Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-01-17
Free Trade and Foreign Potatoes.
D,Nomlvs CovrrrTTioS-Nuu 90 A.
lNrETAsu TAEIIT.

q ). Palmer. Ono. l6s Rslis street..
j. large importer q potatoes IL i
astonishing" sd be toa Tn5uns report.
sf rcsui'y. "oa that a. extensive scale
FORE s-sfowa po,aios, have bssa b'oasbt
into tai, market dafins this f.ll Asd Do.
csmbsr We have been receiving p9ia.
Zoe, from Nsw Brsrs-ict. Nova Scotia.
pnaes Ei~sfi's bland and The CAaa-
diis PROVINCES fra long time. AL bad
become accustomed 20 that f.ei. II
made no material tifsrsace in the maj
ss, pfies. Or transportation hciliiis,
usfe not 81 convenient between CsnadiAn
port, and our, Bat With thes. EsrUps-
a. inpofiaiiots i,'s altogether d.fsfeht
With tig steamers coming iaio port
every day from Esr0ps the ocean !, lliils
more ikAa ferry r5gte. They have ct
% biing something 90 ballast Iad sysn
~ The smallest pfoa, L !, better 20 carry
po,Aioc, than stones % sand. ! have
calculated TIA, ca every b1shsl q Faro.
psan potatoes Landed here. there j. act
prCfi q twenty-five esnis. They pay
the isrif q hiisea eee;s = bgshsl. and
s,i.l tad il profitable TO Sad their Poia!
tees hsfs."
VIVA, Ia fsuiss i tie average week.
ly imporisiiot. ssksd the reporter.
Mr Palmer igrasd % market eiiea.
lsr aid afsr A.bfisf study q the paper
aid "Tsking thi. week ss basis, ne
Cad that the fo.lo-ins nambsr q sacks,
hold.ng three bushsl. each have bsea re-
cs.y,d IN four Day, o. the week F'om
Liverpool there we're three shipment, Of
j.26s, CLOS AID 1920 sacks; from
G.a,sow. ,irsls ,hipnssi Of 1881
sacks from Dsndee. lO.i3t sask,;
from Hamburg. ASA sacks from AIT
werp. Sol SACK. from Rotterdam, 529
saeks and from C0penhsgsn. So sacks.
Yoa see Scotland j. the h.Aviss, eon,rib-
uiof. BAT Eng,aad. Holland. Belgian,
Germany and DeamArk al send poto,ots
here. Then Ia these four day there come
from Nova Scotia shipments sggrsgaiiag
Q 400 sacks. Thus IN four days We rs-
esived from abroad 49.7s3 sacks. Or
1888 bushels. The tariff on this
amounted % So. 400 IS. That's how
The surplus !. piled up Tie American
farmer !. no; benefited 10 any great sx-
isai. f5r they fad il profitable 10 pour
their potatoes inio this eoaa,ry despite
The isPor, tar. and ALL OF the Amsrisaa
farmer a. competitor. The imports o.
potatoes ~ this port are cot Of all pro-
portion 10 receipts q the domestic crop"
Where does The Western farmer come
In p asked The reporter.
"why. he j. sha, ogi by reason q The
railroad freight from these markets and
has 70 End bis maiks; ia The Western
cities And down the Mississippi, a. New
Orleans for instance"
The argument Is advanced" eoatin-
uel Mr.. Palmer. "iha, free trade would
be in the American farmers interest. l
ihink II an ia,slligsni farmer from Up IN
Washington County in this State. ~hsrs
potatoes are extensively riissd. OF from
down Ia New England where hay aud
potatoes are the chef crops, would study
the hgur,s Of impor,Ations a. this port.
be would Be ap, to eOnelads that VIA,
be needle !. an increased t.ri Il Instead Of
free trade. If,hsy send as much a. they do
while there is still hheen cent tsrif on
potatoes. What would be the limit Of
their supply IL that much profit !, added
TO each bashsl Il would. think, sooa
Be found Improbable TO raise potatoes in
Ameries.-Ns~ York Trbune.