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SATURDAY, DEC- 10. 1919 Congressional Investigators

There is much that is admirable about the United States and its government but the House of Representatives Committee on fin-American Activities can only be re- garded as a blot on the face of the Re- public. Not at all abashed by the exposure of its former chairman, J. Parnell ’I‘homas. as having fraudulently padded government pay-rolls, or by the indignant protests of citizens it has publicly accused without tak- ing court action, the committee has now been digging into the export of iuanium and heavy water to the U. S. S. R. dur- ing the year 1943. It is to be hoped that in the course of its investigations it will stumble on the fact that the United States and Russia were at that time engaged in a common war against Hitler's Germany, and that it was then the policy of the American government and people to extend all possible aid and share all useful information in the common war effort.

Those Tax Agreements

it will be all to the good to have an ex- change of views at a. Dominion-Provincial conference well in advance of the next tax agreement parley. as now proposed by Prime Minister St. Laurent. The tax agree- ments now in force with all the Provinces except Ontario and Quebec were negotiated sepamtely after a general Dominion-Pro- vincial conference, called in August, 1945, ended in failure in May, 1946. At that con- ference, ihe Federal Government sought ex- elusive use of the personal income, corpora- tion and inheritance tax fields. Under the constitution both Federal and Provincial Governments have right to use the fields. but during the war the Provinces agreed to relinquish that right in return for fixed payments. The conference failed to agree on the division of the tax fields and on the proposed rental payments offered by the Federal Government. The agreements sign- ed separately later with all but Ontario and Quebec dealt only with the use of the tax fields.

This Province obtained a guaranteed minimum Federal payment (including statu- tory subsidies) of $2,100,000, geared to gross national production. The total last year amounted to something over $2,400,- 000, and for the present ﬁscal year will be in the vicinity of $2,600,000. This amount still falls short of Provincial requirements. The Government in 1946 had presented fig- ures showing our subsidy needs to be $3,- 056,000, but the Minister of Finance had turned down requests for more, claiming that our per capita grant was the highest of any Province. Since that time, New- foundland has come into Confederation, on terms considerably better than we obtained, so that we have an additional argument for pressing for more favorable consideration.

Our present tax agreement with Ottawa expires on March 31, 1952. A Dominion-Pro- vincial conference next Fall will provide op- portunity for laying the groundwork of a convincing argument for subsidy readjust- ment for Prince Edward Island.

Planning For 1950

The Agriculture Ministers of the ten Provinces and their deputies will meet in the Federal Capital on Monday for

Federal Minister, and his advisers.

officials of several agricultural session of Parliament.

conference.

Mr. Gardiner at the opening meeting will describe the outlook as he sees it, but it is still uncertain whether he will be in a position to announce completion of contracts with the United Kingdom for bacon, cheese and eggs. This is a matter of special im-

portance to producers in this Province

The old contracts expire this month. The extent to which Britain will buy foodstuffs in Canada has a vital bearing on next year's production plans. Doubtless there be frank discussions about what the Among other things, the dairy situation will be studied to see whether more butter or more cheese should be Produced. Some reports coming in from the Prairies indicating a shortage of coarse grains, suggest that more acreage should be sown to barley and oats next year, and less to wheat. The pro-

ministers will be in a position to pronounce on the accuracy of these reports. , Federation expresses ‘ l that on their return Island represen-

will farmers should be urged to grow.

vlncial ._Our Provincial

a three-day conference with Mr. Gardiner, the They will canvass the farm outlook for 1950, and organiza- tions will sit in. ‘The meetings are a little later than usual this year because of the Formerly Provincial lVfinisters attended the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, then went to Ottawa for the

the possibility of floor prices. lieved that though dull at the present time, there will be a normal or even greater de- mand for Foundation and Foundation A seed in January. EDITORIAL NUIES Election Du)‘ in Australia. D I U Another Commission, this time of en- gineers, to consider the feasibility of a Chignecto Canal. ‘Fheir report. may no doubt be available in time for next election. O I I Ten years ago today the First Division sailed from Halifax, nol lo make the world safe for democracy, or lo end wars, pill. to finish a distasteful job. I I I 1t was “farewell and hail" at the Police banquet the other night when genial and ef- ficient Chief Birtwhistle said officially good-bye, and Chief lilacArthur. with his ex- cellent record, formally took over in his

place.

"'l‘he allegations that the man was a Communist in 1945 are not in themselves libellous. But to impute that as a Com- munist he became the servant of a foreign state could be held as libel." So stated the Toronto judge in assessing nominal dam- ages of $1 in a recent suit after the jury had found libel.

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Night. vision is of vital importance to seamen in wartime, and a decided advantage to anyonewho strays from the bright lights. The discovery by Rochester, N. Y., research consultant that vitamin A2 ex- tracted from the wall-eyed pike generally increases the effectiveness of night vision is an event of outstanding importance O O

I . The General Assembly of the United Nations approved the international declara- tion of human rights one year ago in Paris. Not even our own country has managed to attain the liberties there declared, and many countries are much further from that goal but the world has been given a stand- ard by which nations may measure their true political progress.

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Officials of Britain's National Coal Board decided hot to take any action, after first threatening court action to stop a show which lampoonetl the Board. It is difficult to imagine Hollywood worrying about the consequences of poking fun at any branch of government. The sheriffs, legislators (especially senators), soldiers and mayors who could complain that. they are misrep- resented on the screen is legion, but they do not seem to take themselves so seriously as their British counterparts. O O O Saint John Telegraph-Journal is rather cynical over Federal fishery schemes. It says: “We have heard a great deal in the last year about these campaigns. Every time the fishing industry is in a bad way the pro- gram is unvelled again and glowing speeches are made. The citizens of Canada, and par- ticularly such provinces as New Brunswick whose primary industries have been serious- ly affected by the dollar shortage in for- eign markets, will watch with interest to see the plans actually put info effect. What we need now is action." O I "The Great Llewelyn", Prince of North Wales, died this date 1240. lfe annexed South Wales, and maintained the independ- ence of the united territories. Eventually in warfare with Henry HI he submitted to Henry's jurisdiction. His grandson who suc- ceeded him revolted from his allegiance, but made peace with Henry. He twice, however, refused homage to Edward I, and when his bride, Eleanor de Montfort was captured and detained at the English Court, he went to war in i276, but signed a treaty of peace at Conway the following year. Again re- volting he fell in battle 1279. I

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Good advice now that Winter's here. There's no way of calculating how ,many winter-time deaths among men are attri- butable to the veryhuman impulse to be- have like the rest of the crowd and risk a severe cold or pneumonia, even though the man inwardly realizes he is being foolish, says The Telegraph-Journal. There's no way of computing how many men, now in their graves, \ ould still be alive today if they had not kept their head bare for long minutes at an outdoor ceremony, or insisted on taking part in or watching outdoor sports when they already had a chest cold, or re- fused to change sleet-drenched socks be- cause that would be too sissy, or shovelled an entire driveway clear of snow to prove they were still as young as ever. It's one thing for a weather-toughened mariner to vwalk around town bareheaded and without even an overcoat, or for a man accustomed to outdoor toll to shovel at a steady. pace. Their bodies have been conditioned to their environment, and their resistance has been built up. But it's an entirely different mat- ter for a man who ordinarily works behind a desk or as a clerk.

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EYENSONG AT VAILIMA

‘line embers of the day are Nd. Beyond l-‘Ae murky hill.

The kitchen smokes; the bed

In the durkling house ls spread: The great sky darkens overhead. And the great woods are shrill.

So far have I been ltd.

Lord. by thy will:

So far l- have followed. Lord. and wondered still.

The breeze from the embalm-cd

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Blows sudden toward the shore. And claps my cottage door.

l hear the signal, Lord-J under- stand.

The night at thy command Comes. I will 03L and sleep and will not question more.

—-Robert Louis Stevenson.

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from l report to the Legisla- ture by Commissioners George Coles, William W. Lord and George Birnic, appointed to cx- amine the harbour of 'l‘atamzi- gouche. N.S.. with a \'lC‘\\' to us- certaininvg the most eligible and convenient line through that sec- tion m» the transmission of Her Majesty's mails to Halifax, 16th July. 1856:

"A coach runs thrcc tuncs a vreek between Piclou and Am- herst, pasing through Brulc and Taixmsgouche; and we have no doubt, if the proposed arrange- ment were carried out. that many persons from the United States and North American Provinces would adopt it when coming to the Island; while the packets from Suxmnerside to Shedlac. and from Georgetown to Pictou. would keep up the passenger communication between those places. The pro- posed route from Charlottetown through Brule and 'l‘ruro to Hali- fax would be the central line of connection by which Her Ma- jesty’! mails could be forwarded from hence to Great Britain. “Moreover. there would be n saving of thirty miles of travel- ling between Charlotletown _anrl Truro; and under the present coach arrangements. s saving of two dollars in coach hire, and a great amount of fatigue and in- convenience avoided. as travel- lers from hence might be in Truro by four o'clock in the afternoon. and remain there until eleven o'clock the next morning, when the ‘coach from Pictou generally arrives, thereby affording a rest of eighteen or twenty hours. in- stead cf rising at ihrce o'clock in the morning at Piclou, and having to sit seventeen or eighteen hours in ‘the coach lo Halifax. and riding 104 miles, instead of 64 miles. “There are also advantages on returning from Halifax by res-ling the night at Truro. and not going on to Piclou; for the morning coach would be in Brule in four hours time, and in four hours more the steamboat may be at Charlottetown. *

"On the completion of the rail- road from Halifarﬂto Shubenaca- die, which we understand will be early in 1857, the journey from Charlottetown 1o Halifax may be performed ‘by this route in a day; and if it be adopted, it is reason- able "to suppose that the Govern- ment of Nova Scotia would direct. our mails and those for Tatama- gouohe to be forwarded by that line of road; for, notwithstanding the coaches run twice a week be- tween Trurn and Tatamagouchc, yet the mails 1o Talainagouche from Halifax are conveyed via Pictou.

"Under the present postal ar- rangement. letters sent from the island “lo Halifax do not arrive there but on Wednesday and Fri- day evenings. rcndcring it almost impossible to rcrcivr answers in lea; time than a week: whereas if our mail ivas sent via ‘Brulc, on Monday. Wednesday and Friday in eadh week, anri rcfurncd on the following respective days, answers could lbc received days earlier than is now done. which would br- ol’ great benefit to the commercial interests of the Colony."

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How Canada's l-‘irst Divisicn narrowly missed being sent direct- ly to France in December of 1969 by Churchill's wish, how General crerar lost n pound bet with Montgomery on the date of the wars mitconie, and how Canada's experiences at Dieprpc and after helped solve invasion problems -a.ll these came under the topic "Reminiscence: of 1939-45" in a recent speech 1n Montreal by Can- ada‘s ranking general of World War II, General l-f. D. G. Crernr. C_l~l.. C.B.. l).S.O., A.D.C.

The overseas commander of the First Canadian Army stated that Churchill. then First Lord of lhv Admiralty, had determined to land the lst Division in the Loire are... of France in I939 for further training rather than risk s. ion: convoy voyage in German-infest- ed seas to the United Kingdom. "The rate o1 equipment and also training arrangements for the Canadian troops xvere bound to puffer grcatw", General Crerar said.

Churchill was finally brought. around to the Canadian point of view at a meeting in the Admir- nlty when. accompanied by the then Minister ofMlnes and Ro- sources Hon. T. A. Crerar and Canadian High Commissioner" Vincent Massey, General Crerar (then Brigadlerv “carried the ball“ of thr- argument successfully. "Well. l think Brigadier Crerar ls right“, Churchill is reported to have aid finally, “We'll orzanize

Navy ivill bring the 1st Canadian Division safely to the United Kingdom",

Referring to a wager made with ilont-gomery before the June 1944 invasion that the war with Ger-

months it the initial assault were successful, General Crerar said he had erred in believing that a dic- tator will behave in a rational manner in the face of a clearly defined situation.

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The gcnz-ral told his listeners that "the preliminary contribu- ticns made by Canada to that immense and vital operation of the war Wllllli tool: place on Juno 6. 194.4 (D-Dny» fnimol. be over- estimated, and 1' consider that as Canadians we arr entitled to bear that thought quicily in mind." "The ,outst:indiug lesson of Diep-pe was the absolute nerd of the development of new and special means whr-lming fire suport as the land- ing crafts closed on the enemy coastlinefhc said.

The specialized w-capons Diepvpe showed

which to be ncccssary were not. avnilsbfc until July 43, he continued. and he pcrsrnallv selected the 3rd Division to test these and the new tactics in “Exercise Pirate" off the Isle of Wight in October, i043.

“Six months liter in the landing of th» Allied forces on the Nor- mandy beaches, the hnsic rlans, the methods and techniques bought and paid for by the 2nd Canadian Division at Diewye and demonstrated over a year lair-r ivy thr- 3rd Canadian Division at Studland Bay oft the Isle of Wizht were put into successful rxrcu- tlcn." he said.

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. when the Canadian forces were asked to consider the opt-rations for crossing the Seine river in France before the invasion, the plans which he and his staff pre- pared foreshadowed heavy Ger- man resistance in the Oaen area. l-le said that Field Marshal Mont- gomery was able to use this warn- ing to use his forces effeotivrly ivhen this heavy action eventually materialized.

An Admirals Prayer

lProm The Navy London)

The following is an extract. from an address given by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Tovey in st, Dunstarrs. Stepney. on mh January. 194.9, and broadcast at. the time:

I referred earlier to the belief I ha! in prayer. May I tell you of a particular experience of my

own:

It was during the pursuit of the Bismarok- a. fascinating opera- tion! One moment we seemed sure c! getting her and soon afterwards there didn't seem a hope. Finally. the Bismarck was hamstrung by s torpedo from an aircraft of the FAA from HMS Ark Royal and it. only remained for me to go in in the morning with the King George V and the Rodney and finish her off.. A1- though dasnaged below water the BlsmarclCs gunnery was 1C0 per- cent efficient, and it you had asked any experienced naval

a “hopping big 65w“ and “ml officer what would be the result

of our engagement in tlhemcrn- in; he would almost. certainly have sald:"You will sink her all right, but one or both of your ships will be seriously damaged." l Just before I took the ships into action l went down to my , lore-bridge cabin and went down ’ on my knees to pray for guidance and help. I suddenly felt. as if nil responsibility had been taken off my shoulders and I know evertliiiig would be all right. We engaged the Bismarck and sank her. and she did not. score a single hit on any of our ships. To my mind there is only one possible explanation.

Opportunity for prayer ‘is easy to those who have ilhe privacy of quarters cl their own; in crowd- ed mcss-de-ks. barracks and lirmcs it is not. the same and

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EST. MYERS-Representative at Elmldllo

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Agents throughout the Province.

often requires n courage that few I of us possess. - g May I remind them that we can sav a prayer anywhere at any time, that nothing is too rmall or great too take to God and that we can be absolutely certain that. our prayers will be heard?

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$1r.—Do the farmers of Fringe

Edward island realize that llléy themselves, encouraged ‘by certain P. E. potato dealers, backed b_v the United States potato buyer's are slowly but surely being $01.1 "down the river". ln other words, brlnnlnz ruinatlcn to themselves 811d the potato Industry? _MB.' I any first of all that the, views and opinions of the writer are backed up by-observations as a grower, (primary producer) of seed potatoes, with an avemgp acreage of from forty 1Q Si“). acres year in and year out, “my, frost proof storage, at rail hemv for every bushel grown, I an] proud to be called a farmer, ns farming has been my business f0,- the past twenty-nine years. A! everyone knows. potatoes are a perishable crop, and after being dug. if stored in barns and out- buildings, they can only remain there for a short time. If they are not graded and sold before severevfrost sets in, those potatoes are going to be o total loss. These are facts that cannot be denied, N0 dﬂllbt Ono wonders, when production costs are increasing every year, why the farmer is placed in this unfortunate posi- tion. May I suggest that he him- self is partly to blame, first by Brewing too many potatoes and not having adequate frost proof storage spare, and being encour- age to grow more potatoes than he should by listening to tho rosy glCl-llfe of prosperity as painted Y some l’. E. I. dealers who have fertilizer to loll, at n good profit to themselves, and s fur- ther proflt of a nickel or a dime a bag, for every bag of potatoes handled by them through snm» American potato dealer in the fnll. These dealers give as their opin- ion that potatoes will be $1.00 per bushel in the fnll and that the U. S. and South American markets can absorb tho total crop. While it ls quite true, in my opinion, that we as farmers can grow and market potatoes at $100 per bushel and perhaps show n lmnli profit, I nm firmly convinced, from experience, that we cannot stay in business nnd sell for any less. So long as pre- sent conditions remain, l mean over-production with no frost prov! ltoruse. We will be at the me"! M "l0 buyer. With pota- toes in barns and outbuildings. the farmer must sell at any price offered. If he does nol, his pota- toes are going to be frozen and worthless. It is than a question of half n loaf ls better than none". and he sells It the price offered. No doubt we all think we know what a bushel of potatoes cost us to load on car at rail head or Slllp slde. In years past when fertilizer‘ cost $27-00 per ton, set cutters $2.00 a day, pickers $2.00 per dny and other expenses In like pro- DOTUOYI. We thought we could produce a bushel of potatoes for roughly 4-0 cents. But today what. do we find? Fertilizer $50.00 n ion (see radio auction specials N and P donated by two well known fr-r- tilizer companies), set cutters $4.00 per day, pickers $4.00 per day, in. secticldes costing half as much or more, and everything else in prg. Portion. even the strings to sew the bags. You could buy a ban 0f binder twine for 60 cents; today it ll We!‘ $200. I venture to say we cannot produce n bushel of potatoes for less than 75 cents and if one has a poor crop, blight. or if they do not pass inspection. where do we get? Remember we must bass our costs on our aver. age yield. We all know the history of the fox Industry. A Prince Edward Islander started it, and where is that industry today? "Gone with the wind" as far as raising foxes on a pelt basis for profit is mn- ccrned. There were people who at the start of this business ‘tried to prevail on the powers flat be, to prevent the- cxport of llvo foxes from P. E. I. But this ivnrnlng went unhcrded and the export. of llVp foxes was not stopped. Foxes u-ere sold and ex- ported to the United States. Jn- pun, Norway, Russia, etc, and rill across Canada, llll M last (m: pelts ivere overprodurcd nnrl the fox business was finished. Let us hope it will come hack,

A United Stair-s produce and fertilizer dealer friend of mine for twenty-five years who used 1n visit P. E. l. nnd buy potatoes for the U. S. seed trndc, ngnm visited the Island this full for tho first time in twenty years. Onc of his remarks was, "I cannot under- stand why Prince Edwards, (as hc called them. meaning pofutoesl. especially with quality grade, and freedom from virus disease, were sold to the U. S. buyer at such a low price to the farmer," ll» said he realized the U. S. buyer‘ knew that we cverprodurmi for the frost proof stprngc that was available, and wondered why we put ourselves at the mercy of the buyer. Well, frankly, I had in agree with him, and nrlmit lhnf. was our downfall. "No protection from frost for a perlshnhle nrl- icle", and before frost came, "sell at any price." He. also sold lhnl when the price was set in the fall, due to these conditions ll was very difficult. to lncrcusc the brine for the remainder of the crop, u the market was flooded with Canadian need potatoes. shipped by water and bought at a low price.

With the conditions as above. who taken the heating? “The P. E, l. Farmer". Who makes the profit? "The U. S. dealer". RP- member, they work on o nickel or a dime a bag plus.

Another angle is cnrs. If rm"! ore scarce, to whom un- they sun- nlled? The people or dealers who have "over-production" POHIYQPS in barns, outbuildings. acroplﬂf"?

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hangars, ates-and perhaps rightly so. for s while onyWlY- This l" turn puts the former who hnn his potatoes in a frost DFQOT “'0”- house in n position that he runnoi ship even If he wants to, or if he does, has got to sell at the deni- er'n price.

Jun. what in the remedy? Crlu- cllln without some suggestion! for Improvement ls verv "Ill" good. A: a primary producer of seedﬁiotltoon of twenty-nine yenrs experience, I would suggest for tho betterment of all farmers, hi:

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THE POTATO SITUATION

supply the "fertilizer", have some

or small. with sf ~ without, that thesrlagzalnzltllllle; or siderafion the. followin er m“ lions, 'l‘h<~y are not main» “SE30:- "Lv wuy of thinking in. '0', l“ i“ the future of one ' 5gp“: an‘ '° basic industries left to thee f m" . ~ , I arm. or; ogoPrlgtcegLdwurd Island, - row i“ 1950 ill-l" .\'ou haT-Brglerosftato“ storage for. (I am rrduci Pr“! lirrcngg 20Q)_ "g "l." 7- 11" you have not . Proof slorngp for‘ ‘he eanﬁgglxylym" tatocs You feel vuu would l‘? lo grow. build f7. - ."" houses at. rail briefs? p100! “aw If You cannot nffor saicl warehouse of 3m“. two or thlrcc of your armors, w l0 have 111 - as yourself, to 191,, “?":,ar3§u'd°“' build one. Go to th» “Ozjds mild winter. get m“ (he lumb i

d lo build O'\\ll_ '

"d and wrrrure. in fhiscra 1M‘ machincrgv the cost m‘ mi-gir

F0111‘ cellar, com are -'

“all. is small, nidxflmmllrixdrlirrieold a day or two. You can haul you own sand at small cost. A11 y" really have to buy, i; "m", Shmgl“ (ilfe-Dfoﬂfl and nails ~ 4. Warehouse site. Th» m warehouses built at rnlllicad. uiq more revenue for our ow" r Railway. llaul direct from field w warehouse. This lessens Cost pg production, and you are then in ‘ Position tn sell when you think IWW‘ is right to show i. mo“ for your hard labor, and not pl the l’. S. dealers’ price is prgycn‘ loss by frost.

5. If n fertilizer dealer or taro dealer wants you to gm potatoes, ask hlm what price pg bushel he ls prepared to pay (pi lhosc potatoes when grown, 1Q he will pay you a prlcr, and liq means business and the price lg such that will show you s proﬁt, let him pay you a deposit of cl much per bushel. In this way , the producer, will not he, taki all the risk, or in othrr words, “holding the hag." He Will bl holding it with you, and do nol forget that. nickel or dime n b" he is going to make for handling thc potatoes when you deliver.

6. if the fertilizer dealer or pg lain donlr-r wishes to Brow p»; lnloes "on the halves". he t!

guarantee n: to price, also w}: frost proof storage facilities has, so that. he in turn ir not going lo flood the market pflvﬂs offered below cost of , riurlion.

We hcnr talk of floor price cﬁ Frankly l cannot. give much cf o! opinion on this matter. but I can say this: you and I know that o lot of people, when potatoes up selling at ill!‘ present price. Wll not grade or sell, waiting for that government. help. Last year a lg of potatoes were sold at. 60 Fﬂlll and less per bushel. The govern- mcnt support nrk-t- was ti“ will: 11ml who paid the bill? "n.- tai~ pair-i."

"Pﬂnpln who lhc- ln glass hmlwl should nnl throw stoncsi’ “Pil- personnlly T do not live in a B1851 house and run throw a atone. 1R i948 l’ grew 62 acres of potatoes and shipped ever)‘ PORNO l 3"“ through the P.E.I.PotatoGrc\vers' Association, as l have for tho past. '29 years, My first car was shipped January 5, 1949, my last May 5s 1940, most. of them below tho floor price. The potatoes I 81W did not. cost the government on! ccnl. This is ordcrl)’ lnarkctinp P‘r:inl<l_v I cannot sec whrr» (‘low crnmcnt. should interfnrc in FYI" rite enterprise. If’ then- ls a 108C through miss-management th farmer should take it. but if profit ho should have it also. Just what 1050 is gm“: N bring ls hnrd to fcli; but l fl! ser- where fertilizer prices an- 3°‘ in: tn ho higher. wnlvﬁ ""1 as high or higher, machinery ll parts will cost more, So let “I sit down and commune with 0H1‘ selves, and not be rnilroadrd ti advised by u.» l’. n. l. row" dealers, ivlm are lam-fwd l1\' 1h‘ ll, S, pofnlo rlczilrr who has ill Slilkf: or lnvcslmcnl ln l". '5 id in fool us into ifrowlni’ m"? P“ thine: lhnn \\'e or the." 7'3"“ fmn proof storage space for. l f" sure that thr- American grower w ho \\'.'ll\l$ our srrrl PW!‘ foes to plnnf his own rrol‘ “ink” \\'llllllLI to pny a Fri" 1°“ ‘hm ilinf will givn his hrothr-r farms" on P. l-l. l. a Mofll, Our Wm”. nro rccorznizcd as the best m tliﬂ world, so why, hy our own over; produclioir and with rm vay l tziltc cure of our crop, shoulrl “a! run 1h.- goose um 1-1)!‘ "H" W" en egg? \\'r~ lmvn the fox liuslnesl in look brick on, \Vv are at lhO cross roads of failure or succul- T.» illustrate my r~"""‘"k-‘ “i nhnvn, Sonic years hi!" 0"” "l m“ largest. buyers of our Potatoes thw past scnson, crime. in P- l» l huy his requirements and h» m - in conference three of our lnrlbu and most prominent and sta J pntnto dealers. The lntr- .\fr. M; Wilfred Boulir-r was $fl0k“f_[["‘w, for lllf! three lslnnd dealers- H talked lhr potato situation 0;” and agreed on n Prlvr that m‘ market. should stand. ‘Til’?

u..- u, s. (lcaler the r11" “' p, kuoiving the conditions of the“ info business in P. l". l- "51." in: the unprotected potatoes» -° smiled. Ho took his Pﬁlm‘ “an his price on a piece of pﬂflfl‘! shmvcd it to the three (i011 was so much below the Pr“?

rd that it was not reasonable“ matter cf price was left unlh M‘ next. day. ln\ the interval l‘ ° were ringing nnrl 1M5 “M conversation: "My Vﬂlamf‘ cut. In barns and oulhullrlmgs- j Drolcrllnn from frnst- will! "MW Rolnz in do?" The result of m‘ conference was-the dealers ‘ lo orrcpl. the price offerﬂl- m“ grcut. loss to the fnrnrcrs of P" Ethvliffl Island and a his P, in the U. S, bulTT. That d!" ﬂ the situation. The remc-di w“ our hnnds. What are We Y" lu do about H?

Arc we. as fﬂrmffl sell ourselves "down "10 i nnrl rlrlvn ourselves our ‘ ness? Lr-t us think it 0""; it over. and decide what ‘l o! going loqln to look oill i” future prosperity. “