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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?
4 _._i
' 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
O90-
“Down-+u|.L".
There is a saying that after we
pas a certain age we go' "down-
hlll."
i.
'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.
ill. `
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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COME AND SEETHE i
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
”,Provin¢i¢|  .j-'=--'“=f-,-""= ‘_ f ,'--'f"-*_ -,-
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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 .
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`§’):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
0 - , '
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
u po
pr0mYt“§Elg§e£§:` Prices 01' PIM” .y0Ul° Order and we will make_
 -~ the mainland. ’ ` ‘
' esnrs msn ros. or ve, U H C `
'::§”.;‘-'zr'i:.2¢:? :a:.'i':i§:fi1:i:  ROD ers L, -ardwarg . I 0-
~rlv strong youim herd of Short- _ MITED.
mlm* t Charlottetown P F 1 -` 1-
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