The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-18

making hendway against fashion, oven IN nai
aT for isn a I hn wSd being ' pyope3 by
irresistibio nnlcrcurrents. HALIFAX itself Is a
OF ,h9 canada
| Founded In 1850. with n spacious hnrbor open
the year round. the natural outlet Tor re- e.
richness and magnitude. i & still : ram
shackle place of less than 4OoNO innan,aahttf;;
might might have T,,, on,strirrsd boston. o,nu...
| A comInission appointed by TIL" dovernmen,,
Of Ontario has lust reported 70 me e9r st ' r
main useless until it shall please Congress 70
set it free by opening the American in IN. ,h,
Tories reading between tho lines defect trnn-
son TO British connection in such passages as
-" The figures hero given present IN striS.
fng fight tho mat,,ral conmcrcinl affinity
which EXISTS between, the two great Annlo-
SAXON divisions OF the continent nnd opnm IA
hovn been hc volume OF the business in Cam
ada il trade restrictions had not riogTen us
tural materials possessed Nv Canada and the
transportation facilities 10y land and water Tor
placing then ur9n the maTf T.; s" in ne tra"
Of immense extent in mine ana quarry nIi";;,,
ucts. but for the duties. which have served in
preventing commercial intercourse. Every
where among men Interested In mining onern-
producing and refining petroleum. ths com.
mssiuners hnve met with eNErcssions OF an
earnest desire TO SEQ the Amet,nrnn MARI, mnrhI,
free of duty. upon terms equally talr 10 both
countries ,,..,, +,
the United states has been pointed out \
state of great activity Is tit. characteristic ot
the development OF mineral resources IN ,at
and other states. scores OF millions hnyc been
istenee. railway lines arc being zen. g9nstTm'tea.
furnaces eree'eI AMI Ere" tn etr'des n n uG
WHY should the great lido OF ,rnternrse
and bnsiness activity sweep 10y ann savS Wins ms
dam to direct tho current from Us. Remove
the, dam and the current viii reach MS in fnll
q the nitea H States w" we must LOOK to largo
degree for tho capital and the skill to develop
our resources OF gold ana sl,sI' nncRe . S"n.
what us Siberia is: land nnssnsssd OF min
erals. PERHAPS. but foreign and fnraway. More
American. hut it represents only a small
fraction Of tho amount that would speedily
seek Investment in Ontario il tho two countries
I've have M, received. and under existing
circumstances we cannot receive. our natural
development of the American continent l'r
the same io.iry Of restriction thnt l"rhids freo
icdthat would give wide and profitable scope
TO her energies and her rnplta,,;; me two coun'
tries have an immense diversity OF re-
sources and productive carhhliltle, IN their
vast territory with its many zones. it's
wide variety Of soil and products. tsyari"d
physical structure. its grand sweep OF sea-
board.arctic. temperate. and tropical. nearly
cncirclinG it, vast tlomain,iis inland seas. itS
mighty rivers. flowing north. south. east. and
west. its prairies ito forests. its mountains its
mines. and its fisheries. From all these may
and operation of industrial activities VIII ich. IL
allowed with perfect freedom to act and react
upon each other within this great land. will
the imnE nation. 49,
tally homogeneous in blood. The same tire
less energy. holiness Of design. and courage
in execution arc characteristic Of both rco-
pcs. Tho same physical viger with perhnns
II 'cndcncy to more pronounced manifestation
IN tho colder and more hracinG north. - also
characteristics of both The same love Of pop
curing aud maintaining civil and reli .ions
liberty. and substantially tho same kind and
are characteristic Of both The same language
is common to both: their interests are con-.
mon The two people s have largely comm nGied
with each other through tho emigration Of
Americans to Canada and tho much more eX-
tensive moyemtnt OF the native y, Canadian non-
inent Of such magnitude as TO seriously de-
pete CANADA. and to promise important re-
suits in the near future through ,hs influence
hy contact and fusion on u scale Of such mag
nitudc. Neither dissimi!arity in origin. in
ton or interest nterroses the slightest bar
ricr to the most intimate and extended roii-
tons: social and business. between the two
Tio Cha Il Of this Com CommjssioG was Mr.
the foremost men in the Liberal ranks Tho
Liberal association in Simcoe. the chief town
IN Mr. Charltnn's constituency: came ont Hat
footed the other day for noiti"al Union: |
those receiving or expecting Government aid
in some form. who WAS Was not N anne .i ~
wants it badly. right away. n the only thing left
for u country without hope. The other man
ss OF Tnr s We msht s te
filled with interviews from such mon.
Mr. Thomas D. Ledyard Of Toronto has been
engaged in tho mining business for thirty
years. He is IL native tanadian ducatel in
England. and Il Tory rather than Liberal in
politics. Mr.. Ledynrd SAYS:
The duty OF - cents per ton prevents most
There are some large beds Of very pure ore so
lnyorahly situated that they pay In spite OF the
duty. put these arc comparatively few n We
our market is too small. il is not only small
put scattered. and distance tells heavily in tho
and coal OCCUR in close proximity and there is
every facility for, cheap manufacture. but
M" "nada tbs m SsS to rSsnt s'3t rte
THO natural market for Nova scotia coal
States and tho market for British Columbia
coal and iron in the Pacific states. AS for On;
union. We could send it TO distributing points
on the lakes. such as Charlotte. Fnirhayen.
rluiial2, Cleveland; or Ashtnhula CHEAPER than
spanish ores can be imported for by good
deal. Lake Superior ores are To- k"n from tho
mines mean the mines on the American side
and shipped by boat to liunalou distance
OF LOCO miles. From Buffalo they are carried
to tn" furnaces. But our ore districts. IN cen
trnl nnt nnrthcast pntari" are within 22O
miies Of Eulalo. and tho ore might be de.
liyrred. not in the navigation season only, but
al tho year round. in returning coal ears. !. T..
IN ne ears which hrin. us coal from liullulo
anu now return empty.
=, Ihc1" IS. or there used 10 Dc: n pre- udice In
IN" United states against Canadian ore. There
was some ground for it. While We have cX.
cciltnt ores. we have also some poor oncs.Hon,
tanning Objectionable matter like sulphur and
tiian!um. and these have occasionally been
sent Tor trial to American furnaces. IL is ab.
surd. however. to give all If our ores bad
nam" because some are bad. We have les
scmer ores OF tho hest quality within 100
would h" glad to have. We have other first
'lass ores not much further away
. DO YOU expect the Democrats to onen the
American MARKET"
can't say that do. don't see what our
rulers in Canada havo ever done for tho Amer
lean, people that they shou d give us their
market We mining men in tanadn have
grown old waiting for reciprocity, For my
Iart favor pOiticGl union. | nitpu Win the