The Detroit times., 1911-09-11
CANADA NEEDS AID
FROM J.. s.FOR ITS
COMMERCE
Exchange Of Farm Products for
Manufactured Articles Benefit to
Both Countries, Dl,laI> John
Callan 0'Loughlin.
Illustrates His Article With Stats
ics-Election on Trade Agree
ment is Drawing Near.

all the froth 10 brushed from Cana.
dian oratory the bottom fact remains
and Is generally recognized that the
Dominion needs the United States
market for It's products, says John Cal
Ian OLoughlin In q cable to the CHI
cago Tribune.
II 10 all well enough to point to
Canadas prosperity under present Tar
IN conditions as evidence that no
change is needed. II IL al well
enough to point to the markets which
Canada enjoys In Great Britain and
Europe as proof Of what has been ac-
complished In furnishing an outlet for
Canadian trade and what may be ex-
pected.
The truth Of the matter IL. and ex-
perience has shown II. that the natural
market of Canada is the United States.
and II Is to that market Canadians
instinctively have turned and are
turning both for the disposal of the
goods they have to sell and the pur-
chase of goods they want to buy.
II IL geographical propinquity which
is responsible for this attitude. and
allied thereto are the wonderful pro-
duction Of the United States and It's
consuming population OF 94.OO0,O0O
people. AS contributory causes, also.
are the marked homogeneity OF the
inhabitants of the two countries. the
similarity OF their social. industrial.
and economic characteristics and re-
quirements, and the many interests
they have In common.
Two Countries Much Alike.
A glance at the map shows that the
maritime provinces OF New Bruins
wick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova
Scotia are related geographically 70
New England; Ontario to New York.
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Michigan, Wis
consin, and part OF Minnesota, Mani
toba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta to
Minnesota. North Dakota. and Mon
tana, and British Columbia to the Pa
cific coast states,
II q straight line should be drawn
between the northernmost point OF
Maine and the northern boundary OF
Minnesota, II would cut from the Do
minion the most populous and richest
sections OF Quebec and Ontario.
Nature takes no account OF artificial
barriers erected by man, and thus we
find in southern Canada practically
the same agricultural conditions and
production as exist In the northern
tier OF the American states. 10 would
seem that such conditions would lead
To the freest commercial intercourse
between the two countries, the chief
Limitation being the law OF supply ana
demand with reference to American
imports of Canadian natural products
and the consuming ability Of the Ca
madam people In respect to the divers
ified exports of the United States.
Two Obstacles To Commeree.
Two important factors have oper-
ated. however, to hamper the COM
mercial movement between the TWO
extensive as 1t undoubtedly
"a First. the American tariff wall;
and second. the pro-British sentiment
in The Dominion. The former unques.
tionably caused Canada to look ABROAD
for markets, the latter inspired the
granting OF tariff preference 10 .ne
British isles and to British depenoen-
cies throughout the world.
After all. sentiment figures little IN
trade II Il did 1t would show In the
stat,stics of trade for the Dominion.
In 1891 tho aggregate trade OF CANADA
was s21s. .O00, 900, of which $Sb,OOO,ooo
was with the United Kingdom ana
coo OO0. 900 with the United States: In
Ieoi the aggregate trade Increased 20
soe7 ooo fO0. OF which $136,O0O,oVo
vas with the United Kingdom ana
sI7h oOO. 900 with the United states.
rt's total trade of the fiscal year lsll
,xas "a s75o 900 900, of which s246. 600, 600
,vas With Great Britain and $4O4,Ooo'-
600 with the United states.
Now, what 10 the comparatlse I
of foreign markets 10 Oanaua
which does II sell the most goouss
Need OF Reciprocity shown.
During the fiscal year ls!o Canao oan ooo
aold products valued at sloo,vVV,voo
IN Great Britain and It's depenaennCclnsos n cno
and purchased from them $ilz,oVV.vvv,
To the United States Canada oisposeu
~ products worth S113.l6O.Ooo any anu
bought goods valued at $zSs'VvV;vvo'
The balance OF trade In favor Oh Sa
ada as against Great Britain was soo
noo 400. while the balance agains.
Canada In favor OF the United STATES
was $4,000. 900. -.
"1 p-actically everything Canada sends
% the United States falls under Tue
oo,seorv Of raw materials for manu-,
ssS,,rers OF foodstuffs. The principai
,tsms includes logs. lumber. and woou
.'..,n conper and nickel ores, nioes,
sSI,ps and furs: Ash and animals, ana
,'s.nr,,nous coal. Canada's imports
s.ss, America are largely manulac-
.,,.aa articles. such as iron and steer
Goods co. agricultural implements, pa
ser chemicals, railway material, car
p,aees etc. though among raw ma
ter,aIs are found anthracite ana on,
,vn,nous coal, raw cotton, cereals, lear