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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 192i

THE CANADIAN CENSUS

The near approach of the dill!‘ for the taking of the sixth census. o1‘ the Dominion awakens a renew- ed interest as to the present num- ber of the Canadian people. There has been much-speculation on they subject, which is dealt with in’ a contributed article in u recent issue of the Monetary Times. The writer of the article referred to reviews the growth of population In the Dominion in successive cen- sus periods as our best guide in making a present estimate.

‘By the first census. taken in 1871 | the population was shown to be 3.689.257. In 1881 we had gained 635.553; in 1891 a further gain of 508,420, which was followed by an increase 0t‘ 538.076 in 1901. So far each ten years had added! little lnore than half a million to‘ the number of our people. Thu census of 1911 broke all records‘

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in that regard, showing Ya gain of l.S(l3.52'3, a greater fincrease in ten years than had been made In tho thirty years 1871——1901.

This gain of 34.13 per cent in ten years was very gratifying, but on analysis it was found t0 be sadly unequal as between the cast and the wcsi and also as be- twccn the cities and the country districts. Quebec and Ontario had gained largely. while the western

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provinces showed collectively a gain of 186 per cent. The Mari- time Provinccs had increased by only or t; per-cent. And the cities had added 1.258.645 to their numbers while the rural ilo-pulut- ion had gained little more than half a million. l-‘our of the nine an actual de- ‘crease of rural population.

It is obvious that several of the causes which resulted in the re-

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provinces showed

inarkable exhibit of the census of

At that congregation to which wc made reference yesterday, - In tho southern end 0f tllc Bell-Lea, district, one of the strong fcattircr, of the Government and its party was brought out into bold relief. h that quaint style whicl: ‘these discussions often assume, ore of those present remarked iiiat. "any- ivay, in anything they ever did. they always put the CART BE- FORE THE HORSE." 0f coilrsc. it looked like a rather peculiar shying in relation to zl fi-cvcru- ment, but the discussion that fol- lowed showed its sagcncss in a wcll thought out und practical ap-

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pllcation. It developed. in ll- lustratvlon, that they rode into po\v- er astraddle a NO TAXATION horse, but as soon as they got thcre they dumped the poor old animal. that had done them so much of valuable service. away back to the -rear, and trotted out the TAXATION CART to take its place. and they made the cart blg enough to carry away a blg and healthy load of the people's money. Another horse which they drafted into service. for election purposes.

lmore properly speaking a num- be .of horses. was economy. or economies. which, practiced by their world wise and experienced methods. was to transform the

then ample and abundant revenues of the province into a living foun- tain of accomplishment. from the flowing wealth of which, WITH- OUT RESORT TO FURTHER TAXATION. the teachers salaries were to be increased and the pu-b llc works ,ol' the province would be transformed into Applsn Ways and roads to Paradise.

But when they reached the offi- ces of their ambitions this horse too was relegated to the rear, and the cart of extravagance and reck-

lessness wheeled to the front, and y in every department of the public service more money was spent. with LESS TO SHOW FOR IT. than ever before in the history of the province. Fslconwood Hos- pital and the inflnmary, which; when it cost the late Conservative Government $87,000 per year to run it, literally "APPALLED“ the Hon. J. H. Bell, when Leader of the Opposition. wss jumped by the most rspld strides up to the more enortnus sum of OVER. ONE HUNDRED AND‘

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1911 have continued to operate dur lng the pnstten years. There has been il fair growth of population in the Central Provinces notably in Quebec, and there has been a ccnsiderahlgxpansion of numbers in the four provinces beyond the Great Lakes. The Maritime Provin- probably gained little if any more than they advanced be- tween 1901 and 1911. There is, how ever, the almost entire cessation

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of Immigration except from the United ‘States during the past sev- en years to be taken Into account and also our heavy fatalities from the great war and the influenza scourge.

tlf Canada had gained during the past decade proportionately as iii the ten years previous to 101,1 the present population would be nine millions or more. In the opinion o1 the writer we are following. a gain of 20 per cent is as much as can be reasonably hoped for. This would give a present population of 8.645.805. Very probably the actual mount may pihow something be- tween eight and eight and a half millions. It seems also probable that the .,ilr.lian ‘population now equals, lf it does not exceed that of the rural districts, a condition, which must be taken into account when the redistribution (it-repres- entation in the House of Commons is made. There is also the fact that Quebec's rapid growth in pop- ulation will probably make the un- it of representation some 37,000 or double ivhtlt it was flfty years ago. This will involve a probable loss of‘ representation for Ontario, No vtl Scotla, and New Brunswick. Prince Edward island would also have to stand "a further loss, ‘but for the prudent pleasures taken some years ago which fixes our minimum of representation at four members.

Current Comment

though or dreamed of, EVEN DUR- ING THE ITIGHER PRICES OF THE MOST EXPENSIVPJ OF THE WAR PERIOD. Of course these economies are a little difficult when you want to buy large quan- tities of meats. and when there are large demands made for inside favors in the sale of cattle at fancy prices by those in close connection and with special claims upon tllelr friends in thedlstributlon of pub- llc favors‘. v When you have thcse hangers on. standing by the "crib" and insisting upon the richest of food, lt ls admittedly hard to fut- ten them to their llkclng and st the same time to conserve the rc- venues of the province.

This “tender and public compe- tition" business too was also a case of putting the “cart before the horse." It was o. principle of government upon which the Opposition Mr. Bell would fre- quently phllosophlze with a most fervent eloquence and most potent 0f reasoning. By what process of operation he has undergone so material a change is puzzling to those unaqualntcd with the ways of the wily politician, but our friends in that little store could loo more wisely, because they k w that “blood was thicker than water." and they also had their eyes upon some of the profitable centres of beef cattle production. The small numbers in the village stores very rarely go Into the pub- llc accounts. for the probable rea- son that they are rarely endowed with copies of the blue books, more especially under the pre- sent secretive Governmnt, but. on

this occasion they could not resist '

the temptation, with the facts IucIdIy laid before them in Guardian, to refer to it as another Instance of putting the “cart be- fore the horse," for did Tnot that celebrated manifesto say in the blalnest of speech. that the “fln- ""099 0f U18 province would be laid before the people in an UN. DERSTANDABLE FORM."

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Without doubt the most amusing, and most caustic application of the old saw. was when t.hey got after the legislature In their ludi- crous attacks on Current Comment and the Gusrdlen. It was only treued however qln thst light manner lnwhloh futeltigdiif men

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riously than theydo when they watch the antics of some unfortu- nate or half demented creature who occasionally delights ill en- tertaining those around with per- formances in which he thinks he is doing something more than or- dinarily smart. When they got at that remarkable “vote of cen- sure." one of their number. of a judicial turn of mind. said: "It was a case of hanging a mun first, and trying him after.“ When an- otller suggested that this couldn't be done under the British Const.i- tutlon, the retort came quick and sharp: “What do the Bell com- bination care for anything like a Constitution; if they did they would have gone to the people long ago.“ “Besides. now that they have passed sentence. they have plenty of time to try the case, and rumor says they are exceedingly busy hunting up some kind of evidence OR TRY- ING T0 FIND A REASON FOR THEIR ESSA-FADE. It is always so much easier to handle and get after a mail when they haven't got to meet,hinl to tho face, iur coll- froilt his facts.

Similarly one of these village store discussion is also reported to ils from Itustico, where, in ac- cord with tho present day custom, the discussion was led off by one of the strongest. of old time or former Liberals. True also to popular practice the Guardian has the basic altthority for all public facts. and the hluuderillgs of their inexperienced member in the mat- ter of attacks upon the press was a prolific subject for the village sports. This Wise Liberal friend was diligent in enquiry as to who the writer of those Current Com- ments could be. When told that common report. credited Mr.———— with their authorship. Ills remark was: “More power to ills elbow. he is doing fine, and has them trimmed to a stand still. I hope he will rub it iii good and strong as he is 'doing, the country ‘never needed i‘. more than now.“ And so despite the mislendlngs and conceallncnts of the Government party the people are being advised and are alive to the issues of the ay, as they have from time to time been faithfully sct forth in our/columns. And so also from the information thus placed at

are not of the klud to repeat the mistake when they once find out their mall. and when opportunity comes they will not be slow in commanding the faithlass to de- part from their presence. becauso their sins ure rank and smell as high us the heavens. It is througll the intermediary of theso groups that] the essence of sound public policy permeates the masses of the electorate, and by their reu- reasonlngs with one another their Influence in programmes becomes the substati- tlal force ill directing the affairs of government. To these talks. which are now more prevalent in a‘! parts of the country than ever before, we will its a provlncr- be ‘n- delbted for the has: things that. the next election gives us promise to produce, and for this reason we

more of our friends in regard to these discussions wlllt-‘l arc taking place.

THE PUBLIC FORUM

This column le open for the discussion by correspond ents of quesllons of Inter- est. The ‘Charlottetown Guardian does not neesel- erily endorse the opinions expressed by Its corres- pondents. ‘

To Prevent Fires

(Sir, For the Benefit of the gen- eral public please issue the follow- ing:

iSir,—-The season has come vrhcivfircs are starting through the country entailing iln-magc and loss, and where g we consider that every spring more ls needless damage done by those who don't seem to know when and how to sci. fires I lilick it is tiinc for sonic uni- to offer n sot of rulcs it‘ observed" and strictly zldhercd to would al- most cnllrcly assure safely to pro- perty. i First, ncvcr attelnpt to Illlfil brush WIIUFL‘ then; is a risk o? danger only between the 15th of June and the 1st of August. Scu- ond, never light the fire until

their disposal they are OIIFJIJIEO to

alters-cl.“ llavin-g a fine CHI-Ill day

keep in close touch with public affairs, and thus the better quali- fied to determine upon public is- sues when placed for tile-Ir decision when the incompetent ailply to them for their verdict.

It is most strangely true that i‘. is In those village groups, whether ill the store. the workshop, the iii- stitute or society meetings and in the home gatherings, that he poli- cy and the destiny of the country Is decided. It is by this means that the masses educate them- selves up to those ideas which are best lll government. and ill their determinations of policy they rarc- ly ever in the aggregate make a mistake. it is true enough that they are liable to ‘be deceived and misled by designing and political tricksters. as in the citscs which they arc now discussing, but they

Daily Selections Guardian Readers

Furnished by Wrl. L°ulon_ IOKOIOKOIU Just in a Few Words

The years of man are the loom of

Lot down .frorn the place of the

sun. , ' wherein we are weaving ever. "ril the mystic web is done;

Weaving blindly,but weaving sure-

y, . Each for himself his fate. We may not see how the iaide looks. We can only weave and wait. Anson B. Chester

right

See that the beam in your eye ls a sunbeam. Katherine M. Yates

There is something better than making u living-picking n life. ' Lincoln

No past is dead for us. but only sleeping. , Helen lunt

The inward pleasure o impart- ing pleasure-that is the choicest of all, I

Hawthorne

tBe not slothful in business, fer- vent ‘in spirit. serving the Lord.

‘Be a man first, and you can be a. gentleman at your leisure. Uncle Book's Wisdom

The heart of man decides his age; and the pluck of a woman de- cldes hers. "Never say die," in

our motto. Eden Phlllpotts

We are not here to play, to dream, _ito drift,

We hsve hsrd wort to do, and llosds to lift;

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go to the leeward side of the field if surrounded by woods scrape two 0r three yards all along the woods to prevent fire running thcn ‘set fire all along the edge of brilsh and guard it ivliich will burn slowly anti work its way against. s light air of wind until it cleans a. strip 0i’ ground that the fire will not pass ovcr again Ground burn- ed over this \\';l_\' Ill Jilly is more fertilg when cleared for crop than II burneti early in spring as the llffll reaches deep Into the ground ill July and kills all‘ vegetation wileressburncd in the spring ferns rasberry-hushcs and all kinds of dirt grow up and the stumps rc- main strong and hard to lift. rea- sons for not lighting flrcs until after-noon are that in the forczrouil tlic air is rising and sparks will fly high and you dont know but ivhat a gale 0f wind may spring tl'p dur- ing tno day but in the after-noon the air begins to tleccnd again bringing the dew with it and if

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tilc gale of wind has come you llavent tlhe fire set but if it is a favorable day you set the fire and the heavy air of evening comes on] and the sparks dont, fly high and with that care the next morning you find the fire has died out. Where there are piles of sturmps that have to be burned in spring and nnythlng- within reach o! danger fire should never be kindled until late in the evening and than with the ‘wind rlglit and all caution taken that the flrc rlont get a. chalice to run in old grass. these rules strictly adhered to will pro- vent most of the loss that would occur under the ipresont careless system of setting flros.

Other Island Ipalpers please copy end every year In April.

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(We have been requested to -pub- llsli the above letter exactly as written-Ed. G.

,'I'IIE OLD GIRDIEIIER SAYS

Do not be in a hurry to cut down the stalks of tulips and other ‘bulbs after they have flowered, at least if you want plenty of blooms nex-t year. These stalks have to ripen in order to me- ture the zbulbs underground and if they are removed while still green the bulbs are left without their need- ful nourishment. At the ssmo time you can sow the seeds of shallow rooted an- nuslsJlke , dwarf nssturtlums, egoretums. godetlss end sn- nunl msllows in the bulb