St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-07
A Word for Farmers.

A word for Farmers.
canada is largely an agricultural country,
therefore deeply interested in the establish
ment of rates for transportation that will
enable the farmer to live and prosper. The
United States has gone further in that direc-
ton than any other country in the world.
And this has been done principally through
individual enterprise" Mr.. Hill here spoke in
high praise of Canada's natural resources,
including all the valuable metals and min
erals, and expressed the opinion they will
prove surprisingly rich when developed, ex-
tending, as they do over an area from Mon
treal to the Pacific coast.
"If you ask for reciprocity consideration
will show that onditions between these two
countries are peculiar and unlike the situa-
ton with regard to any country. The people
of South America are not competitors in our
field. Canada is close neighbor and an
active competitor. And Canada has the best
factory operatives ip the world-peaceable,
industrious. painstaking and plodding. They
are, to au extent we cannot, realize out here,
coming over and filling the factories of New
England. Old New England homes are fast
passing from the possession of the descend
ants of the people who came over in the
Mayflower, and are being occupied by the
people with whose ancestors the settlers of
New England contested at Louisberg and
Quebec.
IF reciprocity should be followed by aboI-
ishment of the custom houses, and removal
of duties on the products of the two coun-
tries. Canada will undoubtedly be well
served. There will be large gain in the
matter of transportation, and the Northwest
would have access to the sea, provided facil-
tiles are developed to allow large vessels to
go through the st. Lawrence or tranship at
Montreal
whether the people of large part of the
United States will like 1t, you must decide
can have no interest in reciprocity, and this
fact you must be prepared to accept: A
treaty for mutual exchange would be all to
the advantage of Canrda, and to only por
ton of the United States. Mr.. Hill alluded
happily to the fact that he was born i'll Can
ada, and remarked in passing that his belief
III reciprocity began thirty-six years ago"
Caution Against Extremes.
In conclusion, he said he would speak tC
the delegates very plainly: Don't ask for SC
much that the people who must pass upor
the propositions will say that you who arc
north of the boundary line will have all the
advantage The Canadians are equal tc
are at stake, and it is right they should
| be. Consider we'll any plan you de-
| eide on, SO that you can make
| it an entering wedge for something
| more, If the bulk of commerce is to go down
| the ST. Lawrence the great trunk lines would
| feel deep interest aud be moved to take &
| hand. Canada has immense national bertt
| room for commerce for years to come, an6
| While reciprocal relations would be of grea
| advantage, we must have the consent O.
| .5,00100 of people. Minnesota ana othe
| Northwestern states would reap splendid ad-
| vantage Exercise care IN framing YOU
statement on conservative lines. Make il
| clear and TO the poiutan confine yourselves
| 20 such propositions as will reasonable com
| mend them to those who must pvss upol
| them
| At several points in his speech Mr.
| Hill Tas greeted by the "Hear. hear" o
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