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Lea diagrammee suivants illuatrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL 1010a (ANSI and ISO TEST CHART No. 2) r^^^^ """^^ I) ADDRESS — OF — HON. J. R. STRAVTON PROVINCIAL SECRETARY, TO HIS CONSTITUENTS — ON — The Grand Recoi d of Progress of the Ross Government, AS DEVELOPED BY THE WORK OF THE SESSION OF i901. Delivered at Bensfort, South Monaghan, May Idth, 1901. ADDRESS. The hall at Bensfort, South Monaifhan l.tth, with an audience of his constituents, to hea' the annual after-the-sessloii ad- ares; of Hon. Mr. Stratton, representative of West Peterborough, and Provinci*! SSecretary, on the legislative work of the session reccn Jy brought to a close. More inan usual interest was manifested as his was the first address delivered in South Monaghan by Mr. Stratton on Provincial topics since his Acceptance of the portfolio he now hole's in the Ross Government. Mr. John Riddell pi-esided M chairman, and the pleasing story Mr. istratton had to tell of the splendid manner n which the Ross Government had administered Provincial affairs dur- ing their two years of office, and the record £i3h''"1-°/j''"' »fP** achievements already effected, were listened to with the Closest attention, and frequently punc- tuated with appl'iuse. Much interest waa added to portions of Mr. Stratton's re- marks by the use of the fine new map of Northern Ontariojustissuedl.ytheGovem- ment. to point out the Indicated areas of agricultural lands in the new territory, the stes of ^he several forest reserves, th« sites of the several pulp concessions, the routes of the several railways aided by this government, and other interesting topographical features. After a few n- niarks, expressive of the plea-sure it afford- w'Sr.'stttn S-^" -nsftuents. During the fifteen rears I have had riHin^"°l^''w represt-nfiug the important riding of AV est Peterborough it Thas as you are aware, been my practice after a Session of the Legislature to appear before my constituents and give a summary of the legislative and administrative Acts of the Legislature and the Government. Cir- cuiustances have always admitted of my having a good record to present, but I am happy to say that in all the time mention- vnn'r aft^ •',7«'- l>een iu my power to Invit. your attention to a more progressive, prac tical and in every way gratifying record of administration and lejrislation than tliat of the Ses.sion which "jas just closed. The prestige of the Government has been en h^ced and the material Interests of the province have been promoted to a degree that must be gratifying to both. A^s tmctive feature of the Session was, that it was the first Session of the Ontarii Legis lature of the 20th Century: it was thefim Session of a new reign, at the close of the longest and most glorious reign of British ''i".'?'^!,^"'}'* * *•> W of which the affaira of the Province have practically L.-nhJ he hands of a Liberal IdministratT^n" It hL! ?!«'»""'* to, note that the record ajlgn hasten paralleled in excellent feaffi by the record of the Provincial G. veni" ment-never has a kingdom been Mter ». Th« Seaalonal ProgrMnme. The Speech from the Throne, the Ses- sional programme of the Government was pitched to an aggressive note ; ag^ssTve not in a controversial sense. bStht the sense of its beingespressiveof theforwant P°''7„ of the Ross Govci-nmentT and ?he legi;..„,..„., i„uiiuf« upon It was onifo in keeping with this chamcter. The^ P ,1,1 2 At-counts were promptly (Taught down and although they showeH that in sp te of an increase in expenditure over the ore vious year, due to steady development and expansion in all departments o?^^ yen. ment and to unusual expenditures-Co- bourg Asy um construction,PatriotJc Fund K^nt, exploration of northern Ontario and Ottawa and Hull Fire Relief Fund-to^«l hng altogether -?1(>1,«»J- there wai a .u:.' pluH of 91)41,210.81 of receipts over expendi- tureH on the current operatlonx of the jreiii. Thin WAH ttiiuplr a forecoHt of the pleanant picture Hon. Frcmler Romh, Prorlnctal TreaHurer, had to present in his tiudget speech ; and hi* HhowinK of the preHcnt flnanci-il DtandinK of the Province, wiw in IceepinK with the features of blN IntereMt- Intf rerie.w of the adniiniHtmtive record and record of progreiw of the Province fiince Confederation, a prcHentation moHt appropriate to the first SeHsion of a new century. Inoosi* and Oatlay. The Premier showed that siince Confed« emtion the total revenue of the Province had lieen over 1(W millionH of dollars. The expenditure in that time hod )>een a little over 1(17 millions, leavinK a surplus on the openttions of 'M years of over a million of dollurs on the Hist of December 1H)1. Al- •ORtfther the Government of the Province d handled In that time over 21H uiillions dollars, "In regard to which" Hon. Mr. •toss truly said " there has \teen no loss, I standal or no evidence of financial mis- .aanar luent whatever." No tlnancial in- stltu n— not even the Bank of En^liind— can '. ow a cleaner record than that, and no Government has a better right to claim credit for such conditions than the Lil>eral Government of Ontario. Besides, it is to be borne in mind that of the immense sum expended, the large amount of over HO millions of dollars haH l>een spent on muni- cipal and philanthropic services which re- lieved the people of tne Province of direct taxation to that extent. (Appl'iuse). Our Flnaoolal Standlns. The financial administration of the Pro vince of Ontario has been of an excellence that cannot l>e challenged. True, the Opposition longtried totlirow doubts upon the correctness of our tlnancial position as set forth by successive Provincial Treas- urers from time to time. To set at rest all doubts thus expressed and to place our tinancial standmg upon an indubitable basis, Hon. Premier Koss, upon assuming the leadership of the Government, pro- mised a Koyal Commission to investigate ami report upon our Provincial tinances. That promise, like all other promises made l)y him at that time, was kept. The Commission was appointed, the Commis- sion investigated, the Commission reported and that rc'port showed that not only had all the claims made in respect of our finan- cial standing been amply justified, but it also showed a financial standing which cannot .• surpassed by any other •-tate or country in the world. Their report demonstrated in brief that the Prov- ince has assets of 9^..?35,400.00, and liabilities of 94,g:>l,029,4:s, leaving a surplus of assets of ^2,580,471.89. But of our liabilities 1^3,1*5,070 are railway obliga- tions, not payable at present, but the payment is spread over a period of forty years and is generally payable out of current revenue. If we ank and with annual receipts in nierest from funded investments sufficient to paiy all our liabilities twice over. This cond tion was practically reached under previous administrations, but it is fitting in a Hessional review to point out that the present Government has improved the financial position which it found on assum- ing office. Our as^iets in IIM), or at the end of IHW, were 97.:«H,017.a). On Decemiwr 3lBt. la«t they were 97,.5:15,400.70, an im- provement of 91fl«,4«1.70. The cash in the bank at the credit of the Province at the closeofl890 was 9K«,19B.:». At the close of last vear our cash credit at the l>ank WHS |ll,0Cli<,546.:iI. Is it not very git-atiy to the credit of a Liberal administration that after nearly thirty years of continued gov- ernment it can meet the House and the country and show cash assets of over a million dollars. (Applause). A Bis PoUoy Well Carried Out. The present Government, under the leadership of Hon. G. W. Ross, entered upon its career with an ambitious policy looking to the development of the newer portions of the Province, as well as to a more intense development of the capabil- ities of the longer settled portions. Speak- ing at Whitby m the fall of IWBO, soon after he had received his mandate of govern- ment, Mr. Ross outlined the progmmme of action to which his Government would be committed. This included an ener- getic campaign of development of the re- sources of New Ontario, investigation as to the extent "f these resources, improve- ment of traii <»rtation facilities iMrth rail and highway, the promotion of mining interests ana industries, the encounige- ment and advancement of educational interests— with a view of giving education a more practical trend— helping the fanner to better markets by cold storage, securing home manufacture of our pulpwood, and thus bringing into utility long dormant resources, and stimulating the employ- ment of capital and labour, placing our splendid financial position upon an un- questionable basis, and other things look- ing to an advanced movement all^along the line of ProrlneUI devtlnpment und improTement. Ck>n«rally BpeitkliiK, in the abort space of two yean, thia prorfraiuine of poller bM been Kjtnoat litemlly carrlvd out, with the rwralt of impMtlnii "u im- menie stlmulua to privftte (indlWdual nnd aaaoclated) enterpriae, InTolvinH the Unn eniF^oyment of capital and lab- r, Inciting protltable Indualrial and cummerclal ■ftlvlty, and at the same time vindicating the HtatcMmanllke forealifht of Hon. Premier Roiw, and the eneivy «nd Industry of hIniHelf and hlacolleaKue•,and8trenKtb- enln^r public coutldenue in bla and their adminlatratlTe ability. (ApplauiteK InTMtlcatlas Our BMOoroM. One of the itemx in the prom-ninnie of adirinlHtrative atiion in the promlae made by Premier Romh to bring about a some- what MyNteniatit' exploration of New Ontario with i\ view of gaining nome general Idea of its reMourceH as a imnW for action in bringing about their deveiop- nientH. It In well known that at the SesHlon of Parliament of 1900, the sum of •40,000 was set aside and expended to pro- vide for the exploration of New Ontario. Ten exploring parties were sent out and this bession a report of their work was laid before the House. The general result was that the explorers found an area of land suitable for agriculture nearly as large as half of Old Ontario and capable of niaintainlng a population of one million ttouls-more than sixteen million acres, or more than the whole area of Ontario un- der crop lust year. The explorers also re- port the existence of pulp wood to the extent of 2H8 million cords, worth, at the present price fixed by the Government, over 115 niUlion dollars. Besides there are evidences of great mineral we<»lth. In the time at their disposal the geologists of the several exploration parties had no adequate opportunity for investigating closely the indications of individual min- eral ileposits, but the same geological formations that occur in known rich niineral-liearing areas in other parts of the Province, were noted at many points and vems of gold-i>earing quartz and de- posits of copper, iron and other minerals of economic value were met with. The results of the exploration, while neces- sarily not being definite, furnish evi- dence to fully warrant careful prospecting for mmerals with excellent chances of important discoveries. This is, apart even from the wealth of mineral deposits revealed, a provincial patrimony worth developing, and the policy of the Govern- ment has been and is still directed to- wards a realization of these immense stores of dormant wealth. (Applause). \V hat has been done in this (Ijr- ection in the past? "^'le first con- cession granted to m Clergue Syndicate in 1804 has bee.i i. > forerunner and foundation of important industries and the immediate object, pulp produc- tion, has Kpread out in a wide »nd still widening drclr. The explolutlon of the P"'i?... '***'"* *x,tendei! ao that railway facilities were demanded to handle the raw iikaterlal, and this led to the Algnma Central Hallway bargain whoite far reach- ing reaulta are now familiar toalinoat every Ontarlau. Two OoatrMtlnc PoUoIm. Being far-sighied and liroad, the Govern- ment saw the benefits to flow to the regions operated upon nnd to the country at large from the ralh iy bargain entered upon. Being short-sighted uiid narrow, t he Opposition failed to see these advan- tage* and denounced the bargain in the extravaimnt language generallv employed by Mr. W hitney. the Leader of the Op- ppsltion, going so far as to pronounce the Algoma Central Hallway bargain M pui.llc robbery." The result has lieen the complete vindication of the wisdom of the Government and of their enterprise In making such a bargai. nd hM comuletely justified their faith ii. .e aolld and exhaustlesa character of the ke- aources of northern Ontario ; and has as completely condemned the unprogressive. doubting, halting, heslUting attitude of the Opposition. In a word the operations inaugurated by the Government'.-. Iiargain with the Clergue Syndicate, have called for the expenditure of nine millions of dollare already and another nine millions will have to l>e spent to carry out the Conjpany's plan of operation. A score of different Industrial activities has l>een extenslvelv employed and the demand on Old Ontario for supples, machinery, food- stuffs, etc.. was last year a million dollars, and this year this item will l>e at least two million dollars. (Applause). Mor* RMnlta. The results indirectly proceeding from the granting of the first concession are l)y no means at an end. The effects upon the development of the mineral resources of Northern Ontario have been very marked thouL'h it seems that hardly a Iwginning hr.s been made. Iron and steel are the business Ijackbone of the world, and Ontario is destined to fill an important place in the production of these articles. We have, literally, immense deposits of iron, and our nickel deposits are perhaps the most extensive and excellent in the world. The juxtaposition and almost con- Junction of these minerals gives us n great advantage. At the Snult, in addition to all the great industries at work there, the iron a.iJ steel industry is looming up largely At present the Clergue Syndi- cate IS building a steel plant to be finished and m operation by Septenilier capable of tuniing out 000 tons of steel rails per day. One thousand men are now at work upon the buildings which are 300 feet wide by loOO feet in length-over a third of a i lile. Nor IS this all. Mr. Clergue says that in • the fall another steel plant will l>e l)egun to hdvc a capacity of 2,UU0 tons per »iay, or the two win liavt! a L>oinl>Iiiet far ili-itant, when Ontario will l-e Indetiendent of the world for a nuuply of Iron and Hteel an well an of all other economic and preclouH metal. (Applamte). Otb«r Palp OonoMMlona. Such lmi)ortant and far-reachlnK re»ultn fr*^ui the Unit concestHion he.ve in part followed from the Hulweciuent conceMitloni*. The occurrence of unfortunate litlKalion halt prevented the development that wa» expected at SturKe^n ^•l^ll^, but tne HiNtnlith River Company Ih actively en- l[a(^d !i> developing Its ciipce»>ilon». ContrictH have f»een entered Into, ns a lieKinniuK, for machinery and i>uildinKK the '.arste amount of ^KKi.imo, and ■ « rde.-H have Iwen placed with one ex- ption with Ontario manufacturing aHtalillMhmentii, one contract for pulp grin' -m to the amount of |>23,M)(», going to the *Vm. Hamilton Manufacturing Com- pany, Feterl>orough, and they could have accepted much larger orders, mid they not been too busy with other work to Mupply the onlers In time. Thus, from the action of the Government, we have development of the resources of the pew- country and material Ijeneflts to the industries of the older portions of Ontario. AnothiJ* Advane* Bt«p. Encouraged by vhe results of the Saul' Ste. Marie and other pulp concetsloni' In other portions of Ontario, and In pur- suance of theii J Ucy of developmen* , the Government wi. > Ine concurrence of the Legislature, at the last session, entered into an agreement with the Keewatin Power Company, which t ■» constructed a water power at Tunnel Island, Lake of the Woods. The chief features of the afeTeement— the conditions of the con- cession—bind the company to expend at least 81,300,000 In the construction of julpwood plant, etc. Of this sum KoOO.IXlO s to be expended v. Ithin one year from April 4th 1901, IjjaoO.UO within two years, and the balance within three year.-i. This million and a half Is in addition to the l^oOO.CU) already expended by the Company in developing water power, etc., making a total of t^2,0U0.()>r. Mathewn. speaking far the OpptMltlon, drnounriMl ih« concculon to the Kr^watiii Pulp Conitwnr. whw» i n- ditloni. I hav« Jum refermi to, m nn "outnMoun «nd orimiiMr' mmwMil. Trata ivtroirnMie Mtlon or the Mrt of tb« Oppoaltton WM m bmtlle to the true Inten'KtH of the Prorlnce, ao unpatriotl- Sfi^u"*^* "**''"• '•>•* *»«•• *•• V- M«rter. North 1. "to, n prouiinent mul »blr menilieroi v..e OppoHltloii. and fortiiiTly iMjler of theConitenratlve pAity In l*roviii- f'*l.^^"L''"'' *■•"» hai., iM I can foith/ul Nupportor of the Cony Kreat capital It will remain for a^es almost the same wlldemeiw It la today. Mr. .Marter knows thla. and ait a Kood cltii«en he la compelletl for once to turn hla hack on his party. He deiterveN all the miw-e honour for his lndep«-ndenef and public spirit, and LirM-rals, as well k.< Conser- vatlven, lnste..d of misrepreseiitlnir hia motivoH, would do well to rememlHT hia example when their conscience Isdivided bet ween their loyalty to party and thei r duty to the public, DaralopntMit lUUwaTiL Another Item In the development policy of the (tovemment of main importance was the NulmidizInK by land (rrant of the Manitoulin & North Shore Itallway, a complement to and practically a contin- uation of the Aluonia Central Kailway hcheme of development, with the ad- ditional feature of facilitatinK transpor- tation and pladntf Older Ontario in direct communication with the trafTle resounes \^"' <>"t«rio, which stand to lie devel- oped by the construction nnd operation of the northern portions of the line. This road will run from Meafortl in (.rey County northward throuKh Owen Bfflind, Ularton and the Bruce I'enin- sulii. ami thence across Manitoulin Island (Kiving an outlet to the prixiuce of this rich gnizlnu rejfion* into AlKoma and northward to Trill township, A spur eastwanl will connect with Sudburv- and the road will continue west from Trill to Michlpicoten a dIsUnce of lOB miles The buildinKof this line will r ,en up millions of acres of mineral, tlmb. rand atrricultunil lands heretofore useless and unimxiuctiye, and brinif them and the trattic resulting' from their development intodiri'ct communication with the com- meivial and industrial centres of Older Ontario. Connecting with the C.P.R. at Oven Sound the north country scrvetl by this_ lino will have daily comiiiunication ^'4 .. ^ south, and connecting with the Ji.T.R at Wiart«m and MeafonI, l.rliiKs the whole northwest in communication with the (J rand Trunk system Isdh ea.st and west, connect inff Peterbon>u»jh, by way of the .Midland, with all this area. Thus IS afforded cheap and direct trans- portation to the manufacturers and pro- tlucers of all Ontario with the Northwest, It will sliorten the distance from the north !n T.-.r.Hito !r.v .-tlmut cijfhtv n.iles ; ami thin »b«>rt route h KTwmnt*^ V' 1^" ■yntPiiiM. for oiu- ot the condltlonit of the >r»nt U thut tl..- rond iih»ll irive runnin« poirvni to all oKht linen, ftndthe Oovenr Client hiwrjntr.4 of • right of w«y and tlif freltrht »nd p« ■• *.••'' »•»"•«! i»te«i. AiiothiT londltlon In that the CHnpany ■hntl loiiMruct n »»> ton (dally I puUie HiuttUvT in »he Sudbury lulnlnudUtrlrt t« Iw tinUht'd within two yeant. ThU will Hhniulate the nnuinic Indun- try. f'»r Hmall prtii«pecl"nt are at nreiM-nt at the mercy of larjf companlen, and by the erection of a public nmelter they can count upon the ore* they nmy mine Im-Uik iimelte«l at fair advantaRB. Bettl«lble to etttinmte the Imnicncc advantaKPH that will n-Hult from the coni«truct!on of thin line on the temiH named. Much an the Alifoina Central contract has led »>"» to expect fn)m the work alrealy accompllHhert there arc rea»ton» to Iwlieve f. even greater rehultw will How from the . ilnt? of thiK Une. It will not onl: ; . In developing the new territory but will give Older Ontario, not only the direct iH-nefltH reHulting for thin development but also the advantage of director touch with the ItenetitH of the induwtrlcM connected with the building and operation of the Algoma Central Hallway. Other Oolonlaation Rallwara. Durl'ig the present ScMslon aid wa-s granted l)y way of subsidy to other colon!- jsation and development railway lines. The Hrac.'bridge iind Trading I-ake rail- way r»'r mile for 10 i.illes. The Bruce Mines & Algoina Hallway .running from these mines to th H' Mttlen In the n<»rthern districts . to the front for their pto«luce, m» •■ le eondltlono of pioneer life less lot tiMt andenlrable. The Oovernnieiit, whne equal to enterpriiieN and HndertakingH of great magnitude, U not forgetful of the rlghta •nrtctalnia of the people where the inter- eMii Involvad way he umaller but not less Important to lh«i<«e directly concerned. In gnuitiniC aid to these railway* the t!ov- eminent hi i provided for the olwtervance •f the motto "Ontario for Oiitarians. It is stipulated that e»eiy railway must, as a condition of aid. u»e, in the construe- lion of railways, rails nianufaitured In Ontario, -•xjvlded such rails can I* pro- cured In Ontario and if not in Ontario In the Ikmitnkin, at a price not great ir than the open market iirlce In (Jn-iit Hi italn or the 1 nlted States, and the same condition applies to railway snnplles and rolling •tock -thei must he of Canadian ma.'ufac ture. Per s e ;nloyed in building such railways s not is' ovenharge iuiclpallty,road making material ,1^11 vel, s, II" e'c, at actual cost. The dovem- m 11' reserve* the right to acipilre any of thesi: lines, by arbitration or otherwise, aii^l altogether, so far as provision can be made, public rights are fully pmtected. Tbo PartlM AcalB In Oontnuit. In its railway policy as developed last session and the session Wfore. the Ross Ciovcmment has struck out I coldly. It had faith in Nev Ontario when it subsldi/,ed by land grant the Algoma Centnil Hal - way, and the result has more than .justi- lied its wisdom, courage and foresight. The Opposition has a lack of faith In New- Ontario. They could not see alieail and severely condemned the liargain with the Algoma Central Hallway, Mr. Whitney "oing so far as to call the grant "colossal .ibliery," but the results that have follow- ed this grant have astounded him, and although he has not had the lonrage to take liack his violent and ill Judged de- nunciation of this enterprise, he lias had the wisdom not to repeat his blunder, and has offered no opposition to the Manitou- lin and North Shore Hailway. though the concessions an* greater than those to the road so vigoi-ously condemned. Nothing succeeds like success, and the phenomenal success of the liold aggressive policy of the Ross Government illsamis criticism und elicits the mlmiration and sympathy of all who at heart desire the progress und a<''ancement of this progressive and nd- VI .icing Province. (Applause). A New Departure. The enterpr'sc of the Governinent is not limited to bringing almnt merely iiialeriul dev( pment. but it has taken steps to crj-siallize into action pulilic sentiment in ri-Wnl to GoYeniiuent o«nei-sliip niid con- 8 stmctton of railways, which has of Ute been considerably in evidence, and at the same time to bring into toucli with com- mercial conditions the dormant resources of the northern »)ait of the Province. The opening up of the rich agricultural lands to the west of Lake Tem'acamingue to settlement, is a problem which the Ross Government has attacked in earnest and in a new way. Nothing has been done in respect of giving effect to several railway charters, aided by grants of money and land to open up this territory, and now the Government proposes to take the matter into its own hands. In the Sup- plementary Estimates for this year, the sum of f 10,000 was placed for surveys of the proposed line from both Mattawa and North Bay northward, a distance of 106 miles. This line, which is estimated to cost about fl,750,000, will tap a very rich agricultural country, and give the great bulk of the resuItinK trade to Ontario, where it belongs, instead of permitting it to be diverted, of wliich there is at present some danger, entirely eastward and large- ly out of the Province. The pine alone, which this line will open to the market, is worth five times the cost of the road, and the people of Ontario will have the markets of the new country. Once the road is built by the Government, as soon as settlement proceeds, and demand for supplies arises, it is confidently be- lieved to be possible to lease the road for a sufficient sum to pay the cost of construction, the Government retaining control over trans- portation rates. This railway, once in operation, will permit of easier settlement of the country, which settlement will create a demand and " have an effect that will be felt upon all our industries, our factories, our packing houses, and every form of trade,whole8are or retail," and this in itself will be ample compensation in this regard for the expenditure necessary to construct and own this line. In in- augurating and adopting this course, the Ross Government becon.es in fact the pioneer in Government construction and ownership of railways, as it has led the way in originating perhaps the most ag- gressive and enterprising policy of de- velopment of our Provincial resources ever applied to any country, especially in the short space of time it has been charged with the responsibility of promoting the Provincial interests. (Applause). Aiding Our Mlnlngr Industries. It needs no elaliorate arguments to prove the extent and importance of the mining industry of Ontario, The problem that confronted the Government was that of creating, or helpi.ig to create the con- ditions that would make for the largest development and secure to Ontario the largest measure of advantage. Generally speaking, the chief need in accomplishing tills end is capital, but there are details, which naturally dovetail in with capital. to be worked out. We need e.igineerinff skill and scientifically trained persons to help capital accomplish its work, and that skill must be Canadian and preferably of Ontario, and means must be employed to develop that trained ekilll among our own citizens. Our Provincial University bcara a most important relation, as much, in one sense, to our material, as to our intellec- tual, progress. While its chief function in the past has been to train teachers for our High Schools, co in turn train teachers for our Public Schools, to fit our people for places in the ranks of our professional classes, and to exercise a directing ami formative influence upon national culture, it IS recognized by the Government and by the hean of our Education Department, that our Provincial University must do its share, and a large share it can do, in pro- moting the material development of the country. In an ai>le address on the second reading of the Bill respecting the Univer- sity of Toronto, Hon. Mr. Harcourt, Minister of Education, pointed out the necessity of equipping tne University with facilities for supplying the demand for expert knowledge in engineering and manufacturing. We had, he said, great natural resources, and we should go for- ward and take steps to extend the facili- ties for scientific training. The recent developments in the iron and steel trade in Canada had furnished an additional reason for equipping young men in those sciences which would enable them to take their part in the great industrial development which might be expected to result In the near future. We had great hydraulic powers, and we needed hydrau- lic engineers. We had immense mining resources and we needed mining engineers trained in a Provincial and not in a foreign University. To meet the demand for University aid, the Government decided to furnish this aid by taking upon itself the burden of supporting the scientific department. In the University Act of 1901, "for the purpose of encouraging the study of the mineral and other natural resources of the Province, and for supply- ing the demand for expert knowledge m engineering and manufactures," the Pro- vince is empowered to pay the salaries of all professors, lecturers and of other in- struction in tlie department of chemistry, physics, mineralogy and geology, and the cost of the maintenance of these depart- ments ; the act also sets apart a site on College street in the City of Toronto for the departments of mineralogy and geo- logy in connection with the university, and, for the extension of the school of Practical Science, the Government has decided to erect a si^bstantial, new, up-to- date building in harmony with the other university buildings, to cost from |>175,00O to $200,000, and In the supplementary estimates of the year is found a voto of ¥50,000 towards this building. An Act was also passed granting to the School of Mining, Kingston, the sum off22,500per Ir Tear for five years. Thus practical aid has been given in the work of training our boys to enable them to take part in developing the natural resources of the Pit)vince and in removing the necessity of their receiving this training at foreign schools or of importing trained men to do the work whicn our own citizens will hereafter be trained at home , to do. (Ap- plause). Oldar Ontario Not Forgotten. While the Grovemment and Legislature have Khown great solicitude for improving New Ontario and in the process incidentally helping the older portion of the Province, the latter has been specifically looked after. In fulfillment of a promise made, Hon. Premier Boss introduced a bill which at the last session was passsed into law, appropriating a million dollars of Provincial funds to aid the improvement of the public roads of the Province. To Help Build Oonnty Hlshwaya. The Act provides that l)efore the Ist of of January, W03, the highways to be improved under a system of county roads in any county may be designated bv by- law of the County Council ; a copy of this by-law is to be sent to township clerks ; and within three months from receipt of notice, township councils shall report to the county clerk their approval or dis- approval of the roads so designated. If, on the receipt of the reports from tlie several townships, it shall appear that one-third of the townships oppose the road selected as the portion of the highway to be improved, then the roads to oe improved in such townships shall be decided upon by arbitration, according to the provisions of the Municipal Act. In the event of more than one-third of the townships in any county disapproving of the roads designated by the County Council, the latter body shall submit by by-law to the people the question : " Are you in favour of a county road system V If the vote is favourable, the roads to be designated in any objecting township shall be deter- mined by arbitration. Before the final passage of a by-law setting apart roads to oe improved, the County Council may sub- mit it for approval of the ratepayers of the county qualified to vote on money by-laws. In case the county by-law fails to carry, or the county fails to take action in regard to county highways,then befere Jan. lst,1904, any Township Council mav by by-law set apart roads to be improved, subject to the vote of the ratepayers. Any municipality may apply the whole or tne part of the money It may be entitled to under the Act for the purchase of toll roads or for freeing them from tolls; any highway built under the Act to entitle it to a share of the Provincial fund must be construct- ed according to the regulations of the Public Works Department respecting high- ways, and the County's share ( one tuinfof the total cost, but not to exceed its pro- portion under the Act ) of the Provincial road fund, will be paid on receipt by the Public Works Department of a report to the effect ( certified l)y a competent engin- eer ) that these regulations have been com- piled with, and, subject to the approval of the proper officer of the Public Works Department. The sum anv County shall be entitled to under the Act shall be in proportion to the assessed area of the Cfounty but shall not exceed the pro- portion it is entitled to under the Act. Municipalities may raise by twenty-year debentures the money required for its share of the cost of hignways. The statute labour on the roads improved under the Act shall be commuted and applied to the improvement of other highways in the township as the Council may direct. Com- plementary to this Act, an Act was passed to facilitate the acquirement of toll roads by municipalities. This is a very impor- tant Dieasure, for to the average farmer good highways are in one sense more im- Eortant than railways, for, without good ighways, the farmer cannot get easy access with his produce to the railway. The Province has spent millions on rail- ways and some municipalities have burden- ed themselves heavily to help railways ; and if as liberal bonuses had been devoted to the construction of highwavs the results would doubtless have been in manv cases more satisfactory. The Liberal Govern- ment has managed our finances so that this million dollars is available to help municipalities bu!ld good roads. If it is taken advantage of the result will be the expenditure of three million dollars, (the Provincial contribution being one-third of the cost), in improving the highways of the Province, which represents at an average cost of a thousand dollars per mile over the Province, the construction ol 3,000 miles of first class highway, or about 65 miles to each county. The suc- cess of this li'j,'islation will lie much as- sisted by the action of the Government in having established a Good Roads Depart- ment, and appointing an efficient Com- missioner whose work has done a great deal in arousing a healthv public senti- ment in favour ot improved highways. The Beet Root Sosar Business. In addition to helping the farmer by improved roads to reach the market, the Government has helped to provide a new source of market supply. Last year the Government distributed seed with a view of testing the suitability of Ontario soil for the growth of sugar beets, and the re- sults were very satisfactory. They show- ed that the average yield was 18 tons per acre, of a value, at ^.00 per ton, of ifi2M. The average cost of growing was %28.70 per acre, leaving a net profit of IM-*.*!. It was thus demonstrated l»eyond doubt that we could grow large yields of sugar Iteets of high sugar percentage. The problem ' was to And a market which would encour- age farmers to enter upon the culture of beets, to a commercial extent. This the bill passed last Session provides. The sum of 9:226,0(10 is set apart as a special fund "fo" the purpose of encouraging the growth of sugar beets and the establish- ment of factorie.s for the manufacture of refined sugar therefrom," In case a factory Is estabiiahed for the production of sugar from beets it shall l>e entitled from the aboye funds to a bounty of one- half per cent, per pound for all sugar of "first class marketable quality" produced for the first and second years and one quarter of a cent per pouna for the third year, and nothing thereafter. No more than Si75,flOO in any one j[ear shall l>e paid out of the fund, and In case the total amount of bounty claimed exceeds this sum it shall be divided pro rata among ap- plicants entitled to it. The conditions upon which this bounty is to be paid, in addition to making pure sugar, are that a factory the first joar must pay at least ^ per ton for oeets delivered under con- tract, irrespective of the sugar quality of such beets, During the second and third yearj the factories, to entitle them to claim the bounty must pay for all beets grown according to contract, 'Xih cents per ton for every one per cent, of sugar value, that is, for beets of 12 per cent, sugar contents, ?4 per ton will !« paid, and for beets of 15 per cent. ^ per ton will be paid. As the tests made showed a high per centage of sugar purity, the fanner is assured of a good price for a crop that will procets, it could not be consistently refused for any other crop. The fanner wanted no capital to grow beets, while a factory costs about half a million dollars, and ran its risk of getting a sufticient supply of beers to make its operation profitable. By encouruKing a factory with a bonus, a good inaiket is provided the farmer whose profits will come from the l)cets sold. Iiand Ghrants to Volanteera. Not satisfied with merely oratorical reeoffnition of those who served their country and Queen in heljiinjf defend the country at tlic time of its iuv!i>.iun in IMKi. and of those who helped to maintain the Integrity of the Empire by service in South Africa, the Government introduced and passed at the last sension an Act to confer land grants on those citizens of the Queen domiciled in Ontario— who en- listed for service in South Africa ; the next of kin of such persons since deceased — any person who served in the same cam- paign as chaplain, nurse, newspaper cor- respondent. Red Cross attendant— persons who were members of the Volunteer Force who were in active service in the defence of the frontier In 1H6.>, 1866 or IHTO— the next of kin of any if these persons, who within six months of ilie termination of their services died of wounds, exposure or illness from such service— persons resi- dent of Ontario, members of the Company known as the Chicago volunteers, who came to Ontario in 1H86 to serve In the defence of the Province,— and lastly per- sons residing in Ontario who were engaged in the Imperial service in the defence of the Province in 1866. The Act autliorizes the Commissioner of Crown Lands to set apart certain lands for the location of the aBove classes, who, upon satisfactorv proof of service, shall be entitled to be located for 160 acres of land for each person. These lands shall be exempt from all settlement duties and taxes (except school) for ten years, and shall not lie subject to any writ of attachment, exe- cution or garnishee, and, to promote settle- ment, only one location per -^e of the full age of twenty one years within thirty days of the date fixed for hearinK uppeiils to the County Judge, and who possesses the other necessary qualifications, has the right to 1)6 entered on the Voters I.ists as entitled to vote at municipal elections and elections for the Legislative Assembly. Sanitation In TTnorgaalsAd Dl«trlota. An Act was passed to provide for sanl- tarj- regulations for those parts of the Province which are without municipal organization. It provides that the Lieu- tenant-Governor in Council may make re- gulations respecting the conditions upon which any industry may be carried on in order to prevent nuisance ; respecting the outbreak or 8preae applicable to particular localities or in- dustries. The expense of carrying out these regulations shall be apportioned by the Minister in charge of the Provincial Board of Health and shall be paid by the corporations or persons whose duty it is to carr%- out such regulations. Especial necessity for this legislation arose from the fact that in many camps where a large numlier of men are congregated these camps were so situated that the lakes lielow them, which supplied the water for drinking and culinary purposes, were polluted by the refuse and offal of the camp and " much sickness was likely to break out, conditions which indicated the necessity for providing proper sanitary regulations, to protect the health and lives of those working in these camps. Ontario Oompanleti Act. The Ontario Companies Act was amend- ed by adding to Section 4<) a clause per- mitting companies to hold general meet- ings for the election of ofHcers outside of till- Province if autliori/cii by special Act or .>>npplementar>- Letters Patent. Another amendment makes it uimecessaiy to pass a liv-law to authorize purchase of stock in anotlier Conipfiny if the special Act, Letters Patent or Supplementary fietters Patent authorize such purchase. Section 1 of the .Vet of 19(1(1 is repealed by a section jiroviriing that the name of a Company which for three years defaults in respect of returns prcscrilu'd l)y the Act, mi\^ be given In wliole or in i)arl to a new Com- pany, unless the defaulting Company after three weeks' notice l>y the Provincial Sec- retary furnishes satisfactory proof that it is i\ valid and subsisting corporation. Failure to furnish such proofs within one montli after notice shall be deemed evi- dence >.f the demise of the Company. I he fee for filing the annual returns of extra provincial corporations is fixed at $5 for companies with a capital sttx:k of flOO,- OUU, and «10 for a capiUl stock exceeding that amount. BamBMWT OvBTletlaiw. The Sumniary Convlctlonii Act is amend- ed by making it clear that Subsetition 1 of Section 2 includes and makes applicable to (convictions under this Section, the pro- Tlsions of Sections a89-896. »>oth Inclusives of the Criminal Coecoming and loyal welcome to the Heir Apparent of the Throne, such as was given the reigning monarch on the occasion of his visit to Canada in lrtfi<». Trastea InTeotment Act. An amendment to the Trustee Invest- ment Act permits trustees, subject to the usual conrtition-, to invest funds in Com- panies whose stock has a market value of not less than 7 per cent, preniiuni and whose paid-up capital stock is «4(IO,n(K), instead of ii per cent, and nS-JdOiOCiO respectively as heretofore provin leaving employment before repaying advances made by employers — railway fare, mon-/, food, lodging, etc. Anotner amcndneui allows a salaried > ol-cltor to collect lawful costs in proneedm^. An important provision Is made t"- aeflne the limits of Sanitorla for t onsumptives, re- ouiring that such buildings shall not be established or maintained within ioO yards of any < illing without the consent of owner occupant of adjacent property affected. Another amendment authorises the Lifcutenant-Governor in council, with the consent of trustees of Toionto L niver- slty to sell to the City of Toronto the pro- perty knDwn as the Upper Canada College Block In that city for • sum not less tha-i 1880.000. It Is also provided that in mln- Kg suits where action Is brought In Ontario on a judgment obtained else- whei . the defendeni may set up the same def e as In the original r.ctlon. There are eral minor amendments not of very great public Interest. BacoeMlon DuUee Act. The Act to amend th; Succession Duties Act provides that only bona fide debts are to be deducted in ascertaining the 'alue of an estate, and it also Includes in the preferred class of beneficiaries, grandchildren, adopted children and child- ren to whom deceased has stood for ten years In the acknowledged relation of par- ent. The amended Act also makes It clear that all estates In Ontario shall pay the duties whether the deceased owner has or has not been a resident of the Province. Shop Reamlatlon Act. This is amended by provldln;,- a penalty of not over »600 or 12 months Imprisonment In any case where an owner of any shop shall neglect or fail, within two moi.ibe displayed in the shop. No employer shall permit an em- ployee in any barber shop .to wo ^n Sunday and no employer snail or allow to be opened his barber sh . Sunday without Incurring a penait.- jI ' Tne University Act. The Act respecting the University of Toronto and ITnlversTty College Is to some extent a consoUdatfon, but pontaius several new features. It creates a Board of Trustees as a body corporate inwhi'h all property owned by or jeld on behali oi the TTnlverslty, including the former site of Upp?r Cnnada College, shall be vested. The Trustees are given power to appoint or remove bursars and all other officers or servants or the University and Univer- sity College aployed on the premises or grounds, and s^<>.ll have control of the property assets, income and revenue and have power to invest funds. As before stated, the Government Is empowered by this Act in order to encourage the atudy ot the mineral and other natural resources of the l»rovliice to bear the expense of all instruction in chemistry, physics, miner- alogy and geology, and the Act sets apart lands on College street, Toronto, fts a site for a Science Building to cost about «200,0(W. The act coiiflmis existing feder- ation and declares the following Institu- tion to l>e affiliated with the University :~ Trinity Medical School, Toronto School of Medicine, Albert College, Ontario Agrl- .. >4 cultural Collese, Roy»l College of Dental Surgeons. School of Pntctical Science, Toronto College of Music, Wouieu's Medi- cal College, Ontario College of PbannacT, Toronto Conservatory of Music, Ontario Veterinary College. An amenduent per- mils eveiT federated College to appoint two members to the Senate and every federated University, the Law Society, Uppei Canada College, one member each in addition to the representatives of the faculty. An added section creates a Uni- versity Council which deals with the dis- cipline of students, arranges time tables, lectures, etc., etc. Another empowers Trinity University to negotiate federation. Tb* Monlolp*! Aet. The Act to amend the Municipal Act contains more or less iutpoitant changes to meet conditions that have arisen and such as experience has demonstmtcd to be desirable. These amendments include a provision for the separation of farm lands from villages and towns, for tixing the mode of procedure and the flnancitu re- sponsibility In respect of such a reduction of area. Another amendment permits the Councils of towns where Aldermen have been elected by general vote for two years to sultmit to popular vote by bylaw at the Municipal elections the ouestfnn of a return to the Ward ^ysteI. . It is also provideil that there shall be separate iMillot papers for Mayor and Alder- men in towns where they are elected by general vote, and every elector shall l>e entitled to only one vote for mayor and one for each alderman to be elected. In case of the death of an alderman in a city where election is by general vote, the unsuccessful candidate who received the highest number of votes at the last election shall l)e entitled to the vacant seat. The council of any munici- pality may by by-law authorize the chief of pt)llce or other designated officer to order the stopping of any immoral play or performance and m case his orders are not obeyed he has power to arrest offenders withoivt warrant. Another amendment permits municipalities to pass by-laws to prohibit the "giving, selling, distrilmtiug or receiving" of trading stantps, this pro- vision to take effect after the Ist of Jaimary, 1802. Another amendment em- powers any (or twoormore) municipalities to aiTivnge with the National Sanitorium As.s.!n tain their progress and to serve th>; inter- ests of their citUens. ■ztmialon of Mm PMrllanMntary Term. About the end of March, 1902, the pre- sent Parliament will cease to exist hy effluxion of time. As the House is gener- ally In session at that time of the vear, an Act was passed last .session extending the duration of the present Parliament In or- der to permit, if necessary, of the work of the session being completed before expira- tion of the legislative term. Therefoi-e by the Act referred to the life of the |)resent Parliament may be extended, but not be- yond llfteen days after the conclusion of the term of Parliament. It does not nec- essarily follow that, because of the pas- sage of the Act the duration of the Legis- lature will lie prolonged ; but it extends the tik-ic, if additional time is required, to complete the public business before the House adjourns. The necessity of extend- ing the Session will larjfely depend upon the course of the Opposition in expciliting or retarding public business. There is no good reason if the House is convened at the usual time, why, under normal condi- tions, the work should not be co-npleted before the Parliament ends by effluxion of time. The Act In question simply nmkes provision that, if the necessity arises, the session will not be allowed to close auto- matically, with perhaps important public business uncompleted. An attempt is made by the Opposition to magnify the gravitv of the Act, and to unduly insist upon its enactment as an unconstitutional proceeding, but this Is a mere assertion of the Opposition right to criticize. There Is no ground for alarm. If the Act is not taken advantage of no harm will l>e done ; and the Act will not be used to prolong the life of Parliament for a few days, un- less the public interests can be .served by so doing. No one desires to have a general election held at a season of the year when the roads are likely to lie in an almost im- passible condition, and as they are certain to be in some parts of the Province. In a word, though authority is given to extend the time, it need not be exercised if the Opposition facilitate as far as possible the transaction of the business of the Session. Oenerftl Remits. In addition to the Legislative action I have referred to, the Session has disclosed much which bears upon the part the Gov- ernment has taken in promoting the pub- lic Interests. Many of the reports pre- "5 Mnt«d trlve Interesting information. The annual report of the OnUno A«n4cultural College shows thi>t the year It deal« with was a most proMperous one. There were enrolled last year 2Se regular HtudentH and H stndenta In tbo special dairy course, all being admlrah.iy trained In the speciiU knowledge which has contributed so muoh to placing the Province in the admirable position it holds in dairying and agricul- ture, creditable alike to the fostering care of the Government and to the Intelligence and enterprise of our farming classes. Not only by the college and the encourage- ment to co;;lateral Institutions, the Dairy School, etc., does the Government seek to help the farmer, and the Cold Storage legislation of last session as well as the Beet Root Sugar legislation of this session, but the Government went as far as It had the power to do, by procuring the adop- tion of a memorial to the British Govern- ment setting forth the excellent quality of the horses for army remounts this Prr.v- Ince could produce, and urging the estab- lishment in Ontario of a remount station which would encourage the farmers to produce the best quality of horses. (Applause.) It is the aim of the Govern- ment to use the people's money to advance the interests of the people. The estimates for next year contain a sum of «:«,000 for improvlnp' the the buildings of the Agricultural College, and the s^endid gift of ^5,000 by the Massev estate will he expended Ir extend- ing facilities, providing a Ubranr and lalwratory and room will be provided for 60 or «0 additional students for whom '; is much needed. Oth*r M»tt«n of Mom«Bt. The report respecting Asylums shows the total populsftlon as 5,152, the great majority of whom are cared for at the expense of the Province to the relief, in a financial sense, of the municipalities from which they come, and this year the Victoria Asylum for Women, at Cobourg, has been fitted up or rather is being fitted up for the accommodation of from 175 to 180 senile patients, at a cost of about «f75,000. and will be ready for occupancy in Septemtier. The conversion of the build- ings of the Penetanguishene Reformatory for Boys into an asylum for Insane criminiilB, and Its removal to Oxford County, where new buildings are to Im; erected, will not only afford needed a.syluiu accommodation, but will also afford Re- formatory l>oys an opportunity for learn- ing farming where the soil Is more suitable and prepare them for occupying land in the newer parts of the Province. The Government's foresight In appointing a Provincial Auditor was fully justified by the information contained in a return presented the last Session. This showed that during the year 1900 no losses to municipaliUes occurred through improper keeping of accounts or irregularities of Treasurers, a condition In striking con- trast to the year WW— the year of the Auditor's appointment— when the losses from these and similar causes amounted to $100,000. The first report of the Assess- ment Commission was brought down and, with the full report, will form the basis of complete legislation «ipon this difficult and ImporUnt subject. The report oft) ex- ploration parties -.vhlch investigated the resources of northern Ontario last summer was not presented in printed fonii, l>ut ^,000 was appropriated for printing the report which will lie a great re- velation to the people of the immense agri ultUi-al and mineral resources of New Ontario whieh it Is the settled policy of theGovernni nt toutllUse with the great- est vx)ssil)le ''nergy. This new territory will be a grut source of revenue, Imt the greatest need of this province Is perhaps not revenue. Our finances are in a healthy condition and we have sufficient Provincial Income for making reasoiialile demands upon our financial resources for the administration of the ordinary affairs of the Province. What ▼ • K««d. What we need and what the people of the Province expect and what they will not expect In vain from the present I-ilj- eral Government Is an energetic develop- ment of our natunU resources v, hjch will give new life to the comme.rcii\'. and mdu»- trial interests of the Province, which will attract capital, which will create wealth and employ laljour; and to this end the Government addresses Its best .-nergies and, as has been shown, with the irreatest success, hut the success that has l)eeu achieved is only a modest measu « of the great results that will come from the Government's aggressive and go-ahej-d policy, (applausv^ > This policy commends itself to the people of the country but It does not, unfortunatily, receive the sup- port it should do from the Opposition. The Conservative Leader, Mr. Whitney, Initead of patriotically joining; hands with the Government in a patriotic endeavour to advance the public welfare, denounces, and Mr.Matheson joins him in denouncing, the progressive policy of the Government, prefeTing rather to hash and re-bash political scandals and ignoring the large share his party had had in the political irreguHrities he so hypocritically con- demned. There is no fault to be found with condenming political impuritv in the abstract wherever it ia practised, but for the leader of the Conservative party to pose as a purist and make a policy of this one-sided course is absurd to say the least of it, and, joined to his blind opposition to an advance policy for the Province, this course alone unfits him for the wis e con- trol of the affairs of the Province to which he aspires. If Drake and Hawkins and Frobisher had contented their patriotism and enterprise l)y talking " scandal about Queen Elizabeth ", they never would have made the great voyages of discovery which i. t6 reaulted in making Grjnt Britain the DiiHtresH of the H«aH and tlie KreateHt com- mercial and civil izlnK fonc In the world. Mr. Whitney will never vork hlH way to power liy talklnif political Ncandal. He raiHtakeH the temper of tlie people of the country. They do not and never will sympathise witn stavmition. (applauue.) H«« Th« OonfldMiee of th« Country. on. Mr, RoHs (and his colleaKiieN and followers are in hearty sympathy with him) alms hiuher. He an(f the uoveniment realize that we have a Province of mai^nii- flcent resources and they also recoKnize that we must have a policy of development worthy of the •■ resou«-ces. The Govern- ment has faith in the country, and conH- dente in the enerKy, enterprise and am- bition of the people of the Province who reciprocate this confidence and will support the Government in the carr.. 'ng out of a policy which, while it insures goo