, 1873-11-15

70 tho Editor ef The Chicago 1rsbHae:
S1R: From the tone OF somo articles published
on reciprocal trado with Cennda, growing out OF
and in connection with tho representation Of
tho Board OF Trado Of tho Dominion at tho ro-
cont National Board, there would nppenr to bo
some misunderstanding or mlsconcoption Of tho
real issuo existing between tho two Govern
ments. 10 revert, for moment, to tho old
Trenty, it will be found that 1t included princi-
pally or only native products in raw material,
and that, so far, tho advantages were mainly in
favor OF Canada, on account of her geographic
cal position, md the cass of her products which
could find no other market tllun tlat of tho
"States;" aud this class is represented today
in hor exports OF horses, CATTLE sheep, wool,
uawcd lumber, barley, 1ax, and, i'll fact, in con-
nection with necessity nnd preference, it 1nny
ho aaid tho entire products OF tho Province OF
Ontario.
Tic termination Of tho Reciprocity Treaty, in
AGarch Of lsG5, hus not changed tho necessity Of
II patronage OF tho markets Of the United States
by tho people Of the Dominion, ns thoir trade
reports fully testify. psoyiouHto Confederation,
thu trasle-rnporss Of Canada East md West wcro
anaiGamatcd, TO that it was difficult to deter
n.is!o relatively tho trade Of other with tho
United States hut, sinco Confederation. tho
made separately, a1ld their commercial relations
can be readily detoymined. After tho tcrmna-
tIon Of tho Treaty, thcro was Commission ap-
'ho ' lion. " William II McpougaI was was On Gono). ITO 10
"opcn up" trade-facilitios, and report OIL
any Advantages to ba obtained by extended
trat!c-rclatlonH with that section. There was MI
elaborate report made, aud among tho products
included rs desirable to exchange for those of
tho West Indies wcro tlonr, fish. md lumber,
when, ut this yory tiuo, tho Dritsl, North
American Provinces had not Il barrel Of tlour to
Eoll Of their own product, nor had had for
h1,n hal .,i.,.1
% Of their ' ew', production. as ean
10 easily verified BY running over thoir
imports and exports or wheat aud flour from
1868 to 1879. This statement may appear a litso
is known tint tho Province Of Ontario is
tho only ono which produces its supply Of hread
and has q surplus. Tho Provinces Of Queboc,
Morn scotia, Now Founlland, Now brunswick,
OF thoir bread ad-oous.,nption !; then, whom On
tario produces lsB own supply and surplus
eaual to tho wants Of tho sihtorprovincon ti,oro
would ho no necessity for import Of bread B1p-
las not been for tho past ton years. Tho
proylncca arc largely in debt, as ? product. for
exceeded her exports BY 400 900 barrels, at't il,
1871 hy nearly l,o0o. .0oD barra)s Of our, iuclu,l
i,; wioat. Tho milling capacity OF Canada III
lafgo!y in e1ccHs Of her wlsoat-proauct; aud tho
con!1mptiyo tlonland, in connection, readily OK
plains tho n,niablo disposition of olr Canadian
noighbors il, not obstructing tho export Of
wheat to tho nominioa. l'ut tholr a1nlahility
did not extend to flour, for tl,oy loyad duty Of
50 conts barre! oil honrr. . duty on corn
and otlor products, against imports from tho
.'statcs !" but tho demands and nacessaries of
tho Maritime Provinces in tho Confederation
proteAtetl agaiuBt this .lnty In favor Of OntaElo
iniIlers, anti Tho duty waa redlcoa Is cents Ror
barrel. and finally, through tho protest OF t.o
eousnl1lars Of those Provinces. wss repealed e,!
tirely, Aa woN also Oh corn, making ylrtuo nf
nocsasty, to eonc:lato those IN Noyn Hootia ul,-
leadolshp q The eto Hon: 1ftsap ';[I, uowo But
tl.o I uttompt Ut retaliation, for tlere WIS en OK
ort d"ty t oa sawoES lo. a91 II, ,nElSnos o ~
san,eil ln1nbor All effort was matlo to l'lace MI
export duly Oh tal.-harR. but tho ei.oct waa 9ot
ssiutary t'n Canadian prioos. There mas dls-
! DorltIoil to im1sono duty OH sawed lunber, but
! iLe interest was too strong to permit it.
VIZ 10 observed stt t thass ha nsen TAR
1nnTt Ia 1etafnt. On tariffs Of import anl e4Iprt;
Int Inc yaritsl interests Of the Dominion could