The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-27
FOREIGNERS WANT AMERICAN MA.
cHINERY.

No better evidence ,ha, the Foreign lrOr
and steel manufacturers are sreaul
alarmed over the invasion of their mar
ke,s by the products OF America can o,
found than the EFFORTS which are Oeins
made by them TO place themselves upoy
an equal footing with the Americans
Manufacturers In no other country hav,
the appliances Tor turning Out cheap an,
Perreo, work that the manufacturers o.
the United states have. but they are ar,
riving a, point wherein they realm,
that they mus, secure these advantage.
to keep aAreas, Of the Americans ~
Frsd y. Beagle. secretary and treasures
Of the Union Draw Steel Co. OF Beaver
Fails. Pa, talked Interestingly on this
subject rsceatly TO representative o,
the Commercial, Q, New York The
Uni0n Draw Steel Co, controls a prOcsss
for the cola drawing Of steel that is in
great demand for the manufacture Of all
descriptions Of machinery. and the plan,
IS the largest OF It's kind In the world.
There has never Been such demand
for American made machinery In foreign
markets as there Is at present" said Mr.
BeSgle. We attribute Il almost wholly
to the Invasion by the American manu-
fActarers Of the foreign markets Iron
and steel products made In this country
are recognized the world over as be-
the best thar can De bought. and. in re-
cent years, the British and German man
ntaeiurers have been looking around 20
ascertain why ,hlS is the case. They ana
thst the superior quality OF our maehin-
cry 5 largely responsible. All the forsign
.rcn and steel manufacturers are Al pres
en-; sending orders 20 this country for i'm.
proved machinery, with the result that
the machine shops never experienced any
such A boom as exists now. BY working
day and night il IS scarcely poSs be for
them 70 an the orders.
While the foreigners viii De greatly
oenettted BY the modern machinery that
that they are having constructed In this
eouatry, Il does not necessarily follow
that they VIII be able to get back the
trade now slipping through their dngers
10 rapidly. Another essential thing. as
well as American machinery, is American
SorSnen, and II will be a difseult matter
.or the foreigner 20 secure thai The
workmen Of this country are as superior
% those OF other countries as our modern
machinery IS 70 their crude ola STYLES.
Chen our materials are - much better
han what they are able to produce thar,
wen with Ansrioan machinery ana
american wovkmea. they would sdn be
Z q disadvantage. Our iron and steel
'roducts have made such an impression
'oraSd that the voras American made
ytl soon be as magical as are the words
Shemeld make on piece OF cutlery.
ASIDE from railroad and construction
ron and steel the American bicycle has
rooAhly made the mos, rapid strides
, foreign Countries OF any single article.
ne foreigners never thought OF con-
,rueting a light machine. and it was
OF until they saw the American wheels.
reishlng from Is 10 = pounds. that they
'ouit believe such things possible. The
'ders took kindly TO our product. how
yer. and today the American bicycle Is
'nsidered the superior Of any other
axe the world over. I; is the same in |
iany other lines Of sOods. and Il viii he
npossihle for any other manufacturers !
, change this impression"