The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-09
]AKES STRONG
plea IN FAVOR
,|OF AGREEMENT
Taft Urges Adop-
~;ion of Reciprocity Bill
Before Audience of
Southerners.
AfOWS WHERE THE
SOUTH WOULD GAIN
',,clares Situation Calls
srfor the Bill, the Whole
! Bill and Nothing but
5 the Bill
lows WHERE THE
SOUTH WOULD GAIN

0.LN 1ohh- JUNO l'N ''i's '''N
',le bill. and nothing but the bill.
NUS President Taft summed up an
nest plea for the unamended adoption
I The senate of the Canadian reel
tity agreement before representa-
N audience OF southern men tonight.
.ras n banquet OF the New York prod
8 Exchange to the Interstate Cotton
ID Crushers' association. The banquet
II resounded to a roaring welcome ior
presidcnt as hc entered. He had
INT a busy afternoon in Brooklyn,
IRE he reviewed parades of more than
200 Sunday school children and saw
Crescent athletic club team defeat
'ntical at lacrosse
riut he showed no signs of fatigue and
Iingly bowed his appreciation ot the
como.
,overnor Dix, who arrived about the
ne time. also was given a cordial
= his address President Taft pointed
q 10 the southerners the advantages
ur section would derive from the en-
nent OF the agreement with Canada.
4 did not neglect TO recur To his main
ument for the pending bill on the
,ader lines of general interest.
Z Audience in Sympathy.
hero was no question of the SYM
'.hy OF the majority Of his auditors
III the presidents plea. From the
~rt every mention OF the wcrd reel
fcity" was greeted with cheers, and
q president at times had difficulty In
wedding. He voiced decided objections
~Amendug the agreement by tacking on
z farmers free list bill. which course
4 said. would drive away from its sup
- enough votes te defeat the agree
May not ask you all. as Americans.
Z -southerners. as southern cotton men
" as southern cotton seed men" Mr..
&C said. ito exert yourselves. through
=. association and in every, other prac-
II way. To urge upon and demand OF
Jr senators that ii they really desire
Iprocity-aS | really believe most Of
srn do-they shall take the best and
~ direct way 10 secure It's PASSAGE
7fr. Taft began his speech with little
8 on cotton. He said:
Presidents Speech
You represent a branch of the farm
N Industry of this country in which
n have practical monopoly. The great
~ which determines the price in the
nd each year is the cotton crop OF the
Ihern states. Your branch Of that III
: Try the collecting and treatment Of
4 cotton seed is comparatively new.
: Nov. the cottonseed product figures
the cultivation of cotton, and there
= been added by the proper treatment
,<fhe cotton seed new source or iood
~,piy and a gainful occupation thar
.-ds. and can find, a market the whole
I'D over.
1t has been the good fortune Of our
r1ernment within the last few years,
ecially during this administration. TO
Hfge the market for cottonsced oil, ana
~ Canadian import duty upon cotton
Il XI nj i.l ,t.oC before IlIs
.1gagc of the Payne tariff bill. Is re-
led. under the maximum and minimum
y use. TO lag per. ccn;, that is. redpc-
. of one eighth OF the duty. In the
> ptiation oi the reciprocity treaty how
n. We secured the admission OF cotton :
q oil into Canada without duty,
y Growth of Cotton Seed Oil Trade.
rfIn 1905 the value of the cottonsced
nsf Introduced into Canada from the
Nted States WAS s213,000: in 1905, $%lO
n In 1907. $4,000: In 1908. $3.50. 600. IN
! ~, s620.000 In 1910. SS07 600 and in
III s., 041,000-each year ending March
n 4 This means a total export To Canada
i moro than 2,050.000 gallons of this oil
With the complete removal OF th'
we may expect The trade greatly
II Increase not only because II will be
511e less expensive in Canada, but he
It.se II will thus give cottonscod oil ar
vantage over its compctitors-olive oil
5l peanut oil.
3Tnder the treaty vegetables and fruit:
s-faH kinds enter Canada free. One o
10 greatest branches OF the farming in
lrtry in the south Is truck farming anc
~ bringing of carly vegetables In th'
" IN: The same thing is true Of fruit:
berries. With the introduction o
sc free into Canada YOU will seCur'
55Nfr customers with valuable trade
I'Nt will add greatly 10 the demand anC
" VIII certainly expand in our indus
~ and maintain the prices at which !
arf be proftably carried on.
~ Effect Of the Treaty.
srf1The effect of the treaty as a whol
e..n,ertain 10 be OF the highest usefulncs
The country at large. and will increas
= IDLY trade that now is 5000 OOO. 900 Il
y l'ble that gum
n The treaty has opponents. however
,~rt house OF representatives. soon afte
- - ,asSed The bill embodyins the rcciprdc
~ passed Il bill known ns TN
rrIIner3 Tree list In my Judgment it wa
IN unfortunate and unjust that this bi
ss(uld have been introduced and adoptc
q a1the theory That it was a sop To tn
fWers. Tor there Is no injustice don
me farmers in the Canadian reClproc
Z faRreement.
~ am glad 10 say that Mr. Underwood
~ introduced the farmers free lis
ENuinted any such idea. but certain
Ien 1fnht persons who have assumed thS
" Hss the farmers free list was passc
sc<the same line the Canadian reciprocil
< 1semeht would be an injury or unfaI
4. Sihc farming classes. Nothing could I
~ ther from the truth. In my judgmcn
canadian reciprocity agreement wi
= &llv aid the farming classes. both
~ north auS in The south.
. Farmers Free List.
q, Tic farmers free list so called p,
su,s stllc free list articles used by southri
SD. Diets only. Hike cotton bagSing ar
&<.tun tics And ! have heard ii suggvs
+ Dsfchali OF certain senators from Il
700 |nerh stnlcs that they could not vol
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