The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-21

1t will be seen at once what advantages
this would give us as nation IN tune
| only to our navy in the successful opera
! ton of a great war, as it may not Pc
| always our good fortune to engage WIN
a weak and disabled nation Ike IN the
| war just closed. Then we would IND u
| a bulwark of strength of great ma
| ton laid in it's navy and merchant ma
| rine.
Owing to the generous treatment that
foreign nations give their ships ana
! commerce, we will be at an immense
| advantage If we do not receive govern
ment aid in starting this enterprise IN
the shape of an export bounty on Amer
| lean products, or pay subsidy OF apout
! 81 per ton to the owners OF American
| ships carrying American raw or manu-
featured products. This will be apso-
lutely necessary IN order to compete b rs sue GO
liberal with their ships. so-
This will involve an, outlay of say $25,-
0o0.0Oo annually, which would ,, not De
! drop in the bucket of our billion dollar
| appropriations annually to interests that
have received long and generous aid
from our national government. ,,soa
| This annual appropriation to pc useo
| for the specific purpose Of opening, es-
tablishing and maintaining our foreign
markets under dhe for al fSef pur 9
| When we consider for moment the
enormous and reckless expenditure OF
country, as instanced in the river and
harbors and Pacific building appropr1a-
| tons We could set aside from these TWO
| items the above amount ana II Woulo
never be missed.
EXHIBITS IN FOREIGN LANDS.
Almost equally important in the per-
manent establishment of trade relations
with the countries with which we nope
| to do business would be the attractive
display of our raw and manufactured
products, such as would bring theSpeopIe
to inspect the goods, to sample our ROOFS
and to purchase our manufactured goods,
10 no hal customs
people. to cater to their tastes and
prejudice. to learn their, business Gus
toms their manner OF creqlts learn ear tlfe1r
price and quality of our goods III IAN
guage and terms that they could under
stand. To transact our business IN the
money of the country, use the trade and
business terms that they understand IN
speaking Of our goods and methods OF
DDS to conform to ,their, customs ana ma
| prejudices. Learn what kind OF goods
they want and make such goods for tnat
trade 1 lately had a conversation with
a gentleman who said that he was Just
returning from Europe, where he had LETT
an order for 5000 gross of a certain klnd
| of penknife that would be used in Japan
He said that he wanted one of a pecu-
liar make, short and thick, with extra
strong blades, and on the back OF the
knife to have a blade with hook This
| was an unusual knife to find, and after
trying to get such knives at several knife
factories in Eng and. he failed. each rae.
| tory saying that we do not make that
kind of knife, but we have this kind. He
said, we do not want that kind"
and finally left the order in Ger,
many who were wise enough TO
grasp the situation and take the
order order and make Just the kind of
knife that the Japaaesg waatSdI, and Tor
! orders of like character In the future that
will well repay them for their farslgnted-
ness. Some countries buy ther ci9tlF
| which is an unusual width to make suen
| goods in this country. and unless goods
tastes and whims of our customer ne
may fail in making a sale.
Then we. should learn what kind OF
Shipped in, and what is the cheapest and
! most economical way to pack and snip
| goods. AS an instance, butter shipped IN
tubs costs much more for freight II! IN
ships than in square tin boxes that will
| pack close.
TO learn what large articles of food
| and clothing and staples they need for
| their army and navies and inform our
manufacturers of such contracts and sup
! plies for public and private work, the
! promotion of railways. canals and public
| works that command American enter
prise and genius; to keep a close watch
on the temper of the people and to do no
tons that would give otfense or aIehate
i the good will Of the nation that we are
seeking to promote reciprocal trade 70
publish national newspaper or pamphlet
| that would be devoted to giving Informal
ton and advertising the goods and re-
sources Of our country, and establishing
closer and more friendly relations be
| tween our countries and publish such
| journal in the language. OF the country
and see that every pubic of1lclal OF I'm.
portance received, it regularly without
| cost; these little things, which appear IN
| significant, have great bearing often
| with a class of people. who have set no
| tons and prejudiceS of standing for CEN
turtles, and we will find that if we pull
! with The crowd and go with the stream
we will not have near as much trouble as
We should Use discretion and judgment
in locating those exhibitions and place
them where the greatest good could be
There should be native attendants in
| attendance at those exhibits who could
explain the merits of the goods, their
The farmers Of the country view with
alarm the rapid and permanent growth
of trusts and combines. which is grad
ually strangling competition.
MR.. HAAS OBJECTED.
Charles Haas, of South st. Paul, object
/ ed that the meeting was not political,
| and moved that the paper be laid on the
I table.
| Mr. HanIey explained that the associa-
| ton he represented was not partisan
having been Endorsed by Mckinley, Bry-
an and Wharton Barker, leaders of the
three principal political parties.
| The regular order of business was taken
up, after President Thompson had--ex-
| planned that the paper was compliment
! to the live stock exchange as a factor in
| the commercial interests of the country
| Secretary Baker read the annual re-
| port of the executive committee. 1t had
secured the extension of the federal
quarantine law from Feb. 1 to April Is;
! had protested to the president against
| Mai Cen Nelson A. Miles sweeping
/ charges against the character of the meat
/ furnished to the army and navy, and had
received a letter from President McKin-
/ ley in reply promising inquiry into
| the matter, which had had a reassuring
! effect on the live stock interests.
| It recommended the adoption of resolu-
| lions favoring the creation of depart
| ment Of commerce and industries, which
| were adopted, as follows:
FOR A NEW CABINET BUREAU.
Whereas the movement in favor of the
| organiza ton of a new cabinet department
| of commerce and industries seems in dan
| ger of being overlooked, owing to the
| press of other matters of momentous in
! terest, notwithstanding the general de.
mand of the manufacturing and CONNER
| cial interests of the whole country that
| there be such department.; and
| Whereas, we consider legislation in IA
vor of this measure of the most vital in
! tereSt to the country at this particular
I time, when complications are liable to
/ arise in the near future which will great
ly affect the commercial prosperity of
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