The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-28
TRADE WITH MEXICO

A movement Is on foot In the City of
Mexico to establish a permanent display
or the goods of American manufacturers.
ana at the same time to place In at least
one OF the great cities of the United States
similar permanent display OF the pro-
ducts of Mexico. BY this means it Is be-
lieved that not only would the importation
of goods from the United States be great
iy increased. but that much of the trade
which Is now controlled by European
| manufacturers can be diverted Mexican
merchants and people have become so
used to purchasing goods OF European
make that they never think of looking at
those from the United States America,
to the minds of most of them, Is n place
from which to get electrical inventions. a
few staple articles. and machinery. But
for silks. woolens. cloths of all kinds.
cutlery. crockery. and the thousand and
| one things which are needed here but
are not made in this country. the mer-
chant looks to the European manufactur-
err Even in iron and steel castings and
heavy mining machinery. the Krupps of
Germany do an immense business in spite
Of their disadvantage in the matter Of
transportation.
Now some of the American merchants
are waking up to the chances which exist
for them and the permanent exhibit Is
being talked Of and seriously considered.
1t would not necesstate any great ex-
pense and II would be a constant object
lesson to the Mexicans of what they can
get from their great neighbor ON the
north. Many of them who have been APP
preached and questioned as to the practi-
cability and probable success of such an
enterprise have favored it, and the United
States manufacturers to whom the subject
has been preached are also well inclined.
Railroad men, too, are confident that
great good would come from such thing
for the Americans.
When the Mexican merchants heard of
the plan they proposed that it be made re-
ciprocal. 1t was not seen how this could
wen be done, so now the Mexicans are
preparing to get up display for them
selves. which they will establish in at
least one American city, and probably In
more. The city where the first permanent
exhibit will be placed will undoubtedly be
st. Louis, as the manufacturers there ca
ter more to the Mexican trade than do
those of any other part of the country
If two exhibits are established the second
will be in New York.
The Mexican Lloyd Trading and Trans
from the Mexican Government to run
line of steamers from Atlantic ports in
the United States to Mexican ports, the
vessels of the company to make two COM
plete round-trip passages every month
The company will begin by running its
vessels from Baltimore, and the represen-
tatives of 1t say that they VIII soon be
in a position to make more than the
two monthly trips required by the terms
OF the concession. Besides the regular
service required of 1t the company binds
itself to carry the mails to and from all
ports at which its vessels stop free OF
charge. To superintend the handling of
the mails an agent will be appointed by
the Government for whom the steamship
company is to provide free tranSporta-
ton. cabin and meals.
In exchange for these things the Gov
eminent promises that the companys
vessels shall be given immediate despatch
at the various custom houses, and may
load and unload at all hours of the day
and night. The company has also the
special right to run a steamer direct
from any American port to Coatzacoalco
to facilitate traffic across the lsthmus of
Panama. In addition the company $
steamers will be exempt from the pay
ment of tonnage dues and from all Fed
eral and municipal taxes except the
stamp tax The Government further
agrees that if during the five years OF
the concession it shall grant another
concession at any better terms to any
other company, the present company
shall be given all the advantages en-
joyed by the new one. In return for
this the company agrees to carry on each
steamer on each trip ten tons of freight
free for the Mexican Government In
all matters connected with the conces-
sion the members of the company are to
be regarded as Mexicans. so that there
can be no question OF foreign interven-
tion, automatically or otherwise. should
the company get into trouble or disagree