New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-28
GOODS PROMPTLY DELIVERED
ONE IMPORTANT REASON FOR THE IN
CREAsING EXPORT TPADE OF
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS

London. Oct. 21-The rumors that Colonel Girou-
ard. military director of railroads in South Africa
had placed large orders for rails and rolling stock
in the United States caused no little commotion in
London, and while the official denial Of the War
Department has aIlayed the more acute fears OF
the manufacturers, the broad question of Ameri-
can commercial competition in tbs newly ac-
quired country is by means disposed Of The
Westminster Gazette" voices the views of many
English papers when it says; We are glad 10
have this official contradiction. But British firms
should forget that the Cape Government did
time back make inquiries in America for
railway plant failing 10 get delivery time
guaranteed by manufacturers in this country. II
will be the fault not of the Government but of
British firms themselves II some day recourse is
had to America for material railway plant.
We hope that the present scare has done some
good
There is probably no better authority on this
interesting subject than W. J. Chalmers. Of Chi
cago who has just completed an extensive tour of
European manufacturing centres. The fact that
his firm has plants both If England and Chicago
makes him especially qualified TO discuss the mat
ter impartially. 1t is a delicate matter for me
said Mt Chalmers. with Board of Directors in
England and in the United States. to discuss the
relative ability of the countries in matters of
commercial activity. Yet the fact remains that
the United States is carrying of the great bulk
of the trade only in South Africa, but in the
foreign markets of the world. 1t is true have
ployes for the manufacture of mining machinery.
while our Chicago shops employ equal number.
We are now engaged here and in Chicago in manu-
featuring some of the deepest mining machinery
for South African mines with large orders. How
ever my observation in England and other parts
OF Europe has been confined 10 our own affairs.
There is no doubt the United States to-day is not
only prepared TO compete in the markets OF the
world but Is doing il successfully. and viii con-
tinue TO do SO till England and the rest OF Europe
rreDared 10 invest sufficient capital o make
an Andrew Carnegie possible here The beauty Of
Mr. Carnegie ana many other American manu-
mercial policy as contrasted with stock Joboing
policy.
employ that illustrative of scores of other
American manufacturers-is. What Is the lowest
price l can produce certain article for. and what
price | obtain Tor IT. thus. IN the dulleSt
times they are preparing for good times, and
when the Industrial harvest time comes the United
States is prepared sell steel coal. steel plates,
sIectricaI and mining machinery and machine tools
lower than the rest or the world. The English
steel manufacturers now proclaim the fact that II
a loss The United states, however. is making
steel at So ton and selling IL at a profit I
great toolworks IN berHn the other day where
all the machine tools came from the United States.
They had just put up a new steel constructed
foundry 800 by 10 feet. all the material for which
was sent TO Berlin from the United States within
against six months. the quickest European bid
and at Is per cent less cost In every shop in Ger
many nine-tenths Of the machine tools used were
made the United States
Mr. Guggenheim. Of Newly ork. is leaving Eng
sible that smelling furnaces may be constructed
there whereby native ores may be used at less
price than they now using Bolivian ores. which
transporting all the way 10 Pueblo. Col,
where they are smelling and sending them 10
Europe a profit. What the result OF all this
NAV be no one may foreteu but II seems TO me
its manufactured products in all the leading in
dustrial commodities