The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-07-17
JOY IN CANADA.
Over the British Features OF the Wilson
Bill.

Sun: The Canadians are happy
They have got just what they want.
They arc better off than they ever
hoped to be- The best they ever
hoped for was reciprocity, but now
our Wilson revenue bill has not only
destroyed our own revenue, but has
made free trade, or allowed Canada
to keep on a tariff against the States
higher than our own tariff against
them.
The Canadians used to pay US
tariff um buckwheat, rye, oats, barley,
4 wheat, hops, sheep, and finished lum-
Der when brought across the river at
Ogdensburg. They paid 100000 a
wear into the Ogdensburg custom
house They payed this tariff them
selves. When we put the tariff on
sheep, cattle, and eggs they went
down just that tariff in Canada.
When we took the tariff of they
went up again in Canada. There IS
not a resident from Niagara Fails
to Quebec, on either side, who doesn't
say SO.
Yesterday, to settle this question
officially, for all nc politicians lie SO
about it, | called 1T the Ogdensburg
Arustom- house. The collector was
very kind to me, and his obliginS
and gontlemanly clerks gtuyc all the
information / wanted.
nIIow much money was received
by this custom house from the Can
adams during the month Of January
1892" I asked.
The clerk referred to the books
and said: 'Just S22, ,439; and we tool
in s25, AS in April, $24,032 in May
$23, ,4O1 in October, and $30,837 il
November,
"Why did you receive SO rnuch il
Novcmber?" asked.
swell the Canadians paid 100
on eggs and $3.50 on horses, AM
sheep, barley, etc, made the rest"
"Now," asked, ''what were tn
receipts under the Wilson bill TO
November, 1S94?;'
The clerk looked at the book an
said: "Just 81, 1897 for January, Sc
ia for February, $7,l56 for March
\. and 81, SIG for April"
$50 we have lost in revenue in tn
one custom-house, | said, ''frol
sl2, 900 to $40, 900 a month";"
The clerk was silent.
:sHoW much Canadian wool CAN;
in under the Wilson bill in Januar.
1852" asked.
s:Under the frce-wool tariff" sal
the clerk, 31O6,6+3 pounds, wort
So, 523, came in free
';And we got no duty at all?'
stNot cent"
GLOW about dressed lumber"
asked.
"Wcll, 4,5os, S4+ feet came in fr
during January, 1894. .
".And this used to pay tar
under the Mckinley bill?"
"Why, Of course. Raw logs wi
the bark on came free then, b
dressed lumber paid.
$50 our American saw mills ha
gone to Canada, where they ha
cheaper labor?" I remarked.
The polite clerk was annoyed b
silent.
"Now," 7 continued, II sec Ca
adian wheat, sheep, and other II
IA material come to us free. DO til
charge any tariff on similar St
from the states?'
"Why, yes: they put tariff of
a barrel on pork, lard, hams, a
bacon, and 2 cents On Chicago frc
~ beef. That is to protect their far
ers.,'
% II see all the dramatic compan
are complaining that they can 81
no advertising paper to Cana'
They say that the Canadian tariff
r. higher thau ours" I remarked.
u Eyes, the anadians charge
III cents pound and 25 per cent
yalorcm on all printed matter. 7
is about 100 per cent. The Uni
States tariff against Canadian pri
ing is 25 per cent
HThis is why few American d
matte companies are going tn e
ada, l suppose?'
"Wcl], it seems that Canada
got the advantage of us on pork, mt
and books" said the clerk; 8,
and cotton cloth, too, for Can
puts cents yard on it," l
then the customs official was sill
again.
The fact is we are presenting I
ada with $l5, 900 or 500, 900 IL mo
q at this one little custom-housc,
- about 81 900: 900 Il year in the
Il