The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-22
Why Americans Lose 7rade-o1
Big Shoe Order Which
Was Rejected.

bean sea- This Goa. brings al the way
from $40 20 sl5 a ton
The kind used Is Cardiff coal. which Is
one OF the best Goals ~ the world. but by
10 means superior 10 some OF the Goals
OF the United States The Pocahoutas
coal % Virginia has been tested with I,
and came oti. ahead. Al present the
chief company which is working the
South American trade is the one which
OWLS the PocShontas mines For the
past three years one OF their travelling
men who speaks Spanish and Portu-
guese fiuently has been going about South
America and has succeeded in iatrodcc-
ing the coal in Rio, BsTenos Ayrss. Mont
sviaeo and other large ports. am told
that this company expects eventually 20
have a regular line OF coal ard cargo
steamers for the South American trade.
Such steamers would carry coal TO South
America and bring back hides. wool and
coffee TO the United States. At present
the freight rates on Cardiff coal are aho0t
80 cents Per ton lower than the rates
paid to the steamers carrying American
coal. Such a steamship line would ray,
and would iarge.y condace to the build
ing up OF trade between the United states
and south America
Money in Hides. Wool and Street
Railroads.
country offer chances for American invest
ment, If CUR capitalists viii send good men
to manage the business. Our business
brains are equal 20 those OF any Of the
foreigners who are now operating In the
Argentine We can. IL We VIII. have our
share OF the profits.
This is especially 50 in the matter OF
hides and cattle. As TO hides the most OF
those exported by the Argentine 30 20 the
United States. Our shoes are largely soled
with Argentine leather. and this should
not give a profit to Enslishmen. We take
III fact. more than a million dry OK hides
of the Argentine every year. In many
cases the animals are killed for their
skins. the hides being fastened 10 stakes
TO dry and shipped without mitch further
preparation to our markets.
There IS no reason why Americans should
not have their share OF the Wool trade.
and also of the increasing trade in meats.
We understand how 10 handle such things
better than any other nation, and there
is no reason why. inasmuch as foreigners
are pretty sure 10 do the business, We
should not compete for It.
Electricity has so far done little IN the
Argentine. There are chances for electric
railroads, and this especially in Buenos
Ayres Think OF IL. Buenos Ayrsss mas
$4,000 50 luxurious people as YOU viii And
anywhere. They will not walk IL they can
isscy axe SILL ditkiOSk d.
together on the old horse cars. The COM
pany which can change these 10 electricity
viii have fortune.
The whole country. in fact. 10 full Of OPP
portunities but little known In the United
States or Europe You think of wheat and
sheep when you talk OF the Argentine, you
have forgotten, OF perhaps you do not
know. that IL has a vast area of semi
tropical lands. The province Of Tucuman
is now raising the sugar OF the Argentine
iis lsss 1Ie,ooe tons were produced. There
Is tariff on sugar. and I am told the
business is very profitable.
Fraud in Trade Marks and Labels.
The same frauds In trade marks and
labels which I found in the stores OF the
west coast OF South America exist in the
Argentine. The Germans are initiating
many kinds OF our machines. and German
machines are often sold for American
The Spaniards are doing the same. and
there are many things here sold under
false trade marks.
This prevails 10 such an extent that there
is house in Buenos Ayres which makes
a business OF manufacturing and selling