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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1873-02-14, Page 4- FEB, Me NEW ADVERTISEMENTS: Aucliter's Report—Tuckersmith B. A. S. Partnership Notice --Wilson & Foote Partnership Notice—Sparling & Scott. • • Victoria, Chemical Company Me:dicinet. Photographic—De Stewa,rt, Brussels. Tin and Furniture --Jackson & Holliday. •Seeds --Edward Cash. Brussels Foundry—W. It. Wilson. The Verdict—James Murphy. C. Yoe, Auctioneer. Joh Press for.Sale—McLean Brothers Fashionable Clothing -7T. K. Anderson. Gents' Furnishings—T. K. Anderson: Card.—Sq (der & McDonald,. Brussels. won txproitot. - -FRIDAY, FEB 14, 1873. ' The Ballot. The discuasion which took place in the Ontario Legislature; on -Mr. Clark't Ballot itill,.on Friday last, shows conclusively that a very large majority of the representa tives are in favor of , this system of voting. Messrs. Mowat, McKellar, Wood, Bethune and other Refoinfmembers spoke strongly ini its favor, and gave valuable testimony as to the alinost absolute necessity of such a system. As I was to have been expected, MeSsrs. M. C. Cameron, Rykert, H. • S. McDonald and one or two others Of strong Tory proclivities stoutly - opposed arty such innovation upon the system of corruptiott and inti- midation connected with the pres- ent practice. *Notwithstanding; the opposition of those fossils, however, from thle,feelings expressed by mein - bei s during . the debate, and from the protnises made by the leader of the Government, we have no hesita- tion in predicting that the next On- Itario electicns will be -conducted on the system' of voting by Ballot. Mr. Mowat promised that the G-overn- ment would; bring down ouch a measure next session of Parliament, and on, the sfirength of this promise Mr. Clark withdrew his bill. We 0 ust that\the measure of the Government will apply to Munici- pal as well as to Parliamentary elec- tions. There is almost as great need for this improved Syt3tQl21 of voting in. the one case as in the other. . In connection- with the measure instituting •the.Ballot, it would be well fot• the Government to further improv the law securing purity of election. There is 'no doubt but •that the institution of the -Balla in aconnection with our present toierr ably efficient Election law, will core rect many of the evils which have heretofore -tended to tiake our Par- liamentaly 'tad Mifttieipal elections little- better than a farce. But, there is a piactice invariably indulg- ed in at elections which neither of these will prevent. We refer to personal and private canvassing. Election, capvasses should be con- ducted fairly, openly and above board. a Until this is made compul- sory there will always be a certain • amount of bribery and intiunidation employed. The Government should make it an offence which would in- • validate the election, and render the guilty party liable to ii. heavy pen. alty, for any candidate or al er per- son in hs behalf to solicit y teh pri- vately o ' personally. Until this is • done wel will be 'unable tri bckot ef a law w iich will seenre entire puri: i ty of el ctions. It is by this , per- sonal canvassing that the seeds of electoral • impurity are generally • sown. It is also an unfair means • of conducting an electioa, which, • should, not be-. allowed by law. Very 'frequently false statements are madby designing men to un- suspecting people, with the express intention of prejadicing them against. a _candidate and injuring • him, and i no opportunity is given • the candidate Of refuting these • statements. 1 It is also almost in- • -variably the practice of those in- dulging in this Ovate canvaasing to impose 14,on the more ignorant, • by giving them ati untrue of var- nished version of public questions, • to suit the circumstances of the l itical party. in whose interest 1he •canvass is being -made. If, however, this syetem of personal canvassing • were prohibited, these dangers • would be removed, and all ques- tions affecting the candidates, oi- re- lating to their politic. al principles or professie-ns would have to be discuss- ed openly, and in such a manner, • that, if untruths- were told, or a • false impression sought to be con- veyed, they could be corrected. e 'The people should be allowed to ex- ercise the franchise freely and deli- berately, and every possible means • of tampering with them should be removed. This can only be accom- -plishecl by preventing personal can- vassing, and through the use of the Ballot, The only canvassing which should be allowed should be done • openly and publicly, at public meet- ings calledfol the purpose. - If elec- tioneering were confined to an ex- preosion of sentiment by candidates and their friendsat these meetings, .an immense amount of bribery and slander would be prevented, and the successful candidate could claim, • truly, and with good grace, that he was, indeed, and in truth, the. free choice of the people. Until this ie done, we leer ;that, even with all the other safe -guards, the , .• cumulate. poasessing the. nfost ain- scrupulons friends, the oiliest tongue and the deepest pocket, will, are a general rule, be the successftil orte.- 1 kruron Salt. Considerable discussion has for some tirne been going on through the Tortanto dailies regarding the suitableass,of Goderich or Huron salt for 4irying purposes. It was stated in effect by a. Toronto firm, in a- communication to the Globe, thitt the use of Goderich salt in lititter manufactured in Western Canada is nne of the causes of its inferior quality. and that Liverpool salt :is • much preferable for butter lir king. In contradiction of this stateme t we publish to -day a letter from Mr. Armitage, manager of the Mer- chants Salt Company's Works, in Seaforth. Mr. Armitage clearly shows by eviAence, which cannot be disproved, that the salt manufactur- ed in Seaforth is much purer and stronger than the Iiverpool; or any other salt made. Whether the state- ment of the Toronto,, firm wits through ignorance or design, we can- not say, but it will bave little effect in injuiing this important branch of Canadian industry, when placed in opposition to the iediskutable facts which Mr. A rtnititge p'uts forth. We also give a report of a short d cussion which Cook place at the te meeting of the Canadian Dairy- men's Association;_ regarding the suitability of Goderich salt for u4e in the manufacture, of cheese. •t • will b3 noticed. that .none of those who spoke unfavorably of this salt have used it recently. For cheeie a . very fine and thoroughly: dried quality of salt is required. Until within a short period, we believe, this quality of salt has not been. manufactured in this County. Now, however, there is .manufactured in. Seaforth a quality of salt which is much finer, purer, iind`better_suitad for dairying and cheese purposes than even the best Ashton or Liv- erpool salt. If some ofthose.gentle- men, who, at the Convention so strongly advocated the use of Liver- pool salt, would but give the salt we have referred to a trial, we feel convinced that, at the next meeting of the Association, they would have a different report to give. The Perth Registry -Bill. Contrary to. general, expectation and usual practice, the Private Bills Committee- of the.Ontario Legisla- ture took upon thetnselves the re- sponsibility et smothering the bill for reuniting the County rof Perth for registration pnrposes. • The fel, lowing members of the Committee were present when this Bill- came before it for consideration : Mr. Pardee, Chairman ;Messrs. Ardagh, Barber, Cook, Finlayson;,Fraser, Ham il ton. • Ilan.ey, Lauder, Mc- Manus, McDonald, Meredith, Mer- rick, •Oliver; Rykert, Sinclair and Snetsinger.' Mr. McCulloch, County Solicitor, wal heard before the Com- niittee in behalf of the petitioners for the bill, and Mr. 'Tones; of St. Marys, in opposition. After- this, the Committee, without gang into the merits of the bill at all, and eveti without discussiop, agreed to the lowing resolution, only twn voting against it : " That a sufficiently strong case of inconvenience has not beens made out to warrant the pass- ing of he bill."' The preamble was, therefore, declared not proven. To say the least of it, this proceed- ing on the part ef the Committee is most extraordinary, and leads us to the -conclusion that it was dictated by some ulterior motive which has not yet conae to the surface. For the Committee tp say that "a suf- ficiently strong case of inc-onvenience had not been made.out," when they had before thein petitions from the County Council, and from every municipality in the County, with but two exceptions, setting forth that the division dos cause inconvenie ence, is affirming an untruth. The action of the Conitnirtee is an insult to the House as well as to the Coun- ty interested, and is an assumptioii of authority which should not •be allowed to pass unrepiimanded. It is, in fact, tantamount to saying that the Committee were more com- petent to judge of what was an in- convenience to the County than either the County `itself or the House. If the Committee were composed of a majority of the sup- porters of the late Government of Mr. Sandfietd Macdonald, we would not be so much surprised at this ac- tion, as It would perhaps be natural for supporters of that Government not to desire to condemn the acts of a Government which they had sup.. ported. But when we find that a. very large majority of the Commit- tee are Reformersa—men who loud- ly condemned this particular action of that Government, we are all the more surprised that they should be parties to such high-handed proceed- ings, in order to prevent the right- ing of what they have repeattedly aeknowledged to be a wrong. i We trust the action of the Com- mittee in dealing so nnfairly witn the Perth Registry bill willa ot de- ter the representatives of Eluron from doing their duty by having a bill introduced at the earlies , possi- ble monientafor the rennit ng of of Huron, as they have been re- quested to do by the almost unanim- ous vote of the County Council, as well as by petitions • from many municipalities. Although qle in- justice of the division- in the ease of Perth is great, in the case,of Huron :the injustice is ten times. greater. • In out case, it would be only due to the most culpable negligence on the , pa rt of •-those having 'charge of the. Lill if the Committee,could, . 1 upon any pretence whatever, I throw it overboard. The injustice in the case' of Huron is so plain, that, if it were presented before the, Commit- tee at -all. they would be guilty of a base breach of trust if they should treat a bill for tile reuniting _of Huron as they have done the one • for Perth. If the matter were pro- perly presented to them, they could not even have the flimsy excuse given Stove for smothering this Perth bill. We trust, 'therefore, that our representatives will place themselves in such a position that, should Hu- ron be compelled to endure the pres- ent -a Registry nuisance, no blare can be attached to them. Compeirison.s are Odious. ',The County Council of Huren had befo e it 'last week the report :of the comulnittee appointed to see the Govern - en :in reference to the Municipal Loan Fund debt of that County. Nearly one- half of this report is taken up With a comparison between the relative positions of Huron and Perth, much to our I disad- vantage. It seems to us that this' is 'a very mean 'and paltry wayeofs approach- ing the Government. Let every tub stand upon its own bottom. If Huron be the 'honorable' and. 'just' county it self-righteously represents itself to be, one would think that it might relt upon these attributes to carry it through, without speaking all manner of evil and uncharitable thiogs`of its neigbber. It is playing the Part of the Pharisee over again,-' thank theethat--I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust or even as this publican." We hope the Government gave the deputation the snubbing which they riehly desereed for travelling outof the record in melee to at; teak an adjoining municipality. end to instruct the Ministry what they ehould do in such a case. Perth has shown as good a claim to relief as Huron e but the committee whohadher interests in charge tought consideration on the mer- its, and did not, attempt to mike a 'melaneholy exempli ' of others more unfortunate in their borrowings andleud- ings." < The above quotation is from the Stratford _Beacon of last eveek. r • Our esteemed. contemporary dently don't fancy. having the 1 ,cial position of Perth compared with that Qt: Huron. It semi -is to -think, that,- in this instance, at • least, ". comparisons are •odious." In this particular we are not) pre- pared to dispute the correctness of the conclusion it has come to. But, • that to make such a comparison was • a "mean and paltry way of ap- proaching the Governnient," we do not admit. In order to place before the Government the true position of Huron, and show the injustice which .would be done .her if she were compelled to assist VI paying the debts of other municipalities, after having honorably discharged her • own — as the municipalities seeking relief seem to desire—it "was necessary to take some one those municipalities seeking relief for Comparison. Perth was taken, not to place her in a disadvAntage- oue position, when compared with Huron, but because the mariner in which the indebtedness of that, mu- nicipality was contracted, as well as the object for which it was contract- • -ed, precisely corresponded with the circumstances attending the contrac- tion of the Municipal Loan Fund debt of Huron. Here, however, the similarity ends, as the report in question very properly and clearly shows. Huron has " honorably " discharged the greater portion Of that debt, but Perth .has not paid the first fraction. Our contem- perary says, "Perth has shown ao good a claim for relief as Huron." Huron does not ask for relief She is willing, yea .anxious, to pay the utterneogt farthing ot -her ipdebted- ness, providing Perth. and other in- debted municipalities who are now meanly . endeavoring. to evade the payment of their debts are compell- ed to do the same. We are glad to learn from the deputation that they were not "snubbed" by the Gov- etinnent. 'On the contrary, they were- most Courteously received, and attentively listened to, and were tiaanked by the Attorney General fortheinformation which they had given him. KING AMADEUS of Spain has ab- dicated the throne. on account of a rupture with his Ministry. A Re- public has been declared and the un- happy country is on the verge of civil war. To make matters worse, the Cartists in the north are again in rebellion, and altogether the condi- tion of Spain has never beenmore gloomy. THE COUNCIL of the town of Stratfoacl Las submitted -ny-laws to the people, granting bonuses of $30,- 006 to the Port Dover and Strat- ford Railwayaand $30,000 to the Stratford • and Huron Railay. This • looks well for a oankrUpt County town of a bankrupt County,. both, of which are seeking "relief" from the payment of their honest indebtedness to the Government. NEWS OF THE WEEK; In the Spanish CongrAs a bill has been adopted which makes- mili- tary service compulsory on all. In a collision early on Saturday morning, on the North British Railway, near Dunbar, Edinburgh, nine persons were instantly and several severely injured, some of whelp may die. • The Empress Caroline Augusta widow of Emperor Francis and grandmother of the present Etnper or of Austria, .died on Saturday it Vienna, aged 81. The Swiss Council of State has stopped the salaries for three months of all priests who read fron their pulpits an unauthorized Papal brief establishing a separate bishop- ric for Geneva. The Conference has determined to create a grand Swiss bi4hopric of dissentients from Rome. It is reported that the Italian bark Emile Codel Mwrie, bound to New York, sunk on Wednesday night about fifty miles from Black Island, and only one man, a sailor, was saved by being picked up in_a boat by a Black Ishind fisherman. The captain and crew went dcwn in the bark. A meeting of the West Country Highlanders was held. in 'Glasgow, on Friday nightlast, over which the Marquis of Lorne presided. In the course of the address which he delivered upon taking the chair, he spoke of the number of Scotchmen who had left their country during the past year, and said he looked upon the emigration movement with regret. • He was sorry to see Seotchmen leave their country and go even to Glasgow, but he was deeply grieved when they went to the United.. States. Scotland was able to support an immense popu- lation, and laborers were scarce. If, however, people were determin- ed to emigrate, be hoped they would stick to the old flag, and go to one of the British colonies. Ballot bill by our Legislature hastens that desired result, it will, your corres- pondent humbly submits, ba of more service to the country in that way than it ever will in its application to the local elections. Of course the bill will notbe advanced any further this session. 'The Government have promised to consider the question during the recess and have a measure matured for next session which it is understood will also apply tO municipal elections, A RESOLUTION OF CENSURE. It may surprise some of your readers to learn that the mantle of Robert Bald- win has fallen upon Charley Rykert, of St. Oatherines. At least. Mr. Rykert would have us understand. that such is the case and he ought to know. He in- trodueed a resolution the other day, the effect of which ww. to censure Messrs. Blake and Mackenzie for not resigning office the moment they resigned their meats in the Legislature. In his speech be aired himself as the champion of re- _ eponsible government, and spent a long time in proving that cardinal doctrine of responsible government that an advis- er of the Crown mustbe a representative •of the people—a, cloctrifie which no one is at all disposed to dispute, not even that ardent admirer of the Family Compact, - Mi. M. C. Catheron. The Only aro- / ment .pro and con -.can be put in. a nut shelL Everybody.admitted that a rea- sonable time should be allowed a--Minis- 1 ter of the Crown before he resigns his office in. order that he may secure elec- tion if possible But m order to reach Messrs. Mackenzie and Blake at all Mr. , Rykert armed that this reasonable time DOINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE. F1.111 Our Otou Correspondent. TORONTO, Feb. 13, 1873. In so far as practical legislation is con- cerned, the House has a rather meagre record to show for its last week's Arork. Two Government dayswerelost over the Proton business—Friday last, because the Opposition were not prepared to go On with that matter, although it was re- gularly on the orders foi that day, and yesterday, wheu the whole day and far into the night was spent over that well worn subject. On private bill days there has been a scarcity of business, which the Government sought to ferhedy by bringing up their own measures after the private business had, been all called. This course was objected to by the op- position, and as it could only be followed by the unanimous consent of the Rouse, the Government were forced to yield. Mr. Mowat has, • however, provided against such objections in the future, by giving notice of a motion that Govern- ment meatures will be ,in order any private day after private business is dis- posed of. This will ensure us against early adjournments . for the remainder of the session. • Three subjects of general interest have engaged the attention of the House dur- ing the week—the Ballot, Responsible Government and the Proton Outrage. THE BALLOT. The Ballot bill was introduced by Mr. Clarke, of Centre. Wellington. His ob- ject was not to pass the measitte this session, but to get the House to affirm the principle, and then leave the ques- • tion in the bands of the Government. No one pretended to deny that so im- portant a measure should be in the hands of the •administration. The -IMinistry themselves frankly accepted that view, and assumed the responsibility of intro- ducing at an eirly day a Ballot bill as a Government measufe. On the' -nresent -occasion, however, it was left an open question, and while Mr. Mowat and Mr. McKellar both spoke iu for of the bill the supporters of the Government were free to vote as they pleased, with none of the restraints or obligations of party resting uron them. Under these cir- cumstances, the large vote of 51 to 14 in favor of the principle of the ballot may be regarded ae indicative of strong pub- lic opinion in that direction. Wheu we come, however, to the arguments that were advanced in favor of the Measure, it' must be admitted that they were somewhat wide of the mark. Members seemed to forget that they were passing a law to apply only to the local elections. They made out a capital case for the bal- lot in the Dominion elections. All -the instances of bribery and intimidation that were advanced, and every member was charged full of them, occurred at those elections, while gentlemen Ou both sides of the House limited in. testifying to the purity -of the local elections under the reformecl election law. Our le la - tors seem to have had a two -fold object in view. They may fairly claini credit for A desire to ill further purify the elections, but at the same time their main object was to reach Ottawa, and strengthen the hands of those in the Dominion Parliament who are struggling o am' a law which will put a stop to the gross acts of corruption of which bosh parties were guilty at the last Do- minion elections. If the passage of the should only be allowed to a Minister who has been rejected' by the electors, • and not a single hour to him who volun- tarily resigns his seat; In other words, the Minister in whom a section of the people have declared. they have no • confidence is better entitled to ad- vise the Crown than one against whom no such popular verdict has been render- ed. In 'fact, the cate of Messrs. Mac- kenzie and Blake is even stronger than that, for only a few 'months before the people had unequivocally expressed. their confidence in them. As a matter offact Mr. Blake sent his resignation of office from England by the first mail after the news reached him that his seat in the Legislature' had become vacant by his election to the Commons for South Bruce.. It was coaiidered advisable, however, by his, polleagues that his resignation should be presented in per- son, so that Hia.,Excellency might, if he chose, exercise his constitutional privi- lege of consulting Mr. Blake as to his• Mr. Blake returned sixteen days after the arrival of his written resignation, and at the earliest prectica- ble moment thereafter tendered his resig- nation. Mr. Rykert' s motion received just 19 votes. THE PROTON oueoloa. Agatu. we had that flat, stale, weary and unprofitable Proton " Outrage" before the House,- end. it is to be fervent- • ly hoped for the last time. Let me briefly state the position in which the ma r was and now is. Last seision a co itte,e wastappointed, Which, after a long and patient -investigation drew -up a report, or more correctly, Mr. H. S. Macdonald and Mr. Rykert drew it up, and the ether members of the committee signed it That report, though presented, was- not adopted. by th-e 4ouse. Mr. Cameron agreeing with Mr. Blake that • the evidence should be printed and in the handsmf members bac)" the report could be intelligently considered. And • so the report stood over This report indirectly censured Mr. McKellar. It did not do so in express terms, in -fact the languao seemed. to exculpate Mr. McKel- lar. But it was so ingeniously worded that the inference could be drawn that he was in a measure guilty. As a mat- ter of fact, that inference was drawn by every Tory speaker in the country, though I know that some members of the Committee never dreamed at the time they signed the report that it was capable* of such In inference. At best, the report was a verdict of not proven, rather than &verdict of not guilty. The Ministry thought it was not fair to al- low Tene of their number to remain under an imputation which the evidence did not at all eustain. - They, therefore, had all the evidence betere the House, and asked the Houle. to declare upon it that Mr. McKellar wa,s fully entitled, to Acquittal of the charge of authorizing Lewis to go to South Grey to make the infamous representations he did. Your correspondent, having been one of the two short -hand writers who officially re- ported the evidence, and being, there- fore, familiar with it, can testify.that all the allegations contained. fn. the res- olutions are billy sustained by the evi- dence. The debate heisted from the meeting of the House. at 3 o'clock, till half past one the next morning, and re- sulted hi a series of amendments, pro- posed by the Opposition being Toted down, and the resolutions carried by a vote of 40 to 17. • PONTIAC. The Sutter Question. To the Editor of the Globe. Sue—Your correspondent of the 3,1st ult., on the butter question has been led into an attack on the Canada 8a1t Trade, which I think is =uncalled. for -and not Warranted by fact. • 't It is only within the last few years dal Canadian butter has come into any - think like extensive competition with the superior Irish and Dutch butter in. the Liverpool market, and to the damag- ing effect of this contrast much of the present outcry is due. YOttr correston- • dent enumerated fully sufficient causes * to account for the acknowledged inferior- ity of Canadian butter without bringing in this side -blow at the salt interest, These causes are so numerous that I can merely recount a few of them. First -- Our climate is not so favorable for the production of fine, rich, pure milk, as that of Ireland, where the cows have fresh pasture the year round, and. where the butter can be made and kept at an even temperature without the costly buildings and. machinery whieh would be necessary to procure the same or 'noel - mate results here. Second—The want of a proper system of manufacturing, handling and inspecting the butter. Any one who is at all acquainted with the system of thorough and rigid inspection which the Irish butter undergoes before export, will be at no loss to account for the inferior Position of Canadian butter alongside of that article. To satisfy your correspondent and the public that the use of Canadian salt" can- not possibly be injurious to butter, I pro- pose to mention a few facts in that con-. neetion. - The impurities which render salt injurious to butter, cheese, or meat, consist in the presence of certain other salts in the brine from which it is made these are "sulphate of lime," or gyp. slim, and the deliquescent chlorides of "calcium" and "magnesium," Now the brines of the County of 111.1r0/i; 1n Cana- da, are the purest as yet discovered in the world. This is proved by the analy- sis of all the ehemists, both of_ Canada and_the United States, whose attention has been directed to it ; and abundant evidence of this feat exists Owing to the purity of our brine, we are aide to .produce an article of sat which i.a really purer, stronger and better than other salt produced elsewhere. Surely, if this be so, it is at least unpatriotic for your cot - respondent to make, upon mere hearsay evidence, so injurious an attaek upon a growing industry of this kind. Mit, in UdtlitiOn to the originel purity of our brines, recent improved methods of inalen-, facture, directed toethat end, ha -ye so , -far succeeded as to produce.an extremely -pure salt, much purer than the Ashton salt of whieh your eotrespondent speaks so approvingly. I send you a compara- tive analysis of :our salt, with the Ash- ton and Onondago salts, from which yen will perceive that none -of them are as pure as ours. This analysis was made by Dr. F. Sterry Hunt, the eminent , chemist of -the Geological Survey, than WhOTIl. 40 higher authority eould he found in America. He says "1 have analyzed the samples of coaree and fine salt whici you sent me, as having been made with Hayes' Patent Brine Heater and Evaporator at the Merchants Salt 'Works at Seeforth ; you are aware that all the salt made from the brines of your, vicinity is almost entirely free from the chlorides of calcium and magnesium which contaminate the salt of many other countries; so thatthe only notice. -- able impurity to be found in the eaIt of Western OntarieTis gypsum or sulphate dliInnieen'ei 'hundred. parts of each kind of salt the following impurities occur.: s SuL of lime, Ohio. of Chiaof gypsummag'n.m. calcium Onondago solar salt ....L887 ;073 .646 Onondago factory filled -1.851 .065 traces Liverpool Ashton.. ... ..1.881 .059 *traces Merchants line salt, Sea- ' ' .050 traces Sea - forth.. — .982 .058 tices Merchants coarse salt..L020 • Goderich salt, average of four samples, s 1 801 .072 ' Juices We lave at the present moment large" orders for our coarse halt from Montreal and Ontario packers, and also from your correspondent ; many of those packers have, used our salt and proved its super- terity. „Numerous 1-elterk to that effect .are now in our possession. I am, your .obedient servant, - A. elseteirreinZ-. ' SEAVORTIT0 Feb. 7, 1873. THE CANADIAN DAIRYMEN. - 1 Addresses by Professor Bell and_nr., Willard— Mi. Brown not. Present —A. Cheese Arltarket--Butter Binh. tog and MathetiligGoderielb, 14,11. —.Median of °Meer*, .21k -Ac:' . The sixth annual meeting of the Ca- nadian Dairymen's Association was held at Ingersoll, in the County of Oxford, on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. There was a very large number of dele- gates in attendance, and the proceedings of the meeting were harmonious and; satisfactory. From informatien given by gentlemen in attendance it se,erns that _ the dairying interests of Ontario are in a most encouraging condition, and the business is rapidly growing. The Presi- dent, Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, of Downie, delivered a short -introductory address, in which he congratulated the Associa- tion on the success which had attended • their various efforts._ and. the success which had attendeci the chehse interests of Ontario, and referred to other bruit ness connected. with the Association, PROFESSOR BELL'S ADDRESS. Professor Bell, of Belle ilk, delivered an address on the ", chemicei composition of milk and cheese, floating curds, pastur- age suitable for dairy- stock," &e.r. He opened by saying that the co-operative method of manufacturing butter and cheese was beneficial, and was very im- portant in a medical respect Milk, he -Said, was a hiading body, whose ingredi- ents were held together by -chemical three, He described eery _minutely the e4moi- cal competition of milk, .showing that it possessed those :ingredients -which are very liable to suffer decomposition, mi. less the utmost care was taken in the manipulations it went through in being manufactured. , He was Nest emphatic in asserting that the utmost care and. cleanliness was an absolute necessity4 in the manufacture of anything into which milk entered ; and. it could not be to much 'impressed upon those who from ignorance or ca,releesness, refuse to exer- cise that scrupulousness and cleanliness which he !spoke of. Such persotts should have no conneetion-with manufactories whatever After describing the usual appearance and appliances of butter and cheese factories, he dwelt with great force upon the necessity of washing them out, not witlawarm water, but With scalding hot water. He pointed out the injurious effects of usinL inapure water for cattle, and insitted upon the neces- sity of providing shades in pasture fields to shield -the animals from the scorch- ing sun. . He also gave directions in cleetaing grass seeds, in order to provide fdr cattle such food as was, suitable for them. They required, that the pastur- age be long, the construction of their :mquths being sueh.that they were unable to take sucli a hold of the grass as sheep or horses. Thus lie said, sheep t and horses would thrive upon pasture that would starve a cow. Of all the articles . manufactured from milk cheese was the most nutiitious ; in fact it was more nutritious than any other kind of food. In illustration of this, he told a 'story of an old farmer in England, of his atm. acquaintance, who made a practice of asking his man -servants w1i y n ly entered his eniploymeitt, to lift a cer- tain stone he kept upon his- premises. As a rule they were unable to do so. Again, at the end -of six, ex- perhaps 12 months, he made them try to lift the stone again, and almost inveriably they could do so. At the same time the farm- er took care to explain to them that this greatincrease of strength was due to the. quantity of cheese they had received in their dietary. He also remarked upon, the various causes of impure milk. In addition to uncleanliness on the part of those engaged. in handling it, foul atmos- phere and stagnant pools contributed. greatly to the putrefaetion of milk, at well as dead carrion in the vicinity of where they feed. With regard to. the best breeds of cattle, and those especial - which are found most profitable for butter -making, he mentioned the Alder- neys and the Ayrshires, which he thought superior to all others. Hecongratulated the Canadian dairymen, on the success attendkg their efforts, and as a proof of —..*---- • reererra great ptrooerthel eau Dairymen, te • :reerieeilatlC il,a: mtetrieests - men. would be /n. Canadiatimer,t.: rapidly, and anaA, tati:s11..olf_veinh7rd,,f ' ferred to the pees- iviCeerere:S tIgSic:inroltgf loictsieilllird word. . Certain but surely alteri • respect. Inunen and cheese were factured in that allquiethkea lylandan • bsorebeod and of theproclu'e°notirOsiet o • been found -that ] required to sup: -same number el 4 at s$14, $16, and • yields a mucb without the extr the eows. The principally iron - b fauner of horses en . d for it, in, • cities, WheTO a Ways and on tnr • tricts were thus es the cities, and tt • fear of the dairy , ferine; from. wan g2thattarvf 'e -tt' 13) a e of BIS etli ee 1 lee d *I d • as the Mere - the want of supp as to expect the charaeter an • given to cattle, ers that whateve the production, o • e• falliejoidYry ga cezjateir:.01 ..; dl ! t as wo • abundant. It u opinion, and acci experience whet ' • -was as bine- as sie and recei-Ai the character aoci. 4311] ally affected. bott • ity of theAtR,MBilitk. BROW • The Chaim= business on thep • bfru°tInhellwcnasL .GetehGrrY bad found it imp BrTli Mr. Webb, in plahled the ]roc the centin of flaatrinYmasrs did neot selves, but sold i • regular trade of• 1 opposition to the in the British Ina and Finland. E • Enagnii; libut-rntaerrk, et m 1-1 ., h• a8°1i:airCw the iaasnaetoll 13:1' the ladies to in ed in hand.ling. 1 1)soulrittei.rt to forll2s theel.d, I would now brini half.- It was not, to blame, it was butter was hanel ilireanotYbs°e sollid. ar,% • butter.- This .it) NhevitrBdr-ohilasekvelf 's a butter =the long as dry -good , and. the seine p and. bedew, it pi they did 'not pa would the butter' It eves an. actual• i tortahere ehoughtai el coni oeBirvti o:t dersto.od that fh •.11utfsralt : o it. 1:1r. :Iorls be arranged soon. adieu butter was • vvaststill worse. plainest that the • the flavor comple il peopleofeng toil • -01ein better than =counted for t western portion 4 strong SeOteh and vading the drilla want of cleaollate women. Tim Sec being the hardest] people in the wal ed. 'Instead oft men in the maim women were Allot thing, and it was wheel. they got ti Inite Chairman i 'vine butte e was better, more beca there a specialit ' facture and sale business pin eipl. •geode men. A CH Thbehsbeo:ittmi reported that re .,esta to be held on month, or more fi that these plaees and Ingersoll, may be decided ; - Comnaittee give in establishing s port was agreed GODE • Mr. Farringd salt, according gthooedqufoersticonnfiting -ne he further thou, to be patronized Mr. Caswell sr by importing L using Canadian s numerous install manufacturers ha preference for th Mr. Rosse had salt for two year:: that Liverpool ea perhaps uot ait • used the tioderi • an amount of reft large herd of tett cult to dispose of The chairman,