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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1900-10-25, Page 4Ery razois of, TziUR1S,DAY, oO'i', 20, 1900. DOMZNZQN ELECTION. NOterakfrON, ,,Ooi 31 Po3,Litie. . . . .... . .... . WitnsiasoAr, NOY. 7 TIM POST 7'ILCtS[t'l', Premier, 110N, WILFRID LAURIE Bad Huron, De. lltAoDeNArn South heron, Jiro. edcalluLAN West Heron, Rowe. Horse North Perth, • G. GOETZ North Wellington, JAe. lYklolluatese OUR OTTAWA LETTER. oimoa Pon TBE storm Upon hie arrival in Montreal the other day Lord Streth0ona wee asked hie opfn• ion upon the yroapeets of favorable nom sideration being given in England to any proposal to grant a preference to oolonial iwporte along the line go persistently burped upon by Sic Oberlee Tupper. Tile High Oommise1oner replied that he did not see the smallest probability of euoh a propooel making headway in Eng. land at the present time. To give a preference to colonial food prodaots, Great Britain would have to plane a tax upon foreign wheat, and any politician venturing snob a suggestion would be in. etanbly met by the cry of "dear bread,' a ory with such disastrous possibilities attending it that no British statesman would venture to risk it. Prinoipal Graut, of Queen's Univers. illy, who to recognized throughout the Dominion as a fair apd nubieesed ob. server whose views are well considered and those opinions are gate, declares that :—"A man who believes that Britain will put taxes on all her food and raw material for her manufactures for the sake of o alight inareaee of 3 per oeot of her trade, for that is our share of her business, could makehimeelf believe any- thing." These are preoleely the views held, and frequently expressed by Sir Wilfrid Laurier and shared in by all preotioal slot. sman both imperial and Canadian and it is not true that any imperial eta esman bag ever spoken otherwise. Sir Gearless Tupper's program of de• maodiag better terms from England will produce just about the same results as the small child got that sat down and cried for the moon. canna LEADe 011E ANT1rODE9. eetttbliebilrg of depots in;I nglend foe the Goveromon handling of Our Canadian exports to that ooantry, 'Avon that is not origivai with ,Sir Cberlos 'Tupper, It wee ettggeeted by Dr, tiproute, of Deet Grey,. in the holies last session, The preett0ailllity loud value of the proposal may be judged by the oritielem of Mr. Broder probably the beet informed Cu. servative member on these ettbjetite, in the late Parliament, ilii. Broder eaid 'Anyone who has been engaged in the business of shipping to the English mar - hot, known that tbe moment he under- teitoe to trot lndepoudeutly to the ]ling- lieb dealers, that moment tliey will all be down on him and the article he sells. If you undertake to do anything in the l,uglith market, you mud uee the people there who era engaged in the bueinese, and make them your agents, or else you will fail in the attempt. I had eome oonveroation with an Amerioan who undertook to establieh a market for poultry in England. Isle returned home a good many thousand dollars worse off and a good deal wiser than he had been a few menthe before. If we go luta that market we must do busiesee through the Pugnsh dealers and we moot send the very beat article and ehip it under favorable conditions, or we cannot hold the market:, Bement Tr10 smarms rata, The Tories are developing election taotios that are decidedly despioeble cad have nor even the advantage of novelty, They are constantly starting all manner of unfounded obargee against the Govern. mut without even an attempt to pro• due proof, and then repeating them with the addition limb they must be true, because they ere not denied. Viet par• ticnlarly absurd story to the effect that inettuolions have been issued to the Lib• era' party not to nominate Roman Catholic candidates in Outeri° is a cage in point. Ministers of the Crowe are too busy attending to business and pro0eautingtheir Polley of progress and development, to pay attention to every silty fabrtoation evolved by the fertile imnginotien of Tory penny•a•Ilners, It will be the part of wisdom for electors to pay little attention to these yarns unless there ie some sort of reliable proof ao- out panying them. Any elector not in possession of the oote0l figures would necessarily oonolude after reading Sir Charles Teepee man'- feeto that Canadian exports of perishable produce to the British market had been etiadily deoreasing while similar ex. purte from Australia had been rapidly inereoeing during the poet font years. The opposite ie the foot. For example, the export of Canadian butter has in- eressec seven -fold, that of Anetralian butter only twofold, and inoidentally it may be added that last year the Cana dicta butter netted 20.3 cents per pound. to the producer a0 againet 17.8 cents io 1896 under Topper's cold -storage. In 1895 1,000,000 basbele of apples were sent to England from Canada and lell,- 000 bushels from Australia. In 1899 Canada sent 1,500.000 bushels and Australia 172,000 bushels ; that is to say our trade since 1895 has increased over 50 per cent and the Australian trade leas than 25 per uedt. Moreover the Austra- lian apple isa hard,000'ee,tough skinned fruit which can only be compared to the more inferior Oauadian varieties, wbere- oe Oanada has beau sending of her beat, became the excellent cold•etorage faoili- tiei make it possible to do so. ,n 11,1113M 1 who worked In the intereote al the One. bine ? 960,000 worth of twine wee hand• ed ovsr to Oeneers between April and Auguet and, over 1,000,000 pounds of Wine was shipped. Connote reoeived 920,710 en (Mount of settee before Sept, lob but not tt dollar paid the Govern- ment on aooannt and when diked to aquae up in Destembor he gave the Gov- ernment overnment two uotee of 920,000 and 920,- 000 and on the 1st of Mareli et 1890 9184 was all that wag paid and there is a judo. Merit held by the Laurier Government now for 99,000 0gat001 Genitors for that same old deal of 6 years ago. With their experience still fresh the Ooneervative Government made author ageeemont with a man named Kelly, who was a book-keeper for Oounally'e, and in April 1890, although he had not a cent, he tv10 asked to give sunray of 950,000 for the year's output bat when the change of Government book plane in July 1896 and the Laurier Government came he the Kingston authorities reported over a milltou pomade of twine on band, for - 000th to please tbe Couuolly'e who wombed to control the mantel with stook airway theirs, The binder twine industry show, ed a defloit of 917,000 In 1895 and nearly 925,000 in 1890. That was mismanage melt with a vengeance in attempting to play into the Meade of the oombine. Since the Laurier Government came in. to office the twine was advertised tor sale and sold to the highest tender. In installing the binding twine plant the Coesorvetive Government paid Con- nors 940,000 when there 30008 tenders offering to do nearly the game work from 918,000 to 920,000. 14 per Dent, was the duty struck off by the Liberal Govern- ment and those who attempt to prove that in this reduction the Government raised the price and cornered the market with 500 ton as against a required 8,000 tons most have a small idea of the fn• telligenoe of the farming community. BINDER TWINE. A great deal has been said about the Binder Twice question and the part the Governments of this Dominion have taken in it and it may not prove uninteresting to give en outline of the condition of af- fairs as brought oat in open discussion in the House. The manufacture was in- troduced into Kingston penitentiary by the Oonservative party be 1898 to furnish employment to convicts and to this ex- tent to aid in their own maintenance. The aim of the Government is to avoid as far as possible in the disposal of twine unfair competition with those who are engaged in the binder twine industry, and as a oausequence the Government cannot advantageonsly employ oommer• pial agents and send them abroad through the country to make sales to retail deal- ers. The Conservative Government adopted this plau for two seasons but with anything but satisfaction. It has been intimated that there has been a ring formed to bleed the farmer and make enormous profits at his expense but the statement is unfounded and notrue. In Feb. 1898 the Conservative Govern- ment resolved to sell the twine by agent, be to receive a commission of 10%. Out of four applications a Mr. Kelly, an em. ployee of the Cordage Co., was appointed on a 5 year agreement. He was to give security for 930,000 and the outstanding credit was not to exceed 920,000. The security by Mr. Kelly was against any fraud on his port but not 00cnrity for the payment of the value of the twine which be reoeived. He declined to be answer. able for the debts of the purohaeers, There was no such thing a0 sale by tender. Kingston monufeotured 500 tons 0 year but the amount of twine consumed in the country is 8,000 tons so that 7,500 tone must of necessity be purchased else- where. The statement that the 1896 ant• put was banded over to the Hobb'e Hard- ware Co. of London, without tender, is without foundation. Sale was made to Coll Bros., of St. John, after tenders were called for by advertisement in Sept. 1896, the twine of the previous Winter and Summer not being marketed. Colt Bros. resold to Hobbs Co., a perfectly legitimate transaction and in which the Government had nothing to say. Sisal sold at 4 cents ; Beaver, 4e Bente ; and Maple Leaf, 5 cents. Twiue was eaid to be good when made but had lost con. siderable of its pliability by being re. tained too long and owing to tbie fact an effort is always made now to dispose of twine the season it is mannfaotured. OE course the harvest was past when Hobbs bought so hie purchase had to be held by bim until the following eeason and con- sequently h0 could not be expected to pay the price he would have to previous to harvest. Had Kelly fulfilled lite contract as agent this $50 tons would not have been on band. In 1898 the raw material need in the twine out 4 5/8c. par lb. ; in 1899, 89o. ; and in 1900, 157o., the rise due to the Phillipino wet as the export of Manila hemp ie absolutely ended and Mexico is now supplying a substitute. Sisal in 1898 was 4 7/8a. ; in 1899, 890. ; and in 1900, 0 to 9 5/8 cents, and in consequence of these increases of oouree the price of the twine advanced neaessarlly. The Liberal Government took the duty off twine and as a consequence the importa- tion of binder twine rose from 2,000,000 lbs in 1806 to 10,000,000 in 1809. Sir John Thompson eaid in 1894 that he con• stilted the other manufacturers in the country before fixing the price. Soo. Connors wee the gentleman who installed the plant at Kingston for the Ooneervative Government and it went in- to operation in April 1894. He also con- trolled the output that year, 20'0,000 p0und0 during the Bummer season at a coat of $12,000, On December of the game year he paid a trifle over 91,600 and gave his note for the balance, In April 1895 he °entracte to sell the output of that year although he still owes over 96,000. Connors entered into an agree. trent with Meagre. Connolly in January 1805 and a Company, known ao the Con- tinental Binder Twine Co., was organized with the intent of controlling all the twine manufaotorios as int as possible. To this Co, Connors sane a large portion of the $11,000 worth of 3.895 twine as agent of the Conservative Government, a gond share of the balunoe going to whole- salers so that retail dealers got a vett' meagre supply. Do yet gee who it was 00 00100 000 0000000. what is Sir Oharlea Tapper trying to get at ? He deolaree that his aoid•stor- age Bahama would "asaist" oar fishermen by enabling them to reach more distant markets and by facilitating the preeerv0• tion of fish and bait ? " Is he not aware that the Government had already es- tablished oold•etorage warehoosee at the fishing villages ou our coasts where bait is preserved and stored, and these aro available to the fishermen enabling them to prolong their season of fishing and eave much valuable time previously loot in procuring bait? Sir Charles also pro- pene a eoheme for regulating the temperature of the curing rooms id car cheese factories thereby securing the prodaotioa of a superior article, Is he not aware that the Government in• augnrated that system three years ago, and has not only perfected it, but has furniahed the oheeee-mekere of the country with fall instructions, plans and epeolfioatione for building improved our. ing rooms, and this assistance has been largely made use of ? These are samples of a number of imitation where Sir Charles Tupper coolly presumed upon the ignorance of the general electorate as to what has been done by the present Government. The man who would adopt tach teetioa in private life might he justly oritiofaed in terms not ttenally considered Parliamentary. 4 son 9750,000 ; 53 roe $50,000. Sir Charles Tupper deolaree that the cold -storage facilities now available to Canadian shippers of perishable goods to the British market are inferior in quality and insnffioisnt for the demand. de to the quality, practically all the maohinery in tree has been installed by the eelfeame firma that have built the Australian system which Sir Chanes Tupper praises ea highly and whish proved abeelately eatisfaotory, and as to the amount avail. able there has ooarooly been a game at the Port of Montreal this season of the oold- storage a0aommedation being entirely taken up by Canadian shippers. In addition to this we have the foot that Topper's fast service of 1890 woald have provided four steamers to one port at a nest of 975,000 whereas under the present Liberal Administration °old. etorage has been provided in 53 steamers singe 1896, to five different porta, at a Dost of about $ 5 year for the 0 ,000 n Y steamship part of the oold-storage eye - tem. now NOT TO DO TT, In the whole of Sir Cbarlee Tupper's ponderous sold storage manifesto there is only m,e definite scheme propounded whtoh, is .tot already actually in operation through she iui,iative of the present Government. This one proposal le the BINDER TWINE' AND COAL CIL. To the Editor of Tax POST DEAit Sit,—Mr. Dickinson tells the farmers tbat the Liberal Government is responsible for the increased price of binder twine, because they reduced the tariff on that artiole until itis free, but Mr, Foster reduced the price of sugar, by reducing the tariff and returned millions to the pockets of the people. It does not touch the question of price to allege that the Government made improvident sales of the output of the Kingston peniteutf• ory, to their friends, that is another mat- ter, and in no way affects the present price of the twine. Mfr. Dickinson knowe, and every dealer in twine knows, that the increased price is caused by an increase in the price of the raw material entering into its manufacture, and that had the Government not re- duced the tariff the farmers of this country would be paying more for the artiole than they are doing now. Then let us see what they say about coal oil. They allege that by allowing oil to come in in tank oars we have hand- ed the control of the coal oil trade over to the Standard Ott Company. They say we were warned too for the former Government were approached by the Standard 011 Co'y and they refused them this privilege. What are the facts, when the Standard Oil Co'y approached the Conservative Government asking for this privilege they were wholly a foreign company doing business outside of Can. ada. They wanted to get in to compete with the home refineries, and mark, they were going to be the better able to com- pete if the Conservative Government wonld give them the privilege of bringing in oilin tank care. They were refused, and from a protectionist standpoint properly refused, the privilege because it would injure the home refineries. Re- fused that privilege, what did the Standard Oil Company do ? They cross- ed the border, bought up the 000061an refineries, shut them up and established one large and ediotent one at Sarnia and had oomplete control of the traffic. Now' what did the Liberal Government do ? Not beingeoxious to protect the Standard Oil Co'y they first reduced the tariff and then granted to the other American Com. ponies the very privilege that the Con- servatives had refused to the Standard Oil Company and which refusal was the means of compelling them to arose the boundary and erect a manufactory here. Is it not plain therefore that if the re. fusel of the Conservative Government meant the protection of the home re- fineries from the competition of the Standard 011 Co'y then operating out of Canada, that the granting of that same request to those oompanies who were still outside of Canada wag a privilege en- abling them to compote more Bemuse fully in the Oanedian market with the Standard Oil Co'y that had in the mean- time become a partly Canadian Co'y. It may be asked then if the Government had no regard for the interests of the Standard Oil Co'y and they are almost the sole mannfaotnrero of coal oil why did they not take off all the duty ? The reason is tbie. The Standard Oil Co'y, while controlling the mannfaotured out- put, have not bought the Canadian wells. It the tatiff were completely removed, the Company would simply olose the Canadian refinery and return to the manufacture of the oil in the American or home refineries, and the Canadian well owners would be ruined. Thanking yon, Mr. Editor, for the op- portunity of expreeeing these thoughts, I am, Yours truly, AN EAST Hums Droner,. ,t'Qka' many new mortgagee ere taut new debts, bat are divan to gat money at 4t or 6 pper out. to pas all mortgagee formerly bearing 6 olid 7 per out. It be en un• usual thing for a mortgage to be plaoed 00 farm property unkee 10 le 0ha0giog betide or it prier mortgage be being re' leased, while it le ntnnmon to have a mortgagor lognire ass to the tering of payment of lite mortgage, to 1110 apd drat he may borrow .money et toe or Pelee ere pay it ff. 'elite la a grtst,fy,uµ elate of affairs, and meet appear la Wong 000' tient to the conditions prevalent flue years ago, when t11p farmers found them, selves ein]eing into debt and etrpggling colder burdens that they could eparaely susteie. The report of the acting Reglelrar Chet the condition or dobtore to better, money obeeper, farm property more valuable end work plentitul is a aowprebeneive epitome of the condition of the ooantry,: Stepped tufa Live Conte. "When a ohild I burned my foot fright• fully," writes W. H, Lade, of Jonesville, Vit„ "which paused terrible leg sores for 80 years, but Booklen's Armon salve Wholly mired me after everything Wee felled," Infallible for burns, scalds, outr, Bores, bruises apd piles. Only 25o at G. A, Deadman'e drug store. fetid' -o vv e', M. Listowel cheese fair .is now held on Fri lay instead of entered,y, an fornierly. Conservative olnb rooms ever Me. Keever & Steveneon's store, tt' .puce et., are open every afternoou and residue. Newton Large, of London, 1'r nerty of Listowel, is a member of the mete rfnar• tette which a000mpaniod Sir Wilfrid Lanrier.on his tour. Frank Osborne, eon of night•watohman Osborne, hod two of his fingers lacerated with a band-eaw in Horn & Calder's' planing mill. Fortunately he will not Mee them. Beginriog with Monday of last week the length of the period given the pupils and teaohere of the public school at noon will be an hour and a half instead of an hoer and a quarter as formerly. The extra fifteen minutes wilt he made up by shortening the time for reoeee. Siebord Long, of this town, had a couple of young bore shipped to hint from Winrton. They are a fine pair of blank subs, ae large or largo then a fail' grown evade!, tend are 00 tame and ,piny 1311 as kittens. Tbey were evidently oaugitt eery young. Mr Long hue been 1toeping hie piste at the Queen's hotel. daisies, � It's Your Nerves. I.'s till Condition of Your Nerves that Either Makes Your Life a Round of Pleasure or a Use- less . urdelx. To many women.life is one round of sipkne0e, weekne00 and ill health, To attempt even 01104111eet household duties fatigue thein. Many of the eymptome a000mpauyiug this state of decline are ; a feeling of tiredness ou waking, faintness, dizzinese, oinking feeling, palpitation of the heart, ehortnese of breath, lose of appetite,oold hande and feet, headache, dark circles under the eyes, pain in the bads and aide and all the other aaoom• panimcute of a rundown and weakened constitution. All these symptoms and conditions are simply the result of a poor quality and defective °insulation of the blood, with a wasting away of the nerve forces. By feeding the system with DR. WARD'S BLOOD AND NERVE PILLS You strike at the root of the die_ease and ley a solid foundation on wbioh to build. Soon the weight increases, the sunken cheeks and flattened busts fill out, the eyes get bright and the thrill of renewed health and strength vibrates through the system, 60 outs per box at all druggists', or DR. WARD Co., Toronto, Giti For Sale by G. A. Mailman, Brussels. The Backaohiug Kidney Sufferer is not referred to far away People for Dr. Pitchers Backache Kidney Tablet Evidence. The Great Kidney Remedy rolls up 'Volumes of Proof in every Community. In Brussels. William 0. Newsome, Queen St., Saye,—"During an attests of Baokaohe and Kidney trouble some time ago whistle was quite severe I procured a bottle of Dr. Pitahet'e Backache Kidney Tablets at Jas. Fox's drug store and can eon- eoieutioasly say they anted nicely, store ping the trouble easily and gently. I did not nee but one-belf the bottle. I think early bard work is baying its effect at my age seventy four years" Wilber Baker, tinsmith, Turnberry St., says,—"Soma time ago I had a se- vere backache or lumbago, so called, due to a oold that settled in the small of the book and bothered me in moving not a little. I secured a bottle of Dr. Pitober'e Baokaahe Kidney Tablets at the drug store of Jae. Fox and am glad to say lees than the one bottle etopped all the sore - nese and pain. I have had no return since using them." If you have the elighteet symptom of Kidney and Bladder trouble you can test tbie great medicine, free. Arrangements have been made whereby readers of this paper eau obtain a trial package of Dr. Pitcher's Baokaohe Kidney Tablets Ono. lately free by enoloeing two cent stamp for postage to The Pitcher Tablet Co., Toronto, Out. When giving address mention this paper. If you are convinced Pitcher's Tablets are wbat you want, yon -can purchase regular eine for 60 Dents per bottle. If not obtainable at droggiet'a, mailed free of postage on receipt of price. HURON FARMERS ARE PROS- PERING. County Registrars in Ontario are in an exceptionally good position to know the financiai standing of the farming nom• munity, and their replies to questions forwarded by The Globe show a marked improvement in many important re. spots. The gneetions are in regard to the mortgage indebtedness, wbsther the generaltendenoy is toward increase or reduction, the purpoeee for which new debts are incurred and the relative posi- tion of the debtor alums ae oompared with five and ten pare ago. In Huron County the mortgage indebtedness on farm prop- erty is decreaoing• In 1895 there were 1,257 deeds, 1,149 mortgages and 087 dis- °bargee registered, and the r000rd for the past year ehowe a greater number of transfers, fewer mortgagee and a greater number of disehargee, There were 1,- 358 deeds, 1,046 mortgagee and 1,185 die. (barges registered during 1809. There ie oleo a marked falling off in foredooms proaeediego, oonveyaneee, eta., under powers of sale in mortgaged, A great Highest GREAT .k GAINS AT THE M TOW N STOKE G,7 OOT, 26. 1900 NOTE THI$,.R E oQ0 41.`@'`W' 1��. q Choice Stook~ a�e�lim . LA, Low Price. We will Make it Pity You to Buy All Your Goods of Us. l eraesassemesal renemosensof Coon v-.rraa THAT OI.LAR QF ¥OURS Can BUY MOR17 and bring 1316'1TER REtUt,T'S than it ever did singe the DOLLAR MA11.K was invented, IF you put it into • OUR DOLLAR STRETCHING VALUES. We ennnnnae the greeted gathering of desirable merohendiso we have ever succeeded in unseeing for our patrons. Everytbiwg troll and uety, sparkling with the brightest faehion thoughts of the new 0000001. WISH to inform the public that I have purchased A. R. Johnston's entire stock of Dry Goods, Gents' Furnishings, Boots and Shoes, Groceries and Hardware AT A LOW PERCENTAGE ON THE. DOLLAR Save IVIoney while the Chance Lasts. A little of it will give wonderful satiefaobion if invested in our 010001ely honest qualities of reliable goods of known value. You will delight in our new stook beoaneo it ie in tonoh with the times, and entioipatee your every want in NIB1'S a BOYS' C6UTNING, in and I'm prepared to give the public the entire benefit. We have also renovated the store and have added a large amount of Goods to each already . well-filled depart- ment. The following prices may interest you :-- 17 lbs. best Granulated Sugar for $1 00 20 lbs. best Coffee Sugar for 1 00 8 lb. Tin of Perrin's Soda Biscuits for 22 8 97 -piece Dinner Sets, regular $8.50, for 7 25 2 43 -piece Tea Sets, regular $4.50, for 8 50 —6 doz. White Plates, all sizes, to be sold at a sweeping reduction. —All Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes reduced from. 15 to 20 per cent. —Some nice lines of Tweeds for Men's and Boy's Suits at a great • Reduction. —Only 4 Mens Waterproof Coats left, will be sold at Cost. —Young Iron's Long Boots at 90 cants. A call will convince you that we are selling goods CHEAPER than the CHEAPEST. Motto —"Small Profits and Quick;, Returns." oiler Innes Price for Butter and ,Eggs, Rats, Caps and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Without Doubt or laeeitotion, some and Reap the Beet Valoee Your Dollar Ever Bought. Stock Thoroughly Up to -elate in QUALITIES and STYLES Every Department. Come and make your oomparieone ; they ere the keys that nnlook the facts about our Fine Qualities and Low Prima, The eimple, plain talk of the Priors that is Right is our oouviuoing argument. Take advantage of this combination of Saving and Satisfaction and your mind will be easy end your money saved. We are waiting to give you a Square Deal for a Round Dollar. die • - a F •0 THE NEW SHOE FDP N This Modern Shoe fur Women is a high grade shoe, made to fit the feet with ease. It is made from especially selected stock, which, with unusual attention given by expert designers to lines and lliip4 <, has produced A Shoe Both Dainty and Durable and combines what is rarely found, Style with Comfort, made in all sizes and widths, Lace and Button, Prices Stamped on Sole of Shoe -$2.00 ; $2.50 ; $8.00 ; x;3.50. Patent Leather, very stylish, at $8.50.. A Special line for Fall and Winter wear, with Rubber'Heel, $3.50 0— TRY T1310 EMPRESS &on DREssINo for keeping a Stylish Shoe in perfect condition. Every bottle warranted first-class. Shoe Downing Bros. Dealers. Stoves! Stoves ANT of room hindered us from making a dis- play of Stoves at Brussels Fall Fair but we have a dandy stock just the same, and want the public to see them. We handle the leading makes and can quote prices as low as the lowest, Give us a Call, F.Gcrry 111 Stoves, Hardware and Tinware, Brusselss - j