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

in the west I speak of the time, soon to
come, when there will be an equal num-
Der here, and of that, a little farther on,
when western Canada viii have its ten
or twenty millions, and eastern Canada,
in all probability. but little more than
now.
Reciprocity Sentiment Growing
AS it is now, the manufacturing cas-;
claims there is no reciprocity sentiment
in Canada This is not so. / hear fire.
quent complaints here in the west against
the high tariff, and there are some things
in which both countries could be ben
Gifted IL az reciprocity treaty were made.
one of these is coal. There are big
mines in Nova Scotia and also in the
Rockies of Alberta and British Columbia.
but practically nothing between.
The Nova Scotia coal is largely used
in Boston, and our Boston consumers
have to pay. / think, CT cents per ton
as tariff on all they consume. In On
tario the Canadian manufacturing estab-
lishments are dependent on our Penn
sylvania coal, and they are charged n
tariff of So cents ton on all that they
buy. The same Is true in the far west.
Our copper smelters at Anaconda and
Butte bring down their coal and coke
IFOIll western 1dIldud, anu bIitlSn 1OliIii-
bia coal is largely uscl in Washington.
Oregon and California. 1t all pays tariff
on the cold pra!rles of Manitoba and
Saskatchewan 1t Is almost necessary to
have anthracite coal, and that from Penn
sylvania best suits the requirements. 1t
is brought up the Great Lakes and over
the railroads and furnished the settlers
at S11 and upwards per ton. In Winnipeg
every householder uses Pennsylvania an
thracitc at q cost of s10.75, OF which IS
cents is charged for the tariff.
There is great north and south trade
here In the west. The most of the fruit
comes from the United States. The or
chards of Oregon. Washington and Cali
fornIa are now supplying British Colum-
bi. and the Canadian prairies, whereas
the most of the tropical fruits used in the
dominion are exported by US. AS it is
now, Canada is buying about sl3.0Oo,00O
worth Of our agricultural products every
year.
The Canucks Like Our Goods.
Even with their own manufactures these
! people cannot got along without our spe-
! cialtes. They buy more of us than Of
! any other country, and far more than
| they do of Great Britain.
/ In 1904 tho trade between Canada and
4 the United States amounted to 1924 ,0O0.-
600 while that between her and Great
Britain was $45o00,oo0 less, This was
SO. Notwithstanding tho bulk OF the lat
ter trade was made up of sales to Great
Britain. while tho large bulk OF tho for
mer was composed OF American goods
bought by Canadians.
| Indeed. Canada Is one OF our best GUS
| toners. We sell her more goods than we
i do to almost any country of Europe. with
I the exceptions OF the United Kingdom
4 and Germany and she Is buying more and
4 more every year. Her foreign trade Is
! three times rs much now as It was gem
Grafton ago and 1t has increased more
than 100000, 600 within five years. The
country has on It's scven-league boots
commercially as well as industrlally, and
every atom OF its body polite Is lncrcas-
ING In gcometrical ratio. The people are
growing richer and richer MS the years
SO on. They are to-day worth S3Gb moro
per head than ourselves OF tho United
States, and the volume of trade per cap
ita has more than doubled since the days
when Grant WAS President.
/ Canada and American Trade.
4. Indeed Uncle Sam can afford TO pay
considerable attention to his Canadian
trnde, He Is sending Embassies to AZ
rIcn, special commissioners to South
/ America, and is getting down on his
Knees and kotowinF 10 the old Empress
Dowager to get rid OF the boycott In
China.
The trade Of all thase countries Ia a
i bagatelle compared with that which Hes
across our northern boundary. Canada'a
foreign commerce now amounts to almost
SbpOooo,o 600 She boGght $4,000 900
worth or goods abroad In 1904 and dur.
lng lhht year she pnld us enough to give
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