El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-08
IS MOVEMENT FOR
MORE MARKETS
SAYS WILSON
Secretary of Agriculture
Argues in'Detroit For
Reciprocity.

Detroit. Mich, June S.-Secretary Of
agriculture Wilson. addressing the
board of commerce here on the Cana
dian agreement today. said reciprocity
is movement for more markets. for
the the products of diversified industry.
from field and factory; an enlargement
of the policy of half a century that
, had made our 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 $500, 5000 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 il
other industries languish. The Ameri-
can watchword should be more facto-
ries and more diversified industries.
as it has been for half century. The
farm will feed the factory"
Secretary Wilson said that so years
ago the American farmer had no home
market on which to sell his surplus
product He arranged for home mar
ket by protecting all diversified indus
tries. This brought him to the home
market, the best in the world. But
now population was outgrown produc-
tion from the farm in some cases and
threatens to outgrow 1t in others.
Canadians See Advantages.
The Canadians see the advantages
that are coming to the United States"
continued Mr.. Wilson, and look at
them just as cur people look at the adj
vantages that will come to the Cana
dians. Wise men look at both sides.
In the development of regions with
climate soils so comprehensive as are
found on both sides of the line which
separates us from Canada, the interest
OF all classes of people must be taken
into consideration, the producer. be-
cause he creates wealth. the consumer.
because ne makes a market for it. and
the carrier. because he takes 1t from
the field to the market In the making
Of this treaty the chief executive and
those associated with him have con-
sidered the interests of all classes of
the community"
Mr.. Wilson told how the homestead
law gave the rich .glaciated soils of
the Mississippi to the farmer. with the
result that the eastern farms were neg
lected when the young people left them
and went west to help build up the
states in the Mississippi valley
Extending Civilization.
1.-The statesmen of that day extended
civilization over the country. No man
Of ignorance can be found to condemn
the statesmen of so or so years ago,
who opened up those lands 20 settle
ment. And vet it was injurious to
some eastern farmers who were not
able to accommodate themselves to the
changed conditions. nevertheless. 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 excellent fer
tility
THE American farmer brought about
the building Of the American factory
because he wanted a home market He
has voted steadily for half 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? The
question pending with respect to, reci-
procity seems to be up to the farmer
He is willing to have the government
in a trade agreement by which the de-
velopUent of the United States and the
development of the Canadian people :
shall be furthered, or is it desirable to
limit our intercourse with the Cana
dams to the actualities of the present
day? It should be remembered that
the Canadian is one OF our best Gus
toners More than half of everything
we sell goes to English speaking peo-
pie If we can extend that trade so
that the business of both countries
Will increase, it is consummation de-
voutly to be wished by both.