Arizona republican., 1901-09-12
SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE.
British Anxiety Over American
 Enterprise
A Coalition of English Manufactur- CTS to Withstand the Aggressions eff the Yankees Has Been Sug- gested.

Washington. Sept. 11.-Consul Gen eral Stowe in his last report from Cape Town says that the British are envious of the strides made during the last four years by the manufacturers of the United States in trade with British colonies and dependencies. In South Africa it has been suggested that n coalition of those British manufacture CTS interested particularly in the min ling, engineering and allied trades should be formed without delay to ob- tain sites in Johannesburg, where stocks may be kept for the prompt de- livery of goods This is to forestall possible similar action on the part af American manufacturers to secure the Transvaal mining trade. Mr. Stowe says:
 Great stress is laid upon the pub lished statistics Of Cape Colony and Natal. which show decrease in 1900 tcompared with 1S99) of United States imports, amounting to e334.507 (s1. .627.- S7S.32). while the increase of imports from the United Kingdom Tor the same period was e1.372. .25s CSC. .67s, ,093, ,56). A decrease is also shown in the imports from almost every other country. The United States lost 12.6 per cent: Ger many. s3.7 per cent: Belgium, 1l.2 per cent; and Austria. 54.6 per cent. 1 con- tend, figures to the contrary, that 1900 has been the largest export year of the United States to South Africa. The statistics of 1900 can not be depended upon. as there is an entire absence of returns from Delagoa Bay One hun dred and seventy-seven million cigar cites were shipped direct to Cape Col ony and Natal by one house in the United States. The statistics will not i-~Gt I.a- should be added. perhaps. millions more of United States manufacture that came in via England. Delagoa Bay and
 Beira- The same may be said of canned meats. cereals. tobacco. etc.
 ''I would note the trade in granite wool and other substances of like char acter for use in cold storage and refrig- orator structures. Over LOCO tons ct this material have already been or dered. and thousands of tons will yet
 be needed. Arc and incandescent lamps are having quite a sale; this munic:- pality is using one kind from the
 United States. 5000 having been
 bought. Candles. plotting paper chairs picture frames and mouldings. sole leather and many other articles are coming to ene front. All these are new, imports. and to this consulate some credit is due
 "A comparison of United States trade in South Africa with that of other countries is satisfactory, and appears still more so when it Is considered that our commerce with other countries to which we have been selling for years is less than with this country-a com paratively new one. Taking the fn- ports from the United States at s2o.- OS6. .12S.36, it is shown that South Africa takes more of our products than does the Argentine Republic. Brazil. all the other South American states, the Chin csc empire, East Indies. Russia, Den- mark. Spain. Sweden Norway, Austria Turkey. all the West Indies not includ- ing Cuba. or all the Central American states; and this trade is only exceeded by that with the United Kingdom. Ger many. the Netherlands France Bel gium. Italy, Mexico. Japan. or British Australia
 "As to the future 1t is said that plans are matured for expending S50, GOO 900 In new railways; that several thou sand miles of telegraph lines are to be erected and renewed: that S5, ,0OO, coo Is to be spent for public works and sl5,- 0.O00 on harbors; that $500. 900 is to be invested in electric lines in Natal. and twenty-five or more millions are to be expended in the Transvaal and a pro- portionate amount in the Orange River colony. We must not fail to bid for this work