Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-30
Do We Want Reciprocity Treaty
With the Dominion?
Able Discussion Of Matter Before
State Board Of Trade.
Hon. 6. B. Winslow Of Portland, Is
Elected President.

'ouoS, III tllS Guy, nOlQlnS the l4tn an
nual session. President Henry Lord of
| Bangor, called the meeting to order at
o'clock. when a large percentage OF
| the members had gathered. He ad-
dressed the meeting briefly on the gen
eral results of the years work which
were shown to be satisfactory.
Secretary Edward NJ Blanding of
Bangor, paid tribute to the late Mar
| shall N. Rich of Portland who for Is
years followed the birth of the organ
| ization. served as secretary Of the or
SANITATION until his DEATH during the
! past year. Maine business conditions
were reported as generally satisfactory,
| the leading industries were reported as
generally satisfactory. the leading in
dustries thriving, and while in some
| sections there have been strikes the
| State is quite free from labor troubles.
Secretary Banding said: we are
about entering upon the season Of big
game when antlered trophies by the
thousand are brought out of the Maine
woods and although objections may be
raised in some quarters to the recently
enacted license law, yet when its pro-
visions are thoroughly understood by
| the sportsmen from other states they
will readily conform to the new law,
and it is believed this legislation will
prove wise and beneficient
There is no better indication of the
growth and prosperity of a common
wealth than in the volume of it's build
| ing operations. There have been COM
pleted in Maine, since the advent of the
new year to date, buildings aggragat-
| ing in cost approximately $2,315,000
about 40 per cent. of this being resi-
Dental work. The figures show that
there is under way in Maine work that
will approximate $5,O57,0O0. Of this
amount about $S022,0 900 is for residential
work, including hotels, dormitories
government barracks, etc, and about
$1039.000 for mills and factories. The
amount of work projected is found to
be about $5,S26,000. of this amount ST.
,0G0 being for residential work, and
| S1,677 900 for mills and factories.
Treasurer Gorham N. Weymouth of
Biddeford, reported the receipts as
$5O3.10, disbursements $1sO.32, and bal
ance on hand $322.7S.
Hon Eugene Foss of Boston, and
Hon. Albert Clarke, secretary of the
Home Market Club of Boston, discuss
ed the relative merits of the topic:
Would the Best Interests of the State
of Maine be Promoted by the Renewal
OF Reciprocity Treaty Between the
United States and the Dominion of
Canada?"
Mr.. Foss had the affirmative and
spoke in substance as follows:
l,nn Srn
means q fair field and the opportunity
to occupy it. Some tariffs which were
a help have become barriers, checking
our output and arraying the world
against our industries. | believe, with
Mckinley, that ''the period of eXciu-
Siveness is past
The United States has in her hands
the economic machinery with which TO
regulate the commerce of the world. We
ask now that she use it.
AS Mckinley said, our high tariff has
done it's work. We would now turn it
to further advantage in opening up the
markets of the world. Our tariff
abounds in schedule which We're pur-
posely made high for trading purposes
otherwise they have no excuse for eX-
istence We demand that something
be done with them.
1t is to be borne in mind that many
of the articles which we send in large
quantities to Canada enter the Domin-
ion free While we tax most DOMINION |
products heavily. Moreover, the aver
age Dominion tariff is only half that
of the United States. Trading conQi-
tons between the two countries are
thus deliberately made unequal. ana II
is this situation which our Canadian ,
friends who have been trying for years |
to improve.
Among the interests which opposed |
Canadian reciprocity in 1899, there has |
been a remarkable change of opinion, |
and particularly is this true in many |
cases of the lumber interests, east and |
west. The inadequacy of the American |
supply is annually becoming more APP
parent. legislatures all over the country |
are passing protective measures and IN
dividual and corporate owners are in
vesting heavily in the Canadian fielc,
partly to safeguard their American
properties.
No reciprocity treaty can be negotiated I
with Canada or any other country with
out provoking some opposition. All we
ask is that the spirit of fairness, open
mindedness and Cancellation shown by the I
author of the Dingley tariff in his treat 4
ment of the Canadian question be initial
ed by statesmen of all natioCk in all parts
of the country. Il
Continental unity is the demand Of the
hour, and ask that the problem Of OBJ 1
tanning it be worked out upon broad and |
StataSmanlike lines. | ask that we be per- I
mitted to assist in the development of the I
wonderful country to the north Of US upon /
whose vast resources we can rely for nun /
dreds OF years. Some economists sh1ver I
at the mention of opening the market OF
.o,oooeoo people to a people OF 6,0ooD0o, but \
the point | want to make is that the. 80 /
Wo@p want and need the product which !
we want iron. we want lumber we want +
everything that enters into our complex i
system of manufacture.
Mr.. clark in reply said in part:
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