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Canadian American Industry by Marshall, Southard & Taylor
Canadian American Industry by Marshall, Southard & Taylor
The relations of Canada and the United States
A study in international investment
Hard Cover
360 pages
Copyright 1936
CONTENTS
EDITORS PREFACE v
AUTHORS' PREFACE ix
Chapter I. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 1
American Industries in Canada 4
Canadian Industries in the United States 16
Chapter II. THE EXTENT OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY IN CANADA 19
Introduction 19
Manufacturing 29
Vegetable Products 29
Animal Products 33
Textiles34
Wood and Paper Products 35
Newsprint 36
Pulp Mills 52
Paper Goods Factories53
Saw and Planing Mills; Lumber, Wood Products 54
Iron and Its Products56
Furnaces, Rolling Mills, Castings, Forgings 56
Machinery 60
Automotive Products 63
Miscellaneous Iron Products 69
Non-ferrous Metal Products 71
Non-metallic Mineral Products 75
Chemical Products 80
Miscellaneous Products 86
Mining and Smelting 87
Gold and Copper 90
Nickel 95
Silver, Lead, and Zinc 101
Aluminum 102
Petroleum 107
Asbestos 109
Coal 111
Public Utilities 112
Railroads 113
Telegraphs 123
Telephones 127
Radio Communication and Broadcasting 131
Air Lines 135
Bus Lines 137
Power, Light, Gas, and Similar Utility Companies139
Merchandising 152
Miscellaneous Companies 160
Motion Picture Industry 160
Insurance 163
Finance 164
Hotels 169
Restaurants 171
Other 171
Summary 173
Chapter III. THE EXTENT OF CANADIAN INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES 175
Introduction 175
Wood and Paper Products 177
Mineral Products, Chiefly Iron and Steel 180
Other Manufactures 183
Mining and Petroleum 185
Miscellaneous Companies 186
Transportation and Other Utilities 187
Financial Services 196
Chapter IV. MOTIVES 198
Branch Factories 199
Tariffs 199
Consumer Preference 203
Factory Costs: Raw Materials, Labor, Transportation 205
Auxiliary Subsidiaries 207
Servicing 208
In General 209
Mines, Forests, and Fisheries 210
Communications 212
Light, Power, and Gas 213
Services 215
Summary 216
Chapter V. OPERATIONS 218
Organizing the Branch Plant 219
Selecting a Location 220
Selecting a Form of Organization 223
Acquiring a Plant 224
Financing the Canadian Venture 225
Liaison: Policy Determination 229
Operating the Subsidiary 231
Sales, Assembly, or Manufacture231
Costs 236
Wages and Labor Policy 239
Markets 241
Advertising and Selling 242
Chapter VI. RESULTS 244
Profits and Losses 244
American-owned Companies in Canada 244
Canadian-owned Companies in the United States 248
Profits and Losses, General 252
Repatriation and Withdrawal 252
Chapter VII. CONSEQUENCES AND PROBLEMS 263
Canadian-American Industry and Canadian-American Trade 267
Canadian-American Industry and Canadian-American Tariffs 274
Canadian-American Industry and the Canadian-American Balance of Payments 277
Branch Companies in the Canadian Economy 279
Branch Companies as Competitors 281
Branch Companies in Key Industries 282
What Is a Canadian Company? 283
The Issue in Local and National Affairs 285
Summary 291
Excursus. CANADIAN CAPITAL MOVEMENTS AND THE CANADIAN BALANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS, 1900-1934 . . . 296
Appendix I. SECURITIES PUBLICLY OFFERED BY AMERICAN-CONTROLLED COMPANIES IN CANADA 325
Appendix II. CANADIAN REPATRIATION OF COMPANIES FORMERLY AMERICAN-OWNED 326
Appendix III. NEWSPRINT COMPANIES IN CANADA . . . . . 330
Appendix IV. QUESTIONNAIRES SENT OUT IN PREPARATION OF CHAPTERS II-V 331
INDEX TO COMPANIES 335
GENERAL INDEX 351
TABLES
I. American controlled and affiliated manufacturing establishments in Canada, 1870-1887 12
II. American controlled and affiliated manufacturing establishments in Canada, 1870-1887, classified by industries13
III. American controlled and affiliated manufacturing establishments in Canada, 1870-1887, according to geographical distribution14
IV. American controlled and affiliated companies in Canada; United States Department of Commerce and Dominion Bureau of Statistics surveys compared 22
V. American controlled and affiliated companies in Canada, 1932 facing24
VI. American controlled and affiliated companies in Canada classified according to amount of capital employed, 1932 facing26
VII. American controlled and affiliated companies in Canada classified according to amount of capital employed, showing percentage of total companies, capital employed, and gross value of products in each size group, 1932 27
VIII. Newsprint production in Canada by independent and by American-owned companies 52
IX. Communities served by American-owned public utility companies in Canada 142
X. Chain stores in relation to all stores in Canada, 1930 156
XI. American-owned chain stores in Canada 157
XII. Canadian subsidiaries in relation to parent companies 158
XIII. Canadian-owned companies in the United States 176
XIV. Relation between f.o.b. prices quoted by parent companies and Canadian subsidiaries 237
XV. Profits, losses, and remittances to United States of branch and subsidiary companies in Canada, 1926 to 1933 . . . . 245
XVI. Income and losses of Canadian-owned companies in the United States 249
XVII. Summary of income and deficits of Canadian-owned companies in the United States 251
CHARTS
American-owned companies in Canada 20
International Paper and Power Company 41
Backus-Brooks Company 45
Algoma Consolidated Corporation, Ltd. 59
General Motors Corporation 66
American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation70
Crane Company 70
United States Steel Corporation 71
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey 79
Shareholders of former Drug, Incorporated 81
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation 82
International Nickel Company of Canada, Ltd. 99
Movement of nickel from mine to market 100
Aluminium, Ltd., and Aluminum Company of America 106
New York Central Lines 118
Associated Telephone and Telegraph Company 131
Cities Service Company 144
International Utilities Corporation 145
Utilities Power and Light Corporation 150
Metropolitan Stores, Ltd. 159
Moore Corporation, Ltd., and F. N. Burt Company, Ltd. 180
International Metal Industries, Ltd. 181
Canadian National Railway Company . . . . . . . . 189
Canadian Pacific Railway Company . . . . . . . . . 192
MAPS
Canadian railways with extensions in the United States. . facing 114
United States railways with extensions in Canada . . . . facing 114
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