Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-10
How Free Trade works.
From the Evening MALL

CHICAGO, Aug. q, 1871.
On reading your editorial this evening on
Canada and free trade, it brought to my mind
some particulars which occurred a few weeks
ago while visiting Detroit Having some leisure
on Sunday afternoon stepped aboard the ferry
boat and crossed over to Windsor. Your read
ers will bear in mind that Windsor is opposite
in Canada, about five minutes sail from De
troit, and enjoys all the blessings "a of free
trade, while Detroit suffers under the tyranny
of protection. As have always desired 10 get
practical illustrations on the questions of pro-
lection and free trade, / thought here are two
countries equal in climate, soil, etc. Now the
conditions Of these people, so near each other,
would give me good idea which afforded the
largest amount Of prosperity to the largest
number of people; to get at which | thought
best TO ask citizens of the respective countries
Getting off the boat fell in with what seemed
TO be pretty fair specimen OF the John Bull
Kanuck. ] said
Give here, STRIP
Kanuck-"Yes, sir"
orrespondent-"Times pretty good hereP
Kanuck-"No, sir; every second able-bodied
man leaving"
Observation-Disclosures are you going toll"
Kanuck-"Over to the states"
rrespondent-"Thats bad. Can't you find
work for them hereP
Kanuck-"No. Look around you Here is
| windsor, and not house going up, and YOU
| can see it looks as though sbinoIe had not been
|
| men you want for seyenty-fve cents Der day
while over in the states the same laborer Gets
| $3.50" NO
orrespondent-"Whats the cause of that?"
| Kanuck-"Don't know. 1t looks as thourb
we'd all have to 90 over to the states"
| started towards the Sulphur Springs, which
| is about three miles down the river and got
talking to the proprietor of the hotel
| Correspondent -"Nice hotel. suppose it pays
wel2"
Landord-"Well, things are so dull cannot
| say how it does yet. We have to depend on the
states for patronage, and 1t is not well known
| yet"
Correspondence much better would it
be for you to have your springs over in the
Landlord" Betterl would give $4,000 to
have it just across theIiver."
On my return to the boat fell in with A
farmer, and as | desired to find out from that
object of free traders love what was their com
ditlon under free trade, readily drew him into
conversation,
Correspondent-"Goo day, sir; nice garden
yon, have ray, here Where do you sell your vege-
Farmer-"Over in Detroit"
Correspondent-"Ove in Detroit indeed
have you no other market?"
Farmer-"No, sir; only for the states we
would only raise enough vegetables for our own
family" Wv"
| Correspondent-"Bu you have to nav dutv %
Farmer-"Yes, we pay ten per cent dutyH
Correspondent-"The you pay ten cents on
the dollar for the privilege Of selling in the
states, and the American farmer gets Ten cents
on the dollar more than you for his vegetables ~
Farmer-"Yes, sir; and we have to paw TWEEN.
ty-fye cents on the dollar on horses, SO that il
the American farmer has horse worth SIPS
our horse, equally as good is only worth s1OO
for we have no market here. All have to be
taken to the states"
Correspondent-"You pay that per centagC
out Of your own pocket. Some of our folks in
the states say we, who consume your produce,
have TO pay it,"
Farmer-"Well, don't know what You cal
paying; but know when carry S. worth OIL