Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-13
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everal independent colonies.
On New York streets one sometimes sees
horse cars of an odd build driven along
without regard to the uplifted finger OF
those who wish to ride. The angry stare
of the one left upon the curbstone sees that
after all it was not the car he wished, for
tions as "King William Street Tramwav, %
Lake Torrens and North Adelaide, Bot
any and WoolIoomooloo.
OUR STREET CAR TRADE.
The horse cars are being driven toward
the East river piers below Wall street.
where they will be loaded into the holds of
colonial packets to come to light again quite
around the world and in the darkness some
where to undergo sea change, to cease to
be horse cars and to become trans. Very
nearly all the horse cars in use in Austria
liam cities are made in this country, and
fully nine-tenths of them bear on the doors
the painted mark of one New York firm. 1t
is not that the cars are cheaper than those
made in England, for the difference in price
is compensated by the difference in freight
charged, but the American cars are lighter
and far more handsomely finished, and their
running gear is appreciablv more durable.
From the prominence given these articles
OF our export to the colonies, it is by no
means to be supposed that they complete the
list. Besides our woodenware other products
of our factories find a ready market under
the Southern Cross. Some of our calicoes
meet with favor because OF their more
artistic designs, but in general the English
looms have an advantage which cannot be
needs but careful handling and honest deal
inp tn Saaurn q lucrative husipacc
AMERICA IN BAD REPUTE.
In general it is point for point lighter and
more attractive than similar articles of
English make, but 1t has yet to win its way
from under a natural suspicion of rascality,
for knaves in business have succeeded in
duping the people into buying some worth
less farm implements which were widely
announced as American, and because of that
trick all American manufactures, no matter
how good, have to suffer. If manufacturers
interested in securing this trade will take
the trouble to send out none but goods hon.
estly made and commit their introduction to
some trustworthy agent who will combine
with Yankee energy knowledge of the
needs of the people, there is no reason why
the Australian trade should not double in
three years and again in five. This is true
OF all farm and domestic machinery and
wiudmills, it being necessary to remember
that in this dry climate all wood fittings
must have been thoroughly seasoned.
The Pacific coast conducts brisk trade
with its neighbor diagonally across the
Pacific. 1t is large in amount, but limited
in extent, since it is confined almost entirely
to redwood lumber from California, pine
from Washington and canned salmon from
Oregon. In return it receives steady sup
y,lr IF from Ia
in New South Wales.
WE DO NOT BUY.
One distinguishing popularity of this
trade remains to be noted. With the i'm
material exception OF coal freighted to Cali
fornia, almost as ballast, our trade with
Australia is most emphatically onesided.
We sell, we do not buy.
Australia is great and advancing wheat
growing country, and competes with the
plains of the San Joaquin and the Mis-
souri, mississippi. Ii exports wine, but not
to US, who are busy pasting the labels Of
Medoc and st. Julien upon the products of
the vineyards ofLake Erie's isles and shores
and California. 1t exports tin, but we do
not buy direct OF the producer at Armidale,
choosing rather to pay middlemen's profits
in London. 1t is a grand wool country. and
with US on every grade of fleece
which we shear; the higher grade of staple
which we cannot raise we do not import, be-
cause of the duty. 1t is all a most onesided
Our ships sometimes, more
commonly ships under foreign flags, loaded
with our clothes-pins and such, clear from
New York, Boston, Philadelphia for Adel-
aide, Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart and Dun
edin, but they find no return freight, for we
do not buy, We only sell.
WILLIAM CHURCHILL.