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IUD, uuu UJILJ VA“. uvv L u-.~--.yw -v.__r, There would be Tess unemployment were there less Spending by governments and more spending by property owners and bUSiness. , The Rowell Commlssion has noticed no shortage of briefs from the government spenders, who all want to get more to spend: 7 But who IS going to enter a brief for the taxpayer ?â€" McLean’s Magazine. Y-_ .-_- Forgotten is the fable of the goose which laid the golden eggs. What is true of municipal spending is true of all gov- ernment spending. There is a plethora of spending agenc- ies, but only one set of drained taxpayers. 1 rvr‘M-vw‘u- w "Vrv"“*"~ 7. g In Winnipeg, property owners pay 92 per cent of that city’s taxes. As voters they are outnumbered two to one by those who, all together, contribute but 8 per cent of the municipal revenue. There, too, the building trades are flat. w. v ..u..,. The same sort of picture could be drawn of most Can- adian cities. The demands of the majority who pay little or nothing are met by increasing imposition upon the min- ority who pay neariy ail. ‘ -n 1-11-1‘1' THE MUTED TAXPAYER Mayor Jamieson Bone, of Belleville, told a convention of Ontario mayors that 1,500 property owners in his city provide its entire population of 15,000 with fire and police protection, paved streets, various other services and free education. Incidentally education takes a third of Belleville's taxes. High property taxes have so discouraged property owners that there is little building. The building trades have been crippled. And about 60 per cent of Belleville’s population is_ dependent upon the building trades. A ",1. “c 1,1.-1. Annual exports to Great Britain of Canadian bacon, hams and pork cuts show a continuous increase during the past few years. In 1932 the total was 35,820,400 pounds; in 1934, 120,410,220 pounds; in 1936, 158,049,600 pounds, and estimated exports for 1937 were 190,000,000 pounds, or the equivalent to 1,583,000 live hogs. The annual Can- adian quota for export to the British market is 280,000,000 pounds or the equivalent of about 2,330,000 live hogs so that there is a wide margin available for Canadian hog products that could be consumed by that market. Apart from that fact, the substantial increase of exports so es- sential to the swine industry in Canada has created an urgent need for more hogs suitable for the export trade, and with regard to this need, the Marketing Service of the Dominion Department of Agriculture draws attention to the consideration of the following facts:â€" (1) Exports for the first seven months of 1937 were equivalent to 1,129,000 hogs. ' (2) From January 1 to July 31, 1937, only 646,840 select hogs were marketed in Canada. (3) Too many hogs are found to be unsuitable for export because of not being within the weights most de- sired. These weights are 140 to 170 pounds dressed. (4) Only 52 per cent of all hogs marketed are within the desired weights, 140 to 170 pounds dressed. (5) Forty-five per cent of the hog carcasses weighing from 140 to 170 pounds graded select. (6) If all hogs marketed were within the 140 to 170- pound weights, the percentage of selects would be increas- ed from 25 per cent to 45 per cent. 1 r , -4.11_1.‘l “A Good businessâ€"and civilization in a strictly commerâ€" cial sense. But does civilization begin and end with such material satisfactions? Can people be called civilized who plunge nations into war? In a really civilized world would it be necessary for peace-loving nations to be constantly on the defensive against aggressions from without? What the world needs is not more “modern improve- ment" but more of the ancient doctrine of the brotherhood of man. That and that alone, will put an end to war. We like to think of the world today as being more civilized than it ever was. In one sense that is true, if by civilization we mean the multiplication of human wants and the means of supplying them. Uncivilized races and peoples do not want electric lights, movies, automobiles and radio, because they have never heard of them. The process of civilization, as we use the word, seems to be one of introducing backward people to modern gadgets without which they get along pretty well, and making them want them so badly that they will go to work in order to obtain them. That creates business and doubtless bene- fits the new customers. It is a very remote corner of the world in which a Sewing machine cannot be found in every native village. By the clever device of giving away cheap lamps and a quart of oil to head men in the remote comâ€" munities of interior China, the Standard Oil Company built up an enormous trade in kerosene. L. - “Lufinl-l" nnmmnv- (7‘)x ineain Selia’dliog producers would reâ€" ceive $760,000 additional premium on select hogs. The solution is that live hogs should be marketed as nearly as possible to 200 pounds. Talking about tax rates, as our town and township councillors are doing just now, the village of Richmond Hill seems to have come through the last depression with flying colors. In ten years the village council has wiped out a large bank overdraft and has reduced the mill rate from 55 to 45 mills, an average of one mill a year. In another 45 years the village rate may be wiped out en- tirely.â€"Newmarket Era. Many and doing a Week. A statement issued from a Government department at Ottawa shows that the average cost of a prisoner in the penal establishments of the country is over $2 a day, or in round figures about $750 a year. The $2 covers foods, clothing, heating, building, salaries of wardens and guards and other maintenance costs. Many a young man and woman living an honest life and doing a good day’s work has to exist on less than $14 Aévertising Rates on Application. TELEPHONE 9 THE LIBERAL PRINTING CO., LTD. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT RIGHMOND HILL Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Subscription $1.50 per year â€" To the United States $2.00 Covering Canada’s Beat Suburban District PAGE TWO THURSDAY, MARCH 10th, 1938. FACTS FOR HOG PRODUCERS THIS CWlLIZED (?) WORLD SPEAKING OF TAX‘ RATES Established 1878 AN INDEPENDENT WEEKLY J. Eachern Smith. Manager HIGH COST OF CRIME “THE LIBERAL” in a strictly commer- We 1a.y no claim to being- great economists but we believe that extra initiative and extra effort should ever be rewarded with extra honor and remuneration. The other way lies softness and human retrogresâ€" sion. SWFAT SHOPS AND SLUMS, MANSIONS AND MILLIONS This doesn’t mean simply that he could think out plans for mass manufacturing. He had the tireless urge that begins, organizes, directs and sees things hrought to a satis- fying and satisfactory conclusion. The world needs trained' craftsmen and‘ loyal persevering laborers. These are today comirg into their own as never before. The world also needs men who save something- of what they earn. However, the ’best ma- chinery would be useless, the most expert workmen would be twiddling their thumle and wealth would be good‘ for nothing but to hold the mould of months of idleness were it not for the man with a plan, the man who can, the man with an in- ner fire that burns relentlessly until desired results are achieved. Then let’s say, “Hats off to the O.Aâ€"sl and a generous consideration for them at the pay-off!” On the other hand, with all the goodwill and human interest which thousands of years of religion and several decades of fraternal orders and service clubs have created, it would appear that in a land of great God-given resources sweat shops and slums don’t hardly make sense be- side mansions and’ millions.. There just isn’t THAT MUCH dif- ference between a laborer’s and a manager‘s contribution to’ on-going society. 0er men had‘ ideas about gas engines when Henry Ford! was first working in h§s little garage. But Henry was an O.A. The Rockefellers aren’t far from right in the matter of doing away with undue display of wealth. Men who manipulate capital don‘t need several mansions apiece. The Standardl Reference Work nulblished in 1924 says the following Carnegie became great because he surrounded himself with men who knew more than he deidv. But through him they accomplished} more than the 'best of them could have without. him. Even- 'in Russia these men get more money. What men? Why, the men I’m going- to tell you about. These men are like a woman in this community, several women, in fact. In every Ladies’ Aid society there is at least one woman who can make a church supper a great. success. This woman may not be able to bake as well as the next, one. But when she takes hold of an gffair the good cooks like to work fior her. Why? Because they 'know their efforts will not be in vain. The wom‘anvis an O.A. (Organizing Accomplisher; to you Oswald). A IYEIEE LIBERAL. RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO The Good Samaritan was- a good, palliative sort of fellow. There will probath always be some need for his kind. However, we prefer the more effective Dewey type who elim- inatles some of the thieves who make Good Samaritanism necessary. Res- cuing the perishing is a noble busiâ€" ness, but improving conditions so they don’t start perishing' is nobler -â€"and' better sense. The Christ Him- self set the yeast germ working which, may yet! make even the Dew- eys unnecessary when He said, “Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” That yeasty influence is today working in the hearts of more men and women of wealth and political power than in any day since Christ walked earth. Phone HYland 2081 Open Evenings Res. Phone 9788 MANUFACTURERS & IMPOR‘I‘ERS OF CANADIAN & FOREIGN Granite Monuments Johnston & Grranston THE ‘WORLD WILL ALWAYS NEED 0.AJs 1849 Yonge St. (east side) Between Mertan &- Balliol Sts. By John Edwin Price By John Ediwin Price by employ- r better than all his. His jto get him threw pergatorey & that [the 2 Ireshm‘ens each put a 5 $ bill iin the coffen & then the Jew put in his check for 15 .3 $ & took out ‘the change. All of us xcept me Iaft out loud. I d'idd‘enu see nothing funny about it. Monday : After 7' supper this evning 'Pa and: Ma got to { discusimg husbends _ witch can pay dets on the Ist of _ the month & thoes p r witch cant & Pa finely sed those witch cant is ‘becos they are generelley to good to there i‘better 1/2. Ma ackied ensult‘ed‘ & ‘turned the rageo. To get even I {guest .” Wednesday : The teecher of the class ast Blisters who were +he 1s>t man & Blisters replide & sed Geo. Warshingten & that the was lst in war 1er in peece & lst in sum thing elts. No sed the teecher the lst man were Adlam. Well sed Blisters I didL dent no yOu ment forrinors. Then the teechcr seamed to be reguslted. Thurs-day : Jake got into a fitle with Muggsy Mulligan & took home a black eye & a blud‘dy nese & all must no close & etc. His Ma sed Didd-ent I tell you «not to play with that naughty Mulligan boy & Jake sved| Do I look like I was playing with him. But it were a fine fi‘te tho Jake sedt & you otto see Muggsy. Friday: This is the day that shows they are still some milk in human kindnesS as Napoleum sed. For to- morro & Sundlaiy they is‘sent no school & the baEe ball & fishe'n sesens are arived. Hooray for l'ilb- ertie. Saturday: Not so hot. It rained' big & muddyed up .both the B. B. dimend & the crick. Besid'es witch theys gTeef for tomorro when- S. S. & church are due to bring more of the same. Oh my! The applicant for a job in the country asked: what his duties were to be. He was told‘ he would have to be up at 5 o’clock to clean and harness the horses and do various other jobs about the farm. After breakfast he could help around the house. The farmer was going through» a long list of other duties when the applicant interrupted him to ask if by' chance the soil of his farm happened to be clay. Farmerâ€"“Why '1” Applicantâ€"“0h, if it was Clay I thought I might make a few bricks in my spare time.” Tuesday: ‘Unkel Hen told a Joak in are famibly sirkel tonight. He sed a Ireshmen died; &i 2 other Iresh- men-s & 1 Jew who was his fronds sed they Would‘ give 5 $ $ a peace Sunday: Talk about dum dames and you dlsscribe Jane & Elsy. Both of them. At S. S. mum a. m. the tee- SLATS’ DIARY (By Oliver N. Warren) Nothing in Europe, according to t the most enthusiastic visitors, can compare with the Canadian Rockies for ski-ing. Record crowds of visiting winter sports- men this season have found su- perlative snow conditions in the Banff and Lake Louise districts of the great mountain ranges in Western Canada. Owing to the altitude of this mile-high play- ground, the ski-ing will remain good until early summer. cher ast them would they like to take a part in the mishenarey move- ment & they both spoked; up & sed‘, Shure. rAre it eney thing like the big appel. Powder Snow In The Rockies Manufacturers of Ihefamou: Preston Steel Tn”: i Barns, Tile-Lap metal roofing and Jam” 1 ' Poultry Equipment. I Please send without obligation to me. run demls 0! I your Preston Fertunmr. Nama, Addres My drill was made by” and has THAT BETTER PENNSYLVANIA HARD COAL Richmond Hill The Canadian Rockies are ex- periencing a great increase in po- pularity. Special trains have brought large crowds of skiers regularly from Western Canada and United States to enjoy the fine powder snow surface on the long, sweeping slopes of Mount Norquay and Sunshine Lodge, and many parties have penetrated to the u'nsIurpassed Skoki Valley and Mount Assiniboine districts. Other large parties have come QUOTATIONS 0N BONDS, INDUSTRIALS AND MINING STOCKS. Investment Securities Dominion Bank Building, Toronto . Ramer & Son . R. HERRINGTON LANGSTAFF SUPPLY ALBERTA COAL Man's most warmiag friend is nature’s finefié fuelâ€"our _ Reading Anthracite. Phoneâ€"- 'PHONE THORNHILL 73 Representative THURSDAY, MARCH 10th, 1938. LIMITED At amazingly low cost, the Preston Fertilator converts your old seed drill into a com~ bination seed and fertilizer sower! It simply bolts on the grain hopper. Fits most stand and makes of seedâ€"drill; sows any “drillable” commercial fertilizer! It holds sufficient for one full round on the longest field. The fertilizer goes down the hoes with the grain, where it does most good. Regulator attachment controls amount sown. The complete Fertilator can be easily removed and cleaned. ‘ Send coupon for descriptive folder giving full information. from Toronto, Boston, New York and distant eastern centres. Among their numbers have been celebrated skiers acquainted with the most famous ski-grounds of the World, all of whom have been impressed by the scenic grandeur, sense of exploration, and the per- feet snow conditions. The pictures above include two scenes from Mount Assinibolne and Skoki Valley and action shots of expert skiers enjoying the deep powder snow. ' Phone 87