» 4 htatlallelown Guardian luhoflptloll Phono .. . ....... ....1&-2 :uneasy Plums _.tae lhunn¢_Eult.Nlgnz Pmn¢a.... ....1saa1ss Head Office at Charlottetown lranch Oflica at Sum- moroldo, 'Alben-ton, Sourlo and Montague. London Oiilco. Marconi Houle, Strand. W- C- ......A.A.la|-tlott Imaging Editor .... .. .. .... ...... .------|-R-5\||'|\¢¢f TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1915. A TRADl_'l`ION fDES'l`ROYED tu Ngw York City the "Uptown Movement" coin- menced about fifteen years ago. The impulse Northward seized upon many a business house; and lt influenced,with special strength, the big retail merchants. Those who held long leases so far down-town as Fourteenth street began to have visions of slow decay, of ruin lt seemed as though the "law of population" had decreed that the business cen- tre had shifted; and that no big stores could hope to exist unless it followed the current which had so strongly set lu. One merchant was asked by a friend Why he had run away from Fourteenth street, the old shopping whiff- H9 replied: "For the same reason that the l’nion soldier ran away at the battle of Bull Run-those who did not are there yet." While this "Up-town .\lovt-ment" was at its height. John Wanumaker decided. to start a store in New York. }Ie didn't select a' location _up toward Fourteenth street - he went down to Eighth street, and took over the old Ste- wart store, which was earning very large deficits at the time. Gotham merchants concluded that Wanamaker had lost his cunning-that he had attempted a miracle in ati nge where miracles were not commonly enacted. But the Philadelphia merchant had not blundcred- not very badly. lie at once took his place as the leading advertiser of New York. and what had been a deserted place of business soon became one of thc busiest stores on earth. Eighth street anti Broadway became one of the shop- ping centres of .\'ew York. Newspaper advertising-probably the fullest and best newspaper advertising ever given in the st»orc-destroyed the tradition. reclaimed tt whole business section from dull- ness, and has made it necessary for Wanamaker to double his store~capacity. A store, advertised as effectively as is this store in question, would prosper IN ANY PART OP THE CITY. The merchant who feels that he is handicapped in his location should know by heart this plain story of Wuha- maker and his New York store: and learn that L0(`ATl0.\' is but one of the things to 'oc cotzsideretl in the making of a great enterprise -and that the right kind and A.\iOl'Z\"l` of ncwr.paper fnl\'crli:siilt.', will make ANY l.Of‘.-‘lTlO.\' what- ever seem to he the best one `n thc city. _ _ _______0____ __i_ -- AUSTliALlA’S NEW TARIFF The new Australian tariff increases the preference given to goods of British mantlfacture. that is, goods man- ufactured in the l'nited Kingdoni. South Africa gets a small preference. .\'o preference is given to (‘anntiian floods. The Sydney torrespondcnt of the London Economist says “to some extent the preference in favor ot' British goods is illusory," for "it is usually accompanied by a stiff duty on the ilrlllsh article." The Legislature has said in effect: "We shall encourage our own people to make the goods if they can, and, if they cannot, then we shall take British goods in preference to those ol' foreigners and igetln some revenue ln the process." The truth -is Australia is now pretty .strongly protec- tionist. Years ago, before Federation, New South Wales had a low tariff and the Cobdeu Club asserted and no doubt believed that she was in consequence altogether outstrip- plng Victoria, which had a tolcrably high one. The present is the fourth tariff since Fetleration. The first was distinct- ly_protectlve, the second more so, the third still further raised the duties, while giving a preference to British wares; the fourth just adopted imposes heavier duties on some articles than those heretofore levied. but is also so framed as to be a revcnue~getter. At this moment Aus- tralia is in sorc need ol' additional revenue. Times are hard, the last crop was short. the States have been spend- ing money with both hands, the Corumonwealth or Federal Government has been almost equally extravagant, and no more loans can be obtained in England except for war purposes, or unless the Treasury officials in London and the committee recently appointed by Mr. Lloyd George to assist them can be persuaded that they are called for by very special clrcumstaiiccs. The new tariff dot-,g not add tn the iron and steel duties, but the Government intends to continue the bounties. Critics not too friendly to the powerful Labor party in Australia say the tariff-makers had a keen eye to the welfare of tlte workingman. He is `u great lea-drinker, hilt no tux is put on it for revenue pur- So far ar; can be uscertlned no one in authority was asked the reason why Canada did not receive a preference. Sir George Foster was well received there, and, needless to say. stated ollr msc in admirable fashion. One explana- tion ls tllat the Australians and New Zealanders seem to .think we have not been generous enough In subsidizing stoamship lines from Vuricouver. and are not disposed to en- courage the importation of their butter," meats and wines to (‘nnndn; but this is not ofllcinl. ~ --so _ HIREllMAN’S VIEW _ in a recent issue we referred to the "unemployment problem," remarking, onthe authority of a Toronto_ ex- change. that of two hundred men looking for work and accepting charity because they could limi no work, not one would accept thc offer of o farmer \vho had come into the city in scotch of farm labourers. ' ln a later issue of the same exchange we flnd a letter from a “Formerly lilred Man.” giving “the real reason why men refuse to work for farmers." We quote a few extracts to show the view from the other sldez- _"_What does _working _for a farmer' moan? It moans soiling oneself soul and body toa man for money. This tothe usual routine on farms of 100 acres or more through- out _this district, and I hear tlte some from all over 0ntorto‘=-ltrs'a‘,'lu'h‘iae'i-"nun wlnur, 5 mm; lmatngmtoet IM llllllllttlll.-1.80.. Man ln to -breakfast, swallow it and out again by___7.40, Clean out stables. hunk corn on tho? cold than feed uoolr,.mLh.|nt¢ 4|g"¢|'»,..m|,¢q¢ unto. Timo. any time from 13- to 1. mu mroly mom 'get into town to meet anyone? Probably the 'boss goes fu-qt . _ than 15 a page Work at °'~|*“'5 °“°° -°9“¢»U0il\ N690” \° _ emu. in to snow. out this to ma mek and do chem _ _till 7.30 or 8 o"cloch. Never a word of thanks. Saturdays the same. Sunday! ltart the name. About 11.16 go to the house. out wan norm-s dinner to feed the stock. Milking again at 4.30, o_o that the farmer can go to church, leaving the hired man home' to look after things. When can a man down on Saturday aftemoons. staying till nearly 6 o'clock. lie starts directly' after dinner with chop, waits at mill. then bitches his horse and spends three hours in talk. Comes back too busy to change his clothes till after supper. Hired man milking and angry because he wanted to get some new underclothes that night, but being Saturday gets done later than usual. Arrives -in town about 9.30. Home about 12. Loses sleep. but cannot make up for it unless for an hour after dinner on'Sunday. If the farmers would only let their men off on Saturdays at 6 o’cloch sharp and one Sunday in the month and pay them, say, three dollars a week, life on a farm would be muohmore endurable." The picture painted by this “hired man " certainly does not suggest the delights of rural life as they are sometimes portrayed ln the newspapers and the guidebooks. This outspoken “hired man" contrasts with the farm helper the man who becomes a helper in the city. who works eight to ten hours a. day, receives his regular weekly wage and eventually 'settles down ln a comfortable home of his own. While, evidently. the writer of the above letter struck some hard experiences. it cannot be denied that on very many farms there is a lack of system and a good deal of unnecessary drudgery with very little breathing space between. While it must not be assumed that the farmer has a monopoly of all the hard work. and that there is no drudgery in city employment. it must be admitted that the want of a proper system of working hours and the want. also, of an occasional let up, for necessary recreation, or town." is one of the great barriers in the way of securing efficient farm help in this province as well as in Ontario. There is no more pressing necessity for hurry and rush on the farm than in the factory, the warehouse. the store nr the office. Iielp ln ull of these are usually lust as hard worked as the help on thc farm, but with tho tlitferencn that the former have their regular hours. Could not the farmers adopt the ten-hour system just as well as those others, who have as much. often more. capital at stake and as much. often more, work to do and to whom time is just as valuable as to the farmer? lu this age of “ patriotism and production" and “ for- ward movement." would lt not be well for the farmers to endeavour to overcome their greatest dliiiculty-the secur- ing of efficient help-by adopting as fur as possible a system of regular hours? Many farmers in this province have adopted the ten-hour day and have found it profitable and satisfactory. Time was, even in this well regulated province, when the stores and workshops were kept open as long as cnstomerschose to come ln. but the custom was gradually' superseded by the regular system now followed ot' opening and closing at regular hours. and it has proved successful. Eventually, we have no doubt, this system will be followed on all well regulated farms, and when it is there will be less trouble in securing efficient help. "Tto"l"Es_”"' Stores that do not advertise depend wholl_v upon the patronage of women who do not read thc “a