Show WILL REDUCE FOOD PRICES reciprocity agreement with canada expected to result in great good to american americans washington within less than ten months after the initiation by president tatt taft at 0 negotiations with the ci CL aadlan government there was laid simultaneously before tho the american congress at washington and the ci aadlan parliament at ottawa on thursday a reciprocity arrangement which it if approved will do much in the opinion of at the negotiators to en large trade between the united states and canada the arrangements do not take the form of at a treaty and considerable time will be saved in the con summa tion of the agreement which can bo be made effective by a simple majora y vote in each ot of the two legislatures ibe animating purpose of secretary knox appeared to have been to procure a reduction ot of the high cost of at living by greatly enlarging tle free list eo so far as it relates to foodstuffs coming from canada on the other hand he procured a notable abatement ot of duties on a number of american products colsum cd ed in canada prominent among these la is bituminous coal coat which Is now ex ported to canada to the value of sev cral eral million dollars annually there Is also a much better opening for ameri amerl can an farm machinery and implements |