Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-28
CANADIAN IMPORTS.
ADVANTAGES TO THIS COUNTRY OF
UNION WITH CANADA.

Question of Trade--What Continental
Union Would Mean Far rs the Public
Lands In Canada Are Concerned.
The total value of the imports into Cana
IA and Newfoundland for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1892 was in round num-
bers sl35 co., 600, or S27 per capita, while
the total value of the imports into the
United States was 1921, 600, 900, or only Sl2.6O
per capita. We are more wealthy than our
good Canadian cousins and therefore pur-
chase more luxuries, expensive goods and
works of art per capita than they do which
are not produced upon this continent. The
same is true of some Of the necessaries OF
life-viz, of sugar, of which we are con
Stunning at present % pounds more per capita
per annum than the Canadians do
1t may be safely estimated that with con
4inental union consummated-or, IN other
words, the political union of the United
States and British America-the people who
live north of the existing boundary line be
tween the two great countries VIII not I'M
mort more foreign goods per capita than we
do in this country at the present time-that
is. sl2.GO per capita, or a total of S63, UO,OO
Under the present tariff of Canada and
Newfoundland we supplied S54,OOO,OOO
worth of the total imports Of the two coun-
tries in 1892. With absolute free trade be-
tween British North America and the Unit
ed States and with practically the present
tariff of this country as against all other
nations extended to Canada and Newfound-
land we should be better able than we are
now to furnish all we supply.
We now sell to Canada 5000 per capita
Of her total imports. If with continental
union her total per capita imports are re
duced TO &l2.G0, the same as IN the United
States, it viii leave only S2lO per capita to
be supplied by other nations, or total OF
slO5UOOOO, which, deducted from $l35, 900
900, her total imports for 1882, leaves sl24'-
100000 to be furnished by this country. OF
this wenow supply 554, 000,0 OO worth, which,
deducted from SPA 100000, leaves ST0,50O,-
600 of new trade to come TO us through con
tinental union at our very doors upon our
own continent with an intelligent, high
minded. honorable people Of our own race,
free from the risks connected with most
foreign trade--a trade that will be ours foi
all time TO comc-that cannot be taken
from us by any other power in market
all parts Of which can be reached by rail
way by every merchant and manufacturer
in the United States within 10 days and
collections made as Cheaply and as prompt
ly as within our present territOry-u trade
which can be Indefinitely, rapidly and per
manently increased under the laws. legis
lation and faycf the ropublicof the Unitet
States.
Dare any one estimate the effect upon i'm
migration from Great Britain and lrelan'
and northern Europe Of the opening up Il
settlement Of half "A continent, rich beyon'
description in natural resources, in mos
healthfu and inyigorating climate, cor
tanning 2O0OUOCJU acres Of public land Ope
for settlemeut, upon which wheat of the bes
quality can be proftably grown, and liz
amount suitable for grass and grazing, III
der the American ilag, which has alread
drawn l2O)J0JO of immigrants from Et
rope and would be, with continental unto
consummatcd, PROFESSIONALLY the mos
powerful, wealthy, prosperous and peaceft
nation in the wOTld-a nation in which th
per capita value of production and til
earnings of labor are the greatest and al
rapidly increasing, while the cost of the ne'
essaries and comforts OF life is the cheapes
and is steadily docreasiug-a nation LAWS
in the distribution of the good things
this life, but most economical in the e.
penditure of human labor in productioni
100000 to our export trade under sue
favorable conditions, with certainty
rapid and permanent extension, and at ii
same time add enormously to the powe
prestige, influence, resources, honor, glor
and safety of the republi sand the peace
the worldy
In 1892 the value OF imports Of iron an
steel and manufactures thereof into BIRTHS
North America was Sij0OOOO0, or 50 p'
capita. The imports Of manufactured CO
ton goods for the same year was 100000
or 81 per capita, aud Of manufacture
woolens Sl0,0Ou,00O, or - per capita. Tot
for the three lines of manufactured good
$4,000, eco, or s. per capita.
The total value Of the imports into Il
United States for the same year of the san
three lines of manufactured articles W
S94,0O0,OOO, or Sl.43 per capita With co
tinental union consummated we shou
transfer a trade i'm these three lines of ma
ufacturcs alone equal to the difference
tween S. per capita and Slab for 100000
people, or So, 10000 less than the value
our present exports to Canada of the
goods Steel rails are now admitted free
duty into British North America and a
supplied chiefly by England. With con
mental union we should transfer that ira
to our own steel ran mills, ana as 81
miles OF railway have been constructed
Canada since 1850, and renewals are
quired for 5000 miles now in operate
the Canadian market is well worthy of c.
sideration by our steel rail manufacturer
To the manufacturers of mill, factC
aud mining machinery and machinery
the construction of public works continen
union would open an immense market,
well as to those engaged in the product
of agricultural machinery and implemen
Every increase in our consuming pow
enables US to make more advantagec
commercial treaties with other nations
the admission Of our surplus products il
their markets. The contamination of c,
tinenta union assures an enormous dey
opment of the internal commerce Of I
continent under the American flag Eve
merchant, manufacturer, carrier by rail