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The twenty second of September,

1914, will long be remembered i Prince Edward Island as one of the most interesting and eventful days ili the history of the province Tho Ex hibition, which was opened by His Honour Lieutenant Governor Rogers, at noon, and which will be continued during the next couple of days, was a magnificent success and reflected thc greatest credit on all concerned ill its management The exhibits were coil

from the public schools in Charlotte town niet at tile corner of Fitzroy and Prince streets and headed by the hand marched to the Exhibition ground where they took their places in the gallery which had been erected tor them in conection with the Con federation Leiebration At noon the cllildren sang Oh (anada, after which the President of the Associa tion Mr F' R Heartz, addressed the assembly before calling on the Lieu

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HIS HONOR THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

siderabiy more than those of tho previ ous years and there is not the slight est question as to the superiority oi their quality over that of former c-xhi bits The showing of cattle was the acme of perfection, and the animals all gave strong evidence of infinite care and attention having been be stowed on them The horses were all things of beauty-healthy, robust alicl simply bursting with lite The sheep were excellent, it would be cliiilclilt to find a more adequate descriptive term to use in connection with them The agricultural exhibits were also samples of the best skill and care of the farmers of the province, and on the whole they stood out prominently a high testimonial of the island s agri cultural ability Every exhibitor cle serves unstinted coinmendation

in the outfields the attractions were

numerous and diverse, in every tent splendid shows being carried oil while the soft music from the merry so iouno lent a peculiar eiiciiantnient to the whole scene

At 11 ocloclc the school cliiidren

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tenant Govcllior formally to open the ] xhlbition

Mi ilvciltz, Preslclclit of the Associa

tioll, acting in thc capacity oi' chair nlnn spoke .is follows --

llcloie l call upon ills Honour the

I.ieutc>iiailt Governor to ioiinally open this Exhibition of 1914 I wisli to say a verv few words which will occupy a small portion of your time

This is the twenty second Exliibitloii

held oil those grounds since the As sociation was formed twoiity four years ago Oiiginallv the Lxlllbitioiis were opened to Island exhibitors only this laslc-cl lol eight veuis, lit the explra tion of that time it was decided that liellceiortli the Exiilbitions would be cmolieci to the Maritime Provinces This new state of affairs came into existence sixteen years ago. and sillce then ihero were two VGHFB ill WIlICI\ no Illichibition was held tliilteeii ex iilbitiolis have been successfully hold, and we are here to day to open the fourteenth Maritime Exliiiiitioii, or the twenty second Iuxiiibition held on tiiose grounds since the Association was

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formed, and judging 'rom the excess nuinber of entries in comparison to other years, particularly in the line of fruits, horses, cattle, sheep and pigs it would look as if this Exhibition would be the most successful in the history of the Association

I \vish you to dstinctiy understand

that the directors of this Association cio not take to themselves credit for the apparent success of this year as shown by the great number of entries, but we wish to place credit where credit is due If you remember last year at the opening I forecasted a con siclerable augmentation to the grant from the Local Government, and I have much pleasure in stating that the Local Government with their usual desire and inclination to help the agri cultural interests in this province have done as I expected, and have not only given ns a much larger grant, but have voted a large sum to assist the other exhibitions which are to be held in this province, and it is to this gener ous action of the Government that the success of this year is mainly attri butabie, and it is to the Local Govern ment that the thanks of the exhibitors is clue. because, when the matter was plainly placed before them they came forward with the additional grant which we the directors considered necessary and essential owing to the great number of better and superior classes of stock of one sort and an other which are now owned and bred ill this province

We the shareholders of this Associa

iloli look upon this Exhibition, particn larly the agricultural departments, as a branch of the public service, and the action of the Goveiiinieiit inciliies us to think that they view it in the same light it not only causes us to think so, but it is to ils a source oi' great pleasule and extrcine gratification to feel that they do so. and I can safely say that with the Goveriunent‘s gener ous action henceforth we can expect what might be termed a Renaissance ln the Exiiibitioii lille

It ina) never have appealed to you,

blit you pay a small tax to the Govern ment on your plopertles, and lie (iclverliliicilt through the niecliuni of the Lxliibitions retllrn it to you in the sllllpe of prizes You pay floin one dollar to two dollars in taxes, and any nian with the ambition and clesiro can easily get this siilall amount hack by showing a iew roots or fruit ol seeds, and inhnitcly more by winning c-veii a third prize in the cattle horses, slleep or other classes This is cer tainiy a great country But if it had ilot been for the fox industry and the advent of the automobiles, aiicl the taxes derived therefrom, vllilcii re placed the income originally received from the Land Ofllce, l ani afraid that not even the augmented pri/e list would have made mlicli of a showing against the taxes which would of ne cesslty have had to have been paid by the farmers

We have distributed not only the'

additional amount received from the Government, but a large sum besides in the prize list to the best of our ability But we are always open to suggestions from agriculturists and farmers This year we sent a man out through this county for the purpose of druniining up exhibits as we felt that there are a great number of suc cessfui farmers who have fine exhibits of one sort or another, but who never show at our Exhibition It had been our original intention to thoroughly canvass the entire island but as. owing to the war, it at one time looked as if we would have no Exhibi tioli this year we were uiiabie to carr

Government had withheld the grant this year, which would have meant no Exhibition, l for one would not have found fault with them, because after all the money dispersed by the Ex ilibitions of this province has only a local significance, and doubtless the Government thought this money could be expeiicloll to greater advantage for the good of the Lnipire as a whole, however, it was suggested that a gift in which filo people could participate individually would appeal to the people themselves, and the Government de cided to do as they originally intended, and I think they have made no mis take, because the people who had no oats-that is. the people of the cities and towns-have responded magnifl celitiy but not a particle more geiier ously than will the farmers--the back bono of this province--when their out crop is harvested and ready for mar lcet. It will be a great and glorious i.hing for each and every one of you to be able to say in after years. “I gave ten, twenty, thirty or more bushels of oats to assist the British Empire _in the time of trouble." Patriotism is rampant throughout the British possessions, but I have no hesitation in saying that with your generous assistance the people of Prince Edward island will show thenl- selves as patriotic as any.

Practically every exhibit in. this

building is of island growth or manu- facture, and it is a statement I am pleased to make. but we should have two or three times as many exhibits and two or three times as many ex- hibitors. The Government have dons their part, we have endeavoured to do ours. and it is now up to thelfarmerl to do their part a little better than they have been doing in the past. In order to`maks this Exhibition the suc-

cess it should be it il absolutely neces-

sary and essential that we should all work together. Do not be narrow- miudsd and wish to be the only ex- hibitors iii your different classes. but encourage competition and the result will be beneficial to all concerned.

Last year I intimlited that it was

the desire of the directors of this lilx- hibition to do everything in their power to forward the interests of the fanning community of this province, and with this end lu view we have endeavoured this year to try and sur- puu all our previous efforts ln secur-

iug amusement: for the young people,

as well as for some of the older ones We have made an exceptional effort to arrange for very superior horse racing, an aeroplane with sensational features and other attractions We have made a new departure and estab lished a midway, which is realiyasort of circus You can assist us very materially in the agricultural depart inents in fact without you we could do nothing but in the amusement and attraction line we are obliged to de peiid on our own abilities, and I have no hesitation in saying that I believe this year we have the best amusements that have ever been shown on these grounds

Since we met here last year we have

had the misfortune to lose by death one of our directors, Mr Robert Long worth, who has been associated with this Exhibition for a great number of years To us, his death has been a great loss, not only on account of his ailfabie and pleasing personality but more so on account of the great assist ance he has been to the Board by rea son of his practical knowledge of farm ing He will be greatly missed not only at the annual Exhibitions, but at the deliberations of the directors We have appointed Mr Frank Bell, of West Rovaity to fill the place originally held by the late Mr Longworth

lt is customary at the annual open

ing of this Exhibition to give a com parison of the present yeai with other years that have passed, but as last year was an unprecedented year in thc matter of entries and exhibits sur passing all other years up to that tinie, I will merely make a comparison between this year and last year, as

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1913 1914

Horses

Sheep Swine Poultry

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Grains and Seeds

Roots and Vegetables

Fruit

Plants and Flowers

Dairy Products

Fancy Work Art Work 'l Woolleli Goods

School Work Miscellaneous "

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I have much pleasure now in callng

llpon ills Honour the Lieutenant Governor to formally open this Ex lilbition of 1914

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OPENS EXHIBITION

The school children thcn sagn ‘Rule

Britannia At the conclusion of the song His Honolir Lieutenant Governor Rogers was requested to declare the Exhibition formally open In doing so Ilis Honour said that he appeared be fore them at the request of the Ex hibition Association to declare the Ex hibition open, and he supposed that would be the last opportunity tiiat lie would have of addressing them in tiiat capacity He was glad that he had had the opportunity for several years to meet with the people of the Island, and he had been pleased to observe the great progress that had been in evidence from year to year in the quantity and quality of the exhibits that had been presented there The people had all along shown steady im provement in the great basic ilidus try of Canada The quality of our oats, wheat, potatoes and other agri cultural products, as well as the qua liiy of our live stock, and the pro ducts of our live stock butter and cheese, have gradually improved dur ing all these years. continued His Honour, and to day the name of Prince Edwarci Island stands high throughout the countries where we seek a market for our dairy and other products And this is something that we ought to be proud of The great pity of it is that so many of our young people have abandoned this industry and gone to other places to earli a living There is no more honourable anci independent occupation than tiiat of the farmer in this country. with all the advantages at his command, and I think this year especially ive have great reason to be thankful for the ex cellenf. weather that we have had and the excellent crops that are now be ing harvested On the 12th of next month we shall be having Thanks giving Day by proclamation of His Royal Highness the Governor Gcner al. These days, to a great many peo- ple, are mere holidays and days of rest and amusement; h_ut the great design of the day is to render up thanks to Almighty God for the bless- ings that have been bestowed upon us. And surely this year the hearts of our people must be filled with gratitude to God, not only for the blessing of a bountiful harvest. but also for the blessing of peace in our land. Under the old dispensation the Israelites, were expected to present s. thanks offering; this year everybody here should present an offering, which I see is being presented very generous- ly throughout the country in the shape of a contribution of grain, to be sent to feed the animals carrying the sol- diers in this great unfortunate war: and l do hope that this spirit of thank- fulness will find u place in the heart of every farmer, so that he will give some portion of his crops towards the _support of the Army in the field. There ia an appeal from the Red Cross Bo- elety for the purpose of sending com- ,fort to those wounded who are in the hospitals and in the holds. Then there is another appeal, to send something ,to the Belgians, to whom the Allies owe so much on this occasion. We know that they have stood as a sort of buii'er between us and our enemies. 'ond if ous thing more than another deserves our whole-hearted sympathy it is the present-ooiidition of the peo- ple of Belgium, for whom I hope every- :thing possible will be dons."

His Honour then referred to the ex-

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hibits, which he commended highly and in this connection he said that the most inspiring sight there at that moment was that of the children massed together They all rejoiced to hear them sing, and rejoiced to think- on the-great-pi-oniiseewirich the young people brought to them In the next decade or two those children would be prepared to bear the bur dens they, the older ones, were then bearing He thought that the group of children before them was the most beautiful and imposing exhibit in the hail that day In conclusion, His Holi our congratulated the people from every point of view and wished them well this year and iii the years to come He had much pleasure in for mally declaring the Exhibition of 1914 open (Cheers)

The children here sang The Ilrlt

ish Greiiadiers , and, that concluded, I‘he I’reniier, Hon J A Mathieson, was requested to speak

The Premier said I wished that

i were able to bring before thc chii dren here assembleci the special lin porialice of their attendance at this opening of the Exhibition You are here to day because at the time ap pointed for the programme which you are carrying out, a great war broke out and prevented us from celebrat ing the event for which these prepar ations were made-ftliat is, the ('oii federation of (aliacia it is fifty years this month since the first ineetilig was lieid for the purpose of gathering to getlier the scattered provinces of what now constitutes the Dominion of Can ada and welding together a great na tion within ilie British Empire The first meeting for the purpose was heicl in the Provincial Building in (har lottetown, and you will there find li tablet which has been erected this veur for the purpose of comnicmolat ing that great event Always I would like the children to keep in inilicl that although wc are the smallest piovilic e in (‘aliacla, the greatest event ill (an aclas history took place in (llurlottc town in the (‘ouncll Chamber i‘iiat great event was the assembling to gcther of all the leading statesmcn ol ( anacla for the purpose of effecting (oiliecleration That result was con sumlnated ycars after, when we join ecl the Union For many years we bore the burclelis oi’ confecicration witiiout the benefits We have lived long enough to sec that all these bui ciens tiiat we carried have been fully anti amply repaid in the advantages which we now enjoy as part of the Foiifederation, and greater advan tages that lie before us in being linic ed up with the transportation faclll ties of the Mainland That was .i great work, but the results are non placed in peril by the War whicil is beillg waged in Europe We are llc-rc to clay iii securitv carrying on the or diiiarv business of every day life as if no war were being waged and tile for tunes of the Empire and civiliration were not at stake Why arc we so cure” Because of the powcrflll pro tecting arm which Britain throws around us, because of the inil.,llt;» fleet, which protects the sea Tiiat is what Britain has always done for us and now it is up to us, in the nildst of our supposed security to ask ourselves what have we done for Britain and what are we going to do for the Empire” Peaceful as all around us may appear, this coliiitry is now en gaged in war and our lives and free dom are at stake We are sending forward some of our men and will send more, becalisc it is the cluiy of every man to enlist who is free to llo so There is no more sacred duty ili- cumbelit upon the citizen of any State than to fight for the liberty and free dom of that State Many men go to the front, but there are many who cannot go Each has a duty to per form, and those who fail to perforni it will for thc rest of their clavs live lin der a cioucl Those of us who remain at homo and cannot go have a duty as urgent and that is the clnty of sc-e ing that we do our part towards slip- porting the Army in the field, towards the Rc-cl Cross Society, which cares for thc sick and wounded, and tow ards thc support of the poor Belgiails, those brave men who stood and fouvht for liberty right in the gap, when the Gcriilnli Army, ill violation of evely contract invaded that Kingdom The Ilcigians might have given them pas sage into France. but there was sonle thing they valued more than life, and that was freedom, and they fought tiiat invading host against over pow ering numbers and exhibited a spirit of, valour which, as lone as lllsiorv en- dures, will redound to the credit of the

Belgian nation.

"The war is a terrible disaster, but

it was inevitable, and better it should come now, when Britain stands ready with the ablest generals which she has had for generations, and with able statesmen in control of the whole sit- uation. Britain was never more ready, and never had a luster cause for en- tering war. She has taken up arms to protect the weak against the strong. We have entered into it and the issue, we are confident, will he success for the British arms. We have no doubt that Justice will pro- vaii in the end. The war may be long and the roucl hard. audit is now our

dutv to do our part.

' "Funds are asked for the 'support of various causes. Some time ago I offered, on behalf of this province, to the War Office a gift of one hundred thousand bushels of oats, and tho Of- fice replied that they were glad to re- ceive the gift as it was most oppor- tune and fitting. We have appealed to the people of this province, whom Providence has blessed with unusual abundance, and we are meeting with a generous response. It is like a call for volunteers. We are not imposing on any man the duty of supplying any definite amount, but are asking every man to contribute out of his abun- dance what he thinks is his just pro- portion; so that when the war is over

he will feel that he has borne his part

CIAL EXHIBITION IS NOW OPEN AND IN FULL SWING _

nlanfully Other causes cali for relief 'serving of till- gratitude of the people and we feel sure that the pcopic of ,of this province for thc “hole hearted this province will give ull they can, zeal and spc-cial ability he has devot for our freedom and all our fortunes ed to this pulillc service He has are at stake in this war The old slini truiv snicl it is .i branch of the Gov nioiis "England expects everv ni.ili to olniilent ol this country and on be- do his duty will not be made iii mln hail of thc- uolerliinciit I thank him to our people Sixty years ago, cllir tor tin .spit-ncllll unrlc llc has done 1-le ing the (rimean VI/ar. an appeal of it has the ll-plllatlon of knowing rarely similar kind was made to the people neil how to inilld ills own business oi' this province to alcl the British ‘le has holin hc can nialluge equally Arms and they responded loyaliy i`o~lwcll this highly important public ser-

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contributes so ilirgeli to\\...lls lilc-_,_r»-.ilcnl c\ nts in (`llnuli.i's history promotion, of agricllitllrnl sllrcclss .lllli .ls rcll. cl-ntml: alln a war when bcvcral confcreliccs \\c-rc ilclci \vii|l tilt' illliisll Illiplrc was having her

hc Presiciellt oi' thc- Assoclatioli, and sireiivtli tcstcli in the grclctcsi war t was iliiallv deicriiiillc-ci that lt was the ivollcl has mer lcilo\\li-~nli unprc li the best intc-rcsl oi all illllt the ccclc-liilcl lliciori llinicllilr cpcicll

llxhlbltion slloulcl ploccoli, pnrIic'lll.ir l,»l ine cllllclllcle bv saving that I

y as special prcpfiratiolis ll.lll been il.i\c- ,rllcll 'isslimllcci to the lnipcriril

liiacie to make this i~l‘cliiliitloli excl-cci'zilltliolliws that this l<l.\iid province all others in prticiical cilelt has nlwn\l~ lncll llnal to iiie Idlnpire

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MR. C. R. SMALLWOOD, SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION `_l