New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-20

Francisco or If better connections could he made
with Colon, it would be an improvement the
present service. I think however, an American
line would be best of all, bat if we cannot. have
that, why, half loaf is better than nothing
PRESENT DIFFICULTIES IN TRAVELLING.
An injection of American capital would I'M
doubleday much envcn the service especially If
the bill in the United States Congress 10 subsi-
die line from Tampa TO Aspinwall, with stipu-
lation for weekly trips, should pass The diff
culty now is that trips are made from New York
TO Colon only three times a month, while on the
West Coast, from Panama southwark, trips are
mode weekly There is just enough difference
between week and ten days to cause great
deal of inconvenience in both freight and passen-
ger service For example. steamers from New
York max reach Colon Oh Monday, but the West
Coast steamer leaves Panama on Saturday. The
schedule time, indeed, seems TO be arranged speci-
ally 10 avoid connections. Suppose, now, a
passenger sails from New-York on July l. and
Gets 10 Colon on July Q. July 0 is n Wednes-
dav. The West Coast steamer leaves on Satur-
dov and the passenger has 90 wait from
"Wednesday fill Saturday. If he sails on the 10th
and Gets there the morning of Saturday, july
! o. ne can make the connection, but II he arrives
in tho evening he Will have 70 Suicr delay OF a
whole week and the horrors of the climate OF
Panama during certain seasons Of the year sur
round his enforced stay with perlls to his health
and even 10 his life
@ tnothcr Great source of trouble in Peru is the
exprrss system for the carriage Of small packages
from the United States, or should rather say the
for an cypress package, and II took from Scpicm-
Der - 1850. until February l'lS90, to reach me.
You can get a package from Paris or London very
promptly and almost as quickly as nom New
York and the service is much more reliable
In ycur Judgment, Mr.. Hicks, in order TO de.
vclop American trade with Peru. is ii necessary
10 have rccpr0City-tO after Inc Unlteu states
tariff i'm any respects?
RECIPROCITY WOULD HE BENEFICIAL.
IL should think a certain amount of reciprocity
would be very beneficial in building up commercial
intercourse
What are The chief products of Peru"
Wool. sugar. mineral ores and also coffee and
rice. but in smaller quantities. They sometimes
have also salt ana sulphur and Peruvian hork
and n great many other things that only need
Developments They have some nitrate yet, Dut
Is the production of sugar in Peru consider
able"
lit is large, but could he greatly developed.
The whole trouble lies in the impovcrlslment 81
the whole country. None OF It's lpduS'I5"s are
worked rs fully as they ought to be. Peru IS
rich in minerals, AMI Cueht t. be in agriculture. II
il were properly developed. The wine production
minht be increased to infinite extent VITA
sufficient means. BESIDES the resources | nave
mentioned, Peru has an oil region That promises
10 contest the SUPREMACY VI VHc S'''i"''" va ~
panv.N In
lis il true that on attempt was made to &C.
NplCn that TpgiOn with American c3ptal, tllb
sufficient capital could not he raised, ana thal
finally an EngllsH company was 0fgaIiZeH'
That is ny impression and that fhSHSh com
many has succeeded in developing that region up
10 the actual point of shipping the OIL 10 i"rcl9
markets including China and Japan ana tHe. OH
refneries in Southern California. line prlnc'p3
owner in the company is an American nN nl.t Ill.,
H. W. C. Tweddle who was one of the originators
IL. r.1
after its organization.
A sUMMING.UP or REQCIREMENIS.A
"To sum No briefly the requirements that must
be fulfilled before great international trade can
Ike built up between the United States and Peru,
added Mr.. Hicks, banking facilities must be
provided There should be increased shipping
facilities; and modified reciprocity would be also
useful in fostering the growth OF business 10
Ties. must lie added a knOWledgc on the part o.!
American manu- iacturers of the wants OF the fcru-
Wan tradc--of the manners and customs Of Tine
PeruVians, and the difference III tlclr habits from
must make what the Pcruvians want, make II Ia
the way they want IL, pack the goods as they
wish them packed, give them the Time tbey de-
sire and stady their WISHES in every way. You
must remember that Europeans have had thai
trade for the last hundred years IL cannot DE
detected TO the United States in "A month or "A
few months. The process VIII take time, patience
and tact.
Mr.. Hicks said that the Peruvians are much
pleased with the results of the Pan-Amcrican
| conference But he added " Lima is largely
European colony. business IS controlled 10 a
! great extent by Germans, lmllans, French ana
! English. The American interests are very small.
| The European interests arc not at all pleased
| with the Pan American Conference, and naturally
| make light Of il: but the Peruyians seem to b.
! well satisfied with II.