Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 2, 1911, Page 2

PAGE TWO. ITASCA COUNTY'S BIG ANNUAL FAIR Will Be Held at Grand Rapids Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 28, 29, 30. GOOD BILL OF ATTRACTIONS Gilbert’s Colts Slated to Play Grand Rapids Juniors on One of the Big Days—Some New Departments. The officials of the Itasca County Agricultural association are bend- ing their energies to making the twentieth annual fair of the associa- tion to be held September 28, 29, and 30th, a success in every particu- lar; The premium list is being pre-| pared but it will be some time _ be- fore it is ready for distribution, as ers have not yet been given their copy. Under a new law which was pass- ed at the last session of the legisla-| ture, the state agricultural society is authorized to contribute to coun- ty agricultural associations a sum amounting to that paid out for pre- miums the previous year up to $1,000. Formerly there was only $28, 000 available for this purpose, but this year there was voted $70,000 which is ample to take care of all th county fairs in the state. The grounds, which are in need fof repairs will be fixed up in good shape. The race track will receive some attention, and there will be a number of new buildings erected, including a new building for housing the township exhibit of poultry. Other buildings will be repaired, the repairs to include a new roof on| the grand stand and on the eating stand, and extensive repairs, and ad- ditions to the live stock buildings. A good bill of attractions will be provided for the fair. It is anticipated that there will be a ball game between the teams of Deer River and Marble the second the pri day and that the last day will be between the Grand Rapids team and the winners. The races will not te as extensive as they were the past two years owing to restrictions hav- ing been placed on the amount to be expended for races, but what race are pulled off will be good. There will also be other attrac- | tions. A number of new departures | will be put into effect this year. In the first place, instead of exhibitors paying an entrance fee for their ex- hibits there will be exhibitors tick- ets sold for $1.00 each. These tickets will allow the ex- hibitor to enter his exhibit and will allow him ingress and egress to and from the grounds during the fair. Family tickets at $1.50 for the fair will also be provided and on sale. Another departure will be the change in by-laws providing that in the future no one but members, hold- ing membership tickets, will be allow i ed to vote at the annual meeting or other mtetings of the association. Membership tickets will be sold at $1.00. It is anticipated that this will shut out from voting people who hav no interest in the fair and will leave the government in the hands of those who take enough interest to belong formally to the organization. The outlying districts of Itasca county, including Coleraine, Bovey, Taconite, Holman, Marble, Calumet, Nashwauk, Keewatin, Cohasset, Deer River, Ball Club, Warba, and all other industrial and agricultural cen- ters of the county are particularly in- vited to take interest in the fair, as the people of Grand Rapids and the officials of the fair association want the people of the entire coun- tty of Itasca to feel that this is their fair, a fair which all should take pride in and help to make the greatest county fair in the state. LAND SHOW WILL OPEN DECEMBER 12 ¢Continued from page one.) certain section, state or city.” “Launched on these lines,” Mr. Campbell said, “the land show to be given in St. Paul is to be void of self ish interests. It is not to make any money, and the Northwestern Devel- opment league has nothing to sell, its only object being to attract set- tlers, arouse interest and educate people who are moving West to the advantages of making their homes , family And capital settle in Minneso- ta, go’on to the Dakotas, or choose a home on the far Pacific coast—just so they stay in Twin City territory.” Officials of the League. It has been decided that H. H. Big- elow and Eli Warner of St. Paul with P. L. Howe or Minneapolis, will constitute the finance committee, and that Will A. Campbell, secretary of the league, will be general manag- er of the show. He has been in- structed to secure the necessary ex- perts, and work is under way for the show. Some interesting exhibits are al- ready in sight, including ‘a unique ex- hibit from Alaska, which will be shown in the way of an Alaskan vil- lage. There are to be entertain- ment features which will make the show an attractive, mid-winter amuse- ment for the half million people of the Twin City. RECIPROCITY IS NOW UNDER WAY (Continued from page one.) in parliament seeks absolutely to re- verse the life-long policy of its great leaders of the past, declaring that it will oppose to the bitter end the very principles enunciated by both Sir John A. McDonald and Sir John ‘Thompson in the last election ad- dresses upon which each of these statesmen ever appealed to the Can- adian people. “Day after day, when the presid- ing officer has tried to put the ques- tion, he has been met with obstruct- ive devices of every kind, each put forward in some specious pretext, but in reality nothing else than an abuse of freedom of speech in parlia- mentary debate. “Such pretenses are simply a clum- sy attempt to give some color to un- warranted and undignified obstruc- tion. To overcome that obstruction after a session which has already lasted eight months, would not only mean the continuation of an unseem- Wy spectacle presented by the oppo sition in the house of commons since the resumption of its sittings on the 18th inst., but would also mean weeks and months of wasted time and perhaps in the end the loss for this season to the Canadian pro- ducer of the free American market. “In this condition of things, it has seemed more in accordance with the dignity of parlament; with the tra- ditions of those British institutions which alJ true Canadians value so highly and which the present oppo- sition degrade with such a light heart; with the best interests of the country as a whole, to remit the is- sue to the people themselves, SO that the people may judge between the government and the opposition and declare whether they have changed their minds or whether they are still in favor of reciprocity in natural products and whether they will or will not have the American market for the promising crops to be garnered in Canada.” R. L. Borden, opposition leader, in a statement issued, declares that the government apparently “decid- ed upon the dissolution of parliament in a hurry or even in a panic, as they gave no intimation to the many members who are accustomed to spend the week end with their families and who left Friday with- out the courtesy of a notice. “The Conservative party welcomes an appeal upon reciprocity,” Mr. Borden asserts. “The president of the United States has more than once emphasized the fact that Can- ada is today at the parting of the ways. These two ways lead in very divergent directions. The choice of the people will be fraught with mo- mentus consequences to the future destiny of the country. It is right and just that they should speak, be cause with them rests the decision.” RAIL RATES ON ORE COMPARED (Continued from page one) cents per ton mile; from the Mesa- ba range to Duluth, 77 miles, 80 cents or 1.04 cents per ton mile; from the Mesaba range to Superior, 115 miles, 80 cents, or .7 cents per ton mile; from! Soudan to Two Har- bors, 73 miles, 90 cents or 1.23 cents per ton mile; from Ely to Two Har- bors, 94 miles, $1 or $1.06 per ton —| mile. “Jt will be noticed that the high- est rate of all the above is that for the shortest haul, from Marquette range points to Marquette,” contin- ues Mr. Woodbridge, “ and that the lowest rate is one where there is the competition of two ports, and) here the sum of the two rates, that is, rail and lake from Marquette mines, via Marquette to Lake [rie, and from Marquette mines via Escan- in ene of the states represented in the league. It matters not to this or- ganization whether a man with his GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1911. ba as against Marquette, It — will also be seem that the next to the lowest rate quoted is that of the Great Northern to Superior, where it has the disadvantage of a long- er haul than its competitors and an equal rate with them. “The entire question of freight rates on iron ores to Lake Superior is of the utmost importance to the iron makers all over the United States. In amy consideration of the effect of reductions in the rates it must be remembered that such re- ductions will not always be what they seem on the surface. Nearly all contracts that have been made by the Great Northern railway, for the carriage of iron ore in which it has any ownership interest, have been coupled with an agreement that all, or a part, of any reduction in rates shall be added to the royal- ties. Should the rate of freight be reduced the royalties paid by the Steel corporation, for instance, on its Great Northern ores, will be in- creased by just the amount of the freight reduction. Any reduction on ore hauled for independent operators | over the two railways belonging to whe Steel corporation will benefit | these operators to the detriment of the corporation, and for two reasons, first the loss of profit from its rail- ways, and second the lower final cost of ore to these independents than to the corporation on its Great Northern lease. For these reasons the corporation may be expected to oppose reductions, while for other reasons it cares little what the rate may be. Many persons believe that the mine owner will profit from re- ductions in freight rates; I can see no such outcome. Reductions will benefit the steel maker or the consumer, or both, but not the miner. |This has always been the case, and | probably always will be.” ‘SETTLERS EAGER FOR STATE LANDS (Continued from page 1.) letters come into my office every day. People are beginning to real- ize that the land in that section of the state will yield practically ev- ery kind of a farm product after the timber has been removed. “Many men representing communi- ties of persons have called at the immigration offices and received in- formation about the lands available. Colonies are being started through- out the entire north.” It has been the experience of those interested in the development of the north that whenever a few farm- ers started a colony others would move in in a very short time. The colony at Meadowlands, not far from Duluth, is typical of this. It was only a few years ago that one or two men started clearing the tim- ber. Now there is a thriving com- munity of many farmers. L. B. Ar- nold, land commissioner of the Du- juth & Iron Range railroad, has a farm at Meadowlands on which the university farm school authorities have an experimental station. It has been found that excellent celery can be raised there. It is predicted by the farm school men that before long this part of north- ern Minnesota will be furnishing the markets of the Twin Cities and Chicago with celery. Nothing like being well dressed. The Art Tailors can keep you s0. suits, coats and skirts ordered _ be- fore August 15th at the Art Tailors. RECIPROCITY PACT WILL GUT PRICES How Trade Pact Agreement Will Affect United States Commerce With Canada. The reciprocity bill which passed the senate Saturday, will, of course, not go into effect until the act has been approved by legislative enact- ment by the Canadian parliment. It is expected, howevei that Canada will speedily pass the measure. There is much speculation as to what effects reciprocity with Canada will have and the practical workings of the measure, will be awaited with interest. The articles affected by the Canadian reciprocity agreement are arranged uder four separate heads: First—A reciprocal free list on leading food products such as wheat, tye, barley and other grains; dairy products; fresh fruit and vegetables; fish of all kinds; eggs and poultry; cattle, sheep amd other animals, also certajn commodities now free in one country and are to be made free in the other such as cotton seed by Canada and rough lumber by the aba to Lake Brie, is practically equiv-| United States. Tim plate, now duti- alent, there being a differential in able in both countries, is made free, from duty by Canada, is also exempt- ed by the United States. - Some raw materials, such as mica and gypsum, which enter into numerous industries, are made free by the United States. The Canadian markets are made free to the Amercian users of wood pulp and print paper. Second—Mutually reduced identical rates on secondary food products, such as fresh meats, canned meats, bacon and hams, lards and lard com- pounds, canned vegetables, flour and cereal preparations, and other food- stuffs partly manufactured. This is in accord with the Taft messages of Jam. 26, 1911, which says, on this point: “Natural and especially food products being placed on the free ‘list, the local development of a policy of reciprocity in ratés on second- ary food products or foodstuffs part- ly manufactured is, where they can- not also be entirely exempted from duty, to lower duties in accord with the exemption of the raw material from duty. This has been followed in the trade agreement which has been negotiated. As an example, wheat is made free and the rate on flour is equalized on a lower ba- sis. In the same way live animals be- ing made free, the duties on fresh meats and on secondary meat pro- ducts and on canned meats are sub- stantially reduced. Fresh vegetables and fruits being placed on the free list, the duties on canned goods of these classes are reduced.” Third—Mutual reduced rates on a list of manufactured commodities which includes motor vehicles, cut- lery, clocks, watches, santtary fix- tures, satchels and similar leather goods, plate glass, band instruments, printing ink and miscellaneous arti- cles. Agricultural implements, such as plows, harvesters, threshers, drills etc., are reduced by Canada to the Umited States. Fourth—A small list of articles is given special rates by each country, Canada reducs coal to forty-five cents a ton and cement to eleven cents a hundred pounds. The Unit- ed States reduces iron ore to ten cents a ton, and lowers the rate on aluminum products and on dressed lumber. The total amount of duties to be remitted by the United States is $4,850,000. Total amount of duties to be re- mitted by Canada, $3,364,000. Value of articles now dutiable, which the United States proposes to make free, $39,811,000. Value of the same articles which Canada proposes to make free, $63,- 936,886. These figures and those be- low cover the imports of each country from the other for the past year. Value of dutiable articles on which the United States proposes to re- duce duties, $7,521,000. Value of the same articles on which Canada proposes to reduce duties $20,842,000. The following sum- mary shows the effect of reciprocity on various products: Present rate. New rate. Butter, 6c a lIb..... -free Eggs, 5¢ doz..... Z .fre Potatoes, 25c a bl. . free Fresh halibift, le a bl... . free Apples, 25c bu... .. ..free Tomatoes, 26 per cent. .. free Onions, 40c a bu... . free Cabbage, 2c each.. .. .. .. ..free Peaches, 25c a bu... .. .. .. free Poultry (dressed) 5¢ a Ib... ..free Poultry (live) 8c a lb... .. ..free Mackerel, lc Ib... .. .. .. ..free Bacon and hams, 4c Ib... .. ....1% Beef and pork (salt, dried or smoked( 25 per cent.. .. ..free GRAND RAPIDS WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP Defeated Proctor Two Out of a Series of Three Games At That Place Last Week. By defeating the Proctor Juniors two out of a series of three games at the latter place last week during the Mesaba range friemen’s tourna- ment, the Grand Rapids Juniors cinched their claim to the champion- ship of northern Minnesota in base ball circles. The first game resulted in a score of 9 to 5 in favor of Grand Rapids, while the second game was a no hit no run game, the score being 8 to 0. The Juniors lost the third game of the series by a score of 4 to 3. Whaling, Alder and Weaver were the respective twirlens for Grand Rap- ids. The Saturday game was the exciting one of the three, the score being 3 to 3 at the end of the ninth, but a home run by Proctor in the tenth gave them the game. That old suit of yours would look like new and give you good service if it were cleaned and pressed by The Art Tailors. You owe it to yourself and your business to look the lake freight in favor of Escana-| Barbed wire fencing, now exempted | well. on WHEN IN NEED OF JOB PRINTING CALL ON OR GALL UP THE Bring in your idea and we'll do the rest and guarantee good neat work, Full count is always given and the very best stock is used, PRIGES ALWAYS RIGHT at the Herald Review SPeaotaeegoegeesoeee seve: sees soettngoriots cot eeondeeteete ete etestontest Seatee! & SeeSpeesteeceetontetontees Seedeeae aseatontees