The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . ll his attention to the work of theorganized farmers. The various questionswhich arc dealt with at the local associationmeetings and also at the annual conventionare those having vital relation to every pha^eof rural life of the West. Particular atten-tion is paid to such important nationalquestions as the tariff, public ownership ofpublic utilities, direct legislation throughthe Initiative, Referendum and Recall, navalarmament, taxation of land values, andpractically every question affecting thewelf
The Prairie Provinces of Canada : their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources . ll his attention to the work of theorganized farmers. The various questionswhich arc dealt with at the local associationmeetings and also at the annual conventionare those having vital relation to every pha^eof rural life of the West. Particular atten-tion is paid to such important nationalquestions as the tariff, public ownership ofpublic utilities, direct legislation throughthe Initiative, Referendum and Recall, navalarmament, taxation of land values, andpractically every question affecting thewelfare of the people. The three provincial farmers associa-tions are affiliated to a central organizationknown as the Canadian Council of Agricul-ture, which also embraces the organizedfarmers of Ontario. This is by far thelargest and most powerful farmers organiza-tion that has yet appeared in Canada. Ithas already secured a very considerableamount of beneficial legislation in all threePrairie Provinces and also at Ottawa. To-day the organization is growing more rapidlythan ever in the THE PIER, WINNIPEG BEACH. 138
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