The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-17
THE DUTY ON WHEAT
Canada Not Anxious to Have It Re-
moved and Doubts Whether
This Country Does.
Canadian Grain Men Say the Spring
Wheat Millers Won't Get
Their Wish. =
From a, Staff CORRESPONDENT.

From a Staff Correspondent.
Ottawa, Aug. lin this city there are a
political sentiment in the states, and some or
their observations are quite interesting. 70
day I was talking with two prominent pusl-
ness men, one from Montreal, the other from
Toronto. They brought up the subject OF
the American tariff, and the outlook for re-
vision during the Roosevelt administrator,
following the 1904 elections. Both agreed that
there would be revision, and were well up on
the arguments pro and con. Neither believed
that it would be possible to remove: or e 10
lower the present duty on Wheat-2o Genus
per bushel-and on this point one OF them
said:
THE Minneapolis spring wheat ml ln ia
doing all that they can to create sentiment
to that end. But they will fail They are a
mere handful as compared WITH !, the d gieas
against removal of the duty. Besides, the
soft wheat millers OF the states are also OPP
POSED to removing the duty, and their output
Those favoring the removal of the wheat duty
will number, let US say roughly a mlll1 1o1i'
those opposing it, forty millions mo po ds1e
touch the question, even with gloves:
That duty of wheat, almost the only pro-
lection the farmer thinks he he has' mas come
Canada Is Satisfied.
| Ore of the gentlemen is dealer in wheat
and has lines Of elevators thruout Manitoba
| and the remainder of the Canadian northwest
| I asked him whether there was any Canadian
sentiment in favor of lowering the. duty, ana
| he said there was some sentiment some time
ago among the farmers, but that 1T had passed
! away. 1--WE are taking all the wheat that ls
offered us, at Duluth prices, or better, and
why should our farmers care anything aoouI
the American duty? Every wheat buyer anc
elevator man in the Dominion wants the duty
to stay where it is. We are able to tale all
the grain that is produced iE Canada, at top
notch prices, and will be able to do so, not
withstandng how much the yield may IN.
crease Why do we want to open up that
country to competing elevators and buyers
from the statcs? In my Judgment the DUTY
on wheat will not be subject which the h1gh
joint commission, should 1t meet inns lall'
! will consider seriously. The Canadian mem
bers Of the commission understand oud case
thoroly and would resist q reduction, even II
one were to be requested by the American
commissioners which for reasons given We
l understand very unlikely.
Flour Duty to Stay, Too.
This same gentleman informed me, with
considerable emphasis that the duty on -four
also, would remain-5o cents barrel, OF
about five profits.
Canada wants to cut the United States ou
; of the flour and wheat trade of England
which explains the position taken One
means Of doing that will he the pro
land can get Canadian wheat and flour OF
terms as satisfactory as can be offered b!
The United States, and in quantities to suit
| it is believed here that she will take item II
, count Of the kinship between the two coun
, tries, OF course anything of this scrt is still
far in The future, but mention It as showing
, enc of the points toward which CANADIAN
craftsmanship is directing its energies. 4
bigger, better and more compact Canad
: is the ambition of the Liberal party, and tn
Grand Trunk Pacific will be one step In tina
direction. w. w. Jermane.