The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29
TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA.
WHOLESOME ADVICE OF ENGLISH
MERCHANT At ORANGE RIVER.
There VIII De . Demand for Farm
Ihpleneats Of All Kinds In sosth
Africa AZ Soon ss the wnr Il
Over ana Peace Is Proclaimed.

Special Dispatch to the Post-fnteiiisencer
! WASHINGTON, July 2s.--The possibil-
fty OF extending our market for agri-
cultural implements in South Africa Is
suggested by the following article writ
ten By prominent merchant OF the Or
ange River colony. and published In a re-
cent number OF the British Trade Jour-
nal. just received at the treasury bureau
OF statistics. Commenting upon prospec-
tive trade opportunities in South Africa,
the writer says:
Il think all are agreed that now the
British rag is hoisted in Pretoria, deciar-
ing Enthusiastically 70 the world Britain's
supremacy from Cape Town TO Zambesia,
symbolizing security. Justice and equality,
that that country viii soon enjoy an
unprecedented era Of prosperity. l would
warm manufacturers. especially agricul-
tnraf implement makers. and those In
kindred trades. to be first In the market.
1T appears somewhat invidious 20 single
out particular articles for special men,
tfon so great win he the demand for all
classes OF merchandise, yet II IN impcra-
tive IN the interests OF agriculture and
agricultural implement makers to state
few facts that have come within my per-
the custom ON 70 send out ut to south Africa
the same class OF implement that II SELL
Ing In this country. Such q policy II
stupid and rtfinoue.
ITO begin with piows The sale Of these
Is practically unlimited. yet go to any
store n the Orange River colony and you
r nrs. ~ for f ans J sow
foreign makers. Farmers declare In ia
vor OF the American plowv because they
are lighter yet equally stronn, less com
% the undulating nature OF the lard.
They are better designed than. the ave
rage English plow. The American ,picw
the English-made pillow. for the simple
reason that It IS less complicated. and
II has not so many springs II Is very
win be an opening for steam piowins. a
few sets are already working successfully
In the .Transvaal
with the exception Of disc roller.
yet. I think there should be a future
for the disc roller IN breaking up newly
plowed land: and there i : great ex-
for maize, on which the disc roller should
be very effective The few have
seen were Of American make. Drills and
and siInplified as much as possible. There
can be but little doubt about the future
demand for these because great and
TapS e c b made oni re
country In settled down to its normal
self. and after this war there is bound
70 be large fnhux OF new blood.
For reaping and binding machines there
II large market. SO far scarcely entered
upon by home manufacturers. for up to
the present time they have been supplied
almost exclusively by American makers.
The potential market for these machines
is very great Makers should rive
machines a good finishing on with paint.
Paint goes a long way IN South Africa
they must not forget to provide dupli-
cate parts At reasonable prices. procur-
able at convenient stores.
.'Threshing machines are mostly Of Brit
fish MANUFACTURED Yet here again there
that one or two American threshing ma
chimes have been Introduced. The adj
vice offered ~ TO lightness and compact
ness OF rcapers and binders applies with
even greater force In the case OF thresh-
ers.
"The demand for portable engines has
been great In the past but think the
demand In the future will put into the
shade that OF the SAst not alone for
threshing. but in every other direction
where engines are necessary for the de-
veiopfng OF new country. II II the duty
OF our manufacturers to prepare for the
great thrush of trade that must follow
tho war"