Gioomy Political Situation: Lit tle Hope for Immediate Futur American Visitors Flatt fering "Over the Port of Montreal: What American Tourists Spend Faos Our Owx Montreal, Aug. 27.
The political situation does not] look very hopeful after several; weeks of campaigning by the +|leaders of all parties.
'The country wants a decisive victory for one of] the principal parties "so. that the Government," whether' it be Liberal or Conservative, can. get. something done. Each party has its: firm and centhusiastie supporters, who think! that only @ victory for their own party can bring prosperity to the country, but the ordinary man wants to see 9 decisive lection. when a whole new Commission is appointed by a new Goversinent. In this way the new Commission has to work out its problems without the experience of the old members, or any one of them. The suggestion is that a new Government should appoint two new members, leaving one member of the former Come mission to help the new members with his technical knowledge of the work, and his experience, If a new Commission could come to its dari with this assistance, as well as the ce-operation of the permanent staff of the Port, a much greater measure of' efficiency could be obtained, encouraging. The registration of voters is almost completed and the result shows a decided Inck of interest among the people, The women have registered much better than the men. Now we can only wait for the result which will be, known on September 15.
The Western Crop The reports about the crop in the West continue to be encourage ing and the- railways and port authorities are preparing to Pacific Railway has announced that it has 53,000 cars in readiness for the wheat, If these cars were lined they would stretch for over 400! miles. At the present time the water in the Rivers and the Great Lakes is very low, and some vessels have had to cargy less than full cargo in order to¥get through the! channels. We hope that the water! will be higher for the movement of, the grain,
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