Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-24
Fair Attendance of the Associa-
tion's First Session Held
at Cedar Rapids
PRESIDENT mARsA's ADDRESS
He Makes Strong Plea for Reciproe.
ity With Canada and Points Out tho
Advantages to Iowa Manufacturers
and the state-Larse Exhibit Of Iowa
Factories.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Jan. 24.-The manu-
facturers' convention opened today
with fair attendance. Addresses
were made by Mayor Huston, and
President Marsh There is a splendid
exhibit of Iowa manufactures. Presi-
dent Marsh in his address made a
strong plea for reciprocity with Cam
ada. saying in part:
Il want to see factories built in
Iowa. / want to set our boys and
young men to work at home and keep
them here. This labor which is at
hand unused and rusting is absolutely
of the best in the world; teeming with
ideas, inventive, high class.
In respect to labor we are in an
enviable condition as compared with
the industrial centers of any of the
eastern states.
"As to our raw material that is
somewhat different In steel, for in
stance, the finished product of the steel
trust is to a great extent the raw ma
terial of our factories. That gigantic
organization with it's billion and a half
of stock and bonds expects no doubt to
pay dividends on this enormous cap
italization; and just so far as this fif-
teen hundred million is water and the
dividends are paid by charging US
more for our raw material than we
could buy it for elsewhere if the tariff
wall did not exist just so fur are those
dividends on this imitation a tax on our
industries; just SO much does the ex-
ira price for our raw material inter-
fere with the growth and development
of Iowa factories.
Now this brings me to the thought
that the factories of the state are the
only means of caring for the host Of
young men who are now coming on in
constantly increasing numbers and with
whose welfare the welfare and pros
perity Of Iowa is closely identified.
need not talk to you as manufacturers
about the advantages Of low priced
raw material, nor of the absolute me-
cessity of markets for our output. A
manufacturer who does not want
cheaper raw material or more mark
cts for his products would be a strange
being. Now, I believe the additional
markets are more important than the
cheaper raw material. l believe with
the advantages which we have in a
superior class of men to put to work
in our factories that we can overcome
the disadvantages of the high priced
raw material, but the outlet for our
products is of primal Importance.
Nor do believe that the possibility
of reciprocity with Canada is at all
chimerical If we were in shape to ask
for 1t. That there is a deep seated
prejudice in the dominion against
permitting any class Of men to pile
high tariff barricade is evidenced
all thru their tariff legislation.
They have repeatedly turned down the
high tariff proposition and substituted
their industries. Many of you are no
doubt familiar with their patent laws;
in which the owner of a patent is com.
PEELED to manufacture under his pat
ent in the dominion within two years
to preserve his rights. This is direct
substitute for the high tariff idea or
building up the industries OF that
country. Again, you are familiar with
the so-called anti-dumping laws which
insure the Canadian manufacturers OF
comparative stable market conditions
and again you no doubt have observed
how some of the cities of Canada en-
courage the location and building OF
manufactures by giving bonuses rais-
ed by taxation"
The National Association of Manu-
facturers at its meeting in Pittsburg in
Nav last adopted resolution favorins
reciprocity with Canada. The Illinois
Manufacturers Association has adopt
ed similar resolutions and have pledg-
ed themselves to do what they can to
bring it about To Iowa manufactur-
ers who know about the vast north
western Canadian country the subject
is of tremendous importance. We are
close to that country In going from
Winnipeg to Toronto or Montreal by
reason Of our superior railroad facili-
ties much of the passenger travel goes
thru the city in which l i've. IN
shipping freight for eastern Canada,
where the Canadian manufacturers are
now largely located, those institutions
are much behind us in facilltle'
and the length of time necessary 10
get goods into that country. we lay
away over them in this respect; IL
addition many Of the northwestern
Canadian settlers are from, our owl
and surrounding states. Nothlna
seems wanting to make that country
the market for our wares except reclp.
rocal relations. Now, If these questions
are to be opened up, we should be pre-
nared to act in unison for the advan-
taee of our state. We should kno"
in time what we want, and we should
have comprehensive knowledge OF the
effect the different schedules have on
our material welfare.
Some day, In the not far distant
future the great Canadian northwest.
that fertile region equal in extentG 0
the arabic part of the west Miss' -,
Valley, will be by wise state
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