The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-12-14

For the fiscal year 1912, full year
under republican law, our exports of
condensed milk amounted to 20,642,700
pounds. For the fiscal year 1914, with
the general business decentralization,
occasioned by the democratic tariff
law, the exports fell to 1929 100
pounds, decrease of over II per cent.
Exports to Cuba remained fairly con-
slant for the years 1912, 1913 and 1914,
while 1915 marks an increase of 80
per cent. because other sources as sup
ply were shut off. Exports to England
fell from 1,200,S00 pounds in 1912 to
300 pounds in 1914, and rose to over
1000, 900 pounds in 1915, showing, first,
the paralyzing effect on our export
business, and, second, the part which
the war played in the revival of this
industry of democratic tariff.
There has never been any appre-
ciable export of condensed milk to
Germany, nor to Belgium, nor to the
Netherlands. But in 1915 Belgium got
1892 900 pounds provided by the Bel
giam relief fund while to the Neither
lands went $685. pounds. How
much of that to the Netherlands ulti-
mately found its way to Germany it
is impossible to say. Exports to the
Philippines decreased from 3,065 800
pounds in 1912 to 1887 900 pounds in
1914 because the islands were draw
ing on Australia for their source of
supply. When the British embargo on
food-stuffs out of Australia cut off this
supply, our exports to the Philippines
rose to 2,531, 800 pounds. This embar-
go also gave us the opportunity to
more than double our exports of con-
densed milk to China, to quadruple it
TO British South Africa, and to in
crease it somewhat to Asiatic Russia,
in 1915. These countries had depend
ed largely upon Australia as a source
of supply Condensed milk is supplied
to Panama by the United States gov
eminent on government bids which
give American products the prefer
ence. Hence the supply to Panama
has varied but little.
The democrats listed condensed
milk, promising a lower price to the
consumer, a result which has never
come about. In 1912, under the repub-
lican tariff rates, we imported milk to
the value of SCI, 500. In 1913, three
months Of democratic law, the imports
amounted to $135,700. In 1914, with
milk Oh the free list, we imported to
the value of $10S9 900, and in 1915 it
rose to $2,556,780. Nearly half our i'm
portation in 1914 came from Canada,
nearly quarter from the Netherlands,
and nearly one-tenth from England.
Today Canada has the market for al
most the entire importation. The mar
ket is right at her door, There is no
risk of loss by shipment, and she does
not have have to pay a silver of reve-
nue. into the United States treasury
nue. into the U. S. treasury More
than million dollars worth of milk,
the bulk of it being condensed milk,
imported from Canada and scattered
among the states bordering on the Do
minion, exercises a depressing effect
on the condensed milk industry in this
country. This accounts for the an
nouncement of former Consul H. b.
Miller, made some months ago after a
survey of the milk industry in the Pa
cific northwest to the effect that a
change from condensed and evaporated
to malt milk production was the only
hope to hold out to those engaged in
the milk industry in the Pacific north
west under democratic free trade
tariff.
The first conspicuous volunteer to
report to Mr.. Eryan's camp for the
fight on the presidents proposals for