The sun., 1895-03-23
JOY IN CANADA!
Over the British Features OF the Wilson
HIII,

MONTREAL. March 1s.-The Canadian. are
| happy. They have got just what they want. Thev
are better off than they ever hoped TO be. Tho
best they ever hoped for was reciprocity, but now
our Wilson Revenue bill hns not only de troy ed
| our own revenue. but 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 on buck
wheat. rye. oats. barley. wheat. hops. sheep, nd
finished lumber. when brought across ths
river at Ogdensbnrgh. They paid $500 900 !.
year into the Ogdensburgh Custom House. They
paid this tariff themselves. When we put the
tariff on sheep, cattle. and eggs they went down
just that tariff in Canada. When we took the
tariff off they went up again in Canada. There
| is not resident from Niagara Falls to Queteo
on either side. who doesn't say so.
Yesterday. to settle this question officially tor
all the politicians lie SO about 1t. called at tho
Ogdensburgh Custom House. The Collector was
very kind to mo. and his oblging and gentle.
How much money was received by this Gus.
tom House from the Canadians during the
The clerk referred to tho books and said:
sst:oai II Msy. sas4ol in oc,ober and sso.'"5i3' 'i3'
10. WHY " ID did you receive SO much in Novem.
well. the Canadians paid sl1 900 on eggs
ana $1,000 on horses and sheep. barley. &C.,
Vow" asked what were tho recent, IN.
der the Wilson bill for November. 1895"
The clerk looked At the book and said: Just
for ana fcr Apr fpr February s'
50 we have lost In revenue in this one Gus
tom House." said. from Sla.oOO TO S.O.Oo0s
The clerk was client
How much Canadian wool came in under the
Wilson bill in January, lS9jY' ! asked.
"loo,643 pounds. worth saa.5a3. came in tres.a
And Aat We got no duty at all p
How about dressed lum Der ?" asked.
We'll 4:59ss+4 feet came in free during
And III, used to pay a tariff under the Nc.
came free then. but dressed lumber paid
SO our American saw mills have gone 10
Canada, where they have cheaper labor" l re-
The polite clerk wa, ANNOYED but silent.
sheep. and other raw material come to us tree.
20 they charge tariff on similar stuff from the
why. yes: they put tariff ot ST. barrel on
pork. lard. hams, aud bacon. and two cents on
GhG.gs tnrm.Is fresh beef That is to protect theF
~ see all the dramatic companies are com.
planning that hey can ship no advertising parc
70 Canada; They say that the Canadian tar!f
res, the Canadians charge - cents a pound
tariff against Canadian printing isa5 per cen,'
MS II why lew AMERICAN urRndtlc COM
panies arc going to Canada, SUPPOSE"
We'll. il seems that Canada has got the Hi-
vantage OF Us on pork. meat and books" sad
the clerk: yes. and cotton cloth. too. for C4u-
ada pats two cents n yard on it," And then the
customs official Was silent again.
The fact is are presenting Canada W 10
$4,000 or 100000 a month at this ono !i''ls
Custom House. or about Sl0.000.O00 a year IN
the Custom Houses from Halifax to Van vouyc;
and getting discriminating tariff In return. Ani
now we are trying to make up for the foosa.
ness OF the Wilson bill by taxing the income-'
our own citizens! ELI PERKINS,.