The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-07
CANADA LEARNING
FROM UTAH EXPERTS
Toronto Alderman Salt Lake
Visitor; Talks of Scien-
tific Agriculture.
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
Declares Deepening of Great
Lakes Waterways Would
Help Both Countries.

A. j. Anderson, member of the
board Of aldermen Of Toronto, Canada,
spent yesterday in Salt Lake en- route
to Los Angeles. Mr.. Anderson is on a
vacation trip and incidentally is in
vestigating agricultural methods Of the
west.
Mr.. Anderson is vitally interested
in the development of western Canada,
where he has large agricultural inter
ests, With the adoption Of scientific
farming methods. Mr.. Anderson said,
western Canada would advance by leaps
and bounds.
- We have a large number of citizens
or America among our western Canada
Settlers said Mr.. Anderson. "and
they are among our most valued resi-
dents. They bring with them long agri-
cultural experience and advanced meth
DDS OF farming
Using Widtsoe's Book.
"We are using as text among our
farmers, F." Principles Of Dry Farming,
by DR.. John A. Widtsoe Of Utah. DR..
Wldtsoe's work is revolutionizing farm
ing and proving q great aid in the de-
velopment or our western country. 1t
is scarcely possible to realize the great
good this one work has done.
Western Canadians who think were
very much disappointed at the failure
of Canada to ratify the reciprocity
treaty. it would have meant much for
tho development of our country and for
the encouragement of agriculture. No
argument could be successfully ad-
vanced against reciprocity and none was
attempted. The Conservatives in fight
ing reciprocity appealed to the patriot
ism but not to the Judgment of the
Canadian people. They made it appear
that the reciprocity treaty was paving
the way for annexation, and the senti"
ment for annexation was overwhelm-
ing.
Waterways an Issue
ITO my mind there is another propo-
sltIon that will be even more advanta-
geous to both countries than reci-
procity and that is the deepening of the
canals and waterways Of the great lakes
system. With the cooperation of both
countries the opening OF deep water
way from Duluth to the Atlantic would
be comparatively simple matter. 1t
would involve a dredging Of the st.
Lawrence and tho enlargement Of the
river and canal channels joining the
lakes. This done, ocean-going vessels
could proceed inland half way across
the continent. This would furnish an
outlet by water for farm and manufac-
tured products that must spell the
greatest progress and prosperity for
both Canada and the United States. -
Farm for Inebriates.
MT. Anderson is one Of the few Lib
eral members Of the Toronto city coun-
Gil, Toronto, Mr.. Anderson believes,
has an ideal municipal government.
Taxes are low, vet the revenue is sufi-
cient for constantly increasing public
improvements. One of the novel fea-
ures of the government recently added
by the council is a farm for confirmed
inebriates. Here the drunkards are
sent instead of to Jail, and here every
opportunity is afforded them to correct
their habits. Open air work, Mr.. An
derson thinks. is a splendid cure for the
liquor habit The farm has been oper-
ated for about year with excellent
results.