New-York tribune., 1874-04-25
VENEZUELA AND THE UNITED STATES.

Ex-UNITED STATES MINISTER PILES VIEWS ON
THEIR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
The Hon. William A. Pile, late United States
Minister to Venezuela has returned to the North ahuls
very enthusiastic the opportunities for develop
ment which Venezuela the Islands of the Spanish
Main present, and is surprised at the etharsy winch
cbaractcrizss American trade with those points. He
saws his experience in Venezuela has convinced nm
of the certain wealth which would attend any we'll
conducted American enterprise having for its object
,ba e veopment of commerce the Spanish Main ana
regular communication with the Northern ports OF the
limited States Already there are ye foreign INES OF
stea,ners which touch at the principal points Two OF
these are German two English and one French. There
is not a single American line. the consequence
j. that trade which would naturally grdVi'
tate toward the United states is forced to
sook Fpropeau channels. Throughout Venezuela
and other sonth American countries In the wind
ward and other Islands OF the Spanish MAN, there exists
GREAT demand for Northern manufactured soouS' ma
chlnery &C. such hoes, rakes, plows' sugarms' anu
every variety OF agricultural Implement useu III tho
tropcs The dealers and planters who require these i-
elements prefer TO order them from the United states,
hut from the fact that It takes months TO get the are
compelled 60 send England France, or Germany on
account OF the greater facility OF conmuhlca-
ito, with those countries, and from the tact
that they can calculate upon TccellIus w kUo nr
,S,n . raasonahe fine As IL Is now, II dealer or
ders goods 10 be sent from the Uned oates nc has "
wall until sailing yessei ~ up Ioi ~, tha Goods
hs place of business aud the result is that tne goous
need TO be rapshipped several times III order 10 teaJn
. tn rso son why orders sent to Europe for
fuldiI,neut instead OF to the United Saes ~ 'io %
present time several Americans are e"yasen VsonoIa
ft~ainni,C fhe internal resources OF Nehezueia.
They have organized company iihuet t.e hao oo "a % ~
Orinoco steam Navigation COMPANY, loI 'nu PIp', tb
,rdin an the inland waters of Nenezu and Iohe te
more important islands near the coast lhe my ~ a, ~,
from Ia Guayra the seaport town OF Caracas hv eap
tai OF yenezuela going eastward "a anu ~ Margarita
tonehine at Carupano port Of SPAIN In tue isauu OF
Trinidad Another branch proceeds tnro1sn G, 1o IN
,ior foncbing an Bolivar, Cabruia on the Oluoco
Itir,,'DIo Nutria. Teteo Oh the Rio Apure ana at
Cabuyaro on the Rio Meta. Iney pave snloo ,pore
and building one anu pS Ernondo Heroe, and
NntrIas respectively $50, 52), ana zoo sVs riv
They constructed III tne iasnoI ,ween three and
Steamers the heaviest draft beng Or Teeu @ .noo GU
four feet and the ghtest 80 inches iner carsoe' an
s,st OF cotton, tobacco coffee, lnuiSo' ,' uoo' tn
rubber tonsa beans, sarsaparlnd euptrS 1, ',' in
ali products of the country, growing IN III
the utmost proIdsion' a., "ai tr,fed States and
h Islands in tne Caribbean sea, extending tron New
Ynrk to Sc Thomas, touching al pudu',oupe, 'aai
Unique Trinidad, pioceedmE h nn' line nronrriy man
aged making regular trips, Mr. flle w0uu .
gratuously 10 procure a SUBSIDY un'i ~ 70" NM, .h
s,arI,shed The suosidy wOnld DC PAID III the
toiowin~ proportions: Dcmerara, s45DJO; lrini-
dad, 5000; Martinique s9"" ~ScunaTuPG' ,Scu niG
J II IN. limited states would grant small subsidy OF
saw $4,000 year carrying the malls uht the ia
was we etabilsle Tue result SVau tS he cey as t
ntid ~ omen market ior manufactures Of the Uleu
states and bring these shores the rich produo] ]
fronics which now come IRON and go 10 ,,,ra s,nd
Haferrine again 10 the facilities for a.rlcuio ~
trade Mr. Pile said that the arms paid JVD p c ~
the money invested, and that the trade same on
whatever ha nds were extended TO grasp 10 ovo , @
terprlsng Americans had formed companies no. v ~ p
pose OF working number OF god n, ,i,cd vas senI
90 Enrone bec.u.e o! the facilities OF tfdhspor'atoh'
and drawn al ganst in the form OF eAoh'so'