Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-11
OUR GOODS IN RUSSIA.
Cordial Friendship Felt There For
the United States.
CHANCE FOR CAPITALISTS.
First Secretary PIERCE Talks Enter
tainingly ON Our Prospects of
Trade with the Sub
jects of the Gear.

washington, July ll.-Mr Herbert II
d. Peirce, first secretary of the United
States embassy to Russia, has been in
| Washington several days on leave Of alb
sence from his post. 1t has afforded an
opportunity for talks with the president
and state department officials on Russian
affairs, both political and commercial,
and the imparting of much interesting in
formation which could not be brought by
the channels of official reports. Speaking
| to representative of the press, Mr..
| Peirce said:
The relations between the United
States and Russia were never on more
cordial basis than at present, and the
friendship which is traditional between
| the two countries finds constant express
| sion In Russia not only among officials,
but also among the people of all classes.
| 1t is not too much to say that from the
| emperor down to the peasantry there Is
a sincere friendship for us and a desire
to become acquainted with American
| methods and to make use in Russia of
the skill and ingenuity which has ad-
vanced this country with such great
strides.
For this reason there is Il great opening
in Russia for American capital and for
the introduction of American machinery
and methods of doing business. 1t is an
immense field, far beyond anything real
lied by the people in this country. Rus
STA is just entering an era Of tremendous
prosperity, q sort Of commercial and in
dustrial awakening. Here is the new
field for American enterprise aHd capital.
for, with our Pacific coast fu ,.:tir>, TIL
no, ,..,,;nr H.
road route, there is ready access for our
goods into the very heart of Russia.
"During his ministry to Russ Mr..
Hitchcocks personality and splendid
business ability did much to stimulate
our trade relations, and the effect is wide
spread and continuous. There Is special
opportunity for investments in steel AMI
iron industries. cotton Eills and for the
manufacture Of machinery and tools.
People outside of II ;s>ia hardly real
ize how nearly completed the Tran sibe-
rian railway is" continued Mr.. peiirr
II was told recently by Prince llilkotI.
minister of ways of communication, VIII
has charge of this great work. that he
expected to mako trip around the world
in 40 days during the coming Paris eX-
position. going by way of the Tmnssibe-
rian route, and he had the kindness t.
ask me to accompany him on the trip.
Even now the route is almost cont nuou|
from Moscow to the Amoor rivef. an
thence to Vladivostok. on the IA life
coast, with the exception of a compa,a-
lively shot stretch which has to be COW
cred by post horses. Once open, this
marks almost !; commercial rcvol''ton
giving highway from western Europe
to the Pacific and from our Pacific coast
into the far east and thence to eastern
Europe.
'"Ihe road is 50 well along that trains
are run ont of Moscow which would as
tonish even Americans as models of cle-
gance. These trains have not only baths.
libraries and other modern equipments
but a complete gymnasium to begule the
long trip through Siberia. The or maj
purpose OF Russia was to make t route
one for military and strategic purposes.
linking the capital and other large cen
ters with the naval rendezvous at Nladi-
vostok. but now commerce and trave
over the road has quite ovcrshadowed the
strategic purpose. and Russia finds tn It
she has opened a highway which is to be
one of the great channels of the world,
trulIt. III llUlt IVS'1''A INV Ioitf Ni'
be diverted southwark through Chinese
Manchuriu to permit Il terminus at Rus
sia's new and Important leaseh Id at l'o"'
Arthur. But for the present N.a'iy to<
continues to be con-idpred its commercials
terminus on the Pacific"
Regarding the recent reports of famine
In Russia and the appeal issued in Lon
don for relief. Mr.. peirce said: "ThcIe
really is no cause for alarm. | am ia
miliar with this appeal for relief. and.
while not wishing to question amy char
table or philanthropic movement, think
it only just to Russia that it should be
known that the distress is confined to
rather small and remote regions and that
Russia herself has COPIED with the sitna-
ton thoroughly and successfully. The
car has given immense Sums-l think |
am safe in saying 3.0O0OO0 rubles, or
81 800, OO0-out of his own private re-
sources to alleviate the suffering. The
energetic steps of the government have
largely overcome the trouble