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then selling the copyright to the organization at 

 a highly remunerative figure. In good time his 

 offer came to the Board of Directors, but as in 

 the words of the Scottish poet "the best laid 

 plans o' mice and men gang aft aglee," the 

 stubborn directors simply ignored the offer and 

 adopted the less expensive plan of choosing a 

 different name. 



Through such experiences, amusing and 

 annoying, the Sun has continued to grow. 

 When taken over, slightly more than two years 

 ago, the circulation stood at twelve thousand; 

 to-day it reaches more than forty thousand 

 homes and is increasing its field daily. Not only 

 is it growing in circulation but in subject matter 

 it is continually adding to its store. What its 

 future is to be rests largely with the farmers 

 themselves. It is theirs to watch, to read, and 

 to counsel. Under wise and broad minded 

 management, it is destined to wield a mighty 

 influence on the current of public events in 

 Canada. 



