The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-16
In HANDS OF BR0K Frs.
W. G. Young Manufacturing Company Al
ready Trying For Trade In the Philip
pines--General Desire For Direct
Steamship Line From Boston
To Cuba and Porto Rico.

Earle looks for great things from the
coming congress at Philadelphia.
At Prentice Bros and F. E. Reeds
The Spy man heard the same story.
They are willing to cooperate with any
feasible and reasonable plans for the
development of American trade outside
the limits of the United States, and
particularly in what should be our own
ffeld--the other Americas
AT the Rice, Barton & Fales Company
business is booming, and Charles S.
Barton, president and treasurer of the
company, and the superintendent are
now away on business trip down cast.
The firm has enough orders ahead to
Keep It's employees busy for two years,
ana IT the absence of the treasurer and
the superintendent one of the firm read
lily saw when questioned by The Spy
man, how such a steamship line would
be advantageous for all Worcester
manufacturers.
The firm does not do much foreign
business, as it's goods find a ready mar
ket In this country and are disposed OF
as fast as finished at the works. The
spy man learned that the firm would
look fayorably on any move toward
Porto Rico and Cuba. In cases where
goods have been shipped out of the
country heretofore by the firm the deal
mas been made through a middle man.
whether or no there would be a demand
Tor ire eompany's product in the island
OF Porto Rico or Cuba he did not know.
Dnt thought the business beginning on
the Islands would bring results in his
line as well as in any other. The bene-
Mt TO Worcester manufacturers in gem
erai ne thought would be satisfactory.
CnarIes T.. Thwing, treasurer of the
draper Machine Tool Company.
thlnks the Inauguration of a direct
steamship line between the port of
Boston and the island of Porto Rico
would bring good results to New Eng
i iaI manufacturers, and especially to
worcester, which in itself is probably
the busiest manufacturing centre in
the New England states.
Mr., Thwing said that his firm had
not lately shipped products to the is
land or Porto Rico or to the island of
Cuba, but if a steamship line was
opened up and either island secure
American capital for investment, the
Inauguration OF steamship line from
tne port OF Boston would certainly be
OF great advantage to Worcester firms
and especially to those manufacturing
machine work
In most cases where goods from the
draper company have been Skinned
out OF the country, the deals have been
made through middle men. With 4
line OF steamships running between
Boston and Porto Rico, the facilities
TOT shlpp1ng goods into the new pos
session OF the United States would
De quail TO those for getting goods into
European countries, and he thinks the
trade would grow correspondingly.
OF late years, Mr. ThWing saws his
company has not shipped any goods
into Cuba, but with little American
ism lnstilled into the people living on
the island, demand for American goods
sucn as are made in the manufacturing
lraqe IN worcester would be great.
Willie c. Young, of the w. c. Young
manufacturing company, said that his
nrm has had considerable business in
the island Of Cuba in times past and
with the present condition Of affairs
looks for considerable traffic with Porto
Hlco as we'll as the country in which
goods manufactured by his company
are already introduced.
MIR. Young has got out a quantity Of
circulars and catalogues which have
been sent to the Philippines as well as
10 the islands nearer home. While moth
ing in the nature Of heavy business is
expected in the immediate future, stu
It is only reasonable to suppose that
worcester manufacturers will be
abreast of the times and prepared TO
take advantage of whatever opening
may be offered in the as yet practically
undeveloped manufacturing Industry.
Mr.. Young considers direct shipping
facilities one of the greatest necessities
for successful business with the new
country He cited an instance where a
consignment Of machinery shipped to 4
South American port was carried across
the Atlantic to Liverpool and reshipped
from there to Buenos Ayres He thinks
that American merchants have been
slow in recognizing the efficiency of
American shipping, but>they are grad
ually coming to realize that their coun-
try1nen can handle business as well az
foreign lines.
The business of the w, C. Young coma
pany as with most. others of the sort
IS done principally through middle-men.
so that shipments direct from the fac
tory in WorcesteI would be compara-
lively small during the year. Speaking
u the general condition of business, Mr.
Young says the rush Is unprecedented
IN the history of his firm and that Ii no
more orders are received the factory
Will be kept busy until December.
Witherby Rugg & Richardson ship
considerable quantity of their product
TO foreign countries. They have little
business with Porto Rico or Cuba at
present, but expect to do something in
that direction.as the field develops. The
matter Of direct line for shipping
purposes does not appeal especially TO
them as most of their foreign trade is.
handled through middle-men In New
York or Boston The feasibility of line
Of steamers plying direct between Bos-
ton or other ports is apparent but tho
matter has been given little considera-
ton 0y the firm.