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Ilsa lsland Uuprsflan Publishing 0o. Idltor and Managing Director. J. ls. Burnett;

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fTho Strongest Memory is Weaker Than » tho Weakest Ink."

‘CHABLUTTETOWN. MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1948

The Lats lllr. loniter

News of the death yesterday of Mr. J. Wilfred floulter,'M~.B.E., will occasion very general regret throughout the Province. Mr. Boulter's name is p household word in Prince Edward lsland, and indeed wherever the fame of island seed pota- toes has penetrated. To the development of this industry he devoted many years. of his life, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he was chiefly responsible for the phenomenal success in marketing our lsland product at premium prices in the Uni-ted States and other countries. His knowledge and__ experience in this connection were put to excellent use on many occasions, in fighting tariff and transportation obstacles not ‘only in the interests of the Potato Growers Asso- ciotion, of which he was manager, but of the industry generally.

Mr. Boulter served for several years as Dep- uty Minister of Agriculture, and previously as school teacher and supervisor. He was a model official in all capacities-capable, courteous and conscientious. He also gave invaluable service as secretary of the Provincial Exhibition Associ- _ation, as a leading member of the School Board, the P. E. l. Hospital trustees, the Baptist Associ- ation, and in many other ways.

The fact that he was twice elected president of the Horticultural Council of Canada indicates the high reputation Mr. Boulter enjoyed outside the bounds of his native Province. '

Genial and unassuming in manner, he made friends easily and held them by worm ties of ‘affection. His sense of responsibility as a citizen was keenly developed; this and not any personal ambition was what inspired all his activities. Few men have left o more enduring mark upon the community, and it is with a sense of tragic loss that his passing in the prime of life is recorded

today.

Another island Province?

Prime Minister King has announced the YDominion Government's willingness to accept Newfoundland into the Confederation fold, the jpecific terms to be ratified by Parliament, pre- sumably at the next regular session. Newfoundland will reportedly obtain ‘a total of some $27,000,000 a year from Ottawa under Confederation, and will be taxed about $20,000,000 in return. Canada will take over $63,000,000 of Newfoundland's debt, leavinq the lsland with $9,000,000, and with her war- "born surplusof $29,000,000. Under the special tax agreements Newfoundland will reportedly receive about $2,000,000, as against the $2,- 100,000, plus a sum based bn gross national production, obtained by Prince Edward lsland fltwo years ago. Speaking on this matter in the Legislature 'last session, Premier Jones said Newfound- ‘land's Ottawa bargain was on a much more gen- ~erous scale than ours, and he wondered whether "this Province, which is in a somewhat similar position, could not base a claim for more sub- “sidy on that account. The present tax agree- ~ment does not expire until i952, but the Prem- ier argued that it was "almost time to begin

_our Boards of Trade and citizens generally "be- gin to make a study of this matter and help the Government in getting facts together which would assist us in getting more liberal terms in .the next five years than we now enjoy." This Island's trade with Newfoundland runs .lnto over three million dollars of farm products annually, and in the event of the Ancient Col- ony becoming o Province of anada the pros- pects are for a much greater expansion. Prem- ier Jones was hopeful of seeing a thrice-weekly ferry service in operation between Charlotte- town and Corner Brook and the west coast of Newfoundland. ln addition to lsland products, tropical fruit which comes here in carloads could ‘be broken up in Charlottetown and shipped to Newfoundland. Return cargoes could be token of dolomite limestone, which'is available in large quantities alongside the dock at Corner Brook. it is time now to begin to plan along these lines. With tariff barriers removed, we should ibe in a most favorable position to expand our Newfoundland trade, and as the only Province in r the Maritimes having exportable form surpluses ithere would be every incentive to do so. That Zshould more than compensate us for losing the Lfdistinction of being the only lsland Province in the Dominion, and of being able to say proudly ‘Z to our fellow-Canadians, "What other lsland .. is there?"

1.‘. The Party ilsins

f One of the chores to be tackled at the v coming national Progressive Conservative con- , vention at Ottawa will likely be the question of p nomenclature. Many are of the opinion that ,, the cumbersome‘ party title should be shorten- ‘; ed to its old-time, plain ”Conservatlva" to which I the label “Progressive" was prefixed at Mr. I lracknnfiwequest and which is about as use- , fui as a fifth wheel to a cart.

." It is recalled that under ~$ir John A. Mac- ; donald the Conservative Party became, offici- ; ally, the Liberal-Conservative party. It came by '. that name honestly enough, because in i854 . Macdonaid succeeded in» uniting the moderate I or Baldwin, Liberals ofllppsr Canada with the "High Tories and moderate "Conservatives ‘and these, in turn, with the English-speaking liens

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to worry about that now”; and he urged that.

of Lower Canada. The party thus became Lb? oral-Conservative in very truth. '

Again in l9l7 there was a union when many Liberals supported Sir 'liobert Borden on the conscription policy, and some of them remain- ed with the Canservatives._

But for Progressive (with a capital P) there was- neither need nor justification, and there is not now. Aside from being awkward in it- self, it has reduced the party, for reasons of typography and verbal convenience, to the alphabetical tog of "P.C."—-or, worse still, to "Prog.-Con." which is about as unattractive o combination of syllables one could find in the English language.

~ EDITORIAL NOTES —

Eight more days till Old Home Week. I I I I

The Governor-General in residence here. I I I I‘

This is the season when Sea Serpents, sauc- ers and similar monstrosities are welcome as news features.

I I I I _ The new month will see the Provincial Ex- hibition, t e Liberal Convention and the Alberta Provincial Election. I I I I

Carrying coals to Newcastle has many forms in times of scarcity. The Prices Board charge that scarce nails are being sent from the Mari- times to Toronto and Montreal for black mar- ket prices is as bad as any.

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lt is a curious coincidence that the dis- astrous explosion and fire at the great l. G. Farbon Chemical Trust should occur the some week as judgments acquitting twenty-four of its directors on charges of conspiracy to wage aggressive war.

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A U. N. survey indicates that European countries will not attain pre-war production levels in grains until l950-5l. When increas- ing populations are considered it is obvious that that continent will be dependant on imported foodstuffs for even longer.

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The figures. for the June landings of fish on the lsland are definitely encouraging. The fishermen can bring them in, it is up to the dealers and carriers, with Government encour- agement, to market them to best advantage.

I I I I it is unfortunate that the uncertainty of Newfoundland's future should affect adversely the trade of the Old Colony. it would be a mistake, however, for that reason to rush her into Confederation. it will have to last along time and should not appear to be based on any

compulsion. i ‘c _ . a a o ,

At one time it was hoped the unanimous ‘Maritime Liberal vote would be given to the Hon. Premier Angus Macdonaid for the Liberal Leadership, but now the support is likely to swing to Hon. James Gardiner, who, it is thought, might be able to sway the Western vote as well as a good shore of that of Ontario. The hope rs that the seven Provinces may escape from the dominance of Ontario and Quebec.

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Sir William Watson, English poet, born this date i858; his first publication was The Prince's Quest’ in i880, followed among others by Words- worfhs Grave, which placed him definitely among the greatest living poets, Lacrimal Mus- arum, The Purple East, The Hope of the World, For England, Sable and Purple, The. Heralds of theVDawn, The Ruse in Exile, Retro- gression, The Man Who Saw, The Super- human Antagonists: "Empires dissolve and p“. pies disappea., Song passes not away."

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The Smollwoods' connection with the Prov- ince recalls the fact of another political con- nection. in l9i3 Sir Rbbert Borden, then Prime Minister, was desirous of bringing the Ancient Colony into Confederation and offered to ap- point the l-ion. J. A. Mathieson a Special Fed. erdh Commissioner to bring about the desired end. Mr. Mathieson gave the mum.- d... "llildmlllfi". and then turned down the offer on two grounds: (a) He was newly in his seat l" Premier. and (b) he was satisfied the time was not then ripe to open such negotiations with the Ancient Colony.

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_ Mohammad Ahmed lbn Seyyid Abdullah, died ll1lS date i885. Was the Egyptian p“. tender to be the legitimate successor of Moh. ammed the Prophet. As Mahdi he claimed he was ordained to free Egypt from foreign rule, and for this purpose organized a revolt against both the British and Turks. The Soudan was then declared independent by General Gordon in i884, but th_e Mahdists besieged and captured lfhartum, being ultimately relieved by British among the greatest living poets, Lacrimae Mus- tomb in Omdurman, which had become a Derv- ish "sacred place" was destroyed by the Brit- ish after the victory of Omdurman by Kitchener in i898.

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Confirmation comes from Ottawa of a substantial increase in the number of tourists to Canada, 24 per cent more American cars and trucks crossed the Canadian border in May than in the some month of i947. The number was 574,200. Of them, the Bureau of Statistics re- ported, l34,400 entered on travellers vehicle permits. Another 423,000 wore non-permit or local entries and 15,900 were commercial vehicles. Canadian traffic returning from the United States' this year was six per cent less than in the some month last year." The re- turning Canadian trafflc consisted of 183,700 vehicles, 14,800 of which "had been out of the country for more than 24 hours. Of the ra- mainlsr, 153,600 stayed in the United States for less than a full day and 15,300 were com-r menial vehicles. ' ' ’ "

Soil Erosion Knows No Boundaries

(By Dr. H. H. Bennett. chief of 0.5. Boll Conserva- tion Service, fa an address st s. recent joint meeting of the Marltlcne Branches of the Agricultural Institute of Canada.)

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The commotion survey ' worked out. by the Boll Conserve» rlon service, and now in standerr use throughout the United sum divides the land into eight. cap- ability classes-according to sol. ty-pc. slope. amount of erosion mil

physical factors together make u; the productive whole of any perce of land.

Thus our land capability Clnsser I, II, and III are the better, lens slplng lands. which are amoebic for continuous cultivation wit! progressively more oonservntfo: prooecnon needed for the oscend~ ing classes even tor posturing o1 woodland use. Class VIII taker in rocky highlands. marshes, dun- es. ondihe like. which are of nc agricultural use but. which nri useful for wildlife or recreationa. purposes.

O O I when the land capability map has been made for a man's farm, then the Soil Conservation Ser- vice technician and the farmer are able to go over the fields to- gether and work out the complete, detailed conservation farm plan. It shows, field by field and year by year, the conservation treat.- ment. had management needed. adjusted to the operator's econ- omic, marker, and other condit. ions. It ls s. blueprint for his safe and economical use of the land, =h°ll1fl8 not onLv where structur- es. such as terraces and farm ponds. are needed. but where row crops should be grown, what land should be put. into grass or trees, and n schedule for crop rotation. conservation pasture or woo mg mfihfl-Bcmcht. and so on. The con- servation former thinks well of his "farm plan." I O C

Such a pim cannot omnnrily be put into effect overnight, or tn s single season. nlthouxh some d the spectacular and highly suc- cessful conservation "remaking-n- famn-in-a-day" events you prob- ably hovo read about might. indic- ate that it. could. But don't for- get that uoarefui conseavntlon sur- vey and farm planning precedes every such event. Ordinarily, of course. the londholder may need several seasons in which to com- plete his terraces. drainage sys- tems, or other structural warfare- align his fields into contourscrfps. complete his first. round of crop

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n. his Son)

Three things there be that prosper

all space

And flourish while they grow asunder far;

But. on n day, they meet. ell in n place,

And when they meet, they one an- other mnr. ‘

And they be these: the wood, the weed. the wag.

The wood is. that. which makes the gallows tree;

The weed 1s that which string! the hanpmanb bog; _

The wag. my pretty knave. be- tokcns hhee.

Now mark. dear boy, while these assemble not.

Green springs the tree. hemp grow-e, the wag is wild;

But wheruthey meet; ft makes the ' timber rot.

Ii. frets the halter. and ft ' '

the child. 0

1110a ‘bless thee, and beware. and let us pray

We purl. not with bhee at this meet- fng day.

—Slr Walter -R'.a1eigh (1522-1615). 7

Old Charlottetown i; - (rum r. c. s.) .

MIBADVENTUII *

"Yesterday afternoon, at s o'clock a little boy named Steele - apparently about four years of nge - came very near being zmothored in e drain‘ on Great George Street, which lends to Eueton Street newer. BA wu play- ing with n kitten at. the mouth of tho drain when it shortly dll- sppesred under the planking, and all the wlnnlnl chill he could send forth would not lnduos ft t.e re- appear. He dctemstned so follow st, sod was soon oioseint. its quarters; but cs he crawled tn, the kiltan crawled further, and thus they went. on until bath‘ became lo bogged in the deep mud that they could not. return. Iunlfling his position he cried loud and Jteounly. Those passing the atreet. were mistitled by also coming from the ground; but. they could not tell horn which part they came. At length a few planks were moored from the drain, and the top of the boy's beodwns soon protruding than the mud, and the kitten lyllll dead a chart distance off. when taken out be wns completely exhausted, endfoe sstmslsylnavoryelstosteoo- dltton." woody litter, 3o I, Q