The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-30
OPPOSES BONDED
CANADIAN WHEAT
Senator Hansbrough of North d.
kota Against Plan the Mil
lers Favor.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator Hans;
brough, representing great wheat
growing constituency, is not IN favor or
the proposition which finds SO much ia
dian wheat into this country in bond,
for consumption in American mills. AS
expressing the opinions of his North Da-
kota neighbors, what he has to say on
that subject ought to be $of some inter
est in Minneapolis. In response to my
quoted as follows:
The farmers of the northwest are not
in sympathy with the efforts which are
being made to secure a treasury depart
ment decision tavorinS the wholesale and
indiscrimnate importation -of. Canadian
wheat in bond. Should the order which
the millers are asking for be made 1t
would amount practically to a repeal OF
the duty on wheat and a consequent re-
duct1on in the domestic price of that
staple. $500. .->-.. ..:....
. Northwestern wheat-raisers arc much
interested and they have about reached
The conclusion that there is mysterious
| relationship between the demand in GER
tain quarters for Canadian reciprocity
and the concurrent agitation for the al
mission of frosted wheat from Canada and
the importation OF Canadian wheat IN
bond.
Not Welded to Tariff.
| These wheat-raisers are not SO welded
to existing tariff schedules as to insist
upon particular rate Of duty. A reduc-
ton might not be detrimental to their
interests in case congress should enter
upon a. general readjustment of the tarlff :
j but whatever the duty is or may mere
4 after be, they feel that 1t should be non
! estly adhered to, and that no sort OF leger-
! domain to deprive them or It's peheh's
should be cOuntenanced.
The admission Of frosted wheat at a
low ad valorem duty would simply mean
i a. food of grain from Canada under Inc
4 supervision Of inspectors who m1gnt not
y know the difference between frosted wheat
b and shoepegs.
scheme for the shipment Of wheat In
bond, such as the millers are faVorlng,
the government relying upon the aftlda-
4 Wits of the millers that the wheat mac
been reduced to -four and the flour ex-
L ported, along with the bran and shorts
s would be worse than farce. The only
4 check under such a system would be by
K ascertaining the total exports OF flour
II leaving the government the only atefna-
tive of rebating to the manufacturers the
I duty for the wheat equivalent.
& For Tariff Revision.
& edo you favor general taf1h re'i'
s Bion9' he was asked
<,,,-s1I am on record in that behalf,'' was
q The reply. "Tariff duties should be adj
iusted from time, to- time to meet
Changed conditions, and conditions have
2changed decidedly during the eight
years.
efWhat measures will the North Da
( kota delegation seek to secure during
the coming session Of congress9' :.
SssI eve hope to make some progress 1r
{ the matter of irrigation, and to pass thu
r bill introduced by my colleague, Sena
= tor McCumber, in favor Of nationa
I wheat inspection. The people. OF thu
{ northwest are much interested in botl
9. know that the officers of the reclama
ton bureau here, who originally de
clared that htere were no availab BILE irri
cation projects in North Dakota, nov
@s proclaim the existence of at least tw'
in the state and one on the Montan'
. tered.'