Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-29
BOON FOR CANADA
Exports of the United States
to Dominion Reach Record
Volume
DEWEY TALKS ON CONTROVERSY
States Relative Merits Of subg Bay
and Manila Bay as Real Key to
Philippine Islands = Bill to Increase
Civil War Veterans Widows Pen
sions to Be Introduced.

Civil war veterans WlooWS ~"
sions to Be Introduced.
Washington. Oct. 29.-Advices from
Ottawa show that the Dominion must
no feeling its oats. The customs reve-
nues for the six months ending Aug.
produced a net increase over the same
period for last year of $6,4S1.29O, and
the collections for August were $o4G,-
225 greater than for August, 1906.
These increases are regarded by rev.
enue experts in the treasury here as
little short of phenomenal, and the
reasons for them have been dug out
by the government statisticians, VINO
find the exports from the United States
to Canada largely, if not wholly re-
sponsible. There is no tabulation in
the treasury for any period ending with
August, but for the nine months end
ing with September the growth Of the
United STATES LFduG Will S<IlAd'Ss -
revealed to have been q regular mar
vel.
During the first nine months OF 1906
this country sent to the Dominion
goods amounting to a grand total Of
s125, 376,SS4, which in the language Of
the sporting editor was going some.
But for the nine months of the present
calendar year just passed the exports
to Canada rose to the huge sum Of
$144,111,5s3. This is more than we
sent to any OF the other principal
countries Of the world except to the
British islands and Germany. 1t ex-
ceeds the total exports to France by
nearly $S0,O00,00o, and it is more than
the A,n1bined outgoing trade with
Mexico, Cuba and Japan.
The imports from Canada have also
been largely Increased. The gain in this
respect during the past nine months
over the like period Of last year was
over $6,0O0,0O0, and the imports from
Canada were greater than those from
Japan, China, Mexico, Or the Neither
China and Japan combined.
Admiral Dewey has made brief
statement on the main points of the
controversy which seems to have
sprung up as to the relative merits OF
Subig Bay and Manila Bay as the real
key to the Philippine Islands. The adj
miral has not taken up the matter con-
troversially, but in commenting on ca
Diagrams from Manila and variations
on them which have appeared in sew
eral newspapers in the United States
recently, said: "subig Bay is emin-
emily fitted as the place for the naval
station of the United States in the
east. Manila Bay is totally untitled
for such purpose. If, as has been al
legged, it would require 100000 men to
defend Subig Bay against land at
tack, it would require 100000 men to
defend Manila against the same enc
my" The selection of Subig Bay was
made by joint naval army board and
was favored by Admiral Dewey, and
quite sum of money has already
been spent for its adequate fortifica-
ton.
Ass
Several weeks ago payment Of all
moneys due from the postoffice de-
partment to the Hartford Manufactur-
ing Company, of Hartford, Conn.,, was
suspended by Postmaster General
Meyer, and the matter was submitted
to the attorney general for such fur
Their action as might be deemed prop
which had the contract up to July 1
last for manufacturing stamped envel-
opes and newspaper wrappers, made a
cash payment to Postmaster General
Meyer of 100000 as a settlement for
all damages and injuries which the
postoffice department may have sus-
tanned by reason of the company's fail
ure to furnish paper up to the con-
tract.
The contract with the company re-
CURED that the paper for first quality
envelopes should be made of all-rag
paper, whereas, for considerable
period, the paper furnished by the
contractor consisted of rs per cent
sulphite wood pulp, as was disclosed
by chemical analysis Of samples fur
nished by the company, and which Of
course materially lessened it's cost
A bill to increase the pensions Of all
widows of civil war veterans now
drawing SO per month or less, to $12
per month will be introduced in the
senate at the opening Of the coming
session by Senator McCumber of
North Dakota, chairman Of the COM
mittee on pensions.
Under the general law, widows of
soldiers who died as the result Of in
juries or disease contracted in the SER
vice receive s12 per month pension.
Under the act of 1890, widows of SOL
diers who served ninety days or more
in the civil war, and who received
honorable discharges, receive So per
month. 1t is this latter class that Sen
ator McCumber is aiming to benefit.
II believe that widows of civil wa
veterans now receiving less than 81
per month should have their pension
increased to that amount" said Mr.
McCumber. My reason for believing
that this increase should be granted
is that since 1890, when the rate wa
fixed, the cost of living has increased
in about the proportion l would have
this class OF pensions increased. Ii