The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-28
Calgary Rancher Confesse.
Reciprocity Advantages to
His Section in Cattle
Sentiment STRONG AMONG :.
CANADIAN FARMERSFoR PACT
Overwhelming Majority in Favor OF
the Plan Wherever the Question Is
Voted on-Opposition Is Not Hear.
Ing From the Farmers. y

Ottawa. March 2S.-1n the late
batch OF letters, resolutions, etc., on
reciprocity submitted to the house OF
commons was a letter Of Geo. Lane
OF Calgary, the well-known rancher
and cattle man, to Hon. Frank Oliver.
IN these terms: 1T seems to me
that the agreement is entirely in ia
vor OF Alberta. You are aware of
how the cattle interests have suffer-
ed In this country in the last twenty
years. You certainly have got the
greatest mixed farming country in
the dominion. and probably there 10
none better in the United States. You
have not half the cattle In this coun.
try that you had ten years ago. What
Is the reason? The high tarin on the
American side, the embargo in Eng.
land, the high railroad and steamship
rates are what has caused the reduo.
ton OF cattle In this country. You
nave got the country to raise them.
but not the market. I think great
many business men were like my.
self; we thought that the only dan
ger OF the agreement not going
through would come from. the United
states, and now we find It coming
from some Of our own people. Now.
Mr.. Oliver, do not think you are
nearing from the mass Of the people.
1t seems to me to be only the manu-,
facturers and large corporations who
are speaking. am sure the farm
ers and the majority Of the business
men would wake up IL they thought
there was any danger Of the reci-
procity agreement being defeated in
the house. ! attended board Of
trade meeting In Calgary on the 9th.
and found twenty-sixH In favor and ten
opposed to 1t. spoke to some Of tho
opposition afterward. and they told
me they had 10 many letters from
the manufacturers, and this was the
reason they opposed it. I feel sure
that seventy-five, II not ninety per
cent OF the people Of Alberta favor
It," y,
| Daysland Favors Pact.
Daysland, Alta, March 2s-The
reciprocity question was brought up
before the East Lynne q. f.. "A. No.
72. Not one voted against the treaty
and all were In favor Of further 10.
ductionS upon all farm machinery.
Definite at Carnduf.
Carnduff, Sask., March 23-The
grain growers here passed q fesolt,.
ton as follows: Whereas q reaplus
ton was passed at a Conservative
convention held at Gainsboro in Feb
ruary, endorsing the stand taken By
R. L. Borden on the reciprocity quas-
ton with the United States and
whereas, the Grain Growers' assocta-
;tion Of Carnduff, assembled. believe
that it will create very wrong I'm
preston, inasmuch as It will have .
tendency to show that we, AZ . FARM
ing community, are opposed TO the
arrangement; be it therefore resolved
that this association do heartily ap-
prove of the proposed reciprocity
agreement and demand ratification OF
the reciprocity agreement before tho
house Of commons during the pres
ent season; that agricultural imple.
ments be placed on the free list dur-
ing the present season; and that the
British preference be increased to
fifty per cent Of the general tariff at
the present session.
At Elbow, Sask
Elbow. Sask., March 2s.-At q
meeting of Woodmere branch Of tho
grain growers a resolution Vaa mass.