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15th May, 1936.

The Rt Honble W. Mackenzie King, M.P.
Laurier House,
Ottawa.

Just a line to report my recent doings. In the past fort-
night my wife and I have visited various parts of Western Ontario -
Windsor, Chatham, Woodstock, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls. In the
first three we had very hot weather; in the last two it was rather
cold, but with wonderful visibility. I shall never forget my view yes-
terday from Brock's Monument.

In all the places I made a point of having a long drive in
the surrounding country. I have been enormously struck by the whole-
some economics of these little cities. The are the centres of rich
farming districts, and they have the industries which are the natural
complement to agriculture. Moreover, these industries are largely
owned by small proprietors which, socially, is far more valuable than
branches of some vast mass-production show. We found the people de-
lightful and most hospitable, and I hope we made as good an impression
on them as they made on us.

I was most interested yesterday to see at Queenston the
ruins of your grandfather's old printing office. Might it not be a
graceful act to restore that on the occasion of the centenary next
year?