Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-14
HOW 1T HAS BEEN
Our Trade With Canada Under
the Tariff
inpostO BY TIE PRESENT BILL
Hhs American FafmeF Has Better MaE-
kezs ard Higher Prices sof H.s
PIc6ucts Than Ever.

+ xhr0gh both houses Of congress Ia
fn<e Of the upr0arious opposition and
desperate attempts az nllonslering VI
~ powerful minority Through abuse,
ehzeAxz and eowardly villncarion OF
every Democratic orator and eslitor from
tcsan 70 ocean. they resolutely adhered
- their purpose % fulfill the promise
made IN the platform OF the national
Xepabhean convention and revise the
1nxiH OF lcSJ IN the interests OF the
American workIngInan and the Ameri-
onn farmer, regardless OF all foreign In
terests.
The men who took this course knew
what they were about. They assumed
full responsibility Cor tho new law and
we're willing 10 stand or fall with It's
auceess OF its failure. But SO confident
were they In the ultimate triumph OF
the new measure that committee COM
posed Of members from both PARTIES was
forthwith delegated 10 note and record
~ effects ON the country from the tirst
moment Of ifs enactment. SO that it's
succesz or failure To do what they had
prsdicfed for IL might be speedily and
certainly known and praise or eensure
meted cut "a themselves accordingly.
That committee has been hard at work
for over year, visiting different sec
tons Of the country. taking the testi-
mony Of residents and trying IN every
way 20 get AZ the exact facts. IL did not
Of course need additional evidence 10
convict the enemies OF the new tariff
Of false testimony and 10 establish the
sDundness Of the judgment of It's friends.
Nevertheless II does no harm To have
>he new law officially indicated. The
openin4 chapters of that formal vindi-
os63on arc now At hand IN the partial
1eport Just submitted 10 the senate by
one part Of tho investig stins committee
& embraces the results OF the labors Of
Guuakors Morrill, and Mcpherson. who
wee charged with the task Of collect
tng information on the practical work
inG Of tho new tariff in its effects on
tEnde between Canada and the United
StntsA They traversed our Canadian
border from end 10 end and the results
q thar investigation are summed mp In
- following language:
Prom tho beginning TO the end all
- places visited by as in our own coun-
~ were Increasing in population, while
q the other side Of the line. as we were
jn1c<nad, the population was every
where diminizhinS: st. Johns, opposite
- Easfport, had 1900 lees population IN
lcoi than In 1881. From the testimony
1nksn IL was clear that the United States
oGoeed better markets and higher prices
1oe anything and everything that Cana
Ginn farmers had 70 sell than could be
chained n the Canadian dominion. and
lie price or value there Of horses, cattle
- sheep. hay. peas, beans. potatoes, but
~. eg9s and poultry was invariably n
mnch below the selling price IN the
Uu11nd States as the amount Of duties
1npsssd and the cost of transportation.
when The duty ON imported horses
W. incrcased. the price Of horses fell in
CnnsdA ft was the same with eggs and
bogley- When the duty on pine lnmbe
W reduced one dollar per 1 1000 feet
thak amount was at once generally added
- the price Of the lumber in Canada, &C
that no advantage was derived by the
United States from the reduction of the
daey. 50 Tar - the Canadian dominion
\, ccncognsd there is no doubt they bear
the entire burden of duties imposed on
oheir exports into the United States.
1T was also ascert&ined at Eastport
Mo.. from the owners Of the sardine fac.
twies. who are among the largest con.
Gunsrs Of tin. that the increased duty
thereon had increased the price TO the
amount OF one dollar per box--alnount-
ing 10 one mill on each can of sardines-
but that IL had not affected their business
nor the wages Of their workmen. bat tina,
consumers were supplied with sardines al
les cost than ever. Some OF them. how.
ever. admitted that in consequence Of
tbe much cheaper labor elsewhere they
eou1d not sustarn their sardine business
IN the absence Of . protective tariff
Thy did not favor the abrogsted reci
procity treaty.
more or less Of ernigrants appeared
20 be entering into our country from the
Canadian dominion all along the border
line. and ss some points it was stated
hat large Numbers in the spring Of the
yeAr. ~ at Newport. VT. Of 40 per day
often came in 90 find employment foI
The season and returned in the autumn
0thers for the same purpose came in the
nnkumn add returned in the spring
THAT wages we're rnnch less in the Ca
nndian dominion was stated everywhere
pnnxsnx IN amount from rs to- % per
opnt. and in SEINE eases even 20 so pei
cent. Ia some places the greatest differ
once was in common labor. in others il
49, In skilied labor When border towns
vere in close proximity. or only seps
p.t<d BY river. the difference appeared
cbe less. in consequence 81 the competi
tive ~rssnn and reaction Of the town.
upen each other IL was declared. how
ever. that by gong farther into the Do
m1nicu wages wonid be found 70 dirntn
m. bns bv going farther into the Uni led
Dtabes they wenla BE- found % increase
The average difference q all kinds Al
hbcr between the two countries may bs
reSkonei at mere rather than at less
thAn e5 pr cent
Senator McFberscn sppends tIisrsehe,
enxsous remsrf - fhe report.
4 assume that me facts s-e correctly
s<a<ed ia the foregoing repcrt. bur dis.
eent from he eonelasions drawn therein
frcm such ssstimony
which Is al~enz - If he haf admitted
the oarrextsssss e a gpouetriesl prsposs.
ton. bsst denied H. c0rcllary. After al
mittsns the facts, Ms protest s9ainsf ths
ecncs1-soas Nsn acz - very sas.
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