The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
NEW MARKETS FOR
AMERICAN GOODS
English Manufacturers
Are ApprehensiVe.
copyrighted. 1899. by the Associated Press.

Copyrighted 1899, by the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 6.-Public attention
has again been directed TO America s
growing competition with England in
the industrial world by the announce
ment this week that the new English
trunk line. the Great Central Railway,
has ordered a batch of locomotives in
America. while advices from abroad
show that the Americans are beating
The English right along the line.
The British Consul at La Rochelle.
France, in a report just submitted. says
the Americans are fast taking the agri-
cultural machinery business in his dis
trict from English firms. The latter,
il is pointed out by the Consul, would
not conform 10 the farmers demand for
light machinery, whereas the Ameri-
cans have adapted themselves to cir
cumstances and make machinery that
is exactly suited to the farmers re-
quirements.
The foregoing is only a sample of the
tributes which are now constantly
found in consular reports 10 American
enterprise and showing that American
manufactures are slowly elbowing their
English rivals out of markets which the
British thought We're their own pre-
serves. Articles on AnglO-Amerlcan in
dustTial ana commercial rivalry which
are very fatteTiug TO Americans con-
stanJly appear in the English press.
The Daily News, in typical article
this week on American Engines-the
Threatened INVASION compares the
enormous progress in power and speed
of American locomotives with the slight
improvements in English engines. The
Daily News says.
1T IS a Urife humiiaung but still
none the less a fact that our modern
English engines. both for passenger
and goods trains. have not increased in
power faster than trains in weight. On
the other hand, technical experts come
back from America with glowing ac-
counts Of great Improvements in rail
way working there.
The article further declares that this
recently created superiority. which
must be ascribed 70 the latest develop
meuts in the American locomotive. in
which We're combined speed and power.
has not yet been realized in England.
In connection with this commercial
invasion Of the Old World by America.
a Chicago engineer named Bates ar
rived in London this week Mr. Bates
is playing an important part in the in
PRODUCTION OF American machinery and
methods
Eighteen months ago the Russian
Government requested Mr.. Bates To
make a study Of the River EOIga. with
view To the improvement of its navi-
cation. AS q result, the Government
has decided 10 adopt his methods for
some Z50O miles Of river Improvement
and has instructed him to construct the
largest and most powerful dredging
machine that could be built. This ma
chine has just been completed in Bel
gium. II is an electrically self-pro-
pelling hydraulic dredge Of $500 horse
power. It is creating a great deal Of
comment and speculation in engineer
ing and scientific circles.
Prince Hilkoff, the Russian Minister
Of Public Works, and the Belgian Min
lister Of Public Works, together with a
large company Of Belgian officials. We're
present at tests Of the dredging ma
chine, which were made on the River
Scheldt a few days ago. Since those
tests were made committees represent
Inc the Australian and the Indian gov
ernments have inspected the machine
as a result Of which Mr.. Bates in Lon
don to-day signed contracts TO furnish
similar plants for India and Australia.
Committees from the Panama and
Suez canals, from South Africa, China
and Japan, besides several European
countries, are coming to inspect the
machine. while the last to announce an
intended visit are the King OF Belgium
and Prince Albert, son Of the heir ap-
parent 10 the Belgian throne.