The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-13

reciprocity is now all on the part Of the
United States, as that country wants
the Canadian market as dumping
ground for the over-production Of its
manufactures. If reciprocity were &C
complished the result would be to drive
ness here, while the material coming
into the country from other sides would
be purely the surplus.
The Canadian manufacturers are
builders Of the country and that is what
we want. The money derived from
manufactures at home is circulated
three times, according to statistics, be-
fore it is lost to the community and
the profit derived from each handling of
the money remains in the country. We
have all the resources and raw material
necessary to the upbuilding of great
country, and there is no reason why we
should, on the eve Of success, throw
open our markets to the free barter
of a neighboring country which has an
immense start Of us in the way of CAPT
T tai and organization. It would be en-
tirely to that country's benefit and al
together to our detriment. ~
The United States knows well that
the policy which has built up it's own
country, and which would tend to a
repetition Of the success of that country
! y.
This is the time when the legislators Of
the dominion should keep their heads,
and one of the best indications that
they are doing such will be the turning
down Of any proposals for the opening
of this country as a dumping ground
for the surplus of manufactured goods
for which our friends to the south can
find no adequate market.
Some Good in Reciprocity.
| Alexander Macdonald Of the A. Mac
Donald Company, Wholesale Grocers-
Assuredly measure of reciprocity
i United States. The states want ouI
wheat and we want fruit and other
things which we cannot produce at
home but which is grown in abundance
in that country l think that in nat
ural products reciprocity would be q
good thing for both countries. There
are many things in which an inter
change would be beneficial to botE
sides. -----.> -, ...>.
: George F. Bryan, Cigar Manufac
turer-I have not made a study Of the
question except in. connection with my
! own business: Reciprocity IN my line
would be the ruination of that business
in Canada. The immense capital avail
able in the United States would make
| IL lL1POSSlUlo LUZ Cuo manufacturers VI
Canada to compete. We are supplying
the. needs of our own people satisfac
torily. and are employing, labor ant
spending money which is building W
the country. Let the products of. thu
immense capital and combinations o:
interests which predominant in tn,
United States come into this country
and the result would be disastrous. II
short time trusts would have con
troll of everything here and then, afte!
the small operators had been driven t.
the wall the prices would be raised, al
around. Our institutions are on bet
ter basis in this country. and let u
continue to keep control Of them.'
+. W. Houbach, Financial Agent i!
my opinion the working out of reel
} procity with. the United States woult
| depend largely upon the government
which might be in power at the time
: With one government it might prov
a success, while with another it nigh
| turn out to be failure as far as boil
/ countries were concerned. It is to-
: broad question to be dealt with with
out serious elaboration.