Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-08
How Canada Does It
Eesiie's Weskly


The fear that after the war this country. with
its tariff bars down, may become a dumping ground
for the cheap surplus products Of other nations viii
be duickened by recent sdvices from Canada The
Canadian government said TO be contemplating
the removal Of the duty on wheat imported from
the United States II that should be done, then.
under present tariff law. duty Of 10 cents
per bushel wheat from Canada would be auto
matically abolished and the Dominion cereal would
enter this country free How would the farmers Of
the great West like that7 Canada produced an
enormous wheat crop and has larger surplus
than even wsr-hungered Europe take. 1t is
necessary to find market for It, and as the grain
has been selling from TO y cents bushel higher
at Minneapolis than Winnipeg reciprocity on
wheat finds favor with Canadians
OF course the advantage would be all the
side OF the Canadians They would not buy our
wheat ana they might undersell wheat growers.
The latter would be hard hit considering only
the year 1915 But might come for by the
recent opening Of the Canada Northern railway.
a transcontincntal line lOOOOOO square miles OF a.
richest agricultural land in the Canadian northwest
has been opened TO settlement and cultivation and
brought into easy connection with the worlds mar
kets Undoubtedly this year large tracts OF this
territory win be put into wheat and the Canadian
surplus will be proportonsteiy increased. Unless
tariff wheat should be restored American pro-
ducers would have TO meet severe and growing
competition. This would TO high pitch the
protection sentiment among our growers Of grain.
There r. q marked contrast between the attitude
OF national administration and OF the Canad
ian government toward the interests OF producers.
The great railroad referred to Is designed 20
enhance the productiveness OF Canadian territory,
and for that reason the government guaranteed its
bonds and many members OF parliament and govern
ment officials showed their interest in the enterprise
by taking the opening trip. This line which is the
result OF the brains and energy OF Sir william
Mackenzie and Sir Donald Mann. formerly railroad
contractors in small way. passes through the flour
ishing cities of Winnipeg. Brandon, Regina and
Saskatoon, we'll through large OF
developed land These cities have had a wonderful
growth Forty-five years winnpeg's population
less than 100 but IL has 10000 inhabitants
has many fine buildings and is the greatest grain
market in the British empire. Brandon, a busting
and up-to-date OF 1900 people, Regina capital
of Saskatchewan. with 800 population and capitol
buildings costing 100000. and Saskatoon with
population of 1900. were. not very many
years ago. hamets Saskatoon thirteen years
peopled by only 113 men, women and chill
dren These four cities amply supplied with
elevators. where the yields Of the newly opened
farming regions can be stored for shipment
This r. the third transcontnental road subsidized
by the government at OTTAWA with the full approval
OF the Canadian people, and in the other cases. as in
this the object to increase the number OF pro-
ducers and TO improve their market facilities Re
moval Of the Canadian duty wheat II decided
on. would have the same end In view. It would not
be considered at all there danger of the dump
ing OF American wheat Canadian markets. Canada
In these matters II teaching the United States the
needed lesson that 60 safeguard the the
producers of the country Is the very OF
prosperity.