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. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1926

RT. HON. W. Lb MACKENZIE KING

His famous Order-in-Council i is concrete —
evidence that he means to carry out

this policy. The order reads: -

“The Committee are of the opinion
that the policy of equalization of
freight rates should be recognized as-
being the only means of dealing equi-
tably with all parts of Canada, and

‘dustry and agriculture, and the de-
velopment of export trade.’
Contrast this policy with the statement
of Mr. Meighen, which his followers---

the Conservative Candidates---will be —

compelled to support by reason of the

| pledges of the Conservative Candidates

in the East. Meighen said:

of freight rates which is utterly in-
_ defensible.”

Premier King Has Said:

“I Promise the West Impartial — a
_ Justice and Equal Treatment”

West. Population will come where it is profitable to live.

‘Equalize freight rates Westward, and you will have
Oo turned the key that unlocks the door to prosperity.

costing the West—as they affect the fruit growers of
‘British Columbia—is found in these figures.

as a means of encouragement of in- =

The same discrimination is applicable to all lines of Wes-
~ tern production.
~-, ascertain that ‘in the six years previous to 1921, the West:
contributed $174,000,000 net profit to the Canadian Pacific
‘Railway, —while the East, with its greater population,

. contributed but $81, 500, 006—less than half.

‘You must decide whether the man you send to Ottawa os
shall be controlled by the. Canadian Pacific Railway and

“There has been. a measure of relief poe

_ for the West by means of ‘equalization “man to: support a leader in the person of the Rt. Hon.

_W. ‘Li. Mackenzie King, who believes he is serying the... |
Justice and equal treatment to the West.

: Vote for Fred § Stork, M. P., Liberal Candidate

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There you have the policy as it will be applied. to the.
West, of the two parties who now .ask your endorsation. :

The policy of*the Liberal Candidates is to ‘populate the

Open Canada’s natural trade routes to the world’s mar-
kets, for the tremendous natural resources of the West. _

A definite example of what these discriminating rates are _

From ‘Grimsby to Montreal, it is 390 miles and | ‘the
rate} is 95c per 100 lbs.

From Vernon to Calgary, it is 340 miles— and the
_ Fate'is $2.40 per 100 Ibs.

This is startlingly evident when you

the interests of the East—who, for narrow, selfish reasons,
are antagonistic to the West—or, whether you willsenda =. :

best interests of the. whole Dominion by giving impartial —_ a