The Exeter Advocate, 1919-10-16, Page 1THIRTY-THIRI YEAR
EXETER. ONTARIO THURSDAY OCT. 16, 1919
lealagalie
SANDERS & EECI,
Our Corner r Tea , hers Convene CONSERVATIVE, LIBERAL AND violin sclectioats which were well ren- !'menu to the ladies for their ex -
salutes
Class Legislation is never democratic
U. F. O. legisitation. would be class
legie atioa
The •olci and du stone Conservative
party *lea's ;iter - sons on the 20th. Pre-
pare to givethe party built up by
N'tihitney your vote ten eleetiona day.
Vote for k.11erdngtt>n,
His Royal Highness, the Prince of
Wales wit] visit London on. October
22n
d and 23rd. Many Military men
grouped -in counties are to be called
to. Hier city' to do honor to the, Prince
Besides reception, presentetaoa and
luncheon ceremonies a big Parade is
to be held at 4 p.in. on Thursday, and
a street carnival an the evening.
TO THE ELECTORS OF
SOUTH, HURON
Having been abominated as the
Standard Bearer far -the Liberal -Con-
servative party sof South Huron, and
finding it impossible to make anything
likre a per conal canvas take this met] -e
turn of taoaicethn: your votes and its -
fluence lar my election on October
20. 1 feel that he great cause, of the
Conservativeandpolicy of Sir Wil
-
limn Hearst is the best suited: for the
Province of Ontario and ,that it be-
hooves every citizen within its lim-
iits too do all •an their power to sup
part the candidates who will assist in
the great work that has been; and will
be un,iertaken by our ;ret and able
leader and his followers.
Bells ving you - will do me the great
honor ot eleeti.lg nae to serve you in
tls,"t riding
I ani faithfully youre,
Fred. A. Ellerin to.1.
,NDS FOR.
It :•t :he policy of the United Farm-
ers of Ontario to build up a country
with . ti staple, sane and economical
government;
A country in which all the praduc-
era of we tab shall receive a.fairand'
Pro; er ,hare of the results of their
labor; -
A et airtrea n Which the aecumul;t.
tion of vast fortunes is at least dif-
ficult if no: impossible; es
A eountry heal puts a. premium on
thrift, effort and and discourages idle -
mess ;
A country, in the goverAment of
which, .all classes of the people shall
have a share, at proportion to their'
numbers and economic importance;.
A country in. which the government
is rot subservient to the "Big In
t•erests'', but truly represents the
ideals and aep=rations of the "Great
Masses' of the population,
VOTE HICKS.
Phone 81,a
TAMAN'S
Men's Fall and
Winter Furnishin e
SUITINGS
OVERCOATS
RAINCOATS
UNDERWEAR
SWEATERS
MUFFLERS
EIA I'S AND CAPS
GLOVES
Ordered and Ready-to-
wear Clothing
FINE. OLD BLUES AND BLACKS,
TWEEDS, WORSTEDS; ETC,
A BIG RANGE Off` READY- TO
Wim -SUITS,
AT' PANTS AND OV
ERCOATS ,TO CHOOSE FROM.
W. W. Taman
Tailor 8;5 Furnisher -
•
U. F. O. CA aDIDATES IN Jered, Miss }rietwald is suite young cetlent ss.*rt•ice In apeakine a=rz Me.
SOUTH HURON'
Ce -trots
and we prt;di:4 a bei ;ht future earlier .wens he considered it the Diagest loh POULTRY WANTED.
:Nitrates of the Forty -Second Annual if she e attlnues her musical studhee, of all jobs the Protestant church 1 as liigaest prices paid for all kinds of
.ld
Meeting of the West thaw. za Teach -
Al A . resses were delivered by Rev, ever taken. He a•eferred to the war,
chers' Association held in the Iligh t d d II
An. iinniense number
of electors at 11> e itltr deli
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tended ,. a 'rat"a me - n Tuesday a
t *n a'= meetins c a and Wednesday each e the iiu a „ x to Tue esd e
„: $ n do cfe ha
School; Exeter, October the 9th and sae <a i Monday afternoon. .50 large of Toronto, former Pastors, who ,ie- globe were brought together to d"gilt y Parsons-DavisCo
0th, was the atonal that it was found Itghte.l the audience with reinzni>een for democracy and the liberty oi the t
The President, Mr, R. 3.' Red- ;i ; le .ra f se •; of their pastorate here. Rev. ivorl.'d, The time has passed schen en Anniversary servit:es were lick. la
- n Toss -b. to Tot more than half that o l lfau. h se the Evangelical .r r ' the churc"n here Iasi Sunda ;and that.
mond, occupied the .ehaiz•. l�evotiottal slier] ;,sa, the Town, Hata so a.1- . I;.aanaelical C'hurcll al- ln.lia,rduat, a community, or a natio y '1
exercises were conducted b Inspect ' , l a s s ;tout- so .^:poser : •:•• werr:ls in a'Jnch he ;.an live by itself. The welfare An, t>oth ;r rt res sere well attender] and
Y l? )t a n'iicn N1: -as made to the streetcongratu:zt : he church on the sue ' other people is of vital im iortar . e sr£re much enjoyed by all.
or Tome side; G
cess of thr.`r Jubilee servicesg On toa. us. Service carne before money. :43iss Dineh Wood of London „spent
'Minutes of the last. session, _af the "i hen:.• fan:lidztes were dui} noniin,- , , ,,
last convention held in Godericlt rite,] -• hur.''', x . ,.ev c rew, an ice er u1 sot - I e then soak ot hes tour throwsa the she ti > 'U . with h t e alloses "it at:,on.
October 10th 1 A .t se votive nal anis heti under the auspices 5.1f eve.,tern pranalwes .his pent-unnnhc:r, ,Ir.' Ra -;.'.LQ, is ;tet ex as ra:liering
r and lilt, 1018 were Fre.. A. ick:, U.F.O. r the 1un;,'a ::laughter Bible Class. On where he carne in contact with :•et- ,went at tlh. 4tatoa h::r,� she 'Ir:
read and approved. Andrew Hacks, U F. , •sae, , week's 's s•l
c,
Fraley 3ay e rczi,n the Missionary Ban- dement a o i of s i<gna rs who sten r. l :seta< ' .. l .v.n, ns ea 1. , Jxo t lay ,
Miss Gertrude Sturdy of Gaderaclt John ;Nlargan, L lteraL . ,.. r , �, , � .: ,;,,•, a,
introduced to At he meeting following ing the :nom- ouet was .hc.a-.,. Tins was caped lly loan their sad customs, habits avid i e =tic• s,n..'Mrs, Tina Wails is are p•-nd
^tl subject of Geography t a II for the men anal over 290 aavailad 1iets, and were not wiring to .auto rave Fe's clays aritn Crib Mar -
for
Third Classes and emphasized es- snation the returning officer; wlr,yds in
e tlhemselene ea the opportunity to be their chialeen to be educaed -a, it 1, t. and Detrital.
pecially the dratwing of snaps in con- henry Horton, was cltosel� hairitian,
, <• i+d tes alr.
rection with the g>;eography lesson and besides the three ander n r
Size avauld take a the sett Ilea. Either owl Mr, `Phos. •1e 1U1att
p schoolroom 4ddressed the meeting•
first in beginning the subject 8 g h u tett and Mr, Eilber :gave a review of the
pass on trout this to the township,
etc, work of the Hearst GovernFment, and
Miss Eveiyu Weston, of Centralia, dealth erntirely with prow ,ne14 matters
took up the writing in public sehoois svil;.le, :trance to say, the speakers trp-
In an excellent address she explained ltaain"r th et onservati.rC can<llelate ails
Orel). ane', fotool na fault with alts;
the way in watch oche taught the sub- carse.] IIom1a oa poetics 4141' ,t 'a -
Jaya Attention should first he given Ilearat Govrnmet.:,
to the position of the pupil while ear, \Govern elaime'1 that ft ]vas a
writing. Outs In the writing cottrae great mistake t c the pert at the TJ
show these clearly. The tour points p. C), to enter the po'.i er al field is a>
on the first ]nage are very irthportzint, party, claiming that the farmer could
The teacher should see that all obtain better results tlaraa li the en
work ot the pupil should be neatly npar.
done. The hest pens, ink and paper ist1ithe courssrse of his e'dross ",Ir.
should be used. The lesson should. be 'envies
st ete t that VW allIaeen sent -
about 1.5 or 20 minutes in length into the ranee to d y !: the i Ire `y.
taken each day partly' at the board- t=son ]altrose anti that•he cat' I ]trove :t
and partly in the seats, Beginners ty.t tw,tiv.' nnen- At the es' .* a1, tree:-
should be taught entirely* from the n-' heee In Eeeter lir. l Ae se • .:1
hoard. The writing courses should be that the 6nt0:1:4 hal ben sett ea Le
followed. About half an hour is the the "suets", bevoitiee he sat=.l he avcau'd
t orrect time for a lesson, vote "no" on the referett luu4; Sins,
Inspector Tom commended espee- the Hearst Governni.nt is zn airea1
tally the work done by Miss Weston's op -position to the "suets"' it is ole n
puplTs. He thought lead pencils that :lir. Hicks did not mean that trot:
shout be usedinstead v inent hal seen in the
d stn. teal of pens:until Ila:a:rst tro -ern
the pupils were advanced its writing, rnoneY.
the pen., should be dull pointed for e •
easy writing.
Mr. A. Stevenson A I3 Peed
., Stephen Council
the London Nori3
.nfni Sebool, dis eternal! met on Oct. oth. All neem
cussed the sub eet of Comae n Err rsees present. Previews hninu:es v-
itt b.
itt the tenclting of Grammar, He first t;r0va.l. the
deals
the fact that grnnunar Nee1t•--.i1.=�5es•-Resolves that
deals with sentences rather titan altinicipaleCouacil of Stephen recon]
single words. Etymology •]nolo n en' toie citir,etiill of Our common -
3 gy sl auld be un
tangltt by explaining the origin. of lntinity the hearty support of the Vic -
some familiar words. Time speaker tory Loa: 1919, The proecteats of this
then showed av defin- 1 'e needed b " the National Gov
1 sl o eel there were many dt.fin. ,oar tri y
Mons taught in grammar, that were eminent To ~current obligations, int
absolutely untrue. in teaching the the prospective east of reconstructiettt
sentences he would make them as which i; vital to the future prosper -
simple as possible. The address crew- ►t> ;of Canada; The call of patrlot-
ted considerable interest and,a num ism demands than each and every tat-
ted.
of questions were lucidly answer: ixen shall Ja lig part by subsctbing
ed by the lecturer. as fully as itis tin nein] I» ition 'trill
a
Inspector Tont spoke on notes by warrant, --Carried,
the way: He explained that in divid- gaycs .Webb—That the coda a cs
ing the $2550,000 voted by the De- tion of F. W. Gladman asking g
partment to assist in raising teach- far hi; ~auto whigih was wrecke.i an
De-
er's salaries, those schools that paid the town litre betsveens Stepllean and
salaries of $640 to -$599 receive ' Hay be filed.—Carried.
ed a grant of 5 per cent oil alt above Alonzo Hodgins was appointed eel -
salaries
lector of taxes for 1919.
$500, Sections haying $700 received
"the following orders were passed--
20 per cent on $200, i.e., $40 those. Oeo: 13artic, grave], 13.45; tiasa seat_
paying $800 received 80 per cent '1m. White, placing steel culvert conk
on $300 of a grant of $90. Titus any 4, 45.5. Alvin Baker, grading 5.00 ;
school seettoli that pays a salary of 1lunicigatl World, supplies and express
$800 or over receives a grant of 80 5,45; A. Redons co,,, gas, 6,20; Ale
pex cent on all above $600. onzt>erHt ir' ins,vellrus, 2.00; N.
One rural school section in West k, gatingtrimmi59.50;g trA.eeMusser,
Ba
Huron paying a salary of $1000 re -rep, award drain 5.00; R pollock,9.U0
ceived a grant' of $172.50 because I. Besterc'i rep pit 13,50; M. Ziter, gra-
15 per cent was added to all the pre- vel 22.65 • E. Webb, dr.grader 33.00
ceding amounts. Mr. Tom also ex- D. Webb, 'overseeing 27.00; N. Scott
planned a number of matters of in- grading, etc., 89.00; R. Hill, grad and
serest to teachers, gravel 23,00; G. Hirtzel, grading 2.041.
One rural section pays their teach- Adjournment to Des. lst.
er a salary of $1050 and receive a Henry Silber, 'Clerk.
grant of $189.75 on theit'salary paid.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON'
The minutes of the forenoon ses-
sion were read and approved.
Mr. Howard introduced the sub -
Crediton
Sect, The Use and Care of the School A targe number from here went to
Library. He believed the Library Hensaa Monday to attend Nomination,
should be carefully cared for by the There is a great deal of interest tak-
teacher. He should be the librarian. en in. ,the electron, although the fight
ren should be encouraged to read. A
The library should be locked, Child- isn't as lnioisy as in the days of old.
August Hill Is having the interior
eariety of books should be chosen for of his hotel rededarabed._ Paris An -
the library. He believed in holding dereoa is doing the job in his usual
concerts to make money for invest artistic' manner,
:lents in li caries. Jos: Hoist has returned home after
Mr. Stevenson gave a splendid ad- a few weeks visit with relatives in
dress on Transportation and Com- Battle Creek ann �ebescaing, :hMer
mercial Geography. He held there is Mervin Winer, h.
sister and heather of
great danger of our placing too much Marlette, Mich., motored here 'm
'T.he fifty
stress on the teaching of the prat- week and are visiting. g. it their uncle
Y�Viner of Greidztan L -est;
tical. Geography may be made a acres of land on the 5th corn. awned
liberal study. - Experiences that one
by the
Ed -
can get without money are worth rotate 'of ,tlie late Jos. Ed-
Set -
while. Geographical excursions will wards were ;sold, to John Hirtzel chat-
correlatet geography and Nature tell for 52550, A number of Study. Human curiosity is infinite, teas were also solei by the Auctioneer
rivers, water stretches,' canals, "rocks Flank Taylor.
and other' things excite wonder and Our Teachers Exeteraended the reday
suggest exploration, which "can be ut-
ilized in training young miand Friday, ;
.K. ....nds. The iMr, ani iMrs, G. 'Browse aeleUrat-
teaching Commercial Geography be- eel their Golden Wedding anativersary
gins at home. The store, the market, ,on Saturday. Lathe evening the mem-
varied farms, etc., suggest . % iany .of the Ladies Aad and • the Friendly
things along this line. The -store is al. Class gave them a surprise party
a. trade centre. Because it is on the and presented Mrs.
Brown with a
corner suggests the origin of cities. beautiful silk elrt,sa The C. I. C.
In teaching transportation routes„ Bible Clans of which Mr_ Brawn, lead,
followed, power used and vehicles •esteemed member, was presented with
needed whether by land, water or a sweater. Several addresses were
air can easily be developed from delivered after ,which a sumptuous
simple beginnings. An exhibit shown lunch was ;enjoyed, We •extend to'
in connection with the address was Mr. and :Mrs. Brown our hearty doze
a home-made map of the United gratulatons aural oast they will live
States, with the products of various many more years amongst us.'
sections glued to the map in proper This, past week has peen, ane long
position. Another was a wooden to be remembered in. Methodist circles,
model of a lock in ' a canal. Mr. This was their Golden Jubulee and
Stevenson would use many clippings throughout the week, special gather -
from papers and collect pictures to ings have been heli lahich 1 pved
aid in his teaching. The address was 'rare treat ine.ee,d.. On i t esday Weeni-
e
eni-
e very interesting one and presented. ing the Fowl Supper was hell. The
in a masterly manner, shed was beautifully .decorated for'.
Teachers' Salaries was taken up ; theoccasion and since the weather
by 'Miss Jean Murray of Exeter and was ideal ;people carne from far and
near to enjoy the good. things an stare
Mr. Norman Geddes of l elgrat+e. was taken in at,
They showed conclusively that'• tea- £or them. over $6.30
chers are inadequately paid, their t he gate. After the supper a splen-
was• held in the church,
work is the noblest, they are train -
The grogram
ing young minds for eternity and yet thW'oodliam orchestra. furnished,
they arn't paid as well as many un -
same
'music. The ,4ulartette from] the
educated persons who are in other same village , sang several - selectiians.
They showed exce,ptionaability,
H:oseveral
wall of • St. Marys gave
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present an enjoy themselves. The
W. \f: S„ under whose auspiees thin
banquet was heal, deserve a great deal
of credit for the able manner in
which the banquet was eonducterd.
The interior of the shed was beauti.-
fully decorated with evergreens and
white and good. On the speaker's
table was a large cake surrounied wi-
ty candles in honor of the jubilee,
After the banquet addresses were giv-
en. Resp C, W. Baker, the resident
pastor made a very acceptable i•hair-
man. Master Beavers of Exeter and
Frank Taylor tang solos, whieh were
much enjoyed, The principal Apeak-
ers Of the evening were Rev. A. I.
Lanaforl of St. Marys and Pro.
Smith, Missionary Secretary of the
g
Central office, Toronto. Rev. Lan.,-
fort in opening his address on "The
Chi'llenge el the Church,' %3a1 that
see are passing through a parvo 1 tit
rice reeanstrtwttoa of both church:awl
nation. Peope thought there was a
wile diftt r.'n'e between :he ehur.'h
spa; they we're a meneee: to the. 'a Zit,'..'. Eva:" an'i I3e::la 1:roa:!, wary
tion urges:: they were t n;a.l•ani.,ecl ,'io at''tu is 3,arn*,lois fn- this r; wtilc end
and than sic., rtlie,of thelig tasks for,1Ii�.• L 14'eston ',Peat Thaakogising
the churches in Cana.le to•day„ lie .dt het i1 osnc in -hern.t:tle,
r e 1.. . den or
t ' • , Ir �..r. tla.- an a1 'Toronto anto was
f-fa,Ziri,+tneltt�,l the Exeter ..�,Stlxt:t n e+
hr 1?
on their harelsome ctotiatiens tri mi5. lFaae r,,;r the Ino;slay
cions alt,1 then gave an outline of the . it 4rear;;. ESS„ry ., v shin with
comingmissionary campaign during :tn+ •'r Detroit.
which an appeal fir $4,ttO0,0i00 will be •Isesr„ jos. Gallego,! and \'4". Blair
made to carry on the ~cork in the . oe 1 andloa sst°rti. iicitors over the hail-
Foreign anal home fields. .ay it: the village, -
Mr. 13, ,' '. F. lie;avers of Isxeter A aims; number of our citizens at -
spoke briefly on the work of the Ex t .n... i the nomination, in Ilensaa on
eter District or missions. t n"'
l Mcati:3'.ty.
These addresses were listened t<l �.,. ..
with a great deal. of interest and will ,
nit doubt vermin in the nines of man. Mr. 1F. R . Beer picked a fine”
wive were present, bin. h :i ,. e't l growth rnspberries.irc
la,s g z.a r, tits wee],',.
Atter these ,aelctresscs the col:osaro lir. Tho . 11t-t:urcty and fam`.iy- have
tfx*st`, were, viten• "Our ta,in^� •tr*I
•
" ', t as -c: ::.au :own from tasbort and
t'nuntrr,". proposed by Geo. Stan.ay'
of Luce:: anti resonated to by Rev -r. egos.' o:rfsortab: ,, tt :ll POW
.. i-..- a ::3 item :r,
ryJca:=, lht.ti�er; "Our Guest's," :r'arat:,_ as ..,a.. tit.. lsur.le.i: ,
I , , n e aati'2' "oath jioueol:ir_ ., 11"• wat-
tleby 1'N -tit, I.ess.�, and responded t<: ,
tl John Trcvethi.. k of Urin :ey and a erne :,°'':'z ;0 ,exec~,
Mr. Chown of Lucan; "rhe rte, t er •
n'1 the svt near- Ii.= was glad to say' 1en,him prepo;ed llv Tla,oe Marva, 44
:his :s changing; to ,lay,_ Ba:h crust lsee;tcr awl re<<,peeded to by Itev.
cine together. There wes great nee:1 iiatia it, "The ;+altiier Boys,- g-ancf -
,� s
of better sersice as the: •parts oa tial by 11 G. Medd of Exeter, and
:nen as ,never before. VC nee:] the respen=ed to by J. G. Joaees. Exeter;
men to.=di,y t oa.:coated on the attar feThe Ledies," prepoesd by Sir. South
of service, Ile emphasized the an- gots of E' cter, and re.pnncled to by
pertan.e 01 the fae:t o: getting enough Ran Yeuen,e, Exeter.
grace to 12'.. Then would be act- It is innpo:>sibte to ,ave detail, of
Relent to die.' The world is in a tit,: different remarke mode by the
turmoil anl is looking to the church Propeoaers and respondents. Each
to -day esking for holp and to give
steno solution to save the people. I'he
first ttuty et the church is to be of
eerviee to the community it whieh
we ave. We need the consecration
of our 1iNletl with .what we are, where
we are and with what we. have. The
greater' joy a man can have is what'.
he sloe; 'to others.
Prof. Smith in opening stated he was
glad to help celebrate this Golden
Jubilee ea the church and paid corn -
1
opoke to the point and although their
addresses were full of wit and humor
they said many ,things which made'ln
innpresson.
Ou. Sunday morning Rev. Ye',land
o.cupie?t1 the pulpit and in the even-
ing Rev liusser preached to a lerge -
congregation. It was a fitting close to
a series 'of inspiring events. We con-
gratulate the pastor and different coma
tnittees in charge of this jubilee up:
flR its success. -
•
BIRTHS,
tta9eta In, Easter, st,.r, est Oet. In1;, to
Mr ci 1 `frro tau xr' . 1 ,-oat,
3n is iltltt'p't, am Oet. +hh, to
airone file.;. '1 illi:e n St azic', a tam : h•
ter
Deaths
Carr ---1n Blanshard on Oct. t+, John
E. Carr in his 83rd year.
Graham --In McGillivray, on Oat. 4th
Ellen Fraser, wi°low of tate late Jas.
Gr;di i l aged 93 years.
Cann—At Virefranche, Sask., Henry G.
Cant, formerly of Exeter, aged 46
years and 8 months.
Rowel fie: -In Usbornc, on Oct. 14,
«illiam Rowcli;ffe, aged 65 years, Z
months. Funeral Friday at 1,30.
Let --
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ori ureic'
PROGRESS--PERPOR ANcE—P oMISE
rF we have given worthy service during the trying time of war, may we not he relied upon to serve
4. the nation faithfully end well in hastening the time of still greater prosperity and hnppinessP As
we have begun, so we will continue; fearless in the discharge of duty and ever alert in the service to the
people. Conscious of our shortcomings, and grateful for the opportunities we have had to serve our
Province, we: submit our record with confidence to the electors for their consideration and approval,
and askfrom a united people a mandate to carry on the Government of this Province,
WAR WORK
Ontario gave in men
232,895; in contributions
$54,53,155; to Victory
loans $540,465,550. On-
tario provided 50 per
cent. of Canada's war
effort. T li e Ontario
Government- spent in war
work over $10.000.000;
maintained in linglaud
the most efficient military
Hospital in 'Europe; furn-
ished club louses for the
soldiers in London and
Paris made gift; of food
and guns to the 'Mother
Country; inade large
grants to the British Red'
Cross,- Ileiginni: Serbian
relief and other worthy
patriotic objects. On-
tario's war effort has
made the name - of On-
tario . resound in every
corner of the world.
FINANCE
In 1904 the income of
Ontario was $4,464,000;
"in -1913 it was $11,183,-
302; in 1913 it was $19,-
270,123. This has bean
accomplished without re-
sorting to direct taxation
—apart from the war tax,
which has been repealed.
Out of this revenue the
Government has returned
to the people in larger
grants, $3,807,000 for
hducation; $1,676,235 for
Agriculture. The public
services have been en-
larged and ample grants
have enabled important
public 'duties to be under-
taken.
EDUCATION
Ontario's educational
system is designed to
provide the most efficient
training possible for the
hays and girls who are to
1 ;.,rte the future
rrns of the trate. Un,:- r
the leadership of the
Atitti,.er of Education no
expri,il'ture has been de-
nied. to acc.u,i;l:'h this
purptee. e 4ernns grants
have teen . •..le for seri-
' cultural, tcch,,ica1 and
locational training; re-
turned soldiers are en-
couraged to enter the
t e a c h i'n g profession;
teachers' salaries have
been raised and a super-
annuation scheme 'inaug-
urated. This year nearly
$4,000,000 will be spent
on education in Ontario,
HIGHWAYS
Good roads add wealth
and comfort to rural life.
The highway improve-
ment programme of the
Ontario Government is
applied to both urban and
rural districts. A corn•
plete system of roads, in-
eluding provincial roads,
provincial county roads,
county roads and town-
ship roads with a mileage
of 12,500 miles, has been
worked out and will be
constructed. The entire
motor license revenue,
with a large amountadd-
ed will be -spent annually
on this work.
HYDRO -ELECTRIC
hydro is to -day the
most extensive - public -
ownership enterprise of
its kind in the world,
• Since its inceptionliydre-
1 t.c !.. saved to the
c remnterr o f elect;in
i;.wer in Ontario over
iitty ,ni!!goos of esesrs.
ll; .h•o displaces annually
5 000,000 tons of coal.
Ilydro develops and
tributes 350,000 bore
1•,,ter to over 230 mit
c palitics, 175,000 d•-
incstic consumers a:.+1
6,000 customers f o r
power. The Oucens•n:t-
Chippewa underteki g
will provide an economi-
cal development of 400,-
000 horse power, and the
Prospective . ultimate de-
velopment in the whole
Province is over 1,000,000
horse power. -
LABOR
Ontario's industrial lead-
ership in Canada has been `
maintained by broad and
effective labor laws. Un-
der the Workmen's Com-
pensation Act $10,000,000
has been paid out in
awards. Special safe-
guards have been provid-
ed for female and child
labor. A mininiuin wage
in Ontario is assured, and
a direct representative of
I,abor will sit in the Cab-
inet. Free employment
agencies have been es-
tablished, and technical
education has been en-
couraged.-
AGRICULTURE
The agricultural Indus-
dustry in Ontario is in a
-prusperous and thriving
condition. Appropriatic,is
in 1904 amounted to
a,seu; in 1919, $1,675,•
t Lte.t year the value
the farm products of
t . +
W.••• $550,000,000,
.,e yr 1ue of the corn-
s .:rd ft.m a..`'ets was
.and a half billion-
Within the last
t' • yea-; t+n thousand
ut ,. .tgages- have
ken ; 1 oft. tlnecur-
agement has been extend-
,ed- to every branch of
the i ,c' t :iy, education
hos ! et i - fostered, and
conditions have
been improved. Agricul-
ture h receive the "ear-
nest and unremitting at-
tention of the Govern-
ment."
HEALTH
Ontario's public health
service is not excelled on
the continent. Public
iealth education, child
welfare, sanitary engin-
eering service, and the
free distribution of anti-
toxins and serums have
conserved life and pre -
v e n ted epidemic. .A
scheme of pensions for
mothers is to be estab-
lished. TIte Provincial
Board of health supplied
all the typhoid. vaccine ..
used by the Canadian
troops in the war. This
feature of the work has
brought about a saving of
over $100,000 a year to
the people of the Pro-
vince.
As a war measure the Ontario Temperance Act was so passed, suspending for the duration of the war the
retail sale of liquor. ,The promise was given that as soon as the war was over the F. hole question of the
character:of theliquor legislation of Ontario would be submitted to the people by Referendum, and the
will of the people would prevail. This 'ormolu u sear being 411
PROMISE
Greatest possible assistance to Agriculture --Faithful enforcement of the Referendum—Support of Hydro -
Electric; cheap tight and power for the farmer -Convert railway, braneh'Iines ino Hydro radials—Good-roads
in every part of Ontario—State pension fund for mothers—Direct representation of Labor in .the ,Cabinet -A
minimum wage—Housing- accommodation—Legislation implementingthc findings of the Natiooel Industrial
,Conference—Consideration to returned soldiers with Cabinet representation—Educational progress, technical
r v d transportation in' Northern On tio— h'
and agricultural instruction—Imp o c t anspo t La Timt er conservation—Eac4ur•
agement in mining development—Enlargement of Ontario's free public health service.
2 W. H. HEATIS'r.
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