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_ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1020_ '

“()ll(i.\ N IZING” THE F.\R.\l ERS.

In yesterday’s issue we published a re ort of

the United Farmers’ meeting at Cardigan. Allfhough the farmers ofthis province have not shown* any great enthusiasm over the particular brand of or- ganization ,that`has` taken hold of sections of On- tario and the,vvfe`st yet they had very properly look- ed forward Waimore complete and more far-reach- ing amalgamation of our agricultural interests than

now existsjtmong us. The Cardigan meeting was a disappoint ent. This province is almost evclusive~ ly agricultural. Industry, commerce and labor in all ilts ramifications are so closely allied with our agri- curture that they could not exist without it. For this simple, vital reason allthese are not only ready but anxious to throw intheir lot with and to assist any movement that promises to strengthen the hands and improve the condition of the farmer. Any attem pt to antagonize these will assuredly fail. .. In.Ontario and particularly in the West there are large labor interests; farm laborers, industrial laborers, laborers in all kinds of employment to whom class appeals are -as milk to babes and who can be “agitated” into any prescribed union for almost any prescribed purpose. _

Mr. R._J . McMillan of Seaforth, Ontario, who

was the chief spokesman at the meeting and who has been sent to “organize” our farmers, made a serious mistake when he imagined this was the class of men he was addressing at Cardigan and his audience must

have been shocked at and disappointed with thel

tone he adopted intrying to lead them into the paths of political righteousness supposed to be followed by the United Farmers of Ontario. His speech was the speech of an agitator, his repetition of old slanders long since exposed as falsehoods; his exaggerated misrepresentation of facts known to his hearers, and his scurrilous abuse of prominent public men and existing institutions all fell far below what a gathering of intelligent farmers in this province would expect from a trustworthy man. His flat con- tradiction of a statement made by Mr. J. A. McDon- ald and his bullying remark that he would not al- low any man to say his statements were exaggerat- ed. gave his hearers a pretty accurate idea of his reliability. He had made a statement with reference to the expenditure of Canada as compared with four teen years ago, which Mr. McDonald in a subsequent speech declared to be an exaggeration and Mr. Mc- MacDonald was right. (The expenditure of Canada fourteen years ago was $83,277, 641, not $43,000,000 as stated by Mr. McMillan.)

The old chestnut that the “Liberals have skinn-

ed you from the feet up and the Conservatives from the head down” was poor bait with which to lure the farmers of this province into being skinned by Mr. Crerar, the head of the United Farmers, who re- ceives a princely salary for keeping them “~united”, after Mr. McMillan has “united”them at so much per month or by the job.

Mr. McMill-an came to our farmers loaded with

the superheated exaggerations and misrepresenta- tions heard only from the professional agitator and found only in the literature of Bolshevism. He stump ed Colchester County with the same stuff in the in- terests of the United Farmers candidate and he is credited with having contributed largely to his de- feat. Maritime province farmers will be repelled, not caught, by the inconclusive logic of the agitator and the farmers of this province,'we feel assured, view -with suspicion any attempt to set class against class.

FALLING PRICES?

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' With every drop in the price of any commodity the hopeful consumer sees the beginning of the end of war time prices.. We must not be over sanguine. Prices are not going to fall suddenly or precipitately -and it is well for us--the consumers and producers -that they are not. A sudden drop in prices now or at any time would mean ruin to both producer and consumer. The preservation of sta'bility in business and the maintenance of industry under conditions which will permit of gradual liquidation of high price stocks is much more important than a panic-like drop which would mean financial ruin to many and unemployment to thousands. The one thing to dread during our reconstruction period is general unem- ployment. We have had such and with it soup kit- chcns and misery and starvation, ~`

There are few indications yet of any perceptible

fall in commodity prices. Labor is still at an abnor- lv; high level and until it comes down there will, be no general reduction in prices. The drop in the price of sugar was only an incident in one of the big- gest steals perpetrated. Combines coralled all the| sugar and held it at an exorbitant price but the com- bines lost their grip and the inevitable happened. This has no relation to other prices. The latter will be, controlled by the price of raw material and labor; the former is falling the latter will follow gradually.

There has been some dumping of American

goods in the Canadian markets, this has had some' effect but fortunately the Canadian tariff is sufficient' ly protective to save us from serious injury in this respect. We must be patient, we won the war but, while-it cost us something we have our country with ,

We shall be able to pav our

when, in the not distgnt

will have become is-

cunnuutounur

The United Farmers Guido is as

yet in the infancy of its career. _and too young in political iife to commence -the practice of decep- tion. Hitherto we have given it credit. for fairness in argument, which, although opposed to our views,_ it is 'always n pleasure to ue to mqet fairly-. It is 'anything but pleusant to contend with mls- rupresentation, and our journalism \v-ill the better sustain whatever cuuse lt advocates by seeking a pin-no exalted above -this degrad- ation. Now in its days of euier suscfptlbllty is the best time for the Guide to cut out this practice and mnke for pathways of honor which will surely lead it to bei/ter results. The great average of farmers are in the essence of their nature honest, their isolation from

evil influences and the very char- acter of their culling making them probably more so 'than the average of other classes. While fhey want their own- in life and such political concessions as they get they will insist upon getting them by honest meuns. These farmers constitute the principle clientele of t“he Unit- ed Farmers Guide and l-f it wishes ii make good in whatever campaign it undertakes it must to the full recognize this fact. A-ny course short of this will discredit them with their own friends, and weaken their prospects of success and us. fulness ln -their calling.

To illustrate the intemperate

extreme to which the Guide has gone -we cite a cartoon published ln its issue of September 22nd. ln this it represents lthe consumer standing aghnst nt four pictures

ers. The first of these tis the '_"Rul1'way=i" declaring ."WlH' -mllol have our dividends 40 per cent." 'lhn Guide knows that there is not a railway in America either alm- mg sner or pwvlns any such di*/1' dends, that the average profits on Canadian railways will not ensure a 5 percent dividend, and few if

y _

|11 10 per cent busts. They further know that the increase in freight rates was enforced upon the rail- ways by the increased wage sched- ule involving many millions of odd- ed running costs. Their next plc- ture ds the manufacturer insisting that he “must -have a profit 50 per -menu." Now n -m.anu‘fact‘urer .will duplicate his output, according he the line he hundles, from lon `to fifty times within a year, and lx profit of .fifty .per cent upon his numovgr might -falsify fr\~pl*cs€I\l _dividends all the way from 400 to 31000 per cent, upon the capital in- vc;-.ed. Industrial' shares of nearly

'nl ltht-se concerns ure on the open market und their dividend rule-s

urc maters of common public in- formation. Muny of these are sell- below par, und thc Brent bulk ol

them paying less than 10 per Cell! and in litany cases starvu-lion divi-

dends, leaving no excuse for this misrepresentation ~by tho Unibed Parnlers Guide.

'The next attack i-s upon tho

wholt-ssler whom it portrays with

it "'.\/ie too 65 per,ceut" profit, if the Guide is ignorant of mercan- uie raise or prom it should not

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Daily Selections

Glurtlitu Readers

Iurnlstml by W. I. Lennon

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“Down-+u|.L".

There is a saying that after we

pas a certain age we go' "down- hlll."

'WB C10 not B0 "down--hill" when we have crossed '

The line that marks the path twixt

youth and age;

But rather upward »press-und

though storm-tossed,

Our feet ore nearer Heaven, our

heritage.

I1 "Umto the hills do l lift up .mine

eyes,"

These eyes-maybe grown dim to

, earthly sight, . .

Have clearer vision-mirrored in the

skies

They catch the radiance of the

henyenly light.

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And As l tnrvel on I sing-ly, song Or 'praise to God for -nil His loving

care-

For all His “Ebrenozers 1--and 1

long

ll`o further upward press, to meet

Him there.

IV.

Yes! unto God in Heaven l life

mine eyes,

And as I upwaHi gaze, liis face

to see,

l press more nearer to Him, and

further

rise

To join llim in the great. Eternity.

V. No! not “down-hill." my feet pres!

upward still,

I cunnot downward go. with God

ns guide;

He leeds mo odor upwurd,on\vard,

lill

ln His goo.i time l ranch the other

olde ‘

ormal condition 'l I -` A- eooruv. 1

ww to mvufe. mg. as is nun casa, to mislead its readers. Sir l'!¢f1ve per cent .profit 'fox-sooth! lit our wholesalers could get one hold of this they would be in the seventh heavens' of the richest commercial happiness. Wholesale and retail prices of practically every product or commodity are pub lished in the press everywhere, not excluding lthe Uxuted Farmers Guide -in agricultural quotations, and it is an easy matter to figure out the rates of profit, and it should be equmlly easy to tell -this truth about lt. The final picture camo the climax of the nidiculous. ‘lt is that of the happy and opulent re- tailer with iris “And me 80 per cont.” If it were not for the gross character of the l-ibol "upon their business, and the ihlury lt,ls de- signed to work this would surely

cause 'the gioomioet of retailers to assume a broad smile. _These combined profits of the Guide's ng- gregate about 600 per cent. Does the Guide know of any 'flour re- tailing at 06 dollars per barrel, or potatoes et $6.00 per bushel or butter nt $3.60-per pound or of sugar at $1.00 per -pound? And yet if the railway, manufacturer, wholsuler and retailer -realized the profits ascribed to them by the Guide, the consumer would be :pay- ing somewhere uround these ftg- ures for his goods.

Oh, it may answer, this is only

a cartoon. Yes, and that -makes the falsehood the more dangerous because of its attractive and eye catching presentation. lt is a dell-

bc-rnte attempt to.mlslead .its read-_ 'ers into the belief that the mer-

Icantile interests of Canada, men whose honesty is at lleast as much

of alleged e"'°m°"`al° Dmm mk' 'above reproach as their detractors,

‘and whose reputation stands fully as high as that of the Farm' Gfuide, are in deliberate com-bin- ation to openly fleece and rob the lpeople. But then it goes further than the cartoon. In its editorial column under the heading “Far-

mers and Others,” it puts these charges in another form. Rnlhways

an of the best vpilylnli Will Pellchiand public utili-try corporations, it

asserts, when they want more

profits go to the »pu-hllc boards nnd get permission to increase rntes. Bankers “through the bankers. as- sociation" declde “upon higher ln- tenest charges," (there has been no perceptible increase ln interrst)

nlanulacturers “go to the govern- ‘ment and get an increase in the `t:lril‘f, (and there has been no in- crease iu the tariff of late) ond

Zthese it brings into conlrust with the farmer who it would lead -to

believe shoulders ul lthe suffer- ing und inconvenience. The con-

sltnur has sympathy for the far- mer, but after paying $3 to $4 for potatoes which he of- ten bought for 30 cents, 00 con-'s -for the ifornlerly 20 |ceut. butter. $14.00 for the old $5 lburrel of flovur `or $3. to $4 for thc old time 50 cent goose, he some- .times fig-ures that our furluL»r friends ure not nt least cnrryiug ull the disadvantages of the high cost of living.

But such things as tht-‘so como

within the region of urgument, and on which as on all Questions there 'are two sides. What we object to is the advocacy of any cause by the mediums of deception, misre- presentation and positive slander of others in the vain expectu-tion of scoring some political advan- tage lt -will not take with honest people, of which our farmers may be accounted a reasonable class, and if it were accepted for the mo- ment the impression would not be long lived, and -wotild react against the originator. There is ‘plenty of room for substantial 'argument in the recognized platform or policy of :my or every party, without any cull for u divergence from absolute truth. Au the cause which must depend upon falsehood and hypo- crisy to sustain it and give l-t life would surely be the better if aban- doned in its infancy. 'We are sure that the farmers of Prince Edward island are not looking for support or encouragement by dishonest methods. We rather incline to the belief that they will not even nc- cept it. Those of them, which we

believe are of a limited number, who are impressed with ideas of political action, 'will surely not aim nfter preferment by dishonest

means, a condition of affairs of which we would advise advocates

of the Crerar Farmers combination to take our timely notice. '

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(lC°nt|n\l¢d From 'Plid 1.)`

of production and correct mistakes 'of the post were two keynotes of the Colnmlsslonefs address.

-He was delighted to see such a

fine show, particularly in live stock; the last-named he said was one of the best shows to be seen in Canada. He wan pleased to note that the Lieutenant Governor had commended the agricultural school to he opened. ,

The Prom|cr_

:Premier Bell also added his con-

Rntulatlons and also voiced satis- faction at hearing the Lieut, Gov- ernor’| 'words anent the agricultur- al school_ He outlined the purposes of the institution which was main- ly to give the boys between the, agen of 12 to 14 n second chance; teach them the best manner of selecting seeds, to enalble them to learn how to select the best type of cattle and stock, and to ennble them to understand the use of agri- cultural machinery keeping it in condition and repair. He emphas- ized the need of co-operation among the people first and always He spoke of the school faire and their success and the need of prop' er care for the children.

Mn. Hllbfouck. ,

- Mrs. Hasbrouck. -Field Secretary of the National Welfare Associa- tion of the United :States was next called on and emphasized the need of quality ln our children. The war had revealed the fact that many of our children are d|ef»ective_ The greatest asset of the nation is the childre.n’s health. She stut- ed that she would address meetings

, ot mothers daily during the F‘alr_

The American Consul.

U. LS. Consul Livingston in his

first public appearance here said it was a pleasure to .be present. He expected to find himself a strong- er but found himself a brother among people sprung from the some stock as himself and fired by the same ambitions He was struck by the large number of Scotch names among the people here. ~His own people more than

250 years ago had comeqg Amer- ica from Scotland and he t ok lus- tifiable pride in his ancestry ln coming to P. E. Island from Bar- bados where he was last. stationed he felt that he had been transport- ed from a land of rum to a land of cream and 'who would not make such a change? He was gratified to see such evidences of the pro!- perity of Prince Edward Island ab- out him and'felt that his stay and relations with the people would be pleasant. He congratulated thc management of the Exhibition up- on ihe fine display.

The National Anthem was then

sung ily the school-children and the opening ceremonies ended.

' THE cA'r'r|.E sHow

The exhibit of cattle this year is

far more numerpus than any in re- cent years. The Ayrshires are es

also a splendid showing of Guern-

are those of the Experimental

Farm and Mr-.Rue and Sons. The

‘Living 9192 pounds of milkand'351

tin. imported lust spring beud of the young herd.

‘Charles and George A Godlfrey.

pure-bred cows .Cobsquid and Paul- ine Canary and two 2-year old heif- ers Lilac Lodge, nndtlannry Queen

ifrades are shown from the mature cow down. ,

Mr. C.E_ McKenzie, Milton, shows

three pure ‘bred heifers Birchlea. Pauline de Koi and Birchlen Belle. also one mature grade cow, one 3~ year grade cow and one yearling grade holler .` W. J. Gibson und Son, Marsh- .field show 14 he-od of pure bred Holstelns. The herd is headed by Duke Schulllng Fuforit. There are five young bulls and two mature cows, including Marshfield La ‘Hondo Jewel, whose three year old record of performance is 15.595 lbs and 678 lbs of butter. They al- so show her daughter, Carlotta Jewel, it splendid type of animal_ The remainder `are young stock from mature cows of like breeding lo Marshfield de Honda Jewel.

'Mr_ G. W. Hooper, Milton. shows

the pure bred Holstein helfer May dekol Rocker. also a two-year ‘old Holstein grade heifer, one Ayr- shire grads and one Jersey grade.

=Roper Bros., are again to the

fore with their splendid herd of thirty-all Guernseys.

Mr. Tupper Ferguson shows eight

Ayrshires headed by Stockmsn of 'Cx-aggan. two Years old_

Mr. Wbllace Wood of 'Marshfield

shows five, Mr. George Bonvell, four; Mr. Wm_ Younker, Bruck- loy Point and Mr. Herbert Love. tlloyalty. eight Ayrshires, Mr. A. R. McKay. seven Holstelna heeded 'hy slr Donald Rocker. Mr_ F. Gly- den. Margate, sliown n very flue quality he-rd of Jerseys.

Among other exhibitors of Jer-

sevs is Mr, Wallace Steed of High- field with some beautiful animals

In beef cattle Messrs Horne Bros

are on hard with the ununuallv ltrong herd r~_'. i"f\'lr"i Avwus w‘hl~h r.1rrl¢~'l nw no many prizes at the

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FOR EXHIBITION

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If you want the best

in Men’s wear vi~it “The Haberdasht ry"- the store that has always ,the newest and most dependable mer- chandise -the store that sells only what is correct- the store with a reputation.

Best In .Hats

We stock only the best

in hats “Borsalin,o” and “Stetson” are our leaders, while for a cheaper hat we handle the best Can- adian hat the “Freed.”

New Velours _$8 and $10.

New Tweed Hats $4.50 and $5.00. N e w stiff Hats, black only $6.00.

Big Showing oi the Latest in Caps $2.50 to $4.00

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NEW OVERCOATS

You’l| like every one of them.

Wo show plain green, plain gre.-y and plain brown Meltons with a sprinkling of rough surface cloths handsomely tailored in the very newest models, and we want you to see them. They are priced reasonably for the class of coals, $30. to $50. -

Young Men’s Fall Overcoats

in smart colorings $25. to $30.

Grey Chestertields for the older

min, fall weight and extra value at $30.

New. Fall Suits Just Received

- And we think you’ll like them. Young men’s models in

S. B. or D. B. firm fitting suits in quiet rich dressy patterns. suitable for fall and winter wear. Sizes 35 to 39 at most reason- able prices $35. to $4.5. More conservative models mostly 3

penalty crwltsllle while mere is-I lbuttln styles in muy different colorings. Priced from $25. up

nENoERsoN s. cum/|oRE

Among the herds clf Ayrshlres

I -Experimental .loarm shows such 101 GK',\|."T0N STREET

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beautiful cows as Lady Helen. Lily ‘ _ _ of Melrose, ‘Buttercup of Glenholm. ,_- " f ' I I

pounds butter fat in 357 duys as _ '"-“"'* ‘”" " -<1-_“ '“`- _'"1' "

a two year oldl); Sylvia of Glen- _I . - »f 2.11";"fs,‘:.“.:=..::.‘1.i?.i;";f...“‘=f§‘;.‘;zf-»':.?;‘.?:..‘f3:‘:‘.‘i“’f °‘ ‘f" ~ .t°€»;‘f.;..52“£:l 7"’ mm* "“d` 39° Lb” b“"°‘” fm ’" 'rug mother and full 'sister or"soo guilds linidw- 1' \mghmg ovemlhe Messrs Edw-\'\'ds of North Wlll `§’):p,1‘l’g;:30?1E§vlE;“"° 8 beauuml this cow ure owned by`Dr. J. S. dum pol Peat--ll dw out or lhc|sh\re_ \ ,

' ' Jenkins, Upton Farm, who _is show Among other oxllibllors of live'

\Mr_ B. R. Brown of York shows l

ft herd of twenty Ayrshires with mg tour agement “mums” among 'stock are Moss" Wuuuc" Slefld-' Continued On Page Eleven.

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“ged herd and .Lessnesock Quan. - ‘ - ‘ -it-:_

North Vlliltshire show lnnthe pure B ' Y ° ’

breds. Pletertje Rocker Court, n _ ll magnificent Holstein bull and two r r e S S

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The Junior bull Prince of Lilac

Lodge is another fine animal. Nine `

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Realizing th t th ld b b' ' ° .

Island fur industgy thi3sr;e\;,1(‘n;ve ililpolrgteiixrfikgsiiollt llritriillsir gliilit the largest makers of fox wire netting in the world two’ ship-

g;e;‘It§IE%Rif€*§3§f> 9- Vital greater than any ever imported

n uying ' b

could buy and cuZtgi]nesi‘sw’t1dewvli<‘im (i:§}hta\§t}e1emlzi(t;;l»scet dtgll? .money all perfectly satisfied, In buying Rylands you are not tglclzles are chances. It is wire that will wear. It has been tried testbrdggiridl approved by the oldest ranchers in this province. It»,is scientific-

ally tempered and galvanized both before and after i

so that_it will not bend or break like cheaper varieties weaiyhrdg you build your ranch with it you build it for all time Ho chan- ces of escape or loss of foxes wh are it is used The rolls o t flat. are easy to erect and will give it better ap earanc peg lou

long? thandany other brand of fox netting ' P ' ea" Rst '

' very aywea filli d ` ` ~ .e . ,

vince many 'of whonieare hbldirigedseirg!lla1¥;3;};i!£So}nt}?;if_ of young foxes, knowing that by keeping them another ear tht;

increased value of the fur will offset the cost of kee 'y

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pr0mYt“§Elg§e£§:` Prices 01' PIM” .y0Ul° Order and we will make_

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~rlv strong youim herd of Short- _ MITED. mlm* t Charlottetown P F 1 -` 1-

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