New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
CANADA WHEAT A MENACE
MR. DALRYMPLE'S views.
Believes Drazcback Ruling Would
Injure american Farmers.
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Washington, Dec. 25.-Oliver Dalrymple, pro-
prietor of one OF the great bonanza wheat
farms" of the Northwest, and single owner OF
larger acreage devoted to raising wheat thah
any other man in the world regards with ap-
prehension the prospect OF ruling by Secre-
tary Shaw regarding wheat drawbacks which,
IN Mr.. Dalrymple's estimation, would prove a
menace to the prosperity OF the American
farmer.
In explanation of this view Mr.. DaIrymple has
written the following letter:
Permit me to say TO the grain growers OF me
country that Canadian statistical writer's claim,
with reasonab BILE showing of probability, that
within twenty-five years Canada Will prooucS
more wheat than the United States and exceed
a production of 700 100000 bushels annuaHy.
This year Canada claims to have made wheat
production of seventy million bushels ana
to have doubled her production OF TWO years
ago.
When the Mckinley tariff law was enacted
almost solitary benefit was accorded TO the
farmers of the grain growing States in the shape
Of a duty of % cents a bushel imported
wheat and smaller duty on barley and other
grain Farmers took liberal views and acqui-
tIcles as they purchase, hoping to partially re-
coup and make good by sharing in the general
prosperity Of the whole country.
Owing to the fact that wheat so FAR on me
crop OF 1904 has sold for from 20 to 70 cents a
bushel in the United States than in Can
ada, vigorous effort is being made. in viola
ton Of the letter and spirit of the tariff law, by
a combination of interests to circumyent under
mine and break down the f1oodgates now hold
Ing back many million bushels OF Canadian
wheat from submerging the farmers OF the
United States and breaking the price OF wheat
from 20 to 30 cents a bushel by the admission OF
Canadian wheat into the United States duty
free.
In the first place. reciprocity" which is de-
fusion which had its birthplace in Boston, prac-
tcaIly says TO the Canadian people: Let into
Canada surplus manufactured goods duty
free and will reciprocate by taking down the
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United States hundreds Of millions of bushels OF
your wheat. oats. barley and flax duty free
During the years 1903 and 1904 the United
States has furnished the new Canadian North
west with nearly one hundred thousand settlers.
has helped to raise her lands from IS to so an
acre and to double her grain production
The Canadians see that II the High Joints"
brought into successful action and negotiate
reciprocity treaty as above, the value OF farm
lands and the price of grain between Canada
and the United States Will be equalized to their
great gain
Reciprocity will cause a shrinkage Of nearly
S10OOOO.OOO a year In the value OF the American
grain crops and $500 900 900 in the value of the
grain farms of the United States which shrink
age will increase with time. The value OF our
farms and grain viii decline and theirs advance.
Wheat growers have sold good. merchantable
wheat in the Chicago market several years OF
and on for 65 cents a busheL When the duty is
cut off and Canadian wheat pours in this 05-cent
wheat will be seen again. and then farmers will
plant their wheat lands to corn, and cause an
overproduction of corn. and will read again
of farmers IN the corn belt using corn for fuel
and the farms will be Improbable and unsal-
able. Then where will our merchants and man
ufacturers be?
This year American nnillers are declaring much
larger dividends than usual but they are not
entirely happy and are unwilling TO let well
enough alone and content themselves with
grinding our own wheat crop of $4,000. 900
bushels. In their restless spirit Of enterprise
and push they seeking by employing work
ers In Washington TO influence the honorable
Secretary OF the Treasury and get rulings. in
spite OF the lawful % cents duty, allowing wheat
TO come Ia from Canada, to be ground In transit
IN bond on its way 70 Europe. the by-products
(bran. shorts and middllngs) to be retained and
sold in the United States. and also allowing
frosted wheat to come IN under the name OF
feed. IL is well known that some seasons they
have summer frosts In Canada. which In the
future may let In more than 100.e0o.OVD bushels
of frosted wheat to compete with our wheat IN
II viii be as difficult to follow this bonded
wheat through the States as to follow needle
through haymow.
AS for the frosted wheat and by-products OF
this Canadian wheat ground in bond. they will
enter into competition with the corn. oats. bar
ley and other food produced in this country and
reduce the prices of all our food products.
We claim that the public welfare and fair
dealing require the government TO keep faith
to this 25-cent duty established by law on
imported wheat and to brush away all evasions
and act for the largest good of the largest num-
Der. The farmers OF all the grain growing
States are all interested. and three-fourthS OF
the voters OF the country would be directly or
indirectly benefited by a vigorous uphoding OF
the law In question The tea and stamp duty
causing our Revolutionary War involved less
money consideration than is involved in the
justice Of this Canadian wheat duty. The grain
growers of the United States should promptly
stand together and watchfully invoke and
pect the aid OF the public press and OF their
members in Washington, and appreciate the
efforts OF those who assisting In the main
tenance OF the law In it's entirety 70 the public
good. Secretary Wilson informs that the
farming interest is the largest interest in the
United States and that the annual value of all
farm products is close to 5000 100000 1t is
important In national movements to look ahead
start right and keep right.
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