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FRID.AY. JULY 17, 1903.
Blair leaves the Government.
The news from Ottawa this week,
is of importance, as showing that
there is, or has been, differences of
opinion in the Cabinet in reference
to the wisdom of the construction
,if the Quebec to Moncton part of
what is now generally known as
the Grand Trank Pacific Railway,
as a government work. Mr. Blair, it
seems,- was at variance with his
colleagues on the subject, holding
that this road, if built, would in-
jure the prod 'cts of the Intereol
inial. also a Government road, and
as a protest against such a proceed
ing, has resigned his portfolio us
Minister of Railways and Canals,
and consequently, as a member of
the Laurier Cabinet. This was, of
course, the proper thing to do under
the circumstances, and will stump
,lir. Flair as a man who prizes his
honor and independence more than
he does the honors and emoluments
as a Minister of the Crown, The
resignation has been accepted, and
hereafter ho will sit and tote only
as a private member. Who his suc-
cessor will be is at present only a
matter of conjecture, but we in-
cline to the opinion that Mr. Em-
merson. another lower Province
moan. is pretty were to be called.—
The portfolio is an important one
Land carries with it a, large. aumonnt
of patronage. It is more than likely,
however. that if the duties of the'
position are not divided, that one
of the present members of the Ad-
ministration will be moved " n.p a
peg.- and the new man—whoever
may 1,e -get one of the minor
positions—such as President of the
(lonncil ur Minister of Justice. Mr
Blair's resignation. at this time and
under such cirenn,stanc•cs, will not
add. to the pr(atige+ of the govern-
ment in this Railway matter, by
;cur me ens, for not a few if the lib-
erals nay be inolineal to look ut the
,stipest in tle same light as !lid the
;xc'ntleninn wt•1h=, steps doWE incl
out.- rather than be a, party to
legislation which he (foes not oon-
sider to be in the interest of the
.:emnntiy•
comevacant ?' Whatever the cause
rine thing is quite apparent and that
>t.v -tat the men in power are doing
all they can to draw' around them.
Another family compact, and turn
their backs on the " Old Brigade"
who helped them to power, by giv,
ing both time and •money, and in
fighting the battles which -finally
culminated in the defeat of the Con-
serva tire party, under the leader-
ship of Sir Charles Tupper, in 1896.
Not content with beeping the late
Sir Oliver Mowat in the Guberna-
torial office of Ontario, for many
4nonths after his. term expired, they
thrust the oppointnent of a succes-
sor, at his death, upon a moan
who was politically. unknown
and who was not even an applicant,
and now follows the re-appoiintnrent
of Sir Louis Jette, to preside over
Speneerwood for another term of
years. Neither of these, gentlemen
elver mounted a hustings to say a
word in favor of the government,
or of Reform principles, yet they
are foisted into offices with large
emoluments, and kept there, to the
exclusion of equally good, and in
some respects, much better men,
whose influence and power in debate
helped members of the cabinet to
their present positions. What a les-
son in gratitude to set• the rising
generation in this Canada of ours.
It was not always thus. With. all ceived from Manitoba and the
his faults Sir John McDonald never Northwest Territories for Ontario
forgot bis friends, nor turned his fruit of the best quality. put up in
reached the court of appeal .and
were dealt with as follows.; Toron-
to Railway Company v,s. City of To.,
ronto, Toronto Electric Light Com-
pany vs. City of 'Toronto, Toronto
Incandescent Light Co vs. City of
Toronto, Ottawa Electric Light Co.
vs. City of Ottawa, Ottawa Gas Clo.
vs. City.of Ottawa.
The appeals in each cash were
made by cotxipanies, judgment be-
ing previously given against them.
The judgment will govern all sim-
ilar ceases in the province.
Chief .Justice Moss in announcing
the decision, said : Under a sub-
section of the recent act of the Leg
islature. it was held that the coni-
panies involved could c"la.iin certain
exemptions.i The judges before
whom. the' cases were tried held oth-
erwise, and we agree with the con-
struction placed upon the act by
those judges. We think than un-
der a proper construction of the act
—which is not easy to construe—
the claims of the companies are not
supported, and that the plants are
assessable, as held by the munici-.
palities. Accordingly, the appeals
are all dismissed. The cross ap-
peals put in by the city of Ottawa
are also dismissed."
The decision had the concurrence
of time frill court, including Justices
Mclennan, Osler, (*arrow and Mac-
laren,
Fruit Trade With the West in a
Critical Condition..
The Fruit Division, Ottawa,give. s
out the following statement.—
Numerous requests have been re -
back upon those laborers who help-
ed him to shine as Premier of this
country. Have Sir Richard Cart-
wright anti. the Ron Wm. Patterson
lost their grip, or their heads, that
such things can now take place at
Ottawa ?
Pope Leo Dieing.
For a couple of weeks past, His
Holiness, Pope Leo XIII, has been
on the verge of death. so his Physi-
cians say, and he has been prepared
for that event, so far as the Church
ordinances can prepare him, but at
the time of writing, he is still alive
and at latest accounts had trunsaet-
od some business incumbent to his
high office. He is certainly as man
of rcmnarkab]e vitality, has under-
gone a couple of surgical operations
recently, and is puzzling the doe
tors in attendance, to a remarkable
extent. He is now in his 93rd year,
which in itself is remarkable, as
few men now reaola that great age,
and is possessed of all his - mental
faculties. Leo has been a good
Pope, his influence at all times
counting for pence and hatrnmony,
not only in the Church of which he
is the conspicuous Bead. but among
nations, as well, and Catholicism
can congratulate itself if his succes-
sor is as good a mran in every res-
pect.
The Scrsp Iron Assessment Case
Disposed of.
The Law held to be Constitutionally
Good..
The much - tlisca•assed question
which arose under the act passed
by the Provincial Legislature in the
Session of 1001, regarding the as-
.eeaasrne,nt of as large portion of the
plants of various frane.hise'ltolding
companies. was disposed of, a felt
days ago. by a judgment handed
out by the court of appeal. Under
time decision the companies cannot
I escape the taxation which they
Mr. Blair hat proved him ,elf souo.ht, and the city municipalities
good adnninistrativo officer, and his
action in having, filo, -ve5tt'rn ter-
mimis of the Intercolonial Raliway
removed from Point Levis to Mon-
treal, has converted a non-paying
esoncern into, if not at present the
most valuable asset desired, at
least to a revenue-producing foot-
ing, is creditable to hien, as is also
the completion of the deepening ,of
the canals and water -ways between
thr' great lakes and tide -water.
More Ingratitude.
jrMLouis Jetts has been re-ap-
.epointecl Lieutenant Governor of
the;Province of Quebec, for another
term. lV 1,at is the matter with
the Grits of the Country. anyway ?
.Are the best inen all dead ' or does
the Government at Ottai a, take
tune by the forelock and act thus
precipitately in order to escape em-
barrassment from the number of
applicants likely to put in olaimns
for the several offices as they be -
who are interested scored a signal
victory.
It is the old scrap iron ease.--
Wlien it was discovered a few years
ago that the rails, poles, wires, &c.
of a railway or lighting company
would be assessed only at their
'value as scrap iron, ander the law
that had for many years been on
the statute book, a new act was in-
troduced by the Provincial Attorn-
ey -General, to 'do away with this
condition of affairs, which was ad-
mitted pre tty generally, except by
the companies themselves, to bo an
injustice. With. that end in view,
the act was passed in 1001.
The companies thought they saw
a loop -hole in it, and immediately
set about to again escape taxation
if they could. Their claim was'
that under it e, large part of their
plants could be assessed only as
personality. This view was -widely
canvassed% and the Provincial Gov
nlent came in for 'a great deal of
criticism, the charge being that it
was in league with the corporations
and that a deceptive act had been
passed.
Tho case went before several
different county court judges and
boards of assessment, Five ce sex
neat and attractive packages of the
sort that Western dealers prefer to
handle. There are immense pos-
sibilities in this Western trade for
the Ontario fruit growers, but up-
to-date methods of packing and
shipping •will leave to be'adopted at
once, or the whole 'of this great
and growing. business will be ;cap-
ttued by the Americans.-
..Fruit
mericans...Fruit Inspector Philp, of W,' inni-
peg writes that matters have come
to a critical stage, and that unless
Ontario now umabes a determined
bid for the trade, the market will
be occupied _.inmost exclusively by
fruit from California, Oregon. and
British Columbia. In the case . of
apples, even Kansas and Missouri
are likely to be strong comnpetitors,
According to Mr. Philp. the pack-
ages wanted in the Winnipeg mar-
let are the. -i,,; following : -- Early
apples. the bushel box ; pears, the
half -box, holding twenty pciuntls of
wrapped fruit ; peaches and plums,
the crate holding four boxes. sitni-
lar to those used. by California
shippers.and which are well known
in all Canadian markets,
It is very important that Ontario
shippers should realize the critical
stage at which this trade has arriv-
ed, and that they should mnake a
united effort to capture the West-
ern market, not only by perfecting
the details of their own end of the
business, but by taking top the
matter of transportation with the
express and railway companies in
order to secure if possible a better
and quicker service to Winnipeg.
At present fruit is frequently for-
warded br express from Toronto to
Winnmpeg via Smith's Palls, and
even via Montreal, to connect with
the through trains. The result is
that the fruit is, on the road from
18 to 24 hours longer than it would
be if sent via. North Bay, • aancl con-
sequently it floes net arrive in
Winnipeg; in the best condition. If
the carrying eonrnanies can be eon-
vinced that Ontario grevvers are
prepared to maintain a steady
shipment of. fruit in modern pack-
ages, and not merely to send West
the fruit that the' East docs not
evant, put til) in all sorts of anti-
quates) shapes, there i little dotibt•
that adequate service will he pro-
vided, at drate which will compare
favorably with that now enjoyed.
by Oregon and California shippers.
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TRUNKS VALISES WHIPS
FANCY RUGS OILCLOTHS
HARNESS OILS
Agency for
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Try them for your tender -shouldered horso
FURNITUE
.A FULL LINE ALWAYS IN STOCK
HIGH GRADE
PIANOS AND ORGANS
A number of second-hand will be sold at BARGAIN PRICES
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Now is Your Opportunity to secure Bargains °yin all lines
of Summer Goods.
1fuslins, Organdies, Towellings. Carpets, Hosiery
Prints, Dimities Table Linens, Oil Cloths Gloves,
Lawns, Ginghams , Flannelettes, Linoleum::, Corsets,
----In Faat-----
E ilerythirhg at Bargain} Prices for tike Balance of the Season.
Fine new !mats for 6 and lets. I$etautttul Parasols, 50 its
Ladies Vests, 6, S and l0cts. Ladies white (=loves, 12. to 15e.
Mens' fine Shirts and Drawers 2tiets. Dress 11nslins fiats.
Children' underwear, in all sues. Ladies Hose loots.
fist.~.
Big Increase in. Customs' Re ceipts
Ottawa, • June 30.—The customs
fiscal year ends today. The total
receipts etre $36,610,1159, an increase
of $4,500.808 over the figures of last
year. The receipts for the . past
month were $3,579,685, an iinr..rease
of $,692,471. The total increase for
the fiscal year is easily the largest
in the history of Canada:
Justice Armour, of the Supreme
Court, of Canada, died in London,
Eng., this week. He was a member
of the Alaskan Boundary Oominis-
cion, and was over' there in connec-
tion with. the duties of his office
when etrickenith his fatal malady
His remains will be brought to Can-
ada for interment.
Senator R. B. Dickey, one of the
oldest members in the Federal Sen-
ate, is dead at Amherst, N. ' S, He
was 02 years old, and was a Sentor
since Confederation.
The Ontario Lord's Day Act has
been declared ultra vitas by :the
Imperial Privy Council.
Beautiful Wall Paper, Sets. Flannelettes,
New Pattern Carpets 25cts, Cretonne.... 7ett.,ftcoteNtillatiMPIIIIIIMISSOMIMMONSPININIIIINIUMBleamI$
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Renmenalber all Our Summer Goods Goes a.t
Slaughter Prices.
In Black and colored Dress Goods, we take the Lead.
. We always keep a well-asssorted Stock of Fresh Groceries.
Our 25c- and 30c. Teas beat them all.
We pay the Highest Prices for Farm Jroduce.
1i'o trouble to Show Goods. Direct Importers.
The R. Pickard Co., Hensall & Dashwood
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blood, good appetite and• sound, natural sleep.
Everybody derives constant benefit from a regu-
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Nawarimatimer
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Breed to the Best.
TARENTUM, 21705—The phono'minal,
well bred standard trotting stallion.
Leads all stallions in Canada for siring
groat speed, and high stepping action for
road and carriage purposes, Tarentum.
has now produced 3 colts showing better.
than 2.10 speed, one going miles in 2.05,
who has now entered in over twenty-five
thousand dollars in stakes down the grand
circuit. Harry 1) commences the grand
circuit at Detroit in the $5,000 Chamber
and Commerce stake, and at the same
meeting he starts in 2.14, $2.000 stake and
then goes down the grand circuit through
other large stakes. Tarentum is the only
stallion in Canada that has produced a
colt that won second money in his second
start in a race at Memphis, time 2.004,
Route as follows:
Monday ---Simon McXenzio's, Tucker,
smith, for noon; then to Blake for night.
Tuesday --Zurich, for noon; Crediton, for
night. Wednesday—Exeter, for noon;
Parquhar, for night. Thursday -13y way
of Staffs to Dublin for noon. Friday. and
Saturday—At his awn stable, Egenond-
ville. For extended pedigree and further
particulars apply to A. CHARLES-
WORTH,
HARL1iS-WORTH, Eginondville Ontario.