New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-20
GFRMANY'S FOREIGN TRADE
ACTIVITY OF MERCHANTS AND MANU-
FACTURERS IN INCREASING THEIR
EXPORT BUSINESS.
PREPARATIONS FOR GERMAN EXHIBIT Al
PARIS IN 1900 TO ECLIPSE ANY PREVIOUS
DISPLAY BY THE FATHERLAND.
rsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

fsY TELEGRAPH THE rR1BUNE.l
Washington Sept ia recent report to the
rtate Department 5y Consui-Genera Mason OF
Trankfort on German industries and foreign trade
contains some observations and Information "hich
gre both timely and interesting In reference 20 the
general prosperity Of German manufacturing IN
brstries and the causes thereof. Mr. Mason "T'''S
To report that the manufacturing industries OF
Germany have been active and prosperous th'ous"-
OH, the year 1886 and down 70 the date OF tl's r.
mort and that me published complaints OF growing
German competition in Great Britain France
s,u,h America and elsewhere nave only served 10
stimulate the German Government. as wei as man.
ufacturers merchants. banks. chambers OF COM
rnerce and steamship companies 20 ne" ana more
determined exertions TO enlarge and eNlchu 'heIl
export trade would be to merely repeat what has
hesn told and reiterated in ful! and circumstantiai
detau bv reports from the United States consular
officers In this country. Nothing that car con-
rrioste 10 the development or protecdon OF Ger
rany's foreign commerce has been neglected or
Is likely to be IN the future. The imperiA! Govern
unent the great banks of Berlin. Hamburg. FRANK
fort and other financial centres, the State rail-
WAYS subsidized steamship lines CJnsuls ana Am
oassadors technical and trade schools-in snort,
the Government and people with the exception d
the Agrarion leadersl-.abor together Tor th!s re-
s,.t wAcb is the keynote OF German! n"''o''''
Among the more important enterprises for the
promotion Of German export trade during the yed1
hinder report was the organization OF an economic
expedition China and Japan, WiiIth stlI,t. ~
20 ne originally from the silk manufacturers al
srefeld. but IL Immediately seconHed 9S ..e
textile industries Of Augsburg. SaXony ana pa,
men the Cotton Exchange of Bremen. the N9rin
German Lloyd Steamship company anu, ptd'u NJ cd cd
the Tmperiai Government Each Of these orGahlItu
interests sent from 10 three expert
,tyes whose duty II is TO study the vans ~
tastes of the Chinese and japanese anu li>,, rry
their special industries at home now neSI 10 na'L
German competition into these markets anu HAM
a p have been already begun for
German exhibit at Paris i'm 1909 whith snaH &C. ;5e
any display ever before mace or aIleilP'eI .S
Fatherland either AT home or apr .>O ~ l,,l
standing all historical and pon!icaI aiCe tb Two
resentments. the economic intcrc5,S Tt 80 ~
countries are, after ali. very closely a!!iru nIar ~
~ aIj ,ositInate means German exports TO France
~ lSq5 amounted 10 22e 500 GEO marks e5ib-pl and
imPSr yea TI Mere e T5ae4 at o sco marks PES
s5n so that in respect 10 her direct trade WIN
ibe lis, The great department stores Of Paris are
piled with goods which. although n"dlils Irr,ar
f9heIs are in fact made in GERMANY ana ~ FIN me-
commercial travellers work the Prov ces OIL i
with bag and sample as industrlouSly a. e cGo,,tS
l,sIy. Russia. the. United States ana the 'ou'"
~, is intended that tho exhibit AT Paris shall he
a complete harmonious picture OF the TO L.
"a ndustrles of Germany down to the latest car,
Everything is to be collected at home assol -.
sxnert nneriaI COMMISSION so that duplicates ana
.vtrything trivial or inferior TO the best shan a., os
Most striking and effective form. The German sec
tion Paris in 1900 promises 70 ne ,se@ ard : viii
ne made and managed for the express purpose -,
showing the merchants Of all CIVILIZED hd''os VIM
Germany has 10 sell . . - .,o,ad IN {,
+he interest in industrial exhibitions mas urE F.
greatly stimulated by the demonstrates e lid
Of the Bavaran Trade Exposition which was nSi is
a. Nuremberg last year Although not laTge }S
Iras an admirably conceived and managed Glspidy
y, ,bs COMMERCIAL products OF Bavaria. and II oc,
Cured 10 the managers 10 keep earelul zee
80 ,,s rrectical results as shown by sales actNa y
,mods Ind orders taken on the spot for future 1e-
livery The record at the close showed ~ 81 80 80 7S
( ord " a aggregate
Insrks equivalent to $500 $50. although the COM
mercial feature of course wholly sSc3n1ar , ,
~ that 81 displaying together and making Known
the artistic and scientific Industries OF the h"s