The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-11
IRONING n POPULARITY.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES ABROAD
ATTRACT ATTENTION.
ExD0eta n This Llse Nave O0sb1e1
In FeuP Yeasp-TAe Government
Publishes FavspaAse Comment
vysD on WesIA sousees.
Special Correspondence.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 6-That the
growing popularity Of American manufac-
lures In ali parts OF the world 70 recog-
nixsd by the manufacturing and mercantile
communities OF other nations Is shown by
u series Of statements just published In
the Monthly Summary OF Commerce and
Finance. issued by the treasury bureau Of
statistics. This series Of statements. which
II to be followed by others % similar
character from month to month. viii In
dscaie TO our manufacturers and exporters
what the people Of other paris Of the
world are thinking and saying about their
products
While the general growth OF our export
trade has been phenomenal. the feature
which has naturally attracted most attsn-
ton - the growth In expectation OF manu-
features and their popularity In markets
formerly held by other nations. The ex-
ports Of manufactures from the United
States are nov averaging 100000 day.
In the 212 days from January TO July 81
the exports Of manufactures were tsll.-
ss5.sO4, or practically N.o0o.o 900 q day. while
In the corresponding period Of 1ses the ex-
ports OF manufactures were $ll0. ~. 80. or
practically 500. 900 a day.
That this phenomenal growth by which
our exports Of manufactures have prac-
,ically doubled In four years should have
attracted attention In not surprising, and
know what ID being said about II by those
interested In similar lines In other parts
Of the world.
The following are extracts from the
statements published In the Monthly Sum
mary Of Commerce and Finance just
issued:
From the Mark Lane Express--The I'M
portation into England Of foreign agricul-
tural machinery. principally from Amer
lea. and intended for transshipnsnt. II
constantly increasing During the past
few months the steamers Of the Wilson
line have landed In Hull unusually large
quantities Of agricultural machinery and
Implements. Practically the whole or II is
sent abroad. large Quantities being for
Russia, which few years ago was sup
pied almost wholly with the English made
article.
From a Smyrna correspondent OF the
British Trade Journal-Among the nations
now struggling for supremacy In our mar
have thrown themselves heart and soul
into the battle. and II appears to me that
In = very short time they Will prove most
formidable antaxanists.
From the hciglan vice consul NJ Bang
kok The bicycle u met with In every
l street OF the capital Europeans are not
the only patrons OF cycling: the S!amese
nsss. in spite Of their costume 20, which rem
ders bicycle riding difficult. have followed
thor example. Most OF the bicycles now
met with ln Slam are Of tbs American.
English or German origin. One American
bicycle sells at 80 ttcals, the teal equal
ing 80 cents: another ffrm imports Amer
lean cycles. which sell at 40 t!cals. Ger
heavy FOR Siam, and dealers have been
L asked 10 import machines which could
compete with American cycles.
From the British consul AT Mariupoi.
Russia--There IL stIl large market In
Russia for machinery. machine tools.
| leather betting. wire ropes. snovclS coke
forks, mining and other tools ! prevailed
| upon some Of the local dealers 20 pass
| some trial orders for tools from England.
but they informed ne that English prices
were too Ugh. and that they could have
bought the Same articles from Germany
or the United States more chsaply i am
AZ a loss TO account for the Americas com
petition, when one takes into considera-
tson the heavy cost OF transport. and es-
pecially when II must be admitted that the
goods are said ~ be- In M way Inferior
10 those OF British manufacture.
From the London Mechanical world
Undoubtedly we are indebted TO Amer
can designers for many practical notions.
chincry. but n general Il may be sa,a that
the conservatism which dominates our
business methods has much 10 do with
the apparently indifferent showing made
by our machine tool makers IN comrar.-
son with Amer can manufacturers. In
England We rarely meet with n catalogue
OF machine tools which gives such detail
N0 tiCulArS uS Will enable The CDnAtruC-
ton II the machine 10 be made out and a
probable estimate 81 les capabilities OH
tanned. ON the other hand tho American
machine builder takes the prospective pur-
chaser into his confidence. giving inforrfa-
ton which would almost enable any build
cr to make the machine who was dis
posed. English builders object to this
policy. which they consider as giving too
much away but facts are against them
n the success Of American tool makers 10
conclusive evidence on the matter
From the London Engineer-We see No
reason why statements favorable 10 Amer
team engines should be made " they are not
true. we have the best interests OF the
locomotive builders Of this country at
heart and We should wholly fall IN cur
duty II We said pleasant things and main
tanned that the typical English locomotive.
must I've the best for Austria or South
America or china or Africa. Just because
II ~ the best for tn" railways % rhe
United Kingdom. Americans more fully un-
derssand what Is needed for railway SER
vice In rev and cheap country than we
90 and We ought net to be- too proud 10
learn from them.
From the British South African Export
Gasstte-Among the 70 classes % Ameri-
can goods enumerated As being exported
90 Africa In March, twensv on snow an IN
crease and eleven Oh decrease. The In
creascs include cycles. builders hardware.
sewing machines. scientific Instruments.
clocks and watches. cotton manufactures.
Leather manufactures, canned beef picked
ntsif AAsHAs RGths sugar. UltANsNtN. uslaFfai
and vegetable oils. manufactured tobacco.
BOOK. ana seeds. Tire figures are full 81
ire port Tor ell classes % Byttsh tnaaufac-
turers. showing 80 they do that American
competition has 10 be met tn all Depart
ments Of trade, TIE energy whicn our
Transatlantic cousins pvt into all their
new departures is earnest ot q sufise. entity
active explo. iat4on IN The near future.
which can only 6@ met Win renewed care
ard erergv W. the part Of English Frrrs
F>rvm the Canadian Manufacturer
10 the opinion cf mary Canadian importers
OF sach goods from the United States "a
come into competition with those from
Great Hriisin that the dl-crifn nation os s
per cert sra favor OF British guods has
on'y . tFining effect upon the volume Of
IMPORTS FROM TIE United Stat.~ Canadian
Consumers NJ the leading art cles mad. %
irNs st~~i. and of ether metallic goods
shaw dectss~st preference for those made
IN the United States and Ali not taxs
British goods even II the preferential duty
causes Them 20 re rrorcrttcnsisly lower
IN price
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