Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-30
sources and develop them yourselves

| by your own labor.
| I'VE have immense resources in Canada
| OF lumber our supply is inexhaustible
Between the Rocky mountains and thu
| western side Of the Great Lakes we have
an area of between 200,0O,0O0 and 800
| UW,OcJ acres of tillable land In the pas
| year 1900 farmers grew 65.U0r0 bushci:
| of wheat on 4,GOOO0 acres of land. Inside
| Of 10 years that 4.OOO.U1 acres Will he in.
creased to $500 900 acres. and at that ra q
we will produce J6OJD,Dy bushels OF
wheat. Therefore within 10 years ".
should raise enough wheat to supply the
markets of Great Britain our own mar
kets and have considerable left for export
to foreign countries"
The speaker then asked what would be
the wheat production when 1.N,OoJ.Gs
acres OF land are under cultivation. Con-
tinuiIg ne stated that within 1c wears
four great parallel Canadian trans-conti-
Mental railway lines will connect the sea-
ports on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Where these railways will cross is in the
narrOwest part of the American continrn
north Of Mexico and. therefore. will offer
the most direct route for trains With
such transportation facilities Canada may
without the aid of any reciprocal treaty
with the United States.
Mr.. Foster then discussed the reciproc-
ity that formerly existed between the
two countries and which, he said was alb
rOGated by the Americans. Now Canada
does not want reciprocity.
Canada" said the speaker in concIu-
sion. has passed from the provincial to
the national stage. and from the national
to the 1mptriaistic. At present Canada
is great part in the world wide empire
and we intend to give the mother coun-
tries the fun benefit of our products and
of our trade, rather than negotiate a trea-
ty that will give us favored nation
preference to our own kindred"
The applause following Nh. Fosters ad-
dress was prolonged.
Eugene \. Foss. who was then intro
duoed made q plea for reciprocal trade
relations with the Domirion.
Mr.. Foss said in part:
r Fortunately for partial solution
of the NeAed question OF trade relations
our own necessities bid fair to force our
government TO look the Canadian ques-
ton suuarely III the face. In several
commodities, our demand already has
outrun our supply and we are buying
heavily, regardless of tariff taxes In
others the exchanges between the two
countries are so general for geographic
cal and other reasons that lively
trade in competing products has de-
veloped botlI Ways. In still other cases
wher the demand is great the United
states tariff is yet 50 high that no
purchases are attempted.
These three classes furnish the basis
upon which d consistent scheme of
tariff revision, by which l mean reel
procity. must rest.
Il believe that reciprocity will not
long hence become recognized as
practical working system, infinitely su-
perior TO either stand pat protection or
free trade.
Il have said that the basis Of tariff
revision, or reciprocity, as far as Can
ada is concerned, must rest upon three
classes of articles: that is to say, ar
ticles which each country must buy of
the other. duty or no duty, or in which
they may make a mutually profita Bile
int ruhange under natural conditions.
Nowhere is a natural and necessary
trade of $50. 900. 900. and which might be
Nv y, ulTtt OF louT tIfieS llldl dIIloullt-
hampered and harassed by tariff re-
StrictiVeS, which are of no possible
benefit, but on the contrary. work alb
soute injury to every interest con-
cerned.
Il believe in making start toward
reciprocity, by either abolishing or
radically reducing the duties on all the
articles in this list. If Canada prefers
to keep on her more moderate duties.
where she ievies them. to her own pri-
walton. let her do it, but that is a poor
reason why we should.
The Home Market Club has finally
been forced to concede us coal and iron
ore. others give us lumber and free
hides and here you have at once ac-
counted for tiIree-quarterS in amount
of the products under consideration. In |
regard to hay. meats. vegetables, fruit |
and eggs, l doubt if government |
could stand against the demand for a |
people should make this a distinct is |
sue-as they will before long.
1T is evidently the intention of some |
of our legislators at Washington to re- |
fuse to reduce the tariff on Canadian |
goods. because. as they will say. Can
ada will make no concessions. The only |
real thought in their minds IS to dis |
cover the cleverest excuse for standing |
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Other speakers made brief addresses.