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AUGUST 24, 1911. 



TheWcekly Florists' Review. 



Canada free of duty when imported 

 from the United States, and, reciprocal- 

 ly, whether the horticultural products 

 of Canada be admitted to this country 

 free of duty when imported from Can- 

 ada. This cannot be brought about 

 except by the aid and support of the 

 Canadian florists on one side and the 

 Society of American Florists on the 

 other. ■ 



Correspondence with Mr. Ealer. 



When the commissioners appointed 

 by the United States and Canadian 

 governments met in the city of Wash- 

 ington last winter I wrote to John G. 

 Esle'r, chairman of the legislative com- 

 mittee, as follows: "At present a 

 commission appointed jointly by the 

 Canadian and United States govern- 

 ments is in session at Washington, D. 

 C, having under consideration the 

 question of reciprocity. It seems to 

 me that it would be a benefit to the 

 growers of flowers to have the Cana- 

 dian duty on cut flowers imported from 

 the United States removed. This is 

 especially true as to New England, 

 because of its proximity to Quebec and 

 the lower provinces, where there are 

 no large establishments devoted to the 

 growing of cut flowers. Climatic con- 

 ditions are against them, and therefore 

 no special benefit can be obtained by 

 maintaining a tariff of twenty per cent 

 on imports." 



Mr. Esler, in replying to this letter, 

 stated that there was a diversity of 

 opinions among the members of the 

 committee as to the advisability of 

 making any effort at that time to in- 

 clude horticultural products in the 

 reciprocity list. 



Fred C Bauer. 



(ChalrnuD Hotel Committee.) 



Isaac H. Mots. 

 (Ohairman Local Sports Committee.) 



I am in favor of absolute free trade 

 on all horticultural products between 

 this country and Canada. I am 

 strengthened in this view by the friend- 

 ly relations that now exist, and have 

 existed for several years, between 

 members of our society and those of 

 the Canadian Association. 



Beasons for Beclprocity. 



We ought not to overlook the fact 

 that the proximity of the two peoples, 

 of the same language, customs, habits 

 and needs, having similar resources and 

 equal abilities for normal advancement, 

 would enable them to supplement each 

 other, in the same manner as growers 

 in the different states of the Union. 



No valid reason can be given why 

 any citizen, whether American or 

 Canadian, engaged either in the whole- 

 sale or retail cut flower business, 

 should be compelled to order goods to 

 come from a distance of 500 miles or 

 over, simply to patronize home prod- 

 ucts, from a spirit of patriotism, when 

 similar goods can be obtained across 

 the border much nearer home. 



The perishable nature of flowers and 

 plants would be a strong reason why 

 they should be secured as near the 

 source of production as possible, there- 

 by saving expense of freight and ex- 

 press charges and avoiding injury to 

 goods while in transit, and other dan- 

 gers which must be carefully guarded 

 against if such transactions are to be 

 profitable. 



One other reason why it would be 

 good policy to abolish all duties: Any 

 business man having experience in 

 shipping goods into the United States 

 from Canada or from the United States 

 into Canada realizes the many diffi- 



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