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i1 FRIDAY JANUARY 11, 1924

g, "m: GROWING was?

_. Iln 1914 we imported into Canada cieven million dozen eggs, princip iuy from the United sum. and gfvported practically none.

- in the fiscal year ending hiurch 5927i we imported 8,300,000 (iozen '\ u exported rremxoor- down.

m 1:114 we Imported, chiefly from the United States, 7.317.000 pounds of butter 11nd in 1923 we lmllorleil $101,001» pounds while our exports 1p the some mrioci iucrv-nsmlfrom v 1o arr proximately fifl.000,0i.lil pounds pm-

about one -niii1ion pound;

year. other vessels. This indeed is the I: will 1w OIM-"Pil 111m ““‘ 51-1" form in which it is best known. nnnn we 11111111" "€B>' “M! 19> llerc also on.» slmilitudc holds

much butter, an-importatiuxi which might well he restricted for 111B l .

“Drill 01' Callaiil" fflrmws- Th" stopper for that wing of the Lib-

valuo of a ‘home market is clearly shown in these flfllffi- 71K‘ W" that we are. still unabic no supply our lFYfTIF market wizh eggs is an rissnruntv 1.1 our rarmcrs H1111 1hr)‘ may continue to Izkrease their egg prtxllttrtltvn uihhout any dnngI-r uf' ginning the market,

gqThu gri-at increase in the produc- tion o1’ both e-ggs and buttr-r is tin-- to tho

very largely increase in

Western production. principally‘ that 111' Savk.'1i.c11+-u'u:i when: mixed farming has very largely talkcn 111-.» Irlacc m‘ wheat-mining. The farm-l crs in the West have di-scovcreul that then.- is too muchrisk in con- fining themselves They um nuw generally engaging

in mixed farming and are our prin-

to unc- crop,

cipul competitors both at hom»: .1111 nbroud. 1n egg uni poultry produc- tion tilt-v over us and it was largely’ ir-cauwv

have some z1d\'uni:1g~:~

0! their hcuvy production in this “no that IIHJSSBG poultry 1'35 Si) low in the eastern provincm dur- ing thr- recent Christmas season. Poultry in cor load lots came from the West during the weeks immed- prcccding Christmas with that the market was

lately the result practically glutted. uPrlnc-e Edu-ard island eggs still continua to hold their high place In the‘ Canadian market. mainly be- cause of the strict. obscrvaucc l-u-rt‘ n: the grading system, ll system which I5 not us strictly observed elsewhere. The Toronto Globe. in n recent markci report says: i"*"'“l‘he EEK-grading regulations which were authorized by the last sczuiiun of lParllameut are a dend- ICU"? as far as the bulk of egg con- sumers in Toronto are concerned. Eggs are bcling sold in the retail Home of this city without much m- lgfl-d to legal grades, and under all “sorts of names. The old-time gqvorite of the trade, "selects." do not appear so much In e1'1dcnce. Thai tcrm never did mean much more than that the eggs so classi- fied were the best tho dealer hop pened to have on hand, but it cov- mqred no more variation in quality "gland do the legal names of "spec- llls" and Wanna" todsy. The ro- ytnil trade of this city have lost cou- dideucc in the GEE-grading law, and dfnany of the ncrekeepsrs are mak- Ang n0 v-ctense to keep it." Our only hope to raisin our ground in the keen compctidcn - glut- ws are now up against is to Yqiplp our faith to quality, Quality

d: egg production and product! we can 1161a our " ‘I in 1E7 competition provided produce only the best.

THI CORK LEADER

IR- Hon. William L101: Muc-

anotber of the floods of political

Notes By the Way I

‘The Agriculturab Grant

which Premier Kinfha intimated his Govcrnmlnt will dIs-contln , was

first made by the Borden Admin- istration after consultation with the provlnclul Premiers. We are not told that the provincial authori- ties have been consulted in re- gard to the discontinuance. much less have we been informed that the Provinces, or any of them have given their consent thereto. "Coni- mon courtesy would seem to suggest that as they were consult- ed at the outset and approved ct the federal bounty then and since, they should also have been con-

uncertainty. The similitude is a happy Ollc One of the characteristics of cork I

lighter than water and, should it find itself in over-watered stock. It is bound to float; its lightness prevents it from being tied down by the ordinary bonds of conven- tion and it floats bobbingly but serenely on the crest of the wave secure in its lightness.

0n account of its lightness and elasticity cork is frequently used for making stoppers for bottles or

good. The m. Hon. Mac-Kenzic

King has been used as a cork or

oral WW)‘ which DI-ltn not its faith in conventions or politicul prin- Llke the cork, his job is to hold them In a container. to keep them and loecp quiet. 11 is a comparatively can job while 1110 cork holds tight. if 1'10 wrk moves, howl-var, and alli-

ciplcs,

together them

til- zir gcts in, f-irmentalion lulu-s This

lcrincntatiun i..- bowming violent at

plow,- untl 1110111110 begins. prc=ent and there are indications the with a bang,

thai rorkwvill ‘be blown Out

blown off into ti!"

wilderness when: it may never hc

is that It is of light weight. it Is|

suited before the gift should bc .wi:l1 druivn.

There In another uspct of the cue. Tbs Government that first made the Agricultural Grant was

strongly supported in Parliament and In the country. How is it now! The proposal, to discontinue the grant comes from a Government that iu in a minority in both Houses of Parliament. is apparently In a state of disruption. and has been recently defeated in successive bye-elections. Apparently the King Government has lost the confidence of the country as It has lost the confidence of Parliament. Con- siderations, such as these ought to give cause to action already decided upon toward discontinuing the grant. At least before it is done, it is only courteous and reasonable that the provincial authorities should be consulted and due regard be paid to their opinions.

We chill probably be told tha‘. the Agricultural Grant is to be withdrawn from reasons of re- trenchment afld economy}. And ceo fninly the call for the practice of these virtues is now both strong and urgent. Debts, yearly deficits and growing interest charges along with Imavily increased taxation have sounded the call in thun- lit-rolls tunes. Premier King may well Iiavo asked hlmself- Where shall We plant this sweet flower of Economy that. it may grow and flourish till itshali fill all the lnnd with its beauty and fragrance‘! After two fUflfg of thoughtful

found.

Sums-limes n work reins-vs to cnmc out. and reveal the contents uI the bottle. in this cnsc a cork- scrcu is efit:cilt'cly‘lvst~ll 11ml llh: obstinate obstruction is lorcIb-gvflrr- mow-d. This, in Iiomt-ly similc, is Ills- today. Fermentation is in progress if it b1:-

comcs sufficiently active to drive

miiliczii situation IIrCanudu

in the Lihcrll '\\'ll'IL‘:I1'lII.

the cork out 1111c common people outside will have an opportunity of filling the skin with better stuff. if the cork refuses to blow out they must use the corkscrew. '

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

Comparisons are often mzlde be- twv-cn fomigu and Canadian invest- ments in Canada, often to the detri- mr-nt of tho latter. Canadian faith in its own country 1s frequently dis- counted by the charge that. Cana- dian industries are maintained very largely by American and Dri- tish Capital. That the contrary is thd case is shown by statistics pub- lished In the monthly letter of tho Royal Bank of Canada, showing the percentage of Canadian. British and American Capital invested in our principal Canadian Industries. In our lumber business, mill pro, ductlon, 72.3 of the capital invested is Canadian, 14.5 is American, 13.1 is British.

1n the pulp 11nd paper industry 69.5 is Canadian, 20 American and 7.4 British.

in steel furnaces and rolling mills 6111i; Csnudiuu, 40.8 Ameri- can and .9 British. i

Only in one industry does Cann- dian capital fall below the other two. namely, copper smelting. in this indmtry only 13.4 per cent of the total capital is Canadian, 51.1 being American and 34 British.

In agricultural implements t-hc percentage is Canadian 50, Ameri- can 38.8 and British 10.

The figures in the above are for the year 1920 but the proportion. It. is stated. has not materially chan- ged.

in almost every Instance Cans- diun Investment amount»! to more than the American and British

w Magic: boon likened stc .401: by lulu of his admiring fol- frouaissbilitrtamrh on", Q. Mmfimrtflv w.

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combined. indicating growing faith

ion the! pm of Claudia: investors

in the possibilities of their coun- QT!-

tlelibcrutiou ho- has mode his choice. It shall be planted on the farms, where it shall have abund- -'ant air and sunlight! So he begins lhy cutting off the Agricultural ifirant. to ull the Province. There ,.\'Ir. King's Ideas of Economy be- Igin; there they centre; Let us hopc they will not end there.

Mr. King did not consult the 'provlnciil authorities In am; matt- er. He knows what their answer would behAnd he did not consult the farmers. No doubt he knew what their answer would be. in the days since the King Government came into power. promising pro sperity to everybody, the farmer has been hit hard by rapidly fall- ing price for most of his productsjtc ally the farmers ought to have been consulted before Mr. King made his resolve that Economy should bygin by cutting off the Agricultur- a1 (irant. Had they been consulted we feel surc they would have 11nd something to and

Kouuth, tho great Liberator of his time. was the author of a maxim in two words: “Bayonet: think." Farmers also think, quite as much as the men who carry bay- oncts. They have also weapons In their hands-ballots-thst. have overthrown more Government than all the armed forces of the day. And. if we mistake not, the farmers

of Prince Edward Island and of Canada will do a lot of thinking over Mr. King's statement as to

where the first cut. shall be made when Economy and Relrcnchmcnt

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Daily Selections

FOR

Guardian Readers

o-oc-oeo-

WANTED God give us men! A tinlc like this demands Strong mind's, great hearts. true faith and ready hands: ~ Men, whom the lust of office does not kill; Men, whom the spoils of office cau- not buy: Men who possess opinions and a will Men. who have. boson-mien, who will not lie; Men. who can stand before u de- mngogue. And dumn his treacherous flutt- erar without winking.

‘full men. sun-crowned. who live above the fog in public duty, and in private thinking-

Ior while the. rubble, with their thumb-worn creeds

Their 1min professions and their fl 6,-

- om weeps. Wrong rules the land and waiting 1mm sleeps! -

lChristian world, It will be :1 stand-

rus cmncomsrows oussoiun

The Public Forum‘

This column. is. open for

the discussion by corru- pcndcnu of _ on; of In- terest. The Charlottetown

Guardian doe: not necessar- ily endorse the opinion ex- preaud by its correspon- dorm. b CHURCH UNION

Sir.—-As n mere layman I RID greatly at sen over this Church Un- ion controversy. if the ministers represent their congregations it should be a simple matter for them tu hold a meeting and find the views of their members and adher- ents, They then could act accord- ingly and save reams of corres- pondence. Let Mr. Christie, Mr. Taylor, and “Presbyterian" who. pcrwumably, is a. minister, consult their people and then come forward with a clear mandate to speak on their belt-Alf. I a111, Sir, etc.

. LAYMAN

Charlottetown, Jan. 10, 192,4.

-—-——<0>- ANTI-UNION OOMEDIES

Sin-Rev. Dr. Ephraim Scott has forsaken "fiction" for "trag- edy." In both of these realms be displays grant powers of Imagina- tion. it might relieve the Church Union controversy from heaviness and over-seriousness to turn in the direction of comedy. in this con- nection one is amused to find that Dr. Scott has played n double rolc in his attitude toward the “Basis of Union." He has spoken with two inconsistent voices; which voice are we to bclieve——in the Popular phrase. “Philip Sober, or Philip Drunk"?

I have just stumbled upon Scott's high tribute to the

Dr. state-

ment of doctrine in the Basis of Union when years ago It first appeared. "lts excellence." he

wrote as editor of the Presbyterian Record. "must impress every thoughtful reader. it is full.

simple and Scriptural. There are few Presbyterian who can find any substantial difference be-

tween it and the Shorter Catechism or the Confession of Faith. Method- ists and Congregationalism will doubtless find it in equally sub- stanisl accord with their accepted beliefs. Even if organic union should be delayed the work of these committees has not been in vain. Their statement of doctrine will be of permanent value to tho

in: testimony to the essential unity of the Protestant Evangelical Church, hoih in this and in other lands, and will be of value in help-

rince sud of considerable financial? benefit 1o the lumen. 1t would‘ not need to be extensive at the out- set and could be enlarged as the de- mand and popularity of ltd exist- ance increased. Under this system both parties to a live-stock deal ' would be benefited. The dealer would be saved much time and ex- pense running through the country

A fiiiii I 11E n . I

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looking up desirable stock, tho meal packer ivnuld be saved the expense of sending out n man to buy hogs and lambs, ctc.. and the farmer In his turn would he bene- fitted to a share in this saving by obtaining the market value of his stock in town, upon which the country offer is based lees the cost of freight and handling to reach there, But the farmer would be the gainer in a number of other mys. some of them more or loss indirect and perhaps extended to the future. in the first place he would obtain the full market value for his stock and would receive a premium on quality: which latter In the country ls seldom recogniz- ed. He would be in a position to gain first hand knowledge of the most profitable class and type of stock to raise as he would make periodic visits to the stockynrds, when in town and would have a

class of stock that fetched the highest prices with his own, l-‘ur- ther he would be able t0 note, for Instance, that a prime steer of a beef breed properly finished is worth more per lb. than the same class of stock only about half fed; which would give many of us a lesson on the care and management of such stock from babyhood and youth. It would give us an incen- tive to engage more in cooperative marketing in an effort. to curtail expense, which of necessity must

two head than. by the Above all however. we would be bencfittcd by an elimination of tlm itenerant dealer and Lhc tincc-rtnln wait until his arrival and accept- ance of his offer; the lam-r, to quote of more than Oflo instance. iva-s accepted becuusc," Whlll else czin we do." $11011 an institution on the other hand. too, would in my opinion at- tract mom buyers from abroad- since they would need only In at- tend tho stock yards and would there come in immediate contact with all tho stuck offering for suic- at that time. This would perhaps create a little competition for our stock and hence a kt-cncr markci to the live stock industry of the whole Province. l a111, Sir, etc.

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<0¢——~.~-< THE MAIN POINT

SIr.——-ln view of the union cont-- rovt-rsy now waxing furious. may I be pcrmittt-ti to commend the follow’ ing from an Outurlo journal lo

lug to set before the world the substance of the Protestant Christ-l inn faith. 1t may also serve 11s n standard or model to other church-I e11 contemplating union," This was] tho verdict of Dr. Scott In his sober‘ mind before "being wnrpt-d by_ unlmoslties. Now he says that tho‘ United Church is to be crct-dless, and that the Basis of Union provid-I cs “an open door for every error. t-srwclally that error vrhich tnkcs from Christ liis (frown, of Deity and takes from sinners a Saviour. making Him only a 1111111. it would menu the death of n living evangelical Church, desolation and burreuness In spiritual results." is not this Philip otherwise than sober In mind? There is surely a subject for comedy in the amusing fact that while Dr. Scott holds his present official position by direct appoint- ment from the General Assembly he repudiate,‘ the authority of that body and leads In a revolt against it and all the constituent. couris of the Church. (‘an he expect. HIICKIH u- ce from others while using his position to support u propsgsndlst Itisurrection against the boly tlint appointed 111m’! I am, Sir, etc.

R. E. WELSH Presbyterian College - Montreal January 6. 1924.

ii-QL-i STOCK YARDS FOR CHARLOT- TETOWN

Sir,--Upon occasion one becomes very much Impressed with the nec- essity of improvement in our met- hods of marketing live-stock. Ono of these occasions is the present. Under the present system or lack of system a farmer who has live beef, pork, mutton or fowl to sell, wni-ts at home until some butcher or dealer calls and lust states what be will give, which owing to sever- nl fecton-i animating against refusal he usually must. perforce accept and which owing to the human na- ture of the dealer or butcher one can depend will not exceed the true market value. The former as a rule is not in close touch with IIvc- stock rnorkct quotations and often does not know within a consider- able margin the true value of the stock he is offering. Ho listens readily to the long story, pertain- ing to the market by the dealer. which we are sure will not be of a nature to effect detrimeufnlly the bargain the latter wishes to drive sud In the end this menhod usually results in a very much oneelded bargain-but not to the side of the mun who has long tended with cure and patience these some sni- mnls. ~ To quote the Farmer's Arl- vocstc: "They (the Maritime Pro- vinces) have a good homo market for many kinds of products, ibut the marketing machinery. especially in regard to live-stock, is antiquated and loads-qua ."

Now to improve on this system the Ides is hero put forwurd. that would it not be good business In the interests of the live-stock In- dustry that stock yards, where sales may ‘be made either by pri- vate treaty or ‘by public suction, be established In own. Such an undertaking would at. the outset have to ‘be rponsorod by the Government and at all times 1v