The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-02-16
Consul Reports from Various Quarter.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Thc monthly
publications by the state department OF
consular reports just issued has some in
teresting statements by cOnsuls, in vari-
Gus parts of the world regarding Ameri-
can trade and its needs. Consul Shaw,
of Manchester, England, writes: eat
present American manufacturers and
MERCHANTS SUFFER- SERIOUSLY
from the lack of three great aids to fight
the commercial prominence of foreign
markets of the world. First, direct
lines of American ships to foreign
ports; second, widely extended banking
facilities for distant trade centers; third,
branch houses in every foreign market"
OUR CONSUL AT CORK.
Consul Crooks, at Cork, says: The
only possible way, IN my judgment, TO
establish proper equilibrium and re-
adjust matters so that Americans will
be able to realize the advantages natur-
ally belonging to them IS, first. by urea-
ting
SYSTEM OF FINANCIAL EXCHANGES,
controlled by Americans, hinged upon
the condition Of the American market;
and, second, as has been repeatedly sug-
gested, by the revival of American
ocean shipping"
OUR CONSUL AT BAHAI.
Consul Prindle, at Bahai, Brazil, says:
There exists here large field for the
extension of American commerce, but it
will be long time before it can be
brought out, unless we shall be repre-
sented by some first-class American
house or houses to
EXHIBIT, DEFEND AND PUSH
our products and manufactures. Al
other most powerful factor to very large
ly increase trade between the United
States and South America would be the
establishment of a line Of steam vessels
under our flag. quite agree with all
our consuls who have written on the sub
ject, without exception. So far as
have seen, they advocate the extension
of government aid to certain lines ui
such vessels. believe some mIilInns
could be employed with immense au-
vantage to the general interests of the
American euple."
OUR CONSUL AT IQUIoUE.
Consul Marian, AT IquIque, Peru, says
the proportion of American vessels ar
irving at this pert compared to those of
other first class powers is very small.
During the last four years,
ONLY ONE AMERICAN VESSEL
arrived direct from New York with an
assorted cargo Il have persuaded some
merchants in sending trial orders, the
for Valparaiso, which, after discharging
the bulk of cargo there, to come here to
load. This indirect mode of importa-
tion, however, has its disadvantages, as
a delay of weeks might be suffered
New York wants vessels bound for VAL
paraiso, and
THE REMEDY NEEDED
is more ships, whether sailing vessels or
steamers, which come direct to this
point"
OUR CONSUL AT VIENNA
Consul General Weaver, at Vienna
writes as follows concerning the pro-
posed line of steamers from Trieste to
New York: january 9th. The Aus
trian line OF the Lloyd steamship COM
pany announces their intention of send
ing out, on the 25th, storm ship from
Trieste to New York. This
WILL BE AN EXPERIMENT
in order to ascertain if the trade between
these ports will be profitable. 1t is to be
hoped the enterprise will not be lightly
abandoned, but prove successful and
tend to the desired development of the
trade between the United States and
Austria Hungary. This may, therefore,
be favorable opportunity for our mer-
chants to investigate the practicability
of extending their trade in this direc-
ton"
OUR CONSUL AT MANCHESTER.
Consul Shaw, at Manchester, says: at
is not my province to point out the vast
influance the English steamship lines
exert in the commercial world. Il is
simply colossal in magnitude, and the in
come from these lines, it is believed by
well-informed experts, amounts to the
enormous sum of e20O, 100000 sterling,
annually. The clement in the race for
commercial prominence in foreign ports
is complement of first-class vessels and
steamships, and banking facilities must
follow rather than go before. Let there
be an establishment of an American line
of steamships, and capital will follow
wherever ships lead the way and open
up fields for its safe and profitable en-
.ployment."