Evening star., 1911-06-08
FOR MORE MARKETS
Secretary Wilson Speaks at
Detroit for Reciprocity.
QUESTION FOR FARMER
Whether He Would Develop Trade
or Limit It to Present Volume.
CANADA NOW GOOD CUSTOMER
But Will Be Much Better One, He
Contends, After Adoption
of Agreement.

DETROIT. Mich. June S.-Secretary OF
Agriculture James Wilson, addressing
the board OF commerce here on the Cana
dian agreement today, declared that
reciprocity Is movement for more
markets for the products OF diversified
industry from field and factory, an en-
largement of the policy OF half a century
that has made out home market, and
brought the farmers customers nearer
the field
Canada is our second best customer
now said he. I'VE have sold to her
in the last FIVE years about $500 O0o.0 900
worth of goods more than we bought
from her, mostly factory goods. We
feed the factory people from our fields
There Is no prosperity for the farm II
other industries languish. The American
watchword should still be more fac
tories and more diversified industries. a.
1t has been for half a century. The farm
will feed the factory
Population Outgrows Production.
Secretary Wilson said that fifty years
ago the American farmer had no home
markets in which to sell his surplus
product. He arranged for a home market
by protecting all diversified Industries
This brought him the home market, the
best in the world. But now population
has outgrown production from the farm
in some cases and threatens to outgrow
1t in others.
1.-The Canadians see the advantages that
are coming TO the United States" con-
tinued Mr.. Wilson. and look at them
just as our people look at the advan-
tages that will come to the Canadians.
Wise men look at both sides. In the de-
velopment of regions with climate and
cnfIC CO oIn, ,cSx n1 iaA
found on both sides OF the line that di-
vides us from Canada the interests Of
all classes of people must be taken into
consideration; the producer because he
creates wealth, the consumer because he
makes market for IL, and the carrier be-
cause he takes it from the field to the
market. In the making OF this treaty
the chief executive and those associated
with him have considered the interests OF
all classes Of the community"
Opening Of the West.
Mr.. Wilson told how the homestead law
gave the rich glaciated soils OF the Mis-
sissippi valley to the farmer with the re-
suit that the eastern farms were neglect
ed when the young people left them and
went west to help build up the great
states in the Mississippi valley. The
statesmen OF that day regarded II wise
to extend civilization over the country"
said he- NO man or lnteiuSence can Do
found to condemn the statesmen Of fifty
or sixty years ago who opened up those
lands to settlement. And yet 1T was In
furious to some eastern farmers VINO
were not able to accommodate themselves
to the changed conditions, which, never
theless. put IT in their power to furnish
many things for the growing factory
towns OF the eastern states that enabled
them to maintain their farms In excel
lent fertility. The American farmer
brought about the building of the Amer
lean factory because he wanted a homo
market He has voted steadily for half
a century to give protection to the extent
of the difference in cost of production be-
tween this country and any country that
desires to sell in our markets. Was that
right or wrong?
Up to the Farmer.
THE question pending with regard to
reciprocity thus seems to be up to the
farmer Is he willing to have the gov
ernment enter into q trade agreement by
which the development OF the United
States and the development Of the Cana
dian people shall be furthered, or is II
desirable to limit our intercourse with
the Canadians to the actuaiitfes of the
present day?
"It should be remembered that the
Canadian is one of our best customers.
More than half OF everything we sell
goes to English-speaking peoples. 1f We
can extend that trade so THAI tho busi-
ness OF both countries will increase II
is consummation devoutly to be wished