The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-27
The Agreement.


The Agreement.
The Canadian commissioners declar-
ed it was agreed that the utmost care
should be taken by both governments
to see that only such customs regula-
tions are adopted as are reasonably
necessary to prevent fraud.
The government of Canada agrees
that American fishing vessels shall
hereafter be able to fish in Canadian
waters at a nominal fee of 81 per an
mum.
1t is stipulated that the legislation
on either side may contain a proviso
that it shall not become effective as
to rates until mutual action in that
direction is assured.
Secretary Knox in a note of date
Jan. 81, regrets the inability of the
commissioners to adjust their differ
ences on the subject of wood pulp,
pulp wood and print paper. The Can
adams can ship Goldfish into the
United States, fresh, or sailed, or
smoked, free, where it now pays a
duty of three-quarters of a cent per
pound. The same is true Of halibut.
now dutiable at 1 cent and herring,
which pays one-quarter cent per pound
fresh. and half cent picked or salt
ed Any kind of mackerel will be free
where it now pays l cent pound,
coming from or going into Canada.
Fish on Free List.
All other sea fish and salmon, fresh
and smoked and prepared in various
ways, will be free, where they now pay
as much as 80 per cent duty on each
side OF the line.
Canadian timber, now dutiable at
y cent per cubic foot, and all kinds Of
planks of different woods now dutiable
at so cents to $1.25 thousand, and
telegraph poles now paying 10 per cent
and pickets at 10 per cent, will go on
the free list.
American tin plate and crucible steel
wire, which now pays per cent duty.
will be admitted into Canada free and
the same is true of barbed fencing wire
coming from Canada which now pays
y of a cent pound.
Some OF the articles that are to be
admitted at reduced rates of duty on
both sides, are as follows:
Mutton and lamb Ia cents pound,
a reduction of u cent on Canadian
mutton and Of IL cents on American
mutton. The same rate applies to
other fresh meats. Bacon Is reduced
from cents to / II cents coming from
Canada, and SO returning, and from 2
cents to the same figure entering Can
ada. About the same rate of reduction
holds good in the case of salt beef,
pork, dried and smoked meats and
sailed meats.
Among the articles now dutiable that
go on the free list are cattle, which
are now dutiable at the rate of So each
to 27.5 per cent coming into the Unit
ed States. and rs per cent going into
Canada.
Canadian wheat Is taxed Is cents
per bushel entering America, which is
more than double the rate the Ameri-
can wheat costs imported into Canada.
All food products like oats, barley,
buckwheat and the like, now pay duty
ranging from Is to As cents bushel
coming from Canada, and from 10
cents to 25 cents entering Canada from
the United States. Hay pays 81 ton
entering Canada and So q ton return.
ing. All these will now be free If the
agreement is ratified.
Canadian flax seed, which is now
taxed % cents a bushel will come into
this country Free All kinds or garden
seeds will be free. They now pay du-
ties ranging from 4 to 10 cents a
pound.
Canned meats coming from Canada
are reduced 5 per cent to 20 per cent,
and crossing from the United States
they will pay 20 per cent instead or