The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-15
CAPTURING MARKETS
Germany's Vigorous Policy Of
Trade Extension.
Her Tremendous Development OF
Merchant shipping Facilities Con-
trnsted with Neglected. Course
Pursued by United states.

Some consular reports of exception
al value and interest have just been
received at the state department in
Washington. Consul Covert, writing
from Lyons, deals at length with the
subject of the French bureau OF for
eign commerce, recently established.
The ADLER division of this bureau will
devote it's attention in large measure
to the orient. The plan is said TO be
patterned after Russia, which has two
foreign ministries, one for the east
and the other for the continent of Eu-
rope. This bureau will be in close
touch with the French boards OF trade.
The French are aiding Russia to de-
velop her resources, and a large part
of the report referred TO is taken up
with the details of this aid, which Is a
benefit to France, of course.
The consul says that the work OF the
Lyons commission sent TO China by
the business men is being followed up
vigorously. France is trying TO keep
up with England and Germany in eff
forts 10 supply China, a nation which,
to quote from great European au-
thority, "is the most potential market
in the world" He adds:
whether this tremendous market shall
be a feeder 10 Russia's Trans-Slberian rail-
road 10 England through Hong Kong, 10
Germany through Kiao-Chau or TO France
from Tonquin Is the momentous problem OF
the coming century"
Consul Monaghan writes from Chem
nitz in two reports, just given out.
One. concerning Germanys shipping,
and the other concerning her machin-
cry export, throw much light on a
great trade rivals operations Com
piling his figures, il is seen that there
was an increase in 1896 over 1895 OF
1906 ships and 100000 tons. Com
pared with 20 years ago the figures
show twice the number of ships and
three times as much tonnage. There
was an increase OF SO per cent. in the
number of laden ships and 152 per cent
increase in the number of registered
tons OF vessels that went out laden
with the empires products and
brought in foreign raw materials
/ Taken as 10 the number OF voyages
| too, the growth is almost ten per cent
for the last pcriod--ls06-95- for which
figures are accessible. The consul
says:
"If we are TO take part in tho trade with
South America and with the east we mus
i emulate this empire In the matter OF ships
i or all the ships that came into and wen
out OF German ports IN 1896, 72.4 per cent
bore the empires flag. or the steamers
6S.3 per cent were German"
Germany, like France, is catering tC
the Russian trade and supplying thai
colossal country with manufactures
Russia Is Germany's best buyer Of ma
chinery. Consul Monaghan says:
ut is In eastern Russian and Soutl
| American markets that we must make on
greatest efforts 10 meet Germany. w
should Improve our transportation facill
ties TO South America and naugurate al
energetic policy OF making foreign mar
kets."
The contrasl between Germany
tremendous activity in the develop
ment Of her shipping facilities and III,
sluggish, neglectful policy of tn,
United States is not hattering e
American pride. Neither is il suggest
i've OF fruitful results in the field o
American trade expansion. German!
is capturing the worlds markets b.
means Of German ships manned b!
German sailors. What time German.
has been effecting an increase OF s.
per cent. in the number OF her ladeI
ships and nm increase Of 1873 per cent
in the registered tonnage of vessel
carrying her goods TO foreign markets
and bringing back cargoes OF raw ma
terials, the United States has steadil,
refrigerated, until at present some
thing less than six per cent. Of our for
eign trade is carried in American
ships. That is not the way TO compet'
successfully for share in the grea
markets OF Asia and South America
You cannot build up a trade by EN-
ploying a rivals vehicles in the deliy
cry Of your goods to customers.
SHOULD CONVINCE ANYBODY