The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-27
Reciprocity. Again.

Our friend Of the Barton Monitor IS
advised that our reference to the poul-
try industry. IN connection with Can.
adam reciprocity. wa. prompted BY the
remark Of contemporary that higher
prices for Canadian poultry products
wouldn't stimulate the industry, because
It couldn't be stimulated anyway, and
that Vermont need not fear an en-
larged importation from that direction.
A. The Monitor states, it is true
that just at the present time quota
tons for eggs rule higher on the Cam
adam side than here, but this is an eN-
ceptiona even abnormal condition
Eggs haven't been 80 low in years DIR
ing February and March O they have
this wear. due to causes in which no
tariff has any part We do not think
The Monitor viii claim that generally
prices for eggs are higher IN Canada
than in the states Probably nine
tenths Of The time, at least they are
higher on this side by nearly the diff
ference in the tariff, which !, i've cents
dozen. And ii the American farmer
isn't to he permitted to enjoy fair
prices at such times. how is he going
"a get through the Tow price periods
that occasionally Gomez That is where
the tariff duties on his produce help
him. as they do other producers.
Take the item OF cream. We know
of certain creamery located near the
border, which formerly bought Vermont
cream When the Aldrieh tariff was
: 4 4 a. AYsf -
was fixed at five cents per gallon in
stead Of FIVE cents per pound, as intend.
ed. Result: This creamery, aud prob
ably many others along the border,
stopped buying American cream and
now runs in carloads Of Canadian cream,
which can he bought cheaper, even with
duty added How is free cream going
To help the Vermont farmer How Is
Sc not going to fail to iuiure him
How. in a time like the Boston milk
war Of last year. with New England
farmers irving their best to get fair
price for their milk. viii il seem 10
have the city contractors calmly reach
over into Canda and till their cars at
will2
Ii may be. as The Monitor ayers,
q lNHt lhhNF uNYNNfN " Nv Hi'NANH iN
{ Canada are seeking to enlist the farm
ers there. but the very composition Of
4 the schedules is 50 manifestly in his
favor that he is shortsighted who can
not see the vast enlargement of his
market on this side that will ensue Il
j. as clear as that our manufacturers
viii profit when their goods are adj
mitted 10 Canada free
The Monitor asks how. with eastern
I Canadian farm land and labor as high
a. in Vermont, he can produce cheaper
/ than the Vermont farmer We do not
4 know 10 what precise locality The Mon
I tor refers Certainly it cannot be 70
q fair average Of the province Of Que
\ lee as compared with Vermont. Ii SO
why is it that Canadians come here "a
+ buy farms aud Nermonters don't 20 up
iherey
And duslly. reciprocity may be 4
good thing in the grand average. but
how it win not fail to work disastrous.
y " to the interest of Vermont we can.
not see; which Il reason enough why
+ Vermont shouldn't favor il. A reason
able all around reduction of tariff rates
or specific pairing Of certain rates that
are too high. will command the sup
port ST Vermont but We do not think
scheme that takes away altogethet
and gives back little or nothing, viii
Y be- enthusiastically approved u the
state Randolph Herald