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Thursday, January 20, 1921.
MORRISON AND DRURY,
The co:,troversy between Premier Drury
and Mr. J. J. Morrison, the aggressive
secretary of the United Farmers of On-
tario. has excited a great deal of interest
in political circles this week. Mr. Drury
sees continued success for his Government
only in a "broadeningout" of the support
behind it to include all. townspeople as
well as farmers, whodesire it to continue in
power. He sees clearly that without such
wider support the political movement
represented in office by hi. Government
would have. as he himself expresses It, "a
short and ineffectual life." The United
Farmers' candidates at the general
elections of 1919 polled only a minority
vote. At the next election, unless some
cbange in tactics is adopted, the U. F. O.
will in many constituencies have the
townspeople ranged unitedly against them.
instead of split into Grit and Tory
divisions, and will Ione seats which they
were able to carry in 1919. The Govern-
ment's hold on office is precarious enough
now. with a rather uncertain support from
the Labor contingent, and it continuance
in office is the desideratum Mr. Drury
would seem to be right in bis sizing up of
the situation.
Mr. :Morris en's idea seems to be to
keep the farmers in a fold by themselves.
politically and commercially. This is
understandable on the supposition that he
does not care particularly whether there is
a Farmers' Government or not. There are
Provinces of-einada in which thfarmers
are sufficiently numerous to be able to
elect a majority o! members. but Ontario
is not one of them. Mr. Morrison may
believe that with a solid Klock of Farmer
members concessions could be forced from
either one of the old parties which might
come into office ; but, if this be his idea,
he is again forgetting that such a course
pursued by the far.ners would be likely to
unite the two old parties int House,
leaving the Farm rs an impotent ority.
In short. Mr. Morrison appears to ave
an idea -probably a mistaken idea -that
while farmers can unite towrtspeopie can
do so but must forever go On with the old
game of Grit and Tory. Hispolicy would
be a great force to drive urbanites to-
gether, to the ehtmnation Of the old
party divisions.
However, it is to be hoped that the
wiser counsels of Mr. Drury will prevail.
It would to untoitunate J the people,of
the Province should be split up it,to class
factions, each striving to fore legislation
for its own benefit. Rather the ideali
should be that every voter is first, not a
farmer. nor a merchant, nor a miner, nor
a mechanic, but a citizen of the
Province, desiring that justice shall be
done to all people without distinction of
claw. Ontario now has a farmer Premier
who has won the good opinion of men of
all claims. and it would be. unfortunate
indeed if his position should be under-
mined by Mr. Mori ison's narrow concep
tion of the farmer's duty in politics.
There are townspeople, many of them,
who have a clear idea of the importance
_At akiculture in the affairso`f thisProvince
and who are willing to co-operate with
farmers in securing . for agriculture
its iightful place. Mr. Drury wishes to
have such men work with him and other
farmers for the aims which they hold i
common. Mr. Morrison brushes them
disdainfully aside.
Mark Well
Your safeguard is the name
!'SALAD
TES 8IONAL -- OODIQIO$
t720
This is the genuine 'tea of all teas'.
If you do not use Salada, send us a post card for a free
sample stating the price you now pay and if you use
Black, Green or Mixed Tea. Address Salada,Toronto
•J
Hearst Government granted to th•
Spanish River Pulp 8 Paper Company
5.500 square miles of pulp limits. ';he
deal was not can ied out at the time. but
the Company, it is stated, is applying to
the present Government to ratify it. The
matter 15 to be investigated by the ccm-
mission.
Hon. Hugh Guthrie addressing a meet -
Ing at Milton, we are informed by a peen
despatch, quoted precedents (r r the
clinging of the Meighen Government to
office without a mandate from the people.
Mr. Guthrie is a lawyer. and attaches a
pecu ia: value to precedent, but the
ordinary man fails to see that because
somebody else has done a wrong. and got
away with it, it is forever established as a
right. The meeting should have been
more interested in Mr. Guthrie's reasons
than in his precedents.
Kitty, aged four, had been naughty.
and her father had had to administer
_vigorous correction.ba a -going to bun-
nies.
That an impression had been made
was apparent when, on his return from
business in the evening, Kitty called
upstairs. with frigid politeness :
"Mother, your husband's home."
THE WEEK AT THE CAPITAL.
By tan Domini.
Ottawa, Jan 17. -There will be a num
ber of changes in the seating and other ar
rangements when the House gets down to
business in about another month. Within
a short time the whips of theConservative
and Liberal parties will be making the
necessary arrangements for placing their
members, and present indications are that
there will be moves to both sides of the
chamber.
Mr. Gauthier, of Ste. Hyacinthe, will
not likely sit among the Liberals. He
and Hon. R. Lemieux are having a news-
paper row as to the former beini a traitor
to Liberalisrfii by his dickering with the
Government for p Cabinet position. Mr.
Gauthier does not deny that he has been
dickering ; in fact, he states that he has
laid down his conditions and when the
Government accepts them he will join the
Cabinet. At the same time, he maintains
that any such step will see him still a
Liberal, holding to Liberal ideals and
principle, in every way. Whether or not
the Government will ever extend the olive
branch to Mr. Gauthier is a different
matter, In fact, it has been said by
Ministers on various occasions that if the
Government was half as anxious to have
Mr. Gauthier as Mr. Gauthier is to join
the Government, the deal could be
arranged in five minutes.
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OP CANADA
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56th ANNUAL STATEMENT -30th NOVEMBER, 1920
Fifty-sixth State -lent Reveals Very Strong Cash Position Built Up During
Past Year --Total Assets Increased $60,000,000 Since 1916 -Savings Deposits
Again Show Marked Incraase--4uiCk Assets to Li3')ilities Increased
From 47.23 , to 54.35 , o ---There Are Now 393 Branches and Agencies.
EDiTORLiLv NOTES.
Mr. Morrison evidently reads it' "Ur
Far meis Only," while Mr. Drury prefer
it thus : "United For Ontario."
iliiL.Annual Clement Meeting uh-tbs rar.-
!told rb o, tier 1. Moilbink o: (.ut :acts, «.;as held at the Head
Office o he Peak. in the City n Winnipeg,,st twoly^ noon,
on Mo Ilii • January -tela. t921.
The 1'r.,i<..:t. Mr .Ti)1IN (;A1.I', in the chair. -
\DIRECTORS' REPORT
1 he Dlirectorsve pleasure in prreentinx their report,
showingR_�t�i result kettle" of the Rank for the year
ended `.Criyemler :10th.
Darin+ the year 15�4oTanciles ua'd agenc,c were opened.
and 10 were closed. as fe
;vs:
011'TIC - OPENED
Province of Ontario, f -Pon 'wood, -Mansfield, Minesing,
thawc,`3t- m'tr. 71'ema-t-13a-serf 1) nforth)� ._
PMv nee of Alanitnha -Pent Me('onne!!. •
1'r vinee of Seskatriiewan, Tlir Hills Carmel, Mose-
,ank i'inkham. 0askntarn (Wed Site)
Pr wire of Alb' -'rt • -('al; an• *Stec Yardv), Edmonton
A.tx'k Tartlet).
O??ICR$ CLOSED .-
Pruritus, of Mreielt,i 19. r,-Graysvil:r. Harm d, Mnrpamt
Rnseielc. frit klcr.
Province of Saskatchewan, 2-Kyeville, :'eott. \
Province of Alberta. '-.tlrnmdae. Grassy Laic. ysliiet.
The number of branches and aaenc:es in operatien f t the
close of husi tea on November 319th wit, 393.
1'1 number or sta'T antp?ave l at claw.. of Let".:neem
November 30th was 2,30:f.
The usual inspection of all l,ranc .es and acrrici_•+ has Ise')
made •-
In accordance with an annnnreement made by hint at the
•last Annual Meeting. Mr. -It. T. Riley, Vice-I'resident,of the
-Aank,'has recently ,esipxi'Tiffin the -1%0d, -to iSesto 'ifrare--
time 10 his own stair., nisi Mr. W. fl. Allan has been etee�IM
time4perMeent to snreeel-tills.
To fill the 4 -magnet nn the Board, Meares. G. M. Blackaml
D. N. Fimue, of Winnipeg, have leen elected Directors.
JOHN GALT,
-,•President; .
PPOTIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Balance at credit of account, 29t:h .November,
1919 $ 198,222.67
Net profits, for the year, after dedectrng
expense o! management, interest due
depaaitors, resery n-, for interest and ex-
ehan ;e, and .king- provision for bad and
• doubtful dehts nd fear rebate on bills under
discount, have a me to 1,603,842 39
$1:5102,"63 -24 -
Which has been appiied•as follows:
Dividend No 132. 214 per cent., paid 1st
March. 1921 $
Diviolend No. 133, 21i per eent. pard lit June,
19'2() e
'Dividend) No. 1:14. 24 per cent., paid 1st
S+;atember. 1929
Divi lent No.1:34, 21-s per cent., payable 1st
December, 4920
B.1 iu+
to $hareholdere of 2 per east., payable
is' flerem!er, 1120
Tr,nd's rrc I to Reat�Aerjnmt
Writt,ei oT P.ank I'remiees
('9atri' nth^n toOtTarers' Pension Fund.....,.
,•Itrihutinn to Sick Benefit Fuad
r Texon Rsn't Note Circulation to 30th
"ivtvemler. 1021 -
of Prouts .carried leeward ..,, ..
e •
It would I e a sore y day for this country
when a farmer and a tow ,sman could not
work together for commonpolitical ideals,
We said last week that anyone going to
• Florida this winter was wasting money.
We are not qu to so sure about it"tthis
week•
i
it is all right for the U. F. 0. t9 keep
its commercial organization for farmers
Only ; hat for political a.:ti 9n why draw
a line where none naturally exists ?
Sir William James Gage, the well-known
philanthropist. died last week at his home
in Toronto. He was the moving spirit in
the providing of several establishments in
this Province for the care of consump
fives.
Thousands of miles of pulp limits'giren
away to a big pulp and paper corpor
ation whit scores of newspapers are being
driven out of business by tire exactions of
the,paper manufacturers. it is enough to
make a publisher ee'red.
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Mr. Morrison is an uncommon type of
politician. Instead of inviting voters to
join him, he tells them to ''stay out." He
should remember that Gideon's band was
ail right for fighting battles but was not
intended for winning elections.
The statement was made before
the timber investigating commission at
Toronto this week that shortly before the
Provincial ge .era: elections of 1919 the
General Statement of Liabilities.
Aa$ET8
Gold and Silver Coin 1,I101I,t144.49
Dominion Government
Not,ee, 1d,97ti,:72.00
. a,
Deposit with the Minister of 'Finance for
t.w p9rpesesof the C'ireulat:on Fund..
ikpn+rt Gold Reserves...
tr. P. .er dank- ..
('hc.iues on other Parks
!titmice,' (WeityTther thanks in ('arnda
Itnlnnce , hy'1lnnks and Nanking (.'or-
respom•ents-elrew•l•erc than ,n 1'anrds 4,5.51,9.08.87
Dominion and i'rov,netal 1;0N -eminent
.Sossoritiesereteteexesvelirsosenerkessmine &7.94 5.23
('inr+li.in Mun,ri„al ,'ce'tnticn, rail: ,
ltritish l't r,'irn and ('n!nnia' Public
f4ccurities other t),an Crna fan .....'11,909,843.24
Railway and ot'Scr fonds. Del minims
and : tucks hot exccodine market.
vola: 3,581,'18..4.10
Call and Short 'not ever -dine :0 date:
Loans in Canada, ada, en, Bonds. Deiters- '
-tures anJ fnck�
Call roil Short ;riot esce,slinz :30 dkys) .
D.oans eletewhrr-• than in ('ann•!n 3,119,13..31
1)emnnd Loam in ('anada reetired by
grain 10./32,745.47
632,20:3.5,3.20
Loan
a A. to Governments and Afunieipal-
d--7.045.170.39
t,�, .�.. .. ...._.
Other current I rrotis ,amt l)iseuunts in
Cana.la:.less rel de of InTrrriTT...::.. 6117,1117,781 113'
Other Current Loans and Ibsrnnnts else-
where than in Canaan Ilea, relate of
inures '
Real Estate other San (Sank Premises
Mortgages on Ren rotate sn'd by the
thank
Over,hie Debts. estimate's las provided
for
Bank Premises, of not more than east.
leas amounts writ ten oft
Liabilities of ristomer• nntet Letters of
Credit, as rep .-antra
Other Assets not included in the Imes
AS ON NOVEN ER Ws, H26 -
%'n!9it tii f tock
d Assets
ILITI):S
196,247,45
199.968 . d0
199.996.30
200,000. W
160.903 00
433 )O0.90
13t1,t':
63,4(1,:.00
16.00). ?.0'
79,5353.24
149.29.3 4;
NERVES ALL
GONE‘TO PIECES
"Fruit-a-tlres" Conquered
Narrow Prostration
R. It. No.4, Guam Pians, Man.
"In the year 1910, I had Nervous
Proslraliow in its wont form;
dropping from 170 to 115 pounds.
The doctors had iso hope of my
recovery, and every medicine I tried
proved useless until a friend induced
me to take "Fruits -titles".
I began to mead almost at once,
and never had such good health as I
have enjoyed the past eight years.
laws sever without "Fruit -a -lives"
is Me ?souse". JAS. S. DELGATY.
50o. a box, 6 for $2.60, trial sire 25e.
At all dealers or sent postpaid bf
Trait -a -tires Limited., Ottawa.
Liberals Don't Want lea,
In any event, it is certain Mr. Gauthier
will get a reception of doubtful warmth
when he comes into the 11 ,use. Several
Liberal merhhers have stated that he would
not any longer be considered a member of
their party, and that if he ever offered
himself fur election aia.n they would
bend all their efforts to accomplish his
defeat. It is likely that the Government
whip may he asked to all ,t Mr. Gauthier
a seat on the right of the Speaker, for the
Liberals, while they have not formally
read him out of the party, show a tend-
ency to commit him to thepolitical limbo,
which leaves him a man without a party
in the House.
Getting Back into the Feld.
At the sums time. there are likely to be
moves from the other side. Hon. A. K.
Maclean, former Minister without port-
folio. has applied for a seat among the
Liberals. 3 td it is expected in the cases of
W. A. Buchanan, of Lethbridge, and J. A.
Campbell, of the Par, that it tjfey have
not already d.,ne so they will do so before
the opening of the session. And there
may be others. According to Hon. A. K.
Maclean, there were half a dozen who
intended moving at the close of last ses-
sion, but the Liberal whip, J.A. Robb. has
thus far refused 'to divulge any names.
though intimating that he has several
applications for seating from meo who
formerly sat on the S;isaker's tight.
liberals Have Hopes.
The selection of Mr. Gord .n as the
Liberal candidate in West Teterboro
makes the fifth min in he field. Hon.
Mac:<enzie King. leader of the Literals, is
going up there in another seek or -To Jra
take part to the battle, aid Liberal organ-
izers here (ire fess t v have strong hope• that
tfieir man hill win the seat Their claim
is that the Government vote will be badly
split between Denne and Burnham, and
that a number of Burnham's votes will
HIso be taken from the U. F. O. candidate.
owever, with five men in the field, any-
thing -might happen.
H•nse b Open Febeoary 14.
the Cahinet spent a halt -day ,this
week in discussion of the date of openirg
Parliament, and centred their thoughts
on February 14 as the big day. They
formally decided on that particular day.
There is still a lot ofreparatory work to
be done before the Government program
is ready, and. anyway, the Government
does not wish to get along too far with its
Parliamentary labors. before the U. S.
Congress has had time to declare its mind
on tariff matters.
at iia twits/
Premier Drury; who spent a day in
town during the week, in which time he
delivered a couple of addresses here. made
a good impresdiA on a lot of Ottawa
people. The Ontario leader talked (rankly
df the future of the Farmers' party and '
declared that it was not in any way a
movement, but that in its present
form it wou'.d not be continued very long. 1
There would be a widening out, Mr.
Drury stated. and a taking in of men of
o: her views, who would find • in the ranks
of the Farmers' party o.her men of
progressive heals with whom they could
w•ot k for the common good of all clan -es
of citizens. The farmers had formed their
party because they were forced by circum•
stances to do so. Mr. Drury claimed, and 1
because the rural dwellers 'found their
districtf being depopulated, as they ..on- i
sidered, because political platforms were
something to win elections on rather than
something to be carried out after elec-
tion. The new political party had to
come. Mr. D:toy declared, and it was
only an accident that it came through t
the medium of the farmers rather than
some other class of men. They had not !
sought to seize the power of government
but rather had it thrustupnn them, Anti
then found that palitical eep:rience was i
not absolutely necessary in order to run a
Government, but rather sound coMmon
sense properly applied To the lumber- '
men, whom he addresses earlier in the
day, -Premier Drury talked reforestatintt
re' her than p 'lilies, and expressed him- 1
self in livor of an energetic program to
that end.
51,402,065.2'
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JANUARY BARGAINS
M )I
■ Careful Buyers will take this chance to secure
positive bargains in January- V(
B l[
■ $
x
■
DressSerges
42 -inch, heavy fine all Pure Wool Serges, for Dresses,
I Suits, Skirts, etc., in navys, black, browns, greensveardinal.
All are regular $2.50, $2.75 and 53.25. January 1 . 60
ink Sale per yard $$
Silks and Poplins
■
a purple. 52.00, for
�
$1.48 '
X Yard -wide Duchess Silks, navys, browns, $16Q
It greens, rose. Regular 12.7 5, for .v
r
Yard -wide Silk Poplins, in navy, grej's,
A
heetings
Heavy bleached Sheetings, 80 inches
X regular $1.10, for
$
wide, 65c
.,
$ Heavy bleached Sheetings, 60 inchewide, 48e
IN
$ regular 7. c, for • O
Feather 'irking, best quality, blue and white 48e $
'5C for v
x stripe, a ti 1 \ XI
Coats and Furs
ins
$ I A large selection in Plush, Tweed and Velour Coats, $
IL tailor-made, former prices 125 to $60, on $10 •7
to $2C •
ii sale
■ Fur Scarfs and as, Capes of Sable, Fox, Wolf, etc.,
- all at half price
x
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■ K
lo •
W•. Acheson & Son 1
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$ 8,000,000 00
Reit Account , t3' 10,000.90 '
Ila'anre n Profit and Los
1S.5R4.316.40 Arcnunt rnrried fotwanl 14. '91 .47
345,000.00 11,149�9ot.
5,040010.00 tine a'tned Dic.denois.. 17,R3g.
ttt•,313.t11r--firridttn,t 1:alt, payable --- _ -
• 9,1,40,179.97 1st Di'o'etnlw•r, 1920. , r 200;000.00 ,
1;>,9:99i4:90 Snorts to slhsreho!t'ers,
irya',le 1st Dcecnrber
192) r,T.. 160,001.00
6.527.115.15
smog, .
IOW GALT, Prasldent
4,4911,2.51.20
229,079.49
133,499 43
1412.!0•3 .97
985,969.61
3,450,511.93
• 44,205.18
61,19,'ht; t 1 39
mosimiaraa
Ir,,111T,I3S'1�.
Notes of the Ilan': in cir-
cu.ation .12.673,$144.1x1
D e-ssie,ts not l.ear:n • in- ' •
ferret - 49,714,051 07
D„m,eite b,Parine interestx•5;610.464.14
ltn'rin'e' (lire fo after
!tank' n ('nna,is 4527,615.47
i eatiees not. e..1 Sank rem t
Itankma ('nrrespond-
ant. ,'I.cwlw'n' than in
(' Imola . c • 2,(101.010.53
151.226.755.81
Aee^ntnnees under Jotters nt Credit .. 3,450.511 .93
Liahibtir' not unc'n,ledp the fnrngoing• • 1,01'2.50
a•pgrt •t cess A-,sdit•rs 10 th, hhaesheld••s
•f t'.nUnlea Sant o. C•asds
to v .,-1 .nee a,lt the net," e• on, m .,Pr-wetinna
n•'s a^fse iftwf the ,[relit net. fay rarest
to the +harehn'detw fnllns • • -
We hien audttet the above Hanna' rMrt with
the lino';. int ,-',whey at 'lead •,R.e and with
the eettiaelArreurw., from the nnnehe..
9s.r hi',htvtwd all the mfnrwihtinnJnd es-
'ol'mtion• that we fuer mmnred. find •n n1 11.
opinion that the /raa,.ct,nrt. M the hank which
hive •,me finder parr notice have bean ,'thin the
pewees atthe teary
In add.tinn 1., new veHriestini It Ow .tail
tinventher. we have dwrin/ the veer eheeke the •
each an 1 retitle 1 the wealth►• ,e,w,wrner the
in,eament, n( the nan.< at If *he. ^Ter mad
prince's! he%neh•• and fmi'M thorn le M ,n nene-
tnom with aha entr{s. 'n thrhnwS' of the rank
Malin? th.wto.
la nor npi.nnn /M Ratan.' shwt ,e twnperly
drwwiT, Moot e,h,lwt a true And cornet 'new
M the ,tW ,'
of , . slur• M thyIter,'<, .n, or,'me In
th• host M ,:rf ,nlnrmaann ami the erelansti, ne
.Oven' to to. ss t w .how , by the ',onto of the
miaow, lbiThRDerii AIL*TW.d1s tM ffw-nsiEfAMh,
169 295.445.39
11. B. SHAW, General himeager'
G e3ANOTRU ff SYS EM
The Double Track Route
between
MONTREAL .
TORONTOr-
DETROiT
and
CHICAGO
Unexcelled dining ear service
Bleeping cars on night trains, and
pular ears on principal day trains.;
hill information from any Grand
Trunk Ticket Agent. or 1' 1:. Horn -
Ing. It1striot Passenger Agent, To -
roil to.
(5.11. Laader,Station Agent. phone20
P. P. LAWRENCE & SONS
Town Agents , Phone x,
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-School of Commerce -
Clinton and Goderich, Ont.
OFFERS THE FOLLOWING COURSES •
.Business 'Stenographic
Secretarial Civil Service
Teachers' Trac ing Course
and arranges Special ourses for students.
TIE FuLLOWIxG AD\'.►NTAC11t$
Highly Qualified Teaching Staff
Actual Business System of Bookkeeping
Credential Typewriting Tests
Positions Guaranteed
Vocational Training School
1 or this district, by government appointment, and under in-
spection by Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment Department,
For Terms, etc , write
1t. F. WARD, ^ ` " M .t STONE,
IL 's., M. Aeets.,
Principal
Phone 198, Clinton
('om. Specialist,
Vire-Principal
Winter Terni begins Monday, January 3rd, 1921
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Our Double Harness
will be timidequal to ifie moist per-
fectly matched tears to symmetry
and beauty. It sets gracefully on
the horses, and while fitting perfectly
allows tiro greatest freedom of
action. if you have a htgh.claaa
teatn come here for harness appro-
priate Inc their Chian. Have yonr
old Mittman oiled and repaired now
for Spring.
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$50 to
$5,000
A YEAR FOR LiFE
A CANADIAN GOVERNMENT ANNUITY PROVIDES IT
-No hotter life investment available
-No better security obtainable
-Carnot be seised or levied upon for any cause
-Will be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed
-Not affected by trade depression
Free
from Dominion income Tax
-No medical examination required
Anyone over the ase of 5 years resident or domiciled in Canada
may purchase.
Any two persons may purchase jointly.
R.nployers may purchase- for their employees ---school boards Inc
their teachers -congregations for their minister
Apply to yo..r Peat n..ter. or write, prnt.,r free. to a T al,.f.•tn, Meer
hatendent of Annu.t.e. Ot taw. for waw bookies end wires inf w,n.t nn desired
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