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n. ‘semen-uh h ce a e ~‘ °' “M” o! iioli-Prgvinclll con- we:

‘m’ ‘lite proposals submitted - m. province the Celltffllilll ~ eter of the Confederation is

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yam,“ poiiiiy and in social se-

“T-fii‘ of the Fathers of Con- era on was to link up Nova - tia and New Brunswick with eentrai Canada by a railroad built ‘m; gpetltdd as a national-work- “... plan, ss it developed. has Ml y eed to overcome geogra hioal handicaps. But at the time i mflsldered to be a practical solu- flan. It was used as the mgnt lli 14m l0 bring P. l. 1- “t9 "Confederation. g m _

l)‘ ‘- now do any way interfere with the centract of 181d but are to be eon- sldered as a present method to enable our province to carry on gdeqllll€lY and ually with other fprovinces of the edaral union.

P. l. Island's Case

.. The ease of P. I. I. dcel hot dif- rger greatly from the case of some 5counties in each province but it is Iunllke the case of any other pro- Lvlnce as a whole. There coun- Jties where the incomes f wage "earners fall below M00 per annum 1.4; in two counties of Nova Sco- tis, one in New Brunswick and Tong in PJLI. In the next class- 4400 to e000 earnings-lo counties f Nova Bcotia 0 counties of New -§runswlck and two of P. l- I..ere finciuded. In the g . - 4 of Nova lcotia. e of ew run- tmick reach that class, but none ..ef P. B. I. Also, two counties of 11love Scotla and two of New -~ Brunswick reach the class of over $1800 earnings average. It can be .' readily seen that a rovinol whose male earners get we l below f e600 per annum cannot supply taxes - in the manner in which they are Jspplieddn recent times, which ll " awefly through the Income Tax. ; e Oorgoration ‘Tax and the Buc- - session uty Tex. When the Our . toms DutyTax was, the chief source 3o! revenue, as it was thirty years 11ft), when it provided 0t per cent I o all revenue. P. I. Islanders paid » a full share of taxes which were fwsli beyond their abilit to pay. not today the Customs utles are s5 than s per cent of the revenue -~oi Canada. It may be mentioned fthat P. I. I. purchases from On- gtsrio and Quebec exceed e200 mil»- . lions in the past tea year. While

The not in

'1 en Inter s ills is ifflcult to arrive at. But -\ the trade if it can be called Trade, ‘E is at least 5 to 1 and possibly a " much higher proportion. Prom this statement I assume

gs are appreciated as valuable cus-

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more. I may also resume that

e export dollars cgileeted by us

» and sent to Ontario and Quebec

~ are fully appreciated. Export trade

is never as profitable to a province

. as internal trade. In fact areport

made for President Roosevelt stat-

; ed that the United States ever a

3 Erica of years lost ill billion dol- . s on its export trade.

leggeeta lonely

A rseeedy for P. I. I.'s ills would

i: to establish industries within e province in order to cheek the

Mg- andisd trade with the central

provinces to some degree.

. In a previous nrc~ ‘r I "' ‘

I "m! if $12 per head were paid P.

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.- ,.No bade erbium-s to sv sn-luss a few I 4mm of e alniess sesssady PUTNAMW ' F0“ EXTRACTORwnIs e law ' yfions aad "he! .-Q. ‘glgfly, roursereeern today. Ierreeid results. In! ;_ ereetev comfort. nae the nld reliable Ceca -,- in-n-v-nrus-nnm-soonn sxrnscsoa. c sf all dealers In medicine. -

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Merchandise .

A great variety of Christmas Geode h ar- riving daily and being displayed for the bene- fit of early shoppers. “Sad far Y‘; have re- 6 a I lrflfle ment of Cute: an Re- veion Manicure Sete in verioee combinations all all beautifully

A large display of Ladies‘ Toilet Sets and‘ Cases in newest de- signs ma at this i e.

Oar slsowi in Cents Travelling sees and‘ Military, Sets are also at hand and are well chosen: for the 61ft Season.

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to on Q this art, was rdgarded as of

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./ . l1. in iieu of income tax. soccer» alon duties. and coapwation taxes the loss to the ere nce would ex- ceed e100 thousand annually. This has now been computed by our

fllllflfilll "Vi"?! ll I ll-‘Yilllii °t gest that the Federal Government

d set up a Health and Welfare Plan immediately to determine through experiment and experience best method of inaugurating the plan elsewhere. A small and homo-

"t *r..".:-':.“. a u e e o cu basis. It ls evident that ead which is the ir- reduc ble minimum. will not suf- fice to keep us even at our pres- ent standafd of expenditure. Twenty years ago our Federal subsidies were nearly three times as much as the average for Canada: t they are more than three times as much on a pa!‘ caplta ba- sis. These subsidies were determin- ed over a period of years by con- ferences of representatives of the provinces, by claims of non-fulfill- ment of the terms of Confedera- flon by the admission, in 1012, that in equity we should get more be- cause we benefltted less by Cen- ‘ ‘ion than other rovlnces by the Duncan Commiss on interim payments and by the White Com- mission findings. - In effect, payments were made mostly as some recognition of dam- es due to non-fulfillment of the t rma of Confederation, and a re- c gnition that develownents in the gominion were detrimental to P. . I.'s position. Some refer to thes ants as the cost of Confeder - on. They are for the most psi-t yments based on the terms of its: Confederation pact of 1813.

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As an example of how these laims arise I might cite a recent ning for wh ch- no claim has en made. In the shipping sea- on of 1948-44 due to the lack of second ferry steamer and regu- tions promulgated by the Federal vernment a loss to shippers of at least $500 thousand was expor- ieneed. A new ship could not be built for ua in wartime to replace the one lest in 184i and what turn- ed out to be ill-timed shipping regluiatlonaxtaulfii a loss card?"- lar to pota o s pars.

mi... now the pgovince is handi- capped by not having a second steamer. Our confederation con- tract called for u -to-date connec- tion with the ra oad system of da.

The transportation problem looms large in any plan to rim P. E. I. on an e ual footing with other provinces. or example "I -recent years trucks are universally used to haul most farm products “Racially for distances up to 250 rn es. Prosperous consuming cen- tres cf the Maritlmes are all Wilh- in that distance of P. E. I. farmers. Iut a strip of water intervenes and no ade uete attempt has been

ade to ai w trucker to cross. gs feet-the‘ gove ent-owncdv] ferry, whichwas given to a pri- vate corporation to operate, re- fuses to carry trucks except ut n prohibitive rate. Any payments the federal government van make on account of social security, for example. cannot take the place of the prime necessity of conveying groduce across the Northumbcrlend

trait. Give us adequate transpor- tation and in the words of an old sang "We'll get alon somehow."

In the confederatan speeches can be found this statement that .Canadians “would consume every- thing PJLI. could produce even though it were cultivated like a kitchen garden." Nova Scotians, for example. who bring in e35 mil- lions in foodstuffs yearly are not allowed to accept our meats unless ‘ins ctlen in an abattoir is mnde an shipment is made’ by rail. Un- der the present system it is easier to get meats from Ontario and so they are there procured—mostly.

Io P81. I. is practically restrict- ed to an ex rt market by means of laok of ransportation and by regulations which were not fore- seen at the time of Confederation. Yet in days gene by Nova Bcetians were largely fed by P. l1. Islanders and I may presume, would like to get our food even now if they could contract for it and make "sure of delivery on schedu e. We would like ta hsv cend tions restored which woui give us that trade

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Oaslaln Desert

Here is a province set like an oasis in a desert of consumln cen- tres. It is the only prcvinceon tho Atlantic coast with an exportable au?ius of agricultural produce. lo ore Confederation it had its own means of reaching its consum- ers and bringing in its su piles. Ihip inf was its greet centrl utlon

ederation but its skill in

1.0 zalue by the Dominion and was llowed to languish and finally go nearly out of existence. The pro- vince of P. l. I. cannot thrive by rail traffic alone. One of its ad- is its y arbeurs. M

the e of Con dera the ro-

ng" and "lines of steam and other hips" to promote interprovinciai trade and "lines of steamships" to proinote international trade

aa commerce" betwee the pro- vinces and to eetablis “certain trade routes" and to do other things to insure justice and ‘air

between the provinces and to

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of the United States. It a record that Canada deliberately nerleoted and allowed the

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Th transportation rebiem. 61w into t e ae lest’ of shlplflhs Cent as well as u» ‘erries is the an '" r 2"‘ "i!

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ulstl If all the cost 538v will?! is to be paid t Islanders prefer III i th e where. In fact the gnrgréumsjtsrrlityuinslst on living

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vinces entrusted to Canada “s ip- t

t requires adequate ferries at

try to} raise the living unless the inoe te trade an b“

i t tt hwiiflg mght no ma er muc w c ll th h t he recipients vehcallsliltfd. 5:56 willing to ive theze an a lower

re In view of the cost of the Pro- sals in the case of P. ILL. sill-

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generous population will flt ad- mirably for ‘such an ex erlmont. It would be set up as a plot plant for the whole country and would es cially serve as a test for serv- i g r areas which are plo- rt onetcly larger in P111. than n any province. P. It‘. I. is 15 per cent rural. It is admirably suited for an experimental area. is small and the most densely popu- lated of any province in Canada. having es pee le to the square mile. The peope are over 08 per centnative born and pll speak the same language. The government is centralized and there are no rural municipalities, so that legislation is comple‘ and effective. It has a natural boundary which makes easier the enforcement of regula- tlons. I would also suggest that an l-x- periment. and demonstration be set up in vocational education. There is great need for training in mod- ern agricultural and technical subjects. A central school should be established, co-ordinatecl with rural high schools and this is a responsibility which quite properly can come under Federal proposals by way of cash assistance without interfering with education control which is recognized as under the provinces. If these two experiments were conducted for a period of ten yours or oven less, 1t is quite possible that thc population would incrausc and the new health and education standards would set a model for Canadian rural life. The cost to the Federal Government would not be great. The help the pro- vince would get would enable it to accept the proposals immediate- ly. Indeed the province would co- operate with increased taxes for health and education on the basis of a general property tax and a health insurance tax, The experimental lan has also these advantages. he planners for health and public welfare; many of whom are without exper- ience i.n dealing with rural areas. could improve their ideas and tone

could get reel experience in rural areas in education. The rural areas would regain faith in a system which would serve them i.n the field of curative medicine at least. I can assure you our government's speedy and hearty cooperation in such a demonstrational and ex- perimental plan.

The province of P. E. I, will go along with the proposals but the Federal Government must realize that the province will have to be dealt with Just as some provinces must deal with some of their rural counties

uggestions Made

We suggest it would benefit our position if _

(s) A billiC grant be paid each province before the per capita payment is made,

(b) That a central or anizatlon be set up at Ottawa to ear and study our ciai and problems and keep us informed of provincial claims in general.

talnad through one department of each government on all projects ln which the governments share the expenses,

(d) That our spar cspita subsidy must be so con derably increased.

As a basis for the discussion of an increased subsidy to PIL. I would suggest consideration of sev- eral comparisons. For example, the ninth victory loan just com- ,pletccl assessed Canada $1380 mil- "W'- Qu I oer ca its basis the allotment for P. I. . would be $10 million 644 thousand. But the Na- tional Financial Committee asses. sed us on es million $800 thou]. and, approximately one-third which is a recognition of the gee; u“; the money is not in our area.

Th‘ ‘illfll-Ylgs of P. l. Laccord- ins to the rose Business Year Book is .3 er cent of the total earn- ings o Canada, while we have .8 pa- cent of the population, so we earn a little less than one third, per capita, of all Canada. "ltho Provincial and Municipal revenue of all Canada amounts to p591 millions. 0n a. er capita basis P. E. l. would colect e4 million '12s thousand. We collected p1 million 5Q thousand or approximately one third. ‘The average earnings of males in P. l. I. in 1M1 was 8596 and the Canadian average was e088. The proportion of wage earners to total po uiatlon was one to 10.“, while i all Canada the propor- ion was_one to 5.44. Thus with wage earnings of so per cent of the average for Canada our wage earners supported twice as srrgny

been c. co eroe. The provinces Such facts as the several‘ pre- alaeobligaged Canada malt cedin trat th bill to inlilre the rssulatllsn ef.t-. ‘d’: our p‘ $.53: pa; taxgs ‘and all!

ability to work under handicaps. In the case of P. E. I. it is nee es that a broad view of the situa Ion be taken. As previously remarked, it ls not anon to have us closely linked with t e railway system of Canada for tradinf pur- ses. The necessity of trad in ks has been stated and hat two

ships are needed, for a large n. ion of o trade la with Newf u - land an elsewhere. The on e of Newfoundland require the in

of products P. Ii. I. uces and PI . is nearest to hem.

e ‘llourlst 'I':ade of P. I. l. ls a great asset and is capable tre- mendous expansion and eve in- crease in the tourist trade w in.

crease the revenues oonaide hi‘.

The tourist possibilities ef P.

are as grelterpr ‘ ion-

ately n at of any province. All s‘. Iarmere

f have not

I kn w of nofield in which ‘rel we d be more ‘acceptable or ywl fiséeatcr returns. The Pralri

Ho) That a close liaison be maln-

Nkeii of Aggie tuna . mentienedh% . l!‘

a Farm habilitation Act, or some similar Act. could be applied with great benefit. '

Expenditures under the proposed plans for public projects benefit especially manufacturing centres. A bridge, for example. provides more man hours of labour in Que- bec than ln P. A new ferry boat for P.E.I. provides more labour elsewhere than the con‘- Btructlon of docks at home. P.E I. should be generously treated in

ublic Piojects on this account a-

one,

If population moves elsewhere in periods of ‘depression than a special effort should be made to held it. In the last depression per- iod agrlculturai areas bore the brunt. There is a limit to the ab- sorbtivc power of industry 1n time of depression, This was ex- perienced in the decade preceding the war when provincial regula- tions preciuded the movement of our surplus population to other Provinces. This surplus has been estimated to amount to about 1000 persons annually on P. E. I. due to the size of families which are exceeded in numbers only in Que- boc province.

Island's Resources

The ‘feat resources of P. E. I. are its agriculture, its Fisheries, its Forests and its suitability and p0 uiarlty with tourists, and Agri- cu ture if it received the attention a plied elsewhere would improve.

would be greatly to our advan- B80. The proposals of the Federal

Government constitute one of the most. completely idealistic plans ever put forth by any Government. They embody a plan to insure com- plete and continuous development n every province, based on the highest ideals, We can only mn- cur in the general plan enthusias- tically and we hope that our small segment can achieve the ideals set Oil .

We assure cooperation in cvc"y way and will agree to begin im- 'mediately to arrange plans, legis- lation and cooperating officials and commissions or boards to carry them into effect, as soon as we are ‘assured of adequate financial back- ng.

We suggest, because we are the smallest and most homogenic in quality, and because we are large- ly rural, that we be made ah ex- perimental area to work out the ideals of the proposals. We are the only province that is losing ground 1n population and results achieved in such a province would be most striking.

In order not i0 appear to use porkbarrel tactics, the immediate start should be made in Public Health and Welfare and in Voca- tional Education. headers in Rural Education and in Public Health, can train themselves in our ruml areas in developing successful rur- al pians; they will then be equip-

ped to carry the system 1_nto every cor-nor of Ognada, especially the rural areas, where the need is greatest and where the hardships endured in the depression of the '30’; andgduring the war was great- est. i

The Exports

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By IIELEN BANNERMAN Canadian Prose Staff Writer

OTTAWA, Dec. l1-— (GP) -Ac- cording to the rhymes. Humpty Dumptyh; downfall was a catas- trophe whlch couldn't be remed- ied. It's still a catastrophe when eggs are spoiled by careless hand- ling, especially theso days be- tween peak laying periods.

Because of meat rationing many home-makers are using more eggs than usual—these reasons, plus heavy export shipments, make ev- cry egg precious and the agricul- ture department homc economists provide these pointers for proper storage and cooking.

The storage place for eggs should be humid, but well venti- lated. The humidity of the at- mosphere retards evaporation and sufficient air currents prevent the development of moulds.

Never store eggs close to foods with a strong‘ odor-the 5h01l5 nrc porous and t e flavor will be ab-

uch could be readily done in pro- viding lime of which large depos- its exist at. the bottoms of the bays and estuaries. It would also be improved by drainage. If a proper organization of agricultural en- perts were set up, as in all other counties in Canada, farmers could be inspired to better farming proc- tlces. The fisheries of P. E. I. were al- ways conslciered of great impor- tance. During the French regime the headquarters of the fish?" for the Gulf of St. Lawrence established on P. E, I. under Mon- sieur d8 Roma. The station destroyed by the British in i758.