The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-03
EATON. OHIO. THURSDAY. JUNE 3, 1886
CANADIAN SASS.
They Will Have No Halfway Settlement
American Vessels Must Keep Away
or 60 to the Bottom.

or go to the Bottom.
MONTREAL, QUE, May 3O.-That there is .
strong undercurrent feeling of jealousy
and animosity in the breasts of the Eng
lish Canadians here against their Ameri-
can cousins one who has lived here any
length of time can not fail to discover.
The Canadian press may declare in the
most vehement manner that Canadians,
without exception, have naught but the
kindest feelings for their Yankee neigh
bors, but this is not the fact There is a
deep-seated prejudice at present, and it is
rapidly growing against the United
States citizens and the exports of that
land. The Northwest of the Dominion
has held up its boundless acres
of prairie land, crossed by the great
Canadian Pacific railroad. as the par
Western States are decr1ed as being land
fit only for the Indian and cyclones to visit.
OF course, this is all in the interest of i'm
migration, and ii a word, whether true or
false, can be uttered which will tend to
keep an immigrant with money on this
side of line As it will surely be said. This
feeling is more due to the knowledge that
of the land of Canada but very little is fit
for settlement or capable of successful cul-
Dominion itself is larger than the whole
territory covered by the United
States, being SO far North, hardly
greater number of acres can
the severity and length of the winters here
and the early frosts than that embraced in
the one State of Texas. The fishery ques-
ton, now the subject of dispute, has served
to bring this feeling to the surface, and it
is wonderful how often the subject of war
being possible is discussed at the heri,es
and in the clubs of this and other cities of
the Dominion. In the course of an inter
a ncfo fordox wrvsfI
member of Parliament, and who, by the
be. said: s'fhere will be no
tIement asf way y ths a5out o.te, the speedy set
force it upon the States to declare whether
they will keep their fishing vessels out of
our waters or whether we shall send them
to the bottom" Being asked what course
ers if they met with armed resistance he
said: "The Minister of Marine has declared
that Canada will take consequences, and
In case of resistance then the officers COM
to shoot such vessel out of the water.
England is at Canada's back" he
added significantly. The Minister
OF Marine was seen yesterday,
and from him the following information
obtained: There are engaged in the fshe-
ries of Canada So, 493 men. According to
provinces they are as follows: Nova SEQ
tia, 9,905; Quebec, II ,322; New Brunswick,
1u,loo. On1arlO, S,Il6; Prince Edwards
Island, 1885; British Columbia, $780, The
sixty thousand men are employed in LIZ
vessels of 4S,72S tons measurement and
$2,021 ,6S value, and in 2s.472 boats of $S52,
251 value; The official figures of the value
OF the fisheries last year are as follows
Nova Scotia, S., ,2S3, ,922; New Brunsw wick,
9, ,oo5 43I Quebec, Sl,7l9,459; P. E. Island,
l,293, 429; British Columbia. 81, ,O7s, ,O3S; On-
tario, 81 ,342, ,69l. Total, $17, 7,722,973 The
most valuable fish to Canada is the cod, of
which 3, ,536. 732 worth was caught last year.
The other chief fish were: Lobsters, $2613,
ISl; herring, S2,475, llS; mackerel, 1854,
429; salmon, 81, 152, 34S; and haddock, white
fish, trout and sardines, from $500, 600 to
S25O,OOO worth. The exports of Canadian
fish are, however, of special interest. as the
figures show where the greatest trade lies
The fish exports last year were as follows
To the United States, SO, $50, 7S1; to Great
Britain. sl,54S,3T1; to British West Indies,
81 ,559,S S6s; to Spanish West Indies, Sis, 1856
| to French West Indies, s13O,235; to South
America, 95,647 The total Canadian ex-
ports amount to 81, $3.50, ,OO1. The total cost
OF the fishery service is s153,215 per year, a
| small sum for the protection of an industry
producing nearly s1S,OO0.O 600 a year, and
exporting nearly $4,000, 900.