The Opelousas courier., 1900-11-24
MEXICAN WOODENWARR
Pretty Mach All the World Supplied Nowa'
days From the United States

days From the United States.
American woodenware Is now ex-
ported in greater quantities than ever
before, but it has for a long time
been sent to many parts Of the world.
This country has In greater abundance
than Is elsewhere found the wood OF
which these articles are made, and 1t
has developed and constantly improV-
ed the ingenious machines with which
these things are produced at low cost,
and so this country is the centre, as
it is the natural home of the wooden
ware trade. Canada has the wood,
and it makes and exports some wood
enware, but it has neither the ma
chinery nor the trade facilities to en-
ableable it to compete with the United
States in these wares. There are
New York city houses that have Gus
toners all around the world.
American woodenware Is exported
to England and to Germany and other
Continental countries; 1t is now md
ing its way into Russia, which Is q
new market. 1t goes to the West In
dies, and to South America, to China,
Australia, New Zealand, India, South
African fact, to pretty much all
lands In which people live In a more
or less civilized manner. These things
are all the time going from here by
steam across the Atlantic to various
European centres for distribution from
them, and one woulu scarcely find a
deep water ship sailing out OF this
port for any part Of the world that did
not have more or less American wood
enware aboard.
The things thus exported include a
great many simple and homely arti-
cles Of common use-for instance,
clothes pins. Anywhere in the world,
no matter where, the chances are
that the clothes pins used in hanging
out clothes were made in America.
There are exported from this coun-
try many wooden pals of n sort and
another, and chopping trays and
bowls, and folding chairs, and many
refrigerators, some Of these being
made SO that they can be knocked
downfall is, taken apart and packed
closely together to save bulk and cost
of freight in shipment. Many step
ladders are exported, these also be-
ing knocked down, and there are ex-
ported such things rs pastry boards
and ironing boards. There are ex-
ported a great number Of American
school states, these being not exactly
woodenware. to be sure, but still hav-
ing wooden frames. In states we come
into competition with Germany, Amer,
lea, however, holding its own. States
are exported from here to countries
that might never be thought OF OF
places to which they would be sent
for instance, large numbers are sold
In Burmah.
Ice cream freezers Of American
manufacture are sold all over the
world, wherever ice, either natural OF
artificial, Is used. The ice cream eaten
In Calcutta or in Melbourne or In any
other city, or country, Europe includ'
ed, would be more than likely to have
been made in an American freezer.
The export of American washtubs is
chiefly to the Argentine Republic, and
around up the west coast Of Soutt
America to the Latin-American coun-
tries; elsewhere In the world the Eng
lish are selling a galvanized sheet iror
tub that we don't seem to have quits
met yet; but We sell all the world
Washboards.
We export American brooms to vari-
countries, and we send broom
handles to Australia. American
churns of one sort and another ar,
sold wherever churns are used. O
woodenware In general, indeed, thi
country is the great source Of suppl.
for the civilized world.-New Yorl
Sun.