The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-16
IDEA SPREADING.
More Boosts For the Mexican
Reciprocity Convention.
A. M. CAV, OF Vera Cruz, Writes
of Future.
FIELD FOR THE DAIRY.
Also Says Graded Horned Cat.
tie Should Be Introduced.
p. L. Bonebrake Discusses the
Trade Possibilities.

The reciprocity convention ideas re-
Gently inaugurated by Governor STAN
ley, is growing rapidly. Every day A
b. Hulit, secretary of the committee
which is working up the convention. is
receiving letters from over the country
and from Mexico relative to the matter.
Among these letters is one from Alex
ander M. Cav, a special commercial
agent located at Vera Cruz, Mexico. In
it he says:
Il am in receipt of your valued favor
of the 4th inst, announcing the creation
at the instance of Governor Stanley of
the Kansas Reciprocal Trade associa-
ton, and requesting data concerning
the farm products of the state of Vera
Cruz.
Il have shown your letter to Governor
Theodore A. Dehesa, the executive of
this state, who expressed his great sat
isfaction upon the esta blishment of this
medium for the promotion of trade and
directed me to convey his approval of
and concurrence in your scheme. l beg
leave to assure you that the facilities
of this bureau are freely at the disposal
of your association as well as of indi-
vidualS of your state who may be in
tereSted in Mexico as a possible field
for operations
at may be remarked that there is
considerable trade here in Kansas dairy
products, notably butter, and that in
the department of live stock to which
you refer there is an opportunity for the
introduction of graded horned cattle at
reasonable prices to improve the native
breed which is rather inferior in point
of size. The state of Vera Cruz has
many advantages for the raising of cat
tie and is a promising field for its adj
vancement in the manner indicated.
Il should be very much pleased to as
sist you in any specific line of inquiry,
categorically stated on this or any 9TH
er subject. Will you do me the favor
of sending me such printed matter as
you may have issued or may distribute
from time to time"
p. 1. Bonebrake, president of the Cen
trail National bank of Topeka, who is
one of the best informed men in Kansas
on financial and trade matters, has also
written Mr.. Hulit the following:
President Mckinley in the last hours
of his life called attention to this sub
ject as one of the most important Ques-
lions confronting this nation, and I'M
dOubtedly congress will devote portion
of it's time to this important subject.
''The last few years have brought a
great accession of prosperity to this
country, but there is reason to fear that
the congress may overlook the fact that
this result is directly traceable to the
rapid extension of our foreign markets.
1t may be stated that during the year
ended June 30, 1896 (Which by no means
the largest trade year in our history up
to that time). the exports of merchan-
disc from the United States were $SS2,
606,936, and that the total exports and
imports We're 1862, 331. SO. For the last
fiscal year these items We're $1,4S7, us, 551
and $2,310, 42S, 573 respectively, an in
crease of nearly 20 per cent in the ex-
ports and of nearly 40 per cent. of the
total merchandise movement.
I'VE can not hope to keep on forever
excluding the staple products of other
countries which arrange their tariffs
with an eye to effecting minimum inn
portations from this country.
1.-THE rest of the world is alarmed and
very bitter towards us, and if we secure
| the trade of the countries mentioned we
| will have all Europe to fight.
ITO put our foreign trade back to
where it was even five years ago would
be to plunge the nation into financial
| depression of the worst description.
| And yet it is inconeeivable that we
should permanently possess the ad-
vantages we have gained in that pc
Rod, without admitting the other COM
mercial powers to greater privileges in
| our market than they at present enjoy.
Blaine, the most astute statesman of
| the present generation, saw this and
among the last of his public efforts was
| that directed in the form of reciprocity.
| Wishing you abundant success,
Yours truly,
ssP / BONERRAKE