Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-06-15
MARKETS OF GERMANY.
Their Importance Pointed Out
In Consular Reports.
TEUT0ES BOW TO YANKEE SKILL.

Superiority of American Method
Hec"snis"d-Grent Improvement a
Trade In Machinery From Unite.
States - Demand For structurn
Iron-Our H-ver-fbIe Cloth. Eaten
siveIy Copied.
The Importance Of Germany's mar
kets to the United States is set forth II
the latest from Commercial Relation,
OF the United States" made public In.
other day by Frederic Emory. chief o
the bureau of foreign commerce of III.
state department
Consul Rrundage OF Aix-la Chapel.
says there was placed in that city
within the last year approximately
$4,000 worth of American machinery
The market for structural iron and
hardware Is large. and the best way ta
place American goods of this class l.
through the architects
Consul Hughes OF Coburg SAYS that
trade In American agricultural machin-
cry has improved greatly since the To-
cal fair held some months ago, AT
which these articles were exhibited
our tools. Mr.. Hughes says, simply sell
themselves by their superiority OF
make. iightness. durability, etc Amer
lean locks at last have been introduced
and are considered wonderful In their
way.
Consul Iieber Of Dusseldorf notes
that several firms In that city devote
themselves almost exclusively to the
importation of American machine tools.
and their business is nourishing Many
American articles are exhibited in the
stores. such writing desks, type
writers. petroleum stoves. washing ma
chimes and other household goods, and
all seem to sell we'll There Is a con
stantly increasing demand for pitch
pine.
Consul Harris says that our goods
have n solid footing in the Mannheim
consular district. especially In the lines
Of iron and wood working machinery,
pumps, cash registers. Office furniture,
Photographic supplies. sewing ma
chimes. bathtubs. lawn mowers and
rakes, shoes. lubricating oil, etc. In
food supplies canned meats, California
fruits. etc. are popular.
Consul Sawter Of Glauchau SAYS that
the Germans regard American progress
I'm the manufacturing OF textiles as re-
markable. Not only has the American
manufactures adopted every machine,
loom or device known In foreign coun-
tries that could he used to advantage,
but more than this. he has brought in
genuity and enterprise to bear against
the slower thoroughfarc of the German !
The employment OF the I,a bbath spin
die. for instance. which makes 10000
+nl. h..,
American manufacturers, IL is estimat- !!
ed. over SlOO.O00.0 900 since its adoption
in 1870 The consul continues:
Each year records progress In Amer
lea TO the Germans regret in increas-
ing the output of mills without n rela-
tive increase in cost of production, and
rs no standard is considered too high
improvements are constantly noted in
weaving. dyeing and finishing goods
and. in fact, i'm every branch of the in
dustry- There is no doubt that the
American manufacturer spends more
money than his competitors in Ger
many.
in Saxony for some months there
have been rumors of unfavoraDie Euro
pean conditions. Manufacturers are
keeping their factories running on ma
terials which, while excellent in every
particular. lack that quality known as
novelty which produces rapid sale Mt
good prices In America German man.
ufacturers are almost on the verge of
defeat and are ready
and willing ut this moment to take
ideas from America Within the past
year American opinions have gained
ascendancy In German and
in European circles generally. The
once dcspised American manufacture.
the once laughed at American ideas OF
dress are now the thing. and this fact
is realized by the German manufactur-
err American women OF wealth and
position are positive people In the Eu-
ropean markets. They know what they
want to buy and insist on getting 1t.
They reject the bizarre productions of
German manufacturers and teach them
how to make goods smart. effective and
neat. Lacking new style. German
goods are not now being sought for.
The reversible cloths which are
made in the United States have become
an article of general use in Germany.
are extensively copied and are now the
style in high priced goods in the Ger
man capital Germany intends to hold
her grip upon manufacturing interests
I'm the market, however. and viii emu
late American ingenuity and enterprise
until her products again succeed