The Washington times., 1931-11-16
FACTORIES PAY
HUGE REVENUE
To DOMINION
$4,000 Manufacturers Source
Of $4,000, 900 This Year;
Mr.. Hearst As Host

MON TREAL. Nov. 16
VI.NS.). "A delegation of
Senators and Representatives
from the United States Con-
gress today received first hand
information on the workings
of the Canadian sales tax.
The Montreal Board Of Trade
gave q reception to the visiting
lawmakers, with Norman j.
Dawes, president of the board,
among those who answered queS'
tions shot at them by the Con-
greSSmen.
With the American Congress
faced with the problem of how TO
wipe out a Treasury deficit, the
legislators, Republicans and Demo
Gratis, were invited by William
Randolph Hearst to visit Canada
and investigate the sales tax Sys-
TEN.
To Ottawa Tomorrow
Travelling in a special train, the
congressional party will leave here
tomorrow for Ottawa, returning
to Montreal Wednesday. Quebec
will be visited Thursday and late
that day the party will head for
the United States.
Sir Henry Thornton, president
Of the Canadian National Rail
ways, will tender the visitors a
dinner tonight.
The congressman, including
Senators Thomas and Gore, Demo
Gratis, Of Oklahoma; King. Demo
crat, of Utah. and Austin, Re-
publican, of Vermont, were told
by business men that the sales
tax here applies chiefly to manu-
featured goods, with products Of
the farm. sea and mines largely
exempted; that the tax is levied
upon articles at the time of the
first sale of the completed article.
$4,000 Factories Pay
Some $4,000 manufacturers in
Canada pay the tax, which is at
the rate of per cent upon the
price of the goods. Canada was
said to have collected about $780,
100000 through the tax in the
last fiscal year, when the rate
was ! per cent. Estimates were
that $80.OOO,00O would be collect
ed this year.
At a reception in the Hotel
Windsor here last night, the
Americans engaged, in AN infor-
NAL discussion with the Cana
dianS on the sales tax and prob
lens of mutual interest to the
United States and Canada.
Sir Henry Thornton, William
Gould, secretary of the Cana
dian Manufacturers Association.
and Edward G. Sabin, United
States. trade commissioner to
Canada, were present.
Told by Mayor ca millie n
Houde of Montreal, on their ar.
rival here yesterday from the
United States, that Canada sis
eager te furnish information de-
sired on the sales tax system
here" members of the visiting
party today said they were
pleased by the cordiality of the
business men in describing their
duties under the sales tax plan.
MacNider To Be Host
In Ottawa the visitors will hear
from officials of the government
just how the tax is administered.
The Hon. E. B. Ryckman, min
ister Of national revenue, will pre-
side at a dinner there as a repre-
sentative of Prime Minister Ben
nett. Members of the cabinet
and Of His Majesty's privy coun-
Gil will attend.
A reception for the delegation
will be given by Col. j. Hanford
MacNider. United States Minister
to Canada, and Mrs. MacNider at
the American Legation at Ottawa,
tomorrow.
In Quebec the party will be re-
ceived on the floor of the oro-
vincial legislative assembly. High
government officials will receive
their fellow-lawmakers from the
United States.
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