Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-03
CANADA NOW BEST
CUSTOMER Of J.. S.
Dominion Takes Place of
Great Britain as Foreign
Purchaser.
Ry John r. SINCLAIR.

Special Dispatch to The Star and the North
American Newspaper Alliance
NEW YORK. September 3.--Canads
mas superseded Great Britain as Uncle
SANS best foreign customer. For the
fiscal year which ended June 80 Canada
moved ahead Of the mother country
for the first time.
The Dominion bought $500 900 600 in
United States goods. while Great
Britain bought $500 100000 worth,
These figures together approximate 40
per cent of the total exports OF the
United States,
No one dreamed in 1911. when reci-
procitv between Canada and the United
States was the great political issue In
both nations, that despite tariff walls
Canada would become the most valuable
customer of the United States. But that
is lust what she has become,
In 1918 Great Britain bought SS94.-
900. 600 in goods in the United States.
and Canada bought $344. 100000. Great
Britain was then $250000.000 ahead.
But since that time, making allowance
for price levels she hiss just about held
even, while Canada has moved on.
Canada'S foreign trade now amounts
10 Sc4 for every man. woman and cnlo
in the Dominion This is record. II
the United States had a per capita
foreign trade OF the same amount. she
would have about S2s 600. 100000 OF
business instead Of $4,000. 100000
There are now more than 1000
branches Of United States manufactur-
ing plants in Canada, and the United
States investment in this nation OF a
little less than 100000 population Is
above SO. 600 600. 600. figure larger than
that OF any other nation and about a
quarter of the foreign investment OF
the United States.
Not only is Canada developing In
manufacturing. but she is going ahead
BY leaps and bounds in her agricul-
turel development. In 1900 there were
$500. 900 acres OF Canadian land in
wheat. This year there are 100000
acres Canada's wheat export Is now
larger than that Of any other nation.
including the United States.
The United States Department .
Commerce. in its report for the FIRST
pressive series of facts. In manufac-
turing production. value OF building
construction, number Of automobiles
produced. electric power production.
silk consumption, oil production, steel
ingotS produced, new life insurance
written and savings banks deposits, the
record for 1928 exceeds that for the
first six months Of 1927.
There vas decrease Of Il per cent
IN the number Of business failures, a
slight decrease in the cost Of living, an
increase 10 the producer of e.s in the
value OF farm products.
However, in cotton and WOODEN con-
in factory employment and
freight car loadings. there was slight
decrease under the same period for
1927.
Thirty years ago q bill was intro
duced in Congress 70 abolish the Patent
once because everything that could
possibly be invented has already been
How near-sighted this statement
was, not only in the United States but
In other nations is shown By the fact
that in is2T.@in France. q OCT applica-
tions were made 70 the patent once,
Of which 2o.l56 were for new patents.
This was a record for tbs French Re-
public.
OF the total Of 1880 French pat
ents granted curing 1927. United States
inventors received So per cent Of the
total
fc-ory-tgt.. 1928. By North American News
rarer Alliance