The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-15
FIELDS r. BIZ FOR TRADE.
THE WAR HAS PROVED A
Sc .izS REVELATION IN EUROPE.
For the First Time the Nations OF the
Ola World Have Begun to Realize
q the Tower and Resources Of This
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-" SAO ~ AOWeT Snu RESOURCES OF This
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After a seven weeks tour Of Europe,
theodore .f G. Search, president of the
National Association Of Manufacturer,
of. the United States. has returned to
Philadelphia. One of Mr. Search's
chief objects in going abroad was to
study the commercial conditions exist
ing IN each country of the old world,
with the view of shaping the plans
OF the association on any lines of i'm
proVement which such conditions sug-
gested. Mr.. Search spent some time
In london, and then visited the manu-
facetTulTrlng turin and Industrial centers of
england, including Manchester, Bir-
m1lngham, Leeds and Sheffield He lat
er# on y visited Hamburg, Berlin, Copen-
nagen and some Of the leading cities
Of the north Of Europe. In each of
these he acquired a good. deal of@valu-
able information, and is on &the whole
decidedly pleased with his trip abroad.
Speaking of the trip abroad and of it's
relation to the organization of which
he IS president, Mr.. Search said: al
ter having given particular considers
tion to the possibilities for an Amer
1can warehouse in the three most i'm
portant points I visited, namely, Lon
don, Hamburg and Berlin, I have
come to the conclusion that Hamburg
would probably offer the best oppor-
tunlities and most satisfactory condi-
gt1ons for the location of such an estab-
lishment as we have had in contempla-
tion for a long time. London, of
course, is the great trading center Of
the world and has much to commend
It to us in our consideration Of ware
house enterprises. There are some
reasons, however, which might deter
US from applying in that city the plans
which thus far have been considered,
one of which is the fact that many
Of the largest export manufacturing
interests in the United. States are al
ready represented in London upon such
basis that it might be difficult to
secure their cooperation in such a
project as we would undertake., al
though in the course Of time their as
sistance would probably. be- secured.
II we. were aiming for s>the. trade of
8GeTaany Berlin, the capital of sthese en-
pirgand 81 Great BUSH cen ter,> ou1d
| naturally be the base of our operations
There is already a great volume of
| American business in Berlin, and
many important American houses are
to1
acter of business which the members
Of the National Association of Manu-
| facturers would prefer to do in Europe,
| it seems to me that Hamburg offers
the best opportunities and the greatest
| attractions at the present time. In
! the first place, Hamburg is an ad-
mirable depot from which to distribute
| our goods throughout Europe. It is,
too, an active city. While there I
visited the Hamburg Exchange, and
found it decidedly wideawake insti-
tuition. Hamburg, moreover, possesses
many advantages, and there are some
lines of trade which might be devel-
oped satisfactorily, but it could not be
considered with Hamburg in the loca-
ton Of a warehouse for American
| goods. The cities which I visited in
Norway and Sweden were also active
trade centers, but none of them offer
advantages; equal. to those of Ham
burg" Touching the general feeling
with which Americans are regarded
| in Europe, Mr.. Search said: "Any-
one who goes abroad at the present
time cannot fail to be impressed with
the profound respect for all things
American which the present war has
| created in the minds of all Europeans.
| The successes of the American army
and navy have been a revelation to
| the European nations, and they have
gained an entirely new idea of the
| power and resources of the United
States. Everywhere in Germany saw
signs of great activity and great pros
perity. Every mill and factory seemed
| to be full of work, and the whole coun-
try appeared to be at the height of
commercial prosperity" Mr.. Search
said that the National Association Of
| Manufacturers was widely. known in
Europe, and wherever be went busi-
ness men manifested interest in the
work which is being done by the asso-
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