New-York tribune., 1911-03-22
ODDITIES Of RECIPROCITY
Geese. Cranberries and Peanuts
Figure in Agreement.
MAKING NEW MARKETS
Curious Features Which Show
How the Negotiators Con-
sidered All interests.
Hmm I'll. -rihnn. Rnreau !


Waehinstou March 2i.-There are some
curious features OF the Canadian reciproc''E
agreement. showing now many sections o'
the country are affected by what on 'ne
surface would scom unmportant matters
These. however. were not uninp"rtah' u"
the State Department uesotiators. VINO uh-
der the Instructions of tho President We're
looking after the interests of all parts oi
the country.
There is for instance. tho matter oi
geese on Prince Edward Island gooh
many geese are raised. hut they arc tnih
geese. and goose that j. not Fat Is 10
goose at all Some trial shipments showed
that the geese could he fattened to advan-
taGe in the United states. where they sup
ply the Boston and New York markets
The duty. however. was an obstacle to rat
tening geese on this side OF the line, so the
negotiators avoided II by making poultry
free ana geese are poultry. II there is any
doubt on that point the Treasury Depart
ment stands ready to solve IT,
When cranborries were under discussion
the first thought was that their free entry
into Canada would help New YORK ana
Wisconsin This is true. bat 1t was found
that. away up in the Canadian Northwest
in Alberta and Saskatchewan. the settlers
had acquired nm appetite for cape Goa
cranberries The cost Of freight is conSid-
cradle for this long distance and VILE the
duty the cost was so great That the impor-
tations were limited. Yet II was learned
that in one season Cape Cod sent nearly
one hundred carloads OF cranberries 10 Sas-
katchewan. When the duty is taken of
not only cape Cod. but Wisconsin and Ne"
Jersey will be sending much larger guam
/ stiles TO the Canadian Northwest.
They raise large quantities of peanuts IN
virginia North Caroline and Tennessee.
3 The reciprocity commissioners surprised the
/ growers IN those states by getting the
duties reduced. The Canadians are fond oi
peanuts.
/ There was the question Of apple. cheIry
and other trees Several hundred thousand
Of these are sent into Canada each year.
The Canadians obliged the United states
| by reducing the duty. IT Is expected thdt
MANY more apple trees and cherry trees
will go into Canada. # the agreement be-
comes effective. than heretofore.
Free fish is one Of the strong points of
! The agreement Though Gloucester does
not like il. the rest of the country has
taken kindly 10 free fish. Tie American
commissioners in msking TINS provision not
only opened the Canadian market 10 Amer
| lean oysters. hut IT appears from consular
reIorts that as soon n American markets
/ are free to canadian fish practically the en-
tire ishing heet will ne equipped with sas-
oene motors and that manufacturers in
the United States will supply these motors.
The superiority OF American motors over
all others is brought home TO the buyers
by the assertion Of European manufacture
,rs that their motors are as good as Amer
! leans" but the tendency is 10 equip the
( fishing fcet with the American motors ana
not take chances on rivals w'Hch are said
| TO be just as good