The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-25

market and, with n little counting on
our part, the trade might be greatly in
creased. | have before me the items of
Canadn's foreign commerce in 1904. They
show how we compete with Great Brit
ain in the markets of the dominion. OF
the goods covered by the tariff 90 per
cent came from the United States, and
only, 80 per cent. from the United King
dom, notwithstanding the preferential
rates. AS to articles which paid no duties
we furnished Il per cent. of them and
Great Britain only is per cent.
1t is interesting to look at the figures.
In manufactures of iron and steel Uncle
Sam then sold sl7,0o0.00o and John Bull
100000. In hardware Uncle Sam $780,
0CO and John Bull less than 100000. In
coal Uncle Sam 100000, John Bull $780,
600. In farming implements, Uncle Sam
about s. 100000 and John Bull $4,000.
The same proportion exists as to many
other items During that year the United
States sold Canada s25o0,OU0 worth of
electrical machinery, while Great Britain
supplied only $4,000 worth, and In vehi-
Giles our sales amounted to 100000 to
Great Britains $4,000. Indeed the per-
centage is altogether on our side of the
ledger.
American Capital in Canada.
The truth Is the Canadians like Ameri-
can goods batter than English goods. and
away down In their souls believe they
like Americans better than Englishmen.
/ overheard one of the commercial trav-
elers talking to a group Of his fellows
in the hotel here last night. The subject
was the invasion of the Americans, capl-
tai and OF Americans, which had been de-
nounced by one of the papers. Said the
drummer:
This opposition to Americans makes
me tired. Why, American capital is the
life blood of the dominion. II II were
taken away the bottom would drop out
OF CANDIDA. All our big things are run
by Americans and American money. Look
at the Soo.. II 1t were not for Phila-
delpha dollars the Canadian side would
be wilderness. Take Suhburg and the
nickel mines
The Industries of that region are built
up on dollars from Cleveland and New
York. The most of our lumber camps AFRO
fed by American money handled by Amer
leans, and the biggest of our pulp mills
are owned by them. These people from
the United Statos are building factories
all over Canada to pay high wages to
Canadian workmen to manufacture for the
Cnadlnn mrket. I cine here In cars which
were made by Americans and they were
hauled by American locomotives. This
Hotel Whcre we are now sitting IS lighted
by electricity furnished by the Canadian
branch of the Westinghouse Company,
and the match with which light my
cigar comes from u branch of the Dla-
mond Match Trust. The cigar itself was
brought into Canada by an American
! tobacco company and tho very dollar
with which paid for It bears upon Its
face the nnmc of the American Bank
Note Company which has established a
big bank at Ottawa. You people all know
that there would be no great development
IN the western part of this country IL It.
were not for American money and Amerl-
can push | know you will say that tho
Yankees are making money out or u.s.
/ That Is true but they are also making
money for us, and the country is $40
richer for every dollar they spend'
Copyright, 1906. by Frank G. Cnrpenter.)