The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

We bought from Canada during ten
months of this year, ending with Oct
81 last. some 100000 worth of coal.
and sold the Canadians some SIS
100000 worth in round numbers.
Should we object to such exchange
Is it not ridiculous for a great pow
erful nation like ours to use such a
! petty argument?
Cat this point Mr.. Lind, presented
figures showing the principal items in
/ the trade between the United States
and Canada.)
Value of the Canadian Trade.
There is ten times the profit to
America in exporting an Elgin or a
| Rockford watch at SO that there is
in sending out $50 worth of grain.
Now, our exports to Canada were
largely of that profitable class-indus-
trial goods-and our imports We're
chiefly of the raw material kind. That
is not all. If we had trade relations
which permitted our commerce to
follow the natural channels Of trade,
not only the present but the future
trade of the great interior region from
the Minnesota state line to the Arctic
ocean, which I have referred to-,
would be ours. Its natural outlet
would be down the Mississippi valley,
to Lake Superior, and to Lake Michi-
gan.
Geographically and physically that
great interior country is cut off from
the rest of Canada. There Is a phys
1cal barrier of nearly thousand miles
of rock and morasses to be traversed
without profit, without local freight,
between Winnipeg and Ontario.
While, as I say, if you would give the
natural factors in commerce the op-
portunity to operate, that entire traf-
fic would come thru our state.
l speak to my colleagues from the
northwest with full assurance that
they will not deny the statement that
the one factor that has contributed
the most to make Minneapolis great
is the development Of her milling in
dustry-thru the development of that
magnificent industry, the greatest in
the world, and thru the energy and
foresight of our earlier business men,
Charles Pillsbury and others, living
and dead.
Minneapolis has become the great
est primary wheat market in the
! world. 1t makes every bushel of
| wheat raised in Minnesota and the
| Dakotas worth 2 to 6 cents a ,bushel
more than it would be if our section
were dependent on Chicago or any
other eastern point. Some of us know
what has made Milwaukee famous.
! daughter.) All of us know what has
made Minneapolis famous = pills
bury's A. TO maintain the standard
1 of that magnificent bread and of all
I of our flour, our mills must have a
certain proportion Of hard wheat: and
let me tell you cOnfidentially that
! wheat raised in Iowa and southern
Minnesota and South: Dakota is de-
teriorating somewhat from year to
year, both in quantity and in quality.
Davis Interrupts.
| Mr.. Davis of Minnesota-Wil the
gentleman permit a question:,
Mr.. Lind-Certainly
Mr.. Davis of Iinnesota-Is it not
true, as a matter of fact, that the
mills Of Minnea polls grind consid-
cradle portion Of the grain that is
raised within, say, 100 or $50 miles
tributary thereto, the Dakotas and
i Minnesota?
Mr.. Lind-Certainly
Mr.. Davis of Minnesota-Iss it not
also true that the cash price of wheat
raised in that vicinity at various times
in the year is from 1 to 4 and cents
higher than in any portion Of the
northwest or the market in !. Chi
cago?
] Mr.. Lind-Possibly
! Mr.. Davis Of Minnesota-If that is
true, is the speech of the gentlema:
! in the interest Of the farmers of the
northwest or is it in the interest OF
i the milling industry in Minneapolis
interest at Minneapolis, will not the
breaking down of the barriers and al
| lowing this great quantity of whea,
to come across the border and pass
to these mills have a tendency to re.
duce the cash price Of the wheat grown
by the farmers in the Dal1otas and ir
Minnesota?
Mr.. Lind-The gentleman is max.
ing speech. Let me proceed to an.
swer his question. I want to say tc
my friend, who represents a portion
of the old district 1 had the honor te
once represent
MI. Davis OF innesota-Adjoi
the gentleman's district at the pres
ent time:
Mr.. Lind-Let me say that am no
I here to represent any one interest o.
Minnesota. I own one of the goot
farms in the gentleman's own county
Mr.. Davis of Minnesota-The gen
tleman is constituent of mine
Laughter.
Mr.. Lind-What little property
own in this world is invested il
farms. I speak on this question as E
farmer. I am thoroly familiar wit.
wheat farming in our state. The gen
tleman only supplemented my state
ment by his question. His question
| implies that by reason of the mills II
: Minneapolis and the resulting lare,
, demand for wheat, wheat frequently
5 commands at Minneapolis to 5 cent
, per bushel more than the genera
market price. That is true I started
: to say, and the gentleman will no
deny the fact, that the wheat in hi
section, in Iowa and in the southern
portion of Dakota is somewhat deteri
: Grating in quality.
What has made Minneapolis hou
great? What has given it a world
wide market? Is 1t not it's superio
quality and the faithful maintenance
of that quality? But, to maintain tina
standard, we must have the stronge
wheat, that wheat rich in glute1
!, which comes now only from the prai
ries of the Dakotas and from tn
northern part of our State and. i
: decreasing amount, but which w
, must obtain from Manitoba and from
: the other Canadian provinces in tn
: future.
f If for possible present temporar
t gain you think that our millers Shout
: be prohibited from maintaining tn
quality Of their goods and maintain
t will your farmer neighbors and min
will yous farmer neighbors and min
' land when "Pillsbury AZ has cease
t to stand for what it now stands? Yo
know, as know, that our local whea
1 commands the price that it does onl
} because our mills can as yet obtai
= enough Of the stronger norther
e wheat to mix with it..
Does the Tariff Protect?
But trust, my friend, that yo
and my other colleagues from on
2 state, who are men given to economi