New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-29

direct observation. Close to Bogota are a tannerH
and shoe-shop that cost about 100000 one of tha
partners went the United States visited nuulber
of the best tanees there took notes OF the various
kinds of machinery, had plan drawn OF tannefy bY
a Boston architect and returned to Colombia with an
American engineer TO superintend the CONSTRUCTION ot
the works. As soon as the plans were wen ahaee
American curer superntend and 10 do The tanning
when he should al leaSt nave pro1 tSas
out eight for o the establishment thew did t5s
same and as the two saw they could not Dy
any means give satisfaction they quietly a,a w .m
they could do, and when the inevitable Rupture ea a
they took their hats and left when saw me piaeo
everything was going gradually to decay ana az,
mlsmanagement. The owners OF these esi Ih n
ments were all men of years Of cducaton wealth. ails
position and yet they had not learned that 10 manaS
necessary before take the reins In hama.
The poorer turn out large numbers OF o S'ra b
coaSis and believe efforts have been made toward
expectation Brick and tile making Is dom, done b In
machines In the whole country. glass factory -
about 10 be established in Bogota by beIgIsn, VIZ
is bringing the necessary machinery ana ,s Wabs
enterprise, as ordinary tumbers sell 81 fetai III
BOgota at 40 cents each In gold
The principal articles or export consist OF coeoa,
coffee quinlne bark, rubber. hides and gold Ihels
imports consist Of eye,s9g h aIone amoanns to
over seven millions annually. while the NATIVES ha.e
within their afh da nsa eo. S 30 cSnis to 81 10
each in gold goat and eslkns from - cents 70 ro ~
cents each o PARK per % da w. and YET With these
IN their favor saw them selling imported cslfskins
for 800 per dozen and fair" kid skins at go sod
each.
visited a tannery and shoe factory in caracasi
Venezuela, whore they are turning our zoo pa.rs on
etc. and tho proprietor has made a fortune while
in Colombia there Is not single tannery even OF
moderate size that Is running
The English German and French markets seem "a
supply the wants of the people, the importation nom
the Sod b sSsSec ean be- blamed to the
faulty or worthless packing Of our own mangac Jurors
several merchants said to that they preferred To
buy from the United states, but could not AFFORD 70
incompetent packing of tho shippers.
As an example of this Incompetence bought stovs
in NewYok costing SiS complete as Inc cS Sosss
As they pay duty In Colombia by gross weight,
and freight Is the same the result was ea the SSsss
and the latter cost me at Us destination iafhe over
part of the Manufactures the boxes could have been
made to weigh one-thirf OF the total, and stu have
glassware the manner in which that pached showed
there gross ignorance or caTelessness somewhere.
ing, REMEMBERING that IN these countries duties and
freight exceed first cost a big step would be made
toward the increase Of our expectations.
Cotton goods OF all kinds largely sold here.
saw some German cotton cloths that could not hold
candle 70 American ones ana wondered how was
They could II our manufacturers sent out men who
knew the county, and nd would ea IVA mt hhooushy
responsible commission house In New York acting as
their correspondent met foreign drlmmerS only In
Bogoa they get as far that II exhausts them, and
then they return 10 the coast
doubt II commercial traveller for any foreign
house has ever travelled through Colombia The vast
majority Of the smaller merchants have not an idea Of
American manufactures Then another thing u be
considered is the manner IN which our manufacturers
compile their catalogues For example, or brick ma
chinery. manufacturer gets up splendid cut Of .
brick machine The printing and paper are all that
can be desired but the description Is generally limited
the fact that 4 can turn ogt 50 many thousands Of
brick per hour that Il IS the best made and the most
economical and Is without rival How much salts
faction IS this 10 who don't know the difference
between brick machine and hay press' lie wants
10 know how 10 the machine. he wants 10 know
how 20 mix the clay and of what consistency 10 should
be: I'm fact being ignorant he needs 10 be enlightened
on every point Flour mills, brick and agricultural
machinery would find much larger sales II they were
better explained In the catalogues and what applies
10 machinery will apply 30 all other kinds OF mcrchai,
disc. Printers ink Is cheap, ard II thing IS worth
doing II b worth doing we'll. The day Is approaching
when these new markets will be Appreciated and tbs
who succeeds In being the first 10 Introduce good
article Will reap rich harvest, as these people are
adverse to change and viii buy their nelghbor has
bought.