The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-18
THE INCREASE In EXPORTS
Invasion of Fields of Trade by the
United States.

The situation Commented on br a
British Commercial Agent at Chi
cago-ImproYcmCnt in shipping
FaciiitieS-The U~e Of Machinery.
. The interest felt by the great mauuI4c-
tI-i-- and exporting countries Of The
world IN tho growth Of exports from the
United States and their IuaEsiuu OF new
fields is Illustrated 10y a recent official
report OF lha British commercial agent 1t
Chicago. in which b, discusses the EXPORT
+ trade of the United States for the last
. fiscal gear. y copy of the report has
just ached the Treasury Bureau Of Sta
tisti,s
The trade turns" says Mr.. F. Sey-
mour Ben. the author OF the report.
. SHOW evidence Of "a considerable increase
ll exports TO Mexico Central and South
America. and the Vest Indies. Their. are
many indications shat an attempt is about
q be made 60 capture the trade OF South
America Shipping facilities are being i'm
proved, though slowly. and every effort is
being made To draw more close the COM
merciaI relations Of the two American
continents. Particular attention is being
paid 10 lhe needs Of buyers. and the con-
dItIuDs of trade are being closely studied
Everything that can give satisfaction
TO buyers is being done. Close attention
is given 10 packing OF goods. and price
lists are circulated IN Spanish with. in
many cases. prices quoted in the current
coin or the country per Ils kil0s. The ad-
vantage Of this 10 the customers cannot
be oyerestlmated."
The report then quotes extracts from
leading newspapers Of Chicago and New
York. in which the statistics of the export
trade for the last fiscal year are present
Cd. and especially those showing the
growth Of exports 20 South America and
those showing the establishment OF new
steamship lines To- operate along the Pa
cihc Coast Of North and South America.
and adds.
THE States on the Pacific Coast have
chiefly benefited by the increase Of trade
with South America. The new steamships
trading between Pacific ports Of South
America and Pacific ports of The United
States. due perhaps to the new interests
acquired iH the Pacific Ocean. greatly Ia
ClIltatr the trad. between the several
countries The Development of railways
IN "i.'l..-l colombia. and Argentine.
often with Ambericau capital has also
greatly aided the expansion ll ali prob
ability this increase VIII continue. -sue-
llaliE n the plans Of certain American
investors aye carried ONT TIL. whole Of
cent cd the total exports Of the United
States. but thsy are Increasing
The increase iu trade with Chile is
considered particularly gratifying as IL
one Of the most prosperous and most pro-
gEe-slEe countries lu South America. and
u D. expected 10 nave "a great future The
desire tp increase trade with south Amer
icl is very keen. and there is probably
no part OF the world whore greater gf-
forts are being made To- obtain
supremacy. Not only has the trade been
very small. but ln most cases the South
American Republics have been selling t8
tho I uIted state more than they have
been buying Particular attention e. ba-
That the United States should have only
sold il 1900 10 Mexico. Central and south
America cotton goods Of tl- value ~ 3d.
bH--.r. while ID" ultro Kingdom sold 10
these same countries similar goods Of
the value OF &rUHl.gii causes amaze
msut. taking into consideration fh- fact
Kingdom ra" cotton worth about $780,
HHHuHH- B Freely mention this iu order
Z" indicate an important line OF goods
where severe competition may Doe expect
The report also discusses tl. growth of
the export trade from tue United States
tp Japan. which b. says. is becoming
On .WP.fta1f importing country 90 Amer
lean goods The report then quotes Ia
hles showing ta. total Imports NJ Japan
and On. total fr1m tu, United states -rf
ruauliaI periods from Issr. n shows tH.r
imports into Japan from the IuUsd States
have risen from 1881 jos yen lu I.-I % rZ.-
.fllH yen lu 1870. and that Tn, Imports
into Japan from the United Kingdom
have only grown from IE .a-.tiH Iu 1881 o.
U.6>.-I9 iu 1000 Thus the United State
exports 10 Japan were iu 1870 more than /
fhiTty-IhC times as large aE Iu IN-I- Will,
those Of the United Kingdom 90 japan I
were less than 1--WE times a- large as iu
Commenting upon this phenomenal
growth Ir the exports from rr. United
States. Mr. Commercial agent Bell says
II We make "a comparison between the !
quantities 0f certain merchandise OK
ported this year with thusa exported IN.
be learned After reviewing "a, growth .
Of exports az maUufactUr.s iu leading ar
ticIes. De sHTs- That she United King
dom makes SUcn Door showing lu COM
petition with the United States Is due
almost entirely 10 the use of moro per
feet and more economical machinery iu /
this country. By improvements Iu meth
DDS ~ mIuufag fuTr and close attention o. /
r be wants ~ buyers. there should be- uu Z
lE CuWpetlng with the United I
States A regards heavy steel goods |
such as rails, structural material, etc.
the Abundance and chraT1esS Of raw ma
t.rial in tua United States makes cumpu-
tltiuG NOR. 1ifcult. Tor finished articles I
such 1s machinery. etc. ir is more cues
tiCn Of economy Of mauuf1 ctuTe and de-
sign tnau in the first COST Of material
I'm this country Of high wages and iu /
many cases long railway carriage the |
only way O.. be able 20 compete with other i
is 90 cUt down expenses as much /
az possible hv the use of labor-saving ma /
ohiuDrv and general economy. II this r. /
possible IN America IL ought 10 be equally |
possible iu other competing cOuntries."