Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
cANADA's TRADE GAINS.
United States Has Lions Share De
snite Preferential Tariff.

Washington, July 20.-Canadian pro-
gress is outlined in the introduction to
the annual series Of consular reports on
the dominion just published by the
bureau of manufacturers, department
Of commerce and labor.
The total trade for the calendar year
1907, according to the Canadian sta
tistics, was s646, 100000, of which $372,-
S25 900 were imports and $273,325,O00
exports. The increase in imports over
the previous year was $52.75S,000, and
in exports s3,s4s,ooO. The figures for
the Canadian fiscal year, which ended
March 81, 1908, make approximately
the same showing. The United States
exported to Canada in the calendar
year goods to the value Of s222,5S2,000
which was an increase Of $26, ,455,OOO
over the previous year. This increase
was maintained in the face of the pref
erential tariff which gives the United
Kingdom an advantage Of about 30 per
cent in the customs duties The ex-
ports from the United States to Canada
are more than to all the rest Of North
America, including Cuba and the West
Indies, more than twice the amount to
South America or Asia and four times
that to Oceanica.
The imports from the United King
dom were $96,S49,O00, an increase of
SIS, ,204, 900 over the previous year. Ex-
ports to the United Kingdom decreased
Ss,45s,o 900.
Capital from the United States has
been invested in Canada in $50 impor-
tant industries since 1897. The immi-
grafton from the United States during
1907 was $4,000 and the estimated
property brought by these immigrants
was $49,00O,O 900.
The mineral production in 1907 was
$S6,1S3 OOO an increase of $6,193,000
over 1906 There was a loss of $4,000
900 in gold production, a slight in
crease in copper, and an increase in
coal from s19,495,000 to $24.60o,00
The wheat crop now averages approx
imateiy 1OO,00o,o00 bushels annually.
In 1907 1900 miles Of railway were
constructed and the total mileage in
operation at the beginning of the
present year was little short of 2S,-
OO0 1t is estimated that $4,000, 900
will be spent during 1908.
In electrical development the present
plans contemplate 100000 horse power
from Niagara on the Canadian side, as
compared with 100000 horse power on
the United States side. About $s0,O00.-
900 is involved in an important electric
light and power enterprise to trans
NIT the power 119 miles to London,
Ont. Substantially all the importa-
tions of electrical apparatus are from
the United States, this country having
sent 1891, 900 as against $4,000 from
the United Kingdom. In dutiable ma
chinery other than agricultural the
United States supplied $6,275000 out
of total of s6.900,O00.
The United Kingdom has better
success in holding the market against
the United States for textiles. The
United States only supplies IL per
cent of the textile imports. The I'M
portation of wooden goods from the
United Kingdom increased from $10,-
600 900 in 1900 to $21.000,000 in 1905.
Coincidentally the number Of Can
adam wooden mills declined from 157
to 10S.
AS an illustration of the increased
| cost of living it is said that the royal
commission has recommended an In
crease for the civil service employees
of 1917 to Is per cent in eastern Can
ada and 20 to 2s per cent In western
Canada