New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-20
TRADE WITH EGYPT.
APPARENTLY \ GOOD FIELD FOR AMERICAN MANU-
FACrURERs.

| APPARENTLY 4 GOOD FIELD FOR AMERICAN MANU-
FACrURERs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (SpecidD. The consul
lar report oa and manufactures for the tn
september issued to-day. One OF tne reports is
by Consul Card WELL who IL stationed Ut Cairo
Egypt Mr.. CarIwell was appointed few months ago.
lie Is Free Trader from the state Of Texas. In his
report he
The decline of American trade with foreign countries
is chargeabe than cause Its decline began
that Of American shipping aud has kept pace win
diminishing American bottopry and msdrected ex'
cessve system OF taxation acting as an embarso on
American trade with foreigners. AS natural sequence
of the damage arising from these causes the mannfact
merits OF their goods known in foreign countries.
Further op however. Mr. Cardwell states;
The products of our manufactures could be sold here
and the richest profitsse left But sell GOODS they
must be introduced. Manuacurers agents should come
TO East, show goods aud demonstrate their adyan-
tages. . was talking TO merchant OF Port said
q days ago, and II was his opinion that the time had
between New-York ant the Eastern Mediterranean sea
ports. He thinks a line touching at some French
nS hort pay "ya at onee, S0 bH %E'' he @ saisrd S
that in q few months It would pay well. There
maud and this could he largely added to IN short
and dealers Merchants and manufacturers OF other
growing rich of the profits OF trade with the
East ana there Is no why United
should not profit thereby. Here is a country OF great
resources needing announcement and ready TO pay
richly kind hands that will ameilorate its condition aud
that OF It's distressed tax -burdened population
The statements last quoted do not seem wholly con-
sisent with the which declares that the decline
OF American trade with foreign countries" is mainly
due to "a misdireced excessive system OF taxation
acting as an embargo American trade with
forei- nors"
In another part OF the report Mr. Cardwel states:
But how the American products to be gotten to
o s aa pro m pacus them there for have seen
inferior manufactures OF other countries selling mere
at figures that would give handsome profits
comonest little leather roler-cotton gin OF planest
workmanship selling here for 800 and more, when
know snch machine could be turned out OF an Amer
ican factory One-thrd this In one cotton gin
Mug establishment was shown thirty nine saw Eng
lsh and 1t good machine VIII oh cost al the
factory $40 sterling American gin manufacturers will
readily enormous profit on manufacture Again.
Ihave an English hydraulic press In operation
here not doing the best work, which cost at the fac
tory in England a sum equa! to about 5000 | know
press made In Rchmoni, Va, better machine, the
uacturers price OF which is not twohrds OF this
sum.
KNIGHTS TEHPL4R GATHERING ~ ST LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 10 Especial. Fully 10000
visitors entered st. Louis to-day by boat and rail.
Special trains arrived every fifteen minutes and the
picturesque about the Union Depot at
tracted thousands who viewed the panorama
from the Twelfth Street Viaiuct. The ma
jority OF the visitors were Knights Tempar.
and as train after train arrived the communicates
form d In line and marched the headquarters to
which they we're assigned The whole city fstooned
with Danuers crosses and emblens OF the ORDER The
legend In hoe sgno meets the at every turn.
The red cross OF st. John from the courthouse
aud the Maltese Templar aud other crosses
are displayed In the greatest profusioB.
Among the first Communicates to arrive
to-day was the COLLEEN Gate. Of San Francisco.
The Knights came IN on the five special trains aud
brought cinnamon bear and an American eagle with
them as mascots. The ST. Louis Club st. Johns
and Mary Communicates Of Philadelphia
Iaclede mo.e. The New-York battalion
Will lie Quartered at the Lndell. knights from Mis-
souri,, Illinois. Kansas, Iowa and the South
rapidly tonight. The city Will be brilliantly lum-
ser parades besides that OF the Knights Templar Ten
thousand people assembled in the Exposition Build
Ing this afternoon at the devotional exercises
which intended to open the conclaye. The music
under the charge OF p $. Gilmore.
PA CKING HOUSE DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING
ATCHIsoN, Kan, Sept. 10 Especial. The
immense brick building built and formerly occupied by
Fowler Brothers, a packing house In East Atchison
struck by lightning at n to-day and destroyed
1t haG been unoccupiei for several but Kngsn
Co.. OF Indianapolis had option on II at go OOo and
about purchase II. Tne building cost about
$4,000 Being with oil and grease, IL burned
With great rapldty The light could bo seen for mi
1t Is sad TO be Insured Tor 900 III chicago agency
NO HOPE FOR 7HE ENrOMBED MINERS.
SCRANTON, Penn, Sept 19.-At SIS o'clock
this evening first pick broke hroughnto, the head
Ing leading to Readdys Chamber In the Marvne slope
whore the entombed miners supposed to be aud IL
was found TO he filed with from the roof tho
floor IL would be lmpo ssibe o live