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why is i,_.__,_ha, ,hc Liberal pany as a “,|§o|,._. are acclaitned as a_ victory no matter \vl1at it may cost.
so anxious toi- iscotint the utterances of i\Ir Pugsley rnc Cosi 'S icrribic and ine hoped ior resuii appears 35
and .\lr Carv ? .\`o responsible Liberal member of ini' ‘nr as ever' _Uni°55 We are griiwiy mi5if\f0|`U1¢Cl»
the House of mmons has a word to say in Support unless wc are deliberately deceived by our authorities
of their outrageous utterances on the Shell Com- i
mittee, and even the responsible Liberal press disown ‘
them would not bring the enemy appreciably nearer to Paris
The Ottawa Free Press, the Liberal organ of thc °r C'iii_ni5° And inf Geriniin Onensive is “ieiikeningi b
Capital' Sums up the masons. according to_our latest despatches. It is true they have
" .\l r Carvcll has become a past master in the art dr"f°_n men in inoiisiinds iigiiinsi 9-Pl’i1r°niiY iniliossibie
0,- using ,mn-_muhs to make ,hem appear as gospel; positions, and to be practically aunihilated. In the b
bitt this _game when long continued, grows tiresome, nice Oi an nies? iningsi ‘liter ii niiiiic raging iiicessniiiif ii
and achieves its own undoing. .\ comparison of the Since i_n° nrsi °f Mfircni Undef ine CYCS Of the K3l.SCl',
speeches of Sir \\'ilfrid Laurier and .\lr Carvell on and Wiiii nnining i0 5n0W f0¥` if but hlln<iY,€dS Of train
the _same day tempts one to rcmark that ‘ fools step i0"i‘i5 Oi Wniiiiiieii and d)'ing reinrning nornei irnin l
in where angels fear to tread.' If indulgence in reck- i°‘i_‘i5 05 nfidies rciiiriied i10r'n¢ fOr C\'@mi1fi0l1. it iS
lt-ss and irresponsible condeinnation of opponents is an flniie i`0n_C@iViibi° iniii ine ninrnie 0i inc German i1rniY “i
essential to political partizanship, there are not want- ‘S im-`i1i\'in§ fi0Wn- il iS C0nCCiVflb|¢ 2llS0 that the
ing tens of thousands of Canadians, especially just Gfiriniin P°0Pi° are beginning i0 mllfmuf and lil!!! `
now, who will pray to be freed from political partizan- (ii5'30iii°ni in ine Point Oi rcbeiiion is inreiiiening-
But there are other, to us, inconceivable things. .
The question is being asked \vl1y it is that with so
ship. Liiii~:it.\i.is.\i .ts r_xi'ou.\'nl;n nv A C.iltv£i.i. is
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,,. by Lloyd's that the war would end in August. This,
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mu ii" “mm by proof that the end is in sight; lit' will be remembered
that similar odds were offered and taken more than fi
=- vczir ago that a few more months would see the end.
The effort that is being, mad by Germany to force
FEARSUME LIBERALISM a °
fame, and Mr Carvell of "hay contract” notoriety.
Truly in the words of the Liberal Free Pr¢SS.
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Last week odds of two to one were offered at
owever, is not going to end the  It is not even
1ging at Verdun evidences of the approaching end.
passage here is not war, it is slaughter and looks
ike a despairing determination to gain what may be
he capture of Verdun, even if accomplished, which
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   We will Save You Monty- (ln
In formally opening the meeting the Chairman said: -
Wo all regret tho unavoidable absence of Mr Juiitlco Hansard who is
presiding nt th' Supreme Court n rgot . _Usb standing ln'  
community. his longrconnection with the ciiuiomitnwn pl-tving pint; in mr- f _ ' _ A ,_ __ ._
actor and subsequently as President, and his knowledge of agrlcultnro,'pre-
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mlnontly qualify him to preside at this important Conference. However.
on have done me the honour, gentlemen. of placing me hero today and I
l strive, with your indulgence. to discharge _tho dutlva Vhlchfall to me as
rnun to the beat of my ability. I trust that this Conference will -prove
n onward mm-lr in the history of this Province, and that it' will load to nap:
y and beneficial results. The subjects that wlll bo treated today are agri-
ulture, dsherles, transportation, imlgratlon, trade and commerce, technical
ducution, rural communities, improvement of towns and villages, special
ndustrlos, new industries and returned soldiers: and the gentlemen who will
ntroduce those subjects will be allowed twenty minutes each. while those
who will follow afterwards will have ten minutes. The first subject is Agri-
ulture, and I will call on Professor Rock.
hairinnn Mr Pre er and Gentlemen:
In speaking before this Conference today I feel llko offering an apology
ecause there are many men who know the possibilities of the Province and
ts conditions muon better than I do. But. probably .the reason I have been
asked to address you is that I have been studying a. pai-tlcuar branch of
agriculture for the last four or tive months, and one which, If adopted, would
estow great. benefits upon the Island. I do not intend to deal with general
grlculture but wltli farm drainage or tlle drainage.
Now, we are gathered at this Conference to consider ways and means
nd methods of development whereby the entire Island may receive benefit.
We are here not to mince matters but to talk plainly, to say just what we be-
lovo In a concise lntolllgout manner. I have oertnln things to sity and sug-
estlong to make regarding funn drainage which If carried out will cont
oney but will repay any expenditure necessary many times. Farm drainage
ii practised but llttlo and still less is really known about the principles and
:tual operations. Aa a precedent for advocating such ii. procedure I will
be to you South Western Ontario where there has been more done ln ithc
ay of dralnago than in any other place I n Canada. Ten years ago lnnd
mld be bought In some sections for $20 per acre; $10 per acre would have
.cared It and $20 per ncre has drained lt and toilaylf. is selling for $100 to
.-\nil yesterday the Patriot ranged itself on the nnicn Oi iilC German Strength engaged in the sector :L25 an acre. Now, there are thousands of acres of land ln Prluce Edward
si-lc of the " fools." ii
'l`he whole of these fireworks on the part of .\lr “\iii'_~`5 noineiiincrc °i5° iii0nE inc iong iinc i0 b¥'01\i\'
]~,,g_,~|,.y and _\|,. C_,r,.,.}| are SC, Off for the tcmpomry through. We can only believe that the Allied leaders 3
round Verdun an effort is not being made by the
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slund equally fertile but lt requires drnlnnge. A few years since 45,000 acres
t’ land north of Burlington, lown, sold for $2 to $4 to $6 per acre; $9.00 por
ore was pnld for reclamation and now it is one of the finest sections of the
tate. Drainage was required. Thene are innumerable examples in Eng-
(.¢~f,,,-, Ip,-.y ,,,,,_,. have 0,, public opinion, 'I'l\orf; it, iinderstand the situation and are content to hold off luud, particularly ln Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and in Norfolk: Those
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nothing realy substantial behind them. I\lr Carvcll inc Gcrninns iiniii inc new. 3i‘rnY iii3~i'i5 incrensiiig i
_,,;,,,.,| e_,q,|;C,,|). dm: by thousands is fully trained and equipped. One ii
" We are not making charges against the members ining °5P9°iiiii)’ iniist be borne in rnindi We are Only
of tin; Coveriimcnt; we do not say that members of beginning Where ine Germans negaii neiiril' i0riY 8
the Governirient made a million or two or ten million Yeafs 380- They have nad i°riY years Of Pr¢Piirfiti0n» n
dollars out of the operations of the Shell Committee. We 0niY i“'°- Thel’ “/CFB Preparing for "the day"
.\'o one makes such a charge, and no one says that find iiciieved ine? were i'@3‘iY when incl’ Spriing this
any member of the Shell Committee stole anything, rnine- if WHS 0"iY Wilen “file day" arrived that we
although I will try, before I get through, to show that began T0 Pfelnfe- -The fact that the Germans did not
they made pi; tty big profits. I have no Criminal overrun France, as they had hoped to do in the first
charge to pi-e&r against the members of the Shel] few months, is one of thc marvels of the war and
(`oininittce; but, I suppose that unless I can go that 5
far my right lion. friend will tell nie that I have not , 0" and made mistakes as we did. ` `
complied with his rer|uiremeiit's, and so cannot have
3,, ;,,,.cS,;g,,,;0,,5_ “ic Stand on our sovereign rights tlicn and have done wonderful things, but tliesc things
as representing thc people and demand an investiga-
tion of tilie e_xpenditure of our money"-without
sliouiiig catiseif
This is tlfdfgrandiosc language of i\lr Carvell--
although he knew perfectly well that not one dollar
of Caurtdian money, not even a cent, has been paid for
munitions of war.
'l`he British Government, through the Rt. Hon. D.
l_.loyd George, Miiiister of Munitions, is responsible
for the shell output in Canada, and before his appoint-
ment Lord Kitchener was responsible.
This is what .\Ir W. L. Hitchens, Mr Lloyd
(leorge’s personal representative, has to say of the
Imperial hluiiifioiig Board and its pmdccegsof, uw people that she wotild secure, she has rpached the point
Shell Committee:
“ The following gentlemen, with their consent,
have been appointed members ofthe Board:
~ ` and adiuinistrative powers).
Gen. .\lex. Bertram (Deputy Chaimtan).
llon. Colonel David Carnegie.
fi. ll. Dawson, Esq.
C. ll. Gordon, Esq.
_l. A. Vaillaiicourt, Esq.
Ii. R. \\'ood, Esq.
" .\lr _l. \\'. lilavelle has with great public spirit
undertaken to make the work of the Board his prini-
:iry consideration, and he has made the necessary
arrangements to this end. I ani glad also to be able
to tell you that Mr C. B. Gordon, of Montreal, has
kindly promised to devote a great part of'his timei
to the work, and l am coiilitlent that his wide business
experience and reputation will contribute largely to
the success of the undertaking.
“ I take this opportunity of giving public recogni-
tion, on Iielialf of the Minister of Munitions, to the
valuable services rendered by the members of the,
Shell Committee in developing the resources of
( anada for the production of munitions of war. ' They
have been willing to lend thcit' services during the
period of development, w_hen_ their experience, which
has been freely given, has been _of the greatest assist-
ance in overcoming the initiabdifliculties. But these
_have no\v been surmountcd, and the justification no
longer exists- for a Board of experts. At the same
time it would be a great loss if the wide experience
they have acquired were not madravailable to the
new ‘Imperial Miinitions Board,” and I attach great
value to the assurance they have generously given that
they will be willing to afl‘ord_cvery assistance in their
_ power to the new Board." ` `
Mr D. A- Thomdi, who preceded Mr Kitchens as
Mr Lloyd Georgina representative, was equally ern-
phatic in his commendation of the Shell  complete the steamer landing, some. d 'ng is to be
He stated that with regard to them he had not one
"°f‘i i° “Y b¢Yond this, that he believed them " to bei rock approach pier. The contraet"for he steel trans-
MBN OF TUE HIGHEST IIONOUR AND OF PERFECT
“KN Wuo mn -ro 'ms tmuosr or rniiiiti
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snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat. She has
]_ \\'_ p|a,,,.]|,.' [.;5q_ (Chamnan with executive at best one last throw of the dice, and' that throw is
hows that they too met obstacles they had not counted
They have learned many valuable lessons since
after all were but batterings against 3 wall that mnnof
bc broken. Nevertheless, within that wall, they have
acquired a great deal of territory and although it was
far short of what they had figured on, they are build-
ing upon that possession their hopes for a favourable
peace or at best an inconclusive one. But they want
YO Mill I0 if I1 Signal victory, one that they can celebrate
throughout the country to boost up the flagging cour-
age of those who are beginning to murmur, That is
the evident meaning of the Verdun holocaust. With
her financial fabric'tot'tering into bankruptcy, her trade
demoralized, a ruinous debt staring hen, in the face and
no hope of securing the indemiiities she promised her
where a desperate effort must be made. 'And it is
known that desperate armies have more than once
being made at Verdun.
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During the debate on supply in the House of
Commons the other day Hon. j. D. Qeid, Acting
Minister of Railways, made reference to the Prince
Edward Island car ferry terminals. He said, “ The
work connected with the provision of a car ferry
service to Prince Edward Island has not made such
progress as was desired and expected. The New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Railway has
been acquired, and is being put into shape to form an
adequate link between the main line `of the Inter-
colonial Railway and the ferry landing with the ex-
isting system of island railways. The contract with
the /\|'mSff0“g. W-hitworth Company was satisfac-
torily completed, and the steamer Prince Edward
Island delivered over to us during the summer not-
withstanding war conditions. Its appearance has been
the subject of high praise from all those who have
examined the vessel. _The situation has not been as
satisfactory with respect to the terminal works. At
the outset a season was lost at Carleton Point through
the default of those 'to whc_>it__i_thi.,*'_§`i tract for this
terminal was at first gpygrdgi,'~“Fi`|rt` seiiiouiifdelayh
have resulted from ilié"."sborii`\y'.weat er and exposed
conditions under which the work ha -necessarily had
to be carried on. With the advance of the breakwiitcr
these conditions improve. At Cape fforinentine the
prnicipal work remaining to be done it the completion
of the breakwater, the dredging, andl the- placing of
riprap on exposed places--of the~p 'r head. ,At
Carleton Point several more cribs a e necessary to
done, and further work done on the kwater and
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Undordrnlned will undoubtedly gl
about a dry season? “Tile will mnlio 1
ho have travelled through those few countries wlll agree that they urn very
ue. Cross the Straits to Holland and you find a. low lying but very fertllc
ountry reclaimed from the sea. There are Canadian pumping schemes.
which when installed cost from 600 to $1.00 per acre per year for mainten-
nce. We have areas which are in swamps that can be reclaimed by similar
ethods and when such ls done it will be -the best. land on the Island. Our
est soll is that which is rendered useless due to an excess amount of soil
moisture.
CONTROL OF SOIL MOISTURE..
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Coi/ne back to general agriculture and what are the principles underly-
lng the growth of cropg and successful agriculture. Some mn'y say, live
tock, while others will say the growing of grains. These are necessary, but
he things which cotttrol the kind and size of crops, are, first, altitude, -
he height of landf Mexico offers an excellent Illustration of this Influence
on agriculture. The second great factor ls the proper control of soil water
or the amount which goes to feed otu' plants. Can we control that to 9. re-
asonable degree? Wepcertnlnly can. On the Island at present we have no
ontrol whatever on th°e low lands. Many farmers west of Summerslde are
wondering what kind of a season we are going to have noxt year, whether.
wet or dry and whether they will get their crops in by May 2-ith or if lt will
be the middle of June. That can be avoided. .
A farmer on such land can control the amount of water wfhlcli
ls going to be ` supplied to his crops- barring, of course, ex-
reme condlti0ns,-- without any difficulty; and extreme conditions
como once or twlco in a lifetime. That ls being accomplished lu sev-
eml parts, and we cnn` do it in Prince Edward Island. Just consider our sit-
uation amoment. For three years many fields have not produced ii
crop. The farmers have worked the land and paid, ln some
cases, 75 cents to a. dollar it bushel for good seed oats; but pedi-
greed oats are not proof against water, and they have _lost their crops.
These men, ln u. great many'cases. are seriously thlnklng of leaving the Is-
land. Now, lf we can in any way keep these people In the province it ls our
duty to do so, and lf we do not make an effort. wo aro shlrklng our responsl~
blllty. ,
We have to do something or loiio
hoard tlielargument that those mon should sell out and buy some of our blgli-
er lands.. Who will buy them out. when an excess of water Is forcing them
away? We must find another remedy. Undendrninage wlll, I believe, re-
lieve the situation. 'Dhe soll moisture which is available for farm. crops can
bo controlled very largely by tho farmer. Tlllage operations will be com--
iucnced on drnlucd soil from ten days to three weeks earlier in the spring
und ln many cases will ensure ii crop instead of falluro. When labor ls'
scarce tho earlier start makes u considerable difference. A wnrmor soil will
be had because the ‘heat used ln the evaporation of water should be utilized
to warm the soil. A warm eoll ls necessary for optimum germlnntlon. Drain'
ed_soll ls much easier to work- It ls easter on horses, machinery and men.
A few years ago we were itold to cool milk by allowing It to como into con-
tact wlth tho ah-~ since the science of
it view ls discarded. We have also learned that the preparation of plant
food depends greatly on the action of
n reasonable amount of moisture and freim nlr a beneficial class of bacteria
exist but ln cold, wot. soggy land tho ba
nitrogen ,to escape into the slr as ammonia.
many of our best. settlers. I have
Bacteriology has been developed such
bacteria. In n well drained soil wltli
cterla ure of ii class which allows the
' 1'wo,i=o|.o vAi.uE or uuosnoimns. _ _
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ve control ln a.wot.,oeaiion. What
and drier ln is wlet segson and wottor
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liiilitv selections For
cunninll moms
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(By, Walt Mapu)
i fer bridges, to connect the d`ccl¢ bf 'tht steamer with
4 the pier, hal been let, and  are rbady for
I ffwpiiom, iflillll. total. 'colt ofithe car
P\l¢9i¢! of "'nwdim` wharf"
and tertnittals is $2.33°».°°°» of _which ' 1,975/,ooo
fi>.¢..¢='¢p¢mi¢a.~ ' - ‘ - -
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douoe tho slowing spark bvltb bitter
sneer or-_cold remark. buf try. to _fan
lf. to a blaze, and nourish lt. with smile
and praise. (Those metaphors, " of
course. are mixed. but when I've time
**"" I’ll have them Bxed) The editors. all
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ly W.l.I»OUOl» _‘ yur by ye r. t find th _writers _ ho
‘ ‘ can write and finding one brings keen
- _ -- delight. Bo. lf you cannot iicll your _ _
¢|A1'[p . ' junk. lt ls bocauootbp junk lo punk. victoria Row .
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Visit our Military-Ilan-arlmanl
'A Sl ‘ I . 21: b ` Rank a`ud_?Ftile Brooches $5.00
iiiiiiiiiiiiniiieg, §liliii<iriKniiar .Khaki shim $2.50
Khaki Handkerchiefs 2 for 25c Fox Spiral Ruttees $2.75
Whistles and Cords 50c ea. ,Swaafgzer Sticks 25c
Khaki Glovesssc _ W _ _ if Sticks 50¢ to $2.00
All Wool Riding Breeches $9.00 Knitte Puttees $1.90 _
All Wool Heavy Riding Breeches Oflicers Great Coats $27.00
iimed c so A ' Oiiivifiiiii  siiiasiiisnsms up
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M°“°y Bei” 75° ' ibnubie arm( $9.50
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Wiziittgrliiiiitiiif Cap Cr-vers $1 00 Officers Great Coats $27.00 to
Officers British Warm (Short $40-00
Overcoats) $22.50 Also all kinds of Badges -\
Brass Buttons _ i
All B h de according to the r' lations as specific d
by the Orningnlzizalgiininrtment at Ottawa. AillilVool $5.00.
_PATon§_
A SHQRTAGE QF ting that steps be taken to prevent ii
PRINTERS' INK scrloiis shortage or prlnteris ink.
_-___ iwlilch nm_v e.fl'eL-.t New York iicws-
_ papers. ’l`he_v any tliut tho sliortugo
NEW YORK, N. Y__ Meir, l‘_’.- -I\l:inu- luis been caused by freight. eoiigeslloii
facturers of newspaper ink here, have and the einlinrito placed liy ifoino of
written to the liitnrstuti-. i-oiiiiiierce Ilie rnllroiiils upon i:ni'lo_tii| lots ot'
commission at \\’asliitii:loii stigges- thc intilcrlitls used ln iniililiig the ink.
“The Haberdashery”
For the _
17th of March 
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are here in the latest shapes.
Black Overcoats handsome spring overcoats
in black vicunas 10 00 and 12 00. I
White Shirts in stiff bosoms 95c and 1.25.
White Pique stripes $1.50.
White Gloves either in kid at 85:: and 1.15 or
White lisle, dome buttons at 25c. I
White Bows strap or hook on 10c,
Collars all styles 2 for 25c. White Cuffs 25c pair.
Lawn or Linen I-Iandkerchiefs 10c up in fact every~
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of our wall board.
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