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rnnulcnl, W. Chant-r 8. lloburil Secretary; Lint. 00L D.

unmet, J. I. Burnett Nnv lurk luprncntul ugh-mg‘. neuronal-us

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Vloo-lfirellclcul, J. I. Burnett: A. lucltlnnon, l). 8. 0. Ainwcllto Itlltor. I). K. Currie lvo—ln¢ruluuu Powers, Inc. Ive-l. il. Power

WEDNESDAYQJ

UNE 24, 1925

- IMMIGRATION AND THINGS

The llllllllil-fflllullv efforts o! tho MflUKFIIZlL‘ King Government are. tp use u itoiuely comparison, “he the t-iforts of the uian who is try-i tti fill a cask with thebuhg ‘out. At great t-xtit-tisc io the cmtry they 1\I'(‘ bringing in, no: ipanymim- migrants, it is true. but. as fast as they come iti by Atlantic ports they go oiz-t ovt-u- the border to the Unit- éd States.

iti reply to tiut-stions by Mr. Dou-. c‘t, M. l‘., for Ktetit (‘otttity. \'. 1%.. in the llttust- tif (‘trmmotis the other day. tlic itiftiriiiaiiott was elicited that tltirlttg thr- fisttai year ended .\l.'tt't*h ill, 1‘.I;.‘Ii dollars was spent

ov.r threc lllllllllll by the govern- mt-iit in briiigitig luituigran-ts intu Ciillzlllil. 'I‘i1t=

anti; iirotiglit

iillillltt r of iliituigr- aiitl like

and others,

iii W119i llldltii! dutuig that 150000. \‘.'t‘:lll txvtii tiit- btittlrr tothti United

time something iiiiinigranLs

Stat. s.

Evidently tht- bung is tittt of the .Canailian cask all right; t-vitlctitly also there will he little left in the task if lbs present operators are kt pt much longer on the job,

l: ls not otily that immigrants do not conic, not only that those who coma anti those who were horn and brought tip liférP do not stay, iitit until-r tlit- tlisttottttent and dissatis- faction existing in tltt- country dur- ing tho ptist four years, tiiabollcai lllflfllllltiry tif tiltiiost cvt-ry tlcscrip~ tiott has swung, tip to tttrtt thc dis- toi1i lll illltl tht- IHSSJHSIQCHOH into trash, Along thti border bands of atlvcutui-‘rs art- at work stiittggling men anti Wliillt ti ticross to the Un- itsd Stair-s siiitiggiuitz liquor itito the linitt-tl States, stiiugglilig cigar- tztzs, cigars, tobacco. silks, tlrugs anti what not tutti Canada. it would illlllilil titipcttr as if all the fiends hat] tak. t.tin crt iitt-ti by the MIICROIIZlG King

n titivattttiges of the siittia-

goveriitiivtit tti itirii (‘ttutttia itiio a

d sort, -""A*-—{-Q-}- U$E$ 0F WEALTH 'l‘h~rc tirt- oiily two ivays i-n

which Slllplllii wt-tilth can be used, llillllr-ly, for the benefit pf the own- er or l0: that of others. Itls doubt- ful lf Lite former method is ever productive of happiness while it is quite surt- As- suming that llilllllllltfivifi. real happi-

iltai the latter is.

IIPSS, tlitit is, t.ht- happiness that tin- t-ludes tht- satisfaction of having lHHOIIIDllSlIPtl stimtailiing ttscftti, is ti.» great aim of life, we may safely 3‘.'."\1lille that this ail-iii can never-be attalucd lllfftliiZll stilfisltnr-ss. llap- piuess has well been called a "by- product," that. is, ii comes as the lntlitrct result of bringing happi- ness‘ tn otht-rs.

We rcstl of mnny post mortem legacies to trharitit-s, to clttprohcs universities anti 0th?!‘ educational institutions and those constitute a vcry inrge proportion 0' the funds which maintain mtiny of our great- tst institutions. The benefactors are dead and their names are jlustly held in reverent memory, Yet we cannot help thinking ‘that they mis- s-“tl much in not enjoying the fruits of their hunt-faction; while living.

One of the wt-ulthiest men in the world totitiy. still yottng and enjoy- considerably ovor ninety. has probably-had more happiness from his millions than any other. ‘llirmothod is to give his money while‘ living. to see it doing the work for which it is given; ‘ ’“

Ho is not doing tthis to gain glory for hlmsrif; he in simply helping the world and ll tg-Mltmsted that he has given during his life time, for educational, behoviflcnt, medical research and tvimllor ptlrtwlec the enormous tram of eight hundred. million dollnm- m. hluaulnull army of thoroughly competent n- pettg engaged to gtivu may‘ his Iufly In ouch c wuy that Twill

‘the wealth of a John l). Rockfel- ier but. there are limitless P0551911‘ tilt-s open for similar happiness w man um] woiuun whose surplus wealth may be counted in thou- sands not tiiillions.

ilow many worthy young i119" and women in this tirtivitit-e cottiti be given all education a PPOTPS-‘llm’ a trade or a start in ltifc by ill" generosity of some philanthropist who could afford an eXlli-‘lllllllll? “f a few thousands a your‘! Ami W113i- gretitt-r pleasure could be llllfcllim‘ ed iiy a ft-w tlitiustiiitis so spoilt titan it) gm» a boy or girl rist- from the rati-its and bt-t-tiiiit- fauiotts tlurins the iift- iitttt- of tltc iit-tieftitéitit"! \\'t- litivt- among Olll"lli)OI‘ atiti lowly‘ titir “tiiutc llrgltlflfllll-l Militias" our “hands which the roti oi’ Empire btit "the gt-tiial cur- of whose souls are PP]lI‘t‘l~l$~l' it is u broad

could stray"

rents," t-tl by “chill pcunry." llwltl for the ‘man or tlic WOlllZlIl who wttuts while living real valuc

t'or their money.

—-———<o>~—~- ——— ' EDITORIAL NOTES

The City Schools close on Fri- day, then good bye books anti away to the shore and tho woods.

(lat your flags out early today -antl lt-t our VlRllOfg sec that we

"A chiefs timzing you, takin tititi-s

an‘ fai-tli he 'li pn-ul it" in sonic of the nt-ivspripers tomorrow telling lhow many of our citizcns hoist

ltht-ir flags today.

' government.

consider the city worth decorating.’

Notes By The Way

On tho next Dominion D8! "i", Provincc will havc been 52 1°!" in Confederation. 'l‘ltt- union wit! effctwttl tuidcr thc Conservative party, lctl by S-r Jubti lilactionald aliurtly before the tlownruil of his liuriug the next flvo years our Ottawa rulcrs were Lib- erals, it-ti by Altixtiiitiet- tllacKt-u- zic. Ills gnverutnetit was tloft-tttvtl in 1878 and frtiut that time uut.i ifillti tho C(tll.‘li‘l'v'llll\'fl party ilt-lil power, when tht- Libertil tittrty lll‘l- tlr-r Fir Wilfrid, liittirirr rtiizuitit-ti tlic tisctindaucy and held it until its tiefeut iti 1911.

The Conservative party Um!" Sir Robert Borden and Mr. Maigh en in nuccessiotrncxt held potvw itir tt-n years until ncnr the close iii‘ 1512i, slut-ti ivhiclt date the Kim! (lovernnietit ltas held untlisputctl sway. Tlttts our Province has, tltir- iug the 52 years been federally under Conservative rule about 2S yt-ais as against 24 years tuitlcr Llb t-rai ritle. A portint-ttt question ztriscs, wh.t:ll hits bot-ll tltc bqst }{i)\'t‘l‘llllll‘Ill for Prlntrt- Etlivarti ls- land‘!

At first we fared badly under both Conservative and Liberal ruic niiti tilt-rt.- were constant complaints of utiglt-t-t autl uon-fulfllnietit of.’ tlic tt-riiis tif tmitiu, cspt-taitiily iti rc- gartl tti wititt-r ctinimuiiitrtititiu with the tuainiatttl. Yet we gained tttintc- wlitvt iii titipttlatitiu nitd held our ftill rt-tircstiiitatitin of six nictubt-rs lu tho lltitisu of Commtitis until the Plt-(‘llllll of i896 which brought the

in the t-lcetioti of that ycar for the first time we t-lccttitl only fivt- mt-ui lit-rs atitl thcsr- wt-rc rdttcctl to four at the clcctititi of 190i.

I

Our worst troubles came under the Laurler Administration. TllPl wiiitcr steatucrs failed us flllil for a mouth no stctinitu" crosst-tl the

snow drifts atiti tho Lcgisltttivt- As- sembly, which had bot-n traili-tl tti inttt-t hatl to bu. furtlit-r lll'ill'ill.',l'll‘tl. 'l‘ht\rt- had bt-t-n a short litiy crop

! trt-tnliiing in their shops today. To- HITOW they face the ballots and

tht-ro is a fearful ttticcrtainty about

Tht- Liberals of Nova Scoiia arc

the rcsttit. row tiiight.

i ll‘t‘ll tit’ the tiltit-st fraternity in titt- Zworltl. the Ancient, Free atitl At.

We shall know toiiitir-

A hearty welcome to the breth-

ing today iti Charlottetown.

May we tlirtecl the ttttt-ntitin of

the City Councillors to the condi- tioti oi’ the South African Watt‘ Altuio-rlalil It requires cleaning.

The contrast with the new makes its tit-forts all the more glaring. It would cost very little to clean the bronze and it should be llOllP Iii-.- ftlrtt lliP formal unveiling of the (‘m-at War memorial.

“lit-atttify Toronto" has lint-n ntltititcti a-s a rtlngan by the “Queen C11!" lit is a gtood anti effective filvkan and might well be atlopteti liy other cities. Sotnetonc stflzgestetl tthat a ‘Fllllltllflr slogan might be sttarietl in» Charlottetown, bttt was met w=ith vistltor

the nvjoinder, from too, that to uttttempt to beautify Charlottetown ni pros-mt would lm “to pain-l the lilly m m glltl refined gold."

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To our visitors who tinnit- today and this evening and to whom we nxtt-ntl n hearty welcome. we have only to say ithut this season ls not exceptional, our peopio aim no hot- ter tlresscd or more smilingiy happy than usual. This u; the way Prince Edward island always looks at this season ofthe year and this is the way we ulwuys act and look. Someltlmes the weather is better than t-his and sometimes it is worse.

The’ King Government started Wmfilhllit; when it gave n parlia- mentary committee power by Or-

tier in Council to havc/a ling of ttn entirely new design madt- [m-

Canada. Had the government bct-n content to have strggetrtod u new Canadian emblem ntided to tho tln- itm Juclt ‘to nuke it distinctively Canadian, no one would hiivt- tib- iactotl. but Canadians who fought

have no mohkoying with it. and the

duéjnotl and not hunu to the haun-

.§i-'n'l~‘--

p-wt-i-s

‘it

if

Premier Kittghis tulmn ‘back stun on many chin-takings tiiiice ho ullntuutl dict.‘ '

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f

v

nutter the old Union Jack woiild'

Order itnCounoil has bwn rnscind- "M" Mndm“

|mt~ut lttttl bought ltuntlrctls of tons lof hay iti (lot-bot: and t~lsc\\-|it-rt~ tti ft-titl lllf‘ starving cattle.

That hay reached Pictou by rail and remained there 'from March

until the grass was growing green ‘In Prince Edward Island. Titat was it santpic of tiotttlitititts ilt l'l‘lllt't\ l-Diwarti island uuticr thc tnutsli

vaunted Latirit-r govcrtimcnt. Out‘

ltragetiy. Tens of thousands ltatl it-ft the Province and wc luiti ltist otit- thirtl of our rcpvt-scntzititin at Ottawa while Iihc transportation trottblt-s by suit utitl ltintl Wl‘l'I! as above otttlinod. Anti a sttctzcssion of Libcrtti Governments which had lit-id power for twenty years had i-tilletl up twenty annual tit-lic- s!

The province was truly in a des- perate condition when relief came by the advcnt to powtir of tltc Tlor- dt-ii (tovcrtiuicut at Utttrwti and tht-. Aittthitison (ltivernmontt licrc. 'l‘ltt-y guvt- us the Car Ferry atitl tho iiantlstinic titltliiitin of $ltitt,0tttt yt-ttr- ly iti stibsitly front the lttiiniuititi. tiitht-r tititi oi’ which was a fzir grt-utci‘ lititiii than all that RIICIJQH- sivc Liberal governments, fctltirtii tititi provincial have tlouc ftir us in half a century.

A third great measure for our relief was gained for us by titt- sanic Illstingitisht-tl Consi-rvtttivt: lctitlcrs. Thcy saved our represen- iatltin ttt Ottawa from lit-lug fur- thcr reduced below four iti the

volvt-tl gctttitig the llritish North American Act amended by the ltn- pnrlnl Parliament. llnd this not been done tilt! Province would now he reprt-sentcti by two members in the Commons at (lttswn.

The elector: of thlutProvlnce, old nnti young shnulti remember tliiit but for what Conservative Govern- ments have done for thcm Prince Edward lslnnd would still be iinticr the hopeless conditions that pre- vuiicd in the Lnurlt-r days, with no Car Ferry, with only its oltl narrow >281“!!! rnilwny, with $100,000 lass

ycnrly subsidy and with but t~wti representatives in a House of 245 members at Ottawa.

And what ha the King Govern- ment done for uu in the pull four years that is worthy of. mention‘!

in litil-i and llll‘ provincial RIlVPTII-l

llnttst- tif Commons, To tin thttLin-l

THE q GUARDIAN

llfbct

!Bnh2 of

fiuurs.

‘ Ry ‘lorries RW. Barton. MD. "

001.1) ctJRE FOR TUBERCULOSIS.

ltt fortitet‘ (lfly-‘l 5'11"“ 9 “will,” M u“. family "got consumption. there was nothing l0 d0 hm wan for him to (lie.

The past few years has sxtt the tretiientlotta organized fl t against consuinltilfifl 01' lllberclll‘

. with the rcstiit that an curly (‘fir-P is nearly always Pefium"! l“ health.

'l‘his has bctiu ace tnplislietl by [r951] iiir, rcst, nourishing food. w'th light‘ exercise ll little 1510i‘- Wc have become so used to sot‘- ing the “curc" nccompiishcti these ctmiuioti sense llll‘lllllll5. [hill wt- nrc not qttitc tirt-tiarctl tti a0- ct-tit other uit-tiitttls than the above.

llowcvcr ii new curt‘ is "OW 11°" tug iiivi-stigatctl in Europe anti Auiurica. it is ctillctl the Gold i‘ut't.\_ Wt- are familiar with llli‘ (itiltl (‘tirt- for iht- liquor litiliii. but lll‘l in the tttititnit-nt of tubt-rctti- tisis. _ hc idea tir llflllfllllli‘ llllilflflyllllll this iit-u- iiit-tiititi is not tictv. 'i‘lits is to‘ havt- stiuit-liiitli: Plilvl‘ titt- systcnt t-htii will attack the cover- ing of itlii- Tulit-rctiltisis germ. putt-trait‘ through to tho rscrtu it» suit‘. illltl tlct-"ti-tiy it. v

Appart-titly this rcscarch ltllyfilf‘ inn‘ Mtiilgtitirtl has bct-tt abii» to at-cnutplisb this with his combin- zitiou of gtittt flllfl iiyttttfittiphi r of stitla. lu animal cxptiritiit-tit 0n.

'l‘lit-rt- tititictirtz to bcJ rather rt scvt-rt» reaction to this inlli-"illfllt. tlue, as the tliscovcrcr points out. to the action of the poisons liber-

, . i l/atiricr Government into power. nit-ti front the bodies of ktllctl|'

gvflllfi.

llowcvcr with limit" iiridlmlil‘ ary preparation and tlut‘ 041M‘. llli‘ patient rallies, and tliu lungs t!" a chaucc to heal.

lt is of coursti trio tizirly to slatt- how elTectlvo this new reuicdy will be.

litiwt-vt-r tht» ‘pftlill is that iiit bc provt-n tsifectivtr, many months of weary efforts on the part of patlfiflt tititi physician will 'bc saved.

anti tiptimistlc, bttt the fight. is long drawn nutsititl lic ma)’. Hi‘?- iittlc set backs that. sap‘ his cottritgo,

Wtt will all await \\'§i.ll lIIIIPFlY-‘ll the rt-uiit of lllit-st- (‘XDOFlIIIIPIIIR with iht- tit-iv curtn, in the tuvau- lllllt‘ the tilti rt-llttbiti trt-aittttiiit-Ol’ frtuli air and guild food will go Oil.

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I Dally Selections

FOR

Gitartlian Readers

' . . lfflllrtl Mu. us. whosi- Gratitl Liltlflliylmilllll‘ wert- almost. frantic in tits‘ ¢vovoo4ooo~ooo+o¢ao~¢o~ i > ‘ v I I | v I ‘ ltnltls scmi-ct-ntctititsl flllllllill nietit-l""ll""l' H” “ma” ‘ll m" “’“"“ l‘

June 24. 1925

CONDVFIUN~S Oh‘ FORGIVE Niiissz-llttt ou thcrcftirc, bow- els of lllOfClOS, kiutlttcts‘. litunliiti- tit-st." tif Illllltl. iiitstikntiss. ltingsttfftir- tug ftirlit-arittg one ElllOlliPI‘, and forgiving ont- iiiltitlicr. if any tnaii havc a ttuttrrcl against any: even as (‘itrist forgave you. so also do yty (‘tiltusiatis fl: 12, 1f}.

PRAYElh-lforglvt- its Lord our llTSlltll-lhififl. .is wt- have forglvctl those wiio trcotiass against us.

"TAKE THEM AS YOU FIND HEM " i)titi't disturb yourst-if about Fair tii‘ stormy wt-titht-r; Squtilis must souiutittiet-i whistle rotintl, Vt'lit-u tititrplo livt- ttigt-tlicr, Stiiiit- will Slllllll. anti sonic will frown, . You nut-d ncvt-r niltttl them; 'i‘r.'tvt=i tin as -bost you c:iti—-~- Tilkt‘ tliciit an‘ you find tilt-m.

You arc pcttcofttily inclined, Atiti you stimt-titiit-s woutlt-r \\'iiy lllt‘ rcstlt-ss snttls tieiight ltt cxtriting thuntlt-r. Rushing hastily along. y (‘ltiuiis til dust bt-iiitit them, Nevcr follow iti tht-ir track- Takc thctii as you fintl thriu,

Some arc tif a tiiffcrt-itt stamp,

| Quito. dticp and clt-vt-r.

iiWtiil i you know sinct-rily

its canonlztid for t-ver).

{Ntiturc first, atttl halilt thou,

i tPrtiokt-tiiy inclined thctu.

l)on‘t ltivcstigatc lhciii miicli— Take thcm as you fintl ibt-Itl.

Pass a iiltin grlcvnncc by, lion‘t tititii-tir tti hcctl it;

ilt- as ht-lpfttl as you may. Kinti to ihost- who nceti it.

Ni vt-i- fintttw, ncvcr try iSkiifuliy to wintl thcm

To your own peculiar views-—- Tnkt- thcm ns you fintl thcm.

Tiicy may think you vcry wrong; You may think they wander;

(Yhnrity will whisper then. "ltt-tier not to ptintlcr."

Actions wear n different look Whcn motives are assigned

them; ‘

Kt-tip your tiycs upon yourself-

Take others no you find them.

Character Reading OO-OQ O-OO-OO-OQ

Big Holds

0000-3

Just this: The King (lovt-rnment and the provincial Liborul govern merit together employed Andrew grossly curated: some worthy incoming ttctttlcrit.' built a bungalow st Emerald and blighted our immigration prospects for u generation to coma.

Men with largo heads are usu- tiily capable of fur greater endur- ance. mental and physical. than those with smaller heads, other conditions being equal. They have bettér st yin; power. although ft may take hem longer "to get 80- ing" than their smaller headed brethren. but. once they make l

start, that: they con hoop it up for

l much touuicr period.

by _

‘COO-O O~OO

Two Historic Letters 0n Confederation Terms Offered to

P. E. Island 'lhrotigh the kiutiness of Mr._ 1.. P. D. TiIlt-y, K. (3., The (‘iunrd-utt has the privilege 0f Dilllllflllillg W!‘

the first lllllt‘ two letters Wrlllfllt by his distlugttislied

Fathers oi! Confederation, tto meni- bcrs of the Prince Edward lsiuhd (lovernnitnt tliiriiig 'tlons which tiiiallyrcstiitetliti brim! int; this tiriiviucc into union with the Dominion of Cuttadu. The terms offered to the island as an induce- ment to t-utcr the confederation are distinctly specified in these let-

uow after fifty 1W" YFHYS "F millil- led fitlfllttititit tititi tititi-fulfilment. Among the ititiueemoitts held ottt to tho hesitatting little ctilony to throw in ltvr lot with her bigger sisters wt-rt- u tlcfiiiitc promise that her taxes would not be iticrtiuseti and that sht- would be givt-ii coti tinuous stt-atu commuuloalititi with the Mainland sutumcr tititi winter. llnlf u century afterwards we wcrc given our Uftllilillllflllfi ctiiiiiuutiicti- tion. Long lit-fore tho hal.‘ century ‘had extiirt-ti wt- tlisctivcrtiti that our taxes had takuu a distinct up ward trcitti. Thor;- ts no doubt that the Fath- t-rs of Coiifvtltirtititm were quite‘ sincere iii tht-ir tirtitnlscs m Prltitrtr,’ Edward lslaiitl and tti tht- tithe-r’ Maritime prtivitici-s; no tltiulit thing Ztlttiy wero mt-u tif visitiu tutti titty‘ they were Iiuiltliut-t for iliti futurt‘ ,bttt many ctirrt-nts havc stitch t-rtis- ,st-tl the way which at that tlistaiits.» apparently lay clear and smooth dmfure flit-iii. Matty tiucxtictitt-ti [things bavt- huppt-nctl siiict- tliost- far off tlays liitt ilit-y sucectitlctl in ‘laying a fouiitltttititi for what is luutltiuhtetlly tlt-stiittctl to bc a great ation. We publish-as an iutrodttctinti tti the two ltisitiric lcttcrs, tlle etivct" tug lctttei‘ of Iilr. L. l". l), 'l‘illt~y:

LETTER FROM MR. TILLEY

L. P. D.

Binuager, tht- (litartiian Publishing ' Co. Charitittvtown, i‘. l., licar Sir: I utii in r-iccitit til‘ yntti" licttt-r of‘ |'t't1t'lll dale iti which you

straits, Our titirrtiw gauge railway. The luhmcuiosis pnmmt pa; ‘u Hm“, Um Prmnivr gtmvmq. m- was blockt-ti ftir six wcelts with 10M’. film llfiltt to win back hi.“ (Jiiarlottt-ttiwii, iiiftirtiis you that i hcaitlt. lie l8 0UP" VOW hQW-‘ml havc in tuy ptisscssitiu stimt- histor-

ic letters Wflllttll by tuy latt- {iitli- t-t’, Sir l.t'illlili‘il 'l‘il1t*y lii tlrottiitit-it‘.

politicians tititi lliTf-lfillfl tin tlit~ ls- lltmtl prior to l‘rittt-t* iiltlwttrti lu- lantl coining into Ctiuft-tlcrntititi.

tYott ask tiit~ if you might havc a

ctipy of stiuit- for publication inl

,tllt2 ‘flttttt-tlittti.” i bitict- rt-t-t-lvitig your lrtltir, rbavc lotilttiti tip a lt-ttt-i- hook tif Itht-

~~¢'~~~¢¢*'**¢"4‘*°4 late Sir S. L. Tilley, ot‘ ltliiil. 'l‘lic."Vaitdal.siii

llt-tters arc all written ticrstiiially ,by my fathcr and (fti])li‘tl lll n lct- tor t-tipyitig hook. I notit-i- tlirct‘ or four relative to tlic mattwr tit‘ thr lsliiiitl coming into Conft-tlt-rzititiii. 'i'ltt- lt-ttcrs rcferrcti to are as ftil- ititvs: Lcttcr tlutcd llccctttbt-i‘ ll, d809, i0 lite lltiu, R. l‘, Haytlitirtic. i(‘liaritititeto\vii; ;tlir- scrtiutl is to lthti iioti. A. A. liiitrtltitittltl, ttt-tirgti-

'iit\\'ll, P. It). l. tlateti lli‘f't‘llllll'_" i-i,l

‘tsttst; tut» ttitrd is tttitt-tt tit-t-.-iiiiit-i~ l4, i809. to Mr. lltiwltin; titc,i‘tiiirt,li is tti Edward Rift-y, Queens Printer ('hitrltrtttittrtvtt, dated llt‘(7l‘lillt(‘l‘ i5, ltiiill.

l send copies herewith oi two tit‘ ltht-st- letters atttl in ctpio ytiti slitiuld llkc to have the tillicrs l can Itirwnrtl thcm to ytitt lnit-r, The two l nm enclosing you nrc—ctipy tif ll ltitttir to tho lltiii, Mr. ilowiau. and a copy of a lcttcr tti lion. A. A. llliactioitaltl. ,

As these letters are of stitnt- lils- ttirlt: value, l tJtoitglii it would he in tirtlcr to ltavu them lirstt publish- t-tl iti u Charlottt-ttiwti [lll|lf'l‘.

Yours vcry truly, L. P. D. TILLEY

LETTER TO HON. A. A. MacDONALD

(lttawn, December 1i, 1809 My tlcnr Afr. Macdtiiittiti:

We hnve tigrceti, iii Council, tip- cu the proposition tti he tuatlt- to your Government touching tho fin- aiitaial basis of the proposed Union. The Ortler-itt-Ctitiucii is now in the (ltivernnr Generals hands anti will probably be sent to the Adminis- tration in u fc-w days. I stiutl yiiu as I linvo sent Mr. Hllyillflflle ntitl Mr. liowlun my calculation as tti tho means our proposal wllll place at the disposal oi’ the island (lov- (‘Flllllflfll for local purposes, us cnm~ tinrt-tl ‘with your expctttiitttrr-s for like services for ihc inst two years. l think you will tttzrco with mo thnt It. will give you $70,000 or 880.000 a your moro than you now spcnd, or ample tto pay for the construc- iltin of’ a cheap Railway from Sum- nit-rside to Georgetown. I um col- icctlng some information for Mr. liuythorne relative tti the cost of cheap Railways, ttntt it will be ifiiuiitl thnt a Rofid that will answer nil-Island purposes can lie built for a much less sum supposed.