The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-07
TRADE WITR GERMANY.
American Commerce in the Empire
Can BE Largely Increased.

Can BE Largely Increased
Richard Gnenther. Consul of the United
States at Frankfort, Germany. reports 10
the State Department that American i'm
ports. particularly cereals, have increased
largely during the last year. Mr.. Guenther
writes:
While the United States furnishes a
large percentage of articles of necessity.
sucn as cereals, meats. lard, petroleum,
cotton-seed oil. oleomargarine. etc in
which little competition exists. other ar
tieles do not figure as prominently as We
nave reason TO expect. on account of their
suIeriorlty and comparatively low price
Thsre Set ms TO Se no valid reason why the
Oni;ed States should not increase its ex-
ports IN such articles, with Intelligent eff
lott and the employment Of practical
methods.
1T is not my province to tell our BUSH
ness men who wish TO do business here
how TO proceed; / would simply make
some suggestions and state observations
which have forced themselves on me dur
ing my sojourn in this country.
tiefmany, by reason Of her density of
population, her accumulated wealth, and
! her general prosperity, offers splendid CD
portunities for many goods OF American
manufacture Il is admitted By every
uapTe1udiced person who knows the prod
uctS II the different countries that Ameri-
can made boots and shoes. for example,
are the best and cheapest il the world
Unfortunately. boots and shoes IS such
are not specially enumerated in the off,
eial tariff statistics Of Germany. but are
given under the heading leather goods.
coarse, and leather goods. fine 1t is.
however stated on good authority thai IN
Inc near future the statistics will Be ar
ranged in more satisfactory manner.
From United States Treasury returns.
md that the value OF boots ans shoes *
ported from the United States in 1893
amounted to So. SIS, 49, OF which sum Ger
many is credited with S1O1. 800. against
S2S.5l5 in 1887. and S57.426 in 1898 While
TINS increase Is gratifying. il is only az
Indication Of what should be acccm 9Iished.
In this wealthy city of Frankfort. with
more than go, coo inhabstants / cannot
find suitable boot or shoes for mystlf and
family. and have 10 send 10 the United
states for them. Many other Americans
have the same experience. Let cur bco,
and shoe manufacturers. IL they care fer
/, this trade. send over their agents; let them
employ such measures as will sug-
gest themselves TO them after a ose sur
yey OF the feld. ard the results in my
opinion. will sUrpass their expectations.
I'm furniture. the Urited States, WIKI its
raw materials and unsurpassed facilities Ter
manufacturing. ought 20 control the Ger
man market in many grades
A number OF American manufacturers
OF agricultural implements have succeeded
IN pushing their goods into favor. by pur-
suing pTcper methods. Their agents visit
the German country fans: they exhibit
their machines in competition with those
OF ether countries. especially Great Britain:
they are constantly On the alert 10 increase
their trade. and the results are excellent
The export OF American agricultural
implements 10 Germany has been: 1887.
S5i4.S52; 1885. 81. 295. 193. ari 1899. 81. 49,
$50.
The report OF the Merchants Association
OF Berlin, states that the importation CT
watches and clocks OF every variety is con-
stantly increasing. and the value for 1889
is given at S567I 42S for sos. 567 watches
IN gold cases. sizes in silver cases. and
433.lSS in cases Of other metals.
The United States statistics state the
value Of American watches exported 10
Germany al S+0.1I5 in 1885. against SI5.-
LIS il lS9S. While il is gratifying 10 note
that the exports Of watches 10 Germany
show an increase CT 800 per cent in the
last year. the showing is nevertheless poor
IN view Of the acknowledged excellence Of
our article The impOrtatiOns Of Germany
came from England. France, and Switze--
land. and II would seem that the watch in
oustry OF the United States should be able
TO compete with these countries success
fully If our people would pay close and
Intelligent attention TO this market"