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WmtuwigyuonvummmLu wand... our“ ml“ not While it is the desire of councils generally to fix the tax rate so that it will bear lightly " possible upon the ratepayers they have no control over certain expenditures and must provide what is needed by certain town bodies. This year it was found necesealy for the Waterloo Council to fix the tax rate at 38mins as compared with 35 mills last year, an in- crease of three mills. With the exception of a few mills the amount required is to meet un- controllable expenditures. Payments must now be made in connection with the permanent roadways laid down during the last year or two necessitating an increased rate to meet them. It is pleasing to recall, however, that with-) in a few years all the payments will have been made in connection with debentures issued to cover the cost of permanent roadways con- structed a number of years ago on King St., Albert St., Foundry St., and William St. When these payments are completed it should again be possible to reduce the tax rate. Ratepayers will naturally look to the council of this and succeeding years to make no commitment other than those which are absolutely essential and which can be fully justified by eompensa- ting advantages so that the burden of taxation may be lessened rather than increased in the years to come, in fact, we think it desirable that any project calling for a heavy outlay should first be submitted to the ratepayers for their approval before being embarked upon. The differences which have arisen be- tween the town of Waterloo and the County in regard to the amount which the former muni- cipality claims is due the town under an agree- ment with reference to'the King St. north pavement were recently the subject of a con- ference of the representatives of the two muni- cipalities which was attended by the Deputy Minister of Highways. , . The . . T-----------'----:-:":"?":"". . [nnmmmxormv-l Waterloo Chronicle 1 INC: nuns sums or an.“ 1 Waterloo’s contention is that the agree-) ment calls for the payment by the county of $4,180 a year in addition to the three mills the town receives annually from the county for road purposes while the county, through its solicitor, disputed the claim, believing that evidence could be produced showing that the town of Waterloo was not entitled to the amount. The Deputy Minister', while believing that Waterloo couW legally collect the amount mentioned from the county, urged that both municipalities would be better off if the agree- ment in question were repealed and advantage taken of the new Act under which the county must pay back fifty per cent. to every town of the amount paid to the county in any one year. The Deputy Minister said the government did not favor the movement in various munici- palities towards separation from the counties. He favored the American system of having cities part of the counties and assuming part of the cost according to population and assess- ment. In the light of views expressed by the Deputy Minister of Highways and the sugges- tion made by him another conference, after further careful consideration of the whole matter, is desirable. Aside from the legal points involved every effort should be made to settle the dispute in an imicable way so as to promote the spirit of good will which should prevail between the urban and rural districts. The Canadian Commissioner of the British Empire Exhibition recently pleaded for an in- tensive devolopmerlt of the tourist business for Canada. He says in his report: “Canada pos- sesses practically all the attractions that tour- ists can desire. She has the mountains and lakes of Switzerland, the hills, valleys and lakes of Scotland. coast resorts on both Atlan- tie and Pacific the equal of any on the Contin- ent of Europe or [in the United States, and in addition wonderful forests and prairie lands to an extent which no other single country possesses. He further points out that Switzerland and Italy practically live on the revenue from tourists and France and several other countries look upon them as one of the lamést sources of revenue. _ That there is a growing appreciation of the splendid notural advantage of this country hon: both Commons and others is increas- - evident. onann’amo an“ 00 application. Alva-(lam. so" - mach tho Ia not lat» than Monday noon to luau" Ins-nun. THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TOWN AND COUNTY WWIIPTION RATIO o-r-ni------- II: math. w.........-.-.""". In Unlud an... por ynr ...... wATERLoo's TAX RATE CA N ADA FOR TOURISTS .1.” A saving of more than $128,000,000 to the province of Ontario over a testy your new and the total wiping out of the provincial debt, are two central futures of the plan med upon and adopted by the government by the Kenn Daly, Turnbull committee which was detailed by the government to make s thorough study of the question of debt retirement. The scheme will begin to operate November 1, next, and such legislative changes as are necessary will be made by the House. Under the new plan of debt retirement, the additional amounts to be provided each year from revenue are from $1,488,544 in 1927, to $1,436,160 in 1966. The total charges against revenue over the entire period would be $734,- 045,230, and the debt would have been retired after the last payment was made. Without this new plan of debt retirement, charges against' revenue during the same period would be $675,- 768,461 and the province would still have debt outstanding to a total of $186,335,934. "The province would therefore save $128,059,165 in interest and principal over the 40-year period. In general, the method to be adopted is the retirement of debt by the making' of an :average annual payment of $1,440,000, and the balancing of the provincial budget. It is hoped that present sources of revenue will make this possible, particularly with promised improve- ment in general business conditions. Other- wise it will be n'ecessary to find new sources of revenue. The report also recommends that future b, rrowings of the province be made by the flotation of instalment annuity bonds, and that bonds and stocks purchased by the province in the past, for general sinking fund account, be cancélled.’ Provision for the payment of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of its indebtedness to the province is being made by sinking fund, the annual instalments for which are being levied on pmwr consumers, as part of the cost of power supplied. The Provincial Treasurer is to be com- mended on the initiative and energy exhibited in connection with the conduct of this import- ant department of the government and the improvement' shown in the finances of the province under his guidance. Considerable attention has of late been 1 given by the Government to the interests of the Maritime Provinces with a view to pro- 1 viding remedies for conditions which exist there. The House of Commons recently unani- mously adopted a resolution that Canada ob- serve all Confederation agreements with the Maritime provinces respecting railway facili- ties and shipping of Canadian grain through Canadian ports. It was stated by one of the Maritime members that discriminatory freight rates and the operation policy of the Canadian National with the old I. C. R. which the Mari- timers want back again, had robbed the Mari- time ports of Canadian trade, particularly the ‘grain trade. A Royal Commission was recently lappointed by the Government to closely study /he situation. While Maritime members declared there was little approaching a secession sentiment in the Maritimes they warned Parliament that the rest of Canada was standing on a volcano ii“ which there might some day be an eruption with respect to Maritime demands for a cure for their economic ills. In a recent utterance, Major Hume Cronyn, who served as a member of the Royal Commis- 'sion which investigated the coal mining indus- try in Nova Scotia, also stressed the need of finding a remedy for the situation in the Gif/ times. in fact he said that Canadian unity was at stake if relief was not found for existing conditions. lie declared that "if the coal min- ing industry of Nova Scotia is allowed to col- lapse, the plight not only of the miners but of the province generally would be desperate. It would mean a wholesale exodus of the workers and those dependent upon the mines, who, for the most part, I fear, will be absorbed by the Republic to the south of us. It would certainly increase the adverse feeling against confedera- tion and might conceivably lead to a refusal to continue longer as a member of the Dominion." It appears to be generally recognized that the situation in the Maritimes is such as to call for the earliest possible action towards remedying the disadvantages complained of. It is to be hoped that an early and satisfactory solution of the situation will emerge from the _ investigation to he carried on not only in the _ interests of the provinces immediately con- i corned but for the sake of Canadian unity ' generally. Itepofic increase tion and continue The growth of the Waterloo market since the change of the market hour to the after- noon indicates that the change was a popular one. lt certainly has hart the effeebpf reviving the Waterloo market. in fact the incme in the number of both farmers and patrons " tending has necessitated the utilization of the basement of the market building to provide additional accommodstion. THE SITUATION IN THE MARITIMES nanny "no " - l ARIN! m WOLINOH Noll rum "that n the I... at m I. "Idol. u No. 1. PI.- lhol Tenn». and“ a: rut- o-d. April 11. In. Nichol drug birth to two (in. Don nad g m. an ot whom no doll; well. This addition to the bull, - M m- children In. Nichol In: brought Into the world ,Includln‘ two nt- ot “In. Ill living. The mount ot this extent" nanny in as you" old, and bu been mm“ tor (cartoon you“. LORD IYNO LAID UP WITH INFECTED FOOT and to he the rolult of a war wound, I pulni‘ul infection set up in Lord Byng'n toot shortly utter luring Ottawa, which Foniined him to bod in his private car “Cornwall" 3nd compelled him to remain in bed all any so that he was unable to appe-r at Fort William or in Port Arthur last week. Ltdy Brag, however. "carried on” In his place. tum. attended the re- ception: of the city and public bod, lea. just as it his Excellency were present himself. FASTING RECORDS BROKEN The world's record of 44 days' tasting, recently set try Herr Jolly, professional taster. has been broken by one day. Otto Klein and Man Kramer .nlso known as Fastelio, on April 19, achieved the new record. finishing a 45-day fast in apparently much better condition than Herr Jolly. Both men carried on their fasts locked up in glass cages in the same restaurant in which Herr Jolly tasted in the city ot Berlin, Germany. When they were released they said they were feeling tine, Herr Jolly, whose real name is Sieg- fried Herz. lost 30 pounds during his fast. He collapsed soon after and went to a hospital for several days. FIRST GOLD SHIPMENT " SENT TO CANADA The International Acceptance Bank, in conjunction with Harris, Forbes & Company of New York City has shipped $1,000.000 gold to Canada, it was announced; the, be. ginning ot a movemént that was forecast last week wken Canadian exchange advanced to 11-64 of 1 per cent. This is the point at which it is calculated the shipment of gold from the United States is profitable. The $1,000,000 shipment repre- sents the first transfer of gold from the United States to Canada this year. In the first three months of 1926 Canada has sent $66,000,000 of gold to the United States. This followed the shipment ot about.$40,- 000.000 of gold from the United States to Canada last autumn, when conditions were similar to those ex- isting at present. . Bankers expect , large volume of gold shipments to Canada during the ’coming months. COST OF HUDSON BAY RAILWAY Two Million to Complete and Four Million to Put in Operation. The Hudson Bay Railway will cost $2,000,000 to complete, and a further $4,250,000 to put ino opera- lion. This ls the opinion of officers of the Canadian National Railways transmitted through Sir' Henry Thornton's onice in reply to a ques- tion in the House of Commons and tabled In that Chamber last week. A certain amount of work was done In the last three years to main- tain the right ot way already built. “Grading was completed sonn- years ago, but by now requires com slderable repairs," is one ot the notations on the file. Will Rush Construction WHI Rush Construction The National Railways manage- ment will take charge of the enm- pletlon of the Hudson Bay Railway. The $3,000,000 to he voted thls ses- Mon will be turned over to Mr Henry Thornton. with instructions to rush contrtructmn.on the nectlon of the line between Hudson Bay Junctlon and Kettle Rapids. It in not the Intenupn of the Government to build out Kettle Rapids lhls sea- A grant amount of work, however. tttrs at"! ll? done on the weakern section of t e road, the distance be- tween the Junction and Kettle Ram his being approximately 400 miles one of the msjor undertakings for this season will be the construction of divisions] points, of which there will luvs to be three. lnginun " Rupert It Is understood that the Govern- ment ItiIrintondn to conduct sn in- vestintion durinx the summer sen- non into the relative merits of Port Nelson sud Port Churchill. The in- tention. however, is not to make this A public Inventintion. but to send reliabls snnnosn into the North to - baton the Ionian at tet, y CANADIAN AND l P'"'""""'"'""!"'"'" WORLD EVENTS Just how many a... full? “I” Fellow WWI! 7n tot-‘1) at In». Dal-til County. In W " can or touch - and In.“ - out “.000 [and tr... this spring. 00- onlly. niomution work in nut- tng with Breat but throughout. the district. Tm- neoivod tron the Conn-on! numriu have given nudism. albumen in the put. Practically out, tree [blunted bu grown. CHAMPION WOOD-0PM"!!! DIE. IN EIGHTV-THIRD YEAR Mncnlro Blair. vetenn woodcut- ter, who chided to he the champion wood-sputter ot Canal. being nhle to mum on 3 run slot-trr-tour toot cord In thirty-nun to forty min- utes. died Boon utter splitting a cord at the home ot his son, Roderick, on the Pemnm Road. He was born In St. Josephs, Que” eighty-two years no. He spent much pt his life In Cornwall, and enme to St. Catherine; nine years ago. He was a French-Canadian and a Catholic. MORE THAN 0.000 APPLICANTS ACCEPTED FOR IMMIGRATION Up to the end of March last 6,580 persqns had been accepted at Lon- don, England, for migration to fan- ada, and 2,656 had actually sailed for the Dominion, under the Cana- din assisted-passage schenle. This statement was made in the House ot Comment by Lieut.-Col. L. C. Amery, Secretary ot State tor Do- minion Affairs, in reply to a ques- tion. U. 8. FACES GREAT LABOR 3H°RTAGE Again turning to Canada tor light The United States is faced today on the Volstead question, the Sen- with a serious employment prob- ate Prohibition Committee was told lem. Saturday, April 17. that there was The prospect of the first wide- no truth in statements that sale or' spread shortage since the depres- beer had solved the Dominion‘s wet sion of 1922 was reported by the and dry troubles. department of labor. Hon. Wm. E. Raney. former at- Marked improvement in steel. torney-general of Ontario. called by building. textile, and shoe manutaty the dry leaders, testified that On- luring lines has strengthened the ario's experiment with the legalized demands tor skilled and unskilled sale of “non-intoxicating" beer had workers. not been successful. Heavy demands are being, made "The beer drinkers said the 4.4 upon the United States employment beer allowed under the law. did not agencies over the country for labor have enough kick in it." Mr. Raney in the fields and along the high- stated. "and the permits for the sale wavs in road construction. of this beer are useful to the holder The prospect of the first wide- spread shortage since the depres- sion of 1922 was reported by the department of labor. Marked improvement in steel. building. textile, and shoe manufac- luring lines has strengthened the demands for skilled and unskilled workers. Heavy demands are being. made upon the United States employment agencies over the country for labor in the fields and along the high- ways in road construction. Previous employment records may hr- shattered in the automotive and building lines this year, while marked improvement was noted in textiles in New England and the South. where there is full time em- ployment. . Dense- BROTHERS MOTOR CARS anseBnom ens (CANADA) LIMITED Announce New Reduced Prices In harmony with the recent tariff reduction on motor cars Dodge Brothers (Canada) Limited announce the following new lower priced, effective April 14th, 1926. These reduced prices make Dodge Brothers Motor Cars more attractive than ever before as an economical investment in long-lived, unfail- ing transportation. Equipment on all types remains the same as before and Dodge Brotlv "", traditional quality is fully maintained. Touring Car Roadster Coupe Sedan (Worsted) Sedan (Leather) De Luxe Sedan All prices F.O.B. Toronto-Taxes to be Added Jr "Pita \ 'e.fu: 'lt Iii; - " Ihq .24 , Wm Eia .- , de 2/20.; {Z‘ _i,'iilitij" ()il, rji"g4 31% 'iil 2:5: “I Ill ll ll 1. agufllmsi llBd , Lon. fi"i,'td' it mmwmomo 73“” A N BRANCHE. DIETRICH'S GARAGE RANEY SAYS NEW stronger." Bootlexging goes on in both the wet and dry provinces in Canada, he continued. "This makes law en- forcement in the dry provinces more difficult." the witness said. SAVIN Liss 2 IVA' I GS 'sc V , 'it Cl 1 - I /rjt?st. t MI kssiscaiV , 79 King St., Waterloo ADE lil CAN disguise to sell something Ariinmarrea4esftuhrge . pdbdm?,h,ttr,.'ard1,','L'i'tA'nti;1l; tTar-ev-er-i-ring-ter-Ped- exsxpthimaelf. 'Thefiactiisthata tman peopknw w2e/'h'fte'2/aa,frti,"tCt'iy'p4.'de,/'j'e7 ii,ri,ii"ie1it.daaving'in'aai"u1h upbythct ifty. "itutheaavers,however,nottlsentr averse who Tr) their own welfare and ea mm e their oppmtunitiea. his the avers ,',ad', succeed. The Bank of Toronto not only welcomes depositors but extends a friendly personal service which aims to promote in every way the welfare of its clients. NATERLOO ..... . . . . .S. J. Adams. Manager Kiteheaer .. . . . . . . . . .. .G. B. McKay, " Kitchener North Ward ..J, R. Clark. " BEER A FAILURE Old Price New Price $1095 1095 1170 1235 1285 1485 people do save? - JOSEPH P. DOWNEY DIES AT ORILLIA Joseph P. Downey, superintendent of the Ontario Hospital at Orlllin. ed Wellington South in the Ontario legislature for Wellington South. died in Orlllia on April 18th. Mr, Downey. who sat tn the legis- lature tor about ten years, was a former editor of the Guelph Herald. Joseph Patrick Downey represent- ed erlington South in the Ontario legislature from 1902 to 1910 as a Conservative. He served as chair- man of the royal commission to In- vestigate prison reforms in Ontario in 1907, and was appointed superin- tendent of the asylum tor idiots. at Orillia, Ont.. in 1910. His former constituents in Wellington South at that time presented Mr. Downey with a purse of $1,000 as a mark of esteem and his services for the iromstitueuey in the local house. Minard's Liniment used by Veter- inaries. $1030 1030 1095 1160 1210 1385 281