Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-27
CLOSER TRADE RELATIONS As
RESULT OF RECIPROCITY
TREATY, JUST COMPLETED.
MADE ON
PRODUCTS OF TWO COUNTRIES
Concessions BY Both Canada and
United States Will Bring Larger
Trade Between Neishborine Nations
TAFT Approves Treaty and Urges
Congress to Ratify.

United States and the dominion o..
Canada were made public simultan-
eousiy at Washington and at Ottawa
President Taft sent it 70 congress with
an extended message urging its con-
hrmation.
The state department. gave out a
summary OF the tariff changes provid-
ed for. The basis OF the agreement IS
this.
Reciprocity o.. leading food products
such as wheat and other grains. dairy
products, fresh fruits and vegetables.
fish OF all kinds. eggs and poultry. cat
tie. sheep and other live animals, also
certain commodities EoN free III one
country are to be ., by the other.
such as cotton seed OIL by Cana da and
rough lumber by the United States.
Tin and tin plates. now dulis.ble. are
made mutually free.
Barbed wire fencing, now exempted
from duty by Canada, is also exempted
by the United states, some raw mater
ials, such as mica and gypsum. which
enter into numerous industries are 10
be made free by the United States.
Printing paper is TO become free on the
removal of all restrictions of the ex-
portation Of pulp wood.
Mutually reduced Identical rates or
secondary food products. such as fresh
meats. canned meats, bacon ana hams,
lard and ard compounds. canned vese-
tables. -four, cereal products ard other
foodstufts. partly manufactured.
Manufactured Articles.
Mutually reduced rates on q list Of
manufactured commodities which in
cludes motor vehicles, cutlery. clocks
and watches, sanitary fixtures. satchels
and similar leather goods. plate glass,
brass band instruments. printing ink
ana misc ellaneous articles. agriculture
al implements, such as plows. harvest
ers, machines and drills, are reduced
by Canada to the United States rates
President Taft in his message said
in part:
My purpose in making a reciprocal
treaty agreement with Canada has
been not only to obtain one which
would be mutually advantageous to
both countries. but one which alsc
would be truly national in its scope as
applied to our own country and would
be of benefit to all sections. The cur
rent of these and the transportation
facilities that will be established for
dlu anu tydChN dCEOSS llSe pOEdtl
can not but inure TO the benefit of the
border states.
May Need Readjustment.
Some readjustment may be needed
that the broadening OF the sources
supplies at the opening of the timber
resource of the dominion TO our needs
that the addition to the supply of raw
materials viii be limited TO 70 partic-
11iar
stra ton
Both countries in their industrial
develop-ne .t have 70 cnee. the com petit
ton OF lower priced labor in other parts
of the world This made il difficult TO
extend the principle OF recipr ocal rates
10 many manufactured commodities.
bur we have succeeded in doing so il?
various important instances.
"A small list o. articles is made spe-
cial by each country. Canada reduces
coal TO As cents q ION and cement 20 II
cents a hundred pounds. The United
States reduces iron ore 10 10 cents a
ton, lowers me rate on alum mum pro-
ducts, and on dressed lumber,
Special List.
"A total amount of duties 10 be re-
mitted by the United States. s4.s5O.0oO.
Total amount OF duties to be re-
nitted by Canada. s2,50o,oo
Value Of articles now duitable which
the United States proposes 10 make
free. s39. 81 900, equal 10 76.4 per cent.
Value OF dutiable articles n which
the United states proposes TO reduce
duties. 1881 900. equal 70 14-4 per cent.
Value Of articles imported into the
United States which are affected BY
the reciprocal agreement, s47.33 900,
equa! to 81 per cent.
Value OF articles remaining dutia bic
at full rates, s4.771,ooo, equal 70 per
cent
Value of articles now dutia Die which
Canada proposes TO make free. s21.-
$4,000. equal to 49, per cent.
Value OF dutiable articles on which
Cana6a proposes 10 reduce duties s25,-
$4,000. equal to 1875 per cent.
Value Of articles imported into
Canada which are affected ~ the re-
ciprocal agreement. s47, S2S 900. equal 10
So per cent
Value of articles remaining dutiabla.
ss51es.000 equal 10 81 per cent.
Duties RENTED by United States.
Amount OF duties RENTED by the
United States on leading Canadian
articles:
Sawed lumber, 81 292 900; FISH. $751;
600: hay, S3ss000; flax seed and lin
seed. $4,000; wood pulp. s3os. 900: live