The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25
CANADA REACHING OUT.
Great Britain's Colony is Making
Es-eaf strides In Trade

Ottawa. Ont. Dec. 23--Carada is reach
ing out IN all directions for trade New
fields OF enterprise are looming up in
Mexico. Brazil. the Central and South
American states. in Egypt, Autria. Rus
STA. and Russian Asia The esta blishmeut
OF the Franco Canadian Steamship and
Trading company cannot fail enormously
10 increase Canada's already renumsrative
relations with France and Belgium. and
promote the exchange Of products betN cen
Carada. Spain and Italy. The conference
arranged 10 take place between the ca
na5ian. Australian and New Zealand Pre-
miers in London next June at the ,orcna-
ton festivities 5 expected 10 be the pre-
Iuding scheme Of fntercoloniaI trade. en-
bracins south Africa, the British west
Indies. ard other British possessions. as
we'll
Preparations for the conference ara we'll
advanced. Canada produces two-thirds
OF the STAPLES that forms tie b-Ik Of the
American exports 10 Australasia. ard can
easily becorre pronortiouateiy in turn as
large IS q consumer as the United States
Of the products Of Australasia. In the line
Of export there IS Httle or NJ competi-
zion with Great Britain The exchange
IS alrrost wholly If classes not produced
by any Other country The new Austria
liam tarif has put UP the duties On a
Large proportion Of the products Of ths
United States sola it the commoawe7 9th.
and Tor that reason a reciprocal arrange
ueut between the Australian states and
Canada row offers better opportunity
than ever before 70 Canadian enterrrise
South Africa seems destined TO become
one az Canaia's most profitable markets.
Tho wax has done more than anything
else n bring this about within the next
few years Cauada viii unquestionabiy
take fourth place il is said as -eEsrds
imports % south africa Mr Cummings
the Canadian government commissioner.
who was sent 70 south Africa 70 investi-
gate reported most f4voIa5ly.
Trace devclorrcut between Canada and
Me-ico 5razl and tie states Of Central
and South -Srlerica. generally. hinges
anon The establishment Of a direct steam
ship line. Tie lile would cost the Eovs-n-
T7llnt II Ca1a5a D subsidy q ta.to9 a year
Russian ASIA. and nortken China, coui-
mated bv the Russian influence. are found
20 ofer wide asl5 Tor Canadian activ-
it's The trade in lines pracriclily .uon7T-
olized by The Americans BEFORE the tariff
war between Russia end TIE Crited
states.
The Ross army -lee. which Is n D.
manufactured - Canada. vas tested at
the government ranSes here last Summer.
The results were 50 satisfactory compared
ui.h those achieved ov tne Boe- rid. The
7Iause-. ana The Lce-sleCror-. cle British
army rife usa1 81 the Seer var. ths
Australian sovernneac at once ordered
e olo IF the new veapcns- X is expected
thar the Imperial government VIII take
100 III and the D7uinion government q
sufficient nunher 10 rearu the defensive
f5rees az Canada The factory is 60 be
located near c1eeec ana VII cose almost
$500 ~
TIE imperial government has ordered
Ioaa tens ~ aour shipped u South africa
This with rreeious -mpeTial orders Tor
the ssaue article. makes e.,s tons f3r The
same destination. The aCrn4l-casa value
Of ,he rrrsisio1s ard other pro5lcts G
Canada shipped e seu-h Afriea Cor the
Fatr war. eosaar with army sl -
aire-..iy exe=e5s 81 Eea