The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-17
REPORT OF CURTIS
Work of the Bureau of American
Reptiles.
THE BRITISH WEST INDIES
Commercial Reciprocity Agreement Between
Them and the United States-In
the House and Senate
THE BRITISH WEST INDIES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Presdent Harrison
to-day sent to the Senate a letter from the Sec
rotary of state enclosing q copy of the first an
nual report of Director Curtis, of the bureau of
American republics. 1t says the immense
number OF applications received for informa-
ton about North American countries give am
pie evidence of an awakened interest in the
commerce and conditions of neighDoring coun-
tries that is encouraging to those endeavoring
to promote the social and commercial relations
OF the American republics The report refers
10 the rapidly increasing export trade to the
Central and South American republics and says
many United States manufacturers who never
attempted to sell merchandise in the southern
comment are now sending agents into those
mar cts TO Introduce their goods. The merchants
or Mexico and Central and South America
who heretofore have purchased in Europe ex-
cIuslyely are now COmiL g TO the United States
and invariably discover they can find here
nearly every article they need, OF better quail
lty and at no greater cost. The recently nego-
tlated reciprocity arrangements, it is said, also
afford them opportunities that are beginning to
De understood and appreciated.
The report refers to the work undertaken by
the bureau of interesting the governments and
people OF Latin America in the Worlds fair.
The invitation extended to them to partic pate
has been cordially accepted by every republic
and colony, and appropriations made 10 pay
the expenses of representation that exceed in
the aggregate 900 more than has
been provided for the same purpose by
the'states of the United States, with the state
OF illinois excepted. The companies operating
lines OF steamships between the United States
and Latin America joined heartily in the en-
terpr1se and made generous concessions. The
bureau has been enabled to prepare for the ex-
hlDlton at Chicago historic collection illus
tratlng the discovery, conquest and settlement
of Latin America and the subsequent periods
The report contains much information Of in
terest. Among other things it is proposed to
prepare for the expos ton q commercial eX-
illustrating classes nj
chandlse best adapted to the wants and most
acceptable to the tastes OF consumers in Mex
leo. Central and South America and the West
1ndleS 1hlS exhibit, 1t is proposed at the close
OF the exposition. shall be permanently estab-
l1shed either in Washington or New York.
Reciprocity With the British West Indies.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE secretary of
state announces the conclusion of a commercial
reciprocity agreement between the United
States and all the British West Indies and
British Guiana, and on January l next the
President will issue a proclamation announc-
ing the details of the convention.
The agreement includes special arrangements
with Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad and the
Leeward Islands. The following is q brief state
ment OF the value of imports and exports of
the countries during the past year: Imports
from British West Indies Sl4 $50 co.: from Brit
1sh Guiana. Si,52J,000 Total, S19 900 tx
ports to British West Indies, SS1UO,OOJ; British
Guiana, u, 100000. Total, s10,2 0OOO. For the
past three or Jour weeks negotiations have been
IN progress. In return for the continued free
entry OF sugar and coffee into the United States
1t has been agreed by the colonies not only to
greatly enlarge the free list of their tariffs but
also to make very considerable reductions in
the duty on leading agricultural and other pro
ducts to the United States.
Speaker Crisp said this afternoon he hoped to
announce the House committees by Wednesday,
December %, and expected the usual Christmas
| recess would not begin until that date.