, 1893-12-27

been held on diff 5rent occasions by civilized
nations, is the era of prosperity which fol
lowed them. especially in connection With
their There seems to be a con4en-
sus Of opinion that such gatherings of all the
worlds peoples and exhibitions Of manutac-
lures, give an impetus to trade, and by
fostering competition, bring about an i'm
provement in every industry
Whelhe, this will be the outcome of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, remains to
be seen. The Americans are q practical
people, and it is quite certain THAI they will
let no opportunity slip to extend their BUSH
ness and 10 make known to the uttermost ends
Of the earth. the merits of the products of
their manufacturiI & skill and ingenuity.
For iudgins by the standard of excellence
of the wares displayed at the Worlds Fair,
by American manufacturers, their variety,
utility and quality the time seems to have
arrived for them TO compete with those OF
Europe, Just as they have done already i'll
provisions and agricultural implements.
That this is the opinion of others interested
in the realisation Of atrads between theUnlted
States and the countries of Latin Americas is
manifest by the recent establishment of the
Pan American Commercial Exhibit in the city
Of New York, whose great Industrial Bulld-
ing occupies he block adjoining the Grand
GeQtrHt NtdLlOn, Is SIX SIOTloS ul1U, CON6tS al
area Of 200 K 275ft and has 10000 square
feet Of floor space, In this magnificent sdi-
fee re viii be maintained a permanent
exhibition of American manufactures suita-
BILE for the export trade. and natural products
from the Iatin American and other countries
suitable for the market Of the United States.
AS this will bring Immediately under the no.
tice of the American merchant the products
of such places as the West Indies,
Mexico aud the Spanish Main, the
advantages are evident. Eor not only
will he be able to see their value at a
glance, but should natives If these countries,
when visiting New York, pay a visit to is
establishment, they viii have in their turn,
dnexampled facilities for examining American
manufactures.
No better way could have been devised for
keeping the American manufactures informed
as to what his European competitor is doing
in the foreign trade and co suggest to him
new lines of goods which he may produce
and sell with profit. The directors of this en-
terprise are men of experience in commercial
matters and have an intimate knowledge of the
wants of their own as we'll as ofother countries.
One of them, William Elervy Curtis, who is the
Editor Of the Foreign Trade Review and the
Foreign Trade Bulletin in connection with
the Pan American Co., is recognized as an au-
thority in Latin. American affairs. He was the
founder, and until recently the Director, of
the Bureau Of American Republics at Wash.
ington, and Chief of the L~atinsAmerioan
Department of the Worlds Columbian Expo.
si.ion. William j. Buchanan, Chief Of the
Department Of Agriculture at the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, and William Harper.
late General Manager Of the Australasian
Publishing Co. ARE names we'll known to the
commercial world, and are a sufficient guar
Antes as to the lines upon which the business
Of the Company will be conducted.
Phey seem to have realised the necessity
for such an institution as will form a con-
Meeting link between the American manu-
&acturer and such countries as the West
Indies, whore up to the present such nations
as Great Britain, France and Germany have
almost a monopoly in manufactured goods,
and. if We may credit certain statements, are
actually initiating those American malufac-
lures which have found most favor in tropi-
cal countries. Reproductions Of American
sewing machines, stoves and all sorts of tools,
substituting iron for steel, are made by the
Germans American machines share a like
fate, and the finest agricultural implements
are taken apart and the pieces copied with
iron castings, which are put togetherto form
clumsy counterfeits. In the same way,
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