The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-17
GERMANY OUR TRADE RIVAL
TIT AINED GERMAN Statesmen
TRAVEL TO f1t i5f5t FIR ADING
PORT.


Feared Than Great britain in The
Struggle for Foreign Narkets-It l.
Found That in New Markets and
the Manufacture of Small Articles
the Germans Are Getting Ahead OF
Us-NhiIe English Visitors Trav-
81 for Pleasure. the Thousands OF
Germans Come 10 study Local Com
ditions and the Superior Ingenuity
and Producing Power Of our Mnn-
ufacturers-Promi Exporters
say THAT Americans Must Bestir
Themselves If They Are to Obtain
Their share of the Worlds Trade.
A Cheaper Qualify of Goods. in APP
pearance the same as Manufactur-
ed Here.
New York July 1A-"Germany is to-day
the most dangerous trade rival OF the
United States and the competitor from
whom we have most to fear" said Mr.
Ulysses d. EDDY. president Of the firm Of
Flint Eddy & Co., one of the largest eX-
porting houses in the country, in answer
to an inquiry on This subject
During the past decade German man
ufacurers and exporters have made de-
termined efforts to capture a large share
OF the worlds trade, especially i'm markets
that were newly opening. In these efforts
they have been heartily aided by the Ger
mn, ,-o,..r,,,,,.rt and they. have certainly
made great progress.
They have pushed their goods in every
way possible; by means of an army Of
trained statesmen bv "a careful study of
e, ..-,-.+ 81 t.,
-
Speclai trace CONCESSIONS oo''I'le" 'HiO"s'
the influence Of their government In all
such markets as South America. Africa
-, 4,.- --i.. ,,- A ,,.,.;l..,,, ,,,.,.,rtsr finds
e..t,.,.,. ~
the German NIsoiou7 anu l"i u''1 ne
Val. A'iSi ieduS nave "S'" $3.50 ~ ~,
thelI soous MAKE way 10y 'iIS''i7'- ~ ~
Iorelsn ma he'S, ana ], mus ~ 8,
that lhey nave uolie '"iS 9ueg'77l my u
II the manufacturers ana exporters Oh 'lF
unl'ee 9'8,es ci,eII9H al. @i'iiii'io' 20 ~ .
cure ms pIaVe ~ ,.iT - I'm
~oIlu > llaiAelS II WIN n' n, ~ w..
sur theinseIE 81 NlSoi ousiS ,'e ,'l,
Whlcn IL 10 "ee'u' 'ila 4"''io' 20 "a
ena Ine next re-" Sgdis WIN so i'i Gov 80 80
/-Oiei,'7 - l.i.,,ia+i,,, in tI,ts str,,e
ii''lI,S o"' ~ ,, ti,,t e-ros
e. -,i,ehire seekers afttr new markets
in the world al the present time"
The view of the case which regards
Germany as our most dangerous trade
rival no doubt VIII surprise those VINO
have been consraiuiatlnS themselves on
the TACT that we are seihns qocoilouVes
and steel raiis ana clocks ana lawn NOV
ers TO England IL As uue' however lldt
Germany mas peeh uolhS eAaciS .He SANE
thlnS German cutlery ana AiiieIlVd"
cutlery nave met euse 10 edBe III ihe
Enshsh market eV,Hnah machinery ma
run opposition 10 american may ilii,i
IN RUSSIA, SCUM AlIlea anu Aus'Iald
German print ciolhs ana poots ana sIoeS
nave shared WIN AllV- aVah HloiNN'9 ~
the same lines the task oil ciothlng me
South Americans IA every new Heiu IN
which the American exporter mas gone ne
has found the German making ms way
This does not move England as FACTOR
in the situation England exports TO-DAY
about the same amount lhat she ulu
twenty years ago. ne increase III 'he
world $ trade durinG TINS period mas beeh
shared by other nations, chiefly by Ger
many and the Lnlled states.
The following table showing IN round
numbers, the exports of eaeh OF these
countries for 1880 1880 and lS9S brings
this fact clearly TO view
Table of exports.
1oeo Q, t--oo,oao 7oo oooooo ga ooo ooo
1oo, 5ss n.o.oto eqo foooo1 ST7onoo.o
90 so ''' 10 Cooa9 oSo oG6 o0o 800 09o ooo
1879 49,
On the race OF H. inns Is Ha'ierins
showing Tor The Ohlteu states In 1873
Great Britain exported about the same
amount as IN 1850 and less imam IN lSV.
During the same period the Germans
went ahead steadily with a gam OF about
SS per cent in their export business. In
the same time The United states has made
gain of over 40 per cent ana her for
eign sales, amounting TO nearly a billion
and a quarter dollars last year, made her
the greatest exporting nation in the world.
The surprising total OF American eN-
ports for 1898 however. was affected by
our vast shipments of raw materials, in
Guiding breadstuffs. Taking into account
manufactured articles alone, our exports
amounted to $3i0,0OOOO0. The ratio of in
crease in manufactured exports has not
been so high for Germany because she
was already exporting several times as
many manufactured articles as the United
States, but her actual growth has been
great. The race for trade supremacy has
been nip and tuck between these two for