The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-24
Congressman Campbell Reports
Results of Investigation.
Says People Favor Proposed
Reciprocity Treaty.
FURNISH A MARKET.
Will Afford Farmers of North
west an Outlet.
Prices OF Wheat Much Lower
FURNISH A MARKET.
Prices of Wheat Much Lower
Than in United States.

Washington, March 24.-Representa-
tive Philip p. Campbell of Kansas has
Just returned from a two weeks tour
of Canada. where he Investigated the
Canadian side of the recipr ocity ques-
ton thoroughly. Mr. Campbell went
into a number of Canadian provinces
and talked with government officials,
business men and farmers. In a state
ment Mr.. Campbell says:
'In all parts of Canada I found
those who favor the treaty doing so
because they said it removes what they
call our tariff barrier and lets the
products of their farms into our mar
kets free of duty. Farmers every
where complain that now they can not
fairly compete with American farm
ers, for when they send any of their
products here they get our prices less
the duty. Farmers. fishermen, lumber
pulp and paper men expect to be bene-
fitted to the amount of the tariff re-
moved by the treaty"
Mr.. Campbell quotes az follows
from some Of the Canadians with
whom he talked:
1T will be worth fortune to
farmers here to have reciprocity with
the United States.
~ believe reciprocity will be the
means of opening market TO the
farmers of the maritime provinces
1T will put from five to twenty
uAe Genus per DuSIltA OiA Siam obASO
help American immigration.
To us in Alberta, it means mar
kets and increased prosperity. The
value of our farms will increase. our
cattle industry will flourish, and our
grain crop Will be worth from 10 to
90 per cent more
Il found that Canada produces all
the grain products we produce in the
United States. 1t is not great corn
country, but they raised about 25,000.OOC
,icyo
wheat. oats. rye and barley to the acre
than we do. They are raising good
wheat now as far north as the 20 de
gree north latitude. The area of Can
ada is almost half a million square
miles larger than the United States.
The soil is fertile. the climate and the
seasons favorable. land is cheap, all
they need is a market, people to eat
what they produce. They have less
than eight million of people in the en-
tire dominion.
The combined population of Mime
apolis and St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chi
cago, Duluth, Buffalo and New York
is eight and three-quarter millions.
These cities are at their door. They
get most of their products into most of
their cities by water transportation.
What about prices? Farm machine
~ costs about the same there as here,
There is one large concern that manu-
features most of the machinery in the
dominion. Binders sell for 1925 to $3.50.
The difference is in the price of grain.
Take wheat, the prices at Winnipeg
and Minneapolis afford a fair COMPARE
son. July 81, 1909 the price at Winni-
peg was $119, at Minneapolis, $1.32. On
the 31st of last December the price of
wheat at Pembina. N. D., was 81 cents,
across the line, in Canada, at Emerson,
less than a mile away. the price was
81 cents.
The distance by the Canadian trans
continental railways from Winnipeg
through Montreal to Liverpool is 632
miles less than the distance from Min
neapolis to Liverpool through New
York or Boston. and the rate is a little
less by the Canadian route.
Sir Wilfred Laurier believes the diff
ference in the price on the sides of the
line is due to our tariff. His govern
ment looks upon the removal of that
tariff as the best possible thing that
could be done for the Canadian farm
ers."
In referring to the failure of the sem
ate to act on the nomination of A. w.
Smith, pension agent at Topeka, the
National Tribune of this city, which is
the organ of the Grand Army, makes
the following comment:
The senate failed to confirm the
nomination of Comrade A. w. Smith as
pension agent at Topeka, but undoubt-
edly the president will reaDpOint him