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‘I-n a recent issue in this column we pointed out that if road build- ing was carried on as it should be the farmers benefit both directly and indirectly and that wherever possible the work on the roads should be done by farmers. We have always advocated that money spent at home worked for the development of the community and we still con- tend that a road policy which employs as much local labor as possible 'in t’ownship road building tends to greatly increase the prosperity of the average rural community. We do not advocate however, that the _policy be carried to an extreme and carried out at the sacrifice of efficiency or economy. Wherever there is a substantial difference in rcost between the_use of teams and the use of trucks We fail to see how any municipal representative with any conception of his duty as a public servant could hesitate in deciding the course or action. The township business is the business of every ratepayer and it is in the interests of every citizen that the public business be transacted in such a manner as to get for the greAtest number the greatest good. The provincial department must, however, be reckoned with and their stipulations are quite clear. They demand that value be re- ceived for every dollar spent or else the provincial grant on the wank will not be-forthcoming, which is after all a common sense policy and in the best interests of every ratepayer.- In personal business the average ratepayer insists on one hundred cents {alue for every dollar spent. The same principle should apply in the transaction of our public business. The duty of every municipal representative who has in his charge the spending of public funds should spend the money judiciously and in the best inter/ests of all the ratepayers. There is therefore an apparent danger that the poli«_.-v of using teams for roadwork could be carried on to a degree which would be entirely unfair to the great majority. A rough estimate would be that at the most twenty per cent. of the'ratepayers of any municipality could accept employment on the roads. If the work is carried on thus, at a greater expense and with a sacrifice of efficiency it is quite appar- ent that it is a burden on the other eighty per cent. A A good example of a comparison between the two methods could be supplied by the township of Vaughan. In the past couple of years considerable gravelling has been done by the hiring of trucks and in all cases substantial savings have been made. Now the 1927 council is considering the purchase of a truck to do the .g'ork which was formerly done by an outside contractor. This seems like a step in the right direction as it would. overcome the objection of annually paying out large sums for the hire of outside trucks. It would be available for township work at all times and more .s-ork can be ac- complished and it looks like a good investment for a township faced with the amount of roadwork which is yet to be done in Vaughan. ‘We feel sure that the large majority of our ruuders will agree with us that it is very desirable that as much of the public money as possible should be spent with the citizens of the home municipality. V But whether or not such a policy is practicable or not depends to a large extent on the situation of the community, the amount of road building material which is easy of access in all parts of the communi- ty and to a considerable extent on the farmers themselves. Times change and methods in every line of endeavor whether it be manu- facturing, farming, or road building have been revolutionized in the past few years. Machinery has made possible volume and quality of work which was thought impossible a few years ago. This is the type of competition which the farmer has to meet in road construction. LIf the farmers can meet this competition thework is theirs. We do not think that there is a municipal council anywhere but would pre- fer to have the road work done by the ratepayers of the township if it could be done for an amount even near the price required to do it by the use of motor trucks. Whether we like it or not, it is never- the-less a fact which is driven home with force by comparative figures on file in the Department of Highways that except In cases where gravel of good quality is very easy of access the majority of gravel hauling in the future will be done by truck. There are cases, how- ever, where the haul is short and good gravel is available where the work should be done by the local residents. Ever-y individual job should be considered on its individual merits and wherever possible the farmers given the benefit of every reasonable doubt in handing out the work. The road problem of to-day is so vastly different from a few short years ago that it is difficult for the average ratepayer to keep pace with the rapid strides that have been made and, even the mem- bers of our municipal councils must give a great deal of time to the question if they are to keep abreast of the times. Road policies like all public policies are framed to meet the demands of the people. People to-day demand good and still better roads. The highways de- partment and our municipal councils are endeavoring to give these roads to the people with the greatest possible speed and yet in such a. way as not to add too seriously to the already heavy tax burden of the ratepayers. Such a road policy can be a success only if it is vurried out in the spirit of co-operation and harmony. The council must co-operate with the road superintendent, and the ratepayers of the township must co-operate with both the council and the superinendent. The people must be reasonable in their demands and charitable in their criticism. Let us all be big enough to look at the road problem in the spirit of the Golden Rule. Let us put ourselves in the position In order to give the province a more efficient and uniform road policy, statute labor which had served a good purpOSe in its day but which had apparently outgrown its usefullness has been practically abolished. To-day the majority of townships employ a road superin- tendent and his is a very important position. On his shoulders rests a great deal of responsibility for the success or failure of a townships road program. He is responsible for the efi'icient and economic Work on the roads. He looks after the hiring of all help and supervises all construction whether it be day labor or contract. The council de- cides the policy, the amount of money to be spent and where it will be spent after a tour of inspection of all the roads us early as possi- ble in the spring. In other words the council directs, and the sup- erintendent manages. GOOD ROADS The matter of good roads is one of the big problems facing our legislators to-day whether they be municipal or provincial. It com- mands a good deal of the time of our public representatives and rep- resents a good share of our public expenditures. It is there fore a matter which should command a good deal of thought and considera- tion from the average citizen who foots the bill. I pray Almighty God that the words I write in this house may be pure and honestâ€"that they be dictated by no personal spite, un- worthy motive or unjust greed for gain; that they may tell the truth as far as I know itâ€" and tend to promote love and‘ peaceâ€"â€" amongst men. â€"Wi11iam Makepeace Thackeray. PAGE TWO ‘ AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RICHMOND HILL THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. J. Eachern Smith, Manager Member Canadian Wéekly Newspaper Association. Subscription $1.50 per yearâ€"To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Best Suburban District Advertising Rates on Application. THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1927. THE LIBERAL TELEPHONE 9. Established 1878 They tell me they ship” yearly from one packing house from this city, six hundred cars of oranges, eleven hun- dred cars of lemons and thirty cars of grape fruit and there are a great many houses in southern California. It was also my privilege to attend the yearly orange show at San Bar- nardino and must say the display of fruit was a marvel and can‘hardly realize that a country which fifty years ago was almost a barren waste could now show such wonderful pro- ducts. The weather this wintezj has been ideal the thermometer ranging from about 40 tq 5 degrees now for the past six weeks which seems strange toipeople from Canad_a_. “it. n We have had several ‘nice rains which they appreciate very much this time of the year. Last week we had a rainfall of over twelve inches which aused quite a flood and did consid- erable damage to fruit, etc. Orange picking has been somevyhatfielayed I must thank you Mr. Editor for mailing the Liberal to me which com- es regularly and which I look veor Vinith interest and keeps me posted about happenings around home. And must congratulate the Victoria Square Sunday School that so many attended fifty Sundays during 1926. February 22nd was George Washing- ton’s birthday and it was my privilege to listen in on the radio and to hear the President’s address from Wash- ington, D. C. a distance of three thousand miles, telling of the advanâ€" cement the country has made in the last two hundred years. / on account of the wet weather and some damage to the fruit is reported. It was my privilege to drive a Ford Coupe for a few weeks and I have spent) several hours driving. I trav- elled in different directions including in my travels the City of Los Angeles and never before realized there was so much fruit grown in this country. We have had no frost for some tlme now, and no snow smce Christ- mas when we had a few flurries. A few notes from me at this time may be of interest to my home friends, I am still enjoying the beau- tiful climate of this country, among the oranges, lemons and grape-fruit and the beautiful flowers which ab- ound the year through and I can hardly realize it is February. "Thanking you Mr. Editor for this space and hoping to see you all again as soon as you W111 guarantee warm weather, I remain, Upland, Cal. NOTE :â€"We are very glad to publish the above interesting letter from Mr. Heise which was sent to us via air mail from Uplands. It bore the date stamp of February 24, 2 p.m. and it reached our office, Saturday, Febru- ary 26 at 6 p.m..â€"Editor. Notes From California ‘To The Liberal, Dear Mr. Editor:â€" Dear Sir :â€" Why can’t the Boards of Health in the towns and cities drop the milk controversy for a while and turn their attention to the water supply. Just as many cases of typhoid can be traced to contaminated water as to dirty milk Toronto draws her drink- inp‘ water from the same lake into which she empties her sewage. Then the water has to be treated with chlorine to kill the bacteria. Surely if they don’t mind dead germs in their drinking water they shouldn’t mind a few dead ones in their ‘milk supply and then claim that pasteur- ization kills them. However, it would be a costly busi- nes to obtain absolutely clean water. Therefore they try to keep attention on the milk supply and are all the time making more stringent rules for the producers to carry out. This costs the taxpayers nothing and giv- es the Board of Health something to boast about. This is the Toronto Board of Health I mean, Mr. Editor I know nothing of Richmond Hill conditions beyond what I have seen in your val- uable paper. Ask any dairy farm- er who sends milk to the city and see what he has to say about the inspec- tors. The farmer is everybody’s football. The report should prove very gratifying to the shareholders. It indicates that this Bank is doing its full share in the developement of Canadian Industry and Canadian Agriculture, and during the year just closed, it has been able to attract to itself a considerable volume of new and profitable business. Net profits of $821,886.71â€"the highest in the history of the Institutionâ€"were reported at the fifty-second annual meeting; of the Standard Bank of Canada held at the Head OffiCv on Wednesday, February the 23rd. Deposits showed an increase of approximately $3,700,000 and now stand at $72,148,588.13. Assets immediately available are $43,808,121.11 or slightly over 55% of the Bank‘s liabilities to the public. The improvement in general business conditions throughout Canada is reflected in an increase in current loans of $1,243,000 wl‘ich now amount to $39,493,951.95. Editor Liberal, of the other fellow, and look at it from his standpoint before being too harsh in criticism ‘of those who administer our affairs. If such a spirit of co-operation and good will in regards to our road and mun- icipal affairs can prevail [during the next few years, we have no hesi- tation in predicting that this banner province Will experience an era of progress in road construction hitherto unequalled and which we thought impossible. even in our dreams. And when that day arrives and the history of our municipalities is finally wrrzten those men who through a deep sense of public duty in the face of many difficul- ties accentuated oftentimes by the selfishness and criticism of fellow- men, should receiiie the heartfelt thanks of the generation which they served. The men who give the leadership in our municipal affairs will have, and deserve a place in the “Temple of Fame,” which need not be recorded in history or in letters of gold since it will be in the hearts of the'people and manifest in the works which will live after them.‘ THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONT. Letters From The People. L. B. HEISE, Yours truly) A. VSHIPPER. Yours truly, York Mills, A GOOD REPORT LEOPOLD MACAULAY: M. P. P. The newly elected member for the new riding of South York who has introduced in the Ontario Legislature a Bill to amend the Housing Act. Dn. ' Djvgdend No. 142 paid. May 1st. 1926 ...... Dlwdent No. 143 paid. August lst. 1926‘... Dividend N0. 144 paid, November lst, 1926.... Dividend No. 145 payable. February 131:. 192 War Tax on Note Circulation ......... Reserve for Dominion Income Tax. Contributed to Offlcers' Pension Fund. Balance carried forward... De osits made by other Banks in Canada ............... Ba ances due to other Banks in Canada ................... Balances due to Banks and Banking Correspondents elsewhere than in Canada Latters of Credit outstanding .................... Liabilities not included in the foregoing... Dividend No. 145. payable lst February, 1927. Former Dividends unclaimed. Capital Stock paid in. Reserve Fund Balance of Profit and Loss Account carried forward. CR. Balance brought forward. February lst, 1 26 ............................ ............................................... Profits fpr the ear ended Januar 3156 19 7 after deductin ex es, interest accrued on do ts g‘ebftte (0251i nperpsj; pr} unmagurod bills. Provincial and g4 3] taxes and making proving; for Current coin held b the Bank... Dominion Notes he d .................... Deposits in the Central Gold Reserves ......... Deposit with the Minister for the purposes of the Circulagon Fund Notes of other Banks ...................................... .r United States and other Foreign Currencies Cheques on other Banks ...................................... ........ Balances due by Banks and Banking Correspondents elsewhere than in Canada Notes of the Bank in circulation ................................ Deposits bearing interest (including interest to date) Deposits not hearing interest ............................ all bad and doubtful debts .................................... Non-Current Loans. estimated loss provided for Mortgages on Real Estate sold by the Bank... Real Estate other than Bank Premises ............ Liabilities of Customers under Letters of Credit as per contra“. Bank Premises. at not more than cost. less amounts written 011" Other Assets not inckuded in the foregoing .. Dominion and Provincial Government Securities. not exceeding market value“. Canadian Municjpal gecurities 23nd _British. _F9reigp and Colonial Public Securities We have examined the books and accounts of The Standard Bank of Canada at its Head Office. for the year ended January 315$. 1927. and have been furnished with certified returns from the branches. We have obtained all the lnfnrm- atlon and explanations we have required, and in our opinion all transactlons of the Bank which have come under our notice have been within the powers ofthe Bank. . ‘ _ The Bank's investments and cash on hand at its chief office and certain of Its prmclpal branches, were verified by other thJCâ€"inadian. n6€7ex26e€difirgrmfiket veins“: .............................................. Railway and other Bonds. Debentures and Stocks. not exceeding max-kg: value ........... Call and Short (not exceeding thirty da 5) Loans in Canada on Bonds. Debentures and Stocks or other securities of a m cienc marketable value to cover ...................... Loans to Cities. Towns, Municipalities and School Districts ....... , .............................................................. Other Current anug apq gliqcounts in Canada (less rebate of interact) aner making full provision for '7 The Bank's investmenfs and cash on hand at its chief mace and oer-tam 01 us prmc1pa1 Drancnes, were vex-med Dy unasacJanuary 3151:. 1927. . _ _ Wg certify 151133.111 on; gpigl‘on. the abow general statement of Llabxhtles and Assets at January 315:, 1927. dis- AAL ~__u .. lâ€" -A--_.:__-._ ...ul. 5;... knn‘rn no oi-m Daub Toronto. February 16th. 1927 closeé REYES obB’cfi'tiEn‘fi {Ea a. F. WHITE $TANDAR D BANK bid'éhh’iiéiibi‘rffi‘défit? PIG-I'llw AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS THE YEAR ENDING 315T JANUARY. 1927 FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT gang-X1133} lBWrHaEEé 'wifitVH the books of the Bank Large Fertile Eggs From Our Own Flock Setting of 13 eggs . . . . . . . 7. .$1.00Setting ( "Setting of 100 eggs . . . . . . . . . . . H.700 \ _ TERMS:â€"Chicks and Eggs 10% with order, balance befoi‘e delivery. ORDER EARLY AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. Guaranteed pure bred chicks for sale Hatches off every week. All eggs used by Mammoth Buckeye Incubator will be from the flocks of the well-known breeder, Mr. Walter Rose. ~ (March, April and May .7275c. each. Phone, King 16 r 26. B ARRED‘ROCKS and S. C. WHITE LEGHORNS GENERAL STATEMENT Richmond Hill Shoe Repairing STONEâ€"for Concrete or Roads GRA VELâ€"Screened or Pit Run CEMENTâ€"by the Car Load Yonge Street Poultry Farm HARNESSREPMRED House Phoneâ€"Grover 4963 GOLOHES and RUBBER BOOTS RE-SOLED and MADE LIKE NEW. GUARANTEED. ~ March, April and May ....25c. each. PRICES June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..20c. each. (July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18c. éach. 10% reduction on above prices in lots of 125 or more. 100% live arrival guaranteed. A; 14 P‘I‘i IS F) El A‘VKE S QUICK SERVICE J()S. VV’. DI- COUSINS 57 QUEEN STREET, WEST, TORONTO. 3151; January. 1927 LIABILITIES ASSETS Eggs for Hatching e. H. G. MECREDYR- n. 1. n BABY CHICKS OF CANADA THE BY EXPERT Opposite Orange Orphanage Materials delivered when required. . BELGRADE (White Leghorn Only) $1.008etting of 50 eggs . D. McK. McCLELLAND. F.C.A.. of Price. Waterhouse 6; Co. A. B. SHEPHERD. C.A.. of Peat, Max-wick. Mitchell 3: Co. N. L. BICLEOD THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1927. 357.822.829.01 14.825.759.12 310.308.466.45 2,858,536.61 2,875,648.15 3:771:18 Manager 80% Fertility Guaranteed. ,. 1, Richmond Hill, Ont. 8 5.828.130.00 890.439.637.83 317.936.631.74 3 518.153.81 8,530,917.00 1,400,000.00 250,000.00 509,248.00 47,492.67 5.795.556.19 585,264.07 343.908.121.11 1.717.989.57 890.439.637.83 $1,029,778.77 31.029.778.77 72.148.588.13 1.017.644.17 97,338.20 2.433.256.34 39.493.951.95 484,400.74 263,870.08 315,552.93 483,460.63 3.7129343 l 159,356.51 Ofiice Phoneâ€" 16.042.651.21 483.460.63 244.404.09 144.702.00 977.50 4.823.400.00 2,900,000.00 9,828,838.16 $207,892.06 821.886.71 144.702. 144.7020 144,702,00 144,702.00 48,234.00 50,000.00 3 ,000.00 31 .736.77 317,736.77 3.75