Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-05-02
CANADA'S LAWMAKERS.


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and Of course he wished to get them in,
free. The only way open to him was to
wear them. He proceeded to exchange
the new shoes for the old ones he was
wearing, but succeeded in getting only
Que on before we crossed the line. lie
had to pay ten cents to get the other
one in.
The farmers of Manitoba and the
Northwest territories are making siren
uouS efforts for revision of the present
tariff schedule on agricultural imple
mentS, which, if accomplished, will
materially rebound to their benefit, as
well as to tho manufacturers of the
middle states. Canadian farmers, par
ticularly those of the western section of
the country, have decided pre- ference
for American-made machinery, and as
the great plains of the West are almost
wholly given up to agriculture, there is
an enormous quantity of implements
used there. Those of Canadian manu-
facture meet with little favor, while the
American machines are used every
whore. These machines the farmers
want to have admitted free of duty.
Anthracite coal is one of the chief
articles admitted to the Dominion free of
duty. BY this the Canadians save
great deal on their fuel, as the greater
bulk of the coal used here is imported
from the states, and the most of it from
Pennsylvania. Novo Scotia ant lracite
mines are very productive, and coal is
also found in several other provinces.
But owing to the impediments to naviga-
tion in winter, when some of the eastern
provinces are almost cut off from COM
munication with the main land, little of
this product finds its way into the inte
rior of the country. Lackawauna coal
sells in this city at 1915 per ton, stove
size. This is considered pretty dear in
this section, and many people burn wood
instead Of coal. Among the laboring
classes wood is the principle fuel. l
have met men here who have
NEVER EATEN \ MEAL
that was cooked on coal stove. In the
rural districts wood is used exclusively.
1t will likely remain so for many years,
for Canada, speaking both iiguratively
and literally, has wood to burn"
However, S5.75 ton does not seem to
me very dear in view of such prices as
S3.I5 or 81 right at the mines. This
pi il al
the nearest Pennsylvania colliery, and
taking the lowest of the prices named
for ton, it will be seen that only S. is
added to the price for transporting it
that great distance. By this brief com
parison ! am impressed with the fact
that the cost here is either a very low
price. afrording but a small margin to
the transportation companies (Which |
doubt, or it is a fair price, and the
charge to miners at the mines is out
rageouSly eXhorbitant.
The war with Spain is exciting much
attention throughout Canada. The
newspapers are deyoting large space to
it, and the bulletins in the cities are
eagerly watched by large crowds. 1t
was hoped all along that war would be
ayertcd, Notwithstanding that since the
echoes of the Maine catastrophe reach
ed us it seemed inevitable. Everybody
was sanguine that Spain would ac<nowl-
edge her mistakes, and submit TO con
sequences without drastic punishment.
But since She has failed to do this,
Canadians shake their heads and say,
Too bad that war should mar the closing
page of the nineteenth century butt
is the Spaniards' funeral" Met,