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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1899
Page
4
The Carberry News denounces The Heralds claim that MacGregor Liberal convention will choose a candidate. The Herald asserts the opposite and questions the News authority to determine the party's actions. The Carberry machine is said to have no power to dictate party decisions.
The West Huron bye election produced Liberal candidate Holmes by 118 votes. An obituary notes the death of Winnipeg MP Mr Joneson by accidental shooting, with many friends lamenting the loss. A second party of settlers arrived, and Portage Farmers' Association endorses state ownership of railways as a remedy for monopoly evils. West Canada immigration and policy discussion appear on this page.
A historical argument against trusts and combines notes that unions inflate prices via tariffs, creating a false value for goods. It asserts protectionist policy rewards favored manufacturers, accumulates unearned wealth from workers, and drives over-production as prosperity concentrates among a few.
A long critique argues that factory slowdowns and wage cuts push profits down, while combines form across industries. It warns of trusts manipulating output, tariffs, and government aid to sustain high prices, with railways as the prime example of public money used to fund private gain. The piece calls for state ownership of railways to curb rapacious combine power and protect workers.
The Norfolk Observer reports a convention in Austin on Tuesday with broad representation. Nominees included Mr Robt Lyons of Corberry and Mr Robt McGregor of Shit Il. Lyons won the electoral division nomination after a ballot. Speeches were given by Lyons, McGregor, Dickie, Nort, Brestin, and Eminence. The meeting closed with singing and officers announced for the area.
The article discusses binder twine linked to the Philippine Islands, noting the islands as a war context and hemp sources for the upcoming harvest. It mentions a National binder twine guarantee and promotes National Farmer Co hemp products as fully guaranteed.
Auctioneer CHAS STREET announces a mortgage sale of a Manitoba tract on March 19 by Stamey Howse MacGregor. The property, four acres in the northwest corner of the described quarter, includes buildings and is offered to the highest red bid. Attorney for Mortgagee listed.
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