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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Canada free of <luty 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 

 ;idn. This cannot be brought about 

 except by the aid and sui>port of the 

 Canadian florists on one side and the 

 Society of Amerit-aii I'lnrists on the 

 other. 



Correspondence with Mr. Esler. 



When the commissioiiors appointed 

 liy the United States and Canadian 

 governments met in the city of Wash- 

 ington last winter I wrote lo John G. 

 Jlsler, chairman of the legislative com- 

 mittee, as follows: '"At present a 

 commission appointed jointly by the 

 Canadian and United States goverr- 

 Mients is in session at Washington, D. 

 C., having under consideration the 

 i|U(>stion of reciprocity. It seems to 

 me that it would bo a benefit to the 

 growers of flowers to have the Cana- 

 dian duty on cut flowers imported from 

 the United States removed. This is 

 csjiecially true as to New England, 

 liocause 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 

 110 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 

 rc<Mprocity list. 



Fred C. Bauer. 



iCliairmaD Hotel ('onimitteo.) 



Isaac H. Moss. 



(.Oiiaii'iuan Local Sports Committee.) 



I am ill favor of absolute free trade 

 on .'ill horticultural jiroducts between 

 this country and Canada. I am 

 -•trengtheiied in this view by the friend- 

 ly relations that now exist, and have 

 existed for several years, between 

 niemliers of our society and those of 

 the < ■.•inadian Association. 



Reasons for Reciprocity. 



Wo 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 

 e(pi;il abilities for normal advancement, 

 would enable them to supplement each 

 otht^r, in the same manner as growers 

 in the (iilTerent states of the Union. 



No valicl reason can bo given why 

 any citizen, whether American or 

 < anadian, engaged either in the whole 

 sale or retail cut flower busines-^. 

 should be compelled to order goods to 

 come from a (listance of ;"i<)0 miles or 

 over, simply to patronize home prod 

 IK ts, from a spirit of patriotism, when 

 similar goods can be obtained across 

 the liorder much ii(>arer home. 



The perishable nature of flowers and 

 I'laiits would be a strong reason whv 

 they should be secured as near the 

 source of ]irodiiction as possible, there 

 by saving expense of freight and ex 

 press (diarges and avoiding injurv 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 tho manv difli 



