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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 22, 1925, p. 4

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the unfair deal canadian farmers are getting back in 1921 we sold the united states agricultural products to the value of il46 a3y 8h3 afttr the fordney us tariff of 1922 wait into efkci m the united states we sold them only 51337733 woith by raising their tariffs the united states farmers have put about 100 000 000 pn annum more into their pockets and the canadian farmer have lost it what is the lesson to the canadian fanner on what verms is the canadian fanner competing wjth the farmer of the united statts they urt turns that jiov only forbid the sale of his products in the united states but compel him at the same time to witness united stares farrr products replacing his own m the home markets of canada let us examine aome of these terms canadian farm exports to the united states 1 months ending atgiut 1921 and ii fnontbj ending august 1925 1921 1925 quantity us quantity or value tariff or value 14970944 li i to 2c per lb 2897753 plus 2 per head 769060 3c per lb 611529 1184950 2 per head 219878 2822129 15c per 32 lba 389280 47735082 42c per 60 lba 3408152 article us tariff horned cattle free products potatoes egga butter cheeae cattle ha wheal flour wheat corn certain fruits poultry sbp oats bushel wheat bushel fresh beef chilled or frozen quintals free potatoe ibushellfree eggs dor free lc per lb free 6c per bus free 237782 3c per lb x5bii7 50cperjtl 264676 8c per doz 63408 566115 52887 for entrance into canada the americans pay 35 cts per 100 lbs 3 cts per doz 4 cts per lb 3 cts per lb 25 2 00- per ton 50 cts per barrel 12 cts per bushel free 25 c for entrance into the united states the canadians pay 50 cts per 100 lbs 8 cts per doi 8 cts per lb 5 cts per lb 40 4 00 per ton 2 04 per barrel 42 cts per bushel 15 cts per bushel 35- and now a great reduction has been made by the can adian australian treaty which just went into effect on october 1st 1925 under this treaty australian and new zealand farm products will enter canada at the following tariffs the united states raised their tariff in order to protect the ameman farmers and the purchasing of foreign farm products was reduced it was therefore to the american farmers benefit and we prove it in the next column we list a few canadian products imported by the united states under the 1921 tariff and under the raised tanit of september 21st 1922 these figures are quoted from the com mercial intelligence journal published by ottawa government 26th september 1925 page 324 products- eggs per doz cheese butter honey bees wax fresh meats canned meats canned poultry lard tallow canned vegetables far entrance into canada the australians pay free free 1 ct per lb 1 ct per lb free 15 15 free 10 free apples and other dried fruits 10 quinces peara apncots 25 cts per 100 lbs canned frutu ct per lb for entrance into australia the canadians pay 18 cts 6 cts per lb 6 cts per lb 4 cts per lb 3 cts per lb 5 cts per lb 40 40 4 cts per lb 1 ct per lb 30 cts to 2 10 per doi cans of to 4 pints 8 eta per lb 150 per 100 lbs 30 cts to 2 10 per doz cans accord ing to sit canada will be flooded with farm products from other countries at these low rates but canadian farm products are shut out of other countries by high tariffs meanwhile half a million canadians have moved to the united states because of the tariff reductions that have closed up or slowed down hundreds of factories that is half a million buyers of canadian farm products have bean lost the far mers are hit twice vote for protection for the farming industry tfct ltfc 4 4mkdma4biwmtti british journalists give impressions of cana luting fomplhrj n trn ihiinsarxl mil i nr if i ntiml iron rna1 to iuok and rhurn 1 far lutllath i i- t ileal chairman anil prelilcril u hr i aw kullnaj kit lritlnh jiurunlut- niinsml trtim london ii flrrn i- iikibiiii m ulis helaif nan lrudrut it nadui lb ir tl i in uuarinlon them umullk iirrr alnd to rum 1i thl at the end of a long journey in the course of whloh we b ed the dominion twice and travelled nearly ten thousand mllra we art returning to our homes deeply lm p reoed with the immense resources of cnnnda w have seen life and conditions 6f labor in the marl times in the industrial centres of the east on the prairies slid at the pacific coast we have set our- elves to learn somethlnc of the win problems of men and markets which face the tanadlnn people and i he experience which e have f or firrwtsox thus rnlnrd will be of inemlmnblo tim london advantage to w in the fnturi will enable in lo set be prorwr value on hems or newi from thi dominion to refute baseless charres ajrnlnit its crn rood name lo make known to be young men of i c iplendld opportunities that nwill lh in short o far as lies within our power to tell the motherland the trulh about canada frsrb a ladies our showing of fall and winter millinery is of the very latest design and includes hats trimmed in satin metallic cloths and brocades also a number of hats at a very low price misses claridge herald block upstairs georgetown a 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