association trip. 'l‘liv mooting this year is at Halifax. “Fruit-c-tivec”, the wonderful medicine nude from the juices of cpplec, ounces, fig- nnd prunes, is one of the rented: menu: of doing good that t ' country of ours has ever known. “Fruit-a-tivel” is bringing health to hundreds and hundreds of people who suffer with chronic Constipation, Biliousness and Dys epsia. Mr. Frank Hull 0 Wyevale. Ont. Mr. Robert Hughes uf Guelph was a visitor here with his sisters this week. He returned homn this mornâ€" ing. A Council Blufl's baby was burn in a woodshed. If he is taken back in his birthplace once in a while his may become president sumv day.»- Cedar Rapids Gazette. Mr. Frank Hsll of W\ evaie, Ont, says, “I purchasedsbox of“l“a uit a. tives ” and began the treatment. M v condition improved immediateh The dyspepsia ceased tobe the bu rden of my lifgss it had been, end I was Sec thal Cecil B. DeMillo is to film the Ten Comman'dnu‘nts. Fair enough. Somo rocnrd of thvm shuuhl be proscrwd for our childrenâ€"Irm- onto Star Weekly. Limited. Ottawa; Ont: freed of Consti rtion ". .1: box, 60 $2.50, trinlslzei'bc. _A_t days“ or sent by Fruit-u tint [Ji\.‘1 'l‘)gsoo o o Wheat ........... 1.15 Oats ........................ £8 @ 50 Barley ..................... .65 Buck“ heat ................ 65 g, 68 Peas .................... 1.20 C 1.25 Hay .................. 10.00 @ 12.00 Butter ..................... .25 DURHAM MARKET film. Jun u. an. 'lour Oat Chop Mixed Chop Durham, Ont. Corrected June 14, 1923 ............... $8.27» ........ 1.15 ............... 48(ci50 V r0