The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-14
CANADA IS 0FFISH
But We Can Get Reciprocity by
Waiting for It, Says w. s.
Dwinnell. Il
Present Canadian Tendency Is Other
Way, but the Conditions
Will Change.

The whole tendency in the Canadian
northwest at the present time is away
from reciprocity, and the .watchword of
the Canadians is Canada for the Canadi-
ans and Canadian markets for Canadian
products said former Representative
w. S. Dwinnen this morning, Just after
returning from month spent in the
Puget Sound country and in the Canadian
provinces Of Assiniboia and Manitoba
MI. >DW1nnel has been one Of the active
advocates of reciprocity wit hCanada and
has repeatedly carried his studies of the
question to, the other side Of the line. He
IS interested in Canadian properties and
believes that a reciprocity treaty would be
beneficial to both countries. -
But there is no use in binding our
selves to the fact that the Canadians are
becoming vastly impressed with the posi-
b1lit1es Of their country and are in fact,
going thru the same period of flag waving
and j1ngoism that this country went thru -
he said: But we must not be dis
couraged In two or three years the pro-
duction of breadstuffs in Canada will be
so great that they will be driven to our
markets. At the present time the PROV
'lnce or Ontario produces enough food
products to supply the entire dominion,
and the products of the great Canadian
northwest must, therefore seek a foreign
market. It is part of the Grand Trunk
be sold in Liverpool but the Canadian
farmer will not long submit to the pay
ment of. an enormous. hauling charge
necessary to place his product in a for
eign market when our markets are so
near at hand. - Mp A.
''That is the whole case in nutshell.
In three years from now Canada will
produce 200, 1000 bushels Of wheat. It
will have population then OF about
100000. 1t will costrth Canadian farm
er to cents a bushe1 teSlands his wheat lin
Liverpool. He went anabnit, to this and
he will insist on coming here All we will
have to do in order tt get reciprocity is
to wait for it. b p
H. They Know Van SAINT. g
During my stay in Washington and
Oregon l took occasion to talk politics
with westerners as high up In official life
as United States senators and nearly all
to be nominated for the vice presidency
he would have the hearty support Of the
people Of the northwest. ..- -
''The merger question is bigger thing
in that western country than it is here
They have but the two lines Of railroad
and it Is essentially railroad country
that is, the country is rough and transpor.
tation by rail is about the only possible
method. While there has been no par
ticular Increase in rates out there, they
have already begun to feel the merger il
poorer shipping facilities and in genera
lack of accommodations. ...
I'm my opinion the Lewis & Clark ex
| position to be held in Portland in 100;
| will be the most important to the north
| west and the most individual of any hell
in this country, since the worlds fair
| Particular attention will be paid to tn,
oriental exhibitions ana the people of tn
orient are making great preparation
| for it.
| mot so much attention will be paid t,
occidental products, but an especial eff
| fort will be made to show what the Pa
cific coast and the oriental countries witt
which this country is now building up
large trade, can produce, and in that par
ticular the Lewis & Clark exposition vii
be individual and decidedly interesting.