Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-23
FARMERS FOR PACT
Representative Campbell Back
From Tour of Canada.
MAKES REPORT TO TAFT
Agricultural Interests Believe Reel
procity Would Remove the
Tariff Barrier.


who has been through Canada on a '.reci-
procity tour" studying all the facts he
could gather as to the reciprocity situa-
ton there, called on President Taft today
to speak Of the visit. Asked for his OBJ
servations, he made the following state
ment:
I'm all parts Of Canada I found those
who favor the treaty doing so because
they said 1t removes what they call our
tariff barrier. and lets the products of
their farms into our markets free of duty.
Farmers everywhere complain that
now they cannot fairly compete with the
American farmers, 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
benefited to the amount Of the tariff re-
moved by the treaty.
Let me give you just what some Of
them say:
George Daborn Of Minudie Nova
Scotia:
ut will be worth a fortune to farm
ers here to have reciprocity with the
United States
John F. wallace of Hillsboro. New
Brunswick:
Il believe reciprocity will be the
means Of opening a market to the farm
ers Of the maritime provinces"
James w. Alvord Of Townsend,
Center, Ontario:
1T is just what we farmers have been
looking for for forty years. waiting with
patience"
James Burnett of Napinka. Manitoba:
II think it will be of great benent
to the farmers of this country
w. Fowler. Kenly. Saskatchewan:
TT will put from 8 to 25 cents per
bushel on grain; also help American
immigration"
O. S. Rosenron of wetaskewin. AL
berta:
ITO us in Alberta it means markets
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 20 per
cent more"
Raising Good Wheat.
II found that Canada produces all the
grain products we produce in the United
States. 1t is not great corn country,
but they raised about 600 bushels
last year. They raise more wheat, oats,
rye and barley to the acre than we DO.
They are raising good wheat now as far
north as the 10th degree. north latitude.
The area of Canada is almost half q mill
lion square miles larger than that OF the
United States. The soil is fertile, the
climate and the seasons favora"ie ana
land is cheap. All they need is market
people to eat what they produce. They
have less than eight millions of people
in the entire Dominion.
1.-THE combined population of Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago. Du-
luth. Buffalo and New York is eight and
three-quarter millions. These cities are
at their door. They can get most of their
products into most OF these cities by
water transportation.
What about prices? Farm ma chinery
costs about the same there as here. There
is one large concern that manufactures
most of the machinery in the Dominion.
Binders sell for $125 to $780, The diff
ference is in the price of grain. TAKE
wheat. The price at Winnipeg and Min
neapolis affords a fair comparison. July
81, 1909, the price at Winnipeg was 81. ID;
at Minneapolis, $1.32.
August. Winnipeg. Slip: Minneapolis. SIPS:
December, Winnipeg so.9Ga4; Minneapolis,
January /, 1910, winnipeg, sl.o5; Minneapolis.
April April %, 1910, Winnipeg. slols; Minneapolis.
september "a. 1910, Winnipeg. si.ol; Minneap
NC November 10, 1910 Winnipeg, so.o4as: Mime
'' December t' 81. 1910 Winnipeg. so.siA; Mime
January I. 1911, Winnipeg. *o.es,s; Mime
January IL 1911, winnipeg so.e4A; Mime
Variation in Price.
ION the 31st Of last December the
price of wheat at Pembina, N. D.. was
81 cents, while across the line in Can
ada, at Emerson, less than a mile away.
the price was 81 cents.
1.-The distance by the Canadian trans
continental railways from Winnipeg
through Montreal to Liverpool is $50
miles less than the distance from Mime
apolis to Liverpool through New York
or Boston, and the rate is little less
by the Canadian route.
Sir Wilfred Laurier's government be-
lieves the difference in the price on the
two sides of the line is due to our tariff.
His government looks on the removal of
that tariff as the best possible thing that
could be done for the Canadian farmer"