The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-18
NEW FIELDS FOR TRADE.
QUEENSLAND EXTENDS AN INTITf-
TION TO AMERICA.

Openings in Australia for Commerce-One
| Large American Contrnct-State Loans
| to Farmers and Woman Suffrage Dis
| cussed Mt the Commercial Congress.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. II. - Director W. +.
| Wilson opened todays session OF the Inter-
| national Commercial Congress The first
speaker was Sir Horace ToHer, General Agent
for Queensland in London. He said that
although Queensland has not yet entered on
| It's fortieth year OF separate existence and has
| n population OF only half a million its trade
| already reaches Gl5. 900, 900 year. The whole
OF this trade is with England.
But Queensland he said. has always
shown a practicable appreciation OF Amer
| lean worth and methods. and would
| always have gladly welcomed closer
trade relations with the United States.
| Il sent a special envoy to the United States
with view to the expansion OF trade. and only
this year contracts have been placed by myself
with all American dredging engineer for dredg.
| ing to cost quarter Of a million sterling.
have also placed on my list OF London traders
ior Government supplies the names Of several
| American firms which expressed desire TO
| supply machinery and iron works to the
| Queensland Government. and before | leave
| hope to remove the difficulties concerning
| local objections, which have been the principal
| barrier to successful business negotiations.
| But regret to say that from country which
is almost exclusively a producer of raw prod
| ucts often purchased by the States from other
nations. the share Queensland received OF these
| purchases was last year Just G2b.
Il have the opinion that the surest way for
tho United States to extend their
foreign trade with Queensland Is
| to secure an entrance on the ground
| floor OF her industries by expanding part OF
| the surplus wealth and scientific energy Of
| their people in the development OF Queens
| lands many resources, and In this direction
| judcious enterprise is likely to meet with u
| rich reward"
A paper on the mining interests Of Queens
land was read by William Grant Clark, lie
said there were 300 miles Of territory taken
| up with tin and gold mines. Nearly all the
labor In the mines is done bv white men al
| though the temperature In many places 10 l2O'
| in the shade.
Dir. j. A. Cockburn delegate from South
Australia. said that South Australia had
| a territory Of 100000 square miles and
| n population OF 100000. He said: The
Government OF South Australia through
| the Agricultural Department. has
system Of forwarding small consign-
ments o. the farmers to the markets OF the
world and OF making advances OF 80 per cent
upon tho value OF such shipments to tn .
| producer. This raternal system was ut
first objected to as an interference
with private enterprise. but the success
| OF the scheme has closed the mouths OF the
critics. and the State has advanced in another
! direction in the assistance OF the farmer by the
estn blishment Of state bank. which makes
loans OF money to small farmers. and thus pro-
vents much OF the evils OF usury.
| The system OF government is such that the
people voted directly upon all public questions
and women also have the franchise. 1t has
been extended to them in ito fullest extent
and no one in South Australia would suggest a
| return to the old system.
The husband and wife get along very well
together with Il. They usually vote together.
and men are sometimes persuaded lightly and
gently. Of course, but none the less persuaded
| by the women. to vote properly"