The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-23

Yankee speculatorP Hence business languishes and
the men VINO desire to erect factories build rail-
ways 10 benefit Canadians must go 10 the same de-
spised Yankees TO secure the capital.
Canada. with It's long winters It's cheap labor and
abundant material and power, should
MANUFACTURE FOR AMERICA.
Here are the opinions OF two representative men.
On Friday evening called on Mr.. Carrier OF the
firm OF Carrier, L'Aine 4 Co.. iron founders, aJ
Lewis. opposite this city. Mr.. Carrier Is a Cana
dian, who accumulated fortune In trade aud then
invested II In manufactures His iirm gave bread 10
400 or 500 souls lila works are full OF the ma
chinery modern skill can produce. He himself Is
liberal, educated suaye and enterprIsng gentle
among his race ! went with him over his works.
and found skilled workmcn turning out such works
as 81 mingham or Pennsylvania need not disown.
In conversation with this estlmabe gentleman In
the evening ne told me that his mechanics received
to twelve dollars and q half for the piece. This for
founders, puddlers, moulders, engineers IRON turn.
ers nremen, pattern makers-all the men required
TO run foundry turning out such castings stoves,
ploughs, boilers, steam engines and the like. SINH
lar labor In the states commands from fifteen to
twe4tyaye dollars. rhe foreman, an old English
mechanic, receives fifteen dollars week. which ne
receive IN the States, from 80 s.sgs = 4 ,a
Things 60 we'll enough with me-" said MT.
Carrier, '.but not with all. Last month we tried TO
Elements and machines. We only wanted s2S. 600
cash capital; but although two OF our most innuen-
tia citizens OF quebec canvassed the whole city they
n %s na Vs' Tss 70 ag n.y. a y sct
dropped, but shall make IL q branch OF my own
Alter talking over railway matters and popular
apathy thereon we. came to the great question
What do you manufacturers want most"
thrice as much as we do now. Given railway CON-
munlcatlon and any system which VIII do away with
suea Se
market and we can supply Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont cheaper than their own factories"
CANADA's REAL NEED.
Win oil these advantages, then, resumed your
correspondent, why does not Canada manufacture
this Week was the agent Of an American company CONF
who came to sell axes, scythes and such goods In
ou nave an axe factory here another IN
tell me, l32 factories Of all kinds, employing 1000
men, IN Quebec ana Lewis. YET Americans find
"You are right Canada wants capital ana enter
prise. Give her these now and she VIII do well
American market and We shall do better than well.u
can only add that In o bottle OF Moselle 0rsmdnt
we alanK 70 sne means whereby canada can have
such are the views Of gentleman OF true loyalty,
wealth. and enterprise, and one whom consider
though we did not once mention politcs-a true
friend 60 the American cause, because IN 1t he dis
Germs the
CAUSE OF PROGRESS.
On the eve oil my departure from Montreal l met
Alderman Christie, large manufacturer or tnat
CITY, and gentleman whose position and loyalty
not even the CODE would dare impugn. OF course
the conversation turned on dun times and annexa-
men are nalf an hour together. He did not COM
plain OF want Of capital lie has that In abundance,
e oa IN the market y restricted; =" make 10000 or
chokei. could, under favorable auspices, go to
New York and sell that much In day"
80, II you had free access to American markets,
you could manufacture favorablyf'
10. "undoubtedlyi material and labor cost SO much
as % ses e
them, and high protective tarln tells against Eng
:Reclprocify and nee trade would accomplish this
desideratumr' -&es u ~
"Wel you can't have reciprocity without.
r - ASNExATIoN.n
give these two conversations for several reasons
They represent the views OF loyal and re-
sponslbe men, enterprlsng, educated and practi-
cal. could give you testimony rom many Others
far more favorable to the cause OF Amerlcanlsm,
but In many instances 1t would be urged, ~ hese
men are Americans; they want capital or mar
ket; they prejudlced In their political viewsn
or some similar objection. What maintain is that,
and all men look to the States for relief Mechanics,
farmers, property holders. manufacturers, all want
capital enterprise and market. The loyal hope
for reciprocal free trade the liberal desire and work
for annexation.
AN IMPORTANT FACT.
leave for home at once returning next week for q
ten days stay, AFTER which snail spend the time be-
fore the session In visiting the merchants, manulac
turers and farmers OF Ontario to see the loyal AIDE
OF the picture and afford the Globes hounds chance
OF tearing me limb from limb, after the manner OF
Act9on. Ere closing let me mention, In Anticipation
Of Its publication in full, q very impor-
tant fact. The correspondence between American
representative men and Canadian annexatlonists
has shown tpat while the West 70 unit approves Of
the projected union, on the ground Of freq navlga-
ton to the sea- there VIII likely be strong opposition
from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. These
States fear that Apelica4 capital and energy, work
Ing In the ample field OF Canadian cheap labor and
cheap power. with iron coal and wood within easy
distance by water communication, would badly
damage their respective industries. More OF this
new phase when send you on the balance Of the
correspondence
The work goes steadily on, as you can see from
the facts stated in this letter.