The Republican journal., 1883-07-12

The Maine editors, pm their annual excursion,
are this week visiting our New Brunswick
nelghbors and those of Nova Scotia on the
other side of the Bay of Fundy. The trip can
hardly fail to prove both pleasant and protita-
bic. The routes of travel will take the party
through picturesque scenes, fine farming re-
glon. and to places of historic interest. But al
though in foreign country, with the blood red
banner of Great Britain floating in place of the
Stars and Stripes, it will be found that there
are not only close commercial relations existing
between the two countries but family ties as
well. We have in Mali many from the Lower
provinces; and our state Is well represented in
both New Brunswick land Nova Scotia where
Maine men are engaged in NUMBERING mining
shpbultdlng and various commercial enter
prIseS. The |. :. Consul at Windsor. Mr..
Hobart, and his wife. ate natives of Maine, and
so is Mr.. Frye, the popular Consul General at
Halifax. W. l.. Lowell, the head OF a banking
house in the latter citJ. is 4 native of Calais
and the marine railway bat Dartmouth the first
IN the lower Pr Nnce>, rs due 10 the enterprise
OF a Name man. Ih4sc examples might be
multiplied largely but let Us glance for a mo-
ment at the trade rclat ions existing between
the two countries. Not u Scotia ships gypsum
to the United States and the trade is largely in
crca>ing. The quantity shipped to the various
parts of this country las wear was about 10000
tons. We also furnish i market for Nova SEQ
fla potatoes The district of Corvallis. through
which the eNcur>ioni>ts WIl pass. is one of the
finest agricultural 4us in Nova Scotia and
one Of the best potato raising districts in the
Dominion. It shipped lEl> year 81 7,o31 bushels
to the United State, alone Coal frrcstonc for
building purposes. and drind>tOncs Of The finer
quality. are important ii inns in the export trade
The production Of mangInc-c j. steadily incrcas-
ing. and the whole of this ore thus far produced
has been shipped to the United States 70 meet
tie demands of trade and Summer travel addi-
tonal steamer lines between Nova Scotia and
American ports have been established within
the past few Years. Oftradc in general Consul
Hobart, to whose report we are mainly indcbt-
ed for the foregoing stat sites. says "NotWith
standing the tariff between the United States
and the Dominion. trade seems to be on the in
crease between this Province and the United
States, most of the surplu. crops finding ready
sale and more rcmunerativc price there than else
where. Notwithstanding the duty of 30 cents
per barrel on American flour. consumers have
found it to their interest to make large import
ations from the United States" What Mr..
Hobart says of the effects Of q protective tariff
may well find Il place here ''Thc election in
June fully Endorsed the principles of the protec-
tive tariff and gave the Government which in
auguratcd that policy very large majority fully
sustaining it, Under this policy manufactures
have sprung up throughout Nova Scotia, en-
ployng large amount of labor hitherto unem-
poycd.'
What is said of the trade relations between
the United States and Nova Scoti. applies with
greater force to New Brunswick. whose from
tier borders on our own. The st. John Globe,
in recent issue looks to even closer conucc-
tons. 1t says: