C PAGE SIXTPEY. i SHOULD STRONGLY D whose Canadian goods te a country The business men of Canada shuld s bay to the extent of vigorously support the effort now be | ¥ ing put forth to make the conditwone gu 000 in twelve months nead be of trade between the [united "tales pluced on a sounder basis. The basi and Canada more equitable, In the of Canada should do every- year ending March Alsat, 1911, we ime (hins possible th enable the ported goods to the value of $4." oT ow erman, the fisherman 34,739 from the United States. Over min adiust the balance. a hundred and thirtyv-ope years alter reciprocity goes into fores Inrs worth of this total duty (oo de will export two hndred free goods such as raw cotton, rab oC Lo al of her products ev- ber, waol, eonl and many other things ery vear to the United States, dnd needed by our manufacturers o will 'till have the surplus foodetufis Because of the hi tariff hat Britain now takek to ship across standing in the way of any : . trade we were able to export | the Atlantic. . $102,999.93 of (anndian goods To those who fear that of our exports to the United the United States : ' ) 4 Thess figares do not will predispose Canadians th tion fet 'us put this question healthy sordition of busimess, disparity 1a volume between what Is Canada less to the buy from the states and what we sell | pire now than she was in 1996 iw too great. One of two things must PR Iins's first tariff was brought be happening, either a large part of | Footy will adeit "the United States imports re one | the ties of affection and loyalty are ROW Awetican invistinents nm aflada far stronger now than they were in or the expots of tanadn to olther 1597. Fourterm years ago Canada's . . d to pay . It has heen My. Ficlding's constant within empire wi - $i i, aim to balance Cavada's trade with y Lat Your st was £2 : 67, the United States. He sees that we Foarteen venrd age Canpda's to must continue to draw from the! trade with the United St country vast quantities of raw mater and juls and of mamfactared goods hat ft is not convenient or profitable, even behind the shelter of the tariff te ey make' in the dominion our |: of: 8 consumption is still relatively small He wants to pay for these imports tions by a greatly inereased export of Canada's natural products. The re moval of the United States tari on the chief products of the farm, the forest, the fisheries and the gives an opportunity to do what finance minister haa lonz regarded essential continued prosperity of the country i" do honestly A trade so one-sided as to permit honest answer the us to send only $103,000,000 worth of | will have no terrars for them oods w ness, men rt ue Lait r to million dol wis + a mil . wall return only to the increase a } I'he | we | indiente Em when 9 evated in honest man that { exports 1 O09, 000 000 tal fFimports, 'Ports HLEO2LM 6. Lu 137.000 ates n wns S101 SL year at 18 ere a far grealer expan because snada's trade with the United the Yet tha coingident with the drawing closer of the imperial tie still farther merease United 8 than within empire, expansion was Why sl al -our 1 sald a export trade to the States make ue dislova mines | the | as | siness { should % they dealing daily with in the United themselves that and give Susin men houses States to the FE question. an Hoygey 20 annexation Gesssssssssssssssssssfessssssassssssacasesd Words With the Right Ring. I assumed the leadership of the vears to be their standard "It 18 now twenty sing liberal party. When my hearer, I swore to myself that 1 would give to the task the whole that 1 have done. My friends chose me of my life, my soul, and my body, and days cannot be long now, but whether they are long or short, 1 shall ever treasure as the most hold thing life the confidence which has been placed in me by men who were not of my kith and kin. | to maintain the principle that the liberal party is broad enough, that liberal prine ples are pind share of justice and liberality to very mn my have endeavored large enough, to give an all men, no matter what may be their race or religion the feeling that has animated we, and thi the fe shall animate me to the end. i | am to have gone to my grave, | wild rather it show pane has béen attached to the pgrent of fieation of the races forming the Canadian nation. When my life comes to the end, if my eves close upon a Canada united than 1 found it twenty years ago, when | assumed the leadershin of the liberal party, I shall not have lived in and I shall die pence." - Sir Wilfrid Laurier at Strathroy membered after CRUSE my advancing the uni he re fa bw work nore vain, COV TLL VLTVTLVLLLLOTLTLBVEN m ' | | i ¢ :- : @rrssssrssssrsssssrrec @eorevsessrrrsresavasenl THE ISSUE PUT BEFORE THE PEOPLE. Here are sorde of the articles that will paes duty free into the United States from Canada if the electors vote approval of the arrangements made for the simultaneous removal of duties on natural products Present U.S. Rate 3 . l 1 Present S. Rate 2274p 2 pe Sh 50 20 15 30 00 Article Cod, haddock, pound Halibut, pound Mackerel, pound Salmon, fresh pound Salmon, canned, pound Timber, hewn, sawn, squat Article U Cattle, over #14 Horses, over $100 Hogs, each Sheep, each . Wheat, bushel Oats, bushel Barley, bushel Hay, ton Straw, ton Potatoes, bushel Onions, hushel Apples, bushel Peaches, bushel Batter, pound Cheese, pound . Fresh milk, gallon Fresh cream, gallon Eggs, dozen That list of articles really represents the issue before the people of Can: ada. There are a few other proposed changes such as a reduction of from 24 to B per cent..on agricultural implements, farm waggons and supplies, but in effect the clector in asked this question : Do you approve of the removal of all duties on natural products passing from Canada to the United States ard from the United States to Canada? If you do, vote for Laurier and larger markets. or salted ed or sided, cubic foot Planks and deals, sawn, per M. Posts and poles Mica, unfinished, Feldspar, ground 25 10 pe 20 pe Hope on W 1 pound h& Fluorspar, crude, ton Tale noi wn : 8 Wood pulp, pound Print paper, pound p.c 5 i 5 3-10 letter, telegraph and telgphone asking No News of Missionaries. for news of the misisoaries Toronto, Sept. 11.-This morning there was absolutely no news at the Methotst mission rooms regarding the Canadian missionaries in the re William Wickerson, seventy years old bel besieged district of Cl¥na The | who was chief electrician of the SS. mission headquarters here recive d [Great Eastern, when she laid the first large number of enquiries daily by" Atlantic cable, is dead, at Boston. C0000 -- -- COC O0000 7 0000000000000 000000000 00000000 THE BLUE RUIN SONGSTERS. me >» "Of course, there are same people going up and down the coun try now, professional politicians for the most Pare (though there are sume others with them who know jist as little about the matter), who are singing a song about bine ruin which is coming on our coun- try through reciprocity with thelnited States. Whether it would be in the interests of the country is a question for debate, and about which different opinions may be held. Dut politicians have not devoted their attention so much to the discussion of this question as in ringing changes on the cry that if reciprocity were adopted it would be the first step townrds annexation ; that the United: States wonld be buying us, and we would be selling ourselves. I think that is the grontest novsense that ever came from the mouths of sapposedly syne men: as a Canadian, 1 resent it. T would think little of my loyalty to the British Cyown and the Dritish Empire if it « on teri! schedules. Those who think the national spirit of Canads is suweh » and uncertain thing that her existence as a nation would be im- 3 of trade with the United States certainly do There is no part of the British Empire in which there Canada,and she can be neither bought nor ies, from Sir John Macedon: reciprocity with the United States, and but the United States would not agree to sure they will now; » When it is apparently ; is a ory raised aowninst it. as though it meant * Mills, in his charge to the WO O00 00" LOOOVOCOOC000 MD MOON LOCONNOCO IC THE PAILY NRITSH WHIG. ----- GOOD STROKE OF BUSINESS, | Agreement Desirable From Canadian | Point of View. The Ottawa Journal is a conserva- five journal, owned and edited by P 'D. Ross, president of the Ottawa Con- servative Association in 190%, 1909 610, and conservative candidate for {the legislature in 1901. The Journal supported the reciprocity agreement for weeks and months after its ap- pearance. The Journal hal then no idea that an election would he forced on such an issue. lt i= now opposing the Laurier government in this elec tion, but seeks to find other grounds of attack than the fiscal issue. Fn its edition of Sanwary 27th, nressed candid opinion of it es Lhe pact L "Hevond reasonable (doubt Mr. Field. suceseded in a reciprocity with the 'nited States exe. desirable from Cana- of view. This mutual abo- upon food mutual but probably a ntage proportion to ch--t--the Lpjted CiTiaela hand as tor British (rreement wig has ent very frmt f dutios agres cutive ding lition @ is is tely Sates CUMMOn Se an abso- recards customs Fhe big free food. the most sen trade, are wally retains free © rn Itety preference end of that seems to us about ible sort of freedom of vided the concessions in tunl. Xo hoping will not i position, cools {tie is pro- it mu that cc effect here's he ress op ego the operations swaved into United by to the Niates cutive f of agreement loenl considerution Brass ssdirsanstssacecl { PROPHECY | OF VICTORY. It is not often that Bir Wilfrid breaks out 'nto ante-election pro- phecies, but he did so at en. Ont, in a sud- dent outburst "I do not say it in a soirit of boasting, but victory is in the air, a swing init that makes it sure. I am old in the game, for many years I have been head of my party and I have travelled over all the provinces many times. On the present occasion I have found an enthusiasm that I never found before. It is not in honor of me. I am simply the expressi n of the idea, which you, the people, are," he de lared. He closed with a BR eNY "Mr n geod teed States waity nhowt and wl suid praeticatly manufacturers Ihe ney nigel States cabinet wgrfeement' je, frankh surprise, |f exeellent thing omplished wilt no Even if the nm parts sot has done the Uni- Fielding stroke Ht Any ease of executive Dinsi nes, met ue half raw nothing has | food materials, | about | ptance hy ! of sich an, speaking, staggering MONTES cepts it, will have enuntry ne we think, for this doubt an heen ner There Canada tion does not hes who proposi somebody, it with bo pushed throweh by the ernfient, and think doubn reasonable th tion the main a for N justly. No it the proposi we is in desirable this country " one > ¢ - French food riots break out wiresh, with violent clashes in some districts splendid peroration on the annexation cry. "What we are we shall remain, and what the United States is she shall remain. Let us show the world the ex- ample of two nations on this continent living in peace and amity with- out a gun on the fron- tier, bound only by the ties of trade and by nothing else." ' | : : | ¢ ¢ 4 ¢ ¢ ' ? : ' ¢ ' i ' ' ' i + ¢ ' i ' ' ' i ¢ v ¢ : ' ' Prresssrsssassssssses CONSERVATIVES FOR RECIPROCITY A List of Some Very Prominent Tories Who Declare That They Hold Country Before Party, and Will Vote For the Laurier Candidates. HENRY ARKFELL, of Arkell, well | a kuown sheep breeder, life-lone con servative, in interviews and articles supports recinrocity, AMES M'RITCHIE, Now land, Kent county, brother of the president of the (Bhservative Asso ciation, of the riding, and his two sons are emphatix "in their support of reciprocity, and the liberal can didate. : W. H. CHERRY. Garnet, for some years president of the Conservative Assoeintion, of Walpole township, Haldimand county, though still conservative, is addressing meetings | from liberal platforms in favor of reciproesty, ALBERT LAFFERTY farmer, North Essex, has taken stump in favor of reciprocity G. A. BRETHREN, conservative farm er, of Asphodel township, is on the platform of F. D. Kerr, the rec ipro-, city eandidate, in Fast Peterboro, 'against Mr. Sexsmith, whom he for- merly supported. DR. 'F. €. GRENSIDE, V.8., who is known throughout the county by horsemen and the public generally, as an expert in the horse business and as life-long conservative, writes a strong letter to the press advoeuting reciprocity, HENRY GRINSTEAD, econservalive writes to the broadmivded to support the Macdonald and COL. J. Z. FRASER, Burfurd town- ship, Brant county, who ran as =a conservative candidate for the legis- lature of thmtario, strongly favors reciprocity. LEWIS WIGLE, South Essex, a life omg conservative, has taken the sturap for reciprocity. Mr. Wigle sat for two terms in the legislature as a conservative, and one term in the House of Commons, under Sir John | A. Macdonald, His brother, 87] Wigle, is the conservative candi, date's campaign manager. | JOSEPH DUROCHER, conservative, Sandwich Fast, a large market 'gar dener, is out for reciproeity, OLIVER REAUME, whose conserva- tive afliliations and convictions say be judged by the fact that he is a brother of Hon. Dr. Reaume, and one of the most prominent farmers of Anderson township, is out for reciprocity. PATRICK MARENINETTE, ex-reeve of Sandwich West, and for many years a conservative vice-president, is out: for reciprocity LEONARD HANKINSON, of Grove Eud, says he has been a conserva- tive all his life, but that he cannot understand the inconsistent stand of his party at 'the present time, and I will vote for reciprocity. JOHN DOUGLAS, of South Dorches- ter, a conservative, says he is ready to give reciprocity a trial. JOHN (GILBERT, of Yarmouth, a conservative, is ready to give resi procity a trial. JAMES CULBERT, of Crewe, says he never voted for the liberal party in hix life, but knows reciprocity is & conservative policy. He will vote for reciprocity, nod knows many other conservative [armers in tend to do the same. JOHN VIPOND, Brooklin, ex-warden Untario county, & life-long con- servative, declares bhimsell in favor of reciprocity and expresses his in- tention of voting for Mr. FPowke, , conservative horse of Seot Conservative the a a foremost farmer of East Elgin, press appealing to ns conservative farmers tions of John A. for reciprocity. tra vote i that he will reciprocity and farmers candidate bh horsemen liberal port benefit erally, ALBERT S. SWIM, senior A. Swim & Co., Clark's Shelburne Co., N.5., one of fish dealers on the coast trong tory, alwavs supposes he always ho strongly supports Mr. and reciprocity for the great fit of the fishing industry. F. B..LOVEKIN, former president the Conservative Association Durham, campaigning' for | \ Kelty, the libergl eandidate JAMES ANDERSON, Prince Edward County, paigning for Dr. Morley liberal candidate WILLIAM COTTRELL, of sap- will gen- him anise partner ol Harbor, largoes: Says he has been, will be, but Fieldin 2 bene- ~ is a and of of is i conservative, ol is cam Currie, th and his five sons, « Sundridge, who "newer voted for a liberal throwing all reciprocity. JAMES JOHNSON, the Fruit Growers' Associat Nor folk County, a conservative, ig sup- \ oe porting reciprocity, S. NESBITT, a Toronto tive, is out strongly in favor of reci procity. HOMAS HAMMILL, - #F South Simeoe, has consonted become a. reciprocity candidate in op- position to Mr. Haughton nominee of the conservative party H. J. DAVIS, cquttle bresder and judge of live stock, of Ingersoll, says that while it £¢ hard to turn ack on his party, he must reciprocity and principle. LESLIE MeMANN, Thorold, a conser- valive, favors reciprocity and a candidate in Welland Coun- rovernment" aro of their influence for ett of presid m of S conserva a Conservative to Lennox, one's support may rm PETER MUXD, Wardner, £10. a sup the conservative party in ritish Columbia, advocates recipro- city because if will take the taxes off the necessities of -lifé, such as food, fuel and shelter. OHN PRITCHARD, who never cast a grit vote in his life, is working for A. M. Martin and reciprocity in North Wellington. 'OL. FRASER, Buariord Township, Brant County, 5 former consefvative candidate, 1s supporting reciprocity WILLIAM McDERMOTT, ex-reeve of Wests Carafrasa. Township, a lifelong conservative, is supporting A. M. Martin and reciprocity North Wellington. LFRED HUTCHINSON, of Township, who Has voted both wavs bat mostly conservative, and i presi- dent of the Fast Weltlineton Farmers' Institute, is out for reciproeity HESTER NICHOLSON, a conserva: tive, graduate of 'the Ontario Agricul: tural College, and ex-secretary of the East Wellington Farmers' Institute, supports retiprocity. MR. LEWIS, PBariord Brant County. a ecouscrvitive, Supporting reciprovity. : GEORGE MN. PALLACHY, a conserva: i rawr of West Brantford Town- ares himsell in favor of porter Township, I ICHARD JORNSON, § conservative of Norfolk County, will vote for reci- procity as will also his sons and other relatives. OHN HERRON, conservative M.P. for MacLeod w in the last 1 » will BTV VVLRTVVTLRLVLTVLVETRGS SRV VV AVATAR AVVVRVACBCVLTCLS ES VOTRE NS ing that its advintuges will fa outweigh auy possible dismdvantages. He "can find no owe in his constity- ency who thinks otherwise." > H. EDMONDS, Blenbhoim, known all the country conservalive, writes to the papers that he is conservative enough to miss the opportunity to open up an unlimited market for horse deal: ers and farmets. He thinks tha every farmer, who has lis own in. teresta at heart, will drop polities for this time and vote for reciprocity. . BE. HAMILTON, a ¢ ngery ative Weyburn, Saskatchesan, predicts tha all the candidates who ovwose reti- procity in Saskatchewan will Jose their deposits. IX-MAYOR - BRICHER, a tive of 'Berlin, supporting kenzie King and reciprocity. IX-MAYOR HAHN, ai berlin is supe porting Mac enzie Kiny und recipro- city. TOSEPH ATKINSON, a somservative, of Tuckersmith Townsaip, South Mur- on, he thinks reciprocity wil! bensfit everything the furme has to sell. FORGE LAYTON, another conserva- tive farmer of South Hucon, says the agreement will give lum a better market for cattle and hogs. J. IRVINE, of Leadbury, described as not merely 5 conserva: ut a real tory, says the reci- agreement 1s just ine, ~y Out, as over not consetva- Nee is shy s who is tive, procity 0. TAYLOR, member of ihe ham couservative association, he will find it awfully ard to go to the polls and mark his ballot fo grit, but he is convinced thai tarifi agreement a benefit 10 rural Canada, and he is preparal to stand | by his opinion. GEORGE ANDERSON, Moumutain V = | ¥rince Fdward County, 4 former con- scrvativé M.P., says" he is proud to that he will not stick to the con- vative g when such folly. He estimates that not one farm er in twenty in his neighhoriood opposad to the agreement, ILLIAN PARKER, iorvative of Prince says har Fuly oS. i i i 1 n Le Kel rty 1 COUTSE 18 Is a promiasnt con Edward County, he is certainly in fuvor of reci- procity USTIN HAZZARD, of Wallaceburg, described as not merely a eonsorva- tive, but a real tory, says this reci- procity business looks ail right to him, WILLIAN TROTTER, conservative, Chatham Township, favors rediproci- ty as a farmer. RANK SHAW, conservative, of East Branch, favors reciprocity as a farmer. : TAMES McCORMACK, conservative, deputy-reeve of Harwick Township, + says the only trouble with the nytec | ment is that it does not go far en- | ough. EDWARD HEA, of Raleigh, save he is a conservative, but wholly in of reciprocity . J. I. DOWNEY, conservative mavor of Whithy, expresses himself as strongly in favor of the agreement. DAVID GALBRAITH, Whithy, a 'eon servative, favors rediprocity. WR. SYPHER, , young conservative, of Purham-Oxford County, is stump- ing for the liberal candidate and' re- viprocity, hasing his stand on mar- ket quotations complied by himself during the past five years. IRR. ARMSTRONG, who deseriyes him- 'as a John A. Maedonald is stumping for W, A liberal candidate in and reciprocity. JOHN A. CAMERON, manager Kent Farmers' Produce Company, Town: ship of South Harwick, qs ha #lways heen a conservative, now, ane will eontinue to be une, hut he docsn't who knows that this time he will vote for McCoig and re- ciproeity, thus, as he save, 'voling for the bwnefit of himself and all farmers IARRY GRENSTED, of South chester, says that reciproe iv full of benelits for the farmer, and that the cities will flourish. ile says reci- procity in paturgl products is a con servative poliey, and that as he is a conservative, he will vote for it THOMAS FORD, a Cookaville fruit. grower, writes that he has lwen » conservative all his life, ! ut he wn dis- gusted with his leaders | will not gecept the ""praateat Canada has, ever had offered." @rvraraca sesssssecessessnl TERMINABLE ¢ ANY TIME The Reciprocity Pact will only continue in force during Canada's pleasure. favor sol tory' Buchanan, the Médicive ¥at, has 18 care Desr- they pift ere is a specifice provision that Canada "chall be abso- lutely free to make any change of tariff policy, or of any other matter covered by the present 4 arrangement that may : bes deemad expedient" Le td hs m---- ' ' ' ' ¢ ' ' ¢ ¢ ' ' ' 8 : IRA DTTTRVTVTTTVRTVVOTVURN OVS Arthur PIN CAUSED "EATH. Pia Molding Bills Vorced Into Man's Leg. New York, pt. H-Joseph Hop hing died, today, at a Long Island city hospital from a prick of a pin While he was working several weeks ngo, n barrel which he was carrying forced into bis leg the point of a pin with which he had pinned together a roll of bills in his pocket, Blood poisoning ensued, : s An ercunsion steamer, relates Irish Cyclist, plying between Dublin and some pleasure resort on the cosét was rapidly nesting her des tination when the capiain-whao pockets the profits of the catering de ment--shouted through the tabe to . the chief engineer: "Aisa her, Mike, aise her, they're a 1 The | A { i un {his fair share of the production? of | I | natural products ic to remove This is true, too, in the face of the fact that the continent of North Am- erica was never so productive ax it is to-day: Is the working man getting i" not, why ? : me answer that the free distribution of the products of the continent is seriously interfered with by artificial barriers maintained by both eountries in the form of tariff walls. The purpose of reciprocity ia these tarig barviers, and permit the natural law of supply and demand to have full séope. The eficet will be to place ' the products of the whole continent at ' drinkin' the disposal of the people of the con tinent. The producer will benefit hy having much wider market for what he raiser, but the consumer benefit quite us fully hy having al the fields, gardens und pasture lands of the whole eantinent to draw from for his food supply. In the early spring, before the Canadian producer i= able to supply the home market with fruits and vegetables, the Cana: dian consumer will be able to buy the products of the south untaved. When a " : , . { fruit or vegetables ave séarce in Can land consumers are allowed to T0 THE WORKINGMAN Some opponents of reciprocity seem to be comforting themselves with the expectation that many workingmen, especially those emploved in factories, Will vote against reciprocity. The ex ito dictate to their employees | | | | | wif {ut | Wh should they oppose jereaseéd prosperity which i gain without the owners pectation is apparently based on assumption that many of the and managers of factories are opposed to reaprocity; that they will attempt as to how they shall vote, and that the em ployees will accept the dictation, sacri- ficing at once their manhood and their citizenship It is hard to believe that there any groupd for such an assamption Che manufacturers as a class are not opposing the, Reciprocity Agreement it? They stand from the in the agreement & farmers and stand to make this any material sacrifice of the special privileges they enjoy from protective tariff More than that much more than if the farmers satisfy is to gain their full shave k it expected 10 consumers. They io that ada, the Canndian consumer will have [themselves by the ratification of this the whole continent to draw from The Canadian consumer eats American franits and vegetables now, in the spring 'especially, if his purse can afford it, but he pays a heavy tax for the privilege of doing so. Would it he &n insult to him, or to his wife, if the tax were removed ? Among the items on which the tariff duties are to he swept away entively ure cattle, horses, and males, swine, sheep and lambs, poultry (dead and alive), wheat, rice, oats, barley, buckwheat, beans, dried peas, pota toes, butter, cheese, milk, cream, egy, honey, fresh and. salted fish, vege tables, fresh fruit, and several varie ties of dried fruits, Why should any working man be expected to vot aginst a menaure that would afford him the privilege of buying these things untaxed ? The working man is no fool. He knows the valne of a lollar when he earns it; is it tp be wipnosed that he does not know "the fue of doll angen! iH Le n f f fon . ! | | agreement, the agitation agamst the protective tarill will lose much of its force and the position of the protected manufacturer will be more secure. But manufacturers as a class tre opposing reciprocity, no one has a right to assume that they would at tempt to their employees, or that the employees would allow them- selves 16 he coerced This is a free country. The ballot is as sacred and as secret for the employee as for the employer. And under existing condi tions, there are few employers very an xious to antagonize thelr employees. Why then should it be taken for ranted that any working man will vote against, reciprocity * The. con- tant complaint of the workingman, both in Canada and the United States 1 that the cost of living has gone wn out of all proportion to the increnss in his earnings. Every workingman know well enongh--or at anv rate his wif dose--<that the Aaa dose nat } farther now than nte go in supplving the needs th even if coerce 1h OesnrarssssesssssscssssPeostcssscarnnracsanas@ Ontario's Opportunity---A Great New Market Right at Her Door. wees sasssssssssesssscsefPecscscccssasscssce «sess en Mo one would for a moment under estimate the imporiance of the Bnilish warket tor Cangdim. farm products. But the bYitish market has pretty well veached the limit. Its power to absorh imported food stalls about at high water mark. she 1usports of Dutter nto Great Britain were only some : VOU tops greater last year than they were five yoars. before. British imports o' cheese were actually 4,000 tons less last year than they were in 1902 Un the other hand there is a market at Ontario's door whieh has enormons- ly inereased in importance of | years, and which promises still greau er expansion in future. That market is found in the Eastern and border States that will be opened to Ontario pro ducers when reciprocity is approved on ths 27st these states are to-day on quite as much an importing basis as is (rent Britain itself. They, 'ike the Dritisk Isles, draw a lary portion of theh supplies of foodstuffs from points be vond their The only difference itt the two cases is that whereas Great Britain draws her supplies from points beyond the seas these import- nz nearby states draw the major part their import - requirements - from within the territorial jurisdic tion of the United States While the British market, as already I, has fairly well reached its limit, th's nearby market is growing in portance. from year to year. Since the time when Sir John Macdonald made his offer of free trade with the United 1879, in agricultural pro- the border 18 borders states Fale me States, dnets, in the population of A illind Stenographer., eM blind grapher, reported all the discussions on the treatment of month ' Ianrice Vers, a steno Lh Ixeter My rivorded or estendhing the conferenca blind held last Myer's notes, Narrow nt which were trip of paper, and ml containing approximately dots, This cles who can take 10% words a minvte, helped to forma Inte "the Birmingham system of en bose d shorthand." He was trained ii the Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind v length of two A quarter miles er shorthand writer, notes at a speed railway has year's dea'ing, south of Ot amd Ottawa. an The Canadian Northern completed, after the purchase of land tawa, for its: entrance Toronto line valued at ' one about WHERE ALL © approved by If reciprocity is | | { market | that OVVTE EB -& has increased by 9.000, of that increase has consumers of foodstatis years the percentage ol people living in"surban communities Mm ton neeticnit has increased from S34 pes cent. to WW por cent., and in New Eng and as a whole from less than 76 pet cent. to over 33 per cent It is probably within the mark to say that these border and Eastern States import from other states more foodstuffs for the use of their people than are imported from abroad mito Great Britain itself, If this is not the case to-day it will near future. Moreover, market, which mw he opened the adoption of procity, lies right at the door aro farmers states alone U0. Most among wenty been in certainly be iu the this Ay Te, of On In mans--ednes alg frontier farms on the Ontario side run right down to the water front, while on the other side are great bodied of consumers ready and anxious to ray betler prices than are present re ceived by Ontario farmers now for the fruits of Ontario seil Even the face of a tariff wall farmers in this province are able to compete with the farmers of the West. ern States in this near-by American market. With the removal of the tariff wall which obstructs trafic, ers ought, it Ww # the at in aur farm. with distance in their favor » to absolutely the of the Fastern With tariff wall down exports of food stuffs from Canada to the United States would in a few vears exces the total consumption of food stuffs the and " command States, ns Canadian in home Sritishf "markets combined NM TO | } } of} | Poon sSsssssssssescsscssesl WHAT PEOPLE WANT. Conservative candidates in the west confess that their constitu ents reciprocity by to substitute other Dr. Behafiner, of Souris, writing to a conservative constituent, said that "you may not think with me on the reci- Precity pact," and added that I believe that on every other question we will agree, and there Ate many important ques tions." He offered Lo pay this man's expenses if he would be present at his convention. But the recipient of the letter thinks reciprocity the chief issue, and declined to he brite want their uwn iestsear for ' ' 4 ¢ 4 ' ' ¢ ' ¢ ' ' -e TRV LTTTTRTTVLTLOTTBIBIGS Prrsssasassssssnna aan ONSUMERS WILL GAIN the Canadian electorate all classes of con suiners will derive morc or less benefit from the rediction in the tariff on certain articles imported from the United States for says the Toronto Weekly Sun. general consumption Included in the list of articles on which a reduction or abolition of duty is to take place are the lollowing Oysters, from 0c. por gallon to free list. Canned lobsters, from 20 per cent Salt in hage or barrels, Tic oe. per to lie I word ganed corn, beans, tormators, ard other per cent Prepared cereal foods, per Salt in bags or barrels, T§ per cent Racon arid hams, 2¢. per Ib. to lie Canned ments pod poultry, 274 per cent to free 1% The ist to free list to free list to 20 per pent eget abies, lie. to 174 per éomt Wineaits, wafers, and cakes, 27) rer cent. to 25 per cent Pickles, snuces, and c<tsip Clocks apd witcher 0 ving coe Cement, 123c. per 100 the. to lle Condensed milk, 3c. per lb. to Ze 35 rer a to 255 per eent. tf