The Afro-American advance., 1899-08-26
FOR AMERICAN WARES
American MADE windmila. aud nj
cycles In Demand in For-
etgn Countries.


It has recently been discovered by the
Austrian ministerof commerce and ma
tional economy, as he is Called that
while other European nations are en-
larging the profitable scope of their for
eign trade, Austria among European
nations is falling backward, and suffer
ing from the effects of a competition
which the Vienna government does
nothing to counteraet. Therefore II Is
serious. proposed that the Austrian
minister of commerce shall delegate TO
various individuals the task of repre-
senting Austrian interests abroad, ana
to serve as national "drummers in MD
of their expansion ]. is pointed out
that there are abroad many profitable
fields for the investment of Austrian
capital and the utilization of Austrian
labor. and the bureau of foreign com
meree ATHENA hopes soon 10 he en-
gagged in work connected with them. -.
-Meanwhile, however, American rep
resentatives abroad are not idle in pro
posing methods whereby the interests
of eitizen-subiects of Uncle sam may
be promoted. and one such project
comes from classic Athens in the sug-
gestion conveyed by the American con-
sui AT the Greek metropolis to the state
department that there is now chance
of introducing American windmills
into Greece. An Atheniau firm has, il
appears. agreed to buy and Greet one
windmill in a conspicuous location as
sample and is confident that it can sell
others. The firm wishes to proceed
very carefully in its choice of this sam
pie, in order TO get the mill that will
work best under the conditions. The
members of the firm wish To deal with
an American establishment. because
they believe that the Americans excel
in the construction of this article.
The islands and mainland of Greece
possess innumerable small farms, laid
out in vineyards, vegetable gardens and
orange and lemon groves. The soil is
rich. but the important question is that
of water. which. when found, is near
the surface and supplied to he land by
means of wells worked by machinery
with mule or horse power, Many of the
! land pruprietors are well to do and
could afford windmils. Greece, IL APP
pears, is so cut up by the sea that there
! is hardly day in the year without Il
breeze. During the seasons, July aud
August in particular. the wind is
strong. A mill SO constructed that il
will work either in IA light or strong
wind is needed. 1t would also be more
salable if it could perform services
/
such as grinding grain.
Another field for American industry.
/ Il is pointed out in a bulletin TO the
state department. is in the island of
Madeira, where IT appears that prac-
tically no wheeled vehicles are used.
The streets of Funchal are paved with
small, smooth stones brought from the
seashore. The ground is carefully pre-
pared. and the small stones are well
laid down, and when a square is finished
| 1t is pounded to "A level with heavy
maui. Some of these pavements have
been laid for more than 200 years and
are better to-day than when first laid
down. Time and use have made them
solid and smooth. They ride in Funchal
in sleds drawn by oxen, on horses and
in hammocks and in carriages on run
ners. Every driver carries rag or
coarse towel saturated with grease.
This. from time to time. he puts down
in front for the runners TO pass over.
In summer, during the dry season. the
grease and friction make the pavements
almost as smooth as glass. and this
compels the buying of Madeira made
boots. The soles of these boots are
spongy and cling To the pavement. The
claim is made that Madeira offers OPP
portunities for the investment of Amer
lean capital in bicycles.--N. Y. sun.