New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-02
IMPORTANT WORK AT QUEBEC
THE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION SPENDS
A BUSY DAY.
HEARINGS GIVEN TO REPRESENTATIVES, OF
LARGE AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.

LARGE AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
Quebec. Sept This has been TIE busiest
and most important day so far in the history
of the Quebec Conference IN the fcrercoh the
representatives of four leading interests or the
United States we're heard by the American
Commissioners. and at p. m. The JOINT session
began at the Parliament Building. and lasteo
until late i'm the evening. The three important
,,dus,res which wee heard this morning were
the lumber industry. the New-Englanc nshc''eH
and the pulp paper industry. The men repre-
sentIng these industries all asked that the pres
ent duties affecting their respective industries
be not changed They asked the American Com
missioners not 10 enter into any agreement with
tho Canadian Government whereby their own
lines Of trad would be disturbed. The Boston
Char1ber of Commerce also had hearing De-
fore the American Commissioners but the arSu-
ment of the Boston men along entirely dii-
ferent lines They asked for modihcauon o.
the trade relations with Canada, ana that re-
lations as near 10 absolute reciprocity as pos''-
bic he secured The Chamber OF Commerce was
represented by Osborne Hawes. II. Han ana f.
G. Preston. Mr. Hawes after the hearing sa'o'
What We desire is n chance to sell our manu-
factured goods in the Canadian markets we
believe in asking this of the Quebec Conference
we are speaking the sentiments Of two hundred
thousand workingmen along the CANADIAN DOT
der of the United States In MASSACHUSETTS,
alone we manufacture S9OOVO,Vm oi Goods
each year and We want market for tnesc
goods We do not fear competition. Tor we nave
the greater wealth and facilities on our SIDE
Mr. Hawes said that the Boston men reaiized
that the members Of the Joint High Commission
must keep in mind the greatest good Tor the
greatest number but he hoped they would hnd
al Iicb b.tt basis
tween the two countries The manufacturers Of
the New-England States were particularly de-
sirous Of getting their goods into the Nova
Scotia and Eastern Canadian markets
WHAT THE FISHERMEN WANT
But these were the only representatives. from
the United states who asked for general recpro-
cal relations The Gloucester fishermen were
represented by Sylvester Cunningham and Syl-
vanus smith Speaking for the New-England
fishermen Mr. Cunningham said they desired
the laws governing their industry to remain un-
changed He said they could not afford 10 do
away with the present duty on Canadian FISH
for the privilege of free entry into the New
roundland waters for bait ITO establish free
trade in the Atlantic fisheries now he said.
would mean the certain transferring u tho
American fishing industry to the Canadian
borders"
The United Sta.as lumber industry. repre-
scnted by smith : Randall Of Maire: charles
W Goodyear Of Buffalo. and ; I Mcknight.
OF Minneapolis asked for the same action on
the part II the conference The present duties
,nposed on Canadian lumber should remain
t. remove tho ,lufies would we'll nigh destroi
the industr, in the United States. and 70 lower
them would mean serious injury to the American
interests
Warner Miller representing the pulp paper
Interests made similar argument He asked
that the tariff on pulp and paper remain as
now fixed
The American Commissioners listened 10 tho
arguments as presented, but gave no intima-
ton as to what action would he taken con
corning any NJ the subjects by the Joint Com
mis- sion ,
I, is said that in tho Joint session to-day the
Alaskan boundary question has contlruen 10 ue
the subject Of discussion.
WORK SATISFACTORY so FAR
Senator Fairbanks was asked tonight II he
could indicate what the outcome Of the confer
ence promised He replied that so far the work
had been satisfactory and all that had been ex-
vected by either side
The AT. itude ~ the delegations who have an-
pcarcd here in opposition 10 any steps IN the
,,,v of reciprocity causes some NJ the Canadians
10 predicf that the Commissioners viii he un-
able 70 accomplish all they have undertaken TO
do They say that Canada warts reciprocity
above all things and that the United states
docs not desire this but merely wishes to ADJUST
a few troublesome questions. leavinr the gen
aral trade relations as they are. None or the
Commissioners will talk on this point